ARRIVAL OF THE MYSTERY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 355, 31 December 1864, Page 9

ARRIVAL OF THE MYSTERY.

Tlic fine iron barque Mystery, Capt. Caughic, arrived in harbour yesterday morning, after a fair passage of 112 days from Liverpool. She sailed on the 23rd August, "taking her departure from Tusknr on the 2Gth, smd the coast of Cornwall on the 27th. fassrd outside the Cape de Verd Islands, experiencing very light N.E. trades, they hanging mostly to the f-'outhward. Crowed the line on the night of the 28th £ept., with a fine Southerly breeze, in longitude 32° 5 i' AV. The S.E. trades proved very variable and light, the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope being j assed on the 25th October, in latitude -H = S. h'mfdown her Lasting in about oO ° , experiencingvery strong S. and S.AV. winds ; between parallels of •11° and 4.3° S., 20° to 30° E. Sevorul icebergs; were seen. From the Capo of Good Hope to Tasmania a good run was made, she passing to the Soutli of it on the 20th jYoromber, but from thence to this, coast light and bailling weather was experienced. The first land sighted on this coast was False llokianga on the !)th instant, since which time slio his been detained by light winds and calms. U'lio only vessel spoken was the iron brig"Wiiiuhover, on the sth instant, from Lyttelton bound io Sydney, 12 (lays out. A brig and a schooner was passed on the 2fith ult. The Mystery brings no passengers, but a full cargo of wheat (J>7 'S tons), consigned to Messrs. J. S. "Maci'arlano & Co-—Jltr'tM, JJcc. 1-1. ARRIVAL 01'' THE ART) BEG, FKOH LONDON. A ship was signalled at an early hour yesterday morning, which was at once concluded to be the anxiously looked for Talbot, now 137 days out from the Downs, but upon her nearing port, she passed up her number as the good ship Ardbeg, Captain Thomas llobson, 120 days from the Downs. The Ardbeg has made rather a long passage, but it has been owing entirely to a continued prevalence of light bailling airs and calms experienced between the Equator and the Cape of Good Hope, and Tasmania and this coast. In fact Captain llobson rejjorU that I such light and tedious weather was never before experienced in those latitudes, and was the cause of some of the finest Liverpool clippers making very ong passages, he having spoken oil" the Cape of lood Hope and to the westward of it, vessels bound b China 90 and 100 days out. This, therefore, will account for the non-appearance of so many oi' our O'erdue London ships, there being now Talbot, 137 Jiairoud, 127, Adelheid, 124, Victory, lOli, .Annie Vood,''J7, and Viscount Canning, 01 days out. The following arc the particulars of the Ardbeg's N&age:—Left file London Doelcs August Kith, do.vns ISth, taking her final start from the Iji/ard ".'le 21st. Passed Madeira, 27th, crossed ihe line » ; ie 19th September in longitude 19° "W., but, did not reach the meridian of the Capo of Good Ho,e until the l6t November, owing to calms and J'gl' southerly weather. Thus the passage from the Eqiitor to the Cape occupied i'i days, and therefore i a tifierenco of ut iepst twenty duys must be conirlnretl. onr and above an ordinary * PM'ji 'b>! CiF'' 1" i" > ?■.wills?

