TELEGRAMS.
Poet Chalmers : 18th— 4 p.m., Gothenburg for Lyttelton, via Oamaru. Napieb : 19th— 12.11 p.m., Wellington for Wellington. The s.s. Wanganui, Captain Linklater, arrived last night at half-past eleven. She left Wanganui yesterday morning about ten, and experienced fine weather until abreast of Mana, when a south-easter sprung up. She leaves for Lyttelfcon to-day. The b.B. Ahuriri, Captain Carey, arrived yesterday morning at Wanganui from Taranaki and Manukau, and left there at 10 o'clock on Sunday night for Nelson. She is duo here to-day. The s.s. Taranaki left this port yesterday morning for Nelson and Manukau, and will leave the latter port immediately on the arrival of the Nevada with the West Coast portion of the Californian mail. The s.b. Wellington left Napier at noon yesterday for this port, and will bo due here early this morning. She is appointed to leave this afternoon for Lyttelton and Otago. The following singular story was published in New York on May 5th :— About four months ago it was rumored that the once famous yacht Maria, formerly the property of Commodore Stevens, of the New York Yacht Club, had been lost at sea, and it was now reported that the report was set afloat at that time to cover up the murder of the captain and the seizure of the vessel by the crew. It is said that two seafaring men, recently arrived in this city, state the Maria is running the Cuban blockade, from a Southern port, under the command of a Spanish captain. A rumor is also current to the effect that as Captain Martin had been murdered by his crew, steps have been taken to insure the seizure of the Maria by the United States Consular authorities in Cuba, San Domingo, New Providence, and Aspinwall; also, that the Government has ordered the United States cruisers to look out for the vessel. By vray of Panama, there is news from Punta Arenas of a terrible tragedy near that place. The captain of the British ship Alexandrina and a boat's crew went ashore and came in conflict with the Indians, who murdered them j the Indians then put off in canoeß for the vessel, but those on board were alarmed by the yells of the natives, and made sail, and saved themselves and ship. The body of the captain was found, with two wounds, and the legs cut off. There were no traces of his companions. An English war steamer is expected to go to the scene of the tragedy to chastise the Indians. A curious scene was enacted on the wharf yesterday about one o'clock. It appears that the ketch Angelina had been seized for a small debt for towage contracted at Hokitiku, but Dot by the present master. The vessel was coal laden, and was to be towed out on Sunday's tide, when the bailiffs went on board, took the sails off the rigging, and carried them ashore* It was a strange proceeding on a Sunday, and will, no doubt, lead to further complications. — " Grey River Argus," 12th June. ___»___« ■
TELEGRAMS.
Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3230, 20 June 1871, Page 2
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