PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 738, 11 May 1853, Page 2

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

S I Ill* T1 N G INTE LLI GEN CE. x arrivals. M a 7—Hawklif-nd, 22 tons, Lawrie, for Mahuiangi, with 24 tons firewood. M v 9 Jane, barque, 328 tons, A. Grange, from San Francisco. Passengers—Messrs. J. G. King, i. VVat son, R. White, W, Walsh, ’J’. Kin g, J. Greer, (. ' Alports, J. Ripley. J. Qu in > If . Downing, and jiß in the steerage. — W. S Grahame .agent. IvL-v 9 —lnvincible, barque, 290 ions, L. Bolger, from Melbourne. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs, Wood and tl-ive children, Mes-rs. E. Tonner, G. Rich, E. jVhvv, A. Ralston, 11. Gibson, J. Boyd, J. Tennent, S. Clair, John Bryce, F. Connell.—Henderson & Macfarlane, agents. May 9 —Cashmere, ship, 640 tons, George Pearson, fi-cm London, via Plymouth. Passengers—Henry Williams, Hannah Williams Alary Ann Williams, A re lid n. William Williams. Mis, Williams, Elizabeth i Ml lane Lanfear. Emma Walker, Eliza Jones, May Williams, Ellen Dalton, James Williams, George White, Alary Tomes, Boswell Danvers, Charles Nicklin, William Porter, Maria Porter. Alfred and f.n-ustine Porter, James Lawson, 1 homas ihhotson, T, !-n Mills. James Gavin, James Brooks, Elizabeth V,rooks and three children, Fanny Bunn, George Fl-’tning, Charlotte Elias, Sydney Cornish, Charlotte (Vrnish and daughter, Henry Hill, Isabella Hill. A! .i v, Shirley, Maria, Henry, Walter, Georgina, Lto-tr, and Alice Hill, James Lusk, George Hankin, Tvdia Hankin, Herbert Toogood, Catherine Douken, Herbert Douken, Phillip Priske, Phoebe I nske, Hebeit Hay, William Scott, Robert Scott, June L | il r Christina Wright and three children, Donald i-Vri-uson, Catherine Ferguson and two children, ham Osborne, Alary Ann Osborne, Agnes Miiclntyre, Edward Knapman, Edward and Henry Kimuman, Sarah Heath, Samuel Lock, S. Lock, William Mucky, John Gorton, William lopill, Thomas Hobbs, Thomas Stewart, and Alary Ivirkhiitn,—Biown & Campbell, agents. May p —Smyrna, American whaling barque, ot New Bedford, 230 tens, Toby, from whaling grounds. Bain N Burtt, agents. . ■vr. v 9 George and Mary, 16 tons, Hanley, from with 1 case clocks, 1 case weights for do., 1 casks’ pork, 1 case (109 lbs.) tobacco, 2 boxes pines, I hale slops. 3-i tons onions. May 9-Brothers, 22 tons, Shepherd, from Wanganui, with IS tons potatoes, 30 bushels corn, Mav 10— fieri Tepaea, 17 tons, Hnmona, from lanrujK'i with 200 baskets potatoes, 30 pigs, 2 bags wheat, 10 baskets maize, 10 do. onions, 40 p;us-?eng-r>. . ~, Al iy 10—Napi, 17 tons, J, Stewart, from Wangaroa_ with 12000 feet sawn timber. Mav 10—Naurnai. 10 tons, W r . Stroud, fiom Herekino, with 350 bushels wheat, 2 tons onions. A oy jo—Nebuchadnezzur, 16 tons, A. B. White, from the Bay of Plenty, with 12 tons potatoes, 250 lbs. onions. f M, y io—Hiomama, 68 tons, H. Sturley, from Hawke s Bay, with 1800 bushels wheat, 5 casks sperm oil.— J. Salmon 3c Co., agents. DEPARTURES. May 7—Hawkhead, 22 tons, Lawrie, for Alahurangi, with 6 bags flour, 4 passengers. May B—Algerine, brig, 160 tons, Brooks, for Sydney. Passengers—Alessrs. J. Buchannan, L. Davis. J. AlcEwnn, R. Espie, J. Shale, J. Williams, P. Perry, J. Perrv” Mr. and Airs. Peters and three children, A. Robb, Mr. and -Mrs. Smith, J. O’Brien, N. Hawkins, J. Hayes, Airs. Dent and four children.