THE YSABEL.
The three - masted schooner Ysabol dropped anchor aboub one tbia morning in the stream, after a threa or four months' cruise among the Islands. Captain Rosa reports that from Auckland the echooner paeeed through tihe Friendly Group, calling ab Nukuolofa and Vavau, visited Nuie and proceeded on to the Phoenix Group. On the return passage she called ab Flinb Island, Nuie, Vavau, sailing from Nukualofa for Auckland direct on tha 30th ot July with a strong S.S.W. wind which lasted until 3rd Augusb, wiad shifting to N.E. and backing to the S.W. again and blowing a strong gale on the 4th August. The passage from the 4th was a succession of southerly and S.W. gales
until Saturday the 17th when the wind fell light, and at 2 a.m. on Saturday 18bh a lighti breeze with thick, rainy weather from E.N.E. sprung up ; sighted the Barrier ab 8 a.m. on Sunday, and the wind freshening arrived ab the anchorage ab 1 a.m. on the 19th. The Yeabel has a cargo of copra, fungus, cotton, sponges, Nius hats and other produce, on discharge of which sbe will shortly load up again for the islands.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 197, 19 August 1895, Page 2
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