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Evening Star, Issue 4267, 30 October 1876, Page 3

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High Water. TOOCOBBOW. FV)AJ)B. I FT. CHAIMSB3. I Df!N»J>ttl. 0.52 p.». I 1.32 i..ra. J 217i>.m. Port Chiilmors. ABBTfBp. ' ? > October 28.—Waitaki, s.b., 229 tons, Edie, from Oamam. I'asseugers: Mr pnd Mrs Brown and child, Mrs and Miss Plank. Mrs i}a.\r and thro-j • children. Miss Walslu Messrs Lockio, Tewsley. Rutter.Towniend, Williaios; Payman, Cootes, Jauohs, Secular, Fulton, and three in the steerage, ■.<••*' October 29.—Elizabeth Graham, barque, 598 tons, . Mordue, from London Jnly 15, The Start July 19. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Dobbin and child. Wanganui, s.s., 129 tons, Fraser, from Bluff. Passengers: -Miss Panton, Misses Bradwell (2), Dr Jackson, Messrs Hickson, Pylner, Williamson, Nesbit, and five in, the steerage. Yarra. "hrisrantfne, 141 tons, Dowling, from Melbourne Octob r 11. Inglis, briKantiue,99 tons, Titley, from Wynyard, Tasmania, October 7. Taiarqa, s.s., 228 tons, Peterson, from Timaru. Passengers: Messrs Malligan, Shiptoh, M'Lellan, Gilmore, Livingtone, Eeid, Todd, and six in the steerage. James Nicol Fleming, ship, 992 tons, Campbell' froro ; liondon August 1. Passengers: Mr and Mrs J^egchim,.Missesßichardson, Hooper, Messrs Monschooner. 263 toss*Couch,from jHfijfcrwo :*&i>i:> ■■ ,v, moil"

, October 28.—Express, s.s., 136 tons, Christian, for SO.-Wellington, s s., 262 tons. Lloyd, for Northern ports., JVasengert: For LytteltonMeadames Sicvwright, two children, Warren, Hill, Misses Hall, Sievwright, Messrs Musgrove, atark, Lock, Cole, Sutton, Keir, Petre, Carter. For Weilington—Mesdames Mureott, Ancell, two children, Miss Walsh, Messrs Lambert, Allen, E. S. Ledger, J. Bennett. For Greymouth—Mr Head. For Manukau—Mr Wilson, twelve steerage all ports. Em3arooma, s.s., 642 tons, M'Lean, f«r Melbourne, via the Bluff. Tvoune, barque, 290 tons, Neve, for Kaipara.

The brigantine Yarra, with a general cargo from Melbourne, arrived at the Port early yesterday nwrning. She left Melbourne on the llth inst.; encountered'a strong easterly gale until clearing Wilson's Promontory; thence she had strong breezes from N.N.W. to N.N.E.; passed theS.w. Cape on the 25th inst., and experienced light variable winds and thick weather along the coast to M*fr»L , , . -. • t. • AThe Inglis, a smart-looking Tasmanian brigantine, arrived at the Port early yesterday morning, with a cargo of blackwood timber. She left Wynyara, Tasmania, on the 7th inst., ran into Port Dalryniple on the 10th inst., and left again on the 14th; experienced light variable winds across, and passed the S.W. Cape on the 23rd, and came up the coast with airs, calms, and thick hazy weather. The three-masted schooner Argosy, with a full cargo of 202.413 feet of timber from Kaipara, sailed up from the Heads this morning with a light N.E. breeze and anchored off Carey Bay. She left KainarA cT the 22nd inst - ' had li * ht N - aßd N - E ' winds until rising Cape Campbell on the 24th; See HgS airs a^^ arrival at the Head* yesterday afternoon. _ „„ ,„„ «.„ On the arrival of the ship Tftu™'. I"*"J*}"*?*» 1 "*"J*}"*?*» on the 21st instant, a testimonial, or wtoic £ the following is a copy, was presented to CaptvJ 1 A*y«>r Oy the passengers and immigrants:—" We, tu£ undersigncd, on behalf of the passengers, haro gfeav pleasure in testifying to the excellent good qualities Captain Taylor is endowed with, being master of the ship Timaru, sailing from Glasgow to New Zealand, July, 1876. Throughout the whole voyage we have found him always in his place and doing his duty. His sobriety, his steadiness, his calmness, and firmness when seeming danger was near, his strict attention to promote the welfare and comfort of all without distinction, also the special care he took of the weak and less protected of the passengers, the cleanliness and order he carried out amongst all classes was acknowledged and appreciated as excellent, and in our estimation as emigrants we give testimony to his ability as a seaman, and present him this small token, showing the respect wo had for his inestimable qualities when under his care."

