SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4129, 15 June 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP WELLINGTON - . Htuii 'Water.—s.l3 A.if. ; 5.35 r.sr. ARRIVED. Junk 13.—Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, J, Griffiths, from Wanganui. Passengers—. Saloon: Miss Warburton, Mrs. King, Messrs. J. Bennett, and Miller. K. S. Ledger, agent. Napier, s.s., 44 tons, Butt, from Foxton. Passenger Mr. Peck. W. AG. Turnbull & Co., agents. Stonnblrd, s.s., 07 tons, I > . Doilc, from Wanganui. Passenger;—Saloon: Mrs. Nichols, Messrs, Murray, Rennie, R iff, Seager, Nixon. Steerage : 1. Junk 14.—Phcubc, s.s., 410 tons, Worsp, from the Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mr, and Mrs. Kerle, Mesdames Wheeler and Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Gillman, Miss Spockman, Captain Boyd, Messrs. Mason, Maxwell. Palliser, Cutten, Cameron, SomerKirk, Wllhair, Burton, Armstrong(2). Biddle, Jobbing, Benjamin, and Bennington. Steerage :4. Luna, s.s., 199 tons, Fairchild, from the Marmkau. Passengers—Lady Fergusson, Captain and Mrs. Fergusson, Rev. Mr. Hare, and suite, SAILED. June 13. —Albion, s.s., 501 tons. Thos. Undcrwoo I. for Melbourne via the West Coast. W. Bishop, agent. June 14. —McCalium More, ship, IGG3 tons, Adam Smith, for Newcastle, N.S.W, Passenger Dr. Donaldson. Johnston & Co., agents. Golden Sea, ship, 1300 tons, Strachan, for Lyttelton. Levin & Co., agents. Canterbury, schooner. 33 tons, Anderson, for Kaikounw. Master, agent. _Heversham. barque. 500 tons, Yule, for Newcastle, N.S.W., in ballast. Williams, agent. CLEARED OUT. June 13.—Unity, schooner, 44 tons, 11. Norgrove, for Picton, via Jackson’s Hoad. .Master, agent. Fiery Cross, schooner, 72 tons, John Grundy, for Napier. IMPORTS. Stormbird. s.s., from Wanganui—2 sacks seed, 4 brace pheasants, 9 trunks, 4 cases. Napier, s.s., from Foxton—l4 kegs butter and lard, S hides. 4 bags bacon, 12 sacks beans, 1 cask tallow, 01 sleepers. Manawatu, from Wanganui—l bdl. plants. Phoebe, from Dunedin—32 cases, 5 hhds., G kegs, 100 bags malt, 132 bars iron, 2 bdl a, 2 pels., 1 crate, 2 trusses, G trunks, 4 bales, 3 kilderkins, 2 boxes, 2 nests, 1 cask, 1 drum, 1 bdl. trees, 37 pkgs. EXPORTS. Unity, to Picton, via Jackson’s Head—oo tons coal, 4 truck wheels and filings, 1G pkgs. machinery. Fiery Cross, to Napier—7o jarrah piles, 400 sleepers, 10 cases cheese. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Melbourne, via the West Coast.—Claud Hamilton, s.s., 17th Inst. Melbourne.—Ashburton, via Gcographcßay,W.A.; sailed 12th Mav. Sydney.—H.M.S. Challenger. Auckland.—H.M.S. Blanche ; his Excellency’s yacht Blanche. Adelaide.—Kangaroo ; sailed 20th May. London.—Weymouth, ship, sailed 20th March ; Waikato, ship ; sailed ISth March. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne, via Southern Ports,—Claud Hamilton, s.s., 17th inst. Sydney.—La Hogue, ship, 21st June. London.—-Wennington, ship. Wanganui.—Stormbird. this day. EY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON. June 13.—Arrived: Fratelli Gagglno, 110 days, from Gravesend. Sailed, 4.30 p.m. : Wellington, for Dunedin. AUCKLAND. June 13. —Sailed, Hero, for Sydney, with a large number of passengers. NEW PLYMOUTH. June 13. —Arrived : Taranaki, from Manukau. She sails fer Nelson cat noon. The Go-Ahead sails for Manukau to-night. NELSON. June 31.—Arrived. 7 a.m. : Taranaki, from New Plymouth. Sailed, 8 a.m. : Albion, for Greymouth. PORT OF NEWCASTLE. N.S.W. May 30. —Arrived; Drover, from New Zealand. May 31 —Helen, from New Zealand. May 27—Sailed : Duke of Edinburgh, for Dunedin. May 30—Australian Sovereign, for Dunedin. PORT OF MELBOURNE. May 29. —Arrived; Zephyr, from Greymouth, April 11.

