SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4435, 7 June 1875, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. May 13.—Easby, s.s., 009 tons, A. Kennedy, from Sydney. Passengers—Saloon : blisses Davis, Kennedy, McCarthy, and Grey, Messrs. Bennett, Hickson, Mitchell, and 9 steerage ; for South, 11 saloon and 18 steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. May 14.—Anne Melhuish, barque, 314- tons, Chadwick, from Newcastle. AV. R. Williams, agent. May 15. —Robin Hood, brig, 207 tons, Paton, from Newcastle, W, 11. Williams, agent. May 17. Heversham, barque, 460 tons, Yule, from Newcastle. W. H, AVilliams, agent. May 19.—Australind, barque, 481 tons, Oliver, from Newcastle. W. R Williams, agent. May 21,—Alhambra, s.s., 497 tons, Bawden, from Melbourne, via Hokitika. Passengers—Saloon: From Melbourne—Mr. and Mrs. Mowlem and family (3). Messrs. Knowles, Thompson, Wood, J. D, Treanore, and 3 steerage ; from the Coast—Mrs. Greig and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton and child. Mr. and Mrs. Davis and son, Mr. Wilton, and Master Pauling. W, Bishop, agent. Malay, barque, 328 tons, Hill, from Hobarton. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Petterd. Beck and Tonks, agents. May 22.—Queen of the South, barque, 376 tons, James Adair, from New York. Turnbull and Co., agents. Hindostan, ship, 1547 tons, Gregory, from London. Turnbull and Co., agents. May 2G.—Kingdom of Italy, barque, 443 tons, Shearer, from London. Johnston and Co., agents. May 30.—Otago, s.s., 042 tons, McLean, from Melbourne via The Bluff. Passengers—Saloon: From Melbourne—Mr. and Mrs. AVm. Stone and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan and three children, Mr. H. Henderson; steerage, eight. From Coast— Miss Stone, Messrs. Jackson, Palmer, W. A. Thomson, Stobo, W. H. Pearson, Purson ; and two steerage. For other ports—Fourteen saloon and ten steerage. W. Bishop, agent. Juno 3.—Albion, s.s., 501 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne via Hokitika. Passengers : From Melbourne—Mr. Palmer, and 12 steerage. From Coast —Misses Taylor, Duncan (3), Cross, Mesdames Parker and Ledbury, Messrs. Bunny (2), Garwood, Rutherford, Captain Holmes; and 1 steerage. Twenty passengers for other ports. W. Bishop, agent. SAILED. May 7.—Albion, s.s., 501 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via The Bluff. Passengers: For Coast— Hon. W. H. Reynolds, Messrs. Howcroft, Lynch, Harrison. and Johnson. For Melbourne —Father Tresadier, Messrs. Lynch and Palmer. AV. Bishop, agent. May B.—Neptune, brig, 299 tons, Curie, for Newcastle. W. R. Williams, agent. May 13. —Edwin Bassett, barque, 397 tons, Forster, for Newcastle. W. R. AVilliams, agent. May 22, —Robin Hood, brig, 297 tons, Paton. for Newcastle. Passengers; Messrs. G. and E. Bolingbroke. AV. R. AVilliams, agent. Anne Melhuish, barque, 344 tons, Chadwick, for Newcastle. W. R. AVilliams, agent. Alhambra,'s.s., 49G tons, Bawden, for Melbourne via The Bluff. Passengers : Saloon—For Coast— Colonel Reader, and Mr. Inglis. For Melbourne— Mr. Gourley and Mrs. Raynor. AA r . Bishop, agent. May 29. —Easby, s,s., 9G9 tons, Kennedy, for Sydney. Passengers : Saloon Mesdames • Sylvester, Humphrey, Mr.- and Mrs. Gritton, Miss Sheath ; and ten steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. Heversham, barque, 465 tons, Yule, for Newcastle. AV. R. AVilliams. May 31.—Otago, s.s., 642 tons, McLean, for Melbourne via Hokitika. Passengers ; Saloon—For Melbourne—Messrs. Marshard, West, Drake, and Mrs. Vincent. For Coast—Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Pearson. AV. Bishop, agent. June 3. —Australind, barque, 481 tons, Olliver, for Newcastle. Passengers : Messrs. AVoodhouso, Heath (2), and T. Palmer. AV. R. AVilliams, agent. Malay, barque, 328 tons, Hill, for Newcastle. Beck and Tonks, agents. Sunbeam, barque, 442 tons, Cleyland, for Newcastle, Mclntyre and Co., agents. June 4.—Albion, 8.3;, 501 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via The Bluff. Passengers—Saloon : For Melbourne—Messrs. Long, Burring, Scott, and Hartwell. For Coast—Misses Dane and Cohen, Messrs. Sheriff, Clayton, AVilliams, and Borne. AV. Bishop, agent. PORT OF AUCKLAND. ARRIVED. May 17. —Shooting Star, ship, 145 days from London. May 18.