1 10 12 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/07fde44a2af7572daf4e84d0037b6be0.pdf e313dc8a9170d5d9dcd2de47d05b8329 PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. HONOLULU, DECEMBER 20, 1849. Vol. 7. 89 No. 19 The following is a copy of their Constitu- he still persists in offending in this manner, tion, and as it is not long, I insert the same he shall forfeit his share in the joint stock and capital. without abridgement 7. All business transactions, purchases, 90 Articles of Agreement.—This indenture, and sales, shall be transacted by the Direc90 made this 28th day of December, in the 91 tors, and for cash or barter paid down, and year of our Lord 1848, between the Stock- in no instance shall they vary from this law 91 holder!*, of the New England and Califor- without 92 a written vole of two-thirds of the 92 nia Trading and Mining Association— stockholders. 93 Witnesseth : 8. No person shall be permitted to with93 That the said members, whose names and draw from the business of the Association 94,95 seals are affixed to the articles and by-laws, without furnishing a substitute acceptable to 9<> have formed, and do hereby form, a Joint two-thirds of the stockholders, a certificate Stock Company for the purpose of buying or of which shnll be given signed by the Presichartering a ship, and freighting her, as the dent and Secretary. Should sickness, accidirectors shall see fit, for the Coast of Cali- dent or any other reasonable cause however, to Lower Trip from the Sandwich Islands A fornia, and engaging in such trading and mi- render it necessary for any member to leave Oregon and Upper California. ning operations as shall be deemed most ad- the Association, he may send in a petition to Leaves selected from "Our Log Book." visable. the Association, and a majority of that body 1. The business shall be carried on under shall determine, a certificate of which shall XXVI.—MINING ASSOCIATIONS. the name of the New England and California be given signed by the President and SecreAfter an excursion of near three weeks thro' Trading and Mining Joint Stock Company, tary ; furthermore, should sickness or any the interior of Alta California, I was glad to and each party shall have a certificate of his other misfortune caused by his services in take up my quarters once more on board the share or interest in the capital and profits of the Association, render it necessary that he good and commodious ship Massachusetts.— the Company, signed by the President and return home, a conveyance shall be furnishAlthough 1 had been absent but a few days, Secretary. ed at the expense ofthe Company ; any per2. The capital stock shall be thirty thou- son withdrawing himself in violation of the yet I discovered that changes of an imporbe divided into one above, shall forfeit all his interest in the Astant character had taken place in Benecia, sand dollars, which shall where our vessel still lay discharging her hundred shares, of three hundred dollars sociation. cargo. The work went forward very slow each. 9. A statement of the affairs of the Assoin consequence of most of the crew having 3. Every stockholder shall pay the three ciation, shall be made in one year from the run away, although their wages had been hundred dollars at such time and place as the date of this instrument, and a division ofthe raised to $100 per month. When I left Be- directors shall determine, and shall incur no profits over and above the original capital necia, there were only four vessels discharg- further liability whatever, for or on account invested, shall then be made pro rata to each ing, but on my return there were more than of the Company, except his time hereinafter and every member ofthe Association. twice that number. New buildings had been specified. 10. In case any disagreement should arise erected. The keels of two small steamboats 4. Each of the said members shall, after between the members of the Association, and were laid, and the ship carpenters were I the sailing ofthe vessel, devote and give his they cannot adjust the difference between personal attention and time, during reasona- themselves, the subject of dispute is to be busily at work. One ofthe newly arrived vessels attracted ble hours of business and labor, wholly to submitted to the Board of Directors ; and if my attention. It was the 'Leanore,' This I the interests ofthe Company, and shall use either party refuse to join in this mode of vessel was owned by the ' New England and his best skill, judgment and discretion, in proceeding, the other may proceed 'exparte,' California Trading and Mining Association.' promoting the profits of the business ; and and Ihe decision of the Directors, in writing, Having heard much respecting these Asso- iduring the continuance of this sgreement, shall bind the parties. ciations, and learned that nearly all had been neither of said members shall engago in any 11. The accounts of the Joint Stock Comdissolved, I resolved to make myself acquaint- ispeculation on his own separate account, or pany shall be kept in regular books for that busiof the be interested other in any way in any ed with the character and prospects purpose, and they shall at all times be open Association' which came out on board the ness than that of the Association hereby es- for the inspection of every stockholder. •Leanore.' I heard much respecting the I tablished. And in testimony whereof, we have herehigh character of all the members of the 5. Neither said Company, nor any of said unto set our hands and seals, the day and company, and the confident assertion made parties, shall assume any pecuniary liabili- year above written. that although other associations might dis- I ties, either in his own name or that of the band, yet this was one that would certainly Company, without the written consent of a On leaving California, I resolved to keep hold together. A part ofthe company had imajority of the Association, nor shall the di- myself informed respecting the success of During left for the mines, others were at work upon Irectors nor any other officer or agent of the the above mentioned Association. their steamer, and the remainder engaged in Company assume any pecuniary liabilities the month of November, a vessel arrived at discharging the vessel. Prospects were Ibeyond the capital actually paid in, under Honolulu, bringing one of the members.— From him 1 learned, that the company waa bright. I was kindly furnished with a pam- iany circumstances whatever. phlet containing the constitution and by-laws 6. Neither shall any of the said parties en- disbanded—that theirsteamboat did not meet of the Association. To these documents gage in or be concerned in any game of their expectations—that several members had were appended the names of just one hun- chance or skill by which money may be lost died, and more were sick—that the property dred members, nearly all of whom were from or won ; nor shall he make use of any intox- of the company was lo be disposed of and the Boston and the vicinity. A public meeting icating liquors, of whatever name or nature, vessel sold, for tbe benefit ofthe parties conpreparatory to their departure from Boston, unless prescribed by the physician or physi- cerned. This however, is but one among score*, if was held at the Tremont Temple, and an ad- cians who may accompany the expedition, dress was delivered upon the occasion by the under a penalty of five dollars for the first not hundreds of similar associations, fitted offence, ten for tbe second offence ; and if* out in tbe United States for digging gold in .Rev. Dr. Beecher. Contents OF THE FKIEMD, DEC. 20,1849, Mining Associations The Convention Return lo Ban Franciaco Visit lo see the " Liana" Paaaage to the lslande Feegee aid Tonga Islands End of Vol VII.. Sec. Faat Day in Ihe United Statea Lumps of Gold Fire al Kailua, Hawaii, <Vc. Viait of "Preble" to Japan Indfi : 89 90 THE FRIEND. : 1 ' ' ', �90 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 20, 1849. California. As a new method of peopling a conscience shall not be so construed as to ex- After reading this document, let no one country, these associations arc worthy the; cuse acts of licentiousness or justify practi- deny that the Californiuns are novices in the study of Ibe political economist. California ces inconsistent with the peace or salety of science of government, civil, political nnd will be speedily peopled, but multitudes of'this State. religious. Rights are here acknowledged individuals will be ruined in the enterprize. 6. The privilege ofthe writ of habeas cor- which were cstorted from King John at RunThe sacrifice of health and life, it is to be pus shall not he suspended, unless when in lymede, fought for by the republicans of Engfeared, will exceed the calculations of the cases of rebellion or invasion the public safe- land in the seventeenth century, and by the most desponding, yet as a whole, the mighty ty may require rts'suspensjon. inhabitants of the "thirteen Colonies," and work of settling the country, will advance, 6. Excessive bail shall not be required,! such ns were finally published to the world and California speedily take her station asi nor excessive lines imposed, nor shall cruel ;in the immortal American 'Declaration of nor unusual punishment be inflicted ; nor |Independence. one ofthe sovereign States ofthe Union. shall witnesses be unreasonably detained. 7. No person shall be held to answer for a XXVIII.—RETURN TO SAN FRANor otherwise infamous crime, (except capital CISCO. In mingling among the citizens, I observ- in cases of impeachment and in cases of miThree months having elapsed since Icaved the choice of delegates to the Conven- litia when in actual service, and the bind nnd ing Honolulu, 1 was exceedingly anxious to tion, was n prominent subject of discussion. naval forces in time of war, or this return. Kmharkcd this afternoon, July 20, Although there is truth in the sarcastic re- Stale may keep, with the consentwhich of Con- 1on hoard the Bremen brig, Anionic,' to sail mark ofthe poet ■ gress), in time of peace, and in cases of pet- from Benccia to San Francisco. Although —" All henrts ty larceny, (under the regulation ofthe Le- homeward hound, yet I lelt a ship, the MasAre chill'd into the selfish prayer for gold," unless on presentment or indict- sachusetts, which had proved an excellent gislature,) yet the ruling passion now was a little relax-! ment of it grand jury ; nnd in nnv trials in cd. Political meetings were held at San any court whatever, tho party Recused situll1 temporary home. I had experienced kiudFrancisco, Benecia, Stockton, Sacramento'be allowed to appear and defend in person nesses on board that vessel from cominanand crew, which I hope I may These meetings!land with counsel, ns in civil -1 der, officers City, and other places. notions. No'have it in my power to repay. In Capt. were called in obedience to a Proclamation person shall be subject to be twice put in a true, generous and kind of Brevet Brig. Gen. Riley. All the ma-'Iijeopanly for the same offence, nor shall he'Wood, I found has not passed through life withchinery of party politics was immediately putfjbe compelled in any criminal case to be n friend. He its sharing trials and disappointments, in operation. Although the people of Cali- witness against himself, nor be deprived ofjjoul but I trust, that hereafter he may experience fornia might be strangers to each other, yet life, liberty or property, without due process'none hut the gales of prosperity. As a comthey did not appear to be strangers to Re- of law, nor .shall private property be taken mander of a vessel, owned hy the governready institutions. were Speakers publican for public use without just compensation. ment of the United States, I was highly graat a moment's warning to harangue the peocitizen 8. Every may freely speak, write to witness his conscientious regard to ple upon the importance of organizing a state and publish his sentiments on all subjects,-1 tified the interests. government's He was about other of vital im- .being responsible for the abuse of that right,' questions government, and portance to the present and future welfare of and no law shall be passed to restrain or to surrender a command which he had sus1 during four years, with the highest California. abridge the liberty of speech or the press.tained as an honest and honorable public of.credit, not The results ofthe election I did learn In all t-1 iin inn) proceedings or indictments for until after my return to the Islands, but it has libel, the truth may be given in evidence to'|ficer. During n part of this period, the was in active service as a been wih intense interest that I have read the jury, and if it shall appear to the juryMassachusetts L vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. the California papers showing the important that the matter charged as libellous is true,1.transport The " Antonie was more than twentyresults which have been so speedily accom- and was published with good motives and for'|four hours in reaching San Francisco, as she the of the elecplished. In period forty days justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted,:,was obliged to take advantage of the tides. tions took place—delegates assembled at' and the jury shall have the right to deter- |On arriving at the anchorage, the wind blew Monterey, and the Convention unanimously mine the law nnd the fact. more than half gale; " and the weather a of which does " passed a Bill Rights' great 9. The people shall have the right freely cold and uncomfortable. credit to the sound political wisdom of the to assemble together to consult for tbe com- was As this document is mon good, to instruct their representatives ] I learned that several vessels were soon to people of California. for the Islands. My arrangements ofthe utmost importance, being at the very and to petition the Legislature for redress ofj.[ leave were made to leave on board the schooner foundation of the Constitution of the State, grievances. Captain Cole. As she did not and forming a part ofthe history of this most 10. All laws of a general nature shallhave "Boston," sail until the morning of the 27th of July, singular, strange and remarkable of coun- a uniform operation. I had four days to spend among the citizens tries, I insert it in full. 11. The military shall be subordinate to of Son Francisco. The city had nearly Bill of Rights, as adopted in Committee of the civil power ; no standing army shall be doubled during the month I was absent in the Whole in Convention, Sept. 11, 1819. ]kept up by the State in time of peace ; and the interior. Stores and dwelling-houses Sec. 1. All men are by nature free and in- iin time of war no appropriation for a stand- .had gone up in every part of the town. Dudependent and have certain inalienablerights iing army shall be for a longer time than two lling the month of July, many thousands of among which are those of enjoying and de- years. jemigrants had arrived. The great subject fending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing 12. No soldier shall in time of peace be',of excitement was the trial ofIhe Hounds," and, protecting property and obtaining safety iquartered in any house without the consentl jWhich I was glad to learn would.undoubtedand happiness. i ofthe owner, nor in time of war except in ly result in the organization of a more effi2. All political power is inherent in the Ithe manner prescribed by law. cient police. people. Government is instituted for the 13. As all men are entitled to equal poliprotection, security and benefit of the peo-1tical eights, representation should be appor- XXIX.—VISIT TO SEETHE "LIONS." pie, and they have the right, at all times, to Itioned according to population. The few of leisure before the sailing or reform the same whenever the No bill of ex days public 14. attainder, postt facto law, alter good may require it. | or law impairing-the obligation of contracts, ofthe Boston," afforded me an opportunity of visiting the Old Presidio, the fort at the 3. The right of trial by jury shall be se- ishall ever be passed. cured to all, snd remain inviolate forever ; 15. Foreigners who are or who may here- entrance of the Bay, and the Mission. But but a jury trial may be waived by the parties after, become bona fide residents of this State no excursion was more interesting than the i in all civil cases in the manner prescribed tshall enjoy the same rights in respect to the one made in company with the Rev. Mr. by l». ' possession, enjoyment and inheritance of pro- Wheeler, to Seal-Point, situated four or five miles south of the entrance of the Bay. Al4. The free exercise and enjoyment of re- perty, | as native born citizens. ligious profession and worship, without dis16. Neither slavery nor involuntary ser- though the afternoon was cold, foggy and crimination or preference, shall forever be ivitude, unless for the punishment of crimes, disagreeable, in the extreme, yet we were allewed in this State to all mankind ; and no ishall ever be tolerated in this State. amply repaid for our trouble, by seeing the person shall be rendered incompetent to be a 17. This enumeration of rights shall not "Lions." Long before reaching the seawitness on account of hie opinions on mat- Ibe construed to impair or deny others re- coast, we heard sounds unlike any which cv er before fell upon my ears. These sound* M am of religious belief—but the liberty of served by the people. XXVII—THE CONVENTION. ' ' ' ' ' ' ! -1 * 1 1 " ,, ' " 1 " I >. �91 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 20, 18I&. combination of the low-| sengers bound to San Francisco. On land-1they were apparently Ihe were again in their boats, hsving thoN ing of oxen, the neighing itf horses, the roar- .ing at Lahaina, I was delighted to find the oughly destroyed the village, killed six of ing of lions, the braying of donkeys and the market well supplied with Iruits and vegeta- the natives, and wounded many. bellowing of all other beasts, tame and wild. bles. The weather was warm but pleasant. Another case was brought before us, As we approached tbe shore, on a ledge of Maui never before looked so charming and which seemed to demand redress ; but, upon rocks, an eighth of a mile distant, we could delightful. On landing, I was surprised not investigation, there was reason to believe, distinctly see scores of these huge monsters. to bear every one exclaiming, " what a beau- that the foreigners had given some provocaA good view of them, will prepare the tittil morning!" "How green the shrub- tion which led to these tragical proceedings. mind to fully credit the following paragraph bery! " &.c, &c. This should not have sur- Four foreigners had been murdered in the from an old voyager. " The sea-lion is a prised me, for in former times, I had loudly most brutal manner. The natives hauled very strange creature, and of a prodigious denounced " Luhnina dust," and the bar-'up their schooner, killed and ate three of bulk; I have seen some twenty feet long, ren hills in rear of the town. Tbe simple them immediately. The fourth, though cut which could not weigh less than four thou- jtruth was, I had been witnessing different badly with an axe, was bound and taken on sand pounds. Its shape is nenily like the scenery and experiencing far different weath- shore, where they cut pieces off his body, sea-calf; but its skin is as thick as that nf er, from that enjoyed by the dwelleis at La- roasted and ate it in his presence, telling an ox; the hair is short and bristly; the bead haina. him, that, ere long, they should eat the is dispropoi tionaliy large; the mouth very The next morning, I was permitted to look whole of him. After keeping him in this wide; the eyes of a monstrous size, and the unon tbe mountains of Oahu. Never more horrid slate till the third day, they clubbed nose, which resembles that ol the lion, has shall my friends hear me complain, that the him, baked and ate him. A letter was adterrible whiskers, formed of such exceeding- mountains, bills and valleys of Oahu are de- dressed to the chief at whose instigation, it ly slilf and bristly hair, that they might be stitute of beauties, or thai the climate is not is said, the foreigners were murdered, inused for tooth picks." Some lay motionless, the best in the world. I was glad to reach forming him, that he must not consider the others kept their heads erect as if upon sen- home iv safety, and find all well. case as settled ; that, if satisfactory proof tinel's duty. PtiHon in his natural history can be obtained that this foul act was comasserts that they are accustomed to keep sen-' Perhaps the editor owes an apology to the mitted without just cause having been given tinels on duty while others sleep. "They renders ofthe Friend, for occupying so much by the foreigners, he would certainly be are of a vny heavy and drowsy nature, anil space with " leaves selected Irom our log punished for such unheard of cruelty. delight to sleep iv the mire. Though \ery jbook." He would simply remark, that the At Solevu, a village on Vanualevu, there indolent and difficult to awaken, yet at those number might have been easily doubled, nnd are about thirty foreigners, mostly English times they commonly fix some as sentinels he only regrets that those which have been and Americans, who are conducting themnear the place where they sleep, and it is .selected, are not more worthy of perusal. selves well. They have native wives, and said these sentinels give loud warnings when some of them large families. They have Fegee and Tonga Islands. any danger is nenr. Their voices are very four or five schooners, in which they go loud and of various tones; sometimes grunt- To The Editors of the Sumuan Reporters. about trading with the natives. They have ing like hogs, and sometimes neighing like Gentlemen, —In compliance with your this village to themselves. We found it horses." (The reader will find sonic curious'request to lurnish you with some account of! very nent and clean ; doing great credit to remarks upon these animals in Billion's Nat. 'my voyage to tbe Feejee and Friendly Is- those who reside in it. For the maintenance History). lands, iv H. B. M. Ship "Calypso," 1 beg' of good order and discipline, we recomLong after we left the shore we could still to forward to you the billowing :— mended them to enact a few laws, which hear their unearthly bellowings, drowning Capt. Worth, having received instruc- they appeared determined to do. even the roar of the surf as it dashed upon).tions from bis commander-in-chief to proThere are nine Mission families in this the rock bound shore, or broke upon thaiceed to the Feejee and Friendly Islands, group, connected with the Wesleyan Misbeautiful heach stretching away to the south to inquire into certain complaints which had sionary Society, occupying five stations. of the projection of land which we took us a been made relative to the murder of British! We visited them all ; and were happy to post of observation, for beholding the real subjects and other foreigners by tbe natives, find, that the indefatigable exertions of these lions of California. I.to countenance and protect tbe Missionaries jservants of the Most High God had been 'laboring on the various islands, and to as- crowned with such a large measure of sucXXX, AND LAST.—PASSAGE TO THE sure the names generally, that it is the cess. More than three thousand have abanISLANDS. wish of the British Government to be on the doned their heathen practices, and are now This evening, July 20, bid farewell to my,most friendly terms' with them, so long us under Christian instruction. The whole of kind friends, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, \they act kindly towards foreigners residing,'the' New Testament has been translated, and embarked on board the Boston. The 1among them or visiting their ports,—it was. and is in the hands of the natives. Many i following morning our vessel got under weigh, \thought desirable, that I should accompany ■of the books of the Old Testament will soon and quietly glided through the numerous .him. j be ready for the press. Applications are ships at anchor in the Bay. It was a gruti-j We left Upolu on the 2nd of June, 1848,'continually being made from other islands fying thought that I had now embarked on';and in a few days were at anchor at the in the group for Missionaries to reside a homeward bound vessel, commanded by']Feejecs. Immediately upon our arrival, we iamong them. They have the assistance of Captain Cole, a shipmaster whom I had,were informed, that some of our countrymen' sixty local-preachers and thirty-four cate( known in former years as the commander of had been cruelly murdered, without giving chists ; but double that number might be a whale ship. He retired from the seas and any provocation, and devoured by the sav- usefully employed, if they could be obsettled upon a farm in New Hampshire, but',age cannibals. To prevent these diabolical tained. I The Missionaries preferred no charges ho, for California," echoing acts the shout t in future, it appeared absolutely necesaroused Lsary to demand redress for tbe most recent Ingatnst the natives, demanding redress. among the hills of the Granite State the spirit of the retired Bea-captnin, atnl act of tbe kind, which was Ihe cool, deliber-'Those who have embraced Christianity treat made him bid farewell to home, without stop-Late murder of two industrious and well-be-I them very kindly ; and, latterly, the heathping to take a " second thought." He cross-jhayed foreigners, who called at Ngunduvau, en chiefs have been respectful in their bees the Isthmus and instead of going to the a village on tbe large island of Vmlevu, for Ihaviour towards them. mines, purchases in company with others, tthe purpose of bartering with the natives for There are certain foreigners en the vathe schooner " Boston," and sails for the Is- yams, fowls, &c. Having collected all the j conduct is far worse islands, rious whose lands, where, in years past, he had obtained information necessary for the conviction off'than that of the heathen, and who prove a his recruits for whaling cruises.* tthe parties, 11. M.'a vessel was removed ■ hinderance to the progress ofthe GosWe had.an exceedingly pleasant passage near the village where the horrid deed was great i In pel. many instances, their vile proceedof fourteen days to Lahaina. Saw but one (done. The murderers were demanded, but j ings with the natives have been the cause of vessel after leaving the coast, and that was a (the people refused to give them up ; cousethe horrid murders which have been compassenger-ship with decks crowded with pas- quently, Capt. Worth had to commence (of mitted. hostilities. About one hundred men, with The Feejee Islands form an interesting *Tl>* Boston obtained acargo of vegetables at the Inland**' and on her return to San Francisco, Bold Irish potatoes for ttheir officers, landed, under cover of the group. The climate is good, tbe soil ex*17,00 ncr Urrcl, thatoust »Z,00! Tkie is one item of a proflarge guns. In little more than an hour, cellent, and the native produce usually itatle speculaUon. ; , — , .. . : " ,. , , , < , ,, �92 .• THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 20, 1849. inhabitants isi and those who filled their places were at- Icy a mere fraca mob and their houses destroyed.' It was recently announced in the The number of which is tacked by newspapers at the Islands, that the Bth of tion of what they are capable of supporting The military were called out and several of August would be observed as a National Fast The commerce of these islands is not very the rioters wounded before they could be dis- Day throughout Ihe United States, in view of extensive. The vessels visiting the Feejeesi persed. It is thought thnt when the convict are mostly from Sydney and America, to vessel srrives, there will be serious troubles.!the prevalence of the cholera. The followcollect Biche-de-mar, which they usually ing interesting remarks respecting the obsertake to Manilla. Whalers touch occasionvance of the day in Ihe city of New York ally for supplies; their number is not great, and vicinity, we copy from the N. Y. Spectaowing chiefly to the many reefs and shoals which abound in the immediate neighbor- HONOLULU, DECEMBER, 20, 1849. tor of August 9th hood of the islands. We venture to assert that a day set apart "public for humiliation and prayer, by recoinOn leaving the Feejees, we proceeded to End of Vol. VII. .mendation ofany Executive, was never more the Friendly Islands, calling first at Tongaconcludes This number the 7th volume of tabu. On this island, there are five Wessolemnly observed than yesterday was in this leyan Missionaries, with their families, andI The Frieno. Thanks to our worthy contri- city, and so far as we can form an opinion two French Roman Catholic priests. There-1 butors and generous patrons. Your assist- from the sentiments expressed in our exare about 10,000 inhabitants ; 6,000 nomi- ance has been of vital importance to the suc- change papers, it was in like manner obsernally Christian, and 4,000 heathen. George cess of our enterprise. The many warm ns- ved throughout the country. It has been seldom, since we became an independent naTubou, usually called King George, is the. ruling chief; but, as some of the heathen,i surances that our sheet is a welcome visitor tion, that a call from the supreme Executive party are averse to him, he lives mostly at,'among the thousands of the sea-faring com- for a day of public fasting, humiliation and the other islands. jmunity in the Pacific, and the foreigners on prayer—only thrice, we believe—has been ; and we have no doubt that yesterday We next called at Kifuka, in the Haapaii Islands, encourage us to announce that made n larger number assembled for the purpose Groupe. Here we had the pleasure of meet-,.the ing King George and his family. They Volume \ 111 will commence on the Ist Jan- designed in the recommendation of the Presivisited the " Calypso," and appeared much-1 vary, 1850. This date reminds us that we dent of the United States, than was ever gratified with what they saw and the atten- arc now approaching the close of the first gathered on a like occasion. Hundreds of tions paid them. On their leaving the vessel, half of the nineteenth century—a marked era thousands were brought together, at the a salute was fired. same hour and for the same purpose. Let history. During what period us trust that the petitions offered to Him who From Lifuka, we proceeded to Vavau, in the world's where we found everything going on well..of fifty years since the world was created, holds in His hands the destiny of nations, At this island there is a printing establish- ■ have so many remarkable events taken place were heard and will be unswered ; and that ment and four Wesleyan Mission families.'as during the period from 1800 to 1850.— the poet's sentiments, so finely sung at one ofthe churches yesterday afternoon, will be Here, and at the Haapi Groupe, all are proleave the subject for our readers to re- realized by our favored nation fessedly Christian. On the faithful and un- _We If vapors, with malignant breath, tiring labours of his servants on the Friendly fleet and moralize upon, as our limits will not 'Kiae thick, and Matter mid-night death, out His follow out a train of here thought the is a llow us to Spirit, Islands, Lord pouring Israel ia safe; the poifoned air Urowa pure, If Israel's i .oil be there.' some though, perhaps, not so largely as in suggested. We conclude however, in the former times ; yet, the effects, at present, The above remarks will apply also to the beautiful language of Professor Longfellow, city of Brooklyn during the early part of the are such as to fill every Christian heart with 1 joy. The Word of God, in their own lan- .the Poet: "Look not mournfully upon the day, and to the respectable portion of the Wisely itn- citizens during the whole day. The stores guage, is daily dispensed, knowledge is past :it comes not back again ! increasing, sinners are converted, and souls prote the present Jit is thine. Go forth to were generally closed, and the city had all are ripening for glory. meet the shadowy future, without fear and with the appearance of Sabbath quietness and dc coruin.' The climate and productions ofthe Friend- manly heart !" of the are similar to those Fejees. ly Islands The opinion we heard expressed a Their commerce is confined chiefly to cocoaThe communication respecting the few days since, was that when the whale-ships nut oil. Vavau is visited more by shipping Preble's visit to Japan, by some unaccounta- had stilled, Honolulu would assume its forthan other of the Friendly Islands. This is us, via California, principally owing to its having an excellent ble delay, did not reach mer quiet. This is however, far from being harbor for vessels of any size. Wood andI until after the arrival of the vessel in this true. We are having almost daily arrivals water may be obtained and all kinds of sup- port. We feel much indebted to a gentleman from San with many passengers, Francisco, article for the plies in abundance. the who so promptly forwarded Away, from California !"— On leaving Vavau, we bent our course to columns of our paper. Of late we have had whose cry is Samoa, where we arrived on the 4th of Aumake inquiries respecting Japan. and 10, there come scores and hundreds from gust. Capt. Worth and his officers, with persons New South Wales, whose cry is "Ho, for myself, were much interested with our visitJshould any desire additional information, California !" Our streets are thronged with to the various islands. We had abundant .they may find articles relating to that counopportunities of witnessing the triumphs oftry in the following numbers of the Frieno, strangers, our merchants are busy making to the coast, and our market is the Gospel over the superstitious prejudices Feb. 2, 1846, Sept. 15, '46, Dec. 2, '47, shipments and cruel practices of the benighted heathen. viz. well nigh exhausted of every thing in the Oct. '49. I, We found the charts by Capt. Wilkes, of■May 1, '48, Dec. I, '48, and 1 eatable line.' Although we should be most the United States Exploring Expedition, toWe copy the following extract from heartily glad to supply our neighbors in Calgether with his works, of essential service. with all they desire of a vegetable Your's respectfully, a letter of the Panama correspondent of the ifornia, GEORGE PRITCHARD, Herald, of Sept. 15th. It appears nature, yet we must say it is a source of reH. B. M. C. N. Y. joicing, that all kinds of vegetables will not " our" letters are safe ! ! British Consulate, Upolo, Feb. 1849. letto reach there, so that we shall not be keep four hundred There ere upwards of California in to famine. We hope soon to learn to individuals reduced t ers addressed Advices from the Cape of Good Hope to and Sandwich Islands, lying in this Post of- that cargoes of flour are on their way hither. the 15th of July, have been received. from the United States. The little at The vessel which sailed from Bermuda,| fice. They are allwhere present in the market, is selling they are, until the will remain some time since, with the patriot Mitchell on They for 25 and per barrel. $30 is on each.— paid of one rial board, had not arrived. The greatest ex- transit postage who was appointed W here is the mail agent, to to citement continued prevail in regard We learn that a letter has been adat a salary of $600 per making the colony a convict settlement.— a few months since, dressed on the Isthmus. to Capt. Roys ofthe American whale not certainly month? He is had abundant. estimated at 300,000, . > THE FRIEND. " : I ' i ' : ,' 1 i -1 ' "' — ■ ' , , Several Government oflScors resigned, .. • ' ' , " �93 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 20, 1849. . ship Superior, by the British Admiralty, ac- that his dwelling house was saved. It seem- ione his skull fractured. In taking the retwenty-seven whales, only four boats companied by ' copies of all the recently ed so evident that it must burn, that every- maining were injured, and one man slightly hurt.— confusion. published Admiralty Charts,' in acknowl- thing was taken out in great American paper. edgement of the information which he fur- With the loss of his study is to be enumeranished respecting the new whaling ground in ted the loss of all his sermons, notes, and pa- The New York Evening Post gives the account of a present to Mr Morse the Arctic Ocean—(see Friend, Nov. 1, '48.) pers of all kinds, which had accumulated dv- following Our countryman, S. F. B. Morse, has relast loss to which him —' the thirty ring years—a the of part This is highly praiseworthy on ceived this morning, from Constantinople, an the British Admiralty, and should ' provoke' no money can repair. His desk, watch, ornament of gold, set in about two hundred the Government of the United States to be chain, every pair of boots and shoes, except diamonds. It is the decorstion ofthe ' order more mindful of the enterprise of her citi- those he had on, and much valuable proper- of Glory,' called the ' Nishan Istikar,' and is of the second class, the Sultan wearing zens. The English Government looks after ty, were also destroyed.' Ihe first. Mr. Morse has received this magThurston is the male only missionary nificent the interests of British subjects abroad, far Mr. present from the Sultan, as a testimore than the Government of the United at the Islands, who belonged to the first ciiiii- mony of his approbation of his system of States does after those of her citizens. If pany which landed here in the spring of 1820. telegraphing. some American merchant vessel or whale, He has never visited the United States or taErratum.—Page 90, third column, secship should discover a northwest passage, wejfken a foreign voyage. His labors have most- ond line, for deny, read, say. doubt whether the Government would think ly been confined to the region in the vicinity Donations. We recently noticed!of Kailua. it worthy of notice ! For Chapel. For Friend the fact in the newspapers, that the English In consequence ofthe irregularity of A Friend in California, 8 00 8 00 Government had presented the master, ofTi-,the Panama mails, and the non-existence of Fonr Seamen, ship Brighton, 1 37 cers nnd crew of an American whale ship ;any definite arrangement with the San Fran- Capt. Bailey, ship Mary, 5 00 5 00 with £1000, for rendering assistance to a,cisco Post-office, we ate disappointed in not Dr. Lowlier, U. S S Treble, 5 00 " British merchant vessel in distress on the receiving regular files of American papers. Mr. Bent, H Nathan, 5 00 Archer, ship Capt. coast of Brazil. The truth is, we should be We would acknowledge our indebtedness to 5 00 Owners, burk Franklin, 5 00 at glad to see Brother Jonathan a little more ithose gentlemen, Mr. Ladd and others, ( Officers and Crew, " 3 75 2 25 grateful for favors conferred by his sons and San Francisco, who have forwarded late pa- iOfficers and Crew, ship Morca, 14 00 17 00 1 00 others. He might learn a lesson from Sir pers. We would also acknowledge a file of Mr. Mitchell, ship Columbia. 2 00 S. S. St. Mary, 7 00 Voorhccs, Com. V. would of essential service from Lieut. Marchand, John Bull that be ithe Boston Courier Persons arriving at the 861 12 $33 25 to the interests of science and discovery, U. S. S. St. Mary. of papers, will confer Islands with files late commerce and trade. DIED. special favor by forwarding therri to our of- In Honolulu Harbor, Dec. 16, Mr. Robert Hill, a paasenThe following description of a large a Hun Francisco, on board the " Eliiabelh Ellen." Ha fice. The editor is desirous of both obtaining ger from a native of Worcester, Maia., and had been residing In piece of gold, weighing over fourteen pounds late news for the columns of the Friend and iwiw Mexico for aeveral year*. He nan friend* atlll residing In Worcester. llis remains were buried In ihe Nuuanu Valley we copy from the Alta CalifornianofAug. 2. of keeping the Seamen's Reading Room sup- iCemetery. When in San Francisco, our attention was At Stockton, California, In October, Mr. Samuel O. plied with newspapers from various parts of lUhkrr, who waa formerly an Officer, on board theAmerican whale ahip Tybee, having left her, at this Port, In the fall of called to it by Mr. Hooper, of the firm of the world. IMaV, Cross, Hobson &. Co. and we took some little Brig Potapsco.—This Wreck of the pains to see it. There was a report that a bound to San MARINE piece weighing twenty-five pounds had been vessel, 150 days from Boston, this port On ThursFrancisco, touched at PORT OF HONOLULU. found, although the report was not generally the 13th inst. her cables parted night, day credited. Arrived. the reef, a severe Dec 10—ambrig Brothers, Soule, 16 da fm San Frsnclsco. •We were shown last week at the store ofand she was driven upon Am brtf Henry, Roberts, SI da I'm San Frsnclsco. Messrs. Cross, Hobson & Co. the largest | gale blowing from the S. W. The crew was Chilean brtf J. R. 8 Schmidt, 21 da fm San Francisco. 11 —Am brig Coplapo Southward, 29da fm San Francisco. specimen of gold we have yet seen. It is an tcompelled to seek a safe retreat in the fore- Am bk Ocean Bird, Hall, 16 ds from San Frsnclsco. boulder, of gold top until morning. No lives were lost. The Br schr Union, Bsrnes. 25 ds fm Ssn Francisco. irregular shaped composed liris Planet, Frledenburf, IS da fm San Francisco, Am and quartz, and measures 7 inches in length 12—Am ship Pharaalla,Allen, 16 ds fin San Francisco. vessel bilged and the cargo is much dam- IS —110l bk Three Brothers, Swart, SO da fm San Francisco. inches, thickness of and 2 1-2 average an by Hsw achr (It-line, Healnp, 15 ds An San Franclaco. variesia width from 6 3-4 to 3 inches. About'aged, being a general assortment of ' Boston Fr ship Bou Pere, l)u Pcyrat, 18 ds fm San Francisco. Am brig Potapacn, West, 150 da fm Boston. three-fourths of its bulk is quartz, which wo ]Notions.' Am ship Klicabeth Ellen, Truman, 17 da fm Son Francisco. should think constitutes about one quarter of Dec. 17—Enf bark Maria, Plank, 66 day. from Sydney, 171, Among the scores of the newly arri- passengers, for California. its weight. The weight of the piece is 14 to those pounds, 9 1-2 ounces, Troy, which at $16 ved, we are heartily glad welcome Had Dec B—Sam wet, Hollls, forSailed. Calcutta, the ounce, would give $2,840 as its intrinsic who propose to establish a Book store. Tarollnta, Cave, for Shanghae. Mary. earlier with a for New York. Bailey, value were it all gold. Deducting one quar-tthey arrived three months good Tenedoe, Comstock, for New London. ter for the stone it contains, and its value is,stock of Books and Stationery, their encour10—Maria, Baker, for New Bedford. Clark, to cruise. Henry Kneeland, The has been specimen $2,130. purchased agement would have been greater than just John Coggahsll, Lewie, for New Bedford. Emmy, steal, for Hong Kong. of Don Francisco Leon of Mazatlan, for ChapMessrs. &. Bailey ll—Brighton, at Should ror New Bedford. West, $3,500, and it is supposed to be intended for 1 present. Harrietts Nathan, Archer, for Tahitiand Hubert Town. of on hand a goods supply 12—Frankly Cooper, Bag Harbor man for keep good n, the cabinet of Queen Victoria.' ' i 14—band Henahsw, Newell, for Ban Frsnclsco. in Iheir line,' we are confident they will meet Shipping; in Port. Oee. T. Propeller Massachusetts, B R Knox. ing extract from a letter of Rev. Mr. Taylor with encouragement. Am sloop or wsr St Mary'a, Coin Voerheea, Car E Indies. dated Lahaina, Dec. 7th, furnishes informaA pious seaman, who has recently returnMerchant Vessels. tion respecting a destructive fire at Kailua : ed from a two years' voyage, says thirty Per brig PaciAco, Bogue; A B Howei for 6u Fraaelsco, do bgßob't Bruce, Dockendorf) whales were taken by the ship's crew during Am Am bk Victory, Ryan. ' On the 27th of Nov. at midnight, the Rev their Three of these were taken Brbk Edu)| Starkey, Jsalon at Co; for S F. absence. Daniel Oram, Mr. Thurston's study was seen to be on fire. on the Sabbath ; but in taking these three, Am ah Cspitol, Bradbury. Whalers. In a few hours, the building and all its con-,five boats were destroyed, and five men were Am wh shipa Wolga,Laos) India, Bwtfti Broskline, Jeftents were consumed. It was only by time-, destroyed, and five men were seriously frey Wyalt; Heroine, Well; Warren, E.aua, Le Korea, ly aid from the natives, in bringing water, iwounded, two having their limbs broken, and Orange, Dexter. — ' • . ' * '' KFairlueH,w.—tThfollow- < ' ' • , JOURNAL. , �. THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 20, 1849. 94 papers on board, but on seeing them throwni written in English and French. 1 underpulled up, and one of the crew stand that copies of these papers (except Hong Kong, Chios, May 27, 1849 J immediately jumped into the water and re- those parts which refer particularly to the covered them. All Ihe boats then put off to- ■ port of Nagnsaki) are kept ready, every Mr. Da mom: wards the shore, the ship came to anchor. where on the coasts of Japan, to be put on Sir,—The following brief Account of the The crews of and these boats were almost en- board foreign vessels approaching. We to to the revisit ofthis ship Jupan, procure naked, and made a terrible outcry asi were about three miles inside the Northern lease of sixteen Americans imprisoned there, tirely they neared the ship. We have since learn- ■ ( 'mallns, when these papers were put first may be interesting to your renders. ed that they reported the great haughtiness ion board. ihe ComCommodore David Geisinger, ofthe ship, both in refusing to These officers and all the persons with |of i maniler of the United States East India:Stop 1 ihe captain throwing overboard the papers.— them, wore each two swords, which is said squadron, in January last, received infonna | Kiieb and had, boat addition to in a gray coloredIto be a sign, in Japan, that the wearer is a tion of the imprisonment, at Nagasaki, ofIflag, a small blue one with Chinese charac- ■gentleman. The officers themselves were fifteen men who repotted themselves as the ters upon it, which our interpreter said meant distinguished from the other Japanese, by of of the the crew shipwrecked survivors Imperial service." American whaleship Lagoda, of New Bed- '• At I, p. in a Japanese interpreter named the superior richness and length of their ford. The Preble was immediately ordered Morreatna I swords. All the Japanese were dressed in a Kinaska, who spoke Knglish, at- •loose sort of gtiwn, wilh light upper covering, to proceed to Japan, and Captain Glynn was by seven other Japanese, came oni a piece of silk or cotton, coat loosely around instructed to demand of the Japanese Gov- board "to enquire our object in coining toi the legs, fastened at tbe waist, and straw vernment the release of the men. We left Hung Kong on the 13th of Feb., Japan, and to know why we bad not anchor- ■ sandals with blue cotton socks, 3ucb us were ed outside the northern Carallos, as ordered brought to Honolulu in the "Otabeite," in to proceed on our cruise. When, however,]' but a few days out, having on account of a by a paper which bad been put on board." the lull of 1H47. The pellicoal-lrowsers of To these questions Captain Glynn replied the officers were of richer materials than Strong westerly current, made but little proimportant business with tbe those of their attendants. gress, the small-pox broke out pn board, and " that he had Government, and that a paper or!| Every available spot of land we saw about the ship was forced to return to port. (In Japanese hnd been put on board the ship, but Nagasaki was under a high state of cultivathe 7th March, when the ship was supposed papers not considering such a proper manner of tion. By Ihe mode of terracing peculiar to free from contagion and was about to again|'making a communication, be bad ordered it tbe Chinese and Japanese, every hill was proceed on her cruise, a second case tnudei tliruun overboard. This interpreter then cultivated to its very top, and we saw wheat its appearance; which detained her until the lelt the ship, and we got underway and stood growing half way up the highest, rockiest 83d of March, when she finally sailed. tbe harbor. While going in we met the: mountains. After our first return to Hong Kong, Capt. into interpreter in his boat, and be informed the The boats we saw were nil moved with Glynn saw a copy of the Friend, of Dec., no oars being used. Each boat enreupluiu that " permission bad been given for. 1848, which contained an account of Ranald ithe to anchor where she pleased." We .ried two or more lags. We often saw proship McDonald, who left the American whnleshipj,anchored in sight of the city of Nagasaki,! cessions of boats moving liom one part of the Plymouth, when off" the Japan Islands, in two miles distant. We could see atl bay to another, which were all painted alike June, 1848, with the intention of endeavor-|'Inbout three large Chinese junks, with a and carried the same kind of flag. At sight ing to learn something of that strange conn- !anchor, of Japanese junks, and with a each boot hoisted two lanterns, one at the try and its inhabitants. This intelligence large number the Dutch glass flag on the island of Desima.l bow, and another at the stern. Besides McDonald was procured in an entirely As about soon as we were anchored about twenty,.these, numerous lights, regularly disposed accidental manner, and, although, by enquiry boats bearing the small blue flag before, in rows, were seen burning on shore during we sfterwhrds heard more concerning him, mentioned came nnd anchored about us. the whole night. A gentleman ofthe Dutch jet itis not likely but for this paper we would these, we were soon surrounded by factory told us that these lights were kept Besides hare known that he was in Japan, before j we sailed for that port, and from our obser- huge numbers of other bouts, each contain- burning only during our stuy in the harbor. vations of Japanese character we have good ing innny Japanese, who appeared to gaze ut We think that they were no doubt intended to represent lights seen through Ihe ports of reason to believe that they themselves never the ship with great curiosity. would have mentioned to us the fact of Mc- At 4 p. in., two Japanese officers of rank extensive fortifications. Wo wire led to by the interpreter and a suite of think thus from seeing in the day time, in the Donald being in their country. It is said attended thirty gentlemen came on board.— isnme place where the lights burned through that while the U. S. S. Columbus and Vincen- !about stated that they were sent by the Gov- the night, long rows of canvass stretched nes were at Yedo in 1846, there were seven They ernor of to learn why the Preble along and painted so as to represent forts. Nagasaki Americana in prison in the vicinity of that! come to Japan. Captain Glynn replied On the 10th of April, Captain Glynn wrote place, and yet not a word was said to Com. had that he was sent to procure sixteen ship-!jin English to the governor of Nagasaki reRiddle about them. After touching at the Loo Choo Islands, wrecked American seamen. The officers questing the release ofthe shipwrecked seawe arrived off the vicinity of Nagasaki, (on. said they would report this answer to the I men. the west side of the island of Kinsiu) on the Governor. They left, to be copied, the three What is her tonnage ? is the number ofher crew' evening of the 17th April. We lay off and papers which had been thrown on board the What Where do come from ? on that night, with the intention of running ship in the morning and required a promise What ia theyon date of your departure? that their aye you any wrecked Japanese injunctions would be with. complied in the next morning. IHave yo« anything lo ask as on board? for, alter, firewood, etc. ? On the morning of the 18th, we stood in I have procured a copy of these papers, Are any more vessels in company with you, bound for thia for the harbor. As we approached the en- which I send herewith.* The originals were DKSIMA. trance we perceived several boats pulling off To the Commanderoftheves el approaching this EmBy order of the Governor of Nagasaki towards us. In a short time we could see pire {Japan)sailing under Dutch or any oilier colors. by the buperiutendeut of IheNetherlands trade By express order of" the Governorof Nagasaki you are inTranslated I Japan. persons standing up in the two foremost, requested, as foon as you have arrived near theNorthern (Signed,) j. ii. LEVYBBOHN. ( avallos, to anchor there at a safe place, and to remain there Orrra KirroaTuint, l, a waving large inula from themselves towards us, until you will havereceived furtheradvice Om>Eß lUrpouooa,L a as much as to tell us to go away or stop. Very disagreeable consequences might result in case this To this we paid no attention but kept stead-'order should not be strictly observed. WARNING. DESIMA. 7b the respective commandtrs, their officers, and the crews ily on. The boats then pulled directly ahead by th* superintendent ofthe Netherlands trade Translated the vessels of approaching the coast of Japan, or anof the ship, apparently endeavoring to intim- in Japan. choring near the coast, or in the bays 'of that Umpire. J. U. LEVYSSOHW. idate and stop us, but on seeing that we did 5The (Signed,) During the time foreign vessels are on the coaat of Japan, reporters attached to the interpreters office. or i,c,r, as well aa in the buy of Nagasaki, It Is not mind them, got out of the way. all the Orrxa hUproaTuoa, i a. expected and likewise ordered that every one of Ihe ships conipany will boats then pulled away, but one, which came U«Dia Harpounva, L. ■. behave properly towards, and accost civilly the Japanese officers, andall Ihe Japanesesubjectsin general alongside, and one of the Japanese threw on Tothe Commander of the vessel approaching this iSm- government j pirt, sailing under Dutch or other colors. board the ship three folded papers, which \landing on the islands or on the main coast: and ouarnt to By expressly order of the Governor of Nagasaki you are remain on board „„t,l funHer adrioe from the a&aMM i were stuck in the split end ofa piece of bam- rrequested, -»I»u«»e a* sooa yoa hare arrived near the Northern Igovernment has been received boo. Captain Glyna ordered the stick and ((avalloe, to anchoraathere It is safe and to remain there place, at a likewise forbidden to are gone or to use other or* until yon'll have received further advice. r(i «*••»—«'•. well**, boats, their h> papers to be thrown overboard. The boat'ffollowing I'leaae to answer a* distinctly and as aeon vi possible, the ar^,°M°* had separated from the ship after putting the What questions. ■aforeaaid should not be strictly observed J* in* nanae ofyour vessel? THhi For the Friend. U. S. Ship Prsblb, ) overboard, •' . 1 1 , tended ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' — l ' ! , ■ : '' I ' ' - UOVfckltOK OF NAGASAKI. �, 95 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 20, 1849. The boatswain, in one of the ship's boats, officers—who accordingly sent a person totell no doubt ultimately be laid before the public, went out in the morning to "square yards,''! the Dutchman that he could come on board. anil cannot fail to prove extremely interestMr. Bassle, the Dutch gentleman, pro- i'»fia duty which is performed on board a manH. of-war every day while lying in port. Sev- ■ cceded to read and verbally translate a docuyou're you dead men." drink, eral ofthe guard boats gathered around him, ment presented by Ihe Japanese officers, "If stopping him from going out as far as he; written iv Japanese Dutch ; which gave aiiThis is the language of Sir C. Napier, lo trie wished, and making signs for Ihe bout to re- .brief history of the imprisoned Americans' "961h Regt." on the llth of May, 1849. Ia turn to the ship. An under interpreter short- .since their first arrival in Japan until tbel.the "London Evening Mail" of June 30, we ly afterwards came on board und remon- .present time. This account stated that the; find nn extract from the "Calcutta Star," strated against any bout leaving the ship, party of fifteen men bad landed at Matsmai,I • • saying it "was no good, not Japanese cus- .on the Bth of June ; that they were immedi- giving nn account of the review of Her Matom." He got no satisfaction, and the boat[ ately taken in charge by the Japanese nu- jesty's 96th, Regiment, by the Commanderafterwards went out in the mornings withoutI thurifies, and were finally sent from Muts- in-chief, Sir C. Napier. At the close of tha being molested, although several ol the guard| inai to Nagasaki. Several of them had at; review, be addressed the soldiers, and the different times, broken out of the house in boats invariably followed. which they were confined. One white man, following are Ins concluding remarks. was During the 20th and 21st, nothing i heard from the Japanese authorities. Wr,..named Ezra Goldthwait, had died in prison " I am very glutl to meet the 9tith again. counted twenty-seven guns on four forts oni of fever, nnd a Sandwich Islander, named We huve both been a good deal about the the heights overlooking she ship, most of .Mam, bad committed suicide by cutting bis 1 world since we were last together, and I am which hull been mounted since our arrival.| throat. We were pleased lo hear Macdon-Iivory glad to hear such a good account ofthe We also, on the 21st, noticed the arrival| aid's name numbered among the surviving regiment. Your colonel tells me thtit you [fourteen men. Mr. Bassle informed us that are good in conduct—that you hnvc very few of numerous bouts from the seaward. April 23.—This morning Captain Glynn.hut five Dutch are allowed to live at Desima.l.men in hospital. Now. this all right, and I sent for the interpreter to know why be hadI The number ullnwed in 1839 was eleven. hope you will continue to bear a good charnot received an answer to his letters to the.1 April 'Hith. Two Japanese officers, ac- ■lacier. But let me give you a bit ol advice Governor. The interpreter said that be conipanied by the interpreter anil two Dutch i—that is, don't drink. 