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Grey River Argus, Issue 74, 3 July 1866, Page 2

Notwithstanding that" the "wea ther has moderated considerably sjjice.our f last,, tiiere Jias been no incident connected with our shipping worthy of record. 7 T (Kennedy still remains port, and the other TfiSßels have not moved from their moorings. The river hasfallen considerably," ;^ The bar was .quite practicable yesterday, the red flag having been flying at the masthead during the tide,'and; the break being nothing- unusual. The late floods have had the effect of washing away a large portion of both the south and north flpijts, but the westeriy locales ha/ye banked them up afresh further to This; however^- has not interfered" . with the channel) which is now straight: aud clear, with plenty of water on it at full tide. The ; &sV' Keitoedy is expected to resume' her voyage to Nelson-this forenoon; vafter • been detained six days.in port since phe waß::cbhi|ieiled tb! jtnt back through stress of weather, s , . The sChoonefcySaa Bird ha 3 not yet.sailed for Sydney, but^she has now ballasted, arid . is expected to sail early. Both the s.p.Claud Hamilton, and the s.s/ Auckland are expected here to-day, when ftss anticipated that a large quantity of gold will he shipped by the various banks. The p. s. Bruce has again' departed for Okarita, having left for? that' port on Monday ■ evening witn.>afull cargo and jaeyeral passengers. Amongßt the. latter was Captain Turn-, pull, who visits, in his offifcial capacity,'the' poutherh port to receive the Harbor Master's 1 half-yearly report, and inspect the. condition, of the place. This is the thirtyrninth trip the Bruce has made tp.Okarita, and none can deny that her services have proved of infinite benefit to that; town, as Bhe has been the only sure jneang; ;of; cpmmunication with; Hokitika^Atf^command; of our soujha^i frieho!s^|^H^Bi^|l||jHtfHMHfi^^ J|^^^^.^sa^ eyatate there is every asl^*+Via'b^ ■ having dejjenpineq^to v n\&fie«^ld'up^bn'withinfthe next ten P^^%iL» eT iSoing so, he is influenced by '/ p©l*^- teiSiderationß, but chiefly ithroughi I ? r-o °ff in the passenger traffic between»■s&& and Okarita, wliich compels him to /Id entirely on freight as a source of . . which he avers is not sufficient ;> Jw reimburse the companj', and cover the great risk' attending the trade. The Bruce, •moreover,: has not been on the slip since August last, and it.is therefore considered advisable she Bhould receive <a thorough overhaul, and be fresh coated both inside and out, It ia quite uncertain whether she will '. visit the West Coast again; the probabilities being that "she will riot, unless a greater inducement than her present occupation offers f. itself. Such is Jtf£ Greer's statement, but we -4 believe that^when|the wintey season is past, jJthe cV^Wwic^de will again increase, and : 'Tffe make her appearance to Advantages. She has been ■ \b° at' au<^ however much" : ■- ■' Ibe influenced by cautious '■''.' V'iog her, we feel sure that, knse, it must be satisfied bf. . \ Westland.— West, Coast °^ : Iba, barque, several days -(fcurne, made her appear- ;; tQ. It is to be hoped that .■■■'■■ }-:■ /ill see her safely across X vpal mooring place along- ■'■■ p of. tho other expected ' /last night. We wonder yit/^° Tsahella, now along A fortnight & ' mouth of Blind Eay, 1 her all this time to the at a loss to imagine, as there have been one or two slants which would, hay^ easily enabled a smart' vessel to reach the port. Over-caution on the part of shipmasters is much to be deprecated; for at f- ..this.Beaaonnotan opportunity, should be lost. ''Nothing venture, nothing is^e^ever pound adage/fand one that: W)aßt #waders.— home in mind by y%sss&»^ *■ ■■.