An item referred to the letter written by captain Chapman on board of
the Josephine of New Bedford lying on 5 November at Honolulu returning from
Ochotsk with a catch of 950 barrels whale oil and 12.000 lbs bone. The
intention was to transferred the oil to the Iolani and the bone to the Ceylon, both bound for New Bedford. The Josephine was being prepared
for a new season.