1 know young men would report this question. In tbe afternoon/gentlemen, came on board in the afternoonido not think much about advice from old two Japanese officers came on board, and to deliver up tbe men. According to the'men. They put their tongue in their cheek, to them the Captain reported bis question.—j Japanese custom, the men had been given to'and think they know a good deal better than They replied, that they did not know. On the Dutch Superintendent, Mr. Levyssobn, tin- old cove that is giving them advice. But 'teing asked when tbe Governor would do so,I who was to deliver them on board the ship. let me tell you, that you are come to a counBefore the men came on board, Ihe Japan- try where, if you drink, you're dead men.— they made the same answer. * officers asked Capt. Glynn if he was If you be sober and stendy, you'll get on Capt. Glynn then assumed a firm and po-j sitive manner, and told them, that to-morrow ready and would leave tbe harbor as soon as weU; but if you drink you're done for. You he must have a positive answer as to when he had got the men. Tbe Captain replied I will be either invalids or die. I know two his letters would be replied to, or when the that be had nothing more to detain him alter regiments in this country —one drank, the he had got his countrymen. Mr. Bassle then'■ other didn't drink. The one that did'nt men would be delivered up, if at all. The day alter our arrival, Capt. Glynn had/read and translated two documents whichi drink, is one ofthe finest regiments, and has put up a quantity ofthe latest newspapers hej the Japanese officers had brought on board. [got on us well as any regiment in existence. could procure for Mr. Levyssobn, the Super- [One of them purported to be an extract fromii The one that did drink has been all but deintendent of the Dutch Factory—to whom, the Japanese laws, tbe substance of which'stroyed. For any regiment for which I have from his isolated position aud restricted means[was, that shipwrecked seamen who were cast 1a respect (and there is not one ofthe Biitish of procuring intelligence from other parts ofriipon the shores of Japan, would remain in 1regiments whom I don't respect,) I should the world, they must be particularly accept- 'Japan, and be treated well, and sent, by the 1always try and persuade them to keep from able—and had written him a note, request-1 first opportunity, to Batavia in the Dutch drinking. 1 know there are some men who ing his acceptance of them. At that time[ship, or to China in one ofthe Chinese junks. will drink in spite ofthe Devil and their ofthe interpreter had refused to take them oj|The document recommended that Americanijficers; but such men will soon be in hospishore, saying that he could not do so with- vessels should not come so near the coasts of:tal, and very few that go in in this country ever come out again. I wish the 96th Regt. out the Governor's permission. This day he,'Japan. said he would take them, but wanted a copy! The Japanese officersonhaving left the ship, every success, and am very glad to see it in board. They all the state it is." ofthe note, which Capt. Glynn indignantly the men were brought refused to give, saying that the matter was looked pale and thin, probably from long This is a good and sound advice to solof no consequence, nnd that he could either.confinement. The boats in which they came diers, but every word is fully applicable to take the note as it was, or leave both it and to Japan, four in number, were brought sailors. is the only safe rule, the Their sheets and Teetotalism ship. bags alongside the papers. He finally took them. and other for soldiers, sailors, and all other classes.— oars, of and the clothing, harpoons, On the afternoon of the 25th, two officers whaling gear ofthe boats, were also brought and the interpreter came on board the ship. 1 Intoxicating drinks kill those who use them. After much talking and a great deal of eva- on board. By their own account, the men appear to So say Physicians, and so say thousands of sion, they finally said, that in two days more have been very well treated before any of, dying drunkards. If this be true, will Hot the Dutch Superintendent would come on them attempted to escape from confinement. ( those making and selling intoxicating drinks, 1 board, and the day after, the men should be Alter that, they were put Ac common Jafor a share ofthe guiltof killing their delivered up. The Captain, without doubt, panese prison, where they suffered greatly come in hastened their conclusions, by telling them from want of clothing and by cold. fellow men? Mac-' Lilliputian's Watch—A watchmaker in that he mitsl be immediately informed wheth- donald does not complain of ill treatment. er the men would be given up, or the ship Each man was forced to trample upon a New Orleans has completed a tiny watch, would leave the bay without delay. crucifix, to show that he was not a Catholic. which is regarded as an extraordinary speciApril 25fr.. This afternoon two officers; Some of them endeavored to avoid stepping imen of workmanship. The Picayune says and the interpreter came on board. After upon the crucifix, but the Japanese forced iof it ' This wonderful time-piece Is perthey had got into the cabin, they stated that them to do so. fect ; keeps good time. It is about as thick Mr. Levyssobn was sick, and had been una- The Japanese interpreter r Morreama,' ias three half-dimes laid one upon another— ble to leave Desima ; but that one of his as- told me that he acted as interpreter between including case, crystal and all—and meassistants had come in his place, and was wait- Capt. Cooper of the Manhattan and the Ja- ures in circumference just the sree of a halfing in the boat alongside. Capt. Glynn im- panese authorities at Yedo. idime. It has a spring case of enamel, gold mediately ordered the officer of the deck to We sailed from Nagasaki on the morning dial ami steel hands, cylinder escapement, ask the Dutch gentleman aboard. The inter- of the 27th April. with ten holes jewelled in ruby. If rwns preter, however, interfered, and told the CapThe depositions of the men have been ta- twenty-five hours without winding up. Betain that the gentleman could not leave theI ken, and much valuable information about sides it is ss> arraaged aa to admit of being boat without the permission of the Japanesei Japan has been procured, all of which will 'either worn ia a broach or finger ring.' ' — 1 • . . I 1 ,,ese , •' ' ' ' ' : < �96 20, 1849. THE . FRIEND, DECEMBER . INDEX—VolumeVII. - POLTHESIAK SKETCHES. « Page. 1, 53, 61 9 17 25, 46 Sketch of Guam Strong's Island • " " " Rorotonga Navigator's groups Fejee and Tonga Islands 91 Editorial Articles. Prc«»pectus, Vol. VH. 4 12 20 28 30 Conscience "Books," "Exchanges," 4c Lifis at Sea Temperance French at 8. Islands Japan 44 52 60 60 68 68 76 84 The Friend, Whalemen's Directory Oil taken in Arctic Ocean Mesmeric Whaling Antartic Ocean " Continent Trials of Ship Masters Whaleshifs Wrecked awd Lost. 11 The Blaine" at Columbia URiver . ■ ■ " " " " 18 22 .11 56 Two Whalers Cassaniler (burnt) United Sutes " " " Richmond 77 78 87 85 Mercury (burnt) Gem Niphon Tobacco Plant (on fire) Foreign Intelligence. 4,10 5, 10, 19, 48 5, 10, 34 3, 5, 12, 13, 33, 69 13 13 21 31 31 Ireland United States France California New Zealand Oregon Pitcairn's Island China Bystaey am 31 84 The Seaman's Friend. for Seamen Prayer The Best Seaman 6 * feth selected from " Our Lob Book." 1. Passage to Columbia Rive* 2. Colombia River 3. Astoria 41 42 43 4. Ascent of the Columbia 5. Geographical Outline of Oregon 6. Lower Oregon, Population 59 7. Fort Vancouver, fcc. 8. Tour through the Willamette Valley 9. Education in Oregon fj rs>. Visit to Klakamax's Settlement 11. Overland Settlement of Oregon 12. Territorial Government of OregoB l..TheJarr« i—aaa a a.....a fir. 15. Return to the Masssachusetts fir, 16. Departure from Fort Vancouver 17. Books upon Oregon 18. Passage from Oregon to California 19. The Bay of Sari Francisco 20. San Fancisco 21. Passage to Benecia fit; 22. Benecia 23. The Hon. T. B. King's Address M. No good Maps of California 25. Interior of Alta California 26. The Mining Associations 27. The Convention 28. Return to San Francisco 29. Visit to see the " Lions" 30. Passage to the Islands f>7 7.1 ■:i 74 74 74 74 75 81 89 M 90 M 91 Sandwich Islands. Interments in Nuuanu Cemetery Decease of Polynesian Race Sandwich Islanders Hawaiian Coffee Syrup Volcano of Kelauea Hawaiian Bible Society Demands of the French Minister of Foreign Relations. Reply King's Protest Cemetery at Lahania Contributions forFrench Missions Census of the Islands The 28th of November " Thanksgiving Temperance 7 20 27 36 Appeal from " Fore Top" The Teetotaller's Budget A Kind Word to Moderate Drinkers A Terrible Lesson Pocket, versus Principle Temperance Pledge, 1637 Champaigne Progress of Temperance Temperance, by Americus The Traffic Old Zac's Jug ' If you drink, you're dead men ■■ 86 " Poetry. God doth all things well" (Original) Our Seamen (Selected) Peace Be Still (Original) The triumphs of the Gospel (Original) Gone to Sea The Grave of Washington 66 47 Hymn 5 12 14 26 27 35 35 35 36 71 71 71 95 " " " " Poem A Welcome to Poetesses of the Leland" Look Aloft (Selected) The Bible (Original) Setting Sail Go Ahead (Selected) Battle of Quaymas (Original) " M 29 .10 ;io " " Notices of Heefs, S3 .'13 39 41 41 49 Islands, &c. Page 37, 40, 69, 76 Deaths. Page 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 4«, 55, 64, 72, 77, 88 Marriages. Page 32, 48, 56, 64, 72, 77. 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Oy � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.12.20 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.12.20 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/b1be7c184a4a29d8899fc0ce90ba78ec.pdf 249b1d3292e6d09c890d19de66eed579 PDF Text Text FRIEND. THE HONOLULU, DECEMBER 1, 1849. 81 Vol. 7. No. 11 tributaries, empties into Suisoon, or Son ientering the river, we very soon found ourBay. This river is very winding, iselves soiling up a stream about two hunFrancisco Or THE FRIEND, DEC. 1, IMS, deep and having a Page. 81-83 being at least twice the length of a straight idred yards wide, quite Interior cf Alia California, The Trials of Ship-routers, 84 line drawn Irom its hend waters to its mouth. slight current. On both sides were immense 84 I believe on all the tributaries of thisstream, marshes covered with tules or large rushes, The asih of Novemlir, 86 An Eye to Comfort and Health, • 85 which flows from the California mountains, growing from ten to fifteen leet in height. Return of the Massachusetts, , 85 or the Sierra Nevnda range, gold has been Low willows, bushes, and other plants, such Speculating Mania, Foreign Items, 85 discovered. The river Stanislnus is a tribu- as grow in low and marshy places were every 86 The Largest Merchant Vessel afloat, 87 tary of the San Joaquin. It is upon thie where to be seen. From the deck of the Religious Character of J. Q.Adams, Loss of Ship Niphon, 87 river that some of the richest mines are now vessel it was possible to obtain only a nar88 found. To correspond lo Ihe San Joaquin, row prospect. With a fine breeze from the Deaths, Donations, Shipping News. the Sacramento flows from the north, rising N. W. we made rapid progress up the river. in the range of mountainous country lying •isih. Last evening we came to anchor, between California and Oregon. The vast as it would be quite impossible to navigate regions drained by these rivers and their this river in the night. But Oh ! the musnumerous branches, forms the immense ba- quetoes ! Never could persons be more anthe Sandwich Islands to Lower A Trip from sin of Upper California. All the rivers and noyed. There was but little sleep on board. and California. Upper Oregon streams flowing from the western slope of In the morning our mate was found to be so Leaves selected from "Our Log Book." the Sierra Nevada range, and the eastern much poisoned, and swollen' by the effect of slope of the Coast range, empty their waters the musquetoes that he was unable to reday we XXV.—INTERIOR OF ALTA CALI- into the magnificent Bay of San Francisco, main on duty. During the entireThe feaand from thence find a passage into the Pa- sailed through the Tule-marshes. FORNIA. so far a9 tures of the country remaining the same. intention, It was my Arrival cific ocean. San Joaquin An Excursion up the at Stockton Description of the town Sab- 1 was able in a few weeks, to travel suffiArrival at Stockton,—29fA. About two The ciently over this country to obtain a tolera- o'clock, to-day, we reached (he thriving town bath— Journey to Sutter's Fort Fourth of July Visit .Mormon Islands," bly correct idea of the portion of our coun- of Stockton. It is a city of tents, there bemonths assumed ing only two wooden buildings in the place. " The Mills,'land "Kanaka Diggings "— try which has within a few Return to Sacramento City Tnp down the so much importance in a political and com- The site of the town is well situated on a mercial point of view. I now refer you to slough, (as it is called,) of the San Joaquin. Sacramento Rtter Remarks. These sloughs are quite remarkable and pethe The following letter is essentially copy tny journal. An Excursion up San Joaquin. —June 27th, culiar. The one upon which Stockton is of one which I wrote from Benicia, to a Wednesday. This morning embarked on situated, is several miles in length, being friend in the United. States, after my return board a small schooner bound up the San very deep and varying from 100 to 200 from an excursion through the interior of to Stockton. After passing through yards in width. It will admit vessels of Joaquin Upper California :— Suisoon Bay, our vessel entered the river. 300 or 400 lons, which can come along the U. S. Propeller, Massachusetts, ) We passed the " New York of the Pacific," bank. Never could nature have formed Benicia, U. C, July 17, 1849. J on our left. This is the site for a city lying more admirable docks. Goods are easily Dear Sir,—In my last communication for- near the union of the waters of the Sacra- landed upon the bank and removed elsewarded from this place about three weeks mento and San Joaquin. It has been sur- where. • It is only a few months since the since, I endeavored to keep you duly in- veyed and laid out. In the California pa- place begun to be built upon and now lots" formed of my peregrinations down to my ar- pers "lots" are now offered for sale, but are selling from $300 to $5000, a piece. rival in California. Since that date, I have as yet only a solitary dwelling, snd that a Hither resort, for supplies, the miners now made an excursion into thel interior of tie miserable structure, marks the spot ! But in digging upon the tributaries of the San Joacountry, having travelled, by land and wa- these days there is no predicting how soon a quin. ter, about five hundred miles, and endeavored stirring town may be there located.* On 30th. To-day became acquainted with to make myself acquainted with the natural The truth of the opinion expressed in the above some of the inhabitants of the town. Mr. features of the country,:its inhabitants, its remarks respecting the possibility that the " New Belt, the Alcalde kindly furnished me lodgmining characteristics, and future prospects. York of tbe Pacific," might soon become a flourishing ings at his store. 1 learned that a clergyconfirmed by the followiM- notice of the man had never spent a Sabbath in the town. I wos about eighteen days, during which town, is which 1 copy from the " Pachfc News," pubplace, a civilized" bed but period I slept in lished in San Francisco. Bept. 29, just three months New Bedford, and one ether name not recollected, once, seldom enjoyed the luxury of a chair, after I passed the site of the proposed city: and arrangements have been made for ten other Teasels and otherwise accommodated myself to the New York or thb Pacific—Since our last no- to go there in the coarse of the next week, betides strange scenes of this strange country. tice of this beautiful site for a large city, we are nrt- which a Post Moire has been established which is called the Junction Post Office. This name is given that it is going ahead with rail-road speed. Thinking you might be interested in a nar- viscd from thence to Sacra- in consequence of its being the point where toe exrative of my rambles, I shall furnish a suc- There is now established and Sitter cities, a regular line of steamers, change of mails which leave San Francisco. Sacracinct diary of events. 1 will, however, pre- Imcnto and there if a line river steamer building here by ;mento and Sutter cities, and Stockton, at the same face these notes of the journey, by a few Cu;it. Blair of the U. 8. Navy, that will be put upon time will he made. A large hotel will be immebuildings in addition remarks upon the general outlines of the the same route within twenty days ; another ia build-1 diately commenced, and other by the company of ito those already erected, are going up at various country through which I have passed.— ing at New York of the Pacific, in the town; and the piles of brick and lumber ship Mayflower, which will be ia operation within points j About twenty miles above Benicia, or fifty the the same time for the river San Joaquin. There are on the banks, indicate rapid and prominent improvemiles from the ocean, the rivers Sacramento now lying alongside the banks of this new city, seven iment. The proprietors it will be seen by their advertiseand San Joaquin unite in Suisoon Bay, be- •hips of the largest claas, none drawing less than twelva, and most of them sixteen feet of water. The iment, by handbills and papers, oner moat liberal ing a part of the great Bay of San Francis- Sabina. Capt. Green, of Sag Harbor ; Audley Clark, Iterms to settlers who will make improvements,and as co. The San Joaquin river rises in about importance is daily becoming more maniCapt. Dennia, of Newport, B, I.; Mayflower, Capt. its 1 growing the 36 ° of Latitude, and taking a north- Hicks, of N«w Bedford, Lenark, Capt Woodbnry of Ifest, investments made there must be very ptowesterly direction, being -fed by numerous Boston; Henry Lee, of New York, Obid Mitchell of ductivc. Contents - THE FRIEND. — — " —— — — — " " — — < i • �82 %E FRIEND, DECEMBER 1, 1849. The inhabitants never bad a sermon preach- and died. His remains were found exposed Fuit, situated on the South Fork. The ed in their midst On making known that I by the road side, and at a short distance a weather was warm and the road very dusty. was a clergyman, arrangements were madej bottle. Some friendly stranger had dug On my arrival I was kindly welcomed to the for holding services on board a vessel now him a grave, and there was the little hillock tent of Mr. Brinsmade and Mr Calkin, genused as a store-ship, and moored alongside in the midst of the prairie. I know not tlemen, whom I had known at the Islands. the bank. when I have passed the grave of a fellow They with a company of young men, are July. 1. Sabbath. mortal with more sad emotions. testing the qualities of a machine conAt the appointed hour a respectable auThe country between Stockton and Sut- structed on the "rocking" principle and dience assembled; to which I endeavored to ter's Fort, is very level, and dry. A part similar to those used in the gold mines of preach from the words of Paul recorded in of the distance the traveller passes through Virginia. They were employing quicksilver Oalatians 6th chapter, 7th and Bth verses. extensive " oak openings," Weary and sun- to collect the particles of gold. 1 was glad I am satisfied that to many it was most burnt, we arrived at the Fort, about 12 to perceive that they were encouraged to agreeable once more to hear the sound of a o'clock, having rode nearly seventy miles hope their machines would nut prove a failminister's voice proclaiming the gospel. since 3 o'clock, of the previous afternoon.— ure, as a multitude of other contrivances, Some had not heard a sermon before for July ilh : —The morning was ushered in had proved. * years. After the services, I endeavored to with the firing of cannon and crackers. It The implements of old aud practical explain the nature of my duties as a Sea- had been reported that Col. Fremont, Hon. miners, are exceedingly silwple. It is a fact man's Chaplain, and make known what our T. B. King, and other distinguished visitors that an Oregonian with a hammer, axe, and Society was endeavoring to do for the sea- would probably be present on the occasion. saw, can in a i'ew hours construct a good faring population. I heard one of the mer- In this respect there was a general feeling machine for collecting gold. The old fashchants remark that it had really been one of disappointment. The Day however must ioned New England baby-cradles, could, in a of the quietest sabbaths he had witnessed not be passed unnoticed. Arrangements few minutes, he converted into machines in Stockton. I am satisfied that a faithful were made for public addresses in the Oak for washing gold. Should the " Patent Baminister of the gospel would be well re- Grove lying between the Fort, and Sacra- by-Jumpers" with elastic suspenders, superceived by the inhabitants of this growing mento City. At 1 o'clock, a numerous au- cede the cradles of olden times, some specutown. dience assembled when the following order lating Yankee might make his fortune, in shipping " old cradles," to California. If Journey to Sutter's Fort:—July '2d. Made ofexercises was observed :— he should chance to send his merchandize preparations to leave for Sutter's Fort, by Prayer, by Rev. S. C. Damon. land, a distance of seventy miles. A large Reading vf the Declaration of Indepen- at the favorable moment he micjht accumulate a fortune rivalling that of " Lord Timothy business is daily transacted in Stockton, dence, by Mr. Mc Lellan. Dexter" of Newhuryport, the exporter of probably not less than from $50,000 to Oration by. Dr. Deal. warming pans to the West Indies ! 100,000. Vessels are daily arriving and Address, by Hon. Mr. Gwinn. departing ; teams are daily leaving for the Almost every state of the Union, and I found a company working at Morman mines ; hundreds of mules and pack-horses part of the world had its representatives on Island, endeavoring to turn the current of the river and lancying that when this should may be seen at almost any hour departing that occasion. for El dorado. A daily line of stages is Towards evening, in strolling among the be done, they would gather an immense now established to the mines, a distance of trees, which occupy the site of Sacramento quantity of the precious metal in the bed of ninety miles. It was 3 o'clock, P M., be- City,'l chanced to fall upon the temporary the old stream. They may bo successful ! The Mills. —July 7th. Left Morman fore I was able to leave, in consequence of abode of Prof. F. Shepherd, formerly conHisIsland early this morning for the " Mills" nt the of Natural called to attend of nected with department the funeral a Mr. being Shaw, who died the day before. I had tory and Chemistry, in a college in Ohio. Coloma, the spot where the gold of Califorvisited him during his sickness, and learned He had just finished a cup of the beverage nia was first discovered. On my arrival was that he was a native of Plymouth, Mass, and of China, and I spent a most agreeable hour kindly welcomed by the Rev. Mr Roberts, had been discharged a few months pre- with him conversing about the physical fea- tho Superintendant of the Methodist Misviously from the Whale Ship " South Ameri- tures of the country. Prof. S. is exploring sion. He was then eudeavoring to establish ca" at Lahaina. Agreeable to a previous the country, but with genuine Yankee spirit, a Methodist Church. I was glad to learn arrangement, about ten or twelve miles is determined to pay his way ! So having that success will evidently crown his efforts. from Stockton, I joined a party bound to purchased an ox-team, he is engaged in the A "class" has already been organised, Sutter's Fort, to spend the 4th of July. We transportation of goods from Sacramentoi Mr. Roberts accompanied me through the met at Dr. labell's. He is a nativeof Ohio, City to the " Mills." He remarked that; busy and thriving village of Coloma, to the and graduate of Western Reserve College. his last trip produced a profit of $400, above mill-race where only fourteen months, since His lady furnished us a most excellent din- his expenses ! Teaming is more profitablei a few small lumps of gold were found. Oh! the mighty movement throughout our globe ner, and supper ! We rode about six miles thanLecturing ! further this afternoon, and then stopped for July 5. In visiting the landing, at Sacra- which that discovery has already produced ! the night, but alas, our condition was dis- mento City, I chanced to fall in with a mi- It has turned the attention of the civilized tressing. Musquetoes had no mercy. I am ner, recently arrived. I learned that in a world upon California. satisfied it would have been difficult for the month he had collected $1,500, worth of July 8. The Rev. Mr. Roberts preached good old Monk spoken of in the chronicles gold. This man was formerly a miner in in the morning an eloquent sermon from of Brazil, to have given thanks for the crea- North Carolina, where one pennyweight, Galatians, 6 ; 14, and in the afterpart of the tion of Musquetoes, if he had suffered what per diem, was considered as doing well, but day I endeavored to preach from the memowe suffered that night. My kind host fur- in the California mines the average amount rable words of our Saviour, "There is joy nished me with the best lodging in his gathered by those who labor diligently is in the presence of the angels of God over power, being a well covered western wag- nearly one ounce. Not a few far exceed one sinner that rcpenteth." During the ingon, but the night slowly wore away, and I that amount, while many are discouraged terim of public worship the Sacrament of the started with the dawn, upon a fleet Califor- and disheartened, obtaining scarcely enough Loid's supper was administered by Brother Here we had the pleasure of nia steed, which took me rapidly over the to pay their board. I have met with many Roberts. prairie, at the rate of nine miles an hour. who have forsaken the mines, in disgust, for spending the Sabbath with Capt. Gelston, of We stopped to breakfast with a Mr Mur- mining in California is hard work, severely the barque Whiton, whose name is so inphey, a native of the Emerald Isle, who testing the patience, energy, and constitu- timately associated with efforts in behalf of has been several years in California, and tion of the miners. As many are unsuccess- Seamen, in the city of New York. gathered around him large herds of horses ful, as successful. Probably no class of mi- Kanaka Diggings. —July 9. Left this mornand cattle. ners have succeeded better than the Orego- ing in company with Brother Roberts, to the encampment of Sandwich Islanders, one crossing In prairie, about twenty nians. They are hardy and industrious. visit while he would proceed to Sacramento City. with Mountains, crossed the Rocky Having miles in width, I found but little to attract the attention, except a solitary grave, in their families, they know by experience, About 10 o'clock I arrived at the " digSince my return to Honolulu, I have learned nearly the middle of the prairie. It was what it is to labor, and to labor hard. good authority, that the machines imported by that of a poor way-faring man, who attemptMormon bland, July, 6. Started this upon Mr Brinsmade, fully meet his expectations, and that ed to cross the prairie a-foot, and alone. morning to visit the mines at "Mormon Is- he has succeeded remarkably well in disposing of the Weary, sick and exhausted, he laid down land." About twenty-five mile* from the same. — — �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 1, 1849. 83 ginfs" of a compuny from the Islands. It||of California which I have yet travelled do reason, other nations would not allow forwas exceedingly pleasant to be welcomed by il find any considerable portion adapted to eigners to work in their mines, and why many whom 1 had known at the Islands, and, farming purposes according to a Yankee's should Americans allow it ? Another ground some of whom were from Honolulu. As, jideas. The immense ranges of hills and of this prejudice, is the fact, that many forthere had been much difficulty between 'mountains are coveted with a species of wild eigners came to work under leaders. They at most seasons an ex- bring their supplies and expect to leave in a Americans and foreigners at other places, 11oats which furnishes was desirous of cautioning the Hawuiians cellent fodder for herds of horses and cattle. few months, having no intention of becoming to be upon their guard and not to give offence It is the opinion of some that the extensive citizens of the United States. The moveto Americans. 1 invited all to assemble, title marshes will eventually be drained nnd ment has already commenced, to compel when about 75 made their appearance near,.converted into rice-fields. This however them to leave the mines. Meetings among not take place until the mines cease to American miners have been held, and resoa beautiful spring and under some excellent, such rich products as are now gathered. lutions passed, strongly urging the point, that shade trees. There 1 endeavored to explain'lyicld to them the causes of the difficulties between] Remarks. —In travelling through the coun- no foreigners he allowed to work in the Americans nnd foreigners. They had some try I have met scores of seamen with whom mines. Such a meeting had been held at the very sensible enquiries to make. 1 informed I hud become acquainted while at Honolulu. "Mills" just before my visit. It has resulted them that in the morning 1 should start, and [ was cordially welcomed, although in more in that quarter of breaking up one encampshould ho happy to take letters to their friends' than a single instance they exclaimed " you ment of Chilians. A committee of Ameriat the Islands. Before 1 left, a mail of some are the last man that we expected to see at cans visited the camp and warned them off, twenty letters was made up. I was most the mines." A few words of explanation limiting the period they would be allowed to kindly entertained during my slay among were however sufficient to set the matter remain, to twenty-four hours. Before the them. While there I was grieved to wit- tight. There are vast numbers of seamen period elapsed all had quietly withdrawn. A ness a man of my own color, an American,; now digging in different parts of the mines, party of Chilians had re-crossed the South yes, and one who was an educated man—a which still keeps the price of wages very Fork, and were encamped at the " Mills.' receive from flow extensive the movement will become, jawycr—engaged in the abominable and de- high. Ordinary seamen now and the wages oi it is impossible now to foresee, but it is my per month, with these to $150 $-200, traiiic of ardent spirits, testable impression that erelong none but American few Sandwich Islanders. I felt indignant, [officers tire in proportion. It is now exceedand could not but express my mind to the ingly dillicult to engage seamen on board citizens will be found, at work, in the mining man. He replied, "Ifl do not sell, others vessels hound to foreign ports. One thou- districts. will." This old, and stale plea of the rum- sand dollars are offered sailors to ship on Some things exceedingly pained me, as I seller, was all he had to offer. I was glad board vessels bound to the States, but they mingled among the miners, and one was th'e to learn thut a majority of the Hawaiinntl will Dot ship. Vessels are deserted soon af- general prevalence of the impious practice of were true to their tee-total principles, while ter they come to anchor, unless the wages profane swearing. It appears to me, that I those who were seduced had been long upon of seamen are immediately raised. It is never heard so much profane swearing in the same length of time, as during my late tour. the coast and away from missionary influ- quite impossible to foresee any material ences ! It was gratifying to learn that these change in this order of things. It would be Drinking spirituous liquors is also woefully people regularly assembled upon the Sabbath unreasonable to expect a change until the prevalent. Men too, are engaged in the for Divine Service, which was conducted by mines are exhausted, or the value of gold traffic of strong drink, from whom better two of their number, well established in the depreciates. That the latter result will not things were to be expected. Most sincerely take place for years is quite certain, and to I hope that the late emigrations from New faith. From this place I hastened my return to expect the mines are to be exhausted, is out England will exert a salutary influence This may throughout the territory. , Sacramento City, situated at the juncture oii of the question, for the present. the Sacramento river and its branch, calledI not appear so manifest to an observer at a It is however to be feared that vast multithe American Fork. It is a rising city andI distance, but it is quite clear to any one up- tudes of young men will sadly degenerate in elapse morals, by coming to this country. I witness place of much business. Lots are now sell- ■ on the -spot. Very many years mustCaliforscenes almost daily that are sad. It does ing at enormous prices. Should the mining before gold will cease to be dug in business continue, Sacramento city will be- nia. Mines that were worked last year are seem so strange that men, young and old, came one of the most prominent places ini now being worked over, and the present can think to trample upon the laws of God "raise," (to use a miner's term) is nearly with impunity. It is exceedingly gratifying Upper California. to that of last year. The mining that good and faithful ministers of the gospel 11. Emequal Sacramento. —July down the Trip barked this morning to descend the Sacra- country cannot be said to be yet explored. are directing their steps to this country.— mento river. We were four days in reach- Parties on exploring expeditions are now Although wickedness may abound, yet it is ing Benecia. This river far exceeds the penetrating the mountains in all directions. an encouraging field oflabor. Men are wilSan Joaquin in beauty, and its adaptation toII recently heard, upon undoubted authority ling to listen to a preached gospel, and in navigation. It is much wider and its banks, of one party which has been successful in many instances, even those, whose practice instead of presenting an unvarying Monoto- discovering a very rich spot. They keep it was any thing but what it should be, express ny of rushes, are beautifully adorned with a secret, going and returning from it under a strong desire to have ministers of the gospel located among them There are to be stately forest trees. The sycamore, the! cover of darkness. willow, the cotton wood, skirt the banks. It I was greatly surprised at the order and found many good men in California, who do may be said, in truth, that both rivers are quietness that reign in the mining districts not yield to the current of wickedness. I now alive with numerous vessels, of various) which I have visited, and I learn that this is hope their number is rapidly increasing.— sizes, from a whale boat, to the bark of 300I generally the fact throughout the whole place. They, as well as their unscrupulous neightons. They are continually ascending deep- An occasional disturbance will occur, which bors, need the prayers of God's people in ly burdened with freight and their decks cov- will be reported in the papers, and from that their behalf. From the prayer-meeting, the ered with men eager to make their fortunesi the inference be drawn that such is generally family altar, the house ofGod, and the chamat the mines. As the emigrant ships arrive i the case, which is very far from being true. ber of secret devotion let supplications and at San Francisco, if they draw over twelvei Personal property is much respected. Should prayers be incessantly offered for the people or fifteen feet of water, the passengers hast- a thief be caught, he is whipped, perhaps of this land. Hundreds and thousands of en on board some small vessel bound up fined, and immediately sent out of the mining men are here strongly tempted to evil, and many will inevitably fall unless the grace of either the Sacramento or San Joaquin river. country, These small vessels are now engaged in ai At the present time, there exists a very God interpose. Good men will come forth strong prejudice against foreigners, among as gold purified in the furnace; hypocrites most profitable business. After an absence of nearly three weeks, the Americans. Mexicans, Peruvians and and false-professors will sink; while it should during which period I have experienced in- Chilians, are especially subject to this pre- be the prayer of all good people that many conveniences not a few, as a traveller, I was judice. I took some pains to investigate the may be, here, converted to Goo. Let fathers glad to return onCe more to my comfortable matter. This inimical feeling arises, first, on and mothers earnestly pray for their sons quarters on board the Massachusetts. The the general ground, that these rich gold who have rushed and are rushing to the trip furnished me a good opportunity for wit- mines belong, by right, to Americans; and mines of California. Let wives pray for nessing the operations of the miners, and 1 that the citizens or subjects of other nations their husbands; let sisters pray for their to dig in these mines. TheyW brothers; let the church universal pray that the face of the country. In no part have no right m W i Iwill • ; > ; • ••• • i -.i ;t - > , » : > - t. ah .. . �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 1, 1849. 84 The 28th of November. this land may become Immanuel'sland. God the liberty to copy the following remarks. still reigns. It is no fortuitous circumstance, The writer seems aware of the trials of his The question has, of late, frequently been that God has allowed these mines to be open- station, and speaks of a ship-master's " per- asked, Why does the Hawaiian Government ed at just the moment when the American plexing responsibility" in language becom- observe the 28th of November ? The folflag was hoisted over the territory. It is no mere chance event that such an ing, and dignified. The journal everywhere lowing document will afford an answer to immense immigration is now pouring over abounds with passages indicating a thought- the question :— the Rocky mountains, doubling Cape-Horn, ful and even a philosophic turn of mind. COPY of the Joint Declaration of France and crossing the Isthmus. I should trem- The writer is a person remarkably fond of and dreal Britain. did I results, ble, in view of the momentous is Her Majesty, the Queen of the United not realise the fact that God reigns,—that reading, and though his present voyage he is at the helm. For years I have watch- not more than half completed yet he re- Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and ed the movement of affairs at the Islands, marked that already he had read about His Majesty, the King of the French, taking into consideration the existence in the Sandand throughout the Pacific. I rejoice, in " two hundred and fifty volumes."— wich Island of a Government capable of having so favorable an opportunity for observing the astonishing changes now trans- 2d, November, 1845,—Begin with fre- providing for the regularity of its relations piring on the Western Coast of the North quent showers of rain—the weather squally with foreign nations, have thought it right American Continent. Powerful nations are —winds light and variable from the south- to engage, reciprocally, to consider the Sandwich Islands as an Independent State, now to be planted. Over the very waters ward and eastward. Several sails in cour and never to take possession, neither directthe vessel upon this now Bay, floating of which I am penning these lines, a vast com- pony at <> A. M. It opened to me by a ly or under the title of Protectorate, or unmerce in soon to pass. The God of Nature call from the steward to hasten on deck, and der any other form, of the territory of which has so decreed. Cities to vie in magnitude assist the first officer in a scuffle with the they are composed. The undersigned, Her Majesty's Princiwith London and New-York, must here arise. Here is the wealth, —here tends the cooper, who had refused to obey his orders, pal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the tide of immigration, that tide cannot he and had been very insolent in his language. and the Ambassador Extraordinary of His turned aside.—lt will ere long reach the While in the heat of passion, I thought Majesty the King of the French, at the Court of London, being furnished with the Islands of the Pacific ! to punish him severely, but after a little denecessary powers, hereby declare, in conseIn a very few days,—by the earliest oppor- liberation concluded to I give him a severe quence, that their said Majesties take recitunity,—l hope to resume my labors as a chaplain to seamen at Honolulu, and by reprimand, which I did in presence of the procally that engagement. the grace of God, I hope to exert my feeble whole crew, and then sent him to the mast In witness whereof the undersigned have influence, in connection with my fellow head for the forenoon, and promised him for signed the present declaration, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. christians there, to keep pace with the that I would punish him, or Done in duplicate, at London, the 28th mighty movements of this most stirring, revo- the next offence, one else. have so far on the I any voyage of in the year of our November, and day remarkable, wonder-working, lutionary, found him to be a very bad man—a very Lord 1843. (Signed,) ABERDEEN, [l. s.] poor mechanic, frequently grumbling, and ST. AULAIRE, [l. s.] other of misdemeanors. guilty many Few situations involve a more perplexing The Day has by some been styled, that responsibility ; or require a higher combi- of the Hawaiian Independence. It is not HONOLULU, DECEMBER, 7, 1849. nation of rare talents than the commander of'uncommon, to hear persons speak of the a ship. To be popular, and at the same United Stales Government being also a party The Trials of Ship-masters. time efficient, he must be able to enforce a to this agreement, but it is a mistake. The Government of the U. S., has however To the remark, that all classes of men strict and rigid discipline, without giving to the Independence of this most ceracknowledged have their trials, and difficulties, it that cast of unfeeling severity, to which and Government, we believe that ' Act of forms no excep- the despot icul nature of a tainly that of Ship-masters, ship's government tion. It would seem as if the recent move- is extremely liable. He must be open and acknowledgment' precedes similar acts on ments in California, increased those trials unreserved, and express even his sentiments the part of other Governments. and difficulties a thousand-fold. An officer, of disapprobation with a freedom and frankstuff as or a sailor may get his discharge or do as ness, which may lead the subordinate officer Shakespeare says, " We are such made of." The Bard of dreams are Avon they sometimes do, take "French leave," to that instantaneous conviction, that there doubtless said this but a cerfiguratively, but not so with the Ship-master. When he is no suppressed feeling of bitterness, which the tain of correspondent Polynesian, signtakes command of a vessel, she becomes his may in any unexpected hour reveal its nourfor better or worse," until the voyage is ished and terrific strength. This plain and ing himself " Panorama" and sending his ended, or death separates them. He must honest dealing, is infinitely preferable to a straws from the gold coast" would apply keep in mind the owner's interests, and not heartless hypocracy of manner,—it relieves this language literally to "us" dwellers in lose sight of his own ; he must govern all around from those disquieting suspicions Honolulu. We have heard it said that a hard bed and stone pillows, make the sleephis skip's company, not losing sight of their which duplicity never fails to excite, and er dream most frightful dreams and see horand welfare. has a health He character where it is united with a generous disposito sustain, and fortunate indeed, is the ship- tion, a well informed mind and a dignified rible sights, now, we opine, that "Panora! master that fulfils all the trying, and respon- demeanor, can never fail to secure affection ma" must be reduced to this sad extremity Aye beware, Let or Monsieur "Mr. him sible duties of his station, in a manner not and respect. Maria Cogniac" may call him individually to sacrifice the owner's interests or his own; to account should he ever take up his abode not to acquire the charge of a " bad" masWe have seen U. S. newspapers to at the Islands. Whoever reads "Straws ter, yet maintain good discipline and au- the 15th of September, but they contain no from the gold coast, No. 11." will readily thority on ship-board. We have been led interest. The troubles in admit that Panorama," might have appronews special of to make these remarks, in consequence of " looking over the private journal of a ship- Canada occupy a prominent place. Editors priately taken a line of Byron, for his master, which has fallen under our obser- rather make sport of the Cuba-Expedition ! motto, vation. From this journal, we have taken > i " I aad a dream, but it was not all a dream 7 God-directing age. Yours truly. THE FRIEND. " " " �85 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 1, 1849. FROM OUR FOREIGN FILES. Comfort and Health.—On Speculation Mania. Ma. O'Rcillt has issued n circular in which of Whale Oroziinbo" the manias the Among Ship, " speculation board the Am. he states hisrietermination to extend the magnetic RailNineteenth that English in Century, and convenient room fitted up, we saw a telegraph to the Pacific, as f>oon as Congress stands, perhaps, unsurpassed. The| shall give linn aid. Mr. Sandford J. Smith ia provided with a stove, for the purpose of roads, name of its King, Hudson, will be as im- immediately totraverse the route toFort Leavendrying the clothes of the ship's company in mortal as Nero's or Sam Patch's. This worth, to arrange with thecitizens of the various rainy, and foggy weather. This is as it Hudson, now prostrated under a torrent offrowns which may be desired to be included on line to the Missouri frontier, to be i the telegraph should be. The expense was trifling, but fraud nnd bankruptcy, was for years the.'completed this summer.. master of the Hail-road His mania. spirit the advantages immense. If the owners I audacity in his peculiar empire was as grent The Wonder or the Age.—The town of and masters of ships would provide their as Alexander's. He comprehended the i Lawrence, in the State of Massachusetts, is only vessels with accommodations of (his descrip- speculatoin like n true genius, and impressed three years old. Yet it cnntnins 13,000inhabitants, lihs six and a half millions invested in mantion, would it not prevent much sickness, es- others with n faith in his comprehension and ufactures—a Town Hull erected at nn expense integrity. He became theguider nnd controlpecially rheumatism among the crew r ler $60,000—gns work:-—ft politic library of 8,000 He built roads!|of in rail-ways England. of Would it not be a saving in the end ? with a magic facility—made ipleui'id divi-l volumes, ami a fine pink of 18 acres. We know that " a saving" ought not to be l dends on paper, and for years accumulated, From the Lakes to California.—The DeAdvertiser of the ISlh Sept., states that the spoken of, where life and health are at, wealth, reputed to he unbounded. Widowst|troit owners of the lirig Kurekn, one of the largest stake, yet, alas it is too true th.it both the and orphans with money to invest, and grey-l'Ivesseli on the Luke, have obtained permission speculators, brought their sacks of from the British Government to let that vessel health and lives of seamen would oftentimes iheaded «old for King Hudson to invest, such faithI pass through the river St. Lnwrence, and that be saved, if more attention was paid to the had all England in his power to moke gold she will leave Lake Michigan in the fall with a comfort of the crew in wet, damp and foggy, hatch gold. Finally, the idolatry grew to cargo of lumber, direct for California. weather. It is no wonder that scurvy, rheu- such height, thai a testimonial, magnificent Richest Man in America.—The New York for a real king, was given him. He; Journal of Comniprcp, in noticing the profit of matism and other ills afflict seamen, we have enough made Mayor of his native city, York, $150,000 on the $1.0,000 cargo of ship John W. ;was we visited vessels in Honolulu harbor that aud sent to Parliament from his borough, Carter, the first vessel cleared from New York, should certainly suppose would generate bought the estates of ancient nobility, and| direct to Sun Francisco, afler the treaty with says: "At the time of the Carter's descurvy, fevers, rheumntism, if not the built residences that looked down upon the IMexico, parture, nothing defiiiile was known of the goldt castles of dukes. Strange loan—by what en treasures in California. The plague and cholera ! of star watched, who could fathom ? Yet, he what hail transpired relative thereto,substance was comwas hut a moderate linen-draper, a trades- ■ prised in two letters—one from Mr. Colton, AlNo Mail Yet.—Patience is an admiraat the start. But all hubbies must calde of Monterey, nnd the other from M r T. ble virtue, and dwellers at the islands will man burst. Within a few months, King Hudson iO. Lnrkin, U. S. Government agent at Monneed to keep it in active exercise. We has been stripped of his guise, dragged from,terey. By the way, it may lie stated that Mr. have almost daily arrivals from California, his pedestal, and stoned by his old idolaters. I,ui kin is now the wealthiest man in California. .Valuing his real estate at San Francisco, at what but no mail. Report says it is coming, first His success and his wealth are discovered lit was worth there at the last advices, he would in a Man-of-War, next in a merchant ship, to be a delusion, a gigantic fraud, running I be doubtless, the richest man m North Americft." next a brig, and finally it may arrive when undiscovered through his whole rail-way career. Exposed, ruined, and disgraced, the! The New York Courier and Enquirer regards iMucaulny's History of England as the heaviest the Whale-ships return from the coining King's effects are to be brought to the ham- blow which has heen struck at absolutism in govcruise on the Line. For the gratification' The following is an auctioneering es- ernment, since Napoleon's sword was sheathed. of all at the islands who are expecting let- timate of Mr. Hudson's estates now being, It is no wonder then that he should draw down or about being brought under the hammer : on him the ire of old Blackwood. ters, via Panama, we would state that acLondsborough (bought of the Duke of DevThe next number of the Edinburgh Review is cording to the latest intelligence, immense onshire), £470,000 ; Bnldershv, £108,000 ; looked for with great interest, as it is expected to quantities of mailable matter are lying in Oclon Grange, £80,000 Newhy Park, £22, fun ia in a refutation of the attack made by the the San Francisco Post-Office, for persons 000 ; Gibraltar House, at Albert Gate, London Quarterly upon Macaulay's History. £18,000 ; making a total amount invested A Bell, weighing between four and five hunat the Islands. in lands and houses alone, within a trifle ofdred pounds, was brought nut in the ship New Jersey, presented hy Henry N. Hooper, Esq., of We are glad to welcome the Propel- £700,000.—[ N. Y. Sun] Boston, to the first free schoolestablished in this ler Massachusetts, once more in our Harbor. Another Whaler Burnt.—On the country. [Pacific News. She is now Commanded by Captain Knox, morning of the 29th inst. the whale-ship ToA Hungarian lady, who was the means of deU. S. N. Since this vessel left Honolulu in hacco Plant, was discovered to he on fire in the livering some Austrian officers into the hands of Magyars, has been tried l<y court martial, at the Spring, she has passed from the Quar- forward part of the bold, and the fire hud so far the Preshurg, and sentenced to lie publicly scourged. termaster's Department of the U. S. Army, progressed that it was found impossible to sub- This is the most hrutal act on record. to the Navy, and is now on a visit to the is- due it. She was consequently scuttled, and Mr. Russet Tubbs, of New Hampshire, has lands to obtain a crew, that she may pro- now lies upon the reef, heeled over, a wreck. given a thousand dollars to the Washington New is to work an of incendiary, Hampshire Academy, on condition that it be calceed on a surveying cruise along the Coast It supposed be the as was that of the burning of the Mercury, on led hy his name. We would not take it on the and California. Messrs of Oregon, Smith terms. the 9th inst. and Ogden, of the U. S. A., and Messrs. Long and unsuccessful cruises, together with The Danish Navy.—The Danish N«vy i» Goldsborough and Van Brunt, of the U. S the strong desire to get clear of a ship and be strong anil still increasing. They have 10 lineof-battle ships in commission,mora that 1000 guns Navy, came as passengers on board the off to California, are inducements strong and about 10,000 seamen afloat—a larger numenough to prompt men to the commission of Massachusetts. These Gentlemen form a crimes even of the most heinous character; ber of men than is employed in the United joint-commission sent out by the U. S. Gov- among which the wanton destruction of ships States. Rivets done awat with.—An invention baa ernment to select proper sites for Forts, nnd houses by fire are classed.—[Polynesian. recently been produced in Boston by Mr. S. Dock-Yards, &c, on the Pacific Coast. Filling up.—From tha Pacific News of the Pratt, by which sheets of metal of any length, i We learn that Capt. Wood, formerly in Bth ilk., we learn that therearrived at San Fran- bands, hoops, &.c, may easily and quickly be cisco during the months of August and Sept., by joined together without the use of rivets. Pecommand of the Massachusetts, is now con- sea alone, 10,537 persons. The above is taken culiar slits are made in each end of the collar nected with the Steam Navigation Company, frem the record of the harbor masters, and isiribbon, or the hand of the hoop, or in the ends supposed to be correct. It is computed thai :of the sheetsof metal, which ennbles one sheet, between Panama and San Francisco. there have arrived in California, by landand sea, or band, to dovetail into the other when a blow Small enamelled watches, set round withi during four months 50,000 souls; and there is no from the hammer joins tbem at effectually ai by pearls and diamonds, are now the fashion abroud. cessation to the influx froai all quarters.