Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 3644, 27 October 1874, Page 2

Shipping.

•» high water. ■ i I Jr PORT CHALMEP" /J)m D6li, from Moerald, ■ C5 * James Paxten, sck takr C * sc^ooner * .ch, 22 tons, Camp.ooner, from Riverton. * m ■ 52 tons, Madson, from MoeTan>- ’ . u er t 25 tons. Brown, from Shag jma, 8.8., 560 tons, Clark, from Mel.ne, via West Coast and Northern-Ports. . assengers : Mrs Webb an ’ child, Miss Moray, Miss M'Laren, Messrs Newman, Jack, Mosson, Seed, Reid, Miller, Williams, Keogh, Taine, Morrison, and eleven in the steerage. SAILED. October 27.—Samson, p. 9., 121 tons, jdie, for Oamaru. Tweed, ship, 1,745 tons, Stuart, for Sydney. Isabella, ketch, 52 tons, Cowan; for Catlin’s River. Comerang, p.s., 125 tons, Best, for the Bluff. Splendid, barque, 358 tons, Millen, for a whaling cruise. Ladybird, 286 tons, Andrew, for Northern Ports. Passengers: For Lyttelton —Mr Greenup. For Wellington—Mr Stewart. Ar Nelson —Mr find Master M‘Gill, Mr Dktm. For Manukau —Mr Wright, and six in the steerage for all ports. PROJECTED DEPASTURES. Alhambra, for Bluff, November 5. Craigellachie, for Bluff, jOotober 29. ' Eaaby, for Newcastle, November 1. Helena, for Auckland, early. Jessie Henderson, for Auckland, early. Lizzie Guy, for Hokitika, early. Otago, for Northern Ports, November 10. Tararua, for Bluff, October 28. Wanganui, for Bluff, October 28.

The b.s. Ladybird sailed this afternoon for v the North. The cutter Jane arrived yesterday with a full . ..cargo of coal from Shag Point, The barque Splendid, for a‘ whaling cruise, ' was towed to sea early this morning by the tug Geelong. • The ship Tweed, for Sydney, after taking on board four tons more ballast, was towed to sea by the tug Geelong. The schooner Spec arrived with, a full cargo of stone yesterday from Moeraki, for transhipment to the Tararua. The topsail schooner James Paxton arrived from, Riverton yesterday with a full cargo of timber, and passed up to Dunedin. ' The p.s. Comerang, after taking on board the Sassengers for Southland from the ship Jessie leadman, sailed for the Rluff this afternoon. The ketch Isabella, having received a through overhaul on Isbister’s .slip, was launched yesterday afternoon, and sailed for Gatlin’s • River.' The s.B. Bruce came down this morning, steamed alongside the Henbury to coal, and will sail for Lyttelton- and intermediate ports this •evening. , The barque Comet, having finished discharging her cargo of timber at the railway pier, fe' was removed, and anchored in the stream yesterday afternoon. , K The barque Columbus commenced to unmoor [ this morning, and will be towed to sea this L evening. She proceeds to the Bluff to finish ■ loading for London. ■ The ship Haddon Hall was removed to the W' inner berth at the railway pier, and the ship f Invercargill will be removed from the quaran- • -tind ground alongside at high water. ■ The p.s. Golden Age transhipped the remainder of the passengers from the Jessie Headman, and the p.s. Peninsula transhipped , the passengers from the Calypso to the railway pier this morning. • The s.B. Tararua arrived alongside the railway pier at 11 this morning, from Melbourne via Northern and West Coast Ports. She left ‘ Melbourne on the 15th, and cleared the Heads ■ at 6.30 p.m. ; experienced strong easterly winds for the first two days, then light variable winds and fine weather until arriving at Hoki- : tika at 11.30 p.m. on the 20th; leftHokitika at 9 Am.; on the 21st, Greymouth at 9 p.m, ; arrived at Nelson at 2 p.m. on the 22ud, left again at 7.30 a,m.‘ on the 23rd; arrived at Wellington at 5.15 p.m. on the 21th, left again at noon on the 25th, and arrived at Lyttelton at 3.30 p.m. on the 26th, experienced very heavy ' gale from the S.S.W., and left Lyttelton at 5.30 p.m. yesterday, and arrived as above. We thank her purser, Mr Hart, for report and exchanges She leaves for Melbourne gia the Bluff to-morrow. The * Buffer News ’ gives some further particulars of the disaster to the schooner Alma: —“ On last Tuesday she experienced a terrific gale from the- S.W., and was hove-to about seventy-five miles north of the Buffer. The mainsail was close-reefed and also the mainstaysail. Whilst in this position, at about 2 p.m., a»-tremendous sea, as high as the foreyard, broke over the bows and waisc of the vessel, completely burying her decks. The mate, J.’ B. V alder, who was standing aft near thecap- ' tain’,' called but, ‘ Hold bn !’ and the next minute she was submerged, from stem to stern in . the huge sea, which swept away galleys, boats, bulwarks, stanchions, and every moveable thing, filling the mains ail, aud throwing the vessel on her port side. The mate, and a . seaman named Andrew Baniou were washed over board and disappeared. The rigging of the foretopmast was cut away, and the bowsprit and the jibboom, which were hanging by the gear. The schooner righted herself with some difficulty. All now exerted themselves , in throwing cargo overboard to lighten the vessel, which was completely waterlogged, and afterwards in baling the water out of the hold. The Alma spoke the Prosperity, bound - - from Melbourne to Greymouth. Her fore rigging and lanyards had been carried away, but when she and the Alma parted company the Prosperity had repaired damages.

