ENGLAND - February 1867

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

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