For The Tribune.
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I TyR.,SxY OF SHIP M,>rERS.-'I waS IN the
middle OF the north OF March tha, were lying
in the Canton river, On board the L. of 5.
The captain had left the ship to make visit TO the
captain OF one OF the other American ships then


ving there, and it being SUNDAY. OF the men
wore allowed liberty 10 visit the other ships. We
startled from our anlriSemcnts by the report
Of a gun We sprang 10 the side in time 10 sec
tha, the mate had done execution hy the shot. y
man had been under the ships bows with rum, and
one of the men hal bought bottle. The captain
had witnessed the whole affair ans, had alarmed
The matc he Immediately sprans into the cabin
and returned with the gun Just rs the man in the
boat had dropped astern with the rdc The whole
charge had .l7,zed his check.


In 4 few moments the captain returned on board
and all hands were summoned aft. tle demanded
TO know who had been the culprit, but there was
no answer; he turned to The mate and told hun
to follow Proceeding the torccaStle they COM
menced a search after time they AT last
found the bottle slowed away in a bag. On Mon
dav morning. at eight clock, the hands were
summoned aft 10 witness punishment. Little
Jack, ;ls he we, called bv the men, was the cul-
prit he was ordered to strip. and after having
taken his shirt off and leaving his back exposed,
he was seized BY the mate and his fastened
10 the rizzcn Shroud and standing in this situa-
tion his sentence wa, pronounced TO the Crew
The captain then proceeded TO tos him, taking
piece Of rope about four feet long, and drawing it
through his hands he sprang 10 give impetus 10
the blow. and it descended on his back: tor the
FIRST .iyc blows the victim never spoke and through
a the sixteen blows he received, the words gave
way to shrck< which were heard by nearly every
ships crew living in that river He was cut
dcwn. broker, down. and subducd in spirits; his
back was literally cut TO pieces, and the blood
streamcd down. For ten days he laid in his
berth Oh his face, and it was torture for him to
move.


The captain OF that ship Is considered perfect
gentleman; but on board his ship he is known to
be II perfect yrant. l. it to be wondered at, then,
that with such masters, men who have as good
blood in their vcins that which flows in their
masters should rise and Smitc their opprcssors to
the deck. The foregoing is but 4 small taleof the
tyranny of ship masters. j. 5


