SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1620, 23 February 1866, Page 2

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. AB&IY1D. r v Feb. 22—Otago, 8.8., 457 tons, Randall, from Dunedin, Passengers—Saloon: Messrs. Pierce, E. H. Power, Gambin, Fitzroy, KirbyJ Beath; 10 for North; 2 in„steerage; 2?«ibrj North. ?'r^' Feb. 22—South Australian, s.s., 436 tons, J.\ Pain, from Melbourne, via DuneduVand Bluff,, Passengers—l in steerage; 24 original for North; Feb. 22—Wild Wave, schooner, 93 tons, Black, from Timaru. Passengers — Mrs. and Miss Hornby. 8111.11). Feb. 22—Otago, s.s., 457 tons, Randall, for Wellington, Nelson, Hokitika, and Sydney, at six p.m. Passengers—7 in steerage; 10 original for North. Feb. 22—South Australian, s.s.. 436 tons, J. Pain, for Melbourne, via Wellington, Nelson, and Hokitika, at six p.m. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. Roberts; sin steerage. Feb. 22—Challenge, ketch, 17 tons, Simmonds, for Saltwater Creek. IMPORTS. -In the Otago, Miles and Co., agents: 2 cases Hay ward.; 4 cases, 1 truss, Hey wood and Co.; 4 bdls shafts, 6 pkgs tubs, Cole; 177 pkgs sugar, Morrison; 1 case, Louisson; 4cases drapery, Beath, Kirby, and Co.; 3 cases, 2 kegs nails, 1 bdl shovels, 10 drums oil, 166 pieces pipe, Reece; lease, Roach; 12 cases kerosine oil, Gourlay; 166 pkgs sugar, Dalgety; 1 case, Pynn Beath; 1 do, 1 box, Louisson; 1 parcel, Lewis. In the South Australian, Peacock and Co., agents: 72 pkgs sugar, 1 case, Pengelly; 1 case, JSrby ,* 3 cases, Baldwin; 2 cases, 2 casks, 6 bales, 2 bdls, 3 bdls forks, Marshall; 20 half-chests tea, 9 cases, Pearce; 1 case, Stagg; 2 cases, 1 bale, Hughes; 24 ovens, Wood; lO.half-chesta tea, 10 bdls washboards, Knapman; 5 pkts hops, Brown; 10 three-quarter boxes tobacco, Sampson; 4 pkgs, Stevens; lease, Bonnington; 2 cases, Thiel; 3 do, Wood ; 2 cases, 7 casks sulphur, Simpson; 1 half-tierce tobacco, Marks; 1 case plants, Buchanan; 1 parcel, Brooks; 1 do, Fielder; 1 do, Thiel; 1 box, Holmes; 1 box, Hannah; lease, Bonnington. In the Wild Wave, master, agent: 220 bales wool, Taylor and Co.; 22 do, J. D. Macpherson. EXPOBTB. In the Otago, Miles and Co., agents: 13 casks tallow, 3 cases do, 26 boxes do, D.Davis; 8 casks cheese, H. Hawkins. In the Challenge, master, agent: 495 bdls standards, 26 pkgs luggage, Miles and Co. In the South Australian, Peacock and Co., agents: 30 sheets iron, Peacock; 2 cases, 3 casks cheese, A. Ward; 1 case swords, Dunsford. EXPBCTVD ABEIVAXB. Feb. 24—Airedale, from Dunedin and Bluff. Feb. 25—Wellington, from Manukau, Nelson, and Wellington. Feb. 25—Tararua, from Sydney via Nelson. William Miskin, from Dunedin. \ Barque Cathay, from Sydney. Cissy, from London, sailed Nov. 24. Victory, from London.. Indus, from Sydney. Phojrctbd Dkpabtubes. William Miskin, for Hokitika, on or about Friday next, a few hours after arrival. Feb. 25—Airedale, for Wellington and Northern ports. Feb. 25—Tararua, for Melbourne and Dunedin. Feb. 25—Wellington, for Dunedin and Bluff. Lyttelton, ship, on or about Saturday next. VKBBBLB IN HIKBOUS. BHIPB. Glenmark, from London. Mermaid, from London. Lyttelton, from Boston, U.S. King of Italy, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Himalaya, from London. Esk, from Sydney. BBN3B AND BCHOOKBBB. Windhover, from Hobart Town. CUTTBB. Elizabeth, ketch, from Hobart Town. Hien Watbr This Day at thb' v . GOVBBHJCKHT WhABF. 10.25 a.m. 10.63 p.m. The s. s. Otago belonging to the Panama New Zealand and A. R. M. Compy,' left Melbourne on the 14th inst. at 230 a. m., carrying European December mails ; arrived at the Bluff on the 18th at 730 p. m. Landed mails and passengers, and at 9 a. m. left for Port Chalmers which was reached at 7a. m. 19th, were the northern mails were transhipped to the company's steamer Lord Ashley ; left Port Chalmers at 520 p. m. 21st, and arrived at Lyttelton on 22nd at 9 50 a.m. —tu. vwgoTerrßreiPOTgmrHeigs, in company with the s. s. steamer South Australian, and arrived at Bluff Harbour, and at Port Chalmers respectively several hours before her. The competitive run thus forced upon the Otago, gave a most satisfactory result to that vessel. The a.B. South Austbaiian left Port Chalmers at 6.40 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 21; experienced light head winds during the passage; arrived off Officer's Point, Lyttelton, at 11.20 a.m. on the 22nd, being 15 hours 55 minutes on the passage. Nabbow Escapb of the Schoowbb Wild Wave. —We have been favoured with the following particulars by Captain Brown; the vessel left Timaru on Saturday last, Feb. 17, about 3 p.m., with a cargo of wool. At the time of sailing light E. winds and calms prevailed; the schooner drifted on to near the 90mile Beach, and at 10 p.m., the vessel was close in shore. About this time a sudden gale from S. W. sprung up, was obliged to carry a good press of canvas to work offshore; the gale still increasing in violence, and a high sea running—carried away two jibs; she then broached to, and whilst the crew were in the act of taking in the reefed foresail it was split and the mainsail was also split right across from the after len hto the luff. She was now so far disabled that she laboured heavily in the trough of the sea, which was constantly breaking over her, clearing the decks of the water-casks, also injuring one of the seamen in the legs; managed to bend another foresail in place of the mainsail ; set reefed square-sail, in order to stand off a lee shore, which had the desired effect. About 3 ajn. the following morning the wind shifted round to the S.S.W., and by this favourable change the vessel was able to go a little free; at 5 a.m. was abreast of East Cape, and at 8 a.m. the wind changed to N.E., and was followed by fine weather; at 7 p.m. reached the anchorage in Lyttelton harbour. The brig Ebpebaxza was inside the Heads with wool from Timaru. The Otago and South Austbalian Steamers.—These celebrated steamers left for Wellington yesterday evening, within a few minutes' of each other, about 6 p.m. Considerable excitement existed on shore to see them start, as it was known that a trial of speed would be mado» The excitement was considerably increased when the South Australian passing Officer's Point an alarm was given that " a man was overboard." Numerous boats put off at once from the stairs. The accident was observed by Mr. Messiter, who was alongside the ship Lyttelton, and with the assistance of two of the crew from the ship succeeded in rescuing the man who it is thought would have perished. The South Australian, reversed her engines as soon as the alarm was fiven, but having good way on her, got consi- i erably ahead. The Otago was some distance astern, and the people on board had observed the accident and saw the man in the water. They lowered a boat, but Messiter bad secured him. The man appeared to be one of the crew belonging to the South Australian. He was taken on board the Otago, and Ihe steamers proceeded on their voyage, having been delayed by this accident for about five minutes.

