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Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 788, 4 February 1871, Page 3

The ss. Tararua arrived at the Bluff, from Melbourne on Thursday evening. The Zephyr has arrived at Hokitika, from Melbourne. The e.s. Wallabi, Captain Dntiels, from Dunedin, &c, arrived in the roadstead yesterday at 11.30 a m, but did not uross"tbe bar until last night in consequence of .-irrivins; too late on the tide. She left Dunedin on the 23rd ultimo at 6. 15 pm, and came to anchor at Port Chalmers at 7.25 p.m. Left Port Chalmers for Lyttelton at 1.30 p.m; cleared the Heads at 2.30 p in, with the wind from the North. Arrived at Lyttelton at 6 a.m on the 25th, transhipped Wanganui and Wellington cargo, and sailed at 12.45 p.m. on the 27th, with a strong north-east wind. On the 28tb had strong northerly weather, and, at noon, the breeze increasing from the north-west came to anchor to the southward of Cape Campbell, at 6.30 p m. On Sunday, the 29tb, the wind being still nor'west fresb, hove up anchor and proceeded on her voyage at 10 am. At 10.29 a.m. was abreast of Cape Campbell. On the 30th, at 8 a.m. passed Cape Farewell, with a strong south-east wind and heavy sea. Arrived off the Buller at 5 a.m. on the 31st. entered the river, discharged 80 tons of cargo for that port, and sailed at 6.30 p m. for Hokitika direct. Arrived off that port at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, but she unfortunately grounded inside the river on the tongue of the centre bank, but was assisted off by the Waipara, and steamed to the wing-dam. She was detained on Thurday, in consequence of the heavy bar, and left on Friday morning, arriving as above. She will leave again to-day. The New Zealand medal is to be awarded to those who were surviving on January 3. 1869 (the date of the notice published in the London Qazttte granting the medal), and who formed part of tne naval brigade, and who were actually engaged under fire on the books of the undermentioned ships :— Brisk, Castor, Cordelia, Cur. goa, Driver, Eclipse, Esk, Falcon, Hazard, Harrier, Inflexible, Iris, Miranda, North Star, Niger, Osprey, Pelorus, Racehorse, the Honorable, East India Company's steamer Elphinstone, the Colonid steamer Victoria. We believe that Messrs Money, Wigratn, and Sons intend putting on another line of first-class steamers between Melbourne and London, and each of the new vessels will be supplied throughout with all the latest improvements. A vessel even superior to the magnificent Somersetshire is being constructed by Messrs Wigram, and may be expected there in the course of a few months. Her tonnage will be 2000 register, 300 horsepower nominal, and 1600 indicated. There can be no doubt that the new addition to their already splendid fleet of merchant vessels will add to the renown of the spirited firm whose reputation is so great. The steamer Waimea, which was sunk in the Sydney harbor by coming in conact with the mail steamer Avoca, has been raised and placed' on the A.S.N. Company's slip, Pyraont. Mr Baylis had been employed by the owner to assist with his divers, in floating the vessel. The first lift was made by chains passing under the vessel and attached to two large iron punts floating alongside. Each lift was made as the tide rose, and the vessel taken into shallower water at Blue's Point She was effectually floated and placed on the A.S.N. Company's dip. The Waimea was struck by the Avoca close by the fore companion, and cut into within five planks of tbe keel. Late telegrams state that Lieutenant Parker writes giving a terrible description of the passage of the Cerberus through the Bay of Biscay. She cannot steam more than five knots, and is a shocking sea boat. The crew are deserting her on every possible chance, accepting imprisonment rather than proceed in her. The Norman, which recently arrived at Sydney from Fiji, brought the captain and crew of the barque Dashing Wave from Foo Chow. She was wrecked in Auirust last on Wako Island. The crew's suflerings were dreadful. They were four weeks in an open boat, with a small quantity of provisions.