PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 554, 22 August 1865, Page 4

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL. AquiU, cn-it r, fr-un DV.V \ i.TIMIK. Itclianco, tor Kui ari. P!I JKGTKi) JiKiV'/n CU!'B. Piincj Alf.-. >s , lor Wai'-.uto si ml I'nglin. VKS3KLX V.W'ECVVA\ r»ritry Thompani, O'Coimoll. from Wan ;:i::i:i ; <-;»li \*. "\Yonu;;i h s., iV-un the South, earlv. Vniiy, sfii'vii.'i', ir on rutU'r. i'nuii Wnik'it > i'luobe oi* i Mairi), c" ihr 2 Hh. VK-.- K r ( - ; IX UAKIiODK. <?<•}]< otier, ir >m TsiraMJilxi. I r ivourit - t ri.ll it, \V"angamii. Alon, co tl liulk*. Yoluntot'r, oal hulk. AY W cir worth, co il liulV. Trinco Alfred, ps , from Nelson. .Hclimcc, iiom Waikato. Aquilu, cuttcr, fruiu \Yaikato. ENUiRKD I.V\YARDS. AUUIBT 21 —A'juila, 23 t >avairi% from AYaiUato, with 15 t> r cn*ood, 0 empty hhrtd., 2 boxes, Hodgo ; 6 pasf-cjigcrs —G. llotlgc, agent. CLKAPICI) O r T\YARDS. AUG C BT. 21 — TCelimcc, 117 toin, for Tva'para, witli o iviir.s j.is-ui s, 13 on:* stir, 1»> 3 ri c, 2 c:i*ch pardin«'!», 1 cuse jams, I cuse lob?U-rv, 1 cad' 1 sola, '> b.ii»3 !*unar, L ca tohaco '6 pi[ i-iir, I am pipe, 1 pullv wh ft, 3 due dour-, 2 8 bundles iron, \2 bars iro 2 k»*r"?cnt\ 1> >nar ; 5 bags dour, 1 drum oil, 2 drun s paint, 2 2 bags sug r, I) 'uuias; 1 hide, 3 b.th-s, 1. ease, S bui;s sugar, (I boxes caudles. 1 I cu-e, 120 bagd Ibmr, •') k> i, f 5 t:aiU. 1 fur u<-e pan, 4 lain des •. annakius, 22 bug-; hi cuit 2 ea>-s vesta-*, 3 cas.-t?, 3 nots tub-*, 1 ti rce t 'ha eo. 1 bale, Marrni'-i' ; 2 cas*'H, 2 c isks, Heath; -I'j bagd potatoes, J.iuie.'. —G. JJo-lge, ag- nl.

'i h" e'.it? \tpdla. Ca|)tain Savngf, arrived from \Yaikat on Sun-.iay ev- nin^. l'j-.f b isi K lituee TipLuu Austin, sailed for Kuipara c-terday moniinir. ihe .s." I'liu 1 ')" or Otajo, is due in the Mauukau, from t.ic s-mtiicrn ports, ou liiursday next. riu-: kx;i;r-[qx of tux p.s. vilisck A i-K !(I .I). [FROM a coiiiirsro.vPKNT.] t about ch'vcn nh-'o-k w,- sr«-a ned n«.*av from tho o i Mini, and • oinmo i.v ! on-- of the m.ist wi; ever reiiifin'it'r. I'h • m line and o on'lle-s, and the run dazzles th-' ove as it radia cs uit.in tiie p : vei I su fae.- <>• the U i oik »U W"e p t lie na''ve vi ! !a^ p " "f W*aik'>bai, onc<> th' l liom-* of a p«> t »u 1 -fin, but now sni"k- nev»;r i-sui's rom flu- heiunt'i' '>av. (bs r >un liijlT Cape rlt-rn" tne \>\U !n i« next in rderof in-t.-rest. It i- an unpr.-tt»n hru ~tru -ture, b-'i-ig intci?<i-d m"iv for tan l>e m'y :it notliing of th- har-»ni-il sty e .»i' a rein nr •, hat. sufri -ion'lv oh s Tvah 1 " -vh.-n a inioih rof oar ex -ur>io i-r» ••Xrlaim, " \\'sn>t inuidfur t> that Olj ! thut is theW'ani bine-iioase, ian a w-ry •dio-t tune jirr-e. and you would h'ive s ni t : ie buru'-hci l«;iy tietrt of u un.sl tn'-n i;ii-t-aii' i: i-i th" -iim ; but :;o'»v become :haboilc of bea.t- "■ i' a■ * li.' d. i laving tarraj 1-o oa; a f t'c W'lnu, w f 3 lire n brai-tof Litt!" M u i \ 1 and m ten minu'-s m're ii-si tf-r, H ; .i: Alu Idy the j s open to our L'uz •. Thos•> creek • cr • in'tm 11• •ly nsso,d iter! with (>r'o)iUTiiia in its early 'la.s. ami they were the ceutr* of thw chi' f tmiht-i- trad- in the Mnnukau. Tin* st t amer \s n<»w pas-iuir Mdl Bay, tlu» nxc i< hnsc in Miirining a ileasi- ff»r sf of th" Kauri, at the instant" of Mr >ha'd rs e now pjissimr t!ie for vr-- Is in bad u'eitfier. The I.ittle Fred is th'iv, and the < lir i. and Pu* ; odlim ajv b- for." us I'up "»ga is a r a-k, 500 feet above \oitr head, and \OU p:i*? it so ch'se th»t you n.iirht u niost jump a-hore. IJn rounding this H.ad the ocean is h.-t -re you, "you can eee where the I lea v »ms »«nd the waters m-'ct "