— J. Woodbouse, agent. May 10—Louisa, 2.3 tons. Rntene, with 1 ton flour, 4 packages merchandize, 4 ca-es tobacco, 8 hags su^ar, J chest tea, 2 coils whale line, 1 box American axes. Mav 10 —Brothers, 22 tons, J. Shepherd, for Alon"onuiy witii c 2 boxes sonp, 2 do, tobacco. IMPORTS —FOREIGN, Per Jane, from San FrancLco : —l4 cases boots and ttbo‘3. per Invincible, from IMelbournG i —l caso 1 60. fusees, 8 guns, 85 bundles gunny bags. (vr Cashmere, from London : —1 case, 1 cask. Rev. J. Morgan ; (J boxes, 2 casks, 2 cases, 1 bale, Gibson L'.d Mitchell; 8 cases. W. S. Grahame; 5 blubs , 10 drums, 2 cans, 30 kegs, Bain cc Burtt; 1 box, C. Sanderson ; 1 case, Walter Murray ; 1 case, W. Nihill; (, cases. Rev. W. La wry ; 1 case, W. Blasalike ; 2 chm's, Bain & Burtt; 32 bundles, Walter Brodic; 5 id (is.’, 76 cases, 3 trunks, 2 cases, 21 casks. Order; IO cases, 24 packages, 1 trunk, G. <St H. Isaacs ; 41 nackages, T. Lewis; 2 packages, Miss Dalton; 2 ditto,°Aliss Lanfear; 1 ditto, Alias Walker; 43 packag-, 13 ditto, 5 ditto, 4 casts, 2 bales, Archdeacon W. Williams; 13 cases, Robert Vidal; 8 packages, Brown N Campbell; 12 ditto, T. S. Forsaith ; 4 cases, 1 hale, 8 packages, 4 bales, 5 trunks, 4 cases, J. Rout; 2 boxes, J. 1 A. Wilson; 5 cases, H. Vidal; 3 cases, Rev. J. Hobbs; 2 bales, 7 cases, T. S. Forsaith; 1 case, R. V, , ,il ; 21 cas"S, Archdeacon W. Williams ; 50 casks, hhds. 1 case, Bain N; Burtt ; 1 case, I bundle, J. V. . Bain; 10 casks, 2 machines, J, Newman; 10 j.n ka £, es, Order; 2 cases, T. Lewis; 1 cast*. Brown N. Campbell; 9 hhds., Order ; 1 case, Rev. T, Buddie; 61 bundles iron, 567 bars, 11. Williams; II cases, R. VGal ; 5 cases, 2 bales, R. B. Shalders ; 2 cases, Mr. Winch; 1 case, G. Ai. E. Stephens; 1 ditto, J. Rout; do. Mrs. S. Bell; 3 packages, Air. Jaggur; 1 ditto, Air. Baines; 1 box, Air. Blackett ; 1 case, Mr. Nash ; I box. Rev. Mr. Churton ; 1 ditto, E. Rich ; 1 ditto Hr. Mahon; 2 cases. Air. Gr.cn; 1 ditto. Captain Ranatt; 2 R. C. Barstow; 1 crate, P. Bonike’; 1 box, T. Cawkwell ; 1 ditto, Lieut.-Colonel \\ . i,yard; 2 cases, S. P. King; 1 do., Sec. Book ( |ij[, ; o bales, Davy Jatvie; 1 case, W. Culpan ; :,5 hiids,, 226 cases, 10 casks, 10 j-casks 3 tierces, IS hales, 8 trunks, 40 kegs, D. Nathan; Senses, A. v lark; 70 kegs, Bain & Burtt; 21 packages, 1 box, 1 kale, Graham & Henderson; 1 box specie, H. Hill; 1 ditto, G. Flemin ; 1 ditto, R. Bosians; 2 boxes, A. Chilli; 19 packages, 8 camp ovens, R. B. Shalders; 160bbars,' r s, 42 tons coals, 50 packages, Brown & Campbell; 4°packages, 1 box plate, Lieut.-Colonel Hulrne; 'l7 packages, C. Davis ; 5 cases, C. Joshn ; 32 packs, c. °I3. Nicklin; 379 ditto, 8 tons iron, Gibson ix Mitchell; and 2 cases, 2 boxes. B. r Smyrna, from whaling grounds: 900 barrels sperm oil. EXPORTS FOREIGN! Her Algerine, for Sydney:—l cask zinc, 61 krgS butter. 19 cases pickles, 900 bushels wheat, 4 qr.' c;i-ks "vinegar, 1 ton white lead, 15 cases bacon, 500 bu-hels barley, 19.200 feet timber, 206 boxes onions, 3 5 kits potatoes, 832 hags potatoes. Vessels in llaruour. Victoria, Government brig, Captain Dick. j Cashmere, ship. 610 tons, Captain Peaison, aititcd from London. — Brown & Campbell, agents. Delmar, Chilian barque, 238 tons, Captain Thayer, bid on for Sydney. —J. A. Gilfillan & Co,, agents. Ll.za, barque, 200 tons, Captain Bates, loading for j Melbourne.