SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3551, 3 December 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

water police boat.: which was aifev* 1 «idey*^?on» th& davits at thebacfc of th« watermen's houSh>tove u» a number of the boards ia the bow of the -ro«t, earned away one of the davit«% and injured one of the piles. The A rgo split her m»ins«iii, and did some Hfrtte~ii!rjtirjr v td''irei'™ bulwark* ~~-e«ptairr Dariwr uiat-ter of the Argo, was not on board at thn time /•>f the acoHent, bo that no b'ame can be attached to him f->r the injury done. Mr Ca<r. boat-builde», -< iisiretSTei 1 theb-wer «nd ~Ctfptrin Dannr-g«v« orders {• >r »ll th» u» cenary repair*. The boar., wa* launched hiring he evenmV, and taken over io Mr. Carr'n boatbuilding yards. , A VEsstL M-ssiko. — Another runaway cm« is child n^ken of iv the San Fraicisco Ti-met .*— •' Th» Amencati-bni't i>a>q"e Cohan*, Capttiu bajdwin, Uich lift Po t.GamMe, , W,T. t March 10, f loart»d with lumber, bound for (Mlao, had not yet reaebrd chat port august 13,' th* d'te-of -«ur latest aivicbh thence, bt-ing then 147 days out. But durirnr the month of June the c»><tnin is report d to h»ve put inti Paita, and there exchanged; her deok loa" for suppli;*. and sniled, a» .waa^ supposed, for bv i^ortof d»atipat-on. J .Nome 6Q,d'ay» barini; elnpewith.mt h s hemg heard from/ »nd 'no u»UKual t i7ea«h«r having int«ivened to, account for tbe non--ipppaiance of the veViel at r'allao, .the ca|tain i^ ••el eyed by i-artiea interested here, to ha c run away vr th vessel and oafgo. " Tie Cobaog ««s Tiu U in 1853 at Ncwn rt, 8.T., under the nime o~ Carrie 1 .eland, 312-* ttoVs'" register.' - She is- no« owned by Fraser and Co., of Shanghai. *,H©r cargo consisted of about 250 r OOO feet lumber, and belonge&to Pope and Talbot of-this city. < It ii to be hoped that this vessel may >c arrested by iom^ ' (authority competent to take cognizance in such cases. Barratry has become 'too frequent a crime in the Pacific, especially under the 'American flag." • A Ship Canal " THRoxrdH the Isthmus of , Dakiek.— President Johnson^ in 1 his interviewwith General Acosta, the n«wly-accredited Minister from the United States of Colombu, -took occasion to advert to the importance of a ship canal through the Ihthmusof Darien. He very properly directed the attention of the South American Plenipotentiary to the fact that while the republic of Colombia had granted certain privileges to citizens of the United States of America on the-I»fhmus of Panama in perfecting the Panama Railroad, Jit would- be greatly advantageous to'her interest and her glory to give encouragement to our people in the" Construction of a • broader inter-oceanio communica-tion-through the Isthmus of Darieo. > He reminded him that this neck of land is only 34 miles wide between the Gulf ot Darien and t the Pacific,, and that the highest elevation was only 40 feet. If sufficient encouragement and protection is afforded to our citizem, said Mr. .Johnson, in substance, they will have that long-desired ship canal open for navigation in two years, and thus supply the inadequate transit now afforded to the nations of tbe West and tbe E*st by the Panama railroad. The Presideut further remarked thnt American enterprise was already t>npr>lementing the connection between the Atlantic and Pacific through the Hnion Picific Railroad from New York to 'S"an Francisco. ! " Please say this for me," said Mr. Johnson, "to th- [ President, Congress, statesmen, and people of Colombia, and all of them, that Japan, China, Indi«, and the whole East are needing that communication not less than tbe estern nations are earnestly desiring its achievement." Just so. While the Union Paoifio Kailroad ia bound to prove of incalculable value to the country and highly advantageous to the Government which, notwithstanding the apparently large subsidy paid for its construction, it is estimated; will turn out to be a very moderate expenditure compared with the saving in transportation of military supplies and troops by the old wagon routes, yet a water communication between the two. oceans, through the letbtnu* of Darien, is a want which the commerce of the West and East has been waiting to see supplied for many yars. The geographical location of this isthmus is admirably suited for a ship canal. It i« one-third lesB — measuring the land route — than the Isthmus of Paoama, because the fine navigable bay indenting the Pacific side meets the terminus of the proposed canal nearly one-third inland, thus leaving the length required to be engineered only 34 miles. If the Columbian Goterument adopt President Johnson's suggestions, this route wil) sui ersede the Panama line, the proposed route of M. Lesseps, and all the other modes of communication between the Caribbean Sea aud the Pacific.

