Untitled

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 666, 26 April 1870, Page 2

The B.s. Claud Hamilton, Captain Underwood, from Melbourne, via coast ports, arrived in the roadstead on Sunday. Although there was a pretty heavy sea running on the bar the p.s. Dispatch at once waited upon her, and transhipped her passengers and gold. The Claud left Hobson's Bay at 3 p.m. on the 9th inst. ; passed Cape Schank at 8 p:tn. same day, and the Swan at 7 p.m. on the 10th. Experienced fine weather thronghont the whole of the passaee. Male the S.W. Cape at 9 p.m. on the 14th, and arrived at the Bluff next day at 9.30 a.m. Left again at 5 p.m., and' arrived at 7 a.m. on the 16th ; discharged cargo, and sailed at 2 p.m. onthelSth, arriving at ].3O p.m. ; discharged cargo, and sailed at 8 p.m. on the 20th, arriving at Wellington at 4 p. in. on the 21st ; sailed next morning, called at Nelson, and arrived here as above. She landed six passengers and shipped 13 for Melbourne, and IOOOoz of gold from the Bank of New South Wales. Early on the same tide she steamed away for Hokitika. During her round of the New Zealand ports she shipped 2617 bags oats, wheat and barley, 129 bales flax, 185 kegs butter, 10 casks tallow, 25 bales wool, in addition to a large passenger list, IOOOoz gold, and would probably Bhip more gold at Hokitika. The s.s. Taranaki had her propeller successfully fitted on last week at Wellington, and it is expected that she will be ready for, her trial trip early this week. The s.s. Murray and p.s. Charle3 Edward have arrived from Nelson and Westport since our last. The former left Nelson on Thursday, and the latter on Friday. The Murray left early yesterday for Hokitika, but did not get in owing to the rough state of that bar. In the afternoon the Edward followed her ; but after getting outside, the weather came up very bad from the S.W. — a whole gale of wind with a heavy head sea — and as there was no probability of her crossing the Hokitika bar for several tides, her head was put round, and she ran before it for Nelson. The s.s. Gothenburg is now hourly expected in the Hokitika roadstead from Melbourne direct ; but with the prevailing southerly weather, it is a question whether it will be possible to tender her either there or here. The s.s. Ome'o is expected to have made the round of the ports, and to have arrived in this roadstead on Thursday. On arrival she will be despatched, with gold and passengers', for Melbourne direct. News has been received that the flying Cloud, schooner, was totally wrecked yesterday within two miles of the scene of the wreck of the Admclla. All hands got safely ashore. The Flying Cloud was from Mauri tins, with 5000 bags sugar. She arrived in Adelaide for orders on the 28th of March, 'and sailed again the same night for Melbourne. The cargo was insured in the National and Adelaide Insurance Companies' offices for L4OOO in each. It is with great regret that we have to record the total wreck of the p.s. Favorite whilst on her way from Auckland to the Manukau. The Favorite (which had been lengthened at considerable expense a short time back by Messrs Niccol and Son, North Shore), was the property of Captain Dyason, who, previously to coming to Auckland, had employed the Bteamer on the West Coast trade, and we learn that the sale of one-half of the interest in the Favorite had been almost completed with a firm at Eaiapoi, Canterbury, when the news arrived of her wreck. She was only insured forL4ooin the New Zealand Company's Office ; therefore the loss will fall very heavily on Captain Dyascn, who had also spent a considerable sum in fitting her out for this voyage. The cargo was insured for Ll5O. Soon after the steamer was lengthened, the Thames trade becaipe so Black that the Favorite was laid up, her owner not being able to make her pay. Lieut. Woods, a short time back, chartered her to proceed to the Manukau, which harbor he intended to survey in her. Captain Adams (late of the Lady Bowen, and who had a share in the vessel) was appointed to the command. From here she proceeded to the Bay of Islands, where she

1 took on board some 63 tons of coal for the Voyage round. She left Russell on the 29th, at 1 p.m., and nothing of note occurred until Friday, April 1, the day of the wreck, when i the Favorite experienced very strong S.S.W. winds, with heavy seas, during which the vessel labored heavily. The vessel was observed by Captain Edwarde3 to be getting out of shape, and ho decided to return to Ahipara Bay, where the steamer was beached, »he naving broken her back at the place where the new portion had been spliced a few months back. It was not without great difficulty and risk of life that the crew were able to land, owing to the very heavy seas rolling in on the beach. — " Southern Cross."