SHIPPING.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 289, 17 July 1865, Page 2

SHIPPING.

Arrived J July 9—H.M.S.S. Eclipse, Prcemantio, from Wellington. July 11—Egmont, s.s, Hadley, from Wellington. July 12—St, Kilda, s.s., Deck, from Wellington. July XB-Sangatira, s.s., Mundle, from Auckland. July 17—Queen, as* CeUem, from Wellington. Suited. July 11-Egmont, s.s, Hagley, for Auckland. V > y Eclipse, Freeman tie, for Waiapu. July 13 St. Kilda, Beck, for East Coast, on Government servfce. Cleared* \f-E liz abeth, brigantine, 113 tons. Bell, for Newcastle, N.S.W., in ballast.—J, H. Vautier, agent* IMPORTS. In the Egmont.—6 chests tea, 2 cases, order; 2 bundles, Xdray, 4 wheels, 1 crate, Sutton; (transhipped (ex Tararua from Sydney), 5 4-chests tea, 15 bags sugar, Kinross and Co: 2 cases, Touet; 3 pkgs. Barraud & Co ; 6 cases. Watt. Kennedy, & Watt; 0 cases bitters, Rautledge A Co: 1 ease. 2 pieces iron, Samuel Begg. * EXPORTS. PASSENGERS. Imcards. In the Egmont.—Mrs Carver, Mrs Fitzgerald, and 3 children, Capt. Anderson, Messrs Hummer, Haymes. Bates and Shersou. OutWardt. In the Eclipse.—His Honor the Superintendent, Captain Fraser, Lieut. Gascoigne, Cornet Tuke, 50 rank and die military settlers. In the Egmont.—Mr Prince, The s.s. Rangatira left Auckland on the 14th Inst. Had good weather to East Coast; while off there experienced Saturday’s gale. On Saturday morning sighted the St Kilda off the East Capo. Arrived at Napier yesterday forenoon She leaves for the South this day at noon. The s.s. Queen, with the overdue English mail, arrived shortly before six o’clock. Left Wellington at 6 p.m. on Saturday last, the harbour being perfectly smooth, but on reaching the heads found a very heavy sea from the hor-east, Shipped several heavy seas which did consider able damage to the fore part of the vessel Made Castle Point on Sunday at 2 p.m„ but was unable to communicate with the shore on account of the heavy sea. About 4pm alight breeze from the nor-west sprang up, which continued till reaching the anchorage in the Bay, She brings the following passengers—Miss A. Smith, Mr Harding. Mr and Mrs Small, Mr Eurne. The favorite schooner Success, Capt. Frost, was advertised to ieave Auckland for this port on the 16th inst. The Star of the South left Napier for Taranaki with 87 head of cattle and 300 sheep, on S mday morning, the 26th June. Experienced strong gates from the N.W., with very •qually weather, and was compelled to takeshelter in White Bock Bay (to the eastward of Gape Pallteer) on Monday, the 23th. She lay there until Tuesday afternoon, when the weather having moderated, she got up steam and pn> seeded to Wellington, where she arrived the same evening at half-past nine. After filling up with coal and water left on Wednesday afternoon for Taranaki, with the wind at 8.5. E., which was light and variable as farasKapiti, On Thursday evening, when abreast of Cape Egmont, it came onto blow hard from the N.N.E., and from this time till Monday night last experienced nothing but terrific galea and a most tempestuous sea. The wind bearing from N.NJ3. %0 sonth, and the barometer fluctuating between 29-5 and *B-08. At 5-30 a m. on Saturday, July 1, a very heavy sea •truck the ship on the port side, just before the mainmast, ftarting the combings of the deck house, washing the hay «Ud sheep from the weather ride of the deck overboard, Knocking away the cattle and sheep fittings, splitting the Waimsail, carrying away the life-boat from the davits, and JaiUally ailing the mala hold with water; so heavy was

tha body of water that came on board that the vessel seemed on the eve of foundering, and she lay to r upwards of an hour on her beam-ends like a log«tt thewaterf When struck by the sea she was lying-to on the port tack with fore-and-aft sails, heading to the westward. Put on hatches to save the vessel. Threw life stock overboard to lighten the ship. The holds were Close covered up for three days, and, On opening them On Monday, the stench from the dead cattle was unbearable. Commenced clearing away by throwing the dead and dying beasts overboard, which was a most trying duty for the men, owing to the putrefaction and atuUug stench arising from the cattle after being so long shut up. One thing is certain, that is, if the Star of tile South had not been a most excellent sea-boat, all bands must have shared the fete of the City of Dunedin. On the 2nd July, the engineer reported the vessel to be making 18 inches of water per hour, and on sounding the pumps fore and aft, it was discovered that the leak was in the engineroom. Set on the steam-donkey, and kept it working during the remainder of the passage, which just kept the leak under and no more. On Monday morning, 3rd July, passed a large spar, abparently the mast of a vessel of about 1000 tons; the rigging was hanging to it. During the gale saw one or two small vessels. The Star of the South arrived jh WeUington yesterday morning, at 3 o’clock, after a week’s hard drubbing in a terrific sea. She will proceed to Nelson this evening, for the purpose of being repaired.—New Zealand Advertiser, July 6. [She left <jn the 7th.]