Shipping Intelligence.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 1761, 26 June 1877, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF TIMABZt. ABBIYES. Kil. BAILED. ND. BIPOKTS. In the Taiaroa, Ru«»el], Bitchie and Co., agents. 52 sacks (208 bushels) wheat, 75 sacks potatoes, 682 sacks (2688 bushels) wheat, 65 sack* (220 bushels) barley. Shippers— P. Cunningham and Co. ; W. Evans. THE BRIO MOA IN BAD WEATHER. The Nemcattle Herald, of June sth, has the following : — The brig Moa arrirei m port yesterday, and, according to the report of Captain McDiarmid, has had a very temportuona passage acrou. CapUfln McDiarmid I

vpor's «■ fo : !o«s :— Tho i-.ii/ M.in s-iilel from luck'and Harbor on the 3rd May. Had to rat Lac!; oi.ee io Ka'^i'oto Ci'iii.!u-1. and jive to leeward of M-jtj-jri. Had In- .ivy Mbterly gale I'ur v time, and then was wi-d---jouud 11 da.Ts. Ss.led again, and when ■omi 1 the North Cape, got n he-ivy W.N.W. jale; lasted two dav^. Had favon.bk v.e.i:her until the S.irA May; barometer fu'ding, md the weath- r threati-nins. At 11 a.m., :3rd, barometer fel to 28.95. nnd Die weaLlior ha 1 a! the appeara-ice* of a hunioane. A. most terrTu- squall, wiii thnndt-r and rain, "•ruck the vessel soon after. a->d no sail could be s»t but t'ne bal'inee-ii-efed <-t -mi trys-iil ; 'ouldsee nothing; but the sen living m a'comp'.ete drift. At 1 a.m. on the 21th, still blowing hurri.-ane furiv ; win ' chopped \V S.W., with a fearful sea, blowing eomplet Iv over the TCJS.-1. At 8 p.m., (Wrea^-d (o a "heavy ;;alo ; then the wind an. l weather very unsettled, causing us to heave- to three times m f uir day?, the barometer ?ti 1 29-20. Shifted from 3Sdeg. S. to 82dt>g. N. latitude, and rua.ic no weathering. Sighted the Sea! Rooks tn tho 3Ut. tlnnc-.- to lure had light ofilr g wind*, sho-Tery, ar.d many whirlwinds ana waterspjuls. Wore m company with a largo full-rij^ed ship, and a gnat number of vessels bound her.'. Arrived at Nubby's light at 11 p.m. on Sunday, when it came on a very thick fog. Brought up with a kedgo m2O fathoms water, two mites E.S.E. of the light until yesterday morning, when we were taken m by the Ma^i,-. The Moa lost her foretopgalUut yard and had a dreadful passage across. She brings the following passengers : MrCoonibct nnd Mr Melville. Tho Mca will loal coals for Timaru.