Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1529, 28 November 1873, Page 30

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT AHURIRI. ARRIVALS. NOVEMBEK. 2f—Fairy, s.s., from Wairoa and Mohaka 26—Columbia, schooner, from Mercury Bay 2?—Manawatu, p.s., from Poverty Bay 27—Luna, p.s., from Wellington DEPARTURES. NOVEMBEE. 27—Paterson, p.s., for Poverty Bay and Auckland 27—Maiy Ann Hudson, ketch, for Wairoa 27—Manawatu, p.s., for Wellington PASSENGER LIST. INWABDS. In the Fairy—Mrs M'Kenna, Messr s Bendall, Brown, Sutton, and several natives In the Manawatu—Venerable Archdeacon Williams, Mr and Mrs Lisle, Miss Skipworth, Messrs Balharry, Beda, Calcutt, Chatfield, Dinwiddie, Grubb, Kaimc, Locke, and Rainie In the Luna—Licut.-Col. and Mrs St. John, Miss De Castro, Messrs Carter and Johnston, Mr and Mrs Frazer and family, Messrs Hartwell and family, Mr and Mrs Crowley and family, and Mr and Mrs Pressling and family OUTWARDS, In the Paterson—Mr and Mrs Hannon, Messrs Ah You, Beaver, Brooks, Ching, Coster, Mann, Mawl, Rogers, Wood, and three Sisters of Mercy In the Manawatu—Mrs Morrison, Mr Campbell, Messrs Calcutt, Coatfield, Cowan, Douglas, Hutchinson, Lascellcs, Eainic, Sim* Vailc, and two of the Vivian troupe EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Bella, steam launch, from Auckland Clematis, ketch, from the coast Hoveling, ship, from Christiania Lajtitia, schooner, from the coast Mercury, cutter, from Mercury Bay Opotiki, schooner, from Poverty Bay Queen Bee, ship, from London via Wellington Queen of the North, ship, from London Rangatira, s.s., from Wellington Saucy Lass, sehooner, from Mercury Bay Start, cutter, from Auckland Sunbeam, schooner, from Auckland via the coast Wave Queen, ship, from London via Wellington VESSELS IN HARBOR. Bencleuch, schooner, from Dunedin Columbia, schooner, from Mercury Bay Excelsior, ship, from Wellington Fairy, s.s., from Wairoa and Mohaka Forest Queen, ketch, from Wangapoa Jessie, schooner, from' Oamaru Luna, p.s., from Wellington Rachel Cohen, brigantine, from Newcastle Three Brothers, ketch, from Waimarama Una, s.s. (repairing) Hero, schooner (laid up) Greenwich, cutter

PKOJEdED DEPARTURES. Forest Queen, ketch, for Auckland, to-day Jessie, schooner, for Wellington, on Saturday Columbia, schooner, for Auckland, on Monday Luna, p.s., for Tauranga, early Bencleuch, schooner, for Wellington, early Excelsior, ship, for London, about the Ist December - '■«» The S.S. Fairy, Captain J. Campbell, arrived in port early on Tuesday morning, from Wairoa and Mohaka with several passengers. She was to have left for Wairoa at three o'clock this morning with telegraph material. The schooner Columbia, Captain R. M'Leod, arrived from Mercury Bay on Wednesday with 30,000 feet sawn timber. As will be seen by advertisement, the Columbia will sail for Auckland on Monday next. The p.s. Manawatu, Capt, J. Griffiths, arrived from Poverty Bay at 7.30 yesterday morning, and left for Wellington, with a cargo of wool, at 3.35 p.m. The p.s. Luna, Capt. J. Fairchild, with the English mail via Suez, left Wellington at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, arrived in the roadstead at 5.30 a.m. yesterday, and entered the pot about 1 p.m. The p.s. Paterson took her departure for Poverty Bay and Auckland early yesterday morning. The ketch Mary Ann Hudson sailed for Wairoa with a full general cargo yesterday afternoon. The sohooner Jessie, with a cargo of wool, is intended to leave for Wellington on Saturday next. The new steam launch Bella, built to the order of M. J. Pearcy, of Napier, by Messrs Sims and Browne, of Auckland, was to leave that port for Napier, at 1 p.m. yesterday. New Zealand Shipping Company. —At a meeting of shareholders recently held in Christchurch, the chairman reported that the company were now proceeding to carry out the General Goverment contracts, and for that purpose they had chartered eighteen vessels and purchased two, the Hindostan and Dunfillan, both high classed iron ships, built under special survey and extra strong. A contract had been entered into to build two 1000 ton iron ships with Messrs Bloomer, of Sunderland, and by telegraphic advice they were to be launched during the present month, and this progress it will be rememben d, had been made iu twelve months from the date of the first metting of the promoters of the New Zealand Shipping Company (hear, hear.) The vessels were to be named after the two leading rivers in New Zealand, the Waikato and Waitangi. Burned at Sea.— The Sonih Australian Register of the 30th October, gives the following account of a ship burned at sea : There comes a strange tale of the ocean by the ship Aliquis, which arrived from the Baltic on Wednesday night, 29th October. • It is known that some ship was burned at sea, and the crew'were rescued, but what '• was the vessel or what were the incidents of the catastrophe are particulars' that have • pot come, though it is certain that she must

have been of considerable size, as her company numbered 36. The details given by Captain Marshall are as full as he could could furnish. Towards sundown of 22nd September the Aliquis was bowling along at a rapid rate ; the mid-day observation had given 39.3 S., longitude 10. E., or a position not a great distance from the Cape, say 500 miles. An American t ship was sighted, having her ensign set with the union down as a signal of distress, and the Aliquis at once hove-to, Upon the craft reaching within hailing distance she proved to be the Maria Tobin, bound to Mauritius ; and she reported having rescued a crew of 36 hands from a burning ship a day or two previously. The object of the American was to induce Capt. Marshall to aceept the charge of the whole or part of the crew, but the weather was so boisterous that it was impossible to communicate further before next morning, aud both vessels meanwhile remained hove-co, The Aliquis, being bound for Australia, and having merely her own supply of water, declined to accept the responsibility, which would have obliged Captain Marshall to put into the Cape, and as that was not far out of the American's course, he was advised to go there. Whether owing to boisterous weather or some other reason, the name of the ill-fated ship did not transpire. All her crew were rescued, and it was supposed that the American would call at the Cape to land them."