Shipping Intelligence.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1735, 27 June 1862, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED. June 23, schooner Colleen Bawn, 28 tons, A. Ryan, from Napier. Passengers — Airs. Ryan and 5 children. Same day, s.s. Storm Bird, 104 tons, G. Mundlc, from Nelson via Picton. Passengers — Hon. M. Bartley, Dr. Monroe, Mrs. Bailie, Messrs. Eyes, Drydeh, Seager, Hoyle, Ledger, J. Hebberley, Mrs. v'-cott and child, Miss Schumacher, Mrs. Govett and 6on, Mrs. Tucker and child, Miss White, Mr. D. Bell. Same day, schooner Warren Goddard, 203 tons, Rhul, from Dunedin. \ June 2(5, schooner Rebecca, 115 tons, A. Robertson, from Otago. SAILED. June 23, s.s. Queen, 177 tons, D. Pole for Picton, Nelson, New Plymouth, and .Manukau. Passengers — Miss Grimstone, Ensign Patton, 14th liegt. June 24, s.s. Storm Bird, 105 tons, George Mundle, for Napier via Castle Point. Passengers — Mr. It. J. Dnncan, Miss Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wallace. Same day, ketch Thetis, 27 tons, Lyons, for Wanganui. June 25, ketch Julia, 30 tons, R. Scott, for Christchufcch. Same day, s. Wonga Wonga, 103 tons F. Renner, for Wanganui. Passengers — Mrs. Kapley, Messrs. Alexander, Beaven, D. Nathan. Juno 27, brig Yarrow, 229 tone, Scott, for Otago. Passengers — 2 stockmen. IMPORTS. la the Storm Bird, Duncan & Vennell, Agents, — 5 sacks lime, VV. Hirst ; 1 pkg. trees, H. L. Yates ; 1 wheel, 1 case, Bethune & Hunter. KXPORTS. In the Julia, Master, Agent — 18,000 ft. sawn timber, 20 bdls. empty sacks, Schultze & Co. In the Storm Bird, Duncan & Vermeil, Agents, — 1 saddle, Williams ; 2 cases gin, 1 do. port. 1 cask bottled beer, 1 pkg. tobacco, 1 saddle, 20 bags oats, 2 cases bottled beer, I bale wool packs, 1 case apparel, Bethune and Hunter \ 1 box apparel, Carswell ; 1 box, 1 trunk, Levin and Co. ; 1 parcel, VV. Lyon : 40 casks bottled beer, Stuart and Co. ; 1 case, 1 truss, 1 parcel, G. Pickett and Co. ; I pkg. trees, G. Moore ; 28 bags potatoes, Speedy ; 1 horse, Captain Russell. In the Wonga Wonga, Duncan and. Vennell, Agents — 1 qr. cask whisky, 1 half tierce tobacco, 2 qr. casks brandy, 5 cases gin, 4 cases oilmen's stores, 1 pkg., 2 qr. casks sherry, 1 case sago, 10 bags sugar, 20 sacks flour, J . J. Tame; 2 qr. casks brandy, 1 hhd. rum, 2 qr. casks sherry, 5 cases brandy, 5 do. goneva, 1 case chairs, 1 do. drapery, 1 do. goods, 3 boxes soap, 1 do. sardines, 1 case ginger wine, 1 do. bitters, 1 do. curacoa, 5 do. champagne, 4 boxes candles, 1 case oil, 1 do. sardines, 10 boxes soap, 2 cases furniture, 1 do. glassware, Krull and Co. ; 20 cases geneva, 2 qr. casks brandy, 'i do. sherry, 10 boxes tea, Hickson and Co. ; 10 cases port, 10 do. sherry, 5 do. claret, 5 do. geneva, i qr. casks port, L do. brandy, 1 do. sherry, 1 do. rum, 1 do. gin, 0 casks bottled ale, 2 casks sugar, 2 cases chairs, Bannatyne & Co. ; 10 cases brandy 3 octaves sherry, 2 qr. casks port, 6 do. brandy, 10 do. rum, 1 case drapery, 1 truss do., 1 pocket hops, 1 case drugs, 1 do. saddlery, 15 casks btl. beer, 3 cases, 1 truss, 6 casks snlphur, 1 hhd. ale, 2^pi<gs. carpeting, Owen Brothers ; 1 qr. cask gin, i do. whisky, D. Anderson ; 1 dray, 1 sack, Clapham; 1 hhd. porter, 10 sacks flour, Bethune and Hunter ; 2 cases drugs, Barraud ; 2 sets harness, 20 cases sherry, 4 tins turps, bundles iron, 10 drums colza oil, 5 cases ironmongery; ? doz pails, 2 nests tubs, 5 doz. spades and shovels, 4 cases hardware, 1 bdl. brooms, 3 churns, 4 doz. brooms, E. W. Mills; 1 case drapery, 0 cases old torn, G casks ale, 3 doz. buckets, 2 cases drapery, 1 case, 2 boxes pipes, -1 case wine, 1 do. lobsters, Turnbull and Co. ; 2 casks sulphur,. W. Lyon ;40 sacks coal, 2 bdls. iron, 4 pkgs. drapery, I do. galvanised buckets, 6 bai'3 iron, Johnston <fe Co. ; 5 bales, 2 cases drapery, 5 trunks do., 3 cases clothing, Joseph and Co. ; 2 cases stationery, J. Martin ; 1 case, 1 hhd., 2 cases, 1 parcel. Stuart and Co. ; 10 boxes candles, Dunc&nand Vennell. In the Queen, Levin and Co., Agents, — 1 piano, Duncan and Vennell ; 4 caies paper hangings, 1 parcel, Smith and Co. In. the Yarrow, R. R. Ledger, Agent — 140 head of cattle, Higgie. The schooner Brisk, Capt. Kreeft, from Lyttelton the 25th inst., arrived in port this morning, after a passage of 40 hours, beating in against a strong ebb tide and a heavy fresh, which speaks well for the sailing qualities of this clipper vessel. She sailed from Wellington on Friday, the 20th inst., and has been a few hours less than a week in completing the voyage to and from Lyttelton. Voyages of the " Great Bbitais" Steam-ship, — The " Great Britain" is advertised to sail from Liverpool