The fine ship Avalanche arrived last evening from London, making a good passage of 89 days. She experienced very lights winds until after leaving the S.E. trades, when she encountered several heavy gales from N.W. and S.W., with high seas, and lost her starboard lifeboat. Made Cape Farewell Light on Thursday evening, and arrived at the Head at 10 a.m. yesterday. Spoke the ship Cape Wealth, from Glasgow bound to Ceylon, on 21st October, and was in company with her for three weeks. Sighted a brig-rigged steamer standing to northward on 22nd October. Passed an iceberg in latitude 46deg. 48min. S, and longitude 32deg. 5min. East. The Avalanche brings Government immigrants, numbering 180 adults. The health as been excellent. Only two deaths occurred - both of infants. There were no births. The ship is remarkably clean, and the system of management during the voyage appears to have been most admirable, especially the arrangements in the event of fire.
Papers Past Evening Post, Volume XII, Issue 134, 4 December 1875, Page 2