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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 654, 29 March 1870, Page 2

The schqoner Bonnie Lass, from Dunedin, arrived in the roadstead on Friday, and was brought to the wharf on Saturday afternoon's \\de by the p.s. Dispatch. She left Dunedin pn the 12th March, and four days afterwards entered the Straits, and carried light S. V{. "whyls until amval as ahove. The B.S. Murray, Captain M'Gillivary, from Nelsou, via Westport and hokitika, arrived early on Saturday morning. During the day her cargo was discharged, and she left the same evening for Westport. The s.s. Wallabi, Captain Daniels, from Wanganui and Westport, arrived in the r>a "s.tead, on Sunday ' forenoon, and came into port on tb,e evening's tide, and left again yesterday morning for Hokitika, from .ence she is expect,a.l to return to day. During a cyclone at Townsville, the steamer Black Prince was totally wreckpd, and the schooner Wonder was stranded. The township jtself sustained a good deal of damage. ' The schooner Janet Dixon,, coal laden and bound for Sydney, has foundered to the north, of Broken Bay. The crew arc saved. The barque Icon, from Melbourne, has been wrecked at Rarotong, in the tSjouth Seas. Mr Brown, a passenger, chartered a small vessel, and proceeded to Maiden Island. The schooner Crest "of the Wave is re-, ported to have been wrecked at Fiji. The sale of cargo smd hull of' the tleratook place at Blenheim on, Thursday }as,t, Mr Mick, and Mr Johnston (of Levin and 06.), of Welljiuton, were the competing parties^ and Mr Bliek became, .the purchaser ..at L 145 0; the other parties selling. The official enquiry waj3 coutinued, bu^ nothing transpired to sh?w the cause of the fire. The enquiry wa^ adjourned till Tuesday, 29th inst. ' Thes.s. Claud Hamilton, Captain Under* wood, from Melbourne, via New Zealand ports, arrived in the roadstead at 4 &m. on Sunday. She left Hobspn,'s ßay at 4 p.m. on the 12th, and passed Port Phillip Heads at 7 p.m. same day, and Swan Island at \ a. in. on the 14th, having experienced fine weather during the run across. She made the Sonth-west Cape on the JBth, and entered Bluff Harbor at 8 p.m. oii the 18tli ; discharged cargo and sailed at 4 pm. on the 19th, arriving at Port Chahners the following morning; saile.l again ftr. Lyttelton at 5 p.m. on the 21st, and arrived there at 1.25 on the 22nd ; sailed on the 23rd at 2-. 30 p. m, and arrived at Wellington at 9 am. nex 1 ! day ; sailing again at 11 p.m, and arrived at Nelson 1 at 2 p.m. on the 25th ; thence she jased at 3 a. m. on the 2(ith, arriving hero

as abovo. She was immediately tendered by the p.s. Despatch, which put on Ijqard of her 2i5 passengprs and 62550z qf gold for Melbourne, and brought ashore thi-ee cabin and . live stcem^e passsngers. The Claud was at once dedpottchpd iqr Melbonrne via Hqkitika. The schooner Rapid left Wanganui on Saturday, lQjih inst., with a cargo of produce consigned to Messrs D. Maclean and Co. here. Her captain reports having met with light contrary winds' until arrival off the liar on Saturday last, yoon afser inakinv; her appearance., the Despatch went out an<l t'lok her in tow, biingiiig her in the same eyeuuig. Hy our telegrams received fron] the Bluff on Sunday, ft will be seen" that the Magnet aud Ki>te C»iil,ey have arrived in Hobson's Biy Iron} this port, and the Waterman has filled. S,he may be expepted daily. - w* ■ l -':.-,.. • -:'..;■■:..- :— — c I