SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4121, 5 June 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF -WELLINGTON". llkih Watee.—7.so a.m. : 0.13 r.:\[. A rira V ED. June 3.—Australind, barque, 4SI tons, I). Williams, Irom Newcastle. N.S.VV. Passengers-Saloon : James Sundbrook, John Malcolm, Mrs. I-isher anil child, John Kennedy, Miss Kennedy. Captain Williams, agent. T ~, „ Ju.ne4.—City of Adclaido, s.s, Ssotons, J, AV. Browne, from l'ort Chalmers and Lyttelton. Passengers— From Lyttleton: Mrs. McLaren, Mrs. Sherrin, Mrs. Walton, servant, and 3 children, Messrs. Davis, Hall, nnd Corbett, Rov. Mr. Kaven and l> daughters, for Liverpool. From Dunediu: Hon. AV. 11. Reynolds, Hon. 11. Campbell, Messrs. Dawson, Crawford, and lynch; Mrs. Rich, and Miss Ileal, for Napier ; 8 saloon and 10 steerage for tho North. AV. and G. Tnrubull and Co., agents. XXX, ketch, 21 tons, AVm. Shilling, from AVairau. No passengers. Master, agent. Canterbury, schooner, 3SS tons, ,T: Anderson, from Kaikouras. No passengers. AV. AVallis, agent. Jano Anderson, brigantino, 00 tons, 11. Paterson, from Oainaru. No passengers. Master, agent. SAILED Junk 4.—City of Adelaide, s.s., SSO tons, J. A\. Brown, for Kandavan, via Napier and Auckland. Passengers—Rev Mr. Burrows, Judge Johnston, and Mr. AVilmer. AV. and G. Turnlmll and Co., agents. Aurora, schooner, 52 tons. Romeril, for Kaipara. No passengers. E. Pc.trco, agent. Stormbird, s.s., 07 tons, I'. Doile. for AVanganui. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Miss Findlay, Messrs. Paterson, Currie, and JJecton. W. and G. Turnbult and Co., agents. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, J. Griftiths, for AVanganui. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. Russell ; steerage : 3. lE. S. Ledger, agent. ,_ Canterbury, schooner, 71 tons, Runn, for Hokitika. ENTERED INWARDS. June 4.—Unity, schooner, 11 tons, 11. Xorgrove, from Havelock. Master, agent. LMPORTS. Australind. from Newcastle—73o tons coal, 100 bags maize, 40 cases oranges. XXX. from AVairau—6l sacks potatoes, 120 sacks barley, 75 sacks oat 3, 4 empty hhds. Canterbury, from Kaikouras—3s tons limestone, 20 sacks oats, 4 tons potatoes. Unity, from Havelock—3s.ooo feet sawn timber. Jane Anderson, from Oamaru-ICO sacks bran, 550 sacks flour, 275 half do, SO quarter do, 03 sacks pollard, 300 do oats, 100 do wheat. EXPORTS. Paterson, to Lyttelton—2 boxes, 502 pkgs railway material, 3 bales paper, 1 octave sherry, 3 trusses drapery. - cases turpentine, 1 bale scrim. Canterbury, to Hokitika.—lo water-pipes. City of Adelaide, for San Francisco—l case. Aurora, to Kaipara—lo drums oil. 0 cases castor ml, Ceases jams, 20 boxes raisins, 1 cask barley, 2 cases vestas. 4 cases mustard, 1 case starch, 3 cases salmon, 2 cases salad oil. 10 kegs nails, 1 keg. 100 sacks flour, 30 do oats, 25 do bran, half-tierce tobacco, 02 mats sugar, 00 bags salt, 117 bags chaff. 4 trusses hay, 15 boxes candles, 24 do soap, 1 case sauce, 1 cask whiting, 2 cases cornflour, 3 cases kerosene, 1 case blue, 10 bags rice, 1 net, 3 cases vinegar, 1 cask do, 4 cases sardines. 1 case herrings, 3 cases lobsters, 2 cases pickles. ? do meats, 3 pkgs. . Stormbird, to AVanganui—lo cases groceries, 0 pkgs do, 1 pkg tobacco, 3 cases drapery, 2 trusses do, 2 bedposts, 1 truss leather, 1 case saddles, 1 do soap, 1 do plants, 5 pkgs, 1 Wano, 1 box, 1 spring cart, 1 bale, 1 case, 3 do coffee, 25 boxes candles, 21 gunnies sugar, 1 pkg bacon- 2 do handles, 1 qr-cask vinegar, 112 pkgs swar 4 i'igs hardware, 3 nests tubs. S tins paint, 20 bar--coke, 1 plough, 1 roll cloth, 1 case axes, 1 doz buckets. 1 case earthenware, 2 eases chairs, 10 do kerosene, i kegs whitelead, 1 pel, 4 pairs wheels and axles, 3 pkgs ironwork. Manawatu, to AVanganui—l bale, 10 bags flour, 10 half-chests tea, 12 pkgs groceries, 2 do ironmongery, 1 keg powder, 11 pkgs, 1 pair axle arms, 20 bdls sacks. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Melboukxe, via the Southern' Pokts.—Alhambra, s.s., this day. Melbourne.—Ashburton.via Geographe Bay.AV. A.; sailed 12th May. Sydney.— H.M.S. Challenger. Adelaide.—Kangaroo ; sailed 20th May. Losdos. —"VVeyinouth, ship, sailed 20th March ; AVaikato, ship ; sailed lSth March. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne, via AVest Coast.—Alhambra, s.s, this day. MELnour.SE, via Southet.n Poms. —Tarorua, s.s., this dav. Newcastle.—McC'allum More, ship ; Heversham, barque—early. Sydney.—La Hogue, ship. London.—AVenuington, ship.

