NEWS OF THE WEEK.

New Zealander, Volume XX, Issue 2068, 19 March 1864, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

SHIPPING- INTELLIGENCE FORT OF AUCKLAND. E N T E R E D I N W A R D S. .Mai;';;! 33—Ashburton, 543 tons, Cork, from Sydney, with cattle —-Mr. Lunche, passenger. —Captain, agent. (Jlmliator, 503 tons, Young, from Lond-n. Passengers George, Isabella, William, Alexander, and Duncan ; John Snowden; Thomas, Sarah, Elizabeth, awl Sarah Good; Joseph, Susan, Ellen, and Emma CiftTi ■ Samuel, and Margaret Shiels; Peter Fiskin, and •Wat Morgan. —Newman and Ewen, agents. 30 —Monarch, 269 tons, Jamieson, from Newcastle, with cattk —Captain, agent. S2—wrah Alice, 15 tons, Niemann, from Coromandel, wish 7,000 feet timber. 52. Surprise, 54 tons, Frost, from Kaipara, with 32,000 fed timber, 14 tons kauri gum 52 —A,-id, 13 tons, Baker, from Taupo, with 30 tons firewood £'—Ediig 30 tons, Green, from Maraitai, with 30 tons firewood. £2 —Agues, 22 tons, Williams, from Matakana, with 600 52—Scimitar, 1226 tons, Potts, from London. Passengers -■ Mr.jChilman, three Masters and Miss Chilman, Mr. and Mrs, Knox, Mr, F. J. and Mrs. Milne, and infant, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Master and Miss Williams, Capt. Purcell, Mr. MuJLVfrs. Stitchbury, Lieutenant Frazer, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Mcßae, Mr. and Mrs. Elkin, three children, and Kiss Elkin, Mr. Russell, James Fraser, Robert, Rebecca, age, and John Russell; Benjamin and Elizabeth A. ISS’Gt-e, Michael and Jane Roche, Edward Wilson, Alexander M'Mullen, William Wood, Charles Beard, Robert and Elizabeth Snell, Thomas E. Jordan, J. S. Hawkins, J. FI. Stephens, H. Millikin, J., A. J., Elizabeth, Rachael, And Jane M’Nangbten ; Win. Connell, John H. Wilson, Sarnmal Gray, James Caldwell, J. Kerraghan, John Hamilton, Robert Moore, James Nelson, Thomas W„ EJ> U g ; William, and Ellen Teat; J., Rose, Elizabeth, and Jane M’Cormic; Horace and M. A. Ford; William Sunday, John Weir, Robert and Mrs. M’Connaghy, .Sobert Ramsay, Mary Andrew, W. Mawdenley, Thomas 'A'. Osborne, F. Tomlinson ; Thomas, Ellen, Alexander, Margaret, Robert, Edward, Thomas, and John Scott; Edward, Selina, and Edward Bridges; William B. Baker, Eliza Dye, Alfred Sparkes, Carl Ad, Sehachet, Josh. 1.,, Eliza, Caroline, Joseph, and William L, Buchanan; John Skeen, Alexander Bance, Thomas William and John Snell ; Assir Castrel, Moses Cooperwater, Eliza M’Carthy, Mary, Margaret, Annie, Patrick, James, and John Brennan ; Benjamin Bailey, Oliver P. Sweeting, Charles F. Rush, Timothy, Harriett, Mary, James, and Thomas Ryan ; Francis N. Brewer, William fetll, William Webb, Margaret Connell, Charles, Mary A. Ann Eliza, and Charles Ball, George Blake, Robert Bleakly, Jane Brady, Catherine M’Keown, Mary Bell, Mary E Graham, Margaret and Elizabeth Johnstone, Mary A. Maguire, William and Mary A. Palmer, Samuel, Rachael, William G., Frederick, and Jane M. Major, Jeremiah, Johanna, and John Ryan, Patrick and Johanna O'Brien, John, Mary Ann, and Arthur Roberts; Andrew Meany. John Murphy, Jane Machie, William E. Smith, Michael Brennan, Wary Carroll, James and Elizabeth Craig; John, Michael, James, Ann, and Bridget Makes; Henry K. Martha, A., Walter H., Eliza, Flora, and Ronald 11. Jury; Andrew, Thomas, Mary, Eliza Jane, fhomas, Wary A., Bessy, Bella, George, and Harriet Bell; James B. Wilson, Samuel Bowman, John Meagher, Sophia 3>u:m, Thomas Sullivan, Patrick Dehahunky, Matthew William Alison, Walter, Alison, Ann, and Jhnrima Simpson ; Robert, David, and Barbara Barclay, Cornel ins and Catherine O’Brien ; Thomas, Jane, Thomas, Robert, Henry. Arthur, Edgar, and Matilda Haywood ; Robert and Elizabeth Cerosford ; Richard, Eleanor, Charles R., James, Sarah A. Samuel, George and Henry BI ox some ; William, Isabella, Mary, and Margaret Surginer, . Judy and Anne Lloyd, James Ryan, M. Brent, F. Maguire, and J. Vlolly.