SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Colonist, Volume XII, Issue 1171, 15 December 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Hmii Water at Nijr.so.Y. Morn. Afternoon. Tuesday, December 15 ... 10'2(> lO'3i Wednesday, „ lfi ... 10 51 IVB Thursday, „ 17 ... 11-2 i 11-41 ENTERED INWARDS. December 11.—Lady Burkly, stenmer, 30, Walker, fiMin-Collingwood. 15 passengf rs. 12: —Lord Ashley, steamer, 29;5, Worsp, fivrni Wellington. Passengers: saloon —Miss Rak jr, Mr. Domett, Mi1, and Mrs. Svmons, Mr. mid Mrs. NaHian, Misses Nathans (3), Majors Nathan (2), Doctor Hector, Messrs. Sellon, M'Gruire, M'Leau, Lowe, Clmmberß, Salanmn, and 1 for West Const: second cabin —Messrs. Summerfietd, Hums, Jones (2), Kirwin, Mrs. Qtinnce, 2 for West Coast and 2 for Sydney. 12. —Murray, steamor, 56, Holmes, from Greymouth. Passengers—Messrs. Paul. Stuart, Moller, Bisset. 14-—Charles Edward, steamer, 89. Palmer, from Wanganui, in ballast. Passengers—Mrs. Allen, Mm. Aitken iind 5 children, Mrs. Wilkinson and 3 children, Miss Osbonrue, Mr. M'Leod, Mr. Will, and 12 others. 14. —"Kennedy, steamer, 125, Whitwell, from Westport. Passengers—Messrs. Gray, Slack, Allen, Prazer, Collins, Hewitt, Cros?, Peel, Picknrd, Shen, Griffiths, Deveny, Penwick, Foster, Glass Thompson, Moon, Christison, Smith, Hammond, Mrs. Patten, Mrs. Cohen and child, Mrs. Downfls. 14.—Ann, cutter, 18, Eure, from Wuitapu. 14.—Jane, schooner, 20, Watts, from Huvelock. 14. —Egmont, steamor, 308, Hall, from Wellington. Passengers—Messrs. Cowie, Whitehorne, Aitken, Kempthorne. OITCABED OUTWABBS. December 11, —Lytteltou, steamer, 49, Scott, for Wairau. 12. —Lord Aahley, steamer, 296, Worsp, for Sydney, via West Coast. 5 original passengers. 14.—Ssillonian, schooner, 37, Thorburn, for Pelorus Sound, in ballast.

IMPORTS. Ex Es;mont, from Wellington: 1 box, Taylor. Ex Jane, from Havelock: 15,624 feet timber, Order. Ex Kennedy, from Westport: 27 hides, Sedgwick; 1000 ozs. gold, Union Bank. Ex Lord Ashley, from South : 1 half-tierce tobacco, Harper; 2 trunks boots, M'lntosh; 1 case glass, Stuliard ;40 sheets iron, Scott; 9 pkgs drapery, 3 pkgs, 20 crates, Edwards and Co.; 2 cases drapery, Cawthron; 5 pkgs, Hooper; 2 cases, West; 23 pkgs, 44 bars steel, 259 iron pipes, Buxton and Co.; 3 cases, Hornby ; 9 cases, 3 pkgs, Hounsell; 20 cases fruit, Lovien ; 1 pkg. Usher; 50 kegs blasting powder, 30 kegs, Order; 3 bars iron, 24, bars steel, 4 pkgs, Field ; 2 pkgs, Franzmi; 1 case, 3 pkgs, Tregea and Son j 6 pkgs leather, Lightband; 1 case, Collector of Customs; 1 case, Tingle; 3 sacks malt, Bentley and Co. Ex Murray, from Greymouth: 25 touß coala, Order; 1 pkg, Hogg. Ex Ann, from Waitapu : 1 pkg butter, Webster; 2 pkgs butter, Hounsell; 3 hides, 1 bule wool, Order j 1 pkg poultry, Davis ; 1 box eggs, Brown. The p.s. Chaelbs Edwabd left the Buller at 8 a.m. on Thursday, and arrived, as W&n&auui at 7.30

a.m. on Friday ; landed passengers, including twentyfive recruits for the Armed Constabulary from Greyraoutli, and left again at 8 p.m. same day, and arrived here at 4 p.m. on Saturday. She experienced strong north-west winds during the passage. The B.s. Murray, Captain Holmes, arrived here on Saturday last, at 9.30 a.m., from the West Coast. She left Nelson at noon on Friday, 6th instant, and called at Motueka. which she left at 5 p.m. same day, and arrived at Westport at 4 p.m. on Saturday ; discharged 40 tons of cargo, and, being detained through stress of weather, did not leave until the following Wednesday, arriving at Hokitika at 6 a.m. on Thursday ; she discharged 20 tons of cargo, and took on board 15 tons for Greymouth, and left at 5.30 p.m. same day for Greymouth, and arrived at 7.30 p.m.; discharged 20 tons of cargo on Friday morning, and left at 9.30 a.m., arriving as above. Experienced strong westerly breezes and very heavy sea to Sp;t End, and fine weather thence to Nelson. Seizure ov a Sciioon'er.