ARRIVALS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 290, 24 November 1862, Page 4

ARRIVALS.

Draco. s.R.. Tsl'Luchlan, from Melbourne, IGlh Ocio:;'-'!-, 51) pa'.sGiv.cir-'i horse?. Royse, Mudie, and Co , af'.enf-. .'ma, Ehip, Chambers, bound for Calcuttafrom Otp.^.-.s' put l»;ck. Tibuiia, s.s., Jarvey, from Lauuciston via Inverc::rvi!i, gen oral ovrs^o," 21 passengers. Robin.-on and Ljilii:, atf-nu. Vv'id Vv'a-o, schooner, Simpson, from Stewart's I:In:; !, timber. Bullock and W»lkev, agents. florin Bird, s.s., Alutulle, froai Wellington and LyMcHy.i, t>;-.sacngers, ciittk', hoises,pi»B. Lloyd, Tag{rJrt. aii.l 6-. ci.a Will!, .schooner, Cullen, from Auckland, timber. J. A. aid 11. EaiKl.'agents. PJaiirt, p.s., M'Donald, from Taieri, general cargo. 11. iiougiitun, r.gyut. BKPAKTUBB. Triton, scliooncr, 120 tons, for Oamaru, timber. I'ASSKNGKR LIST. I\r Tibmia, from luvcreargill and Launceston— ]\lfe r.srrt W. Sjieer, A. Wataon, D. Drake, It. Qou^h, (.v. <j-Jo. J. Li'.liu, C. Kendall, C. Purkiss, Mra Watu>\\ i\);d t'.vi)fhildvon, Miss M'Leod, Miss Taylor, and ei'r'it in tho stct-ri^g'i. W'v Oiiieo, from Melbourne—L. Meredith, Esq., M. It. A., Messrs Kwansjn, Bcott, Murphy, Garrt-tt, Nc-sMtt, j-lci'l, Turnbull, Keith, Hchusley, Mr and Mrs Day and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Borrall, >frs Th(irn.son and Hervaiit, Mrs Taylor, Miss Green, Mrs Whitiingtou and 4 children ; and twenty-live in the slccraiie.

'The ship Jura, which sailed from this port about a fortnight aj;n, bound f'ov Calcutta, put back to-day (Sutid.iy), after being buffet ted about by contrary •winds and heavy gale 3on the New Zealand coast ever since her departure. She returns to refit, having, duriu*; the iircvalencc of these gales, carried away a deal cf hex1 canvas and lunning rigging. On tlie 15th of November, when in lafc. 4y S. she had the first of a succession of heavy gales, accompanied by a tremendous sea, which broke aboard of her, carrying awr>y three of her stanchions and main rail, ana starting twenty feet of the covering board. On the same day she had her mnin-toprail split. Similar •weather continued up "till the 18th, during which time, her sails and running rigging gave way more or Ick.s, and the ship laboured very heavily. Among other parts her fore and main truss gave way, and she up:it a second main-topsail. On the 20th again cjiialJy severe weather was experienced, splitting both main-topgallant sail and fore-topsail, and carrying r.way topsail-sheets, &c. The fore-yard was also disabled. During this time the weather prevailed from W. to W.S.W., the vessel being in latitudes 47 find 48 S., Captain Chambers bore up for the Bluff, but so violent was tho gale that the ship could make nothisig to the windward, and in reaching North, he was also bafiled by a strong gale from the N.E. At j.iai", on Saturday, he was able to niul;e the land off Port Otigo, and ci.me in to-day with a fair wind the vessel anchoring for the time below the rest of the shipping. As the City of Hobart must hare experienced the same description of weather, there is a, fear that she has been again somewhat detained on her upward passage.

The steamer Titania, previously reported as having sailed from Lnunceston for Invercargill, reached the Port curly on Sunday morning, Shu left Launsestbn ou ttifi 11th. and had a line run over, making the pruisnge in five days to the Bluff, whence she subsequently proceeded to InvereargUl. From Launceston she brings a small quantity of cargo, and she has also on board a quantity of galvanised iron, whisky, aval vf.olasses, being portion of the cargo of the ship I'ljiiig Mi^L, which is now in process of recovery. Attempts had been made to lift the Guiding Star, but at the time there was Kome hope of the effort being si;cccsm;], the beam employed broke, and she is understood to have.sunk in a worse situation than that iii which she was originally run ashore. The Titania is sister ship to the Guiding Star, which was formerly named the Oberon, being built on exactly tlvj fame linos and according to the same dimensions. At a time when the trallic between the two places is daily increasing, she will be n great accession to the moans of communication between Otago and Southland, and the proprietors are fortunate in having her rmdtT the command of one so experienced in the colonial trade a* Captain Jaryey. Oaptain Jarvey is ■well known on the Tasmanian coast, and on the occasion ofhis present passage he was presented bj his passengers with very warm addresses, which will he found in another column.

