SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 196, 17 March 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

POET OF WESTPOBT. HIGH WATER. This Day ... 4.24 u.m., 4.4S p.m. ARRIVALS. March IG.—Constant, ketch, from Charleston. DEPARTURES. March 16. —Sea Breeze, for Charleston. CUSTOMS ENTRIES. INWARDS. March 16.—Constant, ketch, M'Donald, master, from Charleston. Challenge, paddle tug, 24 tons, Wilson, master, from Hokitika. Spence Bros. & Co., agents. Maid of Erin, 73 tons, Stevens, master, from Melbourne. Spcnee Bros, and Co., agents. OUTWARDSMarch 16.—Sea Breeze, cutter, Jaccaroni, master, for Charleston. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Northern Light, from Melbourne. Mary Ann, from Melbourne. VESSELS IN PORT. Schooners —Ada, Mary. Ketches—Constant. Cutters—Dart, Volunteer. Brigantine—Mnid of Erin. Steamer— Challenge. IMPORTS. Per Maid of Erin—l case merchandise, Whyte and Pirie; 1 do, Fleming, Parry and Co ; 3 bales paper, Keid and Curie; 2 cases furniture, Leech ; 2 bales paper, 2 cases do, Lewis; 5 cases, 5 do, Solomon; 50 do, Bailie and Humphrey ; 2 bales paper, 1 safe, Munson and Tyrrell; 1 bale leather, Smythe and Co ; 6 cases, 6 do barley, Order ; 7 hhds eggs, 4 do, Duff; 3 cases, 2 cases, 6 boxes, Bailie and Humphrey ; 2 cases merchandise, Brown and Lissner : 10 cases jam, 10 do milk, 4 do oil, 1 pkg, containing -1 cases absinthe, Order ; 4 cases bacon, Solomon and Co ; 2 do books, Order; 30 bales chaff, Uailie and Humphrey ; 1 case groats, 10 boxes pipes, Powell and Co ; 20 cases milk, 6 do salmon, 1" do moselle, 2 do cocoa, 1 qr-cask brandy, 2 pkgs hops, G boxes tea, 12 do do, 10 do pickles, 6 cases pearl barley, 100 boxes candles, 6 cases bacon, 4 bags beans, 2 cases bath bricks, Powell and Co ; 2 do hardware, 1 case oil, 1 bottle quicksilver, J bale belting, 1 case machinery, 1 plate, 5 bars iron, 26 zinc baas, 1 steam engine, Wilson ; 5 cases bacon, 5 cases hams, 10 kegs butter, 50 bags tlour, Bailie and Humphrey ; 2 boxer, 1 case, 1 do, 1 do, O'Hara ; 100 bags sugar, Solomon ; 1 cask treacle, 5 boxes mazeina, 10 cases sarsaparilla, 20 lialf-boxes soap, 50 cases stout, 2 qr-casks vinegar, 32 pkgs sugar, 10 cases jams 4 do euracoa, 4 cases absinthe, Bailie and Humphrey ; 10 do ling, 20 do kerosene, 5 qr-casks brandy, 2 do sherry, 3 cases milk. 3 qr-casks vinegar, 30 cases brandy, 2 casks bags sugar, 5 cases sugar, 5 cases currants, 4 do absinthe, Smyth and Co; 3 do tobacco, 3 boxes, 3 do, 1 half-tierce tobacco, 1 case cigars, O'Hara ; 3 do hams, 3 do do, 1 halftierce tobacco, 2 qr-casks wine, 1 hhd wine, 3 cases bason, Smythe; 30 do brandy, 5" do salmon, 12 do hams, Powell and Co ; 4 cases hams, 4 do do, 2 do do, 3 do bacon, 10 halfchests tea, 10 boxes do, 21 bales chaff, Patterson ; 58 bags potatatoes, Order; 20 bags onions, Stevens. The brigantine Maid of Erin entered at fie Customs yesterday; but consignees' entries were very slowly passed. She will commence discharging to-day. The ketch Constant, in ballast, came into port yesterday, and entered at the Customhouse. The Sea Breeze entered outwards, bound for Charleston, in ballast. THE VOYAGE OF THE NIGHTINGALE, We have been favored by a correspondent who left Westport in the barque Nightingale for Newcastle, en route to Melbourne, with a few memorabilia of the voyage. He says: —"When the Southland cast off our towrope, at a few miles outside the bar, on that brilliant Sunday morning of the 9th February, and wished us God-speed with tliree hearty cheers and several little ones more, the weather was so beautiful and everything seemed to smile so auspiciously, that we had every reason to believe we were going to fulfil the augury of our friends on board the Southland, by making a trip across the thousand miles of ocean that divided us from our bourne which we should chronicle as a mere pleasure excursion. There were some twenty of us—all diggers, more or less tired or disgusted with their luck, or the want of it, on the West Coast, and bent on trying what was to be done in the "fresh