PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 306, 15 September 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

High Watjeb This Day.— o.ss a.m.; 1.20 p.m. TO-m0kk0w.~1.55 a.m. ; 2.10 p.m. AUBIYED. September 14. — Moyne, schooner, Marshall, from Dunedin. Carey aud'Gillee, agents. SAILED. September 13. — Egmout, 8.8., Hall, for Bluff Harbor. N v September 14. — Australian Maid, cutter, Nichols, for Lyttelton. Ttirarua, s.s.\ Ferguson, for Nelson. * "SSTKREI) IX. Tararua, s.e., 523 tons, JR. 11. IWgusjni, from Melbourne. Passengers — Cabin i Mrs Bennett, Mrs Little, Miis Little, Messrs, Whitjaore, Higgins, aud Lande ; forty-iix steerage., Alhambra, 8.9,497 tons, J. M'Eean.'frOjtnMelbourne, in ballast. Patesengers — Cabin : Miss Cowan, Mr tind Mrs lillis, Messrs Mcc, Ternpleton, Bishop, Anderson, Miller, Williams, Coates, Brunlon, Donnelly, and Walts ; 335 steerage. CIiEABED OUTS Australian Maid, .20 tons, H., Nichols, for Lyttelton, in ballast. Tararua, 523 tons, . E. H. Ferguson, for Nelson, ' with original cargo. Passengers — Cabin : Messrs Knot, Wnlmsley, Bates, Henochsburg, Campbell, and Hewitt ; <hirteen steerage. EXrECTfcD AHEIVAT.3. Frnnsis, schooner, from Heathcote, curly. Northern Liglit, schooner, from Melbourne, early. / Elizabeth, cutter, from Sydney, early. Albion, 8.3 , from Melbourne, daily. Eangitoto, from Sydney, 20th inst. Beautiful Star, s.s., froln Duucdin, daily-. Dunedin, schconer, from Dunedin, early. t Aurora, schooner, from Duneflin,^?arly. Cymraes, schooner, from Dunedin, daily, Mary Van Erery, scjiooner, from Dunedin, »arly. Julia, schooner, from Dunedin, early. Isabella, schooner, from Dunedin, early. Kennedy, s.s., from Nelson, to-dny. Lady Darling, schooner, from MelbournePilot, schooner, from Melbourne. PROJECTED DEPABrUKES. Alhnnjbra, for Melbourne, to-day. Rangitoto, for Nelson, 21st inst. Kennedy, for Okarita, to-morrow. , Jane El'kin, for Grey Eiver, 17th inst. VESSELS IN VOBT. Schooners — lona_. Kiuma Eliza, Mary Jane, Tiger, John Mitchell, Tambo, Moyne, Jane Elkin. Cutter— Charlotte. Strainers— Challenge, Yarra. IN THE HOADSTEAD. Alkambra, s.s., from Melbourne. . ASHORE. Lionesß, p.s. . .

