SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 918, 4 June 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather Report.

June 2—9 a.m., calm; weather, clear. Barometer, 30.28 ; thermometer, 35. High Water.

To-morrow— Morning, 11.01; night, 11.01

Arrived.—June 3,

Minnie, ketch, 17 tons, Davie, from Little Akaloa. Elizabeth, schooner, 47 tons, Goodman, from Auckland. Cleared. —June 4. Ladybird, s.s., Griffiths, for Northern Ports. Courier, ketch, Sinclair, for Pigeon Bay. Bee, schooner, for Amuri Bluff.

The barque Isle of France, Capt, W. Lcbrandt, arrived from Newcastle on Saturday with a cargo of coals for Langdown and Co. Her captain reports leaving Newcastle on May 17th, and having westerly weather across. Had an unusually heavy gale on the 24th from that quarter, lasting three days, the vessel at that time being 250 miles from Cape Farewell. Made the land on the 28th, and had variable weather through Cook's Straits and down the coast, arriving as noted above. A part of the vessel's bulwarks were carried away during the heavy westerly gale on the Queen's Birthday. The Amalie, a North German barque, under command of Captain Brock, arrived from Newcastle, N.S.W., on Saturday, at 1 p.m., with a cargo of coals for Mr P. Laurie. She left Newcastle on the 16th May, and experienced variable weather to within 100 miles of the coast. On the Queen's Birthday a heavy S.E. gale was encountered, and the vessel had to heave-to till the evening of May 26th. Made the land on the 27th, but lay becalmed in Foveaux Straits for two days. A light southerly breeze then sprang up, and the vessel cleared the Straits, coming up the coast with light southerly weather, and arriving as above. The Smiling Morn, barquentine, Captain Williams, arrived from the Bluff on Saturday, and anchored off the breakwater at 12.30 p.m. Her captain reports leaving the Bluff on Monday, May 28th, and having light variable winds, principally southerly, coming up the coast. Passed Otago heads'on Thursday, made Banks' Peninsula on Friday, and arrived as above. She brought a cargo of timber for W. H. Hargreaves. The barque Woodbine suffered rather severely during the late heavy gale which commenced on the Queen's Birthday. On May 25th, the vessel being then off Cape Farewell, and a very high sea running, a wave swept right over her, and made a clean sweep of it, carrying away her galley, nearly all her bulwarks and stauncheons, rn fact clearing the deck. The man at the wheel was knocked down, but Captain McLaren managed to get hold of it, and though the vessel for a time became unmanageable, and he was carried round two or three times, and much bruised, he stuck to her, and by dint of great exertion, got her under command, and before the wind. It was a narrow escape, for for some minutes the sea was making a clean breach over her. Of course the vessel looks like a wreck on deck, but in spite of the rough handling she has r ;ceived, neither her spars nor hull ai o much the worse. The Union Go's s.s. Ladybird, Captain Griffiths, arrived at 4.30 yesterday afternoon. Left Port Chalmers at 3.35 p.m.'on Saturday; readied Akaroa at 9.30 a.m. yesterday; sailed again at noon, and arrived as above. Had airs and smooth sea up the coast. The old Ladybird is taking up the running for the Taranaki whilst that vessel is repairing at Port Chalmers, and all the Taranaki's hands are aboard her. She brings 100 tons of cargo for this port and 90 tons for North. She will discharge at the Screw-pile Jetty, and sail for Wellington at 3 p.m. Wo are obliged to Mr Edmiston, the purser, for report and files.

