TELEGRAMS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3148, 15 March 1871, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Napier 14th : 1 p.m., Lord Ashley for Wellington. Lxttelton, 14th : 1.55 p.m., Rangatira from Wellington. Tho s.s. Phoebe is hpurly expected at Nelson ■with the European and American mails via San Francisco and Honolulu. During the detention of the Phoebe in tho Manukau, since the 6th inst, awaiting the arrival of the Wonga Wonga, a thorough overhaul has been effected. Her bottom has been cloaned and painted, and the whole of the bulwarks, deck houses, &c, liave been grained and painted under the direction of Mr R. Martin, of Manners street. The Phcebe will leave for Lyttelton, Otago, and the Bluff eight hours after arrival in this port. This trip will conclude tho service for the conveyance of mails by tho Hall-Vogel contract. A letter has been received from Capt. Mowlem, -who left here in the barque Camille in January last for Newcastle, N.S.W., intimating that he is in treaty for the purchase of a schooner, named the Enterprise, for tho coasting trade of Now Zealand. She is 86 tons register, and will carry 120 tons on a draught of 7ft. 9in.,and is of' Australian build. If he succeeds in purchasing her she will be laid on in Sydney for Wellington direct. The Melita left the wharf yesterday afternoon, and anchored in the fairway preparatory to sailing for London direct. She will clear at the Customs to-day, her cargo consisting of 3724 pfcgs wool, 589 bales flax, 42 casks tallow, 60 kegs butter, 7 bags bones, 747 sheepskins, 267 hides, 20 packages leather, 10 cases shells, 75 sacks flour, 100 cases claret, and sundries. The Melita arrived in this harbor on the Ist of January, and has since then discharged a cargo of 1200 tons of merchandise, and taken on board the above, which we believe is the largest quantity of Colonial produce ever shipped from this port in one bottom. Her loading has been delayed by the heavy gales experienced this month, or she "would have left a week earlier. The American barque Robert, which left Now York for this port so far back as Sept. 10, and about the safety of which grave fears " had begun to be entertained, turned up unexpectedly at the Heads yesterday, and anchored in the bay last night. On the voyage out the whole of her crew were seized with a species of cholera, said to be caused by the water having been put on board in wine casks, and Captain Anderson had to put into Rio for medical aid, and had to ship a fresh crew. The Robert is consigned to Messrs Lord & Co. —" ArgUß," March 3rd. The Thermopylae, which has just made the fastest sailing passage from London to Melbourne ever known (sixty days), apoke tho Crusader, bound to Canterbury, off the Crozets — a group of small islands in latitude 46 ° 27' S,, thirty-four degrees to the eastward of the Cape. The Crusader was fifty-four days out, and should make a good passage, the Thermopylse making her voyage in eighteen days. During 1869 there were 383 American vessels lost by shipwreck, fire, collision, or other disasters at sea, the vessels, exclusive of their cargo, being valued at 9,329,000 dollars. In 1868 there were lobt 362 vessels, valued at 9,030,000 dollars. H.M.s.s. corvette Blanche, in command of Captain J. E. Montgomerie, arrived in Hobson's Bay last night from Adelaide, which port she left on tho 28th ultimo. The Blanche will remain here until the end of the present month, when she will leave for Sydney. — "Argus" 4th.