SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5174, 22 October 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. October 20, "Wallace, p.s., 50 tons, Dillon, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers-CaWn: Mrs Cooper, Messrs. Cameron, Leslie, and Fulton. Deacon, agent. Rose "f Eden, schooner, 80 tons, Nelson, from Pelorus Sound. Compton, agent. . Hawca, s.s., 402 tons. Wheeler, from Lyttelton ami Port Chalmers. Passengers—Saloon : Miss V ilson, Mrs Schott, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell. Captain Bowden, Messrs. Taiaroa, Wakefield, Miller, Hill, Morshead Spaldcrs, Peacock, Sherman. Harding, Shaw, and McKay; 0 steerage; 20 for North. Five saloon and 13 steerage for Sydney, 5 saPon for San Francisco, 31 Chinamen for Hongkong, 2 for Wanganui, and 1 for Napier. Levin and Co., agents. Jane Douglas, c.s,, 71 tons, Fraser, from Foxton. Plimmer, agent. Ocxonuii 21. —Arawata, s.s., 023 tons. Underwood, from Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Board, Beatson, and Crawford and servant. Miss Guy, Messrs. Dixon, Jobson, Leary, Percival, Fraser, Wadsworth, Sharp, Donald, and Pitt; 2 steerage; 16 for other ports. Bishop, agent. Tui s s., 01 tons. Wills, from Foxton. Passengers —CaUn ; Mrs. Maimvaring, Miss Atkinson, Messrs. Parmnt and Kana a. Bishop, agent. Hood, brig, 291) tons, Puton, from Newcastle. Passengers- Cabin : Messrs. Black and Leonard. Williams, agent. SAILED. October 20.—Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers—-Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Cotterill, Messrs. Sumners, Hennessay, and Haggerty; 1 steengo, and 9 immigrants ex Wairoa. Plimmer, agent. . . , Lytt« ton, p.s., SC tons, Scott, for Blenheim and Nelson. Deacon, agent. Aurora, schooner, 56 tons. Romeril, for East Coast. Passengers —Misses White and Williams. Pearce, agent. , Rotorua, s.s.. 57G tons, Kennedy, for Sydney, via Napier and Auckland. Passengers—Saloou; Mesdames Sinclair and child, and Moss, Miss Jleetham, Rev. Papenev, Major Kemp, Messrs. Kemp, Niven, McLeod, T mtcher, Morrison. McDonald, Tapatenhata, Tamihana, Muling. Levien, Studholme, and Browne (2); 45'steerage; 22fromSouth. Levin and Co., agents. October 21.—Hawea, s.s.. 402 tons, Wheeler, for the Manukau, via intermediate ports. Passengers— Saloon: Mrs. Brown. Misses White and Alexander; 4 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Arawata. s.s., 023 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne, via the South. Passengers— Saloon: For South: Misses Clark and Dyer, Hon. E. Gray, Mr. Brown. For Melbourne: Mrs. Bailey. Miss Fraser, Messrs. Buffos, Schultze, Werner, Crease, McDowell, and Barber, Bishop, agent. CLEARED OUT. October 20.—Thames, ketch, 22 tons, Jones, for Nelson. Scott, agent. Garibaldi, three-masted schooner, 51 tons. Outridge, for Lyttelton. Mas l er. agent. Gwake, schooner, C 5 tons, Arndt, for Wanganui. Pilcher, agent. IMPORTS. [.I special charge is made for consignees' names inserted hi this cuiitwni.J Napier, from Blenheim ; 34 bales flax, 160 sacks barley, 67 do potatoes, Incase iron. EXPORTS. Aurora, frmi East C ast; 100 pkgs station stores. Thames, for Nelson: 35 tons coal. Garibaldi, for Lyttle on; 70 tons ra’lwav iron, O.valce, for Wanganui, shipped at Oamaru: 400saeks oats, 109 do flour. Manawatu. for Wanganui: 1 cases tobacco, 1 wheel, 1 platform. 1 pole, 10 hf-chests tea, 40 qr-casks, 1 case axes 2 do lawn mowers, 1 keg nails, 50 boxes, 1 buggy, 6 pair shafts, 43 pkgs, 2 pigs, 20 cases. 4 pels. Xytte'ton, for Blenheim: 2 qr-casks brandy, 82 bags sugar. G cases drapery, 110 telegraph poles, CO coils wire, 1 case biscuits, 2 bales woolpaoks, 3 sacks empty bags. 111 bills hoop iron, 60 lengths pipes, 12 iron heads, 12 do shoe--. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

