SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT Of OAAtABU. VttSSKtS tft PORT. Atws't t*. SuhoontrfS— Mar*. Owak». (# WARDS. AKWS'P U>. OwalUr,. whooner,, «* tons. Aradt. twta KaAamrr. tfiuitar.. utnnti Mttttti*, ».».. tO4 tons, rrquhttrt. from Lyttniton. Amlursoa and Co.. aacnts. orJVVAROS. Aeunsf t». 2»o*y schooner. 87 tons. R. tforman. to* Wellington. 9. J. /»'Trey». ajjent. .. . . . *, _ Janut. Ramsay, schooner. 4t tons. F. Lams, tor Pwi j •din. SV J. .toifrsys. i*jt«ne. AiWM t!>. Sitnwm, p.s.. ta* eons* Edw. tor Durusdin. HAifckon, iwttiiO. EXPORTS. Pw Sonwon. to* DuruKiin— S3* basts bartsy., t caseA. iL Minute * t bra*. C Murphy; SO bugs wheat. Amterson and Co.;. » bags boi:on., teas: t& bttndwa standard* Jack and Co.:, *i tmipty casks, w. Pis«t. P«r Zior, tor W«ntri|ftotv-340 thrms-quartsr sacks flou*. MO sacks pollard. ISO socks bran, Ifoy and Barr : 341 6nwo-nuu*tß» sack.* Hour, tit* sacks pollard. tt« sacks ftßvn. 6l> sacks oatmmvr.3s sacks ground barley. J. and T. .M«ek : 200 suck* itour, t» socks oatmeal. J Backs ground barley. Amterson and Co. '. W boss* mimt. Lees and Mom's. tha tfniort €omp»ny'» steanuir Sanwoft. Captain Kdte, tool* he'- ctowirtßW tor f uuudir* ar. ti-iv nunutissto «l«veiv o'uloak this monitor. Pontic rs: JC> * tamo* tt<«», Wilson* Sliss Wilson: Moss.» Kiwuwmiv. a Wilson. Snt«tm, U«s. Cross. Monk; and sovtsn- ift the 'th» mi'hotam* Owaku. Captain tlindt. from Kateanui, in- ballast, arrived fr>. port wirly this moroiw. 'Ph» stuamor Mafau. Captain irquoart. from E,ytteiton. arrtv«d in harbour this morning at » quartßr-past tmv o'clock. iUv carjeo consists o«j»i iron faults and some jfonerat prod\icn. gB Tb« suliooi ar» 2ior. tor WstUnif**. aaf Atwntu.. to* Auckland, sailad tor their r«sp«'ttv« Osstiuatiaw* at tour o'ulock this mo*ni«(r.
THE &E2f ERAL OEAST. JoSHph ,f«\vtill. who- with his wit's, was amongst the ninu pursoiis siwd from thu Ounisrat Grant whan that vuhhoFwuh loot! tho Auckland tslawts. writas to tna " AriftW" MjliiMv • " tilW attempt about to 6« siadis li> ftunwor th« tmts..:-! on board the submurstsit Ship""thy plan pi-''[in 1 I>v the tjxptsditiou is to tne ftwu of the oiitr i in front el! &m cave wherein the ship sank, and <> f a hrisaltwatur then sink a shaft, with the • i wrsck from th« «litt above. But a ' '» to a height. an« p the water whoro tlie * >• » is eijs'Mfuiv fivthoms deep, deepening rapidl; v the mouMv o( the cave, it follows that it w f k« an immense (V«vntitj »c aiatertal to form »r .ukwatsr., besides taking a Uvrire amouirt of lubonr t. .tk the shaft. 'Vherv there ii> the crtibability of Oho Wf 'k havinifslid towards the mouth 0 £ tft a (tivv«. fti tluvt case, the clianci-s are that it would (tot bm'iuil ii»' forminif the jreak water. Theti. they have chosen tho wronif season for makmi; ths attempt; there arc only two months in tin; year when anything can bo donn on that coast —Jfovember ami December—in cousci)uem-e of the stronsj jiftles that prevail, .fudifiuu" from an enforced (wsidunco la that part o( twuut-v uiontbs, also Srom i.iy experience a-s a seaman, the pUnv t would eecommend would be for a party of say ten. men, including' a couple o{ di-vsrs. to go ilowii; there and anchor iii the nearest sheltered spot, occupy their time while waiting for a favorable anunce to ifot at - 'V' wreck in catching seals, which abound, and by this means defray the uxpensc of the expedition, if unsuccessful in recovering the worth-of jtt'ld said to l>« in the twnenifC ti-tant.'" Stf. Jewelf, it will be runiembeved, was for some time m tnvercarifill, been taken otf the tslands hy t aptain Gilroy. o« She britf -Vmhei'si;, and presently muster of the barque Chance, belong'inif to Messrs. t*ichol and Tucker.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 103, 19 August 1876, Page 2
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603SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 103, 19 August 1876, Page 2
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