PORT OF AUCKLAND. MISCELLANEOUS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2850, 13 September 1866, Page 4

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ARRIVALS. Taimaman Maid, p.s., Scon, from "Waugarei, with pai■angers. NeT», ichooner, 90 toni, Toaog, from South Sea Islands, with fruit. June, ichooner, 37 torn, Faulkner, from Poverty Bay yi* Tauranga, with produce. Tauranga, schooner, 00 torn, Sellars, from Tauranga, with passengers. Glimpse, cutter, 38 torn, D. Stutrt, from AVangar«i. Maid of the Mill, cutter, 18 totu, NeO, from Maliuianji. Aquila, cutter, 27 tons, Andorson, from Wangarel, with Rob Roy, •utter, 23 ton», Mcleod, from Kennedys Bay, with Shamrock, cutter, 22 torn, SJepheHS, from Port Charle*Tia Tryphenaßay. ,_ . .' ... JUnfdore. cutter, 21 toni, Chriip, from Mahuranti, with produce. Tay. cutter, 15 toni, Franoif, from Matakana. Clyde, cutter, 14 toni, Scott, from Mahurangi, with produce. Pawn, cutter! 2u tons, Jonei, from Port Fitaroy, in ballast.

DEPARTURE. Lord Ashley, 5.«., 296 tons. Hagler, for T*ur»nga and Sonthern Forts.

VESSELS EXPECTED. MX. i. Challenger, 18 gum, re 1,462 tons, Commodor* Maguire, from England, tU Sydney. EM.I. Kclipse, Captain Fremantl«,\from Sydney. Wellngton, s.s.. 281 tons, Benner, from T*urang.t, *nd the Cossipore.'sMp' Halbert, from London, No. 8917, 3rd dii.p. Wlnterthur, ihip, 829 toni, from London, No. 8953, 2nd dii. p. (wiled Juno 24). Ida Zeigler, ship, SCO torn, Beynoldi, from London, N«. 70, 3rd di«. p. (to sail July). Phuui jhip, I,lBs tons, Cornwall, from London, NO. 8453, litdii p. (sailed May SO). ICayola, barque, 400 torn, Herdman, from Leith, n* welUngton. No. 1628, 3rd dii. p. (»»Ued May SO), •nriette Nathan, barque, 113 tons, from Hobart Town, QTDP (new code). . „ , . X«t« Waters, barque, £80 toni, Cald«r, from Que«n»land, liland°City, barque, 320 toni, Woiffe, from Qutemland. Fanny, schooner, 160 toni, Downing, from Melbourne, No. 8781, 15t dii. p. loading). a M .... schooner, 28 tons, Maitland, from Halcetu. Cora, schooner, from Dunedin. . , _ Queen, schooner, from Mania, Hawke s Bay. Hirfc, ichooner. from Tauranga. Kate Grant, schooner, 40 tons, McLiTer, from Norfolk Island. Aspasia, schooner, from Lyttelton. Jancy, schooner, from Canterbury. Hope, schooner, for Tauraoga. Fortune, schooner, from Xauranga. Speedwell, ketch, 40 tons, Edwards, from Norfolk Island. Tawera, schooner, from Porerty Bay. Clyde, schooner, from Tauranga via wangapoa. Sea Breeze, schooner, from Bay of I*lwjds- _ . General Cameron, schooner, 41 tons, Whetler, from Bay of Islands. Joanna, schooner, from Napier. Eose Ann, schooner, from Poverty Bay. Meteor, schooner, 42 tons, Queen, from Napier. Nile, schooner. 24 tons, Brown, from Wangarei. Bittern, cutter, from Napier. Sea Belle, cutter, from Napier. Three Sisters, cutter, from Tauranga. Aquila, cutter, from Wangarei. Heather Bell, cutter, from Kaipara. „... T , . Isabella, cutter, 30 tons, Pierce, from Oralau, Fiji Manas. Bus*, cutter, 40 tons. Libios, from South Sea Islands. Nautilus, cutter, from Napier. Satellite, cutter, from Napier.

