Shipping Intelligence.
PORT OF AHUEIEI. ARRIVALS. JANUARY. 31—Phoebe, s.s., 416 tons, H. Worsp, from Aucklaiad 31—Hero, schooner, 20 tons, Charles Merwin, from Wairoa FEBRUARY. 2—Success, schooner, 58 tons, Fletcher, from Porangahau, with wool DEPARTURES. JANUARY. 31— Phoebe, s.s., 416 tons, Worsp, for Wellington and Southern Ports PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. In the Phoebe—Dr Spencer, Messrs. Macfarlane, Morley, Low, Adair, Harmer, M'Leod, Sims, South, and Keefe In the Hero—Two Europeans OUTWARDS. In the Phoebe—Misses Williams (2), and Colonel Whitmore EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Eagle, ketch, from Wangapoa Phoebe, s.s., from Wellington and Southern Ports Eangatira, s.s., from Wellington and Southern Ports Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercury Bay Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland Wellington, s.s., from Auckland VESSELS IN HARBOR. Chile, ship, 768 tons, from London via Auckland Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa B. T. Turnbull, barque, 367 tons, Cumrning, from London Success, schooner, from Porangabau Three Brothers, schooner, from Wairoa PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Foe London—R. T. Turnbull, barque, on or about 9lh February; Chile, ship, early in March Wellington and. Southern Ports—Wellington, on or about Monday, 7th February Auckland —Phoebe on or about 12th or 13th February; Baugatira, early Waikoa—Three Brothers, schooner, this day; Hero, schooner, this day Blackhead—Success, schooner, to-night or to-morrow The s.s. Phcebe, Capt. H. Worsp, left Auckland at 3 p.m. on Saturday, 29th ult.; had light winds and fine weather throughout the passage, and arrived in the roadstead at 7 a.m. on Monday, 31st ult. She steamed southwards at 2 p.m. the same day. It will be seen by advertisement that this fine steamer may be expected to return to this port about the 12th or 13th instant. The schooner Hero, Mervvin, master, returned from Wairoa on Monday last, bringing 22 boxes apples and 2 passengers. She returns to Wairoa to-day with miscellaneous cargo. The schooner Success, Captain Fletcher, with 101 bales of wool from Porangahau, returned to port yesterday morning. She left Napier on the 24th January, with the wind light from N.W. On the following morning was becalmed off Bare Island ; saw the s.s. Star of the South pass; during the day-the wind sprung up from N.E.; bore up for Porangahau, off which place she arrived at 4 a.m. on the 26th; owing, however, to the wind veering round to the westward, and blowing fresh, was unable to fetch so close into shore as was necessary; accordingly stood down the coast for Mangakuri, where she arrived at a late hour the same night; next morning landed stores, &c, and shipped 19 bales of wool; left Mangakuri at midnight—the want of wind having prevented her getting away earlier —and arrived at Porangahau on the night of the 28th. On the two following days, owing to the prevalence of a strong S.W. wind, was unable to land anything. On the morning of Monday last, the wind having gone round to N.W., managed to land stores, but could not get any wool off. At 5 a.m. on .Tuesday—wind, light S.E. — commenced shipping wool, arid took in 82 bales during the day. At 7 o'clock the same eveningtripped anchor and shaped her course for Napier. Throughout the night the wind continued from S.E., blowing very hard, with thick murky weather, —the vessel running under reefed foresail. As is alwavs the case during the continuance of a S.E. wind, there was a very heavy sea on, at times sweeping clean over the schooner's decks. Made Cape Kidnapper at daylight yesterday morning, and came to an anchor in Ahuriri roadstead at 8 a.m., entering the Iron Pot at 4 p.m. On discharge of inward cargo the Success will proceed to Blackhead for a cargo of wool from Messrs. Canning and Russell's station. The schooner Three Brothers, Ross, master, with general cargo for Wairoa, will probably proceed to sea to-day. The s.s. Star of the South, from Auckland, may be expected to put in an appearance sometime to-day. The s.s. Wellington may be expected to arrive from Auckland on or about Monday next, 7th inst., and will have quick despatch for Wellington and Southern Ports. The s.s. Rangatira may be looked for from the South early next week. Yesterday atternoon the barque R. T. Turnbull had 1,350 bales of wool on board. Capt. Cumming expects to get away about Wednesday next, 9th February. The ship Chile for London is rapidly filling up. Last evening she had on board upwards of GBO bales of wool. THE WEATHER. The weather, which for the last week or two has been very oppressive in consequenee of the prevailing west and north-west winds, has somewhat changed. On Tuesday evening a S.E. wind set in, which still continues, with high sea outside the Bay. It is not probable that the Three Brothers, Hero, or Success will proceed to sea until a change of wind. TELEGRAPHIC. The s.s. Gothenburg, with the English December Mail on board, arrived at Hokitika from Melbourne at 11 p.m. on the 31st ult. The a.s. Rangatira, from Northern Ports, arrived at Port Chalmers at 10.10 a.m. on Ist Feb. The s.s. Phoebe, from Napier and Auckland, arrived at Wellington at 1 p.m. on Ist February. The s.s. Wanganui left Wanganui for Wellington at 11.30 a.m. yesterday. i —, | AUCKLAND SHIPPING NOTES. [Dates to Jan. 29.] The ketch Eagle, Capt. G. Loverock, left Auckland on Jan. 29, for Wangapoa, at which place she wns to load 30,000' feet of timber for Messrs.| Brothers, qf Napier. ■ ',
