SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1400, 13 May 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

MAY 12. WEATHER —Dull and unsettled ; Wind S.S.W. ARRIVALS. Tauranga, s.s., Sellars, from Shortland and Kennedy's tiay, with panaengern Sturt, p.a., Capt. Fairchild, from a cruise. Knterpriee, p.s., Seon, iroro the Thames, with passengers. Zephyr, schooner, 70 tons, Brown, from the Bay of Islands, with cattle, &o. >:lf, schooner, 18 tona from Mangapai and "Wangarei, with produce and passengers. Tartar, cutter, 10 tons, Woods, from the Thames, in ballast. i.ita?, cutter, 18 tons, Siicp>on, from Cabbage Bay, with 50 tonß firewood. Asp, cutter, 10 tons, Simmons, from the Wade, with produce and passengers. DEPARTURES. Midee, s.s., Stewart, for tho Thames, with passengers, Sturt, p.s., Fairohild, for the Kawau, with des- | pat«her.

Prince Alfred, barque, ISI tons, Watson, for J Sydney, with cargo and passengers. Julia, schooner, 14 tons, Coupland, for "Waiheko, in ballast. _ : . Industry, "schooner, 24 tons, Rickets, for Tapu Creek, with timber, Bheep, &o. Avon, cutter, 20 tonß, Murray, for the Thames, with 1,000 feet timber, 1560 bricks and sundries. Stag, cutter, 18 tons, Simpson, for the Thames, with 140,000 shingles. Prince of Wales, cutter, 23 tons, Buliff, for Tryphena, in ballast. Whitby, cutter, 21 tons, Doughty, for Kennedy's Bay via Opotiki, with sundries. Lady Katli, cutter, 10 tons, Smith, for the Thames' with 100 sheep. Heather Bell, cutter, 24 tons, Dam, for Mahurangi. Eclair, cutter, 15 tonß, Tiller, for the Thames, with I timber and bricks.

EXPORTS. Per Prince Alfred, for Sydney :—4 bales wool, 5 do., Ireland Broa.; fi9 bundleß flax, J. E. Robertß ; 15 casks clover seed, J. Abbott; 80 kegs white lead, X caße glassware, 1 cask hardware, S. H. Smith ; 14 bales flax, Cruicbahank, Smart and Co. ; 2UO cases kauri gum, 0. Davis. ARRIVAL OF THE AIREDALE. The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Company's B.s. Airedale, Captain A. Kennedy, arrived in the Manukau yesterday morning with the English mail via Suez. We are indebted to Mr. A. Tillotson for full files of Southern papers and the following interesting report. The Airedale left Port Chalmers at 3 p.m. on the 26th ultimo, and carried moderate northerly weather until abreast of Nugget Point, when the wind suddenly hauled to ir.W., and blew up a heavy gale, with fieico squalls of rain and hail, that, together with the high sea that soon got up, tested her steaming powers to the uttermost, and delayed her arrival at Bluff Harbour until 12-30 pm. the following day. The gale held steady at S.W. and W.S.W., at times blowing "with hurricane violence until the 30th, when a Blight lull occurring, she put to eea at 11 a.m., and headed through the straitß. At 3*30 p.m., when fifteen miles west of Centre Island, the steamer Gothenburg, from Melbourne, was passed, the wind being then due west, and freshening rapidly in hard squalls; barometer 29 30, and falling fast. At five pjn. it was blowing a whole »ale that raised, a mountainous sfa, and as there wbb no chanco of getting round West ("ape in suoh weather, she ran for the nearest shelter in Tewywy's Bay, and came to an anchor off Mussell Beach at 6.45 p.m. During the night that followed the ga'e raged with awful violence, and wbb intensified with bitter squalls of rain and hail, and thunder and lightning. At 4 a.m. next day the V n »AiriAfaM offir? of 9Q lft t.Via WAn.t.'hAr fttlll •

