MOVEMENTS OF UNION STEAM SHIP COM. PART'S STEAMERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6089, 16 August 1881, Page 2

MOVEMENTS OF UNION STEAM SHIP COM. PART'S STEAMERS.

MONDAY, ADOUST 18. Wellington—Taiaroa sailed 12.80 p.m. for Picton >£c Anau sailed 3.45 p.m. for Lyttelton. Pictoa—Taiaroa arrived from Wellington; sailed for Napier—Penguin arrived from Wellington ; Bails for Olsborne. Taranaki-Hawea arrived 10 a.m. from Nelsoncalled 6 p.m. for Manukau. '

The schooner Martha Roid left the Port on Sunday night with cargo for Oamaru. The barque Arabj Maid was totfed cloar of the Heads yesterday morning by the r.e. Plucky, and sailed for Auckland to complete loading for a Home port The schooner Pioneer Bailed yesterday morning for the ToMois.

Tho brigantino Eli2a Firth, from Greymouth, arrived ot Port Chalmers oh Sunday evening, and anchored until yesterday morning when she weighed and proceeded up to Duncdin. She left Greymouth on July 24th, and experienced light S.K. winds until the next day; thence Bho had light N.E; winds for 48 hours, succeeded by moderate K.W. winds, which took hex up to Cape Farewell on the same night; she breasted Stephens Island on July 29tb passed Capo Campbull on the next day, and mot a utrong S.K. gale, which compelled her to run Into Port Underwood (in company with seven other vessels) for iheiter; she left again on August 3rd, with a. light northerly breeze; passed Cape Campbell at 4 p.m., and breasted the Knikouras on the following day passed Banks Peninsula on the 6th tart., with a strong S.W. wind, which veered round to S.W and blew heavily until tho noxt day, when it shiited to west *nd increased to a furious gale, attended by a heavy cross soa, compelling her to heave to under a balancereefed mainsail until the 11th inst., when by obser vation, she was in latitude 45.35 S., longitude 176 X • thence the took a light northerly breeze, which brought up her up to Otago Heads on Sunday mornJte°rday Shaffnm(ie a trl P to Shag Point and back Invercargin.HUOn Bd' B m<>i yeßtetA&y afternoon for

ahip Pizarro has put about 800 tons of cargo

S hGA" qU. c ,>GleDar"! i 8 *" clear of C«K° and nearly ballasted. AH accounts against her are to bo sent to her agonta, Messrs Neill and Co., to-day. Tho B.fl. Waitaki left Port Chalmers yesterday even ing for Tlmaru. J The barque Bella Mary had a tempestuous passage across from Hobart; indeed our old friend Captain White asserts that during the whole of hi 9 experience he has never encountered similar weather. She was towed into port yesterday by the e.s. Plucky, and moored to No. 2 buoy at 11.30 a.in. Captain White reports leaving Hobart on tho Cth inst., with light and moderate winds from tho westward; passed Capo Pillar at 8 p.m., and on tho next day encountered a westerly galo and heavy sea from the southward. On August Bth the wind veered to S.W., blowing a perfect hurricane and attended by a mountainous sea, which at 8 a.m. broke on board, filling the decks and bursting opou tho cabin doors, fillinir both the main cabin and Btaterooms with water, while It washed away the battens and tarpaulins of the after and main hatchways; the gale increased in strength on the next day attended by terrific squalls, the wind shifting from W.B.W. to aouth, and the sea breaking on board and fflling the cabin three times, the vessel being completely under water but behaving admirably. She ran through the galo, which modemted slightly on tho loth inst., but still met with a very heavy sea and strong westerly wind- passed the Solandera at 4 a.m. on the 12th inst., bearing N by E., distant four mllei; breasted Centre Island at noon uid passed Dog Island at 1 a.m. on August 13th • had Jljrbt Mid variable windH, and paßßed the Nug/ets at 8 tf£<ff>.oo the 14th inst. ; thence shu experienced modeH»[y soitfte'rl^' winds and floe weathor aloiij; tho coast,

made Cape Saunders at 6 p.m., and anchored off Otago Heads at 8 p.m. same day, coming up as above. After lightening sufficiently to meet the requirements of the Upper Harbour, she will proceed to Dunedin. The barque Loch Fergus has put out about 800 tons of cargo.

The ship Peter Stuart has met with quick despatch. She l«w already cleared her 'tween-decks of cargo, which is turning out in splendid order. The barque Alfred Uawley has put out over a third! of her cargo. The barque Bryn Ivor 13 all but clear other Dnnedin cariro. Another couple of days will complete her. I The barque Frederick liassil arrived at Port j Chalmers yesterday. She left Newcaatlo ou August |Sth with light M.W. winds, which veered to the west ana increased to a strong gale, forcing her to heave-to for 24 hours. She made sail on tho 9th inst., and carried moderate S.W. winds up to the S.W. Cape ol Now Zealand, which she passed on the 11th mat.;

cloareit Fovcaux Straits on the next day; l.ad variable! winds alons the coast, and anchored off Otago Honda i Hi 6 p.m. on tin 11th inst. J