—Dunedin, ship, 0G days from London, with about 250 immigrants. All well. May 25. —Emily McLaren, from London. No passengers. SAILED. May 14 —City o'f Melbourne, s.s., for San Francisco, with English and American mails. May 20. —Rapido, for London, with 2000 boxes kauri gum. May 22. —AV. AV. Smith, ship, for London. June 2.—Hero, s.s., for Sydney. PORT- OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. May B.—lris, barque, from Newcastle, twenty-one days out. May 17.—John Knpx, barque, from Sydney. Emperor, brigs from Newcastle. May 19.—Cicero, ship, from London, 100 days, with immigrants, all well. May 20.—Syren, barque, from Newcastle. Queen of the Sea, from Hobarton. May 25.—Clematis, from Hobarton. Cleopatra, from Brisbane. Seaspray, from Newcastle. SAILED. May 15. —Craig Ellachie, for Newcastle. May 17. —Lady Jocelyn, ship, for London. May 20.—TIadda, barque, for Newcastle. Mary Bannatyne, for Melbourne. May 25.—Joliba, for Sydney. May 27.—Coq du Village, for Newcastle. May 28.—Eliza Firth, for Melbourne, June 2.—AVarwick, ship, for London, with wool and grain valued at £22,000. PORT CHALMERS. ARRIVED. May 15.—Portuguese ship Alva, from Hongkong, with 300 Chinese immigrants. May IS.—Leucadia, ship, from London. AVennington, ship, from London, with 200 immigrants: all well. Frederick Basil, from London via Melbourne. Harriet Armitage, from Sydney. May 19.—Andrew Reid, ship, from London. May 21.—City of Cashmere, ship, 01 days from Greenock. The Rosanna, schooner, from Boston, U.S.A., 145 days out. May 22.—Sarah, brig, from Portland. L'oclifiara, barque,’ from London. June 2.—Rosebud, schooner, from Melbourne. June 3.—Earl of Zetland, ship, from London, 77 days out, with 287 statute adults; all well. SAILED. May 10. —Albion, s.s., with Suez mail. May 19.—Whaler Splendid. May 23,—Alhambra, for Melbourne via The Bluff. The collier barque Australind, which left Newcastle on the Bth—a day after the Heversliam—arrived in port on AVednesday, May 19, after a passage of eleven days. Captain Oliver reports having strong northerly gales, with heavy thunderstorms, until arriving off the land on Saturday last. Tho Australind passed the Edwin Bassett, and exchanged signals with her, when about twenty miles off Cape Farewell Owing to the strong southerly wind which was blowing on AVednesday, she was unable to come alongside the hulk. Tho result of the negotiations for the purchase of the barque Sunbeam is that Messrs. P. Cunningham and Co., after having examined tho barque carefully, have bought her for £4550.’ Since going on tho slip her bottom has been thoroughly cleaned, and she has received two coats of paint and one of composition. Her new owners intend employing her in tho intercolonial trade, and they could not have purchased a more suitable vessel in every respect than tho Sunbeam. The collier barque Anno Melhuish, from Newcastle, after beating about the Strait for nearly eight days against easterly winds, got the wind from the N.AV. on Friday morning, and arrived alongside the hulk European about noon. Captain Chadwick reports leaving Newcastle on tho 2GtU ultimo, with strong, southerly winds and very heavy seas, which lasted until tho noon of the 6th inst., when they sighted Cape Farewell. From the Cth up to midnight of the 13th had baffling winds from the eastward ; got the wind from the N.AV. on Friday, May 14, and arrived at the wharf at noon. The Anne Melhuish passed the barque Edwin Bassett off tho Heads. The brig Robin Hood arrived from Newcastle on Saturday, May 15, having left that port on tho Ist inst., and as will bo seen by the report of her passage, she has met with baffling winds and strong easterly and north-west gales. Captain Paton reports leaving with moderate easterly weather, which, however, increased to a heavy gale, and lasted till tho sth ; from that date up to the 13th had baffling and variable winds. From the 13th until arrival encountered strong north and westerly gales, accompanied by heavy rains and thick weather. The fine collier barque Heversham arrived on Monday, May 17, from Newcastle, after a fair passage of nine days to tho Heads. She brings about 700 tons of coal and 80 bags of maize. Captain Yule reports leaving Newcastle on May 7, with wind blowing from the AV.S.AV., with squalls, which lasted to the 14th, when tho wind veered round to tho N.N.E., accompanied by heavy rains and thick weather. AVhon about thirty miles off Capo Farewell, by computation, the vessel was obliged to stand to the westward, in consequence of not being able to soo tho land. Sighted tho land on tho 15th, but tbo winds proved light and baffling. On the following day got the wind from the N.W., which increased to a heavy gale, with thunder and lightning, and arrived in port on Monday afternoon, the 17th inst. ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH. The welcome signals of a ship from London, and a barque from New York, were run uj) at the A r ictoria flagstaff at an early hour on Saturday, May 22. Tho first to make an appearance round Point Halswcll was the barque Queen of tho South, from New York, under the command of her well-known and popular skipper Captain Jas. Adair. Tho Queen of the South lias been hero before via Lyttelton,.but this is her first direct shipment of Yankee .notions for AVelllngton. She comes into port in a very clean and trim condition, and she has made an average run of 105 days from port to port, having left New-York on tho sth of February last. By tho report of tho passage it will be observed that at tho commonccmcnttho cold was so intense that one of tho seamen had his fingers frost-bitten. On Sunday, the 10th inst., she encountered a very heavy gale from tho S.S.B. when off Stewart Islarfd, and during tho gale she shipped a heavy sea, which smashed the wheel. The following is the report of her passage from New York, kindly furnished to us by Captain Adair: — Left Now York on February 5, tho cold being so intense that one of my men had tho tips of his fingers frost-bitten. AVe had strong westerly and southerly winds to the north-east trades. Crossed the Equator in 29dcg. \V., twenty-nine days from Now York. Had , light south-east trades; passed tho Cape of Good Hope, fifty-seven days out, on April 12 : passed several icebergs in latitude GOdcg. south, longitude 45deg. east. Passed south of - Kerguelens Laud, and had a succession of easterly winds and calms off Australia; north-east and easterly winds from Tasmania to

Stewart’s Island. On Sunday, the 16th inst., encountered a heavy gale off Stewart's Island, from the south-east veering to the south ; shipped a heavy sea, and smashed the wheel. On the ISth inst. made Cape Farewell; had light southerly winds and calms in Cook Strait, and arrived on the 22nd inst., all well. The barque is consigned to Messrs. Turnbull and Co., and has about 700 tons of cargo, 800 tons of which are for Lyttelton. ARRIVAL OF THE HINDOSTAN. This fine ship, under the command of Captain Gregory, which was signalled at the same time as the Queen of the South, on Saturday, May 22, came up with the afternoon’s flood tide, and dropped anchor shortly after five o’clock, after a very fine-weather passage of 100 days from Gravesend, Soon afterwards the Health Officer, accompanied by the Immigration Officer (11. J. Elliott, Esq.), boarded her, and after satisfying theihselves that there was no sickness on board, admitted her to pratique. The immigrants, numbering in all 190 souls, are of a very superior description, and are under the medical charge of l)r. Donaldson, late of the Golden Sea, and judging from the fact that there is not a single case of sickness amongst them, speaks very highly of the skill and care devoted by their medical officer. There was one birth during the voyage, and an infant died at Gravesend. The voyage lias been a most enjoyable one, with one exception, which somewhat marred it at the outset, namely, the death of a seaman, who fell from aloft and was killed instantly. The accommodation for the immigrants is of a very superior kind, the whole being berthed between the main deck, which is about 190 ft. long by over Oft. high, and divided into three compartments. The married passengers were amidships, single girls aft main hatch, and the single men forward. The hospital accommodation is ample, and complete In every particular, but, fortunately, Dr. Donaldson had not any occasion to use it. Our reporter carefully inspected the different quarters, and found everything the picture of cleanliness and comfort, which accounts for the absence of any serious sickness during the passage. The cooking apparatus is all that could be desired: and for the purpose of supplying the passengers with fresh water, one of Gravely’s patent condensers is used, which is able to condense about 400 gallons per diem. The single girls are under the care of Mrs. Faithful, who acted