SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1484, 18 November 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Whathhb Report—November 18. 9 a.m.—Weather, overcast ; wind, N.W., light. Barometer, 29.54; thermometer, 55. Hiuh Water—To-morrow. Morning', 11.00 ; evening, 11.31. «•»-='« Arrived—November IG. ""Ladybird, s.s., 286 tons, Garrard, from Manukan, Taranaki, Nelson, and Wellington. D. Mills,agent. Passengers—saloon : Mrs Mcintosh and family (•'!), Mrs Baird and family (.'(), Mrs Hooper aud family (2) Mrs Graham, Miss Knowles, Messrs W. knowles.'Sonior, Feldwiek, Dartnell, Baird, Meyers, F Back, G. M. Smith, Scott, Mcintosh, Frankland, Graham, McClelland, E. Buxton, H. Harper, 8 in steerage, 10 for South. November 17. Bee, schooner, 31 tons, Shepherd, from the Bluff. Master, agent. Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Malcolm, from Port Chalmers. D. Mills, ascent. Passengers—Mrs Walden, Miss Bell, Mr Scott, lin steerage, 8 for Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Berniche, from Port Chalmers. D. Mills, agent. Kangitiki, ship, 1188 tons, Milman, from London. N.Z. Shipping Co, agents. Passengers—saloon: Mr and Mrs Brown and infant, Miss Hiokman, Mrs Carter, Miss Cowper, Mesdames Parker, Milene, and Clark, Miss Fergnsson, Messrs Clark, Gaskell, Corder, Warner, and Hickman ; 2nd aud 3rd class : Mesdaine3 Sherwood, Fluke, Faville, Glenn and Blades, Mr aud Mrs White, Mr and Mrs Hale, Mr, Mrs and Miss Beed, Mr and Mrs Peters and family <4), Mr and Mrs McCormack and family (7), Mr and Mrs Spear, Master Bass, Mrs Bass, Messrs Lawson. Stringess, Barber, Turner, Campbell, McClure, FiUinions, McConnell, Bradshaw, Miss Ltuidy. A reived —November 18. Vindex, barque, 296 tons, Eose, from Newcastle. C. W. Turner, agent. Cleafed —November 16. Langstone, ship, 746 tons, Croker, for London. Dalgety, Nichols and Co, agents. Sailed—November 16. Ladybird, s.s., 286 tons, Garrard, for Port Chalmers, D. Mills, agent. Speedwell, barque, 350 tons, Nixson, for Kaipara. Langdown and Co., agents. Olustee, barque, 470 tons, Nickerson, for Wellington. C. W. Turner, agent. Cleared—November 18. Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Berniche, for Nelson. D. Milis, agent. Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Malcolm, for Auckland, via East Coast. D. Mills, agent. The barque Vindex arrived from Newcastle this morning. The steamers Taranaki for Northern ports and Maori for Nelson and West Coast ports sailed this afternoon. The schooner Opotiki arrived on Friday night with a cargo of timber for Mr J. B. Way from Gisborne. Her master, Capt. Harris, reports leaving Poverty Bay on November Bth, and having strong variable winds to arrival as above. The ship Sonthminster having completed her discharge, was towed away from the Gladstone pier on Saturday evening, and the Hydaspes was brought in and moored in the berth the former ship had lately occupied. The Olustee and Speedwell barques, bound respectively to Wellington and Kaipara, sailed on Saturday afternoon. , The s.s. Ladybird, Captain Garrard, arrived at 5 20 p m. on Saturday, having been detained several hours by the furious S.W. gale, which blew from the time she passed Cape Campbell to arrival. She was berthed at the Steamers' Wharf, where she discharged ten and loaded twenty tons cargo, sailing for Port Chalmers at 8.30 p.m. on Saturday. The purser reports leaving Manukan at 9.30 a.m. on 12th, and arriving at Taranaki at 4 a.m. on 13th, left at 7.15 a.m. reached Nelson 11.30 p.m. Left on 14th at 11.15 a.m., and arrived at Wellington at 11 30 p.m., having had westerly winds and fine weather down the coast. Sailed on the 15th at 2.20 p.m., aud arrived as above. The Taranaki, s.s., left Port Chalmers at 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, and had fine weather up the coast to arrival at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. She sails for Auckland via Wellington and East Coast this day. The Maori, s.s., left Port Chalmers at 6 p.m. on Saturday, and had fine weather up coast, arriving at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. She sails for Nelson and West Coast ports thiß day. ARRIVAL OF THE RANGITIKEI FROM LONDON. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s long-expected Raugitikei arrived yesterday, and anchored at 2 p.m. off Rhodes' Bay, 105 days from tho Downs. She brings fifty-eight pas=engors and a large cargo. The health officers speedily cleared her, and we proceeded aboard, receiving a hearty welcome from Captain Milman. All was well aboard, and the passengers, though glad to arrive in New Zealand, much pleased with their sojourn aboard. JsThe Eangitikei brings sixteen saloon and forty-two second and third class passengers. The latter were lodged down the after hatch, and had very comfortable quarters. They speak most highly of the kindness of the captain and his officers, of the excellent accommodation, and also the good quality and abundance of the provisions supplied. Mr Matthews, who was formerly second officer of the Waitangi, is ohief mate, and we must congratulate him on the admirable state of the ship, both alow and aloft, in spite of heavy weather encountered on the coast. Some brood mares and terriers, for Mr Carter, of Ashburton, arrived in the ship, and are in capital order. During the heavy ,weather Captain Milman had the horse boxes shifted from the main hatch forward to the break of the forecastle, and this j udicious measure no doubt greatly conduced to the present splendid order in which the mares are. Captain Milman informs us that the Eangitikei left the Downs on August 4th, and had westerly wind d .wu Channel. Took final departure from Lizard on the 7th, and had westerly gales across the Bay, the N.E. trades being caught on August 20th, in 34 N. They were very light, and were lost on August 30th in 16 N. Had variable and S.W. winds thence to the Equator, which was crossed on September 15th, 43 days out, in 20.30 W. The S.E. trades were caught same day, they were brisk, and were lost on 21st September in 18.50 S. Thence to meridian of Cape had very variable weather, calms and squalls being frequent, and the ship making little or no progress, on one day only progressing a single mile, and frequently doing but little better. Eain fell in torrents—passed meridian of Cape of Good Hope, 68 days out, on October 10th. The westerlys were moderate to the Leeuwin, the meridian of which,was passed on November 3rd. When off Tasmania on 9th November, experienced a terrific N.W. gale, and from that date to arrival a succession of fierce gales were encountered. The after skylight was smashed, doors of the deck-houses broken, and other slight damage inflicted. The Snares were passed on November 13th, the ship being hove to at the time and drifting. Sighted Nugget light at 9 p.m. 14th, Banks' Peninsula on Saturday night, and arrived at anchorage at 2 p.m. yesterday, 105 days out. The weather during the passage has been most unpropitious. To Cape Leeuwin it was fine, but the winds were very light and variable, and calms were frequent. On the coast a succession of ■violent gales were encountered, culminating in a fierce hurricane from the S.S.W. on Friday evening, which lasted for tnree hours, aud then moderated to a S.W. gale, which blew for sixteen hours. I Much land was sighted, and the ship was so far west that the Portuguese coast was seen on August 14th. Madeira was sighted at noon on August 21st; on the 29th San Antonio was seen, and Trinadad on September 22nd. The following ships were spoken:— September 18th, ship Brilliant, from London, to Sydney, forty-two days out. September 23rd, American barque, from St. Johu's, bound to Adelaide, No. lEDP. September 27th, L. J. Morse, from Gefle, to Adelaide. On tho 4th of November a saloon passenger —the Eev. W. Marwick Craigie—died of phthisis. On November Bth, during a hard westerly gale, with fierce squalls and heavy sea, ship taking much water aboard fore and aft, and main deck flooded, aneroid 29.10, having fallen seventenths in twelve hours, a heavy sea came aboard at 8 p.m., washing an A.B. named Richard Samuel Cornish overboard. It was impossible to attempt to rescue him, owing to the fearful weather. CLEAEANCE OF THE LANGSTONE. Messrs Shaw, Saville and Co.'a ship Langstone, Capt. Croker, cleared the Customs on Saturday, and will be towed out into the stream this morning and sail for Loudon. She is in fine trim, and will no doubt with anything like favorable weather make as usual a good run home. Her cargo consists principally of wool and wheat. Wo append detailed list, with approximate values:— 1375 bales wool and skins ... £27,500 0031 sacks wheat 6,000 11 bales rabbit skins'' 165 26 bags horn 26 214 casks tallow 2.996 SHIPPING TELEGEAMS. Port Chalmers, November 16. Arrived—Barque Acacia, from Hobart Town. November 17. At the heads—Dnnedin, ship, from London.