The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-11-07
Interesting Reports From
THE WHALING FLEET '

w. WmryET-DEsE SIR After l-ayiu- ~ -lndZica IL
arI. We L4I light Ne4tl-r until arriving ia latitude 20 ~ y,
where ~ fHI in with a continuation % heavy, rugged weather
We arrived in th- vicinity - tI- Kurts IIluI- passed through
thu gales wIihoGt damage, except the splitting % our main top
sail Passed through the 5Jth passage ia tie Straits steering
INV blowing strong from The s~DuthwauI. At p. NJ, LAT.
So W y, long. l53- % p, We came up with the ice, carry
ing all sail, not expecting TO lind it 80 far south We immeit-
ately shortened slI, hraeeI sharp up, and worked out without
much damage, although there vas . heavy swell AID a tl.ek
suOE-stomn ~ the time In the course 81 the dag, saw the tark
Pacific and ship Polar star. Worked along 10 tie NE. among
the ice, hoping to hpi clear water. May - va near the west
coast u Kamschatka, sailing nCrtherly between tie Ice and the
Gand. in company with five other vessels, having from 10 to 20
miles % clear water. At dara, We hove ~ under co-e-resfeI
topsalIs and fore topmast-sthysaiI. sUppo-iug ourselves 10 De-
distant; about p miles from land. saw the Polar star and Oliver
Croker rather close together in shore, the latter, in wearing,
struck six times, hut finally got OH clear. The Polar star, ia
wearing, got or before the wind aud went ashore they cudea-
vored TO get her OIL, cut away the spars 80 a : TO ease her, but
there being = heavy sea On, size soon bised aud filed with water.
At : A. VI. the oliver Croker bore down to u with her ensign
Lalf-mast and lighted lamps. On coming up with Us, she re-
ported the Polar star a. being ashore. Both vessels made all
sail, and worked up To the wreck against a strong ~norhery cur
rent and a heavy sea, and only from one to five miles u clear
water, and 49, made slow progress; however, the weather mode
NJ marninr W. c,me ,hrg,.t If he sr,cs and anchored IN
II f4ihous water. Parties from both vessels went ON shore, and
succeeded in selling her ~ she lay. at auction, Capt. Cochran
being the purchaser. The officers and crew saved most Of their
thines. some stun was got OF from the wreck, amI then only
at haIEtd,s; the ships being distant about 10 miles. and the
I'm in Lat. IS 20 Y. long. I55= - r. Through the kindness
Of Captains Drnsly. Foster and kUlrner, i was relieved % all
but -IN u the sLipwreCEed men, while some u the Captains II
otlrr ye-srls refused 10 take any 81 them.
The latter part June, 1 Cruisei in Tayisk Bay. but saw 10
vlEles= first part % July, ] cruisei about the - WcsI 81 ,Ind'
Tor ght what's. AMI saw eight whales III the course II teL days
struck one and lst him. The weather being heavy and rugged,
with rain and iog. and no sight for whales. 1 LEFT Tor the NE.
Gulf wher- ! -tw bpwheais i"r five days-the only ones | had
seen during the season struck thr-e, ami 0nly saved one.
Next CTgi--i along the North shore a : far IS OchOtsk City. up
e. sept .. ami there found Capt Walker. 0f -hip Alice Frazier,
whic vessel Ea- I-t in the ice last December. After fastening
her 70 the shore. intending To- take cut th-prOyisOns. her lines
parted she drhsh To sea and has not been heard OF since The
Captain, officers and crew were distributed among the Russian
ettlm-uts. became short - provisions. and finally were obliged
toaPPly % the Governor for assistance. ~ho kindly supplied them
with the bet he had / fOuHl the government short Of every
kind u provisions In some Il the towns. tea WAS a. high a. -
PER 10. AMI -four. rice. sugar. etc, in the same ratio. Capt.
Walker reports hs men all well. except the 81 mate, who hsd
accidentally shot himself. two boats crews had gone to Shanter
Bay, expecting - ut = chance % the Sandwich Islands b. some
Of IA ships that may touch there. I took three nf the men, but
Capt ". concluded TO remain ill the ret u HE crew would
leave Came through the 5O;h passage sept ., aud experienced
fine Ssltlsr most q the passage down Tie fOliDsing vessels
were spoken and heard fruun
Jelly Is. Onward, OF St Johna Island July 25, 500 hrls
sept 10. Emily Morgan from Japan Sra. hound 1" S.w. Bay,
100 Aug. =. John =. West. or Ne. Gulf, bound to the right
Whale grounds, 3 whales. 2sth, south BI-ton. I whale and -
brls muacie-ligsrr oil June 25. Monmouth. houIi for Sianter
Bay clean Oct ID. CalEto, J whales, Ia sending up a ne"
mail tOpmast At the time