The Adventurous Voyage of a Nautilus.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 125, 28 May 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

The Adventurous Voyage of a Nautilus.

rivedl' kt" Dover' yesterday dwitheas crew-of three hands,'having"accbmpKshed'the' feat"' of ,'sailing from. Port Natal to' England;'_.' 'As.. fepqri as she had fairly gob! into harbour,'her. Weatherbeaten appearance at Once attracted attention, and it was, nob.long before' the history .o^the'bp^t was known.jT Me *'' Hprh'b-.. ! ward Bound," looks''anythmg but acapable j craft' tb^perlprm; such,!a 4'ybya^-^in iacb,, ; frpm. her/ appearance, .jfew people except I those, ofWet most adventurous, type wbrild j carp to tSrus.brbhemselyejsVfar iri!"a vessel' of! 'hfe£size ( in ah ordinary breeze;;,', Yet during j h-V.pyage of 'ten months, with..the^ bxceptiQii' Of tpuxshing .at tW/pdrt's, she. haS'been at;i spa, the' whole time, and iri sorrie veiy ten! j ppgtnouV weather; Her rrieasurerrieritis' as I foHovvl^Length,!;|6.!ft'Y.depth; 4j_, /ft.'* j breadth. 7, "ft; "/She;'ls' only 4| .tons,"' and .draws'abput 3 fb.', .the height' of'her. gunwale' fromthe wat'er-ieyel being'about'lairi/ •All.blip upper'.parts'of the craft' are1 '■ Wpll w^prn . by' the con staht washing.1 bf We 'sea. The bottom 6f !th& boat is'covbred with long I .b'aripacles.' an*!/grass is! grbwihg at considerable- length r/bri. 'her' Hull ! ;ujs afe'~far as the ■■\^t'e.i'-iip.e.;j !iri!:acco_id;' 'ane^'Syith..the; ideS-s Jof "Captjairi Nilsbii. We: oSyner, whei on being askea^fet'ates that his' Gh\f n.otive in browsing was, to r "provbttha!'t; ib WAS iibVimpossibie in 'such^a' sriiall craft :'tp/weather'the ' Capo_ Hbf:Gbbd''*H6pe /in the worst' part .'of, "the year,'*'' CapfAin/'Nils'ori" ahso Says that he topk'pMt'ih.t..B Zulu war, arid has brought over ,;a'" riiail'-ba^J'-eo-f- 0 taining'several letters,to'-people;iriTLoridon" arid' elsewhere,' which wa&_ givbri to him; at Natal by persons .taking an interest, in We voyage.,'" Captain; Nilsori,'with--his*! ".mail. :ba£ " "bame'to London last evening, arid! will'afterwards accbnipariy his''craft tb.'thb' !Thames/''The-other 'two 'members of .hebrew are "Norwegian and the vessel/left Nritaliii Mcty list." Duririg'fbur week's the' -rip's'.'.tori_pe_Wous' weather waseirpe'ribhced; aiid'the brew's clothing'literally' rotted/off ithem'by %biri'g cohstari-lywet; for, four days the' "waves were frequently 1 breaking' over them,. The boat is so cpristructed that i the. hatches cari be slid along sqras to covpr |it iri almost entirely. ' • ' ■ ■• • [;-!-.-,; - OJ.T'.-**-''''-*' JJ-V:-r ";" '•■-*__ ii i/..'.!_';."-: : ;"-' :.,*"