Yesterday the wind had changed from the S.E. round to the N. and NAY, and the sailing craft in harbor at once made preparations to leave. Early in the morning the ship McCallum More got under weigh, and went majestically across from her position over by the Kaiwarrawarra shore to the point. Since she moved over to the outer anchorage, with the aid of a rope from the Luna, some days ago, and when the wind was fair for her to leave, a constant succession of southerly breezes has prevented her clearing the harbor. In the fury of the late gale she dragged some considerable distance over towards Kaiwarrawarra. and having to pay out a large quantity of chain, she was much further down than vessels usually go. Captain Smith was glad enough to see the change, and the wind had no sooner freshened to a gentle breeze than the crew were sent aloft and the sails unfurled, and the McCallum More moved across the bay. Though the ship Waikato, which may now be daily expected, will in all probability prove to be a finer vessel than Captain Smith’s ship, the McCallum More certainly, at the present time, is the best equipped vessel Wellington harbor has yet seen, and from the genial conduct of her officers and all on board, she had become a great favorite. The ship may again visit Wellington, as she is one of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s fleet. Her present destination is Newcastle, from whence she will take a cargo of coal to San Francisco. At that port she will take in a general cargo, and proceed to England round the Horn. The Luna arrived alongside the wharf at eight o’clock last night, having come direct from the Manukau. She left at 8.45 a.m. on Saturday, and took His Excellency's yacht Blanche in tow until dear of the coast, when she cast off and came on straight to Wellington. The Blanche will make a cruise to Nelson, and will bring His Excellency over from there. The coasting steamers Manawatu, Napier, and Stormbird all turned up at the wharf on Saturday morning within a short time of each other, having been detained under shelter owing to the S.E. gale, The Manawatu left Wanganui wharf at 1 o’clock on Wednesday morning, and had got some way outside when the wind began to get up, and shelter was taken under Kapiti. Having got away from there during a lull, she was again obliged to run for shelter, this time to Ohftu Bay. There the Stormbird, which had left Wanganui in the evening of ‘Wednesday, and had caught the full force of the gale, joined her, and i the company was made up by the Napier, It was blowinggreat guns outside, but within the bay the water was comparatively calm, and the three steamers having nothing to do, and it being out of the question to put out with the tremendous sea running, the crews amused themselves with fishing, and were moderately successful. On the gale moderating, the Stormbird got off first, and the Manawatu and Napier followed close after, all three arriving within an hour at the wharf In the order named. Shortly after her arrival alongside the wharf on Saturday, the Manawatu, which was originally notified to carry the mails to Wanganui on that afternoon, took in coal from the collier in the harbor, and steamed out to the heads to search for and pick up any fresh spars from the wreck of the barque Earl of Southesk. On arriving at the scene, # the masts and gear appeared in much the same position as before, although it had been hoped that the strong southerly swell setting Ln during and after the late strong gale from that quarter would have broken up the hull and anything else that remained of her, and dislodged the masts from the secure position In which they were wedged between the roexs. It was determined, however, to make an attempt to get some of the more valuable timber, and for that purpose several warps were run out from the Manawatu and fastened to the parte which appeared above water; but the only result was the giving way of the ropes without bringing anything substantial with them. After one or two failures the attempt was abandoned, and the steamer contented herself with picking up four spars of various sizes that were easily procurable, which she tov/cd up to the wharf in the evening. The Manawatu leaves for Wanganui to-day. The Golden .Sea also took her departure from the harbor yesterday at 1 o’clock, before the favorable