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LYTTELTON. June 4.—Arrived: Alhambra, which sailed for the North at 3.30 p.m. NELSON. June 3.—Sailed, at midnight: Luna, p.s., for Farewell Spit. PORT CHALMERS. June 4. —Arrived : Ladybird, from Timarn, at 9 a.m. She stuck on a sandbank about 400 yards from the pier, and it being ebb tide, she will get oif about 3 p.m. It is blowing a S.W. gale here. NEW PLYMOUTH. June 4.—Arrived: Phoebe and Go-Ahead, from Manukau. Sailed : Fhcebe, for Nelson. The Go-Ahead leaves for Mannkau to-night. NAPIER. June 4.—Arrived : Murray, s.s., from NeLson. POET OF NEWCASTLE, N.S.W. May 23.—Sailed: Princess Alice, for Lyttelton. The A. and A.M.S. Qompany's Mail steamer City of Adelaide arrived in the harbor again yesterday morning from the South, and brought up at her old berth a little to the left of the wharf. Pilot Holmes brought her in shortly after daylight. This trip it has not been neeepsary to hurry from port to port at the greatest possible speed, as was the ease with the la3t mail steamer, the Cyphrenes. Contract time having been kept at first, it was easily adhered to on the coasting trip, and the conveniences afforded by punctuality have been strongly felt this time. The City ha 3 made tho round trip in good time, having had a fast run from Lyttelton here. She left Wellington harbor at one o'clock on the 20th ult., and was telegraphed from Lyttelton at 8 a.m. the next morning. Having landed the English mail and her passengers, she steamed away again at 0.30 a.m., and arrived at Port Chalmers at 0.30 the next morning, but being Sunday, she stayed over Monday, and left Port Chalmers again at 3.45 p.m. on Tuesday, arriving at Lyttelton early next morning. She steamed from Lyttelton again at 2 p.m. the same day, and made the run up to this port in good time, having been hove to at the Heads for two hours yesterday morning waiting for the light to go in with. Pilot Holmes wag aboard her at daylight, and brought her to an anchor at eight a.m. Several passenger.? from Wellington proceeded on board early in the afternoon. The outward San Francisco mails were put on board shortly after 3 o'clock, and at 4 p.m. the gun was fired and she steamed out of the harbor. Pilot Anderson taking charge. The City of Adelaide's contract date for leaving Auckland, is the Bth of June, and she will proceed thence to Kandavau. It is not unlikely she will bring the May English mails via San Francisctf from Kandavaii to Auckland again. Captain J. "W. Browne is in command of her. The p.s. Paterson left the harbor early yesterday morning for Lyttelton. She will not go further South, and may be expected back at the beginning of next week. The La Hogue ha 3 broken bulk at the wharf, and i 3 turning out her cargo in good condition. The steamer Stormbird cleared out for Wanganui yesterday evening with a large general cargo. The Manawatu also cleared yesterday afternoon for "Wanganui, The steamer Lyttelton will take advantage of the high rates of freight ruling to ship a cargo of the interminable iron pipes for Hokitika, She will probably sail to-day. The Tarania will sail for Melbourne via the Southern ports to-day, carrying the English mail via Suez. Messrs. McMeckan Blackwood's other steamer, Alhambra, which has come by way of the Bluff, will arrive alongside the wharf during the morning, and will sail for Melbourne via the West Coast in the afternoon. With the strong southerly breeze blowing yesterday, she is likely to make a fast run up. The baroue Australind, Capt. Williams, arrived in the bay last night from Newcastle, after >t stormy passage of fourteen days from port to port. She reports having left Newcastle at noon on Thursday, the 21st wit., the wind blowing from