SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 7222, 18 July 1884, Page 8

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE HUDSON. The barque Hudson, Captain E. Thomas, consigned to Messrs Turnbull and Co, arrived In port at 10 am on Monday, Captain Thomas reports as follows She left the E.I. Dock March 10, Gravesend on the 11th, and sailed from the Downs on the 14th, Southerly winds prevailed down the Channel, which was cleared on the 17th, after which a hard NW gale was contended with... She passed 140 miles west of Maderia on March 2S, got the NE Trades in SOdeg N, and lost them in 3deg N; wind, light and unsteady, with fine weather throughout. After passing through 7deg of doldrums, the SE Trades commenced in 4deg S. She crossed the Equator in long2Cdeg W, twenty-six days from the Downs, and lost the SE Trades in SOdeg S. Crossed the meridian of Greenwich May 11, fifty-four days out, and moderate winds prevailed from the Trades to SOdeg E long, and lat 47deg S, when hard gales from NW to SW, with tremendous high seas, were encountered to 120 deg E. The wind then hauled round southerly and SB to ENE, lasting seventeen days. Then northerly winds prevailed, the ship just managing lo weather the Auckland Islands, which were made at noon on the 23rd June. Fresh breezes from NW to W were experienced to Cape Saunders, then high variable winds and calms in to port, into which she came on Monday morning, taking Pilot Holmes on board inside the harbor. She anchored off the Railway Wharf, and will be berthed at the Queen’s Wharf as soon as the weather moderates. Captain Thomas reports having spoken the following vessels on the voyage :—Zoe, barque, from Shields, paraiso,' on March 29, in lat 29deg .OGmin N, iong22cleg 48min W ; Harrington, barque, from Flushing, for Sawarang, on March 31, in lab 26deg 3lmin N, long 23deg 55min W; and Foyle, ship, from Liverpool, for Calcutta, on April 19, in lat 12deg 18mia S, long SOdeg 20min W, ARRIVAL OF THE MERCIA, The New Zealand Shipping Company’s chartered barque Mercia, 751 tons, Captain Mosey, arrived off the Heads on Saturday night, but was then hove-to, and drifted to leeward. This caused a delay through the loss of Sunday morning’s tide, and in consequence Assistant Pilot Shilling did not board her until 10.30 am. She then hove-to for the afternoon tide, took the Narrows at 3.30 pm, and anchored in the outer anchorage at 8.30 pm. She has been 94 days out, and Captain Mosey, who, it is needless to say, brings his vessel into port in the usual trim and neat condition, says this was the worst voyage for wet weather of all the nine trips he has made to this part of the world, the crew never having been without their oilskins while on deck for five continuous weeks. The Mercia left the South-West India Dock on the 25th of March, and was off the Downs at 6 am on the following day, when the pilot left the vessel. Down Channel fresh easterly gales, with thick, dirty weather, was experienced, the Lizard being passed at 7 pm on the 27th ; thence she had NE winds until lat 39deg N and long lodeg W, when the wind changed to the west, causing her to pass to the eastward of Madeira. On April 4, nine days out, the peak of Teneriffe came in sight, at a distance of 50 miles, at sunrise ; the sight was a scene of awful grandeur, light clouds of vapor flying past it with lightniug speed, and after it had cleared away leaving to view the beautiful snow-clad mountain 12,176 ft high, which kept clear for four hours, and then as the ship stood to the westward, gradually disappeared. At noon the island of Palma bore SW, and a fresh southerly gale arose for a few hours. The NE Trades were met with in 2(3deg 40min N, and 19deg ISminW on April 7, and proved light; they were lost in lat 2Jeg N. St Antonio was passed on April 17. Light variable winds with torrents of rain and squalls were then experienced to 7deg S, where the SE Trades were picked up on April 27, the Line having been passed when 27 days out. The SE trades were brisk for three days, then light up to lat 19deg

12uiin S, and long 29deg 2"mi:i W. On May 3 the island of Trinidad was righted. Captain Mosey states that from loving the SE trade* to sighting .Stephens Island the wind veered from NW to NE and E, with strong gales and torrents of rain, he having obtained during one part of the voyage no sights for nine days, and when observations were got the ship was found to be in 53d eg S, with alow glass and a high temperature. 'Die meridian of the Cape was passed in lat Hdeg Son May 21st, in the midst of a heavy gale, the glass being down at 20.05 indies. On May 27th, in hit lldog 2*l min S and long iOdog 16 min E, the lights of a steamer, supposed to be the Doric, were sighted at 2 :un, and the breeze increasing, the Mercia passed her. The distance run on that day was 315 miles. The meridian of Capo Leenwin was passed on Juno 12th, in lat IS deg 36 min S, and the meridian of South Cape, Tasmania, nine days later. The first land, Stephen’s Island, was made on Saturday at 2 pin, and thick weather was experienced through the Straits. The Brothers light was passed at 9 30 pin, and the vessel arrived at Peucarrow Head as above. Besides 400 tons of cement for Oumaru, the Mercia brings a general cargo for Wellington, hut no passengers. ARRIVAL OF THE BOMBAY. Captain Holloway, of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s ss Bombay, reports as follows :—She left Deal at 3 pm on Saturday, 20th April, and crossed the Equator on tho thirteenth day out, in lldeg long W. Tho meridian of the Capo of Good Hope was passed on the 21st south, and the easting was run parallel of -14de‘g 