SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4830, 14 September 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF "WELLINGTON. High Water.—o.o a.m., 12.24 p.m. \ ARRIVED. , ' ,„ September 13.-Hawe«, s.s 462 tons Wheeler, from the South. Passengers-Saloon : Miss ne "; Master Bennett. Hon. W. Robinson SirMt Wilson, Revs. Martin, Jownaond, and Anderson, Messrs/Harding, Gillies, Turner Spe^Bartleman, Farrell, Haughton, Balfour, Begble Marks.>™™ o^ Brown and Wcstmacott; seven in thsteerage, ana twplvp fnr North. Levin and Co., agents. .... P^ engerS Mr1 ft mll«; and tS? cMd'ren. 'StaS McKwaTtfand Mabley. PUmmer, schooner. 79 tons, Dick, from Oamaru. M Klwi: Tsi'fiss tons, Campbell, from Flaxbourne. New York, via Dunedln. ' ■ Dido, cntter, 36 tons, Shilling, from Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents. ■ • FRuby, schooner, 24 tons, Daltqn, from Kaikouras. Bethnne and Hunter, agents. SAILED. ~ , September 13.-Stormblrd, s.s., <39 tons, Doile for Wanranui. Passengers-Cabin : Mrs. Freeland, Miss Younger, Messrs. Tod. Bowen, Harrington, and Freeland. Turnbull and Co., agents Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Wheeler, for the North. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Hall. Mr. and Mrs Montrose and three children, Messrs. Rose, Pallett. Nation, Summers, Rea, and Wallbank. Levin and Co., agents. IMPORTS. Endeavour, from Oamaru: 600 sacks flour, 250 half do do. 290 quarter do, 160 sacks bran, 37 do wheat, 12 do oats, 4 do seeds. Order. Hawea, from Dunedin: 5 bales, Joseph and Co. ;i case, Engineer-in-Chief: 7 pkgs, Taylor : 464 coils wire, 26 casks, Brogden and Sons; 1 case, Latnum ; _ ovens, Duthie: 3 pkgs, 1 case. Kitchen : 5 pkgs. Wright: 16do. Bowman; 1 do, Rontledge: Ido Best: 17 cases whisky, OShea: 1 pel. Dobson; 8 pkgs, 1 truss, 1 bale, 1 case, Order: 9 pkgs. Ah Yang; 40 boxes soap. Young: 1 case, Wiggins: 3 pkgs, Allan; a do. Stevenson; 1 pel, Lyons; 4 pkgs, Gibson; lease, 1 casting. Turnbull and Co.: 1 truss Hooper; 2 cases, Powell; 1 box, Carnell. From Lyttelton: 1 horse, Aynsley; 21 pkgs, Order; 1 crate, Whitmore. EXPORTS. , „, Stormbird, for Wanganui: 23 eases, SO casks, 34 kegs, 3 boxes plates, 3 bdls, 1 casting. 1 bale, 19 cases groceries, 54 bags do. 12 pkgs do, Turnbull and Co.: 3 bags. Native department: 2 cases, Lucas; 1 bale. Evans; 51 pkgs. Levin and Co.; 25 pkgs groceries, 2 cases kerosene, Nathan and Co.: 1 pel. Dawson; 3 eases, 5 do schnapps, Joseph and Co. EXPECTED ARUIVAT.S. London.—Waimea. ship, early: Zealandia, ship, (J.G.H.V.), early; St. Leonards, ship (H.D.Q.b.}, early. Glasgow.—Hinemoa, s.s., early. Lyttelton.—Star Queen, barque, early. Newcastle.—Madura, barque, early; Woodlark, brig, early: Malay, barque, early. Melbourne, via the West Coast.—Alhambra, s.s., 16th inst. . , ~,,„, Melbourne.—Sarah Pile, bngantine, early; Albert the Good, btig, early. Southern Ports. Ladybird, 5.5., 17th inst. , Taupo. s.s.. 22nd inst. . Northern Ports.—Wellington, s.s., ISth mst.; Hawea, s.s., 21st inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne via the South.—Alhambra. s.s., 15th inst. „. . San Francisco.—Dunbntton. ship, this day. Southern Ports.—Wellington, s.s., 18th inst.; Hawea, s.s. ,21st inst. . Northern PoRTB.-Ladybird, s.s., 18th mst.; Taupo, s.s., 22nd inst. '■ ■ Kaixocraand Lyttelton.—Matau. s.s., this day. Lyttelton and Port Chalmers.- City of Sydney, s.s., this day. . Cabtlepoint and Napier.—K.iwi, s.s., this day. Newcastle. —Easby, s.s., this day. Foxton.—Tui, s.s., 15th inst. BY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON, Wednesday. Arrived : The Easby. Sailed : The Taranaki for the South. BLUFF, Wednesday. Sailed : The Albion for Melbourne. . NAPIER, Wednesday. Sailed: The City of Sydney left at 3.15 o'clock. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Bostock, Hon. Colonel Whitmore, Messrs. Sheehan, Karaitiana, Bostock, Delahaye, Jardine. Todd, Williams, Don, Peterson, Wilson, and three natives. PORT CHALMERS, Wednesday. Arrived : The Taupo. HOKITIKA, Wednesday. Arrived : The Otago from Wellington, and Maori from Dunedin and Southern ports. Sailed: The Otago for Sydney, and Maori for Dunedin, via Northern ports. WEATHER AT 5 P.M. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. Auckland.—29-33—N.E., light : threatening. Napier.—29-18—Calm; threatening. Barmoderate-Cabtlepoint.—29-11 N.W., light; threatening. Sea moderate. ~ , ... Wellington.—2o2o—S.S.E.. light; drizzle. Hokittka.—29l4 S.E., light; rain. Bar bad. Westporx—29-14—N.. light: rain. Bar bad. Timaro.—293l—S., light; rain. Sea smooth. Oamaru.—29-30—S., light; rain. Sea smooth. Blupt.—29-37—5.E., light; gloomy. Barometer falling.

