THE EGERIA MUTINY.
(by electric telegraph.—copyright.)
Sydney. April 27. AnniVED: 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, the 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 culminated in open mutiny. The row in an hotel in Auckland formed part of tho mutiny, but the men state that that could easily have been settled. The real trouble followed after that. Fourteen or fitteen of the ringleaders of the mutiny will be tried by court-martial, and a court of enquiry will be held into the action of the Captain and Senior-Lieu-tenant. It is asserted that the Captain committed a breach of the 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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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2776, 29 April 1890, Page 2
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196THE EGERIA MUTINY. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2776, 29 April 1890, Page 2
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