DEPARTURES.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 245, 18 October 1886, Page 2

DEPARTURES.

YESTERDAY. ■ Arnwata. a 3.. Crokarty. for Fiji Louie, schr., Svondsou, for Thames

THE HELEN DENNY. Tho barquo Helen Dei.ny arrived from Glasgow on Sunday morniDg.and anchored in the stream, having made a good passage of 99 days The JTeleitDenny 'it under command of Captain C. James, and-consigned, to Messrs tiruickshank and Co. She left Glasgow on July 10, and discharged pilot. offsTuakar on the 50th. Had moderate winds and fine weatner up to latitude 29' north, when the northeast trades wore fallen in with. They were lost in latitude 1 deg.'nbrth; thence te latitude 1 dper. north, light and variable winds prevaile4.' Tge south-east trades w«ra picked up clobo to tne Equator, and were hold until the barque was in latimde 221 south, whon moderate north-west wlnflß set in. and continued till off Tristan d Acunha on the 31st of August. On the 9th the barquo passod the Cape ot Good Hope, and fell In with a series of very heavy north-nortn-weat Kales, with high confused Beaa, during which sho was almost continually under water. No damnge was enatained. Breasted Cape Lowin on the 29th Septembor,. on the Stbr October roundert Tasmania, and thence had northwest by northerly windß up to Cape Mans, van Die'men. Down the ooaßt fine weather prevailed. Took Pilot Cooper on board between the Little Barrier and Tirl Tiri on Saturday night last, and arrived as above.