SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 734, 26 October 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report : October 26—8 a.m , calm; weather, overcast. Barometer, 30.25 ; thermometer, 59. High Water : To-morrow Morning, 11.23 ; night, 11.43. ARRIVED. October 26—Day Dawn, barque, 398 tons, Boord, from Newcastle. October 26—Ringarooma, s.s, 623 tons, McLean, from Melbourne, via Northern ports. Passengers—saloon. From Melbourne, Mrs Edwards and infant, Mrs Coatesworth, Mrs Ellishan, Mrs Coster, Mrs E. S, White, and Mr J. Gibson. From Greymouth, Mr and Mrs Shoebridge. From 'Wellington, Mr Mitchell and Mrs Burch and companion. Ninpteen in steerage. October 26—Taupo, s.s., 462 tons, Carey, from Port Chalmers. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Manders and family, and Guthrie and family, Dr Ovenden, Messrs Smith, Barnes, Wood, Burkley, Gibson, Rolleston, Wentworth, Mountfort, Buller (2). Steerage Mr and Mrs Matheson, Mr and Mrs Willis, Mr and Mrs Campbell, Mr and Mrs Phillips, Mrs Agar, Messrs Rowland, Maurice, Welding, Fletcher, White, Smith, Rukery, Manders, Duncan, and Davidson. CLEARED. October 26—Flying Squirrel, ketch, 19 tons, Munro, for Akaroa. October 26—Taupo, s.s, 462 tons, Carey, for Northern ports. October 26—Ringarooma, s.s, 623 tons, McLean, for Melbourne, via South. SAILED. October 26—Amateur, ketch, 25 tons, Boss, for Akaroa. October 26—Antelope, cutter, 17 tons, Malcolmson, for Akaroa. ’ October 26—Sarah and Mary, brigantine, 154 tons, Stevens, for Hokitika. The Ringarooma, s.s, Captain McLean, arrived at 6.40 a.m. this morning, from Wellington. She sails South this afternoon. The Taupo, s.s, arrived at noon to-day, from Port Chalmers. She sails North this evening. The barque Day Dawn, from Newcastle, was towed in by the Titan, p.s, this morning. THE LOSS OF THE ORETI. FURTHER PARTICULARS. This brigantine, which was well known at Lyttelton, was lost on the White Rocks oil' Cape Koomooroo, at the entrance of Cook’s Straits, on Saturday night last. We are indebted to Captain Lloyd, of the s.s Wellington for the following information regarding her loss: —As the s.s Wellington was at the entrance of the Sound, on her way from Nelson to Ficton, a vessel was observed ashore on the White Rocks. Thinking it possible that the crew might be on the rocks without any means of getting away, Captain Lloyd steamed down to her and found it was the Oreti, brigantine. She seemed to have been abandoned in a great hurry, as her topsail and top gallant sail were flying loose, though her foresail had been furled: both her anchors were at the bows, her deck was not started, and though hard and fast, at low water, she showed little outward sign of damage, though, without doubt, bilged. Had it been highwater Captain Lloyd would have tried to tow her off, as, being loaded with timber, she would probably float, and he could havetowed her into Ficton; but of course he could not wait for the tide, and seeing no living thing about he steamed away for Ficton. On arrival there, he found the shipwrecked crew and carried them on to Wellington. It appears the vessel struck on Saturday night, in thick weather, and her crew passed the night on the rocks, rowing to Ficton in their boat on Sunday morning. The Oreti was proceeding from the Sound to Wellington where we understand she is owned, with a cargo of timber when the mishap occurred. The “ New Zealand Times ” of the 23rd gives the following particulars Captain Underwood, of the s.s. Arawata, reports that on the passage from h elson yesterday, at 4.30 p.m., he found the schooner Oreti, of Wellington, timber laden, ashore on the White Kooks at Queen Charlotte Sound; with foretopsail and topgaliantsail flying. He at once lowered a boat and boarded her, and found that she was bilged on the starboard side. Her mainsail and lib were unbent, and a quantity of red pine was anded on the rocks. The crew had abandoned her, apparently having taken the boat and gone up to eome ot the villages on the Sound. The Oreti la owned by Captain George Thomas, of this city, and was a fine strongly built schooner of 66 tons register. She was commanded by Captain Nelson, and was built in Tasmania. She was purchased eome three years ago by Mr Pearce, M.H.R., and on her voyage up from the South went ashore at Oamaru, where she was abandoned. The underwriters repaired and refitted her there, and sold her to her present owner. She was reported as having left Felorus Sound four days ago, with a cargo of timber consigned to Waddell, M’Leod and Co, of this city. The cargo is supposed to be uninsured ; but the vessel is insured for £600; her estimated value being £BOO, her owner consequently suffering a loss of £2OO. The following are further particulars from the “ New Zealand Times” of the 24th: —“ Mr George Thomas yesterday received a telegram from Captain Nelson, of the schooner Oreti, stating that the vessel was wrecked at half-past eleven o’clock on Saturday night. The crew and the captain and his wife who was also on board at the time of the accident, had arrived at Ficton at three o’clock on Monday morning. The telegram does not state how the vessel became wrecked, but it is reported that she drifted on to the rocks. The weather at the time was calm, but it is supposed by the officers of the steamer Arawata that on the night in question a very heavy fog prevailed over the Sounds, rendering all objects at a distance of a hundred yards quite obscure. The cargo, as we expected, is notiusured. It was valued at about £2OO, but it is stated an attempt will be made to save it, Messrs Waddell, McLeod and Co having telegraphed to that effect to the shippers. An enquiry into the cause of the wreck will be held at Ficton.