The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-02

or had sufficient confidence TO undertake
the guidance of the BARK while MIR Shot
ton snatched few hours rest from his
long and weary duties. William Kava-
naugh, one of the seamen, was transferred
to the poop deck merely for the purpose
of taking watch occasionally. His knowl-
edge of navigation was of the most rudi-
mentary character, and the task of sailing
the ship TO Melbourne seemed hopeless,
but Mr.. Shotton never lost heart.
Fortunately, the winds experienced
were not of very considerable force, and
while there were no prospects of a hard
blow. Mr. Shotton clapped on as much
sail as he could induce his inert and some
what refractorily inclined crew to spread
to the favoring breezes In the Indian
ocean Daniel Sheehan, the COOK, took i'll,
and on Dec z he died in latitude 4Oo g S
and longitude 1872 As +. He was the
sixth and last victim of the passage Mr.
Shotton then attempted to induce the
crew to clean and overhaul the ship and
get her in good condition by the time she
reached her destination. Ali his efforts
were of no avail Beyond assisting to sail
the ship they would not lend hand to do
more than was absolutely necessary to
secure the safe passage of the vessel to
port. Some of the men were willing to
fall in with Mr. Shotton's views, but as
they were in a minority and had to take
their watches regularly, their services
were not available.
Cape Leuwin was rounded with light to
fresh variable winds and smooth seas,
and, as that dreaded headland had been
doubled without the loss of any of the
canvas or spars, Mr.. Shotten entertained
hopes that he would have a speedy run
along the coast, and fall in with some
passing ship, from which an officer might
be obtained to assist in navigating the
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sighted, and in order to verify his obser-
vations Mr. Shotton decided to make
land and ascertain his position. Port
Fairy was the first land seen, and the
sight of the headlands buoyed all on
board with hopes of an early termination
to melancholy and terribly disappoint-
ing voyage.
The troubles of the crew, however,
were not quite over yet. A day or two
later the Trafalgar was overtaken by a
fresh gale starting from the northwest
and setting In the west There was only
one way, in Mr.. Shottons opinion, to
weather the storm, and that was to run
before 1t. Nearly all the hands were
ordered on deck, sail was gradually
shortened as the gale rose, and the ship
scudded before the storm for several
hours undor the two lower topsails and
the foresail. Before sail could be short
ened the topsail and the main lower top
sail were blown clean out of the bolt
ropes. AS soon as the wind moderated
and the sea fell the ship stood in toward
the Victorian coast. Mr. Shotten
picked up Split Point about IL
o'clock on Friday night. The red
light was not shown on his chart, and as
he was not certain of his position he put
the ship about. and after sailing on the
opposite tack for several hours he wore
round again, and following up the coast
line, he made the Heads on Saturday
morning. Capt Nicholson boarded the
Trafalgar at about l O'Clock, and under
his directions she was safely piloted up
the bay and anchored near the Gellibrand
lightship at 10 o'clock on Saturdayni
DR.. Maclean, the port health officer,
inspected the crew, and having satisfied
himself that there was no danger of in
lection, he granted pratique conditionally
that the water was thrown overheard
the tanks cleansed, and the sand ballast
kept in the holds pending instructions
from the board of health