The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-05-22
SHIPPING NEWS.

SHIPPING NEWS.
H1vAulz wHALrR.-Ths fayoTle bark W
Wood. the pioneer Of the Hsekfeld Line Of packets
fronBrcasa IN 1859, owned by Jas Dowse,t
Esq hSs been thoroughly Overhausd and re6ttsd and
sailed from this port on the 2oth Inst, command Of
Capt Ben Whitney, on whaling cruise.
CAFrAIS CRAvr has purchased the yacht Cara Bell
and renamed Der the Is Charlie" She has been put
in thorough order aud eo7pered. and viii be run as
packet between Lanai MolOkai and LshAina.
TIE brigan,ine North Star. arrived on Sunday the
18th inst, sS days FROM Newcastle. y. 5. W, via
Tahiti. &c days. She brisgs cargo Of coal. which
has been disposed the e. :, y. z. and A. NJ : :.
Company, and which she has eonmeueed to discharge
On board the steamer Nevada. AMER disShargng her
inward freight. bear. that she will take cargo Of
island produce. for San Francisco sailing during the
latter part Of the first week in June.
THE bsrk IOnia having finished disebargiug FIRE
wood. etc, is nearly ready 5rsea- She has been
fitted up especially for the purpose Of carrying live
stock, and will sail for Tahiti, via MdlOkAi,
where she viii take in cattle.
By late papers received, we notice tSs organization
ola Trans-Paei6e Steamship Company, With capital
+ Of ES,.5o,cOo. This Company Intend % compete
with the American steamship lice already sstab-
shed fsr the carrying trade etc. Of the Orient via
the American Continent, aud touching at some port
on TIE Of CAiornz-perhaps, to begin with. at
San francisco, and afterwards at either Of tee
terminus Of the projected lines across wherever that
NAV be. and more especially that which will offer the
leas; delay in the transportation Of freight. passen-
gers, mails. etc. across land. gentleman recently
in England. states tha, be has seen the steamers.
numbering tsu belonging to this Company. which are
said to be frstelass in every respect-embOdying all
the recent improvements both il regard speed and
economy These vessels are propellers OF about $500
70 4.0O0 tons each.
MExoRASDUN OF [. 5. 5. NARRAGASsErr, 50 rate,
ClOO tons displaceuneut)-Lef Hououlu on she 9Th
Of January. bound for Psugo PangO, Island Of Tu-
tuba. Samoan Group. Experienced nor,berly aud
easterly wirds until Lat. 10 n; afterwards pleasant
weather. Crossed the Lice Feb. 9th from thence
southsry and sastery winds until about 5, after
wards variable winds and squagy ard rainy weather
until reaching Panso Paugo, Feb. I4th having made
tie passage under sail in Is days. While at Paugo
PaugO vas bgsily engaged in making thorough
vey Of the bSrbor, and correcting Wilkes charts Of
1852. but vas intercepted FEB. l5Ihl BY the news
that the notorious Capt. Hayes in Apia, Island
Of Up5l0. Proceeded TO APia the next day sent
armed boat to the Leouora and arrested Capt Hayes
and brought him On board the Narragausett but for
lack Of sufficient technical evidence to convict him in
court Of law was obliged TO release him. Left Apia
on the 22ud and on our retgru to Pang0 Pango took
souudugs along the southwark and westward Of
Aunuu Island; also to-k soundings on the coral
bank outside Of PaHss Psrgo harb0r Anchored in
the Bay AT noon. Fe6. 2sd. and recommended the
fz@ 81, E5.E -.