as matron'during the voyage: they appear to be very well conducted, and will nodoabt be speedily engaged. The passengers appear to entertain the highest respect towards Captain Gregory, who has won their good opinions by his uniform kindness and attention, tempered with firmness. In answer to our representative’s enquiries as to whether they had any complaints to make, they unanimously replied in the negative ; the only dissentient being a rather captious individual, who could only find one fault with the captain, because he was not allowed to perform a surgical operation on a fellow passenger. This is the Hindostan’s maiden trip, she having been built and launched in August last. Her builders were Messrs. Ncvans and Fraser, of St. John’s, How Brunswick, and if the Ilimlostan is a specimen of their shipbuilding, all we can say is that the New Lrunswickers may feel justly proud of being able to build such a class of vessels, evidencing their go-aheadism and the advancement of our colonies, and we hope the date is not far distant when our New Zealand shipwrights will be able to compete successfully with the mother country in shipbuilding. The Hindustan is classed A 1 French Veritas 33, L. 1. 1. for nine years. Her registered tonnage is 1547, capable of carrying about 2500 tons gross. The dimensions of her hull are as follows -Extreme length from taffrail to end of jibboom, 2SSft. ; registered length for tonnage, 218 ft.; beam, 40ft. ; depth of hold, 24ft. ; draught of water when loaded 22ft., but at present drawing 20ft. of water. The height of her mainmast is 142 ft., foremast, 141 ft., and mizzenmast 121 ft. ; and she carries double topsail and royal yards on each mast. The main deck is about 190 ft., affording a splendid promenade for the passengers. The height of the bulwarks from the main deck is six feet. She is built of pitch pine and mixed woods, and is immensely strong, possessing groat carrying powers, as wellashavingsplendidaccoinmodation for immigrants. The accommodation for the captain, doctor, and first officer Is of a very superior kind; and as usual with North American vessels, she lias a house on deck, the top of which wasusedasapromenadefor the single girls. The interior of the house—3sft. long, 25ft. broad, and Sft. high is fitted up in a very elegant and comfortable manner, with lavatory, patent American stove, and offices, &c., presenting a perfect tout ensemble. This is Captain Gregory’s first command of a British ship, he having previously been commander of American vessels for eleven years. He speaks very highly of the sailing qualities of his ship. The following is the report of her passage from London Left Gravesend for Wellington and Bluff Harbor with a general cargo and 190 emigrants, on Wednesday morning, the 10th of February; had head winds in the Channel and rough weather, On February 12th, a seaman named John Smith, of Yarmouth, England, fell' from the upper main topsailyard, whilst assisting to furl the sail, lodging in the starboard lifeboat, killing himself instantly. Got the north-east trades on March 1, in 25deg. north and 22 west. They wore very light, but carried us to the Equator on March 12, in longitude 25.30 north, where we met the south-east trades, without any intervening calms or rains. The south-east trades lasted till April 2, carrying us to 35deg. south and 22deg. west. Crossed the prime meridian on Friday, April 9, in latitude 44deg. 40secs south. Passed the Capo ou April 14, in latitude 47deg. south. Kan down our easting in 4Sdeg. south, the highest southern latitude reached being 51deg. south. Crossed 100deg k east on Saturday, May Ist, in latitude 47deg. 44min south; had no steady westerly winds, making South-west Cape, Stewart's Island, on Tuesday, May 18th. Passed the Otago Lighthouse on Wednesday the 19th at 5 p.m. Took the pilot at the Heads, and arrived on Saturday afternoon, the 22nd, after a passage of 100 days 12 hours from London. The following are the vessels spoken by Captain Gregory:—Thursday, 18th February, Dante, a steamer, homeward bound ; Monday, 22nd February, Leucadia, from London to Otago ; Ganges, from Liverpool to Calcutta. Friday, 12th March, Malta Bulcshwar, of London, from Liverpool to Mgapatam. Sunday, 14th March, Acacia, of Swansea, bound for Valparaiso. Sunday, 28th March, Canova, from Cardiff to Point de Galle. Thursday, Ist April, spoke the Canova