SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4218, 26 September 1874, Page 7

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

-WELLINGTON. ARRIVALS. j,,..,,,.,,),A1bi0n, s.s., 800 tons, T. Underwood, from MelLiu-ncfvia the South. Passengers-Cabm : SSZ",Me OT . Snowden, Shannon, Martin, and Farquhar. . T v pl .■_ August 30.-Euteipe ship, y tons T - El '" I lips, from London, 124 days out, with -110 souls, all W Marion, three-masted schooner, from New York, via D AuousTSl.-StraUm a ver, ship, 1017 tons, Devey, Leonards, snip, 000 tons ; Todd, f,- n .n T niXn Passengers :-Saloon: Miss Davis. Mrs. A. McGregor, W. Worthington A. H. Ifolleston, H. Holmes W. F. Hubbard, H. Hall, C. filoyett, 0. I|. Campbell - Campbell, H. Cooper, William Woodfield and F. T. Fitzhcrbert. Steerage: 33. Levin an | E r°rrS'O.-Alhambra, s.s., 107 tons Sinclair, from MelbSnrne via tho West Coast. ™ g ers from Melbourne-Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Sander.. and Mr. Gick. Steerage Ave From Coast-Cabm Miss Milier Messrs. Mace, Allan, Malcoim, ana juajoi Atkinson Steerage nine. Thirty-eight for other ''Ttecord barque, «7 tons, Jenkins, from Newcastle. SEracMßEa 8.-W. C. Wentworth, barque, from ST J.TThompson, ship, 1305 tons, Thompson, from "&» 0.-Haunah Barrett, 57 tons, Eenner, f l"iSM U C KHIO.-Haleione, ship, 813 tons, Croker, from Napier. SAILINGS. August 2D.-Tararua, s.s., 522 tons Clark for Melbourne, via the South, l^ 38 UruliluLw servant, and 2 children, Mrs. tatuunonn, S' S ! Wilsont Hons.E.Gray.andE. Menzies,Messrs. lhephe r W ß™dshaw, Studholm Birch, K™°"■ Wilson, Bluett, M'Gillivray, M'Glashan, and Wrgt. For Melbourne-Messrs. Burnes, Power, Stevens, Parker Wright, and Towers and party (.5). KoS'n nood, brig, 297 tons, Campbell, lor Newcastle. Auousi'3l.-Albion, s.s., 501 tons, Underwood, for barque, 305 tons. C^S U «;f-Wo«th, ship, 830 tons, Hunt, fOr «S«B E a7.-Conaict, ship, 1171 tons, Hardy, for s.s., 400 tons, Sinclair for Melbourne, via the South. Passengers for Coast-Cabin: Ho". It. Cain bell, Mrs. Campbell and servant Mrs Kobson Mrs Weston Sir F. I>. Bell and Lady Bell, Missi Konl anc'servlt 'Masters BeU (2) Messrs Young WoodHeld, Jennings, Craig, Menzies and Budden. lor Melbourne-Mrs. Whitcman, Messrs. Watson, anil B S E "-TEM B EBIO.-Anne Melhuish, barque, 3M tons, Davidson, for Newcastle. AUCKLAND. ARRIVALS. September 15.-Arriveil, 7 a.m.: Maegregor, from San Francisco. SAILINGS. September 2,-Sailed: Star of the South, for Fiji. LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Aii<mit 31 —Arrived: Canterbury, from Glasgow. September" 2-Arrived; Carlsbroolc Castle, from September 5.-Arrived: Taunton, 117 days from Den.. Sho brings four passengers aud sixty-one "'"September 10.-Arrived Planta, barque, from "septembeTiL-Arrived: Brunette, from San Francisco, with railway sleepers. , , _ .. September 10.—Arrived, yestorday: Tho John Bull from Newcastle, and Maid of Erin from Hobart T September 21.-Arrived: The EspccnUtor, from San Francisco, with sleepers. Tho Hereford has cleared for San i-rancisco. TOB.T CHALMERS. ARRIVALS. August 31—Arrived: Splendid, from St. Thomas; Columbus, from London. September 0.-Arrived: Hcido, barque, from Fredcrickstadt, with part cargo for \Y cllmgton. September 12.—Arrived, Glencoe, barque, from Hobart Town ; Woodvillo, barque, from Newcastle ; Vision, brig, from Auckland ; Bunker Hill, Binp, at U September 17.—The ship Haddon Hall, from London, is at tho Heads. September 21.-Sailod : Hindostan, ship, for San Francisco. SAILINGS. Septomber 2—Sailed: Cartsburn, ship, for San Francisco. ...,,,. a Sailed: Peter Denny, ship, for Melbourne; Sussex, ship, for San Francisco; Ciesarewitch, barque, for Fort Esporance. Soptembor 12—Sailed: Dunedin, ship, for London ; Sam Mendel, ship, for Melbourne. Septomber 17—Sailed : Dovan, ship, for Newcastlo ; Caroline, ship, for Hong Kong. BLUFF. ARRIVALS. Soptembor 10.—Arrived: Isabolla, brig, from Newcastle. SAILINGS. j August 31.—Sailed; Ship Carrick Castle, for Newcastle.

