AN EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 271, 22 November 1870, Page 2

AN EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE.

TWKNTZ-SIX THOUSAND MILES IK A YAOHT.

The St Louis Republican, July 14, says— " Jennie Bonnie, a little yacht commanded by Captain Carpenter, arrived at this port at seven o'clock last evening from New Orleans, in tow of the Mary Alice. Captain Carpenter started over a year s>go from the coast of Maine, and lias made a voyage of over twentysix thousaud miles, including a survey of harbours and inlets, terminated by her arrival here. Every particular relating to this remarka.ble voyage is of interest. About ten days since, George Rea, President of the Mississippi Valley Transportation Company, was in New Orleans on business when he was called upon by a gentleman of nautical appearance, who introduced himself as Captain Carpenter, a retired United States naval officer. The business of the cap tail) was, he said, .to inquire about the towing of a small yacht of 6 tons from New Orleans to St. Louis. Of course, Mr. Kea gave the captain all the needed information, and the result is the arrival of the little yacht as stated. .There are some very interesting facts connected with the voyage of this venturesome little craft. Her crew consists only of the captain and a companion, who mess on board. As stated, she started from the eastern coast of Maine over a year ago, and has taken a most circuitous route up and down all the rivers and inlets of the Atlantic coast, until her* arrival at New Orleans. At one time last season there was a terrific storm on the coast, when several vessels were wrecked. The little yacht weathered the tempest, riding over the big billows like a feather. The wrecks of six or seven merchantmen were discovered, tumbling about in the waves, but the yacht escaped unharmed. The Jennie Bonnie will remain here a couple of days, when ehe goes to St. Paul, and thence across the grand portage to Lake Superior, through Lakes Huron, lilrie, and Ontario, into the St. Lawrence, and round to the coast of Maine to the point where she started from. The object of the voyage by Captain Carpenter is to obtain a correct survey of the contour of the Mississippi, and also of the Mississippi river and the lakes. Captain Carpenter, who, during his stay in the city is the guest of Mr. Rea, is a gentlenain of superior, cultivation, and has serred in the navy with credit. The Jennie Bonnie is a small rakish-looking craft, of six tons burthen, with two masts, schooner ri"»ed, and lies on the water like a thing of ~90 1 w hie-"