SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 668, 10 August 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POST OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report : Aumist 10-Ba. m. : calm; weather clear, blue sky. Barometer— 29.9o ; thermometer, 46. High Water : To-morrow Morning, 8.06 ; Evening, 8.32. ARRIVED. August 10-Flying Cloud, schooner, 46 tons, Andrews, from Hokitika. August 10—Esther, brigantine, 47 tons, Johnson, from Picton. August 10 -Excelsior, schooner, 93 tons, Joiner, from Picton. CLEARED. August 10-Seabird, schooner, 155 tons, W. H. Meikleraan, for Chatham Islands, C. W. Turner, agent. Passengers— Mrs Briscoe, Messrs E. It. Chudley, A. Potts, H. Moore, M. Sherwin. , , , August 10 —Blackwall. ketch, tons, for Chain’s Bay, in ballast. SAILED. August 10 Kestrel, ketch, 20 tons, Butter, for Mclntosh Bay, in ballast. August 9 Desdemona, ship, 1490 tons, Towill, for Oregon, in ballast. A ship was signalled from the South this morning, but was not inside the Heads when onr express left. It will probably prove to be the Woosung, from London, YESTERDAY’S. SAILED. . An" 9— Matau, s.s, 104 tons, Urquhavt, for Kaikoura and Wellington. P. Cunningham and Co, 9— Taranaki, s.s, 299 tons, Andrew, for Dunedin, via Akaroa. Milos. Hassal and Co, agents. Passengers -saloon : Mr and Mrs George Darrell Miss Cawthine, Mrs Marshall, Miss Lynskey ; Messrs Beast, Tynch. Hunter, Thompson, and Dormer. Steerage : Mr and Mrs Cotton, Mr Whitely. IMPORTS. PerMatau—free, from Wellington: 10 pkges, 8 bdlsbags; from Kaikoura: 2 cases. Consignees— Mackay. J. B. Way, Miles, Hassal and Co. Per Taranaki—free, from Manukau: 0 cases, 2 bales, 70 doors, Ipkge; from Wellington: 4 bales, 2 trusses, 1 parcel. Consignees—A. J. White. Suckling Bros, Smi'h Offwood, Almao, Andrew and Esther, Goss, Welcheudon, Lightband, Allan and Go, Lewis. Per Lady Don—44,oooft sawn timber. Consignee— TT Kerr Per Mary Ann Annison —500 tons coal, 3000 ft hardwood, 1000 spokes, 500 felloes, 15 pkges furniture, 50 cases kerosene. Consignees—Langdown and Co. R- Forbes. Per Young Dick—2ooo palings, 123,000 shingles, 10 250 ft sawn timber, 23 bales corn sacks, 41 cases jam. Consignees —Wilson, King and Co, Saunders and Henderson. EXPORTS. Per Taranaki—tree, for Akaroa : 1 truss, 4 cases, 2 jars, 6 sacks sharps, 7 do beans, 1 pkge, 1 churn; for Dunedin: 7 pieces bacon, 4 cases do. 2 kegs skins, 32 do butter, 2 do lard. 2 casks eggs. 3 cases bacon. Shippers—R. Black, Gulf and Graham, P. Cunningham aud Co, Twentyman and Cousin, Furhman, Miles, Hassal and Co, Watt aud Co, N. Z. P. and P. Co, S. Boyle. Per Matau-free.'for Kaikoura: 3 eases kerosene, 1 parcel, 18 pkges trees; for Wellington : 4 sacks wheat, 1 parcel, 2 bdls iron, 4 cases eggs, for Foxton: 1 case, 7 sacks oats, 10 bags flour; for Westport: 1 box seeds, G cases cheese, 2 do bacon, 14 pkges; for Hokitika: 43 kegs butter, 100 sacks wheat, 2 cases bacon. Shippers— Mason, Struthers and Co, Stewart, P. Cunningham and Co, S. Boyle, Lightband, Allan and Co, McConnall Bros, J. Gilmour, Star Curing Co. Theiino topsail schooner Young Dick, Captain Armit, arrived iu harbor at 6 p m, Aug Btb. She left Wellington on Sunday evening, and experienced southerly winds till the evening of Aug 7th thence N.E. winds till arrival as above. The Young Dick was berthed at No 3 Wharf yesterday morning. She spoke the three-masted schooner Meera on Monday night off' the Kaikoras, bound for Oamaru. The schooner Lady Don, Captain Clarkson, arrived from Hokitika yesterday morning. Reports leavin'* 23rd July, being towed out by the p s. Titan,'“and having calms aud variable winds, and light S.W. to Cape Farewell, then strong S.E. prevailed for six days. Ou Friday ran back for shelter to Port Underwood, owing to heavy S.W. gale. Ten vessels were lying there for shelter, all bound South. Lett again on Monday at noon, and had strong N.W. to Kaikouras, thence northerly winds to arrival. She was berthed at Peacock’s Wharf yesterday. . , . . . A , The s.s. Taranaki arrived in harbour yesterday morning, and was berthed at the Gladstone Pier shortly after 10 o’clock. From Mr Dougherty, the purser, to whom we are indebted for files, we learn she left Manakau at 8.30 a.m. on the 6th, and arrived at Taranaki at 10 p.m. same night. Left at 2 a.m. on 7th; reached Nelson 7.30 p.m ; departed at 10 p.m.; arrived at Picton at 5 30 am. on the Bth’i left again 7.10 a.m.; reached Wellington at noon; sailed at 5 p.m. for this port, and arrived as above. Had fine weather to Nelson. In crossing Straits, experienced strong nor-wester with heavy cross sea, thence to arrival light northerly winds and line weather. Sailed South at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. The ketch Unity, from Manaroa, Pelorus Sound, bound to Oamaru with timber, put into harbor on Tuesday evening, in distress. Captain Macfarlane her master, informs us that he left the Sound on July 20th, but owing to S.E. gale had to seek shelter next day in Guard’s Bay. Got under weigh at 2 p.m on 26th, with a light N. breeze, and passed Mana Islands at midnight. The wind chopping round to S.E.. had to