The morning call., 1890-10-11
SEA AND SHORE.
Report of the Voyage of the Brit.
ish Ship Argonaut.
Long Passage Being Made by the Tacoma
Charter of the Bertha By the Govern
ment-Changes of Captains.

The British ship Argopaut arrived late on
Thursday night after passage Of 119 days
from London, with cargo Of general
merchandise. The following items of in
terest are taken from Captain Thomas re-
port of the passage:
Sailed June 18th and crossed equator
July 18th in longitude 240 west. Took south
east trades when crossing the equator, with
he avy squalls and much rain. On July 22d
had such heavy squalls that we had 10 put
the ship under lower topsails and had lower
foretopsail carried away. On August 4th
spoke four-masted bark California, 81 days
out from Liverpool. we being so days out
from London. Off the Straits Of Lemalre
we were hove to for 20 hours on August 9th
Crossed the equator in the Pacific in 146e
west; then had north and northeast winds
and stood on starboard tack 10 1889 west
then stood on port tack to port with NORTH
and northwest winds.
" OF the port encountered terrific north.
erly gale, lasting for three days. On October
Sth at IL 80 O'Clock in the evening William
Heelan, 4 seaman, was washed overheard
off the foTecastle dulinS heavy gale and
was drowned. He was native Of Middle
ton, near Queenstown, and aged "a years
On September 18th Otto Lam, seaman, d
native of Norway, Sc years OF age, died OF
consumption and was buried at sea-"
ARRIVAL OF TIE BELGIC.
The steamer Belgic arrived early yester-
day morning 241g days from Hong Kong, IL
days II hours from Yokohama. She eX-
perienced fresh winds TO strong and variable
gales on the passage. She brought % cabin
and l European, % Japanese and So Chi
nese Storage passengers, $3.50 tons OF cargo
and 81 packages United States mails.
1t was learned yesterday on good authority
that the Alaska Commercial Company 5
steamer Bertha. Captain Anderson. has been
chartered by the Government. When she
left here her captain had sealed orders, but.
on arrival at Port Angeles, two officers OF
the cutter Walcott took charge of her and
will go with her into the Behrlng 10 seize
unlawful sealerS.
The weather was foggy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind light, veering from
o'clock in the morning, 5000; noon, 3001 !;
. o'clock in the evening, 29.9T.
Since July 10Th, when the season COM
menced. there have been brought TO this city
from Alaska, by steamers ana sailing yes
sells, 3S4, 40 cases of salmon.
TIE HOLLOW SHAFT.
The new shaft that the steamer State of
{
low one. Such shaft has for the last tif-
teen years been put in all steamers built i'll
England, and it is claimed that they last
several years longer than the solid ones.
With the exception of the cruisers Charles
ton and san Francisco. the State of Califor-
MA Will be the first steamer on this Coast to
receive this new shaft 1t will be put in by
means of cotfer-dam where the steamer
lies al Green-Street Wharf.
The tug ReSOute, belonging to the Oregon
Pacific Railroad Company, and which plies
at Yaquina Bay. has been on the marine
is one OF the largest tugs IN the Coast
service and is commanded by Captain
Charles j. Lucky, who is well known here,
having been for years on the boats OF the
red stack" line.
The American ship Tacoma, Captain
Sheldon. left New York POI days ago for
this port, with cargo of general merchan-
disc consigned to Williams, Dimond IL Co.
She was spoken on April LIST in latitude l.
south, longitude 26' west, but not since
She has probably encountered some of the
numerous hurricanes that have been recent
ly reported
A letter received from the East by j.
Withanl of Wright, Bovine IL Co. states that
First Mate Montgomery OF the whaling bark
Lydia had been badly hurt while out hunt
ing. He was attended by the surgeon of the
Richard Rush, and al last reports was re-
covering.
THE DAMAGED RELIEF.
On examination it has been found that the
damage sustained by the tug Relief, when
she tOwed the Lurline off the rocks. consists
OF cracked hub and outside shaft. The
damage Will cost about $500 to repair
The tug RObarts, Captain Smith, will go
on another fishing excursion tomorrow 10
DuXbury reef, leaving MiSsion-street Wharf
ht o'clock in the morning The steamer
Caroline, Captain Leale, viii 90 on a fishing
excursion TO the banks in the bay, leaving
Jackson-street Wharf al o'clock.
The schooner Laura May, while passing
out over Coos Bay bar, struck and carried
away part OF her shoe. The G. Ii. Merchant
and Orient also touched when crossing out,
but received no damage.
The steamer Australia sailed for Homo
lulu yesterday with 80 cabin passengers and
1854 tons OF cargo. Among the passengers
were Mrs. S. {. Paiue and Mrs. Clark, wives
of officers ON the Charleston.
The United States steamer Alert, now at
Mare Island, went into commission ON
Thursday. When ready foC sea, in about a
month, she will proceed to the China station.
The steamer China has on board for China
cargo valued at S6632l, and for Japan at
S31, 5CG. She also has valuable freight for
Penang, Manila and Calcutta.
CHANGES OF CAPTAINS.
Captain Willig has been placed in COM
manu- VI tiC oSHNbuti AbDitf Sdpttlu liil-
son of the Mary Bidwell and Captain TOPPER
of the schooner Jennie Wand.
The DesdemOna came over from Oakland
yesterday and locked at Section of the
sea-wall, and the Drumcliff hauled into the
stream from the rolling
The Scottish Dales left the sea-wall and
docked at Pacific street, and the Dumfrie-
shire went from Long Bridge to the sea-wall
section.
The Eureka will come down from Port
Costa to-day and dock at Fremont street,
and the Drumcliif Will tow up to Nevada
Dock.