Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 2, Issue 84, 9 January 1847, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVALS.

Jan. 2. 11. M. S. jDiivcr, Irom Wellington, with Hi* Excellency the Governor and suite. Jan. 4. Sir Robert Peel, ship, 623 tons, Champion, from London the 20th September, via Hobart Town. Passengers, Lieut.-ColonelGold, 65ih Regt., his lady, and four children ; Captain Sinilie, 99th Regt. ; Lieutenant Elves, 65th Regt. j Assist. Surgeon Clifford (staff), 16 sergeants, 45 rank and file of the 65th Regt., with 5 1 women and 79 children • and detachments of the lllh, 58th, and 99t!i Regis' Jan. 4. Lady of the Lake, schooner, 24 tons, M'Kew* master, from Sydney, with sundries. Passemror' Mr. John M'Kcw. J. H. M'Cabe, A S ent. Jan. 5. Sam Slick, schooner, 25 tons, Pringle, master, from the Feegees, with sundries. PasseVers" Thos. Umbert, wife and two children, and Mr! W. Johnson. J. S. Polack, Agent.

DEPARTURES. Jan. 6. Coquette, schooner, 72 tons, M'Cook, master for Sydney, with copper ore, timber, wool, work' &c. Passengers, Mr. J. Williamson 'and Mr. Mehau. J. Wooilhouse, Agent. Jan. 5. Elizabeth, schooner, 36 tons, Clayton, master, for Sydney, with timber, pork, &c. Passenger Mr. Ashdovvn. W.S. Grahame, Agent. ° ' Jan. 7. Swan, cutter, 32 tons, Gardner, master for Sydney waHokianga, with Timber. J. M'Dou'all Agent. c ' Jan. 8. John Bull, schooner, 71 tons, Twohey nnster, for Sidney, with copper ore and timber! Passengers, Mr. Crow, and Mr. and Mrs. VVishart! 11. It. Cretnay, agent. Jan. 7. Ann, schooner, 62 tons, Rogers, master, for Sydney, with copper ore, timber, b<uk, kauri &ur n, &c, D. Nathan, agent. INWAKDS— CO4STWISB, Jan. 5. Maid of the Mill, schooner, 27 tons, Atkins master, from Bay of Islands, in ballast. ' Jan. 6. Undine, schooner, 22 tons, Dunning, master, from the Great Barrier, in ballast. Jan. 6. Hope, schooner, Sinclair, master, from NeiN nguru, with bark and -h ingles. Jan. 7. Dolphin, schooner, 20 ions, Campbell, master, from Poverty Bay, with maize, wheat, onions and pigs. Jan. 7. Emma, schooner, 16 tons, Gray, master, from Wangari, with sundries. OUTWARDS— COASTWISE. Jan. 5. Julia, brig, 1 10 tons, Clark, master, for Welliugton, with sundiies. Jan. 5. Mary and Eliza, schooner, 14 fon«, Johnson, master, for Tauranga, with .smiijrie«. Jan. 5. Flying Fish, schooner, 1 1 tons, Black, master, for Wniheke, in ballast. Jan. 6. Undine, schooner, 22 tons, Dunning, master, for the Great Barrier, iii ballast.

The Hope from London arrived at Nelson on iht 12th of December. The following vessels were at the Feegee Islands when the Sam Slick left there : — The Am. bark Set • mo<s, Archer, loading (or Manilla ; the Am. bark Catharine, of Boston, Pratt, loading for China ; the Am. schooner JFanoick, of Salem, Cheerer, loading for Siacapore; Hie Brit, schooner Ariel, from Tahiti ; the Brit, schooner Sir John Franklin, Wright, from Auckland ; the Am. bark Zoloff, of Salam, Wallis, loading for Manilla. The Brit, schooners Venus ty Alary and the cutter Stranger were awaiting orders from their owners.

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