SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume X, Issue 2700, 8 February 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

"t'O'ttT OF WANGANUI. ESTER ED INWARDS. Fob 8. Slorm Binl, s s, (57 lons, Doilc, from WellingtonTob S. Miuiuwatn, p s, 10:) tnn«, Evans, from Wellington. CLRAHED OUTWARDS. Feb 7. T. B. Taylor, sch, 5-1 tons, Smith, for Uokitika, in ballast. Feb 7. Egmont, ss, 52 tons, Pope, for Wellington. Feb 7. Kahuna, sch, 39 lons, Maulo, for Uokitika, in ballast. Feb 8. St Kilda, s s, 17* tons, Flowerlay, for Onehunga. EXPORTS. Per J«>mont — 15 bales wool, 1 box. Per St Kilda— looo sheep. PASSKNGER LIST. Per M.inawatu— inwards— Messrs Kirby, Patterson, Thompson, P.ithesou, Graham, Weston, Willis, and 4 in steerage. Per Storm Bird— inwards— Mis sAtkinson, Messrs Lindsay, Scott, Orr, llansen, Henderson, and 3 Maoris in steerage. EXPECTEP ARRIT.viS. Murray, s s, from Nelson, on Wednesday. Cora, sch, from Dunedin, daily. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Storm Bird, s s, for Wellington, tonight. Manawatu, |p s, for Wellington, tonight. . Murray, s s, for Nelson, to-morrosv night. VESSELS IN PORT. Manawatu, p s, from Wellington. Storm Bird, s.s, from Wellington. St Kilda, s s, from Onehunga. Tongariro.p s, from Fox ton. Awaroa, sch, from Nelson. Kaiuma, sch, from llokitika. Torea, sch, from Kaipara. Falcon, barquentiue, from Sydney. Day Dawn, sen, from Pelorus Sound

The s s Egmont sailed for Wellington on Monday night. The s s St Kilda cleared outwards at the Customs to-day (Tuesday) with a cargo of sheep. The s s Storm Bird, Captain Doile, sailed from Wellington on Monday at 245 p.m. Crossed the Bor at S o'clock this (Tuesday) morning, arriving alongside the Corporation wharf at 8.45. Experienced strong N. wind with heavy westerly swell throughout. The p.s. Manawatu, Capt. Evans, left Wellington wharf at 2.30 p.m. on Monday. Crossed the Bar at 7.30 a.m. this (Tuesday) morning, and arrived alongside the wharf at 8 a.m. Experienced strong head wind and heavy westerly swell during the passage.

THE MELAINE ASHORE AT KAIPAEA. The three-masted schooner Melaine, belonging to Mr E. Pearco, went ashore about a mile on the north head side of the Lotus. The bar was taken on the morning of the loth, with the wind E.S.E. — a whole topsail breeze. The South Spit was kept well aboard, and when between Tory Shoal and North Spit, the wind fell light and drew out from N.E. Captain Creigh then stood across towards the Lotus, and as it was flood tide, fetchod in a long way inside her. He gave the vessel plenty of room for stays, but she missed. The starboard anchor was let go in twelve fathoms. She had about twenty-five fathoms, and she was head to wind when it parted, and she made a stern board. The port anchor was now let go, but before it brought her up, she struck afc. She is now lying broadside on to the side and striking very heavily aft. The chain, being across her stern, tore away her cut-water, aud every time the sea lifted her,the anchor came home. Seeing there was no use holding oh, as he expected the stern-post to be knocked away every minute, the Captain gave her chain, wheu she went head up the beach, the sea breaking clean over her. At low water the crew got out of her and rigged a sail on shove for a tent, and then got provisions, chronometer, and all valuables ashore, as well as what cargo could be got. She is not very much injured yet, and if the sea keeps down, she will doubtless begot off without much damage, — Exchange.