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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 941, 2 August 1871, Page 2

part Captain Underwood telegraphs the agents that the Alhambra will be on the Coast about the 9th instant, and that the Claud Hamilton is to leave Melbourne for the West Coast direct on the 3rd instant. This will bring both steamers off Greymouth about the same time, viz., 9th instant, for which date they are advertised. During the recent gales, while the schooner Mavis, was off Hokitika, Captain Palmer had a very narrow escape of losing his life, he having been washed overboard by a heavy sea, but fortunately was able to lay hold of a rope, and got washed on board again On the last trip from Melbourne of the Gothenburg, on arrival at Port Chalmers, the passengers presented Captain Pearce with a flattering testimonial, thanking both him and his officers for the kindness shown them; and as a more tangible token of respect and esteem, presented the captain with a gold hunting watch. The p 8. Charles Edward, Capt. Holmes, arrived yesterday morning from Westport and Nelson. She left Nelson at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, arrived off the Buller at 4.30 on Sunday, and crossed the bar at 6,30 p.m. Left again at 10 p.m. on Monday, and crossed the Grey bar at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday. Yesterday she landed 30 tons of cargo, and she will leave at 9 o'clock this morning for Hokitika, .whence she will return on Thursday morning, and leave on Thursday at raid\ night for Westport and Nelson. The p.s. Lyttelton for Nelson direct, crossed the bar on last evening's tide. The steamship William 111, of Amster- , dam, for Batavia, with 350 souls on board, has been destroyed by fire in the English Channel. The crew and passengers were' landed at Portsmouth. The iron screw steamer T. S. Webb, of "West Hartlepool, has been sunk by the screw steamer Paraguay, of Dungeness. Fourteen of the crew were drowned. Txe captain of the ship Euterpe, arrived at Bombay, reports having expenenced two shocks of earthquake at sea, in lat. 3 deg. N., long. 66 deg. 33 mm. Jfc., on March 23. The ship had a tremulous motion, as though grinding over a hard bottom. The captain and three of the crew of the British brig Propontis have been murdered by Terra del Fuego Indians. The voyage of the Turkish Empire, which has just arrived at Melbourne from London, was rendered sad by the drowning of three of the crew in the English Channel. The accident occurred during a heavy blow, while the hands were on the jibboom, and four of them were precipitated into the water. A boat, with the piate and four of the crew, was lowered quickly, and one of the men picked up, but the three others, although life-buoys were thrown to them, were unfortunately drowned. Their names were Wm. Smith (boatswain), and David Christie and W. Adams (seamen).