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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 112, 22 November 1879, Page 2

On_ Saturday morning last tho barque Sophie arrived in harbour from .Sydney, after a very lengthy passage of furty-ono days. She brings 60me sixteen head of thoroughbred cattle, and a small quantity of general merchandise. HT.B.M.R. Emerald entered out (harbour ■ •on Saturday afternoon last, from Fiji, with -Sir Arthur Gordon and suit on board. The Emerald is a composite stepm corvette with enginesof 850 horse-power. The following !« it list of her officers : - Captain, William -jL Man well; Lieutenants, Arthur C. Clarke, : Henry-1). Barry, Henry Harris, andPobert 'G. Giles; Navigating Lieutenant, <Johu Blocker; Chaplain, Rev. Goorge H. Tre'hearne, IS.A.; Staff-Surgeon, John IJ. Burke, M,D.; Paymaster, Henry J. Har- • vey; Chief Engineer, Reginald (.'. Oldknow; s-üb-Lieutenuuts, Henry' 3. Gold-sn-.oh, and 'William M. Oxloy; burgeon, •William o. 'Williamson, M.D.; Engineers, Bryant G. Little, and.WilUam H. Michell; ■Gunner, Buujmnin W. ..Hill; Boatswain, Richard Sluise ; Carpenter; Georgo Duvis; Clerk, Douglas H. S. Alldridge. Tho Emerald left ugain for Tonga on Wednesday morning. On-Mouduy morning last our old friend ithe schooner. Elizabeth arrived iu harbour fio a Fiji, with a cargo of yams. It will liu remembered that tin's sehoouer was the tirsi Bamoaniaian-of-war, and was seized *jid-t»k«i'Ho Fiji nearly two years ago by : Sir Arthur Gordon, in part payment of the ' tine lirnjtosed upon tho natives for killing and wounding certain of the Burracouta i men. Mr. Chuto having purchased her . from the Imperial Government, ha 6 had hor .oat in thorough repair, clothed her with a new suit of sails, given her u coat of white paint, and made her look quite respectable, to say nothing of the extra cabin accommodation with which, she has been aupplied. It is rather singular that the first trip she has made aiuce htr seizure should have Wu buck to hex old water*. Captain Withcrington report* us follows:—Left Levuka on October 81« X, arriviag nt Goro on the Ist instaut, where thoy took, in a cargo of yams. Left Goro on tho oth, /passing through Nauuku Passage on the «th instant, sighting .Savage Island on the l-'th instant, arriving in harbour on the 1 rth. Experienced light ESE and 8E winds till making the land, thineo to harbour light variable wind* -and oalnis. •The London Missioa barquo John Williams arrived in harbour.from her northwest cruise, on Tuesday last. Captain Turpiu reports 'having left Apia on the 3rd of •Octoberfor the Gilbert and .Mice Groupß, and had unstoady and light winds, to Nukuf.tau, reaching that island on the 11th of the same month; from thence to Nui, Namotuangu, Nanomea, Arorae, Byron Island, Peru, Onnatoa, Tamana, Niutao, and Vuitupu, had to this lost island vcrv favourable ■Hinds and weather enabling tho vessel to eail direct from use island to another in the above order; thue accomplishing /her work in a much shorter time than usuul. From Taittipn light and baffling .winds set in, JjJiich kept the ship taro-days in sight of Funafuti without a .shanee to enter the dagooft, W**t and NW.windi and squally •weather than aet in,. and tho time allotted taurine;.expired, directed the ship's course for Souioa. .Two deaths and one birth occurred on board amongst tho native passengers during the voyage ; tho deaths woro from dysentery. Several other severe (ut...s of the same diatasu huvu t ocurred on board, ami hut for tho unremitting .and skilful intention of tho Bev. T. Powoll, would, in all probability, have terminated fatally. The three-masted schooner falcon and the French barquo Btiffon wcroatOnoatoa with tho.John Williams the latter seeking lnlwur for Tahiti. Left Funafuti on the tltli November, sjghted >a.vaii on the Mth. find anchored in Apia on the lHith. Tim ship proceeds to Sydney, via Savage Jlihiud utiuut the end of'the month, Inking Or. Tumor and" fuinily ,for Scotland. Tiyi Grrmati ship of war Bismarck simud iu harbour on Wednesday last from Fiji, and left harbotur ynitcrday morning for ths scat of our civil war. The schooner Caledonia took her departure fur Auckland, tluthu Tougnn Group. with her n quantity of (lour from &ore fui the Tongnu Islands.