breeze, passing the steamer Phcebe just off the point. The Golden Sea has gained a name in the place from the excitement caused by the reported mutiny on board while the vessel was lying under quarantine regulations at Somes’ Island, and which it will be remembered, the Luna with a force of armed constabulary was sent over to quell. The fact that Captain Strachan was sued for not providing the immigrants which he brought out with sufficient water, gained the vessel additional notoriety. Her present destination U Lyttleton, where she will load probably for Calcutta and there take in a cargo of coolies for the plantations at Dernerara and the West Indies, The steamer Phoebe, with a largo number of passengers and a general cargo, from Port Chalmers and Lyttelton, arrived alongside the wharf yesterday shortly after 2 o'clock, having had fair winds during the run up. She left the Wellington wharf at dusk on the Oth, and arrived at Lyttelton at noon next day. At noon again on the Bth, she started for Port Chalmers, and arrived there early on Tuesday last. On Friday evening she left port for Lyttelton; arrived there at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and at 5 p.rn. sailed for Wellington, experiencing moderate S, E. winds on the coast. The Phoebe continues the trip to Manukau to-day. The steamer Stormbird will take in cargo to-day, and sail for Wanganui in the evening. The schooner Canterbury sailed yesterday at 1 p.rn. for the Kaikouras. When the Albion left Melbourne the schooner Gipp’s Land and the steamer James and Mary were aground on the West .Spit, at the entrance to the Lakes. The steamer was leaky, and It was scarcely expected that she would be saved. The schooner would probably be got off. The steamer Athlon left the wharf shortly after daylight on Saturday morning, for Melbourne, via the West Coast, ' The schooner Fiery Cross, having taken In a full cargo, cleared at the Customs on .Saturday for Napier. She is under charter from Messrs. Btogdcn and Sons. The barque Ifevcrsbarn sailed for Newcastle on Saturday afternoon, Captain Yule had originally intended to get a tow out from the Albion on Friday night, but the postponement of the steamer rendered the plan unavailable. Tho Australind wiU bo the next Newcastle vessel to leave.

The schooner Unit}' is also cleared for Picton, and will call at Jackson's Head, to land some maohinerv, on the way. The s.s. Napier sailed from Foxton on Wednesday, and crossed the bar at half past four o’clock, with light southerly weather. Passed Kapitl Island at ten o’clock p.m. Saw two lights, which wore supposed to be the Hunter and another vessel, bound to Blenheim, with timber for the Messrs. Brogden. At three o'clock on Thursday morning, experienced a heavy gale from the southward, in which the mainsail was blown to pieces. Put back to Ohau Bay for shelter. Started again at five o’clock the same morning, but found the sea outside too heavy, and returned to the anchorage. Started again on Saturday morning at seven o’clock, and arrived in the harbor at eleven o’clock in the forenoon of the same day. Among the vessels lying in Foxton harbor when the Napier left was the fore-and-aft schooner Mary Helen, belonging to Messrs. Brogden. She was towed out about the middle of last month by the Napier, hound for the Waitara with timber. When the schooner was rounding Cape Kgmont she shipped a heavy sea, which swept the deck of everything upon it. such as boat, galley, etc., and carried away the main boom. One of the crew was washed overboard, but was washed back by the drawback, and got on board again. Her deck load was carried away. She is now loading sleepers for Blenheim on her owners’ account. A very lengthy and searching inquiry into the causes which led to the unfortunate stranding of the schooner Kate on the north spit of the Wanganui Heads on the 31st ultimo whilst taking her departure for Paten, was held before James C. Woon, Esq., Collector of Customs, and Captain K. 9. Low, Nautical Assessor. The following is the decision arrived at;—Whilst acquitting the Master, J. B. Tilly, of wilful neglect, the Court is of opinion that he is chargeable with carelessness, and a want of proper caution, more particularly in not having one of the vessels’sails, viz., the jib, bent and ready for use, and censures him accordingly. —Wanganui Herald.

