Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 322, 30 June 1849, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVALS. June 2S. — Jane Catherine, barqur, 350 tons, Wilson, Mubter, from London, with Ordnance i tores and sundry merchandise. Passengers — Dr. Smythe and daughter, Dr. Bennett, Mrs. Bennett and family, Mr. and Miss Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Duffy, Mr. Thompson und two Tonga natives. June 29.— Louiia, barque, 450 tons, Wycherly, mastct, from Kiapara, with timber.

The Jane Catherine Bailed from Graveseml on the 13th, and Fdlmouth on the 21th February. She was detained in the Channel by baffling weather, aud, until her arrival off the Cape, fell in with a aeries of calms and contrary winds, which caused h«r a rather protracted voytige. F.om the Cape untif sighting tfae Three Kings she experienced very favourable winds and fine weather. She ha« brought but a small mnil. The Louisa staled from Kainuia ou the 22ad iust,,

where she had been loading with spara and other timber for England.- She arrived yesterday evening, as we were going to preis, and is to iail for London on Thursday next. The schooner "Sister," Captain Reid, returned to port, from the East coast, on Thursday evening, m consequence of «crious damage received by collision with a whale. The schooner, it appears, was itandmg off the during the night, under easy nail, when she pa^ow this "monster of the deep." which Captain taid « of opinion must have struck the vessel with her tail, as the stem was knocked right athwart ships, the wood ends being probably started. Such, at lea.t, "proved to be the severity of the stroke, that the Thooner was compelled to be immodial. ly trim ued two feet by the stem to keep her all iat, nnd to put into Anolia next day. There she diat barged the whole of her cargo, and was hove down to accomplish the temporary repair requisite to bring her on to AucHuid, where she will be obliged to unload, in ordir to ascertain and repair the djnaage done. It is fortunate that Captain Rei<l had his vessel under easy sail, and that o port of refuge was available under the disagreeable but rather unusu'il occrrencc. The Vulcan, of upwards of 1700 toas, one of the largest screw steam frigates, (Simoom excepted,) was recently launched from the yard of Messrs. Ditchbura and Mare, at Blackwall. She is built of iron, and is designed to cairy fourteen guns of heavy calibre and threat length, viz., eight sfi cut 32-pounders on her main, and si;: teu feet 95 cwr. 08 pounders on her upper deck. The srrcw steamers, lion ever fast at first, ate reported as losing speed upon working. The Janus, so lung a dead failuie, has been altered, and achieved some vii c knots at the measured mile on the Thames.