—Pol. rivetting, and effects a (rest saving ia time. An «ri to ' ', - ' ( ! ' — > ,> �86 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 1, 1849. The Largest merchant Vessel are turned as pillars, but well secured by a sick-bay, fully fitted out, into which invabeing bolted through an ornamental iron cap. lid (passengers may be removed ; another Afloat. In the fore peak there is an inner how fram- division forms a complete carpenter's shop, The following description of the fine iing of great strength, and between each of'janother an icehouse, a boys' room, rooms there is a diagonal trus- |for the stowage of coals ; and, in fine, every Packet-Ship " Constellation" we copy from! the hanging knees sing running reverse from amidships, aft and required convenience is presented. From the "London Mornjng Herald" of May 30,''forward, which adds materially to bur lon- the quarter-deck to the houses on deck 1849. It is somewhat remarkable to find in gitudinal strength, and prevents the proba- there is a neat suspension-bridge, and foran English paper, so fulsome an account ofbility of her becoming " hogged." The ward gangways to (he top-gallant-forecastle, a Yankee vessel, acknowledged to be The Constellation is built of the very best mate- making her almost a " four-decker." " jrials, and her holts and fastenings through-) Beneath the quarter-deck arc the caplargest merchant vessel afloat." The ta-| out are all square. tain's cabin and the ladies' cabin, both of bles have turned since "The Bedford" The appearance of the Constellation when which are most gorgeously finished, and are Commanded by Capt. Moore, of Nantuck- afloat, though magnificent and mighty, is not only lighted from the deck, but by et, came to anchor at the Downs, Feb. 3 not exactly what would please a connoisseur stern ports. The ceiling is formed into order to give her the panels by the deck beams, which are finish1783. A London Journal of that date states in clippers ; for in greatest possible accommodation on deck,! ed with neat mouldings, painted in dead that "She was not allowed regular entry, which is most advisable in the trade for white. An architrave of burnished white, until some consultation had taken place be- which she is intended, the deck beam is car- relieved with graceful carvings in gold, sur- 1 tween the Commissioners of the Customs 1ried so far aft that it gives her the appear-] mounts the rich cabinet-work of the room. and the Lords of the Council, on account !ance of being heavy in quarters ; but we Pilasters enamelled in white and gold, with had the pleasure of seeing her " high and a rebel' of lake, neat gold caps, and veined of the many acts of Parliament yet in force! jdry," and found her perfectly the reverse— marble pediments, form the state-room enagainst the rebels in America. She is loaded in fact, if anything, her lines are too tine, trances. The intervening space at the with 487 butts of Whale-Oil, is American and there can bo little doubt, from her being sides, as well as all the doors, is formed in fore and aft, and sharp without being small panels, with octagon corners ; the built, manned wholly by American Seamen,! clean wall-sided (as she is not in sailing trim till centres, as also the skirtings, are of highlythe; rebel and to colors, wears the belongs drawing 23 feet of water), she will carry a polished satinwood, relieved with deep-toned Island of Nantucket, in Massachusetts. jpress of canvas that cannot fail to drive her rosewood and zebrawood, the effect of which This is the first vessel which displayed the through it. The stem is adorned with a is most admirable. The couches and scats blue plush. thirteen rebellious Stripes in any British well-carved figure of Commodore Truxton, are upholstered in rich The state-rooms are roomy, and excelthe commander of the Constellation, Amerivessel is a The at litHorsleydown, Port. can frigate ; and the stern is relieved with lently arranged ; in fact the gorgeous aptle below the Town, and is intended imme- beautiful scrollwork. She has all the mo- pcarance the cabins present is at least ■ dern improvements in rigging, and, from the equalled by the excellent manner in which diately to return to New-England." royalmasts qownwards, lightning conductors the more important but less attractive tribuThe splendid packet-ship Constellation,! of copper are let into the spars, nnd carried taries of health and comfort are secured. merchant vessel afloat, having! the largest the keel into the water, thus almost But, like Punch with the " German Giant," completed the discharge of her ponderous through the possibility of accidents from this fine vessel is too long for our columns ; averting cargo, is now in our docks ; and as she electric fluid. and though we have given her measurepresents to those interested in the growing Many very excellent improvements are in- ment, we must hold a reserve for a future trade of " the good old town," as well as to troduced for the comfort and convenience, publication. There are many points we the many strangers that will visit Liverpool as well as the health, of passengers, which would notice did space permit, but one we during the present week, a field of attraction!.so far exceed the ordinary arrangementsi must mention. She is pumped by a doublei that cannot fail to awaken the enthusiasm of that they merit the highest commendation. action machine, worked with two fly wheels, unqualified approbation, we subjoin the fol- |The Constellation has three decks, but, iniTo the same shaft a powerful air-pump can lowing notice of her jorder to give full light and a free current of"at all times be attached to exhaust any foul Constellation was built at New York, atmospheric air, she is constructed with air that may have accumulated between y Messrs. Westervelt and Mackay, from eight hatchways, of capacious measurement, decks. It is also applicable to a fire-engine, the drawings and under the personal as well as side-lights and ventilators fore and from a jet with hose of 75 feet in superintendence of William Skiddy, Esq. and aft. The lower deck is appropriated length an equal stream can be ejected. Her length of keel is 195 feet ; her length solely to steerage pnssengers, with the excepA visit to this monster ship will repay amover all, 226 feet ; her beam measured tion of a store-room, which is latticed off. ply the expenditure of time, and we feel from ceiling to ceiling 43 feet ; and the The upper deck is also divided abaft, toi assured that Captain Luce will exhibit that depth of hold 28J feet. Her tonnage, esti-j form a cabin, with permanently-erectedI attention and urbanity of manner to visitors mated by the customs (or new) measure- state-rooms, for the more respectable emi- which, with his thorough knowledge of the ment, is 1950 tons, but she possesses ca- grants, and though this only occupies a venturous career he follows, has placed him pabilities for the storage of nearly 3500 tons 1small space, being calculated for 90 persons, in command of the finest ship afloat. Since of ordinary goods. It would not for a mo- ■ it is a great desideratum, as it presents an Thursday the Constellation has been visited ment be supposed that a vessel of such gi- apartment far more comfortable than the:,by thousands ; and amongst those on board antlike proportions would be completed cabins of many first-rate ships. The state- yesterday was Lord Howard, son of the without a due regard to comparative ! rooms are large, and are each distinctly |Duke of Norfolk, in company with Thomas strength, nor has that important part been 1lighted from the side ; some are furnished jSands, Esq., (late Mayor of Liverpool), and neglected. Her hanging and lodging knees[with bedding, and all with toilet ware, wash- .George Brown, Esq., as well as many of are aM cut from well-formed timber, of stand, &.c. Down the centre is a long ma- jour merchants. Lord Howard expressed great thickness and depth in the throat, and hogany dining-table, and fitted to it are re- himself highly delighted. each is finished in superior style. The tim- versing seats. Each room is painted nnd The Constellation is consigned here to bering of the Constellation is excellent, and■ grained in imitation of oak, and the whole jMessrs. Spooner, Sands, and Co., but we her sides, with ceiling and outer planking, apartment is symbolic of home," Messrs. W. Tapscott, and Co. " " clean- learn that the form one solid mass. She has no bilge ,undertake passenger department.—Liliness," and "comfort." 1 pieces, but the ceiling is from 7 to 10 inches1 The deck arrangements are most admira- 'ei-pool Standard. in thickness, from the kelson to the strin- ble. There is a topgallant forecastle, and ger, which is 14 inches square ; and thus a poop or quarter-deck, while amidships Shipwreck.—The British Ship Mary Ann, her timbers and outer planking form a solidI1there are erections which are divided into arrived at Hong Kong, "reports the loss of the thickness averaging 3 feet 4 inches. Her several apartments, some of which serve as American whaler Ceres, with 1,400 barrels oil, kelson and sister kelsons are bolted perpen- covered companion-ways. The passengers' on Osprey reef; crew arrived boats at Booby dicularly to the keel, as well as diagonally galleys are all separated, so that each de- Island, Torres Straits. The in reef not laid down and horizontally. The deck stancheons are partment of the ship has its particular alin any chart, is about lat. 13 48, to 14 ° fit S., kneed to the kelson, and in the upper decks'-■1 lotted cooking-room. In the centre there is and longitude 146 »30, East."— fFplrossiaii. : fThe :— : ' . : I I ''' I ■ ° �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 1, 1849. 87 idea of its beauty, and illimitable variety of Character of Mr. Adams.— Los 3or Ship Niphox of Nantucket.— color. It is so hard as to resist any scratch furnishes the of the Niphon, BosCapt Smith, The following is from an article in the that of a crystal or diamond. Alreaexcept this The disaster. ton Recorder, by Rev. M. H. Smith, on Ifollowing particulars of dy Mr. Calhoun has introduced in the Senfor Honolulu, 6th, Aug. Adams sailed from Niphon at Washington Mr. whose ministry home, in charge of her first officer, leaving ate a resolution, which passed instantly, to was for some lime an attendant: a her original captain, Gardner, at Honolulu, the effect, that all the floors of the public of25 he purchased years ago, Nearly " the Second in the Capitol should be made of this sick. in church On the 30th Dec, in lat. 30 30 N., fices Presbyterian pew in beautiful material. A million dollars has a tremendous Washington. Since which time, when he lon. 72 30 W., experienced been ottered lor the entire patent." y has resided in the city, he has made it his gale which raged with great violence for 24 a H. B. which the leak M.'s Consulate sprang hours, occasionaland General ship in regular place of worship, though for the Islands of the Pacific, \ lof 1800 strokes per hour, requiring one ly he has attended church at the Capitol. Honolulu, July 9,1849. Not only so, but Mr. Adams displayed a Ipiimp to be kept continually at work. On It is hereby notified that Con. Gen. Miller hasJre30, 50, lat. lon. ano71 Jan., towards the church rare3d of in the ceived ii despatch from the Foreign Office, London, spirit of generosity ly equaled. It became embarrassed. That ther gale came on and increased to a hurri- dated the 31st of March, instructing him to take prosteps for musing to lie made known within hit the house would he sold at auction seemed cane, sudden and frequent changes, which per Consular District, tlmt. The Lords Commissioners inevitable. He came forward and advanced raised a tremendous cross sea, and strained of the Admiralty have " ottered a reward of £20,000 nearly £.2,090 and relieved the church. Ev- the ship very much, so that the leak increas- (twenty thousand pounds sterling,) to such private ery dollar of that sum he expended for pub- ed rapidly, requiring both pumps to keep ship or ships of any country as may, in the judgment lic worship in that house. He deducted year her free. When the gale abated, the 9th, of their Lordships, render efficient service to Sir John his ships, or their crews, and may contribute by year his pew tax till the whole was paid. only 8 men were left of the crew able to Franklin, directly to extricate them from the ice.'' sick with scurbeing services the (several perform duty, He attended the regular of The following is a copy of the minute of the Lords Sabbath when his health permitted. No dis- Ivy) and these were fast giving out from con- Commissioners of the Admiralty, transmitted on the tance, no storm prevented; he was an all tinued exertion at the pumps. As soon as occasion :— AnnißAi.Tr, 23d March, 1849. day hearer. The great snow storm of Feb- the weather would permit sail was made and The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are unruary, 1818, which closed nearly all the the ship headed to the Northward, with al der the necessity of laying a supplementary Estimate churches in the country, did not keep Mr. fair wind, which took us to lat. :i7, lon. 70 for the relief of the Arctic Expeditions under .Sir Jehn and .Sir James Koss, upon the table of the Adams from the house of God. He was one 50, when on the 12th, we experienced ano- Franklin of thirteen persons present in the Presbyte- ther hurricane in which the leak increased House. Their Lordships having been apprized by the last rian Church at Washington, and returned so as to render it impossible to free the ship, Utters received from -Sir dames Ross, that it was his home through the deep snow on foot, at the there being only 6 men, including officers, intention to direct the Investigator to land allthcsup(then able to do duty. On the morning of plies thaito she couldif nospare, at Whnler Point. and to close of the service. proceed England, tidings of the Expedition unMr. Adams said to me, ' I hold in great the 13th, it still blowing heavy, a sail was der .Sir J. Eruaklin were received by the whale ships distrust all my early opinions on religion. 'discovered to leeward, lying too under close now about to sail, leaving the Enterprise to prosecute As I advance in life I feel more and more reefed maintopsail, which proved to be the the search alone,—have consulted the highest naval distrust of all self formed opinions. I throw 'ship Hurculean, of Kingston, Capt. Chase,]authorities as to the probable consequences of that myself back upon the simple word of God. ,from New Orleans for Boston, who kindly step They find it to lie the opinion of those I receive what that teaches. I go where'consented to lay by us until the weather most conversant with theunanimous Polar sens, that such a sepher, allow us to board that leads. I should not, I suppose, be con- moderated sufficient to aration of the ships under Sr James Boss, would be sidered fully Orthodox, according to the,in our boats. At 4 pm. the water had gain- imost perilous to the ship remaining in the ice, and standards of the Presbyterian Church. But cd upon us so that it was determined to'would neutralize the entire object of the Expedition, if 6'ir J. Franklin's party were to be discovered at a timo I am not so far from them as people general- abandon the ship, and all succeeded in get- when the Enterprise had nearly exhausted her own with Herculean, the of that on board the I enjoy worship ting much, imagine. ly stores. They have therefore determined upon sending the still a Idilficulty, severe., very church. lam edified by its ministry.' out fresh supply if provisions for both ships by the gale being He was a christian; an humble, reverent ,The Herculean lay by the sinking ship dur- North .Star, which is now fitting for this purpose, at with orders to proceed across Baffin's Bay, student of the Bible; a man of daily prayer; ing the night, and in the morning, the gale Sheerncss, and as much farther ns practicable in the direction of made to one who endeavored to walk with God, main- having abated, an attempt was Lancaster .Sound and Barrow Straits, looking out for taining a conscience void of offence towards board her to get out provisions and water, the Investigator or her boats. God and man; ono who trusted for salvation 'but she was found to have filled to the lower In the event of the Investigator not tcing fallen in with, the commander of the North Star will be directin the blood of Jesus Christ as a Lamb slain deck, and nothing was saved. The Niphon ed to land the supplies at such points on the south side from the foundation of the world. jhad 800 bbls sperm oil. John Manning, ]of Lancaster Sound, or other places indicated by Sir Dec, overboard and made what was washed him :Carpenter, James Ross, as may be accessible to the North Star in Religion guided him sufficient time to secure hip return across Baffin's Bay he was, a pure and a good man. And to re- 20, and lost. Three days after being taken i the winter sets in. ligion belongs the great influence his charac- off, Manuel Merches, seaman, died of scur- before The expense of fitting North Star for the ice will ter and example gave. Her power, her val- vy. Capt. Smith desires to express his gra- be £6080, and the wages the ofthe crew, stores, provisions titude to Capt. Chase, of the Herculean, on board, £6602, making £12,688 in all, which constiue, are seen in his life and death. Young men, allow me to speak to you, for his promptness in responding to his call tute the supplementary estimate now submitted to the But in addition to this. Her Majesty's Govand through you to the young men of the na- for assistance, and for the kind and generous House. ernment has determined to offer a reward of£20,000 to tion. Such an end you would desire, so hon- treatment extended to himself, officers and be given to such private ship, or distributed amongst orable, so loved, so mourned. Be such your crew, while on board his ship. such private ships, of any country, or to any exploring life. Copy this great example; the integri- The N. was a new ship, returning from':party or parties as may, in the judgment of the board ty, the high moral principle, the regard for her first voyage. There is insurance uponj'of Admiralty, have rendered efficient assistance to Sir John Franklin, his ships, or their crews, and may have, the Word of God, the devotediiess of the ex- her for $10,000 in Boston, and $1,300 in \ contributed directly to extricate them from the ice. 7/ Nantucket. Previous to leaving her she alted dead." H. G. WABDr^ was set on fire, and was seen burnt nearly We are indebted to the Honolulu Times to THANKSGIVING. the waters edge by the Chicora, of Bos- ifor the following list of Officers of the U. S. | Sloop of War, St. Marys, wbicb vessel may be In accordance with the laws of this Kingdom, ton. expected here in a few days, from San Francisco, and the excellent usage of Christian Nations, it via Hilo, bound to Macao, Hong Kong and Discovery.—The Valuable Rev. Mr. to appoint has pleased His Majesty, in council, Whampon, China" :— a of Presbyterian iper, Albaclergyman the Thirty-first day of December, next, as a Philip F. Voorbees. LieutenN. V., has invented, says the Springfield Commander, day of public thanksgiving to Goo. for His ny, ants, John B. Marchand, C. A. R. Jones, Wm. a compound of clay called Ar- E. Republican, j unnumbered mercies nnd blessings to this na- gelio, which resembles in structure and ap-, Boudinot. Acting Master, A. C. Rhind.— Surgeon, Samuel L. Addison. Purser, Cameron tion; and people of every class are respectfully pearance the richest variegated agates. It.Anderson. Lieut, Marines, F. B. McNeill. of to in assemble their several houses of requested is to be used for door knobs, pavements, ta- Com. Sec.'y, Dabney C. Wirt. Passed Mid., worship on that day, to render united pruisn to ble tops and other ornamental articles. David Ochiltree. Midi., Daniel L. Braine, It'Felix Grundy, JosephL. the Father of nations, and to implore His favor surpasses in Breeze. Acting Mid., known of brilliancy any variety in time to come, upon all who dwell upon these Edward T. Williams. JJoal.teain,'John Crosby. marble, is The as and Hartequally cheap. shores, as individuals, families, and as a naSailmaker, Wm. B. Feyitt. Cmrttenter, C. W. tion. ford Whig speaks of it in the following terms: Babbitt. Gunner, John Brown. Purser's Clerk, Palace, Honolulu, Nov. 23, 1849. " No one, who has not seen it, can form an, James Conway. Religious ,' " * �88 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER 1, 1849. For Chapel For Friend Matter, Officer* and Crew, Eng. Ship Harpooncr,' $20,00 17.50 Am. Sb. India, 4.00 Nilo, •* Matter, and Officers, • 7,00 E. Kneeland, Officers, and Crew, Harvest, 5.50 Owners of Bark Harvest, 10,00 16.00 Liverpool, 2d, Liverpool, 1st, Master, Bremen Sh. Repnblick, 2.50 19.00 Br. Sh, Hansa, Master, and 1st Officer, Sh. Tuscany, 7.00 Officers and Crew, Orozimbo, 11.50 Owners of 10.00 " 5.00 Master, Phillip 1st, .50 A Friend, Splendid. Mr. Clossnm, Fortune, 2 00 Mr. Corwin, Capt F. A. Ncwell, Constituted Life Director of Am. Sea Fr. 50.00 Society, 4.00 A Friend in Honolulu, 2d Officer, Capitol, A Friend, " ' Do John CnffMhnll, Lewis. L>«> Nihiu, Week*. Do Henry Kiieelnnd, Clark. Am »h More*. W>«il. Do Heroine, Wnll Do Itrifhion. Wwi, Do Win c Nye, Riwe. Do Warren, Kvhmh. Am hk Kh/.rt, Malern. MARINE JOURNAL. Donations. PORT OF HONOLULU. Arrived. *, 16.50 Nov 10—Am ih Ntmrod, Sherman, N Bd, 13 m out, 310 ip 550 wh. ll—Am sh John Cngjeshall, I.ewia, N Bd, 24 m out, 460 sp PORT OF LAHAINA. 700 wh. 13—Am sh Nassau. Weeks, N Md, 40 m mil, 400 5p2400 wh. I )■> <li> Hcim Knetland, (lurk N lid, 15 m out, 700 wh. Arrired. Do mer bk Vlcmry, Ryan, 17 da\s ftn San Francisco. Nov 9th—Am sh Romulus, Hall, Mystic. (Not reported] 14 Am Hh 'Irosiuibo, Hartlett, N Ud, 11 m out. 2900 wh. Mnntirello, Folger, Nantuckei, 16ou ap, 15—I)o l>k Franklin, Cooper, S 11, 27 m out, 150 sp 335»> wh Chiitiipiou, Henry Colt, Eilgarlown, 23 sp 750 wh. l>o do Fortune, Wnodbridge, N Bd, 27 in out, 2400 wh Gontt Return, Cooke, N lid. 450 sp 175U wh. 1} Munition, da ds Francisco. Cm dun, fin Sun Do Droion, Steele, N L. t6utiwh. Bemen ->i Manse, Mdliif, 40 in out, 3700 wh. 12—nl> input, W. Woodward, N Bd, 900 sp. fcidie, Liverpool. Daniel 198 ds Grant, fin Bitish iner hk Gen Williams, Forsyih, N L, 2UO sp 1506 wh. Am tin i brijr David Jlenslinw, Newcll, fin >:m Francisco. New Zealandschr ThomasLord, Cain, 64 da fin Auckland. Luminary, Norton, Warren, 4(i sp 900 wh. Nov 16—Ur nit r brig Margaret, McLeod, d0ds fin (Sydney, Nov ISBchr Siimuel Fox, fin Sun Francisco 1500 sp. Alabama, bk, <JogftttH.ll, Nantucket, 40 in out, with 82 pntmeuger*. 13 VVushinglou, i>k, Corwiu, Greenport, 14 in out, 15 sp Am sh Mom ii. Wyatt, N lid, 25 m out, 45 sp 3000 wh. 535 wh. Wall, F 11, 24 in out, 350 km 1100 wh. Do Men.me. Nov 15—Am brig Alabama, Cogshal, Nantucket, 40 m out, Do Brighmn, West, N Hd, 27 m out, 1500 wh. .p. HOO Ellin, 2400 Mnlero, Havre, 40 in out, Fr bk wh. 19—Am bk Washington, Corwiu, Greenport, 14 in out, 15 sp 17—Russian mer lik Sitka, Connide, 17 ds fin Siikn. 'i3. r wh l)k sp Cavalier, Dexter, 13 in out, 100 19 Am 1600 wh. 22—Mer schr Paragon, Baker, 22 ds fni San Francisco. Am sh Win C Nye, Rote, N l„ 16 in out, 1700wh. Do Warren Evans. Warren, 23 m out, ltd 0 wh. Do Liancoiiri, Lopex, 25 m out, 160 sp 260U wh. A CARD. Do Ohio, Nnrion, \Bd 13 m out, 200 sp 17ni< wh. dipt. Pendleton, late mnstor of the Am. Whale Nov 26 —Ship Capitol, Bradbury, ftn San Franciaeo. Sieam Proprtlei ship M<tssachuneits, im ditto. Ship Mercury" (Imrnt) desires to express his grate29—8hlp Hebe, Tucker, do. !><> Hwimset, llolbn, do. ful acknowledgements to all in Honolulu, who have Do Tarollota, lave, do. so kindly sympathised with him, in his late misforDen. 5. —11. S. Sloop St. Miry's from Hilo 11. Bay Co's Ilk. Columbia, Cooper fin Vancouver's Inland tune, but especially to his hrother-shipmiisters and 6.50 10.00 3.00 . 9.00 9.00 8.00 » 2.00 " Hailed. 1.00 1.50 ¥191.50 $66.50 heart-felt gratification, we report the Chapel Debt, now reduced to $202,63: and that The Friend" will not be in debt, at the end of the year, provided our regular subscribers pay, with their usual punctuality when their bills are presented. ' , QyA Contribution of $50.00, constitutes the Donor a Life Director of the Am. Sea. Friend Society, New Tork; and $20.00, a Life Member of the So- Not R—Am *h Tiger, Brewster, to cruise. 10 Dutch iner Itk Snnmtra, Vi Uiinin, for Untavia. 11 Br mer briu Renin, Jnlmson. 12 Am sh Alpha, Folder, |or Nantucket. Do Henrif &, Mary, Middkton, for N. L. 13—Am sh Win Thompson, Ellis, Tor N Bd. Do bk Anne, Edwards, for Haft* arbor. 14—Do Mb Rodittai Allen, for N Bd. I.—Do bk Cnluuibin, Hweeney, to cruise. Nov 16—Hr briji Lnuina, Millon. 1..r Sydney. 19—Am sh Meinimii, Cordon, for Hong Kong. Brbk llarponeer, Morice, for California. Haw schr Caroline, Cole, for ran Francisco. 20— Am bk Anrkl'ind. Jennings, for Hong Knntr. Am ship Montreal, Cliapwick, for United States. 22—Am »b Nile, Case, to cruise. Am sh Parachute, Fisher, to cruise. Nov 26—Dsmsb bk Maris, Thulstrup. for Tlong Kong. 27—Br hrig Margaret. Mi Lend, for t»au Francisco 29—N Zealand schr Thomas Lord, Cain, fordo. Nov 84—Phillip Ist, Wood mil', to cruise. 27—General Hrott, Harris, to ditto. 29—Liverpool, Tripp, do. —Splendid. I'earaon, do. 30—Harvest. Lnkey, do. do. —Levant, Lowen, —Tuscany. Ilalney, do. —Bremsh Republic, Austin, do. others who have generously suliM'rilicd for his henefit. Honolulu, Dec. .1, 1849. , Just Reccved and for Sale AT THE CHAPLAIN'S STUDY, a new and beautiful assortment of BIBLES in the English Language. They are bound in various styles, and can be had at prices varying from 37 1-2 cents, to $7,00 per " PASSENGERS. copy. Per Robert Bruce, from San Frmiaacn—ll M Whitney, II " KP~ Seamen, and others, arc informed that at the Robliuon, C 8 Blake, J llocker, W Colei, W Thompauu, J N " same place may be found Bibles printed in the follow" Per afemnon, from San Francisco—Dr Spring, c F Adama, ing languages: German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Spoken. Cbaa Denny, Chan Bennett, T W Everett, W Carpenter, i;haBy the bark Daniel Grant, on her passage from Liverpool.— French, Spanishand Portuguese. Humphreys. Per Victory, from San Franclaco—P B Manran. B Schoader. July 29—Dutch sh Knrtenaar, fui Rotterdam towards Bntavirt, N. B —Portuguese seamen are especially notified, W Brown, Jackaon, B Jackson. W Otowell, J Lilly, C B 2H da nut. lat n= 24' N, Jnng 19° 53' W. Sept 12—Hr*h Earl that they can obtain copies of the Holy Scriptures in of Liverpool, fin Valparaiso, to Liverpool, lot 55 o ].T S, longI the old and new Testaments. Per Thoa Lord, from Auckland—Edward W'helch, Mra 60° 35 W. Sept 29—Am sh Constantino, fm Hostou, to San voluntary with seamen whether they Whelch, Jaa Johnaon, Mra Johnaon and four ilHUftluera, Joaepb Francisco, 87 ds out, lat 44- 42' S, long 80 s 44' W. Oct 26 #** It is left Dyer, Fraucla Olllespie, Thoa Maratou. Prancia Itcilly. —Ilarnb'iiifh sh Franxiska fm Valparaiso, to San frnuciscn, lid-.i receive a copy of the Bible ns a gift,or pay the whole Per MAHaacHuaiTTa, Cot. Smith, IT. S. A. Major Ogden, out, her long being 11"> = 26' !at 0° 22' S. Oct ll—British bk;or a part of its value. Money received from the sale 11. B. A., Commander Goldaborough, t, 8* N. Mra. Hooper, Arigrippu fm Vancouver's Inland, lat 9 ° 26' long 132 s*. of Bibles is appropriated to the purchase of new supMra. Thompeon,and Mra. Hewey. tf plies, Shipping in Port, Dec. 1* 1840. Amsloop of war Preble, Com. Glynn, for Bau Francisco. The Friend, sent Abroad. DIED. Propeller Massachusetts, £ R Knox. Any person, by paying the annual subscription price Merchant Vessels. Al Mskawao, Nov. sth, Gsoaot, adopted acn of William ;of the Friend, ($1.50) in advance, can have the paper McLane, Eeg, ,In the eighth year of bia age. ilia alllicled paAm mer bark Mary, Bailey, 8 II Williams* Co; for Rovton..'sent, by the earliest opportunity, to any port iv the rents and frlende havo much consolation in the hope, that the Peruvlnn brig Paclfico, forsnlc, 8. 11. Williams A. Co. jPacific, or to any part of the U. States or England. good eecd which, 1 am happy 10 testify, was aown by thehand bk Maria, Baker, M A & Co. of Mra. McLane, with a liberal hand, and watered with her Am |N. B.—By paying the additional sum of SO cents, Am brig Veloz, Bent, I'm S Francisco. tease, was not aown in vain. He seemed to be sustained by Danish schr Emmy, Ncale, the paper will be sent for one year to the U. Statw, via do. the hope of the Goapel, nnd died calmly, charging all around Am brig Robert Bruce, Uockendorf, G D Gilman, s*m|M rc.argo. California und Panama. Postage on papers to private him " Not to weep for him." Thla ia the fourth adoptrd child Do bk Victory. Ryan. I persons must be pre-paid. The Friend, being a monthMr. McLane has followed to the grave alnre the year comDo bg David Henshaw, Newell. menced. a ily sheet, nud containing full report Of Marine IntelliBrbk Daniel Grant, Edie, Starkey, Janimi At Co. (Communicated. htakawao, Nov. 9, 1849. Russian bk Sitka, Conrade. gence, will be found a useful and cheap method of Capitol, Bradbury. sh Am ation with the mercantile community in EuAtLahalna, CHiat.se Horrat.. a native of Prussia, and forjcommunif Hebe, Do Tucker. merly of the ship Condor, ofNew Bedford. and the United States. Iropc tf Do Bamoaet, Mollis. , ' , On the 19th July, on board the ateamer bound from Ohagreato New York, Geo. 11. Gould, or the Arm of Kelly, Gray Ac Gould, of Tahiti. He died of Cholera, in 36 hours after being attacked. In Honolulu, r>th November, Thome. Davla, s Seaman, discharged from tin "Capitol He was a native of LiverEngland, and came round Cape Horn, a aeanian on pool, " board the "Tamaroo" to California. Dee. gd, Accidentally killed by the discharge of agon Arthur Cooper, a Barber, late from CalllorMa. He la reported to belong- to Nantucket, Mass., where resides hla father a preacher of the Methodiat denomination. Died In Honolulu, Dec. id, Mrs. Mary Holilen, wife at Mr Horace llnktrn, now residing at San Prauciaco. Bhc had for a long tints suffered from a diaeaae of theheart, bet was anally called quit* suddenly to hid adieu to the scenes of earth,and to laave behind a husband and (hmily of youug children to mourn her lees Do Tarolinta,Cave. Whalers. Am whship Triton, Harahall, F R Vida; for V B;«4«J». Am wh ship Romulus, Bogue; for 1 Slates. Do do do Cossack, Barker. Do do do Wnlga, Luce. French ship (iustave, Hardey Do India, Hwift Do Huntress, Sherman. Do Brookllne, Jeffrey Am bk Prudent, Nash. Do Tenedoe, Comstock. Do Got. Troup, Coggeahall. Bremen sh Republic, Austin. Do do Clementine, Hashage a. Grange, Dexter, Am bk Do Franklin, Cooper. Do Fortaae, Wnodbridfe. Bremen sh Haaae. Heeewaj The Friend, Bound. Bound volumes of the Friend, for one, or more years, icon be obtained at Rev. T. Coan's, Hilo; Rev. T E. Taylor's, Lahnina; and the Chaplain's stndy, Honolulu, tf Religious Books. ay The Seamen's Chaplain has just received an excellent assortment of Books published by the Amer icaii Tract Society, including nearly all of their standard publications. These books arc'beautifully bound, and will be sold at an advance on the New York prices only sufficient to rover the expenses. tC7"In the collection will be fonad some new and instructive books for children. ~ tf | � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.12.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.12.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/4f08d175619f649317e8479ecb35612a.pdf a2c671ad10ae0557255e188b68224413 PDF Text Text 73 FTHE RIEND. HONOLULU, NOVEMBER 15, 1849. Vol. 7. No. !• rangementa for Ihe I'uture supply of Upper]the bordering mountains come down in a California with ministers of the gospel, under narrow ridge of broken hills, terminating in Page 78 the direction and patronage of Ihe Methodist'a taage from Oregon lo California, precipitous point, against which the sea The Bay nf San Fraucisc , 73 Their system of itinerary! breaks heavily. On the northern side, the Hun Francisco, 74 denomination. Passage to 74 [preaching is admirably calculated for a new-! mountain presents a bold promontory, rising 74 Hon. T. B. King',. Address, Methodist ministers may] in a \'vw miles into a height of two or three No good Maps of California, 75 ly settled country. Seamen's Chapel, Apia, 75 well he compared to those light-armed troops.| |thousand feet. Between these points is the 76 who proceed in advance of the main body of strait—about one mile broad, in the narAntarctic Continent, 76 Navigotors anion; Fox Islands, Beware, 77 an invading army. Their system has accom- rowest part, and five miles long from the tea Foreigners' Ceinetry at Laliuina, 78 plished an untold amount of good through- to the bay. Wreck of the Gem,' 78 out the sparsely settled districts upon the Nautical Kommice, Passing through this gate, the bay opens Census of Haw n Islands, 7fl Marine Intelligence, Sic. Ho western frontier of the United States. Mr. to the right and left, extending in each diRoberts informed me, that in September a rection about 35 miles, having a total length convention of Methodist clergymen would as- of more than 70, and a coast of about 276 semble nt Salem, in Oregon, for the purpose miles. It is divided by straits, and projectof organizing an annual conference, embrac- ing points, into three separate bays, of which Islands to Lower from the Sandwich ing Oregon, California, and New Mexico.— Ihe northern two are called San Pablo and Oregon and Upper California. This will undoubtedly promote Ihe efficiency Suisoon bays. Within,the view presented is of Leaves selected from "Our Log Book." and permanancy of the Methodist donomina- a mountainous country, the bay resembling lion on this side of the Rocky mountains.— an interior lake of deep water, lying between XVIII—PASSAGE FROM OREGON TO As the country continues to increase in popu- parallel ranges ofmountains. Islands, which lation, Oregon and California will have their have the bold charncter of the shores—some CALIFORNIA. mere masses of rock, and others, grass covprevailing winds along the coast being separate conferences. rom the Norlh West, vessels are enabled to Our other passenger, Dr. Welsh, was an ered, rising to the height of three and eight nake quick passages from the mouth of the Oregon farmer, who was now on his way to hundred, feet—break its surface, and add Columbia river to the Bay of San Francisco. California, for the purpose of exercising his to its picturesque appearance. Directly frontThe distance is about four hundred miles.— professional skill, in curing the miners, as ing the entrance, mountains—a few miles I met the master of a vessel in the Columbia] they come sick and diseased from tbe mines. from the shore—rise about 2,000 feet above river, who had just made the passage down Early this morning, the fog cleared away, the water, crowned by a forest of the lofty cyin 78 hours from Baker's Bay to the anchor-! and about 9 o'clock a fine opportunity was press, which is visible from the sea, and age at San Francisco, although, on his return afforded for the Massachusetts to enter the makes a conspicuous landmark for vessels passage up the coast he was fifteen days, most magnificent of Bays. Steam, wind and entering the bay. Behind, the ragged peak which is considered a very good passage. tide hurried our vessel along, and soon after of Mount Diabolo, nearly 4,000 feet high, Vessels are oftentimes twice that length of passing the entrance of the bay, we were at (3,770,) overlooks the surrounding country time in sailing from San Francisco to the anchor amidst a "forest of ships." I count- of the bay and San Joaquin. The immediate Columbia river. The Massachusetts cross- ed sixty-eight vessels at anchor. Our ves- shore of the bay derives, from its proximate ed the bar of the Columbia on Saturday sel was visited by an officer, who informed and opposite relation to the sea, the name of morning, and on the following Tuesday after- us that the steamer Panama, would sail in contra costa (counter coast, or opposite coast.) noon, she was off the entrance of Ihe Bay, less than two hours for the Isthmus. This It presents a varied character of ragged and but prevented from entering on account of afforded us a fine opportunity to forward let- broken hills, rolling and undulating land, and ters, which in thirty days would reach friends rich alluvial shores, backed by fertile and the dense fog. On the Sabbath, we had Divine service on in the Atlantic States. On visiting the Pan- wooded ranges, suitable for towns, villages, board. Capt. Wood being 1 ever ready to ama, I was most agreeably surprised to meet and farms, with wh'ch it ii beginning to be •how respect for the day, he most readily several gentlemen whom I had known at the dotted. A low alluvial bottom land, several made arrangement for the assembling of the S. Islands. Among them, Messrs. Wil- miles in breadth, with occasional open woods ■hip's company in the large and commodious liams, Boardman, and Jarves. They were of oak, borders the foot of the mountains cabin. It was our expectation to have listen- among the first to improve the new facilties around the southern arm of the bay, terminaed to a discourse from the Rev. Mr. Roberts, for making a passage from the Sandwich Is- ting on a breadth of twenty miles in the ferfellow passenger, but just before the lime lands to the United States, without doubling tile valley of St. Joseph—a narrow plain of rich soil—lying between ranges from two to for holding service, he was obliged to inform Cape Horn. three thousand feet high. The valley is us, that it would be impossible for him to XIX—THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO. openly wooded with groves of oak, free from preach on account of sea-sickness. We had some most agreeable passengers The following description of the Bay is ex- underbrush, and after the spring rain* covfrom Oregon, viz: Judge Bryant, the Rev. tracted from a recent memoir by Col. Fre- ered with grass. Taken in connection Mr. Roberts, and Dr. Welsh, thus each of mont, communicated to the Congress of the with the valley of San Juan, with which the learned professions had its representa- United States, during the summer of 1848. it forms a continuous plain, it is fifty-five The bay of San Francisco is separated miles long, and on* to twenty miles broad, tive. Judge Bryant, is at the head of the Judiciary Department in the Territory. He from the sea by low mountainranges. Look- opening into smaller rallies among the bills. is a native of Kentucky, but has practiced ing from the peaks of the Sierra Nevada, the At the head of the bay, it is 20 miles broad, law for about twenty years in Indiana. It coast mountains present an apparently con- and about the same at the southern end, is bis intention to remove his family to Ore- tinuous line, with only m- single gap, resem- where the soil is beautifully fertile, covered and make that his permanent residence. bling a mountain pass. This is the entrance in summer with four or five varieties ot wild 'he Rev. Mr. Roberts is the SuperintendentIto the great bay, and is the only water com- clover several feet high. of tbe Methodist Episcopal Mission,in Oregon munication from the coast to the interior The strait of Carquinez, about one mile Mid California, and was on a visit to the latter |country. Approaching from the sea, the wide and eight or ten fathoms deep, connects country for the purpose of completing ar- coast presents a bold outline. On the south, the San Pablo and Suisoon bays. Aroond these bays, smaller valleys open into Ihe L Contents OF THE FBIEND, NOV. 15,1849. THE FRIEND. A Trip SThe — • " Kon �74 THJS FRIEND, NOVEMBER 15, 1849 bordering country, and some of the streams and 23d of July, although I saw much which anchor off Ihe Army Depot, about a mile have a short launch navigation, which serves] was wrong, yet, upon the whole, I did not above the rising lowti ol Benecia. to convey produce to the bay. Missions and witness so many exhibitions of depravity as I large farms were established at the bead of expected, from tbe accounts which 1 had XXII—BENECIA navigation on these streams, which are fav- beard and read. I am satisfied that the To-day, June 23, I visited the city of Beorable sites, for towns or villages. The tendency is in the way of improvement, and necia. The following remarks concerning country around the* Suisoon bay presents good order. It was surprising that there .the place, I copy from the editorial columns small low ridges sod rounded hills, clothed were so few cases of theft and robbery, con- of the "Alia California," of July 2: with wild oats, and more or less openly wood- sidering how exposed vast quantities of goods "This is the rival of San Francisco for the of every description were about the wharves empire of {he Pacific. It is situated on the ed on their summits. The Suisoon is connected with an expan- and along the streets. Straits of Carquinez, nbout thirty-five miles from the ocean, on a gentle slope which besion of the river formed hy the junction of the Sacramento and San Joaquin, which encomes almost a plain as it nears Ihe water's XXI.—PASSAGE TO BENICIA tor the Francisco bay in the same latitude, edge. It contains about 500 inhabitants, innearly, as tbe mouth ofthe Tagus at Lisbon. The Massachusetts being ordered to Be- cluding soldiers now stationed there, and A delta of twenty-five miles in length, divid- necia, to discharge her cargo, after spend- many buildings have been erected there of es! into islands by deep channels, connects ing two days at San Francisco, she sailed late. It is now made the Head Quarters of the bay with tbe valley of the San Joaquin thither. The vessel affording such excellent .the U. S. Army. The large deposite of arand Sacramento, into the mouths of which accommodations, Gen. Smith and suite, the my quartermaster and commissary stores, the tide flows and which enter the bay to- Hon. T. B. King, and several other gentle- have recently been removed from San Franmen took passage for Benecia, situated on cisco to that place, and a site has been segether as one river. north side of the Straits of Carquinez, lected by Commodore Jones for a navy yard the Such is the bay, and the proximate country and shores oftbe bay of San Francisco. about thirty-six miles from San Francisco.— a short distnnce above the town. This place It is not a mere indentation of the coast, but On the passage I was introduced to Mr. W., is certainly rapidly advancing in size and ima little tea to itself, connected with the ocean late from New York. He is Ihe author of a portance, but we do not doubt that its prosby a defeasible gate opening out between work on the Tories of the American Revolu- perity will always be dependent on that of seventy and eighty miles to the right and left, tion. I know uot that I ever met with a per- San Francisco. A great many harsh things upon a breadth often to fifteen, deep enough son more intimately acquainted with the his- have been said of army and navy officers for th* largest ships, with bold shores suita- tory of all the old families of New England. "lending Iheir influence" to build up this rible for towns and settlements, and fertile ad- He related this anecdote respecting Judge val to San Francisco, but we have no dispojacent country for cultivation. The head of Prescott, (father of the historian,) and Mr. sition to repeat them. There is no necessithe bay is about forty miles from the sea, and Peabody, an old Salem merchant. In early ty for it either, as whatever may be the rethere commences its connection with the no- life Mr. P. applied to the Judge for advice sult of that speculation, we regard the prosble valleys of the San Joaquin and Sacra- in sonic legal affairs. In course of the inter- perity and destiny of San Francisco as so seview the Judge remarked, "If you would suc- curely fixed by her natural position, hercapmento." ceed in the world, avoid lawyers and law- ital and her energy, as to defy the efforts of suits." So much pleased was Mr. P. with all the speculutors that ever existed." XX-SAN FRANCISCO. On landing in San Francisco, I must con- this advice, that he allowed the Judge to Here I found the Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, fess, I was somewhat disappointed in the ap- make various shipments to the East Indies in a Presbyterian clergyman, engaged in a pearance of the town. As a city it did not his ships, freight free, by which he laid the school, and preaching on the Sabbath. He fill up that "beau ideal" which I had pictur- foundation of a large fortune of several hun- seemed to have secured the confidence of ed in my imagination. I had perhaps ex- dred thousand dollars, which has descended all classes in the community, and I was rejoiced to perceive that he was laboring for pected too much. I was however not disap- to pointed in the business-like appearance of the The hills and mountains surrounding the the real benefit of the future inhabitants of town. I had witnessed nothing for years, bay present a most singular appearance, the country. He left on Long Island a flourwhich so much reminded me of the hurry and much resembling immense drifts of sand, but ishing society and church, which were corbustle of the business portions of the cities of I learn that they are covered with wild oats, dially united in his support, where he had laBoston and New York. Stores and dwelling which in the rainy season look perfectly bored as a minister of the gospel for fourteen houses were going up with magic-like rapi- green, but as the ruins cease, the straw dries years. After surveying the country, he dedity. New Streets were opening, and enter- up and the grain ripens, affording pasturage cided upon Benecia as prospectively opening prize was tbe characteristic of the place. As for immense herds of rattle and horses, which a wide and promising field for ministerial useI mingled among th* hurrying crowd, a mere range over the country for many leagues, no fulness. He is expecting to return, ere long, "looker on in Venice," I soon learned that fences obstructing their rambles. The sce- for his family, and cast in his lot with the risit was no place for an idle man I was sur- nery surrounding the bay is so unlike any ing fortunes of the people of the country. prized to meet so many familiar countenan- that I have elsewhere beheld, that I find a ces. It really seemed as if one-fourth ofthe description difficult, if not impossible. There! XXIII.—THE HON. T. B. KING'S ADpopulation had emigrated from Honolulu, or may be valleys capable of tillage, but the DRESS. country generally is ill adapted to farming Agreeable to s public notice, I went June had spent a season there. ! I found it impossible to learn the popula- purposes. The farmer would be especially 1 25th, at 4 o'clock, r. m., to the school-room tion of San Francisco, but at this date, (July troubled for want of water and fencing mate- of the Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, to hear an ad21.) there cannot be less than 6,000 to 8,000. rials. dress from the Hon. Mr. King, member of It was gratifying to learn that while, merThe afternoon was delightful. The atmos- Congress from Georgia, before the citizens chants, lawyers, physicians, mechanics, and phere essentially changed after leaving theiof Benecia. After returning on board the laborers of every description were busy in region about San Francisco, where the rtw Massachusetts, I recorded the following as their various employments, a number of and disagreeable winds have such fair play. tbe substance of his remarks. I do not preclergymen had commenced their professional As we sailed along the shore lying upon the tend to give hisexict phraseology, for he was labors. One year previously, and there was Straits leading into Pablo Bay, a deer wasi nearly an hour in making his address. not a Protestant clergyman in Upper Califor- seen grazing on the highland. He raised He commenced by adverting to the pecunia, now there are at San Francisco, alone, bis head anJ took a view of our steam-ship, liar circumstances under which had galherno lees than four, th* Rev. Mr. Hunt, chap- as much as to say, "What strange craft isied representatives from the four quarters of lain to the citizens of San Francisco, the this?—what new event has occurred which the globe. [Officers of the U. S. Army, a Rev. Mr. Wheeler, pastor of the Baptist attracts so many strangers to these shores— merchant from Chili, a physician from Baltichurch, the Rev. Mr. Williams, pastor of as sure as I behold an many strange sails and more, another from Washington, a western the Presbyterian church, and tbe Rev. Mr. strange people going up and down the waters pioneer, a clergyman from Long Island, an Mines, an Episcopal clergyman. The Me- of this bay, I and my fellow wild game of the ex-U. S. Consul from S. 1., one or more from thodists are now erecting a chapel and are forests will retire."—Upon enquiry I learned England, but in all not exceeding over fifty aeon expecting a minister ofthe gospel to be that the deer, tbe antelope and the elk are persons.] Some, he remarked, had censurfast disappearing from their old haunts.— ed Congress because that body had not orlaboring among them. Daring my visits-on shore, the 31st, 22nd, Just before dark the Massachusetts came to ganized a Territorial Government for Cali- . ■ ■ 1 i I i■ i > -IbTSbTbVJB^bVJB^bVJB^bVJB^bV*TJbI �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER 15, 1849. 75 I learned that the Hon. Mr King is a New We now lake ihe opportunity of expresssons, showing that it was a fortunate circum- Englander by birth, but has resided for ma- ing the sense of gratitude which we feel for stance lhat no territorial government had iny years at the South. His name ia intimate- the efforts made by the Rev. J. J. Freeman been organized. The Congress of Ihe Uhi-'lly associated with the enterprise of steam na- and Augustus Fieldwick, Esq., the respectted States has fully discussed the affairs of;vigation between Panama and California. 1 ive Secretaries of the above Societies, as California, nnd the Executive was ready to.lbelieve that be brought forward the measure well as to many kind friends, who aided us in proceed; but then came up ihe vexed ques- in Congress. He was one of tbe candidates procuring the nent substantial building which for the Secretaryship of the Navy, under the now forms an interesting object on one side tion of slavery. The advocates of the Proviso, (which was essentially theordinance |present administration, if I have been cor- of the bay, near to the British Consulate. of Congress respecting the non-existence of rectly informed. I could not but conclude The building is built entirely of corrogated slavery in the territory N. W. of the Ohio,) that Ins visit to California was most oppor- galvnnized iron, raised on a platform of cowould by a law of Congress shut slavery out tune, for on his return to Washington he will ral; and is well adapted to try the teeth and of California; but no, says the South, let that Ibe prepared to furnish the Execulive and patience of the white ant, which is the greatquestion remain unsettled until California Congress with some valuable information, est pest that can afflict a poor builder in Samoa. shall settle the question for herself. The pe- which is much needed! riod had now arrived, as he thought, for the The building is 40 ft. by 20 ft. Ten feet people of California to do it. Now was the XXIV—NO GOOD MAPS OF CALIFOR- is taken off the length for a reading room, NIA. time for California to become a State. A sufwhere a library will be kept, with the most ficient number of inhabitants were alrendy in Although near three centuries have elaps- recent magazines and newspapers which can There was an impression !ed since Cslifoi nia was discovered—although be procured, where the sailor on liberty, or the territory. abroad tlit.it a certain district of country must,,Jesuit Missionaries have for nearly a centu- any of the residents can spend a profitable have a definite number of inhabitants before| ry traversed tbe country—and although much hour. The chapel, which is 30 ft. by 20 ft., it could be admitted as a State. That im- bus been published about the country, yet its is neatly fitted up with seats and pulpit. pression was unfounded; but even if it was,geography has been but imperfectly known. The cost of the building in London was upnot, very soon California would contain 100,- It is not until to-day, June 25, that I have wards of .£l7O. The fittings, glazing, paint-000 inhabitants. This he was coniident met with any thing like a tolerably well exe- ing, and other items, have added would be the case before theclose of the cur- cuted map of the country watered by the wa- bly to the expense, to meet whichconsiderathe addirent year; and should the gold mines contin- ters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin ri- tional subscriptions received on the islands with their numerous tributaue to yield as they had done, not a long pe- vers, together will go far. riod would elapse before half a million ofpeo- ries. This map was sketched by Col. FreIt is just to acknowledge the gratuitous lathis direction, of under his still even country. mont, become citizens the or ple would bors of a great many of the foreign residents to take her accurate. It be is far from being would amuHence, California was now ready station as a sovereign State of the Union. sing to collate the numerous maps or charts in putting the building together. There could then be no question but it was purporting to delineate the interior of Alta The chapel was opened on Sabbath, the the duty of the people of California immedi- California. No two would agree. Some 28th of January. A large number ofthe foately to take the preliminary steps for the or- imake the Sacramento river run due west, reign residents attended; and the occasion ganization of a State government. Califor- others make the San Joaquin empty into the was rendered more interesting by the presnia needed her Senators and Representatives Bay of San Francisco nt San Jose; verily the ence of the captain, officers, and crew of our in Congress, to urge her claims more effec- interior ofAfrica is equally wellknown to the missionary bark John Williams. tually than it was possible to be done by the civilized world. I found it impossible to obContributions for the support of the libraDelegate of a Territory who might make sug- tain any definite and satisfactory information ry and reading room will be thankfully regestions, but would not be entitled to a vote. respecting the geography of the country, ceived.—[Samoan Reporter. He then adverted to the unquestionable from any existing maps, until that of Col. fact that California was about to assume n Fremont chanced to fall in my way. The dePrinting in England and America.—A great importance, and that of necessity. For, sideratum, however, will very soon be sup- letter from London to the Boston Post, thus a long period the idea of a rail road to the plied. One of the good results of the discoPacific had been discussed. Almost every very of the gold mines, will be that the vast compares the facility with which books are state in the Union had passed resolutions in regions west of Ihe Rocky Mountains, north printed in London and New York. its favor, and now if its construction is dcci- iof Mexico, and south of the Columbia River, ' 'The art of printing advances far more ded practicable, its terminus must be in this will very soon be thoroughly explored. Ev- rapidly in America than here. Liverpool, valley;—nature had so decreed, and it was ery river and stream, mountain and hill, val- nearly as large as New York, has no printnot in the power of man to annul that decree. ley nnd canon, prairie and plain, will be ex- ing done by steam. In London, but one or print by steam, and Here, in this mighty basin, on the banks of plored, and accurately laid down upon the two printers, of books, this bay, (he would not pretend to define the maps. More will be done this year than has very rarely print more than twelve pages of 12mo. book at a time. From an extensive location,) but here was to arise a mighty Ba- been done for three centuries, to obtain ac- aacquaintance with the manner and speed of commerce of the counwas to center a vast curate knowledge bylon—here geographical book-printing in New York and London, I —through this channel was to flow the pro-itry. will vouch for the fact that of all the books ducts of China and Polynesia. Tbe teas and CHAPEL, SEAMEN'S printed APIA. in the two cities, our printers print this must be along silks of China conveyed During the Inst few years, a considerable three copies to the Londoners one in the route to the shores of the Atlantic, and perships having anchored at Apia same time First-class publications are genhaps to Europe. The commerce of Califor- number of and numbers of foreignresidents ha- erally better "got up" in England than Harbor, would that nia, he thought, this year equal ving settled around the bay, it was thought America. But, got up equally as well, tbe of any state of the Union. ofworship should New Yorkers will print two copies to their In concluding his remarks, he referred in desirable that a smalleplace of be the holding Eng- one. Not one book in four in London is sterewhich had erected for purpose n familiar manner to some things otyped. In New York three out of tour.— surprised him since his arrival in the coun- lish service on the Sabbath. London one publisher lately boasted that In by were msde the Missionawitness the Subscriptions he was astonished to try; c. J. which, with sums he actually published a book in three days order which reigned at San Francisco, on the ries and foreign residents, to from the tune he received it. That is quotSabbath. As he walked the streets on a Sab- given by Captains and crews, amounted about ed as an extraordinary operation that was £60. The being nearly of the John Williams he heard not the sound bath morning, hammer, neither witnessed any more disor- to return to England, the Committee re- actually accomplished, once. In New York the Missionary at Apia, the Harpers have issued many a book in der, than would have appeared in a well or- quested Mr. Mitts, to use every effort to pro- from twenty-four to thirty hours after its reand Capt. Morgan ganized christian community. He doubted not, should the proper steps cure an iron chapel, to be brought out in the ceipt. But I will not multiply examples to be taken by the people of the country for a missionary vessel. On the arrival of the show the greater amount of enterprise or inState organization, that the older States would John Williams in London, an appeal was ventive genius in America. joyfully welcome California to the sisterhood laid before the Directors of the London Misof the Union, and pass laws favorable to com- sionary Society as well as the British and Scurrility is the corruption of wit, as knavery Foreign Seamen's Society. ef wisdom. merce, schools, &c. fornia, but he was prepared to give his rea-| Wilmotjli i I I ' — — , i , i �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER 15, 1849. 