SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5504, 16 November 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF -WELLINGTON. ARRIVKt). Notembib 16.—Elizabeth Curio, sohoonor,7G tons, Johnston, from Timaru. Master, agent. Aurora, schooner, 52 torn, Stewart, trom tho Eaßt Coast. Pearco, agent , ' _ , _, . , __ Sophia B. Luhrs. barque. 061 tons, Paton, from 'Newcastle. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. Paton ana family. 'Williams, agent. .. , Luna, p s.. 217 tons. Fraser, from Greymouth. Pal-•angers-Cabin: Mrs. Thatcher and two children, Mrs. Keach and family (4). Messrs. Kenrlck, Ryley, and 8 steerage. Williams, agent. Wallace, s.s., el tons, Dillon, from Blenheim. Pas•eouors—Cabbin: Messrs. Sullivan ana Jones. Deacon, **ainemo», «.«., 282 tons. Fab-child, from Lyttelton. Pas«engers—Saloon; Hon. Mr. Fisher, his Excellency the Governor and suite. Talaroa, s.s., 223 tons, Peterson, from the bouth. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Bishop and child. Messrs. Koblnson Jeffery. Lawton, Lvnch, Hogg. Hammond, Taylor, Gillett, Chapman, Bellamy, Slbbald, Leonard, Mainwaring. Davi«, Digby, Dalman. Smith (2), Crown (2), Hill. Honson Compton, Waddell, Bourne. Wil. llama. Petty, and Hyde Uurlesquo Troupe (0) Lovin and I'O., "gents. Tui, a. 8., 01 tons, Wills, from Lyttelton and Kilkrmnv Passenger—Cabin: Mr. Moollor. Bishop, agent. * SAILED. November 15.—Ladvbird. s.s., 2SG tons, Garrard, for tho -outh. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Graham, Mr. Mcintosh and family, Messrs. McClelland, Jordan, Atkinson, and 6 steirage. Levin and Co., agents. _ IMPORTS. Elizabeth Curie, from Timaru: 3SBsacks flour. 600 or-baits. KruU and Co -, 59 sacks oats, 4) hlf bass flour. ?0 qr-do Pl.mmer, Ueeves. and Co. ; 10 sacks flour, 10J do bran, 2U3 do chaff. 220 do oats, Ellaby and Callis : 200 sacks oats. Order. Aurora fr mi the East Coast: 111 bales wool, tranaMproeut shiu Zealand!*. Sophia It. Luhrs, from Newcastl ■: 950 tons coal, 16 Luna, from Greymouth : 150 tons coal. 10 do coke, ■Williams. , , „ . "Wallice, from Blenheim: 80 bales wool. 25 ba?s oats. D aeon: 27 ba'.es wool, New Zealand Shipping Company. T.advWrd, from Onehunga: 2 pkgs, Order ; 1 case, Koblnson. Tai.ir.i i, from the South : 2 bulls, Taylor : 2 bulls, Chisholra : 1 bull. Veil: 1 bull. H .mruond : 0 pigs. Pearco, 19 pkgs. Jameson : 1 do. Hill; 2 do. Beaver : 2 do. Gandy ; 3 do. Tlioina* : 2 d>. Crease: 6 do. Chiiholm : a Birlow: H do. Felton and Co. : 2 pols Union Insurance Company ; 2 pkgs. Thouip. son and Co. ; 18. do, E. w. Mills; 10 casks. Eddie and Jack: 2 ao. Mo intain : 1 do, Anderson Mid •Janson : 1 d-i, Johison : 2) do, Tiirnbull and Co ■ S pkg< Guthrie an Larnach : 6 do. Tinkins ;12 do, Ebden ; 1 pel. Run-He; 1 do Candy ; 5 do. Slovens m and C>: I do, Hoaton : 1 do. Norman ; 2 do. Gaby j Z do, Pouncehy. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. SovxrlKHN foal's—Tariuaki. 10th. Nonrn««N Ports. Hawea. 17th. SYn»KY.—Easby, early. Picton a.vd Nemon—Wellington, 17th. 2 Melbourne, via the Soum—Rmgarnoraa, 22nd. MsLBODnSK, via West Coast—Alhambra, early. Naj-ieh—Ranga'lra, this day. Foxtox—Jane Donsrlas. this day. Wascianui—Stormbird. 17th. ' London -Liuipio and Jessie Redman, earlyPROJK.CTED DKPAKTURES. Poxton—Jane Dourias, this day. Southern Pours—Uawaa, 18th. Sydnkv—Wakatipu, 22nd. Cahtxepoint and Napier—Kiwi, early. Mklbookme. via the South.—Arawtta, 13th. Mklbo jrne, via West Coast—Ringaroomi. 24th. Napier and Poverty Bay—Ramtatira, ttds day. Pictos and Nelson— Wellington. 18th. AVanoanui- -Manawatu, this day. Nelson and iVmr Ooa-rr Ports-Murray, early. Blesiisim— Napier, early. Greymouth—Luna, this day.

