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Grey River Argus, Issue 97, 25 August 1866, Page 2

- - . - .... „ v - The Panama. Co .'s steamer Lord Ashley Jeft Wellington on the 18th iust at 2.30 p.m., and arrived at Nelson at 4 a.m. on the-lOth, and landed mails and passengers. Sailed from kelson on the 20th, at 2.45 p.m. ; at .gp.m. a fresh gale from the. S.S.W. was blowing and'a high sea running. At 8 p.m. on the 21st, the Steeple Rocks ; abeam, the weather nioderated. Arrived off Greymouth at 7 aim, on the 22nd, and signalled ito the, shore,- to which the reply was given, '.'bar dangerpus at present. " A t 9a. m. proceeded fullj speed . to Hokitika, and returned to the Grey in the evening. . following morning transferred mails and passengers ana proceeded on her voyage to the Bluff. We 'are glad to Efcatfe that the schooner Florence is again safe in the river, haying beeij successfully launch^: on Thursday evening and towed iip^^llie.-laqoon by the WbTidpeaker, We.ar^j^r&iediby the cap ? tain that the. onjj^i^ug'ylthe Vessel has suptair,ed is tho.lw^Sfiihfsf false keel, He expresse? h^^g^W^dy^ satisfied wit]* thej emcienl^^j^^i^Vhicii thp cbntr.4gt(j^S Messiii:«i!a's'£mVMi4 Hobart, cot -the^esseP 9ff^^ui^#"^ '■• )^r" } :W- : j-pEal^sWarra went out, at half-past six :;§?el%tt'oii Thursday morning to tranship the ■passengers of the steamers Lord Ashley aiid llangitoto, which vessels had arrived in the roadstead the x^revious evening. There was a heavy .sea on the bar, but tlie little tu<* kept her head bravely to the rollers, and diS not ship a drop of water. Owjiig to the heavy groundrswell she was unable to lay I alongside the steaniers, but the workof ein- - barking "and receiving passengers was accomplished, without much delay, and the Yaira returned to the wb'arf- about halfrpast nine.", The West Coast Times, of Thursday says : — " Communication by steamer was effected with the roadstead yesterday afternoon, although we cannot say much for the condition of the bar, which is certainly impassable to vessels* drawing more than .six feet of water. The Lyttelton and -Persevere, how T . ever, managed to cross it, ;and gained the -pffing without touching : ground, /•>: Both «punded when clearing the river, aridiftom the results we calculate that 6 on the' top of the tide there were about §even fee^of water in the shallowest part of the channels" At. present it runs well to the northwaKl, and put for one narrow neck of sand which connects the north" and south spits,- would be navigable for vessels' of ten and twelve feet draught; It was on this that the Lioness grounded coming in. on Tuesday, and the captain said that the sides of it must. be. nearly perpendicular, as he carried deep water close up. to it. This bank has been j thrown up by the prevailing S.W. sea of tife I-ast few days, and will disappear as rapidly when easterly weather sets in. The Persevere, after tending the Eangitoto and Lord Ashley, returned inside, and' experienced no difficulty in entering. , An agent has been sent from EuglandT-Eobei-t Baruaby, Esq.— by the Royal Wesf; India Mail Company, for placing direct steamers between Parania and Victoria, calling at internicfliate ports, i ; . V " - ■" i^/little tug Woodpecker attempted to tow o.ut the Emnia Jane yesterday morcing, but when in the worst of the break atrejnendotfs sea struck the schooner, and tore off the combings of her deck-house, and otherwise shook her. -The tug also lest a. portion other bulwarks, hut she managed to urn about ai:d bring her charge safely back ' into athe river. On the preceding clay; the Woodpecker attempted' to take -the John -Mitchell put, but the bar was too heavy,andiri this instance, v also, the gallant little . (steamer was so well handled as to enable her" to' retuiT? ■•'•wsfch^the scliooner iv tow T.ith- ■.. '■■^;- p -.'.";„• •• . •;. '