SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

West Coast Times, Issue 617, 16 September 1867, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

ntGH Water This Dat. — 11.30 a.m. ; 11.55 p.m.

Sept. 14—6 a.m.: Wind E.S.E., light. Barometer, 3000 ; thermometer; 50. 1 p.ni : Wind S.W. modi-rut i. Barometer, 29 96 ; thermometer, 72. 6 p.m. : Wind S.W., very light. Barometer, 29 94 ; thermometer, 60.

ARRIVED.

September 11. — Huntress, p.s., Murphy, from Buller and Mokihinui. Carey and Gilles, agents. Persevere, p.s. Robertson, from Greymouth. Royse, Mudie and Co., agents. Isabella Jackson, sehr., Watson, from Christehui-eh. Master, agent. Matilda, schr., M'Kay, from Brighton. Master, agent. Three Friends, schr., Ferrier, from Brighton. Master, agent.

Mary, brigantine, Gill, from Melbourne. Spenee Bros., agents. Gleneoe, barque, Philips, from Hobart Town. W. Fisher, agent. Bella Vista, barque, Johnston, from Hobart Town. H. and T. Peak, agents. Flying Cloud, schr., Oakes, from Christchurch. Cassius and Comiskey, agents. Seabird, brigantine, Walters, from Launceston. Carey and Gilles, agents. Union, brigiiutine, Aldridge, from Mcl" bourne. Royse, Mudie and Co., agents. Nile, schooner, Black, from Brighton. Master, agent. September 15. — Clara, brigantine, M'Lennan, from Dunedin. Morison, Law and Co., agents.

Mary Grant, brig, Vannet, from Melbourne. Chesney and Co., agents.

Enterprise, ketch, Harfield, from Fox's River. Master, agent. Alice, schooner, M'Lellan, from Fox's. W. Fisher, agent. Harry Bluff, cutter, Brown, from Fox's. R. S. Agnew, agent. Brnee, p.s. Kerley, from Mokihinui via coast ports. F. Giver, agent.

SAILED. September 14. — Huntress, p.s., Murphy, for Mokihinui.

September 15. — Jane Anne, kotch, Smith, for Pakihi. Dunedin, sohooner, Stewart, for Dunedin. Jane Lockhart, brigantine, Fraser, for

Sydney.

KNTERED IX.

Huntress, 51 tons, J. Murphy, from Mokihinui. In ballast.

Bella Vista, 166 tons, J. W. Johnson, from Hobart Town. 2 passengers. Persevere, 26 to: is, A. Robertson, from Greymouth.

Three Friends, 13 tons, W. Ferrier, from Fox's River.

Gloneoe, 159 tons, G. A. Phillips, from Hobart Town. Union, 251 tons, J. Dale, from Melbourne.

CLEARED OUT.

Huntress, oi tons, J. Murphy, for Westport and Mokihinui.

Jane Anne, 31 tons, R. Smith, for Charles ton.

Dunediu, 66 toiw, J. Stewart, for Dunedin. In ballast.

Jane Lockhart, 81 tons, H. Fraser, for Sydney. 4 passengers.

KXPKCTKO ARRIVALS.

Alhambra, s.s. from Melbourne, oarlv. Beautiful Star, s.s., from Dunedin, oarly. 10, schooner, from Melbourne, Daily. Jessie, schr., from Sydney, daily. John Bullock, schr., from Melbourne, early. Pilot, schr., from Melbourne, early. Nil Dosperaudum, brig, from Dunodin, oarly. Mary Anne, schr., from Melbourne, early. PHOJKCTISD DI'.I'ARWRRS.

R.M.S.S. Kaikoura, from Wellington, for Panama, Oct. 8.

Bruje, p.s., for Fox's, Bullor and Mokihinui, to-day. Elizabeth, cutter, for Pakihi, to-day. Huntress, p.s., for Fox's Buller, and Mokihinui, to-day.

VKSSRTJ* IN POUT.

Barques — Alma, Harriett Nathan, Bella Vista, Glencoe.

Brig — jfary Grant.

Briganti7ies— lsabella (lighter), Hannah Newton, Anne Moore, Sarahaud Mary, Mary, Seabird, Clara, and Union.