down her casting between ilio parallels of 44 ° nnd 4G ° , during which time very heavy weather and a high cross-sea -was experienced, causing tf'O vessei to labour much, and ship large quantifies of water. Crossed the meridian of Port Philip on the imd was cJT tho S.AV. Cupoy'f Tasmania on the 27th November, thus making'® «hic run of 2G <>ay s from the Cape of Good Hope. Light. ;imi calms again prevailed, was not until tho 1-tli instant (hat (lie '1 hiO"''^' ,, S 3 Mt r '' sighted, and after ar fine weather n-'along 11; roast, the ship \ias b ought to an.-"""'! 10 1' «" " ! ' 3 harbour at 11 a.m. yesterday. / , , . „ " i'], e ohl,/§lhp spoken tuning the voyage, was the Facie off the North Cape, 7 days out from this ort > bound to Calcutta. Captain Briusdeu stp-ed that he had been detained on the coast bv \gbt airs and calms for more than a week, and desired to be reported. The Ardbegis a line looting ship, of 921 tons, and, in addition to a large cargo, bus brought to our shores a total of 1 ."(> passengers, all in good health ; ' there being only 4 births and *1 deaths (infants.) Messrs. J. Robert on .t Co., are agents for the Ardbcg.—Herald, Dec. 17th. ARRIVAL OF THE AVILL WATCH, FROM THE ISLANDS. The cutter Will Watch, Captain Edwards, arrived in harbour last evening from the South Sea Islands, bringing up a cargo of fruit, &c. Sho left- this port on tho 20th October, and arrived at Rorotonga on the 2nd November. At midnight on the 25tl\ October, it thin blowing a heavy gale, and the vessel running urder a three-reefed mainsail, the wheel chains suddenly parted, and the vessel consequently limbed heavily to leeward, throwing the captain, who was standing on the weather side of the deck, clean overboard, butluckily he caught hold of the square sail brnce, and then the mate, with great preserce of mind, seized hold of the tilicr and at once brought the vessel to the wind, by which means the lapfuin was saved from u watery grave, lie hud been clinging to tho brace for some time before he was resetted, and was quite exhausted. 'J ho Will Watch, after cruising round the Islands, sailed for this port on the stli inst.. arriving here yesterday afternoon. Sho has on board I t bales oi cotton, 4000 cocoa nuts, 3 bags coffee, bags arrowroot, 2G bundles bananas, SCO pumpkins, ICO mats, 7CO piue apples, 12 tuns coioa nut oil, 7 tuns lime juiite, 2 large anchors and chains, 100 lbs. lead and ICO lbs. copper metal, a quantity of furniture,&c. Passengers — Captain and Mrs. Ilaymef, 3 ihildien and fcrvnnt. —Jh ruftl, Dee. 17th. ARRIVAL OF THE NIMROUD, FROM LONDON. Our old acquaintance the ship Nimroud, Captain Alexander Ouglitou, arrived in harbour on Saturday afternoon, after a very tedious ami protracted passage of 127 days from London. Her detention, as we surmised in our Jfaturelay's issue, has been owing to the extreme light and variable wc'ithcr experienced between the Equator and tho Cape of Good .Hope, and Tasmania and this coast, the same weather, it will be vi numbered, as was reported by the eliip Ordbcg, which arrived en Friday last.

The following is the Nimroml's report : —I eft the Downs oil the 12th August, takii g her final departure from the Isle of Wight on the Ifitli ; passed outside the Cape- de Wilis, inul experienced very light and variable Is.K. tiades. Crossed the Fquator on the 22ud September, in longitude 20° IIV W,, the SE. trades proving vt ry tedious and ballling. r lhe meridian of the Cape of Good Hope was crossed on the 26th October, in latitude 44° s'J' S., and the easting ran down in parallel -IS 0 , during which very heavy weather was experienced, at one time in particular. On the 30th and 31st October the ship was hove-to under close reeled main-topsail, and on the Ist November the gale increased, when suddenly a heavy sea struck the ship, smashing the bulwarks, j filling the decks with water, and shifting the cargo. In latitude -It') 0 15' S., longitude 30 ° 4' passed very close to several large icebergs. Tasmania was passed on the -ml instant, since which time light winds and calms have been experienced, milking the 'J hrceK ings on the 13th instant, ard arriving ill harbour at 4 p.m. on Saturday hist. 'I be only vessels connected with the colon es that were spoken, were the Hamburg brig Susanne, from Hamburg, bound to Adelaide, with sixty passengers, in 33° 17' S., 22° 14' W., and the s.s. Omco, from Otago to Melbourne, on Sunoay, the 10th instant. The Ninuoud brings n large cargo and some 10:") passengers, all in good health, under the medical charge of Dr. Boyle. Mr. D. Nathan is agent for the vessel.— Jlmihl, Dec. 10th ARRIVAL OF THE TALBOT FROM LONDON Tin: anxiously loofcul for f- hip Talbot, Capt. James, anchoicd oil' the North Head last night, shortly befoio twelve o'clock, alter a lengthened and tedious passage of 140 days from the Downs, her retention having been owing to the previously reported prevalence of light weather. Sho lett Gravesend on the 2nd August, tho Downs on the 3rd, and the Start on tho 7th, passing outside the Cape de "Veids, but inside Madeira. Sighted Porto Santos oil the l!)tli, Deseitas on the 20th, and Teiierifi'e on the 24 th August. Experienced scarcely any north-cast trades, and the Lino was not crossed until the l'Jth September, in 11 degrees 5G minutes west. Tho south-east trades also proved very light and hallling, and after losing them she was becalmed ior ten days. Tho meridian of the; Cape of Good Hope was crossed on tho 31st October, in latitude 45 degrees south, and the easting run down in 47 degrees south, during which time fine strong hi cozes were experienced, and several latgc icebergs sighted. A good run was mado to Tasmania, she passing south of it in parallel 47 deg. on Nov. 20 ; after that strong north and N.N.IS. winds were encountered, compelling the ship to come south about. The first land sighted on this coast was on the 7th instant, since which time very light and buflling winds were experienced, the ship arriving in harbour as above stated.

