The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-06-16

mp Ieonore and bark . y-Rlower, loading for San francisco.
HA" SCH MAEILDA Rzrokrs:-was eight days from Keais-
keskua TO fanning's Island on the passage down, had light
southeriy winds April 4. ship Henry Brigham touched At the
island and procured 500 bbis water April 25, ship Hespers
touched there. Len the island May sc, had strong n. 4. winds
the entire passage Saw no vessels.
II The New Bedford Standard says Of The ship Golden Eagle
which loaded here last season, and u expected TO load here
again this fan; This clipper ship Is now ready TO be taken TO
New York 70 load for San Francisco. Since discharging her
cargo Of oil and bone, she has been thoroughly oyerhanled below
and aioft, and her lower masts shortened four feet
II Whale ship Mapengo, Skinner, arrived at New Bedford
April ls. fn New Zealand, 1900 bbIs oil.
Bkie ZoE-Our readers win remember this old packet, now
rugged as a bark, engaged In the whaling service. She arrived
at New London on the 18th April, I'm Hurt's Island, with a full
cargo Of oil This is her third cargo since leaving home in
June. 1857 also shipped ON board bark William Wilson go
bbls oil, and left $50 bbs do at Hursis Island, to be shipi'ei pS
the Peruvian. Sold 10 bbls oil during the voyage.
SAILING Directions FOR APAIASG-For the benefit Of such
vessels as may be disposed to touch at our Island, (Apaiango let
In approaching the island either from the northeast or south,
every Effort should De made 70 pass through the ' s;1ha miles n
in width, from the east, keeping close to the southeast extrena.
west. Here the cocoanut trees, which have been in sight on the
eastern side, terminate, and a reef commences which u Ir
four or Eve miles to the northwest, when it is interrupted by an
istef covered with cocoanut trees. On this reef, two-thiras OF
the distance from the termination of the main land, to tins iset,
stands a lone tree. Midway between this tree D te n ian
land lies the windward channel or passage to the lagoon, as
living on the starboard or southeast side of the channel as You
enter. Directly opposite this channel, OF ratner n IT. ou'i,
an erceHenf dHchordqe- IN iron hVc u eieh' a'"
width, an eighth OF a mile. Just within the channel is a bar
with three fa,hOms water at high tide The lagoon then speed
fy deepens into ten and fifteen fathoms- The direction ir ne
tering is N. n. Il. by compass. From this anchorage ready
communication can be held with the main land, distant one mile
south east. The mission premises are near kolnaua, one-han
mile southeast from the village pronounced ko,ee.now-aht
This is the capital of the island, and bears due north from te
channel, distant about eight miles, directly across the lagoon.
There is also another good anchorage half a mile to the nor,n,
west Of the iset to which i have referred, opposite the leeward
channel. This channel is INSTRUCTED occasionally with sunken
rocks, while the windward one is quite free. The depth OF the
two is the same. The distance Of the leeward one from the mis-
sion premises is about six miles stu quicker ana more easy
would be held from the windward channel, from
the fact that generally a boat might make the run IN ootho irec-
tons with a sail. In case shipmasters should be willing occa-
sionally to bring Us n mail or TO call upon us when they IT 70
pass near our island. the above statements might be OF some $
sistance to them, in occasioning them as little delay as possible.
Water can be obtained at our island. The lagoon also furnishes
an excellent place for g coopering." Of Friend.