SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 142, 16 November 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. Nov 15 —Bruce, s.s., 204 tons, Macfarlane, from Dunedin and intermediate ports. Miles and Co, agents. Passengers—saloon: Mrs Dunn, Mr and Mrs Jones, Messrs Preston, Cowan, Bearer, Brown, Dunk, Callender, Breiver, Nalder, and live in steerage. Nov 15 Craig Ewan, three-masted schooner, 204 tons, Birnie, from Mauritius, via Nelson, with sugar. Nov 16—Bee, schooner, 31 tons, Green, from Amuri Bluff. Nov 16—Florence, schooner, 55 tons, Brown, from Greymouth, with coals. SAILED. Nov 15—Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Malcolm, for Dunedin, via intermediate ports. Passengers—saloon ; Misses McLay, Swanson, Lamb, and Grand, Messrs Lennox, Mcllroy, Graham, Roberts, Hales, Davis, Low Denham, Briggs, Curran, Coombes, Flaxman, Stevenson, Doring, and 7 in steerage. Nov 15—Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, Carey, for Wellington. Passengers—saloon; Messrs Hargreaves and Wilcox, Mesdms Hollester, Jackson, Waters, Varalian, Watson, Mr and Mrs Liveton, Messrs Jacobsen (2), Watson, Wilcox, Kinsburg, Ro j kruge, Campbell (2), Gower, Williams, Nicholson, Bennett, Drummond, McKenzie, Gower, Collins. Girddlestone, Jagger, Munro, and 12 original. Nov 16th—Margaret, ketch, 20 tons, Bennett, for Pigeon Bay, in ballast. Master, agent. Nov 16—Nile, schooner, 24 tons, for for Akaroa. Master, agent. Nov 16—Quiver, ketch, 17 tons, for Bays, in ballast. Master, agent. VESSELS IN HARBOR. Steamers —Bruce, Clyde. Ships Dorette. Inverallan, Merope, Endymion, Duke of Edinburgh. Barque Especulador, Coq du Village, Atlantic, Joliba, Mary Ann Annison, Elizabeth Graham. Barquentine C. L. Taylor. Brigantines and schooners Fairlie, three-masted, Craig Ewan, three-masted, E. U. Cameron, Wild Wave, Florence, Levi Stevens, Malcolm, and Agnes, Brig—Drover. Ketches Kestrel, Blackwall, Minnie, Courier. The schooner Florence, Captain Brown, arrived in harbor this morning from Greymouth, with coals. The s.s. Bruce, from Dunedin, via intermediate ports, arrived in harbor at 9 a. m. yesterday morning, and sails for same ports again on Tuesday. The s.s, Maori, for Dunedin, via intermediate ports, sailed yesterday afternoon at 2.45. The s.s. Wellington sailed for Northern ports at 10.35 yesterday morning. The s.s. Otago, for Melbourne, via Wellington and West Coast ports, sailed on Saturday night at 8.35. THE S.S. OTAGO. The s.s. Otsgo, Captain J. McLean, arrived and was berthed at the Gladstone pier at noon on Saturday. She arrived at the Railway pier, Fort Chalmers, at 5,30 a.m. on the 12th, with heavy passenger and freight lists, the former containing ninety-four names, and the latter including 140 tons of general merchandise, besides fifty-seven heavy draught mares and horses. This stock was landed early in the forenoon, and presented an excellent appearance. the animals evidently having been well cared for during the passage. We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr Eaton, the purser, for the delivery of our files and the report. We glean from the latter that after waiting twenty-four hours beyond her advertised time of sailing, in order that the result of the race for the Melbourne Cup might be ascertained and conveyed to New Zealand, the Otago left the Sandridge Railway pier at 8 p.m. on the sth instant, cleared Fort Phillip Heads at 11 p.m., and passed Swan Island at 8 p.m. next day. Fresh westerly winds and fine weather prevailed until the Otago drew up towards the New Zealand coast, when the wind hauled into S.E., and held there until she made the land at the Solanderat 8 p.m. on the 10th. As what was deemed to be a signal fire was seen burning on the island, steam was eased, and a I oat despatched to ascertain the cause of the unwonted appearance. An explanation soon followed. A party of four sealers had been living on the island lor four months, and had succeeded in taking no fewer than 500 seals. They were, however, running short of supplies, and desired that intimation of their whereabouts might be given at