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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 295, 6 November 1875, Page 2

The Murray will leave for West Coast porta at 4 p.m. to-day with the San Francisco mail. The Charles Edward arrived from Onehnnga direct at 1 p.m. to-day. She will vail for West Coast ports at 5p m. on Monday. The Lyttelton is still at Westport, the weather being too bad for her to attempt to cross the Grey or Hokitika bars The Hawea wi 1 arrive from Picton and the South to-morrow afternoon, and will sail for the North at three o'clock on Monday morning. ' The. Ino will make an excursion trip to Wanaaraoa and the Croixelles on Tuesday, leaving the wharf at 8 a.m. Taking advantage oi the fine S.W. breeze blowing this afternoon the Chile tripped anchor and set sa : l, and by four o'clock bad secured a good offing. Her destination is Wellington, where she will load for London. The TAranaki arrived at the outer anchorage at three' o'clock this morning. She reports strong westerly gales all tha way from Onehunga. The Murray weot out to her this anorning with the pa**seng ri for the south, and she sailed for Picton at 8.30 a.m. ' On arrival at Wellington she will trans ship the mails into the Wellington, and return to Picton and NeUon, arriving here on Tuesday, and Farting for the North on Wednesday. The new topsail schooner Awaroa having flninhed rigging commenced to benl sails yesterday. The rigging haß b e en carried out under the superintendence of Mr T. Gunderson, and both etaniiog and running gear are of the very best, quality. The fitting up of the cabin bas been entrusted to Messrs Guy and Miller, and for comfort and accommodation it is unsurpassed by any vessel of her tonnage in New Zealand. The Awaroa is advertised to sail lor Wanganui on Wednesday afternoon, nnd offers unusual advantages to tr ivellera C-tptnia C. Gregar, tbe popular skipper of the Waihopai, will be in command Ihe Charles Edward, Captain Whitwell, arrived Irom the Manukiu this afteroom. She left Nelson for Wanganui on October 29, at 4 SO p.m.. with wind fresh from the S VV., and arrived there on the 30th at 9 a.m , intending to leave again the fallowing* morning, bat owing to the strong N.W. wind, accompanied with heavy sea, remained in port till November 1; left for Waitara at 10 a.m , and encountered a heavy sea with a a stiff breeze from the H W„ arriving there on the 2nd at 10 a.m ; left, again at 12 noon same . day, and experienced wind hard from the N.W. with heavy sea to Manukau, crossing the bar at 8 a,m on the 3rd, and arrived at Onehunga at 9*30 a.m.; left on the 4th at 2 p.m., blowing hard from the westward, arrived at the Heads and brought up at 330 p.m.; -wind ve.riog a little to. the N.W.. got nnder weigh again and crossed the bar at 7*30 p in., and had squally weather to Taranaki, when the wind shitted rouni to the 8.W., causing a heavy sea. lighted Stephens Island at 4 a.m. on the 6th, from there experienced fine weather until arrival as above.''