SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 39, 21 October 1871, Page 10

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

AERITID October. 13, Luna, p.s., 200 tons, Fairchild, from Napier. Passengers J- D. Ormond, Esq., M.H.R., Major Green, Messrs J. N. Wilson, H P. Williams, W. W. Garble, F. Sutton, H. Turton, M. Hamlin, J. Hamlin, R. Stuart, Dransfield, Trask, Churckouse, Tareha, and several others. 13, Taranaki, s s., 299 tons, E. Wheeler, from the South. Passengers:—Messrs G. B. Barton, Tipping, Hall, Delaney, Miss Webster, Messrs Berghoff, Hart, Stewart, Wiggings, Isaacs, Willis, Hood, Wilkinson, Peacock, and 11 for other ports. 14, Keera, s.s., 158 tons, Carey, from Lyttelton and Otago. Passengers : —Mrs Webster, Mr Robin, Mr M'Meikan. 14, XXX, ketch, Fisk, from Blenheim. 15, Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Morrison, from Blenheim. 15, Annie, barque, 449 tons, James, from Newcastle. 15, Gazelle, brig, 260 tons, Brenley, from Newcastle. Passenger :—A. MTntosh. 15, Aberdeen, barque, 730 tonß, James, from Newcastle. 15, Huon Belle, schooner, 42 tons, Saunders, from Patea. 16, Falcon, schooner, 37 tons, Morrison, from Blenheim. 16, Electra; ship, 650 tons, Sellars, from London. Passengers : Saloon —Mrs Miller, Miss Duck, Mrs Schwartz and 3 children, Mr Castles. Second cabin and steerage —Miss Robinson, Miss Hudden, Mr. Hudden, Mr Curnin, W. Thomson, G. King, G. Kaye, W. L. Hall, D. Cross, John Gray, C. Hansard, Miss Betfc, Miss Smith, Miss Prichard, Miss Laird, Miss M'Lennan, Mrs Gray and 2 children, Mrs Burton and baby. 16, Wellington, s.s., Kennedy, from Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau. Passengers : Messrs Brogden and son, Llewlleyn, M Kenzie, Ritchie, Walker, Farmer, Nancarrow, Gillies, Vavasour, Kay, Marks, Forden, Young, Reid, C. Norman, M'Leod, Henderson, Bernard, Major and Mrs Heaphy, Mrs Nicholson, Col. Whitmore, Mrs Carey and 2 children, Mr, Mrs and Miss Ward, Miss Goulter, Mrs M'Kenzie and 3 children, Mr & Mrs Walker. Messrs Fielding, Wi Pukapuka, Watt, Mr and Mrs O’Mara, Mrs Carmont, and two natives ; aud 29 for other ports. 17, Phoebe, s.s.; 416 tons, Worsp, from Picton. Passengers;—Messrs Young, Begg, Gessner, Graham, Mrs and Miss Walker, Mrs Crombie and child, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Edwards, Miss Kingdon, Mr and Mrs Fell, child and servant, Mr and Mrs Duncan, Mr Cowell, Mr Dali, Mr Redwood, Mrs Kelly, Mrs Raven. 18, Wanganui, s.s., 164 tons, Linklater, from Wanganui. Passengers :—Messrs Krull, Vennell,lsaacs, Berghoff, Barraud, Perham, Lewis, Morgan, Ryan, Burt, Gibson, Mrs O’Hanlon, Misses O’Hanlon (2). 18, H.M.S. Bisilisk, 5 guns, Capt Moresby, from Auckland. 18, Anne Melhuish, '344 tons, Williams, from Melbourne. SAILED. 14, Wanganui, s.s., 164 tons, Linklater, for Wanganui. Passengers :—Miss Hogg, Mr Isaac, Mr W. Watt. 14, Keera, s.s., Carey, for Napier and Auckland. 14, Taranaki, s.s., 290 tons, E. Wheeler, for Nelson and Auckland. 15, Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Wheeler, for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau. Passengers:—Mr Rochfort, Mr Clarke, Mr and Mrs Gilman, Mr Simmonds, Mrs Bacon and child. 16, s.s., 261 tons, Kennedy, for Lyttelton and Otago. Passengers :—Mr and Mrs Petre, Mrs Restriaux, Messrs Turnbull, Stewart (2), Palmer, Joyce, Renenhill, Meers, Carslake, MTntyre, three steerage and 26 original. 18, Phoebe, s.s., 416 tons, Worsp, for Lyttelton and Otago. Passengers : —Captain Coventry, Mr Draper, Mrs Russell, Messrs A. and J. Kelly, Hart, Gian, Robinson, Nancarrow, Dr Menzies, Mr Buckley and Mr Cargill. 20, Wanganui, s.s., 164 tons, Linklater, for Wanganui. The Bbip Electra, which reached port on Monday afternoon, under command of Captain Sellars, sailed from London on July 12, and from Gravesend on the 13th. Had light variable westerly airs till July 19th, when she took her departure from the Eddystone, with a smart westerly breeze, which drew gradually into the N.W.; thence, till getting the N.E. trades, had light northerly and westerly winds. The trades were got on the 29th July, in 33 °N. and 20° West; they also proved light, and were left in 16 ° N. Thence, to 4 ° N., had light S.W. and S.S. W. winds, when she got the S.E. trades, hanging far south. Crossed the Equator on August 15th, in 26 ° 30’, thirty-three days out. Just cleared the coast of Brazil, and lost the S.E. trades in 19 ° S. and 37 ° W. on 21st August. Afterwards had light N.E. and northerly airs till the 27th, when it changed to the S.E. and became squally; carried away the cross-jack yard. Had S.E. and easterly winds till the the 31st, when they got cross-jack yard up again ; then got smart northerly breezes and cloudy weather. On September 3rd, during N.W. winds, passed a quantity of wreck, consisting of a large ship’s masts and yards, all bright. From September 9th till the 28th, had fine smart breezes, varying from N.W. to S.W., with occasional showers of sleet and snow, the vessel making good running ; then had fine and pleasant weather, but made sorry progress up to Tasmania, which was passed without being sighted. Thence had variable winds until she reached Cook Strait, where she encountered a heavy gale. Got the pilot on board at 1.30 p.m, on Monday, and got