PItOJECTED DEPASTI7RBS. Jet London. —Norwood, early; Siam, on discharge of inward cargo. CiiiAo.— Rob Hoy, early. San Faancisoo,— -Constance, 19th. Stdnkt.— Alice Cameron, early. Maldcn Island.— Bessie, to-day. Tairua.— Helen and Swallow, to-day. Wamgakki. -Taimanian Maid, to-day; Elizabeth Mary, and Rapid, early : Glirap«e, to-morrow. MouQO^tri. — Ivanhoa, to-day. Ka.it ax *..— Sylph, to-day. "Whanoaroa. — Argo, to-day. Hokianqa.— Sylph, to-day. >apiir.— Star of the South, early. Tatjrang v.— Tauranga, 15th. Potertt Bat.— Donald McLean, 14th; Jant, 15th. Sat of I»l*.ndi.— General CameroD, early.

VESSELS IN HABBOXTB. (Thii lUt d«si not include coasting cutters. ) H.M. s. Cnraocoa, Commodora Sir William Wiseman, from Sydney. H.M. i. Brisk, Captain Hope, from South Sea Wands. H.M. i. Esk, Captain Luca, from Wellington Via Knirau. H.M.S Falcon. Commander G. B. Hope, from Norfolk Island. Star of the South. 5.«., 147 torn, Bendall, from Napier.— J. S. Macfarlane, agent. Taimanian Maid, p.i., Scon, from WangareL WnUemata, p.s. (laid up ) Enterpriie, p.i. (on ferry service.) Norwood, ship, 788 tons, Bristow, from London.— E. and H. Isaacs, agents. Monarch, ship, 1,444 torn, Macey, from London.—Cruickshank, Smart, and Co., agents. Rob Boy, ship. 850 tons, Sanpter, from London.—Croickshank. Smart, and Co., agents. Slam, ship, 743 tons, William Ashby, from London.— Craickshank, Smart, and Co., agents. Constancy barque. 350 tons, Elliott, from San Frtncisco.— Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Alice Cameron, barque. 347 tons, Nearing, from Sydnej.— Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Btuie, barque, 282 tons, Simmons, from Newcastle, N.S.W — Combes and Daldy, agents. Anna Melhuish. barque. 363 tons, Williams, from Newcastle, N.S.W.— Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Balla Marina, ship, coal hulk. Marlon, barque, coal hulk (sunk). Benjamin Heap*, barque, coal hulk. Susan, brig, coal hulk. Vistnla, brigantine, 133 tons, Paton, from Sydney.— J. S. Macfarlane, agent. Thane of Fjte, schooner, 121 tons, Hughes, from Napier.— Craickshank, Smart, and Co., agents. Helen, schooner, 23 tons, Eicketts, from Tairua.— Captain, agent. Argo, schooner, 32 tons, Kelly, from Wangaroa.— Captain, agent. Sylph, schooner, 50 tons, Bonlt, from Kaipara.— Brown, Campbell, and Co., agents. Elfaibeth Mary, schooner, 27 tons. Hair, from Wangarei.— *' - Captain, agent. Iranhoe, schooner, 70 tons, McGregor, from Mongonui.— Cruiekshank, Smart, aad Co., agents. William and Julia, schooner, from Napier. Black Hawk, schooner, 44 tons, Griffiths, from Christchnrch. — Captain, agent. Donald McLean, schooner, 45 tons, Baker, from Napier and Poverty Bay.— J. S. Macfarlane, agent. Key*, schooner, 90 tons, Young, from Korotonga. Tauranga, schooner, «0 ton*, Sellars, from T»ur*nga.— T. Macky and Co., agents. Jane, schooner, 37 tons, Faulkner, from Poverty Bay.— T. Macky and Co., agents.

ENTERED INWARDS. September 12— Stan, ship, 743 tons, Ashby, from London, with 1,225 torn general merchandise (as per report published). Passengers — 61.— Cruicksbank, Smart, and Co., agents. 12— Star of the South, v., 147 tons, Sendall, from Napier, with 157 head cattlt, 217 sheep, A. Buckland. Passengers— 7. — J., Sr.Macfarlane, agent. 12— Boyd, 14 tons, Mayne, from Mercury Bay, with 10,000 feet timber. Passengers— 2. 12— Black Hawk, 44 tons, Griffith, from Lyttelton, with 567 bags wheat, order ; 20 bags peas, Bell Brothers.— Master, agent. 12— Atuila, 27 tons, Anderson, from Wangarei, with 35 tons coal, 1 ton bark. Passenger— l. 12— Clyde, 14 tons, Scott, from Mahurangi, with 25 tons firewood, 3 boxes eggs and butter. 12— Harriet, IS tons, Hayes, from Whangaroa, with 2 [tons gum, 100 bushels maize, 40 pigs, £ ton pumpkins, 3 bags flour, 1 box drapery. 12— Shamrock, 22 tons, Stephens, from Port Charles ria Xrypheua, with 36 tons firewood. 12— Bob Boy, 23 tons, McLeod, from Kennedy 1 * Bay, with 23,000 feet timber.