-Bain & Burtt, agents. Hargraves, brigantine, 196 tons, loading for Sydney. | —J. Woodbouse, agent. j Hiomama, schooner, 68 ions, Captain Sturley, arrived j from Hawke’s Bay.—J. Salmon & Co., agents. j Invincible, barque, 290 tons, Captain Bolger, arrived j from Ale bourne, about to load with timber, Nc., for Melbourne. — Henderson N. Alacfarlane, agents. Jane, barque, 328 tons, Captain Grange, anived frun San Francisco, for Melbourne.—W. S. Grahame, agent. Smyrna, American whaling batque, 230 tons, Captain Toby, arrived fiom whaling grounds. Bara N Burtt, on Tits. . Velocity, schooner, 170 tons, Captain Cobben, Aifchamcs’ Bay, repairing.—J. A. Gilfillan N Co., agents. . . Waterlilv, schooner, 155 tons, Captain Hay, arrived from Hobart Town.— Brown &, Campbell, agents. The barque Jane, which arrived from San Francisco, on Sunday morning, sailed thence for Melbourne on 'lu' 3rd March, She touched at Lab ana, one ol the Sandwich Island group, on the 17ili March, and sailed v.flu on tho 22nd. When five days out from S.m Francisco, she spoke the Argentine, whip, from London, hound to San Francisco. The steam r Monument?! ( fly, sailed on the 16th February, from San Francisco for "Sydney, with a large number of passengers, she was : > he followed bv the New Orleans, 6'enmer, to sail on the 6th March. The British barques Abyssinia and Sarah Hooper, v. it hj several other vessels, were laid :<:i and filling up!with passengers for the Australiin Colonies, Many of the passengers wlio had jimt :,r * ■ ived from the Atlantic States by the steamer Golden Gate, disappointed til the state of affairs at San FtanAsco, were losing no time in securing passtiges by the resnels bound for Australia.

The ship Cashmere, C.plant I’eurson, so lon-ex-pected, arrived at Inst on Monday afternoon, alter a fair passage of 102 days since her final departure trom Plymouth. The Cashmere, as formerly reported in i our paper, sailed for Auckland, from Gravesend on the 22nd of October, ami after some detention in the Channel, proceeded to sea on the 10th November On the 21th, in int. 49° 18’ N.. long. .5° 42’ W„ she encountered a very severe gale, in which she sustainec much damage, bulwarks, stanchions, and boats, otc., carried away. Captain Pearson then thought it best to return and bore up for Plymouth, where she arrived on the 2(>ili November. At Plymouth she was thoioughly repaired, and resumed her voyage on the 17th January, experiencing hue weather nearly throughout, and having touched at no intermediate port. Two deaths and one birth took | lace, one of those who died was a Mr. Wright, who has left a widow and three children, with whom he started, it is said in good health for this colony. The Sir Edward Paget was expected to sail for Auckland and New Plymouth on the same day the Cashmere left. Captain Williams lias arrived in the Cashmere to make the necessary arrangements ioi the superintendence of a local steam line ol packets, to ply between the several settlements ot New /.eahmu. Two steamers had been contracted for by Messrs. Willis N Co., of about 325 tons each, and 50 horse power. The first was to he ready in June, The Cresswell, hence the 14th of September, had arrived. A hater from Messrs. Willis & Co , has hem received here, announcing her arrival, and noticing Captain Williams in the following flattering terms: Ihe arrival of this vessel ha - been » vers agreeable surprise to us. Her