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    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] PENRITH HERALD, Saturday, April 4, 1874 / MUTINY AT SEA....PART II
    2. Barb Baker
    3. PENRITH HERALD and East Cumberland and Westmorland News. NO. 446 - First Week in Quarter Registered for Transmission Abroad./Price 1D. ___________________________________________________ MUTINY AT SEA. (From the "Cape Argus", February 24.)..................PART II The statement of RICHARD JEWILL, mate coincides with that of the master, with the exception of the first attack made. He first saw the captain standing in front of his berth covered with blood, struggling with three of the mutineers, one with a revolver, one with an axe over his head, and one with a rope round the captain's neck. He rushed to his assistance, and warded off the blows. The captain by a tremendous effort, burst through his assailants, and gained the deck, dragging the man after him, who had his neck in a slip rope, he rushed up stairs, but found the deck in possession of the mutineers. He was at once dashed to the ground, bruised and bleeding, and just remembered the shots whistling around him. He made his escape below. He believed the steward (WILLEY) was the instigator of the mutiny, because he feared the captain would bring a charge of wasting the stores of the vessel against him, which he knew was true. ANDERSON was afraid he would get into trouble about throwing a dog overboard. JONES and BELTRAM were disrated, as they were no sailors, and not fit even for ordinary seamen's duty. From a report on board, the steward had been concerned in a former mutiny. The statement of THOMAS RICHARDS, second mate, as entered in the log-book, is to the effect that early in the morning, while on deck, the steward came behind him and dashed him down, holding a pistol to his forehead, and threatening to blow his brains out if he spoke a word. The other man lashed his hands and legs. He asked what they were going to do with him, and they replied, if he kept quiet, his life would be spared. They then carried him aft, and lowered him down into the afterhold, putting the hatch on. He next heard cries from the captain for help, and the reports of pistols. Some one looked down the hatch, and told him the captain was dead. After the boat left the ship, the mate came down and let him free. The captain then called him, and told him to clear the vent-hole of the big gun, as it was spiked, which was done. He believed that the steward was instigator of the mutiny. The statement of WM. DUN, A.B., is similar in substance to the foregoing, and he also attributes the cause of the mutiny to the steward, who persistently wasted the ship's stores.

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