Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 387, 12 July 1879, Page 13

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIS'ED. Jano Douglas, s.s., 7. r >j! tons, Fraser, from Foxton. Passengers—Cabin : Mis. Williams, Mr. McDowell. Martin, agent. . Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Petersen, from the Manukau via intermediate ports. Passengers —Saloon : Mescalines Graham, Shalders, Wilkin, McDonald, Misses Vickering, Gibson, Captain Davis, Messrs. Forrest, Stewart, "Wilkin, Sawlo, McDonald, Fox, Newland, Martin, Fiscli, Bishop, Andrew, Rhodes, OJdfleld, McMillan, Cunningham, Mackay, Lune, Shaw, Wilson, Logan, Sommers, Shalders, Surryth, Mobery, Dovvell, Brownlie, Hawley. D. Mills, agent. Joly 5. —Eingarooma, s.s., 023 tons, Chatfleld, from Melbourne, via Hobarton and the South. Passengers —Saloon : From Melbourne —Misses Reeve, Coadey, ami Mr. Thompson. From Coast—Mr. and Mrs. Bradley and infant, Misses Brown, Grant, Mossrs. Lucy, Price, Steadman. Bates, and Wright (2). 17 steerage. D. Mills, agent. Saucy Lass, schooner, 75 tons, for Pelorous Sound. Master, agent. .July 6.—Manawatu, p.s., 303 tons, Harvey, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Johns, Messrs. Willis, Jobberns, Weir, McLean, Tawse. Davidson, Ford, Hannah, Cleary, Ching Foo, Sinclair, and Martin. Martin, agent. Hinemoa, Government s.s., 252 tons, E&irchild, from New Plymouth. Passengers—Mr. Mabin, detachment of A.C.'s, and 45 Maori prisoners. Ilawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, from the South. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Martin (2), Mrs, Bain and 2 children, Messrs. Meek, Hubert, Oonyers, Brown, Mackay, Rutherford, Draper, Taylor, Bush, Davidson, Mills, Feklwick, Clarke, Grigsly, Fergusson, Humphries, Barnes, Dr. Wallis and Mr. O'Rorke, M.FI.R.'s. Mills, agent. July 7. —Patea, s.s., 50 tons. Gibbons, from Patea. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Hammond, Ford, an'l Glover ; 11 Maori prisoners ; 7 A.C.'s. Turnbull and Co., agents. H.M.S. Fmorald, 1564 tons, Maxwell, from Auckland.

July S.— Napier, s.s., 43 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents. Tui, s s., 64 tons, Holmes, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Captain Macfarlane Messrs. Fell and Rankin ; 2 steerage. Bishop, agentJulius Vogel, topsail schooner, 50 tons, Botham, from Kaipara. Compton, agent. Huia, s.s., 90 tons, Wills, from Foxton. Bishop, agent. Grafton, s.s., 206 tons, Fraser, from Westport and Grevmouth. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Henry and Barff, M. iI.R.s, Mr. and Mrs. Lardin and family, Mr. and Mrs- O'Dowd, Mr. Wilson, Misses Burns and Banks ; 7 steerage. Williams, agent. July 9. —Taiaroa, s.s., vi2S tens, Petersen, from Picton and 2'Jelson. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Baillie, Captain Baillie, Colonel Richmond, Messrs. Reeves, Owen, Hornby, Seymour, Dive, Hunter, Young, Richmond, Desvoux, Foy, Hyde, and Curtis. Mills, agent. July 10.