SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume 1, Issue 135, 6 January 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

POET OF WESTFOFT. HIGH WATER. " This Pay G.O a.m G. 24 p.m. ARItIYALS. January s.—Sarah, from Melbourne. Margaret Campbell, from Newcastle. Profiler and Sisters, from llokitika. Coomerang, from llokitika. ■. DEPARTURES. January 4.—Pruce, for llokitika. January 5. —Keera, for llokitika and Dunedin. EXPECTED 'ARRIVAL. 'Nightingale, barque, from Melbourne. Ahuriri, s.s., from Wellington. Leonidas schooner, from Melbourne. Wallaby, s.s., from Nelson. Murray, s.r., from Nelson. VESSELS IN TORT. Schooners—Lucy and Adelaide, Glengarry. Cuttei—Dart. Ketch—Brother and Sisters. Steamers—Waiparu, Southland, Coomerang. CUSTOMS ENTRIES. INWARDS. January 4—Keera, s.s., 147 tons, D. Joyce, from Dunedin. J. Powell and Co., agents. OUTWARDS. January 4—Pruce, p.s., 84 tons, James Kerley, for llokitika via Fox's. F. Greer, agent. Keera, s.s., 147 tons, D. Joyce, for llokitika. J. Powell and Co., agents. PASSENGER LIST. Per Keera —Mrs Lloyd, and four children, Miss Carr, Mr Smith. IMPORTS. PcrKeera—9 pkgs, Lloyd ; 4 cases drapery, 2 pkgs do, 1 truss do, Smith and M'Dowell.-

The steamship Coomerang returned from Hokitika on Saturday night, and entered the river with yesterday morning's tide at. an early hour, taking up her berth in the lagoon. We believe it is intended to despatch her from here for Nelson. The Southland went out yesterday and brought in the ketch Brother and Sisters and the brig Sarah. The first was berthed by Captain Leach in the lagoon, biit the s cond having catt!o en boa;d and being sharp bottomed, it wes feared that at the fall of the tide she would reel over too much and cause the cattle t j bo smothered by lying over each other. Slio was, consequently, mooreel a little to the eastward of Stanley Wharf until her stock can be landed. We hope that the rain which fell heavily lust night, may not have the effect of causing another fresh, in which case her position may not prove a very agreeable one, as she might possibly drift down on to the broken piles and snags that are still hanging about the remains of the wharf. The ketch Brother and Sistei-s (commonly known as the " Barracouta," on account of her disproportionate length and thinness), Captain Prentis, came in yesterday from Hokitika with an assorted cargo. The brig Sarah, of 121 tons, Captain Booth, owned in Melbourne by A. G. Fisher and Co., left Port Phillip Hcaels on the 27th December, and passed the Islands on the next day, with fresh westerly winels, which she carried with her till the 31st. Then at one time freshened into a gale ; this carried away her fore-topsail and mainsail. From this time she experienced light S.W. and variable winds until her arrival. She sighted the steeples on Saturday morning, although the weather was very thick and hazy. Remained beating about in the offing all Saturday, and anchored on Sunday morning in rather dangt rous proximity to the shore to the northward of the harbor, nearly abreast of the Orawaite. This appears to have been owing to some tardiness in giving the signal which directed the master to anchor where he did, instead of telling him so anchor when his water shoaled to a certain number of feet. At high water the Southland took her in tow, and brought her in across the bar. She has on board 38 head of cattle and 200 sheep, shipped by P. G. Deahan, to order. Their owner accompanies them. The sheep are very favorable samples of Australian stock, but the cattle are very far above the average. They have both arrived in admirable order, considering the very trying voyage they have had. This may, in a great me isuro, be attributed to the care to provide efficient shelter, combined with due ventilation by the placing of a sort of temporary deck over the hold, which completely protected them from the weather. Captain Booth, whoso first visit this is to Wcstport, reports the Nightingale and Leonidas as loading for this port when he left, and having passed on the night of the 31st December at midnight, a large steamer steering westward. Wo are indebted to his courtesy for late files of Melbourne papers. The Margaret Campbell, three-masted schooner, arrived in the offing yesterday from Newcastle, and the Southland wont out. to offer to tow her in, but being coal-laden and very deep, it was not considered that there was a sufficient depth of water to render it safe for her to enter. The Claud Hamilton is expected to arrive off the port to-morrow, and will be despatched immediately afterwards for Sydney direct. A steamer will take passengers out to her with<ont extra charge.