IMPORTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 358, 15 November 1866, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Otago, from Melbourne — 1 case cigars, 2 cases, 7 boxes tobacco, L. Eich ; 1 case, C. Brown ; 5 casks butter, G. Blyth ; 6 casks, butter, Morison, Law, & Co. ; 1 case machin-' cry, J. B. Clarke ; 37 cases onions, Jacobs ; 1 case, E. Reeves ; 12 cases, Mace and Dixon ; 17 cases, E. Prosser ; 1 pkg., J. and Pv. Sloan ; 1 cage stationery, E. Solomans ; 3 boxes, Harnett and Co. ; 9 kegs butter; Hall and Finlay ; 1 parcel stationery, J. L. Munson ; 1 pkg., W. Graham; 1 parcel, T. Nelson; 3 pkgs shirts, order.

Per Egmont, from Nelson — 16 pkgs drapery, 5 casei, 6 trusses drapery, 3 cases stationery, 1 case glassware, 2 bales, 4 pkgs boots, 10 oases, 2 parcels, 2 guns, 2 revolvers, order ; 1 parcel, Winter ; 24 bales chaff, Boyle & Co.

EXPOBTS.

Per Tinonee, for Sydney — 54 hides, 1300 sheep skins, Dyson ; 5J- ozs gold, passenger. Per Kennedy, for Greymouth and Buller — For Buller: 1 qr-cask wfae, 5 kegs butler, 1 keg nails, 1 case fruit, 1 case soap, 1 case sundries, 1 case axes, 1 pkg drapery, 4 nests billies, J. Solomon and Co : 2 horses, 1 dray, Gibson ; 1 case bacon, 1 case, 20 bags flour, 1 keg butter, 3 kegs spirits, 1 case geneva, 2 cases porter, 2 sides bacon, 5 mats sugar, 1 bag salt, 1 half-chest tea, T. Pringle ; 2 horses, Gallocher. For Grey : 1 case hams, N. Edwards ; 16 kegs butter, J. Solomon ; 22 bores candles, 2 blocks, 7 screw jacks, Spence Bros ; 6 screw jacks, 1 box jack, 14 dogs, 5 levers, 2 blocks, Fisher Bros; 3 hhds eggs, 10 kegs butter, J. Duff; 2 cases, E. Prosser ; 2 trunks, Thompson ; 1 case, 1 cask glass, 4 pkgs bedsteads, 2 pkgs bedding, 14 trunks, G. W. Moss; 1 case vestas, E. Prosser; 1 parcel cigars, F. Luhning ; 1 winch, Fisher Bros ; 1 case drapery, J. Manson and Co ; 1 chest, Paterson; 4 hhds eggs, J. Duff; 5 kegs butter, Anderson and Co ; 5 cases jams, 1 pkg tobacco, 10 kegs butter, 20 bags sugar, Churches and Ching ; 10 bags oats, 6 pkgs bedsteads, Police Department ; 2 pkgs tobacco, 2 retorts, 60 sheets iron, Ecclesfield Bros. Per Jane Loeihart, for Sydney — 3 bales wool ; 50 empty casks, 50 skins, 8 bags wool, W. S. Lockhart.

