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Star (Christchurch), Issue 694, 13 August 1870, Page 2

The barque Hermon, Capt Harley, cleared the Customs this morning for Auckland, wi£h a cargo of grain. She was expected to sail this afternoon. The ship Zealandia reached Plymouth on June 9, and Gravesend on June 10—passengers all well. The s.s. Phoebe arrived in harbour this morning at 9.15, from Wellington and Northern ports. Captain Worsp reports of the voyage as follows:— Cleared Manukau .Heads at 4.30 p.m., on the 7th inst.; experienced stiff breeze from N. and W., with heavy swell, and arrived off Taranaki at 8 p.m. on the morning of the Bth, when it was blowing hard, with high sea; signalled fora boat to come off, and, after waiting three hours, a lifeboat came out; delivered the mails, and started at 11 o'clock, the wind squally from W., afterwards shifting to S.W., and heavy sea rolling .from N.; arrived off lighthouse, at Nelson at 12.45 on the 9th, and worked up to the wharf by 7 o'clock; left Nelson at 7.30 p.m. on the 10th, and had light variable breezes; got into Picton at 5.45 a.m. oh the lith, and left again at 7, arriving in Wellington at 11,3t>a..m.; cleared Wellington Heads at 4 p.m. on the 12th, with light wind from N.W. up to Cape Campbell, thence. S.W. winds with clear fine weather. We are indebted to Mr Monkman, purser, for full flies. The Phoebe sails for Northern POrts' on Monday.