SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 47, 15 June 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OP OAMARU. tJtVTARtH* U ~ , ~ SW'u-an. schooner. 30 tons, ttanninsr, from, Uokitika. If. Altitun, utnnt. VESSELS IN* fOR'V. JTSR 15. Barnue-.William ftifford. Schooners-Pelican. .Sissy, Relic Brandon. tJtFor.TH. For Pelican, trom ttokir.ika - WW feet timber, If. Aitken.a:«"vnt. Th« schooner Pelican arrived ,^ B f She experienced variable winds »n the trip. * ht u "" mencuildischar<fin!fat Che wharf this niormn;.. THE Af.STBAt.tA. Tho following letter, rem. » well-known in Dunodin.hiis been handed to the "Stat" for publU.TiUi.il.:- S!4 _ , Vn; ,. r . l ,; a , l>tt Auckland.

tt may interest sonic of .your readers to. have »lew particulars of this h..at after havuvx such «(W» rota[■lainfo amdnst the folim* from wlvvms their friends to avoid her at any rate. I lie Leeloruf tonk uh out Cr> the ftcads. but eould ■;.,(! jfet atons*.**. small and leaky. I was one of the hrs-5 load, and they wanted us to mount a ladder hiwisuw str.u-ht down from tho stern of the vessel into, the sea. A sailor mijrht do it. but the ineffectual attempt of three mmplu. by which one ncarlv -hoped into the sea. made them take us to the side »t the vessel.. There was a, tfood deal of unnecessary delay .and at M w S'ot alongside. A ladder of the same description had to. he mounted, ami the roll of the sea made it almos„ impossible to do so-without practice. V-y this time the ooat had airood eisrhli inches of water m her. and rockiiiitf about, wet from the seat downwards, was anything biit pleasant, t believed all my troubles were ended when once on deulc. but it was not so. (or my had been in the bottom of the boat, and Iliad scarcely n, dry thiny to my name. 'Hus sort of tinny should be avoided in the future. The Australia i-< a most complete boat, and from the captain ilown. every one suuuw to do his utmost to make people comfortable. flbMiunirers should always pick out their cabiu when at the agents, t failed to get my ticket numnercd. and la uonseiiuenee have been moved about but if. is tn> fatlltoftho.se on board. The purser, Jlr. liloyit. arct the ehief steward. str. M'fonnel. deserve commendation, tor their .u'reat courtesy to all. doin.u' all they can to make each individual. passcnircr at home. I.eavui:,the K«aiul»at six■ p.m.. we ma.le F.ytteltoa at It a.m. on .rune Ist. Those who had business to transact hail tiniH to j,*o up to Wiristchurch. uud we let't at five p.m., makinir a fine run to Wellington. We left WetUnirtoii oa Friday,, at three p.m.. and the Ararat* to previously preparing to race us out. ft he did s«. ami wissud us splendidly, t dou't know when t saw a prettier siuiit. iter speed and general cut stamp her as miita wb had not jrot up unite enotig-fi st;am to- test our speed. On Saturday, at Napier., ir.ails and passe rears only were taken aboard., and the chief incidents of intureat weru the wrei.-k of a steamer on the_bar, unite tii siixht, and the Uuulimr of some very choice breeds n. sheep. So far we have every reason to anticipate a pleasant voyaire,. itooii living, water, and a tine ship.

A etttNE.SE 3tAN*-<>PMVAt;. The Kimsf Knnifunrrespondonr. "t* .Holhottrne paper •totes that Australians v. ill shortly havo an opportunity otseuing' (or tho tirst Cimu a fhhicse iii:m-nt'-var. Ui> isllo curvutte Vims-Woo Njr<'iny (•( a muse round Dho worlil. ctiitiiuuiK'iiur wtth Elio Aus.'raliau Colonics. Sho was launched at. l'oo C'lio-.v in. kSTo. is ship-nrrtfd. ot't',.'!lH tons. Her lonurth U J"0 -v.-r.. .beam thirty-sis Cuut six iuohos. and with all tier stores and ammunition on board draws suvunteon kvt *is, indies only. Iter enirhios are USD horse power, and eau lit- worked up to {our times that, power. t>u eaeh sidy she has tlirte stjvonty-pound Whitworth funs. uve-iueh muste : one bow ami (mo stern' chaser ot same ealioro.and oms ISOlb. amidships, ."i iuoli mu:«U-. SUiu has a picked' crow..nrniEit wilslr Uemirurl,nn rWlosaud sword bayonets. She 18 commanded by t'aptain E.uxmore. why has with hinv two other Europeans : and tho rust ot' tue crew lira Chinese,, ot whom two are commanders; and thirty, who are oC the respective ranks \>t midshipmen. sub-Uuiitenants and lieutenants, are studen"s only. Tho iu'b all well paid and well cared-t'or. As a show ship, she oujj'lit to take immensely when she sets to Melbourne.