CORRESPONDENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 52, 28 September 1878, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

We arc always willing to give insertion to letters of explanation or interest, but we wish it to be distinctly understood that wo do not endorse the opinions expressed, or language used, by our correspondents. I >ur ideas of passing events will be found in our local or editorial columns. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SAMOA TIMES. Sin, —When I took ray departure from your port, on tho C'th of May last, bound to Wallis Island, and when about three hours from Apia, or about eighteen miles down tho coast, the look-out reported something in the water. Wo steered close past it, and found it to be a sunken wreck ; 1 should think it was part of a vessel of about twenty tons, or say from twenty to twenty-live tons. She appeared to have been in the water some time ; the decks seemed to have been washed away, and a few timbers were sticking up. From what little I could see, 1 should fancy the vessel hud a cutwater. Not having had an opportunity before to report. I gave it in to the Sydney morning Herald, thinking you might see it, but as you did not, 1 think it should bo published now although it is live months since it was seen. I am, yours truly, J. hj. Hawkins, Master of barque Reeonniassance. [We are inclined to think that tho wreck seen by Captain Hawkins is identical with that of the cutter Bertha. It will bo remembered that this cutter,which was fifteen tons burthen, was wrecked on the south coast of Savaii, on the :10th of April. A part of the wreck-the keel and part ol one side—drifted oft', and was washed ashore agaiu on the northeast coast, on or about the 25th of May. —Ed. S. T.J j