Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 1, Issue 47, 25 April 1846, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

INWARDS. —FOREIGN.

April 24. Judith, ship, Phillips, master, from Sydney, via Newcastle, with coals. W. S. Grahame, agent April 23. Queen , ship, Gordon, master, from Sydney, with coals and sundries. Passenger, Mr, J. Buchanan. J. Woodhouse, agent. OUTWARDS—FOREIGN. April 18. 7 Don't Know, schooner, Thompson, master, for Hobart Town, with sawn timber. J. Macdougall, agent. April 20. Alpha, cutter, Organ, master, for Launceston, with sawn timber. Passenger, Mr. Allen.. Master, agent. April 20. Maulcin, brig, Pringle, master, for Sydney, with Copper Ore, Flax, Timber, &c. W. S. Graharae, agent April 22. Samuel Haddington, barque, H. J. Naylor, master, for Sydney* with Copper ore, &c. Passengers, Messrs. Johnstone, Grahame, and Mackenzie. J. Macky, agent. INWARDS—COASTWISE. ' • ■' ’ April 21. Robert Barns, schooner, Matthews, master, from Tauranga, with pigs and potatoes. April 21. Diana, schooner, Banks, master, from Bay of Plenty, with pigs. April 22. Ron Accord, schooner, Jury, master, from the Kawau, in ballast April 23. Alexander, schooner, Miller, master, from Great Barrier, with timber. OUTWARDS—COASTWISE. April 20. Victory, schooner, Leathart, master, from Manukao, for New Plymouth. Passengers, Rev. W. Woon, and family. April 22. Sam Slick, schooner, Bradley, master, for Kaitaia and Bay of Islands, with sundries. April 22. Bon Accord, schooner, Jury, master, for Kauwau in ballast. April 23. Judith, ship, Phillips, master, for Wellington, with coals. April 23. Brothers, schooner, Drew, master, for Great Barrier. Passengers, 11 Miners. April 23. Swan, cutter, Millon, master, for Bay of Plenty, in ballast. April 23. Dolphin, schooner, Atkins, master, for Bay of Islands, with sundries. April 5. The St. George, barque, 388 tons, Post Office Packet, Hernaman, master, arrived in ’Sydney, from the Downs, 7th Dec. Passengers, Messrs. Joseph Davis, and John Jones, She sighted the heads of Port Jackson, on 30th March, but owing to the S.W. wind and the current, could not fetch the port, and drifted to the northward as far as Newcastle. She brings a very large mail, consisting of 18 bags. The three masted schooner, Mazeppa, Milne, master, cleared out for Auckland on the 3rd Aprilfrom Sydney. Passengers Mr. & Mrs. Busby, and 5 in family, Mr. Berwick, Mr. Gray, Mr. Petingale, Mr. & Mrs. Greenwood, and 6 children, Mrs. Lidey and 2 children, Mr. Bedham, Mr. & Mrs. Chandler, Mr. & Mrs. Hill, and 7 children, Mrs. Thomson, and 4 children, and Mr, March. H. M. Steamer Driver, was the first, steamer that had visited Swan River,—when she hove in sight, the signalman passed up a report of “ a ship on fire in the offing.”

NOTICE TO MARINERS. [From the Sydney Government Gazette.] Hrs Excellency the Governor is pleased to direel the re-publication of the following notice, issued by the Government of Van Dieman’s Land, relative to a Light which has been established on Goose Island, Batiks* Straits, as previously referred to in the notice republished in the Government Gazette of 16th Dec. last. t By his Excelleny’s command, £. Deas Thomson. Colonial Secretary’s Office, 28th Febi uury, 1846. The Lieutenant Governor directs it to be notified, that a Light is now, and will continue, burning from sunset to sunrise on Goose Island, 'Banks’ Straits. The Light is a fixed Light. The supporting column is 74 feet 6 inches in height, the upper part coloured red, the lower white } the diameter of the column is 24 feet 6 inches at the base, and 17 feet 6 inches at the summit. The following magnetic bearings are taken from the Lighthouse—

