SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1376, 23 March 1865, Page 4

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LYTTELTON. ABBIVED. March 21—Lord Ashley, s.s., 296 tons , Thos. tojg from Dunedin. Passengers - Mr. Baphael, Captain M'Lellan, and 111 in steerage. fi« m March 21—Lady Bird, s.s., 220 tons, Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. Passengers—Messrs. Graham, Brown, and Busk; 10 in steerage. OLBABED. March 21 —Margaret, ketch, 30 tons, Clifford, for the Okitiki river, West Coast, with general cargo, ali duty uaid Passengers—Messrs. Solomons, Davis, Jackson. P Ashley, 298 Wellington, Napier, and Auckland. Passengers bX:., »> «•».r• fo j & -jj- Passenffers—Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dillon and child, Messrs. Richardson and Fawcett; 1 in steerage, an •*»».««<■■». <*•*»• for the Okitiki river, West Coast. IMPOSTS. In the Lord Ashley, Miles and C°, ag«nte: 2 cases, Baphael,* 2 casks bottles, Ellison; 11borae, Ford, 1 do, 10 cases coffee, Macpherson; 4 bales, 1 dlerv Wood: 1 trunk boots, Haines, 8 qr-caslts ora y, SSLwTscasks drugs, Cook andl Boss; 1 case do, Brooke and Co; 2 cases, Louisson; 2 cases baoon, Harirreaves • 1 case, Bank New Zealand; 3 cases, 1 cask £se, Burrough; 1 bale saddlery. Wood; 4> pkgs leather, Coomb; 4 cases shovels, Nathan and Co. In the Lady Bird, J. D. Macpherson, agent. I.tot, Pgacock and Co; lparcel.Bradwell; 6 Browne; 1 case, Heywood and Co, 1 parcel, Jt. M. D'Ovly; 5 trusses leather, 1 drum oil, Wood; 2 boxes apples, 1 bird cage, Bannister. EXPOBTS. In the Lord Ashley, Miles and Co, agent: 8 cases 10 Hargreaves and Co; 1 bag seeds, Heywood and Co; and part of original cargofor Northern Ports. In the Lady Bird, J. D. Macpherson, agent. 30pkgs Wage, Mr. Chas. Dillon; 2 trusess, Hargreaves and Co; and part of original cargo for Southern Ports. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. BTEAMEBS GOING SOUTH. March 25—Lady Bird, for Dunedin. March 26—Tararua, for Dunedin. March 26—Wellington, lor Dunedin and the Bluff. BTEAHEBB GOING NOBIS. March 23—Moa, for Wanganui. March 27—Airedale, for Wellington, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manakau. „ , , , , March 31—Tararua, for Wellington, Napier, and Auckland. The Rachel is reported as having sailed from London 011 Dec. 3rd. „ , Betsy Douglas, p.s., for Pigeon Bay, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Glenmark, ship, loading with wool and passengers, tor London, early. „ Mermaid, ship, loading wool and passengers, tor Hero will sail for Wellington six hours afterarrival. The schooner Wallace is advertised to leave for Okitiki direct, on the 23rd inst.

VESSELS IN HAEBOUB. SHIPS. Zealandia, from London. Olenmark, „ Mermaid, „ BASQUES. - Countess of Seafield, London Criahna, from Hobart Town. SCHOOWBBS AITD BBIGS. Dunedin, from Dunedin. Windhover, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Heather Bell, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Wallace, from Dunedin, put in leaky.

The Schooner Wallace is nearly ready for sea, and -from the delay. Captain Falconer has had to discharge the greater part of his cargo; and we understand from Tiim that he is open to receive goods oa board for Okitiki, at low rates of freight. Late Abrivals. —During the last few days, the number of passengers from Dunedin, bound overland for the Canterbury diggings, have fallen ofF considerably. < This is accounted for in a great measure by the large steamers going to Okitiki direct and landing passengers in small .steamers over the bar. It was expected that the GothenTrarg would call in here last night, on her way to the West •Coast, with a large number of passengers. The Lord Ashley is the only vessel from Dunedin since our last report, bringing 111 passengers. She arrived in port on Tuesday evening, at 5 o'clock, having left Port Chalmers •on the previous day, at 6 o'clock. The steerage passengers remonstrated about not being put on shore at the •expense of the steamer. The police flag was hoisted, and they then took the watermen's boats for a passage on shore. The Lady Bird arrived the same evening, about 10 o'clock, from Northern ports. The Lady Bird is expected here, with passengers for the diggings, on the 25th inst.