BY IELBORAPB. NELSOM, Friday.

Ajuuvzd: 2 a.m., Kennedy, from Wellington.— 9 am.. Wellington, from Pioton.—ll.3o a.m., Arawata, from, Wellington.

KAIKOURA, Friday. SAILED: 5.50 a.m., Tui. for Wellington.

BLE.VHEIM. Friday. Arrived : 10.45 a.m., Napier, from Wellington.

The following vessels were in the harbor last night: —Steauiers-Manawitu, Hincraoa, Tairoa, and Tui; ahlps—Ra«aia, St. Leonards, Wairoa. and Ze .landia. barques—Malay, Craigie Lea, G.,M. Tucker, Edwin Bassett, Anne Melhulsh, Australlnd, and Sophia R. Luhrs ; brig Robin Hood. The steamer Luna, from Greymouth. with a cargo of Greymouth coal and soveral bags of coke, arrived at the brestwork yesterday morning at 9.30. Captain Fraser reports leaving Greymouth at noon on the 13th. At mi Inight experienced a strong gale from the northward, with a very heavy sea; at 2 a.m. Bhipped a heavy sea, which stove in her port boat; was off Rocks Point at noon the following day, when the wind hauled round to the south-west; passe i the Sandspit light at 3 p.m., and arrived as above in the teeth of a north-west gale. Passed tho damson in the Strait at 7 a.m. The ship Zealandia is making considerable progress with her outward car.'O. She has now on board 2900 bales of w 001,200 pkgs meat.and 200 casks tallow. She will take from here about 5100 bales of wool. Tha steamer Manawatu is advertised to leave this evening for Wangantd Tha barque G. M. Tucker cleared at tho Customs yesterday for Newcastle. . The schooner Elizabeth Curie, from Timaru, arrived in harbor early yesterday morning. She left on the 6th, and was driven back when close to the Heads on Tuesday She, however, to make the anchorage yesterday. She brings a full cargo of colonial produce. The schooner Aurora arrived In harbor yesterday mo nlng early. She 'eft here on Monday, an I arrived at Aklteo early the following morning: shipped Hi bales of wool for transhipment for the Zealandia; left again the same night, and arrived here as above. Tha schooner Ruby will be laid up during the coming week and receive an overhaul, when she will probably make several trips to Pelorus Sound for timber. . , , , ~; The staamer Wallace, from Blenheim, arrive I at tho wha f Hiio. yesterday. Slie left at 9 o'clock on Thursday evening, and for the first part of tho passage experienced fine weather. Shortly before daylight tha wind S'iddß"ly rose from tha northward and blew with almost hurricane force. The b irque Sophia li. Luhrs, from Newcastle, with another cargo of coals for Captain Williims, arrived yesterday morning, beat up the harbor against a strong north-westerly galo.anil brought up abreast the wharf. She left Newcastle on Tues.l ly. the 6th. with light westerly winds, which shortly changed to tha sonthwaril; experienced generally variable weather ; made Cape Farewell on Thursday morning at G o'clock with a fresh south-west breeze, which lasted up to 10 o'clock, when it fell calm ; roun led Ter twitl at 5 o'clock yesterl'iy morning, when sho wai met with a strong north-wester with a heavy beam sea. During one of tho heavy gusts of wind 3he carried away her upoer fore-'opsall yard. No other damage wai done. The steamer Hinemoa le't Lyttelton at 11 p.m. ou Thursday, and arrived here at 5 p. m yesterday. She had a hard north west gale; sighted tha brig 11 yraond and ship Result off Kekeraneu. from P<"* Chalmers to Newcastle, 6 days out. Th steamT Tui loit i.yttelton at 6p m. on Thursday, and arrived at Kaikoun at 5 10 a.m. on Friday ; left again .t 10 am., and arrived here at 10p.m. last evedng. Sho experienced strong westerly winds and heavy sea. She reports two barques under lower topsail in the Strait, and one vessel at anchor at Flaxbourna. , Tho s.s. Tairoa left I'ort Chalmer3 ou Wednesday, atop.m. She experienced flue weather, with light