SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5489, 30 October 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON ARRIVED October 29.—Taranaki. s.s , 327 tons, Malcolm, from the South. Passengers—Saloon: Mcsdaraea Fox, Mannerlng, Bays, Veale, Somerville, Boon, and Brown. Mr. and Mm. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Butler and child. Rev, Mr. Todd. Messrs Benjamin, Moor*, Raphael. Fox, Love, Jenkins, Wriorht, Sansbary, HUI, Weber, Stocks, Maude. Dyer. Levicn, Brown, Green, Hitchcock. Watt, Broach, and iOsteerage.; Levin and Co.. a<onts. 1., . Stormblrd. s.a., 69 tons, Dolle, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Booth, Creagh, Reid (3), Constable O’Connor. Martin, event. . , Tal, 5.8.. 64 tons, Mills, from Lyttelton and Kalkoura. Passengers—Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Wratt and family, Mr. and Mrs Prince, Mrs Maddocfc and child. Miss Dawson, Mr. Anderson. Bishop, agent. SAILED. October 29.—Jane Douglas. s.s., 75 tons. Fraser, for Poxton. Passengers— Cabin: Mrs. and Miss Howe, Captain Gibbons. Messrs Collie, Rowley, Blundell, Ralton, Francis, and Smith. * Martin, agent. Char’es Edward, p.5.,126 lona, Whitwell, for Nelson. Passenger—Cabin : -Mr. Bird. - Deacon, agent. Go-Ahead, .is., 84 tons. Dicker, for Wanganui. Johnston, agent. / JSElngaroom i, s.s., 023 tons, Clark, for Melbourne via the South. Passengers—Saloon : For the Coast—Mr. and Mrs. Haynes and two children. Mr. and Mrs. Gunn and two children. M°sdaraes K*ulher and two children, and Crone, Miss Bsrraud.Capt. Dav, Messrs. McNeill. Atkin, Burgess. Every, Cunpton, McCredie, Dodd, Harvon, Devcrlng, Ott, Miller, and Dllivler. For Melbourne—Mrs. Perston, Misses Peraton(2),Mra. Hewitt and family (M. Dr. a f, d Mm. Wiggan, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Chevers, Mr. and Mrs. Baker and child. Bishop, agent. Easby, s.s.. OGO tons, Anderson, for the South. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Gosse and Lannan, and 4 steerage. W. and G. Turnbull, agent. IMPORTS. Neptune, from Newcastle: 600 tons coal, 500 felloes, Wiliams. Jane Douglas, from Ttangltikei: 100 sheep. 29 pigs. Gear; 11 bd’s sheep skins. 5 hides, N.Z.L. and M. Agency : 2 boxes, Felton and Co. Mary Ogilvie, from Greymouth: ICS tons coal. Order. Taranaki, from Lyttelton : 2 bales. Hurst: 15 bdla. 18 ovens. Mills; 1 half-chest, 2 boxo •, Watkins; 9 cases. 13 trunks, Order. From Dunedin : 1 box. Hallenateln Bros?; 12 do. Ah Loo ; 3 do. Bank of New Zealand: 1 do. Palmer; 2 do, Rankin; 10 do. Thomas: 800 bags, 220 cases, 0 qr-casks, 10 boxes, 32 pkgs. Order Go Ahead, from Castlopolnt: 1 bale wool. Order. Easby, from Sydney: 374 gunnies sugar. 800 mats do, W. and G. Turnbull; 5 qr-casks, Garwood and Co, :23 bales bar, 1 cask treacle, Thomas; 40 half cases frnlt. Isaacs; 42 cases do. Leary and Campbell: 25 do, Waterhouse ; 71 do, Heaton : 51 do. Marshall; 300 spokes, 10 pairs stocks, 190 felloes. 24 pieces timber. Taylor; 9 cases chairs. 5 do matches. 49 buckets. 8 bales carpets, 6 sheep, 1 case, 1 frame, 1 drum. Order. BY TELEGRAPH. NELSON, Tuesday. Arrived, 9 a.m.: Wellington, from Wellington and Plcton. ~ ' Sailed, 11.89 a.m.; Wellington, for Plcton. BLENHEIM. Tuesday. Arrived, dls a.m.; Napier, (com Wellington. WANGANUI, Tuesday. Arrived, 10.S0 a.m.: Manawatu, from Wellington. ‘ " AUCKLAND. Tuesday. Arrived : Ladybird. Sailed: Griffon, for Suwarrow; Oanha, for Chathama ; Helen, for Lyttelton ; Enery, for Tonga.— Rotorua for Napier and Southern ports. Passengers for Napier—Messrs. White and Watt. Mrs. Homes, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk. For Wellington—Messrs. Chisholm. Lyell, Stevens, Brett, and Haroor, Mesdaraes Bosley. Lyell. Gillies, and Martin, MDi McMahon, and Judge Gillies. For Lyttelton— Mess s. Hunt. Bashford, May, Adam*. Gould, and Laing. Mrs. Weymouth. and Miss Bucfcland. For Dunodin—Mr. and Mrs. Marks/