We arc ]11-sinu' do\wi between high lands, tho Uuia.n the "iici -ill-' 1 and tli.' Kauri on the oth r. Tin.- Kauri, or -i.iii.lj side. i- a hlc.ik, Kteri'e, sandy luti t. tho principal part of ii not lit i'"r cultivation, although soul • <>f I ho gullies a o very fertile, such as Awhi'u. (Hi the Huia sid •it is all life The two sawmills mp ov >oiiic m n,anl the cutlers which are trading to and tro make one continued buzz.

Wo ar now oppo-ite Jacky Marama's, which is the liegiiin'nir of those hills of-olid rock which stand so perpundi'-u ar :ihove the wa'ers of the -Nfanukau. and form* such a co tra.-t (o the sandy hills of equal height oat.' o -omh siil". It is now lu !y understood that, wo are to iro over the har. We are already at the tir.-t buoy, and the bridge is completely choked up with tho ladies anxious to S'o tic bar. llc ever rolling and foam-

in- Manukau is asleep. 'i'lie Rrcat waves which smn-hed the Orpheus into alliou-cmd pieces aid hu led its nnfortuna'e eiew into eternitv, was lazily rol in 2 in ovr the li.rsn < ilmlv that but few of tho lulie- were si.'k, which ;tuto them an opportunity of seeing the bar. li ua-.- me tune before tho ladies Coll.if see the bar and mo-t of the gl is-es heing so dim ti.at nothing but the vast expanse of water coul 1 be se"n through thorn un.il a proper glass was brought from lh" cabin The fi st lady could seothe bar very distinctly—a lino quite near hand and all round thj vessel ; and so, o»fi by one, tho bar was beheld bv all the i?all int. 1 idie- on board.

\V<» have now crossed (ho bar, and the (-tearae'p head is h •in--wjii-.l bound. The few that were sink ha vo now recovered th'-it- w 'nt<d animation, and it seems some sort ot amusi'merit is at hand. famuli knots of in"" ! <re st.indinii h.-i-e and thereabout the deck, no doubt. concerting something for our enter-tainm-ut. It. is announced Hint the vessel is to be anchored at ' ornwallis, and ih'Te unburden our minds ol' a lew gonerd and particular complaints. Tin' is loaded willv % >ottU--- and g'asses. It is tli"ii proposed that .Mi'. .M. H. Hoe take the

chair. Til' n-ti i' 1 >val and pttrioli.' I were drunk, anil .■ vi>v\ liiinu' went "IV Mileudi-ilv While this vrv tnintt'i |„-rf.ii'in:in e n< t,-. i.-i: thr one could ii.it hut admin- til" lie in! V of thin un-'horago. To the 1..V.T1 Id forest 11l i" pi-ne'rali!" d.nktici's. you had Kok i" a! 11.1 h-fre vll To the iivr-- adventur "is who lotih t ■ set I'll t "11 some juiliiii; c'.ilf ovei'hmgin<j ti,,', sea—l'ujioima is before tliein. Tlio lovers 0! rural nivl domestic. c-imf rt have but just to look into Cornwaliis the residence of M. Jl. Hue, K.-q , a handsome villa rep .S'ng on tlie slopes overhanging the bosom ol'111" qniet »n<-h»r.«g>. und craddled between those t'-vo triuai.ti" hills, it is .-ulmired by trivell.'rs, an'! held in pl -acid remembrance In all who have li-en "iiterluim'd withi 1 its wills. " " a rt- nwalci'/ii'il fn in our i'ihurgv by til" (i-'afetU'ig deers giv-n in h -.mr of the depai ture of tho ihair man's wile ""d , We are aeain on our wav homy and we tee somewhat tired with tho pleasure und excitement ot the tiny.