The Weekly Times “Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri." MONDAY, JULY 8, 1867. THE PANAMA MAIL.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 82, 8 July 1867, Page 159

The Weekly Times “ Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri." MONDAY, JULY 8, 1867. THE PANAMA MAIL.

The s.s. Lord Ashley, Capt, Worsp arrived in port at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, with the English Mail via Panama. The news to hand is full of interest and importance. As many extracts as our space will admit will be found below. The following relative to the arrival of the mail at Wellington is taken from the New Zealand Advertiser, 27th June:— The P., N.Z. & A.R.M. Co.’s s.s. Rafcaia, J. Harry Wright, Esq., Commander, from Panama, with mails, passengers, and cargo, arrived in harbor at 4 a.m. yesterday. Her dates are

From England to 11th May. “ New York*to 11th May. : f ** California to 10th May. She brings in all 41 passengers and 232 packages of cargo. This vessel left Wellington on the Bth April, and arrived at Panama on the 4th May, after a rapid passage of 26 days. Two hours after leaving this port one of the seamen fell overboard ; the ship cruised about for two hours, between Barrett’s Reef and the Heads, with boats lowered in search, but without’success.

Daring the passage from Panama the ship has encountered very adverse weather, the latter part being very stormy, with heavy .head winds and seas, which has caused the delay in her arrival. On the 19th instant, the barometer fell as .low-as 28*91, and was succeeded by a tremendous gale from the westward, which has been continued from W. to S.W. up to making the land. The Rakaia passed Pitcairn’s Island, but owing to the heavy surf on shore no communicatiou was held with the inhabitants.