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Otago Witness, Issue 1031, 2 September 1871, Page 12

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ARRIVALS. August 20. — Ahuriri, s.s, 131 tons, M'Kinlion, from Lyttelton, via intermediate ports. H. Houghton and Co., agents. Passengers : Messrs Campbell, Crool, and (5 in the steerage. Maori, s.s, 118 tons, Malcolm, from Lyttelton, 24th inst., riu intermediate ports. J. Mills, agent. Passengers : Mrs Turner, Miss Turner, and Master Turner, Mr and Mrs Smith, Messrs Metson, Carr, Wilson, Jordan, and S in the steerage. Shun Lee, ship, G74 tons, Langlands, from London, 18th May. G. G. Russell and Co., agents. Passengers : Mrs West, Miss Mary H. Loekley, Messrs Henry, W. Hope, John Jobbems, and 19 in the intermediate and steerage. Wallace, p.s,, sGtons, Edie, from Oamaru. J. Mills, agent. August 27. — Advance, cutter, 15 tons, Andrews, from Waikouaiti. Master, agent.

Crest of the Wave, schooner, 58 tons, Bell, from Picton, 20th inst. Keith Ramsay, agent. August 28— James Paxton, schooner, GO tons, from Waikava. Master, agent. Aparima, ketch, from the Coast, passed

yip. Glencoe, barque, 109 tons, Hopkins, from Hobart Town, passed up. August 29— Wallace, p.s., 5G tons, Edie, from Port Molyneux. J. Mills, agent. August 31— Beautiful Star, s.s., 125 tons, Hart, from Bluff Harbour, 30th t inst. J. Mills', agent. Passengers : Messrs M'lntosh, Calder, "and 7 in the steerage. Alhambra, s.s., 497 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne, 24th ult., via Bluff Harbour, 30th. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co., agents. Passengers : Mrs Loney, Captain Duncan, Messrs M'Lellan. Holmes, Williams, Blackadder, Ross, Coventry, and 20 in the steerage. Sept. I.— Storm Bird, s.s, GS tons, Fraser, from Bluff Harbour. H Houghton and Co, agents. Passenger : Mr Thomson. Rangitoto, s.s, 449 tons, Mackie, from Melbourne ria West Coast and Northern Ports. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co, agents, Passengers : From Melbourne — Messrs Anthony Mackie, C Stevens, and James W Mailer. From Wellington— Miss Bishop. From Lyttelton — Messrs Greig, Russell, and M'Kay, and 3 in the steerage. DEPARTURES. August 26.— Golden Sea, ship. 1418 tons, Hardy, for Melbourne. Neill and Co., agents. Beautiful Star, s.s., 125 tons. Hart, for Bluff Harbour. J. Mills, agent. Wallace, p.s., 5G tons, Edie, for Port Molyneux. J. Mills, agent. August 27.— Hope, cutter, and ketch Midlothian, for Coa&t, passed out. Pet, barque, 2GS tons, Burch, for Oamaru. Driver, Stewart, and Co., agents. August 28— Taranaki, 5.&., Wheeler, for Northern Ports. J Mills, agent. Passen- , gers : For Wellington — Messrs M'Lean, Dewar, and J T Thomson. For Nelson— Mr Robertson. For Auckland— Mrs Coote and child. For Picton— Mr Wemyss. For Lyttelton—Messrs Pierce, Murdoch, M 'Donald, and 10 in the steerage. Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Malcolm, for Lyttelton, and intermediate ports. J Mills, agent. Passengers : Messrs Copp, Coombe, Butterworth, Dalton, Crocombe, Meuzies, Alexander, Mrs Macfarland, Mrs MaeMichael, Mrs Cotton, Mrs Fraser, and 4 in the steerage. August 31 — Pretty Jane, twin-screw, S9 tons, Chris- tian, for Port Molyneux. J. Mills, agent. Sept. I.— Nevada, U.S. p.s., 2144 tons, Blethen, for San Francisco riu East Coast Ports and Honolulu. Driver, Stewart, and Co, agents. Passengers : For Lyttelton— Messrs Bell, George. For Wellington— Messrs W. H. Calder, M.H.R., Naden, 1). Jervis, Bishop Moran, Hon. Dr Menzies. Eor Auckland —Mr G. P. Abbott, Mrs Loughlin. For Liverpool— Mr W. Arthur. For San Francisco — Messrs Cashier and Wilson.

Alhambra, s.s, 497 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne ria Northern and West Coast Ports. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co, agents. Passengers : Mr M'Leod, and 3 in the steerage.

The American ship Gamecock, previously reported as having arrived at the Heads from the United States of America via Melbourne, was towed up next evening to a discharging berth. She sailed from Melbourne on the 13th inst., and brings later dates than those received by the s. s. Gothenburg, for which we are obliged to Captain Shelburne, her master, who was here during the first rush to the Otago Goldtiolds in charge of the ship Versailles. The ship had strong westerly winds to making the Solander on the 18tb, and to rounding Stewart Island at 9 p.m. on same day. Chasland's Mistake was made on the 19th ; from thence to arrival off the Heads, at noon on the 23rd, had light N.E. winds and calms. A pilot boarded her at 3.20 p. m. — immediately afterwards, a steam-tug was signalled for. The recognised tug Geelong not responding to the signal, the p.s. Wallace, from Oamaru, took hold of the ship, but as Captain Shelburne states, was unable to tow- the vessel from her position into harbour. The Wallace then came on to the port with instructions from Pilot Kelly to send the Geelong down, which vessel at once got up steam and, as mentioned in yesterday's issue, towed her clear of the bar, leaving her at anchor in a good ofh'ng. Cap-

tain Shelburne complains severely of the inattention of a tug steamer not coming to his aid when signalled for.

The ship Shun Loe, previously reported at the Heads, from London, was towed up on Saturday forenoon's flood to the quarantine anchorage, whore she brought up to discharge the powder portion of her cargo. She left Gravesend on the eighteenth of May. Had moderate weather in the channel, and took her final departure from off Cape Ushant on the 23rd. Strong S.E. winds were encountered in crossing the Bay of Biscay, during which a tremendous searolled on board, breaking several acid packages stowed on deck, twenty of which were thrown overboard for the safety of all. Light winds followed to the Trades, lost in lat. 4 N. ; crossed the Equator on the 18th of June in long. 29 W. The S. E. Trades were very light, and parted with in lat. 16 S. From that position she lost all chance of making a fast passage out, as she met with strong southerly and easterly winds with very high confused seas until passing the meridian of Greenwich, on the 13th of July, and that of the Cape on the 22nd. With the exception of three or four days' easterly winds, afterwards fresh westerly breezes were experienced in making her easting on the parallel of latitude 45 S. Made Stewart Island on the morning of the 24th instant, and sighted Dunedin lights the same night, and readied the Heads next morning. She brings a cargo of general merchandise and 23 passengers, all of whom enjoyed good health during the voyage. The Shun Lee is a composite built ship, and is commanded by Captain Langlands, well and favourably known here while in command of the ship Timaru. Pier passengers were brought to Dunedin by the noon trip of the Peninsula on Saturday.