PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 783, 15 October 1853, Page 2

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Oct. 13—Commodore, barque, 487 tons, James Broadfoot, from Sydney. Passengers — Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Dyer, Captain Murray, Mr. and two Blisses Bayliss, Mr. and Mrs. Law, Mr. DeZeslre, Mr. VV. Boyce, Mr. and Mrs. Golding, and four stockmen.—J. A. Gilfillan & Co., agents. Oct. 13—Star, 17 tons, J. Merrick, from Waiheki, with 26 tons firewood. Oct. 13—Victoria, 18 tons, Tqpe from A wanui, with 10 tons kauri gum, I ton bacon, 80 bushels wheat, 100 do. maize, 2 casks lard, 2 do. pork. Oct. 13—Mary Ira, 25 tons, Rarity, from the Bay of Plenty, with 300 bushels maize, 1 cask pork, 2 cwt. lard, 4 tons potatoes. Oct. 14—llawkhead, 22 tons, J. Shearer, from Mahurangi, with 22 tons firewnod. Oct. 14 —Herald, 25 tons, J. Taulari, from Russell, with 6 head cattle, 25 boxes furniture, 30 bags grass seed, 1 case saddlery, 2 do. axes, 1 do. sperm candles, 2 casks pork. Passengers—Messrs. Clarke, Busby, Carlton, duMoulin, Holt, and a soldier. —P. A. Phillips, agent. DEPARTURES. Oct. 12—Diana, 22 tons, Shepherd, for the East Coast, w.th 4 packages slops. Oct*. 13 —Star, 17 tons, Merrick, for Waiheki. Oct. 14—Sally Brass, 18 tons, W. Trail, for Matakana, in ballast. Oct. 14—Hawkheal, 22 tons, J. Shearer, for Mahurangi, in ballast, Oct. 14—Bon Accord,3*l7 tons, A. Cook, for the Thames, with 15 bags rice, 7 do. sugar, 2 do. flour 1 doz. spades, 1 package drapery. 6 bags biscuit, 6 iron pots, 1 coil rope, 5 parcels sundries. Oct. 14—Gazelle, sch., 117 tons, Captain M'Kenzie, for New Plymouth, IMPORTS —FOREIGN. Per Commodore, from Sydney:—4 hhds. branJy, 20 boxes tobacco, 2 casks and 1 case blacking, 2 i-cbesfs tea, 1 cask 1 package-.raisins, 1 cask barley, 2 packages paper, 1 case chocolate, 1 case groceries, 4 bales drapery, 7 cases drapery, 8 bales rugs, 1 case 2 trunks apparel, 1 bale carpets, 4 casks thorns, 1 box 2 cases books, 1 cask, 4 bales leather, 3 cases 3 trunks shoes, 6 bales 1 case calico, 8 bales gunny bags, 1 bale twine, 50 bags rice, 7 bundles shovels, 1 beam and scales, 2 cases slops, 3 packages boots and shoes, 2U bags pepper, 22 tierces, beef. 28 horses, 120 head cattle, 40 bags sugar, 30 cases wine, 2 pipes port wine, 1 truss apparel, 20 -|-casks wine, 1 parcel, 2 drays, 1 pair wheels. Vessels in Harbour. Commodore, barque, 487 tons, Captain Broadfoot, arrived from Sjdney, discharging. Daniel Web-ter, barque, 3(JO tons, Captain Dunning, loading for Sydney.—J. Salmon &c Co, agents. Invincible, barque, 290 tons, J. C. Martin, loading for Melbourne. — Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Joseph Fletcher, ship, 672 tons, J. Foster, arrived from London, dischaiging.—Brown and Campbell, agents. Kirkwood, brig, 136 tons, E. Courtenay, laid on for Hobart Town.—J. A. Langford, agent, Spencer, brig, 222 tons, J. B. Wootton, laid on for Melbourne. —Henderson & Macfarlane, agents, H.M.S. Pandora, Captain Drury, sailed on Monday e ening last, to resume her surveying operations on the East Coast, calling at Coromandel Harbour en route. The Pandora proceeds to the Bay of Plenty, and Hick’s Bay, East Cape. The Cresswell, Captain Barnett, sailed on Thursday morning for Kaipara, to load kauri spars for the contract, taken some time ago, to supply H, M. dockyard at Trincomalee. The Joseph Fletcher, Captain Foster, has now got her cargo nearly all discharged—although her Customhouse clearances and papers have not yet come to hand from New Plymouth. Her destination we believe is China. The barque Commodore, Captain James Broadfoot, arrived on Wednesday, from Sydney, whence she sailed on the 28tb ult. She encountered very heavy gales from the eastward, and a severe thunderstorm passed over her; the Captain and one of his mates were thrown off their-feet on the deck by the effects of the lightning, which for a few seconds, appeared to wholly envelope the ship. 62 horses and 160 head of horned cattle, were shipped at Sydney. A number of the horses were killed during tire storm—2B only of the number have been landed in safety, with 128 head of the cattle. The Chilian barque Dolores, Captain Throop, hence 28th August, arrived at Melbourne on the 20th September. The Edward, ship, Captain Mosher, arrived at Newcastle on the 22nd September, from Port Phillip, to load s'oek for Auckland. The brig, Deborah, Captain Gordon, arrived at Melbourne on the 15th September, and was again laid on for this port. The following vessels wore loading at London for New Zealand in July.