SHIPPINGS INTELLIGENCE.

West Coast Times, Issue 731, 27 January 1868, Page 2

SHIPPINGS INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF HOKITIKA. High Watee, This Day. — 11.40 a.m. ; 12.5 p.m. January 25. — 6 a.m. : Wind, calm. Barometer, 30*45 ; thermometer, 60. — 1 p.m. : Wind, S.W., light. Barometer, 30-48; thermometer, 76.-6 p.m.-: Wind, W., light. Barometer, 30 % i8 ; thermometer, 66. Weather during clay, fine. January 26.-6 0.m. : Wind, S.W., light. Barometer, 30*45 ; thermometer, 62. — 1 p.m. : Wind, S.W., moderate. Barometer, 30-47; thermometer : sun, 110 ; shade, 74. — 6 a.m. ; "^Vind, S.W., light. Barometer, 30"43 ; thermometer, 60. Weather during day, fine. ARRIVED. January 25. — Wallabi, s.s., Dauiels, from Nelson, via Buller. N. Edwards and Co., agents. Persevere, p.s., Robertson, from Greymouth. Royse, Mudie and Co., agents. Bruce, p.s., Kcrley, from Buller. F. Greer, agent. January 26. — Omeo, s.s., Mackay, from Nelson. Royse, Mudie and Co., agents. SAILED. January 25. — Wiapara, s.s., Boscarne, for J Buller. j Persevere, p.s., Robertson, for Greymouth. ' January 26. — Sarah and Mary, brigantiuo, Duncan, for Melbourne. ENTERED IN. Wallaby, 101 tons, R. Daniel, from Nelson and Westport. Passengers — cabin: Messrs Fisher, Hughes, and Souter. 7 steerage. Persevere, 26 tons, A. Robertson, from Greymouth. Waipara, 4S tons, C. S. Boscarne, from Greymouth. Omeo, 605 tons, H. Mackie, from Dunedin, Greymouth, &c. Passengers — cabin : Mrs Nyneley, Mr Simpson. 10 steerage. CLEARED OUT. Sarah and Mary, 175 tons, P. Duncan, for Melbourne. In ballast. Persevere, 26 tons, A. Robertson, for Greymoutb, •Waipara, 48 toii3, C. S. Boscarne, for Brighton, Westport, &c. KXPEOTEU ARUIVALS. Ceres, brigantiue, from Melbourne, early. Northern Light, brigantine,froin Melbourne, early. Storm Bird, schooner, from Melbourne, early Rangitoto, s.s., from Melbourne via Dunedin, to-day. Wild Wave, schooner, from Lytclltou, daily. Crest of tho Wave, schooner, from Dunedin, early. Hannah Newton, brigautine, from Duuedin, early. Mary Grant, brig, from Melbourne, daily. Esperanza, brig, from Melbourne, daily. Alma, barque, from Melbourne, early. Anne Moore, brigautine, from Melbourne, daily. Phoebe, s.s., from Bluff, 30th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Phsebe, s.s., for Welllington, 30th inst. Rangitoto, s.s., for Melbourne, to morrow. Jane Anne, for Pakihi, early. Omeo, s.s., for Melbourne, to-day. Lizzie Coleson, brigantine, for Sydney, today. From Wellington, for Panama, R.M. s.s. Kaikoura, February 8. viissnrs in tout. Brigantines — Isabella, Lizzie Coleson, Veno. Si-hooneis— Nile, Glengarry. Cutters— Harry Bluff. Ketches — Enterprise, Jane Anne. RliMimers — Challenge, Golden Land, Yarra, Lioness. TELEGRAMS. Port Chalmers — Arrived — January 24, 1 a.m., Tairo, from Waikava, Flying Squirrel, from Hokitika. — January 25, 7 p.m., Wainui, s., from Lyttelton. — Sailed — January 24, 8 p.m., William Miskin, s.,for Oamaru. Wellington. — Arrived — January 25, 4.30 p.m., liualiine, s., from Panama. 5 pm., Eliza K. Bateson, from Newcastle. 7 p."i., Hebe, from Newcastle. — Sailed — January 24, 2.30 p.m., Omeo, s., for Hokitika. 