Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 478, 13 May 1867, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

POET OF NAPIER. ARRIVALS. Kay 6—Betsy, cutter, from Auckland 7 Bauahee, schooner, from Auckland 9 —Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa 10—Bittora, cutter, from Kennedy’s Bay 10 —Grayling, o«tter: from Auckland 10—Agees, cutter, from Poverty Bay j 10—Donald M'Leaa, schooner, from Poverty Bay DEPART ÜB^ES. Kay 6—Star of the South, s.s., for Auckland 8— Rose Ana, schooner, for Auckland 8— Banshee, schooner, for Canterbury 9 Hero, ketch, for Wairoa la—Betsy, cutter, tor Auckland EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Beautiful Star, s.s., from Auckland Dancing Wave, schooner, from Wellington Dolphin, cutter, from Wairoa Kero, ketch, from Wairoa lord Ashley, s.s., from Tanranga and Auckland—Wednesday, May 15 Maggie, brig, from Newcastle Jlapere, schooner, from Auckland Meteor, schooner, from Auckland via the Coast Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Star-of the South, s.s., from Auckland Woodstock, cutter, from Kennedy Bay

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tor Auckland —Bittern, cutter, this day Poverty Bay —Donald M'Lean, early Wairoa— Grayling and Annie, early Poverty Bay and Easy Coast —Agnes, cutter, this day Southern Provinces—Lord Ashley, s.s., Wednesday, 15th May Tauranga and Auckland — Wellington, s.s., Thursday, 23rd May

VESSELS IN HARBOR, Agnes, cutter, from Poverty Bay Annie, schooner, (new), loading for Wairoa Bittern, cutter, from Auckland Donald M‘Lean, schooner, from Poverty Bay Grayling, cutter, from Auckland Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa Success, schooner, from Lyttelton Tay, cutter, from Wairoa ENTERED INWARDS. MAY. 6 Rose Ann, schooner, 20 tons, Campbell, from Auckland, with 10,000 ft. timber, 31 pkgs sashes, II kegs nails, 2 drums oil. 66 sashweights, 2 parcels. 161 doors. John Stuart. 5 passengers,—John Stuart, agent. 7 Betsy, outter. 35 tons, Trimmer, from Auckland via Tairua, with 26,000 ft. sawn timber. 3 passengers.—J. K. Tatum, agent. 8— Mahia, cutter, Baxter, from Wairoa, in ballast. Kinross and Co., agents. 10—Grayling, cutter, 15 tons, Owen, from Auckland, with 3003 feet timber, 2100 architraves, 3 packages sashes, 3 kegs nails, 20 sheets zinc. 2 cwt. white lead, 2000 bricks, 1 bags sugar, 1 gig, 6 American axes, 1 case drapery, J. bluart. 2 passengers.—J. Stuart, agent. 10 —Agnes, cutter, 23 tons, Smith, from Poverty Bay, iu ballast. Passenger—Mr Locke.—J. K. Tatum, agent. 10— Bittern, cutter, -10 tons, M'Kcnzte.from Auckland, via Waßgapor. and Kennedy Day, vi;n 30,000 feet timber, Millet and Lindsay.—Master, agent. 11— Donald M'Lean, schooner, 42 tons, C. Baker, from Poverty Bay, in ballast. 1 passenger.— George Eichardson, agent.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. MAY, 9— Star of the South, s.s., 117 tons, Bon flail, for Auckland, with 75 head of cattle, 2CO sheep, • Ford and M'Harfly. Passenger—Mr M'llardy. Watt, Brothers, agents. 6 Hero, ketch, 20 tons, Lang, for Wairoa, with 1 ton potatoes, 5 bags oats, 3 hags salt. Lamplugh; i-ton flour, 1 cwt. sugar. Davis & Corbin ; f-ton wire, Pearce; 2$ tons potatoes, order; 20 bags oats, Prentice. —G. E. G. Richardson, agent. 7 Eose Ann, schooner, 26 tons, Campbell, for Auckland, in ballast.—John Stuart, agent. REPORTS.

Betsy,—The cutter Betsy, Trimmer, master, from Auckland via Tairua, with a cargo of timber, and 3 passengers, arrived in port on Monday night last; discharged cargo, and left again for Auckland yesterday, in ballast, Banshee. —This schooner, under the command of our old friend Capt. Kean, arrived in the roadstead on Tuesday last. There not being sufficient inducement, however, to land her cargo of timber, consisting of some 50,000 feet, she leh the roads on Wednesday for Canterbury.