the N.W., and increasing at the time. On Saturday It was blowing a full gale with heavy and high cross sea. On the following day at 8 p.m. a heavy squall, accompanied by much rain, caught her, and split the upner main topsail ; the foresail and foretopsail were then taken in, and the vessel brought up on the port tack. On the 25th her head was still turned to the eastward, strong wind 3 with occasional heavy squalls continuing until Cape Farewell was made on Tuesday afternoon last, and from thence to arrival fine weather prevailed. While the barque was leaving the port of Newcastle, she was run into by the steamer Bungaree, the paddlewheels of which carried away part of the Aiistralind's bulwark. The damage done was fortunately not so great as to render it necessary to return for repairs. She anchored in port at 0 p.m., and commenced the discharge of her coal yesterday alongside the mail steamer City of Adelaide. She brings several saloon passengers this time. Part of the mainmast of the jjarque Earl A Southesk was seen floating about near the Heads from the decks of the Australind. The Edwin Eassett was passed just outside the Heads, bound hence to Newcastle. Several coasters came in during the course of yesterday. The XXX, ketch, from Wairau, brings a cargo of produce, as also does the Canterbury, from the Kaikouras. The other schooner, Canterbury, sailed for Hokitika, with iron pipes, at mid-day, getting out at a great speed before the southerly breeze. The brigantine Jane Anderson, from Oamaru, brings a further large consignment of grain for our market. T«i: ScirooxKK Ladv Do.v.—Lohh ov Life.— The schooner Lady Hon, Captain Kuxton, arrived in Lyttelton on Saturday from Hokitika, after a very lengthened passage, loss of life, and damage to the vessel, caused by strong gales on the coast. Captain reports that Re left Hokitika on May 3. On May 17, encountered a strong S.E. gale, Cape Farewell bearing Houtli, distance JO miles. At 0.20 p.m. a heavy sea fctriiek the vessel, carrying away the starboard bulwark?!, wheel gratings, bursting tho mainsail, and washing the mate and one of tho seamen overboard ; the mate succeeded in swimming to tho vessel, and was pulled on board by the master and one of the crew ; the other man was heard to cry twice. Kopes and planks were thrown over to him, but he sankimdantly, although a good swimmer. He is supposed to havo fcecn seriously Injured by the force of tho sea, which

was so sttong as to bend tho standard (H inch iron). The nuite was severely injured, being laid up for some Tire Ballochmovle at Lyttelton-.—This ship, which is a new one, and on her maiden voyage, is, savs the Press, a line model, and is well fitted throughout, her cabins are roomy and well furnished, and she has a large poop cabin for the saloon passengers. The ship was bui:t and launched in January last, and was built by AVilllnm Watson, Esq. Her length is 215 feet: beam, 3St feet; 'tween decks, 0 feet; depth of hold, 23 feet. " Everything was found in admirable order. Tho immigrants look extremely well, and appear excellently suited to the requirements of the Colony. The surgeon-superintendent, Dr Smyth, is an old friend, ho having come out with several immigrant ships, and in this case he has again been fortunate, no disease having occurred during the voyage. During tho passage five deatns occurred—three of infants from diarrhoea, and one from scald, a pannikin of boiling tea being accidentally knocked over it. Onu adult, a female, died, from heart disease. There have been three births during the passage. The ship was visited by the Commissioners and his Honor the Superintendent and Air Holloway. Tho latter expressed himself highly pleased with the arrangements, especially in tho intermediate compartments. THE DISMASTED A'ESSELS. (From the Melbourne Aye.) It is a singular fact that the two dismasted vessels, about which so much anxiety during the last week has been shown, were pitted against each other for the passage out from England to this port; that both left within a fesv hours of each other ; both got dismasted, and both arrived off their