Shipping. PORT CHALMERS. SHIPPING TELEGRAM.

Evening Star, Issue 3274, 18 August 1873, Page 2

Shipping.

PORT CHALMERS.

SHIPPING TELEGRAM.

August 17.—Samson, m tons, iuue, irom ° JauTflannah, 52 tons, Kerns, from Gatlin’s s.s., 416 tons, Worsp, from Northern Ports Passengers—Messrs Hercus, Brown, Campbell, Douglas, Dalgleish M Thereon, Coombes, Dickson, Stuckey, Captain Logan, Master Cargill, and five in the steerage. SAILED. August 16. —Beautiful Star, 146 tons, Bait, for Lyttelton Wallabi, 101 tons, Lees, for Bluff Harbor Clematis, 67 tons, Benclall, for Napier Kedcliffe, 22 tons, Arnott, for Oamaru PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Alhambra, for Northern Ports, August 22 Claud Hamilton, for Melbourne, Aug. 22 Defiance, for Kakanui, August 20 J. N. Fleming, for London, August 30 Maori, for Lyttelton, August 19 Phoebe, for Northern Ports, August 19 Pretty Jane, for Port Molyneux, August 19 Samson, for Oamaru, August 19 Strathnaver, for Auckland, early Storm Bird, for Bluff, August 19 The barque denary, for Newcastle, is expected to proceed to sea to-morrow. The schooner Cora came down from Dunedin this morning, and anchored in Carey’s Bay. The schooner Jane Hannah, from Gatlins ■River for Kakanui, put into the Port yestership signalled to the southward yesterday proved to be the St Kilda, from Liverpool. The Geelong being in the floating dock undergoing repairs, and the ship not signalling for a tug °the Samson did not proceed down. As the wind is blowing from the S.W., the St. Kilda will have to remain outside for a favorable wind, or engage the services of the Samson tomorrow morning before the lattei pioceeds on her usual trip to Oamaru. The New Zealand Company s s.s, Ihmbe arrived at 8.45 a.m. yesterday ; reports leaving Onehunga Wharf at 11.4y a.m. on tho 11th with a strong S.W. gale ; was compelled to anchor inside the Heads ; crossed the bar at 11.30 a.m. on the 12th ; arrived at Taranaki at 7.40 a.m. on the 13th ; loft again at 10.45 a.m. with strong S.E. wind, increasing to heavy b.E. gale and hDh seas; arrived at Nelson at 6.30 a.m. on the 14th; left again at 2 p.m. ; arrived at Picton at 9.45 p.m.; left again at 2.15 a.m. on the 15tk ; arrived at Wellington at 7 a.m. same day ;’left again at 5 p.m. ; arrived at Lyttelton at 10 a.m.; left again at 2.10 p.m.; was detained an hour and a-half by thick weather, and arrived as above. We thank her purser, Mr Monk, for our Northern tiles. The special correspondent of the Auckland Star, writing from London, under date 13th June, says Mr Turner, on behalf of the New Zealand Shipping Company, has purchased the new iron barque Medora, Aal. She takes coals from Cardiff to Mauritius, and there loads sugar fox* New Zealand. Air Turner is also negotiating for the purchase of two ships, to be employed between London and New Zealand. The magnificent ship Cardigan Castle has been chartered by the Shipping Company for Lyttelton. The Adamant, with Government immigrants, sailed at the end of June, also for Christchurch. The correspondent of the Star concludes, ,l I have no hesitation in saying that the company, if properly managed in London, will be a great success before many months, especially if the Auckland Freight Company will amalgamate.”

Wellington, August 18.— Alarm, brig, from Newcastle, with coals, 40 days out. A NEW ROBINSON CRUSOE. A new Robinson Crusoe has lately been discovered on St. George’s Island, one of the South Shetland Islands, situated about ten days’ sail to the southward of Cape Horn, in latitude (54. In the year 1871 the schooner Franklin, Captain Holmes, left New London, United States, for the seal fishery in these islands, arriving at her destination after a voyage of four months. The following day the captain ordered a boat’s crew of five men, under the orders of James King, boat steerer, to proceed to the shore and commence killing seals at Winden Island, off which place the vessel was anchored. In the boat were placed provisions for seven days and a big club for each of the men, with which to kill the seals by hitting them on the head. Captain Holmes’s instructions were “ kill all you can, and we will be back for you within a week. ” The Franklin then sailed away, and the men commenced slaughtering all the seals they could find; and so successful were they that at the expiration of the fifth day they had killed and skinned 4,000 seals, which they piled on the rocks. The seal crop being exhausted, the men resolved, with their remaining provisions, to set out for St. George’s Island, which is situated in the vicinity, where they could find more seals. They accordingly departed, leaving behind them a small piece of board, on which was chalked, “We have left for St. George’s Island; call for ns there.” When the Franklin returned at the end of the week, the pile of sealskins was found, and also the notice-board. She accordingly proceeded to St. George’s Island in quest of the missing men, and cruised about that island for several days, but could see nothing of the boat or the men, who were at last abandoned to their fate, and the Franklin returned home, no boat having been sent ashore on account of the breakers and the ice which had already formed. The men were supposed to be dead, but in August last year a new London sealing fleet left for the South Shetland Islands, and it was mutually agreed among the captains that they should endeavor to discover some' traces of the lost men. When the barque Nile arrived at St. George’s Island, the captain and a number of his men went ashore to make a search for the remains of King and his companions. Walking along the beach for some distance, they were surprised to find a small hut, from which projected a stovepipe. In the corner of the hut was a man with a long red beard and matted hair, fast asleep. He was clothed in sealskins, with sandals on his feet, and, on being awakened, turned out to be King, the sole survivor of the party. It seems that they found the hut and stove on the island, and lived for some time on pelican flesh, burning seal blubber in the stove. One had died of cold ; three others attempted to get back to Winden Island, and are supposed to have perished; and King alone returned in the Nile. Such, at least, is the story we are told about the new Robinson Crusoe, —Pull Mall Gazette.

high WATER. Tomorrow. Heads ] Port Chalmers 1 Dunedin 12.25 p.m. 1 12.55p.m. [ 1.40 p.m.