The Union Company's s.s. Hawea. Captain Wheeler, arrived at the wharf yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. She left Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. on the 11th inst., and arrived at Lyttelton at 9 a.m. on the 12th; left at 4.30 p.m., arriving as above. Experienced light head winds throughout. She sailed for Northern ports at 12 o'clock last night. While in Port Chalmers she was taken into the graving dock for the purpose of examining her to see if she had sustained any injury by touching the ground at Jackson Head. Not the slightest mark could be found on her bottom. The steamer Kiwi, Capt Campbell, arrived here yesterday afternoon at so'clockfrom Flaxbourne. Sheleft Wellington on Saturday last at midnight, and arrived off Flaxbourne at 6 o'clock next morning, but found a southerly wind blowing and too heavy a sea running to land cargo. Stood on and off all Sunday, and on Monday evening at 5 o'clock, seeing that there was no sign of the sea going down, ran back to Worser Bay. arriving there at midnight, where she landed the passengers, and left immediately afterwards for Plaxboorae, to try if possible to get the cargo ashore. Arrived there at daylight, and found the wind had died away to a calm, but Btill a heavy sea running. Was unable to do anything till 2 p.m. on Tuesday, whf n a boat came off from the sta-ion and reported being short of provisions. Gave ibem the necessary supply. At 4 a.m. yesterday morning the wind came up from the South, and the sea going down, the steamer stood in shore and commenced discharging. At half-past ten o'clock five boat loads of cargo, about thirteen tons, were landed, but at that time the wind and sea increasing further operations were pnt a stop to, and a move was made for Wellington, arriving as above. She is advertised to sail for Castle Point and Napier this afternoon. The Ada Wlswell arrived here yesterday afternoon from New York via Port Chalmers. She left the latter port on the 7th inst., and had variable winds up the coast. The Ada Wiswell is a handsome wooden craft, barquentine rigged, and measures 557 tons; was built at Bangor, State of Maine, in 1875, thiß being her second voyage. She is owned and commanded by Captain L. Wiswell, and made the run from New York in 112 days, having left the latter port on the 2Cth April. She arrived at Port Chalmers on the 15th August, where she discharged half her cargo, about 450 tons Yankee notions, the other half being for this port. She will be berthed at the wharf this morning, weather permitting. The p.s. Manawatn left Wanganui at about 4 o clock yesterday morning, crossing the bar at 5. The weather was very dirty, and there being no moon visible at the time, it was totally impossible accurately to discern the buoys and posts placed for the guidance of vessels passing up and down the river. The weather continued misty all day, and a melancholy drizzle fell continuously ; but the wind was not Btrong, though promising to be so. Such as there was however, it was dead ahead, and continued so till 'arrival here at 6 o'clock in the afternoon. The Manawatu will be taken up on the Patent Slip for the purpose of receiving an overhaul, and will come off in time to Bail for Wanganui on Monday. ; The ketch Reliance was launched from Messrs. Coffey and Dixon's Blip yesterday morning. While there she w;« sheeted on the bottom with copper. The schooner Oieti left Wanganui on Tuesday morning for this port. The K M S.S. City of Sydney may be looked for here this