Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 17, 13 May 1867, Page 110

Shipping Intelligence.

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’ DEPARTURES.

Jtfay. B—Star of the South,. s.s„ for Auckland '• B—Rose Ann,, schooner, for Auckland . .! 8-4—Banshee,', schooner, for Canterbury 9 —Hero, ketch,, for Wairoa Mb-Betsy, cutter, for Auckland

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. jeahtiful Star, s.'s., from Auckland ■■ : l)auQiag Wave, schooner, from Wellington .: Dolphin, cutter, from Wairoa Hero, ketch, from Wairoa ' Lord Ashley,’ s.s., from Tauranga and Auck- ‘ ■ land—Wednesday, May 15 ...Maggie, brig, from Newcastle , Jlapere; schooner, from Auckland Meteor, schooner, from Aifckland via the Coast jljauoy Lass, sohqoaer, from Auckland via Mer- : . oury Bay ' Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland • Woodstock, cutter, from Kennedy Bay

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

3?qr Auckland —Bittern, cutter, this day Poverty Bay —Donald M'Lean, early • ' Wairoa: —Grayling and Annie, early Poverty Bay and East Coast— Agnes, cutter, this day Southern Provinces —Lord Ashley, s.s., Wednesday, 15th May Tauranga and Auckland —Wellington, s.s., Thursday, 23rd May

VESSELS IN HARBOR. Agues, cutter, from Poverty Bay ..Annie, schooner, (new), loading for Wairoa Bittern, cutter, from. Auckland Donald M‘Lean, schooner, from Poverty Bay Grayling, cutter, from Auckland . .Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa Success, schooner, from Lyttelton 'fay, cutter, from Wairoa

ENTERED INWARDS. may.

fcs-Bo'e Ann, schooner, 26 tons, Campbell, from Auckland, with 10,000 ft. timber, 31 pkgs .sashes, 11 kegs nails,, 2 dmms oil, 66 sashweights, 2 parcels, 161 doors, John Stuart. 5 ' passengers.—JoViu Stuart, agent. • ■ y—-Betsy, cutter, 35 tons, Trimmer, from Auckland via Taiima, with sawn timber. 3 passengers.—l. K. Tatiun, agent. 9 —Mahia. cutter, Baxter, from AVairoa, in ballast. Kinross aqd Co'., agents. JO— Grayling, cutter, 15 tons, Owen, from Auckland, with 3000 feet timber, 2100 architraves, 8 packages sashes. 3 kegs nails, 20 sheets zinc, 2 cwt. white lead, 2000 bricks, 4 bags sugar, 1 gig. 6 American axes, 1 case drapery, J. Stuart. 2 passengers—J. Stuart, agent. M —Agnes, cutter. 23 tons, .Smith, from Poverty • Bay, in ballast. Passenger—Mr Locke. —J. K. Tatum, agent. ; . .JOwr-Bitteru. cutter, 40. tons, M’Kenzie, from Auckland. via AVangapoa and Kennedy Bay, with 30,000 leet timber, Millei and Lindsay.—Master, agent. • 11—Donald 51‘Lean,. schooner, 42 tons, C. Baker, from Poverty Bay, in ballast. 1 passenger.— George Richardson, agent.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. . -MAY, .

g—Star of the South, 5.% 147 tans, Bendall, for Auckland, with 75 head of cattle, 20') sheep, Ford and MTlardv. Passenger—Mr ITHavdy. "Watt; Brothers, agents. (Jrrrllerc, ketch, 20 tons. Lang, for lA r airoa. with 1 ton potatoes, 5 bags oats, 3 bags salt, I.amp- . lugh; J-ton flour, 1 cwt. sugar, Davis & Corbin; i-ton ware, Pearce; 2i tons' potatoes, order; 20 bags oats, Prentice.—G. J£. G. Richardson, . agent. f —Rose Ann. schooner, 26 tons, Campbell, for . Auckland, in ballast.—John Stuart, agent.

REPORTS.

- Betsy. —The cutter Betsy, Trimmer; master, , from .Auckland via Tairua, with a cargo of timber, and 3 passengers, arrived in port on Monday pight iast; discharged cargo, and 'left again’ for Auckland yesterday, in ballast.. Banshee. —This sethooner, under the command • pf our old friend Capt. Kean, arrived in the roadstead. on Tuesday last. There.not being sufficient inducement, however, to land her cargo of tiipber, consisting of some 50,000 feet, she left the roads on Wednesday for Canterbury. Mahia..— The cutter Mahia, Baxter, master, left Napier for Waikari aud Wairoa on the 2nd , ipst., with full general - cargo, Arrived at the former place on the following day, but was'unable, in consequence of the heavy sea, to land cargo , pntil the sth (Sunday.) . Left that evening,. and arrived at Wairoa next morning; entered the fiver without difficulty and discharged cargo. On , Wednesday .morning left for Napier, aud arrived ‘ ; jn port'at 1 11 a.jn. on Thursday last, Having expeS«d strong W. and S.W. winds down. The ia arriyed in ballast.

