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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 707, 22 January 1853, Page 2

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AnruvAj.s.—Nov. 25. John Grey, ship, McDonald, from Liverpool, July 2Hth ; Liberty, sell., Trevathan, fromGeelong; Hirondelle, sch., Lapt home, from Melbourne. 26. Ontario, barque, from Liverpool, 3rd August; Cape Horn, barque, Hawkos, and Vanquish, sch., Watts, from Melbourne; Sfadt, Utrecht ship, Jaski, from L ndon, 26th July. 27. Margaret and Mary, sch., Currie, from Geelong. Dec. 1. Charlotte, barque, Debney, from Fanning's Island. 3. Eagle, steamer, Allen, from Moreton Bay; Palermo, brig Stratton, from San Francisco, 24th August. 4. Vesta,, ship, Sonbry, from San Francisco; William Alfred, sch., Finlay, and Louis and Miriam, brig, Griffiths, from Port Nicholson; Harp, s<h., Witham, from Moxeton Bay. 5. Revenue, ship, Crowell, from Port Phillip; Hannah, ship, Moodie, from Talcahuana ; James Gibson, sch., Lancaster, from Port Phillip; Montgomery, ship, Chisholm, from Port Phillip; Monarch, barque, Gourlay, from Melbourne; Margaret, brig, Daniels, from Port Phillip; Prince of Wales, brig, Legge, from Port Phillip; Clarendon, brig, Stafford, from Port Phillip; Wild Irish Girl, brig. Todd, from Melbourne. 6. Delma, Chilian barque, Thayer, from Valparaiso ; Thames, Rutherford, from Oporto; .Spray, sch., Hall, from San Francisco. 7. Jessie Byrne, barqup, Baker, from San Francisco, Oct. 22; Oberon, cutter, Lyons, from the South Sea Island." ; 9. Shamrock, steamer, Warner, from Melbourne. 10. i Charles Carter, brjg, Hocking, from Port Elliott ;j J»ne, barque, Smith, -from Melbourne; Cbusap.jj

■P. & 0. S. N. Co's. steamer, Down, from 'Singapore'. 1 ■ 11. Pearl, sell., Mills, from Port Fairy; Panama,! Ibrig, Farley, from Portland Bay; Supply, sch., Fairiclough, from Pitt's Island ; Ca?sar, Godeffroy, barque, jJßelin. from Hamburgh, August. 17; Asa Packer, ■barque, Feissaire, from San Francisco, 29th Sept. 13.' ■Waratah', steamer, Bell, from Melbourne. 14. Moselle, ■French "Iwgate, t"i h u,,s - Belland, from Tongataboo; SZone, sch., Elliott, from l\!oreton Bay. 15. Caer■narvon, barque, Sullivan, from the South Sea Fisheries.; Hid. Columbine, barque, Spencer, from Manila, 2-Jth ■July; Golden Spring, brig, M'Veigh, from Melbourne; ■William, brig, M'Kinley, from Launceston; Ararat, ■barque, Darley, from Shanghae,'2lst Sept.; Templar;, ■barque,- Brown, and Sydney Packec, barque, Kemp, Bfrom Melbourne; Halcyon, brig, M"Don Id, from IjLaunceston; Anglesey, ship, Thoine, from Plymouth, aSepU Ist; Gipsy, sch., Chalk, from Twofold Bay; EClarence Packet, sch., Simpson, Thomas; and Henry, ibrig, Nixon, Adventure, sch., M'Kinnon, and Melgbourne Packet, sch., M'Lean, from Melbourne; 17. sch., Wilkinson, Jane, ship, M'Duffle, and ■ Esther Arthur, brig, Papps, from Melbourne; Isabella JBlytb, barque, Cooper, from Cork, l>% Sept.; Hydaspec, ■ship, Reid, from .Plymouth, 26th August; Robert ISytrs, barque, Morrison, from Newcastle. 18. Raven, Ibrig, Thompson, from Auckland; Amazon, barque, fLaw, from Newcastle. 19. Janp, barque, Brazier, ■from a whaling cruise; 11.M.5. Calliope, g < guns, Sir iEverard Home, from the South Sea Islands ; Humboldt, ffhip, Danneman, from Plymouth, Sept. Bth; Governor, ibrig, Jobnston,from Newcastle. 21. Florida, American Kbarquej Pike, from San Francisco, Oct. 26th. 21. Hergmione, American barque, Howard, from the Downs, gAugust 19; Iris, cutter, Raines, from the Feejee ilslands; Dart, brig, Jones, Flash, sch., Parker, f Favorite, barque, Mortimer, Rory O'More, barque, SGardner, and Perseverance, scb., fbourne; Rhone, whaling ship. Mft9fe*,*Trom Honolulu, Ilstb Nov. 22. Prince „h. iVred, ship, Smith, from PlyI mouth, 26th August; Don Juan, scb., Adams, from Melbourne. 23. Washington Irving, ship, Jones, from London, via Port Phillip ; Almeda, sch., Mailler, ind Margaret, brig, Spence, from Melbourne; Emma, brig, Brown, from Hobart Town; Picarde, scb., Kendale, Mary and Ellen, sch., Deane, Wanderer, brig, Burgis, and Osprey, scb., Hanson, from Melbourne. 