The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-27

Helen Snow, Nye, 500 lat Lahainal-
Ha~ brig Pretoria, Fish, from the Arctic, reports having
cruised with fair weather throughout the season. Saw very few
whales until the middle of August, when they were met with in
considerable numbers of Icy Cape, but were very shy, and as
there was a feet Of so sail already on the ground, they re-
NAMED 50, utterly Precluding the possibility of striking On
account Of the moderate weather the ice remained more confined
to the Arctic and Sea Of Anadier than usual. Had brisk
breezes and fair weather on the passage down to Honolulu, but
squany in the trades Reports the following vessels: Martha
500, August 22d, walua $50, September Sd.
ship architect, Fish, reports having cruised in Kodiack,
Bristol Bay and Arctic Ocean among the ice, 80 miles north Of
Icy Cape. Had moderate gales and very foggy weather up to
September from that time until the 18th Of same month had
good weather. Saw whales abundant in the ice, which was very
heavy. Took the first boxhead about the 10th OF August, and
the last on 10Th September. Came through the 10th passage in
company with the Rebecca Simms, reporting i whale. Had
fair weather from thence to ~ deg. N, when they met a heavy
gale with a very high sea sustained no damage. Had light
squalls but far weather while crossing the trades. Saw a great
number Of whales OF the y. W. end Of St. Pauls Island.
Ship J1eh Perry, Cannon, crused in the ochotsk and had
rough weather, with constant thick, drilling rain. Saw plenty
Of whales, but very Wild. Took the first bowhead in July. and
the last right whale 25th September. Has not seen any ice
during the season. Cruised in the 8 W. Bay a fortnight A
seaman, native Of Ascension, died on Friday last. Before leav-
ing the Ochotsk spoke the ship Hercules, $50 bbs, bound to
Maui Sept IL spoke the Omega, 700 wh; October, Junior. 400
bbs, bound to New Zealand; October ID heard from the Silver
cIoad 700 bbIs, Kensington, 600 bbls passed The John Wells
cutting a right whale
ship Warrington, Purrington, cruised in the Ochotsk with
fair weather had seven gales from the n. Z. towards the close
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18th April took the first bowhead. Came through the fifty pas
sage with fair wind; was 2s days from thence to Honolulu.
Had brisk breezes with frequent squalls while crossing the
trades.
Bark Phani-, Hampstead, from Ochotsk, reports having seen
but few whales, except at intervals, distant from each other.
Took the first bowhead on the 18th July, and about the 18th
August found a dead whale; had fair weather most Of the pas
sage to Honolulu In lat 81 N, and long l65 40 W., expert
enced a heavy gale from the northwari had to heave the ship
to under close reefei maintopsail. On the 23d October Mt day
light made the middle OF Molokai Island-an we'll Two natives
died in tie Ochotsk Sea.
Bark Morea, Manchester, reports having cruised in the
Ochotsk Sea, but did not see many whales Took the first bow
head the beginning Of April, and the last about the 10th septem-
Der. About the 12ih July struck the ice with considerable
force, injuring the bow sheathing and copper, causing the ship
to leak badly, requiring four hours Of hard pumping out Of the
"a In moderate weather, and six hours in bad weather. Spoke
the Milton, bound to Maui, reporting 500 bbs. Had tolerable
weather during the passage down, but in ~ deg. n. encountered
q heavy gale from the n T., sustaining no damage. Reports
the weather up to September in the Ochotsk as very fair, but
with that month set in very bad.
Capt Chester Of ship Majestic, from Kodiack and Arctic, and
last from Lahaina, reports having cruised the first part Of the
season in the Koiiack, and latteris in the Arctic. Had fine
weather all the time, saw large numbers Of whales, but they
were very shy.
Ship Arab, Grinner, reports having cruised in the Kodiack
and Arctic; had fair weather most Of the time, until September
set in with stormy weather. Saw the most whales about ten
miles Of shore on the sth September, in lat 90 deg SO min N.
On The night Of the sth experienced a heavy gale from the n. E,
In which the ship drifted from the whales. Had but two days
fine weather from that time until the date Of leaving, the 10Th
September, and only three that were fit for whaling. Took the
FIRST whale 18th August.
Ship ST. George, Capt. Pease, left the Ochotsk Sea in Septem-
Der. First part of the season plenty Of ice-had moderate
weather until September. when the weather was stormy. Two
| natives died in the ochotsk Sea named John Bull and Peter.
Bark Monmouth, Ormsby, reports having leh the Ochotsk
sea 18th Sept; had light winds and fine weather until OF the
lAnieth passage, when they had a heavy gale OF wind, but re-
eeived no damage. From the fnieth passage to Honolulu had
nodente Winds and fair weather. While in the Ochotsk two
seszen did Jack Braganza, a Portuguese, and the other
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