Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 834, 6 October 1870, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

latitude, 39 deg. 28 min. 44 sec. S.; longitude, 176 deg. 65 min. 10 sec. E. Sunrise and Sunset set, 0.4 Phase of the Moon—Pull Moon on the 10th October, at 1-22 a.m. Pigh Water Slack To-morrow,--Morning, 3.10 j Evening, 3.35 ARRIVALS. OCTOBER. 6—Comerang, p.s., from Auckland via Poverty Bay jß—Keera, s.s., from Auckland DEPARTURES, OCTOBER. s—Hero, schooner, for Mohaka and Wairoa PASSENGER LIST. IKWABDS. In the Comerang—Messrs. Gill, Robinson, Banks, Roskrange, and another In the Keera—Messrs Broadbent, Connor, Dougall, Griffiths, Mieklejobn, Rhodes, Scott, and Shepherd EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Asterope, ship, from London via. Auckland (loading on July 15) Beautiful Star, ship, from London via Nelson (loading on July 15) Challenger, ship, from London via Nelson (now at latter port) Eagle, ketch, from Poverty Bay Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Lord Ashley, s.s., from the South, about Jlth October Muriwai, schooner, from Poverty Bay Onehunga, schooner, from Auckland VESSELS IN PORT, Comerapg, p.s., from Auckland Greenwich, cutter (lightering) Keera, s.s., from Auckland Mahia, cutter (lightering) Three Brothers, schooner, from Wairoa Why Not, ketch (on the berth for Wairoa) PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Fob Auckland Comerang, to-morrow morning; Keera, to-morrow evening Fob Waieoa— Three Brothers, to-night; Why Not, to-morrow. ENTERED INWARDS. OCTOBER. 6—Comerang, p.s., 152 tone, Chriep, from Anckland via Poverty Bay, with (transhipped ex Bpro, from Melbourne, uuder bond) 3 cases cigars, Samuels ; (transhipped ex Excelsior, fropi London) 1 cask, 2 cases, Samuels ; (duty paid and free goods) 5 cases drapery, Z cases, order ; 2 cases drapery, 3 pkgs, Bibby ; 1 case drapery, Schultzej 1 case drapery, Abrahams; 2 cases drapery, Harrison ; 4 cases drapery, White; 2 cases drapery, Barrett ; 2 cases drapery, Hudson j 101 pieces timber, 2 pkgs sashes, Holt;. 7 pkgs sashes, Pocock ; 20,000 shingles, order. —Watt Bros., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS. OCTOBER. s—Three Brothers, schooner, 23 tons, H. Ross, from Wairoa, with 1 case, 1 bag sundries, 2 boxes candles, 2 bags currants, 1 bug salt, 1 bag oats, 12 mats sugar, 1 bag rice, 2 cases drapery, 1 case oil, 1 pkg, 1 piece floor cloth, 1 paper parcel, 20 bags flour, 1 chest of drapery, Hamana ; 2 tons potatoes, Ross 3 1 cask cider, 2 cases lemonade, Harnier.—RoutJedge, Kennedy and Co., agents,

