SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4221, 30 September 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON Hiaii Watke. 7.10 A.M.; 7.34 P.M. S.VILZ-". o ___,.„-„ on—Kangati.;', s.s., ISS tons. Lloyd, for Napier" * Kafseng7rs-Cabin: Mrs Welsh, Judge Westc-A, Br. Bligh. Messrs. Waters, Guk Pntchard, Henry, Paul, Carlisc, anil Buchanan. Steerage: b. It. S. Ledger, agent. ' - Star of the South, 175 tons, FaTquhar, for Lyttclton. Passenger—Mr. Gilbert. W. Bishop, agent. Phcetie, s.s., 416 tons. Worsp. for Northern ports. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Riddiford. Mr and Mrs. Bunters, Messrs. Mackuno, Pickett, Litchfield, Rein, and two Natives. Steerage: 3. It. S. Ledger, agent. Manawatu, p. 5., 103 tons, Griffiths, for \\ anganui. Passengers—Steerage : 2. E. S. Ledger, agent. EXPORTS. Kangatka, to Napier: 21 qr-casks, 100 cases, 11 bales, 129 pkgs, 900 sashweights, 12 bars iron, 30 kegs, 150 sacks, 50 poles. 7 barrels. 17 drums.- i cas.is. U boxes, 1 roller, quantity scrap iron, 3 bdls, 15 Haltchests, 61 mats, 1 truss, 25 Lincoln sheep, 0 axle arms, 4 pels, 1 portmanteau, 1 carpet bag. Btar of the South, to Lyttelton : 5 qr-casks, 2 boxes, 5 cases, 37 bales. To Dnnodin : 12 cases, 10 qr-trnsses. ~ Phtebe, to Picton: 10 pkgs, 2 cases, 1 keg. 10 halfchests, 1 coil rone, 20 bags, 1 cramp. To Nelson : 12 plates iron, 1 bill, 1 cases, 1 truss, 5 pkgs. 2 bales, 1 cask, 4 kegs. To New Plymouth : 1 case, 2 trussos, 2 sets wheels and axles. 1 pel. Manawatu. to Wanganui: 77 cases, 54 pkgs. 57 kegs, 2 half-barrels, 7 barrels, 1 bale. IS grindstones, 12 ca3ks. 2 drums, 9 bdls, 4 pels. 3. tank 3 and covers, o boxes, 2 trusses, 1 sewing machine. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Nor.TMKusPoKTs.—Wellington, s.s., 7th prox. Losdojt.—Halcione, early in November. Sak Francisco.—St. Leonards, this day. Bluff.—Record, early. Castlepoiot.—Aurora, this day. Southern Ports.—Ladybird, s.s., 3rd prox. Wasoasoi.—Stormbird. s.s., this day. roxros.— Napier, s.s., this day. Melbouexe, via the West Coast. —Albion, Ist prox.

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LYTTELTON. September 29.—Arrived, 1.5 p.m.: Taranaki, from Wellington. Sailed : Taranaki, for the South, at 5. ■'.:, p.m.: Heroford and Brunette, for San Francisco; and John Knox, for Sydney. POUT CHALMERS. September 20.—Arrived, 5.30 a.m.: Tarania, from Lyttelton. . , ~ The Albion could not get away last nigut; the weather was too heavy. She sails at 1 p.m. to-day. Captain Kennedy takes command of the s.s. Easby. The brig Thomas and Henry, and schooner Marion, have arrived from Kaipara. PORT OF HOBABT TOWN. ARKIVAL3. . September o.—Malay, barque, 32S tons, Captain G. ! Davies, from Wellington, N.Z., August 21, in ballast. Passengers—Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Lawson and five Free Trader, barque, 20G tons, Captain E. T. Miles, from Wellington, N.Z., 20th August, in ballast. SAILINGS. September 9.—Sea Shell, for Lyttelton. September 10.—Clematis, brig, for Oamaru, via Port Esperance. The barque Malay, eight days from Hobart Town, was at the Heads yesterday evening, and would probably come up during the night with the change of wind that took place. The departure of the Stormbird for TV anganui was postponed from yesterday evening to tlu's afternoon. During the gale on Monday night the schooner Marion dragged her anchors,-and between two and three o'clock yesterday morning got ashore on Te Aro beach, without, however, sustaining any damage. With the rise of the tide she - was hauled off, and, about noon got alongside the hulk where she lay comfortably. The Fairlie, for Dnnedin, with a cargo of 156,1321b5.. of tea, is reported to have sailed from China between the Ist and the 14th of August last. The s.s. Golooxba.—This vessel, which brought the last Suez mail to Melbourne, was launched in 1563 from the building yard of the Thames Iron Ship Euilding Company, and in appearance and equipment resembles the Baroda. She measures in length 314 ft., in beam 3Sft., and her depth of hold is 26ft., giving her a register of 1909 tons. She is propelled by direct acting engines of 400 horse-power nominal, having inverted cylinders, and she can steam very fast. . The engines were made at the establishment.of Messrs. Humphreys and Tennant, London. Murdeb At ApiT.—From a private letter received by the French war steamer Cher, we (Sydney Morning Herald) learn that the schooner Zephyr, commanded bv Captain Dawson, was attacked by the Natives of A'pii, one of the Navigator Islands. Captain Dawson's second son, aged seventeen years, and one of -the crew, were murdered, and the captain narrowly escaped with his life. The mate of another small vessel was also killed at the same island. He was quite a yonng man, and had only recently been married to a lady at Adelaide. Soictpb at Sea.