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Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 763, 8 December 1870, Page 2

The schooner Waterman, from Melbourne, arrivd in the roadstead yesterday, after another smart run of eight or nine days. Sjie will most probably be brought in this morning by the ]).s. Dispatch. . The Gothenburg arrived in the roadstead last night, and will be tendered this morning- by the p.s. Dispatch. She will take from this port over 5000ozs of gold and a large number of passengers. _' There is nothing to record m shipping matters at this port during the last two days, as the flood in the river and the heavy sea running on the bar have put a ptop to jail • sliipping transactions. The fresh has now run down, and to-day is expected to be a busy ; Tlie s.s. Stormbiril is now hourly expected from the North, audi 3 announced^ leave here for Westport and. Dunedin direct on Saturday. Eeturn tickets will be issued for a mouth by the agents, D. Maclean and Go. On Saturday afternoon last, two fishermen, named Thomas Euth and Austiano Perano, residing at Taylor's Point, close to the Sandspit, went to the beach for the purpose of hauling their boat in. Finding the guy's warp missing Ruth, who was an expert swimmer, stripped and swam off to the boat, which was about 15 yards distant. He succeeded in getting hold of the. stern-post, but slipped off. He again got hold of it and a^aiii slipped and sank, His mate, seeing htm disappear, ran for assistance, and got three other fishermen residiug close by. who tb«ether manned their boat, and pushed off. Seeing the body lying on the bottom in Bft. water", they grapnelled at ence and brought it to the surface/and endeavoured to restore "•animation. - Tiicy continued their efforts on ■'■■ slioie for about an hour and a half, but ■without* success. Euth, who was about 28 years of age, leaves a widow and a child :'• three weeks old; He has been well known :I-for the'last 14years, both in Victoria.and •:'; Otago,as an expert fisherman.- Otago Daily Intelligence from New York states that a terrific hurricane, had swept over the American se'aboard'far several days previous to the " 15th November. The Nancy, from Cow : Bay to.. New York, had foundered, and the fate of the crew was doubtful. The ship Atlantic, which had arrived at x Tew York, had Very severe weather oil tlie voyage from Liverpool. Captain Pennel reports that on the 3rd September, when off the Georges, they passed a large new deck beam, with two knees attatched,- apparently belonging to a large ship of about 1,500 tons. Tho barque Queen Victoria, Captain Leyne, which had reached Philadelphia from Liverpool:, reports that,-on the 4thult., at 2 p.m., when in lat. 40 32 N., long. 67 W., the ship experienced a -fearful gale, .which earned away the fore and main topsails, the vessel r~ —-•*- ~....«^1-iAitvily; and shipping im:J. Warren, aged 17, an apprentice, 'friiwac relatives reside in Dubliu, while furling sail, fell from the foretopsaij yard on to the dock, ahdt-die^l almost' immediately afterwards. At seven the same evening a terrific sea ' iover the ship, and. completly flooded the deck cabin ami deck houses, staving in the long-boat and doors of the forward houses, bursting the fastenings from the wateii :itaivks aud staving them also, and ■ likewise' carrying away a portion of the bulwarks and main rigging. The Hamlet, from ■■•': Cuba -ifor Delaware, -.with; a cargo of sugar, has been wrecked on Watliug Island. The .f K cargo is :a.total loss..'] /:• •■ ■