SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4980, 9 March 1877, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

FORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. February 9.—Arawata, s.s., 023 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne, via the .South. Bishop, agent. February 14.—Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Cameron, from Sydney. Levin and Co., agents. Ringarooma. s.s., 623 tons, Whitburn, from Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. February 18.—Hurunui, ship, 1054 tons, Adams, from London. Passengers—Saloon : For WellingtonMr. 0. Wakefield. For Auckland—Miss Mann. For Christchurch—Messrs. Mouldey and Stringhman. For Wanganui—Mr. and. Mrs. Awdry, Mr. and Mrs. Snelson. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. ! February 19.—Easby, s.s., 969 tons, Kennedy, from Sydney. Turnbull and 00., agents;' February 2L—Albion,,s.s.', 591 tons. Clark, frohi Sydney,-via the West. Coast. Bishop,.agent. February 22—Adamant, 815 tons. Bowling, from London. ' Turnbull and Co., agents. Floral Star, three-masted brigantine, 244 tons, Evans, from Adelaide. Master, agent ■ • , February 25. Tararna, s.s., 652 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne and Hobarton, via the South. Bishop, agent. ■ ■

February 26.- Anne Melhuish, barque, 344 tons, Chadwick, from Newcastle.: Williams;, agqut. February 27.—Neptune, brig, 299 tons, Yule, from Newcastle. Williams, agent.*' * February 28;—Kakaia, ship, ■ 1-212 tons, Fristou, from London. Passengers— Saloon f. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and 2 daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Austing and family, Mr. and Mrs. Russell'.ahd| family, Messrs. Inman, Moore, Bale, Wranklyn/Keveru, and Downes. Second cabin ; Messrs. Roger's.! and iGodfrey. Intermediate : Messrs. Dawson, and Eeetlpy.. Steerage ; Mr. and Mrs. Tinney, and family (3), Mr. ' and Mrs. Judd and family, Mr. l and Mrs.' Clare and family, Mr. and Mrs. Qnarric and . family, Mr.e-ind Mrs. Hills, Miss, Thornton. Messrs. ..Catliffe, fHnskisson (2), Rider, and D. Sterling, , New Zealand Shipping Co., agents. j William Cobb, barquentine,.424-tons, Brady, from New York. Passengers—Mrs.; Brady and child. Turnbull and Co., agents, : , : Marie, 1 barque, 465 tons, Burmeister, from New York via Port Chalmers. Levin and Co., agents. ■ ■■' BAILED. •* February 10—Rotorua; s.s., 576 tons, Macfarlane, for Sydney via the North. Levin andOo., agents. ' February 11— Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. ! February 13, —Jessie Readraan, ship, 962 tons, Kennedy, for Loudon. Passengers—Mr. and MrsCollins, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson arid' child, Mr. and Mrs. Meehan'and 2 children; Messrs. Shield, Plumeridge, Firth, McKlrby; Burton, Golding, Holding, Shea, Quille, and Doody, Murray, Common, and Co., agents. r

Josephine, three-masted brigantine; 698 tons, Stahl, for Newcastle. Bannatyne and Co.; agents. Edwin Bassett, barque, 647 tons, Foster, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. : : Australind, barque, 481 ‘tons, Oliver, for Newcastle/ Williams, agent. ' ‘ t/o: ' 1 Isabella, brigantine, .82 tons, Toms, .on a whaling cruise., Krull and Co., agents. . " ‘ February 14.—Young Dick', schooner, 102 tons, Armit, for Hobarton.! Beck and Tonka, agents. February 16. - Eiugarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Whitburn, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. February 23.—Albion, s.s., 601'tons, Clark, for Melbourne and Hobart Town, via the South. Bishop, agent. . ■ ... ; • ; February 25 Wakafipn, s.s., 1168 tons, Cameron, for Sydney. Levin* and Co., agents.' V. February 27. Tararua, s.s., 663.t0n5, Sinclair, for Sydney via the West Coast. Bishop; agent. '

