SHIPPING INTELLIGENOE.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3897, 26 July 1873, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENOE.

3&6H Wakrb it Pobt Niohoibon To-Dat. Horning, 5.46 ; evening, 6.4. vißtl'TlD. July 25, William Tapscott, American Bhip, 1630 tone, Fliriti, frdm Enderby Island. 28, Phoebe, 5.8., 417 tone. Worsp, from Sydney, Manukau, Taranaki, Nelson, and Picton. Passengers — From Sydney : Misses Skillicone, Mulligan, and Frenoh, Mrs Kendall and family, Messrs Owen and Lambert ; from Auckland : Messrs Sheehan, Takamoana, Grubb, Dorset, Karris, Honi, and Cow. 1 v 25, Taranaki, j.s., 281 tons, Wheeler, from lyttelton and Port Chalmers. PassengersBishop Moran, Mrs Ooslin, Mrs Peacock, lbs Brown, Messrs Poison, Holmes, Tairoa, Jameson, Partridge, Babington, Eraser, Ghuldleigh, M'Martin, Coslin, Perring, Peacock ; and fourteen steerage. Ten saloon and fifteen steerage for the North. SAILED. 25, Wanganui, s.s., 179 tons, Renner, for Napier. 25, Kate, schooner, 26 tons, Thompson, for Havelock. 25, Day Dawn, schooner, 24 tons, M'Laohland, for Havelock. EXPECTED ABBIVAIS. 26, Napier, from Wanganui 26, Ladybird!, from Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manakau. 80, Wellington, from Manukau, Taranaki, Nelson, and Picton 30, Rangatira, from Napier and Poverty Say TBOJECTED DEPABTUBES. 26, Napier, for Wanganui .. jJ6,J?h<Bbe, for Lyttelton and Port Chal- — nJ«s - 26, Taranaki, for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau 31, Rangitira, for Napier and Poverty Bay 31, Wellington, for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers IMPOSTS. In the Phcebe, Hartmann, agent — 130 Cases, Jacob Joseph : 1 waterman's skiff, 3 pairs oare, Jackson ; 26 pkgs, 4 cases, Moss ; 36 pkgs, 1 wool press, Martin ; 4 pkgs, Cohan ; 8 oaßks, 6 tip drays, 2 spring carts, 2 pans, 47 oases, 1 parcel, Order; 2 pkgs, 3 cases. Berger ; 86 pkgs, 2 oases, Levy ; 1 case, Hall 5 10 caeeß, Dransfield ; 1 case, I/owe ; 1 case, Riddiford ; 3 cases, Dr Hector ; 2 oases, Crawford ; 1 case stout, 1 case, 1 bundle, Itaird ; 5 cases, Taylor and Watt ; 1 case, ©owing j 3 cases, W. W. Taylor; 150 kits oysters, Steward. In the Taranaki, C. Hartmann, agent — 1 case, Mills ; 2 cases, 6 bales, M'Dowell and Co ; 1 case, Bethune ; 1 engine, Crease ; 1 crate, Mountain ; 1 half- ton biscuits, 9 pkgs, 1 half-ton bread, 2 casks, 2 tons potatoes, 1 barrel sugar, 4 casks flour, Peacook; 15 bales, Levin and Co ; 2 cases, Allen ; 2 boxes, Telegraph Department ; 2 bars, Waddell j 1 case, Fife ; 1 bundle,- Martin ; 1 case, Rowley ; 13 cases, 20 bags, Order ; 3 boxes, New Zealand Steam Shipping Company j 3 cases, Berger ; 10 casea cheese, 42 bags potatoes, M'lntyre ; 1 case, Dawaon j 2 sacks flour, Plitnmer; 40 bags, Bennett ; 1 cask, Lowes ; 3 trunks, Coombe ; 3 pkgs, Hunt ; 3 boxes, Moaley. The ship William Tapscott, from Enderby Bland, put into Welliigton harbor yesterday morning. The circumstances of her voyage will be found in another part of this issue. The steamer Taranaki, Captain Wheeler, left Dunedin on the afternoon of the 23rd, And arrived at Lyttelton at 11 the following morning ; left again same night, and arrived in Wellington harbor at noon yesterday. Thanks to the purser for files. The steamer Phoebe, Captain Worsp, left Sydney at 9 o'clock on the night of the 14th, and arrived off the Manukau bar on the afternoon of the 19th, having experienced strong Westerly winds and heavy sea during the first two day. Sailed from the Mannkau on the «- - morning of the 23rd, and arrived at Taranaki after a run of twenty-one hours ; left again at 11.30 on the morning of the 24th, and arrived at Wellington wharf at 5.30 yesterday morning, having experienced head winds down the coast, and heavy head sea after leaving New Plymouth. Mr Keeble (Late of the Ladybird) is purser of the vessel, to whom we are indebted for files and other favors. The "Sydney. Morning Herald" noticed the alterations and renovations to the steamship Phoebe in the following terms : — The Phoebe, wbion leaves for New Zealand ports