PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 23, 30 December 1863, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

"'" '- ' ' TIPB3. water at Bluff Harbor at- full and change I**4o] range four to eight feet. High water at Jfew fiiver Flea's one hour sooner; there is, however, very lif He diffcrenco between the time ot high water st the head of the Bluff and the jetty at Invtrcargill. S DAILY TIDB TABLB. f a.m. p.m. Dec 29— HiA water 2 25 ... 2.45 -Dee. 30— |do 310 ... 3.80 . .."SIGKAL StATIOK. December 2T — am,, li-jht- breeze from S to SW, and fine weather, hut hsey^ ship Bombay sailed to the E ; p in., lii;lit breeze X, and very hazy weather; William Miskin, as, passed to Inverc.irt;Ql. " Det-emberSl — am., light breezo NE, and fine W'tuwybut haay ; p m., light breeze W, and fine weather. December 22 — am., moderate breeze, and fine clear weather; a sail in sight W; a large ship passed to E, refusing to give her number; a barque passed to E far off: abarque passed to W, f:ir off; a sail in sight W, bound for New Ever ; a steamer .to the E; p m., moderate breeze, and fine •weatiier; abarque from the E fur New Kiver; "William Mbkin, ss, passed, bound to Dunedin ; Titsnia, ss, passed to New River ; a sail passed to the westward, far off; a sttil passed to the eastward, far off. December 23 — a m., li^lit breeze, and very hazy weather; a small schooner pissed to «he E ; p m., light brcczp, and to the W clear weather; a steamer in sijht W, distint 25 miles; Alhambra, 8 8., arrived from Melbourne with English mails ; a small schooner arrived from New River; Alhambra, sb, sailt d fur Port Chalmers. December 21 — a m., light breeze E ; two sail to "W passed during the night ; a schooner s ailed to the W ; p m., moderate breeze, anil fine weather ; Titania, bs, arrived from Invercargill ; a sail in sight E; another sail to the E, distant 15 miles ; schooner from E entered New Rirer heads. December 25 — a m., light breezo E, and fine clear weather; a steamer in sight E; a barque in right E; arrived, City of Hobart, ss, from Port Chalmers; barque passed to W; small schooner, left this port yesterday, still in sight to the E ; sailed, Titnnia, ss, for Dunedin, and ship Sumarang to P«>rt Chilmers ; a steamer in sight X; pm., light breeze W, and bazy weather; a sail in sight E; sighted Aphrasia, ss, bound to Stowart's Island; Wiiliam Miskin, ss, passed to New River; • barque passed to W bound to New River ; a fore-and-aft schooner to E; a Bail in sight E ; two sail to the W. December 26 — am., light brppze E, and dense fog; pm,, light airs NE, and fine weather ; a sail in sight E; two sail in sigrhfc W, distant 23 miles; two barques bound W passed this morning during the fog. Jess tSWAKDS. December 28— Kingfisher, Freeman, from Melbourne,' with sheep, Carey and Gilles, agents. December 28 — Jeannie W. Paine, from Melbourne, with sheep, Carey and Gilles, a?eit3. December 2B— Gothenburg, ss, Mackie, from Melbourne, Henderson, Bonar and Co, agents. ■■■"■" or/TWARua. •'■ December 28— Nil. ■■■■■■'■"•• IHWABDB COASrWTSE. December 28— Nil. OUXWAEDS COASTWISB December 28— Gothenburg, ss. M-clw, for Duoedtn, Henderson, Bonar and Co, a^enlß. .-: ■ - VSEBKLS IS POUT. Grecian Father Thames (water tank; Kingfisher, discharging Jennie W. Paine, do EXPECTED AR RIVALS. Alhambra, R.M.S.S., from Dunedin, about 29th inaUnt. OothfiDburg, 8.8., from Duuedin, about the 4th of January. Island City, from Melbourne, daily Jessie Munro, fnim Twofo'd Biy do Ottoline, from Twofold Bay do The Kingfisher left Melbourne on Sunday, 20th -instant, having on board 4548 sheep, arriving; at the. Bluff at 3 p m., 28th instant. Captain Freeman; reports having experienced heavy weather during the passage, but made a splendid run of seven days, and only lost 12 sheep on the passage down. The Jeanie Paine, Twith sheep from Melbourne, arrived at the Heads at dusk in the evening, , 28th instant, (your reporter was not able to board •her previous to. forward ing his report. -The Gothenburg, st, left Melbourne the 24th Instant, arriving at the , Bluff about 4 pm. on "Monday,- 28th imtantjafteV a fine run of five days. Captain Mackie repbrta .haying .experienced fine weather the whole jpassige down. Oa her return from Dunedin to Melbourne, \h« will call at the .the Bluff, about the 4th er sth January, 1861.