The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-14
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AN OLD TINE
DOCUMENT FOUND


yesterday two Greek books with labels
on the fly leaves showing that they
once belonged to Kalakaua's private
library. were discovered. In one of the
books was a document written with pen
and ink. and was probably written
either in 1918 or 1919. 1t is a partial
record of the movements of the war
sloop '.Kamtchatka" in 1878. The docu-
ment. with its caption. reads as fol-
lows. spelling retained:
Travelling of Capt Golovnin on the
War sIoop 'Karntchatka, 1918.
Sept q, 1913. Fort Ross was at a
distance from rs about or miles and
by the night compass. N. E. SO degrees.
This was cur starting point from Nee
Albion. We started to steer to the
Sandwish Islands by s. E. with a
strong bris from N. W., which in a
short time turned into fearful Storm
and lasted the whole night long. but
before daybreak the weather quitened
down and the wind changed to w. On
the night of Octbr. list the wind blew
light from n. W. quarters. 1t was a
fine moonlight night and the unruly
weather entirely subsidized. Light wind
and clear weather lasted the whole day
and the following night, but, at 4
O'Clock in the morning of the End in
slant, with the wind changing over to
S. w. quarters the clouds commenced
to gather; about 10 O'Clock in the even
ing we commenced to observe the
eclipse of the Moon which was just
previous shining on it's full brightness;
the eclipse was partly. and very small;
by this observation our longitude show
ed to be 12S degrees. Is minutes. SO sec
onds. but light going into darkness and
then again, vice versa. and the motion
Of the ship made the real observation
and calculation not very exact. Taking
advantage of the fine weather we had
everything dried. our small arms
cleaned, the powder overhauled, and !
lxed the ship UP in general, in case of
-nything. for action. Before when we
we're in distance and by nobody freak
vented waters, this same precautions |
we're unnecessary, and then again our |
onstant work in different ports and !
'ad weather. gave US no opportunity
o do this, but now, arriving towards /
andwish Islands. We were likely to
meet with some South American Ships
r with some Pirates which of lately
we're commencing to freakwent this
gaters. Octbr End, II o'clock noon, we
yere by observation and chronometers
n the latitude of 81 degrees, 40 min
ties, so seconds and longitude 12s de-
ress, 50 minutes. SO seconds. no birds,
% sea weeds, not anything else did
re see for to indicate that we We're
lose to any land. About u o'clock
I N. the 3rd inst, the wind changed I
OF N. w. to N. E, and was blowing
ute favorable for several hours, then
gain the wind changed over to N. W.,
nd at the break of the day again, TO
7. N E., and on that way pretty near
ntill NJ. n. the weather was cloudy
nd it looked like rain. but it turned
ut dry and occasionally the sun would
We had time to get the
altitude, 80. So, 12~, and the longitude
fter yesterdays reconing by the
thermometers We're 1SO-254 On octbr
about m. n. the wind changed over
, s E. quarters.
The account abruptly terminates at
his point. Alexander's history says
othing of the arrival or presence of
he Kamchatka at Honolulu. The his
Dry tells. however. of the presence in
waters of Spanish pirates as
ooken of in the account, one of which
~. ~ Honolulu,