Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 7, Number 244, 5 December 1878 — AUSTRALASIA. [ARTICLE]

AUSTRALASIA.

Ba'ghranslns Outrage m Victoria Wreck | - or the Ship City of .lurk laud Hawaiian ; S Vewi, .';■".:•■: ■ ". ■ ■ . The City, of Sydney, has arrived at San Francisco, from Sydney November Bth. from Auckland November 12tb, : and from Honululu November 2oth. .-.-:;;■;: Australia. A telegram from Mansfield that a search party started for the camp occupied by Kennedy and ' his companions. Mr. Sparrow , accompanied : them, and first found Sergeant Kennedy's body, covered with his own cloak. I The features ' could scarcely be recognized, they were so covered with blood and maggots. The body was found near Mclntyre's retreating track, and he is supposed to have been j shot at the time Jlclntyre escaped. : Ihe body I was found to be pierced -by three balls, i one Roing through the lungs. The jacket was j singed, as if the shots had been fired at close i quarters, and the mark of the bullets j was | Jound in a tree, within two yards of the body, j Kennedy was evidently trying to escape, and j setting to shelter behind a tree, and following Constable Mclntyie'B track. It is be- I lieved that the bushrangers have taken Ken- [ nedy's watch, valued at £50. The body was j brought into Mansfield this afternoon. There | is a scarcity of arms and horsemen Jto scour ; the district. ".-"■. . ■ . '■ ' . ' .' ■ ■ _ '■ . - ': A telegram from the police at Chiltern j states that Kelley and three others struck up Niei Christian, at Bungowannah, on \ the banks of the Murray, opposite Howlongr, before daylight on Wednesday morning. . They obtained provisions from Christian, and | Kelley threatened to kill him if he gave in- | formation. - \i m Zcalaud. The New Zealand Herald (Auckland) says : J The information received in town October 23d that the ship City of Auckland, which, since her launch, has been trading to this port ; from .London, was ashore at Otaki, on the j southwest coast of this island, created a feel- ) ing of dismay, inasmuch as it was known that i she had 240 immigrants on board for Napier, ! and, as the early telegrams did not allude to : the safety of the passengers, grave doubts were, i entertained that a serious disaster had oc- i curred, as the locality where she is stranded is I prolific of wrecks, frequently attended with the loss of life. Later information, j however, quieted the minds of the alarmed. | We believe the present voyage is the first which the vessel has j made from London to any port in the colony but Auckland, and it : appears strange that the sad disaster should j have occurred under such circumstances. Captain ' Kails, the commander, is well known throughout this district, and there are scores of persons who can sympathize with him in the hour of distress. The City of Auckland is a composite ship of 780 tons register, built by Blumer, of Sunderlaud, in 18G0, the managing owners being Messrs. Smart Simpson, of Lon- | don, while " the master, we I learn, owns a ] fourth share. The vessel left Plymouth on July 25, for Napier, with 240 immigrants | and about 500 tons of general cargo, valued at £8,800. About 150 tons ot this, chiefly railway iron, is for this port, to which she was boundafter thedischarge of the Napier cargo, etc.,' and was to have been laid on the berth j for London by the New Zealand Shipping Com- , pany. On receipt of the intelligence by the ; Government, they appear to have acted with j promptitude in dispatching the steamship Hinemoa to the scene of the wreck. The passengers have been safely landed, and the cargo is being discharged in good condition. It has been decided to dismantle the ship, as there is no chance of getting her off. The | vessel lies about 40 chains from the wreck of j the Felixstowe. The New Zealand Company have upon the cargo £3,800 ; South British, £3,300 ; and National, £590. Hawaii. - The Honolulu AdrcHUer has the following : The 19th of November, the 42d anniversary j of the King's birth, was celebrated in appro- ] priate form. Everything connected with the [ day's festivities passed off pleasantly, and no ! accident or other unpleasant occurrence hap- ] pened to mar the general enjoyment. The British bark Eskbank, which struck on the reef near Diamond Head, has been totally demolished by an unusually and really large j swell, which set in on the afternoon of Fri- i day, the Bth. At 5 o'clock Sunday morning j the Kskbank parted amidships, the stern part being earned about 200 yards nearer j the beach, the bow remaining in about the same position as when she first struck. On the breaking of the hull, a considerable portion of the cargo floated to the surface, such as casks of liquors, cases of ale, etc., ami two steam boilers. By order of the surveyors and Captain Burr, the hull and cargo were sold on Tuesday at auction, for I the benefit of all concerned. After some spirited bidding, it was knocked down to Wilder* Co., for §1,100.