SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5491, 23 June 1879, Page 6

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVALS. May 26—Sirocco, three-masted schooner, 23 tons, T. P. Brown, from Sydney, with genera cargo. Passenger : Mrs. Browo. 27— Zealandla, B.M. b.s., 1715 tons, Chevaliei from Sydney. Passengers : Saloon—Captaii Walter and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lukens, Jlr. am Mrs. L. Phillips, Mrs. Nathan and 2 children nurse and infant, Mrs. Chapman, Dr. Clarke Rev. C. M. M. Thompson, Messrs. H. B; Monti fiore, Thomas Smith, F. M. Betts, and 6-steerage In transit ; 30 saloon and 23 steerage. 27—Transport, brig, 307 tone, J. N. King from Newcastle, with coal. 29—Hero, b.s., 851 tons, Logan, from Mel bourne and Sydney, with general cargo Passengers, saloon ; Mr. and Mrs. Booth,. Mrs Hammond and two children, Mrs. Thompson Miss Clara Level!, Messrs Rowland, Waterhouse Knight, TV. Mareton, "VV. Payne, J. R. Teats and 15J adults steerage. 31—H.1.G.M. gun-vessel Albatross, Mensing rom Apia, Samoa. June 4 —Australia, K.M. s.s., 1715 tons W. Cargill, from Honolulu and San Fran cisco. Passengers for Auckland, Mesdames S Stratford, G. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mis Menzies, Mr. and Mrs. H. Duff, Capt. D. R Macqueen, Messrs. C. H. Senauer, K.A., Cun ningham, Stephen Menzies, and 8 in steerage. s—Mary Miller, barque, 262 tons, "Valentine from Newcastle, with coal; 4c. 11—Loch Dee, barque, 700 tons, John Black from London, with general cargo. Passenger —Second cabin: Messrs. Walter Caldwel and Peter Barber. Steerage : T. Scott, Hannal Hand, John Hand, Harriett Tapp, Charles Hat woo(l t Jane J nines £iiz& beth Harwood, Sarah Harwood, Lawrence Har wood, Johanna Minogue, Margaret Minogue John Mino;;ue, Patrick Minogue, Daniel Min ogue, Joseph Mann, Ann Mann, John. Mann Bella Mann, Elizabeth Mann, Catherine Mann Peter Mann, Jessie Mann, Joseph Mann, am 11—Weymouth, barque, 829 tons, Emei Passengers—Saloon : 'Alfred E. Allen, Mrs Allen, Mary Allen, Jane AUen, C. Allen, Ernes Allen, and Ellen Roche. Second Cabin : J Newton, Mrs. Newton, Cecil Newton, Dor Newtou, Thomas Newton, Harry Ewen, W. N Kalston, R. M. Hamilton, G. Sandeman, Wm Sandeman, John Marshall, James K. "Wright s.nd Suauu J. Wright. Steerage : Adam Lyttle Harriett Andrew Hendry, F. W Gissing, John Connett, Wm. Holgate, W. Law son, J. Wright, and Wm. Simpson. 11— B. L., French barque, Savary, from Sai Francisco to Lyttelton, with barley. 13—Kotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Carey, fron Sydney, with general cargo. Paesengers —For Auckland : Messrs. Brandon, Preston Cohen, Sommers, and 25 steerage. Fo Taranaki : Messi-3. Bedford. For Gisborne : ) steerage. For Napier: 2. For Wellington : Messrs Walker, Warrington, and 1 steerage. ForWa nganui: 1. For Lyttelton : Mr., Mrs., two Miss and two Masters Oliver, Mrs. Stewart and child, Mr. Pagan, and G steerage. For Dunedin : Mr. Simple, and 2 steerage. Passengers from Russel —Mrs. Johnson, Mr. anil Sirs. McMillan anc family (4), Messrs. Alexander, Goffe, Hicton, Grey, Ciilliighaii, Rackatraw, Bunion, Mr. and Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Tyler, and 2 natives. DEPARTURES. May 2G—Myrtle, brigantine, 167 tons, Lane, for Tonga, and. Samoa, with genor&l cargo. Passengers : —Mrs. Lane and 2 children, Messrs. Gribbon and Biikett. 26 —Marion, schooner, Austen, for Norfolk Island, via the Tuaniea, with timber. 27— Zealandin, R.M. b.s., 1715 tons, Chevalier, for Sin Francisco. Passengers :—Saloon Mr. and Mrs. A. F. McKay and 3 children, Dr. Marsden Gavsia, Messrs. Robert Henrj Gibson, Sommerville, and Bloxham. Steerage : Messrs. William Norton, J. Cautery, A. Hornshy, Arthur, J. Fletcher, George Scott, and Johnson. 27—Rotorua, s.s., 570 tons, M. Carey, for Syd ney, with general cargo. Passengers : — Saloon—Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Mesdames Jones and son, Buchanan and 2 children, Cohen, Misses Lumsdcn, Clare, Cleary, Kev. Father Hennebory, Captain Hanson, Messrs. McLaren, Campbell, Wolfe, Rornily, Welby, Anderson Graham, Gray, Clark (2), Hanson, Steward. Steerage : Mr. and Mrs. Baker and 2 children. Mr. and Mrs. Oakley, Messrs. Davies, O'Keilly Andersen, Price, Munro, Kelly, "Waters Barker, Highland, Mowatt, Moore, Kirkwood. Crai.swick, Sommerville, Willoughby, Brown. C. S. Hock, ICingsmill, H. Rollins, 5 seamei from H. M. s. Emerald, and 6 Chinamen. 