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Grey River Argus, Issue 77, 10 July 1866, Page 2

s.s. Thane, from Nelson via Hokitika, g me into port with the afternoohtide on, Saturday, having been outside .the bar all \ night, "phe left Nelson on June 19, with X ligLt variable winds and fine weather. At \S a.m. the next da,y.shc rounded Cape Fareby a strong S.W. lr^eze i^^^Rß|R»i^ysea, which by 2 p.m. had so much 1 . increased as to compel her to run into Wan-i ganui Inlet for-shelter. The wea|hep having somewhat moderated on the 21st, she put to sea. but had hardly cleared the land when the gale again sprung up with renewed violence, accompanied by a high brpken sea/ As the steamer made bad weather of it, she, was hove-to with her head to the westward, and lay all that night.. laboring heavily and shipping much watejMcm .deck. ,9?he next day was ushered in by jPearfiiil weather from the S.W., and frequent and' severe, squalls— one of which blew the main staysail out of the , bolt-fppe;- Shortly after, . a tremendous sea brol^e oh board, filled the decks with water, and drowned twelve sheep ; and at 5a m. ghe roilel her port boat under, which carried away davits, bulwarks, and topgallant rail. Cleared away the wreck as soon as possible, and as the gale kept steadily incre«Tsing, the Thane kept away for Tuiterinui, where she {inoUored' for shelter at 6. 30 rp. m. onthe 22nd. The weather' r^Qiierating the next 4iy, she again put ip sea.atl p.m;; passed Cape Farewell at S p.m., and anchored.off.the Buller bar'at 1 p.m. on the 24th, crossing the bar tliree horn's later. -On the 25th .the pargo was discharged, and at 10 a.m. the steamer was, agaiu ready for sea,, but her de- * parture was prevented by the impassable ■■■'/sjbate of the bar. Until the 3rd instant she was detained inside through the* heavy gales which swept the coast line from ; nortn to south, her barometer in the meantime; having been subjected to marked fluctuatidns/' On tlie26th,' it "stood at 29' GO, the next day. falling to 29 '30 ; the day after marking 29. 56, : and again -falling. down tp 2940. On the 30th it commenced rising steadily, and on the 2nd instant reached 30-30. Moderate , - ->._ weather having set in on the 3rd, the Thane ' at 12^30 p.m. proceeded to sea, towing the Australian Maid out with her. At 1.30 p.m. ■• she was '• abreast the Steeples, and at 5.25 p.m. passed the Kennedy, bnuud to the' northward ; and arrived: off Point Elizabeth at 9 p.m., r-en,ching Hpkitika roads at 12.40 jv.m. on the 4th. After dischargiug cargo she sailed again on the 6th, and arrived as above stated. ', The Bruce, p.s., arrived at the Wharf from • Okarita at 1.30 a.m. yesterday^ having this ; . time made a rapid and pleasant passage both ':(& ;, -ways. ' She left this port at midnight on the t^f^SM instant, and crossed Okarita bar at 11 Vjp^Lm.; next day. Discharged cargo, and the >?&; following afternoon, reerosaed the bar and D' toqk the schooner Sistej s (from Melboun;e) in : *l'., tow, and attempted to take her inside. The 7 tow line, however, Would not holdimt i parted j;hree times, arid as the tide by that time 'had; ebbed considerably, further attempt was abandoned, and the Bruce steamed for Hold- ' tika, arriving as abpye. She reports the Sisters to b.e thirty day's out from Mcland short of water, which want was by the Biiice before she left her. damage resulted tp the Sisters -tlir-angh. w r arp snapping, as the wind )>eiiig off tie |i^^Bore she easily regained the anchorage/outThdc. The Brace brings up from Okarita 30 i£ "^^Bengers and 2501 ounces of golildust for, '$-':■ ■■ treßahk of Ncav Zealand,- r.n.d 1000. ounces c. i f or\h« Bank of N. g.-WT— IfW Coast Times. r T •' .» 'ITie Bruce departs to-day for Dunedin, and I we very heartily wish her a safe, rapid, and i* : - ■''■■ : pleasant passage, and. cannot but feel regrett.. ful at losing the services of our smart b'ttle [»• ■ friend. For many mpnths the Bruce lias pursued a most useful career, and may be r ;■.; : with justice termed the pioneer of the West 1 ; Poast, as she was one of the first steamers f*£ Jier class, (if not the first) which arrived'here. ■'•'■-' fto-d'ay she makes her fortieth trip to Okarita^ '. as she' cal]6 at that port on her way round ; ;. ai«Vyye feel confident that the southern ccm- .-•■■/ niunity "\yill lament her departure equally . ; witVpurseiyes. To the Bmcc le'lpugfs the honor pf opening up the port of Okiultai'as ; : iho was the first vessel w-hich crossed the ; '^l;ar of that river, aucl since then she has con- ■ W^tantly traded there. As. we have before she proceeds to. Dunedin tp undergo ' '"''•''■% overhaul ; but it is somewhat • ' vfofbtl^l whether she will return to the West

