The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-11-22
MEMORANDA.

Report OF BARR ABvENTUEER, HERESDEEN, MASTER
Len Sydney April 18th Saw sperm whales once on the pas
sage North, about 300 niles Sc Of Pleasant Island took Eve,
making 90 barrels. Passed through the Straits 18th July.
CIused around POINT Barrow AMI as y Westward a. 100
whales, and they were very Wild and shy Found the Arctic
heavy gales. Came out Of the Arctic on the night Of Oct 6th.
About the Fox Islands, both 20 the y and ; Of 12 passage,
sW, with much rain. Game through Fox Islands Oct Iith,
and arrived at Honolulu Nov 18TH During the entire season
have lowered the boats bat seven times, and have not been
near enough TO n whale to dart an iron Came TO this port on
weather encountered in the Arctic and on the passage down.
REroEr OF BRIs ONWARD, r. BALLIsrIEK, MASTER
Lett Honolulu az noon Of June 25th- Had moderate NE and
Sc trade winds and pleasant, crossing the equator in long
July 18th until arrival in sydnsy hal variable winds from NV
and ), with very stormy, .boisterous weather and confused
Aug SIN, in lat 50 4s' : and long 1859 IS +, sighted a bark
ana IN org, = dt on q % v5,s as Tas,F gns P SannsI 6sI nj, aug
steering 30 the eastward, and also passed n large ship steering
east. Arrived al Sydney Aug sth, all wen and without acct
First seven days out had severe gales OF wind from NNE 20
sW- sept 10th, sighted Cape North, New Zealand, after
passing which, had a heavy sCutherIy gale. From thence to
long l5i9 W, had moderate winds and RAINY thick weather.
9Th, took the Sc trade winds in lat 227 5 aud long 152o 30
miles. Oct 18th. sighted Miatea Island, distance 20 miles at
8 ? N, passed. close % same Island also saw Tahiti in the dis
Oct 10th, passed the Island Of Meta distance 6 miles. Oct
18th, passed the Island Of Matahiva, distance 10 miles fresh
H7e w, had four days calm and variable airs, with heavy
rains and much lightning. Crossed the equator Oct 30th in
", from which time 10 sighting Hawaii Nov sth) had mOder-
ats trade winds and pleasant weather, the wind ve-ring from
NE by n round 20 Sc, upon making the land from sighting
she land until arrival in port, have had Gains AMI southwest
-riy weather
REPORT or BARK ARNOLDA, c.. r. BGULDRY. MASTER.
I.et Honolulu December, 1872, and cruised on the line between
seasons saw no whales Touched al Ocean Island, where
che natives were in 4 starving condition. Took OF - and
INTO the Arctic Ocean middle Of June saw but only few
whales until Oct 1st, when We took our first one From that
6.OOO rs bone. Came out Of the Arctic Ocean Oct 18th, and
proceeded TO Piover Bay Let Ployer Bay Oct 26th. arriving
n Honolulu AFTER = passage 81 D days Total catch, zoo
EAlrus, go whale, 6,OoO rs bone
REPoRr or SHIP sYREx. BENSON, MAsrEE-Leit Boston
June 2sth, aDd had light soufherIy winds TO the equator then
Eight sSW winds anti we reached lat 259 :. Arrived of
companied BY bIfnding snow squalls. II lasted for four days.
-6dvIng " 70 the eastward Of staten Lard ship all the while
was again or Cape Horn On Sunday, Sept 2lst, passed n
bark with her main-topmast head carried away. sept 22i, at
. ", shipped a heavy sea, which stove a boat, washed the
water casks adrin, and completely filed the decks and fore
eastIe- Next day passed large ga2nalss OF wreck, portion
noon saw a ship running under ciose-reeGd m2in-tOpszl Sept
days from shields, bound TO Valparaiso; sept 25th, exchanged
signals with English bark Dun Donald, SIS days from Liver
pool en- route for Iqueque- Next day, lat see So ., long
- s0 w. spoke American ship Aurora. from New York fr
IAN Francisco oct 81, James L Lewison. an ordinary sea-
1-ss-ed the equator Oct 9Th. in long 1909. Made Hawaii on
Sandz)- morning, Nov 9th, and did not arrive OF the port until
the afternoon Of the 18Th. Came into the harbor next day,
after a pzEsHge Of l3 days
REPoRr o. BARR OSwARD, HAYES, MAsIEE-Leh the
Aretfc Ocean Oct IIIh, passing Cape East Oct f9Ib, with q
moderate gale blowing from the Ne. Came 10 Anchor ID Port
Port Providence Oct 23d. Experienced light south winds 10
the Aleuhan Islands. Passed through y passage Nov I'd.
Eith Tght SW winds. which lasted 20 lat 81 when We t6ot
a very severe gale Had light airs and Gains from 5 and 81
balance Of passage
REPORT o. BARI CAMDEN, ROBINsoN, MAsTER-Fr,t
lu days had light northerIy winds, until $50 miles Of Mani
ian, ana arrived OF the port II 4 a VI next day, aGr4 = nas-
age of % days from Por Townsend