PORT OF BLUFF HAKBOR.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 29, 13 January 1864, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HAKBOR.

xrr>ES. H igh water at BIuT Harbor at full an d change l - 4O; range four to eiij'nt feet. Ifig-U. water at Uew River Hca-ls <>ne hoar sooner; there is, however, very little difference between the time ot bi^b water at the head ot the Bluff aud the jetty at Invert-argill. - DAILY IIDB TABLE. a.m. p.m. Jan. 13— High water 140 ... 2.00 Jan. U— do; 225 .. 2.45 January 2 —a.m., fresh breeze W, and very thick hazy weather— p.m.* fresh breeze W, wind exceedingly thick weather ; view to seaward very limited — 6 p m., fresh breeze with horizon more clear; a sail in sight to the E, passed during the day — 8 p.m., moderate breeze and clear weather. January 3 — a.m., strong breeze W, and very thick weather 5 view to seaward limited to one mile. 9 a.m% strong . breeze, with, rain and .occasional showers ot rain— ll 30 a.m., strong breeze "W, with horizon partially clearing up betwepn the squalls; a large barque passed to the eastward — p.m , fresh breeze and very thick weather, particularly to tbeeistward. January 4— a m., moderate breeze W and thick gloomy weather; a steamer in sight E — p.m., fresh breeze and thick weather with rain ; s s William Miskin nassed to New Kiver; a schooner W bound to New Eiver. January s—Strong*5 — Strong* breeze TV and vrry thick weather, particularly to the E ; distance seen from Pilot Station about- two tniles,l)og Island and point opposite Invisible— p.m., fresh gales TV and very thick weather ; steamer Phoebe arrived from Port Chalmers »nd Northern Ports. January 6 — a.m., light bweze NNE and very thick weather ; steamer Hero arrived from Port Chalmers, and sailed si 8 a.m. for Melbourne — 22 noon, moderate breeze_NE, with raiD ; -impossible to sac anything passing from station- — £ pan. moderate breeze NE, and dull foggy weather with rain, «>ee«sionally a partial clearing off; a ss-,1 in s^ht W; steamer Pbcebe sailed for Northern Ports ship Vortinser arrived. fro -.1 Melbourne. January 7— tLxa , fresh breezsand thick weather to the Y[. occasionally clearing, up.; a bc&wsteamer arrived fr»ra the W ; two sail in sight W ; a. ship and schooner, arrived from, the westwardJanuary B—a-m.,8 — a-m., fresh 'breeze WSW, and thick gloomy weather," "with Heavy r-ua ; screw^steamer that arrived yesterday from the W sailed this forenoon for Dunedin ; a sail in sight W; a barque arrived from the W— pjn., moderate brtese WS 'Vand very, thick weather w'th occasional showere. January 9 — im., moderate.breeze SB and very thick weather with showers o£ ram, -clearing. '.up occasionally; a.seLooner.in sight TV bound to New Biverj a ail in sight E— p.m-, moderate braez'e E and fine weathar; a barque passed to W;: a steamer in sight E ; steamer Titania arrived from Dune Jin. IJTWAEDS. January 11 — C'.ty of .JBobart,-. se, Darby, fjrom Melbourne. OUTWARDS. January 11 and 12r-Kil. ISTTAKDS COASTWISE. January 11 and 13— Nil. OU3TVaBI>S COASTWISE. January 11— City of Hobart, s«, Darbj. for Dune^-n. . January 12 — Sil.

VESSELS IX POST. Grecian , Father Thames (water tankr ( Yarra /' "Vprtigern S*ar t do Elcctra " ' do i/ "AlfiiCta. " v «lo EXPRCTKD XRKIVA.LB. O neo, ss. from Dunediu, about 13th instant. City of Hobait, do 16th instant. Al.iinga;R:ilvS.S., <fi; otn Melbourne,' abdut 14th instant. ' "island City, from Melbourne, daily Jtjssie Muiiro, fr<»n Twofold B.iy da Oitolinej fri>m Twofold Bay do JuhoV from Twofold Bay do T. E..Millo^db'-:; :n-:r:i ■■:■*■;: -■ .>";?;... Rhoderie Dhu do - ; , ■:-.-■■ '• r "■■''-;/ FASBENGER t,IBT: .; : ;;?::; Per City'of Hohart. from .Melbourne. CnbTn—Messrs..Monckman^ Bum, Hiitton, My es, and Miss Jennui^s, and six in the steerage. ;

