Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 499, 25 January 1851, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVAL!. January 22.— Meri Peka, 15 torn, T. Rarity, from the Bay of Plenty, witli 4 tons flax, 5 cases salt pork, 83 hhds. lard, 62 bushels corn. — T. Weaton & Co., agents. ' January 22.— Hercules, 6 tone, Ko Watu, from Matakana, with 7 lone firewood. Januaty 23 —Samuel Robimon, 421 tons, William Washbum, from Honolulu, with 2309 barrels black oil.— T. Levvii, agent. Janmry 23.— Eliza, 42 tons, Wra. Ellis, from Hawke's Bay, with 35 cask* oil, 23 bagg wheat, — W. S. Grahame, agent. January 23 —Joseph Crippi, 78 tons, F. Leathart, from East Coast, with 600 bushels wheat, 2>o bushels maize, 9 casks sperm oil. 8 cusks inlt pork, 4l coils wool lashing, 2 tons onions. Passengers — | Mr. & Mrs. Baker, Mr. Kich, Mr. At ward.— J. Salmon & Co. tgents. January 23.— Fisbhavrk, 15 tons, H. Brown, from the Bay of Plenty, with 4 tons potaloei, Passenger* — Benj. Savage, and R. Bla:k.

January 23.—Catherine, 21 tons, A. Raine, from the Bay of Plenty, with 300 baskets potatoes, 21 ditto onion?. January 23.—Grampus, 23 toni, George Paton, fiom the Bay o' Plenty, with 400 bushels maize, 60 i Ibi. onions, 6 pigs. January 23 —Alexander, 35 to 8, A. Miller from Co-rom-indel Harbour, with 20,000 feet sawn timber. January 23. —Hnwkhead, 22 t -u^ R Lawrie. from Mahurangi, with 24 tons firewood

DEPARTURES. Januiry 22—John VMxrelty 40 tons James Liddi'll for Cantrrbury, with 1 hhd, gin. 2'),O0O feet wwii timber, 26,000 shingle;,, 80 puling* 1,000 bricks 6 chiirs, 2 mats su.-ar. Pusengeis—Mesk.s S<ra - ford, Shoubridue, Giblin, Smart, ar.d Chipchase.— Ctiarles Davis, a^enr. Jamury 23 —Arabia. 91 tons Alex. Young;, for San Francisco, with 1638 boxes potatoes 48 boxes o'iions., 50 kits diito, 10 culls of rope. P.issengeis —Mt-sir« W. C. Wilson, and J. A. Langford,—C. J. Stone, ftepnt. January 23. — Hercules, 6 torn, X) W.itu, for Mata kaua, with 1 package slops, 12 lbs. tob.icco. January 2i.—E.ward, 16 tons, D. Donoghue, for Wrfh<ipou, in bailast. Janmry 23. —Alexander, 36 tons, Alex. Miller, for the River Tbam s. in halldkt. January 23.—Fi>«hhawk, 15 toni, H. Brown, for Tamiki. —G. Hunter, atjent. Jdinixry '23 —Hawkhead, 22 tons, R. Lawrie, for Mahman*i with 2 e<»l?. rum. January 24 —Men P^ka, 15 tons, T. Rarity, for the Bay of Plenty, with .suurlnes.

