SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2092, 4 September 1867, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. , ■ARRIVED, : .'Sepfci-Qazelle, from Kninpoi.- .' ■■■ ISept." : 3-Noyel(j,:p.s.','fiO tons, C Murray, from Heiithcnte, in ballast. ■■:' Sept. 3—Mmriie/ketcfij 17 tons, Eanilej, from Hea'thcofo,with2s7bagswliont,.for we A.;tt.. Sept.'3.— Crest, kptcti, 22 tons, from leathcotb,' in.ballast; . , ■ > . ■ gep.tVS—Ecbecca.liavj, bargo, 35 toni, from, Heathcute, in ballast. SAIIED. ■Sept-3-^Gnzolle,s.s, 47 tops, E M'ljlUri.for. Kaiapoi, in ballast, '-mi-ii ' *'■' .Sept. kotch, 40 tons, Whitby, for.. Kaiapoi.' IJITOETB. In the Grizeliei Mik. and,Co,, agents: 625. licks wheat, Browned aud Co, EXPORTS, '"In : tlio- Em'c'raldj .masler,* ngo'nt:: 40 tons coals, original cargo 'from (Jreymouih, Whitby.j ,1120 j pieces, timber*' ex Lady Emma, ; from Hpbirt Town, Miles and Co.-; 20 boxes candles, Heywood and Co. ExrEdiED Arrivals. Taranaki,B.s., from the North. TftfarUai s.s:, froin Melbourne, via Dunedin and the Bluff;. Devoushirei from London. Projected. Depabtprbs, Sept. B—T»r«.ru«,.-c.f.. for Wellington, with 'fanaiia mat's-and passengers. .Taraniiki, a.s., for Dunedin. .L'ady-.Eiuuia, barque, for-Sydney, A. H. Badger, barque, for Auckland. j)ispatcii,-.bfiganliiiLS''for.Cuatuams. XiiicoJn, :"sh rp, ;for Madras. Crislma,' barque, for Sydney. ■ lancasbire Wilch, fpf'Cailap. ' YkSSELS Ilf JJABBOt/B. Blue Jacket, frpm-Xondon. Lancashire Witc.lt, ship, from London, ,Liiii'pli], ;; Bliip, from.London, Bed Borer,'ship,from London, Cante.ro, barquej from Newcastle, Crislma, barque, froraTiinar.u. lady. Emma, barque; from Hobart Town. Cajnille, barque, from Newcastle. ' A. S. 'Badger, barque, .rout Newcastle. ■. laughing Water, bafqtio, from Newcastle. -. Alliance, barque, from Newcastle, ..Windhover, brig, irora Newcastle., . Dispatch, brigautine, from Chatham Islands. Antelope, from Akaron. Spray, schooner,., fro n Greymouth. .. ' High Watee. .This Dat at jek j . iSoVEBSJIENT-WniEF. ;, 8.21 n'-in. ' 8:44 p.™. ■ ' '■ L-, . i— , 'I HEATHCOTE, ' ''.AEEivED—Sept, 3, at the Eaijway Wharf,-.';, Mulloghy.s.E., with general cargo, ex Lancashire; j Witch;: Straggler aud Gipsy, ketches;; Sea' Bird, ( BcKopner, ,with' coal, ex '.Laughing Water.. At' , Upper Wharf, Wild. Wave, ichp.o'n'erj. with' coal," from' Gr'eyinputh; Blackwall, ;ketch; Eambler, cutter; aud Dpre, schooner, with coal from Port-; Lucy JameSj ketch, with 'firewood, from Pigeon Bay. ■ ■ Sailed.—Julia Ann,' cutter, with grain, for Port. '",!...," : '""'. ''TELEGRAMS. Poet iChalmer's.—Sept! 3. : arrived, 4 a.m.,. Wainui, .froin North. Sailed, 7 a.m., Ann and Maria; for. Ne.n castle. ■ ■ ■ : Picio>'—Sept., ,3, Arrived,. .Planet,, .fromWeftport,."'. ; ; ,:...,. '-...;; ';.::".;.■ . WEiiiSGips-.'— Sept.; 2, Arrived, ;9, : p,m,,. Aire-' dale; froin;South. • 3rd,.L aim',, Bangatira; from.'''' ''Tranganui;^''Li'o.fp\m.-, , -TaraMki ) - : -.^m,::M'apieri' : l ■ Sailed, 3rd; 4 aim., .Airedale, for. Pictoni;.'