again. The Hindostan comes consigned to Messrs. Turnbull and Co. LIST OP IMMIGRANTS. Appleton, John/ 44 : and Amelia, 40. Bavimber, Jacob, 35 ; Sarah, 3S ; Jacob H., G : and William Croft, 10. Dwyer, Daniel, 40: Elizabeth, 35, Eliza, 8 ; and Daniel, 14. Dewsou, Arthur, 25 ; Harriett, 25: Thomas, 6; Annie, 4; and Arthur, 2. Evens, Edwin, 43: Christabelle, 34;HedleyV., 5, Glass, Alexander P., 32; Jane, 8., 25; and Francis E., G. Green, Matthew, 30: Margaret, 23; James, 10; Mary, 7; Patrick, 3; John, 4 months. Gilbert, Frederick C., 25: Elizabeth, 25; Lizzie, 4 months; Johnson, Frederick, 29; Rebecca, 31. Irwin, Thomas, 23 ; Jane. 24 ; James 3. Manning, George, 20 ; Happy, 26; George, 3. Marshall, William, 29 ; Elizabeth, 20. Nash, George, 33; Matilda, 37. Power, Martin, 34 ; Mary, 80 ; Thomas, 4. Pankyn, William, 24 ; Annie, 23; Alice, s}. Read, George, 33; Elizabetu, 44. Ryan, Jeremiah, 3S; Mary, 29: Bridget, 7; Ilonora, 4; Thomas, 10 months. Stone, James, 42 ; Jane, 32; David, 11; Ellen, 5: Thomas, I. Sinnott, Edward,-27: Annie, 20. Silvester, William, 30; Fanny, 33; Marcia, 4; Florence, 1 year and 3 months. Taylor, William H., 21; Jane A., 20. Cole, Frederick, 20 ; Elizabeth, 23 ; Eliza, 9 ; Harriet, 7. Erskine, Thomas, 30 ; Emma P., 28. O’Neill, Patrick, 32 ; Honora, 2S; Alice, 9; Mary. 7; William, 5; Timothy, 2 months. Dogherty, Edmond, 30 ; Mary, 25 ; Johanna, 4; Margaret, 2; Mary, 3 months. Stirling, William, 43; Elizabeth, 40 ; Ellen, 10; Jane, 0; Julia, 4. Colonially Nominated Families,—Foe Taranaki: Gough, James, 25 ; Maria, 24 ; Florence, 1 year and 8 months; Emily, 3 months. Kibby, Levi, 39 ; Mary C., 30 ; James, 10 ; Robert, 8. Single Men. —Appleton, Edwin, 20. Dwyer, John, 15. Green, Michael, 12. Atkins, James, 10. Brown, James, 20. Boyd, John Jas., 23. Bourkc, James, 20. McGrath, Thomas, 22. Breach, William, 23. Clooney, William M., 24. Cody, William, 25. Cox, Wiliam Henry, 21. Driscoll, Martin, 19. Gibson, Charles, 22. Hollyer, Arthur S., 30. Jackson, William, 39. Kibby, Jno. C. Wm„ 22. Kelly, Patrick, 29. Kelby, James, 20. Lowe, William, 20. Mathey, John, 21. McNamara, John, 22, Madden, Thomas, 21. Manns, Henry, 33. Pull, S. Arthur, 21. Ryan, Daniel, 22. Shears, Christopher, 22. Savage, Henry C., 24. Shea, Patrick, 20. Sheldon, James, 31. Walker, William, 21. Pierce, John, 21. Whittington, Hugh K., 21. Barker, John William, 13. Forman, Samuel, 21. Church, Edward W., 21. King, Neff, 28. Merritt, William, 20. Power, Michael, 12. Rogers, Hugh, 23. Single Men, Colonially Nbiiimafcd.-—Beards, Henry, 21. Kibby, John R . 15. Ryle. Joseph, 19; and William, 20. For Now Plymouth—ilill, John, 44; Robert, 20; James, 10; William, 8; Jane, 17. , Single Women. —Dwyer, Ellen 13; Kate, 12. Nash, Alice, 10. Fisher, Emily, 22. Faithful, Emily M., 40; Norman, 11; Edith, 7 ; Reuben, 3. Heffermau, Catherine, 25. Maxwell, Margaret, 22. Morrison, Jane, 28. Mackintosh, Elizabeth, 32. Stafford, Fanny A., 20. Thorrington, Ellen M., 19. Westfield, Jane, 37. Blonman, Eliza, 22. Barker, Elizabeth, 16. Ryan, Johanna, 21. Willis, Emma, 20- Stirling, Louisa, IS; Emma, 17; Eliza, 10; Alice, 13; Rosina, 12. Tobin, Margaret, 14. Single Women, Colonially Nominated. Dignan, Bridget, 30; and family of five. Fish, Anna At. IS. Hill, Jane, 17. Rollison, Maria, 40; Maria, 13; John, 10; Henrietta, 7. Immigrants selected hy the Colonists Aid Corporation. —Barker, William 8., 30 ; Thirza, 39 ; Helena, 10 ; Frcdk. Jas., C ; George Christopher, 4. Summary of Immigrants.— Male adults, 77; female do., 56; male children, 27 ; female do., 22 ; infants, 8.Total, 190 souls, equal to 157} statute adults. The following are the nationalities of the immigrants:—English —40 males, 15 females; total, 55 Scotch—3 males. Irish—2D males, 4 females. Total, 33. Welsh—l. ARRIVAL.OP THE KINGDOM OF ITALY. The long-expected barque Kingdom of Italy put in an appearance ou May 20, after a lengthy passage of 137 days from London, she having left tine docks on the 9th of January; but she lias in reality only been 115 days from the English Channel, as she put into Portland for repairs on the 25th of January, and left again on the 30th. The voyage has been marked hy fine weather and contrary winds, although a southerly gale was encountered when off the meridian of Tasmania, which smashed a portion of her bulwarks, she ran through Cook Strait with a northerly wind, and was boarded