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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 715, 18 August 1870, Page 2

The ketch Brothers and. Sisters, Captain Perkins, 'master, arrived on Tuesday from Bruce Bay in tow of the Dispatch. Captain Perkins reports leaving Bmce Bay on Friday last at 4 p.m., experienced light variable winds, arriving off Greyuaonth at 2 a.m. on Tuesday mormug. lie further reports that all the diggers down at that place seem to.be perfectly- satisfied with their prospect, and that a tendency to move southward to the vicinity of Big Bay wa3 being shown by some of the late arrivals. The.n.s. Charles Edward, Captain Holmes, left tor Westport and Nelson on Tuesday forenoon. The ketch- Jane Ann arrived at Eaiapoi f ronvGreymouth on the 19th inst, ; / The schooner Florence, Captain Beaton from Lyttelton, was brought from the roadstead to the wharf yesterday forenoon by the p. 8. Dispatch. She left Lyttelton last , Thursday morning, and. was knocking about with light variable winds in sight of the port she had left for ten days, : •On Saturday last she got a breeze off Gore's Bay, and from thence fo Cape Farewell she had strong-, S.W. weather. From Cape Farewell calm and variable winds were met with, but notwithstanding she was off Point Elizabeth, and in sight of the. roadstead, at 2 p.m. on luesday, anil anchored in the roadstead the ' same night at 6 p.m. She brings a cargo of produce 'consigned to Messrs Glenn Brros. . The topsail schooner Canterbury, Captain Kuxton, was brought into port yesterday by the p.B. Dispatch; after a splendid run of three days.Jto the roadstead. She left Lyttelton on Saturday last the 13th, with light westerly winds ; on the 14th at 9 a.m. passed Cape Campbell ; at 3.20 p.m.. was off the Brothers, when, in a strong S.E. gale she carried away the wain gaff, and spht the foretopsail. At 8 p.m. the same night she rounded Stevens Island, at 3 a.m. on the 15th she passed the Lighthouse on Farewell Spit, with a moderate breeze from the S.E., at 1 p.m. same day passed Bock's Poiut ; at 11.30 p.m. passed Cape Foulwkd, with fresh easterly yrinds ; and at 3 a.m: on the 16th. was off Fox's River, and almost becalmed ; and at 8 a.m. same day she was. off the Grey. ■The Canterbury has not been thirteen days from this, port to Lyttelton and back, including time : for discharging and loading. On this trip, she is consigned to Messrs D. Maclean and Co. The schooner Glengarry, coal laden for Hokitika, was towed to sea by the p.s. Dispatch oh Tuesday. The s.s. Waipare,' Captain Bascand, arrived from Hokitika on Tuesday night, with the transhipped cargo of the. 8.3. Tararua from Melbourne. Yesterday, she ran out to endeavour to obtain a tow, but failing this, she returned to port, and after shipping some passengers and cargo, left for Brighton &c. The Waterman's cargo w."S all discharged yesterday. In the afternoon she was taking in ballast, and will sail to day ior tbe Clarence Kiver. .. ' .