SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1305, 21 January 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

JANUARY 20th. ■Weather.—ltainy, unsettled; "\Tlnd, "W.N.W. ARRIVALS. Enterprise, p.s., Scon, from the Thames, in ballast. Rose Ann, schooner, 2fi tons, M'Konzie, from "Wangapoa, with 24,000 feet timber. Joanna, schooner, 42 tons, Norton, from Kuseell, with 61 tons coal, 2 tons gum, 18 (sheepskins. Passengers—3. Argo, schooner, 32 tone, Matzen, from Noumea, New Caledonia, with 500 pino applea. Mary, schooner, 22 tons, Blown, from Haraitoi ■with 20,000 feot timber. Rob Koy, cntter, 23 tons, Edwardes, from the Thames, in bullaet. Wahapu, cutter, 15 tone, Huttley, from the Thames, in ballast. Dawn, cutter, 21 tons, Jones, from Port Fitzroy, with 100 sheep and sundries. Passongere—3, Gazello, cutter, 24 tone, from Great Barrier, with 47 tons iirewood. Passengers—2. DEPARTURES. Tauranga, 8.8., 67 tons, Sellars, for the Thames, with passengore. Enterprise, p.s., Seon, for tho Thames, with pasbengors. Mavis, schooner, 28 tons, M'Kinnon, for Wangarei, with timber and sundries. Passengers—4. Henry, cutter, 14 tons, Kobinfon, for the Thames, with 6 head cattle, 2 horses. Paeeenaers—2. Hnather Bell, cutter, 24 tone, Dam, for Mahurangi, with sundries. Passengers—2. Asp. cutter, 10 to»s, Hastie, for tho Wade, with avndriee. Gazelle, cutter, 24 tons, Jnggar, for Great Barrier, with sundries. Petrel, cutter, 18 tons, Hayes, for Wangaroa, with sundries. IMPORTS. Per Kenilworth, from Noumea : 5 caees preserved fruit, 4 ranks oil, 14. hags wool, 1,000 pine apples. Per Ilerculei, from JSewcastle, N.H.W.: 245 tons coal. Per Argo, from Noumea : 500 pine apples. CXJ9TOM-DOOBE. — Entered Ontwardß. — Onward, Bchooner, 60 tone, Edwnrde, for Norfolk Island. STHANDING OF THE SEA BELLE. "We have intelligence by the arrival of the Hose Ann yesterday of the stranding of the Auckland cutter Sea Belle on Wangapoa bar. at noon on Fridny lust. The Sea Belle, William Jones, Ttaster, left "Wangapoa with a full caigo of timber, bound for Auckland, nn the 17th instant. When the vessel left her anchoriiuo there was ecarcely any wind, and sho had to be towe i over the bar by the boat belonging to the vessel. When croosinj; the bar she suddenly struck on the bank, und immediately drifted ashore on tho botch. On Saturday the maeter and crew succeeded in running two anchors out, and getting her about a short distance from tho beach. The Sea Bello wue not ineured, end it is doubtful whether she will go to pieces or not. When tho Rose Ann sailoJ, the fea Helle ha; taken in a qnantity of water. TEE SHIP Dff.V')NP''Rr IN A OYCLONH). The following niinaiiv- of tho disaster which befel Captain Loclwick'e laotnlvp will bt read with intoreet: — "Ship T'ernriprt, ftotn Kniigoon and Port BlaT to Miidras.—F idiiy, Novnir.bor 24—At a'bout 11 am., anchored wel out in Madraß Koade. Fresh wind from northwa d, sent down royal yards, and set; up ill tho backstays, fore and aft; vownris litfrht wind freshened, with nvt-ry strong tea setting in from ettstwanl. At Ha brnik, nwster-attendani's flag flying, ' cut or slip ;' E ot a epri g on the cable, with hawser buoy roj.e anri buoy, so ae to find our anchor on our renin ; set thn fore and main tupsail-; slipped at tin- 90-fiithum nhacllf ; net tho 1 <wer mizen topsail. Korcs<il and spanker were set after we cLaiedaway. barometer inc'linod to fall; pro arine for bad weather, wind nfrth. At 4 p m. reefed aid furled tho foresail, took in and fuiled thn spanker. Q-ale ir:c .-aoing; s.ver.,l fhips abgut ua, but aftjr about 6 p m., did not β-e thorn onuccoiint of rain and spray. By 8 p.m. I hegan to think thivt wo might be ruMiing i to n cyclone, which would probably be pa>fi.' S from E.S R. t> W.N W., and in which enso wo would be rieiuly in t ne o f jt s centre ; and as we weio not more lhau 30 to 40 ini:.3 f,om t:.e c ae!., v/..i d«ro njt run ; besidi-H. ships were all around ue. and we could not Hcothe ien S tli of thn whip ; keeping her cluan full, malting u coui-so hbout 5..; or S S H!. At 11 pro., thi guio inc-i?ai.i ri to a huriicivio, barometer faliiny fast. -U iibou! miiinuht the main topsail blow away, and wan soon follow, d by the niizenand foro topsail's, niocqiialie wm tcrifi,-; everything seemed to bo in ci.:iiger ofbonii l.'ir-.e uwav. At about '> a m. thweather maiiiSrace bump! in wai carried away, leai'in»r iho iiftpr-y;tril« hl(-..lrilt, an I could not. be se cuied, us by this time !.■• ..ne could stand in the wind without being blown nw-y. .-u a boui 11 p.m. L

