ARRIVAL OP THE BARQUE EMPRESS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3342, 2 April 1868, Page 8

ARRIVAL OP THE BARQUE EMPRESS.

The barque Empress Captain Cooper, anchored off the port on March 11, after a good run of 93 days from the Lizard. The Empress is on her first visit to Auckland, and' has had a very pleasant run, with "fine weather throughout the passage. She brings a large general cargo and 56, passengers, and comes consigned to Messis,. L. D. Nathan and Co. The Empress left Gravesend 6n December 3rd, and experienced heavy gales from the N.W. whilst coming down the Channel. Took'-final deSpartufeJfrotu-the Lizard at 10 p.m., Deoember 7th, and fell, in withrljght N.E. trade winds mnd fine weather. Crossed the equator December 29th- 22 days out, in longitude, 27 's W. On, January ,18th, sighted the, ( ..island of Tristan d'Aeunba; > ancL on January passed the" meridian 6f the Cape of Good;Sope, 'sl days' out, and ' afterward^ had moderate westerly winds. Sighted the Snares on the Ist of, March, 85 davsout, and had variable rwinds from N. N.W. to &B.W. along ttie coait'oY New ZtalMA,' mndib'fing in harbour at 11 o'Qlo'&'fcM on the 11th. t <{ u . -, The following vessels, were, sfi^cen, ;dur|ng ■%*& passage-i-rDecemher 19, in „l atitude• .22"2B N., Ibngithde '23 4 17,W.i F tfre French -fiafqde 12 d»ys"ouj; ftom Bordeaux, bound to Singapore. On the\23rd December, in latitude '-15/27 ,N.» longitude 26 13 ' W.j the Dutch j -barque i- beatitude, ; . 22 dati (/ut'fjfODi Newcastle to Caled'tta. s'Qii'Qfre.'Sfibh in lati'rf 6i6'» NMN M .lofa'gitude, 25#W., 'the English barque itoyal Archer, ihomewarb>,bouna, t and- the! English ship Star of the South, 19 diys out .from I Cardiff, for Calcutta. On W27tb, A fi "latitude "2 -42 | N.,' longitude_24'sB W., the Dutch ship Heidregger, i 25 days, from Hamburg r to Calcutta; ) and on the , 29th, in latitude 6T4 N;, longifcude r 29'5 W.. the{ Dutbh br|g 'J^orm, 24' days frodajHix&burg'toTßio. | Onthe 7th January, in latitude'2l 'J2 8., lbngitude I 3133 iW.,'the English ship Dunbar fCastle,-'32 days ! from liondou to ' Sydney. The D'unb'jft ;oa^le left Gravesejfd ] in ' pompany with the Em^tb|& 1 , and was alsO io -company in the Channel, : i(sn,we',loth of January, ih labitude 25 M8 SMS M longitude~2B-15 W., the' English 'ship Cambay, 42 days 'out Irb'm Liver- 1 pool to Calcutta. >„.(/,. The Empressiarriveff in a neat and cleanly condition, and reports no siokness 'dttrilii:, the' 1 passage, i The following is ananaly^ of tto "pities and occupations^ the, passengers j-10 farmers, 1, ,knd surVeyor r Itoa plaater, I provision dealer, .0, chemist, 1 labourer, 1 shoemairer, I'ironmonger, servants, ! 1 qatver, 1 engineer, 2 oolonisfe. '28 1 Scotch, "and ,14, Irish j children, 13. Total, 56, | equal to 484 statute adults.

' (TESTIMONIALS. Ihe following testimonials ,were printed to Captain Cooper shortly before the vessel arrived off this " Barque Empress off Gape Saundern. - < 11 We, the undersigned pvsengers by the barque i Empress from tendon, to Auckland, New, Zealand, j beg to" state ihat we haije every reason to be satisfi-d with the provisions we hare rebeived .on, board, and £lab with the r manner in which they hare been served I So? folfe^T««riftfifiWr ' l «M«0h3, 1868."

" Barque Emprcs3, off Cape Saunders, « March 3, 1868. , " To Capjiaiu Cooper. v " Before leaving you, we the undersigned passengers by the barque Empress, frbia London, wish to express to you our Appreciation of your courteous^ conduct towards r us on nil occisions during the voyage, and of ypur.charaote.ristics as a seaman and a gentleman. We consider ourselves fortunate in having had the pleasure of coming out under your command, and'Bhall hope from time to time to hear dfJydur welfare. Wishing Mrs. '■ Cooper arid yourself every blewjng that can attend you,— fWe are, Ao." (Here follow- the signatures of the passengers. ) «'Ma.reh 1 2;i868. 1• To Captain J. Cooper, barque'" ' Empress.' " Dear sir and brother,— fre, the undersigned on ' board "the barque "Empress,' from London to Auckland, beg most fraternally to c^nrratulate'you on'yoursuccessful voyage, and at tne lame'time 1 to thank you for your' general courtesy md attention to' onr comfort during the voyage ; and >ur sincere wish is that all ydur transactions through ife may be so squared and brought into compass ;hat, at the termination of your career, you may md yourSelf" safely moored in the haven where all joo'dMa&msainvto enter.— Thomas Stephens, Beaufort Lodge, Bristol, No. 120; Charles A.. Read, jDrmond Lodge, No. 201; William Beilby, Grosvenor Lodge, Birmingham, No. 937 ; John Gr. Beamish, St. John's Lodge, 15, Skibbereen."

i PASSENGEBS. J <*- '- •- 1 Cabin : 'Mrs. James Cooper and cbildjlMiweif Sturge '{2), MasteitfSturge, John Ellison, Mrs. Elliton^Missc Ellison, 'Masters Ellison (2), C.G. Manley, Charles HZ Morgati, Mrs. Morgan^ and 2«ohildren ; William Beil»>y, William Bradford, Charles A. Read, Robert Curry, and John F. Halloa. • •< •> ' Steerage : Michael Rubledge, ' Mrs. Rutledge, JMiohael, Dennis, Catherine, aud Sarah .Katledge ; Geo. Hove% Aubrey Fitzgerald, B.J. Gillan, F.Allen,' Mrs. Allen and child, Joseph and Eleanor Lightfoot,' Henry Ben ley, "Hannah D»nneley, John and Allan Beamish, James Fenton and Hannah Fenton ; Robert, Francis, John, and Elizabeth Vickery; Emily Speary, Mary Pigot% Andrew Cunningham, Thomas Stephens, John Meabry, James and Mary Ann Farmer; Daniel, William, Mary Ann, Samuel, Gedrge, and Andrew Farmer ; William Roebuck.