Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1860 — Another Outrage In Georgia—Almost Incredible Barbarity. [ARTICLE]

Another Outrage In Georgia—Almost Incredible Barbarity.

The Belfast (Me.) Age publisher-*^letter from a correspondent in Georgia, giving the particulars of a gross outrage committed on a ship’s crew, near Jeffersonton, in the latter State, which is only equaled by the barbarities practised by the buccaneers on theii prisoners, we give the following extracts: “The brig R. G. Chalcmer, of East Machias, Me., was chartered in New York to come to St. Ilia Mills, on the St. Ilia river, to load with lumber. Capt. A. V. Kinney was master, who had with him his wife, Mr. Patterson the mate, and a crew of four men. “Mr. Patterson was well acquainted with the river, having been once wrecked upon White Oak Creek. At that time, while stripping the vessel, he lived with a wealthy planter, who became much attached to him. No sooner had his planter friend—Mr. Morrissy—learned that he was going on the river, than he sent a negro to conduct him to his house. Mr. Morrissy learning the Captain had his wife with him, sent a pressing invitation by Mr. Patterson, for the Captain to come and bring his wife with him, to take Chiistrmjs dinner with his family. “On Sunday morning, December 25, the Captain, with his wife and mate, took the crew in the boat and started for Mr. Morrissy’s plantation, having to go about fifteen miles by water to his place of landing, from which, to the plantation, was five miles. After landing, he sent his men to a Mr. Peters’ house (he being acquainted with Mr. P.) to tarry until his return. The crew had been in the house but a short time before six armed men came there, by the names of David Browaand his two sons, Burrill Brown and Nathan Brown, with their brother-in-law, Thomas Harrison, and two others whose names I do not recollect, and told them they must go to jail. The sailors believing their innocence would appear the more apparent if they yielded, concluded to obey their orders, supposing they were authoritative. They were then taken into the woods, tied to a tree, and a negro made to give three of i them fifty lashes apiece. The reserved ono was a tall man, of the bight of six feet three inches, whom they called“the captain of the crowd.” Upon his back they dealt one hundred lashes. After he was taken down, they asked him if he would run as fast as the others had? They, being compelled to run, ' as fast as released. “As he did not at once start, one of tho gang raised his gunj saying, ‘ you, you won’t run will you? and fired, the ball passing near his head and lodging in a tree. With what strength remained, the suffering man slarted, hastened by the profane threats of his tormentors. By the kindness of Burrill Brown’s wife, the men were shown the way down, and a boat was provided to take them on board the vessel. “On Monday morning, as Capt. Kinney, his wife and Mr. Patterson were coming down toward the landing, they were met by the men who took the sailors aboard, and told what had happened, and advised him to go back to Mr. Morrissy’s and leave the woman, and then go round the other way and send a Sheriff for the boat. This advice was acted upon. “They had not gone more than half a mile, bfefore they were overtaken by a man on horseback, who pointed a double-barreled gun at the captain’s head and told him to stop. Presently old Brown and his gang came along, armed with pistols and guns, and ordered the Captain and mate to take off their coats, which they refused to do. Guns were at once cocked and leveled at their heads, and compliance demanded by threatening to blow out their brains. “After they had divested themselves of their outer garments, a negro was ordered' to give them ffty lashes apiece. The captain’s wife piteously interceded in behalf of her husband and companion, but they coarsely told her to stop her d—d crying or they would give hei; the same number of lashes they were, now givine her hmGymfl Aft the negro had completed his task, old Brown, who was unable to walk without a cane, came hobbling along, and commanded tho slave to.give them four more for tally. “These six inquisitors then marched the sufferers before their guns to their boat, and then shoved it off, leaving them to row fifteen miles agaiust the tide to their vessel. “A few days after the transaction, the mate showed me his back, which was bruised from his neck to his knees, as was also the case with tho others who were flogged. “The only reason given for committing this outrage, was that the captain and his men were ‘damned Northerners.’”