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Show erjXTAixocs aiu. The "Golneabara- Clly" la Rlateea Baja la Cimllt aha Allaallr. New York. Not. 20. The steamer Gothenburg CUjf, from loc-don, loc-don, which arrived this morning, had a passage of sixteen days. The marks on her funnel and sides beir evidence of the tremendous seas she encountered. Captain Harrison told the same story as other captains recently arriving here.tbestory of a succession of westerly gales which might almost be called one gale, lasting from November 2nd to November No-vember 17 th with mountalnousseas. One of the officers said It was a terrible voyage. There was no letup let-up to tbe gales, wblch continued dsy after day, with seas washing clean over the. vessel. One or the boats was slightly damaged, but everything else withstood tbe terrible terri-ble waves. The ship was unable to make much headway, and on one day, notwithstanding she was sent Into the seas at lull speed, she made seventy-five miles In twenty-four hours. She has a large cargo to land here, including a thirty three ton gun, to be placed on McNabb's island. |