Correspondence.

Ship " MatildavWattenbacti;" June G,18G2. ■ Dear Sir, ■ •■ .' ... ..,. Hearing that it is .your intention to pub lish a weekly newspaper for the'amusement and instruction of the passengers, I wish you every success, for I am really glad to hear of anything 'f to promote their comforfc, and relieve the mono \';> tony of so long a passage. Please to send me six "copies weekly, and believe me,-1 ■ •■■ . . Your obedient servant, ..- --'WILLIAM GOUDIE, Master. Mr S. Johnson.' ',''"..' ;;",'■ '■■■■"":', June 9th, 1832. Mr. Editor: Dear sir, in compliance with your wishes I heartily.signiiy my opinion of your pro posal to establish a weekly paper on board. I can assure you in this manner, as I have per sonally, that. your plan has received my very ' warm approbation, and not less warm admira-■ . tion. It is seldom that, any ship is so favourably '/■■ circumstanced as the Matilda Wattenbach for the successful management of such a ■concern, ''■;. and from ths large interests embodied in her valuable cargo she as much wants a public organ ; as any. . . I especially hail your scheme on .account ;of.| ' the .'opportunity it will afford me. in my oMicial position of speaking" a word in seaso:)" to the passengers concerning their bodily interests, and ! believe I may be'enabled at times to piead cue cause ofHealth, and-her most faithful servant Hygiene, more, effectually -through f he medium of your paper than I could hope to do otherwise. " s Aloag voyage, with such a number,; of valu able lives brought so closely together, is an undertaking of most serious import, and all the ;■ laws which are known toregulate: the health and welfare of masses on shore must be enforced with tenfold rigour here..-. It will depend much, "■ very much, on the spirit in which the passengers , 4 themselves receive and carry out the directions given them,whether \ye may in. reason anticipate ' a. favourable termination to all our sea experi (ences. With them more than with me is the power to preserve .life . and., health: On the superior intelligence of these . oveiv ■ the general run of emigrants I rely for, the happy foreboding I cherish} and for the success I anticipate in- 1 making your pages a medium to secure my owii • purposes'as well as their most supreme interests.' I have very much pleasure in being able to state before closing this .that upto the present moment, our condition and prospects, are most * favourable. As a body we have well nigh emer-. j-red from the shadow of that demon, sea-sickness " that so frightened us out of our good manners, and, though I trust less frequently, good judg ment ; when sea-sickness has gone we will no longer hear of longings to return. Let us look " ; forward and be of good cheer. Wishing you %' every s'uecess, , lam, Dear Sir, •,,,, ■.. .■ ■ "Yours very truly, JAS. BELL, Surgepn Supt. - - .-■ . ■

LOG OF THE "MATILDA WATTENBACH,"

Bound from London to Auckland,'

"'■■ We sailed from the East India Docks on'- the* afternoon of Thursday, May 29th, amidst -ffie ' booming of cannon and the enthusiastic cheersT of thousands of spectators, many of whom/had , comafrom distant parts of the country to bid " adieu to dear friends and relatives, arid a large number of persons proceeded to Grayesend iv \ the'ship, deterring until the very latest momeiit ' the "swest sorrow" of parting. 'At Gravesend we anchored along with our consort, the Hanor ~ ver, and sailed thence at 1:30 a.m. of Saturday, the 31st of May, ship and passengers having, on., the previous day undergone examination by the Government Emigration Commissioners* The: weather still continued to be as fine as could be desired, wind from the S. W., but very light, and, in consequence, at noon were obliged to J come to anchor in the Downs. Again, at half past four o'clock a.m. we got under, way with a number of other ships, but the wind" continuing. light and baffling, were obliged, to anchor off. Dover about midnight,- from whence, we once more started about 2 a.m. on Sunday, the Isfc of June', proceeding down Channel .with': a 1 light! N. E-. wind. Held divine-service for'the first: fcivue, and at eleven o'clock p.m/'Mr.'Martin, the;: r,i!of, left, fcaldug;a large letter^bag^witli him',,; i-.hc Isle of Wight then bearing 'about NpE^ y distant-about'seven-miles; During Monday the 2d, TnesSay the 3d, and Wednesday the 4tlr of June, the wind being light arid contrary, ;wp were boxing about and m'akingi'but little pro-; * gress. After sighting the Lizard.'on the evening! . of the 4th, nothing worihyv of iiote. occurred-j until about two o'clock on' the! morning of ;the\ sth (Thursday), when the wind:increasing, with. \ a heavy swell setting from ■'■■th&\WW'.;- i w.sve,'.} obliged' to reduce canvas,' find finally reef! the: topsails, as the ship begaii to' plunge and labotir : heavily. Duriug the whole of Friday the s;^th'< and Saturday the 7th\tKe gale kept on ; with unabated fury, ship straining heavily, and taking:; large quantities of. v/iiter over till;. owing-vas^ irnucli to the high lumpy sea as to-the force' .of\. ithe wind, which , during, the : .two days above-.;'f mentioned veered from N. W. to.S.-W.. The, 'wind calmed down about One o'clock on Sunday^ 'Divine service Avasheld on "the,-main deck, 'iiicreasing wind and fumbling sea' rendering it ' impossible.to hold it on the poop. The wiud': and; sea during Monday the 9th moderated;! considerably, and a concert was held on the.; poop in the evening, which,'for aiirst effort, was-! most successful in its results, both as' regards the audience • and--the Ringing,■ -many of■■ the passengers of all classes having, most kindly exerted themselves to while - awajr, an hour oi|';' two, and all at last separated hoping for aflrie'.' fair wind on the morrow to take 'us':out of the.',. jßay of Biscay; but .on getting on deck on Tuesday morning, thelOth1; we "found '.the ship kaocking about a good deal, M^ith a tremendous ,

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