ARRIVAL OF THE DAUNTLESS FROM NEW CALEDONIA.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1376, 8 July 1874, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE DAUNTLESS FROM NEW CALEDONIA.

The topsail schooner Dauntless, Captain " Millar, arrived,from New Caledonia s^iiine , ; this morning with a small carg*> of wine consigned to Messrs Cruickshank and $ Co. The Dauntless left Auckland on the >the 7th June^ and had a yery rough passage ' outj'strong W.S. W. windspreyailingthrough- ' out! Arrived at Noumea on Friday the >19th. Left Noumea on-Monday June 29fcb, experienced light S.E. winds till July 4th ; NE. i^rinds to Three Kings, which were passed on Monday: 6th, at 3.m.; variable fight winds down the Coast. Passenger: Mr .. Conroy. .'

P" The B»S. City of Adelaide arrived from the 'South this day at noon. Captain J. W. Brown obliges us with the following report :-— I Ihe City -of Adelaide left Auckland at 6 ■^t p.m. on the 27th ult., and arrived at Dunedin at noon of 3rd inst., leaving again same day ati" 4 p.m. After a good passage with fine weather anchored in.; Lyttelton at 11 * a.m. on 4th, leaving again at 3 p.m. same day with clear weather; moored to buoy in Wellington harbour at 8 a. m. on sth ; left : . - again at 11 a.m., the weather thick, cloudy and overcast with rain throughout till arrival at Napier at 10 a.m. on the 6th ; left again at 11 a.m., the weather having a very threatening aspect. Since then it has blown a heavy N. and N.W. gale with high sea and very thick weather with much rain ; rounded East Cape 4 a.m. on 7th, heavy thick ''weather continuing [throughout the day. On the Bth calm Sea and yery thick ramy .weather; 2.30 a.m. slowed the engines; at 5 a.m. sighted an island, but there being no : lights on the different turning points to guide or show the position, had to keep under : - easy steam until it was properly ascertained ; at 6 a.m. went ahead full speed, weather thick and rainy. Entered harbour at 11.30 am., moored to "wharf at noon. We are indebted to Mr Buyers, the purser, for files'and list of passengers :—From &■ Port Chalmers: Mr Cowan, Hille, Mr %\ Brown (mail agent), and two steerage pas- \ \ aengers. From Lytteiton: Miss Monroe, Mr \ V Cooper, and one steerage passenger. From ..} Wellington: Mr Fox, Mr Kriorpp, and one 1 steerage passenger. From Napier : Messrs % '■' % Gilbert, Jordan, and Moorhouse. For San - -! Francisco : Messrs Colman, Stack, Clifford, ' \ jTruclore, Bridge, Lawson, and Matthews V v -mail agent). ■ "■■'•■ ;-- _2S \ The schooner Tenner, belonging to'Mr Hy. Wp^.HiohoiVa ftii Korotonga, was wrecked on the P 7th May at Mangaia. She was standing off and on, when she missed stays and went en to the reef. She became a total wreck, but all the crew were saved. The schooner Herald, Captain Frost, ''".* arrived from Levuka to-day at 2 p.m. She brings a cargo of cotton, copra, and oil, consigned to order. . She left Levuka on the ■28th June, and had a pleasant passage with • S.E. winds till making the North Cape on Monday; thence strong N.W. winda and I xain. She brings eight passengers. The Shipping Company's barque Hylton Castle, Captain Scott, arrived from Newcastle this morning with a cargo of coals for . Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane and Co. Captain Scott has obliged us with the following report: Left Newcastle at 4 p.m. on the 24th. > Had fresh west winds,for first 24 hours, followed by strong gale from .the » ■•.' S.S.W. to S.B. on the next day. Thence *^~~ moderate easterly winds with cloudy weather for another 24 hours.. Fine weather with light westerly winds for three days up to the 30th. One the Ist and 2nd July had calms; afterwards, northerly winds till making the land (Cape Maria, Van Dieman) on the sth. Off Nortth Cape at 5 o'clock on the 6th. Down the Coast N.N.E. winds. -Off . Tiritiri at 5 a.m. yesterday, 24 hours from the North Cape. Thick dirty weather thence ' into port. Sighted a full-rigged ship apparently bound in on the sth inst off the North Cape. -- . The ship EiOoparell jhas nearly 'finished taking in her ballast and will sail in a few ■ ' days for Newcastle. Thei ship Loch' Awe is getting, yery light.. -We are glad to notice to notice that. our stevadores are waking up and giving their ; vessels prompt despatch. Captain P. Jones ■who ttfok the contract for discharging the ."Loch Awe ha*» turned out over. 900 tons of cargo in a little over 40 hours. This is very "", good work. The brigantine Camilla hauled off into the :i * stream this morning. She is quite ready to 1 sail for Lyttelton. ,: ■ - • •: ,ji A H.M.s. Blanche steamed out of harbour |f at balf-past eight this morning.. She- prof} ce«ds to Wellington. ."■ "' ■'" ::" "■ .': "■■'■■ ; ■' ' •'*

The barque Woodville, Captain fLusher, arrived from Newcastle this morning with a cargo of coals for Mr M. Niccol. She left Newcastle the same day as the Hylton' Castle, and experienced similar weather. The schooner Edith, Captain Trayte, arrived from Aitutake and the Islands this afternoon. She left Auckland on January 25th. Arrived at Earotonga in February. From thence cruised for several months round the islands. Finally left Aitutlke for Auckland on the 19th ult. Had light variable winds thoughout the passage, USThe brig Isabella arrived to-day from Newcastle, which port {she left on the 23rd ult. She has had the same weather as the other vessels from the same port. The Belles Brandon arrived in Levuka on the 25th ins: t. It is uncertain whether her cargo of timber will be sold in Levuka or will be taken on to Samoa. g^The schooner Papua arrived from Barotonga at two a'clock this afternoon. She left Auckland on fciie 3rd April, and arrived at Karotonga 21st April. From thence, after two months' cruising among the islands of Cook and Hervey Groups, started for Auckland on the 19th June. Experienced li£,ht S. winds during the run home. On the 29th June spoke the whaling barque Onward, six months out, with 13 tuns oil. Boarded the ship Allahabad on the 20th May in long. 159, 47 W., lat. 428 ; all well.