SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

West Coast Times, Issue 609, 6 September 1867, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

UORT OL? lIOKITIKA.

Hian Water This Dat.—2.49D at.— 2.49 a.m.; 3.1-1 p.m. Moox— First Quarter, To-dax, 11.4 p.m.

ARRIVED.

September 3 — Kennedy, s.s., Carey, from Nelson. N. Edwards aud Co., agents. Huntress, p.sf, Murphy, from Greyraouth. Carey and Gillies, agents. Persevere, p.s., Robertson, from Greymouth Royse, Mudie and Co., agents.

BAILED.

September s—Airedale,5 — Airedale, s.s., Kennedy, for Wellington.

BXPBCTBD ARRIVALS. . Claud Hamilton, s.s., from Nelson, 6th inst. Sarah and Mary, brgtn., from Melbourne, early. Stormbird, schr., from Launceston, daily. Jessie, schr., from Sydney, daily. Bella Vista, barque, from Hobart Town, daily. Florence, schr., from Melbourne, early. Hannah Newton, from Sydney, early. John Bullock, schr., from Melbourne, early Pilot, scbr., from Melbourne, early. Mary, brigtn., from Melbourne, daily. Jane Lockhart, brigtn., from Sydney, daily. Nil Desperaudum, brig, frbm Dunedin, early. Mary Anne, schr., from Melbourne, early. Anne Moore, brgtn., from Melbourne, early. Alma, barque, from Melbourne, early. Storm Bird, schr., from Duuedin, daily. Falcon, schr., from Christchurch, early. Thames, cutter, from Nelson, early. ElLzaboth Curie, brigautiue, from Duuedin, early. Harriet Nathan, barque, from Hobart Town, daily.

PROJECTED DEPABrFBES. Egmont, 9.8., for Melbourne, to-morrow. Kennedy, 8.5., for Fox's, Buller, Karamia, and Nelson, to-day. Bruce, p.s., for Buller and Fox's, to day. Claud Hamilton, s.s., for Sydney, to day. Alice, schr., for Fox's, early. HuntreßS,p.s.,for Fox's, Pakihi, and Buller, to-day. Jane Anne, ketch, for Pakihi, early.

VESSELS IN BOUT. Brigantines— lsabella, (lighter.) Sfliooners — Falcon, Alice, Qusen. Ketches — Mary Aune, jane Anne, Florence. # Strutnera — Challenge, Golden Land, Yarra, Lione3B, Kennedy, Huntress. IS THE ROADSTEAD. Alma, barque, from Melbourne. Stornbird, schr., from Lauuceston. Sea Eipple, schooner, from Hobart Town. Bella Vista, barque, from Hob'art Town. Gloncoe, barque, from Hobart Town. Jane Lockhart, brgfn., from Sydney., Sarah aud Mary, brgtn., from Melbourne. Mary, brigantine, from Melbourne. Mary Grant, brig, from Melbourne. Union, brigantine, from Melbourne. Dunedin, schoonor, from Dunedin. Harriet Nathan, barque, from Hobart Town. Stormbir'l, schooner, from Duaedin. Clara, brigantine, from Melbourne. Anne Moore, brigantine, from Melbourne. Rambler, schooner, from Greyniouth. Glimpse, cutter, from Napier.

The barque Donna Anita, from London, arrived at Nelson on the 28th ult., after an tmprecedentely long passage of 211 days.

We have received per s.s. Airodale, Dunedin papers to the 29th ult. In connection with shipping the intelligence they contain is unimportant. The schooner Star of Tasmania cleared out for this port with a full cargo on the 26th ult, and the brig Nil Disperandum also fully laden sailed for the same destination on the 27th, The schooner Caledonia, which sailed from Hokitika on the 15th ult., entered in at the Dunedin Cii3tom House on the 27th.

The Panama Company's branch mail steamer Airedale which arrived on Wednesday night from Dunedin via Cook's Straits, was tendered by the Persevere yesterday, and left again last evening for Wellington. 10,000 ounces of gold were shipped in her by the Bank of New Zealand for transmission to England via Panama, 7,5000zs being cleared at Greymouth, the balance 2,5000zs at Hokitika. Two passengers booked through for England, viz., Mr John Stewart, late a bookseller of this town, and a gentleman from Greymouth. We gather from a telegram forwarded to Mr White, the agent, that the s.s. Claud Hamilton had left Nelson for the West Coast and would, barring mishap, arrive off Greymouth this morning. She will work both the Grey and Hokitika bars on to-day's tide, and leave direct for Sydnoy this afternoon.

