THE JESSIE READMAN.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2080, 23 October 1880, Page 3

THE JESSIE READMAN.

The ship reported aa having passed Otago Hoada on Thnraday, at noon, proved to he the Jeaaie Eeadman, one of Messrs Patrick Headerson’s well-known line of colonial traders, and under charter this voyage to Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co. The ship anchored yesterday afternoon well up the harbor, after a voyage of eighty-nine days from London. She has a very large cargo, some 1400 tons, and about thirty passengers. The cargo is part for Bluff, whither the vessel will proceed after landing the portion consigned to this port. The voyage out has been a most satisfactory one for all on board, no sickness of a serious character having been experienced, and the ship has come into port in cap-a-pie order, such as speaks well for those in authority on board. Captain Mathew Gibson, in command, and who has now completed bis thirteenth voyage to New Zealand, has, with his officers, a good word to say for the passengers, a compliment which appeared to bs heartily reciprocated. The chief mate, Mr David Leslie, is an old visitor to the Port, and waa last here in the William Davie. The report of the voyage is as followsleft London July 25th, and Dungeneas anchorage same day. In the Channel met with very bad weather from the S.W., the ship head reaching part of the time. From Dnngeness to Cape Finiaterre had to beat for ten days, making the beginning of the voyage an extremely wild one. Took the N.E. trades to 10 N., and had the monsoons well from the southward to 2 N., when the S.E. trades wore fallen in with. Crossed the Equator in 27.47 W. on August 25th, and carried moderate S.E. trades to 23 S. on ber 3rd. Crossed the Greenwich meridian September 16th with a N.W. gale, which, after i abating, left a most peculiar sea, causing the ship to roll so as to wash the water on board on both sides in great quantities. Had irregular and light westerly winds to 63 E. 44.30 S., on 1 September 30th, and good steady winds hauling between N.W. to S.W. right up -to the New * Zealand coast, the Snares being sighted last ‘ Tuesday evening. Thence a splendid run was made, the ship doing fourteen knots between i Otago Heads, sighted at noon on Thursday, and j Akaroa light, sighted soon after 10 p.m. c Coming round the Peninsula had light northerly winds. Captain Gibson mentions, as a remark* ( able circumstance, that the barometer daring 1 the voyage has not ranged higher than 30.15, . nor lower than 29.43. Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co. will enter the ship in to-day at the Customs, and on Monday she will pro- z bably come in to a berth at the Gladstone Pier. c