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From the Alta California, Nov. g.
The Destruction of the Arctic Whaling
Fleet.

Il ADOut A0t Abt VI -'1e1s lotA AhS NAait1Aik
began to arrive at the ice south of Cape Thsd
deus They found plenty of ice, and closely
packed, so that they made but little hesdwaJ
to the north The fleet passed through Bherine
Straits between the 18Th aud 30th Of June
and in A few dsys the most of the fleet were
north Of Blossom Shoals. The weather was good
and they worked to northeast, SIS far as Vain
wright Inlet All the ships either anchcret OF
made fast to the heavy gr,urd ice. Whaling
was now carried on briskly for several days, the
boats cruising among open ice ; on the llth Of
August a large number Of boats were caught in
the ice by the wind shifting and tettng the ice
on shore.
On the 29th, light southwest winds, which
freshened toward the latter end Of the day, set
the ice inshore so fast that some Of the ships
were caught in the pack. The rest retreate1 in
shore ahead Of the ice Here they anchored in
from three to four fathoms OF water, the ice
coming in, and the small ice packing around
the ships By the strong current running 20
the northeast, the large, heavy foe ice grounded
ia the shoi water inside Of this the.ships lay or
st least the most Of them, and those who did moi.
get in kept working in IS they had chance, to
Keep from being stove At this time it began 10
snow. and they had several storms and winds
from s to y. ". Here they we're all jammed
tecether, Fome not having room O. swing clear
Of each other.
TIE FIRST VESSEL CRUSHED ~ uiE IcE.
ON the lst Of September the bark Roman waf
crushed in the ice having COZ caught while cut
ting a whale She driftei helplessly Sc far as
Sea Horse Islands, sni was there caught be
tween two heavy foes Of ice one Of the foes
vas aground, and An immense foW Of several
miles IN extent came against her from of shore,
crushing her like an egg-the.l in 40 minutes.
+ She sunk head foremost, leaving her mizzenmast
and her stera cut Of water. The crew was re-
ceiyei Oh board ,he other ships On the Il cf
September the brig Comet wss crushed in the
heavy ice her crew were taken on board the
other ships and cared ior. Il now became eyi-
dent ths, the ice was setting on shore very
heavily, the open strip Of water became mar
rower every day, snd 10 possible chance 90 get
ol. On the sih Of September The bark
Awashouss was crushed between the heavy ice.
Her crew we're also received On board the other
ships IS DAY stJe- day passed and 10 signs Of
tbe zee opening, the masters of the ships became
auxous shout the loss o. tine, rs the season
wa1 passing away Nothing could De- seen but
one sl..i body of ice off sh0re ss isr rs che eye
could see except the marrow strip iu thofe.
which was from two hundred yards % half
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