ARRIVAL OF THE FLORENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3699, 30 December 1874, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE FLORENCE.

The slnp Florence, under the command of - whose last visit to this Port was m the ship England, arrived off the Heads at 6 p.m. yesterday. The tug Geelong proceeded down and towed her up late last night as far as the Quarantine ground, she having twenty tons of powder on board. The Florence m a fine iron ship of 808 tons, is owned by Messrs Adamson and Rawlingson, of London and comes here consigned to Messrs Russell. Kitciue, and Co. She brings, besides a large cargo, six saloon and twenty-six second cabir. passengers. She has also thirty-three Lincoln. of twelve having voyage. P aßs engers have, all health. There were two births l ein ? Au «r or> of a soa > onthe 11th of September. We are indebted to Captain Houston for the following report of his passage, which has been ratheta protracted oneonaccountof light winds andbadtrS:She left Gravesend on of September passed the Downs next day. and took W final S ?^^r frDn ? ® lsh «? h ' ht on the 15th with hght S.W. winds, which continued for Tvo ST* TW vana , b * e nntil catching ® e N.E. trades on the 26th in 28 N Tht V . ery P“T> end'were lost on the 2nd of October in 16 N. Light variable winds were _ then experienced until crossing toe Equator on the 17thin 30 W. Indifferent S E trades were caught on the 19th in 6 S and were fiistlost in 30 and finally ip, 40. Sighted T Ro wland of Tristan d’Acnnha about twenty- > mdes to the eastward. (On the 9th of S.E. winds.'till crossing the meridian of Greenwich in. 31. on the 12th, and AS® Cft P® 00 the-22nd, being then only , abo “ fc miles to the, southward. The confc i nue <l from the S.E. until reach- : w M n ,. Bhe ? ot the westerlies, and ; the ii, endian of Cape Leu win on the • bighted the Snares on the i;’of the 28fch, and . hove to off the West * *“V ’ fr ° m the .nceso Quoin Point wmf «r afterwards N. and N W Iprlptte fo amval, lier easting being ran dowi a '^ BDei arallel of 48. Her paasseiuaiK-s •.were brought ashorethis afternoon. 1 t ' \ ' i. ii , |v|; TELEGRAM. '/■