76 through want of pecuniary support. If an fog set in, and the barometer fell. At sr. editor and publisher is well supported, it will m. 1 discovered a reef of rocks to the windward ol the ship, about half or two-thirds of HONOLULU, NOVEMBER 15, 1849. keep him in good spirits, and he will strive a mile distant. The reef appeared to be about to make his paper in every respect worthy of one mile in length, and some of tbe rocks 8 or 10 feet above water, nnd the sea was maAntarctic Continent. a reading and intelligent community. king a breach over them nil ihe time. The Some years agr> much was said and published respecting English, American and Navigators among Fox Islands, water about the slip was thick, and indicated slmnls near. I immediately gave the order Beware! French navigators cruising along the shores Capt. Lnkey, of bark Harvest, informs us to ware ship, the helm was put up, and the ofthe Antarctic continent. Il has in some thnt the island of Atcha is laid down in N. L. Huron came round unusually quick and stood olffroin this danger. But now, "Alas, poor way come to our knowledge that cer- 63° 3', and W. L. 172° 35", while its cor- Yorick!" here we are in an unknown place; tain English navigators report to have sailed rect position is 52° 28', and 174°. The no chart, that I can trust to—surrounded by over a part of the Antarctic continent discodanger is in passing between the inlands of islands and rocks—in a dense fog, and only vered, or laid down on Wilkes' chnrts. The Tugoulla and Adach, for when the navigator two hours more of daylight, and twenty-five simple facts, so far as we can ascertain, are supposes himself in mid channel, he is among men looking to me for protection in the midst of Ihe surrounding dangers. And now I these: The American navigator appears to the rocks and shoals on the north side of must find my way back the way I came in, have mistook a portion of the " icy barrier" Atcha. for to stay in here all night, I dare not. I for the main land. Subsequently, English Amlai is believed to be out of its true steered S. E. by X po- set all possible sail, and exploring vessels cruised higher up than the sition on the chart; when its true position is with n strong breeze from southwest. It now sets in a drenching rain, and we cannot see point laid down as land upon Wilkes' charts. known, the passage is good between Amlai ,60 rods from Ihe ship. My feeling at this manifest, for mistaken, is also That he was land Seguman, the only danger being a ledge time was most painfully intense, and such as Capt. Cooper, commanding the "Franklin,"|'of rocks extending out 4 or 5 miles on the 1 have never before experienced But the Huron is now doing her best, and every man navigated his vessel, in January last, 2 s of east side of Amlai. longitude, and 1 ° of latitude, on a W. by R. The following extracts are copied from nt his station. There is no disorder or confusion; all is still, and all on the lookout for course, over a region laid down as land Capt. Woodruffs private journal, now master and ready to obey my orders. At 8 .land, by his countryman, Wilkes. This was of Philip Ist, but on his last voyage master r. m. we were all relieved by seeing the land between the parallels of longitude 168 ° 20', of the Huron. These extracts relute to his on the weather bow, about 3 miles distunt, nnd our noble ship going as straight for the and 105° 30' E., and on about the parallel last voyage: as though it hud been clear and daypassage of latitude 05= 20. Saturday, Ist August, 1846. light. It now sets in foggy and stops rainFrom nil we are able to learn respecting This afternoon fresh increasing winds from ing, nnd we lose sight of the land. At 10 p. very high latitudes,both north and south, the the southward; cloudy weather and spells of;m. it is a dead calm, and very dark; we are seasons vary exceedingly. Even in those fog; saw one poor, miserable hump-back jnow about midway between the islands. I to be like myself—don't took the deck myself all night. At daylight frozen regions they have their warm as well 'whale—he appeared know which wuy to go. At 2p. M. the isl- I find the nearest land on the island of Attou as cold summers, hence the " icy barrier' and of Attou bears N. W., about 45 miles bears almost W. N. W., 4 or 5 miles distant. (as it is called) is by no means stationary.— distant; saw porpoises and many wild ducks. The weather clears up, and we steer on S. We do now recollect to have met a whale- Thinking it rather unsafe to run in such thick E., with a light breeze from N. N. E. At 8 man from the Arctic Ocean who spoke of'weather, 1 double reefed the top-sails and a. m., having gained a good offing, I steer stood four hours off and four hours on. The S. W. God is good, and his tender merseeing the icy barrier, although Copt. Bee- morning is very thick, with fresh winds from cies are "over all his works," and nothing but chey, in 1827, sew " packed ice" lower down southwest. At 6a. m. made sail, and think- a miraculous interposition of Providence has than some of the whale ships lately cruised. ing myself sufficiently well to windward to saved us from a melancholy shipwreck, and ihe island clear of danger, I steered W. perhaps death. The same fact is doubtless true of the oppo- passW., N. keeping a sharp look-out for the site region of polar cold. This will satisfac- land. At 10 a. m. Ihe fog cleared up, and Donations. For Chapet. For Friend torily account for the mistake of the com- we saw Ihe island of Attou right ahead, $16,00 mander of the U. S. Exploring Expedition.— about 5 miles distant. 1 immediately tacked 'Henry A. Pierce, Esq., Capt. Z. Bent, $8,00 8,00 The mention of these facts may serve to put to S. E.; but it cleared up pleasant, nnd I Capt. Nash, Prudent, 6,00 10,00 concluded to go through between tbe islands, expeof national exploring the commanders 6,00 f 6,00 Iwore ship and made all sail; saw three smal- Mr. Wilson, " ditions upon their guard, as their errors may ler islands, not on chart, bearing N. N. E., Mr. Brown, 7,00 " 10,00 be detected by some adventurous and enter- about 10 miles distant. I find by several; Crew, " 5,00 good observations that the islands are very Capt. Pendleton, Mercury, prising whaleman. * 4,50 4,50 erroneously laid down on the chart. The Capt. Brewster, Tiger, latitude of the east end of the Master, officers ana crew of chart the gives new paper Honolulu Times.—A weekly 6,00 12,00 island 52 50* N., and my observation gives G. Howland, has made its appearance in Honolulu; H. L it 52 s 30' N.; the chart gives the 5,00 longitude Capt. Chadwick, Montreal, 6,00 Sheldon, Esq., Editor and Publisher. Suc- 173° 40* E., and my%hronomcter gives the Capt. Folger, Alpha, 5,00 Capt. Edwards, Ann, 5,00 2,00 cess to the enterprise. We are glad to see longitude 172° 11' E. The island appears George 81 Mary, that the publisher is fully aware of the diffi- to be mountainous, and some pails ofit cov-'Capt. Patterson, Heber, 10,00 6,00 culties attending the pecuniary support of a ered with snow. Saw a smoke on the shore, A Friend, Montpelier, 4,00 4,00 but Mr signs ofany whales. paper; hence, we infer that he will succeed. A Friend, Champion, 2,00 2«1 August, 846. Mr. Calhoun, »,Wi Let those who read remember the printer;— This afternoonSunday, " comes in with moderate Capt. Cole, Caroline, 10,00 5,00 yet we fear there are, in Honolulu, persons winds from the southwest, with cloudy wearead as of who will the "Times," it makes its ither. Passed the east end the island of $78,60 $95,60 weekly appearance, but never subscribe for.Attou, about 6 miles distant. At 3 p. m. saw John C. Green, bearing W., about 15 miles Rattlesnakes.—Mr. Jr. N. a copy, or in any way contribute for its sup- another island and two others while water-bound near While a strong current setting River, Observed distant. recently found a den of rattleport. We are led to give this gentle hint, N. E. and drawing inlo the leeward: find J snakes,Arkansas, and forthwith amused themselves by disthe of we hope publisher bead the wiudward of the sincerely island; 1 patching seventy-seven of them, each measurbecause can to the "Times" will net fail in the enterprize will keep her a-going. At 4 p. m. a dense ing over four feet. THE FRIEND. , 3^00 • ' �77 THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER 15, 1849 H. B. M.'s Consulate General For the Friend. Foreign Cemetery at Lahaina. for tin; Islands of the Pacific, > 6th, 1849. Hokolulo, Nov. J Honolulu, March 9,1849. Lnhainn, Nov. 10, 1819. Mr. Editor :—As I presume that ull of the It is hereby notified that Con. Gen. Miller has reMr. Editor—Will you please insert the contributions for the French Protestant Mission-, ceived a despatch from the Foreign Office, London, following notice in your paper? ary Soriety of Paris have now been paid IntO.idated the 31 st of March, instructing him to take proper steps for causing to be made known within his Lnbnina.Nov. 6. my hands, 1 hand you, herewith, for the satis-]'Consular District, that, "The Lords Commissioners matter,' 1 At a meeting of foreign residents and mus- faction of thosewho feel an interest in this dis- of tha Admiralty have offered n. reward of X20,000 full statement whole and receipts a of the ters, to take measures for putting a perma- Imrseiiients for that object. As, nlso, statement (twenty thousand pounds sterling,) to such private nent fence around the Foreigners' Burying of funds, paid into my hands, for Tualatin Aca- .-hip or ships of any country as may, in the judgment of their Lordships, render efficient service to Sir John Ground in Lahaina, a committee previously demy, Oregon. his ships, or their crews, and may contribute Franklin, appointed, gave in the following report: Yours, truly, to directly extricate them from the ice." S. N. CASTLE. That it is desirable to have a permanent The following is a copy of the minute of the Lords mound the Commissioners of the Admiralty, transmitted on the coral, of placed fence, made Receipts on Account of the French occasion:— ■ form of a wall in grounds, above-mentioned Missionary Society of Paris, are as follows : Admiralty, 23d March, 1849. three feet wide at the base, and five feet high. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are unBritish I. Army $5,00 Laughnnn, Cunt. der the necessity of laying a supplementary Estimate This report was adopted, and the following A Wilcox, Wuiuli 10,00 for the relief of the Arctic Expeditions under .Sir John a committee to chosen as were gentlemen 5,00 Franklin and Sir James Koss, upon the tabic of the A. S. Cooke Swinton, Messrs. Hoffout its design: carry 5,00 House. Mrs. C. L. Richards Their Lordships having been apprized by tho last 5,00 letters received from .Sir Jnmcs Koss, that it was his myer nnd Bush. Rogers E. H. to land nil thesup2,00 intention to direct the Investigator On motoin, T. E. Taylor wns chosen E. Whittlesey plies that she could spare, at Whaler l'oint, and to Wuiinea, 10,00 Hawaii proceed to England, if no tidings of the Expedition unTreasurer of the funds collected for building L. Lyons, 10,00 der .Sir J. Franklin wcro received by the whale ships do. G. D. linen, do., this wall. about to sail, leaving the Entcrpriie to prosecute 10,00 now B. W. Parker the scaiill alone,—have consulted the highest naval It wa3 moved and carried that one condi2,00 Mrs. Conde A. L. authorities us to the probable consequences of that tion of burial in this burying grovind should Master Samuel Conde 25 step. They find it to lie the unanimous opinion of those be that a head and foot board mark the place Mrs. McLane 8,00 most conversant with the l'olar seas, that such a sepof each grave. A Friend 4,00 aration of the ships under Sir James Koss, would be 9,12 most perilous to the ship remaining in the ire, and It was also moved and carried that T. E. Scholars of Punnhon School, contr. would neutralize the entire object of the Expedition, if of the buryMonthly the direction of and Foreigners whole concert Taylor have .Sir J. Franklin's party were to be discovered at a time Missionaries, nt Honolulu when the Enterprise had nearly exhausted her own ing ground, and be authorized to employ a 4,33 stores. They have therefore determined upon sending Miscellaneous contributions man to keep the grounds in order. out afresh supply if provisions for both ships by the 1st Church, Honolulu, Native, Oahu 32,00 North Star, which is now fitting for this purpose, at Nov. 10. Second Church, do. do. do. 15,00 Sheerncss, with orders to proceed across Baffin's Bay, tho direction of Native Church, Manoa Valley, do. 5,00 and as much further as practicable in looking Meeting met according to odjotirnment. out for Lancaster Sound and Barrow Straits, hud been do. 10,00 the Investigator or her boats. The chairman reported that $431 Ditto Do. Ewa Do. Waianae do. 5,00 In the event of the Investigator not Icing fallen in Do. subscribed since the last meeting, which adwith, the commander of the North Star will t* direct31,00 for the same Do. Do. Wainlua do ded to $80 previously paid in ed to land the supplies at such points on the south side Do. Do. Kanenhe do. 13,75 ofLancaster Sound, or other places indicated by Sir purpose, makes the sum of $511 available do. 22,00 .lames Boss, as may lie accessible to the North Star iv Do. Do. Molakni funds to bestow upon the burying ground. sufficient time to secure his return across Baffin's Bay Do. Do. Lahainn Maui 7G,00 before the winter seta in. On motion, the meeting adjourned. 39,60 Do. Do. Wailuku do. The expense of fitting the North Star forthe ice will T. E. TAYLOR. Sec. be £6086, and the wages ofthe crew, stores, provisions do. 19,00 Do. Do. Makawao on board, .£6602, making £12,688 in all, which constido. 8,00 tute the supplementary estimate now submitted to the Do. Do. Hana Hawaii 20,00 House. But. in addition to this, Her Majesty's GovWhaleship Burnt.—It is with regret that we Do. Do. Kohala 20,00 ernment has determined to offer a reward of £20,000 to Do. Do. Wnimea do. are called upon to record ihe burning, in our be given to such private ship, or distributed amongst 9th of the Kailua 30,31 inst., of the Do. Do. do. harbor, on the morning -ueh private ships, of any country, or to any exploring 20,00 party or parties as may, in the judgment of the board Do. Do. Kau do. whaling bark Mercury, Copt. G. Pendleton.— Admiralty, have rendered efficient assistance to Sir 53,30 of The fire was discovered about one o'clock, in tbe 20 per cent, pretn. on 266,53 John Franklin, his ships, or their crews, and mayhave forward part of the fore hold; ond was so fur adcontributed directly to extricate them from the ice. H.G.WARD. tf 9519,33 vanced before it was discovered, tbut every effort to get it under was unavailing. As yet, the I have remitted my draught on MARRIED. origin of the fire has not been ascertained; no H. Hill, Esq, Boston, by of Mrs Dominia, by In Honolulu, Nov 16. at the residence time for an investigation having intervened. the C Damon, Mr. Gioaaa (iiuioaa. of Koloa, Kauai, Rev S The Mercury is owned in Stouington, and has '« Montreal," July 7, 1849 $200,00 to Mist Eixaa B Ttwaaauav,of Cliarlertwon, Mass. Starling," Oct. 23 319,83 been out sixteen months, and had on board 1200 Do. by barrels of oil. The entire ship nnd cargo lire DIED. consumed, and nothing remains of the once noble 519,93 In Oils town, on the 2nd Inst., Ma. Wurii Teenan, ngod vessel but a few of the blackened limbers upon 28 venra. a naove of Maw York City. He was heard to speak of Wheldon, Ulster Co aa hto place of neldenee He earn* tbe reef, at the leeward side of the harbor. She around Cape i. orn In bk Sutton—landed in Ben Francieeo, was all ready for sea, and would have lieen oft" For Tualatin Academy, Oregon, I have re- In July went to th« mineswhere ha waa take* atoh. OH reIturning to San Kranoiaco. he embarked on board the Kiik- br in a short time, in prosecution of her voyage.— ceieed, from Louisa for the Sand Wanda, and died a few days after hto iarrival. f Polynesian. Ills property lincludlnn a soian amount of money) #20,00 lias been placed in the hands or the U S Consul. Hon. L. Andrews (N. York pa|.«ra |.lea«r lnacrl.j Damon 5,00 Rev. S. C. to be At flilo, on lk« linl inaiant, of dysentery, UrOWMSI Shaler, supposed yearn, The W. H. k, a native of Providence, R. 1., and for tha last 5,00 ailoon Rev. Elias Boud of tbeor island-. reKldrnl distress, lost, is reported at Montevideo, in 5,00 Amos C. Cooke At U 8 Ho«pit*l,Lahaina,Oct2B,John Thornai, ftosaablp Waablngtou 30, John A l'erklna, belonging to .Orotou, having lost sails, jib-boom, &c, Stc, off the Contributed at the Monthly ConAnio. Orlando Simmons, boat steertr, from ship Midas.— cert, by Missionaries and FoFalkland Islands. On entering Montevideo lie was taken with the aeurvy aw days before ernvjwM» Westdied noon after landing. Me We» » reigners, at Honolulu 47,06 port, and harbor she went upon rock not laid down oftanJhatlSM stock, Vt, and brother of Captglmnaoiui Owns, a native Davio VeTm, boani the Alines, Oct. on M, would be detained 2 upon the charts. 'She of Urtaiii, Rngtaiul. a#«d about M ynaen, for aasny yeas, a $82,06 resident on theas Weeds. _..._ months to repair, and may be expected here Af son. May Sta, osi bosrd tbe American waaMaf bark rkHfp City. York S. of Mew Eaarurr, CA ISTLE. Juan I, W. M. in January. ._ ■-***>Jala^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^aH ,' — * " — * • * . - �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER 15, 1849. 78 The men told me, that five men, the night ask. Mips Arnold then said that the safety Samoan, or Navigator Islands. had launched a boat in the breakers, of the ship and her own security from insult before, Friend No. of the there was In the Sept. and sprang into her, and the rollers took could only be insured by throwing overboard •n interesting communication from the Rev. them on the reef, where they lay upon the that instant every drop of spirits in the ship. Mr. Mills, one of the English Missionaries rocka all night. They also told me, that Mr. Wiihout hesitation the seamen consented, at the Samoan Islands. He briefly alluded Jennings, the mate, cnine to the wreck next and, leaving no time for reflection, they to the loss ol the Gem, and the new Seamen's morning after she struck, nnd got bread, forthwith got the spirits on deck ard threw water, nautical instruments, charts, cnmpnss, every drop overboard. From that time Miss Chapel. We have since received the March and boat-sail; and told them he would land Arnold had her screened cot secured near of the Samoan which we his party somewhere, and return to their as- the Reporter, in number wheel, and slept alongside the binnacle, find a more detailed account of the wreck of sistance. I got bread, water, and one quad- and three of the crew kept a fuithful watch the Gem, in a letter addressed by Captain rant, and the three men, and returned to the around her during the remainder of the voyage, and these faithful giuirdinns of one of Worth to the conductors of the Reporter.— island. Next morning, I went in search of the five our beloved countrywomen never failed to We copy the entire letter: men, and found them on a small island, and evince tln- utmost respect, and preserved the WRECK OF THE "GEM." two stoved boats, which we towed to the lar- most rigid decorum, honorable in every point Capt. James M. Worth, of the whaling bk ger island. We then got bread, water, and of view to themselves, and (o that charge Gem, of Sag Harbor, has just handed us the lumber from the wreck to repair the boats, which they had pledged themselves to underfollowing sad account of the loss of his ves- und raise upon tliern. take. sel and valuable cargo in January last: I remained twenty-two days on the island, Miss Arnold wrote a statement of all these "The Gem was bound from the Sandwich nnd then started, with three boats and six- occurrences, and forwarded it to Captain Islands to the United Slates uf America, and teen men, for the Navigator's Islands; and Hnines, on the ship's arrival, when the was wrecked on the night of the 23d nf Jan- arrived safe, after seven days' passage, at second male and disaffected were immediateuary last. She struck, about 11 o'clock at the island of Upolu. ly arrested and sent to prison. The chief night, on a sunken reef which extends around The wreck was quite whole when I left.— officer had indulged himself to such an excess Suwarrow'i Island. My mate being unwt 11, The Gem had on hoard 2,230 barrels of that after the captain's death, and in the abI took the first watch myself. My longitude whale oil, and 170 barrels of sperm oil, and sence ofall means of resort lo his favorite being correct, I placed Ihe ship 85 miles to 27,000 Ilia, of bone. She was out fifteen stimulants, he was perfectly useless the east of Suwarrow's Island, on Ihe chait. months ami twelve days. Miss Arnold became the welcome guest Just before she struck, I went into the bow, On arriving here, 1 found Mr. Jennings of (.'apt. Thomas at Aden, and every possiand told the man on the look-out to look and nil who left (lie wreck with him: so no ble attention was shown to this noble-minded sharp, and looked ahead myself, but saw no- one is hit. lady by the whole society there. thing. I walked aft and jumped into a bout, I found many friends at this island; and I Subsequent to MissArnold's charge against where a boat-steerer was looking out, and shall ever feel grateful towards them, for the second mate, Capt. Haines applied to her sew a white streak nearly under the bow ol their kind sympathy and hospitality. for a circumstantial statement of what occurtbe ship. I said, "What is that?" and she red on board the Rainbow after her father's Very respectfully yours, struck with a terrible crash. She was going JAMES M. WORTH. death. The lady complied with his request at the rate of six and a half knots; but carimmediately, and her narrative was so well Apia, Upolu, March, 1849. ried away nothing except the fore-topsail and ably written, that it excited admiration sheets. She struck again, and rolled the lee Nautical Romance.—The following ro- on all sides. At her solicitation, her father's nil nearly under water. I ordered them to mantic story of real life is from the Bombay remains were preserved in a cask of spirits, haul up the mainsail, and let go the maintop- (East Indies) Telegraph and Courier: and were buried at Aden the dny after the gallant halyards. I could see no land, and "The Rainbow, .from Southampton to ship's arrival. She had always kept his acthe ship was laboring hard. I then gut the Aden, arrived there about the 16th ultimo.— counts. The second mate navigated the ship, men to clear away the larboard-quarter boat Capt. Arnold, her late commander, died ten but several of the crew knew the proper end told my mate to save her, if he could.— days before the ship reached that port, and course to Aden, and all his proceedings were I then ran to another boat, and, with the as- the chief mate was so habituated to drunken- narrowly watched." sistance of my second mate and boat-steerer ness, that he had been confined to his cabin reader's mind will be struck with got her clear, and jumped into her. 1 culled several times during the passage. The cap- theEvery remarkable good sense and presence of several by name to get into the boat with me, tain's daughter, about 10 years of age, was mind manifested by the heroine of this real but they refused; and, fortunately, we got on board, and after her father's death the romance. Two points are here admirably clear of the wreck. The mate called to me second mate, who had assumed the command, and said his boat was stove; but, shortly af- made a daring and insidious attempt to en- illustrated. 1. Property is not safe when ardent spirits ter, the ship's bow swung round, nnd left the tice the young lady and run away with the are used. •larboard quarter clear. They then lower- ship. She indignantly and successfully re- 2. A lady is not secure from insult, if comed ber, and fourteen men jumped into her, pelled all his base and dastardly attempts, pelled to associate with those whose minds end got clear of the wreck. I took five into and although suffering under a painful be- are under the influence of intoxicating drinks. my boat, which It-It the mate nine and my- reavement at once rushed on the quarter But are not "spirits" worth anything? O, self eight, and eight on board. About twen- deck and made a public appeal to the ship's yes, They are excellent lo preserve dead ty-five minutes afterwards, a dark rain squall crew, as British seamen, and threw herself bodies. Miss A. put them to this very use. came, and I lost sight of the boat and wreck; 'on their protection. This well-judged reso|C_/*"Ardent spirits keep alive dead bodies, and it was fifty-six hours before I found lier had the desired effect; the seamen kill living bodies! Let our spirit-drinkagain. The current being strong, took us 12 (except two of their number, who had been and readers ponder those facts. ing miles from the wreck, round the reef. At:Jed away by the second mate) declared, with daylight, I could see nothing but two small, that manly feeling which sailors so often dis- Important to Whalers.—We learn from islands and the reef, which we followed play, that they would to a man protect her the United States Consul at Cape Verd Isaround for about fifty miles, and found a land-jfrom all harm, and told the second mate nnd lands, that "By a late law passed by the ing place on the south side oftbe north-east-'their misguided shipmates in very plain terms, Portuguese Government, whaling ships are •m island; and, supposing we had been all that if m, the second mate, gave the slight- allowed to anchor in any of the eastom house around the reef, hauled up our boat. The est molestation to their late commander's ports nt the Cape Verd Islands, to trade for next day we searched for the wreck; but in daughter, they would pitch him overboard, refreshments, refit, repair, &c, free of port vein; nor could we get food or water on the and any one else who dared to follow his ex- charges, and remain four days, Sundays and holidays not included in the lay-days. After island. The next day we took our boat and ample should share the same fate. followed the reefaround on the inside; and, Miss Arnold then, with great presence of the four days have expired, they are charged after pulling eight miles, found the wreck, mind, begged the ship's company would grant as merchantmen. The passage of this law with her masts gone, sndthree men on board. her one especial favor. Her character, her will be of great convenience to our whaling It was difficult to board her; but, with as- manners, and the well-timed appeal which ships, as their custom is now to lay of}' ana sistance ofropes thrown to us, we succeed- she had already made, induced the crew to on, to avoid port charges, and send a boat in for what the/ require.—[Salem Register. ed, lution v: �79 THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER 15, 1849. Census of the Hawaiian Islands—From Official Documents—Taken January, 1849. . v r«n Aggregate amount of each description of Persons included opposite. ISLAND. 3 a Q 27,204 2,726| 23,145 2,409| 18,671 1,619, 6,941 686 , IAWA1I, �AHU, MALES. FEMALES. 396 267 Under 17 years of age, 154 Of 17 and under 30, 3.429 412 52 Of 30 and under 50, 723 44 18 Of 50 and upwards, 528 5 47 IAUI, :auai, IOLOKAI, rilHAU, ANAI, 586 Total Aggregate, 180,641 7,9431,478 Total males, Excess ofmales, 3,143. 10,773. Under 17 years of age, 6,327 Of 17 and under 30, 10,819 Of 30 and under 50, 8,353 Of 50 and upwards, 9,593 5,719 9,696 8,121 36,272 33,128 Total females, 36,272 337 Blind, Deaf, Hilo, (not included) 144 8,972 Native population, FOREIGNERS. ... Unman ied, Living with foreign wives, Children, - Living with native wives, Half castes, Foreigners in Hilo, - - - Total foreigners, Natives, Grand total, 78,854 SCHOOLS, fkc. 409 133—266 239 313 471 59 Number of English Schools, Scholars, " of" High" Schools, Number «« Scholars, " "and common Number of primary Schools, Scholars, " ... 0 6 259 505 18,022 1,787 78,854 80,641 our judgment it deserves. It is thusalluded in a physical point of view upon the human Census of the Islands. In connection with the publication of the to in Jarves' history: "Great numbers ofrace, than the remarkable discrepancy of numbers between the children of missionacensus of the islands, recently made by pro- healthy Hawaiian youth have left in whale- ries and those ofthe chiefs, who are the most perly authorized officers of Government, we ships and other vessels and never returned. civilized among the Hawaiian population.— would offer a few remarks, and some statis- The number annually afloat is computed at Nine of the mission families number 59 chiltics respecting the decline of the aborigines;4,000. Atone time 400 were counted at1dren—an average of 6,5-9 to a family. 20 of the islands. This is probably the most Tahiti, 500 in Oregon, 51 at Paita, Peru, Hawaiian chiefs have but 19 children among them all. The mission families within less accurate census which has ever been made. besides unknown numbers in Europe and the than one generation have increased 175 per The estimate of Cook that, in 1779, there United States. Their wives and families,,cent. At the same ratio of increase, in 100 were 400,000, is generally believed to have left to provide for themselves, fall into vicious )years their descendants would number been mach too large. Jarves remarks in his habits, and both evils combined tend to di-'59,535." P. S.—Some months since the opinion was history that 300,000 would have been nearer minish the native population." in our columns that in no portion the truth. This one thing is very certain, It is certainly no source of astonishment advanced t there must have been a vastly larger number to us that the native population has rapidly of < Polynesia were the aborigines on the in< of people then, than now, or who cultivated diminished; our great wonder is that so ma- crease, but rather upon the rapid decrease. the thousands of acres of rich taro land now ny are left, as the late census indicates to belIn conversation recently with a gentleman lying waste, on all the islands? The travel- now living upon the islands. It should be ffrom Tahiti, we learn that according to a late ler need only visit such districts as Kan, borne in mind that last year was the "an-icensus of that island the natire population \ Waimea and Kohala, on Hawaii, and he will num mortuum," the year of death! Measles, was now increasing. As he walked oar infer that not four timesthe whooping-cough thrice, combined, and influenza streets he observed a if i readily striking contrast benumber of people must formerly have dwelt seemed to sweep the islands with the besom tween t the number of native children here and of death. Ten thousand would probably betthere. We should be glad to receive some upon the islands. The following statistics will show that the a low estimate for 1848 and 1849, which accurate data upon the subject, from the Rev. i J decrease has been rapid; population estima- those epidemics took away. Messrs Thompson, Howe, or other of the ted in 1823—142,050; and according to the In the present census, the total number!English missionaries resident at Tahiti. census of 1832—130,315; and according to of foreigners, including half-castes, is put down as 1,787. While the aborigines Fatal Accident.—We are sorry to learn the census of 1836—108,679. are diminishing, foreigners are increasing.'by a letter from Hilo, that a seaman by tbe The decrease appears to have been in proname of W. H. Gardner, of Providence. R. The following remarks of Mr. Jarves show j1., was drowned on the29th ult. at that place. gress almost from the very date of their dis] belonged to tbe whaleship Luminary, of covery, before as well as since the introduc- that the descendants of missionaries will un- He and was engaged at the falls of the 1 tion of the gospel. Our readers are aware doubtedly form no inconsiderable portion of Warren, Wailuku filling water for the ship, when in the future inhabitants of this group: of the ordinary causes assigned for thisrapid he unfortunately slipped and fell into the badecrease, but there is one which does not "No fact illustrates more* strongly the su- asin, and was drowned. His body baa not seem to have attracted the attention that in perior influences of enlightened Christianity been t recovered.—[Polynesian. . �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER 15, 1849. 80 Navy, Norton, New Bedford; 46 in, 1100 wh; !<outl> Boston, Soale, Filrhavea; MO ip; 186" wh; Maria Tbereaa, Swift. New Bedford; MO sp: 1646 wb; Jeaai Baker, T Kinsley, J Uavanah, J While. E Fernanda, T Condor, Allen, New Bedford; 46 up; MOO wh; Wiama, A Strict, V Bums, J Taigeii, l> S Avery F II Hicks, Ontario, Payne, Sag Harbor; 80 sp; MOO wh; Trident, Taber, New Bedford; 2100 wh; Par Aaealaad, from retropaulaakt—J S II Knos, N L WilHerald, Mscomber, New Bedford; 180 sp; 1100 wh; Friend, Kobnrn, New London; 140rp; MOO wh; asssi. Far Louisa, fromSan Frencleco—P Ogden, J Crummrr. II Mogul. Hunter. New London; 100sp; 2300 wli; lpslllag. 0 II Main, J Sainpsnn, A O Thnrston, W. Uavls, Heroine, Wall, Fairhaven; 860 up; 1600 wh; J Smnaenburi. T. Feeay, W Aylell, J Turner, J William*. rtMeiilx, M'Lean, New Bedford; 8 0 ap; 1700 wh; T Stewart. U. Uodlle, W Oodlln, J Codlln, II Bennet. W Day. James Maury, Wheldon, New Bedford; 1600 wh; Par aegis, from San Fr.mclsco—Obed lluaakino, George Nitnrod, Sherman. New Bedford; 860 Kit; 600 wh; Hellaed, and ISaatlvea. WilliamC Nye, ltoee. New London; ITOO wh. Just Krri'ved and for Sale Oct 29—Bk Shepherdeee, Benjamin, Myatio, IS mos out. 1400 whale. AT THE CHAPLAIN'S STUDY, a new and Milton, .Smith, N B, 26 mos out, lm.O sperm. ao -Indian Chief, Bailey, New Loudon, 28 mos out, 00 a*, Ibeautiful assortment of BIBLES in the English Lan2200 whale. guage. They are bound in various styles, and can be Ohio, Norton, Ml, 12moa out, 2 >o sp, 1800 wh. PORT OF HONOLULU. hod at prices varying from 37 1-2 cents, to 57,00 per Isaac Mowland, West, NB, 16mos out. 14uap. 1860 wh. 81—Gov Troup,Coggeahall, NII, 26 mos out, 6isp2B.u wh icopy. lihramin, Butts, Nil, 23 mos out, 160sp, 260 wh. Arrived. \Xy Scnmen, and others, are informed that at the Nov 1 -Clematis, Bellow*. ML, 12 mos out, 64 sp, 12IHI wh. Oct IS—Am wh ship Gideon ilowland, Cash, N Bd, 27 mo's 2—Tuscarora, Leake, Coidspring, 18 mos out, T>,u wh. same place may be found Bibles printed in the follow•at, 100ap B*oo wh. sp, mos out llou America, Adams, NB, 12 wh. ing languages: German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, 19(0 wli. 131 Am wh ah Hodman, Allen, N Bd, 23 m ool,2tlosp Cavalier, Dexter, Htonington, 13 mos out, iOu sp- 1600 wh. French, Spanish and Portuguese. "• 17—Br mer brig Louisa, MiHon, 21 days fm Francisco. ship B—Merch San Francisco Russell, Coleman, fm St—Am wh ah Pioneer, Halhaway, N Ad, in in out. 175 sp KutusoflT, Bloeum, NB, 16 mo*out, 80 bo 10 0 wh. N. B —Portuguese seamen are .especially notified, KWOwh. that they enn obtnin copies of the Holy Scriptures in Two Brothers, Jenny. N 11,26 mos out, 560sp 100/ wh, ds Frnndeco. fl scar Carolina, Cole, 21 fin SP—Haw Abigail, Young, NH. 44 mos out, 6 0 sp. the old and new Testaments. 30—Am brtganline Veloa, Hem, 17 ds fm dm... 2200 Am schr Anglona,Barico, 14 da fm ban Francisco. wh. #*» It is left volitntHry with senmen whether they Am wk sh India, Swift, N Bd, 14 m out, 100 sp receive a copy of the Bible as a gift, or pay the whole A* »k Harvest, Lake), F 11, 39 in out, 650 sp 1800 wh. Felropaulaski ds 22 Jennings, mer tut 11—Am hk Auckland. PORT OF HILO. or a part of its value Money received from the sale ■r brig Reg la, Jnliiisuu. 18 ds fm 8 1rancitco. of Bibles is appropriated to the purchase of new supMsrv, Mlddletou, N 1,, 26 ni out. 110 Am wh ak George tf plies. Arrived. sp t***wh. 25 100 S|i m Sherman, out, sh Huntress, lid, N Am wk Sept 23 Am shfp Sylph, Gardner, Fairhaven, 12 10 pp. •HOOwk. Oct B—Am ship Warren, Evan*. Warren; 1 too wh. Information Wanted. Bremen wh ah Republic, Austin, 10 in mil, 75 >p 2400 wh. 9—Am ship Zephyr. Sherman. New Bedford; 76' sp. Am wh ah N V Talluiadje, Mulford, Coldspriug, 13 m out, I —Am ship Kutusoff, Blocum. New lledtbrd; 1 00 wh. When thc"Htintsvil!e."of Cold Spring, left the IT. lt&Owk. 26—Am ship Champion, Cott. New Bedford; 600 wh. S., in the full of 1847, her shipping articles contained No* I—Am wh ah Tobacco Plant, Allen, N B, 37 m out, Oct26-Uood Return, Cook: NB:4siep 175<J wh. »oo lp sou wh. the name of "John Stuart." It is supposed this name Norton: Warren: 40 m ap. 9 wh. 27—Luminary, wus assumed forthat of "Thomas Shei-hekd." Said Am wh ah Liverpool, Tripp, N Bd, 27 m nut, 50 sp 2000 wh. IW—Monticello, Folgcr: Nantucket: 17<m ftp. Am wh hk Prudeut, Nash, 16 in out. 2UOO wh Richard Mitchell, M'Cleave: Nantucket: 600 up. John Smart left the Httntsville at Holinrt Town, New Am wh sh Hrookline, Jeffrey, N L, 14 in nut, 100 sp 1000whsp Washington, Corwin: Satf Harbor; 6 -u wh. South Wales. Should this notice fall under his eye, Am wh bk Fkilip 1, Woodruff, Green Port, 13 in out, 120 1000 wk. he is earnestly requested to communicate with Mr. 26 Port, out, ship Green Neva, Case, N»* I—Am wh m John Shepherd, of Patterson, N. J. Should John StuFOREIGN MEMORANDA. 1600 wh. art, alias Thomas Shepherd, visit Honolulu, let him 5—Am wh bk Le Grange. Dexter. F 11, SI m oul, 300 sperm tf 1200 wh. Arrivals and departures at the Port of Petro- not fail to call at the Chaplain's study. Ae> ahlp Tenedoa, Cnmstock, N L, 27 in out, 1500 wh. 1849. paulaski, Kamschatka, £7"*The above notice has attracted the attention of An ah Nile, Uaae, Green Port, 14 m oul 1950 wh. June2-Bremen ship Ram**, Musing: last from (mam: 86 a man on board the Huntress of New Bedford, who Am *h Tuscany, Halaev, 8 H, 26 in out, 20U sp 800 wh. imiK out, 1600 bbls, 11th sailed for Bherring'* Straits. Bremen ah Clementine, llaahagen, 36 in nut, 4600. asserts that a Thomas Shepherd shipped on hoard the 7—Danish mer schr, Emmy, Neal, 18 da from Tahiti, mdi to 11—Am ship James Maury, Wbeldon: last from Talcahua- Huntress in N. B, in Sept 1847, and left her in Honono: 6 mos out, clean. 23 sailed for Bherring's Straits. It Skinner 4 Co. Amslgp More*. Wyatt: last from Guiuii: 2 i mos out, 166:. lulu in Nov. 1848, and went on board the Angelina of Am ah Gov Troup, Coggeshall, N Bd, 26 m oul, 30 sperm Bherring's for Straits whale, 6 sperm. 23 sailed 17*0 wh. Havre, bound for that port. He reported that he was Am ship Two Brothers, Jenny: last from lihn: 21 mo* Am ak Levant, Lnwen, 8 11, 24 m nut, 2000 wh. bound home. I—Am brlgantnie Bobt Bruce, Dokcndorf, 17 da from Baa out: 66 sp. 6." wh. 23 sailed lor Bherring's Straits. 22—Kng schr Nancy Dawson, Sneddon: from China. B'ld Praacteeo. July 2. The Friend, sent Abroad. ■ailed. 26-H B Ma ship Herald. Kellett: 86. ds fm Oaliu. Sailed Any person, by paying the annual subscription price July 26 for Icy Cape in search of the I'lover. Oct Bo—Am wh ah Mneievnn*. Tower, f.ir Sydney. July 21—Am ship India.Miller: from Ochotsk sea: 26 mos of the Friend, ($1.50) in advance, can Nov 2—Am ah Lagona, Swain, for N Bedford. havethc paper out. «2»0 wh, 17.1 sp. B'ld Aug 9 for Onhu. Am ah Montpeller, Young, fnr N B'd. Keag. Aug 8 Kr ship Elizabeth, Damarreecje. last from Ochotsk sent, by the earliest opportunity, to any port in the sh llong mer lleher. for Patterson, S—Am or Pacific, any part of to of the U. States sea. 23.vi bbls—ln distress, having been ashore on one the or England. Am ah Julian, Taber. lo cruise. Kurill islands, was obliged to discharge and heave down to N. B.—By paying the additional sum of 50 cents, Br schr Amnion, Howell, for New Zealand. repair—which being completed aid Sep 23 lor Oaliu or Tahiti. the paper will be sent for one year to the U. States, via *—Preach ah Manrh. Gllles. Sept 11—Am shin Maria Theresa. Swift: fm Japan sea: 21 T—Aiaak N, P. Tallmadge, Mulford, to craiet. mos out: 1600 wh. 2 sp—put in on account of indisposition California and Panama Postage on papers to private persons must be pre-paid. The Friend, being a month28sld forOaliu. ofCaptSwift Spoken. 13-Ambk Lagrange, Dexter. 60 mos out: 1706 bbls. 28 ly sheet, and containing a full report of Marine IntelliOa law litn Oct, by the Veto*, Cap't Bent, Am l>ng Cnao- sailed for Oahu. gence, will be found a useful and cheap method of aleae, fm Boston, 260 da nut, withpasaengcrs for 8 Krauciaco. 16—Am ship Phceniz, M'Lean: last fm Japan sea: 25 mos UIN°N, Lon 133- 30> W. out: 17on wh, 460 sp—crew sick with scurvy. 28 sld tr Oahu. communication with the mercantile community in Eu24—Brem sh Hansa, Musing: fm Bherring's SU: 22 obbls rope and the United States. tf this season—reports the whaling fleet doing well. Oct 7 aid OF LAHAINA. PORT for Oahu. PASSENGERS. par Vela*, from San FraMeaco—B II Rirhsrdaon, S Itrnrjr, , MARINE JOURNAL. * ' . * - — . for > — . ... Information Wanted. Taunton, Oct. 21,1848. Dear Sir— I write at the suggestion of Mr. Josephut Oct 9—Seise, Sloctiin, NB, 70 sp, 1800wb Edoenb a native of the state o Lewis, Respecting Skinner, of Norton, respecting his son, who sailed from Chandler l'rloe,Taber. N B, 2200 wh; New Jersey, U S. A. If alive he is now 46 years of Bristol, It. I, on a whaling voyage, in the capacity of Bk Newburyport, Lester, rjtoniurtoii. 60 sp, 2HO wh, 11—Mary ft oaaan, l'enJleton, Monigton. 40 rp, 8200 wh; age. A report has reached his father, residing in Mor- carpenter, on board the ship Chariot, of Bristol, someIS—Kocnan, Blaoknun, N B, 200 ap, 2800 wh; riatown. N. J., that Eugene may be still alive and re- time in 1844. Prom the best accounts that we can get Merrlßnac, Dams, Kaw Loudon, 60 ap, IBM wh of the information Any Pacific. that in siding ship some he left in April, 1845. and when last heard part 14-Bk Hvest, Ballley X B. 800 sp, l86u; Hcaanaa, Benjamin, N L. 1100 wh; will be thankfully received, t'f made to the Editor of from was at some of the Sandwich Islands. We want 18 Zephyr, Sherman, N B, i6O sp; Friend, and communicated to an anxious parent. to learn something of his whereabouts, if he is living, the 80—Staperior, Sloan, N L, «S0 wh; and if not, where and at what time he died. He was Made*, EJdredge, N B, WO sp, 1600 wk. Religious' Books. subject to fits. J»«*..uu,Smith. Sag Harbor, 8800 was War—a, Kvaa*. Warren, MOO wh. K7" The Seamen's Chaplain has just received an Will you write what information you may have or ewMrtlll, AaatJn, Bremen, 76 sp, 2400 wh: Boor iota X Whitney. Mall, fm California excellent assortment of Books published by the Amcr can get concerning him (hisname is Josephut A. Skin(MM, Hath*way,Btoalngton, 100 sp, 1060 wh, icon Tract Society, including nearly all of their stand- ner)—whether you ever knew or heard of such a per600 Howlaad, Akraaa II fisher, N B, 20 ap, wk, ard publications. These books are beautifully bound, son, or not—and if he is there, to use your influence NL, 100 ap. 166.. wh; JesTr—,Went. 6—ar. Kajaa. and will be sold at an advance on the New York prices to have him return. By doing so, you will serve the Waatport; no report, tS-Mk cause of humanity and relieve an anxious family. OM BMt, m*b-. rkirhavra. 000 sp; only sufficient to cover the expenses. Maw am«jllj.( WU—a, H L, MOO wh; (L7*l* the collection will be found some new and Direct to Josephua Skinner, Norton, Mast. Mar*ta,tU*»h, M B. lio *p!_*o wh; Respectfully, your friend, tf instructive books for children. Bk fortaa., WoedbrUtg. "n B, MOO wh; _______-_——__ .— at C. A HOCK Mm— Thisap***, Holm. > L. MOO wk; Rev. S C. Damon, Sandwich Islands. B**tM_4;»lo«_,Chßp»l .ML, 8100 wh; Letter* U7"The Editor cannot, at present, furnish the deHave recently been received by the Chaplain for sired k information. Any information respecting the W. 8 Collins, schr. Indiana, Capt. Crosb*; Mr. Dareferred to, will be duly communicated if made vid Hillson, formerly painter in Honolulu, but who person Hothmpont. «aia»arlnr, Myotie, ttep; 600 wh, tf left on board a vessel bound to Callao ; Capt. H. Al- to the Seamen's Chaplain, Honolulu. llaatt—i,Btaru_n, M B, 1* ap, nhJOwh; len, ship Condor; Mr. Israel Horseley, Condor; Mr n ■«*_■ Caroline fm Saa Francleoo. The Friend, Bonad. Jaj}e>Peter Ludlow, Margaret; Mr. Stmt, formerly Bound volumes Margaret,Falea. Hewpert; htaaga—t Soott, Lao*. X B: no report; of the Friend, for one, or more yean, romper in Honolulu, but now supposed to be iv California; Mr. Samuel Rawson, watch-maker, now at the can be obtained at Rev. T. Coan.t, Hilo; Rev. TE. mines; Mr. Jacob P. M. Mead, ship Dromo ; and Mr. Taylor's, Lahaina; and the Chaplain', ttudv, Houoluia. Mat***, (Mtora, Faari—an, 660 sp; 800 wh. Jercmuth Varney, Honolulu 1/ , ArriTSMj. Information Wanted, - ■—- w&«fe».. i ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.11.15 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.11.15 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/64938dc81650215bd9500e6f6ceea21a.pdf 5f78b3562020a16f0abb2686336e1c74 PDF Text Text Vol. FTHE RIEND. r. HONOLULU, NOVEMBER l, 1849. 65 No. 9 XIII—THE JARGON. the people enjoy the rifiht of electing nine citizens, to represent them in an Executive Every visitor to Oregon will very soon »f> Council; and fifteen, for n Legislative Asafter hid arrival, learn that I here is in use a 6A Return m the Mnsfcochustili, CO scmhly. new language, which has been created by Gli Depttrllire fnun Vninouver, the of the the necessities of the situation in which emiprivilege living It is also people Bunk* u|hmi Oregon, G7 07 under n territorial government tv elect a grnnts, Hudson Bay Company officers, and A Pup:l ol N Buwrlitch, Astronomical DiM-nvery. G7 delegate, who shall represent them in the others found themselves, in relation to the Alltarln (Venn. Lvlilorijl, 6." United States. He enjoys aborigines of the country. Indians havo Gs Congress of the IVhiilinfx, Hunk, r Hill—View, 69 the privileges of a member of the House of learned n few English and French words, 69 Crui-c in Amic Ocean, with the exception of vot- foreigners have learned a few Indian words, 70 Representatives, ArWue In Seamen, so lhat ere long a mode of communication was ing. 71 Temperance. Deaths. Murine Journal, lie, 72 The first Election took plnce, on the first introduced, which answered all the common Monday in June. I waspresent at the erec- purposes of trading and intercourse between tion which took place on the Tualatin plains. iFit: Indians ond the white population. I At 12 o'clock, M., the county clerk culled was particularly struck with the frequent use which was made of this jargon, (as this lanA Trip from the Sandwich Islands to Lower the meeting to order, and announced that it would be proper to appoint persons who guage is called,) in the intercourse of the Oregon and Upper California. should officiate ewjodges of the election, to white inhabitants among themselves. There leaves selected from "Our Log Book." prevent frauds. Three were chosen and duly was one word which was in constant use, sworn. The necessary preparations having but its derivation I could not loam. This XII—TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT been made for ballotting, one of the judges word was cullus. If a man was inefficient, OF OREGON. announced that "the polls are now open,— he was cultvt, and if any instrument was useDuring the joint occupancy of Oregon by please walk up and vote." I was gratified less, it was cultus. The frequency with England and the United States, emigrants to witness the perfect understanding of the which the word was introduced into converfrom the Western States and other parts of voters, in regard to the nature of the bus- sation led me toUmnginc, that almost every the world settled in the country, but they did iness in which they were engaged. Although thing, and every body, animate and inaninot find there a regularly organized govern- assembled in a log house, in the woods of mate in Oregon, must he cvltus. Webster's ment, and courts of justice. Even niter the Oregon, yet they appeared, acted and spoke, spelling book, has already been re-published question of the boundary was settled with like free born American citizens, conscious in Oregon, and when the time arrives for an edition of his dictionary to make its appearEngland, it was a long time before the Con- of their rights and privileges. gress of the United States took definiteaction I learned that, S. R. Thurston, Esq., was ance there, it may be expected that cultus and numerous other words of the Jargon, in regard to a Territorial Government. In elected delegate to Congress. words will take their station by the the meantime the people organizeda Pro$CP The following facts in regard to the vincial Government, —chose their governor, Council, and Assembly, I take from the and terms derived from the Krewßi, Latin, and ether public officers, —organized their latest "Pacific News," published in Califor- Greek, nnd Anglo Saxon. courts and appointed their judges; and at the nia, on the 29th of Sept., under the head of At the close of Palmer's Journal I find a brief vocabulary of the words used in the period of the Wailalpu massacre, the Pro- " information from Oregon." "Chinook Jargon." "This isa tongue" says visional Governor called out a military force "The Council is composed of H. Buck, Palmer, spoken by a few in each tribe reof several hundred soldiers. It reflects crecounty, W. Blair, of Tual- siding in the middle and lower divisions of dit upon the Oregonians, as a Inw-resprcting front Clackamas S. Parker and W. Shannon, of Cham- Oregon: • It is nlso used hy the French, and] and order-loving people, that they could en- atin, J. Graves, of Yam Hill, W. G. Malay, nearly all old settlers in the country." act civil, judicial and military laws, which poeg, Linn, Ford, of Polk, N. Humof Nathaniel I copy the following words— would be in force for the time being, but of Benton, and.S. I. McKean, ofClatshould cease when the timo came for Con- phrey, EngMh. Jargon. sop, Lewis and Vancouver counties. Chinkamin. Chain, gress to extend the Territorial Laws of the A. L. Lovejoy, W. D. Holman and G. Handkerchief, United States over the country. Hankachun. The policy of the government of the U. S. Walling were elected to the House from Crow, Kawkaw. Lo-ma-las. seems peculiarly and admirably fitted for Clackamas; D. Hill, and W. W. Eng, from Molasses, Lcmonte. those portions of the country where the limi- Tualatin; W.W. Chapman, W. S. Metlock, ted number of the inhabitants, renders the and John Grim, from Champoeg; A.J. HemNeim. ame. R. Kinney, *nd J. B. Walling, from Old, Oldman. expenses of a state government too burden- l>rc, Papa. some. Hence, whilst the government at Yam Hill; Conser, and J. S. Dunlap, from Paper, Sal-luks. Washington claims the right of appointing Linn; H. N. Y. Holmes, and S. Bench, from Mad, angry, Polk; J. Mulkay, and G. B. Smith, from Warm, Warn. certain Territorial officers, their salaries are Benton; H. Simmons, from Clatsop, Lewis Wood, j Slick. paid from the U. S. government treasury. and Vancouver. territorial of conPuss. government Oregon Cat, The The Legislature is now in session at OreAmericans, sists of the following U. S. officers. Bostons. King Geo. men, Itc. $3,000 gon city. The officers of the Council, are S. Englishmen, Governor, Joseph Lane, salary, 1,800 Parker, Chief, and A. A. Robinson, assisSecretary, R. Pritchctt, tant clerk; C Davis, sergeant at arms; S. XIV—JOURNEY OVER Three Judges ofthe Supreme THE ROCKY Kinney, doorkeeper, and Rev. D. Leslie, Court, W. P. Bryant, MOUNTAINS. Those of the House are A. L. Chaplain. O. Judge,) (ex-ofT. Sup. "Our Log Book" reC. Pratt, and " each 2,000 Lovejoy, speaker, William Porter, chief, and In the Xlthchap.toofthe Attorney General, Gcndis, clerk; unknown. assistant William ference was made "overland settleE. Holmes, " sergeant at arms; D. D. Baily, doorkeeper; ment of Oregon." "Journals," ''Diaries," Marshal, Joseph Meelt,, "Travels" and' "Histories" may be publish In addition t»the abovementioned officers, and Rev. H. Johnson, chaplain." Contents OK THE FRIKKD, NOV. ol Oregon, Territorial The Jarion, Journeyover itio Rocky Monniains, (ioveriiiriem 1,1849. Page G."i THE FRIEND. fountain, * " , " - �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER 1, 1849 66 Ed, but a Gull report never can lie nindo of..kinds, including the apple, the pear, the XVI—DHPARTURE FR M FORT VANCOUVER. the difficulties and hardship* of nu overland peach, the plum, etc. In the garden ofexjourney, to. Ihe shores nfthu: Pacific. A lew [governor Abtrnolliy, at Oregon city, I saw There is one lintuic of the Hudson's Pay spintedi and adventurous young men" m.v Illicitly peach trees, and [rmn what I, could Company's trading establishment that must set off, aiitl ni:c»tii|ilisli thq undei taking in a' lenrn. respecting fruits, Oiegou is well adapt- favorably impress the nund ola litigious few weeks, and report it u pleasant summer! ed to the fruit growing trees, which flourish man. Theie is a uuiikeil lesperl lor icliifexcursion over til* prairies ami mountain:*, in the eastern mid middle stales. ,.ll* institutions. It is the ilivniilihlc piacaffair, it is different when husbut a very We stopped at Portland t«> dine, and theni.tire to iiiiiintain public'services at the I cot bands and wives, young men mill maidens,| proceeded on our way to Foil Vancouver. on the Snlilii.lii. Ifn Protestant rlcrgwnnn old men and children, lud farewell to the la.-t wns somewhat expecting lo have found the'lol'iniy (lenoiiiinnliou is present, he is invited log cabin em the frontier of Mission i, andr'Massuchurtts" nl Portland, as I was aware■to preach alter the tending ol the kpiscopal commence their long, and toilsn.ne joiunev dial she had been thus fin up the Willamette, scivicc. Mi tin (list. Piesliv leiiau anil Conto Oregon. Jl'n person would lull, know! to take on hoard a cargo ol lumber, lor Cnl-]■'girgnlii'lial cleigymen, have, at difl'crent the trials incident to the journey, he must tl'i ii nia. Dr. Nevvell wn* u fellow passenger'limes ollici/.tcd llieie. In pa si veins, the 01make it, hut next to that means of inforimi- with nil* down ihc Willamette, lie is an'-l livers of the establishment have linn retion, let him go among I lie emigrants, sit American, a native of Ohm, having been maiknlily kind to ministers of the gospel.— i their arrival, with them at their hotiplfalilf liihles uml lis- 'twenty years nil Indian trader in Hie moun- ■On liny have hern invited ten to their soul-thrilling niirriilioiis. Let tain-, and resident in Oregon. lie was in to remain so long as tin y might choose, lice i charge, and weic privileged him hear the story of that widow whose hus- 'company with Dr. Whitman, when heeiiler- •lot vviih a seat at band lies buried on the lonely prairie; of the'ed the territory in l~"l."> and was intimately Ihc company *s table. Alter public worship bereaved mother whose child sleeps under a acquainted with all the Indian troubles con- ■this morning, May 10. .Mr. Ogden lending tuft of 'lite wild sage; of that orphan, whose 1nected with the massacre at W'uihitpii. He'the Episcopal service, and myself preaching parents died in that deep gorge of the'was one of the commissioners who m'cniu- ■ I't'oiu Is. II!). 11. I listened i<> a lull account mountains; anil of that family which left a pitnied the army that marched into the Cay- ■'of the Wailalpu mussiiciec, by Mr. Ogden. -1 home of affluence, wealth and intelligence, use country, to inflict punishment upon I lie On tin: following morning. .Monday, tho but now is struggling with poverty, �ickness guilty perpetrators of thill ouluige. "It was Massachusetts left the Fori. Really n mont and privation. 1 hope that I may never a sad sight" he remarked, "lo behold tin- "'pleasant, mild and liny eeuld not cease to admire the enterprise, hardihood ami ruins of the mission station, lately so flour- •have been linked propitious litr, wherein to glide down patience of the first settlers of Oregon, who ishing." As the soldiers came up lo lite'the Columbia. Its hunks were clnifo'd in found their way thither across the Rocky mills, nnd beheld the havoc which had the richest foliage. I nm sure spiing never I mountains. been made, ami I effected wnt on thai spot, decked (he country with a rolic ol.deeper and i The narrative of the journey of an emi- Dr. Whitman, his wife, and several othersiiieher green. As sleoni and tide rapidly grating parly, which crossed the Rocky had been cruelly murdered, they were tilled born us down the si i en in, and I gnzed promountains in 1815, has been placed at mv with indignation and were ready to inflict u bally for the last time upon the mountains, disposal hut its great length utterly precludes soldier's revenge. hills, and forests ofLoner Oiegou, I sirenits insertion among ihe lenvis of "Our 1001 We reached the Massachusetts, lying nlI itously endeavoured to fix a | am.i amir view Book." It would almost form a book ofitPort Vancouver, nbout II or 12 o'clock, atI of nature's handiwork upon thu tablet of eelf. night. The Rev. Mr. Roberts hud also beeni the mind. As I reviewed my brief so» ] found iimniig the Orcgnninns, a fellow passenger from Portland, as lie, ton, join u XV—RETURN TO THE "MASSACHU- was going to embark for California on busi- memory staled with the uivst pleasant reSETTS." ness connected with the Methodist church. miniscences. Old iicqiiaintnnees had been A.Jettyfiom Cnpl. Wood, notified me that, It wns exceedingly pleasant to step on,i revived and new ones formed. I had wittho "Ma'ssiichilssetls" would soon leave for■ board the Miissachussets, nnd to meet her. nessed tho enterprising and intelligent citiCalifornia, and if 1 wished to take passage, generous nnd gentlemanly commander, Cnpl. zens of the country I itsy in their v in ions emI »iiicerety regretted his dutiesployments, but la) ing the foundations ofcivil, speedily report myself on board.