SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON.

Colonist, Volume XIII, Issue 1283, 11 January 1870, Page 2

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON.

Arrived —January 10 —Steamer Phoebe, from Picton i WANGANUI. . : Arrived —January 9—Steamer Beautiful Star, from Nelson Sailed—January 10—Steamer John Perm, for Westport; steamer Wallaby, for Westport BLUFF. Arrived—January 10—Steamer Claud Hamilton, from Melbourne Sailed—January 10—Steamer Claud Hamilton, for Dunediu • HOKITIKA. i Sailed—January 10 —Steamer Charles Edward,! for Greymouth

The s.o. Beautiful Star, J. Christain, commander,» arrived here at 1 p.m. on Friday, from Southern Ports. She left Dunedin at noon on 31sfc December, ' called at Oatnaru for passengers, arriving at Timaru at daylight next morning; sailed at 10 a.m., arriving at Akaroa at 8 p.m. same day, having experienced strong S.E. breeze and heavy sea from Timaru ; was detained at Akaroa through bad weather till Monday, 3rd instant, arriving at Lyttelton at 8 a.m. i that day; sailed at 7 p.m. same day, arriving at, Wellington at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, having experienced ; strong northerly winds in crossing the Straits ; left ■ at 10 p.m. on Thursday, arriving here as above.

The Circular Saw Co.'s s.s. Phoebe, H. , Worsp, commander, arrived off the Lighthouse at 7 a.m. on ; Saturday last, from Taranaki and, Manukau. She left the Manukau wharf at noon on, the sth instant, in charge of the pilot, but on going down the harbor ■: she got ashore, where she remained till the following tide, when she got off and came to anchor ; at 4 a.m. on the 6tb, weighed anchor and proceeded down the harbor, when she again got ashore on the bank; \ steamed off again and went on to the Heads, where ' she came to anchor until high water, being tpo late j on the tide to take the bar; left at noon, arriving at 7 a.m. on the 7th; landed mails, passengers, and ' cargo, and left at 2 p.m. same day, arriving here as above. Experienced strong S.W. winds and a heavy sea in crossing the Straits. . . , • - The p.s Lyttelton, from Greymouth, arrived in harbor at 8 o'clock la9t night.

The Celestial Queen, 841 tons, from Liverpool, | arrived at Auckland on January 3rd, after a passage j of 114 days from port to port. She brought 12; passengers. |

Ihe ship Halcione cleared out at Wellington, for! London, on January 6th. She took 20 passengers,; aod the following cargo:—36sß bales wool, 20 bales j skins, 107 bales flax, 92 casks tallow, 8 tanks and 4 j casks whale oil, 33 kegs butter (grease), 4 cases whale-! bone, 60 bags bones, 65 pkgs leather, 6 cases shells ;'•■ total value, £57,296. ]

Cast Ashore.—At Napier, on January 2nd, a boat washed ashore. It had the name Ada painted on the stern, and the sails and oars were on board. Some stale bread was found on the stern seat.

Captain Aaiot, of the barque Elina, which arrived at Port Chalmers a few days ago, from Foo-chow-foo, haß several curiosities on board, including two goldfish with three tails, each representing a three-bladed screw. A cocus not quite tamed, a aative of Anger, and a sluggard, with a red and white tongue, a native of Mallaca. Wbeck. —The fore-and-aft schooner Eose Ann drifted ashore at Wangappa, Auckland, on Christmas Eve, and became a total wreck.. Her cargo of timber was saved. The vessel was insured for &S6Q itt the New Zetland Jnjujranw Company* ■ ;

Important to Mariners.—Captain Jordan, of the fore-and-aft schooner Julie, which arrived at Port Chalmers from New York, on December 24, reports that when running in lat. 31.26 S., long. 18.39 W., felt a shock like grating over the bottom, lasting for 40 seconds. The water was discolored all the afternoon, but no soundings were taken. The shoal, if any, is not laid down in the Admiralty charts. Mutiny in a Coolie Ship.—Horrible Scenes. —The St. Selena Guardian relates a sad story, perhaps the saddest that has ever been recorded in connection with the traffic in human flesh. The French barque Tamaris, Captain Rannie, left Macao on the 6th February, 1869, with 300 emigrante, a Chinese doctor, and a Portugese interpreter, besides eighteen in crew. According to the account of those of the seaman who are still on board the Tamaris, everything passed on pleasantly until within 270 miles of the Isle of Java. A revolt broke out among the free emigrants, who seemed to have got the best of it, the crew taking the boats, deserting the ship, and leaving their unfortunate captain, who either did not wish or was not able to abandon his ship, a ready prey to these enraged semi-savages. What happened to this unfortunate captain we cannot learn for certain; according to the interpreter on the Tamaris, he was cut up and thrown overboard. Thirty days these savages remained in possession of the ship, when they were captured by a Dutch man-of-war which had been sent in pursuit. The Dutch found a Chinese iostalled in the late captain's quarters, but could not discover the slightest trace of M. Rannie. They placed him and the other leaders of the revolt into irons, and took the ship to Padang. At Padang the remains of the former crew, who had landed in Java, here rejoined their ship. A new captain and chief officer were appointed, and the ship started in pursuit of her destination on the 15th June. By this date the number of coolies had been reduced, by arms and disease to 245. Out of this number scores jumped overboard and committed suicide, when they found that they were to proceed on their voyage. Scores of others have died of what a coolie ship captain phlegmatically would call, the effects of opium. There now remains on board the Tamaris seventy-five emigrants alive. Much as we must abhor the murder and wholesale loss of lives on board this ship, we would almost hnil the occurrence as a blessing to humanity, were those who are now engaged in this horrid trade to take a lesson from this story and abandon it for ever. ;