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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 214, 10 September 1877, Page 2

The Kennedy sailed for West Coast ports at noon to-day with the San Francisco mail.

H.M.S. Sappho will leave Wellington for Nelson on the 17th inst.

The Wallace arrived from Wanganui yesday morning, and will sail for the same port at 5 p.m. to-day.

The Tararua leaves Wellington for Nelson fco-hight. She will sail for Melbourne via West Coast to-morrow.

The Charles Edward arrived at Hokitika this morning. She will sail for Nelson via intermediate ports to-morrow. The Murray arrived at Greymouth this morning after a detention of ten days at Westport caused by the impassable state of the Grey bar. She will leave for Nelson via Westport to-morrow.

The Lyttelton. leaves Blenheim for Nelson ihis evening.

The barquentine Estelle finished loading on Saturday morning, and in the evening •was towed to sea by the Lady Barkly. With a fresh S.W, wiud behind her all the night she made good progress, and at daylight was out of sight.

The schooner May beat up againsta strong S.W. wind yesterday. She is from, the Crolxelles, and brings a load of hop poles. The Australian Maid arrived from Awaroa yesterday morniug, bringing part of the material for the construction of a vessel.

The Waihopai sailed for Pelorus Sound this morning. She loads there with timber for some Southern port. The Hawea arrived at the outer anchorage oa Saturday evening at six o'clock, and came into harbor at 7.30. She left Wellington at 3 a.m,, and made a very short stay at Picton. The Hawea came to anchor near Jackson's Head for a short time, as the tide did not admit of her coming through the Pass. Two boats ivere lowered, and fishing parties formed, when a few fish were caught. The steamer landed her cargo on Saturday evening, and at nine o'clock last night sailed for Northern ports. The Wanaka came into harbor late last evening with the San Fraucisco mail. She left Onehunga on Saturday morning, and reached Taranaki yesterday morning, after a short stay there she sailed for Nelson at 8 a.m. The Wanaka thrashed up against a S.W. wind with heavy sea, and arrived here jast ia time to save the night's tide. She sailed for Southern ports at nine o'clock this morning.

So heavy was the S.W. gale blowing atthe Spit yesterday that the Luna, bound from Wellington to the West Coast, was unable to face it, and had to take shelter under the lee of the Spit, where she was lying when the Waipara left yesterday afternoon. The ketch Argus ha 3 been rather unfortunate on her present trip to the Coast. She has been knocking about off and on for the last fortnight, but has never beeu able to get round Rocks Point. The ketch made another attempt on Saturday, but had to cry peccavi and was seen by the Waipara running to-, wards Totaranui for shelter yesterday morning.

The Waipara returned to port last evening at ten o'clock, after au absence of a week. She left here on the Suuday night previous, and arrived at the scene of the wreck early next morning, bnt was unable to do anything uutil the afternoon, when the •divers went down and did two or three hours work. Since that time the wind has been principally from the S.W., which brought an ugly sea with it. On Thursday and Friday nothing could be done, so heavy was the sea, and the steamer had to slip her. moorings and take shelter under the Spit On Saturday the water was heavy, but the ■divers were euabled to work for oue or two hours. Altogether about thirteen hours Work has been done, about 25 tons of cargo having been secured during that time. The last cast was made yesterday morning, when the divers went below at 0.30 and worked until 9.30, at which time the S.W. wind freshened, and put au end to all operations for the day. The wreck i 3 now in a vory shaky condition, the port side beiug almost in pieces, while the starboard side is moved up and down by the action of the waves, aud the other morning was above water. The sternpost of the vessel which was used as a mooring post, was taken clean out of her during the S.W. gale. The divers report plenty of cargo lying iv the vessel yet, and accessible, but on account of the bad state of the weather it is impossible for the steamer to lie alongside the wreck.