Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 286, 24 February 1849, Page 3

Shipping Intelligence.

Arrivals. Feb. 17. Mauhin, brig, 106 tons, Hughes, master, from Sydney, with sun'lriei. Passengers —Mr. McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. Collins and two children, W. S. Grahame, Agent. Feb. 17. Emma, barque, 37.9 tons, Knight, master, from Sydney, with cattle, hor«es, &c. Passengeri— Messrs. Fulftrfd, Scott, and Winship, Mrt Scott, MibS Scott, Miks E. Scott, and 6 s ockmnn in steerage. W. S. Grahame, Agent. Feb 20. Colonist, barque, V6] tons, Marshall, master, from Sydney, with cuttle, sheep, horses, fee. Passengers—Mr. Winden, Mt». Knox, Miss Cork, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sleeden, Mrs. Marshall, Miis Lee, and 3 m steerage. E. A. FitzGerald, Agent. Feb. 23. Franklin, U. S. barque, 391 tons, Cooper, master, from the whaling grounds. R. A, FitzGerald, agent.

Departures. Feb 19. John Wesley, brig, for Wellington. Pasienger—the Rev. Walter Lawry. Feb. 20. John Bull, schooner, 71 tons, Robinson, muster, for HobartTown, with timber. PassengerMr. Price. D. Nathan, Agent.

Cleared Out. Feb. 21. Susan, brig, 212 tons, Wood, master, for Sydney, with part of original cargo, from London, oil, rope, &c. I assengers— Mr. Beckham, Mr. J. N Beit, Mr. J. Beit, Mr. H. Beit, Mrs. Hunt and two children, Misi Calvert, and 5 in steerage. H. Beit, Agent.

The Maukin arrived on Saturday evening last, after a passage of 15 days, fioin Sydney. She had sailed on Sunday, the 28 h January, but owing to strong easterly weather, was obliged to put back on the 30th, and sailed again on the 2nd inst. On the 13ih, in 34 ° 36' S., 171 ° E., she spoke the U S, whaler Mechanic, from the Sandwich Islands, 23rd ult. The Emma, barque, from Newcastle the Ist inst., arrived (he same evening, with upwards of 280 heat! of catt'e. She experienced a strong eitsterly gale which coniinued 12 days, during whicn Bhe lost 100 cattle, and one horse. The Colonist, has been 31 days from Sydney, and, considering the protracted voyage, has lost but few of her cattle and sheep. She took on board 107 head of catlle at Sydney, out of which she has landed 90 head ; and 400 shpep out of 450 shipped She put into Kawau on Friday morning last, where she remained until Tuesday. She is to bail for Hokianga on Thursday next to take on board a cargo ot 350 loads timber for Ho bait Town. The John Bull returned from Mahurangi, on Saturday last loaded with timber fur Hobart Town, for whence bhe sailed on Tuesday. The Fianklm put in at Hobart Town in October last, where she disposed of a portion of her oil, and sailed again from that port, on the 14th October. She has since been cruising in the high latitudes, reaching 73 ° S., and has now on board 450 barrels oil, H. M. Miip Fly, leurned from a cruise in the Gulf of Shouraki, on Wednesday morning. The Whim, schooner, arrived on Thursday, from Russe'l. The Arabian.. Sydney whaler, Jacobs, master, 6 months out, 340 bairels, put in at the Bay of Islands, on the 16th instant. The L-miia, brig, fiom Sydney for Ca ifornia, with 40 passengers on board, had touched at Mongonui, (o take in water. The brig Susan, dropped down on Wednesday evening to the North head, where she has since been auchoied, awaiting a change of wind to put to sea.

H.M.S. Rattlesnake.— This vessel tailed hence <m llie 28th April last, for the purpoie of surveying, with the assistance of the schooner Brabble, the inner pas* sage of Torres' Straits, and anived agiin in harbour yesterday afternoon, having returned by the wes'em route, Most of the paittculars respecting this survey, have already been published in the Heratd, from information received from Lieutenant Yuls, the second offic r in command, consequently but little now remains to be added. The Rattlesnake commenced her survey at the Palm Islands, on a scale of half an inch to the mile, and completed it to Cape Yoik. Many portions, however, of the survey were on a larger scale, in coniequence of the passages thereabouts being narrow. Several islands at the head of Lloyd's Bay, not marked down in any published charts, were discovered by the boats ; also an opening of about two miles in width was seen, and to all appearanc- was a river. On the vessel arriving at Cape Yoik, a boat was sent to Booby Island and a list of the ships that had passed through obtained. With the exception of the Thetis, Royal Saxon, Equestrian, and Fairlie, from Sydney, all have been previously heard of from Singapore. A bay on the west side of Albany Islands, at Cape York, named by Captain Stanley Port Albany, is described at poiressing great advantages for a coal depot, in the event of steamers plying between Sydney and India. 1 here is plenty of water close in to low water mark, and an eligible spot for a wharf, which would accommodate six or eight of the largest steamers, and as there is lots of coarse sandstone dose by and plenty of timber on the main land, about half a mile distant, there would be no expense but labour, &c, in building. Fresh water is to be had on'y in small quantities on Albany Island at the end of the dry season, but possibly a sufficient qnamity might be obtamed by boring* Port Albany is four and a half miles from Cape York, and all vessels coming from S. must be seen from the sum» mit of Albany Island. There is a clear passage either way between the Island and the main. Cape York is considered preferable in many respects to Port Essmgton as a settlement, although there is not co much good land in the vicinity. Trade in tonoiseshell, pearls, & „ might be carried ou with the nat yes in the island, several of whom frequently viait Cape York. For boats of shipwrecked crewi, a settlement here would be invaluable ; plenty of water being found at all times of the year, and the natives beini; very friendly. During the survey every reef, sand patth, and island has been clearly defined, and not a single obstacle can possibly be in the way, when once the charts oi the Rattlesnake are published for the moat timid shipmaster to encoun-

ter. The Rattlesnake sailed from Cape York on tteh c 2nd November, and arrived at Port Essington on tteh c 9th, when the buildings were intpected by Captain Stanley and found to be neither wind or water tight. The lettlement was in a very sickly state, and one of the Roman Catholic missionaries, (lt?v. Michael Angelo), had died a short time previous. The schooner John and Charlotte sailed from Port Essington for Manila on the 15th November, and the day following the Rattleinake resumed her voyage towards Sydney. The cutter Polacca, of Singapore, was goin<; in to Port Esiington as the RattleEnake came out, and requested to be reported in Sydney ; she hud visited numerous islands iv the Indian Archipelago. On the 4lh Jan,, in lat. 33 29 S., long. 1017 EME M the Rattlesnake communicated with the barque Panic, from Liverpool the 13th October, bound for Shanghai. On the 18th inst., the Rattlesnake entered Baso's &tr«nts f and at 19 a.m. sighted the steamer Shamrock about icventy miles fiom Port Phillip, steering for that port. On Sunday last, passed a ihip off the Dromedary, supposed to be the General Hewett, h^nce for Launceston. — Sydney Herald, January 25.

A Mail, per Maukin, for Sydney and England, &c, will close This Day, (Saturday), at Two, p. m.