—Kiwi, s.s., 130 tons, Campboll, fiom East Coast ports. Passengers— Cabin : Miss Dunbar. Mrs. Kemp, Messrs. Williams, Hurdle, Sheath (2). Wakefnrd, and Watson; 2in the steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Patea, s.s., 50 tons. Gibbons, from Patea. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Hattie, Mercer, and Carmon; 20 Maori prisoners and 21 A.C.'s. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. Thames, ketch. 23 tons, Hamilton, from Picton. Master, agent. Old Jack, schooner, 16 tons, Guard, from Port Underwood. Master, agent. Hinemoa, Government s.s., 287 tons, Fairchild, from Manukau and Tavanaki. Passengers—Saloon : Hon. Dr. Pollen, Messrs. Williams, Chamberlain, Dignan. Paterson, Scotland (members Legislative Council) Messrs. Swanson, Macfarlane, Tole, Brown. Nahe, Goklie, Kelly, Carrington, McMinn, Murray, Moss, Hamlin, Morri--, Whitaker (members House of Representatives), Mesd unes Brown, Paterson, O'Rorke, Misses Pollen. Purchase, and Chalmers, Messrs Berry, Wilkinson, Montrose, and Henderson. SAILED. July 4.—Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Bishop Redwood, Mr. South. Martin, agent. Wellington, s.s. 170 tons, for Manukau via intermediate ports. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. St. Hill and Sheridan. D. Mills, agent. Ladybird, s.s., 257 tons. Malcolm, for the South. Passenger—Saloon : Mr. Waddington. D. Mills, agent. Hinemoa, s.s., 282 tons, Fairchild, for Now Plymouth. Passengers : 25 Armed Constabulary. July s.—Kiwi, s.s.. 133 tons, Campbell, for East Coast ports. Levin and Co., agents. Tui, s.s., 64 tons, Holmes, for Wanganm. Bishop, agent. Napier, s.s., 04 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co.. agents.

Lyttolton, p.s. 86 tons, Scott, for Blenheim. Deacon, agent. .fane Douglas, s.s., 70 tons, Fraser for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. D. Mills, agent. Hula, s.s., 90 tons, Wills, for Foxton. Bishop, agen t. July o.—Hinemoa. Government s.s., 252 tons, Fairchild, for the Manukau via Opunako. Passengers : Detachment A.C.'s. July 7. —Hawea, s.s., 461 tons, Kennedy, for Auckland via the Fast Coast ports. Passengers— Saloon : Misses Conde and Ball, Mrs. Hanna. Messrs. William , Ford, Conklin. Wishart, and Baylield. D. Mills, agent. Eingarooma, s s., 623 tons, Chatfield, for Melbourne via the South. Passengers—Saloon :Mi ses Beatrice, Greenless, and "Wood, Mrs. Pitzwilliam, Messrs Marks, Brown. Grant. Carlo. Warnington. Beckett, Moorn, Dr. Johnston, anil Hiscock's troupe ; 13 in the steerage. D. Mills, agent. Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Pietersen, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. Win die and Mackay. J_>. Mills, agent. Patea, s.s., 50 tons, Gibbons, for Patea. Passengers— Cabin: Mrs. McCuire, Messrs. Henderson and McGuire. Turnbull and Co., agents. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Reeves, Mrs. Cold and two children. Bishop Redwood, Messrs. Williams, South, aud Sullivan. Martin, agent.

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July S. —Stormbird. s.s., 09 tons, Doile, for Foxton. Martin, agent.

