EXPORTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 285, 22 August 1866, Page 2

EXPORTS.

Per Rangitoto, for Sydney— s27sJ ozs. gold, Bank New Zealand; 4000 ozs. gold, Bank New South Wales; 1000 ozs. gold, Union Bank.

Per J«ne Lockhart, for Sydney — 1 case, T. E. Procter ; 357 hides, 88 bndU sheepskins, A- Dyson.

Yesterday afternoon, the Lioness made a desperate attempt to enter the river, and although it resulted successfully, once very nearly berthed her alongside the William Miskin. It will be remembered, the old tug left for Greymouni on Saturday to work tlie bar, but found, on arriving there, that the channel was too dangerous to be attempted, and after waiting some thirty-six hours in expectation of a change, returned to the roadstead on Monday, but too late to take advantage of the morning's tide. In the evening the bar was too rough to he taken, and the Lioness, in consequence, kept the offing until yesterday evening, hari^ig'.fri the meantime run short of fuel, and obtained a small supply from the Bangitoto. This soon being exhausted, rend*ed it imperative that the river should be gained, and accordingly, a& the tide approached its height, she headed for the bar, entering th« break well to the northw ard. Slowly and heavily she steamed through tlie heavy surf, against a strong northerly set, making very fair weather of it considering her position, when just as she arrived "abreast of tlie William Miskin she took the ground, and hung heavily for a few moments. Fortune, however, befriended her, for a heavy sea came rolling in, and lifted her over the bank into deep water inside.

We are glad to observe that, notwithstanding the heavy weather experienced by the Maid of Erin on her passage from Melbourne, ahe has turned out her cargo perfectly sound and dry. Amongst the after-hold stowage especially, which it wns feared must have suffered damage from the heavy sea that half filled her cabiu, net a stain was observable.

A telegram from Dunedin was received by Messrs Carey and Gilles, agents for the Keera, informing them that she arrived there on Saturday evening last, and that she would sail again for Hokikita on Thursday or Friday next at the latest. The Keera left the roadetead for Dunedin on the afternoon of the preceding Thursday, and has thus made a remarkably smart run from port to port in, somewhere aboHt forty-eight hours.