The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-27
SEA AND SHORE.
Loss of the Yacht Nyanza in the
Caroline Group.
The Libel Of the City Of Puebla-Subsidy fer
a Steamship Line-Chartered for the Coast
Trade-The Robert L. Balknap.

News of the loss in the Caroline Archi-
pelago ON the o9th of July of the yacht Ny
ANA, owned by Captain Dewar, was
brought yesterday by tine Gaelic. With his
wife and picked crew, Captain Dewar
sailed from England in July, 1887, and pro-
ceeded through Smythes Channel. being the
first to venture over that dangerous course.
From South America the yacht sailed to the
Marquesas, Society, Samoan, Friendly and
Fiji islands, from whence the course was
shaped variously to KamSchatka, New Gale
donna, Santa Cruz, Esqaimalt, the Mari
anas, the BONN Islands and Kobe. There
she was laid up for nine months, while
the captain and Mrs. Dewar went TO En-
gland. Upon their return last May, ten
Swedes were shipped to augment the crew,
but willie on the way TO Ponape, of the
Caroline group, the yacht struck a reef about
two miles from shore. All on board were
taken safely ashore in boats, and for three
days attempts were made to ease the vessel
aft but each tide drove her further on the
reef. Each night the natives swarmed
aboard and plundered the yacht until moth
ing worth taking remained. On the second
night they were driven off by shell from a
Span sh gun-Eoat, and the officers and crew
were taken from the Islands by this Spanish
transport the Manila. The yacht proved a
total loss, but she was insured in England
for $4,000 She had sailed 42,7S4 miles during
the cruise.
STILL THE SUBJECT OF TALK.
The libel of the big steamer City of
Puebla by creditors OF the Oregon Improve
mont Company is still the talk III marine
circles. The steamer Queen sailed III her
place yesterday for Victoria and Puget
Sound ports. 1t is said that the coinpauy's
troubles are due TO the building Of railroads
without earning operating expenses. John
l.. Howard, the manager Of the company,
says that he expects TIE whole matter to be
Strengthened out in few days. lie is in
communication with the he ad office in New
York and expects soon to hear that tie at
tachmentS have been raised. The City of
Puebla and Pomona were recently pur--
chased from GoOdall, Perkins 81 Co., and
the Oregon Improvement Company still
owes 100000 ON the purchase. Although
the Puebla is alone worth S5U0CO0, 1t Is ex-
pected that the Pomona will also be at
tachCd upon her arrival from San Diego on
Sunday.
1t is said that the San Diego Steamship
Line has at last obtained subsidy from the
Hawaiian Government. The company. 1t is
rumored, has negotiated for the purchase OF
a fine big Eastern steamer and will put her
on the Hawaiian line about the first of the
year.
ARRIVAL OF THE GAELIC.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
steamer Gaelic arrived in port at o'clock
yesterday morning. having made the voyage
from Hong Kong in % days Y hours, and
from Yokohama in IA days, hours and 50
minutes. She brought IL cabin passengers,
45 European and 80 Chinese in the steeragr,
1880 tons of cargo and Al packages OF mail.
Captain Pearne reports that lie encountered
strong EortheasterIy and southeasterly gales
from November 10Th TO the 18th. Then to
fhn hA had CT tori c a
high seas; thence to port variable winds
and fair weather.
The British steamer Hounslow, which re-
Gently arrived with a cargo OF sugar from
Java, has been chartered for the coast trade
by the Spreckels Commercial Company.
She will at once lie sent to Nanaimo to load
coal for San Diego, and will continue in that
trade for sevefal trips.
The bark Bundaeer, which left this port
in ballast on the 18Th inst, made the voyage
to Nauaimo in the remarkably quick time of
seven days. She will load with coal for San
Francisco.
The British ship Balmaha arrived yester-
day, ninetyihree DAYS from Newcastle,
New South Wales, with 1891 tons Of coal,
consigned to j. }, Moore & Co.
THE FIRST OF THE WHEAT FLEET.
A private dispatch from London says that
the ship Robert l.. Belknap has arrived at
Queenstown, but that she lost her mzzen
topgallant-mast during the voyage The
Belknap is the first heard from Of several
vessels which left this port with wheat for
England during the stormy weather last
August.
Advices received from Tahiti are that the
brigantine Nautilus, formerly OF this port,
las been lost among the islands of the
Tuamoton group. The Nautilus was long
in the packet line between this port and the
Society Islands.
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
steamers Santa Rosa from San Diego and the
Oregon from Portland and Astoria. Both
brought heavy cargoeS and the usual uum-
Der Of passengers.
The Government steamer General Nc
Dowell, which plies between the military
posts on the bay, is up on the Merchants
Dry-dock TO receive IA general oyerbauling
and painting.