Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-04
From fhe Boston DAILY Journal.
INCIDENTS OF 4 WHALING VOYAGE
~ FRkSOfs FiNEACK.
YsJE HEtn HHIIr

In iic SUNNI % ut i-tl, ! WAS ~ command
OF the w~halingship Cr,moni, OF Now Bcdlori,
aul while cruising on ths colsioi Peru, M the
latitude OF thnc degtccs South, ] tell la with
two Whaling ships b longing 10 the slmc port.
Being OLD acquaintance, Ne were happy to
sec each othcf-conpartJ notes, talked oi old
times, and whales being IA siehi around rs,
although rather shy, we agreed TO keep coin-
pony through the following night, hoping Tor
good luck un the morrow.
Al cahy dawn th. mas, heads were man
nrd, aud the horizon carefully scanned IN cp-
cry direction: and the survey increased ia in
tcnst and care a. thc hom OF sunrise drew
nigh. But great was our disappointment,
when we wcc Of last compelled To acknow
ledgc, that there were O whales in sight.
The wi,.l was light, aud We packed OF all
SAL, steering To the npfllIWoni, IN company
with the ships which werc fell in with the
day briore-thc ouoa being about five miles
distant, broad III GA our weather bow, and
ia Lapin abouI three miles OF. Being in
the North Fast trade winds. aui standing ~
Yong 20 he N~Orthwsra, we all OF cOunc, had
oar sssrboard tacks ON board.
On board the Cfemopa, we had orr mast
heads doubly manned; aud al the main-top
galiant mast head, wns stationed Wcbquish, a
smart. active, Gay Head Indian, who was a
faithful sentinel on such occasions, with a
restless eve, ani q kaeunc.s OF vision seldom
surpassed by ems OF hisrace. All hands were
on deck, and expectation was exhibited in the
grave demcanoT, and scmi-sniling countcnan
ces OF the crew.
Il Yves about nine o'clock Ia the forenoon,
lhat Webqwsh, the Indian, who had l.een
looking sfcadily IN one direction Tor some
minute. called out that he SAW some object
aloat away windward, II was bobbing up
/ .NHa H.as..a .rN 1..N..l 1.tn.flfwm ill., -.
-bat be could not tell what il was.
This excited the Curiosity oi every man GA
board au3 as is usual IN such cases, ali made
a spunl into the fisging. with a view 10 run
aipit aul gcNa s1ulutal the mysterious OBJ
Ijcct, reported 10y Webqnish. But | ordered
them 90 remove ou deck, and sent uP my fiTs,
mate-a mon Of good judgment aud sharp eyes
with a SOY glass, To- TIA iofe-top- head.
Tie soon got sight OF the object. and immcdi
atciy reported that il was "a large dead spcr.
maceI uhrlC
This was an event the announcement OF
which created quite q seuslaon on hood thc
C.,mlua-an5 the question asked 90 each 9th,
cf was, whether So could SECURE IL for u
selves, In oulcr 30 do this, II was necessau,
not only osec IL hr.t, bat togdf asfio ifGrsi'
From the favorable position ct tic Orion. be-
ing in winjwaui, IL was cleal that ihc whale
WYNN lia|hANaNAf lAAt a lNia" - tf'iH ~ - r4inNtAfi
h. seen hy the look out before IL could BE-
mached by our boats. IL was a mattcr which
required a iulc M0nggsWean
directed my rate, Mr.. Hopkins. TO COM
down 60 lccward. aud keep the mast between
him aud the onon. that De- nigh, not be seen
from that ship. which mightcxcige suspicion,
that something was ~ the Wind And in tn,
same mannerI went myself aloft 90 take
look at the objects OF much interest TO us-si
ii was probably Of grrst value.
The other SLIPS quietly kept on their course
The Lupin b ing 10 lewaut. could not possibl
see the whale. aud on board the Orion tb
lookout aloit seemed 20 be taxing a nap. f.
no indications were given, that the whale wa
seen tom lhat ship. This gave as hopes tina
We might SECURE tie prize and alt was nniml
tion on board the Crctnona. The mate boa
being thc fastest, was got IN readiness and
good coat as taHow was oppliedt TO her bOttoi
"a good set Of the brat oars was selected
aud al due preparations made iUr a race.
For nearly an hour wc kept on our cours
{ occasionally going little 10 the windwsr
y bat not la n manner to excite observation. =
this tinc tlo dead whale was sbait IL a
wsathcfbeaT. Aud nov, without heaving q
, OF altering thc ships CO rs the boat wi
lowered 90 the lrewsut. Mf. Hopkins ri,
l. hss staiwan and eager crew. stepped into
K seined their oars-~the word was giten-at
hurrah, WIN. away they drrlci towards q
J. whale, with Sac s%,siiincs of an arrow.
We watched tiE boat with much intep
!, and no huit anxiety. Fof even now. II n
o pfbe should D. discovered FROM ihr Orion. ih.
!. ship would p. filled away, aud unninp d,,,
before che wiud, would b. ahie to reach ~ 70
J. fore No Horkiu. could get fast to 10 uita l.
b harpOon. and ibis reflection seemed to III
figof 90 the aWls at ths bats crew. fof tts
pulled away heauily-wiih b ught roli "a
-and forced ths buat merIly Though n
q water Bot their fears wcs. ealulai..
For nearly hali uu hour they p|uIIfa,Fifl
degree Of sireng q aud skill sflI6m e~ansll.
IS sal were Gloss on bolti the whale. aaI IL.
n"iihe' ihe wlale nor ihg bort wa. ZEN by tu
sleepy lo1h-Dut on board thf Orion
z Under iht- Circumstance. icou.iIereIi b.
4 H11ion'nue was u0 l1nesf eoessp AnI. -,
8 tt uri.is 90 tata ship. which ,usbl.I ,