called the chief acd second officere together, and explained to them our poeition and danger, ae the cyclone wb3 ahead and the land on the quarter ; that we had no room to run, and must therefore prepare for the worrt, ae we could not expect to pass far to the southward of the centre. I told Major Biggs, ' commanding tho troops,' that we would be in so me danger, as me wnre between a cyclone and the land, and that its centre must pass very-near' us. Squalls increasing, blowing with terrific violence. November 26th.—At about 8 a.m. the foremast blew away by the deck ; mainmast about 12 feet over the deck, and mizenmant about ten feet above the poop-deck ; main and cro , sjnek yards each striking the poop-deck, and tearing up several planks on the starboard side, exposing the poop and the cabins to the sea; broke the skylight, compass, barometer, &c, &c. The masts broke three boats to pieces in their fall; only ono remained on the top of the deckhouse—sea making a heavy breach OTer the ahip, filling , the c&bins, and carrying away everything in its course. As Boon as the masts were gone, all axes were at work cutting away the rigging, in order to get the wreck dear of the ship. Both pumps were eet going, at which the eoldiew worked most gallantly, never ceasing all day, excepting on one occasion when an officer gave a false nlnrm, by reporting seven feet water in the well. The fire-engine wae kept constantly at work all day pumping out the'tween decke as well as all tho buckets in bailing. Aβ soon as the main rigging was cut away, the ship passed right over the mninma&t and its wreck. We found it very difficult to got at the leo fore rigging, as the foremast hud blown quite clear of the ship and dragged all the chain-plates under wator. The mizenmnstlay across the poop, the upper yards and mast doing m uch domugo ovor the quarter ; but until it moderated no one could stnnd on the poop, espeoially to use an axe or knife ; however, with the aesietance of somo of the troope nnd officers, all the wreck wan out awoy before night. The foremast and its wreck hung to the ship by something I could not find out, but as it made the ship ride better to tho wind I let it remain. It cleared itself in the Bight, and I saw no more of it. The fall of the larometer, November 25, at B.m. 29-85; noon, 29-80; i p.m., 29-o5; 8 p.m., 29-60; 10 p.m., 29-50; midnight, 29-75; 2 a.m., 29-10; 3 a.m., 29 0; 4 am., 28-85; 5 am., 28-60; 6 a.m., 28-45. At 7 a.m. larometer BOJmed to liso, but was very unsteady; then fell at 7*30 to "28-25 ; when masts were carried away and broko the barometer. Aneroid began to rise about an hour after the masts were gone. The wind had not veered very fast with us- It began to blow north at about 4 p.m. November 25 ; at 8 p.m. tho wind tho same ; at 10 wind N. by W. ; at midnight, r-.\ T .W.; at i a.m., N. W. by N. When the masts went away, wind about N.W. by W. When the rep<irt of seven feet of water being in ship was given, I found my way down to tbe forehold, and managed to get near the bottom of the ship, then lowered a lantern on to the skin, then found there wae very little water—say one o> , . two inches over the skin. As soon a 8 I reported thie the pumps were set to work ngain with a will. Tho soldiers on deck had nothing on but their trousers, and all worked very hard. When below I found the tarpaulins washing over the hatchways. I exhorted the men to Kot them battoued down nnd to take anything they could find — canvas, himmocks, blankets, suils, or unythinu; only to get the water stopped frrm coming bolow, us nothing elso could Biivd us. This wrt» all done, and in a few hours the pumps sucked. At G p.m. more moderate. Saw a larne ship about u mile to windward with lower maeta 6tar)clin«. Another reported astern, totally dismasted, but I di'i not soe her. The ship to windward came so near to us us to place us both in great danger—she drifting down on us, snd both of us quite helpless. 