SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 233, 30 April 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

POET OF WESTPORT. IIIOU AVA.TER. This Day ... 4.0 a.m., 4.24 p.m. ARRIVALS. April 29 —Nelson, p.s., Dillon, from Hokitika and Greymouth. N. Edwards and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Northern Eight, from Melbourne. Florence, from Melbourne. VESSELS IN TORT. Barque—Nightingale. Ketches —Mary, Sea Breeze, Young America (on the spit). Steamers—Nelson, Bruce.

TI.M.S. Kosari, relieving ship to TI.M.S. Falcon, has arrived at Sydney, from England. The Rosari was built in 1861, and though comparatively a small ship, carries very heavy metal. Her armament consists of three guns —two 40-pounder Armstrongs, and one rifled muzzle-loader of G.\ tons. She has on board a complement of 125 men, together with the following officers: —Commander, C-. Palmer ; F. M. Gordon, first lieutenant; F. G. M. Powell, second lieutenant;' B. S. Jackson, navigating lieutenant; Dr. T. Eourk, surgeon; D. 11. W. Whichelo, paymaster; G. Moore, lion. It. Bingham, sub-lieutenants; Mr Walsh, chief engineer. The p.s. Nelson arrived yesterday morning from Hokitika via Greymouth. Ai the latter place she was detained through bad weather, and the same cause prevented her from starting, as advertised, for Nelson. She will leave this afternoon, weather permitting.

The ketch Young America, we are sorry to say, went ashore on the North Spit, on Tuesday night, whilst attempting to enter the river,.and she was still there when we went to press this morning. She has hart a long and very unsatisfactory cruise on this occasion, and it is to be hoped that it will not result in her total loss. When the Waipara went down south the last trip, she took some ton tons of cargo for Charleston, but could not get into Constant Bay, and consequently carried it down toHokitika, intending to land it coming up. She was then chartered to take a portion of the constabulary to the Patea, but on the way up was equally unfbrttmritc in getting it ashore, and had to land it in "Westport, as the boat was going away. The Young America was engaged to take it down, and started the day after the Waipara. 1 ft, but after knocking about all this time 9 .\v no chance to enter, had to put back alter all and came to grief as above. Last night the cargo was landed, and it was hoped that she would get off by the morning tide. Up to that time she had not sustained any material injury, and it is to be hoped that she may get out of her dangerous scrape before worse happens her. Tiie barque Nightingale is now all ready for sea, yesterday having completed taking in her ballast. She is bound to Newcastle, and will sail when she can be towed to sea.

An inquiry into the, loss of the steamer Cleopatra, 1. ' h en held at Wellington before J. C. Crawfotvi, R.M.; Captain Johnson, nautical assessor ; and Mr Haekworth, acting Collector of Customs. Captain Palmer, late master of the Cleopatra, the chief officer, chief engineer, and others were examined, and served to completely exonerate Captain Palmer from blame. The bench were unanimously of opinion that not the slightest blame could be attached to either Captain Palmer or his officers and crew, as they had acted under very trying circumstances to the best of their abilities.

The p.s. Lioness, vaay be expected in this day, if Captain M'Meckan managed to get her into the water yesterday at Mokihinui. The damage done to her was very slight, the hole not being of an}' size to speak of, and it was repaired without diffieul y. She lay on a kind of ledge when beached for examination. and it is thought that the heavy sea running ■would back the river water and enable her to float oil. If it docs not, it is probable that she will have to remain till the next springs. The damage was occasioned by her grounding upon a pointed rock some little distance up the river, where she had gone in order to be more convenient for taking coal on board. On her return, her first duty will be to tow out the Nightingale.