MUTINY ON BOARD H.M.S. EGERIA.
CAPTAIN CHARGED WITH BREACH OF REGULATIONS.
SENIOR LIEUTENANT AROUSES THE REBELLION. [PBB PRBSS ASSOCIATION."] Sydney, April 27. — Arrived : H.M.S. Egeria from a surveying cruise. Only a few of the sailors have been allowed on shore, the others being confined to the ship — some on duty, tho remainder for punishment. Some of the prisoners are in irons. The disaffection commenced after the new crew were shipped. The men considered they were being harshly dealt with, the wonder being, amongst themselves, that the yoke had been borne so quietly. On the voyage to Auckland, the tyranny under which the men allege they suffered, became more marked, and in Auckland it culminated in an open meeting. The row in the hotel in Auckland formed part of the meeting, but the men state that it could easily have been settled. The real trouble followed after that. Fourteen or fifteen of the ringleaders of the meeting will be tried by Court Martial, and a Court of enquiry will be held into the action of the captain and senior lieutenant. It is asserted that the captain committed a breach of tho Navy Regulations in allowing the lieutenant too much power, and the crew allege that the latter officer aroused the rebellious spirit of the men.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8764, 28 April 1890, Page 2
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