SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1344, 5 June 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report—June 5, 9, a m —"Wind, S.W., breeze: weather, overcast and rainy. Barometer, 29.90. Thermometer. 43.00. ’ m ,, Hiou Water —To-Morrow. Morning, 8.21; night, 8.46. Arrived —June 4, Catherine, 'ketch, 13 tons, Ware, from the Bays. M JUimief4etcli, 17 tons, Morris, from Little "otter, from Little t 0.., Smith, from Port Levy. F. Jenkins, agent. Arrived —June 5. Cleopatra, schooner, 92 tons, Clarkson, from Greymouth. C. W. Turner, agent.: Cleared—June 4. Bee, schooner, 31 tons. Shepherd, for Amnn Blnff. Master, agent. ___ . . Western Monarch, ship, 1310 tons, J. Watson, for London. Eoyso, Stead and Co, and P. Cunningham and Co, agents. Passengers—saloon: Mr and Mrs Davis, Mr Martin. KbeitSTei Cleared—June 5. brig, 249 tons, Eapp, for Hobart Town. P Cunningham and Co., agents. Passengers—Mr and Mrs" Eoherts, blisses Lacey, Eoberts, E. Eoberts, Masters Eoberts (2). . Forest Queen, ketch, 51 tons, Watcbhn, for Peloms Sound, in ballast. Master, agent. Sailed—June 4. Yindex, barque, 290 tons, Eose, for Sydney, Cuff and Graham, agents. Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, for Dunedin via Akaroa. I>. Mills, agent. Passengers—saloon for Aknroa: Mrs Adams, Miss Henderson, Messrs Hurrell, Pierce, Bntler, Jones, Eeece, Marsh, Schubert, Anderson, Johnson, Sidley, and Williamson; for Dunedin: Messrs Wilson, Casey, Hansford, and Blair. Imports. Per Hawea—Free from Wellington : 2 pkgs, 160 bdls iron, 10 hags, 5 bales, 11 cases, 1 bar; free from Napier : 28 casks tallow, 1 case, 125 pockets wool, 1 box, 1 bedstead, 10 kegs butter; free from Auckland: 6 cases,3 bales, 17 sacks, Ipkge. Consignees—Mackay. Order, Mills, Pavitt, Llghtband, -.Allan and Co, Mason. Strutbers and Co, Danks, N.Z.S. Co, Hassell, Miles, Hassal and Co, Lucas, Boyle, Jameson Bros, Elkington, Bank of Australasia, Ayers, Howell, Cuff and Graham. Exports. Per Amateur—l bag salt, 2 do flour.- 2} sharps, 1 ton chaff, half do sugar, 3 drums oil, 4 kegs nails, 8 boxes, 1 piano. Shipper—C. W. Turner. Per Trevelyan—l2.Bl3 sacks wheat. Shippers— Dalgety, Nichols and Co. Per Western Monarch—Original cargo from Dunedin : 5243 sacks wheat; from Lyttelton : 11,121 sacks wheat. 89 bales wool. Shippers-P. Cunningham and Co, Eoyse, Stead and Co, Mendelsohn, A. Moore and Co, Saunders Bros, G. King and Co, H. McDonald. , , , , IC . Per Hawea—Free for Akaroa: 1 bale bops, 15 ukgs, 8 boxes, 11 cases, 12 bags, 10 cases spirits, 60 sacks malt, 10 do flour; free for Dunedin: 1 box, 13 cases bacon, 4 cases, 60 empties. Shippers—Cuff and Graham, Ligbtband, Allan and Co, Saunders and Henderson, Edwards, Bennett and Co, Cnddon, C. W. Turner, Sclanders, Fletcher and Co, Lance, T. H. Green, W. Crowe, J. Gilmour.

