TELEGRAMS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXIII, Issue 2699, 27 June 1868, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika, Juno 26. Arrived — 7.45 a.m., Otago from Nelson. Port Chaxmeijs, June 26. Arrived — 7.30 p.m., Auckland from Lyttelton ; Omeo from Bluff. i Tho s.B. Storm Bird, Captain Doile, arrived here yesterday morning at. <1 o'clock, having lei't Wanganui at 1 o'clock tho previous afternoon. Sho had a fine passage down. The s.s. Taranaki, Captain Francis, left Otago at 4.30 p.m. on the 23rd, and arrived at Lyttelton at 9 a.m. on tho 2-ilh, afler a quick steaming passage of lfij- hours ; left Lyttelton same day at 6 p.m., and arrived here at 9.30 on Thursday morning. Sho left again at 1.30 p.m. yesterday for Napier and Auckland. Mr Justice Ward is a passenger by her. Tho s.s. Lord Ashley, Henry Worsp, commander, arrived here at 11.15 on Thursday morning. She left Otago on the 23rd instant at 1.30 p.m., and arrived at Lyttelton on the 24th at 7.30 a.m. ; left Lyltelton same day at G. 30 p.m., and arrived here as above. Experienced fine weather throughout the passage. Sho sailed yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Napier and Auckland. Mrs Heir and the Star Company were passengers by her. Tho s.s. Storm Bird is advertised to sail for Wangnnui to-day, returning on (lie 29th. The s.s. Kangatira, hourly expected, will leave here on the 29th sit 3 p.m. for Nelson, Wanganui, Taranaki, and Manukau ; should sufficient inducement offer this vessel will bo detained until not later than 11 a.m. on tho 30fch, and call afc Pieton en route to Nelson to convey passengers and cargo. The s.s. Ahurivi, shortly expected from Auckland, will be laid on for Southern ports, and sail about twenty-four hours after arrival, thus affording passengers an early opportunity of returning from South by tho s.s. Lady Bird, expected to arrive hero about the 2nd pros.

H.M.9.8. Brisk, 1G guns, Captain Hope, from Auckland 31st May, arrived at Sydney on tho 11th inst. The passage across was made under canvass, until within 100 miles of the Australian coast. The Brisk was to leave again in about seven days for Ovalou, with 250 tons coals for H.M.s. Challenger, and was then to return to Sydney. Accident on Board the P. and N. Z. Co.'s s. Rangitoto. — Tho vessel, having undergone a complete overhaul, mai-lo a very successful trial trip yesterday, which, however, was considerably damped by a severe accident to the third engineer, Mr Wadsworfch. ITe was feeling the crank bearings, when his hand got jammed, and the first and second fingers were cut off. The accident was caused by a new crunk pin, lately fitted, being secured by a nut, instead of being rivetted ns formerly, which has decreased tho space between the crank and tho bearings to about half an inch. Mr Wadsworth wns, on landing, taken at once to tho Infirmary. — Sydney Herald, Juno 12.

The P. and 0. Co.'s mail steamer, Avoca, Cnpt. Farquhar, arrived at Sydney on tho 11th insfc., after a splendid run from Galle, making the passage under the contract time by three days live hours.

The schooner Jubilee has been taken off the j berth for the Fijis, the charterer, Captain Chapman, not having received sufficient inducement to proceed thither. A quantity of cargo has been shipped, and expenses for fittings incurred, about which there is likely to be some litigation. The three-masted schooner Rifleman has been taken up by the General Government to convey stores for the prisoners and some Maori passengers to tho Chatham Islands. She will sail this day. The schooner Day Dawn will proceed to Havelock this morning for a cargo of timber. The schooners Colleen Uiuvn and Nautilus are at present running umber from Mr Duncan's Saw Mills, Picton, for Mr MclCenzio, contractor. The Colleen Bawn has just placed the first cargo on the reclaimed land, the whole of which is intended for the erection of Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains' new stores. The barque Camille, Captain Tucker, having nearly discharged her inward cargo of coal, for the Panama Company, will sail on Wednesday morning next for Newcastle. Thobarquea Duke of Edinburgh and Albion for Newcastle are in the fairway waiting for a chango of wind to proceed to sea. The ketch Elizabeth from Kaiapoi, consigned to Mr Tonics, has discharged her cargo of grain, and is now ready to return to Kaiapoi.

