PORT OF AUCKLAND. MISCELLANEOUS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2808, 26 July 1866, Page 3

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

MISCELLANEOUS.

July 25.— Wind, N. ; light : fine.

ARRIVALS. Tauranga, schooner, 60 tons, Mark*, from Tauranga, with gum. lily, schooner, 17 tons, Joseph, from "Waiheld. Folly, kttch, 17 tons, Downci, from Cabbage Bay, with timber. Sarah Alice, cutter, 10 torn, Crawford, front Coromandel, with passengers. Taj, cutter, 10 tom, Francis, from Matakana.

DEPARTURES. NO.

VESSELS EXPECTED. H.M. a. Curagoa, Commodore Sir William Wiseman, from Hobart Town, via Sydney. H.M. i. Challenger. 18 guns, i.e., 1,402 tons, Commodore Magnire, from England, via Sydney. H.M. *. Eclipse, Captain Fremantle, from Sydney. Lord Ashley, is., 296 1 tons, Ponsonby, from Southern Forts and Tanranga (due August 6). Beautiful Star, 5.«., 125 tons, H. Morwick, from Sydney. Sturt, p.s., Fairchild, from Wellington, via the Coast. Couipore, ship, Halbert, frcm London, No. 8017, 3rd dis. p. (repairing). Monarch, ship, Macey. 1,444 tons, from London, No. 8491, Ist dis. p. (sailed Feb. 24), Winterthur, ship, 829 tons, from London, No. 8953, 2nd dis. p. (to tail June 4). Ida Zeigler, ship, 880 tons, Reynolds, from London, No. 76, 3rd dis. p. (to sail June 10). Slam, ship. 733 tons, Ashby, from London, No. 91S, 2nd dis. p. (to sail Jnne 1). Pegasus, ship, 1,183 tons, Cornwell, from London, No. 9453, Ist dis. p. (soiled May 26). Norwood, ship, 700 tons, Bristow, from London, No. 9458 Ist dis. p. (sailed April 28*. Trieste, barque, from San Francisco, No. 9347, 2nd dis. p. (sailed Jan. 26). Matin Salvinius, barque, 360 tons, Douglas, from Tomo, . Chili. Free Trader, barque, 279 tons, Robinson, from Newcastle, N.S.W., No. 6218, 2nd dis. p. (sailed July 7)., Constance, barque, Elliott, from San Francisco, No. 6279, 2nd dis. p. Prince Regent, barque, Mcßurney, from Newcastle, N.S.W. No. 9784, 2nd dis. p. (sailed Tuly 9). Mayola, barque. 400 tons, Herdman, from Leith, No. 1528, 3rd dis. p. (to sail in June). Eliza Shairp, barque, 387 tons, Gay, from Newcastle, N.S.W., No. 6346, Ist dis. p. Thane of Fyfe, schooner, from Napier. Mavis, schooner, 28 tons, Maitland, from Maketu. Fortune, schooner, from Tauranga. Meteor, schooner, 40 tons, Martin, from Kaiapoi, Canterbury (sailed 6th). Bluebell, schooner, 53 tons, Cheshire, from Tahiti. Kenil worth, schooner, 113 tons, McKenzie, from New Caledonia, via Norfolk Island. Success, schooner, 56 tons, Frost, from South Sea Islands. Cora, schooner, from Dnnedin. Zillab, schooner, 56 tons, Wyatt, from South Sea Islands. Sapid, schooner, 32 tons, Edwards, from Norfolk Island. Kauri, schooner, from Mahia, Hawke's Bay. Queen, schooner, from Napier,""tia Wangapoa. »' Hira, schooner, from Tauranga. * Kate Grant, schooner, 40 tons, Mcliver, from Norfolk Island. Albatross, schooner, 65 tons, Brand, from Dunedin. Elisabeth Mary, schooner, from Wangarei. General Cameron, schooner, from Bay of Islands. Iranhoe, schooner, from Mongonui. Joanna, schooner, from Tauranga. Hope, schooner, from Tauranga. Tawera, schooner, from Napier. William and Julia, schooner, from Napier. Jane, schooner, from Poverty Bay and Tauranga. Rose Ann, schooner, from Poverty Bay. Sylph, schooner, from Eaipara. Swallow, schooner, from Mercury Bay. Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercurr Bay. Sea Breeze, schooner, from Bay pf Islands. Fancy, schooner, from Canterbury. Celt, schooner, 50 tons, McKenzie, from Napier. Speedwell, ketch, from Wangaroa. Ruie, cutter, 40 tons, Libios, from South Sea Islands. Satellite, cutter, rom Napier. Rose, cutter, from Mercury Bay. s Shamrock, cutter, from Mercury Bay. Eagle, cutter, from Napier Marwell, cutter, from Hokianga. Nautilus, cutter, from Napier. Aquila, cutter, from Wangarei.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For London.— Queen of the North, earl/. Valparaiso.— Peru, early. Queensland.— lsland Citr and Kate Waters, to-day. Sydney. — Alice Cameron, 28th ; Vistula, today; Kita, early ; Claud Hamilton, August 2. Newcastle. — Anne Melhuish, 28th. Fiji Islands.— lsabella, to-day. Sorotokoa. — Neva, to-day. SotrrHERN Pbovinces.— Wellingtpn, to-day. Napier.— Lark, early ; Agnes and Betsy, to-day. Taurancja. — Wellington, today; Tanranga, early. Coromandkl. — Orpheus, early. WAiru. — Flora McDonald, to-day. Waikoa. — Diamond, early. Wade.— Four Sisters, early.

