The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-02-04
Three Days Later News.

By the bark Camden, % day from Port Townsend,
and the courtesy of Capt. Robinson, through Messrs
H. Hackfeld q Co., we have few days later news
from Europe.
On the Sd of January, the Spanish COrtes rejected
President CASTELAR, by majority of 100 votes. No
one was chosen in his place, and General Pavia took
possession of the Palace Of the COrtes, guarding the
same with fourteen thousand troops. Great excite
ment followed, but no bloodshed.
dispatch from Penang states that the Atchenese
is The Dutch commander has received
proposals from the Sultan, and negotiations for a
treaty Of peace are in progress.
report was current in Boston Dec. 3lst, that the
U. S. ship Franklin had been lost at with all on
board.
Advices from Cape Coast Castle to Dec. 18th state
that the Ashantees had been driven the river
Prah, in great disorder, and that Gen. Woolsley was
in pursuit. Everything was ready for an advance.
The siege of Cartagena, Spain, still continued on
the I'd of January. The powder magazine had ex-
ploded, causing great damage.
Ar SEA WITH AN INSANE CAPTAIK.-The Liverpool
Mercury Of November 10th, gives account of ter
rbe affair occurring at from which We conden the
following The River Eden, a vessel of about 5OO
TONS hailing from Liverpool left London October 18th
for Valparaiso, having board general cargo made
up in considerable degree of combustbles, and in
Guiding $50 tons of gunpowder. About three weeks
den, manifested signs Of insanity, the symptoms rap
idly increasing, and declaring his intention of blew
ing up the vessel One night, after having been per-
suaded to retire from the deck where he had been
ing in very excited manner, he appears to have sat
urated every thing in his cabin with parane oil and
fired it. The mate entering the cabin was struck
the head by shot from the captains revolver
but was not seriously injured. The men of course
found it impossible to exnguish the flames, and the
danger of an explosion of powder imminent
The boat therefore got out and the captain ben
disabled by blow on the arm from handspike, was
with considerable difficulty put on board, the crew
abandoned the doomed vessel and rowed away rap
idly as possible, having had time to either
extra clothing provisions. At day break the ves
sci blew up. Several hours afterWard the boat was
fortunately picked up by the Juania, Capt. Harlock
of North Shields, and the poor fellows IL in number
rescued from dreadful fate. 1t was found necessary
to put Captain Bowden in irons His legs lashed
to the deck, and awning put over him for protec
ton, but day, he contrved to evade the watch
set over him. and working his ankles free, jumped
overheard. The crew was transferred from the Jua-
nta to the steamer Aurora, which carried them toi
Bahia, whence they were sent to England.
A PERnOUs VOrAeE.-An extraordinary feat of
seamanshp is recorded Of the captain and officers off
the British ship Mindora which lately arrived at Lon
don from San Francisco, after tempestuous voyage,
during which she lost her rudder and tearng gear
lay at the mercy of winds and for twenty three
days. The Mindora left San Francisco in May, With
Esd of July, in a heavy gale, her rudder carried
away. The vessel at that time in the vicinity of
Cape Horn, and came in for the full force of the
storms which prevailed in that region. She driy
about entirely at the mercy Of the wind all efforts
to guide her being Intellectual and n her dam
aged aud crippled condition, fears were constantly
entertained lest she should founder. By skful sea-
manship, however, she was kept sfoat and the con-
struction of jury rudder and false stern post was
proceeded with quickly possible. rudder was
ultimately made ont Of several of the spars, but
with all the chains and gear attached, it weighed
about two tons and half, great difficulty expert
enced in getting properly shipped, the first attempt
nearly resulting in the stavng of the ships side,
owing to the heavy At last, after twenty three
days of anxiety, the jury rudder SUCCESSFULLY
shipped being held in its place by stream chains and
topsail Sheets and the vessel able to herr
course for home, reaching Falmouth on the Sd of
November. During the period that the Mindora was
without rudder, she driven some 500 miles out of
her After the jury rudder had been brought
into her progress very satisfactory, and on
one occasion, distance of $50 miles was run in al
day. The courage and perseverance of the officers
of the ship under the trying circumstances in which
they placed, aod their skill in navigating the
sci safely into port without assistance from other
sells. are worthy Of all praise.