BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2658, 24 August 1871, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

ARRIVED. Wellington—August 24, Ualcionc, from Lon don, 85 days out.

SAILED. Wellington—August 25, Gothenburg, for the West Coast.

From the list of Passengers by the Nevada yesterday the name of Mr J. Brown, of the firm of Brown, Ewing, and Co. was omitted. Two fc.re-amhrft vessel?, evidently bound to the southward, have sought the shelter and anchorage at the Heads, awaiting a favourable change of wind. The Geelong proceeded to the Hoads last evening to tow in the ship Gamecock ; but, Owing to the lateness of the lit,nr, was unable to bring her to Port. She was brought <0 a safe anchorage, and will be towed up when the gale moderates. The s s. Taranaki left Onehttnga wharf at 10a,m. 17th August', was detained inside the Manakau bar, through stress of weather till niton the 18th ; anchored off Taranaki at daylight on the 4th, sailed at 9 a.m. same day, arrived at Nelson at midnight, sailed 11 a.m. on the 20th ; arrived at Picton at 7 pm. the same day, and sailed at 4 a.m. ; arrived at Wellington at no n on the 21st, sailed at 3 p.m. on the 22nd ; arrived at Lyttelton at 8.30 a.m. on the 23rd, sailed at 4 i> ni. the same day, and arrived at Port Chalmers at 2 p.m. on the 24tb, having experienced fine weather and smooth water till 6 a.m. this morning, thence till arrival Strong S.W. gale.