SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5172, 19 October 1877, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

SF.rTEMBna 28. —Wakatipn, 5.b.,1163 tons, Cameron, from Sydney. Levin and Co., agents. Itingarooma, s.s,, 623 tonj, Whitburn, from Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. Octobkr X.—Australoid, barque, 349 tons, Oliver, from Nevvcast'e. Williams, ngent.

October 9. —SchiehalUon, barque, 602 tons, Levack, from London. Passengers—Second cabin; L. Sylvester, W. H. Day, G. Newbatt, F. Berners, and Mary Berners. Steerage: C. E. Bayley, T. 11. 'Jooper, and H. H. Philp. Turnbull and (Jo., agents. October 10.—Silas Fish, barque, 702 tons, Williams, from New York, via Port Chalmers. Turnbull and Co., agents. October 11.—Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Tozer, from Melbourne, via the West Coast. Bishop, agent. October 12. —Anne Melhuish, barque, 344 tons, Johnson, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. Herbert Black, barque, 573 'tons, Treat, from New York via Port Chalmers Levin and Co., agents.

October 13.—Kotoroa, s.s., 676 tons, Kennedy, from Sydney, : via Napier and Auckland. Levin and Co., agents. October 15.—Malay, barque, 329 tons, Croll, from Hobarton. Beck and Tonks, agents. October 16 Claud Hamilton, s.s., 591 tons, Clark, from Melbourne and Hobarton, via the South. Bishop, agent.

September 22. —Easby. s.s., 969 tons, Anderson, for Sydney and Newcastle! Turnbull and Co., agents. September 23 —Arawata, s.s.-, 623 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. Botorua, s.s., 576 tons, Kennedy, for Sydney via Napier and Auckland. Levin and Co., agents. September 24. —Edwin Bassett, barque, 397 tons, foster, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. October I. —liingarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Whitburn, for Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. October 9. —Wakatlpu. s.s., 1153 tons, Cameron, for Sydney; Levin and Co., agents. October 12.—Albion, s.s., 691 tons, Tozer, for Melbourne and Hobarton via \he South. Bishop, agent. ; ; , . > BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, October 6. # Arrived: Zealandia, with the English and American mail-. Tho mail agent reports:—Arrived at Honolulu from Auckland on August 17; left same afternoon, and arrived at San Francisco on the morn* ing of the 22nd. The malls were forwarded to the east by train on the follow ng morning. The longest run in one day was 304 miles, and the shortest 260. Left San Francisco for Auckland on September 12; arrived at Honolulu on September 20, and Auckland at 6.15 this morning. Passengers for New Zealand— Mrs. Buckley, Eev. C. Fisher, Messrs. Lyon, Lee, Jas. Smith, Ward, and 27 steerage. For Sydney--10 saloon and 30 steerage, October 10. Arrived;,The City of Auckland'from London, ninety-two days out! <■ LYTTELTON, September 25. Sailed : N.Z.S. Co.’s ship Waikato for London, with thirtv passengers, and cargo valued at £130,000. October 3. Arrived : The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Waitangi, from Loudon, with saloon passengers and 263 immigrants, all well, after a passage of 79

days from land to land, and 83 days from PlymosSh to anchorage. She left Plymouth on the 12th JalJi and took her departure from the Lizards on the Mttt July; mades the Snares on the 30th September, Bacperieneed flue weather throughout the There were no deaths.

October I®. LYTTELTON. Wednesday, Arrived : The Wagner from Mauritius, fifty-three days out.

October 12.

Arrived : Messrs. Shaw, Saville, and Co.’s sferp Crusader, Captain Davis, from Loudon, 83 days from Gr.tvescnd and 74 days from land to land. She pasoofl I teal on the morning of July 22, was off the Lisstds on 27th, and made the Snares on September 9th. The passage was a tine weather one throughout. SSac 37 passengers, all well. One of the seamen fell overboard and was drowned coming down the Channel.

