ARRIVAL OF H.M.S. 'CURACOA.'

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1939, 3 October 1863, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF H.M.S. ' CURACOA.'

Tins fine frigate arrived in hnrbouv last night and dropped anchor in the mnu-o'war offing about hnlf-past seven o'clock. She loft Sydney between four and live o'clock on the afternoon of the 22nd in company with H.M.S. ' liclipso' and the ' Waikato gun-boat. Immediately after leaving the Sydney Heads it blew very hard with a heavy sea, in fact the weather was more boisterous than was experienced since the ' Curajjoa' left England. She parted company with the ' Eclipse' and tho gun-boat shortly after leaving the Heads, and nothing further was seen or heard of them. It was supposed that they would have put back to Sydney, but as the ' Lord Ashley left three days after the ' Cnragoa' it would appear that they have proceeded on their voyage. It is probable from the heavy weather experienced that their passnge to the Manakau may have been considerably delayed. Two days after leaving Sydney Captain Vurekcr, the senior captain oEtho 12th Regiment on board the ' Ouragoa, m$ with an accident which resulted in the fracture of his collar-bone, but wo are glad to bo able to state that the gallant officer is recovering as well as can bo expected, although it may bo some time before he will be ready for active service. The ' Curagoa' experienced foul and variable winds the whole way. She rounded the North Cape in tho middle watch on Wednesday night last, and from there the weather was exceedingly foggy. Sho brings 251 men of the 12th Regiment, under the command of Colonel Hamilton, with the following officers —Captains Verekcr, Downing, and O'Shaughnessy; Paymaster Olivey, Lieutenants Crawkal], Morns, and DeLacy (Adjutant) ; Quarter-master Layer, Ensigns Taylor, Thomas, Cutbill, Gibb, and Brittain; and Surgeon Barclay, The fiold band, consisting of twenty men and one sergeant, accompanies tho detachment. The officers by tho Caragoa speak very highly of the kind treatment they have received from tho officers of tho vessel. The Curagoa brings two 40-pouud Armstrong guns and six artillery horses. We have already given some particulars of this fine vessel, but it w ill not be out of place to supplement them here. She is of 1,571 tons burden, with engines of 350 horso power. Her crow and officers number 320 men, and sho carries 23 guns; one 110-pound Armstrong gun forward, six 42ponnders on the quarter-deck, sixleon 18-inch guns on the main deck; and two 12-pound, and one 9-pound boat guns; also one 6-pound field gun. Sir YV. Wiseman, Bart, the Commodore of the station, (with his Secretary, Henry 11. Wyatt), has arrived by the ' Curagoa,' and tho following are her officers : —Commander, Henry B. Phillnnore; Lieutenants, Henry Me Alexander, Charles Hill, Charles F. liotham, Duke D. Younge, Master J. E. Scudamoro; second-lieutenant, William La T. Cockroft; surgeon, Richard Picken ; chaplain, Samuel W. Payne, L.L.D.; paymastor, Edward W. M. Millman; chief engineer, Robert J. Wemyss; sub-lieutenants, Robert F. Hammick and Paul Storr: assistant-surgoon, Adam B. Messer; second-master, Benjamin P. Dickinson; as-sistant-paymaster, George M. J. Higginson. Amongst her officers aro Lieutenants Hill and Younge, and Midshipman Hunt, who were wrecked in the ' Orpheus. 1 The troops will disembark from the 'Curagoa' to-day.