The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-07-31
SHIPPING NEWS.

REPORT OF 5. S. NEvADA.-Left Port Chalmers for
Honolulu via Lyttleton, Wellington and Auckland,
July 4th. Between Wellington aud Auckland had
gales for three days. Arriued Auckland on
the l1th, and left the 18th. July l6, lat 81 25 s.
long us l5W, exchanged signals with str Nebraska
July goth stopped off the hsrbor of Pongo Pongo and
took two passengers board We have so bags of
English mail, AIS packages of freight and So passen-
gers for San Francisco and las packages for Honolulu
Have had strong bead winds great part of the
voyage, which has passed of pleasantly owing to an
occasional humorous and musical entertainment given
by amateur dramatic club organised from among
the passengers.
The following memoranda, furnished by Mr.. H. c.
Hoyt the obligng marine reporter of the San Fran
cisco Merchants Exchange was forwarded by steam
Idaho, which allied the evening of the 18th inst
The steamer MOhOngO arrived the morning Of the
10th inst, in IL days and II hours from Honolulu
Capt. Wakenan was attacked with paralysis on the
9th and confined to his room the remainder Of the
trip, the steamer being navigated into port by Mr.
Coats, the first officer, who is transferred to the IDAHO
which takes her place, she being withdrawn owing to
her limited accommodations. The Idaho leaves this
p. m under command of Capt. JEFF D. Howell, one
of youngest coastng captains, and it is probable
either she the John L. Stephens lat present on the
Portland route) will make the next trip. vessel
supposed to be the Jane a. Falkinburg from Homo
lulu, reported off the Columbia River bar on the
18th inst by steamer bound in. The Hawaiian
bark Queen Emma, Burns, % days from Honolulu,
arrived the 9th inst and sailed the 18th Ameri-
can brig North Star, Morehouse, arrived on the Sth
in % days. Haw brig W. H. Allen, Schneider, Al
days from Tahiti arrived on the 18th and is expected
to have quick despatch for Honolulu. American
schooner Witch Queen, Bannister 60 days from the
Navigator's arrived the 9th. The whaling bark
Louisa of New Bedford has been refted, and sailed
for the Arctic on the 9th under command of Capt.
Nye. The clipper ship CeylOn, Capt. Geo. Woods,
cleared at Boston on the 9th for Honolulu.
=. TIE U. sloop-oEwar st. Marys, Commander
Harris, which arrived on the 18th ult. from Caao,
takes her departure in few days for the Aleutian
Islands, Sitka, Vaucouver's Island, and thence to
San Francisco, where she will terminate her cruise.
The st. Marys has made several visits to this port
since her first arrival in 1854 She left San Francisco
her present cruise Oct 18th. 1870 arriving here
November 9Th, and after remaining several weeks,
proceeded to Valparaiso, since when she has visited
nearly every port in the South Pacific.
The German clipper ship Terpsichore, Capt Kiss
Ter, anchored outside Saturday morning. 1856 DAYS
from Hamburg, in ballast, bound to Bakers Island
to load for port in Europe. This is her second
voyage en- route for the Guano Islands, she having
arrived here the 10th of last July 1872 days from
the port, in ballast part of which she entered
the harbor to discharge, and proceeded Howlands
Island making the passage home from there in I3I
days. She will continue her voyage to-day.
The steamship Idaho, the pioneer vessel of the
steam line between San francisco and this port, ar
rived Sunday morning, under command of Capt.
]. D. Howell, having been placed temporarily on the
route, steamer of larger accommodations could
be obtained to replace the MOhongU, which is much
too small for the service Purser Howard has kindly
furnished the following memoranda of the trip The
idaho left San Francisco on the evening of the 18th
inst, and at p. m. passed bark bound in which
was supposed to be the D. C. Murray First part of
passage had light winds then moderate trades until
arrival the morning of the 2Sth. The Idaho will
leave her trip after the arrival of
the Nevada the transfer of mails, passengers &C.,
can be effected.