ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH TRIDENT FROM, LONDON.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 75, 21 November 1864, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH TRIDENT FROM, LONDON.

The British Trident, 1,399 tons, Captain Wright, . .left the Downs on the -9th August, and took her departure from Portland oil the Bth j went inside ,the islands with. N.E. trades/ and crossed the Equator in 29 °W. on ike Vth ; September. ' She had strong S.E: trades, and on losing them had light winds till she passed the meridian of the, .Cape, on the, 9th October; and ran down her easting in about. 48° South.- . From the time of passing the meridian of; Greenwich till she sighted Tasmania, 21 days, the ship averaged 11 miles per hour, and she has been eight day« from Tasmania ;to her anchorage. ' She sighted several icebergs, and on 'one occasion had to shorten sail on account of thick weather in their vicinity. She reports^ the Strathallatij ship, bound for Napier, first spoken- on the 20tli August, and was ■ in company with her for ten day* ; and the Talbot onjt.he.l3th August, in 43° N. and 13 ° W. The British Trident is a magnificent ship, nearly new, and of 1,400 ton?, register, . and is, we believe, Captain Wright's, first ship as commander, and the,. splendid passage . : she ; has made, appears to JJamply justify the" choica. of her owners. She brings a. large cargo, and 240 passengers. — Hew Zealdnder, 4th November. ■WaSOK: OS, THE STEAMER AfERASiA. The Aphrasia has been wrecked, at the Bay of Islands. The SoutAern Cross, of Bfch inst., publishes the captain's account as follows : — <= " We left Auckland on Sunday, the 30th ult., bound for Sydney, and experienced a light S.W. wind- as far as the ; Great Barrier. On Monday night we had a dead calm, and at 4 a.m. on the following (Tuesday) morning a strong breeze sprang up from the S.W. The steamer was going along alLright and everything war well until we got off Wanganui harbor, when the wind suddenly hauled from the N.W. Orders were given and the ship was tacked and ateered for the shore, and whilst doing so, ifc was discovered that she had sprung a leak. Wo then stood in for the Bay under Flat Island, and brought up at 7 p.m. Found that she had made a quantity of water, and commenced pumping, which wa» continued throughout the night. In the morning the leakage was discovered under the boilers, and as the water was still gaining upon us some Maoris were brought on board to assist, and after three and a half hours' pumping, .the vessel was dry. At 9 p.m. onWednesday evening got under weigh, and attempted to make the port of Su»se!l, but it "was found impossible to keep her free from water. At midnight the vessel was in a sinking condition, and to preserve life the boats were ordered to be lowered, and the captain and crew left the vessel at daybreak on Thursday morning. Captain Stuart and three men afterwards went off with the intention of beaching her, but being unmanageable, she went ashore on the rocks and sank immediately. The, vessel afterwards broke up and became a. total -wreck, every thing being lost. We then walked over to Russell, and shipped by the Wonga Wonga for Auckland." The Aphrasia was insured in the Otago Marine Insurance Office for £1,000. Captain Stuart says that the natives did not seize anything belonging to the ship, and that they did all they could to save the vessel from becoming a wreck."