MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8449, 23 March 1889, Page 1

MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET.

Friday, Mabch 22. Lyttelton—Hotorua arrived 6 a.m. from Wellington ; returned 9 p.m. Brunner arrived 6 a.m. from Tiraaru; sailed 2 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington—Manapouri arrived noon from Lyttelton: sailed 6 p.m. for Napier. Nelson—Takapuna arrived 9 a.m. from Wellington; returned at noon. Koranul arrived 11 a.m. from Greymouth; sailed 11.30 a.m. for Wellington,

The ship Oamaru was towed down from Dunedfn yesterday morning and berthed at the George street pier. After, taking in a supply of coals she left again in the evening, being towed clear of the heads by the tug Plucky, and sailed for Napier with part original cargo, and will load at that port for London.

The schooner Crest of the Wave sailed on Thursday evening for Invercargill. The s.s. Penguin, Captain Bernech, with passengers and cargo from Northern ports, arrived at the Kattray Btreet wharf at 10 a.m. yesterday. Mr G. P. Morrlß (the purser) reports that Bho left Nelson at 10 a.m. of the 19th inst., and arrived at Picton at 6.15 p.m.; left again at 6 p.m.. and reached Wellington at 11 p.m.; left for the South at 3 p m. of the 21st inst., and arrived at Lyttelton at 7.45 a.m. on the next day; left again at 1 p.m.; called at ASaroa at 5.15 p.m., and left again at 6 p.m.; entered Otago Heads at 8 a.m. yesterday, and arrived at headquarters as above. Bhe had strong southerly winds through Cook Straits, and afterwards N.E. winds to arrival.

The s:s. Grafton left the Rattray Btreet wharf yesterday afternoon for the Weßt Coast ports, via limaru.

The schoonor Isabella Anderson is loading for Hokitika at the Jetty street wharf, and is to sail to-day.

Tho b.B. Beautiful .Star left Dunedin at 10 p.m. yeaterday iyj?mw:,,u. ' . ' All elalhis a./inat the ship Westland are to bo ~% Beat in to her agents, the National Mortgage and J,. Agency Company, to-day. The s.s. Ebsamond was floated into the graving dock yesterday afternoon for scraping and painttag- . . .. ■

Among the naval exhibits in the late Glasgow Exhibition was the model of a vessel which recalls the stirring maritime events of the American Civil War. The vessel it repreients, which was built in 1863, was at first named the Sea King. She wa3 of composite construction, ship rigged, and fitted with auxiliary engines, a telescopic funnel, and a lifting propellor, being designed for the China trade, in ■which she quickly won her spurs as a swift tea clipper. This excellent quality attracted the attention of the Confederate Government, who boughd her. and fitted her out as a cruiser, naming her the " Shenandoah," under which designation she became a terror to the Federal mercantile shipping. Moving about as an apparently harmless and innocent flailing Bhip, she would suddenly raise her telescope funnel, and, putting on Bteam, would rush upon her prey, and after destruction or capture would again resume the guiße of "a sailing »hip and proceed in Bearch of further prizes. The civil war had been Dine months at an end when her commander, Captain Waddell, first heard from an English vessel that peace had been concluded. Most of his crew then begged of him to run his ship ashore, and let each man look out for himself ;'but this the captainrefußedtodo. Inßtead thereof, he set sail for England, and, running the gauntlet of the United States navy for a distance of 30,000 miles, he arrived safely at Liverpool, where he surrendered to the queen of England. The " Shenandoah" was afterwards purchased by the Sultan of Zanzibar, who made her his yacht; and ultimately, we believe, her chequered career was closed by being wrecked on the African coast. It may be of interest to note that the dimensions of this remarkable vessel were 222 ft long, 32ft Bin broad, and 20ft 6in deep. Her gross tonnage was 1018, and her engines were of 200 nominal horsepower.—Scientific American.