run for Port Underwood, where she lay till August 2nd, when the wind being light northerly, she got under weigh, and passed Cape Campbell at midnight. On Friday last, when forty miles off the Kaikouras, the wind hauled to the southward, stood off shore at 4 p.m., as the weather was thick, and at 8 p.m. it was blowing a gale, and the vessel hove to under close reefed main sail, making good weather of it, though the sea was tremendous. On Saturday morning it was blowing terrifically, and Hie mainsail, close reeled as It was, blew clean away, the mizzen having previously gone. Rigged foretopmast staysail for a mizzen, but made heavy weather of it, and at 10.30 a.m. a tremendous sea swept over the vessel carrying away bulwarks and two of the stanchions, starting covering board, smashing boats, carrying awav jibboom, pump, squaresail-yard, breaking the wheel, and completely submerging the vessel for a time. The deck cargo had previously gone overboard to lighten her, and the pumps were repaired as speedily as possible. The gale continued till 10 p.m. Saturday, the sea making a clean breach over her. After the wind fell repaired damages as much as possible, and the wind shifting to N.W, with line weather, a course was shaped for Lytt Iton, the ketch being forty miles from Cape Palliser. Had fine weather to arrival as above. Will repair damages here. The barque Mary Ann Annison, Capt Hughes, arrived yesterday morning early, and will be berthed at the No 2 wharf to-day. She left Newcastle on July Ist, and had a succession of south and south-easterly gales to making Cape Farewell on the 17th, thence had moderate westerly winds to Cape Campbell, off which a heavy southerly gale was experienced on the 22nd; ran for sheltcrto I’ort Underwood, and lay there altogether seventeen days, having made three unsuccessful attempts to sail south. Got away on the 7th, in company with the Moa, brig, bound to Timaru, forty-two days out from Newcastle; the Herald, schooner, also tor Timaru. twenty days from Picton; the Zior, Edith Reed, Dunedin, and Cora, bound for Dunedin, and the Lucy James, ketch, bound for Arnuri Bluff. This last vessel was compelled to take shelter in Port Underwood on Saturday, being unable to stand in tor the Bluff, owing to the high wind and heavy sea. Arrived here as above, having had northerly winds and fine weather from Port Underwood to arrival, A nephew of Captain Hughes died during the rim down. The smart little steamer Matau, Captain Urquhart, arrived on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. Reports leaving Wellington August 71h, at 8.20' p.m, arriving at Kaikouras on the Bth at C p.m; lelt a<*ain at 9.30 a.m, made Lyttelton Heads at 5.10 p°m, and arrived as above; experienced light northerly, and during passage with heavy swell off Kaikoura. The Matau was berthed at the Screw pile jetty, and sailed on her return trip for Kaikouras, Wellington, and Foxton at 5 p.m. last night. The Island City, barque, C. H, Linklater, master saded Irom Newcastle ou July 12th, and experienced strong easterly weather during the greater }>oiti9Q ot toe passage here, having had to Ueave-

to three different times in gales, varying from K.N.E. to E.S.E. Made Cape Farewell on August 2nd, and got through Cook’s Strait on the 3rd ; on the 4th, when oft' the Kaikouras, caught another heavy gale from the southward, which lasted two days, during which the vessel had to again heaveto, driving as far as Cape Palliser. Since then had northerly winds to arrival on Tuesday night. The brig Sea Spray arrived on Tuesday night. Reports leaving Newcastle on July 21st, and putting into Port Stephens same day for shelter j from a S,S.E. gale; left again on the2sth, and had heavy southerly to westerly weather across, making Cape Farewell on Thursday, 3rd August. Had westerly winds through the Straits, and on Friday, when twenty miles south of Cape Campbell, experienced a terrific gale from S.W ; lost foretopsail, which was blown clean out of the bolt-ropes. When the gale moderated, had drifted nearly to Wellington Heads. On Sunday there was a northerly wind, which brought the vessel to harbor as above. She will be berthed to-day. The fine barque Australian Sovereign, Captain Burch, arrived in harbor on Tuesday night. Lelt Newcastle on July 21st, and experienced heavy S.W. gale for three days, during which the foretop-mast-staysail was carried away, and part of the bulwarks lost. Had fresh southerly breeze ou 24th and 25th. then light variables to the 28th, when a heavy gale sprang up, veering from N.E. toN.W; sighted the land at daylight on August 2nd, near Cape Farewell, and ran through the Straits with variable winds, sighting Cape Campbell at midnight ou the 4th. On the evening of that day experienced a heavy gale from S to S.W. during which a heavy sea was shipped, which smashed both boats to pieces, aud blew away main staysail. Thence had variable winds till midnight on the 7th, when a fresh N.E. breeze sprang up, bringing the vessel to an anchorage oft the Breakwater at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday. She will be berthed at Peacock’s wharf to-day.