SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 20, 10 June 1871, Page 10

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

arrived. June. 2, Omeo, s.s., 660 tons, Calder, from Melbourne, via the South. Passengers: Mrs Herbert, Mrs Ward, Miss M'Cardy, Messrs E. Pearce, Wittkouski, Ecuyer, Walmsley, Parker, Veroega, Harper, Roskell, Captain Rowan, Mr Dudley Ward, and 8 in the steerage. _. .. , 2, Wanganui, s.s., 185 tons, Linklater, from Wanganui. Passengers: MissM'Nacker, Miss Graham, Miss Hackett, Miss Hawkes, Mrß Wilson, Captain Lowe, Major Turner, Messrs Wilson, Pawson, Jack, Allan, Droull, Gunnies, Coniber, Touero, and 3 in the steerage. ' _ T 3J Rangatira, 175 tons, Renner, from Napier. Passengers: Miss Harding, Mrs Stevenson. Mr and Miss Livingstone, Messrs Evans, Plimmer, Mason, Gill, Edwards. _ 3, Pheebe, 416 tons, Worsp, from Picton. Passengers : Mr and Mrs Smith, Master Bowden, Gourlay Family (5), Mr Noble, and 11 for the South. 3, Lord Ashley, 206 tons, Andrew, from Auckland. Passengers : Lieut.-Colonel Moule, Captain Johnston, Colonel Haultain, Messrs Duncan, Ward, Watson, Stevenson (maxi agent) and 3 for the South. 4, Dawn, 30 tons, Craig, from Manawatu. 5, Elizabeth, schooner, 33 tons, Short, from Manawatu. 6, Taranaki, s.s., 299 toils, Wheeler, from Lyttelton. Passengers : Miss Powell/ Messrs Birch, Wright, Power, Fitzgerald, Brindle, Green, Watt, Gibbett, Fraser, Murdock, Walton, 11 for Manukau, 3 for Taranaki, and 3 for Nelson.. 6, Ahuriri, s.s., 131 tons, Carey, from Lyttelton. Passengers : Saloon —C. Noble. _ 5, Anno Melhuish, 344 tons, Williams, from Newcastle. '9, Wanganui, s.s., 164 tons, Linklater, from the South. 9, Ahuriri, s.s., 131 tons, Carey, from the South. SAILED. 1, Camille, 365 tons, Tucker, for Newcastle. „ T, 2, Ruby, 24 tons, Fraser, for Picton. Passengers: Mrs Hamilton, and 2 children. 2, Enterprise, schooner, 84 tons, Sedcole, for Mahakipaua. ... 2, Alarm, 15 tons, Callow, for Rangitikei. 2, Omeo, s.s., for Nelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Melbourne. 2, Omeo, 660 tons, Calder, for Greymouth. Passengers: Messrs Pickering, Drummond, Lorkin, and Chapman. 3, Shepherdess, 40 tons, Gatlxercole, for Flaxburne. 3, Enterprise, 84 tons, Sedcole, for Havelock. 3, Jane, 35 tons, Bower, for Lyttelton. 3, Ruby, 24 toiss, Fraser, for Wairau. Passengers : Mrs Hamilton, and 2 children. 3, Lord Ashley, 296 tons, Andrews, for Southern Ports. 4, Phoebe, 416 tons, Worsp, for Southern Ports. 3, Wanganui, 165 tons, f Lmklater, for Dunedin. Fassengers : Mr and Mrs Wilson, Miss Peyman, Messr» Hodge, Small, Palethorpe. 5, Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Morrison, for Blenheim. 5, Rangatira, s.s., 175 tons, Renner, for Lyttelton. Passengers Messrs Boswell, Gardner, Sack, Blake, Oliver, Gunnies. 6, Ahuriri, 131 tons, Carey, for Wanganui and Nelson. 6, Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Wheeler, for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau. Passengers : Mrs Eglington, Mjss M'Hartnay, Miss Maine, Madame Drouget, Mr and Mrs Murdock, Dr Parker, Messrs Verenger, Nairn, Parker, Wormall, Sinsted, M‘Farlane, Stobo, Walmsly, O’Sullivan, and 5 in the steerage. 5, Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Morrison, for Blenheim. Passengers : Miss Hopkins, Messrs Edwards, Gill, Shearfc, and 8 natives. 9, Wanganui, a.s., 164 tons, Linklater, for Wanganui.

The following mariners’ notice has been issued from the Customs Department for general information: —Notice is hereby given that a Sunken Rock has been discovered off Whangarei Heads. It is about 100 feet in diameter, having a pinnacle-shaped centre, with only sixteen feet of water on it at low water spring tides, and breaks only in heavy weather. It lies three-quarters of a mile from Bream Island, and bears magnetic as follows :—Prom Bream Head (extreme) N. by E.^E.; from Tutukaka Heads, S.E. by S.£S.; from Sail Rock, N.W.£N. j from Bream Island (centre) N.E. by E. At Boston, the barque Chasea is loading in Peabody’s Line for Melbourne, and will finish about May 15th. The barque Ousuri, from Dunedin, arrived at Boston on the 20th instant, in 90 days. Her cargo is chiefly flax and gums. A smart achievement in competitive ocean sailing is reported from the antipodes. The Collingrove, Captain Angel, with passengers, left Plymouth November 1, and the White Eagle, Captain Andrew, also with passengers, left the same port on the following day, both bound for Adelaide. They both arrived at Adelaide ©n the 16th January, within a few hours of each other, the White Eagle, however, coming in first; this was managed very cleverly by the captain of that ship, as on the previous day the two vessels were in sight of each other, the Collingrove slightly headed. As soon as it became dark, the White Eagle hauled up a point, which allowed her canvas to draw, more freely; while the Collingrove holding to her course found, when daylight dawned, that her companion had given her the slip, and got into the Straits first. Singularly enough, both ships were pitted against each other on a similar voyage twelve months previously, when the White Eagle beat the Collingrove by twelve days.—English Paper.