The following vessels wpro Id the harbor last "Wanaka. Taranaki, Tui, Storrabird; ship*—-Rah ala. St. Leonardo Walroa; and Z«ilanrlla : barques—Malay, Antares, anil Craigle Lea; brig—Neptune. The brig Neptune, which arrived here on Monday evening with coals from Newcastle, commenced discharging yesterday. The steamer Charles Edward, for Nelson and "West Coast, sailed last night. • The Rlogarooraa, with a large number of passengers, »aiW yesterday evening for Melbourne, via the South. The steamer Go-Ahead, for Castlepoint, got away last night. The Jane .Doughs, for Foxtoa, -left yesterday evening. The E.vby, which we reported yesterday as having arrived, loft Sydney at 0 30 run. on the 22nd ; passed the Heads at 11.30 with lights. E. winds, lasting to the 24th. followed by brisk breezes, varying from S.W. to N.W., and fine weather to arrival; passed the s’camship IVakatipu on tho 27. at nno r », 200 miles west of Capa Farewell, which was made at 8 a.m. on the 2Sth; arrived in Wellington ns reported, after a passage of six days She left for the South yesterday evening. The sailing of the Wanaka has been again postponed until to-day for the South. The barque Edwin Bassett loft N wcastlo on Saturday lost for Wellington. The barques G. M. Tucker and are also both on the point of sailing for here. Captain Creagh is to take charge of tho brigantine Isabella to-day. The vessel Is now having her hatches smde larger for the purpose of receiving the larger portions of the cargo ex Hyderabad. She sail for the scene of the wreck about Saturday. The steamer Taranaki left Port Chalmers on Sunday afternoon, and arrived at Lyttelton tho next morning: left there at 5.30 p m. the same evening, and arrived at 10 o'clock ye terday morning. She experienced fine weather throughout. She sails for Auckland, yia the East Ccmfc. to-day. The following telegram, dated Adelaide, 15th October, appears In the Melbourne Argus A telegram has been received from Robe, stating that at 5 o'clock this evening a piece of board belonging to some ship, with the word * Otago' in gilt iettars, in vood preservation, and a ship’s bucket, were seen six miles south of Nora Creina Bay.” The ste mar Wallace Is advertised to leave for Nelson and Westport on Saturday. Tho steamer Tul. from Lyttelton and Kaikonra, arrived at the wharf at the wharf at 10 o'clock last night. She left the former port ou Monday evening, and arrived at Kalkoum the next morning at 6 a.m.; left four hours later, and arrived hero as above. She sails for Foxton this evening. The steamer Storrablrd, from Wanganui, arrived at tho wharf at 10 o’clock Jajt night. Sheloft "Wanganui at 10 a m., crossed the bar at half-past one, and arrived here as above. Passed tho steamers Go-Ahead and Jane Douglas outside the Heads. The Stormbird returns again this afternoon. INQUIRY INTO THE STRANDING OF THE BARQUE FE 1 IXSTOWE AT OTAKI, A preliminary inquiry into tho stranding of the b.irqUe Felixstowe was held before Mr* McKellar, Collector of Customs, yesterday. Tho only witness examined was Walter James Taylor. who, on being sworn, deppsod as follows : I second mate of the Felixstowe. I hold a Board of Trade certificate as second mate. The vessel left Newcastle on the. 2nd cf October, bound to 4-ytteßop. wijtlv 483 tons coal on board. She was m/vnned by twelve men, including the master, and she had-no. passengers on board. We aightfSJUand flrston Saturday evening, the 12th October, about 9 p.m. It was the mate’s watch., I heard him tell the master that bethought it was Stephens Island. The captain went on deck and wore her round. There wis a strong jrale : blowing at the time from about W. by N, Tho vessel was u tder lower fore and maintopsail. The weather was thick. She was heading to the north after wearing, and was on the port tack, "j relieved the mate at midnight, with tho wind -decreasing a little ; foretopmaststaysail, mainatayr a |j and raizzenstaysall. were set. l and astern, bearing about 5.3. W., distant about fourteen miles so far.- as I could judge at the time, Tho master cameo',i deck about half-past 12 and left orders to call him -at once If thtfvessel got too near the land. 'All my m .tch was aft t!