THE BURNING OF THE FIERY STAR.

Colonist, Volume VIII, Issue 794, 6 June 1865, Page 2

THE BURNING OF THE FIERY STAR.

RETURN OF H.M.S: BRISK AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR THE BOATS, i

H.M.S.S. Bbisk, Captain Hope, arrived in Auckland harbor late on the night of the 30th May. The Nev? Zealander says :— " Although every effort was made, no trace could be found of the missing boats of the Fiery Star, as will be seen from the following report of the-YoyageJ: —-The Brisk, Captain Hope, left Auckland oh the 16th for the Chatham Islands, in search of the passengers from the ship Fiery Star, Had fair weather

down, and arrired at Waitangi on the 20th, and communicated with Captain Thomas, Resident Magistrate there. Experienced a heavy gale from .he S.W., and parted the starboard cable during service on Sunday morning. Had to put up steam to ease the anchors airthe time the gale was blowing. Had a report that some strangers had been seen on the island, but it proved untrue. On the 23rd went to Port Hutt, or Wangaroa, at the other end of the island, where we lost a boy, named Moore, overboard. On the 25th went back to Waitangi, and there a meeting of natives was got together by Captain Thomas about the Pai Marires, as throe were two suspected Pai Marires there. The chiefs said that they had nothing to do with the Pai Marires, as they feared that the Brisk had come to take possession of the land there. From the time they first arrived they had natives on horseback searching for the missing boats, but no signs were seen. On the 26th left Waitangi, and went to Pitt's Island, about 30 miles away, and could hear nothing of the boats. The officers received the utmost kindness from Mr. Hunt and his family at Pitt's Island. Left the same afternoon. Came round the east side of Chatham Island, and was off the East Cape on Monday morning, with a fair wind. The Brisk arrived here last evening, at about 1030 p.m. On coming round the North Head she came into collision with the ship Dublin, bound for San Francisco, and carried away her martingale stays and back ropes, but did her no serious damage." : m- :• ■.._