SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6096, 1 June 1881, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Hian Waiie, to-day.—Auckland 9.24 — 9.-J2 „ „ „ Manukau 0.19 — 037 3ui*. —Rises, 7.5; sets, 4.47 Moon.— First quarter, sth, 2.5S p.m. ARRIVALS. Te Anau, s.a., Carey, from Melbourno and Southern ports. Passengers 1 : — From Melbourne : Mesdamea F. Darbyshire, R. Hunt. Bodilly, Misses Brooks and Quick. From Hobart: Mrs. Saudeshut. From the Coast: Mesdames Piggott, Pierce, ITossack, Hunter, .Misses Bennett, Nathan, Tophara, Mr. and Mrs. Frause and baby, Mr. Mrs. and Misses Masefieid, Mr. and Mrs. Sbelkins, Eev. P. H. Cornford,. Messrs. Murray, Barstow, Parker, Waterhouse, Adamaon, Haultain, Pollard, Huddleslone, H. Davy, Seddan, Wickem, Broadhurst, Andrews, Juvenile Pinofore Troupe (31) and 30 steerage.—Union S.S. Co., agent?. Kspeculador, barque, Powell, from Newcastle. —Master, agent. Anthonsi, brigantine, Payne, from Lyttelton. —H. B. Morton, agent. Tauranga, schooner, Duncan, from Dunedin. —Master, agent. Caledonia, schooner, Goodman, from Vavau. Passengers :—Messrs. Stodart and Banco.—M. Niccol, agent. Onward, schooner, Smith, from Lyttelton.— Master, agent. Arawatn, s.s., Sinclair, from Sydney. Passengers : Mr. and Mr. Hugh McNeil and two daughters, Miss Percy, Messrs. Masters, Newton, Kattray, Paterson, Danieis, Mowat, Smith, and 52 Chinese.—Union S.S. Co., agents.. Speedwell, ketch, Taylor, from Russell.— Master, agent. fanny Kelly, ketch, Williams, from "Whangaroa. —Master, agent. Hawk, Government schooner. Grey, from a cruise. Waratah, cutter, Savage, from Mercury Bay. —Master, agent. Medors, schooner, Subritsky, from iwanui.— Master, agent. DEPARTURES. Te Anau, b.s., Carey, for Russell.—Union S.S. Co., ngonts. Argyle, s.s., Crawford, for Whangarei.—A. McGregor, agent. Glenelg,. s.s., Farquhar, for Tauranga.—A. McGregor, agent. Southern Cross, s.s., Mackay, for Fiji. Passengers : Mrs. Jane Heely and child, Mr. and Mrs. J l . Cbairberlain, Captains John Dawson and Cooper. Messrs. John Gladstone, Henry Marsham, Ed-vard M. Jones, Henry O'Mearn, Robert Little, Alexander Thyrd, John B. Hobson, and D. Chamberlain.—A.S.S. Oβ., agents. ENTERED INWARDS. Fanny Kelly, ketch, 35 tons, from Whangapoua, with 32.C00 feet timber. Speedwell, ketch, 36 tons, Taylor, from Russell, with 55 tons coal. Especulador, barque, 262 tons, Powell, from Newcastle. Tauranga, schooner, 61 tons, Duncan, from Dutiudin. Fairy, schooner, 34 tons, Bell, from Russell, with 52 tops coal. Caledonia, schooner, 5S tons, Goodman, from Vavau, Friendly lelands. Anthons, brigantine, 133 tons, Payne, from Lyttelton. - TeAnaii, s.s., 1028 tons, Carey, from Melbourne, via South.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. Christina, schooner, 59 tons, Evanson, for Russell. , Mercury, cutter, 30 tons, Yates, for Tairua. Fairy, schooner, 34 tons, Bell, for Russell. Opotiki, cutter, 25 tons, Nuill, for Opotiki. IMPORTS. Per barque Especulader. from Newcastle: S2O tons coal, 30 tons bonedust, 2000 spokes, 9 pair shafts. Per schooner Tauranga, from Dunedin : 230 sacks oatmeal, 739 sacks oats. Per schooner Caledonia, from Friendly lalands : 24,000 oranges, 1600 cocoanuts, 2 cases curios, 9 tons pig iron, 1 ton galvanised chain, tons chain cable, and a quantity of wire Tinging. Per brigantine Anthons, from Lyttelton : 100 sacks wheat, 1697 sacks potatoes. 420 sacks potatoes, T. H. Hall and Co. Per schooner Onwaid, from Lyttolton: 100 sack? barley, 151 sacks potatoes, 43 cases cheese, 255 sacks, 370 bags flour, and 30 tons cargo for Hokinnga. Per s.a. Arawata., from Sydney : 1164 packages sugar, 215 cedar boards, 6 qr.