Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 405, 2 March 1850, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVALS. Feb. 27.— Vivid, 26 tons, Hitchins, master, from Monganui. W. S. Grahame, agent:. Feb. 28.— Isabella, 150 tons, George Gedgc, from HobartTown. P«»sengert — Mr. and Mrs. Bryans, J. Buckton, S. r <akham, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and four children, W. Johnson, John Taylor, Isaac Emery and wife, Edward Hitchcock, John Halls, R. Moore, George Meade, Mr. It. Hood. Thomas Lewis, agent. Feb. 28.—I?itlus, 368 tons, F. Putt, from Sydney via Newcastle, with coaii. W. S. Grahame, Agent. Feb. 28.— Children, 31 tons, Rt>ed, master, from the Bay of Islands. Passengers— Mr, R. Giliillan, Mr, and|Mrs. Creigton. J. Coney, agent. Feb. 28.— 80n Accord, 17 tons, Quick, master, from Kawau, in ballast. Feb. 28. — Julia, 36 tons, Heed, master, from the East Coast. Passengers—Rev. G. A. Kissling and 20 maoriei. W. C. Daldy, agpnt. Feb. 28 — Edward, 14 tons, McKinson, master, from Russell.

DEPARTURES. Feb. 27. — Josephine, 310 tons f Captuin Smith, for San Francisco. Passengers — Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mis. Risely, Messrs. M'Farlane and John Henry. W. S. Grahame, agent. Feb. 21.— Sarah Jane, 20 tons, Beeion, matter, for Coromandel Harbour. Feb 27. — Tui, 14 tons, Pa ton, master, for the Bay of Plenty. Feb 27,— Ban Accord, 17 tons, Quick, master, for Kawau, in ballast. Feb 27 .—Nancy, 22 torn, Hardiman, master, for Hokianga via Bay of Islands.

IMPORTS. Per Vivid, from Monganui— 3B boxes tobacco, 1 cask whale oil, 1 coil Manilla cordage, 1 bale slops 40 lbs. tobacco. Per Isabella, from Hobart Town— 2 hhdi. rum, 82 bagi rice f 20 boxes tobacco, 2 quarter casks port wine, 2 quarter caski sherry, 1 box comp. nails, 3caiki ham* mers, 10 small cases preserves, 10 ditto apples, 1 baiket'ileepers, 40 boxes soap, 10 ditto candles, 10 do. tea, 16i bags sugar, 22 boxei raisins, 1 caroteel currants, 1 piano, 4 bales and I case leather, 2 cases pictures and frames, 5 cues leather and boots. 15 boxes candles, 2 cases mustard, 5 cases arrow- root, 2 cases pearl asb, 9 boxes starch, 2 boxei pepper. 1 box iron work, 2 case* lime juice, 1 case matchei, 1 case copying machine, 3 caset blue, 5 cases starch, 2 bales paper, 5 caies fruit, 1 cask blacking, 1 cask bathbricks, 20 tons flour, 70 bags oats, 5 tons flour, 130 bags malt, 2 cases paper hangings, 1 parcel ikins, IS bags seeds, 1 caie hati, 50 bundles shingles, 2,600 6 feet pnlings, 1 case preserves, 49 cheeses, SO bushels apples, 70 bags oats, 50 bushels malt.— Order. Per Indus, from Sydney— via Newcastle, 530 torn coali, 1 case shoes, 29 sheep.— Order. Per Sarah Jane, from Coromandel— l4,Coo feet sawn timber. Per Children, from the Bay of Islands — S head cattle, 4 horsei, 24 sheep, 8 pigs, 20 bushels apples. Per Julia, from the East Coast — 390 bushels wheat, 6 casks pork. Per Edward, from Russell — 40 boxes garlick. 4 cases tobacco, 3 boxes ditto, 4 casks corks, 10 kegs nails, 10 cases black oil, 14,000 feet timber.

EXPORTS. Per Charles, for the River Thames— l bale slops, 40 lbs. tobacco, 1 gross pipes. Per Alligator— l bale prints, 3 bags nails. Per lvi— l bale slops, 30 lbs. tobacco. Per Nancy— 3l packages, 50 lbs. tobacco, 4 bags drapery, 1 doz. spades, 12 casks colonial ale, 2 casks tobacco, 1 small case, 40 lbs. tobacco, 9 parcels sundries, 1 bale, 1 kit, 2 sacks, 1 lard cask, 1 caie, 1 can oil, 7 packages sundries, 1 keg vinegar.

The Children from the B«y of Islands, reports the arrival of the English whaler, Norval at Rusiell, on Tuesday evening last, nine months out from London —one whale. Two American whaleri had also arrived, The Vivid, Hitchins, arrived from Monganui on Wednesday, and reports the Saltdlo, brig, baring ; sailed on the 20lh ult. for San Francisco, with timber and potatoes. The Tigress, brig, of Sydney, out from that port since 27th June last, put in at Monganui on the 20th ultimo with 200 barrels oil. The Tigress remained but a short time in the harbour, owing to the mutinous itate of her crew ; but before she sailed (for Sydney) the mate reported to Capt. Hitchins that while the Tigress was lying.to during a gale, an American ship ran down to her, and, in passing iwiftly, reported that the had then on board two men, who had been picked off a reef by another whaler, as being the only survivors of the crew and passengers of a cutter or schooner called the Elizabeth, bound from New Zealand to California, that had been wrecked on the reef where the men were found. The wind was blowing very fresh when the vessel passed the Tigrest, which prevented the master or mate distinctly hearing the name of the reef from which the men were rescued. A schooner of 24 tons, called the Elizabeth, commanded by Capt. Kirby, sailed on the 2nd November lait from this port for San Francisco, with several paisengers on board. Captain Church (formerly of the Mo -mama) has taken command of the Sir John Franklin, schooner, which will Bail on Monday or Tueiday next for California. The Indus, after a tedious passage from Newcastle, arrived at Kawau with coals for the smelting works, on Wednesday last. She has cleared out for Sydney, to return with copper regulus from Kawau. The Isabella, Captain Gedge (formerly of the Adelaide, which has been taken out of the trade) failed from Hobart Town, on the 14th ult* She has brought • general «»rgo, md fifteen paisengeri. A portion of

the cargo consists of flour, which will be taken back, prices at Hobart Town being much higher than here, owing to the great demand for shipment to California. On the 13th ult., the price wai £13 per ton, but it was expee'ed to rise to i?2O within a few days. Oats and compressed hay wire amongst the articles in course of shipment in large quantities for San Francisco. Several vessels had arrived direct from that port for cargoes of Van Diemen's Land produce. Potatoes had tisen to £7 10s. per ton in the ground, and Macquaiie pine was steady at 25g. per 100 feel. The barques Harriett Nathan, and William Melville had arrived from California, the former leit on the Utli November, tbe latter on the s'h December. The American barque Henry Harbecb, had also arrived— all to loaJ a^ain for the same place. These vessels reported that there was little difficulty in procuring hands, at £<i per month— the two former brought buck the same crews that they had taken from Hobart Town. The Elizabeth Slarbuch, Cacique, and Margaret Brock had iniled with cargoes of produce, and the barque Agustus, brigs Swan and Pryde, and brigan* tine ID'ont Know were loading for California. The Isabella belongs to Messis. Lewis of Hobart Town, and Mr. Thomai Lewii of Auckland, and is to continue a regular trader between the two ports.

WRECK OP THK BRIG RICHARD DART. Tbig lamentable event has excited great and painfu interest, and the following particulars may be relied upon. The brig sailed from Gravesend on the sth of April, bound to Auckland, having on board as passengers—Lieut. Liddell, R. E , 28 sappers and miners, 4 women and 9 children ; Dr. and Mrs. Fitton and child, Dr. Gale, and Mr. Kelly. It appears by the stntementof the commander that, at hull-past tluee, p. m., on the 19ih of June, land was reported right ahead, about a mile di&tant (which turned out to be on the north side of Prince Edward's Island). Tbe vessel was immediately brought to the wind, and an attempt was made to put her about, but having missed stays, they endeavoured to wear short round. Just as she was before the wind, she struck heavily on a sunken rock and beat otorit, the roller having stove in the stern windows, filled all the boats, and tore them away from the quarter and booms, and swept into eternity 47 individual!. Mn. Fitton had fallen on the deck, and, as the boom rose, the lower part of her person wai jammed underneath the spars ; Lieutenant Liddell held her hand, and supported himself with his other hand on the rail ; the captain and survivors flew to the main rigging, when a second roller broke over the vessel and swept away the gallant young officer and the suffering lady whom he had vainly endeavoured to rescue from her awful position. The brig was driven broadside to the shore, the mainmast fell shoreward, the survivors eicaped upon it, with the exception of the mate, who saved himself by the bowsprit, aud in a few minutes the hull separated to fragments. The rocks being precipitous they had gnat difficulty in reaching the cliffs, several seas breaking over them before they reached a place of safety. It was then dark, and they all huddled close together, for the sake of warmth, and passed a wretched night. The next morning they found a few blankets on the rocks and some clothing, but no provisions, except a single piece of beef. They then constructed a hut with pieces of wood from the wreck, and allayed their hunger by eating the raw flesh of young albatrossei, which they found in their nests. After leven days' rest they exerted thenaielves in exploring the island, undergoing the most dreadful suffering from cold and snow-storms (one of the floldieri dying fi'om bruises and the effect* of frost), and on the forty second day after the wreck they ft 11 in with a party of men in the employment of Mr. Jeary, of Cape Town [who are left there for a time to kill sea-elephants and prepare the oil], whs generously shared their nock of food equally with the sufferers for thirty two days, when the schooner Courier, of Cape Town, touched at the iiland with a supply of provisions, and the wrecked party embarked in her, and having touched at the Crozette Islands, they arrived in good health in Table Bay on the 10th November.— Adelaide Paper.

Appointments.— Commander M. Falcon (1846) to the Wolvering, 16, iloop, at Chatham. Thii o'ficei's advancement to the rank of Commander was made a reward for his conduct in command of a breaching battery, in an attack made upon a rebel New Zealand cMsf, named Kawiti, whose strongly fortified pah, situated many miles inland, was stormed on the 11th of January, 1846, after several days of labour and fatigue, and triumphantly cariied, not\ritlmandiner a desperate fight of four hours.-— Morning Chronicle, Sep. tember 28.

Steam Communication between Liverpool and the Continent. — Adverting to the notice given some time ago of the intention of Mr. M'lver and hii friends to place steamers on the station between Liverpool and Havre, we are informed that the arrangeuaenti are now complete for commencing early in the Spring. The vessels, on their outward passage, will go to Rotterdam, and from thence to Havre, and back to Liverpool, bringing the goods for the Atlantic steamers. This arrangement (with the additional vesseli the Cork Stenm-packet Company are to put on the line) will afford a weekly communication from Li-« verpool to Roterdam. The same parties purpose taking up, early in the Spring, the trade between Liverpool and Hamburg, which has hitherto been neglected,— Liverpool Journal.

Hobart Town Markets, Feb. 12. A deficiency in the supply has caused a stir in our wheat market, and sales have been made for the last three or four days at 4s. 6d. per bnihel. Bread, 2|d. per 2lbs. loaf, but a riie muit take place. Wheat 0 4 6 — 000 Maize fine 0 3 0 — 036 Launceston, Feb. 9. No material change bai taken place in the market for the last week. Old wheat it purchased at 3s. ; new 2s. 9d. ; oats, Is. 4d. ; barley, Bs. Auckland.— By adrices from Auckland we find that the market is overstocked with flour. Mr. Lewis who is a holder of 300 tons wat selling at £11 per ton, bHgs included. The price of flour at Hobarton is £lo per ton at the mill, and likely to rise considerably. This is a fine opportunity for ships bound for California to call in at Auckland for their supply of flour.— Hobarton Guardian, Feb. 13.

Thermobiktrical Observations, February, 1850. o < The highest temperature at noon in the shade . . 87 0 The lowest temperature at night »» is Mean temperature at noon in the 6haae ••'•"„, Mean of night temperature ou *>

The weather at Auckland during the month op February, 1850. Showery throughout the day .. •• 3 dayi Light ihowen and fino •• •• •* ! Dry , m 19 '1 Rain,,,.., 074 inch.