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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1186, 17 May 1872, Page 2

The s s Albion, Captain M'Lean. in obedience to signals, passed on to Hokitika on Wednesday night, and returned yesterday morning, when she was. promptly tendered by the p s Dispatch, and- left on her trip to Melbourne. She took irotnthis port 30460z of gold, shipped by tjbe varions bankß and 14 passengers. The p b Charles Edward passed this port yesterday morning for Hokitika. She will be here this morning, and he despatched in the evening for Westport and Nelson. The schooner 10, bound for Warrnambool, was towed to sea yesterday afternoon by the p s Dispatch. The s 8 Murray is expected to arrive here on to-day's tide from Westport and Nelson. We seem to have been somewhat in error in our shipping report of yesterday with respect to the Albion. Tt appears on her arrival here, her gun notifying same, was answered by her agents (D Girdwood and Co.) to proceed to Hokitika, and it was responded to. The Dispatch conld not be expected to' go out, owing to the heavy fresh in the river. The date of sailing of the English njail from Melbourne was doubtful, and as it was known the Waipara could work the Hokitika bar, it was deemed prudent by the agents of the Albion to order her on, even at the risk of losing the mail here— she being subsidised by the Government. Surprise was therefore manifested, when at daylight yesterday morning she was found quietly riding at anchor off this port. So complete, however, had been the arrangements between the agents and the captain, that the mails and passengers from both ports are now on way to their destination. Captain M'Lean deserves thanks for returning to Greymouth, as it was entirely at his own option whether to riak it or not, but the weather being fine he was determined to give this port a fair chance, and we wish him a good rnn up to catch the Suez mail With regard to the recovery of the capsized schooner Ocean Bird, the Nelson Mail says: — "Some little excitement has been created during the week by the arrival of the capsized schooner Ocean Bird in tow of the steamers Lyttelton and Charles Edward, and it was a moment of painf nl expectation and anxiety when, after being righted, the cabin was sufficiently emptied of water to allow of its being entered and search made for the bodies that many believed would be fonnd there. There is, however, evidence to show that the crew had left the vessel after having used e/ery effort in their power to save her, and there are grounds for tope— slight though they may be — that the poor fellows may yet be living on some portion of the shores of Blind Bay or Cook's Straits. The cargo which consisted of grain is of course utterly spoiled, but the vessel itself may soon be repaired and made as good as ever. On the 13th, the car^o of this schooner, consisting (of oats, malt, bran, &c. , was sold at auction by Mr John R. Mabin, and averaged about 6d per bag."