BY TK l/KO It A PH. . * ' “ ■ AUCKLAND, February 26. Arrived ; Zealandia. She left San Francisco on the 3rd, three days.’ late,:,Captain' tfeffies.died of heart disease five days after leaving. He had been sick for ■several days’ in San -Francisco;;h,Fassepgej:s..for New Zealand—Saldou'h General'Bridge.lJbhpHyae Harris, ’ Sir. Mathew Woods; and.i'Mr.i Waihwrignt."' From Honolulu : Hbn.'-Mr. Young,Uahaftiah Commissioner. He comes to report on New Zealand and Australian .products. , . . , - jC}n .„ .... : ...;.r February 26. Arrived : Victoria, barque, from Adelaide ; Santiago, barque, from London V'EbtoTulydrom Sydney.. - . V - March L ■ Arrived. Sliip Oxford, from, London, *,\Vith ’239 immigrants, equal to 2071 adults, ;■ is of'Seatlis, 'J oseph Foster, a passenger,, Will be'-,proceeded against tor false declarations, .representing a .woman travelling with him as’his'wife,,whereas be .left his wife and family in England. l :■ ' ’ •'»*• -. .-1. February 17. ’ Arrived : Ship Wiltshire, with immigrants, arrived this morning. She left Gravesend on November 12, and cleared the Lizard on November 15. Crossed the Equator on December 18. Had moderate westerlies! and ,made the Snares on-February,,B,.being 85 days from land to land. She’ brings 282 immigrants, all well. One*death took’ placebn January 13, that of a married' woman, Elizabeth Beek, - aged thirty, from blood poisoning. . Spoke the barque Hopeful, from Lon lon, - bound here, ’last night. . The. ship is under charter to the N.Z.S. Company,’ and brings a large cargo. > ■ - - ! ... . ■/; ■-! FehruarylS. < , Arrived ; Hopeful, barque, from London. -She is consigned to the N.Z.S. Company, having on board part cargo for the Bluff: She got in last night after a passage of 105 days, from! Gravesend, iShe left on November 2, and,had baffling.winds to crossing the Equator on December 14. Made the .Snares on February IL—Taranaki, at 1 p.m.; from Port Cbalmers and Akaroa, ■ - •’■■■■ ■■■■< ■■■' ■ " -/ ■' February 23. t - Arrived : ■ Warwickshire, barque;, ninety-eight days out from London.. She is chartered by Shaw, Savill, and Go., and brings no passengers,'but a full cargo. . i / 1 1 ’PORT GHALMBBS,. February 13. - N.Z.S. Co.’s ship Wairoa, for Loudon, with 18 passengers, 3900 balcs*wool,- and sundries. : total value, £113,160. • j . , - , ; , February 15. Arrived : The Albion Company’s Ship Auckland, with 1000 tons cargo; and 46 passengers. -’She leftGlasgow on November'27, and* crossed- the Line on December 23. /the Snares weqe ruEMlegOig February 9, aud.had.baflling,wiuds up.the.coast' .tQ.her.arrival,-/-Barque Courier,-from Boston, She -Jeft therq on the 23th October, and brings 700 tons' of* cargo* fur Dunedin. ■” . ! . - •' i L Febfu&ji 21. | Arrived : Loch Deo,- 92 days from London. She lias on board 1400 tons-, cargo, and 4,7; immigrants for Wellington. ' - - -.- ■ -a,.-•< j The tug Koputal arrived to-day under canvas, from Glasgow,,l4B days out;' 68- of which, on' the Kquator. This vessel has great - power, -having two pairs of disconnecting engines of 120 horse power. , ' BLUFF;' February 21. ! Sailed: Jas. Nichol Fleming, one of the Albion Co.’s ships, with a full cargo of wool, for. London,-- | The Albion Co.’s ship Jessie Readmafi/forLondon, got under way on. February .13; and With a light N. W. . wind quitted the. port;.(Rearing the.,il»ada at.,11 a,m,‘ The - following, is a, summary, of 'b,er' cargo,/all, with the exception- of 1 -a'few -hundred'■’pounds worth, being shipped by Messrs. Murray, Common, and: wqol t ,vMuA-iC68;047;:/24 bdls.. sheepskiu3. value. C2f 2 ;',63'casks tallow, Value £770. 