The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-01-10
SHIPPING NEWS.

SCHOONER KAvAILE-Arriyed on the morning of the
Sd instant from Jarvis Island ater an absence Of 81
DAYS from this port, which is the best trip that has
been made for some time The schooner sailed hence
on the morning Of November 29,h, and arrived at
Jarvis Island December 10th, having met with disa,
greeable souherly weather the entire passage There
was very heavy surf the island, which rendered
landing extremely difficult. Remained four days, and
sailed for Honolulu on the 2Oth with the supcrntend
ent aud a native laborer IS passengers. Met with
sOuthery weather return trip, and l0l days to
Hawaii from thence to port had light weather. The
American bark Emma c. Beals sailed from Jarvis Isl
and Nov Sih, bound to Cork for orders which the
only vessel loaded since last report from that island
SCHOONER A P. JoRpAS.-Capt. A. ?. Perry fur
nishes the following memoranda of his trip from Hum
bodtto this po.t -Sailed November Slst, at 10 NJ
first days out experienced succession Of gales
from 5. and S.W., accompanied with great deal Of
rain. Dee llih had fine weather with light northerly
winds; at 3 P. n. day a bark steering S.W.
by ". bearing Sc. distant about ten miles. On the
18th saw large bark about FIVE miles to the east
ward, steering NV. On the 10th, in lat IS Is n,
long lS9 30 W, encountered heavy southerly gale,
which increased the following day to perfect hurri-
heavy squa the vessel being under close-feeed fore
sail and mainsai. started the cloth from the after
leeeh Of the foresAi and was obliged to take it in to
prevent losing the sail. From the 10th to the e6th
had succession Of gales from :. and S.W. On the
25th in lat. % II y. long. III Sc ", had a heavy
S.W gale. the wind blowing with great violence and
backing into :, causing fearful the wind mod
Grated on the 26th and worked to the westward. On
the esth had the wind INV with rain squalls. and
T. n. beng then in lat. q n, long. las W. it
haned to the eastward and from thence to port had
moderate trades and fine weather, with oecasi1nai
rain squalls. Sighted Maui at p. " on the Sd inst
and arrived at the 4th after one Of the most
bOisterous passages experienced in the Pacific,
SHIP NIcoYA.-LeH Gravesend Sept Sth; had
pleasant weather in the English Channel aud through
the NE trades which we're quite modera,e on the
Goth. spoke the Am ship Annie Fish in lat $50 n,
long % west, 20 days out from Newport, bound to
San Francisco. Crossed the equator Oct 9th in long
26.S0 W.:with southerly winds; had moderate Sc
trayics 70 lat 81 S long IS W. and variable from
thence to River Platte then took strong SW gale
% the 26th Of October aud was hore-to six hours
which the Of the heaviest part Of it. From
thence Staten Island had fresh westerly winds SUD
passed through the Straits of lie Maine on the 9TH Of
Nov. GO days ont, with clear weather and moderate
breeEes from NV, after which had Gains experienced
succession Of gales which lasted three weeks, com
mencing from SW and hauling to " and NV was
in company with several vessels of the Cape but ex-
changed no signals From lat 50 in Atlantic to the
same in Pacific was 81 days Carried the wind west
erly to lat q s long s. W, passing the westward
Of Massa Fuera without sighting it. Dec Sth took
moderate Sc trades and had fuc weather running
through which lasted to lat n long I25 W cross
ed the equator Dec 24th in long 122 W had variabes
from the trades to lat $50 n which lasted three days
then took fresh NE trades well to the eastward sight
ed Hawaii at A the 18th inst, distant so miles
bearing SW. weather quite pleasant during the az
ternOOn the wind increased 20 gale aud continued
until reaching this port at the eth; it was
then blowing too strong enter the ha-bor with the
tug, and compelled to anchor until the following
morning. then lowed into port.
SHIP DEvCSsHRE-Left Port Gamble Nov 9th
with a cargo Oflumber bound to CallaO Peru; after
passing Cape Flattery experienced succession of
heavy gales which appeared to increase as the vessel
proceeded south, accompanied with tremendous seas
The constant working of the ship with heavy cargo
caused her to leak freely, which had increased to
l7OO strokes hour by the time the vessel reached lat
north of the equator. 1t was then considered i'm
practicable proceed further in such condition as it
required the constant exerion Of the crew to keep
the vessel aaoat. Altered the course and worked into
the NE trades then bore up for this pert which was
the only available one under the circumstances, Of
easy access. At noon on the eth about fifteen miles
to the northward Of MoIoka experienced an easterly
gale which lasted with great severity until the
following morning with heavy regular sea running
had light weather after the gale subsidized, but the sea
was a complete mass ofboing foam, which continued
until getting close under this island Anchored out
side the night Of the sth, the officers and crew com
pletely exhausted with constant pumping night and
day. On more than one occasion. the situation ap-
peared critical that had another vessel been in
sight at the time it is probable that the ship would
been abandoned. The ship draws too much water to |
the bar and will have to discharge part Of her
cargo before coming inside.
REPAIR1se.-Ihe bark ATLANTA was hove down at
The old Custom House wharf yesterday, and a survey
held to ascertain the Of her injuries Her bot
tom was found to be severely bruised in several pa-
ee and the false keel won almost completely Of but
the main keel is unpjured. She is being stripped,
and viii be recaulked and newly eDppered in addition
to receiving new false keel The repairs will prOba-
bly, be fully completed by the last Of this month.
The bark Duke of Edinburg viii receive some repairs
before she leave port, she is leaking seriously
For GuANO IsLASDs.-The Norwegian bark Tnger-
tina sailed yesterday with supplies and fifty lsbOTers
for Stsrbuek Island. The bark will proceed from
thence to Cork for orders. The German brig Peter
sailed Saturday afternoon for Maiden Island also
to load guanO for Europe and thence to Falmouth for
orders.
is daily expected from Tahiti via starbuek Island.
The barks POwhattan and Camden, from. Port Gam
be are both due, with lumber cargOes.