SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 870, 9 April 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

t'..id OK LYTTELTON. Weather Report. April 9 9 a.m., wind S.W., gusty ; weather, overcast and rainy. Barometer, 29.90; thermometer, 47. High Water. To-morrow —Morning, 1.10 ; afternoon, 1.30. ARRIVED. April 9 —Hawea. s.s., 4G2 tons, Wheclet, from Dunedin. Passengers—-Saloon : Mrs Gilbert and three children, Mrs and Miss Morrell, Mr and Mrs Harper, Messrs Allan, Gordon, Bishop, St. John, Hill, Walker, Lowe: arc! five in steerage. April 9-Arawata,623tons,Underwood from Nelson and Wellington. Passengers saloon ; Mrs Stafford, Mr and Mrs Tancred, Messrs Holies ton, Brooke, Gordon (2j, H, B. Lane, F. W. Litchfield, W. Brown, and George Brown. Steerage :Mr and Mrs O’Neil and family, Mrs Irvine, Messrs Priest, J. Dooney, andC. Ohlson ; and forty-eight for forward ports. CLEARED. April 9—Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Wheeler, for Northern ports, April 9—Arawata, s.s , 623 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne. The steamers Hawea, from Dunedin, and Arawata, from Wellington, arrived at 7 and 6.30 this morning. They sail for North and for Melbourne, via Dunedin and Bluff respectively, this afternoon. The Arawata was forty hours on the passage, owing to the S.W. gale. THE UTH WEST GALE. This gale, the most severe for many months, has, we are happy to say, mo no damage of any consequence. The Breakwater stood the test admirably, and though spray was flying over both of them in elonds, the western seemed to he entirely unaffected, though a few stones were washed down from the end of the eastern; but this a few hours’ work will repair. The vessels within the Breakwater were, of course, in comparative calm water, though there was a little wash at the central wharves, which did not benefit some of the chafing gear. The Warwickshire and Pet, barques, and Sea Spray, brig, were the only vessels outside, and they all rode out the breeze in good style. Saturday night was very dirty, and there is some doubt if the Excelsior and Saucy Lass, which left here on Friday and Saturday, ran before the wind or lay-to till the brunt was over. It is surprising that the ship Auckland, from Port Chalmers, which left on the 4th, and the barques and ships reported by the Pet, and supposed to be the Carnatic and Ann Gambles, did not arrive; but when our express left Port nothing had been signalled all day but the Sunbeam from the Mauritius. The Rotorua left Wellington for here at 2 p.m. on Saturday, but no doubt Captain Whitburn thought it better to put back till the worst of the gale was over. The barometer stood at 29.48 on Saturday, and at 29.40 yesterday at 9 a.m. The squalls were very heavy between 3 and 6 a.m., and at 10 and 11 a.m. yesterday. Towards evening the wind had considerably moderated, and there were signs ol its clearing. THE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER__ THERESA. The ketch Falcon, from Blenheim to Wellington, brought the captain and crew of the wrecked schooner Theresa with her. The Theresa, it appears, ran into Worscr Bay for shelter from tne strong N.W. wind on Saturday. At midnight that night the wind suddenly chopped round to the S.E., and blew hard, with neavy rain and high sea. The anchor was got up and sail put on her, and an attempt made to rim up to Port Underwood—a task which could be easily performed by any ordinary vessel; but, us the captain said, she was like a box, and drifted bodily on towards the rocks. An attempt was then made to put her about, but she refused to go round, and nung in stays, all the while drifting broadside on to ihe rocks. Seeing that the vessel was perfectly unmanageable, the anchor was let go; but beloro it had time to reach the bottom she struck very heavily broadside on the rocks, about a quarter ol a mile from the shore, and stove in her side completely. This was about half-past 12 o’clock. There was a high sea running at the time, the wind setting well in from the eastward, and the schooner was bumping and straining tremendously, and threatening at every moment to go to pieces. Immediately after she struck, it became apparent to those on board that the best thing to be clone under the circumstances was to abandon the schooner at once, and accordingly, after collecting whatever clothing and valuables they could lay their hands upon, which was very little, as the sea was washing over her, they got into the boat, which was a good one, and then pulled towards Robin Hood Bay, a distance of about a mile or so from where the vessel was wrecked. Shortly after they had leit her she canted over on her side and commenced rapidly to break up. On arriving in Robin Hood Bay, a heavy surf was breaking upon the beach, and it was not without considerable difficulty—the boat having filled with water twice—that a landing was effected. They spent the night miserably enough in their wet clothes, a cold bitter wind blowing, with heavy rain throughout. At daylight they went in search of a house in the bay, wnich they were lucky m finding, and the owner, Mr Jackson, brought them in and treated them very hospitably, for which the mariners were not unthankful. After staying with Mr Jackson till Tuesday morning, they went down to the pilot station, and on passing the scene of the wreck not a vestige of tne Theresa could be seen except a few timbers lloating about. The Theresa was a topsail schooner of 80 tons register, and could carry about 30,000 ft timber. Slie was about two years old, built at Lyttelton. Captain H. A. Neilson, who was master of the kelcu Hunter and the schooner Oreti on the occasions on which they were wrecked, was owner of the Theresa. She was insured in the South British insurance Company at Christchurch for the sum of £SOO, and was valued at £OOO. THE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER CLYDE'

