SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 873, 12 April 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report. April 12 9 a.m., wind, S.W., light ; weather, clear. Barometer, 30.10; thermometer, 4S. High Water. To-morrow—Morning, 3.11 ; afternoon, 3.35. ARRIVED. .April 12—Wanaka, s s., 278 tons, Malcolm, from Northern ports. PassengersMiss Grey, Messrs W. H. Clayton and Costelli, Dr Fitz Gerald. April 12—Southern Cross, s.s., 139 tons, Holmes, from haglan. April 12—Ann Gambles, barque, 424 tons, Morgan, from London. April 12— Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Griffiths, from Dunedin. Passengers Mesdames Wavenhish and Grantham, Miss Kovve, Captain Adams, Dr Wilson, Master Allen, Messrs Stobo, Lindsay, Cameron, Johnston, Cloot, Robertson, and Rowe. CLEARED. April 12—Southern Cross, s.s., 139 tons, Holmes, for Raglan. April 12—Good Templar, ketch 42 tons, Curran, for Catlin's River. April 12—Woodbine, barque, 352 tons, McLaren, for Newcastle. April 12—Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, for Northern ports. April 12-Wanaka, s.s., 278 tons, Malcolm, for Dunedin. SAILED. April 12 —Courier, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair, for Pigeon Bay. April 12-Margaret, ketch, 26 tons, Neilson, for Pigeon Bay. April 12—Zephyr, brigantine, 143 tons, O'Connor, for Melbourne. The s. s. Southern Cross, Captain Holmes, from Raglan, arrived this morning at 5 o'clock. She sails on a return trip this afternoon. The Union Company's s.s. Taranaki, Capt. Griffiths, arrived at 1 p.m. to-day. "he will sail during the afternoon for Northern ports. The s.s. Wanaka, from East Coast via Wellington was signalled when our express left Port to-day. She sails for Dunedin early this afternoon. The ship Auckland is anchored eight miles from the heads. ARRIVAL OF THE ANN GAMBLES. The Ann Gambles was towed to an anchorage off Ripa Island by the p.s. Titan this morning. She was unable to come further up the harbor, as she had powder on board. The health officer cleared her at noon. The passage occupied 122 days, 51 of which were between [England and the Equator. SAILING OF THE WARWICKSHIRE. The barque Warwickshire Mas towed out yesterday afternoon by the p.s. Titan. At 2 p.m. a number of friend's went off to the barque, and at 2.45 the anchor was apeak and a start effected. Soon after getting under weigh a fresh southerly breeze sprang up, which increased to a gale, and the Titan made good work of it, cleaving the Heads with her charge at 3.30 p.m. When a couple of miles outside the Heads the ship hud to, and the visitors proceeded aboard the Titan. Captain Harry then set all sail on his handsome craft, and bowled along before the strong southerly gale at a line pace. The Warwickshire goes to Newcastle to load coal, from whence she proceeds to San Francisco in ballast, and thence home with a cargo of grain. SHIP STRANDED ON FLINDER'S ISLAND. Information has been received from Captain Merriman, of the three-masted schooner Free Trade, to the effect that ho had seen a large ship ashore on Flindor's Island. The Free Trade was on her passage from Hokianga, New Zealand, and while standing in towards the island, a ship was observed hard and fast on the beach, and evidentally not more than her own lengtu from the shore. 'The schooner hauled close in, but the night was too dark to distinguish objects with accuracy, and Captain Merriman waited until the following morning. The ship was a vessel of apparently some 1400 tons, with painted ports, and bright mat>l3 and spars. There was no one on board, but the sails were all unbent, and there were two or three large tents on shore. Three black painted boats were also drawn up on the beach, and it appeared as if all had landed in safety. There was an ensign Hying on shore in the morning, but it was hauled down at noon, and from this Captain Merriman concluded that the people on shore did not wish for assistance. A small ketch was seen to leave the island in the coiu-se of the afternoon, and stand away to the southward by Babel Island, and it was supposed that she was making for Launceston with some on board belonging to the stranded vessel. This was doubtless the case, for we have since learned by telegraph from Launceston that the crew of the vessel, which proves to be the City of Foo-chow, from Sydney to Calcutta, have been taken off the island," and' safely landed at Launceston. The wreck is situated about three miles to the southward of Beagle Spit, on the east side of the island, and is resting on a sandy bottom, with smooth water all round her. Everything was standing, even to the royal yards, and the ensign, which was Hying on shore, did not show the usual signal of distress, viz., the union down. There was nothing to have prevented the men on shore from launching one of the boats, and putting off to the schooner, but advantage of the opportunity was not taken.