SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 145, 7 October 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF OAMAKC

VKS»;-Kt.S rN" r*>R.T. f>t:Tonrcn 7. BrilpWrtißW—Rndwrirlt Phil. Kthul. S«iv*»''. Schooner-Jesaiu Siuol, fiCTOUBR ".-... « 8ai»«om p.*.. Vi* torn, .tow*, for Punetfin- «. Aitkon, agents.

EXPORTS. ?•* Samson, for Dunwiin-W *m*» ta*. R &. t«e» i. 800 M»«It» wheat. Sw Zealand t.o;tn anrt Iter«»ntife Ajrmwy Company : Sends rop... bur. «• A £ Invtl miMiifle. t «iw. t hat*, t pw-toK" «"«KT. Morrte: «o< bag* oatmeal, Anderson andto. : & how, acmwH. tM»»n«t Moore ;. t ease. Simpson, For traiv •Olpment to Westport--1 em*.. Oraharn ift eases. Lee* and M*m>w. For transhipment to wt»uuigee»-i parcel; ©amnru Harbour Board

The Vntoa Company's p.». Samson. Captain Jon?*., tett Mo Breakwater thii* moniintf at two., for Pnn<rriitv. Rbr paMMffW'ttet,. which was not so tiinre as tunaf. inolUaett Stfsse& Ifethven. York. Alexander., and Shaw •. tfewnt. MituhelL Jt'Clure. White.. Btatkey. an<t A. Row* Captain Jons*. late of the Bruce. i» Irn eharjre«f her «ht» trip. This t» probably the rust trip, she wilt molt* here, u» the WaitalU is to ha in readiness to- takeup the running on Tuesday next. The Samson's pretubio destination is tfelson,.. whore the want of a, »«s»cl to-tHMJeMp- to ffiiftitika on the arrival oc Ute Union- Company'* boa".* ha.* lony been frit. 'Che vessels in harbour :vru troubled by the nfh«r roujrfc sea. Durttwr hwt ni'fht the brs'santine laiH-l parted one of her uhain-monrinus. anil was nvpidty «»tftlinir on shore, but an anchor buiiiir let ST" smartly.. ehe was-saved comtnsrfo tfrinf. Tho brtsrantinß tihoit«i«k Dftu. moored- alongside tho Swikwu fei\. f-t-w----rlenvmt twmu difficulty in- reeeivinsr her which taulude»tOO tons* of stone.

A tVWDKRI'ia. TOHiPKPO. The Amiirtcun rorrespondviit! of the "Sydney Jfornhll* tfaratd" writes: " Tho cxprfimen!: *i* » e»«rpado was witnessed l\v iv numl'-er of fcjonsrtsssmon.. and wiw i* wonderful success As soon as the siirnut to Start was given throutrh tho proper knob, the torpedo rushed throuirh the water at eiwht-knot gait, her Muete fcttOlt jwst visible above the water. Sth« was obedient to'th« slightest touch. Vwltini* and then- ,S<nn# ahead Midninnintfu "lose shave round a buoy with- marvel'' tniwdeliuuey. After she had been thus pavijrated all 1 round the hurhour. she was- Pmvided with full steam, at »tw»lv« <•,■ fonrteen-knot .-ait. for an old rait., r.m-.ieit witlvbiwr :», midassc-on assho had fidrly bolted in to--111, ©ipftili: tiw touched: tl;o expiod:»tf kr.oh. and in. aft Instant tlv. re was a tern;),: explosion. i>nd the air was tilted wtt.lv ..on- thousand fHi:*uie:its of the wreeit. Ihe Bioueoltrli- "spurt (>' the •*« «.-"<= *!i.< the niK manner in. vhfoli 'ho little r.jn.isfrem.-vKHI. from-amid the clusmv Mmshehmlwnu-ut at--oin eh ivihiirmed. and stilt oi -iliont. too-iitroi. The revolution, which wiltbtiaffe -.Bit li.Y this woodcut' -.orpoilo .rid certainly mark »iv v crik in nin'ul wi>\;ifc. l-t will er;-a:e mwfttor yfcu <rs ..y rar than .t>•<•<.< |;;ri.-sson'.* iro-ieimh and moid: e s, unit will - unao o lands, such as Au-- nh »nd Am«rt< ', with Incs oc and a ■ oiupuf. fi'-?ly Sparse pnpt. vtion fn defend (.hcms-lvr* from- m-va.-;nn •0 a reason i!k sliirht e-cpense. ia.»fai-n- lav »«.y■* i... cnwld sink i- ve.«-.'Tti!t«ti!H t'euu-raire. which tost: mil ! on sterling, in !» '»"»' minutes, t» lint), been s t'jf. s.ml that thu ironclad w'tii pro bus hUfS»I« wtti ~c1..i.n r.er.tiiv„-* field out on. Ion:* spar*. But,, if nt3«(i: 'lirv, half a il>-it n torvednos con- d he- *nf. out,. Mtvl) in mother's wuke, and they would *oon-rvatn. thtrmiuu ob,r--u-.M point o- atfa.:k. Tuo-io:; oi th.-«'-' marvdiUiUa IttUa davit fi.d.es is uheut iii.tmocluuar, «wh. it may bs nutad, by tisc? way. ton-, eiuvt. a «sseel «tMrwi. ift Blu* way curt- ho ni!wl« vsry nsoftit in savin!Ufa by «»TTylrttr Ufwlto«» ti» vessels in. distress, the torpedo uan. ba stsarad from. eh« shoru with unfading: pwuision. througb, tbu my hsivviast satV