Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 76, 15 June 1868, Page 145

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF NAPIER

\ ■ H jpi ,• ■- .•'••: . i 8-i Star iof the South; sisi, Bendall, 1 from;Greyra6uth;;in baUask-.Bassengers:— 6 ■ ] _J r^7^»“W'^*aM w ß.ohppn l eri ) M tonA-fJCKeuzie, < from Bay, \tfttb- sawtvtinlber, r*" 4 ’ ;. . i o 6Whial'Gttverhmeut gun-ik>at, : Pair- I child, from theEastt(k»BSt;um-.ieolr. «j ; V •<!..; : 1 cutter, 23 tons, Carbis, from Poverty 1 Bay; with'-horses < s nv ■ r.' , Ashley,!: aav j 296 tons, -Worsp, from 1 Auckland.; ■ rt . >; ~ ~: ; ; t .. -V .:■ ] -I , . ~... :.. . . ' sis:,' " 2db tiros, ' Holmes, for ' SouthernPorts/withEriglish. Mail via Suez. : Paa- ■ aeMgjs—ij; f .:.J - 97-jßetsy, 5 cutter, 35‘tons, Txiintaier, for* Tten- 1 nelly's Bay and Auckland;'.'with' bones; stores; &c. 1 Passengers;—l2 ; -. tk l .* '■hlM'h <'a #;•'*” <?. j. i-. i <°* i 12—Star ofthe South, s.s.',-i6Ttans,‘-BeTidall, for '' hides, tallow, &c. Passen- 1 s . >‘u, ‘ f ; Jr Ahuriri, 8 Annie, Schooner,'fromPorangahau >' Donald M'Leati;'- schooner-; f from Bay of Islands Dolphin, cutter,<from Auckland :• r> :.{<! Huntress.schooner, from Bay of Islands.. Star-of the South'; k;8., r froi6‘Auckland!-’ ''• Wellington,; SouthermPorts—24fch June • VESSELS IN. HARBOR; Agnes, : cutter, from Povertyßay : Hero, schooner,:,from Wafroa - ' - from Auckland. Maggie.brig,' fromYewcastle - Slahia, cutter, from Wairoa aiid Poverty Bay Baitcy r Lass,(Schooner*from,Mercury Bay Btnrt,'pA, fromTauranga and Auckland' Bwi day;. Ahuriri, . iearly; Wellington, 25th. June : . : Southern- Pours—Lord Ashley, Thlsday.-at . «- .moon--;'- ~,j -■ Sydney—Maggie, brig, to-morrow WaixiNGTorr—sturt' and Lord Ashley, this'day Poverty Bay—Agnes; early . Waikoa—rHero,. early PASSENGER LIST, , inwards. . . In the Star of the South—Mrs Leys and child, and, three others. • -,.v. - '. 7. the SturtnrHis Excellency, r ßir; George Pergusoußowen, hon. J. p. Bichmond. Capt.,Young in the Lord Ashley—Messrs Brownand Baldwin ..'OdxwaedA _ r lr i the. CampbelL: Mr:and Thompson ;and family, Messrs 'Lord, Morrison, iand In theEetsy—Twelve Europeansi i ; ..; - ofthe. South—Mr. and Mrs Scrimjour • ENTERED TNWAKDS. ’’ ' _ M " OONE. : ' ' ' L ‘" - ®‘^I a - r of -the South, aa- ,161 .-tons, Bendatt rrom Greymouth, in ballast.—Watt .Brothers, 12^av»ey 7 Iiassrrsohooner,~39toU8,'“M f Keiizre; from Mercury Bay, with, 31,000 feet timber, J. Tt‘ CLEARED OUTWARDS. _ _• JUNK.' .O'-.,. Bay aua Auckland, witli tons bones, 2 cases and 2 casks barrack; stores.—Master, ageuts —. ~ i 10—-Esther, brigantine,. 54. tons,' Campbell,' for Wellington, in ballast.—Kinross & Co, agents. . 12-r-Star;of- s.a,; i6i;tbhß', ; BSiidair; for Auckland, with 1,200 sheep, 192 ox hides; 7icalf«kms, 21 casks, 4 hhds, and ,1 puncheon tallow, Watt Brothers; 2 tierces and Co.; 2 tons baggage, Commissariat: 1 horse, • ordef.—WattßrotherSi;agentß,;:>i •.,o v '> ->’ •