ARRIVAL OF THE CALYPSO. This, the latest addition to the fine ships trading to this port, is a reproduction on an extended scale of the fine lines of the May Queen and belongs to the same owner, Captain Leslie’ who commands her. She is built of iron • throughout, has a full poop and topgallant forecastle, is otherwise well appointed—has a capital steam winch and fresh water condenser Eatent double action pumps, worked by either and 'er steam, and one of Walker’s patent windlasses, a small thing of marvellous compactness and strength. The rig is modem throughout, the lower masts, bowsprit, lower yards, and lower topsail yards are of iron, and the whole of the standing rigging is of iron wire. Her dimensions are—Length, 207 ft on the keel, and about 240 ft over all, 35ft beam and 20ft 6in depth of hold. The saloon is finished off in a very fine style, the partitions being of varnished teak and birdseyo maple with gilded mouldings and cornices. There is accommodation for about twenty saloon passengers, for whom there are some fine cabins and other conveniences. The captain’s rooms are abaft the saloon, and can be entered from the poop-deck by a companion, which also leads into the saloon; the main entrance to the latter, however, being from the main deck. The Calypso, left London on August 3; had strong head winds in the Channel, and so did ' hot clear the land until the 11th, a last dc- ' parture being taken from Ushant. East and N.E. winds then favored her, and gradually merged into the trade, in lat. 30,46. S.W. winds carried Her acioss the doldrum belt, and •at 1.30 north the S.E. trades met her on the 4th September. The Line wa« crossed the same mght in long. 26 W., and the S.E. trade gave out. on the 12th September in lat. 24.35. Northerly winds followed, and gradually took westing, and held westerly to the grand meridian, which was crossed on the 20th*6epteml-tr in lat. 40.45 S. After making a few degrees more easting the ship was muzzled by easterly , weather, which commenced on the 23. J, and blew a furious gale on the 24th and 25th. The Calypso Was hove-to to it under lower fore and maintopsails, and behaved remarkably well in the heavy sea that ran, very little water finding its way on board. The gale broke on the 2Sth, arid was succeeded by light weather and a heavy «ea, the night of the 26th the wind

er ■ 11 1 of S.W., and on the following day __ .aeridmn of the Cape was crossed in lat. -.69, Thence steady strong westerlies stuck to the ship, and on October 6 freshened to a tremendously heavy S.W. gale that lasted four days, and raised a very high sea. The ship had to be kept dead before it, and so ran off her course; and on the morning of the Bth was within sight of the Island of St. Paul. Then the weather moderated, and during the remainder of the passage steady westerly winds prevailed. The Snares were sighted on the morning of the 25th, Otago Heads reached next day, a pilot shipped in the afternoon, and the Calypso towed into port by the steamer decking yesterday. ? ARRIVAL OF THE ZEALANDIA. The fine iron clipper ship Zealandia, under command of Captain G. Sellars, arrived in port yesterday afternoon after a moderately fineweather passage and quick run of ninety days. She brings a full general cargo and 220 immigrants, her saloon also being full of first-class passengers. The Zealandia comes into port in a trim and clean condition. Her human freight appear in excellent spirits, and have enjoyed good health during her ocean trip, under the care of Dr Tighe, surgeon superintendent, and late of the Surat. The passage of the ship has been an agreeable one, and calls for no special mention.—* N. Z. Herald,’ October 16. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Lyttelton, October 26th.—Arrived : Gutenburg, from Hamburg; 113 days out, with 137 immigrants. One death and two births occurred during the voyage. Nelson, October 27.—Arrived : Ship Chile, with 217 immigrants, all well. One woman and three children died, and there was one birth on the passage.