July' 9.—Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents. Tui, s.s., 64 tons, Holmes, for Wanganui. Bishop, agent. Huia, s.s., 90 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Bishop, agent. J uly 10. —St. Kilda, s.s., 174 tons, Flowerday, for Wanganui. Krull and Co., agents. CLEARED OCT. July 10. —Thames, ketch, 23 tons, Hamilton, for Kaikoura. Master, agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London—Red Gauntlet, Loch Crec, Halciono, Rakaia, Zealandia, Waimea, St. Leonards, Pleione, Pareora, Beemah, and Thames, early. So ut UK UN Ports Ringarooma, this day; Ladybird, 13th. Melbourne via the West Coast—Claud Hamilton, 12th. Northern Ports—Wellington, 12th. Sydney—Rotorua, 18th. ' BY IELEGRAPE. AUCKLAND. Friday. Sailed : Alasfcor, for London, with cargo valued at £37,000. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Arrived : At Russell, Tararua, from Sydney. She cleared Sydney Heads on the sth July, and experienced fino weather throughout. Passed tho Three Kings on the 9th, and arrived at Russell at daylight. Passengers—For Auckland: Mr. Cohen. For Napier: Mr. Coleman. For Wellington: Miss Clare. For Lyttelton : Mr. Aspinwall; 23 in steerage for all ports. LYTTELTON, Thursday. Sailed : Ringarooma, for Wellington. —Passengers Misses AVebb, Aynsley, and Holmes, Mesdames McLean and two servants, Olliver and two servants, Buckley and two servants, Meuzies, Wills, the Hon. W. Robinson and family, the Hon. Mr. Richardson and family, Colonel Brett, Messrs. G. McLean, J. Hall, Buckley, Shanks, Murray-Aynsley, Montgomery, Olliver, Turnbull, Menzies, Fraser, Joyce, Manders, Saunders, Rolloston,;Briggs, Johnston, Miller, Paxton, Utting, Hart, Thompson, Donald, and Captain Gibbon; 15 steerage. Arrived : Adelaide, barque, 113 days from London, with 1200 tons general cargo- No passengers. The voyage was an uninteresting one. She is consigned to the Shipping Company. PORT CHALMERS, Tuesday. Sgtt/ed : Dilmera, barque, fur "Hobarton ; Colombus, barque, for Valparaiso. DUNEDIN T , Thursday. Sailed : Albion, for Hobarton and Melbourne. HOKITIKA, Wednesday. Arrived: Claud Hamilton, from Melbourne. She will be tendered this afternoon. H.M.S. Emerald arrived in harbor at 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning. She left Auckland last Thursday, and had a fine weather passage. She will stay here for the opening of Parliament. Messrs. Paul and Roberts, of Clyde-quay, have just completed, to the order of some Maoris at Flat Point, a whaleboat 28ft. overall and,7ft. beam. She is a good serviceable boat, built of New Zealand timber. The Kiwi will take her on to Flat Point next trip. The arrival of the Napier on Tuesday afternoon with a portion of the wreck from P. ncarrow Head proved beyond a doubt that it was part of the three-masted schooner Swallow, which was wrecked last week in Tory Channel, and had drifted across in the late southerly gale, and not that of the Pareora, as was generally supposed throughout town on Tuesday. The late hood in the north branch of the Waimakariri River has scoured out a channel from the bridge to Lock's Point to an average depth of five feer. at low water, which gives a depth at high water of from eleven to twelve feet. Any vessel drawing not moie than ten feet can now come up to the town without much difficulty. Captain Anthony, of tho barquentine Annie Bow, ■states that the late Captain Watt, of the Akbar, which was wrecked at Timaru, was the son of Captain Watt, of Geelong, Victoria, a retired sea captain. He was also brother of Captain Watt who some five or six years ago sold the Bothwell Castle in Sydney, and brother to the Captain Watt who sold the Cheviot to Howard, Smith, and Co., Melbourne, two or three years ago. A number of changes are spoken of as likely to take place in the commands of several of the Union Co.'s steamers trading to New Zealand (saj's the Argus). Captain Carey, of the Rotorua, it is said, goes Home to bring out one of tho company's new steamers, and his position on the Rotorua is to be filled by Captain J. Tozer, of the Albion. Mr. Garrard, who left here chief osheer of the Arawata last trip, is to have the Albion, and Mr. Irvine, who was a long time chief officer with Captain Underwood, is mentioned as likely to have the Claud Hamilton. The Hinemoa, with the Northern members on board, arrived at 12 o'clock on Thursday night. She left Auckland at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, under easy steam ; arrived at New Plymouth at S o'clock same night, very squally weather having been encountered; left at 8 o'clock on Thursday morning, arriving in Wellington at midnight, after a smart passage of 16 hours. Strong westerly winds and heavy s--a wero experienced from Taranaki. Captain Fairchild's prediction as to the probable time of arrival in harbor was quite correct, as a gun was fired from the Hinemoa when coming up at exactly 12 o'clock. About 100 persons were on the wharf, awaiting the arrival of the members.

