SYDNEY SHIPPING.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume 4, Issue 187, 20 January 1849, Page 2

SYDNEY SHIPPING.

Arrivals.— December 24. 'Sir John Byng,' brig, IGO tons, Capt. Mackenzie, from Mauritius Gth Nov., and Ilobart Town the 16th inst. 25. ' Torrington,' brig:, 127 tons, Capt. Hellier, from Ceylon the 16th October, and Port Phillip the 13th inst. ; ' Louisa,' barque, (p. o. p.) 370 tons, Capt. "Wychcrley, from London, having left the Downs on the Bth August. 26. 'Deborah,' schooner, 121 tons, Capt. Bliss, from Auckland the 13th, and the Bay of Islands the 15tli inst, in ballast. 27. ' Levi Starbuck, 5 American ship, 376 tons, Capt. Nye, from the Whaling Grounds ; 'Lucy Ann,' cutter, 37 tons, from the Isle of Pines the ICth inst. in ballast. Departures.— December 23. 'Alfred,' American schr., 187 tons, Capt. Davenport, for the South Sea Fishery. 24. • Elizabeth,' French ship, 403 tons, Capt. Darmandaritz, for the South Sea Fishery ; ' Mihvood,' American barque, 253 tons, Capt. Deane, for the South Sea Fishery. 2G. ' Woodlark,' barque, 245 tons, Capt. Smith, for the South Sea Fishery ; ' Star of China,' schooner, 101 tons, Capt. Dovlcer, for Taranaki. 27. ' Emma,' brig, 139 tons, Capt. Poekley, for Ilobart Town ; • Christina,' brig, 126 tons, for Port Phillip. 29. ' Rebecca Sims,' American ship, 400 tens, Capt. Tabor, for the South Sea Fishery; '13elle,' American ship, 320 tons, Capt. Handy, for the South Sea Fishery. Clearances. — December 29. ' Clarence,' schooner, 67 tons, Capt. Burt, for Launceston ; 'Lucy Ann,' cutter, 37 tons, Capt. Lewis, for the South Sea Islands. The steamer ' Cornubia' was sold by public auction, on Thursday, by Mr. Samuel Lyons, for the sum of £1485 ; Messrs. Thaeker and Co. were the purchasers. The barque ' London,' hence via New Zealand, is reported by the ' Sir John Byng,' as having touched at Balli about the middle of September last, and from thence proceeded to Singapore and China. Hoiuubbe Massacre. — On Thurspay morning, the 12th instant, the English schooner 'Amelia,' of Guisgow, arrived at this port, in distress, part of her crew having mutinied and murdered the captain, supercargo, first and bccond officers. The particulars of this tragic occurrence are, as near as we have been able to gather them, as follow s : — The ' Amelia' left Mazatlan on the 9th of September, and the coast on the 19th, with a cargo of 300,000 dollars ie specie, bound for Cliina. Mr. Cook and lady, and Mary Hudson, a serving maid, passengers. On the night of the 3rd of October, in the middle watch, three of the ciew attacked the second mate and killed him. The captain and Mr. Cook, hearing the noise, came on deck. One of the ruffians was stationed at the forecastle hatch to prevent tho watch below from coming up, and the other two attacked the captain and Mr. Cook, killing the latter and badly wounding the former. The captain succeeding in getting down into the cabin, aad having procuied a cutlass, was again going on deck, when lie was stabbed in the neck, and fell back a lifeless corpse. The ladies, affrighted at the noise and groans of the murdered, were ordered to their state-rooms, the mate was secured in his, and the murderers took possession of the cabin and shaped their course for the coast of Peru. On the following morning, the mate was told that he could have the boat, and provisions, if he chose to leave the vessel and take the ladies with him. Under pretence of lowering the boat, they induced him to go on deck ; -when they fell upon him, and having wounded him badly, threw him overboard, — they then threw all the letters and papers overboard, and getting out a large quantity of gold, divided it among the crew, j compelling all of them, at the peril of their lives, to take a share of the money ; and then calling for wine, commenced gambling. For two days they held undisputed possession, compelling the ladies to sit at table with them, and threatening them with death if they did not comply. It is more easy to imagine than describe their feelings. No ray of hope beamed on the future ; but thanks to kind Providence deliverance was at hand. On the night of the sth of October, the murderers having drank freely, the remainder of the crew planned to deliver themselves and the ladies from the hands of the mutineers. About one o'clock, one of the crew, ! John Smith, a native of Rotterdam, killed two of the murderers with an axe, and strack the third, cutting off his arm, and with the assistance of the carpenter and cabin boy, threw him overboard. Finding it impracticable to go to Mazatlan, the vessels course was shaped for the islands. The following is a list of those who were killed by the mutineers : — Mr. Cook, for some years a resident of Mazatlan, Captain Robert L. M'Nally, of Dublin, Raman Alva and Citano. The three matineers were Mexicans. Three natives of the coast have been placed in confinement for the purpose of examination. It is thought that none of the crew except the three who were killed were awaro of the plot. The youth who so nobly rescued the lives of those on board by that of the villiana in whose hands they were, is deserving of lasting gratitude. The following is a list of those who who were concerned in the plan to deliver the vessel from the mutineers -.—John Smith, of Rotterdam ; John Beringer, of Bordeaux ; Thomas Gannon, of London ; Charles Me Donald, and Frank, a Swede. Terrible as y, as the result, there is reason to rejoice that the farther sacrifice of life was spared by the heroic conduct of the crew. We trust those who have acted so nobly will not go unrewarded. The specie has been removed from the vessel to the vaults of the Treasury, by order of the Consul-General. Mrs. Cook and ser1 Yant are residing on shore.—' Polynesian,' October 14.