—D. Nathan, Agent, it—Petrel, 2 ' tons, Carmichael, from Wangarei, 1 ton • giura, 14 cases fruit—7 passengers. £4—Sea Breeze, 70 tons, Wheeler, from Russell, with 25 tons bark, 2 tons gum, 20 boxes apples —2 passengers. Si J. Edmonds, agent. M—-Volunteer, 22 tuns, Sullivan, from Mahurangi, with 1%000 feet timber, and luggage—>2 passengers. B4 —Zitlah, 68 tons, J. Sullivan, from East Coast, with 27 horaes—4 passengers.—J. Salmon & Co., agents. Mr—Flora McDonald, 18 tons, T. McKenzie, from Waipa, with 12 head cattle, 600 lbs. butter, 30 bushels oats, 30 bushels grass seed—7 passengers. M—lsabella, 18 tons, Tope, from Houhoura, with 18 tons gum. Will Watch, 34 tons, Holmes, from South Sea Islands. Passengers— Captain Haymes, and 2 children passengers. M—Fancy, 27 tons, Harding, for Cabbage Bay, with 17,000 fee' timber, Miranda, 23 tons, from Cabbage bay, with 16,000 feet timber—s passengers, lit—Vision, 18 tons, Hopper, from Mangawai, with I £ tons onions, 24 doz. eggs, 50 lbs. butter—3 passengers. 24 Picard, 165 tons, Griffiths, from Hobarton—Stone and Son, agents. , J4_Two Sisters, 20 tons, Gatlin, from Matakana, with 37 tons firewood. 15—Bonita 28 tons, Peterson, from Wangarie, with 5 head teitt'e, 4jtons gum, 60 boxes fruit and 6 passengers.—S. J. Edmonds, agent. 15— Three Sisters, 26 tons, Thomas, from Mahurangi, with 47 tons firewood. Js—Francis, 20 tons, Dain, from Mahurangi, with 6,400 bricks, 17,500 shingles, 72 totara piles—2 passengers. —yiciit, 15 tons, Millis, from the Wairoa, with 10 cheeses, 1 bag potatoes, a quantity of furniture.—l passenger, W—William Pulliam, 12 tons, Young, from Kikowhakarere, with 7,000 feet timber. 55—Traviata, 5 tons, Turner, from Waiheke, with 20 bags oysters. aj— Annie, 10 tons, Paora, from the Thames, with 5 tons peaches—6 passengers. SG— Kororareka, 18 tons, Yates, from Awanui, with 10 tons gum. 36—Tei Kara, 17 tons, Apert, from Coromandel, with 60 kits peaches, 10 kits melons —11 passengers. • 16— Maria Jane, 18 tons, Rawlins, from Cabbage Bay, with 13,000 feet timber. XG—Orpheus, 21 tons, limes, from Waiheki, with 14 tons firewood, 9000 feet timber—2 passengers. 16— Buonaparte, schooner, 120 tons, Downes, from Newcastle, with coals —Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. 36 Killermont, schooner, 144 tons, Gallois, from Newcastle* with coals—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. IG—Sarah Alice, 15 tons, Niemann, from Coromandel, with 8000 feet timber—lß passengers. 17— Comet, 17 tons, .Martin, from Matakana, with 35 tons firewood. ]7 Kauri, 37 tons, Shearer, from the East Coast, with 18 horses. —J. Salmon and Co., agents. IT —Ply-, 15 tons, Tokomaha, from the Thames, with 114 kits-sctlch.es. 57—Annie Laurie, 30 tons, Str.""t. from Wangarie, with T fiend cattle, 5 tons potatoes. 4 spars —3 passengers. i'7—Wiri, 8 tons, Hohepa, from Coromandel, with 50 kets peaches X7—lris 17 tons, Kererneta, from Waiomu, with 4 tons peaches, 2 pigs—l 4 passengers. IT—Coromandel, 12 tons, Da . is, from Coromandel, with 30 kits peaches, 4 cases apples, 2 tons melons —3 passengers. 17 —Lie:n. 24 tons. Benson, from Poverty Bay, with 100 fioxes onions-, 400 boxes apples, 4 bales wool, 28 casks pork; 2-bundles sheepskins, 14 bags barley. Sr —Wanderer, 23 tons, Farell, from Coromandel, with 7000 feet timber, 10 boxes quinces —lO passengers. 