PORT OF WANGANUI.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9662, 10 November 1882, Page 2

PORT OF WANGANUI.

■^ . HiMt WATBB.-T-Morning, B.27j,Evenine, 8.46. \ ' ABBIVAIS. November B— Kennedy, s.s,, 126 tocß, Williams, from Greymouth. Passengers— Captain Bignall, Messrs Moss (2), Conden, and Alexander. November B— Clyde, s.s., 34 tons, McLaren, f ram Pitea. OLEABBD. November B— Kennedy, s.s., 126 tons, Williams, forHokitilm. - BXPOETS. Per Kennedy, for Hokitika— 24o bales chaff, 100 bags bran, 30 sacks maize, 8o sacks potatoes, Walker and Hati ick. . TBOJECTED DEPARTURES. „ Kennedy, for Hokitika, to.day. Eanraki, for Opunake, Waitera, and Manukau, to-day. Mnnawatu, for Westport, te-day. , •St Kilda, for Groymoutbi to-day. Hnia, for Wellingt' n, to-day. ..<■■:/ .: .. : i • .. ■ The Hnia will sail for Wellington at 9 o'clock to-night. ' .The St ffiiaa Trill -sail for OroymontlT at 9 o'clock this evening. Th» steamer Clyde will go on the hard this morning for a thorough overhaul. The Haurafci arrived at this port from Welling--ton at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. ' „The Kennedy arrived at this port from Urey'monih early on Wednesd*y rnorniDg with a cargo ! of coal. ; The .Hauraki . will sail for Opn-ake, Waitara.r and the Manukau, at 8 o'clock, to-night. Oiring to the bar being dangerous yesterday the ; Kennedy; was detained in port. She will probably get away to-day, Messrs Shaw, Savill, and Co.'e'.barqao Mercia, 751 tons, Captain Mosey, which, arrived in the . Wellington U arbour oh Tuesday: morning, left ' london on the 6th August, and has beaten the; Wans onm and West York on the voyage out, both of which, vessels arrived at the Heads the same jnornirfr. * The Mercia i 3 consigned to W. and G. Tnrnbnll and Co. She has had an uneTonttnl passage, snd all are on board. The run to Tasmania wa» made in 82 days, ar.d another ten brought her to Wellington, notwithstanding she .was detained three days in tho Strait. While . about 150 miles off Pennmbnca, the Mercia fell in 'with the iron barque Llama, owned at Liverpool, ' and on a voyage with a cargo of nitrate of soda, from the Wo.-t Coast of South America to an English port,' Sh» was in a sinking conditio ■, and had Bft oft witer iv her hold; Ti e crew had become exhausted at the pumps, and refused to •work any more. All the boats were ready to leave. Captain Mosey a ked twice whether assistance was requited, but got the a-Bwer "No.** Uhe weather was fire, ond Her master stated that he i-, tended to stand by her until she settled.— Post. • The Port Glasgow hos been taken up on the Patent Slip at Wellington to be surveyed, in consequence of; her striking hearily when anchored "off New Plymonth recently. From a preliminary glance, it is evident that where she struck must have been a sandy spot, as there is not the least sign of any mi rkbnher bottom, However, her deck forward is strained slightly, no doubt In oonßcquence of the heavy seas constantly breaking on board while she was riding ont a very severe gale. The upper plates in the bow also appeal to have been slightly dented by the force of the seas. As a minute survey is to be mode the exact amount of damage will be & scerta ned.— New Zealand Times. . - ' (PEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, November, B. During the pissage of the loch Urr from London -nn apprentice named James Francis Psarce fe 1 from the main-yard and was drowned, notwithstanding that great efforts were made to save him November 9. HArrived— Margaret Golbrith, from Sydn»y. | :. ' ' ' ■ ' , Wellingtok, November 8. .Arrived — Wanaka, from the South; Taiaroa, from Ficton; Edwin Basset and May, from Newcastle. ; The departure of the Taiaroi for the South has been postponed till 1 o'clock to-morrow morning, on account of a s' rong southerly gale. GnßiMouTii, November 9. Arrived— Graf ton, from the North; Wallabi, from Wang'nni. The Mahinapna has been lying O'tside the bar since yesterday. The Graf ton is to leave this evening. There was a heavy Bea on the bar this morning. . • ■ - . Lttteltok, NoveT her 8. - Arrived — Mory^Xing and-Welcome, from Kaipara; Cutty Sark, from the Thames. Sailed — Onyx, for Newcastle ; Hannah Barrettt and Forest Queen, for Poxton; Hero, for Kelson; Wakatipu, for Wellington.