IMPORTS.

Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 870, 11 May 1871, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Charles Edward, from Hokitika— 2o kegs butter, Glenn Bros ; 10 sacks oatmeal, 5 bags pearl barley, Kennedy Bros ; 2 t.muks, White ; 2 kegs butter. 5 cases apples, Kudd ; 1 case eggs, Duncan Maclean ; 1 bale leather, 3 cases tacks, O'Brien ; 20 bags bran, 17 pkgs produce, Teunant ; 9 casks ale, order. Per Waipara, transhipped ex Alhambra, from Melbourne— l 36 cases jams, Nancarrow, Henderson and Co ; 30 cases brandy, Griffen ; 10 cases milk, Glenn Bros ; 18 bags onions, 1 box, Jones ; 1 case, North ; 1 case, order ; 1 case, Gilincr; 1 parcel, Bank of Australasia ; 2 bhds eggs, Burkhart ; 1 case ironmongery, Basch"; 5 bales paper bags, Bock ; 113 cases, bales, and pkgs drapery, Thompson, Smith and Barkley. Per Wallabi, from Westport— loo sheep, 2 cases fowls, 8 pkgs butter, D. Maclean and Co. EXPORTS. Per Waterman, for Guam— l3s tons coal, Ooatcs. Per Waipara, for Hokitika— l case ale, 1 box sundries, 2 cases sarsaparilla, 1 bag potatoes, Jones ; 1 bale drapery, Mansou ; 5 bdl3 shovels, 1 ca&e hardware, 1 bale oakum, 27 bars iron, Collishaw and Plaisted ; 76 pkgs, 3 sheep, 3 tons flour. The brig Magnet landed all her large cargo by noon yesterday, in splendid order. In the afternoon she took on board a quantity of coal, and will finish baksting early to-day. She will leave the wharf at 3 p.m. to-day, for Melbourne direct. This regular trader has become such a favorite, that we hear her passenger accommodation is already fully taken up. The schooner Wateiman was towed to sea yesterday by the p.s. Despatch. She has a full cargo of coal, and entered out for Guam, which, we hear, in her case, means either Lyttelton or Melbourne. The s.B. Waipara ran up from Hokitika yesterday and landed a large quantity of cargo, transhipped from the Alhambra at Hokitika. She took in some tons of cargo aud eight passengers for Martin's Bay and kffc on the sains tide for Hokitika. The p.s. Charles Edward, Capt. Holmes, arrived at tlze wharf yesbercUy ab4 p.m. irom Nelson, Westport, and Hckitika. She left Nelson at 7 a.m. on Saturday ; called in at Motueka, took in ten tons produce, and left again on same tide for Westport, arriving there at 9.30 a. in. on Sunday ; discharged cargo and left again at midnight on Monday for Hokitika, arriving there at noon on Tuesday, and leaving on Wednesday for the Grey. She is announced to leave this port to-day at 5 p.m. for Westport and Nelson. The s.s. Wallabi, Captain Daniels, from Wanganui and Wesbporb, arrived yesterday at 1 p.m, with the balance of her cargo of live stock. She left Wanganui on Saturday at 9 p.m, and had strong S. W. winds across the Straits. She brought up under Cape Farewell at 10 p.m. on Sunday. Left again at 4 p.m. on Monday, and arrived at the Buller at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, having met heavy S.W. weather all the way. She left Westport at 1 a m. on Wednesday, arriving as above, and she will leave to day on her return trip. The following notice to mariners appears in the Gazette of the 26th ultimo :—" Customs Department. Marine Branch. — Notice, is hereby given that the Chief Harbor Master of the Province of Aucklaud has repor.t»d that the iron beacon recently erected on Ela't Rock, off Kawau Island, Hauraki Gulf, has been carried away. Masters of vessels are, therefore, cautioued to give the rock a wide berth in passing it.— W. Gisborne, &c." The schooner Margaret Chessel arrived in port on 16th March, from a labor cruise. After leaving Levuka on 22/.d December she Proceeded to Apii, where she anchored five ays. Whilst there she got thirty men. On the morning of the fifth day Mr O'Neill proceeded to shore, having in the boat a crew of four men, viz , two Fijians and two Rotumah men. He succeeded in engaging four men, whom he took off to the vessel, and then returned in the hope of getting some more. He went ashore himself, leaving the crew of fonr in the boat, when they were simultaneously attacked. He was struck on the Uead with a club, and made a desperate rush for the boat where there weve firearms ; but Beeing that the boat was seized, leaped into the water and swam for the vessel. The two Fijians had done the same, but both Rotmnah men were killed. The Fijians told those on board tbat Mr O'Neill wa3 swimming off, and' they lowered a boat and went and picked him up. But wbiJst this tragedy hail betii enacting on 9lwe, the natives on board had risen at a preconcerted signal from shore, but fortunately were repulsed by the captain and crew, and jumped overboard and struck out for the shore. Leaving Apii the vessel then proceeded to Sandwich, got a boat, and then returned to Apii for the purpose of recovering the boat they had lost when the attack was made on Mr O'Neill. They succeeded in getting the boat, without any gear, but have suffered a loss of about 120 -worth of trade, besides some firearms. They then proceedod to Aurora Island, where Mr Witherington, the mate, and a boat's crew of four, went ashore. The natives seemed friendly, and Mr Witherington went ashore, against Mr O'Neill's entreaties, to where a ttroup of them were sitting, and bought some ocoa-natf. He called for a man from the boat to come and carry the nuts down to her, and tbey had hardly turned their backs when two natives rushed out and clubbed

Mr Witherington, killing him ou the spot. At the same time a shower of arrows was discharged from the bueh at the boat, which immediately returned to tho ship. As the ves3el was now short-handed, aud the crew on that account; refused to go any further, she shaped her course for Fiji, calling at Sandwich, where eleven men were obtained. All hands, except the captain and Mr O'Neill, were at this time down with fever. On Sunday, 26th February, sailed from there for Fiji, when John Roy, a seaman they got from the Maria Douglas, died from bilious fever. Anchored in Levuka on Thursday, 16th instant. — Fiji Times.