MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 8, Issue 637, 22 July 1865, Page 2

MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL OF THE BEAUTIFUL STAR. THE s.s. Beautiful Star, Captain Morwick, left Newcastle (N.S.W.) on the sth July, having the wind from the eastward, with very heavy sea. Tbe weather continued moderate up to longitude 168 degrees, when she experienced a heavy gale from the N.E., which continued with great violence for twelve hours, when the wind moderated for twelve hours, and veered to the N.N.W. On the 12th July the wind again backed to the N.E., and blew a fearful gale, which lasted thirty-six hours. At 4*30 p.m. (13th) a terrific sea broke on board, sweeping the decks clean fore and aft; taking boats, round houses, and bulwarks, leaving the decks quite bare; bowsprit and jib-boom carried away. The mate was washed overboard, but was, fortunately, placed on board again by the drawback without his having sustained any injury. The cargo now shifted, throwing the vessel on her beam ends. Some of the wreck caught the tarpaulin covering of the main hatch, and tore it up on the lee side, allowing the water to pour down iv torrents. The hatches being constantly under water, could not be secured. The water gained in the hold fast, there being a depth of from 3ft. 6in. to 4ft.; but it was kept under for some time by the steam injection apparatus ; the pipes of which at length becoming choked with coal and dirt, the fires were suddenly extinguished by the rising water. The captain now sent some of the hands through the bulkhead into the fore hold to trim over cargo, after which the vessel righted sufficiently to allow the hatch to be partially secured. All hands now commenced baling out the water, which, at 9 a.m. on the 14th, was got down to the stoke hole plate ; at 4 p.m. of the same day got the vessel free from water, and made the main hatch properly secure—weather more moderate. Made Cape Farewell on Sunday, the 16th t had the weather more moderate from thence to this port, where she arrived on the 18tb. A short time before leaving Sydney the Beautiful Star underwent a thorough overhaul—from stem to sternpost, from keel to truck—and took her departure thence looking more like a pleasure yacht than a trading vessel; but the elements have altered her appearance very materially during her downward voyage. From all we can learn, the conduct displayed by the captain, officers, and crew of this fine little vessel, under the trying circumstances in which they were placed, is deserving of tho warmest commendation. The Beautiful Star now lies in. the Iron Pot discharging a cargo of coal; and will, we understand, after undergoing a few necessary repairs, take her departure hence, for Auckland, with a cargo of sheep. We have to acknowledge the courtesy of Capt. Morwick in supplying us with a complete file of Sydney papers to the 3rd inst.