London.—Zealandia, Wairoa, and St. Leonards, •arly. Hongkong and Foochow.—May, early. Melbourne via the South.—Ringarooma, 23tb. North I-UN- Ports.—Taranaki, 23rd. Southern roars —Wanaka, 27tb, Mbleoursk. —Jane, early. Sydney.— Wakatipu. 24th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

North mss Ports.—Wanaka, 27th. Picton, Nelson and West Coast Forts.—Wallace, this day. ... . Foxton and Eangitxkei.—Jane Douglas, this day. Melbourne. via the South.—Ringarooma, 27tb. Blenheim. —Napier, 25th. Wanganui.— Stormbird, 23rd. Southern Ports.—Taranaki. 23rd. Castlepoint and Napier.—Kiwi, early.

Napier. —Rangatira. this day. Foxton.—Tui, 23rd. Napier, Poverty Bat, Taup.akoa, akd Auckland.—Taupo, 23rd. BY TELEGRAPH. PORT CHALMERS, Sunday. Sailed ; Taupo, for North. Passengers for "Wellington—Mrs. King and family and Mr. Holmes. For Napier: Messrs. Monteith (2). Mrs. Monteith and 2 children. For Auckland: Messrs. Tewsley, Hoyte, and Acroyd. LYTTELTON, Saturday. Arrived : George Noble, barquentine, from the Maurit u«. -She left there on the Sth September.— Adelphoi, Pet, and Falcon, from Newcastle.—J. G, Coleson, from Napier. Sailkh : Wanaka, for the South, at 7 p.m., and St. Kilda, for Wellington, at 5.30 p.m. The heavy N.W. gale prevailing in port has pre vented the Wairoa being berthed at the wharf. The s.s. Jane Douglas sailed from Foxton at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and arrived here at G o’clock that evening. She will leave again for Foxton this afternoon. Messrs. Levin and Co. have received a cablegram from London, dated 12th inst., stating that the ship Zealandia had left London on the 20th August, and is therefore expected to arrive here at any moment. The schooner Aurora sailed for the East Coast on Saturday afternoon. The paddle steahiess Luna for the West Coast and Lyttelton for Blenheim left the port on Saturday; but the gale prevailing outside was too much for them, and they had to go back to Worser Bay and anchor. Yesterday, at noon, the Lyttelton made another start, but was compelled to bring up in Island Bay. The s.s. Stella came off the Patent Slip on Saturday morning, and left in the evening for Portland Island. The p.s. Wallace arrived from Blenheim and Nelson on Saturday at 1 p.m. She left Nelson at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and Pfcton at 7.30 a.m. next day, arriving here as above. She will sail for the same ports to-day. The s.s. Tui left Foxton at 7 a.m. yesterday; crossed the bar at 8 a.m.. and made this port at 4 o’clock same afternoon. Experienced strong N.W. gale and a heavy tide rip off Terawiti. The Tui will leave to day for Foxton. The brig.Tane came up to the Heads again on Saturday, but during the night she was blown out of sight by the heavy N.W. gale. There was no sign of her in the Strait yesterday, and no doubt she has been driven South. The s.s. Arawata left Wellington at C p.m. on the 10th, and arrived at Nelson at 0.30 on the 20th; sailed at 7.30 pm., and arrived a?ain in Wellington at 7 a.m. on the 21st E-perienced a heavy N.W. gale, with very thick weather, from Nelson until arrival. The Arawata left for Melbourne, via the South, taking the outward Suez mail, at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The brig Robin Hood, from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal, arrived in port at 2.30 p.m. yesterday, after *a nine days’ passage. She left there on the 12th inst., and for the first three days experienced easterly winds, with heavy rain and much lightning and thunder; thence the wind hauled into the westward and continued the remainder of the passage. Cape Farewell was sighted at 5 p.m. on Saturday last, and she came through the Strait with a.strong N.W. wind, which increased to a heavy gale on arrival off the Heads. At 11 a.m. she.commenced to work in. and after a heavy tuaael entered the port, and anchored off the wharf as above stated. The Butler Navis of October G says " The inquiry into the Sarah Pile was held yesterday. The evidence was too voluminous to publish in bulk, and to give only one side would be unfair. The gist of the case appears to be that from thejiarbor department's view the vessel sh- uld have' stood out to sea in obedience to the signals, until the harbormaster, who was on the way out, boarded the vessel to pilot her, while from the captain’s point of view he was justified in standing in, as he could not see any signals to the contrary until he had passed the outer break, whence he could not get back. The captain describes the weather as hazy: the harbor department, as beautifully fine.”

