SHIPPING.,

West Coast Times, Issue 87, 23 December 1865, Page 2

SHIPPING.,

PORT OP HOKITIKA.

IHOH-WATKR. • Riluulny ... 2.16 am ...2.40 p.m. Sunday ... .8.4 „ ... 3.28 „ Monday >■„ $.fi2 „ ... 4.16 „ {Thursday ... .4.40 „ ... 6 4 » Wedrieedfcy ... 6.28 „ w 5.C2 „ „ , arrived. . December 2t— Elizabeth, brig'an'tine, Bell, from Sydney, (in ,the roadstead) 41 papKOrtgers J • Kiigle, cut I or, Garland, from Manunkau ' Pat' the Rover, Behooner, Pallant, from Wiapara December, 22— Star of the Evening, b.b., Pox, tin roadstead), from Grey . ' SAIIEP. . , , December 21— KHmibelh, brfgaiitine, Bell, for bnnedin. . . . , f Mary Anne, schooner, Sykett, for .Grey Kennedy, a 8., Whltwell, fpr Nelson. Fftssengeis — Saloon s nono ; fivo in the steerage. December 22.— Star of tho Evening b.s. Fox, for Dunedin, Passengers — Salpon : Messrs Stewart, South jun. 1 , Cooper, Shubard, Sellers, Addio, Shaw, Gilchrist, M'Gregor, and twentyfivo in 'steerage IMPORTS. Per Eagle, ex warehouse, under bond, 1$ tierccH tobacco., Ica do, order ; 10 hhds stout, Henderson and Bonar. Free and diity paid — 20 fes galvanized iron, Ilendorson and Bonar; 10 cases, 4 casks, 2 bales, order ; 1 cask, Victor Frank \ 102 oars, Stephcnwn ; 1 cs tobacco, 'order ; 10 cs salmon, Marks and Co ; 084 pkgs portable- house, 977 bricks, Bank of Now Zealand ; 2 coils rope, 3 drums oil, C ca red lead, 2 cs black do, 1 cs white do, 8 pieces iron, 1 bale waste. 4 tons oil, 1 cask tallow, Morison, Law, nnd Co ; 40 bags flour, 2 cs cheese, Williams and Cox ; 13,677 feet timber, 4 pkgs ironmongery, Stephcnson. Per Thames, Now Zealand produce, 8000 bricks, Brent ; 10 sacks potatoes, 1 keg huttcr, 1 pkg bacon, 0 sacks potatoes, 40 sacks chaff, Games. Per Pat tho Rover, C 3,000 fcot sawn timber, toidcr.

