Shipping Intelligence.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1715, 11 April 1862, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

SAILED. April 9, s.B. Prince Alfred, 704 ton?, James Bowden, for Nelson. Passengers, for Sydney:— Mr; and Mrs. Smith, Miss Nixon, Mr. Binney, Miss Wilson, Mr. Ferguson. For Nelson, Mr. .Draper, D.A.O.G. r Mr. nnd Mrs. George Hunter, and two children, Messrs. Baker, Ledger, Salomons, Beeves; Ellis, Johnston, Fleming, Luntley, Battle. IMPORTS. In the Prince Alfred, I.C.R.Ivr. Company, Agents, —1 portmanteau, Robinson ; 9 casks cheese, Green ; 6 cases drugs, Owen Brothers; and a quantity of cargo for Nelson and Sydney. EXPORTS. . In the Prince Alfred, I.U.R.M. Company, Agents, —1 bag bags, Hirst; 15 tierces tobacco, Levin a nd Co.; 161 hides, L. Levy; 1 parcel, Eames ; I parcel, Union Bank. In the Dunedin, master, Agent, 45,000 feet ■awn timber, Smith and Co. The schooner Dunedin cleared at the CusUms on Tuesday last for Ofago, via Poriiua. She pro- J ceeds to the latter port for a cargo of sawn timber. On Thursday evening, Captain Rose entertained a large party on board the Mermaid now lying in the harbour. Dancing was kept up till a late hour, and universal satisfaction was expressed at what was declared by all present to have been one of the pleasantest evenings they had ever passed. Lyttelton Times, 15th March. The barque Jeannie Oswald arrived inHobson's Bay during Monday night, after a most successful voyage to Torres Straits, where she recovered a a large and valuable portion of the cargo of the Lady Kinnaird,' which vessel was wrecked there during last year. She left Brisbane on the 23rd 1 ult., and has made a fine run down. Captain Gascoigne, while at Brisbane, gave a full report of his finding traces of the loss of the brig Firefly, particulars of which have been published in this }QVLrnalr~Melbourne Argus.

tfhara uu flfty*fotiif •lii^'Of'WA* now und^f eoh° strtictton f*ot* tmr navy at the 1 royal aiid private yards, many of which are in a very forward state for launching. These vessels will carry an aggregate of J ,254 guns, are of 10,903 horse-power, and 95,255 tons; — English paper. The Blue Jacket, which dropped anchor at Port Chalmers yesterday (Wednesday) forenoon, had a very quick and pleasant passage from Melbourne, having left there only on Sunday, the 18th, and she was off the Otago Heads, and had her pilot on hoard as early as noon on Tuesday. She brings 214 passengers, 30 of whom are in the saloon. The only vessel spoken by the Blue Jacket was the Warren Goddard on the 19th mat., in lat. 43 ° S.,long 152° 3L' E. From the hour of departure until her arrival, the weather was such that Capt. White did not require even to take in his royals, and the present trip completes a series of passages between Melbourne and Otago such as have not been accomplished by any other vessel, the two. trips down and the two up, having been completed within the short space of thirty-two days. While off the Heads, there was seen from the deck of the Blue Jacket the body of a child floating on the water. The body passed close by the stern, was dressed in a short pink frock, and appeared to be that of a child from eight to twelve months old. Part of the hair seemed to have been washed offthe head, and, from its general appearance, it is supposed to have been in the water for some days. — Daily Times, March 27th. The Vortigerr, which arrived half-an-hour after the Blue Jacket, brings about 3000 sheep, with a loss of less than 200, and she had also on Jboard 30 horses, some of which might have run at the Dunedin races had the vessel arrived in time, but a delay in loading at Melbourne prevented that being accomplished. The Vortigerr, like the Blue Jacket, hand a very fine run down Capt. Mclntyre reports having Bpoken no vessels on the way. The Shawniutwas to have sailed on the same day, with sheep, but had not left the berth when the Vortigerr sailed. — Ibid. SUPPOSED BURNING OF THE ELEANOR. There appears to be a faint chance that it was another vessel, and not the Eleanor, that was burnt on her passage from London to Otago. Perhaps some of our merchants will bo able to say if there was any vessel called the Elbe on her voyage out, or on the berth for Otago. We {Otago Daily Times) quote the following from the South Australian Register of February 22 :— • • • .' ; ' ' ' One of the most dreadful catastrophes which can occur to mariners was witnessed hy the Northern Light, during the voyage from England, and is described by Captain Marshall in vivid colors. It appears that on the 17th November his vessel was in latitude 6°, longitude 23° W. ; at 9 p.m., the watch on deck perceived a strong glare of light to the northward, and immediately the captain's attention was directed to it ha concluded it to be occasioned by a ship on fire, and immediately altered the vessel's course towards the scene of conflagration. The weather at the time was very threatening, heavy clouds obscured the moon and stars, but the wind was scant. Consequently several hours elapsed before the burning vessel was neared, and when within a couple of miles of her she suddenly foundered. During the remainder of the night the Northern Light remained as near as could be calculated to the scene of the disaster, and a sharp look out was kept in case any boats from the burned vessel should be near; but when the morning broke there was not the slightest vestige of the wreck visible, and at 6>30 she hauled on a wind, and shaped a course to the southward. On the following Thursday the barque Queen of England was signalled, and from her Captain Marshall learned that the burned vessel was the Elbe, bound from London to Otago with oargo and passengers; and the latter and crew had been picked up by a vessel which signalled the Queen of England on the previous day. It seems most probable that through some mistake the name of the lost ship has been transposed in signalling, for a paragraph from the Qeensland Guardian of the Ist instant states that the emigrant ship Cassar Godeffroy, which reached Brisbane on the 30th ultimo, from Hamburgh, ' spoke on the 4th December, off Brazil, the American Bhip J. Q. Richardson, bound from London to Melbourne, which reported that the barque Eleanor, from London to Otago, New Zealand, had been burnt at sea, but that the crew and passengers had been saved by the J. G. Richardson, which was about to take them into the Cape of Good Hope : • hut doubtless the next arrival from Table Bay will bring further particulars of the accident* It is difficult to reconcile the above with the following paragraph, which we take from the Argus of February 18, and which is stated to be on the authority of a passenger (Mr. Nicholson) ; The Eleanor, with full cargo and 11 passengers left the Downs on the 15th October, bound for Otago, N. 3. Everything went on well until about 8 a.m. of the 17th November, when the vessel was discovered to be on fire forward. Every exertion was made to subdue the flames, but without success, when, fortunately, the American ship J. G. Richardson hove in sight. A signal of distress was hoisted onboard the burning vessel, and she bore down upon her. A boat fully manned was sent on board to render assistance, and shortly afterwards succeeded in bringing the master and his family, officers, crew and passengers, numbering 27 souls, with a portion of their luggage, off the ill-fated vessel, safely on board the J. G.Richardson, where they were received by Captain Kendall. On the Bth December, in latitude 35 © 18' S., longitude 27 °_ 9" W., ehe fell in with the American ship United States, from Iquique, for Cork (for orders). The master and crew were transferred to her, while the passengers were brought to this potr. On leaving, the ship, Captain Newby presented Captain Kendal and his officers with a letter of thanks for their kindness to them. The passengers who have come on in the ship also speak highly of the attention they have received. Great praise is due to Captain Kendal for his promptness in rendering assistance, as also the exertions he used in attempting to save the ill-fated vessel ; and we trust that such praiseworthy conduct will not be permitted to pass unrewarded.