-casks rum, 18 bags bacon, 205 packages tea, 4 bales paper, 28 packages rope, 75 cases brandy, 1 cask palm oil, 10 bales leather, 8 casks soda, 107 lengths galvanised iron pipes, 3 kegs shot, 16 bags onions, 10 boxfi3 tin plates, 5 qr.-casks brandy, 50 cases geneva, 90 cases uurrants, 120 rolls matting, 935 bags maize, 171 bags bonedust, 40 boiler tnbe3, 12 tons shale, 1 case jams, 1 bale canvas, 3 cases periodicals, 314 cases fruit, C cases drapery, 1 case cartridges, 1 bundle forks, 10 cases castor oil, 16 packages rope, 158 packages sundries. - Per s.s. Te Anan, from Melbourne and Southern ports. From Hobart: 84 cases fruit, and 1 case plants. From Melbourne : 24 packages sundry merchandise. From Bluff: 175 sacks oata. From Lyttelton: 25 cases champagno, 2 cases bacon, , 40 sacks potatoes, 35 sacks onions, 1 bale hair, and 14 packages sundry merchandise. From Dunedin i*l3B bags oats, 6 hogsheads, 37 cases meat, 52 packages sundry merchandise. From Wellington: 30 cases meats, 190 saoks barley, 4 bars iron, 8 cases bones, 1 buggy and shafts, 1 rack harness, 50 bags malt, 1 sacft and 1 ca3e, 139 cases brandy, 2 lags maize, and 39 packages sundries. From Napier : 1 keg tongues, 350 sheep, 5 packages sundry merchandise. From Gisborne :16 hides, 10 bullocks, 5 empty hogsheads, 2 horses, 9 packages sundry merchandise. 10 cases bacon and hams, T. H. Hill and Co. -

Ihwabds Coastwise.—Rangatira, cutter, from Barrier, with 50 tons firewood; Makarau, barge, from Barrier, with puriri; South Carolina, cutter, from Barrier, with 40 tons firewood ; Tamaki Packet, cutter, from Tauranga. OtjtwabdsS Coastwise—Ghost, barge, for Whsingapdua; South Carolina, cutter, for Blind Bay, Barrier. The brig Vision ia on the berth at Lyttelton for Shis port. The Union S.S. Co.'s s.e. Te Anau arrived from Melbourne, via Southern ports, at 10 a.m. yesterday. Wβ are indebted to blr. Birch, purser, for latest files and the following report : —Left Port Chalmers on the 25th, and after calling it Lyttelton, 'Wellington, and Napier, arrived at Gisborne on the 29tb, at 11 a.m.; left oa the 30th, nt 10 a.m., and arrived as above. She proceeded to Eussell at 9 p.m., and returns to-morrow morning, leaving again for the South The brigantine Bannoekburn left Oaraani for this port on Monday. The schooner Onward arrived from Lyttelton yesterday evening. Captain Smith reports:— Left Lyttolton on the 21st, with light S.E. winds to Castle Point. From thence to East Cape, light head winds. Passed the Cape on Sunday, and arrived in harbour at 6 p.m. Tho brigantine Anthons arrived in harbour from Lyttelton yesterday forenoon. Captain Payne reports :—Left Lyttelcon on the 22nd. A etrong southerly breeze was experienced until reaching Cape Palliser, and from thence to port light baffling winds and calms. The A.S.S. Co.'s s.s. Southern Cross left for Fiji at 10,30 a.m. yesterday with a full cargo. The barque Especulador arrived from Newcastle yesterday. Captain Powell reports :— Left that port on tho 10th instant. Experienced heavy north-westerly breeze for first two days, then S.E. and S.W. winds up till arrival. Tho Chree Kings was passed on tho 26th, since •which date she has been knocking about the coast. Tho schooner Taurangl arrived from Dunedin yesterday. She left Dunedin on the ICth, and fine southerly weather was experienced until reaching East Cape. From thence to arrival, westerly and variable winds. The Union S.S. Co.'s s.s. Arawata arrived from Sydney at 6 o'clock yesterday evening. Wβ are indebted to Mr. D. Dalgleish, purser, for latest files and the following report :—Left Sydney on tho 2Gth, at 6 p.m. ; experienced changeable weather and variable winds throughout, and arrived at Auckland as above. The Arawata returns to Sydney at 4 p.m. tomorrow.

