PORT OF GREY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1493, 17 May 1873, Page 2

PORT OF GREY.

HIGH WATER. • This Day— l.lß a.m. ; 1.42 p.m. ARBIVJED. May 16-Nfl; " " ' -lif THE>RO!U>STBAB."" — " *"' ""' " Jennie Grey, from Taranajki. Gleaner, from Melbourne. " :••' EXPECTED A$.EF[Jg& 'I £. '* ! | Waipara, from Hokitika. St. Kilda, from Wanganii. Murray, from Nelson. Albion, from Melbourne^ ;• ; . V.JgSgE^sTlNj i»ORT. '■[■> I . •- ■ . Kennedy, from Nelson. Dispatch, tug steamen: Amaranth, from Kaipara. Elizabeth Curie, jfromtLyttelton.

Owing to. the heavy -sea running on the coast, there' were no arrivals' or departures at this port yesterday.-: There is plenty of water in the channel,Jtfid when the sea goes down the Kennedy will leave for Westport and Nelson. :.' ■ : ' > • The p'.s. Charles Edward, which arrived off this port on Thursday top .late for the tide/proceeded North, owing to the threatening Btate of the weather. 'Her cargo' for this port -will most likely be transferred to the p.s, Wallace, now on her way down the coast. ■.'.:■■■ The Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle, has Lad a bad time of it. All hands, through her. long passage, were all but starved, and only sustained life by eatingsharks' flesh, varieo* 1 by ah occasional Cape pigeon. In fact, if she had nafcnmefc with the s.s. Beautiful Star off Pompey's Pillar, Banks Peninsula, some of the crew must have succumbed to starvation^ -Capta'hvHartV'of <the Star, supplied her with all necessaries, and Captain' Black, of tHe barque; flesJres publicly to thank himfor his kindness. The Frowning Beauty left Newcastle on, the JJith March, endeavoring for 15' days tb l make the passage via Foveaux Strait, but was.baulked b y S.E. and easterly winds, when she bore up for Cook Strait. On entering there she was met by E.N.E. and E.SjEj gales; -pontinuuig: for; 16 days; variables were then experienced till arrival.— Otago Daily Times.