SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF OAMARU. ENTERED INWARDS. April 19.—Nil. CLEARED OUTWARDS. April 19.-Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Samson, p. S., from Dunedin to-morrow. A REMINISCENCE.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF OAMARU.

ENTERED INWARDS. April 19.— Nil. CLEARED OUTWARDS. April 19. -Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Samson, p. S., from Dunedin to-morrow.

A REMINISCENCE.

April 20— High wator at Oamaru — 5. 10 p.m.

VKSSKTiS IN PORT. Steamer — Waitaki Sohnnnorn. — Martha Roid, Sissy, Columbia, Wanganui, Klizabotli Curio, lOndcavour. Kotch— Catlin.

AMUVKD. April 19. — AVnitoki, a.s., Edio, from Dun«din. H. Aitken, agont. Passengers— Mosdamos King, Anderson, Finch, Collins, Ormond, Porry, M'Niohol, Kichbaum, Whito, Withor; Missos Smith, Findlay, Warren*? Maater Hawkins j Messrs lOaatwanl, Pivio, Hnlliwoll, Hftrdy, Stilling, Gould. Hponco, Gaw, Kulton, Finch, 'J'rttc, M'Alliator, Cumin, Tamie, B. Thomson, Henaloy, Onnohd, Koddio, Living'»t<nip, Wells, M'Niohol, Miller, Morrison, Jonos, Kettle, Maclay, Walcott. Whilton, Sto^art, Wilion (2), Stophenaon, Wanviok, ltunciman, Goldstein, 1 Hodgkins, Elliot, Gardwood, Holland, Davidson, I^amb, M'Konzio, White, Johnston, Eioy, Cameron, Young, Bain, Cuming, Rodgora, Williams, Father Coleman ( nnd 3 in tno steorago. Anril 19. — Endeavour, sen, Dick, from Wellington. J. af\d T. Meek, agents.

Tho Oamaru and Dunodin Steamship Co. 'a «.s. Waitaki, Captain Edio, arrived in Port At tho usual hour yesterday from Dunedin, bringing about 40 tons general cargo and a large number of passengers. She left Port Chalmers at 8 a.m., and experienced fine woathor up tho coast. The Wuitaki leaves •gain on her return trip at 10.30 a.m. today. The schoonor Endeavour, Captain Dick, Arrived in port yesterday morning from Wellington, with a consignment of coals for Messrs J. and T. Meek. Sho will load up •with brofulstuffs and rotiirn to Wellington. Tho Union Steamship Company's p.s. Samson, Captain Jonos, is duo hero from Dunodin at 4 p.m. to-morrow with passengers and cargo.

A British war vosiol which was sunk in the Rougo river near Dotriot in 1812 has been recently discovered by local diver?. From ft statement published by a Dotroit paper, it appears that ono day in tho early ■u minor of 1812 tho inhabitants of tho sottlomout on tho Rougo were alarmed by tho appoaranco of an armed schooner slowly making hor way up the river. It was at first thought that tho vessel might bo merely coming in to anchor ; but, os slio continued her way, it became evidont that hor intontions woro hostile. A company of sixty men •nrns thoreforo quickly got together in Dotroit and marohed to the Rouge, whoro tomo field pieces woro soon placod in position, ready to open fire when tho vessel should come within effective range. Tho crew on board meanwhile little dreamed that preparations had been so quickly made to meet them, The men wero enjoying thomsolvos on dcok, as if on a ploasure excursion, relying on their four cannon to silonce any opposition. The veiiel moved along slowly and smoothly. The bond of tho river was reached when, juit as tho sohoonor wns sheering to mako the turn, tho report of a cannon not more than a hundred yards off was heard. This flrit shot was followed by three or four more, and as many holes were punohed in tho hull of tho vessel 'near the water line. Tho surpriso was most complete. Not a cannon was fired from tho schoonor. A few muskotry shot woro hurriodly discharged by thoso on board, doing no damage to tho enemy on shore, and there was a rush to tho boats. These wero noon lowered and filled, and tho veisol was left to sink. This sho did in a short time, with her on tiro equipment, not an article of conscqnenco buing taken off by tho crew, who loHt no time in rowing back nguin to tho Canadian shoro.