SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 669, 9 June 1870, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

WEST PORT,

HIUII WATER. This Day ... 6.1 a.m., 6.32 p.m. To-morrow 7.3 a.m., 7.34 p.m. ARRIVALS. •Tune 6—Tlose of I "den, ketch, 30 tons, Stevenson, from Lytteltou. Stilt Bros, und Co., agents. Satellite, cutter, 20 tons, M'Donald, from Wanganui. Preeth and Greig, agents. . June 7—Mmitiy, s.s., sfi tons, M'Uillivary, from Greytnouth. J. I'aul, agent. DEPARTURES. June 7 —Murray, s.s., .U'Gillivroy, for Nelson. Sarah nnd Mary, sclibonor, 151 tons, Duncan, for Melbourne. Spence Bros, and Co., agents. PASSENGER LIST. Per Murray, from Hokitika and Gipymouth ■—Messrs butehuUy, 'Cropman, Hoktsworth, lioss, Gordon, Foot, Seaton, Zala, Constable Gorman in charge of two prisoners and one lunatic. Ber Murray, for Leiden —Mrs M'Nairc and 2 children, Messrs Batc-holly, Cropman, Boot, Hetty, and one lunatic. IMPORTS. •Per Rose of Eden, from Ly ttelton —60 bides chaff, 100 bags potatoes, Id cases cheese, 50 bags flour, Mitt Bros.; 20 bags oafs, Bailie and Humphrey ; 40 sides bacon, Powell and Co.; 50 bags oats, 20 do wheat, 30 cases cheese, 4 do coffee, 2 do pepper, 2 do spice, order. Per Satellite, from Wanganui—lo6 sacks potatoes, 162 gunnies do, 70 bags bran, 38 do carrots, 30 do chaff, 17 bales do, Breoth and Greig. Per Murray, shipped at Hokitika—2ooo ft. - timber, Bull and Bond ; 1 case drugs, Williams and Co. Shipped at Gre\ mouth—--4 cases drugs, Farrell; 1 case drapery, Smith. EXPORTS. Per Satellite, for Charleston—Bß sacks potatoes, 145 gunnies do, 95 bags bran, 30 do chaff, 38 do carrots, 40 do salt, 17 bales chaff, Freeth and Greig. The s.s. Murray, M'Gillivray, left Westport for Nelson on Tuesday afternoon, towing out the schooner Sarah and Mary, bound for Melbourne.

The following is the decision respecting the accident to the iieautiful Star, screw steamer: —"Report of James G. Wood, Esq., Prinpipal Officer of Customs at Wanganui, respecting the damage sustained by the s.s. lieautiful Star on the 12th instant in the River:— That the damage appears, by the evidei>ee, to have been caused by the vessel striking upon (apparently) a sunken snag, lying in the Wanganui River, nearly in raid-channel. That the nature of the damage done was a hole in the vessel's bottom —nearly underneath the boiler—causing her to leak badly. That t' e vessel was uninsured, so far as the master is able to state. That all circumstances considered, no blame attaches to the master, John Christian, his officers, or crew. That the existence of any particular snag, larger and more dangerous than others, appears to have been unknown to the master. That the accident and damage resulting -therefrom were such as any steamer is liable to. in steavninsr up or down the Wanganui Known to be m tne cflannei, are allowed to ren'ain there."

The ketch Folly, Turner, bound from Lyttelton to Kaiapoi, with a cargo of coal, was wrecked on the Kaiapoi bar at about 4 p.m. on Friday, 27th May. Mr Peterson, the pilot, was on the north side of the vessel taking the bar about 3 p.m. When just inside the bar, the wind died away, and he saw them letting go the anchor. The vessel remained in that position about an hour, and then drifted in among the breakers. There was a heavy sea on at the time, and the vessel, after tossing about in the breakers for a' few minutes, was seen to capsize. Mr Peterson heard screams, and being unable to eitlier get near the vessel or render any assistance himself, immediately proceeded to Kaiapoi for assistance, and reported the matter to the police. Volunteers were soon found to man a boat, in company with Mr Peterson and Constable Q'uin; and go to the rescue, in hopes that the crow, which consisted of two men, would be found clinging to the vessel. Darkness had set in before they arrived at the bar, and finding it impo siblo to reach the vessel, they searched the beach for some hours, when they vfound the body of one of the men, Robert ' <~!ainpbell, and brought it to Kaiapoi about 11 p.m. The-body of Captain Turner was • found on the South Spit, near tlie Kaiapoi !>ar •next day. The pilot and several others it up to Kaiapoi in a boat, and handed it over to the charge of the police.— Juyllelton Times. 'The schooner Dunedin, while proceeding to sea from Hokitika on Wednesday, June 1, in tow of the Lioness, had the misfortune to take the ground on the tongue of the North Spit, where she stuck fast in spite of all efforts of the tug to dislodge her. There is a very sharp turn round at this pflrt of the channel, and the vessel hugging the spit too closely, while the steamer had lost power over the tow, was the cause of the cacastrophe. The schooner, which was timber laden, was lightened, and gear ringed out to the South Bpit for the purpose of heaving her off, which was accomplished at night, and .the schooner sailed for Dunedin at 11 a.m. next day.— &rey Argus.

The brig Magnet, bound for Melbourne from Greymouth, was towed to sea on the :2nd instant by the p.s. Dispatch. She took 7-8 tons of coal as ballast.