24. Marmion, ship, Page, from London, 22nd August; Chasely, barque, Slaughter, from Liverpool, 20th August; General Hewett, ship, Gatenby, from Plymouth, 24th August; William Hyde, barque, Applewbaite; Fleetwood and Francis, ship, Dove, Shamrock, sch., Newcombe, and Penyard Park, barque, Weller, from Melbourne; Sarah Sands, screw steam ship, from Liverpool, 18th, and Cork, 22nd Sept.; Tom Tough, sch., Bernand, from Geelong. 25. Shamrock, steamer, Warner, from Melbourne; Daniel Webster, barque, Macfarlane, from Auckland ; Herder, Bremen barque, Von Hagen, from Plymouth, 10th Sept.; Brothers, brig, Wyborn, from Moreton Bay. 26. Luciparas, Dutch barque, Klopperman, finra Liverpool, 12th Sept. 27. Despatch, sch., Peacock, from Nelson; Souvenir, sch., Brown, from Geelong;! Wilson Kennedy, ship, Hobson, from London, 30ib Aug., and Plymouth, 9th Sept. 28. Sarah Metcalf, barque. Yorston, from London, Sept. Ist; Eliza, barque. Walsh, from Liverpool, Ist August; Mary Catherine, barque, Butler, from Liverpool, 27th August; Eagle, steamer, Allen, from Moreton Island ; 29. Black River Hacket, barque, Stiles, from Manila; Chieftain, sch., Verney, from Geelong. 31. Waratah, steamer, Bell, from Melbourne. Jan. 1. Rajah, Wallie, American steam ship, Smith, from Batavia 17th Nov.; Emma, barque, Kelly, from Melbourne; Henry Winch,barque, Sillitoe, from London, August 26th; Frances Barclay, barque, Cornombeer, from Shanghae, Oct. Ist; Carnatic, ship, Pope, from Plymouth, 21st Sept.; Titan, sch., Cole, and Harriett, brig, Duncan, from Melbourne. 2. Robert, barque, Todd, from the Downs, 16th August; Xantippe, cutter, Edwards, from the Isle of Pines; Otago, sch., Stevens, from Melbourne; Waterloo, ship, Green, from Plymouth, 25th Sept.; Velocity, scb., Williams, from Melbourne; Marmora, sch., Kelly, from Auckland. 3. Whitby, barque, Bruce, from Kaipara; Change, barque, Franklin, from Manila; Eliza, sch., Lovett, from Melbourne; Gypsy sch., Chalk, from Twofold Bay. The American steamer, New Orleans, a very fast vessel, capable of carrying 600 passengers, was to leave San Francisco for Sydney, via Tahiti, on the Ist December. The steamer Phoenix, daily expected from the Cape of Good Hope, is advertised for sale in the Mel bourne papers. Some anxiety is felt respesting the steamer Java, which was to leave Sourabaya for Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, in September.—S. Herald, December 8. H.M.S. Calliope has been absent since the 22nd July, on a cruise amongst the South Sea Islands. Alt. re tying this port she went to Norfolk Island, where she arrived! ou the 27th July ; from thence she proceeded to Tongataboo, where she arrived on the Bth of August. The day previous one of the men named Charles Weymouh a native of Dorsetshire, fell fio n the mam-yard ; the vessel was under all sail and running about seven and a half knots, a life-boy was immediately cast adtit't and two boats lowered, but before they could reach the unfortunate man he was devoured by the sharks. Whilst at Tongataboo a reconciliation was effected through the intercession of Sir Everard Home, between the native King George the Ist and his subjects, who surrendered the fort of Bea to the King. This terminated a civilj war that had lasted for nearly seven years. The Cal' o ( >e left Tongataboo on the 19th August, for Vavau, one of the Friendly Islands, where she arrived on the 25th. The American barque Pilot and John Malay were at the Island collecting beche-le-mer, and a schooner trading to San Francisoo. Sailed ag in for the Navigator's on the 2nd September ; arrived at Upolu on the nth, left for the Feejees on the 10th, and made Ovalau on the 17th. Having heard there that there was two men on a neighbouring Island, named Moala, who had been concerned in the piracy of the Helen sch oner (reported in the Shipping Gazette of the 16th February, 1850), the