The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-10-16

FRoN rHE ARcTIc.-By sdvices per Murray
from San Francisco we learn that the schooner
Urania had arrived at that port bringing news
from the bark Florence, which vessel had been
lifted out BY company, for the purpose Of secur-
ing what oil, bone, ivory. etc, they could find
among the wrecked vessels OF the Arctic whaling
feet Of last year, among whom We notice the
name Of Capt. P. :. Wilcox, formerly Of Wilcox.
Richards & Co, Of this place. The Florence was
falls titled for the expedition. taking sufficient
number Of men to man another vessel, if FORUM
ateIy one should be found among the number
hemmed in by the ice last fall in & seaworthy
condition. By the report brought by the Urania
it EoGld appear that the expedition bids fair to
be most successful one. The ship Minerva was
found to be in perfect condition although slightly
aground after being got Of she was loaded with
oil, bone, ivory from other abandoned ships, and
would SAIL for san Francisco within two or three
days after the departure Of the schooner (Au-
gust 18Th. The Florence was loading. having
taken on board some 40O or 500 barrels Of oil
She Is expected to arrive at San Francisco about
The middle Of October. The report says that the
Minerva and Florence will take down $500 bbls
OF whale and 500 bbls- of sperm oil. from 1900
10 10000 lbs. OF whalebone, 10000 to $4,000 los
Of ivory, quantity Of furs. ships stores and
other valuable articles. The value Of the property
rescued from the abandoned ships Is estimated at
S2500O0, which Is probably its tull value.
1t appears that the Minerva is the only vessel
Of the feet which remained undamaged. The
natives had during the winter burned several
ships. being prompted to do so through revenge,
They are very fond Of spirits and IN their search
FOR the article on board the abandoned vessels
they opened the medicine chests, and finding
bottles full Of liquid supposed it to be the thing
they we're after; they tired the experiment with
the result that number Of them sekened aud
died from the effects Of the poisonous drugs. Of
which doubtless they had taken very large doses.
Through the kindness Of Mr.. H :. Sviuton
we have been permitted to make the following
interesting extract from letter from his SOD. an
officer in the Australian bark PARKWAY, Captain
Hereudsen. dated August %
We have been here two days Icy Cape
waiting for a chance to get up between the ice
and the land, which We are in hopes Of doing in a
day or two. The ice Is somewhat more open this
season than it was last year at the same time.
There sre four ships farther north than We are.
They are the Illinois. Jireh Perry. R. W. Wood,
and the bark Florence Of san Francisco. Five
Of the ships abandoned last year are in sight from
here. swinging at their anchors, VIZ the Minerva,
Seneca. Thomas Dickinson, Reindeer. and the
brig Kohola- There are others which We can see
frozen IN the ice and some piled up on the beach,
Others with their spars carried away. We found
one man who remained With the wreck, and after
wards lived with the natives. lie has long
narrative to tell, bat have not yet seen him.
We have seen a few whales about here and from
al Indications expect good seasons work. We
have taken TWO whales, and hear that the other
vessels have all been doing we'll"