Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 249, 30 August 1864, Page 3

Shipping Intelligence.

POET OF AUCILAND. arrivals. Lord Ashley, e.s. fiom tho South. Prince Edwarcl, brig, from tho South Sea Islands. DEPARTURES. Xantlie, s.s. for Newcastle, N.S."N~. Sea Breeze, schooner, for Russell. Sandfly, gunboat, for Taunmgn. ENTERED INWARDS. AUGUST 29— Clyde, 15 tons, Kaspcr, from Mahurangi, with 24 tons firewood, 22 posts, 900 feet sawn timber 29—Lily, 17 tons, Allan, from Waiheki, with 30 tons firewood —3 passengers. 29— Emma, 20 tons, Heriot, from Kennedy's Bay with 13,000 feet sawn timber—4 passengers. ' ' -9—Three Brothers, IS tons, Seymour, from Maugawai, -with lo tons potatoes, -? r ton gum, 300 feet sawn timber, 1 plough, 30 "dozen eggs, 2 boxes butter—S passengers.—T. Mncky & Co., agents. -f l —Orpheus, '-1 tons, Inness, from Matakaiia, with 0,000 feet sawn timber, 8 tons firewood. SP—Lord Ashley, s.s., 290 tons, Randall, from Napier and tho South, with 2 quarter-casks wine, 3 bales, Newton & Co. ; 17 cases, 16 bales, 3 quarter-casks rum, 3 do. do. brandy, Newton & Co.; 1 box Barclay ; 45 packages (a printing machine), 1 case' S. C. R. & Co.; ton flax, Stafford; 1 parcel, Sir George Grey ; t> cases euraeoa, McKenzio; 2 cases liqueurs, Vialou ; 2 casks. Nicol Brothers; 1 parcel, A. L. Thompson; 2 cases glass-ware, Vialou ; 1 parcel, Bastard ; and several packages short landed at Napier—Passengers—Messrs Wallis, Smith, Buchanan, A. Brown, O'Neal, Russell, Garner' Robinson, Mac, and Grease, Miss Rye, Mr. Kempthorne, U.M.C.. Mr. Hunt, Mr. Ki'ssling and"servant, Mr. O'Rati'erty, Mrs. Rich, Mr. Darrall Messrs. Laxton, Middins, Rarey, Rush, Morton' cPonald, Matthews, ~ l'ittaway (2), Doxev' Christian, and two soldiers.—i. C. R. M. Co.'

agents. 29—Fndoavour, 16 tons, Hodgson, fiom "Waiheki. with 30 tons lirewood.

•20—Four Sifters, 18 tons, Bervin, fromrhuwai, -with 30 tons firewood, 200 feet house blocks.

■_>9—Olance, IS tons, Boatwriglit, from Matakann with 30 tens firewood—l passenger.

ENTERED OUTWARDS,

AUG VST 29—Xanflie, s.s., 57S tons, Scott, for Newcastle. N.S.W., in ballast.—J. lioberton & Co., agents. 29— H. L. Eutgers, barque, 405 tons, llower, for Newcastle, N.S.W., in ballast. Passenger—Barry O'Kyan. —J. S. Maefarlanc & Co., agents. 29—Sylphide, ship, 295 tons, Geary,°for Guam, in ballast. —Henderson it Maefarlane, agents. 29— Killermont, schooner, 144 tons, G. J. Dodd. for Newcastle, N.S.W., in ballast. Passenger William 'Ihomas.—Thomas Bussell, agent. 29—Four Sisters, IS tons, Hervin, for the Wade, with sundries —3 passengers, 29 —Endeavour, 10 tons, Hodgson, for Waiheki, with sundries—l passenger. 29—Sea Breeze, 70 tons, Eackstraw, for Russell, with sundry merchandize—l 2 passengers.— S. J. Edmonds, agent. 29 —Clyde, 15 tons, Ivasper, for Maliurangi, with sundries —1 passenger. 29 —Fly. 16 tons, Tokorcalia, for Cabbage Bav, with sundries —16 nc.tive passengers. 29 —Lily, 17 tons, Allan, for "Waiheki, in ballast. 29—Oipheus, 21 [tons, Inness, for llafakana in ballast.

CLEARED—OUTWAJRDS. AUGUST 29—3Iary Cuiimiings, schooner, for Newcastle N.S.W. ' ' 29—Eucalyptus, barque, for Hobart Town.

