Maritime Record.

New Zealander, Volume XIX, Issue 1972, 14 September 1863, Page 2

Maritime Record.

ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF INDIA,

The ship signalled on Saturday fetched her anchorage in the course of that evening. She proved to be the Star of India, a New Brunswick built ship of 1697 tons register, flying the White Star flag, and under the command of Capt.! Buchan. Took her departure from Melbourne on the Ist; instant, and was consequently eleven days on the passage across, experiencing strong gales and heavy weather, the; wind veering from N.W. to S.W. Made Cape Maria Vanj Diemen on Friday about 4 p.m. The Star of India is the leading ship among the Melbourne troopers, which, with their gallant and welcome auxiliaries may now be daily expected for some time to come. She has brought 407 meu of all ranks, fine, stalwart fellows, the maximum age being 38. They will, we are told, be debarked this day. The schooner Kiwi arrived from Hokianga on Saturday afternoon last. The ship War Spirit, Capt. Luckes, took her departure for Calcutta, at an early hour on Saturday morning last. The barque Adelaide, Capt. Birkenshaw, cleared for Sydney on Saturday, with part of her original cargo. She will sail early this morning. A schooner from the coast was signalled on Saturday,! and as she went up the Tamaki, we presume her to be thei Sea Breeze, from Russell. I The Customs Receipts for the week ended the 12th inst.,| amounted to £1694 17s. We regret to leam that the schooner Eclipse, for some time past a regular trader between Auckland and Matakana was wrecked on Tuesday night last. It appears that the! wind suddenly died away to a perfect calm, and the heavy swell then prevailing, set the schooner on to Rangitoto reef, and shortly afterwards became a total wreck. It is said that on Saturday not a vestige of her was to be seen. The Eclipse was a smart schooner of 24 tons register. The Great Victoria. —This vessel, which has been built for Messrs. James Baines and Co., of Liverpool, and is intended to run in conjunction with the Great Britain between that Port and Melbourne, was floated from the dock of Mr. W. Patterson, of Bristol, on Wednesday evening last. The Great Victoria has been rebuilt from the French steamer Jacquard, of Havre, and is now 271 ft. clear,-279ft. on the water line, and about 310 ft. over all. Her breadth of beam is 395 ft., depth of hold 33ft. and she is about 2,200 tons, 0. m., and 2,800 tons register. She has been lengthened 25ft. amidships, and the hull has been strengthened by two tiers of extra iron plates ; she has also been raised in height 9ft., and the wooden bulwarks have been substituted by iron. Various other improvements have been effected, and this week the Great Victoria will be towed round to Liverpool, where she will be fitted with engines of 150 horse-power bv Messrs. Fawcett, Preston and Co., for driving her auxiliary! screw, which will be made to lift on deck when not in use.—l Evening Mail, June 17. [-