SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3382, 7 December 1872, Page 2

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, December 6th. Arrived. —Taranaki, s.s., from the South. Bliw, December 6th. Arrived.—Albion, s.s., and Storm Bird, 5.«., from Port Chalmers. Sailed. —Albion, a.s., for Melbourne, 4 p.m.

The long looked-for four-masted ship Pal* mcrston, or, as she may be called, a ■jhipmtine, as blie haa her uiizcn polacca rigged, and her fourth mast m a barque, was sighted ofl' the Ocean Beach on Thursday evening, from Hamburg, with the first batch- of German immigrants under the Government auspices. The tug Gcelong having towed the hrigantinc iSwordfish, for Hobart Town, to oca early yesterday, perceived the vessel in the offing, took her in tow, and brought her up to an anchorage in the quarantine ground, a-hcad of the Christian M'Auslaud. Previous to the Palmeraton entering the Heads, signals were made, "All well on board ;"bu ton being communicated with by the Health Officers, Captain Thomson, DrO'Donoghue, and Mr Monson, H.M.C., on arrival, it was found that a number of deaths from typhoid fever and scarlatina had occurred during the pannage, and that there was one patient still suffering from scarlatina. The veßHel was therefore placed in quarantine till further orders. On the passage she had communication with the British ship Asia, from London, bound to Melbourne, in lat. 43.'23 S., long. 05.24 E. According to a law passed lately, the ship haa to provide all requisites for the passengers for four days after arrival ; after this the Government are liable for provisions, as also demurrage to the ship. The single women and marrieu people of the Christian M'Ausland are to be removed to the Quarantine Island at noon to-day, the saloon passengers staying on board m the meantime until further arrangements are made. The Palmerston's immigrants will remain on board until provision is made for their deliverance. Orders have been given for supplies of fresh meat, &c, for both vessels.

At a meeting of the Health Board yesterday, Mr A. C. Strode in the chair, the following members being present: —Mr Hill, Collector H.M.C., Dra Alexander and Drysdalo, Mr Mansford, ami Captain. Thomson, Health Officer —it was resolved to remove the single men of the Christian M'Ausland to the small island in lighters. No accommodation on this island being provided, the mcv will sleep on board the crafts that take them there, and ramble about the island during the daytime. One police sergeant will bo in charge of the proper Quarantine Island, and a constable in charge of the small island. As regards the Palmereton, it was resolved that any sick on board be removed to the hospital on the Quarantine Island, and that the ship be removed to an anchorage off tte Heads Spit till released to pratique. The Spit is to be gazetted as a quarantine station. Tho deaths on board the Christian M'Ausland during her passage comprised that of Mrs Sing, on the 19th September, in childbed, and live infants, from various diseases peculiar to infancy, but not of an infectious nature. The steamer formerly known as the s.s. Result will be in future known as the Lady Bowen. She yesterday made a trip to the Port under the auspices of her new owners, Messrs Hambleton and Co., of the Britannia Iron Works, and did good service in visiting the whips Palmerston and Christian M'Ausland, with the Health Officer and others. Tho Lady Bowen is intended to take up the Peninsula trade, and leave Dunedin at 8 a.m., proceeding all along the coast to the Heads, and returning via Port Chalmers. Tho Christian M'Ausland lost her passage to tho north of the Equator, which was only reached ou the 39th day out, and crossed m 2G VV. The Cape of Good Hope was passed in 23 days afterwards, and her easting was rim down on a general parallel of 48 S., and characterised by fresh S. VV. winds to arrival. The ship sighted by her off the Snares may prove to be the Warrior Queen, now due from Ijondon. Tho large iron clipper ship Hydaspes, which loaded wool here iiust season, and also ; filled up with saloon passengers, has come over from Dunclin to be placed on the berth, taking wool, tallow, &c, for London, The Hydasries after reaching London from this port was chartered to take 200 emigrants to New Zealand, and after landing them in excellent health, and discharging his cargo, Captain Babofc elected to try his fortune in this port in preference to waiting for several months for cargo at Dunedin. From that port bo hjia brought over a quantity of oats, wheat, and flax ; but the ship's trim, notwithstanding, was light enough to admit ot her coming up the Wert Channel. Of the ran acrofiii Irom Dunedin,, Captain Babot xc-

ports leaving Port Chalmers on the 3rd mst. with a light N.E. wind, which drew.into the westward ami carried the ship to the southward of the Auckland, Mes, and afterward* unified into the S.W. Captaia Babofc sailed close to the east side of the islands— within three mile*—-but there was no smoke, or signals, or any indication of anyone being on thorn. The wind then feet in from the N.W., with thick rainy weather, and at C p.m. on the IGth iriiit. South Caw, Tasmania, was sighted, the ship rounding it at noon the following day, with the wind from N.E., shifting subsequently into N.W. On the JSth inst. a fnmh northerly gale was encountered for 12 hours, and was followed by calm weather. Cape Otway was passed at I p.m. on the 21st mat., ami the pilot was taken on board yesterday morning.—Argus, Nov. 23.

The brig Wave, which has arrived in port, brings a full cargo of oata and bran from Oatnarn, New Zealand. She sailed for Melbourne on the Ist insfc., and encountered strong N.W. gales on the firat 10 days of the passage, the Solander being in sight until the 12th inst. Prom that date strong breezes from N.W. and S.W. prevailed until the 18th inst., and were followed by strong northerly windii to Banks Straits. The latter part of the passage was marked by light S.E. winds and thick foggy weather.— Argus, Nov. 27. A telegram was received yesterday (November 22) from Banjoewangi, reporting the arrival there of Captain Bishop and a portion of the crew of the Guiding Star, which haul been destroyed] by fire while on her passage from Mauritius to Sydney. The message was very meagre, but full particulars will doubtless come to hand in a day or two. The Guiding Star was a barque of 450 tons, owned by Messrs Merriman and Fairclough, of this city, and was thoroughly overhauled a few months Binco. She is insured in the Sydney Marine Office for £3000, one-half being re-insured. The freight is also covered in the same office for £1800, £300 of which is also re-insured. The cargo was consigned to Messrs J. Fraser and Co., on which there is an open policy for £15,000 in the Australian General, National and Mercantile, and Universal.—Sydney Morning Herald, November 23.