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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 13, 29 December 1877, Page 2

On Monday morning last, the Missionary barque John Williams, after two or throe day’s delay, wind-bound, got clear away upon her voyage to Sydney via the Lovaltv Islands. The cutter Alarm took her departure on Monday afternoon last, for Fiji, taking with her several passengers. On Thursday morning last, the schooner Hubert and Minnie arrived from San Francisco, after a tedious passage of lifty-three days. Calms and light airs prevailed throughout the passage. She brings a full ■ cargo of lumber, provisions, &e. The Nautilus, a smart looking brigantine, arrived from Han Francisco on Thursday hist, after a passage of thirty-three days. —-fwaituin reports very light weather cargo, and is cOi4W,% M full Crouettroyamd Hon. -• The schooner Nymph took fu i a., cm Thursday morniug lust, for Fiji. Wo learn that the brigantine Active left Fuvuii on the 21.~t instant, for the Friomllv Group, on route fur Auckland. file schooner Isabelle arrived safe in San Francisco, after a fortv-fivo day’s passa.-e uml we believe she has been‘laid on for 'Tahiti. On Friday morning last, the regular trading schooner Norvnl dropped anchor in our port, having left Auckland on the 2:ird of last month, and \ avail on Tuesday evening last. The schooner Tongatabu returned from * nvage Island, on Thursday morning last, 1 (ringing with her a (piautity of island produce. 1 The schooner William and .Tulin had left Savage Island previous to the arrival there of the Tongutnhn. It is thought that she has gone tu Fiji, taking with her a quantity of produce. Regarding the schooner Nautilus, which anavod here on Wednesday lust, the 11 Sun Francisco Chronicle” Inis the followin'' paragraph:—■• The Nautilus, Captain Cush Ale Isaac, with a full cargo, sails to-morrow t u- Apia, capital of the Samoan Islands. Shippers along the city front are making bets that the Nautilus will make the fastest round trip over made between here and Apia.”