SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4820, 2 September 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POUT OF 'WELLINGTON. High Water (Sunday)—3.l6 A.M.: 4.3 P.M. , ARRIVED. ~ . . September 1.-Stormbird. s.s . 09 tons, Doris..from, Wanganui. Passengers —• Cabin : Messrs. Skcl v> Black, and Jenkins. Turnbull and Co., a S®ot3. Manawatu. p.s., 103 tons Harvey, bom»npnWA. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Topping, Mesdames Col man and Franklyn, Messrs. Shaw, Dempsey. Beaver, *n« Perris; 4 in the steerage. brigantine, 92 tons. Joiner, from LytteltoUni^Mschooner! t 43 tons, Macfarlano, from Lylteiton. Thomas, agent. , , Cynthia, schooner, 66 tons, Swede, from Pelorus Sound. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. IMPORTS. Manawatu, from Wanganui: 125 sheep, Barber. Stormbixd, from Wanganui : ISO sheep, Pollock and Cynthia, from Pelorus Sound: 33,000 feet sawn timber, Greenfield and Stewart. • . „ Unity, from Lyttelton: 200 sacks oats, 14 bales chaff. Order; 2 cases bacon. 9 do cheese. 221 sacks potatoes, 100 do flour, 53 do sharps, Thomas; 35 cheese, 44 sacks potatoes, Mclntyre. Excelsior, from Lyttelton: 270 sacks bran, 264 do potatoes, 830 bags flour, Order: 4 cases bacon, Kroolt, 179 sacks potatoes, Plimmer, Reeves, and Co, KXPICOTKI) arrivals. Kandavau. Auckland, and Napier.—City of Sydney, s.s., September 13th. London.- Waikato, ship, early; Walmea, ship, early; Zealandia, ship, early. Lyttelton.— Star Queen, barque, early. Newcastle.— Madura, barque, early. Melbourne and Hobaivton via the South. Otago, s.s,. 6th inst. „ . , Port Chalmers.— Ada Wlswell, barque, early. Melbourne.— Sarah Pile, brigantine, early; Albert the Good, early. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, s.s., 3rd inst. • .... Sydney, via West Coast. Albion, s.s., Cth Kaikouraand Lyttelton— Matau. s.s., 3rd inst. Southern Forts. —Taranaki, s.s., 3rd inst.; Wei* lington, s.s., 7th inst. Northern Ports. —Hawea, s.s., sth inst.; Taupo, S.S., 9th lns ‘- ROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne via the South. —Alhambra, s.s., ■Westport, Greymoutii, and Hokitika.— Tui, s.s., 4th inst. ’ . ... , „ Castlbpoint and Napier.—Kiwi, 3 - 3 -- tlna , c , JWanganui.— Manawatu, p.s., this day; Stormbird, "’mmocwj and Hobarton via the South.— Albion, s.s., Bth lust. ... Foxton.—Matau, s.s., 4th inst. Sydney, via West Coast,— Otago, s.s., 11th inst. Napier.—Kangatira, s.s., 6th inst. San Francisco. —Dmibntton, ship, lltninsc. Southern Ports.— Hawea, s.s,, sth inst.; Taupo, s.s., 9th inst. ~ Northern Ports. —Taranaki, s.s., 4th inst., IVOI lington, s.s., Sth inst, VESSELS IN HARBOR, , Steamers. —Manawatu, -Stormbird, Napier, Moa, Kiwi. ... Ships. —Dunbritton, Midlothian. Barque.— Edwin Bassett. Brigs. —Robin Hood, Neptune, Brigantine.—" Excelsior. Schooners.— Zior, Merlin, Herald, Unity, Rambler, Ruby, Cvnthia, Star of the Sea, Kaiuraa. Ketches.— Otaki, Reliance. . _ Hulks.— Omega, India, Eli Whitney, European, Rosebud.

BY TELEGRAPH NEW PLYMOUTH. Friday. The Fiery Cross, schooner, for Manukau, when being tugged out of Waitara on last right s tide got on the north bank outside the bar. Tf the weather keeps fine' she will be got off. The cargo and In e stock were safely landed. LYTTELTON, Friday. Sailed : "Wellington for the South at 2 p.m. The steamer Akaroa has just.arrived in harbor with the wreck of the schooner Clematis. She was picked up at about 11 a.m. yesterday, about 12 miles in shore from the spot as reported by Captain Worsp.AUCKLAND, Friday. Sailed: Hawea. Passengers for Wellington—Mr. and Mrs. Wright. Mrs. Webster, Dr. Russell, Messrs. Buchanan and Murray. • WEATHER AT 5 P.st. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. • Auckland. — light; fine. Napieb.—29'CO—S.W., fresh; threatening. Bar smooth. • ■ • , ~ . . . -Castle Point.—29M4-N.W-, gale; threatening. -Sea rough. , .. , , Wellington.—29'ss—N.W., gale I threatening. Hokitika.—29 45 N.N.IV., fresh; rain. Heavy -Westport.—29*s4 N. W., fresh * rain. Bar bad. Timaru.—29’ll—N.W., fresh ; fine. Sea smooth. Oamaru.-29-OC-N.W., fresh; .threatening, . Sea smooth. ' . Bluff.—2B'9B—W., gale; threatening. ; NOTICE TO MARINEE3. The following is published in the Gazette ;— “ r ~ DISCOVERT OF A BANK OFF THE COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Captain Largie, of the barque Jerusalem, reports the discovery, on the 22ncl ultimo, of an extensive .a M«st of New South Wales, in latitude — 34 sf2li?-. ,nn K i tudelsl° 54' E. ■ffmnffiTAl- Snnm3irwFa-.~— 1 * * .“ -Ji . ■ ; A gale was blowing from the southward, and there was a very high confused sea when this discovery was - .made. ... Francis Hixson, President. Office of the Marine Board of New South Wales, Sydney, August 9,1870. The s.s. Stormbird, Captain Doile. left Wanganui at 7 p.m. on Thursday, and arrived here at 8 o’clock yesterday morning. She brought 130 sheep for Messrs. Pollock and Young. She will leave here for Wanganui this afternoon. The schooner Unity, Macfarlane, < master, arrived here yesterday forenoon from Lyttelton. She left ' there on Friday night, and had variable weather till arrival The schooner Excelsior, from Lyttelton with a cargo of colonial produce, arrived here yesterday morning; she left thereon Tuesday A portion of her cargo is for Havelock, whither she will go to discharge it. The p.s. Manawatu left Wanganui at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday) apd arrived, here at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. Had strong westerly wind with heavy beam sea to Kapiti, thence fresh N.W, breeze to arrival. She brought 125 sheep for Messrs. J. and H. Barber, f he will sail for Wanganui this afternoon. The schooner Ruby was put on the Hard yesterday to have her bottom cleaned. ; Therschooner Cynthia, from Polorus Sound, arrived here at*B o’clock yesterday morning. She left there the previous morning. - t The timetable of the Union S.S. Company for September will be found in our shipping advertisement columns.