Si-lio-niera — Falcon, lona, Star of Tasmania, Florence, Sea Kipple, Rambler, Falcon, Canterbury, Storm Bird, Elizabeth Curie, J. B. Russell, William and Julia, Isabella Jackson, Matilda, Three Friends, Flying Cloud, Nile, Alice.

Cutters — Glimpse, Elizabeth, and Harry Bluff. *

Ketches — Mary Anne, Brothers and Sister, Cyinraes, and Enterprise. SlPiimiM-o — Challenge, Golden Land, Yarra, Lioness, Bruce.

IMPORTS.

Per Bslla Vista, from Hobart Town — 212 bags oats, 4f2 bags bran, 126 bales chaff, 28 bales hay, 154 ba^s potatoes, 59 bags carrots, 48 casesfruit, 9000 palings, 8 hhds, 1 case eggs, 7 horses, 1 cow, 1 calf, 3 crates poultry, 10 kegs, 5 tons flour, 16 bags potatoes, 1 bale opposum rugs, 6 cases eggs, order.

Per Persevere, from Greymouth — 30 ba<»B oatmeal, 8 bags seed, 20 boxes eggs, Royse, Mudie and Co.

Per Three Friends, from Fox's River — 12 bales sheepskins, 5 tons coal, 4 bags order. Per Gleucoe, from Hobarfc Town — 200 bales chaff, 14 bales hay, 151 bags oats, 72 bags potatoes, 60 bags carrots, 275 bags bran, 3 casks eggs, 15000 shiugles, 9599 palings, 35 pigs, 10 horses, 5 bags flour, 8 coops poultry, 160 cases fruit, 16 cases, ogga, 1 keg, 4 jars honey, W. Fisher ; 67 bag? potatoes, 4 cases eggs, 1 bag herbs, H. Lipscombe; 8 ca*es eggs, Cook, 2 cases plants, Phillips. Union, from Melbourne — 50 half chests tea, order ; .73 bales chaff, 43 bales hay, 100 caaes stout, 2 cases coffee, 85 cases coffee, Royse, Mudie and Co ; 1 case, Benjamin Bros ; 28 cases beer, W. Evans ; 30 cases beer, Builie aud Humphrey ; 20 casks stout, Ecclesfield Bros ; 107 bags malt, Pi^ey and Co ; 2 casks ale, 50 cases stout, 50 cases geneva, 30 cases whiskey, 30 cases old torn, Cassius and Comiskey ; 4 boxes milk, 10 cases stout, Orr and Co ; 2 tanks malt, 50 cases stout, order ; 30 cases stoUt, 30 bales chaff, 40 bales hay, 1 case bacon, 1000 palings, 90 bags potatoes, Royse, Mudie, and Co ; 100 bags oatmeal, order; 24 Bhafts, Cameron; 1 case cigars, Mace and Cameron ; 3 cases, 1 half-tierce tobacco, Pringle ; 157 bales chaff, Royse, Mudie and Co ; 3 half-tierces tobacco, 1 case cigars, Hall, Finlay and Co ; 50 bags flour, 717 bags bran, 200 bags flour, order ; 2 pkgs hops, A. Louisson ; 6 kegs butter, Patterson ; 20 cases stout, Powell and Co ; 5 cases axes, 2 hhds hardware, 1 bale, 4 cases, Forsyth and Masters ; 1 case, 1 hhd, j! Hodgson ; 1 bale, 1 case, J. Alman ; 27 caaes, 2 bales, 1 cask, 1 keg saltpetre, 25 cases oil, 1 do cigars, W. Evans ; 10 cases, 8 casks, 1 hhd, 1 crate, 1 bale, Lazard ; 13 cases, 7 casks, 6 doz buckets, 5 crates, 50 cases oil, Weir Bros ; 3 bales, 6 cases, 7 kegs nails, 25 cases kerosene, 2 do painkiller, 1 do cigars, Bailie and Humphrey ; 15 kegs nails, 2 bales paper, 100 cases kerosene, 2 cases painkiller, Caisius and Comiskey. *

