SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4248, 31 October 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF "WELLINGTON 1 High Water, 8.50 a.m.; 9.16 r.ir, ARRIVED. October 30.—Dido, cutter, Shilling, from Waxrau. Lyttelton, p.s., 80 tons, Scott, from Flaxbourne. # Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Griffiths, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Copeland, child, and servant. Miss Armstrong, Mrs. Evans, Messrs. Cowell, Owen, Crowthers, Maddock, Beli, Armstrong, and Mr. and Mrs. Parker and child. Ladybird, s.s., 238 tons, Andrew, from the South. Passengers—Cabin: Miss Bean. Mrs. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Abbott and child, Mrs. Clapcott and family, Messrs. Tempenon, Rattray, Stevens, Pelklngton, Graif, Murphy. Stewart, Campbell, and 19 for North. Steerage : S. Anne Melhulsh, 300 tons, Davidson, from News.s., 4i tons. Butt, from Foxton. Pas-sengets-4. SAILED . October 30.—Viro, French war frigate, 1025 tons. Commander Jacquemart. for Lyttelton. Lyttelton, p.s., 86 tons, Scott, for Ilaxbourne. IMPORTS. Manawatu, from Wanganui: 5S kegs, 1 case, 1 from Lyttelton and Port Chalmers: 3 qrcasks, 45 cases. ICO boxes, 200 coils wire, 54 bdls, 2 hf-brls, 5 demijohns whisky, 1 bale, 2 hhds. 2 casks, 1 rack, IS bags, and a quantity of cargo for Napier and Wanganui. , „ Lyttelton, from Flaxbourne: 245 bales wool, 3 cases, 1 swag, 1 wheel, 1 lever. Napier, from Foxton: 90 kits potatoes, 40 hides, 50 posts. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, London,— Panthea, Langstono, to sail June 20 ; Hlndostan, July 15; Wanganui, July 25; Star of India and Hourah, sailed August 25; Ruth, sailed from Deal July 24; Carnatic, Jungfrau, E. P. Bouverio. and Soukar. New York, —Sunlight, barque, to sail 10th August. Northern Ports.— Phoebe, s.s., Ist November. Wanganui. —Stormbird, s.s., 2nd November. Melbourne, via the West Coast. —Alhambra, s.s., 2nd November. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London.— Halcione, early in November. Melbourne, via the South.— Alhambra, s.s., 2nd November. Melbourne, via the West Coast. —Otago, s.s., 14th November. Northern Ports.—Ladybird, s.s., this day;. Foxton, —Manawatu, p.s., this day; Napier, s.s. 2nd November. Wanganui.—Stormbird, this day. Hokitika. —Waipara, a.s., this day. San- Francisco. —Cartvale, 4th November, Southern Ports. —Phoebe, s.s., 2nd November. BY TELEGRAPH. THE BLUFF, Friday, The s.s. Eosby is passing in, bound from Sydney to Dunedin. Sailed.— Conflict for San Francisco; Sarah Pile, on a whaling cruise. AUCKLAND. Friday. Arrived. —Wellington from the South, with the mail for San Francisco. Sailed,— Go-Ahead for Wanganui, About five o’clock yesterday afternoon a telegram was forwarded from the outer signal station to the following effect: —“The Anne Melluush is aground near the Pinnacle Rock, B. M. Sawyer.” Captain Holliday being at the Quarantine Station at Somes Island, the telegram was opened by the Customs authorities, and measures immediately taken to render the distressed vessel assistance, Messrs. Hunter and Turnbull, agents for the companies in whose offices the vessel Is insured, agreed with the N.Z.S.S. Company’s agent to despatch their steamer Ladybird with all speed to render any help that might be required. Mr. Ledger gave instructions to Captain Andrew to get up steam at once, and proceed to the scene. We understand that the N.Z.S.S. Company was to receive £IOO for towing the vessel into port, and £2OO if any extra assistance was given. Considerable uneasiness was felt for the safety of the vessel and crew, and it was no little relief to the anxious ones on shore when they saw the flags run up at Mount Victoria, announcing that the barque had *‘got off.” The Ladybird on steaming alongside offered to tow the Anne Melhuish in, but the captain refused to accept any assistance, and the steamer returned to p^rt. The p.s. Lyttelton, Captain Scott, arrived in harbor at 4 a.m. yesterday, with 245 bales of wool from Messrs. Clifford and Weld’s Flaxbourne station, for the Halcione. She left Wellington on Tuesday last. Captain Scott hod been requested by the Harbor Master to go in search of the vessel signalled to be the Enterprise, in distress. The weather was fine when the Lyttelton left, with a moderate breeze from the N.W. On rounding Point Halswell, the wind increased, and by the time the lighthouse was reached, it blew very heavily. The coast was exexamined carefully as far as Baring Head, but nothing could be seen of the Enterprise, which