Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 522, 16 April 1851, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

AltlilVALS. Ap r ii 12— Emma, brig, 121 torn, Alfred Brooke, from Sydney; Pas- angers— Mr. «J. Buchanan, Dr. and Mrs Dixon. Mesgn. S. Morgan, H. Powdrell, J. Ailamson, Dryden, WUl.am C«r«on, R. Carson, Miss A. Carson, Mi«s E. Carson, K. Reed, wife and child, R. Eade, G. Chittenden and wife. P. Roberts and son, M. Bardin*, J. Symonds, wile and child. — J. Woodhouse, agent.

DEPARTURES. April 12-Ro.aliniJ, brig, 271 tons, J. Kerr, for San Francisco via Tahiti. Passengers-Mr. Collie Mis. Collie, Miss Hunter.— Brow» & Campbell agents.

IMPORTS. Per Emms, from Sydney— 2 hhds. B.P. rum, 1 case booki, 1 parcel drape, y, J A. Gilfillai) & Co ; 6 cases wine, 10 c^es lemon syrup, J Womlhouie ; 5 bales leather, J. Ireland ; 1 case leather, J. Salmon & Co. ; 3 cates leather and harnesj, 1 case booti, D. Nathan ; 50 bags flour, J. Saurbier ; 2 oases drapery, T. S. Forsaitb ; 3 cases drapery, W. Glaiiter ; 1 rate drapery, Graham & Henderson ; 1 bale leather, J. T. Floyd, 50 bags flour, 1 case cigars, D. Nathan j 10 hhdf. brandy, J. Woodhouse ; 50 cases Geneva, S. Brown ; 5 hhds. brandy, 22 hhds. porter, 4 caiki fodi, 10£ barrels herrings, 2 barrel* cod-fish, 2 crates •tone bottles, 64 bags su^ar, 2 bags barley, 25 boxes candles, 10 hhds. ale, 2 bales corks. J. Macky ; 1 ke? tobacco, Grahtrn & Henderson; 84 bags imgar, 10 chests 10 half-chests 10 boxes congon, 22 boxes hyion-skin. 5 bags sugar, W. Hughes ; 129 bags gogar, 20 chests 20 half-cheits congou. D. Nathan ; 40 hMfchcsts congou. J. Woodhoutc j 10 chests lOhalf-chesti concou, 40 boxes 10 boxes tea, 49 bags rice, J. Mncky; 14 cwt. sugar, W. Hu?he», 170 ba S s flour, J. Woodhouse; 2 bales lea'her, Brown & Campbell; 1 case drapery, W. Glaister ; 3 cases drapery. A. Jonetj 2 cases 1 bale, H. R. Kane ;1 \ cbest tea, 1 cask sugar, 1 bag rice, 1 cask flour, 1 box candles, 1 box soap, 1 box raiiins, 1 box currants, 1 keg treanle, 1 keg butter, 1 case wine, 1 case groceries, ai addressed ; 81 half-cases Geneva, J. Woodhouse; lease cutlery, S. Brown; 1 cmse drugs, addressed ; 10 packages tea, 1 case biscnits, W. Hughes ; 32 mats «ug*<\ S. Brown ; 84 boxes mould candid, 50 bags rice. 1 octave wine. J, Woodhouse ; 10 tiercel beef, 7 kegs beef. C-nnell & Hidings ; 2 tierces mutton, 6 bags salt, G. Steeden ; 136 sheep, 12 tierces beef, Connell and Ridings ; I case drapery, 10 rolls mat! ing, !">. Nathan ; 1 trunk shoes, J. Woodhouie; 2 cases biscuit, D. Nathan.

The Emma sailed from Sydney on the 28lh ult. Captain Fox, formerly of thii vessel, has taken the place of Captain Warner in the command of the Miry Catherine, expected daily here on her pauaee to Cali. fornia. She was to soil two days after the Emma The Daniel Webster, and the Mo», also may he expected early from Sydney.

