The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-09-07
CruI.e OF the Knmehamehm V.nnd Discover
81 the Wreck OF b Horth German
an Rrfn WmndereP.

r-... rra Brig WnBderer. ii
By TIE poEtsnena af Capt +. Wood, Ee are enabled TO gre
the 6llowina account Of the recent two months cruise Of ds
KaarhnnsAa q. TO The westward, inciuding the finding Of the
wresk of the German brig RaadsTsT, lost on Llsansky Shoals
Afhe moath % May last
. aaa~a frus Hooolaiu June 2ssh. July 4h NJ French
rhnse Shoals. saw there two large hogs on n sand spit, q
quarter Of q mile tn circumference They have been there
since April 1857. there 10 no fresh water there and very
Tas water and swan OF 70 some rocks just aEash, and seemed
lpertecuy a. home IN The water-
chart Ia my posses-ion, and I have the latest from the surveys
ref Sss ssSSh e asros Reef and : p1ossSts the ssm. thai
the Ts0 BrOtAsIs Was lost 90 over may years ago shall
Se. n~ saE Is RossscS $ss .ST e n n, zSa Is n long
rans 70 a point 10 he NV and spreads out 10 the south about
water. A very dangerous place, and only o0e Of many in a
WNW dirssaaa fDrs French Ere.,s snoala % she coast Of
sseure % pass MarOs Reef tEeusy mites 70 ,he south First
Jaw BREAKERS TO Iee~1ra, a.aea Ine SlsA, wiz souTses
s aSg helm do-s sSd lei 20 an SaiYards and sDesosed. Gave
s ssE e. a a' 90 ne ToeEs DAD = Piis5- Fsrisd an @r and
sfrty 6fSoms ahead and hove her ahoat- From The mast
Rad. nochInx In sight baf snnken rocks in ali cireefiOns-
e,oss me- ne bo~. and the question was, how in the world
dd .he st IAsre, and scs sas ,as 70 &C. ca, again, 4, The
AZ ? n Il would be high water Got . spring from the lar
Do-.sbss ; poi a purchase on the spring and hove il taught
LOosea me jb: and eoSf'ssi e.nIs% sf head INTO = hole Of
an eieaE ana c1me out o. thai scrApe- No~ to get Out o.. the
pen- ~ ar 10 the mas1neAd and saw n noe N te rel, aDuut
20 f.rhoms wide, that looked deep. Went through all right,
with The lad gofng-ten hthoms-no bottom : -.
-JulT Fan. made tbe reefs AZ LEsiAnsty l.ians, and save q
wrerk % the reef 20 the Sc Of the Island Cane TO an anchor.
AMI AZ 3 p u sent OF two boats 6r the sand sPtt, about two
nile "a On the vest side found \ uuddingsai boom, rugged
"a a fax-pole. with signal haiyards rove On the NE side
fund the Enr-boat on the beach, having drilled ashore. She
rad been riZred for sea, and been capsiIed OF stove on the
rocks- She had q canvas deck, n bOwsprit. rugged the mast
with The rigxing had been cut clear Of the boat She was
hadiv stove. O1 the south end OF the island found the place
Shere the crew had landed There was found her quarter
hoat. with a mast and remains Of 4 sail, moored % two water
casks, kalf fun Of fresh water, and a graPnel OF shore She
was a wrsek. being badly stove, % the sand beach were the
remaIns 81 clothing. some eArpenters tools, a box Of bread,
a box Of Iszny Lind cakes, and three Of soda crackers, all
vet Win rain water ; a tin chart case, empty some tins Of
pine apoIss. pat M in New York; the poles thai had been
used for a tent (; a topmast studdingsail, made up The wreck
vas about four miles OF, and Il Was too late for the boats TO
reg 70 her thar day. and Al the weather looked threatening. We
Were compelled 20 20 on board There was the appearances Of
a dax Al half mast on one Of the masts that were standing.
and a boatis crew volunteered 20 make the attempt 20 board
her that niRht. which hoEever Was not done The next morn
inr AZ 7 O'Clock. started for The wreck, MI Andrew , Cahin
IN eharEe Of the bntt. the wind blowing hard In squalls, with
and fhree In getting back Found the wreck 20 be a brig lay
1ug -iIh her had 70 ne NV, fun Of waterj the L4rboard rail
ouf OF wafer the main topnast goDe At the caps main yard
acrous. With remains Of mAibsa1i the foremast topmast and
touxLIanr masg Standing. with all the yards across loretop-
al 80 remains OF topgAIIant sail flying, which was vhAf had
a1nexred Kke a aAx az kaf mast the day before Two casks
III frr-h water we're hshed securely on the arooard quarter
out-if = she laws on the NE side Of the reef, which extends
tn o. twelve miles to Sc No breakers IN sight rom The
vr,ek. Mr. CahHI cut a hole in the house on deck, AMI getting
INTO a sfateroam. muni fhe vsssei- Lshook. which he brought