TELEGRAMS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3308, 2 October 1871, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Napieb: 30th— 12.14 p.m., Luna, from Wellington. The barque Heversham, Captain Yule, from Newcastle, N.S.W., arrived in harbor on Saturday last, after a favorable pas-sago of 11 days. She experienced N.E. winds moat of the way across. Wo are indebted to tho courtesy of Captain Yule in furnishing us with files of Sydney and Newcastle papers up to tho 19t.h ult., extracts from which will be found elsewhere. The Haversham's cargo consists of 6GO tons of coal, 250 bags mciuo, 2,500 feet ced.ir boards, and a .'quantity of naves. The three-masted schooner Loch Leo arrived at Newcastle twenty-four hours after the Hevewham, and was chartered to go to Hong Kong with a cargo of coals. H.M.S. Rosario, 3 guns, Captain Cballie, from a cruise, arrived in Sydney on the ].7t.h September. The "Herald" of the 18th gives the following account of her trip: — H.M.S. Rosario left Sydney at noon on the 2nd inst., with a fair wind, which freshened into a gale towards evening, and arrived at Lord Howe's Island early on the sth. Here Mr Carron, the naturalist, was landed to collect botanical specimens whilst the vessel proceeded to Elizabeth Reef, which she reached early on the 6th, for tho purpose of examining tho lifeboat pluced thero about six months ago. The cuptain went into the lagoon in a boat, and found her untouched aud in excellent condition. He made a notation to that effect, which he placed inside the buoy on the lifeboat's deck. The wreck of the Douglas on the S.E. extreme of the reef forms a conspicuous mark in making this danger, and it i 3 to be hoped it will lon« remain there. The Rosurio was off Howe's Island again on the 7th, but could not communicate until the 9th, when she anchored at 7 p.m. in the N.E. Roadstf ad. On the 10th and 11th the officers and some of the crew visited the island, which is beautifully fertile, and on the 12th the vessel left for Sydney, Mr Carron having during his week on the island made a most satisfactory collection. During the stay of the Bosario Captain Challis married one couple on board the ship, and christened seven children. Made the laud near 3Port Stephens on the morning of the 16th, and entered tho Heads at 8 p.m. on that day. On Thursday, at noon, a collision occurred some five and twenty miles off the coast, between the tug steamers Paterson and Prince Alfred; resulting in the crippling of the former Vessel, whose feathering gear was disabled. [There has been for some time past considerable rivalry existing between the masters of tho two boats, which belong to different companies ; but as the matter will, wo understand, Boon bo enquired into officially, wo refrain from giving any particulars of the occurrence. The news was brought in by the Prince Alfred, with the brig African Maid in tow, alongside which vessel the collision occurred, so that plenty of independent evidence should bo forthcoming on the enquiry. As the Paterson was reported to be disabled, the Tainar, belonging to Messrs J. & A. Brown, was immediately despatched to her assistance, and, after being out ail Thursday night, towed thr> crippled vessel into port, arriving at half-past cix yesterduy morning. — " Newcastle Chronicle," Sept. 19. Several of the crew of the schooner John Bullock, which was wreoked at the Richmond Biver on the 2nd instant, have arrived in Sydney. They report, that when the tow-rope broke, the vessel drifted on to the North Head of the Richmond River. Her cargo consisted of 90,000 leef, of log pine, and the remainder of the crew stopped by the wreck in order to save all thoy could of tho schooner's gear. By last mail from Launceston, dated Bth Sept., advices were received in Lyttelton by the agents of the arrival of tho brig Speedy at that port (146 days out from Liverpool), where she had put in from stress of weather, and to obtain a few supplies. The captuin stated that he would be ready for sea in about a week or ten duys, and that the vessel is perfectly tight, and so far in good condition. The ship Asteropo arrived in Lyttelton harbor on Friday. During the latter part of the passage she encountered come very severe weather. On tho 17th August, in lat. 33 41 S., and long. 3.23 W., a very heavy W.S.W. gale sprang up; at 10 a.m. hove (he ship to under lower main topsail and foremast stityBail ; at 1 p.m. a very heavy sea struck the vessel on the starboard bow, breaking three iuees in the forecastle beams, starting topgallant forecastle deck all over, and doing much damnge on deck by carrying away everything moveable. Strong westerly winds continued until August 27, increasing on that day to a very heavy gale, with a tremendous sea. running clean over the ship fore and aft. On Sept. 2, at 1 a.m., the gale increased in fury when in lat. 43.54 S., and long. 64.20 E., and a sea striking the vessel, broke in the front of the poop, filling tho cabin with water, breaking all tho fittings, and damaging nearly all the stores — a great quantity of wutor going down the lazarette. Both upper and lower fore-topsails were split to pieces. Tho front of tho poop was boarded up as well as circumstances would permit. At 7 a.m. smother sea struck her, filling tho main deok fore and aft, and again carrying away the front of the poop.