INTEKPKOVINCIAL SHIPPING. Captain Welsh, of the schooner Cynthia, which arrived at Wellington on May 29th, reports that the cutter Hero, Captain Davies, was wrecked on Pog Island, Queen Charlotte Sound, on Thursday night at 11 o'clock. She was bound from Wellington to Pelorus Sound, and had several packages machinery and a quantity of hay on board. She has been abandoned by the owners, and is expected to become a total wreck. The Hero was owned by Webb Brothers, of Pelorus Sound, and was insured for ,£4OO. The schooner Saucy Lass is now in the hands of Mr Coffey, of Wellington, who is repairing danjages caused by heavy weather experienced on a voyage from Lyttelton to Westport,in •which hsr bulwarks and stanchions were carried away. The WaihopHli arrived at Nelson from this port on May 29th. The Australian Sovereign met with very severe weather on her last run across from Newcastle to Wellington. The New Zealand Times says : " On the night of the 25th instant, when the barque was head reaching, an immense wave caught ber on the port side and crashed on board with terrific force, throwing the vessel on her beam ends and committing sad havoc on deck. The two boats which were stowed on the main hatch were smashed to pieces and carried over the Bide with all the moveable articles which happened to be on deck at the time. Another boat, which was lashed on the deckhouse aft, was washed bodily overboard, and the deckhouse itself received a very severe shock. The cabin skylight was J torn away, part of the bulwarks washed out, and j the sea was of such immense height that it burst j through the main and fore staysail. Fortunately, | beyond a few bruises, none of the crew were in- I iured. When the heavy weight of water had left j her deck the vessel did not right, but remained ■with her lee rail under the water, and it was then ascertained that the cargo had shifted. The hatches had therefore tobetakenoff, and the barque trimmed again. She was hove-to, the gale blowing terrifically and the sea lashing about furiously in all directions, and finding its way on board in large quantities over every part of the vessel. On the 26th instant she waß struck amidships by another very heavy sea, which smashed clean off ten of her stanchions flush with her deck, besides further damaging her bulwarks, and once more throwing the vessel on her beam ends, shifting the cargo, and making « clean sweep of her decks. On the 27th the gale abated to a fresh brecz*." The schooner Elizabeth left Auckland for Lyttelton on the 25th May with a cargo of timber. The schooner Mary'King, Captain Ayres, left Auckland hi ballast "on May 25th for Russell, at which port she loads for Lyttelton. The New Zealand Herald, of May 29tT>, says : — " The three-masted schooner Filertoil, recently built by Mr Eoss, of Freeman's Bay, the launch <of which appeared in these columns, has hew placed under the commsjHl of Captain E. She sails this morning for Kussell, to load with ««t for the Kaipara, and from thencewill proceed to Lyttelton with a load of timber." THE LATE GALES. The Nelson Daily Times reports that the Phcebe, b.s., left Wellington ■ May 2lst, and got clear of the Strait on Tuesday morning, with strong westerly winds and heavy sea. In the evening the wind backed to the northward (against the Sun) and kept increasing until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, when in a heavy squalllot wind and rain the wind suddenly hauled to W.S.W. and blew hard until the evening, # when it backed to north again with every indication

of a heavy gale. Preparations were made for it, and everything made snug (with some difficulty) as there was a very heavy cross sea running. At 8 a.m. on Thursday, the barometer, which had fallen from 29.90 on the previous day to 29.40 in less than twelve hours, gave still greater indications of a severe gale. The fore and main trysails were close reefed, and other preparations made. At 10 a.m. si terrific squall and shift of wind to S.W. came. which, however, only lasted about _ bye minutes, when it came on to blow furioush from the N.W., accompanied with tluiudei and lightning and very confused sea, the barometer standing atj 29J0; hove the ship to. At 4 p.m. the fore staysail blew away, the gale and sea increasing; at midnight similar weather was experienced. At 2.30 a.m. on Friday the mam trysail blew away, and the ship fell oli broadside to the sea; put the helm up and ran before it. The sea was then terrific, and the force of the wind such as no canvas could stand. Continued to run until midnight, when the sea somewhat abated, and finding from the extraordinary weather experienced that there was not sufficient coal on board to make the passage to Sydney, determined to run for this port, arriving at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday. During the gale several seas came on board, one carrying away both the port boat gripes and lifting them over rails alongside the funnel on the top of the bridge. Captain Kennedy says at the time he had to run ho was fully' 340' miles from Cape Farewell, and had the' Phoebe not been the remarkable sea boat she has the reputation of being, no person would have been left to tell the tale. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, June 3. Arrived —Flirt, from Lyttclton. Onehunga, June 3. Sailed—Wellington, for South, at 1 p.m. Passenger for Lyttclton —Mr Hawkins. Wellington, June 2. The ships Superb, from Melbourne, and Border Chief, from Bluff, have arrived at London. The s.s. Easby shipped 300 bags bran here yesterday, and left for Sydney and Newcastle via Cook's Strait at a late hour last night. Port Chalmers, June 3. Arrived—Ringarooma, s.s., from the Bluff; Arawata and Taupo, from Lyttelton. Sailed—Ladybird, for Lyttclton. Passengers— Mrjand Mrs Phillips, 3 children and servant, and Mrs Crane. Bluff, Juno 2. The Bingarooma arrived this morning. She brings ten saloon and fifteen steerage passengers, and 203 tons of cargo for all ports. She sails at 3 p.m. for Dunedin. Passengers for Lyttclton — Mr Glenn, Mr and Mrs Bailey, and 24 tons cargo.