Per Mary, from Melbourne — 6 qr-casks sherry, J. Chesney ; Bdo brandy, 50 cases cloret, 50 do brandy, order ; 10 cases coffee, Cullen Bros ; 7 cases, 4 boxes, J. Holmes ; 50 cases kerosene, 10 do salmon, 10 do oysters, 10 do lobsters, 50 do geneva, 5 qrcasks brandy, 5 do vinegar, 10 eaees cheese, 10 do jams, 5 do sardines, E. Reeve 9; 100 cases kerosene, 100 do brandy, Spence Bros, and Co: 20 half-chests tea, 10 cases halfsardines, 10 do qr-do, W. Evans ; 3 qr--casks brandy, 1 do rum, 6 cases geneva, M'Guire and Lynch j 20 pases sarsapariUa,

14 do bitters, 30 do kerosene, 1 do peel, 6 do half sardines, Anderson and Mowat ; 10 qr-casks brandy, 100 cases geneva, A. Louisson and Co ; 50 cases kerosene, order ; 50 cases geneva, Bailie and Humphrey; 14 cases, 30 cases, 5 bundles, T. Munro; 50 boxes, 5i cases, 20 hf-ches ts, Ecclesfield Bros ; 190 mats, 100 i«oxes, W. Evans ; 20 cases, 1 qr-cask, J. Williams ; 100 cases geneva, 50 do oil, 25 firkins herring, 10 barrels do. 2 cases hams, 10 brls raisins, 2 brls salt, 3 cases sauces, 3 do curry, 2 do sago, 10 do milk, 5 casks currants, J. Chesuoy and Co ; 10 casks, G. Blyfc'i ; 25 b.iles chaff, 80 pkgs sugar, order ; 71 pkgs sugar, Morison, Law and Co ; 100 cases brandy, 10 qr-caks wine, "Royse, Mudie and Co ; 25 cases kerosene, T. Samuel ;17 bales chaff, A. Boylo and C ) ; 30 do do, Anderson aud Slowafc ; 1 pkg wheels, 1 1 case coffee mill, 1 do tin, 7 bugs charcoal, Parsons and Co ; 2 bales flock, W. Hurt ; 3 pkgs boots, Cohen Bros ; 100 cases kerosene, 20 boxes maizena, 65 kegs nails, Morison, Law and Co ; 50 cases goucva, Bailie and Humphrey ; 12 qr-casks, 115 cases, Anderson and Mowat; 30 bales chaff, 10 qr-casks brandy, 8 qrcasks port, 20 cases stout, 20 i.r whisky, 20 do claret, 30 do geneva, 2 qr-casks rum, order ; 5 qr-casks brandy, 50 cases, W. Evans; 10 cases, order ; 10 casks butter, Beale Brothers ; 4 hhds eggs, J. 'uff; 51 cibes, 50 boxes, 20 hf-chests, Bailie and Humphrey; 55 cases, 5 bdls, 3 qr-easks, Anderson and Mowat ; G cases galvanised iron, 50 do kerosene, Cowlishaw and Plaisted ; 7 anvils, 30 cases kerosene, T. G. Stone ; 16 bags sugar, 1 case sundries, 1 bale paper, 4 qr-brls apples, 2 cases starch, 1 case mustard, 10 cases brandy, 5 do sarsaparilla, 2 do sardines, 1 qr-cask rum, 3 cases salmon, 10 do whisky, 2 do bitters, 2 do castor oil, 2 do salad oil, ISealo Brothers ; 1 case cigars, 2do tobacco, W. Ev.-ms ; 1 J-bx tobacco, 3 cases do, G. A.- Patterson ; 1 do lollies, 3 cases vestas, 1 do sun Iries, 100 do kerosene, Ido painkiller, or.ier ; L do cigars, Ecclesfield Brothers ; 1 do tobacco, 1 pkg do, 1 case vestas, Swanson an I Ryric ; 1 caso cigars, J. M. Meyerstein ; 1 do do, Hall and Finlay ; 20 eases kerosene, J. Hirsch ; sdo vestas, B. Marks'; 5 do chairs, J. B. Clarke ; 2do chairs, H. Staite ; 2 bales mats, 2 cases axes, 3 kegs tacks, 1 case bedsteads, Beale Brothers ; 2 cases sundries, 1 pkg, Gr. A. Patterson ; 1 cask, 1 keg, Cowlisliaw and PLsisted ; 42 boxes soap, it, Staite ; 45 bags potatoes, Bailie and Humphrey ; 2 cases tobacco, 1£ tierce do, 12 cases kerosene,

Swanson and Itvrie.