AKAROA. ARRIVED. March 16—Geelong, p.s., from Dunedin, via intermediate ports. . March 18—Antelope, cutter, from Lyttelton, with general cargo. March 18 —Geelong, p.s., from Lyttelton, with passengers and cargo. March 20 —Eagle, ketch, fromle Bon's Bay, for Timaru, put in through stress of weather. BAILED. March 16 —Geelong, p.s., for Lyttelton: 11 passengers. March 18—Geelong, p.s., for Dunedin via intermediate ports. March 19—Linnet, ketch, for Christchurch. IMPOSTS. In the Geelong, E. C. Latter, agent: 7 bundles and 44 bars iron, 1 cask, 2 kegs, B. Williams; 1 roll zinc, 1 case, 3 dozen brooms, Garwood; 2 hhdsale, 40 tins paint, 1 case, 2 boxes, E. C. Latter. EXPORTS. In the Geelong, E.C. Latter, agent: Originalcorgo, and 1 case fruit, Garwood; 1 crate, 1 box fowls, Shaabolt; 1 box fruit, Blackbee; 1 do, Ginders; 3 do, S. Watkins; 4 do, Wiggins and Ward; 1 do, Judge; 3 do, Guinness. 11 passengers. In the Geelong, E. C. Latter, agent: Original cargo; and 4 casks cheese, 18 cases fruit, Garwood; 6 cases fruit, Bev. W. Aylmer; 1 do, S. Watkins; 2 do, Johnson; 1 box honey, Bodrigues; 3 boxes fruit, E.G.Latter; 4 casks 2 cases fruit, Currie; 67cases2 casks fruit, 12 casks cheese, Wiggins and Ward; 29 cases fruit, Lelievre; 1 box rabbits, Guindon; 27 cases fruit, 1 do pigs, O'Brien; 1 box fruit, Feltham. Li the Linnet: 10,0000 fit timber, Order.

Thb Alexahdra, Colonial Transport, Capt. Williams, which left here on the sth, arrived at Manukau on the Bth. About 24 hours after arrival, the news of the murder of the Bev. Mr. Volkner having come into Auckland, reeeived orders to put to sea, and go to Wanganui, with dispatches for General Cameron and the Governor. A strong S. W. gale having set in, however, she was unable to get over the bar while it lasted, two days. The bar proved calm enough on Sunday, so she got up steam, and left at 6 o'clock in the morning, and arrived off the Patea at 1 p.m. on Monday. A boat put off from the shore, to fetch the dispatches for the General. From those in the boat information was received of an engagement having taken place, particulars of which will be found elsewhere, left at 4 p.m., and arrived off Wanganui at 7.30; transhipped some men into the p.s. Prince Alfred, found lying off the bar, which vessel took them to Wanganui; lett again at 11 o'clock the same night, Monday, and arrived here on Tuesday, at 2 p.m. Since the Alexandra has been on the coast, about 18 months, she has not been once cleaned. She will shortly go to Sydney, to get a general overhaul, having been barque-rigged on her last trip for this purpose.—Wellington Independent, March 16. Thb BCHOOKEE Lubea, by which we have American advices to the 22nd of December, sailed from Boston on that date, with a cargo of lumber and general merchandize, partly for this port and partly Sydney, whither she proceeds after discharging the portion intended for Otago. with ordinary weather during the first part of the pasaage, and strong W. winds while running down her easting, in about 60 deg. S., she made the trip in 86 days. To the New Zealand coast in 80 days; to the meridian of Melbourne in 75 days; to the Cape in 60 days; and to the Equator in 22 days. During the passage she shipped a sea which smashed a boat and some spars; and she also carried away some spars aloft. Though of 318 tons register, and capable of carrying considerably over 500 tons, she only draws 10£ feet water at present, and will probably discharge at Dunedin. Her commander, Capt. Homes, to whom we are indebted for Boston files to the date of departure, was formerly in command of the ship Southern Cross, of 1000 tons, which vessel, while under his command, was completely burnt on the high seas by the Confederate cruiser Florida, during a passage from California to tho Eastern States.—Otago Daily Times, March 20.

Thb brig Daniel Watson, Captain Featherstone, formerly of the schooner Pilot, and who is shortly to assume command of a new vessel to be launched this week at Hobarfc Town, arrived from that port after an eleven days' passage. She reached Foveaux Straits, with moderate weather, on Thursday last, since whieh date she has had stiff head winds. She brings a large cargo of fruit and other Tasmanian produce, including a case of plants for the Botanical Gardens, Dunedin. Her papers are to the 7th inst. —Ibid.

