To the Editor of the New Zealander.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 654, 21 July 1852, Page 2

To the Editor of the New Zealander.

Sir, — May I beg of you to insert in your columns the enclosed Memorandum obtained from the Cress well, the same|proving tbe utter impossibility of my signalizing her owing to the state of the weather, for I could not have seen her as far off as Point llodney. This will exonerate me, I trust, in the eyes of the public, and prove the shallowness of the remarks made by tbe Editor of the Southern Cross against me. I must also state that the Cresswell was seen by John Tiller, of the Fortune, cutter, off the Kawau late in tbe afternoon ; at that time it was very misty. I am ready also to meet the Fditor of the Southern Ctoss any Court of Enquiry and prove the falsity of his remarks. — I remain Sir, your much obliged servant, Thomas Duder. Signal Station, Mount Victoria, July 20, 1852.

MEMORANDUM.] Ship Cresswell, June 30th, 1852. Bearings of Ship at 8 o'clock, a.m., Cape Tuora, W. by S, i S —true. (East end) Hen and Chickens, S. S. W.— true. ( Misty weather) 12 Noon, Tiran^a Island, W —true. East end, Hen and Chickens, N. by W. £ W.— true. Misty and foggy weather — 4 p.m., Flat Rock, E \ mile —true. If not seen before at Point Rodney, could not be seen afterwards.