Kxpouiy.

Per Huntress, for Westport — 9 cases, 2 bales, 4 boxes, Alcorn and Co ; 3 crates, J. Lewis.

Per Jane Ann, for Charleston — 23 bars iron, 2 bars steel, 1 baa; horseshoes, 1 bag bolts, 1 do washers, T. G. Stone ; 2 boxos, 1 bdl, order ; 83 bags potatoes, Ching and Rnbsell ; 29 cases, <i brls stout, il'Carthy ; 1 case, 1 bdl picks, 2 do shovels, J. Hii-ach ; 3 hhds ectgs, 10 kegs butter, J. Duff; 20 bags Hour, W. Evans ; 1 case 3 b-irrels currants, 2 cases fruit, 1 case lobsters, 1 case, M'Farlane and Co ; 2 pkgs, Union Bank ; 1 bale leather, 1 case grindery, 2 casks pegs, Nutty ; 2 cases tobacco, 1 case cigars, Mundelsson ; 2 portmanteaus, boxes, 6 cases ironmongery, 1 do pipes, 1 do handles, 3 bdls shovel*, J. Hirsch ; 20 bags flour, 1 qi'-cask brandy, 1 qr cask wine, 8 cases geneva, 6 cases whisky, 1 bag salt, 1 box mustard, 1 box cocoa, 3 cases kerosene, W. Evans; 3 buckets, 1 case ironmongery, B_]truck wheels, 1 bdl saws, 2 coils rope, 2 camp ovens, 2 bdls shovels, 6 sheets copper, J. Lewis ; 1 case tobacco, 2 bdls iron, 1 bdl handles, 1 bdl shovels, J. ilirsch ; 1 case, 2 bdls, 2 sheets iron, Forsyth and Masters ; 3 bdls iron, 6 cases kerosene, 3 kegs nails, 1 cask pegs, 1 bdl gridirons, 1 keg, A. Shaw and Co ; 2 cases bacon, 2 half-chests, 3 boxes, tea, 5 bags sugar, J. Soloinan ; 20 cases kerosene, Weir Bros ; 18 fire bars, 4 iron plates, 2 furnace doors, Union Bank ; 11 cases stout, Bailie and Humphrey ; 1 case tobacco, Meudershausen; 2 cases coffee, 12 cases claret, 1 case pepper, Bailie aud Humphrey ; 26 bars iron, 1 boilerplate, 1 bag horseshoes, 13 bars iron, T. G. Stone ; 1 case coffee, 4 boxes soap, 1 parcel, Parsons and Co ; 1 cisse fruit, 1 case raisins, 1 case sauce, 6 cases candles, 5 cases kerosene, 1 case bathbrick, 1 caso bacon, M'Farlane and Co ; 3 bags hams, 9 eases stout, Bailie and Humphrey ; 14 bags sugar, 2 cases herring*, 1 qr-cask wine, 4 bags sugar, 1 package paper, 4 bxs 3oap, 1 box raisins, 6 mats svgai 1 , 1 bale paper, 2 bags salt, 2 cases, 2 boxe3 tea, 2 case jam, 1 caso curry, 1 bale bags, 1 cask whiting, 1 bdl, 2 cases sherry, 2 cases coffee, D. M'Farlane and Co.

Per Jane Loekhart, for Sydney — 30 empty hhds, J. Duff; 30 empty hhds, Buckhart.