.'" ".' : ■."' AEEITAL OF: TEET SHIP - . The ship' Red Eover, .Captain Macaulajy from' London,' arrived/., off. the Heads on.- Aug.'.'2B, ■ and anchored. off .Camp" Bay it 10' \ a.rh;; on 'the;' .following :morning.' ..The'.EedvEover'left.the': docks on the liih May, Gra'vesend, : 'at. : 7.'a;m;. : 'o'n the lotli,' and :the Downs' 1 ' on the ■iSfli' of that month... Passed: the Isle jp f Wight :■; at nbon-on ; ..May 20,'VHrnla.favourable : run across ..the'Bay.of ■; '.Biscay, experiencing;'.■fresh.'.N.E.''winds';'to..the;, Equator, which was crossed on June 21, in 'righting-, the island of SLAntonio'Cape'de Verde. Experienced. light : S.E.ytrades ■after'-'-'crossing' ■the Equator.'"Passed" the .'meridian-'.'of'the Cape^on-Othe'. 21et July;. .reiperienced r heavy weather ;: for ■ some ; days... Sighted V : 0logo Heads on the 24-th inst., and arrived as above.-We ■ regret'to- state.that.two-of ■ the'seamen were' washed overboard during a heavy gale on July 20. As Boonas-p.bssible a boat jwas dowered with, a crew consisting.'of tije second mate, boatswain, two Bailors, and.one.■'passenger;" life-buoys were thrown ■out, andthe B.hip backed, and fell short to.leeward. The .boat'was unable to do ■ anything towards saving the. poor, fellows,;as ,it,.w'as ;a.wamped by 1 the sea, an'd.it was with great, .difficulty..' that'{the', crew were'saved,- The vessel is owned;by Messrs 1 JDe Pass Brothers, of .LPndo'n; and Melbourne, having.traded.to the.latter port for,,fbiir. .of: five' years; ■..She'.is consigned., to \Messrs 'Walton;'-' Warner,:and.Cp.j.and has a.Vge.cargo.of.generaimerchandise;

AEEIVAL.OF THE, SHIP. BLUEJACKET. This fine, vessel: arriyed/oh the.3oth,,ult,,-.after n K~pf 0I !* 1 ' thc-best passages .■6ii.-re'e'brid , 't6 .this'' port fromjlondoh; She is 7o days.from Gravesendj : and7o^days':from : the Lizard to Stewart's'lsland!-Captain/White.stp'.'d-in for the..Bluff,to. report, his arrival,,but was unable to "dp so 'owm'g'tp.the'' heavy.sea running at the time. The/voyage 'out.; and backto.this.pprt extends only over the;spaceof,six.'months and twenty-six days, ■ including: ■ seven/'weeks'.pcpupied/at'home in'-dischargirig'the' : yeisel-and'-'takin'g; in the outward cargo; She' .brings/in addition'to a.large cargo,- a number of 1 Government, -immigrants;. They. all arrived' in/' excellent' health—no births .or deaths have'occur- : reddiiringthepassage. The,captain,his,:bmcers,.. and Dr.' Macdpnald, ; the- surgeon-superintendent j deserve'.every praise.. for/their, exertions-used to { promote, the : general welfare' of /all during,; the' voyage frpm.L'ondon to -this' port;' Our reporterwas kindiyfayoiired wiih'the following report'of' the )une;l6; 18C7,^t:3.30;a.m;,/ cast -'.off. from '..the -buoys ■: at. -. Grayeseiia, ■ and. the'/i ste'am-tug,'Scptia.tp'ok. Us/in tow;; .passed'through / tho Pbwns/in.-.the. afternoon,-' under cahva'sj Jurie--26, at 2;30.a.m., dischargedthe, pilot/off tha Isle of Wight;. June. 17, at 4.30 a.m.,: to'ok''b'u'r depaiv' ture from the ..