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Evening Star, Issue 3382, 22 December 1873, Page 2

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HIGH WATER. To-morbow. fTvADs I Fort Chalmbrs ] Dunedin 8l?JS. I «•«*■“• I 7'23IMPORT CHALMERS. arrived. December 20. -William Ackers, 290 tons, K. Brown, from Newcastle. TT , , Cambria, 54 tons, bubherland, from Havelock, for Timaru, put in. Pretty Jane, 101 tuns, Peterson, from the Molyneux. Passengers: Messrs I ait and Samson, p.s., 124 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. December 21.—Pioneer, 25 tons, Matheson, from Shag Point, for Oamaru; putin. i Elisa M'Phce, 32 tons, Paterson, for ( athn 8 River; put back. , Wanganui, s.s., 170 tons Fraser, from the Bluff. Passengers-Mr and Mrs riiouisou and family (7), Mrs Brodrick and child, Mr and Mrs Cobbett, Miss Annie Burch, Miss Brodrick Messrs Turnbull, Bastings, Thoms, Sheen, J. Jones, Heath, M‘Donald, -Alsou, Thomson, Brown, Kingsland, J. Allen, Duncan, R. MT)onald, J. M'Author, Lockley, Donmd, and six in the steerage. December 22.—Lady Bird, s.s., 2Gb tons, Andrews, from Northern Ports. PassengersMrs Ne<vman, Mrs Willoughby and two children Mr and Mrs Williams, Mr and Mrs Anderson! servant, and child, Mrs Davis and two children, Mrs Pratt and child, Misses Fergusson (2) and servants’ suite (6), Misses Cowling (2), Gillon (2), Hay, Adams, Stigaml, Milhsford, Inglia. Rev. Mr M‘Kay, Messrs, W. Allen. J. Martin, J. E. Harmon, Liddell, Coombes, Milne, Anderson, Gordon, _ Inghs, NancaiTOW, jun,, Sernon, Harris, Shrimp ton, Lyon, Lemon, Jackson, M'Lcod, Mackay, Pike Dansey, Johnson, Galbraith, M Pherson, Master Galbraith, and thirteen in the steerage. SAILED. December 21.-’Wallabi, s.s., 101 tons, Leys, for the Bluff. .. Albion, 561 tons, M'Lean, for Melbourne via Northern Ports. Passengers : For Lyttelton - - Mrs Campbell, Messrs Owen, Cavanagh, Boyset, and Miller. For Wellington-Mr livw. For Nelson —Miss Dick. For Hokitika Mr M‘Arthur. Mr Melbourne—Mr Wyndham ; and thirty-five in the steerage. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Alhambra, for Northern Ports, January 12 Claud Hamilton, for Northern Ports, Dec. 51 Cora, for Havelock, Dec. 24 Gothenburg, for Bluff, January 13 Hadda, for Hong Kong, January ■> Lady Bird, for Northern Ports, Dec. Maori, for Lyttelton, early Otago, for London, January 10 Paterson, for North, Dec. 25 Samson, for Oamaru, Dec. 25 Tararua, for Northern Ports, Dec. 24 Wanganui, for Bluff, Dec. 25 Wellington, for Akaroa, Dec. 30

The Eliza M’Phee, for Catlin's River, put back yesterday. . The p-s. Paterson was taken into the Graving Dock on Saturday night. The schooner Jessie, from Wellington, sailed up as far as the Maori Kaik yesterday. The p.a. Samson returned from her Oamaru trip at 11.30 p.m. on Saturday. . The p.s. Samson and s.s. Wanganui discharged cargo into the barque Columbus this morning. The s.s. Pretty Jane arrived at six p.m. on Saturday, and passed up to Dunedin. She left the Molynenx at four a.m. on Saturday. The 8.8. Wallabi, having taken on board transhipments from the Christian MfAusland and Jessie Readuian, sailed for the Bluff on Saturday night. The Pioneer put into the Port yesterday with % cargo of coal from Shag Point for Oamaru She took shelter under Moeraki on Saturday, but, on account of the heavy weather, was compelled to run for Port Chalmers. We learn from Arkell, Tufts, and Co.’s Circular, for October, that the following vessels were loading at New Itork: — Last Lo thian, barque, 348, for Dunedin and Auckland, to' sail on November 1 ; Serene, barque, 549. for Dunedin, Wellington, and Auckland, November 25, . The Governor’s yacht Blanche arrived at the Heads on Saturday morning at 10.30 o’clock ; left Lyttelton at 5 p.m. on the 18th, with moderate northerly we ither. She w.vs immediately hoarded by Pilot Kelly, and brought up to her anchorage. The barque William Ackers, from Newcastle, was towed up by the Geelong this morning. Captain Brown reports leaving Newcastle on the 29th November ; had heavy S.E. winds for the first ten days, then moderate weather till coming through Poveaux Straits on the 19th ; sassed the Nuggets on the 20th, with_ strong f.W. winds and heavy squalls, and arrived off the Heads last night. She brings 400 tons of eoal for the Harbor Company. The s.s. Wanganui, which left Port Chalmers on Wednesday, arrived at the Bluff at 11 a.m. on Thursday ; left for Riverton at 0.30 a. m. on Friday, and crossed the bar at noon ; discharged cargo and took in 1,000 bags of grain, and left for the Bluff at noon yesterday ; took on board a quantity of sleepers, and left ar. Bp.m. for Port Chalmers, and arrived alongside the railway pier at 11.15 a.m. yesterday, haying experienced very unsettled weather with heavy N.W. squalls during the passage. Captain Fraser desires to return thanks to Captain M‘Lcan and the crew of the Albion, also to Captain Bruce, of the ship Bebington, for the prompt assistance rendered by them when the alarm of fire on board the Wanganui was given.

