SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 813, 16 May 1871, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

WKSTPORT. II lull WAT Kit. This Pay ... 8.30 a.m., 8.45 p.m. To-morrow 9.3 a.m., 922 p.m. YHHIVAI.S. A(:m- 13 —Kennedy, ».«., Il's tons, frotn Hokitika nnd Ureymou h. Murpiv «,»*, ?>ti tom. Puluier, from H >kitika mid ureywoulh. I>Ei»AHTUItKB. May 14—Wild Wave, a.:hooner, for Lyltcltou, viu Peloruß. Hay 15 - Kennedy, s.ss., Whitwell, for NVBon. Murray, s.s., Palmer, for N'elson. T'ASSKNIiKH t.IST. Per Murray, from Hokitika and Oreynioiitli —Messrs Scanlon, Morris, Lnwler, Uowen, Marti'i, and Pheliui. Per Kennedy, fio.n flokitika and Grey l.iouth—Messrs I'lt , Horric, Lid doll, Kelly, •and Taylor. Per Kennedy, for JOlson-—Messrs Cooper, Christie, bhaw, and M'Connell. tMi'Oins. Per Murray, from liokitika—3 cases stationery, Hank of Zealand; 4 bdls sashes, 6. ft timber. Pull and Hon'l. Per Kenndy, from Hokitika—l ease ui'disc, Weitzel. KXPOKTS. Per Kennedy, for Nelson—3 bigs sand, Hi'Kee. A terrible narrative is told us in the Burin.'ti papers. The ship Nourelte Penelope lately left Macao with a large cargo of coolies. Soon at'ier leuvliig port the coolie? mutinied, murdered the captain, officers, and crew, ran the vessel ashore, m .do their way back to Macao, and their re-engaged on board other vessels. One of 'hose was the Hankow, which soon sailed with 55(1 eon i s on bonrd. "Alien tive days out, these attempted to mutiny and murder the officers, but after a fierce they were driven back to the forecastle, where they deliberately set fire to the ship. T.iu c.ipttiiii and officers managed to got out the boats and left the burning vessel. Meanwhile, the British ship .lounporo came i i sight, and took off about 100 coolies, but to nave siiVi d more woiiLl have imperilled their own safet . so some 400 were left behind to their terrible fate. A number of the mutineers ot the S.ouve le I'enclopr have been captured, ud fifteen o( them wore beheaded in one day near Macao. A special reporter of the "Chin- Miil " describes the execution in all its hor.irte details. The executioner, we read, " is a self-possessed, active, managing fellow, who goes about his work in a most energetic and direct manner. As we have eaid, he rolls u > his sleeves with :t. determined son of air. In- is none of your namby-pamby men, but u veteran executioner, who has scaled .uv>v his .'OoO heads, and a'lained to a distinguished rank—is (ossillyat the head <>f his profession." Having described the pi'epHrat.i ms. the account proceeds :—* fhe bloody work begins. Ail A aistmit lavs holds of the arms of the fro t rank, and the Jaunty Man (the cm cutioiifcr) points his sward over the neck to tnke aim. A dull ' thud,' a heavy fail, a swashing sound, and a head rolls u der tin body, which has fallen forward. You no B'n ner reo. vi r from this horrible thrill, and th crimson {•pouting from the headless trunk if -ul! transfixing your gaze, when the Jaunty Miii (now in his clement) is seen wading through amongst the bodies as in a cabbage ltd, making ready for the second victim. You turn >i\vay in disgust; and your ear is then pained with a second dull sound, half hollow anil hal solid. This head rolls some dista.ice from the •> i'j", having been severed by a clean cut; and the helpless trunk follows it. trying to e ehit"ith th; stream of his *>wn*iif«'*s 1»1 d" 'i bare i* a great deal Siiore of tliifl.b it the r st may »>well omitted. 'I lie wr. i , >cu i nder o blood than Mr Swinbi.rno.