. A DISASTROUS VOYAGE. The Ambassador has all the smart appearance of a China clipper, and in the tea trade she was well known for her fast sailing. On the present voyage, which has been marked by events of a deeply tragic character, she comes from Now York, whence she sailed on April 22 with a cargo of kerosene, tobacco, slates, lumber, and general merchandise. As days and weeks passed by after the barque was fairly due here, some anxiety was manifested with regard to her safety, and it was not until a few weeks ago that intimation was received from Sydney that the overdue vessel had put into the Cape of Good Hope under di treating circumstances. The intelligence was brought to Sydney by a vessel from the Capo ; but it did not transpire until that vessel had,been in Sydney for a couple of weeks or more- The Ambassador, after leaving New York, hud the ordinary run of weather until getting well south, ami nothing of particular note occurred until crossing longitude lOdeg. east, in latitude 42deg. 4Cmin. south, on Saturday, June 1(5. Previous to that date, tempestuous weather had set in, and the gales which aro-o caused a tremendous sea. At 1 a.m. on the date mentioned the barque broached to. and a sea of an axrpalling a iso and force struck lief on the starboard quarter, and dealt destruction around. The shock was terrific. The resistless body of water washed away bulwarks, smashed the wheel and steering gear, served the boats similarly, ami carried away the skylight, besides filling the cabin and doing other damage. The canvas also suffered, and foresail and lower topsails and mizzen staysail were all split or blown away. The same sea which caused the disaster also swept away the master. Captain Phren; the second mate, Edwin Foster j and also three of the crew named Harry May, George Knowles, and Jacobus Sarnmlls. Knowles was washed from off the spankerboom.' The weather was of such violence that any effort to save the unfortunate men was simply impossible, and with the sea which was raging their sad fate could not long bo a matter of uncertainty. Naturally enough the catastrophe caused a great gloom on board, and to add to the distressing nature of the c-ent Captain Phren had not been long married, and had bis young wife on board with him. The charge of the vessel was then taken by the chief officer, Mr. W. Bagot, who bore up for Cape Town, am! anchored in Table Pay on Juno 28. Mrs. Phren, the captain’s widow, went Horne from the Cape in the mail steamer. After effecting repairs and receiving all requisite overhaul and refit, the Ambassador left Cape Town on August 16 and carried moderate ami strong breezes from west and west-north-west all the way to this coast.

The wind was rarely from the southward of west, and very good progress was made, the average running being, not far short of 200 miles a day until Friday last. Capo Wickham light was sighted at half-past Gp.ra, on Tuesday last. : Since then the barque has had to beat up against northerly winds. During the voyage from the Cape, Mrs. Dean, a passenger, gave birth to a female infant on Sept. 11. The Ambassador brings a mail and Cape dates to August 14.—Melbourne Argus, Sept. 21.