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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 944, 5 August 1871, Page 2

There were no arrivals yesterday. The departures were the s.s. Murray, and p.s. Charles Edward, both bound for Westport and Nelson. Captain Grainger, of the Australian and Californian Mail steamer, City of Melbourne, reports the existence of an island, not laid down in the Admiralty charts, situated in latitude 11.34 south, longitude 165.26 west. It is described as being a 100 ft high, nearly round, and two miles in diameter, and it has breakers extending a quarter of a mile from its southern extreme. Captain Grainger also reports passing over the position, without seeing any indication from the masthead, of an island placed on the chart in latitude 11.52 south, longitude 165.01 west. By * telegram from Oamaru to the Canterbury Press, it is reported that the barque Premier, Bowman, master, came ashore at the Point, at 2 o'clock on the morning of July 3lßt, while trying to get to sea. The wind failed and the vessel drove on the rocks stern foremost. She is likely to become a total wreck. No lives were lost. The vessel is valued atL3OOO, and insured in the New Zealand office for LISOO. She has been abandoned to the underwriters.