VESSELS IN HABBOUB. (This lilt dies not include coasting cutters. ) H.M. (. Falcon, Captain Parkyn, from Sydney, via Elizabeth and Middleton Islands. Claud Hamilton, i.s., C5O tons, Harris, -from Sydney.— H. JI Jerrii, agent. Wellington, s.s., 228 tons, Renner, from the South, via Taaranga.— Combes and Daldy, agents. „ Tasmanian Maid, p.s., Johnson, from Wangarei— S. Cochrane, agent. WaltemaU. p.s. (laid up ) Enterprise, p.s. (on ferry service. ) Queen of the North, ship, 824 tons, Green, from London.— Combes and Daldy, agent*- ' Bob Hoy, ship, 850 tons, Sangster, from London.—Cruickshank, Smart, and Co , agents. Fern, barque, 429 tons, Mollenhauer, from San Antonio, Chili. —Thornton, Smith, and Firth, agents. Xat* Water*, barque, 580 tons, Calder, from Queensland.— J. S. Macfarlane and Co , agents. Benjamin Heape, 257 tons, barque. Waterman, from Newcastle, via Sydney. — J. S. Macfarlane and Co , agents. Alice Cameron, barque, 347 tons, Hearing, from Sydney. — Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Island City, barque, 320 tons, Wolff e, from Queensland. — J. S. Macfarlane and Go.,' agents. Anne Melhuish, barque, 257 tons, Williams, from Newcastle, N.S.W.— Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Bella Marina, ship, coal hulk. Marion, coal hulk. Susan, brig, coal hulk. Venus, brig, 183 tons, Eean, from Chili.— Cruickshank, Smart, and Co., agents. Rita, brig, 178 tons, Robertson, from Sydney.*— J. S Macfarlane and Co., agents. Vistula, brigantine, 133 tons, Paton, from Napier.— J. S. Macfarlane and Co., agents. Flying Buck, schooner, 143 tons, J. Brown, from Melbourne. — S. Woolley, agent. Neva, schooner, 00 tons. Young, from Borotonga, South Seas. — Captain, agent. Nile, schooner, 24 tons, Sullivan, from Mahurangi. Aspasia, schooner, 35 tons, Sullivan, from Canterbury.— T. -Russell, agents. Mapere, schooner, 34 tons, Thwaitos, from Tairua — Captain, agent. Kereti, schooner, 16 tons, Simpson, from the Thames. Sunn, schooner. 17 tons, Scott, from Whananeki. Tanranga, schooner, GO tons, Marks, from Tauranga. lily, schooner, 17 tons, Joseph, from Waiheki. Folly, ketch, 17 tons, Downes, from Cabbage Bay.

ENTERED INWARDS. Jui/T 25— Kate Waters, barque, 580 tons, J. Calder, from Gladstone, Port! Curtis, Queensland, with' cattle.— J. S. Macfariane and Co., agem«. 25— Tauranga, 60 tons, Maria, from Tauranga, with 20 tons gum, 40 empty casks, 4 tons commissariat stores, 1 bullock. Passenger*— 22. 25— Janet Grey, 26 tons, Stafford, from Mercury Bay, with 22,000 feet timber. 25— Glance, IS tons, Dickson, from Matakana, with produce.

