SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 903, 17 May 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather Retort. May 17—9 a.m., calm; weather, clear, Barometer, 30.23; thermometer, 34. High Water. To-morrow —Morning, 8.32 ; night, 9.01.

Arrived. —May 10. Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Carey, from Northern Forts. Passengers —saloon —Mesclames French, Johnston, Hill, Elli tt, Von Tempsky, McGregor, Carlisle, Misses Hale, and Gillingham (2), Messrs Kempton, Fownes, Thompson, Wharton, Haydou, Jcllancl, Me Far lane, Robertson, Sampson, Common, Lewis, Marks, Scott, Ciapcott, Waschraan, Levien. Steerage—Messrs Me Grath, Thomas, and Farkes. Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Griffiths, from Dunedin. Passengers—Saloon —Mrs Hadden, Messrs Watkins, Collier, Brown, Connell, Maitland, Paterson, McFarlaue, Dalgliesh, Booth, Duggan. Steerage -Mesdames Shea, Debenham and 4 children, Messrs Wenlock, Charwater, Manders, Addison, G. aha in, and White. Alice Jane, ketch, 27 tons, Johnson, from Akaroa, Cleared. —May 16‘. Maud Graham, schooner, for Greymouth. May 17. Southern Cross, s.s., 139 tons, Holmes, for Raglan. Taranaki, s.s, 327 tons, Griffiths, lor Northern Ports. Sailed. —May 1(1. Flirt, brigantine, 109 tons, McKenzie, for Auckland. The steamer Southern Cross, for Raglan, ard the Taranaki for North, cleared this morning. They sail during the afternoon. The brigantine Flirt sailed during the night. The Flirt was hauled out into the stream last night ready to proceed to Auckland, for which place she has cleared with produce, The Atlantic, schooner, loads produce for Auckland, and the Alert proceeds to Westport after discharge. n The Carnatic was towed out into (he stream by the p.s. Titan last night ready to proceed (o Wellington. _ The Southern Cross did not sail yesterday, but proceeds on return trip to-day. ... The Arthur Wakeiield was shifted alongside the Margaret Galbraith yesterday to load cement from that vessel for Wellington. The Maud Graham cleared the Customs yesterday for k Greymouth, and was towed into the stream ready for sea. The Piako will be berthed to-day at the Gladstone pier. The Cleopatra reports that _ the schooners Tauranga and Pelican wore lying in Okain s Bay when she passed. The Tauranga is from Napier, bound to Dunedin, 32 days out. The Mangerton was released from quarantine yesterday. She will be berthed at the Gladstone pier in "the Carnatic’s place to discharge her sugar. , The dredge was shifted yesterday morning, and commenced for the lirst time dredging between the moles. The brigantine Cleopatra, Captain Colter, was signalled on Tuesday evening, and came up the harbor yesterday before a light S.W. breeze. She is from'Timaru, having been obliged to slip her anchor and run to sea on Sunday last owing to a strong S.E. gale. Her cargo consists of 300 casks of cement, which she was unable to discharge at Timaru. It was originally from Dunedin. Captain Colter reports that he slipped her anchor at noon on Sunday in company with (be other vessels, in consequence of the heavy S. L. sea (ben running; the following day (he wind hauled to (he southward and freshened into a S.E. gale with heavy sea, the vessel lying Jo under close-reefed foresail and mainsail all the night. On Tuesday the vessel was found to be off the Peninsula, and Captain Colter resolved to run her for this port, having lost both anchors and cables and both hawse pipes having been carried away. The vessel arrived at an anchorage outside the Heads same night, and came up the harbor as above. THE WEECsToF THE GENERAL GRANT.

As alreadv reported by telegraph, the s.s. Gazelle, which left the Bluff on the 261 h January to search for the wreck of the ship General Grant to try and procure the gold which is said to have gone down with her, returned to that port after a rough passage of five days, from the Auckland Islands. The Southland News gives the fallowing report of her trip “ From every reason wo believe that all doubts with regard to the position of the General Grant are at last solved. She has 'tone into a cave within the neighborhood of Capo Bristow. The figure-head has been found, and we are prepared to say that the long-lost treasure remains to be taken by dint of waiting for easterly weather, which on this occasion it was not the Gazelle’s luck to have.” The scene of the wreck was not found until three weeks ago, and only two opportunities have offered to visit the spot, both of which were made use of. On the last occasion the boat was put out, and a breeze suddenly springing up, the boat was smashed to pieces, and the Gazelle scudded away before the gale for two days and then got into a harbour name unknown. The coals and provisions being almost down, it was deemed prudent to leave for the Bluff, Captain Stevens and a man being left at the place. Should the owners of the Gazelle decide to send another vessel, Captain Giles feels sanguine of success. •The Gazelle is now waiting orders from head quarters at Lyttelton. The Awarau, schooner, was at the Auckland Islands when the Gazelle left. She had been visiting the Mac-quarries and islands to the south, and had met with fair success. Mr and Mrs Nelson, who had been on the island jor over twelve months, returned by the Gazelle. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, May 16. Sailed—9 a.m., Wellington. Passengers for Lyttelton—Mi- and Mrs Thomas, Targutts and Cramond. Port Chalmers, May 16. Sailed—Phoebe for Lyttelton, Passengers— Misses Guinness, Mackay, Messrs Steele, Rountree, W. Fleming.