Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 812, 11 August 1870, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

POET OF AHURIiI. ■ ARRIVALS. 'A.UGUST. ' : 10—Sangatira, s.s., 174 to»s, F. tenner, from Wellington DEPARTURES. ' AtfGUS?. 10-Keera, s.s., 153 tons, Bain, for Auckland 10—Sauey Lass, schooner, 33 tons, K. M'Gregor, for Auckland : PASSENGER LIST, :','■'■ ' : ''"♦ . . INWARDS. , In t§ o Rangatira—His Honor Mr J.-D. Oraond, Major Green, Miss Sutton, Messrs Duncan, Heal, Williams, and 5 others OUTWARDS. In the Kcera—Messrs Isaacs and Leyy EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Albion, ship, 568 tons, Krohn, from London via Nejspn (upw at- latter port) Challenger, ship, 698 tons, from London via Nelson (loading) Colonist, schooner, from Auckland Comorang, p.s.. from Auckland Keera, s.s., from Auckland Lord Ashley, s.s., from Auckland Murewai, schooner, from Poverty Bay Why Not, ketch, from Wairoa VESSELS IN HARBOR. Courier, ketch, from Lyttelton (repairing) Greenwich, cutter, (lightering) Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Luna, p.s., from the East Coast Maggie, hrig, 191 tons, Arnold, from Newcastle Mania, cutter, (lightering) Bangatira, s.s., from Wellington Three Brothers, schooner, from Wairoa PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Fob Wellington—Bangatira, s.s., this day at 5 p.m.; Lord Ashley, s.s., shortly alter arrival Poverty Bay—Tawera.. this day, Thursday Wairoa and Mohaka— Hero, about Friday Nkwcastle, N.S.W.—Maggie, about Saturday

The Colonial Government p.s, Luna, Captain Fairchild, left Napier at 13.1-5 p.m. on Friday, the sth August, with light variable winds. Hounded Portland Island at 7 p.m. same day, and arrived at Poverty Buy at 12.20 a.m. on the fitli instant. Landed mail and stores and left again at 5 a.nv with light N.E. breeze, rounded Gable End Fore laud at 7-45 a.m. and arrived at Tologa Bay at 0.10 a.m. same day. The schooners Muriwai and Colonist were there vyhen the Luna arrived, but left shortly after for the North. Left again at 12.50 p.m.; saw the schooner Metepr anchored at Mamhea; arrived at Mawhi at 3 p.m. and left again at 2.40 p.m. Passed between the East Cape and East Cape Island at G. 30 p.m., and arrived at Kavva Kawa at 8 p.m. Left Kawa Kawa for Poverty Bay and Napier at 11.30 p.m. and rounded East Cape at 1 a.m. on the 7th. Off Tologa Bay at 7 a.m. saw a topsail schooner bound north, supposed to fee from the South Sea Islands to Auckland wjth fruit. Hounded Gable End Fore land at 8.10 a.m. and arrived at Poverty Bay at 11.15 a.m, same day. Landed more stores and left at 2 p.m. with light variable winds; passtd between Portland Island and the mainland at 5.55 p.m. and arrived in the roadstead at 10.15 p.m. after a smart run of eight hours and a cniarter ; she eutered the pot at midnight. Tlje s.s. Rangatira, Captain E. Rentier, Wt Wellington at 2.30 p.m. on the 9th hist., rounded Cape Palliser at 7 p.m. same day, and arrived here at 3.15 p-.m, yesterdiiy ; she experienced fine weather throughout.—Tnc Rangatira, as will be seen by advertisement, leaves' for Wellington at 5 p.m. to-day. The s.s. Kcera, Captain Bain, left Napier at 4.30 a.m. on Wednesday, lor Auckland with 56 head puttie, 310 shwp, 70 cases tallow, and 12 cases oil. The schooner Sancy Las?, Captain M'Gregor, left for Auckland via the coast last night, with (i tons bran, 45 bales wool, 10 bales fiax, 1 ton flour, 1 ton potatoes, and miscellaneous cargo. The schooner Tawera, Captain Kennedy, leaves for Poverty Bay to-day, with 104 bags potatoes. 18 head cattle, 1 horse, and sundries. We observe by telegram in the Evening Post that the s.s. Lord Ashley, which left Napier on the 2nd inst., for Auckland, hud not arrived at the. latter port on the Oth inst. The ship Sydenham, Capt. Frank Bristow, arrived at Auckland on the 2nd August, bringing a large cargo and a number of passengers. She had on board the following cargo for Napier : —l6 packages, Watt Brothers ; 55 packages, Newton, Irvine and Co. ; 9 cases, A. Luff; 3 cases, order.

