ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE RAPIDO, FROM NEW YORK.
Throughout the day yesterday a barque was signalled at the; flagstaff, and some:speculation was indulged in Auckland as to which the Tessel'would.prove: to 'be, u there are noV sareralorerdae from bothßogland and Ameriu. The signal-mac noticed the vessel at daylight bearing south on a ,wind, and further on lo«t sight of: her ; behind . Bangitoto for soma time. Towards : the afternoon the-vessel again made her appearance,. bearing straight down to the entrance of the ;harbour, and just before disk her numbers intimated that shd wa* the much overdue barque. Bapide.irom .New York.' THe ' wiad, which had been verylight thronghcai the afternoon, died- away in. the/evening, and. tte captain^finding it impoMib!e ; to . make the harbour dropped. anchor; a ahert distance beyond Bangitoto reef. The passage, which has been ah eventful one, occnpied 140 days.; '"We are indebted tb CaptainDivey for the following report: left Now York on April 12. , Had a good time to the trades; :had then.a very strong swell frem tha eastward.-; r. 28 days' out we were in S' lT.' latitnde and 24* \Y. lonjitnde, when light and variable winds were experienced anda:.Tery strong current,; by: which we were drifted to 7' N. and 29' W, inseven days.'- Got across the line: in longitude 28"30W.bn the 31it May. "Had fresh S3:E. trades'well easterly." After.loring the',trades had strong winds and heavy'sea from" 1 the southward. We'were' off the Oape on Jaly 3. t ln latitude 40*30 S. had li>oderatee weather to St.- Paul's,, then had a heavy N. W. gale. ."'A heayjr:sea- struck the ship and carried away the ;rail and bulwarks; 4c. /Two days afterwards lost the second mate overboaid. There'was such' a heavy gale and so* that we could net lower a boat.. Friom there to south! of Tasmania had :N.W: and S.W. winds with hsavy cross sea. ; • Sighted - the Three Bangs ' eh" the VSth instant. Light variable winds along the coast. Beceived pilot on board off Tiritiri at 2 p.mi yesterday, v • : :
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6485, 30 August 1882, Page 4
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