ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP, HUDSON, FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume XXII, Issue 2680, 10 March 1874, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP, HUDSON, FROM LONDON.

This fine iron clipper ship, commanded by Captain. IreWyh, formerly of the ship Harvest H6me, was signalled on Sunday _orhin£, the wind at that time blowing fresh from'the South. Towards afternoon the. breeze fell, and the ship being under the North head, it was thought by those who saw her, that as .her head sail was taken off, and her Courses brailed up, she had come to an anchor, waiting the land breeze and flood tide, but this was not the case ; as evening drew'on aland breeze freshened up, and the Bhip was able to come up to an anchorage off Rhodes's Bay, shortly after 9 p.m. The ship Was passed by the Health Qffieer, there having been no Sickness on board during the voyage. The ship is an excellent model of a clipper vessel.;, her lines are extremely good, and she carries a large amount of canvas. Her cabin is very neat, although somewhat small, this,|our reporter was informed, is to be altered. Her decks were somewhat lumbered owing* to her carrying a large number of sheep and two horses. Captain Trewyn has been rather unfortunate with the former, having lost eight ewes during the passage, through lambing in bad weather ; he is to be congratulated in bringing out to the colony two of the finest entire racers imesrted. One is named the Albany, the other lue Boy, the latter having won the Manchester Cup.' They are in beautiful condition, and reflect the greatest credit on their attendant, Mr S. Higgott. They are the property of Mr E._ Griffith. The voyage from the .Start was made in ninety-four, days. The ship'has a large cargo and comes consigned to Messrs Dalgety and Co.

The following is Captain Trewyn's report. —"Left Qravesend December Ist, 1873, and proceeded down Channel with light variable winds.'--The Channel pilot left off Bridport December, 4th, and we took our departure from the. Start December sth. Had light -variable winds to lat 16deg N, long 26deg W, when we.> gpt the NE trades, which were light. ;/ j Sighted Teneriffe December 27th ; lost the N E trades in 6deg N 25deg W, after which we- had four days light variable weather'; crossed the Line January 2nd, 1874, in long 25deg W; got the S E trades in 2deg S and 25deg W, which were also light; lost the BE. trades in 23deg llmin 8 31deg 15min W, after which had a strong blow from: S.Wi, vrhich lasted two days. Had moderate westerly winds to Gough's Island, which we sighted January 25th, arid were becalmed there, for one day. From thence had light : moderate winds, averaging 30 miles per day. Passed meiidian of Greenwich January 2'tb,- in, 4Bdeg S, and the Cape February Ist, in lat 45deg Bmin S ; north of Prince Edward's Islands and south of Croze&'a Islands in lat 47deg 64min S, on February79th* Passed north of Kerguelen's Land in |at r 47deg 13min S. on February I2lh, Sputhiugs were run down between iSdeg and 49deg. Theoce had moderate winds, running to Cape Lewin, which was passed, in lat 48deg b on 23rd February ; thence strong breezes to the Snares, which were sighted at noon on Thursday, sth of March ; experienced light variable winds up the coast until Saturday morning; when. off Timaru had strong southerly breeze; arrived off the heads on Sunday morning, wind 6.W.; owing to the wind falling light was unable to make the heads and stood away to the northward, and was becalmed until evening when the wind came from N.E.j this, with a flood tide was able to anchor at 9 p.m off Rhodes Bay. Our best day's run was * 295 miles in 24 hours. f The following ships were spoken— Rurick ffomCNewcastte to Rangoon twentysix days out, lat 25deg 35min N, long 22deg SOmin W. Norge, from Newcastle to Point deJJaiieJat 4deg 14min N,long 22deg 42min W- • Spoke: and sent home letters by the Bulwark, Callao.to Cork, seventy-two days out, lat 2deg 23min N, long 24deg 23min W. Jane Porter, London to Calcutta, thirty-Beven days out, lat fdeg2min, S, long3ldeg 31min W. Briarly Hall, Cardiff to Singapore, lat 9deg 16sec, long 32deg Bsec W. Scimitar, Plymouth to Otago, lat 49deg 36sec, long 139deg 34miu E.