fields and pastures new," of Maryborough and the diggings thereabouts. We were anticipative and somewhat jubilant therefore. But scarcely had our smoky friend shown us his good-looking stern and left us alone on the ocean, than all our good luck seemed to depart with him and lly back to New Zealand.; at least it deserted us, for almost immediately after the pleasant breeze died away to a gentle zephyr, which fitfully rustled in the canvas at intervals more and more unfrequent, until at last it sank into an almost tropical calm, and left us like Ancient Mariners, " rotting on that rotten sea," or, as seamen call it, "in the doldrums," for three or four mortal days, making no progress, and scarcely able to get well quit of the land. At length a wind sprung up, somewhat more lively, and we bowled along merrily before it. But just as this had brought us within a short distanoe of our haven, and we were eagerly anticipating all sorts of shore delights, " there came upon us heavy rain and a thick darkness," by which the sun was quite obscured and observations rendered impossible. Believing himself in a close proximity to land, whicii might be dangerous if we stood on, as the wind was blowing right on shore, Captain M'Phadden very wisely determined to lie-to, which we did until the weather cleared, when we found ourselves a little to the southward of Sydney Heads, whence we had to beat up <SO miloa to the northward. You may be sure there was Rome covert grumbling among our community at this acta. ; but ■thia was changed to gratiiieanion wnen the pilot came uii board off isewca-itle and we j

board the melancholy news he had to relate of wrecks all along the coast, with considerable loss of life, and much suffering among those who had escaped. You have doubtless the particulars by this time of several of thnso catastrophes, but every day's papers bring new accounts of disasters at sea, and, it is to be feared, we are not yet at the end of the sad history. We, ourselves, seem to have escaped by being on the outer edge of the gale, where its violence was less felt, and we were not embayed as so many seem to have been between Botany Bay and Port Stephens. We found the Alma, from Holcitika, the Su3an, and the Helen S. Page snugly a 1 anchor in the harbor, when we entered on the morning of Friday tho 21st. Tib vessel has since gone up the river to Hexham, a colliery miles up, to coal, and leaves to-morrow (27th) for Melbourne, with a full cargo. My mates left for Sydney in the steamer, the evening of our arrival, much excited about the news that had just conn to hand from Queensland, of the iind ing of a nugget of over a thousan* ounces, and quite resolved to go and find the ditto of it. I myself, remain behind to hear their report, and have filled up my time (usefully, I hope) by making sonu enquiries about the statistics of the New castle coal trade, which may be of some interest to such of your readers as are in any way concerned in the opening out oi your coalfield, but which I will reserve foi a future opportunity. The following ure the wrecks as near as we can collate them, alluded to by »ur correspon dent : "Feb. 12. The brig Mountain Maid, coal laden, foundered on Saturday night off Loup Reef. One man was drowned.—The brig Wave, of and for Melb .uive, is ashore at Terrig.:l near Newcastle. ' >nl ■ a dog wa> found on board. No intelligence of the crew. —The schooner Tenera foundered near Port Stephens on the sth February. " Feb. 17th —The scooner Clutha, 'from Melbourne, when entering the harbour ot Newcastle to-day was swept towm-ds tin North Shore, and wrecked on the spit. The crew are safe. Feb.lß. —The Chelydra. barque, from Mel bourne to Newcastle, lias been totally wrecked north of Port Stephens ; one man drowned. The captain of the Chelydra says that he fears that other vessels which were seen close in shore h ive also been wrecked. " Feb. 19.