AEEIYAL OF THE S.S. LOBD ASHLEY, EKOM THE SOUTH.

Ihe 1.C.8.M. Co.'s steamer Lord Ashley arrived at Napier at midnight on Thursday. She left Auckland on Wedresday, the 3rd, at 0.15 p.m., and thus made the passage in the short period of thirty-five hours and three-quarters. Experienced fine calm weather throughout. Left Napier on August 6tli, at noon, and arrived at "Wellington on the 7tli, at 0.15 p.m., after a lun of twenty-three hours. Experienced first pert of passage fresh southerly breezes ; from Turnagain to lint Point strong southerly winds, with heavy head era ; latter part, calms. Left "Wellington at 2 p m., August the 9th, wind blowing hard fiom S."W.; errived at the Heads 2.35, where a strong pale was blowing, and heavy sea running. Ban for AVorser's Eny for shelter. During the niplit hud to let go a second anchor on account of increasing gale. At 9 am. cf ]olh, got ujjili i weigh, ar.d jan to the entrm ce. wlun iinling the guie not abated,aiid a lieavy tca nill running, put back to Worser's Bay. At 7 a.m. of lltli left Worser's Bay. During iirst part of passage had wind S.E., strong, with heavy rain and southerly swell; bar low. Frcm abreast of Cape Campbell had wind S. by "W., moderate, with heavy rain, and arrived at Lyttelton August 12th, at 4a.m", after a run of twenty-one hours. Left Lyttelton same day, at 12 noon experienced first part of passage inodeiate southerly wind: latter part, strong gale, Willi heavy head sea and thick rainy weather, arriving at Port Chalmers at 10.30 a.m., after a passage of 22i hours. Left Dunedin August 20th, 4.30 p.m., arrived at Lyttletcn on the 21st, at 4.0 p.m., 23iliours ; experienced strrng N.E. gale with heavy head tea. Lcft Lyttelton August 22nd, 12 noon, arrived at "W ellirgtou 23rd, 8 a.m., 20 hours ; experienced light winds with heavy head sea, latter part foggs. Left Wellington August 25tli, 12 noon, arri\ed Napier 26th, 2.30 p.m.. 26i hours ; experienced first part of passage strong N.E. wind with heavy head sea, latter part moderate. Left Napier August 27tli, 12.30 p.m., arrived at Auckland 29th, 3.30 a.m.,39hours; experienced strong southerly gale to East Cape with heavy =ea which was rounded in 13£ houi-3 from Napier; from thence to Cape Colvillc strong S.W. wind.

ARIUVAL OF THE PEIXCE EDWAED, FROM > THE SOUTH SEA ISLAM DS. I

The Auckland brig Prince Jul ward, in command of Captain Shiels, arrived in harbour from the ffoutli Islands yesteiday afternoon. She left this port on the 12th May, and for the first thirteen days had a good run to latitude 24 c S., longitude 158 C \V., when .she experienced a (succession of strong NAV. "ftles for eight days. Arrived at Earotonga on her twenty-first day out, remaining there lour days, when a fie.-h departure was taken for Coral Queen Island. Alter having to contend against light bafiling winds she arrived at that Island on the 22nd June, and after taking in her cargo started again on the 15th July, touching at Earotonga on the 26tli of the same month. .Sailed again for this port oil the 2fUh, and experienced unsettled -weather, with light winds and calms, until reaching Cape Brett on Saturday afternoon last, since which time she has had strong gales.

The Prince Edward brings a cargo of oranges, pinc-apples, and bananas, as also 230 tons guano, consigned to Messrs. Combes & Daldy. The following are passengers by her—Captain jkogers, Mr. and ilrs. Boulton, and Captain "Worth, (bite of the American "Whaler Swift).