3.20 p m., Taranaki, s., for Pieton. 3.30 p.m., Rangitoto,s., for Nelson. — January 25, 8.30 a.m., Wanganui, b., for Wanganui. 1 a.m., Taranaki, s, for' Nelson. 4 p.m., Bengal, for Newcastle. 8 p.m., Beautiful Star, s., for Durediu. 11 p.m., Phcsbe, s , for Lyttelton ; Sturt, s., for Patia. January 26, 9 a.m., Falcon, for Waiau. Lyttelton. — Sailed — "January 24, 4 5 p.m., John Knox, for Sydney. 1.40 p.m., Rangitira, s., for Dunedin Picton. — Arrived — January 24, 7.55 p.m., Taranaki, s., from Wellington. — Sailed — January 25. 1 a.m., Taranaki, ?^ for Nelson. Nelson. — Arrived — 'January 25, 6 a.m., Rangitoto, s., from Wellington. 9 a.m., Taranaki, s., from Pictou. — Sailed — January 25, 6 p.m., Taranaki, s., for Taranaki ; Rangitoto, s., for Hokitika. Gheymouth. — Arrived — January 26, 8 a.m., Omeo, s., from Wellington. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. (by electric telegraph.) Saturday, January 25 — 9 a.m. Grei'3iotjth. — Wind, West, light. Barometer — ; thermometer, — . Weather overcast ; bar good. Wellington. — N.E., light. Barometer, 30.38 ; thermometer, 64. Weather, overcast. Lyttelton. — Wind, calm. Barometer, 30.29 ; thremometer, 65. Weather, fine. Christchurch. — Calm. Barometer, 30.24 ; thermometer, 62. Weather, overcast. Bealey. — N.W., light. Barometer — ; thermometer, — . Weather fine; river low. Dcnudin.— S.W., light. Barometer, 30.48 ; thermometer, 65. Weather, overcast. Port Chalmers. — Wind, S. W., light. Barometer, 80-25; thermometer, 60. Weather, overoast. Bluff. — Wind, calm. Barometer, 30.32; thermometer, — . Weather, overcast. Timaru. — Wind, S.E., light. Barometer, 30-20; thermometer, 59. Weather fine. Blenheim. — Wind, West. Barometer, 30.38 ; thermometer, 67. Weather fine. Nelson. — Wind calm. Barometer, 30-15 ; thermometer, 67. Weather, overcast. IMPORTS. Per Wallaby, from Nelson. — 10 qr-casks brandy, 115 bags sugar, N. Edwards and Co ; 1 case, Martin ; 1 package hops, Kortegast; 7 cases wine, Souter ; 12 wheels, 30 head cattle, 9 bales hay, order. From Westport—2lß6 ozs 9 dwt, Bank of New Zealand. Per Persevere, from Greymouth. — 12 tons eonl. Royse, Mudie and Co. Per Waipara, from Greymouth. — 1 case cigars, 3 cases whisky, order. EXPORT 3. Persevere, for Greymouth. — 10 case coffee, Parsons and Co ; 31 kegs butter, 10 halfchests tea, W. Pole ; 100 bags flour, Spencc Brothers ; 20 kegs butter, W. Pole ; 4 boxes candles, Cassius and Co. Per Waipara, for Westpnrt, &c. — 10 tons flour, Cassius and Co ; 1 case" cigars, Mendolsson; 5 cases drapery, Byrne and Co ; 1 parcel, Royse, Mudie and Co ; 64 bars, 2 plates iron, 11 kegs nails, Forsyth and Co ; 2 cases, 1 package ironmongery, 2 bales oakum, 2 bundles shovels, 6 kegs nails, I bundle, 2 wheels, 1 package, White and Pirie ; 6 bags (lour, 2 tins biscuits, 2 cases, 1 parcel/22 bags sugar, 1 cask, Anderson and Mowat ; 2 rases, 1 packago drapery, J. Manson. The Panama Company's a.s. Rangitoto arrived off Greymouth 'last night, from Nolson. She will be up here this morning, and is certain to leave direct for Melbourne to-morrow at 10 a.m. Passengers can book through to Sydney.