2l’owt.' bbhes,*value’£24 r 16’cwtl’.horns, value £2 ; a quantity Ofliides;Value X 99.3 TOtal-Value, £66,154.; . " /The -New (.Zealand-.. j CSoa jany’s chartered ship . Ocean Captain \Vatgon-,t cleared at the Customsbn BatiiVdity with the following cargo, valued'; at £7R,ooo:—4'Ji’o bales* wool,- 581 qr-bales and pockets/ wool;’134 cases ipraservfid /meats,-'IS-'- bales 'skins, 2(JO. •casks tallow,-30 cases-,glue,,an l d KP'ipk'gs sundries.- ft is .expected weather permitting ./that, (the will sail this" 'af ternoon loFLondoii. - A clbse yaco- Homo ’"may tieanticipated between tlie Ocean MStil’rand Avalanche, ids' the-flatter;vOsselr'is expoqted tto ’saildn-cOflipany with the former, being now ready for.sea. . These two renowned Olippersate well’ mitched jtnd 'commanded by skilful-men, arid no 1 doubt their rirco Home will be a 1 closely contested bhe/ There i&la'bonsiderable atnoupt j Of betting,between the two prews is to the result.J Shaw,. Savill;. and Co.’s ship,./Avalanche finished 1 loading bnTuesdiiy; and cleared outatthe Customs for London on’ Wednesday. She Ims.a fulls and valuable cargo; anbtakes.’Sith.Beralargeiftimber Of passenger’s, each .compartment—lst,. 2nd, an<J .3rd .cabins—being full, with the* exception .of the .latter,' and .there is 6hly room fbr ohe' lnote’in thaxj (i If> the weather is favorable she will sail to-day. ■: ,Tlieiollo4nhg is a list of her cargo‘47oß bales-wool, value £83,700160 bales .skins,- value/ £2005; 417 pkgs taljow,.' value, £4220 ; 413 cases meats;'value, £916: 71 ikes sundries, value k£B6; : '<lo tons bones;'.valueJ £6of; 39V rmaces gold, £14,028, and several other packages wh)ohbrings the total value of cargo up. tq.,£108,647.‘ She takes over 60. passengers L om - this port, which is a practical demon-. sliatlonMi'owffigJSOWtrpopulttr'andgenijil'tkipper and a good sliip can-draw passenger, traffic. Sire takes the of the meet valuable cargoes 'which have left this port during the present wool season/ It is expected she will sail tip AThabaVque’ZSane; Captain: tie North German colors, and hailing from Hamburg, arrived on February, 28th At, 7 amt from New York, Via Port Chalmers; The Maneis»;hMpDmeilpoking : vessel,' exceedingly clean and tidy .'on deck, and neatly rigged andi/spaiieddiOShOiMslt Qerpian built craft, and is three years old.: peripassagefrOm New York only occupied hinety-flvO dajfaiit,.first-class performance, and slie arrived at ’Fort Chalmers on the Hth January, where she discharged tall Ibut about slxtv tons of cargo. , ;Remained, thereMlirty-tive days, and’left for tlnApoft on".Tucsda|i,/|ho, 20th nit., Cleared the Heads at 10 a.m*.,‘hhpWiis becalmed for an hour, when a fresh'/sbuth-east-fAvlnd icame on, which ran with her up ;to Banks. ißetjinlUla next day, when it suddenly veered round,to. thw nfirp-east, apd, on the 21st it had worked round tofthe nortli-west,,* the wind being hot and sultry/-’'‘Ahbtlier’rapid change next took place, a fresh soutU-east:Witfd/coming bn and lasting for about five hours,, whSA-it shifted into , the south-west and south,'and, brought/her within ’ fif teen miles’south-of Cape* Gimpbeir:; then a calm for several hours, and next a hard nbVth/east wind, against which she beat up- tp",tht| Heads, where the pilot came on board, -and bn. the evbnhagcpf the 27th she came to an anchorage, under the liatpbuse. Got under way early the ncxt''mbrhihg» and a light breeze springing up fronu tha/south-eaSl ehe ran into port, arriving here as . above. . Captain ,-liurmeistcr reports sighting the shipVpf<Bgan' Casfl|e, in ballsfet, from Lyttelton to Nelson, bbating thrbtfgh the Strait; also, the barquentine Ada Wlswellpfrom-Dunedinlto Kbipata; i The Mape; brings Ofif.tons - cargo- from New York, and 90 tons-cement and from Dunedin. Messrs." Leyih'and'Cd. iu® s hbrAgents. 1

