Shipping Intelligence.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 50, 12 June 1861, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ABBIVED. May 7, schooner City of Nelson, from Wairau. 8, steamer White Swan, from Wellington. 9, cutter Supply, from Collingwood. 10, 1. R. M. steamer Lord Woraley, from Wellington. — , steamer Storm Bird, from Wellington, via Picton.

— , I. R. M. steamer Airedale, from New Plymouth. 11, schooner Jane, from Croixollos. 13, schooner Gipsy, from Pelorus. — , schooner Surprise, from Picton. — , schooner Rapid, from Pakawau. 14, Bchooner Ann, from Waitapu. 15, cutter Odd Fellow, from Pelorus. 17, brig Yarra, from Newcastle. 17, schooner Mary, from Wairau. 18, cutter Supply, from Collingwood. — , schooner Jane, from Croixelleß. 19, cutter Grace Darling, from Wairau. 23, I.R.M. steamer Airedale, from Wellington. — , schooner Gipsy, from Takaka. — , schooner Rapid, from Takaka. 24, steamer Storm Bird, from Wellington, via Picton. 23, schooner Necromancer, from Wairau. 24, steamer Storm Bird, from Wellington via Picton. 25, 1.R.M.5. Lord Ashley, from Sydney. — , schooner Ann, from Waitapu. 26, steamer Tasmanian Maid, from Taranaki. — , schooner Surpriee, from Picton. 29, schooner Rapid, from Pakawau. June 5, cutter Supply, from Colliugwood. — , schooner Ann, from Waitapu. 7, schooner Australian Maid, from Waitapu. 10, steamer Wonga Wonga, from Picton. — , steamer Lord Ashley, from the Southern Ports.

SAILED.

May 6, steamer Tasmauian Maid, for New Plymouth. 7, steamer Corio, for New Plymouth. — , brig Hebe, for New Plymouth. 8, schooner Rapid, for Pakawau. — , schooner Ann, for Waitapu. 11, steamer Storm Bird, for Wellington, via Picton. — , steamer White Swan, for Melbourne. 12, 1. R.M. steamer Lord Worsley, for Sydney. — , I.R.M. steamer Airedale, for Wellington. — , barque Dona Anita, for London. 13, cutter Supply, for Collingwood. 14, schooner City of Nelson, for W v airau. 15, schooner Gipsy, for Takaka. 16, schooner Rapid, for Takaka. — , sohooner Jane, for Croixelles. — , schooner Surprise, for Picton. 17, schooner Ann, for Waitapu. 24, cutter Odd Fellow, for Pelorus. — , cutter Supply, for Collingwood. 25, schooner Necromancer, for Pelorus. — , cutter Grace Darling, for Wairau. — , schooner Rapid, for Pakawau. 26, steamer Storm Bird, for Wellington, via Picton. — , I.R.M. steamer Lord Ashley, for Wellington. — , I.R.M. steamer Airedale, for New Plymouth. 27, barque George Canning, for Callao. — , schooner Australian Maid, for Motupipi and Waitapu. 29, schooner Ann, for Waitapu. 30, schooner Mary, for Wairau. 31, schooner Surprise, for Picton. June 3, brig Yarrow, for Newcastle.

