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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 198, 20 April 1867, Page 2

■ The p.s. Dispatch took her departure for W Fox's and the Buller. yesterday morning. I Whilst crossing the bar she got a terrible ' tlirashii.g, two or three, heavy spas striking letter one after the'oth'er with' so much force as stop her wajr. It was feared that slie ffcave in" and take up Hat* quarters on H&ie South Sp.it, bnt she. pushed' through the gallantly arid made a safe offing.' p.s. Nelson left yesterday mprning for Buller and Nelson, and' succeeded in safely across the bar, although she a very heavy sea to, surmount. Several the sea made a p]ean breach over her. The s.§. Gothenburg arrived off Hpkitika Melbourne on Thursday after.npp.ji, -jvitli passengers ;jnd seventy tons of cargo. s.s. Wellington reached Hokitika on and left yesterday without her npr did she call at this port, which she under full steam yesterday morning. ■^fJ3,«4VE Seaman. -Air Edward Vegesach, W-ithe chief officer of the Eose of Australia, H svhich arrived at Auckland, on the 16th H March, is, we leani, the individual who so ■ Jieriocally swain off through the surf to the ■ brig Victor, stranded pii the" bar at New- ■: castle, N.S!W., and qayryiii^ with him a was thus the means of saying those on Htiioard. The vessel had beeii stranded over hours', and was fast breaking up, and so fully rough was it tljat the life boats even to venture' orit to her! ' This gallant M-as performed on the l?tb Viatel), this day twelve months tliat we are Hmv Avriting, and was duly acknowledged by Royal Humane Society,* who liivve forincdal and address to Mr Vegesach. of Sydney arid Newcastle were to apknowledge his 1 ravery, and he W^ lias received various <:xkuWleu'gmcnts from V them, in tlie fo>in of a Ti^ndsome gold chro-nonut-r,.. silver opera ghvss, &c." Mr Vege-■^-saeM3a: >S»'cdc by birih. It a^jpeai-s to have YY f»Uen to this gentleman's' lot tp, have had TV many opportunities of saving the lives' of Ins U't fellow ereanires from^ drowning, for sinc.e the if rescti&oi Mie crew of ""fche Victor, Mr. Vege■T"sac]i has sayed the lives of three men ]]pset B in a boat near Sydney, anil lately, wliile on H^the open sea, with a capful of wind, sues:;^rng'|he life,' of «a little boy who vi overboard.