A sealing expedition, bound for the West Coast, is detained at Riverton by stress of weather. It consists of three boats, manned by about 20 Maoris. The s.s. Taranaki was this morning hauled to the entrance of the dock, for the purpose of re-shipping the rudder, which, on examination, was found to have had its stock fractured, necessitating the welding on of about eight feet. This piece of heavy work was successfully performed by Messrs Morgan and M'Greggor, and the rudder re-slhpped this morning ; after the steamer was again hauled inside, as it was found that there was more water inside than at the entrance of the dock. —“ Dunedin Star,” May 31. In connection with the reported loss of the Queen of the Themes, the following telegram from Sydney may be read with interest at the present time The Byron sighted a large steamer, supposed to be the Queen of the Thames, on the Ist March, in lat. 35 deg. S., long. 97 deg. 39 min. E. She was sailing fast at the time.” She was then, therefore, about 20 deg. west of Cape Leuwin, and in nearly the same latitude. We may also mention here that the Queen of the Thames was a vessel of 2607 tons register, her dimensions being —length, 336 feet; breadth of beam, 41 feet; and depth of hold, 31 feet. Her engines, which were on the compound principle, were of 400 horse-power, nominal, but could work up to 2000 horse-power. She was built by Messrs Napier and Sons, the well-known Glasgow shipbuilders, for Messrs Devitt and Moore, London, and was launched at Govan in September last. She made her maiden voyage to Melbourne in between 50 and 60 days, and. was on her return voyage to London when her loss is reported to have occurred. She was fitted with all the best modern appliances, and her passenger accommodation is said to have been splendid. She was commanded by Captain Macdonald, who is spoken of as a careful and accomplished navigator. As an instance of steamships superseding sailing vessels, we quote the following item from the last “ European Mail ” :—The week ending March 4 will probably stand out as a red-letter one in the merchaut steam navy of Liverpool, or, indeed, any port in the world. The number of steamers, together with their tonnage, which left the Mersey, was the largest that ever was known to have sailed in one week, that is, of ocean-going steamers, as the coasting steamei’s are almost beyond count. On Mai’cli 2 no less than five of the largest steamers afloat sailed from Liverpool for United States ports alone, the total tonnage of these vessels footing up to something like 15,000 tons. The other large steamers which sailed during the week were—the Batavia, for New York ; St. Louis, for New Orleans ; Diomed, for China; Tycho Brahe, for the Brazils ; Ambrose, for Para; Thessalia, for Constantinople ; Cordillera, for Valparaiso ; Lagos, for West Africa ; Nova Scotian, for Baltimore ; Algeria, for New York; and the Moldavia, Duero, Alvarado, Zakynthos, Orontes, Fawn, Clara, Demetrius, Ousel, Venetian, Widgeon, Stromboli, all for the Mediterranean, Baltic, South America, and other distant ports. The ship Electra, Captain George Sellars, which left this port on the Ist February, arrived in London on the l7tli day of April, thus making the passage in seventy-five days. Messrs Levin and Co. have received advices from Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co., under date 13th April, which stated that the Electra had been spoken by a steamer from New York on the Bth April, bound east, in lat. 51 N., long. 17 W. They say, “If this is our Electra, she is making a fine run, and winds are westerly.” She is again laid on for this port. The Halcione has discharged her cargo, and was again laid on for Wellington. She is expected to leave London about the end of May. A large number of passengers are expected by her. _ The Edinburgh Castle, Captain Cape, left London for this port on the 6th March, and is now out ninety-one days, On Thursday last the final trial trip of H.M. turret ship Magdala took place, when everything worked most satisfactorily. The vessel maintained a speed of over 9| knots. The Magdala is 2107 tons, 250 horse-power, and was built for the defence of Bombay harbor. The same committee took over the Magdala who had previously received the Abyssinia.—“ Times of India,” April 8. Upwards of £3O was collected yesterday (says the “Fiji Times ”) to charter and equip a vessel to proceed in search of the wreck of a large foreign vessel, supposed to have occurred on the reef to the south-east of Angau. The Kate, cutter, has been chartered, and will leave early this morning, in charge of Mr Robert Galloway, R.N., taking an ample supply of provisions and medical comforts, in the event of finding any shipwrecked or distressed persons. The wreck is supposed to be that of an .American vessel, and a piece of board picked up in the locality had the word “ Kentucky ” painted on it. Several packages of cargo were also found. H.M.S. Rosario, Captain Challis, from Port Denison, arrived at Auckland on the 28th ultimo, having left that port on the 7th May. She left Cavalier Island on the following Saturday, and from thence steamed into port. The Rosario visited Cape York previous to leaving Bowen, and came down the passage inside the Barrier reefs. When at anchor on the 20th ult., a signal of distress was observed on a small rocky island. The vessel proceeded to the spot, and rescued Captain Brown and seven of the crew of the schooner Black Dog, which was wrecked in that vicinity. The shipwrecked crew were landed at Port Denison.

The schooner Lurline, 80 tons, has been lost at Nadi. She was anchored in the river, but was drifted out and thrown upon the beach, where she was smashed to pieces. The cutter Timoala was at anchor in the same river as the Lurline, and, like her, was driven out and broken up.—“ Piji Times.”