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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 70, 22 March 1877, Page 2

The Lyttelton arrived from Blenheim today, and will sail for Wanganui at 2 p.m. tomorrow. - The Charles Edward leaves Greymouth for Nelson via'Westport to-day. The Wallace salted for West Coast ports i at noon to-day. ; * ' The Kennedy leaves Wellington for Nelson to-night. The Goldseeker arrived last night from Havelock. The barquenfcine Mary Wadley will sail for Napier this evening. The Waipara hauled off the cradle at an early hour this morning, and was berthed B-ngside the Government Wharf, where the remainder of the repairs will be effected. The cutter Margaret Scollay sailed last evening in search of the much coveted mollusca. . She proceeded in the direction of the Croixelles, from which place she will probably strike straight across to Separation IVut. The schooner Nelson sailed from Wellington for Westport with a cargo of railway material on Monday last. The' Union Company's s.s. Taupo, Captain Carey,' came into harbor last erening at 10-30. She left Onehunga shortly after noon on Tuesday, and proceeded under easy steam to New Plymouth, arriving off there at daylight yesterday morning; landed passengers and cargo, and sailed for Nelson at 7 a.m., arrivirg off the Lighthouse afc 945 p.m. The usual light head winds with fine weather were experienced throughout. The Taupo sailed South shortly after midnight, and arrived at Picton at 8 a.m. The s.s. Murray arrived this morning at 10-30 from West Coast ports. She left Nelson on the 16th inst at 11-30 a.m., arriving at Westport the next day at 11-2) a.m.; left for Hokitika on the 18that 12*30 a.m., arriving there at- 1 1 a.m. the same day; left at 11 a.m. on the 19th, arriving at Greymouth at 1-30 p.m.; sailed for Westport on the 20th ut 2 p.m., arriving off the Buller bar afc 7"30 p.m., and crossing it 10.30; sailed for Nelson yesterday at 2-30 p.m., arriving here as above. Experienced light S.W. winds with fine weather on the passage up. She leaves for Wellington at 8 p.m. to-morrow. The Union Company's s.s. Wellington, Captain Lloyd, came into harbor last evening at 9vio. She left Port Chalmers at I*3o p.m. on Saturday, called afc Akaroa, and arrived at Lyttelton on Sunday afternoon; sailed for Wellington at 6 p.m. on Monday, and arrived there at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning; left; for Picton afc 4 a.m. yesterday, arriving there at 9 a.m.; sailed for Nelson at 11 o'clock, arriving here as above. While proceeding up to Dunedin the Wellington took the ground, and remained on a bank for twelve hours; she again touched coming down, and was detained for a tide, causing her to start on the upward trip one day behind time. She made a splendid run from Lyttelton to Wellington of 15 hours, the wind being dead af fc, and every stitch of canvas that would draw was set. Arriving at the French Pass yesterday afternoon too early for the tide the anchor was dropped, and the boats lowered for the purpose of fishing. Several fish were caught, and two sharks about 15 feet long •were seen, and although two or three tempting baits were offered them, they fought shy, aud would not come near the boats. The Wellington landed 120 tons of cargo at Wellington, on Tuesday, and about 30 tons here last night.- She sailed for Northern ports at 1*45 this morning. The two homeward bound ships — the Avalanche and Ocean Mail— after being detained outside Wellington Heads for some days, contrived to slip away on Friday last. The Avalanche was the first to make sail, and afc 5.a.m, hove her anchor, and by noon was onrof sight. The Ocean Mail did not start until nearly noon, and was soon out of sight. A close race between these two vessels is anticipated, and their arrival at home will be looked forward to with interest. The Avalanche is looked upon as the winner, having a clean bottom, while the Ocean Mail has not r - been in dock for eighteen months. Although the Avalanche is the more powerful of the two, the Ocean Mail has the best lines, and if we mistake not will push the former hard for first place. The Ocean Mail has made two passages to the colony under 80 days, one being to Nelson, which was accomplished in 78 days, being the quickest on record, and she is looked upon as one of the smartest vessels, engaged in the New Zealand trade.