to-day, has been so completely altered and improved that her owners will fail to recognise her on her arrival. The ship arrived at Sydney on the 26th March, and was placed in the hands i of Messrs Mort and Co, Waterview Bay. The whole of the vessel has been, so to term it, gntted out, and the hull, both inside and out, carefully chipped and cemented fore and aft. The old boiler was taken out, and has been replaced by a new one constructed at the above establishment, and weighing forty tons, being, perhaps, the largest ever made in the colony, and will afford an ample command of Steam. The engines were removed from the ship and taken into the worksheds, where they were carefully overhauled and made equal to men's work. A new double throw crank shaft has been made, which is the largest pieoe of forging ever attempted in New South Wales, and is really a credit to any establishment. The whole of the screw shafting has been taken out, and had hew couplings forged on the ends, which were previously of oast iron: The bosses for the crank shaft are new, and additional bearings fixed forward of the sole-plate. New sternbearings have also been supplied. She has also new bunkers and bulkheads ; also rudder and patent steering gear. The whole of the bulwarks fore and aft, and a apace of 70 feet amidships, giving considerable increased accommodation for the officers' quarters, &o, at the same time affording a splendid promenade. The decks, deck houses, and skylights fore and aft have all been renewed, the latter. being constructed on the most modern principle, giving to the ship aa entirely new appearance. The saloon has undergone considerable alteration, and has not only been enlarged, but elegantly furnished and ornamented, as also the separate apartment for the ladies, which is a perfect gem ia itself. The fore cabin has been lengthened forty feet, and the accommodation for passengers is admir--~tßageT C teS#%a^^ consulted, as the railß are carried round in the inside when the boats are in the chocks. The hull, while on the slip, was carefully sounded, and found in capital condition. New spars, rigging, and sails have been supplied ; and in fact no money has been spared to turn out of hand a first-class job. The alterations were carried out nnder the personal supervision of Captain Worsp, Mr Jobson, the engineer of the steamer, and Mr Ooffey, chief carpeater, to whose untiring care and energy the success of the work is almost wholly due. The following particulars of the Frenoh ironclad Atalante, expected at Auckland, are from the " Sydney Herald" of the 12th inst : —The French war steamer Atalante, which arrived on the 6th instant, is a powerful-look-ing ironclad of 2000 tons. She is under the command of Admiral Roussin, and will, during her stay here, be docked and overhauled. She is on a cruise, and is last from Tahiti via New Caledonia, and will proceed hence to Auokland, and from thence to America. s She is five years old, having been built at Cherbourg in 1868. Her bottom is wood, with iron topsides, and she has a ram bow of most formidable - appearance. Technically speaking she has a great amount of freeboard, and her sides tumble home to a very large degree. She is fitted with horizontal engines of 450 horse-power, whioh drive her at tiie rate of twelve knots easily. She is fully manned, her crew comprising 360 men and 25 officers ; she has twelve guns. The Atalante left Noumea after a stay of two months on the 28th June, and experienced very fine Weather during the passage aorosa. On arriving here yesterday morning she was moored in Spring Core* m (here 'was not sufficient

water^on the bar for her to oross safely, her draught being over twenty feet. , At high water yesterday afternoon, however, the pilot again boarded her, and brought her up to Farm Cove. Immediately after anohoring the officers of her Majesty's ships now in port paid an official visit to the Atalante, and exchanged courtesies with Admiral Roußsin and his officers. The Atalante is the first armorplated ship that has entered the harbor of Port Jackson,