SHIPPING.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 84, 16 January 1872, Page 2

SHIPPING.

ARRIV A L S . January 15. Golden Crown, p.s., 209, Ellis, Auckland, passengers. Challenger, p.s., 20, Murray, Coromandel, passengers. Lee, cutter, 22, Miller, Auckland, cargo, Mary Ann, kclcli, 18, Stewart, Auckland, bricks. Tay, cutter, 15, Hudson, Auckland, bricks. Whitby, cutter,2o, Doughty, Auckland, bricks. Maud, cutter, 28. Bennett, Russell, coals. Otakuhu, cutter. 11. McKiuuiuy, Otahuhu, hay. Stag, cutter, IS, Jones. Miranda, firewood. Agues, cutter, 29. Loverock, Tapu, firewood D E 1> A It T II I! E 8. January 15. Golden Crown, p.s., 209, Ellis, Auckland, passengers. Challenger, p.s., 20, Murray. Coromandel, passengers, Wukok OF the Ska Brkk/.k.—The brig Moa. which arrived at Melbourne on December 22 from Starbuck Island, brought on the captain, mate, and several of the crew of the schooner Sea. Breeze, of Auckland, which was lost at, Starbuck Island. The following is the report of the log of the schooner:— " St arbuck Island, 51st October, 1871. —We, the undersigned, report as follows regarding the loss of the schooner Sea breeze, on Starbuck Island : At I pan.. 2Sth October, the ■schooner hove up her anchors, and was hauling off the mooring buoy, when the hauling line parted ; made sail, and stood back to 1 lie island, and kept plying backwards and forwards. waiting for letters and bill of lading, with tiic wind E.B.E. fresh, and standing in on tlie starboard tack; missed stays and went ashore at half-past 2 p.m.. where she now lies a wreck. When Captain Austen found the schooner would not come round, lie kept his square canvas aback in hopes she would go astern, hut the heavy rollers took charge of her, and hove her on the rocks before there was tine to do anything. We ran a line from the brig Moa, hut by the time wc reached the schooner she was bilged, and the sea breaking over her. Wc have no hesitation in saying that. Captain Austen is free from all blame regarding the loss of the schooner Bca Breeze ; lie did all any seaman could do to save his ship. The only cause wc can attribute for the loss of the Bca Breeze, in our opinion, was the heavy rollers on the N.W. eml of the island, where at all times there is a roll, and once under the influence of such rollers there are little hopes hut shipwreck. With difficulty the crew saved their clothes and some sails, which were torn dragging them the reef.—Alexander Robertson. Master of brig Moa ; Charles Summers, late Master of brig I’fiel; Samuel Muley, Chief Mate of Sea Breeze."