Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1615, 29 September 1874, Page 374

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT AHURIRI. ARRIVALS. BEPTEMBER. 25—Star of the South, s.s., 147 tons, Farquhar, from Auckland 25—Maid of Otago, schooner, 50 tons, Bain, from Oam aru 26—Albatross, schooner, 77 tons, Murray, fi - om Wangapoa I"—Httlena, brigantine, 126 tons, Campbell, from Wairoa 27—Atlantic, schoone", CO tons, Spooner, from Auckland i7—Fairy, s.s., 32 tons, Campbell, from Wairoa 27—Augusta, brigantine, 160 tons, Bendall, from Newcastle 28—Mary Ellen, schooner, 29 tons, Moss, from Fox ton 28—Start, cutter, 23 tons, Dyers, from Mercury Bay DEPARTURES. SEPTEMBER. 25—Rangatira, s.s., 185 tons, Lloyd, for Wellington 25—Forest Queen, ketch, 50 tons, Linklater, for Wellington 26—Star of the South, s.s., 147 tons, Farquhar, for the South 26-r-Greenwich, cutter, 20 tons, for Auckland 27—Columbia, schooner, 46 tons, Conway, for Kennedy's Bay 28—Fiery Cross, schooner, 67 tons, Grundy for Tairua 28—Maggie, brig, 191 tons, Balle, for Newcastle PASSENGER LIST. INWAKDS. In the Star of the South—Mr and Mrs Fee Tou, Mr and Mrs O'Regan, Messrs Beateon, Coatcs, Wilson, and three others In the Fairy—Mrs M'Lean, Miss Collins, Miss Ormond, Messrs Blake, Deighton (2), and Rollo OUTWAKDS. In the Rangatira—Mrs Fleming, Messrs Marks, Woodward, Upton, and others In the Star of the South—Mr and Mrs Browne, Messrs Lenton, Much, Patersell, Stodder, and Swanton EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Amherst, brigantiue, from Newcastle Bebington, ship, from London Clematis, ketch, from Cabbage Bay Excelsior, schooner, from Dunedin Helen, brigantine, from Newcastle Kate M'Gregor, schooner, from Mercury Bay Laetitia, schooner, from Mercury Bay Mary Melville, schooner, from Meicury Bay Mary Ann Hudson, ketch, from Wairoa Murray, s.s., from Nelson Oriti, schooner, from Danelin Pretty Jane, s.s., from Poverty Bay and Auck'and Peter Denny, ship, from London Prince Rupert, ketch, from Wangaroa Queen Bee, ship, from London Rangatira. s.s.. from Wellington Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercury Bay Southern Cross, s.s., from Auckland Star of the South, s.s., from the South Swordfish, brigantiue, from Hobart Town Syren, schooner, from Dunedin Vision, schoouer, from Dunedin VESSELS IN HARBOR. Albatross, schooner, from Auckland Auuusta, brigantine. from Newcastle Atlantic, schooner, from Mercury Bay Fairy, s.s., from Wairoa Helena, brigantiue, from Wangaroa Maid of Otago, schooner, from Oamaru Mary Ellen, schooner, from Foxton Start, cutter, from Mercury Bay Why Not, ketch, from Auckland Three Brothers, ketch, (lightering) Una, s.s., (lightering) Bella, s.s., (lightering) Greenwich, cutter, (lightering 1 ) PROJECrED DEPARTURES. For Moeangiangi—Three Brothers, to* day, weather permitting For Wellington—Mary Ellen, to-morrow For Poverty Bay—Rangatira, to-morrow For Wangapoa—Albatross, on Thursday For Wangaroa—Helena, about Saturday For Wairoa -Fairy, early The s.s. Star of the South, Captain W. Farquhar, arrived from Auckland early on Friday morning, and steamed for Wellington and Southern ports at 5 p.m. on Saturday, arriving at the former port early yesterday morning. The schooner Maid of Otago, Captain D. Bain, arrived from Oamaru via Port Chalmers on Friday evening last. She left Oamaru on the 16th inst., and in consequence of bad weather, bad to run to Port Chalmers for shelter. Left there on the 21st, aud had S.E. wind till making Cook's Straits next day, when a heavy N.E. gale springing up had to heave-to for 16 hours, at the end of which time it shifted to the N.W., continuing until her arrival iu port as above. Cargo : 75 sacks, 290 half-sacks, and 621 qr-sacks flour, and 505 sacks oats. The schooner Albatross, Captain J. Murray, arrived from Wangapoa at 9.30 p,m. on Friday. She left that port at 6 p.m. on Wednesday last with S.W. wind, which continued till rounding Portland Island at 10 a.m. on Friday. From thence to port had a fresh breeze from the N.W., arriving in the roadstead as above, after a rapid passage of £2 hours. Cargo: 65,000 feet timber, and 12,000 shingles. The brigantine Helena, Captain A. Campbell, left Wangaroa on Wednesday, the 23rl instant. Had strong westerly winds to the East Cape, which was rounded at 6 a m. on Friday. Fr >m thence to P. rtland Island had light northerly winds, and from thence to port had stroug N.W. winds, arriving at 3 p.m. on Friday, and entering the Pot shortly after 6. Cargo: 103,000 feet timber. The schooner Atlantic, Capt. Charles Spooner, left Auckland at noon on Ti.ursday last, rounded the East Cape at 10 pm. on Friday, and arrived in the roadstead at i'6 •a.tu 1 . on Sunday. Experienced westerly -winds all the way. Cargo: 43,200 feet •timber, 11,000 shingles, and 11 tons drain ipipes. The s.s. TMry, Oapt. J. Campbell, left Wairoa at 0,30. a.m. on Sunday, and arrived $n port at 10.30 a.in.tfk £arae day, after a rapid inn of four hours, tfufft , : ]4O bushels maize, 43 poles, &c.