Calliope went down there, taking Mr. Whippy, the American Consular Agent at Ovalau, who kindly volunteered to act as interpreter; on arriving at Moala, the ship stood off and on for a day, and it was deemed prudent 'o hoist foreign colours for the purpose! of ob aining possession of the two men, and keeping away any suspicion of the real obj-ct of the Calliope's visit. On the day after her arrival off the Island, some canoes came off to the ship, and one of the chiefs wa> made prisoner, and he was informed through Mr Whippy, that he would be detained on hoard until the two white men were given up. After some time, theH chief gave an order to some of hie men in the canoe, andß they went off to the Island, and returned with the twol men, Henry Austen and Edward Johnson, bound handl and foot, aud delivered them up to the Calliope, onfl board which ship they are now confined. The chief was then released, and sent on shore, taking with him some presents from the vessel, which sailed on the 29th September, for Ambow, where she arrived on the folfowing day ; there was a war between the King of thai Island Bnd the Chief of Rewa. The Calliope proceeded to the latter place, with a view of making a friendly intercession, but without avail. She then returned to Ovalau for water, and having heard that some of the hands from the Ledgerdemain (whose loss has already been reported), were at Savage Island, she proceeded to that place and thence to Horn Island, sailed for Rotumah on the 21st November, and reached there on the 25th ; left thence for the Isle of Pines. The Julia Percy was thete, and bad a quantity of Sandal wood (amount not ascertained) on board; she was bound for New Caledonia. The Calliope left the Island on the oth instant, direct for this port; when off Newcastle she sighted a barque going into that port, without mizen topmast and fore-top-gallant-mast.— Sydney Herald, December, 20. Departure of the Great Britain.—The Great Britain has set an example which we hope will be followed both by sailing and steam vessels—she sailed to the hour, nay, to the minute which was announced from the first day of her arrival. The anchor was hove short in the course of the morning, the steam was up, the men were at the windlass, and as the ship's bells struck four (2 p.m.), the anchor was tripped, the signal was given for a " turn-a-head, slow,'' and the huge vessel was on her way to the Heads before the vibrations of the bells had ceased. Some little delay took place from the dilatoriness of passengers and the difficulty of clearing the ship of strangers, and it was twenty minutes past two, when two guns were fired, the engines set to work at full speed, and in a very few minutes this great leviathan rounded Bradley's Head and pointed her bow to the great deep. The river steamer Emu bad been chartered by the agents to take passengers, luggage, mails, &c, on board, and made three trips between twelve and two: notwithstanding the positive announcements as to her time of sailing, there were persons who did not believe she would be punctual, and two passengers were behind time; they pulled down the harbour in a boat, but although not above five minutes too late they missed their passages, for it is a rule on board ocean steamships of the first class never to stop for persons who are behind time. There were a great many persons on the different points, and a large number in boats, watching her departure; and the sight of] ibe majestic vessel moving through the water without

