BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Evening Star, Issue 3654, 7 November 1874, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Auckland, November 6. The Coronet, from Tahiti, brings intelligence that two American ships—one named the Mogul and the other unknown—have been burned to the water’s edge in the Pacific. The two calamities are reported to present very extraordinary features. Both vessels belonged to the same American firm, and loaded coal at Liverpool for San Francisco, and both were burned within a day or two of one another The crews both found shelter on the Marquesas Islands ; all the bauds of the Mogul weie saved, ibey were nearly seventy days in an open boat Ihe captain, mate, and one of the boats’ crews of the other vessel were lost, but the second mate brought the other crew safely to Marquesas, after twenty-two days’ privations and dimcuuies, having been all that time without instruments or charts. A small piece of cardboard on which their course was marked olf was the only means of reckoning used The vessels when burnt were nearly 2,000 miles from laud. Ihe first crew arrived at Tahiti on the same day as the Coronet, and the last one arrived seven days after. The Mogul is an iron H vefißul - T!ie Centaur is an iron vessel of l,o00 ( tons: both belonging to J. H. Lears and Co., of Boston. They both left Liverpool •li-oaa th ? sai ? e da >’> and were burnt within 200 miles of one another. The Contain's boat with Captain Forster and crew sank, and the remaining four boats arrived at the Marquesas and Tahiti about the same time havmg traversed 1 200 miles. The Enoch ialfiot, MOO tons, also belonging to Boston, ou her way from Baker’s Island to Cork, laden w.thguauo.spnmg a leak at sea, and put into Tahiti, making eight inches of water per hour bhe has since been condemned, and, when the Coronet left, was for sale. The Hydaspes has been placed in quarantine, ine _ last case of scmlatina is reported as occurring on the 23rd October. One death from brain fever occurred to-day, but there are no cases on board now.

, r November 7. Mr G. M. O Rorke lias joined the Provincial Executive, taking tie office of Provincial j i Ani"’ vacant by tie death of Mr Beveridge Mr O Rorke does no* take the title, but it* is understood that he will do so.

Nklson, November 6. Madame Arabella Goddard’s concert last night was a great success. The Provincial Hall was filled, and bouquets fell ia showers, i“ e aUfllellce lose aul cheered her as she left the stage.

nr nr Grabamstown, November 7. Mr Mackay, jun., has started a party of surveyors ou the larj e block of laud recently purchased in the, Pikko district.

Charleston, November 6. At a public meeting held last night a Prospectmg Association was formed, and it was dooidcd that a bonus of two hundred pounds should be given to any person who should find payable ground in the country lying between

the watersheds of Totara and the Four-Mile Rivers, capable of giving remunerative employment to oue hundred men for at least six months.’ {From our men Correspondent ) Wellington, November 7. The mail between Wanganui and Otakia has been robbed. One hag found bad been cut open, and a registered letter, containing a gold watch and chain, abstracted. The watch belonged to Mr Booth, H. M. LSO reward is offered for the conviction of the thief.