—Particulars of a suicide at sea were given in the Sydney Morning Herald of the 10th inst.:—"The brig Neptune, which arrived yesterday from Mauritius, sailed on the 4th of July in, command of Captain Downer. On the 11th the captain, who had for three days previous exhibited signs of insanity, was seen to jump overboard. A life-buoy was instantlv thrown to him, of which he appeared to take no notice, when a boat was promptly manned and lowered, the crew succeeding in picking Captain Downer up in a very exhausted state, and conveying him on board ; but the exertions of his shipmates were unable to restore him, and he shortly after expired. The chief officer, Mr. Anderson, under the circumstances, determined to return to Port Louis, where the brig arrived on tho 17th July, the body of Captain Downer being conveyed ashore and buried the following day." Dkath ts the Strait.—The Star of the Sea arrived at Havelock on Wednesday last in the care of her owner, Captain Smith, and she is allowed on all hands to be a really handsome vessel. She came via Nelson, and while rounding Stephens' Island an accident occurred -which proved fatal to one of the crew, and nearly so to another.. It appears that on rounding the island the lashing of the forestaysail hause gave way, and striking two of the crew, knocked them into the sea. The vessel was at once brought np to the wind, a boat lowered with the utmost despatch, and ona of the unfortunate men was picked up; but the other, who was an excellent swimmer, went down just after the boat was lowered.an operation which took a few moments, as the vessel was running with a fair wind at about seven knots. The deceased was a young man of about twenty-one years, and a native of one of the western isles.—Marlborough Express, September 23. Adventures asd Narrow Escape Toe Two Sea t men IN Honsos's Bat.—The master of the cutter Ben Bolt, of Melbourne, sends 113 the following account of the loss of his vessel:—" The vessel left Sohnapper Point for Melbourne on Saturday morning, the sth.inst., at C o'clock, with a Jight.breoze. At. 9 p.m. it blew a gale, and she was unable to stand under canvas, and was drifting throughout the night along the beach. At G o'clock Sunday, morning, two miles to seaward, off Frankston, I tried to run hack to Schnapper Point. At 10 a.m. I was -washed'overboard. Tho mate jumped from the tiller to save me, and I got hold of the bulwark, and was saved. When the mate left the tiller to save me tho sea broke over the vessel, so that she was completely under water. On recovering myself I broke her bulwarks-when she rose above water. At half-past ten. shipped another, sea, when the timber shifted and jammed the mate to the deck. I extricated him from his perilous' position, by throwing the timber overboard. The nearestpoint she could fetch was St. David'3 Bay, and I told the mate the best thing we could do was to jump over- : board and save our. lives. I then let go the anchor and fifty fathoms chain. She then rode out thegalo" until eleven o'clock. At half-past eleven it came on stronger, and she struck the ground,. We. then.both jumped overboard and swam for our lives, and by the assistance of the Frankston people were enabled to reach the shore. But for tho kindness of Mr. Heffernan and others there, I do not think we should have survived. I was badly hurt la my legs."—Melbourne Argus. _ „, The -Malay at Hobaf.t Totvk. Tho barque Malay, Captain G. Daviea, from Wellington, Now. Zealand, 21st ultimo, in ballast, came In yesterday. Captain a Davwareports that he sailed from Wellington on above date, with westerly winds, which continued until the night of 22nd. Had then wind from, the S.W., which continued until 23rd. Then experienced strong easterly gale until off Capo Farewell, and had then strong winds from the north-west and southward. Passed Cape Pillar at 6 p.m. om3rd inst., Mr. Pilot Hurbnrgh boarded the vessel, then off Betsy's Island, at 7 a.m. on Saturday, the wind then north-westerly, and weather squally. The vessel, not gaining ground,' was brought up off Bull Bay at 3 p.m. same day. At 10 a.m. yesterdays the wind-veering to the westward, the barque again got under way, anchoring, in the cove at 4 p.m. She is consigned to Mr. H. B. Evans. The barque was built at Dundee, and has beon purchased by Messrs. Beck and Tonks, of Wellington.— Hobart I'own Tribune; Tub Freetrader.—The Freetrader, barque, Cap; tain E. T. Miles, from Wellington, 20th ult., has arrived. Captain Miles reports that he left Wellington on tho evening of tho 20th ult., with a heavy N.W. gale. Kan across the Strait, and brought up in Cloudy Bay. Sailed again on the 22nd, with a moderate westerly wind. At noon of tho 23rd, passed Cape Farewell. Had then strong N.E. breezes, which lasted for twenty-four hours. Thence had heavy S.W. and N.W. gales to the land, with a tremendous sea, the barometer falling to 2S'BO. Made the land on Friday morning with a strong northerly wlud. Anchored off Bull Bay on Saturday night, and brought up In the cove at half-past 4 p.m. yesterday.