PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 387, 19 December 1866, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

High Water This Day. — 7.58 a.m. ; 8.23 p.m. ARRIVED. December 18— Brueo, p.s., Kerley, from Buller. F. Greer, agent. SAILED. December 18 — Rangitoto, s.s., Daike, for Nelson. ENTERED IN. Star of Tasmania, 31 tons, C. E. Melauder, from Fox's River, in ballast. Alma, 162 lons, J. P. Moore, from Melbourne. Passengers — Cabin : Messrs Win. Baker, J. Cunningham, W. J. Hurst, J. T. Harris, A. Brag, H. Loughlin, W. Taylor ; 4 steerages Emma Jane, 3-1 tons, J. Wilson, from Ono luvnga. Raugitoto, 440 tons, J. W. B. Durke, from Melbourne. Passengers — Cabin : Miss Harcourt, Mrs M'Kellar, Miss M'Kellar, Mr Fleschrnan ; 40 steerage. CLEARED OUT. Rangitoto, 410 tons, J. W. B. Darke, for Nelson. Passengers — Cabin : Messrs Jones, Walker, Whyte, Pettenck, Sim, Tkornenian, Jackson, South, Lloyd ; 23 bteerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS j Caledonia, schooner, from Dunedin, early. lioness, p.?., from Duuedin, 21&t inst. Florence, schooner, from Melboxime, early. Sarah and Marj, brigantine, from Melbourne, early. Clarendon, brig, from Melbourne, early. Alhambra, s.s., from Melbourne, to-morrow. Excelsior, schooner, from Dunedin, curly. <Jaeen of the Isles, from Dunedin. carty. J. 13. Russell, from Lyttelton, daily. Lizzie Coleson, from Sydney, curly. .Jason, from Sydney, early. lord Ashley, s.s., from Nelson, 21st inst. Airedale, s.s., from Nelson, 29th inst. Eliza Blandi, brig from Auckland, parly. Francis, schooner, from Heutheote, early. Alexandra, schooner, from Melbourne, carl}. Kangatini, b.s., from Sydney, to-day. Jane Lockharfc, from Sydney, early, Leonidafl, from Melbourne, early. John Bullock, from Melbourne, early. Frederick S. White, schooner, from Sydney, early. Kennedy, 6.5., from Nelson, early. Nelson, p.s., from Nelson, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES, j Bruce, for Fox's and Pakihi, to-day. Alhainbrn, s.s., for Melbourne, 20th inst. Elizabeth, for Fox's 20th inst. I Gothenburg, s.s., for Melbourne, 27th inst. William Miskin, s.s., for Grey, Fox's, and Buller, to-day. Nelson, for Fox's rush, Pakihi, and Buller, 20th inst. Jane Elkin, for Fox's, to-day. Rangatira, for Nelson, Wellington, and Dunedin, to-morrow. Bruce, for Okarita, Jackson's and Bruce Bays, 20th instant VESSELS IN PORT. Barque — Alma. Brignntine — Isabella. Si'hoouers — Star of Tasmania, Elfin, Florence, Jane Elkin, G-lengarry. Cutter— Elizabeth. Steamers — Challenge, Yarra, Dispatch. IN THE ROADSTEAD. Jane Lockhart, brigauthio, from Sydney. Isabella (lighter). IMPORTS. Per Rangitoto, from Melbourne — 1 case, Thorn & Bullen ; 1 case, Alcorn &G > ; 5 cases, Mulligan & Co ; 2 cases, Reeves & Co ; 1 c:ir>e, M'Beath ; 1 case, Mitcheson ; 4 bide«, 2 trunks, Prichard ; 2 cases, Wi.liams ; 2 cases, Eymer ; 1 ca=e, Beaver ; 2 cases, Mfyerstein ; 3 cases paper, 1 case sewing machine, Prichard ; 1 bag, White ; 1 ca*e plate, 1 ca<e, P. Xl in ; 1 case, 1 truss, Procter ; 2 bules, order ; 4 pk^s, Priihard ; 2 pkgs boots, Cosgrave; G cases boots, Player; 1 case, Stewart ; 1 case, Harnett, 4 cases confectionery, Walker ; 1 cast*, Muuson ; 12 prs truck wheels, 24 pedestals, 1 bag, Oriental Bank ; 2 bales. 2 c.ises, Lewis ; 10 trunks boots, 2 cases, Player ; 1 ca-t* drapery, Franks ; 3 cases tobacco, Memielsson ; 14 cases drapery, 1 parcel, 1 cjise cigars. 5 cases tobacco, 1 box, 1 case, order ; 1 ua<e, Prosser; 10 qr-casks spirits. Reeves & Co ; 1 cask grindery, Flesclunan ; 1 cas. 1 , iSolomon ; 43 casks butter, Morison, Lav/, & Co ; 10 halfchests tea, Finlay 5 1 b»le, 2 cases, 5 do ax< s, Shaw & Co ; 1 case, 1 trunk, Hansen ; 1 ca^e, Brown & Co ; 4 qr-casks, 4 octaves wine, E\ - mer ; 1 case, Fitzgerald ; 50 cases kerosene, 1 case, order ; 6 casks eggs, Burkhart ; 1 case, Stewart ; 1 case, Auderson ; 1 case, Aim an ; | 1 cask, Prichard ; 2 cases, Fry berg ; 2 cast s, ' Lewis ; 2 cases, order ; 1 bale, Harnett «!