ARRIVAL OF THE R.M.S. TARTAR.

Evening Star, Issue 3442, 4 March 1874, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE R.M.S. TARTAR.

THE MACGREGOR ASHORE AT KANDAYU. •;-i ■ [By Teleojiaph.] Auckland, March 4. ‘ vilThe Mikado, with the oiitward mails, left ph the23rd for San Oh ; , 'the 25th the Macgregor arrived from San Frah-A^U-4 s ;P.ih. .rie cast off, the..pilot ( ' Stating that he could both steamers to sea W at “gk* by the Star of the South ' leading the way. The steamers proceeded slowly , towards the. entrance of the harbor. ' The leading steamer,’ failing to find the parage* ' * j “bjon had gone --down, judged it ■ f f tilTdiylight. • At 4.45 in • morning of ;the 26th the Macgregor was got - 3W% yay;py the pilot first, the Tartar weighing a hd following slowly i n her yy a k e> At 6.15 , W struck on shore inside the reef. ... The Tartar. came near to the stern of : the Macgregor, ‘ anchored, and at the request of Captain Grainger passed hawsers to'tow Wm off.’. After a trial of several . hours, ana all the best hawsers' having partedi it was thought-expedient to lighten’ the Macgregor forward atld await the night’s tide. Thu was accomplished by the Star of the South going alongside the Macgregor and takvv 11 -.7 *25“ ™ cargo for transhipment to Auckland.. The madp ,fast tq the ' Trt 1 h l r stem chains and best > mt8 ’ trial i thought advisable to move aft a portion of tbe coalremammgforward in the Macgregor, and make another tn al by day tide on tbe27th, which considered inexpedient.to make any further trial to get her off untU she was thoroughly lightened forward. It was found, after consultation, that this would occupy too much timo r and it was thought advisable to tranfer all the mails and passengers to Tartar. This was accomplished, and the Tartar went outside the reef yßhout the pilot'at 7 p.rq. Captain Grainger 18 confident that, on i-eihpving all thq coal and cargo, aft, the ship will proceed to Sydney without 'further- delay. The sole blame of the mishap is attributable to the pilot, as with ordinary caution no danger need be incurred in entering the harbor ot Kankavau by day. When the bghts now being placed there .are in position, it equally safe at night. Passengers per Tartar for Dunedin—Mr Geo. iJuncan, sw: saloon, and fourteen in the steerage fw Sydney, The Sydney passengers include Mr and Mfs H. H. Hall, and the Hon. Saul ■ a 'nn! l6 “‘ has 110 for all Australian ports, + rt ‘.^ lQa ol? p ? r Tartar wi U take thirty hours all raised, as there was no ■ *3. onboard. No letters have yet been sails at 8 a.m. toSouth 1 and passengers for the