Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1191, 7 December 1871, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

Port Ahuriri. latitude, 89 deg. 28 min. 44 sec. S. j longitude, 176 deg. 55 min. 10 sec. E. phase of the Moon-r-New Moon on the 12th December, at 3.31 p.m. THE ~TIDES APPROXIMATE TIME OP HIGH WATER SLICK. Morning, 3.35; Evening, 4.0 ARRIVALS. DECEMBER. £— Napier, s.s., from Wellington via Castle Point PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. In the Napier—Mr. O. Thomas and Mr. J. .Oreer. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Albion, s.s., from Melbourne via the Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington, about 22nd December Keera, s.s., from Tauranga and Auckland, about Bth December Rapido, barque, 299 tons, from London via Nelson Rangatira, s.s., from Wellington and the South, about Bth December Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland, on or about 15th December yenus, brig, 237 tons, from Dunedin VESSELS IN PORT. Ballarat, barque, 685 tons, from London via Auckland Onehunga, schooner, from Dunedin via Oamaru Napier, s.s, from Wellington via Castle Poiut (repairing) Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Mahia, cutter (lightering) Why Not, ketch, (lightering) .Greenwich, cutter, (lightering) Three Brothers, schooner, (laid up) Una, steam launch PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Ballarat, barque, for London, early in January Keera, s.s., for Wellington, on or about Friday next, Bth inst. Rangatira, s.s., for Wellington, on or about Friday next, Bth inst. Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, for Porangahau, when the weather permits The s.s. Keera may be expected to arrive from •Tauranga and Auckland to-morrow. Messrs. M'Meckan, Blackwood and Co.'s s s. Albion may, we learn, be expected to arrive at this porton or about the 22nd inst., from Melbourne via the Bluff. Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. From this port she will proceed to Auckland. ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. NAPIER. HEAVY WEATHER ON THE COAST.—NAR- ' ROW ESCAPE FROM SHIPWRECK OF THE SS. NAPIER AND THE BRIGANTINE ENTERPRISE.

The 8.3. Napier, Captain Bendall, arrived in port at 11 o'clock last night. She left Wei lington at 4 30 p.m. on Monday last, 4.(h November, with strong S.E. wind and heavy pea. Bounded Cape Palliser at 10 p.m. Arrived off Castle Point at 9 am. on the Gth. The wind was then from the westward, strong and equally. Observed a brigantine well in shore, and flying signals of distress. Steamed in towards her, and found her to be the Enterprise, Capt. Croucher, of Wellington, lying with both anchors down, clo?e to the rocks, and in a dangerous position. The Napier anchored to windward of tho Enterprise, got ropes attached and took her in tow. Before starting anchors, steamed ahead, and found that she could make headway. The brigantine then hove up her port anchor, and was in the act of slipping tho starboard cable when a sud 'den gust of wind struck the steamer on her starboard bow, canting her in shore. Before she could recover the shock, she was too near the rocks to let go anchor or to steam ahead. The only course was to go full speed astern, and in'doing so the tow rope fouled the steamer's propeller, and she drifted athwart the brigantine's hawser, both vessels being in danger of going ashore on the rocks. The Enterprise's bowsprit being foul of the Napier's rigging, had to cut the steamer's foremast away in order to clear the vessel. Had this net been done the probability is that both vessels would have been totally wrecked. After the Napier's mast had been cut away, she steamed clear of the Enterprise and came to an anchor in the B*y- Considering the perilous position of the brigantine, and the probability that if that vessel went on to the rocks loss of life would almost inevitably reeplt, Capt. Croucher and crew took to the boats and went on shore. The gale raged furiously throughout the day (Tuesday),—the Enterprise riding within a handspike's length of the cliff, and the Napier, with eteam up, iyin? close by, ready to render assistance should *uch bo required. At 2 a-m. on the jSth, the wind having lulled, Cjpt. Croucher and crew returned to their vessel, and succeeded in heaving her off to the centre of the Buy. Before the Napier left Ca9tle Point the wind had again risen to a gale, but the Enterprise was riding safely at anchor. The Napier left for Napier at 4 a.m. on the 6th, and arrived here as above.—Besides the loss of jwr foremast, tho Napier has sustained some damage to "her bulwarks and the bridge, and J»er boat has been stove in. The necessary repairs have been pomra,ence4 by Mr. Charles Davs. •'•••.