THE GLENBERVIE.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5859, 24 June 1884, Page 2

THE GLENBERVIE.

The barque signalled from the Southward on Sunday night turned out to be the Glenbervie, from London, consigned to Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co. She is im command of Captain Groundwater, who has visited this port once before in the ship Pomona, the vessel that brought out the machinery of the dredge ErsMne, some eight or nine years ago. The Glenberrie formerly belonged to the Allan Line, and traded between Glasgow and Montreal. She was lately purchased by Messrs Brambell and Gardiner, of London, and is at present chartered by Messrs Shaw, Savill end Co. She is a smart iron ship of some £00 tons, and built on the Clyde in 1863, «ad she came into port in excellent order, after a good passage of but 82 days from land te land, or 97 from port to ixurt. Captain Groundwater reports:— .Left London on the 17th March, and passed Lizard Point on the 25th. Experitneed variable winds of moderate strength up to getting the N.E. trades in 31.7 N. on March 31st. They proved of fair strength, and carried the ship to 1.34 N. on April 14th. Took the S.E. trades, and crossed the Equator in 27 W. same day. They proved of good strength to 30.18 S. on April 29th. The prime meridian was crossed in 37.39 S. on May lltb, and the meridian of Cape Aguilas in 39.42 on Slay 15th. From the Cape of Good Hope the vessel had about just as much of bad weather a3 they cared about. From the 90th of May to June 7th she passed through some extremely severe gales. On -June 2nd, after losing some of her port bulwarks and starting several stauncheons, a sea struck the port after boat and smashed it up. Two hands were constantly lashed to the wheel, and very heavy squalls, with a high confused eea, prevailed. On the 7th June the gale expended its fury in one of the most severe storms that Captain Groundwater remembers being in for many years. The sea broke on board in great ■quantities flooding the decks and deluging the cabin. The boat on the starboard quarter of the ship was next struck and stove, and the deck house was damaged. A piece of the topgallant rail was also carried away. The easting , traa run down on a mean parallel of 45 S., and the meridian of Cape Leuwin was crossed on she 4th, that of Tasmania on the 10th, with moderate westerly winds. From passing Tasmania to Tnafririp the Snares on the 15th instant at noon had winds varying from S.B. to S.W. of fair strength. Alter sighting the Snares the wind fell light, and a wee): was thus lost on the coast, the Peninsula being sighted on Saturday evening- Pilot Galbraith boarded the vessel on Sunday, at 6.30 p.m., and brought the o&rque to anchorage at 7.30 p jn. '1 he usual sotace to consignees is given in another column by the agents, Messrs Edvards, Bennett and Co.