The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-08-07
SHIPPING NEWS.


The QUEEN EuuA.-The uon-arrival of this little
Hawaiian Clipper Bark, which was considered fully
due by the knowing ones week prior to the ar.
rival Of the steamer, the cause of some specua.
ton and considerable grumbng. When the steamer
arrived the 2sth with the news that she had sailed
the 18th, days ahead of the steamer, carrying
large mail then the mail agent in for his share
Of the blame in allowing mail to be forwarded by
sailing vessel when near the schedule time of a
steamers departure But when we consider that at
the time of the sailing Of the Queen Emma, it was
known at San Francisco that the Mohongo was to be
withdrawn, and there great uncertainty Of get
ting steamer to supply her place-the matter looks
little different, and in event of a mis-connecton,
the agent would have been blamed for holding back
mails. The Queen Emma was IS days on the
passage up arriving at San Francisco July 9th, she
remained in port days; sailing her return trip
July 18th at O'Clock A. NJ she arrived off Diamond
Head on the 3lst, at 10 o'clock P. N. Passage Is
days and Il hours.
The knowledge that the slo,oest kind of steam nav-
CATION, in the few years past enables to have news
from San Francisco in say u days is an induce
ment for grumbling, when our smiling packets do not
come to hand promptly, more particularly with the
ample evidence we have that in ordinarily fair wealth
er, sailing vessels have seldom reported over that
time Blu: should forget that this is peculiarly
the season of long passages when canvas cannot
compete with steam, as evidenced by the following
list of arrivals in July CLEANED from the records of
the past five years. Among them are the names of
some well known fast clippers
IS6S-Arrived July lst-Bk W Wood, II DAYS
from San Francisco; lSth-C K Sutil Is days from
San Francisco.
ls69-Arriyed July 5th-Bk Comet, 20 days from
San Francisco; 5th-Ship Lottie Maria 10 days from
San Francisco; 6th-Ella Norton, Il days from san
francisco; I6th-Riyal, Is days from San Francisco.
lS7O-July l9th-Bk Murray, I6 DAYS from
San Francisco; 26th-shp Malay, Is days from San
Francisco.
IS7l-July 5th-Brigt'ue L Foster, l6 days from
San Francisco; llth-Bk Yesta 10 days from San
Francisco; 1s-Bk Queen Emma, 10 days from San
Francisco; l9th-Bk Comet, Is days from San Fran
cisco.
1s72-July 5th-Ship sardis, 10 days from San
Francisco; 6th-Bk Comet, 10 days from San Fran
cisco
REPORT OF GERMAN SHIP TRANSFORMATIONS Kiss
Ter reports leaving Cuxhaven, his second visit to
Honolulu, March 18th; experienced a great deal Of
southeTly weather in the North Sea- and heavy west
erly gales from Dover Straits to Beachy Head after
which bad fine weather in the Channel. Passed
the Lizards 10 days out and made a fair run to the
Equator, crossing April 18th, in long. IS west. Had
excellent weather during the greater part of that time
with exception Of taking severe hurricane in lat
81 SO north, long. Is % vest I6 days out which last
ed four hours In the Southeast trades had southery
and battling winds, and very stormy and seuaIly
weather of Cape Horn, with shifting southwest and
northwest winds. Passed the Cape, June 9th, and
met With light norherly and easterly winds until tax