HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 215, 1 September 1876, Page 2

HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

ARRIVED. September 1, cutter Planet, 15, Thorne, from Motueka. — Bchooner Uno, 28, M'Lean, from Adele Island. — steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, from Golden Bay. SAILED. August 81, steamer Taupo, 461, Worse, for Taranaki and Manukau— Passengers: Messrs Eoote, M'Rae, Doidge. S ptember 1, steamer Lioness, Nolan, ior Hokitika. IMPORTS. Taupo, from South— 2o cases geneva, Davis and Co; 7 pkgs, Edwards & Co; 16 pkgs, Patterson; 1 pel, Isaacs; 1 pel,' Perkins; 3 blocks stone, Membrey; 5 pVgs, Lightband; 5 pkgß, Mathieson; 6 casks oil, Black; 1 pel, Sharp & Co 5 20 boxes candles, 2 packages, Order. Midge, from Waitapu— lo,ooo feet timber, Scott; 6 hides, 3 bdls skins, Beitany; 5 kegs batter, Levien; 2 boxes, Jones. The Wallace is Bti'l detained at Wanganui, where this morning it was blowing a heavy south-west gale, leaving little chance of her making her escape to-day. The Murray reports to-day that the water has deepened on the Grey bar, but there is so heavy a sea that she dare not face it. The Kennedy arrived at Weslport this morning. it is reported that the Hokitika har is entirely blocked up. The Taranaki leaves Port Chalmers for the North to-day. She will arrive here on Tuesday, and leave for the North on the same day. The schooner Uno arrived yesterday afternoon from Adele Island with a cargo of stone, which she discharged behind the Custom House Hotel. The schooner Awaroa is still lying at Wanganui bar-bound, owing to the strong S.W. wind which has been blowing. Until there is a change of wind there is no telling when she may get out. The steam tug Lioness having taken in a few' tons of coal, sailed this morning. She was to have started last evening, but Capt. Nolan, not liking tbe look of the weather, and the barbmet.r not being very high, determined to postpone his sniling until this morning at 8 o'clock, when he put to sea. She is bound for Hokitika, but should there be no improvement in the state of the bar at that port on the arrival of the Lioness ebe will go to Greyrnouth. It will be seen by our telegrams that the derelict vessel, which has been floating about for the past three wefks, much to the annoyance cf captains, has prove! to be the Auckland ketch Clematis. She was towed i ito Lytteltcn by the steamer Akaroa this morning, The barque Qlencoe, »h ; ch arrived nt Pert Chalmers on Friday last,jhad a fearful passage fnm Hotarton. On the 30th July she experienced a heavy gale from the S S.W. Sail was reduced to scudding canvas, the two lower topsails and foresail, and before the gale the barque drove laboring aud straining exceedingly io the tremendous sea, taking much water on board, and over all, and, what was worse, she commenced leaking At midnight an awful body of water broke on board over tbe stern, completely smothering her. The shock is described a? something terrific, anl the crew thought their last hour had come But the .ttunch old craft struggled gamely, snd at last struck herself clear. Then another fearful sea pooped her, breaking the deck load of timber adrift. At noon next day the g*le culminated in furious squalls, while the sea was mountainous, threatening every m.ment to engulpk the barque, anl, to save her, Oaptain Jasper decided to jettison the deck load, and overboard it went as quickly ai the crew could disros. of it. This relieved her a little, and she ma.e better weather for the remainder of the voyage. A home paper .ays that Messrs Thomas Wingate and Co. launched a handsome screw sterner on the sth July, named the Wanaka, of 445 tonab.n)., compound surface-condensing engines of 120 h.p. nominal, and built to the order of Mr John Darling for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. She is classed AIOO at Lloyd's, has elegant passenger accommodation, with all the latest improvements in each department, and a high rate of speed ia expested. The ceremony of naming the vessel was performed by M.ss Mary Christie. This is the third vessel launched by the Messrs Win.ate for Mr Darling within the last three months. Tie tonnage loading on the berth at London on July 6th, for Iniia, China, end the Cape of Good Hope, amounted to 46 902 tons; snd for Australia and New Zealand, 60,344 tons. On June 24'h, Messrs Robert Duncan and Co., Port Glaogow, launched an iron sailing ship named tbe Marlborough, for James Galbraith, Esq , c f Mews P. Henderson and Co , Glasgow. The Marlborough is 220ft length, . Ssft breadth, end 21ft depth of hold, snd about 1150 tons gross register. She is bnilt to the highest class at Lloyd's, and is intended to form one of Messrs Hender-on and Co 'a fleet. The number of wrecks reported for the present year to date July 3rd, amounted to 771. The Waitaki was at the Tail of the Bank, Glasgow, and was to sail for Dunedin on the 6th .Julv. Her »ppearance may he looked for at Otago about the enl of October.

Skpxembbr Morn. Aftor. Friday 1 ... 7.46 8.13 Shturday is ... 837 . 8.59 Bunday 3 ... 9.20 9.40 Monday 4 ... 9.58 10 18 Tuesday 5 .. 10.36 10.55 Wednesday 6 ... 11.13 11.31 Thursday 7 ... 11.50 12.8