PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 780, 5 October 1853, Page 2

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Sept, 30—Joseph Fletcher, ship, 672 tons, Joseph Forster, from London, via New Plymouth. Passengers, Mr. Dyer,R. Dyer, Mr. 11. Dyer, C. Dyer, A. Dyer, Miss Dyer, Miss Moxon, Miss Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Lonsdale, Miss Lonsdale, E, Lonsdale, L. Lonsdale, Mrs, and Miss Sinclair, J. Sinclair, Mr. Royds, Mr. McPherson, Mr. Morgan, Mr. C. Morgan, Mr. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, MissC. Smith, Mr. Ireland, Mr. W Smith, Mr.Baynton, Mr. Nesbit, Mr. and Mrs. Downing, Mrs. Scolley, W. A. Scolley, E. Scolley, O. Scolley, Mr. Hitcbins, Mr. Thos. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Letbam, Robert and David Letbam, Mr. and Mrs. Sbipton, one son, and two daughters. Messrs. John Dow, Thos. Maitin, Samuel Traweek, Thos. Uran, Thos. Howe, Rich. Wbitford, Rich. Dunstou, Thos. Hancock, Thos, Tiverton, Ily. Jeffery, John Northey, Wm, Rowe, John Bohonua, Wm. Nicholls, and Joseph Davys.—Brown & Campbell, agents. Sept. 30—Waterwitcb, 10 tons, Jones, from tbe Bay of Islands, with 10 tons kauri gum. Oct. I—Mary, 25 tons, Davies, from Waibeki, with 40 tons firewood. Oct. I—Piako Lass, 10 tons, Smalley, from the Piako River, with 2 tons flax. Oct. I—Korornrika, 17 tons, Pirou, from Russell, with 14 casks, (3 tuns) black oil, 4 tons kauri gum, 2 liorses.—P. A. Phillips, agent. Oct. 3 —Odd Fellow, 20 tons, Innis, from Waibeki, with 20 tons firewood. Oct. 3—Napi, 17 tons, Copeland, from Ngunguru, with 4,000 feet timber. Oct. 3—Endeavour, 14 tons, Martin, from Waibeki, with 25 tons firewood. Oct. 4—John, 28 tons, W. Lawrence, from Mahurangi, with 15,000 feet sawn timber, Passengers,—Mr. Cain, Mr. Clair, Mrs. Condon. Oct. 4—Joseph, 14 tons, Parata, from Taurangi, with G tons potatoes, 50 bushels maize, 11 bams, 3 cwt. salt fish, 72 boat knees, 1 pig. Passengers,—Messrs. Farrow, Palmer, and Johnston. Oct. 4—Hori Tapaea, 17 tons, Himiona, from Taurangi, with 47 pigs, 50 baskets maize, 20 do. potatoes, 30 fowls. DEPARTURES. Sept. 30—Hawkhead, 22 tons, Lawrie, for Mahurangi. with 1 cask beef, 4 bags flour, 2 do. sugar, 4 gallons rum, 2 casks sundries. Oct. I—Mary, 25 tons, Wm. Davis, for Waibeki. Oct. I—Piako Lass, 10 tons, Smalley, for Piako River. Oct. I—Gratitude, barque, 240 tons, D. Smith, for Mahurangi, with 30,000 feet sawn timber. —Combes & Daldy, agents. Oct. I—Alexander, 36 tons, Menzies, for Coromandel. Oct. I—Herald, 25 tous.Tautari, lor the Bay ol Islands, with 1 keg tobacco, 35 bags sugar, 10 casks biscuit, 3 bags rice, 1 keg molasses, 2 bales, 7 cases, sundries, 1 cask do., 4 bbds. rum, 1 hbd. brandy, 10 cases gin, 1 bbd. ale, 4 doz. porter, 2 doz. ale, 4 packages sundries, 2 tons flour, CO raw bides, 20 packages furniture, 13 packages groceries, and sundries. Passengers,—Mr. 11. E. Hanley, Mr. and Mrs. Burke, and two children, and Miss Brown. Oct. 3—Odd Fellow, 20 tons, Innis, for Waibeki. Oct, 3—Endeavour, 24 tons, Martin, for Waibeki. Oct. 4—William, 20 tons, W. Day, for Kuwau, with 14 miners, and their luggage, 1 woman and 2 children. Vessels in Harbour. H.M.S. Calliope, 26 guns, Captain Sir Everard Home, Bart. Cresswell, barque, 574 tons, Captain Barnett, arrived from London, discharging.—Brown & Campbell,agents. Daniel Webster, barque, 300 tons, Captain Dunning, loading for Sydney.—J. Salmon 6c Co, agents. Delmar, barque, 238 tons, Captain Thayer, sails this day, for Melbourne. —J. A. Gilfillan & Co. agents. Gazelle, schooner, 175 tons, Captain McKenzie, laid on for Melbourne.—Brown & Campbell, agents. Invincible, barque, 290 tons, J. C. Martin, loading for Melbourne.—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. John Wesley, missionary brig, Capt. Ryle about to sail for tbe Friendly and Feejee Islands.— W. S. Grabame, agent, Joseph Fletcher, ship, 672 tons, J. Foster, arriv. d from London.— Brown &c Campbell, agents Kirkwood, hiig, 136 tons, E, Courtenay, discharging —J. A. Langford, agent. Marmora, schooner, 136 tons, Captain Kelly, sails on Thursday next, for Sydney,—J. Salmon &. Co. agents Spencer, brig, 222 tons, J. B. Wootton, laid on for Melbourne.—Henderson & Macfarlane, agents. Shipwreck of an Australian Emigrant Vessel. — Several Persons Drowned. —Wo regret to announce tbe total loss of tbe barque Barbara Gordon, Capt Lilly, master, while on ber homeward voyage from Port Adelaide, Australia, to London, and tbe melancholy fate of the passengers. The annexed details aro extracted from a letter written from Captain Lilly, to Messrs Williss and Co., of Crosby-square, Bisbopsgatc street, owners of the Barbara Gordon •■“ 1 have