{causing even a ripple, amply repaid those who bad f taken the trouble to walk to the shores of the harbour Ifor that purpose. It is worthy of remark, and is much fto the credit of Captain Mathews, his officers, and crew, Ithat every man connected with the vessel who arrived lin Sy Iney in her, remained by her, and have gone away ■with her; and we are informed that some ot those who fr.m from her at Melbourne have written to the captain, ■expressing their contrition, and begging that they may ■ be allowed to rejoin the vessel. The mail sent on Iboard from Sydney consisted of 4152 letters and 754 > ■newspapers, ill sixteen bags. Messrs. Crawley and ISmith decline to furnish a list of consignees of gold, but |we believe she has on board 35,000 ounces. We are ■informed that the quantity would have been larger, but ■exception was taken by some of the insurers to the ■wording of the bills of lading.— lb., December 21. 1 The Mary Catherine has been 121 days on. her p«f* ■sage from Liverpool. She brings ho report of vessels spoken, with the exception of the Spencer, brig, from New Zealand, bound for Melbourne, off the Promortory, on Thursday last. In a heavy squall on Monday evening, off the Heads the Mary Catherine carried away her fore-top-mast and nia,in-top gallant-mast, together with all the gear.— lb., D cember 27. The P. and O. Company's steamer Clm an sailel yesterday for Singapore, via Melbourne. At one p.m. she iwas hove short, and precisely at two o'clock she fired a gun, tripped her anchor, arid steamed down the harbour in beautiful style. Being in capital trim, and goingoui with a,ateady N.E. wind, there is every probability of her making a very quick passage to Melbo»ffie.— lb., December 29. The Carnatic, from Plymouth, via Melbourne, another of Messrs.- Green's vessels, arrived on Saturday, bringing: forty of Mr. Sydney Herbert's needlewomen. §fie brings ro report, not having spoken any vessels during her passage.— lb., January 3. The Rajah Wallie, screw steamer, came into port on Saturday from Melbourne. She is an American vessel, and appears a particularly clean and compact ship. The cabin accommodations are very her engine, of 240 horse-power, will give : -Ker%e speed as eleven knots.— lb. Wm x , English Shippinq.—The from Sydney June 13, with 17,852 ounces gold ; and Medway, from Mi 4 bourne 28th May, with .65,051 ounces gold, arrive-: i;. London previous to the 4th October. The Ben Nevis sailed from Liverpool for Melbourne on 27th September. The Hamlet sailed for Sydney September 21. lb. The Cleopatra, Steam-ship.-—This long-looked-f< r and anxiously expected vessel, came up to the ancho rage in Hobson's Bay yesterday, under the charge of the Harbour Master, who, fortunately for her, was on a cruise at the Heads. Her fittings are most magnificent and far excel anything of the kind that has ever appeared in this colony. She lias on board a great number o> passengers, a large amouut of specie, besides a genera, cargo for this port. We understand she was not sufficiently manned from Adelaide, and the quality of tin coals obtained there was most execreable. The Cle< - patra was detained at Adelaide ten days coaling, and she was only enabled to procure fuel by the assistance of the Government. She completed her coaling an.: eleared out at the Cvistomt? in time to sail for this port on Sunday morning, the 19th instant. She brings mails to the 7th September inclusive, having left England on that day. She experienced delays at Madeira of tw< days, at St. Vincent two days. Ascension five days, the Cape six days, and Adelaide ten days—in all twentyfive days, caused by the difficulty of obtaining and embarking coals. At most of these places she was indebted to her Majesty's Government for assistance, awell as fuel, in order to expedite the ship. We are n - formed that the passengers are well pleased with tin kindness and attention shown them throughout the voyage. The Cleopatra left Plymouth in too light i draught of water, by which her propelling power, which is said to he greater than that of any of her size afloat was rendeied only half-efficient, her screw flange nearly two feet out of the water; however with tin arrangement, which will be made with respect to bei homewaid voyage, in only taking passengers in her main deck capable of accommodating 150, and with an ordinary weight of cargo, and an abundant supply of fuel, she will no doubt realise the expectations raised in England respecting her steaming powers, and retriev. her char.icter, which the protracted voyage has perhaps endangered. Immediately after leaving Plymouth her speed was.ten and a half knots, fair steaming with the aid of sails, which speed she maintained until slu got light on the water. K. M'Kean, Esq , one of hei owners, has come out in her, and has courteously offerei to render every facility for shewing ha fine ship off, long as she remains in our harbour.