City of Dunedi - 15 March 1867

CITY OF DUNEDIN

The CITY OF DUNEDIN departed Glasgow on 7 December 1866 and arrived in Port Chalmers on 15 March 1867. Captain Tilley was in command.

I have not found a passenger list, but from a testimonial in the Otago Daily Times of 15 March 1867, (Page 1, Col 3), I found the following names:-

J. Ramage,

Jas. Cooper,

Lewis Grant,

Robert M Turnbull,

Charles Turnbull,

M. S. Ramsay,

A. B. Paterson,

W. Arthur,

M. M. Marshall,

Geo. J. Jamieson,

Alex. Maclaine,

M. P. Maclaine,

Miss Maclaine.

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Transcribed from Otago Daily Times, 14 March 1867, Page 4

The City of Dunedin, from Glasgow, previously reported at the Head, sailed up to her anchorage last evening. She left the Fail of the Bank on December the 7th, and endeavoured to make the passage through the South Channel, but was caught in a heavy southerly gale off the Isle of Man. She then bore up and took the North Channel passage. She passed Tory Island on the 11th; adverse weather was then met with until the 22nd, on which date she had only got to the latitude of Cape Clear, and longitude 13 26W. The Equator was crossed on. Jan. 18th, in long. 26 57 W. The south-east trades were well to the eastward, and were lost in lat. 22 S, lon. 30 W. The meridian of Greenwich was passed on February 8th, and the Cape on the I2th. Ice was fallen in with in long. 11.40 E, lat. 45 8, and continued to be seen almost daily until reaching long. 140 E. The Snares were sighted on the morning of the 11th, and, as before reported, the Heads were made on the afternoon of the 12th, when she got her pilot on board. From leaving the Channel, fine weather prevailed; so much so that the topsails were not reefed once. The City of Dunedin brings a large cargo of general merchandise; and 11 saloon and 124 steerage passengers—the latter being equal to 113½ statute adults. Among her passengers are 39 single women, the greater number of whom have had assisted passages. Four deaths occurred on the passage:—Mary Isabella McDonald, a child, of consumption on January 6th; James Thomas Fisher, five months, of convulsions, on January 8th; Margaret Marshall, four months, of convulsions, on January 24th and James Ally, 20, of consumption, on February 27th. With the exception of the above cases, the general health of the passengers has (under the care of Mr. Stokes, the surgeon,) been good, and the passengers express themselves highly satisfied with the ship, her commander, and officers. Testimonials to Captain Tilly (who was chief officer when the City of Dunedin was last here, and to Mr Stokes, will appear to-morrow.

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