Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 6, Issue 480, 20 November 1850, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVALS. Not. 1 6— Meri Peka, 15 tons, Rarity, from the Bay of Plenty wi?h 4 turu humpback oil, 750 lbs hanu and bacon, 1 cask pork, 200 bushels corn, 31 bales flax, 4 pig*. T. "Weston & Co., agents. Nor. 18— -Arabia, 92 tons, Alex. Youug, from San Franciico. — Passengers, Mesus. John Williamson, John Alfred Langford, John Keesing, J. Young, J. Henry, J. McWaters, Wm. Ladd.— C. J. Stone, agent. Nov. 16— Piaho Lass 10 tons, William Smalley, from the River Thames, with 2 tons flax. Nor. I G*r-f VilUarn, 20 tons, F. Bell, iv ballast, from Kawau. Nov. 16— Catherine, 21 torn, Itatey, from Waihaki, with 39 tons firewood. Nov. 11 .^Victoria, Governmcftt Brig, Captaia Deck,

from Wellington 30ih uliinto, and Russell the 16th Jnst. Passengers— For Russell, Mr. and Mis. Kemp and family, Mrs. Samuel Williams ; for Auckland, Rev. Messrs. Ironside, W.itkin, Hnbhi, Warren, and four in the steerage; from the Bay of Islands, Mr. C. B. Wai I ford. Nov. 18— Hawkhend, 22 tons, Robt. Lawric, from Malmranjji, with 7, | )00 feet sawn timber, Nov. ]8-/ifl, 16 tons, R. Wnddy, from Wakatani, with 2 tons flax, 1 ton \ otatftps, 3 casks beef. Nov. 19— Diana, schooner, !.'> tons, Hopkins, from Kanhia lo Manak<tu, 2 tons pork, 40 bushels corn, 30 cwt. bucon, 16 pigs, 30 cwt. poik, 2 tons ditto.

DUPARTURRS. Nov. 16— William 20 tons, P. Bell, for Oma, with 5 bullocks. \V S. Grahamr, agent. Nov. 18— Napi, 17 tons, J. Taulari, for Ruescll, with 1 cask rum, 1 bale blankets, 1 bundle spades, 2 cases wine, 2 tables, 2 chairs . Nov. 18— Hero, 1(5 torn, H. Brown, for the East Coast, with 31 bajjs biscuit, 1 hbd. vinegar, 2 bales prints, 1 case prints, 1 case slops, 1 case sundries, 18 camp ovens, l ton sugar, 1 cask raisins, 4 packages sundries, 1 keg nails, 1 box glass, half a ton coals, I,<TO bricks. Passengers, Mr. nnd Mrs. Smilh.— Joseph Low, agent. Nov. 18—Tid, 13 tons, C. Gallngher, for the B*y of Plenty, with 2 gallons brandy, 25 lbs. tobacco, 2 packages slopsNov. 18— PiaJto Lass, 10 tons, W. Smulley, to the Piako River, 1 piece of tobacco, 1 bag ( f biscuitNov. 19— cutter Asp, 9 tons, Balme, tor the Bay of Isands, via Wangaroa, with 1 case tobecco, 10 boxes soap, 35 ba»rs flour, 12 bags sugar' 1 keg butter, 1 ditto nails, 6 bundles spades, 2 casks bottled porter, 10 bag» biscuit, I cask yinegar, 1 package bears greaie, SO bushels bran.

The Arabia sailed from S«n Francisco on the 30th September, and has made the paisage iv forty-six days including a delay of thirty houn at Tutuila, one of the islands of the Navigatort' Group, where she called to procure fresh vegetables, fruit, &c.^ The Flash, iron ichooner, Captain B lines, from Sydney with stores for the resident missionaries (Messrs. Murray and Powrll), arrived at the windward haibour of the island on the day the Arabia left— sth instant. The Jnchinnan arrived at San Francisco on the evening before the Arabia sailed, after a passage of seventyfour days from this port. The Lord Stanley had not arrived. The Vulcan schooner, that sniled from th s port on Chrutmas day last for San Franciico, had arrived, nine months out She touched at Tahiti, and on her paisage from thence towards California, she was allowed to run to leeward of the Sandwich Islands, and being driven by the strong N.E. trades upon the Ladrone Islands, was obliged to makp for Guam, where she arrived in the month of May ; remained there until the 28th of June, when she made s fresh itart for San Franciico, and arrived on the 21st September} passengers all well. A few days after her arrival she was sold by auction by Hart and Co., to satisfy a debt incurred at Guam for provibions supplied her by the Captain of the William Melville. She brought #725. The Eagle, schooner, of this port was sold by private contract for #750. The Sir John Franklin has exchanged owners twice since her arrival at San Francisco : at the first sale she brought 45750, at the second #300. She was to sail on the Ist or 2nd October for Honolulu, to trade amongst the Sandwich Islands. The William $ James, schooner, sailed on the 21st September for Tahiti and Sydney, to return to Auckland from the latter port. The Nolle, barque, was to be laid up ami used as a store ship. The ship Harmony was filling up with passengers for Sydney, to sail in the first week of October. The Rosetta Joseph, Arlemesia, Panama, Waterhllt,, and several other vessels were laid on for Sydney and the other colonies. The Camilla, schooner, was to sail about ten days after the Arabia, touching at Honolulu on her way to Auckland. Seamens' wages had fallen to #25 and #30 a month, and expected to be much lower within a few weeks once the rainy seaion set in. In lat. 3° 20', lon. 163° 15' W., the Arabia spoke the whale ship Sarah, of Mariposset, ti.teen day» from Honolulu, bound for New Bedford, full ship.

