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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 138, 22 May 1880, Page 2

' la Saturday last the Tongatabu schooner from Sydney, entered our harbour. Cant. Risalmau, reports that he was twenty iive days to the Three Kings, the remaining ten 'lavs of the voyage being tid< -n to accomplish the distance from the Island named to this port. The brijranlino Matautu from Fiji via the Friendly Group entered this harbour on Monday last. Hy this vessel Mr K.M. Hugo, who has been absent .in Europo for the last eighteen mouths returned to this 0:i Monday last the brig AdoVph sailed from this port for the New Hebrides. As sh' 'took with her tm experienced " blaokbird " catches, we presume she Ims gone on ll luhour cruise. ?kipping movements on Tuesday were . •■.'...—1 to men-of-war. H.B.M.S. Oormora .. vhig arrived on that day from Auck--1 nil, relir-ved Her Majesty's Ship Danae, which proceeded to the port last named on the same date. The >rrass is evidently not be allowed to grow on the bottom of H.B.M.S. Cormorant. during her stay in these waters. She only arrived in harbour on Tuesday, and on Thursday left for Savnii on toino political mission. Yesterday, shortly after mid-day, the hrigur.lino Active loft our harbour for Pusitotai en routo to Auckland. Several old residents proceed to the Colonies by this opportunity. We have no doubt bv.t ("'apt. Scott will do ull in his power to make them comfortable dining the voyage. The schooner Fogoloa, from Keppels Is* land, with a cargo of Island produce, en» torod this port yesterday afternoon. The 'brigantino Manna sailed yesterday en a eruiscto ihe Eastward. This vessel is a good example of British pluck and enterprise. She is American built and for some • curs stilled out of Frisco, where she was owned. About a year ago, while' oil a trading spec, rh" got on the reef at Funafuti and was,condemned and sell to t; trader in that Island. Re-purchased by :.n enterprising Liverpool firm, who we understanil will shortly begin business nporntions in this uud the neighbouring Groups, sh" re-sparred and retitted, and about : : .:••••• vi-fi'ks ago entered this harbour as t !•• in: I stuuueh a vessel as one could put