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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 93, 12 July 1879, Page 2

The barque San Francisco took her departure from our harbour, oil Saturday lust, •or ltuuimi, where t>Uu will complete hir loading for Europe. The barquo Fiejadon arrived iu harbour on Saturduy morning lust, iu ballast, from llatuviu. .>he will loud up for Europe on "ouut of Messrs. Huge, fledemuun, umi Co.

Ihe three-mast schooner, Agnes Edgell, took her depurturu on Sunday last, foi Tuiigaiubu and other islands, for the purpose of coUectiag produce. The new brignutinu Myrtle arrived in port, on Monday lust, from Auckland, via the Tonga Group. The following is Cuptain Lane's report:—Left Auckland ou May Mth, with a N.E. wind, in company with tlie I'ii-atc. Captain Mckenzie, uud Energy, Captain Savory, tho former bound to Grey - mouth, tho latter to Fiji. Arrived iu 'longu tith June, after a roU(;h passage, with tlie wind between cast and X. to W., picking n t > me Eraues the day before sighting Euu. Found Tonga looking much better thun expected in consequence of the abundance of lain that has tulien since the eyeioUt Lulled ut ilaabui and Vavau. Left the lut ter port ou Friday, tho 4th instant, with the wind cust tn north-east, and a heavy sea f urn the mirth. The hrig Emile and schooner Mudonuu « ere lying iu Vuvuu; the v. huriotte wus lying too .at the heails us ■» -- i usacil, The John A\ esley was hourly expected from Haahiii; she arrived iu Tonga from Fiji on Sunday, 12th Juno.

Uiu bvhoontr Madonna was to liavo left Vavau, ou Saturday last, for this port, via Keppel's isluud, and may therefore bu ex- " dto arrive here about the end of uexi week..

iii« Wcsleyan Mission brig John Wesley uiay bo expected to put iu au appcaraiii'e at any hour. Wo believe tlio schooner Lustitia will change hands at the beginning of next week, negotiations having been entered into between Captain Dickson and some natives for her purchase.