INCIDENTS OF THE MONTH. The ship St. Leonards, Captain Todd, arrived in harbor on the 2nd instant. She left Gravesend on June 3rd; had light variable winds in the Channel, and took her departure from the Lizard on the 7th; had favorable winds until June 21st, when she lost the north-east Tiades in lat. 13° 20' north ; crossed the equator on June SOth, and lost south-east Trades on July Sth in lat. 22°. Had favorable winds to the meridian of the Cape, which was passed on July 21th ; from thence had a succession of strong south-west gales, which carried her to 93° east on August 10th, when encountered a severe cyclone, with the barometer down at 2774, and which lasted until the evening of the 11th. Passed the meridian of Tasmania on August 20th, and shaped a course for Cook Strait; but encountering strong north-east gales, was forced round by the South Island. Sighted the Snares on the 27th, and had light variable winds up the coast. The ship Strathnaver, which arrived in harbor on the 31st ultimo, left the Downs on June 3rd; landed the pilot off the Start Point on the Gth ; experienced moderate North-east trades from there; crossed the Equator on tho 31st in longitude 30 West; then had South-east trades pretty brisk. Hounded the Cape on the 23rd July in latitude 44 South ; ran her easting down in a parallel of 47 deg. South, North and Northeast winds prevailing. On August 11th experienced a very heavy North-east gale with a tremendous sea, losing foresail and lower foretopsail. On the 24th had another heavy gale. Bounded Stewart Island on 2Gfch, and arrived here on 31st. Six deaths and four births occurred on the passage. Tho f ollowing is the report of the passage of the ship Euterpe:—Left London Hocks on Saturday, April 25th ; Gravesend 2Sth ; and the pilot lauded off Portland on the 20th. Carried light fair winds into N.E. trades, which were lost in Ddeg. North. Crossed the .line on May 29th in 27deg. West. Spoke the Peter Denny in the South-cast trades on the 4th Juno. Passed Tristan d'Acunha on 19th. Had Ave days easterly gale to the West of Cape of Good Hope. Anchored in Simon's Bay on the night of July 3rd, and sailed again on the 7th; thence had favorable winds to 75deg. East. From there easterly and variable winds to lOOdeg. east. Was three days in Cook Strait, with light baffling winds. Took the pilot on board on Sunday, 30th August, and was towed in same night by the Storrabird. The following address to the officers from the immigrants speaks for itself:— " To the Captain, Surgeon - Superintendent, and ! officers of the ship Euterpe. August 28,1574. Gentlemen, —As the ship is gradually nearing her destination, and we shall so soon be leaving her protection, we wish in a slight measure to show our gratitude for the great kindness and attention shown us by the Captain, Surgeon-Superintendent, and the whole of the officers on board. We heartily wish it was in our power to present yon with a substantial proof of our esteem, but 33 we cannot do so, wo hope you will accept our sincere and hearty thanks instead, for it will be a long time before we forget tiie extreme kindness and attention shown to us, one and all. We sincerely hope it may bo the good fortune of those who follow us, that they may be able to come by ships commanded by such gentlemen as yourselves. Wishing you a safo and prosperous return, and also washing you one and all success and prosperity in all your undertakings through life,—We are, gentlemen, your obedient servants, IticiiA.ui> Loveguove, on behalf of immigrants." The following address has been presented by his passengers to the master of the ship J. A. Thompson :—" Wellington, New Zealand, 11th September, 1874.—Captain Thompson,—Dear Sir,—Before parting with you after a voyage of nearly four months from Liverpool to this port, we, tiie undersigned passengers, wish to express to you our appreciation of, and thanks for, the uniform kindness and consideration we havo always experienced at your hands throughout a rather protracted and boisterous passage. We do not wish, in writing this letter, to be thought to be merely following in the wake of writers of similar letters ; but we do particularly wish you to gather from this how grateful we are for your kindness, and should we happen to be travelling on any line where you may be running with your ship, we only hope we may have the good fortune to sail under your command. Wishing you health and prosperity in all your undertakings,—We are, dear sir, yours very sincerely, Thomas Leigh, A. M. Leigh, Godfrey Jeffery, A. Sample, Chas. Langley, Thomas Unsworth, P. 15. Bell, E. K. Walter, Geo. W. Mortimer, C. P. Jukes, Alex. Veitch." The Pacific, schooner, from Samoa, reports the Albion, Auckland whaler, at Samoa, with 100 barrels of oil. A very heavy westerly gale was blowing in Auckland during the whole of the 23rd instant, which