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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 253, 16 October 1876, Page 2

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October 14, ketch Prospect, 21, Westrupp, from Fern Town. — ketch Standard, 10, We3trupp, from Moutere. — steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, from Motueka. 15, steamer Alhambra, 497, Muir, from Melbourne via West Coast — Passengers : Mr and Mrs Blennerhasset and child, Mr and Mrs Lyford and family (3), Messrs Reynell, Ryan, Burgess, M'Ganady, Nugert. — steamer Kennedy, 138, Palmer, from West Coast. SAILED. October 14, steamer Wellington, 262, Lloyd, for Taranaki and Manukau — Passengers : Messrs Roberts, Cole, Wescon, Martin. — steamer Wallace, 61, Scott, for Greymouth. 36 passengers. 15, ketch Standard, 10, Westrupp, for Marahau. 16, steamer Alhambra, 497, Muir, for South and Melbourne — Passengers : Misses Guiness, Rose, Atkinson, Mesdarnes, Miller, Rose, Plummer, Healy, Andrew, Messrs Olsen, Whiting, Leech, Young, Heningau (2), O'Maner, Graeine, Brennan, Kierney, O'Fery, Keefe, Valentine Smith, Christian, longer, Kay, Blundell, Cloniu, Clayton and Marr. — schooner Australian Maid, 17, Gilbertson, for Awaroa. IMPOSTS. Alhambra, from Melbourne — 45 boxes aud 30 half -boxes soap, Sclanders & Co; 6 casks ink, Lucas & Son; 2 bales paper, Luckie; 2 bales, Thomas; 120 bags rice, Edwards aud Co; 44 bags guano, Neale & Haddow; 2 casks oil. 9 casks soda, W. Phillips; 7 pkgs boots, Usher; 10 half-chests and 6 boxes tea, 3 qrcasks brandy, 1 oyen and contents, Buxton and Co; 6 cases dates, 2 qr-casks port, 2 cases sago, 2 cases tapioca, 80 bags onions, Levien; 3 trunks, Healy & Son; 6 pkgs, 20 boxes starch, 10 cases brandy, 2 cases vestas, 6 barrels sugar, 20 cases whisky, 1 case nutmegs, 10 boxes raisins, 1 sack seed, 1 cask ginger, 10 boxes tea, H. Davis & Co; 2 cases, Hodder & Co; 2 drums oil, 8 kegs nails, 4 pkgs, Scott; 5 cases hardware, 3 cases glass, 3 cases marble, 1 boiler, Raine; 1 pel, Hadfleld; 1 case, Harris, 2 pkgs, J. Hounsell; 1 box, Crichton; 1 case, Lightband; 6 cases furniture, 12 boxes tea, Order. - Prospect, from Fern Town— 4o tons coal, Gas Works. Wellington, from South— 8 qr-casks wine, BaYies; 6 pkgs, 1 pel, Sharp; 1 bale, Louisson; 1 case, Hadfleld; lease, Bell; 8 pkgs, Johnson; 8 pkgs, Railway Dept.; 1 organ, 6 pkgs, Edwards & Co; 3 pkgs, Storekeeper; 3 cases, Coutis; 5 cases, Telegraph Dept.; 1 pel, Cawthron; I case, Denham; 17 cases, Order. Midge, from Waitapu- 4000 ft timber, J. Scott; 1 bdl skins, 1 hide, Bettany; 2 jars batter, Jones. EXPOBTS. Alhambra, for South and Melbourne— 19 hides, Bettany; 19 bales wool, Sclanders and Co; 81 bales flax, Sharp & Co; 3 bales hops, Harley; 2 bales leather, Lightband & Co. The Murray arrived at Hokitika this morning. She will leave to-morrow morning for Nelson, calling at the intervening ports for the outward San Francisco mail, and will arrive here on Friday. The Taupo leaves Onehunga to-day, will arrive to-morrow night, and sail for the South at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The Lady Barkly sails for Coilingwood direct, this evening. The Wallace left on Saturday night with a number of miners ex Wellington, and arrived at Greyniouth this morning. She will sail to-morrow for Nelson direct, arriving here on Wednesday. She mil return to the Coast on Friday. The ketch Standard sailed for Marahau last evening for a cargo of timber. The schooner Australian Maid sailed this morning for Awaroa. Messrs Freeman Brothers' schooner Nelson was to leave Lyttelton for Nelson on Thursday last with a cargo of grain. The ketch Prospect arrived on Saturday afternoon from Fern Town with a cargo of coal for the Gas Works. The Ringarooma is to leave Melbourne for Hokitika on Wednesday. A telegram received at Hokitika last Thursday stated that even then 225 miners for the Kumara goldfield had booked by her. There are no signs yet of the ships Helen Denny and Howrah, from London, now due. It is just possible that they have experienced the same winds as the Alhambra did ou the passage down -strong head winds— as at that time they should have been between Tasmania and New Zealand. If so, they cannot be expected to arrive here before the end of the week. The ketch Thames left Wanganui for Nelson on Saturday night with a cargo of sheep for Mr Mabin. The schooner Awaroa is advertised to sail for Wanganui to-morrow afternoon at two o'clock. The s.s. Kennedy, Captain Palmer, arrived alongside the Albion Wharf at 5 a.m. yesterday. She left Nelson for Westport at 5 p.m. on the Ilth inst., arriving there at 12.30 p.m. on the 12th; left at 7 p.m., arrived off Greymouth at 5 a m., and crossed the bar at 6 a.m.; left for Weatport at 6 p.m., arriving there at daylight next morning; left for Nelson at 9.30 a.m., arriving here as above. Experienced strong S.E. winds on the passage up She is now on the cradle being cleaned and painted. Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co.'s s.s. Albambra, Captain Muir, came into harbor iast evening at six o'clock. She left Sandridge Railway Pier at eight o'clock on the morning of the 7th, clearing the Heads same evening, and passing Kent's Group on the morning of the Bth. Arrived off Hokitika at 7.30 p.m. on the 13th; was tendered noxt morning, and sailed for Greymonth at 12.30 p.m. on the 14th, arriving there at 3 p.m.; sailed for Nelson at 6.45 p.m., arriving here as above. Experienced strong head winds with heavy sea on the passage down, causing the steamer to make a longer run than usual. The Alhambra was to have left Melbourne on the 6th, but there was such a strwig gulc blowing that she could not get s. way from the wharf, notwithstanding that she had the assistance of a tug, and consequently he/: departure had to be postponed (until next morning. She sailed South at 8 o'clock this morning, and will probably arrive at Wellington by ten o'clock to-night. The Liverpool ship San Rafael from Birkenhead to Valparaiso, with coals, was burnt off Cape Horn. The crew and pas- j sengers took to the boats, and after under- 1 goiug fearful privations one party was jriekgd up by the Yorkshire from Melbourne. The loQ#-boat with Captain MA dams, his wife, the carpenter, four seamen, and throe fooys, made jS T ew Year's Island, a barren Ssland, near C>p.e Horn. The American Missionary Society*;; yawl, Allen Gardiner, was cruising about %i Straits of Magellan xvhen Indians brought news ,t,ftafc the starved bodies of the nine persons had bqe# fpuni on the island mentioned. One of the .Indians wore some of the clothes marked "Eve, Liverpool." When the Indiana found theaj

two of the men were just breathing and only able to crawl along the ground, but thevsoon died. The bodies of the others were found lying about in a fearfully emaciated condition, and some were froaen to death.