Shipping Intelligence.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 81, 3 July 1866, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ABBITKD. July 2, steamer Claud Hamilton, from Wellington and Sooth. SAILED. July 1, cutter Supply, for Collingwood. 2, schooner Sapid, for French Pass. ENTERED INWABDS. July 2, steamer Claud Hamilton, 630, Harris, from Wellington and South. Passengers : saloon— Miss Aitken, Miss Carter, Bliss Deck, Miss Carroll, Mrs. Whilewood and child, and ten for Hokitik* ; second cabin— Messrs. Duncan, Hard, and fifteen for Hokitika. EXFKOTHD ARUIVALB. Steamer Kennedy, from Grey and Hokitika; hourly. Bteamer Egmont, from Sydney via Hokitika; daily. Steamer Taranaki, from Taranaki and Munukau ; July 5. Steamer Airedale, from Southern Forts ; July 5. Steamer Gothenburg, from Melbourne, via Hokitika ; July 6. Steamer Alltion, from Melbourne, via Hokitika ; July 8. Steamer Kangitoto, from Melbourne, via Hokitika ; July 8. Steamer Phoebe, from Ficton and Southern ports; July 9. Steamer Ladybird, from Tarauiiki ; July 14. Steamer Wallaby, from Grey and Hokitika. Bteamer Thane, from Grey and Hokitika. Barque Dreadnought, from London; daily; tailed Maroh 21, Barque Lord Clyde, from London. Brig Ellen, from Newcastle. Brig Alarm, from Newcastle. Brig DeT», from Newcastle.. Brig Highlander, from Newcastle. Schooner Falcon, from Wairau ; daily. PHOJBOTBD DBPAKTDBRS. Steamer Cland Hamilton, for Sydney, via Grey and Hokitika ; to-day. Steamer Airedale, for Ficton and Southern ports ; July 0. Steamer Taranaki, for Fioton and Southern ports ; July S. Steamer Gothenburg, for Melbourne via Hokitika. Steamer Albion, for Melbourne via Southern ports. Steamer Phcebe, for Taranaki and Manukau ; July 10. Steamer Rangitoto, for Melbourne, via Southern ports ; July 10. Steamer Ladybird, for Ficton and Wellington; July 16. Ketch ßambler, for Blenheim; to-day, VESSELS IN ItABBOUB. Steamer Claud Hamilton, from Wellington and Southern ports. Steamer Lyttelton, from Blenheim, Steamer Nelson, from Wellington. Ship City of Newcastle; from Lyttelton. Barque Kdnigin Augusta, from London. Schooner City of Nelson, from Okarita. Schooner Eclipse, from West Wanganui. Cutter Thames, from Okarita. Cutter Folly, from Croixelles. Cutter Venture, from Collingwood. 2Setcli ftmmblor/ from Chriatchurch, Cutter Ann, from Waitapn. IMPORTS. Claud Haiiiltoit, from South — 1 pVge, Union Bunk of Australia ; 1 pkge, 50 cases, Curtis Brothers ; 1 cose, N. Edwards md Co.; 7 casks, 8 pkgs, Fisher; 12 cases chairs, 2 pkgs, Brooks; 10 cases hams, 13 kegs butter, Cawthron; 22 bags >nioui, 10 kegs butter, Bain and Co. ; 16 bogs onions, Brooks. Stiambb Claud Hamiltom.— The F.N.Z. and A.B.M. Company's s.s. Claud Hamilton left Otago Heads at 6*16, p.m., m the 26th ultimo ; encountered head winds, with -very heavy ea, to Lyttelton, where she arrived at nine, p.m., on the 27th ; ailed again at noon on the 28tb, experienced fresh breezes rom the westward, and arrived at Wellington at nine, p.m., on he 29th ; sailed from Wellington, for this port, at one, p.m., on he 30th, encountered a strong N.W. gale, with heavy cross ea, in the Strait, and arrived here on Sunday, the Ist instant, it eight, p.m. Supposed Wbick.— The lyttelton Time*, of the 25th ultimo, ays : — " Captain Gardyne, ot the Phoebe, reports seeing a large [UHntity of wreck, consisting of the top of a deck-house, several asks and pieces of timber, and psrt of a lower mast, about leren miles to the north of the Heads, at sea. He says he saw everal pieces of wreck for three or four miles. Some fears are ntertained for the safety of the fine vessel Jenny Duncan, rhich left this port for the North, laden with grain, on Friday vening." Sbbiovs Gals, — A gale, unparalleled for its duration and lestructire effects in Lyttelton harbour and on shore, comaenced on Friday morning to blow from the S.W. ; it coninued to blow with great severity from one o'clock till eight 'clock in the morning. The only casualties to record among lie shipping was the foundering of the yacht Flying Mist at her loorings, and the barge Glasgow, laden with forty tons coals ; he was on shore near to the railway wharf. Duriug the morn>g the wind gradually freshened, and, when the Tararua arrived ith the English mail, the bad-weather flag was flying at the aestaff belonging to the harbour-roaster, and it was with great iffioulty the watermen's boats could communicate with the learner. Considerable delay was in consequence experienced i landing the mail boxes. At times during the day there speared to be s lull now and then, but the sky to the S.W. forelid we should in all probability have a dirty