ARRIVAL OF THE SWIFTSURE, FROM MELBOURNE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2064, 1 March 1864, Page 10

ARRIVAL OF THE SWIFTSURE, FROM MELBOURNE.

Tire Swiftsure, one of Messn. Green and Co. 'a chppei ship?, of Blackwall, came into harbour on Wednesday, Feb. 17, after a good passage of 11 days from Melbourne, with a portion of the military settlers enrolled by Colonel Pitt. The Swiftsuie is a splendid vessel of 1,326 tons, and is commanded by Captain Mailc Byatt Mayhew. She sailed from Melbourne on Saturday, the 6th mst , and cleared the Heads at noon, experiencing winds from the S E and E. for about two days. Passed Cape Otway, and stood away to the east, passing through the Straiti on the Bth, with fresh southerly -winds. On the 10th the wind changed to N.E. The Kings were sighted on the 15th, and she hai made the run down the coast in two days, with the wind from S E. and E. The Swiftsure hi ings upward* of one thousand military settlers, including men, women, and children, all in good health. They are under the command of Captain Stuart and Lieutenant Walker. The subjoined is a list of the cabin passengers .—Mrs. Dunn and two children, Mrs. Major Badley and four children, Mrs. Smith and four children, Mrs. Lomax »nd

two children, Mrs. Frasor ivnd four children, Mr*. Douley, Mis. Barker, and Mia. Mayhew. The Swiftsure is consigned to Meisi s. Woolley and Co. We are indebted to Captain Mayhew for Melbourne papers to th« sth imfc. The ship Thomas Fletcher was to sail in the evening of the 6th, with the remainder of tho settlers, for this poifc. They are under the command oE Captain Ea«t.