. Bjttbbn —The cutter Bittern, M'Kenzia, master, .from Auckland via Waugapoa and Kennedy’s Bay, \yitb a cargo of timber, arrived in port on Thursday last. She left Auckland on the 28th pit., and arrived at. Wangappa on the 29ih; took ja a portipn of her cargo, ai)4 left for Kennedy’s Bay the same day to fid up - y arrived! there the follpwingmqrniiig, took in cargo, and left for Napier pn : Sunday, sth May.- Had fine weather to Portland Island, off.which, at 2 a.m, ,pn Wednesday last, experienced heayy westerly gale; ran under all day, and hrotight up in the ppadsftsad pf midnight pn Thursday last. BrayliijG.—The putter Grayling, Owen, left Auckland on the nigjjt of Thursday, 2nd May, for Napief, with general cargo and two passengers. Having sprung a leak, put into Mercury Bay on the 4si ipst. Lrft again next. .day,-with N.W. wind, On the 6th passed Cape Runaway-—wind Westerly, with squalls of pain, Qn 'tlie 9th, in Jlawke’s Bay, experienced a heavy gale frpm N.W., .tpemmdous sea, at tipies breaking clean over the prmstsbead. Tpwarfis eyening tpe lyind had a'feted,’but left a nasty sea. At 6 p.np caught a jand-breeze, whiqh.brought her, np,tq the road.tyhere sbe drppped anphpr at midnight pn ‘Thkty&ty last.' She reports haying sighted a Steamer- bound north, supposed to be'tlie Beauti-. M Star,, off Qape Runaway, at 2;p.u}. Qn.tlje, 6th ipgj:.*; also on the saiqe day, a cutter, supposed fo pe Vhe Nantilue;' Capt. Loyepoek.' boundkijp : Can-.terjfcmry,.,,W%-}W4 that .(he Grayling !islike]y Jo h 9 frftde between this port andWaf-

miscellaneous;

Rose Ann.— The suhooner Hose Ann, Campbell, master, sailed fqr Auckland on Wednesday, in ballast. Success. —The schooner Success now lies anchored off the Western Spit. What her owners intend to do with her, we have not heard. Hero. —The ketch Hero, Lang, master, sailed for. Wairoa .on Thursday last, with a general cargo.

Woodstock. —This cutter was at Kennedy’s Bay, taking in a cargo of sawn timber for Napier, when.the Bittern left there on the sth inst.

Lord Ashley (s.)—The P., N.Z., aud A.H.M. Co.’s B.s. Lord Ashley, PI, Worsp, Commander, is due here from Tauranga and Auckland on Wednesday, 15th inst., and will leave for Soutliern'Provinces, with the English Mail via Suez, the same afternoon.

Midge (s.) —Last week we published from the New Zealand Herald the full account of the arrival of this little steamboat at Auckland from England. ; We wish to draw the attention of those

interested in the establishment of steam communication between Napier and Wairoa to the fact that a splendid opportunity now presents itself of procuring the services pf perhaps the most suitable steamer in the colony, as she is just about the right size for entering'the Wairoa river, is of light draught,, has excellent passenger accommodation, and is of good carrying capacity, besides being a first-class sea boat, as she proved herself to be in l’.er late voyage from the other side of the globe. We need hardly say that the vessel we refer to is the little screw steamer Midge. In her we would have all that is necessary for the establishment ol speedy intercourse (now so much wanted) between Napier, and one of the most flourishing settlements in Hawke’s Bay. At a recent public meetiug held at Wairoa, at which the subject of steam communication was discussed, one of the speakers is reported to have said that without a steamer Wairoa would never come to anything—would never flourish. Certain it is that with a steamer trading regularly between the two places—leaving Napier say every Monday and returning on Thursdav, or oftener i; practicable—not only Wairoa, but Napier also, and the vest of the province indirectly, would be great!;benefited. Let. us all then remember the timehonored adage that “Unity is Strength,” and, the prevalent commercial depression notwithstanding, use our best endeavors to charter—purchase if the means be plentiful enough—the s.s. Midge; and. having obtained her, to place her on the trade be tween Napier and Wairoa.

SHIPPING SUMMARY. [Tor the week ending May 5.]

