ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP HYDASPES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 430, 30 September 1869, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP HYDASPES.

Captain Babot has furnished the following report: — Left Gravesend on the 3rd July at 6 p.m.; parted with the pilot off the Isle of Wight at noon on the sth, winl westerly with dense fog; turned down Channel, and on the Bth, at 6 p.m., the last English land — the Scilly Islands — was seen, bearing north, 25 miles ; on the 9th, signalled the ship Robert Henderson, from London to Otago ; remained in company up to the evening of the 1 1th, when the wind freshening we gaveher the go-by. From thi3 time, we experienced light and variable winds. In latitude 32 N. we fell in with the N.E. trades, which were very light, and were lost in latitude 14 N. From this up to 1 N , we had light and variable winds, when the S.E. trade winds set ih." Oh July 21 signalled the barque Stormy Petrel,- from Rangoon, bound north; on the 25th signalled the barque Akbar, from Liverpool, bound to Buenos Aj'res. The captain being.sick, Dr Fox volunteered to go on board, and on his return,, sent medicine back. .On the 30th exchanged sigpals with the Maori, from Auckland to London. On Aug. 2, lat. 6 N., long. 20 W., signalled and passed the ship Brockham from London to Melbourne. On Aug. 4, signalled and passed the barque Safeguard from New York, bound to Madras. On Aug. 5 crossed the equator in 20 W. longitude ; same day signalled the ship Ascalon, from London to Sydney. The S.E. Trades were brisk, but lost in 30 S. latitude. On the 1 7th exchanged signals with the City of Agra, bound to Calcutta. On Aug. 30 passed the meridian of Cape of Good Hope, in latitude 43.30 S. The longitude was run down between the parallelsof 42 and 45 IStrong gales and h'gh seas and very unsett : ed weather were experienced in running down the easting. The largest day's run was 331 miles; for seven days the ship made over 300 miles in the day; 1900 miles were made in one week. On Sept. 24 passed the meridian 'of Tasmania. On Sept. 27, at 2 p.m., sighted the Snares, blowing a heavy S.W. gale with high sea. On Sept. 28, at noon, was off Otago Heads, S.W. gale increasing; at midnight was off Banks Peninsula. Captain Sproul, pilot, came on board at 1 1 o'clock on the 29th t^ept., and we anchored off Port ' Levy. The Hydaspes has made a fine passage, the run from the Line being especially noteworthy.