THE POLYNENIAN.

Honolulu, Saturday, Oct. 30, lSil.
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BY the arrival of a whale ship at Lahaina
from st Francisco, where the Nincenncs
then was, (Sept 30 we learn more partic-
ulars of the loss of the Peacock. She was
lost about midday, of the ! lth of July on
the north bar of the Columbia river, in
smooth water. Soon after the breakers be-
gan to form, and for half mile around them
the river was one sheet of foam. The ship
thumpcd heavily, and they momentarily cX-
pccted the spars would go by the board,
crush their boats and thus cut off all chance
of escape. BY daylight the next morning,
they were able to get out the boats, but lost
two in the attempt The water had then
risen to her birth deck. The passage to the
shore was perous in the extreme, but
through the GOODNESS and skill of the officers
it was effected without the loss of life. Pur-
ser Spciden saved his books and papers, and
the naturalsts their journals. A few hours
afterwards no trace of the ill-fated ship was
to be seen. Capt Wilkes in the Porpoise,
with the Flying Fish were employed in sur
veyinc the Columbia. The Vincennes was
employed at St Francisco, and a party had
been exploring the Rio Sacrimcnto The
brig Thomas Perkins was employed by Capt.