The brig Albion, recently floated off the rocks in the Kaipara river, arrived at To Kopuru on Friday, in charge of Captain Brain, late of the schooner Kate Brain. She is very much knocked about, and looks altogether seedy and dilapidated. Captain Brain, however, is quite hopeful of geting her round to Auckland, with a cargo of timber, when she will be laid up for repairs. The barque Harriet Armitage lias arrived at Port Chalmers, after a long and stormy passage, from Newcastle, during which she lost a section of the starboard bulwarks and her dock cargo of fruit. The Armitage left Newcastle on the 2lstult. with a strong N.W. breeze that, on the following day, freshened to a strong gale, and brought the barque down to her lower topsails and to the wind. The gale increased, and worked round to the S.W., raising a high cross sea. On the 2.3 rd, the barque then fore-reaching under the lower topsails, and on the starboard tack, a tremendous sea broke aboard, carried away the bulwarks and staunchions between the main and fore rigging, smashed in the front of tiie poop, and half filled the cuddy with water. It also swept away 100 cases of fruit that were on deck, and seriously damaged the lifeboat. The poop was cleared of water as soon as possible, and the front secured, and then, as seas continued to find their way on board, the steerage passengers were removed from the deckhouse to the cuddy for safety. The gale raged for four days, and moderated on the 20th, and thence to the land, which was made off Breaksea Sound on the 31st, light variable weather prevailed. This changed to a gale from S.AY, during which the barque was hove-to for two days just to northward of the West Cape.

The Lost Victorian Pilot Schooner Corsair.— The Corsair was one of the best foul-weather boats of her size that has ever been seen in these waters, and although twenty-five or thirty years of age. it was found two years ago, when she was placed on the slip, that her good old English oaken timbers were as sound as ever, and hard enough to turn the carpenter’s chisels. She was copper-fastened throughout, built by Ratsay, in Southampton water, and first distinguished herself in a race from the Isle of Wight round the Eddystone lighthouse and back to the Isle again. Her opponent was the Talisman, a fine model of a cutter, but unable to hold her own in the gale that prevailed against such a splendid sea boat as* the Corsair, which was subsequently purchased by Captain Kreeft, who, in 1853, brought out his family in her to Victoria, and sold her to our Government for the pilot service. —Geelong Advertiser. A Steamer Ashore.—The Queensland telegraph reports to Sydney that. the steamer Boomerang is ashore on the King’s Reef, thirty miles north of Cardwell. A boat arrived at Cardwell on 20th, reporting the wreck. The forehold was full of water, but the afterpart of the engine room was dry. The Harbor-Master sent the pilot crew in the cutter to assist. The vessel went ashore at daylight on Friday, the 29th May. She was at full speed, with all sail set, but the mate reports that she struck so quietly as to disturb nothing.

Damage* for an Assault at Sea.— The boatswain of tho Loch Maree, David Thompson, sued Captain John. W. McCallum, of that ship, for assault and false imprisonment, in the County Court, laying his damages at £IOO. The action had been commenced in the Supreme Court, but had been sent down from there. The plaintiff’s case was, that on the voyage out from England he was disabled by a whitlow, but on tho 11th March last had so far recovered that he was able to walk about. The Cajitain asked him why he was not at work, and added, that if he (the plaintiff) did not recommence his duties he would have to appoint another boatswain. Thompson said he was not able to work, and that if fifty other boatswains were appointed he would still be boatswain of the Loch Maree. Tho Captain, on receiving that answer, made a run at Thompson, knocked him down, and put him into irons lor fourteen days, on account of his insubordination. The witnesses called for the defence stated that Thompson’s answer to the Captain about remaining boatswain even if fifty others were appointed was given in the most insulting manner, accompanied with other expressions that showed insubordination. It was also proved that the day after Thompson was put in irons the Captain offered to release him if lie would submit to be disrated, and would go before the mast as a seaman. This Thompson declined to do, and was, at the expiration of his term of imprisonment, brought on to Melbourne as a passenger, and at the end of the voyage received his discharge. The jury gave the plaintiff a verdict, with £75 damages. Mr. Quinlan appeared for the plaintiff, and Dr. Madden for defendant. —Melbourne Age, May 30.