captain is even exceeding his own reputa tion, for the vosage—-dischatging outward cargo at two ports in New Zealand, returning to the first, ami loading such a cargo as spars, and home again in little over nine months and a half; is not only unprecedented, hut unexpected even in thesedaysot rapidity. Vour colon is ts owe Cap tain \\ i I iams a debt of g rat it ude for rescuing New JjZealand from the imputation of being ‘ slowest’ of the Australian settlements. \\ e sincerely hope they will second his etlorts. ’ Ihe Australian, mail steamer, from Sydney, &c , had arrived at Plymouth on the 11th Jm uary. Ihe Plymouth Herald, in recording her arrival, quietly remarks ; “ As she had a long passage from Australia, the news she brought has been somewhat superseded by former arrivals.” The A. I!. M. steamer Adelaide, sailed from Plymouth, for the Cape of Good Hope and Australia, on the 3rd January. The barque Invincible, Captain Bolger, lately purchased by Messrs. Henderson N Alacfarlane, for t: e Auckland and Melbourne trade, at rived on Sunday from Port Phillip, after a passage of twenty-one days. The Bonb r Maid, schooner, was laid on for Auckland to soil a few- days aft-r the Invincible. Ibe Sjn-ncer, brig, hence March 6th, was going in as the Invincible was 1 aving. We under-tand that asdoo or was about to be purchased at Hobart I own, by Mr. Stone, to t-ade between Auckland and Hobart I own, and that she may be soon expected. Ihe Waitemata, schooner, of this port, was sold at. Melbourne for Cl 150, and the Eclair, schooner, for .£550. Ihe Adelaide, sL tuner, had not arrived at Melbourne on the 17th April. The whaling barqu-, Smyrna, of New Bedford, Captain T. by, is now out 39 months, and has on board 900 barrels sperm oil. She has been cruising chiefly on the line, with fair success. Captain loby has come to Auckland to refit for home. 'I lie following vt s-els have been spoken by the Smyrna: Die. 10. Lit. O 2 20’ S., Long. 173 ° 47 L. barque Antelope, Captain Pot er, of Newport, 80 barrels sperm, hound to the N.W. January 1. in hit. 0 2 20’ N.. Long 174° E. Bartholomew Cost!old, ship, Captain Eustace, of New Bedford, 1800 barrels whale, bound to Hongkong; Monongohela, ship, Captain Seahury, of New Bedford 2400 barrels whale, bound to 1 iong-kong. 20. In Lat. 3 ° 17’ S., Long. 175° r> o’ E., Scotland, ship. Captain Smith, of New Bedford, 2200 barrels whale, 70 sperm, hound to N. W, I*eh. 5. In Lat. 1 - In S,, Long. 177 2 E„ Baltic, barque. Captain Brooks ol New Bedford, I 100 barrels whale, 200 sperm, bound N. W. Hi. in Lat. 1 2 4’ S., Long, 174 2 20’ E., Herald, ship, Captain Terry, of Fairliaveo, 200 barrels sperm, bound to Hong-kong. 24. In Lat. 3 2 20’ S., Long. 170 = E. Milton, ship, Captain Jones, of New Bedford, 300 barrels sperm, bound to Japan, 27. In Lat. 3 2 S., Long. 175 c E., Orazimbo, ship, Captain Johnson, of New Bedford, did not ascertain the quantity of oil, but saw him take a small sperm whale. April 8. in Lat. .30° 30’ S., Long., Planter, ship, Captain Pea e, of Nantucket, 120 barrels sperm, 130 whale, bound north. 11. Off French Rock, Lion, ship, Captain Nicols, ot Providence, 1600 barrels sperm, to cruise until the 15th of .May, and then proceed for I’alcliahuano. 20Oft’ French Hock, Martha, barque, Captain Chase, of New Bedford, 1400 barrels sperm.

THE NEW MOTIVE POWER—THE ERICSSON HER SECO N D TRI A L.

