SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND. MISCELLANEOUS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3367, 1 May 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Enterprise No. 2 arrived from the Thames last nighf, with 53 passengers, and about 1,000 oz. • of gold. She left Auckland at twenty minutes to 8 a.m., arriving »t Sbortland at 1.30 p.m. ; left again at 2.30 p.m., and landed her passengers on the Queen-streeb Wharf at balf-past 8 the same evening. Information was brought by her that the Avon, Captain Murray, which left this port for Shortland on Monday last, heavily laden with stores, has not. since been heard of We hope that the fears entertained for her safety may be dispelled on the return of the next steamer from the goldnelds. The cutter Dawn arrived from Waipu yesterday) with 18 head of cattle, consigned to Meairs. Hunter *nd Co.

Tbe Ocean Wave, now discharging her cargo alongside the third T, will probably sail for Lyttelton tomorrow or on Monday. The well-known cutter Tay leaves for Matakana to-day. The schooner Kauri, Captain Sayce, will sail on Monday for Tahiti and the South Sea Islands, with 3,000 bricks, 20 oil casks, 6 cases of prints, and sundries.— H. M. Jervis, agent.

ARRIVALS. Enterprise No. 2, p.i., 45 tons, Scon, from the Thames, with panengeri. Ethan Allen, barque, Friend, 395 tons, from San Francisco, with wheat, salmon, and flour. Don, cutter, 21 torn, McKenzie, from Waipu, with cattle, sundries, and passengers. Bessy, cutter, 25 tons, Joues, from Waikawau, with timber. Hero, cutter, 80 tons, Daris, from Whangarei, with cattle, fruit, and passengers. Fly, cutter, 10 tons, Graham, from Miranda Redoubt, in ballast. Frances, cutter, 19 tons, Sullivan, from the Hot Springs, with firewood. Clyde, cutter, 1* tons, Kasper, from Whangarei, with firewood. Tay, cutter, 16 tons, Hopkins, from Mataltana, with firewood.

DEPARTURES. Tanning*, ».s., 67 ton*, Sellari, for the Thames, with passengers. Midge, s.i., 58 tons, Stewart, for the Thames with passengers. Sturt, Colonial Government p.i., 145 tons, Fairchild, for the Bay of Islands. Asp. cutter, 10 tons, Simmons, for the Wade, with sundries. Frances, cutter, 19 tons, Sullivan, for the Hot Springs, with sundries. Helen, schooner, 24 tons, Lane, for Whiingaroa, with sundries and passengers. Gazelle, cutter, 24 tons, Jagger, for the Great Barrier Island, with sundries. Prince of Wales, cutter, 24 tons, law, for Pahoi, in ballast.

VESSELS EXPECTED. H.M. s.s. Rosario, from England. H.M. s s. Blanche, from England, sailed February 24. Racehorse, ship, 1,077 tons from London, sailed February 12. Comtance, barque, from London, to sail March 18. Moa, brig, from Tahiti. Sea. Gull, brigjintiue, from Newcastle via Napier. Neva, ichoouer, from Tahiti. Bluebell, schooner, from Fijis Kate Grant, schooner, from South Sea Island*. Clyde, ichoouer, from South Sea Islands William and Julia, schooner, from West Coast. Herald, schooner, from Bay of Islands, Fortune, schooner, from Tauranga. Tawer*, schooner from Poverty Pay. Marwell, cutter, from riokianga. Bittern, cutter, from Norfolk Island.

PROJECTED DEPATtTUUUH. For Tahiti and South Sea Islands.— Kauri, May i ; Onward, about May 14. Lytt.ei.ton. — Succest, to-morrow. Sydney.— Prince Alfred, early. Boston, XT.S — Kmpress. June 1. Thames.— Taurang* and Jmtcrprise No. 2, to-day ; Midge, to-morrow. Euss BiL.— Joanna, Sea Breeze, and Zephyr, early. Kaipaba.— Mariner, May 4. Napier —Dolphin, Nautilus, and Saucy La*«, to-day. Bitehhead.— Gemini, dully, at noon.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR. (Tin* liit does not Include coMting culteri. H.M. a. Briik, Cap t din Hope, from the Bay of Itlands. Sturt, Colonial Government i.s., Captain Fairchdd, from the Bay of Islands Tauranga, i.s , 07 tons Sellars, from the Thames. Midga, a.s., k56 k 56 tons, Stewart, front the Thames. Lnteur^K Ho I, p». ton lurry nwiiue} Gemini, i.i., on ferry gervice. Jane, s s.. from the Thames. Ethan Allen, barque, from San Franciico.— Thornton, Smith, aud Firth, agents. Prince Alfred, three-masted schooner, from Sydney.— S. H. Smith, agent. Thane of Fife, brigantine, from Dunedin. Albatross, schooner, from the Kawau.— Captain, agent. Joanna, schooner, from Bay of Islands. Saucy Lass, schooner, from Napier. Success, schooner, from Lyttelion. — A. Bnckland, agent. Kauri, schooner, from Ljtteltoi —Captain, agent. Ocean Wave, schooner, from Lytteliou Mariner, schooner, from Kaipara — S. H. Smith, agent. Zephyr, kchooner, from the Bay of Islands. Wild Duck, ketch, 42 tons, Munroe, from Oam&ru. Rose Ann. schooner, fiom RusselL Donald McLean, xciooner, from Lyttelton. Janet Grey, schooner, from Mercury Bay. Dolphin, cutter, from Napier. Glance, cutter, from a cruise.

