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Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF AHUEI EI. ARRIVALS. AUGUST. 4—" Emerald, ketch, 40 tons, from Dunedin, with pats ana flour 4—Muriwai, schooner, 23 tons, from Poverty Eav, with wool 4—Star of the South, s.s., 161 tons, from Auckland, with general cargo DEPARTURES. AUGUST. 2—Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, for Wellington and Southern Ports EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Colonist, schooner, from Auckland via tLe East Coast Keera. s.s., from the West Coast, early in August Lord Ashler, s.s., from Auckland Maggie, brig, 230 tons. Arnold, from Sydney Mnhia. cutter, from Wairoa Bangatira, s.s., from Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, this day Sturt. p.s., from Wellington St. Kildn, s.s., from Auckland Turnbull, ship, Cumming, from London (loading) VESSELS IN HARBOR. Emerald, ketch, from Dunedin Greenwich, cutter, from Wairoa Hero, schooner, from Wairoa (repairing) Muriwai, schooner, from Poverty Bay Star of the South, s.s, from Auckland PROJECTED DEPA RTURES. 3?ob Wellington—Lord Ashley, s.s., early Auckland—Bangatira, on Friday, 6th August PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. In the Wellington—Mr Cashmore, Mr and Mrs lleinertzhagen, and 2 in steerage OUTWARDS. In the Wellington—Captain Ilandley, Messrs Worthinglon, Third, Kego, Sargent, Cox, and Drummond ENTERED INWARDS. AUGUST. 2—Wellington,, s.s., 202 tons, from Auckland, ivith 1 case drapery, Bobjohn Brothers; 1 case drapery, Firth; 1 truss drapery, Drower; 1 bdle canes, Kinross & Co; 1 case grates, Nelson ; 1 bale leather, Ltoutledge, Kennedy, & Co ; 1 circular saw, Cashmore.—Kinross & Co, agents. 4 Emerald, ketch, 40 tons, Whitby, from Dune din, with 430 bags oats, 20 tons flour, order.— Watt Brothers, agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. AUGUST. 2—Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, for Wellington, -with 1 case, 1 matted pkg, 1 box seeds. —Kinross & Co agents. Arrival of the ketch Emerald. THE ketch Emerald, Captain Whitby, from Dunedin, with a cargo of oats and flour, arrived here yesterday. She "left Dunedin on the 21st July, and on the 9Ath put into Lyttelton in consequence pf strong head winds. Left Lyttelton on the 28th, find had light variable winds until 5 p.m. on the 31st, when a fresh S.W. breeze sprung up, with dirty weather, which carried her to Cape Turnagain. Erom thence till 3 p.m. on the. 3rd August experienced beantii'ully calm weather. A N.N.E. wind then sprang up, with heavy sea. Rounded Cape Kidnapper at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and arrived in port at 2 p.m. Cargo: 430 bags oats, 20 tons flour. Arrrival of the schooner Muriwai. The schooner Muriwai, Captain M'Lennan, from Poverty Bay, arrived in port last night. She left Turanganui on Tuesday night last, and experienced light northerly winds throughout, and arrived in the roadstead a* 7 p.m. yesterday. \Vhilst dropping anchor t]ie vessel missed stays, and ran ashore on the Eastern Spit, near the wreck of the Montmorency. By considerable exertion, however, she was got off, without having justained any damage. " garg<?; 15 bales wqql.

Severe Gale at Norfolk Island. The New Zealand Herald, 29th July, says:— The schooner Coquette brings intelligence of a very severe gale which was felt at Norfolk Island on the 18th inst., doing considerable damage. The gale commenced from the N.E., and blew with terrific violence for twenty-four hours. The mission schooner Southern Cross, which was lying there, experienced the full force of the wind, ami Captain Tilley was compelled to throw overboard 2| tons of iron, ill order to lighten the vessel. The whaling ship Korrel, lying off Norfolk Island, did not escape without damage, having a portion of her bulwarks stove in, and articles washed overboard. Captain Potter states that the sea was higher than he had ever before witnessed it. The Auckland schooner Zephyr was in the same gale, but escaped with the loss of one anchor and fifteen fathoms of chain. Fatal Affair at the New Hebrides.—The Mate of the Donald McLean Shot. The New Zealand Herald, 29th July, says : The schooner Coquette, which arrived in harbor yesterday, brings intelligence of a very painful "nature. " It appears that the schooner Donald M'Lean, Captain M'Lcod, was trading among the New Hebrides, and on the 6th instant the boat was sent ashore with the mate, John M'Dotiald, and some natives. During the. stay of the crew of the boat at Erremango they quarrelled with the natives ashore, and as the boat was about to return to the vessel, the natives from the shore assembled and fired at those in (he boat. One of the natives pulling in the boat was shot through the chest and died immediately, and the mate, who was sitting in the stern of the boat, was shot through the arm and the body, John M'Donald is a young man well known in Auckland, and his friends reside at Wangaxei. Although very dangerously wounded there were hopes of his recovery when the Coquette sailed. The unfortunate young man was taken to the hospital at Nonmea, where lie was receiving every attention. The Douaid M'Lean arrived at Noumea on the 9th inst. Something Like a Wife. Very recently the ship Chieftain reached this port from Calcutta, having been safely piloted across two stormy oceans by a woman. Captain Macguire was prostrated with fever at Calcutta, and was unable to assume command, and his mates were inexperienced and incompetent; but his wile, who accompanied him, took his post and filled it bravely. .She made all the observations herself. She kept the log-book. She was on deck at all liouis of the day and night. She watched the barometer. She noted the shifting clouds and varying breezes. But in the midst of her multiform duties she was unremitting in her attention to her husband. In the sick-chamber she was soft, soothing, and tender; on deck she was stern, unyielding, peremptory. The sailors were welidisciplined and obedient, the weather favorable, the voyage short and prosperous. That was strong-minded to some purpose. —New York Llouud Table. England's Fighting Strength at Sea. On the subject of the reduct.on in the Naval Estimates, in connexion with a possible war with France, or with the United States, an English journal remarks : —What we look in vain for in Mr Childers' statement, is a consistent and defensible theory of what the Navy of Great Britain ought to be. Taking one class of ship with another, our naval strength is, perhaps, about equal to that of France. Ought this presumed equality to satisfy us ? It is something, of course, to know that if we had to fight France alone, and could concentrate all our maritime force in the Channel, the chances would not be against us. But it wilt seem that this hypothesis involves two very questionable assumptions, If England is again involved in a great war—and the main reason why the Admiralty exists is the possibility that she may be so involved—she may have t'i light singlehanded. But it is very unlikely that she would have to fight a single-handed enemy. Whether our love of non-intervention and the general tone of our diplomacy will ultimately keep us out of war may bs questioned; but there can be no doubt tiiat it is admirably calculated to keep us out of allies. In proclaiming our indifference to European "complications," vve are apt to forget tint it may not be in our power to be equally indifferent to European combinations. A policy of entire abstention from continental affairs is a policy which dispenses with the aid of friends ; and consequently it require?, more than any other, an adequate supply of physical strength. Supposing France and Russia were on one side, and Great Britain alone on the other, what would be the probable history of the contest ? Again, in measuring our fleet with that of any other power, it must always be borne in mind that it cannot, be completely concentrated in the Channel without involving consequences almost as disastrous as a defeat. We shall have to protect our Colonies and our commerce; and to do this effectually we may have to detach a far greater number of ships than may be required on the part of the enemy to put them in serious peril. A small squadron, of which the destination is unknown, may give employment abroad to two or three squadrons of the same size just at the moment when every ship is urgently wanted at home. The omission of this element from the question is very conspicuous in Mr Childers' reference to the United States. '"J hey possess," lie says ? "no sea-going armored ships, hut 1 hey have an immense'lleet available for defensive purposes." Perhaps this is exactly what they wish to have. It must not be assumed that the want of sea-going armored ships is, under all circumstances, a weakness. In a war between Great Britain and the United States, the policy pf the latter might be to undertake no offensive

