SHIPPING INIELLIGENCE.

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 2, Issue 40, 4 July 1850, Page 1

SHIPPING INIELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. June 15—Bon Accord, 17 tons, Quick, from Kawau, in UNKNOWN. June 17—Edwards, l4tons, McKinnon, from ANKNOE. June 17—Julia, 30 tons, Waddy, from Ngungura an-l with three passengers. June 18—Diana. 15 tons, Hopkins, from Kawhia at Manukau. June 19 Maukin, I4G lons, Boden, from San Francisco, wild four passengers, and 12+ casks tobacco, 25 bags arrow root, 2 cases hats, 11 casks cocoa nut oil, 1 cask lime juice a lot of oranges.. June 20— Surah Jane, 20 tons, 8.-eson, from Coromuidel, with 30 tons firewood. June 20—Monarch,, 31+ tons, Simile, from Wellington, with twi-lve passengers. June 21—Baibara, 15 tons. Sheaicr, from Matik'iiic, wilh 18 pigs, 220 kit* potatoes, 18 bushils maize, 9 bushels wheat. June 21 Dauntless. 27 tons, from the East Ooast. «itli 700 bushels wheat, 300 bushels maize. .• Juni! 27 Shamrock, 84 tons, W. D. Grey, from Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. June 27.—Alexander, 36 tons, Miller, from the river Thames, with three passengers, and 20.0C0 feet sawn timber. June 29.—Grampus, 23 ions, Pa ton, from Matakanie. with 30 ions firewood. June 29. —Alligator, 15 tone, Karn, from the Bay of Plenty, wilh 5 casks pork. 11 bags corn, 3 tons flax, 2 bladders lard, 1 cask June 29 —Cannibal, 14 tons, Ewi, from the Bay of Plenty, "itli 8 bags wheat, July I.—Moa,'23(i tons, Noiris, from Sydney, wiiji seven passengers, and a large general cargo of merchandise. DEPARTURES. Juno 15—Oronoa, 20 tons, Ryan, for the East Coast, with 21 cases baggage, 1 case slops, I < ask vinegar, G horses. June 15-Bon Accord, 17 tons, Quick, for Kawau, in ballast. June 15—William & James, 15 tons, Newir hum, for Taranaki, wilh five passengers n„d 1 case groceries, 1 case cheese, 17 bags sugar, 1 bag nuts, I b->x candle', 1 box currants, 5 cheeses. 1 cask dried apples, 1 bale blankets, I cae books, J case draperies, 5 cases slops, 1 cask whitening, 5 cases household effects, 10 boxes glass, 3 jars oil, 4 cans terpentine, 2 keg« while lead, 2 pack-

ages bedding, 1 ditto tables and chairs, 1 sofa, 1 be'istcad, a paintc's stune und mu<lers 5 bundle*, 50 empty bags, 1 ease violin, I box, 1 package veneer, ] box, 3 bale] drapery, 12 bucket*, 1 lioU canvas, 1 parcel drapery, 1 cask salt, 2£ boxes snap, 1 gunpowder tea, 1 bundle, 12 spades, 'Z iron pots. June 17 —limiiiii, 131 tons, Fox, for Sydney, with. 3 passengers and 10 ton* and 15 bags of pntatots, 9 hlidi. geneva, 0" lilul-i. rum, 1 hhds. hramiy, 1 case guns, 1 va.sk merchandise, l.'j mats coffee, t ease saddlery, 1 copper cno'er. June 18—l'Mwards, H toii3, McKinnon, for linssull, with 1 case curry powder, 2 cases leniin >yi up, 1 mal spice, 3 bundles leather, 10 bagu salt, 6' loaves sugai, 1 anchor, 1 I chest 1 tea, lobdcco, 8 bags salt, 0 hags I case clothing. June 18 —lioyd, U> tons, Ijllico, lor Wangaroa, in ballast. June ly—Sarah Jane, 20 tons, Bceson, for Coromandel, in ballisl. June 20 —Diana, 15 tons Hopkins, from Manakau for K iwliia, with 3 bales slops, 1 cask hardware, 2 eases soap, 1 cask tobacco 5 packages sundries, 2 bundles spades, June 21—Julia, 36 tons. Waddy, for Nguugura, with two passengers, 4 bags flour, 1 ban sugnr. June 21—Barbara, 15 tons, Shearer, for M.k ilnnie, with 2 hags sugar, 1 bag biscuii, i bags salt, I keg rum, 1 anchor, 1 parklge tobacco. June 10. —Grampus, 23 tons, Paton, for Ma-taka-iie, in ba'lnst.

