SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF OAMARU.

North Otago Times, Volume VII, Issue 156, 20 November 1866, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF OAMARU.

INWARDS. November 16. — Mary Ann Christina, Ritchie, from Tnvorcargill, via "Waiktivn. II. Fiance, Agent. Novembeh 17.— Midlothian, Walker, from Dunedin, via Moeraki. H. Fiance, Agent.

OUTWARDS. NOVEMBER 17.— Hoyul Bride, 319 tons, Waugh, for Bluff Harbor. Daljrety, Kattray ami Co., Agents. November 17.— Midlothian, Walker, for Duncdin. II. Frauce, Agent.

I M P 0 It T S. Per Mary Ann Christina, from Waikava.— 30,000 ffc tinibor, Lemon. Per MkUofchiau, fiom Dunedin. Ex Omeo : 20 cs kerosene, Bee. Ex liowena : 2 cases, Tiaill, Roxbyand Co. Free and duty paid : 1 case, 5 boxes, Finch j 7 cks pitch and tar, Reid and BatliRato ; 2 tar, 1 bale twine, Royse, Mudie and Miller ; 1 tin case, rLissoll ; 1 bl flock, Sumpter ; I bag seeds, A. Douglass ; 1 cs washing powder, 6 cs sherry, 18 brls tar and pitch, 10 bxs soap, 7 guilds tones, 1 box tobacco, 1 doz pio dishes, 12 cs brandy, 2 doz buckets, Cdoz pannikins, 7cs stoves, 12 tarpaulins, C.u gills and M'Lean ; 7 cs stores, Whitehead ; 3 cases. Traill, Roxby and Co ; 3000 ft timber, "Winchester ; 590 do do, Lemon.

EXPORTS. Per Midlothian, for Dunedin. — 14 bags potatoes, Sumpter ; 500 do do, Lemon. Per Royal Biide, for Bluff Harbor. --Part of original cargo from London.

The barque Royal Brido cleared out at the Customs on Saturday for BluflF H.iibor, but has not yet sailed. A pilot was expected fiom Duuedin List night, bo thiit she will piobably take her dcpaituie this morning, The fine ship Star of Tasmania, Culbert, Master, has been chattered by Messis Dalgety, Enttray and Co., and Cargills and M'Lenn, to load wool this season at this port for London dhect. As there is little wool yet to hand, it may be three or four weeks before sho arrives here from Port Chnlmers. Accident in the Harbour. — Yesterday morning about 9 o'clock, a lighter called the Gem, belonging to Mr Donovan, left her anchorage in Dampior'sBay, in chaige of John Baruett and another hand, for the purpose of proceeding down to the Blue Jacket for a load. When in the Middlo of the harbour, a strong puff caught tho the sail, and the craft capsized. The vessel was vei y light at the time. The two hands took to their small dingy. The accident was noticed from shorn, and eevoral boats with willing hands put off to »- e ndei assistance. The Gem w.is taken in tow, and bi ought alongside tho hulk Federation, where, with the assistance of her blocks the lighter was righted, so that sho could bo pumped out. We are glad to learn that no fuither loss ■will bo sustained by the owner than the temporary delay in obtaining a froi^ht. The hands escaped with a cold bath.— Lyttelton Times, 9th instant. "Voyage of tho s.°. Mataura.— The screw steamship Matauia, of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Ewal Mail Company's service, arrived in tho bay about thiee o'clock in the afternoon of 28th Oct. From the favouiable passages made by tho ocean steamers of the same line which had pieviously arrived here, the Kaikouia and the Ruahine, it was anticipated that the voyage of the Mataura — the largest and most powerful vessel of the company's fleet— would be even Btill moio successful, and would tend materially to strengthen and establish tho increasing presticre of the Panama route. Up to a given point this was tho case, and the run from August 7, the day on which the Mataura left Plymouth, until September 4th. when the first accident happened to her machinery, will bear favourable comparison with that of tho steamers already named. The Mai aura cleared out from London on 23rd July, and put into Plymouth, leaving there atone p.m. on the 7th August, With heavy adverse weather, which lasted during tho whole of the following day, fine weather being afterwards experienced to the island of St. Vincent, which was reached at two p.m. on the 10th. After l emaming at the island for three days, and taking in a supply of coal, the steamer left again on tho 19th, at five p.m., and had favouiable weather crossing tho line, aud through the latitude of the S E trades. On September 1, the weather changed from fine to tempestuous, and the steamer had to contend against strong head winds, with a high sea, until the 5th. On the day previous (4th), while steaming against the heavy head-sea, tho duviug- wheel was seiiously disabled, and it was not until some ten days afterwards that the damage was repaired, when steam was again got up, and Table Bay reached at two p.m. on Sept. 15. After a detention of eight days at the Cape, coaling and effecting repairs, the steamer left at four p.m. on Sept 23rd, but had not been three days at sea when another mishap befel her machinery, causing a detention of other three days. Moderate winds and fine weather were met with until the 8th inst. whenaveiy heavy gain was opcountered, during which the foresail and foretopsail were split iuto ribands. On the 21st inst., while nearing the Australian coast, the machinery again got out of ouler; and it was not until four da.\s uftonvards that aho was able to get up steam and reach Port Phillip Heads on Saturday. The voyage throughout is said by the passengers to have been singularly pleasant, and but for the vexatious delays occasioned by the engines geting disabled would also have beon successful. Her commander, Capt. George B. Bird, who has acquired no mean reputation in his profession, having commanded the screw steamship Golden Fleece, and also tho Company's steamer Ruahine, on the West India station, ii highly spoken of, and, together with his officers, was complimented at the pleasant teimination of the passage. The propoitions of the Mataura exceed in every respect those of the Company's steamers which have yot been in this poi t, and her linos although equally fine and symmetiical as those of her precursors, the Kaikoura and Ruahine, are more suggestive of stiongth than fleetness. Like thorn she ia brig-riggod, and fitted up with steam ■winches, and all the latest mechanical improvements. Her length over all is 305 feet, and between perpcudicnlars 235 feet, her be*m being 35i feet, with a depth of hold of 27 feet. Her tonnage, "builders' measuioinent, including engine room, is 1767, nud although she is nominally 450 horse-power, as much as 2500 hor&e power has been indicated. She has three invcited cylindeis, and on her tiial trip she was timod in running fioin the Noie, and also in passing the mrasured mile at the Lower Hope. Tho mean speed attained on the occasion was 13.018 knots, which was consideied by those interested a satisfactory result, having legaid to the quantity of cargo on board— upwards of 1000 tons, dead weight. Her builders are the Millwall Ironwoiks Shipbuilding Company, nnd it is but justico to state that they have succeeded in launching a first-class ves-si-1, and have been unsparing in their attention to useful details. Her saloon is a noble apartment, fitted up in superb stylo, aud when lit up at night is almost Oriental in its appearance. There is a woll stored library, a piano, plunge and shower baths, and accommodation for 130 first-class passengers, and in the second cabin there is accommodation for 75 passongers. There is a washing and drying machine on board, and tho pantry is supplied with a steam and hot chest, steam boiler, steam pcrcolater for tea and coffee, and various other mrangements conducive to the comfort of passengers. On proceeding to Sydney, this magnificent steamei will be thoroughly ovoi hauled, and her machinery put in )>oi feet order, and on tins being accomplished, Captain Bild feels confident tli it the Mataura will hold her own against any similar vessol afloat. — Argus.