SHIPPING.

West Coast Times, Issue 166, 31 March 1866, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP HOKITIKA. ,HIOH WATBR. ' ' ' Saturday ... 9.20 a,m. ... "9.44 p.m. Sunday ... 10.8 a.m. ... 10.32 p.m. ABRIVRD. ' March 29.— William Miskin, a.s., 115 tons, Hepburn, from- Bmco Bay. ChnlL>nge, p.s., from G-roymouth. Bain, Houi>hton, and Co., agents. Murch 30.— Kecra, a,s., 147 toiia, Jojce, from Bruco Ray, Cavov nnd Oillioa, agents. J. B. Ruasell, schooner, 58 tons, Cliu-k, from Lyttelton, Hawks &nd Stroufa, nq;ontß. Persevere, p'.i., Macmeikon, from Greymonth. • s ••Altup. ' Mareli 29.— PerieVcro, p. 8., Maomoikan, for Greymouth. ••'■ ..-, .•••' v ..■■•. ••! : Claud Hamilton, b.s.,' Ponsonhy, for Nelaon. March 30,— 'Kennedy, n. ..-, WJhilw.ell, f<» Brae© Bivy. ••'•'" Australian Maid, cutter, , for Wellington via , Jackson's Bay.' '- ••■.'■•"'- j Thames, outlet for -.Havolock./ .' .' BMTRRBD IH. Lioness, p.s., from OimWtaV v ' '■ ' Claud Hamilton, from Melbourne. CLBIBBD out. ' ■■ t Australian Ma^ fpr rW;eUfa?gtsn yift-Jtick-; ion's Bar. Thames, for Hav.elock< j •„..,-..- ■.., •.'■ • :■*'.}. . Kennedy,for Brtfdo'B'ajr. "' '"■ BipEOTKI)JiBfIIY,AW(.: 'A "{ J. Auckland, s.ii," from Sydney, early. Isabella, from Dunedin. Pearl, from Dunedin. ";■['.''. ¥'-.. '. "'. ■•'■I Dunedin, from Dtmedin early Elfin, from Dunedin early • : - ".■ South Australian, from Melbourno, early,. Gothenburg, from Melbourne, early. Hector, ichooncr, from Melbourne, early. Movne, sohooner, from Melbourne, about «th March. Tararu*, from Dunedin and intermediate porti, on tho 2nd April Jane Lockhart, from ydney, early. •' Liazio Coleson, from Sydney, early. PROJKOTBD DRPABTOBRB, Australian Maid, for Bruce Bay, to-day. Bruce, p.s., for Bruce Bay, 30th. Lioness, p.s., for Bruce Bay, to-day. Mary Anne, for Bruce Bay, to-day. Ion», for Bruco Bay, today . Lloyd's Herald, for Bruce Bay, to-day. Sarah, for Bruce Boy, to-day. Tararua. for Sydney, 2nd April. South Australian, from Melbourne aftd Sydney, thii day. TEBBBM IN POBT. y . Schooners—Caroline, Meteor, Sarah, Tainbo', Lloyd's Herald, J. B. Riusell. Cutters — Mary Anne. Steameri— Yarra, P.ersevere, Lioneia, Keera, William Miskin; WoMga Wonga, Challenge. IMPOBTS. , „ Per Claudo Hamilton— under bond— 2 caies cigars, Mendcleson. Free goodi— 6o. cases fruit, 4 cases merchandise. Dunning ' 1 bale do, 1 bale paper, Watson 5 1 truss do, Htrnett, & Co ; 2 pkpea merchandise, Pritchard and Galloway j 3 hhds eggs, Duff i 6 casks eggß, Buckhart ; 2 casos mevchuudiso, 3 pkgs do, 8 casos do, order 5 leases do, Builen and Co ; 2 bales do, Byrno and Co ; 18 cases fruit, 1 keg honey, SaviUej 23 pkges furniture, Ferguson. SXPOBTB. ' Per Lloyd's Herald— 73 bags flour, 17 pVges merchandise, Seelo ; 32 do do, Holme ; 14 do do, Charles ; 40' bags flour, 7 oases merchandise, Cassiui and Comiskey ; 7880 feet . timber, Wallace & Craig., A very heavy Bea rolled -.upon the boaokyeiterday morning, causing tho "bar", to bo almost impassable. Sevoral vessels', however, crossed ir, amongst them the Lionesß, e.t., with the Australian Maid in tow, the latter being bound to the South. The North Spit ■*ra» rounded safely, and the "bar" almost cleared, when three tremendous blind rollers — following each other in quick succession, •truck both vesseis. Tho two first merely sent a few buckets of water on deck, and gave tho mate of the LioneßS (who was taking soundings at tho tune) a sound ducking, but tho third was a* monster, rolling iii a solid walo of green water somo twelve or fourteen feet high.Captain Whitford, who was at Ihe wheel, marked its approach, and shouted to his mato to " hold on," but