SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 616, 9 June 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELISN* High Water : ' V To-morrow morning, 6.17; night, 6.44. Weather overcast and rainy.-- -Barometer—this day—at 8 a.m., 29.80; therometer, 89. ARRIVED. June 9—Adelphoi, barque, 349 tons, Gregory, from Newcastle, N.S.W. June 9—Sea Spray, brig, 296 tons, Grant, from Newcastle, N.S.W. CLEARED. scho(>niT, 46 tons. “"‘■■MttiQ : SOMfl] June 9—Saxon, schooner, 58 tons, McKenzie, The barque Ajdelphoi gwja coming up the harbour when our express left, in company with the brig Sea ‘Bray.--. The former-left Newcastle on May -l7th, and the latter on the 25th. (itv.diii? .TT »to 1} YXFC. THE FEEUGLEN.' ■' • r: ’T• This handwffielittle'flH*^arrived in harbour off' Tuesday night, being towed into harbour by the s.s a vama, and on Wednesday was towed to a berth off the breakwater. Her commander. Cant Fraser, reports leaving Wellington on Sunday at noon, and having- N.Tjfc winds to Cape Campbell, and theiLCeUght westerly airs' 4nd calms for the New Zealand Shipping Co, and is owned by Mr E. B. Porrett. Built by-Messrs Blomerfstnd'Co': exact counterpart ,ot that.of those .vessels-, Her maiden trip Was made to iucktendlaStyehr, and this season she carried Nelson, will be berthed air-the Giadstope- pier to load for itondon for the N.Z.B. Co. Capt Fraser., who commands her, is well knovh here, having been to LytteltonJttjtbe: /Judaic* to’they same owners, * * ' AEMYAL OF TH^DESDEMOrJAr This fiefe shij) was signalled from the South on Tuesday. The oft tljat; night and found all well on board, but the captain declined to let tliejjhip He toWpd E ipv C4nd owing? to ,a:'h<jad wind she brought up and anchored about three miles outside the Heads. Yesterday afternoon she ssaa,ws a at once jio Mote: ness on board throughout the voyage. The Desdemona Isesf vesselJofilAgo rtons register, and -Was built in Liverpool Ip 187 b, by W- H. Potter and Co, her owne#i^%fft^l'T.' ? ahlJ'Co,’of Liverpool. This is her second voyage,, the first haying, been made to Calcutta. Her length is 280 f t; beam, 8711; depth ot hold, 23ft, and she- ir fitted with all the recent[applfoßoeßi:-7Her rlgis almost; unusual one, as she carries double top-gallant yards and no royals. The saloon, though not large is comfortable, ’ and like most modern ships has-no stern cabins, the accommodation provided,tor secondi-ciMfythird-class, and steerage passengers is extremely .bad, all. the berthftopehing THto OM'tomhlion ipamnent,: r which is so badly lighted, that on the,.brightest day It wonld Kfcfa&poasible to-read thereJ -The Ventilation and approaches are-also of ve,rvbAd character. The deck is g&lMy v enoumb£rSl, th’e vessel bringing out a large number of. stock, comprising five Dulls and - r ju»Ut W takgfe dT;,thenron/thei.passage, as only one sheep has been lost. A steam-launch.imported-, by Messri-Agiir'and Roberts, of Lyttelton, occupies a large spgee amidships,-- The launch Is fitted with twin-screw, and* 491Upng, and 10ft9 inches beam. She seemSttf.be admirably adapted for tbo wort of, the barbOfit'/and abea not appear to have suffered any damage;during [the passage; ’The Desddmdtia brings a eargo of about 2700 tons,, consigned to the N.Z.B. Company. -.Webcar that this is the largest general cargo that has ever arrived in Lyttelton. The followlfig itetfiehaptain’s report?:—Sailed from the Gowns February 20th: landed pilot off the Start February. 25th; , easperJmiQedystto.ng W.S.W.: winds doWn'/tno t3hahof*l«r and as . far as 'Cape . Finisterr<ft' I #filin wa'sreached on March When we hadthe flnftfalr Wind; thence to 19th, 4at7 North,'' had light -vWipds, yaryJng;/rop| N.WV.toS .E; with a succession bf light and variable airs and calms for J the space -of 45 days,--and bad little or no S.E. trades. Sighted Trlpadad on 10th April j thenceto the island 6f‘ Tristan; d’Acuuha had light and variable wii\dsi /'Sighted/Inacceasable - Island on April 21st ; thenoedothe meridiarn-of the-; Cape. ;of, Good Hope, which was passed ofi-aSth April in' laf 43 S., experienced strong N.N.E;-.windA with dark cloudy weather; thence to lat 45 S.don C 6E. f9th '“’•to bad moderate winds from NrW. to S.E. and fine weather. On the 11th and 12th May encountered a hew-y wlp frpmfiLSrW;, and Ofi I4th aUbtherL 8J 1 ® fr ,°, m N;, the Shrp tben being in lat 47.6. lon 98 L. ior tfionevtsix Bays bad strong wiiids ranging from which tq-6fr ; S..and 147. E.,; thence hart fresh and Variable winds, to Stewart's Island, which wa»sighted on May 29th. Then experienced, strong N.E.-wtadsfor four days; -Sighted Nugget Point on Jjine 2nd,; had light, variable winds along the coast, and anphOTed off Lyttelton Heads on June 1W days P m |the passage in