The Talbot brings a total of 163 passengers, all in good health, there being no deaths or births oil the passage, and they have arrived under tho medical charge of Dr. Swaync. She will come up harbour this morning.—Ilirald, Dec. 22. ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP HELENSLEE FROM THE CLYDE. The; clipper ship Hclenslee, Capt. Brown, arrived in harbour yesterday morning, after a good passage of 101 days from the Clyde. The following is u report of her passage, which has been kindly furnbhed us: —She lelt tho Clyde on tho 10th Sept. with 331 passengers, all s'clected by the agent for the .Auckland Government in Glasgow. Cleared tlio Channel on the 14th, shortly after which experienced a heavygale from tho Westward, with high sea, and lnu.'.h thunder and lightning. Light variable winds followed till the line was crossed on the 19th October, and the same light wind continuing till tho Capo of Good Hope was passed on the Oth November, after which had strong breezes from tho l-'.astward. On tlie LSth November, in latitude 4(5 ° 25' S., longitude 410° 30' East, saw a large iceberg, supposed about DO feet high, and 2 miles long. The wind then .shifted t.o tlie Westward with very cold weather and frequent showors of sleet and snow, which contiouoel till Tasmania was reached,-on the 7th December, then li!»ht Northerly winds prevailed, until sighting tho Three Kings on tho 10th inst., tho time occupied l'romland to land being 07 days.

During the passage the greatest harmony and good feeling prevailed, and amusements were entered into with spirit

Day schools for children between five and sixteen years of ago were conducted by Mr. Thomas Wilson, teachcr, assisted by Mr. Samuel Cricket, who, in addition to secular knowledge, imparted to them a considerable amount of religious instruction, the fruits of which, it is trusted, will be seen and felt in this colony for many days after. Sabbath clay services in the forenoon were conducted by Mr. Cricket to an apparently earnest and aaxious congregation. Sabbath evening and Thursday evening prayer meetings were also conducted by Mr. Cricket, assisted by Messrs. Wilson and Paterson.

Lastly there was a saered music class of twelve persons, named respectively, and they practised three times weekly. This did much to enhance the psalmody of the Sabbath services and week night prayer meetings. The following were tlie members : William Dean, conductor; Samuel Criekett, John Crickott, George Pitkeithley, Neil McPhee, W. Simpson,. Thomas Wilson, Joseph Go van, Stewart McGregor, Mary Pitkeithley, Mary Criekett, Agnes Pitkeithley, John Ferguson, and Mary Maxwell.

Tho Helenslee is a fine clipper ship of 70S tons, and has, considering tho weather experienced, made a very good run ; and to show that if she had experienced anything like winds she would have nuids u rapid parage, we may only slate that th<3 run front 49'' 13. to Trltiliil 10(! nf TtliJ>mvatC Vr.ff

in 17 days, thus averaging 320 miles a day. Her last voyage was to Otago, which was mado 74 days from Glasgow The ship, which has arrived in port in n dean and creditable condition, lias brought a total of passengers, all in good health, and under the medical superintendence of Dr. John Wilmshur.sf. There were \) births and 14 deaths durina: the passage, one a Mr. Pitkeithly, aged 21 years, from continued sea sickness and debility ; and'the other, Sirs. Mary l.atta, aged 2.'i years, from diarrhoea : the lemainder were all infants. Mr. Waller GrahamG is agent for the vessel.

