ARRIVAL OF THE HELEN DENNY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 182, 2 September 1878, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE HELEN DENNY.

This vessel arrived at the outer anchorage last night, after a passage of 95 days from the Lizards. She was towed into harbor by the Star of the South this morning, and berthed alongside the Government Wharf. Our old friend Captain Ruth is still in command of the Helen Denny, and has with him Mr Salmond, the ever-obliging chief officer, who was here in the same vessel nearly two years ago; we welcome both of them back to Nelson. Notwithstanding that she has just come off along voyage, the barque comes into port in splendid condition, and when she receives a coat of paint externally will look as fresh as ever. Captain Ruth has witb him thi3 trip Mrs Ruth and child. The following is the report of the passage as taken from the log book:— Left the East India Dock on May 18, and after taking a quantity of gunpowder on board at Gravesend, left there on the 19th with a strong S.W. wind. Anchored in the Downs on account of the weather until the 21st, when she sailedlanded the pilot off tbe Isle of Wight on the 26th, and took departure from the Start on the 28th. Experienced light winds across the Bay of Biscay; sighted the island of Mediera on June 10, and had ifc in sight three days. Picked up the N.E. trades on 14th. but they proved to be very 1 * light, and were lost on the 25th in hat. 8 N. The island of St Antonio was sighted on the 20th in the distance. Here some squally weather and ram were met with; got the S.E, trades on the 29th in lat. 5 deg. Nortb, and crossed the Equator on July Ist in long. 27 degs W 32 days froir the Lizards. The S.E. Trades' which proved to be very strong and squally throughout, were lost ou July 9i u lat 21 S when light baffling winds were met with" which lasted until the vessel reached lat" 26 b. Here a strong N.W.wiud was experienced which carried the barque into the " brave' ■westerlies;" crossed the meridian of Green wich on the 22nd in lat. 33 degs. S., and the meredian of the Cape on the 27th in lat. 29 deg. S., and from there ran on a parallel of 41 to the meridian of the Crozets. On the 31st July had a heavy gale of wind from the South, and the vessel was hove to for ten hours under the two lower topsails. Crossed the meridian of the Crozets on Aug. 5, in at. 43 S., and then ran down on a parallel of 45*30, having N.W. winds and whole sail breezes until approaching Cape Lewin, when heavy westerly gales were experienced, the Teasel having to be hove to on one occasion for ten hours. Passed the meridian of Caue Lewin on Aug. 10 in lat. 46 S. On August 20 had a gale of wind from the North, and the ship had to lay two for twelve hours ander the two lower topsails. Sighted Tas-

mama on the 25 th, and had a good run across to kew Zealand, sighting Rocks' Point on Saturday last, hut owing to light baffling winds did not reaoh the anchorage until as above.