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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2730, 16 November 1871, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Oamaru—Nov. 16, 2 p.m., Samson for Dunedin The ship May Queen, commanded by Captain Leslie, arrived at the Heads last evening from London, with 52 passengers, and a general cargo of merchandise, and sailed to an anchorage in the cross channel, when the wind failing, she brought up for the night. Having a clean bill of health, she was cleared by the authorities, and this morning was towed to a discharging berth. The May Queen is reported to have left Gravesend on August 26th, made the land on Monday last, met with light variable winds on the coast, and arrived as above. The ship E, P. Bouverie, belonging to the line of Messrs Patrick Henderson and Co.’s clipper ships, and now under the command of Captain Stevens, was signalled shortly after the May Queen last evening. She secured the services of the steam tug Geelong, which had been engaged in towing to sea the barque Southern Cross, with part of original cargo for Lyttelton, and was towed to an anchorage in Deborah Bay, where she was shortly afterwards cleared by the health officer. The E. P, Bouverie has brought seventy-two passengers, who have arrived in good health, and a large general cargo from Glasgow. The Golden Age, on her morning trip today, conveyed the passengers of the May Queen and B. P. Bouverie to Dunedin. The brig Venus, 42 days from the Mauritius, commanded by Capt. Baldock, with a cargo of 220 tons of sugar for Dunedin, and 120 tons for Lyttelton, arrived at the Heads last evening, and was towed to the Port by the Geelong at noon to-day. The ship and cargo are consigned to Dalgety Nichols, and Co. The s.s. Taranaki sailed this afternoon for Northern ports with passengers, cargo, and mails. The Harbor Company’s p. s. Peninsula is now undergoing a temporary overhaul, but will shortly resume running. On the 13th inst. there arrived at Invercargill the schooner Nancy, 17 tons. Her voyage from Adelaide, which port she left on the afternoon of October 3, was an eventful one. When she was a week out, and after passing Cape Willoughy a gale was encountered. It increased in intensity, ard on the morning of the 13th a heavy sea broke over the stern, flooding the cabin. At this time Capt. Dunderdale was at the helm, and the nan on deck with him lashed to the foremast. Had the next sea broken over her deck, the Nancy would in all probability have foundered. At this time she was running under close reefed foresail, whole main mil, and square main sail. Two men who were lying below, invalided, came on deck completely drenched and thoroughly frightened. Capt. Dunderdale had then been at the helm for a period of ten hours ; he therefore concluded to seek shelter under the lee of King’s Island, with the view of effecting repairs At 11) p.m, sighted Cape Wickham, and ran under the lec of the island, casting anchor in Sea Elephant Bay. During the stay there, the only able-bodied seaman deserted, leaving the master to proceed to sea with an ivalid boy, and an old cripple, who was also afflicted with mat tie mer. At 4 p.m. on the 14th, got under weigh, and not wishing to go out of the course further than could be avoided, the master determined to struggle on to Hobartown for men and supplies ; a quantity of the provisions having been destroyed by saltwater. On tbe 19th, the gale moderated, and on the 22nd the Nancy arrived at Hobartown, where the invalids were discharged, and fresh hands and supplies shipped. On Sunday, the 29th, got under weigh again, and at 10 a.m. on the 13th entered the New Biver Heads. Capt. Dunderdale, whose pluck throughout the voyage cannot be too highly spoken of, visited Invercargill a few months ago, as mate of the Mary King, The Nancy is to be employed by her new owners in the sealing trade, along the southern coast of New Zealand, and adjacent islands.