Maine Carries the Broom.
Extraordinary Sailing.
The clipper ship
Flying Scud, Capt. Bearse, of R.W. Cameron's Pioneer
Line of Australian Packets, from New-York, Sept. 29, for Melbourne, on the 6th
of November, run 449 nautical miles in 24 hours. On the 24th of November, the
ship was i latitude 45°47'S., longitude 32°6'E., and arrived Dec. 10,
in longitude 139°E., running 6,420 nautical miles in 16 consecutive days,
averaging 401 nautical miles per day. She crossed the Equator, 26th of
October, longitude 32°41'W., and arrived at Melbourne, Dec. 18, after a
passage of 75 days, being the best passage ever made from New-York. The
Flying Scud was built by Messrs. Metcalf & Norris, at Damariscotta, Me.
We shall give particulars in our next.
The U.S. Nautical Magazine, Vol. II (1855), p 159.
Transcribed by
Lars Bruzelius
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