By the arrival of the Edderside, from Liverpool, we (S. M Herald) obtain particulars of a wreck having occurred either on Gough s Island, or some place in the immediate vicinity. Captain Dixon, of tho Edderside, reports as follows :—" On tho 3rd of April rounded to off Tristan d'Achuna; a bo U came off from the island and brought on board a piece of wood, evidently the end of a box, branded as follows : ' The Devoe Mc FG, New York, 65 pounds of oil.' The islanders stated that their shore win strewn with wreckage of the same character. They also reported the loss of the ship Mabel Clark on Tristan d'Achuna Island, and Capini "Winslow on Gough's Island." The Arab, s.s., of over 3000 tons, built by Messrs. J. and G. Thomson, of Glasgow, for the Union Steamship Company's Royal Mail Service between the United Kingdom and tho South African Colonies, was tried at the measured mile in Stokes Bay on May 6, prior to her delivery tc the company by the contractors. The Arab realised a mean of 14'261 knots, which would indicate even greater speed than the Pretoria, Durban, and German, owned by the Union Steamship Company, which have made such rapid passages between England and the Cape of Good Hope. The Arab is to take the mails of 22ud May. The Orient line of steamers keep up tho prestige of this well-known fleet. The present passage of the steamship Aconcagua has been a great success, says the S. M. Herald. The voyago from Plymouth to Adelaide was made in 40A- days' steaming time, the distance traversed bei g 12,082 miles. The steamer left Plymouth on the 21th April, and, after touching at St. Vincent for coals, &C, left that port on tho 3rd May. Cape Town was reached on the 17th, and no delay having been caused she resumed her voyage on the same date. The port of Adelaide was made on tho 7th inst., Melbourne was readied on the 9th, and at 3 p.m. on that date she left again for Sydney. Fine weather has been experienced, and the run from her last port lias been accomplished in 33 hours 50 minutes from Hob.son's Bay, the fastest time yet attained. She cleared Port Phillip Heads at 8 p.m. on the 9th inst, and has thus made ail average speed of 14 knots an hour. Captain Maclear, R.N., son of Sir Thomas Mallear, has been appointed to succeed Sir George Naies, K. 0.8., in command of H.M.S. Challenger, at ] ire.seut employed on a scientific expedition. Captain Maclear entered the navy in 1851 as a naval cadet, and obtained 'is commission as sub-lieutenant in 1857. He wis promoted lieutenant in 1859, commander in 13GS, and captain in J 876, He served in the Cos tor in the Kaffir war of 1851. and in the Algiers during the Crimean war, when that ve-sel was employed first in the Baltic and afterwards in the Black Sea. JI e was in the Cyclops in ISSS, when the outbreak took place in Joddah, and in the China war was in the Sphinx. He was present at the capture of the Taku forts. He was first lieutenant of the Octavia duiing the Abyssynian war, and commander in the Challenger in her

scientific voyage round the world from 1572 to 1576. It will be seen from this brief record that Captain Maclear has missed no opportunity of seeing service. He wears five war medals, and has been presented by learned societies with marks of their recognition of his services in the cause of science. Sir Thomas Maclear has another son—Captain Maclear, of the Buffs—who is serving in Zululand. Ho was with Colonel Pearson at Ekowe. The following account of a cattle-carrying steamer will have some interest for colonial readers :—ln April last there was launched from the shipbuildingyard of Mr. Robert Thompson, p.m., at Southwick, an iron screw steamer of the following dime' felons, viz :—Length over all 318 feet, breadth extreme 36 feet, depth of hold 25 feet 6 inches, about 2490 tons gross, and 1640 tons net register, and will carry about 3300 tons. The vessel was built to the order of Messrs. John Glynn and Son, Liverpool, and under Lloyd's special survey to class 100 Al. Her engines are on the inverted direct-acting compound surfacecondensing principle, with 37 and 00 and 42 stroke, by the North-Eastern Marine Engineering Company, of this town. She has three decks, two being laid of iron, also long poop, bridge and forecastle, connected by means of gangways, and an iron wheel and charthouse on bridge. She is of a somewhat novel style, being specially built for tho American cattle trade, and is to be fitted with the latest improvements in ventilation, having twelve ventilators for up and clown draughts ; has four holds, water ballast in after holds and main hold, and trimming tank in fore peak, also ample fresh water accommodation, and large condenser- The cabin is fitted up aft with captain's and spare berths, the bridge house amidships