As we anticipated it would be, the past week has been productive of a little more activity in the shipping line—the port presenting a peculiarly busy appearance throughout the week. The weather has been fine, with (dufing the early portion of the week more particularly) cold mornings and evenings, giving, us warning that old winter is at hand. During the eavly part, of the week the prevailing winds were S. and S.E., but.during the latter part, N. and K.W. winds have been experienced. The arrivals during the week have been as follows : —Monday : Agnes, cutter, from PovertyBay, with apples, grass seed, &c.; Success, sell, from Lyttelton, with cargo of oats; and Esther, brigantine, put. iu from stress of weather. Tuesday: Maliia, cutter, put back from Wairoa, nobeing able to enter the river. Wednesday : Wellington, s.s., from Tauranga and Auckland, with sundries and 3 passengers. Thursday: Star oi the South, s.s., from Auckland, with full general cargo and 12 passengers; Beautiful Star, s.s., from Lyttelton and Wellington, with oargo of oats, &c. Friday: Lord Asluey, s.s., from Southern Provinces, with large general cargo and 6 passengers, and the English mail via Panama. Saturday: Nil. Sunday : Rose Ann, schooner, from Auckland, with timber and sundry merchandise. The departures during the week have been as follows:—Monday: Sea Shell, cutter, resumed her voyage to Fiji Islands. ’ Tuesday : Nil. Wednesday : Wellington, s.s., for Southern Ports, with sundries, and the English mail via Panama. Thursday: Nil. Friday: Lord Ashley, s.s,, for Tauranga and Auckland, with sundries and 6 oassengers. Saturday: Mahia, cutter, for Wairoa, with general cargo; Agnes, cutter, for PovertyBay, with general cargo and 4 passengers; and the Durtelm, barque, for Guam, in ballast. Sunday : Beautiful Star, s.s,-, for Auckland, with fall cargo of sheep; and the Dolphin, cutter, for Wairoa, with full general cargo, The incomiug week is also likely to he a busyone at the five or six vessels from Auckland being now overdue,

[Tar the week ending May 13. J

During the early part of the week—in fact until Thursday—strong W, and N.iy. winds were experienced at Napier. Since then, however, we have been favored with cold southerly weather, at times blowing very hard, and accompanied occasionally with heavy rain; this, fogethep with high spring : tides, has had the effect of placing tl\e- Eastern Spit half under water daring the last three days at high tide each day and night —-making everything Iqok, and everybody feel, uncommonly miserable. Yesterday, there was evidently a break in the weather. inhere was no. ruin, ancj the wind,,though still frpiq a southerly .quarter, was comparatively light, 'flie sea'ip the Bay, hiiwevef, was very ’rougher-being, as far as the ey«f could reach, featirep white Y’-tlte' surf witli great; violjijiee.on hedjSacih','’

| Agnes.—The cutter Agnes, Smith, master, left this port on the4tli iust, with a full cargo or' stores, &0., pud arrived’-at-'Maliia on tlio'gth ; discharged ; cargo,wul'left the same day for Tnranganui, where she arrived on. the.7th-; discharged remainder of cargo, and left for Napisr the ; same- day, in ballast, Met- with yery having weather,' and' arrived in port on Friday niornihg last. S. Locke, Esq., M.P.C., was a passenger by the 4gnes. The Agnes leaves again tor Poverty -Bay 'daring thecourse of the day. Donald McDeai?.— I The schooner. Donald M'liean, C. Baker, ‘master, arrived- in port on Friday afternoon last,‘ from Poverty Bay, having left there on Thursday. She comes in ballast, and brings one passenger. We understand that she will leave for Poverty ' Bay, with a cargo of ' ieep in a .day or two,

TTo have to chronicle seven arrivals during the week, viz.:—Mondayßetsy, cutter, from Auck. iand via Tairija, with sawn timber, and 3 passers gers. Tuesday : Banshee, schooner, from*Anckland, with sawn timber, Wednesday : Nil, Thursday : Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa, in ballast, and 3 passengers, Friday: • Grayling, cutter, from Auckland, with general cargo-and-3 passengers j Bittern, cutter, from Auckland via Wahgapoa slnd Kennedy Bay, with sawn timber : Agnes, cutter, from Poverty Bay, in ballast, and 1 passenger; Donald M'Leari, schooner, from Poverty Bay, l in ballast, and 1 passenger. Saturday and-Sunday? Nil, , The departures during the-week comprise the following vessels, viz.,:;—Monday :; Star. of the South, s.s., for Aucklaud, with full cargo .of fat bullocks and sheep, and 1 passenger. ; Tuesday: Nil. Wednesday: Banshee, schooner,, for Canterbury, with original cargo of timber from Auckland (the owners not having been able to.find a market for the timber at Napier); .Bose Ann, schqouer, for Auckland, in ballast; Hero’ ketch, for Wairoa, with general'cargo. Thursday,'Friday, and Saturday: Nil. Sunday; Betsy, cutter, for Auckland, in ballast. During Wednesday afternoon three signals were observed on the flagstaff on Barrack -Hill. This, naturally, enough, was supposed by many to mean that some vessels were coming in, or at any rate in the Bay. Not so, however, the only vessels in sight in the Bay throughout the day were the schooners Bose Ann and Banshee, both outward bound. The signals were hoisted because there was a sale of military stores at the Barracks. The following vessels may be expected to put in an appearance during the week:—Beautiful Star, Star of the South, Saucy Lass, Mapere, Meteor, Woodstock, and Lord Ashley, from Auckland j and Dolphin and Hero, from Wairoa.

