PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 127, 13 February 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

man watuk.

Tuesday f . .. 7.36 a.m.

8.0 p.m.

ARRIVED. , February 12— Gothenburg, s.s., Mackie, from Nelson. Henderson and Bonar, agents. Barwon, Lowrie, from Nelson". Morison, Law, and Co , agents. Tiger, schooner, Cameron, fiom Grey, Bruce, p.B , Kerley. from Okarita. F. Qreor, agent.

SAILED, February 12— Gothenburg, s.s., Mackie, for Melbourne. Passengers . Saloon— Meisrs Stack, Palmer, Gawne, Stephens, Mulligan ; and sixty Iv the foro cabin. Laiiwing, cutter, EdwarJs, for Grey. Mary Jane, Sykes, for Napier. ENTERED I/WARDS.

Gothenburg, s.s., from Nelson. Barwor, ss, from Nelson. ENTERED OUT.

Lapwing, cutler, for Grey. Gothenburg, s.s., for Melb.mrne. EXPOUTS.

Per Lapwing : Under bond— l hhd brandy, 5 cases do, Jacobs ; 3 qr casks wine, Johnston ; 1 box tobacco, 1 qr-cask sherry, Levy ; 1 qr-cask brandy, Johnstone ; 30 cases brandy, 10 do geneva, 10 do old torn, 19 dp claret, 122 packages merchandise Lyons and Prince. Duty paid and free — 2 cases and 1 cask merchandise. Jacobs ; S8 bags Hour, Lyons and Princo ; 2 bundles and 6 bars iron, 28 packages merchandise, Forsytb and Masters ; 13 do do, Ohing and Russell ; 60 casks bottled ulo, Kennedy Bros ; 43 do do, Hall, Finlay, and Davies ; 13,000 feet T. and G. timber, Hawkes and Strouts ; 1 case hardware, Johnston ; 1 do Yarmouth bloaters, 1 bundle American brooms, Hall, Finlay, and Davies. Per Gothenburg— B,soo ozs gold. EXPECTED AUBIVATiS.

Kecra, s.s., from Dunedin, early Lloyd's Herald, kctclt, from Dunedin. Claud Hamilton, -8.5., fiom Melbourne, early. Auckland, s.s., from Sydney Kennedy, s s. ; from. Nelsnn. Wouga Wonga, s.s., from Nelson via Grey. Thane, s.s., from Nelson via Grey. ' Egmont, s.s., from Nelson.

PROJEOTED PEI'AUTOnES.

John Mitchell, for Grey River, to-day. Claud Hamilton, s.s , for Kelson, early. Trader, for Newcastle, N S W Maria, for Melbourne, early. Barwon, s.s., fo»* Sydney and Melbourne today.

VESSELS IN PORT.

Schooners— Caroline, Meteor, Matilda, Emma, Eliza, Trader, John Mitchell, Sarah, lona. Cutters— Eagle, Steamers — Yarra, Lioness, Ballarat, Bruce.

Tho paddle steamer Lady of tbo Lake arrived from Hokitika yesterday morning, at 1.80. Sho left that port on Wednesday, tho 81st ultimo, and experienced light northerly winds until Friday evening, when she oncountered a strong N.N.E. wind, with heavy swell; which compelled hor to hcavo-to for two days, on account of her being deeply laden with coals 5 from thenco head > winds all the way, arriving horo as above — Nelson Ex aminer.

