SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 687, 13 November 1852, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARIUV.ALS. Not. 10— Star, 17 tons, Merriclr, from Waiheki, with 25 tons firewood. Nov. 10—Odd Fellow, 22 tons, Tanner, from tho Hot Springs, witb 22 tons firewood. Nov. 11— Dolphin, 42 tona, Stewart, fiom the East Const, with 500 bushels wheat, 200 bushels maize, 1 ton bacon, 1 ditto porlt, 1 bale calico, 5 cwt. lard. — - W. S. Grabnme, agent. Nov. 11— Herald, 25 tons, Brown, from the Bay of Islands, with 6 head cattle, 12 pigs, 50 lbs. bacon. Not. 11— John, 28 tons, Sullivan, from JVlahurangi, with 3.) tons firewood. Nov. 12—IIohi, 17 tons, Tewni, from Opotikf, wiihi 3oo baskets potatoes, i'ussi'iigcr— a Roman Catholic Vriest. Nov. It— Lizzy, 15 tons, J. Tender, from Coromnndel, in ballast. Pusienger— Mr. Steedon. Nov. l'J-Mnry, 25 tons, W. Davies, fiom Wuihuke, with 38 tons firewood. Nov. 12 — Ann, 22 tons, Jones, from Wailieke, with 8,000 feet timber, 700 palings, 10,000 bimbos. Nov. 12— Wampu, 22 tons, VV. Nichols, from tho En&t Const, witb (iOO bushels wheat, CO do. maize.

DBVAIITURES. Nov. 10— Star, 17"tons, Mmick, for Wnikoki. Nov. 10— Odd Fellow, 23 tons, Tanner, for the Hot Springs. Nov. 11 —John, 28 tons, Sullivnn, for the Barrier, with 3 tons flour, half-ton biscuit, 5000 feat timber.

To Captain Thompson, Brig " Raven." DfcAJi Sin, — On behalf of ourselves nnd fellow pnstengcis, per Rim>n, from Sydney (o Auckland, last trip, permit ub to ofiVr you our warm acknowledgment* for your kind nnd vcrv polito attention to the piomotion of oui comfoit and" convenience during the passage; nnd we must nlio be allowed to express our high appreciation of the skilfuln<'SS, ftnd untiring watchfulness with winch your nautical duties were pcrfoimeri. We tjust to meet you here nfier many a successful tr p in this trt'de, to which we cannot but consider you a valuable acquisition — and wo have no doubt that many of our fellow citizens who may hereafter have the good .fortune to be your passengers will hare equal reason with us to express their obligation to you. We remain, dear sir^ Youro very sincorely, Cimiim-s Davis, Thomas Kevkn. Auckland, Nov. 12ili, 1052.

Brig Raven, Nov. 12, 1852. Gknu.mij'n, — Accept my thanks for the very kind and flattering terms in which you have been pleased to notico 'me in relation to my duties as tna&ter of the Raven during our late shoit trip. I trust that my own con--viction of what is necessary on the part of masters of paeftengar-ressela to conduce to the comfort of persons unaccustomed to sea going, will always influence my demeanor towards those who may happen to sail in any under my charge. i remain, Gentlemen, Yours, very faithfully, J. 13. Thompson. To Messrs. C. Davis and T. Karon, &c, &c, etc.

The Taranahi ffrrald of the 20th ult., announces tb 'arrival nt Nnw Plymouth, on the 16th, of the Camilla, luigantine, Capt-.un Plant, from Twofold Bay, with 75 head of cattlo and 14 rama, —Mr. and Mrs.imlay passengers. The Camilla sailed again from New lMy. mouth on the 18th ult. for Kaipara to load timber for Melbourne. On Sunday night ond during the whole of Monday the settlement was visited with one of tbo most violent aouth-easters, accompanied with rnin, that haa been experienced for many years. During tho gnle the Phoebe went ashore- near Kai Warra and stove in some planki in her botlom ; a smnll schooner, tho Wavo, which was at the (loads, pnitt'd from her nnchor, but ran safely into harbour and got into Kai Warra creek without receiving any further damage. — Wellington Spectator, Oot. 16.