Forty-one vessels of all classes of an aggregate burden (roughly estimated) of 3200 tons, are now lying at the wharf in tiers three and four sail deep. Never was the port so crowded. The following vessels occupy quay berths, and will bo discharging to-day. Above the Custom Shed. Schooners — Rambler, Isabella Jackson, Canterbury, Florence ; cutter — Elizabeth (loading for Pakihi), at the shed; lighter — Isabella. Below the shed, cutter-^ Grlympse ; schooner — Sea Ripple ; brigautines — Sarah and Mary ; barques — Alma, Harriett Nathan, and GKencoc ; steamer — Bruce, at the stairs. Below the wharf arc the brigantiues Clara and Union ; tho brig Mary Graut, and barque Bella Vista. The p.s. Bruce left tho river on Thursday lust, at 8.30 a.m. with tho ketch Cyinraes in tow, and having deposited her charge alongside the schooner Stormbird, she stood away on her eoiu'se northwards. Arrived at Fox's at 2 p.m. ; landed passengers and cargo, and pushed on to Westport, crossing the Buller bar at 5.30 p.m. Next inoruing she embarked forty-live passengers, a little cargo, and at 7 a.m. left for tho Mokihinui river, and steamed across the bar at 9.30 a.m. Disembarked passengers, and 'after a stay of two hours she loft for Buller, arriving at 1 p.m. During the afternoon she tendered the s.s. Otago, which was lyiug in the roadstead ; convej'ed to her 1805 oz9. of gold, shipped by the Bank of New South Wales, and beveral passengers, and at 8 p.m. left Westport on her return to Hokitika. Touched at Fox's at 10 p.m. ; shipped a few paaseugcrs,and then pushed on for Greylnouth, where she arrived at 9 a.m. on Saturday, in the teeth of an cast gale, which.purely local iv ils character, rushed with great violence through the gorge immediately above tho town. The Bruce gained tho quay^and having landed passengers made for the coal wharf to take in iuel.but just as she rounded tho point of it, was caught by a furious squall, and although the anchor was promptly let go, she drove ashore on the beach below the wharf, and remained there hard and fast until the night's tide. She then got off, hauled lo tho wharf and coaled, and yesterday morning left for Hokitika at 9.30 a.m., arriving at 11.45 a.m. She brought up fourteen cabin and five steerage passi-ngers, Captain Kerley reports that a small schooner, the Northern Light, was lying at Mokihinui when the Bruce left. Only the steunirrs Murray and Woodpecker and two sailirg vessels were loft at the Buller. The Woodpecker was laid up, having broken down in her machinery. The steamer William { Miskin sailed from Westport for Nelson on Thursday last. Tho s.s. Kennedy, inward bound, was about taking the Grey bar when the Bruce crossed ityeßlerday. The p.s. Huntress returned to port on Saturday from the Northern Ports, having this time extended her trip to the Mokihinui River, in tho neighborhood of which are the diggings (hat have caused so much excitement during the past week. The following is Captain Murphy's report of the trip : — " She Wt Hokitika on the Bth inst. at 5 p.m., and ran direct for the Buller, arriving off the bar at 5 a.m. next day. She there found the schooner Tnuranga, from Auckland, at anchor, waiting for a tow inside, and she accordingly made fust to her and stea»ned for Westport, which was reached at 6 a.m. The Huntress landed passengers and freight, shipped a quantity of cargo — induding 20,000 feet of timber— and forty pas-

