Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 4086, 31 March 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

HIGH; WATER. To-Mornow. 7.2 p.m, 1 7.42 plm. | 8.27. p.m.

POST CHALMERS. AKBIVXO. March 30.—Palmerston, ketch, 25 tons, Brebner, rroia.’Waikoiiftti. Coomerang, p. 5.,155 tons," host, irom ouuinc.u ports. Passengers : Mesdames Longuet and child, Voak and family (4), Hhrrison, Todd and family (3) Laird and family (3), Misses Longuet, Ward, Harrison, Voak, Mr Valentine, and II in the steerage March 31.—Taiarca, s.s., 228 tons, Stewart, from Timanx.

Maori, s.s., 118 tong, Malcolm, from West Coast ports, via Jjyttelton. ■

SAIUtD. March 31.—Albion, s.s., 640 tons, Clark, for Melbourne, via the Bluff. Passengers: Per the Bluff —Mrs Butler, Mr Shong, and 1 steerage; for Melbourne—Mesdames: Smith, Miuray and 2 children Stevenson, Misses Bemaise, Allen, Messrs Hamilton, J. B. Hooper, D., Petrie, CowgUl, and 24 steerage. Shag, s.s., 31 tons, Wing, for Shag Point. Matau, B-s., 101 tons. Hrquhart, for Port Molyneaux. 3

Maioh; 31. p.s., 124 tons, Edie, for Oamoru, ;

The new s.s. Matau took her departure last evening on her ataiden trip to the Molyueux. She has qur best; wishes for her future success, ;

FIFTY-TWO DAYS ON PITCAIRN ISLAND.

The Ennordale, from Newcastle, N.S.W., commanded by Captain Porter, reached San Francisco, haying on board the rescued crew of the Khan* iV*&‘ ,1?® aWp Zlxandeish, Captain Skelly, on the Uth of last August for Liverpool. All went well on the voyage until September 25th W observations showed the vessel to be latitndo_ 22deg. ’ 49gec., and longitude 130 west. The .prevailing wind was steady, being eist by north, and veering to the northward, bringing light showers. On the evening of the 25th of September the sun set in a clear sky, promising a pleasant night. The nightwatch was ret and the look-out posted, and no danger or evil of any character anticipated. The hours passed slowly away until ten o'clock, when all on were wakened- by- a tremendous hump, or series ot bumps, proclaiming, in nnmistakeablo language, that the vessel bad strfict on a reef. The helm was immediately jammed down, and the yards braced back, while orders were given to clear away the boats. The ship appeared to be running along a ledge, striking heavily every now and then, and nearly enveloped by the breakers. There was no nossibmty of saying the ship, so the sailors turned their attention to the sayrnTg of life. Three of the boats were quickly manned and supplied with bread and water, and a few charts and. a chronometer were nut into each boat. The entke crew were safely taken by the thrre boats, and. they lay by the ship until TH? morain S (sunlight showed that the shipjiad fallen over on the, port side, in which location she was hoarded by the boats,' and a fev/ articles of clothing saved. Nothing more could be -obtained, as the ship was, then nearly full of water rnmre being no hope in remaining by the ship, the boats set sail in company for Pitcairn Island, where all arrived m safety on the 28th September after a voyage of three days. Here they wore forced to remain hfty-two days, keeping an anxious look-out for passing vessels, and being half starved by the giving out of themprovisiona. On November 18 a ship was espied in the distance, and a boat was speedily manned and sent out to it. When about half a mile from them the ship perceived their sitrrials, and lay-to for them. The vessel proved to he the Enaerdale, Captain. Porter, of NewZcalknd! which brought the shipwrecl ed crew to this port yesterday. An American seaman, Poter ’Butler preferred to remain on Pitcairn’s Island, and was therefore left'behind.—‘Sydney Town and Country.