New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-27
LIFE AT SEA.
On the Way TO Australia Gains Attempted Mutiny

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SHIP RocSLASD June s. 1859
lat IS 20, long. n 800
The shin Rockand loaded with freight, and two hun
dred aud thIty passengers sailed from Newiork Apr
u l-j3 bouLd tor Port Philip, Australia The Passen-
gers lett America Tor the purpose Of ana.slng property
and with the Intention, generally, oil returning "heh
thar purlose is accomplished Many OF them take out
ire, It, on speculation, and nearly as can Judge
they are enerrIslDg and sagacious men, well cal uatcd
TO successfully encounter the ycisstudes and perls OF
lie at lome or abroad. The result Is OF course, doubt
fu
The sailing qualities accommodations, and provisions
# the ship are better than the passengers calculated
upon and consequently satisfactory They are also Ia
yrab dsaI pointed in the officers. with whom they had
DO acquaintance previous % the time Oi sailing Inc
Canaan (NlailJ gent 'rmanIy ana sndoe 70 aIi' dhl
excrod.y hind aud attentive 70 the SICK, always eVinc.
pp dt IRE 70 make the voyage an agreeable one to al
81 boaId.
Tor the first fortnight We lad favorable, and some
times strong winds and made rapid progress sailing
~ ,lye or ouiteon miles an hour During that period
ea sickLess aid hOmeslckness were almost uh'orsay
pfva,1t amOug the passeDgers and HE was anything
Int b,iLg agleeabe. ieg escaped sickness aud were
allie tat regular allowance at each meal and assist
ia nal ibl Others comfortable.
On rLreyeuiIe Of Nay .. no ID o'clock, young man
from Noniog,wock. Creeuleaf Barker who had gone
assist he sailors rect the sails, fell from rhe fore
to,si ard 10 he deck, distance OF about Orty lee
lie srutk upon bis launches ana escaped win slghl
tiulsipg Tie cbauce of losing bis life WAS very great
he Lac entirely recovered and"thers ~nO bah manifested
a ytutuItsoue dsposltiou, have been rest aihrd
\, W. approached the Equator warm co,hng |ds
cast s,ce aud bile becaned IN north latitude about
tie AR vs. oppn ssyey lot. and sunshine dist2reea
t,.Iu The middle Of tie day We were lying Il Jhat
Itllol tour "a tive dejs.
Calr Vna cane ndeck and ordered one Of the sailors
I'm ed Join Bolt To- perform some Ouiy. lie mutered
s,u.tIp ana insoelt language, reply ny tnat ne
cloud Lot acquIttcr IN the order. HE CaPlhh tOid
him 10 10 abu, Biz duty Ikea man, OF D. WOMB put hiui
h. i,te Tie sailor was obstinate, and while the tall
VIE ,iuq o. q squall seen approaching, AMI me
tulred her attention toward preparing the snip
r,ac, ,or he sqLal After bad blown over, auh VINE
moi a tie ta., lgtrs were a. breakfast thc dPdh VI
osea he nan all and be- came accompanied Iy risht or
tn.u.r GALORE. Who desired also 10 be put 10 ifons' Il
.I,pt infested upon Bolt being put IN. This made Bot
IsiL, Lo.der and be ree aied hat he had previously
asserted that TIE ship could d.. De worked without MS
aid lLtftuY,ntle Captain ordered nun io De HOhri.
I0taLd the others N Bis gang resisted, ana atePru
20 u,t their sheath AMY -, AMI took Delaying pi ioh
The ra IL and struck some VINO were actl- uhdrt Tue
,rder ot The Copian. The mate, Nr Bacon, toVh q
oal.d revolver and leyeed il at The head Of Bolt tell
inc him al tie s.me tine be did not surrender be
v,u.6 blow Ls brains out bis was danPer aha DON
.nutt.d be other sailors we're then asked c"iI-c-
lively AID sayeray before being runed 70 return ~
rrt, and five ot them declined. and we're LahIclHe4
M, eye then taken a. small house between nrc3'
l,,t,t ~. constant guard has been kept over u
Gv.i--.lour pa...ueer. volunteered 10 act az -aiid
.le Of tLe passengers Wa taken and nei 'l'D nj
"a. did al.o Captain Nmail, that the safety ~ e P
-. ,,,Io II, tazaripd il Ne prOceedeI direct 70
,r.r,sls and il was deemed prudent aud IA eyc-y
a.. make the Port Of Rio De Janefo as
so,I a. possible. et...,...rs an 7 .;i
t,b;,.g- irurirg from the railing into the sea AID
ta-tcrg,od tine one seaman. AdOiphus spear hoa,ei
@.t,rt 6i.tsrce and became irghtehed lie called Tor
hep The thild mate Nr samuel Isle plunged over.
/ III srdI.d BIN above wafer until a hfepreseryer
I'd rune were sent 10 their assistance This cifcum-
.tsrcs cau considerable excitement tor few moments
on the 10Th We 10 sight Of the Isl I'd Ferdinand
D, NoroWlo of the cuast O south America place, an
told where the Government ofrazl send many Of their
eouyicts NeEere al happy Ia see land once more. Tor
sversl DAYS experienced head winds and were ing,
,f ard o. oIpose Pernanueo tnat city being IN SIGHT
the aeTuorn and our hip fifty or sixty miles 81 sea
pol flo r~ri~~
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