Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 406, 6 March 1850, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

AIUUVALS. March 1. — Napi, 12 tons, \V. Repa, from Wangaroa. Moich 2. JL» a , *, e n ««.<-, tz.u.uus uuni, tor Me Hay of Plenty. March 3.— Smyrna, barque, 272 tons, John Ankers, fiom San Francisco Passengers— Mcssii. Town send, Harris, and Elijah Hart. T. Lewis, aijent. March 3. — Camilla, briganUne, 202 tons, Thomas J. Cundell, from Wellington. Passengers— Captain liussell (sSth Rpgt-)t Lady, and five children, Dr. White (65th R^t.). Me-srs. Mclntyrr, J. Fiancia, Jns. Ilalyday, Mr. Mitfoid And eon, 36 rank and lile 58th Rei;t. f 4 women and 12 children. C. J. Slonc, cc>ent. March Z>—John Wesley, brig, 237 tons, G. Buck, from the Friendly Islands. Passengers— Rev. J. Thomas, Mrs. Thomas, Rev. J. Rnbone, Mrs. Rubone, Miss Rahone, Masters S., T,, L , M., and G. Ilabone, and Mrs. Davies. W. S. Grahime, agent. March ;{ —C/iavlft, 12 tons, F. C. Dunell, from the River Thames. Ma-ch ?,.— Post Boy, 31 tons, G. R. Road, from the East CajH'. Salmon & Co., agent. Maich 4.— Sister, 44 tons, F, Leathart, fiom the Eaßt Cape.

DRrAIITUUES. March 1. — Dauntless, 22 tons, A. McGregor, for Coronontidel Harbour. March I.— Naiad, 21 tons, W. Monro, for the Bay of Plenty. March 2 —Julia, 36 tons, Robinson, for Malmrangi, in ballast. W. C. Daldy, agent. March 4,*— Vivid, 26 torn, Hitchina, for Mongonui. W. S. Grahume, agent. March 4,—Chiltben, 31 lons, Reed, for Tauranga, in ballast. .T . Coney, ageut. Match ■1.-—N(i]>i, 17 tons, W. Repa, for the Bay of Islands.

CLEARISR. Match. 2, — Sir John Franklin, schooner, 52 ions, JChuich, for S?in Francisco. Passfngen— Mr. J' Campbell, and Mr. B. Newell. J. W. Bain, agent.

IMPORTS. Per Smyrna, from San Francisco— ll casks gunpowder, T. Harris. Per Camilla, from Wellington— part of original cargo from Hobnrt Town, 1 1 cases claret, 16 casks bottled beer. Foreign and British goods, transhipped from the Cornelia, Micklcburgh, from London— 6 caies brandy, 39 cases wine, 200 ditto brandy, 150 ditto wine, 4 ditto sundries, Mr. Y. de SentU ; 1 hhd. wine, as addressed ; 1 case books, 5 bales blankets, 61 casks bottled beer, J. A. Gilfillun & Co. ; 2 bales, 1 trunk merchandize, J. O'Neill ; 25 hhds. «tout, J. W. Bain ; 2 boxes merchandize, Rev. \V. Lawiy; 1 case specimens, Officer Administering the Government ; 3 ditto merchandize, H. 1 do. do., 1 do. books, Connell and Hidings. British goods shipped at Wellington— l bale merchandize, 1 chest, 1 bundle, 1 hat box, Brown & Campbell. Per John Wesley, from the Friendly Islands— -2 cnsei printed books, 7 bundles mats, 10 cans oil (50 gallons), 2 box^s oranges Per Napi, from W«uigaroa— s boxes tobacco, 9800 feet sawn timber. TevDovc, from the Bay of Plenty— s3 sheep, 4 pigs 100 Ihs. wool, 3 cwt gra&o seed, | ton onion 1 ;. Per Chailes, from the River Thames— 6 tons potatoes, 10 baskets onions, 2 pigs. Per Po&t Boy, from the East Cape~3oO hushcli wheat, I ton sperm oil, 3 do. black do., lOObubhels maize, 1 ton wool lashing, 'if ton pork, 1 ton onions. Per Sister, from the East Cape— 7oo bushels wheat, 3 tons salt pork, 2 tons onions, \ ton sperm oil.

J.XPOUTS. Per Sir John Franklin, for San Francisco— lG torn timber, 8300 feet, in 795j)i«ces, 1} tons timber, 1 house, in 10 packages, 10 tons potatoes in 200 boxes, 3 tons do. in CO kits, C do. cflnots in 16 casks, G tons flour in 110 bogs, { ton onions in 16 cases, 5 do. couls, 2 cases Geneva, 7£ gallons, 1 barrel gin, 28 gallonn. Per 7)nH«//PM, for Commando] Harbour— -G cwt. sugar, 20 cwt. flour, 2 gallons rum, 2 packages slopi. Per Naiad, for the liay of Plenty-— £ caie tobucco, 1 bale calico, 1 do. blnnkets, 1 steeJ mill. Per Napi, for the Bay ot Islands — 10 boxes soap, 1 bale blankets, 70 bags flour 7 tons. Per Vivid, for Mongauui — 1 cask pitch, 5 cases soap, 1 bag oakum.

The Camilla tailed from Wellington on Sunday week, and lias brought Captain Russell's company of the 58th regiment, which wus on detatchment there, to join the regiment here at headquarters. H.M Havannah arrived at Wellington from Sydney on the 31st January, and sailed for the Auckland Islands, in company with EI. M.S. Fly, on the 7th February. The barque Cornelia arrived from London, via Port Phillip, on tbt> 9th ultimo, the American ship Australa, from Ilobart Town on the 10th, the barque liehecia, from Port Victoria, and the baique 57. Aiic/tuel from Auckland, arrived on the 12th ultimo. The barque Tliamei sailed for San Francisco on the 19th ultimo, ■with a cargo of timber, potatoes, onions and sundries, and a number of pussengers. Tliii was the first cargo that had been shipped ut Wellington for California.— The Cornelia was lnid on for London, to sail in all March. Ihe Australia, it was said, was to come on to Auckland. ' H.M. Steamer Acheron, Captain S o'm, left the harbour on Monday for Port Cooper and Otago, to resume her survey of the coa B t of the Middle Inlands. —Mr. Fux, Principal Agent of U, B New Zealand Company, went pa-tecger by her.— Wellington Jndepe?idant, March 20. *

The AcciDKNr 'io me Bauque Hehksiurk — \ brief account of thin iiufoi lunate occurence appeared m the Nclv Zealand^ of Hie 20th ult. ; we find the fallowing luller statement in the Nelson Examiner of the 3rd nit.:— A serious accident oscurrcd to the barque BtrkJih'e, on lici attempting tuvjiter our harbour oa Wednesday morning last. In consequence" "of \ the illness of Stirling, the pilot, Captain Walker, who had been for some time on the const in chdigv. of small vessels, was acting tempoiarily in that capacity, lie according, on the morning in question, went on board the Berkshire on her nnival in the gulf, nnd took chaigc of the vessel. Unfortunately, before reaching the entrance of the harbour, tbc tide had turned, nnd as the wind was light, and fell almoßt a calm when she got to the Airow Rock, the vessel ran on the «pit aftei passing the Whitby Beacon. Here the vessel hung, and when the tide fell, three-fourthi of her keel was high and diy en the boulders, the stern alone being in the water. By starting the water casks, and othuwise lightening the ship, she came, off again >it the top of high water the following tide, hut was not brought into harbour until the following day. What amount of damage the vessel has sustained, it is at present impossible to any, but as soon as her cargo can he discharged she will, we understand, be laid on the bank for examination, and a survey held upon her. It wns doubtless a great error on the part or the acting pilot to try to bring in the vessel after the tide had turned, with* so little wind, because the slightest knowledge of the port should have told him that such an alterant must be highly dangeious. With only ordinal y prudenoo, molt ••»_ac(,i<lent-nii-Luuoened t0 tne BerksMie ncvn could have occurred ; and it should be lemembered, that the only two accidents of any note which ever happened to ve=sels enteiinij or leaving our harbour, have occurred when persous not properly qualified hat e been temporal ily acting as pilots, duiing periods of sickness to the pilots themselves. Suck whs the case during the illness of Cross when the Fifeshhe went on shore alongside the Arrow ltock, on leaving the harbour in February 181-1, and such was again the caie on Wednesday last, when the Berk* shire was laid ashore nearly abreast of the same spot, on the opposite side of the channel. We cannot exculpate the Government from blame in this matter, which, as u>ual, neglects what is really essential to the prosperity and convenience of the vtrious settlements, because it would cost a little money to do wliat is necessaiy, while at the same (ime it will squander away thousands of pounds in idle patronage, or in works of hut little utility. It was reported to the Government long ago, and the opinion has since been confirmed by Captain Stokes of the Acheron and other competent authorities, that foi the int-ijinihrant sum of £100 rocks mitjht be removed which would increase the witdth at t the rntiance te our harbour by exactly onethitd. The Government can afford .£2OO a year to its Nominee Councillors from Nelson, but it cannot spare to ,£lO Orender our harbonr so much morejeasy of access. — Suiely an end [must come tothis at last. We hope, however, that some good may spring out of the accident, and that it may lead to the return of our former excellent pilot, Cross, who we believe has a strong desire to leave Auckland, and resume his old duties in Nelson.