by Pilot Holmes off the Steeple Rock, who brought her up to the lower anchorage in the teeth of a strong southerly gale. During a heavy squall off Evans Bay, she carried away the crane of the lower maintopsail yard. The Kingdom of Italy is a flue wooden barque, and she has brought about 900 tons of general cargo, 90 tons of which is of railway iron. She comes consigned to Messrs. Johnston and Co. WRECKS OF THE BARQUE CYRENE AND THE BRIG PRINCESS ALICE. (From the I'imarn Herald, May 10.) After an immunity from shipping disasters on this part of the coast for over twenty months, wo have again, we regret to say, to chronicle the deaths of two more fine vessels here—the barque Cyrene and the brig Princess Alice. The catastrophes occurred yesterday morning, the weather then and during the previous night being fully as bad as ou the memorable 27th of August, 1873, when the brig Fairy Queen, the three-masted schooner Duke of Edinburgh (since

Euphrosyne), and the ketch Wanderer, came ashore here. The weather looked threatening on Friday morning last, and at about 2 p.m. of that day, a fresh north-east wind sprang up, and continued till about 8 p.m., when a drizzling rain set in. The gale prevailed with variable force till 3 a.m. on Saturday, when the wind freshened, rain at the time falling heavily. The prospects of a dirty spell of weather being apparent, Captain Mills, the harbormaster, ordered the vessels in the roadstead—ten in number —to stand off, signalling by a gun and by other notices on the flagstaff. At this time he had the lifeboat crow in readiness in case of an accident Immediately after the signal, the eight fore-and-aft rigged vessels stood off one after another, the last getting away at a little before 10 o’clock. These vessels comprised the brigantine Kate Brain, the schooners Wanganui, Janet Ramsay, Crest of the Wave, Owake, and Zior, the ketch Eliza McPhee, and the cutter Nautilus. The barque Cyrene and the brig Princess Alice did not attempt to start, as it was impracticable for square-rigged vessels such as they were, to work out while the wind came from the direction that it did, and while such a heavy sea was running. The harbormaster signalled to these two vessels to be prepared, as they probably would require all their tackle to hold them. During the early part of the morning, the steamer Maori arrived from Lyttelton, but seeing that there was no chance of communication, she left for Dunedin after remaining here about three hours. The weather kept squally all Saturday, the wind keeping in the east, and the sea getting’ more lumpy as the day wore on. The life-boat crew were again ordered to be in readiness for the night, and Mr. Dale’s express was engaged to conveydlio rocket apparatus if it were needed. Both vessels rode well until a'kfittle after 11 p.m., when a blue light was observed in the direction in which the~Cyrene was lying, the night being so dark that the vessels could not be discerned. It was seen that the vessel was drifting on towards the shore, and the rocket apparatus was then conveyed to the beach. By this time a considerable number of people had assembled on the beach, many of whom remained there the greater part of the night. From the beach the outline of the vessel could be easily distinguished, she having come in nearly half a mile. The Cyrene did not drag for the rest of the night, but just about daybreak the brig Princess Alice was observed to have parted, and a bonfire was immediately lighted on the beach to indicate the best place to beach her. She came ashore on the reef on which the breakwater was built, at the end o£ Strathallan-street, and the rocket was at once thrown over, the first having the desired effect.. Shortly after she was beached the crew came ashore by the aid of the life-saving apparatus. The Cyrene continued to hold till nearly ten o’clock yesterday morning, when she finally drifted to the reef, just to the north of the George-street service. The rocket was also fired successfully over this vessel, but as there was, comparatively speaking, a calm piece of water between her and the shore (the vessel breaking the force of the waves), the people on board, among whom was the captain’s wife, were conveyed ashore in the whaleboat of the Timaru Landing and Shipping Company, by the lifeboat crew. We will now proceed to give the facts furnished by the olficers in charge