SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4165, 27 July 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF WELLINGTON. lima Water, 2.59 a.m. ; 3.23 r.M. ARRIVED. July 23. Rangatira, s.s., 185 tons, C. Lloyd, from Napier. Passengers Cabin : Mrs. Schultz, Miss Irving. Messrs. Ilorgraves and Armitage. Steerage : 2. R. S. Ledger, agent. Manawatu, p.s„ 103 tons, ,1. Griffiths, from Wanganui. Passengers—Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Hinson, Misses Taylor (2), Miss Parry, Mrs. Lewson, Messrs. Montrose, Fraser, and Jackson. 11. S. Ledger, agent. July 20.—Otago. s.s., 042 tons, John McLean, from "Melbourne via the South. Passengers—Cabin : From Melbourne—Hon. Donald McLean, Native Defence Minister ; Major Ropata, Mrs. Hewitt, Mrs. Leonard, Misses Leonard (2), Miss Chambers, Miss Yates, Messrs. Dransneld. E. Payne, Jobson, Gatehouse, Chambers, Leonard, and Master Leonard. From Coast—Messrs. Rolleston, M.11.1t. ; R. M. Robertson, Larnach, Travers, and Richardson, Mrs. Dundas, Mrs. Thomas Robson, Captain Tothill, Hon. W. 11. Nurse, Hon. E. Gray, and Hon. W. Robinson, Miss Dundas, Messrs. McC'oll, Harrison, Connell, and Coates. Steerage : 12. \V. Bishop, agent. Cvphrenes, R.M.S., 1270 tons, Thomas Wood, from San" Francisco via Kandavau and Auckland. Passengers—Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Terhean, Miss Green, Miss Campbell, Mrs. Buchanan and 2 children, Hon. J. C. Tavlor. Hon. J. Williamson, Hon. W. S. Peter, Messrs'. T. Russell, lirissenden, Rhodes, Norman, Campbell, and Thompson; Bachelder Troupe (0). Steerago : 2. W. and G. Turdbull and Co., agents. SAILED. July 25.—Phoebe, s.s.. 410 tons, 11. Worsp, for North. Passengers—Cabin: Misses Edwards (2), Mr. and Mrs. Redwood and servant. Miss Haselden, Major -Atkinson, Messrs. Haselden, Broom, and O'Connor; 7 original. Steerage : 2 ; 70 original. July 20.—Stormbird, s.s., 07 tons, P. Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers Cabin : Messrs. Miller, Coleridge, Hewitt, and Mace. Steerage : 2. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. Cyphrenes, K.M.S., 1279 tons, Thomas Wood, for Southern Ports. No passengers. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. CLEARED OUT. July 25. Fiery Cross, schooner, 72 tons, John Grundy, for Napier. Master, agent. IMPORTS. Rangatira, from Napier : 2 boxes, 2 chairs, 1 canvas bag. 1 cask, 1 hamper, 1 bundle, 1 ciiest. Manawatn, from Wanganui: 10 cases, 25 hides, 24 sacks potatoes, 20 bundles sheepskins, 3 bags wool, 5 casks, 1 parcel. EXPORTS. Phcebe, to Picton : 1401bs. sheet lead, 7 cases, 2 drums oil, 5 kegs, 2 pkgs., 0 doors, G boxes, 1 parcel, 24 trunks, 3 oven 3, S casks, 2 nests tubs, 2 hhds ale, 10 sacks Hour, 2 funnels, 12 bolts and washers, 0 sheets iron, 14Ibs. pitch, I body of beef, 1 bag. To Nelson : 5 pkgs, S jars, 55 cases, 1 truss, 13 boxes, 3 dozen buckets, 50 boxes candles, 10 dozen washboards, 5 nests tubs. To Westport: 2 pkgs. To Greymonth: 1 parcel. To Ilokitika : 15 kegs butter. To New Plymouth : 4 cases, 1 parcel, 20 boxes, 1 pkg. To Manukau: 41 kegs butter, 4 cases, 50 coils wire, 14 boxes, 10 bundles arms. Stormbird, to Wanganui: 14 qr.-kegs gunpowder, 1 buggy, 1 perambulator, C 9 gunnies sugar, 1 sack, 5 parcels, 364 cases, 1 truss, 4 bundles, 23 bars iron, 3 casks, 1 qr.-cask rum, 4 half-chests tea, 6 tanks, 10 boxes, 4 bags rice, 1 octave whisky, 50 mats sugar. Fiery Cross, to Napier: 205 cases, 35 casks, 37 boxes, 1 coil rope, 1 piece chain, 0 bundles, 1 stove and pipe, 1 pkg, 32 jarrah piles, 099 sleepers, 1 parcel, 3 EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Melbourne. —Tararua, s.s., 31st inst. Northern Ports.—Ladybird, 31st inst. Auckland. —Schooner Merlin. London".—Reichstag, Strathnaver, St. Leonards, Tanthea, Euterpe, sailed 2Sth April; Conflict, sailed sth May. Liverpool.—J. A. Thompson, ship. Sydney.—Hannah Bloomfield, schooner. Napier.—Rangatira, tins dav. Southern Ports.—Wellington, s.s , 30th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne, via tiie Soutu.—Tararua, s.s., 31st inst. Melbourne, via West Coast.—Otago, s.s,, tills day. Northern Ports.—Wellington, 30th inst. Southern Ports.—Ladybird, s.s.. 31st inst. Foxton.—Napier, s s., noon, this day. Wanganui.—Manawatu, this day. Wancianci and Taranaki. —Stormbird, s.s., 28th inst. Kandavau, via Napier and Auckland.—E.M.S. Cyphrenes, 30th inst. East Coast Ports (North Island).— Rangatira, 23th inst. The British Admiralty has received telegraphic advices from the Governor of Newfoundland of the total loss of H.M.S. Niobe on Miquelow. The crew were saved. The departure of the steamship Atrato, from Lyttelton for London, has been postponed in consequence of the prevailing inclement weather, but she is now appointed to sail on August 10th, proceeding by way of the Cape of Good Hope. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND. July 25.—Arrived: Go-ahead. NEW PLYMOUTH. July 25.—Arrived : Ladybird, from Nelson. PICTON. July 25.—Arrived, 2.20 p.m.: Taranaki, from Nelson ; and sailed again at 3.15 p.m., for Wellington. 0.30 p.m. : Phcebe, from Wellington. July 20.—Sailed, 0 a.m. : Phcebe, for Nelson. WESTPORT. July 20.—Arrived, 0.10 a.m. : Murray, from Nelson, with English mail; and sailed again at 9 a.m. for Greymoutli, with English mail. PORT OF MELBOURNE. June 30.—Arrived: Alice Maud, from Greymouth ; Lady Franklin, from Hokianga. July 13.—Tararua, from New Zealand Ports, July 14.—Polaca, from Wangaroa Harbor. PORT OF SYDNEY. July 13.—Arrived: M. A. Anniaon, from Lyttelton. PORT OF NEWCASTLE. July 2.—Arrived : Trevelyan and Emily, from Dunedin. July 3.—Aurica, from Lyttelton. July 10.— Eleanor,' from Dunedin. July 11.—Emperor, from Lyttelton. July .12. —Portland and Australia, from New Zealand. June 29.—Sailed: Union, for Lyttelton. July I, Iris, for Lyttelton. July o.—lsabella and Transport, for Auckland. July 9.—Bobycito, for Dunedin. July 11.—Emily, for Lyttelton The R.M.S. Cyphrenes arrived in harbor at 1 p.m. I yesterday, and anchored in the stream, having her mails and passengers conveyed ashore by boats. | She brings a large number of passengers from the North—amongst them several members of the Legislative Council, and of the House of Representatives. Captain Wood reports of the passage as follows:—Left San Francisco 21st June, at 1 p.m. ; arrived at Honolulu 5 a.m. on the 30th ult., sailing from thence at 6 p.m. same day: passed Wallace Island lat. 13.22 deg. S., long. 170.4 W. On the 10th July at dusk observed what appeared to be a French or American man-o"-war, bridged-rigged steamer aground on a reef at the North end of the island, listed over, and apparently abandoned. No signals visible. Reached Kandavau at 3 a.m. on the 14th July. City of Adelaide arrived two hours later. The Macgregor arrived on the 13th, and left at midday on the 14th. The Cityof Adelaide for Sydney and Cyphrenes for A uckland both left at 6 a.m. on the lath inst. From San Francisco to Kandavau the weather was unexceptionally fine _ and calm, accompanied by cool and refreshing trade winds, entirely counterbalancing the excessive heat experienced in passing through the tropics. Arrived at Auckland 22nd July. From Kandavau to Auckland met with severe S.W. winds, accompanied by storms of thick hail and rain, with heavy head seas, which necessitated the slowing of the engines, and impeded the progress of the steamer very considerably. Coaled at Auckland, and left at i p.m. on Thursday, the 23rd ; arrived at Napier at 12 noon on Saturday, leaving again an hour later, and arrived in Wellington in twenty-four hours from Napier. The Cyphrenes remained only about two hours and a-half in the channel, when she sailed for the South, from whence she is expected to return on Thursday next, the 30th, and will sail again the gamo day f >r Kandavau via Napier anl Auckland. Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co.'s s.s. Otago, Captain John McLean, arrived alongside the wharf at noon yesterday, from Melbourne via the South. That she is a little behind her time is satisfactorily accounted for by the tremendous weather she experienced between Melbourne and the Bluff, which not only hove her to, but compelled her to run for shelter to one of'the inlets of the S.W. coast. It is not often that we hear of Captain McLean turning tail to it, but on this occasion he had to givo the weather best for the sake of the fine steamer under his command and the safety of those on board of her. But for the time lost through the gale, the Otago would have made a clipping run from Melbourne. She left that port on the 15th inst., passed Port Phillip Heads at 5.30 p.m., and Swan Island at 2 p.m. on the 10th. Tho wind was then fresh from abotit west, and hung there for twenty-four hours, but with an evident inclination to take southing. On the 17th it went into S. W., and by next day had increased to a downright hurricane, and raised a terrific sea. Fierce squalls of sleet and hail accompanied tho gale. For full thirty hours the Otago was kept on her course, and under such canvas as could be shown, and steam, raced along at a great rate of speed, and really made good weather of it. The sea, however, increased, and early on the 19th she shipped a comber, which smashed the skylight, and flooded the saloon. Still the steamer was kept at it until 4 p.m., when alio was deemed to bo getting up with the land, whilst the sea was becoming worse, she was hove-to for the night. At daylight next morning land was sighted about Dusky Sound, and as there was no sign of improvement in the