SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 578, 26 April 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. April 26—Taupo, s.s, 461 tons, Worsp, from Dunedin. Passengers saloon : Messrs Toll, Walsh, Menzies, O’Brien, Wilks, 9 in steerage, 31 for North. April 26 -Wellington, s.s, 262 tons, Carey, from Northern Ports. Passengers—saloon : Rev TMcGuiuness, Messrs Cox Wendell, Otterson, Spencer, Ivory, Hannah, Studholme. Steerage : Mrs J. Lloyd, Mr and Mrs Johnson, Mr and Mrs Moore and child, Messrs Bullock, Merritt, Smart, Ogilby, Aldwin, Gilles, 10 for South. SAILED. April 26—Augusta, brigantine, 134 tons, Pullman, for Napier. April 26—Strathnaver, schooner, 53 tons, Rae, for Wellington. The Hudson did not sail last night, owing to the dirty weather that spang up after d& lt "is doubtful if the Otago and Wellington will sail south to-day, owing to the strong southerly gale. YESTERDAY’ 8. ARRIVED. April 25-Otago, s.s, 642 tons, Calder from Sydney, via West Coast and Wellington. Dalgcty, Nichols and Co, agents. Passengers : saloon, from Sydney—Rev W. J. and Mrs Habens, Mrs Hill, Messrs Way and Jenkins. From Greymoulh— Miss Mountfort, and Mr Chamberlain. ; rora Wellington Messrs Turner, Carter, and Higgins. April 25—Prince Rupert, ketch, 60 tons, Bushcll from Whangapua. Master, agent. April 25—Marion, schooner, 68 tons, Clc>cland, from Auckland. IMPORTS. Per Prince Eupert-46,000 feet timber. Consignee —J. F. Brown. Per Quiver Montgomery. ~ ~ Per Beautiful Star—From Dunedin—2 rolls, 26 boxes, 20 cases, 30 tins, 8 bales, 1 cask. 8 bars, 3 trusses, 2 trunks, 25 mats. 1 sack, 2 half-chests. 1 pci. From Timaru—9l3 sacks oats, 1 pel, 12 bales skins, 8 pkgs lugzage. Consignees—Miles, Ilassal and Co, Dayc, H Hawkins, Booth, Firming, Smith, Emdand, Glanville, Hale, s.s. Otago. Per Linnet—l 4 cords firewood. Per Ota< r o—Under bond, from Sydney—l box, 41 cases, 2 trusses, 1 pci. Consignees-Neate, Mason, Struthers and Co, Ayers, H. Lake, J. Gardner, Cuff and Graham, Lightband, Allan and Co, Hobbs and Co, Tingate. Per Marion—so,lßs feet sawn timber. EXPORTS. Per Augusta-Free—l box varnish, 35 cases, 4 coils rope, 215 do wire, 961 sacks oats, 100 do flour, 1292 bags do. Shippers-Cuff and Graham, Boyse, Stead and Co, Mason, Struthers and Co, Miles, Hassal and Co, Birch and Go, C. W. Turner.

The fine new schooner Marion, Captain Cleveland, arrived in harbor yesterday at 3 p in, and was moored to discharge at the No 3 Wharf. This is her maiden trip, and she is in splendid trim, being a very handsome little schooner of 68 tons register; her length is 69ft, beam 19ft 6in, depth of hold Bft 4in built bj Mr Ross, of Auckland. Her planking is of Kauri, and she is the property of Dr Wright, of Auckland. No expense has been spared in the fittings and she is well found in everything, and is a fast sailer. The captain reports leaving Auckland on Tuesday, 11th, at midnight, and havinghght southerly winds to Cape Runaway, when it blow a gale from S.B.E, and r-m fur shelter under the Kawa Kawa. On ,-aturday the wind abated, and another start was made, with a light W. wind, ■which lasted till Monday, when the vessel w s off Table Cape. A N.E. breeze then : prang up. and gradually increased to a gale, lasting till Wednesday Crossed the Straits with a nor-wester on Thursday, and ran as far as Kaikoras, when, finding the sea was very heavy, hove the schooner to. Since then had light foggy weather with heavy northerly swell, setvng her to the southward till arrival as above. . . The barque Indian Chief, Captain Friend, arrived in harbor and anchored oil'the breakwater at 2 p.m. yesterday. Reports leaving Port Chalmers on Friday last at 5 p m. and having light easterly winds and calms to arrival; made the heads on Monday at 10 a m, and lay becalmed outside *ll day, arriving in harbor as above. The ludian Chief is in ballast, and comes here to load a cargo of oats for Adelaide, for Messrs Eovse, Stead, and Co. The Union Co’s favoiite little steamer Beautiful Star arrived yesterday at U.3oa m. Eeporlslcnving Dunedin at 2 p.m on Sunday, and clearing Port Chalmers Heads at 4 30 p.m, reaching Timaru at 7 30 a m on the 24th ; discharged cargo there, and tonkin 913 sks Oats and 12 bales skins, and left a-rain at 8 pm same day, arriving in harbor as above. Experienced light variable winds and fine Weather throughout run. The s s. Otago. Captain Calder, left Sydney at 4 p m on the 12th, and since leaving she had to contend against a succession of heavy easterly gales and thick dense weather, the sun not being visible for four days. Made the New Zealand const at 9 am on the 18th. south ot Hokitika; but owing to adense fog and a strong current setting to the southwards at the rate of four knots an hour, she had to anchor; at 11 a.m. the fog cleared up. and the Otago proceeded on her voyage, arriving off Hokitika at 11.30 a.m. on the I9th ; left Hokitika at 6.15 p.m, arrived off Creymouth at 8 30 p.m ; left at 10 30 p m, and arrived at Nelson at 10 p.m. on the goth • ieft at 6 a.m. on