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was placed in irons. When this man’s watch turned out, they refused to take the ship wheel. Davie went and got his pistol; cutlasses . and muskets were handed out to other passengers and officers. That subdued the uprising and the men returned to duty.
The trip was also notable for the performance of “The Rivals" by R. B. Sheridan, chosen because the only copy of Shakespeare had been dropped over-
board. It proved Immensely successful. The Randolph beat the Sir George Seymour to Lyttelton by nearly a day, arriving December 16,1850. After his arrival, Davie was employed by Captain Thomas of the Canterbury Association and later became a surveyor. He died in 1871 and was described in his obituary as an honest, straightforward Englishman, free in his hospitality, and always glad to welcome his friends.
JOANNE SMITH
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