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Shipping Intelligence.

Arrival. Feb. 14. Deborah, schooner, 121 tonp, Bli«s master, from Sydney, wiih sundrifs Passengers, Mr. Meu» rant and ser»ant, Master Di)dd% Master Bliss and Mr. Ewea ana 2in steerajje. J. Wacky, Agent.

Departures. N.I

The Deborah sailed from Sydney on the 24tli ultimo, and has been twenty one days making; the passage down owing to the utual prevailing easier y winds and calmi of this season. She has brought but a imall Sydney mail, the Colonist having sailed four days before her with ihe English September mail as well as the Sydney one to the 20th January, on board. The Maukin hence the 4th ult., arrived on the 16th. and was to sail again for this pjrt on the 29th. — The barque Duke of Richmond, tiom London, 25th Sept., arrivi-d on the 13th ult., and the ship Thomas Arbuihnut, from Plymouth 6th Out., with emigrants, arrived on the 17th ult. The bn<j Louisa, Millton, the Columbinr, schooner, Inez, ship, and Volunteer, barque, were laid on for California, fur whence the barques Eleanor Lancaster, and Lmdbays had sailed on the 2 1st with merchandise an'l about fifty pas<engers. The Emma, barque, Knight, sailed for Auckland on the 20th, via Newcast'e, to load with cattle; and the birque Louis j, 370 tows, Wycherly, whs chartered for Auckland, to sail on the 25il> ult. It is thought that the Colonist may hive got off this west const and put in at Kaipara to land her horses, a few of which she had on board. The Nancy, Captain Cains, arrived from Russell on Wednesday evening, having left on Monday. The Thomas Fielden had her oil on board and was to sail for Sydney on Thursday. The London Packet, New Bedford whaler, is refitting at the ii\y. The Nancy had visitfd Monganui, where theie we c a number o/ American whaleis at anchor, and two— the Rebecca Simnis, homeward bound, full, and the Sarah Frances, •—had just lett the hat hour as she a rived. The Gen. Williams, Seine, t lifl'ord Wayne, Ilodenham, and another, wrre in the port when the Nancy sailed. The Mia«ion<iry brig John Wesley, is to proceed to Cook'i Strait* before the retui ns to the Islands ; she will sill lor Wellington on Monday.

Sydney. The ichooner Coquette, arrived at Sydney <m the 22nd January, from fHhiti. The schoner Mary Ann, from Sydney, arrived at Tahiti about ihe mi Idle o. October, and thence proceeded to the Navigator's Igland"!, and left theie again about the first December as it wm supposed for New Coledonia. The Coquet c encountered a tenific hurricane nt the Navigmoi's Islat.db, which lasted thiee dnys, and nearly 6ccasioned the Jobs of the vessel. The American frigate

