The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-10 00:00:00

WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE ONEIDA?

Has she gems down by burning or foundering?
Has she bets delayed by her machinery getting out of repair
or bon want of fuel ? If so, bow long 4 ohs tatty to be
delayed t Where will she turn up f--at Swan River, Singa-
pore, Point de Galin Aden, Mauritian or any of the email
'shads in the Indian Orem f The Oneida was the pioneer
ship of the Overland Amnesties Mai line. She had nearly
200 souls in board and a large quantity of gold. The Simla
Martel 18 days after her bole Anatralia, passed over the
tame nate, and hie arrived before her. The Oneida ought
to have arrived at Son March the 6th, and she had not
reached that pima Wank 28th.
The Jars has mewed with the famine mails and pu-
rsers, and the Liter have tarnished acme interesting par-
ticulars rispectiag the mktalag ship. The Oneida mold
stow away 1,405 nee of cods, sad thin as be nu doubt aka
took that gratin from Sydney mid filled up at King
Oeorge's Bead. Tlte Simla took in bad coals at Sydney, but
nevertheless she made the voyage from the Sound to Oalle in
good time and had code to twain Bat it isnot certain that tbe
Oneida had hod feel, and lab is a nifty of some importance
who it is eserMsred that Yr ommampboa M so much greater
than that of the Simla. The Biala was meet oxtraonlinarily
favoured is brit weather. Through Bas's Straits she
hod ea meterly brine which is rather unusual, and
from the Sound to Galls at. bad moat favourable
winds. Thera were net the slighted dens throughout the
mugs to Odle of meat bail weather, and Captain Cooper,
the esismandse of the Simla, was perfectly surprised on v-
itriol, at that place to find that the Oneida had not made her
appearance. Now, the Oneida is a full-powered mew
atasswir ; with anything like favourable weather, she would
It about 260 milt* a-day, which would bring her from
Kin Georges Sound to Point do Oalle in 13 day., the dis-
tance being 3,300 miles. Now, emaraing that she had a
full supply of good coals oa hoard, end reckoning her con-
eomption at 80 toes a-day, that apply would last 17 days.
It would therefore appear meet improbable that she has been
detained ho the Indian OM& for wont of fuel. Supposing
main that her machinery gave way, bar daisy Clllll be accounted
for. Unfortunately, she hada Imp thno-faintad screw, which
cannot be dimonnected, and this would render her sailing
powers of the slowest destription in that her delay fa not in
some respects so alarming. But anent important considers-
Gala whether sheeny not be detained so long in the Indian
Ocean as to fall shot of provisions, pipecielly if she broke
down near the Ban, where ate may be becalmed for a long
time, and ma be enable to make any headway if she met
with a moderato wind in bar favor.

The &Ws would hare =de • picker pelage than she
did if her bottom led not been led. As soon so she reached
Oath,teased wed shoo* hunediately and 'toned for
and file expected that ahe will make a capital
purge out, sad resolt her deellnation within the contract
time. When she pie as Sydney again she will have her
boom element Tien tweresty dock made for the Oneida
dim yes sat hip mooch hr the Simla. A patent slip Is
assidei st 612**sy far doming assel repairkg the krge mall
sterres. Cape& Cooper the ecounander of the
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