Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 4040, 7 February 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

HIGH WATEE. TO-MOHHOW.

POET CHALMEES. ABUTTED.

February s.—Cosarowitli, barque, 482 tons, Moir, from Newcastle.

Taranaki, s.s., 2SG tons, Lloyd, from Lyttelton and the North. Passengers: Mesdamcs Eeid, Norris, Stuart, Bose, Messrs Miller, Eielly, Dawson, Thomas, Anderson, Greenwood, Watson, Henderson; eight in the steerage. Samson, p.s., 125 tons, Sinclair, from Oamaru. Passengers.- Mr and Miss Mills, Mesdames Stephens and three children, Orr, Master and Miss Wilson, Misses Fulton (2), Glass, Professor Leverach, Messrs Scott, Hoyle, Quelch, Brown, Howell, Cotterill, Eeichelt, Lindsay, Millmine, Bailey, Doughtey, Sutherland, Judge; eight in the steerage. Shag, s.s., 31 tons, Wing, from Shag Point. Dauntless, ketch, 20 tons, Mussen, from Waikouaiti.

February (s.—Express, s.s., 13G tons, Fraser, from the Bluff. Passengers : Mr and Mrs Israel, Mesdames Drevan, Scolfleld, Manniyan and two children, Matthews and four children, Misses Ellis, Kiugswell, Messrs Justice, Slow, Ausell, Christie, Tulloch, Tomes, Newey, Morrison, Campbell, Bastian, A. Burns, Manning, Boss; six in the steerage. Corona, ship, 1,109 tons, Straclmn, from London, November 2, Passengers: 20 cabin, and 298 immigrants.

Owake, schooner, 63 tons, Arndt, from Pelorus Sound.

Eliza M'Phce, ketch, 39 tons, Eeid, from Timaru. Hawea, s.s., 461 tons. Wheeled, from Lyttelton and the North. Passengers : Misses Evans, Wild, Peeke, Little, M'Pherson, D’Oyly, Chick, Bremner (2), Mesdames Brown, Joyce and family, Hudson and family, M'Lachlan and child, MTherson, Young, Aikman, Eev. Mr Eigg, Messrs Asheudou, Livingston, Bent, Pierce, Holmden, Sealy, Monro, Sellars, Young, Cochrane, Campbell, Aikman, Peters, Browne, Joyce, Hudson; thirteen in the steerage. February 7.—Palmerston, ketch, 25 tons, Brebner. from Shag Point. Hope, cutter, 29 tons, Scott, from Oamaru. Defiance, ketch, 25 tons, Burke, from Moeraki. SAILED.

February s.—Wellington, s.s., 264 tons, Carey, for Lyttelton and the North, Passengers: For Lyttelton—Messrs Farrow, Gifford, Jones, Robertson- For Wellington—Mr and Mrs Heapie and two children, Mesdames Ruff, Carroll, Lowe, M'Pherson and son, Messrs Kelly, Crocombe. For Napier—Mr Nicoll, For Wanganui—Mr Howorth: twenty-five in the steerage. Comerang, p.s., 152 tons, Best, for Southern Ports,

Jessie Niccol, schooner, 93 tons, Peterson, for Auckland.

Sea Gull, brigantine, 122 tons, Veale, for the Bluff.

February 6.—Rosannah Rose, schooner, 138 tons, Soule, for Kaipara. Jane Campbell, cutter, 16 tons, Campbell, for Shag Point. Taranaki, 259 tons, Lloyd, for the North, Passengers: For Lyttelton—Mr Pressick. For WellingAustin, Messrs Beaver and Fulton. For Manukau—Messrs M‘Kay and Hutchison.

Messrs Houghton and Oo.’sss. Express arrived alongside the railway pier from her usual trip to the Bluff at Ba.m. yesterday, whioh port she left at 4.30 p.m. on the sth. Had light S. winds and fine weather to arrival.