\o poop. The look-out was kept from tb ere. The vreather was too bad to stop forward. Al.half-past 2 ».m breakers were report ed on tho !c/, beam. I Jumpjcd up into the mizzen rigging, and saw breakers stretching all the way to leaward' I went down below ami called the captain. As soon as he came on deck ho gave orders to wear tho ship. There was no'Und' at the time visible to , .leaward. There was a heavy bank of cloud, which had the appearance of hanging over land. Wore ship: head reaching to the southward. At half-past 8 a.m. getti-g closer to the breakers called all hands, i and wore ship to the north, wind decreasing, and se.S • foresail, mainsail, upper foretppsail, jib, raiinUp- ' mwUtaysallandmlzzen. At sa.m, captain gave ordtja, to have the f ►retail and mainsail np. and lovscr tho forctopsail flown an I brail in the ralzzsn : fading very light, and vessel amongst tho breakers, and! seas complet -ly breaking over h-r. All hands were aft the po6:>. Captain called the- rrwte, and I an-4 a-ked onr advice, and wo.. Cir.rne to th ; conclusion it would be better to, b*?ach-*.he sbip.The captain gave r Wers to put tho.holra hr.nl up, and tho ship headed for the be-i&ii. Before the helm could bo rig ited the wheel chain, gavo way and tho vessel broached ,»o. Ba/oro we.had time to get toe helm right the vessel, hiimpfd. The vessel after bumping came round head on the beach, and remained in that position for half an hour. Meanwhile we were employed in getting the port boat ready to launch, but before wo cou’d get into her she adrift and was washed no on tho bea -h. By this thpre were about a dozen persons on tho beach 'trvinv to launch a boat through the surf. We w*Ter rv « f ' et s float a line ashore to haul tho boat thromd- ti:o«firf At 7.45 am. tho-boat camp off, in chr n f Mr Jenkins,-of Otakl, and a crow of JyC' q*h« mate ami I advise! tho manor to r „ „j th - wife. Uo refused, bat y° t m 0 a3h „ re TOtli her. The i carpenter , oae „ one apprentice and TOselJ a.n'l captain „ wifc ' we „ t y hore Ifl tho beach Mr. • off the oeach until h» w back , p, the mc »ntlme, V VD i. WL:l k a I.*’. r omc half-caitcn got tlie boat Off. tho beach and hw flleci tho vc , se i. The captain, with tho remainder of tho crew- got into tbo boat _ ami Jtcrc COifllDg ashor. Soon after they left the shi > a breaker broke cw jP j bo b oat, lining her. Another bro .ker then tv ) ie r. Three half-castes got back to the ship *, iCerg, G. Underwood, J, Steele fAB-'a), alfj W. User (cook and steward) were hauled oa*. of the surf in an exhausted condition by ivdf-castiCa and G. Pugsiey, driver of tho Foxton coach. I haw, heard that Lament, mate, got back to. the ship, but was too exhausted to climb up the lino, and was drowned. Tho master. James I’igott, was hot seen after the boat capsized: and an apprentice nam»d Noonan, and Patrick Farre 1. A. 8.. were also drowned. At low water on Sunday afternoon I walked on board the ship with tho crew to clue up and furl the sails. Found that the half-castes had taken charge, and had clewed up and furled some of the sails. We stoo Iby the ship tor several days saving all tho property wo could She no w lies on the beach a total wreck, and tho lest part of the coal washed out of her, , , . By tho Collector: The vessel was ■ built of wood, harnue rigged, of 379 tons register, and belonged to Mr Vaux.fhlp builder at Harwich. X have heard that she Is insured for £6500. She was supplied with rennslte charts ; She had throe compasses. She had no cargo ou hoard to affect tho compases. She was well found in everything The land we sighted on Saturday night pr ved to be the Island of Kl-p Hi. and was In sight at tho time of stranding. Tho lead was hove before the vessel struck. A t half past 4 a.m. « fathoms-was found. It was not hove on sighting land. I do net know of any steps being taken to verify tho ship’s position at tho time of sighting land, or sabse(inontly. The captain took an observation for time on Saturday morning at 10 o clock. Captain and mate took on observation for latitude at soon. Ido not , know tho result. Tho chart was washed to pieces, Wo | had a log reel on board :It was not used. There was a , deep-sea lead on board: it was not used. Tdo not know who was at tho wheel during the masters watch. From 12 to 2 John Steele, and from 2to 1 George Underwood were at the wheel. The latter coßtimf rt there until the time of tfic vessel striking on tbo Loach. Norman Glnham was on tho look out - from 12 to 2, anrt James Golden from 2to i. I ala

not see any lights. I thought that we were about six miles abeam away from the breakers when they were flr*t reported. About a quarter of an hour took plnce between sighting the breakers and the veering of tho J»hip. W. J. T'YLOB.