SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2668, 16 April 1868, Page 3

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

«. ARRIVED. APEII.. 14, Storm Bird, s.s., 104 tons, Doile, from the Chathains. 14, Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, Holmes, fromi Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland. 14, Lord Ashley, 8.8., 296 tons, Worsp, from Napier and Auckland. 15, Annie Melhuish, barque, 363 tons, W. R. Williams, from Newcastle. 15, Sea G-ull, brigautine, 122 tons, W. Eogcrs, { from Napier. 15, Emerald, ketch, 40 tons, W. Whitley, from Lyttelton. SAILED. 15, Tararua, s.s., 522 tons, J. Hagley, for Melbourne, via the South. 15, Wellington, b.b., 262 tons, Holmes, for I/yttelton, Port Chalmers, and the Bluff. 15, Storm Bird, s.s., 104 tons, P. Doile, for Picton, Nelson, and Wangauui. PASSENGER LIST. — INWAEDS. Per Wellington. Cabin — Mrs Stewart, Miss Fenton, Hon. E. W. Stafford, Messrs Gower, Harper, Fenton, Kennedy, Maxwell, O'Neil, D. Ward, Wakefield, Morison, Small, Master Maxwell, one Maori chief, and 12 steerage. Per Storm Bird. Cabin— Capt Twiss, Ensign Danvers, Messrs Alexander, and Plummer. Steerage — Mr and Mrs Hodges, Messrs Ashley, Butter, Miller, Cunan, Cam, and Collins. & Per Lord Ashley. Cabin — Misses Lonias, Russell, Herbert, Scringer, Duncan, Mrs Raymond and two children, Mrs Knox, Mr and Mrs Kilgour, Messrs Smith, Duncan, J. Duncan, R. Den ton. Steerage — Misses Poole, Hollywood, Smith, Messrs Gt. Scriven and Jones. OUTWARDS. Per Wellington. Cabin— Mr and Mrs Pearson, Mr Travers. Steerage— Messrs Plummer and Allen. Per Tararua. Steerage — Messrs Stuart and Harrington. Per Storm Bird. Cabin— Mr and Mrs Kilgour, Miss Shaw. Miss Watt, Messrs Feist, Taylor, and Harper. Steerage — Messrs Brown and Turner. IJIPOETS. In the Storm Bird, W. Bishop, agent— l box potatoes, West ; 1 do, Travers ; 1 do, Seed ; 2 casks rum, 1 case arms, Defence Office ,• 1 case battled fruit, 2 do pickles, 1 do -vinegar, 3 do brandy, 1 do wine, 2 boxes soap, 2 cases sherry, 2 do cordials, 1 pkg tobacco, Order. In the Lord Ashley, H. B. Benson, agent— 2 pkgs casements, 4 do sashes, 5 glaBS doors, 20 plain doors, Vennell ; 16 boxes raisins, 2 spars, Panama Company} 1 box silver coin, Bank of New Zealand ; 46 bags potatoes, A. A. Browne j 5 cwt flax, Order. In the Wellington, W. Bishop, agent— s hlids ale, 2 caßes vestas, 23 boxes pipes, 1 case chocolate, Krull & Co ; 1 case jam, Mrs Reid ; 1 boat, Collector of Customs ; 1 cask, 1 tin stores, Commissariat ; 1 pkg saddlery, Lowes. In the Annie Melhuish, Panama Company, agents — 535 tons coal, Panama Company. In the Emerald, Master, agent — 560 sacks ■wheat, 30 do potatoes, Order. In the Sea Gull, Levin & Co, agents — S hhds, 23 qr-casks tallow, 60 bales wool, 2 do skins, Levin & Co j 146 bales wool, Pearco. BXPOBTS. In the Wellington, W. Bishop, agent — 7 bales corn sacks, Turnbull & Co ; 23 horses, Brown. In the Tararua, H. B. Benson, agent— 2 pkgs, Ido saws, 1 bale seed, Mills j 1 pkg, Lieut.Coloiiel Reader. In the Storm Bird, W. Bishop, agent— l revolver, Currie ; 6 chests, Fleetwood ; 1 bale leather, Hirst ; 1 pkg, Lloyd & Wylie ; 16 gunnies sugar, 9 boxes, 5 half-chests tea, 1 case raisins, Anderson 5 1 chura, 1 bag charcoal, 1 bdl rakes, 1 do hoes, 1 do handles, 4 bars iron, 1 box glue, 2 pels, 1 case ironmongery, 1 pel, 1 drum oil, 1 cask, Gibson ; 1 truss drapery, 1 do paper, Stuart and Co ; 20 boxes soap, Sidey & Co; 1 case, Downes ; 1 pel, Union Bank of Australia ; 15 kegs butter, Turnbull, Reeves & Co ; 1 pel, Bank of New South Wales j and transhipments. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Ahuriri, s.s., from the South, this day Bangatira, s.s., from the North, 17th Phoebe, s.s., from Nelson, 18th Rangitoto, s.s., from Melbourne, via the South, 22nd Kaikoura, s.s., from Panama, 22nd Airedale, s.s., from the North, 22nd Albion, barque, from London PROJECTED DEPAETUEE9. Phoebe, s.s., for Nelson, this day Ahuriri, s.s., for Napier and Auckland, 18th Lord Ashley, s.s., for the South, 18th Bangitofo, s.s., for Melbourne, ?ia Nelson and Hokitika, 23rd Kaikoura, b.b., for Sydney, 23rd Airedale, s.s., for the South, 23rd S"ranß Schartau, ship, for Callao, early