ABRI^ALS. Royal Alfred, p.«., ISO tons, Karquhar, from the Thamei, with passengers. Tauranga, ».s., 67 tons, Sellars, from Shortland, with passengers. Duke of Kdinbnrgh, p.*., 61 tons, H. Marks, from the Thames, . with passenger*. ' Favourite, p.i., 58 tons, Adams, from the Thames, with pasKose Ann, ichooner, 26 tons, Kasper, from the Thames, in Heather' Bell, cutter, 24 tons. Dam, from Mahurangl, with 18 600 shingles, 4 bales wool, 8, bags woolj 26 aheep, 20 lambs. Pasieng«rs-6. , . Woodstock, cutter, 31 tons, McLeod, from Kennedy's Bay, Tia Thames, with 800 feet timber. Catherine, cutter, 16 tons, Keane, f rom Shortland, in ballast Flora Macdonald, cutter, 18 tons, Wilson, from Shortland, with 60 lambs. Passengers— 2.

'' " DEPARTURES. \ ; , Royal Alfred, p.!. ,130 tons, Farquhar, for the Thames, with passengers. Tauranga, •.»., 67 tons. Sellatt, for' Shortland, with p»slingers. Duke of Edinburgh, p.i., 61 toni, H. Maiki, for ths Thames, with passengers. Lalla Rookh, p.»., Smith, for the Thames, with passengers. Enterprise jno. 2, p.i., 45 tons, Scon, .for Shortland.l with passengers. - . , - - Halcyon, i.a. f 27 tons, Wing, for the' Thames, twith p*s-> > leagen. _ ? ' Clyde, pi, 27, tons. Williams, for Sho«Uand and Kopu, . with 400 sheets iron, t>oo feet ir,on, 1 boiler (in tow). Prince Regent, barque. 267 tons, Mcßirnie, for Newcastle. with 11 packages sashes, 67 wo' dtti doors, 174 pieces mouldins. 8 bundles moulding. Union Sub and Door Company ; 24 torn rope. J. S. Macfail»ne. " Rose Ann, schooner, 26 tons, Kasper, for Kennedy's Bay, in ballast. Sea Breeze, schooner, 70 tons, Norrii, for RuiieU, with •undries. Pauengers - 12. Huntress, nchooner, 75 toni, McKenzie, for the Bay m Islands in ballast. Catlierine.cutter, 16 tons Eeane, for Sbortland, with ron dries. Heather Bell, cutter, 24 tons, Dam, for Maburangi, with J ton flour, 4cwt sugar, and sundries. Passengers— 3. > Lizzie-, . cutter, 19 tons, Gibion, for Kennedy's- Bay, with sundries. . ' '

VESSELS EXPECTED. H.M. •.». Blanche, from Sydney. Rob Boy, s s , from Melbourne. Keera, s.i., from Dunedin. Maori, ship, from London. No. 7.623, Ist dv. p. (loading. Quern Bee ship, from London, lstdis p., No. 9 861 (loading). Countcsi of Kintore, *lrip. from London (sailed September ] 1). Percy, ship, from England. Ethan Allen, barque, from San Francuco. Glencoe. barque, from Newcastle, Ist dis p., No. 5,423. N ovelty, barque, from Sydney. Leonidat, barque, from Newcastle. Dart v brig, from Sydney, 2nd dis. p., No. 7,930. Lalla Kookh, bri|<, from Sydney, Ist dii. p., No. 6,932. Ware, brig, from Melbourne. Fanny, brigantine, from Melbourne, yia Newcastle, lstdis. p. No. 3,78 Kenilwortb, schooner, from Batavia, litdia. p., No. 7,853. Stanley, schooner, from *-ydney, 2nd di». p.» No. 1,230. Kate Grant, schooner, from Rorotong*. Little Fred, schooner, frum Melbourne. Dancing V\ aye, schooner. Irum Dunedin »na Timuru, Murewai, schooner, from Opotiki. jfmerald, ketch,' from Kuiapoi.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES, jfor London.— Siam, January 11 ; Excelsior, early. Sydney. — Hero, December 20. Melbocirnn.— Hero, December 20. Southern toßTa.— -From the TOanulcau : Airedale, to-day, Napiek.— Star of the South, to-day. Shoatland —Royal Alfred 'iauranga, Duke of Edinburgh, and Favourite, to-dny. Bak of Islands.— Go ahead, to-day. ■\Vhanoabei.— Argo and Wliangaiei, to-day.

