SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4986, 16 March 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. '" , ■"■■ 8108 WATIR.—S.IJA.M.; 5.33 P M ARRIVED. , „ &£■ March 15.-Hannah Broomneld, briganUne, .184 tons, Dawson, from Kaipara. Greenfield and Stewart,. Aspasia, schooner. 56 tons, Johnston, from Katpaia. Pearce, agent. p U...J03 tons, Harvey, from Wangamu. Passengers—Cabin": Miss Ward, Mesdaines Wallace, Kine Small -and Andrew, Messrs. Riddiford, Bassett, Wallace; Knowle», ■ Smith, Dnigan, King 5 Ward, Eelelfeart, Miller. Fllnder, WilUams, McGmre, Tonks. Jones, Wndler, Pollock, Green, McComiskey-, Dixon Proctor,-Mcintosh, Lyle, Finnigan, Higgins, Biddle, Milner, Ledbury, and Beere; 9 steerage. Pliminer, agent --■ . „,. Anthons. brigantine. 133 tons, Anthons, from Meitorjurne". Turnbull and Co., agents .. , HAILED. t „ ■ -\L\ncn 13.—Taupo. s.s., 461 tons. Carey, for the North.!:-Passengers-Saloon: Miss Kieman, Messrs. Pallott, Bowden. Duncan, Powell, and Mr. and airs. Campbell; and 10 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Marie, barque.'4Bs tons, Burmelster, for Newcastle. Levin and Co., agents. .._■.■•■ Agn«sVu., 500 tons, Sims, for Sydney. Napier, 5.3.. 48 tons. Holmes, for Rangitikel. Pas-sengei3-Cabln : Messrs. Fleming and Home. Turnbull and Co., agents. - - - "'.," ', _ . Kaikoura. schooner, S» tons, Davidson, for Kai-kourai-"Bethune arid Huhter, agents. . Lyttelton, Deacon, agent. „.'"„„„ ~,-,,.-.. -.IMPORTS. \A upeciat cnarge is made for consignees' names inSirM in this column.} Wakatipu,Tfr'om. Sydney : 76 cases, l'bdl rakes, 4 drums ink, 7 cases nails, 40 do.fruit, 1 do turps, 10 do kerosene, 12 cart boxes, 4do shafts, 24 sashweights. 2 colonial ovens, 1 bdl shovels, 1 drum oil, 3 keg 3 nails, 0 casks, 20 qr-do whisky, 6 pels, 411 gunnies sugar, 2 bales, 1 pkg leather. -Lyttelton; ; from Blenheim: 53 bale 3 wool, 10 sacks barley, 19 do oats, 90 do malt, 11 bales chaff, 1 pkg, 29 hides. 1. box. ; Blenheim : 60 bales flax, 25 do chaff. •Napier, from Foxton : 8 bales wool, S2 empty hhds. -Msriawatu,from Wanganui : 256 bags grass seed, 13 boles wcoJ, ; 4 bags,do, 15kegs butter,.3 pkgs. ,"" :. : ?. i EXPORTS. Jaupo, for Picton: 63 cases, 98 pkgs, 10 cases brandy; 141bs gunpowder. 112 do shot, 10,000 caps. 2 ffuns, 4 hf-Chests tear 3 drums, 5 gunnies. For Nelson : -68 pkgs/lO bales, 5 kegs molasses, 1 plainer, 2 boxes,! tin, .20 casesi ; schnapps. For Taranaki : 8 three-quartertboies, 60 cases. 1 pel, 215 bars iron, 64 bdls do, 22 plates do, 1 bdl sheet do, 6 casks, 4 bills spades, Vdo handles, -70 pieces timber, 1 chest, 7 gunnies. ,Fi* Manukau;- 20 cases,. 110 pkgs, 1 box, 4 trusses. -■_«.''!.■■■ • ■ • , Lyttelton, for Wairau: 9 hf-chests tea. 1 qr-cask whisky, 6 cases kerosene, 2 do cheese, 1 piece chain, 10pieces machinery,-14 nannies sugar; 1 qr-tierce tobacco, 2 pels, 1 vice. 8 bars Iron. Napier, for Kangitikei: 3 cases. B,pkg3 groceries, 1 octave whisky, 3 sacks flour, 1 buggy and harness, 1 chest, 1 sofa, 2 hhds, * tons flour. * J -EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.—Fleione, early; Northampton, early. 80UXUKUN Fours.—Wellington, 19th inst.; Hawea, 23rd Inst. - • Kojitiikhn Forth.—Taranaki, 19th inst.; Taupo, 22nd Inst. • . AUCKLAND, TAURAN3A, Gisborne, and Napier Wanaka, 19th inst. Hapiek.—Kangatlra, 17th inst. T" , PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Loudon.- Adamant, in April; Rakaia, in April. NontiiKHU PoiiW.—Wellington, 19th instant;' Hawea, 23rd inst. South Kits Foots.—Taranaki, 19th inst.; Taupo, 22nd inst. ■"■-.■'-.■ Wanganui.—Stormbird, 17th inst. > Melbourne. —Ringarooma, this day. I.YITELTON AMD PORT CHALMERS. - WakatipU, this day. NIIBON, WeSTPOBT, GrEYMO-OTH, AND HOIITIXA. —Charles Edward, 19th inst. JPoxTON.—Tui, 19th inst. ' Suhxdin. —Wanaka, 20th inst. Castlepoint and Napier.—Kiwi, 19th inst. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, 19th inst. Sydney.—Wakatipu, 22nd inst. Blenheim.—Falcon, this day. Castlepoint.—Aurora, 19th inst. Hobarton.—Tararua, 23rd inst. Melbourne, via tjik West Coast. —Albion, 23rd inst.