— Wood. uring thttivening previous to leaving Ore- ■ had confined him so closely to the vessel,. jicligious, politictil and literary institutions, gon city. linadu several calls, in the way offilial he could not have iniide an excursioni which were to bless pnsteiitv. preparation for my depnialine. I shall not among ihc settlements of tho Willamette vul- .1 This afternoon, May 11, came to anchor opposite Mr. Piirnie's faim to lake in a snpsoon forget a contrast that evening presented to my mmd, At one place I found a 'ply of vegetables for the California market. Ihc "Massachusetts," On return to I Next day got upon the s.ind pnny of persons drinking, gambling, and' found my bar, off Tongue quite n new state of things. Both Point, anil thu following came fsing the tnnsl, profane language, but at the officers to anchor at nnd soldiers, with all then tents and aext house where I called, 1 found,a group .Astoria. Mere weVeie detained one day on warlike were removed equipage shore.I account olTog and unfavorable weather. ofchristians knelt in prayer, one whom I 1 "erected, in renrofthe Foil.l <viliming our detention at Astoria, an opheard earnestly addressing the throne of.Their tentsit were {Although was now the middle of June the portunity was afforded the ladies Grace. Thus it is in our world! nf the 'city' iwenther was quite cool, and I deeply sym- to strange contrasts does it present; | visit the Massaclitisscts. There was a reOne! officers and men, with pathized encamped calls upon Qod, in prayer, another will markable "turn on'." I was glad to learn upon the "lented plain." The soldier, ns that Dr. Wilson, had he-e been curse the Hcing who gave and sustains his'.well | located, liy tho as sailor, has surely many hardships In superintendent life; hero is virtue, there vice, here is holi-lencounter, nf the Methodist mission, to no trifling naidnnd it is truly ness, there sin. Sorely none but God knows 1 preach and labor at Astoria. As he wasonce the heart, or will be able to judge every flan'-1 ship during times of peace, to be sent to n a scafttrinsxman, I nm unite sanguine that and there .remote part of the country, station- seamen will find in him according lo his true deserts. n kind friend; henco ed lor years; while Ihe DUsy world is hurry- I took great This morning, June Bth, rniny and pleasure in furnishing him with' noise, bustle and Ihc offion, amidst n partial grceiible weather, quitted the landing, afterling and the private soldier are ißnok." supply of the "Seamen's Hymn numerous delays, at just 12o'clock, M., hav-fIcer of the arinv,and monotonous life, rcceiv-l tag embarked in a Hudson Bny Company's''spending n quiet While nt Astoria, I became acquainted by allj report boat, Lieut. Hawkins, kindly furnishing me ,ing their daily rations, and contrivingwas nnd my own observation, with somo a passage to Fort Vancouver. On our pas-'.kinds of sports lo "kill the lime." I ifncts that ought t;> make those merchants officers and to know that the soldiers! glad page down the Willamette, wo passed the j jwho sent rum to Oregon, on board the "Sabrig "Henry," about three irriles below the! had taken the precaution la supply lliein- Icurmcnto," ashamed of their giiillytrafiic. Falls, that being the highest point that a yea-''selves with n good quantity of entertaining•When lire Massachusetts (list entered the Cofond books. met a man more of I rarely •el of say one hundred tons, can nscend. lumbia river, no spirituui liquors were for deed, Pottlnnd is considered the head of reading than Major Halhaway. I fancy lie, sale in the territory. We heard of no diffinavigation. Between the Falls and Portland, might say with one of Sluikspeare's players.'culty among the Indians or sailors. But now "My library, o dukedom large •nOHgh," on the east bank of the river, I was informed j. scene was changed. A nun-selling craft, |lhe that there was n settler, who had under culI doubt not that officers and privates will Ithe Sacramento, had brought up a supply of tivation about 40,01)9 fruit trees, of various (find ample time fur reading. Jspintuous liquors, obtained a I , i • I .. i * . ,', itpiist : com-)ijley. j of* What' disa-' 1 In-I J , 1 i �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER , 1, 1849. 67 , I. quantity and <o»e uxunler had already been A ruru. of N. BowniTcit,— In our la«t the immediate pupil of N. Rowdiu-h; Re prothe result, so I was informed at Astoiin. At number, vve published a memoir ol' N. Row- hiibly dciivtrl his instinct ion fioiu the capPortland seamen had übtiiitied a supply and ditch, tain's son, who, in ibis respect, seems to author of the "Practical Nnvigator." have were riotous. So the whole country, or all, followed the example of his tutor." anecdote The following of one of his pupils pails of 'the territory vvheie ihc liquors went, Important DiscoAstvery.— ronomical must be taxed with noise, riots, drunkenness..may not he uninteresting. We would inert*and even murder, In enrich the owners of the ly add, that the vessel called "Cleopatra's'The Magnetic Clock, spoken of recently by Cargo ol thai i vessel. The nnoiciits wei •• Hinge," referred to in the subjoined extract, #(>iiie ii|'l lii> papers, lias been mnde the subaccustomed lii punish the murderer, by faswas subsequently brought to the Sandwich| jct't of mi official communication limn Lieut. tening Ihe dead body of the nun (lei id per.Maury, tin- Secretary of I lie Nnvy. The son, lo the nun (brer's buck, and compelling islands, and sold lo Ihe chiefs. It wus a! lietit. recommend:* lliut the National Obserhim lo I..'.ii about the loathsome appendage 1 beautiful ci aft, and fitted up in the most cost- valory tit Washington be I'ui'iii»li«-H with one. ■ until decay should relieve him of the loud.—; ly style. If we have been correctly inform- Ho iliiis describes die iiivention, and its a surely would be suitable fil on.l It punishvii ue: ment for drunkard-makers, alius son it ven- ed it cost the chief's over $511,01)0 in sandalI I1 have the honor of known lo you ders, if I In'v were ciuiipi'lled to carry about wood. The vessel was running but n short n most i.ripoit,Tnt discovery in tistronotny, should their drunken victims until sobriety 'lime, before it was wrecked in the harbor of which lias been innde by Dr. Locke, ol'Obio, return. 1 wns much gratified with learning llanalei, Kauai. nnd of asking authority In in yon to avail # that among the Oiognnians, gcuciiilly, there curious anecdote is related by the myself of it for the use and pin poses ol'tliis was a curiect moral senlinient in regard lo " A yon Zach in his astronomic corres- Observatory. Baioii both the use and sale of intoxicating liquors. pondence. In the year, 1817, n splendid] The discovery consists of I lie invention of packet called Cleopatra's Barge, owned byJit "magnetic clock," by menus ol which, XVII—BOOKS UPON OREGON. Crowniushicld, of Salem, arrived at,seconds of time may be divided into hunGeorge Several publication* have appealed reinwhen the Raron with others went on dtctlis with as miieh iiecurucy and precision 'illg to Oiegou. The following I have cllimc-]Genoa, conversation with the captain he as the machinist, with rule nnd compass, can ed to meet with; "Vancouver's Voyages;"! board. In for a number of his friends and cor- . subdivide an inch of space. Nor do its vowinquired "U. S. Exploring (•'xpediliou;" "History of cis end here. They are such Mint I be asOregon and California," by Robert Gre«'ii- respondents in America, and among the rest. tfonomer in New Orleans, St. I.onis, Host on mentioned Hovvditch. The N. incaptain how. New Yolk, MIS; "Scenes in the and in every other place which the magnetic Rocky mountains;" "The Oregon Territory formed him tli.it In' was a friend and neighreaches, may make his observatelegraph bor that of his. and a young man, whom he and British Nor It American Fur Trade," by tion, and at the same moment cause this son, out as his own was a pointed pupil of John Diiiiii; "Puhucr's .loinunl;" "Viiiiuus Bow ditch. This young man, be observed, clock here in Washington, lv iccoid the inPublications of ihe Methodist Episcopal mis- was the one who actually navigated the ship? stnnt with wonderful precision. Thus, the sion;" "Oregon Spectator," '.I volumes; he and requested the Baron to examine him. astronomer in Boston observes the transit of Oregon "Free Press," I volume; "Oregon ] The inquiry was then addressed to the youth: n star as it flits through the field of his inAmerican,"? Nos. Among the enrly works making the Straits of Gibraltar, what strument, and crosses Hie meridian of that "On of upon Oiegou deep interest I must not fail was the error in your reckoning?" "Six place. Instead of looking ntu clock before lo mention "Lewis and Claik's" Journal, miles," vvas the reply. "Yon must have got, him, nnd noting time in the usual way, he and Irving's "Astoria." 1 have recently longitude your very accurately; how did you touches a key, nnd ihe clock here subdivides seen notices ofa new work on Oregon by. obtain it?" by our chronometers,' his seconds to the minutest fraction, and "First Jutl"c Thornton, which is much commended by afterwards hinnr distances." "Whiit,j records Ihe lime wilh unerring neeutney. by the reviewers, but I have not as yet met nnd you know how to take nnd calculate the!Thn astronomer in Washington wnils lorthe <!<> with ihe book. star to cross his meridian; nnd as it does, Having rend the several works which have longitude by lunar distances?" The youngIDr. Locke's magnetic clock is ngain touchfallen in my way, aid seen it portion of the man, rather nettled with the question, retor- ed; it divides the seconds nnd records the "J know how tociilciilnte the longitude! country, I am prepared to assert that bis- jted: Why. our cook can do that." The owner of•lime for him wilh equal precision. The diftoriaus, travelers, antiquitriaiis and scientific ference between these two times is Ihe lon«iauthors, have hut just entered this field of,the ship and the captain then assured their -ludc of Boston Ii 0111 the meridian of Washingthat the cook could calculate the long-, 'visitor research and investigation. It is a field that ton. will amply reward the literary man, and the.''ilude very well, and did it every day.— | The nstronomers in New Orleans and St. scientific explorer. I hope soon to hear ofthe| "There he is," said the young man, pointing! Louis, and every other place within ihe a black man in the stern of the ship, with reac* organization of an historical society, among to white apron before him, and holding a of the magnetic wires, may wait for the snrr* the literary men of Oregon, and also that the a chicken one hand and a large knife in ihe stai-; nnd as it comes to their meridian, lliey in lovers nf the sciences,—botany, geology, "Come, lonvards, Jack," said the have to touch a key, and straightway this other. mineralogy, zoology,— have their associn-' gentleman "the is surprised that central mn</netic. clock If lis their longitude. tions. It is occasion of just pride to Oregon, captain, can calculate the you longitude by lunar dis- And thus this problem, which hns v>*ed asj denoininnthat the clergy men of the vaiious tronomers and nnvigalors, and perplexed rhe tances. Answer his questions." tions, are laborious and energetic men. They.'then asked the cook what method Thnßnrnn he used to world for nges, is reduced atonce, by Amerhave it in their power to accomplish an iiu-j ican inoeniiily, toy, form and method the (h« lunnr calculate by longitude distances.—l merse amount of good, connected with the ) inaat simple and accurate. While the prowas, The answer "it's all one to use I me; literary and scientific institutions ofihe tei ri-l the methods of so much simplified, the results are cflps Maskelyne, Lyons, Witchell, tory. May Oregon become the „Yeui England In one night the longitude and Bowdileh; hut, upon the whole, 1 prefer grflnely refined. (he or Pncific. may now be determined Willi far more accuDiuiihorne's; it, used and I am more to can This morning, 16th ofJune, 7o'clock, left racy by means of the magnetic Astoria, nnd the Massachusettsrecrossed the Work with it quicker." The Baron wns great-, clock, than it can by years of telegraph and observation acly to hear such surprised language issuing bar of the Columbia in safely. To-day is cording to any other method I lint has ever the sixtieth since leaving Honolulu. We from n black face, with n knife nnd bloody been tried. It is, therefore well entitled to were twenty-one to the river, five days as-|''chicken in his hand. Being directed to lay. lie called a most important and it discovery; show, bring down his chicken and his books to cending, the vessel lay twenty-nine nt ForChis calculations, he quickly returned with his, belongs to that class of achievements by Vancouver and Portland, and this is the fifth .which the most beautiful and enduring raonsince leaving the former place. Now, we hooks under his arm. He had Bowditch's liments are erected to the national honor and Navigator, Tables,! Practical the Requisite are once more safely at sea, bound to San Hutton's Logarithms and ihe Nautical Al- greatness. Francisco. Ho, for California! manac. He exhibited his calculations of The following gives a striking picture of . Genius.—Genius resembles a proud steed, latitude, longitude and true time, which he the minute accuracy of the instrument in that whilst he obeys the slightest touch of the had worked out nn the passage; nnd he an- marking difference of longitude: kind hand of a master, revolts at the first in- swered all the Baron's questions with accu"The probable error of. longitude deterdication of compulsion or restraint.—[Life racy, in correct nautical language. Thisi mined with Dr. Locke's clock, is brought ofLeo X. sable navigator does not appear to have been within such narrow limits, that if, white Ihe , . ' ' l ,. ,, ,, . I I '' ' . ,, '' ' f. '' . ! .. i i — �THE PIUEND, NOVEMBER 1, 1849 68 astronomer in St. Louis or elsewhere, were hear that they have pierced into the opposite a small hay —at 80 sow n ship some diar tance from the land—no whales; 130 a point •aerating with Ihe magnetic clock here for region of Polar cold. " his longitude, the observer in Washington whitish colmade out some nnd a distance, were to move from one instrument to another IcyCapt. Cooper, commanding the Frankored island to the south of,it, and 3 ships off in this building, tho fact that he had moved lin, on a former voyage commandedthe Man- — would be made known at once, and whether hattan, which made one of (he most interest- shore—no whales; —at 150, a harbor with % he had moved to the east or the west would few inhabitants, a small craft; —at 220, a ing and satisfactory visits which has ever be told by the clock, and appear in Ihe recluster of islands—a ship nl anchor, just arbeen mnde to the Empire of Japan. The sulting longitude."—[Sailor's Magazine. nnd had taken no whales. The subrived, Manhattan anchored off Jeddo, where no fowas then asked if we should see whales ject reign vessels were allowed to proceed. See He replied, that we should. We Friend, Feb. 2, 1816. Cnpt. Cooper is re- to-day? did see many. He was asked if we should HONOLULU, NOVEMBER 1, 1840. ported to have been the first that successful- getoue? He replied, no; and we did not, ly cruised in the Ochotsk sea. after chasing about 20 different whales. Antarctic Ocean. article has been following placed The JcyThe person placing ihe above stateThe barque Franklin, Cooper, has just arat our disposal, and we give it insertion with- " ment in our hands, was the operator. Being Ocean, the Arctic taken having rived from out expressing any opinion upon the subject rather sceptical in such matters, we suggest3000 barrels of oil from the Bth of June to under consideration: ed that it would be gratifying to have him the Bth September. Before Cnptain Cooper MESMERIC WHALING. bring his subject to our office, and give us tried his fortunes within the Arctic circle, he Ship Champion, April 16, 1819. some exhibition oflhe wonders of mesmerism. successfully navigated the Franklin "among The saying is that it takes "all sorts" to On the afternoon oflhe 29th ult., both operthe tumbling mountains of ice" floating withmake up a world, and with equal propriety ntor and subject made their appearance. A in the Antarctic circle. At Hobart Town, it may be said that it lakes "all sorts" to1few invited spectators were present. Some Capt. Cooper met Lieut. Smith, who accommake up a whale ship's company. We have of whom were far from being credulous in afpanied Ihe English Navigator, Ross, in his inesmerizer, and another that has accom- fairs of this description. Sufficient to rea late Exploring Expedition lo the South.— From liim he learned that an abundance of panied a mesmeri/.er through the United mark—in five minutes the subject was going whales were seen in high southern latitudes, States, lo be operated upon in public. We off' into a quiet mesmeretic slumber. No and that the weather was good. This hint had an exhibition on board, and after the shaking, loud speaking, or other attempts was enough; off starts the Franklin, and in subject was taken to ihe "fourth state," the would make him even wink! The operator January of the current year, Capt. Cooper following questions were asked, and answers 1 then took the subject to the second sta"e of mesmeretic sleep, exhibiting various proofs advanced as high as 66 ° , in about East L. returned: 165°. He taw many whales, including Operator; I want you to go with me nbout that the subject was entirely at the will of hump-back, fin-hack, sulphur-bottom nnd 250 miles to the North. (A few minutes de- the operator, the most remarkable of which was rendering Ihe arms and hands of the subsperm, but no right whales, or a species to lay.) What do you see? to be see and it seems I land, Subject; ject perfectly stiff* and motionless, as well as whales, to the Greenland or Polar correspond insensible. The operator performed numeras he expected. In that region he found the surrounded with water. weather unfavorable for whaling, and after Operator; Was there any snow upon the ous experiments upon the various organs of the brain, viz: self-esteem, benevolence, cruising for, 20 days, he steered for the north. land? or any islands? Sometimes an hundred ice-bergs would be in Subject; Yes; several, with a deep bay memory, &c. Permission was given to the spectators to test the truth of what they saw view at once. The thermometcrdid not sink within them. lower than 32 F. Cnpt. Cooper remarks Operator; Is there any good passage for a and heard, by various experiments. After that should any vessels go there, I hey must ship amongst them ? the subject had remained under the will of bethem, Between some of and stand fear of ice! It would the operator near one hour, he expressed a Subject; in appear ■ot (hose others water. much lattween shoal in the seasons wish to awoke. It was done, but in a manhigh vary that ner exactly opposite from that taken to put itudes. Some years, it is good weather much Operator; Do you see any whales? higher up.than in others, and of course the Subject; I see plenty of them amongst the him asleep. icy barrier is broken up, at different places, islands, but never offshore. I see one ship For years we have been hearing and reading about mesmerism—this was Ihe first exin different years, which may account for the offshore —too far offfor whales. hibition which we have ever witnessed.— to comwished the operator I previously confusion in the statements of different exShould »c venture any remtrks, they might coast the in neighol the mence explanations allgde to this subject plorers. (We shall exhibit a ridiculous ignorance of the art A borhood of Mama-Tahn, of our charts. He which would not be surprising, inasmuch as again.) discovered a reef that run partly along shore during the last few years our residence has In recording the simple facts with the attempts of our countrymen lo lake about fifty-five miles. He saw a small bay, been upon the "out-skirts of civilization." We dare not say mesmerism is a humbug whales within the Arctic and Antarctic cir- (no harbors,) with a few whales ink. * * we do not believe we were humbugged and whales;—l9o but no miles miles, a bay, cles, we are reminded of Burkes remarks, 100 yet there is in the whole subject something three fourths, of a century ago, in Parlia- a large open bay, and 140 miles, a good har- nearly allied to a perfect humbug! ment: "And pray, sir, what in the world is bor full of whalas, nn#a ship at anchor—per- Late Naws.—Just as our paper was going to press, by the 175 miles a few inha- politeness ot Capt. Makee, we were furnished with a coiiy of equal to it? Pass by the other facts, and fectly smooth. the X Y. Trilmue for Aug. 16; just received i*r DraM bark from San Francisco. look at the manner in which the New Eng- bitants—from 180 to 190, rocky shore, no Italy, July 16. The I-rack the cily of Home and ]iroclairoed the restoration ar:ny the subject ofthe look lope The llussinns and Austrian, have conquered land people enrry on the whale fishery.— whales. At two hundred miles Throughout Europe political affairs unsettled. Hungary. While we follow them among the tumbling complained that his sight failed, the distance In London, public meetings in favor ofthe Hungarians SUtea Aug. 11, President Taylor issued a procla United then returned to MamaThey too far. mountains of ice, and behold them penetrat- was ■nation warning the people not to engage in a secret expedition filling oat for Cuba. The California fever rapt* with ing into the deepest frozen recesses of Hod- Taha, and commenced their route along unabated furrt Veaeela crowded with passengers leaving New Bedford. »c. g1.au6.6f18 total amount of C'uJtson's Bay and Davis' Straits, while we are shore; 30 miles from Mutna-Taha they found Boston fornia gold deposited In the United States mints Cholerastill rages lo Europe tad United States. looking lh«m beneath the drtic Circle we two bays with a few whales—at 40 miles • THE FRIEND. 1 > ' ' ''' ■ ' '• ° —— * * for sawj �. THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER 69 ., lr 1849. HfaAnrvecsti BC'orukiseOcean. • Office and forward them; and should there be any Capt. hakcy, commanding the ll.irvcst, has furnish- dead letters, they might be returned, and the postage we would be refunded. The person who has visited Boston nnd ta- Ed some data relating to his lnte cruise, which gladHitherto the community in Honolulu have beeo ly publish ken a view oflhe city and surrounding coun- The Harvest proceeded lo the Arctic, viu. Kam- in uch indebted to the courtesy of the house of S. H try from either Ihe State House, or Bunker schatka. Saw ninny l'olnr whales orl Cape Thadeus, Williams sV Co. for their kindness in the transmission Hill monument, will ever remember the beau- hound N. N. E.; also saw whales about ILK) miles-S. E..of letters. A temporary arrangement, we think,might made, if a communication, signed by ties oflhe prospect, and the pleusing combi- \from this point;—this was after June 10th. June 16, lie satisfactorily mercantile the firms and private citizens of leading nation of city ami country, hill nnd mountainI'neiir Tschukutskoi Noss, St. Lawrence Island in sight not roily, but ninny specks in Honolulu, should be addressed to Messrs. Baker and —whales plenty—water scenery A small volume litis lately fallen some days, wind N. W.nnd ice driving down Post, of the firm of Williams & Co., San Krancisco.— into our bunds, entitled a "Punoramic view.lit. After 'from Anadir sen. Here the current sets N., so tha't W'c are satisfied all that is new wanting,is for some from Bunker Hill Monument." It is Isomc ships lay well over to St. Lawrence Island, sup- person to volunteer and make a little effort.—Who panied by an engraving four feet long and posing the passageblocked up—all is clear From the will do it, pro bono pvhlicdt seven inches wide. A view of the engrav- ■last of June to middle of July, whales abound in vicin- By the very latest intelligence we regret to learn ing, with the notes nnd explanations, almost[ ity of King's Island, say R. vv. and w. of it. The mainIthut the U. S, Government find it ontof their power to whales, from lust of July until Se\t- [equip vessels to search for Sir John Franklin. When equals a visit to the Athens of America.—j.body of the I'olar seen between 67 ° 30 and G9° 30, and the letter, addressed by Lady Franklin to the President were The follovvini; extract from the preface of the ... IIfrom 170° to 17.1° w. Last of the season water roiwas received, it was announced work, will furnish n vivid idea of the growingi ly. Whales not seen close in with the land, ns they of the United States, that two vessels would be despatched, one to proceed commerce nnd business of the city. "The 'arc seen in the Ochotsk sea. ithrough Hudson's Bay, and the other through Bhertrade of Boston are growing v» iih nn iiuparnl- From n table famished by Capt L. we copy the fob ring's Straits. lelled rapidity —mainly attributable to her lowing summary: In June, after the 10th, 8 good whaling days Donations. railroads. There are now, May, 1818, 2'iSffoggy—2 rainy—l diva gules of wind—ldays—9 1 Frier For Chapel. For 4winds motrains of cars passing over the railroads in jderate—and 1 day culm Captain, Officers and Crew, $16.75 $7;25 Boston every day. In 1815, the roads enrIn July. 18 days suitable for wl aling. and 13 which Wm. Hamilton 8.00 ried '2,251,033 passengers to and from Bos-■ were not, Bof which it blew strong gules—s days fog- A Friend, Wm. Rotoh, 4.00 Sylvester Nellis, E. Frith, ton; last year, 1817, these same roads car- Jgv—l9 breeze moderate—and 3 days of calm. 4.00 4.00 siiital.lc for whaling, and 20 not Ciipt. Whcldon, J. Maury, In II August, days ried 4,075,093 passengers, nearly doubling so—l6 days blowing a gale—6 rainy—l foggy—9 days 4.00 Talier. Copia, 4.00 " their number in three years." The public.'moderate breeze, and 6 days of calm. 5.00 5.00 Mutacom, Shorklc.v, of, and the " citizens spirit of the Bostorrians, from Ist to 14th, there were 11 days 4.00 4.00 In .September, Green, CaUtarine, I Massachusetts, in regard to education, (nut| " Barker, A. Barker, suitable for whaling, nnd 3 not so, 2 of which it Mow" nnd Crew, A. Barker, 10.00 to speak of other public enterprises,') is no- ed a gale—9 moderate —3 calm—nnd 2 rainy. 3.00 17.00 Officers ted far nnd with:. From June 10 lo 6'eptcmber 14. 90 days inclusive, Officers and Crew, Erie, 10.50 We clip the following from a late Ameri- saw Polar whales on 49 days. We had a number of 800 Master and Officers, Margaret, 12.00 heavy gales, the heaviest commenced on the morning Master, Officers, and Crew, can Paper: There are 1of 12th Aug. from w. s. w. 1450 Old Massachusetts Forever! 18.00 Jcanncttc, 5.00 5.00 now 105,009 children attending school in In lat. 62 ° off Cape Thadeus, in 45 fathoms water Owners of ship Junior, Massachusetts, 3,050 of whom are less than the lead brought up a small piece ofbeautiful coral. Four Sailors, Adeline, 4.00 four years old. The amount collected for The weather not cold, considering the high latitude. Mr. Fisher, .T. Maurj, 2M educational purposes, aside from the State Thermometer, lowest, 39 ° F.—highest, 65 ° F. Day- Mr. Covell, Copia, 1.00 1.00 appropriation, for the year 1818, was $754,- light from 10 June to middle of August. In hurry of Ryan, Margaret, -913, being $100,000 morethan paid any pre- whaling, difficult to keep run of days as they passed. JN. B. Anthony, Montpelier, 1.00 vious year, Boston itself expends annually 50 Alpha, L. Wright, for public schools more than tlie whole simi- California—By a late arrival we have seen the A Friend, 150 lar domestic appropriation of Cirent Britain Pacific News to Oct: 9. No special intelligence. The II. Spindler, " 1.50 for its seventeen millions. So says an Eng- U. A', ship St. Marys, was reported to leave on the 14th Com. Glynn, U. 8. 8. Preble, ».oo lishman, Lyell, the geologist. And yet the for Canton, viallonolulu ; Commodore Voorhecs pro- Rev. Mr, Taylor, Lahaina, for people ofMassachusetts find this expenditureLjcecding thence to take command of ihc E. I. squadron. Capt. 3; two, friends, 3, 6.00 the most economical in their budget. Whatj We hear it reported that the propeller Massachusetts 3.50 J. It. Jasujcr., Esq..betides an. tub. education is more than saved' for Com-' is expended may daily be expected at the Islands, bearing she| Massachusetts is whal SI 10.16 »8»75 in other respects. 'niodore Jones' broad pennant. is chiefly through her schools. With her arid In consequence of the Honolulu not arriving in sea- For the Chaplaincy, by British Consulate, two soil and comparatively barren physical re- son for the steamer, 11. H. M.'s minister, G. P. Judd, iquarterly payments of $30.00 each. sources, what would be the condition of her Chapel debt now reduced to $441 12 We a month in .San Francisco. Esq., was before population were it ignorant and degraded?— Both thedetained AIU California and Pacific News are dcci-1are especially desirous of paying efl* this debt, But with her liberal educational and religious we obliged at inasmuch as are now year, late French invasion the close of the of the in their disapproval I provisions her people have become the most ded to usM interest on what remains. The first donation competent, successful and comfortable com- Honolulu. sickness pre- iis always thankfully received, but of late some of our to arrive. Much Emigrants continue munity in the Union. It is gratifying lo nohandj the second San Francisco, and also throughout the mining iseafaring fries*!* have placed in our tice that she appreciates the cause of her'vails at be donation for the same object. may the next late By intelligence 'districts. arrival prosperity, and instead of diminishing is [TT-The donations for the Friend have, of late, bant larging her expenditures for education. If''expected from Europe and the United States. abundant. Should those who hare recentunusually at any one of her sons feels like demurring or no permanent i s much to be that regretted ly arrived, with full ships, follow the example of dicir It the fact, he needs but to travel over sections come out at of the Republic through which we are now even temporary mail arrangement has been forme*be- |predecessors in port, the Friend will not vessels just arrived everletters debt. Some in Francisco. When the end year's written Islands and San t tween the passing. He would see arguments their out on the very fields, fences and houses.—],[arrive there in the U. S. Mail, for the Islands, there is (flowing with oil, (as we have been informed by of The truest economy of States is to expend;,uo authorized person to obtain them from the office masters,) went to the Arctic Ocean m consequence our columns. We again forward them. When in California, we met Maj. intelligence derived through liberally for the education of the people." allude to this subject because we think our readers for California and Office Agent to the conGeneral lost Allen, We commend these remarks the whaljng community, receive more than 100 and U. S. Governments among per cent for alt the money which Ussy Invest m the tupsideration of all the friends of education and Oregon. Until the Hawaiian was port of this paper. f humanity, here and elsewhere. The moral*! formed some arrangement, he informed us all that fer the panoramic view from Bunker Hill monument necessary would be to have some agent in San Fran- ***At present our monthly exceed $11000 from the Post pabßcation of the paper, lclters, &c., take the than tho who would j is no leas physical. - APaVnorimecBfwom unker HilMonument. . :— , 'I . , . ' . Jtcinhcr, ' > I 1 J , —" ■ , . — — ' ! ' J < en-' < < i ,! . land interesting 'i cises — i i i — �70 THE Ptlgyp, NOVEMBER I, 1849 Seamen's Friend. Now, let no one be discournged by the The fidliitvtiiu is n ionileii-I'il i-epoit of ike number of chapters anil psalms pointed out, receipts aiid disliinseiiniils in fuvor nf thu since ull who begin can w lien they' litre-mentioned Bet'iel: Good Advice to Seamen and Others. choose. And no one shouldslop he discouraged! KXPENOEO because his memory is treacherous—this will Tnnlirr. boards, zinc, I lalinr on improve by no practice. If you have Oahu, October, 1849. expeIm-U'i'7, $46 75 Dear Sir—With your permission, I wish, rience in committing, your memory may at iTiiiihrr, joists& scantling for floor through the Friend, to say a few words to mv first art like n greenhand mi sliip-liom il, hull mill n illinjr, ftl 25 ptoctice you will hnd.il will soon "know,Twice iliiiii'liiiii; roof, :tl( 50 fellow voyagers on the sen of life, relative to by |:il.(S0 the chart (hut is given lo guide us to to the the ropes." Still, to secure what you learn,l'•iiiVi feet k.ui boards, haven of eternal rest. When rending ihe it should be accurately and thoroughly coin-! 141 " nine. " I4.-I8 book, "Two Yenrs Before the Mast," 1 was milted, and nlten repealed—the olieiier the jstoni-, mill unison's job on "•all.", 29 88 gratified with the account the author gave of belter. Having found this a delightful em- 140 > mm- laths, 10 511; ti Of!,' III 50 hid*, lime. 3S; 3D do. s.-mti, 3.75. 41.75 his method of shortening the time of his ployment, both at sea and ashore, I am very that you should all share with me in Plastering mill U'lijtuwnnliiii|;, solitary watch on deck, viz: by revolving, on jdesirnus 14.01) reciting mentally, various things previously the privilege. ''O taste, nnd see thai tin-jCiii|icutii's lull on innin j(il>, 14787 commuted to memory, among which lie men- Lord is good. The words of the Lord lire ,121 ll.s. nails, 12.111; box of glass, 6, 17.10 pure words ; more to be desired in r they than I window frame, ;J; 4 suslies, 4, tioned portions ol' the Bible. 7.00 gold; yea, than much fine gold; sweeter as I— i Glazier's lull, 2; 1 doz. Having been accustomed more than 39 window i so than homy and ihe honey.comb." years, to sjpend much of the time nccuoied in ;j .^0 s|ii in«s, Yours, very sincerely, solitary walks nnd rides, and also wakeful Rolls, screws, lucks mid lutein-*, 6.99 SEN EX. Paints mid oil, 15; pointer's lull. 5, hours of the night, in reciting mentally pails 21100 of Ihe Sacred Scriptures, I can recommend Pulpit tiiumiings, 3; chair, 1 50, 4.50 A.vo, lonki'ts, casks mid blushes, the practice, with the utmost confidence of HiloChaplaincy. its utility; not merely in enabling those who (for mason,) 5.00 Hilo, Sept. 13, 1810 Bloom, .25; t-i«-ai iii« chnpcl, .Hi, pursue it, to pass the time pleasantly, hut 1.07 more especially, lor its salutary effect mi the My Dear Editor —Having learned that you I hnve returned from"the to resume Const," mind and heart. Anil us ihe sons of the Amount expended, $571.75 ocean have ordinarily more leisure hours than ihe publication of your paper, we hasten to Total mn'i ofsubscription, <i(i542 most others, 1 am anxious (o persuade them say that our little Seamen's Chapel at Hilo to try the experiment. In order to litis, it is completed, in u simple and cheap style. Ralance now on hand, $!):$67 will be necessary for those who have not pre- For more than a year it has been open for This balance will be faithfully appropriaservices whenever a English congregation to viously attended it to begin by treasuring ted, when needed, in repairs mi ihe Chapel. up in their mental storehouse, the portions of.'could be nssembled; hut, for want of workMost truly yours, and we funds, it is but recently that Scripture lobe recited ami pomleicd. 1 say. 1men T. COAN. could it finished. The visit ofthc pronounce pondered, for I would not have any one reOhio, U. us May S. S. and the in June, gave cile merely, hut give the mind full liberty to, dwell on nny sentence thai, at the time,''generous "lilt" of $119, so that we have not The Americans and their Newspapers. —There is no unlive American in ihe Noitlimight present a new or striking thought. 1 only been enabled lo complete the work, hut ern we are also funds for future in repairs or im- not Stales,and lew in Ihe Southern,whu canfeel persuaded thai by so doing new and soul write ami read. The result is shown in cheering views of divine truth would bo ob- provements. the smaller ainoiint of crime. The astnnishtained—such as tend to encourage in the The Chapel is a low stone building, 50iing activity of the press in America, baffles hour of Hunger nnd raise the heart above nil feet by Hi inside. It is rooted with thatch,! fear, except the fear of "Him who has pow- tind plastered outside and inside. All the all coiijeetiiie of ils progress when the1 conbecomes better peopled, in England, er to destroy both soul and body" forever. wood-work is painted. A tower or hclfiev tinent in the provinces, the number nf newspapers Although nil Scripture is of divine origin has been erected which contains n small bell, decrenses; six or seven have lall'm during and therefore profitable for instruction, yet belonging to the unlive church. The Chathe Inst year. In the old country we have, as some part*, are more plain and striking pel proper is 3J feet long, 2'J feet of Ihe or than others, I beg leave to recommend a few building being separated by a sliding parti-, had lecetillv, 470 newspapers lo 28,000,passages which 1 deem peculiarly so. To tho lion for a rending room. This room is fur- -000 of population, 12 of winch appeared daiyoung, nnd lo those who have good memo- nished with seats, writing desk and book- ly. In America, having 2;>,000,1M)J of pop. iilaiion, there wero in 1840, no less than 138 ries, I would rerotnmend us follows: case, nnd will contain a small library and daily, 125 twice or tinire n w«ek, and 1,741 In Genesis, the first three, with the 44 and such papers and other periodicals as can he weekly newspapers, besides 227 periodical furnished by your subscriber, or as may be 45 chapters. works. The circulation of sj nevvspnper is contributed the of who by generosity any may lice hv post wiiliiu 30 miles Exodus, 20th chnpter. around the place favor the enterprise. Job, tho 4, 5. 11, 33, 39 nnd 42. of publication. Beyond that di.-lnnce, one free Psalms, the firm 5, with the 11, 15, 19, The Chapel will be to all who wish to and a half cents are charged on ench as 23, 24,.25, 27, 32. 31, 46, 51. 53, 50, 57, enjoy its privileges; nnd divine services may postage. Lei ii not bo said that their papers 91, 103, 101, 116, 121, 125, 139, 145, 146 be expected in it on nil Lord's days when are small; they are as large as ours in the In Proverbs, the 1. 2, 6, 7 nnd 9 chapters. ships are in port, or whenever a conj;regu- |larirer towns, and some of them vie with the Isaiah, 40, 53 nnd 60. be assembled lion can of sufficient number to Times •> in the number of advertisements. In the New Testament—Christ's sermon, warrant public services. Mr. Mnekay shows, too, that an English in the in 6. 6, nnd 7 «f Matthew. John the Ist, The reading room will be always accessi- cheaper than nn American paper, 3, 14, 15, 10 and 17 chapters. Romans, 3, ble to seamen, and will, it is hoped, form an the duty, of which there is none inexcepting Uni5»8, 12. Hebrews 11 and 11. Revelations, attractive and profitable retreat when in- ted States. The best papers cost the 3 d. 1-2 1, 21 and 2*. clement weather forbids the sailor to ramble Kniilish Every house, even the most reTo those who have not a well grounded over the country for exercise and recreation. mote places, takes a paper; some take two. hope that they ore Christians, I would soy This room contains an excellent set of plates [London Weekly News. begin with tho poosages named in the New of the human stomach, (Dr. Sewell's) preTestament, for there the way to be saved is sented to Rev. L. Lyons by a gentleman in Types.—Typographical errors are somemost clearly pointed out. the state of New York, and by Mr. L. pre- limes exceedingly amusing. For instance, the To nged, and those whose memories sented to the subscriber. wo once read in a Loudon paper an account are poor, I would recommend as follows: in The whole building was once occupied as of a party, nt which one of the most distinGenesis, Ist chapter with the first 3 verses of a mission house; but as a new Chapel was guished personages was the illustrious Duka 2nd; the and in the 3d chapr. the first 7, with much needed here, it has been freely devoted of Pork! A Boston gave an account the last 3 verses. Psalms, 1, 103. 116 and to the use of seamen, by whose generosity, ofthc proceedings ofpaper 139; arra tho chapters above specified in the chiefly, i: has been entirely remodeled and Fleas! and a Westernthe Court of Common paper contains a deNew Testament. fitted up in its present style. scription of an Atrocious Bobbery! - - -- -. - - - . 119 - . '' ! ,, ' — - �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER 1, 1849. Temperance Friend. 71 two enemies gone to one friend? So 1 think cd the old gentleman what use there could —and nf these, some have "gone to the be of a bottomless jug, which was caidully i I bollrni! whence no traveler will return."—llaid in a sale place, among his domestic equipMr Editor—''ln limn of pence prepure Alas, (he men that fill n drunkard's grave! ment, and received the following reply: for wm." is a maxim which has some loice, "What shall u man give in exchange lor his I 'Why, sir, 1 urn n man of ninny years, and though it may not sound well in the eais of alI soul.-" Ilots ol children, and hnve worked other peo"peace man." Still, it has a wide npplicn-|J To return to our starting point. The state |ple's land all my days—paid from 4 lo 0 bushration, ami disconnected from the n.n-e oil'of things in Honolulu might be much worse els nf grain an acre rent, for so doing, have bio onus, and bristling bayonets you may u .1 ill.m nis now in regard to the abominable, Iall that time used a jug with a bottom in it, seriously object to allowing it a standing at .shameful practice of drinking the drunkard's iand I got sick of feediu' other people with my ihe bend nl an article in the Friend. The'''drink. Ho you not fear a change lor the hands, either landlord on umseller; so I sent fact is, my dear sir, I limns staunch a friendlworst;? Will not the ranks of the drunkards I7 ofmy boys to Mexico to tight for some land of peace as you are. Could I have my way be filled up soon by recruits from California?■ —nnd they got bnck safV, after figlttin' with not another gun should ihe Hawaiian Gov- Ami is not ilijs ihe lime, friends of temper- Gen. Taylor, time enough to vole lor him— ernment purchase, nor n spnonlitll of powder, mice, to bestir yourselves, put on your nr-jinnd they got seven qunrter-sections of lund, to replace the yiins and powder destroyed,! lino and take the field? So I think, and I that, please God, will he our own without I wantonly and shatneliillv 1 allow, by the gal- 'wiite to urge you to duly. "The foe! the lrent. And now, that old jug you see there, lant I'Veni'luiieii! No, no—lei tftc French loci They come! they come!" To nrms.H(pointing nt the bottomless thing) shall hold 1 bring all hack, uiispikc the big gnus, repair friends' The Cod nf battle, the Lord ofiall the whiskey or rum that will be used in good things make oilier the carriages, mid hosts, arm you with cucigy, and speed you imy whole family while 1 control 'em; becauso which, Vandal-like, they demolished, or let old (jimcral Taylor told my son John that a to victory! the obi I'oit stand just -is they left it, a monuYours truly, jug without a bottom was the best kind of a. ment ofthc until anil beauty j»f the doctrine log to put liquor in; and if he wns my son AMICUS. in view of which they acted, viz: "Might John he'd Reive nil the jugs to hum just as makes Right." history of the temper- they did the Mexicans—lake away their powThe Traffic.—The lint in repenting the maxim at the head of ance reform for the win he its history er to kill us. (■'nod day.' " past this article, I d it with my eye on Ihe war- lor I lit* Inline. It is a waste of moral enerfare which vvc must nil wage with the Demon gy atid mi idle attempt to reform the social Pledge Breaking.--The Limerick (Irish), of Intemperance. And here 1 iiimml but re- habits of niiy people, while liquor-vending, Chronicle, received by the la-t steamer, mark on ihe fact that in ihis warlare, the the cause of this dissipation, is left to reverse says:—"The CHthoKc clergy of this city of seem to have lost temperance friends their efforts, and make two converts to the continue to call the names of such persons ground. I mean Ihc friends id' this cause al bollle, while ihev make one to total absti- from their respective altars, on Sundays, as the Sandwich Islands, and particularly al have been fined nt the police office by the Honolulu, tin: very centre of operations.— nence.— [N. Y. Express. magistrate for public drunkenness during the Why, Sir, some two years ago it seemed to We join issue with a contemporary that Ihe week previous. This course, so well devisus who live a little out of the range nf your,.above conclusion is fast taking possession ol ed by our good bishop, aided by the magisoperation*, though not guile out of henring tho public press nnd the public mind, and is a trates, has had, we are glad to perceive, a of your gnus, that you were doing terrible pleasing indication nf the progressive aspect very salutary effect; since the number of execution among the enemy. I could not hut of' the temperance enterprise. It is a truth names denounced on Sunday Inst was considold, celebrated warrior of which no demonstration so be reminded nf n that long require* diminished, compared with that of tho who cried out, ns the enemy h II around him, ns intoxicating drinks ate permitted to be erably two previous weeks. We understand, also, a Indeed, sold, for while so or rather victims I will long converts, heaps." "heaps upon that several of these offenders have, verily thought all were led captive by you; to intemperance be multipled. The only wny in consequence of unhappy this expo-rare, that scarcely it vestige of nu enemy to do!.to suppress intemperance is to prohibit the their pledge, and are now observingrented correct honor ti> the god of Bacchus, remained.— sale of intoxicating drinks; nnd the only ef- and temperate habits." .* reached The fective means make What notes of triumph us. of its suppression is lo press well nigh groaned with ihe amount ot the accuised traffic n criminal offence, and An Iron Stomach.—The following story matter sent forth in the shape of Cascades render all interested iv its continuance perand Fountains, and-oral ions. I nil but felt a' sonally responsible for ils effects. We have purporting- to be an extract from a work pubpang of regret that my locality prevented me already wasted much moral eneigy in our lished some time since in Loudon, entitled from (living ihc enemy a single thrust; still, .various movements and efforts to stay the "The Principles of Medical Psychology," is of' intemperance which is annually car- rather singular, though it apjgHtra quite indiI could not but rejoice in what I fondly hop-li ed was a certain nnd glorious victory. So I 'ryiiijr forty thousand of our fellow men to theIgestible. "Urban Fedad was n lunatic confined at ili iinkaid's grave; and it is high time, now reserve*! my lire for another enemy. But at the end of two years it M reported .that we have found that nil other means fail, Gratz, in Geimuny. One of Ins mot hid conthat the army of Temperance has ceased to to declare, the rum trnfficer n criminal.— ceptions was, that the stomach must always fight—nnt because the enemy is conquered, I Am. l'aper. he strengthened with iron. He was suddenly seized with a violent inflammation 0 f the ns we all once hoped, but because they have assumed so formidable n front of opposition, Old Zac's Jug.—The following excellent nsopliagus, which nearly proved fatal. He that it is said there is no list* in attempting temperance story is told by the editor of the recovered,Hbwever; but una shortly taken anything at present. The ''heaps" of slain Grand River Eagle. If the old hero can in- ill again, andjJicd on the third day. On ophave arisen and become like an army with troduce the use of ilm kind of jug recom- ening the body'there were totiod: 7 oxidated banners. Is not this fact amazing? Who mended by him, ho will have achieved a vic- lath nails, each 2J inches long; 33 nnila 2 would think tint men from whom the chains tory over his country's direst foe, which »ill inchesting, some blunted by oxidation,some of a debusing servitude had been broken, far transcend the trophies of the battle field. pointed and large, and 40 smaller nails and and who had tasted the sweets of liberty, "We were highly amused yesterday. On rivets; 3pieces of wound up iron wire; an would so soon hind on those fetters and sub- the hridgft that passes the tumbling waters of iron screw 1 inch long; half a knitting neemit again to the most debasing servitude thai the Grand Rapids, we met a hale old man, dle; two iron tobacco pipe cleaners; abiass ever earned a guilly world? And yet this is with eleven sons, seven daughters, thirty- hat buckle; port of the blade of a knife two a fuel; a melancholy, mortifying, heart-rend- seven grand-children nnd his own wife—the inches long, which was quite, blunted on (he ing fact; n fact, Mr. Editor, that cannot he only one he ever had—with numerous horses, edges and at the point by oxidation; and last•Jontrovertcd by arty innn who walks the carls, wagons, oxen, cows, and furniture of ly a roll of lint about the size of a hnzlcnut. street*«*f your goodly village. Have not the very antiquated appearance, among which The total number of articles amounted to 100, cradles for and weighed about 20 ounces. Thentonir friends nf temperance lost ground during the were seen cradles Inst year or t'vo? If so, how can they re- grain, spinning wheels, pots, kettles, and al- ach wns 'very much drawn down but noi pergain it? Do you sny the cause has suffered most everything requisite for a settlement, forated. Judging from the state of oxidafrom the loss of some working men, some such as fifty-seven blond relations will make tion, it was concluded that many of the above good soldiers wlto have left for California? in the Grand River country. After stopping named contents bad been retained a couple Some muy have gone, but I ask, havo nut the train and making many inquiries, we ask- of yeajji in the stomach." i ' lon <' < • , , Jtiile ! '' — �TflE 72 MARRIED. - In Honolulu. Nov. 1, at the rttMtttc* of Dr Wood, by the totHC Dunon, Dr Edward Ugmu» to MlmMabia Loom i DIED. fRTEND, NOVEMBER 1, 1849. — '>. I 17 TahitlnM Kit Alinnrmc, llriuitlrr, for Tali'li Ilr hk M.iMiii. I,nnla.nv. lor V*||mrtiun Am hut ■••<)■ Twtr, Biir<tlr>v, IW Hong KonffHaw l»k 1>..11 UiiUottt, Diidt.lt, Hnnhli-i. Kauai. Ait wtiHl.-rtlnj. \Vn-liiimiiin Ut-Matt-. |<>r i*:ifi Harbor. Oct IS—D'i r Do »>ct |9—\m hk (In , Ciuhnrtm*. ftrrro. li.r N London. *)»i*t(ii. Mt»ri*v Cnnitertlmt, ill* (itr Trlhii —. PruhatloWl IW nn FrrnirUro BpHHlt.li til Clnvikmi. Si JIIHII, I'm Am vt.n.e*hl|i Win HamllHm, fchockley. for N Ue»l- Friday. Oct 29, off Honolulu, on board wjiSMahip Tuscany. Capt BawiaDt, master, belonging to Sag Harbor lie had ben aa Invalid several week*. riU remains were brought on fonl Oct 19—Junior, TiiikliHin. for N lI<I •hora, and hU funeral attended in connection witli the reguOct 20— A brum arker Murker, fur do. Chapel. There wasan »t morning eaerclaes the Seamen lar Mcl acorn. SrhitCklVy. lor tlo unusually large attendance of ihip-mai-trrs and othere A I,* Tour dn Pio, i*.i.ith. I'nr Havre tie Crnmc, Just Becevcd and for Sale fonarat discourse aas preached fa om Psalms. 90,12: ■s |*«*i.h*lln\e,|'or K.tn Fr>iiiri«rn. daya that are may apply our heart* Omneriictit. taaoh ua lo number our AT THE CHAPLAIN'S STQDY, a new Md Oct 22—M*tr«nn't, Fait**, lor l\ew Zrnland unto wiadom •■ After the serviceselarge procession accomHaw Mrhr rtnirlinu. D«-tfny, lor r*«ii FraKri-.cn. assortment of BJBLES in the English Lauliciuitifiil panied the remains to a touts) In lMhnu Valley ceraetry 2-I_\|Hit'Hifii. Uevol, to i 'line Onboard ship Levant. May 1 Franklin Sheffield arc bound in various styles, ami can be They gungc. Mirks.B*re. fUtlfl in Craig, John Honolulu, .■mac On beard bark Prudent, Oct 24, off {lad at prices varying from.'l 7 1-2cents, to 57.00 per .Iciniifiic Witl. lor N. Zealand. hlnrkanalth, ofKliaabathtuwn, N J. Frlib. Wlnu r». lor If. copy. tin board Eng brig Fanny, on passage from SanFrancisco, ElixahHh ,to ri'ii-r .Ink Mnim Wheldoi Lewis Herring, of 52 Cross at reel, N I city (or N l.oi.iloii. rT""P" Seamen, and others, are informed that at the 24—Ii.iHh, Win. Millrr. of la thin town, on the 14th alt., Kami, daughter Mr 'same place may lie found liililcs printed in the followAim, ItnTrlHcr, ft*r Havr*. GUI, aged 2 yearaand 2« daya ing WngNHge*: German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, At IT 8 Natal noapilal. Honolulu, Sept 21, Edgar Johnson, Illinois', Jaeger, for s 11. 25—Two flrnthera.Jenny, to cntlac. belonging to Preble. French. Spanish and Portuguese. carpenter, I.oard Ju 16, On Harrington, Tuscany, Oct of Spoken. N It—Portuguese seamen are especially notified, N Y city. On hoard General Scott, August 1)347, George Uibbi, of By «lilp Peine. In Jan* i Sin-Inly 11. *h Herald, Mirm;li t. that they can obtain copies of the Holy Scriptures In Therein, AwHI. I bii the old niutni'W Testaments. \ IM, woo hi* »h ami ap ; 21.1i. Marl* Saratoga, N Y. On board bark Cossack, Sept 28. Joseph Merry, of Ukbon, In 2lih. lunar llnwNml, We»i. I!>.«» il« Anm-i l*t. liiiriIt is left voluntary with seamen whether they aged 32 29 John Tliursby alias Jaiuee Johnson, of St. nri'ith, l*enrrc, ToOtlo) and ttvtieral Williams, P«ra.,lh,N 1..jI #% a copy of the Bible as a gift, or pay the receive Johns. N 11, aged 28 I9M Jo. Orliol-k Kara). By I?, —Aoi or a nirt of its Vnlaw Moucy received from the salo Drowned in Ochotsk tea, Sept 29, Jose Syhu. of Name ahi[>, (*i-hie.) In Sen of Morcm, h^l.ni% I'rowued in Columbia Itiver, Sept 4, Mr I .at lie, l'ilot. mlrt, U'lHn, N IM. 2">i wli mill ap u 2lm, l>k of Bibles is approßTiatcd to the purchase of new snpI BnwnrnV, ah iim mtv, Taken out of tlie boat by the line and ilrowned, Aug.. in Stonintifnii, 8 wli* thl* ««■■»-■.n ; 2 i!i, tf the Ochoatk sea, Cyras J. Kobinson, ofFairhaven, a eeuiuan Si* llMrhnr, Mn Mb lliiMfi-ii-on ; I2lh heard (rf ffieAl.'il.i Him. plies. wli mid *p. 100, on board the Julian Fell from a I It and drowned, oft" Cape Horn, January 1849, Information Wanted. Francis Caceras, a Portuguese seaman, on board the Am ship PORT OF LAHAINA. • ' " < * , * . I . ; whoi When the ••Hiintsrillc."of Cold Spring, left the U. Mcnkar. Taken out of the boat and drowned, Albert 1) Brown, 2nd S., in the full of 1847. her shipping articles contained officerParachute; also at the same time, Kichard Fuller, of Arrived. 'the name laf'floliii Stuart." It is supposed this name Hudson. N Y. list ofarrivals did not rench us in season for was assumed for thai of "TnOMAS Siikchert)." Said Drowned. May 16, Sloan B Clifton, of Brooklyn, N Y. and The following vessel by whiah.it wn* foriinrdedjtaviiiirbeen John Stuart left the lluntsville at ilohart Town, New aaamau on board theBrookline. Also Chaa Cotfin, a Sand onr last. The ■ ashore on the east end of this Island lor ttvn days. Inlander, died of consumption. Wales. Should this notice fall under his eye, bono. liost offlving-jlb-boom of ship Henry Knceland, Aug 21), Oct 3 -Cowper Cole. N H,II80 ap. 2200 a) h. 25000 lbslbs hone. ||jic u earnestly amncsted to communicate with Mr. 65 sp, 2701 wli. 30000 IMB, Win Draper, or Brooklyn, N Y. Also June 12. iB4!t, Oct4-llllnois, laggcr, 8 Should John Stulives, N 11, 43. sp, 240. wh, SOowi ll* John Shepherd, oT Patterson, N.J. died Soatherman Oesnrn, of « Bedford. June 14, Charles Octs-St Utorge bone. art, d/kvi Thomas Shepherd, visit Honolulu, let him HoNorton of New Bedford. William Thompson. F.II s. N B, 1 '0 sp, 3KW wh. 15 0 not fail to cull at the tf Chaplain's study. iln bone. General Scott, Ii arris, N L, ISSI wh, 2 loot) lbs bone. —M'liira.lloilin. F.d«nrliiwn. 101 OetB The Friend, sent Abrond. l Columbia. Sweeney, S 11,86 sp. 11 in wh, 12 hi lbs bono. Any person, by paying the annual subscription pries Frances I em ietta, Clough, Nil 8 u ap, 2 ...u wh, 28 uo lbs bone. of the Friend. (51.50) in advance, can have the paper PORT OF HONOLULU. 211)0 whale, Cheppel, sp, 45 L, N and .Elizabeth,. John hy the earliest opportunity, tf) port in the 21Jin lbs bone. I■cut, Byl|>h. (iardiuer. N It. clean, from California, taking Pacific, or to any part of the U. Sunpjs England. Arrives!. |N. I!.—By paying the additional Bant of 5# cents* in cargo for the United States Oct It—Haw eehr Biarlra<, Coitlufham, 18 ds tm SaoFran Jane,and Chandler l'rlce, whalers. Just In. not re- the paper willfce seat for one year to the U. States, via ported. Twenty i) c whalers at auchor, and one Cisco. California and Panama Postage on papers to private Pr wkatSjMp Lo Burr da Pin, Sailik. 8.900. coming In. persons must he pre-puid. The Friend, bcinga monthOot 14-HawkkTaVo Uotxoie, Duduit, SO da fin San Franav claeaV ly ahect, and containing a full report of Marine IntelliOot H—Am sihaleahlp afontprlise, Yonnc, NB. 2,700 wh. Information Wanted. gence, will lie fottnd a useful and cheap method of fiweral Sell. Harris. N 1., |SSO wli. Oct ITvatMbj do Tauktos. Oct. 21, 1848. communication with the mercantile community in EuOat mer bk Harpnneer. Mori,-,-, fm Vancouver's Island. Dear Sir—l write at the suggestion of Mr. Josephus rope anil the United States, Oil ll—Am wk bk Ann, Edward*.' rinf Harbor, fall. tf Skinner, of Morton, respecting his son. who sailed from Oa SO -Am wh bk Anne, Edward*, 8 H. 2360 wb, 40 sp. Bristol. R. I, on n whaling voyage, in the capacity of Am wh skip Liverpool. We>t, N Ud, 1810 wb. Letters Oci it— liuich mar bk Sumatra), Velinisn, SO days from carpenter,oil loard the ship Chariot, of Bristol, someHave ireently been received by the Chaplain for Han Francisco. time in 1844. From the best accounts that we can get W. S Collins, schr. Amwh bk Columbia,Panaaoy, S If, 1100 wh.SS sp. (apt. Crosby ; Mr. Dahe left that ship in April, 1845, and when last heard,vid Hillson. formerlyIndiana, Pb do »ti Champion. Parker. N Hil, 15.50 wh,%5 sp. painter in Honolulu,l>ut*»ho Do do bk Morrurr, PaarJleioa, IHO wh, 100 sp from was at some of the Sandwich Islands. We. want:,left on board a vessel bound to Cullno ("apt. It. Al; Oci M—Am mer hk Marts, HaAaraudayf f.u San Frsnclaco. to learn something of his whereabouts, if be is living,!, Br schr AavaaaavAvrelt. fm aVgki««.. len, ship Condor; Mr. Israel Horscley, Condor; Mr and if not, where and at what time he died. He was James Peter Ludlow, Margaret; Mr. Sturt, Oct ttWAm *r*WCaava*ek, BarnV, flippirau, ICOO wh. formerly Am vrkkk Wola*,laeeT, F 11, 4*l wh. 300 .p. subject to fits. now supposed to ba in CaliDo do ab Gideon Hnwtand, Cash, N ud, 31U0 wh. information you may have or cooper in Honolulu, but write what Will you fornia Mr. Samuel Haw son, watch-maker, now at tho rr do do sMfcytiander, Qaedoo, 1100 wh. can get concerning him (his name is Josephus A. Skin- mines ;; Mr. Jacob Do da ds MaSSfe, Ode, 2400 wh, MP sp. P. M. Mend, ship Dramo ; and Mr. ner) —whether you ever knew or heard of such a per- Jeremiah Varncy, Honolulu. Oci 86—llrvftfan wh afe Republic. Aaanln, 2,404 wh. Hplendkl,raaraaa, la saos out, laufwh. son. or not—nnd if he is there, to use your influence l'araohala, Ktsrrtr, Mmus nut, sYJO wh. to have him return. By doing so, you will serve the History of the Hawaiian Islands: l'liilip Ist, Wooalrrjdjfe nos out 120 sp, 1000 wh. cause of humanity and relieve an anxious family.