An inquiry into the wreck ot the scliooner Clyde, from -Lyttelton, was heard at Napier on the hbtti ult. Captain Lais Petersen, master ot the Clyde, deposed that he was master of the scnooner; that he held a certificate of Home Service Trade, N.Z., No. 2212; that ho lost his certificate and register of the vessel atMahia; that he kept a log on a couple of sheets of loose paper, winch were also lost. Left Lyttelton on .Friday, the 10th inst. On Monday, at noon, sighted the land, which must have been the Kidnappers, which he took for Long Point. Had been steering X. for two hours before sighting the land on Tuesday morning. Kan X.X.E. Irom noon on Monday until twelve at night; then steered X. from midnight till 2 a.m.; lound he was embayed, and tried to beat out; pressed on all sail to beat out of the bay; both sea and wind were too heavy to beat to windward. The jib blow away, and he had to stow the mainsail. At this lime (about seven o’clock) she was about two miles from land; dm not know the land; he hove the lead several times, there were from six to eight lathoms ot water; sent a man aloft to see for a place to beacn her as the sea was breaking all over. Afterwards went up aloft himself, and found the smoothest place he could see was a place about a „ood lead. He had the starboard anchor

got ready and let it go with thirty fathoms of chain in lour fathoms of water: his anchor hold when let go, but lie felt the vessel hump pretty heavily, lie then got the boat out and went ashore, and brought off James Moody, who took the vessel round to the Mud Hole. To do this he slipped his anchor with fifteen fathoms of chain. When he got to Mud Hole, ho let go Ins port anchor, with forty-five fathoms of chain. Shackled on the kedgo anchor to the remaining portion of the starboard chain, and let go about twenty fathoms. She lay there nicely until the tide commenced to make. The wind was still southerly, blowing straight in. liegular breakers began to roll in. This was about 3 o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 20th. The port chain parted, and the starboard kedge anchor dragged, and coming into contact with the rocks, the chain broke and the vessel went ashore. The beach where she wen! ashore was formed of broken sand rock (Barrett’s reef); she bumped very heavily, the sea washing over her. They all got ashore, as it was dangerous to remain on board. She became water-logged. The evidence of the two able seamen, Boison and Armstrong, was also taken : it was in the main similar to that of the captain’s. After summing up the ease, the Court declared that in consequence of the captain’s incompctency and ignorance of the coast, his certilicate be suspended for a period of twelve months ENGLISH SHIPPING. The Wanlock, (Captain Tilly, arrived at Deal February 3rd. The Opawa left Gravesend January 16th, sailed from Deal January 20th, and was off the Start January 22nd. The Margaret Galbraith left Gravesend January 17th, passing Deal January 20th. The N.Z.S. Co.’s Piako left Gravesend February sth, with the following passengers aboard: —Rov 11. Waddell, Mrs Waddell, Mr William Waddell, E. M. Anderson, Rev L. B. Brown, Mrs Brown, Mr B. T. Walker, Miss B. Walker, Miss C. Brown, Mr G. S. Fort, Mr A. S. Dunn, Mr Robert Greig, Mr H. A. Burrows, Mr J. C. McIntyre, Mr A. B. Pyrmont, Mr It. JLaing, Mrs L. Ludemann, Air M r . J. Simmons, Air C. Hausscr, Mr L. Hermon, Mr J. W. McNeal, Mr Windsor, Mr F. H. A. Whiteombe, Mrs Whitcombe, Mrs M. Brown and child, Mr James Vercoe, wife, and two children, Mr A. E. Weaver, Mr It. Warren and wife, Mr It. Hunter, Mr J. Hewitt and wife, Mr C. H. Guy, Mr F. Geissler, Mr C. Hoering, Mr N. B. Food, Mr H. W. Food, Mr J. Framblo, Mrs It. Mcndelson and child, Mr A. Cyltermann, Mr George Kayley.