The whaling sh p Samuel Rooertson, of Fauharen, Captain Wu«liburii, has made a fair run of 35 day* from Honolulu, hiving called a' 'he H-r»ey Islands a. id aUo been -onie days cru bing off ih East Cape. Thi-v-'Soel nas been remarkably iucce>slul an i although only 17 months out liis now oti board 23u0 barrels back oil, aud shipped to the SatesS ates 5"0 barrels of bl*ck and 500 of *|)t>rn> at Honolulu. She hai been rrui ing chiefly in the Arctic ()ce»n aoJ Bheriug'H Straits, « here Captain Wanhbum rep its vrha.es to have been plentiful nil last se-tioo, Hnd although a greater number of wbaleis han vuiteii these sea«> than on any former occasion, the majority ot them bad all been very «nccessful, Honolulu had become the giea* rendezvous tor them to lecruit and when the S. Robeitson le!t no less than 50 to 60 whalers, chiefly American, were in thai harbom rt fitting. The S R bertbon cleared for Hongkong, bin Captain Wa-hburn, meeting with much ddieninm. sh tped bis course southward. As a specimen of what (he American whalers are, and what all whalers ought to be, both &■, regards her roomy accommodations, well lound equipments, aid admirably (lean and shipshape condition, she is one of th best of her class we have seen tor a long ti'r.e. With Tessels of this cl >•» enuagid in the nhi.lf -fishery in these seas, the «u> ce>» of our Auifiican couiprlitors, over boih the English and Colonial wluilois, is less to be wondered at. She has put in h rr for water and refreshments, and is al*o in want of hands. Tin* sohoonei Pauline, Captain H, Cain, arrivpd at flono ulu on 3i)tb November, 20 dnys fiom San Fran Cisco. A schooner was signalled yesterday evening, buc tide and wind being against her che uticbored outline bcfoie sundorrn. She was supplied to be the Pauline, The schooner Eclair of ihu port, Captain Pei percorn i ,(ter harmg been offered tor tale, was withdrawn, and hud Mil d lor Tahiti. Hie b.rque Balmoral, Captain Pryile, had made anoth<-r qu cU. passage tiom Sydney, huving arrived off Honolulu on 26ih November in 37 d>ys irom Pod Jdcknon ; a south-easierly vale hdvinj then set in deumed her outside tne harbour for three days. She tntered it bafely, however, on the 40th d*y from Sydney.

The Ilio-roama, schooner, >as launched again on Tuesday last from Mr. Nn oil's building y<rd, when she has undergone thorough rerairs oi the d images «he sustained on the reef m T<m ki headsi just t«vlv« months ai-o, on hrr arrival at this port from Honolulu for a (unjo of potatoes 8c.., for the California m»rket. Riggers are n.>w busy engaged in getting her re dy tor sea. We understand that her present owners intend to carry out the original purpos" of the forpoer one by loading her with vrj;etables here, and despatching her for S-in Francisco. < aptain formerly of the Deborah, is her prts<>nt commandbr. Tilt brigautiiie Camillt returned from Mr. Stone's sawing station, at Pukiri, on Tnursdiy evening. Sbe partly loaded with timber there, will fill up here, and is to sail hence for Hobart Town on Wednesday or Thursday next.

Tae " Sea Serpent ' again.— The lovers of the marvellous in the South of Ireland have been recently excited and gratified by accounts published in the Cork papers of the appearance of this monster of the deep in the neighbourhood of the Old Head of Kinsale. The statement purported to be authenticated by the n amen and addresses of the writers, and were given with an apparent precision and circumstantiality of detail calculated to disarm suspicion. They have accordingly been transferred to the columns of numerous journals, and amongst others to those of our sagacious and " Wide awake" contemporary in this town. But al»s for the romance of the Sea Serpent ! It turns out that tho&e who have circulated and believed the tale have been egregiously hoaxed It is ruther an ungracious office to dissipate a delusion which mus have been so pleasant to those gifted with a large development of the organ of Wonder, that, when they are convinc d of the fallacy of the story, they may probably like Caliban " cry to dream again ;" but we live in an age when stern fact shows little mercy to the fantasies of fiction. In the late English extracts given by the Sydney Herald (in its Second Supplement of the 7th inst.,) we find the following:— THE VERY L\ST OF THE SEA SE.R PENT. A Gentleman named Travers, not " Roger W."of that ilk, but • James Traven, Lieutenant, Coast Guard' in a letter to the Cork Examiner, thus blows to the winds all the fables of the sea serpent's visit to the Head of Kin»ale ;— " Sir,— l undrrstand that a correspondent of yours hai lately seen the sea ierpent (who svas to conde-cen-ding as to throw on board hit boat a few shell fish for but), and is most anxious to confer with Mr. Roger W. TraTeri, sai«i to be o f this village, whose name has fi-uied in the Constitution on the 26th of August and sth of September. u I beg to assure you that there is no such person as Roger W. Travrrs residing in this part of Ireland : no yacht tailed or owned by a person of that Christinn name — no ikin or scale has been left at the Coavt Guard De'acliment near Horn Rock, nor have my men or Che fishermen along the coast, heard of, or seen such a monster. •' I am soiry the public and the Editor of the Cork Constitution should have been so shamefully hoaxed by persons from Baudon, whose names are known. 11 I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "JAMES TRAVERS, " Lieutenant Coait Guard."