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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1145, 30 March 1872, Page 2

The b.b. Alhambra, from Melbourne via New Zealand ports, arrived in the roadstead at noon yesterday. Shortly afterwards the p.s. Dispatch ran out to tender he**. There was a heavy sea on the bar, but the transhipment was done without accident. Thirty passengers were landed and twenty were shipped for Melbourne, in addition to nearly SOOOoz of gold shipped by the banks here, as per manifest above. The Alhambra then " steamed away for Melbourne via Hokitika. . The schooner Lady Don from Lyttelton arrived in the roadstead on Thursday night. Yesterday morning the Dispatch ran out and put her tow-rope on board, bringing the schooner up to the outer break, but as there was a heavy sea running with a strong southerly set, and the channel a long way to to the north, it was not deemed advisable to bring her in, and the tug took her out to sea again. She will likely be brought in this forenoon, and as the cargo is produce, consigned to D. Maclean and Co., ifc will be sold by auction on the wharf on Monday. The brigantine Mary, belonging to Messrs Sperce Brothers, of Melbourne and Hokitika, has made a trip -from Melbourne to Dunedin with a general cargo consigned to several merchants. The Ntw Zealand Herald,- of March 12, gives the following list of whaling vessels as having arrived at the port of Russell (Auckland Province) within four days: —" Mqrch 4 : James Arnold, 346 tons, from the Sontk, Seas, with 700 barrels sperm oil, 900 barrels whale oil; Julia Price, 41 tons, from Levuka, with 30001 b bones and ballast. March 5: Louisa, 303 tons, from the South - - ocau, wion iuu ua'nt'iu sperm oil, bUU Barrels whale oil; Europa, 392 tons, from the South Seas, with 150 barrels sperm oil, 1000 barrels whale oil, 50001 b bone. March 6 : Lydia, 330 tons, from the South Seas, with 225 barrels sperm oil, 675 barrels whale oil, 5001 b bone. March 7; Adventurer, 305 tona, from the Soutfi Seas, with 100 barrels sperm oil." - The whaling barque Adventurer, owned by Messra R. Towns and Co., of Sydney, has come to Auckland for repairs. Captain Pierce reports having left Sydney on a whaling ornhe in the South Sea on February 21, 1871. On April 4 the Adventurer anchored in Santo Bay, Santo Island, one of the New Hebrides group. At 9a m. one of the ship's boats were lowered, and in charge of the chief officer, Thomas Turnbull, proceeded ashore for the purpose of procuring a supply of yams from the natives. On nearing the shore the natives made signs to them to land, and seemed friendly On the boat reaching the beach the mate jumped ashore and proceeded to purchase some yams, but whilst in the act of doing so a native came up behind him, and before those in the boat could give the alarm struck him down with a|tomabawk, killing bun instantly. Tho ' natives being in too strong a force to attempt to recover ths body of the unfortunate man, the men iv the boat pulled for the ship; whilat doing so three of the men were wounded with arrows. The following is an extract from a letter written by a gentlemen, who was an officer of H.M.S. Blanche, to a gentleman in Sydney. Speaking of the Nebraska, he s»ys: —" We have had a most' glorious cruise, and let me recommend this line strongly. This is the most comfortable ship I have ever been to sea in; she gives one the idea from the outside of a vessel that would roll very much, bnt I assure yon that we have had some good breezes and two gales, and I do not think she ever exceeded eight degrees in her rolls. Once it blew so hard, and there was so much sea on, that we had to.slow the engines. We have averaged about ten knots the whole way, and taking into consideration we have had head winds generally throughout the trip I consider it very good. 1 would strongly recommend tbe route. The captain and all the officers are very nice, and do all in their power to make the passengers comfortable, and they certainly succeed. It is a great pity, that the line ia not more generally known; I mean the arrangements. If you like you can send a favorable account to the papers, and remove the idea that these ships are topheavy and roll very much."