Tho following are copies of testimonials which were presented to the Captain and Doctor, upon the anival of tho ship in harbour : To Cavt. William Brown. £' r i —At (ho end of what we consider a comfortable voyage from Glasgow to Auckland, N.Z., we desire to return you our sincere thanks for the universal kindness and sympathy which has flowed from you to us at all times under our every circumstance since we came on board your good ship Helenslcc. We are all sensible of the heavy and responsible charge you liavo had under your care during the past three month*. The lives of so many human beings must certainly appear in the eyes of all to rcquiie the greatest caro and attention, and which duty has been peiformcd by you in such a manner as to call forth our grateful thanks. Your untiring zeal and continued watchfulness of tho ship from the beginning of the voyage removed from our minds all fears and anxieties as to our safety, and mado our journey more like a pleasure trip. j\nel we observed with gratitude the great amount of interest taken and care over those of lis who wore sick, to whom your goodness from the cabin-table was of no oidinary kind—oven, wo understand, to the denying of yourself. We idso did. admire your ways and means of comforting tlioso of us who wero providentially called upon to mourn tho loss of dear ones, and tlie delight and satisfaction expressed by you while lives liavo been preserved and others given. And last, though not least, your patronage by regular attendance at our Sabbath-day servicos anil weekly prayer meetings, as also the caro tali en over tho education of the children.

And, in keeping with this retrospect of our voyage, we do humbly ask you to accept at our hand a small token of respect , not of much intrinsic valuo in itself, tor it is as nothing when compared with the spirit in which it is given. Therefore, in the name of the passengers, wo present to you this token, coupled with warmest wishes and earnest desires for your success and prosperity through your voyage of life. [Here follow signatures.] Ship Ilelensiee, Dcccmbor 23, ISG4. To De. Sa.3i.uel Cbickett.

We, the ui! i<Tsigncd odicers and passengers of the ship Hcl'uslee, from Glasgow to Auckland, N.Z., ilcsiro to expresss to you our high sense of gratitude for, ir.ic! appreciation of your unceasing exertions in the arduous task of instructing the juvenile portion of our community, not only us regards secular knowledge, but also their religious welfare, and we have much pleasure in remarking the great improvement that has taken place amongst them during the voyage. Wo also feel greatly indebted to you for ministering to our apiritual wants in the able manner in which you have done diu-ing the greater part of the voyage, both by regular serving in Si i days, ;.o

week night prayer meetings. That'these expressions may not be considered too superficial, we beg to present you with this purse of sovereigns, which has been collected amongst tho oilieers and passengers, and as the contributions have b> en tree and voluntary, we hope you will please to accept tlirm with best wishes for your future prosperity. AVe beg respectfully to subscribe ourselves. [Here follow signatures.] ARRIVAL OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE FROM LONDON. Our old acquaintance the Black Ball and Eagle liner 'Light Brigade,' Captain H. Evans, arrived in | harbour last evening, from London, after a line passage l-f fi'i days from the Downs, and 81 trom the Start. She sailed on the 2fith September, taking her final leave of the Start on the 28th, and passed inside the Cape de Verdi) Islands. No north-east trades wore experienced, thereby causing a very tedious passage to the equator, which was not crossed until the 27th October. A peculiar phenomena was seen on the 17th October, in latitude 10 deg. 51 mill. N. long., 28 deg. 21 mill. W., tho ship passing through shoals of dead fish for the distance of about forty miles, I causing the water to bo of a du i brown appearance. Tho S.E. trades proved very fair, and a good run was made to the Cape of Good Hope ;• November 3rd passed the Island of Trinidad ; on the 18tli, Tristan D'Achunaand on the 26tli, Kerguelin's Island. Ran down her easting in the parellel of 40 deg. south, sighting a large iceberg on tho 24th November, but on the whole experiencing lino weather. Was off Tasmania on tho 12tli instant, after which very light a dha filing weather was experienced, the Kings bemg sighted on"Wciliiesday last, tho 21st inst. Ihe following vessels vcrc spoken during tho voyage: —Oct. 10, in lat. 27° 2S)' N., long. 20° 7' W., Eliza Mary, from Para to Port Providence, 51 clays out; Oct. 11, Lockicl.'c, in 26 ° 17' N., 20° 17' W., from London bound to Calcutta, 14 days out Oct. 12, Gout-ha, in Int. 24° 21' N., long. lit° 20, bound toAlgoa Bay, 21 days out; Oct. 18, Vicuuo, in' lat. l'l° 10' N., long. 23 ° 30' W., from Liverpool, 30 days out ; Oct. 22, John Henderson, in lat. 8 ° 20' N., long. 25° 51' W., from Glasgow to Otago, 27 days out; Oct. 22, Empress, in lat. 8° N., long. 22 ° CO', Peniing to-Lomlon, 102 days out; Oct. 25, Matooka, in lat 3 ° 67', long. 24° 30', London to Auckland, 27 days out; Oct. 26, Three Bells, in lat. 3 ° N., long. 21° 48' W., Batavia to Rotterdam, 61 days out; Nov. 2, Wangajeeg, in lat. IS° 13' S., long. 21) ° 3' W., Barbadoes to Calcutta, 4G days out.

