The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-11-14
Interesting Reports From
THE WHALING FLEET

Report OF bark Monmouth.
Cuf=-d ia Mercury anil shsu.ar Bsys saw Ilra;y q whales
daring tr- months % Au-u-t and SEPTEMBER Ia Aay, June
AMI July. nu1d immense quantities o. .e-. weather Ia general
mrl~ratr, athou=h much ~. saw The fires what june =,
ana the last on the SOth SEPTEMBER. Had gssi weather on the
Tasa=- a0En, vi;h the wind FROM Es-E- to W-S-W.i tOk lie
trades ia la;-S3= Was = days from the ooh passage 70
HOaGu;u.
90 the I3sh September, 1861. four oairer-. inciuln- the frst
% tie fourth. dill oPeuIy u.lsps the crew r,fu=- to 90 any mJrc
duty GA brsnI tie Lark Monmouth. Or ia te hats, and re
qu--ted 20 Dc Iat on shore which request was complied with )
Thy then put their ;Lnr- Into a boat anil TuncI Themselves on
shire PreTious to i.ar having tie ve--e, they each signed
their ZANE o u paper VuuNTtias this statement and signed
el-1r q: al dues and demands a-aius. SAiTInaster and Owners.
with II ., - unIrrtod that tIe= four officers hal been III
tie boats all the season, AMI among plenty % whales, but did
Mt get one drop foi up % Tie above date. IL T. OEu-ET-
IL ship Hiberair. Bumpus, reporis-salei from Honouiu
Dee l., IsfO, AMI nrs; cruiaed GA the Line lat L sos, long.
1T3S W, Gst - bris- sperm. Hal = collision Nih Ia, IIa=.
hri< Herr, "a which our spauker-boDH AMI saT were carried
A~ay- Eel. s. ~hl- solus iato he lee haFDor o. Ascension, We
goi ashore % = coral reef tie okle; pl1t on the STAND being III
GATs- AZ us thae- Arrived at Juan Feb. %, anil lGt again
on the 3s;h hr ~Iougkons to repair, where ~ arrived March 9. |
In there May :, and eriscI ia tLe IeiOs and japan seas.
June ), our much respected Captain, z. c. EDWARDS, died.
having been sick most q The time since Ieaying HJnskOns. lie
suhered eou-ii-raty frOtn Az attack q Fever aHi aeIe, but got
better % that about a week before his death he was taken III
WIKI brain fger, q which c'gnPlaint.he disi.. On the 1Ith, We
went into HatClaii, and Ee1t day buried or deceased com
maDler In On the 1sth,. under command % Geo. ". Bumuus,
Gate natrD and Mr.. q. D.. Fraz!er as hrt officer, he having
j1iual the vessel in that capacity ~ IIakoIadi entered the
OeLotsk on The I'll, made tie nee on 2sth in lat. Sc 20 ".
bong. III7 - y, anLanehored in the harbOr Of Ayan On the
Goth July :, 20, under weigh FOR s.v. Bag 13th, saw the
frs; ho~heads OF sanps Point, and ioo~our first two OF Striped
BluH On the 18th 6ok our last whale in Mercury Bay sept -,
which filed al cur casks. Oct 4, went into FcIiSston harLOr
for WOOL AMI water len there on The IIth for Honolulu with
the wind strong from the WesiEard the nizzrn topnast weHt
by the board, carrying Eifh Il ali above tr heal Of tile main
mast also, fre topsan, top-gaIiant yard. main speHeer, jb ani
nyinsjib, martngaIe, aul SPLIT foresaiI and maiusaIi on the
l5ih, m coming through the ooh passage, We had cur main top
sail yard carried away sJI, in lat. II : - y, long. 152= - L.
encountered a heavy gale from s-w, during which We IOz; the
waist boat frgm the cranes, and had thc starboaHf gansSayst
AMI buisarks stove in GA the passage dO~n lad strong wet
cry winds until the l.; Of Nov- when We fell in with light winds
AMI Gains.
j. OLi-asars ;ars German, Lubbers, rePorts-Len Homo
lulu Dec-4. aH1eruised on the Line saw a school OF sperm
what's OF srOns's Island Jan. "a, bu, lid not take any. Was
OF IIakodadi March "a; len there April g.. and went into the
Arctic July l. Saw the first bowhrais 26th May. of Cape
TEadIsus, and took cur first whale next day took the last on
Sept "A, Int co N, long. I537 W. crUisei mos: Of the sea-
son froin LIT. CO to TO= y, long. iGs9 to lT47 W. Last Of
September, saw the most whales between lat. CO. and T3=.
Had good weather, but ner- was plenty of ice this season.
Let she Arctic Oct. 5, and came through the tT5l passage on
the lJih- Had goOd weather down, inchuing two days dead
calm One OF our LOatse-rers, n native, ran away 1t Sironss
Island Two natives died Of consump.ion-ore May eo:hi and
the other Oct. 10Th
~ IIaw. bark Benjamin Rush, Fish, r~crorts-Lea Homo
FEB. / cruiscd on saypan on the I'll. AMI Iel there tie
I'D April Took two sperm whales or Bonin Islands. Went
on the OchOtsk June ) saw the first right whales Oh the lOth,
AMI took the first on he 18th. saw the first bowheads in s.w.
