ARRIVAL OF THE FERN GLEN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 2, 2 January 1879, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE FERN GLEN.

This Bhip arrived at the outer anchorage this morning, after a smart passage of 81 days. from London, with 225 immigrants and six cabin passengers for Wellington. The passage has been an uneventful one. |There was little or no sickness during the voyage, orilyone birth and threti, death among child-ren'-havinjr.occurred. The immigrants are well satisfied with- the treatment they received on board, and in proof thereof have presented Captain Frazer and Dr ; Sproule, surgeon-superintendent," with flattering testi-' monials. , Immediately a/ter the vessel dropped anchor sbe was boarded by the Immigration >aod Health Officers, who, on ascertaining that every one on board was in good health; at oncei cleared her. The Fern Glen is no stranger to this port, having been here soihe three years ago^ under the same comm«ftier jis she" has now The immigrants will -not be •landed hereout will be taken on to- Wellington, lor which port the vessel will aail to-morrow. Captain .Frazer reports leaving Plymouth btr 'October, 12, : and experieneed.'sautherly wind!? for $wo days, when it veered- to the N.W:,' whfch' carried 1 the i vessel to 34 degs north latitude. alt then' Teered to the W.S,W;/stfd Wew a- hard; gale with'" terrific squalls for- 24 hours, when' it moderated, the vessel passing the Island of Madttfcf; ouV the 21st. Light <N-i and N. E. : . winds prevailed *p\ to lafc. 22 dega; Nora/ whemtae-trade windfr^were picked npj These* proved to be light, and carried, the vessel into 6'degs. .north latitude. Easterly winds were then-met,, with,, .the Equator .'being crossed on Nor^7o, in loDgitudfe 32 degress West. : -ModeFa^ejN.E,. wjnd's prevailed until picking) up the "brave westerlies" jp bxt, 39 deg South. On November 26 the meridian of Greenwich Wtts;crosaed itf latitude 41 degs. South, ran the easting down in parallel of 43, sighting Qape Lewio 01* December 21^ arid Cape Farewell at 3p J .ta. yesterday, ar> riving here this nforning. ■ ■' '"' ' "