31-Ciirmelo, barque, GS9 tons, James Me Clure, for Fanning Island, in ballast. June2 —Hero, 5.5.,851 tons, Logan, forSydne] and Melbourne, with general cargo. Pasengers James Ah Kew, Chung Koy, Mr. and Mrs Walters and child, Messrs. John Bennet, R Mong. For Melbourne : Mr. and Mrs. Child Messrs. T. O. Callaghan, J. Murray and J Pover. 3—Madona, schooner, 43 tons, Lombard, fo: Tonga and Samoa, with general cargo. 3—Edith, schooner, 68 tons, Sinclair, fo Rurotonga, with general cargo. 4—Australia, s.s., 1715 tons, Cargill, for Syd ney Passengers from Auckland :—Saloon : Mr and Missea Giles, Mr. and Mrs. E. Perkins am two children. Mrs Fool, Mrs. Lukins, Messrs Withain, Walker, Coldhams (2) and eervant Steerage : Miss Blacket, Messrs. John Pcholes William Travers, Barm, and J. Mahon. 7 —Elinor Vernon, barque, 570 tons, J. A Copp, for New York, with kauri gum, kc. 7— Marion, schooner, GS tons, J. Matthew, foi Norfolk Island and New Caledonia, with genera cargo. Passengers : Messrs. James Pearce anc M. T. Evans. 11—Transport, brig, 307 tons, King, for Syd ney, via Whaugaroa, with timber. 13-Avon, cutter, 19 tons, W. H. Wilson, for Levuka, with 24 sacks potatoes, 1 case stationery. ' 14—St. Ideuc, barque, 388 tons, J. Durand for Guam, in ballaet. 18—Energy, schooner, 72 tons, Savory, foi Levuka, Fiji, with general cargo. 19—Belle Brandon, schooner, 65 tons, J Robinson, for Kotumah, via Levuka, with gene ral cargo. THE BARQUE WEYMOUTH. The above vessel, under charter to Messrs Shaw, Saville and Co., of London, arrived it port on Wednesday, June 11, after a protractec passage of 133 days from the Downs. We an indebted to the chief officer for the following report:—Left the docks on January 27, anc the Downs on the 29th, with fine S.E, weather down the Channel, passing Star! Point on tho 31st, at midnight. Iγ crossing the Bay of Biscay, encountered strong breez« from the S. W., with heavy crossseas, which subsequently increased to a gale, during which time the vessel pitched and rolled heavily, and the main topgallantmast and main topmast were lost, besides other damage | then moderate breezes from W.S.W. and S.W. up to February 10, when another severe gale was experienced, with heavy lightning and terrific squalls. The N.E. trades were secured on the 24th, in lat. 17\U N., and 27" "W., the vessel cro.-sing the Equator on March 4, in 24, 23 W. long. Squally, unsettled weather and calms were then experienced for a few days. The S.E. trades were picked up on the 7th, in 228 S., and continued as far as 20-42 S., passing Trinidad on March 16 ; then variable, unsteady winds until crossing the meridian of Greenwich on April 2, in lat. 38'4 S., when steady breezes were secured chiefly from N.N.E.,and the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope was passed on April 12, in 40.53 S. In running down the eastings, fresh westerly weather prevailed, and some fair days were marked off, the highest being 285 miles, and that between the parallels of 40- and 42" S. Off the coast of Tasmania on Friday, May 30, and since then strong easterly weather and occasional squalls from E.N.E. until making the Three Kings on Sunday, Bth, at 8 p.m. Down the coast, light variables and occasional S.E. breezes. THE BARQUE LOCH DEE. The above vessel made the port on Wednesday, June 11, after a passage of 102 days from the Downs. The Loch Dee is consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company, and brings 21 nominated immigrants, the whole of whom have enjoyed excellent health en the voyage out, and speak in commendable terms as to the kindness evinced toward them by Captain Black and his officers. The Health Officer (Dr. Philson) with Mr. Brophy, Immigration Officar, visited the ship shortly after her arrival, and, after an examination of the passengers and their compartments, the doctor gave a clean bill of health, and certified to the excellent arrangements for the passengers. The ship has made a very fair passage, but unfortunately got jammed with the easterly weather when abreast of Tasmania, and thereby spoilt what promised to be a quick voyage, as the vessel, for 27 consecutive days, lu running down her eastings, made an average Df 218 miles, whilo on one occasion she ran off 292 miles. The following is the report of the royage:—Lef t the Downs on March Ist, with nodorate westerlies, which continued down