SHIPPINGS INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume 1, Issue 136, 7 January 1868, Page 2

SHIPPINGS INTELLIGENCE.

POUT OP WESTPOP-T. HIGH WATER. •This Day 6.48 a.m 7.12 p.m. AHIUVAI.K. Jan. G—Wallabi, from Nelson. Murray, from Nelson. Tasmanian Maid, from Manukau. DEPAItTUIIES. ■ Jan. 6 —Coomerang, for Nelson. EXPECTED AltitlVAli. Nightingale, barque, from Melbourne. Ahuriri, s.s., from Wellington. Leonidas, schooner, from Wellington. Kennedy, s.s., from Nelson. VESSELS IX TOUT. Schooners—Lucy and Adelaide, Glengarry . Cutter—Dart. Ketch—Brother and Sisters. Steamers—Waipara, Southland, Murray 'Wnlhibi, Tasmanian Maid. PASSEITO-EK, IjTST. Per Wallabi—a steerage. Per Murray—cabin, Mr .Flood.

The Coomerang loft the Lagoon yesterday afternoon and steamed out for Nelson. The Claude Hamilton, Panama steamer arrived oft' the port yesterday morning much earlier than was expected. She laid too out of the swell of the bar, a little to the northward of the river until the Wuirapa arrived out to her, bringing the mails and a number of passengers for Nelson. Some fears were entertained that the Waipara would not be able on her return to stem the very strong current that iwas running at the time, and would have to stay out all night, but she steamed back into the Lagoon in good style, not having been absent more than a conple of hours. The Murray, which left Netaon on Friday last at 3 p.m., had heavy S.W. gales, which, forced her to anchor off Separation Point at 7 p.m. She left that anchorage at 4 a.m. on Saturday, and still experiencing heavy weather, anchored again at Cape Farewell at 11 a.m. in company with the Wallabi. Left there on Sunday at midnight, and arrived at the Buller yesterday at 8 a.m., wkh a strong breeze from N.E. to N.W. throughout. Sighted Kennedy steering north on Saturday imorning. She brings 25 head of cattle for Mr Johnston, and a small general cargo. The Wallabi left Nelson on Tuesday the 31st at 130 p.m. It blowing hard from N.W". she went into Tonga and laid there two days, anchored off the Spit on Saturday and Cape Farewell on Sunday morning, which she left at 1 p.m., arriving at the Buller on Monday at 3 a.m., and crossing the bar at 5 to the Lagoon. She brings a small assorted cargo. The Kennedy is expected to arrive from Nelson this day. The Tasmanian Maid which left the Buller on Friday evening the 20th December, arrived at Onehunga wharf on the following Monday afternoon. She left the Manukau on the evening of the Ist January..crossing the bar the same night, and arriving at Taranaki on the-.2nd, when she brought up under the Sugar Loaves, and lay there till Saturday evening, when she got under weigh, and arrived at the Buller at 7 a.m. on Monday morning, when she went alongside the Claud Hamilton and took out passengers and cargo for this port. At tide-time in the afternoon steamed into the Lagoon, where there is now quite a little fleet of vessels lying snugly moored. She brings 10 passengers and a cargo of potatoes and cheese. She sails again to-day for Fox's, Greymouth, and liokitika. A survey was held yesterday on the schooner Brothers and Sisters and her cargo, she having lost in the heavy weather to which - she has been exposed, nearly all her holding gear such as anchors, cables, &c, and nearF . suffered shipwreck. The three-masted schooner, Margaret Campbell, from Newcastle, still remains in the roadstead ; she has been unable to arrange for the services of a tug, and drawing too much water, to enable her to sail in with safety. She will therefore either take her cargo of coal to Nelson, or get a_tow in by the Nelson which is expected to-day.

.'FOUNDERING OF THE SCHOONER MAPERE. (From tlte New Zealand Herald, Dec. 28.^ We regret to have to record the loss of another of « our fine fleet of coasters, the schooner Mip.re, which foundered during a heavy squall off Tairua on Saturday L:s , The Mapere sailed from Auckland on the 17th ■ instant, to load a cargo of. timber .at Tairua. She was owned by Mr Thomas Thwaites, shipbuilder, Smale's Point, and was insured in i the Sydney Marin 1 Insurance Company for i'3oo. On Sunday morning the master, Matthew Kenny, and the crew went off to the wreck; but, as nothing could be done, the master and a passenger named Monkhouse walked over to the Thames, and came up to Aucklai d yesterday morning in the s.s. Taxx•ranga. The following account of the disaster is given by the master of the vessel: — " The schooner Mapere, of Auckland, left Auckland on the L7tli December, bound to Tairua, in ballast, having a crew of three men. Arrived at Mercury Island at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, and proceeded to clear the hold out, the Mapere having been in the cattle trade for seven months. Got all the old ballast out and washed tho hold out, letting it stand that night to dry. On Thursday morning commenced to ballast, putting in from ten to twelve tons of shingle-ballast in her. Left Mercury Island at 6 a.m. on Friday, and beat down to Tnirua, arriving off Tairua at 5 p.m., and anchored in three fathoms. Made the sales fast till half-tide, when, finding it blowing fresh, deemed it prudent to wait till next day to enter the river. On Saurday cleared everything up, ready to commence to load, making the tarpaulin up, but .leaving the hatches on, put the best bower (which we had had in the hold) on the rail on the port side, and put the chain on the windlass and shackled it on, leaving about two fathoms of slack chain on the bit, so that we could heave the other and o: up. Washc d the decks down, and then got underway -with a wholesale breeze from about f-.S.W. 'Canted oft on the starboard tack and stood on for about five minutes, thon tried to stay her, •but just .as she came head to wind (her waj heiug stopped) a squall struck her, filling the head sails again, and giving her stern way. I immediately shifted the helm to bring her to meet the squall, but another squall struck her Saying her right down to* her hatches when all

:jhe chain cable shifted to leeward, and the water casks burst the lashing and went to leeward also. Then the ballast all shifted, putting the vessel on her beamends. Finding that she would not right, my mate, who was forward, came aft, walking on hercopper outside to see that the bout's painter was all clear (we having put the boat out before washing the decks), and I ran forward to see if 1 could save the oars, which I »uceecued in doing. When I got aft the water was just level with the lower edge of the eompunion, and I went down in the cabin to see if I could get the rowlocks, as they were put where they would be handy, but could not find them, and as my mate saw her going fast, he called me out of the cabin, and after seeing everybody in the boat, I went in her and sculled away from the wreck. We had not got more than twonty yards from her when she went down in almost five fathoms of water, her mastheads being visible. Made tho best of our way to Tairua, and landed at tho mill about I o'clock, having been met by Mr Craig and a boat's crow at Tapsell's old house. On Saturday afternoon, it blowing fresh, we did not go off to the wreck, but went off on Sunday morning, it being fine, when a native dived down to seo if he could save some personal luggage belonging to a passenger, but did not succeed. Leaving the cook in charge of the wreck, wo proceeded on to Mercury Bay to get a vessel to go to Auckland to see what was best to be done.

" I certify that the above particulars are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

" (Signed) Matthew Kenny, " Master." "We have read the above statement, and and find it correct in every particular. " Jonx Edwabd Mukbay, " Thomas Btjbns, xhis mark."