ARRIVAL OF THE ANN ARMYTAGE.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 624, 19 June 1876, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE ANN ARMYTAGE.

On Saturday, at 4.10 a m., this vessel, long expected, anchored off the breakwater, and was cleared during the morning by the Health Officer; she brings no passengers. The Ann Armytage is a barque belonging to Hartlepool, owned by John Tweedell, of that place, and is a tine wooden vessel, five years old, built in Sunderland under special survey, and has been hitherto employed in the East India trade. She is commanded by Captain Hogg, who has been in her two years, and speaks highly of her sailing capabilities. Her cargo is consigned to Messrs Dalgety, Nichols and Co. The following is the captain’s report of the voyage:—The Ann Armytage left London Feb Bth and came through the Downs on the 12th, taking final departure from Portland on the 14th. Experienced very heavy westerly weather in the Channel and across the Bay, till the 12th March, when the ship was in 47 - 30 N., 11 10 W. Caught the N;K. trades on the 25th March in latitude 27 N, they were light and variable. Crossed the equator on April Bth, and took the S.E, trades on the 12th, these were also very light and irregular. Lost them again about the 20th, and thence to meridian of the Cape had fair westerly weather, passing tills point on May 6th. Ran down easting in 40 50 S, the winds being strong till the meridian of I ’ape Leeuwin was made on the 31st of May, thence light N. winds and hazy weather to Tasmania, thence fresh westerly to the Snares, which were passed to the southward on the 13th in a strong westerly gale. Made Nugget Point light on the 14th, and on the following day there was a hard W.S.W. gale, falling light at noon. It continued calm till evening, when there was a fresh breeze from E.N.E. with thick rain. Sighted Banks’ Peninsula on Friday afternoon, and arrived off the Heads at midnight, getting inside at 3.50 a.m., and anchoring off the breakwater at 4.10 a.m. on Saturday, there being then a fresh N.E. breeze, thus completing the passage in 130 days from London, or 123 days from Portland.