TELEGRAMS.

West Coast Times, Issue 910, 22 August 1868, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Weming-ton.— Sailed, August 21, 7 a.in., Ahuriri, s., from Napier. Sailed, August 20, 12.40 p.m., Lady Bird, s , for Picton. Nelson. — August. 21, early, John Peun, s., from Westport; 10 si.m., Airedale, s., from Piaton, Charles Edward, s., from Westport. Sailed, August 21, 10 a.m., Kennedy, s., from Westporf ; noon, Otago, a., for Hokitika. Picxon. — Arrived, August 21, 11 a.m., Airedale, s., from Wellington ; noon, Lady 33ird, s.. from Wellington. Sailed, August 20, midnight, Airedale, s., for Nelson ; August 21, 2 p m., Lady Bird, s., for Wellington. Port Chamikes. — Arrived, August 21, 1130 am., Lord Ashley, 8., from Ly Helton Sailed, August 21, 11.30"a.m., Wallace, s., for Oamaru. Ltttelton. — Arrived , August 20, 10.15 p.m., Beautiful Star, from the North ; August 21, 3 a.m., Storm Bird, a., from Timaru. Sailed, August 20, 1 p.m., Lord Ashley, a., for Dunedin. Bluff.— Sailed, August 20, 2.10 p.m., Spec, from Oamaru.

The departure of the s.s. Otngo from Nelson at noon yesterday, is duly recorded on the shipping telegrams, and as from twenty to twenty-two hours is about the time sho usually takes to steiim up the coast, she may be looked for. here early this forenoon. She ■will thus command to-day's tide, and bar permitting will be tendered, and sent on her way to Melbourne without'" delay. East and 2J.E. en shore and N. and H.W. in the offing is about the rule of the winds on this coast during weather like the present. In •what other way are wa to account for the making up of the surf against a breszo blowing nearly dead off" the land. This lias happened on many occasions, an.'l again yesterday when apart from the wretched lay of tlie channel, there was enough surf tumbling home to spoil the working of a moderately well :iliice i bar. It is almost needless to say that the port was closed. A small fore and aft schooner supposed to be the William and Mary, from some port on the Ea*i Coast., was sighted a few miles south this morning. She worked up to abreast the bar by mi iciay, anil wua then hull down in the offinsr, baivly iv sight through the thick mist that came on, and shortly afterwards shut her in altogether. Yesterday's tide was one of, if not the highest, we ever remarked at this porb, the rise that i . ->'■ being nearly nine feet at the wharf. X!t.» :Jes of the past week have been uim-*i"l'y "nigh, even for the spring's period. Perhaps the late sub-marine disturbances on the East Coast may have something to do with this. If the old Ruby is to do any good as a wing dam, care must bo takeh to prevent, the slightest flow of water betweon her stern and the river bank. Wo notice that there is a good sized opening in the place we allude to. No time should be lost in filling it up.

We notice that the steainew John I'eim and Nelson arrived at; Nelson from Wesiporl yesterday morning. Tlie steamer Kennedy, bound to the West Coa3t, sailed from Nelson on the surne tide. As an improved channel is likely to bs cne of the effects of the present weather, we expect that the Kennedy will visit Hokitika this trip. We omitted to notice the departure of one of the roadstead fleet — the John Bullock — which left the roadstead some time during Wednesday night. She is under orders to take her cargo of Newcastle cjsl to Aucklnud.

Intelligence was received in town on Wednesday last that the brig Syren, Captain M'Eaehern, had gone ashoro at the Mersey Heads, as she was going out, between 6 and 7 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday ld,3t, strong N.W.W. winds blowing at the time. A correspondent, writing from the Mersey, under Thursday's date say 3 :—": — " They are going today tolightenhcr, so as to get her otf to-night. I believe sho is making a good deal of water. The vessel was owned by Captain M'Eaehern, and left this port for Brisbane on the 9th inst., with a cargo of 250 bag 3 flour, and was to call in at tho Mersey to fill up with potatoes. She is insured for £1000." — "La'snceston Times," July 31. — With referenco to the above the " Launceston Examiner " of the 4th inst. says : — " The brig Syren was got o!f the rocks at the mouth of the river Mersey, 011 Friday evening. It ia impossible, as yet, to ascertain the amount of damage dono to tho vessel ; but temporary repairs are at once to bo effected, and the brig will then probably proceei to Melbourne, whore sho will receive a thorough overhaul. It appears that the Syren left the Me-sey with a light southerly wind, but when she got to the Heads it came on to blo.v fresh from the N.N.W., with rough sea. A great portion of the cargo has been damaged."

Naurow Escave raosi Pjbatxs.— On the 11th of July last, we ('" Newcastle Chronicle"), publi>heil a short extract from a letter received from Captain Urquhart, of tho FI3 ing CJoud, which left this port foiuo four or five months ago. By the English mail, which was delivered in Newcastle yesterday, the Itev W. Uain received another lotter from Captain frquhart, fro:n which he has kindly permitted us to make llw following extract. Speaking of his vo^ago from Hongkong to Saigon, lie cays: — "I am very thankful to say that wo all returned safe and well, and when I s.iy I am thankful, I have far greater cause to bo so thai) U commonly convoyed in that expression. In order to explain my meaning, I must relate a circumstance which must have occurred not fir distant from my own position at sea. A b-irqii" called tho Sisraonia. left here for Sa>!»' i n I'ithor tho satne or tho following day thitt I iIM, hi d was freighted with tho sumo Kind "( oargo, consisting o f cm aaioptmout of gaaefti [jimim m<jvoll(m4i»o, '£h$ BUiqonty

had only proceeded about 300 miles, when slio was attacked and V.oarded by pirates, who, after having rifiled tho vessel and taken out of her all they wanted, put the crew in the forecabin, and battened down the hatches. They then scuttled the ship, and loft her to tlio mercy of the waves, the crew having refused to fight. The captain managed to cut his way out through the bulkhead with a knife, and got on shore with the rest of tho crew in tho boats. After walking a considerable distance they v\ere picked up by a British gunboat and brought, to Hongkong. By this you w.ill sec we have great cause lo be thankful."