The New York herald., 1869-12-27
THE SUEZ CANAL.
Trips of Scotch Steamship Through tito
New Trans.t-1he Order of Entrauce and
Log of the Voyage-PiiotaSe, Wuter
Druug.t and sand Drift.
From the glasgow Herald, Dec.

Log of the tOyage-Piotage, Wuter
DruuGht and sand Drift.
From the Glasgow Herald, Dec. 1871
We have been politely furnished by Messrs. Handy
side Il Henderson. OF this city, with the following
report OF voyage per Anchor Line steamship Dido,
Captain J. NJ. simpson. from Alexandria to Suez ant
back TO Alexandra via the Suez Canal
The steamship Dido, having embarked passengers
and stores, sailed In ght ballast trim, drawing nine
feet three inches ait feet four inches forward
nalfpast one O'Clock P. NJ, November ID for P0rs
SAID lsmaila ana SueZ.
on leaving Alexandra there was fresh westerly
wind blowing, the sea was heavy, but the wind
being fair all SAIL was set. The Dido was preceded
by the Pen,nsular ana Oriental Company's steamer
Delta, drawing sixteen feet, which had aso good
many passengers on board. The Dido was followed
Thabor aud the chartered (by Lord Dudley paddle
steamer Lynx; also the French Imperial yacht
steamers were IN company VITA us during the after
noon and evening. After sunset the wind fell ltgGt,
and the sea went down little.
At SIX A. NJ, l7Ih Instant we were abreast OF
Damietta, about fifteen miles distant, and Ut fifteen
minutes to eleven we were IN the harbor OF Fort
Said, where sounded within distance OF 100
yards depths varying from eight ID twenty-sx feet.
The Mediterranean squadron OF the Britsn navy was
living at Port Said Roads little. to the northeast Of
the breakwater or mole; some OF them, 1t was re-
ported, mad attempted to enter the harbor, but ~
two in doing 80 grounded IL was said they were
ordered outside again. Al nine a. NJ, nth inSt w0
received verbal instructions to proceed, the Eic0
being placed seventeenth In order OF procession.
The ship then presented (grdtls) with charts
ana printed regulations lin Frenchl for ths naviga-
ton OF the canal. Al forty.fye minutes past ten
A. Id. prCceeued DEAD 5OW--tDe EnGllSn schooner
yacht Cambria, owned 10y James Ashbury, u tow
OF q French gunboat Deing immediately aaead,
while the British steam yacht Deernound WAS nexs
IN order astern. AT nrst The Cambria detained us
httle but afterwards we had no stoppages. About
haifpast seven r. NJ. we passed (near Ell GuisH
three steamers Two Austrian and one Engllsh-thc
latter ship Of war; anchored; and a little later
two French ships OF war aground, both OF wiAch
ABOUT c ut nine p NJ, when we were guided b. boats
VITA lamps to moorings tbuoy No. 10, provided iox
rs ~ 1as cna ompan M ns c9use 10 through
with lanterns for the occasion. The passage from
Port Said TO Ismai!ia was made in ton hours.
On the l9tn current at nalf-paSt ten A. H., seeing
the Cambria getting under weigh and proceeding IN
the direction OF Suez we hailed ner and inquired
getting Affirmative reply, we acting upon instiuc-
lions 10 sail to Suez IN tho same order IN which W3
m e ror' saa @ oerss .as ,e ana
minutes past twelve p NJ, and-sthere being good
breeze all sail was SET. For four miles at either emf
Of the Bitter Lakes there are strong tripods with
very good, powerful lamps to indicate the c1anne at
botn ends OF the largest part OF the lakes during The
night. The lamps and the two Iron lighthouses IN
the lake Will PROBABLY be in full working order in
about month hence. The middle portion OF tho
lake for about ten miles IS neither beaconed nor
puoyed there being from twenty iour to thirty feet
OF water for large radius. We arrived at
Suez at ave NJ ana had the satisfaction Of knowing
that the DIDO was the nrst English steamer TO
arrive at Suez through the canal. The passage from
ismallia to Suez was done IN six hours and haE,
the ship having gone full speed that portion OF the
passage. The entire passage was therefore dono
from Port said to Suez-exclusive OF necessary
stOppaRe at ISmala-ln sixteen and hail hours,
Tne run could have been made IN less tune were tt
not for sundry delays incurred through inaugural
formaltes and the unusai amount Of shipping In
transit at the time.
2oth.--Lay in SueZ Roads all day waiting till tue
remainder Of the ships would pass OF the canal.
2ist-At six A. N. proceeded from the ROADS to
the entrance of the canal and moored there for the
purpose OF Selling the first opportunity OF roenter-
ing the canal on the remaining haif-dozen steamers
arriving IN the Red sea. We were, however, dlsap.
pointed; for the agent Of the Canal Company CAME
alongside and ordered that the Empress and the
other royal yachts must have precedence
12d.-At elgh. A. NJ. received written instructions to
proceed the return voyage, nineteenth In order OF
procession. At hafpas elgnt A. NJ. got under weigh
(tne nres had been banked up from the previous
dayl but wnen the ship reached the entrance TO taa
canal there was dead lock Of shipping quite re-
gardless OF order. This detained Us TIL nfteen
minutes to eleven A. NJ, when we proceeded dead
slow. stopping frequently. The Dido was preceded
by the Brndis steamship Principe Tomaso and fo,-
lowed by q Russian paddle steamer OF the Imperlat
Navy. We re-entered the Bitter Lakes vt nau past
twelve p. NJ. gong full speed, and were passed OF
the Russian paddle steamer, French steamship Tou-
rag and Italian steamship Scyla. Wereentered thu
canal Vt half past four Z. M and at seven =. NJ wero
stopped by the Scyiia grounding near Schieknnedon.
between Ioussum and Ismaia.
23d. Started again ut hali-past six A. M., Scyla
s GrOss by LAKE s 3.
ing between El Guisr and KantarS; at haf.pass
i've 2. NJ. had TO anchor
arrived ut Port said at haf-past eleven A. NJ. and
sailed thence with fair wind for Alexandra at half
past one A. NJ, when all SAL was SET Arrived at
Alexandra at natpast nine A. NJ on 25th inst; al
well.
MrxosAspA-paou were offered for tn. canal passage.
but were quite insufficient Tor the demand ths Dido, thsrs
fore s. l sssf &: % chilly sA r.. .snss a.a
s best during the whole OF the Trip. While he ship
was lying FL Gusr, being stopped by vessels ahead
nye hours good deal OF sand accumulated bs ship and
m and much that the latter
covered up with The wssh lat the very sandy
parts particularly at FL Gusrl caused passing seamers
appears haze done considerable damage banks
causing fall into the canal and thereby
derih Many vsssea stuck the pAssass bac1
from susz than did on the passage towards tho Md Sea-
Dido on arrival a Port said from seven six
inch AFT sr feet forward Tho Aesngeres seamshp
6osavey drawing about nineteen feet hArsees for
Cochin China has oeen shened two feet but that found
insufficient and IL intended TO reduce draught
further hssss Frsissncps steamship Asie
SAi about sxlssa f0et, cargo tor Bou-
0Ay
ALsxAspgIA. Egyrt Nov. 26, 1859.