PORT OF AUCKLAND. MISCELLANEOUS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3326, 14 March 1868, Page 2

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ARRIVALS. Taranaki. sl.,s 1., 299 torn, H. B. Francis, from Southern Porto and Napier, with passengers and cargo. Tauranga, s.i., 67 tons, Sellari, from the Thamei, with passengers. Midge, i.s., SB torn, Stewart, from Tharaei, with passengers Sea Slower, cutter, 2fl tons, Fletcher, from Awanui via the Thames, with cattle and sheep. Heather Bell, cutter, 24 toni, Sam, from Manuring!, with produce. Albert, cutter, 18 tons, Major, from the Thamei, with fruit. Diamond, cutter, 16 tons, King, from the Thames, in ballast. Bluebell, cutter, 11 tons, Bremnar. from CoromandeL in ballast.

DEPARTCRES. Start, p.f., 145 torn, Fairchild, for the Bay of Islands via the Kawau, with despatches Tauranga, i.t., 67 ton*, Sellan, for the Thames, with pauengen. Enterprise No. 2, p.*., 45 torn, Scon, for the Thames, with passengers. Don, cutter, 21 torn, McOurney, for Whangapoua, in ballast. Taj, cutter, 16 tons, Hopkins, for Tapu Creek, with timber, <fee. Agnes, cutter, 11 tons, Subritaky, for Ohora, North Cape, with stores. Frances, cutter, 19 toni, Sullivan, for tht Hot Springs, with inndrits.

ENTERED INWARDS. March IS— Bittern, 40 tons. Burr, from the East Com t, with 15 head of cattle, 100 bushel* maize, I ton onioni, <5 bags wool, 4 pigi, Passengers— 2. 18— Nautilus, 29 tons, Jones, from Tolago Bay, with 187 sheep. Passengers— 3. 13- Frances, 19 tons, Sulliran, from Hot Sprints, with SO tons firewood. 13— Sea Flower, 29 tons, Fletcher, from Awanui via the Thames, with 8 head cattle, 60 sheep. Passengers— l 2. IS— Willie Winkle, 13 tons, Dunn, from the Thames, with 4 bags wheat, 2 bag* bran, 8 empty casks. 13— Empress, barque, 480 tons, J. Cooper, from London, with general cargo (as per report). Passengers — 56. 18— Spey, 18 tons, Nicholas, from Tapu Creek, in ballast. Passengers— l 2. IS— Meteor, 43 tons, G. Lorerock, from Lyttelton via Kaiapoi, with 1,920 bushels wheat. 200 bushels barley, J. S. Macfarlane ; 140 bushels barley, Henderson and Co. Passenger— l. 13— Taranaki, s.s., 209 tons, H. B. Francis, from Wellington and the South, with general cargo (as per report). Passengers—l 6.

ENTERED OUTWAJtDS. March 18— Wayerley, brig, 215 toni, Fonayth, for Hongkong.— Cruickihuik, Smut, tnd Co , agents.

CLEARED OUTWABDB. March 18— Tay, 16 toni, Hopkins, for Tapu Creek, with 3,000 feet timber, 1 ton potatoes, | ton flour, 4,000 shingles, 5 mate sugar, Ac. 13— Agues, 14 torn, Subritzky, for Ohora, North Cape, with 4 bags sugar, 2 bags rice. 1 cask barley, 4 bags crass seed, and t tons other stores. Passengers— 5. 18— Francis, 19 tons, Sullivan, for the Hot Springs, with sundries. 13— Miranda, 23 tons', Judd, for Whangarei, in ballast. 13— Mariner, 38 tons, "W. Stroud, for Kaipara, with 3,000 bricks, 5,000 feet timber. 5 cases furniture, 2 tons flour 1 ton grass seed, 1 ton sugar, 10 packages sundries.