AEEIVAL OF THE ELIZABETH GBAHAM

This barque arrived off the Heads at 10 p.m. on Saturday, and was towed up yesterday morning by the Geelong to the Quarantine ground, where she anchored, having on board 800 kegs of powder. The Elizabeth Graham has made a rather long passage of 105 days. After passing the Cape of Good Hope she experienced a prevalence of light variables, which accounts for the unusual length of her passage. She brings 1,100 tons of cargo, exclusive of 800 'kegs of powder, stowed in a specially constructed magazine. Captain Mordue reports leaving Gravesend on July 16; had light winds down channel, and took her final departure from the Start on the 19th; light 'variables and N.E. winds carried her to the N.E. trades, on the 31st, in 36 N. The trades were moderate, and died away on August sth, in 15 N.; thence had ten days* variables and W.S.W. winds. Picked up the S.E. trades in 4" N. same day; crossed the Equator in long. 18 W. on the 17th; passed the Martin Vass rocks on the 26th, and lost the S.E. trades the following day in 22 S.;. thence to September 4 had a spell of light variables, followed by eight days' northerly winds, picking up the westerlies on September 12 in lat. 43 S.; crossed the meridian of Greenwich in lat. 41 S. on the 16th, and that of the Cape on the 21st in lat. 42 S., where she encountered a terrific N.E. gale, lasting twelve hours; thence until passing l Cape Leuwin on October 14th she had veryunsteady winds from N.N.E.toN.N.W.; after passing the Leuwin light N.E. winds prevailed up to the land ; she passed the Snares at 5 p.m. on the 25th. and came up the coast with light variable winds and calms. Ban down her easting in the 43rd degree south latitude. Captain Mordue states that he sighted a 1,200 ton ship off the Ocean Beach on Saturday, which stood out. to the eastward, and then bore away to the northward.

AEEIVAL OF THE J. N. FLEMING.

The Albion Company's Jams Nicol Fleming was towed up last evening by the Geelong and anchored in the Quarantine Ground, having on board a quantity of powder. The Fleming, which is under the command of Captain Campbell, late chief officer of the company's ship Nelson, brings seven passengers and about 800 tons of general cargo, and has made a good passage of eighty-nine days from port to port, and eighty-two days from land to land. She left Graveseßd on August. 2, experienced head winds down Channel, and took her departure from the Lizard on the 6th; variable winds were experienced until reaching 30 N. on the 19th, when she picked up the N.E. trades, which were very poor, and were lost in lat. 19 N. on the 25th; thence doldrumns until reaching 1 N. on September 7, when she met the first of the S.E. trades; and on the following day Bhe crossed the equator in long. 26 W. The S.E. trades proved good, and carried her te 29 S. on the 17th; fell in with the steady westerlies on the same day; crossed the meredian of Greenwich on the 25th in 38 S. and that of the Cape of Good Hope on the 28th in lat. 41 S.; steady westerlies continued until the 13th October, when she met with a fresh breeze, the barometer being down to 28.25, and the wind shifting from the W. to N. and E., during which she was hove-to from 10 p.m. until daylight next morning, when she was again kept away on her course; crossed the meridian of the Leuwin on the 17th inst., having run down her easting in the 46th parallel S. latitude; steady winds continued until making the land, and sisrhted the Snares on the 26th inst.; thence had light variable winds, with thick weather, along the coast, and arrived off Cape Sanders at 5 p.m., when she was taken in tow. During the passage neither ice nor any vessels bound to the Colonies were seen, and the only land sighted was the Island of Trinidada, on September 14. On the 3rd inst. Mr W. Buchanan, one of the second cabin passengers, died from consumption, and on the Bth inst. the ship's steward, a man about forty-five years of age and named Thomas Gaynor, committed suicide by iumping overboard. It is upposed he was suffering at the time from excessive drinking.

LOSS OF THE OEETI,

The following further particulars regarding the Oreti are from the • Evening Argus' of the 24th : Captain Nelson, with the crew of the wrecked schooner Oreti, arrived in town this morning, and he has kindly furnished as with the following particulars of the occurrence. The anchor was hove up at 6.80 on Saturday afternoon in Queen Charlotte Sound, the tide then running at half-flood, and the wind blowing light variable, mostly southerly, continuing from that direction till eight o'clock that evening. It then veered round to the northward, but was of such a calm character that Captain Nelson found it necessary to burn lucifers during the whole watch of four hours to discern its exact quarter. At about ten o'clock Captain Nelson states that he saw the Brothers heaving between S.E. by E., and that the vessel was at that time heading for Jackson's Head, E. by N. Just at that time the ebb tide set in, and carried the vessel sideways right on the White Eocks. Healso states that he was unable to discern the rocks, they being obstructed from his view by the mainland. Immeiliately she struck, heel first, afterwards swinging broadside on the rocks, the sails were hauled down, i and a large kedge anchor from the bow, with a new toe attached, was run out and took to the windlass, all.hanus rendering all aid to try and heave the vessel off, bat it was found, after a deal of exertion, that the tide had left very quickly, and the task had to ;be given up. Soon after the wind suddenly sprang up from the N. W., and the position of affairs began to look critical. A consultation then took place between *he captain and crew, and it was decided that the mate and cook should remain on the rocks, while the captain, with his wife and three seament, went in the ship's boat to the residence of aMr Turner, in the Sound, for assistance. During their departure two large whale boats, fully manned, called at the wreck and rendered all the assistance that lay in their power. An inquiry into the circumstances of the affaiv was held at Picton yesterday, the result of which has not yet been made known. No attempt has yet been made to save the schooner or cargo."

Shipping Telegrams.

Aucxiand, October 28.—Sailed, Ladybird Pas eengers for- Dunedin : Mrs Shrimski, and Messrs Cotterrill and Newman. October 30.—6 a.m„ Hero from Sydney.

Lyitemon, October 29.—Sailed, at 6 p.m., Hawea for Port Chalmers, via Timaru and Akaroa. '