sengers, and left for Mokihinui in the evening, and arrived in the river at 9.30 a.m. on the 10th, having had to wait outside for tide. Landed passengers and freight, and left for Fox's and Greymouth the nexb day at noon, reaching' Fox's at 4- p.m., where she discharged original Hokitika c.irifo and disoinbu-kcd passengers. AL 'the expiration of two hours she was ready for sea, and proceeded on her voyage ; reached the Grivy roads at 9.30 p.m., and anchored for the uight, crossing tho bar novt morning. Embarked a full compliment of passengers for Fox's nnd Mokihiuui, and left on the evening's tide, proceeding straight to tho latter place, which ho reached at 5.30 a.m. on tho 13th, and having delivered her burden, once moiv turned in hur tracks and made for Fox' 3 river, whore sho arrived at 5 p.m. Landed and shipped passenger, and left for Hokilik-i at 10 p.m., arriving off the bar at 2 a.m. on Saturday, and at tho wharf at 7 a.m. Fine calm weather was experienced throughout the trip. The Huntress left again at 11 a.m. for the Mokihinui with about sixty passengers and twenty tons of cargo. Captain Murphy reports that when passing Pakihi on Thursday he .observed a. largo body of flame issuing apparently from the side of one of the hills of the see-on 1 highest chain iv the back country. He first imagined a volcano had burst forth, but afterwards concluded that the outcrop of a seam of coal had by some means caught fire, ar.d this impression was confirmed next day by tho dense volume of smoke that rose in a long line from the hill side. The schooner Matilda, about who9e safety so many fears were entertained last month, as nothing was heard or seen of her for nearly three weeks, arrived in the river on Saturday morning from Pakihi. Sho left this port on tho 3rd of August, deeply laden with a general cargo consigned to Charleston, and made a fair run to the cove, arriving there next day, but in consequence of the heavy surf running she could not enter, and being caught by the heavy N"."W. gale of that date, was compelled to make for the ofiing. She ran lined at sea for eighteen day.-, lighting with the succession of heacy westerly galc3 that marked that period as 0110 of the most stormy in the coast's history, and that so small a craft, and deeply laden to boot, should have survived, it is something remarkable. Tier crew declare that they gave thomselves up for lost on several occasions, once especially when a tremendous sei struck the littlo vessel, sweeping her decks, knocking the jibbjom across her bows, whilst a heavy squill that accompanied it split the foresail, and so left her at the mere}' of Ihe waves. Thoy, however, ma'iage.l to show sullioicnt canvas to kee;> her by tho wind ; bill to add to their trouble-, sic commenced leaking badly, necessitating constant labjr at tho pumps. This determined tho captain to run for Buller, where sho arrived on the 22nd ult, remained there a fortnight repairing damages, and on the sth inst. put to sea for her port of destination, aud gained it next day. Dischai-ged civgo, and left again on tho 12th, arrived oft' Hokitika on the evening of the 13th, and \va3 towed inside by the Persevere as above,

The brig'intiiic Mary sailed from Port Philip Heads on the 3rd ult. with westerly winds, and cleared the straits next day, Sister Island being the last bearings taken. Moderate fair winds from N.W. to S.W. drove her well up with tho New Zealand Coast by the 9th, when she encountered a heavy gale from S.E. veering to South, which continued six days, aud kept her hove to under staysail and close reefed mainsail. It moderated on tho night of the 14-th, and she then made sail for the land, sighted Mount Cook next day, being then in tho latitude of Hokitika, and reached the roadstead on the 16th. From that date to tho 3rd iust, she passed a most uneasy time, being driven to sea on several occasions by heavy weather, and once was compelled to slip in v hurry by the terrific gale which commenced on the 31sfc. She, however, recovered tho auclior on her return, and from the 3rd inst. until Saturday, held her own in the roadstead, and was then towed to the wharf by the Challenge. The Mary conies up with a very large cargo of goneral merchandise.

That fine old barque the Q-lencoe i 3 again in the tier, with n cargo of Tasmanian pi-o-ducc, shipped at Hobart Town; from which port she made a smart run to the roads, having left the Derwent on tho 2/th ult., and anchored off Hokitika on the Ist inst. Sue carried strong S.W. and "W. breezes across the middle ground. The Glcncoo brought up ten horses, which looked in splendid order as they landed on Saturday ; and the live stock — pigs, poultry, &c. — which formed part of bar deck-load, turned out capitally, aud fetched excellent prices at auction.

