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rain. Th© boat was five hours in roaohin the wreck, and throe in getting buck* 
Found the wreck to be a brig, laying with her head to the N. W., full of water] 
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the larboard r$il out of water*; the main topmast gone at the cap; main yard 
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across, with remains of mainsail; the foremast. Topmast and topgallant mast 
standing with all the yards a cross; foretopsail set; remains of topgallant sail 
flying, which ms what had appeared like a flag at half mast the day before. 
Two casks of fresh mater were lashed securely on the larboard quarter outside. 
She lays on the N. E. side of the reef, which extends ten or twelve miles to 
S. E. No breakers in sight from the wreck. Mr. Cahill cut a hole in the 
house on deck, and getting into a stateroom, found the vessel’s log-book, which 
he brought away. By this it appears that the wreck was that of the North German 
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brig Wanderer, of Hamburg, from San Francisco bound to Port May on the coast of 
Tartary. The last entry was dated May 9th. The log-book was brought to Honolulu 
and placed in the hands of the Acting German Consul. 
,f From the spot where the brig lay, soundings extend S. W. about 25 miles. 
"During the cruise of the Kamehameha V we saw sperm whales once, and took 
one, making about 40 barrels. Brings a lot of tortoise shell, shark oil and fins, 
etc® t? 
Kingman’s Reef.--The following report in regard to this reef, has been received 
from from the U. S® ship Resaca, Corai under Green: 
August 31st, 1872—At 1 o’clock, P. M. on a wind heading N E. 1/2 E, 
Kingman reef to windward bore S. S. l/2 E, distance seven miles, making centre 
of the reef in lat 6° 27’ 30 r, N, long® 162° 13* 30” W, which nearly corresponds 
with the position as given by Capt. Kingman. It is certainly a dangerous reef, 
the discolored water being observed to extend eight or nine miles, the sea combing 
over the ridge of the reef for a space of about three miles in an B. H. E. and 
W. S. W. direction. Several patches of white sand and coral were observed from 
the top even with th© water’s edge. 
