MISCELLANEOUS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume 2075, Issue XX, 14 March 1864, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

The s.s Stoim Bin], Captain Reynolds, ai lived m the Manukau on Satmrtiy afternoon from the Southern Poits. She left Wellington on Sunday last, dud. airived at Wangimui on Monday eveniug ; loft

again at noon on Wrdne*day, and arrived at Taranaki on the following day; lelt Taranaki on Thursday morning, and called in at .Raglan on Friday evening, leaving again on Saturday morning, and arriving at the Manukau at 6 p.m. Some very strong winds and heavy seas were experienced after leaving Taranaki. The Storm Bird comes up in ballast, and has only six passengers. She sails again at noon to-day for the South. * The s.s. Wonga Wonga left Raglan <^k Friday morning for the Smith. The s.s. Prince Alfred arrived in the Manukau on Saturday afternoon from Wanganui with cattle. She lost several dining the passage, nine being thiown ovei the first night, in consequence of. the heavy seas running fioin the westwaid. The ss. Kangaioo, C.iptam Bell, arrived at the Manukau on Saturday, from Newcastle, with cattle. Soon aftei leaving Newcastle she encountered some veiy heavy weather, from which fifty-five of her cattle died, and she was compelled to put in at Jei vis Bay tor shelter. The brig Susan, Captain John Andeiaon, arrived at Onehunga on Wednesday last, from Sydney, with coals and a general cargo. She sailed from Sydney on the 21st ultimo, and experienced strong S.E. and Eastetly winds during the pasiage. The Mauukau Heads weie made on the Bth instant, where she was det lined 24 hours for a pilot, and afteiwauls came to an anchoiage in the Mnnukau without one. She brings 14 passengers. — Agent, R. Noyer. The Otago. — The s.s. Otage, Captain W. Smith, ai riAetl in this port yesterday afternoon from Picton, Nelson, and Sydney, after a splendid passage. The Nelson Ecaminer, of the ,3id instant, says . — "The I. LI M. Company's, new bciew steamer Otago, of 457 tons legistor, aruved here yesterday, after ,i passage of live rlays four hours, having left Sydney at 2p.m , on the 25ch February. She passed (Jape Fat ewell at 2 p m. on the Ist instant, and arrived at Nelson at 6 \> in same d.iy. The Otago must, we feel sure, b« regai ded by every one as a splendid addition to tho company's fleet Hei cabins are, apparently, fitted with every convenience, her fore cabin being equal to the saloon of many sea going steamers. The fiist thiee dvys after leaving Sydney she experienced stioug south east breezes and heavy cross seas, with very dii ty weather, and in the face of it she made ovei 200 miles each day 'steaming only), thus proving heiself to be one of the fastest and finest steamers in the colony. The remainder of the passage light bieezes and bouth west winds weie met with."' The Otago left for Lyttelton and Poit Chalmers to-day at one o'clock — Welltvijton Adieituer, March sth. The Lady Bird — From Sydney we learn that the «.s. Dady Bud w<is still undergoing lepairs, and that in all piob.ibihty she would not be ready to leave befoie the Ist of Apul. — Ibid. Tni S3 Wanganui — Ibis vessel was cnteung the Wanganui Rivei yesterday evening as the Stoim Bud was coming out She is commanded by Captain. LinUatei, and bhe has made the passage fiom Dundee under canvas in 134 days — Ibid. Ti.c Wellington.