The M.A. and N.Z.S.S. Co.'s s.s. Omeo, Captain Macky, arrived in the roadstead, from Melbourne via Dunedin and Nelson,- at noon yesterday. Her report states that she cleared Port Philip at 6 p.m. on tho 11th hist., passed Swan Island at 8 p.m. next day, and anived at Bluff Harbor at 2 p.m. on tho 17th, having experienced light East and S E. winds during the passage. Sailed again at 8.30 p.m. the same day, reached Port Chalmers ai 10 a.m. on the 18th, and remained there nearly thrco days, delivering consignments, &c. ; then proceeded to Lyttelton at 6 p.m. on the 21et, arrived there ut noon next day, and six hours later left for Wellington, where she anchored

at noon on the 23rd. Made another start at 3 p.m. on the 24th, and arrived off Groymouth at 6 a.m. on the 26th ; was there tendered Uy the Porsevere, and then headed for this port, arriving as above. A few passengers wero lauded from her yesterday by the Yarra. Parties proceeding to Melbourno will remember that this fine steamer leaves direct for that port at ten o'clock this morning.

The s.s. Wallaby, Captain Daniel, left Nelson on the 22nd inst. at 7.30 p.m., loaded with an assorted cargo aud thirty hea-J of cattle, for the West Coast. Fresh S.W. breezes attended her to the Buller, where sho arrived next day at 11 p.m., and, having disembarked ten passengers and a quantity of merchandise, and ehippod 21860zs of gold for the Bank of New Zealand, she put to sea again at 7 p.m. on the 24th, and arrived off Hokitika the following morning at five o'clock, crossing the bar an hour latev. The Wallaby brought up eight tons of cargo aud twelve passengers for this port. The cattle are consigned to Greymouth, where sho will proceed to-day, as per advertisement.

Wo see by the "Independent" that tho schooner Percy, from this port, arrived at Wellington on tho 18th instant, and narrowly escaped shipwreck whilst entering the harbor. Sho was working in against a stiff north breeze, but happening to miss stays, went ashore just inside the Pinnacle Rook. Captain Scott, tho pilot, and a- boat's crew from shore \\ cnt to her assistance, and having ran out an anchor she was hove off again, and towed up, the harbor by tho steamer Eangatira. Her troubles, however, wero not ended, a3 by some means she got foul of tho ship Electro, and suffered the loss of bowsprit and main rigging, beside other damage.

