ARRIVAL OF THE TROOP-SHIP ELIZABETH ANN BRIGHT AT AUCKLAND.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1893, 11 July 1863, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE TROOP-SHIP ELIZABETH ANN BRIGHT AT AUCKLAND.

The ship signalled yesterday proved not to be the Telegraph, now 107 days out, but the splendid Black Ball liner Elizabeth Ann Bright, 1919|tons, Captain John Starkie, with the headquarters of the 18th Royal Irish. This splendid clipper has made an excellent run of eighty-seven days, thus fully maintaining her former reputation. Her first port of departure was Portsmouth, taking her final leave of the Land's End on the 10th April. Passed outside the Cape de Verd Islands, and caught N. E. trade in 23 ° 47' N , carrying it to 6 ° 30'; these winds proved light and variable. Crossed the Euqator on the sth May, in 24 ° 15' W. longitude- Picked up the S. E. trades, which also proved very light- in 1 ° 55. S, carrying them 25 ° 45' W. Passed the meridan ofCapeofGoodHopeon the 33th May, in 41 ° S., and ran down her longitude between the parallels of 44 ° and 45 ° S., experiencing moderate weather. Passed to the Southward of Tasmania, and without sighting it, on the 22nd June. The first land made on the New Zea land coast was Cape Maria V&n Diemen on the 30th ultimo ; since then had to contend against a succession of strong Southerly breezes all down coast. Owing fo the wind falling light and the strong 'ebb tide, the Elizabeth Ann Bright was compelled to anchor last night off the North "Head, until the morning, when she will proceed to her anchorage off the wharf. Six deaths occurred during the passage, two soldiers and four children, and there were five j births. The ship has come in a clean and | creditable condition, and we are glad to say that good health has prevailed throughout the whole passage. The only ships spoken were two, on the 2nd May, in latitude 4 ° N, when she exchanged numbers with the ship Florence Nightingale, thirty days out from Liverpool; and at the same time put a mail on board the ship Corsair's Bride, eighty days out from Penang, homeward bound" The Elizabeth Ann Bright's cargo consists only of some one hundred and fifty tons of Go* verntnent stores. The whole of the officers, men, and all on board (908 in number) speak in the highest terms of Capt. Starkie, his officers, and ship, and to all appearance the passage has been a most agreeable one. The following are the names of the Officers. — Lieut Col. A. A. Chapman ; Captains Inman, Bishop, Ring, Fearnhill, Noblet ; Lieutenants Wray, Briggs, Corrie, Thacker, Mills, Miuuitt, Croft, Russell ; Ensigns J. B. Jackson, Butts, C. Dawson, A. J. J. Jackson, Haines, Phillips, Pringle, Bicknell, Chapman ; Paymaster and Major Heatley ; Lieutenant and Adjutant Dawson ; Quarter-master Stani forth ; Surgeon Peake ; Staff Assistant Surgeon Barry, ■—Total 28. 5 ladies, 13 children, 688 rank and file ; 72 women, and 102 children. — New Zealander, June 30.