PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 901, 17 December 1867, Page 2

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Cleopatra, p.s., for Wairoa, this day (17th) John Bunyan, barque, for London Muriwai, schooner, for Poverty Bay Wellington or Taranaki, s.s., for Tauranga and Auckland, 19th instant Annie, schooner, for Porangahau. about 18th inst. Sea Gull, brigantine, for Auckland, 20th instant

The cutter Mania left this port on Sunday, the Bth instant, with li«ht easterly weather, arriving at Poverty Bay on the Oth. at 7 p.m. On Thursday laßt took her departures from the river at 9 p m., and after a flue N.E. passage, entered the Pot at 1 a.m. The p.s. Cleopatra took her departure for Wairoa last Tuesday at 10 a.m., arriving at her destination at 330 p.m. At 5 p.m. resumed her journey for Poverty Bay, where she arrived at the Big River, after having called at Wan^awchi to land passengers, at 3.80 p.m. On Thursday at 4. a.m. steamed for Turantranui, where she entered at 5 p.m., leaving njzain at 6 p.m. for Wairoa, where she arrived on Friday at 2.30 a.m. At 8 a.m. left for this port, taking up her berth in the Pot at 12.30 a.m. The schooner Murcwai left Poverty Bay on Thursday last at noon, and after a fine northerly passage, arrived at this port on Friday last, at 4 p.m. The Murewai brings 24 bales wool aud 3 bundles sheepskins. The ss. JBgmont loft Auckland at 8 p.m. on the 12th, arriving at Tauranga on tho 13th, at< noon. Left at 330 p.m., and after a Ana passage, came to her moorings in the roadstead at 9 p.m. on Saturday last. Tho Ep;mont took hor departure for Wellington and Southern ports on Sunday at 1 p.m., carrying the English mail, via Suez. Tho schooner Annie, which arrived here on Saturday afternoon last, left this port on the 4th inst. for Mohaka, off which hhe camo to an anchor on the 6th, and in consequence of the heavy sea running, was unable to get into tho river on tho Bth. Took on board 300 bushels maize, 1200 palings, and 10 bales wool, leaving on Saturday morning last at 8, arriving in the Pot an above. Tne brigantine Sea Gull left Newcastle on the 26th ult., with fresh easterly winds, which lasted with slight variations until tho 6th instant, when tho Three Kings were sighted, after which light variable weather was experienced. On the 11th. when off the AkuHlcs, passed a barque, supposed to be tho Constance. On Saturday morning at 9 passed between Portland Island and the mainland, but in consequence of the light winds mot with in the bay did not come to an anchor until Sunday last at 8 30 am.. Rettinur into the Pot next morning. The Sea Gull brings a full cargo of coals, consigned to Messrs. Watt Brothers. Boat accident — A boat belonging to tho John Bunyan, with three men in her, left the Pot for the ship at 9 pm. on Sunday, but on getting out over tho bar. the tide rip being very strong, she capsized. The men managed to right her, but before she could be freed from the water, she was again turned bottom upward*;, when all efforts to get her again righted proved ineffectual. The men then managed to get on to her bottom, where they remained until picked off yesterday morning off thoBluff, by a boat's crew from the Echunga that came to their assistance on hearing their cries. About the same time that the boat left tho Echunga's i side, a boat was lowered from the John Bunyan, : but filled immediately. Tho >hip Echunga left Port Chalmers on tho morning of the 6th instant; experienced moderate southerly winds as far as the Kaikova Mountains, and then north-east and northerly winds throughout the passage with fine weather. Mario Cape Kidnappers on tho evening of the 14th, and arrived in tho anchorage at 3 p.m. on tho 15th.— Passen-. 1 eers : Mr. and Mrs. Sehon, and Mr. Alfred Abbot. The following is tho report of the Echunga's voyage from London, extracted from the Ofcago Daily Times:— "The ship Echuwra, from London, which has been anxiously looked for. arrived off the Heads at an early hour on Satwrday. The Echunga left London on May 29th, and the Downs on Juno Ist. The pilot quitted her on tho following day of? the Isle of Wight. Sho encountered strong westerly gales in the English Chnnnel for ten consecutive days, and variable winds were afterwards met witk, until she caught tho north-east trades, which were found very light, and continued only for two or three days. The island of Madeira was sighted on June 25th, and owing to a long succession of calms and adverse winds, the equator was not crossed until July 29, in longitude 23.30 W. Tristan D'Acunhu was sighted on July 21st. Thenco to longitude 100 E. the ship had a fine run or W.S.W. winds. The meridian or Greenwich was crossed on July 24, in latitude 38.49. and that of the Cape on the 29th, in latitude 40.15. Her easting was run down in the parallel of 40 ° . passed within 40 miles of the Snares on the 29th ult., and thence she had to contend against strong northerly and easterly winds until her arrival, having at one timo . been driven to latitude 51 S. The long passage of <50 days to the equator, and It dnys' detention on the Coast, fully account for her lengthened voyage. The Echunga brings a total of 90 passengers in tho second cabin and steerage, including 15 assisted single women, all of whom appear well satisfied with the ship, her commander and officers, to whom credit is duo for the cleanly appearance throughout after so long a voyage. The Echunga is commanded by Captain Knight, lato of the ship Giant's Causeway, in tho Melbourne trade.