There was no sign of the Kiwi at 12 o’clock last night. She left Napier at 12.30 p.m. on Thursday, and with fair weather should have-arrived here yesterday afternoon; but considering tho heavy N.W. gale which blew yesterday and last night, she has probably not been able to get round Cape Paliiser. The ketch Reliance, Hart, master, arrived here last night. . . At nine o'clock last night a schooner anchored td the southward of the wharf. We have been unable to obtain her name. ■ ■ .

Some three months ago a brigantine arrived In Auckland in charge of a Mr. Batsey, her master, with a crew of three or four Kanakas, and a colored man as steward. The vessel was named the Vibila, belonged to Sydney, and was owned by Captain Bezer. The report of the mate, which appeared in the Auckland papers, was very foggy and evsuive.... She left Sydney* to the best of the’mate's knowledge about .the ; 25th April. He could hot give any information regarding her cargo. Her destination.'.was unknown to him. Theyreached Sunday Island, according to his account;' on the 6th May, where the captain • went ashore .to procure provisions, accompanied by a Mr. McGregor, supercargo, the boatswain, and an able sCarrtan. The boat did not return, and after, cruising round the island for three days and seeing no sign: of: them, the mate gave up all hopes of their > return,. Belpg short-handed he said he could *not go or send, ashore to look - after them, and also as a very ; heavy surf was . rolling; in at’ time, and $o this fact he attributed the loss of the captain and men, believing that the boat capsized'in going on shore. Ue sailed for Auckland' on the Bth May, and arrived there on the 16th. The mate was very reticent at tbe time in giving information. But the strangest part of the story has yet to be told. On the 16tb instant there arrived at Sydney a schooner named the Reconnaissance, which contained Captain Bezer late master of the schponer Vibila, also the boatswain, supercargo," and an able seaman, who had been picked mp on Sunday. Island. The following is Captain Bezel's statement, which appeared In the Sydney Morning Herald of the- 17th instant:—"On —Saturday, the 6th May, being-within - two miles: of Sunday Island, for which place I had steered for the purpose of procuring water, left the vessel in company with my supercargo, Mr. McGregor, the boatswain, and one able seaman, at about 9.50 a.m., leaving Hugh S. B. Batsey, the chief officer in icharge of the vessel, with instructions to-stand off and on the island, telling and showing him where I was going, and that in-the event of my being unusually long to come round into the west bay, heave-to, or anchor if he got good sounding. , The weather was fine and moderate at this time—barometer, 30 30. In the boat was half a* small bottle of gin, two bottles of* water, two biscuits, and about lib. of meat; a double-barrelled gun,-four - charges of 'shot and powder. Owing to a strong current on rounding the north point of the island I did not reach the shore until about 3 p.m. ' After landing 1 hauled the boat up ; I left her In charge of one man. Boon after getting to the watering place I heard shouting from the beach, and proceeded down to the boat; the man left in chargehadlostthe|cudclcrouto/her,so Iconclndedit would be better to get afloat and return in the morning ; unfortunately, in launching her she was stove for about.a foot long, and darkness coming on I thought I would remain on the island. "What clothes we had were washed out of the boat, and after hauling her up wo walked the beach through the night. At 8 a.m, next morning the vessel came round the south side of the island. I then knew that If I had got off the night previous I should not have found her, for she must have stood well to the S.E. to weather the south end. We made signals with a flag and fired two shots; she was about two miles or thereabouts from the beach; no notice was taken. She had all sail set hut the foretopgallantsail and foresail,; She ran to leeward about three miles, more or lens, and left, for I saw no more of him. I further, with the others, solemnly affirm that for ten days the weather was light and moderate, the nights a bright moonlight, and that it was impossible for a vessel to come round; either nlghfor day, without someone seeing her; that we should have got on board, if the mate had made the slightest efforts to assist, by heaving the vessel to.

anchoring, or remaining by the isUn( L. ft ' V ® HmnfiU And notatoes, vine leaves, with a lew nsn caught with a bent nail. .No clothes but what wo stood up Inf We aU suffered from pains. and that the boatswain Is now buffering severely. It would have, been impossible to,have existed long on the i sl On the 16th inst.' we were taken off by the brigantine Magellan Cloud, and, landed In Tonga Tabu on the 15th July, ' All was done by the master of her to alleviate our wants. We beg to express our sincere thanks.to Captain P, Watson pf. the barque Eecon"naissance, for his uniform kindness and attention on the passage from Tonga Tabu to this port.