37 — Glance, 19 tons, Dickson, from Matakana, with 20 lons firewood, 16 pieces ship timbers, 10 bags onions, 1 bale wool—s. passengers. CLEARED OUTWARDS. March 52 —Fairy, 35 tons, McGregor, for Mongonni, with 2 hales blankets, 1 cask bottled ale, 12 tons flour, 4 tons biscuit, 4 bales drapery, 2 tons sugar, 10 pkgs. luggage, 20 pkgs. groceries—ll passengers. 12*—Ariel, 18 tons, Baker, for Taupo, with 1 bag sugar— I passenger. * 52 —23 tons. Hone Hongi, for Wangaroa, with 1 ton flour 25-cases gin, 11 bags sugar, 4 boxes soap, 2 casks beef 200 ft). flour, 12 pkgs. groceries, 2, double barrel guns— Mr; Snowden, passenger. X2T Ringdove, 22 tons, Brown, for Russell, with 1 harmonium, 2 bags sugar, 1 drum oil, 1 oven, 6 parcels ship-chandlery. S2—Agnes, 24 tons, Williams, for Matakana, in ballast. 32—Sarah Alice, 15 tons, Niemann, for Coromandel, with 5 h»gs bran, 3 bags maize, 3 hams, 2 boxes, candles, 1 keg- butter, 2 casks porter, 4 cha.ns, 2 pkgs. leather, 200lf>. flour, 2 bags potatoes, 1 bag sugar, 1 ton furniture—s passengers. 52—Xanthe, s.s., 579 tons, White, for Newcastle, in ballast. Passengers—Mr. John Goodlet, and Mr. W. Dockland. 32—St. Magnus, 239 tons, Walsh, for Newcastle, i ballast. W— Flora McDonald, 18 tons, McKenzie, for Omah, in ballast. 14—Victoria, 15 tons, Rickets, for Waiheki, with 3 bags potatoes; I bag drapery, 1 empty box. 54—John Vanner, 726 tons, Moore, for Sydney, in ballast. Passengers—Mrs. Moore. Messrs. Thornton, McKenzie, and two others. B4—Miranda, 23 tons, Owen, for Cabbage Bay, with 1 ton coals—6 passengers. M—-Harriet Armitage, 295 tons, Stephens, for Twofold Bay, in ballast. Passenger— Mr. SantilL 4—Two Sisters, 20 tons, Coffin, for Matakana, in ballast.

14— George, 15 tons, Nicholas, for Cabbage Bay, in ballast. 15— Three Sisters, 26 tons, Thomas, for Mahurangi, in ballast. 15 —Francis, 20 eons, Dain, for Mahurangi, with 21 tons coal, 2 casks beef, 2 bags flour—4 passengers. JJ 15 —Mao, 15 tons, Millis, for the Wairoa, with 1 caes galvanized iron, 100 feet timber, 30 casks ale, 14 cases porter, 2 cases jams, 2 tins coffee, 1 box jams, 1 case groceries. 15 —Traviata, 5 tons, Turner, for Waiheke, with 2 casks beef, 5 cwt. potatoes, 2 bags sugar, 4 bags fiour, 10 pckgs. groceries.—2 passengers. 15 — Sea Breeze, 70 tons, Wheeler, for Russell, with 1 hbd. rum, 1 bale and 2 cases drapery, 14 casks grass seed, 7 bags maize, 1 hbd. ale, 6000 feet timber, 1 sofa, 1.500 shingles. Passengers Messrs. Arthur and H. Edmonds. —S. J. Edmonds, agent. 16— Orpheus, 21 tons, limes, for Matakana in ballast. 16—Maria Jane, 18 tons, Rawlins, for Matakana, with 6 pheasants. 16—Volunteer, 22 tons, Sullivan, for Mahurangi, with 500 lbs. flour, 2 bags sugar, window frames —6 passengers. 16—Sarah, 10 tons, Miller, for Coromandel, in ballast. 16 —Isabella, 18 tons, Tope, for Houhoura, with 4 tons flour, 2 tons sugar, 5 ton bread, 1 case and 6 trunks drapery, 2 cases saddles, 6 bundles tinware. 16—Vision, 18 tons, Hopper, for Mangawai, with I 5 tons flour, 2 bags onions, 1 bag maize, 1 bale drapery, 2 casks beef, 10 parcels groceries, 1 mangle, 2 parcels leather, 11 tons passengers luggage, 1 horse, 13 sheep 15 passengers. 16—Camden, 235 tons, Gumming, for Newcastle, in ballast. 16—Severn, 856 tons. King, for Sydney, in ballast. Passengers —Willoughby, and G. Allom. 16— Sarah Alice, 15 tons, Niemann, for Coromandel, with 12 casks bottled ale, 2 cwt. bacon, 2 hlids. brandy—6 passengers. 17— Alice Cameron, 347 tons, Nearing, for Sydney. Passengers—Messrs. Cohen, Lamb, Cameron, Summers, Mrs. Hill, Messrs. Waddel, Desmazares, B. Newell. — Henderson and Macfarhme, agents. 17 —Ashburton, 541 tons, Cork, for Sydney, in ballast. — Stephenson and Warded, agents. 17 -Comet, 17 tons, Martin, for Matakana, in ballast.

