PORT OF INVERCARGILL.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 227, 8 June 1866, Page 2

PORT OF INVERCARGILL.

OXJTWAEDS COASTWISE. June 7— Aparima, 22 tons, M'Lean, for Bluff Harbor, in ballast. (UJTWABDS. June 7— Leonidas, 111 tons, Poole, for Newcastle, with 3 pkgs furniture.

By the Tararua, recently arrived frpm Sydney, wo learned with extreme regret that some misunderstanding having arisen, on theXiakoras Tecent voyage from England, "between our old friend Captain Wheeler anct tlfe manager ot the Panama Company, the formerhas either, resigned, or intends to rsskn, his command. Particulars of tie misunderstanding hate not come to light, fcufc it would be a matter of regret were the Company to lose the services of one of their oldest and most experienced captains— " Wellington 2&depen-dent." . • The schooner Danzig, for Invercargill, in pro-, seeding down the channell grounded on the bank opposite Deborah Bay, and required lightening tefore she was got oif. She will probably proceed <on her voyage this morning.— Daily Times, 2nd s s Claud Hamilton sailed from Nelson on Wednesday, and arrived off this port early on ISiursday morning, Her tender, the p.s. Persevere, went out and brought safely over the bar a number of passengere ; but as she only waited a few minutes, none of the cargo for this port was landed, but was carried on to Hokitika. We are *mabTe to publish the usual passenger list, as none vas left at this port.— Grey River Argus, 2btH As an instance of the extraordinary despatch that can be given to vessels arriving at Port Chalmers, the following may be noticed ;— The barque Collingwood, from Newcastle, with 667 tons of coal, amved on Saturday afternoon, commenced discharging with the aid of lumpers on Monday morning, and finished at noon yesterday the ballasting being finished about 5 p.m., the whole work occupying less than four days ; the vessel sailed again for Newcastle in the evening.— The above is the quickest despatch since the arrival oi the Aidinga mail steamer one day after her contract time for sailing, when she discharged 150 tons car* o and took in 230 tons coal in the short space of seven and a hall hours, sailing same evening with the English mails.— Daily Times, lsfcJune. . . a j M de Coraux, a Lyonnese, has invented and constructed a ship which can load and unload itself automatically in forty minutes. The captain and mechanician are the only living crew on board, the working and manipulation of the vessel and cargo being all performed by steam applied to most ingenious machinery. The loading fs carried on by trucks and waggons, winch can contain corn, flour, bales, cattle, horses, barrels, &c The vessel is, as may be expected, of a peculiar construction ; but its exterior bears all the signs of seaworthiness.— English Paper.