CLOUDY BAY.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 55, 22 August 1844, Page 3

CLOUDY BAY.

A few days since, the Sheriff's officers were sent after a man of the name of Williams, alias Captain Williams, who has a whaling station at Cloudy Bay. He instigated his men to maltreat the officers, who, in consequence were obliged to re~ I t'<rn here without executing their warrant. Upon, their report, the Superintendent chartered the Cutter Royal William, which proceeded on Saturday last to Port Underwood, with the Chief Police Magistrate and a guard of Soldiers. She returned to port yesterday, and we hear that on arrival at Cloudy Bay, it was found that this Williams had embarked all his oil, bone,land stores, on board a cutter called the Pickwick, and sailed away. We hope a sharp lookout will be kept to catch this fellow and punish him for his outrage against the law, if he venture back to New Zealand, which we do not suppose he will do. It would have been well if he had been taken and made an example of, but the next best thing is to cause such characters to leave these islands under such a charge that they cannot return with safety. While at Port Underwood the Chief Police Magistrate secured two of Williams' ringleaders in the assault ripon the constables, and a deserter [from the 96th, who left his regi* ment while stationed at in New South Wales, two years since; and spcured the boat which Williams's people stole from the constables. Mr. M'Donogh we are informed made himself very useful, and caused several runaway sailors to return to their vessels. The authorities having been so prompt, there can be no doubt will have a salutary effect on the coast. We suggest that periodical visits of the kind would be favourable to causing the law to be respected. The following vessels were in Cloudy Bay : American barque Favourite, Young, 11 months out, 6'K) barrels sperm, .500 black, will call here for supplies in Des cember. The brig Highlander, Lucas,. Hobart Town, 250 barrels black oil. The Three Brothers, Toms, a-id tlie Leven, Sweeny, were both loading oil for this port. The New Zealander, Guard, was under going repairs. \. Levin's station Cloudy Bay, has 53 ton oil,Thoms's 30 tons, Williams's 22.— Ibid