SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 586, 26 November 1851, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. Nov. 24— Vivid, 26 tons, W. Hitching, from Monganui, with 2 boxes coal. Passengers— Mr. and Mr«. Butler, family and servant. Nov. 24— Mary Taylor, 14 tons, T. Owens, from Ngmiguru, with 5000 feet sawn timber, 500 palings. Nov. iJ4— Water Witch, 10 tons,, J. M'Srar, fiom Wangaroa. Passengers — Rlr. SpiUeman, Mr. Jones. Nov. 24— 1-lawklipad, 22 tons, R. Lawne, trom Mahurangi, with l 2b tons firewood.

DEPARTURES. Kov. 2i~lsabella, 99 tons, E. J. Ledwell, for Hobart Town. Pabsengeis—Rli. C. Young, Mr. and MiSb Lnzaius, Mr. Lowe, Mi. Young, Mr. and Mta Bagley and 2 children, and 1 prisoner. —T. Lewis, agent. Nov. 23—Cadet, barque, 350 tons, Captain G. Elliott, for Sydney. Passenger*—Messrs. Malcolm, Loyd, Donaldson. Pany, Captain Kerr, Mr. Blair and son, Mr. T. Smith, wife and three children, Messis. J. Browu, and J. Gillam.—J. Salmon & Co., agents. Noy, 24—Napi, 17 tons, J. Tautari, lor Russell, with 5 boxes glass, 2 casks loaf sugar, 3 bags, 10 packages Bundiies, 1 box glassware, 1 box sweets, 1 bag rice, 6 packages, 2 cases wine, 1 bag biscuit, 1 cun oil, 1 box tobacco. Prssengers—Mr. Clendon, Messrs. B. Glover, J. Soule, J. Spikeman, P. M'DennoU, J. Malloy, C. Smith, W. M'Shee, M. Bell, and seven natives. —P. A.Phillips, agent. Nov. 24—Dauntless, 27 tons, J. Gowan, for the East Coast and Canterbuiy, with 12,000 feet timber, 200 bushels maize, \ ton bacon, 1 ton pork, 15 bags sugar, 20 kegs nails, 20 gallons ruif^ 4 cases gin, 5 cwt. lard. Passenger—Mr. R. Hogdson. Nov. 21—-Hawk-head, 22 tons, R. Lawrie, for Mahurangi, with "I bags flour, 1 bag sugar.

CLEARED OUT. Nov. 25—Maulin, brig, 106 tons, R. L. Eames, for Sydney, Passengers—Miss Rabone, Miss E. Rabone, Master Rabone, Master R. Rabone, Mrs. de Lency, Miss de Lency, Miss Mitchell, David Chandler, Samuel Bennett, Mauha Benuet and child, Thomas Wilson, William Wilson, Charles Wilson, Mrs. Bond and three children, Thomas Lowe, Maik. Symonds, John Gibb, Thomas Ryan, wife and son, Philip Roberts, John Roberis, George Ciawford, wife mid two children, F. Wethered, and soq, James Wright, Robert Lang.—W. S. Grahame, agent.

EXPORTS — rOREIGN. Per Cadet, for Sydney, original cargo of coals, and 28 casks humpback oil. Per Maukin, for Sydney, 10 casks sperm oil, 60 coils wool-lashing, 20 tons lPgulus, 11 casks sperm oil, 15 packages wool, IB bundles wool-lasbing, 1 case saddles.

By intelligence from Kaipara we learn that the barque King William, which we ieportpd to have arrived at that river on the 6th inst., fiom Sydney, to load with timber, on proceeding to her anchorage, got agiound at Mringawhaie, about 30 miles up the river, on the ea&t bank. The vessel had sustained no damage at the time our informant left, and every effort was being made to get her off, in which it was thought they would not succeed until the spring tides of Monday or yebteulay.

Wreck oft he Emigrant Ship Halcyon. I—We1 — We regret Laving to record the loss of the American emigrant ship Halcyon, winch sailed hence on the 17th May, with upwards of 300 passengers, principally liish and Geiman emigrants for New York. The whole of tbe passengers and crew, with the exception of one woman and a child, were providentially lescued from a watery grave, having been humanely taken on board, almost in the last extremity, by tbe New York ships, Connecticut, Captain Latham, and the William H. Whaiton, Captain Gates, laden with cotton, on their passage to Liverpool. The Halcyon encountered a heavy gale on the Bth uist., longitude being about 57^ and latitude 42, within five or six days' sail of New York. The ship, from a succession of disasters, became totally disabled ; and, notwithstanding the exertions and skill of Captain Wade and Ins officers, to which the whole of the passengers we have conversed with bear willing and eager testimony, those on board would most inevitably have perished had not the vessels alluded to have rendered timely assistance. To Captain Wade, who most courteously and readily affoided us every information, we aie indebted for the following report of the disaster: — "On the Bth June the lLilcyGn, when within five or six days' sail of New York, was dismasted m a beavy S.E. gale. The fore and mam- masts went by the deck, and the inizenma&t below the top. The rudder wns rendered useless by the thumping of the spars before they could be got clear and the violent action of tlie sea. One pump was bioken by the cargo fetching away, and the other was so much injured as to be rendered nearly useless. Up to the time of the Connecticut and the William H. Warton coming to tbe rescue, which was on tbe llth, it was impossible, in consequence of the violent rolling of the wieck, to get up a jury ma^t of sufficient size to steady the sinking ship. All this time the leakage was increasing, the cargo was woiking, and the hull straining violently. One of the steerage passengars, a woman, sustained a serious injury from borne iron rails on deck falling on her feet and crushing her very much, which caused her death. When tke Connecticut and William 11. Wbarton came down they took off the passengers and crew, with provisions, water, &c, and they left on the 12th. When leaving, the wreck being directly in the track of 6hips bound to the eastward, and it being nearly night he (Captain Wade) deemed it prudent to set her on fire to prevent any ships that might come along during the night running foul of her. Captain Wade, the officers, and passengers of the ill-fated vessel express the deepest gratitude for their safe deliverance; and the subjoined testimonial has been handed to us for publication :—: — " Liverpool, June 28, 1851. '' I am desirous, for myself and m the name of the officeis and passengers of the late unfortunate ship Halcyon, to take this opportunity of expressing publicly our acknowledgement of the debt of grutitude due from us to Captain Latham, of the ship Connecticut, and Captain Gates, of the William H. Wharton, of New York, and to the officers and crews of their respective ships. To their humane conduct and praiseworthy exertions the company and passengers of the Halcyon owe, under God, the preservation of their lives. " Through their untiring exertions over 300 persons were transfened to their ships, without the loss of a single life. Receiving such large numbers on board ships having accommodations only for their ordinary company required personal sacrifice to be made and inconveniences to be suffered by eacli and all belonging to them. Yet these sacrifices were made, inconveniences boine promptly and with the greatest cheerfulness. Everything that could be done to add to the comfort or promote the health of those thus placed under their caro wns done in a, generous spirit of humanity. Although the rescutd persons feel that the consciousness of having performed a noble duty in a noble manner will bring more enduring pleasure to the minds of their delivereis than any tribute they can offer, they feel bound to perfoim their duty, and thus publicly recoid their gratitude. "A. T. Wade, "On behalf of the officers, crew, and passengers of the ship Halcyon" The William H. Warton arrived m Liverpool on Thursday evening, with the mate of the vessel and 190 of her passengers, and the Connecticut, bringing Captain Wade and the remmrider ©f the unfortunate people, on Friday eveping.— Liveijwol pajwi , June 29. i