The bar was not in good workable condition, yesterday notwithstanding the weather was everything that could be desired and the surf uncommonly light. It was, however, not impassable to vessels in tow, as proved by a daring feat performed by the steamer Persevere, which acting under orders from the agent, took the lighter Isabella in tow and made for the river, the Isabella being full of cargo transhipped from the steamers Claud Hamilton, Egmont, Rangitoto, and Omeo. It was a neck or nething attempt, the draught of the lighter, seven feet, being about equal to the depth of water upon tho bar, but determined to have the cargo on shore one way or another, Mr Royse ventured his vessel, and is we are glad to say no loser thereby as she now lies safe and sound at the wharf discharging The channel, however, was first tried by the Lioness, which proceeded to the roadstead for the purpose of relieving the Sarah and Mary and one or two other vessels of their passengers, and providing the bar had been deep enough, she would have returned with a vessel behind her, but as the lead gave barely seven feet whilst a sharp current still ran north her captain decided it was better to be safe than sorry, and brought his vessel back unencumbered with a tow. On tho previous night the Persevere, towed by the Airedale, reached the roadstead from Greymouth, and shortly before high water yesterday ran in with her mails, passengers, and cargo, and having hastily discharged, left tho river again, this time to fetch the lighter in. She made light work of the tow until the river current met her in th'o purf, but there her want of power to manage so heavy a vessel as the Isabella became painfully apparent, for the first check of the warp stopped her way, and gave her stern board. Then the Isabella took a sheer to the north, and for several minutes hung broadside to the sea, and —as we were afterwards informed by the captain — took the ground fore and aft. During the next few minutes the position of both vessels was perilous in the extreme, for although the Persevere recovered way and forged slowly ahead it was feared she would foul the old Huntress, whilst the chances against the Isabella " piling up" on the North-beach woi'e very slight indeed. Fortunately tho North current bad by this lime slackened, and this circumstance we believe alone saved them, as tho Persevero found time to struggle foot by foot past the Huntress, whilst the lighter bumped and rolled about, and helped a little by a light breeze that filled her square sail, scrambled over the bar into deep water. Even then she •was far from safe, as the Huntress threatened to bring her up, but just in the nick of time ; the Harbor-master's boat (under the direction of Captain Heron) ran a line ashore from the steamer, and nearly two hundred pair of willing hands having tailed on to it, she soon increased her speed, and a few minutes later was together with her" tow clear of danger. We were glad to notice the attention and smartness displayed by the Harbor-master's crew on this occasion, and certainly- the crowd on chore rendered efficient eerrice, for we verily believe that bad the P^roevere been left tt mv own rwouroi, »b.« wquld not, have

saved her charge. She afterwards ran out to the Airedale with gold and passengers, and being late on tide, remained in the roadstead all night. We nve happy to say that the release of tho Huntress was cleverly effected yosterday afternoon, the attempt to float her on Ihe morning's tide liaving proved abortive, through one of the warps parting just as her bows had reached deep water. Another lino was run out, and steam got up at noon, and as the tide flowed the warps were taken to tho main shaft, tho engines set going, and, after a couple of hours steady heaving, tho old boat swung clear of the ground, and the lines being smnrtly slipped, she headed down stream and steamed out to sea. She then turned and made for the river, and after two attoinptß succeeded in entering, and is now at the wharf. She will leave for the Buller this afternoon at two o'clock. Captain Turnbull left in the Bruce, on (we believe) a tour of inspection to Greymouth, and tho Buller ports. Captain Heron, late Harbor Master of Olrorita, will attend to the duties of this port during his absence. We hail with pleasure the return of the s.s. Kennedy to these waters, which she has not visited since the latter end of July, and for the future we hope that her attendance will be no less punctuual than of yore, when she averaged two, and sometimes three trips a month. The Kennedy left Nelson at 11 p.m." on Saturday last, and rounded the sand spit at daylight next morning in the teeth of a strong westerly breeze that increased to a heavy gale by the time she breasted Cape Farewell. She was, however kept going, but made slow head way up the coast, as her arrival at the Buller did not cake place until Monday at 3 a.m. Landed fifteen passengers and thirty-five tons of cargo, and left again the following day at 2 p.m., arriving in Grey roads at 11 p.m. Anchored for the night, and at tide time on Wednesday she crossed the bar before a heavy surf and gained the mooring place safely. Disembarked ten passengers and fifteen tons of cai'go, and shipped forty tons of coal and put to sea again yesterday at 2 p.m., arriving in tho roadstead at 4.15., two hours after high water. She steamed for the bar and met the Persevere then going out with the Airedale's passengers, and being informed by her master that the channel contained seven feet water, Captain Carey made a bold dash at the bar, and although the ebb-tide and freshet combinod created a strong current, his smart little steamer stemmed it splendidly and gained tho river without touching ground. She brings four passengers aud ten tons of cargo for this port, and will leave again on this afternoon's tide for Fox's, Buller and Karamia.

