LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 222, 28 January 1869, Page 2

LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED. Jan. 23 — Antelope, cutter, 17 tons, J. BSaJcolmson, from Akaroa. cleared. Jan. 27 — Hydaspes, ship, 2092 tons, E. S. Babot, for London : Passengers, cabinMrs and Miss Harris, Mr Hastings Harris, Hiss E. Grierson, Rev. and Mrs J. C. Ragahaw, Miss Bagshaw, Mr and Mrs W. H. longbottom, Mr Taylor, Misses Taylor (3), and servant, Mr Collins, Miss Mason, Mr and Mrs F. N. Broome, *<lr and Mrs Tuckey and j four children, Mrs Mohn. | Jan. 28 — Bruce, p.s., Christian, for Wel- j Engton, Nelson, Greymouth, and Hokitika. | Passengers— Mr aud Mrs Bedford, Mr Harris. j imports. In the Antelope, Master, agent : 4,600 ft ■ sawn timber, Order; 10 casks cheese, 4 cases do, J. Daly ; 53 cheeses, J. Dransfield ; SO do, fl. Hawkins ; 1 box fruit, DOyly ; 1 *>, do, G. Turner ; 1 do, do, Miss Lamb. EXPORTS. In the Hydaspes, Miles and Co, agents : 3242 bales woo, 11 sheepskins, 6 bdls do, Miles and Co.; 69 bales wool, Walton, Warner and Co.; 121 do do, .1. M. Heywood and Co.; 860 do do, E. S. Dalgety and Co. ; 244 do do, Matheson's Agency; 13 do do, H. Matson and Co.; 45 do do, Morrison, Schlanders, Ketcher and Co.; 12 do do, Cobb and Saw•ell; 114 dodo. G.Gray, Russell and Co.; ®-l do do, G. Gould; 17 do do, Revell and ©>.; 109 do do, 2 skeepskius, Belcher and Fairweather; 12 bales wool, G. Booth; 5 do «fi>. Hon. R. Daly; 41 do do, 1 bale tow, Halswell Flax Company; 1 bale wool, A. 16 do do, 239 sacks wheat, Wood Brothers; 29 sacks sharps, W. H. Lane; 18 casks, 2 tanks cocoanut oil, 3 bales cotton, E. Bfeece; 137 bales wool, 2 sheepskins, G. Holmes; 3 pkgs merchandise, Rev. Usher. VEBSELS IN HARBOUR. Hydaspes, ship, from London. Blue Jacket ship, from London. Glenmark, ship, from London, ilermaid, ship, from London. Jeanie Duncan, schooner lady Don, schooner. Black Hawk, schooner. Volunteer, schooner. Jupiter, ketch. Bigh Water, Jan. 29, 4.32 a.m.; 5.03 p.m. The barque Collingwood, previously reported at the Heads, from Newcastle, was towed up to the Port anchorage on Saturday iwrenoon, and was shortly afterwards ordered off to Lyttelton, for which purpose she dropped down below the shipping. The Barque sailed from Newcastle on the Bth inst., and had fine weather and moderate HJE. winds for the first five days. Light •ontherly breeze 3 were then met with, and w*ere followed by strong S.W. winds and feavy seas, which prevailed to arrival at the Beads on Fuday evening.— Otago Daily Times, Jan. 25. During the past week the wool supply has Seen coming in very fast to the ships in port, which have found it necessary to work night and day in order to keep their decks anything Bee clear. The despatch which is being esed by all concerned will enable the first vessels to get away much earlier this year Sban on the previous one. The main cause of this is the large quantities that are coming forward from Oamaru and other coastal ports. Ih round numbers, the ships in port had on Board on Saturday evening the following ■amber of bales : -Chile, 2050 ; Beautiful 3tar, 1700; Agate 1000; and Timaru, 300. The Chile requires upwards of 1000 bales •sore; the Beautiful Star about 600; and the Agate about 1200, to complete loading. — Otatio Dai'y Times Jan. 25. The following copy of a letter from Capt. Wolfe will be found of great interest to sommanders of vessels using Banks' Straits; — " 57 Nelson road, Emerald hill, Melbourne, 56h Jan., 1860 To the Chief Harbour master, Melbourne. Dear Sir, — Supposing the sock which the Salamander struck a few days since is not getierally known, and from the bearing given by Captain Clarke, thinking it aright be one I had seen some years since, •"tei*ha;>s you would make the following public for the benefit of shipping taking that route. Some n>ne years since, in one of my voyages from Port Albert to Hobart town, beating ffnough Banks Straits with the last of a S.E. gale, with heavy sea running, but fineweather, I distinctly saw a heavy break within a cable's fongth of us while standing towards the Black Reef; tacked off. and immediately took the following bearings (compass): — Mount William, S.W. W.; Swan Island gghthouse, W.N.W.; *-t George's Rock, S. \ W. I reported it at the time, on arrival in Hobart Town ; but as Captain Bentley, who was then in command of the City of Hobart, Brading to this port cou'd not see anything of y& for several trips, although on the look-out ior it, it was supposed not to exist; but I l&elieve it has been fully verified since then, loth by Captains ' hurch and Lucas, well- - known and old coasters, but I believe never jaade public — I remain, dear i-'ir, your most e&edient servant, E. B. Wolfe." The long-looked for and overdue barque Socrates, from Frederickstiirlt, Norway, put m an appearance yesterday, with a cargo of tfraber, portion of which is consigned to Messrs Dalgety, Rattray, and Co , and the remainder is for a Lyttelton firm. The Socrates sailed from Norway as far back as the 29th of August, and has consequently Seen 148 days on the passage. Captain Jacobsen informs us that heavy adverse weather was met with in the North Sea, and tane weather in the English Channel. The Barque took her departure from the Lizard on the llth September, and had variable winds until the 2nd of October, when she ffiught the N,E. /trades, which were, however, af only short "duration, and were succeeded by

calms, light airs, and heavy rain, until the SE trades were fallen in with in lat. 3 N., and the Equator was crossed on the 31st of the same month, in long. 23 W. The S.E. trades were carried to lat. 20 3., when the wind gradually hauled round to the northward and eastward. The meridian of Greenwich was crossed on the 15th of November, from thence to the Cape, which was passed on December tbe 2nd, she experienced teasing baffling winds. Her easting was run down in 'at. 40 S., until nearing Tasmania, when a more southerly course was steered. Strong southerly and S. W7 winds prevailed from the Cape until sighting the Snares on the afternoon of the 19th inst., when a strong SE. breeze set in, which was foitunately only of short duration and veered round again to S.W. Cape Saunders was made on Friday evening, when she stood off the land for the night, and drifted past the port. The only land sighted was Madeira on the 30th of September, and Trinidad on the 18th of November. Notwithstanding her long passage, the vessel comes into port all staunch, and her crew have enjoyed good health. — Otago Daily Tines, Jan. 25. ma^m^f^mtmm^.^KMm^nmmm^Bms^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.^^m