BLENHEIM.
This day.
On Sunday morning at 5 o'clock a quan. tity of barrels and sacks of oats piled up and covered with straw at Marlborough town, was discovered to be on fire. Only a part was saved by the owner, Mr But* son. The act is supposed to be one of in* cendiarism; no insurances. 600 bushels were destroyed.
On Thursday last, at 8 o'clock in the evening, the ketch Unity, 43 tons, N. Thompson master, coming from Lyttelton with a cargo of flour for Wellington, on approaching* Cape Campbell, a squall sprung up, and blew a heavy gale. The vessel first touched the Sandstone Hock, and about five minutes later struck on North reef. The boat was got out, and five hands in all got in, leafing nothing behind. The vessel broke up in about twenty minutes. They reached the lighthouse after three hours pulling, where the keeper lent them dry clothes and showed: them great kindness. They reached here on foot last night. The vessel was owned half by the master and half by Captain Thomas of Wellington.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3150, 24 March 1879, Page 2
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181BLENHEIM. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3150, 24 March 1879, Page 2
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