SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 936, 25 June 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POriT (>'•' f.YTTETiTO'N. Weather Report. Jrjie 23- 9 a.m., wind, S.W. light: weataer, cloudy; Barometer, 30.11; ther mometer, 42. Hioh Water To-Mobhow. Morning, 4.09; afternoon, 4.35. Ahrivk • —June 24. Courier, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair from Pigeon Bay. Annie, ketch, 17 ton , Fo or, from Port Low. Rotorua, s->., 276 tons, MoFarlane, from Svduey, via Am klaud an I Ea*i oast. Pa-J sengers—sfiloim.: E«v and Mr TWnsend, Miss Roach, Messrs Kivg, 01 liver, Batemau, Powdrelt, Plante, Murray, Scott, Buckley, M'Lean, Badbow, Powell, Mouldy, Talbot, Shaw, 5 steerage, and 16 for South. Isabella, ketch, 52 tons, Purely, from Catlin'b River. June 25. Taupo, s.s., 481 tons, Civcy, from Port Chalmers. Pas-enters—saloon : Mr and Mrs Deering, Miss Webb, Mr M'Kenzie. Steerage-Mrs East<>n and family, Messrs Mitchell, Bums, Williams and Dow. Cleared. —J une 25. Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Carey, lor Northern Ports. Arthur Wakefield, schooner, 45 tons, Curran, for Nelson. Sailed —June 23. Sea Spray, brig, Walker, for Newcastle. Alice Jane, ketch, Johnson, for Akaroa. June 24. Rotorua, s.s., MM arlane. for Dnnedin. Passengers —saloon : Mr and Mrs Clarke ami child; steerage —Mr J. Adams. Fhral Star, barquentine, Evans, for \de laide. Minnie, ketch, Dani, for Little Akaloa. Jannett, ketch, .McDonald, for Ukain's Bay, in ballast. Janet Ramsey, schoouer, Laing, for Catlin's River, in ballast. The s.s. Taupo, Capt in Carey, arrived from Port. Chalmers at 7.30 a m. She sails for Northern Ports this afternoon.| The s.s. Rotorua cleared Sydney Heads at 3.30 p.m. on 14th, arrived at Auckland at 10.30 a.m. on 19th, having made a very fast run of 4 days 18 hours; left Auckland again on 20th, at o p.m., anchored in Hawke's Bay on 22nd at 6.30 a.m., proceeded at 2.30 p.m., and reached Wellington on 23rd at 9.45 a.m.; sailed at 7.15 p.m., and arrived in Lyttelton and Avas berthed at the No. 2 Wharf at noon yesterday. Strong westerly winds and high seas from Sydney to Auckland; thence to Cape Palliser light winds and iine; remainder of passage fresh southerly winds. Mr R. B. Prmgle, the purser, obliged us with dies and report. In spice of its being Sunday, orders had been received from Wellington to discharge and clear the steamer, so Custom-house i liicers, railway hands, and others were as busy as on an ordinary working day. She discharged 80 tons cargo, and sailed for Port Chalmers at 5 p.m. The barque Stag, Captain Davis, lett Newcastle on Friday evening, J one »th, with a strong N.W. wind, which held till Monday, June 11th, followed by variables till the 12th; thence strong southerly till June 11th; thence N.E. to June loth, followed by westerly; sighted 'and at 10 a.m. on June 18th J Ihe wind changed on June 191 h. and passed Cape Campbell at 10 a.m. on the 20th, and Kaikouras next day, when the wind became southerly and held so till arrival. The Stag was berthed at Peacock's Wharf to discharge her cargo. THE LOST SCHOONER KAIKOURA. The wreckage found near Charleston leaves scarcely any doubt now but that it is portions of the schooner Kaikoura, from Kaikoura, bound to Greymouth. She left Kaikoura on the sth inst. with a cargo of produce, and no doubt meeting with the recent severe westerly gale, has been driven ashore and dashed f o pieces. The Kaikoura hailed from this port, and was a new vessel, having been built at Auckland of kauri timber some seventeen months ago. She was commanded by Captain J. Anderson, and the crew consisted of two single men named respectively Samuel Hamilton and James Leonards; and it is greatly to be feared that all have perished. Captain Anderson has a wife and four children in Wellington. The Kaikoura was a vessel of 31 tons register, owned by Captain Davidson, of Kaikoura. She was insured in the New Zealand Insurance Company for £6OO, and was valued at iISOO. The cargo was also insured in the same office for ■B2OO.