Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 417, 13 April 1850, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVALS. April 10.— George, 15 tons, Farrow, from the Bay of Plenty, wi'h 6 tons potatoes, \ ton onjoiw. April l\.—Barbara> 15 tons, Sheanr, from Wakttanie, with 28 pigs, 5 tons potatoes April 12.— Eclair, 30 tons, F. S. Peppercorn, from the Great Barrier and Coromandel Harbour, with 12,000 feer timber, 7 lbi. tobacco.

Departures. April 10 --Gazelle, 1* tons, John ion, for Maurtnghi, with 2 bag* flour, 1 cvrt. iron, 2 gallon* rum. April 10.— Children, 34 tona, Reed, for the Bay of islands, with 38 bag* sugar, 3 bundles iron, 12boxci candle*, 5 bigg rice, 9 boxes soap, 8 saddles, 3 bagi •tit, 3 easel groceries, 2 casks ale, 3 do. porter, 8 keg« paint. 4 bales slops, 2 cases dungaree, 10 bags ■undriet, 1 caie books, 1 bundle paper, 1 keg copper mils, 2 boxes tobacco, f keg do., 3 cases sherry wine, 1 bale cotton shirts, 1 d,o. blue shirts, 2 cans black oil, 2 cases terpentine, 2 cases sundries, 12 casks provisions, 5 puncheons rum, 1 cask wine Passengers — Mrs. W. Hobson and shild, Mrs. Campbell and child. J. Coney, agent. April 12.— Emily, 10 tons, R. Mair, for Wangnrie, with 1 cow and calf, 2 bags blocks, 20 lbs. sugar. Passengers— Mr. Carghill and Mr. W. Mair.

A Brig—? opposed to be the Emma, from Sydney, was Signalled «t mn.down last evening, but bid not •rrired at the hour when we were obliged to complete our arrangement! for this isiue.

Loss of the Pandora The following narrative of the loss of the Pandora, one of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's •teamen, it communicated by a passenger on board the Ana, armed at Adelaide : — " Ti>e quod ship Asia, nnder the command of Captain Roskell, was proceed* ing on her voyage from London to Australia, with 130 passengers, and had left the shores of Old England obout two day?, when traversing the outskirts of the Bay of Biscay, the following catastrophe happened — At tbout 12 a. m., on the 29th October, 1849, a thin line of smoke wn* dimly perceived on the bonzon, and Dttmeroas conjectures were formed as to what class of steamers this could belong. It was, however, very ] soon apparent that whatver the vetel was, she was bearing down towards us, and in a short space of time a steamer of a singular but elegant build pasted us, on tbe port side ef our ship, we going then obout 8 knots per hour. The men on board her were at the pumps, and apparently in a great Hate of agitation, aad it was easily perceptible to all that the vessel was in considerable danger, and, by the dipping of her bows, filling with water. Our captain huiled two or three times, as she paused us, but to no purpose, she going quickly by, and we expected to see no more of her. However, in about ten minutes she came back, and made signs that she was (inking". Our captain immediately, upon teeing this, despatched two of our boats with the drat and second mates, having orders to render them all possible aisistance. The crew, with Mr. Smith, their captain, 15 in number, came on board.— She went down stern foremost on our starboard bow, making, as she did so, a loud gushing noise, caused by the water getting at her boilers. This sad occureuce took place in lon. 5 ■ 56, lat. 48* 20, the weather at the time being fair, although there eras a heavy swell. Of course the crew, when they came on board, after expressing their gratitude for fbeir being saved from a eatery grave, were beset by questioners, eager to know the cause of what had just occurred, and tbe following were the particulars :—The Pandora bad, some days before sprung aleak, and had put into Fal mouth, where she vr&s overl auled, and then on her way to Alexandria, from which place she was to run to Cairo with mails and passengers. She was built by Messrs. Robinson fie Rune) l, of Miliwall, London, at a cost of £14,000, and her fittings inside tod out were of a most gorgeous description, her figure-head being a scroll highly giit ; the carried two masts bearing fore and alt said. She was originally intended for a present from our Government to an Indian prince, and was made to run ou tome of the inland rivers, being remarkably shallow } eve had however some difference with him, and she accordingly was bought on speculation to run on the station before mentioned. She was, luckily, insured to the extent of her cost. After this »ad event, we made tail for Madeira, where we discharged her crew, with tbe good wishes that their voyage to England would be more prosperous than tbeir attempt to cross the deep in so fragile a barque at ibt Pandora,— South Auttraiian RegUter.