Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 6, 25 November 1863, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF AUCKLAND. ARRIVALS. Midnight, cutter, from the Thames. Osprey, schooner, from the North Kiwi, schooner, from Napier. DEPARTURES. Wild Wave, ketch, for Kaipura. Margaret Eliza, and Harriet Armytage, barques, for Newcastle, N.S,W. Deva, brig, for Adelaide. ENTERED INWARDS. NOVKMIinit. 24—Clyde, 15 tons, Kasper, from Maraiti, with 21 firewood, 17 kauri spars—l passenger. 2-t —Volunteer, 22 tons, Sullivan, from Malmrangi, 2 t —Petrol, 20 tons, C'armichael, from Wangarei, with 5 tons gum, 2 cases butter, 11 bags wool—3 passengers. 24 —Flora McDonald, IS tons, McKenzie, from Omah, with 20 tons firewood, 100 feet ship's timber—2 passengers. CLEARED OUTWARDS. NOVEMBEU. 2-1— Morning Light, 28 tons, Fuller, for Cabbage Bay, in ballast. 2 i-—Flora McDonald, 18 tons, MeKenzie, for Omah,

with sundries. 24—Chile, 15 tons, Rasper, for Muhurangi, in ballast. 24—Petrel, 20 tons, Canuicliael, fur Wangarei, witli 11 tons flour, 6 cases brandy, 4 bags sugar, 20 pkga. sundries. 24- —Annie Laurie, 30 tons, Stuart, for Wangarie, with sundries. -I—Volunteer, 22 tons, Sullivan, for Malmrangi, with sundries—l passenger. 21—Wild "Wave, 70 tons, Ifwerson, forKaipara, with sundries.—Brown, Hall & Co., agents. ENTERED OUTWARDS.November. 25 —St. Kikla, schooner, for Pitcairn Island via Norfolk Island. The schooner Osprey, Capt. Rogers, arrived from the North on Monday night iast. She proceeded up tlis Tamaki yesterday afternoon to discharge cattle and elieep. The schooner Wild Wave, Cupt. Ifwersen, cleared for Kaipara yesterday and sailed last night. The brig Deva, Capt. Devan, took her departure yesterday morning for Adelaide via Wangaroa. The cutter Midnight returned from the Thames yesterday morning. By her we have received news to the cliect that the Thames expedition succeeded in landing on Sunday mornirig last at Wakatiwi. The schooner St. Kilda, Capt. Edwards, entered outwards yesterday for the Pitcairn Island via Norfolk Island. She leaves in a few days. The s.s. Raugatira, Capt. Mundle, sails for Napier and the South ibis morning. The schooner Kiwi, Capt. Briers, arrived from Lyttelton via Napier yesterday morning. A barque, supposed to be the Novelty, from Sydney, was signalled yesterday afternoon, but had not readied her anchorage at the time' of our going to

press. The Pioneer, Guxboat. —The following cxtract respecting the gunboat built by the A. S. N. Company for tho New Zealand Government is from a letter received in Sydney from the chief engineer : —" Since I wrote to you last, a good many changes have taken place with the gunboat, and everybody connected wth her, some of them, I am sorry to say, not very creditable to the parties connected with it. Two or three days after we arrived here the Commodore refused to have anything to do with her unless she was handed over to the Imperial Government. This the New Zealand Government would not consent to

—however, after a great deal of talk and letter-writing, tho Governor took it upon himself to liaud her over without the consent of his Minu't-ry, the consequence of which is, they have resigned. On the 10th October, slio was formally handed over to the Imperial authorities, and all hands discharged. I was the only one they asked to remain with her, which, after seeing the Minister of War and Mr. Dillon Bell, I declined to do. They liavo hacked and cut up the boat in such a manner that you would scarcely know her, and would think shame to own that you ever had anything to do with her. They took the second and third engineers of the Eclipse and put them into her. The day before she was to leave for the Waikato they got up steam and had a turn about the harbour. Next morning they left for good, and had only been away about two hours when they burst the boilers and burst tho donkey engine piunp, and had to be towed back by the Eclipse. They had all the men they could get from the ships, and the shore, working night and day for eight days before they got her repaired again. They did their best to conceal tho whole affair, and even told that they had made the chief engineer of the Eclipse examine the boilers, and that.he did not consider them sufficiently stayed, and recommended extra stays to be put in, and that thoy had come back to get it done ; but nil was of no uso, tho truth, is known in Auckland at any rate. Tho Ministry have made a good handle of it. I believe it will be made the subject of some very hot discussion in the Assembly next week."—Sydney Herald, Nov. 1.6,