SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 32, 2 September 1871, Page 10

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVED August. 24, Annie, barque, 449 tons, E. James, from Newcastle, N.S.W. 24 Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Morrison, from Wairau. Passengers: Messrs 0. Redwood, Watson, Rainer, Wall, Coward. 24 Elizabeth, 33 tons, Bhort, from Wairau. 25,' Luna, p.s., 200 tons, Fairchild, from Napier. . 26, Rangatira, s.s., 174 tons, Renner, trom Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Kaikoura. Passengers : Cabin—Mrs Howay and two children, Misses Thomson (2), Mr Thomson, Masters Thomson (3),Messrs Bird, Redwood, Gibson, Buckley, Duncan, Nasmith, Green, Grant, two for the North, and three in the steerage. 27, Rangitoto, s.s., 449 tons, Mackie. from Melbourne and the West Coast. Passengers : Cabin : Mr and Mrs R. A. Daniels, Mr C. R. Buckland, Miss Percy, Mrs Carr, Messrs Corlette, Quick, Thirkness, Matthews, Canning, Miss Green, Mr Riley, Mrs Eglinton and child, Mr A. Austen, Mrs Marshall, Mr Kerr, and three in the steerage. W. Bishop, agent. 29, Phoebe, 490 tons, Worsp, from Northern ports. Passengers : Cabin—Mrs Gapper, Mrs Smith, Mr and Mrs Rawson, Mr Tonet, Mr T. George, Mr Draper, Mr Renner, Mr Hemus, Mr Robertson, Mr Clifton, Mr Gaby, and six for south. Steerage—Messrs Gosling, Wilson, Reid, Earnest, Williams, Maefarlane, and six for south. 30, Glimpse, ketch, 38 tons, Croucher, from Napier and Akiteo. Passenger: Mr Groves. 30, Ealcon, ketch, 37 tons, Morrison, from Wairau. Passengers: Mr dime, Captain Jackson. 31, Luna, p.s., 200 tons, Fairchild, from Nelson. SAILED. 25, Ealcon, schooner, 37 tons, Morrison, for Wairau. Passengers: Messrs C. Redwood, Barry, Bowson. Miss Elinn. 25, Elizabeth, schooner, 33 tons, Short, for Blenheim. In ballast. 27, Luna, s.s., 200 tons, Fairchild, for West Coast. 29, Wanganui, 165 tons, Linklafcer, ior Nelson. Passengers : Judge Smith, Mr and Mrs Daniells, Messrs Jordan, Jacob, Howe, Thompson, Misses Thompson (2), Master Long, Mr and Mrs Hoggard and two children, four natives, Mr Reynolds, and eighteen passengers transhipped from Halcione. 29, Rangitoto, s.s., 445 tons, Mackie, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Messrs Nairn, Ellis, Kalston, Wilkins, Bird, Cashel, Ford, Mr and Mrs Eedfern, and six children. 29, Dawn, cutter, 25 tons, Craig, for Manawatu. 29, Rangatira, s.s., 174 tons, Renner, for Napier. Passengers : Messrs Cootes, Bigley, Evans, Mill, Laws, and forfcy-one passengers ex Halcione. 31, Phcebe, 416 tons, H. Worsp, for Lyttelton and Otago. Passengers : Mrs Duncan, Mr Rutherford, Master W. Martin, Mr Smith, Mr Carruthers, Mr Dawson, Master Swartz, and ten original passengers.

