PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 718, 2 March 1853, Page 2

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Feb. 26—Charlotte, whaling barque, 280 tons, Debney, from Russell. Passenger— Mr. Wilson.—VV. Brodie, agent. Feb. 26—Naumai, 14 tons, Stroud, from Herikino, wiib 40 lbs. tobacco, 1 package slops, 10 tons kauri gum. Feb. 28 —John, 20 tons, J. Sullivan, from Mahurangi, with 30 tons firewood, 5000 feet sawn timber. Feb. 28 —Pomona, 15 tons, Pennington, from Matakana, with 19 tons firewood. Feb. 28—Mar}’, 25 tons, Davies, from Matakana, with 20 tons firewood, 820 posts and rails. Feb. 28—Antelope, 35 tons, Davys, from Wangaroa, with 21,000 feet sawn timber. Passengers Misses Spikeman and Penny. Feb. 28—Herald, 25 tons, James Tautari, from Russell. Passengers—Mr. Kemp, Miss Kemp, Mr. Yates, Mr, Coleman, Master Wain, Mr. Smith, and eight soldiers 58th Regiment. — P. A. Phillips, agent. Feb. 28—Kirkwood, brig, 136 tons, James M. Gill, from Melbourne. Passengers —Messrs. Algeston, Hardy, T. Maude, Cockrun, S. Anderson, Ollimore, Evan, Jones, Smith, Reeves, Tabott, S. Wells, A. Haig, W. Tye, T. Turrie, G. Read, J. McKay. D. Ligars, J. Gilbert, T. Hetberington, T. Grady, Arthur Hughes, D. Farrell, F. Walls, B. Avery, W. Oliver, W. Lovell, J. Craig, W. Paterson, A. Campbell, M. Zatill, J. Smith, W. Dimny, C. Dimny, J. Roskill, VV. Redmond, J. Cox, A, Craig, J. Simms, J. Bryers, G. Banks.—J. A. Langford, agent. March I—Ophelia, 25 tons, G. Simpkins, from the Bay of Plenty, with 5 tons onions, 9 do. potatoes, 30 bushels maize, 30 do. wheat, 3 casks pork, (10 cwt.,) 16 pigs. DEPARTURES. Feb. 26—Moa, brig, 236 tons, J. Bowden, for Sydney. Passengers-Dr. and Mrs. Fox, Mr. Michael Jacobs, Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, Mr. Henry Keesmg, sen., Mrs. Keesing, Mrs. Mitchell and two daughters, Henry Robinson, Henry Bousfield, Alexander Jones, James Mann. —VV. S. Grahamo, agent. Feb. 26—Boyd, 15 tons, Mclntosh, for VVangarie, with £ ton Hour, 1 dozen serge shirts, 1 ditto cotton do., 3 bags sugar, 1 dozen spades, 2 cases shoes, 26 rods iron, 50 lbs. tobacco, and sundries. Feb. 26—Return, schooner, 78 tons, W. Walker, for Kuwhia and Melbourne, with 2 packages tobacco, 1 package pictures and glassware, 1 package blankets, 1 box clothing.—J. A. Gilfillan Sc Co., agents. March I—Phantom, 14 tons. Hero Potu, for Coromandel, in ballast. March I—John, 28 tons, J. Sullivan, for the Barridr, in ballast. Passengers—Mr. Harper and family, and two other families. March I—Perseveranca, 16 tons, J. Grundy, for the Wade, in ballast. CLEARED OUT. Feb. 28 —Pomona, 20 tons, Pennington, from Otaha. Feb. 28 —Raven, brigantine, 130 tons, Browning, for Sydney. Passengers—Messrs, O’Leary, Campbell. Mason, Reynolds, Beer, T. Jackson, J. Jackson, Waite, Eccleson, Wickham, and 2 sons, and 19 in the steerage. IMPORTS —FOREIGN. Per Kirkwood, from Melbourne :—8 tons sugar, 1 ton bread, 1 ton rice. EXPORTS —FOREIGN. Per Raven, for Sydney (Part of original cargo,) 18 boxes tobacco, 4 casks 1 case walrus teeth, 2 cases curiosities, 13 bags arrowroot, 3 cases moulds for candles. Shipped at Auckland—33 bales flax, 9 bales bay, 10 tons potatoes, 3 tons onions. Vessels in Harbour. Charlotte, whaling barque, 280 tons, Captain Debney, from Russell. W. Brodie, agent. Daniel Webster, barque, 296 tons, Captain J. S, McFarlane, loading for Sydney. Salmon 5c Co., agents. Edward, ship, American whaler, 339 tons. Captain Mosher, arrived from whaling grounds. Bain & Burtt, agents. John Wesley, missionary brig, 237 tons, Captain Ryle—refitting for cruise in Feejee and Friendly Islands. VV S. Grabame, agent. Kirkwood, brig, 136 tons. Captain Gill, from Melbourne. J. A. Langford, agent. Lalla Rookb, ship, American whaler, 323 tons, Captain Gardner, arrived from whaling grounds—refitting at Coromandel Harbour. Bain & Burtt, agent*.