Thb steamship Alhambba, with 330 passengers, for Okitiki, took her departure on Saturday evening, and on Sunday morning the new schooner John Bullock, with 166 passengers for the same destination, was towed out by the Samson. The Albion, which also sailed on Saturday afternoo*. had a large number of passengersfor Melbourne, chiefly families in the cabin. The barque Brilliant, which ■was. towed out on Saturday, took the first cargo of Stewart's Island timber which has been shipped to Valparaiso. It is to be hoped that she may prove the initiator of a new and extensive branch of export trade,—lbid,

Qui a with increased violence, accompanied by a y y Shortly before noon the wind veeredl roundtoJ».W.,«ia toward ovening finally settled b u t comlittle damage was done amQngat tho sn pp gt j eoo i T paratively of veiy little *2?'£& . faden with timber, sank off the whorl, boats 1 sf jssyst'sS-ft d : vwrsK? 1 ' the wuid appears to have ;settled m the westward, wo may speedily look for a change. The several outward- ' Sg shios are still lying m harbour wmd-bound.-JVI Z. The*'Stbanding or the Schooneb Dabing — Supposed Loss op the Schooner Abe.-As "already known, the sohooner Daring was, on Wednesday, the 22nd of February, stranded on the coast, at a place eight miles from the pilot station at Kaipara Heads, and the return of Mr. Kirkwood and the men he took down with him, oftor an unsuccessful attempt to launch her, enables us to place before our readers the full particulars of this disaster. The Daring left the Manukau, bound for Taranaki, on the 12th of last month, having on board a large careo for that port, which she safely discharged, and took on 176 bags of grass seed, bought for Messrs. Cruickshank, Smart and Co., and with which, and two nasseneers, on Friday, the 17th ult., she left Taranaki, Sound for Manukau. For the first two days of her passage she encountered N.E. winds and fine weather. and on the third day the wind veered iound to N.W., and from there to S.W., this last being a.far■ wind for the Manukau. On Tuesday evening, the 21st, Captain Phipps, whose first voyage this was as master ot the Daring, but who nad been first mate for the previous six months, arrived off Manukau,. which nort he mistook for Port Waikato, which port lies about twenty-two miles south of the Manukau bar. Supposing himself, therefore, off Waikato Heads, and having a fair wind for what he supposed was Manukau, he laid to till morning, expecting by that time to drift the 22 miles, and so bring him off the Manukau Heads. At daylight next day (Wednesday), he found out his mistake, and that ha was several miles to the leeward of Paratutai. About p.m., the same day (Wednesday), he found himself near Kaipara, and put on all sail to try and beat off the land, but the vessel gradually neared the shore,and seeing which, Captain Phipps went to the mast-head, where, seeing the sea was breaking all round, and having no chart of Kaipara aboard, he thought that it would be foolish to risk the lives of himself and passengers, and therefore wore round and put her ashore about one and a-half mile from the South Head of the Kaipara entrance, letting the anchor go previous to her striking, toease her as she went ashore. On landing, Captain Phipps and his two passengers came up overland to Onehunea, at which place they arrived on Saturday night, 25th ult., and informed Mr. Kirkwood, the owner,of the lossof his vessel. Mr. Kirkwood made preparations immediately, and chartered the Abe, lately the Nebuchadnezzar, to go down with tools, implements, &c., necessary for getting her off, while he himself, two carpenters, and another mechanic went down next day at 3 p.m. in the Phoebe to Manukau Heads, thence to proceed to the scene of the wreck. At the Manukau Heads Captain Wing very kindly placed a man at their disposal as guide, and they camped that night at a native settlement called Patira, about twelve miles from Manukau Heads. On Monday, the 26th, they started again, and reached Waitakerei about twelve o'clock, where the guide left them. Mr. Kirkwood and his companions then went on towards the scene of the wreck, along a sandy beach about thirty miles in length, during the traversing of which they suffered moSt intensely from thirst. On Monday night they camped on the sand, and lighted a fire, but could not obtain a drop of water. They slept that night in holes which they dug in the sand. On Tuesday, at daylight, they again started on their road, suffering the most intense thirst. About midday they arrived at an opening in the sand-hills, and, being completely exhausted, they sat down, while oni of the carpenters proceeded to dig for water, which was found at last with great difficulty, | and was of a thick red colour. However, they made some tea, and, being much refreshed, proceeded on their journey, and reached the vessel about three o'clock, where they found the remainder of the crew with whom they dined, and then set to work. They took out the spare cable anij anchor— not yet used—to low-water mark, and attached a hawser to the end of the chain. The same night, being a very high tide, they succeeded in turning the vessel's head to sea, which was a great improvement, as she was broadside-on when they found her. The next day they took all the cargo and ballast out, and hove her, down