The Captain Cook.

The ship Captain Cook sailed from Spithead on May 17th, 1863, with 18 second class, 66 steerage, and 370 assisted immigrants, making a total of 498 souls, including the crew, and arrived at Lyttelton on September 5th the same year. She was a vessel of over 1000 tons, commanded by Captain H. C. Cleaver. During the voyage there were eleven deaths, and on arrival the vessel was placed in quarantine. After passing the Cape she encountered two or three heavy gales, one developing into a fearful hurricane, during which the ship was severely crippled. During one of the gales, on August 5th, many large icebergs were encountered, and the officers and passengers had an anxious time. The passage occupied 116 days.