<8» The 8.8. Wellington, Captain Holmes, arrived in harbor at 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon from Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland. She loft Auckland on the 11th at 4 p.m., and arrived at Tauranga on the 12th at 7 a.m. ; lefb aguin about 9 a.m., arriving at Napier on the 13th, at 10.15 a.m. ; left Napier the same evening at 7 p.m., and arrived here as above. Experienced fine weather from Auckland as far as Cape Palliser, and from thence a strong northerly gale. The Lord Ashley, Captain Worsp, arrived in harbor at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday. She left Auckland on the 11th instant at .10.30 a.m., and arrived at Napier on Monday at 3 a.m., making the passage in 41 hours after discharging and landing cargo and passengers ; left for this port ab 4.30 p.m. on Monday, arriving as above. Experienced fine weather till making Capo Palliser, •when she me*-. N.W. gales. The barque Anno Melhuish, Captain Williams, arrived in harbor yesterday afternoon, from Newcastle, which port she left on the 2nd instant, ■with a cargo of" 533 tons coal consigned to the Panama Company. Captain Williams reports fair weather throughout the passage. The brigantine Express, Captain Twiss, has "been wrecked at the Chathama. She was laden with cattle and wool for Canterbury, and had been beating about the islands for some time. When at anchor at Waingaroa, riding on one chain, it came on to blow and the ill-fated vessel drifted ashore and became a total wreck, the crew and cattle only being saved. The Express was the property of Mr W. Tonks, junr., of this city, and was insured in the Otago Insurance Company for £800. The cutter Orpheus, which was dispatched to Puhoi to endeavor to raise the Comet, which recently sank there, returned to Auckland on Saturday evening, 4th instant, having been unsuccessful in the attempt. The heavy weather during the past week had completely broken the Comet up, and the Orpheus has consequently returned with the masts, gear, sails, &c, of the wrecked vessel. The whaling ship Northern Light, Captain Baker, six months out, arrived at the Bay on April Ist with 800 barrels sperm. Captain McKenzie, master of the cutter Thistle, which was wrecked on her voyage from Auckland to Waipu, on March 30, returned to Auckland in the Hero on the 9th and has furnished the Southern Cross with the following account of the catastrophe .• — We left Auckland on Sunday, March 29, at noon ; wind, S.E., moderate. As the wind froshened, took in a reef previous to sighting Sail Enck, which was sighted at seven o'clock the same night. Weather very thick and hazy ; drizzling rain ; wind blowing strong. Being afraid to run for Whangarei, readied her head to the N.E* ; double-reefed mainsail and staysail. Tacked about 9 o'clock to the S.E., and reached on that tack till about 11 o'clock. Tacked again, and put her head N.E., and continued on that tack ' ■ till about 1.30. Wore ship head to tho southward and eastward. By this time it was blowing a complete gale from E.S.E,, with a fearful eea. j

Continued on this tack about three hours. Coming on to blow harder, with a tremendous sen, threereefed the mainsail, and reefed the staysail. Wore ship to the northward, and continued on that tack till she struck about twenty minutes pa9t five o'clock, at Peach Cove, from a mile to a mile and a- half inside Bream Head. The darkness at this time was bo intense that we could not see any portion of the land whatever. As soon as she struck we did all in our power to land the femalo passenger?, which we succeeded in doing after a great deal of risk ; but Joanna Mitchelson, a girl about twelvo years of age, who had been iv a helpless Btato for some time previous from sea sickness, was afterwards washed off the rock. I spoke to Alexander McLeod on the rock, but afterwards missed him, and cannot Bay how he wa3 washed away. There were likewise two brothers, named McDonald, who received severe injuries to their legs in jumping to the rock. Four of the passengers walked to the settlement for help, but the weather was so bad that no boat could come to our assistance. A few of the neighbors, however came overland with provisions and medical comforts. Stayed thero all that night, and the following day boats came to our aid, and took the wounded and the dead body of the giri (which had been washed ashore) to Whangarei. The remaining portion of the crew and passengers walked overland. Norman McDonald ono of the two passengers who were hurt in jumping on to the rock, is getting better rapidly, but his brother is still in a very dangerous condition. The Thistle was uninsured, and was the sole property of the master. She was two years old, built specially for the Waipu and Auckland trade, at Macmillan's yards, Waipu, and was valued at £800. Nothing was saved from the wreck but the chains, cable, and anchors.