SYDNEY.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 584, 19 November 1851, Page 2

SYDNEY.

AiinrvAi,s. —Sept. 29. William and .Tnmcs, schooner, Gray from Honolulu. Hcpt. 30. Black Dog, schooner, Garnck, from the J3ay of Islands Oct. 1. Ariadne, bebooner, Verreck, from Vnlpmaiso. 2. Phantom, brig, Brown, from Adelaide; Dorwent, barque, Jaidino, from Port 'Lyltellon. 3. Comet, Bchoonor, Clouston, from Nelson. 4. Mary Ann, schooner, Gourlay, from Poit Phillip; Ifnrp, schooner, Somerville; Mary Stowait, schoonor, Allan; Souvenir, schooner, Brown; and Shamrock, schooner, Reynolds, from Moreton Bay. 6. Esperanzft, brig, Collins, from Ilobart Town. 7. Resolute, Bhip, Lewiß, fiom Plymouth, 27th June. 8. Dart, brig, Collins, from Port Phillip; Prince of Wales, brig, Gaunt, fiom Port Phillip; Kate, ship, Brodencl:, from Plymouth, Glh July; Antonie, brig, Uamann, from Port Phillip; William iuid James, barque, Coils, from Batavin; Vixen, schooner, M'Kinlay, from Launceston. 9. Scotia, schooner, Ward, from Otago. JO. Triton, brig, Maybeo, from Ilobart Town; Swan, cutter, from Savau (Navigators' Island); lI.M. Steamer Acheron, from a coastiug royago. 11. Hannah, ship, Moodie, from Valpaiaiso; Ceylon, brig, Tate, from San Francisco; Mary Jnne, schooner, Gourlay, from Newcastle. 12. Hirondelle, schooner, Lapthorne, from Port Phillip; Raven, bug, 8011, from Launcoaton. IJ. Hero, brig, Dale, from Newcastle; Woodstock, «hip, Williams, from Port Phillip. 14. Essington, brig, Mills, from Port Fairy. 15. Earl Grey, barque, Urquahart, from Plymouth, 18th June. 16. Home, U. S. barque, Brummflrbop, from Valparaiso. 17. Two Friends, brig, Farmer, from Adelaide; Lavinia, ichooner, Wyborn, from Moioton Bay. 10. Maukin. brig, Bowden, from Auckland. 19. Effort, schooner, Thomson, from Wide Bay ; Walter Claxton, American barque, Goodepoed, from San Francisco; Doraet, brig, Elger, from San Francisco. 22. Toroa, schooner, Sholl, from Moreton Bay; Lawnia, barque, M'Pheo, from Auckland; Agpnona, ship, Leon, from San Frnncisco. 23. Lillias, schooner, Cbapmiin, from Geelong; Phoibe,schooner, Nickson, from Adelaide; Sarah, bug, Grant, from the Kawau ; Favorite, schooner, Stcrickor, from Port Phillip. 24. Don Juon, schooner, Courtonay, from Ilobart Town; Helen, schooner, Clinch,fiom Port Phillip; Thomas Lord, schooner, lliggins, from Moreton Bay; Thalia, barque, Volum, from San Francisco. 25. Velocity, schooner, McVeigh, from Adelnide; "Willing, barque, Bertram, from Manilln. 27. Lord Dufferin, ship, Clarke, from Lirerpool. 28. Marino Plant, schooner, Gibbon, from Honolulu; Sophia, American whaling schooner, Baldwin, from the South Seas; Architect, American ship, CaHper, from Sun Francisco. 30. Duke of Richmond, barque, Barclny, irora tho Downs, 28ih Juno; Liberty, schooner, Johnson, from Wide Hay. ."3J. Jack, hrig, Murphy, from Moieton Bay. Petrol, barque, Blackburn, from San Francisco; Victory, barque, Fowler, from (ho Capo of Good Hope; Mou, brig, Norm, from Auckland. DtrAttTT7Bf.s. —Sept. 29. Sea liolle, brig, Greig, for Launcoston; Mou, brig, Nome, for Auckland. Oct. 3. Favorite, schooner, Stcrrickor, for Melbourne, Cantcro, barque, Murray, for Adolaulo. 4. Jack, brig, Muiphy, for Morfton Buy; Cape Horn, barque, Bog£i«, for Ilobart Town. 5. Emmn, brig, Pockley, ior Ilobart Town; William, brig, Cofiey, for Launcoston. 6. Cumberland, schooner, for Moreton Bay, 7 Mary Juno, schooner, for Newcastle. 8. Hero, brig, Dalo, for Newcastle; Balloy, schooner, Lnwes, for Adelaide. JO. Ganges, barque, J^angloy, for Manilla; Willmm, schooner, Stoelo, for Mon'ton Bay; Fanny Fisher, barque, Harrold, for tho Mauritius; Italic, U.S. whaling barquo, Handy, for the South Sea Fishery ; Watorwitcb, schooner, Horuball, for Goelong. 