Daily Alta California, Volume 19, Number 6461, 23 November 1867 — ARRIVAL OF THE "JOHN L. STEPHENS." [ARTICLE]

ARRIVAL OF THE "JOHN L. STEPHENS."

The Steamer John L. Stephens from Sitka, Victoria and along shore, arrived yesterday afternoon at this port. Her list of passengers and memoranda will be found below :

MEMORANDA

Left San Francisco Sept. 26th, at 5 A.M., for Victoria and Sitka; Sept. 29th, at 10 A.M., spoke Company's steamer Oregon, bound down: arrived same day at Esquimault at 7:30 P.M., landed passengers

and mails, and left on the 30th, at 1:30 p.m.; arrived at Nanaimo Oct. 1st, at 7 A. M., received 400 tons coal and supplies, and left on the 5th, at 6 a.m. Weather fine up to this time. Anchored at 6 p m. in Blinkinsop Bay, Johnson's Straits; left next morning, touched at Port Rupert, N.I., and landed mails; passed Cape Scott at 4 p.m.; on the 6th stood out to sea, taking the outside passage; had some rough weather: arrived off Sitka Bay at 10pm, Oct. 8th; stood off and on in a very heavy swell until morning; waited several hours for a pilot and anchored in inner bay at 2pm on the 9th; moved closer in next morning and moored permanently. Found in port U.S. ships Resaca and Jamestown, Revenue cutter Lincoln, ships Buena Vista, barque Mameluke, Russian steamers Alexandria and Constantine, and three Russian saiing vessels. 13th, arrived schooner Langley, from Victoria; Lincoln departed on exploring expedition. Barque Milan, from San Francisco, arrived 14th. U. S. steamer Ossipee, with the Commissioners arrived 18th, at 10am; at 4pm the Russian flag was lowered at the Governor's house, and that of the United States sent, up to take its place; military and citizens of both nations present; saluted with alternate guns from Russian battery and steamer Ossipee; ceremony brief, ending with a social entertainment by Prince Maksontoff. The Lincoln returned October 19th; brig Shelikoff, from Victoria, arrived the 21st, and commenced discharging cargo; the Ossipee sailed the 26th .at 5:30 p. m., with General Rousseau, for Puget Sound: Lincoln .sailed the 27th. for San Francisco via Peril Straits. Disembarked troops on the afternoon of the 27th; very strong southeast winds during the day, furious gale at night, the most severe ever known to the oldest inhabitant, houses blown down and unroofed in turn, much damage to shipping in the harbor — the steamer Constantine went ashore and sunk: the ship Caesarevitch went ashore but was subsequently gotten off with little damage; the barque Mameluke got adrift doing considerable damage to herself and others; the brig Shelikoff had a hole knocked in her; the Stephens had a lively time, escaping with little damage. The harbor is very narrow, all the vessels huddled together; we steamed out of the "nest" early next morning and anchored in the lower bay, one mile from town. The gale broke about 6:30 a. m. on the 28th; at 8 p. m. the Ossipee returned to port and anchored near us; she had been roughly handled by the gale; lost all her boats but the gig, and came very near foundering. Barque Nemihoff, from Amoor River, arrived on the 29th. Finished discharging cargo November 1st; started on return trip at 7:30 a. m. November 3rd, with 55 passengers, mails and 50 tons of freight; met strong southeast winds outside, with very heavy sea; ship behaved well; anchored in Clarence Straits at 8:30p.m. via river passage; 4th, anchored head of Tongou Narrows; arrived at Fort Simpson, 5th, at 4pm left next morning: anchored at 5:30 in Home Bay, head of Princess Royal Island. Cutter Lincoln had arrived just before us; Lincoln left at 12 M. same night; we sailed next morning at 6; passed Lincoln at 1:30 pm 7th. Stopped an hour at BellaBella; anchored at 7:30pm in Safety Cove, mouth of Fitzhugh Sound. November 8th, made Vancouver Island, at 10:30am.; arrived at Fort Rupert at 12:15; left at 1:45; arrived at Nanaimo at 6:30 a. m. 9th November; Lincoln passed on the 10th, at 12 m. Took in 925 tons coal and supplies, and sailed November 14th. at 8pm. Arrived at Esquimault 3pm; the Ossipee arrived from Sitka same day; Lincoln sailed from Victoria 14th, a. m., for San Francisco: received at Esquimault 75 passengers, mails, and 40 tons freight: detained by fog until 3pm 16th; passed Cape Flattery at 9P.M.; passed barque Florence at 10 p. m., 10 miles from Flattery, standing off shore; found strong southeast wind, with heavy sea, outside, continuing below Cape Mendocino, followed by thick fog all the'way down; anchored night of 21st near Farallones; very thick fog next morning; made North Farallones at 11 a.m. Were 21 days in Sitka harbor; rained most of the time, with light snow: temperature mild, gradually growing colder: had strong southeast wind all through the Straits; health of passengers and crew remarkably good throughout entire voyage. PASSENGERS. Henry Baker, ........ L. Roscowitz, Capt. P. Leurezchaffeky ......John H. Goodle, and child, ..............................M. Rudolph, Nicolai Peberg,................... Peter Serokin, E.K. La Rome, ..............Capt. J. A. Raymer M.H. Meyers wife and.......... M Oppenheimer, wife, 8 children,......................... 2 children and serv't, L. Gronensky.................. P . McLatchey, P. Callon.......................... E. C. Parsons, Wm. Mellis, .........................Otis Parsons, M. Long, ...............................James T. Lane. Jacob Harrison. ..................Capt. Wm. Kohl, Dr. E. T. Marsh,.................... Master H. Vischer, Dr. Ryan Adonis,................. L. H, Pratt. Adolph Hirsch,.................... Rosils Guidin, N. Radronoff,...................... Alex. Levi, J. A. Jones, .....................S. H. Lecherstein, wife, John E. Dixon..................7 children and serv't, J. E. Graves,....................... Wm. Lord, M. K. Stevens,..................... Capt. L. P. Blum. M. Horg,.............................. A. T. Elliott, Mrs. Strenach,.................... G. Gondie, A. R. Robinson,................. And 33 others. T. J. Barker,