The San Francisco call., 1898-06-20
The Alameda, Peru and Acapulco to Be Taken.
WILL ACT AS TRANSPORTS.
A LARGE FLEET OF SUGAR
 BOATS FROM HAWAII.
All of Them Made Long Voyages Ow ing to Being Carried to the Westward in Light Winds
 and Calms.

There was not much work done on the transports yesterday. The Morgan City received her complement of coal from the Centennial and was moved to Pacific street wharf, where she now keeps the Indiana company. The latter vessel was being coaled from lighters yesterday, as was also the Ohio. The City of Para has had her bulkheads torn out and the work of putting in the hunks has begun. On the Valencia little has been done as yet. but the chances are that she will begin coaling to-day. Carpenters will be at work on the entire fleet to-day, and an effort will be made to have them all ready to sail the latter part of the week. The work of coaling the steamer Nero from the Rahane went on yesterday. The big collier will take all the ship has in her hold and about 1000 tons more out of one of the vessels that got in yesterday. Two of the coal cargoes have been bought by the Government, and the vessels will go to Mare Island to discharge.
 The navy-yard tug Unadilla came down yesterday and lowed the Iroquois (ex- I'earless) from the Union Iron Works up has arrived from the East, and as soon as it has been placed in position the yes sel will go into commission. It has beer rumored that the Iroquois will go to Ma patch boat.
 There is a chance that the next fleet
 
 six vessels. The Mail Companys steam CT Newport which arrived from Panama and way ports last Saturday. will be re leased from quarantine to-day. If Uncle Sam presses her into service she could be discharged in quick time, as she has a small cargo aboard. It would not take long to fit her out, and she would thus be able to sail with the others the latter part of the week.
 The next fleet to get away will prob ably consist of the City of Puebla, due here fba 2lEf inst from Pnoet SnnnH the Peru. due on the 24th inst from Hongkong; the Alameda, due here from Australia. and the Acapulco now on the way from Panama and due on the 29th inst. They will be pressed into the ser vice If necessary. To these may be added the Northrn Pacific Company's steamers Victoria and Olympia, now at Seattle. Both these vessels have been granted an American registry, and are therefore fleet will accommodate all the troops that will be left at the camp, so that ships will only then be required for further drafts of soldiers.
 An unusually large fleet of sugar boats got in from Hawaii yesterday. All of them were carried to the westward in fact Captain Williams of the brig w. G. Irwin said he had never been so far west be- fore in any trip he has made from Hon. olulu.
 The schooner King Cyrus brought up 21 ,4S3 sacks sugar from Honolulu in g days; the schooner Metha Nelson. Il 800 sacks of sugar from Kahului in 2S days; the bark Santiago, 26, 700 sacks, in IS days from Hilo the brig w c Irwin, S754 sacks of sugar and 99 barrels of molasses from Honolulu in 17@ days; the schooner Car rier Dove, 22, ,40f sacks, from Honolulu in 29 days. The other vessels made runs as follows: The bark Mauna Ala, 22 days from Honolulu. the barkentine Irmgard IS days from Honolulu; the schooner Els ther Buhne 24 days from Honolulu, and the schooners Albert Meyer, 20 days, and Olga, 19 days, from Kahului.
 Beside the sugar fleet a number of deep water vessels came in. The British ship Belford arrived from Newcastle N S. w with 3050 tons of coal after a passage of 9l days. The Lucipara made the run from the same port in T days, while the Drumblair made it in 72 days The schooner Lizzie Vance was S9 days com ing from Newcastle, N. s. w, being ob- liged on the way to put into Honolulu for provisions. After leaving Newcastle one of the chronometers of the schooner got out of time, and Captain Hardwick had to guess at which one it was. Then dur ing a gale the mainsail was blown away and these accidents coupled with the shortness of provisions made the Vance run a memorable one.
 Another arrival yesterday was the Brit ish bark Auldgirth 66 days from Pisagua with nitrate for the California Powder Works.