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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1282, 7 September 1872, Page 2

The schooner Jane Anderson was cleared out at the Customs yesterday, for Dnncdin via the Bluff, with a cargo of coal. The ss Kennedy left for Westport and Nolson on yesterdaymorning's tide. • The-p s Gh*rlea Edward-and-*the-p's Lyttelton remained ,in port yesterday. The former has the Melbourne cargo' brought by the s s Eangitoto, which was not landed^ at Hokitika,* and also cargo shipped *t Nelson for Hokitika. The cargo was transhipped into the Lyttelton. and the Charles Edward sailed last night for Westport and Nelson. Tho Lyttelton will proceed to Hokitika • whenever the bar there improves. Yesterday morning tho p s Dispatch towed to sea the brigantinv Saran and Mary, and after giving her a good offing returned to port Unfortunately the wind fell too light, and the brigantine was fast drifting ashore when her anchors were let go, and she rode dose to the outer break. Rs,d she beeq a quarter of a mile nearer shore she must have come ashore, but, as it was, the news of the position of the vessel was conveyed to the Dwpatch^ _and with a punctuality much to -w t n^, M/ o mlc t tt ane lcameaiately oast off from ,She was successful 'in getting Jier tow-rope on board, and taking the brigantine to sea, so that an impending catastrophe was avoided. • -y ■--■:>< i^ y~ The following letter, which explains itself, w& picked up by Mr George Hawkins; ; at Ohariu Bay, on the 23rd August, enclosed in a sealed -bottle, having drifted about 200 miles , in .32 .days .. "July 9, 1872.— 0n board the^ Luna,' at anchor under Albatross Point, during a terrific.gale of, wind from the aouth-west. Ihe Luna ran in for shelter at 5 o'clock last night, and will leave here at 11.30 to-night. The flea outside is very • heavy, heavier than I ever saw'before. We are very lonely hero, and shall be glad to get .• away. We have only two passengers— Miss Falloon and Mr Owen Jones, of Auckland — — both very jolly shipmates.— J.r-FAUteHiLD, master." , No doubt the about will be found of interest to nautical men.