EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1983, 14 November 1863, Page 2

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Wonga Wonga, s.s., from Wanganui, Taranaki, Raglan and Manukau, about tho 18th Nov. Frowning Beauty, barque, from Sydney John Bunyan, from Gravesend, 104 days out Bride, from Gravesend, 95 days out PROJECTED DEPARTOKES. * N.Z t S.N. Co's s.s. Rangatira, for Napier and Auckland, on the 14th Nov. I Lady Bird, s.s., for Sydney about the 20th Nov. Storm Bird, s.s., for Lyttelton and Otago, on tho 20th November. Wonga Wonga, s.s., for Wanganui, Taranaki, Raglaa, and Manukau, 20th Nov. The N.Z.S.N. Co's s.s. Storm Bird left the Queen's wharf on Thursday, Nov 5, with a north west wind until 9 pm, when the wind shifted to the south, blowiug a strong gale and heavy sea ; at 10 pm bore up for Wellington. At 2 am on Friday wind hauled to eastward, stood on again, and arrived in Port Cooper at 11 am on Saturday. Left again at 5 pm same day for Dunedin, experienced light north east winds throughout, and arrived at Otago heads at 10.30 pm on Sunday. Left for Lyttelton at 8 pm on Tuesday, had north east winds first part of passage, light and variable winds during remainder, and arrived at Port Cooper at 2am on Thursday; left again same day at 6 pm, experienced light head winda all tho way, and arrived here at 6.30 pm yesterday. The barque Eden, Captain London, from the Mauritius via Launceston, arrived in this harbour on the llth inst. She sailed from the Mauritius on the 2(Jth August, experienced tho usual weather of those latitudes, and arrived at Launceston on the 10th October. Landed about 250 tons of cargo there, shipped 68 tons of potatoos, and sailed from the Tamar Heads on the lst inst On the 3rd inst, she experienced a galo from the Westward, which lasted aboutl2 hours, during which time she lostanumber of hor sails. The forsail on being hauled up to reef, waa split and blew away; the maintopsail and foretopmast staysail were also split and blew away. The brig, Welcome, for Dunedin, left the Tamar Heads the same day as the Eden. Tho brig Lochinvar, from Adelaide to Invercargill, with grain, has been wrecked off Stewart's Island. No lives lost. j&The brig Tommy, also from Adelaide with grain, has gone ashore in the same locality. The Tyra which we mentioned incorrectly in our last as haying arrived at Lyttelton, arrived at Poi-t Chalmeru on the 4th inst The Ladt Bird.—The s.s. Lady Bird left Wellington at 2 pm on the 30th uit, arrived at Picton at 8 pm, and left again at 11 pm same day; arrived in the Pelorous Sound at 10 am on the following day, and remained there until 11 am on the lst inst Experienced a strong gale from the northward on the passage, and arrived at Nelson at midnight; left there at 11 pm on the 2nd; had fresh northerly winds throughout the passago, and arrived at Taranaki at 9pm on the 3rd; landed mails and passengers, and left at 1 am on the 4th; encountered fresh northerly galeß, with a high sea, throughout the passage. At dusk same day was within 15 miles of Manukau Heads when it came on to blow a hard gale from N.W. with a , high sea; made sail and stood off Bhore. The gale continued for 24 hours, raising a very heavy sea; deeming it nbt prudent to take tho bar, kept off shore until daylight on the Gth inst; bore up and ran in through the South Channel, and anchored off Onehunga at 10 am same day. Souifiern Cross, 7th hmt. Arrival of the s.s. Corio at Auckland.—A signal was hoisted yesterday at the Flagstaff for a steamer, and shortly after three o'clook the s.s. Corio, 116 tons, Captain L C. Turner, with cattlo and sheep from Otago, rounded Brown's Island, and dropped her anchor on the West side of Queen-street wharf. The Corio left Otago on tho 28th, arriving at Napier on tho 31st Left that port last Wednesday evening, and arrived at tho Tamaki about seven o'clock yesterday morning, wbere sho landed 49 head of cattle and 344 sheep. After discharging she proceeded up tho harbour and came to an anchor in tho stream. — Ibid. The Harbor.—A strong westerly wind blew in the harbour the whole of yesterday, and prevented several vessels from coming up the stream. Some littlo damage was also occasioned by the roughness of the sea. The schooner Swallow dragged upon tho Victoris, in the morning, taking away her jibboom and doing other damage to her. The whale boat belonging to the brig Volunteer was completely knocked to pieceß against the wharf, and several other punts belonging to the watermen wore sunk. In the evening tho wind abated, and a heavy shower of rain fell. At 9pm the St Magnus weighed anchor and commenced beating up the harbour. The Constance will no doubt come up early this morning.—lbid, 6th insfc Arrival of the Nightingale from Adrlaide wrrn Troops.—The barque Nightingale, 282 tons, Captain Nearing, from Adelaide, came up the harbour shortly before twolTO o'clock on Wednesday night She left Adelaide on the llth October, with a light S.W. wind, which remained with her until off Kangaroo Island, when it changed to the S.W. Since that time sho experienced nothing but light winds until last Sunday lst instant, when a strong uor'eastor set in, with heavy rain, enablin" her to make good head way. During the past three days she had light winds and calms, thus preventing her from making so good a ran as usual. Sho brings 119 ba^s of wheat, consigned to Messrs Henderson and Co, and a detachment of 50 men of the 40th regiment, under Major Bowdler, Henderson and Mitcfarlano are hor agents — Southern Gross, 6th inst The well known clipper Constance arrived at Auckland from San Francesco, on the sth inst, after a passage of 44 days. °