PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVII, Issue 1400, 14 May 1861, Page 2

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

INWARDS. May 13 — Tasmanian Maid, (s s.) 90 tons, Thos. Whitwell, from New Plymouth, with 20 tons Commis sariat stores. Passengers — 40 -women and chikhen of H.Ms. 65th Ttegt. May 13— Corio, (s.s ) 116 tons, A. C. Turner, from New Plymouth, with 204 tons baggage, and timber, »nd 11 horses ; 10 tons of chrome ore, part of original cargo from Sydney. — Passengers— 2 officers, 24 men May 13 — Hirondalle, 95 tons, D. Liraniex, fiom Newcastle, with 140 tons coals.

On Friday last, the tiansport ship, Daniel Eankin, was signalled, but owing to the light wind, could not beat up until Saturday evening, when she anchoied off the Queen street piev about seven o'clock. She had on board 311 rank and file, 9 officers, 24 women, and 29 children of the 70th Regiment of the line, under the command of Captain Pilling. The other officers on board wete — Captains P. F. de Quincey, Alex. C. 11. Tovey ; Lieutenants T. Deering Blackhouse, Herbert J. Hill, Charles Eogers, John F. A. Grierson, and Charles C. Richardson, Ensign Normal Huskisson ; Assiitant Surgeon J. Hessian. There were several deaths from choleia, caught when leaving Calcutta — 11 men, 3 women, and 1 child died of this epidemic ; the rest of the men enjoyed excellent health. There were two births on board. The Daniel Eankm is a fine Clyde-built ship, of 1047 tons measurement. She was built by Messrs. Denny and Bankin, of Dumbaitou in 1858, and is 193 feet in length of keel, 34 feet beam, and 22 feet depth of hold. Captain Eankin, the commander of this noble ship, is a son of one of the members of the eminent ship building film, by whom she was constiucted. The voyage from the Sand Heads to Auckland was performed in 72 days. The ship encountered very light winds and calms, or the passage ■would have been much more lapid. She passed to the south of Tasmania, but did not sight it, and made Cape Maria Van Diemen on Sunday, the sth inst. Light winds prevailed along the coast. The Daniel Eankin was waiped in, and moored at the Queen sheet whaif yesterday morning. The debaikation of the tioops took place at noon. The main body paiaded on the wharf, and marched en route to Otahuhu, leaving a fatigue party and the women and children on boaid. Mrs. Pilling and five children, and Mrs. Tovey and one child, were passengers in the saloon. — Messis. Webstei and Patterson are the ship's agents. The Louisa, Gilltman, commander, fiom Calcutta arrived last night, shortly after seven o'clock, and came to an anchor a. little below the Queen sheet Whaif. She brings the head-quarters of the 70th Eegiment, with the bund. The following officers aie on board — Colonel Chute ; Captains Saltmarshe, Greaves, Fiaser ; Lieutenant and Adjutant, Menteith; Lieut. Leake, musketry instructor ; Lieut. Gilbert ; Ensigns Collins, and Feneren; Suigeon Meikleham , Mr. Deittnch, band-master. The troops consist of 310 non-commis-sioned officers and men. Theie are also Mis Gilltman and Mrs. Greaves, passengers, and 18 women, and 31 children. Three men died on board of cholera in the Hoogley ; but during the rest of the voyage the tioops were very healthy. There were two bnths on board. The Louisa is a first class Lodon ship, the property of Messrs. Teigh and Smith ; measurement, 903 tons ; length of keel, 182 feet ; breadth of beam, 34 feet ; depth of hold, 20 feet. She left Calcutta on the •22nd February, and the Sand Heads on the 2Cth. During the voyage she had light winds with calms, and sailed on a wind newly the entire passage. After rounding Van Diemen' a Land stiong noitheily -winds vith ft heavy north east sea and much wet wcio encountered. The first land sighted was the Three Kingb, on the morning of the 7th , and she beat up tlm const with a light south east wind, sighting Auckland on Sunday morning. The anangements on boaul were excellent, and tho troops spea'v highly of the attenti on

of Captain Gilltman and his officers. The Daniel Eankin, having landed the troops she had on board, hauli d out from the wharf last evening, to give a berth to tho Louisa. The debarkation will take place to-morrow, when the head-quarters of the Regiment will proofed to Otahuhu, where the first detachment preceded them.