VOYAGE OF THE WAITANGI.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2061, 1 October 1880, Page 3

VOYAGE OF THE WAITANGI.

Captain Charles Hodder re'urns in command, seconded by Mr Matthews as mate. Mr Budd. last in the Rangit.kei, is second officer, and Mr Beaton is to be congratulated upon his promotiot from an apprentice to third officer. The ship looked very clean, awd was qnite a credit to her crew. During the voyage one of the seamen, Thomas Looms, aged 45 years, died on August 7h. of heart disease, from which he had long suffered. On Bept. 12th, Mrs Hnrst gave birth to a female child, but it lived bnt a few hours. The only other incident of a calamitous character was the discovery of a lunatic on board about a week after leaving home. A man named WillUm McLaughlin, apparently about 38 years of age, a second-class passenger, and a widower without a family, showed symptoms of insanity, and goon after became so abusive as to necessitate bis confinement for the greater part of the Toyage. After the ship's arrival he was taken to the Court in Lytte'ton, and committed to Sunnyside Asylum. '1 he vessels spoken during the voyage bound to the oolonies were —On September Bth, City of Agra, fiom Christiana to Melbourne, 81 days out. She had experienced the gale referred to when in 43 S., and reported having lost two of her crew in it Sept. 11th, the Jerusalem, 70 days out, from London to Melbourne; Winnefried, London to Melbourne, 65 days out, Septe ber 6th ; the Waikato, from London to Auckland, on Augt. 15th, and a number of foreigne-a. The report supplied by the chief officer is sb follows : Left the South-West India Docks on Friday, July 2nd, at 7 30 a.m., anchored at Grave-end. Left Gravesend in tow at 3 a.m. July 3rd, and parted from the tug off the Isle of Wight on Sunday, July '4th, at 10 am. Carried light S.W. winds down the Channel, and was off the Lizards on July 7th at 10 30 p.m. Had light winds and fine weather to the Trades on July 17th, in 34 53 N. and 17.28 W. Passed Madeira on July 19th, losing the trades in 21 $., they having been generally light. The equator was crossed in 24.30 W. on August sth, and fair S.E. trades prevailed to 29 S. N. and N.W. winds were chiefly met with thence ti crossing the meridian of Greenwich in 41 S. on Angußt 26th. On August 30th a heavy g&le from the S.S.W. set in, and continued for three days and a-half, during which the ship was run to the northward to 36.30 S , on account of the tremendous sea. In running the easting down the weather was almost continuously squally, and fierce gales prevailed during the most of the time, the fleet and rain making this part of the Toyage most disagreeable. Passed Cape Leuwin meridian rn Sept. 16th in 46 S., sleet, hail and snow being the predominating weather to passing the Snares last Sunday. Up the coast had S.W. winds, Btrong up to Cape Saunders, and light since. At 6 p.m. on Tuesday was off iikaroa Heads, and made the Heads at 10.30 a.m., anchoring an hour later, and came direct in to a berth at the Gladstone wharf.