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Wellington Independent, Volume X, Issue 1287, 21 April 1858, Page 3

Wr.TXK OF TJTE ScHOOXEIt PoRT GI.VSGOW. — On Saturday afternoon, Captain Davis, the Pilot for this port, brought information into Town of the tatal wreck of the schooner Port Glasgow, belonging to Canterbnrv, laden witli barley, and bound to this port. " On Saturday morning, the Maories informed Mrs. Bennett, at the Lighthouse, of the unfortunate occurrence, when ihe usual signal for a boat being made, Captain Davis went across, and learned the tidings of the ill-fated vessel. The vessel is mi shore in Fitzroy Buy, about two miles tn the southward of the LigO.nJloll.se. Captain Davis brought into Town some papers which had hecn picked up from the wrec'i Tinrf deposited them at the Police Office. The following is a discretion of them:—a c ,rgo book of'the L'mw; a first mate's parchme.it certificate belonging in George Jackson Neagle; the Apprentice's Indenture of George Jauksuii Neagle; a number of certificates of character and" discharge; v memorandum book; and a few loose letters. On Sunday morning last. Sergeant Major Styles proceeded to the scene of disaster, in lite Police Boat. He found the vessel on shore iv Fitzroy Bay, as before stated, ami high and dry upon the beach. The natives stated that they saw the vessel on Thursday last, coming from the southward, and drifting towards the laml. She was dismasted, and waterlogged, and no person was seen upon the wreck. Indeed, many of the natives were not satisfied that it was" a vessel at all, (thinking it might be a. large bunch of seaweed) until Friday morning, when they saw her high and dry upon iho beii-cb. She l:si"s 2(i hags of barley and a bag of tallow in her hold. The sails, ringing and spars are strewed about the beach. The boat belonging to the vessel was found undjr the Lighthouse, smashed to pieces, about two miles to the westward friiiii where the vessel grounded. Her hatches and a cask of tallow were lying midway between t!>e vessel and the beat. From appearances, it is supposed that the vessel must have been pimped by a heavy sea in the S. E. gale on Thursday last, while runnin r for this harbour. None of the bodies have besu found. The P<rt Glasgow was a schooner of about 25 tons register, and belonged to Messrs. Gold & Miles, <if Cliristchurch. Her cargo consisted of 800 bushels barley and 1 ton tailo.v. Ge'-rge Jacksou Neagle, two whom the papers belonged tn that were picked up was mate of the C'resswell, on her last voyage but one to this port: had been in Mr. Will's employ, and was well known and expected at Wellington at the time liie melancholy accident occurred -

Presentation of Plate.—The piece., o plate directed to be purchased by the Fire Committe, IS!>6, for presentation to the Qllicer for presentation to the Officers of the 65th liejrt., has arrived in the Lurmah. A meeting of the Committee has been cultd for this afternoon, to decide ou the t.me and mode of presentatiun. . •

Troops fou New Zea.la.jjd.—From a privnto source we {New Ziai.indcr) leain that the Admiralty were abbiit to take yip tonnage for conveyance of 800 Men unci 32 Officers for-Auck-land, and 800 Men and 32 olficors for Wellington The 47th is (,ue of the regiments spoken of,.and the date cf departure Ijrotn England \vould,jt was supposed, be son « time in March. We hear the other .regiment is, likely to.be .'the lGth. The ironps are expected to arrive hero some time ip July.