MISCELLANEOUS. The barque Monarch, 269 tons, Capt. Jamieson, came to an anehoron Saturday last, having left Newcastle on the 23rd Feb. She reports strong i-.asterly gales all the voyage, saw the Kings at midnight on Wednesday last, and has had S.W. winds along the coast. She brings 42 head of cattle, out of 144 shipped. The s s. Corio, Captain Turner, arrived from Tauranga on Saturday last, having left there on Friday, at noon. The Maketu and East Coast natives had a trifling engagement, in which it was reported that three or four of the latter were killed. An application for assistance had been made by the natives to Col. Carey, commanding at Tauranga, and a force of upwards of 200 men of all ranks had been sent to Maketu. Nothing further had been heard except a report that 200, or more East Coast natives had been hemmed in, so that they must fight or surrender. Upwards of 40 stand of arms had been supplied to the friendly natives, and more were about to be issued. Cols. Carey and Mould, Mr. Nobley, 68th, Lieut. Musgrove of H M. Miranda, Mr. Smith, Interpreter, were passengers by the Corio. The Ashburton from Sydney, with stock, arrived last Saturday; also the Monarch from Newcastle, and the Gladiator from London with *passcngers, military stores, and general cargo. The Ashburton, ship, 548 tons, Captain Cork, arrived on on March 12 from Sydney. She left Sydney on the 17th February, and had heavy easterly weather for 14 days, during which she lost 25 head of cattle. Sighted the Kings on Wednesday last, and had strong breezes from the S.W. yesterday and the day before. She brings one passenger, Mr. Lanche, and 170 head of cattle and 14 horses, in fine condition.—Captain, agent. The Gladiator, ship, 503 tons, Captain Young, brought up on Saturday last from London. She left Woolwich on the 15th Nov., and ran through the Downs without coming to an anchor, was off the Start Point on the 19th, from whence she took her departure ; experienced a succession of westerly gales until the 3rd Dec., and had scarcely any North-east trades to the line, which she crossed on the 31st Dec., in 26 0 20’ West. The South-east trades were steady, and she rounded the Cape in hit. 42 0 South, and ran her Easting in 48 0 South; sighted Possession Island on the Sth Feb. ; passed to the Soutward of Tasmania, and made Mongonni on Tuesday last, at 2 p.m., having the wind from the South-west till arrival. The winds during most of the passage have been very unsteady, and particularly so in making her Easting. She brings a large general cargo, and about 160 tons ammunition, and 18 cabin and steerage passengers, and is consigned to Newman and Ewen.