HEA.THCOTE.

Akeivbd.—Feb. 22, at Bailway Wharf, Novelty, ».«., with general cargo ex Himalaya; Cordelia, ketch, with iron ex Mermaid; Fancy, schooner, and Linnet, ketch, with coal ex King of Italy. At Upper Wharf, Hercules, cutter, with coal, ex King of Italy.

KAIAPOI. ABBIVBD. ,

Feb. 22—Mary Louisa, ketch, from Lyttelton. ' ieb. 22—Maid of the Mill, ketch, from Lyt- < We ara informed by Mr. Greer that it his in. tention, on Monday next, to despatch the steamer Bruce on a longer trip to the southward than she usually makes. After calling at Okarita she will proceed..to Blue JRiver, a port.that has never yet been visited by any vessel; and from thence she wll run on to Jackson's Bay. Mr. Greer says that he is induced to send the Bruce on the above trip because, he has been informed that there is vferV promising Country in the vicinity of Blue Bivcr/aHd that there are many miners merely waiting for a vessel to call in there to proceed m tho purpose, of giving it a trial. The Mboiir of Blue fiiver is described as ot Sfelwst on the coast, and the country rourid it as wdssewim" ijvery appearance of ,an auriferous nMure<.' %e certainly think this enterprise pn the highlycommen--7sble' kndtruflHhe,South ' ooiratry *ill >1#J dfil 6t it-WesfCdait Timis, W!*■:'.',.■■■'':■■ ■■'• ; '■

The steam tug Challenge left Port Phillip Heads on iba 6th inst., with fine weather and easterly winds, but on getting into Idie found a strong gale blowing, mr shelter into Western Port the same day ! Nlxt ! morning, the weather having moderated, she IfflL and arrived at Seymour on*he 9th*Ther« ehe %A Wmm£?* tW'-dwrt talu% in -OoAl, leaving for |H3Kt|W onjMife TO;Waftfe<> passagettyfj; Peeveh-jHpfs, dogbg w&ich "Jtofe weather and modfe* rate bttfezes Wffaitp crttised tile; bar safely ori the-,Wfti \ lite a^ivalW 1 the - Challenge has;. 'teen 3 |pr * scnge tith* and vartouijie. Sorts respecting her stylo" and capabilities' were iligently circulated. There is no doubt, however, that she is a valuable addition to our steam fleet, and from her appearance we believe she will pjrove a most useful boat. Comparatively speaking the Challenge is a stranger in Australasian waters, having only left England some six months ago; but during her short career in Hobson's Bay she gave universal satisfaction, handling the heaviest vessels there with ease. She is substantially built of wood, and is seventyseven feet long with sixteen feet breadth of beam in her widest part, and draws a little over six feet of water when her bunkers are full. She is fitted with a pair of disconnecting engines, of twenty • five horse-power each, but capable of working up to over a hundred, as her boiler is in excellent condition and able to carry twenty-four pounds of steam, an amount considerably above the average of low pressure. Just before leaving the Thames the whole of her machinery received a thorough overhaul, which rendered almost equal to new. She possesses one great advantage over any other tug here, and that is patent floats to her wheels, which in itself is no slight consideration, and of which she will feel the oenefit when steaming against those heavy freshets the Westland rivers are so subject to. This and the two smoke stacks is her only peculiarity. Captain Kirkpatrick ran her across, but she will be worked here by Captain Wilson, for a long time commander of the Sophia, steam tug, in Hobson's Bay, and who has had muoh experience in such vessels both in the North of England and elsewhere. We wish the Challenge every success, and that she will prove a fortunate speculation to Messrs. Spence Brothers, her present owners. — West Coast Times, Feb. 19.