The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-06
sY TELEGRAPH.
Terrible DISASTER IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC.
Destruction of au Arctic Whaling
Fleet,

SAN Francisco, Nov. 5.-Arryed, thC
Moses Taylor, from Honolulu, which re
ports October 10Th, having boarded tht
water.logged brig ShGlehaii, from Trisct
10 Calla0, and found all dead except The
Captain, who was saved, though hardly
breathing,
The Taylor brings news OF a horrible
disaster to the Arctic Whaling Fleet
which was caught in tho ice. Thirty
three vessels were crushed or abandoned
Particulars soon.
SECOND DISPATCH
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.-The Captains
ol the Whalers Arctic, Gayheed, Minerva,
Eliza, Swift, Reindeer, Eugenia and Paica,
who had arrived At Honolulu, furnish the
following; The vessels commenced ar.
irving at Cape Thadeus on the 1st Of
May. On the first Of June the ice opened
and let the fleet up within sight
Of Cape NaHvino. The fleet was
working westward; found some whales
crossing the Sea OF Anadyr. In Behring
Sea they were more plenty, but there
was much trouble from ice, and when the
IIGet arrived at Cape Behring and Plover
Bay the whales had passed through into
Arctic, whittier the fleet followed meeting
with fair success until about tho 1st Sep.
tcnbcr, when ice foes and bergs of great
extent commenced drifting down, and by
the 10Th u number of vessels had been
sunk The hulk Of the remainder were
hCnlmcd in, drifting or driven ashore.
September I'd the brig Comet was stove
and sunk. On the 7th the Roman driItCd
balCy toIscN by two noes, between which
it was crushed like an egg she'll The
crcw narrowly escaped. The Florida and
Victoria, Of San Francisco, were also
crushed.
Onthe 18th Of September the Captains Of
the lcet hemmed In between the point OF
Bclchcr and Wainwright inlet held n
meeting and resolved to abandon the yes.
Sels in order to save the lives Of the crew,
which was done and ono thousand two
hnnlrcd sailors took refuge on board, the
reminder of the fleet, which had been
fortunate enough to escape outsldcbeI
the lee closed. All the abandoned yes.
sells will be, 1t Is believed, a total loss,
there being little chance of recovering
even the cargo in the spring. The Cap.
tain Of the Florida arrived here by the
Moses Taylor. Tho news created the
greatest excitement at Honolulu and here.
The ice drove down from tho north
west and forced tho fleet on tho mud
banks The leo grounded in twelve to
fourteen feet Of water A large number
OF the Captains arrived here by the Moses
Taylor Nearly six hundred Of the
wrecked sailors were KanakHs and will
remain at Honolulu leaving as manymore
there, many Ol them aro unprOvidGd for.
The bark Comet will bring us many rs
she can carry and the American Consul
was negotiating for bark To carry
another load 10 San Francisco. The oil
GERS think the naval vessels should be
sent tObring away the remainder The
whole Uno thousand two hundred were
brought from the Artic on SIX whalers,
IN addition to their own crews md car.
goes. The oil loss by tho destruction Of
the lIcCt Is about u million and halC dol.
lars. The caleb destroyed ioots up thir.
teen thousand ADMINISTRATIVE barrels
Of whale, nino hundred and siXty.fvc OF
sperm and one hundred thousand pounds
Oi bone.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. j.-ThC Nebras.
ka arrived on the 18th inst, with eight
days later European telegraphiC news
than that received by the previous Suez
mail
gentleman who arrived by tho Ne.
braska is reported to have purchased wool
to the extent Of million dollars for ship.
menl direct TO the account Of New York
Anl Boston manufacturers.
pocket book, the property of the
claimant Orthe TiChbOrnc barOnetCy, has
been found At Wagga, where he formerly
resided. The book contains some impOr.
iant letters in the handwriting Ol DCcOsta,
and the possession is being contested for
ny the agents Of the iitigauts in the Itch.
borne rs. LuShingtOn suit. Tin waSIOund
lhlhe New England colony, Queensland. A
wool ship has been laid on for New York.
r, Evidence bearing on the celebrated
ilCCIbOrne case Is being sought for on both
sides in tue records Of the Castlemaine
AMI other Pacific courts, for 1850, 1860 and
lsOl, and the name and other particulars
executed In the Melbourne goal, In the
same years, have been copied, nttested
aht sent 10 England.
=, lhe business portion Of Casheville,
loie county, has been destroyed by fire,
caused by the explosion Of a kerosene
lamp
Mrs. Julia Dovierc. who shot her hus.
bands paramour, Mrs. Lane, dead, was
acquitted on her trial for murder at Stock
Ion yesterday,
Adyiccs from Southern Arizona say
'na' reign Oi terror exists, the Indians
ani SOnorans plundering the trains md
,ShClts, and escaping to Mexico. The
plnOuCr Is immensely rich. Silver mines
Psvc pc been discovered eight miles from
ltt,Scolt and the whole population arc
'"snlhg out to secure the Claim.
hu'Klut Affairs In South Carolina.
, WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The South
vatoIina papers report that tho excite.
meNt at Spartinsburg Is subsiding No
MreSts have been made the past week
sMuo0gh the United States forces are re.
lnlorced by u company of artillery. No
MFsS yet in Chester, but 81 10 York
county where two hundred people con
'ySsed connection with the Ku.Klux or.
SMllilion, though mainly allege never
geAyns participated in their operations.
"2liie PPM, say they were compelled to join,
MnlIc Others did as a means Of pr0tcc.
sHoG Of their negro aborers, whose con.
g,csSlons give the names Of those who per.
,orMcd limitations and others present
no II