SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6811, 15 September 1883, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Hinn Wattb, to-day.—Auckland 6.24—5-49 Manukau 9.4 —» 29 Stnt.—Risen. f1.4: seta, 5.48. HOOK.—Full, 17th. 9.20 a.ra. ARRITAM. . I Peogoiß, 8.5., 749, Cromarty, from Whangaret, —Union 8.8. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWAED3. lona, S.F.. 159, Amodeo, for Wh&ngsreL— Northern S.S. Co., agents. DEPASTURES. lona, E.S., for TV'haogaroi. THE UNION s.a COMPANY. Th» following are the movements of the iteamships of the above company for the present vrees : — Sdsday.—'The Wanaka arrives from Southern Ports at 7 a.m., and saila again at 9.30 a.m. (if sail arrived); Taiarof, arrives from Southern Ports at midnight. Mondat. —The Tniaroti eails at G p.m. for (lisborne and Southern Ports. Tuesday.—The Man*j>oari arrives at 10 a.tn. from Melbourne, via Southern Ports, and sails again at 5 p.r». for Sydney direct; tha Wairarapa arrive* from Sydney. Wednesday.—Tho Penguin sails for Fiji, via Buasell, at 5 p.m. THOB3DAY.—The Wairarapa sails for Melbourne, via Southern Porte, at noon. Feiday.—The Southern Cro3s arrives from Cis borne. Ihwabds Coastwise. —Morning Light, cutter, from Cabbage Bay, with 18,000 feet timber; Penguin, f.b., from Whaogarei, with 230 ooal ; Kose, cutter, from Mahuraugi, with 130 bushels lime. , . , , Ootwaeds Coastwise.—Adah, ketch, fcr Bussell, 20 bags lice, 20 o«cs Geneva, 10 cases brandy, 111 sacks oats, ISO sacks potatoes; Oc«&c, schooner, for VYhangarei, 85 sacks oats; Hose, cutter, for Mahurangi, with 20 tons coal. 4 barque outside Tuitiri, was_ signalled last evening, but up to a Into hour this morning she iid not reached the harbour. The p.s. Annie Milbank is about to enter upon a new trade, having been purchased by Messrs. Fraser asd Tinne for, wo are informed, £1000. The steamer is to be employed with tha Enterprise in running tho night trade toandfrom the Thames. The steamer is, at the present time, at Messrs. Fraser and Tinno's works, being rafitted and altered to better adapt her for her new trade. For the purposes intended she should prove a most uec-fal addition to the firm's fleet of Thames traders. ~ .... The Taravrera on her present trip is to be docked at Lytt<>!tnn for cleaning, &c. The Union Company Vfast despatch steamer Takapan# left Belfast for Port Chalmers direct en the 24th August. _. By the steamship Penguin, which sails for Fiji on Wednesday next, Mr. O. Bailey will ship » small »crsw steam launch to the order of Mr. Page, of LovnVa. The little steamer is a most faithfully built craft, and reflects great credit upon her builder. Sho is of 32 feet keel, 8 feet beam, and 3 feet G inches depth of hold. Her engines and boilers have been made by Messrs. Frasc-randTinno, and they are expected to drive the vessel at a npoed of between seven and eight knots. The a.s. Wftirarspa left Sydney for here at 10 p.m. on Thursday last. She may therefore be expected to arrivo on Tuesday next. The schooner llarmion, which is to be turned into a topsail schooner, will sail on Tuesday next for Whangarei, theve to load coal for Levuka. After discharging at that port, sho will proceed round to tho south-west side of the island, and there load sugar back for this port. Captain G. Short proceeds La command. The b»rque Glance will be a full ship, it iB expected, to-morrow. She has a large and valuable cargo on board for liondon. The R.M. s.s. Australia, from San Francisco, may be expected to put in an appearance with the English mail during to-night or early tosaorrow morning.

THE STBAN DIM& OF THE RELIANCE. I wired to you on Wednesday the stranding of the Reliauc-.-, and tbo wonderful escape of the captain and crew. Captain Haultain has been laid up with weakueßd in his knees, through the hardship and cold. He is now able to walk; and is improving fast. After falling overboard, the crew were separated in three parties the captain, two men, and tho cook. All had tbeir struggle for life moro or less, especially the captain. The cook was tbo only person left on board tho vessel, ar.d stranded first, and prudently bong up a light to guide the others. The boat got ash mo nCit near Maradenpoint. The two men walking towards the vessel beard the cries of the captain out in the surf, and brought hiic ashore. All gos on board, tho vessel being then nearly dry. Tbo captain was thrown overboard about 2a, in. The wind was 5.8., blowing strong with aheavy sea, and while gibeing the mizzfcti, the peak was lowered, the Btack point of the downhaul caught the captain by middle, and swung him fully fifteen feet clear af the vessel's quarter. He oried oat for help, but was not heard on board- In the face of ih forlorn hope, he bravely prepared himself to swim for it. With difficulty he managed to divest himself of hia great coat and long boots, and swam for the vessel's light. The sea was too rough for him to rest on his back, and had to push forward. When ho got in the breakers then came the greatestdifficulty. He was 83 much exhausted that he could not stand on bis legs, and could not walk ashore. He had to hold to the bottom with his hands, or else the undertow would drag him out again. Then came the lißt extremity of despair, and he cried out for help. Tho two men were then on their way, walking towards the vessel, and beard his cries, went to i his rescue, and with tbeir assistance got him on board. Ho was folly three hours in the water, and swam the distanoo of nearly three miles, & most extraordinary foit of Btrength and endurance. As soon as tho Oiptain was overboard, the men launched tbo boat. The night t/as very dark, and they could cee nothing of the Captain. Tho uien think they must have passed close to him by the courso they both took. The men were nearly coming to grief in the landing. The boat swamped in the surf, and they had some difficulty iu yetting ashore. They walked to the vessel, and oavod tho Captain on their way as already statod. Ab the vessel had the most of her c«nvas lowered, tho cook could not not manage her by himself, and in a short time she drifted ashore, where she now lies. If the wind keeps off tho land, she will bo got off next spring tides witheut any injury.— [Whangarei Heads Correspondent, September 13.]

PORT OF ONEHUNGA. AREITAL. Hannah Mokau, s.u., Dale, from Waitara.— O. A E. Abbott, agent. IMPORTS. Per r.s. Hannah Mokau, from Waitara : 120 sheep, 18 head cattle, and 1 horso. The s.s. Rowena is oxpeoted to arrive from Hokianga to-dey, and leaves again, according to advertisement, at 1 p.m. on Monday for Baglan. Tho steamers Lalla Rookh, Haurakl, and Douglas will probably arrive from Waitara this afternoon or some time to-morrow. The Union Company's steamer Wiuiaka, from the South, should reach, the wharf about S a.m. to-morrow, and returns South the same day should the Euglisli mail have arrived.