The sji. Star of the South, Capt.Bendall.leftNapier at 5 a.m. on the sth April; arrived at 'Wellington on the; 7th?. weather. during the, passage, causing the. yessehto bring jup off Castle'Point’.’ Left Wellington on the 9th, and ] arrived at Nelsouthe next day. ileft for Hokitika on the 12th, arriving there on the following day; She took her departure frop Hokitika on the 19tb, with a large number Of~pdsseugbrs for the Maryborough Queensland) diggings. When in latitude 33*29 8., longitude 158*39 E., spoke the Whaling bargueEmma.Eliza.of.Jfew-Bedford.-fiffceen-daya out from Sydney, with •50 barrels sperm oil on boarl,the.captain.of which, to be,reported.) lA±rived off Wide' Bay .on “the 26th. Prom- various causes was'detained ; ‘at'’Maiyborbugh until .the 10thiMay, bn : which' j'day she : left -for Newcastle; arriviug there on.the 13th; shook in about 60 head of cattle, and for Hokitika, on the 23rd'May.’ Had 'splSendid-’weather across and arrived} oifiHokitikahar on the 30th; but the bar off and. for,two days, when, the;bar being ; still undt, steamed for Greymputbrwhera she arriVed oh the evening of the’ Ist June, landed thefcattleiin -aplendld! with the loss of only one. Left Grjey ,J!lveri 'at IL ajh.'.oh. Friday, sth June, .andfumadin-the Airariri roadstead at 3 agn. on: Monday'hth'J urieihftera clipping run of&daya dud'dhhotors'frdin Grdymouth. Entered the Iron Pot on Monday eveningr- The Star steamed ,|Cr. Aupklandon last with a cargo* of''sheep?'fie,'had'tdn" passengers. We learn that the Star of-the South is chartered to carry ..several eaigoes j ofisheepi toi Auckland, and that. then,, she, will conyey ~Mr. Buckland’s cattle firom’Tauranga, to’ Auckland. *; . The ColdniaL Goveriimeht Sturt, Capt. Fairchild,’ arrivedin port : at“9 onFriday mdrniug^last,;frothrAuoklandivii J TAurahga,tWha-' katane,Maketu, onboard His Excellency Sir G. F.' Bowen, whp'was.accbm-panied-hyHhe 'hon}" J.- C. J Bichmorid; and, Cdptain. Young. iath Begiment; aide-de-camp to hi# Excel-* lency^j^.^.-^nvO'.-s-;}?.* ol hi. ■< The sohooher Saucy lass' left Napier ou the 15th May with 150. Experienced head winds and calms to the Bay Jot Plenty. Called’ in atVWhale Island fortnod-land witer ifor theweCp. ! Had E. and N.E. winds' from thence to Auckland, arriving lhere.on . the.. .24th.-May, -and landing-the-sheep-in good order and without loss.. The Saucy Lass left Auckland thf May foi* Napier via Mercury Bay/ arriving at the latter place oh .the 30th.£ITpo](; in *. cargo ’of. tiinher, ahd sailed-for this port on the night- of. Friday,, 6th June. .Had head winds arid’<telra&‘to'BayTbf-Flehty; where She discharged 6 tons ot cargo-onTuesdaylast. Bounded 9)i Tpestoy night-o Had light fair winds'to jpoyt,,arriving'here. at lO o'clock pn ThursdaymorUiiig;’ ’Sawf’np! vessel!' bh .the cotet. The SaueydisMvwliL'we .believe;' sail for Auckland , Ate perniitiiVjtha^auau-Worsp,-leftA.uokland‘at«4.3op i ih; otfJFriday- last, wWw o # *m- so* terday. line weather was experienced throughout Portah^^tey !^^h6c^iiifeft^iL^<^^ Ut,ieril Thercuitter Agues,^.CarbisAmaster,^arrived;in gort'ou Saturday last,' ficomPoyerty’Bay,' wlth'4 The cutter Betty sailed- for .Kennedy’s Bay and TK)nesi,h^»(*Ao^]^ J f^}Epa99engere;t OT Thc.&.s;TW€tostonißteamedfor'SouthernPorfe X" m - She feliin with a furipus gale in latitude49degjf

out,of..the sqcjcets, bubo 'ataVihg one wf'-the* lifeboats which‘wßi'e’'ou. bkids : ;.BtCKveinthe«ky]iig^ts,on,tlie;pobp, ) llq.O(lip& the cabin and storeroom. ..A. midshipman of the namle'.bftEfArehibUld'; derahgbdig umpedtevefbbai'd’ of thp.ship crossing,tbe^lme,he was immediately rfescited'by'the chiefs bfflcet and foutfhahds'jn tbet ship's .gig ;> he 'the: iL2th May from water on .the brain, ascertained by a post-mortem examiridtiori' ; fndde bfy'fhb' %firgebh : i oh the same, day saw a large iceberg six mites dig-*; tahti’ ”The Gertrude' brings for Napier, equal to 86' statutehdults, ian d'Jheabra passengers. The passengers consist of 24 single women; 26; singte men children, all whom have arrived .well arid-in good health; no caption-above' mentioned;) occurred T®umng v the thej)aasqge.