ENTERED OUTWARDS. 26— K»t* Water*, barque, 680 tow, Calder, for Queensland, in ballait.— J. S. M«cf»rl»ne and Co., agents.

ENTERED OUTWARDS. Juit — Island City, barque, 420 tons, Wolffe, for Port Curtis, Queensland, in ballast.— J. S. Macfarlane and Co., agents 26— Ner», 90 tom, Young, for Rorotonga. with general cargo (as per exports).— Captain, agent. 25— Cordelia, 20 tons, McGregor, for Mahurangi, in ballast. Passenger— l. 25— Mapere, SO ton», Thwaitei/for Port Charles, with 2 coils topi, 1 parcel nails, 1 tin oil, 4 bags coal, l.caie kerosine, 1 box tobacco, 1 parcel drapery. Passengers— 4. 25— BeUr, 35 tons, Quartennaine, for Wairoa, Hawke 1 * Bar. with 5 tons potatoes, 1 ton flour, 2 cases drapery, 1 bag ■ugar, 7 bags biscuits, 1 bale drapery,' loolb. tobacco, 1 case pipes. 25— Janet Grey, 26 tons, Stafford, for Mercury Bay, with 1 ton iron, 3 casks pork, 2601b. letd, 501b. powder, lewt. sheet lead, 4 boxes drapery, 2 casks hardware. Paisengers-3.

IMPOSTS. _ P«r barque Kate "Wateri, from Queenland; 208 bud cattl*. 2 hones, Jobnion.— J. S. M»cf»rl»n« and Co., agent*.

EXPORTS. Per schooner Neva, fox- Borotonga : Ex warehouse, trader bond : 7 bids, mm, 6 boxes tobacco, 1 4-tierce tobacco 6 cases geneva, 10 iron tank*, for drawback ; 4 casei drapery lpk». saw«, 1 caie boots, 1 case heating irons, 2 pkgs. drapery, 2 dozm soap, freo goods, order.— Captain, agent.

Thk Island Oitt.— The barque Island City, _ Captain Wolffe, cleared at the Customs yesterday for Queensland in ballast, and will sail to day. This fine barque, recently purchased for the cattle trade between Queensland and this port, has been laid on as a regular trader, in conjunction -with the barques Kate Waters and Lombard, on account of Mr. J. Johnson, the contractor for the Commissariat supply. Th« Island City is on her first trip, and takes with her an extra suit of tail* manufactured expressly for her in this city. ,

Thi Sohoonbk Taxtrakoa.— The schooner Tau»nga, Captain Hannibal Murks, arrived in harbour aariy yesterday morning from Taaranga, with a cargo of gum, stores, and passengers. She left Taaranga on Monday night, and had a fair wind for the first part, making a quick run of 10 hours to the reef, where she was becalmed all Tuesday, and made the harbour aa aboye. The Tauranga brings up the master and crew of ,the cutttr Anne Laurie, wrecked off the Alderman Island, under circumstances already detailed in these columns. Reports the