Tho Mary Anne, which unfortunately wont on shore on Sunday evening, -was cleared of her cargo by midnight, and dismantled yesterday. Her position is not, avo are happy to say, a hopeloss one, as it has been determined to launch her across tho spit into the lagoon, , and as sho is uninjured, is woll worth tho cxpeneo of Buck an undertaking. Captain Hobinsou states his vessel wns lost solely through tho loss of his rudder, the pintnls of which were broken by ono of the heavy seas that struck her. Had it not been for this mishap lie would havo succeeded in getting through the break again, t Win tho Lyttelton Times wo extract tbo following : — Steamers for February. — Wo notico that tho time tablo of tho P and N Z Go's boats has been altered for this .month. For Otngo there nro four bonts — tho Phccbo, on tho 6tb, tho Lord Ashley, on tho 11th, tho Airedalo, on tho 14th, and tho Otngo on tho 25th. Tho Otago proceeds on to Melbourne. Tho boats for the North nro tho Egmont on the 9th, the Phoebe on the 17th, tho Lord Ashloy on the 22nd, tho Tarnrua on the 24th, for Sydney, nnd tho Airedalo on tho 25th. There will be two opportunities for intending passengers to Hokitika— by tho Egmont on the 9th, and the Phcobo on tho 17th ; transhipping from the latter nt Nelson to tho Egmont on tho 22nd. Theso dates will be adhered to ns noarly as it is practicable.

About eighteen months ago the lowa, fivemnsted screw steamship, 2,500 tons register, belonging to the London, Havre, and New York line of packet sftamcrs, got ashore in a bay on tWe French coast, near Cherbourg, after leaving Havre for New YoVk, where she subsequently fell over on her beam ends, filled, and sank. There were nearly 300 persons on boaid at the time — passengers nnd crew — but nil were safely landed. A court of inquiry was held, which terminated in exculpating the master from all blame, it being clearly demonstrated in evidence that tho compasses on board wore affected by tho land, and led to tho captnift being deceived as to tho actual position of tho 1 vessel. Extraordinary exertions were mado to rniso the sunken steamship, involving an expense of nearly tho French author i tios of tho Imperial arsenal at Cherbourg, sending men and steamboats to assist in tho operations. Notwithstanding tho immenso power brought into effect, it wns abandoned as a total loss lo tlio underwriters, tho vossol being insured for the sum of £70,000. Special agents woro then despatched froin t London to survey tho sunken wreck, and to report on the obnnpe of saving her. The result was that an agreemont was entered upon with Messrs. Barter nnd Co. to raise the lowa. Their plan wns that of sending divois down and making the ship watertight. This was accomplished by means of powerful steam pumps ; tho water was lifted out of the compaitnents, and soon as buoyancy wns obtnined, the ship was by degrees righted, nnd finally floated, and was towed safely into Cherbourg harbour.— Nelson Examiner.

The Bruco, p.s., left the rivor at 640 p.m. on tho 10th, bound to Oknritn, tho weather thick and .rainy at the time. At 11-30 p.m. she arriveS off tho White Bluff, and brought up, waiting for daylight. The tido serving at 5 a.m. on tbo 11th she ran in, crossed tho bar, and readied tho wharf safely, discharging her cargo nnd passengers tho same day. Sho wns rendy for sea in tho afternoon, but in consequence of tho heavy sea on Iho bar, was detained until 9 a.m. tho next day, when nho left with the cutter Fanny in tow. In the roadstead sho cast off her charge and steamed for Hokitika, arriving in tho roadstead at 2 p.m., and at tho wharf at <I'3Q p.m. During her pnssage down heavy rain and fog provailod, but her return trip was attended by fino clear weather and light winds.

We have been informed that anxious inquiries havo been mndo about the Mercedes, Captain Croizet, which left Bordeaux for Hong Kong on the 10ih August, 1860, with some Ca>holio priests on board. She wns met on the 2nd September, of tho same year, by an Hnglish merchantman going to Gaudaloupc, but has not since been heard of, .From confused repot ts, it is surmised that some of the crew of tho vessel, ono of whom is named Jatin, are somewhero in New Zealartd, and we have been requested to

could give s"me clue as to the fate cf tlio vessel, render the information to this oflice,it would tend materially to roliovo the long and painful anxiety o{ many, and especially of Mis Croizet, who resides at Bordeaux.— New Zealand /tdvertiiar, January 27.