—lMd, Wreck or the Wave Qujsew.—Tho Militant correspondent of tho Jlonler Watch, S.A., sends the following account of the wreck of this vessel: —"The barque Wave Queen, Captain Heslop, with a cargo of flour from Adelaide to Sydney, called in at Itivoli Bay South to fIU up with wheat. After shipping about 600 bags, the weather became so stormy that further shipment could not take placo. The gale blowing on Saturday increased during Sunday and during the Sunday afternoon her cable parted, and she dragged her small anchor till she drifted on to tho land at a distance of about two miles from the jetty. Through the straining she filled with water, and became perfectly helpless. As sho now lies ihe appears as if in dock, so firmly Is she wedged Into the sand. She has settled down considerably, and If fine weather should continue there is a prospect of unloading her with.ease, she being within about 200 yards of the shore. Captain Heslop states that he Is perfectly certain If moorings had been laid down his ship would havo ridden out the gale with perfect safety, and that not having these is the sole cause of the disaster. Every assistance has beon rendered to him, and the work of dismantling her Is ripidly proceeding. When she struck anarrow escape from drowning was experienced by three of tho crew. It seems that a dingy was launched, into which three of thern jumped, but the rollers took the dingy clear of the vessel beforo tho men had time to got command of her. Tho boat was speedily upset, and the men '-•ui;to battle for bare life. JUna of them would cer-

tainly have been lost but for the bravery of one of the spectators, Charles Sideburgh, who, at the risk of his life, rushed in and caught the man as he was being carried out by tho surf. The Captain and the rest of tho crew stayed on board until Monday morning, although the'water was up to tho vessel's decks. If a heavy gale should occur, the ship will speedily break up ; if fine weather prevail, she may yet float." PAYING WITH THE TOPSAIL SHEET. The water-police, says the Melbourne Argus, met with a very firm and unexpected resistance when endeavoring to execute a warrant on board the American ship Arcturus (bound for San Francisco) on Monday night, '"hat day the Sandridge Bench issued a warrant of commitment against E. L. Aires, the chief officer of the ship, at the instance of a local trades- : man, and it being known that the vessel was ready for sea, the police at about ten o'clock at night went off to the ship, which was lying in the stream. After some difficulty senior-constable Minto and three men got on deck, and the officer acquainted the captain with the object of the visit. The mate declined to accompany the police, and consequently the latter proceeded to forcibly remove him. The captain called his crow aft, and ordered them to expel the police. The visit was evidently expected, for a whip had been run up to the yardarm, and one of those inconvenient supports known as a " boatswain's chair" was in readiness. The mate was rescued, and then, one after another, the three policemen were slung over the sido by means of the; whip, and landed in their boat, the senior-constable discreetly accepting the alternative of walking down the ladder in preference to reaching the boat with the agency of the "chair." The police crew came ashore, and the authorities placed themselves in communication with the American consul, the captain having informed the senior-constable that he was acting under Mr. Adamson's advice in offering resistance. The pilot board issued instructions that no pilot should take ch&rgo of the Arcturus, but the captain endeavored to get away without professional assistance. He first got his ship on the St. Kilda bank, and aftor getting two or three miles down the bay he brought up. in the afternoon, Sonior-constable Whitcher and a water police crew again went down to the ship, taking to the captain a letter from the American consul. This having been presented, the chief mate was surrendered. Aires made no further objection to accompany the police, and asserted that in resisting on tho previous night lie was carrying out the injunctions of tho captain and the consul. The mate was brought ashore and lodged in the Williamstown lock-up preparatory to being sent on to the Melbourne Gaol, as he had not the means of satisfying the demand in respect to which the warrant was issued.—[Next day the captain paid the money, and the ship was allowed to go to sea. J