VESSELS IN PORT.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1109, 14 December 1869, Page 2

VESSELS IN PORT.

R. T. Turnbull, ship, from London,(ballasting, preparatory to taking in cargo) Jennie Ellingwood, barque, from Dunedin, (preparing for cargo) Star of the South, s.s., from Auokland, (waiting cargo) Tawera, schooner, from Poverty Bay, (discharging) Mahia, cutter, from Wairoa, (overhauled) Hero, schooner, from Wairoa, (loaded) Why Not, ketch, lightering Greenwich, cutter, lightering Sturt, Colonial Government gunboat, from Wellington, (waiting orders) k PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Mahia, cutter, for Wairoa, early Star of the South, s.s., for Auckland, to-day ' Tawera, schooner, for Poverty Bay, about middle of week Hero, schooner, for Wairoa, (waiting favorable opportunity) Sturt, p.s., for East Coast, this day Wellington, s.s., for South, Saturday The s.s. Wellington left Dunedin at 2.20 p.m. on the 7th, with fine weather and smooth water, and arrived at Lyttelton at 9.45 on the Bth. Discharged and took in cargo and passengers, and left again on the same day at 6.30 p.m., experiencing a strong northerly gale, with high sea, to Wellington, at which place sho arrived at 4 p.m. on the 9th. Discharged and took in cargo and passengers, and left again at 2.80 p.m. on the 10th, with a strong northerly wind and head sea, and arrived here on the Hth at 2.20 p.m. Discharged the greater portion of Napier cargo, and proceeded to Auckland at 8 p.m ., with the Auckland portion of the Englißh October mail. The s.s. Rangatira left Auckland on the 9th instunt, at 4 p.m., with light N.E. winds and fino weather, with swell, to the East Cape ; -thence experienced light northerly winds and fine weather, and arrived in the roadstead on the Hth at 2.30 p.m. Captain Renner reports having sighted the p.s. Coomerang, on the'evening of the 10tb v afew milSs southward bf the Bast Cape. The Rangatira proceeded southward the same evening, after discharging her Napier cargo. The fast-sailing schooner Tawera left Poverty Bay at 12.30 p.m. on the Hth, with N,E. winds and fine weather. Hounded Portland Island at 6 p.m. the same day, arriving in the roadstead on Sunday morning at 1 a.m., and entering the Iron Pot at 11 a.m. Captain Read reports having seen the Muriwai entering Poverty Bay as he left ; and he also brings the pleasing intelligence of ten large whale boats, full of Ngatiporous, from the East Cape, having arrived at Poverty Bay some two days before he left, on a visit to their friends. It seems that the visit is intended as congratulatory ' on the present state of affairs ; and we may consider it a good omen. The Colonial Government gunboat Sturt, Capt. Fairchild, left Wellington at 330 p.m. last Wednesday, and arrived in Napier at 11*30 p.m. on the 9th; experienced head winds all the way. She brings a number of picked Armed Constabulary (50) for duty at Taupo ; they were landed at the Western Spit, and proceeded to their destination. It is well to remark here that they will be an excellent addition to our force, and great credit is due to Mr. St. John Branigan for bringing suoh a class of men into our midst. The Sturt went out last Saturday for the purpose of finding our lost moorings. Capt. Fairchild had not muoh time that day at his disposal, having to wait the arrival of the N.Z.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Wellington with the grapnels, which he did not get till late in the afternoon ; at all events he made a great effort during the evening, and succeeded in hooking on to part of the cable. It comihg on dnrk ho had to relinquish his work until Monday morning, when he went to work again with his usual indomitable pertinacity and perseverance, and am glad to say succeeded, perfectly and completely ; but not bofore he had orossed and re-crossed the place several times. Capt. Fairchild reports that the pilot's (Mr. Kraeft) judgment as to whero the moorings were, was perfectly correct, and which enabled him to recover them so muoh sooner. A mooring buoy has now been attached to the cable. We have indeed to thank Capt. Fairchild for what he has done ; our readers are aware that we reported at the last attempt that Capt. Fairchild was very sanguine of success, aud only wanted the opportunity and implements to succeed. The schooner Hero awaits a, favorable opportunity for proceeding to the Wairoa. The N.Z.S.N. Co.'s steamers Rangatira and Wellington came into port at one time ; it was a pretty sight seeing the two steamers coming in together. The Wellington was the bearer of the Napier and Auckland portion of the English October mail. She brought a large cargo, but owing to having tho Auokland portion of tho English mail on board, she did not discharge the whole of the Napier cargo. The s.s. Star of tho South .will probably take in her cargo to-day for Auckland. Mr. Symes' vessel, tho Three Brothers, has not made her appearance yet from Port Chalmers, having left that placo in company with the barque Jennie Ellingwood. Shipping has beon unusually brisk during the last week. The Customs revenue is still very good, and more than that collected for the same period last year. A vessel arrived lato laßt evening, most likely the Three Brothers from Dunedin, The Sturt left the Iron Pot last Sunday morning for the purpose of bringing in the barque Jennie Ellingwood, lately arrived in our waters from Dunedin. Some anxiety was felt owing to there not being much more water on tho bar than tho barque drew, coupled with the fact that there was a nasty sea running in at the time. The Sturt fastened to tho ship a little before noon, aud towed her round the barque R. T. Turnbull, • for the purpose of bringing her fair into the channel, and nobly did Capt. Fairohild do his work. He certainly handles the Sturt in a . marvellous manner. His great idea in nearing the bar was to come up, so that when the last of the three heavy successive seas broke on the bar, he would be able to bring the barque bver before the next lot camo, and he certainly did it admirably,He was not a bit too late ; when he saw the last eea break on the bar he gave the word

, " full ateam/' and was up and ovor the bar I l like _bot. After oonnng over the bar ihe ' | tafau- cast off and dropped her anchor, when | I the pilot on board took oharge; and brought I her to her moorings at the Weßtern Spifc,' uNo j damage whatever was done, not even the J breaking of a rope. The Jennie Ellingwood is a very fine superior barque, and one that would readily find a cargo. She is consigned to Messrs. Kinross & 00,, and will take in a oargo of wool at once. The fine barque Jennie Ellingwood left Dunedin on the 30th instant, in oompany with the ketch Three Brothers, also bound for this port; experienced a succession of head winds and fine weather the whole way ; arrived in the roadstead oa Friday afternoon at 5 p.m.