SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 865, 3 April 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report. April 3-9 a.m., Wind, W.S.W, light ; weather, clear. Barometer, 30.15; thermometer, 49. High Water. To-morrow— Morning, 8.53; night, 9.20. ARRIVED. April 3—Hannah Barrett, schooner, 57 tons, Renner, from Pelorus Sound. April 3—Bee, schooner, 31 tons, Green, from Amuri Bluff. April 3—Hawea, s.s, 462 tons, Wheeler, from Northern ports Passengers—Mesdatnes Elliott, Lockstone, and Atkinson; Misses Worker (2). Carlyon, and Atkinson; Mr and Mrs Busch and family (7), Hon J, D. Ormond and Rev Worker, Messrs J. L Wilson. Summers, Gaul, and Cain, Mr and Mrs Gilmour, 8 for Dunedin. CLEARED. April2 —William Cobb, 425 tons, Brady, for Newcastle, in ballast. Passengers—Mrs and Miss Brady. April 3—Wellington, s.s, 279 tons, Lloyd, for Northern ports. April 3—Hawea, s.s, 462 tons, Wheeler, for Dunedin. April 3—Alhambra, s.s, 497 tons, Wheeler, for Melbourne, via South, April 3—Courier, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair, for Pigeon Bay. April 3—Bee, schooner, 31 tons, Green, for Amuri Bluff. The s.s Hawea arrived at 8.45 a.m this day. She sails South this afternoon. The Hannah Barrett, from Pelorus Sound, timber laden, arrived last night. The steamers Alhambra and Wellington sail for Port Chalmers and Wellington respectively this afternoon.

WRECK OF THE BARQUE PEONY. The barque Peony, owned by Mr J. C. Kllis. and commanded by Captain Kirby, left Newcastle harbor on Thursday, Ist March, bound for Csieeioo, with a cargo oi &80 tons of coal. All went well for the first two days of tue passage, but on Saturday, 3rd instant, alter the pumps had been worked a short time, the port pump choked. When of! the Richmond the captain decided to run for Brisbane, to repair, and was making for that port, but the water in the hold increasing alarmingly, it was held dangerous to proceed, and he ran to the beach just below Ballina early the following morning, Wednesday. No one on board knew anything about the formation of the beach, but it was hoped that with wind and sea astern, the vessel would be carried up almost high and dry. This did not happen ; for a though me vessel drove on through the surt, bumping heavily at times on a sandy bottom, she was soon pooped, tue sea knocking in the stern at the same lime. Those on board then removed to the forecastle deck, and hold on by the iron rail. The vessel then began to open out in her breadth, and the mainmast went by the uoard. it had been previously tried to get out the ship’sgig, but itwas smashed in the attempt, and now the longboat was rendered useless. The suddenness with which the vessel began to go to pieces almost paralysed eilort, but a life-buoy was placed round tue waist Of the captain s wife. The situation becoming more and more perilous, McDonald, the second mate, ventured to swim ashore wit li a line, He started, but soon had to let go the line, and not without great difficulty and much bnlfetting from the sun did lie reach the shore. Ballina was about three miles distant, and he made for that place to obtain assistance. Meanwhile the situation of those clinging to the wreck became really desperate, and a seaman named Baudsdown placed some pieces of wood beneata his arms with the view of floating ashore. ise was said to be a good swimmer, but. was soon drowned. The cook men tried to escape in a similar manner, but was also drowned. Next, the captain's wife —who, although in good health, had borne up bravely—was lowered into the water witu tue lifebuoy under her arms. She, af.er being terribly knocked about, chitted to the beach and was picked up insensible, but, being carefully tended, recovered consciousness. George Clifton and James Neath, two seamen, were the next to leave, and by the aid ot some floating wreckage both reached the beach and wcie saved. There now remained on board the captain and three seamen—Jaa Williamson, Charles Kembie, and Thomas Rudge. The sea continued to break on board with great violence, and the foremast went; then a portion ot the starboard bow, almost irora beneath where the terrified men stood holding on. The total destruction of the vessel appearing imminent, Captain Kirby, Williamson, and Kemble thought to save themselves by getting into the top ot the foremast. The floating spar being within easy distance, they reached it, but had hardly done so when a piece of the mainmast, driven by the sea, knocked them oil. The two seamen disappeared, to ue seen no more alive, but the captain was observed for a short time clinging to a piece of floating wreck, and was he<vi d to cry out as if in mortal agony Then he also disappeared. Rudge, the man remaining on the wreck, continued holding on to the rail ot die forecastle deck until a rusn of ihe sea caused the windlass to topple over and dislodge him. He then took to tue Water, and being a fair swimmer struck out bultily tor the beach, wnlch, paitly by swimming and partly ty floating '. , nces oi tne witco. ho reached in a very CAiiauoteu condition.