CLEAEED OUTWARDS. Szraumit 12— Lord Ashley, s.i., 298 torn, Hagley, for Tauranga and Southern Port*, with {for Tauraiga) 1 J-cask brandy, 2 cask wine, Colonel Hamilton ; 1 pkg , Hutchison : 1 pkg. , Lucas ; 3 pkgs., 12th Regiment ; 1 keg nails, 1 bundle iron, 1 drill, Utting ; 4 bags, 1 case vegetables, Douglas-; 2 trunks, 1 box, 5 bags flour.Samuels and Jacobs. For Napier : 1 i-tierce tobacco, 1 case, Stuart ; 1 pkg., Higgins ; l coil rope, 3 cases currants, 2 cues sundries, Imne and Co. ; 1 parcel, W. Graham ; 2 cases, 2 bales, Bathbone ; 2 cases, firth ; 1 case. Peacock ; 1 case, Bibby ; 1 case, Miss McOuire ; 1 case, Kelly ; 1 pkg., Bishop of Wellington : 1 pkg., Maunselt<; 1 box, Hector ; 189 bus iron, E. Mills ,- 5 bundles iron, Mills ; 1 case, 1 box, Ayers ; 9 cases, Stuart and Co. ; 3 cases pepper, Krull and Co. For Lyttelton : 1 bag, 1 portmanteau Strange ; 8 pkgs. machinery, ~A. Cairns ; 7 bags cabbage, Roberts. For Otago : 2 cases stationery, W. Hay. For Nelson : 1 bag, 1 portmanteau, Castle ; 2 bales paper, Lucas ; 1 pkg., Edwards. For Greymouth : 1 case bedsteads, Payne. Passengers— B3.— B. M. Jervis, agent. 12— Victoria, 22 tons, Major, for Coromandel, in ballast P*«senger — 1. 12— Argo, 32 torn, K«Ily, for Whangaroa and Awanui, with 40 tons general stores. Passengers— 2. IS— Elizabeth Ann, 15 tons, Patenos, for MaUkuw, in ballast. 12— Orpheus, 21 tons, Quartermaine, for Wangapoa via Matakana, with 50 tons firewood, 4 ton potatoes. 12— Sylph, SO tons, Boult, for Kaipara, with 25 bags bread, 3 boxes soap, 200 bags flour, 6 dozen pumpkins, 9 bags biscuit, 8 drums paint, 3 dozen iron pots, 1 cask oil,' 3 casks camp ovens, 3 covers, 10 bags salt, 1 pkg. paper, 20 bags sugar, 20 bags floor, 40 pkgs. general merchandise. 12— Harriet, 16 tons, Hayes, for Whangaroa, with general cargo. Passengers— 7. 12— Whitby, 20 tons, Doughty, for Tauranga and Opotiki, with 80 tons general stores. 12— Julia, 16 tons, Silra, for Matakana, with sundries. 22— Mary Ann, 21 tons, Heath, for Wanrapoa, with 20 iont general (torn.

ARRIVAL OF THE NEVA. The topsail schooner Nev», Captain Young, arrived in port yesterday from the South Seas, with her ensign hoisted half-mast, having lost her chief Snfno o ™^"* 0 * the Gre » fc B * wi « ««ly that SETS 8 ' ™. deroi ™n»tances mentioned elsewhere. SJSV^S i f 81 * in - 13 d *y 8 ' » Dd Proceeded from thence to Rorotonga in three days, having a fine-weather passage throughout. Took in par! of her cargo at Rorotonga, and left far Aitutake to load remainder. Left Aitutake on the 28th ultimo and experienced rough weather during the early part of the passage, with strong S.E. winds, which lasted

the greater part of the way. Sighted Sunday Inland ou the Bth iust., and arrived off the Great Barrier Island early yesteiday inorniug, making the harbour during the afternoon. Reports no vessels at the islands, and sighted none during the trip. Cargo : 40,000 oranges, 50 pine-apples, S bunches banauas, 3 tuns onooanut oil, 5 casks lime juice, lOcwt. coffee. — Captain, agent.

