Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 747, 27 December 1869, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF AHURIRI. ARRIVALS. DECEMBER. 26—810110 Bird, s.s., 61 tons, P. Doile, from Wellington DEPARTURES. DECEMBER. 26—Star of the South, s.s., 161 tons, W. Beudall, for Auckland via Pourerere PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. In the Storm Bird—Mr, Mrs, and Master Williams, Master Pelichet, Messrs Russell, Rhodes (2), Parker, and Mason OUTWARDS. In the Star of the South—Miss Tylee, Messrs Watt, Cutts, Ross, Bennett, and several others EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Chile, ship, 768 tons, from London via Auckland Enterprise, ketch, from Poverty Bay Maggie, brig, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Mary Ann, brigantine, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Murivvai, schooner, from Tologa Bay Star of the Soutb, s.s., Irom Auckland Buccess, schooner, from Waimarama Three Brothers, schooner, from Wairoa VESSELS IN HARBOR. Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Jennie Ellingwood, barque, from Port Chalmers Mania, cutter, from Wairoa R. T, Turnbull, barque, 367 tons, Cumming, from London Storm Bird, s.s., from Wellington PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Foe London—Jennie Ellingwood, barque, early; R. T. Turnbull, barque, early Waihoa —Hero, schooner, early Wellington— Storm Bird, on or about Tuesday, to-morrow

Arrival of the s.s. Storm Bird. The New Zealand Steam Navigation Company's Storm Bird, from Manukau, Taranaki, and Wanganui, arrived at Wellington at midnight on Thursday, 23rd December. She left again at 7 a.m. on Saturday, with light N.E. winds. Rounded Cape Palliser at 11 a.m., and Cape Turnagain at 10.30 p.m. Was off Cape Kidnapper at midnight—making an excellent run of 17 hours. From theuce, came on under easy steam, and anchored here at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. The Storm Bird brought up a full general cargo, on discharge of which she will return to Wellington. Notice to Mariners. We would draw the attention of all concerned to the faci that by the Merchant Shipping Act 1869, all masters of vessels over 50 tons register, will after the Ist of January, 1870, have to eater articles of agreement with their crew. All men engaged after that date will have to produce certificates of discharge or permits to ship. The latter

will only be granted for inter-colonial and coasting vessels when the seaman can prove to the officer before whom ho seeks to be engaged that he has lost or deprivtd of his discharge without fault of his own. In case he is unable to do this, he will only be permitted to ship in foreign going vessels.

Collision at Sea. We take the following from the New Zealand Herald, 16th December: —The favorite barque Kate, of the Circular Saw Line, arrived in in harbor yesterday afternoon, and is the bearer of a full cargo of general merchandise and an unusually large number of passengers, having twenty in tito the saloon, acd twenty-eight in the steerage, making a total of forty-eight souls. It will be seen from the annexed report, kindly furnished by Capt. Cooper, that the Kate met with a serious mishap when only a few days from Sydney, which placed her in such a crippled condition that she fcould not proceed on her course for twenty-four hours after the accident. Notwithstanding the damage sustained, she has made a very fair passaage, against adverse winds, of fourteen days from Sydney. She left that port ou the Ist instaut, clearing the Heads at midnight, and experienced fine weather and light southerly breezes, during the first week. On the 6th instant, when only 350 miles from Sydney, the breeze freshened from N.E. by N., and towards evening was thick and hazy. 'On the same night, when in lat. 3Weg. 35 miu, S.. long. 158 deg. limin. E., a vessel, apparently a barque, which was not seeu by the man on the look-out until too near to keep clear, struck the Kate on her starboard side, by the forerigging, carrying it all away ; also the quarterboat, forsail mainsail, spanker, and maintoprnast staysail. The mizentopmast, maintopgallantmast, rails, stanchions, and channels were also carried away. Captain Cooper immediately took a lan tern and examined the ship outside, but fortuuately found no damage below the covering boards; the pumps were then tried, and it was found that the ship was making no water. The other vessel was then hailed, but no answer was received, and it is believed she kept straight on her course, Without even ascertaining if any assistance was required. Captain Cooper was unable to go about in consequence of the rigging being gone, and was compelled to keep the ship lying-to on the port tack in order to save the masts. At daybreak on following morning there was no vessel in sight, notwithstanding that the Kate had remained in the same position as at the time of the collision. All hands were now set at work securing the masts, and by sundown everything was made right and the vessel enabled to make heading on her proper course. Prior to the collision most of the passengers had retired to their berths, but when the accident occurred many of them rushed on deck in an awful state of fear and excitement. The kind words of Captain Cooper, however, who assured them that no serious damage had been done to the hull of the vessel, restored confidence in them, and in a short time a number of willing hands were ready to assist the crew in repairing the wreck, The women and children then became, cool and collected, although very few returned to their berths that night. The passage from thence to the land was marked by light variable winds from N.N.E. to N.E. On the morning of the 13th, the wind veered round to the N.W., with a moderate breeze, and the Three Kings, were made at 5 a.m. on the 14th; passed the North Cape at noon the same day, and Cape Brett at midnight. At daybreak yesterday morning the s.s. Auckland bore in sight, being only a short distance astern. The barque in her present crippled state, having a moderate N.E. breeze right aft, maintained her position right along the coast, but when approaching the RangitotQ reef, the breeze fell light and the Auckland passed her. In a few minutes the breeze freshened again, and the Kate rounded the North Head just as the steamer was hauling alongside the wharf. The Kate anchored off the Wharf about fifteen minutes after the Auckland.

Miscellaneous. The s.s. Star of the South steamed for Auckland via Pourerere last evening with about 16 passengers. She will load sheep at the latter place for the Auckland market. i

The barque Philip Nelson, from London, arrived at Port Chalmers at 9,p.m. on the 23rd December.

The ship Otago, from Glasgow, arrived at Port Chalmers at 8 a.m. on the 24th December.

The s.s. Lord Ashley, Captain Wheeler, arrived at Nelson on Saturday morning, from the Manukau via Turanaki.

The brig Guess, from Mauritius, arrived at Auckland on the 16th December, with 8,631 bags sugar. The brig Rita, with a general cargo from Sydney, arrived at Auckland on the 17th iust., after a good passage of eight days. The schooner Colonist, W. Jones, master, left Auckland on the 17th December, for Poverty Bay. The A.S.N. Company's s.s. Auckland arrived at Auckland on the 15th inst., from Melbourne and Sydney, after a fair passage of six days from the latter port. She brought a very large cargo, and a full complement of passengers, amongst whom were the celebrated Lancashire Bell Ringers. The Auckland was to leave again for Sydney on the 21st inst., with the English Mail.