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Grey River Argus, Volume VI, Issue 427, 8 October 1868, Page 2

The 8.9. Gothenburg, from Nelson, was expected to arrive in the roadstead during the night, and will be tendered about mid-day, fine will take passengers for Melbourne direct, and also SOOOoz of gold shipped by tbe Bank of New South Wales, and 23880z Sdwt, shipped by the Bank of New Zealand. Ab it if* expected that she cannot be tendered at Hokitika, owing to the state of the bar there, her passengers from that port will be brought to town this morning by the coach, and embark here. Yesterday, the p. a. Dispatch ran oxit to bring in the two schooners which had been sighted in the offing. They were known to be the Leonidas aud 10, both from Melbourne, the former of which arrived in the roadstead on Tuesday, and was signalled to stand to sea, in consequence of the heavy snrf which was then breaking on the bar. The Io hod beat up early in the forenoon, and being easipst reached, she was taken in tow by the Dispatch and brought to "the wharf very easily, there being twelve feet of water on the bar. By this time the tide vas ebbing, and it was considered advisable not to bring in the Leonidas until to-day. The sB. Kennedy, which was detained in the river on Tuesday by the heavy Rnrf, took her departure yesterday for Wfstport. Nelson, and the Manukau, without crl'ing at Hokitika, as it was impossible for her to work that port. The cargo she brought down for that port was fanded here. We observe from our Melbourne files that the schooner Sea Ripple, from Hokitika, arrived in Hobson's Bay on the 25th ultimo. She sailed from Hokitika on the 6th nit, and met with westerly winds nearly all the passage. In a heavy gale of wind from the westward, the foretopsail-yard was carried away during the voyasre. The ketch Ellin, belonging to Mr Coates of this town, is laid on at Melbourne for this port. The s.s. Waipara, Captain Bascand, arrived in the roadstead on Tuesday afternoon from Westport, and crossed the bar yesterday at tide time. After some delay at Westport, owing to the heavy sea runnin?, she sailed with cargo for Charleston and Brighton, but was unable to work these ports on the ran dpwn. She will Bail to-day on her return trip to Westport and intervening ports. It baa transpired that tbe s.s. Tararnawill not visit the West Const during her present trip, but will proceed south from Wellington to Melbourne This is to be regretted, as the agent here had secured for her a considerable freight of gold and a number of passengers. The schooner 10, Captain Murdoch, from Melbourne, hove in sight off the bar yesterday, and was brought in by the p.s. Dispatch on the tide. She left on the 26th ultimo, and cleared Port Phillip Heads on the morning of the 27th, with strong breezes from the SW. Bad weather was eueountered during the run over, hut. a very fair trip was made, and Mount Cook was sighted, bearing S.E. on the evening of the 4th inst. A heavy gale f ron the N. E. was then experienced, but she was off this port on Tuesday, and beat up to the roadstead yesterday foieuoon. The Io brings a large cargo, and is consigned to her owners, Messrs Glenn Bros. We have to thank Captain Murdoch for later files from Melbourne. The fine weather which has prevailed for the last week or two, broke on Saturday, and a close drizzling Scotch mist set in, which lasted all day. Towards evening the wind gradually freshened into a strong ■qnally north-easter, having at times the

strength of a full pale. At daylight yesterday iivoruing, some of the gusts were very heavy, and nearly all day the wind and rain were . persistent ; indeed, up. to the time of our going if> press, the gale blows about as hard as ever. About eleven o'clock yesterday morning, Captain • Dickie, the deputy harbor-master, observed that the p.s. Bruce, moored off the Stuart street jetty, was dragging her anchors. He obtained tbe assistance of James Ward, waterman, and two other men, but by the time he got to the vessel, she had drifted close en to the retaining wall, her two anchors dragging. There were only the cook and steward on board at the time. Captain Dickie at first tried to heave her ahead, but owing to the strong wind, this could not be done. Fortunately there was a spare anchor on the reclaimed ground, and making use of that Capt. Dickie managed, with much difficulty, to place the vessel in a position of comparative safety ; but not before a hole was knocked in her Btern. It was reported that a. portion of the retaining wall had been broken down by the Biuce, and that a still larger portion had been injured by the storm, but nothing definite has been ascertained, nor can it be until the weather abates. No other accident is reported, the only effect of the weather appearing to have been to cause a number of lighters moored in the stream to make for safer anchorage nearer shore. — Otago Daily Times, Sept. 2(\