SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5212, 5 December 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF ‘WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. December 4. —Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mesdames Hardinge and Danlell and 2 children, Misses Imlay, Allen, Br dshaw, and Dine, Revs. Messrs. Allswortn, Doull, Treadwell, and Strachan, Messrs. Morgan, Somerville, Wilson, Gawland, and Brown. Piimraer, agent. Tui. s.s. .Cl tons, Wills, from Foxton. Passengers Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Dave.v, Miss Butler, Messrs. Davidson, Coker, Nelson, and Klygcr. Bishop, agent. SAILED. December 4.—Rangatira, s.s., 19G tons, Evans, for Napier. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. Armstrong, Cameron, and Smith. Plimmer, agent. Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, fur East Coast. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Ambrose and Campbell. Levin and Co., agents. IMPORTS {A special charge is made for consignees' names inserted in this column .] Rose of Eden, from Havelock; 1 bale wool, I*plgs, 20.000 feet sawn timber. Manawatu, from Wanganui: 3 qr-casks I octave do, 124 bales wool, 1 cask tallow, 24 bills skins, 2 cases, 2 pels. 2 pkgs, 21 hides. EXPORTS. Kiwi, for Napier ; 100 cases kerosene. 50 do gin, 10 qr-casks brandy. ICO boxes. 2 hf-chests tea. 7 gunnies sugar, 2 bales, Cl sacks, 50 casks, 49 cases. For Coast; 139 pkgs. Rangatira, for Napier; 2 qr-casks wine. 10 barrels sugar, 10 cases gin, 30 do whisky, 20 cases brandy, 12C4 pkgs general merchandise, 15 cases, 10 boxes. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.—Hurunui and Hereford, early. Southern Pouts —Hawea, this day. NmiriiKiiN Ports.—Taranaki, Cth. Melbourne, via. West Coast.— Albion, Cth. Melbourne and Hobarton, via the South, — Tararua, 9th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London. —Orari. this month; Zealandia, this month. Picton, Nelson, and West Coast Ports.— Kennedy, Bth. Napier. Poverty Bay, Tauranoa, and AuckZfcA.Ni>.—Hawea, Cth. Southern Ports.— Rotorua, 7th. Northern Ports.—Wellington, Cth. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, early. Wanganui.—Mmawatu, Cth. Kikerangu. —Lyttelton, Cth. Blenheim.—Napier, Cth. Westport and Greymouth.—Luna, Sth. Castlepoint and Napier.—Kiwi, early. Kaikoura and Lyttelton.—Tui, this day. Melbourne and Hobarton, via the South.— Albion, Cth. BY TELEGRAPH. BLUFF. Tuesday. The Tararua arrived this afternoon. She left Sandridge on the 2Sth at 1 p.m.; passed the Heads at 5 p.m.. and Swan Island at 3.45 p.m. on the 29th. She experienced fine weather throughout the passage. Arrived at Hobarton on the 30th at 12.20 p.m. Left the same day at 4.42 p.m., and experienced light variable winds until arrival. She brings 4C saloon and 22 steerage passengers for all ports. Passengers for Lyttelton—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes and family, Mr. Disher, Mrs, Wilcox, Mrs. Macfarlano ; 4 steerage. For Wellington : Mrs. and Miss Saunders; 4 steerage. She sails at 7 p.m. for Dunedin. FORT CHALMERS, Tuesday. Seiled : Hawea, for Wellington avid the North. Passengers for Wellington—Mr. Orr, Dr. Wanless, and Master Myers. For Picton —Mr. L. Graham. For Nelson—Miss Rogers. For Napier—Miss Kennedy. For Auckland—Miss Hayes, Messrs. Blouse and Hayman. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Arrived : Rotorua, from Sydney. Passengers for Auckland—l 9in the saloon. For Wellington—Rev. Mr. Harrington and Mr. Draftield. For Dunedin— Mr. Watson, Mrs. and Master Hemberinn, Mr. Barker, and Mrs. Scott. Steerage :IS for Auckland, 2 for Napier, 1 for Greymouth. 1 for Westport, 8 for Lyttelton, and 5 for Dunedin. The Rotorua left Sydney on the 2Sth, and brings only one day’s news later than the Arawata. ONEHUNGA, Tuesday. Sailed : Taranaki, at 8 a.m. Passengers for Wellington—Messrs. Bark and Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. 