The ketch Emerald, with wheat for Messrs Kebbell and oats for Mr W. Tonks, from Kaiapoi is discharging cargo at Pyle's wharf.

Tho schooner Mount McLaren, having just discharged a cargo of timber from tho Sound, will proceed this morning to Picton, and from thence to the Kaikoura.

Tho Pearl, ketch, and Dart, schooner, from Kainpoi, arrived in harbour on Thursday last with cargoes of grain from that prolific locality, and are discharging at tho wharves of Messrs. W. B. Rhodes and Co., and Messrs. Bethune and Hunter. No less'than four vessels are now discharging wheat and horse feed from Canterbury.

The Alarm, ketch, Captain Butt, is alongside Pyle's wharf, loading for Blenheim. The ship Gertrude is alongside tho Queen's Wharf, and discharging her cargo in good condition. The inclemency of the weather has somewhat impeded the operations, but it is expected that sho will have finished discharging in about three weeks. It has not yet been decided as to her destination after lenving this port.

The ship Homy Adderley is now out 82 days from London, and may bo expected to arrive here about 23rd July. Sho has a large cargo of general merchandise, and is consigned to Messrs. Levin and Co. Sho brings 11 passengers for Wellington. The ship Excelsior waß expected to leave London for Wellington direct, on the 20th May. The cutter Satellite cleared at tho Customs for Wanganui yesterday afternoon, with cargo transhipped from the Gertrude. ThcPhoebe will leave for Lyttelton and Otago this day. We understand that she has been engaged by the General Government to bring on tho members for tho General Assombly, which opens on Thursday, the 9th July. Mr Toohill of Patea has informed us that the cutter St Kildu, Captain Ryan, from Wellington, loaded with a general cargo for Manawatu, was wrecked between Patea and Waingongora, and about seven miles from the former place on tho night of tho 18th instant. At the part of the coast where the St Kilda was wrecked, precipitous cliffs rise directly from tho bench, and the captain and crew (two men) were consequently unable to get inland to obtain food or assistance. After being four clays without food and exposed to very severe weather, they found, by following tho coast line, a break in tho cliffs, and soon eamo on cattle tracks which fortunately led thorn to Mr Toohill's house, where their wants were promptly supplied and where they still remain as they are in a very weak state from exposure and privation. The vessel is a total wreck, only a small portion of the cargo has been saved. Capt. Byan requested Mr Toohill to report that he reached this port (Manawatu) safely, and had anchored intending to go up tho river on tho following day, but a strong S.E. gale compelled him to put to sea, and ho drifted to that purb of the coast before mentioned and where his vessel went aßhore. Double Shipwreck and Loss of Thiutyeighit Lives.— Tho M Mercurio of Valparaiso says : — " A shipwreck has occurred on our coast greatly to be lamented, both for the loss of life and the circumstances attending it. While off Capo Horn, in lat. 67 deg. S., tho British ship Wnllansea, bound for Cork with n cargo of guano, was overtaken by a tempest, which she was unable to weather, even after throwing part of her cargo overboard. Tho thirty-fire comprising her crew were picked up by tho Italian barque Elvira Granollo, bound for a Chilian port. Thus rescued almost by a miracle, they little dreamt that a still more serious calamity impended over their heads. Fifteen days after, on the night of the 14th ult.,

thd Elvira G-ranello struck upon a rock near the port of San Antonio, in this republic. The crew of the Elvira Granello and the tbirfcy-fiVo mea saved from the Wallensea amounted altogether to forty souls, of whom thirty-eight were lost. The remainder succeeded in making the shore, where they received succour from the authorities and the inhabitants. The ship E. P. Bouverie took her departure for London yesterday, with the last of the season's I wool, a fair quantity of sundries, upwards of 8000 oz9 of gold, and 41 passengers. She was towed to sea by the steam-tug Greelong in fine style against a strong flood tide, and cleared the Heads at 239 p.m. A number of tho friends of Captain Lynch' and passengers accompanied her outside the Heads, and bade farewell with three hearty cheers, which were duly responded to. The Greelong returned at 5.15 p.m. Sho left tho ship with about a seven miles offing, and v light fair wind. — Otago Daily Times, Juno 22.