weather, she was run into the Sound for shelter at 4 p.m. Sho was anchored in a snug little cove, so completely land-locked that despite the force of the gale blowing scarcely a breath of wind could be felt in it. Tho Otago kept these good quarters until 0 a.m. on the 21st; then made another start, found it still blowing hard outside, and knocked about considerably until she gained tho lee of Stewart's Island late in the afternoon. Heave-to for the night, was the order, and on the following morning sho ran for the Bluff, and reached it by daylight. Discharged passengers, malls, and cargo, and left at 5 p.m. on tho same day, arriving at Port Chalmers at daylight on tho 23rd. Left again on the 24th, and reached Lyttelton on the 25th, leaving the same night, and arriving hero as above, having experienced fine weather along tho coast. The Otago leaves again for Melbourne via the West Coast to-day. The Kangitira arrived in port on Saturday morning at three o'clock, after a lengthy detention along the coast, owing to the vory bad weather which prevailed last week. She left Napier on tho 20th at eleven a.m., with fresh south-west winds. When off Capo Turnagain, at ten p.m., tho wind increased to a gale with a heavy sea; reached Castlo Point at nine next morning,

the gale increasing with a heavy ground swell. At this stago the weather was such that Captain Lloyd was obliged to anchor ; but at five p.m. the starboard chain parted, and, the other anchor dragging, the steamer narrowly escaped going ashore before the anchor could be got up and the vessel canted. The captain then stood out to the south-east, the gale increasing in squalls with a great sea running, the steamer drifting off the land at the rate of four knots an hour. She then was ran back to the Kidnappers—not to Napier, as was stated in a paragraph in Saturday's issue—under reefed canvas. During the gale the foresail and fore-trysail were blown awav, and the fore-topsail was split. At 7 a.m. on the 22nd she anchored under shelter of the Kidnappers, where sho remained until 5 p.m. on tho following day, then resuming her voyage for Wellington, passing Castlepoint next morning at half-past 7, and experienced strong southerly wind and heavy sea until arrival at Wellington wharf as above mentioned. The little steamer has thus, it will be seen, had about as rough a week of it as she or any of her officers have experienced, and the delay was very nearly assuming a much more unpleasant and serious aspect, for the stock of provisions was well nigh exhausted. Tho Rangatira has now gone on the slip to be cleaned. Messrs. \V. and G. Turnbull and Co.'s s.s. Napier left the wharf for Blenheim liar on Friday night, with about 50 immigrants by the Sussex, who arrived here that morning in the Phcebe. On getting outside tho Heads, however, the southerly wind, and heavy sea that was running were found to be too much to contend against, and after buffeting with them for some time, she had to return to port about midnight. The immigrants were returned to the Phoebe the next morning and proceeded in her to Picton, from which port they will be conveyed to Blenheim. Numerous rumors were current on Saturday respecting the transhipment of these immigrants, and the treatment they met with in reference to food supply. As many of the rumors wero greatly exaggerated, it may be as well to put the facts, as we have them, and on excellent authority. When the Napier was chartered by the authorities, no engagement was entered into as to food, the charter being simply for the conveyance. As the Phcube arrived in the morning, the strong probability is that the fifty passengers for Blenheim made their only Friday's meal at breakfast before leaving the steamer. On Saturday morning, however, they were supplied with breakfast on board the Napier, which had been lightly provisioned incase of rough weather on the intended trip. Two of the immigrants, dissatisfied with the treatment they had received .after leaving tho Phoebe, put off to H.M.S. Blanche, and returned with one of her officers who inspected the Napier, and then referred the men to the Marine Department, from which they were sent to the Immigration authorities, and there the matter has apparently ended : and the immigrants have departed for their previous destination. The Manawatu arrived on Saturday at 2 p.m., having left Wanganui the previous day at 5 p.m. During the passage she experienced strong south-oast winds, accompanied by heavy sea to Mana, and from there the breeze was strong from the south-west. All who have seen the Kate Brain, now lying at tho inner T, have expressed great admiration of her strong and neat build, which fully upholds the reputation which the shipwrights of Auckland have attained. The American barque Eureka was