The schooner Raven, which left Taranaki for Auckland on the 12th May, was wrecked off Kawhia on that day. It appears that—" About nine o'clock on the night of the 12th May, one of the natives went down into the hold of the vessel to feed the horses, and found she was making water very fast. He went on deck and reported the same to the captain, who immediately went below and found several feet of water in the hold. After examining the hold, he found that the vessel had been stove, and took a blanket to stop up the place where she was damaged, and in the acl of driving in the blanket, the planks gave way, and he and the crew had only time to get in the boat, when the sohooner went down bodily. They were now, four of them, five miles off land in a small dingy, and while making for the shore a breaker filled and capsized the boat. One of the natives, who was disabled with a burnt hand, made the painter fast to his body, and by so doing was saved. The other native exerted himself with the greatest determination to save his companions, and on looking round saw one of the white men struggling in the water, and went to his rescue and took him to the boat, and told him on no account to leave it. He then saw Hopkins some distance off, and with some difficulty managed to bring him also to the boat, telling him in like manner to cling to the boat. His orders were not obeyed, and both white men let go the boat. When the native missed them from the boat, he again went in search of them in the water, and after some time he s«w Hopkins a good distance off, and made to him again ; but this time Hopkins had all the agonies of a drowning man. The native told him if he would not l*y hit hands on him he would be able to save him, and took him in tow ; but Hopkins made every attempt to seize the native, when both went down. The native succeeded by some means to get clear of Hopkins, and rose to the surface, and reached the boat in » very exhausted state. Both white men were seen no more. The natives got the boat righted, baled oui the water, and with one oar, having lost the rest, sculled the boat eleven miles before they could find a landing place. They landed safe in Kawhia harbour on the 14th May."— Taranaki Herald.— [lt will be in the recollection of some of the older settlers of Nelson. that Hopkins, the master of the Raven, was formerly in command of the Lively, winch was lengthened here and launched under the name of the Phoenix, the vessel in whioh our unfortunate fellow-tonsman, Mr. Perry (the owner) was lost on her firßt voyage. Mr. Hopkins was a steady good seaman, and much respected. — E». Nelson Examiner.']

Testimonial to Captain Husing, of the Bbbmen Ship DIANA. — Some time sinca we inserted in our paper an account of the rescue in the Indan Ocean ol the passenger* and crew of the British barque Augusta by the Bremen ship Diana, and that the latter ship had deviated some 1,200 miles from her course in order to land them at Melbourne. We now have much pleasure in recording, that, at a public meeting held on the 11th May, the Mayor pf Melbourne presented to Captain Busing a resolution, passed by the City Counoil at its quarterly meeting, whioh resolution was handsomely engrossed on parchment. He said " that the citizens of Melbourne, being unwilling to suffer such noble conduct to pass without some public and substantial recognition thereof, had raised a subscription for presentation to him, in token of their appreciation of his gallant and humane behaviour. The shortness of the time bad prevented that general expression of feeling taking place which would undoubtedly otherwise have ensued ; but notwithstanding the subscriptions had only been set on foot on the previous Wednesday evening by Mr. Francis, in the House of Assembly, it would, he believed, before Captain Husing sailed, be little short of £250. This cum would be transmitted by means of the Bremen Consul to his Government, and would await him on his return to his own home, where he trusted that the presentation of it would be made with a ceremony befitting the occasion, and would tend to cement that feeling of reciprocity and universal brotherhood which should subsist between all civilized nations. Ifc was further his pleasing duty to inform Captain Husing that he (the Mayor) had been honoured by being made the mouthpiece of the Government on this oc- ' casion, for the purpose of informing him that the Parliament of the colony had voted a sum of money, j to be transmitted through the Home Government to the credit of the owners of the barque Diana, to meet the insurance and costs for demurrage, &c., which had been incurred in coming to this port, and that, as a personal compliment to him (Captain Husing), the Government desired that he (the Mayor) should present him with a gold chronometer and a chain of native manufacture ; the sterling material of whioh latter article would afford pleasing evidence to the citizens of his native town of the nature of Victorian productions, ttnd tho heartfelt gratitude of its iuhabitaiiU,

not the less Britons because Victorians, for the noble service which he had rendered to their shipwrecked countrymen." The Mayor then handed to Captain Husing a beautiful gold pocket chronometer, of the value of £60, the value of the chain being £10. Captain Husing, who seemed much affected by the circumstances, briefly expressed his thanks, and requested the Bremen Consul to give that expression to his feelings which his own want of fluency in the English language prevented him doing. Mr. Schlostein, on behalf of Captain Husing, thanked the Mayor, Corporation, and citizens of Melbourne, and the Government of Victoria, for the flattering testimonials which Captain Husing had received from them. In addition to the above, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, writing to the Mayor of Melbourne, said, " Captain Husing should be informed that the Victorian Government will protect (if necessary) his 9hip by insurance, and will remit to the proper authorities in the United Kingdom the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds (£250) sterling, to bo forwarded upon account of the owners and captain of the Diana at Bremen. I need scarcely add that port charges and pilotage upon the Diana will be defrayed by the Government."