forenoon. She sailed from Napier at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. The topsail schooner Endeavour, Captain J. Dick, arrived here yesterday morning from Oamaru. produce laden. She left there on Thursday night laßt, and had strong north-west wind till Saturday, when off Banks Peninsula, where it went round to the south, and so continued till the Kalkouras were breasted; thence north-north-west, with heavy southerly sea. ■ The schooner Onward was to have left Lytteltsn lor this port, produce laden, on Monday. The steamer Stormblrd left here for Wanganui at 1.45 p.m. yesterday. . , ■ ' The cutter Dido, Captain Shilling, arrived here yesterday afternoon from Blenheim, which port she left at 9 a.m. on Tuesday; had light easterly winds ajid thick weather across. • •The steamer Easby, from Port Chalmers and Lyttelton, will arrive here this morning, and sails again for Newcastle direct in the afternoon. The sehooner Shepherdess is still on the beach at "Worser Bay. The B s Mea was towed round from Worser Bay yesterday'morning by the steamer Ilawea, and placed on the Hard for the purpose of having the propeller fixed again on the shaft. ~,,,., ~ , The schooner Unity, which left here on Monday last, brought up in Worser Bay in the afternoon. She got under way again yesterday morning; but as the day wore on the wind freshened tip from the south, and the weather assumed a very threatening appearance, the glass being-unusually low. Captain Lambert therefore deemed it necessary to run back to Worser Bay, where ho anchored at 6 o clock yesterday 3 An alteration has been mado In the date of the departure of the ship Waikato for London. She will leave in November, instead of December, as was at first intended t.hm~. It was reported in Greymouth (says the Lyttelton Thau) on Sept. 2, that a vessel on flro had been seen off the Saltwater about 4 p.m. on that.day. Ihe Saltwater is about five miles south of Greymouth. The person who brought the news to the latter place stated that the Are was seen to run up the rigging "nd that the vcs»el, bo far u he could judge, was about ten miles off shore. In reference to this report, the CreyMver Argw, in its issue of Tuesday Sep. 5 gives the following confirmatory items;-" Sergeant lloller reports that Mr. Edward Butler residing •bout four bUm from town, on the South Beach,

saw a, large fire out at sea about 4.45 p.m. on Saturday last, Sept.'2. ilt burned' for, five or six 1 minutes, and then disappeared.| Mrs. I Butler and a man named O'Donn ell j also saw the Are, and they all felt sure that it was; a. large," ship on 'fire. Mr. Rugg, Superintendent-at the Grey River Hospital, states that between half-past four and five o'clock on Saturday afternoon last he was standing on the bank in front of his cottage and saw' a' large sheet of Are about 10 or 12 miles out at sea, almost due west. It lasted for several minutes, at least five, and Mr. Rugg thought he noticed very thin black threads, as if it were up and down the sheet of fire. His first impression was that it was a ship on fire, and he is almost certain that it was. A lady residing in Tainui-street South saw a quantity of smoke and fire out at sea, and it struck her at the time to appear as a ship on fire; this was also about five o'clock. Two cattle drovers, camped at the Kapitea creek, south of Teremekau, saw a great flare in the direction of Greymouth, and they thought it was a house on fire at the Grey. However, itdoes not seem probable that any flare or reflection of light over the township could be seen from where they were camped; it is more likely that the light seen was the burning hull of some vessel drifting to the north. Singularly enough, none of the captains of vessels in port, nor the harbormaster or signalman, have seen the blaze." It was subsequently stated that a body had been washed ashore, but this was not authenticated, and nothing furtner seems to have transpired to prove the correctness or otherwise of the report .that a vessel had been burned At that time, however, the coast northwards had not been searched for wreckage.