The Light Brigade brings some 460 troops of different regiments, of which the following ia a list: — Lieut. Molloy and 33 men, Royal Engineers; Ensign I'obson, Ensign Bolton, nnd 74 men, 11th Regt. ; Major llolmes, Ensigns Brett, Miller, Ronan, Lyons, unci 45 men, 43rd Regt.; Lieut. Rogers, 84 men men, 70th Regt. ; Lieutenant Young, Lieutenant McGregor, and 171 men, 50th Regt.; 10 men, Army Hospital Corps; 18 men, Military Train, aud Staff Assistant Surgeon Wallace. The soldiers liavo arrived under charge of Major Holmes, 43rd Regiment, and arc in good health, only ono death occurring, and that off tho Throe Kings. A melancholy accident occurred on the 22nd November, a soldier named Andrew Logan having fallen overboard during a heavy gale of wind, and was drowned. U lie boat was immediately lowered, and the chief ollicer, with great presenco of minel and daring proceeded oil' to try and save tlie unfortunate fellow, but without success, and ho met with a watery grave. Tho Light Brigade also brings a large cargo, and she is consigned to Mr. W. K. Laurie.

As usual, she lias arrived in the best and cleanest condition possible for a troop ship, and we have much pleasure in appending the following complimentary address presented to Captain Evans upon his anival in harbour:— Ship Light Brigade, Auckland Harbour, December, ISG4. My dear Captain Evans, —As we have now arrived at our journey's end, I feel that I would bp guilty of neglect were I to leave tho ship without expressing my deep sense of tho kindness and constant attention we have all experienced at your hands during the voyage. I cannot but always look back with feelings of pleasure and satisfaction at the cordial and friendly feelings that have been maintained between us since wo have been thrown together, and should I be spared, under God's Providence, to return home again, I should indeed hail it as a great " good fortune" were I again to sail with you on board tlie Light Brigade. I beg that, you will convoy to Sir. Holdcn, also (your chief otlicer), my sincerest expressions of regard and esteem for all his attention, but more especially for his brave and exemplary conduct iu venturing his own life at a moment's call, together with four other line fellows of your creiv, in what unfortunately proved to be a hopeless venture, —to rescue tho liio of a soldier who had falleu overboard. With best wishes for the true happiness and prosperity of yourself and Mrs. Evans, not forgetting dear little baby, I trust you will ever believe mo to be, my dear Captain Evarts, Yours very truly and sincerely, Titos. Henri:?, Major 43rd Lt. Infantry, Commanding detachments on boaj'ti Light Brigade —Dno. S3,