The Union Co.’s s.s. Hawea, from the Northern Ports, arrived at 4 p.m. yesterday. She left Onehunga at 1.30 p.m. on the Ist, Nelson at 1.30 p.m on the 3rd, Wellington at 4.30 p.m, on the 4th, and Lyttelton at 8.45 p.m. on Saturday. Experienced strong southerly winds from Taranaki to Lyttelton thence light variables to arrival. We thank her Puj’ser (Mr Newman) for report and exchanges. The N.Z.S.S. Company’s s.s. Taranaki, from WeiImgton and intermediate ports, arrived at 6.35 p.m on Saturday. She left the former port at 4.30 p m on the 3rd. and called at Lyttelton. Experienced strong S.E. winds from Wellington to Oamaruthence to arrival light S.E. winds and fine weather’ We tliarik Mr Edmmston for report and exchanges' The large new steamer now being built for the Union Steam Shipping Company to he employed Sydney coal and passenger trade, is to be called thei dTe Anau, after the great lake of that name in the S.W. part of Otago. The company ® carrying out Strictly the rule that all their steamers shall bear the names of New Zealand lakes. Their new fleet, when completed as It m expected to be during the next half-year' thus will comprise the T 0 Anau, Itotorua, Tauno’ Hawea, Wanaka, and Eotomohwm. These steamers are to he used as follows • Tc Anau, between Pm*f Chalmers Lyttelton Wellington, ’and Rotorua. Hawea, and Taupo, between Port Chill mers and the Manukau; Wanaka, between Dunedin Timaru, Akarya, and Lyttelton; Rotomaham be’ . tween Dunedin and Oamaru.-— ‘ Post,’ ‘ * THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. This fine vessel left Lyttelton at 8.30 this morn, and is ducjin Port CluilinGrs to-morrow mommg early.! Her great length will prevent her being berthed alongside the pier; but we imagine she wnl be anchored at no great distance from it and tliot she will be thrown open for inspection to the public. In a recent issue we gave a full description of her, and now content ourselves with a short account, taken from the ‘ S. M. Herald ’ She was built at Chester, United States, by the well-known film of John Roach and Sons, who have turned out many of the finest steamers afloat She is 356 ft long, with a beam of 43ft, and has three decks, viz,, main, spar, and hurricane The dining saloon is placed on the main deck, from the after part of which runs an alley-way, with endosed cabins on either side. These apartments are fitted with every conceivable convenience and elaborately furnished. Mention may especially be made of four large' cabins known as the bridal chambers. On the spare deck is a larg* wellventilated, withdrawing saloon, furnished with lounges, piano, &o.; and above this again, and immediately under the hurricane deck, is an ele-gantly-arranged boudoir. These several apartments are reached by brood massive staircases formed of solid rosewood. The furniture throughout is of crimson velvet, and richly-carpeted The panelling is formed of highly-polished American woods of the finest kinds, relieved by largo mir rors, forming a general effect very difficult to describe. Tbe after portion of the ship affords accommodation for ono hundred and fifty first-class passengers, which will convey some slight idea of the size. The comforts curried out for the second and third class passengeas are of the same spacious character, but of course not so elaborate in ornamentation. The accommodation for the officers is on the spar deck, running forward from the upper saloon. The hurricane deck forms a floe promenade, right fore-and-aft, on the fore part of which is placed the wheel-house, with its steam steering machinery. The fore part of the main 1 usek is allotted to cattle and slieep pens, windlass &c. The vessel is propelled by a four-bladed screw’ driven by compound direct-acting engines of 60C* horse-power nominal, which- will give a mean speed of twelve knots without any extn. ordinary pressure, on a consumption of flftv tone; of fuel per day which is fully borne out by the font of the splendid run from San Francisco, although only using one half the boiler power. The vessel is rigged as a barque, and shows a large spread of canvas. There axe ten large hydrants distnbnted about the decks, and immediately con fleeted with the main engine; steam winches are placed at the various hatchways, and every modern appliance bos been brought to bcav towot'ornise labor. In short the vessel appears perfect in every particular, and no expense has been spared by the company to moke her a credit to the service. ARRIVAL OF THE CORONA, FROM LONDON Some time has elapsed since an immigrant ship has made her appearance at this port with a foul biU of health, and it is much to be regretted that the. Corona, whoso last passage here was remarkably successful, should have to report so sad a state of things as will presently be shown by our report At 8 a.m. yesterday the usual signal indicatin’- the approach of a vessel from the south was displayed and the tug Geelong proceeded down the harbor’ and, after a short absence, returned to the Heads without the stranger in tow. From this it was con eluded that she must be a considerable distance off the laud, a surmise which proved correct, as it was close upon one o’clock before tbe numeral fla»-s which make the Corona's name were run up at tSe station. These having been acknowledged, the usual question “ all well ” was put and answered by "sickness on board.” Shortly after 3 p.m. the Customs steam launch, conveying the Health and Immigration commissioners, ran down the harbor and reached the Corona at the moment she brought up. The usual questions as to the health of the passengers having been put, the reply was conveyed that a week ago one adult male immigrant had died from typhus fever, that two cases of typhoid and one of puerperal fever wore still raging, and during the passage eight deaths had occurred-one bring that of Rachel Power, aged 9 years, it saloon passenger, from bronchitis; two seamen, one from cancer of the stomach, and the second from pneumonia, had also died; while two children had succumbed to inanition, and one to congestion of the lungs Dr Hoftdly, the Wrgepß-supevintaudaut, stated that every precaution had been taken to prevent the spread of disease; the clothes of the suffereis had been thrown over-hoard and disinfectants freely used. On the receipt of this Intelligence, the Commissioners !at once ordered the ship into quarantine, and the yellow flag was hoisted to the mam truck. We desire to thank the Commissioners for their courtesy in remaining alongside while the following abstract from Captain Strachan’s private journal underwent ft course of fmpigai.iou h-’fora It i was handed to our reporter for publicat.on —Left Gravesend on November 2, and tbe Downs on the ’ 3rd; cleared the Channel on the 15th, having experienced heavy weather, and was five times driven i back pijder Jo ff or tppsailj to the fcjq of faAt. Bspenencgd very Jieavy S.W. *ales in the Bay of

