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West Coast Times, Issue 701, 23 December 1867, Page 2

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Per Favorite, from Greymouth. — 10 tons coal, order. Per Bruce, from Westport. — 29 cases beer, Henderson ; 40 pigs, order. EXPOBTB. Per Bruce, for Westport, &c. — For Greymouth — 11 lihdi 5 qr-casks beer, Pizzey and Co. For Brighton — 8 mats sugar, 6 cases kerosene, 1 case fruit, 4 cases brandy, J. Nevin; 1 case jam, 1 case confectionery, 1 bottle quicksilver, 1 case, Rimnier and Co. ; 1 keg spirits of wine, Hunter ; 2 trunks, Seabrook, 1 box, 1 parcel, order ; 10 caseß fruit, Brocklehurst. For Westport — 2 cases sardines, 1 case oil, 1 case curry, 1 case salmon, 2 cases pickles, 1 case, J. Solomon and Co ; 1 case drapery, Fleming and Co. ; 5 cases drapery, Kerr ; 1 truss, Cairncross ; 18 cases onions, J. Duff; 30 cases fruit, Jones ; 1 piano, 1 bag saddles, Pickering ; 1 case, Mrs Carter ; 2 cases chairs, 1 case, 40 bags malt, M'Carthy. Per Alhambra, for Melbourne. — 20S0ozs 6dwts 12grs gold, Bank of New Zealand ; 16000z3 gold, Union Bank.

The s.s. Airedale left Nelson for the West Coast, at six p.m., on Saturday, and therefore may be confidently expected here to-day, due allowance being made for a short stay off the Buller, where she will touch on her way up. The Airedale will leave direct for Sydney on the first tide after her arrival here. Tht good steamer Alhambra took her departure for Melbourne at 2 a.m. yesterday morning. Twelve saloon and 140 steerage passengers joined her here, and twelve steerage passengers at Greymouth, from which port Bhe returned on Saturday morning. She also took away 20600zs of gold, shipped by the Bank of New Zealand, Hokitika, and 1600oz?, shipped by the Union Bank, besides 2000ozs secured at Greymouth. Total from both ports, 164 passengers and 56600zs of gold. Yesterday afternoon the steamer Bruce started upon another trip to the Nelson goldfields ports. The little boat secured .a fair amount of freight and about thirty passengers. Surf permitting, she will c.ill at Fox's on her way down. The wreck of the p.p. Charles Edward was sold by auction, at Greymouth, on Saturday. Mr G. W. Binney officiated, and wielded the hammer to some purpose, as she realised LIOOO, the purchasers being Messrs N. Edwards and Co., the owners of the Kennedy, Nelson, and other boats. To avoid the confusion that must ensue, if the renclervous flag is kept flying whilst signals are being exchanged with vessels in the roadstead, the Harbor Master has substituted n, large blue flag, as a surf-danger signal, to be observed by boatmen. A brigantine hove in sight on Saturday morning, and soon fetched the roadstead before the strong westerly gale then blowing. Sho proved to be the Jano Lockhart, from Sydney, eight days out, and having showed her mimber, her captain adopted the extraordinary course of standing to sea again instead of anchoring, notwithstanding that the roadstead was quite safe for any vessel properly provided with ground tackle to ride in, and in this respect Mr Lockhart's vessels are as well found as any that trade on the coast. Everything was in favor of anchoring and against going to sea, as weather indications pointed to the subsidence of the gale, and the o.s. Alhambra was at anchor and riding snugly enough, whilst to go to sea again involved tho certainty of a long drift north as a three-knot current at least was running in that direction, exclusive of the set of the gale. To sea, however, the Jane Lockhart went, and was very soon lost to view, and failed to re-appear again until last evening, when she hove in sight about eight miles north. But for the friendly offices of the Challenge, which ran out and took her in tow, she would scarcely have saved this jnorning's tide, the wind being light and dead ahead. We have, on more than one occasion, strongly urged upon shipmasters the advisability of sticking to the roadstead after they have onee i gained it, and on no consideration put to Feri so long as it was, possible to hang it out at anchor. The voyages of many vessels trading here hare been unnecessarily prolonged by a departure from this golden rule, which is now closely observed by experienced commanders, who entertain a wholesome dread of trusting to the tender mercies of the uncertairj and rapid currents which prevail on this coast. We were agreeably surprised last night to see the Jane Lockhart. She will probably tow in upon this morning's tide. Saturday's weather was rendered excessively boisterous by the strong S.W. gale that blew without intermission from sunrise to sunset, and sent a considerable surf upon the beach and through the river-reach between the spits. The rendezvous flag was again hoisted as a warning to watermen that the passage to Lagoon Town was too dangerous to be