sohooneis Hope, Fortune, and Him, and the cutter Whitby ami Bella, lying at Tauranga when shi sailed. The cutter Whitby arrived tlieie fron Auckland on her way to Opotiki, on Saturday ntgkt and the schooner Celt put in wind-bound < n the pro vious night. The new schooner Joanna lad left foi Opotiki with a detachment of military. Cargo :2C tons kauri gum, 40 empty hhds , 4 tons Commis< ■ariat stores, and one bullock. Passengers : C»p taiu Gordon, Messrs. A. Bruce, Fol«y, sen., Maifr land Ellis, Douglas, A ngu»^ Nicholson, Canty, t soldiers, 3 Waikato militiamen, one prisoner and escort, Mrs. Ballsy, Mr, and Mrs. Callany, twc children, and servant. — T, M»cky, agent. The Loss op the Ankte Laurie^— The mastei and crew of the Annie Laurie, whicli foundered ofl the Alderman Island on Sunday se'nfligbt, arrived yesterday in the schooner Tauranga. Particulars oi the loss having already appeared in these columns, !we hare little to add. The vessel, as stated, sprung ■"aleak during the severe gale encountered on Sunday, the 15th, and in less than two hours afterwards went . down. The master and crew worked the pumps to 1 the last moment, and had not sufficient time left them to save a parcel of jewellery' which formed part of her cargo for Napier. The crew stood by the vessel with the, dingy when she settled down, and then made their way, with the greatest difficulty, to Whangamat*. The sea, at the time, is described as very mountainous, and little hope was entertained of the dingy's reaching shore in safety. They were kindly taken on to Tauranga in the cutter Bella, and arrived here from thence yesterday in the schooner Tauranga. '(he paddle-steamer Tasmanian Maid, Captain Johnson, due here last evening from Wangarei, had not arrived up to a late hour. She may be expected early this morning with passengers and cargo, and will leave again in the evening. The N.Z.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Wellington, Captain Kenner, will leave the wharf this afternoon for Tauranga and the South, with passengers and cargo. The cattle barque Kate "Waters, Captain Calder, entered outwards for Queensland, inballast,yesterday. The schooner Neva, Captain Young, cleared yesterdajr, and sails to-day, f or" Rorotonga, with a general cargo of bonded and free goods. The cutter Janet JJrey cleared at the Customs yesterday for Mercury Bay, with 501b. of powder, lcwt. sheet-lead, and 2501b. lead, amongst other cargo. We presume the powder is for blasting purposes at Mercury Bay. The cutters Betsy for Hawke's Bay and the coast, Janet Grey for Mercury Bay, Cordelia for Mahurangi, and the schooners Mapere {for Port Charles, and Kerete the Thames, were unable to leave yesterday, owing to the moderate contrary wind which blew. The ketch Folly, Downes, master, arrived yesterday from Cabbage Bay, with a cargo of sawn timber. The cutter Sarah Alice, Crawford, master, arrived yesterday from Coromandel, with several passengers. The schooner Lily and the cutter Tay arrived yestt-rJay, with firewood ; the former from Waiheki, and the latter from Matakana. The brigantine Vistula, Captain Pafcon, will tail for Sydney to-day, with cargo and passengers. The schooner Celt, Captain McKenzie, put into Tauranga wind-bound, ou Friday last, on her way to Napier. The cutter Whitby, Captain Doughty, arrived at Tauranga on Saturday eveuing, and would proceed from thence to Opotiki. We are indebted to the Collector of Customs, Mr. W. Thornton, for the following copy of a telegram received by him from Gladstone yesterday :—": — " The Salamander, cattle ship, arrived here to-day. . She reports the fouudering, on the 12th instant, of the brig Missie, Captain Judd, from Brisbane to Port Denison, with a cargo of timber. The crew were picked up in the boats off Keppel Bay, and were all saved." — -Brisbane Courier, June 19. Thb Schoolboy Basque. — It is reported that this vessel, which has been lying for some time under the Pilot Station, broke from her anchor, and has become a wreck.— Queensland Guardian, June 10. A Bash Voyage. — About eighteen months ago » two -masted boat, the "Vision, left New York tor England. She was only sixteen feet in length, and had on board two men and a dog. At mid-Atlantic, when she had accomplished about half the voyage, the Vision was spoken, but since that time nothing has been heard of her. A Newfoundland paper received in Plymouth mentious that an empty barrel with the name Vision painted on it had been picked up between tht coast of Africa and South America. There was no doubt that this belonged to the boat above referred to, whose hazardous voyage has evidently euded in fatal disaster. The Rakaia. the third steamer of the Panama line, left Milford Haven, as the newspapers tell us, on tbe 21st of April, for" Panama. She will steam round the Horn, calling at Rio Janeiro. I believe her orders are to make the voyage in fifty days, which ought to be an' easy task. Three steamers of tbe Pacific Company — the Valparaiso, Chili, and another — made the voyage from England to Valparaiso in 81 and 32 days, when they were sent out. From that port to Panama is but an easy ten days' steaming ; and the Isthmus mighttherefore be reached in a little over 40 days. Giving the Eakaia 50 days, she should be at Panama on the 10th June ; and as she is a Clyde-built ship, and therefore better finished in her hull and machinery than the others, she will have no difficulty in coming onto New Zealand after 14 days' stoppage. She was to leave Panama on the 24 th — the same day as the Kaikoura started hence — and we may look for her to be in Wellington on the 21st of July. Her arrival will be even a greater cause of triumph than the departure of the first ship from this end. The fourth and largest ship, the Mataura, carrying the broad pennant of Captain Bird, commodore of the company's fleet, ought to leave England *t the end of May or the beginning of June, and take up her station ab»ut September.- Lyttdton Times, From the Clyde river vre have an important addition to our rapidly increasing fleet of colonialbuilt vessels, by the arrival on Monday evening of the new brig Vision. Her fine lines, perfect model, and beautiful finish, give her more the appearance of a first-class yacht than of a vessel built to carry a large cargo. Both purposes, however, have been successfully attained by her designer and builder, Mr. William West, who has been enabled to add a vessel to our mercantile marine that contrasts favourably with any of the "home clippers," through the enterprise and liberality of Messrs. Seldon and Hancock, the owners of the Vision. Her dimensions are as follow : — Length of keel, 102 feet ; between perpendiculars, 108 feet ; depth of hold, 11 feet 4 inches ; breadth of beam, 22 feet 5 inches ; builder's measurement, 250 tons. She is fitted with wire rigging and all the latest improvements, and is built of the best colonial hardwood, carefully selected by Mr. Seldon. The ornamental carving and gilding both externally and internally, by Mr. Archibald Murray, of Kent-street, give the • brig a finish auperior to thjj; of any colonial-built sailing vessel. The Ruahine s s. — The arrival of this vessel on the 19th instant placed another magnificent ship at the service of the Panama Mail Company, and is a still further instance of the great improvement that is being made daily in the construction of steamers. The 'Kaikoura was doubtless a splendid specimen of marine architecture, but in many particulars the 'Ruahine shows to greater advantage. She has a handsome line, with more beam, allowing for more space in her cabin accommodations. She is 280 feet between the perpendiculars, 34 feet beam, and 28 feet depth of hold, and measures 1,640 tons; She is brig-rigged, with iron lower masts, and was built by Messrs. Dudgeon and Co., of London. In her deck arrangements and interior fittings she is a counterpart of the ' KaiJtoura,' although, more elaborate in detail. The steering apparatus consists of a double wheel, under ordinary circumstances acting on a-double screw purchase ; but should any accident occur th« after wheel is alone used, tackles being rove, and connected with the tiller as in the general run of sailing ships. On either side of the wheel are comfortably fitted smoking rooms. She is flush fore and aft, her great beam giving a splendid sweep of deck. She has two galleys, one for the use of the crew, and the other for the passengers ; attached to the latter is the bakehouse and butcher's department. There ii also a cabin or rather deckhouse, fitted up as a post-jomce, so that the mails can be sorted on board. Steam winches and capstans for the ready discharge of cargo or purchasing the anchors have also been supplied. The saloon is 77 feet in length, a noble apartment lofty and well ventilated with large stern ports, and side lights with enclosed cabins, containing 1?3 berths for first-class passengers ; each cabin replete with every convenience. The commissariat is under the superintendence of the purser, Mr. W. C. Hart, eldest son of Mr. William Hamilton Hart, for many years connected -with the Bank of Australasia in this city ; and, judging from the amount of resources at his disposal, passengers will be well cared for. The wine and beer cellar alone is well worth inspecting, containing bins in which are placed 4,000 bottles of wine, independent of beers and spirits, in addition to which, is a commodious bar, from which the daily issue is made. But the most important feature in this noble ship is the motive power. She is fitted with direct-acting engines of 350-horse power, driving two three-bladed s,cr.ews, one on either quarter. , Tie great novelty in the construction of the engines consists in the arrange; ment of the cylinders. The high^pressure cylinder

