PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 26, 6 January 1864, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

'...• .; " , , TIDES. . „, , -, : Tliijh water at Bluff Harbor at full and change 1*10; range foir to eigtit feet. High water at New River Heads one hour sooner; there is, however, very little difference between the time of high j water at the head of the Bluff and the jetty at In-, creargill. """ '■ PAHT TIDE TABtS. ■ a.m. p-tn. Jan. 6 —High water 825 ... 8.15 Jiu. 7- \\y 919 .. 9.30, December 27— a.m.. modorat.3 SW brceza and ] (hick weather, with slight rain; a barque passed to W; a barque in siijht west, bound to New liivcr.—p.m., moderate breeze-W, and thick hazy weather; ship Joiu» Tempe'r'ey parsed to W, bound to Port Chalmors; a steamer in sight E; a large steamer passed to the westward. 'December 2S —a.m., ireah breeze NW. and dull tlrick weather with rain; two sails in sight to the Epassed iluriiig the night.—B a.m., fresh breeze with occasional showers and very thick weather to thn eastward: two sails in B*gut W. —p.m., moderate brceso W, with occasional showers; a large ship passed to the £; ship Kingfisher arrived irom Melbourne; asail in sight W; two sail in ftiflht TV, (one a steamer^, s a Gothenburg arrived Jrutu Melbourne; ship Marion, from Melbourne, passed to Port Chalmers; a barque passed to W; as Gothenburg, envied for Port G^almers^ ship Jessie W. Paino arrival from the westward, December 29—a.in., moderate breeze SYF, and rerj thick weather with nan.—p.m, moderate breeze and very thick weather; view to the eastward confined to Dog Island and point opposite. — 4 p.m., moderate breeze S,- and very heavy weather to the £; ss Alhambra arrived from Port Cbal- - men. and at 5.30 sailed for Melbourne. December 30 —davlighf, light breeze N, and fine weather; stea-ner S juchays bove to off the Bluff, •ailed to the west on return of her boat from Bluff . Harbor; a 6ail in sight W; a vessel passing to W, Inr off; a vessel passing to E, far off. —Ba.ra., light j breese NW and fine weather; occasionally very hazy to the E; two sail working to the W, tar off; a barque, aad fore and aft schooner passed to tUeiW.—p. in , li-^it braczo NW, ani thick hazy weather to the B; a steamer in sightW; ss Titania passed to 5e w River; 8 s Hero arrived from . Melbourne), and sai'ed for Port C. aimers. December 31 —daylight,moderate breeze Wand fine weaebcr. —s a.m., moderate breeze SB, nn<l thick fog. —6 a.m., moderate breeze W, with thick fog occasionally. —-S a.m., moderate breeze W, and fine weather; a sail in sight W; a barque from New River passed to the eastward; a ship (refused to give her number) passed to the E. 10 a.m., fresh breeze, NW, and thick hazy weather. — 12 a.m., moderate breeze, and thick weather to the . E.~l p.m., moderate breeze SE, and dense fog. 2 p.m., moderate broeze. and thick fog, occasi mally clearing off. —4 p.m., moderate breeze and thick fog; s s Titania arrived from New River, and sailed at 7.30 for Dunedin. January I—a.m., light breeze NE, with dense fog, ocasionally clearing off in places; a small schooner from Invercargill in sight; asailiit6ight W: a schooner passed to W; a schooner arrived from W. —p.m., moderate breeze SW, a.ud dull weather threatening rain; ships Kingfisher and Jessy W Paine sailed for Melbourne.— 6 p,m M fre-h breeze NW, with slight rajj;."'' January S—NJV 00TWAKD8. January s—Nil.s —Nil. x ' " ISWAHDS COASTWISE. January s—Nil.s —Nil. OUIWABrS CO.» BIWISB January s—Nil.s —Nil. VEESBLS 15 POST. Grecian Father Thames (water tank) Yarra (discharging) EXP :CTBD ARRIVALS. Gotheuburg, s.s., from Duhedin, hourly Hero, ss, from Dunidii, do Oiueo, s s, from Melbou?n ?, daily Island Gtj, from Melbourne, daily Vortiyern, from M..>l bourne do Jessie Munro, from Twofold B ty do -Ottaline, from Twofold Bay do Mirion, from Twofold Bay do Juno, from Twofold Bay do

The barque Bengal left Welchpool on the 10th instant; experienced a succession of easterly winds throughout,.veering from B.N.E. to S.E. She brings a large freight of cattle, sheep, and horses, with comparatively little loss, only having lostnine cattle and one horse. Captain Sivier reports the arrival of the Lady;, Young, at Welchpool, on the 10 b. The Empress Eugenic from hence was passed off Stewart's Island on Saturday. —Otago ': Daily Telegraph. The barque City of Newcastle brings a full cargo of coals, and a number of sheep. She left New-. castle on the 13th, and has experienced variable weather on the passage.—rOiago Daily Telegraph. The barque Ocean Bride, with horses and sheep, has had a tedious passage of over three weeks from Melbourne. She left Port Phillip on the 6th inst; experienced a continuance, of easterly weather to making the land on the < 22nd, since then has had Variable winds. She brings 7± horses and 216 sheep, having only lost 25 of the latter.— Otago Daily Telegraph;..' .. The Princess Alice, with 3000 bags flour, ceared at Adelaide for Port Chalmers on the 22nd; and the Mahrarct, Davis,-also with ..flour for Otajjo, cleared on' the following day.— Otago Daily Telegraph. .. Tub Jsnip Alice Walton, previously reported from the Baltic, left Hnsum in the Gulf of Bothnia on the 23rd of August, Elsinore, September 2nd, and .with, the exception ;of eight days strong easterly, weather off the Cape, had .fine weather on the passage to Melbourne, where she , arrived on the.llth ult., got her orders'fdr ;Otago, 'and left on .the. following day, experiencing irom ; thenceasuccession of',variable «either, including ten days south-east' winds,.with the" barometer down to 29. deg., and sympiesometer at 28 deg. 60 mih.; arrived on the heads on the 23th, but was driven to the northword in consequence of the heavy gale' from. S*S."^ then biowiag. Thei raptain reports havihj run his easting down in lat. 47.30, and on the 7th December a boy named Robert Brown, a native of. Leith, fell'off the main topgallaut yard^ while, furling Ihe sail and was drowned. The Bhip was^hove roua , although going nine knots at tfie time, and every endeavour made to save him,''all to noV^\xi'^o%ji.r-Oidgo Daily: Telegraph.-;' . : :. ."/'■';■'';:...,':::".