MISCELLANEOUS

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2141, 31 May 1864, Page 10

MISCELLANEOUS

The schoonci Maid of Kent, Captain Mai tin, amved in haiboui on Wednesday 51."}' 4, fipm ,I'antcibiny, whence she vrtiliitl on the 'Ilia ultimo She biings a augo of wheat, baiIcy, niul oats Capt un Maitin icpoits some soveie weather duung the passage The s s .Soueluvs, Cnptnin Fcaice, left the liarlioui about set on o'clock on Thuisdav, May fi, foi Sjdnov and Melboumo The schoonci Albatioss, Cnpttin Biand, fiom Lyttolton, amved on May 1, with 1,100 bags oats, 20 cases galtanised noil, and (> hags. gn>M seed Stic btoilght up 4 passengeis '1 lie baique Mousse do Nantes, 305 tons, Captain Kajei, left Olaionce Hivoi on the 2Sirt Apul, and foi the lint fom days e\poiienced stiong south-enst wind> She made tlio Noith Capo on Sunday, May S, at one o'clock She biings 0') head fat cuttle, out of 100 shipped in pinno condition, consigned to Mcish .Biown, Cimpbull, and Co 'I ho lmque Chance, 2S(> loin, Captain Dale, sailed horn Poi t Philip Heads on the 22nd Apul, and expeuenrert line wcathei until sighting the Tlnce Kings, when a heavy Kale was felt fiom the SI! Vanablc winds pievailed down the co.ist until ofl the Baiiiei, when nnothei heaty gale wai enuouiilpu'd, in which iiei jib was cntucd a'v.iy, and hei foie (ops ul Mid "-ou-i.il oilier sails split Hoi passcngen aio Mi and Alii (libbons and two chiidion, Mai v Peel, John Emeison, 1) Pi Moms, Loui a C.oitiude, and Agnes Moms The Haugatna, Captain Mundlc, sailed at noon on May 13 foi thu South, with passpngeis and caigo The bus lielmnec, Captain liiddle, foi Hobait Town , and tlie b.uque Constance 1 , loi Stdney, both sailed on Mil] 13 The Thmmois, a line liuti=h biiiqno of 430 tons in command of Captain lolm liobinson, (hopped anchoi in the haibom late on Salmdaj, M.it 1 I She sailed fiom Adelaide on the 20th ult , with hue weathei, ami expeuenced winds fiom J3 N E to SL until Ilie3ul Mrt}, when ltteeied lound to the N On the lth ni^t, some squall} weathei was met \. lth Tlie Kings weie sighted on the llthinst OnlhelHh.on the I'ooi ICnights, a luptt cale t cuing fiom N tofi W was encounteied, accompanied with continued lam fiom 10 pin till dajlneak on the follow ing morning '1 ho caigo of the Dunmoic consists of 2, JSO bags Horn '22 bales hay, consigned to E ,f Sponcei , 10 casks wine, (! A and II li"itlett r.pO bags llnui, 23') bags bum, G Vondei, Heia!) am' d) Thornton, Smith 1 , .uul Fnth. agents The bainue U Tj Hutgeis amved in liai bom 1 ou Monday, May 10 She sailed fiom Newcastle on the lth instant, and experienced li<,'ht westeily wind? until sighting the Kings, which weie pissed on Satuidav at noon Oa Fiidaj a stiong gale fiom tlie N E was enconnteipd with heatj lain She bung-. J Id head of cattle, hating lost only tlnee duung the passage C.ilfillan .mil Co me hei agents Tlie ship Htdia, in command df Captain Slowait, left Newcastlo oil tile ."illi instant, and met with light winds and fine weathci, until loundiug theKojthCnpe On Thursday, Mayl2, a hcatt Kale was cncounteied, winch lasted foi twenty fom liouio The JT}dia bungs ISO head cattle and 250 sheep, m pnme condition She is consigned to Mcssi« L Thomson and Co Uhe schoonei Stanlei, 115 tons, Captain .1 Gibson, nmved in haiboui on Mond.iv, May 10 '■lie sailed fiom Cudulm Head, Tasmania on Miy 5, and had fatouiable wea thei unl'l within 200 miles of tlie Noith Cipe since whan calms and light am weie expeuenced The Stanley bungs 110 tons potatoes nud 200 bushels oats, consigned to oidei C>pt (iili->on, agent The bug Valiant, 147 