PORT OF HOKITIKA..

West Coast Times, Issue 667, 13 November 1867, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA..

High Water, Tnis Day. — 10.50 a.m. ; 11.15 p.m. Nov. 12. — G'a.ra., wind W., fresh; bni'Ometer, 29 68 ; thermonietei*, 50. — 1 p.m. : Wind S.W., strong ; barometer, 2974 ; thermometer, 61. — 6 p.m. : Wind S.W., fresh gale; barometer, 29 >/ 79 ; thermometer, 60. — Weather during day, fine. ARRIVED. Nor. 12. — Otago, s.s., Symons, from Melbourne. John White, ugcnfc. Bruce/p.s., Kerley, from Buller. I<\ Greer, agent. Persevere, p.s., Eobcrtson, from Grcymonth, Royse, Mudie and Co., agents. Emerald, ketch, Whitby, from Christclmreh. Louisson and Co. 3 agents. SAILED. November 12. — Banshee, schooner, Black, for Dunedin. Mary Gumming, schooner, Wigmore, for Melbourne. Glencoe, barque, Philips, for Newcastle. Storm Bird, schooner, Simpson, for Newcastle. Bella Vista, barque, Johnson, for Hobart Town. June Lockhart, brgtne., Fraser, for Sydney. Alhambra, s.s., for Dunedin via Bluff Hai'bor. Egmont, s.s., Jack, for Nelson and Northern Ports, Bruce, p.s., Kerley, for Buller. ENTERED Iff. Emerald, 40 tons, W. Whitby, for Kaiapoi. Bruce, 84 tons, J. Kerley, from Westport and Greymouth. 30 passengers. Persevere, 26 tons, A. Robertson, from Greymouth, in ballast! Alhambra, 497 tons, J. M'Lean, from Melbourne. About 230 passengers. CLEARED OUT. Harry Bluff, 12 tons, G.TJrown, for Brighton. Three Friends, 13 tons, W. Ferrier, for Brighton. Persevere, 26 tons, A. Robertson, for Grreymouth, in ballast. Ocean Wave, 117 tons, T. S. Brown, for Newcastle, in ballast. ; Leonidas, 111 tons, E. W. Bell, for Newcastle, iv ballast. Bruce, 8L tons, J. Kerley, for Westport and Mohikinui. Alhambra, 497 tons, J. M'Lean, for Nelson, &c. Passengers : cabin — Miss Jones, Mrs Haworth, Messrs Jackson Warren, Marks, Samper, and Kellick ; 37 steerage. EXPECTED ABBIVALS. Phoebe, s.s., from Nelson, to-day. Keera, s.s., from Dunedin, early. Dunedin, schooner, from. DuDcdin, early. Anne Moore, brgtue., from Melbourne, early. 10, schooner, from Melbourne, daily. Alma, barque, from Melbourne, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hannah Newton, for Sydney, to-day. Florence, for Greymouth, to-day. Phoebe, s.s., for Sydney, to-day. lona, schr., for Pakihi, to-day. Bessie, schr., for Pakijji, to-day. Nile, schr., for Pakihi, early. Percy, schr., for Mauukau, to-day. Ota^o, s.s., for Nelson, Wellington, Dunedin, and Melbourne, to-day. VBSSEtS IN VOHT. Brigs — Sarah, Esperanza, Valiant. Brigantiues — Ceres, Pilot, Lconiilns. Schooners — lona, Sea Ripple, William and Julia, Matilda, Flying Cloud, Nile, Jessie, Ocean Wave. Darfc, Bessie, Sea Bird, P?rcy, Three Friends. Cutter Harry Bluff. Ketche3 — Mary Anne, Brothers and Sister. Jane Anne, Lloyd's Herald, Florence, Huon Belle, Pearl, Excelsior, Emerald. Sleaniors — Challenge, Golden Lund, Yavra, Favorite, Bruce, Persevere. IX THE ROADSTEAD. Isabella, lighter. Sarah and Mary, brigantine, from Adelaide. Hector, brigantine, from Launceston. Waterman, brigantine, frora Melbourne. Otago, s.s., from Melbourne. Northern Light, brgtne., from Melbourne. Eucalyptus, barque, from Port Albert. nrroßxs. Per Emerald, from Kaiapoi — 436 bags oats, 11 bags bran, 60 bags flour, 8 pkgs bacon, 52 bags oats, 12 bags onions, 28 kegs butter, 40 hams, 45 pieces bacou, 1 keg butter, 24 hatn9, 71 dozen eggs, 2 casks beef, 154 dozen eggs, order. Per Bruce, from Okarita and Westport: From Okarita — 5620z3 4dwts gold, Bank New Zealand. From Westport — 40050z3 lodwts 7grs gold, Bank New South Wales ; 6 cases cheese, order; 1 case drapery, Whyte and Pirio ; 15 ca3es sauce, S. Prosser ; 3 cases, 1 cask, 1 crate, Williams; 4 cases drapery, Glynn and Co ; 1 trunk boots, Isaacs and Co ; • 1 pump, 1 parcel, Morisou, Law and Co ; 1 trunk, A. C. Prifcchard and Go ; 6 casks nuts, 2 cases Jilrnovsds, Dunning Bros ; 1 case shovels, 2 ke£s nails, 1 case, J. Lewis ; 3 cases, 2 kegs, 1 drum, J. Williams. EXPORTS. Per Harry Bluff, for Brighton — 9 boxes soap, 5 cases claret, 3 do pickles, 3 do bitters, 2 do salmon, 2 do sarsaparilla, 1 do hams, 1 do bacon, 1 do porter, 4 casks ale, 1 do vinegar, 5 bags salt, 11 do potatoes, 5 cases ale, M'Kirlane ; 5 cases wine, 3do tobacco, sdo whisky, 2do coffee, Cassius and Co ; 10 bags oats, 10 do bran, 4 bales chaff, Royse, Mudic and Co ; 2 ca3C3 geneva, 2do whisky, 10 bags potatoes, 6 cases candles, 3 hams, 2 bags sugar, 1 half-chest tea, 1 parcel pepper, 2 kegs butter, 2 cases eggs, 1 do onions, 1 do tobacco, 1 parcel seeds, Hall and Finlay ; 6 hhds eggs, J. Duff; 10 cases kerosene, 1 bottle quicksilver, T. Samuels ; 24 bags potatoes, A. Boyle ; 3 cases claret, 4 kegs butter, 2 half-chests tea, 1 package "tobacco, 6 casks ale, Thos. Pringle ; 1 package leather, Flexxnan Brothers. Per ThreeJEViends, for Brighton. — 2 chests, 5 half-chests tea, 1 bag meal, 1 case herrings, 1 tub butter, 5 case sauces, 20 boxes candleß, 4 cases stout, 2 boxes raisins, 1 case maizena, 2 cases salmon, 2 bdls shovels, 11 mats sugar, 6 boxes tea, 1 case sardines, 3 cases stout, 1 case, MTarlane and Co; 8 casks butter, Churches and Ching; 16 bags potatoes, 1 hhd eggs, Brocklehurst ; 4 casks butter, 2 mats sugar, S caFC3 geneva, Churches and Ching ; 10 cases stout, 3 cases jams, 10 boxes soap, 1 chest candles, 1 cask apples, 6 cases kerosene, 3 caEes pickles, 10 cases stout, 16 mat 9 sugar, 4 cases hams, 1 pkgo tobacco, 1 case oil, 2 cases geneva, 6 kegs butter, 4 halfchesi3 tea, 6 bags salt, 2 bag 3 oatmeal, 25 bags oats, 15 bags bran, 22 bags potatoes, Chcsney and Co ; 6 cases geneva, 6 cases brandy, 1 case salmon, 2 cases sarsnpavilla, 3 cases raisins, 1 case oil, 2 cases glass, 21 bags sugar, 10 boxes camlles, 1 cases, Pringle ;°4 qr-casks rum, 1 qr-cask wine, 2 qr-casks randy, Cheßney and Co. Per Bruce, ibr Westport, &c. For Westport — 1 case, 5 parcels, J. L. Munson ; 4 hhds ale, Tonks and Co j 10 bags sugar, 2 cases hams, 1 case jam 4 half-chests tej, Lcnipfort ; 2 bundles wheat, L bundle, 1 case horseshoes, 1 bag nuts, 1 package, 1 bundle ramrods, 1 case ironmongery, T. G. Stone ; 2 ci\rte3 bottles, J. Williams ; 1 box tacks, 1 bag sago, 1 bundle handles, J. Solomon and Co ; 6 kegs naiJp, I case, J. Lewis ; 1 package cigars, Hallen ; 4 wheels, Field ; 1 package, Seaton end Co ; 1 bag nuts, 1 bale corks, Powell and Co; 1 parcel, Cotterill; 42 pieces timber, Sunnier ; 6 bags molt, Bailio and Humphrey ; 200 brlcfcs, 1 furnace, Bank of New Zealand ; 5 kegs nails, 1 bdl fryingpans, 2 coils rope, 1 case axes, 1 keg wedges, 4 bdls buckets, 1 bdl axe handles, 1 case, J. Lewis ; 6 cases bacon, Powell and Co ; 8 wheels, 3 bdls shovels, 1 bill wheels, 3 cases, 1 parcel, 1 cask glass, 3 biils ridging, J. B. Clarke. For Mohikinui— 3000 feet limber, 109 sheets irons, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 pkg, Cairncross ; 1 bale, 1 keg butter, 1 caße, 1 case drapery, 5 boxes

taridles, 3 cases milk, 3 cases geneva, 1 case pickles, 1 case soap, 10 mats sugar, 1 box raisins, 1 bag oatmeal, 3 casos jam, 3 cases whisky, 1 case sarsaparilla, 2 cases oyster3, l salmon, 2 hlf-chests tea, 1 box tea, 1 cask apples, 1 case coffee, Gardner and Co ; 140 sheets iron, Ballinger ; 8 bags potatoes, 4 cases porter, Gardner and Co ; 1 box tacks, 2 cases glass, M'Cracken.