— For Auckland : Aztec, 47 4 tons, Captain Wright ; Hamille Mitchell, 540 tons, Captain Holmes ; both to sail early in August. [Aztec’s number, 526\ 2nd dis. pendant; Hamille Mitchell, 4819, Ist dis. pendant.] For Wellington,—John Taylor, 788 tons, Captain Hawkins, (one of Messrs. E. Young and Co’s liners.) For Otago, Canterbury and Wellington . —Carnatic, 632 tons, Captain H. 11. Pope, (despatched by Messrs. Green, Blackwall.) For Porte not mentioned :—Constantine, 497 tons, Captain Burrows; Mahtozee, 305 tons, Captain Cowan. For Wellington, Canterbury, (and Auckland if sufficient inducement offered); —Northfleet, Captain Penreath, —a new clipper ship of 1042 tons just launched from Messrs, Pilcher’s yard, Northfleet, for Messrs. F. Young and Co., Kaipara. By oar last reports we find the following vessels loading at Kaipara for the undermentioned ports : Signet, barque, 531 tons, Captain VViuter, for Melbourne ; ready for sea. Sea Bird, ship, 4-02 tons, Captain Cobban, for Melbourne/, half loaded. Pysclie, barque, 260 tons, for Sydney ; nearly loaded. Sir Edward Paget, barque, 482 tons, Captain Chapman, for Sydney, begun to load. Camilla, barque, 383 tons, Captain Boyle, for Melbourne, going up the (irer. To these has to be added the Cresswell, Captain Barnett, on her passage round to load for Trincomalee. Sydney. Arrivals, Aug. 29. Raven, sch., Barker, from Melbourne. 30. Flora, barque, Acock, from Glasgow, 3rd May ; Hellespont S. steamer, Walls, from Melbourne ; Royal Saxon, barque, Johnson, from Singapore; Washington, barque, Westlake, from Melbourne. 31. Triumph, sch., Johnson, from Wide Bay ; Spray, brig, Scott, from Nelson. Sept. J. Antelope, S. steamer, French, from Melbourne. Earl of Dalhousie, brig, Cartwright, from Meluovrne; Charles Carter, brig, Hocking, from Launceston. 3. Shamrock, schooner, Wincombe, from Moreton Bay; Shamrock, steamer, Warner, from Melbourne. 4. Ciishna, barque, Lewis, from Calcutta; Anne Holzberg, barque Harries, from Adelaide; Sarah, brig, Patrick, from Port Fairy; James Gibson, sch., Davison, from Melbourne ; Atalanta, barque, Lemissurier, from Liverpool. Ist May, 5. Anneu Gilbert, barque, Gage, from Liverpool, Ist May ; Kehrweider, Hamburgh, sch,, Avers, from Hamburgh. 6. City of Melbourne, steamer, O’Reilly, from Moreton Bay ; Acacia, barque, Smith from Melbourne; Jane, sch., Rea, from Geelong; Fancy,sch., Nicholson, from Twofold Bay. 7. John Barrow, barque, Obedgary, and William Woolley, brig, Turner, from Melbourne. Fanny, barque, Smith, from Launceston. 8. Renaissance, French ship, Picbaud, from Swansea. 26 April, 10. Zone, sch., Elliottt, from Moreton Bay. 11. Christina, brig, Rees, Warratah steamer. Bell, Golden Spring, brig, M Yt’igh, and Dart, brig, Bennett, from

1 Melbourne. 12. Almeda, scb., Moitimer, Iron Prince, S. steamer, Welsh, Walmer Castle, ship, Pryce, Osmanli S. steamer, Corbett, Hellespont, S. steamer, Watt, from Melbourne. 13- Jessie, schooner, Lindsay, Adonis, French brig, Dutacq, and Vanquish, sch., Ecott, from Melbourne. 14 Kinuear, barque, j Nison, from London, and Plymouth 30th April ; j 15. Shanghai, P. & O, Company’s steamer, Par--11 tf, from Singapore. 16. Jack, brig, Witbam, from Moreton Bay. 17. llosebud, sch., Taylor, from Melbourne ; Calphurnia, barque, Gere, Trent, barque, Collette, from IMelbourne ; Singapore Hamburgh, ship, Bath, from London 10th June; 18. Stratford, barque, Forrest, from London 4th June : Telegraph, ship, Irvine, from Liverpool, 25th June; Julia Percy, brig, Smith, from South Sea Islands ; Fureka, brig, Stone, from Launceston ; Flying Cloud, barque, Collins, Wanderer, brig, Boggis, Star, barque, Verney, Sarah Ann, sc'),, Watt, and Exchange, brig, Glaister, from Melbourne; Countess of Derby, barque, Starcich, from Launceston. 