SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 626, 21 June 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report : June 21—S a.m. ; calm ; weather gloomy. Wind, N.E., light Barometer—3o.l7 ; thermometer, 45. High Water : To-morrow morning, 4.00 ; night, 4.32. arrived June 21 —Phccbe, s.s, 41G tons, Andrew, from Northern Ports. Passengers-Miss Armitage, Mrs Smith, Captain Wynd, Messrs Edge, Shackles, Beswick, Heunah, Foley, Smith, Cameron, 9 for South. June 21 - Courier,, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair, from Pigeon Bay. CLEARED June 21-Phoebe, s.s, 416 tons, Andrew, for Port Chalmers. SAILED. June 21-Phoebe, s.s, 416 tons, Andrew, for Port Chalmers, Passengers—Hoskins’ Dramatic Company (21), 9 original. The s.s Phoebe arrived in harbour at 10.30 a.m, and sailed for South at 1 p m to-day. YESTERDAY’S. ARRIVED. June 20— Eagle, ketch, 1G tons, Holiver, from Pigeon Bay, Master, agent. v June 20—Hannah Barrett, schooner, 57 tons, Renner, from Wellington. Master, agent. CLEARED. June 20 -Sarah and Mary, ketch, -10 tons, Grubb, for Greymouth. Cnif and Graham, agents. June 20—City of Ban Francisco, s.s., 3009 tons, Waddell, for Port Chalmers. Wilson, Bawtell and Co, agents. SAILED, June 20—P.M.S.S. City of San Francisco, 3009 tons, Waddell, for Port Chalmers. Wilson, Sawtell and Co, agents. Passengers—Saloon: Messrs Warner, Austin, Crompton, and 10 original. June 20— Margaret, ketch, 21 tons, Nelson, for Liltle Akaloa. Master, agent. IMPORTS. Per City of San Francisco -2 packages samples, 25 bales bops, 3 cases brooms, 1 case seeds. Consignees- H, Pi. Bane, C. W. Turner. Per Eagle-12 cords firewood. Consignee-J. I. signee—. Montgomery and Co EXPORTS. , Per Sarah and Mary-120 bags flour, 25 sacks sharps, 50 do bran, 70 do potatoes. 250 do oate, 13 cases bacon, 10 kegs butter, 25 loose cheese, 20 bales diafl. Shippers—W. D.|Wood, J. Gilmour, Watt and Co, T. H. Green, Koyse, Stead and Co. ARRIVAL OP THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, This magnificent steamer arrived yesterday at 2.30 p.m. The s.s Jfoa was waiting with steam up, and directly the signal was made that the mail boat was inside the heads, she started to meet her with agents, reporters and visitors on board. The Customs steam launch was first to reach the vessel, and with commendable promptitude the mails were at once placed in that vessel, in order that the 3 20 p.m train might be caught to cairy up the Christchurch portion to town. In spite, however, of the efforts used, the launch arrived a minute late, but the mails were forwarded by the 3.30 p m goods train, so that few minutes were lost. Afler discharging her inward cargo and taking on board a few passengers, tRe City of San Francisco sailed lor her destination at 4 p.m. The steamer was beautifully clean throughout, and, as on her first visit, was much admired. We append a report ot the trip from Sydney furnished us by the purser. The s s San Francisco, J S. Waddell, commander, left Sydney June 2nd, at 3.5 p.m, fine weather up to 9th, when heavy squall, accompanied with rain, lightning and thunder set in. lasting three hours; 8 a.m anchored in Kandavu; 2 p.m s.s Australia came in, and left, at 12 midnight; 12th, H.B.M. frigate Pearl came in ; 4 p.m, Zcalaudia came hi, transferred mails, freight, and passengers; 5.30 p.m, Pearl left for Sydney; 13th, 1,45 a.m, sailed from Kandavu in company with Zealandia: 16th, strong breeze, very heavy sea; 17th, at 3.15 a.m, arrived Auckland; left same day at 11 a.m, arrived off Napier latli at 6 p.m; left at 9 30 p m, after delivering and receiving mails and passengers; 19th, very heavy weather, strong head winds, squally, very high sea; arrived Wellington at 9 p.m; did not leave until U pm owing to our being detained forty minutes by pilot, arrived Lyttelton 20th, at 2.30 p.m. DREDGING IN LYTTELTON HARBOR. Active preparations are being made for this important wo: k, the Government taking every possible mens to hurry the preparation of the dredge and hopper barges. As was chronicled in our issue of yesterday the dredge was hauled alongside the breastwork to take in her machinery and be prepared for active service, and we understand that it, fs Intended to remove her bottom while stic is afloat, as from her great weight there is some diliiculty in placing Iter on any of the existing slip*. Tlie want ot a large slip puts Lyttelton entirely out of the race as far as regards repairs to large vessels, Auckland, Port Chalmers, and Wellington reaping all tlie benefit. The necessity of taking the Colima to Port Chalmers proved that there is an urgent need for such a slip, as her safe pa-sage was simply a piece of good fortune, which in extreme bad weather would have become an impossibility. Speaking of the Taranaki’s being refitted, we know that tenders have been called for in tlie oilier three large ports of New Zealand, whilst Lyttelton has been passed over. It Is with great pleasure we hear of the probable passing of an Act for the establishment of a harbor board for this port, as no doubt It will tend to the general improvement of matters in Lyttelton. The hopper barges have both been successfully hauled on to Messrs Grubb and Co’s slip at Baker’s Bay. The Heathcote was got up on the sth, and came oil on Friday last, and we hear that all the necessary work has been completed in an admirable manner. These vessels are the largest that have ever been placed on a slip in port, and there were .thoughts of sending them elsewhere for the necessary alterations, but Messrs Grubb and Co, Flett and Loutet, and Miller and Co, all expressed themselves able to effect the necessary repairs, and the former company’s tender to do it for £IOO being the lowest, was accepted. It was a work of some importance, as they weigh about 230 tons each, but as we before stated, it was most successfully accomplished. The temporary deck over the mud