safely into harbor at 7 p.m., after a pleasant passage of ninety-seven days. She comes con-2-ned to W. and G. Turnbull and Co. We understand that the N.Z.S.S. Company have chartered the s.s. Keera, with a view of placing her in the trade on the East Coast, calling at all the ports between Auckland and Dunedin. We have no doubt that this useful vessel, under the command of so popular a man as Captain Carey, will prove a great convenience both to shippers and passengers,_ and we trust a source of profit to her enterprising charterers.

A steamer now building in Wanganui is intended for the Patea, Rangitikei, and Manawatu trade, for which she will bo ready in about five months. H.M.S. Basilisk, 5 guns, Captain Moresby, arrived in harbor on Wednesday morning at 7 o’clock, from Auckland, after a passage of four days. On her departure from Wellington she sailed direct (o Auckland, via the East Coast, arriving there on the 2nd instant. She remained at Auckland until the 13th, when she returned to Wellington via the East Coast. She experienced fair and light winds until arriving at the East Cape; and strong head winds from thence to Auckland. After leaving Auckland she had light fair winds until the 16th instant, when she encountered a heavy gale from the N.W., with terrific squalls. This continued until reaching the heads, when it fell calm, and she steamed into port. The U S., N.Z., and A. mail steamship Nevada, Captain J. H. Blethen, arrived at Auckland at 3 p.m. on the 12th, from Honolulu. She left Honolulu on the 26th ult., eonnectingwith the s.s. Moses Taylor, from San Francisco September 13. She sailed for Sydney on the afternoon of the 13th. The barque Japan, of Melbourne, Captain Barker, was lost on Cape East, Arctic Ocean, on October 5, 1870. Nine men were lost, including the third mate. The rescued men were taken to San Francisco in the Hattie Jackson, from St Michaels. The New Orleans steamer Londina was wrecked 79 miles south from St Augustine. Twenty persons were drowned. The mess boy was picked up, and it was from him the news was learned. Eleven persons were saved, but the vessel is a total wreck. A telegram in the “News of the World” announces that the steamer Daeotah, of Webb’s line, is being got ready as fast as circumstances will allow, and she will take her departure in about six weeks. At this writing it is not settled whether she will go via Cape of Good Hope or via Suez Canal Sydney. The Anna, hound for Copenhagen, has been wrecked and all on board lost.