with largo galley and berths for accommodation of officers, engineers, and cattle men, and the forecastle for seamen and firemen. She has four steam winches, one of which is worked by friction, and extra large horizontal donkey boiler, patent midship steering apparatus, by Messrs. Clarke, Chapman and Gurney, of Gateshead, and patent screw gear aft; also Harfield's Baxter patent windlass, and all the most recent improvements throughout. As the vessel left tho ways she was christened the "Milanese." Advices received from Captain Robb, of the barque Alexa, state that his vessel has made the shortest run this year from Newcastle to Hongkong, having made the run in 51 days from port to port. The runs made by the other vessels were from 60 to 71 days. When the mail left he was on the point of going on the Slip to have the vessel's bottom cleaned and coated with ■ antifouling composition. The steamer Agnes Irving, of Port Macquarrie, dropped across a cutter with three seamen in it, who had been drifted out to sea in a heavy gale on the 3rd June. The provisions were shortened for the first twelve days, at the end of which time the last'was divided. For the succeeding four days not a particle of food was tasted by the men, and their sufferings were heartrendering. Had another day passed by in all probability they would have succumbed and died of starvation. They were flying a blanket as a signal of distress, and when observed one was preparing to drown himself in despair. They were all taken on board the steamer and kindly treated, and have since steadily recovered. They have been safely landed in Sydney. The race home between tho P. and O. mail steamer Assam and the Orient liner Cttzco is regarded with great interest here (says an exchange). The Cuzco was handicapped by having to stop at Adelaide to take in cargo, while she started two days later than the P. and O. boat, the latter having, however, to call at King George's Sound for mails, as well as at Adelaide. The deviation by way of Galle goes against the mail steamer, but, upon the whole, the delays en route are pretty evenly balanced. If, however, the Cuzco should pass through tho canal first that result will be a marked triumph for advocates of alternative mail routes. The loss that would ensue to Melbourne through the transfer of Messrs. McMekan and Blackwood's fleet of steamships to a New Zealand Company, was pointed out at the time, but I doubt (remarks the Melbourne correspondent of the Bendifjo Advertiser) whether the magnitude of that loss was adequately estima'ed. It is now asserted by competent judges that no less than £IOO,OOO, which was formerly spent in Melbourne every year on accout of the steamships in question, now goes to New Zealand, as the Union Company's arrangements provide for the purchase of every requisite in that colony. All in Melbourne who are in any way concerned in re-fitting ships, or in provisioning them, or in supplying stores to them, are loud in their censure on the want of enterprise through which Melbourne capitalists allowed so fine a fleet to pass under extra-Victorian ownership. THE LOSS OF THE TROOPSHIP CLYDE. The steam transport Clyde, the loss of which is reported in the latest news from the Cape, left the Royal Arsenal. Woolwich, on Saturday, the Ist of March, with 559 officers and men, who were sent out to Natal to fill up the gap in the unfortunate 24th Regiment. Several of tho officers belonged to the Brigade of Guards, who were attached to the 24th for service during the campaign, and the Duke of Connaught was one of the many friends who were present on the pier to bid the troops good-by. It is believed that all the troops had reached their destination and disembarked before the casualty to the ship, as the arrival of the ship was reported several days since. She was hired by the Government from her owners, Messrs. Temperley, Drake, and Carter of London, and was in command of Captain Lockhurst, an officer of considerable experience. Her stores included about 120 tons of ammunition, in ' which are reckoned some 7-pounder shells and a con- j si'lerable quantity of small arm cartridges. The bulk of the cargo consisted of provisions, principally preserved meats in sealed tins, packed in wooden cases. The loss of the stores is not regarded as of serious consequence, as ten days after the Clyde left she was followed by the transport Andean, with the artillery ammunition train, which took out the large quantity of 200 tons of ammunition, and seven days afterwards by the Loanda, carrying a shipload of provisions. It is believed that there will be no inconvenience caused by the loss, and that it will be at once replaced by a fresh supply from Home.

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