'Jhes.f. Xanthe, Captain Scott, sailed for Newcastle, N.S.W'.. last night. The barque Marie Amelia, came alongside the "rharf yesterday afternoon, taking up the berth vacated by the Annio Laurie. iho gun-boat Sandfly, Captain H. Marks, eailcd 'm' aura - n ® a - vesterda y afternoon. -The brig Louis and Miriam, Captain McDonald, arrived at Dunedin from this port on the 18th instant, ,K r a Protracted passage of 23 days. •u» ® hurque Omega, Captain Urquhart, arrived nt , ellingtori from this port on the 20th instant, eight ditvs ou t_ 'Die t-hip Sylphide, for Guam ; H. L. Rutgers, barv'y' t ? Killermont, schooner, for Newcastle, •iv-"' <l " c 'eaied at the Customs yesterday, and sau this morning. I he schooner Sea Breeze left again for Russell last evening. Xhe -Mary Cumming and Eucalyptus were entered f v* 1 "^ 8 Custom House yesterday, the former °!!pi e and the latter for Hobart Town. llie Fairy will sail for Mongonui this day. • , 6 * a * ar the South, Captain Anderson, arrived at Napier uom this port on the 26th instant, <jnd was to return again with a. cargo of sheep ut -v- e ketch Sea Shell, Captain Harris, sailed from - ''pier tor Auckland via Poverty Bay on the 24th Hutant. ■The schooner Kauri arrived at Napier from this P»t on the 19th instant. n -Prince Alfred, Ponsonby, leaves for Syd- . i ith the English mail, on Thursday next.

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arrival op the s.s. ahurirt

S Co y - s XTJ Bay Steam sS£ s& j£ i-y i a ' l A'' an , landod tll ° Pilot ofF Holyhead on t>o ;-; ld ' On the 23rd rounded Tuskar, from which ate until tho fith Mnv, experienced light winds and an W Onth\m S M mt 0f tho ti,no m,der s l>ain :"d ■ lU. On the bth Slnv, nrnved at St. A r incciit Cai)o lo Aordes, having mudu 2700 miles in lo'davs omid upon arrival, that there ivas little or no coal 'ChVf -mfiT 0 " 00 s ' eamors having been waiting • length ot time lor some—but succeeded, in procuring in left sW ,difl^ t fU01 " «>°™° "Ho ,f'L • V ™ cent > from date until tho alms and?,?, 7? not^ ,n S bllt variable winds and inis, and had to use steam tho wliolo time. Through hat camio and tho small quantity of coal record nt •ail\T ?t ' S j luttleworth found necessary to 9th'ttf S nT° U r a / IC^ l , SUpi)ly '< and ' on "the . Jth, at , p.m., anchored oft that Island. Keceived H - M 1 -.SOver l1 ment. Left onthe 'a? 11 from which date to tho 11th June experienced light and viiriablo winds, chiefly from vlfrTnt" W f T l ,! 10 s ° uth - [> » st trades to the south-' ard ot latitude 9. On,! the 12th, at daylight, the T Bay, Cape of Good ilope-tho t.ither nt tlio time calm and beautiful. On tho in, whilst at anchor, experienced a most furious o r^T Cn r: Sl,t N \ lV '> Hnd finally veering round i ", A tremendous sea rolled in, at times : nipletcly burying tho vessel in water, nud steam t0 bo ke l )t 11 P during the whole time. Parted rom one anchor; and, though three others were lovii, with a largo scope of cable, tl.ov were quiio , U !j" hold Ule ship, and Cnpt. Shuttle worth o';'d to take tlie oiler of a fourth from tho shore or which service tho mtn had the coolness to ''•>n an 'n i O, " lthol, s h < h °y afterwards accepted ; i barometer, during tho gale, was said to ; ~ C ®' lo "' er tjinii for many > ears previously. M the loth, the wind mid sea moderated, and oil the /th, at 4 p m., steamed out ol' Table Bav, having eceived at that port 102 tons of coal and fuel. Ivan • , 5 casting in the parallel of 30; and, for so meimo, had light and easterly weather; but afterwards lad \ery strong winds with heavy sea from the On (ho night of tlie 17th July experiene a ie,u\ gale from "\A . mid S."\V., with tremendS a . nd , hi ? h sea ; the ship had to run dead >etoie the wind to keep her from being pooped. In uiunng down her easting the ship was lor a good mrt ot thjs the time under sail onlv, but steam had obe used occasionally to keep her'clear of the seas, , , s ° \ 0 assist in steaming when on a wind. On lio 2Jnd, sighted la ml— C'apo Howe West, „ on ,110 23rd, anchored off Albany, vuig treorge s Sound, where she received on board h o-?i° coa l s - .Was detained by gales of win d till he -/th, nt midnight, when she put to sea. From hat time till tho dtli August, experienced strong vinds iiom westward with heavy sea, and steam had o do UsM to keep the vessel clear of water. On that U\, oil Cape Otway, spoke tlie ship Kesult, bound rom London to Melbourne. Tlio Akuriri. to this late, hnd made 1000 miles from King C leorgo's Sound n i days. On the Gth, passed through Bass' Straits ' steered for Cook's Straits. On the 7th encountered trong winds l'roin E.S.E., with high seas, which listed lor lour days. Nothing could bo done with team, and the ship had to stand to tho northward, caching the parallel of 34 before the gale abated. It ? aS ;i"™ cd advisable to round the North Cape. ;l ™. 0 Three Kings on the ISth ; between which "tV v olt ' l pape encountered a strong N.E. gale, " heavy sea, accompanied by thick weather ; and jtesm had to be used to keep the ship off the shore. ' Bounded the Cape on the 19th and stceied for East steam and sail. In crossing the Bay of ' llccty had stiong easterly weather, with torrents of • n® n Sunda >' t^ lc 21st, at 5 p.m., rounded the ' Eii "P e - On Monday, at 3 p.m., was off Portland Islujjfi ; entered the Bay the same night, and kept | under easy steam till daylight. Anchored in tlie roadstead at S a.m., and, half-an-liour afterwards, was f on ught by the pilot into the Iron Pot, where she 1 no w lies. The Ahuriri has proved herself an excellent Sifiboat, and she is likely to prove a valuable acquisi- 1 tion to tlie steam fleet of the colony.— Uauke'n Hay ' lle>cld t August 2. <

