SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 222, 24 February 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. Feb 24th—Columbia, schooner, 46 tons, Conway, from Napier, in ballast. Feb 24—Ladybird, s.s, 286 tons, Andrews, from Northern ports. Fassengers—saloon: Rev Buller, Mr and Mrs Buller, Messrs Higginson (2), Goodman, Kohn, and Peppwill, 15 for South. Steerage—Mrs Solomon and 10 children, Miss Ray, Messrs Gill, Critchley, Chambers, Rae, and Madlan. Feb 24—Bruce, s.s, 204 tons, Jones, from Dunedin via Timaru and Akaroa. Passenfers— cabin: Miss Medlam, Miss Chuckley, Irs Smith and samily (4), Messrs Greeson, Amos, Henning, Brown, Macpherson, Roskridge, Latimer, 3 in steerage. CLEARED. Feb 24—Ladybird, s.s., 286 tons, Andrews, for Dunedin. The s.s. Ladybird, from Northern ports, and Bruce, from South, arrived in harbour this morning. The former leaves for South to-night, and the latter to-morrow. THE GRACE DARLING. The Grace Darling is safe and uninjured. She was got off at 5 a.m. this morning, and having been lying on the mud, no damage was done. Captain Blevin speaks in the warmest terms of the very great kindness he has received. It appears that about 5.30 p.m. last night, when riding with 90 fathoms of chain out, the cable parted, and she went on shore. By the management of the mate, however, the vessel was berthed in a soft place in Rhodes Bay. When the news reached port Pilot Reed and crew at once went off to the ship. The Star of the South, s.s., went South at about 6.15 p.m, and seeing the position of the ship, steamed into the bay and stopped by her two hours, giving all possible aid, but it was blowing too hard for the steamer to tow her off, and finding that he could be of no further use, Captain Farquhar went on his way to Dunedin, refusing all remuneration on the ground that he had done no good. But this was not the only mark of kindness, Captain Blevin received : Captain Peters, of the Pleiades, and Captain Jenkins of the Lady Jocelyn, both went off to the ship with boats' crews, and helped in sending down yards, etc., stopping on board till midnight, and shewing the greatest kindness. At midnight Captain Blevin went off to the Langstone, as he wanted an anchor. Captain Mitchell at once let him have one, and he and the mate helped in getting it on board the Mullough, which steamed down to the vessel, and at high water, at 5.30 a.m., the Grace Darling was warped out. Captain Blevin thinks there must have been a kink in the cable for the chain to have parted as it did. Pilot Reed and his crew gave zealous and judicious aid.