The steamer Leader Dantzig, for Amsterdam, was lost with all hands. The American ship Lovello, from Hamburg, has arrived at Cardiff with four of the crew dead from cholera. The vessel is quarantined. Is is reported that the entire shipbuilding of the port of Hull is transferred to a company whose leading officers are Spencer Robinson and Naval Constructor Reed. Total Wbeck op the Basque Catherine. —Shortly after 10 o’clock on Tuesday, the 3rd instant, the firing of guns from the Signalhill, Newcastle, conveyed to the citizens the unwelcome intelligence that a vessel was in distress off the coast, and few minutes afterwards it became known that a barque had gone ashore in the breakers near Redhead, about five miles from Newcastle. At this time there was a very lieevy sea running ; the wind also blew with considerable violence from the southward, and it was feared that the vessel, which could he distinctly seen from Shepherd’s Hill, pitching in the surf, would break up before assistance could be rendered to the crew, who, it was ascertained by means of telescopes, were evidently unable to reach the thore. About an hour afterwards, however, it became known that the unfortunate vessel was the Catherine, which had left Newcastle for Melbourne on Saturday last, coal laden. As soon as it became apparent that the barque was in danger, the lifeboat was got out with commendable promptitude, and quickly manned by her ordinary crew, and the little vessel then proceeded in tow of the steam-tug Southland on her errand, which was one of no ordinary difficulty and danger, by reason of the terrific sea that broke repeatedly over the Catherine. When sufficiently close to the latter, the lifeboat was cast adrift by the tug, and the men ultimately got their boat up on the lee side of the Catherine, Whilst here several heavy seas were shipped, the first carrying away two steering oars, and the second four of the port oars. At length the crew of the barque, consisting of ten men (including the captain), succeeded in getting on board the lifeboat in safety, with the exception of one man, who missed his hold, but afterwards grasped some drift wood, and after being beaten about in the breakers until he was nearly senseless, he was washed up on the beach and dragged clear of the surf. An effort was then made to get the boat out to sea, but in consequence of the loss of all the oars but two, and the “ set” of the current, this was found to be impossible, and the men then determined to adopt their only alternative, viz., to cut her adrift and beach her. This was done, and in a few moments the lifeboat was boat was washed ashore and dragged high and dry up on the beach—the crew on landing being greeted with three hearty cheers.

The Belle, a powerful and natty brigantine of 197 tons register, from New York, via Rio de Janeiro has arrived at Port Chalmers. She crossed the meridian of Greenwich on the Bth of August, and encountered terrific weather to off Kerguelen Land, where she passed several pieces of wreck, including a lower mast with top, bulwarks, &c. As night drew on, she struck what was supposed a piece of wreck, which tore off the copper from the bows. On the 20th September the last tank of fresh water in the hold was opened and discovered to be as salt as the

water alongside, the cause being attributed to leakage in the decks during the heavy weather encountered ; 20 -gallons of good fresh water was all that was left. The vessel was then south of Tasmania, and the wind at north (a dead beat); her course was continued, and in this emergency Captain Hill contrived and constructed a simple condenser frem the galley fire, the steam of which led into a kerosene tin by means of a small pipe and part of the barrel of a Snider rifle. This means, however, not being sufficient, another pipe was attached to the tin, and led outside the galley into a small cask, whereby, with the assistance of spare spars for fuel, eight gallons of good water was made per day. By this simple method, which is worthy of inspection, Captain Hill saved his crew from want. We are exceedingly gratified to learn that three fine whales have been already captured by the Albion. The intelligence has been brought to the Bay of Islands by another whaling ship, and will be glad news for the shareholders. There could be no doubt of the success of this enterprise, but that it should have been inaugurated by such a piece of good luck as the present capture, was hardly to be expected.—“ Auckland Evening Star.” The Nevada sailed from Auckland for Sydney with twenty passengers booked in Auckland, and twenty from California. The smart little barque Malay, which, it will be remembered, took fire while loading with wool in Port Underwood, made a smart passage to Gravesend of 82 days. The following extracts from the log of the s.s. Nevada, since her departure from San Francisco, on her first trip to the colony, will be read with some interest by nautical men : Time. Distance D. H. M.

San Francisco to Honolulu 8 6 20 2,095 Honolulu to Auckland ... 14 23 55 3,847 Auckland to Port Chalmers 3 19 10 941 Port Chalmers to Auckland 4 0 10 941 Auckland to Honolulu ... 15 21 0 3,847 Honolulu to Auckland ... 15 3 50 3,839 Auckland toPort Chalmers 4 7 10 941 Port Chalmers to Auckland 3 5 30 941 Auckland to Honolulu ... 15 11 30 3,840 Honolulu to Auckland ... 15 22 18 3,840 Auckland toPorfcChalmei’S 3 22 45 941 Port Chalmers to Auckland 4 16 35 941 Auckland to Honolulu ... 16 2 0 3,878 Honolulu to Auckland ... 16 0 0 3,845 141 18 13 34,677