PORT OF INVERCARGILL.

Southland Times, Issue 553, 4 September 1866, Page 2

PORT OF INVERCARGILL.

S?0 M-rival* or departures sinoo our last iasuOi OapUln Ponsonby, of tho s.a. twA Ashler, ro« ported that ou hi« pasrnigu from Nelson to HokU tikft, on the IHat iu«t., ho observed a heavy break bearing from Rook* Point tf. by W. m^netfc distance, About seven railos. The sen. appeared to break in 14 foet, aud is of a simitar description to the Ariel Rooks on the E ist Coast. The weather being hasy, and tho sea running very high, could not correct cross bearings, but tho •ingle one may be taken a 9 correct. The danger above indicated is right i* the highway of Bteamers or or BatUn» vest-eb trading to and from Kelson and the West Coast. On the passage from Hokitika the Lord Ashley was boarded off Milfori Sound by a party of nine men in a whale boat, who desired that one of their party (James Elliott), who was suffering from yellow jaundice, should be taken to Dunedin for treatment. The request was at once granted by Captain Ponsonby, and the invalid, on arrival on Sunday, was conveyed to the Hospital. The party stated that they were then fix months out from Gkarita prospecting, and were making a little more than tucker. At 3 p.m. on the name day, a ketch sent a boat alongside with letters. They reported being three months out from Dunedin prospecting for copper and lead ore, and had found some good specimens. • • Daily Times, 23th August. The •• West Coast Times " of tho 23rd says :— *■ We were somewhat startled yesterday morning at observing a strong posse of police standing alongside the Mak* of Erin, and, on enquiry, learnt that, through a misunderstanding between the captain of that vessel and his agent, the latter had taken forcible possession of the vessel, and was there hard at work delivering cargo to several anxio s looking consignees, who very readily accepted it, and seemed desirous of getting it away from the wharf as quickly as possible. The action taken by the agent having been made known beforehmd to the authorities, the police were sent down to prevent a " fraoas," and arrest the first persou guilty of a breach of the peace. The proceeding was certainly extraordinary, as the rights of a ship master are olearly defined, and by law should be held inviolate, but we believe this <>ase to be somewhat pec.ilia*, and one which must be decided in a court of justice, where the true facts will be doubtless elicited.