attempted, and as the surf increased as the day waned the question of the Alhambras dispatch became exceedingly doubtful. To attempt it, however, was at last determined on by Captain Nicoll, and the Yarra, having got up steam and shipped the passengers, left the river at about four o'clock, and after a hard struggle, during which she pretty well "dusted" her deck-load, she cleaved broken water and headed for the big boat. To fetch her however, in the teeth of the heavy gale and against the very strong north currrent running was no easy matter, and took the Yarra a full hour to accomplish under steam and canvas, and as the transhipping so nmny pa-sengera occupied a great deal of time she lost that tide, being detained outside until yostarday morning. The bar is reported to be in fair working condition. Tke Melbourne " Argus " of the 3rd inst, says :—": — " The following is an account of the cruise of the s.s. Pharos, to relieve the crew of the Europa, wrecked on the Sea Elephant Rocks, near King's Island:— 'The Pharos, under instructions from the hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, weighed anchor at 11 p.m. on Friday last, the 29th ult., and reached Capo "Wickhain at 4 p.m. the following day. On communicating with the lighthouse keeper by signal, it being too rough to land, it was found that there were no wrecked people there, and as it was blowing half a gale of wind, with a heavy sea on, the keeper was requested to send particulars to the New Year's Island, anchorage, for which place the Pharos steamed. At daylight on Sunday morning a signal-fire was observed on the beach. Captain Eullarton immediately communicated -with the shore, and learned from the keeper that the master and three mon from the Europa had reached the lighthouse in an exhausted condition, on the 21st xilt., having been three days in the bush travelling — first to the scene of the wreck of the Netherby, in search of assistance from men supposed to be still at work there, and thence to the lighthouse. Ihe men having imagined they could have walked the distance in one day, took hardly any provisions for the journey. After staying a day at the lighthouse, with the kind assistance of the keeper they were enabled to retrace their 6teps to the vessel, which they were in hopes they would be able to get off on a change of wind. The Pharos immediately got under weigh, ■ond reached the wreck at 11 a.m., when it was found that the crew had nearly exhausted their stock of provisions, and were subsisting principally upon bread niado from the sweepings of wlwat saved* from the last voyage for pigs' food, and penguin's eggs, an abundance of which were to be procured upon the Sea Elephant Eock, which place, however, they had great difficulty to land on. In consequence of the heavy break of the sea, the captain, after securing all the gear of the ship, abandoned her. The whole crew had loft the vessel seven days ago in the boats, and attempted to make for the lighthouse, but a strong head wind and heavy sea sprang up destroying all their provisions, and it was with great difficulty and peril that they got back to their vessel. Thsy, however, intended to repeat the attempt as soon as the wind became more favorable ; but the appearance of the Pharos rejoiced the hearts of the shipwrecked mariners, and with heartfelt thanks to the Victorian Government for their speedy assistance, the men at once took passage in the Pharos, which vessel anchored at Port Phillip Heads at 11 p.m. on the same day, and reached Hobson's Bay yesterday morning, at 9 o'clock. The Europa, when visited by Captain Fullarton, was full of water, and considered to be a total wreck, the master and crew having done all in their power to secure all the property on board, for the benefit of whom it might concern. The Pharos on her return from King's Island, averaged ten and a half knots an hour." ' TEERIHC GALE ON THE HABEAS COAST.— Intelligence of very serious disasters on tho northern coast has reached Madras. The monsoon seems to have broken with unusual force in the neighborhood of tho northern ports, and we have to record the total loss of three ship 3. The Gallant Neill was wrecked off Vizagapatani, on the morning of the 30th ult. She appears to have parted from both her anchors, drifted on shore, and gone to pieces. On the night of the 24th two ships were lost, the Eliza Bencke, 983 tons, Captain M'Q-uire, and the Mercia, 596 tons, Captain Simmers. • The captain and fourteen of the crew were drowned ; the crew of the Mercia were sived. Tho Eliza Bencko left Madras, for Calligapatam, about the end of August, with a view to complete her cargo for Liverpool. The Mercia had part of her cargo lor L verpool on board, and was taking her dead weight at Callingapatam.