The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-11-12
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY,. NOVEMBER II
q the - Frsa.L.eo q. q. Il.

81 thLA 2 - L-hDLR l.
From the san Francisco CalL. Oct. -
Our WHALING F,EET.-IE the early days Of this ci;y-fur-
teen years ago-lhere were some people resident here -ho,
dence in something more than a mushroom growth and pros
Perity for san Francisco, talked and wrote and published their
views of the prscucsblity CT making this Port. the great resort
q the whaling fleet Of the North Pacific. They urged upon the
possible 70 the sarlv rDer .ngagsl in tba whaliDg h-I1-Iss
But stupidity ruled. and the interests Of = blubtrr7 were neg
81 the high rates q charges, port fees OF al kinds, piIotsse,
tonnage Cue docEage. etc, we're levied upon them as rsOr-
made 70 aid the Ulcers o; the whaling ships IN obtaining such
Of their cregs as Lad deserted, but on the contrary. ~Shssf-
ra:s' and " wharf7st" lawyers we're allowed fun scope 70 sHnoy
:aso. cause deseru7ns, and conceal or defend the deser.ers.
these and many other causes had the eject to Keep tie oleaEin-
Gus fee; away. They sahet into the ports OF KGmehamehs 10
rent enfching the merchants there and rejoicing kanakadon.
But the time then dreamed Of by those who had Il thought for
r. - ~ 80, =. - 80 HIs ~ poTt-
ZION Of the whalers that reft at the Sand Sich Islands are here
New Zsalaai and other localities. wbers tLey syo'i n = ~ "a
ern Summe the Northern Winter. A look =: the nan vii
sho" mat This port i as convenient a > any of those Of the
Sandwich Islands for these vessels, especially those ;ha. intend
u seek the ocean l-Tia;hau along the American coast. often
The most remunera'ive - ground" And san Francisco offers
many Inducements which other places do not, such a = a ready
market for oil and bOne. or the shipment Of It 70 Eastern mar
ket. and the obtaining Of all the useful supplies, repairs, AMI even
crews. And tie Inducements to desert have greatly decreased
since those early days. some concessions have also been made
yhaUlg Dot Of The Pac'dc How I nanx ~ IN - m ~ ELe"I
have ever seriously thought upon this subject How immense
u would the yearly visit OF a hundred whaius ships add 10 the
business aad wealth OF this city. The whaling business il not
made New Bedford the richest city. comparatively. in the
= S bia55er." cannot S'" FRANCISCO Al''' gro" tat upon
The above is an extract from the lively little
Cal, which, of late has been noted for it's spicy
and trenchant articles on the Sandwich Islands,
emanating from a practiced pen, which, If we
do not greatly err, is in the hands of n writer,
who has paid US a visit, is acquainted with us,
and from his long connection with the San Fran
cisco press, knows the whereof he writeth. But
We differ from him in San Francisco becoming
the resort Of the whaling fleet. It is true that
owing TO the present difficulty existing in the
United States, the currency has become so de-
ranged that business, except on a basis to be set
for in gold, is very difficult to be done by
foreign countries with that nation, yet. as soon
As these difficulties are ended, and trade returns
10 its original elements, the superior induce
inents offered to whaleship masters and owners
10 make these islands. places for refts and sup
plies between seasons, and which are patent to
Ill who have been connected with this branch of
Will again regain and maintain their
IL premacy. New Bedford kept her whaling
ieet, Notwithstanding her proximity 70 Boston
md New York, and the Sandwich Islands will
'etain their eligibility as ports Of supplies, in
pite Of the glowing future so YoeicaUy pictured
~ the editor of the Cal. y correspondent
we'll known among us, and whose experience in
pacific and Island ports has been most extensive,
hus humorously, and half jestingly alludcs to
he arrival of the whaleships in San Francisco
Yesterday u dozen or so whaleshiys entered
ne Heads, and that event with the prospects Of
bakers dozen more from the northern whaling
has completely turned the heads Of the
Iokul iteoaiaurS.'' Horrible puns about g max
ng light" OF SO much prosperity shock the ears,
nd visions of marble palaces, or free-stone
ronts, after the manner of New Bedford mer-
hant princes residences, obstruct the visions of
ever ready perceivers of San Francisco's
allure greatness. My experience of the past ten
ears at your islands and OF the ten previous
ears in Hongkong and San Francisco, teaches
lie that San Francisco " won't do" Temporary
auses for the course at present existing are now
aramount, but they will soon be over, and
honolulu, Lahaina and Hilo will become again,
hat nature designed them for. ports Of supplies
IT whaling vessels in the Pacific. Whalcrs
all of their corsignees. attention, and that
get at the islands here, they are bat min
among the big fish, and ! am shocked with
iyself, when | find myself now looking on the
Of Il whalcship, the same as = any other
IAN instead of the personal embodiment Of Il
49, 1lSA- %fA@% fS@h'@S A4f AhtAAl1 ~ NAAEA
ice. Men are mortal, the bump Of selfesteeIn
rows with what it feeds on, and the master Of Il
haleship will visit a port where he is con-
dcred the first in the crowd with more alacrity,
ian one where ne is of an equal or perhaps
ally Il secondary Importance. Any one who
Is walked along Queen street, or lounged about
the corner" in Honolulu, spent an hour upon
ie beach in front of Gilman & Co.'S and Joe
allon's at Lahaina, CANNED u few moments on
itman's or Worth's yerandahs ut Hilo, will
what | mean, not TO speak of the
lousand and one modes of relaxation which are
be enjoyed in your dolce far niente cline more
an here"
1t would appear from the papers, that trouble,
usual, attends the ships that go to San Fran
SEQ, and the probability is that we shall have
many tales Of mutiny. lawsuits, and deser-
ons at that port as has been customary in
rmer years. Here is an item tfom the BuNe-
n of Oct. %:
MrTISY.-Six sailors Of the ghaleship HiYDlGn, New Bedford.
ipt. M~acOmber, were arrested and put in the caiaboose this
.ernoOn. No charge has been entered against them as yet.
sailors shipped about three years ago from New Bedford for
e voyage which they claim is up for two reasons, frs;, death
the captain under whom they shipped, which occurred lsss
being drawn overland. and drowned by getting
tangled in the rope OF a harpOon fastened in a whale second
on the ground, that the tier Of oil had been broken up while
this port last November. When they arrived in port here
o DAYS since they knocked of work, and the Captain ordered
en- 70 be put in irons AZ a o'clock this morning Three Of
were so put in irons by the mate, who thereupon thought
had carried the joke about far enough. The captain tells
I'm they have been shipped anew for another year, but the
lors have signed no papers to that effect, and never saw them
til to-day. They state. further, that il Is agans. all rules OF
rts Of entry TO put men in irons in n port without authority
m N p0lusp Com. Of h n0rE