Lion, of Providence, whaling barque, 297 tons, Captain Nichols, arrived from the whaling grounds. Bain &c Burtt, agents. Marmora, schooner, 135 tons, Captain Kelly, londfor Sydney. Salmon & Co., agents. Raven, brigantine, 130 tons, Captain Browning, arrived from San Francisco, via Honolulu, about to proceed to Sydney in a lew days. Salmon Sc Co., agents. Royal Shepherdess, barque. 406 tons, Captain J. Bell, loading for Melbourne. J. Woodbouse, agent. St. Michael, barque, 377 tons, R. VV. Prance, arrived from London. Brown & Campbell, agents. Spencer, brig, 222 tons, Captain J. C. Mai tin, loading for Melbourne. Coombes Sc Daldy, agents. True Briton, ship, 685 tons, Captain Norris, arrived from London. Brown &c Campbell, agents. Waterwitob, biig, 195 tons, Captain Bennett,loading for Melbourne. J- A. Gilfillan 6c Co., agents. To the Editor of the New Zealander. Sin, —I take the liberty of addressing you a few lines to inform you of a most shocking massacre that took place in the month of June, 1851, at a group of islands called Cuvier’s Group on the chart, in the latitude of 4*40 N., longitude 168*40 E. It appears from information which I gained, that a schooner touched there and was induced by the represen ation of a native of St. Christoval, who was brought up in the colonics and could speak good English, to anchor as there was plenty of cocoanut oil and tortoiseshell to be got, which proved false. On the second night after anchoring tl e natives boarded the schooner and killed all hands, twelve in number, and two ladies. After killing them they removed all the property to the shore and set fire to the vessel. 1 obtained my information from a native of one of the Kingsinill group who came on board my vessel and expressed a wish to be taken away from the island. My suspicions were excited previously by tiie natives bringing off a quantity of money to buy tobacco, the cash consisting principally of sovereigns. I received about i; 18, and by inquiries I find that two or three ships that touched there have received also a considerable quantity. In October, 1851, 1 touched at this island and wont on shore and established a man there to make cocoanut oil, the King of the island was then away on a visit to some of the inlands to the north, and the people appeared to be very civil then. I left the man a month and returned and took him off as there was no prospect of getting any oil. I then went to an island to the N. N. VV. of this, called Namurek or Baring’s island, in latitude 5‘35 N., longitude 168*10 E., and at the request of the man landed him there with twelve tons of casks and trade enough to fiill them with oil. The King and all the natives were very anxious to have him come on shore as they wanted to have more intercourse with Europeans. This man I took from Pitt island for the purpose of collecting oil; his name was Thomas Robinson, an Irishman. 1 was to call for him again in twelve months. It appears that two nights after 1 left they robbed him, killed him, and burnt the casks for the hoops. I have since found that this is the island where they endeavoured to cut off the ship Awashouks, of Falmouth, some few years ago, by killing the captain, mate, second mate, and some of the crew : tlie ship was retaken by the third mate. I hese natives also came off to my vessel in great numbers with the intention of taking her, when 1 found it necessary to fire into one canoe; they discovering by this means we were prepared they gave up any further attempt. I find that about eight months previous there wasa boat's crew la i ded on shore, supposed to be lost from some whale ship, as they had all their whaling craft—they were in a state of exhaustion and the natives killed them as soon as they landed. I write this to put masters of ships on their guaid lest they may be similarly placed among these islands, and not so well prepared as I most fortunately was. —I subscirbe myself, sir, year’s obediently, James Nichols, Master of the ship Lion. Auckland, 28th Feb., 1853.