^ Co ', 3 trunks boots, Player ; 10 bags potatos, Bo) le & Co ; 27 bags potatos, 1 case fruit, 60 sheep, 10 lambs, order ; 1 case, Prichard ; 1 case, Preshaw ; 1 case, Mendelsson ; 1 case, Enoch : 1 parcel, Phillips ; 1 parcel, 1 b.ig, oi-dcr. Per Emma Jane, from Onehunga — 16,000 feet timber, 3000 bricks, Waller & Craig.

The P.N.Z. & A.R.M. Co.'b 6.3. Rangitofo, J. W. B. Durke, R.N.R., commander, left Hobson's Bay at 7.30 p.m. on the 12th instant, and arrived off Hokitika at 6 p.m on theJL7th. Light variable winds and fine weather were experienced during the passage. The Rangitoto brings a heavy cargo for this port, and 44 passengers. She discharged the former into the Isabella, lighter, which was fortunately lying outride ready 10 receive it, and ijvoceeded onwards to Nelson this morning. We are supplied by the Rangitoto with late Melbourne paper>, from which we have extracted as largely as our space will pur mil. The p.s. Bruce has once more ret urued to port, having this time made the tr p to Fox'n -Itirer and the Builer in twenty-five hours, ■which is quick work, aud creditable to the boat and her commander. She life therner on Monday at 3 30 p.m. with a li#ht freight, arrived ott Fox's River at 10 p.m., and at once lancied cargo and passen^er^, and at midnight proceeded onwards to the Builer, coming to an unchor abreast the entrance at 3 a.m. yisterday. At daylight she crossed the bar and discharged goo'ls and a lew passengers, and ufc 6 a.m. left for Holiitika ".-ith the intention of calling at Fox's on her way. A strong N.W. gale had, however, sprung up a In tie alter daybreak, and by the time she reached Fox'a there was so heavy a sea ruii'iing that communication with the shore was impossibl \ The Bruce accordingly kept on her course and arrived at Gibson's Quay by 4.30 p.m. Capt. Kerley reports that the boatmen who boarded the Bruce on Monday night siateil that the Julia schooner and Hope cutter, both from Hokitika, had succeeded in getting into Fox's River after a very hard struggle, as they took the ground, and the former is supposed to have received serious damage. The ketch Isabella, which left this port on Sunday last, attempted to enier at the same time, but went ashore on the beach, and (according to the boatmen's statement) billed herself. If this is true, it is much to be regretted, as the Isabella was bran new, and a fine vessel of her class. The ketch John Mitchell, and schooner Mary Jane, were at anchor off Fox's on Monday night, but when the Bruce returned next morning they were not in eight, having evidently put to sea in the gale. The schooners Rapid, from Nelson, and the Excelsior, supposed to be from Au> kland, arrived at the Builer yesterday ; and as the Bruce left that river the schooner Dancing Wave, from Melbourne, rounderi tho Steeples, bound inside. The Bruce will leave again for Fox's River and the Pakihi this afternoon, as advertised, and may be expected to return to leave for the south on Thursday evening. Messrs Carey and Gilles, the agents for tho Lioness, received a telegram yesterday morning from Dunedin, containing the pleasing intelligence that the old (new) tug had floated on Monday evening, and would leave for Hokittfcft last night. We may therefore expeof; Jw About Saturday nwtf,

Me srs N. E Iwa. ds and C> wore yesterday advised by elegram that the p.s. Nelson left. Nclstn for Hokitika at 5 o'c'ockyest relay morning. The s.s. Kennedy was to eail from tho same port 10-d.iy on her usual round soulhI wards.

