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Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 764, 10 December 1870, Page 2

Nelson, Wdstport, and Hokitika, arrived at the wharf 1 } bt»th with large cargoes of produce. Yesterday they discharged tneir cargoes, >fc I this forenoon they will leave foi their respective destinations. On Thursday morning the s.s Gothenburg was tendered by the p.s Dispatch at an early hour, and put on board of her the gold and passengers detailed elsewhere, and brought ashore a considerable list of passengers. She was, within an hour, despatched on her trip to Melbourne via Hokitika. The schooner Waterman, Captain Le Brun, from Melbourne, arrived in the roadstead, as previously aunounced, on Wednesday, .-iter a very smart run. She left Port Phillip Heads on Tuesday, the 29th ult., and made a fair run down to the land, reaching the Grey roadstead within seven days, bhe brings a large general cargo, consigned to her owmr, Mr W. J Coates, which she commenced yesterday to discharge in first-rate Oder. We have to acknowledge the receipt of later files from Captain Le Brun. By telegram, we (Argus) learn that the Sarah, Ing, Captain Booth, whilst endeavoring to leave this port at eight o'clock yesterday morning, owing to the wind suddenly falling light, went ashore on the north spit-, at the Clarence Heads. The Sarah was loaded by Mr J. Fisher, J.P., of Grafton,with 1427 bags of maize, and was bound to Melbourne. The Sarah was an old brig of 120 tons, and was owned by Mr A. 6. Fisher, of Melbourne. She has made several trips to this port, under the command of Captain Booth, and we believe that both vessel and cargo are insured. At five o'clock yesterday afternoon the brigha>l a good deal of water in her, and there seemed to be very little chance of her ever coming off ; in the event of bad weather setting in. it is believed that from her position she would soon break up. Mr T. Fisher, J. P., the agent, on receipt of the intelligence, ordered the steamer Collector to proceed on to the Heads, following himself in the steamer Favorite, intending to secure, if possible, the Colonial Sugar Company's steamer May Queen, so as to try and tow' her off, or assist in saving cargo. A message dated Clarence Heads, Monday, half-past 11 p.m. says :— The Sarah is stem on North Spit, in 6ft water. Fear there is no chance of saving her or cargo.— C. ami R. R. Examiner, November 15. [By the steamer Ballina we learn that tho Sarah was full of water, but that the crew were engaged stripping her.— Ed. BM. H ] A collision between the barque Ecliptic, from Newcastle, N.S. W, bound to this poit, and the schooner Bessie, bound to Western Port, took place near Cape Schonck early on" Wednesday morning last. Captain Eldridge, of the Ecliptic, reports that at one a.m. on the 23rd instant, when between Port Phillip Heads and Cape Schanck, while on the starboaid lack, with the wind at N., he saw a green light on his port bow. As the light neared he hailed the vessel to keep away, as she was on the port tack, but got no answer. He then put his helmaport, and the schooner struck the barque on the port forechains, smashing the rail, bulwarks, and stanchions, and carrying away two chain plates. The schooner's bowsprit was famed 1 away, and she left part of her cutwater on the deck of the barque. The barque, after being fouled, rounded, and hailed the schooner for her name, and ascertained she was the Bessie, bound to Western Port. Captain Eldridge inquired if the schooner required help, and on being told she was sinking ami wanting assistance, he sent his second mate and two hands on board. After clearing away the wreck, aud otherwise assisting the schooner, and finding that she was making no water, the barque resumed her voyage, and the schoouer stood into Western Port. —Mcl-

At Lyttelton on Saturday last the Emerald was loading produce for the Grey, and the Canterbury for Hokitika. On Thursday the p. 8. Dispatch took to sea the schooner Queen, bound for Auckland, and the Three Friends, for Brighton, besides bringing in the schooner Waterman, from Melbourne, and tendering the as. Gothenburg. ; Yesterday morning the Murray, from Nelson and Westport, and tke Kennedy from