for Melbourne on the 10th of May, and this induces the reflection that it is only due to the spirited exertions of her owners to call public attention to the passages of this extraordinary vessel. To the " Great Britain" must be traced the first practical application, on a larger scale, of steam used as a secondary, and not as the princfpal motive power in a vessel; and the remarkable regularity of her passages sufficiently provea that such an adaption can alone accomplish a voyage of upwards of 1 3,000 miles in a moderate length of time, and at no excessive expense. Going back to 1 858, we see that her passage out in November was made in 64 days ; home in 67. The succeeding passage in 57 days out, and 62 days home. The next passage was 63 days out, and 68 days home. The following passage 63 days out, and 6G home. The last Australian mail announced her arrival out in 63 days ; and she is telegraphed as having left a full ship, on the 13th of Jannary ; but as she was coming round the Cape of Good Hope, her passage most likely may be prolonged a few days. The result of three years' passages thus clearly demonstrates, that the use of steam as an auxiliary enables the length of the voyage to be counted upon with the certainty within a day or two, and contrasts favourably" with the uncertain and often protracted passages of the merely sailing vessel. — Times, March 14. Capture of Pirates. — H.M. g.b. Cockchafer, Lieutenant Holder, left Amoy on the 24th current with a mandarin and interpreter from the consulate on board, to look after pirates said to be in the vicinity. At half past ten the gunboat catne in sight of three largo piratical junks, and about 100 small boats, attacking a large merchant junk. The gunboats crew in two boats got on board. One man tried to set fire to a cask of powder, but failed, being seen by the gallant commander of the gunboat, who immediately shot the miscreant dean. One piratical junk was burnt, her crew fourteen in number, being made prisoners, except one, who escaped. Altogether, forty -seven prisoners were taken ; and the gunboat took the merchant junk and one very fine pirate boat in tow and took them safely into Amoy. Fourteen pirates were to beheaded the day after the Azof left, but the whole are likely to suffer. The merchant junk was from Formosa* laden with rice, bean-cake, oil. &c. ; the cargo was worth about 7.000 dols. The pirate junk was Canton built, and mounted fourteen guns, half of them English manufacture. This is the best prize that has been taken into Amoy for some time ; the little Cockchafer could not manage more than the two vessels, or all would have been taken in. — China Overland Trude Report, March 31. Total Loss op the Brig Robert and Betsy. — Mr. H. Raymond, late chief officer of the above vessel, who arrived by the British Trident yesterday, has kindly furnished us with the following particulars of the catastrophe. The Robert and

Betsy had just completed the discharge of her cargo of timber on the sth of April, at Omaru, on the Coast of New Zealand, about ninety miles.; E.N.E. of Otago, when a heavy sea set' at 9 p'miV breaking over the vessel as she lay straining on her anchors, the effects of the continued weight causing the cables to part at U . Made all sail at once, and tried to get out of the roadstead ; th.6 wind was light from the westward at the tirrie; but the open exposure of the position, and the sea,;-:, running in, the brig drifted upwards of a mile, and *** then drove ashore. Here all hands hadva hard struggle for life, the vessel having struct mlly two cables' length from the shore. A surf boat;: was noticed striving to render assistance, but was driven back unable to weather the heavy sea. It was at last resolved as the only hope of saving life, to make fast a line to the life-buoy, which, on being done, was thrown overboard 'and carried by the current to the shore, Fortunately the crew, by this their only chance, were rescued from their perilous position-. The brig became a total wreck . two hours after striking. We understand she is insured in a Melbourne office, The Captain and the crew have lost all they passessed, nothing except the log book being saved, which, the mate carried ashore in his bosom. — Herald, May 23.

Birth.— On the 27th instant, the wife of _. Geokge Habt, Esq., of a son. Married. — At Wellington, on Thursday, the 26th June, by special license,*by the Rev, H. W. Scott, Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. John F. ." Harrison, of Wellington; to Mr. Isaac Baibstow, ' late of Halifax, Yorshire. Died. — On Tuesday, the 24th instant, Geobgb James, son of Geobgo Habt, Esq., aged ltf months.