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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1395, 20 January 1873, Page 2

The 8.8 Kennedy, Captain Quance, from Westport and Kelson, arrived yesterday at the wharf, after a somewhat lengthened passage from the latter port. We believe she will leave to-day for Hokitika. A most plucky and commendable attempt to tender the Alhambra was made yesterday by the Dispatch. Although Captain Kitchenham was unsuccessful in tendering her no fault can be attributable to him, as the heavy sea running outside utterly precluded any attempt being made to tranship passengers in the small boats, and nothing more was left- for him but to turn back and enter the river again, which was done by him in excellent style. The Dispatch in going out shipped some very heavy seas, one oi which swept her decks from stem to stern, and the cross sea 3 running outside the break were found to be very heavy. Had Capt Kitchenhair not ventured outside and sbe.vn the captains of the St. Kilda and Kennedy that the bar was workable, it is questionable whether they would have ventured in, as appearances were not particularly inviting. The Dispatch had a number of passengers for Melbourne, as also a large shipment of gold from th< Bank of New South Wales here. She will again attempt to tender the Alhambra today, when we hope she will be as successful as the «nen»y of her captain entitles her to be. The 8.8. St. Kilda, which, arrived yesterday, crossed the bar after a very hard tussliwith the heavy peas that she had to ewcounter When almost entering the river, and close to the south spit, a succession of rollers struck her wuh great force, causing h«j rudder chains to part, and placing her in exceeding danger, hut the excellent seamanship of Captain Flowerday saved his vessel from what was apparently a pile up on the North Beach. In fact she did touch the spit, ano but for her foresail being quickly run out there seemed scarcely a hope for her getting safely into the river However, she was safely piloted over as heavy a bar and from as dangecous a position as she has ever experienced during any of her trips to' Greymouth. The Adelaide people have an idea that whale fishing would be a profitable speculation for them, and they intend entering int« it The South A ustralian A dvertUer writes : •• The whaling company is not yet quito formed, although some considerable amount, of capital is subscribed Some <>f the shipping merchants at the port hay« entered fully into thft an-hnmo, and from the ntatiotica set forth in the prospectus it would neem a. very good investment. The trade proven* extremely remunerative to HobartTown and American whalers. If it. furnishes good returns to vessels from America seeking our bays and inlets, surely it should prove a mine of wealth when the exciting chase is as it were within hail of Kangaroo Island. There has always been something wrong in our whaling expeditions hitherto, but it is now to be hoped some practical resul- will arise from the co-operation of enterprising men, and from the lessons taught by past experience." From the New York Herald we learn that the Atalanta Rowing Ulub have declined the offer of Balmain (Sydney) Regatta Club to compete at thoir regatta to be' held on November 9, 1873. A crew of American amateurs, selected from New York Clubs, are, however, spoken of as likely to proceed to Sydney to compete in the champion amateur four-oared gig race. From the same paper we also learn that the London Rowing Club have decided to send a representative crew.