PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1013, 12 January 1869, Page 2

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Excelsior, barque, for London, e&rlf Ida Ziegler, ship, for London, loading Phoebe, s.s., for Wellington and Southern ports, 18th inst. $ Star of the South, s.s., for Auckland, 13th inst. Eagle, ketch, for Coast, 13th inst. SH.M.S. Blanche, for Wellington, early Sturt, p.s., for Wanganui St. Kilda, s.s., for Poverty Bay.

The 8.8. Star of the South, Bendall, left Auckland on Wednesday the 6th inst, at 9 p.m., and experienced light variable winds and fine weather throughout the passage. Galled at Tologa Bay on Friday, at 11 a.m., and landed Mr. Andrew Reeves. Arrived in the Iron Pot at daylight on Saturday. Gapt. Bendall reports having sighted a lore and aft schooner off Gable End Foreland, bound south, and the ketch Eagle. The Star has brought two race horses, Abbess and Discretion, foin charge of Mr. George Cutts. The H.M.S. Blanche, 6 guvs, Montgomery, ar» rived in harbor at 9*30 a.m. on Sunday, from Tauranga and Poverty Bay. She left Poverty Bay at 7*30 p.m. on the 9th inst., and experienced fine weather throughout the passage. The B.s. Ahuriri arrived in harbor yesterday, at 7*30 a.m., having on board wounded men and Nos. 6 and 7 divisions Armed Constabulary, bound for Wanganui. The men were in chargeof the following officers, Major Roberts, Captains Gundry, Swindley, Spiller, Goring, Capel. The Hon. J. U. Richmond was also a passenger by the Ahuriri. The ketch Eagle, Lovelock, arrived in the Iron Pot on Sunday last, at 5 p.m., from Auckland and Great Barrier. She left Auckland on the 29th Bee, for the Bay of Islands, to load coals for Napier. Bore up for the Great Barrier in consequence of very heavy N.W. weather, and on the 31st, loaded firewood. Left on the 4th inst., and arrived at Awanui *6n the 6th. Left same day and arrived in the Iron Pot as above. The s.s. Phoebe, Kennedy, arrived in the roadstead at 4 p.m. on Sunday. She left Wellington at 1.30 p.m. on Saturday, and experienced heavy S.E. swell an far as Cane Turnagaiu, from thence light variable winds and nne smooth water. Lady Bowen, family and servants, were passengers by the Phoebe. H.M.S. Challenger, for Lyttelton, with Sir G. F. Bowen on board, left an hour after the Phoebe, and was seen coming out of the heads. The s.s. Wellington left Auckland at 720 p.m. on Saturday, 9th inst. ; passed East Cape at 4 p.m. on Sunday, and arrived m Napier at 6 a.m. on Monday. From Auckland to East Cape, had strong head winds ; thence till arrival in Napier calm and light winds, making a fine run of 34£ hours. The Siam had cleared in Auckland with a valuable cargo for London, It was expected she would take her departure yesterday. On the 7th inst. the schooner Kauri left Auckland for this port, via the Great Barrier.