The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-11-13
The Whaling Fleet.

Ls.. OF Bark Eagle Of New Bedford.
We have received from Capt. Mckenzie the follow
ing account Of the Ices Of this vessel .
I'VE left Point Barrow. Arctic Ocean, ut daylight
on the morning Of Sept. Goth, and put away for
Bhering Straits with the intention OF leaving the
sea, having all our casks full The wind was fresh
from the n. T. and the weather threatening. At
A. VI. lost sight Of the land, and judged from the
rate At which the ship was going, that We should
pass the Sea Horse Islands before noon. We were
steering through scattering ice all day, and about 6
+. " concluded to heave TO Sr the night, not judy
ing IL safe 10 run, but seeing n heavy wall Of ice TO
leevari, thought il best 10 get under the lee Of 1t
before coming to accordingly s;eeFed for the most
open passage We could see, but to our surprise the
ship grounded in three EthOms water. Being conf
dent that we were far past the Sea Horse Islands, 1
concluded we must be on the slge Of Blossom Shoals
Immeiiately took In all sail and made every exertion
in our power TO get the ship OF, but the night was
so very dark and cold, and the sea 80 rough, that We
couII accomplish nothing, and about . ~ VI. found
the ship full Of water to her lower deck. The sea
soon began TO break over her, covering everything
with ice and rendering 10 impossible for us TO remain
any longer on board We accordingly made prepa-
rations for leaving, AMI at daylight found. to our
surprise, by looking hVm the mast-heais. that Ne
were on the shoal of tile north Sea Horse Islands,
not more than % or 80 miles from Point Barrow,
although we had been running - hours before n
strong wind with all drawing sail set and supposed
ourselves so or 60 miles from that place Just rs
We were leaving the ship. to our great joy, n ship
came in sight. running directly for US. which proved
b. be the bAn Carer, Capt. Worth, who kindly
took Us all on board and did al that was possible for
our comfort
A IA IL .-.-u 1850 .Ha~--rJ If.+r,hu.Sl .ron1 H.
barks CouAf Bismarck, -N5raaa and Roman, and
have all arrived Mt this port"
Report OF ship jams.
n. VI. wmrSEv, EsQ ,-DesT S0 -Kaosinx that you are
never trinx In sxsrting yourself 10 Elthsriax up the events u
the day, which makes your 1srsrfi.sr . valuable AMI inter-
ssting to its readers, I hsrs~ith sGbniE a DFsf report % my
unfortunate whaling cruise
The janus sailed from H0nolaia Nov. Ish, 1868, and sseered
OF 10 the south-xsst, running down through the Caroline Group.
touching at several o. the stands f0r the purpose Of obtaining
hogs and other supplies From there stesrsd for New ireland,
where We eruised = short time. baE did DOT se any whales. TX
perieneed very boistsrous weather, ~iih very heavy squalls,
torrents Of rain, and thGHdsT AMI lightning In abundance. Ran
down Oh Booka lay, and on The same night of our arrival
heavy gale cane on from the westward, which lasted several
days After the gale abated. fund ourselves n long distance
To the eastward Of the bay, With n strong east-riy current and
light westerly Winds Finding u impossible TO beat back TO the
bay again, put away Tor th= equator, where VIC saw sperm
whales once Captured three. which yielded eishty-hv barrels
ct oil so, HhsT s. ~. i9s Tel es' io, isse' I.I : = y s, as.1nd q As
supplies, such as whaleships are IN want % before going north
steered for Guam, arriving OF The anchorage March 81, and was
boarded BY a pilot, but DID no. require any as Ne only irtended
To lie Oh and on a day OF Two To purchase a few s-ccssariss that
were not to be bad At Ascension, The pilot said the captain q
Of the afternoon We laid OF the harbor until the afternoon q
the following day, and not having seen any signs Of the captain
