THE NUGGET.

Auckland Examiner, Volume IV, Issue 274, 20 June 1860, Page 2

THE NUGGET.

The signals “sail in sight” and “pilot wanted” were exhibited at the signal station yesterday afternoon, and although night fell before the vessel made her number, we may reasonably presume her to be the Nugget, as that ship was ‘atrip’ for this port when the Breadalbane left Sydney. Besides a considerable general cargo she brings 166 men of the 65th Regt, and 40 Royal Engineers. This timely addition to our little army will be welcomed with much satisfaction, and we have no doubt they will be hailed with great cordiality by the slumbering heroes of Taranaki.

Atlantic Steamers Destroyed.—The following is a list of Atlantic steamers destroyed up to the present time —1. President, never heard of, 2. Columbia, all hands saved, 3. Humboldt, all hands saved, 4. City of Glasgow, never heard of, 5. City of Philadelphia, all hands saved, 6. Franklin, all hands saved, 7. Arctic, 322 lost, 87 saved, 8. Pac'fic, never heard of, 9 Lyonnais, 144 lost, 16 saved, 10. Tempest, never heard of, 11. San Francisco, 240 lost, 460 saved, 12. Central America, 422 lost, 170 saved, 13. Austria, 466 lost, 67 saved.

Schooner Elizabeth. —At an early hour yesterday morning information was received through the telegraph office, by Captain Furgurson, the chief harbor-master, that the schooner Elizabeth, 79 tons, from Belfast, for this port, had during the night, ‘in a heavy squall, gone on shore, on the reef off Point Lonsdale. The crew and a portion of the cargo were saved at ebb tide by the Government boats. Immediately on the telegram being received, Captain Furgurson chartered Messrs. Dove and Oswald’s steam tub, Black Eagle, and proceeded to the scene of the disaster, but by a telegram received by Messrs. Dove and Oswald at 4 p.m., we learn that the vessel was fast going to pieces.—Mel. Herald, April 24— The same paper of the 25th adds—The hull of the schooner Elizabeth still holds together. Since her masts fell overboard, which occurred about noon on Monday, the wreck has gradually worked herself into an easier position, where the surf appears to have little or no effect, the force of the breakers being spent be fore they reach her side. It was expected thaif the weather was fine yesterday afternoon, and the tide low, most of her cargo would be safely landed, as the drays could be baeked up right to her stern. All the wool and tallow have been saved, but the beach is strewn with bags of bran and pollard, which, being saturated with salt water, no one eares to touch. Nearly all the male population of Quecnseliff are at the wreck, ready to assist in rescuing the cargo. There is no hope of saving the hull, which it is expected will go to pieces with the first westerly wind.—Lnuneeston Examiner.

A Bigger Ship than the Leviathan. — Already a bigger ship than the Leviathan has been projected in England, aship to which the monster will herself appear as a minnow. And this new monster is of special importance to the citizens of New York, for although it is proposed to make her 8000 tons larger than the Leviathan, she is to sail faster and draw less water. An engineer of Liverpool, named Clare, has coi.e forward with propositions.for building an iron screw and paddle steamship, by way of testing a principle, greatly "superior to the Leviathan. His experiment is to be tried on a scale of startling magnitude, and he has already exhibited his models, which are attracting the attention cf scientific men in England. He proposes to build a ship a 1000 feet in length, 70 feet beam, and only 30 feet from deck to keel, making her perfectly flatbottouicd, and her sides nearly square. In size she would be 30,000 tons; and yet so light would be her draught of water, that she would easily enter our harbor by way of Sandy Hook. It is said that Mr. Clare’s proposals have received encouraging consideration from the English Government; and if the first voyage of the Leviathan should prove successful, there will doubtless be an attempt made at once to build another monster ship according, to his plan.—New York Times.