CAiTrnr; or a Fedeiiai. Smr iiy the Floiupa. —The biiiquD Fiancis 3]illy, Enyon, from the Mauritius for London, lins landed at Plymouth pnrt of the crew of the Federal ship Avon, a prize to tlie Conkdeiate war-ship Florida. 'l'he Avon, a vessel of 1,C5l lons, C'apiain Howes, belonging to Jlessrs. Hartley, Lord, ui d Co., of Boston, was from Howland's Island, laden with guano, for Queenstown, for orders. On March 29, jn latitude 14.13 U., longitude 34* "W., she was boarded Lv the Florida, and made a prise. The Avon's crew, 24 in all, with her stores and the nautical instruments of her officers, were transhipped to the Florida, and the following day the prize was burned. "L'en of the Avon's ciew subsequently joined the Florida. Captain Howes, his wile, and two children; and live of his crew, were put on board the Francis jVlilly, on the 4tlx of April. The rest of thecrew were reserved to be put on board seme other passing vessel. The Avon was the first prize made by the Florida since her departure from JJrest, about 50 days before. The crew of the Avon report very favorably of the treatment they received oil board the Florida.—European Times, May 2G. Castaway.—The Rangoon Times of the '21st 3lay publi'.-lies the following:—""\Ve are indebted to a gentleman of our town (Director Vicar Bishtp of Bigandet's School) for the following particulars, communicated to him by the captain of the French ship Claire, which arrived in our port on the 4th inst : —'On the 2Gth January, 18G4, at noon, being then in 28 ° 58 deg. S. lat., and 61° 32 deg. E. long., I perceived a little to the leeward what appeared to be a flagstaff. I hove to, and immediately recognised that it was a raft, on which there were three men. I ordered a boat to be put out at once, and sent the boatswain in it, ordering liim to make haste, and as soon as he could see my colours flying to return immediately to the vessel, as the weathc-r was threatening and had a very bad appearance. He returned in a very short time with three men who could not stand on their legs. Their booies were covered with sores from the effect of sunstr< ke and the intense heat they had to endure. During the time they were on ihe raft they had neither eaten nor drunk anything, except trying on one or two occasions to swallow a little human flesh. These poor men turncc.' out to bo shipwrecked mariners. They had belonged to the American ship Elvira, of Boston, of about 1200 tons register, bound from Calcutta to Boston. The ship foundered at sea on the 20th January, at six o'clock in tlio morning. They had formed the raft they were on by cutting down the masts and fastening them together. The awning they also secured, as it got loose when the foremast fell into the sea. "When the ship foundered there were 11 hands on the raft. Some of them were washed away by the strong swells, and others died from exhaustion and hunger. Out of the eleven men only three were left, and they had been struggling for three days alter the disaster, to which their comrarlefe had succumbed, when I saw them on the raft. In their extremity they had eaten a portion of one of their shipmates, who had died a couple of days before, and it was with the greatest care that lat last succeeded in restoring thoin as it wero to lil'c And health. The names of these three Americans are Blake, Palmer, and Anderson. The captain of tho Claire may feel assured that his humane sympathy and attention to these well-nigh lost seamen will not pass unnoticed, but will enable him to receive the cordial thanks of the United States Government, if he is not presented with a more substantial testimonial oil the ense being reported at "Washington through the usual official channel of tho United States Consul at Rangoon.' " —South Australian Register.

