SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 6863, 20 April 1883, Page 7

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL OF THE KILMENY. Messrs Shaw. Savill, and Co’s barque Kilmeny, 702 tons, Captain Royan, arrived in port from London at opm on Monday. She left the Last India Docks on the 15th December, but had to anchor in the river two hours later owing to a heavy fog. Proceeded the following morning to Green Hythe, where she adjusted compasses. Started again at noon the same day, took the pilot aboard at Gravesend the same day, ami discharged him off Dover on the 17tb, casting off the tug the same evening off’ Dnngeness. From thence experienced light variable winds and thick weather till off Start Point on the 21st. After that she had nothing but a rapid succession of heavy gales, changing from SW to NW until the 10th January, when the weather moderated. Occasionally the wind blew with terrific violence, a very high sea running the whole of the time. A large number of ships were passed which had lost some of their yards or sustained other damage. The Kilmeny, however, lost nothing except one or two sails. Passed Madeira on the 12th January, and fell in with very light NE trades on the Kith in lat 20 N and long 22 W. They gradually drew into the SE trades, which also proved light. Crossed the Equator on tho 2l)th, sighted Trinidad on 7th February, and lost tho trades in lat 2S Sand long 27 W. Tristan d’Acunha was passed on the 22nd, but not sighted. Prom thence had a continuance of exceedingly light weather all the way to tile Cape, which was rounded on the evening of the Oth March. On the 7th a very heavy SE gale sprang up, which lasted two days. Thence had moderate weather till the 27th. on which day a perfect hurricane was experienced,which lasted for twelve hours, and brought a tremendous sea. Tho easting was made chiefly on the 40th parallel, the most southern point reached being lat 48. The wind afterwards continuing northerly. Captain lloyan determined upon coming south about. Tho Snares were sighted at 4 pm on the 11th of April. From thence had continual rain, with the wind changing from NE to SE till making Cape Saunders at 3 pm on the 14th, when a strong southerly windsprang up, bringing with it heavy rain. Akaroa light was pissed at 4 am on the 15th, the wind then increasing, and bringing a heavy sea. Passed Cape Campbell at 1 pm Monday ; made tho Heads at 4 pm, and was boarded by Pilot Holmes at 4.30 pm, who brought her in us above. The voyage, it will be seen, has been a very protracted one ; but its great length is accounted for by tho very remarkable weather which was encountered. The Kilmeny brings a full general cargo and several passengers, who have arrived in excellent health. Captain lloyan reports that on tho Ilth February, in lat. 2Gdeg 4Utnm S and long 28<lcg 33 min W. he spoke the barque Rugby Hall, from London to Lyttelton, 57 days out, with a number of passengers. She had met with very heavy weatner, and had lost several of her sails and yards, but sustained no other damage. She wished to be reported. The two vessels kept together for a fortnight.

We learn that the Patea Steamship Company’s new steamer Waverley will arrive in Wellington, in command of Captain Gibbons, at the end of the month, and that she will immediately take up the Patea trade. Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co will be her agents. Mr Hackworth, Collector of Customs, will probably ask Captain Gray, of the Government steamer Stella, to call at the Snares, to ascertain if there is any truth in the statement about the schooner Hawk, as contained in the bottle which came ashore at the Ocean Beach on Saturday.