Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 3192, 14 May 1873, Page 2

Shipping.

HIGH WATER. To-morrow. Heads 1 Port Chalmers I Dunedin 4.46 p.m. 1 5.16 p.m. | 6.1 p.m.

PORT CHALMERS. ARRIVED.

M.ay 13—Rangitoto, 449 tons. Mackie, from Melbourne, via the North. Passengers : Mias Beckham, Mias Warren, Miss M‘Kenzie, Mr and Mrs Carnithers, the Hon. W. H,, Mrs, and Master Reynolds, Capt. MTntyre, Messrs Ruddock, Fryer, Mackie, Rico, Macgonn, Cobb, Guthrie, Richmond, Hannah, Gilbrath, and eight in the steerage. May 14—Ottawa, brigantine, 222 tons, Best, from Newcastle. SAILED. May 13—Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, Hart, for Lyttelton and intermediate Ports. Wellington, 262 tons, Carey, for the North. Passengers :Mr and Mrs Miller, Mrs Bird and child, Mr Milos and two children, Mrs M‘Breaty, Messrs Sutton, Espic, Butler, Goddart, Margatts, Solomon, Jobberus, and five in he steerage. . „ .. Redclitfc, 22 tons, Arnott, for Moeraki. CUSTOM HOUSE,^DUNEDIN. This Day. INWARDS. Rangitoto, 419 tons, Mackie, from Oamam. Flying Squirrel, 19 tons, Hughes, from Molyneux. Samson, 124 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. OUTWARDS. Rangitoto, 449 tons, Mackie, for Melbourne, ▼ia Bluff. Messrs Isaacs and M‘Donald ; and eight in the steerage. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Albion, for Northern Ports, May 16 Rangatira, for Northern Ports, May 15 Maori, for Lyttelton, May 15 Pretty Jane, for Port Molyneux, May 15 Wild Deer, for London, early William Davie, for London, early Lutterworth, for London, May 21 Dunedin, for Napier, early Friendship, for Moeraki, early Samson, for Oamaru, May 15 Taranaki, for Northern Ports, May 20 Jessie, for Oamaru, early Wanganui, for Northern Ports,JMay 20 Storm Bird, for Bluff, May 16

Vessels in Port Chalmers Bay this day Ships: City of Bombay, Lutterworth, Wild Deer. Barques: Hadda, Sydney Griffiths, Frowning Beauty, Eleanor, P.C.E. Brigs : Thomas and Henry, and Speedy. At the Railway Pier Ships : Euterpe. William Davie, Oberon. Steamer: Rangitoto.

The brigantine Ottawa arrived in port this morning at 10 a,m., and has made the smartest passage of all the colliers. She left Newcastle on May 3, and had light westerly and nor’-wes-teriy winds till making' the West Cape on Monday last, when she had a charge of wind to the southward, and ran up to Cape Saunders last night, when she was again favored with a northerly breeze, enabling her to sail up. We thank Captain Best for Newcastle papers. The barque Formosa left Newcastle for Dunedin on April 29, with 497 tons coal. She may be looked for now every day.

WRECK OF THE MARGARET CAMPBELL. We (North Otwjo Time*) regret to have to report the loss of another vessel on our coast in the fine clipper schooner Margaret Campbell, Baumann, master, which occurred on Saturday morning last. This vessel had stood to sea on the Tuesday, and returned to the Roads on Friday afternoon, anchoring at the usual anchorage for vessels of her tonnage. The weather was fine and the sea smooth until an early hour on Saturday morning, when, at about 2 o’clock, a heavy roll set in suddenly from the S.E. Without warning, at about the hour named, a heavy sea struck the vessel and swamped her decks, pouring down into the cabin, which was instantly about two feet deep in water. An additional anchor was let go. Subsequently, the sea increasing, a third anchor was let go, followed by a grapnel, A light air blowing from the land at the time, sail was set, in order to let the vessel ride quite easy, and if opportunity offered, to make an offing. No danger was apprehended for some time, and though the p.s. Samson passed close to the schooner on her out to the outer anchorage, there was at the time f she passed no reason to eall for assistance. The Samson passed the schooner at about a quarter to 2 a.m,, at which time the Campbell was riding away. About three-quarters of an hour afterwards, the sea having increased, the vessel commenced to drag, and at this time, as before detailed, the extra anchors were let go, and sail was set. There b ing no guns or rockets on board, the only signal of distress available was the hoisting of lights, and a red, green and white light were hoisted horizontally for this purpose. The weather being foggy, the signal was not observed from the Samson, which otherwise would, no doubt, have borne down ; but whether, in the heavy sea running, she would in that event have succeeded in towing the schooner out is open to question. The schooner continued to drag, and took the ground at about 5 a.in., the sea making dean breaches over her, and the crew having frequently to take to the rigging. On seeing her in distress, Captain Sewell sent up the rocket signal for the Brigade ; and a life-buoy, with rope attached, sent from the ship, failing to be caught, a rocket was fired between the main and foremast, hut the rope fouled. Captain Baumann then unreeved the signal halyards, and, attaching a weight threw the rope ashore. By this means the life-line was sent to the ship, and the crew were safely landed, just in time, as the vesss.l was breaking up rapidly. About an hour afterwards two of the crew endeavored to get aboard to save their clothes, one of them succeeding in doing so, but the other was nearly drowned in the attempt ; owing his life, indeed, to the pluck of Captain Sewell, Messrs M'Kenzie, Ramsay, and others, who rushed into the surf and saved him when within an ace of drowning from exhaustion. The Margaret Campbell was owned partially in Oamaru, and partially in Dunedin, and was valued at LI, 500, She was insured for LBOO in the South British Insurance Office. She had about 1,000 bags grain and Hour aboard, believed to he fully insured. In a few hours after taking the beach her masts went overboard, and the port side was stove in, and the cargo washed out, and scattered all along the beach. She was abandoned to the underwriters, and was sold the same day, being purchased by Mr Alex, Paterson for the sum of LOO, So far as vve can learn, no blame whatever attaches to Captain Baumann, for whom general sympathy is felt in thin unforeseen and unavoidable disaster.