SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1434, 20 September 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

, Weather Report— September 20. 9 a.m. Wind, norther y, light; weather, over Cast. B iroiiieier. 29.02; theruu m iter, 58.00. High Water—To-morrow. Morning, 11.05; evening, 11.33.

Arrived— September 19. Eagle, ketch, 17 tons, Messervy, from Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. Alert, schooner, I t tons, Morland, from Pictou. Cnff and Graham, age (s. Langstoue, ship, 7-i6 tons, Crokor, from Loudon. Edwards, Bennett and Co., agents. Passengers—Messrs Hill and Shaw. Cleared —September 20. Planter, barque, 231 tana, Robinson, for Hobart Town. W. H. Hargreaves, agent. Gazelle, schooner, 47 tons, Giles, for Melbourne, Miles, Hassnl, and Co., agents. Clio, schooner, 80 tons, Kirk, for Waitapu, Master, agent. Sailed —September 19. Taranaki, s.s., 320 tons, Malcolm, for Maunkan, via Wellington, Nelson, and Taranaki. L. Mills, agent. Passengers Saloon, to Wellington: Messrs Fnruoss, E. N. Newby, Mesdames J. L. Byers and Jonas; for Wanganui: Messrs W. Peattio and P. McAllister; for Manukan : Messsrs Phelp and F. A. Hobbs. Steerage, for Wellington : Mr and Mrs Timperly; for Taranaki: Constable Montray and prisoner.

The Planter for Hobart Town, Gazelle for Melbourne, and Clio for Waitapn, cleared this mornlug. The Mary Campbell was berthed yesterday at the Tnnnel Wharf, and the Cleopatra was shifted to No. 4 to load. The s.s. Taranaki, Captain Malcolm, left Port Chalmers at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, and had lino weather np the coast to arrival at 8.45 a m. yesterday. She discharged 40 and loaded 50 tons at the Steamers’ Wharf, sailing for Manukan, via Wellington and West Coast, at 4 p.m. yesterday. Captain Malcolm reported sighting a full-ringed ship twelve miles to the eastward of East Head.

ARRIVAL OP MESSRS SH>iAV SAVILLE, & CO.’S SHIP LANGS lONE, FROM LONHON.

On the arrival of the s.s. Taranaki yesterday morui g, from Port Chalmers, Captain Malcolm reported that ho had seen a full-rigged ship under full sail, with main skysail sot, some twelve miles to the eastward of t ast Head. The wind at the time was very light and puffy, bnt what little there was was favourable to the ship’s making Lyttelton harbour. As the N.Z.S. Co.’s ship Wnimate is now dne, it was thought certain to prove it was that vessel—the Langstoue, also dne, not carrying skysails—and, on the news reaching Christchurch, the managing director and general manager of the New Zealand Shipping Co., and other gentlemen interested, proceeded iuthep.s. Titan to the Heads. A thick sea-fog, however, rolling in, prevented anything being seen, and after some time they returned. At 4p m., however, a ship from the South was signalled at the flagstaff, and half an hour afterwards the number of the La gst one was hoisted. The Laugstone sailed from Gravesend on Jnne 13th, and has therefore been ninety-eight days on the passage. She conies this year commanded by Captain Croker, who was here in the Halciouc last season. She brings two passengers and a large and valuable cargo, and comes consigned to Messrs Edwards, Bennett, and Co. The Langstoue entered the Heads at 5 p.m., and and anchored off the breakwater about 6.15 p m. She was at once cleared, and the reporters proceeded on board. They received a hearty welcome from Captain Croker, and found that the passage bad been unmarked by any special accident. After losing the S.E. trades very heavy weather was experienced. The passage from laud to land has occupied ninety, and from anchorage to anchorage, 98 days. The ship is very heavily laden, being a foot deeper than on any of her other trips here. Captain Croker states the passage has been remarkable for a very high barometer, during the whole voyage it has only twice been down to 29.60, and then it rose directly. On several occasions it stood as high as 30.80. The following i» captain Croker’s report Failed from Gravesend June loth, at 10 a.m., anchoring in the Downs at 8 p.m., the wind being westerly. At 1 a.m. on Friday, the 14th, got nuderweigh and proceeded down channel, the wind being light easterly. At 11.30 a.m. on Saturday, the 15th, landed pilot off Bnxham, and at 4 p m. was abeam of Start Point. Calms prevailed during the night, but at noon on Sunday, the 16th, the wind sprang up from 8. W. and hauled to N. W. Tacked off the Eddystoue and had light N.W. and S.W. winds until the N.E. trades were fallen in with in lat. 29 N. They proved very light, and were lost in lat. 15 N. and long. 26 W. Then had light variables for three days, when the wind hauled to S.W. and blew strong with heavy southerly and S.S.E.sea. Fell in with the S.E. trades in lat. 3 N. long. 21 W. Crossed Equator in long. 24.30 W., and sent letters home by the barque Fletchers, being then thirtyfour days out from London. The S.E. trades were fresh, with a heavy S.E. sea running, and were lost in lat. 17 S., and long. 29 W. Had light variable S.S.E. and S. winds with heavy S.E. sea to the meridian of the Cape, which was passed in lat. 40 S. A strong southerly gale with heavy squalls and high contused sea was then experienced, lasting fur three days, after which the weather remained very unsettled, the wind hauling from W. S W. to S. and back again, with high sea from S.E. to S W., ship labouring heavily, and taking large quantities of water on deck. This lasted to the 80lh degree of longitude, when strong N.W. and N. winds with moderate sea prevailed till the Snares were passed on Wednesday, September lith, at midnight. They were not seen, the weather being thick and hazy. At 4 a.m. on Friday sighted the Nuggets’light, and tacked to the eastward, after which light northerly and N.E. winds and calm i piovailed, with very thick weather. On Tuesday sighted a French barque, about seventy milse S.E. of the Peninsula, and stood tack and tack with her during the day, the weather being thick at intervals. On Wednesday light N.E. airs and thick weather prevailed; and on Thursday Banks’ Peninsula was sighted, and we stood in for the Heads, when the weather became thick, and it fell nearly calm. At 2 p.m. the breeze freshened and the fog partly lifted, so kept the ship away for the Heads, which were reached at 5 p.m., the ship anchoring off Diamond harbor at 6 15 p.m.