NEWCASTLE SHIPPING.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2806, 24 July 1866, Page 4

NEWCASTLE SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS. jj u l y 7, —Eliza Sliairp, barque, from Sydney (to load for Auckland). July 9.— Gratia, bi^, 175 tons, Davidson, from Auckland, N.Z. '

DEPARTURES. July 3.— Heversham, barque, Sherlock, for San Francisco, with. 637 tons coals. July 6.— Skjold, Danish brig, Jonsen, for Lyttelton, N.Z., with 270 tons coal. July 7. — Freetrader" barque, Eobinson, for Auckland, N Z., with 280 tons coal. * July 9. — Prince Eegent, barque, Mcßurney, for Auckland, N.Z., with,4oo, bags maize, 30 tons coke, and 250 tons coal. July 11. — Torquil, barque, Knarston, for San Francisco, with 400 tons coal. July 11 — Golden Age, barque, Mclntyre, for Lyttelton, N.Z., with s2s tons coal.

The brig Gratia, Captain Davidson, arrived at Newcastle from Auckland 'on the 9th instant, in ballast, with 10 passengers. The barque Prince Kegent, Captain Mcßurney, left Newcastle for this port on the 9th instant, with 400 bags maize, 250, tons coal, arid 30 tons coke.

Foundering of the Brig Missie. — The Missie, brig, went to sea on Saturday, 9th June, bound to Port Denison. and at 4 p m.the same day the-pilot left the ship, which proceeded with a favourable breeze. At 6 p.m. the captain sounded the ship, and found 20 inches of water in the well. At 8 p.m. the wind was increasing, and the topsails and foresails were reefed. She was then pumped out, and at 10 p.m. it was found that she was making still more water, and all hands were sent to the pumps. The crew were constantly engaged in, this work, and in repairing damages all night. On Sunday morning the 10th ultimo, ' at 3 o'clock, themauitopsa'il, foresail, and jib split, and had to be taken in, while

the \»aier d nlimied to increa'o. At daylight unbent ihf» mamtopsail and lcp.iiicd it At 10 am. agaiii bpufc tno maintopsail with a clfiie lecf, tlie slup at the -vine lime labouring heavily nrxl making a great deal of water, while every one who could be spared, from other work was at the pumps. The gale still inoiCiV-ed, and was .attended, by heavy ran», At midday all hands were at the pumps, and oon- ] tinned so until the ship was abandoned. On Mon day, the 11th, at noon, while running before a heavy sea, she was pooped, and started two planks on the fore-quarter, the water making about eight inches an hour, the ship then running under"lwo reefed topsails and making very bad weather in a heavy sea and' strong gale of wind. At midnight on ! Monday the crew Avere unable to continue longer at the pumps from pure exhaustion. Another effort, however, was made, on the representation of the captain of the danger they were in of foundering, and the men resumed their work, but actually dropped off asleep while pumping. At 2 a.m. on Tuesday, the 12th, the ship was hove to, the captain knowing the danger of running in such thick weather. At G a.m., finding the ship to be in soundings, the captain hauled her up W. by S. to make for the land, there being between six an>l seven feet of water in the hold. At 7 a.m. the' mainmast went by the board, damaging both pumps, and taking away with it the stanchions and covering board of the starboard side. The ship then laboiired very heavily, and the crew having cleared away the wreck, the boat was got ready for any emergency. An attempt was then made to repair the pumps, when a sail was reported, which proved to be the Salamander, cattle ship, which bore down on being signalled. The Missie was then abandoned, and the whole crew transferred to the Salamander and landed at Gladstone. At the time the ship was abandoned she was about twenty miles off the nearest land, and, sank in 32 fathoms water. — Queensland Guardian, July 3.