The brigantine Augusta, Captain W. Bendnll, arrived from Newcastle, N.S.W., yesterday morning, with a cargo of coals. The schooner Mary Ellen, Captain A Moss, left Foxton'on the 12th iust, a few minutes after a heavy gale sprung up from the S.E. with a terrific sea. Made 120 miles leeway, the weather Btill being thick and dirty. On the 18th split the mainsail, arrd the uext day put into Nelson to repair it. Lefc on the 2lst, and shortly afler experienced a S.E. gale, put into Brooks' Harbor D'Civile Island-on the 22nd. Left on the 2 !rd, and experienced N.W. winds and fine weather to the Ki nappers. when it blew a gale from the same quarter, lasting two houis, and splitting the mainsail again. Light variable winds succerkd, which were experienced to port, arrived in the roadstead at 4 a.m. Cargo : 664 slei-epers. The cutter Start, Captain F. Dyers, arrived in the roadstead, from Mercury Ray yesterday forenoon, and entered the Pot at 6 p.m. Cargo : 23,750 feet timber. The s.c. Rangatira left for Wellington at 11 a.m. on Friday, and arrived there at 3 p.m. on Saturday. She was to steam for Napier from Wellington last evening; but a strong north-wester which blew in that port yesterday will probably have delayed her departure. The cutter Greenwich left for Auckland on Saturday last, and was seen off Portland Island at eight o'clock the same evening by the Atlantic. The brig Maggie sailed for Newcastle yesterday forenoon. The ketch Prince Rupert is loading timber at Wangaroa, for Napier. H.M.B. Blanche and the Governor's yacht Blanche sailed from Wellington on a cruise on Friday, Mr Gnlly, the artist, accompanied his Excellency the Governor, to sketch West Coast scenery. The S.S. Albion arrived at the Bluff at 6 a.m. on Saturday, having left Melbourne on the 21st, thus making the run in four days and twelve hours. She brings 37 saloon and 29 steerage passengers, and 300 tons cargo for all ports. The Ship Merope, from London, arrived yesterday at Port Lyttelton, after a passage of 92 days from Plymouth. She brings 33d immigrants, and a number of passengers, including the English exoeditioufor the observation of the transit of Venus. The Taranaki arrived in Auckland on Thursday from the South, and reported encountering a terrific gale on Wednesday, which swept the decks of everything moveable, and carried away one of the boats and a portion of the rail. Saw two waterwpoiits Supposed Loss of the Alice Cameron. —Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane, owners of the barque Alice Cameron, 156 days out to Manila from Sydney, and not heard of, have claimed insurance of £3,000. The policy is held by the Victoria office, and reinsured in the New Zealand, South British, National Standard, and National Bank of South Australia, for £SOO each. The Tararua arrived at Nelson on Thursday afternoon, and left for Wellington the following morniug. The Hokitika and Greymouth bars were both rough and impracticable. She met the Oiago uear the Sandspit, and transhipped the West Coast mails and passengers. She bri gs 150 tjns cargo for Nulson, 2JD for Wellington, 10 for Lyttelton, and 10 for uuncdin. Rescue at Sea—The Uev. W. McMeekiu' a pa>senger by the Allan steamship Circassian, writes, under daie of the 4th May : —" We are stearring up the Gulf of St Lawrence at full speed in this fine vessel, which sailed from Derry on the24th April. Nothing of any consequence occurred till we reached latitude 43deg. N., 44deg.. W. The Altan ships, at tlvs season, do not use the Belle Isle route ; aud to this, perhaps, we owe it that our captain has been instrumental in saving the lives of the crew of the steamship Linda, Capcaiu Darbyihire, boual from Liverpool for St. Johu, New Brims vick. On the Ist of May we saw a vessel in distress, full sail, and bore down upon her in a moderate sea. In a short time a lifeboat pushed out from under her, ami the Captain of the Linda boarded us. I asked, 'ls she on fire V and he answered promptly,' Yes, sir.' I had noticed smoke ascending amidships, and feared the worst. The coal iu the bunkers had ignited and been on fire seven days. The heat of the furnace had set fire to the bunkers aud burnt down through the wooden floor. The pumps were choked; steam was stopped. The ship's papers were not saved, but the chronometers, captain's sword, a couple of guus, and some bedding aud small boxes, were hooked and raised expeditiously ; and one by one the crew—twenty-six men, all told—witha stowaway, climbed to the deck of the Circassian. The captain's worn-out appearance told the tale of the fearful seven days and nights of suffering they had passed. Five of the sailors fainted from the smouldering of «,be coal; the smoke of which, lie said, acted like fire-damp the moment it was inhaled, I csked the captain, was it possible the vessel might remain atloat till picked up by some other ship, and he replied, ' 1 do not believe she could stay up three hours longer.' We watched her as long as we continued in sight of her. Her cargo was mainly of dry goods, iron, and chains."