Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1382, 23 July 1872, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

Port Ahuriri. -;' • 4 HIGH WATER SLACK. TO-MOKROW. Morning, 9.30 Evening, 9.55 ARRIVALS. .'-.; JULY. 23—Columbia, schooner, from Lyttelton £3—Napier, s.s., from Auckland via Poverty Bay 23—Nebraska, p.s., from Auckland DEPARTURES. JULY. p.s., for Southern Ports PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. In the Auckland) Mrs Smith and four others; (from Poverty Bay) Mrs Taylor, Mrs Harly, Miss Manchester, Messrs. Richardson, Skipworth, Hardy, Goldsmith, Porter, Shirley, Nesbit, Horsfall, Johnson, and 7. others (3 Europeans ond 4 Maoris) In the Nebraska —Mrs Jones OUTWARDS. In the Nebraska—Mr and Miss Murphy, and the Hon. G. R. Johnson EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coronilla, ship, from London via Auckland Free Trader, barque, from Newcastle Hector, brigantine, from Warrnambool Herald, schooner, from Auckland via Wangapoa Lsetitia, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay Luna, p.s., from Wellington Rangatira, s.s., from Wellington and Southern Ports Saucy Lass, schooner, from Auckland via Mercury Bay VESSELS IN PORT, papier, s.s., from Auckland via Poverty Bay Columbia, schooner, from Lyttelton Amherst, brigantine, from Newcastle Fawn, ketch, from Lyttelton Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Three Brothers, schooner (repairing) PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Fawn, ketch, for Peiorus Sound, early Hero, for Wairoa, early

The s.s. Napier, Capt. W Bendall, left Auckland at 10 a.m. on Thursday last, 3.Bth inst., and had strong liead wind to the East Cape, which was rounded at 4 p.m. on Friday. Had a strong westerly wind to Poverty Bay, arriving there at midnight. Crossed the bar at 5 a.m. on Saturday; landed cargo and passengers, and embarked passengers for Napier. Left Poverty £ay at 5.30 a.m. on Sunday, ivlet a strong S,S.W. gale when off Mahia, and put into Wangawehi for shelter, remaining there until \2 o'clock last pight, when she proceeded on the passage, arriving at tliis port at 8.30 this jjaorniiig. The schooner Columbia, Captain B, after a rapid run of two days from Lyttelton, arrived in the roadstead this morning, bringing a cargo of flour, oats, cheese, &c, consigned to Messrs. Stuart & Co, Whilst being brought into the Iron Pot this morning, the Coulmbia, ])y some means, got ashore on the bar- — part of which, during the last day or two. has been plainly visible even at halftide. She has been considerably lightened during to-day, and it is confidently expected that she will be floated off at high water to-night. We trust she may he got off, lor should the wind blow hard from its present quarter (N.E.) the likelihood js that the Columbia, in her present position, would meet with some considerable damage.

The p.s. Nebraska, Captain Harding, with the English mail via San Francisco, arrived in port at 3.30 this afternoon, having left Auckland at 1 a.m. yesterday. she steamed southwards shortly after arrival.

The brigantine Amherst, having been sufficiently lightened, was brought inside last evening, and moored alongside the outer wharf.

Ihe s.s. Star of the South, hence for Auckland at 3 p.m. on Friday last, arrived at Grabamstown at 5 o'clock last evening, and at Auckland at 11.30 this morning.

The Ho bar t Town Mercury of a late date contains an account of the launching of a new baique built by Mr. J. Lucas to (he order of Messrs, Fisher and Facy, of JJobart Towp. The Mercury says : 4 * lu order to do lipuor to the. occasion,

all the vessels in harbor spread every available yard of bunting,, and the port in consequence presented quite a gala day appearance. The new vessel was also gaily decorated with a rainbow of manycolored flags curving arcnlike from the maintopmast to the vessel's stem and stern, and expressing by the new commercial code of signals. .* success attend this ship and her builder/ In'accord ance with the usual custom on such occasions, the British ensign floated at the stern, the union jack at the bow, the house flag of the owners at the foremast, and after the vessel was launched, the burgee with the vessel's name VWaratah,' and ornamented with the waratah flower, was unfurled at the mainmast.. All the necessary preparations for the launch were completed before half past 2~ o'clock, the hour named, and at which the workmen, with creditable punctuality, set themselves to the tusk of driving the wedges. . From the time this operation commenced till the jack screw raised the vessel's prow and sent her gliding down with her cradle to her future home in the waters only 13 minutes elapsed. As the vessel began to move off, the christening ceremony was performed by Miss Annie Fisher, who in a graceful and dexterous manner cracked on the Vessel's bows a bottle filled not with the orthodox champagne, but much more appropriately with brine water from the Derweut. Miss Fisher as she ' cracked the bottle' pronounced with a clear euphonious voice : —'l name this vessel the Waratah, and may she have a long and prosperous career !' Acquiring speed as she swept downward she dashed impetuously into the river amidst a chorus of cheers from the spectators." In the evening, a soiree, " conducted on the well known temperance principles of the owners" of the Waratah, took place in the Oddfellows' Hall. About 200 people were present. Ail the toasts proposed dnring the evening were drank in cups of tea.