The Wanganui reports the arrival of the ihip May Queen at the Bluff. Her fore-yard ■was carried away in the slings daring the bad weather experienced on the irip round. Yesterday morning the barque Duke of Edinburgh, from Newcastle, was signalled at the Heads. The Geelong proceeded down, and towed her up to her anchorage against a strong N.W. wind. Ca.pt-dn Sampson reports leaving Newcastle on the 10th inst.; had light variables and calms till the 14th, then strong westerly and N.W. winds until the 18th; at 4 p.m. on the 18fch sighted a barque under close-reefed canvas: passed the Solander at 7 p.m. the same day, and Dog Island at 2 p.m. on the 19th; was off the Nuggets at 10 p.m. name day, where there were a brig and two schooners anchored, it then blowing hard from the S.W, ; was off Wickliffe Buy at 8 a.m. on the 20th, a heavy N.E. gale setting the ship to the southward ; the wind then came stiff from the N.W., and continued, with heavy squalls, until making the Heads yesterday morning. She brings a cargo of coal anti coke, consigned io J. and D. Findlay, We thank Capt. Sampson for Sydney and Newcastle pa pew. The «.s. Ladybird, from the North, with a number of passengers, including the Governor’s family and suite, arrived at 1 o’clock this morning, after a rough passage from Lyttelton. C’aptain Andrews reports leaving the Manukau at 5 p.m. on the 15th ; arrived at Taranaki at 1 p.m. on the 16th ; left for Nelson at 6 p.m. same day; arrived at Nelson at 10 a.m. on the 17th; left for Picton at 8 o’clock same night, arrived at Ficton at 11 a.m. on the 18th ; sailed for Wellington at 1 p.m. same day ; arrived at Wellington at 7.m. same night; left for'Lyttelton at 3 p.m. on the 19th ; arrived there at ID a.m. on the 20th; left for Port Chalmers at (> p.m. same day, but on account of a heavy gale put into Akaroa at 11 p.m.; left at 5 a.m. on the 21st, and arrived as above. Experienced strong head wind# and sea from the Manakau io Wellington, and a cross .sea, with strong S.W. gale from Lyttelton to the Port. We thank her purser (Mr Dougherty) for report and Northern files. She leaves again tomorrow afternoon for the Port. WRECK OF THE RE DC LIEF, A telegram from our correspondent at Oamaru informs us that the ketch Redcliff, Halford master, arrived at Allday Bay on Saturday, at 9.30 a.m., to discharge cargo for Otepopo, and to load for Dunedin. Having 700 bushels of wheat, owned by Anderson ami TVfowat (which was insured) aboard, she anchored half a mile from the lauding place. . N E wind was blowing and sending a the toy- At 11-30 a.m .l.c . ra ,Ld from her anchorage, and_ soon struck breaking up almost immediately, ft® Zn swam ashore with difficulty, and the iwt»Tn"nda man named William:, WiUUms vu «»W “H »" d

drowned, but the captain eventually swam ashore in an exhausted state. The body of Williams was washed i whore at 4 o’clock. It is not known whether the vessel is insured. THE MACGREGOR. The pioneer ship of the San Francisco service in Hobson’s Hay on the 6th instant. The ‘Arbus’ thus describes her: —The MacGregor is a screw steamer of noble proportions, and in so far as the hull is concei ted she is a tine model, her entrance, however, being considered objectionable by some. -She has a line clear run nevertheless, but the enormous house amidships, rising sheer the rail, and her four not very taunt masts, give her a singular appearance. The masts arc disposed - two forward of the funnel and two aft, a rig which has not been seen in these waters for many years. The only square canvas she carries, however, is limited to a foresail and mainsail. Steaming is the strong point of the Macgregor, and to this everything except carrying space has been subordinated. Tho capacity of the latter may be estimated from the fact that she has had something like 2,500 tons of tea stowed away in her hold. It is very evident that she has never been intended for passenger traffic, at least on an extensive scale ; but if she should be continued on the Pacific route, she can be fitted up with increased accommodation —light, roomy, and well ventilated, conditions very much to be desiderated in tropical voyaging. At present her saloon can only berth a limited number of passengers, but in the house on deck- -the most preferable part of the ship in warm weather 52 additional berths can be fixed. Her (seagoing qualities are highly spoken of by _ ('apt. Jacobsen and his officers, and she is adjudged to be a most comfortable ship in all weathers. She is steered from forward of the funnel, and her steering apparatus is worked by steam and hydraulic power, and notwithstanding her great length, she is moved as swiftly and surely as a yacht. The Macgregor was constructed specially for a well-known shipowner of the same name in Leith, Scotland, for the China trade, in which she has had a brief but successful career. She was launched in 1872, from the yard of Mr John Kay, Kirkcaldy, on the Frith of Forth, and in her dimensions she measures in length 550 ft., and in beam 56ft. She had her engines at the same establishment. As with all compound engines, there is a high pressure and a low pressure cylinder, the former being 80in. ill diameter and the latter 4(sin. There are four boilers, with three furnaces to each boiler, and the average quantity of coal consumed is about 2-» tons per day. If the best Welsh coal is procurable, the consumption is from 20 to 21 tons, and with either quantity she can steam on an average 11 knots, with a pressure on the boilers of GOlb to the square inch. _ The nominal horsepower of the engines is 550, but of course this is capable of being worked to a much higher figure. She is propelled by a four-bladed screw, 15ft Gin in diameter, with a 21ft pitch, and a 42in stroke, and the number of revolutions is modestly stated at 50. There are four engineers and a boiler-makor in the engine-room, and the stoke-hole is supplied with 20 Celestials to do the “ firing-up” business.