PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 275, 10 August 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

&h Water Tms Day.— B.43 a.m.; .m. , ABIUVyD. gust 9.— Nil. SAILED. gust i).— Nil. IX THE EOADSI^AD. ane|!B.B., Francis, from Greynaouth. '^ EXTEHED IN. 1. CLEAEED OUT.

EXPJSCI'EI) AIiBIVALS. mrlolte, schooner, from Lyttelton, 11th

nuedin, from Dunedin, early, athemw, from Melbourne, early, ant-is, schooner, from Heathcote, early, aid of Erin, from Melbourne, early. ia Bird, from Newcastle, N.S.W., early. Dnnie Lass, from Lytteltou. Ibert, schooner, from Melbourne, early, ambler, schooner, from Melbourne, early. Ima, barque, from Melbourne, early, eetov, brigantiue, from Melbourne, cavly. mo Loekhart, from Sydney, 11th inst. isanah Booth, from Sydney, cavly. lizabeth, cutter, from Sydney, early, eera, from Dunedin, hourly.

PIIOJKCXED DKPABTPBE I *. othenburg, for Melbourne, 13th inst. mma Jane, for Okavita, to-day, fcnr of the Evening, for Dune-din, today. VESSELS IX TOUT. rig — Clarendon. choonefs— T*mibo, Emma Jane, Falcon, ice Consort, John and Jane, loua. ;; etch e teh— Cjinraes, John Mitchell, Jano in. lutter — Lapwing, Sea Shell. teamers— Persevere, Lioness, Challenge, : of the Evening.

!he Wallaby, s.s., arrived at Grreymouth tcrday, from Nelson. 'he arrival of the s.s. Keera may be exted to-day. She is due from Dunedin via

srraediate ports North about. Testerday morning a renewed attempt was le to heave the Star of the Evening into p water, which happily was attended by cess. Her removal was much aided by

sea, which, as tho tide made, rolled up tvilv, and as soon as those on board felt steamer moving a signal was made for the ; Lioness, which at once answered it by mooring from the wharf, and soon had her* rline fast to the stranded vessel. Two rps had been run out from her, one to the

ith flagstaff, the other to an anchor laid tra in the lagoon, and these being brought the steam winch, and the word given to the mess, a steady heave and pull commenced, ich in less than an hour brought the Star

the Evening into the river, and by eight lock she was safely berthed at the wharf, c are glad to say she has received no mage, and will proceed on her voyage to inedin this morning. Her safe and speedy livery is a matter for congratulation to all acerned. An attempt' was made yesterday morning the Persevere, to tow to sea the schooner

ima Jane, but on reaching the bar the surf

ts found so heavy that it wa9 deemed advisle to return inside again. It was a ticklish idertaking to slue in such a sea with a tow hind her ; but the Persevere effected it, and

aohed the wharf without mishap. [The wreck of the ship Netherby, at King's

land, and her cargo, were disposed of by iction at Lloyd's rooms yesterday, by Capt. iwrence, to 11. B. Donaldson and Co. and

jyd and Currie, for Ll5O and Ll7O respecrely. — "Argus," August 1. There was but little work upon the river isterday amongst the shipping,and but ono ves1 crossed the bar either inwards or outwards.

his exception was the p.s. Challenge, which, ter a four and twenty hours' stay in the ladstead, hi the hope of picking up some

ray inward-bounder, van inside again, as the eather offered no inducement for a further ay. Whilst laying at her anchor outside ro or three very fine fish were hauled on

aard. one of them, a ling, weighing over 23 is. It is seldom now that the tugs lay in ie roadstead without throwing the fishing ies overboard, and good sport is often the !Bult. We are surprised that no attempt is lade to establish a fishing company, as both >d and ling abound. Rejiabkable Histobt of a Torpedo oat. — General Maury's report of the' efenee of Mobile narrates the eventful istory of a torpedo boat as follows :—": — " It as built of boiler iron, was about thirty-five let long, and was manned by a crew of nine len, eight of whom worked the propeller by and. The ninth Bteered the- boat and requited her movements below the surfueo of ie water. She could be submerged at pleaire at any desired depth, or could be proelled upon the surface. In smooth, still ater, her movements were exactly controlled,

ad her speed was about four knots. It was itended that she should approach any vessel ring at anchor, pass under her keel, and drag floating torpedo, which would explode on sriking the side or bottom of the ship aticked. She could remain submerged more lan half on hour without inconvenience to er crew. Soon after her arrival in CharlesHi, Lieutenant Payne, of the Confederate Favy, with eight others, volunteered to attack id Federal fleet with her. While preparing >r their expedition tho swell of a passing earner caused the boat to sink suddenly, and U hands, except Lieutenant Payne, who at le moment was standing in the open hatchray, perished. She was soon raised, and gain made ready for service. Lieutenant 'ayne again volunteered to command her. Thile lying near Fort Sumter sho capized and again sunk in deep water, drowning U hands except her commander and two thera. Being again raised and prepared for ction, Mr Aunley, one of her constructors, lade an experimental cruise with her in 'ooper River. While submorgevl at great epth, from some unknown cause, she beame unmanageable and remaiued for many ays at the bottom of the vivcv, with her rew of nine dead men. A fourth time was ie boat raised, and Lieutenant Dixon, of fobile, of the 21st Volunteers, with eight then, went out of Charleston Harbor °iv er, and attacked and sank- the Federal teamer Housatonic. Her mission at last

ocomplished, she disappeared for ever, with er crew. Nothing is known of their fate, ut it is believed they went down with tho nemy." — " Mitchell's Register," May 12.