VESSELS LOADING.

Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2490, 24 April 1871, Page 2

VESSELS LOADING.

AT LONDOIT, For Otago—Roslin Castle, Cairick Castle. For Canterbury—Coronilia For Wellington—Edinburgh Castle For Auckland—Excelsior .. . AT LIVERPOOL. - For Otago—Otago • j For Canterbury—Speedy. > There is a demand for vessels to convey " grain from Kaiapoi, and from some unexplained reason the Lyttelton vessels appear to be all on the other-coast. We suppose the moderation of the coastal gales will see them back to the river again. The as. Rangatira, Captain Renner, arrived - in harbor yesterday, at 2.45 from the j North. She left Napier, at 6 p.m., on Thurs-! - day,-with strong S.E. winds, to Cape Palliser ; arrived at Wellington, at 8 pan., on Friday; sailed again, at 5.15 p.m., on Saturday, having fine weather to arrival as Above. We have to acknowledge receipt of " - files from the steward. The Rangatira sailed for the North, this day, at 1 o'clock. The fine clipper barque, John Knox. Capt. , r Jenkins, arrived in harbor, on Saturday, at noon, from Sydney, which port she left on Friday, 7th April,"having fine weather across until making Cape Farewell, on Satuiday <last» the 15th inst. On Sunday, when of! Steven's Island, experienced strong southerly winds, and brought up, on Monday, under Mama Island ; got under weigh on Tuesday, but finding the wind still strong, from the southward, ran back, and again brought up. As a heavy sea was setting in on Wednesday, " got under weigh again, and ran over to Gore Harbor, where the vessel was brought up. On J: Thursday again got under weigh, with light ■ northerly winds, which were carried to the Kaiakoras, when the wind again come from ' the sottthward, lasting until Friday ; the triad veering round on Saturday, made the • port as above. We have to thank Captain Jenkins for files. The barque is consigned I to Messrs Montgomery and Co., and is prin- : cipally loaded with pilee for the Govern- * . ment. -; The β-s. Lord Ashley, Captain Andrews, * : Bailed for Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, and ~ Auckland, on Saturday, at 3.30 pjffl. .: The three-masted schooner, Agnes Jeeiic, c : ' »ioa4u3g graiu for Melbourne.

The fine clipper schooner, Janet GrayCaptain McDonald, arrived in port yesterday, from Nelson. *>he will load for Charleston. The ship Celie-jo was towed from Peacock's wharf into.iiie-fairway, where she wfll complete her loading: • v - Tlie s.s. "Yhcebe, Capt. H. Worsp. arrived in harbor on Friday at 9 arm._ from Welling--* ton and Northdrp ports, having'on board the Canterbury, a n d Otago portion of the inward San Francisco mail. The foUflwing is the report :—Crbssedthe Manaktaa J)ar aNS a.m. on the'lGtb inst.*'and anchored off Taranaki at 12.15 arm. on the following day : sailed at 2 a.m., and arrived off Kelson lighthouse at 7.40 prm. same day. Left Nelson wharf at 6 a.m. on the 18th, arriving at Picton at 4 p.m., leaving again at 4 p.m., and arrived at Wellington at—ll o'clock-same day. Wasr detained there in consequence of a strong S.E. gale, leaving for this port at 12.15 p.m. on the 20th, and arriving as above. From j ManakarV to Nelson experienced ~ strong I southerly winds accompanied by heavy sea ; from there to Picton light variable winds. Strong southerly winds with heavy sea and rain was encountered from Picton to Wellington, and on leaving- Wellington as above to 11 p.m., moderate N.W. winds, then light variable winds and thick weather. We have to thank Mr H. B. Monkman, purser, for files. The Phoebe sailed for the South on Friday at 11.25 a.m. Captain Sexton, of the Hobson's Bay barque Thomas Stowe, which lately arrived from Bordeaux and Charente, reports that in lat. 27deg. 30min. S., and long 30deg. 20miu. W., he spoke the ship Marpesia, forty-three days out, from Melbourne to London. He also reports that in lat. 3odeg. oOmin. S., and long. 29deg. lOmin. W., he fell iv with the hull of the iron ship Malabar, from Greenock, which vessel seemed to have been destroyed by fire. The hull was complete, and was about 28ft. out of water.