VESSELS IN HA.RBOUK. Tlii« lint does not include coaiting cutteis. Go-ahead, s s , from .Russell. RntO'urHi, N o . 1, p«. too fnrry ««r"'ce). Enteipriie No. 2, p s. (on Thames trade). Tauranga, s.» (on Thames trade).— T. Macky, agent. v Halcyon, i s. (on Thames trade), buke of Edinburgh, p s (on Thames trade}. Lady Bowen, p ». (on ferry service). LallaEookh, p s. (on Thames trade). Eoyal Alfred, p s. (on Thames trade). Gemini, ■ s. (on Riverhead ferry serrice). Jane, st.s t. (repairing). Farourite, p i (on Thames tr»de). Siam, ihip, from London.— Cruickshank, Smart, and Co., agents. Excelmor, ship, from London — L. D. Nathan and Co , agents. Id* Ziegler. ship, Jrom .London. Island City, barque, rom Gladstone. Mary Franoes, barque, rom Newcastle. Waverley, brig, from China.— Cruickshank, Smart, and Co. agenti. Moa, brig, from Bydney. Corsair brig from Melbourne. Sea Gull, brigantine, from Eaipara. Southern Crons, schooner, from Norfolk Island. Albatron, schooner, from Norfolk Island, Margaret, ketch, from Wellington. Jubilee, schooner, from Dunedin. Success, schooner, from Napier. _ Argo, schooner, from Whangarei. -» ff Zephyr, schooner, fiom the Bay oflslands. Saucy Lass, schooner, from East Coas-.

THE SHIP EXCELSIOR. Ibe ship Excelsior, Captain D. B. Ingli.e, which is rapidly filling up with cargo, is the first vessel to leave this port f«r London, and will sail from Auckland on or about tLe 28th iustaut. We would call the attention .. of intending t-assengors to the splendid saloon accommodation of this fine veisel. The cahins are large and couveuieut, and we are certain that no expense will be spared by Captaiu lugbs in oider to provide for the comfort of tUose who take passages by the fcxcelsior.

THE S.S. GO-ABE AJ>. Thes.B. Go-ahead, Captuu Mundle, which hag beeu laid up dui ing the la t few days at the North Shore, undergoing repairs; came a l ongside the Qiieeu-s>treet Wharf laatevfnin^. The Go-ahea<i has undergone a complete oveduul, having had her bottom scrap d. tngibes oveh.iuled, and jeceived a fresh coat of paint. The cnbm aco/nrao'-ation of thia vessel has been much improved. The sal nun is decorated with three well-executed picturesque hcenes, representing Lomond (in fcicotlaDd),^ Loch Erne (iv Ireland), and a picture of tli ? / corenr*ted,blockaiif -ranker (p>.' ( Lizz c) coming, out" of Charleston. Ti.ey are well worthy theunspection of those who take an interest in the fine arts, and reflect much credit on tlie arfci-ts — Messrs. Calder •nd Masney. Mr. MaMseyii'well known to the people of Auckland as a first-class 'scenic artiat. Mr. C*ldor, who is almost a stranger among- 1 us, bassr cured the reputation of being an artist uf n,o comin m order, and anyone wh > visits his studio' in Welle^ ley-street will be amply repaid. We may here mention that the decorations of the saloon of the ship bxoelsjpr were carried out by Mr. Cxlder, and are crediliible. alike to his taste and skill. The Go-ahead we b liere will resume her trips to Russell to-morrow, and the completeness aud elegance of her saloon accommodation' are ouch as to recommend -lerWtW favourable notice of intending pasiengera for tUatf place. •' ' —■ ' •-••' ." v - .

MISCELLANEOUS. Thk', Vsixtck "■ Kigent. — The barque Prince Reg ent, 'Mcßuruie, master, cleared at the. Cuitoms yesterday for Newcastle, witb* sjpalLgenei akqargo, and will take her departure, early tjbja m^p jug.^" | The,BchoonpiB Sea Breeze, > orris, mmasterr r aad^tl^s Huntreijs, McKeuzie,' ni aster, cleared at the Custom* yesterday for ',Kussell, the former with a, small general cargo and a few passengers, and -the latu r m bal- , Injury to the Wa?bp Pouoe Bp^T HfjjrHt | ScHOOl^Bff AIGO.-7-Yftiterday morning, thef chooner^ jArgo ; j (^bBP.lt> was lying to tie westward of the watermen V"house, undergoing repair! to her keel, i whil« getting under way came in contact with th*