PORT NICHOLSON.

New Zealander, Volume 1, Issue 12, 23 August 1845, Page 2

PORT NICHOLSON.

By the Louisa Campbell we have received Wellington and Nelson papers, from -which we make a few* eztracts. The Natives, in the Valley of the Hutt, are at present quiescent, but they evince, in their demeanour, an irritable excitement, and scruple not to intimate, that while they remain not the aggressors, they are quite prepared to retaliate on any offensive operations from the Europeans.

Wreck of the barque "Tyne." [Prom the Wellington Spectator.] On Monday last, 13th of July, pursuant to notice, the wreck of the barque Tyne y with the portion of her cargo that was saved, was sold by public auction, by Messrs. Bethune and Hunter, at the Rima Ripa rocks, about" ten miles from Wellington. The sale was very numerously attended, and it was calculated there were not less than 400 persons present. The prices realised were considered to be very high. The wreck, including cables, anchors, and all belonging to the vessel as she lay below high-water mark, was sold to to Mr* D. Scott for £35 ; the portions of rigging, &c., saved, on which salvage was claimed, was sold for £26. The longboat was also knocked down to the same purchaser for £12. A bale of unbleached calico was sold for £22, and many other lots obtained equally high prices. The day's sale produced £512, and on, this sum salvage was claimed. The remainder of the cargo, brought in by the Uncle Sam, was sold on Wednesday, and realised £142. As the amount of salvage exceeded the amount of duty, according to Act of Parliament, no duty could be levied. The amount of duties lost to the Government is estimated at £1000, enough to have built a lighthouse ; which, had it existed, might have prevented the possibility of such a misfortune.

As Captain Robertson is very anxious to recover the specie, he has had the mates of the vessel sworn in as special constables, and sent them to the wreck, with instructions to use every exertion for its recovery. We are happy to state that last Saturday, 19th July, the persons despatched by Capt. Robertson succeeded in recovering a box, containing 1000 sovereigns, which they imme-, diately brought round and deposited in thej Bank for salvage. They returned to the ■wreck the same evening, but have since lost their grappling implements ; they have been , busily engaged since, but their exertions have ; not as yet been rewarded by the recovery of more specie. Henry St. Hill, Esq., Police Magistrate, Edward Chetham, Esq., J. P., and Charles Clifford, Esq., J. P., met at the Police office on Thursday the 31st of July, to decide the amount of salvage on the box of one thousand sovereigns, recovered from the wreck of the barque Tyne,hy Messrs. Young and Houghton, one-third of which was awarded to them for their exertions.