SHIPPING.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 20, 19 June 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF PATEA. arrival. June 10—Tongariro, p.s., 39 tons, Gibbons, from Wangaum,—J. Gibson, agent. * DEPARTURE, June 18—Tongariro, p.s., for Wanganui. Passengers—Messrs Hall and Davis. IMPORTS. Per Tongariro—l pkg trees, 200 spokes, 100 felloes, 0 pairs naves, 2 pkgs bedstead, 20 bars iron, 1 pci, 2 shcctbs, Williams; 8 sacks coal, 1 case seed, 25 bags flour, 2 casks biscuits, 6 boxes candles, 1 case brandy, 3 do old tom, 0 do kerosene, Taplin ; 4 bbds ale, Quinlivan ; 2 do, Campbell ; 2 cases, 1 cask, 1 truss, Potto ; 50 pkgs, Livingstone ; I sack seed, Rayly ; 1 case oil, 3 colonial ovens, 3 kegs nails. Gibson; 4 bbds ale, Espagne ; 1 case wine, (5 do schnapps, 3 do whiskey, 3 do lime juice, 1 do claret, 1 do raspberry, 2 do peppermint, 3 do brandy, 3 bags bran, Hirst; 1 case kerosene, 1 do lamps, 1 filter, 1 ease, Dr Croft; 7 cases, 1 box. 1 octave, Daniels ; 1 pci, Rodgers; 1 bale bops, Henderson & Farrah ; 3 iron doors, 1 bolts, 1 pel, 1 case glass, 1 bdl mouldings, 1 do sashes, 1 roll lead, Milroy ; 7 gunnies sugar, Southby ; 1 boiler, Dasent; 10 boxes candles, Ido pipes, 10 bags salt, 1 -|-cask, 1 bale, 1 truss, 10 case kerosene, 4 tins white lead, 1 doz spades, 4 cases geneva, 1 f-cask rum, McGuire ; 900 feet timber, McMahon; 538 do, Woods; 1 box, 3 sacks flour, 1 gunnie sugar, Thompson; 1 bdl spades, 1 pci, 2 cases oysters, 1 do sauce, 1 cask currants, 10 bags salt, 1 case lamps, 10 do kerosene, 5 boilers, 2 bdls ridging, 20 bags flour, 40 -J-bags do, Furlong ; 1 f-cask brandy, 2 cases sherry, 2 do claret, Odgers ; 1 {-cask brandy, 1 do whiskey, 2 cases geneva, 1 do schnapps, 1 truss, Eowern ; 8 bags lime, 3,024 feet timber, 1 bdl architraves, 21 pcs skirting, Aiken ; 1 case kerosene, I do lamps, Bank N.S.W.; 5 sacks coal, Bank N.Z. ; 9 pkgs, G. Syme ; 1 piano, North ; 5 1 do pictures, 3 trusses, 15 bags flour, 5 boxes candles, ll gunnies sugar, 4 boxes tea, 10 bags salt, 5 cases kerosene, 1 case sundries, Dale. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Black wall, schooner, from Wanganui, daily. FOUNDERING OF THE WILLIAM AND MARY. A correspondent from Foxton lias furnished the Waiu/nnui Chronicle with the following particulars in reference to the above melancholy catastrophe : —“ The William and Mary sailed from Nelson about the 20th May, and encountered bad weather all the way to Knpiti. Under the friendly shelter of tin’s island, the stormtossed craft lay snugly fur nearly a week, when the weather slightly moderating, the voyage to her original destination (Patea) was again resumed. Nothing eventful occurred until the 6th June, when a heavy south-east gale was experienced. The ketch was hove-to, and everything made as snug as possible. About 8.30 a.m. a terrible squall struck the vessel, which tore the mainsail into ribbons. The inner jib -was unbent, and substituted for the mainsail. By this time a heavy confused sea was running, and the ketch began to make bad weather of it. Finally, after shipping a deal of water, a fearful sea struck the doomed craft, capsizing her, and causing her to turn bottom upwards. At the time of the occurrence of the culminating disaster, and when the elements had almost submerged the illfated craft, the captain and mate were in the cabin putting on dry clothes, their other garments being completely soaked through from the effects of the heavy seas which the vessel was constantly shipping. Tie seamen disappeared at once, and were not seen afterwards, while the captain and mate managed to crawl into the lazarette—the sknttlc of which had fallen off —by dislodginga quantity of atone ballast from therein. In this portion of the vessel, the two unfortunate mariners remained without food or water from the 6th to the 9th. But ultimately they were compelled to seek another place of refuge, by diving down through the cabin, through about nine feet of water. The mate was the first to leave the lazarette, and was never seen by the captain afterwards. The captain, after three unsuccessful attempts, finally got clear of the vessel, and reached the surface. A number of spars were floating round about the submerged craft, and eventually the captain gained the main boom, on which he rested for a time. The foremast, which was floating about four feet above water, was next reached, and by which ho supported himself temporarily, and on which he managed to lash himself, remaining there the entire night, during which his sufferings from cold and exposure were intense. Early in the morning this position was abandoned, and although thoroughly exhausted, the upturned bottom of the vessel was finally gained, by dint of repeated struggling. In this position, and when just about to give up all hope of rescue, the schooner Hannah Barrett, Captain Renner, put in an appearance, by whom the exhausted and thoroughly worn out mariner was taken on board. Those who know the kindly nature of Captain Renner, will not require to bo told that all that could be done for the relief and comfort of the ship-wrecked sailor was promptly administered by the humane skipper, fortunately with satisfactory results, and the master of the foundered ketch, for whom relief would shortly have come too late, before long was able to communicate his melancholy story. From the Wednesday morning till the noon of Saturday, neither food nor water had passed his lips, and his reflections during those long weary hours, while the wild waves hungerily roared around him, can be better understood than expressed. The following are the names of the persons who were on board at the time of the capsize :—James Stevenson, master; Andrew Murray, mate ; Louis Bulmrst, Hugh Sinclair, and Dan (other name unknown), sailors before the mast.”