A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board the Ship Globe, of Nantucket, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 1824 / And the journal of a residence of two years on the Mulgrave / Islands; with observations on the manners and customs of / the inhabitants

by William Lay; Cyrus M. Hussey

CHAPTER III.

U. S. Consulate,
Valparaiso, 15th June, 1824.

Gilbert Smith examined on oath, touching the mutiny and murder on board the whale ship Globe, of Nantucket, Massachusetts, in the Pacific Ocean.

Question. Who were the Captain and mates of the ship Globe?

Ans. Thomas Worth, Captain; William Beetle, first mate; John Lumbert, second mate; Nathaniel Fisher, third mate.

Q. Where was you born?

A. In the town of Edgarton, State of Massachusetts.

Q. Did you sail from thence in the ship Globe of Nantucket, 20th Dec. 1822, and in what capacity?

A. Yes; as a boat-steerer.

Q. Was there any thing like mutiny on board the ship during her passage to the Sandwich Islands?