{SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4061, 27 August 1870, Page 2

{SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

High Water This Day. —7.." a.m.; 7.29 p.m. Sunrise and Sunset This Day. — Morning, C.32 ; evening, 5.32. Wind avd Weather. —August 26: Wind, S.W., fresh. Weather, squally, with rain. Phase of the Moon.— New moon, 27th August, at 9.5 a.m.

Arrivals. — August 2G. Go-ahead, s.s., 90 tons, Farquhar, from Bay of Islands. — W. J. Hurst, agent, Samson, p.s., MunrtJe, from Russell. Passengers—Uap am Burgess, Mis. Montague and family (5), Messrs, Lc*is, M oiler ; and five iv steerage. —G. Thorne, agent. Ivanhoe, schooner, 72 tons, McGregor, from Maagonui. Passengers — Mr. Nicholas, Miss Cooper, —Ouiclialiank, Sraavt, and Co., agents.

Cleaned Outwards.— August 2G. Saucy Lass, schooner, 3S tuns, McUregor, for Napier, via East Coast. —Master, agent. Nautilus, cutter, 30 tons, Stephens, foy Tauranga. — Master, agent.

Departures. Australasian Packet, foy Thames. Tauranga, for Tauranga." Nautilus, for Tauranga. Vessels Expected. [This list does not include coasters.] Wonga Wonga, Stewart, 0., N.Z., and A.M. 5.3., from Honolulu, due September 10. City of Melbourne, C, N.Z , and A.M. s.s,, Grainger, from Sydney, Sept. 0. Hero, s.s., Logan, from Sydney and Melbourne, about Sept. 17. Auckland, s.s., Blick, from Sydney, ou September 2. Phcebe, Worsp (in the Manukau), from Southern poits. Taranaki, Wheeler, from Southern ports. Airedale, a.a., Kenuody, from Southern ports (in Manukau). Rangatira (in the Manukau), from Southern ports, early. Lord Ashley, s.s., Andrew, from Napier ftnd South, to-day. Keera, s. s. , Bain, from Napier, St. Kilda, s.s,, Flowerday, from Whanganui. Forth of the Clyde, Dodd, ship, from Glasgow (sailed June 11). Countess of Kintore, ship, Pethcrbridge, from London- loading. % Aboukir, ship, Langland, from. London (2dis. p,, No s,9l2— sailed June 1). Est 1 ella, barque, Crowdor, from Liverpool (ldis.p., No. 3/540). Alice Cameron, barque, Carter, from New York (commercial code, TNCP). Novelty, barque, Neariug, from Sydney (3 dia. p., No. f, 421). Harmon, barque, Hurley, from Lyttelton. Midge, schooner, Stewait, from Tahiti (1 dis. p., No. 8,408). Coquette, schooner, McKcnscie, from Fiji (1 dis. p., No. 2,304). Kenilworth, schooner, McKeime, from Samoa (2 dis. p., No. 7,833). Argo, schooner, from Levnka. Lulu, schooner, Bergm, from New Caledonia. Wild Duck, ketch, Martin, from New Caledonia. l Kauri, schooner, Shepherd, from Lev uka. Merlin, schooner, Yates., fioml^ijis. Peri, from No » Caledonia. Kate Grant, schooner, Davies, from Levuka. Sea Breeze, Cook, from Levuka.

Projected Departures. For London — Mary Shepherd, August 26; Ai'gyleslnre, early. New York— Sauton, early ; East Lothian, early. Europe, via San Francisco—City of Melbourne, s.s., September 7. Australian Colonies — W ngaTTonga, early ; Hero, about September 2-1 ; Constance, on Monday. Gladstone — Thomas Daniels, Sept. 2. Southern Ports — From the Mjnukau : Airedale, s.s., early ; Stormbml, early; Taranaki, early. From this port : Lord Ashley, 31st. Lytteltow — Etcelsiov, ship, > arly. Whang anui— St. Kilda, early j Whanganui, early. Napier — ICeera, early; Corneiang, today. FlJis — Aurora, to-day ; Auckland, s.s., early. Poverty Bay — Colonist, to-day. Tawera, ea^ly. Tauranga — Tauranga, schooner, early. Kaipara — Twilight, to-day.