ACCIDENT ON THE NEVA.— LOSS OF THE MATE. We regret to have to record the death by drowning of Mr. Frank Slater, fur several years chief officer of the schoouer Neva, and well known and respected .Aiuougsfc ihe sea faring eomnuuity at this port. The Neva arrived in harbour yesterday afternoon from the Islands, aud Captain Young reports that the accident occurred at an early hour yesterday morning, > whilst the vessel was about nineteen milea off the Great Barrier Island. Ie appears that deceased, who was always most active in the performance of his duty on board the vessel, was watching the navigation of the ship during the tbiok. hazy weather and strong N.E. wind which prevailed about 2 a.m. yesterday, as the^essel neared the Barriers, aud whilst so employed was swung overboard by the maiu-gaff. The vessel was running before the wind at the time, about 84 knots per hour, and owing to the darkness of the nighr, and the thick weather, notbtng was afterwards seen of him. The vessel was hove-to and a search made, but no appearance of deceased could be discovered. Deceased had been with Captain Young, in the Neva, three years, and was a native of Connecticut. He leaves a wife at Eorotonga, a native of the islands.

The s.s, Lord Ashley.— The P., N.Z., and A.R.M. Co.'s s.s. Lord Ashley, Captain Hagley, left the wharf at 2.30 yesterday for Tauranga, Napier, and the South, with the supplemental English mail vi& Suez, a general cargo, and 83 passengers, a large Dumber of whom were Taurauga settlers returning after the Government sale of the township. The following are the passengers : — Saloon — Messrs. jStuart, Turner, Samuels, Daly, Morris, Ball, Jenkins, Henderson, Foley, Wrigley, CJtting, Utting (jun.), Beatson, Hill, Baryill, Binu, Saiart, Pearsou, Captain Tunks, Colonel Harington, Lieutenant T. Y. Shepherd, Mrs. McDonald, Messrs. J. Banks, Eogers, simkins, Harness, G. Short, Monkton, Craig, Caplaiu Tovey, the Rev. — Burrows, the Rev. Dr. Payne, Professor Pell, Mr. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. ILemp, and iive children. Second cabin*- Messrs. Gibson, Wilson, Montague, Scewart, Hutchon, Gallar, Cobb, Miss Austin, Miss McCafferty, 4 soldiers, 1 woman, 9 children ; Messrs. Falls, Campbell, Joues, Mussey, Carlaw, Allison, Ribhardson, Beli, Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Clifford aud four children, Mrs. Clarebest and five children, and three soldiers of the 12th Regiment ; total, 83. Wind-bound. — The following vessels remain in harbour wind-bound : — Bessie, barque, for Maiden Island; Leonidas, brigantine, for Melbourne, via Tairua ; Ivanhoe, schooner, for Mongonui ; Sylpb, ichoonor, ior Kaipara ; Argo, schooner, for Whangaroa and Awanui ; Whitby, for Tauranga and Opotiki; Betsy, for Napier and Opotiki ; 'lhistle, for VVaipu j Lee, for Cabbage Bay ; Janet Grey, for Mercury Bay ; Victoria, for Coromandel ; Orpheus, for Wangapoa via. Matakana ; Harriet, for Whangaroa ; Mary Ann, for Wangapoa ; and others. Thb Weather. — The wind yesterday came from the N.E., and blew with considerable force into the harbour, rendering it impossible for the numerous Coasting craft to take their departure, many of which had been waiting for a favourable change since the previous afternoon. Notwithstanding the prevalence of the nor'easter throughout the duy, the weatherball was not hoibted at the wharf, and numerous complaints were consequently made by the watermen. The Tasmania^ Maid.— The paddle-steame* Tasmanian Maid, Captain Scon, arrived in harbour at 12 o'clock last night from Wangarei, with passengers aud settlers' produce. She left Wangarei at 9 a.m., and the Heads at noon, and experienced strong winds and heavy sea during the trip. .Reports the cutter Hose and schooner Kile loading coal, and to sail to-day. The cutter Smuggler had left for Mangapai to load building stove. Passengers : Miss Stokei, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Cole, Messrs. Butler, Ormiston, Gage, and seven in the steerage. Cargo : 1 horse, 20 pairs pigeons, and a quantity of settlers' produce. — S. Cochrane, agent. The Schooner Tatoanga.