SHIPPING.

West Coast Times, Issue 101, 13 January 1866, Page 2

SHIPPING.

.. ,' v ; POUT OP. HOKITIKA; . : mOlt-WATER. " Saturday ... 7.0 a.m. ... 7.24 p.m. Sunday ... 7.24 „, ... 7.48 „ AIUUVKJ). January 12— Thane, sa., Zealand, from Nelson. Morison, Lnw and Co., agents. Keora, s.s., Joyco, froin'Clnlky Inht. Bun, Ho ighton nnd Co. , ngents, Amy Robsart, sob. oner, Ives, fmn Sydney. A. R. Emerson, agent. «a lh:>. J.uiuary 12— Wonga Wouga, s.s., Mundle, for Nelson Claud Hamilton, s.s., Ponsonby, for Nelson. IJruce, p.Si.'M'Gill, for Okaritn. lioscarn, schooner, Black, for Tasmania. CLVAUKD OUT. January 11 — Alma, schooner for Melbourne. Jan* Lockhart, for Sydney. January 12 — Gothenburg, s.s, for Melbourne. Claud Hamilton, s.s., for Nckon. Keera, s.s,, for Dunedin. Meteor, for Mnnakau. • " I>ROJKCTKI> DHPAnTURKS. Qothenburg, s s , for Melbourne, to-day-Lapwing, for Grey. River, early. Keera, s b., for Bluff Harbor and Dunedin, on' Monday next. Alma, for Melbourne, this day. : Mary Ann f,oi; Grey River. 1 M«'co'r, for Maniikau. ', Jane Lockhart, for Sydney,' this day. Three Sisters ,' for the Grey. Dart, for Melbourne. Hector, for Dunedin, ewly. Thane, bs., for Grey, early. William, for Sydney. VESSELS IN PORT. Brigantines — Isabella, > Hector, Dart; Jane Lockhart, William. ( Schooners— Caroline, Meteor, Alma, Gem, Mary Anne, J. B. Russell. Cutter — Lapwing. Ketch— John Mitchell. Steamers— Ballarat, Yarra, Bruce, BXI'OIITS. Per Bruce.: 4073 feet timber, Bank of New Zealand ; 12 eases machinery, M'Crackon ; 152 package*, Cassius and Co ; 21 do do, Cliesney and Co j 20 do do. Police depot ; 1 cask do, King ; 8 packages do. Cox ; 72 do r . Bank of New South Wnl<!s ; 12 packages billiard tallies, 682 feet lumber, Lundor ; 5 ko'gs mutton, Handeraon and Bonar ; 15 packages merchandise, Hall and Finlay ; 17 packages do, M'Cruckon ; 3 packages, Munro . Tho s.s. Iv>era left Hokiiika bound to Chalky Inlot on tbe 2tith ult., anil after a rough passage, during which WSW winds prevailed; arrived there en tho 21st. She found the Star of the South lying aground, with her cargo discharged on the beach, which she nt once proceeded to take on board, completing her lading, nnd being agaiu ready for sea by the sth inst Or. that day, bowever, it came on to blow heavily from tho NW, accompanied by thunler, .lightning, and heary rain, which corapolled, her to remain at herancher. Tbis gale lasted until the 10th, when, on its- moderating, tbe Keora got uurler way and steered out to sea. Arrived iv the roadstead at midnight on the 11th, crossing the bar at 5 p.m. next uiorniug. During her run up sbe was favored with fine '*V and moderate SW breezea. On passing Okarita, sho signalled tbe loua and City •£ Nelson, schooners, lying inside. She brings up Captain Hodgo and MiGannon, tbe master and purser of the Star of the South. The clipper brigantino Amy Robsnrt left. Sydnoy on Iho '3l#t ult., bound lo ibis port, with a strong S.W. brooze. On tho 4th it increased to a hard gale, which brought lior down to cloao-roefed foro topsnil nnd main staysail, under which she hcad-rcachcd for twonty-four hours, when, the weather moderating, sho again made sail, and thoncc to the Jand N.W. winds and thick iwny wonthor prorailed. .She arrived oIF Hokitika on tho - Oth inst., standing off und on the land till the 12th, waiting for tho arrival of tho Lioness 'to tow Uor ovor the bar, finally accepting the sorricos of tho Yarra, ' wliich brought Her safely to tho wharf on that dalo. The Amy Robsart is a bran-now schoonor of soventyt wo tons register, this boing her maiden trip. She was built in.Brisbano water by Mr Henry Cox, tho best blue-gum and iron-bark timber being used hi hor construction. Sho is coppered to her bonds, and copper fastened throughout, and is us line a specimen of colonial naval architecture as we havo for some time seen. Hor commander, Captain Ives, is Ivell known in Hokitika, having originally sailed tlio-Prin-coss Alexandra, which vessel, it will be remembered, made a quick run from Sydnoy in NoTembor last. Our port is evidently hold in less dread thiui formerly, or shipowners would not so roadily trust valuable vessels just off the stocks, iv our waters. The Amy Rob■art brings a full goneral cnrgo._The 8,9. Thnno left Nelson at 10 a.m. on tho 6th instant, but when oif Farewell Spit ihe next morning it came on to blow from the westward, c.oinpolliij&.her to bring up under tho loe of the' spit, but the gale increasing forced her lo 'jD^bandou ibis position and run for Totaranui on the morning of the Bth. H«re she lay 1 for fpijrteoh' lioiu'3, but on again attempting row to sea found tho g'nle still blowing oiihy.de,' so ngain ran back and anchored. Her stay, however, was but short, for the woather clearing, eho put to sea tho same day, and this time suceocded weathering Cape Farewell. '.On arriving off tho Duller it came on to blow from tlurS W., driving her under Oape Foulwindr where she dodged - about under- steam until (ho brccz j abated. She reached tho Qrey on the 11th, coming to an anchor just bofore midnight, having on board a considerable cargo for that port, but the next morning received instructions to proceed direct to Hokitika, whore she arrived at 6 p.m. on tho 12th. Captain Zealand reports thftWallaee schooner was wind bound in Toturanui at the same, timo as himsolf. Sho h from the Molyneux, bound to Grey ltiver, and is five weeks out. Ho also reports the s.s. Lioness ashoro on tho Qroy bar. Although tho report of tho grounding of the Btoam*tug Lionoss at the Qroy, which appeared in our issue of yesterday, was un : (bunded : yet, strange to say, she got into trouble when crossing the bar yesterday morning, bound to Hokitika. We are, however, glad to say, sho is in no dangor, having taken tho ground on tho south spit, over wliioh she was washed, and our last advices state that only her heel was on (ho ground, her head looking straight up the river, and •H tUo forward part of her afloat. It was confidently anticipated sho would flout oil' • next tide, and asserted sho had received no material damage. jk^onsequeuce of tbe ehmge in the direction of tae channel acrots the bar, the beacon hni befen removed to the South Spit, where, placed in a lino with the"flagutoff there, it forms and excellent.gpide to vessels entering. Tbe present channel, although lather narrow, has a good depth of water on it, for the Keera, whilst entering yes'erday, kept the lead going, and nowhere found less than two fathoms.