SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4344, 21 January 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, January 10th.

Arrived.—Kate Jlacgrcgor, from Duncdin. Sailed. —Mikado, s.s., for San Francisco; Wellington, 8.D., at 3.30 p.m. for Wellington. Passengers: Messrs Corbet and Roche.

An easterly burster of no ordinary violence swept the Port yesterday, and was steadily increasing as the night ciime on. 'I'he g;tlo c mineiiced on Thursday, and gathering Htrengtli, culminatod lust night in a most furious blow, that put in peril some of the loss Btable structures in tho way of tenements ou Bhore, and put to the proof tho mooring gear of the vessels in tho stream, and at the piers. But good holding ground, and good ground tackling in the one case, and superb accommodation of the jrerß in the other, proved more than sufficient for the emergency. Not a, casaulty of any kind happened. What is considered a heavy sea for anchorage so snugly sheltered as that of the Port, ran in, and wag sufficiently lumpy to put a stop to lightering and other work in the bay. That the gale \vm noc a mere local affair, was evidenced by the sea at the Heads. Tho roll in was vory heavy, and spent itself at the entrance, rendering tho channel both d mgerouß and awkward to navigate Even the stout Btcamer Phoebe—one of the best sea boats on the coast—had much ado to get outside, and a sea slewing her broadiide on she turned tail to it oneo and ran ■back inside, then made another start and cleared the entrance cleverly. So much sea has not come home since the heavy gale of the year before last. A couple of outwardbound coasters put back—the one the cutter Jane, bound to Shag Point; and the ketch Franklyn Belle, bound to Catlin's Elver, the other. In the course of the afternoon news was wired from Heads to the Harbour Oflico to the effect that the vessel which was doint? temporary duty as light-ship at the Timaru Bank had sprung a-leak. Upon this Captain M'Calluin, the Pier Master, engaged the steamer Jane, the weather being too heavy for tho Harbour Board's launch to face, and went down to her to ascortain what was the matter, and had not returned when our dispatch left.

Tho steamer Phoebe left yesterday afternoon on her return north, and in consequence of the strength of tho gnle, experienced some difficulty in making a fair end;on start down the harbour. She also found her work out out at the entrance between the Heads, and there her admirable properties showed to advantage, and also the skilful manner in which she was handled by Captain AVorsp. A first attempt to clear everything failing, a second was made and succeeded, and the Phoebe went away for Lyttelton in the teeth of a bitter gale. Twenty-six passengers left in her, and ahe also took nway 22 tons of cargo.

AH claims against the ship May Queen must be rendered, not later than to-moirow, to the agents, Messrs Dalgety, Nichols, and Co. The Union Company's steamer Maori was announced fey telegram to have left Timaru for this port at 2.30 p.m. yesterd.iy She will, therefore, arrive tarly tliis morning. She has a quant.ty of wool for the Auckland, and is notified to leave to-morrow afternoon on a trip.to Lyttelton and Timaru.

The Upper Harbour has its share of shipping at present. At the Kattray street wharf, we yesterday noticed the American schooner Rosannnh Rose, waiting for freight; the brigantine Sir Isaac Newton, discharging, and better than half clew of the cedar cargo ehe brought, from Brisbane ; the brigantino Sarah Pile, loaded for Oaniaru, and waiting for a change of wind to go out with ; the schooner Maid of Otago. ballasting preparatory to shipping freight for Napier; the brig Thomus and Henry, clear of carge, and ballasting ; the brig- Pakeha, waiting for freight. The schooner Zior, which had ran up from tho Fort in the morning, was also there, ready to take an inside berth for discharging. At the Crosd Jetty were tho schooner Jessie Niccol, laid up; the schooner Taurauga, waiting for Height; nud the brig Emma. The latter finished discharging in the afternoon; her cargo, sugar, from Mauritius, has turned out well. At Jetty street wharf the schooner Mary Ellen was loading for Kakanui, the Uetch Defiance loading for Moeraki, the ketches Anne and Good Templar waitinjr for freight, and schooner Jlfiry Oglivie loadocl for Greymoutli and waiting for a wind to start with.

The departure of tho barque American Lloyds was unavoidably postponed yesterday, on weather account. Should the breeze lull she will sail to-day for Lytlclton. Undocking the ship Calypso was also prohibited yesterday by the gale.

The cutter Nautilus returned to port yesterday afternoon, and. excepting that she lacked a top-mast, looked a-> smart as usual. We infer from this that she came to no harm—as reported—on the Manawatu bar. She brought v in Carey's Kay. We did not board her, as it was blowing too hard.

