SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4402, 4 October 1871, Page 4

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

The following is {the number of vessels, their tounage, number of crew, and passengers, that havejarrived and departed from the port of Auckland, daring the quarter ending September 30, 1871 :—

Arrival. — From London, 3 j Sydney, 8 ; Melbourne, 2 ; Honolulu, 3 ; Lcvuka, 10 } Newcastle, 14 ; Tahiti, 1 ; Hobart Town, 2 ; Baker's Taland, 1 ; Adelaide, 3 ; Rarotonga, 1 ; Hongkong, 1 ; Kockhanipton, 1 : total, 50— 20,G37 tons, 8G5 passengers, 747 crow. Of theso 49 brought cargoes. Departures. — For London, 3 ; Sydney,

11 ; Melbourne, 1 ; Honolulu, 4 ; Lovuka, G j New York, 1 ; Newcastle, 12 j Tahiti, 2 ; Samoa, 1 ; Friendly Islands, 5 ; whaling cruise, 1 ; Hobart Town, 1 ; total, 48 — 16,989 tons, 352 passengers, 840 crew. Of these 34 took cargoes.

TheU.S.,N.Z., and A.M. steamship Nebraska, from Sydney and Mel bourne, is duo here to-day. She will take her departure fov Honolulu and San Francisco to-morrow at noon. Tho schooner Strathnaver, from Russell, brings a cargo of coals. Tho B.s. Napier left Napier on the 28th, at 2 a.m., arrived at Poverty Bay at 5 p.m., and loft again at 7 p.m. on the 30th j ox« porienced fresh heod winds throughout the passage, arriving in harbour yestorday morn, xnff. Tho brigautino Flirt was to leave Napier for this porfc, with a cargo of potatoes, on Saturday last. The schooner Tawera, from Russell, brings a cargo of 70 tons coals. Ihe schooner Colonist cleared at the Dubtorri8 yesterday, with a large general cargo, for Kaipara. The barqueutiue Prince Alfred will take her departure for Russell to-day. Tho Colonial Government p. 8. Luna may be loiked for from Southern ports tomorrow. Tho schooner Crest of the Wave, Captain Bell, left Napier for this port oa tho 23rd, with a cargo of 260 boxes soap, IGO cases candles, 10 hides, I trunk, 44 boxes tallow, 57 casks oil, 50 bales flax, 34 bales wool, 30 bags potatoes. The barque Alice Cameron will sail for Sydney to-day. The A r ew Zealand Mail of the 23rd ult. says : — " The three-masted schooner Ladybird left Wellington on Wednesday evening, at 7 o'clock, on her voyage to Newcastle, with the wind S.E. In making the last board across to Barrett's Reef she missed Stays, and, as tho wind was baffling, let go the anchor. The anchor did not hold, and she drove down on the south eud of tho reef, and bumped heavily. The captain got tho boats out, but, in doing so, the long-boat filled, but was righted again, and the six passengers (two of whom were females) were got on board. Tho captain then started for the pilot - station for assistance. Tho wind freshened, and, the sea rising, ifc , was thought prudent to get all the luggage | and valuables out of tho vessel. As tho vessel was bumping heavily juid leaking n great deal, it wa9 thought piobable that she would become a wreck. The pilot gave orders to sot tho foretopsail and foresail tc* work her through the rockB, and also seut a man below to plug the holes in the vessel's sides. After considerable difficulty tho holes were partially stopped, and the tide rising ahe moved ahead and cleared tho rocks. Great praise is due to Mr. Holmes (pilot) and his crew for the timely assistance rendered, and also to the master of the Ladybird for his coolness under the unfortunate circumstances." A FORMIC VBLK SlIIP OF WAR FOR TURKEY. The Black Sea is, it appears, about to receive a leviathan war ship in its waters, thong it is as yet uncertain under what flag sho will sail. According to the Levant Herald of Juue 7, an offer ha3 just beon made co tho Porto of an American ironclad, which; if accepted, will place Turkey iu possession of by far the rao3t powerful war ship in the world. She has been for more than four year* iu cotfrse of construction at New York, and the latest improvements have it is said been applied by her builders. She oorabinea, therefore, all tho best features developed in naval architecture. She is built on the monitor system, wiLh low freeboard aud one turret pierced for a couple of the heaviat modern guns. Her proportions are — length, 401 feefc ; extreme outside breadth, 54 feet ; ditto inside, 45 feet; displacement, 13,523,8G5lb. With the exception of the upper deck beams aud the armour . backing, the entire hull is of irou. it is double throughout, and, except at the extreme ends, whore such great strength is not necessary, the inner skin is trebly riveted. The iron used is the famous Peuusylvania charcoal iron, and tho whole of the huga plates have been separately tested. Those of tho skiu are one inch thick, with, a tensile strength of G2, 7201b. to the kqnare inch. There are seven main shot-proof bulk heads, withsoveral sruullerones at the bow and atern. Tho whole of those, a3 also the coal bunkers, are m atertight, and, as the coal is consumed water can thus be pumped in to keep the vessel iu lighting trim. The aide armour consists of two rolled plates each 5 inchos thick, making 10 inches of iron, backed by 44 inches of while oak, the butts being Bcarpo aud great additionalstreugthbeiug thus &ivsn to the hull. The whole of the armour backing has beon thoroughly soaked in oroebo to and coated with tar to prc3erve ifc from rot aud. worms. THo main deck is planked with 8-inch timber, and covered over with inch thick rolled iron plates, being thus made entirely shot-proof. The turret is composed-^ , first, of four rolled plates inch-thick, tken of a layer of wood, And outside tb» tbe.araour proper, consisting of rolled plates 15 inches thick, making in all 19 inches of frou, besides Jthe heavy \t oodon backing. Its armament at present consists of two 20-inch, bore Rodman naval guns, with an all-round fire, throwing ft •Lpjwfc of 1,0801b., with a, power "dtwga qf