New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-15

Gulf This Acct evoceedo1 in takiAS 33t bersoh OF
o during tho Tst three weeks OF the month Of August
in a place rot moro than twelve mile 10 dismster
Tb,s Acct win mere than make up Tor the failure 10
obey n.y,s Of the sea Many Of the more experienced
0cbo,sh ga whsers have cruised tie whole season
On those grounds where hitherto they have met with
spch unparalleled SUCCESS, in the anticipation tast the
bsl,. would make their appearance, sooner or later
bus no to this date, they have done nothing. Among
,tsss M fortunate ones are fine clipper sh,ps
b;oh called from the Atlantic Ststes at ost of from
$4,000 10 10000 Some, lees sanRuine, left these
grounds and succeeded In getting into the South west
Gulf in time to get from 500 TO 800 barrels.
Whaling has always been good In this gulf but
owirg to The liability To sudden and violent stor n,
bso anchorage &c, has not been much prossc utsd
until this pear sor would II even nov had whales bss.
found elsewhere. The casualties from Ice. wrecks.
Sc, have been fewer this year than ct Any previous
time owirg 10 the better condition in which ships are
sent TO these remote ssas. 1t is not an uncommon
thrg cow 10 300 tun chip with an anchor weigh.
rg from GOO to 6 900 pourds, and several hundred
faihoms OF chain 10 correspond. | have this sesson
seen our-bost ship with ground tsoklipg weighing
l9,0O0 pounds. believe 1t is now pretty veil known
that the bottom of this gulf is bsrs rock, and the
weight Of The ground tsckrg can alone be depended
upon for holding the vefsel have seen four inches
wsrn CT frt m the bill of 400.pound anchor aud
3irch chain, one-third worn through, In single gale,
by erasyDg in this golf. have had the iron bsnds
worn of q wooden stocked anchor in one night. The
tbip Alexander Coffin, which was condemned at Aysn
last season. is still in good condition, not having made
any water during the winter.
Tie four ssaen left on board the ship Natche5 last
Winter, at Mercury Bay, had spent the Winter at
Nicholas up the Amoor River. One died, and the
others returned and lived on board the ship uotl they
were taken CG during the Summer by Whaler, who
bought up their clams for 81 600 EACH The ship had
bised ard tuLk far toe lower deck. 1t will be
Iecolected thai she had board $50 barrels Of OIL
The four seamen left board the schooner Caroline
were all foui d dead, with the exception Of one, who
expired shortly after being taken on board the ship
Iutia He too far gone to be able to give the re.
log book written in French, the contents OF which
have not yet been ascertained. The schooner of 80
tuL burden had succeeded IN catching 100 barrels
Of oil and 81 600 pounds Of bore this season. for the
chip India, 10 which she was tender.
Durir the three seasons of the India and tender,
they have taken between 600 and 600 barrels OF OIL
and bone TO correspond.
Seventy eight ships which were In the Ochotsk sea
durirg the season, and from which have reports,
have taken $40 barrels Of oil up to the end of Sep
TENDER. Allowing 5000 barrels for the month Of Oc-
tOber-and Zoo Is the lowest possible estimate and
have an aggregate of 73, $40 barrels, making the
handsome average OF $40 barrels. TIE greatest
200 barrels, which has never been exceeded before
Or since.
\ If whaers can be fitted out with profit from At
lsnc ports and sent distance Of IL 600 miles to
docrs why can they not be fitted out here with pro-
fit alsO1 Many San Francisco merchants have tried
it and failed but when they fit out their ships in the
iame manner az the New Bedford agents do, they
sufficient induoemert TO wbsemen to make this their
home port When sufficient inducements are held out
for officers to here ships will also visit this port
10 procure officers and San Francisco viii become
whaling port Ships will never visit San Francisco,
unless they can procure officers as well az seamen.