Tutui az Gag, which saiuJsi with Is guns also
made a treaty With Mauusa. high Chief Of Pango
Paugo. March 4th, California snd Australian steamer
Nesudz arrived during the night, stopping out
side and sending boat in. March lith, proceeded
70 Leone. on the south side Of T1tua, made
plan Of rhH harbar. and returned PauEo PangU the
following day. Having finished the survey, ant
made chart Of the Bay Of Paugo Pango and the
coral reef outside. iet the 18Th of March. in
tending 70 70 70 the PaGuix, GiiteEt and Marshall
Gr0gps. Had moderate nsrtherjy and westerly wind
and pleasant weather up q Is : y. On The 18th q
March. being IN the vicinity q the Islands marsed
Bernardo. OF Isles Of Danger, or the photographs
Ofee Chart. lS5S. hove 10 and searclcd Tor the
island Lat. II So :, Long 1863 s. W bat
could nothing OF IT, although within two or three
miles of the assigned position. and beautiful. clear
weather. March 18th, passed directly over the
siguei position Of Danger reef OF rock. Lat 10 ~
:, Long 100 - ", but nothing Of it and no
sIgu q iaud-hst light winds from northEard and
eastward. March 21th, examined the location
Lat. S. :. Long. I7o7 IS ", With only small
portion above Spsut the entire day aud night
sounding over the position. bot could get nc bottom
with 100 fatbous. sad saw sign OF land 8 March
sSta. passed Ph9uix Island. and made a running
survey thereof also passed close the assigned po
siti5u Of a Euau0 island 10 Lat. 3 : - :, Long.
los So ", but found 20 signs OF such an island
evidently PhRHiE Island Is referred 10. Islands
marked existing IN the following positions, namely,
Lat > : ~ 30n :. Long. l7l= "a So W; Lat.
g So 5, Long. III S. s0' ", and Lat. , 81
S0'' :, Long III W, have existence 10 said
Positiras-bavins examined all these localities in
beautiful, clear weather. March ssh, arrived at
Euferbury Island, made plaa thereof sad remained
there till the 29th- LETT l that day, and at
10 an sighted Mary Canton Island Lat. ~ I
s." :, Long. III ~ W, the existence Of which I
Is generally doubted. L Is identical With Mary
Balcout Island, Swallow Island, or Mary Island Of
different charts-s first beng derived from the
fact that the whaeship Canton vas lost on Il il 1854
made running survey along the n, NV, v. I
snd S.W- coast-peaszut weather and moderate .
breeze from eastward Island marked existing in
Lat. &c IS 8, Loug I7z= IS W, does not exist I
Apr lst. crossed the Line aud stopped AZ Bakers I
Island. bat the mo0riug buoys having been carried
away, did rot remain there a. long intended 4
made plan Of the Island, h0EsTer, and at the re-
quest Of the Superintendent took three refractory
laborers CHarsiiaus board for transportation 20
HououIu Iest there the sane day ApriI sad. made
fast to the buoy H0Waud's Island remained there
long e1ugEh make plan q the island. sud left \
the day fer H0u1lug, being short q provisions
and supplies o. the night Of April 7th, at 10 .
o'clock passed directly the position assigned 20
san Pedro Island, Lat II Il n, I7s= y. saw .
sigu q land whatever. beautiful clear moonlight
April 10th crossed the IS8th meridian. Hal fresh
breeze north sastsrly trades and pleasant weather
uzt1 I6s T. and - y. The 20gh. 9st and 71i .
Of Arrl- bad gales from southEari and east
vari, ani north ward and esstward-zhIp behaving
Eet-aiterwa-ds light, variable winds from the north
ward and eastward. 90 the e5th Of April rs-cr1ssei
the IS0th meridian after which variable Wiuds until
tie ssh, wen q nerthEard a1d eastward fresh Z
breeze set IN lasting uuJIl the p Il Nay; hence
light breeze rr1u southwark ard eastward 20 the 7th
of NAY Struck the trades IN 81 y. their direction
beng ESE- and carried them into part Daring tie
last wees experienced very heavy rains and very
sggally, disagresable weather. Arrived in Hou0gla
Nav 18Th. having been away from this port nearly
four months Health Of oscsrs and reszarkabIy
good