Mutiny On The Rising Sun

A littleknown story of mutiny and murder illustrating the centrality of smuggling and slavery in early American societyOn the night of June 1 1743 terror struck the schooner Rising Sun. After completing a routine smuggling voyage where the crew sold enslaved Africans in exchange for chocolate sugar and coffee in the Dutch colony of Suriname the ship traveled eastward along the South American coast. Believing there was an opportunity to steal the lucrative cargo and make a new life for themselve