REPORTS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 475, 2 May 1867, Page 2

REPORTS.

Asses, —The cutter Agues, Smith, master, left Napier on Thursday, ISih ult., with genera! cargo gad some 200 sheen, for Poverty Buy. Arrive,! ;;t Turanga at 10 a.m. on the 21st ult. Next cloy il.schargf'd sheep, in good order ; and at S'3o a.m. on th? 23rd left for Turan ganui, cule.'ing that river shortly after 10 a.m. Strong S.E. winds prevailing, With Inavy sea rolling into the B ;y, remained in Turanga nui river until FriJav, 2llrii ult., when she left for Napier at 10 - 30 pan. with a iiea.t r.nrwesterly breeze. At 3 a.m. on the 27th ult. wi.il chopped round to the S.E., and continued veering from S.E. to S.TV. untd reaching Napier at 9 a.m. on Monday, 29:!i April. Success. —The schooner Success, Capt. Eros!, left Lyttelton on Friday, 2(sth a!h, having been ffindbouud fur several days. Had fine v,v;uh -r up the coast, and a-rived in the roadstead at a late hour on the night of Monday, 29th ult., alter a fair run of 31 clays. Mahia. —The cutter Mahia, TV. Baxter, nir'tor, which left Xapier on the 25th ult. with a lull general cargo for TValkari and TVairoa, returned to port ou Tuesday morning last. On arriving o;f Waikari found too much sea on to attempt lauding Cargo. Accordingly ran for TVairoa, and arrived pff the mouth of that river about twenty minutes too late for the tide. The sea off TVairoa at that time was comparatively smooth, but as the wind was blowing strong from the southward, which would very soon cause a heavy surf, Capt. Baxter, in preference to seeking shelter under Long Point, determined to hear up for this port, which he did, the vessel having to beat every inch of the way up the Bay—in which sort of work the Mahia excels. We understand the Mahia will put to sea again today—"’e hope with a more successful result.

EstuSk.—The brigantine Esther, Cap l . James Campbell, sought shelter in the Bay ou Monday

f last. She is engaged coasting between Wellington, Castle Point, and other places south of Napier. The Esther resumed her voyage las! Tuesday night. Wellington (s.)— The New Zealand Steam Navigation Company’s s.s. Wellington, Captain F. Renner, left Napier at 7’5 pun, on Wednesday, 24th ult.; arrived at Tauranga at 9 p.m. on. the 25th ; left again at o'3o a.ra. on the Ciith, and arrived at Auckland at noon the same day, after a remarkably quick run from Napier of 41 1 hours, including a stay of 3V hours at Tauranga. L-fr Auckland for Napier at ‘2 30 p.m. on Monday, 29Ui ult. ; arrived at Tauranga at 7 a.m. on (iie 30ih ; left at 10'30 a.m. same day, and arrived in the roadstead at 3'30 p.m. on Wednesday, Ist May. Reports hat ing sighted 11. M.S.S. Brisk offTovortv Bay, bound north.. The Wellington, with the r.nglish mail via Panama, steamed southwards at 7 o’clock last evening.

Stah of the South (s.) —Ths favorite screw steamer Star of the South, Captain Bandal!, left Napier at G p.m. on Thursday, 18th ult., with a detachment of H.M.’s 12th Regiment, and 200 fat sheep. Experienced strong N.E. wind and head pea to the East Cape, and from thence light N.E. winds and fine weather, arriving at Kohimarama pt noon on the 21st ult. Discharged her sheep there, and went, up harbor to land her troops vvithput a moment’s delay, arriving alongside (,'neenffteet wharf shortly afterwards. The Star of the jßonth left Auckland for this port on Saturday, JtjTh ult., with a general cargo and the following passengers;— Messrs. James Watt, John Clarke, 5 ; W, Bouxhnll, Mrs Bowen and family if), and Mr? Cron toll. She strived in the roadIt IB JIPM this morning,