SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5428, 20 August 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. August 19. —Tairaoa, s.s., 223 tons, Peterson, from Auckland via the East Coast. Passengers: Cabin Misses Turner and Urowuo, Mrs. Turner, Major Atkinson, Messrs. Johnstone, Harvey, Lawrence, Lawry, McCullngh, liryno, Garrard, Cameron, Hamlin, Thomas, Garde, Sergeant McGelp and two prisoners.' Levin and Co , agents. . , Alhambra, s.s., 407 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne via the West Coast. Passengers—Saloon: From Oreymoutb : Miss Lawson, and Mr. Mcßcath. From Nelson : Captain Oxner, Messrs. Chudleigh, Munaen, Ings, Falla, Mr, and Mrs. Hasscldon ; 4 steerage. Bishop, agent. AT THE HEADS. Abcona, ship, 997 tons, Oroshart from London. Passengers—Second cabin: Miss Annie Miller. Mr. Charles Gordon, Mrs. Isabella Catto, Mr. il. Bush, Mr. F. Weldon. Steerage : John L. Schmidt, W. F. Schmidt, Margaret Newman, Amelia Newman, Frank A. Osman, James Piercy, and Jane Anuitage. SAILED. August 19.—Taiaroa, s.s., 22S tons, Peterson, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. Baird, Mace, Travers, ami 3 children. Levin and Co., agents. Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, McGee, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers Saloon : Messrs. Perkins, Gannon, and 4 natives. Levin and Co., agents. Manawatu, p.s., 101 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Martin, agent. Jane Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fisk, for Foxton, Martin, agent. IMPORTS. Slormbird. from Wanganui: SO sacks, 35 legs mutton. Order; S bales wool, Krull; 60 sacks, O'Brien. Tai-roa, from Napier: 7 pkgs, Walters; 1 box, Kcmpthorn;; 1 pkg. Graham ;63 do, Jameson Bros.; 22 boxes soap, Zobrab and Co ; 3 cases, Duncan ; 10 pkgs. Order; 20 sacks. 1 bale, Dempsey. Wellington, from Picton : 10 cases, Smith; 19 pkgs, Barber : 1 pattern, Seager; 1 pkg, 1 pig, 5 cases, Kennedy. Manawatu, from Wanganui: 537 sacks potatoes. Order; 60 casks, Krull and Co. Endeavor, from Napier : 43 sacks flour, Order. Thames, from Pclorus Sound; 10,000 ft. timber, Suisted. Rangatira, from Bay: 100 sacks maize, Plimmer aud Co. From Napier: 1 box, Felton and Co. Kiwi, from Napier ; 4 sacks tallow, 27 bales wool. Levin and Co. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. New Yore. —Star, in August, Southminstcr, early. Sydney.- Wakatipu, this day. Southern Ports.- Taupo. 21st. Picton and Nelson. —Wellington, 21st. Auckland, aia tub East Coast.— Hawea, 2lst. Melbourne. —Claud Hamilton, early : Arawata, early; Alhambra, this day. London. —Craigie Lea, early ; Ornri, Zcalandia. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Southern Ports. —Wakatipu, 21st; Uawoa. 22nd. Melbourne, vxatub South. —Alhambra, this day; Arawata, 23rd. Wanganui —Stormbird, this day. ■ Napier and Poverty Bay— Eangatira. this day. Auckland, via the East Coast.— Taupo, 21st. Picton and Nelson. —Wellington, 22nd. Nelson and West Coast Ports. -Charles Ed* ward, this day. London.— Chandiere and Chasca, this day. Newcastle.— New Brunswick, early. Wk.si.tout and GufsvMouTif.—Luna, early. Castlepoint and Napier.— Kiwi, 23rd. Kaikoura and Lyttelton. —Tui. early. FoatoN. —Jane Douglas, early; Tui, 21st. Blenheim. —Napier, this day. BY lELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON, Monday. Arrived: Annie, from Hobarton: Raymond.from Newcastle; Swordtlsh, from tho Bluff; Bride of Lome, ship, 135 days from Cardiff. She brings 1000 tons of railway iron, and has experienced most severe weather throughout the passage, a succession of heavy gales bavin* been met with from the time of loosing the S.E. trades. She left Cardiff on April 3; crossed the Equator on May 14, 38 days out, and passed tho Snares on August 9. On June 30, during a heavy gale, one of the apprentices, named John Henry Gardner, fell from the mizzen chains and was drowned. She brings no passengers and no other cargo. The cargo started during one of the gales, and strained tho ship considerably. Sailed: Tui, for Kalkoura and Wellington; Taupo, for North, at 5 p.ra. Passengers for Wellington—Mr. and Mrs. Somerville and child, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Earl and 4 children, Misses Tellyan and McEUar, • Messrs. Meddays, Nearny, Richardson, Hunter (2), Marshall, Hadfield, McGorman, Ileywood, Lion, Todhunter, Davidson, Harper, and Laing. The Raymond reports that on Wednesday, when off Cape Campbell, the light bearing W.S. W., four miles distant, the vessel su idenly ran right upon something which brought her up all standing; the vessel followed off in about a minute, and a quantity of timber was seen about, leading those on board to suppose that the object struck was a floating wreck. The brig encountered a heavy southerly gale next day, and has been malting a considerable quantity of water since.

AUCKLAND, Monday. AnaiVED: Hawea, Hannah Mokau, The steamer Go-Ahead, bound to Waitara, encountered a gale In which the propeller and screw fangs broke, anti the lines were blown off the cylinders (?) One of the horses on board died during the gale. "When off Mokau, on Thursday morning, the small screw steamer Hannah Mokau was seen coming out. Three guns were fired a? signals of distress, but the people on the Hannah Mokau did not reply, and the steamer came back to the Manukau under sail. NELSON, Monday. The steamer Wallace has brought the Merlin’s crew here. The schooner was carried by a strong Hood tide on to the rock*, and sank shortly afterwards. NAPIEK, Monday. Arrived : 1 a.m., Kiwi, from Castlepoint. BLUFF, Tuesday. Ar.urvED ! 0.45 a.m, Arawata, from Melbourne, with Suez mail. She left Melbourne at 3.15 p.m. on the 11th; encountered strong westerly winds first two days, then light southerly winds till arrival. She brings 30 saloon and 20 steerage passengers and -100 tons of cargo for all ports. She sails at -Ip.m. for Dunedin. Passengers for Wellington Messrs, White, Clarke, and Collis, Captain Deadly, Mrs. Parkinson, Mrs. O’Connor, Master Collis. Mr. and Mrs Harris and family, and 4 steerage ; 30 tons of cargo. The following vessels were in harbor last night H M.S. Nymphe ; steamers—Storrabird and Jane Douglas ; ships—Caitloch and Medea ; barques— Sophia K, Luhrs, Ciiuudiero, Chasca, Whittington, Elizabeth, G. M. Tucker, Anne Melhuish, Courier, New Brunswick ; brig Jane ; brigantine Endeavor. Messrs McMcckan and Blackwood's steamer Alhambra arrived at the wharf at midnight. She left Melbourne on the Bth inst., and arrived at Hokitika on the 14th, and was detained there three days owing to the tender Waipara going ashore on the Spit. Left Hokitika on the 17th, and arrived at Nelson at 2 a.m. on the 13th. Left Nelson at midday yesterday, and arrived here as above. The Alhambra leaves for Melbourne via the South to-day. The ship Abcona was signalled at the Heads yesterday morning, but owing to the strong northerly wind she was unable to get in. When the Alhambra came in last night she reported seeing a ship eight or nine miles off the land. She would probably be tho Abeona blown off the land again. The steamer Taiaroa, Captain Peterson, left the Bay of Islands at 0 p.m. on the 13th ; Auckland at 5 p.m. on tho 15th; Tauranga at 9 a.m. on the 16th ; Poverty Bay at 0 p.m. on the 17th ; Napier at noon on the 18th, and arrived at Wellington at 11.30 yesterday morning. She went South again during the afternoon. The topsail schooner Endeavor left Narder on Thursday, and to the Cape had heavy W.N.W. weather. thence southerly till arrival here at 1(J o’clock on Sunday night. She leaves hero with sleepers for Oatnaru.

INQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER OSPREY. An official inquiry has been held into the loss of the p. 3. Osprey, which was stranded at Tea-Garden Point, Porirua Harbor, on the ICth instant. The steamer was owned by Messrs. Fell Brothers, of Blenheim, and was bound from Porirua to Ohau. The following evidence was taken

John Symona, cn being sworn, deposed as follows: lam master of the steamer Osprey. I had a certificate''of' service, No. 2383, I left Porirua at noon on Friday, the ICth, bound for Ohau, in ballast, and. without passengers. There were two men on boaift besides myself. At half-past 2 p.m. the steamerbegan to make water fast. I put on the steam pumps, but the water gained on ns, and I thought it prudent to try and get her back to Porirua. When about a mile off the mouth of the bay the water got on one side of her bilge and kept her down, and she becamo unmanageable, as only one wheel was in the water. I thought she was turning over altogether. 1 set the jib and tried to keep her away, but sho would not pay off. .She was getting close in tathc reefs, and I tried to stop her and allovf the tide to shift her round. When we got clear of, the reef, with those*, sistanco of the i got her a few lengths ahead iat' 0 smooth water, ajid, was able to. let go the anctaxt, t then got some more steam on her, and tried to b a j e her out ‘with buckets. The water was putting o' fires ai this time. In spite of all efforts th'j water gained on us, and. she was settling bodily clow'.i There was nothing.left for mo but to. put the Voat ahead and tow her ashore, which I did, on a beach with large boulders on it. There was no sandy there A* soon as she touched the beach her bottom onened oiit ana, the water flowed in and ou £ Thls mat 0.00p.m. At 10 o clock wo lei' the vessel, but. stood by her all night and nest ' Ifc wa3 low wator at the tune of striding. ’ Tll J o %' e , 3el i 3 flat-bottomed, ihf leak' There 3 ™ her to discover the cause of 0 ally one in ” were several largo hole? in her especamcdT- -er bilge on the starboard side, evidently m« - , striking against a bonlder. About three w A vry the vessel had a new bottom put in her at , ellington. She is a complete wreck where she He; at Tea Garden Point, just within the north head of Porirua Harbor. I valued the vessel at about a £IOOO. She is owned by Mr. Fell, of Blenheim, and was insured for £450 in the National Insurance Company, New Zealand. I have lost the certificate of registry, which 1 got out of the vessel, bub must have dropped Hon the beach. 1 can only account fer the leak by the starting of one of the bottom plates. I am a Rechabite, and kept no liquor on board the vessel. Thomas King, chief officer of the steamer, corroborated the deposition of the captain.