POUT CHALMERS. September 24. Arrived: Barque Silas Fish, 117 days from New York. She has 800 tons of cargo for Wellington. September 26L

Arrived : The New Zealand Shipping Co/s Waimea. with IGOO tons cargo and 15 passengers from London. Half the cargo is for the BIulT, SKc left London on June 20; cleared the land on Ibc 31st: crossed the E-valor on July 30; had Ilg&t S.E. trades and variable winds to Tristan d’Acuofan, Picked up the steady westerly winds on August and met a severe S.S.E. gal -, which lasted for two days. Rounded the Cape of Good Hope on Augurt 28. Had steady westerlies across the Southern Ocea% and passed the Snares yesterday. She made the passage in 85 days from land to land. The schooner Friendship has arrived at the Reaflc from Macquarrie Island. Captain Wilson reports the total wreck of the schoon r Bencleugh at Slae Macqu irrie on sth August. She was driven on shows in a terrific S.E. gale. A Maori named Wallay died on the 24th August, from the effects of a fractured thigh, and another seamen named Pentey is still suffering from a fracture of the leg. All S&e stores were saved. The vessel was owned by A. aad J. Thomson, merchants, Port Chalmers. She is insured in the Victoria Office for £BOO. October 9L Arrived : Ship Jessie Headman, 88 days Cross. London. She brings IS passengers and 1810 toes cargo. The ship James Nicol Fleming, with immigrants fro a Glasg w, cleared Foveaux Strait this afkeraoiwt She will probably arrive to-morrow. October 15. Sailed : Martin Scott, in ballast, for Portland. BLUFF, October!?, Arrived : Koputai, tug. with the New ZealasA Shipping Company’s ship Waimea in tow. ARRIVAL OF THE SCHTEHALLION. At 5 p.m, on Tuesday, October oth. the arrival of a barque off the Heads was announced. Half-an-hiowr afterwards the numbers were hoisted, which showed that the Schleballion, from London, was in view. The ebb tide was against her at the time, but PUrt Holmes immediately boarded her, and at 6 p.m- coxrmenced to beat her up the entr nee, and wE£h all courses set the b u-que anchored at ten o’clock last night. From Oapt. Levack we learn tha the left Gravesend July 3rd, and the Downs on the following day, experiencing light westerly w nds all^the way down the Channel, which were succeded by light northerly winds and line wea her to lat. 12deg. N.; lost the trades at midnight on July 25th. •• nd theaoc had light varia le airs and calms with very UUSe rain, until July 31st, when the S.E. trades were met with in lat. 6deg. N., long. 22deg. W. Crossed the Equator on August 3rd, in long, 28deg. W., with very moderate S.E. trades; crossed the meridian of Greeawich on August 25th. in latitude SGtlcg. S., and tba& of the Cape on August 30th, in lat. 40deg. S. Ran the ea>t ; ng down betwe n the 44th deg. and 46th with mo ; erate westerly winds, and fine weather. Mad* Cape Farewell on Monday morning, and with a strong N. vV. wind came through the Strait, arriving hereac above stated. The barque has 1000 tons general carjo and 10 tons gunpo • der on board. ARRIVAL OF THE SILAS FISH. This barque arrived off the Heads on Wednesdays October 10, from New York, via Port Chalmers, asdas the wind was fair, she speedily came into port, anfl was anchored off the wharf by Pilot Holmes at noon. The Silas Fish left New York on the 29th May; crossed the Equator on the 22nd July ; made the meridian of Greenwich on the 11th August, and passed the Cope seven days afterwards. Crossed the meridian of Leuwin on the Bth September and sighted the Snares on the 21st, and made Font Chalmers same day. Her passage thus occupied 117 days. 26 of whl-h were spent in doldrum weather between 12deg. North and 2deg. South ; outside that the weather was moderate, and on the whole fair. She left Port Chalmers on October 4th, alter discharging her Dunedin cargo, and experienced light head winds and calms up to the morning of the lOtb, when a fair wind was experienced, which continued