WHOLESALE DESERTION FROM A BRITISH MAN-OF-WAR.

Manawatu Herald, 22 November 1889, Page 3

WHOLESALE DESERTION FROM A BRITISH MAN-OF-WAR.

The British warship Acorn, which arrived in port from Aoapulca last wppk (says the San Fc ncisco Chroniclrt of S*"ptemb*'r4 h). weighed anchor last evening and stood nut to s.-a, bound for Esquimault. Th" Acorn was to have renamed here several days, but h r command-r

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1 cs-o-G f.^ thp crrdrron that if h 1 ,v?a in port mich lon •« rbe vonlr" Jin-vei.i.o cr wlpff. Two d«ath« ocrji;re) <nb rrrl sh v. and h-ie a • 3x iue". down wi b. fever in th< shin'? bospif-fi 1 , wlii pno Ip?s tbai r " '1t c iinve deserted iv the pns' 'wees. • ii M r.rlny D'>ht serpn men fnnl liVent h. leave Thr fir t two eseftppr' by nipfiv's of a smn^] "boot.. Pooi >T^tP r this thfi ?tpnTn Imirifh lyiw a*. i}\o jcr.i'-'jrwnv ■^nitinp 1 or.'l'rs to jr< a : hore fo- J.i u>nnnt VaientiriP ex niW officer of the Acorn, Cbarl s Matthews, an able seamai was iQ^h^fiferrii^Jßet^aLih^Biußrlj and p^ce. ard whpn she left the gang-, wav Matthews ran the little launcl under the "boom, and imnmirateh t' r^e men named Connoiv Thomns and r uhert 'n*o 'dropped th- 1 hoar The action w"PS^etf.f^ntJh^4^riol d"'k f>nd the toj^litjlkS^ waa^ow man d f;o .fn flip no t. H (lif ai or'er d, bnt the thrpe men spr»n> upon hra a-ft^ iaVeVfo^er'-d Xi" Ma th^ws tr olj c^iavre of the encii i \7iiie one r{ tlie otlins took 'be tillei a^d t 1 "^ cni.te" stnrtecl for tbe sbor< at % Hvoiv i'O'P. Meanw] i * l&6\ssr\tf.(jpr(\ tbef/fror: h-d nofc Y'dtfh WT?.*BnT'lSp f ore* tlx 8 earn civte was well under vay tl < seennd whil.-r bad Yen Irihic! Ed and was aftf- the runaways i-> bo^ pnrs- it. Tbe whaVr was eavih distanc d. howevpr, and the de«ert^ ifi reapbod th^ new float several lerglbf and di'apr'ea^d.ito/'ri^e d)'^MiiFß as ' i<?u et-aiit Valentine drove up to the hnriiurg'. The' whaler grkzwl tie float., and a sai'or nnmed Williams. who w -s. fa .shfr^O"' , .s\toV e & out, under tliQ pr^^'rie^'pf gorng » ft er tin runaways. Bt- was me* at th^ 1 foot as he run ordjhp flontiy. Lie" tenant VplettliW'j^^sfprl^^pr^rf^ ifyi back. tv*Tir!?s ft rcFoiit^Wivbinifisi and bit. hi< cpmma.^ding joffie(.r T between the ryrs. TKr^'He s ran ii :> the st"ps, and sonn found his sliipma^es in a ne'f,bb«'nri r g liost^fly on tbe w='ter froi^, wlnre'bp del ; ght d them with rbe nanationof his pFcaff and hi?- treatment of Lieutenant Ya!on!ivii\ The ship's steward wasasho y e next morning- pet ins the recess;ii j' storep for the trip, and everything was got in readiness for a voyage. Clwrles Mnttbpws said to a Chronicle reporter that" thp reason for tlv who'pf nle desertion from tbp A corn was th« treatment received by the men. They hnd ' pen in commi pion for two find a half .ypa»s, two yearof which h*d been pprnt mi the west coas' of Africa, and whi c there tbe di?c'i>line wns too spvre and th treatuiont 100 bnr.-h. Tbe hoys nnd ordinpryfieamm. he said, had 1-een oblived to stand 10 »o 20 hours watch, instead of th« regular four honrp, and th* nble f-eamen w< re|/|reafe*a like school' oys. John W. Maclciy is a remarkable man. aparf altooeth-^r f pm hs huge 1 riches. Yon have or Iy to gl nee at his face to see s>m& of the' gond" qualities which brought him to nn-h great fortune. .'Ho- haq . a s'ron«. though ii( t full jiw; e'ear, ste-dy Byes, and strong aquilinpj'/ahßqstjf engle-lnoking, nose. His oo'dy^-re rnius the strength and snpplpnes,s. of, the hardy miner of former d ys. find ho walks vrry proudl> and vpiv eret'.fc'v. Virg -nin Ciu.y. where the mine is su"|>(^Ji.>o!i nfatte^ttotaiid' thp o 1 her Bonanza kin. s jieh. is n miserable hole. The booses arp neßrly all o> -e-storie'd. and many ef. them are wroden. There h a very dreary country al! rour,d. r Sipre th' ( mining begao t\ f.il ili c 'to\\n' \ms gone down. There is a hure h otel wijjp tJOT f Aols Cf '^f even the*Vn^sh:monC H'^n-^yT Th< ; y still paint out the pi -cc wlier* where Macbiy used to work wi^h pick *nd shovel! ' ' ' ; ' '■ ■'■ l! ' Ihegre.i success of himself and his confreres whs dne to tv\o qualities chiefly -their. oVte minatiou nn'i their reficpuce. | rJJlblyM e^ sec et of M clibf^xcepf tWtht'eet-< r fonr m«u whosft caj^aLh'e^rr quired to v/ovi: .tl es^eM>T»Hs& \ ?lnd tin groat in .ney-making concern wa? ready to s'onrt before anyb dytupw what was g ing silver bpg>m to Ctirfrg* o^'in'^sudi huge abundance, tin re was a fe c r people* raleryst*vl sp^all^with an» almost bhul'ierirg- Hdmiia'ton. Fortunes wrre ma r e an<i lost in the coursp of a few houi g. jk man .rose a miKdna'ire aVdHve 4 \\dd( I pauper ; Tbe panper. of the mprn'n^ was the millionaiie in the ftVen'-njof everybo'y gambled— ! he cook jhat yr pir<d your d-.nner , 'hecoachmnn thrt arofjinrfi|iP^"Wr^"4 shoifblack tHafpoMfrdfonV-t^'ti Men and, women los sleep, app'tite, xpffaoif," !Jfe* f '*' nnrter -' ' the 'f=r in Thfou'ghrfff/'dirtfbis timriiWever thii steSay '' he?v<J' v< atfd - » iron : nerVe ' ! 6i M- c; ay never g):ve wtiy ; and be is to d v,a3 cool and cnlm and frr-sh n .•, ..ation, • ■ ■. ■■' J . BOif, and rarr-Fy to ces at y'hiLfj - : longer than fc'P.jjfUfisseftifveLfU* t . * \ ainj ; en * i 4**A/i i - rf Wn 'itf^je^v^