SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 247, 16 May 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

POUT OF WESTPOBT. 111(lit WAT E It. This Day ... 4.36 n.m., 5.10 p.m. A it in V .U.S. May 15—Murray s. 8., Holme.", from Greymouth. J. Kerb/, agent. SAILED. May 15—Murray s.s., Holmes, lor Nelson, in ballast. EXP ECT EI) Alt 111 VAXS. Northern Light, from Melbourne. Florence, from Melbourne. Mary, from- Melbourne. Nelson, from Uokitika. Brace, from Uokitika. Southland, from Dunedin. Waip'ara, from Mokihinui. John .'eiin, from Uokitika. VViillabi, from Wanganui. VESSELS IN pout. Ketches -Mary, Young America, Sea Breeze, Constant. Schooner —Louisa. IMPORTS. Per Murray from Greymouth—Original cargo from Westport:—24 head .cattle, 2 calves, 150 sheep. The s.s. Murray left Greymouth at five o'clock on Thursday evening last, and arrived here during the night. She reports the Grey bar to be in excellent condition. She left for Nelson last evening and will return via Wanganui. She brought baek her cargo of stock and discharged them on the South Spit. Just as the Nelson had got safely off the Uokitika Spit, our old friend the Bruce got into trouble. When the Kennedy received intelligence of the impracticable state of the Uokitika bar her cargo for Uokitika was transhippped into the Bruce, it being considered that under any circumstances almost the latter boat could enter in safety. This idea however proved fallacious for the Bruce on attempting it, got on to the North Spit almost in the very place from which the Nelson had been so recently rescued. Whether being a lighter boat than the Nelson, it will be possible to float her off, we cannot say, but theprobabilities appear to be that she must go through the same process of relaunch. She is however, we understand, in no danger if the weather only hold, and we should not be surprised to sec her to-day or to-morrow none the worse for her overland excursion.

As we announced in yesterday's issue, the Nelson was got oil' without damage, and will resume work at once. She was to sail from Tlokilika yesterday, and was advertised in the Grcymouth Argus to leave that port at 3 p.m. If the Hokitika bar allows her exit, she would very likely put in an appearance during the night -it Wcstport, and be in port before this meets our readers' eyes.

The p.s. Southland's expedition in search of the treasure sunk with the General Grant VeSllgu ui. Oi.ll i»\lu,iv:u 'vCaA3 Stcrno--? <} '"vv^vc disappeared. We extract a brief account of the steamer's proceedings from the Southland Times, but we hope that the particulars may be given more fully, for all in connection with the scene of so disastrous a wreck, and the islands themselves, cannot be otherwise than of the gioii>cat interest. The Southland arrived at Dunedin from the Bluff on the 6th instant, and was advertised to sail for Westport direct on the 11th. We may therefore expect her daily. The s.s. John Penn, left here for Greymouth and Hokitika, but could not got into the latter place, and was obliged to discharge her cargo and passengers into the Yarra. She may be expected back this morning or during the night.