BLUFF HARBOUR.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 47, 24 February 1864, Page 2

BLUFF HARBOUR.

February 23. tides. - High water at Bluff Harbor at full and change. "l'l-O; range four to eight feet. High water at New River Heals one hour sooner; there is, however, Very little difference between the time of high water at the head of the Bluff and the jetty at InvercargiU. DAILY TIDE TABLE.

Sigosal Station. February 13. — a.m., moderate breeze S ; a steamer in sight E; a sail to the TV; s.s. Omeo sailed to Dunedin ; a large steamer passed to W, refusing to give her number.— p.m., light breeze E, and fine weather; two large ships passed to W, far off; a barqu? from W entered New River ; a sail in sight W; a barque in. sight W, from New River, bound -E apparently. February 14 — a.m , moderate breeze SW ; a small schooner passed to E before daylight ; a sail in sight W ; a steamer in sight E ; a barque to W, •wording W ; brig Yarra sailed to tbe E ; two sail in siiihtEj barque Uruquy arrived from "YV ; s.s. Titania passed to Invereargill. — p.m., moderate breeze W, and thick weather, with rain. Fehruary 15 — a.m., fresh br eze W. find very thick weather, with rain ; a sail in sight W ; a small schooner arrived from W ; a sail in sight W ; a large ship (John Temperley) arrived from W. — p., in, fresb breeze W, with squalls of rain, impossible to see anything passing during the squalls. — p.m., moderate breeze W, aad hazy weather. February 16 — a.m., moderate breeze W, and dull hazy weather; arrived s.s. Titania. from Invercargill. — p-m j moderate breeze W, and occasionally thick weather ; Titania snilert for Dunedin — 8* p.m., moderate breeze WS YV, and fine weather. February 17 — 6 a.m., light breeze WSW, and dense fog — 6.30, light breeze WSW ; a sail passing to W, far off— B a.m., light breeze W, and fine clear weather; a sail in sight YV ; a brig in sight JB — p.m., light breeze, and variable ; a brig passed toW , refusing to jrive her number; ship Kingfisher sailed to W; at G p.m. s schooner from ,E entered New River. February 18— a^m., light breeze E ; a steamer in sight E; at 5.28 a.m. s.s. Aldinga arrived from Port Chalmers ; a schooner in sight W ; s.s. Aldinga sailed for Melbourne — p.m., light breeze AE, and fine weather; a schooner to W, bound to Invercargill— B p.m., light breeze ESE, and very foggy weather ; at 10-35 p.m. a steamer arrived from W. February 19— a.m,, from daylight to 8 a.m*. light breeze NE, and thick fog ; at 8, 30 a.m. "light breeze and clear weather; a schooner to W, bound to New River; a sail in sight S, distant nine miles— p.m., light breeze E, and fine weather; a ship arrived from W ; two brigs passed to t;hc westward. February 20— -a.m., light breeze W, and fine •weather; a sail to the E, twenty miles distant; a schooner sailed to the E; a steamer to tbe E, twenty miles distant; a barque passed to the W— - p.m., moderate breeze N, and- fine weather; a sail to W, twelve miles distant; s.s. Titania, from Dunedin; a sail in sight W, twelve 'miles ; Titania sailed for Invercargill ; a schooner to W,from Invercargill ; a sail in sight W, fifteen miles ; a sail in sight W, sixteen miles. [BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] _INWABDS. February, 22 — "Vortigern, Hedstrom, from Melbourne, G. P. H. Gallop, agent. February 23.-— Nil „ OOTWARDS.' February 21. — ■ Omeo, s.s. r M'Lachlan, for Melbourne, Henderson, Bonar & Co., agents. February 23: — Jeanie, W. Paine, for Melbourne. February 23.— Alecta, Byrne, for Newcastle IHWARDS COASTWrBB. '^February 21 — Omeo, s.s., M'Lachlan, from Dunedm. , > February 22. — Titania, s.s., Jarvey, from Inver* cargill. OUTWARDS COASTWISE February 22. — Titania, s.s, Jarvey, for Dunedin VESSELS IN PORT. John Temperley Electric - <, Uruguay New Great Britain CLEARED OUT. Jennie W. Paine Alecta EXPECTED ARRIVALS. City of Hobart, s.s.. from Melbourne, hourly. Scotia, s.s., from Melbourne, hourly. Sans Roman, from Melbourne, hourly. Commodore, from Melbourne, hourly.

The Jeanie W. Paine arrived at the Bluff on the afternoon of thei 19th instant, bringing about 4000 sheep from Melbourne, and by the courtesy of Mr. Cain, of the firm of Messrs. M'Kenzie and Cain, the contractors, she was allowed to come alongside the wharf to discharge, which proved a great boon to the consignees, and they beg to acknowledge Mr. Cain's willingness in granting them the use of it. The faoHitythus afforded, Mr. Gallop, the BlufF agent of the Jeanie W. Paine, was ablo to clear hor at the Qustoma -the fpllowinjf day, and she dropped down ready for saa the same orening, being only about thirty-six hours in port. The Otago Steam Ship Company.— The Scotia, a large, new and powerful steamship, belonging to the above-named Company, newly formed, is hourly expected at the Bluff, on her way to Dunedin, to be followed by the Albion; and it is the Company's intention to trade regularly to the Bluff, and also extend, their operations to all tha Northern ports. Captain M'Lahlan, of the Omeo so long known and respected while trading from Melbourne to New Zealand, has been appointed their manager in Melbourne. The s.s. William Miskin was removed from the slip and placed on the hard beach at high water yesterday.— Daily Telegraph, Dunedin, 20th February. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's s.s.s Northam left Galle on the evening of the 22nd. January, at seven o'clock ; the Candia, which had broken down about 120 miles from that port, having been towed in that morning, and the mails and passengers transhipped in n few hours. Fine weather was experienced to 18deg. S. latitude j thence to Cape Leuwin had strong southeast winds and heavy head sea; arrived afc King George's Sound afc one p.m. on the 6th instant, and left, after coaling, on the following morning, afc nine o'clock. Prom the Sound she_ has had fresh south-east winds, but noth withstanding the heavy head sea, the distance," over 1,300 miles, has been run in little mare than five days. On the llth, in the afternobi, while stowing the foretopmasfc staysail, a Malay sailor was washed overboard and drowned. , , The engines were stopped, and a boat- wns lowered, but the -man was nofc seen again. Capo Otway was pissed at twenty minutes -past ten a.m.- yesterday, and cinefcy-one boxes of mails wore landed at Queenscliff for the Western District, causing a detention of a quarter of an hour only ;, and from that place the Northam was only two hours and five' minutes in reaching "Hobson's B*y. — Argus. The s.s.s. City of. Hobart left Port Chalmers at six n-m. ou fche'6th instant, and Bluff Harbor afc half-past nine a ra. on the following day. Captain Darby reports having had head and variable winds until the 9th instant, when he encountered a very severe gale which lasted for Several hours ; sin"o then has had fresh breezes — Argils, 13th February. The American barque Japan left Port Chalmers on Saturday, January 24th, nt eleven a m., and the Heads afc three pm. Had heavy westerly gales up to tho 4lh of February, losing jihboom, carrying away fore truss, splitting sails, &c. February Ist, experienced a terrific hurricane from SW", which lasted twelve hours, in lon. 163deg. lat. 46.50 mm. Since that had moderato baffling winds, and squally weather. Passed steamer Aldinga in Bank's Straits, Wednesday, February 10th, at six p m„ wind SE. — Argus, 13th February. Fusileer, from London to Port Phillip, which stranded on the Girdler Sand and got off, lias arrived in tho East India Dock. Lloyd's surveyor reports the ship to be hogged up considerably, and was no doubt broken iv the keel and floors. — Home ANeios. Highflyer, 1012 tons, Enright, fur Sydney, which was in collision with the ship Strathedon, Pile, fbr Sydney, off Beachy Head, pufc back to repair the damages slie had sustained, which were considerable. She was struck on the starboard side abreast the gangway, by the Sfcrathcdon, and was almost cut down to the water's edge. The ships laid alongside each other for seme time and both damaged their rigging. Tbe Strathedon also pufc back to the Easfc India Dosk much damaged, and is now discharging her cargo preparatory to going into dry dock to make good her damage. She came into contact with tbe Highflyer stem on, carrying away her cutwater, foe. Her stem is tobe found also injured, which will have to be removed, and onother replaced. The Highflyer, hoving been repaired, left the Downs on December 22, in prosecution of her voyage. — Ibid Lindsay, Berg, trom Gothenburg to New ZeoZealand, put into Portsmouth December 21, with loss of sails and foretop-gallant-yard and part of deck load washed overboard. — Ibid.

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