The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-11-01
MEMORANDA.

REpoRT OF sHIP Z. d. DAVIS, E. II. THOMPSON, MASTER.
Left Valparaiso Sept 18Th for Honolulu. consigned TO agents
OF American Guano Company, To load guano for Europe.
Crossed the line in long 1865 30 W and arrived in Honolulu
Saturday, Oct 25th. In port Of Valparaiso-Am ship Roswell
sPngue, from Portland, o, for Europe, in distress, awaiting
orders from owners Am ship Ntmbus, from New York char
tered TO Ioad in the bay for London, for $1,000 u 5 ship-oE
war Omaha, from CaHaO. In port Of COquimbo-U 5 flag
ship Pensacola, from CaIao. Expected in vaiparaiso-U =
ahiP-of war Richmond, from the Straits Of Magellan.
REPORT Oh SCHOONER c. NJ. WARD, RIcKNAN, MASTER.
Left Honolulu Aug 25th at 10 A N, with n light breeze from
the eastward, and at 2 p n had a calm, heavy sea running.
carried Us 10 lat 1Oo y, long 1869 W; then took the wind
light from the Sc. Arrived Al Jarvis Island Sept 9Th, too late
TO take The mooTings, but succeeded in doing so the next day.
Left Jarvis for Enderbury Sept 18th, wind Light from the Sc.
accompanied by thunder, lightning and heavy rains. Arrived
At EndereGry Island Sept 18th; weather calm. whaleboats be
lying there, had heavy rains, accompanied by lightning. Left
ward Sighted latter island NJ ! p N on the Goth, weather
calm next day had light airs from ~northward. Made fast to
the moorings on the 9th, wind light from NE Lei Bakers
Tor HowIands Island A N Of the 2Sth, wind fresh from NE,
geering to 81, and arrived there at = P n same day. Lett
ward Through the night had q calm, which lasted for four
passage had light airs and battling winds. Made Oahu AZ 6 ?
H Oct 25th, and came into port same day.
While becalmei two days TO windward Of Bakers Island,
aI.o hen sen from RsteTis Island ,be = Month hNHi on the
2Ai and 23d Aug 2 large schools were seen from Jarvis Island.
Report OF BARK OCEAN srEED, II. PEAsE, JR, MASTER.
-Let Honolulu June 14h had light pleasant weather to
FoV Islands. PASSED. through the 10 passage July 4h with
out seeing the land, weather thick and nggy until the 18th,
when we made Cape Ltsburn, the urst land stgnted since
leaving the Sandwich Islands. On the 25th anchored of
Point BeIeher during twenty-6ur hours a fresh gale sprung
4 up from WSN, which parted both our cables lost both an
ehOrs with 90 athoms chain Passed to the eastward Of Point
Barrow on the 9Th in company with twenty ships Found 4
space Of clear water between the shore and nam pack Of an
average width Of seven miles A number Of the ships worked
a. far east as the meridian OF 150o but saw nothing in way
of whaling that would encourage them TO take the risk and go
farther (Have every reason 10 believe that the ships could
have advanced rs fr as Mackenzie River, but 10 have return
ed the same season doubtful) But very few whales were seen,
and those going quick. About half the number Of ships sue
ceeied in capturing from one TO two each. Aug sth n bad
spell Of weather came on, and while working back 10 Point
Barrow 10 get a safe position, we lost our Ib-bOOm, jfbs, and
all gear attached On the Goth LEFT for Herald Island. Cruis-
I'd from there 90 1869 had bad weather with much snow.
saw very few whazs, and only for one rising. Sept 18th eI-
peTienced n strong gale from NE. which lasted until Oct I'll.
Passed through Behring Straits Oct 18th on the Sth saw n
schooner underway close in the south side OF 80 George Island.
Passed through the 10 passage Of Fox Islands on the 10Th.
From thence To lat 800 n had strong ) and SW winds, with
much rain took the trade in lat 90 n. Sighted Diamond
Head az o P "a Oct 30th, arriving in Honolulu next morning.