The ketch Elizabeth sailed from Lyttelton on the 7th inst., with moderate S.W. winds and fine weather. Passed Kaikoras Peninsula at 6 p.m., and the following day ran in and anchored under Kapiti to refit the main rigging, and put to sea again on the 9th. Passed Steven's Island on the 10th, running before a steady S.S. breeze, the weather being thick and rainy: TRe following day she was off Cape Farewell, and at noon on the 11th was abreast of Rock's Point, with a staggering N.N.E. breeze behind her, which carried her by the Grey River next morning, and to the roadstead in the afternoon. The heavy N-W. weather which prevailed on that day sent her to sea again, and being some distance off shore when the gale abated she was kept outside by light weather until the 14th, and then reached the roadstead, and at high w iter was towed inside by the p.s. Yarra. The Elizabeth is laden with a full general cargo. It is our disagreable duty to record the loss of a handy little vessel, which has been associated with the history of this port since those days when harbor steamers were not. In her time she has done the state some service and passed through many a trying ordeal on the Grey and Hokitika burs, but on the whole her career has been a successful one, as only once in our recollection did she ever put her owners to the expense of a relaunch. She has, however, sailed her last voyage, and now lies a total wreck upon the South Spit, opposite Lagoon Town. As we stated in a former issue, she went on shore on the evening of the 12th instant whilst in tow of the Chal> lenge, which vessel also grounded, but came off again shortly afterwards. But the Tambo, less fortunate than the tug, remained hard aud fast, and as her position was most perilous the crew deserted her at low water, after securing the schooner to an old anchor deeply buried in the spit. They remained by the stranded craft until midnight, when the fearful freshet discharged by the river washed away the bank on which she was lying, and being caught by the current away went the Tambo into the surf dragging the anchor after her. She kept afloat for six hours, dragging slowly to the southward, until at last the windlass was torn out of the bitts, and the hapless Tambo went ashore in the position above described. Immediately afterwards her masts went by the board and she •ozaraenced breaking up, and we fear that in

a few tides there will be little or nothing loft of her. The Tambo is owned by Messrs Spence, Bros., and has for some months past been engaged in the coal trade between this port and Greymouth. At the time of her mishap she was deeply laden with coal, of which not one pound will be saved. We regret to say that the loss will fall heavily upon her owners, as she is quite uninsured.

We regret that the departure of the s.s. Tinonee for Sydney, was prevented yesterday, owing to a mishap which occurred as she was leaving the wharf. The head moorings were cast off, and she was in the act of swinging down tho stream when tho stern warp (a stout five-inch hawser) parted, aud as both engines were going, tho bight was caught by the starboard screw and so fouled it that the ongine stopped Although it Avas high water, there was a smart freshet running, and before another line could be hove on shore she was swept broadside on Borne way down the river. An anchor was at once dropped, which checked her downward course and slued her bows up stream, and then smartly regaining the anchor she steamed up to the wharf again with one engine going. Captain Turnbull was on board to pilot her o\it, and his boat and crew being in attendance, the screw was cleared, when it was found that between ten and twelve fathoms of hawser had coiled round the fan and shaft. But by this time the tide was gone, and the steamer in consequence was compelled to postpone her departure until today. The effect of the late rains had not passed away yesterday, as tbe river continued high and turbid, discharging a heavy stream outwards. The channel, however, was in fair condition, as it ran nearly straight through the bar, upon which a moderate surf- only was breaking. At noon the s.s. Kennedy lefc the wharf, and effected her exit in good style, although we observed that when in tho outer break she shipped one or two heavy seas over the bows. She is bound for Nelson via Greymouth, Pakihi, and Buller, and is freighted with some 30 tons of cargo for Greymouth, and 35 passengers for the Pakihi and Buller. Shortly after her departure, the p.s. Yarra left the river to bring in the Jane Elkin, which iB laden with goods from the Otago, and also to receive the Harbor master from the Tinonee, he having undertaken to pilot that vessel out. She, however, failed to do cither as the ketch was ten miles to the southward, and the Tinonee, owing to tho accident to her screw, did not cross the bar. But the tug's visit to the roadstead was not altogether profitless, as she picked up the ketch Elizabeth, from Lyttelton, and conveyed her inside. Captain Nicoll reports that the bar was fairly workable, with nine feet of water upon it some time before high tide. Neither the Challenge, or the Persevere left the wharf, as there was no work for the latter, and the former was industriously employed all day repairing the damage sustained by her port pad-dle-wheel, on memorable and long to be remembered Monday last. One or two vessels which she was engaged to tow out were, therefore, compelled to another day's sojourn inside, amongst which, was the Jane Lockhart., ready for sea and bound to Sydney. Bar and river permitting, these craft will clear today, but their detention during the present unsettled weather is much to be deplored, as yesterday it was all in their favor, which, to-day, it may not be.