SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 645, 19 June 1852, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. June 15 —Tue, 13 tons, Kote Ipu, from Waiheki, with 60 kits potatoes, 10 kits maize, 12 pigs. June 16 —Thomas, 15 tons, Ko Pnuro, from Maketu, with ?00 kits potatoes, 30 kits maize. June 18—Ellen, 12 tons, Watson, from Wailieki, with 12 tons firewood. June 18—Oeoigo, 17 tons, Ko to Patu, from Tauranga, with 7 tonB potatoes, 11 pigs, 6 bushels wheat. June 18 —Hawkhead, 22 tons, Lawrie, from Mahurangi, with 18 tons firewood, 10 puriii posts.

DEPARTURES. June 16 —Star, 17 tons, D. Hue, for Wangarei. June 16 —Ann, 22 tons, Goodman, for Waiheki. June 19—Border Maid, 90 tons, W. Champion, for New Caledonia. Passengers—The Bishop of NewZealand, Rev. J. Inglls and Mrs. Inglis, Rev. W. NibilJ, Messrs. N. G. Hector, C. Hector, and Betts, and 5 natives. June 18 —Ellen, 12 tons, Watson, for Waibeki, in ballast. June 18—Robert, 14 tons, Te Palcihi, for the River Thames, in ballast. June 18 —Hawkbead, 22 tons, Lawrie, for Kokoliu, in ballast.

11. M. biignntine Pandora, which sailed on Saturday afternoon labt in qupst of the baique Gwalior, returned to port on Wednesday night. After passing Rangitoto on Saturday evening the Pandora was hove-to and allowed to drift do«n with the tide towards tbe Little Barrier, burning blue lights, and showing a light at tbe raast-head throughout the night. At daj'ligbt on Sunday there was no sign of the barque, and the Pandora stood outside the Hen and Chickens and Poor Knights, keeping a look-out at the masthead all day. On Monday the weather became very thick, and as the evening drew on, and still no vessel visible, it was thought advisible to run into the Bay of Islands for the night where some intelligence might probably be obtained from small vessels arriving irom the coast. The Brothers and Napi were at anchor at tbe Bay — and the former bad bi ought some report of the Gwalior having put in at the Kawau, which on fuitiier enquiries was found to be merely a supposition — the Napi, bound to the Bay, having passed the Children between Kawau and Auckland with part of the Gwalior's mail on board. The Vivid arrived on Monday night at the Bay from Mongonui, but had not seen the baique; the Pandoia got under weigh at daylight on Tuesday morning and sailed from the Bay towards the Great Barrier,running twenty miles to tbe east of it. The wind shifted, and she was detained outside all that night and next day, and only succeeded in weathering Cape Colville about half-past six on Wednesday evening, when tbe wind going round to the northward she ran for Auckland — tbe sea high and night extremely dark — and anchored about one o'clock. Tbe Pandoia and Gwalior unfortunately passed each other on Saturday night — nor.c of those in charge of the barque observed the brigantine's signal lights, although some of tbe passengers noticed them without being aware of their purport, Commander Drury's promptness and willingness to afford his services in this emergency should not be overlooked . He deserves the best thanks of the mercantile community Lere as well as of those immediately concerned in the vessel. The application made for assistance by Messrs. Bain and Burtt to the local Government was forwarded at once to Captain Drury by the Colonial Secretary ; his practical reply was by getting the vessel immediately under way — the formal one beiag reserved until after the vessel's return from her cruize. The agents we understand appreciate this all the more from the fact that it wa3 entirely disinterested on Captain Drury'e part— all expectation of interest likely to accrue from salvage having been disclaimed by him before his vessel started. A deposition made on Saturday by one of her passengers of the scarcity of provisions on board the Gwalior was one of the grounds on which the agents made their application for aid from the authoiities. It now appears that the provisions were scaice during the latter part of the voyage, but this serious inconvenience arose not from any insufficient finding of the vessel before her sailing, *but from the circumstance of a change of mates having taken place at the Cape of Good Hope, the new mate not knowing where the ship's stores were stowed It appears there are considerable quantities of unbroached stores still on board. Captain Daldy has been engaged by the agents to superintend the discharging of the cargo, so that damaged g-oods, if any should be turned out, may be inspected, and the cause of damage ascertained ; but it is thought that the cargo has not suffered so much as it was at first supposed. On Thursday some disclosures relative to this vessel came out through an application which the sailors made to the Police Magistrate to obtain their discharge. They declared their unwillingness to go to sea again with the Captain, as they could not do so without putting thoir lives in danger. According to their statement he had threatened to stab the mate, and bad been in confinement for seventeen days on the voyage until in the opinion of the surgeon he was fit to be released. They were willing, however, to discharge the vessel, and the agents promised to pay any claim they could shew for their board, &c. It was therefore arranged that they should proceed to thoir work of discharging the ship : and we are informed they showed a tractable and respectful spirit while they were before Mr. Beckham, and that — with one or two exceptions — they have since shown no reluctance to do their duty. The William Hyde's cargo having been taken out and her topmasts struck she was towed down the river on Wednesday morning and anchored off Mechanic's Bay, where she is to be beached, and a portion of her copper removed to examine the extent to which she has been damaged. As soon as the weather permits she will be inspected.