SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 558, 20 August 1851, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. August 16— Norfolk, barque, 349 tons, Captain Charles Kreeft, from London. Passengers— Mrs. Dalliston, Mr. W. Dalrymple, Miss Gieer, ]\lr. and Mrs. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Nasb, Jane Murray. Brown & Campbell, agents. August 16 — Antelope, 35 tons, D. MacKinnon, from East Coast, with 600 bushels wheat, 200 bushels of maize, 8 casks oil, 20 casks pork, 60 lbs. bacon. Salmon & Co., agents. August 16 — Julia, 35 tons, D. Bristow, from the East Coast, vrith 600 bushels of wheat, 400 bushels maize, 3 tons pork, 1 cask of lard. Passengers — Mr. Joy, Mr. Budden. Low and Motion, agent. August 18 — Dauntless, 27 tons, W. Jeffries, from Poverty Bay, with 60 cases of pickles, 6 casks vinegar, S casks beef, 2 casks of pork, 6 bags of biscuit, 1 anchor and chain, 1 bundle of whalebone, 200 sheepskins. Passengers — 22 passengers and crew of the wrecked baique Eudora. August 19— Mary Paul, 19 tons, L. Thoroughgood, from Bay of Plenty, with 18 tons potatoes, 10 bushels wheat, 4 pigs. DEPARTURES. August 16— Fairy, 15 tons, Hone Pekawero, for Cororoandel Harbour, with 5 bags flour, half a ton coals. Passengers — Mrs. Mooie, Mjss Andrews, Mr. Gillies, Mr. Blown, Mr. Simpson, and 4 native chiefs. August 19— Dauntleps, 27 tons, W. Jeffries, for the East Coast, in ballast.

IMPOBTS— FOREIGN. Per Norfolk, from London :—2: — 2 cases, order, 1 hbd Major-Gen. Pitt; 1 box, 1 bale, 5 boxes, Archibald Clark ; 1 case Samuel YVells ; 1 puncbeon, order ; 1 case, J. A. Gilfillan ; 5 half-barrels of herrings, 2 casks oatmeal, A. Black ; 7 packages, order ; 4 ditto, T. S. Forsaith ; 5 hhda. 10 barrels, Brown & Campbell ; 1 case, Robert Ward ; 100 casks, J. A. Gilfillan & C 0. ,; i box, as addressed ; 2 packages, Thomas Lewis ; 47 ditto, Samuel Brown ; 4 ditto, J. Newman ; 1 case as addressed ; 15 packages, Rev. W. Lawry ; 3 ditto, as addressed ; 6 casks whiskey, Graham & Henderson ; 1 box, A. Clark ; 1 cask, W, Goodfellow ; 183 packages, Bain & Burtt ; 4 ditto, order ; 1 case, R. B. Lusk ; 2 cases, J. A. Gilfillan; 12 packages, order; 4 casks, John Rout; 353 packages, 1 case, 170 bars, 58 bundles, 95 bars, 76 bundles, J. A. Gilfillan & Co. ; 1 case, Rev. F.Thatcher; 5 packages, as addressed; 9 ditto, Lieut-Col. Wynyard ; 1 case, J. W. Bam ; 19 packages, Bain & Burtt; 14 cases, Bain & Burtt; 2 cases, J. O'Neill ; 1 case, J. A. Gilfillan ; 30 cases, order ; 1 case, Capt. Smale; 5 cases G. Russell; 2 cases, order; 1 box, A. Clark; 5 packages, C. Joslin; 4 cases, R. Vidal; 13 packages, 1 case 1 trunk, T. Lewis ; 1 case, as addressed ;34 packages, D. Nathan ; 900 packages, Gibson & Mitchell ; 181 ditto, Brown & Campbell ; 1 case, as addressed ; 30 packages, 1 case ■watches, C. Davis ; 1 box, 1 case, J. Rout ; 50 packages, 5 cases, order ; 1 case, as addressed; 1 case, F. "Whitaker ; 7 cases, Connell & Ridings ; 100 bags salt, 13rown & Campbell ; 67 casks bottled beer, Brown & Campbell ; 1 box, E. Biddell ; 1 box, as addressed ; 1 tin box, as addressed.

