PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 36, 23 August 1864, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

[j_T JEL7ECTRIC TELEGEAPH.~[ AEKIVED. Nil. S AIT-ED. Airedale, s.s., 600 -on 3, Ferguson, for Dunedin and Northern Ports. .$_ PROJECTED DEPARTURES FROM MELBOURNE FOR NEW ZEALAND. (From ihe Argus of 15. 7. August.) For OiAgo, Canterbury, ■___. : Albion, 17th August; City of Hob_Y-t, 16th August ; Prospector, early ; Alhnmbva. th's day. i For Invercargill: Fanny, early. For Auck'and and neighboring Ports in New Zealand : Chance, early ; OJaudo Hamilton, about tlio 16 th August. For Nelson, Wellington, Taranaki, &c. -. Claude Hamilton, 16th August ; David and Jessie, early. The following notification, nnder the bead of tho Commissioner of Customs, appears in the Gazette of this evening : — " With reference to the ' notice ' in the Government Gazette, dated 25th ' Mareh, 1559, the following conditions under which ' permits ' -will be granted to seamen to engage with masters of vessels in the absence of certificates of discharge, are published for general information, viz. .- — 1. No seaman shall be engaged in the coasting trade without a certificate of discharge. 2. In the foreign trade, if a master engages a man without a certificate of discharge, ' a permit ' may bo granted on payment, of a fee of ss. 3. In cases where it can be clearly shown by the boots of the office that a man has lost his certificate of discharge, the shipping master may issue a ' permit ' on payment of a fee of 2s. 4. No seaman shall be engaged by an officer of tho shipping office without a production ofa 'permit' or certificate of discharge. Seamen aro cautioned that they become liable to a penalty of six months' imprisonment, or a fine of £50, for the fraudulent use of certificates of discharge, and that the provisions of the law in that respect will be strictly enforced." — Argus, 13th inst. Captain Brock, of the brig Squaw, has furnished us with the following report : — " The Squaw left Newcastle, N.S.W., on- the 24th June. Experienced heavy S.W. and S.E. gales down the coast* of New South Wales. On tlie 16th uit., whon off Wilson's Promontory, she again encountered very bad weather, during wliieh she was struck by a sea which shattered the rudder, and started the stern-post, and did considerable damage otherwise. Was compelled to throw a portion of the cargo overboard. On the 17th uit., at noon, when under bare poles, saw the steam-ship Wonga Wonga approaching, steering N.E. When about a mile distant, hoisted the ensign. Union down, at the peak (signal of distress) ; but the steamer took no notice, merely hoisting her eusign at her flag-staff, and house flag at the main. Then, with aid of warps, and a spar to steer with, the" Squaw managed to reach Twofold Bay, where she received a new rudder, and repaired some of the damage sustained." — Argus, 13th August. Thb celebrated ship Blue Jacket, of the White Star Line anchored in Hobson's Bay at noon on Saturday last, She left Live -pool on the 22nd Mav. Crossed tlie equator 21st June, in long. 28 de--^ 40rnin. W. ; had light S.E. trades, which were lost in lat. lSdeg. S. On the 9th July, passed to the southward of Nightingale Island ] (in «i<d-t) ; and on the 15th, passed the meridian of Cape of Good Hope in lat. 42 deg. S. Ran the easting down generally in lat. 45deg. S., but was as far as 47 deg. S. July 26th, in lat. 4/deg. 10 min. S., long.° SOd. g. E. encountered a cyclone comn_en"_n2 at N.N.E.. working round northerly to S.W., blowing terrifically; the barometer 2S-30. The storm continued during the followi.iff day, when she was in lat 46deg. S., long. 84 de^. E. August 2nd, passed the meridian of Cape Leuwin In lat. 43deg S. July 31st, passed a ship under double-reefed topsails. On the 6th inst. was abreast of Cape Bridgewater, and since then has been detained by h'ght head winds. Passed Cape Otway on the 11th, and entered the Heads on the following day. The Blue Jacket brines an accession to our population of nearly 505 °souls, among whom are 350 assisted immigrant?, the largest number, we believe, ever brought by any vessel. Tbey all speak highly of the treatment "they have received throughout the voyage from Captain White, who has successfully commanded this ship for a number of years.— Ibid, loth inst. The ship Aboukir, from Otago, is reported va the latest telegrams, dated July 4th, as having arrived home. She sailed on April Ist. The Ramsey, which sailed a week afterwards, is reported to have arrived on July 1. The St. Dunstan arrived on June 23rd, The other arrivals from New Zealand where the Cashmere, from Nelson, June, 21 ; Annie Wilson, from Canterbnry, June 21 ; Westminster and Derwentwater, from Canterbury, June 32. The departures for New Zealand in May and June were :— To Otago, HamiHa Mitchell, from Glasgow, June 8 ; Black Swan znd Precursor, from London, June 22; to Southland, SevilH, Mav 21; Gauanoque, May 14 ; to Canterbury, British Empire, May 31 ; Devon*?"-?. Juno 2i ; to Auckland, L-oehnagar, Mary Warren, Portland, Glendevon, Eagle Speed, Coh.mbus, Surat,