— Embracing their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, Neva, ('ass,llmaatawt, 880 sp, 1600 wh. Mass. to Skinner. Norton, Ist is nt, Lowed, M am eat,MO wh. Direct Josephus I Discovery by Europeans in the 16th century, re-disco11rook I Ine, Jeffreys. 14 rasas out. 106 sp, lMfMrh. Respectfully, your friend, |very by Cook, with their civil, Religious and Political Henry Kneeland, Otark, It mo* out, 700 wh. C. A HOCK. ]History from the earliest traditionary period to the Kraakiln, Cioaar, tt mos out, 3860 wh. Rev. S C. Pamo*, Sandwich Islands. present time. IJv JAMES JACKSON JARVES N 1' rallmadaa, Maiford. 18 mos out, IMB wh. Editor cannot, tit (resent, furnish the dc- Third edition. For sale at Chaplain's Stady. Price, Nassau, Weak*. 40 mos out, MOO wh. 2200 Nwlrt, 14 moaout. India wh sired information. Any inrorrnation respecting the |81,00. If Clement me, rraaheuren, X aaos out, 4700 wh person referred to will be duly communicated if made Nlmrod, aaaraaaa. 14 mos out, 660 wh tf to the Seamen'!; Chaplain, Honolulu. Notice to masters of Whaleships. Trnedoa, Comstock. 16 mos out, 1600 wh Tuscany, liaise v, M mos out. ships will he rqiortcd correctly in the Wattled, George fc Mary, tiiddleton, 24 mos out, 3400 wh Prudent, Naah, 18 mos out, UOO wh a native ofdie state of!•friend and Polynesian, if, on your arrival, a report is Ecuknr L«wis, Respecting Hk Harvest Lakey, full left at the Polynesian Office. Unless you nrc willing Wile, Case, IS mos out. 1700 wh 1 New Jersey. V S. A. if alive he is now« years ot to take this trouble, theEditors of these papers are sab Oat at—Haw aohr Caro inc. Cole, 18 ds fm gas Francisco age. A report has reached his father, residing in Mor- jeered to grent inconvenience, and arc oftentimes una. bk Aaoktand, Jennliurs, 22 ds fm Kamschatk., ristown, N. J., that Eugene may be still alivo and re- -j lr Capt^m Kara and ble to mako any report. tf atr William, paaseneera siding in some part of the Pacific. Any information gereral other i unta have arrived, bat anable to obtain la- Will be thankfully received, if made to the Editor of The Friend, Bound. ports the Friend, and communicated to an anxious parent. Last report rroaa Lahafau, SI vessels at anchor. Bound volumes of the Frielld,for one.ormore years* can lie obtained at Rev. T. Coan,s, Hilo; Hay. T E. Keligious Banks. ■•ileal. The Seamen's QMkplnin has just received an Taylor's, Lahaina, and the Chaplain's study, HonoOct t—Hamburg ha Cecelia I.oalsa, Hansen tf excellent assortment of Books published by the Amcr lu/u. Danish schr Johanna OlnfT.i, Refers, r.ir Bydaey. Oct I—Am mershlp Mary and Adeline.M'lsjllsn. fur Maoila. icon Tract Society, including nearly all of their standSchool Books. Oct 10—On whaleahip Rraranta, Derol, for N Bedford. ard publication*. These hooks are beautifully bound, Oc.l 11—Hrem Kg JohannaCesar, Rlberfsld, for Singapore. and will be sold at an advance on the New York prices Teachers and others enn be supplied with a few school Oct It—Am whaleahip Elerira, llrnwn, for N London. at the Chaplain's stady.. The assortment only sufficient to cover the expenses. Oct It—Do da Ibooks Pocahontas, Oolite, for Th-bary. < Primary Geographies, Arithmetics, Gram CT-In the collection will be found some new and comprises t>o do Wm Roich, lo cruise. Ajahkland. Maw Toslaad mar kg Fanny, Leathart, for instructive books for children. tf imars, Reading Books, Webster's Dictionaries, fee. MARINEJOURNAL. . 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Vol. 7. 57 No. 8 and through forests, and I was glad to learn affair has not yet been published to the World. that a much belter route for a road had been At present, I hardly know what opinion to selected. These plains are about 20 miles adopt in regard to the subject. Page 57 Tour through Willamette valley, 59 in extent, surrounded by a heavy growth of I continued my journey over the plains, Education in Oregon, " 59 limber. The soil is admirably adapted toi and before evening arrived at the house of Vitlt toKJakaniits, " 59 farming purposes, Emigration, Overland, being prairie-land of thei Rev. Mr. Clark, Pastor of a Congregational "" 60 The Friend, useful to Whaleman, small streams in- Church. Occupying the same log dwelling description. best Several Oil taken in theArctic Ocean, " 6061 tersect the plains in various directions. Set- with him, are Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Eells, formSabbath, 140 years ngo. " tlements have already been made in mostt erly missionaries of the American Board, Guam, Cock-fighting, Ac "" 6162 parts of the plains, and nearly all thei among the Indians, but now principals of the Memoir, ol N llowditch, Deaths, Marine Intelligence, Ac. land is now claimed on the system, thatI Tualatin Academy. Mrs. E. was an old ac" 64 every man is entitled to one mile square, or quaintanco, as well as a native of the same six hundred and forty acres, provided that town with myself, in Massachusetts. It was he enters his claim at the office of the County exceedingly pleasant to revive an old acquaintance, after twelve years of separation. Clerk. A Trip from the Sandwich Islands to Lower Soon after entering the plains, I sought Most vividly I could recall the scene of her Oregon and Upper California. out the dwelling of a Mr. Pomeroy, whom departure from the shores of the Atlantic, for I had met at Portland. His good lady furn- her future home in the wilds of Oregon. Leaves selected from "Our Log Book.'" ished me some refreshment, very acceptablei Then it was not an every day undertaking nfter my lonely ride through the forests.—■ for a lady to leave the frontier settlements in VIII—TOUR THROUGH THE WILLAMETTE After dinner, I accompanied the proprietor Missouri and traverse the prairies and mounVALLEY. in a walk about his premises. It was grati- tains lying between the States and the shores Visiting Portland Tualatin Plains Oregon fying to view a farm of more than five hun- of the Pacific. She may be said to have City and Salem. dred acres, fenced, and stocked with twenty been the third lady that started upon this enat Portland about 12 yoke of oxen, horses, cows, and sheep. His terprize, as it was on the previous'year, 1836, Portland. —Arrived o'clock last night, May 15, in company with barn was nearly completed, measuring one I believe, that Mrs. Whitman, and Mrs. beJudge Bryant, the newly appointed Territor- hundred and twenty feet in length, being Spaulding led the way. To these ladies ial Judge, and Cnpt. Crosby. We were nearly filled with wheat. Mr. P. is a native longs the honor of having been the first of cross the Rocky rowed in a small ship's boat from Vancouver, of Massachusetts, and after experiencing a their countrywomen tohundredshave since mountains, owner of a Indians, four and finds himself and although by variety fortune, of about twenty miles, having a strong current against us, our pro- fine farm in Oregon, which he superintends, followed in their footsteps, yet it must be advengress was slow. On wnking this morning, in connection with an extensive building and viewed as a noble, praiseworthy andinto the turous Man plunge example. may Portland, of business. out the town lumber rising upon looked situated fourteen miles above the junction of Proceeding three miles over the plains, I unexplored forest, traverse the almost boundbut the Willamette with the Columbia. The town called at a dwelling of the Rev. Mr. Griffin, less prairie, ascend the lofty mountains, and hardships trials, not of his speak on of the was the let in him "press-work" out the east side who engaged doing is handsomely laid river, and is well situated, having in the rear on the Bth number, volume Ist, of the "Ore- perils and dangers, when woman travels by an extensive forest and beyond that forest, gon American and Evangelical Unionist," a his side "to share his joys and halve his at the distance of fifteen or twenty miles, a periodical of 10 pages, octavo. It was to sorrows." beautiful farming country. The first settle- have appeared semi-monthly, but has been After spending a few hours with friends I ment here was made in the autumn of 1845, partially discontinued in consequence of a hastened back to Portland to spend the Sabno by Capt. Crosby and Mr. Stark, the former, scarcity of printers. A London or Boston bath, as, much to the regret of theispeople, yet perro&ster, and the latter, supercargo of the editor would have thought there would have iclergyman of any denomination, barque "Toulon." Their first building was been also a scarcity ofreaders, for the idea imanently located in the town. No house of public worship having been a log-store, which is now standing; between of issuing a newspaper, where the populatwenty and thirty buildings have since been: tion is so spnrsc would certainly have been Ierected, the upper loft of a large store was erected, and others are in progress. The| viewed as preposterous, by any but n genu- isuitably fitted up for the accomodation of an house built by Capt. Crosby, is an excellent:!me Yankee. Publisher, editor, and press- iaudience of fifty, and more than forty were dwelling house, and cost $5,090, and at thehman, were all combined in one, who was as- |present in the morning. During the interval I attended an interesting present time the premises are valued at $10,-jisisted by a boy who had only set up type but of public services,held in a log-building.— 000. The buildings, including store and( a few months, and a little Indian boy to work.!Sabbath school, taught by two female dwelling house, erected by Mr. Paltegrove the roller! 1 must not neglect to record the'Twenty-four scholars, arc substantial, and docredit to the place, lewfact that Mrs. G. was busily occupied in fold- iand one male teacher, were present. The ing and stitching the paper. The columns icitizens of Portland are sincerely desirous number of inhabitants in Portland, is about one hundred. The site of the town is of the paper are at present principally occu-Ithat a minister of the gospel would be locaadmirably selected, being well adapted to the pied in a discussion and expose of the con- Ited among them, and they are very ready to landing and discharging of vessels. 1 find, nection of the Jesuit Missionaries with the isubscribe for the erection ofa building, which butone vessel in port, the "O. C. Raymond," Indian massacre at Watlatpu, where Dr. iwill answer the two-fold purpose of a chapel undergoing repairs, and belonging to Capt. Whitman and wife, with others, were cruelly iand school house. During the current seaCrosby. This vessel is engaged in the lum- killed. "The editor of the "Union" is fully ison, a Methodist minister is to preach in ber trade with California, and must be doing a of the belief that the massacre never would Portland every other Sabbath. Oregon City. —This morning, Mmy 22nd, business, enabling the owner to pay the mas- have occurred had it not been for the influCity, situter $300, tho mate $200, and the seamen ence indirect, if not direct, of the Jesuit istarted on horse back for Oregon ated >t the falls, on the Willamette, from tea month. Missionaries. per $100 Tualatin Plains.—This morning, May 17, Quite sufficient is known to induce the ito fifteen miles above Portland.. The road Htartcd for the Plains, my road lay over hills opinion that the full history of that atrocious thither lies upon the east aide ofthe river, is Contents OF THE FRIEND, OCT, 15,1849. ' : ': THE FRIEND. i — ' — l :i > < — �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. mouth of the net open down the stream- i only one instance, although, I passed near a somewhat circuitous and by no means adapt- the Into this net the salmon run on their passage iscore of farms; young and old, of the male pathIt is a mere wheel carriages. to ed 58 way through the primeval forests. I had up and over the falls. In this way, I saw portion of the inhabitants, having gone to the take several large and plump fish that imines. heard of wolves infesting these wilds, but them never saw any until to-day, when a large would have brought an ounce apiece could Having spent four days among friends upon been conveyed to the San Fran- ithe plains, including a Sabbath when I pair of dark brown wolves crossed my path. they have Having heard and read much about Ore- cisco market. The snlmon possesses a most preached to a most interesting audience of for ascending streams in mostly children and youth, I started in comgon City, I was exceedingly anxious to see remarkableofinstinct the Go they must, not- pany with the Rev. Mr. Eells, to proceed up side of the spring year. situated the east the place. It is on the Willamette, just below the falls, the river withstanding currents, rapids, and falls may the valley of the Willamette as high as Salem. being perhaps an eighth of a mile wide op- oppose their progress. It was interesting to We rode about twenty miles on the west posite the town and the shores very bold.— see them attempt to ascend the falls, and I side of the river, then crossed, and reached The "city was laid out by Dr. McLaughlin, could not but sympathize with the unfortunate, Salem, about sun set, having travelled bethe proprietor ofthis claim, in 1842, although, who would make the attempt but would fall tween fifty and sixty miles. The capabilias early as 1829 he made arrangements for back into the foaming abyss below, there to ties of the Willamette valley for agricultural the erection of a saw-mill and other build- gather courage and strength for a second, and grazing purposes fully met the expectaings. In the spring of 1830, potatoes were third, and perhaps the thousandth trial.— tions which I had formed, and I was assured first planted here. During the year 1832 a Should they finally fail to ascend, their Inst that the richness of the soil, and its adaptaThe dead tion to nil farming purposes was even betmill race was commenced. About the year struggle is their death struggle! 1838, the whole establishment was nearly may often be seen floating down the stream ter, further up the valley. destroyod by fire, so that as late ns 1840, less by the current. There is a certain species Salem.—This is a new and well located than ten years ago, only one solitary log-hut of eels also, which is endowed with a similar town on the east side of the river. It is the marked the spot, where now may be seen a instinct to ascend rivers. Thousands were centre of the operations of the Methodist town of more than one hundred dwelling to be seen struggling to crawl over the rocks, Mission. Here resides the Rev. Mr. Roberts superintendent of the mission. The site houses, two flouring mills, two saw mills, and force their way up the stream. several stores, a neat Methodist Chnpel, a The Indians, from time immemorial, have of the town is well chosen, on a dry and Catholic Church, a Nunnery, and other ap- resorted to the fulls in the spring of the year somewhat elevated position, so that there will purtenances amply sufficient to constitute a to take a winter's stock of salmon. A num- be no fears of inundations during freshets in thriving settlement, doubtless the nucleus oi ber of their lodges are erected near the river. the river. At a short distance from the town a much larger and more populous city. On The inhabitants of Linn city arc not altoge- is a saw and grist mill. The most interestthe opposite side of the river aro two small ther pleased with their Indian neighbors.— ing feature of the place at present, is the Insettlements also aspiring to be styled cities, Some months since, on a certain evening, a stitute. A large and commodious three not however, of the first class! Linn, and lighted torch was seen to be borne towards story building, with two wings, is here erected. her sister, Multinoma city, have not as yet the habitations of the Indians, and in a few It was originally designed for the education of passed their infancy, and for sometime to moments the surrounding country was beau- Indian youth, but as the mission failed, in concome, may not be able to deck themselves in tifully illuminated with the ascending flames. sequence of such multitudes of the Indians other robes, than that noble growth of forest No one was presumed to know any thing how dying off, the building is now found to be extrees which the Creator has spread over the the fire could have been communicated. The actly what is needed for an English school. hills. I record this opinion with all deference poor Indians lost their winter's supply offish The institute is now under the excellent to my worthy brother, the Rev. Mr Blain, and berries. They applied for redress to the management of the Rev. Mr Wilbur and ofthe Reformed Presbyterian order, who has Provisional Government of Oregon, but were lady, who are assiduously and laboriously enlocated himself on the brow of the hill, nnd told to wait patiently until the white man's gaged in the instruction of about eighty pu, whose Great Chief should 3cnd out little chiefs pils of both sexes. They are anxiously lookthat kind neighbor of his, Mrs. L garden looked so flourishing under her spec- to rule over the while men, or the Bostons, ing for an assistant teacher to he sent from ial superintendence. Linn city, as well as as Americans are called by the Indians in the Eastern States. The central location of Linn county derive their names from Senator Oregon. Ere long a chief arrives in the Salem has led some to suppose that it will Linn, who while a member of the U. States character of Governor Lunc. The Indians become the seat of the Territorial GovernSenate made strenuous and commendable ef- apply for redress, but they are violently op- ment. Upon inquiry, I learned that settleforts in behalf of Oregon. The term Multi- posed. The Indians ask for justice! The ments had been formed to the distance of noma, was the Indian name forthe Willam- Governor goes upon the spot, hears both near one hundred miles above Salem. There ette river. During my sojourn often days in sides, and decides in fuvor of the original can be no avoiding the conclusion, that Oregon city, enjoying the kind hospitality of possessors of the soil. It was a decision the inhabitants in this beautiful valley the Rev. Mr. Atkinson's and Mr. Walker's which did him much credit, not only among iwill continue to increase until they will families, I made various short excursions in- Indians, but among impartial persons of the number sufficient to form one, or more States to the suburbs and environs. The sound of white population. The poor Indian will soon of the Union. Learning that the "Massathe woodman's axe, and the lumberman's be gone, but so long as he does linger, let chusetts" would soon leave for California, I saw, together with the occasional crash of the justice be done to him. Such decisions by was compelled to relinquish the idea of adgiants of the forests falling prostrate, perhaps, the governor will pave the way for him to vancing; I had, however, seen quite sufficient across the very path you may be travelling, form favorable treaties with the aboriginal to give mc a most favorable impression ofthc Inatural resources of the country, and the enare unequivocal evidences that Oregon is a tribes in Oregon. "new" country, but remarkably similar to 1 left Miis morning, June Ist, for a second, terprising character of the inhabitants. New England, two hundred years ago. The visit to the plains, the distance from Oregonl In commencing my return down the valley, traveller in Oregon, who is familiar with the £ity being twenty-five miles. The road isj I was highly favored in being privileged to history of the older portions of the United uninteresting and mountainous. Only an form one of a pleasant party, starting for States, will bo constantly struck with the occasional log-cabin indicated the abode of Oregon city, good fifty miles distant, being similarity which may be traced in the Indian civilized man, and these were generally un-' in the judgement of the ladies of our comware, and the hardships of the first settlers, tenanted, the owners having gone to the pany not a long day's ride on horse back.— their respect for law, and religion, desire for mines. I was favored with the company of',We started soon after sunrise, and reached schools and education, and in their indomni- the Rev. Mr. McKinney, a travelling preach-.!.the end of our journey before the sun went table love of free institutions, as well as in er of the Methodist denomination. He had i down. The Rev. Mr. Roberts and lady, the emio-ratcd to Oregon, from Missouri, and was Rev. Mr. Parish, and several others, composthe natural features of the country. During one of these rambles, I crossed the able to furnish much interesting information ied our party. The road is far from being inriver, and visited a party of Indians fishing respecting the various emigrating parties.who teresting, some portions of it lying through for salmon, just below the falls. The fishing had crossed the Rocky mountains. On en- |pine barrens. 1 must not, however, do inground ia upon a small island at the fool of tering the plains, we passed several beauti-jjustice to the French prairie, some twenty the falls; there the Indians rig out a plat- fill farms, well fenced, and stocked with herds imiles long and five or six wide, surrounded form over the troubled and foaming waters. of cattle and horses, but it was really dis-Iby forests of fir and pine. The inhabitants One of the party then taking a scope net heartning not to see the farmer following his iare French Canadians, married to natives of thrusts it below the surface of the water with plough, or sowing his wheat. I saw this in the country. They were formerly servants 1 I I �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. 59 of the Hudson Bay Company, but from ten am confident this will be the result should ready been formed upon the rich bottom to twenty years ago, were induced to make the territory continue to prosper, and emi- lands. The most remote of these settlements a settlement upon this prairie. Their dwell- grants from various parts of the world flock is now owned by a Mr. Foster, in whose welings are erected on the out-skirts ot the prai- to the beautiful regions watered by the up- fare I felt considerable interest. In the spring of 1842,Mr. Foster, with his family, rie, about a mile apart. Their "claims" per waters of the Willamette. embrace a few acres of woodland and extend During my two visits to the Tualatin plains, embarked with myself at New York, and we towards the centre of the prairie. Wheat is I became much interested in the efforts now were fellow passengers around Cape Horn. the principal product of this portion of Ore- making for the establishment of Tualatin Mr. Foster remained at the islands duringthe gon; it is raised with ease and in an abun- Academy, by the ministers and people of the winter of 1812-3, and then passed on to Oredance. As we rode leisurely over the ex- Congregational Church. A school was or- gon, containing at the period but a few Amertended prairie, the fragrance of the wild rose, iginally started at this place, by the Rev. ican families. After living a few years in growing in prodigal profusion, regaled our Mr. Clark, and an elderly lady, Mrs. Brown. the vicinity of Oregon city, he removed to They were knowing to the fact that there his present residence, sixteen miles up the olfactory sense. About midway on the prairie, we called nt were many children in the vicinity, who were Klakamns river. His farm is situated on the the house of a settler, out of which ran chil- orphans, growing up in ignorance. Moved road leading over the Cascade mountains, dren and dogs in great abundance. In the by a most commendable spirit to provide for and nearly all the emigrants from the States, midst of the group appeared a venerable their education, a school was opened denomi- over the rocky mountains, passdirectly by his looking Indian woman. "There is old nated "An Orphan School." Mrs. Brown, door. Here it is, that the careworn and Dorion's wile," said my travelling compan- living in a rude log-house, received several weary emigrants, after their long journey of ion, Mr. Roberts. "What,"says I, "not the children into her family as boarders, a neigh- months across the mountains, first enter the person referred to in Irving's Astoria!" "To boring log-house was occupied as a school, abodes ofcivilization on the shores of the Pabe suro," he replied. I returned and sought and meeting house. Amid many discourage- cific. Here they may witness tho fruits ofthrift a formal introduction to this Indian dame, ments the school prospered and more schol- and industry; a farm of 500 acres well fenced, who accompanied Hunt's party over the ars presented themselves than could find 100 sown with wheat, 10 with potatoes, the rocky mountains, near4o years ago, and is so comfortable lodging. After a few months, prairie is covered with 100 head of cattle, graphically described by Washington Irving. the friends of the school decided to enlarge together with horses, sheep and swine in Her husband was Hunt's interpreter among these accommodations, and change the name abundance. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have a the Indians, in 1811, and his father was an of the school to that of"Tualatin Academy." promising family of four sons, and three interpreter for Lewis and Clark, in their tour About this period, the trustees secured the daughters. As I beheld so much of substanpermanent services of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. tial wealth, I was forced to acknowledge in 1805-6. My long, fatiguing and dusty ride from Kells, formerly Missionaries of the American that my old Cape Horn companion had proSalem to Oregon city, was rendered quite Board among the Indians, in Middle Oregon. bably made a good exchange of his "small agreeable by the cheerful chit-chat of my I am confident that two more suitable per- and poor farm," far away on the British line, fellow travellers, especially Mr. and Mrs. sons could not have been selected for the in the Stato of Maine, for one of the best Roberts, who originated on the banks of the school; the Rev. Mr. Eells, had been for farms in the flourishing territory of Oregon. beautiful Delaware, a few miles above Phil- several months previously engaged in teach- On my ride out, I met a Mr. Palmer, readelphia, at the very spot where I had spent ing at the "Methodist Institute" in Salem.— turning from a trading expedition among the a happy portion of my life. It was truly de- There he had given universal satisfaction as Cayuse Indians. He was conducting a band lightful in the wild woods of Oregon unex- a competent and successful teacher. Hav- of one hundred and fifteen horses, which he pectedly to meet those who possessed with ing a teacher, the trustees resolved to erect had purchased at the rate ofabout $30 each, mysell, much knowledge in common, respect- suitable buildings. At the time of my visit in trade. These horses were destined for ing towns, cities, villages, and persons in the workmen were engaged in putting up a the market, at the mines of California.— two story log-house for the Rev. Mr. Eells' Thus, it appears, that the mines of Califorpublic and private life. family. While upon the ground, I resolv-d nia extend their influence far away among on my return to the islands to present the the wild Indians of Oregon. This Mr. PalIX—EDUCATION IN OREGON. claims of Tualatin, Academy, and solicit do- mer conducted an emigrating company over Among the settlers in Oregon there exists nations. There I fancied I saw the founda- the rocky mountains in 1845. During the a commendable public spirit in regard to the tions being laid of an institution, which journey, he kept a diary which wns publishsubject of education. The bill which was migrTt, in due time, vie with the Colleges and ed at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1847; I procured passed in Congress, constituting Oregon a Universities on tho shores of the Atlantic.— a copy of the book, and find the narrative territory, provided that every sixteenth, nnd The records of Harvard, Vale, Dartmouth, admirably agrees with the verbal narrations thirty-sixth section, should be made availa- Williams, Amherst, Nassau Hall, and nu- which the traveller may hear when he enters ble to the purposes of Common Schools. The merous other now flourishing institutions almost any log-house in Oregon. leading men of the Territory are alive to the would show that they sprung from an equally importance of having the provision of Con- humble origin. The time was when the now XI—OVERLAND SETTLEMENT OF gress fully carried out, so that the rising richly endowed Harvard, was sustained by OREGON. generation shall derive the full benefit of the the contributions of the poor colonists of The settlement of Oregon, by emigrants appropriation; although, at present, the pro- Massachusetts Bay. If a person needs encrossing the Rocky mountains, is one of the ceeds are very small, yet in coming time it to contribute for the establish- great events of the passing age. Ten yeare couragement foundation of fund. a large will be the ment of schools, academies and colleges, in a Had In addition to efforts for common schools, new country, let him attentively peruse the ago it was not believed to be poasible. most certhe various sects are vigorously making ef- history ofalmost nny one ofthose noble insti- the undertaking appeared credible, forts for the establishment of permanent high tutions which are now the pride of the people tainly an eminent European writer would following remarks, schools, which may eventually be converted in the Eastern ano> Middle States. A small never have hazarded the in the Edinburgh Review, as late aa July, into colleges. The Catholics have a school donation of a few dollars, at the period when on the French Prairie, and in Oregon city such institutions are struggling into existence, 1843between are erecting a large building for a Nunnery, is really of more value than a "princely gift" --"However the political questions to the ownership and as America, England which is to connection with there be a in when the same institution shall have arriv- of Oregon, may be decided, Oregon willnevtr young ladies' Seminary. The Rev. Mr. ed at maturity. be colonized overlandfrom the United Statet.'* Blain of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, "The world must assume a new face, be* school, has a for private boys in Linn city, X—VISIT TO KLAKAMAS fore SETTLEMENT. American wagons make plain the road) and girls under his charge. Mrs. Thornton's to Columbia, as they have done to the Ohio." "Boarding and Day School," has been for As if the above assertions were not suffiseveral sessions in successful operation, in About two miles below the Falls, or Orebaseless, the following unfounded inciently Oregon city. At Salem, the Methodists have gon city, a small river, called Klakamas, enknew but little, a flourishing High School. [See visit to ters the Willamette. Tho valley through ference shows that the writer which he w«s subject upon to the regard in runs, timbered, have no this this river is heavily doubt, that erelong which Salem.] I will become a fine institution, embracing a and upon it one saw-mill, if not more, has attempting to enlighten the readers of the i$ Collegiate or University course of study. 1 been erected; several settlements have al- Edinburgh Review, "Whoever, therefore, �60 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. but only a very few scores of dollars A Sabhai it at Ska, 140 vkahs aoo.—ln of Oregon, its peopU [sands i the year 1703, throe Jesuit Missionaries Europe."* will comefrom Ithat we aak. Having perused theso over-confident and started on a mission to China. Being unaEstimated cost of Friend for 1840, unfounded assertions, with the absurd inferble .eceipta from Jan. to October, 388, to obtain passage to I lie Fast Indies, in ence, I was somewhat iatorested to make their churucter a* ecclesiastics, they preenquiries, while travellingTnrough the settle$4l>i tended that thoy "were going to entor the ments, respecting the condition of Oregon, in the summer of 1843, when these remarks Between the present time and the close of service of the Kmpcror of China, Don Amofirst appeared. JCfln the year, or summer ithe year, we must receive about $450 to ilei, as a mathematician, I (so says Father of 1843, 121 "American" wagons, drawn by meet our expenditures. Perhaps $150 will l\i|ui in his jotirnul,) as a painter, and Father Ml horses, and 098 oxen, and accompanied remainder, derived from the subscription; be ll'errone, as our servant." They obtained by 973 loose cattle,crossed the Rocky mountains to Oregon! The total number of emi-'iwe trust will be contributed by the friends pussuge on bourtl the Knglish vessel "Donegrants that year, was 1000, including 558 of "The Friend." If a single number of gal." During their pussngo out, they did males, and 442 females of all ages! Pre- this paper, directed whalemen to a spot where not make known their character, but Father vious to this period it is estimated, that about 1 whales, hundreds of worth bears have taken this to the in they testimony regard Kipu the of the Willamvalley 400 had settled in ette! We must conclude of course, that the imore than a $1000 each, it is surely a mo- observance of the Sabbath, by the heretics. world has assumed a new face! derate tax upon their purses to ask a contri"The principal officers played almost bution of a few hundred, when every dollar every day at draughts, but on Sunday no • The quota! iooa and the ahnve etatiatica, we n-alte from Greenhorn'a work on Oregon, publwbed m New York, mb. Ithus contributed is converted iuto paper one attempted it; and many of those who and ink, to be scattered broad cast over the could read, might be seen during a great part to be the futwre owner , ', ,< . ' wide Pacific. oil lie day with the Bible in (heir hands. One Icy Seamen will aid in the support of the ofthe company who was employed in drawing paper, by subscribing for copies to be sent HONOLULU, OCTOBER 15, 1849. to their friends, also by purchasing bound la geographical map, wishing to continue his work on a Sunday, received a severe reprivolumes. mand from the captain. Such is ihe rigor with We would call the attention of Seawhich these heretics observe the Lord's day." men to the importance, when in port, of obOil taken in the Artic Ocean.—From we could wish modern shipmasters Really, taining a good and fresh supply of reading the reports of various cruisers in the Arctic; to observe the Sabbath as strictly, r emembered less than fifty! matter, for their passage home, or the com- Ocean, it is estimated that not and that the hours of the Holy day, during You vessels have Straits will find some historical passed through Bhering's ing cruise. read, "might be seen durall are able to who and taken oil that ocean. in and miscellaneous works at the Polynesian a of the day with the Bible in ing part great show following call we The table the amount will office. If you will at oar office, their hands." taken thirteen after enthey our best to wants. We ofoil ships, will do by supply your have some books for gratuitous distribution, tered the straits, the highest point which: Academy, Oregon—We would and others for sale, on the most reasonable ihey sailed, the number of whales taken, and Tualatin the attention of the Protestant Missioncall the time when their first and last whales terms. the aries, stations, on the islands, at various were taken. to the importance of aiding the funds of this "The Frind," the Whaleman's J. Institution. As a pledge that the funds conrectory.—Ship after ship is arriving heavtributed for this purpose will be judiciously Hi,. ily freighted with oil andbone from the ArcHi , expended, it may be stated, that the Rev. tic Ocean, the new cruising ground. It m-n i. Atkinson and Mr. Hatch, (formerly re:.Vlr. mas-, not be uninteresting to enquire how the 15 nil than ten of more sident on the islands) are members of the fifty vessels should have tOO Oil of 0 .board of trustees. been induced to steer for Bhering's Straits' 1.0 • u if I T • 4 is li < II , aad the Icy Sea. One and another has inMemoir or N. Bowditch.—Let all our formed us that they obtained their intelliM ;o s* «7 68 6i ■itMl 68 6? 6« la young readers among srnmen, not fail to read 40 i« '0fO ro TO <0| 10 gence from"The Friend." Our object in ' this Memoir. Its perusal may inspire them thus alluding to the subject is this, to' Ural July with an ardent desire to advance in their remind our readers among whalemen, that! 18 n « 14f 7 ISi *5 141*5 The seafaring community, are profession. having been enabled to fill their ships, in more indebted to Mr. Bowditch, probably of consequence the information obtained from than to other writer. His "Navigator" any columns "The but An,Friend," they should' the of now found on board nil American vessels, [is now aid in its support. All we ask is simply, «0ts 10IT 81 s 10 14is t* »6 14 15 and not a few vessels under the flags ofother that at the year's end, we may not fall in • nations. debt to our printer. This cannot certs inly j to each ship, 134-2 brl«. nil Average be viewed as unreasonable, having on board' Oahu Charity School.—Let all friends 147 " " whale, many thousand dollars' worth more of oil and number of whs to each ship, 9 of this Institution, in Honolulu, attend the bone than they would have had, if we had Upon the supposition that other ves«e|« meeting of tlto Trustees, to be held to-mornot taken special pains to solicit information have been equally successful, the following evening, row (Tuesday,) at Mr. Thompson's he a low estimatr. from Capt. Roys, of the Superior," re-'willTotal amount ofoil taken by fifty Room. A,report and business of Auction •pecting his successful cruise in the Arctic ships in Arctic Ocean, in IKIO, 07,100 importance will be presented. 450 Ocean, and which was published in "The Total number "f whales taken, Friend" of November, last year. There' June sth was Iho earliest that a whale was Mexican Claims.—The claims already preNo vrswas an eager demand for that paper, and]|taken, and August 30th, the latent. than the genial to the Commissioners exceed 810,800,000 Iscl as yet reported as going higher several masters hare already acknowledgedC|"Omega," and she was driven by the windsi and more are constantly coming. Congress votheir indebtedness. Now it is not for thou-jjinto 70 c 13. i ted |S,fJOO,OOO in liquidation of tbe whole. TH EFRIEND. Di- , : Imum Mari-nju T«n Junior M a r g r l Wa.lingt ail ne Mnrv Jeanrltc Tlg«rOmrga t l cka | I rm i ' 16.'0 l Oil NO 10 01.10 | :i I !i J'tnr i 16? Julv 1 ihlpa. • SOW 10 0 I'CO \m1 Wh. 1 >■ ; Ilcg'l. Jn * Jul* June Time I ! I nwhalerta'g.iTlmeor whale Jul* tali'g. " " ' ' ' �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. 61 [communicated.] a small grass plot, towards which we saw of refinement to their national character, A Sabbath at Guam—Cock-fighting—Sab-bath several parties of Spaniards as well as sea- which fifty yearsago would have been scoutat the Sandwich Islands. men, directing their steps, and we retraced ed at as ideal and absurd. How widely difMr. Editor: ours. There we found active preparations ferent is the other picture, a rigid, selfish Sir, —To while away a tedious hour, per- going on for a cock-fight, some four or five and ruinous policy is now withering and blastmit me to give you a brief sketch of i Sab- cocks being already there, a small cord be- ing the prosperity of the entire Ladrone bath passed at Guam; including n dinner at ing tied to the leg of each, and at the other group. No commercialmarine whatever. All that El Dorado for recruits, and the spon- end a small peg which was driven in the that we snw, being a few shapeless floating taneous luxuries of nature, believing that it ground, beside each cock stood its owner, masses designated with the name of canoes, will afford an ample theme for reflection.— descanting upon its merits, and waiting for which a Sandwich Island native would blush On Sunday, the '21st of January last, the bets, previous to heeling and matching them. to own. Trade, commerce, agriculture and starboard watch, of which your humble ser- Within a few yards of the last, another group the social comforts of life are in a rapid devant was a member, went on shore for three were seated gambling for money, at a game cline; and cock-fighting on the Sabbath apdays of liberty; start not gentle reader, at peculiarly their own, and they too, within pears to take the preference of every other the idea of our desecrating the Sabbath by one hundred yards of the church, and the pursuit. These are humiliating but stubborn going on shore on liberty, as I nm not aware sound of the little bell before the altar, which facts, and whether it be the difference in the of ever having fallen in with that individual, we distinctly heard. Nearly every indivi- creeds, or modes of instruction, by their spirwho had walked a plank for six months, who dual then, was laboring under a severe at- itual teachers, which has caused so astoundwould not embrace the first opportunity to tack of the influenza, which was raging fear- ing a contrast, it is not our province to say, extend his perambulations, provided he was fully and fatally upon the island; but neither believing that every individual of the large blessed with health and strength. The dis- death nor disease, prevented them from whaling fleet which was so unfortunate as to tance from the landing to the town, was about practising this cruel and brutal amusement as visit those islands last season, will come to a six miles. On our route thither, we met a it is termed. At 4 o'clock, the services ofright conclusion. number of the inhabitants, some on foot, the church were concluded, which was anYours respectfully, some astride a bullock, the males invariably nounced by the tinkling of the bell, when WHALEMAN'S FRIEND. armed with the long curved Spanish knife, they immediately uncovered and dropped on ? Ship Braganza, rather an unseemly sight for the day. Hav- their knees, remaining in that position until Honolulu, Harbor, Oct. 9, 1849. $ ing arrived at the town, we took a bee line the boxed priest and his retinue had passed, Donations. for our boarding house; each ship master the game cocks standing proudly erect, as For Chapel. For Friend having provided a house for his crew, at the':though conscious of their superiority to the Muter, officers and crew of $35,50 the Am. Ship E. Frith, rate of 75 cents per day, per man; (pretty degraded beings who knelt around them. 3,00 tall price and consequently expected tall The procession having turned an angle of Mr. Bonney, Metaeom, J. Maury, 3,00 Manchester, Mr. fare.) Our house having a stone front, andj the government mansion, they sprang from 1,00 1,00 Mr. Lcighton, Bragari7.a, being one of the better sort, we entered withl their knees, adjusted their hats, and proceed- Mr. Cross, 3,00 do 3,00 a smiling countenance, and a keen appetite,! 1,00 jed to cock-fighting, with as much nonchal- Mr. Brown, Electro, sufficiently whetted by our morning's walk.—| as a Broadway exquisite would sip his Proclamation or President Taylor.—The Friend! did you ever take a cold shower What a contrast was here exhibited, President of the United States hns issued a projulep. bath, in the month of December, for any when clamation recommending that the first Fridny in compared with the Sandwich Islands! August be observed by the people of the United chronic complaint? If you have, you can (the group we had just left,) what a melan- Stntes as a day of fasting, humiliation and praywe when experienced judge of the damper of the pestilence that is choly picture! I am neither sectarian in er to nvert the' ravages threntening to sweep throughout the land. we surveyed that table; a table, •which will now creed, nor enthasiast in religion,and although [Am. Paper. never be effaced from memory, whilst reason I have, no doubt, partaken largely, in comholds her sway. In the centre of the room The California Fleet.—The number of mon with my seafaring brethren, of preju- vessels which have sailed for California is 821, a few boards were placed across some upstill not I restrictions, am so dice against 106 viz: ships, 105 barks, 58 brigs, 46 schooners rights, resembling a mason's scaffoldings, 6 steamers. The list comprises vessels which shut the evinnd as to eyes against my bigotted, have sailed from London, Liverpool, Bordeaux, upon which were laid a dozen plates of a here own senses. The contrast dence of my Cowes and Antwerp, as well as from the United dingy hue, with here and there a knife and was too glaring, it would have been an utter States. —St. Louis Jour., June 26. and pattern, refork of every variety, size to have passed it by unnoticed. impossibility Extent or Knowledge in Ireland.—We sembling an importer's card ofcutlcry, whichj both cases we see In religion cherished and notice in some of our exchange paper*, the statesalt water to. had lain sufficiently long in 74 towns, each fostered by the strong arm of government, ment that in Ireland there are hundred inhabiwith a minimum of twenty-five give il a solid coat of rust. Then came the'but how The vastly different the results. tants, not one of which contains a bookseller f— dinner, a hog cut up in small pieces, almost, one an infant nation, springing with giant Scotland, with a third of the population, has bristles and all, and boiled in fresh wateri three times the number of booksellers; being in strides from the lowest depths of degradation the proportion of nine to one! More remarkawith a few potatoes, and a little salt sprinknnd heathenism, grasping the extended hand ble still, there are six counties which cannot boast led on each man's plate, comprised the sum civilization and Christianity, and appear- of even one bookseller or a single circulating liof brary; namely, Donegal, Kildare, Leitrim, total of that dinner. After having tantalized to an admiring world, a Queen's, Westmeath, ami Wicklow. Such a magic) if ing (as by nature, satisfied would be too cxpressivo a certainly needs a revolution; but new people, regenerated and disenthralled. state of things change would be for the betpolitical term, we strolled up towards the Government whether a what they profess, according to ter, is problematical, at least. practising *At the farther exHouse, and buildings. inculcated in them, particulartremity of this range, and n little in ndvance the principles the Loss oftheU.S.Steam Propeller Edith. to Sabbath. A liberal policy —Despatches in ly regard received by express from acting church, which serin located the of it, was in encouraging commerce and arts, has al- Lieut. James MrCormick, to Com. Ap. Catesby vice was performing, il being the Sabbath. Jones, report the lons sf the U. 6. steam Prothem the appearance of a thriv- peller Edith, nejr St. Louis Obispo—officersaud Between the government house and the cal- ready given and added a degree crew all saved. aboose, which stood directly opposite it, was ing, commercial mart, ance — �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 18, 1849 62 MEMOIR OF NATHANIEL BOWDITCH. copious abstractor the mathematical papers culations which were required in navigating contained in it. He was too poor to purchase the ocean. The consequence was, thatevery As this remarkable individual rose by the books of science, and, in consequence, re- one of n crew of twelve men, who sailed with that could read and write, force of his genius, the integrity of his char- -81. ~ed to this laborious method of procuring him to Batavia, acter, and his untiring industry, from a very ihem. Some clergymen, however, of liberal subsequently rose to the rank of captain or humble condition'in life to a conspicuous sta- educatiop, to whom he became known, al- chief mate of a ship. At Salem it was contion among the mathematicians and philoso- lowed him access to their libraries, and thus sidered as a high recommendation of a sailor, that he had sailed in the same ship with N. phers of bis day, and left behind him some assisted his early studies. Among the objects which at an early per- Bowditch, and this circumstance was often valuable testimonials of his talents and industry, it is apprehended that a brief memoir iod engaged his attention, astronomy was un- sufficient to procure for him an officer's birth. of his life, will be interesting to the readers questionably one, for at the age of fifteen, he In illustration of this statement, we arc incompleted an almanac for the year 1790, con- formed that on his second vojage, the first of the Review. The following is compiled from the 35th taining the calculation of eclipses and other .-nut second mates had been sudors in the volume of Silliinan's Journal ofScience and usual phenomena. His indefatigable indus- same ship on the previous voyage. This attry in literary pursuits, is illustrated by a fact tention to the instruction of the crew was Art. Nathaniel Bowditch was a native of Salem. related upon his own authority; that, when doubly advantageous. It not only paved the Massachusetts, where he was born in the quite young, he read the whole of Chambers' way to more lucrative stations, but it furnemployment for those portions spring of 1773. His parents were in very Cyclopedia, in two large folio volumes, with- ished salutary of time which sailors too often spend in corlimited circumstances ; his father, during out the omission of a single article. In the beginning of 1795, when in his rupting each other. Instead of passing their part ofhis life, wus a shipmaster, and subseand demoralizing quently carried on the trade of a cooper, by twenty-second year, ho commenced a sea- leisure minutes in idle which he procured a precarious subsistance faring life, and performed several voyages, communications, they were found to be disfor his family. His mother appears to have first in the capacity of clerk, and afterwards cussing questions respecting tangents and been a pious, though uneducated woman; as supercargo. On the second voyage, the secants, altitudes, dip and refraction. and if she did not store the minds of her chil- captain and supercargo dined one day at the An acquaintance of Bowditch informs us, dren with knowledge, she was careful to house of the American consul at Madeira.— that in 1790, a foreigner was in Boston who guard them against the encroachment of evil The wife of the consul having heard that called himself a professor of mathematics, and her maternal tenderness and pious ex- young: Bowditch was a great calculator, ob- who boasted much of his knowledge in those ample made a permanent impression on the served to him, while nt table, that she had a sciences, and asserted that he had found noquestion, which she would like to have an- body in this country who knew anything on mind of this son. The period of his childhood was that ofthe swered. She then stated that she had re- the subject. He had a question, he remarkrevolutionary war, when the opportunities ol ceived some years before, a legacy in Ire- ed, which he had proposed to several of those literary instruction, even among the wealthy, land. The money was there invested, and who were reputed the most knowing, but they were very limited. From the straitened cir- after remaining some time at interest, the could not solve it. This problem being handcumstances of the family, the education of amount was remitted to England, where it ed in the evening to Bowditch, he returned young Bowditch was confined to the schoolsof remained, still further accumulating, and re- the answer next morning, and subjoined a his native town, which were inadequate to cently the whole had been remitted to her.— question which had once puzzled him. But furnish anything beyond the simple elements The original legacy, the times of transfer, nothing further was heard from the profesof instruction. But he possessed a vigour of &c, of course were stated as she proceeded; sor. He did not manifest any inclination to intellect, and a determination of purpose and she desired to know what amount ought prosecute further this war of problems with which eventually enabled him to overcome to be received at Inst. N. Bowditch observ- the young American. the difficulties of his situation, and attain a ed it was a little difficult, on account of the At the lime when the subject of this merank among men of science, of which, in the difference of currency and number of remit- moir commenced his seafaring life, the book early period ofhis course he probably never tances; but after übout two minutes reflec- on navigation which was mostly used by praction he answered, ''the sum you ought to re- tical mariners was John Hamilton Moore's dreamed. The advantages of the schools, such as ceive is £343 15*. 6|d." She then inquired treatise; a woik of but little science, and they were, ho was obliged to forego, at the of the head clerk of the house, who had pre- abounding with errors in the tabular pints. age often years, and assist in the labors of viously made the'calculation on paper, w lie- These errors he undcitook to examine, and his father's shop, for the support of the fam- ther this result was correct; and he, taking actually corrected eight thousand in the nauily. From this he was soon transferred as his calculation out ofhis pocket, answered, tical tables. But the obvious impel fectiou of an apprentice to a ship-chandler, and subse- "he bus got it exactly; and I venture to sny the work, und the limited portion of science quently became a clerk in a large establish- there is not another man on the island that which it contained, necessarily turned hi* ment of the same kind. During thisappren- can do it in two hours." [thoughts to the production of an original ticeship, lie manifested a strong inclination A curious instnnce of his devotion to scien- treatise. The result was The New Practifor mathematical learning; employing nil the tific pursuits, somewhat similar to the case of cal Navigator, the first edition of which was time he could snatch from the counter, in his Archimedes, is related us occurrying on his issued in the year 1800, when he was but favourite studies. A circumstance, which, third voyage in 1/98. The relations of the twenty-seven years of age. with a boy of ordinary intellect, would, no French and American governments were Though this was the production of an early doubt, have passed away and been forgotten, then of an anomalous character. The na- age, the author of which had his livelihood as appears to havo roused his latent propensity tions a ore not avowedly at war, yet on the well as his scientific knowledge to acquire by to mathematical pursuits. When about four- ocean a state of hostility actually existed.— his own unassisted industry, the Practical teen years of age, an elder brother, who fol- The vessel in which Bbwditch sailed was Navigator is unquestionably much superior lowed the sea, and was attending an evening strongly nrmed; and being chased by u to any woik on the subject which has ever school for the purpose of learning navigation, French privateer, prepared for rcsistnncc.— appeared. informed him that the master had a new The post assigned to him was the cabin, from In succeeding editions, care was taken to manner of working questions; for instead nf which ho was expected to hand up the pow- introduce such improvements as were made numerical figures he employed letters of the der as it should be needed on deck. In the in nautical science; it is therefore probable, alphabet. This excited the curiosity which' midst ol'lheir preparation, the captain, look- the work will retain its place in the school of the brother was not able to satisfy; but in- ing into the cabin, saw with surprise that his navigation, for many future yenrs. formed him the master had a book which told supercargo was quietly sealed at the table, Nathaniel Bowditch, in common with most all about it. This remnrkable book was bor-! 