IMPORTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 636, 8 October 1867, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Dancing Wave from Hobarton — 50 bags flour, 80 do bran, 50 do oats, 10 do •wheat, 3000 palings, 30 pigs, 26 bags carrots, 449 bags potatoes, 20 bales chaff, 1 crate fowls, 2 tierces oysters, 160 cases fruit, 14 cases onions, 16 cases eggs, 31 do oppossum skin rugs, 1 bdle do, 13 bags onions, 45 cases jam, 20 do fruit, 17 do onions, 39 bags seed potatoes, W. Fisher; 42 case 3 fruit, 7 do onions, 1 do oil, 1 case eggs, H. and T. Peak ; 50 bags potatoes, 2 cases eggs, 1 do fish, 50 bags potatoes, Lipseombe. Per Bruce, from Westport, transhipped ex Beautiful Star — 6 qr-casks port, 2 eases, 4 pkga drapery, 5 trunks, 1 case boots, 8 cases, 3 bales, F. Greer. EXPORTS. Per Bruce, for Westport— 6 qr-casks, 4 hhds beer, Pizzey and Co ; 1 keg, 1 case, Williams ; 1 case, 1 keg nails, 1 bale corks, 1 doz buckets, 2 packages, J. Lewis ; 2 cases matches, B. Marks ; 1 bdle, 1 anvil, Field j •4 cases jam, Carpenter ; 1 case picks, Ido lobsters, 2do salmon, 2 do oil, 3-' do brandy, 1 case, J. Solomon and Co ; 2 pkgs, Brown and Lisson ; 2 half-tierces, 6 cases tobacco, 1 case cigars.

The departure of the Egmont was entirely unexpected, as it was understood that she would at least stay until to-day to ship gold and passengers for Sydney, in the event of the Claud Hamilton not being tendered yesterday, aB in that case the orders from head-quarters were imperative that the Claud should proceed without further delay. Tired apparently of her tedious sojourn outside the Egmont " shot the moon" on Sunday night, as yesterday morning she was not in sig'at from the beach, and whatever doubts may have been then entertained concerning her disappearance were set at rest by a telegraphic communication from Greymouth to the agent hero that the "Egmont passed North" at an early hour. Fortunately the Claud Hamilton was tendered last night otherwise a great deal of inconvenience and disappointment would have resulted. The Panama Company's steamer Claud Hamilton was tendered upon yesterday evenings tide by the steamer Bruce, and then sailed for Sydney. She has a valuable freight on board, the produce of Westland, tho total amount being 19,734 ozs., 9 dwts. consigned Ao the Bank of New Zealand. Of this quantity 10,000 0z3., were shipped at Greymouth, and 9754 ozs. 9 dwts. at this port. Ten passengers joined the Claud Hamilton per Bruce. We are glad to hear of the steamer Tasmonian Maid's safe arrival at Greymouth on yestorday morning's tido. She landed the Melbourne mails and the Egmont's Greymouth passengers, and left for Westport on the afternoon's tide. We do not know what has become of the Hokitika passengers who arrived in the Egmont. It iB supposed they were either transhipped to the Claud Hamilton or else taken on to Nelson. If the former, where are they now ; did the Bruce take them on board ? Several vessels were underweigh in the roadstead yesterday, and amongst them we noticed a two-topsail yard brig very closely resembling the old Clarendon. She sailed past the roadstead, and shortly before sunset was just in sight to the northward hove to, head to the westward. We see by the " Argus" that the Clarendon cleared out of that port for Greyraouth. We have a word or two to say concerning the s.e. Airedale, which left without the 10,000 ozs of gold that were waiting for her at Greymouth. The omission was unavoidable on the score of weather, as during the greater part of the Airedale's stay hero both tho Grey and Hokitika bars wero impassable. She hung it out in the roadstead until tho last moment that would leave her barely time to touch at the Buller and Nelson, and reach Wellington previous to the sailing of the Kaikoura for Panama, and then was tendered by a mere fluke. Not the slightest blame can be • attached to the Grey or Hokitika agents. The schooner Ceres and brig Valiant are again on the berth at Melbourne for this port. « Tlie restless little Bruce made another start yesterday for the Buller, and at the fame timo took out passengers and gold-dust tdtthe s.s Claud Hamilton. She shipped about twenty passengers and a few tonß of cargo for the Buller und Mokihinui. Orders to proceed at once to tho Buller, were transmitted by signal to the tug Lioness, yesterday morning, and she accordingly hove up her anchor, and proceeded northwards. She goes expressly to tow in the barque Nightingale, which is waiting in the Bullfjr * '

A large heavily rigged brig sailed up from tho westward yesterday forenoon, and came-to in a weatherly position in the roadstead. None of our port authorities recognised her, and she eventually proved to be the Sarah, from — wo believe — Melbourne j thi§ being her first visit to tho West Coast. We understand that the steamer Dispatch was very severely damaged by (he surf whilst crossing the <3rrey bar outwards on Friday last Several heavy seas broke on board and'eom•plttely destroyed the engine houSe and smashed in the port, paddle-eels:, besides well nigh extinguishing tho fires. It is said that another sea or "two would have sank her outright. ff&'e river continued in a state of high flood during yesterday, and the port in consequence continued closed to inward bound vest's. Only one — the Bruce — crossed •tShe t>ir. We have seldom witnessed 'a Heavier fresh or greater turmoil where the river water met the surf. The lately submerged steamship Black Swan was cleared of her cargo on Thursday, and was towed up the river yesterday, where she will be repaired and put into trim again. The floating docks have also been taken up to their old locality in the Saltwater River, and the episode of the sinking and raising of tlse Black Swan is now a matter of history. — " Melbourne Argus," Sept. 21. On the arrival at this port on the sth inst., of the Panama, New Zealand and Australian Royal Mail Co's steamer Ruahine, a letter, written by Biseop . Selwyn of New Zealand, and signed by him and also by Bishop Harper of Canterbury, and by the cabin passengers, was handed to Capt. T. S. Beale, complimenting him highly on the voyage lie had then concluded, and expressing great thanks both, to tlie Captain and his oQicers for the kind and unvarying attention which they had extended to the passengers during tho voyage. — " Panama Star and Herald," August 24.