-Lizwd Lights (■discovered no less, thari/fiyo stowaways, -.all young ipys/frpm eleven'to fifteen y'eai-a of agq'; : June 18,-. the,-ship. Asterope,. for/Wellington, and i ho ship Catello, for : Hobart Town in company, to the EiN.E;'-' June 25j- : pas;sed' : 'the Island';of : Hadsteady N.E.tra'des.fromthere,-.andloßtthemiiilat. : lo° N/;long;:2G° W. jlnd little or na calm in the. Doldrums', and fopli the S.E, tradesin lit. 7°: N, ■! they., ■were far. south'. ' Cros'sed...the...eo J uatorthe' 10th of July, at 1.45 a.m., in long. 29 °-/W. .Had fresh, fayouraljle S.E. trades/which carried us well to the.southward; July.;2l) passed asupposed wreck or. dead-:.whale : ;'.i.i-was:.about ; four;.feet outof the waterj; and. the Gea was breaking around. it r and ..-numerous' birds, were seen, upon-it; the Weather was. too. foggy, .'to distinguish.', what it: Mally was; in lat.. (brought back from noon) 46° «' BM'long;-24^ : W;:i8; ; near:the/:pbßitibn'we saw rt. On July 25; passed, north/of Goff Island,, distant about 30 miles; Passed- meridian of* wettwich July 27y arid.. that of the Cape of Good ■ Hope, on July ;31. : Had strong westerh winds, and after, passing Crozettes and Aerguolcii Islands,,. ran our easting down in lat. 47and.48Wp l 'ctiyely,until.Aug. 16in 1at.47'58' 7 2 -. ° 5 E ;. countered a heavy cyclone of short, dura at N:E. and veering : Baßtwarrl,;anr hlowiiig put -at W&W;;; when' the baroiueter-fe 1, to- the extraordinary, low state of ? ■' £"■ v?,?' l ' "° - 110 S ' Wl lh hou ">»° »' to' .get on the ;b.W, -quHdrant. of /'the'. Btorm.'- Mid-' night, pur anticipations were-realisedj thswind' ■ veered (0..the : ,5.1V,;. wore, ship to- eastward;'a fearful sea runniiigat the time, and boiling up on ■all sides of. us. .A ug. 1 fj,4he, gale, abated,-'-wind" ,:W,S.W,; .This.cjcloiic.deterred, oiir paßsa'gevery ■much/as tli.e.Bhiji hud to bo kept, under low sail incMHequeiice-of.the'jow' state-of the-weathcr' glasses..'Monday, Aug./lO; "passed.'meridian■ of :Ciipc. : .Le«'i'M:in 1at..47 ? 38'. S. : Friday, .'Aug. 23 passed.:, that, of ;l'prt;/Phillip: i n Jat,47.°;4o';S; Tuesday, Aug;/27/, at-9.3^-■ passed-,south. of SteTOt's.lsland;..m\y- the.'sea breaking/over the; -fioutli Trap Rocks. ■■■Aug.- 28, wind: north ;■ noon .:Otago" JJeads;. £>. by■■■ E.,. '22 miles./-. ' Aug." 29, ..Akaroa'Heads, JN*,'by E. .20 miles at n00h,.-calm; 'at 11.3 H p'.iii:';'. Head -lights arid'-, was offlhe'Heii-ls at'7a.in.i.;and..camo, to anchor off Gollaii's/Biiy at.2 p.in.". The/same officers ; fill the respective/posts us ;])r. ■Macdonald,- the; surgeon -had. .kindly undertaken t<t' bring out: ; several ...birds, ■hares, &c.-, for the Ai-cliihatizatioa. Society bore;'butowi ,g to ihe very rough weather.experienced' on the pasragi-, mi regret to say tliat all.have died with the exception of one of the liaresi ; Thc Uiue ■Jacket ii'consigned to '■'Messra Miles'and'Go!, and :is in splendid trim,'/■'■;. .'■■:

