▁to ▁p ly ▁its ▁trade ▁on ▁further ▁vis its ▁to ▁F uz hou ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Pet rop av lov sk ▁Russia ▁just ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Pet rop av lov sk ▁during ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War . ▁During ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁tri ps ▁the ▁vessel ▁ran ▁into ▁a ▁g ale : ▁ ▁The ▁sch oon er ▁Col on ist ▁left ▁Sydney ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁instant , ▁for ▁Pet rop a ul ov ski , ▁and ▁has ▁had ▁to ▁cont end ▁with ▁the ▁late ▁prev ail ing ▁N . E . ▁g ales , ▁and ▁had ▁made ▁good ▁her ▁passage ▁until ▁ab re ast ▁of ▁Sm ok y ▁Cape , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁all ▁the ▁head ▁stays ▁and ▁g ear ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁away , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁heavy ▁working ▁of ▁the ▁vessel , ▁she ▁comm enced ▁le aking , ▁which ▁increased ▁to ▁ 7 0 0 ▁stro kes ▁per ▁hour , ▁when ▁Captain ▁Kelly ▁de emed ▁it ▁pr udent ▁to ▁bear ▁up . ▁No ▁s ights ▁were ▁obtain able ▁until ▁Saturday ▁last , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁ab re ast ▁of ▁Jer vis ▁Bay . ▁The ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁is ▁a ▁sufficient ▁guarantee ▁of ▁the ▁violent ▁g ales ▁she ▁must ▁have ▁encountered . ▁ ▁The ▁vessel ▁also ▁under to ok ▁several ▁tri ps ▁to ▁H ok it ika , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁taking ▁prospect ors ▁and ▁supplies ▁for ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Gold ▁R