ENGLAND
The
ENGLAND departed London 19 October 1866 and arrived in
Auckland on 9 February 1867. Captain Fox was in command.
Transcribed
from Daily Southern Cross,
11 February, 1867.
Page 3
ARRIVAL
OF THE ENGLAND
The
ship England, 853 tons, Captain James Fox, made the
harbour on Saturday morning, after a somewhat protracted passage of 102
days
from London. The England is a fine British built ship, on her first
visit to
this port, and has had a tedious passage in consequence of the
prevalence of
contrary and light winds from the equator. The vessel, which is nearly
new, and
superbly fitted up for passenger traffic, does credit to her
charterers, Messrs
Shaw, Savill, and Co. She brings some 1,500 tons of general merchandise,
and an addition to our population of 83 souls. Her commander has every
confidence in the sailing powers of the ship, which is evidently
designed to
combine great speed under canvas with considerable carrying capacity,
and
affirms that, had the winds on the voyage out been only ordinarily
favourable, she
would have been in port much earlier. The England left the East India
Docks on
October 19th, and was towed from Gravesend to the Downs on the 20th.
Sailed
from the Downs on October 23. On October 26 reached Beechy
Head, and discharged the Pilot; and on the 29th lost sight of land.
Passed
Madeira on the 7th November, and on the
13th the
Island of St. Antonio. The following day spoke the ship City of Boston,
from
Cardiff to Wellington, 21 days out. Crossed the
line on the
23rd November. On the 27th November spoke the, barque Cruso, from New York to Callao, 45 days out. On
December 16
passed the Island of Tristan d'Acunha; and
on the
23rd December passed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope in.latitudo
42. On January 14 the ship was surrounded with icebergs, in latitude
45.50 S.,
longitude 117.32 E., and continued so until reaching longitude 122.30
E. On
January 20 passed Van Diemen's Land, and on the 24th sighted the land
on the
West Coast of the Middle Island of New Zealand. On the 25th had a
strong gale
from the N.E., which continued for two days; and on the 27th spoke the
schooner
Elisabeth Curl, from Hokitika to Dunedin, three days out. On the 31st
passed through
Cook's Straits. On the Ist
February experienced a strong gale from the N.W., but it only lasted a
short
time. On February 3 passed the East Cape, and experienced a succession
of head
winds until the 7th, arriving in harbour early on Saturday morning, 102
days
out.
The
England arrives in excellent condition, and brings a
number of agriculturists amongst her passengers. Dr. H. A. K. Thomson
is in
medical charge, and reports no sickness during the passage. On the 20th
ult.,
Fanny, wife of John Purcell, gave birth to a male child.
SALOON —
Mr. S. D. Powdrall
Fanny Deacon
Mrs. R. C., Emily, and
Robert Dyer
Elizabeth, Fanny, and
Latimer Colenso
Captain
Bradley (14th Regiment)
Miss
E. J. Carr
Mr.
W. W. Robinson
Miss
R. M. Codd
Edwin,
Emma, Laura, Frederick, Ruth,
Edwin, Mabel, and John Fairburn
Mr.
Charles Gully
Ensign
Powell (18th Regiment)
SECOND CABIN
AND STEERAGE —
W.
G. Barnes
Catherine,
George, Mary, Catherine, Richard, and Rebecca
Barnes
Richard
Baynley
Charles,
Matilda, Jemima, Francis, and Charles Pye
William
and Elizabeth Delahay
John
and Fanny Purcell
Francis
Cherry
John
Lapsley
Mary
H. Brookes
Sarah
Gilles
Henry
Clifton
Samuel
Hales
John
Speary
George
Farmer
Thomas
Oram
Mary
J. Beverley
Thomas,
Charlotte, and Minnie Williams
John
McCullock
Mary
B. and A. F. Davis
J
Standley
G
Read
Charles
Franklin
R.
Thelwell
A.
Shekelton
W.
H. Brown
T.
Hassard
W.
Clarke
Charles,
Charlotte, Sarah Ann, and Grace Thaxter
James
Rogers
Thomas
Thaxter
E.
Smith
Thomas,
Fanny, Thomas, Fanny, Elizabeth, Alfred, Geo. H. Neile,
T., and Mary Maunder;
John
Giraud
P.,
Fanny, and Thomas Fawcett
Elizabeth
and Samuel Berry
John
Haddon
Henry
Applegate
William
Bowman
Ann
and William Oram
Alexander,
Jane, Clara, George, Bessie, John, Kate, and
Alexander Friscott
Go
to TOP
Copyright
– Gavin W Petrie - 2017