of each of the vessels, which comprise many particulars that could not be observed from the shore. When the signal to stand to sea was given on Saturday morning, the Cyrene, being square-rigged, and not being weatherly, was, incapable of beating. She was riding at this time with ninety fathoms of chain. Captain Clayburn was prevented from giving greater length of chain, or letting go a second anchor, in consequence of the Princess Alice being so close astern. The gale increased in violence during the day, and between 11 and 12 p.m, the vessel began to drive, the captain believing that the stock of the anchor' Had carried away. She drove towards the shore past the Princess Alice, almost touching her, and when well clear of her the second anchor of the barque was let go and the cable veered out to eighty fathoms. She rode securely throughout the night till about nine o'clock yesterday morning, when she bumped on the rocks to the south side of the Timaru Landing and Shipping Company's Service, the sea being at about half ebb. A heavy roller caused her to bump again heavily, and part her chain. She then drove on to the rocks to the north side of the channel. A rocket was immediately fired across her from the shore, but the life-saving apparatus was not used, as it was practicable to use a boat between the vessel and the shore. The people taken off the barque were Captain Clayburn, Mrs. Clayburn, two mates, eight able seamen, and the cook. The captain says that besides a north-east sea there was a heavy south-east swell all night, making a nasty cross-sea. The strength of the gale and force of t ,c waves were felt most severely at midnight, but during the whole night the vessel was shipping seas. He feels pretty confident that had she not bumped she would have held on and ridden out the gale. With reference to the Princess Alice, Captain, Brownell being ashore on business in connection with the vessel, the mate was in charge. The mate, Mr. McDearmold, after the signal was given on Saturday morning by the harbormaster, prepared to go to sea. The wind, however, was so contrary, the sea so heavy, and the vessel so light, that he did not consider it safe to attempt to beat out. Ho therefore secured the cables with extra coir springs, hoping to ride out the storm. The gale increased during the day, and at 10 p.m. the seas were occasionally flooding the deck. At 11.30 p.m, the mate heard the captain of the Cyrene requesting him to slip, as his cable had parted. Scarcely a moment had elapsed before the barque was seen drifting straight for the brig. Fortunately, however, a roller caused the brig to swerve and avoid a collision, the barque gliding quickly by towards the shore, about three feet away from the brig. At about 2.30 a.m. on Sunday, a heavy sea struck the brig on , the starboard bow, and caused the stout port cable to part at fifteen fathoms outside the hawse pipe. The trysail and jib were then set, and the starboard anchor got ready. After the vessel had cleared the barque Cyrene, the starboard anchor was let go, about half a mile off the Government Lauding Service. The fifteen fathoms of cable left on the windlass when the vessel parted, were as soon as possible shackled to the starooard cable, making ninety fathoms that she was riding by. The vessel labored heavily till sixa.m., when the cable parted at the hawse pipe. Some sails were set and an endeavor made to get an offing, but this was found to be impossible, as the vessel had drifted in the breakers. The mate, seeing a light on shore, beached her, the brig coming on the reef opposite Strathallan-street, and the sea making a clean breach over her. The crew, consisting of eleven men, were soon afterwards taken ashore in the life-saving apparatus, the mate coming last, after having sent off the chronometer and the log book. During yesterday morning a large hawser was fixed . from the Gyrene’s head to the ways of the Timaru Landing and Shipping Company, and as the tide rose during the day the barque drifted off the reef on to the shingly beach just to the north of George-street. It was seen that her bottom was stove in considerably. Soon after the Princess Alice came ashore, her back was broken and her starboard bilge stove in. At about eleven o’clock yesterday the captain, mate, and sailors, went aboard, made all sails fast, an secured the private effects of the crew.