had got safely to sea. At this time the wind had increased to a strong gale, and an attempt was made to land Mr. Waters at the Pilot Station ; but the little steamer was unable to make headway against the heavy sea that was running. She was therefore kept head to wind, and drifted across Cook’s Strait to Flaxbourne, where she arrived at 8 o’clock the following morning. She commenced to load wool at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, and completed at 1 p.m. on Thursday, at which time she left for Wellington, arriving as above. The Lytteltonsailed again for Flaxbourne at 8.30 p.m., and will probably return to Wellington on Sunday, and sails for Blenheim on Monday; evening. The s s. Ladybird, Captain Andrew, which arrived yesterday soon after noon, reports having left Port Chalmers for Lyttelton on the 27th at 4 p.m., and , arrived at L3O p.m. on the 28th; sailed again for Wellington at 4.15 'p.m. on the 29th, and arrived as above. Experienced fine weather to Cape Campbell, and from thence till arrival in Wellington had a strong N.W. gale. The Ladybird sails to-day at noon for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau. TheGartvale will finish loading to-day at noon, proceeding immediately to take in ballast for her run to San Francisco. She will sail about the middle of the ensuing week. The Napier sails for Foxton on Monday. The schooner Falcon is now on Coffey's slip being coppered and receiving a thorough overhaul. She will come off in a fortnight hence. The departure of the s.s. Waipara, was advertised to sail last evening at 7 p.m. for Hokitika, has been postponed till this evening at the same hour.

The Stormbird sails this evening at 7 p.m. for Wanganui with a full general cargo. The p.s. Manawatu arrived in harbor at 3 p.m, yesterday, having left Wanganniat 1.30 a.m., and arrived as above. She experienced fine weather till off Sinclair Head, and from thence till entering the Heads had to contend with a strong N. W. gale. , The 3,3. Phcebe is expected to -arrive here to-mor-iow forenoon from the Northern ports, and sails again on Monday at 4 p.m. for the South. The p.s. Manawatu will leave the wharf to-day for Somes Island at 2 p.m. There she vrfll embark the Feiiding immigrants for Foxton, and proceed at once to mat pori. The Napier, Captain Butt, arrived in harbor, from Foxton, last night, at 10.30 p.m. She reports leaving Foxton at noon yesterday, and having experienced strong westerly winds. The Mary Ellen, lying at the wharf in Foxton, commenced loading sleepers yesterday, being the first that had come down from Palmerston for some weeks pa rhe Anne Melhnish, Captain Davidson, arrived in harbor last night at 8 p.m. She reports leaving Newcastle on the 19th Inst, at 2 p.m., with the wind blowing from the E.N.E. The next day the wind veered to N E and continued from that direction till making laud'off Cape Farewell on the 29th. The wind then changed more to the northward, till making the Heads, shortly after daylight yesterday morning. In beating In the Heads, and when abreast of Steeple Bock the barque bung a little while in stays, which caused the signalman to report her to be apparently in danger. The wind then favoring, the barque at once shot ahead dear of all danger, and made Point Halswell just as the Ladybird was rounding it. The steamer came up on the lee aide, and In so doing carried away the mizen boom of the -Anno Melhnish. The Anne Melhnish has made the passage in eleven days. We are indebted to Captain Davidson for flies of Newcastle papers, and a late copy of the Sydney Mail. Arrival of the C. L. Taylor.—This vessel arrived in harbor yesterday. She Is a very long vessel, a barquentine, and was built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard for a gun-boat, her name being originally the Wainnna, in 1802. She was the first vessel that passed the ports at New Orleans when that place was taken, and lost twenty-seven men in the action, and when her planking was stripped off five tons of icad and iron were taken out. She is terribly lumbered up with timber. It is decidedly the finest cargo that has ever reached this port from America. It is all Oregon pine, and some of it is 16 x 10 and 105 feet long, and 18 x 18 and 98 feet, exceptional lengths. She has had a very rough passage, and looks much knocked about. Her captain reports that he left Burrard’s Inlet, British Columbia, on the 21st of September; sighted Altucaki Island on the 27th. and on the Ist October crossed the 30th degree of South latitude, in longitude 173 west, forty days. From thence to port had strong W, and S. w gales. Sighted first land East Cape on October 18th.