New-York tribune., 1886-08-02

ARRIVAL OF THE YACHT AT MARBLETIEAD.
SAILING DOWN TO THE WESTERN AZORES AND THEN
| UP TO MASSACHUSETTS.


UP TO MASSACHUSETTS.
'MARBLEHEAD, Mass, Aug. 1.-Thc Eng
lish cutter Galatea arrived In this port
at 7:lo p. m. to-day. sho was received with
enthusiasm The Gaatea was frat sighted of Rockport
at p m, heading for Eastern Point, and passed tIe
mouth OF the hsrbor at G:lO p M.
According to tho log June 27 tho Gsatea dropped
down the Thames ana prepared for and proceedoo
to Plymouth receiving the OF the yachts OK the
royal squadron She left southampton and on
June 80 Mt 2:5O p. m weighed anchor and proceeoeu
from plymouth, the wind being southeast and nght on
July sho laid her some go miles west ana
logged 6l miles, the wind continuing southeast At
lao m she passed the Lizard and took her departure
from tho land. On July tho was
south s3 west and the yacht logged 100
miles with moderate westerly wind. ON
July 3. the course Tho log showed
% miles with light eastery breeze. on
July the course continued west and the dis
tanco was 10l miles, the wnid northeast
light. The wind continued from northeast to north.
haul to north-northwest very ght,and the distances
logged were July 5. 12o miles @, III miles I;
y 10 miles; 8, 9l miles; 0, 14l miles,
TO- lls miles, H. 0l miles; IL, 65 miles, with variable
ght winds l3 30 miles, wind the same; ii. 20 miles
and at H. III anchored of Flores In the Azores. re-
maluins only long enough to obtain water aud at
1880 p. IN. weighing anchor aud again proceeding; ;
l5. course laid north seventyhve west; tho
yacht logged 100 miles with light east
by south wind. Having reached latitude
39' and pointed her PROV northward, on July l6 the
course was north 80 west, log, 10 mes, wind north
westto west By north moderate On July the log showed
l53 miles. tho best speed OF tho voyage TO this
date, with stronger Lreezes, west to north,
squally weather and rain July IS log,
lio miles wind. northory. moderate and
light. July 10, log, % miles, wind northwest to west
by south, moderate July 2o log. 90 miles; west
northwest light airs July q, log, 40 miles {;
southwest lght to ifesb July D. log "a miles; strong
wlnd' southwest yacht hoyeto. Il bours. July 23 log
90 niles west, southwest wlrda heavy July "a,
log, 81 miles; west southwark, fresh
10 calm July 2J-Log. 100 miles; south
to southwest, moderate to Light July &c
Log, eighty miles. north northeast to south.
west iisht Juy 27,-og 1916 westsOuthwest, fresh TO
moderate July 2s-!og. l55 miles. southsouthwest TO
southwest fresh. July 4J-log, l2J miles. wessouthwest
northwest, light July 30 log. l2j miles, wind north
west to southwest. moderate to nght and
struck soundinss Georges BAnk July 81.
course north 7O' west log. 30 miles wind. southwest
light; fo& August /, course. north 73o west !;
log 81 miles. male Ihttcher's Island Lights at,
$40 T. H., having male land at p. ~, and at 7:2O
y. H. anchored at MtrbehcaI.
The entire number Of miles sailed 1919. The
average Was nine knots hour The the chart
as traced hy iAe navigator, ran southwest from tho
Lizard L'gat. latitude 5O- to 39' and thence
northwest 10, following general
westerly course lttle above 4D' and then
northwes5crly - Thatcher's Island. The wni was
aft but Artic OF tho time. Tho Galatca passed
several vessels but spoke TO mono until
three days ago Tho log book il pretuy illustrated
with pencil sketches showing tho tack on which the
Gaatea wAs s~lng each, day. pOrposcs encountered.
etc.
When sighted by the wcstcrland sunday. July 25
the steamer va. hull down that her tunnels
wcre visible from the yacht. licu
tenant Hem asccndci tho rigging ani
tic British ensign, not suPposinS, however.
that he could be seen from tho steamer
Oa Georges Banks Thur,iay.tho yacht was boarded
b.; pilo. from tho Alexander LtNrcnce. New-York
pllo. boat 50. 1. IIe brought papers Whilc
ou board 40 compared reckoning and
found that the Gaia,cAs reckoning varied only
miles, To her position. Next day the yacht met nall
but fishing schooner from Gloucester. asked for his
reckoning and the schooner aud Galaea agreed per-
iccfly a. 10 position.
for tho lat two days tho Gaat"a was In a thick
fOs ard could hr t.ken The fog horn
constant Use. Al , - !. IN. today Tho i"S
c. "and there. tigh over the howsprit end sad the
lieutenant. " saw lhatchrr's Island llShis
Tho yacht then squared away for Mar1lehcAd