SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4278, 5 December 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF "WELLINGTON llicm Wateb, 1.39 a.m. ; 2.1 r.M. ARRIVED. December 4.— Rangatira, s.s., 180 tons, Lloyd, from Castle Point, Napier, and Poverty Bay. 1 nssongcrs . Cabin-Mrs. Bcndall, Misses Holliday and Allen. Messrs. Sidoy, Stevens, Davis, Smith, Hill, ana Secular.

SAILED.' December 3.— Hannah Barratt, schooner, 53 tons, Renner, for Wanganui. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Lonbox.—Avalanche, Hindostan, Langstane, Carnatic, Jungfrau, Berar, Humboldt, Avalanche, and City of Vienna, New Youk.—Sunlight, barque Geoorapue Bay.— Grace Darling. Hobarton.— Malay, barque. Pout Chalmers. —Jessie Headman, ship, early. Northern Ports.— Taranaki, s.s., 7th inst. Southern Ports. —Wellington, s.s., 7th inst. Melbourne, via the West Coast. Claud Hamilton, s.s,, 15th Inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES: London.—Adamant, in December; Jessie Headman, early: Howrah, in January.. . Southern Ports. —Wellington, 5.3., 7th inst. Melbourne, via the South.—Claud Hamilton, 3.3., 16th inst. Napier.—Hangatira, s.s., 7th. BY TELEGRAPH. PORT CHALMERS, Friday. Arrived.— Barquo Glimpse, from Newcastle. Sailed.—Alhambra, for the Bluff ; Wellington, for Lyttelton. BLUFF, Friday. The s.s. Easby is passing, bound for Dunedin, from Newcastle. The schooner Cynthia, on discharge o! inward cargo of timber, will load rails for Wairau, The s.s. Hangatira. Captain Lloyd, arrived in harbor at one o’clock yesterday morning. She left Napier at 11.30 p.m. on Wednesday. Experienced light easterly breeze to Cape Palliser; from thence till arrival strong head wind and sea, She reports passing the schooner Aurora off Capo Turnagain, and the schooner Unity at anchor off White rock on Thursday. Mail Steamer in a Gale.—The Cape Standard and Mail of the 15th August publishes the subjoined extracts from the log of-the Union. Company's coasting steamer Zulu, describing a terrific gale she encountered on the passage from East London to Natal, attended with the loss of three lives:—“The Zulu left East London at noon on the IGth July, with a strong increasing breeze from W.S.W. She made all sail, and proceeded at the rate of 12£ knots as far as St. John's River, off which place she arrived by 10,30 p.m, on the same day. By midnight there was a hard gale from W. to S.W., the weather clouding oyer, and the barometer falling. The sea had also risen fast and become confused, and there being imminent danger of the ship being pooped, the commander deemed it unadvisable to run longer. The square sails were accordingly taken in, and after great difficulty were secured. The main trysail was close reefed and set, the ship hove-to on her starboard tack, and the engine made to go easy a-head. About two the rain began to fall In torrents, and the squalls increased in violence. At eight a.m. on the 17th, while the tackles on the port cutter (Clifford’s patent) were being hooked, a tremendous sea struck the ship, carrying away the cutter, davits, spars, and four hands—George Pearson, quarter-master; Steward Harrison, quarter-master; George Hutchins, A. 8.; Thomas Grant, O.S. All means to rescue them were used, but they were all, with the exception of George Pearson, unfortunately drowned. At 8.30 a.m. the steamer was set on again dead slow ahead. At 10 a. m. Mr. Lo Sueur, the third officer, fell from the fore rigging upon deck, and, besides breaking his leg, has sustained, it is feared, severe injury. It was impossible, having no medical aid, to do more than protect him as much as possible from the effects of the heavy rolling and lurching o! the ship. The wind during the whole of the 17th and the morning of the 18th continued with unabated violence accompanied with vivid lightning, loud thunder, and incessant torrents of rain, and a tremendously high, confused sea. The ship lay to remarkably well, but occasionally large quantities of water fell on board; and, notwithstanding the hatches had all been carefully battened down, it is to be feared much water must have found its way below among the cargo. At 6 a.m. on the 18th the fore derrick broke adrift from its lashings and stove in the port lifeboat. About noon the squalls became less furious, the rain and lightning ceased, the weather generally began to improve, and by 10 p.m. the commander considered it safe to run the ship before the wind, which had from the commencement of the gale been blowing steadily from the W. to W.S.W. and S.W. The ship was accordingly headed to the N.E., the engines put on full-speed, and by noon on the 20th the ship was about twelve miles to the E.N.E. of the North Sand Bluff, arriving in Natal Hoads at 0.30 p.m. of the same day.”