WRECK OF THE SCHOONER PIRATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 31, 5 January 1884, Page 3

WRECK OF THE SCHOONER PIRATE.

By arrival of the schooner Ryno from the South Sea Islands, we learn of the wreck of the well-known Auckland schooner Pirate, owned by Mr James Macfarlane, of this pprt, Captain Trayte was met at the island of Manikihi, and from him those on the Ryno heard that on the Bth of October the Pirate arrived there. ' He went ashore, and left the vessel at anchor a short distance from the shore in charge of Mr Kelly, the mate. The weather, which had for gome time previously been fine, suddenly changed for the worse, and a ' heavy squall was followed by a 1 dead calm. The schooner • was driven ashore •by a heavy swell setting in towards the 'island. The crew succeeded in getting ashore, but within four hours the vessel oecame a total wreck. • At the time of wreckage the Pirate had moat of her Auckland cargo' on' board, 1 which was plundered by the natives, but a large quantity was afterwards returned through the efforts of the, resident mission^ ary. T, he hull of the ,gch,ooner was soW by auction. for 21dols.,t.and.>the c&jga forl,Boodols. (The. hull was, insured sin the Uhion -office for £1,000, £700, of-; which is re-irisuredf in the Sou^n British. The cargo ; , faialso-fhsjired forj.'£7oo in the Unison.; £150 inltheNe.w'Zealand^jand.fS^S^n the. JJvfa velrsal. \' The latter office has PPM9S[ P^ £100' on theVfreight, wh\le^t!heTSo,uthi Britjsli has a risk on the ca^go^ tlnej a.Egioyi,nt of isnotye^fenioV^* " ' "'