IMPORTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 601, 28 August 1867, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Lizzie Coleson, from Sydney — 1 case clothing, Goulston;22 hhds eggs, Brocklehurst; 20 do do, Duff; 10 kegs butter, Chesney; 10 do do, Churches; 14 pkgs merchandise, order ; 10 casks butter, order ; 9 pkgs merchandize, Davis ; 10 cases, Davis ; 12 kegs butter, 2 casks blocks, 2 eases cocoa, 2 do chocolate, 20 do porter, 18 tons coal, 200 bags flour, 7 cases galvanised iron, 17 cases guttering and ridge caps, 200 palings, 5 bags rice, 5 pkgs luggage, 141 pine boards, 20 doors, W. S. Lockhart. Per Elizabeth, from Greymouth — 35 tons • coal, W. S. Lockhart ; 1 winch, 1 piece chain, Provincial Government. Per Dancing Wave, from Hobart Town — 15 bags potatoes, Jackson ; 190 bags potatoes, W. Fisher ; 150 eases jam, 150 ba^s potatoes, Carey and Gillies; 100 bags potatoes, 12 «ases wine, 58 bags potatoes, 16 bags parsnips, 2 bags vegetable marrows, 4 cases eggs, H. lapscombe ; 20 cases fruit, 102 bags potatoes, 190 cases fruit, 16 cases eggs, 60 bags bran, 30 bales chaff, 51 bags carrots, 4600 palings, W. Fisher ; 750 feet timber, Spence Brothers.

The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Company's s.s. Egmont, arrived in the roadstead yesterday at noon. Weather permitting she will be tendered this morning, and leave at once for Bluff Harbor and Dunedin. The steamer which arrived in the roadstead on Monday night, turned out (as we expected she would) to be tho Claud Hamilton, from Sydney. Not having received her report, we are unable to give details of the run across, further than that Bhe left Sydney on the 21st, and so made the passage in between five and six days. The Claud was tendered yesterday morning by the Persevere, and should have sailed on hist night's tide, but owing to the heavy weather which set in during the afternoon, the little steamer was unable to leave tho river, and the Claud in consequence was obliged to postpone her departure for Wellington and Northern ports until this morning. She brings 35 passengers and 10 tons of cargo for this port. The schooner Dancing Wave sailed from Hobart Town on the 10th hist., with strong Easterly breezes, and cleared the land the came day, steering to the Southward. The ■winds kept Easterly until the 14th, and then hauled round to S.W., veering between that point and N.W. until land was sighted on the 18th. The wind increasing to a heavy gale shortly afterwards, the schooners' head was turned seawards, and a good offing kept until the weather abated on the 22nd, when she was headed for the roadstead, and came to an anchor on the 25th. The bar being impassable, she was detained outside until yesterday, and then towed in astern of the Challenge The Dancing Wave; is loaded with manian produce. This fortunate little vessel has made another successful voyage, having this time completed the round hence to Hobart Town and back in 34 days, out of ■which period she was delayed ten days on this coast by bad weather and other causes. A scene of bustle and excitement which has been strange to the port for some time past was enacted yesterday morning on the river, as we are happy to report that the bar is again in workable condition, although not to tlie extent that could be desired. At the same time the improvement in our crotchety channel was very decided, and enabled the Challenge an&Persevere to work the bar with marked success, for although only one vessel, the Dancing Wave, was towed in, no fewer than nine cleared the river, six of the number being indebted for their departure to tho good offices of the Challenge, whieli took out the brigantine Ceres, Mary Anne', and Caroline, ketch, Lloyd's Herald, and schooner William and Julia. She also towed the lighter Isabella alongside the Claud Hamilton. The Persevere first tendered the latter vessel; and, having landed the mail and passengers, finished off her tide's work by towing out the schooner Day Dawn, and ketches Enterprise arid Brothers and Sister. This morning she ' takes out passengers and mails to the Claud, and then will relieve the Egmont of her living f.roistfc w4 §W

A sudden and unexpected storm of wind and rain from the North and N.E. came on at midday yesterday, and increased to a really severe gale in the course of the afternoon. It was feared that this burst was only the commencement of another long spell of bad weather, but to the agreeable disappointment of many the galo lulled towards sunset, entirely ceased by seven o'clock, and^vas succeeded by a calm, clear night. The roadstead fleet is again assuming largo proportions, the anchorage being now dotted by no fewer than thirteen vessels, of which seven arrived yesterday. These were the s.s. Egmont, the brigantines Mary, Jane Lockhart, Annie Beaton and Union, and schooners Mary Van Every and Flying Cloud. The Annie Beaton, from Melbourne, is consigned to Bailor, and merely called here for orders. She will probably proceed on her way northwards to-day. We believe that the Union is from Melbourne with a cargo to be discharged at fhis port. The Mary, and Mary Van Every, returned from a stay' in the offing, where they were driven at the beginning of last week by the heavy gales then prevailing. The Jane Lockhart is, as usual, from Sydney, with general cargo and some twenty tons of coals as dead weight. Being vessels