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Evening Star, Issue 4235, 22 September 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

PORT CHALMERS. ABBiyKD.

September 21.—Shag, s.s., 31 tons, "Wing, from Shag Point. Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, Carey, from Northern Porta. Passengers: Mrs Wheeler, Misses M.‘M- namen and Longdill, Messrs Lodge, C. Johnson, Mollison, Dent, B. M. Macfarlane, Thompson, and seven steerage. September 22.—Alhambra, 496,t0n5, Muir, from Melbourne, via West Coast and Northern Ports. Passengers: Prom'Wellington—Miss E. Murphy, Mr Warren Erom Lyttelton—Captain M'Kcnzie, Master M’Kenzie, and three in the steerage. SAILED. September 21.—Kestrel, ketch, 52 tons, Bern, for Invercargill, Samson, p.s,, 124 tons, Edie, for Oamaru. : The Union Company’s steamer Wellington, from Northern Ports, arrived at six this paprning. The tide being favorable she steamed np the harbor to Dunedin without stopping at the Port. Messrs N. Edwards and Go. are going to put their Anchor line of steamers on the trade between Dunedin, the West Coast, Nelson, and Lyttelton. Messrs M’Meokan, Blackwood’s s.s. Alhambra, ■from Melbourne, via West Coast and Northern Ports, arrived alongside, the railway pier shortly before I p.m. to-day. She left Melbourne at 2.15 p.m. oh the Bth; experienced heavyS.E. pale With •nigh cross s. a, which continued, until the morning o< tbe 14th; during tbe gale she shipped large quantities of water. Arrived oft Hokitika at 8 p.wl ion the 15th; remained there until 3 p.m. nest day, when she proceeded onto Qreymouth, and called •at Nelson, Wellington, and Lyttelton. We thank Mr Gibbons (purser) for report and exchanges. The Agnes,,lost at the Chathams, was a schooner of about 90 tons, and was under charter to Mr Walter Hood, who was widely known and respected in Canterbury. When leaving Lyttelton in January last he told some friepds that he was then making hie fc rty-second trip to the Islands. Afcer leaving here the Agnes touched at Napier, sailing from thence to Auckland, where a number of passengers embarked, and after a short stay there she dually started on her passage. As some months elapsed .witlgmt anything being heard of her, the schooner ;Seabird was despatched to the Islands with the resuit we now know. The Agnes was insured in tbe -South British office for L 2,000, part of which iamount was reinsured in other offices.—* Press.'

SHIPPING 'TELEGRAM^

, Auckland, September 21.— The Seabird; which left Lyttelton for Chatham Islands, to search for the Auckland schooner Agnes, found that vessel was ;wrecked at Cha.hams, but the crew and passengers were all saved and came back in the Seabird..

Wanganui, September ,21.—Tbe body of Captain Watts was found this aftehioon on the sea beach, seven miles below Wanganui Heads, tuueb dis- . One leg was eaten considerably by fish. The body, which was nearly covered by sand, was readily recognised by Mr Crofls, owner of the Arthur Wakefield.