The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-04-18
Report Of burk Emerald.

Report of burk Emerald.
BAY o. SIS QrESTs, LOWER CALroESrA, MARCH l2-DeGr
ST II write you - report my ship with Il whales. about 500
bds this season, With about txo weeks more whaling TO come.
ships visiting this place, drawing more than Il feet q water.
have 70 20 in and %. On the full and change q the moon, when
there Is from is o - freion the har-at other times about l5to
10 feet, With some sell vas the grt to whale At thi. place
a. ~ t''I l'NAus ~ ~ hns M chance here :
goa tT Only "s -hI- "Nh"uEh tN' might d' wen y mated. a.
the whaling - done n a very limited space, particularly when
Isle de Gina, / discovered a lone breaker about three miles 81
the island, bearing from it ss-E. by compass. There i also
another rock which break. occasionally. about S.W. by ". by
eOmTass from the outer head d this hHrtor. frm sN TO eight
Pacific, Capt Foriham, q the Milo, aud Others. Last year. 1
bat ~ in smaath -sAiher' very nearly over the situation q
mentioned i about a ships length in extent, the latter some
not even on the Russian charts. High water at full and change
at $50 \. NJ rise eight feet A W PnEcE-
II Schooner Sea TiteH, Chapman, rrro1s-Ler Honolulu
October -, crossed the equator Nov. 5. in long. l6s- Is W.
and arrived At Tahiti on the l6,h. Found there flag ship
Dushay Trouin- 1oi guns, with the Admiral on board, AMI four
other French war srssel-- sailed again D~c. ). and arrived At
the island % Slttsr". on the I'th, wherr we found the uhaIe-hfp
lulu 2Oh. touched at the i-lani d Mont. where We found the
whaleshiP Unea-, bound home 25i, touched at q place called
At-o. Arrived % Tahiti again Jan. -, aud found there the
English ship rlaekTater, Capt 0uame. frm Liverpool, wi,h a
at Tahiti. in honor 81 tie French Admiral and any amount q
Amusement vas carried ou during the day. such a. boat and
eanoe racing. climbing greasy polls. festivals. halls. etc. a,
which sports an imaaen-- multitude had collected from al parts
81 the group Sailed from thence 20 Huahine AMI K.stea- and
On 70 ian Francisco. where ~ arrived on the 18th q February.
~ - - =. " I'S ENIt,sly'u NtTy H-ht
came into port On the 9Th.
IL Haw. schooner Maria. Molteno. rcpors-Lef Honolulu
Nov. 5, and had fine weather all the way over, with the eAccp-
zion % one gale from thu Sc arrived az Nargaria BAY Dec.
81, and found there she bark Harmony. our first commence
ment was to 20 on shore AMI build up the try-works. 4 scpw 70
carry hIuhher on shore. and three huts. saw the first devf-fsh
on the 2ith was all ready for whaling on thu -G;h. Next day
saw a COW and caIf-we gave chase and .uCceeied in CAPTURING
them. on the 5I-t. the Nassa,oit, Peruval. came in anal an
chorel Close To- ". with whom We agreed &, mate. Jan. 1t.
We got two more whales did not see any more whaleS tin the
sth, when the whaling fairly commenced. The brig Comet
on the 18th. We took the first thirteen whales that came into
but after that We had cur bats stove ON several occasional
one tme, between Us and the Masasoit. we had five heats lying
18th, We fastened to another COW whale, and fired two bomb
l,nees. which -et her spou,iuS thick blood, tut unfortunately
At The time Up 70 FEB Is. we hal taken SO whaies-l' t. the
Massas2it and II 10 ID" Maria. The Ma--aS"H. by this time.
was full, having had about 1000 bIz previously ON boari->he
making in al 20 vhalrs-ltout 500 hrIs holy oil and % trs
carcass oil, and bought = nr~-iH all 1851 brIs VII. oil. From
March, whale. being sun plentiful. Int hard to catch. The
.Iarmony got her last two whales OF the 2ei. having taken in
all Is whales. about go brs, and the Comet IL whales $50
and Harmony. AMI arrived % Diamond Head night Of Ihe 18th
inst. having male the run in 10 days.
