PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume VII, Issue 534, 6 August 1866, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

ABBIYALS. Aug. I.— Pilot, 30 tons, Robson, from Stewart's Island, with coals. DEPABTTTBES. Aug, I.— P.N.Z. and A,R.M. Co.'s s.s. Phcebe, 700 tons, E. Wheeler, for Dunedin, with mails, etc. T. G. Tanton, agent. imposts. Aug. I.— Per PUot— 3o tons coals, ex brig Calypso. Aug. I.— Per Phcpbe, for Otago— l chest, W. Brown ; 2 trunks, Hevmanson & Low ; 1 truss, Sargood, King &■ Sargood ; 2 cases, Barr; 1 box, Wilson. For WeUington— l eaek seed. Cooper. For Picton— l case, Beauchamp. For Nelson— 3 chests, Mrs W. Ross. PASSE^GEB LIST. Aug. I.— Per s.s. Phoebe— Cabin : Mr Porter, Mr and Mrs E. Jackson, Miss Cable, Messrs Pyne and Steinhoff; and 1 hi steerage. EXPECTED ABBIVALS. From Melbourne— s.s. Alhambra, about 6th inst. From Dunedin— s.s. Otago, about 7th inst. From Northern Ports— s.s. Taranaki, on 14th inst. From London— ship Royal Bride, m August. PBOJECTED DEPABTtnRES. For Otapro — s.s. Alhambra, about 6th inst. For Melbourne — s.s. Otago, about 10th inst. For Northern Ports — s.s. Taranaki, on 16th inst.

H. M, S. Falcon, Captain Parkin, arrived in harbor at sunset last eveuing from Sydney, via Elizabeth and Middleton Islands, on a cruise. The Falcon has been absent from these waters several months, during which she has been m dry dock at Sydney for a thorough overhaul In consequence of the receipt of information ot the wreck of the barque Mary Lawson, particulars of which have already been published in these columns, she was placed under orders for a cruise to the Elizabeth and Middleton Islands, three survivors of the barque's crew having arrived from the latter place, in a longboat. The Falcon left Sydney on the 30th, with instructions to com* on to Auckland after an inspection of the islands. Arrived at Elizabeth Island reef on the 4th inst., and found the remains of a wreck, which appeared tobe m the water upwards of a month, but saw no traces of human bein?s on the reef. Left the same day for Middleton Island, and arrived there on the sth. Found the remains of two more wrecks on the reefs surrounding The fisn re-head of one was that of a female claspine a book, wbich is supposed to be the barque Mary Lawson, lost off the reef on the 10th June, the barque, as previously stated in these columns, was bound to Shanghai from Sydney, and aU hands, except three were drowned, the three were picked up at Clarence Heads by the Susannah Cuthbert, on the 17th | ult. ; and information of the wreck having been , received by Commodore Wiseman, the Falcon left j for the islands, which are come twenty-five miles apart, and composed of coral reefs, over which the sea washes at hiirh water, and forms a lagoon on the inside of the reefs. The two other wrecks were on a reef to the northward of Lord Howe s ( Island. Saw no traces of any o' the crew of the wrecked vessels on the coral reefs, the centre of which, forming the lagoon, is very shallow. Noticed an unusually lars;e number of fh rl-cs near the islands, and captured several. On opeirng one^ discovered a quantity ofm^e apparel resembling that of a saUor. Left Middleton Reef on the evenin <r of the sth, after a forty-eight hours' cruise amongst the islands, and had fine weather until reaching the North Cape, with a heavy easterly swell. Made the Cape on Saturday morning, and arrived at the Xawau the same evening. Remained at anchor at the Eawau until yesterday morping*, when she left for her anchorage in this harbor. Reports H.M.s. Curacoa to leave Sydney for Auckland about the end of next month. H.M.s. Eclipse, Captain Fremantle, arrived at Sydney, from Auckland, on the loth ult. H.M. s.'s. Salamander was also lying in Sydney, and was about to leave for Cape York on survey service. Te only sighted by the Falcon was a double topsail barque, with painted ports, bound here, off the North Cape, on Saturday morning last. The Circular Saw barque Alice Cameron was to leave Sydney for this port the day tha Falcon sailed. ' The next visit of the Falcon wiU be to Norfolk Island, for which place she leaves is a short time, with a number of South Sea Islanders from the Mission CoUege at Kohimarama.—"Southern Cross," 17th July.