the 22nd, and arrived at Wellington at 8 pm. on Saturday; left again at 3 p m on 24th, and arrived in Lyttelton at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, experiencing fresh head winds to the Lyttelton Heads. Captain Bushell, of the ketch Prince Rupert, reports having left Auckland on the 24th ultimo, to take in cargo of timber for this port, and completed her loading on the 29th. On Tuesday, April 4th, crossed the bar, and experienced light S. W. winds and calms until next day, when tlie wind veered to the northward, and Mercury Bay was passed. A strong nor’ westerly breeze was experienced whilst in the vicinity of White Island, which continued for twenty-four hours; after which a gale was encountered off Cape Turnagaln, lasting with little intermission for forty-eight hours, during which time the vessel was compelled to heave to. Cape Palliser was passed on April 9th, wind N.W., when soon after ft suddenly changed to N.E., blowing hard, and continued to increase until and during the next day with a heavy sea running, the weather very thick and vessel hove to, and remained so until next morning at 1.30 a.m, being then about twenty miles south of the Kaikouras. The vessel labored heavily, so much so that the lanyards of the main rigging carried away. After which, as soon as practicable, the damage was rectified so far, and fresh lanyards rove. After some little time (the sea continuing and the vessel rolling violently) the new lanyards were carried away, together with the mainmast, jibboom. and mizen topmast. In the meantime there was no sign of any lull or chance of saving the wrecked gear, which had to be cut away and cleared. The main boom was fortunately saved and served the purpose of a jury mast, Aiter this she was again hove to, the weather being very thick. On Tuesday, llth April, a course was shaped for Lyttelton, when baffling winds and calms were encountered until speaking the Lucy J-lines (ketch) on the 21st instant, some twenty miles north ot Oamaru. The Lucy James supplied her with provisions, notwithstanding the latter vessel had been on a limited allowance for some few days previously. The crew of the Prince Rupert subsisted for some five days on a cup of coffee per diem. On Tuesday, 18th April, a steamer was signalled bound South, which apparently bore down toher. but afterwards went on her course; weather thick, and continued so until the limeoi her speaking the Lucy James, with the wind southerly, which enabled her to come into port, arriving at her anchorage off the town at 2.30 p.m. She brings a cargo of timber, consigned to J. T. Brown—some 46,000 feet. The whole of the crow speak in the highest terms ot the kindness vouchsafed to them by the Lucy James. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Torres Straits. The following information respecting dangers in Torres Straits and the Inner Route was obtained during the recent expedition to New Guinea, and is supplied by Captain Edwards, of the Cbevert A shoal was found to the southwards of Poll Islet, with apparently 21 or 3 lathoms water over it. From its wvstern edge Poll Islet bore N. I y E. i E. Sand Bank, S.E. $ E. A coral nef. with sand bank upon it awash at or near low water, and nearly a mile in length N.N.W. and S.S.E, lies VT N.W. miles from the * north end ot Warror Island The reefjto T 1 he northward of VVairior island does not exist as : tjjoWß 9B the A narrow reef lies iu the

position of its eastern edge N. by E. and S. by W, 2£ miles long. A small rock, nearly awash, was found in the following position, viz Latitude SHO 20 S, longitude 142 56 - 40 E. ; also another rock, nearly awash, In latitude 9'3B’]s S, longitude 142E7‘35 E. A rocky shoal, upon which the Chevert touched while drawing 15 feet, extends some two miles south-westwards from the sand-bank marked on the chart, in latitude 9T5'40 S, longitude 143'3'30 E. A series ot coral reefs dry at low water springs and sunken banks, with channels between them, was lound between this sand-bank and the coast of New Guinea. Casts of 7 and 4 fathoms were obtained upon a rocky shoal, the centre hearing N.E. half N, from the dry sand-bank to the north-eastward of Darnley Island, lying in latitude 9 24’40 S, longitude 143 55-20 E. This foul ground extends for some two miles N.W. by N. andS.E. by S, but is less than a quarter of a mile in width. To vessels entering the Straits from the eastward, and making Bramble Cay late in the day, Captain Edwards recommends the anchorage under the Cay in preference to standing on in the dark to anchor under Stephens’ Island, where the water is deeper and the bottom not so good. Melanie Rock, eastward of the Pipou Islands, is about half mile in extent, and half-moon shaped. A good mark for clearing this danger when working down is to keep the peak of North Bay Point to the eastward, or out side of the peak near Cape Bowen, and marked on the chart as 1662 feet in height. Department of Ports and Harbours. Brisbane, llth January, 1876. “Sydney Morning Herald,” April 12th.