The brigantine Picard, 165 tons, Capt. Griffiths, arrived on Monday, from Hobarton. She left on the 17th February, and had a fine run of 9 days to the North Cape, from whence she had nothing but light winds, varying from the south to east. She brings no passengers ; but a large cargo of timber and sundries, and 16 horses in good condition, without having lost any notwithstanding the length of the voyage, and is consigned to C. J. Stone & Son. The cutter Will Watch, 34 tons, Captain Holmes, arrived in port on Monday morning, from Rarotonga, the 23rd February. She had been to four islands in the Hervey’s Group, previous to leaving, and had to beat for 300 miles with the wind at S.W. for the last ten days. She brings a cargo of limejuice, cocoa nut oil, oranges, pine apples, bananas, &c., and Capt. Haymes, and two children, passengers. She reports a barque at Rarotonga, from Sydney, going to load at the Guano Islands, and the Kate Kearney, brigantine, Capt,.Keate,. from Sydney, bound to Maneki, or Humphreys Island, for oil, called at Aitutaki for provisions, and wished to be reported. A man-of-war was seen by the Will Watch in lattitude 32 0 S., and longitude 176 0 E., steering to the eastward, hoisted on colours, but was apparently a corvette. The I.R. VI, Co.’s s s. Phcobe, E. Wheeler, arrived in the Manukau on Thursday, at 11 a.m. A dense mist at the Heads caused a detention outside. . She left the various ports as underßluff, 6th ; Otago, Sth ; Lyttelton, 9th; Wellington, 11; Picton, 12th; Nelson, 15th, and Taranaki 16th. Her passages from port to port were of the average duration, and moderate weather was experienced throughout. She brines 66 heavy draught horses from Otago, without the slightest casualty, all being in good condition. Saloon passengers —Messrs. P. D. Bell, J. C. Hawker, Captain Codell, Capt. Vine Hall, Capt. Johnson, Messrs. Smith, Levy, McAllister (2), Betts, Lotherington, Smallfield, Dallas. Paynton, Aldis, Jeffs, Ramuera, Willis, Curtis, Gray, House, Milner, Bigwood, Capt. Locket, Qr.-master Martindale, Mrs. Martindale, and 5 children, Mrs, Seccombe and child, Mrs. Reed and child, and 68 in the second cabin, including 21 volunteers. The Alice Cameron cleared at the Customs and sailed on Thursday with general cargo, and eight passengers ; and the Ashburton cleared in ballast for the same place. The Kauri, schooner, arrived on Thursday morning from the East Cape, and Captain Shearer reports having spoken a barque the day previous, bound to this port from Otago with horses, and short of water. Captain S. supplied him'with a chart of the coast. This vessel is most probably the Reserve.

The Tauranga, schooner, arrived on Thursday, having left Tauranga on Monday last, at noon. She brings 4 horses, 13 pigs, and about 500 bags of wheat. There was a report that more troops were to bo sent to Maketu. The s.s. Curio was sighted on the passage. The Alice Cameron, has taken the berth at the wharf vacated bv the St. Magnus. The John Vanner, cleared at the Customs and sailed for Sydney last Monday. The s.s". Corio, came alongside the wharf on Monday, to take in horses and stores, and sailed at 11 p.m., for Tauranga. The Harriet Armitage, cleared for Twofold bay on Monday afternoon. . The Buonaparte, schooner, 120 tons. Captain Downes, from Neweastle, the 21st February, arrived here on Wednesday morning. -. The Wanganui Steam Navigation Company’s new steamer, Wanganui, Capt. Linklater, arrived at Wanganui from Glasgow. She is a vessel of the same size and description as the Rangatira. The I.C.R.M. Co.’s fine new steamship*Otago, under the common lof Captain W. Smith, from Sydney via Nelson and Picton. She has not been on the slip since she came from England so that her bottom is very dirty, but in spite of which she made the passage from Sydney to Nelson in 5 days 4 hours from Nelson to Picton in 8 hours, and from Picton to Wellington in 4 hours 45 minutes. On her return to Sydney she will be put upon the slip and undergo a thorough overhaul.— Ibid,

The I.C.R.M. Co.’s steamer, Phoebe, Capt. Wheeler, from the Northern Provinces, arrived in port on Monday last, at 10 a.m., and arrived at Taranaki on the 26th, at 11.15 a.m., after a very boisterous passage ; left again at 5.20 p.m. same day, and arrived at Nelson on the 27th at 11.30 a.m.; left at midnight, and arrived at noon on the 28th; left there at 2 p.m. same day, and on getting outside encountered such a heavy sea that she was obliged to run back for shelter.— Wellington Spectator, March 2nd. The N.Z.S.N. Co.’s steamer Rangatira, Captain G. Mundle, from Auckland and Napier, arrived in port on Saturday, at 4 p.m. She left Auckland on the 22nd February at 1 p.m., and anchored at Kaibawa at 8 a.m. on the 24th, in consequence of a very heavy gale from S.S.W.; two hours after anchoring the sea came in so suddenly from the N.E. that they were compelled to slip anchor with 44 fathoms of chain, and stand to sea ; at about 6 p.m. same day, wind veered to the westward the sea gradually going down, at midnight, wind N.W., seajsmooth, arrived at Napier on the 26th at 3 p.m. and arrived alongside the Qneen’s Wharf at 4 p.m. on the 27th. She left here on Monday for Napier,-but she could not face the tremendous sea running outside, the sea breaking over her fore and aft, when she ran back, and left again yesterday morning. —lbid