PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 92, 22 September 1863, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Sept. 21st, ISO 3. TIDES. High water at Bluff Harbor at full and clinnge 1-40; rnngo four to eight feet, lligfh water at New Biver Heads one hour sooner; there is, however, very littlo difl'erence between the time of high water at the head of the Bluff ami the jettj at Invereargill. DAILY TABLE. H.m. p.m. S*pt. 22— High water 7-20 ... 7.0 Sept. 23— do S.o ... 7.45 Sept.2<±— do 850 ... 8.30 IJfWAKDS. - September 39— Nil. September 20-Albnmbra.E.M.S.S , 1050 tons, Jl'Lean, from Melbourne with seven boxes mails. September 21— Nil. OI'TWARPS. September 19— Aldinga, R.M.S.S., 500 tons.. Stuart, for Melbourne. IKWAUDS COASTVTISR. Spptember 19— Aldinga, R.-U.S.S., 000 tons, Stuart, from Dunedin. OUTWARDS COASTWISE. September 20— Alhambra, H.M.S.S., 1050 tons. M'Lean, for Dunedin. September 21— New Great Britain, 1 racier, tor Otago, with part of original cargo. » EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Elinn, 8.5., on or about 22nd instant, for Duucdin. Harwood, phip, from London, n->v". Helenslee, ship, from Glasgow, daily. PASSENGER LIST. Per Aldinga, for Melbourne . Mr Cameron in C.bin; twelve in steerage, tmd English mails. Per Alhambra, from Melbourne: MrandMr> Young, Mrs Kingmnn, Mrs Oatsey. Miss Clerkf, and Messrs Barker, Bover, Youn^, (2), and illteen in the steerage. Per Alhambra, for Dunedin and Canterbury ■ — two in the steerage. A bri", supposed to be bound for the New River, was observed from the Pilot Station, driving past tho Bluff, to the eastward, ard hart evidently tailc I to make a port in Stewart's Island, and had also drove to leeward of the Bluff. This morning. (Monday), a sail was signalled to the eastward, which is supposed to be the brig referred to, endeavoring to beat back. The William Miskin left Port Cha'mers at noon on Thursday last. When off Cape Sounders she encountered a heavy gnle from the south-west, and forced to put back to Otago Heads ; proceeded to sea again on Friday, at 1 p.m., and when off Cape Waipapa, on Saturday, at noon, was caught in another very heavy gale'trom the south-west, ' and obliged to put into Waikavn, where she remained until yesterday morning at 7 a.m., when she left and arrived in the New River at 3 p.m. She brings a very heavy cargo, and a fair compliment of passengers. The Sir William Eike.— ln regard to this vessel, some time ago at the BlufF, we givp the following extract from the Glasgow E a tmer of July 4:— "The charge against the owners of this vessel was, as our repders are awnre, that she had been allowed to go to sea without the quantity of ■water as directed by the Passengers' Act. The case, which had been before the Court on two previous diets, was decide . by Sheriff Hell, on Wednesday, in favor of the Company. The grounds on which the Sheriff founded hi* judgment were, that although the quantity of water was not sufficient for all on board, still" it was legally suflicient for the passengers, and the Act only recognises passongors. The crew and cabin passengers wore not protected by the Passengers' Act, but they had a remedy under other acts." Messrs H. T. Wilson, Chambers and Co, of Liverpool, the well-known agents of the White Star Line, purpose running a monthly line_ of packets from London to the various ports of New Zealand. The first vessel, tho Albert William, n fine new 6hip of very high eluss, 12 years and 20 years, will sail for Otngo on the sth of August, it may bo readily understood with what spirit and enterprise the trade is intended to be prosecuted when it is learnt, that in addition their tplenlid fleet of ships eight new iron vessels of larger tonnage and the most approved construction, are now being builr. The second vessel for Otago 13 the new 'skip Alcoats, to sail October sth. Two others are to proceed to Wellington and Auckland, and the Chnriot of Fame was laid on for Canterbury. Dailff Times, September 17. The last vessel despatched by Messrs Patrick Henderson and Co, is the Helenslee, which sa : letl from the Clyde on the 2nd July. She has on board a large cargo of merchandise, and 319 passengeEs. The celebrated clipper ship R >bert Henderson is the August packet for Southland, and the splendid passenger ship Viola the packet ot same month for Otago.— lbid, Catjtioh to Mahiners.— Vessels bound to Adelaide must bewaroof a patch of foul ground bearings S W, from Cape W llloughby, lightdistant 13 miles. Capt. S Hinders, of the steamer liav.lfth, ' passed close Jo it, and reports the rollers twenty feet high ; they can be seen 10 miles after aS W gale.— Age, Sept. 11. , The Julia Farmer arrived from Ticopula, west coast of America, on Tuesday, with 215 alapaeas, being tbu first portion at % lot for the Melbourne market, to which port she will proceed after she has obtained a Btipply of water. Klie left the coast with 315; but has lost a 100 on the passage. The alnpacns are consigned, to Messrs Ciough and Co., of Melbourne.