THE SHIP RAKAIA^-FROM-LONDON. t This clipper vessel .off the -.New .Zealand Shipping Company came into port shortly after, 7.o’clock ton the 28th February with a fair wind/and-as she had powder on board Pilot * Holmes brought her up in outer anchorage off Pipitea Point, The ilakaia Ijas made the passage from Gravesend ito anchoragelin port in 102 days, which is over, the average of the N.Z.S. Co. s line of vessels speakinggenerally; but her long trip is accounted (for, by her experiencing at the commencement exceedingly; tempestuous,weather for several weeks, which considerably'* regarded the vessel’s progress. The : :vßakaia v jfs' • commanded >by Captain Frislon, who, like his vessel, is a strangeF in "Wellington,'bufc'is well ;aml fayorably known down

South, he having had command of her in Otago last year. She has been well patronised by passengers—s 4 having come by her—and their trip out has been of a. pleasant nature, various concerts and other amusements which naturally suggest themselves on a long voyage, being held frequently, and which were heartily enjoyed by everyone. Captain Friston and the sur-geon-superintendent, Dr. Fitzgerald, did all tlwy could to relieve those under their charge from the monotony of such a long sea voyage; their efforts being most successful, in consideration of which both gentlemen have been presented with very Haltering addresses by the passengers, and that given to the captain was accompanied by a purse of sovereigns. There was no serious sickness on board throughout, and no deaths.

! Captain I ritson kindly allowed us. the run of* the log-hook, from which we gather that the Rakaia left Gravesend on the X7th November, and was off the Start on the 21st, with fresh S.W. wind. On the 23rd hadahardgalefromtliatquarter, which continued all next day, with heavy sea. On the 24th it moderated to a steady breeze. On the 2Gth Cape Finisterre was seen, and on the 28th passed Cape Pernambuco. On the 30th the first of her troubles commenced, there being a very heavy gale blowing from the S W.. and tlie ship hove-to,with a tremendously heavy sea, which: frequently broke on board, flooding the deck. The Ist of December was ushered in with a hurricane, tlie wind shifting from W.S.W, to S.E., and then back to W., accompanied with a high confused sea, and most terrific thunder, lightning, and rain. The 2nd De-

cember brought no improvement; the gale blowing sa hard as ever, with a sea as high as a mountain. Next day the same dreadful weather: held sway, but live wind Lad somewhat decreased, and the squalls were not so furious, still large masses of water constantly swept the decks. All the live stock suffered considerably, tlie pigs and poultry dying in numbers from exposure to the wet and tempestuous weather. There were two very valuable cattle on board—a prize bull and cow coming to Messrs, W. and G. Turnbull—which were terribly knocked about by the rolling of the ship. On the 4th the gale blew with redoubled fury, the ship dipping bows under, and the decks coKtinnally flooded with water. Next day the same weather was experienced, most furious squalls striking the vessel from AY. SAY. The prize bull succumbed that day, although everythingthat couldbe done was done to keep him alive. He was fairly worn out with tlje rolling of the vessel. All tlie pigs and poultry were now destroyed; : The 6th set in with a hardjgale : at 11 a.m, it was at its height, blowing a perfect hurricane, with a tremendously higjj sea. Next day .the same weather, with hard squalls and vivid lightning, were experienced, but on the .Sth the gale • and sea • commenced gradually to go down, and next day a welcome calm prevailed. During all this most trying weather the Rakaia behaved splendidly, and, so to speak, rode through it without the loss of a rope-vani. That afternoon, being off Madeira, the first of the N.K. trades was felt very light, but gradually increased till they blew briskly. They were lost in 4J deg. north on the 21st December, and the S.E. trades were ran into next day in 3°23; crossed the Equator on the 25th December, and sighted Trinidad on,the.2nd January. Having lost all his live stock Captain Friston touched, at Tristan D’Acunha, where some more live stoekwas shipped. The S.E. trades were not of much account, and light variable winds, with calms: and fine weather, were met with to the 12th January. Then got the westerly winds moderate, and crossed the meridian of Greenwich on the 16th; rounded the Cape on the 21st; passed Prince Edward Island omthe'24th, the Crozets on the 27th, and Kerguelen Land on the 31st. The westerly winds stuak to, hOr during’ her run across the Southern Ocean, with fine weather, and her trip from the*;-other side of the line to New was all*, that could be desired. She passed Cape Leuwen on the Ist February, and Tasmania on the 13th; sighted Stewart Island on the 18th, and then had,a Succession of heavy gales, principally from N;E. and N.W., up the coast.' 'Got off the Heads on. the 27th, and hung about outside all the night till, the next morning, when she came into .port., ;