The entire cargo of the schooner Queen from Lyttelton, was disposed of by auction yesterday afternoon, by Mr G. W". Binney, and fetched very liigh prices. Passenger list per Airodale from Bluff and Dunedin. Saloon — Mrs and Miss Shaw, and sis in the fore-cabin.

The report we published iv yesterday's issue concerning the cutter Elizabeth's mishap at Greyraouth on Wednesday, is somewhat incorrect, inasmuch that the Elizabeth was not towed off by the Kennedy, but was washed off the beach by the strong back tow, and by a great piece of good fortune managed to get her head round to sea and sailed through the break. She was afterwards towed in by the Dispatch.

The general shipping business of the port has been of an average character during $ie month, but there has been rather a dulness in the export trade to Hokitika, New Zealand, owing to the closing up of tho entrances to the harbor by the late heavy floods, but the trade will no doubt be resumed with activity as spring advances and the approaches to the port re-opened. The shipment of horses to the same place is becoming more limited, but the export of hard fruits, timber and other articles, the produce of this colony, to the West Coast of New Zealand and to the neighboring colonies has been during the last month quite equal in extent to that of the month preceding, and there is good promise for some months to come of full engagement for our regular intercolonial traders. — "Hobart Town Mercury," Aug. 26. There is very little chance of tho schooner Vistula being again floated off Oamaru beach for sea service, 'ihe damage sustained by her getting on shore is more serious than at first anticipated — her starboard bilge is knocked in her fettocks and wooden ends started, besides other damage. She is expected to be sold for whom it may concern. — " Otago Times," August 28.

Desertion and Salvage of the Basque Othello. — In the Singapore journals of the 20th of June, the following particulars of the desertion of the Sydney barque Othello are published :—": — " The captain and crew of the British barque Othello arrived here on the 12th inst., in the Sarawak schooner Courier, and "reported to the Master Attendant that bis vessel had struck on a sunken reef at sea, and been lost. The Othello arrived, in charge of Mr William Hutton, chief officer of the British barque Zoe, Captain Von Bargen, from Saigon for Singapore. The Zoe arrived' here next morning, and from Captain Von Bargen's and Mr Button's statements we have a few particulars: — On the 27th May, iv lat. 4deg. 12min. north, lon. 108deg. 39min. east, Captain Von Bargea espied a ship with all sails furled, apparently resting at anchor. Later, after cousidering the depth of water, the chief officer of the Zoe, Mr Hutton, went aloft, and saw thnfc the vessel had both anchors lashed on tho rail. He reported the circumstance to.Captain Von Bargen, who went close to the barque and hailed her. Getting no answer, he ordered the chief officer to lower a boat and board the vessel, which he did, first hailing and getting no answer. He found two feot of water in the well, and written in chalk upon tho cabin table was the inscription, ' Barque Othello, of^Sydnoy, came on reef Monday, 20th ; left on Tuesday, 23rd May, for Sarawak.' Strewed about the cabin were a number of charts, papers, broken bottles, boat notes, &c. Mr Hutton immediately returned to the Zoe, and reported the state of the vessel to Captain Von Birgen, who ordered him to go on board'- again with eight men, and take charge of the vessel. He did so, and set to work at the pumps. He found after a time that they had gained on the water, and next morning reported to Captain Von Bargen that there was only Bixteen inches of water in the hold, whereupon he sent men on board to the pumps, and in a short time the water was reduced to twelve incheß, at which the pumps sucked. Captain Bargon then ordered the mate to sail in company with him, keeping the eight men to work ship, wliich was done until near Singapore, when Mr Hutton worked her in himself. •The Othello, which has a valuable cargo of Manilla hemp and sugar on board, appears to have been bound from Manilla to Sydney. Captain Von Bargen believes she must have struck on tho Success Beef, to the north coast of the Great Natunas, and have either blown or floated off, as she would seem, from outward observation,- to have lost only a portion of her false keel. According to Mr Hutton's repoi-t, she \vu3 making only one inch of water in four hours, ever since the pumps first sucked. We have, therefore, excellent reason to congratulate Captain Von Bargen.Mr Hutton, and the crew, lor tho prize wliich fortune has so unexpectedly placed in their hands, the salvage on which it is, as yet, impossible to compute. The captain, whose name is Sullivan, was owner of the vessel. When Mr Hutton first boarded, there was no evidence that a single effort hud been made to save he. The same journal of the 20th June says : — ' Captain Snllivan, of the Othello, which was reported in daily paper as having been salved by Captain Von Bargen, of tho Zoe, intends, wo learn, to make an effort to regain possession of the vessel and cargo. Counsel have been engaged on both sides, and we presume the case will come on for hearing at the next civil session."