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Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 346, 2 April 1868, Page 2

The Panama Company's steamer Claud Hamilton ia expected here to-tlay, when she will be despatched for Melbourne direct. The s.b. Star of the South has been delayed on her trip down to the coast, but she is expected early, and is announced to leave for Maryborough direct to-morrow. The s.s. Murray, Captain Holmes, steamed into the river at midnight on Monday from Nelson and Westport. Cargo and passengers were landed, and on the following day the Murray sailed on her return Northern trip. The schooner Anne, from Charleston, jailed in over the bar on Tuesday afternoon. The B.s. Gothenburg was to leave Port Chalmers yesterday for this port via Lyttelton and Northern Ports. The s.s, Waipara, Captain Bascand, arrived here shortly after midnight on Monday, and proceeded to Hokitika o» Tuesday forenoon. Sbe left Westport about midday on Monday with cargo for Chaileston, -where she arrived at 1.45 p.m. Here she shipped about 20 passengers, and at Fox' 3 she took od board a few more, and sailed again, arriving here as above stated. The p.s. Nelson, from Nelson via Hokitika, arrived in the river at 0 p.m. last evening. She is in charge of Mr Dillon, formerly her chief officer, but who is now promoted to be her master, in room of Captain Whitwell, who has been transferred to the command of the Charles Edward. The Nelson left Nelson at 8 p.m. 011 Saturday last, and reached the JBuller at midnight on Sunday, where passengers, cargo, and a large number of sheep and cattle were landed. On Monday she sailed again, and arrived at Hokitika at 2 p.m. on Tuesday ; left again yesterday afternoon, and arrived here as above. The Nelson leaves to : day for Fox's, Westport, and Nelson. The branch mail steamer Airedale, of the Panama Co, is announced to leave this port to-day, taking passengers for Panama, New York, and England. She will also take passengers for all Ne.w Zealand Ports, and also for Melbourne. The s.s. Phoebe, E. Wheeler, Commander, left the Grafton wliarf, Sydney, at 5 p.m. on the 26th March ; cleared the Heads at 6. ls— light wind from the N.E. At midnight the wind hauled into the S.W., and then to the S.E., blowing strong for 48 hours, with a heavy cross sea. On Sunday the wind veered into the N.E. and freshened to a moderate breeze, which continued till she made Mount Cook at 5.30 a.m. on the 31st, when the wind fell light, hauling to the eastward. Anchored off Hokitika at 430 p.m. on the 31st March, and left at 2.45 p.m. yesterday for Greyniouth, arriving here ,at 4.30 p.m. Sbe was immediately tendered by the p.s. Persevere, and proceeded on her voyage to Nelson. The Isabella, ketch, left the Manukau on March stb, bound to Hokitika, with general cargo and passengers. Strong S.W. to W. gales prevailing was obliged to anchor at Taranaki on the 7th. Left the following morning, and on the 11th, was obliged to anchor at Tptaranuj. Several attempts were made to proceed ou the voyage, but in consequence pf strong westerly gales prevailing off fhe Spit was compelled to run back to Totaranuj. On 24th, run up to Nelson for provisions. Captain Burrell reports the following vessels lying at Totaranui wind bound: — Crest of the Wave, and Elizabeth Curie, Dunedin to West Coast ; Anne, Manukan to West Coast ; Alert, Nelson to West Wanganui ; Supply, Pjctim to West Coast ; Cissy, Wellington to Collingwood ; Mount M'Laren, Picton to Buller ; Mary Frances, Wellington to Newcastle. — Nelson Evening Mail. Her Majesty'B.steam-sloop Shearwater has arrived at Woolwich to be paid off. On leaving the Straits of Magellan Commander Smith had his attention called to two strange looking beings on the rocks. They were at first thought to ba Patajwnian savages, and jeere regarded with some snspioion ; but they

turned out to be two Englishmen, in a dreadfully emaciated state, and almost naked. They were immediately taken pi: board, the s.hip's surgeon stating they could not have survived J;wo hours longer. On recovering it transpired they belonged to her Majesty's sloop Chanticleer. On the 11th Oct. a party from the Chanticleer were put on a shooting excursion, and the two men were in a boat together returning to the vessel, when a heavy gale came on, and they were driven out to sea and cast upon the rocks, and were reported to the Admiralty as lost, their arrears of pay being paid to their relatives. The men, whose names are David Kiddler, 2nd captain of the foretop, and Samuel Henley, an ablebodied seaman, gave a distressing account of their sufferines, On being cast on the coast of Patagonia, the gale tore their clothing to tatters, leaving them only two blankets, an oilskin, and a few biscuits for warmth and subsistence. They economised their natuial heat by huddling together, thpir only food for six weeks being mussels and other shell fish picked off the rocks. The ground was at the time covered with snow, and Henley lost his toes from the severity of the frost. After being there about a month her Majesty's screw sloop Columbine, Commander Leigh Ward, from the Pacific, passed through the Straits, and was seen by the men, who waved their blankets, but unfortunately were not seen, and they remained there a fortnight longer. They had given up all hopes of life, and twp hours before they were rescued had sworn tp each other that whoever died lirst should not be eaten by the surviving one. They are now perfectly recovered. On the Shearwater being taken into the basin at Woolwich Dockyard the men were transferred to the Pisgard, it being understood that the Admiralty will allow them to receive thrir arrears of pay, although previously paid to their relatives. — Home News.