The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-11-19
TIKI PACIFIC
commercial Advertiser.
h..e.hiP NInrr. OF New BEDFORD.

- psls,rt. which Lapperzi On the night % tie 18th Of
..-..u5er Last, during a violent ga!e n y. = h1r1or, on The
...: Of Siberia
- ,e s.1iri-t I.!anIs jane 18Th, had Light winds and
:. w.stser about = The gay T. Rgr!e Lila Entered the
a y,,.tg- July 24lh- Had { nne run ac.Oss the OcHotsk
a ,..sfls between Feirtoa AMI Great shantar Islands,
- I FELL IN with \ heavy pack q slid ice Up to this
-. I bad Mt sern IT, spS1t Of 4 whale 1 worked my ship
80 h. !cs. a-d On the Cd Of August anchored II shAnt4r
gv s5t meeting with n: SUCCESS that I had anticipated, BE-
,-e-s.rfnx. ] sent my boats into Mercury Bay, cruising al
=. ~bH- in shal,ar Bay, the weather being fo-gy and rainy
Is III a. t4ue.,un,u tie oh. Not finding whales, 4ad
rs,irx Dr1as al anchor in = y. Z gal-' stove IN ny h."se
KY l-F.s IsLaui I saw wnabes three days in SUCCESSION, but
= sii. Icrused from Elbow Island up and do~n the nor,h
-+aure trauspiring. On the I5tl 1 hal made Up my mind
i9i"t-,, \ q Harbar. and ge. water, (Which 1 vas greatly
80 - am a--sI tie seasIa on th- north shore A. about
Up ", iaacAor-t IN y. L itrhor in 10 fa;hgms q "@-er,
h outer Point bearing f y. Z With moderate breezes Inn
= = AMI Izn, rain. httei my casks Tor water
Daring the night the wind hauled u the y. and y. y. W
with dear weather AtS \. VI o. nc ION 'he VIM Ealled 4
M y. ", with q gale Hy crew employed at this time Ia
g. r. rough, ard continued 80 until noon The barometer
s5Tn % %. The Erst part % the 18th the wind hauled to the
b61inE from the east with heavy looking weather aud hne
r.n. Th~ ship al this time was lying with 90 faihons Of
able ot. AMI ssl running rapidly and the wind battling, but
I.s a.. zrt ve-rrt z4iIenIy 20 the ( S. T.. and blew violently.
a. sa al the while rising. At about halfpasc = p. u. the
ship made a jump INTO a swell or sea, bursting out the upper
pail Of the SiHiI4ss, drawing the bolts entirely ont Of the bit,
All turning the tower pail under, at the same time breaking
th- beam % my ~indlass BRAKES, raising my windiass bits
nearly out u tn-r places. AZ this time the gale aas severe !
immeiia,eiy secured my rindIass with heavy tackles and
chrEz. GWl pUt q heavy thGht- CI my AIN Co. uEAf "A'SA
ba4 the desired eject. Tie ship NJ this time vas riding side TO
ne T.ni owing 2, the strong eIsrsnL OCT .; =; vi my best
oSyrsf Ian described. I Immediately let 20 ny starboard
,ScLar and paid out the whole length % my cable, and succeed
ell N bringing her up. at The same tins, got up my largest
piece % broken cable, (Which was about Is or 80 fAthoms)
n, s9rst Grms Never before IN my life had ! witnessed 4
sceae Ike this, the Wind aud sea increasing and at tmes
ysi ne zap ,S ~ Is E N M lar I.lr : : = La Ssehor. on, cnei rd NO, SriDa
Fr m Nv hin a then driving fast uDOL a reef OF rOCEa
of NJ port bow Then and not until thea had ever f-t such
a wvf,ht Il responsibility. Knowing full well that the ship
c51Ii noe survive i've minutes the way she vas driving AMI
soad soon be crushed 70 a.oGs on the rocks, slipped from my
Dr. l 10 L- done, setting fore sail, fore toP-msst-stay sail and
split IN the aitetnpt, OGt suceseiei IN SetlihS he heNleu q
,hore- Jhe ship viii tiat sal only was on her beams ends
TO c'earthe land, and cur danger becoming more imminent
~ thought IN a few mouentg we should 81 be where no one
eoqli p5sd5Iy have Hy7i 70 tell Of our sad fate.
III Iand alt along % the soG-h and w-ss was 4 high D!uG
shore, ANT my only determination now was 10 save lite. IL
vas a dark, dismal and gloomy night, one that will long be re-
mrmherrd ~ every soul on board OF that ship, seeming AS u the
very clements were combined against Us ir oar Instruction.
ant dangers which required more than human skil TO avoid
and about halfpsst eight she struck On a reef % ROCKS. under
water, the sea driving her further In until she began to
hr ratIer up through the deck, tearing OF the greater part Of
her stern plaukHs. Finding The ship h.eiing over fast, /
f possible I succeeded in sgttin, them all down. by
m~IflrrIy an-rEnris, Ending that my ship was inevitably
bsl / cut away the masts. The ship then became more easy
ami rghted a Hitle- Ropes we're put across the decks TO hold
On by, the seas striking violently against the ship, and large
bodies o. water came into the cabin through the opening IN the
stern Fearing that the wind would haul cut to y W, which
- a common thing late in tie lsIL- particularly after an easter
S-ix-, Che only remaining anchors that 1 hadJ at a very great
a. the boats came near being s~amp,d several times IA
- = -. o. ~ -. cSoines djisTIay.d In carving out nv ORDERS.