Thefollowing' is the report of -.the Imtnigration ; Commissioners.on the ship (Lancashire. Witch : . The Comtnisiionera report that thoy found the ship in avorago condition as regards cleanliness, Tho : provisions were reported as satisfactory in quality andr.quantityi; with .the/oifcoption of flour, the' quality;of which was bad,'"The distilling ap- : paratus (Gravoloy's) hadworkod but indiftoreutly: 'requiring to be constantly going during the twenty. : fourhours to giro erou a diuriniihod supply to Iho' immigrants.,-Tho single, womon,..wore."generally: well/conducted, and appear .adesirable, class of .iininigmntsi.Jbut-.to.tliii there is a ranrkod oxuep-. ■ agent; in London, whoso iiairio will be coininunicated: to the Provincial Government; ■witlr detailod* particulars; Tlie, arrangoinonti.of-tho ship.wore, of a nature'■'.tliat'thb,.'Commissioners. Consider ■ .'particularly:.6bjectimiable', ; besides tlie presoncoof ■single .irmle saloon .passongers, frdquontly objected i to:.; by the. Cqinitiijsioners; in : reporting;previous! . ships.', In the: Lancasbire'.Witcli.thoj noticoitho; followiiig.:'—l»:tbo eii)g]6 : womon's compai'tinont.: two assisted '.:fdr ; ,a payment;, .were ■.allowed ■an:.enolosodj/cabin,,'.thus;Establishing.'a: difference . where'' all: jlioiild. ibp.'-cqual'i' lir tb.o': compartmentallotted;tojii'arripdiramigrant.s were, second cabin passehgors;'froo\Btecrago,p'assongei:s,' the female hospital and.fdispohanry, and; : throuffli, it' only Tru';aceos9}''tb\ : Uip'.,Btpre-robin.' : vln''.the: sirigle.uiehycpmpartmbnt were the male hospital, jhe single■'immigrad(«,';frce; passengers,, immi-'' grant :(as.in tho siiiglo women's compartment) for.: pxtra. payment .in. enclosed -cabin,, arid ■these a portion: of : the;crcw, ;." The" surgeon-super-.; iutendont, matron, arid officers;'of. the ship; aro : recommended, for full gratuitioj. '..

The barqiio laughing: Water, .Capt, Taylor' from; Newcastle, N.S;W,;''.arrivcd in'harbour.at 2 pirn, pn : Aug, .23, Capt, Taylor reports; leaving 'New'castlo.on'Aug.9.- ; ■''Experienced ■ Very'.heavy until makinfifj-'thii ;co»st.'Since tbb last trip of.tue lauffliin{r TTnter' this ■port sbe has piade atrip'■ to.the Fijis,-' with slieop from Picton;'under very favourable circumstances —9 daysiliaviisg been occupied 1 : iri going,':. 10 days in discharging; and 10 days bn'the roturri trip to ■'Newcastle.; ■ At thetiineof Capt. Taylor leaving .tue.Fiji'.' group; nothing had'.been heard : of: tha Shamrock of this port, but it ira«. generally .believed thatJshe. had: struck oh a reef, and that all hands were lost; ..The.- laughing. Watery .brings a cargo of ; cqal, : and/is consigned tb,..Messri,-Langv down and.Co.. \ i}\-...'- "'.'.■.'..'■ ■ ink barque : A'.H; Badger, under the command , of, L : S,;Browri'ell, sailed from Newcastle, N.S, W., fbr.tliisportonthe12Gtli July.; . Had".light .N.W; | and westerly winds with'''pleasant, weathor for'the I .first threo ;aays, when' the ■wind 'increased from' 'the latter quarter into a'/terrifie: withjlight-' ning and-heavy rain, and veering round to-S.W.S; andiSJE. witbhighcross.sea; which lasted for fm. days; tbe -ship was hoye.to, at■ i.times- iindor' lower main ; :top-sail, : . 