THE SAM MENDEL.

Auckland Star, Volume VII, Issue 2046, 31 August 1876, Page 2

THE SAM MENDEL.

TDK report of passage furnished by Captain Steele of the Sam Mendel shows that this fine vessel has hart a very pleasant voyage from London, notwithstanding than some very heavy weather was experienced in tha Southern Ocean. All the passengers arrive In good health, no deaths are recorded, and the most serious mishap reported is an accident by which 1 passenger put his ancle out. C ncerts and theatrical representations helped to while away the tedium of sea life and Captain Steele has received a glowing testimonial as the unanimous expresion of the thanks of the passengers for his untiring exertions for fieir comfort The report runs :—On Tuesday May 80th, at 6 a.m., left the East India Dock; Wednesday discharged the river pilot at 2p m In the Dowds ; Saturday June 3rd, discharged the Channel pilot off Start Point, five days out; encountered then strong south-west windß, with thick weather. Passed Madeira June Bth, and St Antonio June 2Cth Had light N.K. trades. Crossed the line on June 30, thirty-two days ont On July 8 passed the ißland of Trinidad, hiving met with light south-east trades On Monday July 24 we passed the longi'ude of the C*pe, from where, down ti Tasmania, met with a succession of heavy north-weit and north-norfh-west gales. On the Bth instant rounded Tasmania, eightj days from London, and on ths Monday following, ■was off the New Zealand coast, with westerly winds. On Tuesday night sighted the Little Barrier, and anchored in the powder ground (at half-past four on Wednesday afternoon.

The barque Glimpse arrived at one pm to-day after another very fast passage from Newcastle, which she left on the 22ad instant.