WRECK OF THE MARCHIONESS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1341, 24 June 1859, Page 3

WRECK OF THE MARCHIONESS.

LATER, ENGLISH INTELLIGENCE.! .' Iff O.WA. R. I Independent Office, Iμ!f past V 2 o'clock, i The Melbourne *n-l WMin»l\)a R.M.S.I Boomerang Capi. H«nry O'Reilly has just': arrived. She left Melbourne o.mlie 16t!iS at 4, 30. pm, experienced nioJeratei South Westerly winds daring the first pan of passage, latter part heavy gules from ihe S h). Entered Cook's' Strait on Wednesday at midnight, anchored d ring the gate yesterday in Queen Charluiie's Sound and anived here this day at noon. The Boomsrang made the passage up in 10 day's, and wus detained to have her hull,scraped and painted The bursting ■if tbe boiler of the siearnsr, whose place iv dock the Boomerang was lo take, caused several days detention. The mail consists of 48 boxes and'bags and there are I- cabin and 15 steerage passengers. . . .: We regiet to report the wreck of the Marchioness yesterday morning in the North entrance.'..of Queen Chailotte's Sound. She fan in there in cousequenoe of the heavy, S E-. galti, and struck 6u a rock off the ta'aad t>l , Moiu Are,'an.fi immedialel.y began to fill; 1 - rajnaiu Kreeft succeeded in ssraii-lmffhuivon a neighbouring beach, wlieru .she now lies -with three feet ivatoi; in the cabin". All her cargo is uiuier wato-r'The passengers are mi shore in a tent. She was bound to Lyti.el'tdti , } '.''"" Tlib Loi;d Ashley arrive'!-at Sydney, with the. last mouth's mails; from New Zealand ou the 14th fune, and the Benare* whir the'mails for Europe sailed (rom SydiißV on that day.; but whether the Lord Ashley, arrived ■ before tbe departure of thu Benares the Telegram does not state. , .-..-..- Tlie following ships are loading in Lniulou for Now Zealand— For the Hcnbu'ij, Robinson — For Wollinjrion, the Anna—Fair . Hawke's Bay, the Snaresbmnk, Sellers—For. Wellington-' °nd New Plvmnuth, the Countess of Rufe s Collie; Hastings, May —For Auckland, the [Joseph Fletcher, Conk; SirG: PMock, tV'ither.s; "Spray of' the , Ocean, Slaughter.; Mntoake, Stevens — For Caritelinry, the -Wallis Neria,, Fowler; and Mary, Ann, Asliliy.'