l. Bark Martha. Cornell. Cat Iahaiua) rcports-Weut into
scammou's Lagoon 2th December. and left there on the It Of
March for Turtle Eay-ounI the whales rather scarce and ,hy
Tor lagoon whaling. In Turtle Bay OF the 22i March had
upsettir- =, a hat In the surf. on Bi,ck sar-i6r'. Ia-1o1. wba.e
names we're Thomas T. smith, Of Rochester, Y. y. Z-nas A
Fuller, Of Sandwich. Mas. JOSEPH. Ea-cus. Il raita, Coastn Of
Peru. and John Parlna. a native OF Up"lu. Navigator Islands.
February 9TH, the -hip Speedwel struck on a fat in Scamm0n's
Lagoon. stove q hole m her bottom. and sunk. She ~ sold =
she lay. full q water. for the sun % s~SsOO-Capt. Fish and
Capt Cornell being the purchasers
VESSELS -rrEEN ANp HEARD FROM.
March 15-At Turtle Fay. ship Levi Starhuck. 800 hrs this sea
son took freight from the Electra, and sailed the
same day for home.
l9-Shtp sharon, 800 hrls this season took freight from
the Fabin-. and left for home
22-Ship N0u.-ruua, 100 brs this season-was % leave
iu tao days for home
&2-ShiP Europa Manter, $50 brls this seaSou-would
stay there a. long a. ther- were any whales.
u Capt wheIden. Of the John HourErud. reports having
spoken the English merchant bark Constance. in LAT; 2O- y.
long. 1507 W, from New ZEALAND, bound 20 san Francisco.
~ BARK Philip If, =. Hampstead, reports-Leht Ascension
Island March Il experienced fine weather on the passage
Town Lost seven men by ie-ertion 1t CAPE -. Lucas. and "a
officer. Mr. Cook. went on hoarI the bark Coral. 1t Turtle Bay.
The Ph,ruiN. with about $40 hrls., and the Nex England. with
about 40 nrjs. this season, hai both sailed for home. Each
vessel hal iUt = hat and crew ~ de-erti1u. The General
Williams sailed from Ascension Island fr home about the latter e
Of February she also lot a boat and crew ty deserion.
u Bars Oriental, johnson, reports, left Boston Nov. :, :
-ro-s-i the equator Dec. -, in the Atlantic made tie land,
-. John, Jan q On the 25;h Feb. We encountered
~e then took the wind from " : W, which lasted 20 rs :.
took the : 2 trades Light, and crossed the equator in the :
3 ", when " ell IN With the : r trad--. spoke the Am. N
whale bark Marin, Capt. BIo-, Jan. Il, ia lat So 81 =, {
'h- would remain about . months ~ River Plate, and thence /
proceed 70 The Pa.ine Ais' sp@ke Bremen brig Leander. Feb. '
J'uui o. Cana'- Arrv-i n Honolulu April u. ai well a
u Sch0oaer I4rndg- kryt=. r-pau-L~f; this port fr Pan =
ln-- I-iaui. January 1sth- Had Light winds and heavy rains
Turing oar passage arrived all sell on the 18th January. Re j
NAMED some time waiting 90 complete cargo, and sailed for q
Honolulu on 2lth March during the ras,ar- 10 had strong .
way until in the parallel 81 HAWAII. we're under single reefs. n
n lat E1r dav. Raj uotbiu. b,t r,lul- ma Ifrbt air. .-.r1 "
III quarters On tie morning 81 the III. sighted oahu dead o. Z
=indwzni IS mil-s-lt sunset, VA rouui BARRIERS Point. saw &
.n-baek whales on -=v.ul occasions OF Hawaii On the 18th " -
days from HouDiL-I- ~ veil remained one V-.a. auI
allied fr Tahiti iir-st