PORT OF NELSON.

Southland Times, Issue 886, 22 January 1868, Page 2

PORT OF NELSON.

AKKIVJiO. Jan 20 3 6 a.m — Phoebe, s.s., from Taranaki • The cutter Pilot, which was reported wrecked nbout a month ago at Buapnki, was purchased by Mr Moss, as she lay on the. beach there. She •was successfully got off, and taken to this port for srtme slight repairs which have been completed, and she now appears none the worse of the accident, ns she seems to be quite as staunch as ever. Air Mo?s intends to place her in the trade between Jliverton, Stewart's Island, and . thi* port. The P.N.Z. and A/R.M. Co 'ss.s. Otago arrived from Melbourne, via Hokitika and Northern Ports, at noon, yesterday. She left Melbourne at 4 p.m. on the 6th instant, and cleared Port Phillip Head 3at 7 n.m. Fresh oasterly winds were expprieneed throughout the passage to Hokitika, where she arrived on the 12th at 3am.; transhipped 106 tons cargo to lighter ; landed and received passengers ami left at 5 p.m. sime day; arrived off Grey month at 7. p.m. but being late — ftli'i*J}faiig u g« fa ■il l o7ff' J n'ortft^vffi\; n tfDiTgea"'lieno~ leave for Nelson ; encountered very bad weather and a heavy head spa on the passage, and arrived off the Boulder Bank at 11 p.m. on the 13th ; remained outside all -night, and entered Nelson Harbor at 11 a.m. on tho 14th ; discharged cargo, and" left at 4.30 p.m. on tho 15th, arriving at Wellington at 4.30 a.m on tho 16th ; discharged cargo and tool: in a. number of horses, and sailed at 4.10 p.m. on tho following day, and arrive I at Lytielton at 9 a.m. on the 18th; left same afternoon at 4, anrl had flunk foggy weather with smooth sea to arriv.nl nt Port Chalmers, on the 19th ; she left Port Chahnnra again at noon on Monday avd reached the Bluff at noon yesterday, having experienced rough we>iiher w.th strong south-west winds on the run down ; she sailed again for Melbourne at 4 p.m. same day. The South Australian Chronicle, of 21st December, has the following extraordinary particulars respecting the steamer Pareora, from Gtaegow to New Zealan 1, furnished by Captain Castle :■ — The steamer Psxreora was Inden with general merchandise, and a quantity of Coal supposed to suffice for steaming through the calm ! belts was placed on board, but it was under sail principally she was expected to make the voyage from Glasgow to Dunedin. She was in charge of Captain Gmhame, who sailed on 29th October, 18<?6, but on getting to sea found a twin screw steamer anything but fast when under sail, j After beating about the Atlantic until th^following April, he put into Surinam .with provisions and coal expended, and the vessel's bottom Ike a thrummed m it from'thc marine accumulations on it. She lay there long enough to communicate with Britain ; and two engineers being sent oat, j after four months' respite, she again essayed the pathless track on July 21, 1817, and on Sep. 23, in 3 degrees 9 minutes N., 13 degrees 12 minutes 3^ 2?., she was spoken by the Hampshire. It appeared that for the previous throe days no cooked food had been made use of, for the very simple reason that there was no fuel left with which to liilht » fire, everything combustible having been ; expended, even to the fragments <> r 'he cases in which cargo was stowed. Her bcMo.n was as foul as ever; and being of light draughi, the twin screws wei'e a' terrible drag to her sail, thou'h of course they could not be unshipped. Some idea of her course was obtained from tho second officer sent in charge of the boat, who stated that she had crossed and re-crossed the line nine times, and was at. one time as far south as 5 de<j. The intention was to attempt, if possible, to makelPemambuco the next porfc of call.