MARITIME NOTES.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 321, 6 November 1865, Page 2

MARITIME NOTES.

ARRIVAL or COLONIAL GOVERNMENT P.S. STTTET. The p.s. Sturt, Capt. Fairchild, from Opoliki, Waiapu, and Poverty Bay, arrivrd here about 6 o’clock on the morning of Friday, Nov. 3. She left this port on the morning of Tuesday, October 24, at 5 am., for Poverty Bay, at which place she arrived the same evening. Finding everything quiet steamed away at 10 p.m. for Waiapu, which she made at 7 the next morning. At 3 p.m., (having taken on board 05 of Capt. Hussey’s Taranaki Hangers) stood off tor Opotiki. Experienced a heavy nor-west gale on rounding the'East Cape, and made for Hick’s Bay for shelter, where she lay till Friday, the 27th. At 10 p.m. took her departure, and arrived at Opotiki at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the 2bto. Having crossed the bar in safety landed the Rangers at Levy’s wharf. At noon on Monday, the S-ih, steamed lor Matata—some 30 mins to the north of Opoliki—arriving there at 6 the tamo evening. On Tuesday, the 31st, at 4in the morning, commenced taking on board 31 hauhau prisoners taken by the Aruwas, including Te Ua, the far-famed pai mar ire prophet. These prisoners are more or less concerned in the murder of pooi- 1 uaoon and his companions on board the cutter Kate; and one of them (a woman) partook of the blood of poor Yolkner. The Sturt also received on board Messrs Hair and Smith, Fenneit Whiles two lialf-ca>le sons, and several Others as witnesses against the murderers. At 8 a.m. made for Opotiki, where she arrived at noon. Having landed the prisoners and the passengers steamed for Waiapu, off which she arrived at S a.m. on Wednesday, Hot. 1. Signalled to the shore ; a boa’ came off at 4 o’clock. Capt. Fairchild infotmed die beat’s crew that, liavim-received orders not to delay on the Coast, if they had a mad on shore, they should send it off at once. A-i 5 signalled the snore again—this time receiving no answer. No appearance of a boat at G heaved anchor, and steamed for Poverty Bay’ where she arrived at 5 p.m. Found matters there m a very critical state; and being requested by tac commanding officer to remain there for tvventyJour hours, entered the Turanganui river. While laying there reports reached the vessel of the depredations of the enemy,—burning fences, destroying houses which had been deserted bv the settlers, &c. On Thursday, the 2nd, at s'p.m., left for Napier, where she arrived as above. On Saturday took in arms and ammunition, also some ■volunteers, and, at 4 p.m, stcameU for Poverty Bay. J A.SUITAX OF H.21.F.5. ESS, H nI.S.S. Esk, -1.1 guns. Captain Luce, arrived hereabout 8 p.m. on Friday 1s t. She left, Weilincton at lo a.m. on Thursday, tin-2nd instant, *nd c;;!; isneed strong nor-wester]v milts the iuost part of the way. She took'her departure lor l overly Bay cn Saturday last, oU.ut 1 p.m., with His Honor the Siipcruitcadeut on board.

