SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1261, 9 July 1864, Page 4

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LYTTELTON. a A Kill VKDi July 7, Catherine, bnrquc, ir>3 tons, King, from Hobart Town. Passengers—Messrs. Clark and Morn. July 7, lona, "kotoh, 30 ton.% Smith, from Porirua. passengers. CLKAKKP. July 7, Wellington, a.a., '201 tons, Francis, for Wellington and Northern ports on the Rust, Coast. Passengers-*-Mr. und Mrs. Longron, Messrs. Fits Gerald, Abbott, EusroU, Allway, Jones, Armstrong, and Lyons. , July 7, Spray, schooner, 80 tons, Smith, lor Oamaru. No passengers. IMPOiITS. In tho Catherine, Hargreaves and Co., agents: 9 casks seeds, Wilson; 1 wool press, Parker; 17 bags onions, 78 eases fruit, 3 balf do, 2 bales bacon, '2 crates poultry, 60,881 feet timber, 10,600 palings, 152.000 shingles, Hargreaves and Co; 183 cases iruit, 10 luiU do, 1 bout, 200 ft. boards, King; 1 eases fruit, order; 1 box do, Cameron; 1 bundle leather, Stanford; 0 cases fruit; Mossiter; 3 cases jam, 1 box eggs, Tankard. In the lona, master, agent: 18,000 ft. timber, Brownell and Co. EXPORTS. 11l tho Wellington, J. 3). Macpherson, agent: 2 boxes tobacco, 1 box soap, 1 box candles, Louisson; 2 cases merchandise, 1 bnle, 1 trunk, 1 portmanteau, J. 1). Macpherson; 1 trunk, Johnson and Jenkins; 80 tons flour, 21 pkgs jams, 12 bags coflee, 100 bags oats, Ilargreavcs and Co., for Wellington. 2 cases, 8 chests and 2 boxes tea, Currie, for Wanganui. 3 cases, Louisson, for Taranaki; and part ot original cargo from Duncdin lor Northern Ports. In the Spray, Peacock and Co, agents: 43 casks bottled beer, 200 sacks flour, 100 do bran, 30 do sharps, 10 boxes raisins, 2 boxes com flour, 1 case cheese, 1 do _ potted meats, 1 e&se'bedsteads, 1 case biscuits, 2000 palings, 1 case jams, 15 tons coal, 2 bales corn sacks, 8 casks soda, 6do beer, 17 ompty casks, 1 barrel rum, 10 qr-casks wine, 60 cases whiskey, 100 cases geneva, Peacock and Co J 7 pkgs furniture, Latter. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London.—Countess of Seafield, ship, in Hobart Town; Cossipore, ship, sailed April 15; British Empire, ship; Mirage, ship; William Miles, ship; Devonshire, ship. From Glasgow.—May Queen, sailed April 23. From Melbourne.—Choice, brigantine; Sarah, brig, Willing Lass, schooner. From Sydney—Wild Wave, brig, in a few days. From Boston, U.S.—Australian, brig, overdue. From Hobart Town.—Canterbury, schooner, in a few days. From Newcastle, N.S.W. —Parisian, ship, and Mountain Maid, brig. From Dunedin—City of Duncdin, p.s.; Lady Bird, 8.5.; Otago, s.s. on the 10th inst. From Dunedin and Bluff—Phoebe, on or about the 11th inst. , From Timaru—Maid of the Yarra, schooner, hourly. From the Chatham Islands —Star of tho South, s.s.; Eleanor, s.s., in a few days. From Wellington—Lord Ashley, July 10. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Dunedin —Lord Ashley, s.s., July 11. For Nelson and Sydney —Otago, s.s., on the 11th inst. For Picton.—City of Dunedin, p.s. (over due) a few hours after arrival. For Valparaiso—Golden Sunset, barque, in a few days. For Melbourne—Alhambra, s.s., on or about the 24th July; Lord Ashley, (via Wellington,) on or about the 22nd July. For England—Great Britain, s.s., from Melbourne on or about the 25th August. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. SHIPS. Roman Emperor, from London. Amoor, from London. Ivanhoe, from London. BASQUES. Golden Sunset, from London. Christian Rankin, from Glasgow. Crishna, from Hobart Town. Dragon, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Catherine, from Hobart Town. ■BBIGS AND SCHOOJTEB3. Quwn of the South, from Picton. HEATHCOTE. AREIVED. July 8, Foam, 40 tons, Johnston, from Akaroa. SAILED. July 8, Foam, 40 tons, Johnston, for Akaroa. IMPORTS. In the Foam, master, agent: 35,000 ft timber, Aikman Knight and Co. EXPORTS. In the Foam, master, agent: 5 tons flour, 2 do bran, Wood. KAIA P 0 I . SAILED. July 8, Annie, ketch, Whitby, for Nelson, 600 bushels