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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 193, 16 August 1877, Page 2

The Murray and Kennedy are still barbound, the former at Grey mouth and the latter at Westport. The Wallace arrived from Wellington this afternoon, and will be despatched far West Coast ports at once in the place of the Charier Edward. The Lyttelton arrived at Blenheim to-day, and will sail for Wellington to-morrow evening with a cargo of telegraph poles. The Tararua, after shipping the Albion's passengers and cargo for West Coast ports, sailed shortly after noon to-day. The schooner Waitohai arrived from Have-lock-last evening. She came through the French Pass on Sunday, but on account of bad weather had to put into the Croixelles, where she remained a prisoner until yesterday. The Albion passed the wreck of the Queen Bee^this morning at 730, and not having previously heard of it, she stood close in in the hope of 'seeing somebody. The sails were still standing, and have as yet not been touched. Although, the water was quite smooth when the Albion passed not a single craft was to be seen near the wreck. Captain Robinson, of the Waitohai, reports the brigantine Sarah Pile, bound from Lyttelton ; f or Hokitika, and the schooner Flora, bound for Hobarton, lying in the Croixelles, where they had run for shelter on Saturday last. • They were both short of provisions, and at the time of the Waitohai leaving, the crews, of the vessels were engaged in pighunting. The Union Company's s.s. Wanaka, Capt. A. D. M'Gillivray, arrived in harbor last evening at 11 o'clock, and was berthed alongside the Albion Wharf. She left Wellington at 8 am. yesterday, and reached Picton at 1 p.m.;. sailed at 2-30, came through the Pass, and arrived here as above. A fresh breeze was experienced as far as the Pass, thence thick weather with rain. The Wanaka sailed for Northern Ports at 2 p.m. Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co.'s a.s. Albion, Capiain Tozer, came into harbor shortly after noon to-day. She left Sandridge at 7 # 15 p.m. on the Bth instant, cleared the Heads at 10-20 p.m. and passed Kent Group at noon on the 9th. Experienced moderate westerly winds with frequent squalls of rain until arrival off Hokitika at 7 a.m. oa toe 1 4th. As there was a heavy sea on the bar the Albion was unable to be tendered, and she came on to Nelson, arriving here as above. She sails for Melbourne via South and Hobarton at midnight. News was brought last evening by a boat belonging to the Charles Edward that that steamer had broken down, and was making her way to Nelson under canvas. The Charles Edward left Nelson at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Experienced light winds with fine weather until passing the Spit at 8 p.m., when a heavy westerly swell set in. At 1125 p.m. the engines broke down, the steamer being between West Wauganui and Curious Head. All sail was set, and the vessel headed for Uelsoiu- .At 3 pan. yesterday the second mate was despatched in a boat for Nelson and arrived here late last evening. At daylight tiiis morning the Charles Edward was in sight, and later in the day she came to an anchor off the Lighthouse. The steam launch of the Sappho went out to the Charles Edward this afternoon, and towed her into harbor.