IMPORTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 628, 28 September 1867, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Kennedy, from Nelson — 5 cases sauce, 177 bags sugar, N. Edwards and Co. ; 3 cases eggs, Klein ; 5 cases eggs, Ferris ; 2 bags onions, 1 box, 2 kegs butter, order ; 5 cases butter, Solomon ; 20 bags turnips, A. Boyle and Co. ; 6 crates bottles, 4 barrels whiting, N. Edwards and Co. ; 40 sheep, 4 pigs, Jeffries ; 1 box specie, Union Bank of Australia. Per Bruce, from Westport, &c. — 6 kegs nails, 1 case salad oil, 4 cases cheese, 8 pkgs, order; 22550z 13dwt 21gre gold, Bank of New' South Wales. Per Enterprise, from Greyruoutli — 10 tons coal, order. IXPOHTS. Per Bruce for Okarita — 1 case cigars, 2 do, 1 half-tierce tobacco, 3 cases hams, 1 pump, 5 oars, 16 mats sugar, 2 bdls shovels, 3 boxes raisins, 1 bag handles, 1 case matches, 10 bags oats, 2 bales drapery, 1 case, 1 bdl brooms, 4 cases, 1 grindstone, 2 bdls lines, 1 do handles, 1 bale, 6 nests billies, 1 pkg leather, 1 bolt canvas, 1 case biscuits, 4 casks soda water, 3 cases cordials, 1 do cigars, 6 do "wine, 1 bale saddlery, Mace and Cameron ; 2 bales leather, 1 case, M'Cmcken ; 9 packages, Price ; 40 bags potatoes, Bird : 1 truss, J. Evans ; 3 packages, Friend ; 1 tin white lead, Ido oil, 1 pkg rope, 1 ieg nails, order; 1 parcel, 1 trunk, Mrs Duliani; 2 cases fruit, L do eg^s, Price ; 40 bags oats, 3 do bran, 4 bales chaff, 2 do hay, Police Department ; 2 bundles shovels, 1 bag hops, 1 ca3e confectionery, 1 box starch, 1 do blue, 1 do maizena, 1 case coffee, 1 case jolly, 1 case mace, H. Cameron ; 3 bris beer, M'Cullough ; 1 brl beer, Horn ; 1 hhd eggs, Burroughs ; 2 bags maize, 2 cases bacon, order ; 1 pkg, 1 case kerosene, order. Per Kenedy, for Westport and Nelson. — For Westport — 1 case, 1 pkg hardware, Bank New Zealand ; 5 kegs apples, 1 cask currants, 1 pkg tobacco, J. Solomon and Co. For Nelson — 2 cases wine, J. Solomon ; 3 cases, Phillips ; 1 boat, Ogilvy j 1 pkg, Union Bank.

We very much fear that the brigantino Union's career has came to an untimely termination, as when last seen last night she was at an anchor in the break, about a cable's length from the beach, and as the surf was steadily increasing, whilst the Union is scarcely the vessel to make much progress through a heavy sea, with a light breeze only blowing, very faint hopes indeed were entertained that she would weather the night out. Wo will endeavor to relate how she managed to get into co dangerous a position. At tide time yesterday morning several vessels were towed oufc of the river by the tug Challenge, the first to leave being the brig Mary Grant. Having attained a very good offing she let go the warp, but the light breeze blowing being dead against her, whilst the sendhomoofthoseacreated avery strong indraught, she set rapidly towards the shore again, and to save herself, was comcompelled to come to an anchor. The Challenge next towed the Union out, and left her with fair offing, as Captain Wilson states, that when he cost off his charge she was dead in a line with the s.s. Claud Hamilton. As in the case of the brig, she also commenced drifting shorowards, but — apparently having an insuperable objection to use ground tackle — she failed to imitate the excellent example of the Mary Grant, and in consequence drifted into tho outer break, and only anchored when warned by the signal man ashore to do so. The brigantine Hector was the next vessel to leave the river, ana she also was obliged to anchor to keep clear of the ground ; and so did the BOhooner Caledonia, which the Yarra towed out. A light S.W. breeze that sprung up in the afternoon carried tho Mary Grant and the two last named vessels clear of danger, but failed to make the slightest impression upon the Union, which, however, held her position, with two anchors ahead, so long as she remained in sight from the beach. Alive to the imminence of her peril, her egdbts, Messrs, Roypo, Mudio, Mod to Biit wwpwntg *;& tbr own e f tto