the Channel, passing the Lizards on the Cth. Across ;he Bay of Biscay moderate easterly winds, lighting Madeira on Sunday, the 16th. Secured ;he N.E. trades in lat. 22" N., and theee >roved good. The Equator was crossed on the !9th, in long. 2650 W., 29 days out. Light i.E. winds were then experienced for several laye, and it came on fresh in lat. 5- S., and caried the barque as far as lat. 19- S. Trinidad vas sighted on April 7. Fresh N.E. winds vero then encountered until lat. 30' S., vhen they hauled into the N.W., and conInued in that quarter more or less until rossing the meridian of Greenwich on Thursday, he 17th, 47 days out. Fresh to strong westeries then set in, and the ship did good work for 17 consecutive days, averaging 218 mile, the iext day's run being 292 miles. The meridian f the Cape of Good Hope was passed on April 2, in 4319 S., and the eastings run down beween the parallels of 45' and 47' S. The coast f Tasmania was abreast on May 20, and from hen to making the Three Kings had a series of trong easterly weather, and occasional gales nd heavy seas, which epoilod the passage. The ?hreo Kings were sighted at 6 a.m. on June 11, nil down the coast light southerly and easterly rfnds. Spoke, on May 22, in 45'52 S., barque Icotch Lassie, from London to Rockhampton, Jueensland, with immigrants; 87 daye out. The immigrants were landed during the vening, and as the steamer that conveyed bom ashore was leaving the barque, they gave.

three hearty cheers for Captain Black~^7^' <y | ||| 1 THE S.S, KOTOMAHaNa. This favourite steamer, which plies , this port and the Thames, a, a pWnrer 2 i cargo boat, has been laid up during tt ad I two months, in order to- receive""* en ? Mt , and effect repairs to the-boiler, which , furnaces and combustion chamber ..»• 7* • damaged about eighteen months ago bV U ? 7 , over-heated. These alterations have h "* fected, and on June 13 the .teamer »!«, een ef- , her of gentlemen on board, nwde her triV. 0 ? 1 ' over the measnred mile, and the result t p i ■ most satisfactory. On the ran dow a l:?^!? * , tide the distance was accomplie'ned in w , * . 50 seeonds, and the return ageing a , in 7 minutes 2 seconds, or amean avera"/ , knots. Thi» was done with the eaS 11- , 130 revolutions, and a 12-feet pitfh Z^" S steam pressure 601bs. to the B«uare P fil r, , and a vacuum of 27 inched "¥& »ew engines havo been made at the , , gineering establishment of Messrs Iγ - : and Tinne, the owners of the boat, .nrf"are a«X . of high-pressure surface condensers fitted w 'ti. i expansion gear on the most approved and - cylinder is 20 inches, length of stroke •>![„ I and capable of workiDg up to 250 horep ! n^ , , The boiler ie 10* fe e t in diameter with t" - furnaces, returned multitubular suffi-ipnt t , generate steam easily for the en-ini., , i ? "JlLfe V>° couree ot a few ™X covered 1 with Hadnll's patent nonconducting comnori i tion for preventing the radiation of heat* The expansion gear on these cn«ines £ - so arranged that steam can be ? "„>» ! ' \ at ° th |,^ Cyii f nderß frora a Will dowa , to a 31th of a stroke, and a steady • - vacuum was obtained from or to .? s , inches. Practical men on board'expressed unexcelled as colonial mannfeSS,™ 1 *?L *.? Y . Tinne lay stress on the fact that thev I™ t superior to the compound, and are now . being adopted by many of the lea.line .. firms in the engmeenng trade at home, ia . preference to the compound. Aa iu those fitui . on board the Kotomabana, each en"ine bis in , equal share of the work, whereas in the'com- , pound engines the high pressure en-ine has t . do two-thirds of the work. The ve«° e l has been - thoroughly overhauled from «em to stem, and is in splendid order, the cabin accommodation i and fittings being unsurpassed in auy colonial steamer, and are a credit to h«r builders i and to the whence she hails The : Government Inspector, air. Jobson, is we u , satisfied with the improvements, anil expressed : himself iu complimentary tei ni» reganlin" the . manufacture and finish of the machinery. " ■ OF THE ENGLISH BAROUE CROSBY AT FANXING ISLAND. ' The R. Jr. s.s. Australia, which arrived in port on 4lh June from San Francisco and Hono ■ lulu, brought frwn the latter pjrt Mr. Bavlv (chief officer) and nine of the crew of ;he English iron barque Crosby, which was wrecked at Fanning Island. Hitherto the island has been little known to English vessels, but