tons Captain JJiotlie, aimed on Mondnt,M>t 10, aitei a pipage of twche dat ■>, fiom AVcllmgton tlie Valiant sailed on the 4th, with luolv bieezes fiom N 15 On tho tollownif dat the wind ficihened nnd teeied lonnd N W On the OtU slie was placed undei close leefcd topbiiili, in con-.jquen^e of the heat} weatliei Ifeatt giles weie oncounteied dm mg the whole of the passage, duung which she shipped c huge quantity of watei, and lost hoi mainsail, jib, foietop-«ail and baik vud ni.un iti'v At one time she had 18 inches of watei in the hold above the b.'llast The poop vas also neailv camcil awat Tlie Gieat lianlei was made on Momlat ifteinoon The Valiant bun£"< 1"> head of cattle out of r ,2 oiifcin.ilh shipped and 1 cntne hoj->c, fiom Tasmania Mi A\illmei ii the onH passongci bj hoi The captain is hei "llie schoonei Maiv Thompson aimed on Miv 10, fiom OtiKO, Ma Napiei, with a miscellaneous ciigo and about 20 passengei s The l).u<iue II Ii Rutgeis, Captain Howes, xailod foi Nevcastie, Tamanga, on Tuesday Ma^ 17, with 140 head of cattle The Lmus.i and Muinin sailed on Tuesday morning foi Sulno The s "i C'ouo, Captain Tiunei, aiihed in haibom ou Wednesilu, Ma\ IS, fiom the South and inteimediate poits She left Otago on the 7th instant Littelton on the r ith, Na])ici on the 14th Tamanga on the Kith, nnd encounteied stion;; N \V and NNW winds, with some hourshoweu of inn Tlie Couo bungs 1,000 sheep fiom Napiei, hating lo«t nuiic on the pa»s.ice The clippci iniK lint, 120 toil., Captain IT Sandson, lift Ilobait Town on the ith insta'it, and e\i>eiienced tme veithoi until within about 200 miles of the Noith Cnp», when she en oouutcud a lir>n\v gile, and was bo-\o too foi seteial honis The ICines weio sighted on Tuesday May 17 since then lino weatliei has pievailed The following is a list of hei pissuikcn — Passengen — Cabin Jli rtnv Mi? Bnon, Mi Lew md Mi Hull Steel age Mi Smitli Mrs Cufchousa, Mirohnson and family, and Mi Leo The schoonei Yniia, 12(> tons, Captain 11 Tullock, amved fiom Cncuhi Head, Tasmania oa Thundav. Jlay 19 she snled in compam with the schoonei Stmle\ which aimed on Jlonda\ l.'st, and lepoits liuht weatliei until within tlmtt miles of the Noith Cape The Tlnee Kings weie made on Tuesday The Yana biing' the following tango — W tons potatoc-, .'),000 paihn^h, consigned to Combes and Daldy 100 tons potdODs, 200 bigs oats H tubs buttci, lJcisks beef, 10 bushels apples Tulloek — Me^is Combes and Daldj aie the agents foi this vessel 'J he bug Ci,iigie\ai sailed on May 10, foi Sydney dnect The bai<iue Oiegon, 300 tons, Captain Wilson, amved on Fndaj, May 20, fiom Newcastle, whence she sailed on the 7th nist Captain A\ Us ni lepoits hta\> weathei for the gieatei pait of the voyage The Moith Cape was sighted on Wednesday night The Oiegon shipped at Newcastle 10') head of cattle, out of which she biings 1 1!) into poit The ship Agnes was_spoKen oft" the Ji'oith Cape, hound to Jondon Mi L A Thompson and Co aie agents foi the Oiegon Tlie fino clippei baiquo, the Migiatoi, V>l tons, in comnniid of Captain Cowan, aimed m haibom on Fnd.iv, Mai 20, quite une\peetedb . iftei a good passage ot 80 di\s fiom Hong Kong Mie tooklici deputuia on the Ist March, had bgfht winds and fine weathei, until passing Cape Lew m — sighted on tlie COth daj out, a famous inn Did not sight any pait of Tasmania Bungs a full caigo of comnussaiiat stoics, fimmuntion, clothing, caits, and tent baggage Captain Cowan lepoits hating expeuenced the lieatt wo.ithei met with by oui legulai tiadeis off the coa.st Ihotessel is consigned to Mi J Watson 13am and on hoi discharging caigo