SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1747, 25 September 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POST OF LTTTELTOS. Weatheb Eipom-September 25. 9 a.m.—Weather. clear, bine sky. Wind. S.W., lurht. Barometer, 29.80; thermometer, 50. High, Water—To-morrow. Morning. 00.20; ovoning, 00.41. Cleahed— September 25. Huia s a., 90 tons. Wills, for Kaikoara, Wellington, and Foxton. Cnff and Graham, agents. Tlico were no signs of the s.s. Einsarooina, from Wellington, np to the hour onr express left port to-day The thick weather outside i 3 doubtless the cause of the delay in her arrival. A ship from the South was signalled as our express left port to-day. A telegram received on Wednesday by Mr C. W. Turner, owner of the wrecked barque Messenger, from Captain Miles, master of the vessel, who had reached Nelson with the crew of the nnlncky barque, by the steamer Lady Barkley, as is stated in the telegraphic nows elso-.vliore. The position of the Messenger was such as to proclnde the hope of saving her, and whon the crow loft for the lighthouse sho was faßt breaking up. ARRIVAL OF THE CRUSADER. The first of the looked for ships from home made her number at the signal station Wednesday morning and contrary to expectation and report proved to bo Messrs Shaw. Saville and Co.'s good ship Crusader. The tug boat Lyttelton went out for her and there being no sickness on board brought her' at once into the inner harbor, where she was moored temporarily to one of the buoys. Within an honr of her arrival the health officer, Dr J. T. Bouse, had her cleared, and notified the agents of the vessel that only they and the shipping reporters wore to bo admitted on board until Mr J. E. March, ns representative of the Board of Trade, had made an inspection. The business of Mr March .[whose duties in connection with the arrivals of ships wore generally presumed to apply only to Government immigrant ships was, in this instance, an exceedingly good one as will be seen. In explanation of this it should bo pointed out that the Crusader had arrived with an unusually largo number of so'.f paid passengers, altogether somo two hundred and fourteen. Tho bnlk of those, or one hundred and sixty-three of them, wero steerage passengers, and all had arrived in a strange country, and many doubtless with but very little means nt command. The situation therefore was one in which tho kindly oilices of an adviser and friend could be beneficially exerted, and Mr March in an official way was both. From instructions received ho was empowered to offer to such of the new arrivals as were without much means the same accommodation at the depot and chances for employment as tho Government extends to immigrants, also tomporary quarters at tho depot until they had an opportunity to secure others of their own. His business wa3 thus, as has been said, a very proper one. There was no intention to treat any of the passengers as paupers, the purpose being purely one of assistance to strangers arriving in a new country without homes to go to, and without friends and acquaintances in a position to render them assistance or advice. It is said to be tho intention of the authorities to net similarly towards the next large batch of passengers expected by the Waitangi, and it can scarcely be otherwise than that such a course ■will tond to the encouragement of a self-paid stream of immigration from the country whence these new arrivals came, and thus help to ligheu the burdens of the colony in respect to assisted and free immigration. Mr March further took a good look at the passengers, for the purpose of guarding against tho introtion to the province of persona likely to become a charge upon the local charitable institutions, either from bodily or mental infirmities. The appearance of the vessel as she lay in the bay, the eager crowd of passengers being stretched along the deck looking over \he rail towards the no doubt welcome shore, very much resembled that presented by a crowded immigrant ship, and it affords no inconsiderable amount of proof of tho favor with which this colony is regarded by the emigrating classes in the old country as a fair field to so tie in, that so large a number had sought these shores of their own free will, and at their own expeuse. From a cursory look round on board yesterday, it is certain that no oxoeption could be taken to the quality of the passengers. They appeared to be a most respectable and thrifty class, and should do well in the colony. With respect to their quarters on board, the twelve second-class passengers worn annrtHred aft, on tho port side of the "tween decks, partitions dividing their compartments from the steerage. The married people and single jW'i steerage, were omiasmps, and the single men forward. These divisions wore not quite as tidy as they would have been had the weather just before coming into port been finer, a fact pointed out by several of the passengers. The voyage was reported to have been a particularly rough one, and its peculiarity in that respect was not modified by the weather met with after reaching this coast, not a day of really fine weather having favored the ship since making the Snares. It was pleasing to note the unanimous opinion given by the passengers complimentary to Co.pt. Llewellon Davis and officers. Dr. Jas. Irving also was greatly liked by all. In reply to inquiries made, every satisfaction was expressed at the fare provided during the voyage, an abundance of everything beine on board, and liberally supplied to the fiassengers in each class. The monotony of tho rip was pleasantly relieved from time to time by amatour concerts, waxwork exhibitions, and Christy Minstrel performances, and each Sunday was remembered by the usual religious observances regularly kept up. Upon the vessel being taken in tow yesterday, a very