SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE PACIFIC, SCHOONER.
The fore-and-aft schooner Pacific, belonging to Captain Clayton and Captain Chrisp, left Timaru about the 3rd of this mouth, bound for the Manukau. Up to the present time nothing has been heard of her since her departure. This fact, coupled with the knowledge that fearful gales occurred on the East Coast of the South Island immediately after her date of leaving-, make the owners and friends of those on board seriously alarmed for her safely. Tbe captain of the schooner Pearl, which arrived this morning, describps the gale of the sth instant, as the worst he wos ever out in,' and we know that three vessels which hod to run from TimaTU, were blew ashore, viz., the Ellibank Castle, the Wild Wave, and the Success, the last-named being lost with all hands. It is just possible that Captain Bradshaw, who is in command, may have taken shelter in a bay in an nnfrfquented part of the coast, or may have found the S.W. wind veer to. west in Cook Straits, and so have gone round by the North Cape. The next few days ought to give us some news one way or the other. The Pacific is loaded with wheat, and is insured for about £1000.
The schooner Atlantic, from Lyttelton, arrived in harbour this afternoon with a cargo of potatoe*. She left on the 16th, and has had a rough passage up. She came up the harbour with '.the cutter Wonder jn tow, which she had picked up in Kangitoto Channel. The Wonder, we believe, went adrift from her anchorage two or three days ago. Captain Hooper reports the schooner Gem at anchor at Waipu. The Atlantic was in company with the Prince Alfred bound for the Thmes, till rounding the East Cape.
The 8 s. Star of the South cleared out today with a full general cargo for Levuka. The following passengers have also booked : Messrs Geortle, Trotter. Dace, Mclver, Potter, Bynes, Levison, Gibbald, Seccombe. The schooner Echo from Awanui, brings 312 bags wheat, and sundries.
The schooner Pearl, belongine to CaptainMcLellan. of Lyttelton, arrived from Timaru this morning at 10 o'clock after a troublesome voyage of 16 da? s from Timaru Captain Burnes reports leaving, in the first instance on the 4th inst, when «il vessels in the road Stead had to slip their cables and run to sea in consequence of a b«avy blow from the eastward setting in After weathering the gale, returned to port on the 9th, and af er recovering 60 fathoms of chain and anchor left a?ain for Auckland the same evening. Had fine weither and lig-.t|winds up to the Kainouras; thence strong NT.W gale to FI »r. Point. Thick easterli wea her to Kast Cape, which was rounded on Sunday, the 2') th Strong westerly wind 3 across the Bay of Plenty Passed Mercury Island yesterday mornine and arrived at 10 o'clock this morning The Pear brings » cargo of grain.
The vessel signalled all day yesterday tamed out to be the three-masted schooner >gnes Jessie, from Oamaraa She only made the harbouj; »t an early hour this mor-ins:, owing to the wind bei"K contraiy
The A.^.P. Co.'s s.s. Star of the S juth arrived from Napier at midnight. She'left on Tuesday at halfpast five in the afternoon, and experienced southerly winds After landiug her passengers she proceeded to Koh'marama to discharge her cargo of cattla Passengers—From Dunedin: Messrs Gentil, Tro'ter. and Lace, and four for Fiji. From Napier: Mrs Mclver; Messrs Potter, Byrnes, Levison, Sibbaid„ Becumbe ; and five ia tbe steerage. The sc ew barquentine Emu left for L*vnki l»«t night. Passenger*—Mrs Cecilia Brown and Mr Chas. Manuel,
The brigantine Kate Brain is to load at Timaru for Auckland.
The s.s. Southern Cross leaves the Manukau this evening for Kaipara
The brig Victory cleared to-day for Newcastle with portion of original cargo from Adelaide and bulla: t. She sails to-morrow morning.
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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1670, 25 June 1875, Page 2
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656SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE PACIFIC, SCHOONER. Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1670, 25 June 1875, Page 2
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