SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4301, 4 January 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF -WELLINGTON High Water. 00.45 a.m.; 1.10 p.ar. ARRIVED. j iNUARY I.—Enterprise. 81 tons, Campbell, from Xagt Coast. Passenger— 3fr. Herbert. Levin anti C °Southern Cross, s.s.. from Napier, &c. Passengers —Saloon: Rev. Mr. Shepherd ami Mrs. Shepherd, Messrs. Neil, Evans, and Bowrie. V. Bishop, SvTanawacu, p.s., 103 tons, J. Grifliths, from Flaxbourne. R. S. Ledger, agent. St. Kilrta, 174 tons, Jno. Flowcrdpy, from Avanganui. Passenger—Saloon: Mr. D. Peat. Krull and Co., agents. . . _ Napier, s.s., 44 tons, Butt, from Foxton. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Davis, Master Reeves, Messrs. Dickinson, Webbe, Fraser, Davis, Kingswill, and Juda. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. I3AILED. January 2.—Southern Cross, s.s., 139 tons, F. Holmes, for the South. W. Bishop, agent. Ladybird, s.s., 23C tons. H. J. C. Andrews, tor Pioton and the North, Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. White and four children, Mr. and Mrs. Konworthy, Mr. Von Tempsky, and thirteen in the steerage. R. S. ledger, agent. Stormbird, s.s., 03 tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Miss "Wilson, Miss Reid, Mrs. Nicholas, Master Townsend, and Mr. Nicholas. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents, CLEARED OUT. ' January 2.—Manuion, 92 tons, Bowton, for Kaiparci. E. Pearce, agent. IMPORTS. Manawatu; from Wanganui: 123 bales wool, 1 pony. Enterprise, from East Coast: 203 bales wool, 4 bells, pigskins, 4 sheepskins, 1 hide. Southern Cross, from North: 1 engine. 20 casks oil, 1 case shells, 21 empties. Manawa&u, from Flaxbourno: 100 bales wool, 1 bale skins, 170 sacks, 5 casks zinc, 1 boat. Si;. Kildn, from Wanganui: 220 bales wool. Napier, from Foxton.: 2 pels., SI sacks potatoes, 03 bales wool, 2 bills, skins. EXPORTS. Manawatu. for Flaxbourne: 1 case pickles, 1 case coffee, 2 cases sardines. Southern Cross, for South: 1 box and original cargo from North. Marmion, for Kaipara : 74 mats svgar, 15 bags rice, 100 bags flour, 20 sacks oats, 20 do. bran, 04 do. chatf, 1 cask currants, 2 jars tartaric ado, 1 keg carbonate soda, 10 causes kerosene, 2 boxes pipes, 10 drums colza oil, 5 cases salmon, 2 cases coffee, 5 bags oatmeal, 2 cases castor oil. Ladybird, for Plcton and North: 5 cases wine, 1 case, 1 truss drapery, 1 cask sugar, 2 cases stout, 1 pump, 1 pkge., C kegs paint, 10 bais iron, 2 boxes, 1 parcel, 1 truss. Stormbird, for Wanganui; 100 boxes candles, C pkgs. tobacco, 10 cases, 3 trunks, 2 bales, 4 pkgs., 1 piano, 32 pkgs. groceries, 1 cask zinc, 2 doz. spades, 2 drums oil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.— Avalanche, Hindostan, Carnatic, Berar, Humboldt, City of Vienna, Ardentinny, Inverene, and Hudson. New York.. —Sunlight, barque ; Ossea. Gkogratue Bay.—Grace Darling. Southern Ports. —Taranaki, s.s., 7th inst. Northern Ports. —Phcebe. s.s., this day. Melbourne, via run West Coast.—Tararua, s.s., 16th inst. Melbourne, via Southern Ports.—Otago, s.s., to-morrow. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London—Adamant, about 9th Jan.: Jessie Eeadman, early; Howrah, in January; Soukar, about 7th February. Melbourne, via the West Coast.—Otago, s.s,, Gth inst. Melbourne, via the South, Tararua, s.s,, ICth inst. ’Northern Ports.—Taranaki, s.s., Bth inst. Southern Ports.—Phcebe, s.s., to-morrow. Dunedin.—Eosby, s.s., about 6th inst. Castle Point.—Aspasia, schooner, this day. Wanganui.—Manawatu, p.s., this day; St. Kilda, s.s., 6th inst. • Foxton.—Napier, s.s., this day. East Coast Ports (North Island). —Rangatira, s.s., this day. 1 Matatkona.—Enterprise, to-morrow. East Coast.—Herald, this day. BY TELEGRAPH. NELSON, Sunday. Arrived. —3.3o p.m. Ladybird, from Plcton. NEW PLYMOUTH, Saturday. Sailed.