SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 902, 16 May 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather Report. May 16-9 a.m., calm; weather, clear. Barometer, 30.23 : thermometer, 37.

High Water. To-morrow —Morning, 7.33 ; night, 8.03,

Arrived. —May 15. Cleopatra, brigantine, 92 tons, Colter. May 16. Taupo, s.s., 462 tons, Carey, from Northern ports. Passengers —Hev. McFarlane, Messrs Roberson and Sampson. Cleared. —May 15. Carnatic, barcpie, Rhind, for Wellington. May 16. Southern Cross, s.s., 139 tons, Holmes, for Raglan. Sailed.—May 15. Especulador, barque, Powell, for Sydney. The steamer Taranaki had not been signalled when our express left port to-day. The brigantine Cleopatra was lying becalmed at the Heads this morning. The Taupo was coming up the harbour when our express left port to-day.

The Titan towed the barque Especulador into the fairway yesterday afternoon. She sails for Sydney. ' The barque Carnatic cleared the Customs lor Wellington late last evening. The schooner Alert arrived on Monday night. Captain Hays reports leaving Hokitika on Monday, April doth, with light easterly breeze, which lasted till the schooner was off Rocks Point on Wednesday, May 2nd. An easterly gale prevailed till the next Monday, when it changed to sou’west, and blew so hard that the vessel had to take shelter in Ship Cove on Tuesday. Left again next morning, and again had to take shelter, this time in Wellington, from the sou’-wost gale at 3 p.m that day. Left again on Saturday at 3 a.m with fresh N.E. breeze, which lasted till off the Heads on Sunday morning at 8 a.m, when it shifted to the S.W, 'lasting till arrival at 4 p.m on Monday. The Adelphoi, barque, Captain Gregory, arrived in harbor on Monday night. Reports leaving Newcastle on Friday, April 27th, with a westerly breeze which lasted' till the 29th, and then went round to the eastward and blew a gale, lasting six days. Westerly gales then prevailed fill Cook’s Straits were passed through on Friday last; southerly breeze thence to Cape Campbell, which was passed on Saturday; N.E. weather thence to arrival off Heads at 8 a.m on Sunday, when a strong sou’-westspransrup, lasting till the barque’s arrival on Monday night. The regular trading brig Emperor arrived yesterday from Newcastle. She lias been twenty days 'on the passage, during which she encountered very severe weather. From Captain Cleary we learn she left on April 25th, jand had strong westerly winds for first three days, after which a week’s heavy S.E. weather was encountered, during forty-eight hours of which the brig was hove to. Cape Farewell was made on the 10th May, and S.E. weather experienced in the Straits, Capo Campbell being passed at midnight on Saturday, when a black N.E. was met with, which lasted till Sunday morning, and shifted to S.W., blowing hard. On Monday the wind first blew hard from W.N.W., and at 3 p.m. blew heavily from S.S.E. The heads were reached at 4 a.m.' yesterday and the vessel anchored. The p.s. Titan took her in tow, and brought her to an anchorage oil' the breakwater at 11 a.m. The schooner Atlantic, Captain Spooner, left Manakau on April 29th with a NAY. wind. The same night a S.W. gale was encountered, which lasted for two days, when it changed to the S.E., still blowing with great fury. The vessel was hove to for five days, when a strong northerly breeze springing up, the schooner being then off Cape Egmont, she -was put before it and ran down the coast. The breeze, however, hauled round to W. and S.W., and the wind increasing the vessel had to seek shelter in Queen Charlotte’s Sound on Wednesday last. She lay there till Friday, when the wind moderated. Left with a W.S.W. breeze, which brought her to Cape Campbell, when another southerly gale was encountered till Saturday night, when a black north-easter sprang up, before which the schooner ran to within twenty miles of the Peninsula, when a fresh S.W. breeze was met. Against this the schooner beat into harbor, anchoring on Monday night at 6 p.m, off Little Port Cooper. She heat up the harbor yesterday morning. The brigantine Lizzie Guy, Captain Oan co, left Grcymouth on the 26th ult., and experienced for the first part of the passage strong N. winds and rain, followed by light wind to making the Spit light on the 29th. A strong E. wind succeeded, driving the vessel back to Cape Farewell. Light and variables followed to re-making Stevens’ Island on the 2nd inst. A strong E. wind followed, the vessel bearing up to Blind Bay for shelter; lay there for thirty-six hours, getting tmderweigh on Friday, the 4th, but the wind increasing ran back into Blind Bay, and lay there for three days. Left on Monday, 7th inst., experiencing strong N. winds, and thick rain through the Straits till off Cape Campbell on the 7th inst. Made Banks’ Peninsula following day, but was driven back to the Kaikouras by a strong W.S.W. gale; light winds followed till early Sunday morning, when a strong N.E. wind with thick and rainy weather was experienced, being followed by a strong S.W. wind to arrival on Monday night, the vessel coming up the harbor yesterday afternoon. The following is the report of the passage of the Piako, kindly furnished by Captain Fox;—Loft Gravesend Feb. oth, and took final departure from Lizard on the night of the loth. Had stormy westerly weather crossing the Bay; caught N.E. trades m 35 N. long. 22 W. on February 22nd, and lost them again on March 7th in 4.33 N. long. 23.17 W. They were very light and uncertain. Caught S.E. trades on March 14th in 1.28 S., having crossed the Equator on the day previous in 26 W., and had to tack in 3 S., the wind being then S.S.W. for three or four days in succession. In fact from the 13th March to the 22nd he d a succession of variable winds, principally southerly, making only 13dcg. of southing and '5 of westing. Sighted Gough’s Island on April 3rd; had fair weather to meridian of Cape on April 14th. Owing to the prevalence of S.E. ■winds' the ship was driven down nearly to the parallel of the Cape, and had to tack and stand two days to the south. Ran down easting between 46 and'4Bth parallels, the westerlies being fresh. Made Stewart’s Island on Friday last, at 11 a.m., the water being in a very disturbed state, no doubt owing to the tidal wave. Signalled Otago heads on Saturday. On Sunday strong N.E. winds prevailed, the weather being thick and dirt v. On Tuesday, at noon, were off Akaroa, the wind being S.S.W., and the weather thick and rainy, and sounded in 29 fathoms. Yesterday morning were off Akaroa heads, and came up before a light southerly wind, being taken in tow by The p.s. Titan at noon, and arriving at anchorage off the breakwater at 3.30 p.m. The following vessels were spoken during the passage : —American ship Independent, in 20 south, bound to Boston ; on Wednesday, March 21st, spoke skip Carlisle, of Liverpool, from Melbourne to London, sixty-two days out; on Tuesday, March 27th, spoke Melpomene, ship, from London to Melbourne, forty-seven days out; on March sth, Corrolanus, ship, from London to Sydney, eighteen days out, and remained in company for several days.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, May 15. Sailed —5 p.m, Taupo, lor Southern ports, Passengers— Kcr. McFarland, Messrs Robertson

and Sampson. Wakatipu, for Port Chalmers. Passengers—Messrs Cameron and Nicholson. Port Chalmers, May 15. Arrived—l2.2s p.m, liingarooma, Irom Lyttelton. Sailed —5.25 p.m, Taranaki, for Lyttelton.