Maritime Record.

New Zealander, Volume XIX, Issue 1973, 15 September 1863, Page 2

Maritime Record.

The schooner Sea Breeze, Captain Fernandez, sails for Russell this morning. The gunboat Caroline, Captain Marks, was yesterdaytaken in the yard in Official Bay, for the purpose of being overhauled and cleaned. Mr Chamberlain's yacht, the Midnight, took her departure on a cruise yesterday morning , The ship Queen of Beanty, Capt. Chapman, will shortly take her departure for Point de Galle. The White Star ship Star of India, Capt. Buchan, was entered outwards at the Custom House yesterday for Callao. She will sail in a few days. The barque Adelaide, Capt. Birkenshaw, sailed for Sydney yesterday morning. The steam guuboat Sandfly, Lieut. Hunt, returned from her cruise to the Wairoa at an early hour yesterday morning. At the date of the Kiwi's departure from Hokianga, the brig Caroline and the ship Eli Whitney were both loading spars there, the former for Sydney, and the latter for Melbourne. Captain Bryer reports that there was scarcely a vestige to be seen of the ill-fated Acacia, lately wrecked there. The steamer Lady Barkly, Captain Hunt, has been at last successfully rescued from the reef on which she was stranded in Slippery Creek. The Lady Barkly arrived at Onehunga on Saturday last. The clipper schooner Victoria, Captain J. B. Young, arrived from Rorotonga at an early hour yesterday morning. The Victoria left this port on the 7th August, and had fine weather until the 12th, when she encountered a fearful gale from the N.E., afterwards veering round to N.W. and S.W., blowing equally as strong ; during this hurricane, which lasted for three days, the schooner run the distance of 170 miles under bare poles. On approaching the island severe gales were experienced, accompanied by a very heavy and wild sea. Made Mangier on the 21st August, and there found the Auckland schooner Osprey, Captain Rogers, standing off and on ; the same evening the Osprey left for Rorotonga, and on the following day the Victoria also ; sailed for the same place, arriving on the 23rd. That night it commenced to blow heavy from the eastward, and continued so till the 25th, when the Osprey sailed for Coral Queen Island. After taking in her cargo of fruit, • &c, the Victoria left Rorotonga for this port on the 29th ' of August, and experienced light and variable trades, upon losing which she encountered a succession of heavy westerly . weather, until the date of her making this coast. Captain

Young reports having spoken, on the 7th inst., the American whaler Rainbow, Captain Nicholls, from whom he got the following report: —" Taken only 200 barrels sperm since leaving Auckland; only seen sperm whales three times; they seem to be very scarce. I expect to be in Auckland about February next. On the 6th spoke the following vessels: —Plover, barque, 330 tons, May, New Bedford, 100 barrels sperm, 60 barrels whale oil; Daniel Wood, barque, 345 tons, Richmond, New Bedford, 1000 barrels sperm and 300 barrels whale oil; August 28th, at the Feejee Islands, Eliza, barque, 366 tons, Devoll, New Bedford, with 1100 barrels sperm oil." Captain Young further reports that in July last, whilst the American whale ship Swift, 321 tons, Captain North, New Bedford, was standing in to Rorotonga, for the purpose of taking in tow a raft of water, it suddenly came on to blow heavy, and as there was not sufficient room for the ship to wear, she took the reef, and became a total wreck. Fortunately, all hands, together with the oil, stores, and spars were saved. The Victoria has brought a largo cargo of fruit, all in splendid condition.