SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 35, 1 June 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

TORT OF OAMAKL*.

VESSELS tjf PORT. JirSK t.

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Elilmnlt ritstl.:. schooner. T» tons. Pempsie. !*'««» Itoliitikiv. Muster, airent.

TtiH schooner KUlm.uk *'lt.-«hl«« arrived from- ttottitifcv •Itfly this moruinu* wifh a cargo of rto.wnfli. timber. CUHBilfntHl to Junes (U-avc. Th« Itati-lv Alpha sailed for her destination, at daj• lights thin mornimr.

Trra HtrrtNV on pd.vup-thi,-; smwuf. vrv. Th» Rnckhampton "• Eull.-t.in " of May W supplies tlte following ,-ccount "f this mutiny, word £<; «■>« "J;" cummcu of which «b«hwl by cable.- On *miilW llvst, about seven o'clock, in the evtmnir. Mr. Ma<-; fivrlivno jrrow suspicious that dimtrcr w:vs broodmix. and numtioncd his apprehension to the second othcer, who MM tin wuuld-.v:,ik round th.- forest!,-. sec themeo.and WOiire matters. <>u umvmirat that parti ot the vessel ft« ohsc-rved-one of the ,-niun.. who was. toaltappKa,.ancu, drunk. 1.-imi><u- over e1,.; hat.-h. Kb expostulated Willi-Mm. and having looked at the other members nt Mte crew, rotumcd f." fch" saloon, and mentioned what huliivilscim to his chief. Almost immediately one of tho crow came aft... and inquired for *.'nrne„ the second ©tflcur. Mr. Jfcu-fiirlime.. suspcctiuir that some.thins was wromr. ivdviscil his second not to £'>, on to- the main deck, huti to remain on. the poop, at the m<•Blunt Mr. (-'Urrio u-aiiicd the poop. Mr. Macfarlan,- «»w a mini sprlnir o„ the poop ladder. *n forward: M the Mn:i>ntl officer, and strike liim a violent blow, which knocked him across the rail. The first officer then Wont forwaril to ctpostulate with th'- assailant, when. almost ivs ipiicli us li-fhenin-r. thnv.' more of the seamen bounded oil to the poop, evidently thirsfintr to have a purt in th.) affray. 'l'he first officer, feeling confident that matters were upproachinir a serious stance.told the second officer not to Icrht with the men. and went down for his revolver. To set it was hut the work of a fuw seconds, hut by the time ho n-u.ti.ined the p .op thu sweond officer wa.s on the ground structw," viotontly in the irrasp of one of the seamen, eiifht or tuns othurs surrounding them with drawn luuv.es. Several nioru joined in poundintr and.kicking the secondottieer. and ho would most undoubtedly have been very seriously injured hud not the first officer and the boatswain rushed to his rescue, fortunately, they sueeundud in the secou.i officer from the wwt> of thu mutineers,, and not him below, his body bruised almost, from head to foot, his face swollen, and cut. arid btood pimrtnir from a wound on his left eye. KU etothus worn literally torn from his body. and altogether hu the appearance of huvitur been harshly dealt with. The first officer proceeded to have «h« companion (loop harricii(!ed..and other preparations miulu to resist a further attack. Without loss of time ehtt mutineers Hocked aft. breaking- the skylight, disarwwifrinir and destroyiim'ever.y thiivj;movable on board, ■wmirinir loudly, and threafuniuir to- have the lives of lite first and second officers before they went to bed. this state of things continued until ten p.m.. when thu men were heard consul tint;- in low tones as to the tißsli method of munlcrinir their officers. After this thu first otHccr made up his mind that it was no longer wvfo for himself and his second to remain on board., and ■u«««B(ti'il in piussinu- word throiiii'h to the third mate and boatswain to have a bout ready a.s soon »* the mutineers were somewhat ipiieter,. to facilitate an mviwu to the dhortv About eleven p.m. the men had tofts the aft part of the vessel, hut were stilt far from quiuts in the forecastle,, and the first and second officers miulo iv rush for the boat, and succeeded in .irettiiur «l'«ar of present dantrer. They sot to. the nuarantine ■tation irrounds, and: on the following." morning, at an •orly the Srst officer telegraphed the stale of atfaiW to the captain.