▁While ▁in ▁court ▁Hugh es ▁appeared ▁" ex cess ively ▁lo qua cious ▁and ▁irregular ▁in ▁Court , ▁being ▁apparently ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁drink . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁g arr ul ous , ▁but ▁dis connected ▁statement , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁perfectly ▁willing ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁board ▁and ▁res ume ▁duty ". ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁mis con duct ▁he ▁was ▁go aled ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁hours . ▁▁ 1 8 6 2 – 1 8 6 4 ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Col on ist ''' s ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁Coast ▁it ▁was ▁mainly ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Sydney ▁- ▁Br is b ane ▁- ▁Rock ham pton ▁run . ▁The ▁vessel ▁was ▁bo asted ▁about ▁as ▁making ▁" the ▁run ▁from ▁Sydney ▁to ▁Rock ham pton ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁space ▁of ▁six ▁days ▁from ▁ ▁wh arf ▁ ▁to ▁wh arf ". ▁ ▁The ▁vessel ▁at ▁this ▁stage ▁was ▁mainly ▁master ed ▁by ▁Charles ▁Cro ft , ▁who ▁left ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁to ▁take ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Far away ▁which ▁was ▁w reck ed ▁on ▁Break se a ▁Sp it ▁at ▁Mary borough ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁▁ 1 8 6 4 – 1 8 6 5 ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁master ed ▁by ▁Joseph ▁H . ▁Sc ap le horn ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁move ▁off ▁the ▁Australian ▁coast ▁and ▁vent ure ▁into ▁the ▁western ▁Pacific , ▁visit ing ▁Gu am