of light draught, both herself and the Lizzie Colesou are likely to tow inside this morning, and we hope many of the other bar-bounders also. A small fore-and-aft schooner named the Jessie may be hourly expected to arrive here from Sydney, a3 she left that port on or about the Bth inst. We understand that she is very deeply ladon, and measures some thirtyfour tons. The notification of the s.s. JCeera's arrival at Westport, and that she would probably sail for Greymouth this morningj was received by the agents, Messrs Carey and Grilles, yesterday. We observe by advertisement elsewhei'c that the Panama Company are prepared to issue return tickets to parties desirous of visiting the Paris Exhibition. A very liberal reduction is made on the usual fares. Saloon tickets to hold good for twelve months being issued at Ll4O. The Panama Company's steamer Rangitoto is due this morning from Duoedin via Wellington and Nelson, and may be confidently expected to arrive during the day, if indeed, she is not at anchor outside already. She will leave for Melbourne direct to-morrow morning. We are glad to see the ketch Florence once more afloat and all but ready for sea. Her re-launch from the North Spit having taken place yesterday morning. The damage she sustained through stranding was faithfully repaired and sundry improvements effected with a view to strengthen her, including the addition of outer and inner bilge pieces. Wo arc sorry to say that the schooner Emma. Eliza got into serious difficulties yesterday afternoon, whilst attempting the bar under canvas. The captain reports her sixteen days out, she having left the Grey with a cargo of coals for this port on the 11th inst., nn.l arrived off the bar on the following day. Unfortunately the port was then inaccessible, and she lay at anchor, with several other vessels, waiting for the channel to open, until the 19th, on which day the fleet were driven to sea by a heavy westerly gale. Next morning the Emma Elizjj, lound heroelf on a dead Iceshore oil" Bold Head, and narrowly escaped shipwreck there, being saved only by a shift of wind to touth. rfiie suffered severely in the gale, lost several sails, and so strained herself that the pumps had to be ki-pt constantly going. Opposed by contrary winds und currents, she was unable to regaiu the roidstead until yesterday, and arrived at noon, just as the sharp but short north guie commenced. She was unprovided with ground tackle suitable to hold»her in a heavy sea, the crew were exhausted with pumping, and having no canvas that could be depended upon to weather out another heavy gale, her captain in order to save the schooner and crew adopted a desperate alternative, and in the very height of the gale rushed her to the bar, on* half flood, uuder double reefed canvas. Tho issue was not long in doubt, for not understanding -the lay of the entrance, the captain edged a trifle too far to .the northward, and ran ashore about half-way down the North Spit. As tho tide made she worked over the spit into the channel, but being unmanageable in such narrow' waters — was washed upon the middle bank, wjiere "»the tide left her. This took place about seven o'clock, and shortly afterwards, the agent, Mr Royse, and Captain Nichol proceeded to" the scene of the disaster, when one or two of the crew had already landed. Preparations were made to land the coal, a 'gang of men being engaged for the purpose, and when the tide had sufficiently receded the work commenced, and was all but completed by four o'clock this morning. The Emma Eliza is owned by Mr Girdwood, of Greymouth, and, we understand, was freighted by Messrs Clarke Bros., of this town. We observe by advertisement that the Government have decided, if possible, to block up the south chauncl, tenders being called for the construction of a sack dam across it. Tho " Sydney Herald" reports the arrival of the brig Esperanza at Newcastle on the 19th iust. She sailed hsnee on the Ist inst. The Hannah Newton is on the berth at Sydney forthta port. One of H.M. fleet the steamship Osprey, was totally wrecked about ten miles west of Cape St. Francis, on the East coast of Africa, on May 29th. It seems that a mistake in the reckoning caused the catastrophe, as it was supposed that the steamer had an offing of twenty miles at the time she struck. She went ashore 'during the night upon a reef of rocks running off the main land, and was washed over into a sort of basin, and at daylight the crew were landed by means of a life-line. Only one man, a stoker, was drowned. Boat Race. — A three-mile race for LSO, in wager boats, between H. M'Cleer and ;T. Punchy came ofr*on Saturday afternoon, over the usual course on the Parramatta River, and resulted in an easy victory for M'Cleer, who, after the foul which occurred about 300 yards from the start, took a good lead and kept it the remainder of the course. Additional iuterest was centred in the race when it became known .that Green and Hickey would pull — the former accompanying M'Cleer, and the latter Punch — and a good deal of betting took place on board tho steamer Vesta, which followed the race, on the event to take place next Saturday between Green and Hickey, both of whom appear in first-rate condition. Green's new boat, which is being built by his • brother George, will, we understand, bo ready for launching about Thursday. — "Sydney Herald," August 19th.