The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-02-24
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- January 25th-Weather thick and squalIy.
horizon obscure during the twenty-four hours
Fts past have crossed the direct mail steamer track
vice in a zigzag course north and south.
26th-Weather better crossed the track again
his day at night displayed blue fights and rock
NK sts up to tire ttme Of moonlight wind this day
60 air for the Suez if under canvas.
faRe 27th-Distance sailed this day los miles, siszHg
m. sourse, but distance ln direct course on mai
r. teamer track I4s miles burnt blue lights and
NJ rockets again as befose; at midnight gales FROM
sSIEst blowing Bard and sea rising. ~
sH sOun, Or hs-1 sAis day slowed down ON
4 r je,erni..s 10y - ilf speed. We
stracE. owing - 1s .Sp TO-. nzaih of thrLAND.
IS" probably setting thess .ex. if nnas.-t
"e n"rthward or a true course NJ %
" 20 Hast forty-eight hours de,ermi,.
daost OF direct track until arriyiny |, /, 49,
60" boundary Of the trade wind. ., 49,.
''t iAttnde; at four p. ws.,ta.
=, ~:I's increased 20 full speed nj ten . 49,,
re- "s"'''t reckoning. found ourselves in -.
. O'''o "s the steamer Australia an - o,""
rel ny obtained her track from Uapt.in C.--'n
ST. Honolulu before sailing. pA C@rgil
love 70 g. ss''es slowed the engine and 6ns1.
essoon usou'P taxing in considerable wa,e,
9niie, IA. 80 "ore southwest by ives, Gao
49, w days out the vessel tms 80
S"eS 'n zgzag course huntin, =. oa"ed oo3
=. gt up full speed. 'uez at5
Weather moderate. mn, -. 4a
49," oqoauy. with rain wind sas,., an
H. S.pe''enee OF the last ~ hour. from
tr.n-. Q finding the Suez sou,a % p,O0aDih-
,,.on .raek have crossed lie 80 - aus
EahJ Tor the seventh time 'eA"er
nost nroh.t,' steering north-northeas
the F.s.u route to intercept the Sne-
~ IAF0Unnna 80 " . a n
niles, "eur northeast by east o5o
unfg%~--2aA-v H5 M
p. NJ. calm and oatinaedfst5Axraa;h.st m pn,.
February 3rd-Steored various courses ill day-
light. when light airs came in from n~orthward
consider ourselves out of the trades; have made a
circuit of 224 miles for purposes Of observation
for the Suez, II being calm.
February 5th-Sea heavy engines slowed
Down at 8 p N got up full speed weather mod.
Grating.
February 6th-Light northwest winds at LAS
O'Clock made lights abeam counted IA lights;
supposed it 10 be the Suez; hands elated; steamed
for her and followed in her wake tll daylight,
blowing whistle to attract attention at 7.4O la
the morning found the vessel 10 be the brig Tahiti,
from Tahiti. and filled with passengers cOmmu-
nicating with her. but got no intelligence OF the
Suez latitude 30o 49, north, longitude 1919
80 west requested the brig to report as at San
Francisco il be arrived first. and state we were
bound norshward in search of the Suoz at that
moment the lookout at masthead reported a sail
west southwest and We steaned at once for her
she proved to be the ship War-Hawk, for Puget
Sound, six days out from San Francisco ex-
changed papers and received information that the
Sueg had returned to port disabled and sailed
again January 3lst then shaped our course for
San Francisco, Farallones bearing east 4 north asa
miles, "A IL NJ. e2H HiNt tFTs gihissv~r
February th-Mads Farallones at 1. 35 A. ~,
27 miles east came in between Point Reyes aud
the Farallones and received pilot from boat No,
at 8 O'Clock A. M reached dock at San Francisco
az III A NJ, completing a voyage of constant watch
ing and wcariness. stffH
February l2th, 1883, th nr'F'