SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXIX, Issue 4052, 13 March 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Onbhttnga; — 12th, arrived — 1.30 p.m., Wellington from New Plymouth. Ltttblton.— -12th, arrived— s p.m., Ladybird from Wellington. Sailed— 6.4o p.m., Bangatira for Wellington.

The mail steamship Mongol, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, reached the harbor early this morning, firing a gun to announce her arrival at a quarter before eight o'clock. She sailed" again at five o'clock p.m. with, the Ban Francisco mail, which she will transfer to the Tartar at Kandavau. The fine ship Ooean Mail was towed by the Stormbird from her berth at the wharf to- the outer anchorage at an early hour yesterday morning. She is in ballast, and bound- foi Lyttelton, where the will load wool for London. She looked extremely well, although her royal yards had not been sent aloft. Tbe s.s. Alhambra, from Melbourne, is now due on the West Coast, She is appointed to carry the New Zealand mails via Suez, which will be despatched from Wellington on Sunday, tbe 15th inst. ' Within the next fortnight there will be another ruah of work upon the wharf, aa four vessels are expected— the Woodlark and the Wemyss Castle, from London; the Kaßsa, from Mauritius j and the Serene, from New York. " ■ The Glenlora is progressing rapidly with her loading. A Dumber of cabins have already been engaged. The Serene, from New York, and the Eassa, rom Mauritius, via Dunedia, may be looked for in a few days. The Napier is due here, from Foxton this morning, with a load of sleepers for Messrs Brogden. She is advertised to Bail for Foxton on Saturday. The s. s. ' Stormbird, Captain Doile, arrived in harbor at 6 a.m. yesterday. Reports leaving 'Wanganui 3.80 p.m. on Wednesday ; crossed the bar at 4 p m.; experienced Easterly windsthroughout the passage, and arrived as abovfcl' The last trip of the Stormbird from Wellington to Wanganui and back was performed under 36 hours, having left Wellington oh Tuesday at 7 p.m., and arrived here on Thursday at 6 a.m. She sailed for Wanganui again last night. The Mongol took her departure yesterday with' the English mail. Sir James Fergusson and ijujte were passengers by her to Napier. A considerable number of would-be passengers were refused tickets, owing to all the berths being' taken up. She brings the English mail on her return. The B.c. St Kilda came off the Slip yesterday afternoon, baying been taken on tbe day previous. She has been thoroughly scraped and painted.