H.I.G.M. ALBATROSS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4531, 6 December 1884, Page 5

H.I.G.M. ALBATROSS.

Tho German inan-o'-war Albatross arrival from A«ia on Nov. 30, and dropped anchor at m theVwdor grouml. 'aha has been for three - months at Samoa Island, and comes- here fpi the benefit of the health of her crew. She will probably remain here till after Christmas I he Albatrois bavin* visited thin port boforo^n IW7, she will be remembered bymosst of on lead^ei a as a small-looking craft of 800 tons register, with i - engines of 600 horWpower. fi guns, and crow of 115 men. Her officers ore: Comniandei .Addlemein, Captain-Lieutenant Girfjon I TBandissin, tieutenanta Raudewi?, Schroder, Surgeon, Ur. Schneider. . .

, - '"ARRIVAL OF THE LOCH FERGUS. 1 ; The barque Looli Fergus, with a fnU general I cargo (a list ol which we published Msry reI ««ntly) consigned to the New Zealand SbiPPinK Cjmpany; arrived from London at an early •', houronthe4rhi;ee. Having a quantity of explosives on board, she dropped anchor, at it, the powder ground, and will .J-robably ...remain thereuntil to-morrow. The Loch Fergus isunder command of CaP^n Jono?, who : I has furnished us with-particulars pf the voyage. - .Tie trip has not been a fortunate one, being I toarkedby unfavourable weather and t*i>™M fortunate accidents, particulars of ™™g U~ appear in another column. The Loch Fergus il'ifefton Augost Bth, and Gravoßcnd sa™eflo?' ii Haicalmß andillgbt winds down the Channel.

Got the N.rt. trades oil' Madtirj, 20 days out, nndlosttheminlldeg.N. CrossedtlicKqiintor,4l days out, in SCJeg. w. The S.E.trades were poor, and carried to i&lck. S., then had light winds. Moderate weather continued to the moridian of Ureunwich, which was reached on 11th October in lat. 37deg. S., CC days out; then had strong N.W. winds. Crossed the meridian of Good Hopn in j?.lcg. So\ith. Han down the ttustintrs in jr,dcfr.. s.r,d from -l-'tlcg. South had unsettled weather from all peints of tho compass. Ronndod Louwin on lUth Novomber, and from there had moderate weather and winds from X.W. The Loch Fergus was four daya off tho coast with light easterly winds, and arrived this morning. Sho brings only one passenger, viz., Mr R. R. Pateraon. The barque Christine arrived from Java on Nov. 23 with raw sugar for tho Now Zealand Sugar Company. Sho left Java on Septoinuer l(i; strong S.S.K. trades prevailed to lat. 2(i- S., long. 110-' IC, when variable winds and calms were fallen in with; N.K. winds were then met with, and continued until the 9th of November, when tho Straits wera cleared, After that strong southerly gales' prevailed for four days, during which largo bodies of wator wore frequently shipped, and calms and easterly winds were experienced thenco till arrival.