till arrival here as above mentioned. The Silas Fiah was berthed at the wharf the same afternoon, was entered the Customs, and commenced discharging* cargo the following morning. She has about 40® tons for this port. Messrs. W. and G. *Turnbull and Co. aie her agents. ACCIDENT TO THE SCHOONER ZIOR. LOSS OF TWO MEN. The Nelson Daily Times of the 20th instant says 3 A topsail schooner was signalled yesterday afternoon, which proved to be the Zior, driven into this port through stress of weather. On boarding her Captain Hell kindly furnished us with the following reports— The schooner Zior, <53 tons, Captain Archibald loaded a cargo of produce at Timaru for Hokitika. She sailed from the former p r wt on tire 12th m August, and experienced fine weather along the coasS*, arriving at Hokitika on Tuesday, the 21st. The weather being fine she came to an anchor. Thei Hokitika bar having been closed for some time the following vessels were lying there The 'lsabella Anderson, four weeks there ; the Prosperity, Ellza Firth, and Mary Bannatyne, from Melbourne; Pelican, from Oamaru ; Lady Don, Clio, Alert, from Lyttelton ; Cora, front Dunedin; Onward and Merlin ; the Maggie Patterson arrive* shortly after. The Zior had heavy squalls off and oe. slipping the anchor several times while she was <sb the coast. On Tuesday last, the 14th instant, abocit 11 a ra., bad weather from the north-west came cm suddenly. Slipped-the best bower, having lost th® other anchor previously, and stood to sea. On tbc following dav. the weather moderating, stood, in t® endeavor to find the anchor buoys, but was unsuccessful ; the weather gradually getting worse till 7 a.m. on Sunday, when the whole fleet had te siip and run. Heavv squalls continued from theweffiward until 3 p.m., wh n the windveered to S. >%. wSfe a fearful cro«ssea; close-reefed foresail, mainsail, aa* fore staysail, and head reached the vessel. At $ p.m. the men went down in the cabin for tea* leaving one Morton Mathieson at the wheel deck. Whilst taking that meal a tremendous w* I roko da board; bursting the pieces of timber coming in tV cabin and striking Cbart« Aitken in the face and killing him. The poor leltow never moved after the blow. Charles Parson, wlv© waa sitting between Captain 801 l and the deceased, was also struck on the head with the debris, nace’ving several severe cuts on the forehead and face which will take him some time to recover from. JL rush was made for tho deck, when it was foaafi that the sea bad completely cleare • away tfast wheel, standards, and the whole of the steermg . gear, taking Morton Mathieson with it. The p-sos fellow was never seen afterwards. A sail was xS once rigged over the cabin-head to prevent the vesrol from filling. During this time the rudder pad tak a* charge, breaking piutals and gudgeons, splitting staysail and breaking both jib stays. For several hours the sea continued to break on hoard la » fearful manner, at limes compelling all hands t*» take to the rigging. The saf* ty of the vessel the rest of the crew can only be attributed to tbc good-sea going qualities of the vessel. On Monday morning the weather commenced to moderate ; got » tiller rigged and bore up for Nelson. At S committed the body of Charles Aitken to the Anp. The weather continued to improve until roundly the Spit on Tuesday morning, when it blew hat® from tlie S.W., which gradually died awav in comr.ee up the hay, arriving in harbor at S o’clock last i evening. The schooner will have to he repaired before she can proce d to sea.

The Westport Times of the 2nd inst. reports:— “The attempts so far t'» float the Sarah Pile have been of no avail. Her deck cargo was thrown overboard to lighten her on Sunday, and at high tides the.ps Charles Edward fastened on and made aai effort, to haul her afloat, but did nothing beyooe brc'king her hawser. The vessel was fuvtJMX Pghtened, but efforts to get her afloat were successful.”