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ARRIVALS OF RMS DANE, PRISCILLA, ELEONORE AND EVELINE;
and DEPARTURE OF HEATHEL BELL - Natal Mercury June 23 1863

Arrived:

June 20, RMS Dane, from Cape Town and intermediate ports. Cargo, general.
PASSENGERS
From Cape Town:
Lieut Harrison
Messrs
P Milner
Briggs
Baumes
Hofstedt
From Algoa Bay:
Messrs
Schieffs
Moreland
Tomlin
Mr Henry (Consul General Belgium)
Mr and Mrs Botha and child
Mr and Mrs Thornhill and three children
From East London:
Miss Driver
Messrs
R Walker
Johnson
Lieut Tolner (Tollner)
Dr Tate
Mr and Mrs McKay and two children
Professor Hansen
Report:
Left Table Bay June 12 at 3 p.m., arrived at Algoa Bay on the 15th, at 1 p.m.; left Algoa Bay on the 16th, at 1 p.m., arrived off East London on the 17th, at 1 p.m., sea too high to land; left East London on the 18th, at 1 p.m. arrived at Port Natal and came to anchor on the 20th, at 10.30 a.m.
- J Brown, agent.

June, Priscilla, barque, 253 tons, G Brown, from London, sailed 2nd April. General cargo.
PASSENGERS:
Messrs
J Vincent
Herbert
Reginal Bowers
Gadsden
Mrs Greening, son and daughter
- Handley and Dixon, agents.

June 21, Eleonore, barque, 302 tons, C Jonains, from Algoa Bay, sailed 10th June.
PASSENGER:
Mr Hugill

June 21, Eveline, schooner, 101 tons, G Murison, from Cape Town, sailed 16th June,
PASSENGER:
Mr HB Portland
- McArthur and Co., agents.

Sailed:

June 18, Heathel Bell barque 257 tons, R Thomas, to Ceylon, in ballast.
PASSENGERS:
Mrs Eastwood and two children.

The Dane
Built 1857, London; 526 tons. Pioneer of the Union Company's service to the Cape in 1857. She was 177 feet in length, 24 and half feet in breadth, her depth of hold being 16 feet 7 inches. Her tonnage was small compared with the latest mail vessels at that time. The Dane was wrecked on 1 December 1865 near Port Elizabeth. Her commander, Captain Waldeck was found to have been negligent in following sailing directions for Algoa Bay and his certificate was suspended for 12 months, later reduced to 6 months by the Board of Trade.