SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1667, 24 June 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POST OP LYTTELTON W datum Edpobt— June 24, 9 a.m.—Weather, overcast; mud, S.W., fresh breeze. Barometer, 29,80 j thermometer, 40. Hitch Water—To-morrow. 1 Morulas', 7.22 j evening, 7.48. Abbitbd— June 21. . Eio Logo, hrig, 241 tons, Walker, from Batavia. C. W. Turner, agent, Clkarbd— June 24. Swallow, barque, 298 tons, Davies, for Newcastle. P. Cunningham and Co., agents. Sails*— June 24. Beautiful Star, s.s., 116 tons, Jones, for Timaru, B. Puflett, agent. The barqnentine Swallow cleared at the Customs this morning for Newcastle. The s.s. Beautiful Star started back for Timaru this morning, soon after nine o'clock. _ The barqnentine Annie Bow, Captain Anthony, arrived yesterday morning from Timaru, whence she slipped her anchor and put oat to sea in the late gale. As showing the unusual character of the weather during Friday and Saturday, Captain Anthony states that he has kept a record ot the state of the barometer every four hours for ten years past, and in that time it has never been so low as during the late storm. Mr J. Morgan, the chief officer, furnishes the following account of the trip Left Newcastle, Saturday, May 24th, in company with a barque, supposed to be the Nonpareil, bound to Port Chalmers j had light N.W. winds np to noon of the 27th, barometer standing at 29.70, sky looking threatening, with showery variable weather. Afternoon of the 28th commenced with a Strong east wind, which increased as night came on. By midnight, a fresh gale; towards daylight, on the 39th, the wind still increasing. Daylight brought a heavy gale, and kept still increasing until it could blow no harder. By this time the Amnio was under a close reefed mizen, with the thumb trailed up, barometer standing at 29.90. This weather continued without the slightest change until the 7th day of Juno, the wind thou veered to the E. S. B. and blew with equal fury until noon of the Bth ot June when it commenced to moderate and baok'to east; on the 9th light easterly airs and calms, then light cast winds and calms lasted until the 14th, when we had light northerly wind until the 15th: the barometer began to fall rapidly from 80 at noon to 28.90 at midnight; from midnight to’ daylight light airs and calms, vessel rolling about in the trough ot a- heavy easterly swell with lio-ht N W. airs; daylight brought a heavy gale; noon made 3.W. Cape of Stewart’s Island, at 2 p.m. Jane 16th passed South Cape, 17th, light airs and calms, knocking about between the North Traps and Brace Bay, ship having no steerage way, with a very heavy N.E. swell, barometer standing at 28 89 ; that is low enough for any hurricane, and no wind. In fact I have not seen a glass so low, and I have been in a cyclone or two. Anchored at Timaru on Friday at noon, expecting to get a supply of fresh water from some of the vessels tkere, but found the boach. with too mucu soa. on to risk launching a boat. Slipped one anchor at 4 pm. on Friday and put to sea, getting the full force of the southerly gale up to making the Heads* The brigantine Ethel, Captain Campbell, arrived n harbor yesterday morning from Timaru for shelter. She left Timaru on Friday at midnight; had strong southerly gale to rounding the Peninsula on Saturday night; then baffling winds to Sunday night; thence 3.W. gale to arrival. In the S.w. gale she had both boats, galley, and water tanks smashed, and sundry other damage done. , The Bed Gauntlet will be berthed this morning at he Gladstone Pier. THE RIO LOGE, The brig Eio Logo, Captain Walker, that sailed hence eight months ago for Soarabaya, with a caro-o of flour, in behalf ot her owner, Mr C. W, Turner, was signalled this morning from the southward, but had not made the Heads when our despatch left Port, The Eio Logo has a cargo of sugar, rice, and spices, loaded at Batavia, whence she sailed April 19th. A TEEBIBLE VOYAGE. [rilSSB SPECIAL WIRE.] Wellington, Jane 23, The ateamer Wakatipn had tremendous gales all the way down. She was hove to on Saturday last, when a sea like a mountain came rolling up, and Captain Wheeler thought she must be overwhelmed, but the sea rolled over her, making a clean sweep of the decks, taking hundreds of cases of fruit and everything mevable overboard. The first engineer was washed partially overboard, but managed to catch the davits, and though actually overboard at one time was saved. W. A. Grant, officers’ steward, was washed overboard and drowned. The binnacle •wheel, seats, and everything movable were carried away. The second officer, and nearly all the passengers were more or loss injured during the gale. The whole ship was at one time under water for gome seconds. There was not a dry stitch of clothing o« anyone during the hurricane. THE “RULE OF THE ROAD” AT SEA. Commander Anson, R.N, writes to the Times”:— When on your starboard rod appear, It is your duty to keep clear; To act as judgment says is proper. To port or starboard, back her, stop her. It then goes on to say— But whan upon your port is seen A steamer’s starboard light of green, '[hero’s not so much for you to do — The green light must keep clear of you. Or, in other words, " When two steamships approach one another, so as to involve risk of collision, the ship which has the other on her starhoard or right hand side, should give way to the other. A proposal (says the “Liverpool Mercury’’) by Captain Colomb. that two ships approaching one another should endeavor to do so on parallel courses, is all very well in the first instance, as applying to the movements of the ship yon aae in, but apply it to the second, the case in which a ship having another approaching her on the left (port) hand side, then she would turn to the left, the approaching vessel would turn to the right, and they must, perforce, endeavor to cross one another’s bows, with certainty of collision if within the radius of danger. In addition to the reversal of a rule now generally become internationally adopted, and the consequent confusion, the proposed change is thus shown to be extremely dangerous, audit will not stand comparison with the present rule, that causes the ship approaching to pass under the stern of the other, it she has that other on her starboard side, any tarn to the right by the other canning a divergence, of course, and consequent danger. The rule adopted by steamers in American waters is that if they have starboard helm they whistle once, and if port twice, i.e., in the first case they mean “ I am going to the left,’’ and in the second “ to the right.’’ A third whistle is complimentary.