SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 4, Issue 62, 8 May 1851, Page 1

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. April 22—Antelope, 35. tons, McKinnon, from the East Coast with 1100 bushels wheat. April 23 -Maiy Paul, 19 tons, Thorogood, Irom the IVty of Plenty, with 300 bushels maize, 100 bushels 2.tons potatoes, 0 casks salt poik. April 23—Hawkliead, 22 tons, R. Lawrie from Mahurangi, with 22 tons, firewood. April 24—Julia, 30 tons, Millar, from the East Coast, with 1290 hushels wheat, 10 bushels maize; 5 passengers. April 24—Fish Hawk, 15 ton 9, B. J. Savage, from Mntakma, with 20 tons firewood, 2,600 ahingUs. April 25—Maukin, 100 lons, James owden, from Sydney, with a general cargo of merchandize and 13 passengers. April 28—Mob, 236 tons, S. D. Norris, from Sydney, with a general cargo of merchandize and 28 passengers. April 2a—Meri Peka, 15 tons, T. Rarity, from the B.iy of Plenty, with 300 bushels wheat, 1+ pigs, 30 bushels maize. April 28—Napi, 17 tons, J. Tautari, from Russell, with 3 tons luggage, 1 boat, 12 passengers. April 28—Children, 30 tons, Jones, from Russell, with 40 bushels grass seeds, half a ton of bacon, 6 passengers. April 29 —John. 28 tons, Sullivan, from Mahurangi, with 30 tons firewood, 5000 leel 6iwii timber.,/; April 30—Antares, 151 tons, S. Hill, from Hobart Town and Wellington, with a general cargo and 10 pasjengers. April 30—Alexander, 36 ions, Miller ftom 1 Coromandel,-with 20.000 feet sawn timber. April 30—William '4O tons, P. Greenhill, from Omaha, with) .'6doO feet junk timber, 800 feet scantling, 7400 shingles May I—Sarah, 15 tons, Brown, from the Bay of Plenty, with 7 tons potatoes, £ ton maize. May I—George, 17 tons, Patu, from Taurangn, 22 bags wheat, 6 pigs, 6 baskets flax. . May I—Victoria, 17 tons, J. Merrick, from Waihcki, with 30 tons firewood. May I—fc'.tnil>, 10 tons, G. Mair, from Wangarii, with 2 tons flax, 6 boxes apples, 1 box harnes?, 1 casks butter, .. . ■May I—Hawkhead, 22 tons, R. from , Mahurangi, with 22 tons, firewood,