'and at times', under mizzen. stay-sail,/ with tarpaulin in rriizzea .rigging,.''' Froin'; tliia time .tlie gale .abated to a .moderate breezeuntilmaking the.land oh: August' 8; when the:.wind freshened:again■ into..a strong, gale with terrific squalls, a'ceompaniod,with heavy hail squalls and very'thick" weatberi : 'The ehip iwas agaih'horo to foi-.18 hours, .after. whioh 'the' ; weather,ibecamo'. moderate,; with ■ rj;WV-wina*B; Called at Wellington Heads'for prders oh Aug^ll, : .'thence to arrival in Lytteltoh, oh the 14tb/at.;ll. p.m.,' exper.iohced.lightisoutherly and ,S,E.. winds,. with 'passing';'' showers and/thick -, : weather.. ■The A. ■ H; : 'Badgcr. has ' ; brbught 488' tons': of cpni,': :and ;is consigned to her owner, Mr S, S, Brownell, ofCbrietchurcb.- ■■■■.■■','.'.■: ":■■■'■■•■

, The .Eakaia; s.s.;-:lbft■'Sydney .Heads '.on 'Aug.... 1, jit. 6...p.m,,"'andi arrived', at...TVoI-' lington, onj Tuesday, ./Aug.; 6, ..at.. 3; : ..p.m,. ■After clearing;Sydney;'.Heads ...she. .■encouh-. tered fof.'tiyentyrfour: hours very-heavy head .sea, 'and:.wind,/which,compelled her-to -be under reduced.steam; for the last fo'uri days she experienced, strong/gales' from the! S.W.,,in which she logged:,29o' miles per."day.for the:four consecutive ■days.': She-bid.thus, in spite of .the.firstday?s.hqad ; -winds made the astonishing passage,ofils hours.'' She brings -'thirty-six passengers, thu'teetf of.whom proceed to'Pahaina, for whieli: place, she sails this: afternoon."- ■■

I. .The p;N.Z ; .,and. ; AiE;M.- 'Go'skb;s,-- Kaikoura, "Captain Jlachin, arrived at Wellington;.-.at 9.a.m. on; Aug; '27;-'frpm Panama..', The.. Eaikbura left _Panama/on-July2o,'.at-2,32:pim,;;'called:at,Pit-cairn Island, .and mail on August 10 j sighted Opara on August .13;' since then .had head,winds; siglitedland about Caatlo Point,, on'. "August -26,. .at;-. 3 a.m., : and Ppnparrpw-'HetfnYat . 11.30 p:m., on; the sarri'e-.day. lay otfand off till. ■ the morniug of AugUst 27. There have h'.een-two on"bp'ard-during the passage.■■ ■: P.■Henderson, a second'class .passenger frorp. .London,was found dead in- his bed; A. seaman also "died..-. ■ : : : ■ Wreck it Stoxey Bat, Banks PsiiiNsniA. have to.record the total: wreck of the. ■ ketch .Edward and'.Christopher,' Eckhpif, ;master," of Dunedhi,. 32 tons' register, which ; 'took. placeit at Stpney- Bay;; near Aiaroa,- onlfclst inst. /The captain reports that:' tho. vessel;' ; .which bad discharged the greater, partpf-her'-pairgd, and :h'adonly.about,six.i.tons.:oh!board-'at -the-time, of her los3,:.h'ad;"'owihg .to the heavy weather, tO' leave Oamaruat 9a.m. ;on''thor3oth : ;ult. ; After partine-both chains,hove"r the vessel to atvl' p.m. same day;'■;the'first;lan'd'seen' was.on.Thursday, at 6.30 a.m.;"-- and ■-w 'made';.'out \ to -be':- Pbm'pey's ■ Pil!ar^thewind ; was atthat time from''the S;E. with a very heavy-sea running;;; As; it.'-:was.. im«' ; possible tofetch-'any port,"'. the : Vessel had - to: be' beaehed to'.savc life. ■ The "vessel was, uninsured,: and the cargo, on board, consisted of flour, fencing wire,.and sundries... ! .':- >.-. ■ .'.--v ;i :' ' !

