The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-01-27
MEMORANDA.

The steamship Moses Taylor, y T Bennett, Commander,
I.t san Francisco Jan 9th at 1880 P VI. Had strong : E
wind With very bad cross sea for Is hours-made little or no
bound in-had light sOuIherly wind from the IIth until reach
ing port Jan 18th 1t ? 7 NJ passed a bark steering y E, wind
TEhi. Ian 2OIh AT I A VI sighted Molokaii passed a brig
beating up the channel Oh MolOAai arrived at Honolulu at
2PM- An CLARK, Purser.
REroar OF SCHOONER C. NJ. WARD, CAPT. RIckNAS-
Lsn Honolulu Dec 10th, 1871, with the wind from the south
east, veering to the westward Had the wind light up to lat
lee north. long I5s IS west took the trades in lat Ia 80
north. long I59 90 west. Arrived at Phoenix Island Dec
s9th. Len Phoenix for Enderbury's Dec 3O;h. Arrived at
Enherbury's At 4 p N same day. Len Enderbury's Jan 2d,
1s72, for Bakers Island. Arrived At Bakers Island Jan 5th.
Left Bakers for HOwlandts on the 9th January Arrived al
Howiand's Island on the 9Th. Lea UowIsnd's Island for Ho-
uoluiu on the sth Of January. In long lTl0 IS west took the
wind light from the southward, veering to the westward,
weather booking very threatening. On the night OF the 20.h
running. On the 22I wind hauled to the northwest, with
heavy squat and rain sLeel blowing hard wan hfssy e. a l
? A " on The 2d, weather more moderate AIISei on pa
moud Head after q passage OF l5t days from Howl1nd's Isl
spoke whaling barks Progress with 100 barrels sperm, and
L2goda, clean Found everything working satisfactorily at
RErORT OF BARK COMET, Cart. A. FULLER.-Leh San
francisco Dec 3sIh- In crossing the bar took several seas on
board, it breaking at the time. The first 16 days out a con-
tinuation Of heavy gales from ssE to ssw with a great deal
Of rain; Then had 4 days, light winds from Ne to EsE
plenty rain from sSE TO wSw. blowing heaviest when il
s saf ne s siHi T splhn : y up fr 6S1E Nv aTs to f SSw M sHd S:ma Assi i 81,
when We made the east end Of Maui Jan 10Th at+AN.
REPoRr OF BRIo L. p. FOSTER, CAPT. JAMES MILLS
Left Mazatl1n Dec Goth had very smooth sea and light wind
varying from northwest TO north Aterward very light trade
winds until Jan 2Cth- In sight # Maui Jan 2Oth had a very
heavy gale from the westward, with a tremendous sea and
heavy rain squalls The gale reached its height on Monday
night, Jan I'd. when the barometer fell TO - Is. The wind
then moderated aud drew To the northward. Made the port in
IS days from Mazatan-
Report from Enderbury'- Island.
We are indebted to Mr. Geo E We.toa, chemist. at EnIer-
bury's, for the following interesting memoranda, under date Of
December 25th
The Hawaiian bark Bauna LOa arrived here Nov. ITth.
after a passage Of 10 days from Honolulu, and after landing
stores and one passenger, proceeded On her cruise the same
day, having on board thirty native aborers for Bakers Island.
The whaling bark Lagoda. Capt swift. arrived Of the island
Dec 9th, - days from Honolulu The captain reported heavy
weather and a gale from the westward on the ID and 80 De
cember, during which the foret0pmast was sprung - had
seen no whales since leaving. She continued on her cruise
same day. The whaling bark Progress, Capt Dowden, ar
rived OF the island Dec. 18th Soon after making land "A large
sschoolD Of sperm whales were sighted boats were lowered
aud four whales struck, three Of which were killed close in
shore, the Eurh getting away, the fast boat being badly stove
during The run. Laid "Of and on " until the 22d, when she
sailed 10 the westward, intending TO touch at one Of the Islands
Of the Kings Mill group for wood The whales turned out one
hundred barrels OF oil The captains Of the above named yes
sets rPOrt al well on board.