SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 174, 29 December 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED, Dec 28—Clematis, brig, 360 tons, Sims, from Hobart Town. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Michen. Dec 28 Agnes, brigantine, 128 tons, Short, from Auckland, Dec 29 —Alhambra, s.s., 800 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne via West Coast Ports and Wellington. The s.s. Alhambra arrived in harbor about 1.30 p.m. this afternoon, from Melbourne, via Wellington and West Coast. She left Wellington at 6.45 p.m. last night. She left Melbourne on the 19th, and experienced westerly winds and fine weather the first two days, and northerly winds and cloudy weather for the remainder of the voyage. She brings 45 passengers, 180 tons cargo, for all ports, and leaves again for Melbourne, via Dunedin and Bluff, this afternoon. THE MEDORA IN A TYPHOON. The following respecting the barque Medora, of Lyttelton, is extracted from the “ Hong Kong Times” of October 9th “ The British ;barque Medora reports:—Left Foochow September 19th, bound for Dunedin, N.Z., and anchored at Sharp Peak on the 21 st. Blowing a strong gale, and heavy sea on the bar, which continued until the afternoon of the 23rd, when it subsided. 24th, at 6 a.m., ■rot under weigh in company with the brig Laughing Wave, ship Eliza Shaw, and barque Index, with northerly winds and cloudy weather, and proceeded to go through the Pescadore Channel, having light winds and dear weather, night time dying away to a calm, which lasted until Sunday September 27th, when a steady north wind sprang np with clear weather; 4 p.m., breeze increasing, took in small sails ; 5 p.m., took m topgallant sails and spanker ; barometer at noon, 29.91 ; at 2 p.m., '29.86; 4 p.m., 29.80; 6 p.m., 29.70 ; 8 pm., 29.40; 10 p.m., 29.30; midnight, 28.90; 6 p.m. strong gusts of wind came on, furled mainsail, during which time split upper foretopsail, shortly after foot-rope of foresail blew away ; 8 p.m., ship under two close-reefed topsails; 11.30, wind veered to N.N.E., wore ship, could not start the sails or they would have blown away, ship being only twenty-live miles oil' shore of Yama Island, which was bearing S S.E., and on a lee shore, stove in bulwarks, and started spars on deck, sea making a complete breach over all; 29th, 6 a m., lower foretopsail blew away; 8 a.m., ship on her beam ends, lee side of her combings being underwater; at 10 a.m., bar. 28-30, wind still increasing and barometer falling very rapidly, the typhoon increasing with such fury, had to out away mizen and roaiutopmast which righted the vessel a little, then cut away foretopmast; at 9.30, the barometer began to rise, and the wind blew so hard that they had to batten all hands below, ship right under water, with nothing but the three lower masts standing; 2 p.m., when the barometer had risen four-tenths it blew something terrific, it was supposed the fore and main yards had gone away during the time ; 5 p.m., wind taking off a little; midnight, squally, with terrific sea; 30th, gale decreasing rapidly, sea very high, all hands securing fore, main, and mizen masts, bar. 29 40. Alter this the weather began to clear, and made all possible sail for this port, and had tine weather with N.E. monsoon to arrival. We are Informed that the cargo of tea is not seriously damaged.