— -The engineer of the Otago infoims us that he saw the Z N.S N Compiny's steimei Wellington on the stocks in Glasgow, and that she is a hue ve<-s,el Her eugines were male by the "=ame makeis as the Otago, and are sad to be pei feut models. He anticipates that her s>peed for a short voyage would be about equal to the Utago. — Wellington Independent Tii". RA\ovriß\. — The X Z S.N. Co 's steamer Bangatun, (J.iptain G. Mundle, from Auckland and X vpiei, aiii\cil in poit on latnrday last, at 4 p in. She left Auckland on the 22nd Februaiy, at 1 p.ra , and anchoied at Kaikawa at Bam, on the 24th, in conscquPiiee of a veiy heavy gale ftom SS. W Two linuis aftei anohoiiii!; the sea came in so suddenly fiom the Nl5 that they were compelled to slip aiithoi with 45 fathoms of chain and stand to ; at about G p m same day wind veeied to the ne^twai.l the sea going giadually down, at midnight wind N W , sea smooth , arrived at Napiei on the 25th, at 5 p m. , left Napiei on the 26th, at S p.m., and ai lived alongside the Queen's Whaif at 4 p.m., on the 27th She bungs 149 bales wool She left heio on Mondiy for Nap'ei, but she could not face the tremendous seat tinning outside, the sea bieaking ovei hei foieandaft, when she tan back, and left again yesteiday moiniug. — WeUimjton Spectator, Much 2. 'I hi Pikfbe — TheT C'.E.M. Co's bfceamei Pliocebe, Cipt Wheeler from the Noi them Pi o\ inces, ai lived in poit on Monday 1 i^t, at 10 a.m. She left Mauukan on the 25th, aD 4 30 p. m , and ai i lved at I'atanaki on the 26th, at 11 15 a m , aftei a veiy boisteious pns age , left again at 5 20 pm same day, and aimed at Nelson on the 27th. at 11 30 a m , left at midnight, and ai rived at Picton at noon on the 28th; left theio at 2 p m same d.iy, and on getting outsulc, cucountcied such a heavy sea that she was obliged to urn back foi sheltei , left the Sound a" mi on \lon< ay, at 5 am, and amved as. above iftoi a pas-age of six lioms She lett heie on Mondty at 6 p m , foi the South — Ibid. A D\scu>ols Trip— Ciptain Cioncher of tlie ocboouei Bep, which lccntlv ai rived at Pouuia from I'ai miki. li is fm in lied us with some inteipsting paiticnliisof his passage. The Bee left Tvran.iki on I'lieidaj m_;ht the 23ul February, and on petting outside w is obliged by a heavy gale fiom the S W. to heave to till Thuisday morning oft Cape Egmont Aliont 9 a.m. on tint day the wind veeied to the westwaid, and n cnnise was shaped for Ponrui. At II o'clock am, the vessel being under close reefed mains til, closs lecfed foiesail and sta^aul a sea struck hoi, md bo\e hei on lier beam ends, shifting hei bal1 Ist fiom thp st irbniul to the port sicie. The vessel was then got before the wind, and m tde for Kapiti. On louiuling Raiigitiurn point a heavy squall from the \ est igam slmck hei, and once moie the vessel wis thiown on hei beam ends. At this tunp the combings of the main hatches were under watei, and one m 111 w .is knocked ovei hoard by the boom ; but ex> ti loidinaiy to 1 elite he managed to catch one of the booms to leewaid, and get on boaid again. The iinchoi was then let go, and thhty fathoms of chain pud out lut no bottom being found, it was lesolved l>3' the riptun and men (foui in all) to abandon the vessel, as being t!ie only chance of safety. They acconhnuly took to the boat, and attempted to leich the slime at Eiau's Inlet, but the wind and tide being aijunst them, did not succeed. The} tberefoie returned to the vessel, and the wind having sjone down, the utmost, exeitions weie used to lighten her. Happil\ they «uc at length successful, the vessel was lighted and mule foi Ponrua, which was retched on Sitmdav 01111 mug The Bee has since s uled for Oamtii 1 —Wdluif/tuu I ndt pendent. Match 3 AxOH'l R A.L-STMVN VOVASB ROUND THK WORLD. — The -\llstuall sciew steamei Maico Polo will leave Tiicste on the sth Match next, "on a voyage round tliewmld" It Ins boon calculated that a period of eijht mont'is will be ampl\ sufficient fot the purposes of the voyage in the cotuse of which thirty diffeient so ipoits will bo visited, 01 five more than called at in the famous Novna expedition. About two bundled diys will necessmly be B|)ent on the sea, whilst tbeie will be fifty