H.M. s. Challenger, 18 guns, Commodore Roch fort Maguire, arrived in this harbour on the morning of the (ith. She left Auckland on Mon day, the 29th October, with H.M. s. Falcon; called at Tauranga, expecting the Falcon there, but did not see her, then came on to this port, arriving as above. She experienced a very strong gale off Cape Palliser. Major-General Chute, Colonel Pitt, and Major Grey are passengers by her. On her arrival she hauled alongside the bulk to coal, and will remain in port for three or four weeks, when she will proceed to Hobart Town and Melbourne.— Wellington Independent, Nov. 8.
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