The Meander and Rattlesnake.— We have lately heard of an extraordinary occurrence that took place in the harbour of Sydney between Cap»ain Kep« pel, of the Meander, and Captain Erskine of the Havannah, which it it laid went to such lengths as to the rights of filling up the vacancy in the Rattlesnake occasioned by the death of Captain Stanley, that Captain Keppel threatened to fire into the Havannah if Captain Erskine dared to disobey hit orders by proceeding to tea in punuit of the Rattlesnake and super■eding Captain Keppel's appointment, which he had atated be would do. In our view of the case, a* the /acts have been shown to us, there can be no doubt but that Captain Keppel, as the senior officer, had the right to fill up temporarily, until the Commander in Chief i pleasure was known, the vacancy in the Rattlesnake ", and that if Captain Erskine or any other junior officer had presumed to get under weiah in oider to follow that vessel for the purpo>e, at declared, of superseding hit senior officer 1 ! appointment, the proper course for Captain Keppel to have pursued would have been simply to have made Havaonah's signal to "moor," and to " UNBEND sails," and that if her Captain had dared to diiobey this public official command, and bad afterwards preiumed to get under sail, Captain Keppel should at once have placed Captain Erikine under arrest, and have appointed the first Lieutenant of the Meander, or some other duly qualified officer to have taken the command of the Havannah until the pleasure of the Admiralty or that of the Commander-in-Cbief ahould have been known, and at the same time to have applied to the Admiralty for a Court-martial on the I Captain of the Havannali for mutiny. This in our opinion, would have been the rightful wav of maintaining the discipline of the Service.— Naval and Military Gazette —We shall offer no further remarks upon this cate at the present moment, ag we may reasonably suppose that fome steps will be taken by the Admiralty for the investigation of the affair. Such mutinous examples cannot be safely repeated in the seivice, and if the laxity of the Board, too frequently exercised when the offending parties are men of ftimily, or Parliamentary influence is allowed to conceal the offenders, \re augur ill of the future prospects of the Service . and should be inclined to exclaim, wilh many a gallant veteran, that the service is going to a personage supposed to live in a warm place, and whose name is not to be mentioned before ears polite.— Nautical Standard. The Lords of the Admiralty have approved of Captsin Kepple's conduct in appointing 1 Lieutenant Yule to the command of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, on the death of Captain Stanley, but disapprove of his having sent the ship to England before she had completed the surveyi, which would have occupied her about six month* longer.— Sydney Herald, March 17. Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart (1842), who has come here from New Zealand in the Rattlesnake, it is generally stated is to commission the Calliope, 26, at Devouport, to relieve tbe Havannah, 19, Captain Erskine, as senior officer of the New Zealand division. Captain Stewart is son-in law of the Gorernor of New South Wales, Sir etiarlei Fitz Roy.— United Service Gazttie, November 16.

The barque Laura, 330 tons, Captain R. Dambrill, put into tbu harbour on Sunday morning, in a leaky •condition. The Laura left Sydney on tiie 22nd Feb. ruary, laden wiih a carge of umber, wool, &c, and w«i bound to Liverpool. She had got about 160 miles to the southward ot New Zealand, when encountering very heavy weather she sprung a leak ; and was compelled to bear up for Port William, Stewurt's Island, to inspect the leak. After remaining there a few clays it was thought necessary to take the vessel to Auckland to have a survey upon her previous to her proceeding on her voyage to England ; but meeting with contrary winds it was afterwaidi thought prudent to come on to this port. On Thursday evening, the 28th ult., she ran on a reef off Cape Farewell, where she remained for about four hours. She struck with such riolence, that the chief officer, Mr. Stevemon, who was on the poop at the time, was pitched head fore-most on to the quarterdeck, and received severe injuriei abouUho

heart. Serious thought's were at one time entertained of abandoning the Vessel altogether, as it wai considered she would settle down at the flowing of the tide, (the l<rak beiut; all in the upper work*) but fortunatfly the wind ihifted to the south east and ihe was got off. TV leak has not increased since meetinsr with this accident but the master has thought it neceisaiy to hold a survey npon the vetiel before proceeding further on her voyage.— Wellington Independent April 2