The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-10-13
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REHoRr OF r NJ : AUSTRALIA, CARGILL, COMMANDER
Cleared Sydney Heads at 4 p m Friday, Sept 2lst, with a hght
breeze and clear weather which continued up to the 24ih insl;
sighted the Three Kings Island at 80 a m Of The 25th, and
Tire Tire Light at us p IN, arriving at Auckland 1915 We'd
nesdsy morning-iime 4 days, I hours and 81 minutes. At
40 p IN same DAY cast of from the wharf, and Little Barrier
abreast at 8 10; experienced cloudy weather with a strong
breeze and high sea up TO the 18Th inst; at 1870 P IN OF the
3Oih passed the island Of Tutuila with a moderate breeze and
fine clear weather; variable winds with da1k Glouay we ea i
evening of the 3rd, in long 166; head winds with hard squalls
at times prevailed up TO the morning Of the Sth; at noon u me
same day sighted Oahu, bearing ME-, arrived at Honolulu
4 20 p m-time from Auckland to Honolulu IL days, 20 hours
and 6 minutes.
REPORT OF An scHE LoLETA, DEXTER, MAsTER.-Left
Honolulu for the Arctic May 7ih, with light winds and pleasant
weather all the way up; 2sth. made the ice in lat So 40 \,
long l78 80 E, found the ice heavy and closely packed,
cruised along TO The eastward until June 9th, then finding the
ice more open went in through; after the FIRST day found the
ice more omen, worked through and came into open water in
Anaidas Sea; 18th, at Marcus Bay and Indian Point the
shores all clear CT ice; 18th, Diomedes and Cape East found
considerable quantity of ice in this vicinityi saw quite a num-
Der of ships and schooners after this; from 25th TO the 9th
saw quantity Of whales while lying at Cape East, the natives
succeeded in killing three. Spoke and heard from previous to
August LIST the following vessels: Banks Progress, 600 walrus:
Thomas Pope, 400 dol Mercury, 500 do; Florence, 800 do and
/ whale; Roman, 500 do and 2 whales; Helen Mar. 400 do and
1 whale; Mt woIasion, 400 do and 2 whales W A Farms
worth, 300 do; Sea Breeze, 1000 do; brig W II Allen, 400 do,
5000 lbs bone and 5000 ivory; she was boarded between Do
medes and Cape Prince of Wales by natives from Cape York,
and attempted TO use force to obtain liquors and tobacco, etc,
but. they were repulsed by the captain, officers and crew, 10
natives killed and hove overheard, and two of the briggs crew
cut by the Indians, moi dangerous. Barks Rainbow, las sperm,
1000 waIrus and 2 whales; Three Brothers, 500 bHs oil. Barks
Jenny Pits and Legal Tender were at st Lawrence Bay, wait
ing to take oil from the whaleTs, but as yet two had only ar
rived the Rainbow and Three Brothers, and their oil shipped
on board the Legal Tender. Left St Lawrence Bay Aug 1st
and Plover Bay On the 7Ib, arriving at Petropaulvaski on the
22d, and sailed again on the 9Th September; Hutchingson, KOle
e. Co.'S schr Dagmo and stmr Alexander were at Petropaul-
vaski, the former bound to Robins Island, Ochostk Sea, the
Io,,sr m sail for San Francisco on the 9th. The whaling bark
Milton was at Petropaulyaski about the middle Of June 10 geta
hermit 10 whale IN the Ochostk Sea, but could not get it as
there was no authority to give it. The natives on Behring's
Island found a large sperm whale which drited ashore, they
obtained about 40 bbls oil, and shipped by steamer Alexander.
The weather throughout the season has been very mild and
pleasant. Crossed the Meridian in 45o 80 N; on the 18th
spoke schr FLYING Mist, otter hunter, from Ochostk Sea, with
I65 otter skins the season. From lat 400 N, long 100 W,
had light winds from SSW TO ESE; been SO days from Petro-
pauIyaski, and had to beat most of the way. Took the trades
in lat % n 3' n, from thence TO port had strong trades.