19. Ann Mary, ship, Harris, from Calcutta ; Nora, sch., Clord, and Elizabeth Wilthew. brig, Riskey, from Melbourne ; Lady Flora, ship, Parker, from London via Melbourne; Alster Hamburgh barque, Penneng, from Hamburgh. 20. Souvenir, sch.. Brown, from Moreton Bay ; Shamrock, steamer, Warner, from Melbourne. 21. Gipsy, sch., Chalk, from Twofold Bay. 22. Walter Morrice, barque, Morris, from Plymouth StbJune; Monarch, barqne, Jackson, from IMelbourne; Isabelita Hyne, American ship, Somorly, from Melbourne. 23. Gipsy Queen, barque, Barras. from London, 27th May; Thomas, barque, Medley, from London, 2Sth May ; Balkan, sch,, Wainwright, from Shanghai; Fancy, sch., Nicholson, frnm Twofold Bay; Raven, brig Moflfatt, from Geelong. 25. Waratab, steamer, Bell, from Melbourne. 26. Bella Vista, barque, from Moreton Bay; John Sugars, barque, Doyle, from London, 24th May; Sporting Lass, brig, Figgins, from Melbourne; 'Thomas cutler, W. P. Snow, from the Clarence River, Dbpaiuvues.—August 30. Alice, for Callao; Jane, for South Sea Islands; Souvenir, for Motet-n Bay; Moa, for Auckland. September 1. Cleopatra, steam ship, for Liverpool; Pirate, for Geelong ; Investigator, for Mauritius ; Brothers, for Moreton Bay ; Waratab, for Melbourne; 2. H.M.S. Herald, on a cruise ; President, for South Sea Islands; Emma, for Geelong; Menam, for Guam; Harriett, for Callao; Maria, for Valparaiso; Advice, for London. 3, Hellespont, steauer, for IMelbourne. 4, Cheetah, for Wellington ; Francis Walker, for Mauritius; St. Thomas, for New York via Callao; Elizabeth Ross, for Batavia; Sarah Moers, for Sau Francisco; Iris, for Batavia. 5, Catherine Stewart Forbes, for Guam ; Alexander, for

Madras; Herculean, for Wide Bay; Caroline Chisholm, for Manila. 6. Countess of Leicester, for London; Carl and Herman, for Akyabah ; Fettercairn, for Melbourne. 7. Freak, for Ball!; Marchioness of Londonderry, for Guam. Emmalege, Unicorn steamer, Shamrock, steamer, and Bonnie Doon, for Melbourne. 9. Daniel Webster, for Sourabaya; Berkshire, for New Bedford; Palermo, for Moreton Bay 10. William and James, for Gabo Island ; London Packet, for South Seas. 13. City of Melbourne, steamer, for Moreton Bay; Emma, for Hubert Town; Maria and Highland Lass, for Melbourne; Harriett, for Geelong. 14. Frances, for Bombay; Triumph, for Wide Bay ; Corsair, for South Sea Islands; Emma, for Geelong; Jane Williams, and Waratah, for Melbourne. IG. Lima, for Adelaide ; Fortune, for the South Sea Elands; Shamrock, for Geelong; Osmanli, steamer, for Melbourne. 17. Deva, for Newcastle; Mohawk, for London ; Victoria, screw-steamer, for England via Melbourne ;* Hellespont, steamer, for Melbourne. 18. James Gibson, for Melbourne; Eliza, for Otago; Niagara, for Callao; David MTvor, for Bombay, 19. Victoria, barque, for Valpiraiso; Margaret, for Geelong; Shanghai, for Singapore, ‘JO. Golden Spring, for Melbourne; Watergeus, Doggersbank, and Johannah Maria Christina, for Batavia. 21. Spec, or South Sea Islands; Jane, for Geelong; Elora, for Callao, 21. Hubert Syers, fur Wellington ; Zone, for Moreton Bay; Shamrock, steamer, for Melbourne. 23. Clara, for Moulmein. 24. Aldebaran, and Dankbaarbeid, for Batavia ; Iris, for the South Sea Islands; Victoria Packet, for Melbourne; F. C. Clarke, for Calcutta f William Woolley, and Perseverance, for Newcastle; Sajah, for Port Fairy; Charlos Carter, for Adelaide. BARQUE STRATFORD. The barque Stratford with the June mails arrived yesterday morning, after a passage of 106 days from London. The wind and weather have alike been far too unfavourable for allowing her to prosecute the voyin the time mentioned in the mail contract (82 days) She had to beat all the way down the Channel, which occupied one week, after which she made an excellent run to the line of 22 days, making in all 29 days from the docks. A good S.E. trade then carried the Stratford