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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 21, 10 June 1867, Page 134

'Tgr, ‘ * * The favorite stock steamer Star of. tier South; Captain Bendall, 'arrived in port on Monday morning last, after being anxiously expected for several days. She left Auckland at 7*30 a.m. on Sunday, May 261 Had fine weather with variable winds as far aB Mercury: Bay. Experienced strong S.SJS. winds, with squally weather, and accompanied with lightning and heavy rain,- across the Bay of Plenty, —rounding the East Cape at noon on the 27th ult., wind still .from S.S.E., with very heavy sea setting in from the southward. Towards evening the wind had increased to a heavy gale, the sea rolling tremendously. Finding it was useless to lay to make any headway, Captain Bendall bore up, at’B a.m! on the 28th, for Kawa Kawa, where she brought up at noon the same day. Remained there till noon, on Sunday, 2nd June, at which time steamed again for Napier. The weather was still .from."'the southward, blowing stiff with nasty sea. Brought up in the roadstead at 8 a.m. on the 3rd inst. It being ebb tide, remained outside till about 3 p.m., when she entered the Iron Pot.

The.cutter Nautilus, Captain Loverock, arrived in port at 3 p.in. yesterday, from Wellington, with about 4*o tons of cargo (mostly bonded goods) for this port. She left Wellington on Sunday, June 2; experienced strong S.E. wind to Cape Palliser; from thence to port strong easterly wind, high sea, and heavy rain. Arrived in the roadstead at 3 p.m., entering the Iron Pot about 5 p.m. Capt. Loverock reports a terrific sea running off Cape Turnagain on Tuesday night, over which (to use liis own words) the tight little craft “ rode like a bird.” As will be seen by advertisement, the Nautilus will, on and after to-day, be open for freight or charter to any northern port. The b.s. Beautiful Star, Captain Morwick, steamed for Wellington on Thursday morning last, with original cargo from Wellington. She was also the bearer of a supplementary mail f or Europe, &c., via Panama. The brigantine Vistula, Captain Paton, sailed for Auckland on Saturday last, with the following cargo:—l4 bales wool, 35 hhds. and 10 cwt. tallow, 269 hides, 16 calfskins, and 2 cases drapery. The s.s. Star of the South, we understand, will take in a cargo of sheep and cattle to-day, and leave for Auckland to-morrow (Tuesday.)