SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE "W A I K A T O T I M E S." (From the Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.) Aukland, Wednesday, 8.25.

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 283, 5 March 1874, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE "W AIK A T O TI M E S." (From the Anglo- Australian Telegraph Agency.) Aukland, Wednesday, 8.25.

The Tartar arrived r rom Knndavu th'n morning. The cujitain reports, on the Usth the s.s Macgregor arrived from S in Fi.tnciM'o at 11 lo p vi , and cast oil', j>il jt stutmg he could take both steamers to sea t.hnt niglil by the Star of th'i South leading the wmv All "tenmeiv proceeded slowiv towards the»eiitrance ot harbour The master of th« lending steamer failing to find a pusnago, ad the moon had pone down, deemed it advisable to anchor till daylight- At 545 on the morntutf of the 2&tb the Maeu'vgor got under neigh, in charge of Pilot Froat, the Tarta" immediately follow ins in her wake. At 6.15 a.m., the Macgregor slrm-k on a shoal inside tho reel. The Tartar ennie near to stern of Macgregor and anehorf d. At iocj 'esl , (.'apt Griunger pmsi d hawser to tow him off After ?e per 'd hotin trial, during ■which time we parted nllour best b>iwsor», thought it expedient to lighten the Mncgregor forward, nnd nwnit nijjht-tide. This was accomplisiua u\ tin Siarui Lin fcouth comg along ■i lo the Mac^rejjor and rect-nni,.' from 80 to 90 to-n e'irgo from her for trnismpnient to \ ncklHii^l. Made nist to Maegrepor bv stroi'K cliimiis n>id rest oi hawseis After tl»ree hourn unsutve^lul trial to pot her off, thought t advua b<e tit teiiio\e at 1 " liortion of ci 1 0 leiniinnni; lorMnni m ifaogretfor, m order to make another attempt bv day ttdo o;' tin* 27th, whirh lik^wiac pro'ed a fr.i'nro. It wastlion c )i)9idered utterly useleio to make anj lurtiier triul to get lif>r <irt' until «he na< tlioroii :bly lightened forward. After c )iMii't!itnni it whs lound tin- "ould «ii_eiipv to > muuh tune, nnd tliouulu ndvmaoii* to tiamhr nil mails and passengers ti> tin* Tarrar. This being oeeopipli^hed, the Tartu r sailed outside the reef \ifhoii t ne ll »t t, 7|- 'n.. ml at 830 pro* e**ded on the voja^e to Sydney yin Auckland. Captain Grain^r 'inre-Bed 'uM'^elf tullr ■ unfdent tint- on lvmorin^ it'l hi* coal and earco aft his nhip will float off the shoal, ond that ne will then proceed tohxHney witlumt ai-lav. 'I lie s)lo Liiimt- of undhit|i h mi rib nt ed to Pilot Froft, as with crdirarv enufiop no d«n»er nred incurred in pntfrinc tho }. arbour ot' Kinidavu by da\ , and when r ho hi;) itt- that are l on buinu pliicod are in poailiou, will bo equally safe by Light. The Tartar landed mails tliii mornine, and sailed for Syd.it-y at -i jj.ru is I it: Uau oil board the llou. baul Suuiuol, }[. H. Hall, and 140 others. The Ladybird leaves for the south with southern portion of maiK to-inorww. Enelnh and American news unimportant. All Cahfoinian papeis speak hopefully of the new lino. Two ships lime hailed lrom Loudo<i lor Auckland with IiOO passengers.