SHIPPING

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IV, Issue 181, 1 July 1864, Page 2

SHIPPING

ARRIVED. June 24— Sea Shell, ketch, 50 tons, Wyatt, from Auckland, with 17 casks salt, 6 cases merchandize, 5 bales merchandize, 3 bundles sheet iron 4 camp ovens, 1 bundle shovels, 650 bags flour, 10,000 ft. timber, order.—Watt, Kennedy and Watt, agents. June 25— Father Thames, ketch, Merrick, put in from stress of weather. June 2G— Lord Ashley, s.s., 296 tons, Randall, from Wellington, with 2 qr.-casks brandy, 4 qr.-ensks whiskey, 4 chests tea, 5 trunks, 1 bale, Newton, Irvine & Co ; 7 cases Wood ; 7 cases, 3 bales paper, 30 boxes candles, 2 bales, 2 rolls matting, order; 5 cases, I bale, Kinross & Co.; 68 boxes candles, 11 cases cheeses,jl case, Watt Kennedy & Watt; 1 case, Sutton ; 3 cases, Barraud ; 2 pkgs. 2 cases, Carver ; 1 prcl. order; 1 case, Reardon ; 1 bos, Capt. Withers ; 1 case, Maney; 1 parcel order ; 1 parcel, Herrick ; 1 bag oysters, Swanson; 1 package, Browne. Passengers,—Messrs. Blake, Duff, Barraud, Stuart, Smith, Turnbull, Bowman, Rich, Lucas, Atward, Rankin, Burton, Mr. <fc Mrs. Bigloy & 6 children, Mrs. J, Evans, and cargo and passengers for Auckland, —Maltby and Co., agents.

June 27— Wellington, s.s. 261 tons, Francis, from Auckland, with original cargo from Wellington and from Auckland, 5 cases order ; 8 pkgs. plants, 8 sheep Tiffen ; I parcel, Capt. Withers ; I case drapery, Janisch; 1 truss drapery, Newton, Irvine & Co.; 7 packages luggage, Wilson ; 100 sacks (10 tons) flour, order ; 26 barrels ammunition, Militia; 6 sheep, 138 packages window sashes, order; 3 pkgs. plants, order. Passensengers for Napier—Mr. & Mrs. Tiffen, Messrs. Robert Brathwaite, Archibald Watt, Louis Kells, and 10 passengers, including Dr. Hector, for Southern Ports, —Vautier Janisch, agent. SAILED. June 27 —Lord Ashley, s.s., 296 tons, Randall for Auckland, with original cargo and passengers from the South, and Mr. and Mrs. Purvis Russell, Messrs. Cruikshank and Whaley, from Napier.—Maltby and Co., agents. June 27 — Wellington, s.s., 261 tons, Francis, for Wellington, with original cargo and passengers from Auckland for Southern Ports. From Napier—l case glassware, Barraud; 55 sacks (200 bushels) wheat, Kinross & Co. Passengers— Messrs. GK S. Cooper and Somers.—V. Janisch, agent. Juno 29— Sea Shell, 50 tons, Wyatt, for Auckland via Poverty Bay, with 10 pkgs. sundries.—Watt, Kennedy & Watt, agents.

Storm at Sea.— Loss of Ten Men.— The barque c Countess of Seafield,* trom London, bound to Canterbury, New Zealand, arrived at this port on Wednesday morning, in a most deplorable condition, having had ten men washed overboard and lost her deck-houses, galley, bulwarks, companion hatch, wheel, binnacle, &c., in a heavy gale on the 27th of April, while in latitude 47-13 S. and longitude 78 E. We give the following extracts from the log referring to this sad occurence —“Thursday, April 27—Latitude 47T2 S., longitude 78 E.; wind W. to S.W. ; barometer 28’88 ; blowing a heavy gale, with furious squalls ; a high cross sea on ; ship constantly filling the decks with water ; compelled to cut away the bulwarks to free the Vessel. 8 p.ra.—Barometer rising. 10 p.m.—Blowing furiously ; kept the ship dead before the wind and sea. ito 12 p.m.—A terrific hurricane raging ; pooped by a sea, which carried away the wheel, binnacle, companion hatch, stove in the skylight and half-deck house, and disabled the chief officer. Furled the main-sail and foretopsail, and brought the ship to the wind, on the starboard tack, under close-reefed main-topsail. Midnight.—Barometer still rising ; hurricane raging furiously. April 28, —1-past 5 a.m.—Swept by a sea which carried away the house on deck and the main rail. Mr. Squire (second officer), Mr. M’Lean (midshipman), II Farrow (cook), E. Freeman, J. Firby, K. Sheriff', Thomas Burgess, W. Brand, (able seamen), Hugh Mandevillo (apprentice), and Edward Earl (passenger), were swept overboard and drowned. The new closereefed main-topsail blew to ribbons, the foresail, fore-topsail, main-trysail, mizen, and fore-topmast stays blew away, Cut the ribbons away from the yards ; &c. Passengers working both pumps, but unable to keep the ship free. Six feet of water in the hold. Everything on deck blown overboard. April 29.—Continuance of heavy gale. Pumps constantly worked by passengers. Captain, chief officer, carpenter, and crew caulking round the stanchions, &c., to endeavour to lesson the leak. Kept the ship to the north, in the hopes of falling in with a vessel to render us assistance. Ship making so much water, see no hope but to abandon her. May I.—Worked the pumps, ship making water ; stood to the eastward to make a port for repairs, &c.” Captain Danvers reports that up to the time of this catastrophe he had experienced very fine weather, and was in hopes of making a good passage. The passenger who was drowned, Edward Earl, got up early on the morning of the 27th, saying, as the men had had a heavy night, and the cook had as much as ever ho could do, he would get them some coffee ready. Some of his fellow passengers tried to dissuade him, but ho still persisted, and he went on deck, and was shortly after swept overboard, at the same time as the other men. Another of the men was asleep in his bunk in the deck house, and and ho was swept over along with the house and all it contained; such was the force of the water that the house fastenings, strong iron bolts, secured under the deck, were forcibly pulled right out, thus leaving holes through the deck, and allowing the water to rush into the hold. It was some time before this was discovered, but immediately on the discovery being made the pumps were set to work, but -were hardly able to keep the vessel afloat till the damages could be remedied. Since this gale Captain Danvers reports that ho has experienced very fine weather, except on Friday last. The ‘ Countess of Seafield ’ has on board a quantity of ironwork for the railway at Canterbury, and is otherwise heavily laden ; and to this fact, wo think, a good deal of the loss of life and damage to the vessel may bo ascribed. It is intended to place the vessel on one of the slips, and have her thoroughly repaired, after which she will proceed on her voyage to Canterbury. —Hohart Toion Advertiser.