— The schooner Tauranga, Captain Sellers, arrived last evening, from Tanranga, with ten passengers (Waikato militiamen) and 50 Commissariat empties. She left Tauranga at 10 am., oh Tuesday, and anchored in this harbour at 7p m. yesterday. Reports the schooner Aspasia arriving at Tauranga on Monday, in order to discharge potatoes before coming on to Auckland. The schooner Jane arrived there the same day, and left again for Auckland in company with the i'auranga. The schooner Fortune also left at the same time bound to Opotiki. The schooner Hira had left Tauranga for Wangapoa to load timber for Opotiki. — T. Macky and Co., agents. The Schooner Jane. — The schooner Jane, Captain Faulkner, arrived in harbour last evening from Poverty Bay and Tauranga, with pork, &c. She left Poverty Bay on Thursday last, and went into Tauranga on Mooday. Left Tauranga on Tuesday, in company with the schooner Tauranga, aud arrived in harbour late last evening. Cargo : 11 pigs, 26 casks pork. Passenger: 1. — T. Macky and Co., agents. The ship Siam entered inwards at the Customhouse yesterday, and will haul in to the wharf to commence her discharge without delay. The schooner Black Hawk hauled in to the whtrf yesterday, to commence discharge of her cargo of grain. The Bchooner Sylph will sail for the Kaipara to-day, with a general cargo. The cutters Rob Roy and Shamrock arrived yesterday with cargoes of sawn timber and firewood, the former from Kennedy's Bay, and the latter from Port Chalmers, vi& Tryphena Bay. The cutter Aquila, Anderson, master, arrived yesterday from Wangarei, with a cargo of 35 tons of coals from Mr. Walton's mines, and one ton towai bark. The cutter Ringdove, Chrisp, master, arrived yesterday from Mahurangi, with a cargo of settlers' produce and several passengers. The cutter Tay, Francis, master, arrived yesterday from Matakana, with a cargo of firewood, &c. ; and the cutter Clyde from Mahurangi, with settlers' produce and firewood. The cattle barque Kate Waters, Captain Calder, is now 22 days out from Gladstone, Queensland, and is auxiously looked for. The cutter Glimpse, D. Stuart, master, arrived yesterday from Wangarei, with a cargo of cattle, which were landed at the Tamaki before coming up harbour. The cutter Maid of the Mill arrived last night, with a cargo of firewood and produce, from Mahurangi. The cutter Dawn, Jonei>, master, arrived last evening from Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island, with a cargo of firewood, &c. "The American monitor, the Miantonimah," says the Spectator, of the 23rd June, "arrived at Queensiown on Sunday— a most unpleasant fact tor all the European maritime powers. It was thought this dangerous vessel could not cross the Atlantic, bub she has crossed it, amid bad weather. She is as unlike a vessel as it is possible to be, her bull rising only 34 feet above the water, 268 feet long by 59 feet, without bulwarks, in short, an euormous raft, and with two turrets and two funnels instead of masts and cordage. She is built of wood, aud plated from the deck to four feet below the water line with iron seven inches thick; her deck is 12 inches thick, three of them being iron, and the turrets are cylinders of iron 11 inches thick. Each turret has two Dablgren guns, and each gun throws a shot of 4801b., or a 15-inch shell of 3601b., the former being effective at a mile and three quarters distance. Her maximum speed is nine knots an hour, and the American engineers believe firmly that nothing in the British navy could stand against her for an hour. That belief may be ill-founded, but it is entertained by clearheaded practical men, and even the unlearned can tee tbat a ship like the Warrior offers an immense mark to a Dahlgren gun, while the Miantonimah offers comparatively none at all. We have no such gun either actually ready. By the way, how are the lower decks in this ship lighted?"