11. Dmna, brig, Peake, for I'ort Phillip. VI. Dublin, Bhip, Robinson, for Calcutta, 14. Thomas and Henry, bng, lionnett, for Adelaide; Coquette, schooner, Johnston, for Geolong; Ruby, barque Kllerby, for Anatam. 16. Black Dog, schooner, Garrick, for the Auckland Islands; William Alfroo, schooner, Tinlpy, for Wellington. 17. Mohawk, «hip, LiddcU, for Guam; Shamrock, schooner, Francis, for Moreton Bay; Vixen, schooner, McKinlay, for Newcastle; Mary Jane, flchooner, Gourlay, for Coelong; Souvenir, schooner, Brown, for Moreton Bay. 38. Dart, brig, Collins, for Melbourne; Prince of Walcfl, brig, Gaunt, for (Jeelong. 19. Iloro, brig, Dale, ior Adelaide. 20. Lina, schooner, Deuker, for the Houth Sea Islands. 21. .Supply, schooner, Smith, for the South Sen Island-*. 25!. Harp, schooner, Somerrille, for Moreton Bay. 23. J>nynrd Park, barque, Wellor, for London. 24. King William, baiquc, Downr, for Kaipaia, Enperanza, brig, I Collins, ibr Melbourne. 2/>. Arabian, schooner, Seagrove, for tho South Soa Islands; Emily kefch, Coihrn, for Moroton Bay; Adventure, sceooner, Cobban, ior Moreton Bay; Lavinin, schooner, Wyborn, tor Moreton Bay; Margaret and Maiy, schooner, Currie, for Wide Bay; Deborah, schooner, White, for th« South Sea Islands. 26. Royal Saxon, barquo, Clmrlosworth, for Calcutta; Phantom, brig, Rrown, for Adelaide; Mary Stewart, bchooner, Allen, for Geelong; Hirondelle, schooner, Lnptborne, for i'ort Plulhp. 2<>. Woodstock, ship, Williams, for Lima; Vixen, schooner, .McKinlay, for^jLaunceston. 27. Tuton, brig, Maybec, for Hohart Town ; Afalma, schoonef, Twrnbull, for tho fVavigtitors'lslandH. 29. Ariadno, Hamburg schooner, Vionck, for Valparaiso; Toroa, sohooner, Sholl, for Moreton Bay. 30. Dorset, brig, Elgin, for Hohart Tovr^ Eaeington, brig, Mills, for Port Fuiry and Ported 'say. 31, William and James, scbooncr, Grey, far Geclpng,

DREADFUL Nilll'WllHCK AT FORMOSA. Massalkl op iwi ni Y-nciiir Imjivimums. We deeply lament (ho following lamentablo record of llio total lovi of the ] mpi-nl, and tlio bin baroua mafluacre ot nil licr ( few m tint China se.'is. The 7 aipeid was tin- fust vessel that brought out pmi»iauts to («eeloug undei this auspices ol Dr. Lang. This wan in 1H1<). The amiable qualities of tlio commander, Cii]>inui Gihou, cii(le:nc(l him to nil who wore pnviloged with lin Acquaintance :—: — 'llio Amencan bin quo. Antelope, on her passage to Shangluio, wns lying, on the night of the Ist iuslimt, nearly In calmed oil the sntitlj jioint of Formosa, when ft bout wns observed coming lioin the hlioio, and as several others wote also no.ii her, annltnrk from pirate* being appi (.'bonded, Captain lloundy thought proper to have Ins carronadus loaded, and small-arms prepared, and then fired a shot over the heads of the people in the boat that was appioaohuig. But this hnd the efluiit of slopping tho rowcis but (at ;i few minutes only, and shoitly nflerwards those in the AnUlopo beaid the voices of Knglisliinen loqueniing that they might be taken on hoard. Captain Jloundy accordingly hove to, and received three men, the solo survivois oi the oow of the barque Laipenl, of Liverpool, ft vessel for soino tune pa«t concluded to have become a total wreck. Itappeam that the Moulniem built Laipent, of 6"14 tonsregistoi, only seven yo.us old, belonging to Mr. I Thomas Ki|)loy, and commanded by Mr. Gilson, left Liveipool on the Jb'th of May last, on a voyage to Shanghai* ; the ciow, ull told', including Mr. liland (biothur to Mr. Bland oi the firm Minw, liland k