pioceeds to Newcastle to load foi Hong Kong, She is the Hist vessel over enteied niwaids jiom om neighbouungcoloin, nnd aflnei specimen of a native ciow we nevei saw eten in any Indian poits From tiuck to gunwalceveivthing Is as light as a tmett, and all clean as » new pin, taking hoi chance with other \essels in haibom The schooner Vistula, 13 1 ? toiH, Captain Smitli, lrft NewMaj 20, aftei a quick inn of 0 dajis, with a caigo of 20 J tons coals, consigned to Messii llendeison and jlacfailano Tlie Vistula bad fa vom able weathei all tlie way.icioss, and made the Iliioe Kings on Wednesday The cliupei bug Maggie, 100 tons, Ciptain fTayloi, nmVcri fiom Lauuceston on May 20, li iving sailed fiom that poit on the 12th Fine weathei rtnd slight southeily winds weie expeiieneoduptothe Tlnee Kings, which weie passed on Wednesda>, tho 18th On tho same day a stiong gale fiom the NE , with thick, heavy weathei was encounteied Fiesh biee/es fi mtheSW hate pi e\ ailed down the coast The ship T E Millcdge, 720 tons. Capt Wilson, amved fiom Newcastle on featmdav, May 21, fiom whence sho sailed on the 10th instant The fust fom clays fino weathei pievailed, but on Sunday stiong gales, veoung f l om N E to S \Y , weie encounteied, in which a laigo number of hei cattle weie lost Tlie Kings weie made on Fiiday morning and light winds weie expeuenced down tho coast She bungs 190 head of fat cattle, and 100 bags innizo Captain Wilson lepoi ts the follow - ing \ essels as on the bei th foi Auckland, w ith cattle — Adelaide Bell. Meeta, and Ottolma The I/ulv Denison, a bug of 130 tons, Captain Chailes Claik an i veil on Sunday, May 21 fi om Hobai tTown w liich pi ice she lei t on the 9th Fine favomablo weathei was experienced all tho way acioso The passengei? by hei aie — Mr , Miss, and Mastei Nichol, Mi Claik and Mi Watkms The clippei baique Noteltv, Captain Austin, sailed for Sydney on featmday aiteinoon, May 21 Tlie s s Queen, Captain Fianeis, sailed at 4 30 on Monday eve.iiinr, May 23, foi Napier and the south Tho Severn, Captain King, took her dcpaituio on Tuesday inoimng, May 24, for Madias The baique tombaid, 209 tons, Captain Unvor, ai lived in haibom on Tuesday, May 21, fiom AVetehpool via Dunedin, with 70 head of cattle in cood condition Sho sailed fiom Dunedin on the 10th uist., and eucounteied heavy weather off tiioEast Cape foi six dajs Tho Cape was tounded on Saturday night at 12 o'clock Since then veiy light aiis fiom NN W to N W and calms have prevailed Tlie only pas sengei by hei is Mi Wilson Me-.sis >T S Macfailano and Co aie hei agents Captain Duvei lepoits passing a Inigintine off Cape Colvillo, and a schoonei 15 days fiom Poit Cooper Tuosdiy being the annivoHaiy of the Queen's biithday, tho five men of wai now m the haibom and sevoial other vessels, weie gaily diossed with ta in honour of the occasion No business of any kind was tiansacted at the Cu->tom-houso The City of Melbourne sailed fiom Tamanga foi Sjduey on Satui d.ij , May 21, and the H L Itulgeis sailed on iho same day for Newcastle, N S A\ r On going out of tho haiboui with the ebb tide, the lattei vessel stuck on .a sand bank, but got on" with the flow of the tide The baiquo Ann and Jane andsliipllydia, for Newcastle , tho Bella, Mary, for Hobai tTown; the biig Valiant, foi li'icton , and the schooner fleneral Cameion, sailed on Wednesday, May 25 Tho Duke of Itothosay, a fino baiquo of 575 tons, anlvcd on May 25, fiom Hambuigh, \ia Melbourne and Wellington, with a geneial caigo. She ii an English built vessel, on hei s6cond voyage, and i» commanded by Captain John liauy Tins gentloman, it