EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 975, 5 September 1868, Page 2

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Grayling, outter, from Wairoa Lord Ashley, s.s., from Auckland, on Monday, 14th September

The cutter Glimpse left Wellington on Friday, the 28th ult., at 6 p.m., with atrong northerly wind, and rounded Cape Pallimer at 9 a.m.. when the weather became oalm, and continued so until 2 a.m. on Saturday, when a fresh breeze from N.N.W. was experienced, against which the vessel had to beat up as far as Castle Point, which was reached at 6 am. on Sunday last. After discharging 20 tons of cargo, left the same evening for Uriti, whence, after landing cargo, she took her departure for this port, arriving iv the roadstead at 10 a.m. on Wednesday last, and in the Pot the same afternoon. The brig Maggio left Newcastle on the 10th ult., with fine N.W. breeze, which hauled round to the southward at 2 a.m. next morning, and increased to a heavy gale during the day ; hove the vessel to till next day, when the gale moderated. Finally, the weather changed to southerly, which, with occasional easterly winds, continued until Capo Farewell was sighted on the 23rd ult. Tacked under the lee of Stephen Island for 2£ days, after which made for Cook's Straits, getting as far as the Brothers, when, the wind increasing, took shelter in Queen Charlotte's Sound on tho 27th ; remained there until the 30th, when, upon the wind changing to the N.W., ran through, tho Straits, and rounded Cape Palliser the same night, from whence to port light head winds have been experienced. Arrived at the anchorage in the roadstead at 2 a.m. on W.-dnesday last. The Miiggie brings a cargo consisting of 288 tons coals, 246 bags maize, and a few tons merchandise. Tho schooner Colleen Bawn left Wellington on the evening of ihe 28ih ult., with strong N.W. weather, which continued throughout the passage. Arrived in the roadstead early on Wednesday last, and iv the Pot th« same day. The s.s. Ahuriri, bound for Wellington, took her departure on Tuesday last, at 5 p.m., and arrived on Thursday morning. It was expected the would return immediately to Napier, but we learn that, upon arrival, slie was laid on for the south. The s.s. Slar of the South, bound for Auckland, with 950 slieep and 4 horses, took her departure on Thursday morning. Thftbrigantine Sea Gull left Newcastle on the sth August with flne light weather; the following day the wind changed to south, increasing to a heavy gale, which lasted until the 9th, when it moderated for a few hours and a^ain sprang up from the same quarter with increased violence, and accompanied by heavy rain. This weather lasted until the 38th, when the gale died out. and flue easterly weather was experienced till the 20th, when another northerly gale came on. Passed East Cape on 21st, wind blowing a gale from N.E., arrivingoff Portland Island same day, where the vessel was hove t,o, the Captain not caring to run down the bay during the continuance of the gale ; the next day, tho wind having veered to the S.W., commenced to beat up the bay, but on 23rd was again obliged to lay to until the following day, when the weather moderated and the vessel beat up to the anchorneein the roadstead, arriving at 7 30 a.m. on tho 30th, and in the Pot on Tuesday last.