The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-12-12
MEMORANDA.

II Peruvian ship PstroHHa, CamPoIon.en, repors-Len
Honolulu Oct. -. AMI proceeded on our voyage til tie 9Th Nov.
On the 81 took a heavy gale from : -. AMI yesrgI % 2. lat.
g. IS y. long. 100 % W: on the 4th ship sprung 4 leak, and
amer searching Tor the place where she leaked, found il in the
sten-pa-t- On discovery the leak, the vessel had Eve feet
water in the bold, the pumps became ehoked- ane the leak kept
gaining On u, 50 ne decided to return TO Honolulu On the 9Th.
We sighted Nihau Of the lodi with strong westerly winds and
eunrnt, and Was driven as Ear as lat 30 y. long. 80 60 W,
having strong winds and a heavy sa To contend ~ith all the
time Made Kauai on the Igh, with the winI frm E.S.E;
stood again to tie Dorhwari, AMI the wind veered 10 Sc. znI
3, and this time gt as far as p So y. long Ia 10 W,
when the wind yeeed 10 ESE, aud We again p-intel ar tie
Islands Made Oahu On the 30,h, took the pilot Oh board Dec. :
AMI came into port next day. From the time that the leak COM
menced, We were obliged 70 keep all hanis at the pumps during
the whole time had a good deal Of trouble vi h the pumps, as
the sand from the ballast got into them, and sometimes the YES
sci wa ia rather a dangerous preljeament- Two coolies died
during our absence from Honolulu The coolies behaved well and
orderly, and rendered great assistencs at the pumps.
II Bark John y. Vest. Tinker, reports-Ler Honolulu
April 9, and arrived on the Ochotsk May IL found the ice
plentiful, and the weather thick and blOwy was among the ice
most Of the time. Arrived OF Jonas Island on the 2s.h, and
took our first whale there next day took our last whale Oct. 10,
in Mercury Bay, where We found tn most whales this season.
Took in al, - whales this Season. Had favorable weather
nearly all the time. LEFT Mercury Bay Oct I'D, had light
s01theriy winds and Gains all the way. Arrived At Honolulu,
December q.
~ Bark Camilla, Prentice, repoTts-Let Honolulu Nov. 2,
1860, aud first cruised On on Shore Ground. December %,
lat 80 5. long Ill W, took cur FIRST sperm whale 26th,
took another Ssh took anOther-al large Jan l6, took
another all these on OF Store Ground. Feb. I'D, on the line,
took 2 sperm whales 25th, took 4 more-lO sperm whales in
ALTO Lris- Arrived on the Oehotsk June % found the ice
plentiful, but The weather good, and whales scarce. Took our
frst right whale June Is, lat IS 30 y. long. 152 T., and our
next one July lat Went to Mercury Bay and found the ice
aud whales plentiful, but the whales hard 20 catch. Took our
las; whale Oct. l6, in the Bay-in all 2 right whales, Il boz
heads and 10 sperm whales, since leaving the islands. LEFT
Mercury Bay Oct - came through the straits on the 2s,h, had
light southehy winds all the way. Reports the Milo to leave
Mercury Bay On the 21l, for Honolulu, haiiins 100 barrels.
II sIOoP KhHGH. Clark, reports-eit Bakers Island Oct
81 had moderate winds from the Eastward up to lat. rs 80
". and long. l6i 90 W, then got strong winls with heavy
squalls from SS-w. for three days then light winds from the
Sc the remainder Of passage from Kauai. Made the passage
in 70 days from Bakers Island to Honolulu.