SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND. 



[Historical. 



three men. After five days of stormy weather they succeeded in reaching Port 

 Adventure, in Stewart Island, almost exhausted. Here they were met and cared 

 for by Mr. Cross, and soon taken over to Invercargill by him in his boat, the " Flying 

 Scud," and by the exertion of Mr. Cross, Mr. Macpherson, and others, money and 

 provisions were raised for the despatch of the " Flying Scud " to Auckland Island 

 to bring back the two men who had been left there. This was successfully accom- 

 plished, though with great difficulty, for the " Flying Scud " was only a small vessel, 

 and was more than once driven back in her attempt to make her way to the Auck- 

 land Islands. After picking up the two men at Carnley Harbour the vessel pro- 



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ceeded up the east coast of Auckland Island to searcli for any other castaways that 

 might be there, as the crew of the " Flying Scud " thought they had seen smoke 

 at some distance from the north of the island. In one of the huts at Port Ross they 

 found the dead body of a sailor, beside whom lay a slate, on which he had doubtless 

 written some particulars of his name and history, though this had become quite in- 

 decipherable. After burying this corpse the ship returned to Invercargill with all the 

 men of the " (iraftim " safe and sound. From a further trij) to the islands made by 

 Raynal in the " Swordfish " it appears likely that the dead body was one of the crew 

 of the " Invercauld," which was wrecked on Auckland Island about the same time. 



After Captain Musgrave had reached Melbourne, H.M.C.S. " Victoria," under 

 Captain W. H. Norman, was sent to visit the islands in search of any other persons 



