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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 659, 9 April 1870, Page 2

The &8: Tararua, frpm Melbourne direct^ . may be confidently looked for in the Hokitika roadsj&atl isp-day, and sh« will b.e."tenderedhere to-morrow. ' ' ' The s.s, Waipara, Captain Bascand,ar-' rivetl from, Hokitika on T^uraday rcoruiiig, and left again the. same day for Ohai-lestpn and; Westport .• • > ! ■; <•:•'. I:-.;;; ..";..; The s.s. Rangitoto is announced to .leave thiq [ port to-day for .Melbourne direct f but it ia more probable that she will-put in an appearance'on Sunday, when, she w,ill take pasBengei s and gold ior Melbourne direct. . ; The- &«i iWallabij, Captain pauiels, from Nelson,~Wesfcport, and Hoititika, . arrived in ponfc yebferday afternoon., ;She left Nelson on Sunday at noon, and arrived^off the Bliller bar next day at 4p.ni., tpu -^ate on ij.le to pass inwards. Observing a signal that the Maid of Erin waa short of water, rau down to her and took ou board her papers. At 11 p.m. crossed the bar, and next morning discharged her cargo ; at noon proceeded to the roadstead for the Maid, -of Erin, and bjongltt her into the: wharf 5 afterwards towed out the Excelsior, bound to .Dunediii Leffc agflin. at midnight same day, arrivh\ginthe HplcitiWft roadstead on Wednesday^ at 4 p.jui, , ; but again being late, on the tide; brought up ■no.il Thursday, when she orosse.d. The W&llabi^ experience?) strong SW, winds thri)tt|hout]the passage. ■ FrQ|n;W^stj>oitto llokitika the wind was very : strong,' giving thCyessel all- she could do to reacn.the roailatejufasfjabo vej Sh^ left Hokitika yesterday at noon, and arrived here late on the tide. 1 She will leave again this morning for West-' port. The formation of the new Steam Company at Wellington is progressing satisfactorily. The Wonga Wonga, for San Francisco, took away from Sydney aud Auckland about one hundred and seventy passengera. ' The : New Zealand Company's .coal hulk,, with ninety t «ns of coal on board, sunk at her moorings iv WeUington Harbor on the night of the tith.idsk , - ■• - . The a s Kennedy return ed from Martin's Bay on Thursday.eyeniug (With the gi'atifying , intelligence fytfrich;WG have ."already published by telegraph) that the ,p.s. Cljat-les Erlwai-d' had be^n suocessfully. raised, and sufficitntly Repaired jto enable hei: : to proceed to Nelson luidcr steam. The Kennedy left this port on the 24th ult., at 3 p.m., on therfbl. lowing" day made fast atongsido the Charles Edward hi; the.: Hoß^ford Liver at. 5, p.m. On the 25th, made an attempt to pinnp the water clear of the. "Edward's" hold with , pumps that had been "brought from Nelson, mrt finding them unable to clear the vessel, an additional number were rigged and etortdd 6'ii the following day.: Being again • rirtßaccessful; •on M<mday it waa detonnined to attempt, raising her iby hydraulic means. : The ' Kennedy's stem was placed alongside of tho Chailea Ed ward ? 3 bow, w both; vessels being secured togothur with chains. By this means < her bow was lifted far enough from the- bottom to allow of a, sail being passed under her; hottom. The pumping was . again , .proceefled with ou Tuesday, and -the fore compartment was chared ; but as the: Vide, rose she listed -so tf>uch' 08 t6 taka t"he, water : in ovor .the coombings of the liatohes, ,£ud she sank ag.qn. On the next day boarded jail thft coombiiig's "up, and againqplacing'the Kennedy'ttlongside succeeded in getting ckar of water f and alloat at 8 p.m., whenthe. holes • were padded and tbmined off. : The. steamer was placed on, the hard on Thursday^ and the rent ill the plate secured; for, the passage up. The Kennedy '-supplied tho i Charles Edward with coa', ami at ; ono©,^ took on board her stores and 'carpo,iA>nt, was. unable^ ; t<> lertVe' in cohicqwenoe of bad weafther until tlie ifih instant, Wlieii »be steamed frpjn the river iv ooippapy with tl}«. Charles Edward. Hath vessels left iMartiu'siJayat 1 pm , the Kehuwly arriving here yesterday, at 11 ; a.m. The Charles Edward steaiiied on directcfor Nelson, h'avlng ' pat-fetl* company " ■ yith the Kennedy almost, running aw<y from ■her. Tho Charles Edward hiis "not; we ate ( glad to learn, "received snj mftch damage' aa' waa anticipated. The Kennedy sa l:d a,ain- ' for Wcsbpqrb and JJ^Son yvstor<lay noming