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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1210, 14 June 1872, Page 2

The a a Kennedy was at Westport by last advices, and may be ejected here td-mor-row, as she will probably visit Hokitika The p.s. Charles Edward went out on the early tide yesterday, and in crossing the bar bad a rather hard time of it, the sea getting up most unpleasantly at the time she went out. 6he got over, however, all right, the only damage done being a few seas that ' washed hei decks. The B.S. Tararua arrived at Hokitika yesterday, and may be expected off this port during the night. She will be immediately tendered, and will leave this day for Melbourne via Nelson, Wellington, and other ports* Th 6 Sydney Morning Herald, 20th May, gives the following account of the accident to the A.S.N. Co's steamer City of Melbourne : "The vessel sailed from Sydney with pasaengers, mails, and cargo to be transhipped to the mail steamer Nebraska, at Auckland, returned to port 19th of May. Captain Moore reports that all went well until noon on the 12th instant, when, with one or two sudden crashes, the engines were brought up standing. On examination it was found that the gear wheel had stripped, nearly the whole of the cogs being gone or smashed. After due deliberation, the steamer then being 600 miles from Sydney, Captain Moore determined to return, this being considered by him the most judicious coarse under the kircumsUnces for the safety of the ship and Si on board. The wind being nearly fair, the steamer was headed for Sydney, proEDer disconnected, and all available Bail set. r Cromack, the chief engineer, having ascertaiued that there were a suificienc number of spare cogs to complete a single set of teeth, at once set to work with his men and the carpenter to get them fitted, and with such energy had the work been done that they were enabled to give the vessel the assistance of the propeller on four days, since which time the winds and weather proved favorable. The City, however, only reached port in time, as the remaining cogs were giving put as she came up the harbor." The Ofago Daily Times says :— Our Hope, brig, has sailed for Oaroaru with a cargo of girders and other material for tbe construction of tbe Waitaki River bridge, which will connect this Province with Canterbury. For the landing of tbe girders, weighing upwards of two tons, the brig bas taken with her a punt surf boat, built at Fort Chalmers for the purpose. The crew of tbe barque Bengal, which foundered on the voyage from Newcastle to Dunedin, have arrived here in the dismasted vessel Alice Cameron. Captain Rogers reports leaving Newcastle on Saturday, the 29th April, at 1 p.m., when in Newcastle i Bight, a south-east gale commenced ; the ship carried a heavy press of canvas to clear Port Stephens ; in doing so lost the greater part of the sails, carried stway head gear and part of the fore-rigging ; at daylight, when i about fifty miles north-east of Port Stephen?, found six feet of water in the well, the pumps having been going all night ; stood in for the land, and began to -throw coal overboard ; the water continued to gain, and in consequence put all hands to the pumps, and shaped the vessel's course to Brisbane. On Wednesday the wind hauled to N.-N. W., and increased to a gale, and the ship's bead was turned towards Sydney. On Saturday tbe ship was 200 miles east of Cape flawke. There were seven feet of water in the welL The wind changed to south, and the vewsel now beaded for tho land, tbe crew intending to leave the ship if possible, they being quite exhausted with continual pumping. Fell in with the barque Alice Cameron, and as tbeie was no hope of saving tbe Bengal, she was abandoned on Sunday, sth May, at daylight, tbtore being then ten feet of water in the hold, and the weather looked threatening. Captain Rogers wishes, on behalf of himself and crew, to return bis sincere thanks to Captain Carter for tbe timely help afforded, also for the courtesy shown on board the Alice Cameron.— Sydney Empire, May 20.