— jfeto Zealand Times. THE SCHOONER REWARD. The Nelson Mail of the 21st instant reports; — Yesterday a schooner was beating up to the harbor at the time of our going to press. The vessel proved to be the Reward, bound from Lyttelton to Hokitika, having put in here through stress of weather. Captain Westlake reports leaving Lyttelton on the 30th ult., and had moderate weather, arriving oil' Hokitika on the 9th inst., and came to an anchor. On that day the wind commenced to blow hard from the N.W., accompanied with heavy rain. The wind soon increased to a gale, which raised a very high sea, and as the vessel was riding heavily, the anchor had to be slipped, with 50 fathoms of chain and 30 fathoms of coir rope, and the vessel proceeded to sea under close-reefed canvas. This was on the 12th, and on the 13th the wind suddenly veered round to the S.A\"., and caught the schooner aback, carrying away the fore stay. The weather having moderated a little on the 14th, Captain Westlake stood back to the bar, and waited for the tug to come out. She lay there for some days, during which she had a portion of her bulwarks carried away, also the companion hatch. A heavy sea found its way down the cabin, lilting it witti water, and damaging the provisions. Several sails were split, and others blown away during the gale. As there was no probability of being taken in tow by the tug, and as the provisions were all spoilt, the Reward bore up for Nelson on the 18th, rounded the Spit on the evening of the 19th, and arrived in harbor yesterday aiternoon. The Lizzie Guy, Pelican, Prosperity, and Owake were in company with the Reward oil' Hokiiika. The Reward will repair damages here, for which purpose? the cargo will probably have to be discharged. FINDING OE THE BRIG STAR OF TH E MERSEY. When the news that Captain Ruxton, of the schooner Spray, had seen a brig in Waitui Bay, apparently abandoned, became known, il was wondered why some of our enterprising steamship owners did not at once despatch one of their vessels that were in port at the time to secure the prize immediately. Even a race was anticipated between the rival companies' vessels for the scene of the abandoned brig. However, none of them seemed to be commissioned to find the prize, and the steamers left at their advertised time, tin Luna, if anything, before it: but i s i fates wen against her, for after leaving the wharf, a line. through the carelessness of a sailor, fouled will, one of the paddles, and a delay of three houioccurred. Alter the Luna had passed Cape Terawiti, on her way to Westport, she kept close in shore of the Middle Island, and when Cape Lambert was passed her iiead was kept into Waitui Bay. The night was intensely dark, and no on< ewjpi the iiuu knew why the captain was keep-

ing so close to shore. She visited all the little bays, and poked her nose into every corner, going all the time quite slow. Shortly before daylight (about six o'clock) she headed out of the bay, and when close to Alligator Point the outlines of a vessel were seen, and the prize, the brig Star of the Mersey, was right ahead. " Full speed ahead " was the order then given to the engineer of the Luna, and soon she arrived close to the brig, which was hailed; but no answer coming, the stenmer ran alongside her, and Capt BascanJ immediately boarded her. Wot a soul could be found on board, and the only livinglhing was a cat. The vessel was riding with two anchors down in 16 fathoms of water. On deck and in the cabin all appeared as if she had been left in a hurry. In the galley a duff and some meat were in the pot boiled, and in the cabin and forecastle everything was upside down. Oilskins and old clothes hung about, and the captain's sextant and chart were left behind. The vessel was well supplied with provisions, and was in good condition. Two feet of water were found in the hold, and pumped out. When they tried to hoist the anchors it was found that the cables—of which there were about sixty fathoms out—were fouled. It took them till 11 a.m. before the anchors were weighed, and then the Luna commenced to tow her prize towards Wellington. The mate and four of the crew of the Luna were placed on board the brig. All hands on board the Luna worked with a will to secure the brig, and no doubt they will be rewarded by the remunerative price paid to salvors.—N.Z. Times. SHIPPING TELEGEAMS. Nelsox, June 23. The schooners Elizabeth Conway and Owake are reported to be lying at Astrolabe repairing damages. Another telegram reports the Elizabeth Conway at Totaranui. Auckland, June 23. Cleared —Marion, for Lyttelton. The repairs to the "Wellington will be completed in time to enable her to leave for the South on Monday. Welmxgtox, June 23. The following ships have arrived at London: — Hampshire and Sobraon, from Melbourne ; Cicero and Damascus, from Sydney. Pout Chalmeiis, June 24. Arrived —Arawata, from Bluff. Arrived—Easby. She left Sydney at 3 p.m. on lGth ; experienced strong S.E. and E. gales on the 20th; then a strong ]S T .W. gale and thick weather to Stewart's Island ; at daylight on the 22nd passed the Nuggets at 11 p.m., and arrived at the Heads at 8 a.m. Passengers —Messrs Jones, Grey, Panton, Henry. Sailed—Tau'po, for Lyttelton. Passengers— Mrs and Mr Deering," Miss Webb, Mr T. McKenzie.