Tho heavy N.W. gale blowing nil yesterday Bent Hiich a sea rolling home on the bar ns wo have not seen for months. Tho denso 'mist which hung ovor tho offing hid everything thnt might have been beyond the lino of break from view. I/ato lost evening, however, a rumor reached us that n steamer, supposed to bo tho Star of the South, had been seen standing off from the fend. Our river during tho pnst few days hns been indulging in one of its old vagaries, for apprireiHly tired of tho channel to the north it has broached through the south spit, once more unking a strait run to tho ocpan Owing to Ihls chaniro, tho.bar has been vory indifferent, tho force of the river thus divided not proving sufficient to keep cither channel in n thoroughly liavigablo state, Several vessels, havo however, crossed nnd rccrossed it, amongst them the s.s. Kennedy, Capt. WhHwell wilh his usual ability taking his vessel each wAy without once touching. The little Yarra has also worked tho bar regularly in spite of its, unfavourable state conveying several vessels in and out safely. She also J vnrried out a load of passengers for the Star of tho Evening on Wednesday, bat in conseo,"icnco of the non appearance of that steamer, returned inside thoncxtday,to again cross the bn/with them considerably augmented in number, to tho Star, . which hove in sight an hour or bo, afterwards. *The Ynrra voiy nearly came *o, grief on her letnin, through taking Hie ground on the south B]ilt. but the mast oily manner in which she was handled by Cant. Nichol saved her. ' * |¥nc Wtucr Eagle sailed froyi tho Mauakn, on Ihe Wth inst. She wns Abreast Cape Farewell nh the 18th, paftsed Cape Foulwind and Perpendicular Point tho day aftor, anchored in the roadstead on the 21sr, and was towed safely to tho whaif tho same day by tho Yarrn. During hor pnssagA tlio E«gle experienced rainy and l-onarkably thick weather with light northerly winds. She brings a full general cargo to our port. Tho ch'ppcr schooner Pat tho Hover left Kiapam on the Bth instant, with W.N.W. winds. On reaching the bar the wind fell light, which placed tho vessel in ft most dangerous position, as a heavy cross sea was breaking on it, occasioned by the strong ebb tido meeting tho roll homo from seaward. . Let go tho best bower, and paid out chain to forty fathoms, and waited until the flood mn,ue ; then slipped, loosing both anchor and chain, and ran back to the harbor. Strong fiontWrly gales kept her a prisoner until the 16th, when, the weather moderating, she n^aJn put to sen, beating orer the bar, and cleared tho land the s&me day. Thenco to Hokltika she wns favored with fine Weather and light northerly breeECß,arrivfng off our port on the 10th.' The wind, being favorable, tthe Bailed in for tho bar on. tho 21 et, which eheorossed tinder canvas, but on arriving, abreast of the new outlet ttiade by the river through the south spit, tho wind failed her, nnd the strong freshet catching her. on tho port bow swept her into .this new channel' wbere her heel took the ground,, forward of tho main hatch .remaining afloat. Seeing her predicament, the Yarra steam tug proceeded down the river and made fast to her. but in spUo of the efforts she roado Pat gradually worked through the passage nnd spttlcd hard nnd fast on the beach, a' little to tho southward of it. Luckily her position wn^nqt dangerous, ns there was very little sen, on'{ 'and preparations were at . onco tuado to Leave hor off the next tide, by , discharging tho deck cargo of lumber, and laying down heavy anchors on the north and south spit j tho efforts of her, crew being aided by tho harbor master's mon, who worked with a will, undor the immediate supervision of Captain Turnbull nnd Mr. Kerley. Their unceasing exertions throughout the whole day deservo the highest oncomiums.and it is most gratifying to noto tho ablo manner in which Captain Turnbullworks his department, having shewn himself, since hts arrival amongst us, tho thorough seaman, as well , as nn urbano gentleman. Ab it was well known the strain upop warps nnd lines during the process of houvingher off would be immense, a splendid coir-water-laid hawser'wfts obtained from Mr Trockinorton, and a little nfter midnight, the tide making fast/ tho warps were brought to the windlass, nnd aftor nn hour or two's hard heaving Pat the Rover was onco more afloat in the liver, and favored with n steady S W breeze, her canvas being spread, she W cleverly piloted to tho whaif by Mr Korloy. This mishap to the schooner 1« not to bo 'attributed to carelessness or neglect on the part of any one concerned. Wo may perhaps think Captain Pallant a little daring in taking the bar when he did, but the smart eeamun-liko manner in which he handled bis craft when in dilnculties, convinces us thnt but for the heavy fresh, only junt come down the river, he would havo succeeded in sailing bis vessel at onco safely to tho wharf.

Cnptajn Stanton, well-known in Np'w Zealand porls d 3 commander of the brig Emma Preacott, baa been drowned in Auckland harW. Tho Southern Cross of the 23rd nltirao. reports »— " Captain Stanton was in the company of soveial friends,, ntnongst whom wero two other captaiua, on Monday evening, nnd was Inst soon on the vharf. about 12-30. He left Captain Kiddy, of the brig PrinQjas Alice, nt tho waterman's stairs at the timo named, nnd proceeded in the direction of his own vessel, which was lying alongHido the ouler T, ballajtcd and ready for. hauling out into tho strenni. 'Tho night was very d.irk. This was the last that was seen of him. Ho bod viih him. during tho evening, nnd \vhen oG ].:i'.ted with Captain Kiddy, a favourite Newfoundland dog, which was found In its place on loirjl uhip next morning. A ClriHan ( seaman on v atdli on board tho bavqite Oritiv hoard h heavy (ull .\nd n splash in the water about tjio time in-'lO'ti-iI, but r]M not think of inquiring into tho

CiUi.se or name his suspicion to any one. The painful inference, therefore, is that Ciplain Stanton was stepping on board his vessel and missed his footing, falling heavily against the side or piles, and becoming insensible to his fate." The body of Captain Stanton has sinco been picked up m tho harbor.