Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 15, Issue 754, 20 January 1870, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF AH ÜBIRI. ARRIVALS. JANUARY. 17—Hero, schooner, 20 tons, Charles Merwin, from Wairoa 18—H.M.P.S. Virago, 6 guns, E. H. Murray, from Auckland 18—Star of the South, s.s., 161 tons, W. Bendall, from Auckland 19—Muriwai, schooner, 26 tons, Toki, from Poverty Bay, with grass seed and fruit 19—Spray, schooner, 50 tons, H. Anderson, from Lyttelton, with flour, oats, &c. 19—Mary Thompson, schooner, 56 tons, Connell, from Kaipara, with timber DEPARTURES. JANUARY. 17—Maggie, brig, 191 tons, R. Arnold, for Newcastle, N.S,W. 17—Rangatira, s.s., 174 tons, P. Renner, for Auckland 19—H.M.S.S. Virago, 6 guns, E. H. Murray, for Wellington PASSENGER LIST. . INWARDS. In the Star of the South—Mrs Carr, Miss Heslop. Messrs Wittowski, Pell, Heslop, and five in the steerage In the Muriwai—One Maori (Henry) EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Chile, ship, 768 tons, from London via Auckland Phoebe, s.s., from Wellington, this day Rangatira, s.s., from Auckland Three Brothers, schooner, from Wairoa Wild Duck, ketch, from Auckland VESSELS IN HARBOR. Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Jennie Ellingwood, barque, from Port Chalmers Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa Mary Thompson, schooner, from Kaipara Muriwai, schooner, from Poverty Bay R. T. Turnbull, barque, 367 tons, Cumming, from London Spray, schooner, from Lyttelton Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland Success, schooner, from Waimarama PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Foa London—Jennie Ellingwood, barque, in a few days; R. T. Turnbull, barque, Wednesday, 26th January Mahia—Star of the South, this day Auckland—Phoebe, to-morrow, at noon Pokangahau—Success, schooner, early Waieoa—Hero, schooner, early The schooner Hero, Merwin, master, left Napier at 7.30 p.m. on the 12th inst., with light southerly winds j arrived at Wairoa at II p.m. on the 13th. Took in 17 bales of wool, and left at 4 a.m. on the 17th, with light easterly winds, and arrived in port at 4 p.m. the same day. Cargo : 17 bales wool, 2 boxes apples, 2 kits potatoes, 1 box. The Hero is again on the berth for Wairoa. Her Majesty's steam ship Virago, 6 guns, E. H. Murray, commander, left Auckland at a late hour on the night of Saturday, 15th inst., and arrived in Ahuriri roads at 8 a.m. on Tuesday last, and made fast to the Government moorings,—the Jennie Ellingwood being temporarily cast off for that purpose. Yesterday morning the "Virago embarked the two companies of the 18th Regiment hitherto stationed in Napier, and steamed for Wellington at 1 p.m.,—the Jennie Ellingwood resuming her place at the Government moorings. We learn that from Wellington the Virago—after embarking vlie Wanganui detachment of the 18th Regt. —will proceed to Sydney direct.

I The s.s. Star of the South, Captain Kendall, left! 'Auckland ,on Sunday, the 16th inst., at 8 a.m.; Experienced fine weather, and arrived at Mahia at midnight on Monday-; landed stores for Messrs.: Watt Brothers' station, and left for [Napier at 10, a.m. on Tuesday, arriving in the Iron Pot at 5 p.m. the same day. Passed a fore-and-aft schooner hound south off the Mahia. No other vessel was sighted on the passage. The Star brought a general cargo and several passengers. She will proceed to Mahia this day, and return to Napier (provided she has propitious weather) about Sunday next with a cargo of wool. The schooner Muriwai, Toki, master, left Poverty Bay on the 15th inst, with light south-east wind; rounded Portland Island at 4 p.m. on the 17th; and arrived here at 5.30 on the 19th (yesterday). Cargo: 2,000 bushels grass seed, and 80 cases apples. The schooner Spray, H. Anderson, master, left Lyttelton on the morning of the 14th inst. Had S.W. winds as far as Cape Palliser, which was passed on the 16th. Prom thence to port had light variable winds. Pine weather was experienced throughout the passage. Reports having sighted a topsail schoouer steering north, off Castle Point. Cargo : 377 bags flour, 299 bags oats, 60 bags bran, Watt Bros.; 300 bags flour, Kinross & Co.; 30 cheeses, Master (agent.) The schooner Mary Thompson, Capt. P. Connell, from