The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-04-30 00:00:00

THE STEAM-SHIP ACADIA.

The British: and North American royal mail steam-ship
Acadia, Captain Miller, arrived at Boston, on Wednesday
morning, 17th April, at half-past seven o'clock, from Liver-
pool, whence she sailed on the afternoon of the 19th March,
making the passage in eighteen clays and a half. She arrived
at Halifax on Monday, the sth April, at six o'clock, a.m.,
and left on the evening of the same day, at six o'clock. Dur-
ing the whole passage she experienced the most extraordi-
nary rough and boisterous weather, but proved herself able
to meet and ride out in safety the most violent gales.
Some reports having been circulated that this vessel sus-
tained considerable damage during her outward voyage to
Halifax and Boston, we have pleasure in subjoining the copy
of a letter, received by Messrs. M'lver, from her gallant cap-
tain, and also an abstract of her log.
<<" Acadia, Boston, April 9, 1841.
Gentlemen,-1 beg to announce our safe arrival at this
port, after a very severe passage of eighteen and a half days ;
the gale having commenced at Holyhead, blew for eleven
days without (scarcely) intermission. I send herewith a
copy of the abstract of the log. The ship has sustained no
damage whatever beyond the breaking away of one of the
trail boards, and the " scalping "of the figure head.—l re-
main, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
" EDWARD C. MILLER.
" Messrs. D. and C. M'lver.
P.S.—The passengers bore all the unpleasantness of
such a
cv oyage with much patience, scarcely a murmur was
heard.

OUTWARD LOG OF THE STEAM-SHIP ACADIA.
March 19th—Wind S.W. : P.M., started from the Sloyne,
detained 2 hours in the bay to get rid of pilot-9 set on.
20th—Wind S.S.W.: running down channel—Fresh gales
and cloudy, with rain ; 8 P.M, Tuskar N.N.W. 7 miles.
21st—Wind S.S.W.: standing down channel—Strong gales
and cloudy, with heavy rain and sea.

22nd—Wind westerly . course S. 77 W. (from Cape Clear,)
distance 103 miles, lat. 50 43 N., lon. 12 2 W.—Fresh gales,
with heavy squalls of hail and high cross sea.
23rd—Wind W.N.W. to S.W. by W.: course S. 85 W.,
distance 101 miles, lat. 50 35 N., lon. 14 46 W.---Strong
with heavy squalls of hail and high cross sea.
24th—Wind S.W. : course S. 794 W., distance 150 miles,
lat. 70 8 N., lon. 1837 W.—Fresh gales, with rain and heavy
cross sea.
25th—Wind westerly : course S. 61 W., distance 114 miles,
lat. 49 15 N., lon. 21 5 W.—Strong gales, with heavy squalls.
rain and lightning and high sea.
26th—Wind N.N.W. : course 62 W., distance 176
miles, lat. 47 53 N., lon. 25 30 WS .—Strong breezes, with
heavy squalls and rain.
27th—Wind W.N.W., S.W., and W. by N.. course S.
76 \V., distance 149 miles, lat. 47 18 N., lou. 28 35 W.—
1
Strong gales, with heavy sea and squalls.
28th—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., course S. 78 W., dis-
tance 108 miles, 1at.46 56 N., lon. 31 10 W.—Hardgales,
with heavy head sea, accompanied with violent squalls and
rain.
29th—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., course S. 75 W., dis-
tance 113 miles, lat. 4626 N., lon. 33 49 W.—Strong breezes
and squally, with heavy sea; P.M., strong gales and squally,
with sea and rain.
30th—Wind S.W. to N.W., course S. 76 W., dis. 139
miles, lat. 45 54 N., lon. 37 4 W.—Hard gales, with heavy
sea and rain; Noon, tine weather, with heavy swell; P.M.,
wind again increasing to a gale.
31st—Wind S.W. to N.W., course S. 81 W., dis. 174
miles, lat. 45 27 N., Ion: 41 10 W.—Fresh gales and squally.
April Ist—Wind N., course S. 81 W., dis. 205 miles, lat.
44 46 N., lon. 45 54 W.—Strong breezes and cloudy ; P.M.,
fine weather.
2d—Wind N.N.E. N. and S.W., course S. 86 W., dis.
211 miles, lat. 44 34 N., lon. 50 50 W.—A.M., fine weather ;
Noon, strong breezes with rain.
3d—Wind S.E. by E.,
S.«'. and W.N.W., course N. SG
W., dis. 228 miles, lat. 41 51 N., lon. 56 10 W.—Strong
breezes with rain and fog ; P.M., strong ;ales and squally.
4th—Wind V.N.W., course N. 89 W., dis. 176 'miles,
lat. 44 53 N., lon. 60 18 W.—Strong pales and clear.
sth—Wind S.S.E. ; 6 a.m. arrived at Cunard's wharf,
heavy snow-storm ; 6 p.m. started from Cunard's wharf for
Boston.
6th and 7th—Wind westerly ;
37run the distance from Ha-
lifax(39s miles) inhours; at 7h. 15m.
to Boston a.m.,
arrived at Cunard's wharf, East Boston.

A gentleman on the present western circuit last week sent
from Bodmin to his wife in London a couple of chickens
through the post-office, one of which weighed nine and the
other eight ounces, the postage of which being respectively
9d. and Bd. They were wrapped in. parchment, and reached
their destination in excellent condition Taunton Courier.