The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-11-07
Ship oliver CrocLrr'- Crui-c in the OchoI-i.

Ship Oliver Crochrr'- Cruise in the OchoI-it.
Passed through 'he i9,h Ta,>ae~ May 10, steering NV
cam. up ai-4 the BE-. iu 4t. 81 o. y shortened s-'- AMI found
8: making o. o.. NJ. hal strong = ". gales most - the time
With thlcs f-. There being 80 much .c-. could rot get 70 the
NV. Nay -. lt. 81 - y, .pu-. la5 - =, worked along
the .c-. % th- NJ. On the morning Of The lsh May. sa~ the
. Western shore ol Ram-ehatsa, and supposed IL 20 he about 80
miles distant. Ou The 2Jth, -lw and spoke %. ships Polar star
AMI Jossphfa-, -IsL. running along the ice, in company with
other v.--el-. -aw the land at times during ,he day 10 the east
ward, and eh.t I supposed 90 be floating ice in shore, but soon
proved % De- I.x land covered With snow. and 40; 50 far u as l
expected III. commenced with strong winds from W, and
farr-4-eI % gale. A. +. VI. cI5-e-raefd fore and main top
-aI- and ;aTaa-t -tay,aIs. steering &c. th= Polar star in COM
Iaay all t= time. I supposed We hal Lny miles sea-Toon
cl,-- o. M ic- ana gave orders 10 wear -hip At Il O'Clock,
gtnb x.-II civ. 4. -, H,prs 10 that tsrg. going about two
ths deck, Iut before / reached . tel; her strike t"lcr more, being
on the sind a, the time aud healing V. Ia-aed the officer L
sight aud DE ship must have struck the bottom ana conse-
qu-H-!y the Polar star must b. ashore The Eers.. siTucS
once more, but 10; 50 hard. On looking lstern. s-~ the Polar
1Ly.HF Hi--el stays. ltGr 'll particulars o = "rsSH, Se
high-w4t-r mar. The land about tlat place is very deceivins
thu high land sen ia the oaiug is from - 70 - miles back from
i,g11 Z. , I~l.', IT.. - ~ " tmr fI In. NV. nc ne surf,ce oi the water.
BY cur charts, the land makes a straight shore me- aud
Ss-N-i also. Observed a low point ui land bearing W o, and
another one Tearing ME-, which forms a deep blight, the dis
taHce from point to point being about 10 miles. We next stood
to tie Westward about 50 miles, came up to the ice aud con-
rnuei "orAiu- along 1t until June 70 when We went iLto ar
sisk Bay found there a srsat quantity OF sheet ice, hut n
whales L-it july lt Tor the + buir- a" ana to'h II
hrt ho"head July . oil the sand spti sth' saw and tooA 4
lone whale At the same place 25d, t0N our last b""Head III
v. winds. vent into Taryisk Bsy again Aug. - had been
a few whales seen four days previous. Sailed from there the
10Th, aud cruised along the North shore to Ochotsk City, hut
saw nothing. Was oil Horseshoe Bay sept. I went into Tar
yi.k Boy fer wood and water. Mr.; Wilson, lst officer 81 the
Polar star, with lis b.a;'s crew, who had remained with US
willie crossing the surf. the boat ctIstzel and all hands were
reader no assistance. After hearing oi the accident, l seat two
boats 10 the town; the natives had recovered only one body
the ship. and afterwards buried ON Fhhius Island. The following
is q list OF names %; the boats crew:
James Wilson. 1t officer. Of Massachusetts,.
Edward Iinder; hoat-s'errer, Of New York.
William Dulcea. seaman. 81 same place.
James Harm, seaman, OF Troy, New York.
Lslt the Bay sept. =. 'or Alaid Island, and on the goth, lat
% % y long l-2= . W, saw and took two right whale
the only ones We saw this season. Had continual gales from
that To the 9Th, when we came through the straits. oct. .,
l2,h, and On the ri, took light soutierly w~ls; since tha,
time had light trade winds. Arrived at IIio on the 9th, and
DAVID COCHEAN, Master.
u Bark drab, Aiken, rports-saned hence Dec. @7;h' ona
sperm whale cruise TO tie Southwark and Westward, under COM
mand Of Capt. Grinneli, but he has since died, March last, in
lat. 81 : 20 Y, long. 49, : T., Of dropSy in the chest. saw
sperm whales three times about the Phoenix Island il February.
took two. which made IL brs. saw howheads May p, in lat
co.. 81 y long. lT6= 81 T., and took the first June 25' entered
the Arctic July %, and cruised principally on the COMPASS
Ground Pound 're weather good first part Of the seas"r' but
the latter part on the contrary. saw the most whales IN f"Ver
Bay; took two there, and three in the Arctic. which made III all
ESQ brls. Mostly found the whales scarce and shy throughout
the season. LEFT the straits Sept. -, and passed the Fox islands,
lad rather = rough passage down. one Of the searnen- named
John Cook, a native Of New Zealand, died 81 consumption near
the Phoenix group.
u Bark CGfbGrins. J. T. Hampstead, reports-Cruisel oil
Cape Bl-riug from the 1t to 10Th Of July, and took five whales
Went into the Arctic July -, and there took 5 whales-aIibow-
heads. Took the first whale june -; last whale, sept. 10. lat
65= 10 y, long. IE3 ". Len the Arctic sept. 2l' went to
Flower lay fr water. Left there the Coral, Sisson. with about
$50 brs. and 1900 lbs. bones Capt. sission intends to winter
in tire Bay. AMI was already prepared.
IL ship Good Return, Fish, reports-Went on the Anadr
sea June is. and there Slw the first whale. lat 6i7 3ON., long.
III : Il ". Next cruised from Cape Bhering to Indian Points
saw whales all the time, AMI took two. Went to Ployer Bay,
and there took one whale. Arrived in the Arctic july 2S, and
took only one whale there. Came through Bhering straits sept.
II. and saw plenty whales-struck. seven. hut only saved tree;
the weather being very rough At the time. Took / bowheads
and 3 right whales this season. Experienced 4 fair share OF
good weather the mos; Of the season. Came through the
10th passage Oct. L., and had moderate weather down.
Spoke the Julian, sept. Is, with about 500 brls. this season
bound to san Francisco; same day, spoke the Montreal, with
= 900 brls, bound to nilo.
u ship OHtrqrf, Allen, reports-Leit the Sandwich Islands
March - had a pleasant passage up TO the kuriie Islands,
passed through the 47th passage on the 18th April, and saw the
first ice; was in tie ice from that time until the 18th July, up to
which time tie weather had been very had-fog, rain, and a
number Of gales from Sc. and NE. saw and took cur first
howhead in lat. SO 90 y, long. IIl= 30 r. fifty miles Sw-
II Jonas Island last whale, Oct. =. nj Mercury Bay. Found
the ice heavy and packed in he Bays until after the 2o;h Aug.
Don't know that / ever saw so much ice in the Ochotsk before.
During the latter part Of August and most part Of September,
had good weather and a fair share Of whales. Cruised princi-
paHy on or Shore Ground, around Jonas Island and Shautar
Bay. and saw the most whales in the Bay during September.
Went ON the whaling ground April %, and left again Oct. 10.
Tie following Is Il list Of the vessels spoken and heard from: