New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-18
SANDWICH ISLANDS.

We have dates from the Sandwich
Islands to Sept g. three weeks later than our PREV
Gus intelligence. There is no news, bu. We oxtraet
the following remarks and correspondence, conosc.
ratlye Of the disasters to the whaling heet IN =.
North Pacific, from TIE Poynssiaa OF the OH Sep,
ARRIVAL or THE FIRST WHALER.--In our paperS
last week Il was stated that no wha!er had yet a.,
rived nom the summer cruise, although from two "a
seven weeks later than the nrst arrival during Tee
ma u seven wears On the day succeeding. howeys,
the 3Ist ult the ship Minerva smith," OF New.
Bedford. arrived from the Sea OF Anadir, orlnsls
news Of rather Indifferent success IN the whaling
fleet AT the North, up TO the time OF her leaving. Sc
also brings the account OF the loss OF three waller
two American and one French, from which noting
Of consequence was saved, but the hives Of ~
officers and crews
bury OF New.Bed'ord. which sprung a.leak. foa
some unknown cause and sunk IN the An$dn Sel
The captain and crew took 10 the boats and were
picked up by the ship Minerva Smith ana park A,.
vest. The other American ship lost was the Mes.
Bedford of New-BeOford. Capt. Gray, wrecked o.
Fox Island. The captain and crew We're taken 81
by the Minerva Smith, and brought 70 TINS place.
were Capt Seabury ans part OF ms crew
The French ship lost was the AJAX, Capt lie Ts.
iier, on 81. Lawrence Island. Captain and crew
saved.
about the Latitude OF IS The season was late one
and ice not fully broken up BherlDg straits IN july
when the Minerva Smith let the ground.
HoNoLuLU, THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 1851
Having arrived al this port from The Sea OF Ana1r
and BheringS Straits, with the masters and Officer
and a portion Of the crews OF the wrecked shIps
New Bedford, OF New Bedford, and America Cd a
New Bedford Deem It my duty TO give simple
statement OF the cases, so far as am able
On the 3Oth of May made the westermost pas
sage Of Fox Islancs. beng bound to the Arere
Ocean. Having good run OFT the land, and the
weather beng hne, steered my course accordingly
At L. VI. of the same Day discoNered oos
pulling for the ship. Immediately hauled the man
ward aback and lowered boat with the hfSt otiesr
To pull for her. Ii proved 10 be Capt Gray, with
choice boats crew for the occasion; After ha'nS
pulled forty miles he reached my ship, and stated
to me the loss of his ship on the night OF the l'n
NAV Accordingly, the next daN stood BACK ioh.
place OF the accident and AZ o'clock IN the evening
sent nv boats ashore for the crews, 2s IN number
4 having persisted IN attempting TO land Al
4 NJ the next day returned on board IN safely l
then Steered for Cape St lhaddeus, which l made
on the 7th o, June. Much ice IN, and whales ie.
and wild
On the 18th july fell III with the wreck OF the sh,
"America ID full OF water, and on her beam ends
Took apt. Seaoury, two officers and seven men, on
board My provisions being short, and on account
of the sickness Of my original crew-hiying buried
two in FIVE DAYS and nIue beng of duty-l was
forced TO leave the ground | mad lost by sickness
seven men, all Society Islanders.
The kew-Bedford, ~nen lost, was running under
two close-reefed topsaIs, blowing gale RON I.
At II O'Clock 2. n the America was lost BY the
ice. She filled and sunk IN three hours.
The feet in general dong small business, mos!
OF the ships having not more than from one 70 three
whales up 10 the time of my leaving | saved u
barrels of oil from the America, one head of bone,
sails, rigging, spars, sc.
CALVIN CHLDs, Ship Minerva Snnilh.
ARRIVAL OF WHALES. The POtyneNGa
says the first arrival OF whacrs for the season, b
the past seven years. has been as follows:
In 1874 at Lahaina Jul, IS Ia l8i7. al Honolulu -Jbs
In l8iI at Honolulu july % In 1913, at Ionol III A
In lgi5 at Lahana -July I'm l5i9. al Lahana JuEf
In 1915 at Honolulu Aug y In 1919. at Honolulu AM
In 1916 at Honolulu -Juy 10 In $780, at Honolulu AugH
In 1876, at Lahaina. July 81
~ III. b. Ms brig Swift, Capt. AID.
man. returned yesterday from a trip 10 Hilo, Hawai-
She has been absent l. days. The rumor that a YES
sci had arrived at iiilo, bringing intelligence Of SH
John Franklin, proves 10 have been entirely without
foundation. lPolynesian, Sept 49,