The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-17 00:00:00

LOG OF THE CALEDONIA

Sunday, August I.—Wind E. Started at 12 from East
Boston ; at 1 dismissed the pilot, Boston Lighthouse S.W.
by S. five miles; at 8 p.m. exchanged blue lights with the
steam-ship Acadia, bound to Boston ; at 8 a.m. arrived at
Halifax, having run the distance between Halifax and Boston
in forty-four hours.

3.—Wind W. ; at 6 p.m. started from the wharf, Halifax;
at 7, Sambro S.W. W., distance 10 miles. Moderate
breezes and pleasant weather.
4.—Wind W. by S.; course S. 87 E.; distance 170 miles;
lat. 44 46, lon. 59 -37. Fine pleasant weather.
s.—Wind W. by S.; course N. 85 E.; distance 210 miles;
lat. 45 19, lon. 54. Moderate breezes and pleasant weather.
6.—Wind W.S.W. ; course N. 79 E.; distance 237 miles;
lat. 46 5, lon. 48 30. Moderate breezes and thick fog.
7.—Wind W.S.W. ; course N. 79 E.; distance 230 miles;
lat. 46 50, lon. 43 20. Moderate breezes and foggy.
B.—Wind variable ; course N. 79 E. ' • distance 245 miles;
lat. 47 50, lon. 37 23. Light variable breezes. At 5 p.m.
passed the barque British America; and at 7 a.m. spoke the
brig Convivial, of Poole, from Liverpool to Newfoundland,
all well.

9.—Wind W.S.W.; course N. 79 E.; distance 267 miles;
lat. 48 42, lon. 30 59. Fresh gales, with a heavy sea.
10.—Wind W.S.W. to N.N.W. ; course N. 79 E. i dis-
tance 240 miles ; lat. 48 56, lon. 25 01. Fresh breezes and
cloudy, with a cross sea.

11.-Wind N.N.W. to N.W. ; course N. 82 E. ; distance
240 miles ; lat. 49 23, lon. 19 25. Fresh breezes and cloudy,
with a cross sea.

12.—Wind N.W. to S.W. ; course N. 76 E. ; distance
260 miles ; lat. 50 22, lon. 15 28. Strong breezes, with rain.
13.—Wind S.W. ; course N. 76 E. ' • distance 290 miles.
At 11 40 p.m. Cape Clear Light, north 8 miles • noon Tus-
car, north 5 miles ; at 9 15 received on board a pilot off Point
Lynas.

14.—At 5 o'clock a.m. arrived at Liverpool, making the
passage from Halifax in 9 days and 23 hours.

ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA AT HALIFAX

The royal mail steamer Acadia, Captain Ryrie, which left
Liverpool on the 20th, arrived at Halifax on the 31st ult.,
having completed the passage in ten days and twenty-two
hours. She left Halifax immediately for Boston, into which
she was going when the Caledonia was coming out on the Ist
instant. We subjoin a complimentary letter from the pas-
sengers to the worthy commander, with his reply. The log
is also subjoined.

A number of the cabin passengers at a meeting held on
boad the steam-ship Acadia, on her voyage from Liverpool
to Boston, being desirous of expressing their respect for, and
confidence in Captain Alexander Ryrie, her commander,—lt
was moved by William Whitewright, jun., Esq., and seconded
by the Hon. W. Morris, that a piece of plate be presented to
him as a mark of their esteem for his attentive conduct, and
gentlemanly deportment towards them during the voyage ;
and the undersigned were appointed to carry the said reso-
lution into effect.

BENJAMIN D. FRASER, Chairman.
A. E. HART, Secretary.
Steam-ship Acadia, off Halifax, 31st July, 1841.
GENTLEMEN,—I cannot fully express to you my gratitude
for the handsome manner with which you have noticed my
conduct on my first voyage as commander of the steam-ship
Acadia. Believe me, gentlemen, that this token of your
respect for me will be preserved and appreciated. With assur-
ance pi qay constant esteem individually toward you, I sub-
scribrffitself yours, very faithfully,
ALEXANDER RYRIE.
To Benjamin D. Fraser, Esq., President of the Committee.
A. E. Hart. Esq., Secretary.

ABSTRACT OF THE LOG OF THE ACADIA.
July 20, wind variable ; at noon. slipped moorings and
started for Halifax ; 1 35 p.m., discharged pilot ; strong
breezes arid squally.
21, wind N.W., running down channel. Fresh breezes and
squally, with showers.
22, wind N.N.W. ; course S. 73 W. ; distance 105 miles
from Cape Clear ; lat. 50 58 N., lon. 12 10 W. From Cape
Clear at midnight our departure.
23, wind N.N.W. ; course S. 76 W. ; distance 212 miles ;
lat. 60 10 W., lon. 17 28 W. A heavy head sea.
24, wind N.N.N.E. and calm ; course S. 78 W. ; distance
218 miles ; lat. 49 21 N., lon. 23 OW. A heavy head sea
and hazy.
25, wind S.W., variable, and N. ; course S. 80 W. ; dis-
tance 216 miles ; lat. 48 48 N., lon. 28 25 W. Changeable,
with heavy head sea and rain at times.
26, wind variable and W. ; course 77 W.; distance 236
miles ; lat. 47 53 N., lon. 34 12 W. Changeable, with heavy
northwest swell and occasional showers.
distance 244 miles ; lat.
27, wind S.W. ; course S. 77 W. ;
47 5 N., lon. 39 33 W. Moderate and fair, fog at times ; 8
30, a.m., passed a barque from Greenock, with emigrants,
bound to Montreal, under jury masts, (having, on the 25th
instant, carried away foremast and main and mizen topmasts,)
going to St. John, Newfoundland, to replace spars. [Sup-
posed to have been the Hawke, of Greenock.]
28, wind S.W. ; course S. 81 W. ' • distance 282 miles; lat.
46 20 N., lon. 46 22 W. • a.m. fresh breezes and fair ; noon,
strong breezes, with thick fog.
29, wind S.W. ; course S. 81 W. ; distance 248 miles ; lat.
45 40 N., lon. 51 59 W. Moderate breezes, fair and foggy at
times. _

30, wind variable ; course S. 83 W. ; distance 258 miles ;
lat. 45 8 N., lon. 58 IW. Light breezes and fair, with fog
at times.

31, wind variable. Light breezes and cloudy weather; at
11 a.m., arrived at Cunard's wharf.

An aged nurse committed suicide, by drowning herself in
a warm bath, in London, on Thursday.
A NICE DISTINCTION.-At a meeting of the Lincoln
Temperance Society last week, the question was raised whe-
ther the use of brandy in cookery, particularly in plum pud-
dings, would be an infringement of the rules ? After a very
long and grave debate, in which much ingenuity was dis-
played, it was resolved that brandy in puddings is eaten and
not drunk, and that therefore it does not fall within the list
of articles prohibited.