SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1632, 9 March 1866, Page 2

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON". ABRIVED. March B—Camille, barquo, 873 tons, Eedy, from Nowcastle, N.S.W. March 8-Gaiclle, s.s., 47 tons, M'Lollan, from Amuri Bluff. March B—Emily, schoonor, 20 tons, Nicliolls, from Saltwater Creek. March B—Geelong, p.s., 137 tons, Hart, from Dunedin, via intermediate ports. Passongers-— Cabin: Messrs. Sheath (2), Mrs. Feltham, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Miss Curaminsi Mr. R. Hart, Mrs. John Death, Mr. Brakewell. I.RARED March B—Annie, ketch, 14 tons, Sinclair, for Xaiapoi, in ballast. IMPOSTS. In the Camille, Pcacock and Co., agents: 637 tons coals, 4 qr-caska wine, Peacook and Co. In the Gazelle, Miles and Co., agents: 208 bales wool, Miles and Co. In the Emily, master, agent: 14 bales wool, Miles and Co.; 26 bales do, Dalgety and Co. In the Geelong, Miles and Co., agents: 10 qrcasks braudv, Dalgety and Co.; 2 cases, Kitcliio; 4 cases coffee, D. Davis; 2 do, Hawkins; 4 bars iron, Williams; 7 cases drugs, 1 pkg, Cook and Co.; 2 bales leather, Coombs; 1 roll zinc, 2 bdls frindery, 2 do ridging, 1 pkg, 04 sashwoights, ngland, Brothers; 2 koga nails, 1 cask, Heywood and Co.; 13 bars iron, Grange; 1 bar iron, Louisson; 1 pkg, 1 esse, 2 parcels, Cook and Co.; 2 bdls spouting, 1 do angles, Childs; 2 cases, Jones; 1 case, Order; lpkg, Roach. From Timaru —28 bales wool, Hargreaves; 32 do, Macpherson; 2 boxes, Miles and Co.; 1 do, Louisson; 1 do, Miles and Co. EXPECTED ARRIVAIS. March B—Egmont, from Dunedin. March 10—Lord Ashley, from Auckland, via Napier and Wellington. March 11—Lady Bird, from Otago. March 15—Airedale, from Manukau, Taranaki, Nelson, Picton, and Wellington. March 16—Phoebe, from Dunedin and Bluff. March 24—Otago, from Sydney, Nelson, Picton, and Wellington. Taraura, from Melbourne, with English mail, Tia Dunedin. Cissv, from London, sailed JNov. 24. Victory, from London, sailed Dec. 16. Indus, from Sydney. ! Fbojkcibd Dkpabiobbs. March 9—Geelong, for Dunedin, via intermediate ports. March 9—Egmont, for Wellington, Picton, Nelson and Hokitik* - March 11—King of Italy, for Newcastle, N.S.W. March 11—Glenmark, for London. March 11—Lord Ashley, for Dunedin. March 12—Lady Bird, for Wellington, Napier, and Auckland. March 16—Airedale, for Dunedin and Bluff. March 17—Phoebe, for Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Hokitika, Taranaki, and Manukau. March 25—Otago, for Melbourne, via Otago and Bluff. Tararua, for Sydney, via Wellington, Nelson, and Hokitika. VBBBBLB IN HABBOPB * SHIPS. , , Glenmark, ready for sea. Mermaid, loading for London. Tfimfl.lß.ya, from London. Esk, from Sydney. Jforge, from Norway. James Lister, from Wellington. ■King of Italy, from Newcastle, N.S.W. cleared. Camille, from Newcastle, N.S.W. BBIGS AND SCHOOHBB9. Eon a, from Timaru. Breeze, from West Coast. Elizabeth, ketch, from Hobart Town. Tyne, from Wanganui. Annie Moore, from Port Frederick, Tasmania. Celt, from Kaiapoi. CUTTERS. Ellen, from Hckitika. STEAMER. Geelong, from Dunedin, via intermediate ports. Hibh Watbb This Day at tm Govebhhbhx Whabt. 10.32 a.m. 10.64 p.m. The Geelong arrived frem Dunedin, via intermediate ports, yesterday at 11.30.

