Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 446, 14 January 1867, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

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ARRIVALS. January D —Tawera, schooner, from. Auckland, witn general cargo. January ICte-Slahia, cutter, from Blackhead, oJ. Ivotata nvtn! January 10—Dolphin, cutter, from Blackhead, witu IS boles wool. «/umi;tpy 11 —rAaruiyiiiG, kslvui, With wool, maize, apples, Ac., sad u passengers, January 12—Henry, schooner, from Blackhead. With 13 hales wool. DEPARTURES. land via Mercury Bay, in ba'linst. January 10—Betsy, cutter, for Auckland via Mefcury Bay’, in h.dlast. 1 passenger, January Jl—Donald M‘Lea«, schooner, for poverty Bay, with general cargo. January 13—Star of the South, s.s., for Lyttelton, with 131 head cattle. January 1-i—Tawera, schooner, for Poverty pay, with sheep. January 11—Mahia, cutter, for Blackhead, with general cargo. VESSELS EXPECTED. Balmoral, brigantine, from Hobart Town Betsy, cutter, from Auckland Donald M'Leau, schooner, from Poverty Bay Henry, schooner, from Blackhead Hero, ketch, from IVairoa Lord Ashley, s.s., from Tauranga and Auckland —Tuesday, 15th January Mahia, cutter, from Blackhead Montmorency, ship, from Loudon Saucy Lass, schooner, from Mercury Bay Star of the Evening, s.s., from Auckland Star of the South, s.s., from Lyttclion Stalely, schooner, from Wellington Tawera, schooner, from Poverty Bay VESSELS IN HARBOR. (la the roadstead.) BtrathaUan, ship, from London (loading wool) (In the Iron Tot.) Dolphin, cutter, from Blackhead Taraipine, ketch, from Wniroa (3* The above list does not include vessel* engaged in lightering. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Pent London—Slratballan, shin, early in Feb. Southern Provinces—Lord Ashley, 15th ENTERED INWARDS. JANUARY. 10—Tawera, schooner, 55 tons, from Auckland, with 7 kegs tobacco, 200 boxes and 270 bags sugar, 2 qr-casks sherry, 9 packages and 56 boxes tea. 100 boxes candles, order: 6000 bricks. Read; 70 boxes apples, Caulton; 3 hhds. ale, He id. —G. Richardsjn, agent. JO—MahK cutter, 20 tons. TV. E. Baxter, from Blackhead, with 44 bales wool, Kinross & Qo. — Kinross * Co.. acenfs. JO— Dolphin, cutter. T. Sehnn, from Blackhead, w ith 18 bales wool, Walt Brothers,—Watt Bros, agents. JI —Taraipine, ketch. 17 tons, Lewis, from Wniroa, with 6 bales wool. Newton, Irvine and Co.; 5 bales wool. Watt Brothers; 15 cates apples, 36 bags maize. Richardson. Passengers,—Messrs rcukman. Danner, Down, Blake, Powdrcll, and Jsoyd.—G. Richardson, agent. CLEARED OUTWARDS, JANUARY. JI —Star of the South, s.s., 147 tons, Bondall, for Ly'tiVtqn. with 121 head cattle, Buchanan.— Watt Brothers, agents. The only arrivals since our last have been from places on the coast—three from Blackhead and one from Wairoa. The schooner Tawera sailed for Poverty Bay at daylight this morning. The cutter Mahia sailed for Blackhead early (his morning. The cutter Dclplna will leave for Blackhead during the day, The Pa natna Company’s s.s. Lord Ashley, Capt. Kennedy, may be expected to arrive here from Tauranga end Auckland on Tuesday next, 15th January, and will leave for Southern Provinces the same evening, carrying the English Mail via Suez. The Pioneer’s Machinery.—We (New Zealand Herald) understand that it was the intention of the Government (o despatch the steamer Sturt, upon arrival this trip, round to Port Waikato, for too. purpose of taking in the Pioneer’s engines to supply the place of those now or. board the Sturt; but of course the unfortunate Wof that vessel with everythin? belonging to her has caused (he order to lie countermanded. This is to he regretted, for the Sturt with the Pioneer’s engines fitted in her, would have beeu one of the fastest and most serviceable boats on the coast. The Schooner Hope.—By the arrival of the p.s. Sturt Iron Tauranga on Saturday Last we regret to thal the schooner Hope, Captain Jpv'k, tms gone ashore oh the bar there, and not lik.:ly to begot off. She is ashore close, to the Cutter Maggi >, which vessel is now almost all to paras; the Hone, however, being a stronger vessel, has not renewed nqy serious, damage up to the time of the Sturt’s having,—N. Z. Herald, Sis' Dec. Fire on Board and Scuttling of the Ship JA Dutii ie.—Tins mprning, at 1 o’clock (says the Sydney Morning Herald, 20lh December), this vessel was discovered to be on fire somewhere be)nw, lorward. The alarm was given, and the crows of the r.ien-nf-war in harbor were speedilv alongside with fire-engines. and a powerful stream cut iutim dee’:,'but with* little or no effect, the of water was kept running below through holes fire bavin? apparently got firm hold in the ’tween deehs. The crews of the various men-of-wnr being pnnble to extinguish the fire, the steamer Breadalbane was sent for, and she was alongside in a rcxparkably short space of time, and towed the.burning vessel into Sirius Cove, Mossmann’s Bay, when boms were cut in her starboard side, and she ralunjy began to nil: and shortly after five had setliuu down. Several men were nearly suffocated in attempting to ret at the region of the fire, and were removed t» the poop, where for some time they lay Captain Moodia, and >lr .terns, ,oi tpe water iWUee, wore on board shortly the discovery of the fire, the origin of which is at present unknown, but frcia its extent it was thought by some persons that the fire mpst pave been smouldering ere the vessel arrived in Wrt yesterday. A quantity of cabin furniture, together with the shra’s papers, were taken off In §•>«*:

