MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 11, Issue 819, 19 January 1867, Page 2

MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

The St. Kilda, on her voyage hence to the Chatham Islands, seems to have experienced very severe weather, The following report appears in the Advertiser :— Ifor the first day she had fine' weather, with light JT.W. winds ; on the following morning the wind veered to the south, wind and sea increasing to a heavy gale 5 9,30 wind shifted to the S.E., blowing a heavy gale, with tremendous sea running ; hove the ship to. On Tuesday, December 25 the wind shifted to S.W., blowing a violent gale with tremendous sea; heavy squalls of rain and hail ; ship laboring heavily, and taking in water over all; battened the hatches, skylight, and stoke-hole. Threw 4000 feet of timber (deck cargo) overboard, and secured the boats with great difficulty ; still blowing a heavy gale, and sea running very high. On the morning of the 26th, the gale having moderated, set the engines at half speed, On the morning of the 27th, engines full speed, wind and sea decreasing, Btill attended with heavy squalls. The remainder of the passage experienced fine weather; passed the "Sisters;" they were covered with albatrosses and thousands of other sea fowl. Arrived at Waitangi on the evening of the 28th ; and landed the prisoners the following morning. Left Waitangi on the return passage on Friday evening, the 4th instant, at 5-30; sighted Cape Palliser on Monday morning, and arrived at Wellington at 945 p.m., having experienced fine weather throughout. All was quiet when the St. Kilda left the Chathams. The schooners Rifleman and Despatch were lying at Kaingaroa windbound. The Eifleman bound to L/ttelton with a cargo of cattle. The s.s. Mataura, said to be the finest vessel in the company's fleet, arrived in Wellington from Sydney on the afternoon of the 7th insr., and sailed for Panama on the Bth, with a large numbe/ of passengers. The Star of the Evening, h.s., arrived from Auckland on Tuesday morning, and has since steamed for the samo port with 1250 sheep. The Lord Ashley arrived from Auckland on. Tuesday last, and sailed the same day with the English mail via Suez. The Lady Bird, s.s., arrived unexpectedly on Wednesday evening last from Wellington. She left that port on Tuesday at <1 p.m., with light N.E., winds and heavy sea on. Beached Castle Point on Wednesday at daylight, but was not able to land cargo in consequence of the sea. Remained there four hours ; left at 9 a.m., and reached Napier at 10 p.m. Passedthe Lord Ashlfey, off Castle Point, at 4 a.m., on Wednesday.