Maiua.—The cutter Mahia, Baxter, master, left Napier for Waikari and Wairoa on the 2ml inst,, with full general cargo. Arrived at the former place on the following day, but was unable, in consequence of (lie heavy sea, to land cargo until the sth (Sunday.) Left that evening, and arrived at Wairoa next morning; entered the river without difficulty and discharged cargo. On Wednesday morning left for Napier, and arrived in port at 11 a.ra. on Thursday last, having experienced strong W. and S.W. winds down. The Maiua arrived in ballast. Bittern.—The cutter Bittern, M'Kenzte, master, from Auckland via Wangapoa and Kennedy’s Bay, with a cargo of timber, arrived in port on Thursday last. She left Auckland on (he 2Sth pit., and arrived at Wangapoa on the 2 ! JLh ; took in a portion of her cargo, and left for Kennedy’s Bay the same day to fill up ; arrived there the following morning, took in cargo, and left for Napier on Sunday, sth May. Had fine weather to Portland Island, off which, at 3 a.ra. on Wednesdaylast, experienced heavy westerly gale ; ran under close-reefed canvas all day, and brought up in the roadstead at midnight on Thursday last. Grayling. —The cutter Grayling, Owen, left Auckland on the night of Thursday, 2nd May, for Napier, with general cargo and two passengers. Having sprung a leak, put info Mercury Bay on the 4th inst, Left again next day, with N.W. wind, On the Gti; passed Capa Bunaway—wind westerly, with squalls of rain. On the'9th, in .Hawke'sßay, experienced alieevy gale fi-. mi N.W., with trcta-rndons sea, at times breaking clean ove r the mcst.bead, Towards evening the wind had abated, but left a nasty sea. At G p.m caught a land bren-s. which brought her up to the road. Stead, where she dropped anchor at midnight on Thursday last. Sue reports having sighted a Steamer bound north, supposed to be the Beautiful Star,- off Cape Runaway, at 3 p.m. on the 6‘h lust.; also on the same day, a cutter, supposed to be ;! * Naafh-s, Csr.t. Lnverock. hound for Canterbury. We learn that (he Grayling is likely to bf placed on the. trade between t}yjg port a&4 ’(Vair«»- W* «iih as? shosea,

Agnes. —The cutter Agues, Smith, master, left this port on the Lth iust. with a full cargo of stores, &c., and arrived at Mahia on the sth ; discharged cargo, and left the same day for Tura.ngr.nui, where she arrived on the 7th ; discharged remainder of cargo, and left for Napier the same day. in ballast. Met with very baffling weather, and arrived in port on Friday morning last. S. Locke, Esq., M.P.C., wa? a passenger by the Agnes. The’ Agnes leaves again for Poverty Bay during the course of the day.

Dot-U-u McLu-i.—The schooner Donald ‘'y'Leaa. O, Bn Ter, master, arrived in port on inany afternoon last, from Poverty Bay, having leiituere cn Thursday. Giie conies iu ballast, and brings one We understand that sue will leave for Poverty Bay, with a cargo of sheep in a dav or two.

MISCELLANEOUS. Rose Aira.—The schooner Rose Ann, Campbell, master, sailed lor Auckland on Wednesday in ballast. Success. —The schooner Success now lies anchored off the Western Spit. What her owners intend to do with her, we have not heard. Hero. —The ketch Hero, Lang, master, sailed for Wairoa on Thursday last, with a general cargo. Woodstock.— I This cutter was at Kennedy’s Bay, taking in a cargo of sawn timber for Napier, when the Bittern left there on the sth inst. Lord Ashley (s.)—The P., N.Z., and A.E.M. Co.’s s.s. Lord Ashley, H. Worsp, Commander, is due here from Tauranga and Auckland on Wednesday, 15th inst., and will leave for Southern Provinces, with the English Mail via Suez, the same afternoon.

_ Midge (s.) — Last week we published from the New Zealand Herald the full account of the arrival of tins little steamboat at Auckland from England. U r e wish to draw the attention of those interested in the establishment of steam corarannication between Napier and Wairoa to the fact that a splendid opportunity now presents itself of procuring the services of perhaps the most suitable steamer in the colony, as she is just about the right size for entering the Wairoa river, is of light draught, has excellent passenger accommodation, anil is of good carrying capacity, besides being a first-class sea boat, as she proved herself to he in her late voyage from the other side of the globe. We need hardly say that the vessel we refer to is the little screw steamer Midge. In her we would have all that is necessary for the establishment of speedy intercourse (now so much wanted) between Napier and one of the most four ashing settlements in Hawke’s Bay. At a recent public meeting held at M airoa, at which the subject of steam communication was discussed, one oft lie speakers is reported to have said that without a steamer Wairoa would never come to anything—would never flourish. Certain it is that with a steamer trading regularly between the two places—leaving Napier say every Monday and returning on Thursday, or ofteuer if practicable—not only Wairoa, but Napier also, and the rest of the province indirectly, would he greatly benefited. Hat us all then remember the time, honored adage that “ Unity is Strength,” and, the prevalent commercial depression notwithstanding, use onr best endeavors (o charter—purchase if (he means be plentiful enough—the s.s. Midge ; and, having obtained her, to place her on the trade between Napier and Wairoa.