The p.s. Comerang, Capt. Chrisp, returned to port this morning, having, notwithstanding some dirty weather, made a very favorable trip hence to Auckland and back. She left Napier at 8 p-m. on the 28t,h ult., and arrived at the Tamaki on the evening of the Ist inst. Discharged her cargo of stock in splendid condition, and proceeded up harbor. Left Auckland at 8 p.m. on Monday, 3rd inst. Had strong 3.W. winds crossing the Bay of Plenty, founded the East Cape at 2 a.m. yesterday, and arrived at Tologa Bay at 9 am.; left at 31 a.m., and arrived at Poverty Bay at 4 p.m.; landed passengers, and left for Napier at 5.30 p.m. Experienced strong S.W. wind, with heavj southerly sea, Bounded Portland Island at midnight, and brought up in Ahuriri roads at 8 o'clock this morning, entering the Iron Pot at noon. The Comerang leaves for Auckland at 11 o clock to-morrow morning, calling at Poverty Bay to land passengers should the weather permit. to The 8,8. Keera, Captain Bain, hence at 8 a.m. an the 28th, arrived at Kohimarama at 4 a.m. on the 2nd inst. She experienced very bad weather on the passage up, and had to seek shelter in Hick's Bay. She landed her cargo of sheep and cattle in prime condition, and, after having taken on board about 80 tons general cargo (particulars of which we regret being unable to give this evening), left for Napier at 2 p.m. on Tuesday last, 4tn inst. Had strong southerly wind to the East Cape, which was rounded at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, From thence to port, strong S. and S.W. winds, Arrived here at 1 p.m. to-day. The Keera leaves for Auckland direct at 5 o'clock to-morrow evening. The schooner Hero sailed last night for Mohaka and Wairoa, with a general cargo. Capt. Chrisp, of the Comerang, informs us that the schooner Muiiwai and the ketch JSagle both left Poveity Bay for this port on Wednesday afternoon last. He also reports the schooner Herald as having left Tologa Bay ipr Auckland on Tuesday last. The U.S. steamer Kesaca left Auckland on the Ist inst., for Yalparaiso. The barque Cantero has been, sold by public auction at Auckland for £SOO. The barque Keco.rd sailed from Hokianga, fax Shanghai, on the 18th ult., with £2,000 worth of timber. The ship Aboukir has been lai.d on the b.erth aJt A.u,cyafl<i for London direct;..

Our readers are doubtless aware that for some time past a steamer has been in course of construction at Auckland for the East Coast trade. We append a few interesting details respecting this vessel; —Length of keel, 90 feet $ length overall, 100 feet; breadth amidships, 15 feet; depth of hold, 7 feet- She is made of kauri and pohutakawa, and copper fastened. She will be a screw steamer, driven by a pair of engines of 30 horse-power. The machinery is being built by Masefield & Co., of Auckland, the machinery ordered from England not being suitable. She is to have a raised quarter-deck, and will be rigged as a fore-and-aft schooner. She will be ready for launching about the 17th October. It is expected that she will be able to carry from 60 to 70 tons of cargo on a draught of 5 feet of water, and is to be employed in the East Coast trade, under the command of our old friend Capt. W. Bendall, late of the s.s. Star of the. South. Attention has been given to her passenger accommodation. She has a good entrance, and fine run aft, and reflects great credit on her builders, Messrs, Nicol and Son, North Shore, Auckland. "We shall welcome . the arrival of the new steamer into these waters, and hope for her a long and prosperous career. We understand that she is the joint property of Capt. Read, of Poverty Bay, and Messrs. Watt Brothers, of this port. The A-S.N. Co.'s s.s. James Paterson, from Sydney, arrived at Auckland on the 30th ult,, bringing a general cargo and 13 passengers. The s e. Auckland left Auckland for Sydney on the 30th ult.

The Daily Southern Cross, Ist October, understands that the ps. Royal Alfred has been sold to a Southern gentleman for the sum of #1,225, and that it is the intention of the purchaser to proceed with her to the Fijis and there employ the Royal Alfred in trading to the various islands of that place. At latest dates the Galatea was discharging her guns and stores at Sydney, prior to going into the graving dock.

The s.s. Alhambra arrived at Newcastle from the Fijis on the 19th September. Capt. Cadell was a passenger by her. The p.s. Maori Chief was sold by auction at Auckland on the 30th ult, and realised £325.

The Daily Southern Cross has been furnished with the following report of the loss of the fore-and-aft schooner Coquette, of Auckland : —" It appears that the Coquette left Levuka on Friday morning, the lb'tb, bound to the Rewa River for labor; arrived off the Rewa on Friday evening. Some say it fell calm, and the Coquette drifted on to Frenchman's Reef; and others say that she was beating up, and all at once she struck. She remained hard and fast on the reef, with her back broken, and was abandoned by her crew. The place where she is wrecked is about 20 miles from the township of Suva. On our way down from Levuka to Suva, we saw her on the Reef with her fore-staysail set. The news arrived in Levuka on Saturday evening, Sept. IS "

The first steamboat used in Great Brita'n was the Comet, 1814, for passenger tratiic on the Clyde. It had 40 feet keel, beam, engine, 3 horse-power.