SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7904, 24 March 1887, Page 4

SHIPPING.

fiinn WATER at Anckiand-6.41 a,m.; 'p.m. HIGH watbb •* MMakau _.sa a.m, . 10.37 p.m. «u« -Rises, 6.11 J Mt *' 61 ' Hook—New, £6tn, 3.48 a.m. ARRIVALS. ' Daqussne, screw iren frigate, 5540 tons, 11 tmns 8300 horse-power, Bear-Admiral Marlg de Blond de Saint Hilalre, Captain E. Fourmer, from Tahiti. Kahu, s.s.. Romerill, from East Coast port*. Passenger : Mr. Newton.- O. A. Carr, agent. Celestia, barque, Offard, from Sydney.— Master, CLEARED OUTWARDS. " Oanopus, barque, Loose, for Tahiti.— Seegner, Langgutb, and (Jo., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. SAN FRANCISCO : Zsalandia, R.M. a.8,, about April L LONDON : Amerioa, ship, sailed January 4. Centurion, ship, sailed January 28. Oamaru, ship, sailed February 5. NEW tokk : Kuil Jooephy, barque, sailed Nov. 16. Elinor Vernon, barque, sailed February 5, via Dunedin. C. W. Janes, barque, early.. HAMBURG: Levuka. barque, sailed December 2(7, SYDNEY: , Calestift, barque, sailed Miroh 7. VBOM ISLANDS : Buster, schooner, early. Torea. schooner, early. Ika Vuka, brigantine, early. JAVA: Henricb Bauer, barque, loading. Vonna, barque, loading. NEWCASTLE : Defi»noe, brigantine, sailed March 12Aurora, schooner, sailed February J. Seablrd, schooner, sailed March 6» EOBART: Loongana, barque, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. SAN FRANCISCO : Mariposa, R.M. s.s., 2Sth inst. XONDON : Eisterhlll, barque,- loading. Laira, barque, loading. Tros, barque, loaded at Kaipara." Acrola, baique, loaded at Kaipara. NEW YORK : , , TV illiain Phillips, schooner, loading. Abiol Abbot, barque, early. ITDKKY : Zealandia, R.M. b.b., about April 1. UNION S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS. This Day.—lhe Arawata is due from Fiji; the Ohau arrive* from Southern ports, and leaves for Greymouth ; the Te Anau leaves for Southern ports at noon. NORTHERN S.S. COMPANY'S MOVEMENTS, j This Day.— Galrloch leaves for New ! Plymouth at 1 p.m. ; the Douglas leaves for ■ Opotiki at 5 p.m. ! Friday.—The Clansman arrives from Russell j at 6 a.m., and loaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m. ; the Wellington leaves for Whangarol and lona for Mercury B*y and Tairua at 7 p.m. Saturday. —The Gairloch arrives from Waitara, and the lona from Mercury Bay. Sunday.— Clansman arrives from Tauranga early. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. This list does not includo coasters. * MAN-O'-WAR.—Duquesne, in stream. Ships.—Hermione, in stream ; Lady Jocelyn, ■>t Queen-street Wharf. Bakqdks,—Veritas, at Sugar Co.'s Works; Easterhlll, Canopus, Laira, at Queen-street Wharf ; V/enona, in stream. Bkigantinhs, — Kenilworth, Queen-street "Wharf. "SCHOOSEE3. — Olive, in the stream Jessie Niccol, at Reclamation; Di-vonport, Miile, In dock; William Phillips, Fanny Thornton, Abiel Abbot, at Railway Wharf; Lillian, at Queen-street Wharf. IMPORTS. Per barque Celestii, from Sydney: 1395 sacks fconedust, 214 casks cement, 60 cases stout, 2 crates glassware, 6 crates earthenware. Inwards Coastwise.—Mina, cutter, from Tairua, with 20,000 ft timber. Outwards Coastwise. Maburangi, cutter, for Great Barrier ; Mana, cutter, for Tairua, vith 20 head cattle. Early yesterday morning the s.s. Kahu came toto harbour from East Coast ports with a largo of 50 tons wheat, and 350 sheep. She had fine weather during the passage, and Is now to be laid up for a time for alterations and repairs, which are to be executed by Mr. Holmes. The barque Celestia, from Sydney, with a cargo of boteduat, etc., arrived in harbour yesterday morning, after a passage of 16 days, which has been noticeable only for the fineness of the weather thnt prevailed. Later in the day the barque was berthed at the Railway Wharf, and there aha is to land her cargo. The s.s. Gleneig was taken into dock yesterday morning for cleaning, etc. The s.s. Waihora arrived at Russell hence early yesterday morning, and at noon she resumed her voyage again bound for Sydney, The schooner Olive is to go hence, under charter to ilesars. Arundel and Co., to their guano islands with a general cargo. She is expected to get away towards the end of the ensuing week. The barque Oanopus goes henco to Tahiti toSay in ballast. She cleared out vards at the customs yesterday. THE DUQUESNE. Wholly unexpected, the signal of a foreign man-of-war in sight was run up at the Mount Viotoria signal-station yesterday at about midday, and at about two o'clock a large white frigate, flying tha well-known tricolor of the French Republic, came round the North Head, and steamed up the harbour, finally dropping anchor off the Railway Wharf, but close over to the North Shore. 2no sooner waß the anchor dropped than the St. George's ensign was run up at the frigate's main masthead, and a salute of 21 guns was fired, at the conclusion of which the flag was dipped three times, and the man-o'-War's band struck up the well-known strains of "God Save the Queen." To this most hearty and loyal greeting to ocr port, our own batteries were alone noticeable for their utter silence ; not even was a flag to bs seen at the masthead of the flagstaff* at the fortifications and Albert Park. Such utter disregard of the usual courtesies was most freely commented upon during the afternoon, and it became evident that someone " had blundered." The frigate proved to be the Duquesne, a stranger to Australasian waters. The vessel—one of the largest of the French navy that has graced our waters for many years pastis a fine specimen of the naval constructive powers of our friends across " the Channel," and »he has a most graceful appearance. Although she is set down imongst the unprotected class of their navy, a Blose inspection cannot do other than convince »ne that she would prove an ugly customer to meet. She is a steel-built vessel, sheathed with wood, and was built at Rochefort in 1876. Her displacement is 5440 tons, and her length is 333 feet, with a beam of 50 feet, and a depth of hold of 22 feet 8 inches, and a draft of water as she ■ntertid our port yesterday was 28 feet. 3he has MJgino power of 8300 horse-power sffsctlve,which under favourable circumstances will drive the vessel at a speed of 18£ miles an hour. But she is not alone dependent upon her engines for propulsion, she being provided with three taunt masts, upon which she can spread an unusually large area of canvas, under which alone she can do work of no mean order. The Duquesne is the flsgship of Rear Admiral Marcq de Blond de Saint Hilaire, and comes Into harbour under the command of Captain E. Fournier. >'he is laßt from Tahiti, which port was left 18 days back, but no special Effort was made to make a rapid passage; in fact, the greater part of the time was taken up with drilling, gun exercise, etc. The frigate was placed in commission and left France on the 16th January, 1886, and she came across into the South Paoific by way of Montevideo and the Straits of Magellan, and she worked her way down to Tahiti, through the Marquesas and other islands. The objsct of her visit to Auckland is to obtain a supply of coal—for which she has bunker space for 600 tons—and to await advices from France. In her armament the Duquesne is very amply provided—she carrying, in addition to the usual complement of small arms, Hotchkiss and other well-known boat pieces of artillerytwenty guns, Of these seven are of 19 centimetres, and are on the main deok, and the balance—l 4 guns—of 14 centimetres, are in the battery. The vessel carries 17 officers, 7 midshipmen (aspiiants), and 600 men, and yesterday the latter presented a very smart appearance, and seemed to be a fine well built set of men. Her officers were most courteous, and to them we are indebted for the above particulars. When the rfrigate dropped anchor, Captain |Fournier informed Captain Burgesa, the Chief Harbourmaster, who, with Mr. H. Parker, of H.M. Customs, visited alongside the! vessel, that he had no bill of health from Tahiti, consequently it was decided that she should receive a visit from Dr. Lewis, the Health Officer, to ascertain if all on board were In good health, and pending that visit, orders ware given that no one should be allowed on boaW the vessel. Dr. Lewis, on visiting the ship, found all in good order, and the Duquesne was then admitted to pratique. The vessel is to remain here about a week, and being in splendid order, and from her size, should prove a great attraction. She will no doubt be thrown open to the public for inspection in the course of a day or two. The following is a list of her officers:—Marcq de Blond de Saint Hilaire, contro-adrairal, conimandant-In-chibf la division navale du Paclfique ; Fournier, capitaine de vauscau, chef d' etat major, commands

