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Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 353, 18 April 1868, Page 2

The p. 8, Bruce arrived in the river on Thursday afternoon from Westport, having on board the detachment of aimed constabulary sent up from Hokitika, but whose services Mr Commissioner Kynneraley did not require. As she steamed up the river with the fife and drum sounding merrily from her deck, considerable excitement was occasioned in the town, and a large number of persons hurried to the wharf. None of the men came ashore, and the Bruce, after a delay of only 25 minutes for coal, steamed away for Eokitika. The Rakaia sailed from Wellington for Panama on April 8. The following is her passenger list : -From Sydney for Southampr ton— Messrs Newbold, Ivory, Barton, and Coleman. For New York — Mr, Mrs, and Miss Barber, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Reardon, Mrs, Miss, and Master Crottie, Mr Brown, Rev. Mr Hearon, Mr Eoyds. From Melbourne for New York — Messrs Rob ?on, Laird, and Couterer. From Auckland for Southampton — Mr Whitley, From Hokitika — Madame Dioness. From Wellington — Capt, Mrs, and Miss Inglis, Mr and Mrs Tallerman, Mrs Thornley, Miss E. Johnson, Qapt. Ewing, Messrs Dioness, Philpotts, and Price. From Sydney for Panama— Mr, Madame, and Master Simonsen, Miss Wilson, Mr tyovd. From Manukau for Southampton — Mr Yaile. From Lyttelton — Messrs Marshall and Griffiths. From Manukau tor New York— Mr C. Rolfe. From Otago for New York— Mr, Mrs, aud Miss Pinkerton, Mr Borahold. The barque Bengal, lately suijk at Port Chalmers, and raised by Messrs Murray and Co., was hove down by them yesterday afternoon. The patch that had been put on by the diver along her garboard streak was removed, and a hide seven inches in length was discovered, as having been pierced by the anchor. The injured plank was cut out, and replaced by a new one, thoroughly fastened, caulked, and coppered. The vessel was uprighted last evening, when it was found that she was making little or no water.— Otago Daily Times, 9th inst The harbor steamer Golden Age resumed her station yesterday, afthr'having been laid up for about six weeks, During that period, the steamer has undergone a though overhaul and refit A new bottom has been put to her boiler ; her hull has been fitrenthened by fore-and-aft stringers ; she has been newly -coppered j every part of her machinery has been re-fitted } and her cabins have been freshly decorated. The work, as a whole, has cost over LBOO j and the Golden Age is now as well deserving as ever she was of being regarded as the best harbor boat that has ever plied here. — In a day or two, the Peninsula will be withdrawn and over hauled ; and when she is ready for running again, the Wallace will take place as a tugboat, so as to allow the Geelong to be refitted, and thoroughly prepared as a tug. When that has been done, the Wallace will be put into the Dunedin and Oamaru trade ; and she will probably make her first trip to Oamaru during the first week in May. — Otago Daily Times, Bth inst We extract the following further particulars of the wreck of the p.s. Cleopatra, from the Wellington Independent of the Oth inst. Our contemporary says — "Captain Palmer, master of the Cleopatra, arrived in town on the 7th inst, and made the following statement to the Collector of Cjjfttoins (—Left Napier at 'J xm. on the 2nd A^riL for Wellington, with two passengers and no cargo ; weather fine at time of leaving ; about three hours afterwards began to blow heavily, Varying from W, to N.W. ; brought up at Kidnappers ; left again same evening, and got along as far as Maungakura ; increased to heavy gale; obliged to steam in-shore and bring up for the night ; on the 3rd the wind lulled at sunrise, got under weigh ; kept moderate till we got down abreast Flat Point ; came on to blow again, and were obliged again to steam in-shore, and brought up to Pauhau in the afternoon of the 4th ; got under way again next morning (sth) ; reached Cape Pallisser, and anchored there in the evening, as it was blowing so heavily in the Strait that I dared not try it ; on Sunday (sth) still blowing frightfully from N.W „ in the after-" noon the wind suddenly veered round to the S.W., got under weigh; tried to steam off shore to get an offing, in hopes of fetching Wellington ; found the vessel labored heavily and began, to, work ; called the engineer and mate up to consult them ; the} strongly advised beaching her to save life, in which I concurred ; bore away at 6. p.m. for Whit* Rock Bay, and took the beach at 7.20 p. m. ; passengers and all hands landed safely at 1 p.m ; saved all moveable property I could that night ; during the night as the flood tide made, she broke in halves. She ii owned by Joseph Paul, of Nelson. Ido not know if she was insured. She was valued at L 2500 in Napier for the purpose of being insured.