. IMPOBTS. Per Taravua, from Melbourne — 6 " casks eggs, Burkhart ; 10 qr-casks, J. Mills; 15 caies, E. Prosser ; 21 hhils egga, J. Duff; 4 cases hardware, 3 eases axes, 2 coils rope, 13 legs nails, 8 stores, 7 bundles iron, A. Shaw and Co 1 ; 3 cases, 1 truss, Pilchard ; 2 bags guano, Reed and Co ; 2 cases, order ; 6 cases, i. Lewis ; 1 case, Pizzey and Co ; 22 camp ovens, 20 kegs nails, 6 cases, 1 bag, 3 bundles shovels, 3 bundles forks, 1 bale twine, 7 pkgs cordage, 2 bundles, order ; 1 case, Caslimore ; 3 case 3, W. D. Banks ; 3 cases, ' 1 truss, J. Lewis ; 102 oases fruit, Dunning and Robs ; 1 box, order ; 2 cases, Williams ; (J hhds eggs, Miller; 2 cases, Upjohn ; 1 parcel, Abbot; 1 boat, Riley. The M.A. and N.Z. S.S. Company's s.f. Alliambi*a, John M'Lean, commander, left Sandridge Pier at 3.30 p.m. on the 6th ipst., "with westerly winds and eldudy weather. That night she encountered a very heavy gale "in tho Straits, and at 4 a.m. the next day — the weath.tr not having abated — a heavy sea broke on board, smashing' in forty feet of her bulwarks, and breaking the stanchions short; off to the covering board. This mishap compelled her to run imo.Refugc Cove, where she repaired damages, and sailed again at 6 p.m. OH'the 7th. Experienced wet, disagreeable ■weather during the passage, and anchored off Hokitika, at 2 p.m., ou.thel3th instant. The Alhambra brings 350 passengers, but no caTgo. This fine steamer, so well known in the colonial trade, will sail to-day at 1 p.m. direct fpr Melbourne. The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Company's s.s. Tararua, R. H.» Ferguson, commander, left Hohson's Bay at 4 p.m. ort the 7th instant, but on arriving at the Heads found so heavy a sea running outside, that she was compelled to bring up under the lee of the land for the night. At 9 a.m. the next morning she cleared the Heads, with light variable winds and a high.^onfused sea. Cleared 4he Straits on the 9th, and, after a pleasant run of five days nine hours, came to an anchor off Hokitika at 6 p.m. on the 13th. The TaVarua brings fifty passengers, and thirty-five tons of cargo for this port. She left ngain -.on her coast tcur, via Nelson, yesterday. The Dispatch, a powerful uew tug^ of light draught of water, fitted with disconnecting ■ - engines and , patent floats, loft London for Melbourne on the 24th June, and may consequently be expected there in a short time. We are informed that the Dispatcli, is intended for tho towing and passenger trade of of this port. The pfforts made to float the Lioness are continuous, and but for a mishap to the lower sliding ways yesterday, « she would hive been in the water last night. Her position" is,' however, comparatively secure, *as she is on the inner slope of the beach, a"hd will in all probability be launched this morning. The cntrauce to the river keeps in excellent condition, the channel running straight out, and containing a good depth of water. At high tide yesterday, the Yarra, when crossing the bar, Jrook soundings, and nowhere found leas than two fathoms. On returning inside, nearly two hours afterwards, the lead line gavft ten feet. The p.s. Yarra did excellently yesterday, having brought in from the s.ps. Alhambra and Tararua no less than 400 passengers," besides tawing in the Jane Elkin laden with cargo from the latter vessel. • bhc landed the passengers in two trip 3, and then ran outside with about twenty for the Tararua, which, immediately v the transhipment was effected, sailed for Nehon. The schooner Moyne arrived in the river yesterday, sfter a protracted passage from Dunedin. She left .that port August 25th, with light N.E. winds and fine weather, and • 'until abreast of the Kaikoras, on the 29th, experienced variable, stormy weather. Passed Cape Campbell on the 30th, and on the Ist instant, when off Wellington Heads, fell in with a. heavy N. W. gal*, which drove her to seek shelter in Port Underwood. There she remained until tke 4th, when — there being indications of a S.E. gale — she -.shifted ' her anchorage to Cloudy Bay. The next morning she put to sea, with light N.W. breezes, but met. such a heavy gale in the Straits, that she was compelled to run for Tory Channel, and lay at anchor until the 9th, the gale in the* meantime blowing h«avily. That day she ppust s to'sea, era the 10th was off Cape Farewell, and brought up pff ihv port the day aftor, Ott the • tffhf jh Pewpswy with the lwtcb ftiuWini

Strong puri^iti^lopt her to $j|p souih <||jlJdkl^ He^d- > U P i"t° tU^r-roMfa^ui by "tne'JAth^ftor'was then fastened* to T>y tho^ towed inside;' Slife- Wings a* cargo, cliiolly ,of_prpduco._ Reports that on Thursday night, she sighted the Elfin, between Bold aud Abbott Jloads. Hcuvy \vostcrly weather scorns to have pro* vailed on tho" Australian coast during tho latter part of August, as tlip " Argus," of the 3l»t ult, says :-•" Several of tho vessels ar-^ rived coastwise- yestorday have been detained" during the passage by the prevalence of heavy westerly and south-westerly gales. Among the number were tho barque Catherine Jano and the brig Emma Trcscott. The schooner HarrieLat tho outset of her passage also mol with heavy westerly gales." Tho American' ship Baden,' which left London in the middlo of March last, and was not ljcard of again until she, turned up at King's George's Sound early in July, anchored in the bay yesterday afternoon:; 'the various occurrences which took place during her detention at the Sound have already been prominently before the public. Several of the crew have been left behind.at King George's Sound, and one, more ddsperate' thon'th'o Others, has.been brought tin hero in irons, : for mutinous conduct, and for stabbing another of the, seamen. The Baden left King G-eorgo's Sound on the 25th ult., and .had very> tempestuous \veather on tho passage. Just before reaching Port Phillip" Heads the maintopsaii-yard was carried away.. - Captain W. 11. Smith, who proceeded to King George r s Sound" on behalf of the consignees, has' returned by the ship. — Melbourne "Argus," 7thinst. * . - > Our Newcastle correspondent informs us that the Bungaree was taken up on Scott's Slip on Friday evening, when it' was found that she had sustained a considerable deal more damage than at first anticipated. About two-thirds of tho plates on her bottom are injured, and will have to be replaced. — " S.M. Herald," Aug. 27. ' * The " Newcastle Standard" mentions, that, the other day Capt. Allan, the Harbor Master, paid a visit to tho jpot where 7 tho Cawarra was wrecked, for the, purpose of ascertaining whether any portion of the vessel could Mo seen other than that discovered by the diver. _TJie weather was beautifully fine, and -the sea calm and clear, and as the boat passed over the scene of the disaster, Captain Allan spates that a short distance from thojloating wreck, in the direction of the channel, he could plainly discern, about eight feet front the surface, the engines, main shaft, and 4)oth paddle wheels. It will be recollected that, at the time tho diver went down, and for some days previdusly, there had been a heavy fresh in the harbor, and this may probably account for his being unable to perceive the portions referred to, and which are now plainly distinguishable with the naked eye. Captain Allan immediately forwarded intelligence of his discovery to Sydney, at the same time re-questing-that a good-sized buoy might be sent up without delay. Until it arrives, lie has placed a floater to point out the locality.