Co., of SliangliHO) n pasionger, acting as thud mate, numbering tlnrt)-onfi. The Larpent passed Anjor on tho HUh August. With our shipping intelhg< nro of the 7th September, 1850, we gave the following: — " Tho Albert Edward, on the 28th August, wa* in company with tho barquo Larpent, bound to Shangliae, in latitude 7 N.,lon»Hudo 10« 50 ii ;— had h K ht winds and finn woathor nil up the China aeu, and no berious gains during the voyage." Fifteen days after thus being spoi.en by tlio Albert Edward, viz. on the l^th September, in the forenoon, the Larpent passod Botol Tob.igo Xnna, a lofty island, three or four miles in extent, bearing past half-north from tho South Cupe Formosa, from which it is distant thntenn longuos. The weather is haid to have- been thick and rainy at this time, wind moderate at northpast, blowing oft the shore. At 9 30, p. m,, all hands were alarmed at tho ship sti iking on a. lock. By bucking the head Bails, however, the ship came oil almost immediately, but on sounding tho pumps, no lets than seven feer of water were found in the hold; all hands worofoithwiih busily kept at pumping until 2h. 15m., a. m., of the following day, when, as there was no prospect of gaming on the leak, Captain Gilson ordered the quarter boats to be lowered, and the launch to be hoibted out. In tbo hurry the jolly boat stove and becamo useless. The captain, mate, and hix men, thon got into tho starboard quarter boat, tho remaining members of tho ciow taking to the launoh, in which some provisions had been placed. On the weather clearing up a little at daylight, they found themselves cloho to tho shore, somewhere in tho vicinity of the place designated on tho map of Formosa, Mat Faer. Here they nil lauded for the purpose of getting some freßh water, with the intention also of caulking the long-boat which wna found to leak like a sievo." But in those purposes they were prevonted ; the natives coining down in great numbers and plundering them of every moveable. So situiited Captain Gilson determined upon putting to sea again, as he snid, to endeavour to roaoh Hongkong, a distance of four hundred miles and upwards, and tho boats started together, but the launch still leaking coiibideiably, wuh unable to keep up with the lighter boat, and paiting company, she was never more seen ; although it was flftei wards heard that Captain Gilson had landed near Soutli Cape, and procured water, (there, indeed, ho might havo been murdered, or taken captive, and may still bo in slavery for aught wo know or believe to the contrary.) At daylight on tho 14lh, tho launch having rounded tho extremo point, tho crow landed on a shelving beach, surrounded by hushes, intending, hefoio proceeding any further, to do their best to repair the bout. About Uh. a. m., nhno.st without any previous warning, they found themselves in the midst of a dead fno of matchlocks. Young Mr. Bland was observed to spring a great height into the air and fall flat on his face, dead ; those who could swim immediately took to the water, from whenco the savages were seen, with long knives, stabbing those who wore wounded, and immediately cutting off their heads, which to the number of nineteen, were thrown into a tornblo bonp. Blake, tho jomor, says that, ulthough terribly wounded by a shot when in tho water, ho swam for several miles across a hrond bight, and had landed under a huge sugar loaf rock, thoroughly exhausted, thinking that he wns the only one saved, when, turning his eyes seaward, he observed the boy Hill, pursued by an enormous shark. Tho lad appearod nearly exhausted, nnd wns about to biuk, but cheered by his