MARITIME NOTES.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 376, 14 May 1866, Page 3

MARITIME NOTES.

AEEIVAL OF THE S.S. BEATJTIFCX STAB. The s.s. Beautiful Star, Captain H. Morwick l left Auckland on Monday the 7th at 7 p.m. She experienced fine calm weather to Cape Colville, and from thence to Cape Runaway moderate easterly winds and fine weather. She passed Cape Runaway at 10 o’clock on Tuesday night, and from thence to Waiapa, where she arrived at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, had strong S.E. grinds. She found the wind too strong to proceed, and so returned and anchored in Kawa Kawa roads. Left on Friday at 7 a.m., and experienced a strong S. wind to Tolago Bay, when it died away. From thence she had light airs and fine weather to port, where she arrived at 9 30 a.m. on Saturday. She saw the schooner Donald M'Lean in Kawa Kav»a, also two schooners at anchor in Tolago Bay. She passed the Star of the South at Waiapu, bound for Auckland.—The Beautiful Star will leave for Auckland this afternoon at 4 o’clock, ABETVAIi OF THE F.S. STOEX. The Government paddle-steamer Sturt, Captain Fairchild, left Auckland at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, with 50 tons of Government stores, and surveyors for Opotiki and Tauranga. She arrived at Taurauga at 5 a.m. on Thursday; lauded mail and passengers, and left at 6’30. Arrived at Opotiki 3 a.m. landed cargo same night, and left 1-30 a.m, on Friday. She passed the Star of the South, bound from Auckland, in Hick’s Bay, and also the schooner Donald M'Lean, beating up for Napier. Passed Waiapu at 1 p.m., but the sea was so rough that no communication could he held with the shore. Passed Poverty Bay at midnight, and Portland Island at daylight on Saturday, and there saw the Mahia and another cutter. Passed the Hero at 11 a.m., and arrived, in harbor at 2 p-m.

AEEIVAL OP THE S.S. SX. EXXDA. The Colonial Government screw-steamer St. Kilda, about which seme anxiety was beginning to be felt, arrived safely in the roadstead at 2 a.m. on Saturday, after a good passage of 59 hours from Chatham Islands. She experienced fearfully severe weather during her stay at that place, which was the only cause of her detention, she landed her living freight in good health on the 27th ult., on the next day the wind, which had previously been from S.W. veered round to North, blowing strongly with a falling barometer. Remained at anchor until the morning of Sunday the 29th, when the barometer fell to 28'98 when she got underweigh, and steamed for Port Hutt, which is well sheltered from all winds. At this time it rained in torrents with heavy squalls from N.W. At 10 p.m. on the same evening the wind veered to S.W. occasionally blowing with hurrieance violence. Such was the force of the wind that although the vessel was anchored in perfectly smooth water with 60 fathoms on each cable, she dragged her anchors across the Bay until she was within a cables length of the rocks, and consequently had to shift her ben h at midnight. She lay at this place for a whole week, the gale still continuing with but little interruption until Sunday the 6th inst., when she returned toWaitangi. Got ready for sea and started for this port at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, but was compelled to put back the same evening, the wind and sea being too heavy outside for her to make any progress. Made a final start on Wednesday afternoon, the weather having then moderated, and arrived here as above.