'Ellis and family, Mrs. Lamb, Rev. Mr. Somerville. The s.s. Tui left Foxton at 8 a.m. yesterday, and arrived in this port after a smart passage of 8 hours. She will leave for Kaikoura and Lyttelton this day. The p.s. Manawatu left Wanganui at 7.30 p.m. on Monday last, with the schooner Colleen Bawn in tow; crossed the bar at 9 a m., and arrived here at 8.30 a.m. yesterday. She returns to Wanganui this day. The s.s, Hinemoa went round to the Patent Slip yesterday to be cleaned and repaired. The Hinemoa will take the Northern members to their homes. The Crownthorpe, from London, was berthed at the wharf yesterday. She will commence discharging to-day. On the 9th November a regatta was held at Sydney, in which the Auckland yacht Secret competed with two Sydney boats, the MLtral and Echo, and stood no show with either. The Mistral beat her for first honors by 24 minutes 45 seconds, and the Magic by G minutes. When the Secret arrived in Sydney from Auckland some time ago, with only her seagoing suit of sails on, she had a spin with the Magic and beat her ; but since then her new owners have carried out improvements to her which have apparently done nothing towards bettering her sailing qualities, but on the contrary, crippled her, as was surmised by her former skipper. Captain Lombard, who was not backward in saying so while the alterations were proceeding. Another race betwean these three yachts will moat likely tukn place. The race, however, is to be what is called an ocean,race, the course being from Sydney to Newcastle and back. The owners of the Magic and Secret have announced their intention to enter for the race, and it only remains for the Mistral to complete the programme. There was a probability of the latter yacht entering, and if so. the qualities of each vessel will be better tested than can be done in Port Jackson,

WEECK OF THE QUEEN - OF THE SOUTH. The following is an account of the wreck of the barque Queen of the South, taken from the Hobarton Mercury of the 10th inst. The many friends of Captain Miles and his officers and crew will be pleased to learn of the great praise they received from Admiral Barnard and the Collector of Customs, who conducted the inquiry at Hobar on ; “News reached town at an early hour yesterday morning that a barque had been wrecked off Eruni Island, and shortly afterwards the rumor was confirmed, Admiral Barnard receiving official intimation of the wreck of the barque Queen of the South. Captain Miles arrived in town at an early hour, and shortly after 10 o’clock O’May’s steamer Success was despatched to the scene of the wreck, with provisions, and under instructions to bring the passengers and crew of the ill-fated ves el up to town. The Queen of the South was a fine iron barque of 376 tons register, built by Pile, of Sunderland, in 1865, for the Cape trade, owned by Mr. C, W. Turner, of Christchurch, N.Z., and commanded by Edward Miles, of Hobarton (late of the Natal Queen and Freetrader). Sailed from Mauritius on September 29th, 1877. for Dunedin, N.Z., with the following crew, passengers, and cargo:—Crew—Mr. H. H. Eaddon. chief mate; Mr. W. J. Jlogers (of this city), second mate ; steward, cook, and eight seamen. Cabin passengers—Mrs. Miles and child, Miss Neal, Captain A. G. Walker; steerage, John Sullivan. Cargo— tons sugar and 2 casks wine. Captain Miles reports asfollows:—* Left Port Louis, Mauritius, on September 20th; had light southerly trades until October 13th. After losing the trades northerly winds prevailed to Amsterdam Island, which wan sighted on October 18tli. Thence to long. 105 deg. E. and Ut. 43deg. S. had a continuation of westerly winds and nasty cross sea, causing the ship to roll heavily. About this position, on October 27th. our troubles commenced. The wind increased to a heavy pale, very squally, with rain and sleet and high curling sea; imagining we were running out of it, carried a heavy press of canvas, to run the ship clear of the seas, in the hills. On the morning of ti e 28th the second officer reported the mainmast badly spnvg. I examined it, and found it nearly broken through, near the truss band. 1 p.ra. Still blowing a gale, and barometer falling, mast getting looser, and swaying with each rolling of the ship. Called all hands aft and explained to them that I must either get the mast supported before night came on, or cut it away : -then called for volunteers to send down the spars. Ultimately I decided to cut the mast away, and gave instructions accordingly. In falling, the mainmast took the mizzen-tonmast with it, and sprung the mizzenmast head, smashing up the lifeboat and skids, and taking away the standard compass (by which I always steered) from the back of the poop. Some of the debris falling from aloft smashed the gig in the davits, so