1 got two boat sails on the stump of the mizenmast, in order that we might go astern ; he got a jib on his mizonmast and forged ahead. Just cleared us forward, hailing us 09 he did so. I could not see wh\t ship it was Kept the pumps going all night, susking after every spell. The seond mite went down with mo through the cliain-tiuili into the pump-wellg, nnd found that one pump, which had been reported choking, was sucking, and in good order. November 27. —Next morning moderate; several ships in eight, all dismasted more or les3; prepnri-d all our spars for jurymasts, getting them up tho best way we could. On examining the hold, 1 found several bags of troops' bread all wet, and so hot as to be nearly on fire. Had them sent on deck and thrown overborn , .}. Next, I examined the aftorpart of the ship, nnd found all the blanket?, hammocks, &c, which had been in use, all heated and wet, and they were next to tho powder magazine. All were handed on deck immediately ; tried to dry thtm, but 'bund it could not be done—all ware therefore thrown ovurboard. 28th.—Fine weather ; Rot up a jurymast, set two jibs on the bowsprit. 29th — All day employed getting up a 90-feet Kpar for a jurymait. Found tho current setting in from 40 to 55 miles per duy to the southward. 30th.—Set a fore-sail and a topgallant-sail above it on the mainmast ; aleo, a la-ge jib and topmast studding-sail between tbe masts. December Ist.—Lashed tw.i boats' boom* together, and got them up for a mizenmast; set a spankor an a lugsail and two staysails between tho main and mizen masts, and a boat's eail on the flugetaff at thu stern. This was all we could muster. 2nd. — Mi!l drifting southward and eastward. Light wind—M. to N.N.W. Stood out to the middle of the bay to get out of the current. 3rd. —Standing eastward ; fair weather. 4th.—Made 40 miles nortu-eastward. Oth.—Made 106 miles northward. Light winds south. 6th —Made 103 miles north-westwiird. 7th. —Maio 109 mile 3 westward. Atnonn saw the high lund of Pulicat we6t by south from us. Wo were fortunato during our sad disaster in not losing any one, exceptinp übout ten natives, some of whom died during the night of the cyclone, others wore literally bluwn overboard out of the bng boat. I>oo>mherß—Anchored in tho Madias Road e at l"30 B.m. —all correct.

The HGLIBH Mail.—Tn all probability tho ss. Auckland will arrive from Sydney with the English Su:Z Mail to-morrow evening or early on Wednesday morning. The Akoo.—The schooner A rgo, Captain Matzen, left Noumea, Now Caledonia, on the 7tn instant and experien ed light winds until sighting the Thres Kings on Friday morning lust, since then light northerly winds hnvn prevailed. The Argo brings about 500 pine apples and one passenger -/.Ire. Ma zen. The ibriganlino Herculoe has h-uled al-mgside the Wharf "in order to diHi-harge he of coiils. The Joanna —The schooner Joanni, Captain Norton, formerly of tbo Speedwell, anived in harhour yesterday morning from the Bay of Islands *ith 61 tuns coals, 2 ton* giiin. 18 t-heep skins, nnd 3 pasengere. Ihe Jo .mm left on ;>Htui day morning nnd exjieviencrd :-.\V. winds. Capruin • orton reports tho schoontir Tautans'a lo'tdinsr eonls for Auclthind. lWed th» bx-elaior off the Hen and Chiulien* at 5 j,.m. ou Sunduy, bi-und lo Russell. 'ins i osE »nn.— Tlie Bchnoner Knee Ann, Captain MeKenzie, left Wi.njr.ipa on ."•atur'iay and t-ipeiieiii-ed light winds to Cape Col ville, mid fiom thence N.W. winds arriving in harbour at I a.m. jestmritty. hhe blinds a cargo of 25,0i.'0 fet 'imlntr, and two passengers, j lie 'osii .'.nn lOjorts tie ci.ttcr Victoria loading limber lor the ■ hiiuie . Tut • KIO- ' "OB'-AIB. —Cnptiiin BidgO'id of the Oorhdir nirivtd hern yos"-rd»y by the Ui>se 'nn, and infni in- Uβ that veexelH dniwin<r \n..r H trmu ten l*et of wc.ler cinnnt cross thu VVmipupoa OHr. The i.'or«.ir, when slm hid rnmpl-Wl ht-r l<».d n>; tor Mi'lb urt.e, drew 12 f.-et of « a cer mid wae um,ble to get i>u . In coMi-e'luenr- of tli * t; i- cutter Jnnut Orey wns engaged to lighten hor by taking «• porlimi of her timb r t • "> eronry Harbour w> ero thu Corsair will prorred and fi;l up f..r M.'lb.urne. !he i-rstir will pr hhbl> n-iii f-oin Mercury Hirbour enrly in the i'n-ninc wo k The ouster i'hieu Sisters t ok in a cirtr-i of timbsat Wang |x>a mid -iiilcd for the t—u t. The VVellinoion—l'hc a e. Wdiiniit-n, Captiiiu Holm.' , is duo here thi- mnrniiisi fruin "-outht-ni ports