HEATHCOTE. Aebived. —March B—At the Bail way Wfcarf, Muliogh, s.s., in ballast; Glimpse, cutter, with timber, from Auckland; Connaught Banger, ketch, with iron and slates, ex Himalaya; Dove, schooner, with coal, ex King of Italy. At Upper Wharf, Sea Bird, schooner, with firewood, from Akaroa; Lucy James, ketch, with firewood, from Pigeon Bay; Crest, ketch, with timber, from Akaroa; Brothers, ketch, with coal, ex King of Italy. Saxled. —March 8, Crest of the Wave, schooner, for Hobart Town, in ballast; Foam, ketch, for Akaroa; Novelty, s.s., with 214 bales wool, for Port —101 bales, Miles and Co.; 15 do, Buckley; 61 do, J. D. Macpherson; 21 do, Hey wood; 7 do, Peacock; 1 do, Dalgety; 8 do, Sheppard; 1 do, Eeece; 1 do, Louisson; 6 do, Graham; 2 do, Walton.

- AKAEOA. AEEIVED. March 7—Antelope, cutter, from Lyttelton with goods under bond, ex Himalaya, J. D. Garwood ; and sundry duty-paid cargo. March B—Geelong, p.s., from Dunedin, via intermediate porta, with 10 kegs sugar, 1 case, rennets, 1 pkg ironmongery, J. D. Garwood; 30 boxes tea, 1 case mustard, 1 case pepper, E. C. latter; 2 pkgsdrapery, 20 bags flour, Armstrong and Daly. SAILED. March 6—Linnet, ketch, for Christchurch, with 16,000 ft timber, J. Pawson; 30 cases fruit. S. Watkins. March 7 —Diligent, ketch, for Lyttelton, with 5700 ft timber, Piper and Co.; 50 ducks, 72 fowls, 28 pigs, 16 ttfrkeys, 25 geese, J. Stevenson. March B—Geelong, p.s., for Lyttelton, with 3 boxes fruit, J. D. Garwood; 2 hhds ale, G. Haylock; 2 boxes fruit, Borieand; 1 box fruit, Biokle; 1 box fruit, Barry; 1 cask fruit, 8. Watkins ; and 8 passengers.

Yesterday morning the launch of the Mary Anne from the south spit into the lagoon was successfully effected. This vessel, it will be remembered, was driven on shore by the surf, when attempting an entrance on the 11th inst., and was afterwards put up to auction. She was, however, bought in by her owners, and tenders being called for re-launching her, a contract was entered into, which has resulted in her transportation across the spit into the lagoon. Although the trial she has lately undergone was a severe one, we are happy to say the Mary Anne has received no material damage. —West Coast Times, Feb. 28. The Claude Hamilton did not leave the roadstead until daylight yesterday morning, when, accompanied by the Bruce, she steamed for the Greymouth, at which port 8000 ounces of gold and some passengers were waiting her arrival. This amount, added to the 7000 ounces shipped on board her at Hokitika, gives a total of 16,000 ounces per the Claude. On her arrival at Nelson, the gold will be transhipped into the s.s. Airedale, and by her conveyed to Manukau, there to be again transhipped into the ship Percy, which is bound direct to London, and is expected to sail about the 6th instant. —Ibid, March 1.

During the past three days the Ballarat has been lying aground in the lagoon, where she was placed for the purpose of repairing a damage sustained by the rudder on her last trip to Olcarita. A report is in circulation that the Ballarat has got into difficulties, and that her present position is owing less to the will of her captain than the action of the winds and waves. We can, however, contradict this as quite erroneous. Captain Quance informed us that her repairs would be completed and the vessel ready for sea by the end of t he week.—lbid, March 3.

The schooner Dove left Nelson some four months ago, with a full cargo, and a number of passengers on board. She was bound to either the Grey or Hokitika, and has not since been heard of. It is feared she has foundered at sea and taken down all hands with her. — Ibid, March 5.

