The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-04-28
MEMORANDA.
Sailing DirecsSsas frsa Heaslslv for Jarvis
Islanas

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IslanA.
DEAn Sun AT your request, I will give you, with pleasure,
the result Of my experience in making the passage from Homo
lulu TO Jarvis Island, In a brief manner. On leaving Diamond
Head, s course to lat. 19o is about the best one; but i headed
on TO ss-W, 1 should stfl keep on the port tack. On attaining
to 10 OF a little southeriy, you win have the regular trade
from 4. or EN-E; then keep on the Wind, a good rap full, until
getting into 1885, W. long, OF 155 > So This is great plenty
far enough tn the eastward; then making a south course, yo,
are in q position to run free with strong breezes, or To be headed
OF when first taking the Sc trades, without any anxiety Al
ways pass to the ieetcard Of Christmas Island. and do not tack.
even II headed OF S-w., for that VIII not last more than an hour
or so, and you IRE sure TO make n south, and most likely n little
-asteriy course, before reaching the Line, il you wish to. Amer
passing Christmas, 1 always steer $ as to be about 80 miles to
the windwsri Of Jarvis, when in that parallel Of latitude. The
currents are u westerly set of about II miles q day, when In the
NE trades; and in about &c or 8 N. latitude, I have always
found n streak Of about % of strong easterLy currents, and
have been set so miles TO the eastward during a calm there Of "a
hours The doLdrums vary much, both in latitude and extent.
L have carried a stifbreeze and fine weather until taking the Sc.
trades steady; and again 1 have had a great quantity Of rain
with most vexatious Gains and battling winds, for two or three
days We speak Of the Sc. trades, but 1 have seldom seen
hem : nth OF ESE, and more generally from due east as you
appr, Oh the Equator.
On approaching Christmas Island, you viii always find a
stron- westerly current, and if you try to go about 80 miles to
the wiAlward OF it, you are sure to run on it by night; but steer
for TIN rest end, which lies in longitude 1873 80, latitude %
", and you will go all clear. 1 have shaped my course this
way e lumber Of times, and not seen the island at all. If you
shouIi pass 80 miles to leewani of tins island, you have no occa-
sion =. ear being able to weather Jarvis. When in the latitude
OF Jar -, the current cannot ID aicuiated upon, fr i nave
known it to set as strong to the eastward as ever I did to
the w->t; hut this is not common. There is one thing which
I have always found in making these passages, both up
and DOWN, viz: IL the winds head me of, I am always sure
that il win favor, in a proportionate manner, in some other
place. Consequently, a fair sailing ship may run free a
great deal without fear OF getting to leeward. There are no
other Islands in this track than Christmas. Tide-rips some
times resemble shoals very much.
1 beg to remain yours, ETC.,
W. C. STONE,
Commanding Brig Josephine
To G. p. JuDD, Agent American Guano Co.
CrsToN HorsE Account OF OIL AND BoSE-Laden on board
ship Chaplin, at Lahaina, this spring:
1870 gallons Sperm Oil,
50.Oo5 gallons Whale OIL,
l3.455 pounds bone.
Valued, as per invoice, $40, GIG so.
NAvAL--The T. s 8 ship Cyane, Capt lockwood, arrived
at Panama March 10, from home, via South American ports.
The Us s. Brooklyn was at A spinwall March IL. The DeeG-
fHr was TO sail for ReaIejo on the 18th, and the Merrimac for
Panama on the ssme date. The Vandalia was daily expected
At the former port We hear that the latter vessel will probably
visit Honolulu in the course of a few weeks.
IL Ship 4rgo. Of Bath, C. Ballard, Il days and q hours from
San Francisco, bound for Jarvis Island, arrived on Thursday
morning, April q, with the u. s. mail. Discharged pilot at :
Polynesia, repairing, to sail for Jarvis Island, via Honolu-
Ia, in abOrs two weeks. Also, ships Eliza s. Ella, Lunt, and
ship Georges, expecting to touch at Honolulu, soon.
II Ship Polynesia, Morse, arrived at San Francisco March
Is, l52 days from Boston Experienced very severe weather on
the passage, and carried away spars. etc.
II Spoken, Feb q, lat. 2 " long. 100 w, VIII bk Lagrange,
Of y b, Is mos, 400 sp.
II The Eliza & Ella, Lunt, was I55 days to San Francisco.
II Captain Clark, Of the ship Ocean, reports-spoke or
French Rock, Feb Is, ships Hiawatha, Ellis. 100 sp, season
Sea Breeze, Jones, 60 sP. season Roman, Deyell, nothing since
Of the sickness Of Mrs DevoT.
II Captain Chappcl, ofthe North america, r~eports-Capt.
with his wife. March II. and would return home. Have seen no
whales during the voyage