The brigantiue Jane Lockhnrfc arrived in the roadstead last night, and brought up off th ; bar in an excellent position lor a steamtug to fasti nto her. So far as the tide was concerned she arrived well to time, but in consequence of the s'.romj freshet running our, tho Challenge cont-idercl it una Ivis.iblo to ri&k bringing her in then, as there was every indication (hat by the next ti.lo the Hood would have consMerab'y subsided. The smart N.W. gale of yesterday morning occasioned the detention of tho R nii,'iloto for twelve hours, as so heavy a sea rolled in on the first tide, that tho Yarra de.-hne.l to lei\e the river ; for, although it was quite possible *o cross the bir, but little cmld be done in the way of transhipping in the face of Ihe ugly jumping sea that roughened the roadstead. The breeze, however, proved of short duration; •>nd the sea having gone do»n, the Yarra slipped out in the afternoon and cleared the R.mgitoto of 45 passengers, 70 Bheep, and a quantify of luggage, and returned to the riv-r by hall'pa&t six. She reports eleven feet of water on the bar, but n<>t so good n eh mncl, as the Noilh and Sou h S|>it blightly overL-p, rendering it somewhat tortuous The brigantine Elizabtth Curie arrived at Dunedin on the 16th inst., timber loaded from Wnikavi. She sailed from this port on the 4th inst. Discovery of a Svnken Wut:ck in the Hakbor.— On Thursday last, the diver employed by the G'jwarra wreck compaey, accidentally discovered the wreck of a vessel about a hundred feet long, lying right iv the channel midwiy between the lifeboat shed and Scott's Point. Fu ther particulars in connection this discovers will appear in our uext. — "Newcastle Chronic.li*," Dec. 1. The barque Tell, from Foo-chow foo, has arrived in port with over 4')o tons of'tcv.. Of the passage to this poit, Captain Smith states' that he lclc ihe river Mm un September 9th, with the intention of taking the eastern pas--age, but owmu to the strong N.E. wind outside he was comp lied to run down the Chuia Sea. On the 10th the win I hauled round to N.N.W., and blew in sudden gusts ; there was also a heavy-looking sky to the eastward, g'ving indications of typhoon coming in through ! the Bu>hire Channel On the following d.iy the wind b'ew a hard gale, still froiu the N.N.W., and accompanied with quick sudden squalls and a high confused sea. It was evident that the \essel w.is running 011 this w stern cdg<* of a typhoon, and precautionary measures were t.-iken accordingly, the royal and topg.illaut yards being sent down and the mizentopmasf. struck. During this time the ship was laboring heavily, and the sea breaking over her in all directions, by keeping on a press of canvas, the barque fortunately sue-c-eeded in getting before tlie fentre of ihe typhoon ; and at sundown on »he 12ih, the body of ihe storm eouU plainly be seen astern. The wind ha I now veer d to N.W. aud W.NW., and for several days a' ter nothing bur light winds mid calms were met with. The:-e again were followed by a strong S.W. monsoon, wirh a north-east.'i-iy curreiv running at'the r.ite of two and a h df knots abrea>t of ihe O-uif of Siam. Tne S.E. trades wre fallen in with off Java Heads ; and in lati'ule 38 decrees S. a stiff g»le, veering from N.W. to S.W., was encountered, the sea running very high and confused at the time. On November 22, during the heat of the gale, a tremendous s< a broke over the po^p,. and a seaman named James Harper, a native of Shetland, was earned over the lee quirter, and drowned be.ore any assistance could be rendered him The Tell, live days subsequently to this disaster, had to contend against ano her heav) gale of an almost cyclone c mr.icter, the wind starting at N.E. an 1 veering round by E. to S E., wi* h rain and sleet, aud a tremendous se»i b.-e.ikmg on board on every aide. - "Argus," D. c. 5.