The s.s. Gothenburg, Hugh Mackie, commander, left Port Philip Heads, Feb. 26th, at 10 p.m., and sighted the land off Hokitika on the 3rd instant, coming to an anchor the next dav at 8 a.m. She has thus made a fair run of five days two hours. For two days after leaving, light variable winds wore experienced, but during the remainder of the passage fresh breezes from the S.W., and a heavy sea. She brings 120 tons of cargo, and 131 passengers to the Port. After discharging, the Gothenburg will proceed to Nelson, and will call in here on her return to Melbourne about the 10th inst.—lbid.

The Wonga Wonga left Wellington on 21sfc February, bound to Wangtnui, where she arrived on the 22nd, sailing again for Nelson the next day. Beached that port on the 24th, and after remaining there three days, discharging and taking in cargo, left for the Grey on the 27th, and crossed the bar of that river on the Ist instant. Thete »ho landed a quantity of live stock, and was ready for tea on the 2nd, but suffered a detention o£M hours through a freshet in the river. Left

the Grey on tho 3rd inst., at 1 p.m., and arrived off Hokitika at 2.30 p.m., and at the wharf at 11 p.m. On attempting to cross tho bar, the Wonga Wonga grounded, and aa tho tide was ebbing, all attempts to move her proved unavailing and she renamed there for several hours. ° In eonsequonco of our reporter being absent in the country, he is unable to give an account of tho mishap. We, however, publish tho following, received by us from Captain Mundle: "On our arrival off ifokitika, at 2.40 p.m., tho red flag was flying as a signal to take tho bar. On attempting to cross it, tho vessel took the ground and stuck fast for a few minutes, with her keel on tho South Spit, but tho force of tho current on her starboard bow payed her head round to seaward, when she floated and steamed outside again. When fairly clear of tho bar, we observed tho red flag haulod down half-mast, and then run up and down two or three time, finally being mast-headed, where it remained. This was understood to signify " Try it again, there is plenty of water," and accordingly the vessel was again headed for tho bar, which she succeeded in crossing but grounded in mid-channel, inside of it, from which position we found it impossible to move her until the tide again made at ten o'clock that night. Not the slightest blame can bo attached to any one on board, as the directions of the signal man were implicitly obeyed. There can be, however, no doubt that we were too late on tide, and should not have been allowed to enter." We fully endorse the opinion contained in the last paragraph, and moreover, believe there has been a great Jdeal of recklessness displayed lately in allowing vessels to enter so late on tide. On Saturday it was high water at 11.48 a.m., and was therefore past half tide when tho Wonga first took the bar—far too late for a vessel of her length of keel to attempt an entrance. Fortunately, the weather was fine and the sea remarkably smooth, otherwise the Wonga would have shared the same fate as the Maid of the Yarra, We trust that for the future, greater caution will be displayed, and no vessel of her class permitted to enter or depart before three quarters flood or after a quarter ebb. —Ibid. After a protracted absence, occasioned by her late mishap at the Grey, the steam tug Challenge arrived in port on Saturday last, having suffered, we are happy to say, no material damage from her late severe trial. After her removal from the South Spit, she lay a week in the Grey river repairing damages, which being completed she, on the 27th ultimo, again commenced work by towing in the schooner Victoria from Melbourne, and on the 3rd started for Hokitika with the schooner Mary in tow. When outside she cast off her charge and proceeded down the coast reaching the wharf safely the same day.—lbid. Captain Mundie, of the Wonga Wonga, reports that when leaving the Grey he saw the schooner Falcon, belonging to Auckland, go ashore on the North beach. Her position is most critical, as she is far to the northward of where the Nelson, p.s., is lying.—lbid. The Bruce arrived at a late hour last night from Okarita, but at midnight was still lying in the roadstead. Should she get inside in time it is purposed to send her at once to the Grey with whatever cargo and passengers may offer. In the event of her leaving she will return to Hokitika to-night. —Ibid.