Passenger arrivals and departures at Natal Oct 1875

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES Natal Mercury October 2 1875
Florence, Adonis, Pelham, Natal, Elizabeth Martin, Zulu, Kafir

Sept 27 - Florence, CMS, of Leith, 880 tons, Jones, from Cape Ports. Cargo: general.
PASSENGERS
From East London
Mr R Wilhelm
From London
Mr Milner
Capt and Mrs Hyme
Masters MHC and H Hyme
Misses K and J Hyme
two nurses
Capt and Mrs Lucas
Mr and Mrs Welsh
Mr and Mrs Morgan Evans
Mr and Mrs Allen
Messrs
S Chambers
T Hayman
W Freville
G Harrison
HP Harrison
JM Cooke
H Martin
Mrs MA Ellis
Messrs
M Evans
W Bruce
J Wolfe
R Allcock
E Groves
R Culverwell
S Swales
V Plank
W Plank
Mrs Taunton
Mrs and Miss Gibson
Masters CA, WF and CF Gibson
Miss C Morris
From Algoa Bay
Mrs JE Wood
Mrs Impry
Mrs Vanderschyff and four children
Messrs
T Farrow
McKinnon
Andrew
W Woodger
Mrs Brink
Mrs Nelson and baby
six coolies
Report
Left Cape 22nd Sept.; strong breeze NW with rain, squalls at times, high sea; arrived Mossel Bay, 9 a.m. 23rd Sept., stiff breeze NW, and fair weather; left Mossel Bay 1 p.m. 23rd Sept.; fresh breezes NW and cloudy; arrived at Algoa Bay 9.30 a.m. 24th Sept.; variable winds, and rain at times; left Algoa Bay, 3.45 p.m. 24th Sept.; moderate breezes, passing showers; arrived at East London, 8.45 a.m. 25th Sept.; high winds, NW, and fine weather; left East London 6.30 p.m., 25th Sept.; variable winds and cloudy weather 26th strong winds; arrived at Natal, 9.30 a.m., 27th Sept.
Black Baxter and Co., agents.

Sept 25 - Annie,of London schooner, 41 tons, C. Smith, from East London, sailed Sept 23. Cargo: forage and spokes.
S Crowder and Co., agents.

Sept 26 - Garmouth, schr, 200 tons, McPherson, from London, sailed July 4. Cargo: general.
Adler Bros, agents.

Sept 28 - Adonis, SS of Amsterdam, 80 tons, Thompson, from Scottburgh, sailed Sept 27. Cargo: general.
S Crowder and Co., agents.

DEPARTURES

Oct 3 - Florence, DCMS, of Leith, 800 tons, Jones, for Cape Town and intermediate ports. Cargo: colonial produce.
PASSENGERS
For London
Major-General Sir Garnet Wolseley, KCB, KCMG, and four servants
Major Brackenbury RA
Major Butler
Lord Gifford
Miss E Bate
Messrs
Chevers
Etheridge
Captain Dickinson
For East London
Mr J Holden
Miss Finchen
For Algoa Bay
Messrs
J Gilligan
E Shaw
For Cape Town
Mrs Phillips
Mrs E Shaw
1 gunner RA
1 private, 1-13th, LI
Black, Baxter and Co., agents.

Oct 11 - Adonis, SS, of Amsterdam, 80 tons, Thompson, for Scottburgh. Cargo: general.
PASSENGERS
Mrs Collingham and three children
S Crowder and Co., agents.

Oct 14 - Pelham, brigantine, of Natal, 160 tons, Strachan, for Delagoa Bay. Cargo: general.
PASSENGERS
Mr R Beningfield
Mr Dubois
Mr Schonberg
100 kafirs
Beningfield and Son, agents.

Oct 15 - Adonis, of Amsterdam, SS., 80 tons, Thompson, resailed for Scottburgh. Cargo: general.
S Crowder and Co., agents.

Oct 16 - Sea Gull, schooner, of London, 76 tons, Hines, for East London. Cargo: sugar.
Harvey, Greenacre and Co., agents.

Oct 16 - Annie, schooner, of London, 41 tons, Smith, for East London. Cargo: general.
PASSENGER
Thomas Crowder
S Crowder and Co., agents.

Oct 18 - Natal, RMS, of Southampton, 587 tons, JC Gilbert, for Cape Town and intermediate ports. Cargo: general
PASSENGERS
For Southampton
Messrs
Jabelot
CH Wells
W B Scott
Janion
B De Waal
Mr and Mrs Vergottini
Mrs Hayne, child and servant
Capt Baker
Mr A de Terrason
For Cape Town
Miss Coates
Miss Symons
Mrs Moodie and child
Mr Farr
Messrs
St. Leger
W Stitzer
17 Naval invalids
For Algoa Bay
Mrs Adlam
Mr Bomball
Mr Rigg
Escombe and Co., agents.

