MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 8, Issue 607, 6 May 1865, Page 5

MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

The St. Kilda left Napier on Tuesday last, at npon, for Te Wairoa, and arrived off (he mouth of the river the same evening. Next morning, landed Mr. John Campbell, and in course of tbe forenoon took on board Mr. Locke, Mr. Campbell and _ix native chiefs. Left at 2 p.m. same day, anchored in the roadstead at 8 p.m., and lauded passengers the same evening. The Prince Alfred left Anckland on the 3rd inst., at 1250 p.m., wiih wind north, a moderate breeze, Passed East Cape at 10 a.m. on (he 4th, wind north, strong. Arrived off Portland Island at 730 p.m., wind N.N.E., blowing a strong gale, with heavy sea and thick weather. At B'3o, the weather clearing for a short time, ran for Long Point anchorage and remained there till 9 a.m. of the sth. At rived in Napier al 215 p.m. The cutter Lapwing, 45 tons, Captain Gordon, went » longside Custom-house street Wharf yesterday, and took in a boiler for the steam-tug in Napier, for which port she will sail to-day, — Southern Cross, April 28. The s.s.- Beautiful Star. 125 tons, Captain Morwick, arrived in this port yesterday, at halfpast one o'clock, from the East Cape. She sailed from Auckland on Friday night, at 10 p.m., and had fine weather to the East Capo, off which she i (struck on a "sunken rock at 5 a.m. on Sunday ■. morning, not laid down on the chart. The 6 weather at the time wa. thick and hazy. She struck twice on the starboard bilge and passed over the rock into deep water, and the fore compartment began fo fill in about half an hour after striking. The vessel was then turned for Auck-

land, and she arrived as above, and went on the hard in Mechanics' Bay to be overhauled. — Southern Cross, May -2. In our shipping news yesterday we stated that the Beautiful Star, while on the passage to Napier, bad struck on a rock near the East Cape, and had returned to Auckland for repair. As it is of importance that the exact locality of this hidden danger should be known, we may state that wheu the vessel struck, at 5*15 last Sunday morning, the East Cape bore S £ E., distant two mi lea. The rock is in the direct route of vessels passing the Capo, and the reason why it has not been detected before is probably because it is so low as to be dangerous only when the tide is at tlie extreme ebb. . In the Admiralty chart of Capt. Drury, made in 1853, there is no mark of any danger at the spot, deep water being indicated all around. When the ship struck she was going at but little over half speed, the breeze being very light, but a heavy rolling sea. Immediately after the occurrence of the accident the rest of tho compartments were examined, with the satisfactory result of fiudiug that the bulkheads were quite secure, and confined the leakage to the compartment which, had been injured. It is rather surprising (hat during the voyage to Auckland the vessel steamed at a rate not much under her usual speed. Yesterday most of the coals were dis-' charged from the steamer into a lighter, to enable the workmen to get at the injured part from the inside. It is expected that the repairing of .hi*. vessel will not detain her more than a few days. -f Ibid. The B.s. Maid of the Yarra. left- Oki tiki several, days before the Storm Bird, having on board' 2.000 o_. of gold, but has not been heard of at Nelson, lo which port she was bound, when the s.s. Egmont left, AitiuVAL of the Stobm Bird.— To the agree T able surprise of many, the steamer Storm Bird arrived in harbour late last night. It was believed to be tho Maid of Yarra when signalled, but proved to he the vessel we have named. The damage sustained by tbe Storm Bird was comparatively slight. She started a few rivets, broke two or three of her angle irons, and sustained some further slight injury about her gangway ; but the engines and all connected therewith are in as good order as ever they wero, as is shown by the fact that she left the Hokiuka on Wed- ' nesday morning, and was signalled here about five o'clock. She reports very fine weather all the way, with occasional light south-oast airs. She will take in a liltle coal early this morning, and proceed to Wellington for repairs at once. The Storm Bird brought ten pasmngers,— Nelson Colonist, April 28th.