—Canterbury Frest, October 29. The Whaling Barque Chance.— The whaling barque Chance, 285 tons, Gilroy, arrived off Otago Heads on Saturday, and was towed into harbor yesterday afternoon by the Geelong. The barque comes here through having lost botli her anchors while on her cruise at the Macquarie Island. She left the Bluff on the 13th September, and made a direct course for the Macquaries, with light easterly winds, reached her destination on the 23rd and came to an anchor on the 24th. On the 25th tho wind came on rather strong, and she parted one of her chains, but swung to tho other anchor, and commenced that day to land material for tho erection of a station and provisions. They succeeded in working without interruption until the 28th, by which time the shore party bad their affairs in pretty good order. On this day tho wind set In with great severity from the S.W., and the barque had to stand to sea, having been compelled to slip her cable. Jzighteen men were left ashore with six months' provisions, and the barque put to sea short-handed. After knocking about in the weather for eight days, she again succeeded in fetching the anchorage, but having no anchor aboard, she was forced to endeavor to pick up the one which was slipped on clearing out. She succeeded in picking up the bnoy, but while working with It the buoy-line broke, and the anchor and chain wore thus lost in about twenty-five fathoms of water. The vessel, having no means of coming to an anchorage, was then forced to stand off for the mainland tho same day. Passed the Auckland Islands on tho oth, the Snares on the 10th, and tho Bolander on the morning of tho 11th, and the same evening tried to put into Port William, but tho weather was too rough to vonture In without an anchor, and she stood off. On the 12th, the wind was very strong, with a high sea, ono of which was shipped, and carried away ono of her boats from the davits with all her gear. I’or several days she kept knocking about off Bluff Harbor, but dared not go in without anchors with such severe weather,

and at last she boro up for Port Chalmers, and arrived as above. She has two anchors lying in Dunedin. From the encouragement received, she expects to be back in the course of about six weeks, with 100 tuns of oil. —Otago Guardian, October 20. L . Arrival op the Chile.— The Chile, Captain Atchieson, with 220 passengers, equal to 1801-adults, left Gravesend on the 22nd July, and dropped anchor, in the Outer Roadstead at 3 p.m. yesterday, the passage having occupied ninety-six days. The ship was boarded when some distance up the bay by tho.llealtn Officer and Immigration Commissioners, who found all the passengers in good health, and their report of the treatment they had received during the passage satisfactory. Four deaths had taken place on board, three being young children (one of whom died shortly after being born on board), and the fourth a married woman, who had suffered severely from sea-sickness. The Chile will be towed into harbor this morning, and the immigrants landed as early as possible and sent to the depot. The men are of a very useful class. The Chile has a good deal of railway material for Nelson. A great deal of bad weather was experienced, but, all things considered, the health of the passengers was remarkably good.—Nelson Colonist , Oct. 27. The Governor Musgrave, Steamer. The Governor Musgrave took her departure from Port Jackson on 26fch ultimo for Port Adelaide. The construction of this fine vessel affords another illustration of the capability of the engineering establishments of New South Wales. She has been built to the order of the South Australian Government for general outporb services, from the designs of Captain Ferguson, harbor-master of that colony, who has come over from Adelaide to take delivery from the builders, and navigate her to the waters whore she will find her sphere of operations. The Governor Musgrave was built at Waterview Bay by Wort’s Dock and Engineering Company. She is of ICS tons gross measurement, and CO horse-power. Her draught forward is 8 feet 6 inches, and aft 10 feet 0 inches. She is fitted for her special work with Hatfield’s patent windlass for lifting heavy mocring chains. She is built in five water-tight compartments, and is fitted with Downton s pumps. She possesses a nice roomy litllo cabin, which can make up ten berths, besides a convenient ladies cabin.— Sydney Morning Herald.