—Phcnbe, for Southern Ports, at 1 o’clock. The Go-Ahead does not leave AVaitara for Manukan til! Monday evening. The New Barquentine, Falcon, A very creditable specimen of ship-building came into harbour yesterday, in the sshape of a beautiful barquen-, tine, named the Falcon, a new vessel on her first voyage. The Falcon was built at the yard of Messrs. Simms and Brown, of Auckland, and is 195 tons register, and of the following dimensions:—Length, 117 ft.; beam, 23ft. Cin.; depth of hold lift. Gin. She is a rouud-sterned craft, of sweet lines and most substantial build, her frame being of that durable wood, pohutakawa.and her planking of best heart of kauri. She was built under - the inspection of Lloyds’ surveyor. From truck to water-line the general appearance of the Falcon is "■ taking in the extreme, whilst her appointments and finish are everything that could be desired. She has a snug comfortably-furnished cabin that can accomodate eight passengers. There are good quarters for the crew, and ample space on deck. The rig of the vessel is remarkable. In days gone by she would have been termed a two-topsail three-masted schooner, but according to a more modern nomenclature she is a barquentine. Three taunt lower masts lovely kauri masts and topgallant masts in one. Instead* of tops there are cross-trees to the fore and main mast, and her topmast rigging is not rattled. She carries two topsail yards at the fore and main, but has no standing courses. Forwards she spreads a crowd of sail, three jibs, a boom fore-staysail, and a swinging fore and aft foresail. Her fore and aft mainsail and mizzen are also large sails, and a great deal of canvas is contained in her topsail and topgallant sails. Taking her altogether she is a sightly craft indeed, and if not a heeler on any tack she certainly belies her appearance. Captain 51. T. Clayton, late of the ship Kent, designed the Falcon. She is owned by Messrs. Watt Brothers, but her commander, Captain Benclall, once master of the steamer Star of the South, holds a considerable interest in her. He speaks highly of her performances. Wanganui Even[ruj Herald, Dec. 26. A TYPHOON. AN AMERICAN MIDDY’S EXPERIENCE DURING THE LATE GALE AT NAGASAKI. (From the New York Herald, Oct. 15.) The following extract from a letter written by Midshipman 51. A. Shufeldt, of the Hartford, to his father, Captain R. W. Shufeldt, now stationed at Annapolis, descriptive of the terrific typhoon which swept over the harbor of Nagasaki last August, will be found of inte”est:—‘ I have lots of news ; first and foremost comes the great typhoon which swept over this city about two weeks ago, the strongest one, according to the Nagasaki Gazette and in the mind of the "oldest inhabitant,” that this coast has seen for seventy years. If you remember how completely land-locked this harbor is, what good holding ground, &c., you can better imagine the force of the gale. Wo (the Hartford) were anchored in about the middle of the bay, with botii bowers down and forty-five fathoms of chain on one and thirty on the other. The bay was crowded with vessels of all descriptions—merchantmen, steamers, and, besides the Ashuelot, Kearsarge and Saco, the Japanese ironclad Azuma Khan (the old Stonewall) and three English gunboats. At dusk it was overcast and rainy, with strong puffs of wind, the barometer falling rapidly. I was standing on the forecastle about eight p.m., and then it began to increase, and I could hear anchors being let go and chains veered all over the harbor. I ran below and took a look at the ; barometer—29ll, falling rapidly; at nine o’clock 28*67, and the wind howling and shrieking; our topgallantmasts were on deck, and everything snug aloft. About three bells we veered to "sixty fathoms on botii chains, and brought up on both anchors with a sharp tug widch started them both out of the mud, and the ship dragged about two lengths, then let go the sfajrboard sheet and dragged in about ten seconds more, when we fetched up on the sheet, which brought the ship up and swung on for an instant BROADSIDE TO THE WIND, when, after a fearful careen, she slowly righted and swung "head to.” Ten minutes after, with barometer at 28*33, the wind blowing so hard that it was utterly impossible to walk forward, except to crawl on your belly, something white flashed by, and away went our foretopgallant sail, saying "good-by” to the yard as neat as could be, the latter being at the time lashed in the rigging ; and then, with guns of distress firing all over the narber an immense black object loomed up on our port bow and came down rapidly upon us, when the Admiral rushed tb the port on the half deck and sang out to stand by to veer on all chains, and to let go the starboard sheet. Down came the immense steamer, with three anchors down, and going ahead with her engines full speed, still passing ns stern foremost at the rate of about five knots an hour. I was standing aft, when I heard. Captain Dekraft say, " Admiral, she’ll