NELSON.
Boat Accident.— Early on Wednesday morning, the boat Mary, of Riwaka, left Nelson to cross the bay ; two young men, Thomas and John Askew, being the persons who were in h'^r. From not having sufficient ballast, of which we believe they were previously cautioned, the boat, when about four miles from the harbour, was caught with a strong puff of wind which threw her on her side and shifted the ballast, when she filled and went down. The elder Askew got hold of the stern-sheets, and the younger one the two oars, and; as the tide fcas flowing, they managed to make their way nearly back to the harbour, but as they approached it the tide set them up towards the Waimea. The younger brother succeeded in reaching the beach under the house built by the late H. Thompson, Esq., and gave the alarm. Mr. Carkeek, with his usual vigilance, started in search of the other brother, who it wa!s hoped would have reached one of the islands higher up the Wasmea. The body was subsequently found by some maories on the sands at the We. tern mouth of the Waimea. The deceased was about twenty-two years of age, and j was only lately married.
H.M.S. Castor. — In our journal of the 17th, we announced the arrival of this fine frigate, after a splendid run of fifteen days, from Auckland, New Zealand ; her stay here i will be some weeks. Her mainmast being rotten, is obliged to be taken out, and, if found very defective, and not repairable, it is intended either to make a new one or to put lin the Anson's. The Castor's stay here will be some weeks in consequence of some repairs. Mr. Boyd (who has in charge five New Zealand rebels, four deserters from the 99th regt., transported for life, and three other Europeau prisoners, transported for 15 years,) is a passenger by this vessel. Under the command of Lord John Hay, the Castor was always considered a good sailer, at present her trim not being sufficiently by the stern, is^ to be altered, when no doubt her good qualities will return. — H. T. Advertiser, Nov. 54. __,
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 147, 26 December 1846, Page 3
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363NELSON. New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 147, 26 December 1846, Page 3
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