THE THETIS, FROM NEW YORK.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10481, 20 October 1899, Page 6

THE THETIS, FROM NEW YORK.

The fine Steel barque Thofcis, Captain Oliver, arrived from New York yesterday. She left on June 21st, and, though she ha. been close upon four months on her voy-go, her condition is bo perfectly in order that one would' tlv.rik "•,ri<» had o-nly juat con><> out of dock. Captain Oliver reports that he _-d fine wa'ther on the whole, but on October sbh was obliged to heave-to for 5 houra i_- consequence of thehigh, eea and terrific -squills. He srx>ke, on July 18th, in lat. 12.13 N., long 25.26 W., an i Italian bxrque, .from Glasgow, bound to Buenos Ay res, on July 21st, in lat. 930 N.; long. 24 W., the fou-rma_ted harciue President Folix Fauro, from New Caledonia to Havre; on August 7th, in kt. 6.32 S, long. 2437 W., the Italian, barau-a Glanivor, from Cadiz to Btlanoa Ayrea, 60 doys.out; on Awrust ]4L_,.in lat. 22 46 «., long. 23 40 W., the English steamer from Rangoon to Rio, find on Sentembpr 13ih, in lat. 41,2.5 S , lo_nr. 63 25 E. (Mima+ed), as no sights could be obtained), the -Waikato. Tbe weaither was thick and dirty, a strong northerly wind wsb blowing, and a nasty' high sea wt>s running, but signals w-ere exohwged. and, after finding that the Thetis oonld not tpVo the "Wai_ato in tow. Contain Weiton sisriallpd, "Do nof wait." and the Thetis continued her voyage, promisin. to report tfrft Ft-camer on, rrriving at New Znaland. The Thetis passed the Sn,n.re3 «-t 11 n.m. on October '13th„ and : Captain 01iv<»r comnls.rn-e bitte>rly of-Were being no lis-lit -;«iVe trioi-o or on tf»» N E. Point of Stpwart's TaVn-nd She Nuvsrpt 7 mile* off' at 9 p.m., and was of Cat)*' Saunders a* 1 'a.m.i on October 14*h. The Thptjs has 50" ton« of onrgO for Lyttelton and about 120 for Dunedin.