PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.
\BT ELECTRIC TELE GE APE. .] September 14. — The Aldinga sailed from Hobson'3 Bay Trite English Mails on the 9th instant Arrived at Bluff at 2 p.m. on the 14th. Captain Ste-warf s example is -.vorthy of imitation in bringing his vessel in — the -weather at the time being thick, -with rain, half gale east vrind blovring, and every indication of a coming gale. Among the passengers by E.M.S.B. Bombay was Mr. Header Wood, Colonial Treasurer of Ne-w Zealand, and Colonel Traive. The Bombay arrived in Hobsou's Bay at 3.30 p.m. on tte Bth instant, being one day in advance of her time. The Alhambra arrived in Hobson's Bay on the 6ih instant. la to sail on 13th. Tub ship Electric picked up off the Solanders, Iso, 2 lighter, that tvas to ba employed in lifting the Scotia, The lighter had three feet of water -in the hold- £o compass -on board, or boat. 'Vessel unmanageable.- Captain Purss put a boat out and tooi the two men on board to Sydney. Captain Purss treated them kindly, and kept ' them on board the Electric at Sydney till they got a : passage p Melbourne. They arrived here by the Aldinga.
-,- - -.- -. -, -•■" ■ ' . .♦ ■ -. — "7 " T Ssx am. Jjot&^Jjft&ej left Auckland on the 3rd itt*Catlf239 'sjul, ana imy^i^t Kapler onth« &&, at 8-30 a-aa- During tfce'-fiTstr part <?f the pa«sage, &c wind wfl€ from tlie nortb-eaet to ljorfb-west, wit3i rain and lightning. Through tfce tss^jt of tiie 4thrihe rain a-ud lightning being sao9Ssast, ft light vac obsemd «* eacli trick; rs-
niaihirig ibr about 15 roinntes, and the most of that time quite vividN The latter i part of the voyage the wind was west to south-west. Passed Portland at half-past eleven on tho night of the 4th, and came on at half speed from thence to tfapierV' Loft Napier oil the 6that 1 p.m., arrived at Wellington on the 7th at 3:30 p.m. : Experienced heavy head sea with -wind from S. to W< Left Wellington, 9th September, 2.10 p.m., and arrived at Lyttolton on the 10th, 0.10 p.m., 22 hours. Experienced, first part of passage, fresh south-east breeze, latterly flue. Left Lyttelton 11th September, 1.0 p.m., arrived at Port Chalmers on the "11th, 9.12 a.m.— 2o hours. Experienced fine weather. — Otago Daily Times, 13th instant. ... . . . . . ,
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 46, 15 September 1864, Page 2
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381PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR. Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 46, 15 September 1864, Page 2
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