ARRIVED.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 232, 30 September 1880, Page 2

ARRIVED.

Sept. 30, steamer Wanaka, 276, M'Gee, from Taranaki and Manukau. Passengers: Misses Milne, Hill, Mrs Cousins, Messrs Beaumont, Reid, Solomons, Gillon, Graham, Freeman, and Spratt. ,— - schooner Dido, 56, Johnston, from Kaiapoi. — Bcooner Cora, from Oamaru. The Murray is detained at Westport by a heavy N.W. gale. The Charles Edward is at Greymouth wailing improvement in the weather to sail for Westport and Nelson. The Grafton is still detained at Greymouth. The departure of the Lady Barkly for Golden Bay has been postponed until 3 p.m. to-morrow, owing to the unfavorable slate of the weather. The Hawea left* Wellington* at noon today, will arrive here early to-morrow morning, atd sail for Taranaki and Manukau at 5 p.m. The Dido, with a cargo of grain. for Mr R. Levien, arrived at the outer anchorage during last night. She is from Kaiapoi, which port she left on Thursday last. The fore-and-aft schooner Cora arrived from Oamarm last night. She brings a cargo of wheat and flour for Mr R. Levien. The Oreti has taken the place of tbe. Rangatira, and is trading between Onehunga, Taranaki, Wanganui, arfd Wellington. The Wanaka left Onehunga at 4 p m. on Tuesday, cleared Manukau heads at 6 p.m , and arrived off New Plymouth at '7 a.m. yesterday; proceeded on to Nelson at 10 a.m., and arrived here early this morning. Thick dirty weather with rain was experienced while crossing the Straits. She sailed for Picton, Wellington, and Lyttelton this afternoon. The Tararua will be the next steamer for Sydney. She leaves Auckland on Tuesday, aud passengers will be forwarded to her by the Hawea to-morrow. The Sorata, recently wrecked at Adelaide, was built at Glasgow by Messrs John Elder and Co., in 1872, and in appearance did not offer many points of difference from theLLusitania, Cuzco, and others of the Orient fleet. Her dimensions are aa follows :— Length, . 401 3-10 th feet; beam, 42 8-10 th feet; depth of hold 34 feet 2 inches. Her gross register is 4010 tons; net register, 2573 tons; and . the measurement under deck-, 3982 tons. An Adelaide telegram of the 21st inst says,:— The rough weather has completely broken the Sorata's back besides doing other heavy damage to the vessel. On Thursday things looked at the worst, and her commander, and Captain Begg finally decided that future efforts would be useless, although .£15,000 had already been spent in endeav; ouring to float the Sorata. The breaking of 'ironwork and splitting of wood has been distinctly heard for days past, and the vessel is now visibly settling down aft and midships. The /crew are now all paid off, and the lum : .pers only, are in possession. The efforts are . now solely directed, to saving the cargo. A number of firemen on board the Sorato broke I. open some Leases of bottled' beer onL Friday and got. intoxicated and fought, the result being that one fireman was seriously wound4ed. . :• • r ■■■- ; »•■•-■- • ■ ,