SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1475, 7 November 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POUT OF LYTTELTON. Wkathku KieroKV —November 7. 9 a.m.—Weather, idoar bine sky; wind, N.W. light. Bnromolor, s!!' 70; thermometer, OiO. High Wiit or—To-morrow. Morning, 1.50; ovouiug, 2 17. Arhivkd—November fi. Easby, s.s., 9ti9 tons, Anderson, from Port Chalmers. Royse, Stead and Co., agents. Passengers Mr. Mrs," and Miss Lyson, Mrs Green, Messrs R binson, McCormick, and Price ; and 2d tor North. Kestrel, ketch, 17 tons, Mortimer, from Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. Flying Squirrel, ketch, 10 tons, Russell, from Akaroa. Master, agent. Arrived—November 7. Tarnrua, 8.5., 653 tons, Sinclair, from Melbonrno via South. Dalgety, Nichols and Co, agents. Pas-sengers-saloon, from Coast-Miss Mitchell; from Melbourne—Mr Williams, and fourteen in steerage. CLEARKD-November 7. Tarnrua, S.S., 56:5 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne via North. Dalgety, Nichols and Co, agents. Sailed—November 6. Easby s s., 969 tons, Anderson, for Wellington, Sydney and Newcastle. Royse, Stead and Co., agents Passengers—For Wellington—Messrs Meddings, F. Culliford, and G. Herbert. For Sydney—J. Andrews. Atlantic, schooner, CO tons, Spooner, for Thames. Cuff and Graham, agents.

The s.s. Tararua arrived at 10 a.m. to-day. She sails for Melbourne via West Coast and Hobart Town this afternoon. The well-known kstch Emerald has been sold by her owner, Captain Whitby, to Captain Scott, ot Wellington. .. _ „ , Captain Doncaster, of the barqnentine Hopeful, which arrived at Port Chalmers from Foo-Chow on November 2nd, reports that on Friday, thirty miles N.E. of the Snares, he sighted a largo ship standing W.N.W.

ON BOARD THE TAUPO WHEN SHE STRUCK.

From several sources wo ("Evening Post ot November sth) gather a few facts regarding the touching of the steamer Taupo on a rock when she was on her passage to Gisborne, and between the East Capo and that town. It occurred at 1.30 a.m. The captain, who had had little sleep during the past two days and a night, had given the course to the second mate after having passed the Cape, and when the steamer was following a direct line towards Gisborne. The night was quiet, but a little hazy. A party of four were playing cards in the smoking room. Suddenly the look-out man ran forward to the second mate, who was in charge, and called out, " Breakers a-head." " You be d—d," was the reply "I'm keeping the course the captain set down for me." Very soon afterwards the man on the watch again ran forward, and again called ont, " Breakers a-head," and then ran down, and on his own responsibility caused the engines to be stopped. Almost immediately there came a bump, then another, and then a long scrunching sound accompanied by a tremulous motion that clearly indicated that the vessel was on a reef. The captain who was not undressed, came on deck, and running up to the mate asked " What the devil are you doing hero ?" There was great excitement, and some of the seamen seemed not a little put out. The man at the wheel fell back, partly from the shock and partly from excitement. The women on board were all calm, although they thought-seeing the black rocks looming up close at hand, much, says a passenger, like those which present themselves in serrated array at the entrance to Wellington harbor—that they were in very imminent danger. By and by full speed ahead was ordered, and the steamer passed over into smooth water. Several of the passengers had been stationed by the boats, and orders were given to strip the canvas off the boats, (and in read.ncss to launch them if required. The seamen, says a passenger, were, or at least a large portion of the crew were, busy in their bunks, bundling up their clothes and th- ir possessions, in expectation of some immediately serious result. Another passenger says—" I went to my cabin shortly after midnight, and some time afterwards, a little more than a n hour as it afterwards appeared, I was awoke by a sudden shock, which threw me right out of my berth to the floor. I was partially dressed, and quickly made my way up the companion ladder, but it was with difficulty, as the vessel was swaying abont, and there seemed a continual tap-tapping and harsh grating sound, and at the samo time there was a crash of glasses and considerable commotion above and below. Then came the second great shock, which made me exclaim " My God, her back is broken." At this time I had reached the deck, and the captain had taken in the surroundings. There was broken water on each side of the vessel, and rocks visible too near to be pleasant. Then the captain gave the order " Full speed ahead," and for some time there was divided opinion as to whether the ship was moviug or not. I felt snre she was, and reassured some of the passengers, one of whom had iust said " she will never come off." But she did, and was by this time passing steadily through the water, while the rocks were quite apparent, and the land was also looming not far off through the haze. Then the captain went to sound tho well, after ordering the binnacle lamp to be lit, which had been extinguished by tho shock of the ship strikiug. This operation of re-lighting took some time, as the men were not at hand, being in their bunks preparing for the worst. At last the well was sounded, and it was happily found there was not a drop of water in it, and the ship went on safely. It was considered by all on board to be a very narrow escape. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS, Port Chalmers, November 6. Armed—l.3o p.m., Taupo, from Lyttelton. Albion Company's ship Timaru, 89 days, from Glasgow, with 365 immigrants, 12 saloon passengers, and 1000 tons cargo. Tho general health of the passengers throughout was good. There were four deaths—three infants and one adult, a Mr Gibbs, saloon passenger, from consumption. One case of gastric fever is now existing. The Commissioners decided to admit the ship to pratique upon her being disinfected and the single women's bedding destroyed. Sailed—i.4s p.m., Tararua, for Lyttelton ; Albion, for the Bluff ; barque Elizabeth Graham, for Valparaiso. Timarc, November 6. Arrived—Noon, Maori, from Lyttelton.