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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 11, 16 December 1862, Page 2

The s.s. City oi llobart If ft Melbourne at 1 p.m., on the 6th, and arrived here at 3.30 p.m. f'ti j 11th inflt., bringing the Australian mail? 'ami six j passengers. — Had fine weather the wholo m-uv j down. Sighted die barque Time and Truth oil' Swan Island on the 7th. Sailed for Duneiiin at 3.50 p.m., same day. The Raven lett Sydney on the 28th November, bavin? on board Messrs. Wentworth und Hill, the charterers of the veasol, tliree servants, and 7 horses, 200 rams, 2 earn. 1 dray, &<\, the property of Weßsro. W. and H. Fourteen rams died during the pa.«i«ee. First four duvs experienced strong P. and S.K. winds ; during the rest of the passage had tight 8. and S.W. wind. The Vixt-n, Captain Grieves, from Dunetlin, with general enrgn and ten passcnererp (all well), for Inverenr>;ill, came in on the ]3th for repairs, hftvinjT carried away tho fnrrtopmnst whilst in the act oTotayiner the vessel offthe Xcw River Islnnd. The Vixen left Dunedin on the Oth, had variable and ndverse wind* during 1 the passage; arrived oft' she New River Island about 2 n.m. on the 13th. The weather being; very th'wk and a gale sprin^inp up from the N.U., together with the loss of the foretopmnst. leu no alternative hut to bear for the BlufF. Captain Grioves has purchased a spar, and intends to lose no time in gutting it, set up and making for his destination. A. steamer, supposed to bo tho Aldingn, was observed passing to the eastward, with all sail set, on Sunday forenoon. If it wag the Aldinga, ami she has brought down the English mai 1 , we shall tirobahly receive our portion thereof by the City of Hobart.