Shipping Intelligence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 311, 10 December 1873, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ABBIVAXS. Nov. 29.—^ealandia, ship 1116 tons, Curry, from London,- August, 29th. Nov. 22.— Claud Hamilton, s.s., 662 tons, Bawden, from Melbourne. Nov. SO. — Jes&ie Headman, ship, 962 tons, Mitchell, from Glasgow." December 3. — Free Trader and Southern Cross from Hobart Town. EXPECTED AEBIVAIS. From London. — Zealandia, August 29; Caller Ou, August 29 ; Elizabeth Graham, September 15 ; Surat, Sept. 27 ; Dunfillan, October — ; Lutterworth. JfBOM Glasgow.— Jessie Headman, August 27th ; City of Dunedin, September 25 ; Margaret Galbraith, October 30. From New York. — Queen of the South, August 15. From Mauritus. — Jane Hollands. From Melbourne. — Alhambra. PEOJEOTED DEPABTUBES. Fob London, — Peter Denny, early ; Columbus, early ; Otago, early. For Melbourne. — Omeo, 6th inst. ; Alhambra, 19th inst. VESSELS IN POET. At the Pier — Ships, Rokeby Hall, Otago, May Queen; barque, Lady Agnes. In tha Stream — Ships, Peter Denny, Dover Castle, Wild Duck, Lady Jocelyn ; barques, Columbus, Cesarewitch ; brig, Ziska ; Southern Cross ; brig, Empress >• Glitnpse^ Maiy Ogilvie." ' ' The fallowing account of the meek of the barque^ Pluto, and the' subsequent treatment of the^ crew at the hands of the natives, is takenfrom the Sydney Morning Herald :—: — Tne pluto, barque, 286 tons, Captain Clarke, owned. by Mr Collingwood, of Sunderland sailedfor Newcastle (N.S.W.) on 29th April, bound for Hong Kong with a cargo of coal. She got on. shore on a reef outlying from New Caledonia, and became a total wreck. The crew secured one of the boats, and as a strong S.E. monsoon was blowing, Captain Clarke determined to make for the Solomon Group, and subsequently reached Port Adams (Malayta). Here a landing was effected by a portion of the crew who wanted to obtain water, the boat meanwhile lying off at anchor but the natives oamo down in numbers and killed every soul that landed. Captain Clarke at once put to sea, but canoes were in chase, and unfortunately the boat got on a ' reef. Being without any arms, the ° canoes soon ranged alongside, and ruthlessly slaughtered all on board the boat, with the exception of one man named John Collins, who has been spared to describe the horrible scene. This man was terribly wounded by arrows, but principally about the lower part of the body ; and a superstition appears to exist among the natives of this locality that where death does not at once taka place the victim must not be again attacked, and is tabooed from further harm. He was taken on shore, and would appear to have been" treated welj. While at the Banks Group, Leiu tenant Suckling received itelligence from the missionaries that a white man was in the hands of the natives at Malayta, and he at once got under way and proceeded to the spot, and after considerable difficulty succeeded in getting the unfortunate man out of their hands and placing him safely on board the Eenard. H M.S. Dido was fallen in with shortly after, and Collins transferred to her, having been in the hands of the natives for two mouths, Collins states that the chief officer, who was in the boat, and witnessed the deaths of the shore party, killed himself with a tomahawk to avoid falling into the hands of the savages .