PORT OF HOKITIKA

West Coast Times, Issue 194, 3 May 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA

HIGH WATBV Thursday ... 1.30 a.m. ... 1.54 , p.m. AMUVBD. May 2.— Nil. IAILBD. South Australian, 8.8., — Fnino, for . Melbourne Passengers — Saloon : Messrs Crato. Bates, Cameron, Manifold (2) ; and 60 {n tho forecabin. \ [ Star of tho Evening, a.s., Turner, fbigMelbourno. Pitesengors— Mossrs Woodß, SbUers, Simeon ; and 25 in tho steerage. Wonga Wonga, a.s., Mundle, for Jfylson yia Grey. •' Sußannah Booth, brigantino, Willing, for Sydney, 8 passengers. j BNTKnBD IK. \ Nil. ?' OLEARBD OUT. May I.— South Australian, for Melbourne. HXPBOTBD ABBIVAI/S. Rangitoto, from Mclbourn, May sth. Gothcnbiivg, from Melbourne, to-day. Isabella, from Dunedin. Pearl, from Dunedin. Dunedin, from Dunodiu, early. Caledonia, from Duucdin, daily. Auckland, from Nihon, to-day. IHOJKOTKD DKPAIITUUE3. Australian Maid, for Bruce Bay, to-day. Lloyd's Horald, for Okarita, to-day. Mary, for Molbourne, to-day. Gothenburg, for Nelson, to-morrow. Rangitoto, for Nelson, Northern and Southern ports, May 6th. Bruce, for Okarita, this day. Lioncsi, for Okarita, tlu'g day. Koora, for Dunodin, May 6th. Kennedy, for Grey nud Nolson, early. TK33EM IK ?OBT. Brig — Cosmopolite. Brigantines — Mary, Susannah Booth. tichoonera — Caroline, Meteor, Tambo, Elfin, Moyne, Matilda, Lloyd's Herald, Falcon, Littlo Fred. Cutter — Volunteer. Steamers— Ballarat, Challenge, Star of tho Evening, Lionoss, Persovere, Wonga Wonga.

A short time after darkness had closed iv last night, the steamer Bruce arrived in the roadstead from Okarita, and as a signal to her agent, sent up a rocket, wliich waa duly answered from the shore. The Bruce has been detained a long time in Okarita River, doubtless through the impassable condition of the bar.

We fear that the Wonga Wonga haß got into difficulties at the Grey, for wo were informed by one ol the passengers by Cobb and Co. that as the coach was leaving town, she was observed to be aground on the South Spit. This may, or it may not be the truth; no, however, publiih it for what it is worth. Yesterday, at high water, all tho outwardbound vessels which were ready for sea left the river. The Persevere, with a load of passengers for the South Australian, first crossed the bar, on which a tolerably heavy surf still broke, and although she received a severo buffeting, pushed through the broken water without accidont. Tho Wonga Wonga followed her, grounding slightly as she crossed the tail of tho South Spit. She however immediately cleared, but wbb mob by two or three immense rollers in the water break, whioh she surmounted in capital stylo. The Susannah Booth, in tow of the Ohallengo, next departed, and both vessels gamed the offing without any apparent difficulty. The last to leave was tho Star of the Evening, fl.s., whioh had delayed her departure until the last moment to gather up any stray passengers for Melbourne. Sho received on board several who had taken pasiages in tho Bouth Australian, and as the latter vessel was still in the roadstead, ran alongside of her and transhipped them, and then stood to sea, followed diraotly afterwards by tho larger boat.,