ARRIVAL OF THE CATHCART.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3916, 4 September 1874, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE CATHCART.

The iron clipper ship Cathcart;, from -London, 1387 tons, Captain Crawford, with 481 Government immigrants on board, arrived at Lytteltori on Sunday afternoon, after a voyage of 76 days 12 hours from starting. There was no sickness.oil. board, and the vessel was therefore cleared without delay.. , The ship is nearly new and well found in' every-respect. The single girls —72 in number—are spoken of as a yery'superior class of young women, and the.siiigle and married men who are principally of the labouring class, have the appearance of being' well suited ' for colonists. Five deaths of children . took, place during the voyage from measles and convulsions, and four births occurred. From -the Captain's report we learn that a disturbance, amounting to a mutiny, occurred on board/ The following arc the particulars: ''Some of the crew having'during the night broken into the forehold, broached cargo, and got drunk. One of them was brought aft and .placed .in irons; another, having, attempted to. rescue him, was also taken in chafjie, but while securing him1 the first priBoner escaped to the forecastle; Captaiu Crawford and the officers going forward to recapture him, were prevented from doing so by. several of the crew, who xnade use of threatening lauguage... The captain, finding that the mutineers would not listen to reason, came aft, and alter deliberation with the officers, armed himself and went forward the second' time, and finding the doors of the forecastle closed, demanded admission. Previous to this, part of the crew had left the mutineers. Those within, refused to open the doors, threatened the ! captain,' and said that they meant shortly to be masters of the ship. Finding arguments useless, the door on the starboard side of the forecastle was, in spite of much resistance, partly forced open with handspikes^ and the captain, again warning the mutineers, fired three times amongst them; three of them being wounded by this means, an entrance was effected and the mutiny quelled the ringleaders and two others being placed in irons.'" The men were brought ashore on Sunday, preparatary to taking them before the Bench oh Monday.—Timaru Herald. .