ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP CHILE FROM LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1197, 24 November 1873, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP CHILE FROM LONDON.

After a good passage of 109 days from Gravesend the ship Chile cast anchor off the Queen-street wharf this morning, bringing anu addition to our population of over 100 souls, over 80 of which are Government immigrants of a much better class than many of those which have preceded them. When the Chile rounded the North Head Dr Philson and Major Green put off in the police boat, and boarded the ship off the North Shore. The whole of the passengers underwent the usual examination, and the ship was given a clean bill. The Chile is commanded Captain Thompson. Mr Hardy, a a gentleman much respected in this port, and formerly in the Countess of Kintore, being second in command. To this gentlemen we are indebted for following report of the voyage:— The Chile left thef Docks on the 15th, and was towed to Gravesend; left Gravesend at 1.15 p.m., and came to an anchor off the North Foreland, the wind being westerly on the 16th, and took her departure from the Downs at 10 a.m. on the 17th; on the 19th, at 11.30 p.m., landed the pilot of Torbay, wind west; on the 23rd took our departure from the Bishop's Rock at 12 p.m. and on the 29th spoke the ship Cavour, 13 days out from Liverpool, bound to Bombay ; in lat. 4.4° 33" N. ; long. 12° 1' W., had variable winds from S. to N.W., until reaching the parallel of 39° N. where we got the north-east trades which was very light; on the 10th September sighted Antonio, Cape Verde Islands ; and on the 13th, in lat. 10° 4o' N, lost the trade winds. Experienced light variable winds from S.W. and N.W. until reaching the parallel of 2° 27' N., where we got the S.E. trade. On the 21st crossed the Equator, in long. 23° 5P W., wind S.S.E. On the 30th sighted the island of Trinidad. Spoke the barque Anabella, 45 days out . from London, bound to Algoa Bay. Carried fresh tradewinds until reaching the parallel of 29° S. On 4th October spoke the American ship King Phillip, 126 days out from Home Island ; on the 12th the meridian of Greenwich was passed on the parallel of 3S° 45' S., hence experienced W. and Northerly winds ; and on the l6th passed the meridian of the Cape, still carrying strong NW. winds and fine weather. The greatest distance run in one day was 298 miles. On the 21st passed 60 miles to the northward of the Crozets ; ami on the 4th November passed the meridian of Cape Lewin, with strong W. and S.W. winds and fine weather ; on 14th November passed the meridian of Tasmania ; experienced strong southerly winds, for for three days, and carried S E. and S.W. winds until reaching the Three Kings, which was sighted at four a.m. on the 21st, Avind south, and fine weather, making the passage in 90 days from land to land. Passed a brig steering N.W.; six p.m., passed the North Cape, wind very light. Experienced variable winds all along the coast until making the Little Barrier, then getting the wind from the N.L. Passed Tiritiri at nine a.m. on the 24th, and arrived in harbour at noon. Passengers :—Cabin :Mr and Mrs Sherritt, Mr R. Kingsford, Mr and Mrs Weldrum and five children, and Messrs F. A. Smith and R. Houghton. Steerage: Dyer, George, Elizabeth Homer, John P. Agnes, George, W. Mary A. Tobin, P. Worrall, Alfred Gundry, George; Crawford, C. Elizabeth, William, Catherine, Edward ; Thompson, W. Smith, James, Mary ; J ason, Mary Irwin, A, Emma, Mary ; King, Charlotte ; Sharp, James; Jones, Jane ; Coates, Wm., Jane, Charles; Hyamson, D., Sarah Sarah Annie ; Florence, Arnold Alf., Flora

Clara, Annie, Ellen ; Thorpe, Geo., Mary, Geo. J. ; Pardington, Giles, Elizabeth, Wm., Fanny, George, Thomas, Alice, Vesey, Thos, Ann, John; Wall Nicholas, Catherine, Reed, Charles, Rebecca, Alfred ; Carson, Matilda ; Hunter, George, Bridget, Margaret, Mary, James, .lane, Ellen; McEbroy, Barbara, Thomas, Sarah ; Savill, George, Harriett; Blackman, Henry ; Coles George, Holmes Thomas, Catherine ; Boswell J., Lizzie; McAually, Bridget; Brown, Geo., Carr, Patrick, Julia. John ; Jennings, Elizabeth, Rogers, Eliza, Ellen, Emily, Durrien, Louis, Marian, Ethel, Louis, Louise, Mary, E; Tidsdell, John, Hibblethwarte, J.W. ; Hutchinson, T., Barry Patrick ; Warrell, Geo. ; Guy, Andrew. When the whole of the immigrants had been passed by the Health Officer, Captain Thompson was called on deck, and the following address presented to him : — " November 20th, 1873." "The followingis a list of the passengers on board the ship Chile who are desirous of conveying to the captain, officers, and crew of the said ship their high appreciation of the evident desire of the said captain, officers, and crew to contribute to the comfort of the passengers generally. The passengers, whose names appear, believe they cannot speak in too high terms of the commendable conduct of the captain in his attention to the safety of the ship, and the laudable manner in which the officers seconded the captain's wishes; the passengers also acknowledge the good behaviour and attention of the crew to their duly, and of the civility which always characterised them :—(Signed) George Savill and twelve others.

The following was presented to Captain Thompson by the saloon passengers :—2oth day of November. 1873. —The subjoined list of passengers on board the ship Chile are desirous to acknowledge the unvarying kindness evinced to them by the captain, doctor, and officers of the said ship while on the voyage from London to Auckland ; as also for their constant attention to all those details which so conduce to the welfare and comfort of passengers during the process of so protracted a voyage. They also wish to memorialise more particularly the captain's unrelaxed vigilance in all that concerns the vessel's safety, the devotion displayed by the doctor in that appertaining to the health of those on board, and the energy and administrative qualities exercised by the chief mate in his execution of all orders transmitted to him. The passengers in their regard for the above-mentioned gentlemen wish to convey to them their most sincere and heartfelt thanks. [Here follow forty autographs.]