PORT OF NAPIER.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5921, 28 August 1890, Page 2

PORT OF NAPIER.

ARRIVALS. AUi-'ilr-t. ■27 — Ktihu, .«.*.. from Wellington. Richardson and Co., agents. 27—-AnMrili:i, 5..»., from Wellington. K. Puflott, airent Passe nirers —Hisses ISwhior and WiUTm: Mrs Cull: Messrs GhssoU, Child:. Kiddles, Lave. Berry, F. M'Clnur, MeGhisbai:, Peltou," Adams, Hill, and Martin.

The Union Conipany's s.s. Australia, ! Captnin Gi'nb, leit U p.m. on Tue.-a.iy, .-iikl a:lived iu/n- at 1 1 p.m. ywIvnves i'or nortlieni ports ut 6.30 p.m. to-day. The s.s. Kalin arrived from Wellington shi>!-;:"y :■(:.:• S ;mii. yesterday. She returns to Welliiigtou this eveniug , , taking , a quantity of potiitoos, etc. The s s '!■(.• K;:pu will :irrivo from Wairoa p.m. Tho Sfhuoner Anderson will probably load here for Pnnedin. Biiik-i*; I'r.'ia Lvtteiton }-esterday—To Ati;m and .hibilte, forDunoiiin ; Terranora, p.s., ti'i-Vr.'iiiiriuiiU ; Western Bell, barque, for London.

An-ntdiit Lyttcltou yesterday—Wakatipu, from Welliisirtou ; Largo B;iy, barque, ironi Auckland.

il>.■ telUnving , are the particulars of the collision between the Prius Frederick ami the Marpe.-sa in the English Channel:—The Dutch mail steamer, Frins Frederick was ■ourv. ::ni buuml for Java, with troops, ana a u-«.-:ier:il cargo. A dense fog prevailed at the time, and as far as can be ascertained but;: \ix-cis were ? .-oii.j.' at liaif-spceJ i" coiifi.ii>:oiice, and kept extra men in the bow; on Uie U.'i:-oiit. The "truck the l'riiis IVi-ii-riuk amidships with terrific

foro'.cutih-.' l, e r riirht down to the waters edge.' AiT tho "vessels separated the wiiter rushed into the rent side of tbe mail steamer. Hooding tin? eufiine rooms aud compannunts ami causing her to gink within six minutes. Had not discipline been well precox vuJ on the mail stoaaier few on lionrd of her v.ould have escaped with their lives. Some trniillo was caused by the nnxiety by siomo ;>f llie passengers to savo valuables. The vessel was obviously sinking, yet one l;idy risked her life by delay iv nrkr to obtain her cash box, in which t-hc succeeded, and another had to be prevented from jrei- back to tho already flooded state •:■■ v:us, where she had left a

sum equal to £1200 sterling. While the passengers, were being placed in the bouts, a roil call of Ihc troops was taken, with the result that seven were found to be missing-. There were in all 75 officers nnd men on board, besides passengers. In all 170 were saved, of whom S;j composed the crew. For some time it seemed as though tho Miupessa must sink also, for her fore compartment wa.s full of water, and both her bows were stove in. But her watertight bulwarks hold, arid by tho jettisoning of a portion of her cargo and other expedients she was kept Aflo.it and managed to reach Falmouth. Besides a general cargo, twelve million guilders packed in casks went to the bottom of the sea with the Prins Frederick.