ARRIVED.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 268, 12 November 1877, Page 2

ARRIVED.

Nov. 10, steamer Wallace, 64, Dillon, from West Coast.

— ketch Prospect, 21, Westrupp, from Moutere. 11, steamer Taranaki, 327, Malcolm, from Taranaki and Manukau. Passengers: Messrs Robinson, Adams, Evans, Bettany, and Thornton. — schooner Richard and Mary, 43, Moore, from Sandspit. — ketch Thames, Jones, from Wellington. — ketch Mermaid, 10, Smith, from Tata Islands. — schooner Awaroa, 60, Greager, from Wanganui. — cutter Goldseeker, 12, Watts, from Havelock. 12, steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, from Mo.ueka. SAILED. Not. 10, steamer Wanaka,276, M'Gillivray, from. Taranaki and Manukau, — cutter Maid of Italy, 15, Clarke, for Riwaka. — ketch Standard, 10, Williams, for Moutere. — steamer Kennedy, 137, Conway, for We3t Coast. — steamer Murray, 78, Palmer, for Wellington. 11, barque Lochnagar, 464, Kelly, for Napier. 12, steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, for Motueka. . — steamer Taranaki, 327, Malcolm, for Picton and South. Passengers: Mesdames Carr and 2 children, Carruthers child and 2 servants, Wadsworch, Wratt, Miss Watts, Messrs Morgan, Cross, Carr, Wad3worth, Coppins, Southern. • — steamer Lyttelton, 86, Scott, for Blenheim.

H.M.S. Sappho sailed for Wellington at 4 p.m. to-day. The Maid of Italy sailed for Riwaka on Saturday evening. The Lyttelton sailed for Blenheim this afternoon. The Wallace will sail for Wanganui at 8 o'clock this evening. The Kennedy arrived at Westport early this morning. The Murray will leave Wellington for Nelson to-night. The Goldseeker arrived from Havelock yesterday with a load of firewood. The Lady Barkly made a trip to Motueka and back to-day. The Charles Edward is expected from Westpoi't to-morrow, and will sail for the Coast on Wednesday. The Suess mail which arrived at Adelaide on Friday will be brought to New Zealand by the Ringarooma this month. No less than thirty sail of all kinds were seen by the Thames on Thursday passing through the Straits, bound South, having come out of their different places of shelter to take advantage of a favorable wind. The barque Lochnagar remained at the outer anchorage until last evening, when she tripped anchor and set sail for Napier to a fine land breeze which was blowing. She secured a good offing during the night, and this morning, was not visible on the horizon. The Awaroa arrived from Wanganui yesterday morning, having left there on Thursday afternoon. She made a good run to Dur vilie's Island, but from thence to Nelson was detained by baffling winds. She brings a cargo of live stock. The Waihopai, mentioned by us as having got ashore at Wellington Heads, is a total wreck, nothing being saved but the sails and a part of the rigging. We regret to hear that the vessel was uninsured. The crew lost nearly all their clothes, which floated out of the vessel through a hole made by therocks. The schooners Elibank Castle, Crest of the Wave, and Alert, were seen by the Kichard and Mary yesterday standing out fcom Totaranui in the directiou of the Spit. These vessels are all bound for the West Coast, the former having been dodging about for the last twenty days trying to round the Spit. The Taranaki arrived from Northern ports early yesterday morning, and came into harbor afc 10 a.m. She was detained at the Manukau in consequence of the bad state of the bar uutil Friday morning, when she sailed for New Plymouth, arriving there early next morning; landed passengers and cargo and sailed tor Nelson at II a.m., arriving here as above. Fine weather marked the passage down. The Taranaki sailed for Northern ports at 10.30 a.m. to-day. Tlie ketch Thames, about the safety of which some uneasiness was felt, arrived yesterday afternoon, after a passage of three weeks from Wellington. Nothing but a continuation of strong N.W. and S.W. winds has been experienced causing the vessel to take shelter in Ship Cove, Port Underwood, Guard's Bank, aud several other places. The Thames came through the French Pass on Friday evening, but had to take shelter against a S.W, wind. She got under weigh on Saturday, and arrived here as above.. While taking thcbar at ebb tide the Thames had the misfortune to stick on the tail of the Boulder Bank, where she remained until last evening, when she was got off with the assistance of^ the pilot crew. The Thames brings a cargo of smokeless coal, which she Will discharge at the Albion Wharf.

The schooner Richard and Mary arrived at the outer anchorage last evening from the Saudspit, and came into harbor this morning. She left here a fortnight ago, aud has been dodging about the Spit waiting for a chance to let the divers go down, but it was not until yesterday morning that the weather was fine enough to admit of their making the descent. Both divers went down, and after a good fossick about came up and re^ ported that the wreck was completely covered with sand, nothing being seen of the cargo "with the exception of a few locks. Captain Moore hove the lead over the schooner's side and found only ten feet of water, whereas when.the Wai para was at work there, sixteen feet was always got at low water spring tides. The Richard and Mary then set sail for Nelson, arriving here as above. The cutter Rose on her late run from Auckland to Port Charles encountered a school of whales about half-way between Tiritiri and Cape Colville. A passenger by her states that the vessel was sailing at a good rate, when on the starboard bow the whales were observed making right across the cutter's course. The attention of those on board, however, was directed tcfe he movements of an enormous thrasher, which kept pounding one of the whales unmercifully. Great interest was excited in this contest, as it was one of an unusual nature, and one that is rarely seen. While the attention of all on board was thus rivetted, the cutter ran right over the back of a huge whale, which was crossing- the course of the vessel in a diagonal direction. The fish raised his tail to strike, as it went over him, but being in auch a peculiar position, he only threw up a large quantity of water — as one of the passengers remarked, a miniature waterspout, <juite sufficient to flood the deck of the vessel, and thoroughly drench all ou board.