1, i.,. AT IWI mv iiH i*?iguajii Time*, 19 th Eteccmber, says :—“ On Monday afternoon, a scene of great excitement was witnessed bv a vast multitude of spectators on the beach near the entrance of the river, and in front of the olhca of this paper. Three vessels, a cutter, the Hope, and two brigantines respectively named the Julia and Isabella had been lying off and on in the roadstead for days, anxiously waiting for a wind and tide to bring them over the bar. Monday afternoon appeared to be a favorable opportunity. There Woa t* fair wind usd s, good tids. of* tb« three crafts which essayed to come in was the cutter Hops ; she grounded slightly, but a couple of havin'* irsyf- Qolmrp *)ipi whs SUtiftdilv hauled into the river. The Julia was the next in rear, and from her draught of water, and the tides being low she effectually blocked up the passage against Urn Isabella, a fine craft which followed her

in. This vessel received some injury to her bulwarks, hut slight, which was caused by grinding against tile Julia, iiuiiicargoes were at OuCcu23charged. The Julia’s was slightly damaged. The Isabella lauded her cargo perfect. The John Mitchell crossed the bar yesterday morning, at half tide all right.”

TUreck of the Julia.—The schooner Julia which arrived ou Monday last, has now become a total wreck, her huR having been sold at auction, as she lay at the mouth of the river, by Mr Nash, for the sura of £27. It was expected that she could be repaired, and ouce more set afloat; but she proved to have been more seriously injured than was at first supposed. In her present position she partially blocks up the entrance, doing much damage to shipping asuo vessel can pass her without fouling. Prompt measures should be taken for her removal, —Brighton Times, 22nd Dec. The Cutter Hope.—The cutter Hope cleared out yesterday evening, following close upon the Volunteer, the wreck of which vessel is detailed in another place. The former vessel succeeded in clearing the land with comparative ease, and with a fair wind proceeded to Hokitika.—lbid.

