SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 406, 30 September 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

o PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. Bept. SO —Wild Wave, sohooncr, 30 tons, Worland, from Akaroa. (LEAKED, Sept. 30 —Reward, schooner, 41 tons, Westlake, for Napier. Sept. 30 —Maori, s.s., US tons, Malcolm, for Dunedin, via Timaru. Owing to baffling winds the ship Marmion and ketch Sarah and Mary, were unable to pi oceed to sea last night. The schooner Wild Wave, that was stranded on the Ninety Mile Beach a short time ago, has been successfully launched. She arrived in harbour during last night. WRECK OF THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE, (Fnm the “Argus,” Sept 17.) This magnificent iron clipper, which started on her maiden voyage irom London to Melbourne some eighteen months ago or more, but came into port a dismasted hulk, lias on her second venture to these colonics come to sudden and irremediable disaster. The ship had a lengthened stay here, consequent on having to wait until new masts, spars, and rigging were sent out from home, and botli when in dock and after her retit was completed, it was seen what a very handsome vessel she was. Stie loaded home from this port witli wool. &c, and was afterwards placed on the bertli for Sydney, to which port she was bound with a large general cargo. She was a Sunderland built vessel, and finished in first-class style, but when the masts went it was found that the metal of which some of the ironwork wan made was defective in quality, and to this, as well as the heavy weather to which site had been exposed, was attributed her first mishap. No reason has been assigned for her loss, but it is conjectured that she was carried by strong currents out of her course, due allowance not having been made for these. She left Heal on June 21st, in command of Captain Marshall, who was in her on the lirst voyage, and had a crew of thirty-seven all told on board. The run out to this coast must have been accomplished in good time, for she passed Cape Otway on the 6th Inst, and signalled seventy-three days out and all well. There were strong northerly and N.E. winds outside about that time for two or three days, and on the night of the 7th inst she ran on the rocks at Night Island. This island is situated about two or three miles from Barren Island, about lire miles from Preservation Island, and about 100 miles from Launceston Heads. The first intimation of a vessel being seen on shore there was from the master of the schooner Swordfish, who reported on arrival at Hobart Town that ho had seen what appeared to him a black-painted barque bard and fast at the western end of Cape Barren, with square sails set, but no flags flying, nor yet any indications ot people being on board. The Swordfish was prevented from making closer observations on account of forbidding weather. On receipt of this intelligence the Government, with praiseworthy promptitude, despatched the steamer Pharos to the spot to lender assistance, and last evening she returned to port from her mission. The Pharos left at midnight on Monday, and arrived at Goose Island at 6 am. on Wednesday. Captain Anderson could glean no information as to any wreck in that neighborhood, and then steamed to Blackfellow Village, siluated about five miles from Cape St John, on Barren Island. Here he was informed by the people on the island that there was a vessel on the rocks, about eight miles from the village, and the precise position was pointed out to birn on the chart. But for this information there would have been some difficulty in discovering the whereabouts of the wreck, for there was very little of it to be seen above water, except the jibboora and lower foremast. The stem of the vessel was firmly fixed on the rocks, and in about 16ft of water, and the stern was sunk in about five fathoms. The port quarter was canted outwards,and the starboard quarter had disappeared. All the midship section down to about the bilge had also disappeared, but the bottom and a portion of the lower hold cargo was intact. This cargo consisted of bar iron, and was in layers and cross layers, or the same position ns when stowed. There was nothing to be seen afloat besides an old empty cask, and with the exception of a number of Sin planks, and one case of brandy, jammed in the rocks, there was no cargo on Night Island. There was, however, a good deal of wreckage, mostly ship's fittings, very much smashed up. It was said there would be a quantity of cargo found on Wombat Island, but tills was not ascertained. Captain Anderson, seeing that nothing could lie done, and hearing that the captain and crew had been taken on to Launceston in a small craft, took leave of the island at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, and passed Capo Schanck yesterday afternoon. When off Cape Schanck be signalled that the wreck to which the I’liaros had gone was that of the Cambridgeshire. The following is the telegram received from Launceston yesterday : “On Tuesday night, the 7th instant, the ship Cambridgeshire, from I.ondon, bound to Sydney, ran on the north side ot Night Island rocks, near Preservation Island, heeled over and tilled, and the captain and crew landed on Preservation Island in the ship’s boats. During Wednesday night severe westerly gales sot in, and on Thursday the main and mizeu masts went over the side. Continuous westerly gales, with heavy seas, were experienced during Friday night, and the hull of the ship disappeared, having previously parted in two or more pieces, and slipped into deeqi water. It is stated that large quantities of cargo are on Barren and Clark’s Islands, but nearly all that came ashore on Preservation island has been completely smashed on the rocks. The crew could not communicate with the ship after Wednesday night until the following Monday. They then pulled over, and found only floating wreck visible on the surface, but could see the hull, and a portion of the cargo was apparently lying in between decks. They left Preservation Island in the Straits ketch Summer Cloud on Monday, at midnight, and arrived at Low Heads at 10 o’clock last night. They sailed and pulled up the River Tamar to Spring Bay, when they were overtaken by the Derwent and brought to Launceston. Captain Marshall is now in Launceston. There were no passengers on board.” From Sydney we learn by telegram that the following are the principal insurances on the Cambridgeshire:—Pacific, £5000; New Zealand, £3100; Australian General, £3250; Sydney Marine, £2800; Victoria, £IBOO. Total, £17,250.