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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 204, 25 August 1873, Page 2

The Wallace sails for West Coast ports on Wednesday next. The Lyttelton sails for Blenheim at noon tomorrow. The s.s. Phoebe, Captain H. Worsp, arrived at 8 p.m. on August 24th. She left Port Chalmers at 1-30 a.m. on the 20th for Oamaru, arriving at 6-30 a.m , left at 2-20 p.m. for Lyttelton, arriving at 5 30 am. on the 2lst, left at 530 p.m., arriving at Wellington at 9 a.m. on the 22nd, left at I*ls p.m. on the 23rd ior Picton, arriving at 5*40 p.m., thereby making the quickest trip on record between the two ports, leffc for Nelson at 8 15 a.m. on the 24th, visited the Rangitoto, arriving as above. As the Barque Annie Melhuish was standing across abreast of Burrett's reef on Thursday last, the jib stay carried away. The ship then missed stays, and struck to the eastward of the reef near Inconsistent Point, where she remained for half an hour. The Wellington happened to steam up at the time. Captain Carey got a tow line made fust. Some difficulty was experienced in hauling the vessel off, and at one time it was thought the attempt would not be successful. As the rising tide, .however rendered important assistance, another good pull and the old vessel floated from her dangerous 'berth, and she was towed into the wharf, where she was found to havo two feet of water in her hold. The passengers of tbe Wellington, wliich, by the s^^i*^^«faS"t;sS3:**! —Independent. j