Imports. — August 26. I Per barque Kate, from Sydney : 189 tons coal, Henderson and Maofarlane ; 150 bags maize, T. Belcher ; 50 bags maize, order j 58 bags maize, M. Brown j 1 package leather, J. Rout ; 56 packages provisions, S. Jones ; 98 bags bone-dust, J. Dilworth ; 30 bags bone-dust, 100 bags maize, W, J. Hurst ana Co. ; 52 bags bone-dust, Bell Brothers ; 1 case merchandise, JL Beck ; 500 spokes, 6 pair shafts, 9 stones, Henderson and Macfarlane; 1 case sundries,, 31 tierces beef, order ; 152 bags maize, bags maize, order ; 31 bags maize, Bell Brothers ; 60 gunnies sugar, Must and Co. ; 60 gunnies sugar, G. W. Owen ; 80 bags maize, order ; 199 bags maize, R. B. Symonda ; 100 bags maize, 1 case, order ; 78 cases fruit, C. Arthur and Son ; 75 cases fruit, Williams ; 1 bag bonedust, 1 case, i order ; 10 case^s vestas/ I. Phillips. For transhipment to Taranaki — 20 gunnies sugar.

CUSTOM-BOTSE : ENTERED OIXTWABDS. — Excelsior, ship, 684 tons, J. Lees, for kytteltcm. .. , The Kate.— ln our yesterday's issue we announced the of tlie barque Kate from Sydney. From Captain Cooper's report, which we give below, it will be seen that the Kate has made a more than usually quick run across, the^ trip having only occupied a little over 6£ daj(s, which is the best run of any sailing-vessel for a long time back. The following is the report :-%Left Sydney Heads early on the \WL. and had strong W. and northerly winds throughout. Passed the Three Kings on Wednesday last at noon. Rounded v the North Cape at 8 p.ra and anohoxed off the North Mead at 8 o'cJoclt on ! Thursday night, coming up harbour yesterday afternoon. We we indebted to Captain ! Cooper for fall file* of Australian papers. The following areher^assejigers, who were brought to, town yesterday morning, with the mails, in the ijU. Enterprise :— Mr. E Geary, 1 Mar. J. J. Wright, Mrfp. H. Byrne! ! Mr. SHII, Misa E. Morris, .Corporal Norman I Mrs., J. Murphy and family (4), Mr.-and Mrs. Neenan, Sergeant. McGee, Messrs. Delaney, R Oelaney, Ca^rolliGrimley, Flird, Mr. and Mrs. Jlfassen... tli -< • "'., , T '. ' „ , Thb Thqmas Daniels,* porGi/adstoni. % rlferenee to our shipping advertisements,, itwilljbis^e^itakt.tiie.fine baraue 'Tlwmas^ Pamm^paßtiwa.^Qitop^haabeettisudQnt the htrth to convey paiaeng^rs to tho new r

goldfields at Gladstone, Queensland. She is announced to sail on Friday next, September 2, and we have no doubt that the Thomas Dame's will get her full complement of passengers. She has excellent accommo- , vdation, and, we understand .that 1 the fares are extremely -moderate. Further particulars can be , ascertained at the office of the agents, Messrs. Owen and Graham, Queen* street ; or to Messrs. Must and Co., JFhamejh — STfiAßr-TcrTHE Fijis.— Ffom~tlie Sydney papers to hand by the barque Kate, wo learn that the a. s.- Auckland, Captain F. Moore, haa-beenJaid on the berth for the-Fijilslands viO, this port. She is announced to leave Sydnoy, to-day (the 27th), and after calling here will proceed on to the Islands, where ahe will land, passengers and cargo at the principal islands of the group, and remain there a sufficient time to allow tourists an opportunity of enjoying the trip, and business men the advantage of negotiating transactions for the extension of our trade with those islands,*- She will then return to Sydney. W.& X also no ice that the s.s. Alhambra Was to leave Newcastle for the islands on the 23rd, returning, after a stay of six days, to Sydney. The brig Waverley, from Kaipara with timber, arrived at Newcastle on the 14th. The schooner lvanhoo, from Mangonui, brought a cargo of 13 head cattle. The schooner Saucy Lass cleared yesterday for Napier, with 2 half -cases gum, 1 bale di apery, 25,000 shingles, 25,000 ft. timber. The a.s. Go-ahead and p.s. Samson both arrived yesterday from Russell, bringing several passengers and general cargoes. The p.s. Comorang was yesterday taken off the patent slip at the North Shore, where ahe has been for the last week or two receiving a thorough overhaul to her hull and machinery. She is > announced to leave for Napier this aft jrnoon. The barque ICatc passed the mail s.s. City of Melbourne, hence for Sydney, about 400 miles to the westward of the Three Kings. The s.s. Phoebe sailed for Southern Ports, from the Manukiu, yesterday afternoon. The ss. Lord Ashley, iroin Southern porl3, is due here to-day. Tlic 8 s. Go-ahead will leave for the Bay of Islands on Tuesday, instead of Monday.

