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Grey River Argus, Volume VI, Issue 438, 3 November 1868, Page 2

The ss. Gothenburg is expected from Nelson to-morrow, when she will lie desparched with passpngers for Melbourne direct. Thes.s. Hangitotn, from the Bluff, is due the same day, and will also sail for Melbourne direct. The s.s. John Penu will return to-day from Hqkitika, and take passengers for the Mannkau, callincat Westport. The 8. H.John Perm arrived early on Saturday morning from the Manukau and other ports. She left Onehunga on Saturday, the 24th ult, and arrived at Wangauui on Sunday at midnight, and sailed again on the following day at six p.m., arriving at Nelson on Wednesday. Sailed the following night at 8 o'clock, and arrived off the Buller bar at 3 p.m. on Friday. At Westport she landed a large number of refurued eWers from the Auckland Gold Field. She came on here the same evening, and arrived as above, leaving again on Sunday raoruine for Hokitika. While off Cape Egmont on her last northern trip, the Perm felt the late earthquake. At a few minutes after 12 o'clock on Momlnv morning, 19th inst, whilst pbout a dozen mile* from shore, the eteamer experienced a sadden shock, startling all on board, and the captain involuntarily calling out that the vessel had struck upon a rock. The steamer quivered from stem to stern for several seconds. A n order was at once gi yen to put the hulm hard a-atnrboard, and the lead was thrown, but no soundings were met witli The cause of the shock was then discovered. The s.s. Waipara returned to port from a coasting trip on Saturday morning, and sailed airain for Hokitika on Sunday morning. On am vine; off the baron Saturday morning, the p.s. Persevere was observed in the break, with engines stopped and every appearance of something unusual having occurred on board, and the Waipara raij down to render what assistance was necessary. It w.-is found that the m;ite of the Persevere had been lost 'overboard, and the crew had been endeavoring to pick him up. The two cteamers came into collision on the bar, and |he stern-iuul of th,e Pursevere was completely smashed in, but the little boat was not otherwise injured. The ketch Jane Elkin returned from Hokitika with a cargo of £in>ber on Saturday morning, and was towed in by the p.s. Dispatch. 'lne Panama Co.'ss.s. Auckland passed on to Hokitika nn Saturday, where she arrived the same evening, but was not tendered until yesterday inoniin?, when she returned here jvnd was innnediatuly waited on by thep.s. Dispatch, mvi^ her passengers anrl oaryo transhipped. Here she shipped for Sydney 7(!00oz of golclT— over 2000oz from the Union Bank, and 48040z from the Bank of New Zealand. At Uokiiika feho shipped lo.OUOoz, making a total shipment from the coast of 2t,00()oz. She was despatched on the same tide for Sydney, and the tug returned to port, crossing the bar safely, although it was dead low water, but she grounded in the river close to tho North Spit, but the Auckland's passengers and mails were sent to town by boat. The ketch Crest has been wrecked near Akaroa, and two men— William Ellis, the master, and Mr W. Belcher, of Kaipoi, a pasuenger — were drowned.