KEEP, On Tor Japan sea. Pa.ssi through Setr,rn the Islands Of
ousinia and KakirOuma March 18Th into the YELLOW Sea where
We experienced \ succession Of gales up TO tie 3lst Of March,
when We passed through the Strait Of Cor-a- After entering
Japan Sea, stsered % The north along the coast until arriving
in lat. 81 40 v and long. 1855 90 y. Here We saw a small
show Of night whales for a L. days, but il vas utterly impossi-
OF saao. Here ~e erused some time, but saw no whales To
further south. Aner leaving this grouni, stserri OF for The
Woodlands and White Rock "a. no whales about the Wood
the move Took our hryt sbale % White ;oek May 18Th, and
while cutting il IN, Mr; Chairs Foster, SaIth ofieer, had one
from the masthead. June oIh- Jckn Savage, seaman, died, and
was burist near White Koek- The decreased was a native Of
Savage Island. and ag-d IS years July sth. left White Rock,
s ssS ssP n G sSdihx W shsss shan .han ss sseiT sssS = S Sssa, s"n a no Ssi ,ss
middle % July Nr. Carol, first oaieer, was compelled toay by
the I9ch u May. Put away hr0Is the Woodlands July 20Sh, and
arrived in Peroase strait July =9h; whhs cruising in Japan
sea, struck seven night whsts drvw irm three, iron bruke
tvG one, sunk one, anil saved two; also, tOok ak bumpb9eSs-
ever been witnessed b. ons thai had eTsissd in thass .asersa
number Of seasons. The last q JuEe and the hrsG part % July
experienced several heavy gales, one Of which was very severe,
carrying away one boat, ami causing some other damage. After
in1 ~ Sssrs ,hsr' p IS 30 , " ~ vel ss"asi, S. =
UtkoIokski. Here We saw n few right whales aud struck two;
August 25d, Ksaksa, seaman, died lie vas a native % Drum
nSnss isisndi aged 30 ysaT; ssPs lo'h. SEEING no whales,
~ .Na 49, s@ENm
and TO refresh The crew, a. many Of them began 70 sho~
symptoms of The scurvy-tEo cases quite bad. Arrived in
Janett harbor sept I+th. On the following day ME. John +.
Carroll died. and Ms remains we're inferred the next day on the
north bank Of Lizzie Salmon River. The deceased belonged In
Troy. Nes York, where lis parents and other relatives are ly-
ing. His death was caused By heart disease, accompanied with
He was 80 years Of age Nr. Carroll vas an able o.
anil a superior shalrnan-. After LEAVING Janett haEbor,
cruised over the Weed ground, but seeing no whales, worked 10
the south, where We saw = few. Oct 10Th took one and sunk
0ue-the frss right whalss seen since Sept. 81. Found The
in the Oehotsk very foggy up TO the 2Osh q August
Aner that date the weather was generally clear. with strong
Winds Lei the Oeh0tsk SEA Oct l6;h, coming Oat through the
Ftftieth Passage On the 5Bo~ing day experienced 4 heavy
yat- Frum the north east, after which hal strung westerly gales.
us down to within ave hundred mHes Of the Islands.
then, Nov. ID. have had Gains and Light variable Winds
hade the land on the morning q the iOsh. Took $50 barrels u
0L Very respectfully yours.
y. C. SMITH, Master % ship Janus.
Report OF Bark r. Cumming.
Sailed from Honolulu Mach 29sh, Iso0; hal moderate
Winds on the passage up. Entered the Oehotsk May lst,
the 10th passage AMI saw ice same day. Cmlsed in
" T. GuH til August 2sth saw sew whales and they we're
Will CraissI foE right whales in the northern ochOssk
in Oct 10Th saw fw whales there. AMI took one In LAT. sac,
ong- lSs9 10. Game through the 5Oth passage Ocf. 10Th ; |
:ro-sed the meridian Oct 2Oth, ten days cut, In lat. AS 80.
rom the meridian 20 lat. 307 and long Of the islands, strong
md variable in lat 2SS took the trades, and arrived IN port
TN, with 300 bbis % OIL the season Spoke bark Hercules. \
ievIand- Aug. ss, with 30 bbls ship Janus, 800 bbls, ami
hip EUROPA, 900 ibis
Yours truly, CHAs. HALSEy. /
Master bk u. Cumming
WHfLERS At PANAMA.
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