The brig Syren put back yesterday, and anchored off R&ngitoto.. The schooner Caledonia arrived from Vavau yesterday afternoon, after a protracted passage of 28 da 3's, owing to contrary winds .and calms. She started with a view of making Wellington, but as a great quantity o[ the fruit became bad, it was resolved to come on to Auckland. The whole of the bananas had to bo thrown overboard, and out of 75,000 oranges only 24,000 remain. Sho bring 3 a quantity of chain, rigging, &c, from the brigantine Active, wreckd at Samoa. Captain Goodman reports :— Left Auckland February loth, arriving at Tonga on February 28. Left March 8, worked through the group calling at Afarn, Haabai, "Vavau ; left the latter port on March 19 for Apia, Samoa, arriving on March 29 ; left there for a cruise to Tutuila on April 3, returning to Apia on April 9; left Apia for "Vavau on April 19, arriving at A r avau on April 25 ; loaded for Auckland, and sailed May 3. Experienced etrong south and south-east winds to the 13th, when we sighted Sunday Island. A breeze sprang up from S.W., and increased to a. heavy gale, which lasted with littlo intermiseion for eight days; from that to arrival a continuation of lights, and S.W. winds and calms.

When the Caledonia left Samoa thero were in harbour:—H. I. M. b. Hyane ; schooner Matnutu, arrived from Auckland April 15; barque Strasburj;, steamer Sud See, brig Conrad Heinric. Aa the Caledonia was off the south end of Upolo, she sighted H.I.M. a. Hertha.

HOW THE SCHOONER POLICEMAN FOUNDERED. The schooner JJedora arrived from Awanui yesterday evening, having Capt Champion and the crew of the ill-fated Policemanas passengers. We glean the following account of the foundering of the Policeman from Captain Champion, but as he had not the ship's log beside him when interviewed by our reporter, thero may be some unimportant inaccuracies in detail. She left Auckland on the 18th instant, and having a strong south - west wind, reauhed the North Cape on Friday, the 20th. Captain Champion anchored in Spirit Bay, between the North Cape and Cape Maria Van Dieman, for two reasons—first, because the wind, being S.E., wns adverse; second, because the vessel was making a little more water thau usual. Tha latter circumstance did not occasion much alarm, as she frequently had opened a little, subsequently closing up again. On Sunday morning, at 4 o'clock, the wind being light, a start was made, and the vessel worked down the coast, making stretches of about thirty miles off the land, the volume of water remaining at the increased rate. At 6 o'clock the same evening, as the vessel was about to stand off for the night—as there was a considerable W.S.W swell on the coast —the mate tried the pump, which did not suck. Captain Champion, not being at all satisfied, went into his cabin to listen if he could hear any water. A short time served to convince him that there was a great quantity.; of water in the vessel, and he at once ripped up his cabin floor, where the stores were, and found about a foot of water, which he called Mr. Brown, a passenger, to witness. Captain Champion then sang out to the mate to call all hands. The topgallant sail was stowed to ease the ship, and some o£ the men were started to pump, whilst others baled with buckets aft, to try to free her. All hands, including passengers, were thus engaged uutil 0.30, when they managed to get a rolling suck from the pumps. The men were then divided into two watches, so as to admit of their having some rest. At midnight, the weather being calm, and the wind about east, blowing off the land, Captain Champion determined to endeavour to fetch AhipKrn, and at daylight on Monday that point bore about 20 miles away. By this time the wind had gradually veered round to the S.E., and a dead calm ensued. All hands were quite exhausted. At noon a light air, about S. by E., sprang up, and the vessel headed for Ahipara, distant by observation about 20 miles. At 4 o'clock a strong breeze sprang up, and the captain expected to get in by dusk, but it only lasted half-an-hour, and died