The Panama Company's mail steamer Otago arrived in the roadstead yesterday afternoon from Melbourne. It was ascertained by signal that she had 84 tons of cargo and 98 passengers on board, tho majority for this port. The Otago will bo tendered this morning by the p.s. Favourite, and leave on the same tide j for Melbourne via Cook's Strait 3 ports, and Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff Harbor. Being under mail contract; her dispatch at each place will be prompt and punctual to ensure her arrival at Melbourne by the 26th instant. The P.N.Z. and A.H.M. Co.'s s.s. Egmont, A. W. Jack, commander, left Sydney at 7 p.m. on the sth insfc., and barely cleared the heads when a southerly buster sprung up, and blew heavily for twenty-four houi'3, rising a tremendous cross sea. Fresh westerly weather marked the remainder of the passage. The Egmont anchored in the roadstead afe 5 a.m. on the 11th inst., having made the run in five days and ten hours. During her stay in Sydney she was docked and thoroughly overhauled both in hull and machinery, under the superintendence of Mr Bailey the company's resident Engineer. She is now in a high state of efficiency. Tho Egmont brings up 13 passengers for Hokitika, 20 for Groymouth, and 9 for other ports. She was tendered yesterday by the p.s. Favorite, and left for Nelson and northern ports this morning, via Grreymouth and Westport. The M.A. and N.Z.S.S. Co.'s s.s. Alhambra, Captain M'Lean, left Sandridgo at 5 p.m. on tho 2nd in3t., and after a splendid passage of 5 days, during which light westerly weather prevailed, arrived in the roadstead at 7 p.m. on tho 7th. She has a heavy cargo for various New Zealand ports, and came up with 295 i passengers, of whom 230 were landed yesterday by tho Yarra. The Alhambra left again last night for Dunedin, via Bluff Harbor, and will return to Hokitika via Cooks Straits, to take her final departure for Melbourne on or about tho 20th inst. She took away about 40 passengers. Whilst in Melbourne the Alhambra was slipped and thoroughly over* haulod both inside and out. Her machinery was taken to pieces, and her accommodation fore-and-aft repainted, decorated, and otherwise improved. She is now in splendid condition, and travels like a witch, as proved by the run up, which would have been made in at least twelve hours less timo if her engines had not worked so stiffly during tho first two days. During tho latter part of tho passage her steaming averaged twelve knots per hour. Captain M'Lean reports that the Gothenburg is laid up Yu Melbourne for repairs, and will not be ready for sea until tho ond of the present month. Until yesterday morning we have seen the Bruce once only during tho last twelve days, and that was when sho called off the bar on her way from Okarifca to tho Buller, this prolonged absonco having been occasioned by the late severe weather which visited every part of the coast. Tho Bruco left with a full cargo for Okarita and the Buller at midnight on the 31st ult., ran tho coast up under easy steam, and yet arrived off Okarita bar by 5.30 a.m. next day, this extraordinary quick travelling being accounted for by a strong south current. Without anchoring sho pushed on to the Fivomilo Beach, there lauded fivo tons of cargo and returned to Okavita in time for that morning's tide, crossing tho bar at 10.40 a.m. Landed cargo and a few passengers, and left at 11 a.m. on tho followiug day, and breasted tho Hokitika station, at 5.30 p.m. Having communicated ■with the shore by signal sho pushed on for the Buller, reached the roads by 4 a.m. on tho 3rd instant, and entered tho river two hours later. Tho day being tho seventh, no work was performed, but earlys next morning she commenced to ship cargo, filled up by noon, and stai'ted for Mohtkiuui, arriving there at 3 p.m. Discharged and returned to the Buller on Tuesday, the sth inst, where she was detained by heavy weathor until Die 7th, and having iv the meantime transhipped a quantity of cargo from tho s.s. Beautiful Star, sho put to sea on that day for Greymouth, and came to an anchor off the bar at midnight, entering the river next morning. Landed gold and passengers, and on Saturday made a start for this port, but as we related iv a former issue she failed to clear tho river, and with much difficulty regained tho wharf against a