Cleared Outwards — Aumwr 2G. Tavaniiki, s.a., 299 tons Wh eler, for Southern poits. Passseng'iis— -Mrs. a id Mrs. Phav.izyn, Mr. Ponsor, jMv. ami Mrs. Easterbrook, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson, Messrs. Biown, Drummond, Koster, Thomson, Se.iloy, Collins, Colhnan, Brcnnan, Speding ; £>nd 31 in the stcorage.— Combes and Daldy, agents.

Exi'Oß'K. — Atoust 2G. Per s.s, Taranaki, for Southern ports: Fovj Taranaki, free and duty-paid — 60 bags sxlt, 20 sacks salt, Owen and Graham j 1 cns>e r Lewis Brothers ; 1 case drugs, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. ; 1 case drapury, McArthur, Shera, and Co. ; 1 bale hops, 4 bags sugar, 1 keg yeast, A. Clark «ncl Bou ; 1 case plaufcs, Wien. For Kelson— 2 package? sashes, 2 packages casements, Sash and Door Company. lor Wellington — 3 bales bags, Eaton ; 1 case, Colonial Government storekeeper.

The Melbourne Arc/in of August 9 says :—: — u The dismasted French barque Bene, after a week's knocking about outside the Heads, anchored in the bay j'esterday afternoon. B lie left Charente on April 4, with a cargo of brandy, &c, for Melbourne and Sydney, and had vatuble and occasionally rough weather until off the Cape of Good Hope. Very heavy galea then set in, and on June 20, in latitude 3S S., while running under lower topsails, she was struck by a terrific squall from the N. W., which carried away the foretopgallant mast from the cross-trees, and the main and mizen topmasts close by the caps. Captain flichet certainly deserves all credit for working his vessel during the remainder of the voyage ia her 'disabled condition." Australian Freights — De Beer's Melbourne Shipping and Freight Report of the 13th August states : — "The homeward berth is now occupied by the Turkish Empire, Srssex, Highflyer, Clanranald, and Corona, all for London ; each, however, filling up but slowly at current rates, which are a out the same as last quoted, with, however, a downward tendency, viz : Wool — Scoured fd,, greasy }d. perlb., but with little of either description offering ; leather, 255. ; taUow, 205.; baik, 255. (all per ton of 20cwt.); presei ved meats, in cases (of which a considerable quantity is available), 255. to 30s. per 40ft. Co il li eights to Indu, China, and California continue much depressed ; the only engagements to be advised ar n those of the Childwell Abbey and G. C. Miohele, both to load at Newcastle, the former at 17s. 9d. per ton for Calcutta, and the latter for a port in Java at 14s. The rates now offering are as follow, viz. : — Newcastle to Hongkong, 18s.; Shang hiU, 235.; Calcutta, 16s. (nominal) ; Galle, lGs. The Dharwar ia chartered to load a j cargo of railway sleepers at Freraantle, V\ estern Australia, for Calcutta, at 2s. 9d. each, being equal to about 255. per 20cwt. ; the chip i*)aton Hall for same destination, with horses and sleepers, direct, at rates which, it is expected, will in the aggregate ! amount to about > 800. To load guano at Maiden Island, for the United Kingdom, a f ship of moderate tonnage could be placed, but at this moment very few handy-sized vessels are available, the principal poriion of our disengaged tonnage consisting of vessels of 1,000 tons register and np\mrds." Eoger.->'« Projectile Anchor. — The offici <1 experiments with this anchor took place on Tuos'lay <ifc Portsmouth, by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. The following are the results :—lst: — 1st shot : The anchor (from ship to the shore), weighing 1281b., was propelled a distance of 156 yards, by eight ounces of gunpowder, and carrying a rove line, by aid of which a 3^-inch rope was passed round satisfactorily. >Shot 2. Anchor, 12Slb. with block, was thrown into the sea from the shore with eight ounces of powder, and went a distance of 152 yards A. 3.|-iuch hawser was passed round, and the ship's launch was hauled fairly from the shcra with crew in, the crew not assisting in the launch, that being effected by shore aid only. The boat was hauled to within two yards of the anchoi, and did not strip it, thus proving its holding power. Shot 3. A cone weighing 401b. was propelled 163 yards by 8 ounces of powder, with double line. Shot 4. A cone, S4lb., was propelled a distance of 190 yards by 8 ounces of powder. Shot 5. The same cone and block were then propelled 217 yards with 12 ounces of powder. In all cases an inch line was used as a whip or small line. Everything worked in the most satisfactory manner, and fully proved the utility of this humane and valuable invention. — Mitchells Reqisler, June 4.