TELEGRAMS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3239, 30 June 1871, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Ltttelton, 29Lk— 10.20 a.m., Nevada, from Wellington. Wanganui, 29th— 5 p.m., Wanganui, for Wellington. The s.s. Wellington, Cnpt. Kennedy, sailed at midnight for Picfcon, Nelson, Taranaki ; and Mauukau, with a full cargo and a large number of passengers. The s.s. Taronaki, Captain Wheeler, left Lyttelton for Port, Chalmers on Wednesday evening last. When the clipper ship Wild Deer, from Glasgow, was signalled as off' the Heads, " All well on board" was exhibited, followed by ■"Wanted a steam tug," to which the tug Geelong responded, went outside, and brought the ship up on the flood. The Wild Deer left the Tail of the Bank, Greenock, on the 23rd of March, and parted with her pilot on the following day off Rathlin Island. Experienced moderate weather and light N.E. trades to the Equator. The S.E. trades were favorable, and followed by westerly and southerly breezes. 'Crossed the meridian of Greenwich on the 9th 'of May, and that of the Cape on the 13th. Her eastipg was run down on a general parallel of 46 °S., and with the exception of a heavy easterly gale off the Crozets vas characterised by westerly winds 5 she passed to the southward of the Snares, and the first Innd that was sighted was the Nuggets. The Deer brings a large cargo of general merchandise and a number of passengers, includi&g several assisted immigrants. The ship comes into harbor clean and tidy alow and aloft, reflecting credit on her master and officers.—" Otago Daily Times." A smart forehand- affc schooner, of about 50 tons register, was launched on Suturday afternoon at the Pelichet Bay jetty, where she had been in course of construction for some time past. She is a remarkably well-built vessel, her frame being made of broad-leaf, with ko■whai beams, and Oregon pine planking, and her decks of Baltic pine. She is also copperfastened to low-water mark. Her dimensions are os follows : — Length of keel, 64 feet ,• 70 feet over all ; 17 feet beam, and 6 feet depth of hold. The ceremony of christening was performed in orthodox style, Mrs Keith Ramsey breaking a bottle of champagne across the bows, and naming her " Janet Eamsey" as she I slid smoothly into the water, the spectators giving three hearty cheers. She has been built by Messrs Arm our, Campbell, M'Donald, and Richmond, for Mr Cruickshanks, of Kakanui, and will be engaged in the coasting trade. —Ibid. The barquo Anna, from New York, United States, via Adelaide, arrived off the Head 3on Saturday morning last, and was brought up on the afternoon flood by Pilqt Paton, with a light fair wind. The barquo left New York on the 25th January, andrnade a good passage of twenty-four days to the Equator. Favorable "winds were then experienced till reaching the 111 th degree of longitude, when she encountered a terrific easterly gale for forty-eight hour 3, during which she sent down her topgallant Hiasts, and hove to under lower maintopsail and balanced reefed mizen. Fine •weather followed to arrival at Adelaide, on the 21st April. Discharged cargo, and left for this port on the 24th May. Experienced fine "weather, to off Tasmania ; from thence had a continuance of easterly gales, until sighting the south-west corner of Stewart's Island ; then variable light winds to arrival.— lbid.