THE MARY WEBSTER IN A GALE.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1685, 13 July 1875, Page 2

THE MARY WEBSTER IN A GALE.

The schooner Mary Webster has again met very Kragh weather. She left the Kaipara lost Wednesday ■week for Taranaki, and his not "yet arrived. With favourable winds she would do the rcn in two days The weather has, however, been so fearfully rough lately that very few steamers hay« been able to call at New Plymouth When the s.s Taraoaki passed the "vroadsteml last Wednesday, she s;ghted the Mary Webster lying off flung signal* for provisions The weather was so roui?h that it was unsafe to remain there, and after getting a live sheep and some other provisions aboard, the schooner proceeded to sea again to ride out tbe storm.

The brigantine Agnes arrived at Coromandel from Etraedin yesterday.

The schooner Cynthia arrived at Wellington, from Kaipar*, en the sth instant

The barqne Woodlark has arrived at TTokianga f'om Sydcev, and the W C VFentwortu has cleared for Syiine/ at Hokianga

The Go-ahe'd, which left the Manukauon Saturday afternoon, had to nu" back -gun owing to th« stiff breeze outside. She wa- to leave again this afternoon 7he barque Albion has cleared at the Customs in ballast for Russell On her retnrn from that port the will depwt f->r Levuka, where she is to bu used as a storeship for ths A -» P Co's steamers.

The ASP Company's Cros*, which arrived this morai, g from Wellington and > Tap;er, wai the beaier of the Suez Mail, which we thus obtain two days earlier than if it hid come by the Wellington, due on the 15th. Passerg^is :- Saloon—Messrs Jones, Frsser. 1 ("binani»n, iM.rs Pstjods and two other ladies, and fire in the Rs»eraee. Captain Carey reports fine wea'her to 'he Ksst Cape, and strong westerly winds thence,till arrival.