10y S0- -" -" AN A'~N "A-No ---- - - So 'N""
ice this season than was met with in any former one.
to FeIixs,oG and 20. our Tender, the schooner l. l.. Frost,
Aug =, and lost eonsideraLIe time in getting her out Of the ice.
Len her this season at Siantar Bay, ia Caroline UarbOr, Oct IL
Sailed for Honolulu on the 18th, and came through the 5Ohl ,
passage. Had good weather all the way down. Made the run
from Feixs;oG to this port in - days. .
II Bark Planet, DaIlman, reports-Ier Honolulu Jan. Is,
and first cTuised on the Line saw sperm whales on the III,
and three same day in lat. y : ", long 1GSI : w Saw sperm
whales again Feb. q struck one, but lost lin. Next went to
Ascension, and thence to Ifakoiadi, where 1 remained forty
ar Hawe heinz III motto a time Lr there. Ma = and
into the OchOisk on the 9th found plenty Of ice, and was
lmongst it for - days saw the first bowhcads June s, lat
10 ", long. l4I L. Tool first whale JUNG IS captured j
ieven whales this season, six OF which we're taken IN Shant'r
where we saw the most whales during the cruise. Pound c
he weather in the Ocho;sk good first part Of thu season. Dur
ng the whole Of JuIy, had thick, fosgy weather Jan. 22l, ono "
slaie falling on him while taking it On deck. Len FeixsioG i
Oct 10, and was . days on the pAssase dosni lad moderate /
lT Brig Gomez, winlclm, rcIorts-Cused principally in
Ehantar Bay found the weather first part Of the season fo;gy, ii
Nth frequent gales hom N and Z. During July, had good
Weather, but still rather fDggy. Whales we're plentiful during
august in : ". ard AMI Shantar Rays. Went on the whaling
round June II took our first whale Aasust 10; in : v. Bay
nd tie last sept IL. in sianthr Bay May 3, lat ~ " ~
1ng; lSo- OH, sne9urtered = heavy sAeiiroR w. n"rrI~.'a' \
nj Lai good weather down, with the exception {: zone gale. Ct
IL Schooner KalaH1, Kelly, reports-Sa.lel from Honolulu 3,
Lprl 90. tor the oehOisk, in company with the Elizabeth, to "
Th5ch vessel ihe KaIama went as Tenler- Arrived on the whal- X
ng ground June Is eTulsed principally in s.w. AMI slantar
and found the weather fosry, with much ice, during July ?
nj August; the weather became good towards the close Of the >
Els the art whales June = ; took ~ nr-t July 10 -
nj the Last ON the 2lEt Sept Together with the Elizabeth. we n
ok twelve b0Eheads this season. saw most whales first part r
eptember ira : W. Bay LSn the OShotsk Oct 10, AMI came !.
lroush the 5Jh passage on the 1G.h had good breczcs from \,
le westE7rl till the 23l, when n strong gale sprung up s ~, in Vi
lich We hhltp fr about six hours On the 28th. We zen IA Il
it'll another gale from the. westward, lat ~ N. long l1lS =
aner that We had good breczes til oct. co. in lat % v, IL
M. leo w. when We had eve days calm. Took the trades j.
Lat. 81 "a bong. los : anil carried theui to honolulu r
II Bark EIi-aLeth, Whitney, repots-wc cruisel in the Of
rhotsk In company with our Tender, (he KaiauaD the particu-
rs Of Efteh cruise are embodied in X report. 7 will :,
eref1re merely give a short aecoGn; Of cur own troubles, etc =,
n our passage up, May ., had a severe gale, commencing from u
Z. aBd ending at y w, which lasted for tiirty-six hours; lost ii
II mfzen siaysaH, had the rpIler-held nearly broken OF. and 4
artel the vessel baking. Four days afier, encountered another -.
lie frHn the same direction, in which we lost a jb. flying ji- "
ON AMI fore tops@Iani-mas;, with all the gear attached, and sy
e leak increased. From that time till we started for home, III
y0abIe winds to The Straits, the vessel at that time was leak
? I7th. FH in With another heavy gale on the 25l, in lat D,
: 80 y. long. lsO= l. = from Sc. and finally yeercd to :
> uss,r1rd. from whence il blew with terrihc violence. In do
s n y : s, ami SoI sa sase fm r1' ,s saS sraDs We HIi ' .he he @ri.,ai of
1ve in the cabin windows. and increased the leak to about 1900
rOke- an hour. At one time the leak vas 30 BAD, and appeared
BE- Gaining, that We had serious doubts as TO our safety. On nc
amiuin. the vessel, we found the principal LEAK to b. in the :
~. and whenever she plunged heavily the water would rush HI
In perfect streams AMI We lad sometimes from four TO fys ~
Z OF water in tie hoil. Had two deaths On board tiis season =
onr. a native named Suuauu. fu from the yard while recans, NJ
j was Instantly killed the other. named Naumike, died Of
1sumption-bo.h belonging this place. 81
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