SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 942, 2 July 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

FORT OK LYTTELTON. Weather Report. Jv.ly 2-9 am., wind, calm ; weather bright., Barometer, 29.98 ; thermometer, 31. Hihh Water To-Morrow. Morning, 9.17 ; afternoon, 9 37. Arrived —June 30. Alert schooner, 44 tons, Hayes, from Westport. July 1 Wm, Davie, ship, S4I tons, McAlister, from London Edwards, Bennett, and Co , agents. Passengers -Saloon E. Parker, J. D. Walker, Mrs Walker, Emily Walker, William Walker, Margaret V'. alker, Sarah H. Walker. Miss Bird, J. F. Lovegrove, Eliza C Lovegrove, Ada K Lovegrove, Mabel F. Lovegrove, Ethel Lovegrove, James W Lovegrove, Gwendoline Lovegrove, Marion C. Lovegrove, F. O. Richardson, and A. Arndt. Second, cabin —B. R. Yachell, and J. M. Clarke. Steerage H. Fraser, Alex, Derby, Kate Flynn, and Andrew Miles. Wanganui, ship. 1135 tons, Watt, from London. New Zealand Shipping Co., agents. Passengers—Saloon—Air A. W. Steele, Mr Charles J. Ayton, Archdeacon Thorpe, Miss Brady, Mr W. F. limit, Mr W. Hunt, Mr C. A. Schmitz, Mrs Llassford and three children, Mr W. F. Mossman, Mr Reginald Bray, Mr Robert Wood, and Mr Thomas Robilliard. Second cabin Mr George Meyer, Captaid Brown, wife, and family, Mr James Black, Mr Louis Simonds, Mr King, and Mrs Adeuey. Intermediate Charlotte Heard and child, Stephen Burrell, Ruth Best and child, Frederick G. Rutland, Chaiirs Spukeman, and David Strang. Steerage—Christopher Shuttleworhh, Hermann Hauptfleisch, Alexander Ross, Patrick Daly, John Hendry. O. M. Bottelsen, D. C. Jansen, and Philip Williams Kestrel, ketch 51 tons, Bern, from Gatlin’s River. Master, agent. Catlin, ketch, 46 tons, Hannah, from Gatlin’s r.iver. Master, agent. Wave of Life, schooner, 73 tons, Sopwith, from Auckland. Master, agent. Amateur, ketch, 25 tons, Neilson, for Akaroa. July 2. Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Wheeler from Port Chalmers via Akaroa. Passengers—-Saloon Mr aud Airs McDonald and two children, Alesclames Nalder and Bridger, Aliss Adams, Barlow’s Circus Troupe (8), Alessrs Nicholson. Trumble, Dixm, Chickley, Fielder, aud three in steerage. Cleared - July *3. Hawea, s.s., 462 lons, Wheeler, for Northern Ports. Tcngariro, p.s., 1 'larke, for Kaiap >i. Sailed— June 30. Spec, schooner, Daniel for Vvam. anui. XXX, ketch, Russell for Akaroa. Bmgarooma, s.s, Whitburn, for Wellington via Nelson. Arawata, s s, Underwood, for Alelbourne, via Dunedin and Bluff. Passengers—Saloon, for Port Chalmers-Air and Airs Kitson, Miss Marshman, Air R. Cleeve. Steerage— Mr Ferteons aud Captain McConville; ten original, July 2 Courier, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair, for Pigeon Bay. Cestrel, ketch, 20 tons, Scrub, for Alarm tosh Bay. The s.s, Hs.wea arrived at 11.15 this morning from Port Chalmers. She sails North this afternoon. A brigantine from the South was signalled this morning. ARRIVAL OF THE N.Z.S. CO.’S SHIP WANGANUI. The expected Wanganui was signalled yesterday morning, and the directors ot the company were down by an early train. However, the ship did not get inside the heads till the aiternoon, and it was past two befor e Dr Donald cleared her, and they proceeded aboard. Captain Watt, late of the Celestial Queen, well known here, is in command, and the chief officer is Air Henderson. The welcome aboard was a very hearty one, and every one seemed pleased with the ship and her officers. The Wanganui is beautifully sparred, and like her sister ships, the Onawa and Piako, has a nice saloon and tine roomy main deck. The following is the captain’s report:— The ship Wanganui, bound for Canterbury, left London on the 2Uth March, and anchored ut the Nore Lightship for the night; following morning weighed anchor and proceeded. Weather was extremely calm with light breezes for the first two