PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 34, 25 January 1864, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

. TIDES. TTigh wnter.at Bluff HVir'n.r nt full and change 1*40; range four tn eight feet. in<jh water at New River Heads one hour -sooner ; Uiere is, however, very little difference between the time ot high water at the head ot the Blulf and tho jotty ut Invercargill. daily tide T.inr.K. n.m. p.ni Jan. 25— High water 2.15 ... 'J 35 Jan. 26— do 3.0 ... 3-20 INWARDS. January 22 — New Great Britain. Trader, from Ttvofold Biy. ' M'-rison. Law and Squirt'!*, agents. January 22— Jack Frost, E>nery, from Melbourne. Morison, Law nnd Squires, agents. January 2*l —^ arrow, Scott, from Newcastle, Murison, L uv and Squires, ngents. January 24— Gothenburg, RJI.SS., Mackie, from Melbourne. . January *2t— Ottoline, Cleuuui, from Twofold Bay. OtJTWAKDS. Jmunry '23-Nil. January 24— Gotnenburg, R.M S.S., Mackie, ior Dunedin. INWARDS COASTWISE. Jauuary 23 — 'lituuia, ss, Jm-vc\, from Invercargill, ' CVTWARDS CO » STWISE January 23 — B.'-iwdw, Pn-ctoi , for Dunedin. January 23 — Titnni:., s*. J -i-vey, for Dunedin. V VBS3KLS IN PORT. Grecian Father Thames (water tank J Electro. Rhoderick Dim Ruby. ss « New Great Britain Jack Frost T. E. M.ll^Lc * O iVcen Pawn Straggler Yarrow IVXPKCTEI) ARRIVALS. Souch.iys, ss, from Dunedin, about 26th inst. Blackbird, s *, fmin Melbourne, daily Dunedin. from Melbourrc. do Is'and City, from Melbourne, do C«M.<m<H.<.re Dalgai'i..., iron. London, daily Jessie Munro. from T..0f0 d B.iy do Juuo, Iroin Twofold Hoy do PASSENGER LIST Per Gothenburg, from Melbourne . Cabin — Mrs . 'Bum. Mini chi.il, Mrs Morgan und child, und ten in the steerage. •The Golhenhurg hft Melbourne on ihe lSth inst; experienced tine we-ther duri»g the run ■ down; passed the City of Hobart. on the 20th inst, at. i p.m., aud the Aldimra at 5 p.m., Ltitude 43 = 32', long.it uric 156 = 2P. . Moderate W. and W.N.W. winds iluriutr the passage, and arrived nt tin- Bluff at 4 a.vi. 24-.li iu.-tant. Ei.giisu Mail not signalled wnen leaving. Cptain Mai-kit* states that he expects the Alhambra will bring the AllEngland Eleven .over, but nt the same time tho i. City of Holmrt experts to receive the honor, should the Alhambra be ready, it is inest probable she will have <be preference. II ero, s.s., (*epyrtcd to be damag d on her way up. is oi(l?re>> ou to the Patent Slip. The OU-ultue, CcfTiain i It-man, from Twofold Bay, arrived at the Bluff about 11 a.ni- on the 24 h instant: experer.ced chanireabh* wc-nthcr durinsr the passage ''own. She brings the finest mob of cattle yet imported to this Colony, together with boXes and sheep. ■ Tue New Great Britain, with cattle, horses, and •jlu-ep arrived irom Twofold Baw on the 22nd iust., altera fair run of eight days. Captain Trader reports heav,' weather duriug the passage, v - J ho ship Jack Frost, with 3 000 sheep from bourne, has made another line run, being only ten days out, arriving at the Bhiff on the altornoonof th« 22nd instant. Ey her hnve arrived the Swiss bearded lady and lier son, together with fcignor Ghio, the inimitable v. arbler, who havf been creating sucli a luror tliniu*;h> ut the Australian Colonies. They intend visiting the principal towns of New Zealand, aud giving their lirst eutertsv.nment nt t lie Bluff on Montl-iy, 25th instant, after which, they will proceed to'lnverearg 11, nnd it is expected thoy will remain tl.ere about a month. The liri*? Grecian is :k»w being got ready for sea. "C.iptain Lapwot'ili has been appoiutee) to tak.* charge ot h»-r, and she will be ready about Tuesday. ***6rh instant, to sulfur Hobart Town. Tne- Yarrow, brig, t'aptaiu Scott, from Newcastle, arrived ut the Biuff on the 23rd iust-mt. Siio had on board when leaving 105 he ul of catt c Captain Seultrejoits during the hurricane which he encountered when three days out, he lost fiftyfive head. T.'ie -vßlfu-k Rail ship "Vanguard, which is the fifth arrival with sheep within the past forty -eiirht hours, brou lv her large freight of 4.100 head with a loss i;f onh - 20. She left. Melbourne on tbe 7th ; had bad weather for several days in Bass's S trails, the wind blowing from the S.S.E; and off the Snares had strung wind from N.W.,with very thick weather. She is shortly tn be succeeded by three other Black Bail ships, t he Commodore Perry, the Saldanha. and the Sunda, all with sheep, the j Commodore Perry taking her freight on board at j Geelong. C-tptniii MvLellan, formerly of the Tyra, came uown with the Vanguard on this trip, nnd returned by the A.dinga. — Otago Times, 20th January. .Alteration ix Signals. — A red flag hoisted from the ja?d arm of the Flag Staff, at Battery Point, will in fut uredenote a vessel from Auckland, Wellington, or any othor port oa the North Island of New Zealand. A yellow flag, a vessel from Duuedin, Lyttelton, Invercargill, or any other port on tne. Middle Island, New Zealand. — Hobart Toicx. Ma-euro. ♦