The friends of those emigrants to New Zealand who left
this country last autumn to commence the Canterbury settlement, will rejoice to learn that news has been received of the safe arrival at Port Cooper of three out of the fleet of four ships, in ninety-six days. The Sir George Sey- mour, Charlotte Jane Randolph, and Cressy, left Plymouth on the 8th September, and the first three cast anchor at Port Cooper about the 13th December.
Extract of a Letter from Mr. Fox, the late New Zealand Company's Agent, to Mr. Harrington, their Secretary.
" Wellington, 24th Dec. 1850.—I write a line just to advise you of the ar- rival of three of the Canterbury ships, which, singularly enough, came to an anchor at Port Cooper on the same day ; out about ninety-six days. The names I cannot give; but the non-arrival was the Cressy, which was hourly looked for. This [news] has been reported by H. M. S. Fly, which was there [at Port Cooper] when the vessels arrived, but came off a few hours after. The mail was said to be in the Cressy ; so we have no advices yet later than
the Phcebe Dunbar. [July.] * • • (Signed) W. Fox."
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