foul us !”' A sudden, powerful puff of wind, and Ihe gallant old Hartford brought up sharp on her starboard anchors and swung slightly but rapidly to starboard, causing the dragging steamer to sheer our quarter and carry away the gig. She was icon lost In THE PITCHY DARKNESS). A few minutes after, the Saco went by us steaming all her might, and with four anchors down, yet steadily dragging on the rocks. Then the Kearsarge began to send off all kinds of fireworks, and we saw the Ashuelot and a German brig, which v/as athwart her hawser, go drifting off. About II o’clock, the force of the gale v/as something terrific—utterly impossible to describe. At seven bells the barometer was 28*13 ! The howling of the gale was «o fearful that it was Impossible to hear a yell in your very ear, and the rain came down like knife blades. Wo heard the snapping of the masts of an immense Danish merchantman, anchored a little off our starboard bow, where she evidently had parted her chains.- She went by us like a flash ; then two immense junks came tearing down on us, and striking our taut cables, wore blown high and dry on them, ns it were, which caused us to surge ahead, when the poor aevils sank with their living cargoes. One only came over our bow, with head bleeding, and he sought protection. Wo were now under full head of steam, and slowly dragging. At twelve, with the barometer at 23*10, it fell almost calm for about two minutes, then, with a yell, it came out In exactly the opposite direction, and then, blowing all the time just a* hard, fol owed the compass right around. The Saco went by g again, and the immense fleet of junks went crash* ng and sinking all over the harbor. Through the almost Impenetrable gloom I could make out the Stonewall close aboard by the flash of her minute

guns. Our ship rolled in the mountain-locked harbor of Nagasaki as heavily as In a heavy ocean swell. Ab mt half-past one a.m. the barometer jumped from 23*13 to 23*47 and began rapidly to rise. I could not help but wonder at the great power this instrument had t-o relieve human anxiety The Admiral s*face of dull care immediately brightened, and in fact all felt* as if an immense weight was lifted, for many thought that if our anchors held wo might be RUN DOWN AND FOUNDERED. The typhoon rapidly abated, and soon "all hands” had gone below to catch a little rest during the few remaining hours. The morning broke clear and calm, but with wreck and destruction on every side. The mast heads of dozens of junks were visible sticking out of the water all around us. On the right hand rocky shore were piled five large steamships, the majority of them blown completely out of their element, high and dry, with masts and sails in inextricable confusion. The majority of the merchantmen had lost all their masts and spars. One of the largest foundered at her anchors, others total wrecks and piled in every imaginable way on the rocks ; the shores lined with broken junks and sampans, and the water COVERED WITH DEAD BODIES and debris of every kind. The Stonewall had parted both her chains and gone ashore and filled, with a large hole in her side. Ashore the destruction was awful. The solid stone " bund ” was torn to pieces, and the rocks and stones, weighing on an average half a ton apiece, thrown across the street and into the gardens of the houses facing. All the latter were down, including the Governor’s new palace. Tho streets were filled with timber, beams, bricks, tiles, broken limbs of trees, and the whole city presenting on every side wreck, desolation, and death. The Japs themselves were driven nearly wild, and go around now with the longest faces in the world. Poor fellows! they deserve all the pity imaginable. Eighty junks were sunk in this harbor alone, and in aU 350 dead bodies picked up. AVe (that is the fleet) came out all right. Wo lost our launch, dingy and first cutter—steam launch pretty well knocked. The Ashuelot lost her head booms. The Saco and Kearsarge are all right. Tho sudden changing of tho wind undoubtedly saved the two latter vessels. Such was the great typhoon, and now rumors of floods, wrecks and destruction of property reach us every ‘dav. Nothing for the last seventy years has equalled it. Ido not want to see such another. What effect such a blow would have on vessels at sea it would bo hard to imagine, when in a land-locked harbor it can create such destruction.