will be remembered by many, bi ought out tho ship VKcount Sanrion froir England about eight jearn ago Tho Duke of Eothesay oipeilencod a voiy fair mn to Melbourne horn Hamburgh of 100 dajß She sailod fiom Wellington on tho 17th inst and made a. line inn to tho East Capo in two days, whoio a heavy N W galo was onconntoiod Since thon veiy light head winds have pievailed all along tiio coast. This vessel brought to M olbom no ISS choice hied ewes and rams (shipped by Mo-.sn SclmlU and Co at Hamburgh, foi Mr. S. Eakowski), with the loss of only four. The schooner Coial Queen, Captain Trayto, amved on May 28 fiom tho South Sea Islands Sho tailed from Aitutako, on tlie (ith May, and expeiieneed a snceesilou of light vauablo winds thioughout Cape Brett was sighted on Piidny last. The Coial Quoen brings a caigo of fiuit, fie , consulting of

100,000 oranges, Stoni oil, 300 pine apples, and 1,000 cocoa mtt«. The Cojal Quoon ,made a goad mili nil down of seventoon days Captain Tiayte reports 'tho missionary burque.John Williams, Captain Williams, at Altutnko, when lie saijod. The ship I'eerleis, Captain Flavin, sailed on May 20 for Bombay, via Kaipaia, with a caigo of timbei Tho baiquc Ilftiy Agnes, Captain Darby, which sailed flora Sydney on Ilio Oth instant, lias not yet ai lived The Kate, which left Sydney sevcial days aftei her, made a quick iuh of eight days, autl thq scltoonoi Nova airived on Filday, after a passage of nine days, both of which experienced favouiable winds up to tho Ninth Cape * ItM is Falcon left tho harbom on Saturday, May 28, for Prdnoy Tha schonnei' Yictcuia, Captain YoUng, arrived on May 28 fiom Kointonga, South Sea J simian, whence "he sailed on tho 4th instant, and e\peiienced light variable winds f Or the fint foitnight, and then for the next five days stiong winds, varying fiom HS V, to S S \V. Dumig tho leraalndor of the passage light loiiiheily bieezcs jnevailcd - MongoinUwai sighted on the 27th instant The caigo of tho Victoria eotniniscs 00,000 oianges, 300 jmio apples COOlbs dilort bananas. 1) casks limo juice, 2 kits an ow loot Captain Young reports that tho baique Ueiijanim Heath, fiom Melbourne, had sailed fiom Roidtonga for the Oiuno Islands The Uenjamin Heath called at RoiotoiiKii foi some men, and succeeded in obtaining eight, after winch s>hc pioecoded to AVliytwootaoke for watei,/i)iioi to taking liei depniture /oi tlic Uuano Islands Tliebiig I'nnccss Alice, 237 tons, Captain Ofoidon, loft Melbourne on the llth May, and aimed in liaibom on Katuiday, May 28 .4he o\pcilenced stiorig winds, vaiymc fiom S W to"W NW , until last Saturday week, on which day (he Tin ee Kings neie sighted, after a good inn of nine da^ s Light contiaiy winds prevailed down tho coast She bungs tlneo iwbsongeis— Miss Haivey, Miss Shepherd, and Mi bimonds The schooner Kose Ann ai lived on Ratuiday May 28, fiom Napier and tho Ecat Cortst, With 21(5 bigs wiieafc and sundries The bug J)ait, Captain Hansom, sailed for Ilobnit Town on Satin day, May 28 , Ilio sclioonei iraiy Ann Clnistina, Captaiu C'laik, amved on May 28, fiom Cliiistchiirch, vhenre she sailed on the Oth May. She encounteied voiy heavy gales shoitly after'leaving, and was hove to foi seven days off the North Cape Duung the heavy weithci, she lost hei foie topmast, jibboom, and foie yaul, and sustained othei dfmnges She brings a cargo \ of 2,000 bushels of wlioat, consigned to oidei' Tho Colonial Oovernment s s Ale\andia, Captain Williams, left the haiboiu on May 28, foi Napier, conveying about 300 men of Hid ]4tli Kegiment iShe will call at Tuumuga upon hei lctuin f loin Napiei