before that individual could respond to tho warning tho wave was upon him, and had not tho Lioness risen smartly to it he must have been swept overboard. As it was a great part of tho soil broke' on board, smashing in tho port bulwarks and' dashed the mate with such violence against tho windlass as to render him insouiibifr'. Almost at the same moment tho soa struck ihe •teainer her unfortunate little-" tow " met it, and being low in tho water instead of rising over went right through it. Tho shock to thoie on bonrd must hare beet, fearful, for «he was entirely submerged for quite half a minute, and spectators from tho epit thought she had gono down ; but being a buoyant little craft she roao from her bath unharmed, discharging vo'unlPß of water over the bulwark? on both sides, and tho tow rope fortunately holding good she soon found heraeF in smoother water outside. We are happ) o state that the mate of the Lionesß, although much shaken and bruised, has received no material.iijjary. On her return to the river Dr Beswick was called in to attend him, who pronounced no bones broken, bo that in a day or two it is expected l<e will be •bio to return te bl? duty. The b.i. Wonga Wonga left Wellington at 4.88 p.m. on the 26th instant; 1 with ..pleasant B.W. breezes and fipe weather, and. armed at Helton after a pleasant' r,un, at 8 a.m on the 27th. There she filled up with cargo and took on board 150 sheep, and the next day at 3.30: p.m., left for Hokitika, where she avrirod <xt , 7 a.m. on the 80th, During the passage from Nelson she experienced strong S.W. winds and a heavy head ica. The Bruce, p.»., arrived from Bruce Bay yeiterday morning,' bringing back a few pas•engers but no gold. She left this port with the Matilda ichooner in tpw on the 27th inst., at 7 p.m., bound to Oka'rita. A fresh S.W. breeze was blowing when she left, which bo I much increased during the night that she was j compelled to cast off the lohooner, and steam into the roaditead without her. The latter, however, reached the anchorage under canvai, and next morning followed the Bruco in over the bar, but unfortunately grounded on the north boach where she now lies in a somewhat precarious position. ' Tho Bruce remained in the river that day, and on tho morning of tho 29th left for Bruce Bay with a full load of passengers and about sixteen torn of cargo. She reached the Bay at 2 p.m. and discharged ; end at .6.30 p.m. loft again, and anchored off Hokitika at 3.30 a.m. on tho 30th. The p.». Persevere arrived from the. Grey last night, where she had proceeded to tender the Claud Hamilton. She reports tho Grey "bar as reej bad to cross, as there was a heavy tea breaking on it. When crossing on her U«t trip oat the Persevere shipped a sea that washed away her galley, and started the bul warki slightly. The Claud Hamilton soiled for Nehon yesterday morning. The ichooner J. B. Russell sailct} from Lyt«. telton on the 21st instant, with moderate S.W. breezes and fine weather. On tho 22nd sho WM abreast of the Kftikoran, and on the morn-

ing of the 24th passed Ca"pe Farewell under close-reefed canvas, the Wind having increased to a smart W,S.W. gdlo, attended by a jump, ing head sea. TorwarAa evening, however, it moderated, andwhcttoff Wanganui Inlet foil away to a dead calm, aud hence to Hokitika light airs au<3 calms prevailed. Tho J. B. Russell arrived off tho port on the 29th, and •tood into the roadstead with a two-knot breeze, but owing to a strong " sot " to the W.S.W. did not rcai-h tho .bar until tho next morning, when blio was tnken in tow by tho Challenge and conveyed safely to tho wharf. : Sho brings afu 1 general cargo.