sui and disheartsned as I feIt, and while one Of my boats was
hyinK the last anchor, I became a silent spectator OF the
swapping Of two Of my boats by one Of the most fearful seas
/ ever b-hebi, deprtving me % oars, pins, and everything that
in them Having only one boat to save The lives OF my
! attempted 20 lower the sarboarl boat, and had the good
to get her in the water and away from the ship "Ithou;
alongside. watching a time when il was prudent TO take some
% the men aui try aDd effect 4 landing Wet, cold and
sowing thrm ruier and between the th~arts. l succeeded in
landing every on without the loss u a single life
Az O'Clock - ~, I took my papers and yalise, and a few
prcrs o.: salt meat from the cask, I abandoned the ship. being
The last MAJ u have her. and landed on a dreary desolate coast,
not to sleep but 70 mourn over my SAL misfortunes, and blight,
Cd prosPsSt-. \ ne vas IhnIe NhiGh III - Ger
pear Iess gloomy. Wet. tired sndscod. as we were without a
a IrizzInr rain falling upon IA all the while, rendered our stu
as depIotsbIe as eaG well BE- imagined Daylight soon
s,om The wreck % what a short time before had been cur
soarss s-,vrfv Dat. + rent ON board the day after our disas-
br, With two boats crews .! my bes; meH- And at ao9d ude,
thouEh she Tas b lged on The port side, AMI her hold fallo
water, 1 succeeded in hauling the ship q htte nearer the shore,
the seas when they would strike and Is her Hauling on our
lines az the same time, we were enabled to lodge her in a more
getting What provisions uecouId, AMI on the -, 1 sent my LIST
Oaaesr 70 iesixtoa and shan"r Bay. to 90 on board OF any
ask TO- immediate assi4ianee and rslieL
ss-t-d a befnr a - ba-tor Tor u ship rom any wind that
nav bIow. except & :. W. wind And for the benefit % those
experience has TAUGHT rae. that p IS nor as has been repre-
'eu;si, a at place tr any chip to anchor after the middle Of
seek shelter in any hIrbOr above Cape Ukory after ;he lOth
NJ thr ship Onward. WAS laying at Rocky Point, about 20 miles
below me- during the same gale. and was obiiged to get under
~-tgh three different times to avoid going ashore. But owing
% tn superior qualities Of his ship, (i which there are but
rev suchJ he barely escaped 'he rocks He speaks Of the gale
was laying a; south Head, had three heavy anchors down, aud
steam Up, and dragged At that and had the gall not ab"ted-
sae would have saou become n wreck, her fuel being all COB
suncf. IT, fact. All vhp experienced the gale, speak Of h as
hrug uncommpuIy severe
Or the Is % October our hearts we're made glad by the ap-
peIraEc- % the Russia American Company schooner Ayan,
-r9m I shall ever feel gratefully Offering a passage 10 myself.
oac~rs, and eyews 10 Nuugs, "a settlement in Shautar Bsy9 l
Proceeded 70 sell at auction what tW things We had been for
tunst~ enough to zt frou= the wreck. together with the wreck,
tr THE sun % 1910 aud On the II, embarked and sailed Tor
Muuga, arriving thcrc on the 81. To Capt. Ellshurg, Governor
q Avln, by whose influence the schooner wss seat To our relief,
I shaE Always feel myself greatly indebted for the unlimited
Mvcrs extended 20 " while under bis h spitslbis roof AsahHe
FRIEND and gentleman. I extend TO him ny heartfelt gratitude
IN the 5th, Capt Allen 81 the onward, came and gave Us all
passagr % Felxtoh. where We were fortunate enough . nHa
sliP Orr-rn- Capt Namnen. AMI the Gusts'e, Capt NauNprsy,
both - which kindly offered to take a part OF my crew to the
uLUIs- LHN Fehxtof tr che Stands the iOth-
To my tru- ii-ni art beueftctnr, Capt VIM. IL Allen %
~ search q "a % reuder all the assistance that lay IN his power,
ant relieving 70 : from a lon ard drcary winter in that dreary
% q H0sic. GeHsroHs, and humane nature, with a heart full %
sympathy tr those ~hohave been less fortunate than himself
E.sTG r. a. ~ hr sni hfs oahcrr. shiIr on hearI his ship. 1
tet myself deeply indebted, but my feeble Efforts will not allow
ne % male q full expression % my gratitude towards him-au
ha b.nrats Of his unlfaIitrG success. and taat hi. future pros-
psets may never be bgighteI by n like misfortune that has be-
To Capt. Nammsn OF the ship Oregon, aad Capt. vaupres
o. snip GustaSe, b'Sh q which Eentiemea wil please aecept my
kind regards sd Earmess wishes TO- their future welfare fr
taxing a part OF my crew, and giving them = passage in their
sAps 70 OahG, sad Tor shsir charitable feelings manifested in ny
EDWIN P. THoHrsos.
Late Master OF bark Mary, % New Bedford.