PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 90, 15 September 1863, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Sept. 1-Itit, lam. TIDES. High watc- at Blufl* Harbor at full and change 1*10; range four to eight feet. High water at New Eiver Heads ono hour sooner ; there is, however, very littlo difference between the time of high water at tlio head of. the Bluff and the jetty "it Invercargill. DAILY TABLE. a.m. p.m. Sept. I.l— High water 2 5 ... 1.45 Sept, I(s— iv 2.50 ... 2.30 •Sept. 17— do 3.3;"> .. 3.15 IS WARDS. September 10 to 14— Nil. OUTWARDS. September 10 to 14— Nil. ixwAitDs co.vsrwrsß. September 10 — Aphrasia, p.s., Cheyne, from Invercargill. September 13— Titania, s.s., Jarvey, from Invercargill. September 11— Star, schooner, from Kiverton, wind hound. OUTWAKDS COASTWTSB. September 11— Aphrasia, p.s. Ciievne, for Invercargill, cargo ex Now Great Britain. September 11 — Threo Mslers, schooner. Lawson, for Invercargill and Riverton, cargo ex New Great Britain. September 11 — Titania, s.s .Jarvey, for Dunedin. VESSELS IN POKT. \ New Groat Britain. PROJECTED DEFARTCnE.I. New Great Britain, on or about the 17th instant, or Dunedin. EKPKOTF.D AUBTVALS. Aklinga, R.M.S.S., with English Mulls, from Melbourne, this day. P.dina, s.s., on or about (he 17th instant. .A Ihambrn, s s., from Melbourne, ,-ihout 1 Sth inst. Aldinga, E.M S.S. .from Duuedin forMelbuurne, early on th"-* ID h instant. Harwood, ship, from London, daily. Hclenslec, ship, Brown, from Glasgow, daily. ! Tho White Star ship, S'ar of In -"ia, received on board yesterday, about four hundred and five of i the volunteers for New Zealand. She takes hor j departure at an early hour this morning, — Mcl- i bourne Herald, September Ist. ! Tlie clipper schooner Balmoral has made a ' spanking* run from Invercargill. She has only i heen absent from this port twenty-two days, anrl . during that time lia** landed a full cargo at Invercargill, and taken in ballast belore return. She I nlso was delayed some days owing to the want of I lighters. The vessel is in excellent trim, and under ! tho ahle command of Captain Clcary has rnnde an | astonishing passage. The master reports seeing a large ship on Tuesday, about fiO miles from the land, steering WSWi-r in the direction ot Hobart i T-'wn. Hud strong winds throughout the passage [ and on Monday had a gale from the WSW. Saw a brig steering* east, 50 miles westward of tho Colanders last Thursday. — Hobart Town Advertiser, August ii7th. The India, from Invercargill, arrived at the wharf at ten o'clock last evening, after a passage of eight days, having had li_ht easterly winds throughout, and has been off the Pillar since Sunday. No vessels have heen seen. The following arc the passengers by tho India — Cabin . Messrs Kidd, Johnstoin, Dubois, and Lovett : and two in the steerage. — Hobart Town Advertiser, Aug. 27. The clipper barque Bella Vista, Captain Ton ncr, came to an anchorage Inst evening, after a passage ', of nineteen days from Invercargill. Captain Tonner reports that he left fhe Heads on the 7th, and from tho evening of the Sth, for nine coys, had a continuance of most terrific gales. Such svas the force, that Captain Tonner, who is au old navigator in these waters, declares that he has not seen anything to nqu-il them for ten years. Thu gales were from WSW to WSW, aud after being eleven days out, Caotain Tonner found himself within a few miles of tho placo of starting, being within fifty miles of Capo Saunders, near Port , Chalmers. On the evening cf the Iflth, Stewart's Island was passed, and on the n oruing of the 25th, Maria Island was made. — Hobart Town Advertiser, August S7th.