PORT OF GREY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1234, 12 July 1872, Page 2

PORT OF GREY.

HIGH WATKB. This Day— l.s9 a.m. ; 2.18 p.m. ARRIVED. June 11— Tararua, from Melbourne SAILED. '"■ ■' Julyll-NiL ...... ; .. v EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Gem, from Molbourho Murray, from Nelson Kate Conley, from Melbourno . . Gleaner, from Melbourne VESSELS IK FORT. Dispatch, tug-steamer Sarah and Mary, from Melbourne The ss Tararua, from Melbourne, arrived off Hokitika yesterday forenoon, and was expeoted to steam up to the Greymouth road* stead during the night. She will be tendered to-day by the Dispatch. The brigantine Sarah and Mary is expected to be towed out by the Dispatch on this day's tide. She sails for Melbourne with a cargo of coal, hides, sheepskins, and other local productions. ' . The steamer Murray is understood to have passed Greymouth yesterday on her way from Westport to Hokitika, from which latter port she will probably arrive at midday. The steamer Charles Edward left Westport for Nelson yesterday forenoon, and, ■with the prevailing weather, would no doubt make a favorable pawr age. It is understood that the steamer Wallace will continue in the West Coast trade, and under command of Captain Creagh, while the Kennedy is undergoing an overhaul. It is also stated Mr Dillon is likely to be chief officer of the Charles Edward, and that her present chief officer will take command of the schooner Ocean Bird, recently purchased by Messrs Edwards and Co. # Mr J. Darlinpf, Managing Engineer for the Dunedin Harbor Company, is a passenger by the Nwada en route for Europe, his mission being to seoure an addition to their fleet, ' The brigantine Isabella, which lately arrived at Lyttelton from Hokitika, is reported to have got on to the Brothers Rocks when running through Cook Strait. The schooner Canterbury, which was wrecked in Lyttelton harbor some years since, had a narrow escape from the same fate on Saturday. News was brought in the morning that the vessel was nearly on the rocks in Nor'-West Bay with both anchors down. In the afternoon, the mate of the vessel, who had been put ashore in the dingy, came into port and applied to the Harbor Master for assistance. He stated that inrgafcting the vessel under weigh, she had mused stays, and that there being no room to wear, the was obliged to bring up with both anchors down, and unless the gale abated -and they had assistance, the vessel would be on the rocks. Captain Gibson at once ordered th epilot's crew from the heads, and who had come up for their. week's provisions, to proceed in their life-boat down to the vessel, and sUnd by her all night, and render all the assistance they could. At this time the wind was blowing a hurricane, with hail and snow squalls. Mr Reed got hia men together, and proceeded down to Nor'West Bay, where the vessel was. All night the crew remained on tho vessel, which was so close to the rocks that a man could jump from the taffrail on to them, the gale blowing furiously. Towards morning the gale broke, and about 5 am the crews were able to kedge out the vessel, and she came up to an anchorage at daylight. The s s Pretty Jane has completed an extensive overhaul. The Pretty Jane has been laid up for the last two months, and during that time she has received a new boiler, manufactured by Sparrow and Co, of Dunedin, which is calculated to give her a great increase of speed. She has also been risen on to the extent of her iron bulwarks, making her now more shipshape for ocean voyages. A project is said to be in contemplation for establishing a line of tug-propellers in the. Strait of Magellan, to enable sailing vessels to avoid the longer and more dangerous circumnavigation of Cape Horn. < The passage of the Strait by sailing vessels has seldom been found practicable, but with propellers, furnished with intelligent pilots, the difficulties of the case oonld bo readily overcome. The new jetty bow in course of erection at Moeraki has beea nearly at a standstill for the last fortnight, as it was found that the piles oonld not be screwed in. Severn 1 attempts, were made, bat without effect. Mr Barr, engineer, was there last week to inspect the work, and it is expected that the piles will have to be driven, which can be done, as the screws can be detached.