recently several large craft havo beea despatched there to load guano for England, n heavy deposit of this valuable manure having been discovered The iron barque Crosby, 914 tons, Captain Buchanan, was on her first voyage, having been built at Sunderland in 1878, imd owned by Messrs. John Hay and Co., of Liverpool. Sho left the old country with a general cargo of merchandise for Shanghai, which was discharged in good condition. Orders were then receired to proceed to Fanning Island, whpre the wreck occurred, and to Mr. Bajly, late chief officer we are indebted for the following report. Mr. Bayly, we may state, on arrival iu Auckland", was at once engaged to act as first mate on board the barque Tamaya. The Crusby sailed from Shanghai to Fanniug Island ou March 15th, and experienced strong westerly and fair tr:.de3 until making the N.E. of the island, at 3 a.m. on the 14th of April. The weather ;<t this time was tine, with a stron? surrent setting S.W., or ou to the island. The wind falling light, the vessel be,»an to drift with the current towards the land, and the master seeing this, attempted to stay the barque, and finding the won Id not stay, tried to wear her. This also proved futile, and she went asbore on the reef thiit encircles the island. The vessel went broadside en, and commenced to bump violently. Signals of distress were at once shewn," and boats made ready for lowering, but no response in the shape of assistance came from the shore. At 6 a.m. daylight hi-aan to break, and brought with it a frusn northerly breeze and a heavy surf, the vessel gradually setting to port, exposing the dick to the sea. The chief officer had been dispitchi.il on shore with a boat's crew, conveying a grapnel ami stout line, in order to save the remainder of the crew in case of accidents to the boats. The latter having been filled with such stores and effects that could be procured, were hauled ashore by noon. In the meantime .Mr. Bayly bad gone inland to procure help, but finding none, returned to the beach about 1 p.m., and was hauled off to the ship in one of the lifeboats, and reported to Captain Buchanan that no assistance w:is available, as no habitations could be seen. The ship was tben full of water, her bottom apparently out, and the sea breaking completely over her. The captain and chief officer decided to leave the barque, as nothing further could be done, ?? « h l.w»e breakinf- up amidships. At 2 p.m., the officers and the remainder of the crew left the Crosby, and were hauled ashore through, the surf by those on shore. As it was raining hard, a tent was pitched ou the beach, to shelter the crew and stores; and a few hours afterwards Captain Buchanan and one of the crew started for Whaleman's Bay, where the guano settlement is located. At 8 p.m. thoee on the beach hear a loud crash, and next morning (15th), it was seen that the fore and mainmasts had fallen to seaward. At 2 p.m. the same day, Captain Buchanan returned from the settlement with Mr. Grii;!:, the owner of the island, the wreck of the Crosby bavins also been notified to Captaiu Mann, the manager of the guano deposit, and C.iptain Had win, of the English barque Wig ton. These two gentlemen shortly afterwards arrived irith 35 natives, but they were unable that d»y to board the stranded vessel, as the surf wai breaking heavily on the reef. . On the. 16th several natives got on board, and cut away the mizen and top gaffsails, but were unable to save tbem. Seeing that nothing further could be done to save either the vessel or any of the gear, the whole party returned to the encampment, and commenced.to transport the beats and stores across the lagoon, under the direction of Cnptain Mann. A few days afterward the ship and all her belongings were sold by public auction on account of whom it might concern, and realised the sum of 179 dollars 25 centi, the purchasers being the few white settlers on the islanS. The officers and clew remained at ■Whaleman's Bay settlement, when, on M»y 4th, the schooner Vivid, Captain English, fiom Honolulu, arrived with stores. She sailed ou the return voyage two days afterward, with the Crosby's crew, and arrived in Honolulu o» the 15th, when they were taken charge of by tbe British Coneul. A Naval Court of Inquiry was subsequently held, and resulted in acquitting the officers of all blame. Captain Buchannan and some of tho crew remained in