ARRIVAL OF THE SCHOONER TAWERA. The schooner Tawera, Captain Kennedy, left Poverty Bay at 5 pm. on Eriday, the 3rd inst.; experienced strong westerly winds till 4 a.m. on the 4th, when it veered round to the S.E. Brought up in the roadstead at 10'30 the same morning. She was on the berth for Auckland at Poverty Bay, but was taken up specially to convey despatches to Napier, in consequence of the critical state of affairs in that district. The news she brings will be found elsewhere. She took her departure for Poverty Bay yesterday (Sunday.) ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. QUEEN. The N.Z.S.N. Co.’s s.s. Queen, Capt Renner, left Wellington at 5 30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4. Had strong N.E. winds to port. Brought up in the roadstead shortly after 12 last night. She brings no news of interest. MISCELLANEOUS. The cutter Iris, Captain Mortimer, left Wairoa at 6 p.m. on Friday, the 3rd ; arrived in the roadstead at I'3o a.m. on the 4th ; and entered the Iron Pot at 7 o’clock the same morning. We understand that the damage oho sustained while on the bar at Wairoa was very slight indeed—a few hours sufficing to repair the same. The schooner Eliza, Captain Lorken. has come to grief—having been totally wrecked on the Wairoa bar on Saturday, the 28th ult. The cargo—part of it at any rate —was saved. We have not heard whether she was insured or not. The schooner Yivid, Captain Schon, hence the 25th ult., also got stuck on the Wairoa bar, and remained on for upwards of 24 hours, but was got off without auy material injury. Captain Fairchild, of the Sturt, reports that the schooners Hope and Fortune—the property, it is said, of a certain Mr Black —were loading between Hicks’ Bay and Opotiki. They reported as having cleared from Tauranga. Capt. Fairchild, thought it looked “rather suspicious,” but did not interfere with them. We presume he reported the circumstance to the “ powers that be.” The schooner Isabella—the arrival of which vessel from Auckland, bound for Hokitika, we noted in our issue of the 30th ult.,—disposed of her cargo at this port. She took her departure for Auckland last night. The schooner Success, Capt. Frost, was passed by the Sturt on Wednesday last, off Cape Runaway, becalmed.

The s.s. St. Kilda, hence Tuesday last, arrived safely in Wellington on Wednesday at 9 p.m. she was on the slip when the Queen left.

The P.,N.Z„ and A RAL Co.’s s.s. Lord Ashley, Captain Worsp, is due here from Auckland this day.

The p.s. Huntress, Capt. Walker, had gone to Auckland to got her boiler repaired. The schooner Zillah, Captain Sullivan, left Auckland for this port on the 26th ult. The cutter Betsy, we believe, sails for Auckland this day. The s.s. Queen, Captain Renner, leaves for the North this day at noon.

The three-masted schooner Rifleman, M'Clnfehy, commander, left Auckland on the 22nd nit. experienced fine weather until the 2Gth, on which day, being then off Cape Farewell, it came on to blow heavily from the S.W., obliging her to bear up for the Totaranui, where she anchored the same evening, in company with tea or a dozen other vessels. Here she remained until the 6th instant, arrsving off Hokitika on the 10th j but in consequence of there being no steam tug to tow her in, and tho bar being impassable to sailing vessels, she stood off and on until Sunday, the 15lh, when she managed to safely enter the river on the morning’s fide. On Friday last, one of her seaman, named James McNeilage, whilst shaking a reef out of the foretopsail, missed his hold and fell overboard. A boat was immediately lowered, and every exertion made to save him ; but although his body was recovered, life was extinct. The li;fleman brings forty-sis passengers for this port.—Hokitika Leader, October 20. The P., N.Z., and A.R.M. Company.— Several changes have lately token place in the command of vessels belonging to this company. Captain Randall, of the Lord Ashley, proceeds to Sydney to-day by the Prince Alfred to take command of the s.s. Otago, vice Captain Smith, resigned. The commandership of the Lord Ashley has been conferred upon Mr Worsp, lute chief officer of the Prince Alfred. Mr Farcie, late chief officer in the company’s service, has been appointed captain of the Claud Hamilton, and a Mr M'Kellar posted to the office of commander of the s.s. Rangitoto.— N. Z. Herald, October 30. Supposed Wreck.— The cutter Ellen, which arrived in harbor last night from Waiheki, reports having passed a vessel (in fact sailed over her)’ underwater, between Talor’s Island and Waihekioif the Horse Shoe Reef. The vessel was ap patently a schooner, with one mast-head painted vhite, and the main-boom black, under water, and tho sails hanging loose.-—lbid. The s.s. Star of the South is loading cattle for Hokitika at Mr Akersten’s wharf. She is admirably adapted tor the purpose, having been engaged in that trade in the Forth Island.—Nelson Colonirt, 24th inst.