MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 11, Issue 821, 26 January 1867, Page 2

MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

The Wellington, s.s., left Wellington on Wednesday, 23rd inst., at 8 p.m. with the Suez maila for this province, having been detained 24 hours in expectation of the arrival of the steamer from Panama, whioh, however, waa not signalled up to the time of the Welling, ton's departure. In oonsequenoe of a thiok fog whioh prevailed, had to lay too for an hour off Castle Point} arrived on Thursday at 12*30 and steamed for Auokland in course of the afternoon. The Wellington will steam for southern ports on the Ist pros., not the 2nd, as advertised in last Herald. The Star of the South, s.s., with a load of cattle, steams for Lyttelton this morning.. The Strathallan, ship, has now 1200 bales wool on board, and is expeoted to sail about the 14th prox. The Tawera sailed for Poverty Bay on Thursday last. This vessel or the Donald M'Lean, now sails for Turanga every fortnight, affording a capital opportunity of visiting that beautiful district: The Blue Bell, schooner, left Auckland on Monday last at 5 p.m., and arrived in Napier on Thursday night at 7, after a splendid run of 3 days. The Blue Bell brings a full cargo and 12 passengers. - The Huntress, steamer, had left Auokland for the West Coast, she having been sold by Capt. Reed for the Hokitika trade. The Montmorenoy, with immigrants- for this province, had not left London at the date of the departure of the mail. . The ship Commodore, Captain Colville, from London, arrived in harbour yesterday afternoon after a pleasant passage of 100 days, bringing a large general cargo, consigned to Messrs. Levin & Co. She had a good run down the English Channel, and crossed the line on the 16th November. From thence until off the coast of Australia, on the 3rd January, favourable breezes were experienced, and variable winds from Cape Leu win to the coast of New Zealand, which was sighted on the afternoon of Thursday last.— Evening Post, January 21. A raoe has taken plaoe between two wellknown Australian clipper ships, whioh must have been exciting in its way as that of .the tea clipper ships on the run from Foo-ohow-foo to London. The Aberdeen clipper Omar Pasha, and the Blaokwallolipper True Briton, left the bay in company on the 27th of August last for London, both having full oargoes. The tugs took them through the heads side by side, and the race at qnoe oommenced. On the 6th November both ships went up the Thames, apparently in almost as olose company as when they left the bay for a race of some 16,000 miles. The telegraph gives the name of the Omar Pasha before that of the True Briton. It is possible, therefore, that she was first reported ; but we shall not receive any particulars of the voyage until the arrival of the next mail. — Melbourne Argtis, December 19. Captain Darby, of the steamer Charles Edward, reports that during a heavy gale of wind on Thursday, the 3rd inst., when about seven miles off Wilson's Promontory, he observed the brig Pet, the barque Sussex, and a galliot. At a quarter past twelve noon, the Pet was seen to go down head foremost, the stern being blown out as she foundered. Capt. Darby altered his course for the spot immediately, and found the Sussex boat (which vessel had been standing by the illfated Pet in consequence of her being leaky) with part of the crew of the Pet on board. Captain Darby brought on the Captain and officers to Melbourne, the rest of the crew remaining on board the Sussex. All hands were saved. — Age, January 5.