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Star (Christchurch), Issue 2614, 10 August 1876, Page 2

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ARRIVED. August 10-Flying Cloud, sohooner, 46 tons, Andrew, from HoldtiKa. August 10 -EBthor, brigantine, 47 tons, Johnson, ■ 'August 10—Exoolaior, soliooner, 93 tone, Joiner, ftomPloton. •■■■-■' CLEARED. August 10-Sea Bird, brigantine, 153 tons, "W. H. Meikfehara, for Chatham Island. Passengers-Mrs Brisooe, Messrs B. K. Ohudloy, A. Potts, JH. Mooro, *BAu^UO r -Bl'aokwall, ketoh, 20 tons, Calvott, for Okßin's Bay, in ballast. BAILED. August 9-Deadeinona, ship, 1490 tons, Towlll, for Portland, Oregon, in ballast. Augusti IQ—Sostrel, kotoh, 20 tons, Ruttor, for M'lntoah Bay, in baUaat.' Tho sbiv> Desdoinontt took nor doptwture for Portland, Oregon, last evening. _„.,. A ship was signalled from the South this morning, it will, in all likelihood, prove to be the WooflU(rfe Sooner Sissy was berthed at the TunnoV Wharf, arid commenced to discharge yesterday. The Arrogante, barque, began discharging at No. 1 Wharf yesterday afternoon, and the Young Dlcfc was berthed at No. 3 Wharf. The 8.8. Matau, Captain Urqnhart, left Wellington at 8.20 p.m. on August 7 1 arrived, at Katkoura at 6 tun. on Tuesday, loft again at 9 a.m., arriving in harbour at 6 p.m. samo day, having had Northerly weather down the Coast. She sailed on her return trip last evening. „.,,,„ The brig Sea Spray, Captain Crockett, left Nowcastle on July 21, and put into Port Stephen the aamo day for shelter against a heavy B.H.E. gale, and lay there until July 25, when she took her doporture for this port. Heavy southerly to wostony weather "was experienced on the passage across, Cape Farewell boiiig made on August 8. Westerly ■winds prevailed through the straits. On Friday last, when about twenty miles south of Capo Campbell, 'encountered a most terrific gale from tho southward, tho foretopsail being blown clean away. When the gale moderated the vessel was oil Weilinston Heads, and tho wind then shif tod round to north, and continued from that quarter until arriving in harbour on Tuesday evening. Th© barque Island City, in command of Captain C. H. Linklator arrived in harbour on Tuesday evening from Newcastle. . Tho captain reports loaving on July 12, and experienced strong easterly weather for the greater part of the passago across, the barquo being hovo-to three different times under lower main topsail,, the wind blowing heavy gales from E.N.E. to E.S.E. Capo Farewell was made on August 2, and tho straits oloarod tho next day. On August 4, when off the Kaikoura, met a very severe southerly gale, which lastod for two dayß, the vessel being again hovo-to, and drifted as far north as Cape Pallisor. Here the gale moderated, and from thonce northerly winds wore experienced until arrival. _ . The barque Australian Sovereign, Captain J. B. Baroh, reports leaving Newcastle July 21, and encountering a heavy South-west gale, which lastod for three days, during which the vessel lost part other bulwarks and fore topmast staysail. Tho galo was succeeded by fine Southerly weather on July 24 and 25, whioh was followed by light and variable winds until July 28, when a heavy gale was experienced from tho North-east to North-west. Sighted the land near Capo Farewell at daylight August 2, and ran through the Straits with variable winds. Sighted Cape Campbell on August 4, and the next day met with a torriflo South-west gale, shipping very heavy seas, whioh smashed both tho boats to pieoes, and blew away tho main staysail. uSie gale was followed by variable winds till August 7 at midnight, when it came away from tho Northeast, and brought the vessel into harbour, anohorJng o£E tho breakwater at 6.80 p.m. on Tuesday. The Australian was berthed at Peacock s Wharf to discharge her coal. , Tho barquo Mary Ann Annison, from Newcastle, arrived in harbour early yestorday morning. Captain Hughes roports loaving Nowcastlo on July 1, and had a succession of southerly and southeasterly gales until making Capo Farewell, on July 17; thence moderate wostorly winds to Cape Campbell, when a strong southerly gale was experienced, on July 22. Boh baok to Port Underwood for . shelter, and lay there for seventeen dayanltogebhev, having mado three nttomptfl to get south, and falling oaok time. Finally got away on August 7, in company with the brte Mon., for Tlmaru, forty-two days out from Newcastle j Herald, schooner, for i Timaru, twenty days from Pioton; Zior, Edith Bold, Dunedin, and Cora, bound for Dunodin j and the ketch Luoy James, for Amuri Bluff. Tho lattor was compelled to tako shelter in Port TJndorwood on Saturday, being unable to fetch the Bluff, owing to heavy wind and high sea. Had fine northerly weather from leaving Port Undqrwood up to arrival in harbour. Captain Hughes reports tho death of hla nephow, Benjamin Hughes, during the passage.