to 2!) degrees south, and 30 west, and from that situation Captain Forrest states he had to contend with a series of light variable weather, heavy gales, and sudden calms. The*meridian of the Cape of Good Hope was passed on the sixty-third day, anil from thence to Sydney she did not have 24 hours good run ; a favourable breeze springing up and dying away in a few hours was an event of almost daily occurrence between the two places. The Stratford’s mail consist of 146 bags, viz: —34 for Sydney, 52 for Melbourne, 8 for Geelong, 15 for Van Diemen’s Land, 5 for Auckland, G for Wellington, 4 for King George’s Sound, and 22 for Adelaide. Captain Forrest sighted the Victoria steamer on Saturday evening 25 miles to the southward of Botany, the Hellespont a little to the southward of the Lighthouse the same evening, and the Maria brig, Captain Gourlay, on Friday afternoon, off the Dromedary.— Sydney Herald , September, 19. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. Gf.ntt.emen, —As it has come to our knowledge that several remarks have been made with reference to the sailing qualities of the Stratford, tending to injure that vessel, we shall feel obliged by your inserting in your valuable journal of to-morrow’s issue the extract from the City Article of the Times of the 25th May last, and Messrs. H. I), and J. Blyth, and Grene’s letter of the 21th May annexed. We remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servants, Agars and Stabler. “ The following letter from the owners of the Stratford corrects the statements circulated yesterday regarding the length of her voyages, and confirms the supposition expressed as to the confidence entertained in her capabilities by the parties interested. It is understood that the time in which the passage is stipula ed to be performed is eighty-two days, with a penalty fir each day’s delay in starting of £SO, and of £2O for each day beyond the eighty-two days in the delivery of the mails at the respective ports of Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. She leaves London on the 4th June, and will proceed direct to Sydney, whence the hags for Melbourne and Adelaide will bo forthwith despatched.” “ London, May 23, 1853. “ Sir, —In the City Article of the Times of this day, we observe in your remarks upon the selection of the Stratford, to carryout the mails to A ustralia on the 4th proximo, it is mentioned, ‘Her voyage to Mauritius in 1851, is said to have occupied 92 days out, and 100 days home, although her last passage from that place, was performed in 81 days.’ ■‘ The statement which has thus been made to you is at variance with the facts. Her voyage out to Mauritius in 1851, from Deal to Port Louis, occupied 69 days, not 92 days; and from Port Louis to Cork, deeply laden with a sugar cargo, occupied 80 days and 2 hours, and not 100. “We enclose for your information the Mauritius Prices Current, and the master’s letter, which establishes these facts. " The last passage referred to is mis-stated only one day, she sailed from Mauritius on the 11th January, and arrived at Cork (again with a sugar cargo) on the Ist April, in 80 days; performing the voyage, in this instance, in from 25 to 50 days less than other sugarladen ships sailing about the same time. “The Stratford is undoubtedly a very fast vessel, but, like nil other sailing ships, is necessarily dependan* on wind and weather. She has roj eatedly made her Mauritius passages in less than 70 days, even when deeply laden, which we need not tell you is a rate seldom attained by sailing ships, and justifies the expectation that our contract will be performed in a manner alike satisfactory to the Postmaster-General and the public. At all events, we are adopting every means in our power to secure this result, 4t We are, Sir, your obedient servants, “ H. D. Sc 1. Blyth and Greene. “Sydney, September 19, i—-

