PORT OF SYDNEY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2056, 7 September 1868, Page 2

PORT OF SYDNEY.

Arrived, August 25th— Bachel, froffi Foo Chow Foo ; Lady Alicia, from Lytteitoii j IS ovelfcy, from Auckland ; Hermann, from San Francisco y 26th—Armistice, " from Hokianga ; 27th—George Venn, <fr6m Tonga.' Sailed, AususS 25*h—Warwickshire, for Valparaiso ;~26th,"Esk,for"Ningpo.

Port o? Adelaidb.

Arrived,- August 26th—Heather Bell, from Timaru ; Pet, from JLykuelto.a. Sailed, August 26th —Evan^eUne, for Hong Kong. Port of Newcastle. . . Arrived, August 26th.—Susan, from Auckland ; 27th— r Alcandre, from Lyttelton. The Panama and Suez mails were both despatched from Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon. The former were taken by the Tavarua, for transhipment to the Company's ocean steamer Mataura, at Wellington ; the Suez portion being taken by the Rangitoto for transhipment to the P. and 0. Company's sieamer, at Melbourne. Both vessels started within a quarter of an hour of each other, £he Rangitoto having the lead. :■• The schooner Caledonia, from Hokitika, after a protracted passage of over four weeks, arrivedin harbour, on Saturday afternoon, and proceeded to Dunedin yesterday. She sailed from Hokitika on Friday, the 7th ult. with a light S. W. breeze which carried her to off the Teremakau, light variable airs were then experienced to passing Cape Farewell on the 10th, light-westerly then continued to Stephen's Island, when it fell calm; shortly afterwards a heavy S.E. 'gale sprung up, and she ran back to Blind Bay for shelter. Made three -attempts "to" proceed on the voyage, and fina^.y left the Bay on the 17th, still blowing hard. On the I.9th, she sought shelter in Rangitoto Roads, and left again on the 20th; put into Ship's Cove, Queen^Charlotte Sound, .oil the" 21st, and on account of heavy easterly continuing, she remained there until the 28th, when she started with a N.W. breeze that carried her to off the Eaikoras: Light northerly airs 'were then meet, with to off Oamaru on the Ist mst., when she'encountered a heavy southerly gale, driving her back about fifty miles. Next'day the wind hauled round to the "N.W.., enabling her to lay her coufsei On the 3rd she was abreast, of Waikouaiti, and was again met with a ■ heavy southerly gale, driving her to the northward. On the 4th the wind hauled round to S.E, light, continuing* so until* arrival. She brings a few skies and hides. The p.s. Wallace arrived from Oamaru on Saturday fafternoon, and took two of the Harbojr Company's lighters in tow. On rounding Observation Pointj she touched on a spit which runs but, and remained hard and. fast. The Golden Age, on her last upward trip, went to her assistance, and tried for upwards of ,an_ hour to tow her off .without avail. The tide being 'ebb, the Wallace discharged her cargo into, the lighters, and got off on the next flood.' Her passengers were conveyed to DunedH by the Golden Age. ""J> •■ Xll".' ' " : •'■■'■

The steamers Alhambra and Omeo are to; resume the New Zealand trade this month.

The p.s. Comerang arrived from Lyttelton arid intermediate ports at 8 a.m. yesterday, arid- continued her course to Dunedin.

The ketch Midlothian,., from Oamaru, and cutter Advance, from Waikouaiti, arrived yesterday afternoon. ■-_--•-.•

The schooner Banshee, and steamer Peninsula, were'taken into the floating dock on Saturday. The banshee is to have a new false keel, and to be'strengthened with iron knees. The whole of the work is expected to i be finished to-morrow.

The s.s. Taiaroa left Port Chalmers on Wednesday, at 8 p.m. Arrived off the bar of | the Molyneux at 8 a.m. on Thursday. Steamed over the bar at 2 p.m., discharged -9-a^gOjjind loaded produce. Sailed at _3J50 p.m. orrTSaTardayf'arrivLag-TvtDunedin on Sunday at 8 a.m. ...Fine passage down and babk. Theba? is in good condition.