Coast again. ? Her agent, M^Greer, accompanies her round. -4-1 bid ..■■:■■.■;■ *.' ' ■■'•■: ■.■ THK-BARSvpNi— Atelegranj from Queensicliff, in tj^Melbqurne Argus-, ol the 30th ulti^ya^" Therscrew steamer Barwon is the sand as she was rai^l is unstrained. Every care iaf been taken to preserve the engiues, and % 'o[ not be difficult to launch her in favor'aialjweather." .■■ ... . vMissiNG VF.ssELS.-rp 1 the information of who are interested we publish the following particulars obtained by our shipping i reporter, from the captain of the threemasted schooner Storm Bird, now discharging timber from Stewart's Island. On March 3, the Storm Bird anchored at Murray River, Stewart's Island^ boijnd to Newcastle, N. S. W. The mate and two of the crew went fishing, j and when returning; called on board a schooner lying at anchoxy and found her to bs the Jessie, of Duriediii, from Invercargill to .Hokitika. The captain; stated, that fia had several -times tried to get. to the westward, but had always been driven back. At. two a.m., on March. 4, the Jessie and Storm Bird got on the way and proceeded through Foveaux Straits ; at six o'clock the same night the Solander bore S. eleven miles; and the Jessie bore N. five miles, the windN.E. increasing; at four a.m. blowing strong, barometer registering 2870, and falling, was obliged to take in all light sails r at six a.m. the wind suddenly changed to N. W. , blowing a hurricane, clewed up everything, but the sails were blown to ribbons before they. could be furled— the vessel almost on her beam ends, without a stitch of canvass set. Nojbhing more was seen of the Jessie afterwards. Since then the Storm Bird has made a voyage to Newcastle and backhand on returning to Stewart's Island for her cargo for this port, it was ascertained that a lifebuoy had been picked up near to Masons Bay. on the west side of the island, marked "Jessie, Dunedin •" also a small cask, marked "James Allen." The parties who picked up the above, state that they saw distinct traces of the wrecks pf two vessds; one appears to have been a large vessel, her lower roasts having been cut away by the deck. — Lyttelton Times. ■ Supposed Wreck.— Captain Gardyne, of the Phoebe, reports seeing a large quantity of wreck, consisting of the top of a deckhouse, several casks and pieces of timber, and part of a lower mast, about eleven miles to the north of the He«acls, at sea. -He says he saw several pieces of wreck for three or four miles. Some fears are entertained for the safety of the fine vessel Jenny Duncan, which left this port for the North, laden with grain, on Friday evening.— lbid ■ The s.s. Keera, bound from Dunedin for this port and Hokitika, has been towed into Lyttelton harbor in a disabled state. The Lyttelton Times of the 2nd inst. says :— " The Keera left Dunedin on Wednesday last, bound for Hokitika direct, with a large number of passengers and full cargo. When off the Peninsula she. broke her shaft, and made for Le Bon's Bayi ' An' express was sent overland -to Pigeon* Bay, to catch the Betsy Douglas, with despatches for Mr Thos. Ritchie, the agent in-port, on Mr Ritchie, on receiving the news, immediately • despatched the steamer Waipara to render assistance. Yesterday morning she made fast to thoKeera,and left Le Bon's Bay : for Lyttelton. At starting the weather was i not favorable, but in a short time the wind went down, and the. smart little steamer Waipara was able to make good headway, and reached port lasjb, night, at 5 p.m., in charge of her disabled, sister." It is supposed that her. passengers and cargo will be sent on by the s. b. Airedale.