PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 594, 20 August 1867, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

jfiGii Watkb This Day. — 1.25 a.m.; 1.50 ji.m.

ABBIVED.

August 19.— Nil.

SAILED.

August 19.— Nil.

EKPKCI'ED ABKIVA.I3. Mary, brigtn., from Melbourne, daily. Jane Loi-khavt, brigtn., from Sydney, daily. Mary Van Every, schr., from Dunedin, daily. Keera, s.s., from Dunedin, early. Nil De3perandum, brig, from Dunedin, early. Florence, Bchr., from Melbourne, early. Annie Beaton, schr., from Melbourne, early. Omeo, s.s., from Melbourne, 26th. Mary Anne, schr., from Melbourne, early. Anne Moore, brgtn., from Melbourne, early. Alma, barque, from Melbourne, early. Storm Bird, schr., from Dunedin, daily. Falcon, schr., from Ckristchuroh, early. Thames, cutter, from Nelson, early. Elizabeth Curie, brigautine, from Dunedin, early.

PROJECTED DEPAETPHEa.

Omeo, s.s., for Melbourne, Tuesday, 2?th instant.

Claud Hamilton, s.s., for Nelson, Wellington, Napier, Taurauga and Auckland, Monday, August 26. Harry Bluff, cutter, for Palcihi early. Day Dawn, for Pakihi, early. Bruce, p.s., for Fox's, Buller, and Karamea, to-morrow.

Lord Ashley, s.s., for Bluff, Dunedin and Lyttelton, 22nd instant.

VBS3BL3 IN POET.

Brig— Valiant. Brigantines — Leomda9, Ceres, Mary Anne. Isabella.

Schooners — Day Dawn, Falcon, Caroline, Alice, Three Friends.

Keti-hes — Brothers and Sister, Mary Anne, Jans Anne, Standard, Lloyd's Herald, Floreuce. •

Cutter— Harry Bluff. Si pinners — Challenge, Golden Land, Yarra, Huntress.

IN THE EOAD3TKAD. Bruce, p.s., from Southern Ports.

Yesterday was truly wintry in its weather, as a hard gale from W. to S.W. attended by sharp and frequent rain squalls blew home. A heavy surf, extending far in the roadstead, sealed the port up, and in consequence the steumer Bruce was unable to enter at high water. As indications of a continuance of the gale were not wanting, the agent, Mr Gruei 1 , signalled the captain to proceed to the Buller if tlie Bruce proved unablo to hold her or,i at anchor. The adoption of this alternative was happily avoided as the gale b^oke towards sunset, and although the weather wore a threatening aspect, the little steamer hung it out off the bar, hoping to effect an entrance to-day. From the very marked subsidence in tnc surf last night we believe she will su. ceed in 3" doing, and in that case she will immediately commence loading up for the Buller and the Kuramea rush, and to-morrow nfc midday leave for those places. _ We are informed by a gentleman who procredid to Q-r< yjnoutli in the Persevere, on Patur liij 7 , that a frightful sea ran in the Grey roadstead — ihe broik extending nearly three miles from shore. It will be remembered timt the Persevere was towed down by the Alhanibru, and after relieving that vessel of half a .luzen pHssengers and a few packages of iaijjo, he.ided Jbr'the bar at 6 p.m. She well ninli came to a violent end in the" attempt, b ing no less time lhan three hours in the surf, for in consequence of the very strong current running, she missed tho entrance, and vr.is compelled to make for the offing again to obtain a fresh start. Two hours elapsed before she succeeded, and in the meantime she received a fcurful dressing, as volumes of water broke aboard, smashing her paddleboxes and many of the wheel floats and sweeping away a considerable portion of her bulwarks. She cleared broken water at a point nearly four miles north of the river, then headed south again, and when abreast the liar made another dash for it, and after a hard struggle just managed to gain the shelter of the spit.-j, and there was obliged to anchor, he;- wlieeis being choker] by the broken floats. These were soon cleared away, and the little steamer then picked up her anchor and pa idled to the whurf.

The schooner Dancing Wave appeared in the roadstead yestcriiay morning, having complete I the voyage to and from Hobart Town, (wfcere she loaded up a cargo of produce) in the short space of twenty-seven days, as she sailed from this port on the 23rd ult. We hope soon to see her moored at the wharf.

The schooner Emerald, Captain Whitby, left Kai.ipoi on the 24th ultimo, and had fine westerly weather until off Benmore, when a strong northerly gale set in, which lasted until the 22nd, the schooner then being off the Kaiakora Peninsula, when it chopped round to the south and rendered it necessary to have the vessel hove to. Next morning the weather was so thick that the land was invisible, but at 8 a.m. the schooner was squared away to run through Cook's Straits. At 3 p.m, sighted the Brothers Rocks very close, the vessel running under close-reefed mainsail. At 9 a.m. a heavy sea struck the vessel and washed away many things overboard, and the schooner was making such very bad weather that a quantity of cargo had to be thrown overboard, and a plank on each Bide of the bulwarks had to be knocked out to take the water off the deck. On Wednesday, 31st, the gale increased to a hurricane, the barometer marking 28*84, and a heavy squall struct the vessel and laid her on her beam-ends, but she righted again. The mainsail was then taken in and the vessel put before tiie wind under tho staysail until a chance offered for heaving her to, which was done, and the vessel then behaved well and did not ship any water. Whilo scudding before the wind under bare polos, a heavy sea pooped her and washed all hands off their legs, and but for rteir having managed to hold on by the main boom, all must have gone overboard. The captain, who -was at the wheel, was severely hurt by a water-cask, as also was the mate ; the wheol, also, was damaged, placing the vessel in a dangerous predioament. On Thursday the gale broke off, the vessel having drifted ninety miles N.W. from Steven's Island. Cape Farewell was sighted on Saturday, light winds bloving but a stiff breeze from S.W. springing up, the vessel was put for Totaranui, and lny there for a week. Got under weigh again on the lllh with a fresh wind from E.3.E., which brought her to Cape Foulwind on Monday. Passed the Grey on Tuesday morning, arriving at Hokitika same day ; but in consequence of the bar being impassible, the vessel returned to this port, and was towed in by the Lioness on Thursday morning — " Grey River Argus " Aug. 17. '