operations against our fleet, but to confine themselves to the defence of their own coast and to the destruction of our mercantile navy. For the former purpose Mr Cliilders tells us they are well; equipped. What iie does not tell us is how they j are off with regard to the latter. The example of the Alabama abundantly shows what a few last cruisers may do in the way of destroying commerce, and our turret ships with their So-ton guns and 13 knots an hour would be about as competent to deal with themus arnmoceros would be to overtake a greyhound. At present all we know is that a war with the United St-.tes is not unhappily, an impossible event and the kind of warfare which would most harass us is also the kind which would best suit American interests and the American character. In these two factr there is sufficient cause for anxiety.''

Miscellaneous. The s.s. Star of the South from Auckland, arrived in the roadstead during last night. The clipper schooner Colonist, Captain W. Jones, was advertised in the Auckland papers to sail for Napier via the East Coast on Thursday (this dav), sth August, The brig Maggie, Capt. Arnold, arrived at Sydney on the Bi.li July, having; left this port on the 16th June. At our latest dates (21st July) the Maggie was loading for Napier. The schooner Saucy Lass arrived at Auckland from Napier via the East Coast on the 20th July ; the ketch Eagle, from Poverty Bay, with horses, arrived the same day; also, the missionary schooner Dayspring, from the Fijis. The schooner Flirt, Captain D. H. M'Kenzie, from Levuka, Fiji, with 300 gallons cocoanut oil, arrived at Auckland on the 29th July ; and the schooner Coquette, from New Caledonia, with oil, cotton, &c, on the 28th July. The barque Island City, from Gladstone, arrived at Auckland on the 22nd July, with a cargo of cattle. The Colonial Government gunboat St. Kilda, hence, arrived at Auckland ou the 2ith July. Since Mien she has been engaged in running between Tauranga and Auckland. The s.s. Wellington steamed for Wellington and Southern Ports at 1 p.m. on Monday last. She arrived at Wellington at 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday. She left for Lyttelton yesterday. The s.s. Storm Bird, from Wanganui, arrived at Wellington at 6 a.m. yesterday. The s.s. ilangatira left Lyttelton at 6.30 a.m. on Monday last; arrived at Wellington at. 4.15 p.m. on Tuesday ; and was to have left for this port last night. Up to the time of the Telegraph Office closing, however, she had not left. The s.s. Lord Ashley, hence, arrived at Auckland at 4.30 p.m. on Sunday last, after a good run of 40 hours. She was to leave for this port yesterday, and may, therefore, be looked for to-mor-row (Friday.) The steamers Keera, Wanganui, aud Storm Bird, with cattle and sheep from Wanganui, all arrived in the Manukau on the 31st July. The barque Eucalyptus, with a car?o of wheat, barley, and oats, arrived at Auckland on the Ist August, after a rapid passage of six days. The s.s. Phoebe, from Southern Ports, arrived at the Manukau on the Ist August. The barque Kate Waters was to leave Auckland for London on the Bth or 9rh inst., —to be followed by the ship Mary Shepherd. The barque Lancastriu is to leave Auckland on an early date for New York, with a cargo of kauri gum. The fine ship City of Newcastle, recently purchased by Captain Worsp and Mr Gannaway, has been rented to the Government at £SO per week, to be used as a prison ship at Wellington.

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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 706, 5 August 1869, Page 2

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Shipping Intelligence. Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 706, 5 August 1869, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence. Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 706, 5 August 1869, Page 2

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