The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-04-21

deep water channel The Minerva passed through ut IL Z.
NJ, Wholly unaware Of danger until boarded By us The tides
run very strong, perhaps i've knots, at full and change The
vicinity IL good whaling ground, but vessels should be cautious
Of the tides and reefs referred to.
REPORT or BRre JoskPrxE@Sailed from Honolulu Feb. 2ith,
and for the first four days had the winds changeabie from = w.
to s. E., with continual heavy rains, and did not get an obsersa-
ton until In lat IL ION Arrived At Jarvis Island on Saturday
March S. The ship Black Hawk sailed the same day fer New
York With . FUN cargo. The ship Henry Brigham, In endeav~-
ing to move from one buoy to the other, fell 10 leevard, and was
Il days In regzining the island Ship Rambler, Lafhrop, ar
rived ON the 11fh, and came 70 at her mornings the next day.
The Henry Brigham intended 70 go 10 fanning's Island for water
on completion Of her cargo The Josephine sailed from Jarvis
Island on the 18th ut. for New Nantucket Island, with thirty
two passengers, and a spar buoy in tow Arrived at New Nam
tucket on the 2lst The next day laid n mooring suitable for =
ship 10 ride at Left on the island some white men with provis-
ions and water for six months and arms for defence. and we
yen on the morning % the oath Arrived at Howhnds Island
men on that island, salei for Honolulu on the 18th ut The
moocinzs we're laid under the superintenience Of Mr.. G. Judd,
Agent Of the American Guano Company. March Is, lat oo0
21m- ", long. 175- SON. w. spoke bark LAgcia, Ito bbls sp-
from New Zealand. bound north The Josephine experienced
Gains during the first week Of the passage, after which had stn
breeses from y. Il with some very heavy squalls Of three or
four hours dun alton The ship Black Hawk was loaded in the
short space Of IL days The Henry Brigham would sail about
March ~. The Rambler would sail about April 20. The He's
perus and Fleetwing were on the passage down when the Jo-
sephiae le6-
REroKr FURNISHED BY Mn. CHAs. II. JUDI, OF AFFAIRS AT
jaws IsLAsD--Len Honolulu on the evening Of the 1st Of
February. 1859. On the night OF the sth, running at the rateof
II knots an hour. discovered breakers ahead within half a mile,
being the n. L. point Of Christmas Island, with a strong cur
rent setting in. Got all the natives 70 work ship and beat
against wind and current, and ran clear Of II. Arrived atJarvis
island On the 10th. Landed the aborers, &c, and on the 18th
commenced loading her. She sailed on the 5h of March 1,47S
tons Of 2,2io lbs, having been loaded in IL running days, at the
rate of 100 tons per day. The Josephine arrived the same day
from Honolulu with provisions and water. The same day com
menced loading the Henry Brigham, which had been taken to
eeward, and had been Is days beating back against northerly
winds. Loaded the Josephine, and got her ready for the expe-
dition to Bakers and Iowland's Islands. The Rambler arrived
Jarvis Island on the 18TH
Mr.. Judd sailed for Bakers Island Monday, March II, leav-
Ing Mr.. Wilder in charge OF Jarvis Island. The Josephine ar
at Bakers Island on the 2lst. Mr.. Judd laid heavy moor
there, left some white nm, and brought of samples, etc.
Found the island overrun with rabbits. descended from those left
by the LhoIiho in 1857. Lay at the moorings two days,
md sailed for Howlands Island, where the vessel arrived in six
,ours. Placed a mooring there and left men. Sailed for Homo
ulu and arrived in - days,