Messrs Sparrow and Henderson, of the Phoonix Iron Works, have laid the kcol ot an iron paddle steamer, ordered by the owners of the p.p. Portoijcllo. She 13 to bo employed in towing and general harbour work— special provision being made for the accommodation of paaKaiifjers. There will be a spacious cabin aft and another forward, with a neat ladies' cabin on deck. Ihe dimensions of the vessel will bo 90ft. keel, 96ft. overall, 15ft. beam, and C(t. 9in. depth of hold. The average thickness o( the plating will be Jin., the angle irons lijin., ISin. arart. The engines will be constructed by Mr Davidson on the compound surfacccondeiisiiij; principle of 30 h.p. nominal, supplied with Bteam by a marine boiler Bft. loii); by 9ft. diameter—a Eize which will ensure abundance of steam, and enable the engines to work up to the highest indicated horsepower. The steamer i.s expected to bo finished by the cud of March.

INTERCOLONIAL SHIPPING ITEMS.

We gather from the Argus of the 10th inst. that a new iron ship Ims been added to the Hoot of British aud Melbourne triders. She is the of 1437 tons, built by Messrs J. Keiid and Son, of Port Glasgow, and owned by W. C. Battersby and Co., of Liverpool. Shi' arrived ut Melbourne on her maiden voyage from London on the 7lh inst., making the postage in 76 days. Whilst running during a heavy gale, on December 24th, lit. 4'J S., long:. 7fi E., a tremendous sea broke on board, awl washed away a .-•toeragc pasBonder named Ju'iiut Fisher. He was never Been again. The arrival at Melbourne of the Corolla, Another new iron ship on her maiden voyage, is also announced by cur contemporary. She registers l'-.>3 tons, and was built by Mr Potter, of Liverpool. She made the run out. from that port in 85 days, and encountered very tad weither in the Southern Ocean. Two easterly j^ilcs uf rotary character assailed !>er ou December 151b, when the was in Int. 4iM5 S., lorn*. 28.211 E., luul another seven days aftcrwuniß. The Bca was fearfully cross, and" swept the decks. On December 'Xib, one of her apprentices named Allan Penricc, full from the miiintor>^al!ant yardoverbuard, and was lost. The old Norfolk has marlo another fitir run to Melbourne from London in 81 (Uju She had licitvy b.W. weather at the commenccinfiit, of the passage, and dir trades, aud t-pcll of Strom: north-casUrly w-vuher when nhe wan a little ea-t of the Cape. Uond westerlies followed it. One of her Midshipmen, named O. Q. Jones, fell from aloft to the deck, and wan kil'ed.

Intelligence was received a few days ago by tlic Torres Straits mail of the total lo a of the barque Formosi. of tills port, but no particulars were ifivcii. From Captain O.mpbtl!], miv-U'r of the bar^u.-, who arrived by the «.s. Singapore at Sydney, ami then came on hire in tin: ».». Somerset, we learn that the Formoe'i, while on her voyage from Nuwca-tle to Manilla with coal, was causht in a sudden find very violent typhoon on November '29th, at Bulan^. off the Island of Luzon, In the Strait of Sub Bernardino The tempest lasted for about 36 bourn, and w.is a most aj))ml!in^ in it-- flerceneiw and de»truulivenea«. and all en board the Formosa were to-cad to leave her in a large native boat, after remaining on deck as loner mi they could with bafcly. Fortunately they escaped With their lives, but lost nearly »1I their effects. Fc-ur autWe vessels ore re orted an having «o»e down at the Kimc time as tno Ponmxn, two of them with all hands. Taere was jfroat loss of life by Jl-oU- in Uiu rlvew, and uu-ettiHgof bo.Nin various |.art« of the ardiipeliifo, tint! it was computed that ao'.ut LQJO people ha-i perished. The Kurmuna h:ul bc-eu wiilins in and out oi this port f.r many J^urs, and ni owned by Mr K. Hue, of WiUimsWwn.— Ar%ux, stu

Tlie Government having linen instructions to the chief harbour mister on Friday to make amusements for dMpiit.chin:; a vessel to Kent's Group in search of the crew of the barque Essie Black, supposed to have Iwen lost in the Straits, Captain Payne chartered the schooner Albert, which left Port Albert at 3 a 111. mi Saturday. It is expected that the schooner will return on Wedne-day next from her trip. The general belief at present is that the barque has been wrecked, and that there is very little chance of the crew having been saved —Ibid. The P. and O Company's steamer Mongolia, which brought the last Suez Mall to Melbourne, is deEcrihed as a f-plendid vessel, 2333 tons renter, and of MO h.p. nominal. She has a compound engine, diameter of cylinders 48in. nnd OCin.; diameter of propeller, 17ft. 10in. She is luxuriously fitted up for passengers, and, with the engines making from 5-1 to a 6 revolittion.?, fteair.s 111 knots.