Oct 19 - Elizabeth Martin, CMS, of Leigh, 1503 tons, Duncan, for Cape ports and England. Cargo: general.
PASSENGERS
For Algoa Bay
Mr W Reekie
Black, Baxter and Co., agents.

Oct 22 - Zulu RMS, of Southampton, 679 tons, H de la Cour Travers, for East Coast ports. Cargo: general.
PASSENGERS
For Delagoa Bay
Messrs
Thompson
Brown, Mrs Brown and four children
Mr Stephen Jackson
Mr Solomons
88 kafirs
For Zanzibar
Dr Turnbull RN
For Mozambique
one kafir
ten lascars
Escombe and Co., agents.

Oct 26 - Hannah Nicholson, barque, of Adelaide, 252 tons, Farquhar, for Mauritius. Cargo: flour.
H and T McCubbin, agents.

Oct 26 - Lady Selborne, 3-masted brigantine, of Plymouth, 209 tons, N. Keen, in ballast.

Oct 29 - Kafir, RMS, of Southampton. 900 tons, Garrett, for Cape Town and intermediate ports. Cargo: general.
PASSENGERS
For Southampton
Mr FW Reid
Mr George Reid
Mrs Pascoe and two children
Mr Whiskin
Mr Stooker
For Cape Town
Miss Crossley
Mr and Mrs Doesell and child
1 Naval invalid from HMS Encounter
For Algoa Bay
Dr Hope
one kafir
For East London
Miss McArthur
Miss Sweltzer
Escombe and Co., agents.

Oct 29 - Annie Brown, brigantine, of Adelaide, 166 tons, Gilfillen, for Adelaide. Cargo: general.
Grant and Fradd, agents.

Passenger arrivals at Natal October 1875

MISCELLANEOUS ARRIVALS Natal Mercury 2 October 1875 
Hannah Nicholson, Actaea, Natal, Zulu, Umkomanzi, Adonis, Elizabeth Martin, Kafir, Lady Selborne, Florence

SHIPPING

Sept 3 - Hannah Nicholson, barque, of Adelaide, 252 tons, Farquhar, from Adelaide, sailed July 16. Cargo: flour. 
PASSENGERS 
Messrs 
Hardy 
Rodds 
H and T McCubbin, agents.

Sept 7 - Actaea, barque, of London, 300 tons, A Walker, from Calcutta and Mauritius, sailed from Calcutta, July 11. Mauritius, Aug 25. Cargo: general. 
PASSENGERS 
Mrs and Miss Maingard 
Mrs Porley and four children 
Mr and Mrs S Guillaman and three children 
Mr Nicholas and four children 
E Snell and Co., agents.

Sept 7 - Barbara Taylor, 3-masted schnr, of Greenock, 252 tons, Taylor, from London, sailed June 12. Cargo: general. 
Bullard, King and Co., agents.

Sept 7 - Surprise, barque of Norway, 454 tons, Wagner, from London, sailed June 1. Cargo: general. 
Steel, Atkinson and Co., agents.

Sept 8 - Natal, RMS, of Southampton, 587 tons, JC Gilbert, from Capt Town and intermediate ports. Cargo: general. 
PASSENGERS 
From Southampton 
Mrs King and 4 children 
Lieut de Hoghton 
Messrs 
E Escombe 
Heys 
Macfarlane 
Gregory 
5 men, 2 women, and 5 children. 
From Cape Town 
Mrs H De la Cour Travers, child, and servant 
Messrs Pretorius 
C Fleek 
G Bocca 
Beather 
Henderson 
Kennedy 
J Noeman 
H Thomas 
A Fisher 
C Kirsten 
J Domon 
R Cook 
From Algoa Bay 
Mr and Mrs Railie 
Dr Barbour 
Mr L Bamball 
Messrs 
Barbour 
Somberg 
W Reigg 
Weitzel 

Report 
Left Cape Town at noon on the 3rd Sept., experienced light variable winds till midnight, then the wind freshened to NW and increased till morning. During the 4th strong gale; at midnight heavy gale with violent squalls, wind, hail and rain, thunder and violent lightning. Arrived Algoa Bay 5th, at 1 p.m. Off Cape. St. Francis, on the morning of the 5th passed RMS Kafir bound to the westward and a brigantine running. Left Port Elizabeth on the 6th at 3.20 p.m., anchored off East London next morning at 7; left again at 11.20 a.m. From Port Elizabeth to Port Natal, light easterly winds and fine. 
Escombe and Co., agents.