The whaling barque Charlotte, belonging to Upolo, Navigators Islands, arrived in our port on Saturday. This vessel, which was formerly the Wallaby, of Hobart Town, was stranded on Fennin’s island about 18 months ago. She was bought by her present proprietors for £6O ; and got afloat without having sustained any material injury. She has since been on a whaling voyage, and touched at Sydney, from which port she is 2

months out and 5 days from the Bay of Islands. Charlotte is now open for freight or charter. The brig Kirkwood, which arrived on Monday, sailed from Port Phillip on the 9th February. Captai Gill, (so well known here m the early days ot the colony, as master of the yacht Albatross, an a er wards as pilot of our harbour,) is commander of the Kirkwood ; we have much pleasure in seeing him again in our port, as well as those of our old townspeople whom he has brought back to Auckland. Ihe longlooked for steamer Melbourne had at length arrived at Port Phillip. We give below her list of passengers as pub! shed at Melbourne, and the account of the latest disaster of her voyage from England, The scb. Will-o’-the-Wisp, hence Ist January, arrived at Melbourne on the 3rd February, and was laid on again for Auckland, to sail on the 15th ult. A number of persons had secured their passages to return by her to our port. The Adah arrived from Auckland on the 2otn January, after a tedious passage. She has been sold at Port Phillip for £BOO. The Mousam, hence the 29tb December, had not arrived.

Melbourne. Arrivals. —February 4—Australian Royal Mail Steam Company’s frigate-built steam ship Melbourne, 1000 tons, J. S. Hutton, Esq., commander, from Plymouth 15th October, St. Vincent Ist December, Cape of Good Hope Ist January, King George’s Sound 25th January, Adelaide 2nd February. Passengers (firstclass cabin) Messrs. W, Brown, John C. Tyler, 11. M. Brown, A. G. Cullum, D. Graham, James S. Sibbald, A. Baton, A. Matheson, D. A, Cooper, L. Cleote, jun., Mr. and Mrs. Hull, and infant, 22 in the second cabin, and 37 in the 3rd class cabin.

