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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2198, 2 May 1874, Page 2

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ARRIVAL. April J9.— Toogariro, p.s., 40 tons, Irvine, iron Wangami, Cargo—42 ions geaerak— J. Hirst, agent. IXPKCTEB AB RIVALS. Tongariro, pj., from Wanganoi, to-morrow. Kate, schooner, from Lyttelton, shortly. Thu s.s. Taraoaki will not leave Mannkau 4iH to-day, so the way be expected early tomorrow morning.

Tent MdCallom Monr arrived at Wellington, on tbe 28th April, with railway material. Ho immigrants.

Tec Asia, seventy-eight days from Cork, arrived at Fort Chalmers on the 27th April. She has 467 immigrants, equal to 388j adults. Three births and two deaths of infants took place on tta voyage. Tbe namigrants were laudei «nd sent by train to Danodio,

Loss ot a Vessel bt Fibs. — Captain Carver, of (be American barqae Escort, reports tbe loss of a vessel by fire. Se flays that the Escort sailed from New York of the 24th December, and towards the evening -nf tbe 39th 9eoember, they sighted a vessel on fire, her stern being all ablaze, and 'the mieenmast gone. The Escort steered for the burning vessel, and ventured as -near as was<consistent with safety, seeing that her cargo was of a Tnos» ( inflammable<leßoription . She also tailed round, and stood i>y her for several boors j and, although a keen look-out was kept, there was no sign of any one being on board, nor jet a living objuot of any sort discernible. It is therefore inferred that the crew had taken to the boats and abandoned the ship. She was supposed to have been a vessel of some 606 or P#O tons, of oH-fashioned frigate build, with white painted ports aud white female figurehead. Some nt her sails were set and some slewed, and the English ensign (union down) was tying at the fore. From her appearance io tbe water, it was considered that flbe was fall of cargo. Tbe Escort, after remainiog in tbe vicinity of the burning vessel on til about midnight, stood away on her course, without being able to asoertain her nntno. There were other vessels at no great tligUrixje from the derelict while she was burning, and it is possible that the crew might have been picked up by one of them.