ENTERED INWARDS. APitiL 80— Hero, 30 torn, Davies from Whangarei, with 19 head cattle, 2} tons gum, 10 boxes fruit. Passengers— Mr. Kafler and 7 others. 30— Fly, 10 tons, Graham, from Miranda Redoubt, in ball«it. 30— Frances, 19 tons, Sullivan, from the Hot Spriugs, with 23 tons firewood and 900 palings. 80— Bessy, 25 tons, Jones, from Waikawau, with 20,000 feet timber. 30— Don, 21 tons, D. Mackenzie, from Waipu, with IS head cattle, 40 poles, 40 boxes eggs. Passengers — t. 80— Industry, 24 tons, Yates, from Lyttelton, with 1,200 bushels wheat. Passengers— 3 —X. Buckland, agent.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. 30— Joanna, 42 tons, Norton, for Russell, with £ ton mgar, 2 cosk« ale, and 50 empties, SO— Fly, 10 tons, W. Graham, for Shortland, with 8 trusses hay, 2 bags flour, dec. SO-Eose Ann, 26 torn, MoEenzie, for Whangapoua, in balUst. 30— Frances, 19 tons, Sullivan, for the Hot Springs, with Bcwt flour. 41b tobacco, &c. Passengers— 4. 30— Mary Ann, 21 tons, Ford, for the Great Barrier, with 8 tons flour. Passengers— 3. 30— Helen, 24 tons, Lane, for Whangaroa, with 1 cask glass* wares, 1 box ironmongery, and sundries. Passengers — 2. 30— Don, 21 tons McKenzie, for Waipu, in ballast. 80— Gazelle, 24 tons, J agger, f r Great Barrier I»land, with 1 ton potatoes, 1 box tea, 2 bags flour. Passenger— l. 30— Priuce of Wales, 24 tons, Law, for the Puhsi, in ballast.

ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE ETHAN ALLEN. The barque that was signalled at 11 o'clock yesterday morning proved to be the American vessel Ethan AlleD, 395 tons, friend, master, from San Francisco, out 48 days. She left on the 13th of March, and experienced fine weather throughout the passage up to the last four or fife days, during which time she lay southward of Cape Brett against » strong southerly wind. She brings a cargo of 6,629 sacks of wheat, consign* d to Mewsis. Thornton, Smith, and Firt"\ ; and 200 barrels of salm<>n, and 80 barrels of flour, consigned to Captain Friend. Did not speak or sight any vest>ela during the passage, except two whalers going into the Bay of Inlands. Reports the batque Kate to be loading for Sydney with a full cargo of flour when she left, and to sail on the 15th. The Ethan Allen is a fine barque, with excellent cabin accommodation, but none of her bertha have been engag-d. bhe brings later Califomian files, and tbe folio wing steeragp passengers: — W. W» McDonald, James Thomson, James Murphy, and Alfred Walden.

ARRIVAL OF THE STORT PROM THE BAY OF ISLANDS. The Government paddle steamer Ptmt, Captain JBVdi child, arrived at the Wynyard Pier yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the Bay of Islands. She left the Bay about a quarter past 11 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, and went mto 4 Whangarei at B a.m. the following day. Started again at 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening, and put in at the Kawau during the night ; 1- ft at 10 ye^erday, and arrived as above. 3he reports the whalers James Arnold, Melton, B .rbholoraew Gosnold, and -* braham Barker lying in the Bay 1 >den with oil, to be transhipped into the barque Jfimpres", whose departure is delayed fur a few -weeks. The Emma C Jones left Russell on Tuesday with a full cargo of whale oil, the Empress not being able to contain any more. Paused the schooner Onward outaide the Bay on tho 28th ulb. She brings the following passengers ; — The Hon, J. C. Richmond, Commissioner of Customs ; Mr. Seed, Mr. Busby, Major Paul ; Captaiu Wright, American consul ; Mr. MonisoD, agent for th* Imperial Government; Mr. Russell, the new native M.H X.; Dr. Hector, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hague, and Mr. Coates.

SAILING MATCH. A mutch for £25 a side will take place to-day at 12 o'clock, between the cutter Betsy, 25 tons, John Trimmer, and the Alarm, 30 tons, Seymour. The challenge was thrown out by the Bdfay on Wednesday, after the regatta, to run any vessel in p rt over 20 tnni, and was taken up yesterday by the Alarm, Captain Seymour depositing the required sum in the hands of Mr. Ryne, of the Metropolitan Hotel, where it will he covered this morning at hi»lfpast 8, by Captain Trimmer, by a similar sum, and preliminaries arranged. It will be n membered that m the sixth race, for trading vessels over 20 tons, the AJarm came in second, and the Betsy fourth, both having during the contest sustained damage to their saila. The race to-day will be on the same course, and commence at the end of the Queen -street Wharf. Heavy betting has already taken i>lac*», the Alarm finding the most supporters. Both have proved themselves to be fast vessels, and an exciting contest is anticipated, We also underscand that the crew of the winning four-oared gig, New Chum, Dalton, have accepted the challenge of the second gig, Old Chum, Fletcher, to change boats and row for £20 to-day. The race will take place about 2 p.m.