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Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 338, 14 March 1868, Page 2

The ketch Elizabeth, which was baulked in her efforts tp sail out the other day, returned to the wharf on Thursday, and has since discharged a portion of h,er cargo to purchasers, here. \ The B.s. Phcpbe arrived here from Wellington pn Thursday, and toqk avyay 45 passengers from this port for Sydney, en route far the Queensland gold fields. She was tendered by th« Persevere, and transferred a few packages of cargo, and afterwards took her departure for Sydney via Holqtika, The Panama Conipßny's s.s. Otago, Capt. Symons, arrived at Hokitika. from Melbourne early yesterday after a good run of live days, having passed through Port Philip Heads at 7 a.m. ou Sunday last. She brings 30 tons of cargo and a number of passengers for this port, and she is expected to be off the bar early to-day," when she will ship passengers for all New Zealand ports and also to Mclbonrnp. There is some news of the proceedings of the brig Amherst. The tioidfUand a\ r e»o* of the 29th ult. says:— "By the arrival of the !*anny, Captain Aker, we are in possession of intelligence respecting the Amherst, Captain (lilroy, and thn Search Expedition, in charge tf Mr Henry Armstrong. The Amherst, after a fair passage, arnyed at Port llos?, about the 2nd February, The Fanny, at thia time, was "at anchor in Camp Cove, Carnley Harbor, and her crew were much surprised on the arrival (on the 4th February) «.f the Affiherst's two boats, in charge of Captain Gilroy and Mr Armstrong. They reported having come round the west coast, the side on which the General Grant was wrecked, but had failed to discover any vestiges of the ship or to identify the exact Jicality of the place where she was lost. They erected a flag-staff on tlu, following day on Mußgrave's Peninsula, and doubtless left the stores in the hut before proceeding to Saddle Inlet, where they intended to form another, depot in accordance with instructions, and then proceed from Port lloss to Campbell's and Antipodes Islands. In all their wanderings" in search of seal — which have to be hunted far, inland, through dense scrub, as well as oh the beaches- theFannv's people found no traces of other castaways than those already known to have so longinhabitedthe island.''"