ARRIVAL OF THE WILLIAM COBB. The change of wind to the.S.E. bn.February 2&tb fetched the William Cobb up.-to the Heads, and at 3 o’clock in the afternoon she was safely.anchored in port. This vessel comes from New York, and is quite new, haying been built Only , two-years ago at Diton, .Massachussets. She .has the. appearance of a smart-looking craft all. over, and. is a, credit to the American- shipbuilding yards, ' ’’ might be said.pf all '.the American'built’bfirquentines which rig the ’William' Cobb./ifif-which have arrived here within tlie past' fe.w years. Captain Brady, her'-commander,, speaks ven- highly of tlie .travelling powers and seagoing qualities of his vessel. ■ The William Cobb-. has Mad«'.;<tHe -passage from New York to this port in 124u(JaySj, -and from land to land in about 100 days,' the weather experienced till'reaching ’the .meridian of Tasmania being mostpr,oni|ious.'.’ ■' ... Captain,. Byady states -he hevob : saw’anything like the wayi the, winds hpng behindl'bis,ivesael,,..-From the' time he. lanced the pilot < at.ffiew.lfbrk, to Tasmania he/.-aaver expeiiehbed an hofiFs head udnd, the-vessel,-(averaging two' hundred’’iflllfis‘ ! per day, the fun being accompiish'ed. to: there: in ninety days; but after pacing,,, Tasmania the wind settled to. the eastward,.flowing , hard, and «the Vessel-had to’beat every'inch of' the'Way to NewZealand .against head .winds. 'Several'times an attempt was made to get into .Cook strait/but always ahard S.E. wiad was blowing through, and she had logo, up round ’the North Cape, then come down the East Coast; button opening-up'the Strait a strong: N.W, gale .was.blowing throhgh it, and-<slifi: was driven South; saw the coast several times; She be-t-up close to the harbor, but on each occasion a heavy N.W. gale was found blowing, which took her down the coast again. Last Saturday Penoarrbw . Hfead was made out, but; Hie heavy gale-which blew that day drove her'hack again, and Captain Brady would have run into Lyttelton, only a welcome ’charige of wind’ took place, which brought - her into this harbor. The date of her-leaving! NewciYotk...was On the 27111 October ; -had- no N.E, trades, the wind hanging tronaN.W. .Crossqd the. Equator on , the ifSth November, had brisk S/E,/ trades /to'.lat. 36deg. ‘south, running right into the/westerly winds,' which stuck to her till Tasmania was passed; ' Rounded 'the'Cape: of • Good on the 24th December ; roundedAhi North Cape on 9th February, and-was off Cape-Palliser iOn.the.l7th February.* The William Cobb* bfitigs'6o3tons “weight and mca-uremeiit ; cargo' froiri New-York’-, 386 tonscome to this port, and/the .balapce iß'Str whither she will proceed after dispjiarging here. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co. afe her’iigents. i