Tub Royal Mail Steamer, Melbourne.— This long and anxiously looked /or vessel anchored in Hobson’s Bay at half past nine o’clock yesterday morning. _ Her d.ites will be seen above, but she brings English intel-li-once to the 16th November, from the Bentinck, steamer, which arrived in Table Bay previous to her departure. SLe has on board the largest mail that was ever brought to these shores by one vessel, in charge of which is an Admiralty Agent, Commander Fillimore, R.N. The Melbourne put into Lisbon in consequence of the crew refusing to do duty under the then commander, Mr. Cox, and at the request of the passengers, who immediately despatched a memorial to the Board in London, praying the removal of Captain Cox. They waited the reply, which was in accordance with their wishes, and the present commander, J. S. Hutton, Esq., (formerly of the Martin Luther) and chief officer of the Melbourne, was furnished with instructions to supersede Captain Cox, who was recalled. She has made the passage from St. Vinceat to Hobson’s Bay, in 65 days, inclusive of detention at the Cape, King George’s Sound, and Adelaide, so that notwithstanding prognostications and advanced opinions as to the dullness of her sailing qualities, and slow steaming, she has acquitted herself better than any of this line of steamers that have visited Australia as yet. The “ Adelaide,” the next of the A. R. M. Co’s Boats was to sail on the fifteenth December. The following account of the Melbourne passengers is from the Adelaide Register, Ist February : The 11. M. S. Co.’s screw steamer Melbourne, I. S. Hutton, commander, so long expected, arrived last evening with 79 passengers, and a very large English mail, hut the day of final departure from London is only one day later than our most recent English date via Mauritius. The latter causes of the Melbourne’s protracted voyage, are thus explained. In consequence of a mutiny on board, in which one of the mutineers was killed, it was necessary to put in at Lisbon, where, it is said, her former commander was superseded. The Melbourne arrived at St. Vincent on the Ist December, and at the Capo of Good Hope on the Ist January, and at King George’s Sound on the 25th. In the early part of the voyage she was twice dismasted, and the last time the rigging got foul of the sciew so as to render it useless for two days. The A. R. M. S. Co.’s steamer Adelaide, was to star: on her first voyage to these colonies on the 15th December. During the earlier portion of her voyage even more than her previous ill luck attended the Melbourne. When nearly in the Latitude of Lisbon she lost her topmasts in aheavygaleof wind, and someof theropes got entangled into the screw propeller before the wreck could be cleared away. We understand that it was two days before the screw could he made lit for use again. It was found that a tienail or something of the kind had worked out during the ga!o, occasioning so much leakage that the naval officer in charge of the mail insisted upon putting into Lisbon, t lie nearest port. In addition to these sources of trouble, the passengers and crew were so much exasperated with the captain, for various reasons, that something very like a mutiny took place, and when the Melbourne reached Lisbon, almost all the passengers loft her. A letter of complaint was sent by them to the company owning the Melbourne, the result of which was that a “special commissioner” was despatched from England to Spain with all possible expedition to investigate the charges that had been brought, and with full powers to supersede Captain Cox if it appeared necessary. After a full enquiry the Commissioner found it desirable to exercise tiiis authority, and he gave the command to the then chief mate, who lias made a capital passage in her from Lisboa to Hobson’s Bay, as the subjoined table of distances run