Arrival of the Stray at Auckland.— Narrow Escape from Foundering in a Cyclone. —The brig Spray, 143 tons, Captain A. E. Sykes, arrived iu harbor yesterday morning, after a very tedious passage of 35 days from Brisbane, bringing a cargo of 95 tons bones for Messrs Henderson aud Mactarlune; also, 12 passengers. The Spray left Brisbane on the 21st of March last, and had southerly winds for the first three days, after that a continuation of strong E.N.E. weather, uatii making Cape Egmout, ou Tuesday, the 26tli ult. On ihe 2nd inst. was off Cape Maria Yan Diemen, and there she experienced a terrific cyclone, varying from E.S.E. to N.E., lasting live hours, during which time the vessel, was hove to under the lee clewline of the main topsail, the decks being under Writer for more than four hours, ami at one time it was. thought that ; tue vessel would never right herself, the glass at' the Line being as low as 29-3 U, the lowest ever known by Captain Sykes. After that iiad strong' N. and i\.E. \y;uds on the coast, Tuesday being die first day the reef was shaken out of the topsails. Sighted a barque off Cape Egmdnt on the 27th ult., apparently a very lofty double-topsail vessel, steering W.jN.W. —New Zealand lieraid-l iScii April.

The Mavis.—The schooner Mavis, Captain E. A. rureiias, arrived in harbor on Monday I evening. She left Napier ou Friday tue 12th; mst., and encountered a strong S.E. breeze until! rounding the East Cape on Sunday evening, at ill o’clock. Since then had moderate weather, and a-rived in harbor at 7 p.m. on Monday evening, i'iie Mavis brought up a cargo of wool, consigned to Messrs Cruicksiiank, Smart, & Co., which was yesterday transshipped on board the Southern Cross, for London.—New Zealand Herald, 17th April. Wreck. —The master of the schooner Mavis, Capt. Purchas. reports passing ou Saturday last, off Gable End Foreland, a vessel bottom up, supposed to be a schooner. The sea being very rough at the time, aud breaking heavily [over her, prevented Captain Purchas from ascertaining any particulars with regard to the vessel’s name. The vessel was about 50 or GO feet over the keel.—New Zealand Herald, 17th April.

Supposed Wreck.—t Captain Harley, of the steamer Boomerang, which arrivel last night from the North, informs us that on Sunday, April 14th, at noon, about eight miles to the S.E.and east of Indian Head, he passed through a quantity of floating wreck, consisting of pieces of spars, combings of halohes, hay, fittings for cattle, kc., and passed two dead bullocks with halters on. It is evident that one of the three - cattleships (Island City, Lombard, or Eucalyptus) which left Gladstone for New Zealand on the Ctii April, have been wrecked about Breaksea Spit, or the northern part of Frazer’s Island.—Sydney Morning Herald, 17tli April. Wreck of the Schooner Margaret Ghessell. —By the schooner Dove, which has arrived in port ffpm Wynyard, Yan Diemen’s Lurid, we have intelligence of the loss of the schooner. Margaret Chessell, a well-known trader to and from this port. Tiie disaster occurred in the river Cam, ou the north-west coast of Tasmania, where the schooner was loading blackwopd for Melbourne, and was owing entirely to the strong easterly winds and bad tides which drove her oil to a gravel hank, and while aground the tide carried away the sand at both ends of the bank, so that her back' was completely broken. She is likely to remain, a wreck, as frpm a rough estimate formed it would take more money than she is alleged-to be insured for to put her to rights again. . The schooner was owned partly by her captain (W. Jones) andpartly, by his brother (Mr T. Jones), and is stated to. be insured for £soo.—Melbourne, Argps, 15th April. 1 The, Marco Polo.— I The Marco Polo, which sailed from Liverpool for Melbourne, returned, to the Mersey early in February, having sustained damage in a heavy and protracted gale, experienced in St. George’s Cdannel.—Melbourne Argos, loth April. Wreck of the British Barque Forerunner.—Messrs Russell and Sturgis, iu their trade circular, dated 19tli February lust, state:—Cebu advices of the Ist instant report the arrival there on the 18th ultimo of the first mate and one sailor o the British,barque Forerunner, straudedon the 3rd of Jauuary oq the north point of the Island of Siiirgad: S.he was in a leaky condition, - aud broke up immediately. Captain. Merritt and l3«f the,crew- reported drowned. The vessel was 190 days out; bound from Swansea to Hongkong, with p'cargo of parent fuel. ’