very heavy freshet. It was reported during tho day that the ketch Isabella, which was lying in tho Grey roadstead five weeks out. from Auckland, was in a distressed condition, her provisions having run short. As usual, tho little vessel was full of passengers, the majority being women and children, and applications having been made to Captain Kerley by tho agent to relieve them if possible the Bruce was got ready for a start on Sunday morning, and swung to leave upon tho last of tho flood tide. But unfortunately tho swinging-line fouled, and before it could bo eit'ier cut or cleared, the Bruce fell ibul of the Lioness, smashed her own boat, and slightly damaged tho -port bulwarks forwards, besides carrying away ono of the port quarter bollard-heads. This mishap stayed her departuro on that tide, and wo sincerely regret that the attempt, on Captain Kerley's part, to perform a humane and meritorious action should have resulted in an so untoward an occurrence. He was, however, more successful yesterday morning, as the Bruco managed to clear [the rivor, and at once proceeded to the Isabella, and supplied her with beef, bread, and other necessaries of which she stood in need. The little steamer then headed for Hokitika, arrived off tho bar nearly ono hour-and-a-half after high water, and crossed at once. She brings a quantity of cargo and GOOozs of gold, shipped at Okarita for the Bank of New Zealand, and 4000ozs that were put on board at Wostport for tho Bank of New South Wales. Captain Korley reports that the weather was moßt tempestuous during the greater part of his trip, and tho surf exceedingly heavy along the coast to the northward. The ketch Emerald arrived in theriver yesterday forenoon, towed by the Challeugo, and reports having experienced a long and stormy passage from Christclmreh, which port sho left on the sth ult. She was four times compelled to seek shelter from westerly gales — once at Port Hardy, where she remained a week, and eight days in Totaranui and Tonga roads. Her last refuge was Croixilles harbor, which blio left on the 30th ult, and on the 4th instant anchored off Hokitika. Tho heavy weather of that night drove her to sea with the loss of an anchor and chain, and unwilling to risk her remaining ground tackle, oho kept under canvas until picked up off the bar by the Challenge. The Emerald is produco laden. The steamer Bruce made but a short stay in port as a freight being ready for her, she loaded up yesterday and left again for tho Buller and other port 3 upon last night's tide willi about thirty passengers. We aro informed by the agents, Messrs Carey and Gilles, that the barque Eucalyptus has 100 head of primo cattle on board. She made a capital run of six days from Port Albert, and is almost certain to tow in this moaning. By the Egmont we have been supplied with Sydney papers to date, Nov 6th. The shipping news they contain is unimportant. Tlio brigantine Suannah Booth from tho Bullor arrived at Sydney on tho 3rd inst. Wo observe by an extract from a Newcastle paper, published in the " Herald," that the brigantine Waterman, which is now lying in the roadstead, was built at Newcastle, by Messi'3 Treleaven Bros, who sold her to Messr3 Spences for LI9OO. We have received per Alhambra files of Melbourne papers to date, Nov. 2, and extract from their columns tho following items of Bhipping nows. Tho schooner Martha and

Lavinia arrived at Melbourne from Okarita on the 22nd ult, aud the briganline Union, from this port, reached Newcastlo on the 21st ulfc. The barque Alma and brigantino Mary, both from this port, arrived iv Melbourne on tho 24th aftor long and tempestuous passages. Both vessels were compelled to tako shelter from westerly gales at the entrance of tho Straits, tho Alma, four times, viz., under Swan Island, then in Mussel Bay, again under Table Cape, and lastly unde>- Circular Head. The Alma left Hokitika on the 29th Sept, and wo notice is laid on for the Buller river. Tho Mary only anchored once under Babel Island, remaining there four days. Upon her arrival at Melbourne sho was docked for a thorough overhaul and repairs. We notico that a light draught schooner, the Sarah Ban*, is likely to be placed in the Hokitika trade by Messrs. Spence Bro3. and Co. Tho splendid new auxilliary s.s. Somersetshire, belonging to Messrs. Money, Wigrani