The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-11-18
MEMORANDA.

" Report Of brig ysseDAfse, Stone :-Len Honosnfn u
night Of the 18th Oct, and arrived 1t JARVIS Island on NE ne~
Of The nd Oct Experienced strong bresses during The gFease1
part q the passage, and psssed from the NE TO me sA uso~
during q strong close reesed topssn gale. Found no ship at the
ialand, the Flying Dragon having sailed about one fortnisnf
previous, 18th a fun cargo for Hampeoa Roads, and order. ne
shsp Nory Rotinson arrived at TIE island on the 9Th OH. -
might, and made fast to she mooring the NEXT mornfng- prusng
the three last days Of October, there was . heavy ssen ffsm he
northward at the Island, with nn- weather and wind at kNx,
which had nearly substied BY the LIT Inst, on uhteh - y
May1 Robinson eommenced bsdine, ana the JoseAise SD
for Honolulu. Brought up two native passengers On the
night Of the 10Th, when under the lee Of owyhee, had strong
breezes from the northward on the 1lth, was becalmed all day
within sight Of the island of Lanai. The whaleship Js6srsoH,
Hunting, touched at Jarvis Island on the 2lst ult, last from
Honolulu, bound for New Zealand.
Ship Goethe, last from Arctic, passed Cape East Sept %
Spoke Sept. !, hat 25o "a, long. 132e II, bark Young Greek
Taylor, from Honolulu, bound TO San Fr.ncisco. with fair wind
and making nine knots. August 9, had q boat stove by . whale
and a seaman killed named Peter Wilson, an American, and
about AZ years Of age.
Bari Jore ID, Capt Rayner, reports HAS cruised in the
Arctic this season, and found the weather very bad, and during
the first part Of the season whales were very scarce. Expe
rienced much difficulty In getting out Of the sea from a success
sion Of gales. In lat. 42e N, in a heavy gale from Sc to n.
W., lay to Is hours under the main spencer, and for six hours
Of that time the lee rail was under water. Lost . boat on the
cranes, ard the gangway planks, etc.
Ship Montauk, Capt. French, cruised this season in tho
Ochotsk, and got most Of her oil in shantar Bay. Oct 4, spoke
the Washington, Of n. B., 20 bris-wouh stay till Oct Is.
Came through the Straits Oct. 10, IN company with the Splendid,
Of Coldspring, and the Empire, Of B., the latter hailed $50.
The Moutauk was much in the ice dsnng the first part Of the
season, and lost cutwater and . great deal Of copper-wii have
20 repair here. After leaving the sea had boisterous weather
to the lat. OF 81 >, and stove q boat on the cranes. since then
had very light winds and Gains In the neighborhood OF the
islands for ten days
Ship Mary, Capt jerks, reports Has crused In the Arctic
this season and got most Of her oil Oh Icy Cape. The latter part
Of Sept. the weather was very boisterous Started to leave the
sea Sept Is, but did not get by Cape East till the LIST of October,
thought, at one time, he should have to remain there. Had .
succession Of gales since leaving. Oct. 20, had a regular typhoon.
wind from L. to N; lost a close-reefed main topsan, part Of the
mainsaiI, flying jib, fore topmast staysan, and part of spanker.
Afer getting into about lat. Of 30e had very light winds, and
had to go to long. 1909 Il. in order to get to the southwark.
Have been twelve days within q short run of the islands.
Capt. Tucker, of bark Brighton, reports An the first part
OF the season had foggy weather in the Ochotsk-whales plenty,
but Wild Left the sea Oct Z, in company with six or seven
other ships Oct Sd, Oh Boleha, spoke the Arctic. Beedman,
right whaing-he hailed 400, and was steering NV. From the
lat. Of SO > N Ia We had light winds from 8. and W. Arrived
at Lahaina on the 10th.
The Oresfes has spoke no vessels since leaving Melbourne
first part Of the passage had very rough weather one month
port carried away mainto's ail yard in a squall. Crossed
The Line in long. 124e 10, since which have had light winds
and fine weather. The ship leaks somewhat in her topssdes-
viii remain here two or three weeks to caulk and step a new
foremost Al hands have enjoyed good health during the
passage
Sailed from Melbourne August q, bark What cheer, for San
Francisco. The Notion WINS to sail @rarly" for yancouvers l..
Ship Splendid, Capt Person, reports Has cruised in the
uottk Ah%sIoh IA Aoh -, ~~ANI Deye AD NonN1
this season 100 brs VIII, eco do devil-fsh and $4,000 lbs bone.
Left the ground Oct. 4 and came through the Straits Oct. 10.
In the bays the whales were quite plenty in Sept-got four In
Mercury Bay, but got most Of the oil in Shanter Bay. During
FIRST part of the season experienced much foggy weather, and
was frequently in contact with ice. losing copper, &c. Reports,
Oct. 8, Charles Phelps, 1900 lith, In the Straits, Euphrates,
$50. Oct. 20, In lat. Ae N, long 1759 10 W., experienced a
typhoon from s W. to W, in which ran as long as possible and
then hove to for twenty-fouT hours-lost a boat and the figure
head. From lat. IS have had light southerly winds.
Ship Arctic, Beedman, reports :-Left Ayan, Sept. 10, to go
but had no success Oct 20, came through the
In lat. 40e ~, experienced a severe gale from W. to
" w before which scud for twenty four hours lost starboard
Cd the cranes Since then has experinced much the same
as reported by other ships On Saturday last, q native
Of Oahu died Of the scurvy, Of which disease a number Of the
are now sick
Capt Pease, of the 81. George, left Hno on the 18th inst, at
which time the following ships were in port :-Lagoda, Willard ;
Ashley American, Pease Rebecca Simms, 4awes ;
Walter Scott, Collins, so bls this season Oregon, Tobey. Tho
Reindeer and Oregon were shipping their oil by the
Washington A1ston, which vessel had q fun freight engaged,
and would sail soon. Most Of the above ships may be expected
10 touch here.