The Norfolk sailpd from the London Docks on the 4th March, but did not take her departure from the outports till the 30th, still she has made a veiy protracted passage. The Thames, which was to sail for Auckland on the 15th April, has been taken off the berth, and the Simlah laid on in her place. She was to sail from Gravesend on the 22nd April. The John Wesley, hence the 26th December, had not arrived in the first week of April. The Moa is discharging 1 her cargo with despatch, and is advertised to sail again for Sydney on Saturday •next, on which day, we are informed, she will positively sail, should no interruption occur from bad weather to pteveut the landing of her goods. The Mail will be made op on Friday afternoon. By the Mary Paul, which arrived yesterday from the East Coast, intelligence has been received of the loss of the schooner Hero, which left Auckland on the 17th ult. She encountered one of the heavy gales that prevailed during the last month and commencement of this, and as she was running for shelter into the Wahi Eiver, Bay of Plenty, on the 6th instant, she (struck on arock at Makatu point, capsized, filled and went down. Her mast can be seen at low water. All hands on board were drowned. The names of the Europeans are Richard Still, W. Webb (master), and F. Fairweather. Still's body was found washed upMon Matata beach, and wts buried by the Europeans who are engaged on Mr. White's station there. Mr. Armson sailed from Auckland in the Hero, but left her on her way down the coast at Mercury Bay. The Grampus, another coaster belonging to this port, commanded by George Patten, went asliore about the same time, at the Awanui, in the Bay of Plenty, where she became a total wreck. The hands got safe to shore with great difficulty.

To the Editor of the New Zealander. Sir,— l beg to forward to you for publication among your shipping intelligence, the following authentic particulars regarding the loss of the barque Eudora. I am youra, &c, Allan R. Macdonald, M,D. Auckland, 18th August, 1851.

The barque Eudora, of 208 tons register, J. R Gourley master, left Port Cooper, Canterbury Settlement on the 20th July, bound for Sydney. On the 25th she entered Poverty Bay, but did not finally come to an anchorage till the following evening. The weather kept fine and moderate with the wind from the southward until Monday morning the 28th, about 2 o'clock, a.m., when the wind changed to the eaitward and northward, and quickly increased to a gale, accompanied by heavy rain and intense darkness. All hands were called to raise the anchor with the hope that the vessel would be able to beat out to sea, but notwithstanding all the efforts of the crew and passengers, these proved unavailing. By the increase of the morning light it was discovered that the vessel had dragged for a considerable distance, towards the shore, a heavy swell running into, and across the bay. A second anchor was now let go, and about filty or sixty fathoms oj chain paid out to both. These brought the vessel up, and for several hours there were hopes entertained that she would ride the gale out. But these proved fallacious. Before noon, and at low water she struck her rudder on the ground ; the strokes became more frequent and &evere, till at length the rudder-bands gave way, and fears were entertained that the stern-post would be driven in. The gale was now blowing with increased violence, and the Bea breaking outside, and rolling in, causing the veisel to pitch and strike heavily at every heave. It was now determined to hold in as long as possible till the tide made, and then run her ashore. Between 3 and 4 o'clock, p.m., the decisive moment arrived. The chains were slipped, the main-mast cut by the board, in its fall taking the mizen-mast overboard along with it. Sail was made on the fore-mast, and the vessel was beached, driving higher and higher as the tide flowed. A ft-w of the European settlers, and many of the natives had been waiting on shore all day. About midnight, two of the chiefs got on board, wjth the purpose of controulinj? the natives, and protecting property. On Tuesday the 29th, at low water, the Rev. Mr. Grace, the missionary stationed at Poverty Bay, came on board, whose adrice and assistance, together with ihat offered by Messrs. Simpson and Halbert, were of much service in forming arrangements for landing the atores, &c, &c, while at the same time the passengers were offered every hospitality in their power to afford. The stores, luggage, and everything portable were pot on shore, during the next three or four days at low water, the natives insisting on doing all the labor, for which they afterwards charged rather exorbitantly. Independently of this, they behaved with tolerable honesty, more particularly the leading men in whom trust was reposed. A guard of these was placed in charge of the stores till the day of sale. In conclusion, everything was done that was possible by Captain Gourley for the interest of all <oncernud. 'Ihis testimony must be borne to him by all who witnessed his exertions throughout, both in his endeavours to save Ins vessel, and when tliesu proved unavailing in disposing to ill- best advantage of storps and fieight entrusted to hin>.