SHIPPING SUMMARY. [For the week ending May 5.1 As we anticipated it would be, the past week has been productive, of a little more activity in the shipping line—the port presenting a ivenliarly busy appearance throughout the week. The weather lias been fine, with (during the earlv portion of the week more particularly) cold mornings and evenings, giving us warning that old winter is at hand. During the early part of the week the prevailing winds were S. and S.E., but during the latter part, N. and N.W. winds have been experienced. The arrivals during the week have been as follows : —Monday : Agnes, cutter, from Poverty Bay, with apples, grass seed, &c.; Success, sch., from Lyttelton, with cargo of oats ; and Esther, brigantine, put in from stress of weather. Tuesday: Mahia, cutter, put back from Wairoa, not being able to enter the river. Wednesday : Wellington, s.s., from Tauranga and Auckland, with sundries and 3 passengers. Thursday: Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland, with full general cargo and ] 2 passengers; Beautiful Star, s.s., from Lyttelton and Wellington, with cargo of oats, &c. Friday; Lord Ashley, s.s., from Southern Provinces, with large general cargo and C passengers, and the English mail via Panama. Saturday; Nil. Sunday : Rose Ann, schooner, from Auckland, with timber and sundry merchandise. The departures during the week have been as follows: —Monday: Sea Shell, cutter, resumed her voyage to Fiji Islands, Tuesday : Nil. Wednesday : Wellington, s.s,, for Southern Ports, with sundries, and the English mail via Panama. Thursday ; Nil. Friday : Lord Ashley, s.s,, for Tauranga and Auckland, with sundries and G oassengers. Saturday: Mahia, cutter, for Wairoa, with general cargo ; Agnes, cutler, for Poverty Bay, with general cargo and 4 passengers ; and the Dane’m, barque, for Guam, in ballast. Sunday : Beautiful Star, s.s., for Auckland, with full cargo of sheep ; and the Dolpliiu, cutter, for Wairon, with full general cargo.

The incoming week is also likely to be a busyone at the port—some five or six vessels from Auckland being now overdue.

[Tor the week ending 3lay 12. J During the early part of the week—in fact until Thursday—strong W, and N.W. winds were experienced at Napier. Since then, however, we have neen lavored with cold southerly weather, at times blowing very hard, and accompanied occasionally |with heavy rnin ; this, together with high spring itidcs, has had the effect of placing the Eastern ■Spit half under water during the last three days at .high tide each day and night—making everything look, and everybody feel, uncommonly miserable, yesterday, there was evidently a break in the wcaiher. There was no rain, and the wind, though still from a southerly quarter, was comparatively light, Tire- sen in the Bay, however, was veryrough—being, as far as the eye could reach, feather white : the surf breaking with great violence on 'ho u£SQ h,

We have to chronicle seven arrivals daring the week, viz.;—Monday; Betsy, cutter, from Auckland via Tairua, with sawn timber, and 3 passengers. iuesuay ; 'iJausriee, schooner, from Auckland, with sawn timber, Wednesday ; Nil Thursday : Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa, in ballast, and 3 passengers. Friday; Grayling, cutter, from Auckland, with general cargo and 3 passengers ; Bittern, cutter, from Auckland via Wangapoa and h-ennedy Fay, with sawn, timber j Agnes, cutter, irom iovcriy u.iy, iu ballast, and I passenger ; Donald M‘l*an, schooner, from Poverty Bay, in uallast, and 1 passenger, Saturday and Sunday : Nil. The departures during the week comprise the following vessels, viz.:—Monday : Star of the South, s.s., for Auckland, with lull cargo of fat bullocks and sheep, and 1 passenger. Tuesday; Nil. Wednesday: Banshee, schooner, for Canterbury, with original cargo of timber from Auck, land (the owners not having been able to find a market for the timber at Napier) ; Bose Ann, schooner, for Auckland, in ballast; Hero, ketch, for Wairoa, with general cargo. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday : Nil.' Sunday : Betsy, cutter, for Auckland, in ballast.

During Wednesday afternoon three signals were observed on the flagstaff on Barrack Hill. This, naturally, enough, was supposed by many to mean that some vessels were coming in, or at any rate in the Bay. Not so, however, the only vessels in sight in the Bay throughout the day were the schooners Bose Ann and Banshee, both outward bound. The signals were hoisted because there was a sale of military stores at the Barracks.

The following vessels may be expected to put in an appearance during the week: —Beautiful Star, Star of the South, Saucy Lass, Mapere, Meteor, Woodstock, and Lord Ashley, from Auckland; and Dolphin and Hero, from Wairoa.