RAGLAN. (From a Correspondent.)

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 218, 2 October 1873, Page 2

RAGLAN. (From a Correspondent.)

September 30. Tan weather here for the put fortnight has been extremely boisterous, with hotVy rain and hail. On Saturday last, we had quit* a hurricane, accompanied by tome of the heaviest rain that hat fallen this winter. The gal* continued throughout the night, working round suddenly to the south-west. Our houses rocked to and fro, and a fow of us expected to dee our windows blown in. Early on Sunday morning a steamer if as seen bearing up for our harbour. The bar at the entrance was one mass o( white foam ; looking through a glass, one could see the heavy sea which was rolling outside. The vessel turned out to be tiie Government steamer Luna, bound for Wellington witli a portion of the outward English mail, which, of course, is too late to catch tbo steamer at Wellington. Everyone who knows tho captain will be satisfied that the weather must I indeed hare been bad when he ran in here for shelter. During Saturday night the two men at the wheel were thrown down ; one of them was seriously hurt in the arm ; it is to be hoped no bones were broken. The gale has not yet moderated, consequently tho steamer is still here, weather bound ; indeed, this evening it is blowing nearly as hard as it did on Saturday night. Raglan harbour of late years has not been often honoured with the presence of a steamer ; an eighteen ton cutter is all we Rsglandf rs can boast of at present ; it is from this craft that our ideas of ships are formed, consequently you may fancy they are rather primitive. Natives residing along the coast state that a tremendous sea is rolling in everywhere. The Luna is to proceed to Nelson to catch the Albion . shoul ■ ihi succeed in getting out early to-morrow morning, she will jusl be able to meet her there, but unless the weather moderates at onco, she will bo unable to face tho bar, as it is blowing u hard now as it did on Saturday night, and there does not appear to be the slightest chance of any improvement for sometime to come, as the glass continues falling.