TOTAL LOSS OF THE RARQUE STAR OF VICTORIA, OF LAUCESTON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 184, 15 June 1864, Page 3

TOTAL LOSS OF THE RARQUE STAR OF VICTORIA, OF LAUCESTON.

\ The Kt,i,lhl,i»d J )rn/>i X'trx announces thu j wreck, at the Xew River TTeads. of the fine clippei j banpie. Star of A'ictoria, Captain M'Hacheni, <>l i Laiinccslon. Tin; Slar of Victoria cleared nt Inverj caiyill, for Launceston, on the 171 li in.-laul. wilh i the fnllowiii" vi/ : —Mr. ('lepbam 1 and t1,,-,.,. children. Mrs. and Miss .M'Ea-herii. ; Messrs. los t .pl, T. Harris. K. Tvson. lfursl. D. | Sell, Creor-e Tab,.,-. Jolni M.p.iles. and A. Hanson. ; in the cabin, and six in the stivrai;e. The car,'n consisted of Si!) lndes, an<l SD bii-'s holies, shipped bv ; Messrs. C. K. and C. S. TJutton. 'she pi ei-iled down i the river r>,, U u - 1 Dth instant, as far as the Moko--1 moke, where she brouuhl up, anil was tlien detained j until yesterday morninir when, nl al>ont seven o'clock. , she was taken' in tow bv the steam til" Aphrasia. i ami hv a little after S oYloek. they were pro'-i-eding ; throuL'h the new New River Heads, Ibe wind at the : time lieini; stron-j; (rum the norlh-wesl. and a heavy I sea riiiiiiiiiir. The hawser whieh aliacheil the I banpie to the tmr helom;eil l.i the banpie. and ! was supposed to he of '.'iv.-it streu.r|h ; but the I ;uii, ha. ins; an unusually high sea ami strom; win 1 to steam against, was apparently not posscs-ed of j sullicienl jimvrr to move Ihe banpie, anil in Ihe frequent jumps i-he nave, the rope, it is presumed, got broken -i-.-nluallv.' and at about 5.15 a.m. il nave wav. Mr. Pdn't Uray was at the lime in ehar-e of the bar.pie, and be ami the captain of the vessel gave the necessary in-tructions to set .-ail. Ac., audth.-e were rapi.ily carried out by the crow. At this time the rocks on the eastern head were not distant more than L'iKl yards, ami although the ship answered exceedingly well. Ihe distance' was too small and the seaway wherein to work her was not of sullicenl extent to admit of her passing the danger, and she struck. The Aphrasia was brought as close as possible and fastened to Ihe bar.pie. and ev.-rv-thing was done whieh e.mld nossil.lv be smiii.-l-d to get her in deep water again, bill all alteinpls failed. As the tide Mowed, the vessel continued to bump heavily, and at about twelve o'clock it was found that the water was coming into the hold rapidlv ; ami although the pumps were brou-ht into requisition, their services were uufortunalelv not of l'niieh use: for at three o'clock the hold was lull, hut the cargo and the passengers' luggage hail been previously placed on deck. Soon after ten o'clock the Harbor-master. Captain Cvig. arrived af ihe promptitude pro.-ceded there immediately upon precciviug the accMent from hi< station, and us tlie tug iiad. 50,,., after Ihe vessel striiel.. b.-ci coinpelled to run in-i,l<- ihe Heads for shelter, he -e,,t dim-tions at eleven oV'.oek lor her to eome oui ami,hiorder was obeyed with alacrity : bill il was f.mu.l that she could not get near the ship. She therefore lvtimii'd in.-idi', and it was wilh ililtically llial si,.was able to get back auain. After the li.ir.'pi.. stru.-k. Ihe wav,- rapidlv inereased ill si/e, and the !aii ; .iired verv heavilv. The royal vanN were now >-ut down and olh.-r eiforl- mad- to -tea lv the v.n-,-1. l-.l lli.v were onlv atteluled with partial .-ueeess. for she ceitinued I.'. I-..11 ami pil.-h. and to bump ..;■ .he ,-..,■!,- with -real \i.ileiice. The passengers w-re tal.-n ,ei' about two hour:- after the ban pie struck in Ihe ship - -., the llai-hor Ma-tei-'s. and Pilot boat.-. They iv.iv all safely lauded upon the rocks, iiboul thn-e-ipiai 1.-r-. of iimi!.'- Iron, ihe Pilot Slat ion. but ihisw.nk ua- ~-. forme.! with -r,al .iillh-ulty. for several ofth- j>-i----sengei-s were, alter stepping upon the i-oc'.s, wa-he 1 oil'lo liie Wiiws. They at once proeee.ieil toll,Pilot Sialion. where ever , , thing wa- don- lonia',.' I hem eoiMfortahle. The w ho'e of the .-i-cw a:, li:,e ],!. — -~.:.■.-, ui,h ill- ex,-,,,.,,,, of Me.-,-.-. II «:•■•;- and I'ys.iu. cabin i'a.--en-i< r-. and MX sl.-cra-<-. -:a.\- i at the' Heads. Those m-mimicd w-n- brou-!,i 1 . lnvcrear-ill bv Pic llai-boi- Ma-lcr. in his lif-boat. As the I ar.p;,.' u.is full of water at "> l> m., and the !.un:p,nu' in a violer.l l, a:',, r. il i-ex]'e<le.l thai »ie- i the wiud veer- in lh- 1,-a-l lo ihe w.-.-I ward, she will break up. A. survey will be h.1.1 1.-day uponli..-\M-eeL The Star of Vi.-lori.i ua- quite a new ves-el. of elipjier 1.in1.1. of 2'.7 loi s rcgisler. and onlv came ■ ill' th'e r-ioeks during the hilirr pan of 151 i : ,., from ihe \iiriUai Ab.-rd.-cM.' She arrived in I .annee-lon earlv 'i)i lNil. and has .-inee ihal been r,-ul.irl v ,-n'iploved in tin.- trad,- between Launeeslon au.l this port, anil was. from her light draught of waler and ample eapa-it ies. exeeedin-lv well suited for (his trad,-. She was the joint property of Messrs. T. Wliil- and Son and' of her eom'uiauder Captain M'Kachern, and, we are informed, was insured in the olliee of the Derwent and 'l'aiuar Insurance Company nt l.aunci-Mon. for t5(W(>. a sum. however, whieh wa's l.eli.w her :,elual e,.-l ami present er-tin.ated value. .Induing from the informal ion we are possessed of. and with which we have now presented our readers il would hardly a],pear Ihal blame can be attached lo anv person in this disastrous all'air. The .V, //-v of the 2!Ub stales:- The banpie Star of Vi.-mria has been lifted hiulu-r on lo the roeks. but so faithfully was she built lluit generally speaking most of tin- I iiiibers in her are still in a perfect condition. Her masts and ringing also, are standing anil in good order. ('apt. M'Kaehern eame up to town Iron, the wreek about f, p in. yesterday, and reported that the whole of the enrgo and passengers' 1,1-_'a-e had been safely landed. The hull. .-par", rig-ing, boats, .V.C.. wilibesold 10-dav bv Messrs Care\ and (idles, at the Prince of Wales Hotel. Dec-street, al 1! ]). in., on account of the underwriters.