The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-19
THE ENGLISH YACHT COsHAwK.
Voyage Of Fourteen Months ana Nearly
Twenty.nve Thousand Miles

umVusAuU Mues.
The topsail schooner yacht Goshawk.
Of 260 tons, Mr.. L. G. +. Hesketh, of
Rufford Hall, Lancashire, owner, says
Bells Life, Feb. Q, has just completed
remarkable voyage. She sailed from
Cowes on December 81, 1S74, and pro-
ceeded calling at Cadiz and Algicrs
to Malta, where the owner, Captain
Barton, Mr.. Cotton and DR.. Hoffmeister
embarked. The Goshawk then sailed
tor Port Said, passed through the Canal,
and from Suez towed down the Red Sea
to Alden, hence she shaped her course
toward Ceylon, arriving on March
IL. She left Point dc Gale on the 2lth
OF March, and arrived at Batavia on the
18th OF April. From Batavia she again
crossed into the Northern Hemisphere,
and made for Singapore via the Banca
and Rhio Straits. From Singapore she
steered for the land of the White Elc-
phant, up the Cult OF Siam, arriving at
Bangok, the capital, on June 10. Con-
tinuing her track up the Gull, her head
was next put for Manila, and after
fine passage Of ten days 5000 miles,, the
Spanish weed port was reached on
July IA. The Dons were SO uncourteous
at Manila that topsail sheet was gladly
given on the 18th, and on the 18th ter
rifle typhoOn was run into when
among the PHILIPPINE group. Hence,
taking a long stretch across the China
Sea and North Pacific, the Straits of
Bernandino were reached on July 22,
and Pelew Islands (Ancommoir) on Au-
gust hence the Equator was reorossed
and course shaped for Australia Sail
ing down the New Guinea coast she
passed through the Damper Straits, and
afterward called ut Arron Island, and
arrived at Port Darwin, North Australia,
on September g. She left Port Darwin
on October 7, and proceeded through
Sourabaya, Java. The owner here left
for Siam-by Invitation of the king-for
elephant shooting, etc, and the yacht
proceeded to Batavia. Her head was put
homeward on November II, and de-
parture taken from Java Head on
November 1G. Slightly dverging
from her course to the Cape OF Good
Hope, Mauritius was called at, and
hence to the Cape she made the quick
est run for sailing vessel on record.
From Cape Town on January s the
southeast trades ratified her quick to
the Equator On February 10 Fayal
made the Start In the English Channel
on February II, the vessel eventually
arriving in Cowes Roads on the morn
| ing Of February 1S. Other than the
canvas and life boat lost in the typhoon
mentioned she has hardly stranded IA
yarn in her fourteen months voyage OF
nearly $4,000 miles, and the accompany
ing abstract of herlo gives abnormally
the weather. "Black Friday" as a day
OF departure, shows up. oftener in the
log than was agreeable, but little
! Ill came out Of 1T to the good
ship Goshawk. Previous to leaving
England the masts were cut down three
feet and the vessels performance under
trying circumstances stamps poor Capt.
and as she now lays, up Cowes Harbor,
the vessel has little the appearance OF
having made protracted cruise in the
tropics. The Goshawk has q collection
OF "curios" on board from the little Wis.,
tied Philippines and other almost un-
known islands, and from Siam brought
q tropical black bear, red-faced monkey,
cassowaries, etc. Since owning the
Goshawk Mr.. Hesketh has been as high
north latitude as Spitzbergen, and 35
deg. min south, and as far as longi-
tude 40 deg west and 1876 deg. east. She
is now lying in Cowes Harbor and will
have thorough refit. The Goshawk
was commanded by Mr.. W. T. Cotton. -
! n. y. Herald.