damaged the wharf and shipping to the extent of about £ISOO. Several vessels were damaged by grinding against the wharf. The s.s. Star of the South, which arrived in Auckland on the 20th instant, brought a full cargo of cotton, maize, copra, and the first shipment of Fijian sugar, consisting of 100 bags. An attempt was made on the Ist instant to serve a detainer on the ship Miltiades, in Eangitoto Channel, while going out. The detainer was issued from the Admiralty Court, at tho suit of the crew of tho Lady Bowen, for salvage; but the crew of the Miltiades threatened violence to tho officer of the Court if he attempted to board the vsssel. He therefore tied the writ to the cable, and retreated. The ship sailed during the night. The difference at issue was settled the following morning by the owner of the Lady Bowen offering the crew £SOO out of £1625 award, which was accepted. The ship J. A. Thomuson, from Liverpool, after being anchored inside the'Heads since Sunday, arrived in harbor about half-past eight on Tuesday night, towed up by tho s.s. Taranaki. This ship is a particularly fine clean, neat, and large one, of 1305 tons register; is American built, and owned by the Messrs. Thompson Brothers, one of whom commands her. She is about 120 days out, and brings 13 passengers, and a very heavy cargo, consisting chiefly of railway iron, as may be well understood from the fact of her drawing 21 feet of water. SOO tons of her cargo are for the Bluff, whither she goes after discharging her Wellington portion. She will most probably haul alongside the wharf to-day into No. 2 berth, the inside one of the outer T. In coming to this port she made the voyage by Cook Strait. Tho three-masted schooner Marion, from New \ork via Port Chalmers, arrived in harbor on Sunday evening, having made rather a long passage of ten days from the latter port. She was boarded by the pilot m the morning and brought inside the Heads, when she was left in charge of the coxswain, and the pilot proceeded to the Euterpe. The Marion brings a general W. and G. Turnbull's three-masted schooner May arrived in harbor at noon on Sept. 24, from Foo Chow bringing a large quantity of tea, matting, preserves, and Chinese fancy goods The schooner was boarded about 11 a.m by the pilot and by 2.30 p m. was berthed alongside tho wharf at tho inner 1. Her smart and clean appearance are a credit to her officers. The May left Paver Miu, Foo Chow, on July 23rd, thus making a quick run of sixty-two uays. I he following report has kindly been furnished by Captain S Plumley :-July 23, sailed from River Miu, ioo Chow ■ July 2S, o-.ssed two islands in action (volcanic); Sunday August 2, during the day passed through an immense quantity of pumice, extending north and south, with a breadth of half a mile ; Friday, Sept. 4, passed four miles to east of Bauaba or Ocean Island, which is placed twelvo miles too far eastinlmrays chart; September S, during a squall carried away the main boom ; September 21, at noon, sighted the llnee Kings, from thero until arrival experienced strong north-west gale and heavy westerly seas. The ItMS Tartar, on her last passage from San Francisco, brought not fewer than 32,734 packages of cargo for Sydney. , _,.,,. For the first time in this port three English ships have been entered at the Customs in one day ; the occurrence took place ou September 2, and the amount of goods brought by tho recent arrivals, with other matters, will probably cause the revenue for the current month to be tho largest yet known here.. _ Pilot Anderson, of Wellington.—The following is the report of the Commissioners who were appointed to inquire into complaints against Mr. Pilot Anderson, their inquiry having boon made after ho was discharged from the pilot service:— Having inquired into the charges brought by Captain Holhday against John Anderson, late pilot at tho port of Wellington, we are of opinion that : Ist. In the case oi the Golden Sea there was an error of judgment in not letting go his anchor when he saw the boat was not in to run tho warp out to check the ship. 2nd. In the case of the England the pilot should have insisted on the ship being moored to the wharf before the men went to dinner, as he ought to have seen there was likely to be a change of wind at any minute. 3rd. In tho case of tho Douglas he acted with judgment and did what was perfectly right and proper 4th. lhero are two or three minor cases in which we are ot opinion that any mishaps that occurred were from over anxiety to get the work douo, and did not show negligence or incompetency. sth. With reference, to his behaviour in the boat, he is to blame in showing temper, and not working in a proper manner. J. Dudley It. Hewitt, R.N., AV. Robert Williams, R. Johnson." „ „, , tl The Gvle at Lyttelton.