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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1158, 15 April 1872, Page 2

The steamer Charles Edward, after some \ delay in receiving her supply of coal, sailed for Westport shortly after midnight on Saturday. . The agents of the steamer Wallabi have received a telegram announcing her arrival at Wcßtport. She is expected to arrive at Greymouth this afternoon. The schooner Gleaner, from Melbourne, was seen in the offing at an early hour yesterday, and, as soon as the bar was passable, the steamer Dispatch went out, and took her in tow at a considerable distance from the shore. On arriving off the bar, it was deemed expedient for the schooner to drop anchor for the night, and she will be towed in on to-day's tide. The Gleaner sai'ed from Melbourne on the 4th inst., but no papers of late dates were contained in the box of owners' and consignees' letters, brought ashore by the Dispatch. The brig Magnet, which left Melbourne for Greymouth on the 18th ult., has not yet arrived, oe been leported by vessels which sailed at a later date. Naturally there is considerable speculation as to the cause of her prolonged passage, and some anxiety on the part of the friends of passengers. From the reports in the Melbourne papers, it is evident that there was some heavy weather in the Straito shortly after she left, and it is possible that she may have carried away her canvas, or, from causes, been compelled to seek shelter in a port to which there w no t- 1.-ifraphic communication. Tin Magnet i' . .-* | r-ing. t...uud vessel, well fitted for the /.yia. <n<l there is no reason to suppose f hat \»r detention is due to any other cauat- than might arise at this particular season of the ynr, and compel her to seek shelter either for repairs or for abatement in the severity of the weather. The injury to the Nevada's machinery is but slight, and she will be in perfect order and readiness to leave Auckland on the 18tb inst. Arrangements, it will be noticed, have been promptly made for the carrying of mail*, passengers, and cargo both inwards and outwards. The whalers lyiug at the Bay of Islands are looking forward very anxiously for the arrival of the ship Naomi, &a they are waiting to tranship their oil into that vessel for America. Six vessels are remaining for this purpose— all the others have left. The equinoctial gales seem to have made Hobson's Bay their rendezvous, and for the last three days the weather has been boisterous in the extreme. The. wind's favorite points seem to be from south-west to west--Bouth-west, and from these it still keeps blowk^withL great force, and without any sign ofabatmg. These Wincur generally semi a heavy sea rolling in, rendering all work in the bay extremely inconvenient, not to say hazardous, and putting a stop at times to passenger and other traffic. As yet there has been no serious damage done to shipping, save the chafing and chawing up of fenders innumerable. The American barque Adella Carleton drove from her moorings yesterday, and got uncomfortably near the St Kilda white buoy. The ship Formosa, at the Sandridge town pier, parted her warps, and went down on the Zaritza ; but at the Sandridge railway pier, and the Government rail: way pier, the ships were, , up to yesterday evening, all right. Should the weather, 'however, not soon moderate, it is feared that farther damage will have to.be recorded. During a portion of the day yesterday, the weather was ao stormy that the Williamstown steamer had to discontinue her trips. The sailing of the Albion and Rangitoto and other steamers was also postponed on account of the weather. — Argus, March 28.