A SIIII'WUF.CK ON THE COAST OF AFRICA. iionmuLi: recital. The «Messasjcr tin Mini,' or the 30 h Ociolut, relates the following account >'f the shipwreck of Ihe brig La l.ucie, of Agile, on the coatt ul Africa. The marra'or is one of the three men who were the heioes of this lamentable story : " On the 27tli of June last, the new polucca tlrig Lucie of 215 tons hunlen. nntl msinned by n crew of eight persons, including the o.iplain, M. V. Lnviille, left poit ol Algiers in ballast, with beautiful weather, bound for Cnrei mill Gambia, when: a carsooi art chides a\v..i'e<l it destined for Marseilles. On the 13th Julv, at 10 o'clocU, p.m., the weather was tlieidfiilj the sea threutened to swallow up the vessel, and a tremendous leak was soon sprung. Several manoovres to caulk the seams were tried in v.iin ; the two boats used in these operations were hurled auamst the side «f the briir, and several of the creiv narrowly escape I ilr.iwning. Exhausted by fatigue they resolved to await the dawn. When dayli-lit appealed, howoirer, it only served 'o show the panic-stricken mariners the fearful position in which they were placed. The Lucie was wrecked on the coast of the great desert of Sahara, which was the very antipoles of its course. The si a still wgnl with the utmost fury. Various mancevrcs were tried, but without success. It was necessary to renounce tliftn, and to resort to other measures, Each man then made a parcel of his clothes; a sail setved for the preservation ol a small quantity or provisions ; thu mainmast was cut down, and on this fr«til piece ol wood eight men, variously laden, reached the shore, not without having experienced the most cruel sufferings. Having lauded, the mariners raised a tent with the sail and reposed from their long fatigues until the morning of the lsth of July, when they began their march along the coast, towards St. Louis of Senegal, more than 100 leagues distant from the site of their shipwreck. They were dejected and depressed in spiiils, and tears filltd their eyes. On the evening ot ihe thiid days inarch their scanty supply of water failed them, and it was then resolved (honible to relate) that their common urine should be collected in a glass ln.tlle, and this was four days their only beverage I Hut the fifth day the bottle received nought but bloud, and salt water supplied the place of urine, liight days had alrealy elapsed since tbeso unhapi y wretches had bid ' adieu to the Lurie. In this and country the ' 'soil of which was burning smd, no vestige ol I I humanity had yet appeared to rekindle hope j 'in their hcaits. The captain, however, stil ( uttered expressions ol* encouragement and consolation. On the morning of the ninth day Cape Blsncho presented itself, and th. tri- ' vtllew discried two Moors, who by signs gave i

them lo understand that they were near n habitation where they would be favourably receive.;. ' Courage/ cried our sailors, who dir. cteil their steps towards the spot. They :i , reached :i w.etched cabin, whence i

„„,• .-merged, and, with loud vociferations., | 1 in hn-il" n;i llies-i.a'l quantity of provisions , ■ .1 siill r.mained to them. The eight sailors allowed thrmseltes to be robbed without resistance. Hope ha 1 given way to despairThey resumed llicii toilsome march, and soon < n'lorwnnls were assailed by a band of Moors, j who stripped them of evi rylhing. "This Arab bind drew a circle round them, nnd conducted them as prisoners, amidst shouts and the most unintelligible bowlings, to a ncighbouiing settlement. Having reached this spot in a dying state, the unfortunate mariners were ordered to kneel; they did so, and the infant Moors, excited by tln.'ir mother*, cast whole Imndfiils of s.intl into their eyes, which increased the existing irritation. A vehement discussion next arose, anil n council of savages was convened to decide the fate of the captives. The women wete more ferocious than the men, and insisted on a sentence of death, which was brutally pronounced by the council. Towards night it was decided, by drawing straws, to whom the victims should be surrendered. Meauwhi'e, however, the tender sex retired ; and the male Moors, having scourged the naked mariners to the very verge of death, made Bigns lo them to escape by flight. The prisoners oflered up a momentary prayer to Almighty God, and then, staff in hand, resumed their joijrney wiOiout knowin" whither to go. After a toilsome journey dining the whole night, our (ugitives found themselves, at sunrise, on the sea-shore j exhausted by hunger, fatigue and sickness, the eight unfortunates fell upon the sand and went to sleep. On awakening, the captain, La vial le, and three of the seamen, detached themselves from their companions on a journey of exploration, to discover a less dangerous route. Alas I the consequence of this courageous resolve, were disastrous, for the four meii never re-appeared. Two hours after their departure, the four remaining seamen were pursued by the Moors, they concealed themselves, but in vain. They were dragged from their lurking place, and again most dreadfully maltreated ; the fair sex, as before, displaying by fir the greatest ferocity. Ihe only hibilanunts that remained on them, tluir shirts, were taken from them •, they were stripped stark naked, mercilessly bastinadoed, and abandoned to their fate. " At nightfall a fearful tempest made the a?pect of affairs still worse; the fiety wind was suffocating, and one of the sai.'ors perished, whilst hi« companions passed the night, literally buried in the sand. At daybreak, the survivors resolved to return to the site of the wreek, in the hope of finding some nourishment on hoard the vessel. " After four days march they found the articles of dress which they had scattered along the roa-1 on the day when they abandoned the Lucie, nnd so rtclothed their weary and biuiscd limbs Another of the seamen died on the route, but on the fi r th day the remainder reached the site of the shipwreck. The two surviving seamen went on board, but alas! the natives had anticipated them, and plundered the brig of every article. They had now struggled against famine and fatigue for ten davs, and resolved to await death—that blessed benefactor of unloitunale man. In the interim, however, a whte spot was descried in the distance; it proved to be a vessel in full sail. A sigeal was hoisted by the two seamen, nnd at length, after much delay, the-captain, (fearing that it was a mere stratagem of the Moors to decoy him into their hands,) sent a shallop ashore, and rescued the dying wretches. The vessel proved to be the Spanish ship "Adam," commanded, by Captain Fiancisco Devrga, and empluyed in the fishing trade on the coast. The gallant Devcg.ihaving heard the recital of therescued ones, made every effort for the space of a month to discover the men who had been lost ashore, but in vain. On the fourth day the " Adam" cast anchor off the Canary Isles, and towards the middle of September, the' unfortunate Frenchmen were despatched to Cadiz in a Spanish government steamer, whence they took passages lo Marsri les. They arrived at the lntter port on the 12th of October, and embraced their families with tears of thankfulness and joy. It is hoped that the French government will mako a fittiiiK acknowledgment to the gallant captain Devaga for his noble conduct." ________^^^_^«