voice, be gave a fow more strokes, nnd grounded in bhoul water, from whence bo dragged himself over tho coral to tho place whore Blake wns Hitting. Hore they bad not remained long when two natives with matchlocks wero ueen traversing a beach at some distance, aypftrently in pursuit of them. But they succeeded in hiding thornselvea for the tune, and aftorwaids escaped to tho mouutains, where they remained until the 12th. Exhausted nature could hold out no longer, and at a time, says Blake, when the feelings of a cannibal had arisen in his breast, and ho insanoly thought of partaking of his comrade's blood, rather than remain longer without food, they wandered into a Cold where Home villagers woro at work. Vrom thorn they obtained a meal of rice, and shelter, nnd wrie uftorwards made to work with tho village labourers from daylight till daik; Hometimos in boats diving lor large shell fish, ut others with liooa about the paddy ground. The man Boris and anotbor bad landod at a different placo, from whenco they tried to reach a junk, in which one of them, Harrison, succeeded, but was almost instantly sliot and decapitated in eight of his comrade. Boris apponrs to have subsequently joinod Jilnko and Hill, the latter of whom being unable to do so much work as the others, was subjected to very severe treatment, and has boon left atrJhanghae. At the expiration of five months the /««(/-hoarted villagors sold them to some neighbours for six dollars a piece ; the purchasers proving to be of n more fnomlly disposition than tho onginnl holders. On anival at Shanghac, a voluminous nairative of tho sovon months and sixteen days'captivity was taken by Mr. Consul Alcock. Tho shipwrecked men tell of having seen on tho beach near where they landed, an anchor of about 19 cwt., clnin cable, cat and top blocks, iron krioca, a bronze figure-head four feet long, and other ship gear, the possession of which might bo a clue to the fate of several vessels of which wo are still in ignorance ("the American baupjc Coquette, for instance, tlio British barque Kelpie and others.) Thoy also heard of two white men being in captivity, but could not for a cortainty ascertain where. On return of tie Pilot wo arc infoiTriGu that If. M.S. Cloopatra will proceed to Formosa, for what purpose we are not advised. The oxtormmution of every member of the blood-thirsty clan inhabiting the southern promontory of Formosa, would be but an act of jufclififiblo vengeance ! but, in face ol the sickening feeling of false humanity pervading a great number of our Remitors at I home, there is no prospect of anything of this kind. Of this, however, we are fully cortifiod — .Formosa is a j part and pa i eel of tho Chinoao dominions; and in terms of our treaty with the govorninont, that government was bound to inform us of the dipanter that had occured, for it is foolish to suppose that it had not boon long known and bruited about. Tbo day of retribution will eventually come, and Gully, and the crows of tho Ann, tho JMerbudda, and Larpent, numbeiing upwards of two hundred souls, who havo been biutally massacred in cold blood on those inhospitable shores, must then be fnnrfully avenged. During the captivity of Bhiko, Hill, and Bens, sovoral vbsnclh were seen to pasa close to tho island j ono in January last, proves to havo bpon 11. M. S. Content, from whence, at a distance of two miles and a half, these unfortunates woro plainly ween wilting extraordinary gestures. Captain Spencer's reasons, wo hear, for not sending a boat'R crew to nHccitnm particulars, being tho /ear of jeopardizing the lives of Jiis men. — Ova land China Mailjar June.