TELEGRAMS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXV, Issue 3042, 6 September 1870, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Wanganot : 4th — 4.30 p.m., Wanganui, from Wellington. Napieii: 5th— 2.40 p.m., Lord Ashley, for Wellington. Pjcton : 4th— 5.45 a.m., Airedale, from Wellington ; 7 33 a.m., Airedale, for Nelson. Nelson : 4th— 4 p.m., Airedale, from Picton ; midnight, Airedale, for North. Lyttelton ( 3rd — 5.35 pm., Taranaki, from Wellington. 4th — 1215 p.m., Gothenburg, from Dunedin ; noon, Phoebe, from Wellington. sth — 6 50 p.m., Gothenburg, for Wellington. Poet Chalmers : 3rd— 3.20 p.m., Gothenburg, for Lyttelton ; 5 p.m., Eangitoto, for Bluff. 81/urF : 4th — 8.30 a.m., Rangitoto, from Dunftdin. 5th — 4 p.m., Eangitoto, for Melbourne. The Star of the South finishes discharging her inward cargo fco-day, and has a good deal of her homeward cargo already stowed. She is expected te leave on her advertised date. Tho barque P.O.E. is discharging a cargo of coal alongside the Queen's wharf for? Mr Tonks, and tho barquo C'amille is discharging coal into tho hulk India. Tho s.a. JRangatira, Captain Eenner, arrived at New Plymouth on the 27th August from Wanganui, and Captain Renner having on arrival accepted a charter from Messrs Bayloy to load stock in the Waitara river, proceed thither on tho following morning. No difficulty was experienced in entering, though the Bangatira draws eight feefc five inches. The Messrs Bayley have erected an excellent stockyard, and tho cattle previously intended for the s s. St. Kilda, were put on board during the day; The Knngatira sailed the following morning for the Manukuu with forty-five head of cattle, eight horses, 180 sheep, and several possongers, besides original passengers from the South, including Mr Nancarrow, Government Inspector of Steamers. Tho steamer drew nine feet five inches loaded Captain Eenner expresses himself much gratiGed with the river and the arrangements made for his prompt despatch. We understand that an application for tho inhabitants to have the river declared a porb of entry ia now before the Government, and considering that Taranaki is only behind, other places from hating had no port for vessels, wo take it for granted that the Government will only too gladly respond to the application, supported as it is by the DeputySuperintendent and the whole of tho Provincial Council. A survivor from the wreck of the General Grant writes to the " West Coast Times," -with iroferonce to a paragraph copied by that paper from the Independent, and wishes to know which of the four cases deposited at tho Aucklands was broken open, and says : — There was a ship's longboat left within two hundred yards of the depot in Port Robs. If the boat was not there and the depot broken open, I am of opinion that some one must; have taken the boat away ssmd broken opon the depot, which contained sailiSg directions for Stewart's Island, New Zealand chart, and boat compass. I would also ask who pointed out the place where the General Grant was wrecked ? as it is etated that there is no

cave, but only a sloping buttress of rock on one side. Now, I differ with the description given, as I was on board the General Grant when she entered that cave, and hare been there since with the Southland steamer, at tho time that she left the ship's longboat at Port Ross. Where tho ship entered the sides are perpendicular. The bows of the veseel only entered the cave, but the rocks overhung the vessel's stern high enough to keep clear of her mizen topmast head. Sho was in that state when sho went down, as I ought to know, being ten hours on board the General Grant in the above position before I leffc the vessel." Wo can only refer " Survivor" to tho following paragraph from Captain Montgomono's report on the state of tho dep6ts on tho Islands, in which no mention is made of any boat : — Epigwait, Carnley harbour. — Case had been broken open, and no cavo bestowed on it, to prevent wet getting at it. House put into good repair during Blanche's visit. Remains in case— 3 chisels, 3 axes, 1 adzo, 1 spade, 2 gimlets, 1 auger, 1 tin of nails, 3 hats, 3 pannikins, 1 biblo, chart of Auckland Islands, 1 box newspapers, 3 cases Holloway's ointment, 1 boat's compass. Loft by BlaHche, in addition to the foregoing— l2o lbs biscuit, 24 lbs cocoa, 12 lbs tea, 36 lbs preserved beef, 25 lbs sugar, 6 blankets, sail needles and twine. Tho above are in tho house, well sheltered from weather." With regard to tho peculiarity of tho spot where tho General Grant was wrecked, we can afford him no information beyond what was furnished us, which we believe came from those on board the Daphne. All masters of vessels trading to Maketu aro requested to lower the topmasts of their vessels before entering the Maketu river, to prevent any damage being done to tho telegraph 'wire. — " Southern Cross."