BLUFF HARBOUR.

Southland Times, Issue 9383, 24 November 1886, Page 2

BLUFF HARBOUR.

.;; , .; ABBJYBD. o Kor^23-:Conußh laas, cutter, Moody, from BUwart Island. " " - '■';,' [':. '„ ';. : ; SAILBS. Hot. 23— Aloestid, barque, 638 tons, Norrui for Oamarn. K.ZJ3. Co, agents. Clyde, ketch, Barker, for Stewart Wand. sxraorao arrivals. From Melbourne— Mararoa. From , northern Porta— Tarawera. From. London, via Napier— Aster ion (sailed SfPfcHJlwr *«&)• Comadre, ship (saUed SeptemProm Auriga, barque (sailtd 24th 4.ngnat . ) ' .4- .'""■• . VMSKLB W PORT. Barques— Gazelle, Elizabeth Mary, Th«> barque Alceatis sailed for Camaru at 7 a.m. yesterday. The barque Elizabeth Mary finished discharging her cargo of coal yesterday and trill commence taking in grain this morning The barque Caberfedh, from Port fcsperance at Port Chalmers, had a very rous?h passage. Captaia Hughes reports that he sailed on 7th November, cleared the land at rioon same day ; met. strong W.N.W. winds, which very soon , freshened to a very heavy gale, during which the foresail blew clean out of the bolt-ropes and she shipped a heavy sea which took awa bulwarks and guard-rail at break of poop and started c»bin companion and flooded the decks fore and aft.; On Tuesday, the 9tb. the gale ye-iredto W.S.W. and.moderatd a little. On the 10th. the wind veered to N.W. and blew with hurricane, forca and very | high sea, decks constantly, full; scudding with lower topsails and storm staysails Thursday and Thursday ?u g i- i°?£ ri day morning at 5 o'clock made the land at Moggy Island, west side of Stewart Island. At 8 a .m. lower fore and main toplaiiSanfl^MntopinMfcaUj'saa Metr clean oat OtthelKUt-ropK; terrific gale and heavy sea, the seas making dean breaches o* er the ship M^ggy Island distant aeven mUes bearing SE. Set reefed maintopsail and jib, which blew away as BO on ai i-Lw, Lt) bore ap for Sf^lfv 01 "-^-'' lay th«e from the 12th to the 18th with two anchors down and a hawser fast to the shore; blowing a heavy gale* from W toN.W. tiie whole time. On Saturday, the 20th, got under weigh with light 8 wind which carried the ship as far as dodfl 9 h Mand. Entered JToveaux Strait on Sunday aormng, Wl th light S.E. winds ; passed Nugget L'.ght at 8 p.m. on the 21st. Had NN E winds from the Ocean Beach to arrival in ide the heads, at 3 p.m. on,the 22nd. i