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Grey River Argus, Volume VI, Issue 414, 8 September 1868, Page 2

The Grey bar never was in a finer condition for work, and during the past few days has been crossed by vessels under sail and steam by day and night with the greatest ease. At flood tide there is now fully sixteen feet of water on the bar, with a wide straight channel. The s a. Kennedy arrived in port from Nelson via Westport late on Friday evening Jost, *nd sailed for Hokitika on Sunday forenoon, from, which port she returned agaiu yesterday afternoon. On Sunday afternoon the 8.8. John Perm returned from Hokitika, bat did not cross the bar as she was late on the tide. The p. s. Persevere accordingly took on board her pasi sengers for the Manukan, and fifty sheep for Weßtport, which Bhe transferred to the Perm outside, and returned to. port. The Panama Company's s,s. Tararua is making a gopd run round the ports, and is announced to leave here to-morrow for Melbourne with gold and passengers. The p. s. Dispatch made a smart run to Fox's and back on Saturday, with a large cargo. She left the wharf at noon, landed Jier cargo, and was back to this river by 10.30 p.m. The ketch Jane Elkin, which has for some time past been lying stranded on the North Spit, was successfully launched on Saturday last, and now lies vi the lagoon. On Saturday forenoon, favoied hy a smooth bai and a fine breeze off the land, the schooner Rose of Eden put to sea under canvas and stood away on her return trip to jvajipii. The M.A. and N.Z Co's s.B. Gothenburg arrived off the bar at 9 p.m. qn Sunday, from Melbourne via Bluff and Dunedin; left Hobspn'a Bay at 3 p. m. om the 22nd inst ; passed Port Phillip Heada at 6, and Cape Schank at 8.30 the same evening. Swan Island was passed at 5 p.m. on the 23rd; light northerly winds were experienced on the rnn across. The S.W. Cape was made at 5.33 a.m. on the 27th, and Bluff Harbor at 7 p.m. on the same da}', Discharged 70 tons of cargo ; sailed at 5.30, and arrived at Port Chalmers at 7 a.m. on the 28th ; left on the lit at 2.30, and arrived at Lyttelton at 8 a.m. on the 2nd. Sailed from Lyttelton at 2 30 on 3rd, arrived at Wellington at 7 a.ni. on 4th, sailed same day at 3.30, and arrived off Nelson at 4 a.m. on sth, sailed jwme night at 10 p.m., and arrived off Orey* mouth at D p.m. on 6th. Yesterday fore-

noon, at half-tide, she was tendered by the p.s. Persevere, which took out 21 passengers and two bo*es gold, and brought in 18 passengers and a few ton 3 cargo. The Gothenburg then proceeded on to Hokitika, where Bhe would probably be tendered on the same tide. The schooner Spray, from Lyttelton, was towed in on Sunday by the p.s. Dispatoh, after a fine run. She left Lyttelton on the night of the 31st ult, with a light S. W . wind, which carried her past Oape Campbell on the Ist inst, and at midnight rounded Stephen's Island. On the 2nd she passed Cape Farewell, and on the 3rd she was off Wanganui Inlet. On the sth she passed Cape Fonlwind at 3 p.m. on the" 6th, arrived off the bar, and was towed in by the p.s. Dispatch. She brings a large cargo of produce, and is consigned to D. Maclean and Co. " The Ocean Derby" of this year promises to be unusually exciting, on account of thp number of first-class clippers competing. In the race from Foochoo five vessels are engaged, and so great an interest is taken that j a mercantile circular received by this mail gives the hours and minutes of their departure for London. The Sir Launcelot and Ariel cast off their steamers simultaneously at 2.20 p.m. on May 28th, the Sir Launcelot being then three quarters of a mile a>head. The Taepinggot to sea at 6 p,m. on the same day, and was followed next clay by the Spindrift. The Lah^loo left at 3.30 on the same day. The race down the China sea appears to have been very close, and so far in favor of theTaeping, which passed Angier on the morning of June 22, followed by the Sh* Launcelot, Belted Will (from Canton, May 27), and Ariel in the order named. The L;ih-!oo passed early next day j the Spindrift was not reported up to the 25th. From Shanghai six ships have started— the Foreward Ho ! and Nimon June the Ist ; Taifcsin, Titana, and Leander, on the 23rd ; and the Eliza Shaw on the 16th.