SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 651, 10 July 1852, Page 3

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

AEEIVALS. July 7— Frances, 20 tons, James, from lU.iliurnngi, with 30 tons firewood, 3,000 feet sawn timber. July o—Alert,0 — Alert, 14 tons, Nelson, from the Wade, with 8,000 feet timber.

DEPARTURES. July 7 — Tui, 13 tons, Kote Ipu, for Malcatu. July 7 — Frances, 20 tons, James, for Mahurangi. Pasaenger — Mr. Combes. July 7 — Napi, 17 tons, Tautari, for Bay of Islands' with 7 bales and 7 ca3es merchandize, half ton flour' 5 bales meichandize, 1 case ditto, 2 tons potatoes, 2 bags flour,, 1 lepg nails, 1 bag oats, 4 boxes clothes, 1 cask ditto, 1 ton coal, 10 parcels groceiies, 1 , 10 packages passenger's baggage. Passengers— Mr. and Mrs. Brown and 5 children, Capt. Macdonnell, 11. N.>

Mrs. Gardiner and child, 4 Natives. P. A. Phillips, agent. CLEARED OUT. July 9 — Cicely, schooner, 60 tons, Liddell, for Port Phillip. Passengers — Mr. Lewis Davis, Mrs. Peatce and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mead, Mr. Chailos Harvey, wife, and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Dennett, Messrs. C. Beiry, Daniel Williamson, George Boyd, and Joseph Samuel.— C. Davis, agent. July 9 — Eclair, 40 tons, Marks, for New Plymouth, with 5 cases, 1 bale merchandize, 5 chests and 8 half-chests tea, 1 case merchandize, l 3 camp ovens, 4 cases merchandize, 12 camp ovens, 3 cases printing materials, 1 case 1 bale meichandiz», 1 case drapery, 2 kpgs wine, 1 keg oil, jl box soap. 1 bag sugar, 1 package currants, 2 cases merchandize, 10 half-cases genera, 1 bale canvas, 3 cases merchandize, 3 boxes cigars, 20 cases bottled beer, 3 coils rope, 4 cases merchandize, 5 coils rope 2 bundles axes, 2 cases drapery, \ chest tea, 1 bag sugar, 2 boxes soap, 7 bags sugar, 1 bare slops, 1 barrel salt, 10 cwt, iron, 10 baskets tobacco, 1 hhd. rum, 2tf barrels salt. Passengers — My. and Mrs. Hurst, and family, Mr. Murcb, Mr. Davy, Mr. Collins, Mr. Caudish, Mr. Nichol. July I— Alert, 14 tons, Nilson, for the Wade, in ballast. The following is the names of passengers already on the Marmoia's list for Melbourne :-— John Nolan, Patrick Nolan, Thomas Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Budges, Messrs. W. lilake, James Welch, John Cutler, W. Francis, John McCaity, Francis Connell, C. 11. J. Hill, Charles Lewis, and F. McGauran. EXPORTS — rOREIGN'. Per Cicely for Port Phillip :— 2 trunks boots and shoes, 1 case babeidashery, 5 casks ale, 5 do. porter, 1 bariel crucibles, 1 bale coats, 1 case boots, 1 case millinery, 1 box composition metal, 4 cases hams and bacon, b tons potatoes, 21 boxes onions, 21 packages hams and bacon, 6,500 feet sawn timber, 30 barrels pork, 5 kegs lard.

To the Editor of the New Zealaktder. Sih, — Some few months back you kindly inserted a few lines for me, in answer to a paragraph which appeared in tbe Southern Cross, and winch I proved to be a false accusation. Again the Editor of that journal, through ignorance, or the want of something; better to fill up his paper, has once more brought me before the public. May I again trespass on you for space in your columns to answer the charge made irgainbt me in the Southern Cross da ed July the 2nd, wherein it is st.ited thatfiom an early hour on the Wednesday previous, the Cresswcll w&s visible to a number of persons, and that I, " the supine watchman," as be chooses to call me, looked on without giving the signal. It appears to me that the wise Editor mnst have had a dream, foi on that afternoon, owing to a heavy mist, nothing was to he seen at a greater distance than five miles iiom the Mount. Moreover, the Cresswell was forty-five miles fiom the harbour in the afternoon, which I could prove from the best information, and it was impossiblp for me, or any other person to have «een her, as the mist continued till dusk. Let the Editor therefore, if he can, prove what lie h.»<. asserted by publishing one or two of the persons' names who saw the vessel on that day ; but I fe.ir that would be a difficult task for him. J can only imagine that he had not sufficient stuff wherewith to fill upuis paper, so he thought of the Signal Station. I remain, &c , Thos. Dudoii. Signal Station, Mount Victoria i July 9, 1852.

To the Editor of the New Zeaxandeh. Sm, — To adverting to the lengthened strictures passed by the Editor of the Southern Cioss on my letter inseited in his paper of this morning, respecting the disaster of the " William Hyde" while a'tempting to proceed to sea from Hokianga, on the Ist of May last, I can readily believe that the Editor, as a landsman, gave full credit to a statement which he considered emanated from an authentic source, and as such publUhed it. The Editor (who is also the joint agent for the " William Hyde") says, "The account we furnished we still believe lo be substantially correct." I maintain, and truthfully, that the barque " William. Hyde" could never have stuck fast in proceeding to sea, if the ship had been on the Bar of Hokianga at high water, or near high water, with the bearings stated in the " shipping paragraph" of the Southern Cross of the 18th of last May— -namely, "The pilot's house open with the South He.id" — tlie principal leading mark for crossing the Bar, in and out. If the William Hyde "stuck fast" with these healings, not a shadow of blame can he attached to the m<jstei ; and the odiam must rest on me, for presuming to analyse the " authentic particulars," that is, when proof be given, that the waters have receded from the liar of Hokianga, and by consequence caused the disaster in question. Imputed " motives" can have no possible weight with me in the performance of my duty ; and it will, ere long, be proved, when this business is thoroughly sifted, whether my "inferential allegations" can be substantiated or not. I am, Sir, Your most obedient servant, Thomas M'Donn'cll. P. S. — You will perceive that I have confined myself in my letter insetted this day in the Southern Cross, exclusively to the " authentic particulars' — other matters springing out of this exlraoi dinary case I shall not be unmindful of — and so long as the party implicated confines himself to the points at issue, I shall endeavor to meet him on those grounds, and on those aknt>. T. MD. Auckland, July 9, 1802. [We have no wish to interfere in the controversy to which the foregoing letter refers ; and indeed we declined the insertion of Captain McDonnells first letter, which appeared in yesterday's Southern Cross, as it seemed a matter which should be left between him and the writer of the shipping paragiaph in our contemporary's columns, which elicited his lemarks. As, however, the matter has again been brought before us, and under rather altered circumstances, we give a place to the present communication, without ourselves pronouncing any opinion on the merits of the case. — Ed. N. Z.]