Bv his Excellency's command, (Signed,) J. E. BICHENO. MASSACRE OF FIVE OF THE CREW OF THE WHALER “ NELSON." [From the Australian.] The Nelson having arrived at this port on Thursday last, we arc enabled to give a more detailed account of the above massacre than that published in the Australian of the 12th instant. On the 7th December, the Nelson being off Treasury Island, a party of the crew, headed by the third mate (Mr. Marshall), received permission from the captain to go on shore in two boats for the purpose ■with the natives. Having proceeded down the harbour a distance of a mile and a-balf, they discovered a party of natives, and they lay off for five or ten minutes : several of the natives brought down small parcels of tortoiseshell and offered them for exchange for their axes, which offer was refused; and others were continually crying out, ** Faphena, ’’ (meaning women,) which they endeavoured to make the sailors understand by signs, were further down the river,-—offering at same to get into the boats and pilot them to the village. They accordingly took one into each boat, who appeared very friendly, and bad spent several hours with the woodparty the previous day, and pulled about 3 miles down the harbour ■wh.‘.n they fell in with two canoes fishing, which were hailed by the natives in the boats, and a conversation of some minutes took place between them. Nothing more transpired until they reached the village, a distance ofyabout nine miles down the harbour, Mr.

Marshall’s boat being a-head, had been hauled well upon the beach when the second boat arrived, and the natives wished to haul her up also, but were not allowed. Three of the crew were left in charge of the boats, and the remainder, viz., Marshall, Wood, Goodwin, Lowry, Barton, White, Barnett, Ryan, Tucker, King, Paddy (a native ot New Ireland), and a native of Bermuda, advanced towards the natives. They appeared very anxious to exchange tortoiseshell for axes, but had none with them; one native offered White ten pieces for an old axe that he had with him but the native not having the shell with him, spoke to a boy that was present, and endeavoured to make White understand thathe had sent him for it: in the mean time another boy was directed to get some cocoanuts’ and Marshall, Barton, and White took one each, for which the former gave the native a piece of iron hoop. The boy that had been sent for the shell having been gone half an hour, White began to suspect the native was deceiving him, and he then returned to the boat, where he left his axe; the native still followed him, and made signs if he would get the axe, and go with him, be would give him the ten. pieces of shell; he accordingly got the axe, and proceeded with the native about a quarter of a mile, when he entered his hut, seated, himself very cOmposedly, and made signs for him ''(White) to do the same, but not liking bis appearance altogether, he declined his invitation, and made signs to see the shell; the native arose, and . left the hut, followed by White; they had not gone far, when they fell in with Marshall, who made a sign for water which was brought to him in a cocoanut shell, and the native received a piece of hoop-iron for bis trouble. Shortly after, they were joined by Barton, Tucker, Kanaka (a native of Bermuda), and several natives. They then proceeded, with the exception of Kanaka, towards the boats ; but alter a few moments, White, having stopped to inspect a worm that was lying under some dead) leaves, heard some groans, and at the same instant rereived a blow from a club on the side of the head, which wai followed up by a second. Although sostuned and confused that he could scarcely distinguish one object from another, he managed to recover his footing,—and immediately he did so, the native threw down his club and fled. White then made his way through a thick wood towards the boats, which were at the time about a quarter of a mile distant; he was followed by Tucker about 400 yards, and the last words he was heard to say were, “ White, give me the cutlass, ” but being pursued by several natives with spears, White was compelled to continue his way to the beach, where he found both boats lying off, and he immediately hailed them for the musket, which was all the arms they had in either boat, excepting an old cutlass. A few minutes before White reached the beach Wood had left the boats for the purpose of seeking for ( the remainder of the crew ; he was immediately hailed back, but although only at a distance of a hundred yards from the beach, before he Could return, he, was struck with a’spcar in the right shoulder. Having got him into the boat, they endeavoured to extract the spear, which was barbed, but whilst doing so, they heard most awful groans from the shore, and shortly after saw Paddy fighting with, three natives, two holding him, and the other (pitting, at hitn with his own axe; after some hard struggling, he effected his escape, with two severe cuts, one. at the back of his right ear and another at the back of the neck. The boats lay off about an hour, the men hoping that some more ot their shipmates might.make,their escape, but were eventually obliged to return to .the ship with the loss of Mr. Marshall, W. Barton, B. Tucker, J. King, and J. Kanaka.

South west end of Hummock or Prime Seal Island - - - N, 23° W. Reef off ditto - - - - Extreme of Reef of N, W. point of 3V, 30° w. Budget Island - N. 34° E, South Point Badger Island - N. 86° E. ■Western extreme of Boxing Island Reef between Badger and Boxing S. 56° E. Island - S, 63° E. South extreme of Clark’s Island - s. 64° E. Centre of Kangaroo Island - Variation, 10 degrees, easterly. N. 20 ° £.