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Grey River Argus, Volume IV, Issue 257, 5 September 1867, Page 2

Thes.s. Airedale arrived yesterday afternoon after an imsuccessful attempt to get round through Foveatix Straits.' She bore jxp from the Huff, and it was' blowing a 'heavy westerly gale at that place at 5 p.m on Saturday last.'* Called at Wellington for coal at 9 p.m. on Monday V Sailed again at C pirn. ,on Tuesday, " anil arrived here' as above, having experienced strong S.W. winds from Cape Farewell to" nftreast the Buller. She .was tendered- by the p.s. Persevere, and after landing a few* passengers arid embarking 8,500 ozs. of golilfor 'London, and one. passenger booked for New York, sailed again at midnight. ' l'he gold was shipped "by' the JJank of New Zealand fpr transhipment at Wellington into" the Panama mail steamer Mataura. ,'"■;' ' ' " ' ' The sis. Keera, from Dunedin via Hoki|;ika, arrived in 'the river on Tuesday, aud after discharging her cargo for this port," took her departure again for Duhedih direct yesterday afternoon. ... The b.f. Kennedy, Captain Carey, left Nelson bnSaturday morning, 'in the face of a strong hear! wind which lasted 'the whole distance to' the Buller,' where' she arrived after 30 hours hard steaming. Landed about 15 i a gangers ai.d 35 tons cargo, and started for Greymouth on Tuesday morning. Could not call at Fox's owing to the heavy sea.' The Kennedy entered the river yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, and reports the channel in good order and with plenty of water. The p.s. Bruce, which called jri at this port on Monday night, Jeft Westport on Monday morning with ' 30' passengers and 1500oz of sold, shipped by the Bank of New . South Wales. Could not communicate with Fox's on " account "of t"he heavy sea, and arrived off the' bar at il o'clock p.ni.'j and came in without accident, although 'there ■was a thick Haze in the rivt r. She left again for Hokitika' on Tuesday morning. The steam tug -Challenge has again got into trouble at Hokitika. On Tuesday she was entering the river after having towed a vessel out £0 sea, when she managed to run aground on the'iniddle bank. " She is said to be not in a dangerous position, and it is expected she will oe got off without much difficulty. ' .-. 1. ........ The Wed Coast Time* says that a telegram received by her agents, Messrs Royse, Mudie and Co, informed them that the s.s." Gothenburg had arrived in Dimedin from Melbourne, and was to sail for' Hokitika oh Tuesday night. She has 100 passengers and twentyfive tons of cargo for the West Coast. The telegram also stated ttiatj'the sis. Alhambra had been laid up in Melbourne for a general overhaul and repairs!" ''".'.