Challenge for that vessel to run out on last night's tide and tow the brigantine out of danger, but were met by a direct refusal, as Captain Wilson point blank, and we add very properly, objected to jeopardise his ve33el in an attempt of, to say the least, doubtful result. Should she come to grief, we sincerely nope that a searching enquiry will be instituted to, if possible, account for a disaster which, we believe, could very -well have been averted by the judiciosia exercise of a little simple seamanship. The only vessel that towed in yesterday ■was the ketch Enterprise, coal-laden v from G-reymouth, and she left the Grey on Thursday morning. The s.s. Kennedy, Captain Carey, sailed from Nelson at 6 p.m. on the 23rd inst., and arrived at Westport at 3 p.m. on the 2 1th. Disembarked 20 passengers, and next morning broke bulk and landed 40 tons of cargo during customs hours. Left again at 5 p.m. for Fox's, arrived there at 10 p.m., and having discharged 5 tons of cargo, she proceeded to Greyniouth, and anchored off the bar at 3 a.m. on the 2Glh, and crossed at 7 a.m. j discharged 20 tons of Nelson cargo and 2180oz of gold shipped at Westport by the Bank of New Zealand, and also landed 10 passengers. She then hauled up to the coal wharf, took in 30 tons fuel, and yesterday, at 7.30 a.m. left for this port, arriving alongside the wharf at 10 a.m. She brings 20 passengers, 10 tons of cargo, and 40 sheep. Fine ' •weather "was experbuced during the entire passage. The coasting steamer Bruce left port on Tuesday last at 6 p.m., bound to Northern 1 ports. She fii-3t called at Fox's, and there landed passengers and cargo. After a short stay made for the .Culler, arriving at Westport at 5.30 a.m on Wednesday. Delivered freight and shipped 10 tons of cargo and 14 passengers for Mokihinui, for which place she left the following day at 7 a.m., and arrived at 10 a.m. Remained there one hour, and loft foa Westport, entered the Buller 011 the same tide, and having taken on board a few passen- j gers and 22550z of gold shipped by the Bank of New South Wales. She put to sea again at 10 p.m. and ran for Fox's, but the bay being closed by a heavy surf, she pushed on for head-quarters, and arrived at Gribson's Quay at 9 a.m. yesterday. Fine weather and smooth water was experienced during the run down, the return trip being marked by a heavy westerly swell that created a very bad surf upon the coast. Captain Kerlcy reports that the s.s. Beautiful Star arrived in the Buller roadstead from Dunedin, after an excellent passage of 63 hours. As she was too late on tide to enter the Buller 011 Thursday morning, the Bruce conveyed her passengers and mails on shore. The Star was to have crossed the Buller bar either on Thursday night or yesterday morning. The steamers Bruce and Kennedy left the river on last night's tide, and, although the darkness was intense, both vessels elfcctcd capital departures, and when clear of the break notified their safety by buraing bluelights. The Bruce is bound for Okarita, with twenty-five tons of cargo and a fair sprinkling of passengers ; the Kennedy li'ffc for Nelson via intermediate ports, and carried away some twenty passengers. The s.s. Claud Hamilton was tendered by the Yarra yesterday morning, and afterwards took a departui'e for Nelson and northern ports. We regret to say that the p.e. Huntress is " piled up" on the South Spit, this being tho result of an attempt to bring her into the river two hours and a-half after the tide had turned upon the flood. The Huntress was returning from a visit to the northern ports, Groymouth being the la3t that she touched at, for the purpose of coaling. She arrived off the bar yesterday morning at eleven o'clock, and although the red flag was down, she headed for the river, bumped across the bar into deeper water, but being caught upon the port bow by tho fresh running out, she took a sheer across the current, and tho next moment was hard and fast upon the tail of the Spit. She worked higher up during the day, and an attempt to heave her off 011 last night's lido ended in a failure through tho warp parting. We hope to see her afloat this morning.