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Southland Times, Issue 1262, 7 June 1870, Page 2

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POET OF HOKCCTEA. X&B.XVSD. June s— Tararua, from Melbourne. m TTTH! CUT OF BOSTON STEAMER. , The Wem York Times gives the following particulars respecting the City of Boston: — "The missing Bteamer 'was built by Messrs Todd and M'Gregor, at Partick, near Glasgow, and was launched on the 15th of November, 1864. She is a remarkably fine specimen of naval architec- - tore, having, like the rest of the numerous fleet belonging to the Tmna^ line, been built with especial care, and has always received the highest premium at Lloyd's, and been ranked in the highest classification by the Association of Underwriters in Liverpool, In her general build and aspect, the City of Boston bears a strong resemblance to the splendid steamer which, in speed, rivals those of the Canard line, the City of London, belonging to the same company, and, -as well as the others' which constitute the Imnan fleet, she is large, commodious, and handsome, and is propelled by ■engines of great power. The City of Boston is an iron vessel, and in her construction the greatest care was takeu in selecting the very best material as regards tenacity and strength, while every attention was paid to secure speed, -safety, and comfort to all on board of her. Besides being a mail steamer she is designed as a passenger ship of the first order, and is 305 feet long, width 39 feet, and she is 27 feet 6 inches deep. She is of 2,278 tons of the old measurement, and ib propelled by two engines of 300 horse-power. The City of Boston, like the rest of the Tntnan fleet, is ship-rigged, a large spread of canvas being assigned to her to act in aid of her propeller in securing steadiness and speed in sailing. The accommodations for passengers of the first, second, and third classes are ample and of the best kind. Every department connected with the management and working of the ship, which is tinder the command of Captain Halcrow, is of the very best description, and consequently every hope is entertained of her ultimate safety. She is provisioned for fifty-eight days, and this apart from her cargo, which consists in a great measure of supplies of food. Captain Brooks, of the City of Brooklin, which arrived here on the 18th February, reports strong easterly gales during the whole of the voyage ; and the officers of ships which have since arrived report heavy ice-fields on the course the City of Boston must have taken. The propeller attached to the vessel is a new two-flange, one fitted during her last visit to this port, her original three-flange propeller having been broken during her last voyage from Liverpool. Captain Brooks is of opinion that the strength of the new propeller would not be sufficient to enable her to make headway against the adverse winds which she must have encountered, and, therefore, that the worst to be feared is that she has been driven out of her coarse ; but he and other captains receently arrived express confident opinions that she wul ultimately reach Liverpool safely." The ship Florence, which arrived in the river the other day, left New York on the same day as the City of Boston, but saw nothing of her on •- the passage. She experienced fearful weather. - The lowa, which has arrived, brings no tidings of the missing Bteamer. We take the following official list of cabin passengers (55 in number) from the Liverpool Mer- ■ cury, which includes a few officers of the Boyal Artillery and other regiments on their way home from Canada, who preferred this route under the supposition that the voyage would be ~ : completed in a shorter time than by the troopship which- brought -the soldiers, and which has arrived in safety. The steerage passengers, 32 in number, are chiefly from New York, and include several small families. The : following are- the names of -the cabin passengers on board : — From New York : Allen Ebbs, wife, child, and infant; Mr Byland and lady, W. M. Cochrane, M. A. Praeger, Mrs M. Cosgrove. James Cosgrove, James Adshead, E. C. Lawton, From Halifax : Captain Hamilton, 65th Regiment, Mrs THldaM, child (13 months), and infant ; Mr Baker and lady, two children (three and five years), and nurse ; Captain Sterling, lady, infant, and nurse; H. C. Morley, deputy assistant superintendent stores; Mrs Orange and child, lieutenant Orange and female servant, Lieutenant Xildahland female servant, W. E. Potter, Captain Forbes, Mr Leconte, Master T. B. Bobinson, Matter Thomas H. Eobinson, Mr J, Allan, Mr

A. K. Doull, Mr E. Billing, Mr J. B. Young, Mr J. Barron, Mr Walter Barron, Mr P. Power, Mr James ST. Paint, Miss F. Paint, Mr G. A. Knox, Mr William Murray, Mr C. S. Silver, Mr E. J. Kenny, Mr John Thompson, Mr John D. Purdy, Mr Charles Fisher, Mr S. R. Montgomery," Mr William Parkes. The vessel has a crew of 84 men. Commander — Captain J. J. Halcrow. Mates — J. Mortimer, first ; J. Craven, second ; and W. H. James third. Surgeon — Thomas Spring Rice. Purser — William Smith. Engineers: Alexander TJrquhart, first; Robert Henry Hawkes, second.