BY TELEGRAPB. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Sailed : Hertha, Oerman war ship, for Europe, via Sydney and Cape.—The Taranaki sailed South this afternoon.' LYTTELTON', Thursday. Sailed : Hawea, for it 1.30 p.m. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Brown, and Mr. Sandistin. ' PORT CHA-LMERS, Thursday. SAjfcED :• "Wild "Wave, barque, for Hobarton. ' WJSATHEU.AT 6 p.m. YESTERDAY. ■ Barometer corrected for height only. Napier.—3o-23—1T.E., fresh ; fine. Bar moderate swell. .<-.•■ ■•'..:■.. Castlepoint.—3(j'23—E.N.E.,fresh;gloomy. Much swell. "WjxiinaTON;—3o'24—S.B.E., light; cloudy. Hokitik*.— light; fine.: Bar good. "Wkstpoht.—3olß-S.W., fresh: fine Bar good. Timako.—3o'4B—ll.'E.,'light; fine. Sea smooth. Oasiabu.—3ol7—W.S.W., li)fht: fine. 7be barque-Marie took her departure for Newcastle yesterday afternoon., - .. . The s.s. Napier left for Rangitikei at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. ' . . . Owing to the steamer'.' Vakatipu havißg to disch»rge_6Do_ton3 coal here, she will be unable to sail South till 2 o'clock this afternoon ■ ' \ '/■."■'• f: The ketch Falcon will sail for Blenheim this afterSOon. The p.s. Manawatu arrived here from "Wanganui at 1 o'clock yesterday. "She left there at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, and had fine weather, with light southerly .-.wind, throughout. The Manawatu went round to the Patent Slip yesterday to have her bottom cleaned and otherwise overhauled. The Cable steamer Agues sailed for Sydney direct at 11 a.m. yesterday. .', ........ The^rahpo-proceeded on her northern trip at 7 O'clock yesterday morning. . The_schooner Aspasia,-. Captain .Johnston, from Kalparaf "arrived" in port yesterday at 2.80 p.m. She Jeit'tbere orr Saturday last, and had pleasant weather, with easterly and S.E. wind;-till coming round Tera—witi;on Tuesday, when a strong S.E. .gale came on. Tried to beat round, but the wind and sea increasing baa*.fo.'rnn back, and anchored under Mana Island; gof-UDder way on Wednesday night, and with, a light easterly wind came through t the Strait into port. The brigantina Hannah Broomfleld, Captain Pawson, with a cargo of 98,000 feet sawn timber from Kaipara, arrived here yesterday afternoon. She left Kaipara on the oth, had a strong S.E. wind next day, whlc&lasteci to the 11th ; thence easterly and S.E. wind till the night of the 13th', when'another strong S.E. gale was met with; beat through the. Strait, and got down as far as,Tongue.Point, where the wind died away, andshe drifted back to Terawitl;' got) alight wind yesterday from the S.K, which fetched her into port. The. Marmlon was loading for this port when'the Hannah Broomfield left Kaipara. .".'.-' The brigantine Anthona.,,CaptainCAathons.ifrom Melbourne,. arrived in. part-yesterday with 144 tons general cargo, and consigned to; Messrs. W. and (1. TttrnbuH and Cd. The'Anthons is one of the'flnest vessels cf her class that ha*'ever entered this port,and; laamodel.of.cleanliness and neatness. Shu la a Hobarton-built 'vessel, and, would do credit to any Shipbuilding yard in the world, her model being such asUi'ribt often to be met within vessels built for the carriage of cargo, partaking as she does more of the lines of_a flrst-classyacht. -She is only two years old, and was built on, the river-Mersey, Tasmania, of Tasmanian gnm and hardwood.'. Her dimensions are as follows:—Length overall 103fti,'beam 25ft., depth 0/ bold 9ft, registered tonnage 183 tons, but is capable'of carrying 200 tons deadweight. She left Melbourne, on the 25th February; rhad light easterly Winds .through 'Bass Strait) which was cleared on the 28th; thence till making Cape" Farewell on the 7th Inst.,' moderate westerly ,wind3.i Came through the Strait, with the wind ..principally light and "variable Irom' the 1 eastward; but '.On ! ,the' 13th had a hard S.E. wind for twelve hours. She/was at the Heads at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon; where the pilot was pJck£d_np, 6.3Q.p.m.