Independent, from California ami the Sandwich Islands, airivrd at Tahiti just before the Coquette sailed and reported tlut the American Government had taken possession of the gold fuld at California, and that a large number ot troops had been distiibuted about the country. Several vessels lied arrived at San Franci co from Valpaiaiso, and the Sandwich Inland* were almost deserted in consFfjurnce of the extensive emigration of gold seekers —Sydney Herald, Jan. 23. Tile Thomas Arbuthnot has made an excellent passage of one hundred and two days from Plymouth. Slie brings 2(30' immigrants, piincipally English and Scotch, consisting of the following :— 47 men with their wives, 43 single men, 42 single women, 44 boys, and 28 girl;., from 1 to 14 years of age, and 10 inf mts. 1 Six deaths and tlir^e biiths occurred during the voyage, of the former three were of infantine disease, one ! adult of fever, one of consumption, and the other a boy about twelve years of age, who fell overboird and whs drowned, although a boat was lowered and eveiything done that possibly could be to save him. The immigrants on board are all in good heaMi, and credit is due to the captain and surgeon for the orderly and cleanly state in which the vessel appears to have been kept. The Thorna* Arbuthnot tpoke the Derwent with emigrants for Adelaide.— Ho aid. The Alert ii the P. O. Packet for Sept., and has hnd a tedious p.issage of one hundred and thirty- five da\s fiom the Powes. She was detained in the Channel from contrary winds tor ten days, and on the 29t h September encountered a very heavy gale of wind, ■ibent Mxty miles W.S.W. of the Cape ds Verd I-lands, in which she lost hei foietoptnast and maintop g.illautmast and was obliged to cut away the topsails for thr safety of the masts. On the 10ih ins'ant, being then off Portland Bay, another d'satter befel (hit vessel. It had heen a beautiful calm eveuin? up to about ten o'clock, when a sudden squall came on tram the southward. Everything at the time was biac d sharp up. and before the mizen sheet could be let go, the spanker boom broke in half, and in flying over the quarter broke two of the captain* libs, split the wheel, »nd grazed the head of the man who was stcetting. The squall lasted only fi>ur minu'es. Her mail con sists of 2389 letters, and 15,700 newspapers. — Ib. English Shipping.— The Tropic, from Sydney 9th May, anived in the Down* 20th Sepfembei j and the mail per V>c oiia, which sailed from Sydney for Singapore 27ih June, was delivered in London 27th S p\ The Bntannii, from Launceston, anirttl at G avesend 2ft'th September. The Thomas Henry. 360 tons, Jury, (the P.O P. for October) silled from Gravesend on the 3rd; and the Columbus, 471 tons Short, was the P.O P. for November. The Bengal, from Liverpool for Port Plil ip and Sydney, put into Beaumaris on the 10th Sppt., to so p aleak, but reswr-ed her voyage, on the 13th. The Duchess of NortUumbsrland exiled for Port Phillip on the 29th Sept. The Marmion, from Sydney the 10th June, was spoken in lat. 46' N., long. 18' W. The William Money, with emigrants for AdelaHe, sailed from Plymouth 20th Sept. The Lord Auckland and brig Olinda sailed for Hobart Town, the former from Deal 10th, and latter from Gravesend 18th Sept. The Fortitude sailed from Gravesen.l for Moreton Bay 14th Sept. Tli3 Jane Fianc s sailed from Gravesend for Launceston 10th l e;)t. The ArabiaivGOO tons, Murdock, wa< to fail fiom Londo i for Sydney 10th Oct. ; and the Tropic, Rile tson, on the TOih Nov. The Pet, 312 tons, was laid on for Hobart I own wi h Government stores ; and the L.illa Rookh, 500 toii3, Ilaines, for Auckland and Wellington. The Georee entered but* arris for Sydney on the 18 h Sept. The Lysander sailed from Plymouth with emigrants, for Port Phillip 22ml Sept. ; and the Glene'if, 150 i, Bunnatyne, was to sail Irom Plymouth for Adelaide and Tort Phillip on the 25th Oct. The Maitland, for Port Phillip, sailed fiom Gravrsend l4'hS?pt. Thf Trafalgar, 720 tons, Riehaidson, was to siil from Plymouth lor Port Pnillip. with emigian's, • 2th Oct.,- and the Labuan, 547 tons, Ihomiis was to sail for Port Phillip about the 15th Oct. Tne Athenian, (>7.i tons, Poyn'z, wds to fail from Plymouth for Port Phillip and Adelaide 20th Oct. ; and theOiestes, CBl tons, Beazley, for the same potts on the 4th Nov. The Manchester, for Port I'hillip, With 2.56 emigrants, 9ailed from Plymouth 29th Sept. The SamUi-1 BodJingtou was to sail for Adelaide 6th Oit. with emigrants. The Harbinger, GB4 Samson, was the next emigrant «hip for Sydney, sailing fiom Plymouth about the 15th of Oct , and would befo lowed by the Walter Morrice, 666 tons, MorriGe, on thu 23id Oc'oher; by the Steadfast, 545 tons, Spencer, on the 30 h October; by the Inchinnan, 565 tone, on the sth ; by the St. Vincent, 62S tons, Young, about the 10th Nov. The Saint Vincent, hence the 2nd, and Pandora, hence the 3rd May, arrived in the Downs on the 23rd September.— lb.

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New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 284, 17 February 1849, Page 3

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Shipping Intelligence. New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 284, 17 February 1849, Page 3

Shipping Intelligence. New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 284, 17 February 1849, Page 3

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