ARRIVAL OF THE SUSSEX.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12415, 26 July 1902, Page 6

ARRIVAL OF THE SUSSEX.

The barque Sussex, which passed the Nuggets on Thursday, arrived off Ota go Heads yesterday forenoon, and was tendered by tho b.s. Plucky,' wliioli towed lior up to the powder where ,she anchored, having a quantity of- combustibles oil board. Oil reaching the anchorage she was met by the health officer (Dr G. Hodges), who inspected the ship's company, ami finding all well at once admitted her to pratique, and she was boarded and cleared-in. by Captain Gray, tho Surveyor of Customs. The Sussex is a fine-looking iron barque of 1341 tons gross and 1212 tons ■ nett, built in Glasgow in 1866 by Messrs Barclay Curie and Co., and is owned by Mr R. Barr, of that city. She is consigned to the N. M. and A. Company, of this city, and brings romo 1700 tona cf general cargo, with 500 kegs of powder for Dunedin, in addition to a quantity of cargo for Wellington. Captain Guthrie, wlio is in command, is not a stranger to this port, having b?on here last when in command of the Blair Drummond in 1881. He is to bo congratulated on making a record passage, only 85 days having been occupied on the voyage from Glasgow to Port Chalmers. He is accompanied by Mr Watson as chief officer, and Mr Barr as second. The Sussex left Glasgow on May 1, and was towed to Greenock, where she embarked her powder; proceeded to Ailsa Craig, and aftor casting off the tug took her departure at 5 p.m. of May 2; bail- moderate winds from S.S.W. to W. for tho first 24 hours, and thence modorate. northerly winds across the Bay of Biscay; took tho first of the N.E. trades on May 13 in lat. 29deg N., long. 22deg 2min W, They proved fresh/ and carried her down to lat. 5 N., long. 22deg W., the equator boing crossed on May 25 in long. 26deg W.. The S.E. trades were then picked up. They proved fresh, but gave out on June 4 in lat. 26deg S., long. 29deg W.; thenco she had moderate to fresh northerly winds, and crossed tho meridian of Greenwich on June 14 in lat. 39deg S.; thence the steady westerlies wero taken, and she rounded the Capo of Good Hope on June 18 in lat. 42deg. S. Her passage across tho Southern Ocean was marked by moderate N.W. to S.W. winds, with the exception of one heavy W.S.W. gale on July 5, accompanied by a very heavy sea. The meridian of Cape Lotiwin was crossed on July 11 in lat. 46deg'S., and thenco she had light variable winds to the island of Tasmania, which was passed on July 19 in lat. 49deg S.; thciieo she experienced light northerly winds, and jnadc the Snares on tho 23rd inst M 'and on the same day encountered a heavy W.N.W. gale, which lasted till 11 p.m., followed by light variable winds to arrival.