PORT OF INVERCARGILL.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 46, 22 February 1864, Page 2

PORT OF INVERCARGILL.

V IKWA.RDS. Felmiary 19 t020.-Nil* Ax~ t OUTWABDS. ' February 19.— Alexandra, 234- 1 ons, Proscot t, for Newcastle. "February Id.— Balmoral, 3.06 tons, ..Geary, for ■IRo&art'Towa.-'.- --""; IN WABD3 COASTWISE, ... ; . February 30— Nil. V ; : - February 20tlif— Titania, Jarvey, from Dunodin, G*. "V« , Binney, agent. y V .;..-; ., opTyrABDBCpAfi'rWIBB. ;..- , ■"> February 19— Nil. February 2o. — S Uamander, Purss, Riverton. February 20* — Soud, '■ A Jl'Donald, Stewart's Island, . - . VV;-; -VVVV- ■ IMPORTS '"A i-.'i* ■ Per s.b. Titanin, from ;Dunedin.— so casea whiskey, 10 do bitters, 10 octaves sherry, 4 qr casks ' rum', 0 do port wine, J H Moses ; 3 cosbb tobacco, Miller & Co •;' 4 cases tobacco, da, Manning & ; Co j 3 pockets hops,- Dickson &. Coj2o,;kegß butter, 12 cases 40 basts potatoes, A Kinross ;J 20 eases, brandy, 20, do sherry, 10 barrels apples, 1 case tobacco, Miller k Cqi. I, case draper y, 50 "dp do, 2 trunks. 1 pkg, Byriie' &A Co* 2 trunks, Kingsland ; 3 casks cement; AWatsoh ; 1 case, 1 plough, J Scoutad; 3 cases bacon, B'nnev ; 20 -^-chests tea, J Angus* 6 i-chests tea, .Buttner & Hallenstein ; 4 cases sundries, 6 .-J barrels apples, A "Webster,* 2 cases, Soutel and G6; 2 do, 1 trunk, Cater; 2 cases, Mathew and 'Co , 2 do, Stoane.

We insert the following communication relative to the wreck of the Grasmere: — "Some particulars respecting thr wreck of the Grasmere may be interesting to our readers. The letter from which they arc selected was written by one of the cabin passengers, and is dated, Glasgow, 21th Dec.:—' We left Greenock on the 14th. aad went to Lamlash Bay. On the morning of the 17th wo left Lntnlnsh Bay, all in good spirits. We struck on the Ship Rock, off Balaferries Point, at 'fifteen "minutes past seven o'clock at .night. Ifc was a, clear moonlight, nnd no storm. We were about a mile from land/ We had a fine, fresh breeze durinii the day, but it calmed down in the evenings so that all lives were paved. Had ifc been stormy, I believe not a soul could be saved. We thought.the captain to be a clever seaman. The captain was sitting at his tea when she <jave the crash on the Rock. He was up in an instant, and put her under full canvas, to sec and get her ofi*. For'unately he did nofc manage it — she was worse damaged than he thought. Had he got her off, all must have perished. The carpenter came aft, and whispered to the captain that she was leaking very fast; already there were three feet water in the hold. Several signal guns were fired, ancl the coastguard boats came to the rescue. The ship's boats also were lowered — the women and chii^j-en were landed first* We saved just what was on our backs; also, on^ of the cabin jjentlemen saved the small boxes that were in our berths. I had my slippers on — a fine new pair of chamois leather. lined with fur. I could not get a dry pair of stockings. About mid-night we went to a furtn house. I put off mp stockings, wrung them, and dried thera a lifclle. I then put them on, left my slippers tft dry, and went down to the shore, to see if anything belonging to us would turn up. When I came back 'my slippe.-s were off. Luckily I had my purse with me. One baby died of bronchitis and another in the steerage was very poorly. Ail the adults are well, except two — one of the Misses Fnllerton' and her brother. Tlie ship is said to have heen heavily insured.' " Tlie following are the names and tonnage of vessels which sailed from Great Britain for frew Zealand during the month of November, lSlio: — Balaklava, G2l tons ; Commodoro, 552 tons ; Sea King (s.), 790 tons; Empress, 1313 tons ; G )Men City,, 771 tons ; Great Britain, 492 tons ; Gladiator, 502 tons; Mermaid.|l233 tons; Scimitar, 11S7 tons ; Hose. 298 tons ; Silver E^'e, 902 tons : Rangoon, 374- tons ; E.iwd. Thornhill, .0-35 tons ; Mary Frances. 769 tons; Lady Douglas, 504 lons ; Waipara, .500. The following vessels are stated by the Home Naos to have snilsd for New Zealand in December :— For Auckland, . c ilvcr E igle, froiu Torbay, on llth Dec. Fur Otago — Lady Milton, from Portsmouth ; Resolute, from Clyde. For Canterbury — Prince Consort, from Plymouth. For ports unnamed — Memento and Statesman, from Gravesend. Masters of vessels, manners, and others, are warned ihafc after the Ist April next, the S-gnal Station at the Taieri Island will be abandoned.