WELLINGTON.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 5, Issue 278, 14 June 1865, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

(From the Advertiser.)

The Ceuiss of the p.s. Sandflt. —ln accordance with instructions issued by tha ]Ton. the Post-master General, the p.s. SandSy left this harbor at six o’clock on Thursday morning, for the purpose of instituting a search along the coast for portions of the wreck of the p.s City of Dunedin. Captain Kennedy acted as pilot, and under his skilful management the vessel steamed close in to the different places where it was thought likely traces of the wreck might be discovered, but, we regret to, say, without any satisfactory, results. They first steamed along the coast to the westward of Sinclair Head, the reefs off which were examined as minutely as was practicable. The vessel then proceeded to Tom’s and the Earori Rocks, and after these places had been subjected to an examination, the coast line was followed as far as Cape Terawitti. Finding no portions of wreck in these localities, it was deemed prudent to proceed across Cook’s Strait towards Tory Channel, and at noonj-bey reached the whaling station at the entrance. The men here stated that they had not observed any port ions of wreck floating about, nor had any drifted to tho shore. The anchor was again weighed, and the vessel proceeded along the coast by Wellington Head to Cape Koamaroo, a sharp look-out .being kept from the steamer’s deck. .Nothing, however, was found

and then the Brothers was subjected to esaniriation on all sides with the same result. Thinking it probable that if the ill fated vessel hud been wrecked on the Brothers, Jackson’s Head, Beef or Cook’s Rocks, portions of the debris would have been washed into the North entrance of Queen Charlotte’s Sound, the Sandfly was taken in that direction, and the pilot stationed at Long Island was communicated with, hut ho stated that no traces of recent wreck had been seen or heard of, with the exception of some spars known to belong to the Star of Tasmania, which vessel had been dismasted, Owing to the darkness coming on, the vessel returned to Wellington. The b.s. Stoem Bran.—We understand that the repairs of this vessel are now complete, and she will be launched from the N.Z.S.N. Company’s slip to day. We hear that Captain Thompson, of the s.s. Wonga Wonga, will succeed Captain Reynolds in the command. The Wonga will now be taken on the slip for repairs.