of 2G4 inches diameter is contained within the lowpressure cylinder of 62 inches diameter, the pistons of the external cylinder being annular, and fitting the outer surface or high-pres sure cylinder. There are three piston rods, one for the high and two for the low-pressure cylinders, the whole acting on one crosshead. The «ngines are placed immediately in the bottom of the ship, and are apparently so simple in construction that it appears extraordinary how so large a body is moved at so great a speed. Being a twin screw, the engines work independent of each other, by which means the ship can be turned completely round within her own length. She has also Davidsons patent surface condensers. The screws are 10 feet 6 inches in diametei*, with 18 feet pitch, and at full speed make 76 revolutions per minute, with a consumption of thirty tons coal in twentyfour hours. Her blinkers contain 850 tons coal, but when leaving for Panama the ship will have on board 1,300 tons. Mr. Brasier, the chief engineer, who has been connected with steamers for many years speaks in the highest terms of the ' IRuahine's ' performances. On the passage out she was twenty- j six days under steam without a hot bearing, or mishap of any kind — a great success, considering her to be the largest twin steamer afloat. Altogether, whether as regards the lines of the hull, adaptation of machinery for a long steaming voyage, or internal fittings and passenger accommodation, the 'Ruahine will bear comparison with any steamer yet launched.— Sydney Morning Herald.