away again, leaving almost a dead calm. A signal of distress was hoisted in hope that it might be seen from the shore. At 8 p.m. the lead was dropped in 3d fathoms. As there was a heavy roll from the south-west, and the ship was drifting in shore, it was deemed advisable to drop a kodge. At this time the water was increasing. The nearest land was about four miles away, and had the vessel drifted in she would probably have been broken up by the breakers, or so tossed about that lives would have been sacrificed. Ahipara was about eight miles distant. At one o'clock the crowning catastrophe happened, the spear of one of the pumps broke. As it would havo been utterly impossible to keep the water down by means of one pump, the boat was manned, and the captain proceeded towards Ahipara, in hope of finding a blacksmith to repair the broken spear. On arriving there, they could not land, on account of the surf. Mr. J. W. Ueid, however, was on the beach, and he informed them that there was no blacksmith in the district. Capt. Champion then inquired if he had any whale-boats, and if so requested him to come off to their assistance, as the vessel was in a sinking condition. Mr. Reid replied that he had two whale-boats, readily consented to assist, and at once proceeded to obtain natives to launch the boats. As the vessel was in a very precarious condition, tUe captain at onco returned thither in his boat, which was the only one on board arriving there at 10 o'clock, and found the vessel in a sinking state. Some provisions and clothing were got into the boat, and in half-an-hour Mr. Reid's two boats were sighted. All hands were then ordered into the boat, as it was not considered safe to remain in the ship. On the whaloboats coming up the half of the Policeman's crew was transferred to one of them, and in this the captain remained until the vessel sank, at 11.30, stopping some thirty yards away. At this time the water was perfectly calm. It is Captain Champian'a firm belief that sho burst her whole starboard side out —that the deck parted from the side. Although he abandoned her through expediency, seeing no proepect of saving her, he did not expect tho vessel to go down so soon, she took a lurah and disappeared instantaneously. The party got ashore at 2 o'clock, and received the utmost hospitality at tho hands of Messrs. Reid and Bowman. Next day they started to proceed to Mangonui, but learning that the Medora waa about to start from Awanui for Auckland, they proceeded thither. Capt. Champion cannot speak in sufficiently high terms of Mr. Subritsky's kindness towards them. He made tea, prepared beds, and spared no trouble to render them comfortable. The Medora left Awanui on Friday last, but calme were experienced till Monday. The crew of the Policeman consisted of seven persons besides tho master. Captain Champion thinks thr.t a bolt must have been started during the severe hurricar-e encoutered off Norfolk Island, but the copper had kept it tight until the time that the vessel began to make water. Probably tho copper had worn through. He is very thankful to be in Auckland once again after the harrassing experience of the past fortnight.

PORT OP ONEUUNGA. DEPARTURE. Lnlla Rookh, s.s. Kobinson, for Waitara. Passengers : Messrs. Hunter, Scott (2), and two others.—Waller and Co., agents. EXPORTS. Per s.s. Lalla Rookb, for Waitara: —68 architraves, 53 pieces timber, 9 packages sashes, 49 doors, 13 packages nails, 60 mats sugar, 20 bags suit, 2 cases currants, 50 boxes candles, 2 cases cornflour, 2 cases aloes, 28 sush weights, 1 plough, 1 hedge cutter, IS packages empties, and 28 packages sundry merchandise. The s.s. Lal'.a Rookh steamed for Waitara at 5.30 p.m. on Monday. KA.IPA.RA. Arrivals.—May 20 : Nelson, schooner, from Waitara; Stag, barque, Nightingale, brigantine, Seabird, brigantine, Borealis, brigantine, and Annie Wilson, schooner, from Auckland. Depastures.—May 26: Jnne Anderson, brigantine, for Dunedin; Vision, brig, Torea, schooner, and Rona, schooner, for Lyttelton. May 27 : Sarah Pile, brigantine, for Wellington.