wfS ay /, and P asscd Cape Fiuisterre on the Crossed the Equator on December 12. in long w - H ad a poor S.E. trade, very southerly, and bl iT? l y weathered Cape San Koque. Sighted Prmce Edward's Island on .January 12 * had poor winds to Kerguelen Land, which was passed on January 17; and then experienced fair winds and lino weather until the 27th, when a heavy gale from the E.S.E came on, which lasted fortyelsll i- bour ?» and was succeeded by a snell Hi-W,, winas and ca lms. Southerly winds which held until she made the Snares on the 4th instant, followed, and moderate southerly winds thence to Port. The Corona ran her longitude down between the 48th and 49th paiallels.’ She communicated with several vessels, of which the following are mentioned December 16, lat. 12 N long. 34.10 W., spoke the schooner Watch from Eio Jamero to Pernambuco; asked to be reported December 17th, lat. 14 N., long. 34.31 W„ passed w i o ca , irn steeriu ß south. December 17th. lat. 14.20 S., long. 34.34 W., spoke the Biitish barque Elizabeth Roy, from Cardiff to Eio Janeiro, mr.y-six days out; asked to be reported. Ou January Ist she passed a new ship steering east with immigrants, supposed to be the New Zealand snipping Company’s Otaki, and on Saturday she spoke the ship Crusader, bound to Canterbury, all well On December 26th she signalled the shin Lutterworth, from London to New Zealand.” 1

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, February 5, The Easbv Ims armed. She left Sydney on January 2* She general ca^ro. aSSenSerS ’ 1,300 t ° ns coa }. and 400 ton? Jau,,ai ’y 7.— Sailed; Alhambra, for Port Chalmers, at 1.15 p.m. • • ror

JJeai>3, 1 Pt. Chat.mer3. 1 Dunedin. 1.37 p.m. 1 2.17 iuij. | ■'!.02 p.m.