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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1627, 22 October 1873, Page 2

The s.s. Alhambra, from Melbourae, is expected to arrive here to-day. She takes'passengers for elson, other New Zealand ports and Melbourne, via the Bluff ■ Yesterday morning the p s. Charles Edward left for the north, and the p.s. Wallace and s.s. Kennedy arrived, the former from Nelson and Westport, ami the latter orijher return trip from Hokitma. The Kennedy will sail this morning, and the Wallace will follow her on this evening's tide. The steamer Waipara lefr. Hokitika on Thursday week, the 9ch inst , for Okarito and the Haast. At 1 p tn. on the lisa she crossed the Haast ba . The entrance being almost closed,, the steamer stuck on the bar and remained for about five minutes when she warned in. As she was <n vkiog for the bar- a boat was seen to capsize, trying 1 to outer the river, which caused Capt. Bascami to be more anxious to enter for the purpose of saving life if necessary. After her release from the bar she steamed up the river. T,he boat which capsized was Douglas's boat with only one man iv it. named Carmichael. The second sea, after capsizing the boat, washed the man up on the beach, wh-ri he \yas secured with some little injury ; the b^at was smashed to atoms The Waipara was detained in the Haast for a week, and oply left for Hunt's Keach on Saturday, the 18th inst, arriving at Hokitika on Sunday night. Thft six new ships now buiHing foV Messrs P. Henderson and Co M of Glasgow, for the New Zealand trade, are to be named respectively. Wellington, Canteibury, Auckland, Nelson Dunedinand I nvercargill. ' ' Captain Small, of the barque-Jewess, which arrived at Port Chalmsrs the other day from Newcastle, narrowly escaped a fate similar t • that of Captain Rouse during the voyage, as he was washed overboard, ' but. managed to hold on to the lee poop rail till, he wjis rescued. This escape is even narrower thin that of Ca .tain Strachan, who some three years and a half ago was being washed overboara from the Jessie Readman, , when fie was seized by his chief officer as he 'floated away, and was hauled back into safety. The Daily Times is informed on go id authority that the biig Moa, which was recently purchased by Messrs Guthrie and Asher for LI4OO, has been sold by them tola Timaru firm for the handsome sum- of L2BOO. It will bo remembered ths.t the Moa wa3 beached at Allday Bay socae months ago, but was afterwards, got off and brought to Port Chalmers, where Messrs Guthrie and Asher bought her. She was founnd to be in excellent condition, notwithstanding her mishap .and ghat she is by no means a newvessel. Since then she has. been employed in the timber trade. While her late owners have made a good thing by her, her present owners have also done well to get possession of so staunch and seaworthy a craft as the Moa has proved herself to be. . ;