30min south. The meridian of Cape Lemvin was passed on tho 7th April ; from thence strong south-east to east winds were encountered to Tasmania, the South Cape being sighted at 8 am on June 13, four miles distant; thence she experienced strong gales from SE to ENE to Capo Farewell, wlrch was abeam on the ISth, at 2 pm. She experienced a strong gale through Cook Strait and thick weather ; sighted Baring Head at 1 pm on June 20, and anchored in the harbor at 2.30 pin. The whole of tho passengers speak in the very highest terms of Captain Holloway and the officers of the ship, and testimonials from the different classes were presented to the captain and surgeon. The staff of officers is the same as before, but a new surgeon, Dr M. Butler, comes out in her. A remarkable feature in connection with the passage of the Bombay is that she steamed all the way. 54 days, without calling at any intermediate port, not even at Plymouth, a feat, we believe, now accomplished for the first time. Immediately after her arrival she was boarded by the harbormaster and Health Officer, and cleared, but owing to the strong southerly gale she will not bo berthed at the Queen’s Wharf until early this morning. She brings 1000 tons of general cargo for Wellington and transhipment, and after discharging this and taking in cargo she proceeds to Napier this week. At Napier she discharges cargo and loads with 8400 carcases of frozen mutton, this being all the meat she will take, 400 bales of wool, and 40 casks of tallow. She then goes on to Lyttelton, and loading there, and sails.thenco for London direct at the end of this month. ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH QUEEN. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s chartered steamer British Queen arrived in port from Port Chalmers soon after G pm Wednesday, and was berthed at the Queen’s Wharf an hour and a-half later. She left Plymouth on the 15th of May, and called at Teneriffe at 3 pm on the 20i:h, leaving again at on the following day. She passed within sight of tho Capo of Good Hope on the 29th June, and arrived at Port Chalmers on the 2nd instant, and left the latter port for Wellington at 1,45 pm on Tuesday, crossing the bar at 2.30 pm and arriving as above. During the voyage out she encountered an abundance of head winds, especially in the Southern Ocean, which accounts for the somewhat long time taken—-40 days. The passengers for the North came up in the Ringarooraa. The British Queen has over 8000 carcases of frozen mutton on board, shipped at Port Chalmers, and 600 tons of original general cargo for Wellington and transhipment, the discharging of which will be commenced this morning. From here she takes a quantity of tallow and wool. She is expected to sail for Lyttelton on Sunday next, and leaves that port for London direct about the 16th instant. Her staff of officers is the samo as on her previous trip, with the exception of Mr O’Hagan, the chief officer, and Dr Graham, the surgeon. Mr Flanagan, the purser, to whom we are indebted for the above report and latest files of London papers, also comes out to this colony for the first time. ARRIVAL OF THE RUAPEHU. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamship Ruapehu from London, via Plymouth Madeira, and Hobart, was signalled at 4pm on Monday, and arrived alongside tho wharf at 0.15 pm. She left Plymouth at noon on 3lat May, arriving at Madeira on the 4th Juno, at 8.40 am, whence having coaled, she took her departure for Hobart at 5.30 pm on the samo day. This port she reached on the 9th July, at 5.40 am, the distance from Plymouth to Hobart occupying the very short time of 37 days 16 hours steaming, which is the fastest trip yet made. The Ruapehu experienced fine weather with moderate breezes up to the time of her rounding the Cape on the 20th June, from which date very heavy weather set in. Up to the Bth July (the day arrival at Hobart) she experienced a succession of very strong winds, at one time of hurricane force with a mountainous sea running. From 25cleg to 32deg. S.S.E. gales were encountered. Captain Crutchley reports having passed between icebergs to the north of the Orozets, Before daylight on the 9th July the White Star steamer Coptic was sighted ahead and was passed off Cape Oonella on the Tasmanian shore at 6 am. The Ruapehu anchored in Sullivan’s Cove, Hobart, at 8.40 am. It will he remembered that the Coptic sailed from England 3 days before the Ruapehu and came to anchor at Hobart an hour later. Her latest files are dated 31st May, 1884. The Ruapehu has a large number of passengers of all classes for various parts of New Zealand, and a full general cargo. The health throughout the passage has been excellent, and the accommodation all that could be desired. Sho has ninety-one nominated Government passengers, who are under tho medical superintendence of Dr Hasard, a well known surgeon of tho immigration service, Tho Ruapehu left Hobart at 1.30 pm on the 10th July en route for Wellington, and again passed the Coptic on her way. Her dates are as follows; Plymouth, depart, noon, 31st May ; Maderia, arrived 8,40 am, June 4; Maderia, depart 5.30 pm, 4th June ; Hobart, arrived 8.48 am, 9fch July ; Hobart, depart 1.30 pm, 10th July; Wellington, arrived, 14th July. Her officers are j—William Cains Crutchly, R.N.R., commander ; F, Cress, chief officer ; J. M. Baxter, second officer ; F. Mayos, third officer ; J. C. Westall, fourth officer; J. Hasard, M.D., surgeon ; R. B. Williams, purser ; J. H, Black, chief engineer. The ss Ringarooma was detained until 10 pm to enable the Ruapehu’s passengers and luggage for the South to be transhipped to her.