ENGLISH SHIPPING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1108, 10 December 1869, Page 2

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

j The Celestial Queen, ship, 842 tons, Watts, I sailed from Liverpool for Auckland on the I Ilth September. The Helenslee, ship, 798 tons, M'Donald, left Gravesend for Auokland on the 2nd October, The lattor has on board tho following cargo for Napier :— 1 truss, Canning and Russell ; 1 i cask order ; GO cases, Watt Bros. ; 14 oases, 7 pkgs, J. W. Gowing; 1 oase, order; 103 pkgs, Watt Bros. ; 124 pkgs, N. Williams ; 26 pkgs, Newton, Irvine & Co. $ 2 pkgs, order. Intelligence reached Liverpool, on October 5, that a large quantity of wreck had been washed oshoro near Exmouth, Amongst the wreck were the quarter-board of a ship, with tbe letters "lied Jacket" painted on it, and also a portion of the poc-p of a large ship. The Red Jacket sailed from Cardiff ou Sept, 11, with a cargo of coals for Bombay, and would consequently experience the lull force of the heavy gales which swept the English Channel about the middle'of last month, and oreated such havoc both with tlie outward and homeward shipping. The Red Jacket was a very fine ship of nearly 2,400 tons, and at one time formed the crack ship of the celebrated "Wbite Star" line of Australian ' clippers. A sum of GO guineas premium had I been paid a few days ago in order to effeot I an insurance upon this vessel, Captain Anthony, of the Gem of the Sea, from Pomaron, lin the river, reports :—" Exchanged longitude

with the ship Red Jaoket, of Liverpool, with loss of upper maintopsail yard, on September 13, in 49 N., 725 W„ standing S.W." Part of poop, piece of topgallant rail, and blaok name-board in gilt letters out out Red Jacket, were washed ashoie at Weymouth, Oct, 1. The Matoaka, from New Zealand, haa not yet been heard of. Seventy guineas premium and upwards had been paid on her. Another ship, upon whioh 90 guineas has been paid, the Lochnagar, bas turned .up safe, having been driven into the North Sea by the late severe gales, Forty guineas premium was paid lately on the Mistress of the Seas, from Bombay, and she has sinoe arrived.