The steamship Alhambra arrived in.Hobson's Bay at half-pant'two pm. y*.-<terdny, nfter a quick passage' i from Otago. r ; Sfae" left Port Chalmers at five p.m.on the 21th-alt.| and Blufl Harbor on the following day. • Then had strong westerlygale for the first day, and aHerwunts moderate westerly winds. On the 30th, in lat. 45deg. 47min; S., lon. lfiiileg. 36miri.-K^ pnssed the'b.s.bvHero; O.i.the3rd in 9t n when <.ff Eddistone (Banks' StraifciO, spoke B:ack Ball .ship_ Champion of the Seas.' Crtptnin M'liJah reports that the s.s.s. S mchays left Dunedin at hnlt-past five p.m. same day as AUmrabra; was.in company with her off. the Nug?eta. • Ihe gale'increasing, the Alhambra ran her out c f sight in four hours, and did Mot see her after leaving^Bluff Hhrhor.—^r^«s, 6th January. Captain Pickering, of the ship Westminster," hns favored us (Argus) with the following particulars of a fearful storm, which he encountered in; the China Sea :-^" Loft Hong?Kin<» on. the 25fh September, at 4 p.m. At six o'clock, the sky began to have a very dull suspicious appearance, breeze freshening, and barometer falling. At 9 p.m., a terrific squall struck the ship from NE. which continued to blow a c ßle. Took,in all sail, except.the three close-reefed topsails and furetopm&st staysail. Midnight saw the Gap Rock, and steered out south, to got an olßn'j, f\ heavy sea meeting the ship from SE, which led us to believe we wero on the verge of a, <ys)hoo:i. 26th, 4 a.m., gale incrensiug, with a heavy sea" from NE and SE. Fiirlrd nl! sail, and all hands preparing for the coming storm, making everything doubly secure, and attending to tho puinp3. Noon —Hu ricanc increasing, tho elements assuring a dreadful appcnrniico, with a terrific -sea, ship labouring fearfully. At h.ilt-past one p.m, a huge mountain wave struck the ship forward and sprang the jibboom, carried away martingale and spriisail yard, washed everything out of the forecastle. Pour p.m. —Hjrricanc hicroasing, with terrific blasts, tearing away irost of tho sails from the yard?. Iho hissing and the roaring of the tempest, combined with the emcking of the canvass and ropes attached, were now something indescribable. At eight, the jibboom, fore-topgallant-mast and yard and main-royal mast were carried away. All hands secured in ropes at tho pumps. Tho whole of tlm lee side of tho ship was under water. Ir>st all live stock and stock houses, harness cask, with provisions, live stock off tho poop, leo quarter boat; in fact, everything oa the lee side of the ship wns taken away — bulwarks, right lore and aft. 27(h, three a .in. — The hurricane shifted limn NR to SE. Tho scene that now presented itself baffles all description; tho huge mountain waves coming from different quarters, and forming themselves into gigautic pyramids, threatened to annihilate us. The roaring and hissing of the tempest could be compared to nothing less than all the steam that was ever generated nnd let off at one bl ist on our brave little ship. Unit stood up to i* like a Trojan. Five a.m. — Tue hurricane appeared now to have attained its height, und continued in full force till about sis a m, when the lulls of short duration were percep* tiblc. Eight a m —Hurricane decreasing. Noon —All hands clearing away the wreck, getting the rags of the sai s clear of the ropes and spars, which proved n difficult j-ib. Most of tho running gear - was destroyed —all cut to pieces. At- four pm, snw .v hiTfio ship to leeward, with nothing stanainjr but the foremast. Eight p in —Weather moderating, and sea going down. 23 —Moderate weatlier. Four a m —All hands employed bending sails and repar.iugdaina^es. Found the ship with a very strong list to starboard, Hie cargo having settled over to leeward. Noun —Got observations, and found tie ship in not a very enviable position, with a strong Icecurreut. At 1 p no, saw tho northernmost of the Taya Islands, bearing S S E eighteen or twenty miles. The wind, however, favored us a little, so that we ju jt dragged through between the T;iva Islands and Hirnan, and at 8 p m we were abreast of the east poiat of that i>laivl. Wind, Eby S. Anchored at Anjer on the 7th November, aud got a supply of rope and catnas. and ssa ls repaired, and left on the 14th. iieing in a crippled state, wita a strong list, and have had a continuance of light contrary winds £en?raUy during tho passage."