SPECIAL TELEGRAM.

Evening Star, Issue 3553, 13 July 1874, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAM.

arrival of the hindostan.

™ TT . , p ORT Chalmers, July 13, Ihe Hindostan, Captain Smith, from London, with 314 souls on board, has been towed up. She left London on March 26, and the Downs on April 7 ; cleared the channel on the 11th April; had moderate winds, principally fi-om the N., until patching the N.E. trades in 34 JN. on the 16th, which were carried to the Equator, which was crossed on the 2nd of May in 26 8 W. ; the S.L, trades were immediately caught; sighted Trinidad on the 9th ; the S.E. trades were lost on the 10th in 21‘25 S., 2912 oTo’a c, ad , slight S - wiEds till the 20th ’in lat. 31-20 b,, then strong gales from the E. for six days, during which she shipped a great deal of water, the ship rolling heavily. On the 24th was unable to stow the foresail, which was blown away. On the 28th passed a topgallant mast, with sail and tarpaulin, in lat. 40 b. The meridian of the Cape was crossed on the 7th of June, in 42.37 S ; then had W. winds for five weeks, with heavy rain Her easting was run down in 40 S. ; made the bnares on the Bth, with heavy N. winds • the Nuggets at 6 a.m. on the lith : the Heads at 9.30 p.m. There were three births and four deaths on board. The names of those that died of re T A harle3 . Neil > a ß ed 26 « on May 5 ; Sarah btoud, 9 months, on May 5 ; Martha Taylor 10 months, on June 28; Laura Moody, '5 months, June 10. The immigrants are under the charge of Dr Withers, and the ship is remarkably clean. ■