PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 39, 5 February 1864, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

TIDES. ' High water at Bluff Harbor at full ami change--1'i O; raugc four to eight feet. High water at New River Heads one hour sooner ; there is, Uowerer, very little difference between the time of high ; water at' tho head of the Bluff ami the jetty at ' Invercargill. DAILY TIDE TABCK. ii.m. i>.ni. ; Feb. s— High water ?0-30 ... 10.50 \ Feb. 0— do 11.15 ... 11 '65 I Sigitax Station. } January 24— a.m., fresh breeze TV, and fine j weather; a sail in sight \V; barque arrived from ; W; a brig passed to E. — p.m., fresh breeze W ; a schooner passed to E- \ January 25 — a.m., fresh breeze NN'E, and dull giootny weather, threatening rain. — p.m., fresh • breeze N, and thick log, during the latter part heavy rain. January 26 — am., fresh breeze !ft, and Cue weather ; a sail in sight W— p.m., barque Edward Tnornhiil arrived from London, 15 ret calling into New River Heads. January 27— Fresh breeze N, and fine weather ; a sail in sight E. passed during the night- — p.m., tresh breeze N; a schooner W, bound to Now January 2S— a.m.. fresh breeze NW, and dull gloomy weather; a brig passed to E; — 6' a.m., tresh "breeze N\V, and very thick weather, with : slight rain, to the E view limited to Dog Island. and point opposite — S a.m.. fresh breeze W, and ; hazy weather ; a brig in sight E, passing to W ; i a lar^e ship ia sight W : brijr passing to \V bore up aud ran down under Bluff Hill, saw her again 1 working to the westward ; a steamer in sight E, i distant about 25 miles ; a barque passed to New ' Hiver. — p.m., strong breezo W, and very thick ' weather, distance seen trovn station half a mile. — ; 2 p.m., a large ship under tore course and fore ' • mizen topsails' passod to E ; a barque frotn lnvoc- ! ear^ill passed to E, far off; ss Sonchays arrived from Tort Chalmers.— G ».m., fresh breeze YV, aud very hazy weather; ss William Miskin passed to • New Siver. January '29 — a.m., fresh breeze N, ana fine weather ; a steamer in sight E : ss Titania passed to New River; ss Souehays sailed for Melbourne ; ; psAphrasia arrived from New Iliver.— p.m., fresh : breeze vV and very thick weather. January a.m., moderate breeze NW and hazy weather ; a steamer in sight \V ;ss Alhambra arrived from Melbourne, with English Mail; Alhambra sailed for Dunedin. ISWAKDS. February s— City of Hobart, ss, Darby, from Melbourne. G. P. H. Gallop, agent, OUTWARDS. February 4— Hero, ss, Logan for Melbourne Henderson, Bonar and Co, agents, February 4>— Alhambra, R.M.S.S., MvLcan, for Melbourne. Henderson, Bjnar and Co, agents. ; . IXWAKDS COASTWTBE. ■ February 4— Hero. ss. Logan, from Dunedin. February 4— Alhambra, R.M.S.S., M'Lean, from Dunedm. February 4 — Aphrasia, ps, Murray, from Invercargill. CCIWAKDS COASTWISE February 4— Nil. VESSELS IS POKT. Grecian, ready for sen, detained through stress of weather. T. E. Milledse, ready for sea, detained through stress of weather. Edward Taornhill, dischaging. Electric, rigging jury masts. New Great" Britain, stranded. Yarrow, ashore. Ruby, ss, loading ex Edward Thornhill. Ottoline Hawkhead. EXPECTED ARRIVALS . City of Hobart. ss, from Donediu, about the 7th instant. Gothenburg, K.M.S.S., from Dunedin. daily Commodore, from London, daily. PASSENGER LIST. Per City of Hobart, from Melbourne : Cabin — Messrs. Clarke. Green. Brunton, Glenwright, Brown, Hawker, Grant, Boxhall, Cohen, Mrs Cohen and family , and ten in the steerage. Per Alhambra. frsm Dunedin: Cabin— Messrs Chattawav, Macbeth. Captain Thompson, and Cohen. The City ofHobarj; arrived at theßluff yesterday morning, 'after a fearful passage. She had to lay to for twenty-four hours outside the Solander. Captain Darby reports very heavy weather, and on Monday he met with a frightful hurricane. The Omeo had not arrived whea he left. The Hero arrived at the Bluff at 11.30 a.m. on, Thursday, having left Danedin iv company with the Alhambra, and arriving about lcrty-Sve minutes bsfore the Aihambra, securing about 40 passengers, and the mail again. She rounded the south-west, point on her pnssage to Melbourne, as the Alhambra cast ancho:, each saluting the other. The i>-troducttoxotf SteahPowbr ox board Sailix& Ships. — The large new clipper ship Mistress ot the Seas, Captain Orkney, is now loading at Birkenhead for Bombay. This ship is supplied with the most complete apparatus tor working ships by steam power yet introduced. In t-fie deck house is placed an oscillating reversible steam engine, which is attached to the boiler, the boiler being placed in a tank separating the furnace rroin the "deck, and heating and storing the water required for the engine, &c. Immediately opposite to the engine nnd over tbe mainhatch. is placed a winch or hoist, which can either be worked by steasa power "or hand if required. This winch will discharge 300 tons of cargo in one day out of the raainhatch, a ship of 1200 having been discharged in four working days by its aid : one single lever hoisting, lowering and breaking the goods- Before the engine and iv j the iicckhouse is placed a strong shait worked by i powerful spur wheels, the ends of which comej through the house, and on which gipsies are fixed, and" from these gipsies all very heavy work is done, such as lifting out heavy machinery, getting up the anchor, hauling the ship, setting up r%gine, sails, &c On the port- side of the house is placed the condensing apparatus, which . by the aid of steam from the boiler, distils about 2-50 gallons of water per day, and which water is as fresh and street as spring water. On the after side of tbe mainmast are placed four pumps — two midship and two bilgf pumps. AY or Tops wheel is axed on the engine shait, and a corresponding one on the pumps. By applying a rope to these wheels the pomps are put in rate ion, one or all, as may be required. The pumps are worked on a novel principle, four cams or heart *heels being placed on a short bar of square iron* which, by means of roller levers gives motion to the pumps in the most simple manner, and with nice regularity of action. The pump for washing the deck, &c., is aUo worked by the engine, the whole occupying very little space- The importance of the .introduction, of steam power into large ships cannot be overstated, as many millions' worth of property and Lundre is of lives, winch have been loit to the world would have been saved had the ships been proTJded with efneient steam engines, pumps, &c. Irrespective of this, there is an actual saving in having them on board ; tbej do away with the nesxmtx of having separate wiriebes, capstans, seek patnps, and tauks or barrels for water ; the ship csn be worked *ritU greater safety, and with few** hasds J the cargo ess Iw dissb*rg«jr, <y t&ie.i in in less than tali the time; ami tbs capiaia Wid crew era alwsj? confident, <jkbi& in an* Itamtrrrer it jsa they iiavira meaojf a* hand to eomftat f £ee quantity of coal required is §hoatone r fft,fer l«b too* af carge disclJW|^Jt