Sept 11 - Annie, schooner, of London, 40 tons, Le Clercq, from East London, sailed Sept 8. Cargo: general. 
S Crowder and Co., agents.

Sept 11 - Zulu, RMS, 678 tons, H de le Cour Travers, from Zanzibar and intermediate ports. Cargo: general. 
PASSENGERS 
Alex Turnbull, Esq., MD, Staff-Surgeon HMS London, 
Messrs 
Thompson 
Brown 
Joublet 
Mrs and Miss Samuel 
17 Naval invalids 

Report 
Left Natal August 19, 9 a.m., arrived Mozambique August 25, 3.15 p.m.; arrived Zanzibar August 28, 9.15 a.m. From Natal to 26° S experienced heavy NE gale and very high sea; thence to Zanzibar moderate fair winds and strong adverse currents. Left Zanzibar August 31, 3.15 p.m. arrived Lindi Bay September 2, 8 a.m.; sailed at noon same day; arrived Mozambique September 4, 7.30 a.m.; left 3.15 p.m. same day; arrived Delagoa Bay September 8, 2.30 p.m.; sailed September 9, 11.45 a.m., arrived Natal September 11. From Zanzibar to Cape Delgado experienced light SW monsoon and strong adverse currents, thence to 21° S light fair winds, but no current; thence to C Corrientes similar weather; Delagoa Bay to Natal, strong gale and heavy head sea. 
Escombe and Co., agent.

Sept 12 - Umkomanzi, barque, of Aberdeen 397 tons, Airth, from London, sailed June 29. Cargo: general. 
PASSENGERS 
Mrs Bachan and seven children 
Steel, Atkinson and Co., agents.

Sept 12 - Adonis, of Amsterdam, SS, 80 tons, Thompson, from Scottburgh, sailed Sept 12, not having effected a landing. Cargo: sundries. 
PASSENGERS 
Mrs Collingham and three children 
S Crowder and Co., agents.

Sept 15 - Elizabeth Martin, CMS, of Leith, 1500 tons, Duncan, from London and Cape ports. Cargo: general. 
PASSENGERS 
Messrs 
Mc-om-ie 
Ridson 
Buyers 
Report 
Sailed from London, August 4th; arrived at Cape, Sept 2nd, left 5th; arrived Mossel Bay, 6th, left 7th; arrived Algoa Bay, 8th, left 10th; arrived at Kowie, 11th, left 13th; arrived East London, 13th, left 14th; arrived Natal, 15th. 
Black, Baxter and Co., agents.

Sept 15 - Eastern Star, brig, 208 tons, GW Arnot, from London, sailed Jan 10th. Cargo: general. 
Steel, Atkinson and Co., agents.

Sept 22 - Kafir, RMS, of Southampton, 900 tons, Garratt, from Cape ports. Cargo: general. 
PASSENGERS 
From Southampton 
Mr and Mrs Topham, four children, and nurse 
Rev., Mrs and Mr AJ Abrahams 
Mr G Woodley 

Mr Krafer 
Miss Nickse 
Mr Dowse 
Mr Hooper 
Mr RG and Mr G Hooper 
Sergt Hawgood 
Mr and Mrs Fairburn 
Misses Pople (2) 
Mrs Heller and daughter 
From Cape Town 
Miss Lloyd 
Mr GL Morton 
Mr and Mrs Bonever 
Mr E Moore 
Mr Thomas Kirkwood 
Mr T Hastings 
Messrs 
A Nelson 
J Leis 
Robert Hunter 
From Algoa Bay 
Messrs 
Macleroy 
Mann 
TA O'Flaherty 
Bisset 
From East London 
Mr JN Holden 
John Nixon 
From Cape Town for Zanzibar 
Muchmoet 
Noomen 
one boy 

Report 
Left Cape Town, Monday, Sept 13th, 4 p.m., light variable winds, to Mossel Bay; arrived at Mossel Bay, Tuesday, Sept 14th 7.30 p.m. left Mossel Bay, Wednesday, 15th, 2.30 p.m.; moderate head winds to Algoa Bay; arrived at Algoa Bay, Thursday, 16, 8.30 p.m.; left Algoa Bay, Sunday, 19th, 10 a.m.; light fair winds and calm to East London; arrived at East London, Monday, 20th, 5.30 a.m.; left East London, Monday, 20th, 5.30 p.m.; light fair winds and calm to Natal; arrived at Natal, Wednesday, 22nd, 5.30 a.m. 
Escombe and Co., agents.

Sept 23 - Lady Selborne, 3-masted brigantine, of Plymouth, 299 tons, N Keen, from Port Alfred, sailed Sept 19, in ballast. 
PASSENGERS 
S Stanley 
J Lyons 
P Murphy 
R Wilhelm, agent.

Florence, CMS of Leith.