about fifty feet towards the sea. In the afternoon the Abe hove in sight, and Captain Davies and Captain Phipps came ashore, bringing with them screw-jacks and dogs (iron bits, new, for dragging), for. the purpose of heaving her off. In fact, they confidently expected that by Friday she would be got off. On Friday, however, the tides made off so much that at high water the sea did not even touch the vessel. The Nebuchadnezzar went into Kaipara, and on Saturday the men were employed allday in getting food, ofwhich they had run short, and also jacks from Kaipara. On Saturday evening the weather was observed to be changing to the west, and therefore thirty tonsof sand were put intothe vesselto keep her steady where she was. On Sunday morning the weather was fine, with a westerly sea on, and Mr. Kirkwood walked to a native settlement to get help, and a number of natives came over the same evening. On Mr. Kirkwood's return, he found that the swell had come in, and parted the Daring's cable, andcarried herbacktoher original . position. He therefore resolved on Monday to commence to launch her, by putting rollers under her, and force her forward with screw-iacks. On Monday and Tuesday they were successful in placing rollers under her; and the carpenters on the evening of the latter day set to work to run her down, when the tide began to ebb; but the loose nature of the sand, notwithstanding that boards and logs were placed under, caused the sand to give way instead of the vessel They were, therefore, unsuccessful, and had to await high-tide next day. On Tuesday afternoon, Captain James paid the party a visit, together with Captain Anderson, and kindly offered the use of the lifeboat that had arrived the day before from Auckland in the Sea. Gull. The life-boat was towed out by the Nebuchadnezzer, and on Wednesday, March 8, brought opposite to the Daring. Captain Davis and two of the pilot's crew succeeded, in the life-boat, in laying down the anchor outside the surf, attached to a hawser 150 fathoms long. In the afternoon the tide began to make the wind off the land, and at high water the Daring lifted off her rollers, and they succeeded in launching her 120 feet down an inclined plane, where, finding that she would float at halftide next day they left her. At low water they put aboard all ;the grass seed and three tons of ballast, making in all about ten tons, in the confident hope of getting her off next morning at half tide. In fact, they were so certain of success as to make calculations as to the length of time they would be in fetching Onehunga. On Thursday morning at daybreak the vessel began to lift, and all hands were busily employed in watching an opportunity to heave her out of the surf, but as it begun to near high water a heavy swell commenced from the westward, and broke one of the hawsers; and notwithstanding that at the time it was blowing a full gale from the N.E., and that all sail was set, the Daring gradually edged in shore until she got back to her old position. As may readily be believed, the whole party were much mortified at such an unexpected termination to their labours, and they resolved to abandon her the following day. They turned in to sieep in her cabin that night,but they wereawakenedearlyonFridaymorning by hearing the sea breaking over the vessel with such force that at 4 a.m. they were compelled to leave her, it being then about half, tide and the cargo being on board. The wind at this time had shifted to N.W., and was blowing very hard. They accordingly went to the pilot station, Kaipara,about eight miles distant from the stranded vessel. During their walk the wind blew so strong, carrying with it particles of sand, that it was painful to stand before it. The6ame day they reached a native settlement called Kawau, where they slept that night. On Saturday morning they started again, and reached McLeod's at 3 p.m.; they left there at 4.30 p.m., and arrived at Riverhead at 8 p.m., and left there by boat for Auckland, where they arrived 12.30 a.m. on Sunday, and reached Onehunga at 2 a.m., thoroughly exhausted. The Daring was a fine vessel, of 32 tons, and carried from 40 to 60 tons of merchandise, and was purchased when four months old, by Mr. Kirkwood, for about £800. She was built by Mr. Donald M'lnnis, of Mangawai, now of Auckland, and has proved herself both a successful and useful vessel. She was 18 months old when lost, and must have earned a largo sum while owned by Mr. Kirkwood. The extraordinary strength with which she has been constructed is attested by the fact that she is, after the lafje gale, totally unhurt; tut *r . B^e ke launched, would be as good as new. l ' , considers that the faithful manner in which she has been built reflects the very highest credit on her builder, Mr. M'lnnis. The cargo ana vessel were uninsured ; but we understand that the former was only slightly damaged when Mr. Kirkwood left. Great fears are entertained for the safety of the schooner Abe, late Nebuchadnezzar, which went to her assistance. She left the wreck of the Daring on Wednesday, and was Been by the Alexandra the same evening, trying to enter the Manakau against the late strong N.E. gale. She has, however, not arrived at Onehunga, and may, therefore, have been blown out to sea, and have foundered.— Southern Cross, March 10.