Honolulu, but Mr. Bayly nnd nine men cume on to Auckland. Several of the shipwrecked crew are here, while others have proceeded to Sydney. The Crosby had a crew of 18, all toM, the whole of whom escaped without any injury, hut they lost most of their personal effects. H.1.G.51. gun-vessel Albatross arrived in harbour on May 31 from Apia, Samoa, after a passage of 12days. Private advices from Levuka state that the cutter Undine, which formerly belonged to Auckland, has become a total wn-ck on Ono Eeef, while assisting to float the schooner Tubal Cain, The small screw steamer Tam o'Shaiiter was sold on Thursday, by G. W. Biimey, for the sum of £210. Mr. Joseph Bennett was the purchaser. We believe that the ateamur wi'J i henceforth be employed on the Whaugarei Hiver. The new cutter Annie, 42 tons register, built by Mr. J. Graydon, to th"i order of Messrs. Jagger and Parker, of this city, has recently been sold for the Bum of £SOO, to Mr. Charlton, of Eawhia. The cutter at present is ou her way The French barque 8.L., from San Francisco to Lyttelton, with a cargo of 10.353 sacks barley, arrived in harbour on June 11. The vessel runs into this port in consequence of the pumps becoming choked with grain, and, consequently, unable to ascertain what water th» vessel makes.. After clearing the pumps she resumed her voyage to Lyttelton. Mr. Thomas Niccol is tho successful tenderer for docking H.I.G.M. s. Albatross. The price of tbe contract, we believe, is, that Mr. Niccol agreed to give a dozen champagne for the "honour" of docking the first war vessel in thu port. The vessel was successfully doc-keJ on 9th June. Quite a number of persons witnessed'he docking, which was accomplished without a hitch, under the superintendence of Mr. Thomas Niccol, of the North Shore. The depth of water on the sill was a little over 13 feet, and the Albatross was drawing slightly under 12 feet, so that there was abundance of water. The cutter Elizabeth, belonging to Mr. John Murray, was swamped during the storm on the 17th June. She was at anchor abreast of the Graving Dock, heavily loaded with gravel, and it is presumed that several heavy .-eas had been shipped, and she went down. When the master went off to board her, shortly before midnight, there was nothing to be seen but the mainmast above water. There will ho no difficulty in raising the vessel, but it is e.\pec4(M that a loss of about £50 will be sustained. Mr. Henderson, of the firm of Messrs. Henderson and Spraggon, snipbuilders, who proceeded last week to the scene of tho wreck n cutter Phcouix. at Takatau Point, returneu on 18th June, and reports the vessel is a total wreck, and there is not the slightest chanco oi saving her—in fact, she is breaking up. -1 great portion of the gear, and, with the exception of about 4000 feet of timber, the whole rf her cargo has been recovered, and will "J brought on to Auckland. The cutter belong*} to Messrs. E. and A. Isaacs, and was ins?!* , iu the National Company (or. the nun of **<!"

I The London Missionary Society's barque John irillianis arrived at Apia, Samoji, from Sydney, 1 the 4th May. She sailed for Tahiti, Society tW'. 10 ''*?' afterwftrd - ■■ ■ . H.JI-'s. Ememld was brilliantly dressed on Tone 20, in honour of the accession of Her Majesty, the Queen. At noon a royal salute «ss fired, but in consequence of the wind being Lot the land, the reports were scarcely heard : the city. H.I.G.M. gun-vessel Albatross, "„,-„ iliick, and the Government s.s. Hii.emoa, jK) displayed a considerable amount of bunting ;. honour of the event. Information was received in town on May 27, the Auckland schooner Norval was ashore iji-b and dry, about four miles to the north of I Jolog* Bayi Eilst Coast. The schooner is under I j, e command of Captain Conway, who had his I vile and child on board, and left Gisborne in i ballast, to lo;iit with posts, at some place near I jhere the tcbooner has been driven ashore. I C»p' :i ' n W° re l'> on behalf of the insurance I comi i; "" es ' proceeded to the scene of the wreck }' -[j '£ue?dny, and took down anchors and other i material, for the purpose of trying to get her ji off. Tiie . schooner is valued at about £1400, 1 uid is insured in the New Zealand and I National offices for £1000. The Norval is 5G Ei tons register, and almost a new vessel, being I built in 1877, anil until quite recently has been ? gQvaged in ttie I.sland trade.