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Grey River Argus, Volume VI, Issue 398, 1 August 1868, Page 2

The Panama Company's branch mail . steiiraer Airedale is announced to leave this port to-morrow morning, carrying passengers for Panama, California, Kew York, and England to Wellington, to he transhipped into the fiakaia. She witl also take passengers for all New Zealand ports and Melbourne. The Bank of New Zealand have cleared at the Customs 2431 ozs. 2 dwts. of gold for shipment tq England by the Rakaht. The s.B Gothenburg arrived at the Bluff/ from Melbourne, on Thursday, and may be expected here early \n the week, when she will be despatched with passengers and gold for Melbourne direct. The b,s. Rangitoto, from Melbourne, arrived off the bar at 8 p< m. on Thursday. She left Melbourne on the 24th ult at 3 p.m., passed through the Heads at 5.45, made Swan Island at 2. 45 p.m. on the2stb, sighted the coast of New Zealand at 9 a. 111. on the 29th, and arrived off Hokitika at 4.30 p.m. Left Hokitika on the 30th at 6, 15 p.m., and arrived off the Grey as above. During the run she encountered light variable winds and fair weather. The p.s. Dispatch was outside wailing for her, and immediately transhipped her canto and passengers, nine being lauded and six shipped. At 8-45 pm. the Rangit;to was despatched to Wellington direct, I nit the tug had to lie outside all night, returning to port at six a.m. yesterday. The 8.8. Egmont, which arrived in the roadstead on Wednesday evening, was tendered about 7 a-m- on Thursday, by the Dispatch. Mne passengers were shipped for Sydney direct, and two passengers and a large cargo were landed on the same tide. At Hokitika she shipped 32 passengers aud JoOOoz gold. We are sorry to record the wreck of the tine Hobart Town brig Dauiel Watson, which occurred between 12 and ope o'clock yester-' day morning, on the shag reef, in Lyttelton harbor, The vessel had discharged her inward cargo of timber, and had taken in her ballast at the Railway wharf, and yesterday afternoon she hauled off to an anchorage, ready for sea, with 45 fathoms chain out. Between 10 and \l o'clock last night, the ■wind commenced to blow heavily from the j 5J.E., and continued increasing, breaking out now and again into strong heavy gusts. Added to this, the night was very dark. Respecting the wm-k ef the vessel very little caa be learnt. It appears there was a proper watch kept on deck, and the mate several j times tried the chain and found it slack. Finding the vessel drifting, he let go the second anchor, but the vessel struck the reef and soon coaimenced to fill. The mate sent the second otticer on shore to Captain Woods for assistance, who immediately sent in- ! formation to Captain Gibson, harbor-master, and also to Mr Norris, pilot. Capt. Gibson ordered the pilot and crew to proceed to tlie wreck, and stand by her, in case of accident ; ho also engaged the etcamer Gazelle, and iv j eompanv with Capt. Woods proceeded to the ! vessel, and took off from the rigging the remainder of the crew. At ten o'clock this morning, the brig slipped off the reef and settled down into deep water ; the mate who ■was on board in his cabin at the time, had a narrow escape, as, owing to the -heavy swell in harbor, it was impossible to let tbe pilot boat lay alongside. We are sorry to say that the men have lost all their clothing. Iv the course of the day the nrig heeled over on to her broadside, and it was discovered at the survey that she iB bilged ard yards gone, j There will be on official inquiry into the cause of the wreck,— Lytteltmi Times, 25th ultimo. The Galatea, commanded by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, was spoken off the island of Trinidad op the l?th May, by the barque Constance, on the voyage of the latter to these colonies. The Galatea was then under canvas, running up the south-east trade, but after exchanging signals steam was got up, <uid the Galatea sped on her voyage under her engine power. The Prince was well— as indeed, were all on board— and waved a farewell to the Constance, desiring to be remembered to all Australians. The Galatea was ' then only forty days out from Sydney, and j would probably reach England in twenty I days more, thus making a very faßt voyage. We are sorry to state that intelligence has l>een recehed of the wreck of the Struggler, ketch, and Bambler, cutter, in Little Akaroa. It appears they were driven <wihore v by the heavy N.E. gale of Wednesday; the Straggler has her bottom knocked out, and the Rambler iR sunk. The brig Reliance has been wrecked on Indispensable Reef. The captain aud varlj of the crew, aftw great exposure and .hard-

ship, succeeded in making Cleveland Bay, where they arrived in twenty-eight days after being wrecked. The otlur boat, containing the remainder of the crew, has not yet been heard of, and feara are entertained for its safety, . » i . The vessel reported as lost on Masthead Island is the brigantine Annie, of H&bnrt Town. The crew are missing. The schooners Mystery and Mary Anne have come into collision oft the Port of Newcastle. The former lost her spare, and the latter is supposed to have been so much damaged that fears are entertained for her safety,