The s.s. Antuiiiti.—The following particulars of this line steamer have been obligingly handed us by Capt. Shuttleworth : —She is of great strength, having been expressly built for the bar harbours of this coast, there having been used in her construction the large amount of 110 tons of iron. Her strength from the fore part of stem to the head of the stern post is 127 ft., being built that length to enable her to enter our port. She is 21ft. broad and depth of hold 9ft. G inches. Her gross tonnage is 183*82, reduction for space for propelling power 52-90 tons, leaving the registered tonnago 130*92. She haß accomodation for 20 chief cabin passengers, and 16 second class. Both her aft and fore saloons are replete with every convenience and comfort; there is also a very handsome cabin for six ladies, fitted up with marble-top wash-stands, carpets, &c. The hold is fitted with large tanks for water ballast. The apparatus for

purchasing tho anchors as aim for steering are of the latest improvement, the former by Messrs. Brown and Hatfield, certainly is as near perfection aa po3sible, two moil being able to heave both anchors up at the same timo. There is also a steam winch, of 3 horsepower, which is capablo of lifting i tons. Tho engines are by those justly celebrated makers, Messrs. Blackwood & Gorton. They aro direct acting, and usually make, wi:h full power steaiii, 90 to 100 revolutions por minute. The engines aro fitted up with Silver's patent governors, which shut off tho steam directly any portion of tho propeller is exposed, thereby preventing any racing of the engines, when steaming head to a gale witli hoavy seas. The horse-power of tho main engines aro 50 nominal, but work up to 200 when l-equired. The boiler is tubular, and the consumption of coal per day, has, from Glasgow to this port, seldom exceed 21 tons for tho 24 hours, llie Ahuriri was built at AVliit'unch, on the Civile, by T. G. Tjawrio, Esq., the builder of the Otago.— Hanke s Hoy J I era /d, August 27. It is understood that tho Otago Steam Shipping Company lmvo, notwithstanding the unfortunate loss of the Scotia, rosolved to carry on tho trade in the meantime with their other steamer, the Albion, but with tho intention of soon procuring" other and larger steamers, and of carrying out as far as possible the original designs of tlio companv. Anangements with this object have already been entered into, and it is expected that before many months elapse, everything will bo in efficient working order. Until tlieso anangements aro completed, Captain M'Xiaclilan, tho company s agent at Melbourne, will remain in command ol tlie Albion. Tno company'shnrbor steamer, the Bruce, has been disposed of to tho proprietors of tic Ulacn Age, and will run in conjunction with that boat. The tug steamer Charles .Edward, which has arrived at Melbourne, is also likely to bo sold, in r . (! P ol ' et l as still lying at tho ontrance to Bluit Harbor, in nearly the samo position as she was at first, but w-ith tho rocks penetrating her bottom for several feet, and her purchasers aro now busy having the decks and othor parts "secured for t'le reception of tho inflated bags, liy the assistance of which they purpose attempting to float her off. She is still without any apparent damage on either side abovo water-mark, and it is confidently expected that she will beioro long be brought into Bluff Harbor, or beached near the spot where she was wrecked. —Otago Times, August 18.

Xho brig Louis and Miriam on hor arrival, proceeded direct to town. She has had a" lengthy passago of 23 days from Auckland, having experienced a succession ol S. and S.l£. winds. Hor cargo consists ot llu4 bags ot ilour, consigned to Messrs. Cargill and Co., and Messrs. A. L. Thomson & Co. — Otago 'Times August 19.

The following notification is embodied in an advertisement published in tho Times—"Steam under 60 days to Australia and New Zealand.—Passengers are informed that the splendid new clipper steamer l'.gmont, A 1, will be dispatched early in June to take her statical in tho tleet of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company. The last steamer of this line, the Otago, mailo the passage to Melbourno in ;11 days—the quickest ever made, and the Esjmont will also steam out the whole way, carrying mails and first and second class passengers only, calling at the Capo of Good Hopo for coals, and at Melbourne to land mails and passengers."