and Sons, arrived in Hobson's Bay on tho Ist iust. She loft Plymouth on tho 28th August. The " Avgus" speaks in the highest terms of her build, accommodation and genoral appearance Tho steam-tug Go-ahead, from Glasgow May 10th, arrived at Queeuscliffe on tho 31st, after a very tempestuous passage. Out of 150 ton 3 of iron pipes that constituted her cargo, fifty tons had to be thrown overboard in a gale of wind. The Go ahead is bound to Dunedin. Passenger list per Egmont from Sydney — Saloon — Mrs Williams and child, Mr Brown and eleven in the steerage. The brigantino Northern Light, from Melbourne, anchored in the roadstead yesterday morning. Later in tho day the p. 9. Dispatch came up from Greymouth, and anchored off the bar. The pleasing change in tho weather yester; day gavo tho harbor steamers a fair chance to once more turn to, and although the freshet was to heavy for towing in a good tide' 3 work, was performed inasmuch that the wharf was relieved of the presence of several outward bounders, and the steamers Egmont and Alhambra despatched. The bar's good condition very much facilitated operations, the channel being deep (ten feet), and led to sea with a splendid sweep northwards. Tho steamer Favorite first left tho river to tender the Egmont, and was shortly afterwards followed by the Yarra bound to the Alhambra upon a similar errand. The Yarra made two trips upon tho tide, and performed a very smart morning's work. While the transhipment wa3 going on the Challenge towed out six vessels and fetched in one. Two of tho outward bounders — tho Glencoe and Stonubircl — are away to Newcastlo for cattle. Tho last vessel to cross the bar was the p.s. Persevere from Greymouth. The " Grey River Argus" gives tho following account of tho wreck of the ketcli Cyinraes : — On Friday, ,tho Cymraes, which had been riding at anchor for several days in tho roadstead in a heavy rolling eea, commenced to drug, and at 2 p.m. parted her best bower anchor, with 65 fathoms of chain, in ten fathoms water. The captain then let a second anchor go, with 75 fathoms of chain, which enabled the ve3«el to hold on for a timo . Captain Perkins kept head sail on so as to keep her head to sea, the vessel slowly draging all the timo, but rising to tho rollers. He held on in this way until tho wind lulled, and the- current from tho river caught her stern and brought her broadside on to tho sea, the vessel then being in seven fathoms. The sea was rolling in in immense walls of water, which struck the unfortunate craft like a mass of stone and sent her flying. Roller aftor roller broke aboard, some of the seas being fully twenty feet high, which broke over her and cai'ried away jib-boom, bulwarks, chain lockera, water-casks, nnd dragging the anchor home. The crew had all to take to tho rigging whenever a sea approached, and on one occasion Captain Perkins was all but lost. At 10 p.m., when in the outer break from tho shore, finding the anchor coming home, Captain Perkins slipped the chain and ran for tho bar, which ho drifted across at about 11 p.m., the seas making a clean broach over her. From 11 o'clock to 3.30 a.m., Captain Perkins managed by skilful and daring seamanship to keep her in the channel under canvas in tho hope when tho tide turned that he might get a slant; in. But the wind lulled, and he wa3 compelled to put her on the beach. When sho stranded the sea broke over her considerably, carrying away stanchions and damaging cargo. Tho cargo was landed on Saturday morning, all more or less damaged by seawater. Tho schooner Flying Cloud, which had been at anchor for a full week in bad weather, shifted her position on Friday evening, but eventually parted her cable, and was carried ashore about two miles up the North Beach. The cargo was saved without much damage, but the vessel is a wreck. Captain Underwood, of tho s.s. Gothenburg, which arrived yesterday from Hokitika, states that at eleven a.m. on the 22nd inst., on his passage up, ho sighted a vessel flying a signal of distress, and on bearing down to her found it to be the schooner Florence, thirty-one days out from Hokitika. The master and crew of the schooner wore reduced to great oxtremetics through being quite out of provisions, but their wants were readily and considerably relieved by Captain Underwood. — Melbourne " Argus," Oct 25.