wheat, Rickman. July 8, Pearl, ketch, Russell, for Nelson : 1500 bushels wheat, Rickman. The ship Yicksburg, commanded by Captain Boyd, well known in this port as commander of another of Messrs. Pairick, Henderson & Co.'s vessels (the Pladda) was signalled off the Heads in the morning, and in the afternoon was towed up. She brings a large general cargo and 46 passengers, who arrive all well, no deaths having occurred, while the original number shipped was increased by two births during the passage. The Vicksburg sailed from the Clyde on 9th March, but put back to Bamlach Bay, where she was detained until 15th March. Had a good run of 30 days to the equator; was baffled on the line for four or five days ; in 3 deg. S. got the S.E. trade winds, which were experienced indifferently to 18 deg. S. when they were lost altogether. In 20 deg. S and 27 deg. W. experienced a hurricane, which lasted only for a short time, but was very violent while it endured. From that point to the Cape had bad weather, and from the meridian of the Capt to Stewart's Island the weather was unusually severe, gale succeeding gale, with a heavy sea. Sighted Stewart's Island orf the Ist, on passing which there was an immediate improvement in the weather. Previous to arrival, a soiree was held on board the ship, when the passengers presented to Captain Boyd an address, expresswarm language, their admiratipn of his seamanship and his kindly behaviour to all on board.—Otago Daily Times, July 5.

Another Disastkb at Sea. Loss op Four Lives. —The whaling barque Emily Downing, Captain James Lucas, anchored off Sandy Bay on the 9th inst., having been compelled to return to port in consequence of being disabled whilst off the west coast of New Zealand, where slit- shipped a sea which swept the decks and washed four men overboard, allot' whom were drowned. From a perusal of the log, we gather that on the 17 th May, when in lat. 44 S., long. 166 E., heavy westerly gales were experienced with a high cross sen, which increased during the night. At 7 a.m. on the 18th the wind veered more to the southward, and whilst tlie hands were preparing to "wear ship" a heavy sea struck her, causing her to heel over, hatches under, and taking everything on deck overhoard, including mizcn-inast and boom, sails, rigging, jibbooru, five boats with all their gear, cooking utensils, &c,, as also Captain Lucas and live men. The captain and one man, a native, succeeded in again reaching the ship, bnt the four others, including Mr, Draper, the ship-keeper, were drowned. A rope was thrown to Mr. J)raper several times, but it is supposed that he must have been injured and prevented thereby from availing himself of the assistance offered. The names of the men that lost their lives were James Draper, shipkeeper, James Bates, cook, Thomas Edmunds and Robert Donald, seamen. By the same sea, John Monkey, Denis Mulcaney, and Martin McEvoy were seriously injured. As speedily as possible, Ihe wreck was cut clear of the ship, and the pumps manned. Fortunately excepting the water, which went into the hold by the iiatehes and where the stauneheons were carried away, the vessel made very little, there was suliieient, however, to employ all handi for 12 hours, when the pumps sucked, and she has continued free ever since. Edmonds and Donald were native* of Tasmania, and at the time of the accident were amidships. Draper was in the roundhouse, and must have been taken overboard with it, and Captain Lucas was near the wheel. The man at the wheel was knocked down and injured, but not seriously. On the li)th the Flying Childers and Runnymede were spoken, and from the former Captain Lucas obtained a compass, with which lie has been enabled to return to Kobart Town. The Flying Chihlers reported the Lady Emma with two whales. The Runnymede had taken 20 tuns sperm. On the passage home Captain Lucas reports having frequently seen whalei. The Emily Downing has since been surveyed by order of the Insurance Company.—Mercury, June 2:s.