dvys to be availed of on land for the viMtliicf and inspection of vanous points of gieat interest 111 diftetenr puts of the globe. The shareholdets will coiibist of tiom fifty to &i\ty persons, and the contribution is ftxtd at five thousand flotius equal to about £ 100, which will covet all expenses iluuni! the voyage, mt biding bond and loil>jin<r on shore The following ne phces which it is intended to visit dming the expedit.on <\lgieis, Gi'^raltai, Madeira, Liberia, St Helena, Cipe of Good Hope, Madagiscai, Ceylon, \icobai Sinij ipoie lions; Kong, C niton, Shangai, Isl uuls, Aciipnlco, City of Mexico, Panama, Lim 1, Valpat viso, Falkland Isl mds, Monte Video, Rio ■Tuieno, Cuiaiy Isles, lonian Isles, two Dalmatian and two Italian poits ; thence home to Tiipste, to arnvo abmifc'the middle of Novembei Tlie expedition, which is being foimed under the auspices and snpeimteiideuce of the Austuin Government, will be piovided with influential letters of recommendation to tlie v minis consulates in different points of the woild. —Ibid Tilt. or THE WefHAWKEN. — Tn a gale on Suiicl ly aftei 1.0011, the 6tb November, the Weebawken, one of tbp 11011 clails lying at the entrance of Chirlestown Hat hour, went down at her anchoragp cauying with hei four engineers and twenty six of her cicw. The sreup is thus desenbed by the cotrespondent of the New Yoil Hei aid - — Saturday has been a blight and beautiful das', with scarcely a bteath of air astir, and with a calm umuffle sea. During the nisiht a biee7o sprung up, and the wind, blowing freshly at d.i3'light on Sunday, mci eased by noon to a violent stoun It was fiom the noith-west. The iionclaJ fleet was. hmg meantime at its usual anchoiaire. Tha fnefite New lionsules was stationed off MOlM 01 ris lsland, it a distance of about one mile due east fiom Foit Wagnei — or, R3 it is now called, Fort Stiong. Noith of the lionc'ads lay the flarship Philadelphia, distant about 400 yards. The Wcehawken was next in line, anchored 200 or 200 jyuds to the northward of the flagship The Mont. ink was on picket duty between Fort Sumter and Foit Moultrie Astern of the Ironsides lay the N.dia'ib and Pas=aic— the latter furthest away from the flauship, and neaiei than any other vessel to the Moiin Island rhoie. Tlie f-onth Caiobna and the ITmne weie lncUtng nn the itstless tide some 500 or 600 \aids astpin of the Troncladi. The above was the position of the flett when the first sign d of (listless wts made fiom tho Weeli in ken, nt a few minutes lieloie two o'clock, 'i he signal was seen and answeied at once by the flagship, fiom which fom boats were despatched to her assistance, and by the South Carolina, Miricn sent two of her beatt to the Weehawkon'd

aid. The tugs Dandelion and Iris were also at once « i U P' and Wlth tlje <n Coraraandei Duncan, u « Weeb * w^« n . wbo chanced to be on th« flagship, »ud in conversation with the Admii.il when the signal wns made, proceeded iinmedi itely, with che hope of running his vessel ou the beach He had scarcely left the Admnal when the officer of the deck made out fiom the Weeliawken a new signal, and immediately lepoi ted her to be sinking. A moment after she settled swiftly down head first, careened slightly over to starboard, and disappeared beneath the waves. It is impossible to convey any idea of the appalling nature of this dn wi er " , Came Wlth tLe suddeimeM of a tlumdeiboU. \\ hen Mie fiist signal of distiess wns made, no one divined how serious was the dan (jet, and when, at length, the vessel went down, it was, difficult for those who law her dis*ppeai to credit the evidence of then own senses. The confusion of the flagship, arising mainly fiom the difficulty of launching her boats, ami the desire of both officers and men to be fiist in tl • n WM '»°st