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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 737, 8 October 1870, Page 2

The s.s. Kennedy arrived on Friday mon:iDg from Nelson, Westport, and Hokitika, and left again last right on her return northern trip. The s.s. Gothenburg, from Nelson, may confidently be expected iv the roadstead this evening, when she will take passengers for Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. The brig Magnet cleared out at Melbourne for this port on the 28th ult., and cleared the Heals on the 30th. The Waterman was on the berth loading for this port. The schooner Aborigiue cleared out at the Customs for Newcastle in ballast, but afterwards her destination was changed, and she will now proceed_to Nelson with a cargo of coal. TheTjalLttrtyjwas beiug taken out of 1 i/ai Jl|i|ii{ o juiCJ-aAUy.^ j ] >.n -. — ~~~~ller7 arrived in "the'roadstead from Melbourne, about midnight on the 6th inst, after a splendid passage of four days fourteen and a-half hours. She left the tian&ridge pier at 3 p.m. on the Ist, and the first two days had light winds and smooth sea ; and the latter part fresh southerly breeze until arrival at Hokitika, on the morning of the 6th. She was tendered there that evening and was expected here on the evening's tide, consequently the p.s. Dispatch ran out with the mails and passengers to meet her, but as she was nowhere to be seen, after remaining in the roadstead for a considerable time the tender returned to port. On Friday morning the Tararua was tendered, and after landing here twenty passengers, steered for Kelson. The P. and O. Co.'s R.M.S.S. Malta, with the mails from Europe and the East, anchored in the bay at half-past 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The performances of this ] large anil powerful clipper steamship on the Australian station in the matter of quick voyaging arc well known, but in the instance of her present nm from Galle she has quite distanced her former achievements, and has amply upheld the chavacter of the P. and 0. Co.'s fleet in these waters for making a rapid and trustworthy passages. Perhaps on no previous trip of the Malta has she been freighted with more important intelligence or has her appearance been more anxiously looked for, and almost as if in willing anticipation of the general wish, she has come in unexpectedly early, and has shown herself fully equal to the occasion by delivering her mails nearly four clays and a half before contract time. The run from Galle to King George's Sound, whicJi she accomplished in 12 days 22 hours and 45 mins., is the fastest on record, and was only once nearly approached by the company's s.s. Bombay. — Argus, 25th ult. The Cambria arrived at Sandy Hook lightship on the afternoon of 27th July, at seven minutes past nine, and is the winner of the Atlantic Yacht Eace. She was met down the river by a large number of yachts and steamers, and was enthusiastically cheered the whole way up to Staten Island. The Dauntless arrived an hour and a quarter afterwards, but the yachts never sighted each other after the night of the start. This fact waa owing to the Cambria taking a northerly course, reaching as high as 55deg. N M while the Dauntless kept a southern track. The Cambria carried away two foretopmasts, but had spare ones on board to replace them. She met with no other mishap. She had s^ong easterly winds and fresh gales to Cape Eace, which she sighted on Monday, 18th July. After that sho had light head winds to Sandy Hook. The Dauntless had a succession of strong northwest winds, with occasional gated and calms. The Cambria's time was tweuty-three days five hours seventeen minutes, that of the Dauntless twenty-three days seven hours. On the 7th July the Dauntless lost two of her crew overboard in a gale, and spent three hours in fruitless efforts to save them. On the 10th she lust a jibboom in a squall. The yachts were received at Sandy Hook by the entire yacht squadron of the New York, Atlantic, Brooklyn, and other yacht clubs. — Telegraph, Sept. 27. The Elizabeth Flemii g. «an iron chip of some 890 tons, owned bj Patrick Henderson and Co., left the Clyde for Ptangoon with a cargo of coals, machinery, aud general merchandise. She was in charge of Captain Anderson, who had under him a crew of 22 men ; and there were also on board Mrs Anderson and two children and a lady passenger. On July 14, in lat. 39deg. N. and long. ICdeg. W., she was found to be ou fire in the after hold, and on the following day she was abandoned by the crew, who were afterwards picked up by the ship Jerusalem, which arrived in Hobson's Bay on the 26th ult. Captain Largie, of the -ship '

Jerusalem, reports concerning the Elizabeth Fleming, that on July 15, at 5 a.m., when his ship was going along with a light fair wind, suioke waa observed about three points ou the porb bow. About half -past six a.m. the hull was made oufc from aloft, and the smoke proved to be from a ship on fire. Captain Largie immediately bore do.vn to her, and picked up three boats, containing the captain and crew of the burning vessel. The shi,j had taken fire at 9 a.m. on July 14, aud the crew left her at half-past 1 p.m., remaining by her, however, until rescued by the Jerusalem, when Captain Anderson desired to be landed with his crew at Madeira. The boats were hoisted on board and at noon on the 15th the wreck, which was still burning, boreN.E. seven miles distant, lat. 37deg 3min N., and long lOdeg 33uiin W. On the 16th, at 9 p ml Captain Largie shortened sail to lower i topsails, tbe wihd blowing hard from N.K, 1 and no laud to be seen. At 11 p.m. the weather was dead calm, and at daylight on the 17th it was still calm and hazy, and Madeira bore E. by N. } distant about 12 mile?. As the ship was driftiug off the island the captain of the Elizabeth Fleming requested to leave with his boats, expressing himself as quite confident of being able to effect a landing. After breakfasting, they all got into boats, and at 25 minutes past 9 a.m. left the ship "all well," and with a light wind from the S.W. The boats were supplied with sails, and were otherwise well found, and at half past 11 a.m. they could be seen from the masthead close in shore. At dusk the island was lost sight of, and Captain Largie continued his voyage. "Very little excepting the chronometers was saved from the burning vessel, the ladies escaping with only the clothes they had on at the time, aud the carpeuter had his eyes very much scorched in his endeavors to keep down the fire. The ship Ben Nevis, which also arrived here yesterday, passed close to the burning vessel on July 16, and found the ship Lansdowne alongside the derelict vessel stripping her. Capt. M. Petrie signalled to the Lansdowne to know if he could render any assistence.^ but no notice was taken of his inquiry. From papers received by this mail we learn that " the Elizabeth Fleming was found by the Lansdowne, Capt. Trewyn, on June 15, and was towed to the west side of the Island of Madeira, from whence she was towed into port by her Majesty's gu-iboat Dart;" and further thafc " the derelict ship Elizabeth Fleming was brought into Madeira by the Lansdowne, with masts, rigging, &c, burnt, hull in good order, cargo damaged. The object will be to bring the ship and cargo as they now are to Glasgow, and settle salvage in London, the owners of the Lansdowne concurring. " — Argus.