MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 11, Issue 838, 26 March 1867, Page 2

MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL OF THE MONTMORENCY. The Montmorency, with immigrants for this port, arrived on the afternoon of Sunday last, after a splendid passage of 103 days from the Nore, and 96 from pilot to pilot. The Montmorency left the docks on the 7th December, but, encountering severe weather in the channel, did not take her final departure till tbe 18th, when the pilot was landed off Plymouth. Thence had moderate weather, Got the N.E. trades on Jan. _, crossed the line on the 17th, and got the S.E. trades on the 20th. Thence had strong breezes to the meridian of the Cape, whioh was orossed on the 12th February. Had strong westerly winds to Tasmania, and ran her easting from the Cape to that Island in twenty-five days. On the 6th Marob, in lat." __ and long, 129, at daylight passed 17 icebergs, and, on the 7 th, passed 3 very large ones. On the Bth experienced a strong gale from N.W. to S.W., whioh continued till the 10th, Had find weather till the 16th, on the evening of whioh Cape Farewell was sighted. Entered the Straits on Sunday the 17th, and had Btrong gales from S.E., aocompanied with terrific squalls ; was two days endeavouring to weather Cape Palliser, On the 21st, with wind light from S.E. and S. rounded the Cape. On Sunday the 24th, at 10 a.m., sighted Cape Kidnappers ; entered Hawke's Bay in course of the forenoon, and anchored in Ahuriri roadstead at half-past 3 p.m. The ship arrived in excellent order, and good health has prevailed throughout the voyage. One birth and 4 deaths occurred, tho latter those of infants, Tbe immigrants were landed yesterday, and are described as a very superior class. Good order has been observed on board, and captain and officers are highly spoken of by the passengers.