— Melbourne Argus Dec. 23. The Cleopatra.—A rather singular circumstanc occurred on board this vessel, just after her anchor waslet go. One of the Water Police boats came alongside with one of the London Detective Police, who cairn out in the Sarah Sands, which vessel sailed after tb. Cleopatra, in pursuit ot* a man who bad committed felony to rather a large amount and who was a chief cabin passenger. Fortunately for the ends of justice, the precautions taken were- such that the culprit was arrested, vvith a considerable amount of property upon bim, and was during the day safely lodged in the watchbouse at Williams Town.— Ibid. The Australian Steam Fleet.—A grand entertainment is to take place on board the leviathan steamer, the Great Britain, to-morrow afternoon. We understand that four hundred invitations have been issued, and that a very large company is likely to be HS'emhled.— Ibid, D c-mber 27. The Scott Cutteh. —This is the smallest vessel thai has ever attempted the voyage to the Australian colonies and has succeeded in reaching Hobson's Bay in safety She belongs to Messrs De Wolfe, of Liverpool, and has probably served as a lighter to some of their targi vessels. She called at St. Helena.— Melbourne Herald. Dec. 14. The ship Hooghly, from San Francisco, and the clipper Antelope, from Hongkong, were both totally lost (in the entrance of the river, bound to Sbangbae), on the 20th of August.— California Paper, October 20. H.M.S. Hercules is about to be docked, in orde> that she may be immediately devoted to emigration pur poses. She will be lent by Government tj take ou emigrants.— Glasgow Herald, September 3. Her Majesty's ship Hercules, Commander Baynton, is to embark a sergeant, corporal, drummer, and 17 privates of the Royal Marines, who are to be selected from men of good character, fitted for the service on which the Hercules is to be em ployed—thatof conveying emigrants to Australia. It is uncertain whether this ship will, as originally intended, proceed to the East India Docks, as it is doubtful whether the entrance is sufficiently large to admit her. If this difficulty should be verified, she may then either be fitted for the emigrants at moorings in the Thames, which would involve tht additional expense of taking the articifers to and from, the ship: or she may be fitted at one of the public establishments at the expense of the Australian Land and Emigration Commissioners. It is thought, also, she will obtain her cargo of timber from Swan River. Hands are entering for ber daily, and she is progressing fast in her rigging and general fittings. The riggers of the yard are working on her.—Time*, September 20. The Australian fever has reached us and is rising. Some of our best clipper ships have sailed, or ar© preparing to weigh anchor, for the port of Sydney. The William Frothingham sailed on Sunday, with 233 emigrants. The Ocean Eagle starts on the 10th September, a fine ship-of 1500 tons. Oilier vessels of thefirst class are sailing from Boston, and will soon leave other ports. A new feature is developed in this movement. In almost every one of these fine ships goes out as a passenger one of the proprietors, or sons of proprietors, to speculate, or to establish themselves in Australia. 1 have seen a letter recently received from a New Yorker in Australia, and he says that the mines are far richer than any in California, all of which he had seen.—A r eto York Correspondent of Times. Emigration from Sunderland.