—The Wellington Evening Post, of December 9th, says:—"We learn that a very important seizure of contraband goods has been made at . Manawatu, by Constable Purcell, acting under instructions from Mr. Inspector Atcheson. The schooner Kate, Phillip Jenkins, master, then lying in the river, was boarded, and a puncheon and qr-cask, containing about 150 gallons of conbrabrand spirits discovered. The police officer at once seized the vessel and cargo, which will be forwarded to Wellington as soon as possible. We understand that smuggling has for some time past been largely carried on in the Manawatu district, and the police were consequently on the gui vive to secure a conviction. Iho schooner Tyne went ashore inside the heads at Wellington, on Sunday, December 6. Launch of a Steamer at Wellington.—rThe Wellington Evening Post, of December 10, states: — " The interesting ceremony of a launch might have been yesterday witnessed in Wellington, the paddlept earner Osprey. built for Messrs. Redwood, of Marlborough, by the Messrs. Seager, of this city, having been sont off the stocks steam up, and all rendy for a start. She is an iron boat, 45 feet in length, with 10 fent of beam, and drawing 1 foot 3 inches forward, and 2 feet abaft. Her engines and eveiything connected with her have been manufactured by the Messrs. Seagor. She took a trial trip round the bay, when she steamed with ease eight, knots, the engines working easily and well. She is intended to trade on the Wnirau river, towing the Falcon up and down, and will be r.aken over by Captain CrackneJl in a few days. This is the second' steamer our enterprising townsmen have launched from their yard." Excitikg En-counter with a Whale. —The Chilian whaling barque Concepcion, Captain Richard G-ould, when off Chatham islands, fell in with a school of large sperm whales. Three boats were immediately I lowered in pursuit, that of the third mate being the first to strike a large sperm whale, which was no sooner done than the whale turned upon the boat, and, taking it in its mouth, crushed it to pieces, killing one man and breaking the leg of another. The boat commanded by the second mate then fastened on the same whale, but on his turning upon, the boat the men jumped overboard and saved themselves, as a few seconds afterwards the boat was crushed to pieces by his ponderous jaws. The fourth mate then came up in his boat and harpooned, but with exactly the same result a? the preceding boat. The captain sent the first mate to pick up the boats' crews, and this was effected. The boat with the crows reached the vessel at 9 p.m. She was kept in the whaling ground all night, and on the following morning the whale was made out, still having the lines attached. The captain then had his boat lowered and proceeded in the direction oi the whale, who no sooner discried liis pursuers than he turned and made for the boat with open jaws, and apparently resolved to make short work of his enemies, as on the proceeding day. The captain, skilfully fired a bomb-lance down his throat, by a dexterous manoeuvre avoided his attack, and, before the whale had time to turn again, fired a second bomb-lance, which, entering the, back of his fin, effectually placed him 7iors de combat. It was anticipated from the size of the whale that 150 barrels sporm would have boen got, but only half wa'sobtained. All the linos were recovered, and from ths pieces of boats floating about and picked up another boat was made, the difficulty experienced in getting the whale was a serious delay, as otherwise several of the school would have been caught. — Panama Star and Herald.