—The ship Esmeralda, 730 tons, from Liverpool to Sydney, was wrecked during the gale on Sunday, about ten mile? north of Port Stephens. The crew reached the shore safely. The vessel still holds together, and a considerable quantitly of cargo is likely to be saved. The steamer Fire King and two tugs have been despatched to her assistance. Hopes are entertained of floating her off, by discharging cargo—The schooner Killermont, a collier, has been totally wrecked at Broken Bay ; crew saved. Feb. 20.—The brig Ksperanza, of and for Melbourne, coal laden, was caught in the gale on Sunday near Bird Island. She dragged her anchors and was wrecked. The sea washed the captain's wife and child overboard The captain, the passengers, and five of the crew were also downed. One of the seamen named Moss, reached the shore in safety The Chelvdra's wreck was sold to-day for 645—Portions of a wreck, apparently of a French vessel, have been washed ashore at Newcastle. Feb. 21.—The __brig Woodlark has been wrecked near the Seal Rocks ; crew saved. The captain reports that a barque was ir> company with the Woodlark on Saturday, close in shore, and he fears that she has been lost. Feb. 22.—-The schooners Cheetah. Abbey, and Haven, were wrecked on Cloudy Head during the late gale. Portions of two other wrecks have come ashore. They are supposed to be parts of the brig Gratio and the barque General Wool. Several bodies have been floated to the shore.—A portion of the cargo of the Esmeralda has been lightered. The vessel is not likely to be be got off before spring tides." STEERING AND SAILING RULES. To prevent as far as possible collisions at sea, and to put masters of vessels in mincl oi " the rules of the road," the following aids to memory have been published by the AssistantSecretary to the Board of Trade, London : TWO STEAMSHIPS MEETING. Meeting steamers, do not dread When you see three lights ahead— Port your helm and show your red. TWO STEAMSHIPS PASSING. Green to Green, or lied to Red— Perfect safety—Go ahead ! TWO STEAMSHIPS CROSSING. If to your starboard Red appear, It is your duty to keep clear; To act as judgment says is proper— To port, or starboard—back, or stop har ; But when upon your port is seen A steamer's starboard light of Green, There's not so much for you to do. The Green light must keep clear of you. GENERAL CAUTION, Both in safety and in doubt, Always keep a good look-out; In danger, with no room to turn, Ease her! stop hey ! go astern ! WHARFAGE AXI) T< >NNAGE KATES IN HOKITIKA. In the exercise of the powers delegated to the lion John Hall, Esq., he has gazetted the following schedule of charges to be levied upon goods " landed upon the parcel of ground known as Gibson's Quay" : Bran, one shilling per 60 bushels. Bricks, three shillings per 1000. Carrots, one shilling per 2240 lbs. Coals, one shilling per 2240 lbs. Chaff, two shillings per 2240 lbs. Cattle, two shillings and sixpence per head. Dairy Produce, bacon, beef, &c, oue shilling per 2240 lbs. Flour, one shilling per 2000 lbs. Fruit (green), one shilling and sixpence per ton measurement. Grain, one shilling per 40 bushels. Horses, two shillings and sixpence each. Lime, one shilling per 2240 lbs. Machinery, one shilling per 2240 lbs. Mangoldwurtzel, one shilling per i2lolbs. Onions, one shillings per 2250 lbs. Potatoes, one shilling per 2240 lbs, J oultry, free. 1 aling*, two shillings per 1000.

Sawn timber, threepence per 100 super fichu feet. Shingles, sixpeneo per 1000. Sheep and pigs, twopence each. Slates, three shillings per 1000. Turnips, one shilling per 2240 lbs. Vehicles (two-wheeled), two shillings and sixpence each. Vehioles (four-wheeled), five shilling each. All other goods, one shilling and sixpence per ton. • Transit Shed. (In addition to the above charges.) On goods landed at the Transit Shed, and left there for a longer time than twenty-four hours, for every week or part of a week, a rent of two shillings per ton. On all goods brought to the Transit Shed from other parts of the wharf to be stored— Receiving, one shilling and sixpence per ton. Delivering, one shilling and sixpence per ton. Kent, for every week or part of a week, two shillings per ton.