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Star (Christchurch), Issue 65, 29 July 1868, Page 2

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AIIIUVK/I), July 20—Comorang, p.n., 1/52 loiw, Malllor, front Dunedin, via Intermediate porta. 1 »n_Hongorrt- Ml«rt Youiighuflband, Mohh. _ Crokor, (Jay, ,I'onder, Crocomho, Ogllvio, Tody, Mumtor_ Fun wick (.')), and Mmplro Coloured Variety Troupe ; M In Htcorugo, July 20-Linnet, 1(1 (on;., Wascoe, from Akaroa, July 2!)-Elizabeth, ketch, from I'lgcon May, with firewood. fUIUU), July 20—Walnnl, h.h., »7 tona, Haln, for Dunedin. via Inlormcdlalo porlfl. .1 .ihhoiigor«—Mlsh li'lonilng, Mliw Milk Mlhh I'laccllnld, Mouitm JlaiiHon, Hoblimon, M'Cloud, Willi or, Nleholl, July 20 -Ellciimero, barque, for Anokland. IM COUTH, Tn iho Mnnol., Mauler, ngonti 1 cuho, 1 bug, Nnwnhinn, In Ihe Conierang, Dnlgoly and Co,ngonl_ i UQ lb., hot,Order;2bdl_conper, 1 kcg.Hccoo--1 parcel, Uo;ii:j _I 7 barn iron, 2 bilin, ') do fiiibcfl, 2 iiol. rlniM, I bill . pnden, H axle urnm, Colo and Co* I matted pkg, Wugnlulrc; '.\ kogn iiallH, While; I mm, Ibuik N.H.W.* s ciw(!.'i, 2 ]ikgn, W. _'.uU; il bagrf, HawkliiH- l ciiho, Dlinond; I cane, Jlayllold* •')- boxen mmi), Sutherland j 200 boxen oaudlon, Order* 6 canon, 6 vollh, I halo, 1 trunk. I'ralt* 2.bagM, 2 kog_ buller, Order; l ehoxl drawem, 2 porl.manleauH, Ml lon and Co.; t pkg treca, Order. '...I'OltTfl, In the Walnnl, Hoywood and Co., agent... : Por Akaroa—-1 halo Go.n_nek_, Milon ; 1 bag iicoilh. B_-gmonl.M, 8 bootn, J pnrion. 1 plulo, 1 prol. Heed and Hon ; ) pkg, Dlinond \ li oasos brandy, 2 do geneva, Mnlhcnon, Por Timaru—M2 wal-or pipon, I «a«o plunlH,.')() biiga rleo, 2 oral on, fi canon, 1 box, 2 canon, 1 bdl, ft kogn, Wolcdgcj 1 parcel, Union Hunk. ; 17 bng;i wheat, Jonoflj 0 do, 1 roll, Dnlgcty* ;i7(i barn Iron, Diivlh ; (JO barn Iron, 4 pkgri fi.iiponi, _ bdla Iron, Wolcdgo*, 10 HiiiilM ohooHo, 2 k(-gn hiiltoi', Chelmondolyi 1 ca-io, .Nnirn i I (Mm-!, 2,' i ImgH onlonH, Heed mid HoiiH i 2 Ijoxch, Dalgolyj tili aide, bacon, Allien i 20 kogn butler, llcywood, Tin. Annlo Uiwii, nohoonor, arrived in harboui* hun. night ut 8 o'clock} loft Otago licadH on Jfriduy, July 2-1, ill, I) p.m.. and had n HU-cemdon of caliriii nnd light ballllng wJiidn througliout, Tiii; j), h, Comoi'iiug arrived In hai'houi 1 thin iimmlng al 11 n.m., from Diinodln. Hho loft J.uuodln on Monday, Iho 27th, nb 11 n.m,, and arrived ntOamaru lit s,'H>, on tho mimo day i left at 11 p.m., and arrived al, Tlinnni at daylight on Tuesday; loft nt 4,80, and arrived at Akaroa at .'» a.m„ Uilh mornlug ; left iigain at 0 (un., and arrived mi above. Onn corrciipondent, wrllJiiK ft'om Lltllo Alwloa, on July 27, wiyn i—Tho Hiunbliii'. ko.oli, Inw her bolloni eoiiiplelely knocked In, and the Struggle, now lla. minlc In about olf-hl foci, of water. An for the damage that alio ban miHlalncd, I ciinnol, Mpenlc wllh accuracy i hut 11. In evident lhat nho hi vory much the wor.o, Hho hint about 11,01)0 er 12,01)0 feet of heavy limber on board for a bridge at Bultwalor Crack, Yichtmiuiav morning tho men employed In raining tho wreck of tho Daniel Wiilnon mioeocdod In recovering (ho nal.enl, anchor) thoy nino hovo In about 110 fallioma of chain, but mvlng lo 11,. being fouled, thoy wore obliged lo luioy il, and lei. ll; go iiguiii; It Ih Hiipponed that ])iiri. of It In under tlio vamol'H bottom, The iinchor ia quite good, no l»irl, of It ban broken; It Ih I hcrol'oro evident that tho chain purled, or that Iho vohhol dragged from her anchorage, Tho men havo Hiiceeodcd in gelling (ho wil In and yiu'ik oil' Iho wreck, und there arc great hopou imtorlnlnod that they will be libit) lo limit her, Divert) aro now employed (o ii.ieei'laln where nho in bilged, , OFFICIAL INIJIJJUY INTO THE WUKCK 01.' THE DANIRL WATSON. The adjourned Inquiry Into Ihe ciiuhc of thbt wreck look phi.cc thin iiioi'iilug, before Dr, Doiiuhl, 11.v.1., W. Mllhi, Eh(j„ (Jolleelor und Heglnlrur of the Port; and Capt. J, ihiln, Niiullcnl .AiiMCHMor. Hiimucl Dcdrldgc, imicllcul diver, iilulcd i f urn v profc'irtlonul diver, Ye*i|.erdjiy I c..---iimlned, by diving wllh jirojior nppurulun, the anchor ; It wuhlying fair, wllh the lower iliike hurled up to iho mliuiilc In the mud; Ihe upper llulco wiih right on the ahank, iih It Hhoiihl bo In v patent anchor ; the Hlook wuh lying horlzoiiliilly on tho mud j thhro wan jiml, room to gel' v half-Inch chain between iho upper iluko and iihank, The bottom hud v i.m*|, of erind. on Iho l.o]>; It wuh mud undernenlh i tho anchor wan about 10 •fiithoniH from Hie vohhcl -, tho chain wiw idralght, Hy Caplaln Main i I went down ulong_idc the vohhcl, but could net find ull the chain ; nomo of It wiw burled In Ihe mud, and part doomed under Iho vohhol ; Iho mud wuh not very «ofl, and did not glvis with my weight. The Court found .- Thai, (ho iih'.p wan lo_t through the dragging of her uuchoiu They aro of opinion thai no blame can ho attached to Ihe miiHlor or pilot, but they arc of opinion thoro wuh an error of judgment conimltlcd by Iho mule In not lolling go tho necond anchor curlier, hut that I hia may bo accounted for by Ihe uhlfllng of the Ilghl'..