SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 672, 15 August 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report ; August 15—8 a.m. : wind S.W. light, weather clear. Barometer—3o.lo; thermometer, 40. High Water : To-morrow Morning, 00.25 ; Evening, 00.58. ARRIVED. August 15—Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, from Dunedin. Passengers—saloon ; Messrs Beattie and Edge ; 21 original. August 15—Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, Carey, from Northern Ports. Passengers—saloon; Rev Hodgson, Messrs Dempsey, Shaw, Hayman, N. F. Smith, A. M. Lane, Gibbs, Lohrab, O. B. Knocker, Barren. Steerage—Mr and Mrs Nelson and family, 16 for South. CLEARED. August 15 —Taranaki, s.s,, 299 tons Lloyd, for Northern Ports. August 15—Minnie, ketch, 17 tons, Marquet, for Decanter Bay. August 15—Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, Carey, for Port Chalmers. August 15—Flying Cloud, 46 tons, Andrews, for Charleston. SAILED. August 15 —Blackwall, ketch, 26 tons, Calvert, for Okain’s Bay, in ballast. The s.s. Wellington Ifrom Northern ports arrived at 12.30 to-day. She sails South this afternoon. The s.s. Taranaki from South arrived this morning. She leaves for North this afternoon. STRANDING OF THE BARQUE FROWNING BEAUT V. This vessel, which has for many years been engaged in the intercolonial trade, has for the present found an unexpected resting place—high and almost dry—on the shores of Hobson’s Bay. The barque arrived here on the 13th instant from Newcastle, after an unusually tedious and tempestuous passage, and alter discharging cargo and ballasting, hauled out from the Ann street pier to the outer anchorage, having cleared out for her return trip to Newcastle. Early yesterday morning the wind blew hard from S.S.W, and sent a nastv sea rolling in, and at half-past 3 a.m, while she was riding at single anchor with thirty-five fathoms of chain out, the cable parted. The second anchor was then let go, but the strain appears to have been too great, for it also parted about twenty minutes to 4 am. Before the third anchor—a patent one—could be got ready, the barque drove on to the Emerald hill shore, close to the baths. While drifting over thesandspit the rudder carried away, and the vessel went broadside on at half-past 6 a.m, with her head to the eastward, and almost touching the jetty at the baths. She rolled a little at first, but Captain Dalton got the hatches off’, and allowed the sea, which was breaking over her as high as her tops, to fill the hold and harden her on the beach. Although the sea continued to break over her all day yesterday, she remained fixed in her position, well up on the bank, so much so that, when the tide is lower than at present, it will be almost possible to walk round her. The master, J. 'Dalton, and eight others, were on board the barque at the time the anchor parted, and did what they could to avert the subsequent disaster, but were unsuccessful in their efforts. The steamer Resolute was promptly despatched by Messrs James Dean and Co to render assistance, but the vessel was too far on the beach for the steamer’s services to be available. The Customs and water police also went to her, but fortunately there was no fear for the safety of those on board. The barque is owned in Newcastle by Mr John Dalton, and Is sailed by hla son, who states that there is no insurance effected on her. She is 355 tons register, and was built upwards of twenty years ago at Whitby, and about eighteen months ago underwent an extensive overhaul, including new topsides of colonial hard ■ wood, and new Kauri pine decks. The casualty was reported to the chief harbor master, and there will be an official inquiry into the matter. The barque, as she lies, It is said, will be sold to-day.— “Argus,” July2oth.