The monster steam-ship La Plata, belonging to the Royal West India Mail Packet Company is expected from Greenock at Southampton, on this day (Saturday. ) The interior construction of the La Plata in essentially different from that of the oilier great steam-ships, tho Parana, Orinoco, and the Mngdalenn, belonging to tho company. In the latter 6teamers there are spar decks, and the cabin accommodations* are on the main deck. In tho Lti Plata there is no spar deck, find the cabin accommodations are bolow tho mnin dock, in conscquenco of the peculiar interior construction of the La Plata the woiking of tho ship will be performed — and an immense weight will bo Bituated— on a lower level in the vessel than is the cue in the Orinoco, Parana, nnd Magdnlenfl. She will, in fact, not ho so top-heavy. Her first voyngo out to Bt, Thomas will be looked forward to with profound interest, as by it will be decided whether human ingenuity has yet discovered the true magnitude and peculiarity of construction of a steamer, together with the proportionate engine power that it should possess, so that it may run between Southampton and St. Thomas, a distanco of nearly 'l-,()00 miles, in about eleven or twelve days. Tho groat difficulty in tins magnificent experiment consists in the vait consumption of coal during this voyage, by which these monstwr ships are J2OO ion» heavier at the beginning thnn ot tho £nd of the voyngo. The La Plata will be commanded by Captain Allan. — Sydney Morning Iftraldj Oct. 28. The following particulars respecting the loss of the (Jeres are extracted from a protest which has been banded to us. Tho Ceres sailed from Sun Francisco on the 14lh June, bound for Sydney and Port Phillip. On the 2nd July sighted Owhyhee, at which place the chinnoiueters were corrected, finding nn orror of 8 miles to the vw»tward ; 16 July, crossed the lino in long. U 4° W ; 18 July, sighted Clearance inlnnd ; 10 July made Onooapon, where she unchorod, and took in provisions and water. 21 July, continued tho voyage, .Mewing- N.W. by W., N.W. and N.W. Jmlf N., for

the purpose of pa,»ii>g lo looward of the Ka.-jeo group : at midnight, on tlio '22 nd July, tin* look-out sow breakers. 'J lio ye, sel was immediately hove about, but she Bliuck hind on the ipef, it blowing hard at the time. Tlio masts weie cut away, find p very endeavour made to get her of}', but without success. At daylight got out the boats an.l landed all the passengers and crew on an island homing W.N.W., where they remained until tho Oth August, when Captain 11. De Vries, with one seumau and tlireo pns^ngors, Blurted in the long boat lor the pui pose of obtaining assM.incp, and, fortunately, fell in with tho Daniel Watson, whaling brig, on the 17th August, which vessel returnnd to the island and took all on board, finally landing them at Auckland. By observations rande by the chronometers of iho Daniel Watson, and Lewis, whaler, of New Bedford, which latter vessel th«y fell in with, the reef is 50 miles more to the eastward than laid down in the chart on bo.ud. — Ibid.

Cunious CiucuMbrANCC— Wo Imvo been requested by the captain of the Osproy schooner, from Sourabaya, to give publicity to the following singular robbeiy and recovery of letters. On Wednesday, "June 16ih at 8 a.m. Reisous Island bearing S.S.W., distance two leagues, saw a boat coming from the nhind, from which they purchased Boiue figs, poultry, &c, of a man named John Williams, who was living there, who stated a vo6«ol called the Black Squall, Cnptnin Bovrilen, touched nt Humphries' Island, in November, 1851, — that whilst trading with the natives, one of them got in nt tho cabin window, and stole the captain's writing desk, containing all his lettera and papers; that he, John Williams, received from the native, tho following letters opened :— Mr. Thomas Lewis, Auckland ; Mr. J. Poll, Ca| tain Bovvden, Black Squall ; Messrs, Ballingall, Mr. J. G. Read, Melbourne; Captnin Mathers, ship Jessie, 3 ; Mr. Francis, Ilobart Town ; Mrs. Scutton, Cumberland-street North ; Mrs. M'Duff, Sydney ; Messrs. M* Arthur, Little-street, Sydney ; Hy. White, Esq., Ilobart Town. The above letters were forwaided to tho Melbourne Post Office on Sunday. Captain Gregg likewise reports having discoveiod on tho 17th June on igland in latitude 11 deg. 36 mm. South, longitude 165 deg. 32 mm. west, with a small reef all around it, visible at six lengues distance. The island was thickly wooded, and a great quantity of birds appeared in the neighbourhood. — Argus.