SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2065, 3 August 1867, Page 2

SHIPPING.

IYTTELTOK; .... : ,\i ■■■ i-. visßivipi -;; ; -' ■August;?—Minnioi'. Bansley, from Heathcofe;■vvitli-933:8ac1t8 wheaty'Wilson. fiom.Hcatlicote,.in ballast".,;; ~ JixrcbTßir ABBiyit». ■'Aiig;6—Tarannki,sis.yirbmWellingtpn;' ■ - . .■.Aug; : 6-Tararuia ) '' ,'froin .Melbburni/ via"; Bluff and Duiiedin. . :■'; ■'.Bed;S6yeiyfrpmli6ndpn, I . Blue: Jacket, from London. ~ v. ./. I'BOJ.IIOTBU nnPAKIOHKS. Augr'oVTaranakj, B.s''.,.fbr Duncdin. Aug! .SrrTarar'ua, for Wellington/ with; Eng-' lishWl;\viß?aiiama,v;:'? -.^■■'.■■.';..:;_-.!.. ; Wainuij ..e.s.,.:'for:.■ D'unedin. via. htermediato. ports.'.'..':'.; : .. ;■■': : : . ;:: '. ;Chatlotta:Androw9,for Sydney. ..\...':."'.■.■ : P»ffh,'for : Sydney. ■■••;;;:/■■-ry v ',' :\ Crißhna,.barque,.for. Timaiu'; : liiHii \V>isa This Day at th« UoyBBRMMIW.HAUJ,. '6.'2Si'-a : .m. : .;V:6,6fp.in...-: '"'■■■' A aoHO.OHBK and two. ketelios put into Akaroa. on Tuesday evening, 30th ult., through stress of weather. ■ As;no one;,from either, -of the vessels. had been onshore ' whenthe.mail left bur reporter ,could"nol"send-"their..names; but f ;suppbses';thb ; ichooner to bo the : Dart,-and one of'the ketches; the. Margaret, the ; other' ; oie .not being known..: The weather.is very, bad; it has-been' raining, iri "torrents'.since the 29th,.and also blpwingheayily.:. ■AREIVAL OF' THE.'SHIP LANCASHIRE. •V SWITCH.-■-■■'.'::.-;■ ;;;■;;,: .The ship Lancashire; Witch; Captain King, • anchored in'Lyttelton harbour on.July 29 about ■eight a.m., having arrived off the Heads on the , previousevening,; The followingis a report of her voyage:—Left Gravesend early in the morning of : the 2nd April,: and was.taten in tow'by the.steam 5 tug; and towards evening anchored off Eamsgate. Weighed anchor at 4 p.m. on the 3rd; landed the riyer.pilot and took on bbard-.the sea.'pilot. ' : Duf'-' ■mg'theinext galea, which continued to. the: Bth, and. the. ship was to : put. .back. On the ;9th, : .got: underweigh again; -the ship making-very :little~headway, wind dead .ahead;,; On the 10th, spoke, the ship;Eifleman,. of Aberdeen, bound to' Sydney; .•onthe.ilth, wasoff Start Point..;/From'this date.. to the 14th,.the dead 'ahead; ph. that day, spoke, the ship William; Walker, of -'Soatoii, ,^m\li6nd6n, ;;fo , r' i ;Calcutta7'''l9i''days i outi On the loth, spoke the ship Thames; from London /for.'Sydnej,'-:l9 : .dajs|but.jysho--Mported-';experienc-" ing; very .heavy;.weather;.-.iOh ithe 17th,: atll; p,m,',wind shifted''Mund\to:JJiEi,a'rid:-th'e';paot-Mt : the.ship;' Was clear of-the; Channel bn : ,the 18th;. ■'.having,; had' 16 .days'' continuous- bad-, weather; Experiencedastrong.gale.on, tie 20th,. carry-. ing:.'away','fofe''.. staysail,' smashing: one;of the. bpats,:' and:' ■ .filling.' the .second' cabin with; water; 'On the 20th; passe'd''6o'.miiea to the east--ward of the Island of Madeirai; Having' how got:intoVßome' :^ne''WeatHer, ■;thy'p;a^ien , gerß , c6m^; , mehced to; enjoy themselves;; and'on the eyening' of the Ist of; May a.concert'was held on.the main deck; On.the 11th spoko. the.ship. Anna Sophia, from Batayia; .bound for Amsterdam, 90 days put. Several .letters.;;.were:sent;.hem'e;by.thiß:.opportunity. .Crossed the Equator oh the. morning of '.the 16th' The; 24th..being the Queen's; birtbV. day, was celebrated .with., all due,honour, rpekets■; being .fired.; and.in.the .evening a concert Leld. .Oh.'.the 29th^a/sudden ; ,squall''came up ; ..which blew;the foresail"to: ribbons.'..Juhe.-lst,.a; ■ little .wind in the rriorriing, -which towards evening'; .freshened to a gale,'carrying' away the fore-top-' iail.. ;; .;From:this : date.to the 6tli experienced-very■.' ;teavy,weather.'. ,Wa3.,in.tho..:meridiah'bf..'Green-' ; 'wichi/on'the latter;.day.;,-From the,:6th to : the end of the month a succession of heavy gales and head winds was experienced; : This was followed . byafew daysof fine, weather; .'.Was'off. the coast of Australia on the 13th' July. Oh the morning of the 14th Peter Jackson, the .'s'ailmaker,-was'' ' found dead in his bed:. supposodto ..have died of consumption. On the:' 23rd,' in:■ ■the.;.; morning,. : » heavy.thunderstorm came on, with very '-vividlightning; theseagotup.very.high, striking'the bulwarks of. the: ship'.and breakmg:-,them,- : md. .'nearly drowning ".the 'first'-' and second-officers.. The Shares were sighted at. 9 a.m. on the 24th, making the passage 96. days-from land to land, She Peninsula was sighted on the morning.of the; : 27th hut,, and tho vessel arrived at the anchorage ! - -.'as above, Two births occurred on board.. The ; saloon and other'passengers express themselves-as. '■ highly pleased with the conduct, of: the' captain and his officers during .the voyage, and presented. .Captain.ling ■■■withva■■:testimonial.:■ -Tne's.B.V ; Gazelle has.been chartered to convey the immi-. pants and their luggage' to. Heathcoce. ..The ship Brings.out a;large cargo;.;; She is. consigned:, to ■Messrs J.. T.. Peacock and Co.; ■■..-'.