- 1 -There-te aboutlOOOtens;<)tt general cargo.consigned to Messrs Levin &,Co.— Wellington EvehihgPost; Jhn'e V J '' J ‘’ ' Thp, New Zealand 1 'Herald; 25th May, saysßy the arfivalof' the-'Mda, ’on' Saturday morning, we nave'intelligence. from Tahiti'to the 28th April, arid, Eorotonga,,to,.the,. 2nd Inst."'.The Auckland schooher Zillate was iseized by the. French Governments after-she ; haft- discharged ! her'ftargO‘from Auckland; on the ISthApril;- and- the wholeoftthe 'crew, with’the .exception of the. mate, (who was employed to look' after the. Vessel) had been dischsnged/an'd' the'‘schooner ; made' fast to the 1 Government wharf. "It appears that on a previous visit, to. Tahiti; Paptain. Wyatt,Of!the -Zillah,: engaged to.convey a number, of natives .from thence tojthe Penmah Islands. v Subsequently ’several of the-nativesreturnedsto Tahitfand reported tooths Government that they;had : been-driven ashoreifra. ah island, arid, several of their-number had been drowned. 1 ' Enquiriefe wOr'e 'thdn made, aridifWas' ascertained: that norve bf tfhe party had reachedPenman’s r Island.> nfortunately iCaptain Wyatt, on his last trip .from Auckland ,to Tahiti, had'to be put'ashore at Korbtbnga from 1 ill-health,‘ and' the vessel was sent oh intefiarge' otthemaite'.'No explanation - being rsent by Captain: ’Wyatt,’ .the vessel was seized-for ’haying. neglected . ; to-.fulfll the engagement 'When-the Moa' tonga; Captain-Wyatt was irifOrmedrif tfaecircumstances, andigave quite a diflerentcversiron of Jthe affair. ..He ? states that-he. made a -bargain, with the French Government to'convey. some, natives to Penman’s ■ Island;' From the' 1 time,of leavih'g Tahiti head winds: were experienced, and: as the sails were very bad;.and. nearly all the -provisions had been disposed'of,.he saw nopo4ible means of ’reaching: the island- for ■'which 'lie had been chartered;. -He therefore informed’the• natives of his intention to run back for Tahiti, at which they; seemed much annoyed, and. .said they would .prefer, going ashore on: any other island 'rather than return to th&plautations. Oh the following-mote:-' ing the vessel: passed, very ;close.to the land, and the majority of those on hoard plunged overboard and ’reached 'the' shore in' safety.'* Seeing they were all determined’ to leave ’the vessel; Captain 1 Wyatt; ordered ..the.' boats- to he - lowered. And! the old'men and womeuweret conveyed ashore-,., Capt. Wyatt states that nine of the natives Vera drowned, but that one died from-seasickness: - During the stay of. the ;Moa at Rorotonga, a. .paper .Was drawnupby.some of the. settlers, .the- purport,-Of which*is given above) and presented' to Captain Wyatt;: Thri documerit was-signed- by.the ’ 6re\v of the Moa.-one of Whom was mate, and- the:o'th'ef a seaman, on.,the' Ziliah. at,the time of the.bccurrence. Both of these'meri certified to the statement of CaptaiiP Wyatt as being correct;' 'The papar-.wasi signed iby some of the passengers on the Moa.and several, of .the principal .inhabitants of- ’ Eorotonga, certifying ...to the signatures of, the two men who corroborated the statement of Caipt Wyatti : . ;-r