(From the “Alta California,’’ March 1.) We 1 iave already slated to our readers the result o f the first experimental action of the caloric engines in the new steamer l-'.ricsson. We now come to consider the n suits established by their second trial on an excursion in New York harbour, on the 1 Ith of January. In noticing the fir t trip of the Ericsson we had occasion to observe that the New York papers were not so enthusiastic on the success of the experiment as we had been led to expect they would be. Since that, however, the new motor lias been more favorably tested, and the most lavish commendations have flowed from the press on the subject. The complete success of the new invention is now considered established beyond a doubt. We have already d-setibed in general terms the action of the motive principle as applied by Ericsson. We have now a sketch of the machine in motion, taken from the New York papers. This trial trip was made for the benefit of the members of the press, almost exclusively, and Mr. Ericsson was accompanied on the excursion by representatives from (and some of the editors-in-chief of) evety newspaper in New York. It was a highly satisfactory test, as will be seen by the result :

We have just returnefl from a trial trip of th- caloric ship Ericsson—the “ breathing ship,” as the Mirror very properly called it the other day—and have been a witness of the most perfect triumph of its powers. As a motive power for all legitimate purposes of cornu erct — domestic or international-it will straitwny supersede steam. Anything more experimentally successful, more practically s triple, cannot be conceived. At this lute hour, and with the pressi re nponou col umns, which has excluded much editorial matter, we cannot enter into particulars of the working of the engine and ship, of the statistics of the tri d trip but will give them to morrow. Suffice it to say, that the Ericsson made this trip, not to uive proof of her capacity of'speed, &c., but simply ns a satisfaction to parties interested, and to the press, that Capt. Ericsson has done what he claimed to do, and substituted atmospheric air for steam in the propulsion of large vessels. It was obvious to every one en board that the packing of the cylinders is not perfected, and that there was considerable escape of the atmospheric or motive power, the air tight packing of it cylinder of fourteen feet diameter being necessarily a wotk of time, and Capt. Ericsson making the trip thus early to dispel the doubt that a ship can be thus propelled, rather than to show of what speed she can be made capable. The valves, too, allowed of some escape. Yef, with these (Itaw backs, the Ericsson made nine miles an hour, and gave proof that with her machinery perfectly prepared, she can do at least one-third more. The original intention was to make the cylindi rs of sixteen feet diameter, but no engine makers could execute the work. The cylinders are to the caloric ship what the boilers are (o the steamship. '1 he only thing necessary to increase the power or speed, is to enlarge these cylinders, and Messrs. Hogg & Dehunater now guarantee to bore them of even twenty feet diameter, which, with an engine in every respect similar to the one used in the Ericsson, would, it is motally certain, give a greater speed than is yet reached by any steamer. We must defer explanations, simply observing 'bat tin! principle is simple and bears much affinity to human respiration, and the inhalation and expulsion of air being the key to the whole. 1 ho supply cylinders inhale about seventy tons of air per hour; the air, when expanded by heat, forces up the piston ; it is expelled by chimneys on deck, but (he beat is retained in a wir game framework, called a regeneia'or; and the cold ai entering passes through the same regenerator, taking up the heat the wires have retain d, and thus expanded, is ready for use. it will be obvious that the engi: e is t! en fore a thor ough ventilator (f the ship. We stood upon the to of the cylinder while it made twenty ascents and de fcents. It was cooler than the room in which we write. So was the engine room generally. As to economy, the Ericsson uses six tons of coal in twenty-four hours, and could not co tsume more than seven, which in point of cost is six to fifty. Oul> onfireman is on duty at a time, and a 1 hj ■ 1 as to do is to supply C( al about every hour; only one engineer, and

Jir has nothing - to do but to grease the jouru .Is, &c. There can he no explosion. Capt. Ericsson very lucidly explained by a diagram the whole machinery, and answered every question an v one chose to put to him. AH this and other incidental matters we will mention to-morrow. All onboard and there were those among them who entertained very serious doubts of the success of the enterprise, and were, we judge, interested in steamships—acknowledged that every objection was proved to he groundless, and that the thing was done. Indeed there was no taking any other ground, seeing that we were “ airing” it at nine miles an hour. The Courier and Enquirer of the 12th msf., in publishing its account of the trial trip, says: It matters little whether this vessel went one mile or one hundred, or whether she was propelled at the rate of two miles an hour or twenty, the great tacts to he established were, first —that an engine of considerable power could be driven by another, a better, cheaper an I safer motor than steam ; and, second, that such an en gine could he effectively used in a vessel of sufficient size to cope with tin* sea. 1 hese the trip of yes'eiday settled beyond a doubt or a cavil. Hut when we add to these that a sen steamer, (or so we call iu-r). o! first tarn size, was Upon her second trial, m ole with unfinished engines, equal to only seven-twelfths of their power, very inferior in size to those designed for hei hy to inventor, propelled against tide and wind at the rate of nine or ten miles nn hour, we record one of the mod stupendous triumphs in science anil mechanic* which has ever claimed the admiration of the world. The name given to this engine mis'eads the popular conception with r gat'd to it. It is not a caloric engine, if ihat name imply that caloric is used as a motive power. It might he better termed an a'mosph.rtc engine, for it is upon the elasticity and expansiveness of air that its action depends. Caloric is in no greater sense its motive power than it is that of the fleam engine. It is the very air we breathe which propels ihat enormous vessel. Ihe inventor has seized upon the viewless winds, and compelled them to do hi- bidding ; he has harnessed the steeds ot the air to the car ul commerce.