Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 436, 8 November 1866, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

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A RIVALS. m DEPARTURES. ' November 6—Beautiful Star. s.s., for Auckland 6 Nautilus, cutter, for Auckland 7 Sausy Lass, schooner, for Auckland EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Balmoral, brigantine, from Hobart Town Beautiful Star, s.s., from Auckland Bittern, cutter, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Oambalu, barque, from London via 'Wellington—(now gfi latter port) Celt, schooner, from Auckland Dolphin, cutter, from Wairoa Donald 51‘Lean, schooner, from Poverty Bay - Eagle, cutter, from Auckland Ensign, barque, from W ellington Joanna, schooner, from Auckland Hero, ketch, from Wairoa Bate Grant, schooner, from Auckland Lady Wynyard, cutter, from Auckland Lord Ashley, s,s., from Tauranga and Auckland —14th Maggie, brig, from Newcastle - Meteor, schooner, from Auckland via Cabbage Bay Nautilus, cutter, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Queen, schooner, from Auckland Bose Ann, schooner, from Auckland Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland gea Belle, cutter, from Auckland via Great Barrier Star of the Evening, s.s., from Wellington and Lyttelton Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland Storm Bird, s.s., from Wellington—hourly Strathallan, ship, from London —81 days out Sturt, p.s., from Wellington Busan, schooner, from Auckland Taraipine, ketch, from Wairoa Tawera, schooner, from Auckland VESSELS IN HABBOB. Agnes, cutter, from Poverty Bay Henry, schooner—repairing Hero, cutter, from Mercury Bay Huntress, p.s. from Wairoa Lapwing, cutter, from Otago Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa PEOJECTED DEPARTURES, for Tauranga and Auckland—Storm Bird, s.s., —Day after arrival Southern Provinces—Lord Ashley, s.s., Thursday, 15th * Tauranga and Auckland —Queen, s.s., Monday, 19th CLEAEED OUTWARDS. NOVEMBEU. r—Nautilus, cutter, 29 tons, Bushell, for Auckland, with 25 head cattle. 1 passenger.—Master, agent. ■ 6 Beautiful Star, s.s., 125 tons, H. Morwlck, for Auckland. with 1000 sheep.—Watt, Brothers, agents. 7 Saucy Lass, schooner, 33 tons, M'Kenzie,.for Auckland, With 33 head cattle. —Master, agent.

MUTINY & BUENING OF THE BRITISH SHIP JEDDO, (From the News of the World, 19th August.) The Board of Trade have received from the Governor of Batavia the following report of the mutiny and destruction of the British ship Jeddo, 1,200 tons register, in the Straits of Suuda;—Captain Joseph West, sworn, states: I was master of the late British ship Jeddo. We left Amoy on the ISth March with a little cargo and 430 Chinese emigrants or coolies, bound to Demerara, West Indies. All went on well till the 27th of March. At six o’clock on the morning of that day I was about the middle of the Chinese Sea. All the logbooks and ship’s papers, except the ship’s (articles, were lost, including my certificate. The principal Chinese interpreter, who is here, then (27th March) reported to me that the emigrants had formed a plot to murder all the Europeans on board and take possession of the ship and go to Formosa. I immediately instituted enquiries, and found out the ringleaders of the plot. I had them arrested, On the head man of these conspirators was found a book containing the names of about 60 of the plotters. The ringleader had partly destroyed this book, but the interpreter was able to make out about 60 of their names. From the evidence of five of the coolies who had been invited to join ibis plot I ascertained that the way in which they were going to take the ship was as follows:—When I was going to breakfast in the cabin a party was to make a disturbance in the ’tween decks, so that the officers would go down there to see what was the cause of it. On their going down they (the officers) were to be secured by the poolies, Another company was instantly to rush aft and get possession of the cabin and arms. After consulting with the doctor and officers, we resolved to flog the ringleaders. We took the principal leaders and gave some of them two pozen and others four dozen with a rettan, the Chinese constables flogging them. We then put them in irons and kept them on the poop. From that time to tho 15th April, when we passed Anger, nothing of any consequence happened. On tne night of the loth April we anchored a little (So the south of Third Point in the Straits of Sunda in eleven fathoms of water. On the 16th, when the wind changed to 8.E., we got under weigh and stood out W.S.W. to sea. At about 7-50 ou that evening, when about eight or ten miles from land, the ship was going her course. The vessel was going about eight knots at the time when the alarm of fire was given forward. We immediately got the fire-engines and buckets to work ip order to try and extinguish the Are. Wo continued to make every effort to put out the Are for twenty minutes. At this time the coolies all rushed aft. Seeing that the fire was gaining upon us I resolved to run the vessel on shore, to save as many lives aspossible. About thirty of the coolies at this time rushed up, an took possession of tne starboard life-boat (we had five boats.) The mate, in order to prevent them taking the boat, jumped into it with a few men, and the hook of the lower block of the foremost tackle gave way, and, the boat hanging on end, most of the people were thrown into the water. We immediately lowered the other end down, and endeavored to save their lives, but without success; The ship was going fast through the water at the time. By this accident fhe chief mate and an apprentice, together with about 30 coolies, lost their lives. Whilst the ship was standing towards the shore we sent the interpreter among the coolies to tell them to break down the hospital, water-closets, and gallies, in order to get the wood to swim on shore with, if necessary. We then got out three boats; the other two boats could' not be got out, owing to the confusion oa fho deck. At about nine o’clock pm. the ship took the ground at a place somewhere between Third Point and Byriugen, When the fire broke out we were about twentyfive miles from Arijer; the wind was S. by E- We immediately commenced to land coolies in the three boats. At the time there was a very heavy surf, and two of the boats swamped the first trip. We found tnat it-was impossible to do anything with the boats. I then took a lino on shore myself, by which means most of the people were saved. <By this time the fire, had got to the main hatchway, on the upper deck. During the time the ship was burning agreat many of the coolies were stealing things from the cabin and store-rooms. At about ten o’clock I left the ship. The ship had to be abandoned at eleven o’clock, as the fire had reached right aft. The ship, continued burning all night. We had a large quantity of firewood and coals in the fore hold, and I am of opinion that the ship was set on fire by the coolies, or by a spontaneous combustion. Wo . passed the night on the beach. During the time I was standing in for land I was firing rockets and blue lights in order to get assistance from the shore, but hone came. We remained by the ship till 1 p.m, on the 17th, There was a hut on the place hear the shore, with some native policemen in it- Wo were in the hut a part of the time. AtdayJight on the 17th we left the ship and walked along the ' ropd towards Anjer to get assistance, when I met the har-bor-master and the President In a carriage. I had got about pipe miles, walking. I returned with them to the Wreck. The harbor-master and the President ordered the ..grew and coolies to go to Anjer. The distance was about - 17 or 18 miles. When we landed from the ship I mustered fill coolies, and found the chief mate, one A. 8.. one 0.5., pud one apprentice missing. On mustering the coolies at Anjer I foupfi 319.-r Sworn and signed before us op the 23rd * flgy of May. 1866, ' ■ .„ <" -. (Signed) • H.-Boa*,-Lieut., Attendant and Marine Magistrate, ' W i litaji Long, Sf Co^p?|tp,