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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1404, 30 January 1873, Page 2

There were no arrivals or departures at the port yesterday. The p.s. Charles Edward will leave this morning for Hokitika. Two of M'Meckan, Black wood, and Co.'s boats are expected here to-morrow — the Tararua from Melbourne, and the Albion from Nelson. The Albion will take passengers for Melbourne direct, and the Tararua for all coast ports and Melbourne via the Bluff. By a recent arrival from Micronesia it appears that the notorious Captain Hayes is dodging about somawhere in those seas, with a British man-'o-war, the Barossa, close at his heels. If fallen in with by John Bull it is anticipated that he will be detained on "strong suspicion" to answer for some of his numerous- misdeeds. But it would be only a continuance of Hayes's good luck — or shrewd management— if he got off clear. Pease, formerly a confederate with the firstnamed buccaneer, was some time aga arrested and taken to the United States for trial for some crime ; but luckily for him the only witnesses against him died, and so he was discharged. He went back to bis old haunts, and is now at the Bonin Islands. — Honolulu Advertiser. Captain Germain, of the ship Gladiolus, which has arrived from Porto Rico, states that he encountered a hurricane in lat. 26 N, lon. 62 W, from E.S.E, which worked round to N.W. Next day the ship was under reefed foresail and lower maintopsail j and at 3 p.m. sighted a vessel with mainmast gone, together with the foretopmast. Capt. Germain at once bore up to the distressed vessel, and found her to be the brig Abbey, of Scilly, in a sinking condition. All hands were pumping, but the sea was so heavy that he could not render any assistance. The foresail was stowed and the ship hove to, and was kept close to the brig during the whole night, in order to allow the sea to go down. At 9 a.m. on the 31st one of the boats was put out, and the crew taken off the brig, the boats belonging to her having been stove by the sea. After getting the crew safe on board, the ship proceeded under all sail until 3 p.m., when another biig was sighted, with sails blown from the yards, and distress signals flying. Captain Germain at once steered towards her, . and found her to be the brig Gea, of Grimstadt. All hands were at the pumps. The mate had been washed overboard two days previously. All small sails were stowed, and the Gladiolus was hove to. At 5 p.m the crew of the Gea succeeded in reaching the Gladiolua, but in a very bad state— all the skin being off their backs in consequence of having been lashed to the pumps three days and nights. At 10 p.m. on September Ist a large light was seen bearing south-east, and at 4 a.m. on the 2nd got close to it, and found it to be a ship on fire, but nothing could be seen of the crew. She appeared to be a large American barque, laden with paraffin oil, as the fire was running about the hold as she pitched. The name of the vessel could not be ascertained, as the stern was burned down to very near the water. — European Mail.