oaruuioitir SLUUU ttli AO.XV, mo noamoi ovui icaiiuij but dreading that an indicated shift of wind to south would take place, and put his vessel on a dead lee shore, Captain Kennedy determined to make for the better shelter of Preservation Inlet, and after a desperate struggle with the elements the Airedale was safely brought to an anchor at 2 p.m Before leaving Dunedin Captain Kennedy promised to call at the inlet, with the view of relieving the coal prospecting party, headed by Mr. Surveyor Coates, of whom nothing had been heard for nearly three months. A boat's crew was sent on shore, and roturned unsuccessful, as, beyond an old camping place, no traces oi the party could be found. Shortly afterwards, however, emote was seen rising from Cayfish Island, at the other side of the inlet, and the Airedale was at once got underweigh and steamed acrcse, and when about half-way met a boat, containing Mr. Coates and several of his mou. They were taken on board in a wretched plight, and stated that during the past month they had suffered the extremes of hunger, having lost all their provisions through capsizing of the boat. They had afterwards Buhsifited on what birds and fish they could obtain by the aid of very inferior appliances. Tho party numbered nine men, and four of them, including Mr. Coates, determined to proceed in the Airedale. Tho other four remained on the Island, and were supplied with three weeks' provisions. Tbo gale having moderated, the Airedale put to sea at 10 p.m. the same day. rounded West Cape at 1 a.m. on tho 21st. in St., experienced fine weather and a heavy S.W. swell along the coast, and arrived as above. The run from Preservation was not made uninterruptedly, as when abreast of Big Bay, a beat, making for her, was sighted. She ran alongside it, and was boarded by some of tho crew who reported themselTCß diggerß, laßt from Awarua river, bound to George's liiver, south of Big Bay. They said they had been prospecting the coast for twelve months, but had not met with much success. A small quantity of provisions, some newspapers, &c., having been supplied tham, they stood on their course. The Airedale left Hokitiki on the 2nd, Wellington the Bth, Nelson the 10th, and Taranaki on the llth inst. PASBMTGEBS. —cabin—General Sir Trevor Chute, Captain Beckham, Mr. Thompson, Captain Rough, Miss Price, Mr. Caddy, Mr. Marshall, Captiin and Mrs. Lamotte. Mr. A, Thome, Mr. D Nathan, Miss Sathan, Mr. W. H. Foley, Colonel Page, Mrs. O'Brien, Mr. JT. Otterson, Mr. Atkinson, Mrs. MackayJ Mrs. Sniroden, Mr. W. "Walters, Mr. Mendelsshon. Steerage—Messrs. EwarßOn, J. Trinch, Hirst, A. Payne, Langhton, Joneß, Bowman, Ewen, Beid, Riley, P. Bracco, Johnston, T. Carpenter, Miss Wotherspoon, Mrs. "Vipono and 3 children, Messrs. Robertson, Lodge, Minetti, Mercalin, Morris and child, T. Wright, J. Farrell, Clark. Caeoo. —Transhipped at Wellington ex Auckland for Manakau, duty paid—2 caseß drapery, order ; 1 case drapery, Clarke and Son ; 1 bag. Capt. McLean ; 1 case, Mr. Mcßea; 1 ease, Mr. T. B. Gillie ; 1 parcel, Mr. Harvey. Shipped at Wellington for Manukau duty paid—3oo boxes candles, Kx Auckland at Lyttloton duty paid—l box, Bank of New Zealand. Ex Auckland at Melbourne for Auckland—2 cases sewing machines, Winks and Hall. Shipped at Nelson for Manukau duty paid and free—l box we'ghts, Union Bank ; 1 case books, Ponsonby ; 1 box, Murdock; 2 cases, ,2 cheßts sago, 50 boxes candles, order.

The Stitrt. The p. 3. Sturt, Captain Fairchild, returned from the coast at noon yesterday, and after landing several passengers, proceeded to W.tiheki and embarked His Excellency the Governor and party. The Sturt arrived in harbour again at 6 o'clock, and shortly afterwards proceeded to the Kawau with despatches for Sir George Grey.

The 8.9. Tauranga returned from the Thames and Kennedy's Bay at 7.30 p.m. yesterday, with 6vj passengers. She left Shoitland at 12 o'clock on Monday night, armed at Kennedy's Bay at 8.30 a.m., and left again at 12 a.m. yesterday. She will leave for the Thames at 2 p.m. to-dny.

The barque Prince Alfred, Captain Watßon, sailed for Sydney last evening with a general cargo and the following passengers —Rev. H. S. and Mrs. Earl, Mrs. "Weston and two children, Mr. A. Black. Mr A. Sherrard, Mr. G. Prosse, Mr. McKenny, Mrs. McKenny and four children, Mr. G-. Forbes, Mr. W. Whiteley and son, Mr. Loveroy, Mr. and Mrs. W. Fletcher and child. The barque Lion, Captain Howard, cleared at the Customs yesterday for Hobianga, with a portion of her original cargo from Sydney, and 1 iron sufe. She will take her departure this morning. The schooner Thane of Fife cleared at the ' 'usloma yesterday for Wangapoa. She will take her departure this morning in charge of Captain G. Frost, formerly of the Kagle. The Circular Saw Liner Heveraharo, Captain Sherlock, arrived at Sydney, from Batavia, on tho 14tli April. The Kit a.—The brig Rita, Captain Hobertson, arrived at Sydney from this port on the 23r.'. ult., having experienced variable weather with W. and W.S.W- winds throughout. Sha was loading again with despatch for Auckland on the Ist inßt. The KiiESMSBE. —The barque Elleßinere, a vessel of 170 tons register iu charge of Captain L k«, entered out at Sydney for this port on the 24rh ultimo, and had completed her loading on the inst. She was expectad to sail on the eve-iing of that day, or early "on the morning of the 2nd. and' may, therefore, be expected here during the present The Circular Saw Liner Pakeha, Captain Robin son arrived at Melbourne from Auckland, with a cargo of timber, after a protracted passage, rshe exper enccd light head winds throughout. The Zkphyr.—The schooner Zephyr, ' aptain Clendon, arrived at Kohimaruma at 8 a.m. yesterday | with a cargo of cattle from the Bay of Islands Subsequently she came up harbour an I will s il f>r Rußsell to-morrow. The Zephyr reports tho J..ann» and other vessels loading for Auckland and the Thames. The barque Empress was taking in oil from the whale ships, and will be ready for sailing in about a week

The brig Dart, Captain Scaplehorn, sailed from Auckland, in company with the Bita, and both veßaels arrived at Sydney on the same day. PITZ, and A.H.M. Company's b.s. Captain A. W. Jack, left Hokitika the 24th instant, at 2 p.m., and entered Sydney Heads ion the 30th instant ;nt 8 a.m. Experienced strong W.B.W. winds with high sea for two days, and light variable 'winds with fine weather the remainder of the passage.—Sydney Herald, May Ist. H.M.3. Challenger, Commodore Lambert, returned from a short cruise yesterday. She left here on the 26th ultimo, and. has been to tte northward. —ayttnsy Herald, May Ist. The brig Lady Alicia, Captain Mitchell,_ arrived at Newcastle from Auckland on the 24th April. POET OP KAIPABA. Abrivals. —May B—Mariner,8 —Mariner, schooner, from Auckland. May 9—Sea Gull, brigantine, from Wellington. Depabttxbe. —Excelsior, schooner. Vessels in Port.—Mary Thompson, Sea Gull, Mariner, and Julia, (repairing).