port of destination at about the same time. The Loch Ard left tho Clyde on tho 27th Januarj, and was spoken off tho Tuskar on the 20th by the steam tug which had just previously left the John Kerr, after towing her from Liverpool. It was therefore a very good start, and the vessels were well matched. The singularity of these and two other vessels being dismasted within such a short space of time, when for many years past nothing of the kind lias taken place, gives rise to the surmise that there must be something wrong, either in the cargoes carried, tho overroasting of the ships, or, as stated in the case of the Cambridgeshire, faulty iron. Tho disaster to the Loch Ard occurred 4500 miles from this port, and is thus described by Captain Robertson:—" 2nd April, in longitude 01° E., latitude 44 Q 30' S., in a very severe storm from S.E. ; with tremendous cross sea, ship's head leading under lower topsails : 10 a.m., the bees of foretopmast stays carried away. The helm was put up at once, but in a few minutes the topmast came down, bringing the foremast with it, which broke off close by tho deck ; the wreck falling across the ship. The foremast in coming down carried away the mainstays, and the mainmast followed almost immediately; bringing down lnizeutopmast and head of mizenmast, and springing mainmast at a butt 4 feet from deck. AVe were obliged to cut mizenmast away as the wreck was holding by it, and surging heavily under the counter ■ used nearly all our spare sails up nz fenders in keeping the wreck from injuring the hull, as a quantity of heavy wire and chain had to be cut before we got it clear. The ?hip rolled so terribly after the masts went, and shipped so much heavy water, that a quantity got into the hold before we could get the broken deck, water'ioles, and ventilators secured. From the 2nd to the sth heavy gales continued, and the terrible rolling broke the cargo adrift; it was with great difficulty secured. AVe found it impossible to get jury-masts rigged until the sea went down, but rigged two sea anchors to keep her head to wind with thirteen and ten-inch hawsers, fast to them from cither bow. This partly answered; but the first jury-mast was got on end early on the Cth, as the rolling continued to be very severe, the hawsers fast to sea-anchors having carried away after'about thirty-six hours. After getting the ship in a manageable state, bailed her out with buckets, as the pumps were so injured they were useless, the hull continuing perfectly tight, notwithstanding continued heavy gales and dangerous rolling. 22nd May: Fierce gales, with very heavy weather, so thick that nothing could be seen. Kept lead going constantly, and when wo judged we were off the Heads, let go both anchors in seventeen fathoms water, with both cables out to the clinch, the ship at the time rolling gunwale under." Tho ship must be_ very strongly built to have come through all without straining herself, she not having made any water The John Kerr was sighted by the steamer Albion on Friday evening, about twenty-five miles S.E. of Cape Schank, with the steamer Williams in attendance upon her. The steamer A r ictoria reports ;—Left the Heads after seeing the Loch Ard in safety on Saturday, the 23rd inst., at one p.m. On tho same evening, on her way to the Promontory, sighted the John Kerr in tow of the steamtug Williams ; at tho time it was blowing hard, and there was a heavy sea running throughout the night. Kept the vessels in sight, and on the following day steamed up and communicated, when it was ascertained that the AVilliams was short of fuel, and it was arranged that the Victoria should remain by the ship while tho AVilliams went into AVestern Port to coal. On the next morning the A T ictoria took the vessel in tow, and brought her on to within ten miles of the Heads, when she gave her up to the Warhawk, which had been sent to assist in towing her in. The AVarhawk then brought her on. The John Kerr was dismasted in 45 S. lat., 70 E-. The voyage has been one of very long duration, having occupied 118 days. There were twenty.nine passengers on board the vessel.