AUCKLAND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 145, 3 May 1862, Page 4

AUCKLAND.

The brig Sarah was signalled on Sunday last at sunset, and made her anchorage yesterday morning:. She was twenty-four days coming from Adelaide. Captain Firth reports that he experienced a territn.* gale of wind from the north-east, veering round to the westward, -with a heavy cross sea, on Sunday, April I 6th, in latitude 3S ° 39" south, longitude 161 11 east. During this gale 'ost foretop and maintop-gal-lant masts. The Sarah brines 5 passengers and 1,200 bai^s of wheat. — Southern Cross, April 15. , The clipper ship Avalanche, Captain Stott, will clear for London in the course of this day. She has been remarkably punctual in getting away within a few days of that originally fixed for her departure Would that we had more such ships sailing for lingland dirict, instead of coming here to discharge, and then proceedine hence to seek for return freights. The Avalanche^ notwithstanding her protracted outward passage, we have reason to believe will make a very good voyage, and may again be expected ere long 'to revisit us. She has upwards of 200 tons of kauri gum, 70 tuns ot spsrin, a quantity of wool, and sundry other colonial produce on board. She also takes to England some fifty invalid soldiers,, with their wives and children, a-nd a number of civilian passengers. She is in first-rate trim ; starts at a favorable season for rounding the Horn, and as she is a ship that can go, we hope to hear of her making a speedy, a pleasant, and a prosperous trip. A schooner was signalised in the course of yesterday afternoon and arrived in harbor on at 8.30 p.m. She proved to be the Albatross, Captain Clarke, seven days from Otago, after a very boisterous passage. Sailed on the Bth, with tine E.S.E. weather, which continued until the following morning, when it shifted to S.E., Wowing hard with a heavy cross sea. On the 12th, the wind chopped round to S., and blew hard, a tremendous sea running. At. 2 a.m. carried away the main boom, at 5 the biniiaole, and started the "companion, and' was only able to set a doublereefed mainsail. After this the wind gradually hauled round to the westward, and on Saturday to N.N.'W .. backing round again to S., and moderating toward? evenins. Afterwards experienced strong westerly winds "until round the East Cape. Oil Monday the weather was light, and on Tuesday at S a.m. fetched Cape C'oiville. The Albatross has brought 7 passengers, among whoia are Messrs. Creagli and The brig. lUta, Captain B. Firth, sailed at the same time. The schooners Flying Fish, from Otago and Lyttelton, with 30 passengers, and Victoria, from Otago and Napier, came into port last night. I The Albatross spoke the Dolphin off the East Cape, from Poverty Bay, for Auckland, with cattle. — JVew Zealander, April 16.