days, but on the 23rd and 24th strong head winds were experienced; on the afternoon ofthe hitter day put into Portland Harbor, and there remained until March 28th, when the voyage was again resumed, light westerly winds prevailing. On the evening of the 30th sighted the Eddystone, from whence fine weather with light winds from tho W. and S.W., attended by occasional squalls, prevailed, and the Island of Madeira was reached on the 9th of April. On the 10th wind changed to the N.E, but continued very light. There were no N.E. trades. Crossed the Equator on tbe 27th at the meridian of 25£ W., having met with very light irregular breezes, scarcely deserving the name ot S.E. trades, which lasted down to 20deg. S. May 14th fell in with some heavy westerly squalls with high cross sea running. Passed Tristan d’ Acunha on the loth, and reached the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope on the 25th, in hit. 41.50 south; variable winds from tho N.W., W., and S.W., with high cross seas nearly the whole way. After passing the Cape the winds were chiefly from the north and westward, hut very unsteady. The meridian of Cape Lewin was reached on June 14th, and on the 21ft encountered a strong gale from the S.W., with a high sea, which continued for twenty-four hours; thence to Stuart’s Island, which was reached on the 25th, fresh S.W. winds prevailed. On the 26th had a succession of light southerly wipds, and next day had northerly, passing Port Chalmers heads that day. Northerly winds prevailed up the coast, and on Saturday at 2 p.m., the ship being then a little to the northward of Oamaru, a N.E.breeze sprang up; a high sea was running and tho weather very thick. Made the Peninsula at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, and the heads at 7 a.m. yesterday. Was taken in tow bv the p.s. Titan at 10 a.m., and arrived at anchorage at 2.30 p.m. ARRIVAL OF THE WILLIAAI DAVIE. The Albion Company’s handsome little ship William Davie arrived yesterday. She is in splendid trim, aud has made the passage from the Downs to anchorage in 88 days, and from land to land in 78 days, very good work. She is too well known here to need description or comment, and her sailing qualities are well known. Her last trip from the Docks to Dunedin was accomplished in 81 days, and the return voyage in precisely tin same time. Captain McAllister is no stranger to this port, which he visited many years ago. Besides a large and valuable cargo the W illiam Davie brings eighteen saloon and five intermediate passengers. All were well lodged, aud much .leased with their treatment. There has been no sickness aboard and the passage, a fine weather

ono throughout, has been a pleasant one. The William Davie has a large and valuable cargo consigned to Edwards, Bennett and Co. The following is the captain’s report:— Left dock on March 31st, and Gravesend on April Ist; reached the. Downs that night, and proceeded to sea on the morning of 2nd, taking final departure from the land on the 10th, S.W. winds prevailing across the Bay, Madeira being passed on the 18th April. Got N.E. trades in 30 N.; they were very light, and loft the ship in 5 N. The Equator was passed on May 4th, and B.E, trades experienced in 2 South, the ship losing them in 15 South on May 10th; thence to meridian of the Cape moderate variable winds, arriving off that point on May 28th. Ran down eastings between the 43rd and 45th parallels, the westerlies being moderate, and made the Snares at 1 a.m. on Wednesday last. Had steady northerly breeze on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, but on Saturday, the ship being then off Otago heads, a light southerly breeze sprang up, the Peninsula being made at 4 a.m. yesterday. Made the heads at 10 a.m, and at 1 p.m. was taken in tow by the s.s. Akaroa, arriving at an anchorage at 3.30 p.m.