PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR TIDES.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 14, 9 December 1863, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR TIDES.

High wafer at Blurt" Harbor ftt full and change r'4o;°rHn{jo four to eight feet. High water at New Biver Heads ono hour sooner; there is, however, very little difference between the time ot high water at the head of the Bluff and the jetty at Invercargill.

DAILY TIDE TABLE

INWARDS. December 7 — Hero 8 s, Lo^an from Melbourne. December B—Nil,8 — Nil, OUTWARDS. December 6 and 7 — Nil. inwards coastwise. December G — Folly, from Stewart's Island. December 7— Ilul>y, steamer, irom luvercargill. OCIWAHDB COASTWISE December 6 — Nil. Dacember 7— Hero., s s, for Dunodin. CLEARED OUT. Robert Henderson, for Dunedin Jack Frost, for Portland Buy Pnlnmnnder, for Invereargill Aquiln (or do Mary Thompson, fur do

PASSENGER LIST. Per Hero, from Melbourne— Mr Cain, of the firm of M Korizie and Cain. VEESEiS -IN POfcT. Grecian S'mihay John William and EXPECTED AERITArfi. Precursor, from Scotland Witch of tho Tees, from London j-'ssie Munro. from Twofo.d B ly Ottoline, from Twofold Bay Jennie W. Paine, from Melbourne The fino now powerful s s Hero, 763 tons, 'Logan, ■ mnsipr, left Molbourne on Wednesday, 2nd instant, about 6 pm, and arrived nt thi3 port on Monday, 7ih instant at. 4 p.m., thus ranking the run to this port in four days and twenty hours. She brings ah. ut 100 passengers and 500 tons of cargo, principally for Otago. She is a first-class stesmer, with splendid accommodation for 70 saloon nnd 30 lady passengers ; 165 first compartment, and*6o in the sreond 'compartment:; and 700 tons of cargo. She steams on an average 12 knots, and 14 knots were ob'ained under steam and canvas on brr passage. She averages 2?0 mile? per day. She is intended for the Otago trade, calling nt ♦he : Bluff. This vessel is laid on 'by Messrs Bright Brothers and Co., the agents ; and Mr Donaldson, one of the owner* proceeds to make arrangements for her, Thsve sel maae the fastest passage on record between Gr. at Britain ami Melbourne in 56 days, four days of which she was detained at ihe Cape, coaling. S'te culls nt the Bluff on her return to Melbourne, about Sunday, 12th instant.

GROUNDING OF THE T. E. MILLEDGE,

In our shipping intelligence of Saturday, the sth inst., we reports the T. E. Milldge, as having arrived at the Bluff, and rumors were aft at that she had grounded on Towaewae point. We held over our report of the same, until we Could ascertain correctly the cause, and if there wns any probability of her being got oflf. On Svturdnv morning, betweon five and pis o'clock, the T. E. Milleilsje made the Pilot station at ihe Bluff, when Pilot Mills immediately put off to her, and under great difficulties boarded her, she being under full sail at the same ; there was a heavy flood tiile running and a still breeze blowing. By the time the pilot boarde her she was rounding the Flying Mist ; at this point tho tide-way runs at tiie rate of live knots per hour, therefore her full siiil was required to stein tho current, and the wind being lair, everything went on well, till they i got through the narrows, when, on opening the inner h.ir'ior, the wind suddenly shifted, and before the canv;i3 could be got off the vessel, sho was driven a-ground. This being noticed at the Pilot Station, Captain Thomson, flio Harbor Master, irarurtl lately put off. By this ritn« tho steamer Pucebo w..s signulJecl, and Caj.tnin Thomson immediately hid all hands at work to get ready hawsers, warps, &c. On IhePLcsbc's arrival, Capt. Thomson immediately arranged with Cfipt. Kennedy to take the vessel in tow. A hawser was quickly taken to the steamer and made fast, and several efforts made, but without success. By this time the tide was well out, and all hope was given up (ill evening. When near high wat^r, another attempt wfls made b\ - the steamor /nnd Captain Emery, of the Jack Frost, of Boston, sent an officer and boat's crew to Captain Wilson's assistance). The weather, during the whole dny had been vcrv squally, and at tho moment the steamer got theship off, a terrific nor'wester set in, and a second time she was driven ashore. Tlie steamer coming to an anchor (this being about 10 p.m. on Saturday night), your repo'ter, with a volunteer (Mr Austin), and the' office* and crew of the Jack Frcst, remained on board dv.ing the night. Captain Wilson, though anxious, felt satisfied that his ship was riding — tl.ough acround — c.tsily, and with a change of wind, or oven a lull, slic could be got off. At about five o'clock on Sunday morning all hands were up | again. Steam was agnin got up in the Plirebe. j Captain Thomson and Pilot Mills were in attend- I anc n , ard everything was again got ready by hiyh water; when just at the critical juncture a storm came on. which caused the steamer to drop anchor. At this time the Milledge was afloat, and had tho steamer been ahlo to continue on * she could have gut out of all danger, but tho s'oriu, after the steamer dropping anchor, drove tho ship into a worse position. This bi ought matters to a standstill, and C.iptain Kennedy, of the P!ieebe, gave up. The tide by this time making out, and he havi g to sail for Diinedin on Sunday alteration, ho dropped down to tho poinl to await the arrival of the nviil. But no time wns lost on the part of Captain Thomson, Harbor-Master, and Pilot Mills. Tnry immediately n'lt off to the schooner John, trora I lvemirgill, and Ctptnin Levev invnedinfely ran nlongside, and took ffi-he Milli'.lge's anchor, and ICU fathoms of chain. Tiie anchor being dropped in the channel, a double warp was fastened to the Jack FrostBy this time, evening was s< (ting in, and several volunteers went off from the shore. Captain E fiery, of the J irk Fro«t, ran his signal up; he wns ready fo rentier nil assistance, and nobly he did iV; all his hands, together with himself, went to work right hfurtilv, in fact, too much praiso cann tbe awarded to Captain E nor}' and his crew for the manner they placrd thems.lv rs at the disposal of the H-rbor Muster and C.iptuin Wilson. But we must continue tho thread of our rerort. Captain M Li-od, of the Bombay, sent his chief officer, Mr M'Loud, and v bout's crew to t' c ship, aud a right good working lot they were, and much credit is r!\ie to Mr M'J.oud for the energetic manner ho worked with his crow nnd volunteers at the winch. At about 930 p in., JJiindiiy erenimr, everything being in readiness, all hnnds set to work on -a inch and capstans, the tide wanted about an hour to high water, when the wind shifted to the southward very suddenly. C.iptain Thomson immediately set all small sail, and ju-'t as a heavy gust ramp on ; her sails were already set, and by the change of wind the vessel wns taken off the ground. All hai.ds continued to heave on the wind and capstan, and by about twelve midnight, she was safely meored in the .North Channel. We cannot close this report without drawing special attention, in which Captain Wilson most cordially joins, to the kind assistance rendered by Captain Etiery and the crew of the Jack Frost ; also to Mr M Lood and crew of tho Bomhay, and Mr Levy, master of the schoorer John. Tiio land force of volunteers, consisting of Sergep.nl O'Keefe, Constables El.iott, Rob-urn, Muni-o, and Messrs I'anton, Wagner, Hall, B >nar, Austin, and others whose names we have not been able to learn, all to whom Captai s Thomson and Wilson beg to tender their very grateful thinks. The Milledge is now safely berthed in the South Channel, and discharging her cattle.

n.m. p-tn. Dec. 9— High water 3145 ... 12.5 Dec. 10— do 12.30 ... 12.50