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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume I, Issue 7, 15 August 1861, Page 6 (Supplement)

The particulars of the outward voyage of the Great Eastern are fully chronicled in the American papers which hare just arrived. ' The trip occupied 9 days and 13 hours, and would have been quicker but for a severe gale on the Ctb TVfnv which necessitated an abandonment of her regular coursefor a while. This gale amounted almost to a hurricane, and caused the great ship to roll in a manner which had not been anticipated. Tables, chairs, &c., which were not screwed down, were overturned and thrown together in a broken heap. The ship behaved admirably, and although she was often covered with spray, it was quite impossible for any sea to overleap her lofty sides. The best day’s run was 34-8 miles. A speed of 14* knots an hour was several times exceeded, but on the whole voyage an equal average was not reached. Sails were found to bo of little or no service, and their use was discarded. The almost absolute safety of the ship, and the unparalolled comforts she affords, were fully demonstrated during the voyage. The Chief Efi> op Mas.—A little boy being asked at school, “What is the chief end of man ?” answered, “The end what’s get tho head on.”