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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1163, 20 April 1872, Page 2

The nchooner Gleaner cleared ont for Melbourne on the lOfch inst The steamer Kennedy sailed yesterday afternoon for Westport and Nelson, and the ■ steamer Waipara, for Hokitika. The steamer Charles Edward is expected to-day from northern ports, when she will be despatched for Westport and Nelson with .cargo and passengers. We notice that the steamship Gothenburg arrived at the wharf, at Bluff Harbor, yesterday morning. She will come on round ' the ports, and be despatched from this port, . for Melbourne direct, about this day week. The schooner Gleaner will shortly be ready for sea, and will be prepared to be towed out at any moment. Should the winds favor, she will give a good look for the missing brig Magnet on her return trip. „ The whaling barque Sea Banger, Captain Allen, arrived lately at the Bay of Islands. She brings intelligence of a fearful hurricane which visited Worfolk Island about a fortnight previously. The storm was exceedingly violent, much more so, in fact, than anything remembered by any of the residents. Houses and churches were unroofed and blown down, tries uprooted, and "entire ' crops destroyed. We have been unable to obtain details, but understand that there was no loss of life. • With regard to the trip of the schooner Sea Bird, which is reported as having seen a portion of wreck, supposed to belong to the Magnet, the Melbourne Telegraph says : —The brigantine Sea Bird, from Dunedin the 22nd nit, brings a can;o of oats, sugar, and hides. Of the passage Captain Garth reports as follows :— Cleared Otago Heads at 7 p.m. on the 22nd ult, and had light airs and calms, with thick foggy weather, to Foveaux Straits, which were entered at midnight of the 23rd ; then lay becalmed for three days. The wind then set in strong from the north-east, and which increased to ■ a fearful sale, and carried the ve3sel to 44 51 south and 159.56 east; during it the barometer was down to 29in ; for twenty hours during its severity she was hove to. On the 30th the wind fell light, and went into southwest, veering gradually to east-south-east, with thick rainy weather, and continued until the Ist inst, when she was in 41.33 south and 14128 east; afterwards had westerly for a few hours, and then strong south-south-west breezes to Banks's Straits, which were entered at noon on the 2nd ; just six days from the Snlander to Swan Island. Calms were there had until the 4th, since when to the 9th strong west-south-west to south-west winds, at times blowing a complete gale with heavy squalls, had to be contended against On the passage during the squalls several sails were split, and some almost entirely blown away