The New York herald., 1851-10-19

ION OF A FLEET OF WHALE MEN
L NOR rHRRN PACIFIC.
following disastrous concerning
Id in the North Pacific fishery, from
of the 9th ult -
kindness Of Captain Grifan of the
sw which arrived yesterday from Homo
been placed in possession Of important and
tellgenee from the whaling teet OF the
lew was boarded, ON the slst of August last,
a IL W., lat. 81 N, by the whale ship John,
New Bedford, Captain Gross, who reports the
z vessels as being totally lost this season.
& Of Havre; total loss
.smatta of New London; total loss,
Henry Thompson Of New Londoni total loss.
! Arabella. New Bedford; total loss
New BedIord. OF New Bedford; total loss.
America of New Bedford; total loss.
Coemopolte. OF France; total loss.
| Mary Mitchell OF Sc Francisco; total loss.
II appears the whole whaling fleet had wntered
gulf Anadr in the northern part OF the OF
chatks in Russe in Asia and, and on the coming
spring had set sail for Bherings Straits but in
attempting pass through into the Arctic ocean, the
envroned by ice and the above named vessels
totally The of the destroyed vessels
reported TO have reached the main land in safety
bat it is said that disturbances afterwards with
the natives eleven of the whalemen lost their lives
The Wells is stated to have borne evidence OF the
navigation she had encountered Her
nearly all gone, her hull less damaged and she
had scarcely sheet OF copper upon her
supposed that s1ty resseis had shared The
fate of those Hioed ADORE; and II quite impossible TO
tell how many would be likely to be lost in their
attempts to escape from the Ice ,,,.
The general result OF this seasons whale fishing is sec
down total failure. The following vessels nave done
nothing
ship John Wells clean hls season
Ship Heptuue New London clean this season. lst Aug.
ship Magnolia New Bedford,
Ship A II Howlsnd
ship vineyard Marthas V $50 sperm c n this season.
IN. whole feet is believed to have done little, II any
better.
II Is thought that the whole feet (some 800 sail
bslnv are vending their way rapidly pos
sbe 20 the northwest asst for the purpose OF retIng
and eudeavoring to retrieve their i'll fortunes.
The daily alta California Of Sept Is, contains the fol-
lowing communication
San FRANcIsco, Sept. II, 1851.
EditCrs-l herewith hand a list OF all the
American ships that supposed to be cruising in the
Arctic sea the present season
New Bedford. "a; Ea.r Haven, II; New London Is;
stonington g. Nantucket I; Warren. s. Sag Iarbor, s.
Falmouth, 2; Mystic 2 Greenport 2; San Francisco q
Edgsrtowp, Fall River, Holmes Hole, Wareham
Newport. Providence and Cold Spring, each l. Total
American ships. li6
send you this To correct the stake made few days
since, when you said there were coo ships,
RtroETED Loss OF WHALE sHlPs We have been shown
the Seg Bedford shipping List of January y, 1851, in
Which we notice that Of the ships reported under
intelligence Of the 9th inst ost in the Arctic
Oc.sB-the Arnaia, OF New London. at Hon )iuu
Oct g 1850 fuu ard bound hone; and others
reported TO show that IL is quite impossible that
thst they cCud bave been that place at the time of
he accident IL would therefore, that report
sh, nd be received with cons derable allowance.