Making a total of seventy-fire days from Lisbon, or deducting eleven days spent in coaling at the several poits of sixty-four sailing days .—Melbourne Herald, Fob. 5. The Times correspondent writes as follows from Lisbon, November 10: —“ I am sorry to say mutiny lias, just taken place on board the Melbourne, which is likely to prove fatal to a seaman named Lanlert, who was stabbed by another named Flyn. The latter was taken charge of by Captain Wolridge, of the Inflexible, and is about to be lodged in the Portuguese prison along with Glass, Johnson, Daily, and Paine, four sailors who took a more prominent part in the mutiny. This unfortunate affair originated in the drunkenness of Daily, the boatswain, and his mate, Paine, who had this morning been disrated by Captain Cox, and the master-at-arms being appointed boatswain, much to the chagrin of Johnston, the second boatswain’s mate. The latter induced part of the crew to support bis authority as boatswain, in opposition to Captain Cox and the first officer. Marines were called in from the Inflexible, and the crew of the Melboumeare now orderly and at work ; but it is lamentable to think that the only death likely to ensue, that of Lamert, was caused by wounds inflicted by the only man, Flyn, who appears to have stepped forward to prevent Johnston’s attack upon his rival boatswain, and thus appeared disposed to support the authority of (be ship's officers. Vessels in Hobson’s Bay. February 6th, 1853. SHIPS. Atrevida, Black wall, Bombay, Beulah, Blorenge. Condor, liienzi, Syria, for London; Wandsworth, for Moulmein, Countess of Elgin, Duke of Bedford, Monarch, Janet Mitchell, Atalanta, from London; Tullocb Castle, Persian, Flora M‘Donald, James Carson, Covenanter, for Bombay ; Constance, for Amoy ; Panola, Mangerton, Thorwaldsen, Argo, Lady Ebrington, Catherine Mitchell, from Liverpool; James T. Foord, from Geelong ; Caroline Agnes, Ulscester, from Adelaide; Queen of Sheba, for Adelaide; Constant, Pactolus, from Sydney ; Architect, James Alexander, Xylon, from Newcastle, N. S. W. ; Ocean Eagle, from New York ; Kepler, Concordia, Daniel Sharpe, from Boston, U. S. ; Culloden, from Calcutta; Foster, from Mauritius ; Argyll, A. S. N. Co’s, coal hulk, Deborah, President, Success, penal bulks, BARQUES. Eliza, Island Home, Auriga, Nelson, Duke of No - folk, Northumbria, Brightman, Onyx, Hopewell, Bri tish Isles, Camilla, from London, Lady Feel, Queen of England, William Gillespie, Posthumous, for Lo idou ; Peru, for Calcutta; Birman, for Singapore; Loreno, from Dublin; Salopian, Eliza, Frances, Speed, from Newcastle, N.S.W.; Lady Elgin, for Moulmein; Wilbelmine, Marchioness of Douro, Collooney, Chat bam, 'fancied, Dreadnought, from Adelaide ; Merope, for Adelaide. Agrippina, for Ceylon; John W. Dare, Jane Catherine, Francis, William Melville, Oceanica, from Hobart Town; Emigrant, from Sunderland ; Fairy Queen, Lucy Anne, Emily, Clarkstone, from Sydn*y ; Aurora, from Halifax, N.S. ; Koh-i-Ncor, trom Le th; Surrey, Welore, Winchester, from Bristol ; Launces on, from Launceston ; George, Helen and Mary, from Si igapore; Maria Cballotta, from Port Elizabeth; LJy

Arabella, from Now York ; Brighton, ?° Ipb y’p L ; Boston, U.S.; Napoleon from Port “ Live'rnool SSSa,sS(^n3klsirSSpUb (guard .hip Sacramento (Immigration DepAt). STEAM CHS. Sarah Sands, for Liverpool; A.S.N. Co.'s WuraU, for Sydney ; Fettercairn, from the Cape. BRIGS. Louisa, Flash, Ferdinand, from Adelaide ; Norna, Courier, from Glasgow; Holla, from London ;.ane Geary, from Aberdeen; Joanna, Pacitico. Maid ol Erin, from Hobart Town; Holide, from Shanghae, Kestrel, from Leith; Xarifa, from the Cape of Good Hope* Thomas and Henry, for Sydney; Marmion, from New Zealand ; Gazelle, from Launceston. SCHOONERS. Antares, Harlequin, from Hobart Town ; Will o’ the Wi-P from Auckland; Tamar, from Launceston ; Freedom, trom Jersey; Witness, from Baff; Duke of Wellington, from Liverpool; Galway Ark, from London ; Aimed a, Emu, Hiromielle, from Sydney ; L’Alix, from Bordeaux; Henrietta, from Adelaide. Vessels at the Wharves. Steamer— Clarence, Lorn Launceston. Barques— Madison, Invincible, L’Aimahle. Prigs—Jane Geary, Wanderer, Mary Clarke, Dart, Joy Teirah. 'Schooners— Ann Mary, Red Rover, Eureka, Amiens, Battler, Lioness, Engle, Gera.

will suffice to show. Left Plymouth .... . . 15th Oct. Put into Lisbon .... . . 24th Left do .... . . Jllh Nov Reached St. Vincent . . . . . 29th „ Left do .... . , 2nd Dec, Reached the Cape .... . . 27th „ Left do .... . . 1st Jan. Reached King George’s Sound . . 23rd „ Left do .... . . 25th ,, Reached Adelaide .... ■ . o 1 st || Left do .... . , 1st Feb. Reached Melbourne .... . . 4th “