LYTTELTON

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2632, 31 August 1876, Page 2

LYTTELTON

ABIHVHD. August 31-Jossio, sohoonor, 37 tons, Robbio, 'XS'Ktingarooirm, s.s., 623 tons, M'Lean, from^ellington" * PassonWs-Mesdamcs Gibman and Wright, Miss Adams, Roys Townend andW. Xderson, Mossrs Byzond, Bowman, and Patterson, 7 in the etoorago. OLEAHED. August 81-Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, for Mel* hourne. viA Port Chalmors and the Bluff. August 81-Maidon City, schooner, 27 tons, Warren, for Pigeon Bay. nm +A „ a August 81-Mary Ann Annison, barque, 297 tons, Huffhos, for Auckland. _ August Si-Sea Gull, brigantino, 122 tons, Eobertson, for tho Bluff. , „. , . . August 31— Courier, kotoh, 81 tons, Sinclair, for Pigeon Bay. SAILED. August 81— Courior, kotch, 31 tons, Sinclair, for Augustsi— Minnehaha, schooner, 86 tons, Smith, for Auckland. The s.s. Ringarooma, from Nolson and Wollington, arrivod in harbour at 8 a.m. to-day. Sho sails for Molbourno,;via South, this afternoon. The Otaao Dail]/ Times of August 26 gives tho following aooount of tho barquo Gloncoe's passage from Hobart TCwn. It will bo romomborod that grave doubts woro ontortained of hor safety s— Homo surprise and muoh gratification wero ovincod yesterday morning when the overdue aud almost despaired of barquo Glenooo was signalled from tho Heads. Although wo had not quito givon hor up, wo entertained tho gravost doubts as to hor boing above water, inasmuoh as sho loft Hobart Town soveral days in advance of tho brig Pakeha, whioh arrivod hero on August 10, and onoountorod all tho hoavy weather of the beginning of tho month and the lattor end of July. A referenoo to tho log book showed us that sho sailed from Hobart Town July 25, with light southorly winds, ond next day, when clear of tho land, enoountored tho first of hor troubles in a very sovero B.S.E. gale, and hovo-to to it undor lower maintopsail. The galo held with unabated force till tho 29th, and then moderating, Bhe made sail, nnd stood on her courso. But it was only a short break in the tempest; for on July 80 tho wind veered to 9.5. W., and then to south-west, freshened up, and camo down next day in a furious tempest, the barometer falling to 2960. Sail was reduoed to soudding canvas, the two lower topsails and foresail, and beforo tho galo the barque drove, labouring and straining oxcoodingly in tho tremendous sea, taking muoh water on board and ovor all, and what was worso.oommonced leaking. Sho was kept on her oourso as long as possible, but the foresail and foretopmast staysail splitting in the florce squall, whilßt tho pumps had to be kept going to keep the loak undor, it was found expedient to keop hor doad before the sea. This was done at noon on August 1. At midnight an awful body of wator broke on board ovor hor stern, and completely smothered her. Ailing her docks rail high. Tho shook was somothing torriflo, and, reeling under tho suporinoumbont mass of water, the Glencoe seomed unablo to recover herself, and her crew thought that thoir last hour had come. But the game old craft struggled bravely, and at last shook herself clear, and again drovo on beforo the galo and sea until throo a.m. on tho 2nd. Thon anothor fearful soa poopod hor, not only filling tho decks, bufc toro tho deok load of timber adrift. Again sho threatened to settle down under it, and again struggled freo, all hands working liko tigors to soouro tho dock load and keop tho pumps going, for tho leak was gaining at an ominous rato. At noon tho galo oulminatod In furious squalls, whilst tho soa was mountainous, threatening every moment to ongulph tho barquo, and, to savo hor, Captain Jasper very reluctantly deoidod to jettison tho dook load, and overboard it wont as quiokly as tho men oould dispose of it. This rolieved her a little, and sho mado bottor woathor, but was pooped twice during tho after-, noon. At midnight tho galo broko, and as tho 1 wind and sea wont down sho was haulodup an her course for tho land, her position thon boing lat, 40.43 south, long. 168.15 east. Modorato woather prevailed till tho 3rd, and thon anothor southorly gale oame on, hold to tho sth, thonco to tho land, whioh was made about Rooks Point, light weathor prevailing. Midnight of tho 7fch found her pasßing Capo Farewell, for, as 'she had boon driven so far North, the Cook Straits passage was takon for it. Sho was lod through by a strong north gale, attondod by very thick rainy weather. Passed Cape Campbell on the Bth, carried light leading winds along tho coast, and was off Banks Peninsula on tho 10th. Noxt day was off Oamaru, and thero anothor southerly gale mot her, and obliged hor to heave to. Sho lay by the wind two days, and whilst labouring in tho soa- way, a heavy comber boarded her, smashing the skylight, and filling tho cabin, light variable weathor suoooodod, and with it sho worked along, and mado Otago heads on tho 19th. Thon, with her port of destination right in sight, sho was onoe more opposed by hor old enemy from tho south-west, and was blown off the land and to tho northward, and did not recover the ground thus lost until Thursday night, when Otago Heads light was sighted, and. the broesso ooming up frosh from N.E., she fotohod in yesterday morning, and sailed up harbour. Wo may observe that sho oeasod leaking when the heaviest of the weathor was over.