Wreck of the Cutter Volunteer.—Melancholy Loss of Life. —The Brighton Times, 22nd December, says:—A sad and fatal case of drowning occurred here ou the night of Thursday, 20th iust. The cutter Volunteer bound to Manukau crossed the bar out, the wind blowing strong from the K.W., with a heavy sea, and strong fresh running in the river. The vessel had scarcely crossed the bar when it became apparent to the many spectators ashore that she would become a total wreck. Immediately in front of the entrance to the river, and southward of it, are a number of small rocks, which, in spite of every effort of those on board the Volunteer, they found it impossible to round. So nearly had they succeeded that it only became a question of a few yards when her safety would have been secured. At this moment the hopes of the crew ami lookers-on were doomed to disappointment, as it was (hen easy to be seen as the vessel drifted upon the rucks that she would quickly break up, but no n e anticipated that the mischance also would be attended with loss of life. We understand that there were six men ou board the craft, two of whom, on finding the vessel in distress, made for the shore in the ship’s boat. The coast south of the river being perfectly rockbound, they made for the entrance, and succeeded in getting within a couple of boats’ lengths of the Julia, but the darkness which was fast staling in. added to the cries of the bystanders, each of whom in liis desire to render some assistance but added to the disorder, rendered every effort futile. Unfortunately, at the very moment that a line could have easily been thrown to the men, whose boat became unmanageable in consequence of its oars being lost, it was found they had no line ; bad one been then at hand both men would have been saved. The favorable opportunity continued about five minutes, when the boat gradually drifted in the direction of the bar, and one heavy roller struck her broadside and she overturned. The two men were to be seen clinging to ibe boat, and even yet it was not a very difficult or very hazardous matter to rescue them. During the whole of this time the ferry boat had not made its appearance. A boat was in attoudar.ee upon the schooner until she drifted upon the rocks, ami they then rowed in and moored the boat high up the river. By whose orders the boat was removed at such a crisis we are unable to state, but it certainly showed gross indifference or a culpable want of judgment on the part of some one, that the boat did not remain in attendance until the safety of the vessel was assured. In the absence of any harbor boat, the ferry man was applied to, he having a good strong whaleboat close at hand. We understand that he peremptorily refused to lend his boat for the purpose of saving the unfortunate men’s lives ; if this is tpue, and from the iiuiub. r and credibility of our informers we have every reason for believing it is, we trust the inhumanity of this individual will meet with its immediate deserts. At this juncture a boatman, named Daniel Collins, whose, courage and humanity deserves to be recorded throughout the Colony, nobly ventured through the breakers to aid the men who were now fast drifting out of sight. The brave fellow succeeded in swimming to within a short distance of the boat, when it was found that the line he had taken with him was cither too short, or the weight too great to admit of his swimming further, and it was with tlie utmost difficulty that the poor fellow once more regained the shore. At last a whaleboat makes its appearance and much anxiety is felt respecting its fate, the crew consisting of volunteers; after a few minutes absence they return, having rescued one man, (he other having perished in the waters. The remainder of the crew reached the shore about 3 o’clock the following morning at low water. The Volunteer is now' lying a perfect wreck ou the beach. W« have received some additional particulars respecting this unfortunate w reck. Collins, it appears, so we learn from the survivor, got within ten fathoms of the boat, sufficiently near to exchange a few words. At that time there was only one man on the boat, but the line, though one hundred and twenty fathoms long, would not admit of his approaching nearer.

The Post says;—“ Letters from Paris state that the result of the harvest will cause about three hundred million francs to be gradually sent away for the purchase of corn. It is, however, expected that increased exports will in some measure neutralise the results of the expected withdrawal of bullion/’

It is positively stated by the Copenhagen journals that in a day and a half 20,000 inhabitants of North Schleswig signed the jaeruorlal pro? seated st Berlin for the restoration of that province to Denmark,

Is glancing at foreign affairs the

Globe says there is little doubt that at no distant period we witness another European war,