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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 178, 10 August 1874, Page 2

SAILED.

August S t steamer Taranaki, 299, Wheeler, for Taranaki and Manukau.

The f.B. Alhambw left Hobson's Bay at LSO p.m. on the Ist August, passed Wilson's Promontory at 5 a.m. and the Sisters at 2 p.m. on the 2nd ; experienced south-east winds, head sea, and fine weather nearly all the passage, and arrived off Hokitika bt 7 ain. on, the 7th; waited there until 5 p m., waiting to bs tendered but were not, and arrived off Gre> mouth at 7 pm.; discharged passengers and Iruit, and leit at 10 p.m. with JUdkitiia and Gfeymouth cargo on board, and arrived at Nelson at 6 p.m. on the Bth.

The barque Adamant, Captain Grant, arrived 1 off the Boulder tiank on Saturday motDing last, after a good passage ot 93 days, and was towed into harbor by the steamer Wallace shortly after 4 p.m. the same day. She left Plymouth on May 7th. with a fine breeze from the tt.W., discharging the pilot the same. day. Grouted the equator oa 1 u sd«y, the 2nd June, in longitude i6 West. Fine weather prevailed until Wednesday, June 10, when it blew hard from the eastward, At about 11 a.m. a very heavy squall struck the ship, carrying away tbe bowsprit and all attached to it, and splitting the jibs to ribbons. Between the Cape of Good aope and Tasmania experienced occa^onil gales. Sighted Tasmaiiia on Tuursday, July 23, trom thence experienced light northerly winds, sighting Cape Farewell at dayiight on Friday, arriving as Abort. The longest distance logged ia one day was 250 milts.