Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1375, 15 July 1872, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

Port Ahuriri. HIGH WATER SLACK. TO-MORROW. Morning, 2.55 Evening, 3.20 ARRIVALS. JULY. 14—Fawn, ketch, from Lyttelton 15 —Amherst, brigantine, from Newcastle 15 —Colonist, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Alice, schooner, from Porangahau Coronilla, ship, from London via Auckland Free Trader, barque, from Newcastle Hector, brigantine, from Warrnambool Herald, schooner, from Auckland via Wangapoa Lsetitia, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Luna, p.s., from Wellington Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland VESSELS IN PORT. Amherst, brigantine, from Newcastle Colonist, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Fawn, ketch, from Lyttelton Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Three Brothers, schooner (repairing) PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Mary Ann Hudson, for Wairoa, when the weather permits Ilero, for Wairoa, early

The ketch Fawn, Capt. Davis, left Lyttelton on Wednesday last, 10th inst., and made Cape Kidnapper on Friday, the J2tb, having ..experienced fresh S.E. winds along the coast. Light winds and calms were then fell in with until arrival iD the roadstead at 5 p.m. yesterday ; entered the Iron Pot this morning. Cargo: 32 tons flour, 90 sacks oats, Watt Brothers. The clipper brigantiue Amherst, Capt. John Hair, and owned by Mr A- Fraser, of Newcastle, N.S.Wi, left that port on Sunday morning, 23rd June, with a cargo of coal, coke, and potatoes, bound for Napier, arriving here this morning. The following js a short synopsis of her passage, kindly supplied to us by Captain Hair : —The Amherst left Newcastle at 11 a.m. on the £3rd June, with N.VV. winds and fair weather. On the 24th, the wind was the same as on the preceding day, but falling light towards evening. On the 25th, tbe wind shifted to the northward ; towards midnight, veered to IS.W., squally, with rain—necessitating tbe taking in of sail. At 7 a.m. on the '26th, had a heavy sea, with a strong freeze; at 2 p.m., strong S,W. wind, With heavy squalls and rain—the vessel runniug under topsail, foresail, closereefed mainsail and staysail; at midflight, wind blowing a gale, witb terriffc squalls, tbe sea breaking over the vessel and flooding the deck fore and aft. On the 27th, the wind S.W., and blowing a heavy gale, with terrific squalls and hail, a heavy sea running and flooding the deck fore and aft; at 5 p.m., clued up sails, and the ship was brought-to under close-reefed mainsail. At noon on the 28th, the wind (still S,W.) moderated a little, but at 2 p.m, became strong again, with a very heavy sea ; at 3pm., vessel shipped a heavy sea, which damaged the ship's boat in several places ; at midnight the weather again moderated, and at noon on the 29th had a light breeze from the westward, with clear weather, advan tage of which was taken to have the boat repaired ; at % p.m. the wind increased to a gale (W.), and in consequence hove the ship to under close-reefed mainsail; at midnight, the wind suddenly veered to the S.E., when the yards were braced and the staysails set. At noon on the 30th, wind S.W., and squally; at 2 p.m., fresh breeze, with alternate squalls and rain. At 7 a,m. on Monday, Ist July, wind §.W., fresh breeze, with clear weather, which continued with slight alteration until 2 a.m. on the 2nd, when she passed the Three Kings. On the 3rd, passed the Great Barrier (about \% miles to the northward}—wind westerly, with thick weather. On tbe 4th, heavy thunder and lightning, On the sth, a fresh westerly breeze, with smooth water about four miles off' shore. At 6 p.m. sighted \be East Cape, bearing W.S.W., and at

Bay. At 2 p.m., (Portland Island bearing S.W. by W. f distant 10 miles), wind increased from the westward ; at 8 p.m. tacked ship to S.W., wind strong W.S.W., with heavy cross head sea —Portland Island bearing N. by E., distant 10 miles. On the 7th, at 2 p.m., terrific squalls and showers of hail, with a very heavy sea running; hove the ship to. At 10. SO p.m. on the Bth shipped a heavy sea, splitting the mainsail up to the.third reef, starting the bulwarks in several places, breaking the wheel and skylight, shifting the water-tank and boat, half filling the cabin with water, and starting some of the planks on the starboard quarter, which caused the vessel to make a> great deal of water —all hands on deck hard at work securing the wreck and attending the pumps every fifteen minutes ; at 2 p.m., strong S.W. gale, with clear weather, but very heavy sea ; ship hove to ; at 3 p.m., shipped a heavy sea, which split the starboard rail fore and aft, and smashed tbe boat to pieces—-everything drifting about the deck, and the ship still making a great deal of water. On the 9th, ship hove-to; 9 a.m., weather moderated ; wore ship to NW. From that time, up to the morning of the 13th inst., had a continuation of contrary winds ami very heavy sea, which occasionally flooded the deck, precluding the possibility of any attempt to reach this port proving successful. At last, however, (on the 13th inst.), the wind proved favorable, and she proceeded on her voyage, arriving at her long-wished for destination without further mishap at 9 o'clock this morning, —the passage having thus occupied 22 days. Cargo: 200 tons coal, 10 tons coke, 10 tons potatoes, 12 bags charcoal, 500 dozen oranges, Watt Bros.-—-Captain Hair reports that when the Amherst was off Poverty Bay on the 6th inst., he spoke the barque Ayr, from Auckland to Lyttelton, the captain of which vessel desired to be reported. The schooner Colonist, Captain Lewis, left Auckland on the 2nd inst., and arrived at Mercury Bay the next morning. Loaded with timber, &c, and left Mercury Buy on the 10th inst. Had fine weather crossing the Bay of Plenty, and rounded the East Cape at 8 p.m. on the 11th. At 3 a.m. on the 12th, experienced a strong southerly breeze ; beat down to Poverty Bay, where she brought up on Saturday. Left again at noon yesterday, with light N.E. wind, and a heavy roll from S.E. At 7 a.m. to-day, off Table Cape, got the wind from N.N.W., and made a good run to this port, arriving here at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Cargo: 29,000 feet timber, and 25,000 shingles, order. The s.s. Star of the South, from Auckland, may now be hourly expected to arrive in port.