The Storm Bird reached the Port on Friday evening, proceeding subsequently to Dunedin. By her we hare later papers both from Wellington and Lyttelton. Previous to her present trip, the Storm Bird had undergone v thorough overhaul, including several improvements. The schooner Wild Wave, from Stewart's Island, passed up to town in the forenoon. Some of the men who had been employed in conneelion with tbe floating of the Victory, report a very ■unfortunate termination to Mr Scott's latelabors. According to the report, the vessel was fairly afloat on Saturday, and steam was being got up for the purpose of steaming hey out to sea, -when the main chain, as the vessel strained upon it with the swell, gave way, and the vessel's head was again driven shorewards, undoing all the late, labor of the engineer and his stnif. \\ c whall have the correct particulars on Monday, In the meantime it is possible that the change in the position of the vessel may not be so serious as described.

The steainsliip Omeo, with the English mail, arrived in Port tins (Sunday) afternoon, having left Port Phillip Heads at 5 a.ni. on Sunday, the 16th instant. During the first part of the voyage she experienced fine weather, and favorable winds; then strong winds and heavy sea. wliich proved very dangerous for the horses, of which there were 143 on board at leaving. On Thursday night, 20th instant, strong N.W. winds were experienced, with a heavy sea, causing the ship to roll so heavily that a row of stalls, containing nineteen horses, gave way, setting the animals at liberty. But for the prompt manner in whicli Captain M'Lacblan and crew had the horses all; ecured by the feet, the consequences might have been serious. One horse, during the gale, was "precipitated into the hold, but, strange to say, was brought up next morning not much the worse for his fall. Eight horses died on the passage, this result being caused by the continued rough weather. The speed of the Omeo has been considerably increased by improved machinery, and she would hare made a rnpid passage, but was obliged, on account of the fcor e3, to run before the wind to the southward, and come round Stewart's Island. Her new machinery -was also more stiff in its working than it is likely to Ibe in future. The mail arrived in Melbourne on the afternoon of the 11th inst., having been telegraphed, frora Adelaide on the morning of the 10th. - The delay in the departure cfthe Oraeo to the 15th was caused by the circumstances of her engines not being •perfectly finished. The Southland portion of the mail was brought on here. The Northern portion has been transferred to the Queen, which saiis early. As usual we have been favored by Capfc. M'LaChJan with files of English papers, in addition to tIiQBS, of i pur, Victorian, contemporaries.

TheAlhambra, which is intended for the Otago trade, is reported as having sailed from England on the 25th September last. She belongs to Messrs. M "Meckan and 131ack\vrod's line.

A new staair.er, to be sister ship with the Won^ra Wongaand Storm Bird, is-stated to be ia course'of construction at Dundee.

Another addition to the steamer aceommoflation of Dimcdia was brought down hy the Oiceo in the shape of a handsome littla river boat, the property of Mr Archibald Keith. _Vessels on berth ab Melbourne for Otago—Vibilia. 2\ ty ofMdtontw, St. Clair, and iJenjamia Heane. Ihe Moutezuina had sailed via, Port Albert: the Midas for the Bluff- the Mount Alexander for the Oiutha. _ The Kate Waters had Bailed for Newcastle, and the St. Magnus had arrived thence. The Greyhound made a very quick passage up. The Excellent, reported as sailed, has arrived at the Bluff.

A nev/ vessel, intended ior the harbor lightering and t-lie coasting trade between tl;e Bluff, Invercar-' gull, ;m'l Riverton, will shortly be launched. She is about 40 tons, and is built by W. Bray, pilot, JNew lliver ilQKiiS.—lnvercarg-iU Times, Kov\ 21. J. lie ship Excellent cast anchor about noon to-day ohe brings 4,000 sheep for Messrs Crisp and Thomosoa. wLicu appear to1 be in capital condition, and include about 500 really fine c wee. 120 sheep are reported to have died on the passage.— invercaryill Times, Nov. 21.