Kaipara, arrived in the roadstead yesterday afternoon, with 40,000 feet timber for Mr LeQuesne. The brig Maggie, Capt. Arnold, sailed for Newcastle, N.S.W., at 8 a.m. on Monday last, with 8 casks tallow and 70 tons limestone ballast. The s.s. Rangatira steamed for Auckland at 6 p.m. on Monday last, with (from this port) 3 casks preserved meat and 1 parcel. She may be expecte'd to return to this port about Monday next, 24th inst., and will have quick despatch for Wellington and Southern Ports. The schooner Success will leave for Porangahau to-day, and will return with a cargo of wool. The ketch Enterprise, hence, arrived at Poverty Bay on the 13th inst. The schooner Three Brothers, hence, arrived at Wairoa on the 15th inst. The schooner Colonist left Mahia for Auckland via Poverty Bay on the 11th inst., with 16 tuns of whale oil. TELEGRAPHIC. Her Majesty's ships of war composing the Plying Squadron under Rear Admiral Hornby passed Port Chalmers Heads at 4 a.m. on Monday last, 17th inst., and arrived at Lyttelton at 10.30 a.m. on the 19th inst. (yesterday), from Hobart Town. The ship Queen Bee, from London, arrived at Port Chalmers at 4.40 p.m. on the 15th inst. The ship Celseno, from London, arrived at Lyttelton at 3 p.m. on the 16th inst. The s.s. Tararua, from Melbourne, arrived at Hokitika at 8.30 p.m. on the 16th inst. The ship Christian M'Ausland, from Glasgow, arrived at Port Chalmers at 9.40 a.m. on the 18th instant. The barque John Bunyan, from London, arrived at Nelson at 10 a.m. on the 18th inst. H.M.'s s.s. Challenger, from Auckland, arrived at Wellington at 2.30 p.m. on the 18th. The p.s. Comerang, from Auckland, arrived at Wanganui at 10.30 a.m. on the 19th inst. The Ellina, from Port Chalmers, arrived at Wellington at 1.40 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. John Penn left Wanganui for Manukau at 9.30 a.m. yesterday. The s.s. Phcebe left Wellington for Napier at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. St. Kilda left Wellington for Wanganui at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. AUCKLAND SHIPPING NOTES. fDates to Jan. 15.] The ship Countess of Kintore, Captain Petherbridge, left Auckland for London direct on the 15th inst., with a full cargo of wool, kauri gum, flax, tallow, &c, valued at 25,313 17s 6d ; also, 7,957 ounces of gold, valued at £22,994,-1)16 total value of her cargo being 48,307. The Countess likewise took about 37 passengers. The schooner Donald M'Lean, from New Caledonia, arrived at Auckland on the 14th inst., with a cargo of cocoa nuts and cocoa nut oil. The s.s. Hero,. Capt. Logan, left Auckland for Sydney and Melbourne on the 13th inst., with 150 bales flax, 3,642 ozs. gold (valued at £15,100), and about 14 passengers. The schooner Queen of the Isles, from Dunedin, arrived at Auckland on the 13th inst., with a cargo of grain, &c. j The ship Chile, Captain Culbert, left Auckland on the 15th inst. She was passed in the Bay of Plenty on the following night by the Virago, and maybe daily expected to arrive here. H.M.'s s.r. Blanche and the p.s. Sturt both left Auckland for Tauranga on the 15th inst. The same day H.M.'s s.s. Challenger steamed for Wellington. The mission schooner Dayspring arrived at Sydney on the 2nd inst. from the South Sea Islands. She was last from Aneiteum, one of the New Hebrides, whence she sailed on the 22nd Dec, thus making an excellent passage of 11 days. The barque Adeline Burke, which arrived at Lyttelton from Newcastle a few days ago, experienced a severe shock of " seaquake " at 4.25 p.m. on Christmas Day. The shock, which appeared to travel from N.E. to S.W-, lasted for four or five seconds, and is said to have been accompanied by a rumbling sound resembling distant thunder. It • caused the vessel to tremble and shake with a force almost equal to that of going ovei a reef of rocks, the rudder especially being shaken with great violence. The barque at the time was not far from the West Cape, and the weather was very tem-i pestuous, the waves being described as " perfect mountains," and coming up from north-east. Capt. Yule and two seaman belonging to the brigantine Sarah Pile, of Sydney, were, during the latter part of last month, sentenced to 13 months' imprisonment at New Caledonia for stowing away a convict.