EXPORTS.

Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 359, 2 May 1868, Page 2

EXPORTS.

Per Bruce, for Hokitika : 2 boxes merchandise, Thompson ; 30 empty casks, Pigzey ; 1 parcel, Greenwood.

The Panama Company's steamer Airedale js expected here to-day, when she will be despatched with the Panama mails and passengers for California, New York, and England. She will also take passengers for all New Zealand ports and Melbourne. The 8.8. Claud Hamilton, from Melbourne, is now on her way here north-about, and is announced to leave this por(; fox Melbourne direct on Monday. The p. s. Bruce arrived in $he river yesterday morning between three and four o'clock, from the Bullet, which port she left on Wednesday about mid : day, and steamed down the coast easily, the weather bqng top heavy to admit of her calling at the other ports. The fyuce has been weather bound at the Buller fqr several days. She had then to make a trip to the Mqkihinui tq obtain a supply of poaL and in entering that river she had a narrow escape from capsizing. The bar was frightfully heavy, and the rollers struck the little vessel jn quick succession, throwing her right on her beam ends, while about fifty tons of water was poured on her decks. The eseapershe then made is described as being narrower than the one she had recently on the Hokitika bar, but the handy little craft Came through the ordeal uninjured. Sbo woo compelled to go $v Mokihii.ui fur coal in consequence of her inability to obtain a sufficient supply and the high price (L 3 per ton) demanded here for the small quantity available. The Bruce sailed again for Hokitika yesterday afternoon. It appears that the p. 8. Lioness has come to grief at the Mokihinui, where she had cone for coaL The Westport Times of Thursday Siys :— The p. s. Lioness may be expected in this day, if Captain M'Meckan managed to g«t her into the water, yesterday at Mokihinui. The damage done to her was very slight, the hole not being of any size to speak of, and it was repaired without difficulty. She lay on a kind of ledge when beached iqr examination, and it is thought that the heavy ge i running would back the river, water and enable her to float off. If it does not, it is probable that she will have \p remain till the next springs. The damage was occasioned by her grounding upon a pointed rock some little distance up the river, where she had gone in order tQ bp more convenient for taking coal on board. On her return, her first duty will be {o tow put tb,e Nightingale. The ketch Young America, we are sorry to say, went ashore on the North Spit, at the Buller, on Tuesday night, while attempting to enter the river. She has had a long and very unsatisfactory cruise on this occasion, and it is to be hoped that it will not result \n her tot«»l loss. When the Waipara went down south the last trip, she took some ten tons of cargo for Charleston, ■but could not get into Constant Bay, and consequently carried it down to Hokitika, intending to land it goming up. She was then chartered tq take a portion of the constabulary to the Patea, but on the way up was equally unfortunate in getting it ashore, and had to land it in Westport, as the boat was going away. The Young America was engaged to take it down, and started the day ajter the Waipara left, bat after knocking about this tune saw no, phance to enter, had to put back after all, and came to grief as above. Last night ttie cargo was landed, and it was hoped that she would get off by the morning tide. Up to that time she had not sustained any material injury, and it is to be hoped that ihe may get out of her dangerous scrape before worse happens her. — jfertßorf Tvmta. ' Oil the arrival of the p.s. John Perm off Constant Bay, on her last trip, two whaleboats left the beach a,nd attempted to get outside notwithstanding a dangerous surf was rolling in, and the white danger flag hoisted. The first boat, with f pur men in her, crossed safely ; $he second, after meeting with two heavy rollers, put back again, and half -swamped, gave up the attempt. Her rival, after getting alpngside the steamer, returned •witrunrt passengers, and following Captain Beveridges signals backed water pn nearing the heads to enable two white crested seas to pass. On giving way again the entrance was comparatively smpoth, and all danger was considered past, the. boat being at least half-way up the narrow rocky passage when she broached to, filled, and turned pver. Captain Beyeridge, who was standing at some little distance, rushed round the rocks, and" stripping off h^s clothes, jumped in to their rescue at once. Two of the men succeeded jn laying hold of the boat, one (Arthur Stroud) swam in to the beach, whilst the remaining one (Charles Craddock) wftß in most imminent danger until the practical helping hand of Captain Beveridge seized him Dy the collar and dragged him safely, but exhausted, to the shore. Immediately after anotberwhaleboat was launched, and the men upon the capsized boat brought «>if. This is the twelfth or thirteenth time that the Harbor Master has risked his life in different parts of the world to save others, and his gallantry, although acknowledged by the bystanders yesterday with a hearty cheer as he left the rocks, in our opvnion calls for a more substantial recognition from the inhabitants of this town.- Cltarketon Herald.