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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 683, 4 June 1870, Page 2

The ketch Brothers and Sisters was taken to sea on Thursday by the p.s. Dispatch, coal-laden for Hokitika. .After tide-time yesterday the port presented quite a desolate appearance, for, with the exception of the local tug, there was not a vessel in the harbor. . The s.s. Tararua is expected here from Melbourne direct to-day. On arrival she will take passengers for Nelson, other New Zealand ports, and Melbourne. The schooner Io completed discharging her cargo' yesterday morning, having turned —•- out in first-c3ass order. Sho haa been very smartly handled, considering that she arrived on Wednesday, sailed on Friday, and was unloaded by hand labor. Ballast was taken in yesterday forenoon, and at tidetime she was towed to sea on her return trip to Melbourne by the p.s. Dispatch. The brig Magnet, for Melbourne, was towed to sea on Thursday forenoon by the p. a Dispatch. She took a number of passengers, and 78 tons of coal as ballast. ' The s.s. Murray is expected from Nelson and Westport to-day, and is announced to leave for the north this evening at 11 o'clock. ,:,A Ketch, supposed to be the Jane Ann, from. Punedin, hove in sight off the bar at sundown yesterday. She will be brought in this morning. The s. S; itangitoto, from Melbourne, via New Zealand ports, is expected on Monday. On arrival she will be despatched with gold arid passengers for Melbourne direct. The schooner. Dunedin, while proceeding to sea from Hokitika on Wednesday, in tow of the Lioness, had, the nrisforttme to take the ground on the .tongue of the North Spit, ' - ' 1 I!■■■1 !■■■ I ■ i jilm .H mil ulVuilK t the tug to dislodge her. There is a very sharp turn round at this part of the channel, and the,vessel hugging the spit too closely while the steamer had lost power over the tow was the cause of the catastrophe. The schooner, which was timber laden, was lightened, and gear rigged out to the South Spit for the purpose of heaving her off, which was accomplished at night, and the schooner sailed for Dunedin at 11 a,m. next day. T The wreck of the schooner Challenge, as she now lies stranded outside the Manukau Heads, has been purchased at Onehunga for L2O. The purchaser anticipates a large profit. . . The ketch Folly, Turner, bound from Lytr t teltpn to Kaiapoi, with a cargo of coal, was wrecked on the Kaiapoi bar at about 4 p.m. on Friday, 27th May. Mr Peterson, the pilot, was on the north Bide of the river, about a mile distant, and saw the vessel taking the bar about 3 p.m. When just inside the bar, the wind died away, and he 'law themletting go the anchor. Tho vessel remained in that position about an hour, and then drifted in among the breakers. There was .a heavy,, sea on a); the time, and the vessel, after tossing about in the breakers for a few minutes, was seen to capsize. Mr Petersen heard screams, and being unable to either get near the vessel or render any assistance himself, immediately proceeded to Kaiapoi for assistance and reported the matter to the police. Volunteers were soon found to mau a boat, hi company with Mr Petersen and Constable Quid, and go to the rescue, in hope 3 that the crew, which con- • sisted of two men, would be found clinging to the vessel. Darkness had set in before they arrived at the bar, and finding it impossible to reach the vessel, they searched the , beach for some hours, when they found the body of one of the men, Robert Campbell, and brought it to Kaiapoi about II p.m. The body of Captain Turner was found on the South Spit, near the Kaiapoi bar next day. The pilot and several others brought it up to Kaiapoi in a boat, and handed it over to the charge of the police. — Lyttelton Times. . Messrs Barclay, Curie, and Co., launched on the Clyde, March 15, a magnificent ship, built to the order of Messers A. aid J. H. Carmichael and Co., and owned by them and other gentlemen in Greenock. The' ship was named Jason by Miss Annie Stewart, daughter of Mr John H. Carmichael. The Jason'p.dimensious are--length 242 ft breadth 38ft Gin, and depth of hold 23ft. 6in, her tonage being 1,700 carpenters' measure, and 1,500 tons register. After being finished she will be towed to the Mersey, where she will.load for Melbourne as one of Messrs Ismay, Inirie, and Co.'s line of packets, to be despatched May 20, under tho command of Captain Peter M 'Intyre, one of her owners, who has had great experience in tho Australian trade, and is now in command of the Golden Fleece. —European Mail. . The Palm Tree, *at London from Melbourne, reports that on March 6th, in 49deg N., : 17_deg W., she fell in -with the Sarah Payson (barque), of St. John, N. 8., from Shields to Boston, in a. sinking state, and took, off the crew.—lbid. ' ; The Argyllshire, an iron sailing ship, of 7Go!tons register, built by Messrs Dobie and Co., Govan, , was . launched recently for ' Messrs Law, Taylor, and Co.; Glasgow, for the New Zealand trade.—lbid. : The Hastings (Carpenter), from Swan River at London, had severe weather off the Cape". February.lOfchj in a violent gale . from E.S;E., lost, bulwarks'' stanchions, He. . -Ibid.., ..... ; Capt. Gale, of the Evelyn, from Adelaide, at London, February 26th,' reports that during.jbhetwenty-fivedays previpus to his arrival he met with heavy easterly gales, and ajistfliped considerable damage to both .ship and cargo; Every boat in the ship was to;pie.ceßji and the front of the poop all smashed in; the after-cabin bulkhead was all washed down, and the whole .cabin

completely gutted, everything moveablc about the , deck washed overboard, chainplate's of rigging broken, and the ship a complete wreck. Several of the crew were badly wounded.- One of the captain's legs was nearly crushed to atoms. The ship hove-to, drifting before a heavy easterly gale for nearly a fortnight, with fearful weather, tremendous hail and snow squalls. Had three weeks of almost the same kind of weather. — Ibid. Messrs Robert Napier and Sous, of Glasgow, are, we hear, constructing for Messrs Devitt and Mooro, of London, a magnificent screw-steamship of about 3000 tons register, to be fitted with a pair of compound engines, capable of maintaining an actual workiug power of 2000 horse. The steamer is intended for Messrs Devitt and Moore's London and Australian passenger line, and will be commanded by Captain George Mac Donald. In addition to her great steam power, she will be so rigged that in the event of an accident to the machinery she will, in point of speed and safety, be equal to any first-class sailing clipper afloat. - Ibid.