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. TARANAKL The N.Z.S.N. Co.'s b.i. Taranaki, Captain Franois, arrived in port at 6 a.m. yesterday from Southern ports. She left the Manukau on the 4th instant, with the Auckland portion of the Panama mail, and arrived at Wellington on the Bth. Left again on the following day at 4 p.m. for Auckland. Went into Napier at 1 p.m. on the lOtb, and left again at 11 a.m. on the 1 ith, arriving in this harbour as above, after a fine-weather passage. We are indebted to Mr. Purser Kebble for Southern files. Passengers :— Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, Major Paul and daughter, Madame and the Misses Carandini, Messrs. Sherwin, Jdamlin, Bobinson. Steerage: Miss Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Mclntyre. Messrs. Coates, O'Neal, McLean, and Clark. Cargo :— From DuneJin : 1 case, 1 cask, 1 bottle quicksilver, Welsman ; 2 cases drugs, 1 keg, Potter. From Lyttelton: 1 box, Bank of Nsw Zealand. From Wellington : 1 case, Commissariat.— Combea < and Daldy, agent*, . |

The s s. Lord Ashley leaves for the South. to-day, taking a company of H.M. 18fch Regiment for W ellington. The N.Z.S.N. Co. '» 8.8. Taranaki will leave the wharf to-morrow, with the supplemental English mail and paisengers for the Southern ports. The s.B. Midge, Ga.ptain Stewart, left the Thames at 12.30 noon yesterday, and arrived at the Queenstreet Wharf at 5.30, with 104 pawengew «nd a ■mail parcel of gold. She reports the cutters Avon and Sumter leaving in company with her. The schooner Thane of Fife, Capfain Short, was to leave Duoedin for Auokland, with a cargo of oats, &c, about the Bth instant. The Glenmark ssiledfrom Chriatchuroli for London, with a full cargo of wool and passengers, on the Ist instant. Veaiels now loading for London, at Christchurch, are, the Melita, Montana, Queen Bee, and Mermaid, The Matoaka has not quite completed her discharge ; we presume she will be placed on the berth for London. * 1 The schooner Percy left Port Lyfctelton on the [ sth inst. with a cargo of breadstuff* for this port. The Dolphin, cutter, bound for Wairoa, with a cargo of merchandise, and the schooner Queen, for Lyttolton, in ballast, took their departure on Saturday. The schooner Success, that put back to this port on Thursday last, again took her departure for Lyttelion on Sunday, carrying 126 bales of wool that were shipped at Waimarama when last but, and 34 bags grass seed from this place. — Hawke** Bay Herald, March 10. Ihe Hose Ann, schooner, which arrived on Thurtday from Poverty Bay, took her departure on Friday for Auckland and the coast. — Ibid., March 7. The Saucy Lass left Napier for Auckland ia ballast on Thursday, vi-J, the Bay of Plenty. The p.s. Enterprise No. 2, Captain Scon, left the Queen-street Wharf, at 2 p.m. yesterday, for the Thames, with cargo and passengers. The Colonial Government steamer Sturt, Captain Fairchild, left yesterday afternoon for the Bay of Islands, calling at the Kawau, with despatches for Sir George Grey, K.C.B. The cutter Sea Flower, Fletcher, master, brought down 60 sheep and 8 head of oattle from Awanui, North Cape, calling at the Thames on her way. She also brought up 12 native passengers. The ».b. Tauranga, Captain Sellars, returned from the Thames early yesterday morning, with passengers and 50oz. gold, and left again at 4 p.m., with passengers and oargo. The Auckland schooner Sea Gull, Captain Rogers, arrived at Newcastle from the Kaipara with a cargo of timber on the 22nd ult., and was put on the berth for Napier. The brig Alarm, Captain Lane, sailed from Newcastle, N.S.W., for this port on the 26fehult., with 280 tons of coal. The brig Fairy Queen, from the Mauritius, which was placed in quarantine on arrival, in consequence of sickness having taken place during the passage, was admitted to pratique yesterday, and moved up to a discharging berth.