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Grey River Argus, Issue 625, 20 January 1870, Page 2

The brigs Magnet and Sarah, both for Melbourne, were tawed to aea— the farmer on Tuesday morning, and the latter the same night, by the p. 9. Despatch. The p. a. Lyttelton, Captain Scott, arrived from Nelson and Westport early on Wednesday morning. She left the former port an Friday last, and has made, a loug trip of it, having encountered a succession of S.W. gales, which compelled her to seek shelter in Totaran vi and Bnsh End. Cargo was landed yesterday, and last evening she left again for Hokitika. The s & Claud Hamilton, Captain Underwood, left Hobson's Bay at 7 a.m. on the 4th instant ; passed the Heads at 10, and Cape Schanck at 11,30 p.m. Experienced fresh westerly winds ,-md heavy seas on the run across to the Solander, which was passed at 8 p m. on the 9th. A heavy N.W. gale ttien set in, and her engines were slowed till daylight on the 10th, when she entered Bhiff Harbor. Left again at4.lop.m, and experienced strong Lead winds to arrival at Port Chalmers at 10 a.m. the following day; sailed at 2 p.m. on the 12th ; arrived at Lyttelton at 11,30 on the I3th, and sailed at 3,30 for Wellington ; experienced strong bead winds, and arrived at 4 p. m. on the 14th ; discharged cargo, and sailed at 4 a.m. on the 16th ; arrival at Nelson at 5 p.m. on the 17th ; sailed for Taranaki at 8.30 p.m. same evening, arriving there at 2 p.m. on the IStb, Embarked a detachment of the 18th Regiment, and sailed at 8.30 p.m. ; arrived in thia roadstead at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, and was tendered at 11 a,m. by the Persavere, which pnt on board of her 14 outward passengers and 55480z 4dwts of gold, and brought ashore 20 passengers from Melbourne and coast ports. Immediately on being tendered the Claud le,ft wi^k her tender iv tow for Hokitika. The barque Adeline Burke, which arrived at Lytteltm from Newcastle a few days ago, experienced a severe shock of "seaquake" at 4,52 p.m. on Christmas Day. The shock, which appeared to travel from N.E. to S.W.. lasted for fonr or' five seconds, and is said to have been accompanied by a rumbling sound resembling distant thunder. It caused the vessel to ..tremble and shake with a force almost equal to that of going over a reef of rocks, the rudder especially being shaken with with great violence, The barque was at the time not far from the West Cape, and the weather was very tempestuous, the waves ' being described as " perfect mountains," and coming up from the north-east. — Daily Times, A fatal accident occurred on the passage of of the cutter Lapwing, from Fiji to Dunedin. On the 2nd instant, at 1 a.m. , in easing off the main sheet, Henry Seewold, a passenger working his passage, was knocked overboard by a jerk of the sheet. A life buoy was immediately cut away and hove to him, and the vessel rounded to ; the buoy was sighted, but nothing could be seen of the unfortunate man. Theweather being very bad ami squally, and the sei so high, it was impossible to get the boat out without endangering life. The vessel was again wore ronnd, and was kept cruising near the spot whe££ the accident occurred till daylight, when no signs of the man were observed, and tho vessel kept on her course. At the time he fell overboard the deceased had on a very heavy oilskiu coat and monkey jacket. Seewold had acted on board the cutter Alacrity, from Auckland to the Fijis, as sailing master. Before that he had sailed as mate for about sixteen months with Captain Joyce, in the Kauri, out of Auckland, in the inland trade, and We a very high character ns a steady, sober, industrious young man. By his papers it appears that he was a native of Middlesborough, England. The melancholy catastrophe cast a gloom over all on board for the remainder of the passage. The cutter brings an assorted onryo of cotton seeds, tapioca, masaifti, cocoanuts, 4c, and has com« on here mainly to ct-iape the hurri<»ano season.— Dally Thnea,