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP MAORI, FIIOM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The ship Maori, in command of our old friend, Captain William Asliby, formerly of the lilary Ann, arrived in harbour y<-Bteruay afternoon, from the Cape, after a good run of 45 Jays. She hailed from Tabic Buy, at noon ' <i Tuesday, the Bth November, nnd had light noi tiierlv winds with fine weather, making the Three Ki at neon on Thursday last, and had a fine mi down const, arriving in this harbour yesterday afternoon. 'f'he Maori brings a total of 378 passengers, Ihere lic-ing one birth and one death (a child), during the passage. Messrs. Cruickßhank, Smart and Co., are agents for the chip. The brig Reiherstfiig, which sailed from Cape Town for this port before the Maori, was passed off Cape Maria Van Dicmcn. She has over two hundred passengers. The ship Eveline, 811 tons register, Capt. Taylor, was to follow on the 24th idt., with about 300 passengers. The following testimonial was presented to Capt. Asliby, upon the arrival of the ship in harbour: — Ship Maori, December 23, 180-X. Dear Sir, —As we are now at the termination of our voyage, we, the undersigned, beg leave to take this I method of conveying our thanks to you and your ofliccrs for the kind and gentlemanly treatment to us during our voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to New Zealand, hoping that, should it ever be our lot to mal;e another voyage, we may be so fortunate as to sail under an officer whose Christian character and abilities as a seaman stand as high in our estimation a3 yours. We cannot take leave of you without expressing our sympathy and regret for the accident which con - lined Mrs. Ashby to her cabin until within a few days of our landing, thereby preventing her from rendering the many acts of kindness which ivo feel assured would have been as much a pleasure to her as a kindness to us. Wishing yourself and wife every happiness and success,

We l'ernaiu, &c. (Hero follow the signatures.) Rki-I.Y. Ship Maori. Auckland Harbour, December 23,15C4. Ladies and Gentlemen—Tn reply to your letter containing so many kind wishes and compliments on the sale arrival of the good ship Maori, in the Port of Auckland. On behalf both of Mrs. Ashby and myself, I thank you heartily for the sympathy and kind feeling expressed towards lira. Ashby on her unfortunate accident, and wc both join in wishing you every prosperity and luippiiies in the country of your adoption. I am yours, very truly, AV iiji.iAM Afciiuv, Commander of the ship Maori. To G. W. Daniels lisq., and the other passengers signing letter. —ILcratd, Dee. 21, ARRIVAL OF TUB REIHERSTKIG, FROM THE CAPJE. This vessel, one of Cicsar Goddrclfoy and Son's lino, in command of Captain Ochlmnnn, arrived in

harbour from the Cape of Good Hope on Sat unlay afternoon last, after a passage of Ml days. She sailed on tlie'-'Oth October, and had tine variable weather to the Three Kings, which were sighted on Thursday last. The Rcihcrsteig brings 154 passengers, all in good health. 'Jhere was one death, Mrs. Isabella Scott, aged 21 years, from prematuie confinement, on (he •JOtli instant, and five births during the passage.— Herald, Dee. 26. To Capt. Ohht-maxn. On board iho Hamburg brig Reihersteig, December 21th, isirl. Pir, —Wo the undersigned emigrants from Cape Town, C'ape of Good Hope, on beard jour vessel bound to Auckland, New Zealand, beg to tender you our sincerc acknowledgments for tho uniform kindness and courtesy wo have received at your hands while on the voyage' and also to express our thanks for the trouble you have taken to render our position as pleasant as possible under tho circumstances. We also beg to express our acknowledgments to J your officers and crcw for their kindness and attention to us all. To yourself personally, wo the married men on board tender you our thanks for your exertions in behalf of our wives and children. Wishing you many pleasant voyages for the future, and that you may succeed in your position. (Here follow signatures.) Ulil'l.Y. Mr. A. Kinsley and passengers on board the Haniburg brig Reihersteig. I have much pleasure to acknowledge reciipt of your memorial, dated 2<lVh December, and can only say that both myself and officers are more than pleased to have succeeded in our endeavours to render your position under the peculiar trying circumstances, as comfortable as possible. A\itli be&t wishes for your weltaro in this colony, I am, Yours truly, N. Oelhmann. ARRIVAL OF Till': URUGUAY, FROM CALIFORNIA. The barque Uruguay, Captain I?. B. Pringle, left Sail Francisco on the 15th October, experiencing line moderate weather to the 30th, when she was becalmed for seven dajs. Crossed the equator on the 10th November, in 145° Jl' W., and arrived at Tahiti on the 21st, sailing again from there on the Ist December. Experienced fine weather till about the 17th, since which has hud head winds, and a heavy gale from N.E., with thunder and lightning on Friday night last, arriving in harbour at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The Uruguay brings a cargo of timber, &c., consigned to Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane.— Herald, Dec. 2G.