taking in ballast on Saturday, and will shortly sail. Tho Corona arrived at Gravesend from New Zealand on the 23rd of May. The barque Lady Agnes arrived at New York from Auckland on the 22nd of May, and the barque Nicotine, from Otago, on the 9th of June. The Oneco, for AVellington, sailed from New York on the 2nd of June. The brig Sea Waif cleared at San Francisco, for Lyttelton, on the 19th of June. Some weeks ago a telegram appeared in our columns received from Melbourne by the Omeo, stating that the s.s. Albion had arrived at Melbourne from Ilokitika, having made the smartest passage on record, the time being four days eleven hours. This, we believe, however, is incorrect, as she was actually four days fifteen and a-half hours from Ilokitika to Williamstown. In February, 1873, when under the command of Captain John McLean, she made the passage from Ilokitika in four clays fifteen hours, and in July, under the same commander, in four days fourteen hours, thus showing that the time mentioned in our telegram was not the quickest by the two passages above referred to. — Otago Daily Times. It has already been reported that, on the arrival of the s.s. Otago at Port Chalmers, her passengers presented a testimonial to Captain McLean. The testimonial which was signed by thirty passengers, headed by'the Hon. Donald McLean, was published in the Dunedin papers, and was as follows : —" Dear Sir, — We, the undersigned passengers from Melbourne, desire, before any of us leave for our homes, to convey to you our high appreciation of the very able manner in which you managed your vessel during the late tempestuous voyage. We do not profess to know much of nautical matters, yet we could not fail to observe the skill with which you handled your ship during the most critical times, which had the effect of not only inspiring confidence, but also of eliciting the admiration of every person on board. We felt the difficulty and responsibility of your position during the unprecedentedly heavy gale, which lasted from Saturday night till Monday evening, when you were enabled to run in to Dusky Bay, and we take this opportunity of assuring you that we shall always remember with feelings of gratitude the great efforts made by you for the safety of the lives entrusted to your care. We wish also to observe that the wellknown sea-going qualities of the Otago were well tested during the gale, and she certainly proved equal to her reputation of being a most safe and reliable vessel in dangerous weather." THE MIKADO'S LAST VOYAGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO. We take from the Sydney papers the following account of the last passage of the Mikado from San F'rancisco:— The Mikado's cargo Includes 2125 cases salmon, 824 G bags oats, 1002 bags barley, 7000 bags sugar. The Mikado was detained four days in San Francisco waiting the arrival of the mails from London, and lost five days during the voyage owing to stoppage for the repair of machinery. Sho has delivered the Sydney mails nine days late. The Mikado reached San Francisco with the homeward mails on 21st May, nine days late, partly owing to a detention at Kandavau in transhipping passengers and cargo, and partly to tho engines working badly. She landed 193 passengers, including 110 cabin passengers from the Colonies, who complained loudly of the crowding and discomfort. She left San Francisco with the outward mails, on 27th May, at midnight, and arrived at Honolulu on Gth June at ten p.m. She left Honolulu 9th June, at four a.m. Going alongside tho wharf she damaged her helm, and steered badly during the rest of the voyage. The engines were stopped on 10th June for the repair of the boiler tubes, and the vessel remained under sail for fifty-three hours. On loth June the boiler tubes were again reported to be in danger of bursting, but she proceeded under reduced speed under steam in order to save her connection with the New Zealand steamer at Kandavau. She arrived at Kandavau on 2tth June (21st, Australian time) at ten a.m., and transferred thO'-New Zealand mails and passengers to the City of Adelaide, which was detained all night transhipping sugar and oats, and left on the 22nd June at seven a.m. The Mikado remained three days at Kandavau repairing her boiler tubes, and left on 24th June at ten a.m. The Mikado has been absent from Sydney live months, and has steamed over 74,000 miles without docking or thorough overhaul of her machinery. Her speed has been considerably reduced owing to her foul bottom, the bad condition of the engines and boilers, and the damaged state of her steering apparatus. She went aground on her first trip in Honolulu harbor. The Mikado has brought sixty-eight passengers from San Francisco, one from Honolulu, and thirteen from Kandavau.

