SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5825, 29 November 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OK WKf.fi/NGTON ARRIVED November 28. Jane Douglas, a.a., 76 tons, Fraser from Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Passenger— Cabin : Mr Scott. Martin, agent. Penguin, a a.. 442 ton-, Malcolm, from Auckland and East Coast. Passengers-Saloon: Miss Vercoo, Mesdamcs Glagoski and 2 children, and Stevenson, Messrs Forster. Elliraan and son, Stoddart, Evans, Taylor, Berrill. Hall, and Salisbury; 12 in the steerage. D. Mills, agent. Kiwi, as,, 133 tons. Campbell, from Napier and East (.’oast ports. Passengers-Cabln :• Mrs Manning and Mr New. Levin and Co., agents. Lyttelton, p.s., 80 tons, Scott, from Blenheim. Beacon, agent. Rotomahana, 864 tons, Underwood, from Sydney via Russell, Auckland Gisborne, and Napier. Passengers—Saloon; From Sydney—l)r Heclo*, Messrs Gunn, Mayncb, Collins, Stewart, Elder, Harnett, and McPherson ; 20 in the steerage. From Coast—Misses Horton, Chisholm, Bayncr, and Johnstone, Mesdaroes Te Wheoro, Gouland, and Donnelly, Major Te Wheoro, Messrs Edgcombe, Maunsell. T.inne, Steele, H. 11. "Russell, Horton, Bendall, Tareha, Baer©, Roberts, A. E. Russell, -Madden, Birch, Marks, Moorhouse, and Donnelly. D: Mills, agent. KenheJyp>.s'' r 135 tobsi Palmer, from Nelson and West Coast/ Beacon,‘agent/’ SAILED November 28.—Rotomahana, s.s., 804 tons, Underwood. for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers Passengers —Saloon ; ...Misson -Pemberton and Lester, Messrs Acland/Gllivier, imd Wardr'ip. B. Mills, agent. Wallace, ps, Of tons. Palmer, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Passengers—Cabin ; Miss Btrron. Me«d«mes Philips and Hurieon and child Messrs James Grant. Hanlon, Phillips, Harrison, and Allen. Deafon, p-gofit. (', / . ’ Patea, s.s .’SO tons Gibbons for Patea. Passengers —Cabin : Mrs. Ebbett and 4 children. Turnbull and Co. agents. ” Manawatu,/p.s., 103 tons. Scooncs, for Wanganui. Passengers -Cabin : Mr Jobbcrns; 6 in the steerage. Martin, agent, j, > — Stormbird, sis., 69 tons. Boile,for Foxton. Martin, agent.’" - '• ■’ • Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbuli andUo., agents,' Jane Douglas, s.s.. 76 tons, Rangltikei. Martin, agent. Lyttelton, p.s-, 80 tons, Scott, for Blenheim. Deacon, agent. f 1 Malay, barque’* Croll, for Newcastle. Dransfield, agent. r _ , Kiwi, r s.s., IS3 tons. Campbell, for Castlepolnt and East Coast porta. Ltvln and Co., agents. In: • CLEARED OUT. ! "! November-28. uliu Vogel, topsail schooner, 56 tons, Bqthfttn, for Kalpara. Compton, agent. :i IMPORTS. Rotomahana, from i-ydnoy ; 24 cases fruit, Barlow; 60 do, 8055;:67 do. Curtis; 03 do, ■ T.ocke ; 83 do, Laery and Campbell; 1 case, .Murphy ; 6 do. Lyon andßlairv 1 do, -Hughes ;• 3 do, 1 cask. Holliday : 5 cases, Warrington ; 1 do, Watt; 4 do, Pilcher : 2 do, Edwards and Green; 280 gunniessu -ar, 1120 mats do, Turnt.ull ; ; *l pci, Sif H.- Kobinson*; 1/case books. Dr Hector 3 bales, Greville ; 1 bale paper, Clark; 15 pairs shafts, Beck;_ 60 boxes tea, Jameson Bros: 75 do. Port; 1 cask, I box drugs, Barraud and Son; 1 cask sheepwash. Levin and Co ; 6 chairs, 1 sofa. 1 table, Eccles ;:134 cascsrfrult, 200 spokes. Order; 3 boxes, D. Mills. From Auckland : 4 sacks, 4 bags potatoes, Logan; 1 pci. Undersecretary; 1 pci, GiUon; 1 do. Captain Malcolm;; 6 .posts, 6 panels fencing. Carr; 40 bags potatoes, From Gisborne: 1 bale, E.. W.-Mllls. . /EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London I —Sailed : Aretbusa, August 10; Opawa, August 16; Bebington. August 12; Lutterworth, September , 11; Scottish : Prince and Western Monarch, October 3. BoSTON-r-Hawkhope arid Atlanta, daily. Melbourne via thb South—Tararua, sth Dec. f Sydney dihect—Wakatipu, Ist Dec. Auckland via the East Coast—Hawea,.7th. Southkii'n Ports—Wanaka. 30th. Blenheim—Napier, 30th; Lyttelton, Ist. Patea—Patea/lsfe. ■ Napier an.dJSast Coast—Kiwi, early, Foxton—Stormbird. 30th. ... Ranoitikei—Jane Douglas. 30th. Nklkon and West Coast Ports —Wanganui, 30th. Kaikoura and Lyttelton—Hula, 2nd. Manukau, Taranaki, and Wanganui—Oreti, early. Picton, Nelson. Taranaki, and Manukau— Waitaki, this day.: 1 -■ Wanganui—Manawatu. 30th, ' 1 PORT CHALMERS, Friday. - Arrived : Claud Hamilton, from the Bluff; Stella, from Wellington-- 1 *:• •; Sailed; for the North. Passengers for Wellington—Messrs Cargill and Anderson. PICTON, Thursday Arrived :-At 8-30 p.m., Wellington from Wellington. - - - WANGANUI. Friday. Arrived : At 8.30a.m., Rangatira and Oreti, from Wellington., . ' KAIKOURA. Friday. Arrived : 5.80a.m., Huia, from Wellington. NELSON, Friday. The New Zealand Shipping Company's sh s p Opawa, 1076 tons,. Captain Friston, arrived from Plymouth this morning, with 300 Government immigrants ; all well. She made the passage in 06 days. Sailed: At 6 a.m./Kennedy, for Wellington, TIMARU, Friday. Arrived : Taiaroa, from the North; Owake, schr., from KalparfC' Sailed-: Taiaroa, for Dunedin; Saxon, schooner, from Auckland. . The following vessels were in port last night:— Steamers—Samson, ‘Agnes, Tui; Hinemoa, Pengain. Kennedy/ and Grafton. Ships Ralkala, Walroa, Str Leonards, and Zealandia. Barques— Malay. Sophia R. Luhrs, and Edwin Bassett. Brig— Neptune. Three-masted schooners Ellerton and Sophl *. • The evidence of John Glover, who had been mate of the schooner Laurel the trip previous to her lo a. proves conclftslvelv that the vessel was lost solely through the damage sustained on the reef at the mouth of,’the 'Waltara River. The centreboard being down when she struck started the fastenings of the casing, thereby causin: a leak, which had been stopped for a time, but eventually broke out wheir*tb« vessel was deeply laden with'timber. The steamer Kiwl arrived from East Coast ports at 2 a.m. yesterday. She left again during the evening for Flatpoint,-Ureti, and C «sfclepo!nt. The steanier Jane Douglas left Lyttelton at 5 p.m. on Wednesday ; called at Kaikoura, and arrived here at 6 a.m. /yesterday. She left again at 5 p.m. for RangitikeL The steamer Stormbird got away for Foxton at 5 o’clock yesterday everiing,The steamers Patea. and Wallace, which had been detained for the past two days by the north-west gale, took their departure yesterday; the former for Patea, an * the latter for Nelson and West Coast. The steamers Napier- and Lyttelton got away for Blenheim yesterday evening. : The steamer ;Manawatu came round from the Slip yesterday morning, and sailed for Wanganui during the alternoori:- - - - The Union Company’s steamer Waitak! will arrive this mornitrgfrom Manukau and Intermediate ports. Thfe schborier Old Jack, with a cargo of firewood and fish, arrived from Port Underwood yesterday mu ”ing. -- ' -' : T .-.■lnion-Company’eflteamer Penguin loft" Russell on the 23n1. and arrived at Auckland at 4 ’ ilic -4th, and called at Tau--c, iuid Napier, leaving the latt r port at 12 3U p.m. on Thursday, and arrived in h irbor at 7.15 aria.,yesterday. The Penguin sails for Lyttelton • and Port Chalmers at 1 o’clock to-morrow afternoon. The steamer Kennedy, from Nelson and West Coast ports, arrived Inst night. She returns to the West Coa*K’4t O'jp’cfoak to. nlght. - • Th- Union Company’s steamer Wanakaisdue to marrow from Lyttelton and-Po> t Chalmers • The Union- Company's steamer Rotomahana left Russell at 9.30 p.m. en 24th. and reached Auckland {it &30a.ra -on the 25th; sailed at 10 a-m. on the' 26th, arid called at Gisborne and Napier; left the latter.p.ort at 10.30 p.m. cm the 27tK, and arrived here at 3.35- p.m— She left again at 7 p.m. for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. , . . The following additional evidence in, relation to the loss of .the schooner Laurel was taken before Hr. McKellar. the ‘Collector of Customs., yesterday John Glover deposed