POET OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 43, 8 September 1864, Page 2

POET OF BLUFF HARBOR.

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? Th* pj^vAphraaoia. Captain...Murray, got up J ■team yesterday for a trial trip to Matakana j' she loft the wharf «fc,lo a.m., and arrived there at 1 j p.m., leaving again at 3.30, and dropping anchor ia her old berth at '6.45 p.m. We understand that the vessel did her work very -well, with a pressure of 8 lbs; eteam, making 30 revolutions per minute, and running 8 knots per *hour. A ' large party/including tho Provincial authorities, ■were on board, for tho purpose, we are informed, of ascertaining if she was adapted for the Northere dis^cfc trade, and. that they expressed themr. : ■elves to the "effect ; that she had exceeded' their expectations.-; The party ? landed at Matakana to ' lunch, and returned on board the Aphrasia, having enjoyed a very pleasant , trip.— JYewJ Zealander r Aug. 23. ""'-"^ "..y. "':.:■ r .. ,;, : . :,:'.••'; ■ : Thb Cotw-rassoP Sbakkld.— : A meeting of the of cargo in this vessel was held on Thursday: at theroomaofthe Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, to hear astatement as to thecircum»tances under which the ship had come into Port. Mr Symington havmgbeen moved into the chair, Mr Buckley. lsta I ted,that / the, CounteßS ;of Seafield had met with a hurricaneafew days' sail from Van^ I Pieman's Land, in. which the ship was-nearly lost,' t and nine of the crew and. a passenger were swept j away. Had'tiie captainhad any boats left, or had he met another Vessel, the : ship would have been abandoned but at last "he^got .her into Hpb s art *Towdi -*She was there repaired to' eriat)ie'*heri to proceed on her voyage, and the captain, who was also owner, haa spent '£27oo, which he had raised by a bottomry bond, on ship, freight, and "cargo, at 15 per cemV interest. The cargo could not be discharged until tliis bond, with' interest, was paid off.. As, there is no Vico ; Admiralty Court -here ' the* ship could not be sold to discharge the bond. The bond was at present held by ,the Bank of New Zealand, cm behalf of the lenders. Mr Buckley stated that,the only way in which the consignees could get. their cargo ai once, was 'tq subscribe a percentage on the value of the cargo, to take up the bond.: It, was supposed that this would not amount to more than from 10 to 15 per cent. i The. ship .could then . be sent to Melbourne, or England and sold to discharge the bond. A good deal of conversation took place. It was understood from the Captain, who was present, thatthecargo was very little damaged. Aresolution wa3 carried, appointing a committee of fivo to consider the question^ and the meeting adjourned till Saturday. The latest Canterbury papers report that at the adjourned meeting the committee appointed reportedin favor of the course recommended at the first meeting, and Mr. Garrick attended as the legal adviser consulted by them. It "was resolved that the consignees should have the bottomry bond on the ship transferred to them, paying the amount, which was estimated to be about 121 per cent, on the value of th-e cargo, to .the holders of the bond. An undertaking to that effect was signed by many of the consignees, arid Messrs. Buckley and Day were appointed agents on the part of the consignees- to carry it into effect at once. It is therefore liopod that the cargo will be released in a few days. Tub s.s. Oraeo arrived morning at her anchorage, having been sighted at the Heads just about dusk, and through the darkness of the night required to anchor in the lower channel. The Omeo has had a rery rough passage from Melbourne, a continuation of gales, and bad weat her until arriving off Nelson-, at which port she arrived on the 17th ult., and after discharging cargo and passengers, left on the 19th, but was overtaken by a strong gale of wind, and had to put back, and wait until the breeze moderated, and sailed on Monday, the 22nd, for Picton, and arrived on the 23rd -, left again on Wednesday, the 24th, snd arrived same day at Wellington at 5 p.m. ; left Wellington on Thursday, 25th August, and encountered such weather as is seldom seen on the New Zealand coast. The gale, or hurricane, lasted for &.bove four days, with an incessant storm of snow an d hail ; the weather did not clear up till the 30th. After laying to, and beating about, arrived at Port Cooper on the night of the 31st; left Lyttelton on Friday, at 4 p.m. on the 2nd, and arrived at Otago Head% at 11 p.m. on tho 3rd. She brings a ganeral cargo and 22 passengers. — Otago Mail, sth. inst. Sfmxeb Bab. — On Wednesday afternoon as the Fawn, schooner, was entering the Heathcoto she was set by the tide on the spit, when she bocamc a total wreck, after having been abandoned by her crew. We understand, however, that some portion of the cargo, which consisted chiefly of sugar, Trill be s*vrecL Tile value of fche vessel and cargo has been estimated at about £3000. Another vessel, the Isabella Jackson,was also in great dtmger of nieoting a similar fate by striking oil the . Bar, but we hear lias been got afloat again without having beeu very much dmiiaged, and with ouly the loss of part of her cargo of coals, which were thrown overboard to lighten her, Mr, . Buckley's motion in the Provincial Coinicil last night was carried, and the sum of £500 will consequently be placed on the estimates for the purpose of providing tidal signals and a pilot boat, which will doubtless tend to diminish the large annual loss that takes place at Sunnier. — Canterbury Press. Thb Lady Bird, from Northern Ports, arrived at noon. The following are notes of her pas-sage : 23rd. Left Auckland 12 noon, light winds j 24th 8.30 a.m., off Cape Runaway, breeze fresh ; 25th. Rounded Portland Island at daylight, anchored off Napier Spit at 8 a.m. ; 26th. 'Started at 5.30 p.m., fresh and increasing gale with rain, vessel pitching and laboring very mnoh, had to run for shelter to the Kidnappers' Roadstead ; 2Sth. Remained at anchor, strong gale, fine weather ; 29th. The swell too heavy to- remain ; hi getting in chain, it parted, ran back to Napier, gale still strong from S.W. ; 31st. Started again for Wellington 4 p.m., calm sea and fine weather throughout, reached Wellington Ist September, 4 o'clock, p.m. ; 2nd Sept. Left Wellington. 12 noon, moderate and fine weather throughout, arrived in Lyttelton 3rd September, 9 o'clock a.in., left again same day 12 noon, rain, and -wind S,E. We bapre our usual files from Mr. Pitcher, the parser of the vessel. The mails were not forwarded on her arrival, but at 3.30 p.m- the vessel lifted anchor and proceeded toDunedinßay.— Otago Ifa'dy Tintes, sth inst.