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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 224, 12 September 1876, Page 2

- The Murray left Westport tbis morning. She will arrive early to-morow, and will sail fof Wanganui at two p.m. on Thursday. The Wallace arrived at Westport at noon to-day. She is expected to arrive here on Friday, and will sail for Blenheim on the same clay. The repairs of the Kennedy's shaft will be completed, to-morrow, and she will sail for West Coast on arrival of the San Francisco mail. The Otago arrived from Wellington this hlorning, and sailed for Sydney via West Coast in the afternoon. ' _ The Union Company's new steamer Wakatip, 1700 tons, arrived at Melbourne on Friday after a splendid run of 50 days from Glasgow. She is to bc placed in the coal trade between New Zealand and Australia. The Alhambra, from Melbourne, should be heard of on the Coast to-morrow or next day. She is advertised to sail for the South bn Friday. - The Ringarooma arrived at Melbourne yesterday. As she left the Bluff on Tuesday last she has made rather a long trip up this £ime. * The Arawata left Melbourne for the Bluff yesterday. She should be heard of at the latter port early on Saturday morning. i The schooner Waitohai arrived from Havelock this morning. r The schooner Richard and Mary arrived this morning from Oamaru with a cargo of breadstuff for Mr R. Levien. ; The Pearl sailed for Fern Town this morning for a load of coal for the Gas Works. ■. The work of re-coppering the cutter Maid .of Italy was commenced yesterday, and tomorrow will see the last sheet on. She will in all probability be floated off next springs. The cutter Dart arrived from Havelock last evening. She is advertised to sail for the same port on Thursday. The ship Lutterworth hove up anchor late last evening, and took her departure for -Napier, where she will discharge the remainder of her cargo. There was alight land breeze blowing at the time, which gave 'the vessel a good offing, as at daylight this morning she was not visible. During her stay in port the officers and crew have made rmany acquaintances, particularly among the dair sex, who were somewhat disappointed on Sunday on finding the vessel at the outer •auchorage. Captain Pearson has won the estimation of all with whom he has come in, contact during his brief stay at this port, and nvas looked upon as a kind and hospitable . gentleman. _ Should the Lutterworth ever visit this port again, manned by the same jofficers and crew, they will meet with a „ hearty welcome. As an instance of the good understanding that exists between officers ,and crew we may mention that there has not been a single case of desertion—a practice which is very common among English vessels visiting this port, where the crew appear to get fascinated with the place. We wish her bon voyage. . • The G. R. Argun of the Sth inst says:—ln reference to a rumor that a vessel was* seen ,on fire some distance off the coast on Saturday last, Sergeant Moller reports that Mr ;Edward Butler, residing about four miles from town, on the South Beach, saw a large fire out at sea about 4.45 p.m. on Saturday last 2nd inst. It burned for five 'or six minutes and then disappeared. Mrs Butler ..and a man O'Donnell also saw the fire and they all felt sure that it was a large ship on fire. Mr Rugg, superintendent at the Grey River Hospital, states that between half -past *four and five o'clock on Saturday afternoon last he was standing on the bank in front of his cottage and saw a large sheet of fire about 10 or 12 miles out at sea almost due west. It lasted for several minutes, at least five, and Mr Rugg thought he noticed very thin black threads, as if it were up and down f -the sheet of fire., His first impression was that it was a ship on fire, and he is almost certain-that it was. A lady residin*** in Tainui street South, saw a quantity of smoke - and fire out at sea, aud it struck her at tlio -tune to appear as a ship on fire; this was also ; about five o clok. Two cattle drovers camped iat the Kapitea Creek south Teremakau saw . a great flare m the direction of Greymouth and they thought it was a house on fire at the Grey. However, it docs not seem probable that any flare or reflection of light over the township could bo seen from where thev were camped; it is more likely .that the IM__ seen was the burning hull of some vessel drifting to the north. Singularly enouKb none of the captains of vessels in" port nor the harbormaster or signalman have seen the blaze.