The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-04-03
SHIPPING NEWS.

SHABH-ANOE NEWS
RrroE1 OF wHalrsarr NAnrseo.-Lsfs New Bed
ford June 9Th AID eruised two months on the West
cru Ground, taking three sperm whales which made
$50 barrels, ard touched at Fayal TO trausphip OIL
hOze= thence proceeded 70 River Platte Sud took
hum7back making SO barrels Was detained 10 days
Of Cape Horn with strong westerly gales during
which saw one whale but the EeAther was too rugged
2ad thick TO lover for j; passed number Of vessels
il the vicinity Of the Cape but spoke none Had light
weather IN the Pacf, snd c-aie5 some tine without
success. Touched 81 Tozbez Peru. Jan. 9Th remain
ing there three days, and thence proceeded to the
I Galapagos. Saw whales twice Stree leaving and
lowered both times without success. The ID oEeer
had his leg broke while fast to sperm whale Feb. Sd
OF Hoods Island which stove his boat and upset an
other. Had variable vezther thence 70 the Islands.
\ arriving OF the morning Of March 9Th. months
frosh home with $50 barrels Of OIL Dee 2sd. on the
. OESho-e Ground. spoke schooner Gage Il. Phillips
Of Provinee;ovn, Capt; Cook, Il months with $50
barrels Of sperm and blackfsh OIL At Tomber, left
IN port Feb 9th. bark Roscoe Of New Bedford. Capt.
Lewis, with 500 Of sperm, 20 touch at this pOr, in
April.
Rrr5zr OF BARK C,NDEy.-Ls8 H5aolulu Jan. .
and was be,aluei days in sight Of the island thea
had fresh 5 W. winds 9a;f arrival q, Victoria Feb.
Is;a AID thence to Port Gamble. arriving the 18th.
Loaded f1r Honolulu and sailed March -tA, leaving
banks William Henry and He7ona losding for Cal
lac. Passed Cape Fla,tery the leth with b4rsen-
tine Victor for san Francisco and thence hai light
u0rtherly weather sighting Maui the morning Of s7,h
uI;. ana arriving q the harb0r at midnight coming
inside next morning.
REPoEr OF BARK IoIAS1.-Le't this port Nov. 18th
for Newcastle AID experienced light favorable wealth
eT Unti passing Lori Howes Island IS days out and
thence to port hai Thick sgual,y weather arriving
Dee IS. Capt Ropes considers it advisable for ship
masters 70 keep well 70 the norhWard in making Cape
Stevens the light on which can be seen AZ nigh,
distance q Is niles there strong current rua-
ming to the southwark. LEI Newcastle the morning
os Jau. 18th IL TOW Of steam tag the wind light from
y E. With bszy weather. Had light eastsrly winds
with but Sigh, variation and considerable swell from
the same di-ss:ion. With 10 regular trades south or
uorth Of equator Until within few degrees Of the
Islands. Sighted Rematura ,Soeiety Group} a days
cut and was beealnei three days in sight q Tahiti,
With squalls, thunder and lightning on the 47th day.
Crossed equator in loaE. ls6 81 days and
took fresh y E. trades in lat !, north March Goth
At midnight sighted Naai. and hove-s5 Of Diamond
Head the evening, arriving the morning Of sSth.
Feb sth in at 81 I6 south. long. no 3 east spoke
ship Ade,ils @ New Bedford. Capt Marvin, 3 mos.
OFT with eco Of sperm and SOC Of whale oil. havisg
taken nothing siass iSaviug Hobar; Town mos pre-
vious saw several large schools Of sperm whales in
the following Positious-Jsu. .. IN lat. 50 south,
long To- east; Feb. 9th 10 lat. SO south long is
20 cast; in lat % south, long. l4s vests l lst. 6
north. long. Ia ves< AID il lzt Is north long l50
west
RrroEr OF BAEK orrrx EvvA.-Ha8 light -ss,h- .
from :. E. frs; two days from this port. and
Light from eastward uext ere days. then encountered
heavy gale from the southwark. With high sea and
thick weather, uo5eratiug and hauling \. W. the
remainder Of passage arriving a, san Francisco the
9Th ult in IS days On return, trip sailed the ersa-
inE % Isth first three days had n ". winds,
inr gradually round 10 east and south to lat ST. long
lSS, thea light from 5 E. to lat 81 long. 1875 and
Light westerly winds three days 70 lsi 50 so, long.
lSe; next three days Light from y. to n E. and took
the trades moderate on the 2s,h, sighting Maui the
evening Of 2Sth and arriving next morning, IS days
on the round trip.
REPoKT eF WHALEs EIP JosEPHIyE.-Left New Bed
saw whales several times and lowered without sue
cess eruissd thence to Cape de yeries and touched
a, Bravo Nov. stb. Proceeded TO River Platte and .
took three right whales making go barrels, and
one sperm whale making 10 barrels would probably
have with greater success, whales were uuner-
Gus, but had severe weather which iu;erfered With
Whaling. and was compelled to leave the ground Had
favorable weather around Cape Horn 70 the Pacific
and saw one whale o. the Secora Ground. Took
sperm whale Feb. 10th on the Yellow Water Ground
il company with bark Marcera and another vessel.
name gukncEu-I whale each vticb made 65 bbls.
Touched a; JuEa Fernandez the lSh and took sperm
whale tie next day making IS barrels. From thence
had pleasant weather to the OE-Share Ground and
fell IN with bark Roscoe March "a taking tRo sperm
whales on the 9Th which made Pc barrels. Had IA
vOr1ble weather thence to the islands and sighted
HAWAII tie evening Of 9th. Lad ozasd-ou a; Hilo
the next iay until P. n. arriving al this port the
aasrno0z Of 2eth p hours from thence and months
from home, with SIC % Sperm and go Of whale OIL
Feb 9Th, il lat 8 90 south long e 10 west spoke
bark Marrela Of New Bedford. Capt. TIlton g mos.
on with 400 Of sperm ard nothing since leaving Val
Faraiso Previous uu;i. that date when she took
5 sperm whale March ID. on the OE-Sh1re Ground,
spoke bark Roscoe q New Bedford, Cart Lewis
which bad seen whales times within weeks taking
che few days previo1s; she reported $50 Of speru
and after cruising short tine would touch here bound
North.
FOR TzE ARcTIo--By private adriees from New
Bedford, received last mai By MeszTs 4. v. Pierce
Co., We learn that il addition to the bark Roscoe,
nov her way this port, the barks Render Gray
and John Carver. Rowland, lately cruising Of the
coast Of South America, vii probably he ordered to
the Arctic and II also pro5able that several other
Tessels cruising elsewhere. in addition those pre-
FioEsly reported VII rsseiTe similar Instructions Il
expected that the shir jams, at New Bedford
Ei Be fitted for the North Pacific 70 sail n Nay OF
June The bark L0uiss, SIoeun. lately On the New
Zealand Ground, has been ordered hone instead O. 10
the Arctic az previously reported.