The William Prowse (arrived at Madras July 19,) left Port Lyttelton (the Cantibury aeterlement) on the 22d of May,and was in company with the ship MouatStuart Blphinstone, in Torres Straits, on the 19th June; about 6 pm. on that day these ships were within half a mile of each other, when the Mount Stuart Elphinstone struck on the part ofCockburn’s Reef, which is marked ‘Wreck’ on Blackwoods’charts; the William Prowse stood on and anchored off Bird Island, and early next morning she got under weigh and ran down within hail of the Mount Stuart Elphinstone, and asked if any assistance could be rendered ; the commander of that vessel replied “ No, I thank you.” At that time, the Mount Stuart Elphinstone was nearly on her beam ends, and all her boats were out; her situation was so critical that there is everv reason to believe she would become a total wreck.' Mr. Burt, the horse dealer, was on board her, with a number of horses from Port Stephens for this port.— ~Madras Spectator, July 20,

Hongkong 6th August. —-We have a painful ia k in writing the details of a horrible tragedy. The wellknown clipper brig Arratoon Apcar, of Calcutta, Henry Lovett, master, left this harbour yesterday morning, bound to Singapore and Calcutta, the crew consisting principally of Bengalese, with eight Chinese and two Chinese carpenters. According to the log-book, at noon, with a moderate westerly breeze, Green Island bore N.E. distant five miles. This is the last entry. At midnight the pilot left, and this morning delivered to the agents, Messrs, Lalcaca and Co, here, a letter from Captain Lovett, covering one for Mrs. Lovett, in Calcutta.no be forwarded by the mail leaving to-day. The second mate, Mr. Woodburn relieved the chief mate of his watch when the pilot left. Half-an-hour afterwards, the Chinese part of the crew, assisted by two other Chinese, passengers, came aft, armed with very sharp square knives, and having despatched the second mate, and thrown him overboard, proceeded into the cabin, where were sleeping Captain Lovett, Dr. Thompson, late of the Lady Mary Wood, and Mr. Smith, late commander of the Red Rover, passenger, Mr. J. H. Skirving, chief mate, and an. European lad, Charlie (a relative, we believe, of Captain Lovett). Of all these persona, only Captain Lovett’s corpse remains, and it is supposed that, finding it useless to resist armed men, the poor fellows jumped overboard. There are a good many bloody smears on the sides of the cabins, but no pools by which it might be inferred that they were killed outright on board. The chief mate’s cabin door is cut about a good deal. At the time of the assault, a Goa Portuguese Seacunie, by the name of Augustin, was at the wheel. He says that they tried to kill him also, hut he got away up the rigging, where also fled the Lascar seamen of the watch. The gunner, who brought the Arratoon Aprar into harbour this morning, a little after eight, with the ensign flying downwards, says he slept forward until two o’clock, when he was awoke by the Lascars from aloft, and learnt what had happened. On going aft he met Captain Lovett, who said “ give mo a drink of water,” and having taken it, drew a long breath and expired, death having occurred from a severe cut in the addomen, whence the bowels were protruding. The gunner found both quarter-boats gone, the topsail halyaids cut away,the guns spiked, and fire in tire after hold, the scoundrels having also attempted to blow up the vessel. About six this morning a pilot came on 1 card somewhere about Linting, and with his assistance the brig was brought to Hongkong, As the vessel was not far from two islands at the time, it is possible that the missing people were able to reach the shore. Mr. Smith, it is said, jumped overboard unwounded, and being a good swimmer, we entertain strong hopes for bis safety. Two steamers left in search immediately. Captain Lovett’s dog, of English bull breed is tut severely across the nose and hip ; and having, it is said, fastened his teeth pretty deeply into the calves of the assailant’s legs, it is hoped that by the aid of bis marks the wretches who cannot he far oft’, mav be discovered. There was not much treasure on board to excite their cupidity. Ihe eight seamen had been two voyages in the brig.