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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1965, 23 November 1874, Page 2

The brigantine Arlieu was towed to sea yesterday morning by the p.s. Dispatch, bound for Melbourne directs The schooner Ldy l>tm which arrived at H"ki'il<a. from IK ttelton on Friday, repot* that on tht 17th about 10 miles from Rock's Point sight-d » lend whale, ran th* v. ss^l alongside; one of the hands wnt on the h'sh, and f< un>J it. in a decompos d state 'lh<usri.is of bi d\ 'esides seve a sharks were praying on the b"dy. another arge wb.H-6 "W"S "ispo-ting abont the neigh ><>r-n-od all diy, 'ut i-n account-of ih* y sel b ing loaded, a d htvinsf no a< p i nc s for its captnre, was o>'litfd »o eh th fi<l>g<>. We tenru fmm the '• Wet G»*»< T.n.es" that the brieat'tineSarah «nd Ma y, from We Ilin.ton h'!st b'ii'g tow^d i•at H kitika. o» Fiiday morning, gr-u ded <n he w sfc side of wh tis kn-wn as the midd;e t^nk at th" entr nc- of ihe iivnr, and al'hough the Titan tried hard to pull 1 er f.ff she remained fast on the bank. A s front; fresh coming down, after high water rendered it a difficult taf k to get a hawser to the south Spit, but the rocket apparatus belonging to the Harbor Department at this port was called into use, and the Harbormaster succeeded in getting a line across, but the strong h of the cunent carried the large rope, "which "was attached to the rocket 7iae, down the stream and over the bar, and broke it. A second and shorter line was then used, to which was attached a twoinch manilla line. This was fired over the river, the latter rope being carried half over the river, and finally was fastened to a powerful winch. A heavy tow line was then hove over, which, when ouee fairly set tight, the vessel was hove half her «wn Ic-ng'h nearer the channel, when the hawser parte). At low water on Saturday morning work was to be resumed, and the hawser run over the river a^ain. We hope success will attend the endeavors being used to release her from her unpleasant position.