pleasant occurrence took place, in which Captain Davies was made the recipient of a flattering testimonial, supplemented with a purse containing fifteen sovereigns, and the request that he would, on his return home, purchase something for Mrs Daviea as a souvenir from the donors. In addition to the second and third class 'passengers, there were thirty-eight saloon, into whoso geod graces Captain Davies appears to hnvejingratiated himself as thoroughly as in the other ports of tho ship. The voyage out has occupied ninety-two days, as will be seen by the following report, supplied by the captain. The health of the passengers was remarkably good, no serious malady having occurred to any of the 214 during the passage. On AugaHt 4th Mrs Rogers gave birth to a son. Tho following is the master's report;— On Saturday morning, June 21st, towed from the East India Docks, remained at Greenhithe until late in tho afternoon adjusting compasses, with the emigration Bnrreyei-s on board; then towed to Gravesend, where the last of the passengers embarked, and wa3 cleared by the medical officer about 8 p.m.; slipped from the buoys at Gravesend, and towed down; anchored off the Nore about 11 p.m. Wind S.W. June 22nd, at 9 a.m., weighed anchor and proceeded in tow j anchored in the Downs at 5.30 p.m. "Wind fresh from the westward. Monday, June 23rd, at 7 a.m., weighed anchor, and proceeded to work down Channel under sail, against fresh westwardly wind. About noon on the 24th, off Beachy Head, wind S.S.W., and at noon of the 25th off the Needles, wind W.S.W. On the 2Sth pilot left at noon, Start Point bearing W. half N., with an increasing wind from the westward; sighted the Lizards both on the 27th and 28th, and the Wolf Bock lighthouse bearing N.W. two miles at 7.30 p.m. of the 28th; sighted Ushant Light both on the 29th and again, at 4p.m., of the 30th, bearing N.E. Bixteen miles, from which I took my departnre. The W.S.W. winds experienced from the time we started had now veered to S.W. strong gale, and continued until the 3rd July, veering gradually to the westward. Sighted Cape Prior on the night of the 3rd: after few tacks weathered it on the 4th. Light N.E. winds were experienced along the coast of Portugal, and continued with occasional light airs up to the 19th inst. when In lat. 10 deg. N. long. 30 W. On the 20th the south-west monsoon commenced in a heavy squall; on the 24th wind south, and on the 25th to S.S.E. Crossed tho Equator on the 29th, in 25 deg. 50 min. W. long., the trades continuing light from S.S.E. until the 31st in lat. 16 S. long., 32 deg. 27 min. W.: from thence to E S.E. until the 3rd Aug., when the trade was lost in 23 deg. S.; then light Tariable winds continuing until the 9th, when it commenced again from N.E. fresh to strong, veering northward and thence westwardly. Passed the meridian of Greenwich on the 16th August in 39 deg. S. lat. on the forty-seventh day from the English Channel, or fifty-four days from the Downs. Passed meridian of Capo of Good Hope on the 20th Inst, in 40 deg. S.; Hog Island, Crozets, on the 28th; Korgueleu's land (centre) on the 31st; Cape Leuwin on the night of the Bth Sept.; South Cape, Tasmania, on the 14th; and the Snares ou the 21st. Petweon the Cape of Good Hope and Capo iLeuwin the principle part of the easting was ran down, between the parallels of 43deg. and 44deg. S. Easterly winds were exxierienced between 23deg. and 45dog. E. longitude, again in the neighbourhonrhood of Cape Lenwiu and the approach to the coast of New Zealand. Very stormy weather, with the barometer ranging bet wen 29" and 28*60 was experienced while to the south of Australia, but as soon as the meridian of Tasmania was passed the barometer went up gradnally to 30"35, with very fine weather up to tho latter part of the 17th, when the N.E. winds and thick fog set in, and veorod to E. Thick rainy weather on the night of the 19th; wind veered to the northward, being in tho neighbourhood of the Snares, and very thick weather and no observations for three days previously. Hove-to, heading to tho westward during the night. At noon on the 20th sighted the Snares, distance about twenty-two miles. Had S.E. winds coming up the coast, and thick rainy weather, ▲bout 5 p.m. on the 22ud sighted Akaroa Heads; weather thick and rainy. Sailed round the Peninsula, but being so thick could not see anything ; at midnight anchored in sixteen fathoms, weather being so very thick and wind from S.W. On the 23rd, while getting under way, parted the cable. Ou September 24th, at 2 a.m., took pilot on board, and about 7.30 the Lyttelton tng took us in tow and proceeded towards the harbor, making the passage from the Channel in eighty-five days, or from the Downs in ninety-two days. List of ships spoken by the Crusader: —July 18th, 1879, in Int. 11.40 N., long. 29.58 W.—British barque Canonia, of Glasgow, from Suleua creek to Falmouth, 120 days out; all well on board, but short of provisions. Supplied her with necessarios. aiid sent mail homo by her. July 2tth, lat. 5.17 N., long. 21.26 TV.—Signalled tho Aberdeen clipper ship Cairnbnly, from London to Sydney. July 25th, lat. 3.10 N., long. 2:1.21 \\\—British ship Dunbar Castle, from Loudon, via Plymouth, to Sydney. July 27th —British ship Gartcounel, of Greenock, from Glasgow to Rio Janeiro. July 2Sth, in lat. 5.27 S., long. 29.4 W.—Ship Cairnbnly again in company. August 9th, in lat. 31 S , long. 26 TV.—Ship Cairnbnly again in couipauy. Ou Snnday afternoon, the 21st of September, while off the Nuggets, sighted a fall-rigged ship and a barque to tho southward of us. Since her last visit the personnel of the oflicers has undergone a change. Mr Richards, chief, returns in the old position ; Mr Senbmirue, who was third, has been promoted to the second position, the gentleman he succeeded having taken a position ashore.