May 2—Diana, 15 tons, J. Hopkins, al Manakau from Kawliia, with 22 liluls. pork, I cask 1 box lard, 25 pigs, GO baskets laid May 3—Grampus, 23 tons, G. Paton, from tbe Hay <>f Plenty, with 12 pigs, 1 ton porn, 1 ton onions, 5 bags whc.it. May 5—H inkhead, 22 tons, It- Lawrie, from Mahurangi, with 22 tons firewood. May s—Alert, 12 tons, .J. lioyan from the Hoe River, with 5000 feet sawn timber, 7 passengers. May s—Waterwitch, 10 tons, J. Smith, from Mongonui, 200 bushels wheat, 35 bushels oats. 37 luhlicls ryegrass seeds. May s—Clii'drm 30 tons, A. Jones, from Russell, with 3 horses, 8 cwt.- bacon, 40 bushels grass seeds, 6 passengers. May s—Daniel VVebster, 29G tons, P Jones, from Sydney, with 45 horses, 200 sheep, a general cargo of merchandize and 12 pas<engeis. May s—Mary Catherine, 3G<5 tons, H. F.I Fox, from Sydney, for California, with a general cargo of merchandize, and 71 pas- | sengers. DEPARTURES. April 23—Emma, 121 tons, A. Brooks, for Sydney, with 2 casks snuiT, 10 kegs tobacco, 1 case cigars, 4 casks sperm oil, 169 ox hides, 21 bales sheep skins, 71 boxes onions, GOOO feet sawn timber, 7 pa.-sen-gers. April 22—Catherine, 22 tons, M. Raine for I the Hay of Islands in ballast. April 23—H.iwkliead, 22 tons, R, Lawrie, for Mahurangi, in ballast. Apiil 23—Aleit, 12 tons, Bryan for Hoe River. April 23—Louisa, 2l< tons, Soutligale, for Mahurangi, in ballast. April 25 —Fishhawk, 15 tons, B. Savage, for Mutakana, with 1 bag Hour, 1 chest tea, 1 box sundries, 1 grindstone, 1 passenger. April 23—Lucy and Jumes, 40 tons, Joyce, from Munukau, for New Plymouth, with a general cargo of merchandize and 8 passengers. April 29—Mary Paul, 19 tons, Thorogood, for the Bay of Plenty, with 4 casks slops, 1 case tobacco, 2 horses, 2 saws. April 29 Napi, 12 tons, J. Tautari, for Russell, with (j casks rum, 3 casks porter, 1 bale, 1 box candles, 18 bags sugar, 3 quarter barrels cartridges. April 30—John, 28 tons, Sullivan, for Nongodo, in ballast. Mav I—Victoria, 17 tons, Merrick, for Wiiiheki, in ballast. M.iy 1 Hawkhead, 22 tons, R. Lawrie, for Mahurangi. with I anchor, 1 chain cable, 1 caboose, 2 bags, flour, J ton potatoes. May I—George, 17 tons, Kote Palu, for Tauranga, with 1 bag flour 1 baz biscuit, 1 bag sugar, 10 pairs blankets, *lO pieces calico. May i—Maukin, 100 tons, J. Bowi'en, for Sydney with 10,000 feet sawn timber, 4 casks oil, 4 passengers. May 2—'ulia, 36 tons, P. Miller, for the Fast Coast, with 3 bales slops, 1 caso merchandize, 50 empty ba^s. May 3—William, 20 tons, P. Greenhill, for Omaha, in ballast, 1 passenger. Mny 3•- Meri l'eki, 10 tons, T. Rarity, for the Bay of Plenty, with 5 cases slops 1 horse. May s—Hawkhead, 22 tons, R. Lawrie, for Mahurangi. ill ballast. Mav s—Giampus, 23 tons, G. Paton, for the Bay of Plenty, with 2 horses, 10 empty casks, 1 bale slops.

Iler Majesty's Ship " Calliope,'* 26 guns, has bren commUiioned, at Devonport, by Sir James Eveinrd Home, C. 8., lor service in ! New Zealand, and may bo immediately expected here. Her Maj» sty's Sloop 11 Fantome," 16 guns, has, also, been commissioned al Portsmouth, by Capi. J. H. Gcnnys, and may likewise be immediately looked for. Woolwich, Dec. 14.—1t is intended to commission u steam vessel for service on the New Zealand station, and it is probable one of the iron war steamers will bo selected for that | urpose, as it is not likely that *he will be engaged in warfare, which would injure her in that quarter of the world.

A Whale—Yesterday morning, (Monday, Apiil 'JS'J.i,) our pood city of Auckl.n.il iv:,s iji'.ite on the qui lite, ill riiiim*'| ni'iict; <>t siui(!rv whales Inning made an irruption iulo our p*'it. Huats, lines, laiii'i >, ar.ii lulls were in instant ii <i>>isitii .it, ai:'! a!l tin' exfitillH-nts of a dune, on a small ci a!ir, were imtuliii'ch N»»r were tlie cxvrtimi? of our shurt'-uoin!! whalemen unsuccesstlll, »i.lie a tin ill lish of tilt! BjKTin.iceiti Fpcihs was ever.tnally captured by Captain K iriir, of Hie '• lMi'ii." I lie size nml value of tin- "li' ic liav>- Invn variously esiiiiiatid — from ;C1">0 lo £'2M. In tin-aHi niooii the " slr.mge monster of tlie doop," was lowed to Mr Clruliaui. 's wharf—and iheru the that ciinpngutcil enjoyed tlie opportunity ol rli-lcrmii.il>!: its fair propoilinns, as well lis in speculating on ll.e beauties of its culling in. We congratulate ific successful fislnrs on lliis handsome land-fall.