intense and painful The wind wns now blowing with great fury, and the boats which hastened from all sides to the scene enconntned great peril m picking up fiom the water the few who succeeded in getting away fiom the Weehaw ken befoie she sank. Almost at the moment she went down some twenty 01 more spiang to the boati, and succeeded in getting aivay As many others wereiescued fiom the suiting waves by the launches of the flag ship, the South Caio° lina, and the tugboats Dandelion and Tiis. Thn fey penshad. All'theday the Weehawken had labomed heavily in the sea, which kept hei decks constantly submerged, and which frequently swept m huge volumes into hei foiward hatch Towaids noon the ciew commenced paying out chain, to ease hei , but, accustomed .is thsy weie in eieiy gale to the shipping of such seas, ]t is believed that they bad grown conffdent and caieL;ss of dancei, and paid no heed to the encro (clung waters until it was too late to lesist them They .Ire lined of no peril till the w.-ues had tatily yawned to swallow them Then, when it was known for a cettainty that the vessel wis to be lost, .a panic of flight and feai benumbed them, and the tenoi stricken ciew below had little powei to help themselves Theie ueie men in irons between decks, ami the seicennt it aims lushed frantically away to lelease them, Pooi fellows they all went down. I'heie were invalid-, in the sick bay, ami to their lehcf the smgeon sent his stiwml, who nevei letmned Theie weie fiiemen at the fuiii ices, to whom yam sin leks for ,a helping hand at the pumps were made 1 A few of the confident weie lushing to then qu irteis to save then effect*, jostling the timid, on then w \\ to the deck to sa\t tin motives It w.as in the midst of scenes like thoe that the Weehiwken wont down 1 behe\o tint none r.f the officers penciled save the fom as sistinfc engmeeis, who wcic o\eitaken by the flood befoie they could make .anj eft,, it to escape Cum mamlei Diuicin had o»l\ liken command of the Weehaw ken on Saturd vy, hiving been dctiched from the Paul Jincs to ir-heie Comm mdci CUhoun. '] lie officeib' clothing, the paynnstei's funds, and the papeis of the ship sank with hei The yeoman was bi ought alne on bo.ud the flagship, and died in spasms a few miiuk;, afteiwaiili. Yimous pulies weie picked up and tiken to the nene^t \es-els, wheie even piow»ion was made foi then coinfoit ai.d us toiation '1 hose of the crew who weie sued sue now scat tiled in mimU squads tin oiighor-t the fleet It is impossible to piocure .at pie»pnt the name& of those who weie lost To Fleet, Ciptam Bi idfoij, Cip'am Am nen and in fact to all the ofhceis and men of the fligsh'p, gif itciedit is due foi then heioic p\ert-on-, in then fi ill ho its foi the lescueof the unfottun ite ciew Tlip\ e\pr>seil theinstthes to gieatdingers m then tffoit to lendei ass, s t mi eto others Comm uulei Animen ac tmg undii the ordtisof Adinn.il D ihlgieii, paihcnhily risked lnm>tlf in the convejanceol oideis and pic caution im m-ti ucticms to the leinaining Momtois, peifoimin^ tlie jienlous dnt\ m a ><niill boat The AVeeb iwken is hini; in fi\t f itlioms of u itti, and will sunn be ru--ed Until she is biousxht up no one cm tell with certauty why she sink It vis thiousrh no fault of hei "oieihuiu'," fen slit, appuenth took in no watei, except .at hei foi u aid hatch md hawsdiole It w,i- to the best of my knowledge, thiongh the mnttention, neglect aid bad minagement of those on bo.aul that the \esv K [ \ n^ lieen lost Had the pumps been set at work when the w ues hist d tsr.ed in it is prob iDle tint the \A eehaw ken would ,it this moment have been ifloat. Tl.ul the luis witn which her conipiitments w t ie nndu w.atei ti,ht been in then piopei places it is qmie likely tbit the due cal unity would ne\ei ha\t occmied