ARRIVAL OF THE 'DEVONSHIRE.'

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1751, 28 February 1863, Page 12

ARRIVAL OF THE 'DEVONSHIRE.'

The good ship 'Devonshire,' 831 tons, Captain Henry Holt, made her number early on Saturday morning, and came to an anchor at about 8 a.m., on the same day. She h iv a clean and orderly state, and reflects credit upon her commander and officers. The ' Devonshire ' took her departure from , the Docks on October 24th, and Gravesend early on ; the 26th, and anchored in the Downs on the same night. Weighed anchor on the morning of the 27th, but encountered such heavy squalls after starting that she put back, and again came to an anchor in the Downs the same night. Took her final departure from the Downs <m October 29th, and proceeded uninterruptedly on the voyage. Kept to the westward of Madeira/ without sighting it. On November 25th sighted St. Paul's rook ; and next day, November 26tb, crossed the Equator in 83* 55' west. On November 28th sighted the island of Fernando Noronha, a Brazilian convict establishment ; and on the /17th December sighted Goughs Island. Made a quick run thence to Prince Edward's island, which Watf lighted on the 28th of December, the meredian of the Cape of Good Hope being passed on Christmas day. On the 26th December and two following days,passed several large icebergs. Experienced fair \nnds and splendid weather from the meridian of ttfe Cape to the coast of Van Dieman's ftind, and thence to the New Zealand coast. Sighted Cape Mario 'Van Dieman on the 3rd February, and had light winds and fine weather round the coast. Was olf the' Great Barrier on Friday night at eleven, and mado/ther anchorage, a» already stated, at ten o'olock/ftft Saturday morning. The health of the passengers wa» generally good. There' was one birth' W&twjrdririlu on bowl. Tht w>fcw of the infant

which -wot born on the voyage,' died tea days after her Confinement ; and one seaman died or scrofula. The 'Devonshire' brings four improved Lincoln, and. one pure Lincoln sheep, for Joseph Newman, Esq.

/ Passengers. Chief Cabin ;—F. andW. Nelson; D. Bockett; Francis Hallowes ; Mary A. Moms ; John Hutchison; John Gamack; Charles P. Powles; Percy, Oftrfcwrigbfc; Edward Sfceinkellerj Harry O. Smith; Caroline and Emma Morgan ; Thomas, Mrs. M., Annie, and Arthur Pierco; Alexander Tabuteau; James Loal ; Ensign Howat ; William, Mrs. Anna, and Gcorgina Briggs j 1 Harriet Johnson. Second Cabin.— W. Anderson ;W. Kandall ; H. Salt; Edward 8., Jane, and Mary Ann Parsons; James, Sophia, Mary Ann Jewie, Sophia, and Annie' Gray; John R. and Albert Wickham; Frederick Shortman ; Samuel Dunn ; Joseph Jame» ; Kobort McKao ; Anno and Charlotte McNally"; Fanny Bond ; Alfred, Eleanor, Jessie, and Alfred Barnes ; Samuel Wilson ; William A. and Elizabeth, Cowan, and infant ; George A. Miller ; Charles, John, Neil R., Marjory, Caroline, and Mary Alexander; Frederick Clark; Henry Watte; Charles Hamilton ; Donald MoArkill; James Greenway. Steerage .— J. and W. Wright; T. Brothwell; Robert Brown, Martha, Elizabeth, Robert, Martha, and Alexander Brown ; Nicholas and Mary Dent ; Mary A. Hunter, John W. and William Hunter ; Alfred Freeman, and Mrs. Freeman ; William Perm ; James Corbots, Marian, and Edmund Corbets ; Caroline Redmond ; Neil Thompson; Henry Johnson ; Hugh Brown ; Samuel and Caroline Hesketh ; Sergeant Power, Mary, Catherine, and Mary Power; William and Lucy Oobbold; John Gardner; Mary, Poter, Agnes, Janet, and John Gardner; Amelia and Martin H. Cobbold ; Jane Bowden ; Margaret Mitchell and Thomas Mitchell ; Catherine McCorxnick; Emma McCormick; Jessie Fisher ; Thomas Sanders; George Wormiugton; Harry Hay ward; John Martin ; Thomas White ; Robert Russell ; Walter H. Garratl ; Thomas Johnston ; John Kennedy ; W. Littlejohn ; William Smith ; Thomas Harvey ; Corporal Brodie; Sapper Batcher; Henry Bradnam; William Morrow ; Charles Thomas ; Isaac McKai ;>, Richard Crosskell ; John and Samuel Brown ; Hugh Maguire ; David Blair ; Edward Rayner ; David J. Selhck ; Henry Alexander ; Frederick Wilson; Thos. Hattswoll; John Harrison; John Hunter; John Jackson ; Samuel Laird ; James Doul ; Peter Hunter; Robert Henry ; George Chalmers ; Hugli Reid; George Cherrett ; John Driver ; Sydney Darston ; Elijah Beer ; James Campbell ; John Baybut, Matthew Bolton, William Watron, John Goidie, George Driver, Henry Watts, David Blair, David J. Sellick, Henry Alexander, Fredk. K. Wilson.-p" Daily Southern Cross," Feb. 9. ,