SHIPPING TELEGRAMS-YESTERDAY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2489, 27 January 1870, Page 2

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS-YESTERDAY.

Nelson ; January 26—Early, Ahuriri, from Picton ; 3 p.m, Ahuriri, for Wanganui. Lyttelton : January 26—9.5 am, Wellington, from Duuedia ; 1 pm, Fawn^ from Newcastle ; 4.40 p.m, Wellington, for Wellington. Wanganui : January 25—3.20 p m, John Perm, from Auckland. January 26—10.30 a.m, Comerang, from Manukau ; 3.45 p.m, Storm Bird, from Wellington. Napier (Spit) : January 26—2.40 p.m, Star of the toutb, for Auckland. Westpokt : January 26—3.30 p.m, Kennedy, from Greymouth. The Circular Saw Company's steamer Lord Ashley left the Onehunga wharf at 11 a.m. on the 18th, and anchored off the Bluff; sailed at 5.15 p.m., and cleared the Heads at 7 o'clock same night; had fresh westerly winds, very heavy rain, accompanied with thunder and lightning, till midnight; remainder of passage,, strong south winds and head sea to Taranaki, off which she arrived at noon of 19th. Left at 3.15 p m.. anchored off Nelson at 7 a.m. the following day, sailed at 10.25 a.m. of 21st, and arrived at Picton 7 o'clock same night; left at 225 a.m. of 22nd, and reached Wellington at 8.15 same night. Made an excursion to the Heads on Sunday, expecting to meet the Flying Squadron.—Monday morning got up steam and embarked a crowd of pleasure seekers, returned again at noon ; no signs of the fleet. At 2 p.m, the squadron being signalled from the Heads, proceeded with another aud a greater crowd. This time they were rewarded, and had a capital view. The Ashley stopped and allowed each vessel to pass, then steamed round and, passed them on the other side. Returned to the Wharf, I and sailed that night at 7.5. Had fresh north-west winds across the Strait; arrived at Lyttelton on the 25th. ,at 1.45 p.m. ; sailed again at 4 p.m, passed s.s. Wellington at midnight, and had variable winds throughout the remainder of the passage. . Mr Purser Pringle, with his usual courtesy, handed us our northern files on arrival. The Ashley is announced to sail to-day for the North. The p.s. Wallace returned from Oamaru at her usual hour yesterday afternoon, with wool for the May tiuesn and Tunara. Her passengers were brought to Dunedin by the : Peninsula in the evening. The s.s. Maori sailed on her regular Lyt- . telton and intermediate ports trip on Tuesday night. The s.s. Taiaroa sailed for Port Molyneux at 4,15 p.m. yesterday, and the s.s. Omeo, ■for Melbourne, via Northern and West Coast ports, at 4.40 pm. The s.s. Wainui was successfully lifted | yesterday forenoon, and towed by the tug- ; Bteamer Geelong to the Floating Dock, where she was taken in ; the water was being pumped out of the dock when our despatch left. An official survey will be held to day. Captain Gibson, late of the barque Laughing Water wrecked in Foyeaux Strait, informs us that the only article picked up on the beach which he recognised as coming from the wreck was a file of the Newcastle Pilot and Chronicle, addressed to our shipping reporter. The parcel was found by a half caste and taken by him to the Opokuri diggings, spread oat in the sun, dried and handed to the diggers, who appreciated the Australian intelligence. A correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald, signing himself "An Ancient Mariner," and writing tmder the head of " What's ia a name ?" points out that several .ships having the name " Isabella" have been lost in these colonies, which he considers a singular circumstance, as it is not a very common name, ' • or, at least, that there are numbers of other names much more generally adopted for vessels." He gives the following list, which, he says, does not con- i tain all the " Isabellas" that have been lost:—Ship with prisoners, lost on King's Island; brig, Captain Hart; now of Adelaide, ran on shore at Cape Nelson; ship, lost on Flinders Island on the voyage from Port Phillip to London; brig, formerlyl belonging to Van Diemen's Land Government, lost on Port Albert bar; schooner, formerly belonging to the Van Diemen's Land Government, left Newcastle for Hobart Town, was never heard of; barque, lost on Cape Barren, as recently reported.