'busily employed, as usual, with his slate and others who have risen to eminence in science rowed, and proved to be a treatise on alge-''pencil. The privateer, however, changing or literature, was*m nothing more remarkabra; the first the youthful aspirant had its course, left the mathematician to finish his ble than his industry. During the time, in seen. He studied it assiduously, made him- problem nt leisure. his eastern voyages, when the ship was lazily self master of the contents, and copied it out The suavity of his manners appears little making its way on the ocean, he was usually from beginning to end. Subsequently, he less conspicuous than his ardour in the pur- engaged in the studies from early in the got possession of a volume of the transactions' suit of knowledge ; and he made a practice morning till nine at night; with the exception ofthe Royal Society, from which he made a! of teaching the sailors how to make the cal- of the times of taking his meals, making the ever' 1 �. THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849 63 needful observations for computing the ship's■ individuals; and upwards of five millions off obligations, which tic was anxious to avoid. to fe- .He revolted at the idea of being patronized place, and walking the deck for indispensa- -dollars, nine-tenths of ble exercise. But amidst this pedestrian ex- ■ males and orphans, were thus received and|in the printing of this expensive production, ercise, he was frequently observed to be'invested. In this manner the Institution be- by men who were totally incapable of underdeeply immersed in thought, when it was-1 came, in fact, n savings bank, on an extend- standing any part of it, and therefore chose well understood that he was not to be inter- ed scale, and of incalculable advantage. Weito wait until he could afford to publish it on rupted, ns he was supposed to be solving; nre told that the Actuary was never willing i his own responsibility. A more correct view some difficult problem. And when he wasMo make these investments, until he was sat- .of the cnse would perhnps have been, that observed to dait suddenly into the cabin, the'■ isfied that the owner concerned, was fully some men who had neither the talents, the conclusion was, that he had caught the idea npprised of the nature and condition of the|.taste, nor the industry to study and underinvestment, and it is noted as nn evidence stand such a production, might still have the which was the object of his pursuit. His studies, while on the ocean, were not of the skill and care with which the concerns 'good sense and good disposition to do what exclusively mathematical, for he is said to 1 of this company were managed, that although they could towards enabling others to possess have acquired a knowledge of the Frenchi this was the largest monied Institution in 'such a valuable work. The man who, though and Spanish languages, by the use of hisi New England, with a cnpital equal to ten ignorant of science himself, has the generosbooks, without the aid of a living instructor. common banks, and with loans out amounting.ity to encourage it in others, and to furnish On one occasion, the vessel was obliged to to six millions of dollars; yet during the un-jthe pecuniary means of its promotion, disput into the Isle of France to refit, when it exampled commercial embarrassments, and plays a liberality of sentiment which ought to was found that Bowditch was the only person financial difficulties, which marked the lnter|.'command our respect. An individual who on board who had any knowledge of the years of N. Bowditch's administration, the,'has been endowed with the capacity ofenlargFrench language. I lis acquaintance with losses sustained did not exceed those exper-|ing tho boundaries ot science, and has spent years of unceasing toil in its cultivation, may the pronounciation must have been very de- ■ ienced by some of the smaller banks. leave to others less liberally gifted, .safely and of hold-, year fective, as he had studied without a precep1815, the course while In tor; but his knowledge oflhe language, suchi ing the office of President to the Essex Fire the burden of bringing his labors before the as it was, proved of essential service to the; and Marine Insurance Company, nt Salem, public. The world is certainly more indebtinterests of the owners, as well as to the crew1 he commenced the laborious task of transla-iJed to tho author of a valuable book, even ofthe vessel. ling from the French of La Place, his cele- .'though he may be poor to pay for its publicaAt the ago of seventeen, he had under- brated work, the Mecnnique Celeste. Thetion, than to the man who contributes a small taken the study of Latin, and in this he ap- ■ object of the French astronomer was to de- portion of his property to pay the expense of pears to have combined the study ofmathe- duce from the law of universal gravitation, printing it. matics with the acquisition of that language, established by Newton, nnd the principles of At length, in the year 1829, the first volfor the first Latin book that he undertook to motion, by strictly mathematical investiga- ume was published, and called forth u high read, was Euclid's Elements of Geometry.— tion, a complete theory of the figures, the i encomium from the London Quarterly ReA copy of Newton's Principia being lent to action and motions, of the celestial bodies. view. In that work it is said: "To the stuhim, with liberty to keep it till called for, he The subject itself is one of great difficulty, dents of celestial mechanism, such a work is also said to have read and translated it.* and the instruments of investigation, the must be invaluable, and we sincerely hope The fifth and last voyage of N. Bowditch, highest refinements of mathematical science; that the success of this volume will be such was performed chiefly in the year 1803, hav- ■ but the difficulty of following the author wasias to induce the speedy appearance of the ing sailed for Sumatra in the autumn of the1greatly increased, by his frequent omission sequel. Should this unfortunately not be the precccding year. On his return from this1of the process by which the conclusions were case, we shall deeply lament that the liberal voyage, he was appointed President of the! connected with the premises. La Place does offer of the American Academy of Arts and KsscxFire and Marine Insurance Company, not appear to have considered that his work Sciences, to print the whole at their expense, in Salem, the duties of which lie continued would probably be read by many who were was not accepted. Be that as it may, it is to discharge till the year 1823. During this1not as familiar with the profundities ofmathe- impossible to regard the appearance of such interval, he was several times invited to ac- matics as he was. Bowditch used to say, a work, even in its incomplete state, as othercept of appointments of greater emolument " I never come across one of La Place's wise than highly creditable to American sciin Literary Institutions in different parts of Thus it plainly appears, without feeling sure ence, and as a harbinger of future achievethis country; but these offers could not in- that I have hours of hard study before me to ments in the loftiest fields of intellectual duce him to abandon his native state. fill up the chasm, nnd find out and show how prowess." The second and third volumes In 1823, lie published a chart of the har- it plainly appears." The design of the trans- appeared in 1832 and 1831, each of the three bors of Salem, Beverly, Marblebxad and lator, was not simply to furnish a version of containing about a thousand quarto pages.— Manchester, the survey of which had occu- the original in our language, but to supply The fourth and last volume was nearly compied him during the summers of the three the commentaries which appeared necessary pleted at the time of his decease, and some preceding years. So minutely accurate was to bring it within the comprehension of less of the last reading he did, was a proof sheet this chart, that the old pilots said he bad;Ipenetrnting intellects. To accomplish this of this concluding volume. The cost of pubfound out all their professional secrets, and object, the commentary was more extended lishing this work is stated at upwards of ten thousand dollars, which must have been a had put on paper, points and bearings which than the original. they thought were known only to themselves. Though the translation, as already men- heavy draft upon the property of a man who On the establishment of the Massachusetts tioned, was begun in 1815, nnd it is said to was not rich. Life Insuruuce Company in 1823, he was el- hove been finished in about two years, no N. Bowditch died in the spring of 1838, a few days prior to the completion of his sixtyected to the office of Actuary, being consi- part of it was published until several years fifth year. It is probable that the subject of dered the person best qualified for that high- after his removal taskßoston; during which this memoir will be known to posterity, chiefly ly responsible station, from his habits of actime it is probable considerable revis- as the author of the Practical Navigator, and calculation, and his inflexible integri- ions and curate were improvements applied to the the commentator of La Place's Celestial ty. On accepting the office, he removed to annotations. Mechanics, yet these are not the only meBoston, where he spent the remaining fifteen The manner in which this work was pub- morials of his talents and industry which he years of his life. The duties ofhis new station were performed with fidelity and skill, lished, manifested a spirit of independence has left behind him. He contributed a numand to the entire satisfaction of the Com- which the nature of the case does not seem ber ofarticles to the Memoir of the Ameripany. The original capital was five hundred to have justified. He was frequently solici- can Academy of Arts and Science*, as well ted by his wealthy friends, nnd by men of as to other periodicals of the day. thousand dollars, but at bis suggestion, thei eminence in science, and formally requested Review, Philadelphia. for and obtained to applied liberty Company bold in tiust, and loan o|jjJ, the property ofp by the American Academy ofArts and Sciences to permit them to print it at their cxA profane coachman, pointing to one of pense. But he was well aware that the de(trout probably profound This which was the most work, i • to a pious mathematical treatise tlmt ever appeared prior to the Me- ■ mand for such a work was not likely to re- the horses he was driving, said canique Celeste of La l'iace, wan originally written In Latin, "That horse, sir, knows when I traveller, numerate the and he therefore apthan publisher, forty yearsbebut it was translated into Knglish, more fore N. Bowditch was born. If lie actually translated it, lie[prehended that its publication at tho expense swear at him." "Yes," replied the travelprobably did soto improve blmaelf iv the science, and in the of others, would bring him under pecuniary ler, "ond so does One above." Latin language i 1 : i .. . . * ' i , : '' �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. 64 ISO bis sp, 80 bis wh, 1 wh this season, July 17, ship Csmbris N J B 6 whs this season, 18, l'acahontas, Tisbury. ft whs this Mr. Damon, | hy On. the Rev. Samuel C. season, 21, Dartmouth, N 11 6 wh this season,2l. l'heiiix, .N B 4. Honolulu, In 18 wh. ISOO bis, 22, Liverpool, 8 wh. this season, 25, St l,ra Vt illlam Taylor, is Mr.. Msriha Ann Lee. MARRIED. . N B 14 whs 2800 bis. 26. Jefferson, 8 H. 8300, 2S, Herald, N II 6 wis 900 lbs, 27, Liverpool, West. N 1117 months out 23U0. Msv 16, Nsvy N B 12 months out 1100, 18, Margaret Scott, N whs this season. 12, Wm Thompson, N B, 3400 barrels. Under distressing circumstances, drowned, on Ihe tta July B, 1 InIt the daughter eldest of Ann, Japan sea, by the Rosaline, ('apt. Mosher—Apr 22, on Islard of Julia Ihe Kaunl, Ihe last, Jules Uudnil. Esq., formerly Consul of France for ihe Ha- Panama. Sag Harbor, 6 whales; 80, 11 v Thompson, Nil general cresied relaelsncholy May I-lsnds The scitdrnl whale; 6, Good Return, N 11. none; 20, Triton, N 8,460 wait*" gret in this community. It was not noticed before, on sc wh; 23, l'ioncer, N 11. 1 whl; 28, ll'y Kneeland, N B, none; of Dudoll'sabsence. South counl M. !27, Boston, Fairhaven, 260 wh, 28, I'huMiix, N 11, 9 Died, In Honolulu, Oct. 13, Capt. I. Hart, carpenMr, long a whls; 29, Ann, S II 1 whl; June 1, Midas, N 11.3 whls; 8, Just Rece «•<! and for Sale j Nile, N B, 6 whls; 11, Liverpool, West, M 11, 8 whls; 22. l.iv resident on the islands. On board ship Tiger, Nov. 5, 1848, Josephus, n»tiv* of,erpool, Tripp, N B, 6 whls, July 1, Alpha,Nantucket, 4 whs; AT THE CHAPLAIN'S STUDY, a new and Sept 26, Ockmulgee, Tisbury, 3200 bbls, ii,, Bliei ing's Straits. the Sandwich Islands bcuutiful assortment of BIBLES in the English LanDrowned si Guam, March 12, 1849, Mark Nickolson, of Deptford,belonging lo ihe bark Envoy, Usui. Walker, of New Tlicy urc bound in various styles, and can be guage. PORT OF LAHAINA. Bedford. Aged 1» year.. had at prices varying from 37 1-2 cents, to $7,00 per On board ship Alpha, of Nantucket, 29th Aug., Mr. Reubln copy. O. Coleman, Ist officer. It was supposed that he died of yelArrived. low fever. Mr. C. was s native of Nantucket. ft?" Seamen, and others, arc informed that at the Sept whaleship of Green13—Am New Wood, Devoll, E. Bragan7a, Bedford, snmc place Died on board same ship, I7lh Sept., P. may be found Bibles primed in Ihe follow36 mos out, 200 ap, 3800 wh, 4,5000 lbs bone. wich, R. 1., alao, Abell B piier, nfConn., on Ihe 23d Sept. German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Lost overhuard sud drowned, in the early part ol August, 16—Massachusetts,Nickerson, Nantucket, 10mos out,none. ing languages: 22—Mary Stuart, Tucker, N V, merch brig. French, Spanish and Portuguese. Mr. Sister, 2nd officer, and Mr B.nks. hostsleerer of the Awugale 13 mos 29—Catharine, London, of Green, New out, 90 5p,2000 N. H —Portuguese seamen are especially notified, •honks of Falmouth. The vessel al ihe lime, being in s wind, having jusl entered the Arctic Ocean. The Is tier per- wh, 20,000 lbs bone. can obtain copies of the Holy Scriptures in aon unfurtiinalely fell overboard, in the anxiety lo save ihe for- Bengal, Hempstead, N L, 28 mos out, 26 sp, 2275 wh, 22,000 that they Ithe old and new Testaments. mer, who was precipitated into Ihe sea, by Ihe bow boat giv- lbs bone. sp, 16 mos 60 2040 Harbor, Washington, Drake, Sag whether they out, ing away. #*# It is left voluntary with senincn Died at aea, Sept. 21, on b lard the Elizabeth Frith, Cap! wh, 26,000 lbs. bone. gift, or pay the whole French whalcshigLo Tour dv I'iln, Smith, Havre, 25 mos 'receive a copy of the Bible us n Fhllander Winters, aged 31, lule master of Ihe Richmond or a received from part of its value Money the sale Afler the loss of his ship, Capt W. lookpassage wllh his bro- oul, 3900 wh, 4400Dlbs bone ther who commands the Elizabeth Frith, bound to Ihe islands Oct I—Am wh ship Sarah, I'arrington,Mattapoisett, 13 ins of Bibles is appropriated to the purchase of new suplie waa a great sufferer during ihe ia.l four days of bis life, out, 1700 wh. 18000 lbs bone. tf plies, Metacom, Shockley, N B, 14 mos out, 200 ap, 1900 wh,20.00 being deranged.and for ihe last sixty hours, unsblc to spesk. Ii Is supposed Hint his death was in pan occasioned by the anx- > lbs bone. Hall. The Friend, sent Abroad. B, piece Majestic, look on mos 40 1350 17000 lbs wh, N 11 out, sp, iety consequent upon llle loss of his ship, which one. the 2nd of August, previously.—(Com. Any by paying the annual subscription price person, Coleman, Nantucket, September sp. John mos Honolulu, 29, 0ut,200 14 Henry, Died st U. S. Nsval hospital, I'anains, lislleck, S 11,24 mos out, 45 sp, 3750 wh, 30000lbs of the Friend, ($1.50) in advance, can have the paper Fierce, seaman, belonging lo 11. S. 8 Preble. He waa a naopportunity, to any port in the resided Deacon Peels. bone. the earliest Sheffield, sent, L. by Muss, where he with tive of Drowned, 11 August. In the Ocholak Sen, Mr. Paul Ashley, Ockmnlgee. Msntir, Ti»bury,2s mos out, 15 sp, 8100 wh, Pacific, or to any part of the U. States or England. unfurluuately was COOOO lbs bone. 2nd officer of Ihe William Hamilton. He B.—By paying the additional sum of 50 cents, Bk Awsauonks,Smith, Falmouth, ir,mos out, 600 wh, 600C N. taken out of Ihe boat by the linegelllns foul. paper will be sent for one year to the U. States, vis At *ea on hoard the Rosalie, September 2,1849, JohnMar. lbs bone. Gibbs, Warcham, 22 mos out, 260 sp, 2750 California and Panama Postage on papers to private tin; September 8, John Brown; September 11, Bill Mitchell;; Geo Washington, wh, 29000 ILs bone, September 29, William Maul,natives of these islands must be pre-paid. The Friend, being a monthLost overboard from Ship Adeline, of New Bedford, oni Bk Eugene, Brown, Stouington, 26 mos out, 100 sp, 2400 w, ly sheet, and containing a full report of Marine Intellithe 18th January 1849, Hiram Fisher, seaman, from Edgar- 22000 lbs bone gence, will be found a useful and cheap method of town, Marthas Vineyard, aged 17 1-2 years. DIED. , , * , . . • J Jthe [persons communication with the mercantile community in EuInformation Wanted. tf rope and the United States. Taunton, Oct. 11, 1848. Dear Sir—l write at the suggestion of Mr. Joscphus Information Wanted, Skinner, of Norton, respecting his son. who sailed from Respecting Eugkne Lewis, a native of the state of PORT OF HONOLULU. Bristol, R. I, on a whaling voyage, in the capacity of New Jersey, U S. A. If alive he is now 40 years of carpenter, on board the ship Chariot, of Bristol, some- age. A report has reached his father, residing in MorShipping in Port, Oct. 13, 1840. time in 1844. From the best accounts that we can get ristown, N. J., that Eugene may be still alive and reH. Mary Ailellue. Williams McLellan, at 11. A ahlp mer Am he left that ship in April, 1845, and when last heard siding in some part of the Pacific. Any information Co. consignees—for Manila. Am mer bark Mary, llailey, 8 II Williams A Co; for Boston from was at some of the Sandwich Islands. We want will be thankfully received, if made to the Editor of Peruvian brig Pncifico, for aale. to learn something of his whereabouts, if he is living, the Friend, and communicated to an anxions parent. Br bark Maxim, Lindsay, P R Vlda, for Valparalao. and if not, where and at what time he died. He was Am ahlp Taar, U'lraley, is II W & Co; for lions Rons. subject fits. Connecticut, Fenhallow. for California. to Vlda, F R bk School Books. Am Am wh ahip Triton, Hpeucer P H Vlda; forU Stalaa. Will you write what information you may have or Teachers nnd others can he supplied with a few do school Win Rotch, Kemplon, Mnkre, Authcn A Co. can get concerning him (lib name is Joscphus A. SkinBragania, Derail, Makee. Anthon A Co do books at the Chaplain's study. The assortment —whether ever knew or heard of such a ner) you perfor s*r|>Romulus, Bogue; Btalee. V Am wh comprisesPrimary Geographies, Arithmetics, GramFrancis' o. son, or not—anil if lie is there, to nsc your influence Am aloop of war Preble, Com Glynn; for Heading Books, Webster's Dictionaries, &c. Am mcrch ship Hcbcr, Patterson, Makee Authou & Co;ito have him return. By doing so, you will serve the mars, for lions; Kong an humanity cause of and relieve unxious family.— do Am wh ship Abram Barker, Barker, The Friend, Bound. Direct to Joscphus Skinner, Norton, Mass. Bark Monmouth. Ilalaey, F RVlda. Bound volumes of the Friend, for one.ormorcyears, Respectfully, your friend, Ship India Miller, Makee Anthon «. Co. Ship Eleotrs, Brown, F R Vlda. C. A HOCK can be oSSiincd at Bsv. T. Coan.s, Hilo; Rev. T E. Ship Marengo, lie vol, M A A Co. Taylor's, Lnliaitia; und the Chaplain's study, HonoRev. S C.Damon, Sandwich Islands. Ship Isaac Hicks, Kice, 8 Reynolds Editor cannot, at present, furnish the de- lulu, tf Ship Rosalie, Mosliier, M A A Co. Whip Julian. Tsber, A B Howe. aired information. Any information respecting the Ship Two BrotlKTS, Jonney, M A A Co. person referred to, will lie duly communicated if made Notice to Masters oi WJ uleships. Ship Pocabonlaa. Cottle. tf to the Seamen's Chaplain, Honolulu. M A aY Co Ship Copia, Taber, Your ships will tie reported correctly in the It?" do Ship Jeannette, West, Friend and Polynesian, if, on jour arrival, a report is Bark E izabeth Frith, Winters, M A as Co IstMstM Captain. French ship AJa-x, Le Tcllier, left at the Polynesian OfKce. ' Unless arc willing Have recently been received by the Chaplain for to take this trouble, theEditors ot theseyou Am ship Margaret, Falea, M A ft Co papers are sub do DaSbip James Murray, Wheldon, W. S Collins, schr. Indiana, Capt. Crosby; Mr. jetted to great inconvenience, and are oftentimes unaShip Adeline, Journeean, do vid Hillson, formerly painter in Honolulu, but who ble to make any report. llardey, Captain. tf French ship Gustavc.Shookley, left on board a vessel bound to Callao; Capt. R. AlM A fc Co Am ship Metscomb, Ship Menkar, Norton, do len, ship Condor; Mr. Israel Horselcy, Condor; Mr Spelling Books. Danish schooner Johanna and Olufla, Egers. James I'eter Ludlow. Margaret; Mr. Sturt, formerly Noah Webster's, and the Asa ship Montreal. Chad v.ick, Williams A Co; for U 8 Union Spelling Books for to lie in Cnli- sale cooper in Honolulu, but Chaplain's Hamburg brig, CeciliaLouisa. Hansen. at Study. tf fornia; Mr. Samuel Rawsonywatch-rnnkcr, now at Ihe Leathart, Captain. Br brig Fanny, Am Ship Moctexuma, Tower, Makee Anthon k Co Religious Books. mines; Mr. Jacob P. M. Mead, ship Dromo; and Mr. Ship Washington, Pratt, do Jeremiah Varncy, Honolulu. E7" The Seamen's Chaplain has just received an Arrived. excellentassortment of Books published by the Aincr Wanted. Information icon Tract Society, including nearly all of their standOat s—Am whaleslilp Catharine, Green, NL, 2100 wh. f| lag brig Anonyme, Brainier, fm San Francisco, Whcntlic"HuntBvillc,"of Cold Spring, left the U. ard publications. These books arc beautifully bound, no F whalaship Omega, Moray, report. 11. S—Ass S., in the fall of 1847,her shipping articles contained and will be sold at an advance on the New York price* Alpha, Folger.Nant. 1400 wh. do do the name of "John Stuart." It is supposed this name only sufficient to cover the expenses. do do Erie. Norton, FII 115 sp 3300 wh. d* do was assumed for that of "Thomas Shbphbrd." Said Tiger, Brewster, 1800 wh, the collection will be found some new and Win Hamilton, Shookley, NB. 4000. do do John Stuart left the Huntsville at Ilobart Town, New instructive books for children. tf Lagoda Finch, NB. 3200 wh. do do fall under his eye, South Wales. Should this notice do Illinois, J agger, Sll 2700 wh. do of the Hawaiian Islands t History to with Mr. earnestly requested he ia communicate Bremen brig Johanna Cscaar. Kberiield, fin Sao Francisco. Embracing their "Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, John Bhepherd, of Patterson, N. J. Should John StuS—Bag Cutter ThoaNUen. fin Tahiti. 11—Span brig ClavUeno, St Juan, fm Hong Kong. art, alias Thomas Shepherd, visit Honolulu, let him Discovery by Europeans in the 16th century, rc-diseo 12 -Haw soar Starling, fm Jian Francisco very by Cook, with their civil, Religious and Politico. tf not fail to call at the Chaplain's study. Spokes. History from the earliest traditionary period to the Sea. Adeline, 22, India, In Jspsn N May ship By ship present time. By JAMES JACKSON JARVES.— Hymn Books. season, June 6, bark II editors'. 10months out, 2 whales thisJune Study. Price. "nssani. fllinlnn. 6 whs this season, ship 10, ship Illinois, At Chaplain's study, large *nd small edition of Third edition. For sale at Chaplain's r Wm Hamilton, Sag Harbor. » whs that soason, July s, $1,00. ,f Book* tf Hymn Seamen* bark Brsmm, N B Julys, this Bedford, season, Hew 17 whi MARINE JOURNAL. _ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.10.15 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.10.15 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/1db75b25d1ceb4eee7108bcc1832e6cc.pdf 8b5f3e8b110506924bbe23d90dfdcc28 PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. HONOLULU, OCTOBER 1, 1849. Vol. 7. 49 No. 7. tides is tedious. To beguile the hours slowly passing, we were favored with some visitors from the shore. In a large Chinook canoe, containing fifteen Indians, came two Catholic W> 61 They were miserably defeated by the Dale's gallantorew, priests. They were very glad to learn the 61 We drove them from their quartern although we were but Fort Vancouver, Calsaa Plain*, most prominent items of European nnd Amer62 Japan, Editorial, few; 68 We raised our banner on the fort, a standard for thebrave, ican news. I informed them that Louis NaAccount ofGuam, Earthquake, 64 In spite ofall our enemies the Mba Mitchell, stars and stripes did wave. |m.lran had been elected President of France. 64 Curious Phenomena, This event seemed both to surprise and re65 Our ship Vept op a i terdy Are at the enemy in town, Deaths nnd Obituaries, 66 else they kept The where were shot or Richmond, buildings ofthc concealed them. One especially, who clapped his joice Wreck M cut down ; Ship News, &c, hands expressive of joy! I also announced The light commenced at 10 o'clock and lasted until three, We whipped them four to one my boys and gained the the Pope's flight, but this item of news apvictory. parently called up another class ofemotions. We Willed 'wehty-flve of them, and wounded forty more. I may have been mistaken, but 1 thought our For the Friend. The Me\ ienns were horror struck to hear our cannon roar ; visitors heard this intelligence with an air of To sec the bravery of onr men did make their courage fail, BATTLE OF GUAYMAS. crew the It certainly would not have sloop-of-war They forget never the of Dale. incredulity. will 8. "Dale." By W. H. Campbell, a Marine, II 8 U 8 8 D»tr. 1 lend an ear if strange you been they had supposed their hereAmericans, I would have Honolulu, Jan. 1349.I Come all you bold Concerning a small victory, whicli now yaTre goiug to hear, dealt in the marvellous!— newsmonger lical In the year of 47, I suppose you all do know, their success in I respecting with Mexico. made enquiries were at war The United States of America the Indians. They replied that teaching We had as brave a ahip'e company as ever trim'd a sail were rather gallant little Dale: their thick headed!— neophytes sloopor-war, American the an to Lower On board A Trip from the Sandwich Islands Oregon and Upper California. We were brave Yankee tars of war that never knew a fear. After our visitors had viewed the ship, I for to hear. To have a fight with our proud foeit was pleasure saw them over the side and push off for the Leaves selected from "Our Log Book." lay, we In Guaymas of did the month November In shore. Although I could not sympathize For to blockade the harbor, and keep all ihlpa away; IV—ASCENT OF THE COLUMBIA. with the doctrinal opinions of these missionWe soon did stop their trade and took possession of theport. their head bear stern,to upon ship, and moored our both We Soon after our vessel camu to anchor off aries, yet I could not but admire that spirit fort. Astoria, the "J. W. Carter," Capt. Hoyt, of self-denial which they manifested in lahis One day our captain came on deck—to officers did say, arrived from Portland on the Willamette,hav- boring among the Clatsop Indians, or going A, Call Company B to quartcra-also Company well ac- iftkey should be ordered by their superior, to Have their muskets all well loaded,see everything doneright, ing on board n pilot, Mr. Lottie, This day we will march into the town the enemy to fight ofthc spend their lives ninon;? the tribes of Aftica, with the Columbia. quainted navigation and New Holland. Would that all for Asia, box with rounds omore. secured cartridge up his 40 service? were immediately Hi* Each man tilled the before we the shore. fully bent to take town left We were the Massachusetts, as otherwise we might Protestant clergy rendered us willing obeWe only landed half our men, we numbered seventy three. company. us Ith ns to bear have heen detained for many days. About dience to the Great and last command of One field piece we took w ihree o'clock, r. m., May 10th, we left As- the Saviour. We straightway marched Into the town, oar banner we did The tide rose and fell, but still the Massatoria, proceeding up the river. One hour afThe Mexicans didlire upon us as we werepassing by ; chusetts remained quiet in her bed of sand. terwards the Massachussett3 was fn-1 upon The first round that they gave ns our Captsin he did fall, Friday, we there remained, and we a sand spit offTonzue point. Ii a not an All day, He was severely wounded by a coppermusket ball. serious fears, that perhaps to entertain began uncommon nccurrnnce for vessel* to get Bat then the fight began at once, without the least delay, a and still Ihe vessel conpass away; them blared month might We took possession of their fort, and at aground nt this place, indeed, the very first The Mexicans di: keep concealed, like foxes they were shy, vessel that ever attempted to ascend theriver tinue in the same spot. Every effort was From every i.oor and window theirmusket balls did fly. aler its dis-ovcry by Captain f>ray, got made to get her off. Leaving Captain, We fired them gia_* and canuiater with oar field piece from n»rounil at this rery place. I refer to the Pilot, and hands to work tho ship, I must the fort, Chiithnin, commanded by Lieut. Broughton. not fail to observe our Indian guests, who The Mexicans beganto run, they did not like the sport j Theyran out of the builcings into the open street. \t this point, he left his vessel and proceed- have come alongside to sell a large sturgeon, Oar marine guard beaded them in front and cut off their ed to explore the river in "the cutter and and look at the strange craft. One Indian retreat. liiuiK-h with n week's provisions." The made his appearance on the quarter deck, They commenced again to fir* at us—they spent their shot in "Columbia" did not advance higher up the wearing a blue coat withU. S. NavyjbMtees, vain— We fired a volley into them which drove them hack again ; river than this place, nnd to commemorate and a British glazed chnpeau. J uniform The Mexicans were much confusedand retreated back wit) the discovery of Capt. Gray, the Bay lying ed a truly ludicrous appearance.'! fright. a corner to the right. Company A opened upon them from upon the North shore of tho river, was cal- indicated that he went for a joint occupancy lew roanda back no one did the; again a bat They returned led dray's B.ii». Soon after the Mnssachus- of Oregon by England and theUnited States! kill, Company A still biased away with the Held piece on the hill: sotts struck, the tide fell and the pilot re- Alongside appeared a canoe containing an The Mexican* new gave np-tbeir bugle sounds retreat. ported that it would he vain to endeavor to get Indian mother and pappnoee; I made signs They retreated to the moautaiue when then found that the her off until next high tide. Te wait for Contents OK THE FRIEND, OCT. 1,1848. Poeett—Battle or Gua) mas, Ascent ofColumbia Itiver, Geographical outline of Oregon, Lower Oregon, l'opulltion, Our force contained by seventjr-three that fDaglit upon the shore, were four hundred men or more; rage 49 The Mexicans in number engaged, our flag did boldly fly, 49 About two hours we were We let them know that Yankee tars will fight until they die. Poet's Corner. THE FRIEND. , �r 50 | THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. a la Chinook. At first she understood me as be effaced. Easily can their towering sum- V. —GEOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE OF desirous of taking the child on board. To mits, capped with eternal snows, be called OREGON. Having ascended tho Columbia lo the this proposition she did not Seem inclined up in imagination before the mind. to assent, eat npon further explanation, I This morning Sabbath, May 13th, Ihe ves- highest point which I expected to advance, saw the little fellow bound hand ami foot with sel came to anchor off Fort Vancouver, and ■ud expecting to spend some weeks in travthongs, while Ilia head was rendered im- nlthough it wns not convenient to have pub- elling among the settlements along the banks moveable by a head-board. When all was lic service on ship-board amidst the necessa- of the Willamette, I endeavored to inform dene, the child was slowed carefully away ry confusion attending the ship's duties, yet myself with reference to the general outlines ia the head of Ihe canoe! Nolh withstanding it was pleasant when we arrived off the pier, nf the Territory of Oregon, so :hnt I might understand the relation of Ihnt part which I the Indians did what they could for our amuse- nnd the pilot asked, "Where are all the gen- was about to visit, to the whole. I now betlement of the Fort?" to the listen to reply, ment, the day appeared long. To be aground gan to realize that Oregon wns indeed "a aro at church." "They How, iiiethought, than on s sand bank is even more tedious great country," considered with reference to to be in a calm at sea. The good ship can gentlemen be belter employed during the its number of square miles, the length of its hours of the Sabbath holy than in worship"Massachusetts" with its numerous tenants rivers, and height of its Would mountains. This that all who profess themin net a few points, resembled the 'Castle ol ping Ood. 11} took breakfast morning (May selves were thus to be with the gentlemen found on ItsfPence' described by Thompson: officers ofthe Hudson Bay Company v. hen I God's was holy Day. time, to kill the "Their only labor (Aad labor Sara it Is. and weary woe I much regretted, however, lo hear the fir- met the Company's agent, Mr. Grant, from The/ alt, they 1011, turn o'ersome idle rhyme; ing of salutes, from ship and shore. Such Fort Hnll, who had come to ihe Fort to obThen rising sudden, to the glass they go. tilings but illy comport with Ihe sacrrdness tain his annual supply of goods. The preOr saturter forth with tott'rlng steps and slow; This soon too rude an exercise they find, of ihe Subbath, or roughly harmonize with sence of a man, from his "home" at Fort Straight on the couch their llmts (gain they throw, the command, "Remember ihe Sabbath day Hull, six or seven hundred miles in the inteWhere boar* on hours they, sighing lie reclined." und keep it holy." I have always admired rior of the country, wan well calculated to This morning, Saturday, May 12th, I wat the reply of our worthy Sandwich Island Go- impress the mind villi the truth of the statewaked by the cheering announcement, "She vernor Kekuauou, who refused lo fire n na- ment, that Oregon embraced n territory is going a-head." Soon after I heard the mar tional salute in compliment to the frigate equal in extent to all of New England, and heaving the lead cry out, 'Quarter less four! 'United States," in the fall of 1843. This the Middle States, with the addition of VirThis was additional good news, for I recollect- vessel arrived in Ihe outer harbor of Hono- ginia, N. & S. Carolina, and a good part of ed that the vessel would float in two and a hall lulu on the Sabbath. A lieutenant was sent Georgia; or an area more than three times fathoms. We were now gliding along with- on shore, by Captain Armstrong, to notify as large as England, Scotland, Ireland, and in a stone's throw of tho banks, covered thick the Governor that the ship wns ready to fire the neighboring Islnnds belonging to the Briwith forest trees and brush-weod to the wa- a solute. The Governor wns infotmed of the tish Empire. Oregon ter's edge. On both aides of the river th« lieutenant's errand, while at church, and sent 49° of N. L., and extends from 42 ° to from 110° to 124° of woodland extends as far as the eye cat back word that he would attend to the busi- VV. L., embracing an area of 400,000 square reach: miles, nnd watered by the Columbia and its ness apopo, (10-tnorrow.) "Woody aill o'er hill encompass'd round " Our sailing up the Columbia wns exceed- numerous tributaries. Many a long year wilt elapso ere this song ingly pleasant. This river abounds with It is distinctly divided into three grand diwill need to be sung by the settlers of Ore- much beautiful scenery, diversifiagreeably visions:—Lower, Middle und Upper Oregon. gon:— ed by valleys, hills and mountains. At pre- 1. Lower Oregon embraces the territory ly"Woodman s_ are that tree!" sent Ihe whole country, along the river'e ing between the ocean nnd the one President, or We have passed or two Indian lodges, banks, abounds with a heavy growth of for- Cascade mountains, the but alas, the once lords of the forest are nc Willamette being more to be seen. Their hunting and fishing est trees, some of which are of immense di- the principal river of this division. 2. Midgrounds are nearly deserted. The smal mensions. Among these trees I observed dle Oregon lies between the Cascade and the the pine, hemlock, maple, sycamore nnd pop- Blue mountains, the Shules and Umatilla bepoXj measles, and other diseases, and I ma) add rum, have well nigh swept them al lar. I looked in vain for the chestnut nnd ing the principal rivers of this division. 3. Inn! of the Atlantic coast, and if I was cor- And Upper Oregon away. Our intelligent pilot, who has beet lies between theBlue and twenty years in the country, remarked thai rectly informed, they are not to be found in Rocky mountains, the Lewis and its tributasince his arrival "95 per cent, of the Indium Oregon. From the mouth of the river as far ries being the rivers of this division. up as Fort Vancouver, a distance of ninety had died off." The Middle But here we are at 12 o'clock, M. fast up- miles, probably the number of settlements country remainnnd Upper sections ofthe unsettled by any white on another sandbank, twenty-five miles from or small clearings in the forest, would not ex- population, Ihe trnding posfs of the except ceed twenty, including three or four sawwhere we started this morning, and 45 froir Hudson Bay Company, nnd the Missionary mills. Even the view a of log cabin was exthe mouth ofthe river. About 4 o'clock, P. stations. Upper is described as "a Oregon to ceedingly pleasant the On eye. Sabbath M., got off, and proceeded twenty-five miles rocky, barren, we broken morning, 13th, May "Sew traversed in passed country, PlyAnther up, and came to anchor a few milei ahwve Cowlitz river. To-day, for the firsl mouth," where there was a very good log all directions by stupendous mountain spurs, Ivjt. Hood. On a previous day I house, which presented an air of neatness on peaks of which, snow lies nearly all the it a view of Mt. St. Helens. They within and without. The master of the es- year." The Middle region of Oregon, bean noble and majestic mountains. To these tablishment came to the door and welcomed ing less elevated, possesses a milder climate aid Mt. Reiner, all peaks of the Cascadt us with a tune upon his flute, the soft and ond better soil, remarkably well adapted to range, and they form a trio of ns sublime melodious sounds coming over the gentle wa- the purposes of grazing. This is very manmountain elevations as are any where to hi ters, wafted by the morning breeze, fell ifest from the immense herds of horses in posfound upon our globe. One clear and dts- soothingly upon the ear. The lover of na- session of the Indians, Mho allow them to will find ample range for the gratifica- graze in large tiact view ef those mountains leaves en it* ture companies, and cannot, of tion of bis visual and mental powers, in aa- course, make any provision for them duriu* nossw the winter monilts. .*_. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBW .... �densely populated, compared with ihe reOREGON.—POPULATION.mainder, Clatsop, Lewis, and Vnncouver. .. 51 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. He said that he bad been away from the Islands 'three tens and nine years/ in the valley of the having originally heft in the ill-faled "TonThis division lies along the coast, and ex- The former are situated wheie reside a large proportion i quin," which was blown tip on the N. W. 'Willamette, mountains. tends as far inland as the Cascude ofall the while inhabitants of the Territory. coast. I next visited the Company's bark watered, and well It is heavily timbered, well on board a cargo of wheat adapted lo limning and manufacturing pur- Clatsop county is near the moulh of Colum- Columbia taking Ihe settlement at Silka. The Russian poses. A census has recently been taken of bia river, Lewis about the N isquaIly settle- for vessel was | partially unmanned, several saithis poition of Oregon. I obtained a copy, ment on the straits of Juan dc Fuca, and lors having taken French leave for the mines. on application to Governor Lane, who had Vancouver about ihe Fort of Vancouver. It is remarkable how wide spread is this gold just ordered it lo be made, in view ofthe esTO mania. —FORT VANCOUVER—VISIT VII. tablishment ofthe Territorial Government of CALSAS PLAINS. Agreeably to appointment, went on shore the U. S. <iver the country. 14th, visited the Fort, this morning, May 15, to accompany a party This morning, May Summary ofthe Census Ketuius of the Territory of Oregon, and of-'on an excursion to Calsas Plains, situated for the year I*4o. made under tne provisions of Seotiou 4 or the extensive stores, store-houses, of the Act 01 Coiigiess entitled "Au Act to establish ex-'about of the Hudson The Bay Company. ( fices seven miles in rear of the Fort, and the Tenitoiial oovernmei.t of oiegou''—Approved August 14,1848 tensive mechanical operations, which have in 1upon the North side of the Columbia. The the estimation of former visitors, imparled so 1 weather was cold, rendering an overcoat ve{ comfortable. Our party consisted ol Gomuch animation to this central depot of thery are now almost susentirely "Compuny," Col'NTISS. i-o vernor Douglass and daughter, Mr. Birnie « O B s, -O o is B I 111 jS 8 Si K Scores of the Company's servants und daughter, and myself. Our small cnvalpended. 1 s l! 1!| ■ !• 1 1« • "1*1 H3 nre now seeking their fortunes in the mines-1(cade gallopped away at a rapid gait, and was '"■ ?_'J!L _'" fe It is clearly apparent that nf- (soon out of sight amidst the dense and stateS70 of California. 870 I I 870 lieu on, : : : : : ,"271 | 466 218 1682 468 047 94 181570112 theFort are in a trnnsilion state. 6 at Cliampoeg, fairs ly forest trees skirting the beautiful plain up401 too 585' I 1* 6 13,6 17 13S>3 Clackamas, • : 8 is relaxing; a on which the Fort is 227 100 76' '3 old 224 49 The and rigid discipline Clatsop, ! : situated. As we passed I <6 80 83 87 1 81 4 100 80, Lewis, 928 II !'-3 new order of things is gradually coming instructed l.mti, :::::: 1U6 iuu 859 1 ! 111,3 was much I hy the remarks along, 11,4 1 831 827 outf' I l! 1-olk. .::::: : 848 IM 488 4 28 81107 85 1142 about; and one is inclined to think that the of Mr. Douglass, who spake of the trees and Tuallty, : : : „ , I Am* For I 4 22 20' 2 89 12 80 79]] 158 Va'eouverj M ._.„_<_<> glory of Vancouver's Fort is departing. The 894' 4021657 1 8 8 4 1353 15 1368 introduction of U. S. laws into the territory shrubs in the forests nf Oregon, as Solomon Yamhill, I .!..«, "spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Aggregate, 20012613 8027 15 211 468786 298 9083 have a powerful influence Lebanon even unto the hyssop tha' springeth will necessarily Children under 14 years ofage. upon the government of the Company's ser- ' out ofthe wall." After passing through the Remarks.— The abovo statistical table does vants. A person now, who may be charged forests of stately pines, and over two small not include tho aborigines of ihe country, with crime, cannot be sent to Canada for tri- " of prairie land, we came to the Calhalf-breeds and Hawaiians. Al the lime the al, but may seek protection behind the iEgis patches Plains, so called from an edible root found sas census was taken, considerable discussion ofU. S. Territorial laws. This very week there by the Indians. This prairie is several was elicited upon the point, whether any but Mr. Douglass, hitherto at the head of the with miles in circumference, and contains three or establishment, is to remove i white inhabitants would be allowed to be- Company's there to ofIsland, settlements, to Vancouver's lour situated at the respectful his family come enrolled ns American citizens, nnd enas Governor. Mr. Ogden is to become• distance of more than a mile apart. Our obficiate titled to the privilege of the elective fran- his successor at the Fort. This gentleman ject was lo visit a lady, whom 1 had met at the chise. Some Hawaiians presented themselves some months since distinguished himself in Islands on her first arrival from London. On who were cuptives, the of numerous rescue before the proper officers, and desired to beseized and cruelly treated by the Indians at seeing us emerge from the forest she came come American citizens, nnd be ullowed to ihe massacre of Dr. Whitman. His long ex- " out and gave us a cordial welcome. It was vote at the coming election on the Ist of perience as an Indian Trader, admirably an interesting eve"nt, amid the solitude of a June, but the Governor did not feel authori- qualified him satisfactorily to conduct such a thirstingr prairie, to meet a lady of intelligence and rezed by the existing laws of the U. S. lo al- negotiation with a tribe of savnges, fourteen hours he stood ar- hnement, who had, with her husband, cpmfor blood. For low them to do it. The subject was referred guing and reasoning the matter with the In- " uienced gathering around them the comforts to Judge Bryant. Ihe Supreme Judge of ihe dians before they would give up the captives. 'of a home. At the time of our visit he wns Territory, and he expressed a similar opinion, At length he succeeded in obtaining every inabsent at the mines. A blazing fire was soon although he was not perfectly decided in his dividual held in captivity. Itofis but repeatmuch to my gratification, although person kindled, the mouth every ing the remark in opinion that it would be in violation ofthe U. acquainted with the circumstances, that "no our kind hostess regarded it as a pleasant S. laws for Hawaiians to become citizens. one but Mr. Ogden could have succeeded so3 May morning! "Now," says Mrs. C, "I The law was explicit with reference lo the well." He is now past the meridian of life, { am no! obliged to go two miles into the connA African race, and the aborigines ofthc coun- but possessed of remarkable energy. does t of the fever not smart shake and ague try, to obtain soil for my flower-pots." Very try, but it was evidently a new feature in the for overhauling goods and true, one could enjoy more elbow room on a him incapacitate process of the naturalization of foreigners, invoices, and conducting an extensive corresprairie in Oregon, than in the crowded streets for individuals of Asiatic descent to make ap- pondence. Jof London! She was usefully and happily In strolling about the premises 1 chanced plication for papers of citizenship. in teaching several pupils, among employed of lo fall with a Sandwich Islanders. in group hundred During the month of May seversi was an interesting boy, the son of Mr. » it whom to the ctedit of the pays company, Much foreigners were naturalised. I was some- the salary of an Hawaiian preacher and1 Yon Pfister, who lost his life in California.— what amused with the mode of application, school teacher. At the time of my visit he• For a long lime I shall remember Sty.pleas Plains, adopted by one who.presenting himself before was Inhering under serious hindrances, in■ ant excursion to Calsas On our return to the Fort, in the midi i of his a half dollars of so many countrymen for "two and consequence asked the officer, a boat about read; leaving for the mines, and others becomingi ofthe afternoon, I found worth of Yankeeism." fourteen miles up th* Portland, start accom-to for (pslaka) indifferent to religion. He By referring to this table it will appear panied me to visit an old kanaka who hadJ Willamette. A sketch of my rambles thyo that Benton, Champoeg, Clackamas, Lynn, been nearly forty years in the Company'ss the beautiful vaUey of this river,, I most rw ay I^-Boa*. £yfc. Tnaisty. and Yamhill counties are service, during which period be had visitedd serve for another leaf of — VI.—LOWER England. . , , .. fill > — *^- • • • « ' ,' —' '• ;' ' ,' '■ - > l - . » • • . �52 THE FRIEND. THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. Islanders, Maui, hung himself, and two days Several interviews were held between body was removed and buried, but Commandnr Glynn, and the authorities. The his were not allowed to attend Japanese evidently intended lo evade any dicompanions HONOLULU, OCTOBER I, 1849. his remains to Ihe grave. On the 24th of rect communication between the Commander Japan. January died Ezra Goldlhwaite. He had nf the Preble, and the Emperor. Ho was la the November No. of our paper, there been ill for some time, and wns attended by put off from day to day, and given to underis a briefnotice of the "Lagoda" having fif- a Japanese physician. Sometime before he stand that "by and bye" he might expect to teen of her crew escape in the Japan sea; died, he was quite deranged. During their have the business attended to. The prompt and in the December No. an account ofMc- confinement one other wns sick and delirious, nnd decisive action of Com. Glynn seemed to Donald's leaving Ihe "Plymouth" for nn ad- and it is the belief of all the captives that infuse some new ideas into the minds of the venture in Japan. We are now able to furthere wns "fou! piny" with their companions. Japanese. He distinctly told them the obnish our readers with a sequel to (heir adIn March they learned that another Ameri- ject of his visit, and if the Japanese authoriventures. The names oflhe young men from can was confined in Nagasaki. ses were determined not to surrender the the "Lagoda" were as follows: We. will now furnish some facts relating to prisoners, then he should leave immediately Robert McCoy, Philadelphia, Perm.; that American, who was none other thanRo- mid report to his superior officer. A time •Jtftin Bull, Kempville, N. V.; nald McDonald. It may be recollected by was appointed for their delivery, but if Jacob Boyd, Springfield, Essex Co., N.J.; some of our readers that this young man vol- they were not forthcoming the Preble would John Martin, Rochester, N. V.; untarily left tho Am. whaleahip Plymouth, •ail. Before the time hnd elapsed they were Melchar Biffar, New York City; nnd was furnished with boat, sextant, com- delivered over to the Dutch merchants, and John Waters, half-caste, Sand. Islands; pass, &.C., by Capt. Edwards. On landing transferred to the Preble. Ezra Goldthwait, and eight natives of the he intentionally capsized his boat, nnd was During their captivity these young men Sandwich Islands. All these left the Logo- kindly received by the Japanese. After be- gathered much interesting information rethe 6th of June, 1818, and fled to ing on shore eight days ho was taken under da about specting the country and the the Japanese Japan, in three whale boats. They mnde the charge of four Matsmai officers. At government. McDonald, but more especialthe land near the Straits of Matsmni. After Matsmai he was imprisoned from the [6th of ly McCoy succeeded in acquiring a toleraa variety of adventures, by land and water. September until about Ihe first of October. ble knowledge of the colloquial Japanese at one time confined in prison, then breaking Subsequently he was removed to Nagasaki, language. We hope that ere long a more out and escaping, on the 2nd of September, and was brought before the Governor in the full report of these young men will bespread having been for sometime confined on board Town Hall. On entering he snw upon the before the world, together with the visit of a junk, they were ordered to be brought to pavement a crucifix, and an image of the Ihe "Preble." It opens a new chapter in Nagasaki, and were brought into tho pres- Virgin Mary and the Savior when an infant. the intercourse of foreigners with the excluence ofthe Governor. McCoy reports that He was compelled lo tread on these when he sive on entering the "Town House" he was made Japanese. entered with Ihe crowd into the Town Hall. The "Preble" returned to China, where to tread upon a crucifix, in the floor, made Then he was questioned in regard to his the Americans were left to be sent to the U. of either brass or composition. One of the coining to Japan, and whether he believed in States, but the Sandwich Islanders were others asserts that not stepping upon it, he the God of Heaven. To which he replied was thrust back and made to do the business brought to Honolulu. that he did. He was given to understand In our next we intend to the satisfaction of the Japanese. While giving some account that the images he had trampled on were the of the Loo Chooans, and the visit of the arraigned for trial various questions were Devil nf Japan. During his imprisonment "Preble." asked them, such as follows: "Did you come he had several scholars among the Japanese to this country as spies?" Answer, "No." which doubtless contributed to There is a certain newspaper in BosWhat come for ?" you Answer, interpreters, did ""Whales." "Do you eat the kind treatment which he generally re- ton, of no small pretension, in the columns of whales?" AnMcDonald, for the first time met which for January 27, 1849, wo notice some swer, "Make oil out of them." At this in- ceived. the other captives on the 26th of March, al stanzas entitled "My Country's Flag of Dutch officers were present. They the Town Hall, although they had been pris- Stars." These lines havo this superscripremoved to a prison, or temple, about tion, "Written for the Flag of the Union." mle from tho city. Here I hey broke oners for months in the same city. that these men were We would merely add, that the same, verbaimyoung Knowledge ad escsped to the mountains, but were led in Commodore Gcisenare prisoned Japan, tim, lo be found in the "Friend" for Ocen, brought to the city and confined in of S. ger, Commander the East India U. tober 15, 1845. The author was a sailor on ommon prison, situated on the site of to the ion, "Preble," Comboard the U. S. S. Portsmouth. His mansquad despatch >ld Catholic church. They were now for rescue. mander their This vesGlynn, ner of the manuscript copy ofthe placing Mp in cages and treated more cruelly.— it this time the Dutch superintendant tel arrived in the Japanese waters about the same in our hands, induced the belief on our > to Ihe authorities at Batavia about ast of April. On her approach, Japanese part that he was no plagiarist. jfficcrs warned her Commander off, but he young men. All escaped the third time McDonald, of Japanese celebrity, is lushed forward and came to anchor near the prison, but were retaken and more cruof were native i :ity where the of Astoria, in Oregon, his father Nagasaki, prisoners elly treated, being confined in cages, with having confinement. The of the been once an officer in the Hudson report n Preble's their feet made fast in stocks, and allowed no in bosoms, service, but now residing in their inspired hope although Bay Company's tuns lire, no lights, and but little clothing. On to from he Canada. Japanese evidently designed keep the 17th of December one of the Sandwich hem all knowledge that an American inan•f-war was in McCoy reports that he Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and This young man reported himself at the tad threatenedport. the Japanese with a visit ol it run itself to death. I can work out a will Sand. Islands, in March, 1848, as John Bra- luch a vessel if he was oot treated better, bul dy, from Kentville, N. Y. See Friend, Apr. hey only laughed at his threats. They hole good character much faster than any one can alter his Inw lis ma nut nf it _TDp. HWksr �.. THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. 53 [COMMUNICATFD.] disclosing deep fissures, and spouts forth Aw American Girl "before the Mast." —Frnm Ihe Polynesian nf August 25th, we Visit to Guam—No Supplies an Alarming'fresh water; almost every church «>n ihe islam! is either shuttered t>r destroyed, (tiring Earthquake. learn that on board the whale ship 'C. MitchdisEditor that it about Ihe only stone buildings there); Ihe afMr. —Presuming may prove ell,' seven mouths from home, there wns a renders, us saito trnnsinteresting I hereby your covered a female who hud shipped frigbled inhabitants rush from their Irml len■ lor in Nantucket. "When summoned into mil you a hasty, and perhaps rather imper- etnents, and throwing themselves on their the Captain's presence, immediately niter,i- feet sketch of nn earthquake which took faces to Ihe eiirlli, lustily repeat their praythe discovery, she made a full and volunta- place nt the Ladrnne Islands, on the 25th of ers, (being Catholics,) and we hesitate not lo ry confession, whereupon she wns taken into.January last, n day which will long be re- nflit-in ihey prayed in sincerity. The shock lasted about forty-five seconds, nnd would the cabin, a state-room set apart for her U3e, membered in the annals of those Islands. and every attention shown her that could be We were laying at anchor, at the Island of have levelled to the dust any modern built ciextended to a female on board ship." To the Guam, at the usual anchorage inside of the ty, of brick or stone, on the habilabie globe. American Consul nt Paitn she reported that reef, in company with a fleet ofabout 20 sail On board ship it was almost impossible to she belonged to Rochester, N. V., of respect- .of whalemen, endeavoring to recruit ship, «tand erect without holding on for support; able parents, but in consequence of misfor- preparatory to encountering the cold, damp, the clattering of Ihe clinin cables, the appaltune wns abandoned by them, alt hough she '"£g.y nnf l cheerless weather of a N. W. sea- ling rumbling beneath us, united with the dia had resolved not lo lend an abandoned life. son. We use the term endeavoring, as ow- of every moveable thing on ship board, in raShe was taken under the charge of the Am. ing to nn article which appeared in the col- pid motion, sounded as though 10,000 ChiConsul, and was elated with Ihe idea of re- umns of your valued journal, under the sig- nese gongs had liurst forth in one simultaneturning to the Unitud Slates. "Too much nature of Blue Water, (extolling those Isl- ous concert. The motion was lateral, i.nd praise," remarks the correspondent of the ands for the varied and bountiful supplies inconceivably rapid, with three heavy, disPolynesian, "cannot be awarded to the Capt. which could there be obtained,) almost the,tinct perpendicular shocks, as though the of the'C. Mitchell,'the Am. Consul, Cap- entire fleet was induced to direct its course ship was beating over a reef. It extended to tains ot vessels in port, residents, &c, for t hither, not to partake ofthe bounties of na- all the islands composing the group, and the interest they took in her welfare, and the ture, so lavishly diffused, (as we were led lo |ships which arrived afterwards, felt the shock measures they adopted for her comfort and believe,) but to meet with a cruel and bitter sensibly, two days sail from land with a fair disappointment, nn almost total absence of wind. At the watering place the sea came in safe passage to her native home." fruit and vegetables to shield us from the at- and caused an alteration there, and one ship The Pacific News.