Show IN MUTINY BRITISH TARS HAVE TWICE RIS EN IN REVOLT hard conditions of service and rigor ous discipline responsible for dis tur bances that threw the island empire into a panic the mutiny on the russian warship kniaz Is paralleled by two mutinies that occurred in the british navy in the year 1797 it was a period of great gloom in dagsland 0 debt and of danger to the nation long time discontent bad been grow ing among the crews the dearth 0 sailors had forced the authorities to impress men to such an extent that in many places it was unsafe to be out after nightfall lest the press gang might bri prowling around discipline was severe and the food wretched the pay was miserably small and had not been augmented since the time ot charles II 11 though the prices of corn modules had vastly increased on april 15 lord bridport Brid port commanding the channel fleet at ordered his flagship to weigh anchor the or der was disobeyed the crew instead giving three cheers which were echoed from every other ship the red flag of mutiny was run up and the officers were secured though the most scrupulous attention was paid them none being harmed and the most ob noxious only sent ashore petitions setting forth the grievances were at once dispatched to the house of corn mons and the admiralty the board of admiralty hastened to portsmouth and terms were submitted by the end of april the differences were ad austed and the mutiny was over less than a month thereafter how ever may 22 a much more serious mutiny broke out at the nore in the mouth of the thames this mutiny was probably due to the spread of rev the ships at the nore formed part of admiral dun can s command the admiral himself with the remainder being then edgag ed watching the dutch fleet oft the coast of holland these however joined the mutineers too on the ath of june and the admiral was left with his flagship and two frigates at the head of the mutinous fleet was a sea man of the name of parker who assumed the title of president of the floating republic and under his corn mand the vessels were drawn up in line of battle across the thames et factually stopping all commerce I 1 ondon was panic stricken but the government at once faced the danger the buos at the mouth of the thames were removed sheerness which was menaced with bombard ment much as odessa was threatened by the kniaz wag garrison ed with men tilbury tort was armed with heavy cannon and boats sunk to bar the harbor an act was passed declaring the punishment of death on all who held com munica alon with the mutineers while at the same time the hopeless nature of the struggle was represented to the rebel ilous sailors As a result the men were not long in coming to their senses one by one he ships surrendered the lead ers were hanged but some escaped while others were afterward pardon ed |