chambers was removed in Dampier’s Bay, and when on the slip the chief work was the opening of the hopper doors. This was done by raising tlie vessel and leaving her bottom free, the vessel being wedged up the sliding ways are removed, leaving the under part sufficiently clear to admit ot the operation. The vessels are also cleaned and varnished whilst on the slips. The Sumner was hauled up on Monday, and is now being worked, and it is expected will be finished in about nine days. OCEAN RAGE. From a private letter from the second officer of the ship Zealandia, we have a detailed account of the run of the three ships. It appears that the Zealandia passed tlie Horn four days before the Merope, and six days before the Waitangi, but o wingt o light winds the latter vessels both passed the equator before the Zealandia. When the pilot boarded them the first question was whether the “other two ships had arrived, and they then learnt t hoy were the first to arrive. Whilst waiting for tfij tide at Gravesend, they heard that both the other ships were in the Downs, Merope, first; Waitangi, second; but coming up the river the Waitangi passed the former, having a better steam t ug. The true times of the three vessels’ arrivals are as followsZealandia, 8 a.m., April 20th, Waitangi, 11.30 a.m., April 20th; and the Merope, 12 noon, April 20th. Tire time occupied by the passage being Zealandia, 87 days, 15 hours; Merope, 87 days, 22 hours; Waitangi, 88 days, 10 hours. THE WRECK OF THE HEVERSHAM. [From the “ N.Z. Times,” June 19.] On Saturday afternoon some sensation was caused in the city by the startling intelligence that the barque Heversham, a well-known trader to this port, had been wrecked, and at no great distance from Wellington harbor. The Heversham left Newcastle on the 7th of the present mouth, experiencing fair winds during the voyage, and making an excellent run, as she sighted Cape Farewell on Friday, just nine da\ s from the day ot starting. From what we have been able to learn at present, nothing was observed to indicate the danger which the vessel at noon on Saturday was approaching. The weather was squally at the tu»e, and very thick also. At about a quarter-past

twelve o’clock she ran on d rock, supposed to be Tom’s Rock. The pumps were at once sounded, when it became apparent that the water was making’ fast, and that nothing could be done to save the vessel. The captain gave orders to get out the boats, and it is needless to say that the order was obeyed with as little delay as possible, for the barque was fast settling down Into the water, and the weather was sufficiently boisterous to make it. dangerous to be out, long in small boats—there were only two on board. However. neither the captain, olliccrs, nor crew left the vessel until the water began to cover the deck. Then the captain, his wife, and child, the second mate, and four of the crew got into the whaleboat, the second boat, considerably smaller, being devoted to the rest of the crew, numbering five, under command of the first mate. At this time it was exceedingly squally, and at intervals very dark, insomuch, indeed, that the mate’s boat, which remained in the vicinity of the wreck for a short time, could not sec the vessel, or, we should rather say, so much of her as remained above water. The whaleboat went on ahead, aim shortly alter leaving the wreck sighted the schooner Falcon rounding the heads, .she picked (hem up, as also the crew of the mate’s boat, who came up subsequently. The wind at the time was blowing oil' the land, hence it was an exceedingly fortunate circumstance that the Falcon happened to bo passing the scene of the disaster, because it is the opinion of those competent to judge that the chances were ten to one of their being driven out to sea. and lost. The Manawatu afterwards met the Falcon, and she carried the shipwrecked people into Wellington, arriving at the Queen’s Wharf at about half-past eight or nine o’clock at night. When last seen by the Falcon, the topmast yards of the Hcversham were just above water, and nothing more. The Heversham was built by the Middle Dock Company, Soutli Shields, in the year 1856. She was built of the very best material to be procured. About eighteen months ago she underwent a thorough overhaul at Newcastle, costing her owners about £I7OO. The repairs, or improvements, consisted of new decks, waterways, stanchions, and several new deck beams; in fact, the Heversham at The time of the unfortunate occurrence above narrated, was in first-class order. The cargo, consisting of 700-tons of coal, was uninsured, and the loss by that is estimated at £7OO. The vessel was insured for £3OOO, distributed as follows:—South British, £1000; New Zealand, 1 £!0n0 (halfof which was reinsured), and National, I £IOOO. But Captain Williams valued the HeverI sham at £3600 ; so that, according to his estimate, he 10-es £6OO in addition to the value of the cargo. The captain is said to have lost fifty ca r -es of fruit, besides personal property oi considerable value: whilst the crew were unable to save the whole of their effects, for the reason (if for no other) that the two boats by which they were saved could accommodate little more than the living freight they carried. In all probability there will be an investigation into the circumstances of the wreck, and then we shall be in a position to afford fuller particulars of the unfortunate affair.

ENGLISH SHIPPING, The Woosuug left Gravesend, April 12th, for this port. The City of Dublin left Gravesend for Canterbury April 28th ; passed Deal same day, and was off the Isle of Wight on the 29th, The following is her passenger list:—Richard Kingston, Mrs Crowthers and family, Henry Mowbray, Joseph Smith, James Beddoes, Wm. Hoctor, Alf. Craddock, Arthur West, Alfred West, Edward Gcbbitt, Miss Catherine Henesscy. The Vallego left Liverpool April 21st for this port and for Auckland.