ant; Picard, capitaine do frigate, commandant en second; Delamer, oommissaire adjoint, oommissaire de division; Mathis, medioin principal, medloin da division; Roohas, lieutenant de vaisseau; Journet, Luoas, de KerilhsCalloch, Pinal, Vedol, de Verohere, aid*-de« camp de I'amiral; Au»oher, sou« enginuur; Pellet, mecanieier principal; Mftrgiar, sous oommissaire ; Tallier, medioin de 2nd cl.; Perrot, aumonler; Oreipin, B«noist. da Fararaond, Ciercelln, Prat, Rulhe.Besan&on, aspirants. BURNING OF STEAMER lUIATE4. By the French warship Duquesne, we have reoelTed copies of the Journal Official, of Tahiti. In the issue of the 3rd instant, somo particulars are given of the burning of the steamer Ralatea, while on her voyage from San Francisco to Tahiti. The Raiatea left 'Frisco on the 13bh February (belonging to tho Commercial Society of Oceanie), having on board 15 bags mails and a. quantity of provisions, and was burned at sea about 200 miles from Tuamota. The fire broke out in the second engineer's cabin about two o'clock in the morning. The crew and passengers took the boats, and were saved. On the following day a Dutchman named Uriel! died, and on midday of the 17th, the boats arrived at Rairoa, Tuamotn, where the resi. dents kindly furnished them with food and clothing, of which they were in great neod. The chief of the district arrived on the 19lh at the same place, and aotcd with equal kindness. Captain Verecke of tho Raiatea. reported that he left San Francisco on the 27th January for Tahiti, and that on Sunday night the 13th February, when about 200 miles from Tuomotn, a tire broko out on board at two o'clock in the morning. It spread with such rapidity that the orew and passengers were compolled to leave tho vessel Immediately, having only time to put some water into tho boats, but unable to save any clothing. They made for Tuamotu, and arrived at Rairoa after five days. The crew numbered twenty, mid the passengers four, the latter being Messrs. Serick, Johnson, Eriell, and a native child. Briell died in one of the boats five days aftor abandoning the Ralatea. The shipwrecked party arrived aft Tahiti on the 3rd March in a canoe.