HINTS FOR SHIPMASTERS. Captain Stanley, 8.N., who has had charge of the late survey of the Victorian coast and Bass’ Strait —conducted at the joint expense of the Admiralty and the Victorian Government—writes as follows to the Melbourne Argus, under date May 10: The escape of the dismasted ships Loch Ard and John Kerr being now fresh in the minds of everybody, I may perhaps do some good by placing information in )the hands of shipmasters, owners, and the public generally, while there will be some chance of its being remembered. There appears to me to be a great dread by masters of vessels that after one of our strong north-westerly gales the wind will chop round to the eastward. This my own experience of the coast quite disproves. I have never seen It happen, and the only case I have ever heard of was at the time the Flying Squadron visited our shores, when Admiral Hornby informed me that they, in a similar gale at one time, and for a short period, had the wind at S.K.B. Upon tho same point Captain Flinders remarks :—“The gales that chiefly prevail begin at N.N.W., and gradually draw round by W. to SAY. at which point they subside. If the wind backs to W. orN. W., the gale will continue,' In my own remarks upon the weather I have remarked that “ these gales, both in summer and winter, are oftener from the westward, veering to SAY, and appearing invariably to clear up when the wind arrives at the South." And now I come to express an opinion as to the safest course for vessels to pursue under similar circumstances to those of the Loch Ard and John Kerr, while at the same time giving every meed of praise to the captains who have evinced so much courage and skill in the performance of their duties. In the first place (with a safe wind for doing so), I should think it tiie duty of every ship-master, at the outside telegraph station (in this case Cape Otway) to signal for a tug, as no dismasted ship can ever be considered safe when in the vicinity of land. Possibly under such circumstances a tug might make an exorbitant demand, and this may act as a deterrent. Supposing this either done or not done, and a gale threatening from NAY, the wiser course for a captain to pursue would be to get down south as fast as possible, keeping east of King’s Island, for he may make certain of being to windward and getting back again when tho wind shifts. 1 should myself anchor under King’s Island anywhere on its eastern side, but not to the southward of Sea Elephant Bay, the position depending upon tho direction of the wind—that is to say, I should not go ho far south if the wind had already veered to tho westward. It is certainly not safe for a ship to attempt to make the Heads with a northwesterly gale threatening, oven supposing her to bo fully rigged, for such gales arc always accompanied by dirty weather, and the escape of the Loch Ard may almost be considered miraculous. Even without masts and yards to catch tho wind, the wonder Is that she held on, though under the circumstances of tho case it was the only thing left for her captain to do. Hitherto I have supposed a vessel to get the gale when well to the westward, but she might not get it until much farther to the eastward, and in tin’s case there arc three places she might got shelter, in Western Port, Waratah Bay, and round Wilson's Promontory; vessels might have objections to entering tho two former, but there could be no objection to running round Wilson's Promontory, except tho fear of tho wind coming round to the eastward, and the certainty that this will not happen I have endeavored to explain. When at anchor under Wilson's Promontory, a boat could be despatched to the lighthouse, from whence a telegram could bo sent for a tug. I hope one of these days to see a lighthouse upon Capo Liptrap, and when this happens, and telegraphic communication is established, "Waratah .Bay will become a useful port of refuge. The want of a township and communication with Melbourne keeps this (tho next best bay to Portland) quite unknown.