THE STEAMSHIP TARTAR ON A KEEF. Wc have received a slip in advance from the Hawaiian Gazette, giving the following particulars of the passage of the steamship Tartar from Sydney to Honolulu : Report of steamship Tartar, Ferrios, commander: —Left Sydney Heads at 2 p.m. on June 0, arrived at Kandavau at 3 p.m. on the 13th, and left for Honolulu at 12 p.m. on the 14th, after receiving the New Zealand mails and passengers from the steamship City of Adelaide. The Line was crossed on the evening of June 10, and line weather was experienced until Sunday, the 21st, when the weather became thick, with heavy rain, and it was impossible to obtain noon observations. On the morning of the 22nd, at 3 a.m., the Tartar struck upon a coral reef, and it was found by Monday's observations, that the sliip had been set forty miles to the eastward by an easterly current, whereas westerly currents only are supposed to prevail in that latitude. It was found necessary to lighten the ship immediately, and the work of discharging coal, etc., was continued until the ship floated on the morning of the 24th. The ship made no water either then or since. The commander of the Tartar takes this opportunity of publicly thanking his passengers, of all classes, for the valuable assistance they rendered in lightening the ship, and of complimenting them upon the self-possession they displayed. The centre of the shoal, nono of which shows above water, was found by accurate observations to be in lat. 0 cleg. 24 min. N., longitude, 102 deg. 22 min. W. The shoal appears to be of considerable extent, and is of a horse-shoe shape. A current was found setting across it E.N.E. at the rate of from three and a half to four knots an hour. Thence to Honolulu experienced fresh trades and fine weather, the currents being more uncertain than usual. Sighted the island at 5 p.m. on the 28th, received pilot on board at 8 p.m., and arrived alongside the wharf at 9 p.m.—J. S. Febkies, Commander K.M.S. Tartar. "Calilew" or "Alice Thorndikc" Eeef.—The steamship Tartar reports as above having been ashore on a reef located, as found by Captain Ferries'accurate observation, in north latitude Gdeg. 24 min., and west longitude 102 deg. 22 min. This is none other than Caldcw Keef, first reported by the ship Caldew (1845 or thereabouts), and some years afterwards (1853 or 4) by Captain Kingsley, of the ship Allan Thorndikc, which carried a cargo of oil from this port for New Bedford. Captain Kingsley stopped and surveyed the shoal, which was found to extend thirty miles in a northeast and south-westerly direction, and is seven miles 1 in breadth. It is a submarine shoal, with from fifteen to seventeen feet of water on the reef, and a lagoon with deep water inside. The position as given by Captain Kingsley was latitude 6 deg. 20 min. north, and longitude 102 deg. west. So that the observations of Captain Ferries and Captain Kingsley, while they confirm each other, show that they were taken 22 miles apart. I'almyra Island lies a few miles south of this reef, in lat. 6 deg. CO min., long. 102 deg. 23 min. In fact Caldew Keef may be considered simply as part of a submarine chain of reefs and islands in this vicinity. Tho reef nowhere reaches the surface, but has an opening with seven fathoms on the west or south-west sido. It was through this channel that the Tartar escaped, after having ploughed her way through tho soft coral, of which it is composed, though it took Captain Ferries a day or more to find an egress. Captain Daniel Smith, who has supplied us with Bome of these data, says that an easterly or "counter current" sets from latitude 6 deg. to 7 deg. north, nearly all tho year round, sometimes quite strong, while north and south of this narrow belt tiie current always sets to the westward. Ono of Webb's steamers, the Nebraska, wo believe, is said to have touched on this reef, and also tho steamer Macgregor, on hor first and only voyage up this way. She simply touched once and passed on, everybody on board thinking the shock

arose from a submarine earthquake. Captains of sailing vessels and steamers cannot be too careful, in passing through tho Palmyra and Fanning's Islands chain, to give these reefs a wide berth of at least one degree of longitude.