ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE CANDIDATE FROM LONDON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 290, 6 December 1881, Page 2

AR RIVAL OF THE BARQUE CANDIDATE FROM LONDON.

Tbi3 Vfß S f] arrived at the outer nnchorage this morning, after a rather Lngrhy passage tf 115 dajs from London Cuptain Laurecson reports leiiicK the Downs on August 13, atd had strong westerly winds down lhe Cr^.nm!, pn.«=?irg the Start on the 17th and the Lizuds on the 19th • experienced strong S W. and westerly winds to Mideira, and met with light KE Tradtscro==pi tht- Equator on S-ptemb*r 23 in lor g 23-47 W ; ana f ,aß=erl TiUian d'Acunha on October 16, ard the C*pe of Good lit peon the 25tb ; ran the eating down between the para'lels of 45 and 46 eonth latitude; in lat. 46-17 S , and long. 748 E , encountered a strong northerly g*!e, the veß?el running under the two lower topsails. Duriug the gale Simon Duffy A 8., wes washed from the whf c ! , nnd bad bis lef ; lea broken afcovt the knee, acd also su-tair,c-cl a me bruises about the b dy. The- kg w s bandag-d as well as porsible, and the unfortunate seaman i 3 dow proL'ressina tivorablv. E»peiienccd Btr.. u^ p-.,},.* ,ff -}. c Xevv Zf-.hn^ lost, ia=?t(l C=.?. ; Fu.cvell nt 10 am ye.= tc-rdiiy, ami arrived here as above. On Sunday last, December 4th, at 1 1 a.m. John lhomas, sailmaktr, died suddenly, lie showed no signs of pain whnir-r - r, " ;in d was in the act of assisting to hoist i1... ; . .:, v stay-

sail when be fell down. All efforts were made to restrre life, but in vnin, and at sundown he was hi ried in tbe usual fo.m The Candidate will he towed into harbor by the Charles Edward to-morrow morning. HBKIWW^I»^-, | _ Tm |m|| r^_ r^ CTn , lfrCT