that he had been mate of the Laurel for three years, and left Wellington .on the 30th of January l»st. bound to Waltara; sighted Cape Egmont bn the ■—; stood towards the Wai ara with a fair wind. The vessel struck on a reef about five miles ,to the southward of Waltara. the schooner going* about four' knots at. the time. The vessel did not r make any water, and did not touch the bar going in to-the river; From Waltara the Laurel proceeded to Greymouth.." When seventeen days out, about 50 miles-from the G ey, the vessel sprang a leak; he (witness) went below, and found three or four inches' of-water on top of ballast, and that the leak appeared to be about th© contrepost. Attributed the leak to the vessel striking on the. reef/and when he heard-that the- Laurel was lost, concluded that the centre-case’ had'opened out. The centreboard was down about 2 feet when she struck. Never heard of an inquiry having been heard at the Grey or Waiiaca. and he (witness) had never been examined before. STORMY PA'S AGE OF THE ROTOMAHANA FROM SYDNEY’TO RtTS<ELL. . ... The following is a .more extended account of the late run of this 'vessel , from Sydney ♦. a telegraphic summary of wh‘ch -appeared in our columns a few days ago j—The Union. Company’s steamer Rofcoraahana encountered a fearful storm, on her recent trip from Sy ney to Russell, which took more the nature of a cyclone. The violence of th© wind may be inferred from, the fact that a vessel of the RotomabanVs great power and Weatherly, qualities had to run befo’eU. Although under easy steam she averaged 17 knots per hour under the.sheer force of the-wind alone*, not a’stitch of canvas beiMg set. The sight at this time must bate.been both grand and awful—the fine steamer scudding before the gale, the sea following mountains' high in the wake of tl<e vessel—the blinding spray, with an occasional sea breaking on boar must all have combined to add to the grandeur of the scene, which was one that .will linger in the recollect on of the passengers. The Rotomahana left Sydney at 9 a.m.‘on the 20tb. Had strong westerly wind for the first five hours, which increased to a gale, and at .2 puru. raged with hurricane force, with a very high sea, the vessel being compelled to run before it. About mido ght a flare of light was . bserved ahead, supposed to be a vessel in distress ; but the steamer, which was then averaging something like 17 knots per hour, quickly left the unfortunate vessel astern., Xb have rounded the Rotomahana too in such weather meant placing the vessel in imminent danger, as she would have shipped such au amount of water that swamping would have been almost ,a_ certainty. . Several heavy‘ seaa* broke on board, a man named McLellan, who was on the bridge, was swept overboard, and one of the boats smashed to plccev' besides an amount of other damage. The storey lulled somewhat on th© .morning of the 220 d, arid then went. Into, the south-west, lasting for-24 ho*u rs; from thence fine weather till arrival at RusseLi on Monday last. Jbe in recognition of the courage and gallant conduct of Captain Underwood and hi officers, presented the following testimonial in the saloon of the vessel prior to leaving Russell : ** Steamship Koromahana, November 24, 1879 Captain Thomas underwood/ —Deal; sir, The exceptional circumstances of pur recent voyage from Sydney lead us to jelieve that we should be wanting in our duty and in ;rati-ude y° u ** w ® did not give expression t> t o u iversal /confidence ..Inspired amongst us by the ■;dmirable management of your sh p, and the cool .ourage and perfect discipline of your officers and wO believe,has alone, under the Ainrghty * evidence, been th© means of our escaping the immiient danger ;n.'‘yiuch tbls ship Was placed during the -evere ga < ,*.>•,* '.u t . riutered. ‘Withsinccre expressions >f estecni ~j . ultude, we doslie to remain, yours by the 60 saloon passengers)