The New York herald., 1851-11-02
Confirmation of the Disastrous News from
the Whale Fleet.

TIN VESSELS POSITIVELY KNOWN TO nE LOST
The ne~s from the whale brought by the chert ke.
Of very bad character It fully confirms the loss
the vesfe previously named and mentions others that
have shared the fate. The whole number hos.
including hose whose fate is doubtful
falls much below the previous reports The numbe-
positively reported lost s ten Six others supposed
TO be host from the fast Of their having been seen or
reported nnce they entered the Arctic Ocean.
The news was taken 10 San Francisco BY the whale
sNip Nile, Captain Taylor, which had .uccssded In
taking but 300 barrels she II wned in San
BY hsssrs Darling Co The following is Capt raylors
On the 18th Of August the Nile spoke the ship phpps
De Noye Ito barrels sperm OIL two whales tas sea,on
ford Aug l2th, nothing; ship Gideon Ho-lsud Of Nes
Bedford whales this season. Saratoga Of New Bed.
thirg; Minerva. Of New bedford. whales Srsnhii,
Of NV Bedford, whale. Hibernia. Of New Bedford
Of EdeArtown. right whale 10th August. bark Chii
Spencer, from New Bedford nothing ship Junior, New
BEDFORD, nothingi bark Anadir, Of New Bedford,
On the zane day august l7th) the Nile also spoke
the thip Condor Kempton, OF Ner Bedford whales this
season That ship reports 2eth July, VIM. Hamilton Of
New Bedford, whale this sea,on; Ocean Providence
nothing this season Washington, Sag Hsrbor, whales
this eeason Trident, New Bedford, i whale Adeii1e
New Bedford whales That ship reports Aug 9Th ship
Montreal Ph q New Bedford 500 barrels this season
Prince Regent Hobart Town, nothing; Gladiator, Nss
the Ith August no OIL Abigail New Bedford 40 barrels
ths fssson Copia, Nes Bedford whales; frances New
ford 4 sperm whale, rish; 90 Governor Troup
@ N@ss bseioFd whale early in the season Har-
,issr... seS NJ Bsd,sra sSis heard q OIL not stated
seedsd In having The ground Illinois New Bedford
heard q her m Juy al sell Jsnst New Bedford sth
July al vel oil net men'iored CITY New Bedford In
July well Levi s.srhuck New B.dfori Aag Ia tso
whalss Nary traser New Bedford Iuly ist one whale
Mstsoon Nss Bedford July lst well oii no. msntioned
Midas, New Bedford July lst clean sionipsler New
bedford middle - July well Monongshsla. Nes Bed.
ford heard of her iast July all veil oil not entionsd
Bed ali r.IIr rff. -
mentioned Mount Wollast1n. Mes Bedford Jult an On.
whale Robert Ed-Mds Nes Bedford. July sth think,
oil This season TansrlsDs New Bedford July i-lh
no oil this seasen Arctic Fair Haven. July sth well
Mary Ann Fair Haven, about July lth veil oil
Bntefprise. Nantucket, saw her Aug II Lsnos Conis
Nantucket. Aug. let, well Caravan, fan River. had
rins Nsr London July 4th, yell thinks she had
o DromiO, New London. July 5th. one whale Electra
New London beard Of her out Of the ice July 4h India
New London had been IN the Ice came out slightly dam
sgd BoWdteh. Warren. X /. saw her about July al
thinks he had 200 bbis this Covngton Warren
l. two whales last June Aeronsut. Mystic, heard Of
heT Vel iast June Cincinnati stoningt gton. all well.
.uy th Logene stonington, all we'll, July sth shsf
he,o oSd spring nothing this season
be Nie reports great quantities Office which obstrus-
20 he eLtr,nce TO the Arctic Ocean until the last Of
July snen The passage vas effected Ne whales we're
The following ar, the disaster. which the Nile re.
Ner Bedford, Cap, Cray. lost a, N. 70, r..,s.
Lives los. Capt Cray and survivor, were tahsn ar -
ship Minerva smJth, Of New Bedford
rhlp wary uHchtu. OF lrancisco lost in the
about the last Of June-she had prevouslv s,.,snoS
such damage IN the ice that coming in con,ac. nth
smsll sake, she sunk All hands reported .aved-the
captain s on board the VIM 7 Wheaton a. NJ
London.
Ajsx, Of Havre, lost at st Lawrence Island
Armsts Of New Lsndon, lost in Behring's Straits
Co~mopolte, Hsvre lost In Behring strzs; the China
of New Bedford took from her go bbls Of OIL she sa
then burnt
America q New Bedford lost in the ice.
Arsbslls. of Nee Bedford lost In the Ice.
eolcmon ealtue Fall River reported lost.
Henry Thompson. Of New London, lost 10 the ice
ne Ccssack. of New Bedford. IL also reported lost
es ether ships supposed 20 b. lost In the arctic
not having been reported since going in Cap.
Taylor thinks that the let Of June the shps have
net syersgsd than 100 bbs each eince 1st Juiy
has not seen more than half dozen whales; has fx
psriebcsd great deal Of fcgey reathsr aeccp
ky ram has had Nc heavy v.sthsr