▁a ▁fort night , ▁and ▁when ▁off ▁Ker g uel en ▁Island ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁violent ▁g ale , ▁during ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁sh ipped ▁a ▁heavy ▁sea , ▁but ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁disabled , ▁and ▁she ▁made ▁out ▁Stewart ' s ▁Island ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁of ▁this ▁month . ▁The ▁Col on ist ▁was ▁only ▁launched ▁shortly ▁before ▁departure , ▁her ▁build ers ▁being ▁Mess rs . ▁Den ny ▁and ▁Rank in , ▁D umb art on . ▁As ▁she ▁is ▁exceed ingly ▁well ▁fitted ▁for ▁the ▁coast ing ▁trade , ▁it ▁is ▁probable ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁retained ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁tr ader ▁between ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ports . ▁ ▁From ▁this ▁journey ▁the ▁" very ▁superior ▁vessel " ▁then ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁over ▁to ▁New castle ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁into ▁the ▁Australian ▁service ▁and ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Sydney ▁company ▁Hay nes , ▁Brown , ▁and ▁Co ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁into ▁the ▁colonial ▁trade ▁" for ▁which ▁she ▁is ▁exceed ingly ▁well ▁adapted " ▁and ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁" a ▁remark ably ▁fast ▁ship " ▁and ▁" cap able ▁or ▁st ow ing ▁ 2 0 0 ▁tons ". ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁leave ▁in ▁June ▁for ▁Gu am , ▁ ▁ship master ▁Matthew ▁Mc F ie ▁had ▁William ▁Hugh es , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁crew , ▁charged ▁with ▁in sub ord ination .