Shipping News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 560, 17 March 1858, Page 4

Shipping News.

ARRIVED. March 13th, brigantine Corsair, 135 tons, Gay, from Hobart Town. Passengers, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs Gay, Mrs. O'Neil and 3 children; Messrs. J. Griffiths and G. R. Bell. March 15th, schooner Emerald Isle, 32 tons, Oakes, from Auckland.

March 16th, steamer Planet, 45 tons, Pringle, from Akaroa, with passengers and fruit.

SAILED. March 13th steamer Planet, 45 tons, Pringle, for Akaroa, with passengers only.

IMPORTS. In the Corsair, J. T. Peacock & Co., agents--18,000 ft. timber, 27,691 palings, 1 crate crockery' lO horses, J. T. Peacock and Co. '* In the Emerald Isle, R. Waitt & Co., agents--26,000 ft. timber, E. Waitt & Co. ' ARRIVALS OF WOOL COASTWISE. Feb. 27 (omitted at date), per Port Glasgow from Christchurch, 19 bales; March 13, per Uira, from Kaiapoi, 56 bales. vessels in roRT. Tons, bhip Glentanner, 8ruce.............. 610 Barque Oriental, Macey 500 " Koehampton, Candler 469 " Matador, Lindsay, 249 Brig Mountain Maid, Wood ..192 " Mary Clarke, Buchanan ...... 180 Brigantine Corsair, Gay 134 " Spray, Anderson ...... 107 " Acis, Thompson 94 Steamer. Planet, Pringle „\ 75 Schooner Lucy James, Throop *.'." 35 " Emerald Isle, Oakes 32 Hulk Gratitude «... 154 The Emerald Isle schooner left Auckland on ± mir sday, March 4th, and having called at Kawhia to load, reached Blind Bay, where she put in Irom stress of weather, on Saturday the 6th On Sunday afternoon last she was off Double Corner, and at 6h. 6m. p.m. was standing to south-east, with wind from south, a moderate breeze, in about six fathoms water- when it was noticed, on a sudden, that the sea became remarkably confused, and the wind squally but not strong. The water all round appeared as if SL+ !? ate °f 11*** boil, and was so cross that the vessel Shipped a heavy sea , and the master was obliged to shorten sail and stand in as close to the beach as possible. The wind in the meantime, though puffy, was far from too strong to carry all sail. The violence of the sea did not moderate till the schooner had reached under the peninsula, about themiddleof thenight On Sunday morning the Emerald Isle waf in company with the Julia Ann and Emerald, off Amuri, both bound for this port, neither of which vessels has yet arrived.