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Star (Christchurch), Issue 342, 18 June 1869, Page 2

V One of the smartest of the coasting fleet " nsiting this port is the Onehunga, Captain Walker, trading between Wellington and Oamaru. She has recently made five passages each way, one in 32 hours, and none exceeding 56, the average being about 52 hours. She arrived here in the course of the week, with a full cargo of wheat and flour for Messrs. J. and T. Kebbell, having left only a few days before; and as she takes cargo both ways and has to load and unload by boats at Oamaru, her performances are not much short of what steamers raight accomplish. — Wellington Evening Post. There was a nasty swell in the Roads with but little wind, on Friday night and throughout Saturday. About half-past two on Saturday morning the schooner Cora dragged her anchors and took the beach just below the flagstaff. Her cargo was removed the same morning, and the vessel's Bails were kept set in order to keep her steady, which was further secured by ropes made fast to her mast and attached to anchors on the beach. We believe the vessel has sustained little ov no injury, and will be easily launched again.! The Cora is valued at £700, and was insured for £400 in the New Zealand office. It is understood that she will not be aban-1 doned to the underwriters, as she has sustained no damage, but that the insurers will bear four-sevenths of the expense of launching her. The Geelong, which arrived on Friday evening, kept in the offing through- * out the greater part of the day, the '- signal to keep to sea, being displayed at the flagstaff. Some little anxiety was felt during the early part of the day for the safety of the barque Eleanor, the wind being at that time light and dead on shore. A favourable change to the S.E. gave her, about half-past one p.m., the opportunity of standing to sea, of which she immediately availed herself, and in the course of an hour . £he was well away from the land.—-Oamaru Times. June 15.