the Bluff, together with a request for early assistance. The men were assured that their request should be complied with: and having whipped her boat up, the Otago stood away on her course through the Strait, and arrived at the Bluff at daybreak on the 11th. Discharged a large cargo there, and left at 4 p.m .; had fresh westerly weather along the coast, and arrived at the Heads and stopped the engines at 3.30 a m. on the 12th, and when day broke ran inside. She discharged 100 tons of cargo at this port; took In 50 tons, and sailed at 8 35 p.m. on Saturday for Melbourne, via West Coast. She experienced fine weather during the passage. We have to thank the purser for the report and passenger list. THE S.S. BRUCE. The Harbor Company’s new s.s. Bruce arrived in harbor yesterday, at 9 a.m., with a full cargo and sixteen passengers for this port. She left Lyttelton at 2.15 p.m. on Sunday last, reached Akaroa at 6.15 p.m.. and proceeded on at 10 p.m, arriving at Tiraaru at 6.15 a.m. on Monday. As it was holiday time there, the cargo boats did not come off to her, but next morning they were about early and landed cargo, and took off sixty-nine bales of wool and other freight, and with that she left at 1 p.m, and arrived at the Heads and anchored for the night at 9 p.m. Transhipped wool to the Christian M'Ausland, and proceeded to Dunedin in the afternoon. Left Port Chalmers at 6.15 p.m. on the 13th, arrived at Timaru at 6 a.m. on 14th, discharged 170 tons of cargo and left again at 6.30 p.m, arrived at Akaroa at 4 a.m. on the 13th, and left at 5 a.m, arriving as above. She took a large number of empty boxes to Akaroa for the package of fruit. SCHOONER CRAIG EWAN. The three-masted schooner Craig Ewan arrived in port on Sunday morning, after a favorable trip from Nelson. It will be remembered that she put Into that port in listress. She brings a cargo of sugar for this port. \W append an account, taken from a Nelson paper, of her troubles; —The threemasted schooner Craig Ewan, 204 tons, Captain C. Birnie, bound from Mauritius to Lyttelton, arrived in harbor on Tuesday last, having run short of provisions. Reports leaving Mauritius on August 22nd, landing the pilot same day. Passed Amsterdam Island on September sth. Experienced moderate weather until September 17th, when she encountered a stronggale from the N.W.; the shiprolling heavily, and the seas washing over her: On September 16th It blew a heavy gale, accompanied with heavy showers of hailstones; a very high sea running, causing the vessel to ship great quantities of water; hove the ship to under double-reefed mainsail, At 8 a,m, the gale moderated; set foresail, lower topsail, and loretopmast staysail, and squared away. On September 18th it blew a strong gale from the W„ with heavy squalls of raiu, the barometer falling rapidly; it being unsafe to run any longer, brought the ship to with close-reefed mainsail, At 3.30 a.m. a sea struck the ship on the weather bow, c ft ryn, r away the jib-boom,part of bulwarks forward, and two water casks ; called all hands to cut away the wrcik for the safety of the safety of the vessel. Towards noon the gale moderated; set foresail, lower topsail, foretopmast staysail, and kept away before the wind. From thence had moderate weather until October-.Oth. when she met a heavy eale from the S.VV. At 11.30 a.m., a sea broke aboard on the starboard quarter, which carried awav the skylight companion, binnacle, bulwarks, and Vlin* the cabin with water. This was followed by another h< avy sea, which filled the cabin a second time, destroying the provisions andwater; the sblp almost foundering. Xt was with great

difficulty that the captain’s wife and children were got out of tlie cabin alive. Since then put the crew on half allowance of provisions. On Saturday, October 17th, the provisions and water being all done, it was deemed advisable to shape a course lor Nelson. On the following day boarded the ketch Alert, and got two days’ provisions and water. Sighted Cape Farewell the same day, arriving oft the Lighthouse at 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning.