PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Issue 978, 1 July 1868, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

June 28— Nelly, cutter, 10 tons, Brett, from Stewjurt'a Island. June 29— Kate, 46 tons, Clark, from Riverton, with 517 bags oats for transhipment to Melbourne.?, r - ■, 3 ; JunVaOf-Gothenburg, 9,5., TJnderwoood, from Melbourne. < •-.-;■ SAXEED. ' • I'"." June 30— Gothenburg, s.s., 800 tons, Under•wood, for Dunedin. IMFOBT3. June 30 — Per Q-othenburg, from Melbourne — 4 sacks seeds, Cleave ; 2 bales, 12 boxes tea, 2 qrcasks sherry, 2 cases lobsters, M'Donald ; 10 boxes candles, 10 cases gin,. 21 bags sugar, 3 tubs butter, Waddel ;. 1 bag handles, 1 bdl brooms, 8 kegs nails, 1 nest tubs, 1 case, 1 pkge, 1 cog wheel, 2 vyces, 2 grindstones, Hay Bros ; 15 qr-casks brandy, .10 cases^ claret, Boss ; 3 pkgs hops, order ; 100 bags flour, Whittingham Bros ; 1 case, Weaver. BXPOBTS. June 30 — Per Gothenburg, for Dunedin — 5 casks oysters, Fordham ; 1 case, Nye.and Onyon ; 1 case, Cochran and Co. : PA3SBN&BB ÜBT. June 30— Per Gothenburg, from Melbourne — One in steerage.' . " June 30 — Per Gothenburg, for Dunedin — Four in steerage. •■ •

Captain Scully, of the Xerwick, reports that on the 24th irist.-Mr Harroldlauriched, at Stewart's Island, a splendid Bchooner capable of carrying 150 tons. She is intended for the inter-colonial trade. Before leaving the ways the vessel was christened the Margaret by Mrs Harrold The s.s. Gothenburg, Captain Underwood, left Hobsoa's Bay at 3 p.m. on the 25th inst. ; passed Port PhiLip Heads at 6, and Cape Sehanck at 8 p.m. 'same night, and Swan Island at 3 p.m. on the 26th. Experienced fine weather and l>ght northerly winds throughout the passage; passed tae Solander at Ba.m. on the 30th, and arrived at; Bluff, Harbor at 3 p.m. same clay. The Gothenburg br*ngs twenty tons cargo for Bluff, and a large quantity for qjher N"ew Zealand ports. Passed s.s. Auckland at noon on the 29th, 19D miles N. W. Solauder Island.

A Stba^g-e Stoby fbom the Sea. — The following is an extract from the report of the barque Fusi Yama -which arrived at St Helena 'on the 7th February :—" October 9th : Was obliged to let go the anchor In. Qnspar Straits for the safety of the (ship, asthe current was running vary strong with iard squalls. — October 1 Oth : At daylight ■weighed anchor again, and made alt sail from under the Island of G-aspar, and whan away saw aves3el standing out under all sail. Having very little wind, with a strong current against us, it was some time before . we got abrea3fc of her. When about a mile distant, she drifted past us. and while passing us she seemed to be in, a very disabled state ; her sails and rigging"all* li " great confusion ; her mainsail split and foreyard broken and hanging down, foreroyal gaf,topsail in ribbons jib and staysail halyards gone; and altogether having the appearance of a vessel that had been caught in a squall. jAfta? -watching her strange movements for about an hour, and not discerning any person, on board,- nor any. attempt made to clear the wreck, I requested my second officer and four men'to-take the lifeboat and board her. ■ We then bore down towards; her. I hailed the second mate and asked what ship was that, when he. replied that she was totally abandoned. He was then • requested to let go the janchor, and I likewise anchored the Fusi Yama abreast of herJ On getting on board iLyself, I found her to be the barque Meggie Leslie, of Newcastle, Captain A. Stephens, from Foo-Chow-Foo for London, with a cargo of tea,, &c. Sounded her pumps, and found her making no water, and with every : appearance of being strong and staunch (she was built of iron) ; all valuables in the shape of chronometers, sextant, ' and alj. nautical instruments, and boats were taken away. Cabin strewed with all kinds of provisions and clothes (which appeared lo have happened very recently), the fore hatches . taken off, and pump gear unshipped. In fact everything seemed as if the ship was not left in a great hurry, as the ladder w*s even over the side. From the appearance of everything on board the crew seemed to have supplied themselves with provisions, as a great deal *as . strewn over the decks.' After getting the Fusi Yama's crew on board the derelict, commenced .to clear the wreck until dark, when we returned on board again. The crew then came aft, and begged to allow time for them to proceed to Anjer with the Meggie Leslie. I theri told Mr Bingham, the chief officer, if he could muster four volunteers I would allow them to leave the v vessel, provided the remainder of the crew would be willing to work the Fu3i Yama on. • Four volunteers- having been mustered, and the crew seeming quite satisfied, I .agreed to put the ship in working order for .them, and start them . off; also see them through the narrow parts of the reefs. — October 11, 4 a.ro. : Turned the hands out, and, still finding the chief officer and men most eager to take the ship on, I took the Fusi Yama's crew on .board again, to clear away the wreck and get her under weigh, and after giving them a lifeboat and a spare compass got the anchor to the bows and bent kedge anchors and warps, all ready to let go in case of emergency ; gave the chief ofScer full instructions what to do, when we returned on board the Fusi Yama, and got her under weigh, and both vessels proceeded on the voyage. — October 17, latitude 553 S., longitude 105-56 E. : ißarque Meggie Leslie bearing N.N.E. eight to nine miles, having been in company six. days, w.th light winds. We then worked the Fusi Yama to Anjer, when Captain Sdhut was employed with a large boat and ten men to run down to the Meggie Leslie to assist the men to take her on to Batavia, as there was no British consul at Anjer to take cognizance of the affair. After seeing Captain Schut away we parted company the next day. Found on board the Meggie Leslie the ship's log-book, made up to the Bfch October, but no entry made as to the cause of abandonment ; also fouud two masters' certificates of competency, viz., Alexander Stephen, No. 24,970 ; address, Hibburn Quay, Gateshead ; date of birth, 1828, 'in Fraserburgh ; No. of register ticket, 74,632 ; passed in Shields, 11th January, 1862. Gilbert Anderson, No. 15,810 j address, Kerapock, Gourock, Renfrewshire ; date of birth, 1819, in Scotland, Orkney ; No. of register ticket, 713,369 ; passed at Greenock, sth July, 1855. Names of volunteers ." — Mr Bingham, chief officei ; John Mullins, A.8, ; H. Salthouse, A.8. ; Jame» Lewis, A.B. j O. Eazzard, 0.5."