- - it-will- be -remembered-that—H.M.Br Wolverine recently was sent to exploreHhe Crozet Islands. The report if Captain.Bima.haa just been.published. • It seems that on the Twelve -Apostles.the island on whlch'the Strathmore .was wrecked, a small cairn. . raise<r by the riurvivors from- the;S rathmore, still' exists at appoint on the ridge about 300 feet above the Be»v, , A grassy jplatean, where they were ; encamped,' •via' covered with white albatrosses sitting on-thelr nests, and the rocks were, crowded with ifengulrisv Oh smother island of-the group, Possession Island, tho largest and most important of the group, they observed en the beach a hut; several casks, and two boats; one Cf which seemed to be in'fair condition. "The sea kelnr smooth-and the wind light," says the captain, "I-decided to-anchor-and Trend in oar boats to search the shore,, as' I:tiiought:it probable we should find left.by rKoplfl who might, have gone therein the hope ofrneetlpg-.a sealing vessel. -Upon landing, our interest was immediately excited by the strange sensation of finding ourselves surrounded by aolraajs .which evidently had. not the slightest fear of rnen.or :their guns:.. Hundreds of seals, which were resting onthe damp grass bordering on the stream, which at this pnlnt enters the sea, made no attempt to/escape from ns.r The:albatrosses also would not move from their njsts on the ground. These magnificent birds -measuring, in several instances, eleven feet across the, showed resistance when actually "seized, and- even then' did not seem to have any sense;of danger;/ Tho bay was alive with birds.' We. jObservotV, jthe-jWhite and sooty '.■ albatross, petrels of 'various," ldnds, black hens, . Cape pigeons, Numerous gills, and a few, wild duck; and: the rocks: were covered with seals and penguins. The .link was',about ,121 t.. long, and contained six sleeping buiiksl-., It was rudely constructed with, stavrs oi casks;; There was. a stove inside on tie right of the fl<iof; Ingeniously made out or an 6M fish kettle; the luniifrl/Wiis f rmedby a,series of small iron hoops nailed tog»ther. There were a number of empty casks outside, together with other >'ebris, belonging to a sealing establishment. There were two •rhaleboats hauled up on the beach. One of these, wax useless; the dtherlwittisome slight repairs; could; be made seaworthy*':, The name "i. A. lJrinlc" was: cut on the door of the hut. Wo fouhd no document or, any slgri3 , 'of'thVbay havlng'been lately visited., The report cjmcludes with the following :—Judging from my experience, I would submit that merchant voieJsjshaujcUie, cmjJtoned agalnst„gQtog,.dD.wn.Jto.«*»j bighier- latitnde than the 44th parallel;.'; In the i ntcrroT-Jatitudessonth of this the westerly gale* propel n a BhiPitbrougU tho water at a very great speed, and the seas are to high (bat It would be difficult to chock the speed or haul to the wind to clear danger.' The' Crozets are in a known position, and can bo' avoided fcy careful navigation : but this is not the case with Icebergs— U one of these should happen to be floating

in the line of course of a vessel going through _the water at a rate of 12 or 13 knots during a, fdg byday , or on aMark nighfc it would Hot be seen until H,was too nearftq be7ftvolded;aiul destruction would be in?thes* southern seas should be .Sderfitl^rriresentSocksorshoalsin.untoown S,« e daneers runanost criminal? risks; they play »: afwhich the lives seneere and crews are hazarded. It Is more than probable Tat the majority of the ships reported as missing in these seas are missing because -wrecked bvTudden and violent contact with drifting icebergs. In the event of people being cast away on the Crozets, I would recommend that, if possible, they should establish a lookout place on the Twelve Apostles, as this island is the -one~whiCh"would mostprobsbly be sighted by ships, and an object placed or a man standing on the ridge where the'Strathmore cairn is erected would be seen'at a-great; distance. ."The north-east point of the Twelve Apostles is by the; chart placed in longitude .SO4l E. Our chronometer, placed the point in 5036 E. This;is assuming the latitude to bo correct, as no observations for latitude could be obtained. If our longitude is correct, the Twelve Apostles should therefore be placed five miles west of their present position on the chart.