, 1865-08-02

| Among shc HAalefa.
The New Bedford Standard after enuulars
ting the vessels reported to hare BEEN dc
slroyed, says:
The above Is probably but small portion
| Of the number destroJed, and If no other
have been destroyed, their loss Is but small
compared with the dispersal Of the entire
Northern feet and the loss Of the seasons
| catch. which Is lrcalculable not only to pu,
merchants but to the entire community
This is more se7e1e blow than New Bedford
has experienced since the British invasion
and destruction Of the shipping aud bustues:
part Of the town In l783. Il took many
years fer the place to recover from the effect
Of that Wanton raid, aud nov our city being
On the decline, this second act Of British
yaudaltam Is donb]y severe.
We may reasonably expect, however, that
the present season will see the last Of such
plratical disasters to the whaling business,
and our merhanta, By exhibiting renewed
spirit Of enterprise, may do much to retrteve
fhe past. Let the full number OF vessels ta
Immediately fitted for ths fishery, aud VIC
may confidently trust that before they arrive
on the cruising ground tie pirate will be
among the things that were. Ia consa-
Quence Of the news whale oil Is going up, and
this shonld be an additional incentive to emf
bark IN the business.
Some months ago communication was
addressed py Ae6srs. Williams q Haven, Of
Ne" Lo1don, In behalf Of the Pacific whaling
interests. TO the Nay Department, .aetiluIE:
forth The danger Of the feet being attacked
BY the Shenandoah, and answer was received
that sevEral naval vessels we're then in the
Pacific Ocean, and Others were on their way
to Join the squadron, and no danger need ba
apprehended- Many war risks have been
canccled by the owners Of vessels on this
assurance Of safety. Still there is no avat1s-
| a IN
pirate. The present wholesale destruction
oi Fesseie Viii douetles. tacite the Govern
ment n Is to 40 as much as to lock the barn now
NM 5fe morse mas b:en stolen, and we have
confidence that the Pacific will IN few
months swarm with cruisers, and tie
p,iates I'll eilhsr oe d1isen from sesa Or
lun Up a. the yatI arm.
sep Hestcr sailed hsnce In May, 1861. and
VAS last 1eported last January, With 400 br1s.
sperm oil On board. She Eas $50 tons bur.
osu; Tas owned ~ VIM. J. kotch md others
Or tnas catyf ana #as valued, With outfits,
hoen sne lstt tals pott, 1T 81 ,Ooo. There Is
~ s,1 rnS 1nSuIanee npon neT, Wild war risk, Of
sn;eV atlne 9nion Mutual o1ace. and 81, ,1e5
al sn1, lne oeean ; oneG: l z,o~
so'p ist angs,t sdso Reaee n 'ay 1872 ED
y BIS sperm on en- boari; She was $40
tons onrdtn, was oWne1 by Loum snow and
oinets o. t9ls eats, ana Was Fa:nsd: 9th oat-
nte, Taen ehe LETT th1s port, at f30. .UO. There
Is 70 insurance Epon her, all the War risks
npGn her having been Cancelled.
aEip Eupnte'es sailed hence IN August,
ls0s, ard sasled from Honolulu F,r the Arctic
Apt1l ly, having traashtpped all her OIL. She
Was S05 tuns burden, Wss oEnsdby Edward
W; Ho~'aod and others Of this city, and Was
valued: 9th outfits, When ste lelt this port,
Ut SG:.WW: She was Insured With War risk,
only S0.s5o n the Commercial Mutual Office,
some + ar rel:cles upon her having been cen-
celyd. :.
ship william Thompson, sailed henca fn
June, l6t4, and Left Aouclu!u April 81. 1865,
fcr the ARCTIC; having on board 50 barrels
sperm on. she was the largest Thaleshtp
belonging to thts port, 405 tons, owned hy
3leesIe. swtft q Pe1ry, and was valued, with
outfit, nt $4,000. She Is Insured. With WAT
rtsk, W 5U at the Union Mutual Ollie,
$15, 500 at the Canine: clal office, and 81, 500
at the Or an Office.
Ship Sophia Thornton sailed hence Deem.
ber 5. 1864, and left Honolulu In May for the
Arctic, having taken no oil on the passage
crt. She wae c.mparntive new vessel OF
13i tons owned by ,1ohn r. Thnrrtnn and
Others Of this rort' aad vas valued. WITH ont- I
fits, at $l8 o00.. She is tnsu-ed for Sill. 600 IN
the COMMERCIAL Office, $1,000 in the Ocsan
Office. and s. 600 in the luton Nutnal ON "a
40 addifi- mi po]icy Of Sia. .OW in The Iatter
Office having Terminated cn her s5r,yai Al
ff,. gnrdutnh Ts1on1a ~