'■'Weecks;. on■..NiifETT-Mii,E Beach.— Mr ; Joseph/' Jones, 'master;of . the Mnry'Ann Christina) reports, that./his;'vessel, and 'the schooner Vixen,' .both of Diinedin, were/driven' on 1 to the--Ninety-. Mile beachj'near, the mouth' of the Eakaia/od • Thursday' '/last, .'Aug.' IV /.Both'.'.Yessels.-were lying 'ih : < O'amarii -roadstead- m ■■Tuesday, 'having, discharged part 'of their, cargo of. timber.- At the ■commencement, .their anchors.and.stpod out to sea, in company ..with the ; Christopher, and' Annie, of Dunediri; -The vessels kept well out all .Tuesday'.night, Wednesday and "Wednesday .night;, On Thursday morning"'the "captainof '.the...Mary.Ann'.Christina/finding that: ; hisvesjelwas'driving "on to'the^land,'determined to: ~' beach- ;i her ;;: : as" ■: the ;,'-'only v ,-,.'ohahc'e.'- -'-'of 'saving-.life;'-■.This : was-'dono: and .the/crew; .escaped safely, to land,. The Vixen came on shore: ,on Thursday; night,; and is now a total ■■ wreck. /The. Captain ./.'of. the. Vixen,-Thomas Moody, and. ;tbe,ma'te, Benjamin Briitow, who were owners of. 'the vessel, were drowned.. An able bodied-aeaman, ; on board: the Vixeri, Archibald Thompson escaped, 'how, ; he. 'is. unable tThebody, of Captain" -.Moody has';been,: recovered./.:- : The Mary Ann .Christina.. was; 'owned '.by- Captain Sewell of ,Oamaru,,and. was .insured.. It.is'-not known ■whether. ■the-- Vixen':,jwas/' insured.'/ '■' Captain .Gibson, ■ P.ort.6fficer,.--/haj :■; supplied 'us with 1 the following, particulars, regarding, the wrecks ,df the Vixen and ; ■ : On: arriying .ato.the.-.beach.l ibund that Sergeant' ..flomiman.was:iri; .charge/of-.thecargosaved.'./i. obtained .the. ■ following I particulars- from JameV ■ ■Wilßpn,only'Burvivorofthe,crew'6ftheVixeni4-o'n Thursday, August. ,l,:betwceh''6;and6p\m;;tihd;ing: wei : ;could ; *no; longer keep -her. ; 6ff:'thb : 'we : anchored;, in .eleven'/ fathoms, paying'. 0uf.75 fathom's-of cable; set the main-. sail.to keep her head on to the sea; blowing heavy from the. S.E, : - At nine p.m. she. parted, wlien.wo all wen t down into the cabin and. shut ourselvos up, to prevent, being washed overboard in the break. She no sooner touched the beach than' she capsized, .turning completely bottom up. After the-first wave had receded, we got our heads ■above: water.'The Captain said to us, "I think the_; ] next''' sea " will' turn ■/;. her : > over again.'!; ? When-it came however, it broke with.. an. ' awful, crash, filling'-. the' whole cabin; /.The. first thing I recollect afterwards was finding my head out of an aperture on the portquarter of the: vessel, where she had parted. I called.the. captain by name, but received no answer./. I then lay down on the beaeh, being too much exhausted to make any further oiertion. -On the following morning I made my way to the | Maori pah at the Tamuta, distant two miles to the westward from the scene of: the wreck,—The body of the captain was found on the following day.' The body of the mate has not yet ben recovered, but is supposed to. be embedded in. the sand covered- by the, wreck.' The Mary Ann Christina, which is on the beach about two miles to the B.W. of the Vixen, was intentionally., beached for the sake of life and property, she not having any anchors, having slipped front Garaaru roadstead.on the previous Tuesday. The Mary Ann Christina was insured in tho Wow Zealand office, and has been abandoned to the underwriters; She will most likely be sold for their benefit. The captain and;; mate of the Vixen were both married;men,-and leave families. ".'' ~-. /■ ■ ;: