Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 432, 5 June 1850, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVALS. June 1. — Brothers, 63 torn, Captain Simpion, from Launceiton, with 665 bags flour, 29 bogs bran, 16 bags biscuit, 19 ca^ki apples, 24 packages pipei. Passengeri— Mr. T. Wing, Mr. W. Wright. June 2. — H.M.S. Meander, 44 gum, Hon. Captain Keppel, from Sidney, via Norfolk Island and Fort Nicholson. June 3— -Emily, 10 tons, Mair, from Wangarei, with 100 bushels maize, 1 ton potatoes. Passenger—Mr. Devine. June 4.— Emma, brig 1 , 135 tons, H. F. Fox, master, from Sydney 21st May. Pagsengers, Mr. St. Hill, and seven ia the steerage. J. Woodhouse, agent. June 4. — Fish Hawk, 14 torn, Southgate, master, from Bay of Plenty, with 300 bushels wheat, 100 bushels maize, 4 calks pork, I cask oil. DEPARTURES. June 1. — Toroa, 56 tons, Williamson, for the East Coast, with cundriei. W. 8. Grahame, agent. June 4.— Edivatd, 14 torn, for Kusiell, M'KinnOn, master, with sundries.

H. M. Ship Meander, 44 guns, the Hon. Captain Keppel, came into burbour in good style on Sunday morning She tailed from Sydney on the lit of May, since which time she has been to Norfolk Island anil Port Nicholson. She carries eight guns more than the Castor, but in the point of capacity she is smaller, her tonnage amounting to 1215 tons, whilst that of the Castor is 1293 tons. She is nevertheless, a fine serviceable ship, and we are told, sails well. She was built at Chatham, and launched during the summer of 1840. Some years since she was ordered to be brought forward as an advanced ship. This, however, is her first commiibion. Her captain is well known, not only hi a daring, dashing, sailor, but as an able and enter* taiaing author, whose services, and that of his last bhip, Dido, in the suppression of Indian piracy he has graphically detailed. The Meander, it is said, will remain here some twelve or fourteen days, during which time, we hope,—" wind and weather permitting," and His Excellency the Major General Commanding, and Captain Keppell, willing — our townsfolk may be gratified by witnessing a counterpart of " The Battle," which, according to the glowing descriptions of the Tasmanian Freis, appears to have afforded so much pleasure to the Hobartonians. Thebaique Undaunted, which sailed from this for Swansea, on the afternoon of Thursday, relumed to port on Sunday. On Friday, about 3 p.m., being off Cuvier's Island with a moderate breeze, but heavy cross sea, the ship was discovered to be making more water than usual, and so steadily did the leak continue to increase, that by 8 o'clock the pumps had to be kept constantly going. Under such ciicumstttncei, Capt. Walker had no other alternative than to haul his ship by the wind and bring her once more into harbour, where a survey will be held to determine what may be necessary to be done. — Southern Cross.

Sydney Shipping. Mat 4. — Labuan, barque, 547 ton*, Captain Scott, from the Downs, the 13th January. Passenger— Mr. James Carey. May 18.— Enchantress, brig, 145 tons, Captain PAnson, from California the 17th March, and the Navigator Islands the 16th April. Passengers— Mr. Surgeon MilU, Mr. John Kerrigan, Mr§. Salt, Mrs. Sharpies, and James Murray and Joseph Woods, ship* wrecked seamen. May l9.Secramento, American bnrque, 374 torn, Captain Tucker, from San Franciico, the 7tli March, and Honolulu the 12th ultimo. Pancngers— Mr. and Mn. Stone, Mr. Deane, and Mr. Sharp. April 28.— The American ship Deucalion. 513 tons, Capt. Green, from Oalm, Sandwich Islands, on the 30, March. The Deucalion has made the paisage from Oahu in the short period of iwcnty. eight days.Jwhich we believe to be one of the shortest on record. She reports the total lon of the barque Caroline, from Hobart Town, with passengers and cargo for San Francisco ; she went ashore on a reef near the entrance of the harbour of Honolulu, about 4 o'clock, p. m., on the 25th of March ; one man (a teaman) wai killed by beinjj entangled in the rigging when the masts were cut away, and the doctor of the ship had hit arm broken by the falling of the mizen crost)>treei, the reit of the passengers und crew got safe on shore, it was supposed that nothing would lie saved but a few spars and sails. The barque Will Watch, sailed from Oahu for Sydnty on the 27th March. The brig Enterprise, And barque Eudora, were lying at Oahu when the Deucalion sailed.

The barque John Munn, G3O tons, sailed for Culifornia on the 14th May, with 69 Passengers. The brig Begin, 180 tons, the Bremar, 400 toni, nnd the Rosetta Joseph, were loading for Califordia. - The brig Wigeon left Hobart Town on the 261h April, bound for San Francit.co, with a general cargo and paisengers. On the 27th, when off Cape Pillar, the wind blowing very hard from the south-west, the vesiel running under elope reefed topsail, broached to the wind and was thrown on her beam ends ; the mainmast was then cut pway Justin time, as the vesbel was fast sealing down. After much exertion they succeeded in getting her be f ore the wind. They had to throw upwards of 50 tons of cargo overboard; and the drift of the sea drowned 2 horses and 12 sheep, as well as all the live stock they had on board. She ar» rived at Sydney, 12th May. May 19.— Sarah, brig, 130 tons, Captain Grant, for Kannu via Newcastle. Passingers— Mrs. Grant and Mias Ford. Tue barque Nautilus, 190 tons, G. Dryden master, was to sail for Hokianga, about the 20th of May. John SoucJiap, 29 d-.ys from the Mauritus, ai rived at Melbourne on the 2nd May, bringing the overland Enfrliih mail up to the 25th January. We understand that a difference of opinion exists between Captain Keppel of H.M.S. Meander, and Captain Erskine of H.M S. Havannak, respecting the right to appoint to the command of H. M. S. Rattlesnake, vacant by the death of Captain Stanley. When Captain Stanley died, Captain Keppel gave the »ppointment to Lieutenant Yule, who ha* been surveying on this station for the last nine years, and had therefore a good moral claim to his promotion. When the new* of Captain Stanley's death reached Port Nicholion,the Havannah immediately sailed for Sydney, and on her arrival Captain ErsUine signified to Acting Commander Yule his intention not to allow the Rattlesnake to proceed to England, as had been arranged by Cnptain Keppel, but to keep her on this station till the end of the year ; it was alio understood that Acting Commander Ynle would be superseded, and another officer appointed to the Rattlesnake. The Meander arrived on the same day as the Havannah, and Captain Keppel, being senior officer to Captain Erskine, directed the Rattlesnake to proceed to England according to his previous orders. On this a question of nlative rank arises. Captain Keppel is a senior captain to Captain Erskine, but Captain Erakine is specially appointed to commnnd in these seai, and it is contended that Captain Keppel being only here on his way from one station to another, has no right to interfeie. Captain Keppel, however, has determined to assert his right ai the senior officer in commission in these seas, and take the reiposibility of doing so. As it is pretty clear, that as toon as the Meander it out of port, Captain Erskine will carry out his own views, it has been determined to send the Rattlesnake to sea immediately, instead of waling until next week, as was intended. The Rattlesnake will sail for England to morrow -night.— Sydney He-

raid, April 29. The John Knox, from Plymouth 144- days, called at the Cape, and was there eight days. From the Channel to the Cape flhe experienced nothing but light baffling winds. Ou the 2nd March, when 610 miles inutli-east of that port righted a barque, supposed to be the Dudbiook. On the afternoon of the same day bore up ror the Cape, in consequence of the loss of water sustained by the leaking ol the casks. On the 13th March, spoke the ship Earl Grey, for Hohnrt Town, with female prisoners. The immigrants (all Irish) by this veniel are classed as follows :—3B: — 38 mar» ried couples, 279 tingle women, 9 boys, and 7 girls under 14 years of age, and 5 infants. There were 4 deaths (3 children and 1 adult) and two births during the voyage.— Sydney herald, April 3 >.

The brig Margaret was to leave Upolu in four days after the Enchantress. The Miria, Captain Plunk, left San Francisco on the 4th March ; same day, Coquetto, schooner, for the Sandwich Islands. The Marian Walson arrived at San Francisco on the 2Gtli February, 137 days out. The Columbine, sokauner, 125 days, arrived March 4th ; and the Gloucester on the 10th. The brig William Hill was to sail from S,n Francisco for Sydney, about the 20th March. The schooner Ebenezer, Dickenson, was about to sail for the Sandwich Islands, Navigators', and Sydney. The Chasely would sail for Sydney about the 25th March, and the Marian Watson about the 10th April. The Victoria was discharging caigo, and should she be able to obtain a crew, would sail for Sydney übout the Ist April. The brig Giraffe was to sail for Sydney about the 25th March.

On the sth ultimo, the Navigator! 1 Islands was visited by a severe hurricane ; and in the harbour of Upolu the following vesiels were totally lost, but fortu nately no lives :— The whaling barque Favourite, of London ; Heiculen, whaling barque, of New Bedford ; and the French schooner Clara, of Talmi.

Diiaster at Ska..— We learn from Captain Baldwin, of the schooner Two Brothers, that the t.chooner Ande«, Cap-am Keeney of New London, bound to San Francisco, wafc driven aihore in a severe gale in the Struiti of Magellan about the last of December, and became a 'otal wreck. The Captain and crew had arrived at Vulpardi*o.— Daily Alia California, March 11 The barque Sarah Scott, 380 tons, Thoma3 Spcdding commander, is charieted for California, via Auckland, and was advertised to suit from Sydney on the 20th May, she mny be hourly expected. The bi ig Enterprise, Captain Lovering, was advertised in the Honolulu paper, for fi eight or chatter to any pHrtof the world.

Affairs at Nicaragua. — We announced a few weeki since, that Rear Admiral Hornby, C.8., commander in chief in the Pacific, had been ordered to proceed from Valparaiso with all the men of war he could collect, to Nicaragua, and place his squadron at the disposal of the Britibh charge d'atfairs, for the protection of British inti rests against the designs and encroachments of the Yankees in that quarter. We have now alio reason to beliete that Vice Admiral Lord Dundonald, commander in chief in the West Indies, will also assemble all the ships he can «et together at that station, and proceed to the Mosquito shore with the tame view.— United Service Gazette. The Amphitrite, U, Captain Rodney Eden, was at San Bias, October 30th, having arrived on the 27th, in twenty. eight days from Valparaiso. She was to fill with water and to proceed to Mozatlnn in ten days. It vrat likely she. would visit San Blai once more before she finally quitted the coast. If the Meander, 42, Captain the Hon, H, Keppel, from th« Ea-t Indies, relieves her early enough, she will quit the station for England about the middle of February ; but at all events she will not remain there longer than the Ist of March — Hampshire Telegraphy Jan. 5. Shipwreck. — The Grace Darling, brig", of Hobart Town, has been wrecked on her passage from Manila, to Singapore.— South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal. April 11.