SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 156, 30 January 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

POET OP WESTPOP-T. HIGH "WATER. This Day ... 1.40 a.m. 2.5 p.m. ARRIVALS. January 29—Wallaby, from Hokitika and Greymouth. Constant, from Charleston. Waipara, from Mokihinui. Kennedy, from Nelson. DEI'AKTUBES. January 29 —Wallaby, for Nelson. Ahuriri, for Nelson and Wellington. CUSTOMS ENTRIES. INWARDS. January 29 —Wallaby, s.s., 101 tons, R. Daniels, from Greymouth. N. Ed-wards and Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Nightingale, barque, from Melbourne. Leonidas, schooner, from Melbourne. Escort, schooner, from Melbourne. Northern Light, from Melbourne. VESSELS IN PORT. Ketches—Rambler, Sea Breeze, Constant. Cutter —Dart, Volunteer. Schooner —Rambler, Rifleman. Steamer —Southland, Waipara, Kennedy. IMPORTS. Per Wallaby—l case glass, Edwards and Co ; 1 pkg, Tyler ; I do, Thomas. EXPORTS. Per Wallaby—9 bales wool, 103 hides, Edwards aud Co.

The Wallaby, which left Westport at 5 on Friday morning, entered Hokitika at half-past 4 the following morning. Took in small amount of cargo and left at 11 on Monday morning. Beached G-reymotith at 2.30 p.m. Quitted passengers and cargo, and left on Tuesday at 1 p.m, arriving off the Buler at midnight. Had strong head winds upwards ; passed the Bruce off the Steeples steering South, and passed the Rangitoto at anchor off Hokitika on Monday. The Wallaby sailed for Nelson. The little steamer Waipara came into port yesterday after-noon having left Mokihinui in the morning with a full cargo of timber belonging to Mr Prank Fisher, which, we understand, had been seized by the agent of the Union Bank, one of his creditors, and sent down here for sale. The Waipara will sail for Greymouth this afternoon with a cargo of potatoes and other produce bought at Mr Beauchamp's sale yesterday. The Ahuriri, whose sailing had been delayed on account of not being unloaded in time for the previous tide, steamed out of the river for Nelson yesterday at noon. She will take Wellington on her route to Wanganui ; but is not, we believe, likely to return here for somc time to come, as she is not chartered for the next shipment of cattle to this port. The Kennedy, which arrived at 9 o'clock last evening, left Nelson at noon on Tuesday, encountering strong head-winds the whole whole way down. Met the steamer Auckland off the sand-spit steering to the northward. The Nelson, which had been despatched to fetch the Panama Mails from Wellington, so that we must await the arrival of another steamer from Nelson before we are in possession of the mail. On her voyage from here upwards, the Kennedy made a most capital run of nineteen hours. The vessels underlined at Melbourne for this port are so long in making their appearance that some little anxiety is beginning to be felt about them, especially the Nightingale, which is now twenty-two days out. The probability is she is detained by contrarywinds or calms off the coast of Tasmania, which is always difficult to get away from at this time of the year.

Discolored Water Again Seen in the Pacific.— The American ship Centurion, Higgins, master, on her voyage from. Hong Kong to this port, in lat. 3*5.04 BT. lon. 153. 57. E., entered discolored water, having the appearance of about 60 fathoms depth. The next day found blue water, and passed through a great many nautilus (small). On the fourth day following the water presented a green appearance, as if passing over an extensive bank, and for four days, from lat. 37.35 lon. 154.30 to lat. 40.27 lon. 175.38, the same green water was observed. In lat. 40.54 lon. 178.30 W., or immediately ■after passing into west longitude, found blue water. A great many shellfish, such as grow on ships sides, floating on the water in large balls, compact and bound together by a species of nautili. Lat. 41.10 lon. 175.30 water quite green. Lat. 41.30 lon 172.00, July 6, water green; through the through the night quite white, as if shoal ; sounded ; found no bottom at 60 fathoms. At daylight, water full of a kind of nautilus filled with barnacles; saw several ducks, and one solitary seal. Next day, lat. 41.54 long. 168.50, water changed to a deep blue color at daylight, a bluish cast, resembling that of the Gulf stream. July 9, 1at.42.06 lon. 162.24, in blue water again, and much peer of small nautilus and floating barnacles. July 11, lat. 42.03, the same for two days, when blue water was again observed, and continued the same for two days, when blue water was again observed, and a great quantity of floating barnacles in large masses. For three days following, a few barnacles were noticed, Captain Higgins is unable to account for the discoloration of the water. It had all the appearance of shoal water, and as if he was passing over an extensive bank.— San Francisco Times.