Brenn John Connelly Francis Craig Geo., and child, Craig Mary Gilroy Wm. Sinclair Keegan James Long Joseph Thorns John
Daily Southern Cross, 2
August 1862, Page 3 ARRIVAL OF THE 'BLUNDELL.'
The barque 'Blundell,' 529 tons,
Captain Richard May Lean, arrived here yesterday,
after a passage of 154 days from London. Sailed
"from the Downs on the 16th February, with strong
southerly and westerly gales, beating down channel.
On the 21st February, about 20 miles S. W. off
Scilly, earned away the iron tiller of the rudder.
Bore up for the nearest port, Fowey, and arrived
there on the 23rd. Executed repairs with all
dispatch, and sailed on the 27th February, at 4 p m.
Testimonial signatures-
George Craig
Francis Connelly
Mary Craig
John Brenn
James Keegan
Joseph Long
There were only 8½
adult passengers, the other passengers, beside those
who signed the testimonial, being John Thorns, John
Sinclair Gilroy, and Wm. Craig, a child. We regret
that the mortality has been great among the live
stock on board the ' Blundell.' There were 10 merino
sheep on board, for Mr. Walter Grahame, to which,
reference has been made by advertisment in this
paper. There is now nine sheep and one lamb. His
Excellency the Governor had the following animals
and birds on board : 6 fallow deer, 6 hares, 11
pheasants, and 9 partridges. Of these two deer
remain — a buck and a doe ; 1 hare — a male ; and
there are only 4 birds living. A doe gave birth to a
fawn on board, but both died. It appeals that due
precautions wore not taken by the shippers of the
life stock for his Excellency. The deer were too
confined, and there was no way of cleaning out the
boxes in which they were placed without so
disturbing them as to cause the creatures to injure
themselves. The same remark applies to the hares and
birds. No care was taken to have a person on board
to feed them," a task which appears to have been
performed by Captain Lean himself. The ' Blundell 1
is one of the famous old fleet of teak built East
Indiamen, which, although 20 years in active use; is
still in prime condition, and considering the
weather and detention, has made a fair voyage. Her
last passage to Honduras, with Captain Lean, was
accomplished in 29 days from land to land.
