The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-15 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT

WESTERN.

'TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Great Western Steam-ship, Bristol, August 13.
$ have the pleasure to communicate to you that the
Great Western left New York on the Ist Aug. at 1 15 p.m.,
ax,cl passed Sandy Hook 3 15 p.m., and arrived here this
day at half-past 5 o'clock.
Aug. 2—Wind, variable; light breezes and fine ; lat.
40 30, lon. 70 7 ; distance, 177.
Aug. 3—Light variable winds and fine; Lt. 40 48, lon.
65 •i 0 ; distance, 219.
Aug. 4—Wind, N. W., variable ; moderate and fine—
clear southerly swell ; lat. 41 37, lon. 60 ; distance, 251.
A uz. s—Wind, W. N. W., variable ; moderate an I hue
—little southerly swell; lat. 42 48, lon. 52 32 ; distance,
254.

A,Aa. 6 —S. W., variable; moderate and hazy—passed
sea: al fishing vessels; lat. 44 40, lon. 49 40 ; distance, 240.
Aug. 7—Wind, N. N. E. Northerly ; moderate—at times
fnggy—strong breezes and squally ; lat. 46 35, lon. 44 32 ;
r.istance, 244.
Aug. B—Wind, N W. ; strong breez s end squllly—
sho•vcre.—N. W. sea—fresh breezes and fin,..; lat. 48 26,
lon. 38 56 ; distance, 253.
Aug. 9—Wind, S. W. ; moderate breezes and cloudy—
' irregular northerly swell; lat. 49 55, ion. 33 20;
tar:cc, 238.

Aug. 10—Wind, S.W. ; light breezes and thick hazy,
little swell; lat. 51 11, long. 27 15 ; distance, 244.
Aug. 11—Wind, S. W. S.E. ; light weather ard swell
—light breezes and hazy ; lat. 51 30, lon. 20 42 ; dis-
tance, 246.

Aug. I2—Wind, S. ; light variable moderate breez-s,
and dark hazy, with rain at times ; lat. 51 35, lon. 14 3 ;
distance, 250.
Aug. 13—Wind, S. ; moderate and hazy—rain at times
—at 4 passed Fastnet Rock ; lat. 51 5 ; lon. 7 2'2; dis-
tance, 251.

I am, your obedient servant,
JAMES HOSKEN.

LIST OF PASSENGERS PER GREAT WESTERN FROM NEW
YORK, SAILED AUG. I, 1839

• Mr. C. A. F. Rondeau, General Hamilton, Mr. J. H.
"Davis, the Hon. W. B. M'Donald, 93. i regt. ; Messrs.
F. Layton, L. Murat ; Dr. J. S. Rogers; Messrs.
S. H. Kemson, J. P. Salazar, E. Salazar ; Mrs.
S ; Mr. Times Thompson, Mr. Wilde and Lady.
nurse and infant; Lieut. Wilkinson, 71st Highlanders;
Messrs. J. Brook, Turner, Paradise, Cowan, J. Labran,
J. C. F. Bennett ; Mrs Holland, Miss Chace; Messrs.
J. Lovering, O'Reilly; Rev. Rich. Waters; Messrs.
Gibb, T. S. Roger; Capt. Turner, King's Dragoon
Guards; Lieut. Lvsons, Royal Regt. ; Lieut. InOis, 32(1
Regt. ; Lieut. Cockburn, 11th Regt. ; Messrs. Menlove,
P. F. Field ; Mrs. Coley and child ; Messrs. Prior, Ja-
mieson ; Mrs. Jamiesoru,_ Messrs. Kennedy, Abbott,
Whitely. Nolte, John Shaw, J. 1.1. Marston, Layton ;
GT% Buller ; Mrs. Buller and child ; Messrs. John
Elam, J. I). Parsons ; Mrs. Parsons ; Messrs. Atkinson,
J• Grimshaw, Berkle ; Miss Jandon ; Messrs. Tilford,
Worthington. Alsop; Mrs. Alsop; the Hon. Ashbuman
and Lady ; Mr. Lord.

I'EtSELS SiOKEN WITII BY THE GREAT WESTERN FROM

NEW YORK TO BRISTOL.

August 1, the British Queen left the wharf ball an hour
after us, at sunset her paddle boxes were just seen from the
upuor deck ; passed the packet ships Orpheus, Ontario,
and Baltimore off Sandy Hook ; Europe (suppose 3), off
Sandy Hook ; Aug. 2, Panama, of Nantucket, in lat.
40 lon. 71 10; Aug. 3, lost sight of the British Q neen's
smoke at f3ur p.m , bearing W. by N., a N., 30 to 40
miles distant ; Aug. 4, Ratcliff, of and for London, in
let. 41 30, lon. 61 ; New Jersey, of B)ston, in lat. 41 45,
Inn. 59 10 ; Aug. 6, Belle, Quebec to Liverpool, in Ist.
44 40, lox. 49 40.