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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 48, 2 December 1867, Page 299

The Panama Company’s s.s, Egmont, Captain A. W. Jack, left Dunedin on Tuesday, 26th ult, at 2.30 p.m.; arrived at Lyttelton at 1.20 p.m. on the 27th; sailed again at 6 p.m. same day; arrived at Wellington at 1 p.m. on the 28th; was detained twenty-four hours by the Government, and left for Napier at 2 p.m. on Saturday last, arriving ic the roadstead at uoon on Sunday. Had strong N.N.E. winds passing through the Straits. After rounding Capa Palliser had fresh easterly winds till daylight on Sunday; since then light winds and smooth water. The Egmont brought a general cargo and the following passengers:—(Saloon) Mrs Williams, Mrs Hamlin and fumily, Captain Holt, Messrs. Davis,.Hampton, aud 6 for Auckland; (second cabin) 2 for Napier, aud 2 for Auckland. We have to thank the purser, Mr Pringle, for the above report, and for flies of Southern papers. The Egmont steamed fox Tauranga aud Auckland at 3 p.m. yesterday. The N.Z.S.N. Company’s s.s. Wellington, Captain Holmes, from Tauranga and Auckland, arrived in port yesterday afternoon. She loft Auckland on Friday last at 3.30 p.m.; arrived at Tauranga at 7 o’clock next morning; left again at 9.35 a.m., and brought up in the roadstead at 1.20 p.m. yesterday. From Tauranga to the East Cape experienced strong N.W. winds; from thence to port strong W. winds. The following is a copy of the Wellington’s manifest:—Cargo: 1 case, Tylee; 1 chest effects, Ferguson; 1 parcel, James Wood; 1 ambulance waggon. I circular stove, 6 iron buckets. Officer commanding Militia; I pckg leather, Reardon; II cases drapery, Stuart; 2 trusses. I case, Robinson & Co; 4 pieces (stove) Capt. Palmer; I case axes, Capt. Ray; 8 boxes oranges, order; 1 parcel, Watt Passengers—(saloon) Miss Close, Lieut. St. George, Mr Paul, Mr Donnelley, and one for South; (steerage) 4 for Napier, and 4 for South. We have to thank the purser, Mr Sly, for the foregoing report, and for flies of Auckland papers up to Friday last. The Wellington leaves for southern Portß this day with the English mail via Panama. The cutter Dolphin, Schon, master, arrived in port last evening, with a cargo of wool from Wairoa.

The brigantine Esther, Campbell, master, bound to Akatea from Wellington, put into Napier from stress of weather on Monday, 25th November. The schooner Saucy Lass, D. H. M'Kenzie, master, left Napier on the 9th November; arrived at the East Cape the next day. Left there on the 12th, wind strong from N.W.; was off Hicks’ Bay at 4 a.m. on the 13th, wind from S.E., veering to N.E.- arrived at Mercury Bay at miduight. Had to wait for a cargo for ten days. Left for Napier at 6 p m. on 23rd Nov., wind being light from the westward; at 10 pm., wind strong N.W.. with thunder aud lightning. On Sunday, 24th, terrifle N.W. gale was experienced. Rounded East Cape at 2 p.m., and came to an anchor at Anaru at 8 p.m. Left there at 5 a.m. on Monday, 25th, wind N.W. and squally. Rounded Portland Tsiand at 2 a.m. on Tuesday last, wind N„ and arrived in port at to a.m.,—59 houi’3 from Mercury Bay, 9 out of which she was at anchor at Anaru. The Lady Don, for Christchurch, was the only vessel loading at Mercury Bay when the Saucy Lass left.

The schooner Muriwai. Harris, master, left Poverty Bay on Saturday, 23rd November, with aN. wind, and got as far as Portland Island the same night. At 4 a.m. on Sunday, wind was from W.S. W„ blowing a perfect hurricane, —the little vessel labouring heavily. Being unable to put hack to Poverty Bay, or get rouud Portland, had to keep off and on until early on Monday morning, when the weather moderating, and the wind veering to S.W.. bore up for Wangawehi, where she remained until early on Tuesday, when she left for Napier, wind from N.E., which she carried to Portland Isiand. when it veered to N;W., and from that time until arriving in port at one o’clock on Wednesday morning, wind blew from almost every point on the compass., The Muriwai,brings up 18 bales of wool and one passenger. ' The cutter Agnes arrived at Poverty Bay on the 22nd Nov., from Tairua; and the Tawera, from Auckland, on the 23rd. The schooner Annie, Hamilton, master, arrived in port on Monday last, 25th, having been five days out from Mohaka. Sho experienced terrifle weather, haying been driven to the southward as far as Waimarama. We learn that she leaves again for Mohaka in a day or two. Tho cutter Betsy sailed for Auckland via the Coast on Tuesday last, with a general cargo. The Star of ;the South, for Nelson, took her departure on Wednesday morning, with 30 head of cattle and 800 sheep. The schooner Queen sailed for Port Cooper, in ballast, on Monday last. The s.s. Ahuriri steamed for Wellington last Thursday morning, aud arrived there on Saturday, prior to the Egmont’s departure. - The Maori cutter Maid, for Wangawehi, and the schooner Muriwai, for Poverty Bay, took their departure yesterday. ' There appears to. have been some heavy weather at Auckland. A passenger by the Wellington credibly informs us that the sea was breaking over the windward side of the steamer as she lay alongside Queen-street Wharf.

The p.s. Cleopatra, steamed for Wairoa and Mahia on Friday last. The cutter Mahia, for Poverty Bay, aud the s.s Ahuriri, for Wellington, took their departure on Thursday last. The brigantine Esther resumed her voyage on Saturday last. The schooner Saucy Lass sailed for Auckland at noon on Saturday last, with sheep.