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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 77, 22 March 1879, Page 2

The (hive-must schooner Agnes Edgoll took her departure for Newcastle, on Saturday roeruing last, being toweil U> sea by the steamer Sudsee. On Saturday last the sehooner Vavau took her dopurture for Muuuu. She was also towed out of hurbimr by the Sudsee. The steamer Sudsee took her departure, on Saturday last, for Tonga. Th. Weber, Esij., hujinritil (ierman Consul fur Sainoa and Tonga, was a passenger by her. • Tho banjue Tellus, after a week's delay, several fruitless attempts, and a hard struggle, managed to clear our harbour, on Tuesday mnrning lust. She is bound for Tonga •and Fiji to complete her loading for Europe. Tho schooner Energy arrived in harbour, •on Thursday last, from Auckland. She comes iu place of the Active. C'aptain'Lauo has favoured us with the followiug report: —Left Auckland on the 4th of February, arriving in Tonga on tho 19th ; wind sE first part, after passing Sunday Island, gales and Calais. Feb. 28th arrived in Haabui. The soheuuer Gukau was capsir.ed here during the pale of the 14th FiJb . and two natives were drowned ; two mails were on board ; tho one for 11 mil mi was recovered. that i «r Tonga had not been found wh ?n we left ou tho 4th inst. Arrived at Vavau on Wednesday, the sth: experienced a heavy ' gale from NE to NVV whilst lying here. Left for Samoa ou tie 12th instant with a ■SE wind, which carried us to -sritliiu seventy miles of t'polu ; thence head winds and calms till arrival. Sighted nu vessel*. The Mudoun, it new schooner which arrived in Tonga the day bufero we left, iuni not arrived in Vnvuu, and fears are entertained for her safety as she was probably in Huabiii during tko pile of the (itli iMimt The • Marion left Vavau oa or about the Gth Feb- • ruary.

H.I.G.M.S. Ariadne entered Auckland harbour as the Energy was leaving. A large barque,' supposed to be tho Cnstldu, was outside the harbour yesterday, but was unuble to muke the port on account of the weather thickening us she neared the entrance. IProm a fetter dato* Sydney, 20th January, we learn that the barque Keeonnuissance was to leave there in about a week from that -date; alio may therefore bu expected tu put in au appearance any day. Mr. E. Smith, of the Great Barrier, has almost completed to the order of Captain H, F. Anderson, a fine fore-and-aft schooner of 'BO tons register. Her dimensions are— Length of keel, 73 feet; breadth of beam, 19 feet 6 inches; depth of hold, 8 feet 6 inches. , She will be tittedVp with accommodation for pussengcrs, and will have a carrying capacity of 130 tons. "The rigging will be sent down at tho beginning of next weok, and it is expected she will bo in harbour four weeks hence. Bhc will be plaeed ■ou the island trade, and will leavo ou her .maiden voyage in about six weeks, under the command of Captain M'Kerizie, of the .Nerval.—Evening Star, Jan. 2±