Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 364, 5 April 1866, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

POET OF NAPJEE.

ARRIVALS, m, . • DEPARTURES. March 4—Sea Belle, cutter, for Auckland EXPECTED AEEIVAL3. Beautiful Star, s.s.-, from Auckland Betsy, cutter, from Auckland Huntress, p.s., from Wairoa Danish Beauty, barque, from Gravesend via Nelson Kauri, schooner, from Auckland Queen, s.s., from Southern Ports—sth Lark, schooner, from Auckland—hourly Lord Ashley, s.s., from Auckland—6th Maggie, brig, from Sydney—daily Baucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland Shelburne, barque, from London via New Plymouth Success, schooner, from Dunediu Vivid, schooner, Irom Wairoa Ziilah, brigantine, from Auckland PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sobthebn Poets—Lord Ashley, s.s.,— Saturday, 7th Auckland—Queen, s.s., —Friday (to-morrow), 6th Mohaka —Sailors' Bride, ketch—this day Cape Tukkagain—Mahia, cutter—this day East Coast—St. Hilda, s.s.,—early VESSELS IN HARBOR. Hero, ketch, from Waikokopu Lady Hir'd, schooner, from Wairoa Mahia, cutter, ft-om Wellington Bailor’s Bride, ketch, from Mohaka 6t. Kilda,s.s .from Wairoa Taraipine, ketch, from Wairoa • CLEAEED OUTWARDS. UAECH. B— Sea Belle, cutter, 27 tons, John Lewis, for Auckland, ■with 31 bags maize, 9 hags wheat, 1 hhd. colonial ale, 20 empty birds., Watt, Kennedy & Walt; 2SI kits and 31 bags (450 bushels) maize. Passenger,—Mr Luckeu. —Watt, Kennedy & Watt, agents. B—Sailor's Bride, ketch, 6 tons, Pani, for Mohaka, with a cargo of sundries. Passengers,—6 male Maoris.—G. E. G. Richardson, agent. 4r—Mahia, cutter, 20 tons, John Enright, for Cape Turaagain, with a large cargo of sundries.—Kinross & Co., agents. MARITIME NOTES. The business done among the shipping since our last publication has been very small. There have been no arrivals, and One departure. Two others have cleared at the Cus"toms, and will doubtless get away during the course of the day.. The N.Z.SiN. Co.’a s.s. Queen, Captain Thompson, is due here from Southern ports this day, and will leave for Auckland at noon on Friday (to-morrow). The P., N.Z., and A.E.M. Co.’s s.s. Lord Ashley, Captain Worsp, is due hero to-morrow (Friday), from Auckland, and will leave for Southern ports wrth the English mail on Saturday, at noon. The cutter Sea Belle, Captain Lewis, sailed for Auckland yesterday. The following coasters cleared at the Customs since our lastMahia, for Cape Turnagain; and Sailor’s Bride, for Mohaka.. Wseck OP THE Baeooe Loda.—This vessel, bound from Cardiff to China, after sustaining very serious damage by a gale on the east coast of Australia on the 7th February, and being deserted by her crew in the vicinity of Lady Elliot Island, about thirty or forty miles from the main land, took fir© and was wholly destroyed. The Loda had been compelled to make for Hobson’s Bay, to repair some damage she had sustained in her passage out, and had sailed from Melbourne on the 22nd January. The narrative of her subsequent disasters we take irom the Queensland Courier, of the 2ith February:—"On February 6, she was in latitude 18 degrees 30 minutes south, and longitude 162 deg. east At this time her mishaps comxnenced. Towards evening of that day the wind freshened, and at last became a perfect cyclone, commencing at south-east. From the position of the vessel between Barnptoa Shoal and New Caledonia, Captain Wade was unable to heave the ship to, so ho ran her before the gale. The sea was terriffle, and as the vessel labored in the trough, the crests of the waves would occationally break over the bulwarks, filling the decks with water and swimming the cabins. As if to add to the horrors of the night there was a heavy and incessant rain throughout the gale. Captain Wado ran before the gale as long as he was able, and then hove the ship to under maintopsail. This was blown away before the force of the wind, the fury of which may be conceived by the fact that the sail was new, had beeu bent for the first time in Melbourne, and was made of the best Gourock canvass. The ship was then lying under bare poles, and was laboring so heavily that to ease her Captain Wade cut away the backstays, and allowed the topmast to fall over the side. This had the desired effect to some extent, hut before the ship could be cleared of the wreck, the spars chafing against her with the action of the sea had made a largo hole in her bottom about the water line. As the planking was not broke completely through, she didnot leak to adaugerous extent. About noon on the 7th the weather moderated, but left the ship a complete wreck, and almost unmanageable from the loss of her spars. During the gale, which lasted for about 18 hours, the lowest reading of the barometer was 28 85. An attempt was made to lighten the ship, with the view of raising the damaged place in her side above water: but after throwing overboard a portion of the cargo, it was found that thh diminution of the weight caused her to labor more heavily, and the attempt was abandoned. From that time the ship was so far fortunate as to meet with no more bad weather, as it would have been impossible for her to have lived through another gaie. She drifted rather than sailed, until Monday, February 19, when she was In the position described by the captain of the Saxonion. Prior to that time, she had twice been in imminent danger of drifting on the reefs of Hampton Shoal, and once had a narrow escape of striking on AVreck Beef. On Monday morning it was found on sounding the pumps, which had always been carefully attended to, that she was leaking to & serious extent. Thereupon Captain Wado called the crew aft, and explaining the nature of their situation asked them whether they had not better leave the ship’ They unanimously expressed themselves in favor of this resolution. The boats, which had been kept in readiness for this emergency ever since the gale had ceased, were then launched, and at half-past 11 a.m., Captain Wade. With his wife, stewardess, and the whole of the ship’s company, fourteen persons in all, left the ship in two boats. They steered for Hervey’s Bay, Captain Wade intending to pass through sandy Island Straits, and thus make for Brisbane. When half a mile from the ship it was noticed that she was on fire near the galley. Captain Wade does not know the cause of the five, as there was no appearance of anything of the kind before he left, but he conjectures that in the hurry of leaving, the staysail may hav e been hauled down and allowed to remain on the galley funnel, or that some hot coals may have fallen out of the atove and set fire to the galley. About five p.m. on the same day the smoke of a steamer was seen approaching the boats. They hove to and made signals to her, but did not succeed m attracting her attention, and as she altered her course the boats again proceeded. During the night the boats came across one of the buoys at the mouth°of the Mary Elver, which was then unknown to the shipwrecked crew, but they determined on following the channel as marked. After getting some distance up the Mary the boats fell in with Mr Brown, with an aquatic picnic 'Wy from Maryborough, and under his direction they went up to town. This concludes Captain Wade’s narrative. As fer as we can learn, the Loda was only insured to the extent of the repairs executed in Melbourne—some £i»oo The only things saved from iter are the two boats and tbeir gear, a binnacle and compass, and the weeriusr apparel m which the castaway* Wood ay at tbs time nf UitTfJaaTla* the ably. •