Arrivals at San Fhancisco from the Australian Colonies. Aug, 16. Jiosetta Joseph, barque, 79 dayi from Sydney, 9 passengers. 17. Constant, 111 dayi from Sydney, via Auckland 72 days, 13 paisengers ; Union, brig, 118 dayi from Launceston, via Bay of Islands 88 d»ys, 10 passengers. 20. Smyrna, barque, 68 dayi from Sydney, 2 passenaers. 23 Eeffia, brig, 85 dayi from Sydney ; Jane trances, barque, 122 days from Launceiton, via Tahiti, 53 days, 43 passengen. 29. John Munn, barqui, 108 dayi from Sydney, 70 passengert. Sept. 3. Spartan, barque, 112 days from L»unceston, 63 paisengers. 9. Panama, barque, 80 dayi from Hobart Town, 4 passenger*. 10. Augustus, barque, 180 days from Hobart Town, via Sandwich Islandi, 32 days) 35 passengers ; Sacramento, barque, 84 days from Sydney via Newcastle, 40 passengen ; Emma Skenatt, 110 days from Adelaide via Tahiti, G7 days. 12. Minerva, brigantine, 140 days from Wellington. 19. Xylon, ship, 100 days from Launceiton. 20. Brlghtman, barque, 100 days from Sydney via Wahu, 30 dayi, 21. Vulcan, schooner, 270 dayi from Auckland via Guam, 85 days, 14 paisengeri. 28. Margaret, brig, 81 days, from Sydney. 29. litrhihfran, 74 days from Auckland, 4 pasiengers. "i ' Departures.— Aug 18. Sisters, brig, for Welling. ton and Hobart Town, 2 paisengeri ; Java, ship, lor Sydney ; Mary Jane, brig, for Tahiti and Sydney. Sept. 2ud. Cabot, ship, for Panama and Sydney, 175 passengers; Timandra, barque, for Sydney, 20 passengeri; Ark, brig, for Sydney, 2 passengers. 3rd. William Melville, barque, for Hobart Town, 5 passengen j Union, brig, (Nicholl) for Hobart Town, 4 passengers. 10th. Adario, barque, fur Sydney, 18 paisengers. 12th. Lawsons, brig, for Launceston. 13th. TtUon, brig, for Hobart Town ; Timbo, schooner, for Sandwich Islands and Hobart Town. 15th. Laura, brig, for Sydney, 6 pisiengen ; Star, brig, for Sydney, i ptisengen. 21st. Wttliam Sf James, schooner, for Sydney, 5 passengers. Martha, ship, for Sydney, 2 passengen. 24th. Henry Kelsey, ship, for Sydney, 6 paswngers. 25 th. E«i»ia Sherreth, brig, for Sydney ; Ontko, ship, for Sydney, 25 pasiengers. 27th. Waldemur, barque, for Sydney, one passenger.

Colonial Vessels in Harbour on the 30th September. — Augustus, barque, of Adelaide ; Bee, brig, Sydney; Broadaxe, brig Adelaide; Camilla, schooner, Hobart Town \ Clyde, schooner, Auckland; Eagle, ichooner, Auckland; Eliza, brig, New Zealand Elizabeth, schooner, Auckland ; Flinders, schooner, Sydney ; Fame, barque, Sydney j Georgiana, sloop, Sydney ; John Bull, schooner, Hobart Town ; Josephine, ichooner, New Zsaland ; Lord Hobart, brig, Sydney; Maquasha, brig, Hobart Town; Minerva, brig, Sydney ; Margartl brig, Sydney ; Noble,, barque, Auckland; Post Boy, schooner Auckland; Pottenia^ brig, Sjdney ; Panayna, barque, Hobart Town ; Pal; viyra, brig, Spdney ; Ilosctta Joseph, barque, Sydney ;

llegia. brig Sydney; River Chief, brig, Port Pbillip; Sir John Franklin, schooner, Auckland ; Star of China, schooner Sydney, Thomai Lord, schooner Auckland; Union, brig, (Grimger) HobartTown ; Vulcan, schooner, Auckland ; Waterlilhj, brig, HobaitTown; Wanderer, ketch, Sydney; Xylon, •hip, Ilobart Town. The Riier Chief, brig, of Port Phillip, was sold at San Francisco, by order of the Sheriff, to defray seamen's wages, and satisfy demands of other creditors. She brought 'B' looo. The Union, brig, of Hobarb Town, lias been condemned at the same port, as unseaworthy. There were 212 American and Foreign resseli arrived, and 228 cleared out at the port of San Francisco, from the 15'h August to the3Oth September ; 42-19 passengers arrived, and 4732 departed, within the same dates. The qunntity of lumber imported during the same time, foreign and coastwise, was 6,826,000 feet. There were about 550 vessels in L arbour on the 30th September. SinPrtßELK.— On the morning of the 22nd of June, about 3 o'clock, the British brig Lady Howden, Captain Chalk, of London, from Sim Francisco, for Sidney, struck on a reef about twelve miles to the southward of Oiegon, one of the Feejce islands. With great risk the boats wet c got out, and dragged over a coral reef for upwards of a mile, hi parsing the outer part of which the cutter was capsized, and eveiy thing in her lost, though fortunately no lives. The long boat hid a narrow escape- The vessel had become a total wreck" The longboat having been decked, the captain, officers, ciew, and passengers proceeded on a cruise in her among the islands in search of a vessel to convey them to Sydney, and ultimately arrived at Lebuca, where they learned th.it H.B-M.S. Bramble was in the vicinity, in which vessel they pui posed proceed* ing to tlieir destination. — San Francisco Courier, September 28.