The schooner Flying Cloud sailed from Christchurch on Uie 11th, with a S.E. wiud, which veered to S.W. on the following day, and kept steady there until she sighted Cape Farewell on tho 14th, Steven's Island being passed the preceding day. Then tho breeze hauled to N.W. and hlew a furious gale, before which she ran under close reefed mainsail and jib, and arrived in the vjadstead on the 35th. Ti'ie weather having by th,i( lime slii>htlj r moderated, she came to, and although a heavy sea mn, hung on until the 18th, when in company with many other vessels she was driven to sea by tho westerly gale of thai date. She made very b.ul weather of it outside — sprung a leak and lost her foresail, and received other damage, which determined the Captain to run in, and take the bar under canvas providing no steamer came out to his assistance. On the 20th he stood iv shore, and found the steamer Bruce sit anchor unable to cross owing to the shallow state of the entrance, which condition of aliairs obliged him to forego his original intention, and as the g.ilo iigtiiu c<uno on hot and heavy from N.W., he hauled his vessel off shore under close-reefe I canvas. Tlio schooner's position was one of no slight danger, for scarcely had her bows turned seawards when a furious squall struck her, carrying tho ictiiii boom nw.iy close to the jaws. The crow also wore in .i semi-muti-nous slnte, being reluctant to face another gale in the tempest-shaken craft, preferring to beach her rather Limn trust to open water. The log-book states that they wore with much difficulty induced to fish the main-boom, and reset the sail, and by the tim i the work was completed, the vessel was dead upon a leo shoiv, and fast drifting towards tho surf. She weathered through the night, but nextday a succession of fierce squalls bplit both foresail and mainsail, and as she lay like a log, scarcely rising to the sea, it was deemed expedient to ease her by throwing cargo overboard, and ten tons were accordingly sacrificed, including the deck-load of live stock. Thus relieved, she mado better weather, and a fortunate shift of •wind enabled her (o lay well for the oiling, but the weather dill keeping very stormy, and the vessel being much shaken, she was kept away for Nolson,jirriviiig there on the 23rd nit. She remained iv Nelson Haven until the 81 h inst. repairing damages, and than left for llokitika, and after :v pleasant run, arrived oil' the baron Fri day last, towing in next day astern of tho Lioness. Her cargo consists of New Zealand produce. The schooner Nile urriwd from Fox'd River on SuturJay morning, and towed in astern of tho p.s. Lioness. It is nearly ten weeks Bineo the Nile left this port, out of which time she wns kept prisoner for t.wo months in the above river, tho bar havingsiltoJ up. Together with the schooners Mary and Three Friends, tho cutler Wairoa and ketches Pelorus and Standard, sho loft the river on Thursday last (the bar having opened), and reached the roadstead next night, gaining the wharf as above.

The smart littlo schooner Alice has made an excellent trip from this port to Fox's and back again. She loft no earlier than Thursday last, with a full cargo, reached Fox's on Saturday morning, discharged during the day, and left on evening's tide, arriving off tho bar yesterday morning. She brought, a brisk Northerly brcozc up tho coast, and was towed in yesterday by the Pevsevore. The Star of

the Buller was tho only vessel lying at Fox's when the Alice left.

Wo have agaiu to report another voyage to and from Launcestou, completed by the fine brigantino Scabird, wliich arrived in port on Saturday morning, towed by tho Lioness. The Seabird left Hokitika on the 3rd ult., just in time to catch the heavy S.W, weather that camo on ncxL day, and which drove her as far north as T.iranaki. She received some damage to sails and gear, and was twonty-two days crossing tho water to Launceston, having encountered a great deal of bad weather during the passage. The few repairs necessary being completed and a full cargo of produce shipped, sho left on tho 30th ult., cleared Tamar Heads on the Ist, and passed S.van Island on the 3rd, with fine northerly breezes. Winds from the directly opposite points, north and south, prevailed during the passage, which, from Swan Island, was made iv seven days, the roadstead being reached on the 10th, and the wharf as above.

Tho p.s. Persevere, which run up to tho Groy on Thursday to tender the s.s. Otago, returned to this port on Saturday morning, bringing in with lier the schooner Isabella Jackson, and nfterwarJs the schooners Matilda and Three Friends. The Persevere reports a good south channel at Greymouth. On Saturday night's tide she ran out with the lighter Isabella to the brigantine Clara, and yesterday morning fetched her in again with thirty tons of c.irgo on board. The little steamer then towed the ketch Jane Anne to sea, and returned to the river with the cutter Harry Bluff behind her.

