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Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1615, 16 February 1866, Page 2

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ABBiVED.-Feb.ls, at Bailwaj Wharf, Waipaxa, 8.8., with general cargo, ex Himalaya; NoVdfcy, 8.8., with iron, ex Mermaid. At Upper "Wharf, Lucy Jane, with firewood, from Pigeon Saiibd.—Feb. 16, Foam, ketch, for Akaroa, with 6 pkgs, Latter; 4 castings, Saxton and Williams: 1 case, Liliegere; 2 pkgs furniture, Aylmer; 8 pkgs luggage, Bickle; 1 buggy and harness, Denny; quantity luggage, Taylor. Millionth, 8.5., with 12 cases candles, 6 sacks oats, Holmes; Seabird, schooner, Glasgow, barge, for Port; Julia,cutter, and Diligent, ketch, for AkaXOa. A special messenger to Mr. Mclntyre of the firm of Morison, Law, and Co.; arrived in town from the Grey late on last Saturday night, with information that the s,s. Star of the Evening had gone ashore on the South Spit. Mr. Mclntyre atonce started for the Grey, and all day on Sunday extraordinary rumours were in circulation inspecting her position, amount of damage done, Ae. Towards evening, however, a party arrived from the Grey with the intelligence that the Star | of the Evening was high and dry upon the beach dose to the steamer Nelson. If this, should prove i correct, her position is most perilous, but we hope | it will prove as false as many other reports which kaVe lately reached us from the Grey. We shall doubtless hear the truth of the matter to-day.— ( Wttt Coast Times, Fab. 12. j It was but the other day we .ventured to indulge in the hope that as our beach was at last clear of ] wreck, and the port provided with an efficient tug . Service, there would be no more sensational scenes enacted by any unfortunate craft, obliged to sail , in or remain for an indefinite period outside. We much regret that in this we have been deceived ( «ml that we have once more to record the stranding of a vessel which might now have been' riding | ttfely at her anchor outside, instead of lying high and dry upon the beach. The Mary Anne, ketch, in company with the Tiger, schooner, arrived from ] the Grey yesterday morning, but was unable to ] cross the bar on account of the thick weather. In the afternosn the signal that steamers might cross , the bar, was hoisted, which the Ballarat at once responded to by entering, and as we have related, \ very narrowly escaped shipwreck in so doing. The ] moment the steamer was inside, the flag was < hauled down, but in spite of this warning the ; Mary Anne persisted in taking the barunder canvas and although the attempt was madness j just *8 she brought a leading wind up with her, ( entering the break under " goose wings," hopes ( were entertained she would succeed. As usual, however, when the " break" is heavy the breeze ( failed just at the time it was most needed, and ( consequently she found it impossible to stem the j freahet, and for nearly an hour the poor little ( u Hooker " received a fearful buffeting, for she ] no sooner succeeded in escaping from the furious ( surf than the current from the river swept her outagain, and her struggle to regain the lost ground again commenced. Her fate, however, ( wu sealed, albeit all that good seamanship could , do was practised to save her; and if Captain ] Sobinson got his vessel into difficulties he did < •11 that man could do to get her out of them, I ( and finding at last there was no chance of . bringing her in, he, as a last resource, headed for , the roadstead. But there was no contending with , the surf, which at times completely buried her, ( washing right over the masthead, and once strik- 1 ing her so heavily as to throw her on her beam «i(u. She, however, righted, but gradually drifted to the south until abreast of Lagoon Town, where she took the ground and very shortly was hove up liigh and dry on the beach. On witnessing the catastrophe, Captain Turnbull and his crew at i once proceeded to render what assistance they < could, and happily succeeded in rescuing the crew from their perilous position, and from him we leoeived information that she is not at all damaged, and would be at once discharged ] and dismantled. The Mary Anne is a tight little ketch of about thirty tons burden and belongs to Messrs. Henderson and Bonar, of this town, and until the mishap, has proved herself a most fortunate vessel, making her trips with punctuality and dispatch. We trust to see her afloat again, although the work of launching her will be an expensive one, the distance to the river being so great Tenders have been called for already, and we doubt not will be promptly responded to, as we have plenty of skilled artisans lying idle that think bat little of transporting a vessel a few liundred yards on ways. Shortly after the Mary Anne struck, the Tiger appeared on the edge of the break; but seeing the state of affairs, very prudently hauled her wind, and stood out to sea again. The Mary Anne has a full cargo of coal on board.—lbid.