THE EUTERPE, FROM LONDON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3653, 26 December 1879, Page 2

THE EUTERPE, FROM LONDON.

At'2,p,m. yeaterd*.y the qumbers ol Messrs Bhaw, Baviil : & Co.'s long looked lor ship Eutorpe wore hoisted .at tha -Flagstaff, , and as soon as tho tug cast p£E ftopi thoV^aitara she.went out to bring the Euterpe, in, and brought her nptoheranohorage at 4.45 pvO. The .Euterpe's , passage has been a longono, 133 flays, and many .who had friends on board were. beginning to get somewhat anxious about her. It will bo remembered that the Euterpe was in colliaipß with a steamer off Graveeend, and sustained Rome damaxe necestitating her return to London for repairs. IU look Beomed to attend her, aa it Tua not for I 9 days, after leaving 1 London a second time, \jia>t she gut dear of tha Channol, and not till alter she had had & very narrow escape from a collision oil the Start. Howovar, yesterday all fears were allayed by the appearance of the vessel */ith all* well on board, there having been no deaths or eicknesß during the voyage The passengers wero mustere!, as usual, and all passed jrith. one exception, that of a girl 13 yeacs of pj;o, quite an imbeotle. All on board looked remarkably well, and the passenger aqpmmatipMpn appearei to be very fair, thero . b^ing plepty of room and light and tbe pl«ow all oloan, The passoiigors. of whom there are 12 An the' yiloon and 154 second cabin aud steerage, seem to have had .very pleasant times on board. All the passengers testified to the kindness and courtesy of. our old friend CaptainPhillips, who ia still in .coppipand of the .Euterpe, and in order that their good feeling might take a more lasting effect, presented -him jrfth a pottionldrly neatly illuminatad address, wherein the appreciation of kindness and .attention was set forth. Tho address is a anost oredit«blo piece of work, the illnminatinff being -executed- very tastefnlly. The Burgeon of the .ship, -Mr W. B. Davis, waa also very attentive where K'U services were raquirod, and -he also was a rcfipient of a testimonial from (the passengers coareying their thanks for his ilndt^sp and attention. Three weeks 'ago the Vessel was only 100 miles from tho Snares, and those rooks ware sighted on Deo. 13, since which" time -very adverso winds wore encountered., {a £a9t easterly weather was met with from Deo. Sup to Dea 21, than winds from every quarter, northerly . .predominating. One great causa ot anitety to Cuptiin Phillips was the discovery Jthat tho jibboom was broken. This unpleasant fact was, ascertained on Bept. 27 In ■! north 18 we<>t. It was socured with chains oad Bpars, hut con) ihued & eceueo of much anxiety throughout the tedWrig passage. I'be Kuterpe has a large quantity of ourgo aboard, and comes consigned to Messrs Edwards, Bonnett and Co. Tho following is Captain Phillips' report .of tho passage :— Left London on Augu.it ?, nnd when off Qravesend was in collißlon wttha stcni--tr, sustaining damage, and necessitating retti v to London /or repairs. Left London again on August 12, - landed pilot off Dartmouth ou A"Kmfc 21, and on i August 3d was off Sollly, final departure being taken ' therefrom on August 3Q, wosterly winds and fogs hiving been met with down Channel. Had mode- '■ rate and fine trenther aerous the Bay, passed the meridian of Madeira on Sept. 9, picked up the north-east trades in Sldeg north, aucl carried them , to lOdeg north on Sept. 17. tliea had southerly weather; took the sonth.ek.st trades in 2deg north, and crossed the .equator ju Hi&rg wost on Sept. 80.; trades wern moderate, mid left tho ahip in' £4. deg south, 35 d»g weet, nn Oct 12. Thence bad jnoderate northerly winde Crossed tho prime meridian on Oct. 30 in 4Odeg. tmntb.and that of the C»fio as Nov. 4 iv 42 dog. south, the westerlies hivlnij beca mot with in VI 4eg. west 30 dog. Eonth. They wuro steady, and held op to 158 dog. «Ast in 47 deg. SG^sin. south on Deo. o, when they gave out, tho wini flhi/tins to the eastward ana continuing from thti quarter ia varied strength. Sighted the Scareß.q* JJen. 12, and on Dec. 1£ had only made as far as Nn^ett Foinr, the wind thon being north-eatt. Pasfiod Dtago L'oadß on Daa. 21, and EacT the wind from (iS quartei '. rhieily from the north an 4 north-west tijencp i" the Coast. Made tho Peninsnla jcsU'rflav^iojTiiu.', and was t'wed up to an anchorage fn'fno tlif-.tioon.

wind south-west, a Wee. Ptruck ilia aMp, and washed away the rtkin h'ttch companion, tore away a large vontilator fr'dn.' tha deck, flooding the 'tween decks, it also fmtshed tho ventilator sky- ; light on tho house, itnu' washed away some of tho topgallant bulwarks. . ;