SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 203, 25 March 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OP WESTPOBT. HIGH WATEE. This Day ... 10.48 a.m., 11.12 p.m. ABIUVALS. March 24;«-*-Wanganui, s.s., from Wanganui. DEPARTURES. March 24.—Lioness, p.s., for Groymouth. EXPKCTED ARRIVALS. Northern Light, from Melbourne. Mary Ann, from Melbourne. Nightingale, i'tom Melbourne VESSELS IN POUT. Schooners—Ada. Ketches—Constant,Mary, Young America. Steamers—Wanganiii. The paddle steam-tug Lioness, with passengers and cargo, left port yesterday morning for Groymouth, where she will be stationed. The screw-steamer Wanganiii, with a cargo of cattle, calves, sheep, and pigs on board, the property of Mr Crolcer, whose shipments of stock have been for the last nine months on a very extensive scale, left Wanganiii at 8.30 a.m. on Monday, and affer a pleasant trip arrived here at 9 a.m. yesterday morning. On her passage she spoke the brig Lady Denison, under the command of Captain iVrnie, who gave Captain Linklator the unwelcome intelligence of the attempted assassination of the Duke of Edinburgh in Sydney. As the brig was under full sail at the time, no further particulars could be gathered. The steamer Southland, so well-known in 'this port, is thus spoken of by Hie "Wanganiii Chronicle," of 22ndinst. :—" Wo notiee (bat the steamer Southland has sailed from Bluff Harbour for the Auckland Islands, for the purpose of making search for the wreck of the General Grant, with a view to the recovery of the treasure on board of that vessel. The " News" slates:—" Mr Teer, one of the survivors, accompanied by experienced divers, is with the expedition, and there is every reason to believe that the combined efforts of Captain Kirkpatrick and Mr Teer will selt'e finally the character of the cave in wh'ch Ibis fine vessel sunk, and throw important light upon many subjects connected with the wreck that as yet are unknown. Both gentlemen possess great nautical expe.ionee, and it' the vessel las nt e ttire'y gone topieces, we doubt not that the enterprising proprietors of the Southland (Spence Brothers) will reap gi eat benefit from the speculation they have so spiritedly entered upon." March 24. —Bruce, p.s., from Hokitika. The paddle-steamer Bruce left Hokitika at 10 a.m. on Tuesday for Poxes and Westport, with passengers and cargo. She experienced thick weather and a strong N.N.E. wind. She passed she Despatch off Point Elizabeth, lying N., also the Lior.css at the 17 milebeach, the Waipara oil' Razorback at 3.20 p.m. Anchored at, Foxes at 3.5U, discharged cargo and passengers. At 4.30 p.m. left for Westport, where she arrived at 8.15, it was raining hard at the time.