and variable wind 3 till arrival at Lyttelt n at 3 p m. on Thursday. She left a;ain at 9 o'clock, and encountered a strong nort i-west gale with heavy sea till arrival here. She Bails North this morning. PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY I.VTO THE LOS 3 OF TUB UAELOi'A. A preliminary onquir.' was held yesterday before the Collector of Customs relative to the loss of the barque C'arlota. Edward Itayner, the m ister, deposed as followi:—f hold a certificate of competency. No. 19J. granted bv tho Marine Burl of New South Wales. I left Newcastle with a cargo of coals on the 31« October la<t, anil had fine weather all the way across. Arrived at tho Heads about G o'clock on Saturlay morning, 9th Instant, with a flna working breeze from tha north-west. Stood over, and fetched Pencairow Head, and then st od over tow irds Palmer Head, and then mado a board across to the eastern shore and fetched between Pencarrow and Inco-jstant Point, and had . everything ready to put the ship about, intending to shorten sail and bring up on the other tack. »s It was ebb ti 10. I put the helm down, with the wind about N. by W.. when the ship came up head to tho wind. It baffled out and Ailed again. I instantly hauled the jibs down, but the vessel began to pay off. I then threw tho miinyard aback, and shivered the foreyards with the spanker sheet to windward, and, tried to get a stern board out of her, but sho would not answer the sails. I therefore hauled the foresail up, and let go ihe up er top-ail haulyards and let tha upper topsail come down; let the starboard anchor go and payed out 65 fathoms of chain. It was just a nice working breeze at the time. Sent hands to cluo the lower topsail. At the time they were doing so soma heavy gusts came down and parted the chain , at about 50 fathoms. I cock-billed the other anchor and let it go, but the vessel was too no ir tho rocks for the anchor to take hold, and alrao t Immediately after tho ship took a sunken rock under her bottom. She drifted over that one, and brought up on some rocks above water close under the lighthouse. I sounded the pumps as soon as I got on shore, and found that tho vessel was not making any water; then sent all hands to furl sails. It was then blowing teriflc illy. The pilot-boat shortly after came off and wo sounded ',he pumps again and found 2 feet of water in her. Tho vessel was then bumping heavily against the rocks. The pumps were again tried, but did not gain on the water. Tha pilot-boat took Mrs. Eayncr and family ashore, also ship's papers and chronometer. "When I left the ship the water was nearly up to tho cabin floor. I returned to the vessel on Tuesday with tie crew, for tho purpose of stripping her, and took"most of anythingof value from her. By the Collector: The ship was about three cablo lengths off shore when I put her about. The starb >ard anchor was cock-billed before I attempted to put the ship about. Sho came round right enough tho tack before with tho same sails set. Sho Is a Bhort vessel, with a light draught of water. The starboard cable was in excellent order. There was no broken link on the part that was left to tho ship. She was a good two cablo lengths off shore when she parted her cablo. There was not time to let go a second anchor. There was smooth wator at tho time, and very little tldo. I cannot say when the cable was examined before this. There might probaby have been a defective link, as tho chain ought to have held her. Tho Carlota was worth about £IOOO. Sho was insur -il for that amount. The cargo was insured for £409. Sho ha I 420 tons ton» of coal on board. I hove the lead just after the vessel missed stays; I found 10J fathoms. Jarnos Henderson, mate, Fredrick Worm, boat«waln, and All ed Anderson, able seaman, also gave evidence.