PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Issue 698, 19 July 1867, Page 4

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

ABEIVED. June 28.— P.N.Z. and A.B.M. Co.'s b.b. Airedale 500 tons, A. Kennedy, from Northern Ports, ■with English Mails via Panama. T. G. Tanton, agent. July .1.-8,8. Alhambra, 700 tons, J. M'Lean, from Melbourne. Dalgety and Co., agents. July 2.— P.N.Z. and A.B.M. Co.'s s.s. Tararua, 800 tons, J. ■; Hagley, from Melbourne. \ T. G. Tanton, agent. . ; . July 2 —Kate, 40 tons, Clark,, from Kiyerton," ■with cargo. ' . _. -'July- I *. 1 — Gollingwood, barque, "4o7 tons,' G. M'Einnon* from Port Chalmers, with cargo ex Thorndean, jrom Glasgow. _Cochran, Granger & Co., agents. „ . ....■-. ;-.:••■ July s.— Alhambra, s.s., 700 tons, J; M'Lean, for- Hokitika and -Melbourne. Dalgety & Co., agents. ■■ ' '•>- ■'■ ' ■'"' " "" ' : July, 13.— Phcebe,. s.s., 700 tons, Whaler, from West Coast, with cargo and passengers. T. - Or. Tanton, agent. • .:..-■ Jnly 14.— N.Z.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Wellington, 500 tons, Eenner, from Northern Ports. Dalgety and Co., agents." ' ! July 14.— P.N.Z. and A.B.M. Co.'s s.s. Tararua, 700 tons, J. Hagley, from Northern Ports/ T. G-. Tanton, agent. . July'l4. — Nelly, '8 tons, &om Stewart's Island, Trith : oysters. " : ■. ■ ■-. • • SAIIED. June 28:— P.N.Z. and A.E.M. Co.'s s.s. Aire-. dale 500 tons,- A. Kennedy, for West Coast ports.- T. G. Tanitqn, agent. . :..•..- July '-I— s.s. Alhambra, 700 tons, J. McLean, for ; Otago: Dalgety and Co., agents. July 3.— P;N.Z. and A.E.M. Co/s s.s. Tararua, SOOr-Jonsj. : J. ;Hagley, for - Northern Ports - and Panama. -T. G^ .Tanton j agent.. \£ v c July 14,— P/.NiZ.and A.E.M. Co.'s .s.V Tararua; ;700. (ions^ J. Hagley. for Melbourne. T. G. Tahtonj agent.- - ~~ : "-'' July 15.— P.N.Z-. and A^B.M. Co.'s s-.b. Phffibe, 650, t0n5, Ei;' Wheeler, for Northern Ports. T. G. Tanton; agent. ■ . . ..■:.., ■ ■'- July 17.— P.N,Z.N. Co.'s s.s. Wellington, 500 ton's, F:;Eenner, for North&m 'Ports. Dalgety end Go. j agents. v ; - : 3/i i:',ii.cv- :-t— — +r-r. .-..-.•. The fine steamer which has been for some timeT'in/"" course of construction on .the Town BbardEeseWe, opposite the Theatre Royal is B$M far completed; that; she is' ready to "be removed to the scene of her future career— the wafer,, Th&Wailiopai (such is. the name) is a fine model of a first-class coasting steam-boat, of about 80 ' tons burden, strongly built, and the machinery J that will be put in her when she reaches- the water, is stated to be of the very best eonstcuirfiion. , This is- -the second vessel which our, enterprising townsman, Mr Puettelkow, has buflt in' the^vtjry , centre of the town,. It is tajbe. hoped that his enterprise will be rewarded, . and that J 'many' more vessels, constructed' under his Bupervisi&nyniay in the future hail' from' IrivercargilLai i-/± >:-. '-': '■' '■■_"''•■■' •--•' - ; ' : ; ■- -' '- " The "West ■ Coast Times" mentions that dur-: ing ! the. last trip of the Akedale from Port Chaliners 'toiHokttika, 'CaptC Kennedy, not being pressed, for time; rariirito Mitfcrd Sound on the' 30th, 'intending to bring up in Anita Bay, but finding) the; water inconveniently deep, -and not, feeling inclined to make the < steamer 1 fast to the treeVoh shore, he pat to sea again at 8... 30 a.m., and steamed down the coast before a" tremendous B.W.- sea. Having passengers for 'Jackson's Bay, he Jan; in there and anchored in perfectly smooth water, at 2;45 p.m. the same day, Landed the passengers — and their effects, and at 5 p.m. steamed out and headed for Hokitika, arriving off the bar at 5 a.m. on the Ist. The "Daily Times," 10th July says:— "A telegram received yesterday by Messrs W. H. Joyce and Co. states that the Hokitika bar continues closed, and is likely to remain so for some time. We notice that a telegram has also been received in Christchurch, stating that as many as fourteen vessels were off the bar on Friday last, all with cargoes, and that none of them was able to enter. This continued blockade of the port is haying a. most serious effect upon the trade of Hokitika. . A J 'Message fboic the Sea.— On Wednesday, the 6th instant, the mailman, while travelling along the Wairarapa coast line, picked up an imperfectly sealed bottle washed ashore by the tideV 'inside the bottle was a scrap of paper on •which there were traces of pencil writing, for the most part undecipherable. This' message from the sea was dated "24-th March, off Pencarrow Head." A; letter B was ako: plainly 6een, but the rest, was quite obliterated by the salt water. This discovery prompted to a jnore careful Bearch, and not far from where- the bottle ■was picked up there- was found the leg of an .: adult human being, supposed to be that .'of a man, and near to it a case of brandy, Pieces of timber and fragments of cases were also. found scattered about the beach, which are supposed to, have belonged to some vessel wrecked.on the coast or broken up at sea, but in the absence of further evidence the truth cannot be ascertained with any degree of certainty.— " Nelson Examiner," June 22. ; . - The report of the loss of the missionary barque John Williams on the north end of Savage Island, is now confirmed by the arrival at Sydney of (Qaptain Williams and the officers and crew in the; brig Tawera, from Tahiti, via Navigator's Island, The following, officers and portion of the crew John Williams arrived in Sydney by the same vessel :-r-OEI, Turpy, chief officer j ,G. Q-eddes, aecorid officer'] J. Buncie, carpenter j A., 33e11,

As the s. s. Eangatira was on her passage! between Wellington ,and Wanganu i; on Thursday night, "she passed^^* visible in the ;W.ahmg moonlight) : the * wieck bf a' -vessel,, apparently ■ about : fortyi tons,* -floating. ' bottom ; upwards^ The- whid. at the time^.was i blowing j .half a gale, with a. heavy sea runnings and . any \ attempt io ascertain particulars of the unfortunate ' craft was anpossible. The appearance of the wr6ck, so fe :as it : could 'be .ascertained, corresn^nds^ to tfiatof the schooner Ben Nevjs, ; who&.e unaccountable absence we noticed hist w;eek, and if is to be feared ifchaii these are : now therremains of tKat'ill fated? Ve£(s?l.— " Wanganui Chroaictc." ' NKWLT DlsdoTE^ED Dan4eES ONTHENoiITH CoaSt ov i AxraiEiiiiA.^-The following statement, communicated ■by Commander Nares r of H.M.S^ Salamander, of "newly discovered dangers on the north-east coast of Australia," which has been furnished to His Excellency the Governor, by the captain and senior officer of H.M.S. Esk, is published for general information in yesterday's " Government Gazette " : — Blue Bell Eocks.— ln Weymouth Bay, latitude 12deg. 31min. south, and longitude 143deg. 22min. 30sec. east, are two detached rocks, one and a half mile west of the middle reef; the two patches together occupy a space half a mile north and south. The north rock has three feet of water on it, and is easily seen from the masthead, but the south patch with nine feet of water does not show distinctly. There is deep water between the rocks and. middle reef. Pascoe Mver empties itself into Weymouth Bay, in latitude 12deg; 20min. south ; shallow sandbanks fill up the niouth, but three miles inland the water is fresh, with a de.pth of two fathoms! The natives. in the neighbourhood, are not to be trusted. Satellite Kock, in latitude ! 16deg-.. 26min. 30sec. south, and longitude 145deg. 43min. east, is~a sunken coralreef extending for •three-quarters of a mileN.W. and S.E. It has several rocks with only : two fathoms water on them ;"and from a wash of very lightly discolored w.ater which appears to be constantly flowing over 'the reef, is not easily distinguished from the mastihead. From the reef the low. wooded island bears W.N^Wi eight-and-a-half -miles. Ditto, Bound Hill bears S. 36deg. W. The Beacon on D Beef in Princess Charlotte Bay, latitude 14deg. 7min.,3osec. S., and, longitude 144deg. . 2min. 40sec. E., has been blown down during a heavy gale from, the westward. The sand on all the neighbouring reefs has shifted considerably, the banks being all lower than when seen at former times. The wreck of the Conqueror is in nine fathoms water, in latitude lOdeg. 9ruin. S., longitude 142deg. 45min. 3dsec. E. From the wreck Let Island bears E. £ K three and three quarter, miles. 80., south extreme of Saddle Island, W.S.W. four and three quarter miles. The sandbank and rocks between Bet Island and Long Island extend half a mile further to the eastward than is marked on the charts, and are very dangerous if ships are allowed to' get too far to leeward with the S.E. trade. — Sydney Morning Herald, June sth.