The Edinburgh Castle is now a full ship, having on board 745 bale 3 wool and skins, 711 bales flax and tow, 1840 pkgs tallow (420 tons), 843 kegs butter (30 tons), 3 casks oil, 289 hides, 9 casks salt meat, 20 pkgs leather, 7 cases curiosities. She will clear at the Customs to-day, and this fact speaks well in iavor of the despatch given at this port. It will be in the remembrance of some that the Gloucester, last year, discharged and loaded in about two months, and the Edinburgh Castle, though a larger ship, has actually been less than that time in port, thu3 showing that our productions are steadily improving. During his short stay among us Captain Cape has made many friends, who wish him a quick and pleasant passage to his destination. "While the ship 'William Davie was on ber passage from Glasgow to Port Chalmers, a man was lost overboard. As the ship was bowling along with a fresh westerly breeze, the deceased Thomas Berrell, a steerage passenger, was jerked overboard by coming in contact with the maintopmast staysail sheet. A life buoy was at once thrown him, and a rope hove on his shoulders, but he failed to catch either. The vessel was rounded to, a boat manned, lowered, and sent away in search, and parties sent into the rigging with glasses to direct her course. A very heavy sea was running at the time, and after a fruitless search the boat returned to the vsssel with the life buoy. Another boat was also got in readiness, should any accident happen to the first one. All that could be done to save life was done, but proved of no avail. The following further particulars relative to the notorious Capt. Hayes, are from the "Sydney Morning Herald : " By the arrival of the brigantine Restless, from Baokok, we learn that Captain Hayes, who was reported to have been killed several times, is still alive and active. He is now in command of the brig Leonora, formerly the Waterlily. This vessel was an armed American vessel, and tor two or three years was reported as visiting various islands in the South Seas under doubtful circumstances. On a visit to China serious charges were made against Captain Pease, who commanded her, and he was sent to the United States for trial. It appears that the Leonora arrived at Bankok on the 4th of April in a leaky state. She discharged and docked, having a cargo of rice from Saigon, bound to Hong Kong, the vessel taking the ground shortly after leaving Cape St. James, and making at the rate of four inches an hour. The chief officer, Mr Hennessy, reports the colonial vessels Lady Belmore and Record as loading rice for Hong Kong at Saigon when the Leonara left, on March 10. At hall-past 1 p.m. of April 27 Hayes again put to sea, light, haying had the Leonora repaired,

caulked, and coppered, and leaving behind him his rice cargo as payment for the work, as well as other expenses incurred at Bankok. It is reported that he chartered a small schooner from a Mussulman at a monthly rate of charter to go to the Philippines, and thence to the South Sea Islands, where eventually he would fall in with her, and where it is reported the Mussulman would for ever lose all vestige of his craft."

The Robert, a large American barque, in command of Captain William Lanfare, arrived in Auckland harbor, on Saturday week, leaky. The vessel left Baker's Island, with a full cargo of guano, on the Bth July, bound for Cork, for orders, leaving there loading the barque Kate Covet, to follow in eight days, with a cargo for the samp port. Shortly after leaving Captain Lanfare discoverad that the barque was leaking and immediately set the pumps to work. On the 11th July the starboard pump broke down, and the other had to be kept constantly going to reduce the water. On the 27th July, when in latitude 23 deg. S., longitude 178 deg. 42 min. E., the vessel was making about 22 inches water per hour, and, subsequently, during a stiff breeze, increased to 33 inches. It was then decided to come on to Auckland for repairs. On the 7th August, tha Robert called at Norfolk Island, where the pump was taken ashore and partially repaired. On the night of the 10th August, during a strong S.W. breeze and a very heavy sea, the barque had to slip 45 fathoms of chain and an anchor, and put to sea, in order to save her from going ashore. Captain Lanfare then stood away for Auckland, and experienced moderate weather a rjfs. The committee of Lloyd's have posted three vessels, perhaps three of the finest in the book, whose disappearance in the waste of waters has been no little mystery to owners and underwriters. These were the Madras, the Kenilworth Castle, and the Earl Russell. The Madras, the well-known splendid iron ship, built by Clover, and owned by Mr Clint, of Liverpool, left Calcutta on the 7th September last, for Liverpool, under the command of Captain Fairlem, one of the first masters in the trade, but was never heard of after. What has become of her no one knows. She is " posted at Lloyd's."—The Kenilworth Castle was a Clyde-built iron ship, equally as fine as the Madras, and was the property of Messrs D. Currie and Co., of Liverpool. She, too, was from Calcutta, and was bound to London. She was spoken off the Cape de Verde by a barque arrived at Rotterdam, and has not been heard of since. She was 1100 tons, and was built by Aitkens, of Glasgow. —The Earl Russell, which was from Java for Rotterdam, was the property of Mr Georgo Lidgett, of London.

The following is Captain Stewart's report of the accident which happened on board the schooner Dunedin on her passage from Oamaru to Auckland : —Left Oamaru on the Bth instant, and had moderate weather during the first part of the voyage. On Sunday last, when off Napier, she encountered a strong gale, during which a heavy sea broke on board, washing away the man at the wheel, who was carried over the rail, and only saved himself by clinging to the main sheet. Two other men, named John Brown and James Dick, who were standing up, were washed clean overboard, and drowned. The schooner at the time was travelling through the water at the rate of nine knots, and it was, therefore, impossible to render any assistance to the poor follows, who were never seen again. Since then the schooner has had favorable winds.