to acquaint you of the loss of your vessel, about ‘2O miles west of Cape L'Agulhas, at midnight, on the AU>' instant (May), and that regret has increased a thousand fold by the loss of life in consequence. We were at noon on the day named nearly 90 miles from the land, with wind at N.W., and standing to the N.N.E. About 4.30. p. m. the land was reported to me by the chief officer, or rather what he fancied was the land. 1 went on deck immediately, and confess now I could not discern outline enough to be assured that it was so, inasmuch as it must have been more than seventy miles distant. About six o’clock, jast after sundown, 1 saw it more distinctly, and still kept on our course (though only under jury forefop, which had washed away sane days before), being under very reduced sail, and going at a very moderate pace I kept on hoping to meet the ■wind off tUe land, and trusting that our reckoning being something near the mark. As you may suppose, I was on deck as much os 1 considered needful, and from eleven to the time she struck was scarcely off it, intending to put her head of at midnight, when both watches came on deck. Shortly before this time a haze seemed to lift from the land, and showed it plainly, and all the hr akers ahead. 1 immediately gave orders to haul up the mainsail, put the helm up, and square the main yard, to wear her off. Both these orders were obeyed, and all others, with cooln-ss and alacrity, by the watch on deck ; but though the watch below had been called they were not up for some minutes, which few minutes would have saved the ship, and the lives most lamentably lost. She had paid so far off that 1 was squaring the bead yards, when she struck heavily three or fourtimes, and I succeeded in driving her over the reef to sea again ; but, alas ! found six feet of water in. her pold, and the water rushing in fast. I stood out for half an hour, keeping her pumps going, wishing,if possible to keep her afloat till d ylight. I then stood in, and when she touched the second tiin«, there must have been eight feet of water in her. She then stuck fast, the wind coming round with rain to the S. W. There was a tolerable sea and surf running, but I felt that the ship would hold together till the morning, and all hands with passengers, went below. In launching our only bo it on the following morning, owing to the violent lashing of the sen, she parted and went ashore, with the second mate safe. One hand, however, was lost out of her ; raising my glass and seeing no signs of assistance in the way of boats, I had a raft constructed to save the lives of my passengers and crew, and just as it was ready, it also broke adrift, and was dashed to pieces by the surf. The chief officer. Mr. Pitt, and a passenger overboard, reached it, and a seamen swam some distance and gained it, and all three landed safely, but sadly exhausted. 1 then got another laft under weigh, and almost completed it the same evening. We remained on the wreck all night, with the stern entirely beaten in, and the sea flying over us as far forward as the foremast. By ten o’clock next morning our second raft was completed. Aiter being on the wreck thirty hours, and unhappily before the passengers could be lashed, it canted over in lowering, and one sea took three of the unfortunate creatures (ladies) off, with a gentleman and child. It was impossible to rescue them. I nearly lost my own life in endeavouring to save Mrs. Redisb, a most lady-like and accomplished person. All the passengers were drowned. We afterwards got ashore on the raft all the bodies except that of Mrs. Daleton, who was a sort of monthly nurse, from Wandsworth. We read the service over the remains of Mrs. Redish and child yesterday’. Nothing could bo saved of the ship, there being neither boats nor landing place along the'shore.” All the passengers were from Adelaide. Their names are thus given :—Mr. and Mrs. Redish and child, were for Liverpool ; Mrs. Dalston, of Wandsworth ; Mis. Hay, of Yorkshire ; and a seaman, named Seymour, belonging to Bristol. The ship was laden with wool and copper ore. She is reported to be fully insured.