Vessels in Harbor, Ships—Trevelyan, Hydrahad, Wave Queen, Waikato, Himalaya, Western Monarch. Barques—W. C. Wentworth, Mary Ann Annison, John Knox, Wild Wave, Eose M. Brigs—Naiad, Clematis, Greyhound. Brigantines and schooners—Camilla, J. G, Coleson Enterprise, Anthons, Spec, Bee, Volunteer, Helena, Hannah Barratt, Torea, Ebenezer, Spray, Garibaldi. _ , , _ , . Ketches—Unity, Kestrel, Conner, Amateur, Emerald, Forest Queen, Margaret, Gipsy, Linnet, XXX, Catherine, Lucy James, Eagle, Miunio. Cutter—Antelope. Vessels at the Wharves. No. 1 Wharf—Hydrahad, loading; Waikato, discharging ; Trevelyan, loading; Himalaya, discharging; Anthons, loading. , m No. 3 Wharf—Wave Queen, loading; Wild Wave, John Knox, discharging; Torea, discharging. _ No. 4 Wharf—Mary Ann Annison. discharging; Greyhound, discharging; Eose M., discharging. Tunnel Wharf—Ebenezer, loading; Clematis and Camilla, discharging; Spray, discharging. Cunningham’s Wharf Naiad, discharging; Helena, discharging ; Emerald, discharging; Unity, discharging. , _ , Breastwork—Forest Queen, discharging; Hannah Barratt, discharging; Spec, discharging.

The topsail schooner that wasS heating up’the harbor last evening proves to he the Cleopatra, from Greymouth. . , T ~ ~ The St. Kilda is to leave Wanganui for Lyttelton to-day, and returns direct to that port on Friday. We understand she has been chartered to take a full load of stock this trip. Monday’s “New Zealand Times’ says:—At 1 o’clock on Saturday afternoon another charge was set off in the sunken hull of the old Eli Whitney. The charge consisted of 401bs of dynamite and about 121bs of blasting powder. At tho time of the explosion a large volume of water resembling a water-spout was thrown in the air about thirty yards. A number of fish met with a sudden death, and were seen floating on the surface of the water. It is thought that this charge has almost got rid of the wreck, or scattered it to such an extent that it will be of no obstruction. The iron buoy which marked where the hulk was lying disappeared immediately after the explosion. It is imagined that a fragment of the wreck was driven against it with such force as to drive a hole in it, the consequence being that it sank. The safe arrival of tho yacht Contrahantiere in Wellington is recorded in Monday’s “Times” thus :—The yacht Contrahantiere, belonging to Mr Duder, arrived in port yesterday morning from Lyttelton. She will doubtless prove a strong antagonist to our fleet of yachts. She is an Auckland built vessel, and from her general appearance ought to sail fast. Her top sides are rather low, but notwithstanding she is said to he very dry, and behaves admirably in heavy weather. This fact must he acknowledged when it is borne in mind she Bailed down the East Coast of this island without accident. She sailed in with a fair wind as above, and was moored close to the Pet, which is also owned by Mr Duder. We hope shortly to he able to report something about her sailing capabilities in Wellington harbor.

CLEARANCES FOE UNITED KINGDOM. The ships Western Monarch and Trevelyan cleared yesterday, the former for London, and the latter for Cork or Falmouth for orders. That part of the Western Monarch’s cargo of wheat and wool shipped at Lyttelton is valued at about £l2 900, but in addition to this she shipped 5213 sacks wheat before leaving Dunedin, so the total value of her cargo is about £13,500. The Trevelyan has aboard a full cargo of wheat, shipped by Messrs Dalgety, Nichols and Co, and valued at about £l3 000 She will be towed into the stream this morning, and both she and the Western Monarch sail if possible to-day. . , SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Bluff, Juno 1. The Eingarooina left Melbourne on May 20th, arrived at Hobart Town on the 31st, left same day and experienced a succession of fresh south-e.ist winds till arrival. She brings 29 saloon and 20 steerage passengers, and 150 tons cargo for all ports. She sails at 6 p.m. for Dunedin. Passengers for Lyttelton—Miss McKay, Mr Carter, and 6 steerage; 07 tons cargo. Sailed—Arawata, for Melbourne. A fresh southerly breeze detains the Wanganui. The Eingarooma sails at daylight to-morrow. An attempt will bo made to float the Ann Gambles to-morrow by means of a centrifugal pump, THE KETCH MARGARET. Seven weeks ago, yesterday, on April 15th, the ketch Margaret sailed from here for Amuri, with Charles Miller iu command, and three other seamen aboard. Nothing being heard of her, it was surmised that she must have been lost and all hands perished, and