night. At eight 'clock, p.m., the wind increased, accompanied by smart lowers of r»vn and hail ; by ten o'clock a terrific gale was lowing, and it was with difficulty passengers could traverse ie town owing to its violence. The harbour authorities were n duty ready to render any assistance possible. Several of ie smaller vessels began to drag their anchors, and come in ■wards the town, but, owing to the intense darkness of the ight, it was very difficult on shore to understand the extent of linger lo which some of the vessels were exposed, and the forts of those willing to assist were directed to those anchored Mr to the wharves. We believe we are accurate in stating ist the first vessel which came to grief was a schooner tiled the Streamlet, recently arrived with a cargo of one and lime from Osmaru. She dragged her anchors om the centre of the harbour, and drifted intore opposite to Mr. Grubb'n boat-shed. In her •rilous courso, she fouled a large whaleboat, the property of tr. Stamford, contractor for bringing the mails ashore. The aster of the schooner says she stove him in, and on finding ie water had got to the lime, the vessel took fire, and he had < tan her on shore to save their lives. She became a total l-Pi'V ftllll linn ho»n ulmmi.innil «n thn imJant-vilni.. film 1.

said to be insured in a Victorian office. It is impossible to record the disasters v they occurred ; so we supply tbe following particulars, which, may be relied upon-.— The ketch Annie broke away from her anchors, and drifted on to the rocks near to tbe railway works, staving in her side, aud suffering other damage in the hull ; she is a total wreck ; the hands were rescued with great difficulty by some men in tho employ oi Messrs. J. T. Peacock and Co. The fine barge Alert was in great danger, and her foremost had to be cut away to ease her and prevent her going on shore. The lighter belonging to Mr. AH red Rhodes, and named the What You Like, was capsized at her moorings ; she is very much damaged. A schooner, called the Brothers, broke away from her anchors, and drifted on to the breakwater, but got off again, and took the direction of the Heads ; her crew seeing their danger took to the dingy, but found her without rowlocks or oars ; they drifted with the vessel down itho harbour, and on passing near the ship John Temperley, were rescued by the crew of the port officer's boat; the dingy was full of water, and sank immediately afterwards. The frail craft was cast upon the rocks in the small bay below Golland's Buy, and it is feared she is a total wreck. She took in a cargo of timber, shingles, &c, from the barque Chrisna, on Friday. A ballast boat called the Blue Bell was sunkin Dampier's Bay. The celebrated Deal boat known by the name of the Flower ol Kent, was dashed to pieces against the new jetty. A boat, used to supply vessels with water, and owned by a poor man named Duke, was destroyed. The barque Indus parted from her moorings off the sea wharf, splitting one of the new piles, and partly destroying the Derrick crane belonging to Mr. Kearns, the contractor of the screw-pile jetty ; she saved herself by grounding off the tramway. The brig Fawn parted from one of her cables, and was in a very critical position off the Railway works. The brig Wild Wave sustained very serious injury to her stanchions, bulwarks, &o. ; she was jammed alongside Peacock's wharf, and could not be moved ; she has to some extent damaged the wharf by shaking the screw-piles, &c. The schooner William received considerable damage to her upper works. The ships John Temperley, King of Italy, and David Brown, all drugged their anchors a considerable distance ; in fact this was the case with every vessel afloat. On shore considerable damage was done to private houses ; chimneys were blown down, verandahs destroyed, and several roofs of buildings more or less injured. By three o'clock the gale showed symptoms that the worst was over, and the wind gradually died away, and was succeeded by a fine day. The harbour works have not escaped. The pile and framework of the sea-wall have given way several feet to seaward. The breakwater at Officer" s Point was washed away for some distance, and all the staging destroyed or washed out to sea. Independent of the damage done to the harbour works, breakwater, &c, the property destroyed will not fall far short of JB6,ooo.— LytteUon Timet, June 25.

The barque Dreadnought, from London, haa now been out over 100 days, and therefore may be looked for daily. The Norwegian barque Ariadne, from London, arrived at Fort Chalmers on the 25th ultimo, after a protracted passage of 153 days. She brought a large general cargo.