The steamer Waipara left the river on Saturday bound to Greymouth and Westport. Sho took away a few passengers and twenty tons of cargo. The steamer Persovere ran up here from Greyraouth on Saturday morning, with a cargo consisting of coal and a few sundries. These she discharged in the forenoon, and shipped twenty tons of miscellaneous goods, and left for Greymouth at 2 p.m. The steamer Bruce returned to tho river at 9 p.m on Saturday, from the Buller and Fox's, having sompleted the round in tliirty-Mx hours. Sho left on Friday, at 7 p.m., called at tho Groj', landed sixty sheep, and took iv coal, and got outside again the same tide. She ran down to Fox's in five hours, there landed aud shipped cargo, aud proceeded to tho Buller, arriving there at 9 p.m. Left again next morning at 11 o'clock, with a down passengers, touched at Fox's on her way up, to ship • passengers and 2001 ozs. of gold for the Bank of New South Wales, and at 3.15 p.m. pushed on for head-quarters, arriving as above. The Bruce brings twenty passengers from the two ports and a few packages of cargo. She leaves again at 10 o'clock this morning, for the Buller and intermediate ports. Captain Souter, late of 'the Tasmanian Maid, was one of the passengers who arrived in the "Wallaby on Saturday morning, and from him wo have obtained the following details relative to tho loss of the above unfortunate steamer, whose career came to so untimely o close off Taranaki. She was then on her way to this port, deeply loaded with produce — chiefly potatoes — shipped at Mauukau, which port she left on the 15th instant, in the teeth of a strong sou-wester. This much retarded her progress, and at tho same time increased the consumption of fuel so as there was no sign of the breeze moderating when sho breasted Taranaki next morning, she was run in there for shelter, and husband her supply of coal. Found the steamer Stormbird at anchor, and ran round her stern, intending to bring up I inside, but the water shoaling very rapidly, ' she headed out again, and let go her anchor in four fathoms ahead of the Stormbird, just outside the outer perch buoy. That evening the gale abated, and at about 9 p.m. the Maid got under weigh and proceeded on her voyage, steering a course to clear Mahanga, the outer island of the Sugar-loaf group. Ten minutes after she started aud about two after full steam had been given the engineer, a tremendous concussion was felt throughout the vessel, which told that she had struck ground, and almost instantly the forehold was full of water. Terrified by tho suddenness and extent of the catastrophe, the foremast hands and passengers, rushed to the boats, and the sea being comparatively smooth soon got them in the water, and pulled clear of the sinking vessel, for such, sho undoubtedly was. But the captain, engineer, and mate stuck to their posts, got tho steamer clear of the rock by reversing tho engines, aud then turned full speed ahead and steered for shore, hoping to beach her before sho sank from under them. This, however, was not to bo, as tho weight of water forward brought her by tho head excessively, and the water pouring out of the fore hold filled the forecastle, and, as she settled still deeper, rushed aft over the decks into' tho engine room and sealed the Maid's fate, as a minute later sho sunk gently and alino3t on an even keel into fifteen feet water which reached to the knees of the three men standing on the bridge ere they were taken off by tho boats. Tho rock that brought Jjie Maid to grief is an isolated pinnacle situated off the point of tho Long Reef. It was not unknown, two or three steamers having grazed it, on different occasions, which led to its being buoyed. A few weeks ago tho bnoy disappeared, and, strange to say, was not replaced, and to this neglect, in some quarter, may iv a great measure bo attributed the loss of the Maid. We are sorry to say that sho is not insured for ono pennj'. The Tasmanian Maid is registered in tho name of Captain Souter, but was owned jointly by himself aud Mr M'Farlane, of Auckland, and not by tho Bank of New Zealand, as we were given to understand she was. Attempts to lift her aro now in progress, but very faint hope 3 indeed are entertained of then." success.

Another great enterprise has attracted public attention during the past fortnight. Mr Pctrie, the agent of tho Pacific Steam Navigation Company, has gone up to Santiago to celebrato a contract with the Government for a lino of steamers between Valparaiso and Liverpool by way of the Straits of Magellan. According to the antecedents we are acquainted with, the company requires a subvention of 100,000d01., which Ava3 before offered by the Chilian Government. If, as seems probable, both parties comes to an understanding, the steamer Chile, of the English lino, will leave this port about the end of March, while another will simultaneously sail from Liverpool for Valparaiso. Some of the best steamers now belonging to the English line on the Pacific will bo employed in this service, while others — fine vessels, of 3000 tons burden — are being constructed with special reference thereto. The steamers will call at tho Chilian colony of Punta Arenas, in tho Straits of Magellan, at Monte Video, Rio Janeiro, St. Viucent, Liverpool, and a French port. The service will be monthly, the passage of about forty days, and tho cost of each journey from 60,000 to 62,000 dollars, and the capital required for tho establishment of the service, 300,000 dollars. The project is popular in Chile, and there are great hopes of seeing it realised. .Direct communication with Europe by tho Straits will bo of immenso importance to the country. Tho towage of sailing vessels is also contemplated. — "Panama Star and Herald."