—This afternoon the Emigrant, a large and handsome new vessel, left the South docks, in this town, for Port Phillip, in Australia,, in the presence of at least 12,000 persons, who lined the quays and piers, and cheered ber on her passage to sea. She takes out 147 passengers, 116 adults, and 31 children. The principal portion of the passengers ate persons in the middle class of life, who with their families will settle down to their ordinary occupations. There are two or three parties, however, for the " diggings." They are provided with tents, pickaxes, carts, shovels, &c, and are armed to the teeth. Amongst the general cargo, one passenger has £IOOO worth of glass. The vessel is admirably ventilated, and it is stated by the Government Inspector, amply provisioned. She sails upon temperance principle?.— Times. The long-talked of project for crossing the Pacific Ocean by steam is in a fair train for consummation. In about a year, powerful screw steam-ships will be placed on the station to ran to and from Panama and Sydney, touching- at Tahiti and New Zealand. The Austra'asian Pacific Mail Steam Company are pressing forward their arrangements for taking up the line, and have contracted for the immediate construction of five iron screw Blteam ships of 1560 tons burden and 300-horse power. The first vessel is to be ready in nine months /j-ora the present date, and will be at once despatched j

!to Sydney ad a pioneer of the In*, «d I »;" eto u cupy the Pacific stall on to Panama I Ufi rat of speed possible La. been the only'conrtm m nu, on the contractors, and it is therefore ita bfheie ves-els will provide for them, si rapid and repute (route to Australia. The coramumcivion each way is u jbe monthly, and the Australasian Company 8 Steamthins will run in correspondence with the direct v\e>. KnJia mail steamers from Chores to Southampton I. is anticipated that Sydney will thus be reached ... fitt.*. to fifty-five days from Southampton.- flow «*«, Sep mmhnr 24. - . ' A startling project of a Mr. D. S. Brown » announced, who proposes to make the voyage to Indi; and back again in a fortnight ! Air Brown iintemh to put his theory into practice by vessels of quite different construction to those at present in use, giving them . jr.eater depth of beam. He proposes to make the an* r surface of the vessel, -which is Hat, of two incline, planes; tho effect of nhis will be, when the ve«e w in motion, to raise her whole bull to the surface of J., water, thereby removing entirely .he resistance at th* bows, winch 16 #d to be the great obstacle of her progress, being $o illustration of the principle well known to every schcoi-boy who has thrown a stone slanting y on the surface of the water, making what is volgarU called i "duck and drake." By reducing the angle* of the inclined plane, speed could he added to tb* vessel, which could be increased from 50 to GO jnil* per hour, and a. ship-ay «> litjbj affected by the ordinary wave of the Atlantic as a Gravesend steamboat is by a Thames ripple Hie hull of the vessel is jof a square tubular form : the deck, bottom, and sides being of great thickness, and in order to combine lightness with strength, the) are intersected throughout with hollow cell? or cavities consisting of a seiies of cent.al cells, surrounded by another series of smaller cells? by means of these the weight of the vessel would be reduced to one-eighth «f the amount, according to the number of series em ployed, and still have nearly all the advantages ot solidity; while the form in which the hull is made gives to it the strength of a tube, enabling it to be mad. of almost any lengrb with perfect safety. If water ob rains its wonted superiority as a mode of locomotion, the velocity of a steamship might as much | exceed that of a railway carriage as the railway car riage now dons the steamship. Unseen rocks could not endanger a ship whose path was on the surface; sea ickness could not take place where there was no oscilla.ion ; and the siz« of the vessel would place ber beyond the mercy of the wind and waves. ~ Home "News.