— Otago Times, February 26. A new Bteamship, the John Perm, waß yeßteriay telegraphed from Cape Otway, under oanras and steam, making for Hobson's Bay. She has been built by the well-known firm the name of whose senior partner she bears, and she is intended for Mr. Johnson, of Mewburn Park, who will employ her in the fat cattle trade on the coast of New Zealand. Her head-quarters there will be Nelson, near which Mr. Johnson has sesnred very extensive paddocks. To these "green pastures" the cattle will be conveyed from this colony, and from New South Wales and Queensland, by Mr. Johnson's sailing ships, and the John Perm wiU afterwards convey them to the coast markets for the supply of the diggers. The John Perm is a vessel of some 400 tons register, specially constructed for the trade in which she is to be em' ployed, and her arrival will be a source of pleasure to the many friends of her spirited owner. — Argus, February 21. Total Wreck of the Brigantine KbllebMONT. — The brigantine Kellermont, the property of Mr. Robert Drysdale, of this city, went on shore on Sunday morning last, in Port Stephens, and became a total wreck. Captain Hamilton and ihe crew, who were all saved, arrived in town last evening, having walked over from Pitt Water. The following are t the particulars of the disaster :— The Kellermont lefc Newcastle on Thursday, at 6 a.m., for Sydney, with a cargo comprising 200 tons of coal, shipped by the Wallsend Company ; the wind at the time was blowing light from the N.E. At 10 p.m., on the same day, she was abreast of Broken Bay, when the southern gale came on. Captain Hamilton at once made for Broken Bay, and brought up in Flint and Steel Bay, one of the iudentattons ; both anchor* were let go, and she rode sifely until 9 a.m. on Sunday, when the gale veered round to the eastward, and blew so heavily that she dragged both anchors and went ashore. The beach shortly afterwards was strewed with cargo, she having gone to piscet shortly after striking. The vessel is insured in the Victoria office, and the only article saved was the boat. — Sydney Morning Herald, February 19. Wrkck of the Brig Woodlark at Seal Rocks. — CaptaiaMcClemens states, " We left Sydney, witha oargo comprising 14,000 feet kauri pine, at 10 o'clock on the 13th instant, bound for Newcastle, with a fair wind, and about 5 o'clock on Friday morning was off Newcastle, but could not make out the land, the weather being very thick ; wore ship and stood off E. by S. for about four hours, during which time it was very thick, with squalls from the south. At 10 o'clock we sighted Morna Point, beating north ; set topsails, and stood to the eastward till 2 o'clock, and then tacked and stood in shore. About this time saw a barque with close-reefed topsails ; 4 p.m., weather very thick, and blowing very frcßh ; wore ship, and stood to the east again ; and at 11 p m., when it cleared up a little, the mate went up to the maintop, and could make out Port Stephen's light burning west, about sixteen miles distant ; shortly after, the weather set in very thick ; wind, S.S.E.; next morning saw the barque, at i o'clock, with close-reefed topsails. On Saturday, at 4 p.m., blowing very heavy; furled fore topsails and let the ship reach under maintopsail and stay, sail; lost sight of the barque from this time, although we looked out for her several times ; at the time we missed her she was bearing W.N.W., about 7 miles distant ; from that time till the time we got on shore, next morning at 4 a.m., Sunday, it was blowing one continual gale — in fact quite a hurricane. At half-past 3 o'clock on Sunday morning I was talking to the mate, standing at the companion, and had just remarked to him that we ought to be very thankful that we had got tuch a I good offing, wbem he called out ' Land on the leebow,' close to us ; I called out to loose the foresail and set it, but before the order could be carried out she had struck on the beach. After several seas struck her she was lifted against a large rock. The crew got over the side, and, with much difficulty, managed to geb ashore, the cook having hurt his leg very much in doing so. We stood by the vessel till 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and then, the weather clearing up sufficiently, started for Newcastle in our boat, and arrived there at 4 a.m. yesterday." The cargo was not insured, and the vessel only partly. Captain McClemens and four of the crew arrived in Sydney yesterday by the steamer Coonanbara, the cook being left in the hospital at Newcastle, and two of the seamen remaining ia charge of the wreck. — Sydney Morning Herald, February 29.