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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 657, 5 April 1870, Page 2

The aB. Omeo, Captain Calder, from Melbourne, via New Zealand pqrts, in the roadstead yesterday. She cleared Port Phillip Heads on the evening of the 19th inst., at 8 p.m. After clearing Bass's Straits, she encountered a terrific easterly gilc accompanied with a mountainous sea, which lasted for f qur consecutive days. During the height of the gale, the barometer sbood at 30.45; underate easterly winds were then experienced ; Preservation Inlet was sighted at 2 p.m., on Saturday the 2lith ; arrived off $he Bluff the same night, and entered the harbor at daylight the next moruing ; left aga : n at 4.33 p.m., and had thick foggy weather till arrival off Port Chalmers Heads, fir'iich she entered at 6 30 a.m. the. following morning, anchoring at 7.15 a.m. ; left next ilay at 4 p.m , and cleared the heads at 4.30, and made the usual round of the ports, lewing Ntlon at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday, but was delayed by the heavy S. W. weather prevailing on the coast. On arrival here she •was immediately tendered by the p.s. Dispatch, wuiqli put on board of Jiei 1 15 passengora for Melbourne, and bronuht ashore IS passengers from Melbourne and New Zealand p ii^s. After a detention of only one hour iv the roadstead, the Omeo stcamad away for llokiaku. The schooner Jane Ann, Captain Smith, from Dnnedin, arrived in the roadstead on Sumlay, and was brought in yesterday by the p.s. Dispatch. It is so seldom now-a-days that a sailing craft makes the trip south-about that the fact is worth nientioni ig that the Jane Ann did so this time, the juin occupying ten days. Prom the West Cape she had strong S.W. breezes, with rain and hail, which brought her to the offing as above. The Ceres, from Melbourne arrive-l in the roadstead on Saturday, but was ordered to stand to sea in consequence of the state of the weather. Since then she has ben Btandiug off and on in the roadstead, and will most probably be brought in to day. The bnspntine Waterman, latjly purphased in Melbourne by Mr W. J. Coates, arrived at the wharf onSaturday luorning in tow of the p 8. Dispatch. She is commanded by Captain Le Bran, whose name in making rapid passages with the Zephys and .Ab >rigine is well known on the coast. The Waterman clewe.l Pqrt Phillip Heads at iioon qn March 16, from which time up to the 27th nothing but easterly winds was experienced. On that day the wind hauled round to the southward, where, however, it only continued for 24 hours, shifting again to the eastward. The coast land was sighted on the 29th, Mount Cook bearing E.S.E., but owing to light win Is aud calms she did noc arrive oIF the Grey until the 31st. Although the Waterman has been trading between Melbourne an-l New Zealand for some time thi3 is her first trip to the Grey, and as much curiosity has been expressed regarding her, we have to state that she was built on the Hunter River, N.S.W., about two and a half years since. Her timbers are blue gum, and she is copper fastened. She is said to be one of the staunchest brigantines that sail out of Melbourne. Her total length over all is about 100 ft, her bre.idtli of beam is 23ft, b,er depth of hold is 10ft 6in, and her draught of water, when loaded, is Oft midship. The previous performance? of the Waterman have been firstclass, as was to. be expected from her build, she being one of the bes,t vessels turned out of tb,e Hunter. Under the management of her present captain we Lave no fear qf her repeating these performances. With such a trio as the Waterman, Kate Conley and Magnet, the carrying trade of Greynvaith is worthily represented, and the inhabitants may well feel pr->ud of the little fleet that is owned in f eir midst. The Golden Crown is the nams of a fine new steamship in ths course Of censtrnchion at the yards of Messrs Dnthie au.l Koss. Customhouse street, AucUlani, forafiurnber of merchants, who propose placing her on tbe (Thames and AuckLm 1 passenger tra-le. The Gqlden Crown will be the finest a,nd fastest paddle-wheel steamboat in these waters, exceeding in speed even the steamer Luna, recently on, this trade. The raaohinery of the vessel is being imported expressly to the prder of the owners from Glasgow, and, (.•ombjned with the light draft of the. veWi'3

build, will enable her to make tlje passage between the Thames ami Auckland considerably under three hours and a-half. Besides the new improved steaming capacity of this new candidate for public favor, s.l>e is intended to command patronage from the extensive and comfortable accommodation she will posseßS. No expense will be spared in fitting her out for the service in snch a style of neatness and elegance as cannot fail to secure her the support of trivellcvs between the Thames and Auckland, with a reduction in the time occupied by the journey of so material a character, the trafic must be augmented, and the boat will consequently make a trade for herself, which would otherwise never bo called into existence. Only a, few nvinth3 are expected to elapse ere we shall have the pleasure of welcoming this addition to the steam fleet tp the Thames.— Ttorne* Advertiser. As there is a considerable amount of interest taken in the result of the recent race between the barque Kate Conley and the brig Magnet from this port to Hobson's [ Bay, we give the following reports of the two vessels as they appeared in the Age of the 14th ult .