The brig Mary Grant sailed from Melbourne on tho 2 Ith ult., cleared B.iss's Straits next daj', and being driven by strong westerly gales, she reached the roadsteai on the 2nd instant, and anchored. Liy there until yesterday, detained by a bad bar, and was then towed in by the Challenge. The Mary Grant is loaded with general cargo. Tho cutter Harry Bluff arrived from Fox's River yesterday morning. She was absent only three days from port, having lo^t hero with a full cargo on Thursday last. Reached Fox's on Saturday morning, and having discharged, put to sea tho same niglit, made a smart run up the coast, and was towed in yesterday by the Persevere. The brigantine Clara has at last reached Gibson's Quay, after dancing attendance oufcsiJo tho port since July loth, her excessive draught 1) feet 6 inches', together with tho ill condition of the entrance having caused a detention, alike ruinous to both tho ship and consignees. For many months previous to tho unlucky giving way of tho north spit, which by creating two channels rendered it do inticcessable, the port could have been easily entered by a vessels of her burden and draught. Al tho same time we never advocated the employment in this trade of vessels beyond a certain tonnage, considering that 8 ft 6 in should be ihe very outside draught of a vessel engaged in il, and as we have never made a secret of tho misfortune that has rested upon the port since last May, and has been industriously circulated by our Now Zealand contemporaries, wo arc the more amazed that a craft of the Clara's build and size should, so late as July, have been selected as suitable to fetch cargo here. Of tho large fleet of vessels that collected in the roadstead in July last, the Clara was tho only one that subsequently did not succeed in gaining tho river, and again ou this occasion 'she was tho last vessel but one of a much larger fleet to cross tho bar, neither of flic tugs careing to tackle her until tho very top of tho spring tides. She is, however, inside safe and sound, so further remarks upon this disagreeable subject arc unnecessary, but wo hope her case will not be lost upon* shippers and ship-owners. The annexed report of the Clara's trip is compiled from her log-book. She left Dunedin on July 6th with moderate S.ID. winds aud fine weather on the fifth day out, rounded Capo Farewell, there exchanging tho South-easter fjr light Northerly breezes that carried her to the roadstead by the 15th. Put to sea again the same night in a W.S.W. gale, and remained out, until the 20th, then ran in and anchored. On the 23rd she lost her starboard auclior through tho chain parting close to the ring, but by letting go the port-bower maintained her position until the 30th, on which day it came on to blow heavily from tho eastward. The Clara rodo vei'y uneasily, pitching bow under, and jerked so violently at her tether that the hauso pipo was dragged out. The chain was immediately shifted to the starboard side, but that hause pipe aho went, so she was fain to get the anchor in a* quickly as possible and put to se.i, and, being short of provisions, was ki?pt away for Nelson. Ran down to Farowell iii' eighteen hours, being driven by tho gile, which fairly muzzled hor in tho Straits, aud compelled her to heave-to under close-reefed canvass for two days. She reacheJ Nelson on the 4th inst., lay there unlil the liJtli repairing damages, 'aud then left, with a N.E. breeze, and got to the roads on the loth. She hus been hanging about tho cuasl since then, put. to soi six time*, twice being obliged to slip, b'lt iKenvarU recovered the anchor; and at last was necessitated to reduce her draught by lightering, and having discharged thirty toiu of cargo into tho Isabella on Saturday night, thereby lightening herself by thirteen inches, sho was considered in safe trim by Liv Lioness, which towed her across tho 'bar yesterday morning. The Clara is loaded with produce and 50,000 feet of timber.

Tho birquo B.'Ua Vista sailed from Hobart Town on tho 22nd ult., with strong N.W. winds, which keeping steady from that point and west, sho ran Lho distance between i'lo two islands in six days, bringing up off thii bar on the 28th ult. She was driven to se.i by the heavy weather that saw tho mouth out, stood off and- on shore until the 2nd instant, and then ran in ; but the bar being impassable was unable to gain the wharf until Saturday, when she crossed behind the Lioness. The Bella \"ista is iaden with produce, and brought up seven horses, a cow and calf, and a quantity of live stock, all of which arrived in good condition, bearing testimony to the good qualities of the old craft, and Uiu caro aud attention bestowed upon them during thoir st.iy on board.

The sohooner Three Friends lefr Fox's river on Thursday last, and arrived oil the bar on Saturday morning. Sho comes back b.il!a;ted with coal, and has a few bales of skins and wool on board besides. Tho Three Friends nudo ono of tho unfoiiunato little fleet that w.is silted up in Fox's river for nearly two months.

The schooner Isabella Jackson sailed from Kaipoi on the sth iust., with light northerly winds. Worked against them down tho coast, and through tho Cook's Straits to Cape Tare well, which sho rounded on the fourth day out, and hence to the roadstead— carried moderate N.W. breezes. She arrived off the bar at 3 a.m. on tho 14th, and at Tide time that morning was towed insido by tho Persevere.

Pressure upon our spaco compels us to hold over certain shipping matters until to-morrow.