The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-23
SHIPPING NOTES.

ARRIVAL or THE BIRMAH a ESIPEsTUoUs
VOYAGE.
The British bark Brmah, Captain c. Jenss
rived in port yesterday, 40 days from the Clyde.
The Captain reports: The Birmah sailed from
Greenock February I'd; encountered very
heavy weather in the Irish channel; cleared st.
Georges channel on the 18th day out; thence had
fair weather to the line in the Atlantic, which
crossed on March 9th, in longitude 26o west
from thence had calms and southeast trades to
longitude I7o south and longitude 34o west;
thence had light variable winds to River de la
Plata; thence had very heavy southwest and
southerly swells, with southwest winds. At nOon
on April 9TH latitude 44o 49, south and longitude
$50 81 west, encountered very severe hurricane
which lasted nearly seven hours, during which
time shipped large quantities of water. The
ship was laid to under the gOosewing, reefed
main lower topsail. The sea, which ran as high
the quarterback, damaged the LIGHTHOUSES
The barometer stood at 1856, the completely
filling the cabin with water; the wind and sea
still increasing, one of the life boats was smashed
to pieces, and the other two boats were damaged
breaker from the starhoard side of the vessel
carried away the pinnacle by the mast also the
skylight At p. M, the wind, which had been
blowing with hurricane force, had gradually
changed from west-northwest to southwest thus
bringing the vessel into very perilous position
She therefore kept before the wind in order
to the cargo and the lives of those on board.
At p. m. the gale moderated. Passed Straits
lie Marie on pril Goth. 1t took her twenty days
to round Cape Horn. Was in company with two
other vessels at the Horn. Thence to latitude
35o south and longitude 1909 west had northerly
and westerly Winds Thence had southeast and
east-nOrtheast winds, with fresh breezes to the
equator in the Pacific, which was crossed on June
5th in longitude 1869 west Thence had fine
weather from southeast to northeast to port
Sighted Mount Haleakala, on Maui, on June 21st
and sighted Oahu early on June 22d. The Biz
nah is consigned to BIessrs. F. a. Schaefer & Co.
and was locked at the P. NJ. 5. ). Co.'s wharf.
She brings 500 tons of coal and 400 tons general
merchandise.
The steamer James Makee brought $50 bags
sugar and "a hides from Kauai June 21st
The following constitute the departures from
san Francisco for the Hawaiian Islands; Bark
entine w II Dimond for Kahului, on June Sth :;
brigantine j. D. Spreckels for here, on June 18th,
and the schooner ]. C. FORD, also fer here, about
June 18th.
The American barkentine w. H. Dimond, from
San Francisco, ought to arrive at Kahului to-day,
as she is II days out
Since our last advices the following vessels from
the Hawaiian Islands had arrived at San Fran
cisco: Bark F. S. Thompson, from Kahului
schooner Emma ClRudina, from Hilo; and bark
Forest Queen, hence, June 10th; schooner Rosa
rio, from Kahului; brigantine w. G. Irwin and
barkentine Eureka, hence June 18th, and bark
MENDOZA, from here on June 18th, and the P. NJ.
S. S. City of Sydney, also from this port on June
18th.
The schooner Rainbow brought $40 bags sugar
from Koolau on June 22d
The schooner Manuokawai brought 497 bags
rice and 252 bags sugar, and the schooner Sarah
and Eliza brought s7s bags rice from Koolau, OF
June 21st.
The schooner Ehukai brought $50 bags sugar
from Waialae, on June 2lst.
The steamers W. G. Hall, Iwalani and Likelike
did not leave for windward ports until about 1870
p. on June 22d.
The steamer Planter was lowered from the
marine railway on June 22d.
The schooner Nethe Merrill brought So barrels
molasses from Lahaina on June 21st
The schooner Luka brought {, 100 bags sugar and
20 hides from Koholalele on June 22d. One of her
crew caught large fish called her trip
down. 1t measured seven feet
The Hawaiian bark Thomas R. Foster, Captain
F. w. Rugg, arrived at Port Townsend, w. T.,
from this port on June 18th.
The British bark Neptune arrived at Eureka
California, from Honolulu, June 10th.
The German bark Centaur and the British
| bark Mount Lebanon sailed from Hongkong for
this port May I'd and 10th respectively.
The o. S. S. Alameda Captain H. G. Morse, ar
rived in port June 22d, days and % hours
from san Francisco. SAILED from San Francisco
on June 18th at 3 p. M; had light northwest and
northeast winds to the 2Oth thence southeast and
southerly, with squaIly weather; on the 18th
| passed a three-nasted schooner standing to the
northward; on the following day sighted a square
rugged vessel standing to the northward.
| One hundred and twenty-eght Cinnamon ar
rived yesterday from San Francisco by the steam
ship Alameda.