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Star (Christchurch), Issue 243, 22 February 1869, Page 2

High Water, Feb. 2»--11.43-a.m.; 00700 jfcjn.;;

• ;Tfiß barque Pet sailed for Melbourne this iilaj^at 12 noon: > - , n '-" ;Tffli ' tfahjue Collingwbod: sailed' for Newcastle' tM* day, at 12 noon. :. ; • > The schooner Coquette arrived in harbour this morning at 10 o'clock, from Auckland, with a cargo of rice. ' The. schooner Dancing Wave arrived in. harbour morning, from Timaru, with a Cjitgo of wool consigned to Miles and Co. i . . clipper schooner Black Hawk, Capt. Swansori, arrived -in harbour yesterday; at 10a.m.; leftPicton on Sunday, 13th inst., at 3:3o's' experienced strong southerly winds first part of the voyage: since Thursday, had fight N.E. winds. The Black Hawk bringsa cargo of timber, consigned to Messrs Brownell and Co. i The s.s> Omeo sailed for Melbourne, via Wellington and Hpkitika, on Saturday, at fi.l6 p.m., with the English Suez mail. The Omeo will not call at Nelson, nor does she take any cargo for Westport. Captain MacMe f eels_assured that hia vessel will reach Melbourne in time for the English mail steamer, on March 2. The clipper schooner Spray, Captain' Buxton, arrived in harbour yesterday from Greymputh ; .Jeft on ; Feb. 9, at 7 p.«<, being towed over the bar by the p.s. Despatch, and having easterly winds.; passed Cape Foulwind on Feb 10, and on the 12th was off , Wanganui Inlet ; passed Stephens Ishind on the 13th, with a fresh breeze from the north; at 11 p.m; the same day, the wind veered round to SJ2., blowing a strong gale, Mana light bearing E.S.E.,' distance about 8 miles ; : t on the 1 4th at daylight, bore up and came to an anchor off Kapiti Island ; during the three succeeding days it blew a heavy gale, and on the 18th at 4 am., got under weigh with light northerly winds ;,at 10 -a.m. was abreast of Mana Island, and passed a barque. #ame .unknown /bound north; at 5 p.m.j rounded Cape Campbell, and at 6 p.m., the wind veered into SJs.,withamoderate,breeze; on the 19th the wind was southerly,- and when off the Kaikouras on the 20th, the wind shifted to N.E. The Spray brings a cargo of coals to order.