The ship Argleshire, Capt. W. Todd, with a a large cargo aiid several passengers, from Glasgow, arrived at Auckland on the 2nd August. Several very remarkable incidents occurred during the voyage of this vessel. Among these (says the New Zealand Herald) we may mention two, one of which is of such an extraordinary character, and shows so forcibly some of the finest traits of human nature that we cannot allow it to pass unnoticed. While the Argyllshire was in the tropics, the hat of one of the apprentices was blown overboard. The owner, James Henderson, a lad about fifteen years of acre, without the slightest hesitation, leapt from the rigging, overboard, after his lost property, notwithstanding that the vessel was going at the rate of four or five knots an hour. The steersman immediately threw overboard one of the life buoys hanging over the stern, and the ship was brought to as soon as possible, but not before she was fully three-quarters of a mile from the boy in the water. A boat was then got out, and the lad picked up, when he was found to be thoroughly exhausted. The hat, which had blown overboard, he held between his teeth. On getting on board, and being reprimanded for so foolhardy an action as jumping overboard and risking his life fqr a mere hat, the lad said with much feeling that it was given to him by him by his father as a parting gift, and that he would not part with it on any accQunt. —The other iu.pide.nt was of a mucli more serious character. A passenger named James M'lntosh, belonging to Cambleton, ArgylesJilre, well known in this colony, committed suicide by jumping overboard whilst iu a state of insanity. The unfortunate man had, at intervals, labored under aberratjpn pf miud, and on the 29th June he had asked the captain to take charge of some money for him. This the captain undertook to do, but he afterwards demanded it back, and asked for some medicine. The captain went below to*procure'some, but in the meantime M'lntosh went below, dressed himself in a quantity of extra clpthing, came on deck again, and deliberately leapt overboard. When iu the water he appeared to awake to a consciousness of his fearful position, but immediately sank- .Jt was, blpwinga fearful gale at the time, and the ship was running under a close-reefed maintopsail, with a heavy sea, and no assistance couldj therefore, be rendered. The New Zealand Herald, August 3, says i-r* "It will he remembered that sqme three or four! weeks ago the putter Africa was supposed to have been \uet off the coast with two men on board. It 1 fei«§ thquglit, li&wxerg * h s tllPJr might have b,e.en.

driven ashore on some part of the coast, a party was organised by the friends ,of the two men, to go jn search pf them. All doubts as to their fate is now set at rest, the search party having returned after a thorough exploration of the coast, and an absence of a fortnight, during which time they were unable to find any trace of missing boat or men. All hope is now given up, and the men are set down as irretrievably lost," The same journal, in its issue of August 4, says : —" We understand that one of the two men who sailed in the Africa (Cook) lias left a wife and family. Let us not in the glare of a larger catastrophe forget a minor one, perhaps productive of quite as much suffering"

The p.s. Challenger left Auckland at 3 a.m. on the Snd August to search the coast for any traces of the missing steamer Tauranga. The steamer is commanded by Capt. Chrisp, and the crew is that of the Coineraug, who have volunteered their services. .

The barque Bella Mary, Capt. Copping, from Hobart Town, arrived at Auckland on August 2, bringing a full cargo of produce. The brig "Windover, Capt. Castle, arrived at Auckland on the 2nd inst., from Adelaide via Victor Harbor, with a full cargo of wheat, flour, &c. The ship Excelsior, Capt. Lees, from London, arrived at Auckland on the 3rd August, after a smart passage of 89 days from land to land, and 95 days from the Downs. She was the bearer of a.general cargo and 105 passengers, 36 of whom (equal to 32 statute adults) were assisted imrnir grants for Hawke's Bay. Cargo for Napier:— 1 case, A. Lascclles; 30 pekgs., order of J. W. Gowing; 12 pkgs. and 12 bales, order. The s.s. St. Kilda, from Wnnganui, with 20 head cattle and GOO sheep, arrived at the Munukau on the 3rd instant.

The ketch Isabella, from the South Sea Islands, with fruit, &c, arrived at Auckland on August 3. The command of the b,s. Wonga Wonga, now running from Sydney to Honolulu', has been given to Capt. John Steqart, of Melbourne, Cap.t. Steuart is well known as liaviiitr long held command of the s.s. Aldinga, and there is no doubt that lie will be equally popular in liis new charge.