Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 387, 29 December 1849, Page 2

Shippi ng Intelligence.

ARRIVALS. Nil. DEPARTURES. Dec. 27.— Susan, 219 tons, Captain Philip Jones, for Sydney. Paiicngers— Mesirs. Paton, Glaiiter, Gunning, Gardiner, Alex. McKay aud family, D. Kenny, Robert Hayward, Selby, Donohue, and 1 Sergeant of 11 tli Regt. Brown & Campbell, Agents. Dec. 27.— William Hyde, 533 tons, detain J. L. t Applewaite, for London. Passengers— -Mrs. Bollanil and servaut, Mrs. Applewaite, Dr. and Mrs. Carr, Mr. Motte, and Dr. Frankis. Brown & Campbell, Agents. Dec. 26. — Brothers, 22 tons, S. Wrathull, master, for Monganui. Dec. 27.—Sisler, 43 tons, Leathart, master, for the Ea»t Cape. Passengers — Rer. G. Kissliug, Mrs. Kiailing, and family, Rev. R. Barker, Mrs. Barker, and family, and 10 Natives. Salmon & Co., Agents •

Exports. In the Susan, for Sydney— part of original cargo from Sydney, I case ironmongery, 10 tierces beef, 1 bale tweeds, 6 tons coals. Cargo shipped at Auckland, 6 cases drapery, 9 cases cigars, 210 bundles flax. In the William Hyde, for London~Cs tons lead ore, 100 do. copper ore, 7 do. tallow, 53 kauri spar*, 37 pieces baulk timber, 17 bales wool, 1 case specimens of natural history, 14 bales wool, 80 cases sperm oii, 1 case ambergris, 1 cask shells.

The Avon is nearly ready for sea. She will sail in the course of next week, Owing to reports having been in circulation that she was in a leaky state, a »urvey has been held on her, at the instigation of the Harbour Master, and the result is quite satisfactory of her seaworthiness, Several of her crew (natives of the South Sea Islands) absconded with one of her boats on Monday last. A reward of five pounds has been offered by Capt. Silver for the recovery of the boat, and we believe a cutter has been despatched to Mahuranghi in quest of her.

Melancholy Loss of Lifjs at Otago.— On the lit of October, at the entrance of the buy of Dunedin, a boat was upset, and Mr. T. J. Watson, of the Commercial Inn, Benjamin Coleman, of Otago, and Thomas Harman, formerly an apprentice in the barque Mary, were unfortunately drowned. The only one of tbe party who escaped was a man named Hunter, who managed to drift with the boat to ihore, where

he arrived about midnight nearly exhausted. The harbour was dragged, and every means to obtain the missing bodiei employed without effect for several dayi; but on tlie 19th of October the bodies of Coleman and Harman were discovered, and on the 21st that of Watson. They .were however sadly mutilated, and could scarcely have been recognised but for the clothes. The cataitrophe had thrown a deep gloom over the town t where the men weie well known.