The Mary Goddard arrived from London yesterday afternoon. She left the Downs on the 20th September [1854], and has been 92 days on the passage This is one of the fastest runs to our port for a long time. She had a very fine run to the Cape of Good Hope, which place she made in 30 days. Since then she has met with nothing but a constant succession of heavy contrary gales, which has tended so much to retard her progress to this port. She brings a very large and miscellaneous cargo. One death occurred in the Downs, from cholera, which was very bad at the time she left. No vessels were spoken for this port. A French barque, bound to Melbourne, was spoken by her in long. 25 ° E. lat. 37 ° 22 S. on the 9th November, but the Captain was unable to obtain her name. She is an extremely fine three-masted schooner, a very fine sailor.- Hobart Town Paper.

SG & SGTL Vol 12 ; Page 8 ; 8 Jan 1855

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