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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 96, 2 August 1879, Page 2

On .Saturday morning last the German I ship of w«r Bismarck left for Savaii, with the Imperial German Consul on hoard, for tho purpose of making some inquiries into a report which had arrived the night before | regarding thu seizure, hy the natives, of tl o Ajiia, a ticraau schooner. .Shu passed In tho harbour, on Tuesday afternoon, on bei way to Saluafata, and called off tlie harbour to hind tho Consul, ou Thursday afternoon. ami then went for a cruise, uutcriug port yesterday afternoon. The Wesloyan Mission brig John Woslev took her departure ou Saturday last, for Sydney. Ou Sunday morning last the schooner Madonna took her departure for Savun where a quantity of cargo awaits her for shipment to Auckland. 'I ho schooner Colonist took her departure for tho Friendly Islands, taking with her the original cargo of timber brought from New Zealand. The c itter This:!.' I .ou her departure for Fiji on Aloudaj hit. ruoou, taking some ten Samoan women a . passengers. On Tuesday morning the selinn «>• v -»v Anderson left our liurbour tor iiu- ■ Hebrides, ou a labour cruise. The barque Piejaden to ■■ r, -i<....t., 01 Wednesday morning j...- ,>..,'. Fiji, where she will ~, >' _ for Europe, on belli 10. >..-, .. Hcdouianu and Co .H.I.G.M.S. Albatross arrived off the harbour from Auckland, after a very pleasant passage of twelve days, on Sunday morning last. The vessel was only under steam lor three days, having had fresh southerly winds from tho tiuiu of 1 laving Auckland until reaching the Friendly Inlands. In consequence of having received orders to join the Bismarck at Suvuii, the Albutross did not enter the harbour, but simply sent tho mails ashore and passed on. She returned to port, however, on Wednesday. During her absence in Auckland she has been newly coppered and caulked, and has received a goueral overhaul. Tho brigautiue Mutautu arrived in Auckland on the 9th of July, the schooner Mazeppa outhull, and tho schooner Ovalau after a passage of twelve days. 'The hittci vessel waste, leave Aucklaud on this port on the 22nd of July, she may therefore be expected to arrive towards tho end of next week.