Arrival of the s.s. Star of the South.
The s a. bturpf the Souih left Auckland on Sunday, the 10th iuistant, at G a,m , u nd arnvt'd oil Upotiki ac daylight on Monday. At 3 p.m. same day, the Government btuuiuui' bturt oaiueftf, having ou board M.ijor Kemp, the chief Topia, aud about 370 Wangauui uatives, aud 3L Maori prisoners, the worst of the lot taken. They were all transhipped to the btar, which immediately left for Wellington. Experienced moderate head winds to Cape Turuugain, which was passed at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, the 13th, when tho wind increased to a strong gale, with nasty thick weather, necessitating her taking shelter at Uastle i'oint, at whicli place t-he anchored at 3 p.m. sarno day. Kemained there until 11 p.m. on Thursday, the 14th, when, the wind having moderated, bhe proceeded on her voyage, and arrived at Wellington at 12 nooa last Friday. Left that port at 4 p.m. next day, Saturday, and experienced strong head wind* and heavy sea to Cape Pulliser, which was rounded at ia m. ou Sunday. Theuce to Cape Kidnappers had strong easterly winds, with heavy sea and thick weather, arriving off the Capo ai 7 p.m. on Sunday, where she hovoto, awaiting daylight to enter the Iron Pot, which she did at 8 a.m. yesterday.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 14, Issue 1145, 19 April 1870, Page 2
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