■■. i « Jpifk, ,„,,.... v ,^d^ communication"witft , «LTMojK3igjJ<ote3 impoßsible;'the. river still rf^MHpHji^in* a state of high. flood,, and 'a broke upon tte bar,'' TreventerHfcjßp^ring^werfi run put by all the vessels in steamers kept .their fires ' fc^ki^riipVin* readiness for any eniergericy ul&h might; arise. Fortunately, nothing unusual occurred, and as the day closed in the feather clpft^cd up, a little, whilst both the . . fresltet. arijTsurf had considerably decreased^. "' Buring the'aftembon the s.». Auckland ran jn, and made the. signal, "Can.thebar.be crossed," arid-pn receiving an answer in the . negative, signalled that she should stand off :• for the night, and come in.again on themorn- - tide. This delay, is most unfortunate; ; j^ut we believe, from the appearance of the last night,-that the harbor steamers " ;|will be able to le?ve the river this morning, ■V'iijand end ;her most disagreeable andUnpro-: sojourn here. —ibid; , •; : >;, ■■: 1.-.•-;' -4# Supposed Loss,of the Ship Blacjcpfrn. i^^-The circumstances attending the finding of : > "a portion of a boat a short time since at the River, is doubtless fresh in the of our readers. By a letter received rl'from the Clarence Eiver, it is repprted.that | the after of a boat, corresponding with the above-meneioned, has been found Jliy somepera'uis on the beach of ithe Clarence" •^.iliver ;^on the tuck :of the boat is painted |>;.' Blackbuni, Liverpool," and it contains, a ' *fpedar batten and some canvas. The part of h| the boat found at the Richmond, had the •;•• ■*!' private signal of Potter Brothers, cf Liver-iipqbli'-painted- on it. There is too much ,/: reason to conclude that the Blackburn has met with some disaster but her fate is as yet nnkiipwri.' :It is, however, possible thai gbpie papeing^ vessel has picked np the sur-

Viyprs, &r»d'ca§fc thef^&radriftj <biit itfi? a< n^sfcery^ftp\v it^reacbM the snprtes of&kxis-,.. trSba. p> is !^ery ship has bJll^OTifc^ed i& ijfchis{cQast, a.sMer%irtchar»i t^sfra^KoH^gan-Ei^Tiolsco. tsJb'a"dguaiioat' Baker's Islangfig&sEalmouth. She sailed in December lasff^iwrairßhe fulfilled her charter, it is not possible she would pass near JLustr&lifc— There -is .only - .one ._Blackbum r . which belongs to Potter Brothers, of Liverpool. She is a vessel of 953 tons, built in 1854, and is classed Al for fourteen years'. She is commanded by Captain Murphy, who we are informed, has his wife on board. The •Blackburribelpngs to the sake owners' as thfe Dora, which left here a" short time since, and the Pegasus, now iii port. ■ One of the crew who deserted the Blackburn arrived in Sydney a short time since, in the hrig Laliah Ecokh ; and from him we learn that ;the ship sailed from San /Francisco fpr Honolulu, where she took on board a quantity! of "chain for mooring purposes," which yras required at Baker's. Island, as' there' is np ,hairbor, and vessels loading are in a •very exposed condition; The Blackburn, with much' difficulty, on account of bad weather,' succeeded in ■getting loaded with. 1, 300 ( tons of guano. 'She sailed early in February last for.Falmouth, for orders; lmt having an insufliicent supply of water, she bore up'for Upblp, 660 mUes distant, where 'she; arrived safely, ;hav'ing h'ad'ftde ' I,'1 ,' aiid ;ii was hefe'that the"" seaman above mentioned deserted her. Captain Murohy,, howQyer, ! tooki: ill at.. this placev^aiid'rymaihed^fdurteen'ilays: :> Sailed again en the 24th FebruaTyj ' Md has not jiince be>n ! li'eard n pfc :(U? bur 'informant s says the'^ip'wi^ V;oy^loa^e^ |^d'^tii^.inch^ableof making a' voyage : round .''the J^orn; hence |his reason for deserting.- There, were -eighteen of v a; crew' ! oii ; boarcl, **besidetf> v th.e captain's wife. "' It is 'probable-'the 'vessel; ; having become leaky, has been trying to reach the port: Baker's' lsland I 'is^'about fourteen inilds north of the equator, : in aboiit' 175 degrees nf west longitude.—-SydneyEm-pire. . '' ;I ' ' 'V/" I '"".' '"'■' ' ' ' l '