that we had two out of three boats disabled. The following day, when the gale moderated, managed to got a jury-mast rigged aft, and a little after canvas set. I went aloft to examine the foremast, and found it sprung also. Immediately went to work, got a spare spar aloft, and fitted it as securely as possible. Un Thursday, Nov. Ist, the barometer fell from 30 30 to 29 20 in six hours. At 7 a.m. on Friday the foresail burst and blew to pieces; then came the danger. No masts to heave to, no sails to set. Bravely she struggled to keep clear of the seas, which came towering astern like huge mountains, ready to rush on board and engulf her. At 8 a.ra. a high curling sea broke over the stern, taking everything with it. The man from the wheel and the second officer who was near him suddenly brought up about eight fatho'i.s along the deck. The man who had been at the wheel was unable to stand, and the second officer, with his eye cut, his face one mass of bruises, half stunned though h? was. immediately conceived the critical position of the ship, and dragged himself along to the wheel as fast as his injuries would allow him. and, with the broken pieces of the wheel, succedcd in keeping the vessscl before the gale until assistance came. The sea which washed the men from the poop, smashed the wheel and binnacle, stove in the cabin companion, stove the only remaining boat, and cleared away the poop rail and stanchions around thostern. From 8 a.ra. until noon it blew a perfect gale, with a tremendous sea completely burying the vessel. It was quite an impossibility for anyone to hold on to the vessel without being lashed- At noon the barometer began to rise, the dense mass of clouds astern opened, and the gale had broke. The following day the weather began to moderate, and I bore up for Hobarton for repairs and provisions. 9 p.m. The South Capo bore N.W. 8 miles; 3.15 a. in. Bruni light bore N. by E.. and Whale Head S.W. by W., which put the vessel four miles clear of the Actjeon Kcef. Five minutes afterwards the vessel struck on the reef. I immediately got the females ami child and disabled rno« Into the best boat I had, a small gig, very much damaged, and laid this boat off from the vessel in charge of Captain Walker. Then got the long boat patched with canvas and spliced up witli yarns, and made as seaworthy as possible, and launched her; p«t everybody elscln this boat with the exception of my chief officer and myself, and laid her off clear of the vessel and breakers. We then sounded the well, ami found only a foot of water. I then had hopes of getting the vessel off the reef, and beaching her in Cloudy Bay, and so, perhaps

saving the cargo. With this object in view X again got the men on board and set all sail, her head then east, wind west. One rolling sea came along, and off she went. Got the hands to the pump. I could see there was no hope, and I got the crew in the boat again, and kept them alongside. I stayed on board, steering her across towards Bruni, hoping that the vessel would reach the shore before she foundered. Shortly afterwards I left her ; she gave one roll, and went down head foremost in thirty fathoms water, about five miles from South Bruni lighthouse. With constant bailing we managed to reach Bruni shore with the boat, and with difficulty got the crew and passengers landed all safe. The ship’s papers and chronometers were about the only things saved. The crew have lost everything. The mails on board for New Zealand went down with *• We are informed that, both the Queen of the South and her cargo were insured. Captain Miles states that whilst the barque Queen of the South was in a most critical posHion the barge Hero passed her without endeavoring to render any assistance, though the master of the barge admits having seen a vessel, apparently in distress." Her sugar, of which she carried 500 odd tons, ana which is said to .have been all insured, was for the following consignees 245 tons, C. W. Turner :CO tons, Morrison, Sclanders, and Co.: 50 tons, Julius Mendelsohn ; and 150 tons for Renshaw, Dennislon, and Co., of Dunedin. An inquiry into the wreck was held at Hobarton, and those appointed to hold the inquiry were of opinion that the officers of the vessel were deserving of great praise for their seamanship and conduct under the trying circumstance; they also acquitted the captain from all blame.