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West Coast Times, Issue 691, 11 December 1867, Page 2

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Per Persevere, for Greymouth — 22 packages luggage, 1 case, Royse, Mudie aud Co. ; 25 sheep, J. O'Donuell.

The boom of a guv last night announced the arrival outside of one of tho three expected ocean steamers. Owing to the great distance she anchored off shore, we were unable to ascertain her identity, but incline to the belief that she i 3 the Phoebe from Sydney.

The p.s. Bruce relumed to port last night, and so completed a trip that in every sense was a successful one. She left the river on Friday last at 5 p.m., arrived off the Bailor at daylight next morning, and crossed the bar at tide time. Discharged a considerable cargo that day, and on" Monday her services were called into requisition to tow in the brigantine Susannah Booth and the schooners Eeron and Crest of the Wave. She performed the work successfully, and then ran alongside tho s.s. Beautiful Star, and transhipped from her nearly thirty tons of cargo for Greymouth and this port, and afterwards took in 100 sheep for Greymouth from the schooner Heron. Left tho Buller at 8 p.m., and steamed to Fox's, where sho landed several tons of cargo, and at 1 a.m. yesterday proceeded onwards, arriving in Grey roads at 5.30 a.m. Entered tho river at 7 a.m., disembarked twenty passengers and sixteen tons of cargo, and loft again for Hokitika at 6 p.m., reaching Gibson's Quay at 8.30 p.m. The Bruce brought up thirty-five passengers and twelve tons of cargo. , Captain Kerley reports that the s.s. Beautiful Star arrived at Westport on Saturday night, having been detained twenty-four hours in th«* Buller roads by the floo-ied state of the river. The briganliiie Susannah Booth is from Sydney, cattle and sheep laden, and the schooner Heron, from Melbourne, with general cargo. The Crest of the Wave brought down a cargo of produce from Duuerlin. The Bruce experienced lovely we.ilher during the trip. She leaves for Okarita this ''evening, at seven o'clock, and will proceed to Jackson's and Big Bays if suifijicNt indu> c nont oilers.

Tho y>.?. Xekcn cleared t! c river yesterday morning, bound to Kelson, via Greymouth and BuMer. She took away a few passengers for northern ports.

We are glad to hear that preparations for the removal of the wreck Gratitudo aro in a farwarJ state, the Government having boen quietly workiug tho last day or two to effect her total dcs'ructiou by the aid of gunpowder. The charge will, we understand be placed in a position at low water this morning, and fired when the wreck is covered by a sufficient depth of water to reader the shot effective. We hope the experiment will prove successful.

The condition of the bar, yesterday, was everything that could be desired, as both channels contained plenty of water, and were absolutely free from surf, in fact, tho placid surfa.ee of the sea was scarcely broken by a ripple. Unfortunately there was very little work on hnnd, and that little fell to the tug Challenge which towed- in the brigantine Mary and schooner Storm Bird on the morning's tide. The Tarra ran out in expectation that the Gothenburg would arrive, and spent the day in the roadstead "fishing. She reentered the river last night without her quarry, the Gothenburg not having Bhowod up. Anticipating tho arrival of the stcamera Otago and Phoebe from Melbourne and Sydney, tho steamer Favourite proceeded to the roadstead last night to wait for them. The p.B. Persevere, which arrived from Greymouth in tho morning, returned to her station on last night's tide, with sundry packages of luggage and cargo. Discharging the several late arrivals at the wharf was vigorously proceeded with yesterday. Tho Anne Moore broke bulk and landed a good deal of cargo before five o'clock, whilst tiie schooner Maid of Erin was all but clear of cargo by tho Bamo hour. She will finish to-day, and is to leave for Melbourne upon this afternoon's tide, t the despatch u?ed in her case having been 'exceedingly creditable. The Lizzies Coleson's hatches were opened at svn early how, and the little vessel considerably lightened before sunset. Eighty tons of tho Mary's cargo were landed from the lighter Isabella ; tho brigantine will open hatches this morning. We cannot speak too highly of the manner in which the Storm Bird's cattle wcjnj landed and cared for after landing. They proved a very quiet lot, only one slight contretemps occurring during tho day, and that, we are happy to say, resulted in very little else than laughter, although oho "elderly party" suffered extrerno fright and some risk from the pudden change of a dazed and oxcitcd specimen of the bovine tribe.

The three-masted schooner Storm Bird sailed from Newcastle on tho 23th ult., with baffling winds and squally weather, and much thunder and lightning. This weather attended her during the first three days out, and thon gave place to light westerly winds, which held untai Mount Cook was sighted on Sunday evening last. Calms and light airs prevailed during the night, and a light westerly breeze that rose with the" sun helped her to the road*

by midday. She towed in yesterday morning, and was berthed at the wharf, and during tho day landed her cargo, consisting of eightyseveu head of cattle, and magnificent looting ! animals they were, their condition being perfect. Sho -will turn out to-day tho few tons of coal she has in for ballast, and is likely to leave again for Newcastle to-morrow. Having been reduced to the required trim by lightering, the brigantino Mary was lowed across the bur yesterday morning, and snugly moored at the lower end of the wharf. Her long sojourn outside in stormy weather Ims produced but little effect upon her good looks, for wo never noticed her in better order or more sightly to the eye. The Mary sailed from Melbourne on the 20th ult., with strong westerly winds, cleared Bass's Straits next morning, and was within sight of the New Zealand coast on the 26th, having made one of the smartest runs on record. S*he drove across before heavy south and S.W. gales, and made a straight course from land to land, averaging 200 miles daily, her best day's work being 240 miles. She anchored in the roadstead on the evening of tho 26th ult., tho bar being thon impassable through heavy surf, and on the 28th was driven to sea. by a S.W. gale, and kept, an offing until tho Ist inst. She thon ran in, and transhipped her deck load of sheep to tho p.s. Peraevero. Remained at anchor until the 4th, when a burst of northerly weather compelled her to again seek open water. The breeze having abated, she returned on tho 6th, was lightered of eighty tons of cargo by the Isabella on Monday, and towed in as above. She, as usual, secured a full cargo in Melbourne, and brought up five passengers. A valuable horse, which formed part of her deck load, arrived in magnificent condition.

Captain Simpson, of tho Storm Bird, informs us that when ho left Newcastle tbo barque Glencoo had jusfc completed preparations for the reception of cattle on board. She would probably leave in four or fire days. The schooner Ocean Wave's charter party, whereby sho was bound to fetch a, load of rattle across, was broken by mutual consent of tho contracting parties, and the Wave loaded up coals and lett for Melbourne a day or two before the Storm Bird sailed.