Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 341, 14 August 1849, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVALS. August 6, — Joseph Cripps, schooner, 96 torn, Hunt, master, from Hobart Town. D. Nathan, Agent. August Q.--Edward, 14 tuns, Cook, matter, from Ruiiell. Passenger — Mr. T. Walker. Master, Agent. August 7. Osprey, schooner, 150 ton*, Griggs, master. from St. Francisco 3rd, and Honolulu 23rd of June. Thoi. Lewis, agent. August 7. Katherine, 14 tons, from Mahurangi, in ballait. August 7. Cazellc, 14 tons, Johnson, matter, from Maburanfci. August 8. Korora, 9 tons, Reid, master, from Russell 4th inst. V August 8. Alexander, 86 tons, Miller, master, from Coromnndel Harbour. August 9. Grampus, 20 tons, Paten, master, from Matakana. Augu»t 11. — Elizabeth, schooner, 21 tons, Talbot, master, from Mahuranga, with 40 tons firewood Master, agent. August 11. — Tfiomat Lord, schooner, 75 tons, Cain, master, from Russell, with 17,000 feet sawn timber, 2 whaleboats, 6 tierces pork, 2 barrels oil. Passengers—Messrs. Thomas Williams and Thomas — H. Cain, agent. August U.—Napi, 17 tons, M'Kinnar master, from the Bay of lilsnds, with 10 head cattle. August 13.— George, 16 tons, Farrow, master, from Bay o( Plenty, with 300 bushels wheat, 100 bushels maize, i toa oatmeal.

DEPARTURES. August 4.— 'Riperanza, brig, 141 toni, Johnson, matter, for Hobart Town. T. Lewis, Agent. Auguit 6.— Falcon* schooner, 54 tons, James, master for East Cost. Paitf nuers— Messrs. Wenhtm and, Yule, and 3 natirei. W. S. Grnhame, Agent. Auguit 7. Mary Catherine, 337 tons, Warner, master, for Sydney. D. Nathan, agent. August 8. Adelaide, 96 tons, Gedge, mister, for Hobart Town. D. Nathan, agent. August 11.— Marys schooner, 70 toni, Bowden,mas. ter, for Hawk's Bay, with 10 packages sundries, 5 horses, 29 empty casks. Salmon and Co , agents. August 11.— Grampus, cutter, 20 torn, Pat on, master, for Bay of Plenty, with 4 casks sundries, 2 dozen tomahawks. \ August 11,— Elizabeth, schooner, 21 tons, Talbot, master, for Mahuranga, in ballast. Auguit Ih—Ennerdale, barque, Balliston, master, for San Francisco. Passengers — Messrs. Mathewson, Christian, Curruth, M'Millen, J. Moon, F. Merren, I Willoughby, J. Shawe, Thomas WillUmion, W, Smith, Robert M'Ellhenry, G. King, J. Allen, J. M'Ctnn, F. Keesiog, Mr. J. Richardson and wife, Mr. Atherton and wife, Mr. W. Beaumont, wife and four children. Combes and Daldy, agents.

Imports. Per Joseph Cripps, Hunt, master, from Hobart Town— lo tons flour, 2 torn bis.uit, 2 casks Urap« and glasses, 1 case pltnts, 20,000 shingles, 92 bags flour, 5 cases drapery, 2 caski hats, 1 trunk caps, 2 catks crockery, 1 caae drills, 15 quarter csuki wine, 21 bales leather, 1 case boots, 60 bagi rice, 13 tons flour, 5 keg* tongues, 75 bushels oats, and 20 bags biscuit. Order. Per Edward, Cook, master, from Russell— 4 case* wearing apparel.. Per Oaprey, from San Francisco, 306 barrels flour, 360 bags ditto, 10 kegs tobacco. Per Gazelle, from Mahurangi, 21 tons firewood. Per Alexander, from Coromandel Harbour, 12,000 feet timber. | Per Grampus, 12 torn stone, 17 tost firewood.

Exports. Ex Esperanza, brig, Johnson, master, for Hobart Town— B casks humpback oil, 120 hides. Ex Falcon, schooner, James, master, for Eait Coait— s honeft. Ex Mary Catherine, for Sydney, 300 pieces lawn timber, part of original cargo. 19 bhdi. brands, I case ditto, 1 hhd. genera, 1 ditto ditto, % casei drapery, 1 ditto ditto, 1 trais flannel. Ex Adelaide, for Hobart Town, one bale, 750 buiheli maize. Ex Wanderer, |for .the Eitt Coast, 7 package! sundries.

Ex Edward, for Russell, 4 bags rice, 7 ditto •ugar, 7 ditto coffee, 1 parcel clothing, 1 bag raisins, 3 boxes moulds, 3 caski ale, 1 bag tugar, \ chest tea, 1 cask butter, I case sundriei, 1 ditto ditto, 2 packages blanket!, 1 bag oatmeal, 1 package sundries, 1 box tobacco Ex Ennerdale, barque, Balliston, master, for San Francisco, 54,246 feet sawn timber, 8000 shingles, 2 caskt pork, 1 cask flour, 8 window-sashes and 2 doori, 1 cate oil, 1 case turpentine, 10,000 feet iawu timber.

The Osprey s tiled from San F.ancisco on the 3rd of June, calling at Honolulu The Elizibeth Chard and the Lady Leieh were there ; the latter vessel had been aground. The Despatch was to lail from San Francisco for Sydney shortly after the Osprey. The Captain of the O*prey reports the Deborah (from Auckland) had arrived at Honolulu on the sth June, and sailed from San Francisco a few days afterwardi.

Longitude by Chronometer at Sunrise on 9uN9Kr.— Weston's Method.— -Assuredly, the more opportunities seamen have for obtaining their position at sea. the better— the lew likely they are to suffer from the effects of current, weather, and their evil consequences. There hat been little novelty of this description of lute, if we except " Towson'n Great Circle Tables," an account of which appeared in some of our former numbert ; bat we have now the whole problem of the time of sunrise and luniet in a fair way of being turned ti some better account than that of the expenditure of gunpowder 1 Captain Weston hag proposed that the opportunity afforded by the glorious appetr • »nee of the setting sun shtll be made available far obtaining ship time, and heuce, with a chronometer showing Greenwich time, to get the longitude. The thought was a good one— why not? All that was wanted was known at the instant when the sun's centre was in the horizon of the observer — >wh«t U the vation. Now, as thii depended merely on the height of the eye and refraction, it became a mere matter of calculation ; and accordingly Captain Weston has pre sented to the Admiralty his method, accompanied by the necessary tables. The seaman has only to place upon his sextant the minutes of altitude of either limb, dependiug on his latitude and the sun's declination, watch for the observation, and note the time by his chronometer } the tables give him his ship time, and thence his longitude. The observation is at onec simple, easy, and within tolerable limits— certain of a retult which m«y be depended on, and may be made in the morning and evening. The table* are preparing for publication by the Admiralty, and we shall have the pleasure of congratulating our nautical readers on this important addi ion to their astronomical reiources. Captnin We*ton has been rewarded by the Admiralty for his ingenuity, and, we have no doubt, received a Similar acknowledgment by other public boards and companies interested in encouraging the progress of navigation.— Nautical Mag., Nov. 1848.