SHIPPING.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 226, 13 February 1865, Page 2

SHIPPING.

ARRIVED. XU. SAILED. February 9—Tawcra, schooner, for Poverty Bay. February 9—Junet.Gray, schooner, for Poverty Bay. February 9 —Maid of Kent, schooner, for Poverty Bay. February 10—Zillab, schooner, for Poverty Bay. CLEARED. February 11—Lady Bird, schooner. 19 tons, Baxter, for Wairoa, with 1 ton flour, irton sugar, 12 pkgs draperv. Peak man; 1 pkg. drapery, 1 cwt. sugar, 1 cwt. rice, Prentice & Co. ; 4 boxes clothing, Couper; 6 kegs wines and spirits, Lockwood. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs..Couper and four children, Mrs Elmes and two children. Miss Down, Messrs Feakman, Smith, Towgood.—Eoutledge & Co., agents., EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Beautiful Star, from Sydney, daily. Star of the South, s.s.,'from Sydney, daily. i VESSELS IX POET. Strathallan, ship, from Loudon. Superintendent’s cutter, from Auckland. Eliza, schooner, from Wairoa. Kauri, schooner, for Auckland. Sea Serpent, brigantine, 00 tons, Blair, from the coast. Balmoral, brigantine, from Hobart Town. Thane of Fife, schooner-, from Xewcastle, X.S.IV. Lady Bird, schooner, from Wairoa. Elizabeth Mary, schooner, from Auckland. MISCELLANEOUS. The Auckland papers announced a few davs ago that the long-promised lighthouse on Tiritiri Island' was an established fact. The light was first exhibited, punctually to the date sometime previously announced, on the Ist Jau 1565, and ii had scarcely been lit an hour before the barque Meteor sighted it at a distance of twentv-six miles which at once determined the vessel’s position and course’ Captain Verney reports that the light appeared beautifullv clear and bright, even at such a groat distance. It can be distinctly- seen on a clear night from the lop of street, the Windmill, and other high parts of Auckland The Marine Board have appointed Mr A. Gibson as chief light-keeper, and Mr G. Hand as seednd keeper, and they must have been fully instructed in the management of the light apparatus by the superintending engineer. Ship Struck ny a Sword Fish. —Extract of a letter received by Captain Dixon from Captain Pago, barque Japan hence to Mouhnein“ October 9th, ISO!,''latitude 17 43 x' longitude 72.40 E, wind X.W, light. At 10 p.m. the vessel ' xperienced a shock as if striking the ground, although at the time I knew from the position of the ship that such a thing ¥5« impossible. As we could not assign any apparent reason for the sensation, no further notice was taken of it at the time, until, on sounding the pump next morum-'we found thirty-six inches of water in the well, the ship previous to this not having made much water. Searched unsuccessfully for the leak until the 11th without resn’t the leak Increasing. On the 12th, ship leaking badly, scut all hands below to remove the ballast, &c.., in search of the cause of leakage. Heard a rushing of water abreast the foremast, on the starboard side. Cut away the ceiling and lifted the Umber board, and fr om the outer plank of larboard strakes found the water pournig inlo the vessel a sword fish haviug penetrated through the botom plankin'its point passing between the timbers and through the celling w here it socuis to have broken ou coming in contact with a large stone forming a portion of the ballast. Broke off the piece of sword as close as possible, and drove in a plug. The vessel then became tight. I have preserved the piece of sword taken from the bottom planking also the piece of ceiling with the remaining portion of sword still remaining in it. The Japan is a stout vessel of ago tons, and built of English oak.— Horn bay Guzt-tec, Oct ‘’a Damage boxk to the .Iro.v Snfp \v. U. l further survey, as suggested by f attain Machin, was held ou i uesday, by- Captain Gibson. The woodwork iu the hath-room-was removed, and it was discovered that one of her iron frames had sustained serious damage from the blow caused by the- s.-s, Hero striking her on Satu-dav evening: it was found te bo cranked, but not broken ■ five others arc slightly bent. Captain Gibson recommends that the outer bulwark plate should be caulked and other necessary repairs made before sue Icaros this port ,—LuHvJto i Ttinas, Feb. 2.

The new schooner, recently built by Mr. McGinnis of Freeman’s Bay, was successfully floated off ou Saturday last, by means of empty casks, &c. She is intended for Dunedin.— X.Z. Hei'ahl, Jau, 30.

The new ferry steamer Waitcmata was towed over from the Xortli Shore on Saturday last, for the purpose of shipping her boilers and machinery, and it is expected she will he ready for running in about three weeks. The Company have made an excellent choice hi-selecting Cant Fred Martin, as her commander, he being a gentleman well known and respected here, and able to give every tisfaction.