—On Tuesday afternoon, owing to the N.E. gale and heavy sea, the barque Mary Ann Annison dragged her anchor and came into collision with the barque Syren, the result being that tho latter vessel had several sheets of copper cut off, and the quarter piece with main brace bumpkin on the starboard side was carried away. The Mary Ann Annison had a portion of tho rail and fore stanchions carried away, besides other damage. No fault can be attributed to Captain Hughes in this matter, as he was on board at the time, and did his best to prevent the collision. Tho damage done to both vessels is not very great. During tho gale or, Tuesday tho schooner Volunteer, lying in Dampier Bay, par tedher chain, and came ashore on the beach. Assistance being promptly rendered by Captains Munro Clarke Green &c the vessel was safely beached, with only the loss of her false keel. -Times. LAST TRIP 03? THE CYPHRENES. Tho Otago Guardian received the following from a passenger by the Cyphrenes on her last trip from AA ellincton to Kandavau t — . , The mail steamer Cyphrenes had rather a curious passago on her last run up to Kandavau. She left Auckland on Tuesday, the 4th of August, and got clear of tho land by night. On Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday, the sea was quito calm, and tho weather fair and warm, oxcept that ram in soft warm showers fell continuously day and night, and a haze prevailed over the sky, thus preventing Captain Wood obtaining anything like an observation. The ship had consequently to be steered by dead reckoning entirely, making about ten knots an hour until the morning of Sunday, tho 9th August. On that day a tropical sky, without a cloud gave a splendid opportunity for an observation, which tho captain after being prevented for four days, was very glad to Bet But the result as taken at mid-day was rather surmising. It was then discovered that, owing either to currents or deviation in the compasses, and the not having been able to get observations tho Cyphrouos"had entirely passed the Island of Kandavau ana had got up within sight of some land far to the north-westward, which was seen by tho chart to bo tho Island of Oatulelo about rix milestone? The course which the ship was steering had boon supposed to be north by eight degrees •Sit but this must have been influenced in some way bv currents to have carried her so far out. As soon as So mistake was discovered, the steamer, which had been Sing for the land on the port side, under tho hnm-ession that it was Kandavau, was turned round, and steered back on her own course. The observation at noon showed the latitude wo were In to bo 18deg. Slrnta south;- the longitude by the chronometer,

177 deg. 2min. E—being thus about CO miles from Kan davau, in the wrong direction, or north-west of it. The course steered on turning the ship was south by 50deg. E. Had the island not been thus passed, the Cyphrenes would have been at Kandavau at midday on Sunday. As it was, she did not arrive off the island until Sunday night, of course coming round the wrong side to which she would otherwise have done, thus giving a fine view of Mount Washington. On arriving off Ngaloa Bay, the signals of the Cyphrenes were answered from the shore, where the usual beacons wore burning. It was_, howr ever, too late to attempt the difficult navigation of the harbor in the night, and we accordingly layoff • until the next morning, entering the bay early on Monday morning. Captain AVood had taken the greatest trouble to get right, but the bad weather, of course, prevented the usual observations being taken.

SHIP-BUILDING AT ATICKXAND. The following particulars of work in progress in the Auckland ship-building yards are given by the Southern Cross: — The ship-building yards of Auckland are all fully employed, and the vessels they send afloat are not to be surpassed in the Colonies. The Messrs. Niccol have three vessels on the stocks, all of large size, one of them being a fine steamer for the Bay of Islands trade, built to the order of the owners of the s.s. Rowcna. Messrs. Holmes Brothers have another new steamer nearly ready for launching, and intend her for the Coromandel trade. She will be of about 00 tons register, Messrs. Sims and Brown are constructing a large three-masted schooner, and we are informed that she is ordered by Messrs. AVatt Brothers, of Auckland and Napier. Messrs. Henderson and Spraggon will launch a large cutter in a few days, and commence another as soon as they have completed the one now building. Mr. Darrach, of Mahurangi, is building a schooner of about 100 tons for Captain Short, of Auckland, which will also be launched in a few weeks. In addition to these there are a number of vessels building on the coast, principally at Coromandel, Thames, AVangaroa, Mercury Bay, Tologa Bay. Messrs. Gouk and Co. havo undertaken the extensive repairs to the barque Ansdell, which arrived here dismasted at the beginning of the month.