SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 272, 15 June 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

POET OF WESTFORT. HIGH WATER. This Day ... 4.44 a.m., 5.8 p.m. ARRIVALS. Juno 14—Kennedy, s.s., "Whitwell, from Nelson, via Motueka. N. Edwards and Co., agents. Mary, sclioonor, Gill, from Melbourne. Spence Bros, agents. DEPARTURES. Juno 13—Murray, s.s., Holmes, for Nelson. Beautiful Star, s.s., Chrisp, for Wellington and Dunedin. PASSEXOER LIST. Per Mary, from Melbourne—Mrs Pitt and four children, Mr Elliston, in the cabin, and one in the steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Nightingale, from Melbourne. f John Pent), from Nelson. Bruce, from Hokitika. Wallabi, from Wanganui. VESSELS IN PORT. Ketches—Mary, Young America, Sea Breeze, Constant. Schooners—Ada, Enterprise (on the spit), Crest of the Wave. Steamers—Lioness, Kennedy. Brigantine—Mary. The s.s. Beautiful Star sailed on Saturday, and took a largo number of miners, who are bound for the Thames goldlields, and will proceed from Wellington. The Kennedy left Nelson on Saturday at 11 a.m., and proceeded to Motueka. She there took in fifteen tons of cargo and came on to the Buller, making the run in eighteen hours. Since the time she was here Inst, her hull and machinery have undergone a thorough overhaul, and her bottom has been scraped and painted. She is now in beautiful trim, and •when the Penn next tries conclusions with her it will take all that that fine boat can do to retain the laurels won when the last race was contested. The brigantine, Mary, Captain Gill, left Melbourne on the 17th ult., with a full cargo of general merchandise, and experienced light westerly winds until she reached the meridian of 100 dog. east, when the wind veered more to the southward and increased to a violent gale from the S.E., continuing until she sighted the land. It then moderated down until it fell calm, the vessel drifting northwards. Again sighted the land abreast of Charleston, and on the following three days experienced light variable winds and thick ■weather. On the eleventh day out, May 29th, she came to an anchor inside the Steeples, so far making a splendid trip, one of the fastest ever recorded. It came on to blow very hard, and the barometer falling fast, Captain G-ill deemed it prudent to pick up his anchor and stand out to sea. The gale increasing from the N.W., the ship was placed under closereefed sails, with a tremendous sea running. On the following day wore ship and stood in for the land, weather moderating, and about noon again caught sight of the Steeples, but again it came on to blow a terrific gale, the wind shifting from S.W. to N.W. The ship was close-reefed, and was drifting with the strong northerly set the whole time, until Mount Egmont was sighted. Here the wind chopped round to the southward and Captain Gill had to beat his vessel the whole distance up the coast, arriving again in the roadstead •on Tuesday last. The weather on Wednesday, as our readers are fully aware, was most boisterous, and a strong W.N.W. breeze blowing, Captain Gill was compelled to slip his port anchor and 60 fathoms of cable, and again put to sea. Stood off the land fifteen or twenty miles, arid once more arrived off the bar on Satnrday. The Lioness having just arrived frcin Nelson, after having undergone extensive repairs, immediately went out and fastened onto her, but unfortunately the tow-line parted when the vessel was in the break, when she caught the ground on the South Spit. Captain MMcekan, however, with great promptitude backed to and again made fast to Ins charge, and with the timely assistance rendered by the ship's canvas, succeeded in gaining an ofiiing after a very short stay on the bank, and came to an anchor for the night. Yesterday the Mary was again waited upon by the Lioness and safely towed up the river. After all the knocking about, the Mary does not look at all the worse, and she has proved herself, in spito of late ill luck, one of the smartest boats that trade to the coast.