-—"The barque Kate Conley, from Greymouth the 2nd inst., had W.N.W. to W.S. W. winds up to the 9th inst., and since strong easterly winds with heavy rains. Kent's Grpup was passed on the 11th inst., and Port Phillip Heads entered at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday." "The brig Magnet, after an absence of only four weeks from this port, arrived yesterday from New Zealand. She left Greymouth on the 2nd inst., and had variable N.W. to S.W. winds until reaching loSdeg, E. ; thence to Port Phillip Head's, which was made on Saturday, she had N.E. to 4j.'.8. wizidfl, Kent's Group having been made on the day previous. We learn from Captain Doile, of the s.s. Storm Bird, that the schooner Falcon, which left Taranaki for Opunaki, on. Monday, with the material for a flax mill there, has, unfortunately become a total wreck. From the particulars to hand it seems that she parted her chains from the heavy swell rolling in there after the full extent qf her cable was veered out. The whole of her cargo was safely landed as soon as possible, after which the ill-fated vessel became a total wreck. Captain Halford, the Harbor Master, was in charge at the time, which would lead us to infer that every possible care had been taken. The vcjssel belonged to Messrs Webster Bios., and wa§ only partly insured. This, of course, is n->t Mr Redwood's ketch Falcon, which left this p >rfc for Blenhiem yesterday morning — Welllnijton Advertiser, 31st ulfc. The number of wrecks reported at Lloyd's during the week ending January Ist, is 79, making for the year 1869, 2709. The number reported for the tbree weeks ending January 22nd, is 143. — European Mail. The master of the Wings of the Morning, barque, 344 tons, from Shields, for Aguilas, reports that on December 22nd, while anchored in the Downs, a barque, under sail, went across the bows of his vessel. He says :— The barque was in collision about ten minutes, and then backed off clear. 1 hailed the barque, and was answered " Eiver Ganges, of Liverpool." My vessel sustained considerable damage from the collision, and I believe I must repair at sqme port before I cai} proceed on my voyege. The anchor light on my vessel was burning brighlty at the time of collision, and anchor watch was set, and chief mate in charge of the deck. I was informed that, prior to the collision, a hail was heard from the barque, "Alight on the lee bow." The lliver Ganges, 493 (Purcell), from London, for Adefaide, was reported in our last as in collision with the Willis of the M>rnihg, and has since been repaired. She was in the Downs, January s.— lbid. We learn from Portrusli, December 29, that a head or quarterboard, measuring 18ft 4in in length, painted black, with the name Jessie Headman cut in in gilt letbei-3, has been picked up about one mile from that port on the East beach. The Jessie Keadman left Glasgow for Ota^o, December 14.— Ibid The Cormorant (Collester), from San Francisco, 117 days, at Liverpool, January 3, reports :— Novenilier 6 to 8, from 51 S., 39 W., to 44 S., 3i W., passed a great number of large and lof by icebergs, with great quantities of dangerous drift ice. On 6th, weather being foggy an I ice so thick, was obliged to put the ship under easy canvas until the weather cleared away, one group alone numbering seventeen large bergs. Latter part of the passage had stron? gales from various quarters. December 30, had a perfect hurricane from S.W.. which drove the ship into Ballyteigue B,ay, sea running fearfully, leaving ship entirely under water, and most of the time decks and cabins full of water.— Ibid. The Kenilworth, 700 tons, for Liverpool. from New Orleans (cotton, 3863 bales, valued at between L 70.000 and LS0.O00), when coming up the Channel, January 1 1, about 8 a.m., was caught in a sudden squall, and earned on to a le Ige of rocks called St. Patrick's Causeway, at entrance to Cardigau Bay, where she now lies a total wreck, about seven or §ight miles from the shore, heading S. W. ? with four or live feet wate.r round her at low water ; her bottom is out and sternpost gone ; cotton is visible through after end ; ht-r main and inizen masts are cut away, and she holds on the causeway by one anchor. On her position beinsj observed, the Barmouth lifeboat was manned an I taken th, rough a fearful sea to the stranded ship, eight of the crew of which were saved by throwing themselves into the sea, anl being ] hauled by means of lines into the lifeboat. At 5.30 p.m. th.3 rope attaching the boat to the Kenilworth parted, and it was found impossible to regain the vessel, the eight men rescued wufo landed. Th-3 Ab,ersoch lifeboat snb3eqn>>ntly succeeded iii taking off the remaining thirteen of the crew including the raaater. The Kenilworth- was built at Thomaston, in. the Sfcatc of Maine, in 1855, and was considered a very fine vessel of her class. A singular coincidence has transpired in connection with the loss of this vessel. About two years ago the Wapella, a vessel belonging to Messrs Taylor, Tipper and Co., was wrecked on the same rocks, and nearly all of the crew perished. — Ibid. A familiar object of interest will shortly disappear frqm the Thames. The Seamen's Hospital i 3 to be immediately transferred to the infirmary of '.ireeuwich Hospital, anl the old Dreadnought, which the society has hitherto occupied, will be removed from the river early in spring. — Ibid. A gallant deed was performed by Captain Wake, It. N., of her Majesty's ship Mars, the other day, whvn one of the boys, on coming out of the boat, missed his footing and fell overboard. Captain Wake stripped himself of hi 3 coat, ami did nqt hesitate a moment in taking a leap of some twenty-six feet, reachjug tue boy just, in time to save Mm frqm, a watery grave.— Ibid.