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Otago Daily Times, Issue 223, 6 September 1862, Page 4

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The ship Flying Mist, Captain Ebenezer H. Linnell which sailed from the Clyde on or about June sth, with some 1,600 improved Leicesters, shipped by Mathew Holmes, Kstj., and with between twenty and thirty pa'sengei-s, besides some genei-al cargo, arrived at the liluft Harbour last Tuesday. Information of her arrival was brought-up by" Mr. Smith to Mr. Hoodie (from Messrs Dalgetyj Rattray, and Co. to whom the sheep were consigned), and early on Wednesday they tv.-o set off for Campbelltown to get the sheep landed—-(700 had died on the passage.) In the afternoon of the same day a mounted messenger brought a hasty note from Mr. J. ff. Hughes to j Messrs. C. N. Campbell and Co., urging that the Aphrasia should bo sent round immediately—as the 1* lying Mist had sunk ! Foul play was at once su*. I pected—apparently not without reason. .'When the I flying- ■Mi.sfmwd off the Jiiuff, the pilot (Mr. Uilroy). being-engaged-."witli the Aldinga, sent his deputy, Mr. Parker, to bring" the Flying Mist in—di rectijjg him to moor her off the point. On boarding her Mr. Parker asked if the anchors wore ready to let go directly he oruvn-d -ho was tyld they were. Off the point, he ordered- them to be let go, when it'was found tluy were not ready. Mr. Parker ran forward j twice to be eerfain of tli.s—and he was forced to take I 'the vessel in, intending to anchor her at the proper ■anchorage: Before rcachins there he repeated his question as to tho- aiiehors bciug ready, when—though he gavo no order—they were let go, and the ship was ioj-ocd to be left wJier« she was brought up," which Mr (jilroy satisfied the captain wa« aWe placu for that night. Captain I.irmel—-who' had been up thren ni-iits -then turner in, lhst desiring tlw chief mate to kep strict watch. In the night s'xtceri of the crew (a refractory one) rn^lt their escape in the ghm's boats, and the cr.iitaiti w.ss awoke by the running out ot a i-Ji-dui tluough the h i-.^e-hole. He fouad one of the cables slipped and the ship drag-gin" by one anchor-five feet of v/at,T in the hole-circumstances tfiesa ( coupled with thedp«ertiouof the crew) creatinsuspicious of scuttling by sustie of thy crew. An in" finiry uito the affair commenced yesteriiav, at thf josuk instance- »f the Provincial Govern mmt and ■.Uptnin Lihmll. hefa-s Me.s^i-s. Price (Resident MagisinitC). A .".I. lilies (Collector of Customs) Th rieaie (Chief Surveyor), and A, F. Morris (Harbour ««) .the I'i-o?;!!cial Solicitor (Mr. T. M M'Donald), conduetiiur the case on the part of the (tovenmtent Isb: leaser (chief i'on.stah!e) has l«en attlu-bluft making iiivc-«tigal:on siuce Thursday.— aoituilunti jWmv. - * •^■^** w '"«»t"»»»»igvi.»«.m'.u»u«««i ■ ■jinwni i limn w

DAILY PORT C ALMERS MAILS. Du ledin. Port Cli i aimers. Close ..'.. 9 a.tn. Amve.... 11.30 a.m. Arrive.... 2 p.m. Close .... 11.45 a .m, Close .... 2.45 p.m. Arrive.... 5 p .tn. Arrive.... 7 p.m. Close 4.30 p.m.