The fine new composite ship City of Auckland, 780 tons, Capt. W. Ashby, arrived at Auckland on Jan. 29, after a fine passage of 99 days from London. She brought out 88 passengers and a large general cargo, a portion of which is for Hawke's Bay, as follows :—1 case, J. W. Gowing ; 1 box, Colonel Whitmore ; 11 trunks, order; 11 pckgs., N. Williams ; 1 package, Russell. The s.s. Auckland took her departure from Auckland on Jan. 27, for Sydney and Melbourne, with a fair number of passengers and general cargo, together with 1,941 ozs. of gold shipped by the Union Bank, valued at £B,IOO. The schooner Falcon, with 148 bales of flax from Taranaki, arrived at Auckland on Jan. 27 ; after a tedious passage of ten days. The barque Belsize was to leave for London direct about Ist Feb., with a full cargo of New Zealand produce. The barque Annie Melhuish, from Newcastle, arrived at Auckland on January 29. The s.s. Hero, due at Auckland about Feburuary 6, from Melbourne and Sydney, has been taken up for the conveyance to Hobart Town and Sydney of detachment of the 18th Regt., at present stationed in Auckland. The Auckland Regatta was to come off on Wed-, nesday, Feb. 2. The following is from the New Zealand Herald, Jan. 29 :—We understand that there will be a large number of entries for the sailing race round Tiri Tiri on Regatta day. The schooners Herald, Coquette, and Donald M'Leun have already arrived in harbor, and are cleaning up for the event. The cutter Sovereign of the Seas will take part in the race, and the Alarm, (provided she returns from Maugawai in time, wil/ also be in the race. [From a previous issue of tfy? same journal we observe that the schooner Aurora (the winner of the sailing race last year) has likewise been entered.] The Morning Advertiser mentions a rumor that the General Government contemplate purchasing the powerful p.s. Luna (recently arrived from Sydney), and disposing of the p.s. Sturt. That journal, however, is unable to vouch for the accuracy of such report. We clip the following from the Daily Southern Cross, Jan. 29 :—Among the many signs of progress that we see arising everywhere around us, we cannot but hail with satisfaction the entrance on the Thames trade of sucli a steamer as the Luna; and it is on this account that in a recent issue we expressed a fear lest the Government, influenced by improper pressure, might try and buy her off. Everything in an advancing district, of course, must have its day. Time was when a sailing mercantile marine satisfied our postal requirements : now we must have a San Francisco route, and our letters will travel luster than the wind across the Continent of America. It is not, therefore, strange if we have got weary of spending most of the day in crawling along between the Thames and the Waitemata, and we hope, from the reception that will undoubtedly be given by the public to this fast boat, that ere long we shall have not only the Luna, but several other such seafiyers, satisfying the growing requirements of Grahamstown, —and Ohinemuri. SOUTHERN SHIPPING NOTES. The Greymouth Evening Star, Jan. 21, reports the stranding awl disabling of the p.s. Persevere, well-known as a tender at that port and at Hokitika. In attempting to enter the Hokitika bar, the depth of water being insufficient, she ran agrouud, and though on the tide rising she was backed off, she could not be got round to seaward, and took the ground on the north beach, where she became injured beyond repair. The wreck was sold on the 21st January for £G2. We condense the following from the report of the loss of the barque Laughing Water, Captain Gibson, given by the Southland News, 19th Jan. The particulars were communicated to that journal by the captain : —The barque Laughing Water, 411 toes register, left Newcastle, N.S.W., on the sth January, hound for Otago, with a cargo of 020 tons coal, consigned to Hutchinson & Co. Fine weather was experienced to the 11th, when the wind set in strong from the N.E., gradually increasing to a perfect hurricane. At 3 a.m. on the 12th shipped a heavy sea, filling the cabin, washing spars and anchor adrift, and otherwise doing immense damage. At 3.30 p.m., the wind still increasing, hove-to. The chief mate (Mr W. C. Moore) being on the bowsprit with the second mate and a seaman, the ship gave a sudden plunge, and the chief mate and seaman weie washed off. The second mate clung to the bowsprit, and managed to grasp the seaman, but the chief mate was seen no more. The storm still increased, the weather continuing cloudy, with heavy rain. Kept hove-to for twenty-four hours, the wind veering right round the compass during that time. On the 13th ult., the weather having slightly moderated, though still thick and cloudy, all plain sail was made, and the vessel stood in for land to pick, up the Solander. On the 14th, at noon, the breeze increased to a brisk gale, and at 6.45 p.m. land was sighted at a distauce of Bor 10 miles. She stood off till 10.15 p.m., going about 4 knots, when she struck violently on a sunken rock, staving in the whole bow at one blow. No sign of breakers had appeared near the rock. The ship sunk so fast that only the smallest boat could be launched, and by the time those on board (15 in number) had got into it, the vessel sunk in 11 or 12 fathoms of water. The captain's wife and her child, aged four years, were in their night-clothes, and some of the crew were equally unprepared for the emergency. The party were 17 hours in the boat, which was skilfully steered by means of a piece of a board by Mr H. Davis, the steward, and after many ineffectual attempts succeded in landing on a sandy beach —only in time, for the men were exhausted, and the boat leaking fearfully. Some of the men went in search of assistance, and soon fell in with Mr Durbridge's station to which the whole party were at once taken and hospitably entertained till the 17th ult., when they went overland to Riverton, and on the 18th travelled by coach to Invercargill. The Rivertonians received them with great kindness, and subscribed £3B for their relief; theOrepuki miners at once subscribed £l(s, and the people and Government of Invercargill received them with equal kindness. The following remarkable escape, which occurred during the voyage of the brig Ellen from Newcastle to Nelson, is related by the Nelson Examiner :—The Ellen encountered very heavy weather during her passage. During a strong gale of wind a sea broke over the brig and carried away part of the vessel's bulwarks, and swept overboard one of the seamen, who, remarkable to relate, was again washed on board, but with a broken arm.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 15, Issue 758, 3 February 1870, Page 2
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