Shipping Intelligence.

Taranaki Herald, Volume II, Issue 61, 28 September 1853, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

s.MLrn. ?ent. 2fi— Tlk I>,v(|iip ,J<kc|)]i Flctchrr, G/2 ton* Cap nin I'ostcr, for AurMind. I. m poms. P.rJovrli F'llrlin— loo ("»■«, 17 |iiere«, 8. Virk.-id— 7fi c*s(,iirii, &Wlll — »l boxm, 1 bale Mctii.es, l\ kren 3 balm, 4 ra l k«. r>Br >B jife", 2 crnlm, 1 pnnrhi'on, 4 |>l(|»s, Kir»t— 2l rrum Carrirk—l cut.. AilunnR — I rune, 2 pircp", II rhmnnd — 1 parcel, Tuiniiaki Bo»ls Club— l jikße, 1 carl, Kinisdon — 1 mv, 2 pifc.'», Gilmour — I tmnlt, NirhoM— J rnnei, Sinik— l m<u; H. ncjfu'M — 1 rmr, Humpliri «— 7 cnsen. Arilrn—^fi f .!*■«, liny — J box. Ritct.i — r. 1)0X01, Nidd— l c.bk, Ul.cl.cili —12S rasrs, Ordir. The Amrriinn wl.n'e »liip, ''A 11. Iloivlnn.l,' 1 w.i» nireked on n ncf at Taliili m July l.nt. Tlip nrcunnt of the dimiitcr «tate« tlmt nbiiiidnnt lime wn» nlTorilcd. after the inilirninmii of nn n|.|ironch<. inn norm were npimicnt, for lirr to linvc inuijht »»fety ftl «tn; nnd her lo«« tlioulil hi- nllr il.ulnl, not to a dangi-rnui roadslend. but to Ibo fact that ! mITHnMK r wn> not tnhen of the prcmonitionn 10 I'.ni! brforc civen o( Ihe iipproacbini; cnlr. She wni 15 monllii oul, null hnd on bonrd 55 hnriclt tpirm <.il. and ICOO whole Hrr bone hnd been lirrvioualy »hipped for America, amouniing to 25,0D01bi. The French iihip Moclm was totally donlroycd by Tire between the St. Croix and Bird lslnudt, on tho nlßht of Sund»y, (he lOth April. Tho fire wn« first dincuYrred i'Buin^ from tlic after hold on the prerlous dnjr at i p.m., the Te««el being nt thut time ahuut 6) milei from the conit of Algon Bay. Tho hatches were inimcdi»tely fastened down, and every |iFeconlion token to prerent the firn from (■ainiuE ground, and n course wnn utrered for the bay, with the intention of running the 'hip ashore. The fire continue! urnoulilpring throughout the whole of Hint nif-lit and the following d.iy, the nniolce at lime* licini; nlinost lufTornting. At eight on Sunday night the ll.iinci broke out, nnd 111.' whole of tlio fliip wm very thurtly in a pi'rfert (>l«zc, tl,e poptnlu Anil ll !• crew at tin; smnc timib(inp cimptlic.l 10 tnkr to the l)unt», and the wrntber bcin(? ca.m, t'.cy surcteded in reaching Port I"l 7^heth in jafciy. The Mocbn wn» a fine •hip o(4()0 ton<, only lll ree yean old, and lndon with rice nnil iulc, wliich iiaring heated it supposed to have caused the fire. American Milnster Steam Yacht.— A mom liter steamer, «ith American colour!! 11. ing, now liei in Southampton Waier. She is a steam yacht of upwards of 2,000 tont burden, belonging to a private American gentlemen named Vunderbilt, on his way to Russia from Ihe United State*. He is on « tour of plessuroniih his family, and isnccnmrianicd by friends, and a lar^e suite of lerrnnn. He left New York on the 21st ult, and has iikiuV one of the quickest passages acroit tho Atlantic ever known— namely, ten days eight hours, Her ln>c iihons that during one twcmy.foiir hours she run 3 U miles. Tlic nnmc of the monster jacht is tho Norlh Slur. She is n pn.ldlu-box ttriiincr wilh two funnels : she wni built in Aincriai. Shu has Acromplislicd 18 U non in an hour. Fitted up most splendidly, her cabins and interior urrangi'inc. its are of tha moat comraodioug and elegnnt drscription The Norlh Star will nhortly proceed to St. l'< ter^hurgh, anil thcurc to the McdiU'm.neiiu. touching • t several Kuropenn ports, merely on a vi»it nf pleastire. .She cost 500, 0n0 dollars and her weekly fipi nii-s are about £X>o, o»c'un've of fuel. She consumed SOl tons of coals during the voyn^eThe crctr consists of nearly 100 nii'n, including offinen, teamen, engineer., firemen, Sec. Launch op ruit Atrato.— Fliik noble vcs»el, nt preii-ut Ihe Invest ship in Ihn world, was lam died from 'he building yard of Messrs, (air. l nnd, Co., at Grecnock, on the 7th M<iy. The vensel ii built for the Royal Mml Sieum Pai l<e; Company, and is an iron paddle whticl (tenmer. Including euginn room, she will register S4GG tons. She has four (Icicles, (even and cip lit feet respectively io height. The spar detk is fl.isli from sicm to »tern, affording a promenade the length of 330 feet by 38 in widih. She is to have two funnels Mini three masts. The standing rigging is oicced* ingly l'irht nnd grace ful, bring formed of galvanised iron. The lower mastii are formed of Quebec pine, thfa mainmast measuring 90 feet long by 7 in cir» r umference The keel ol the ship is formed of. nine enormous pieces of iron, and the stem end stern posts are each one piece. The (hip is divided into seven water tight compartments, The iron uj(d in the construction of the hull it abovi 1300 tons, and her engines arc of 8 0 horse power. Tho Ungth of ihe vctocl it 350 feet, being 40 feet longer than the Great B.itnin, mid 70 longer than the grcnt war ateamcr Duke of Wellington.