great was the surprise in" Lyttelton when, yesterday, she came into harbor in tow of the schooner Spray, Captain Rnxton. The following report of the vessel’s adventures at sea. have been furnished by her commander, Charlie Miller :—The Margaret left Lyttelton on Monday, April 15th, hound for Amur! for limestone for Major Hornbrook. She arrived off Amuri on the following Wednesday. There was a heavy N.E. sea rolling in, so the ketch had to hang on and oif outside, it being unsafe to approach the laud. This continued for three days, when a heavy southerly gale sprang up, driving the vessel to the northward of Cape Campbell. Daring tins gale, the fore staysail was blown away. After three days, a northeaster, very light, sprang up aud the vessel worked hack again as far as Boat Harbour, and lay off there several days for want of wind to get to the southward. A terrible N.W. gale then sprang up, blowing the vessel off shore. In trying to hold the land, tho jib blow away, but another was bent. For two or three days after the pale was over, there was little or no wind, the vessel being a good way off shore and trying to work in. A S.W. pale then sprang up, and blew very hard. During its continuance, the second jib blew away, leaving tho vessel totally without head sail. Charles Miller, however, altered ihe gaff topsail into a jib, and the vessel made very good weather of it. During the previous pales she had laiu to under double reefed mizeu, but Miller finding that this made the ketch drift fast to leeward, took the topmast aud the remnants of the jibs, and lashing them together formed a drag, adding a piece of chain, and the winch handles to keep the spar from being too buoyant. By making fast to the spar 50 fathoms of coir rope, and shoving it out ahead the vessel rods easily, and made much lees drift. When the pale moderated, Miller m do as good progress towards the shore as was possible, but owing to the loss of the head sail, the mizen could not be carried. He then unbent the mizen, and made it into squaresail, and the wind coming round from the northward, the Margaret got nearer to tho laud. A change to N.E. was favorable, and better f regress was made, the coast being eventually seen ctween Fiaxbutiruo and tho Kaikonras on Wednesday morning last. Had light winds from N.W, down the coast, and when elf Kaikoura, finding there was a strong southerly current ami having no head sail, he set the gqnarcsail and stretched across to Banks’s I'cninsvila, ieieliß g hidvvi.cn l.c lion’s Buy and Pompcy’s I ilhir. Tried to pel into he Bou's Bay but could not succeed. Spoke tho Du undid schooner Cora on Saturday m- ruing at daylight, and got water and provisions from her. Not only did the captain give these, but was generous enough to tow the Margaret some twelve miles towards Lyttelton. Brought up off Okaiu’s Buy, aud lay there till Sunday morning, when tae wind hauled round to S E., aud by dint of caretnl seamanship managed to make Lyttelton Hoads. The wind then came from the north - west, weather very thick. During Sunday night the schooner Spray. Captain Ruxtpu, passed close to the Margaret. The Spray lay by tho ketch all night, and yesterday morning towed her into port. When the Margaret guile t (die had provisions foi’ about fifteen or sixteen days for the four

men aboard, ’With the greatest care one can imagine the condition to which the crew wore reduced. After the son’-west gale, Miller, finding he was a long way off shore, took the few remaining provisions under his charge, doling them out in small quantities. For nine or ten days all they had to eat was a couple of potatoes eacii and an egg cup full of water per diem. For five days however, before speaking the Cora, not a mouthful of food or a dren of water nassed the lips of anyone aboard. Captain ilusaen, tne master of the Cora, was most kind, and spared all the provisions he could, besides, as already recorded, towing _ the vessel twelve miles, and offering to take her into Lyttelton. However, all he had to spare was little, and when the Spray came alongside on Sunday night the provisions were again all done. It is impossible ro speak too kindly of the way in which Captain Buxton behaved. Ho insisted on stopping alongside all night, and gave the best he had to the famished crew. The Margaret showed herself a splendid sea boat, behaving well all through the heavy weather. The men, though of course weak through their prolonged fast, are in good health, and will no doubt, speedily recover from the effects of their perilous voyage.