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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1974, 3 December 1874, Page 2

The schooner Bonnie Lass, from the Waitara River (Taranaki), with a cargo of produce, was Drought into port last evening by the p.s. Dispatch. The s.s. Ino was to leave port foj flokitika this morning at two o'clock. The p.s. Charles Edward arrived at Westporfc at noon on Tuesday. . ( The s.s. Sfc. KiWa, from this port, arrived | at Wanganui at three o'clock on Tuesday. It was rumoreS yesterday that the steamer Wallace had gone ashore at Hokitika, but as the agent of the Press Telegrph Agency never J thinks it worth while to send us any news from Hokitika we are without positive information on the subject. While the ste&mer Titan was towing in the ; Schooner Wanganui ai Hokiiika on Tuesday ', morning, the former got aground on the edge of the flat outside the North Spit, and the schooner ran in upon her, knocking her funnel overboard instantaneously. The schooner* the.n drifted and finally grounded on the South Spit. The Titan got off easily, and returned to port minus her funnel and aftermast, which were last seen floating off the South Spit. A portion of the schooner's cargo was landed on the Spit, and on the afternoon's tide she was towed off by the Titan and berthed alongside the wharf. We learn from the "Cooktown He-aid" that on a recent run from Brisbane to Cooktown the barque Kate Conley beat the steamer by at least three days. On, Sunday last, a-boat containing eight men arrived in poit, who reported that they belonged to a vessel which had been wrecked on the Pocklington reef, and that they had been fifteen days working down here, and tbat there were two boats still out containing the remainder of the crew. We are glad to say that on Monday last one of these boats, containing five men, arrived safely in port. The following are the particulars of the wreck as supplied by the second officer :— The vessel's name was Guinevere, Captain Tidm.ar.sh., from Melbourne to Manilla, which, port she left on the 19th August, and all •went well until the 4thinst., when, about 5.30 a.m., the weather being thick and blowing, stiffling with heavy rain, she struck on the Pocklington reef in long. 155.40 E. and lat. 11 S., about 80 miles N.E. of the Louisiade Archipelago. The ship running before the wind at thd time, she ran right up the reef so as to render it perfectly impossible for her to be. got off; and four hours after she struck the boats were got out, tbe captain and first mate and ten men taking the long boat. They left with plenty of pro-; visions and about 50gal of water. This is the boat which has not yet been heard of. She parted company with the other boats about three hours after leaving the ship's side. The boat in which'the second mate and eeveu men left had on leaving not more than sgal of water, but a tolerably plentiful supply of provisions. They did not sight land until they fetched Palm Island. Not knowing the entrance to this port they continued their course, and landed on Cape Bowling Green, where they were received by Mr Pethbridge, the keeper of the Lighthouse,, and Mr IJooney, the contractor, who supplied all their wants and furnished them with direc-' tions for fetching Cleveland Bay, The hot which arrived on Monday contained the third mate and four men. He reports that they fetched Cape Deliverance the morning after leaving the ship, and had tolerably fair weather. When they left had about 20gal of water and were fairly supplied with provisions. —" Cooktown Herald."