—This is the title of a tacks of that dire scourge to seamen, on pro- which lay at anchor, came near being thrown new paper, to bo published tri-weekly at San tracted voynges, the scurvy. A fearful ac- on shore, parting her chain and losing her Francisco. We are much pleased with Ihe count will no doubt be made on the return of anchor. Rumors were rife of lives being tone and spirit of Nos. 1 and 3, and shall be the fleet. Death and disease, however, at lost, but of this we are not positive, their glad to see additional numbers. For these the period of our stay there, was stalking |houses being built of such light materialsand we are indebted to Wm. Ladd, Esq. From through the land with fearful and appalling so loosely thrown together, that would be alan article entitled "Gold Mines," we clip strides, decimating the inhabitants, and car- most impossible to shake them off their equithe following: tying terror nnd dismay into every hamlet. librium. After the first shock had subsided, "Upon the Sacramento and its tributaries, This may in some measure account for the and the inhabitants had regained a little self are at work about fifteen thousand men, and paucity of supplies, and we will charitably possession, they seized their priest and fled with the year ending next January, they will presume it is so, as it must have been wide- with him to the mountains, thinking, aa ws doubtless relieve the earth of little less than ly different in Blue Water's time. suppose, to place him in greater security from $20,000,000, and this we consider a moder- But to our subject, craving pardon for this personal danger. We had a great number digression: the 25th of January was a se-<of light shocks during the three following ate estimate. rene and beautiful day, the trades blowing days, at every recurrence of which, the in"Upon the San Joaquin and its tributaries moderately, cooling and refreshing the |habitants would repeat their prayers, saying there are somo twenty thousand men now at very work, who will earn by January next some atmosphere, the woods in our vicinity, re- tthe island was about to swim. $20,000,000. According to this calculation, sounding with the heavy blows ofthe axe, or About 26 years since they experienced a this country will yield not less than $40,010,- ringing with the merry laugh of the careless shock, but neither the memory -000 annually." mirth loving mariner, as metamorphosed into pretty severe ofthe oldestinhabitant, nor oral tradition can a back woodsman, he vigorously plied his axe attention of to so tremendous a shock aa that the Protestant Mis- to wood his ship; the slumbering bosom o.'recal mind The called to the on the afternoon ofthe 25th last. January sionaries is following resolution. the bay dotted with the swift whale-boat, cv- < At the Monthly Concert, held in Honolulu, er and anon darting with the rapidity of an Yours respectfully, in Sept., it was voted, that tho avails of the arrow from ship to shore, shore lo ship, or WHALEMAN'S FRIEND. collection for the next two months be appro- ship to ship, in the varied performance of Ship Bragania, priated to the Tualatin Academy, Oregon, their duties, presented a pleasing and an in- ]Honolulu Harbor, Sept. 24. J and that other stations be invited to co-oper- (cresting view. But lo! at 3 r. m., in the > — > • . : ., .,, ,,, ,, < ' ate. midst ofthis busy scene, a distant rumbling N. B.—Remarks upon the Academy may and unearthly sound is heard in the direction be expected in the next number of the ofthe mountains, trending westerly; louder, To Honolulu Subscribers.—We are obli Friend. nearer, and more distinct it approaches us; to employ a native carrier, and should ged when in an instant rocks, mountains, forests Latest advices from England and Eu- and shipping, reel and rock to and fro quick- he neglect to leave our paper where directrope, indicate that the gold mania is there er than thought, in one great convulsive«ed, subscribers will be supplied apoo *■«•»* ragaog with terrific fury I j^^^3j throe; the earth yawns open in many pieces,|< ' �54 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. „ Painful Incident.—We regret to learn Miss Mitchell, the Discoverer of tion had not been complied with. 'I be earliest mail thai lell Nantucket slier the discovby the arrival oflhe ship Prince dc Juinville a Mew Cornel. from Canton, whence she sailed Dec. 7th, From a late "N. Y. Evangelist" we copy ery, did inform Mr. Bond nf the fact. But Mr. Bmid was not the Royal Professor of Asthe loss at Sea of our young friend Burritl Ihe following interesting statements respect- troiiimiiv at London; and Ihe gentlemen with H. Shepard, son of Mr. Fitch Shepnrd, aged 19. Mr. S. was a member of the Senior ing the achievements in the science of astro- whom tin- awiitil tested, decided thai as ihe Class in ihe New York University, and a nomy hy a young lady uf Nantucket. Not condition was not complied with, MissMifchyoung man ofmuch promise. merely the lover of this sublime science will ell could not have the medal. On account of impaired health, and by the rejoice in this triumph, but every American Gov. Everett was not discouraged. He advice of his physician nnd friends, he em- must experience a thrill of delight, when he sent nil Ihe letters nnd documents hurliing Ihe case—lhe letter to Mr. Bond, beating barked for Canton in Oct. 1847, in ihe ship learns that one of his countrywomen—a Miss the post-mark of* October 3—hi K. P. MamMatilda, to recover his health ami invigorate his constitution. He visited several of the yet in her "teens" has won the palm, when ken, Esq., Churge d'Affiiircs of the United principal ports nn his way, and arrived at the veteran Astronomers of England, Ger- Stales nt Copenhagen. This gentlemen obCanton in September last, via Cape Horn, many and Italy were her competitors for the tained "an audience with the King of DenCalifornia nnd the Sandwich Islands. mark. He relerri'd Ihe whole mailer lo Prof. prize. We have another instance wherein SehuuiHcker, with no older lo repoit at once. He remained in Canton till Dec. visiting the accomplished scholar and statesman Mr. The report was favorable !>• ihe claims of our the places of interest in the vicinity; and finding his health entirely restored, he em- Everett, transfers a name from the records ifair country woman. The King was | leased barked for home with high hopes and fond of village obscurity, to the scroll of historic lo regard the letter to Mr. Rood, as complianticipations ol soon meeting his friends and immortality. It may be recollected that Mr. ance in spirit with ihe condition. He ordered the information hi be sent to Miss Mitchresuming his place and studies in the Univer- E. first took by the hand, Mr. Burntl, the ell, that as soon as the medal could be sti tick sity. But by a solemn nnd mysterious Providence he was lost overboard a few hours af- "Learned Blacksmith"—the reader of filty .it should be transmitted In her. Tin- eoutleter the ship left the port, and all his hopes languages, and introduced him to the learned sy of i in- King of Denmark must be admitted. blasted in a moment. The zeal of (Joy. Everett in behalf of one of two hemispheres. The day was bright and clear, and the "In the year 1831, a gold medal, of the iwhom he never saw, is deserving of all wind fair. The ship was going nine or ten ducats, was founded by Fre- praise. The whole transaction must be reknots an hour, when suddenly the spirit-stir- value nf twenty derick VI., King of Denmark, to be awarded garded with great interest by all the liiends ring cry wus heard, "A man overboard, to any person who should first discover a ofAmerican science." threw over the lile-buoy." The ship was "telescopic comet.'' This foundation wns Curious hove to, a boat lowered and every effort offered Phenomena.—Wettahkefolwith the following conditions: I. made which personal regard or humanity The medal was to be given to the first disco- lowing from Ihe "Journal nf the Royal Geosuggested, but to no purpose. He struggled verer of any comet, which at the time of its graphical Society of London," 1842: manfully with the rolling billows to reach the discovery was invisible to the naked eye, nnd Chili. —"Dr. Weyman, n proh'ge of but Barin vain. The captain with his life-buoy, period was unknown. 2. The disco- on I luiiilinli, and n fellow-pnsseuger. tells me glass watched him from the deck with inter- whose very must be made known by the first post that Chili is to a iiiineialoyist or geologist one est, till Ihe boat was half way to him, when alter the discovery, to the Astronomer Roynl oflhe most interesting muim its in the world, sunk exhausted, and his body went down at London. he If no regular mail left the place and iliat her botanical productions are, alto sleep amid the coral reefs ofthe ocean till discovery, it must be sent by the first op- though less numerous, less known than those the sea shall be summoned to give up her of portunity of another kind. An exact compli- ;o(Peru. He says thai the province of Codead, while his spirit ascended, it is believed ance was indispensable; and the medal would pia pn is in n stale of constant agitation from to join his mother in Heaven. The sad ingiven to the discoverer who earliest com- earthquakes, and that the whole face of Ihe telligence has wrung the hearts of many be plied with ihe condition. 3. The exact posi- country is progressively undergoing most infriends with anguish, and the more so be- tion ofthe comet must be described, and the teresting changes from these cause of the hopes which he had excited of which it is moving. 4. Obser- He plates that this is the case,convulsions.— in direction more or less, fbture usefulness.—[N. Y. Evangelist, April X vations sufficient to settle these points must throughout Chili; but that, unless 17,1849. scientific be made, and each observation sent off, the persons ore present to observe and compare |C7"With sad emotions we read the above first without waiting for the second, the sec- the extraordinary effects of ihese convulsions notice of young Shepard'■ death. Our rec- ond without waiting for the third, he. 5. ofthc enrlh, much will be lost lo Ihe scientiollection of him is quite vivid. He was an The medal to be assigned in twelve months fic wot Id. According to the Doctor, Valpainteresting, intelligent and promising young after the discovery—Messrs. Bnily & Schu- raiso and most pait ol the con.-t of Chili have men, and his untimely death must have been macker to decide if n discovery has been risen several feet from the level ofthc sea of made. If they differ, Mr. Gauss, of Gottin- late yenrs. This accounts for two streets severely felt by his kindred and friends. gen, to decide; and these gentlemen agreed having been gained on the ocean in that city From Valparaiso.—Arrival of the Sophia to communicate mutually to each other any since 1 first arrived there, in 1817. The announcement of a discovery. water is very deep close lo the beach all Walker, with JStnety Thousand Dollars worth the Ist of October, 1547, nt half-past round Ihe bay. When at Valdivia, in of Qold ZW—The ship Sophia Walker, tenOno'clock, 1820, r. m., Miss Maria Mitchell, of we observed that there was Captain E. G. Wiswell, arrived at this port two feet of only Nantucket, comet, discovered a "telescopic "i uter where six Dutch line-of-baltle ships this forenoon in the short run of 64 days J On the 3d of Oct., at 7J. r. m., Father dc had anchored sixty or seventy yenrs before. from Valparaiso—and nineteen daya from the Vico saw it nl Rome. On the 7thof i'ct., 9,1The rivers of Birbir and Imperial are Equator. She brings a large amount ofgold now dust, valu-d at from $80,000 lo $90,000, of 20in., Mr. Daviessawit at Cranbrook, Kent,' scarcely navigable for boats al their months, ich f 40,000 is in charge of Captain J. H. in England; and on ihe lllh of Oct., Mad- whereas, when Ercilla wrote his 'Araucana,' 300 years ngo, large vessels sailed some disMing, late of ship Huntress, of New York, ame Rumker discovered it at Hamburg. I at San Francisco, and is owned by Oli- Mr. Mitchell took no steps to obtain tho tance up those streams. The Doctor assures medal for his daughter, not thinking it at all' me Hint Lake Titicaca is 12,100 feet ihant k Co., of I bat city. The above remainder of (hat she had anticipated "melons metal is consigned to Baltimore probable others.—' the level of the sea, and the Ceno dc ToleBut he transmitted by the first mail that left 1 do, between Arequipa and Puno, is louses. Captain Spring came 17,200. passenger in sophia Walker, and also Charles E the island of Nnntucket, information of the —(Note made during my voyage from Peru ■eet, from Oahu, and J. R. Sehaffer, discovery, to W. C. Bond, Esq., Directorof to the Sandwich Islands in 1831. W. M.") Itimore. The Sophia Walker left this the Observatory at Cambridge. The prior"Not a single teetotaller in all Ireland," the 16th of November for Valparai- ity of Miss Mitchell's discovery was admitted said Father Matthew, in his speech at Cork, so,- aad has made the voyage Out and back in throughout all Europe. President Everett, "is known to have died either of famine or »f Harvard University, was anxious that the five months and 18 days.—[Best. Journal. the fever." claims of Miss Mitchell should be so cheap as reading, •nd he took the matter earnestly presented, Whoever is not persuaded by reason, wil in band. No entertainment is One difficulty stood in the way—the condi- net be convinced by authority. •** asjy pleasure so lasting. i — �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. 55 Church in Woodstock, Vt., Norma. It it really distressing to leant profession. She died in the triumphs of f. ith. Infi- .respecting the fearful waste of human life connected On our return to'the Inlands, we Stash regretted to delity itself would have wept at her touching allusions with the mining operations of California. It is allearn thnt tlie venerable Mr. Chambsslais had l«en |to Jesus and Heaven. Her funeral is to take place to- most certain dead-, for persons of intemperate habits, been removed hy death, although the event hail long day—funeral sermon to be preached next Sabbath.— while many of the most robust and vigorous constituanticipated by himself and l>y all who were aware Sfj"Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last tions are incapable of undergoing the exposure, fitbis precarious stale of health. For years, it might al-| end he like his." came home to my heart with peculiar nnd labor attending a miner's life. We have itiguc most lie said in truth, tluit ho had liecn a dying man | power as I witnessed her smiling countenance and heard of other deaths repined, but have not as yet He died July 29th. and liadhc survived another month,ihcard her cheeiful voice even in the hour of dissoluIsjrn He was in tion. May we and ours, and our people, live the life heard the reports confirmed. would have been just 57 years of age. Dover, Vt-i commenced a successful mercantile busi- of the righteous tliut we may die their death."—[ t. d. ii DIED—la California, in August last, Mr. Jrmo ness in Boston, witli fluttering prospects of wealth, but llusket, a native of Kintuclet, and formerly a rest, "In the midst ofUfa we are in Death."—In crossing a by an interesting train of providential events, literally dent at these Islnnils. renouncing the pursuit of gain, he turned his correct stream in Kipahulu. East Maui, August 7. William Sissos was thrown from his horse and drowned. He DlED—Last of August, on board the ship Connecand business-like talent* into a channel for the welfare of his Divine Master, and the interests of the Church- was a young man of some 2t years, who left a whale ticut, in San Francisco, I'ktkiiKitutu.a colored man, During a period of 27 years—honestly nnd conscien- ship at Lahaina three years since. He was a resident and long a resident in Honolulu. tion-ly devoted to the secular agency of 'he Sandwich of Ilium at the time of his death. Will the newspapers DEATHS on board U. & Stoopof-War Pnble, from Islands Mission und such other missionary labor ns devoted to the interests of seamen, please notice this June 13, to Avgwt 27, 1849. could be performed by a layman, he has shown that it communication? Seamen, landsmen, "in such an At sea. which as hour ye think not, the Son of Man comcth." —[com. June 13, Wm. Llo.vd, ordinary seaman.Charleston,SH. was a full, unreserved and hearty consecration 18, Janus Dick, Boatswain's mate, Philadelphia, 43. he made of himself to God, and the interests of misDIED—July 9th, at Sutter's Fort, California, Mr. an, James Thompson, sailmnkrt s mate, Eng ,91. sions. There was a correctness about all his linancial Amos M. Atheli, of Lynn, Mass ,aged 23 yearn. 22, Jack, passenger, Sand. Islands, age unknown. concerns, us agent of the mission, that reflet ted the The deceased hud recently arrived the couuntry, 29, IVri-r riiornpson, onl. seaman, Philadelphia, 25. in His influence and I, Jiicob Junson. seamen. Sweden, 39. highest credit upon his character. accompanied by a brother They had started for the July 8. Philip HirlninUoii. do. Maine, 27. acquaintance were extensive, tut not more so than the mines on foot, and stopped by the road-side to rest, 9, Samuel Wicr, Cooper. New York, 24. esteem and respect which were shown him. Hisdeulh but it appeared that deceased who had in years past 16, John Crafts, Quartermaster, Newport, R. 1.49. his and misfelt, only family, not severely by be 17, James Viillaiuv, Capt. afterguard, Delaware will been subject to fits, wo* again suddenly attacked, and City, 21, sionary associates, but the public has sull'crod u loss.— never recovered. His remains were brought to the 23, Michael Laughlin, yeomnn, Ireland, 28. The influence und example, however, of such a miin John Culp, orderly scrg't marines, France, 27. where they were interred, it devolving upon the Fort, forgotmnn's deeds are not felt. A good will long be 26, John Gardner, Capt. forcci itie, Mass.. 45. Editor officiate as a clergyman upon to the occasion. 29. James Qninn, Capt maintop, iielnware, 38. ten. His presence may not be seen amongst us, but 5, Jacohus Caddtis, seaman, Holland, 27. recollection of his virtues and excellencies will be long DIED—At sea, on board the U. S. brig Dolphin, in August 11. James Baird, ship* corporal, Maine, 38. cherished. "The memory of the just is blessed." the Indian Ocean, of Typhus Fever Jahk* Laukiueii, 13, l'eter Seymour, armorer, New York,44, aged about 18years, a native of Camden, Maine. 17, Win Co/.zcns, sen man. Conn., 30. DIED—In San Francisco, July 29, Henrietta EuOn the death of this youth I feel proud in affirming 19, Richard Berry, ordinary seaman, Ms**., 25, 28 of J. C. Zimmerman, daughter years, Jeremiah Horn, marine, Ireland, 28. oenis, aged that he left behind him a character untarnished by the 20, Esq., Consul of tnc Netherlands at New York, and wife At Honolulu. many vices of a seaman ; he was much respected and 22, John Ryan, seaman, Ireland, 30. of Frank Ward, Esq., of that place. and bid fair to have made and become an ho25, Wm. Archibald, landsman,Boston. 22. In company with a numerous concourse of the citi- beloved, nor to the employment. 26, Thomas Coleman, aet'g carp. Newfoundland, 41. zens of San Francisco, it wo* our melancholy privilege 27, James Dunnett, seaman. Charleston, 24. to attend the funeral of the deceased. This instance Tread lightly shipmates as you bear the pall Sept. 6. William Cox, marine. New York, 25. most to 7, William Prest, seaman, Sweden, 31. impressively inOf one that's bound unto another shore; of mortality was calculated 8, John Williams, rook, American. culcate the sentiment that "in the midst of life we are Reflect,bis debt is paid,and he obey* the call. Note.— Places of nativity, and age, taken from shipFor greater comfort* may be there in store. in death." ping article*, and cannotbe depended on at very corThe family of which she was a most esteemed memrect Hold steady shipmates the plank that now divides ber had just arrived in the country, with worldly pros. His frail timbers from his mansion home j DIED. pecU the fairest, but thus suddenly a mysterious Prov- Usher lightly into the rugged ocean's tide At Wan Franriscn, Calilornia, on Ibc ttth till., nf Inflammato the overspread hail caused a dark cloud idence i.i iba luni>. (in ks WaLi.u. ngsat S4 ynara,lavs U. *. V.c* ilon heart, no more to roam. A seaman's Consul al I.MhHina, Bandwicb l.lai.d* household. Only a few days previous to her most unOn board .bi|i Uragania, Ao* SI, 'it, John, a native of* th* she and her husband had bid adieu Oh departure, could there b« but Mauds. expected one tender parent here betide, Sandwtrh On beard same ahip, Sept. t, N9, llsm-t Scott, tl Mew to a beloved parent who had accompanied his children To shed the tear of sympathy sincere, Beilrurd, fnrnii-i-ly ot abip Chaudk-r Price, if Nrw Urdlora], til. |inMia*e lo ilu-ae l.Uiids. to their new home, but the very next steamer would Methinks it might calm the stormy ocean* tide, l.iwt u.eriienr.l. and was ilrownrd. C-nm ahln Rracanet. De*. 8,48, di. I rot A. lUai.ow, w.iiian, i.f "-'-'g convey the sad intelligence that the Angel of Death And draw from many a last and grateful tear. M "" I* years. had visited the happy family circle. The funeral serIcOsmrjHICATKD. .led vice* were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Mines, an Epis- Fobs Pkak, bkio Dolphin, > Medical Discovert—It has been ascertained Oct. 21, 1848. J copal clergyman. His remarks on the occasion were that the true source of scorbutic disease, as it shews most appropriate and impressive, and his allusions to Drowsed, Aug. 24, in the surf at Lahaina, by the itself in our ships and prisons, is the want of potash tho virtues of the deceased peculiarly touching. Slow- upsetting of a boat, James Townsend, steward on in the blood; that salted meat contains little mora than half the potash in fresh meats; and that, while an ly the procession accompanied the departed to the board Minerva," aged 40. Residence unknown. " ounce ofrice contains only Aye grains of potash, an cemetery, where sorrowing friends and stranger* comounce of potato contains 1.875 grains, which accounts Deaths in remains the for almost dust, "looking mitted her to the generCalifornia.—By every arrival from for the great increase of the disease since the scarcity al resurrection and the life of the world to come, thro' the coast, intelligence is brought of the death of enc or of the potato. In patient! under this disease theblood more persons who have resided upon these our Lord Jesus Christ."—[Ed. Islands.— is found to be deficient in potash: and it has been asSeveral have already been reported, but we are not certained by repeated experiments that whatever he patients speedily recover if a few grains DIED—In San Francisco. April 24th, Mas. Sim- aware as the following have been published. (We the diet, sued) (from 12 to SO) of some salt of potash he given daily. mons, wife of Capt. Simmons. arc unable to give tl-e dates.) Mr. Pattirsok, and Lime-juice is regularly ordered in the navy, as a ajnj A correspondent thus refer* to this interesting lady, Mr. McKean, both partners of the firm of Z. Bent 4V fie for the disease, and the reason of its cflcsv yi under date of April 25th:—" I yesterday witnessed one Co., carpenters in Honolulu. They died at the acid, but the amount of potash, being M out the an ounce. On these facts, it seems pussiM of the happiest scenes it has ever been my happiness last of July, and were buried in San Francisco. It is a alight, but vsrv salutary improvement la die navy. to behold—the dying scene of Mrs Simmons, wife of with sincere regret that we record the deaths of these Let a portion of tartrate of potash he ore" Capt. Simmons, of Woodstock, Vermont. You have two enterprising young men. They originally came ly to be mixed with the lime-juice that is given oat lost' use; and let arrangement*,be ssUnltd for boilrßag' probably known him at Honolulu. She and her hus- to the Islands on boi.rd th« brig Henry. Their friends salt meat in A large portion of the salt ». band arrived a little more than three week* since in reside in Nova Scotia, or on Prince Edward's Island thus be eliminatedsad the food made mate wholethe steamer Oregon. Now she is s corpse. She died Mr. Blrrouuua, belonging to the IsUnd of Maui, ha* some. A similar eaatrse aught be adopted in wore, and of the Isthmus Fever. She was an amiable and love- died, but when and where in California, If as simple remedy is Ja enr ws raaailrr houses it prisons. criminal to neglect it—[N Y. Farmer «V ly young woman, a nember of the Congregational port, go also TsMmlaS OaxeoaT, T^SsaaisJUmdj bands, is DeO atnhsd bituaries. sod an ornament to her and Noah 1 . ' steam. * •• . �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. 56 18—Hrlir Joseph Alhlnn, Allen, 67 Hn fin Port *dehtide. B. M.'s Consulate General for the Island* of the tactile, J 19—ltrHj_.iu..ut. l**vol, f.n Utchi'ti*. pen, j ii w linkc*rtir (aii*\ lumiikK Leini Ire. If. tinCm rinii Irmiisco. i.onolulu, March 9, 1840. ) -,£(;— Haw luMfHittlnC W itliflniiiir. i*rliri»-»n. I'm -antburg It in hereby notified that Consul Gen .Millerhas received i Si" iKM Kin int. ItniVMi. from AriM' Ocnu., lull Wreck of Richmond, and Report Idespstch fioiu the Foreign Ofl'ce, London, dated tlie 31st of KhrHhtth Krlih, Winters, f.ii A O, Hill. last \ atclt, instructing him to fake proper titers for causing Jin.l.'j. f.ii a <>. f..11 Ships. 1 h •Iter, liarker. f,n A O. nearly f<ill. Le Consular District, that, '-The *Mirti-L'". Dcvi II fn A (), VM). The Junior Arrived 28tb ult. bringing Intelligence of[■ to made known within hit*Admiralty haveoiieted areward Lord* Cotnntlssloiieri of the lM.tr links Kite, fit a O, of Cold Spring. of 120,600 (twenty thousand pounds .-km im-) to such private Imiiii. Miller, fn <Klikt.uk net*, full. the loss of the whale kliii> Richmond, fm <i sea, 29ti Winters. She was full, wuntiriK one whale, and went chip or ships ofany country at* may, in the judgment of theii iSliiriftiiHtH. Tnwer, Jiiliiim, Tuber, t'.n <l MM, |f>l)U. on slioru ill the fog, Aug. 2, 3 o'clock, P M, about 12! Luidships, tender ell cieut assistance to Sir John Franklin paper When tint goes tn |irrr»s, b w Inth .In, * in the olflrj, ff.7* -fepiiru. miles somli of St. Lawrsnra Bay. Officers and crew his ships, or their crews, and may contiibute directly to ex tie ice.' t iieate them fiom Stilled, escaped sufely to land, mid were anion;; the Indians The following is a copy of a minute of theLords Commit17—rtrhr Mm riicnot. ("arm win, I'tir Tali f four days. They were kindly treated, the Indians fur- sioueir. of Ihe Admiritity transmitted on the occasion :— I!)— Mnr\ rtnmri. fur San IVnicihtti. nishing them with deer and siilmoii They assisted ulUna Kuliiiip. f. r B>fhiev. Admiralty, £8d Match. 1849. *!"»—TntiltMii »rtir Ftnleridle, Ri« Inl Km: I runcueo r*t/|>i *o in endeavo iut In ire*, tlie vessel off, and when thaiI The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are under the Dr brig Jiaepli A Urn ii. ADei Mm Inn necessity ofla\ iug a Mipplementary eslhnale lor the lelief ol Am «It *U\\. \ leri, (Jieeii. New l.nndoi ri»»rt.. \ll Society Islands, was imuoudhlc, nided in tccwillg the provisions. The the Aietic expedition under Sir John Fianklin. and Sir Jus afi I'ttw whr i'riv«[t-er, Kii.ii. San I r.ti fn-i'n E- Frith, l'nntimu nnd Junior, took each one third off Mussupon the tableof the 11mi" 29— Haw schr Jiilimi, Miiiitii, C<H,re|Cou ni.il Vaipnratfio. s having been appiizcd by thelest letters reThai< Lo.d-hi, the crew of the Richmond. These vessels came to an- eelvod fmm Mr.luiius Ituss. that it waa his intention to di Spoken. (lie "Investigator to landall the supplies,that shecould chor aliout li miles from the ill-fated Richmond. Thei red spare, ni Whaler 1 oint, and to proceed to Kitgland, if no th Dv the [Irafiti..vt. Jill) 2, IN.!). I .mmpit n. N. [I 220f'; 4th, bids, Ron-am, <; at N M. ki? fill. Rimtulita. MvaJir. fit i ; Hi lendid, oiugK of the Kxpidiliou under Sir J. Fianklin weie leceked oil was ko'.il us follows—E. Frith bought 900 t by 'ol' Hprh g. rSfii •, Inili. Mle, «;ret-ti| i'H. li.. t ; kild. Fellow*. the Whale Ship* now about to Mill, leaving tlie "K.,letSI ix> per I'M. Hunama bought tOO bbls nt $0.75, and■ inise'' i(i< ; Ant; Slotting!* <:«liinel.Ht'>t h ftitnt. |(' ( heard from f, n. I to piosccute the seaieh alone,—have consulted tlw •, Mm.lt 7.M1 n, N. 11., 8750| Naval autlioiitieu uk to the probab.e contetiuei.ee of July I ft— Hin.iros. N. 11., the Junior bought 900 at 10.75. The ship and chat- higheM Time, .handler S 7i>o. N D Ibis step tels sold for $.") no I They lind it to be the unanimous opinion of those most with the 1 olar Seas, t hat Mich u separation oftlie We have obtained these particulars from Mr. C. 11. conversant Memoranda. ships under Sir .lamer' l{oss would be most pciilous to tlie ipliiaiijug in the ice, and would piobably reutmine tlie Cnpr Kern |>inn, oflhe Wm Kntch, re, urln m; on ihe nuiiu n Ileeves, Ist officer of the It. He reports the vesselsi ship entire object oftlie K/jieditiou, If Sir J.F'lankliu's patty weie iy of Capl I'olger. of ihe Mwiilitello. ll.nl ihe hurl. I.migrant of as doing remarkably well in Uherring's Straits. Pan- to be discovered ut a time when the '-Enterprise" I ad nearij exhausted bar own stores. They have therefore deteiniine<t \«-w Itedfnnl, li.'v dentil hi m-ii about .' |nl Ul, in the viciniiy amu, K. Frith, Washington of Sag Harbor, all full.— upon sending out u ftesli supply of provisions for both ships of Hie French Rock. Nof New Zealand. 'I here lire strong the '-North War, 1 which Is now titling, for this purpose. (ears ill ii by Isaac lliiks Metacom J & 1500, ', Majestic 1500. full, till were lout, I'.uh nf i lie vi>m-I luivo hern picked at Sheeniess, witlt orders to p oceed across ISafi n V Lay, and Elizahcth. wanting 3 whales. as much further as practicable in the direction of Lancaster ti;i ttv several n'vi N. The Moiiticello and Murk lay experienced and Harrow Stunts, looking out for the 'Invctligu- f lie ratine shlc, tX7"At the head of the Anadir sea the Richmond| Sound, tor." or her boats. In the event of the "Investigator" not being fallen in W Ml. July 2, hli hi Ihe Hon in Islands, .Uontier.Ui, 45 mos, 15C0 ep took si\ whales in one week, which made 1200 bbls. theCnm'nder of the '-North Star" will l>e directed to land the «:i wt II; ■'!, uptike Ol) input, 23 mos. H( (J s; ;—IS.LUJeutIJ fjy iVc regret to announce the death of Capt. Win- supplies at such points on the South side of Lancastei Sound. 31 rime, 1500 *|i;—l, Alaliaum. 37 iuna, I30(. sjtTin. o sea. on hoard 13, the "Eliza- r other places indicated by Sir James Uoas, as may beaecesTkbs, who died at Sept. sible to trie '-North Star," in suh cieut time to secure bis l*> beth Fritli,'" commanded by his brother. turn across Lafbn s Hn> before the winter sets in. The expense of titling the North Star for the ice, will be £008t(, aid the wages of the crew, stores, provisions, on boa itI. Donations. £6(302. making 112,688, in ail, whichconstitute the supple For Friend. For Chapel'( meutary estimate now submitted to the House ltul, in addition to this. Her Majesty's Government has determined to $3,50 U. S Nival Hospital, oiler a lewaid of 110,000, to be given to such private ship, oi distributed amongst such private ships, ofany country, or to I Triton, 5,00 5,00 Capt. Bpeuccr, any cxp'oiiug potty or put ties, as may, in the judgment ot tlie boaid of Admit a fry, have rendered ell cientassistance to 10.00 Mr. Hush, of Lahaina. Sir John Fianklin, his ship.*-, or their crews, and may have 500 coutiibuted diiecfly to extricate them from the ice. Mr J. 11. Smith's an. sub. H. 0. WARD. 10,00I Mr. I. Montgomery, THE FRIEND. of . .' * , ' , — . " . • . ' ' . . . . , — ' 5,00 Capt. Carruwuy, Bandicoot, MARRIED. Jnst Reccved and for 8;ile 5,00 Mr. Bates, Amazon, lii Orsma, at Salem, May 9. hv Urn Uev. J. L. rarriali, M>. CI/A PLAIN'S STUDY, a new and II Ji Mi-a I I. M'l.'i.iNK in 11. <> n-nN. THE Alert, 3,00 4,00 Am. wh. ship AT Al I'urllHiiJ. Oreynit. by tin- Uev .Mr Ala.ir.aon. Ca|il Os hciiutiful assortment of BIBLES in the English LanU. S. It. Ilrig Lawrence, lUli., mailer eftiHrk l Aliila," lo Miaa E Wakhem. guage. They arc I ound in various styles, and can In -' ._ 5,00I Capt.Friucr, had at prices varying from 37 1-2cents, lo 57,00 pet 8,50 PASSENGERS. Officers, copy. 16,50I Per Maxim, from Ts||i«fha T R- Villa, Kan,., anr. family; [XT" Seamen, nnd others, arc informed that at th« 11.00 Crew, ,l> ii rtii itst tglasts, JJ. Hernandez; I-dmmid Smith. [Cr~i)oa:itioas "For Chapel" devoted to payment of I'it Jnnuifi AUiino. from Adtliitlr, 8 A —Hr. McDoueall same place may be found Bibles primed in the followGerman, Swedish, Danish, Batch, Dr. Uurie; 11. Roe*; Q. Oaij j Hi v 1' ing languages $2,944 41 i;id\, fien. <*reiif; the licit, which was originally French, Spanish nnd Portuguese. im It; nnd in mlirr* $500 00 Paid hv A. S. F. So.iety, I'er i;«nttifciictit, from Ann Francisco—John Smith; fisofgl N. B —Portuguese seamen ore especially notified 'nlhuru; II 't'reamtr; J. Selby j W. DuUglitß*. G. iJeuilts Ml.i' Douutiuns, 1,865 54 2.365 54 '.til that they can obtain copies of the Holy Scriptures it i.otiiuTi ||. Kyi. I'cr <*re> ho'Jiid. fittiii K«n FYsiicii-cn—J. HsssWl «t ion-, W the old and new Testaments. $578 87 Ft. I*>llaslls| .!'■.-•', Ii riionr; (,lmx. Crockett. Present Debt, *,*»■ It is left voluntary with senmen whether thej receive a copy of the Biolc as a gift, or pay the wholt Tlie Chaplain sincerely hopes the contrlhulions from or a part of its value Money received from the salt the sca-f.iring and resident community will ennl lehim of Billies is appropriated to the pnrchasc of new supoil' this debt before the close of the to entirely pay plies, tf * , MARINE JOURNAL. year. rX7"Dnnation» "For Friend" devoted . School Books. Shipping in Port, Sept. 20, 1840. Teachers and others can be supplied with a few sehooi mer klmi Mm A. A> elinc. llci cllun, 8. II Willistna A. hooks at the Chaplain's study. The assortment ers, i CO COllft'lfher- IT M il.llM. Am nier bur* WVtry, l.niley. s II Williams & Co; fur Uoatou comprises Primary Geographies, Arithmetics, GramiVruviun In in l .iitiro, fur >>ale mars, Reading Books, Webster's Dictionaries, &c. l Acknowledgement of Favors—Freight free of Hr hark Maxim. Undaay, nt Vida, for Valjiaraitn. Am a!ii|i T»;ir, Hi-ndr,, s* II W Ac. Co; fur lluug Koii-j. faMontreal, on hoard the Bibles, ship by 6 boxes of Am hk Coi.i rclKUl. IVnhalluw, X R Vida. The Friend, Bound. vor of Hairy Pierce, Esq Also, n similar favor by lit hk rtwnlliiw, ,S.Hjin.v,Bound volumes oftlie F'ric»d, for one,or moreyean Am wh ttlit|i Tin..ll. ptpeiicer Plt Vids; for U Ststsa. Jam s llimncwclt, Esq., who allowed 2 barrels ami 3 can he obtained at Rev. T. (oan.s, Hiloj Rev. T E tin Wm INitch. Ki-iiipton, Make. Autbt ua. Co. llraft'iitta, >V(*tl, Mtk<■»■. Anthon A. Cv Lahaina; and the Chaplain's study, Bono Taylor's. boxes to In convcye*' from Boston to Honolulu, freight tawdf>hriifatitii.t' Willu luinm hrbriever, M A 4c Co ilu/u. tf An wh -t.H|» Komiilu*, ll(-pnr; fur V t*lstes. free, hi Iwird ship Tsar. A valuable | ackagc of paAm ii w.ir l'n t>ii-. Com. Glynn; furPkd Frtncisc MUtofi from J. for Seaman's &.C., will, Esq., Ilijnni pers. Notice to master* of Whaleships. Reading lioom; and a similar package of valuable Arrived. ships will be reported correctly in thi Any 6—Rr. aelir Clyde. Mclean, HI daya fn Auckland, NZ. Looks, pamphlets nnd papers from J. C. Jones, Esq Friend and Polynesian, if, on xo.ur arrival, a report ii hr liuik lisviin. Lindas). ■ >-* dttya from Valparsiao. and Mr.-, (Jorhuni, Boston. aik !) aiu. lii 141 fcn.biue ilsrinoie, 17 dsys from i*an Fran- Ileft at the Polynesian Office. Unless you arc willing 1-H-u 1to take this tiouhlc. the Editors of these papers are sub lb—fir 'audi oot, Csrrawsy, 93 dsyi fm IN.ban Tow Donations op Books for Seamen.—The Son- li—Am achr bagsutine Mary tSiuarl, Tucker, 19 ds>sfruui f*ai. jeeted to great inconvenience, and are oftentimes una tile to make any report. tf man's CliHolnin wi ul'l acknowledge 25 copies of rt.i.rn-1 <i. Ci-I't. ill— Am. whaleahlp Wm. Rolen, Kemp ton, f.n Jspsn Manual of Devotion, for Soldiers and Sailors," hy an hark H«M»ti(iw, L*«S|[ntve. It da fm an Francisco. Spelling Books. 17—r*chr Pi aieruitr, 2I J da f.n Tahiti. unknown gentleman in New York; the books being i"hip Noah Webster's, and the Union Spelling Book* fa Tatar. Barak-y. IsW «...>■ from lioatnn. i*sj» Male at Chaplain', Study, i**wk CuMcciKsa, UstMih>w, U> *is Ist forwarded by J. P. Eagles, of Philadelphia. PrtncltM. tf M to . PORT OF HONOLULU. to the gratui- : 11 circulation of the paper among seam.:it, and oth- Am . < . ' . '' : " ' * � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.10.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.10.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/a0b7f1257d5e2553644c420ad2aa4e9b.pdf 614cb7134dd34f4088ca26eedc06848e PDF Text Text F THE RIEND. 41 HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. Vol. 7. N: • 10th. This morning high wind, rough ses, and ship going nine knots. At noon, Lett. Ponvar—"Setting Ball," "Go Ahead," Pace 41 A Trip from the sandwich Islands to Lower 25° 14' N., have made two degrees of 41 Passage to Columbia Hirer, Oregon and Upper California. easting since leaving the Islands. Colombia River, its discovery, 43 Sabbath, 220* April. After three days of Astoria, « Leaves selected from "Our Log Book." rough weather, it was exceedingly pleasant 44—46 TheFrench at the Sandwich Islands, and quiet Sabbath mornto a peaceful greet Letter from Navigator Islands,ko, 48 I.—PASSAGE TO COLUMBIA RIVER. could but I ing. think, perhaps this may not 47 Report ofthe King's Commissioners, Tuesday, April nih. The order was githe privilege of public be that we enjoy may Protest, by command of theKing, 47 ven to " cast off"," which was followed by this 48 that to chanced worship. morning to open a I Notices, ship news, Ac, "go ahead" with the steam, and the of volume sermons by Spring, addressed Dr. "Massachusetts" quietly glided out of Hoto apseamen. was I in to circumstances nolu harbor. Soon the pilot bids us adieu of the first and I felt that I was for some months sever- preciate the opening paragraph a moral sublimity in a is For theFriend. ed from scenes and persons endeared by discourse: "ThereThe BETTING SAIL. landsman conjectures Sabbath at sea. many pleasant associations. At sundown O for a blessing from on high, it—paints it, while the devout seamen feels Ere from the much loved shore we fly; we had reached that region of calms off" the it; there are aspirations here felt, felt no A hope divine to stay each soal, S. W. part ofthe Island of Oahu, but fancyAs o'er the dangerous main we roll! where else. Yet what is it that gives such ing that we should be favored with wind, the See! the long wished for wind blown free! sublimity to a Sabbath at sea? It is not the We must part! we must part' steam was allowed to escape, and we found mart of business which we here enter; nor To sea! to sea! the vessel becalmed. During tbe evening are And now to, thee, O heavenly Friend! they the portals of science and literature; Ourselves, our ship, we would commend ; some of the officers assemble in the "Ladies*\ nor is it the splendid Cathedral; no, nor yet Star of the East! our Pilot be, Cabin." One reads the "News," another the more simple and bumble sanctuary, As we launch with the wind on tbe boundless sea! the "Polynesian," a third 'Jarves' History," where far distant friends "worship and bow Along lift's restless billows driven, and a fourth "Wyllie's Notes." Another down and They win their port, whoseport Is heaven; kneel before the Lord their MaThey meet no wreck who trust God's love, group assemble in the after cabin to listen to ker." Great objects consecrate all that is They sail secure, who look above. the sound of the violin. Everything is very around them. Tbis vast ocean, this emblem Lord! when oar eyes are fixed on thee, Not a sailor or soldier deserted at quiet. All la well! all ia well! of infinity itself, gives sublimity to the On land, or sea. Honolulu. scene." Let songs, not sighs, around us flow, All day, yesterday, (tbe 18th,) it was quite From land, but not from God we go; going upon deck at the hour appointed In storm oroalm, in Joy or pain, calm, and the vessel made but little progress. forOn Divine service, I found the awning spread The sailor may trust in the Lord of tbe main Towards evening Capt. Wood gave the orover the spacious quarter-deck—the officers F. M. C. der to "fire up," and during tbe night we Xsw Losses, Coaaj. soldiers assembled—a flag thrown over* a ran at the rate of six knots. This morning nd the every thing admirably arFrom the Louisville Journal. the summits of the mountains and hills ofj capstan—and an It was ranged. impressive scene—the GO AHEAD. Oahu are scarcely to be discerned in the disquietness—the gentle breere—the Day—the Xever doubt a righteous erase ; tance. By the aid of steam and ssils we are ocean—all conGo ahead! yet heaving almost sleeping, rapidly urged on our course. I am surprised to Throw yourself completely k, of love and gratitowpall forth emotions spire Conscience shaping all your laws, perceive how retired a passenger can be, on g#de to the Giver of all good, the Ocean's Manly through thinkand thin, board a vessel with two hundred shipmates. God and the Sabbath's Lord. Go ahead! As for sea-sickness I have escaped in Do not ask who'll go with yon; 24m. We are having a fine run. The manner far short of my fears. Go ahead! winds are strong, but favorable, speeding us In conversation with Capt. Wood I learn"umbers! spam the coward's plea If there be but one or two. ed that he was a classmate in Harvard Uni- forward at the rate of 8, 9, and 10 knots.— Single-handed thoughit he, more so versity with Prescott the Historian. He re- Tbe weather is cool, snd becomes Go ahead! Thick clothing very necessary. every day. marked that Prescott was quite celebrated, Though fierce watersround yoa dash, me of in college, as an excellentLatin scholar, andI Such weather, by contrast, reminds Go ahead! warm of the Islthe and temperature mild aaa; furthermore that while an under-graduate he Beak them! certainly you Lat them proudly dare the skies— ands. received an injury in one of his eyes which What an mountains to a man' resulted in almost destroying hia vision, to i 30th. Being the last day of the month, Go ahead! which he makes so touching an allusion in according to the Army Regulations of tbe Though fierce waters round yea desk, the Preface ofhis history of "Ferdinand andI United States tha soldiers were called out Go ahead! Let no hardship baffle you; Isabel!." "Thus shut out frome one sense, for inspection. The weather was very cold Th ough the heavensroar aad flash, I was driven te rely exclusively on another, and with a 'quick step," the soldiers marshSttll, undaunted, firm and tree, •to ahead! and to make the ear do tbe work ofthe eye." ed avmr the quarter-deck, and in "innMs Contents OF THE FRIEND, SEPT. 1,1848. THE FRIEND. Poet's Corner. I ,, ' . * * .', " * �42 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. world the impor- me — quick time," each one heard hisname called. satisfactorily shown to the r—- ; that tbe eye of an Omniscient Judge has Tbe orders "face frost, face left, face right, tant results of having expended so much trea- not been fastened upon him. When the and right about face," were quickly givsn, sure and destroyed so many lives in discov- poor, miserable and drunken Indian has died and all soon disappeared from the deck ering an Antarctic continent, or in attempt- a bill has been filed against his destroyer in Heaven's Chancery. In the day of final whose services were not required in the ma- ing to discover a N. W. psmmge! nagement of the s sbip. Thus ended the reckoning there will be no want of facts and II.—COLUMBIA RIVER, ITS DISCOVERY evidence to establish the guilt of multitudes "training." Exeunt omnes. AND NAVIGATION. who have engaged in this destructive, altho' Mtty ith. According to observations at noon we were about five hundred miles from With a thankful heart I sit down to record lucrative traffic. land. Every thing moves on pleasantly on .the incidents of this day, May Bth, our vesAfter tea, I accompanied a party on shore. ship-board. Some of my fellow passengers sel having safely crossed the much dreaded We visited the house of a Mr. Keplin, which are great readers, and having an excellent, Columbia River "Bar," and now lies safely is near the extreme point of Cape Disappublic library on board, time does not bang at anchor in Baker's Bay. Early this morn-, pointment. On entering his dwelling I obing our ship was some distance off the mouth served a Yankee clock, firsh from the manheavy. This morning, May 7th, at 11 o'clock the of the river. Guns were fired for a pilot, ufactory! I also noticed lying upon the tabut outline was seen. Just 20: none made dim of the land his appearance. It was a ble an English Bible, English Prayer Book, days since leaving Honolulu. For two days source of much anxiety to the captain, as and Noah Webster's Spelling Book; Ihe latnot having been able to obtain observations, neither himself or any person on board had ter printed in Oregon! In taking a short our position ia not exactly known, but Capt. ever entered the river. As we approached ramble through the forest, I observed many Wood conjectures that we are too far North, the entrance, a boat was sent forward—but trees and shrubs corresponding with those on hence as we approached the land the vessel it did not appear safe to enter on our first the Atlantic coast. Blossuins of the strawmade a southerly course. Drift wood occa- coming up. A line of breakers extendedthe berry and raspberry were thrice welcome to sionally passed the vessel. Land birds and entire distance across from Cape Disappoint- the sight. We were compelled to return on sea fowls are frequently seen. ment to Point Adams. Some rather anxious board for the last rays of the setting sun had High o'er tbe restless deep, above Ikereach countenances were visible on board the Mas- but a few moments longer to play among the Of gunner's hope, vast Sights of wild duck stretch sachusetts, for we were not ignorant of the branches and leaves of the noble forest trees. eye glance as can on either side, Far the fact, that no less than four vessels (U. S. S. Ia a broad apace, and level line Ihey glide." After returning on board I endeavored to Peacock, U. S. S. Shark, H. B. Co.'s Bark The coast presents a most uninteresting survey, so far as could be done carefully aspect. In some places may be seen dense Vancouver and Am. whaleship Maine,) had with the eye, the outlines of the Cape, the forests, and in others only scattered trees.— been wrecked on the very spot where we Bay and highlands. spot This isa replete Towards evening the mist and fog entirely were hoping to cross in safety. We knew, with historical of associations the deepest inconcealed the land from sight, but from tbe however, that scores of vessels had safely terest. Not sixty years had rolled away since appearances, our captain concluded that we entered the river, and having the aid ot the first vessel from a civilized nation had must be off" Shoalwater Bay. The order was steam, our captain determined in the afteranchored within the bar. For ages, the Cogiven to "fire up" for the first time since noon to make a second trial. It was in eveor as it was called by the Indians of lumbia, Just at the time ot ry respect successful. Using sight of tbe Islands. the "the great River" had poured country, bar, our the the rollers seemcrossing heavy On our passage over.the good ship "Masits full tribute of waters into the Pacific, aled to subside and the sea to As die away. sachusetts," as well as other vessels which its existence was unknown to the civthough one another landmark after was made and have sailed over the route, proved the falsity ilized and commercial world. A Spanish of statements in Gulliver's Travels. The the Massachusetts approached her anchorsome hundred navigator, Bruno Hecate, commanding the two hearts more age, beat celebrated Dean Swift in giving an account Corvette "Santiago," sailed along this coast free! of the same, represents Mr. Gulliver as havSoon after our came to it anchor, in 1775, is supposed to have been the first vessel ing visited "Brobdingnsg," a country lying was visited a canoe by between the Asiatic and American coasts.— containing ten Chi- who expressed his decided opinion that a nook can I a Indians .Surely, say, that I never great river here entered the ocean. "These The King of that country must have been Prince of vast possessions, for says Gulliver, saw more miserable specimens of humanity. eddies and currents caused me to believe," "The whole extent of this Prince'saWninions Whoever sees them, will agree with Wash- he remarks, "that the place is the mouth of reaches about six thousand miles, and from ington Irving, who never saw them, when as- some great river, or some passage to anoththree to five in breath; whence I cannot but serting in his Astoria, "Neither sex can er sea." The North Cape he calls "Cape conclude that our geographers of Europe are boast of personal beauty." One represented San Rogue," the South, 'Cape Frondoso," in a great error, by supposing nothing but sta himself as a chief. I was ready to ask, if and the Bay "Assumption." between Japan and California.'' Either the such the leader, what are his followers? It Three years pass, and in 1778 an Englishgood Dean of St. Patricks, Dublin, must was sad to witness their eagerness to obtain man, by the name of Meares, commanding a base misuaderstood Mr. or Capt. Lemuel rum! I now felt ashamed of tbe Anglo-Sax- Portuguese vessel, at tempts to discover this Galiiver, or the vast continent, upon which on race, for English and American traders "great river," but failing in his enterprise, the kingdom of Brobdiognag waa situa- ■ almost exclusively have pampered to the blots "Cape San Rogue" from the chart and ted, must have been submerged. It is some- poor Indian's desire for intoxicating drinks, writes "Cape Disappointment," and for what surprising not to find allusions to thisi It is the lust for gain which has taken ship ''Assumption Bay," writes "Deception Bay." subject in Cook's, Vancouver's, Belcher's, loads of strong drink to the N. W. coast to Quitting the coast Meares records in his Beechey's, or Wilkes' voyages. This inat- destroy the aborigines. Indian traders and journal, "We can now with safety assert a*r, however, may attract the attention of their employers may have pocketed the pro- that there is no such river as that of Saint 4sj<silsgniihiil navigators, when the learnedI fit ofthe sale, but there the matter does not Roc exists, as laid down on the Spanish gsssfiaphers and navigators of England, rest. Let not the rumseller on the cord and charts." France, Russia, and the United States, havei inhoapttabie N. W. coast of America, tinag- A few years more elapse, (1792,) and the " I ' ' ' ' �THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. 43 distinguished navigator Vancouver is found ver, about 90 or 100 miles from its entrance. red great attractions upon Astoria. The vilglancing his keen eye along the same rugged On his return down the river the "Jenny,"a lage contains about twenty buildings of evecoast. His vessel sails within three miles of vessel belonging to Bristol, England, was ry description, erected without order or regthe breakers, but they extend across the lound anchored in the bay, within Cape Dis- ularity as regards the streets. A visitor is mouth of "the great river." He looks in appointment. This noted Bay was denomi- somewhat surprised the site should have been vain for an entrance. "Not considering," nated "Baker's Bay," by Lieut. Broughton, selected for a city, when others far more deremarks Vancouver in his journal of April in compliment to Capt. Baker, commanding sirable might have been chosen. The in27th, "this opening worthy of more attention the "Jenny," which vessel took the lead on habitants are rendered quite uncomfortable 1 continued our course to the north west."— leaving the Bay, and was followed by the by the cold, strong and disagreeable winds which prevail. The town I would remark is Only two days afterwards Vancouver spoke "Chatham." the south side of the Columbia, being upon the Boston ship "Columbia," Capt. Gray, at this point four or five miles in width. The by whom he was informed that the "ColumIII.—ASTORIA. from the hills upon which some of prospect bia" had "been off* the mouth of a river in This morning, Wednesday, May Pth, the the houses are built, is exceedingly fine. It the latitude of 46 ° 10', where the outset or Massachusetts left Baker's Bay for Astoria, commands a view of the ocean, the mouth of flux, was so strong as to prevent his entering a distance often or twelve miles. The river the river, Cape Disappointment, Chinook for nine nays."- (Vancouver's Journal.) is several miles wide, but the ship-channel is hills, the highlands on the opposite side of This statement of the Yankee captain was; somewhat intricate, and difficult of naviga- the river, and the extensive ranges of hills doubtless received with some incredulity by tion, except to experienced pilots. Twice and mountains stretching away to the East. the English navigator, for only two days pre- the vessel touched the sand spits, but was The region was formerly covered with a viously his vessel was off the very same backed off by the propeller with little damage heavy growth of pines, and only a small area opening which did not appear "worthy of or difficulty. She came to anchor off the ci- has been reclaimed from the dominion of namore attention." ty, the town, or village of Astoria, about one ture. As the visitor looks out upon the The vessels of Vancouver and Gray part- o'clock. Just as we were sitting down to peaceful little village snugly crowded under ed, the former sailing north, but the latter dinner, Gen. Adair, the Collector, called on the shade of stately forest trees, he is ready sailing south. Capt. Gray doubtless conclu- board. He was much rejoiced to learn that to ask, "Is this Astoria?" Is this the spot ded that he would forever decide the point Capt. Wood had piloted the Massachusetts, so famous in history, and of world-wide cewhether there was, or was not a great river in safety, over the bar. This feeling I sub- lebrity ? It was for this place that forty years emptying into the ocean south of Cape Dis- sequently learned was quite general among ago the ships of Astor took their departure, appointment. "On the 11th May, Gray ar- the inhabitants, not only of Astoria, but of via. Cape Horn, when a voyage hither was rived opposite the entrance of the river, and the territory. They felt that the bar and riamong the uncommon occurrences of the heedless of the risk, in his ardent spirit of ver were suffering in consequence of ill- times. Here were the head quarters of the enterprise, dashed boldly through the break- founded reports which had been circulated. North West Fur Company, and subsequenters on its bar, and in a few moments slid out The first American steamship, which had evly ofthe Hudson Bay Company, until the esupon the tranquil bosom of a broad and ma- er attempted to enter, had now come safely tablishment ofFort Vancouver. Among the jestic river." The great question was then up the river, without a pilot, in the most dif- English Astoria, even now, is denominated forever settled. Hecate was right when he ficult parts ofthe channel. Not only did the "Fort George." Thus historical associasaid "a great river here entered the ocean," Astorians seem really to confer upon our tions of interest are connected with this spot, and Meares was wrong when he asserted no Captain the hospitalities of the city, but but the fascinating narrative of Washington such river was in existence. Capt. Gray Gen. Adair proposed calling the next new Irving, styled "Astoria," has contributed commenced trading with the Indians, explo- county in Oregon, Wood county. The Mas- more powerfully than any other cause to renring the surrounding bay, and ascending the sachusetts, being the largest vessel which der the place remarkable, and in coming time river fifteen or twenty miles. He now as- had ever entered the river, and moreover hasomewhat classic ground. The ingredient sumes the prerogative of altering the names ving arrived, bringing two companies of U. of romance forms so prominent a characterupon charts. "On leaving the river," an S. troops, was thrice welcome. So many of istic of Irving's writings, that many readers anonymous writerremarks, "Capt. Gray be- the male inhabitants of Oregon being absent imagine his Astoria belongs to the sam c stowed on it the name of his vessel. The at the mines, serious fears were entertained class. "History, genuine history, and faithsouthern point of land he called Cape Ad- that more Indian troubles, if not massacres ful narrative, are most prominent in this ams, and substituted the name of Cape Han- would occur. Gen. Adair furnished us with work, the value of which will be highly prizcock for that of Cape Disappointment. Nei- the latest news from tbe United States and ed by the reader who delights to trace out ther Cape Hancock nor Cape Adams have Europe, but having recently arrived from;historical incidents associated with the)' place California, be had tales to rehearse about, which he may visit. taken an assured place on the maps. * The name of the good ship Columbia, it is the abundance of gold that would have satisIt is certainly a remarkable as well as innot hard to believe, will flow with the waters fied a gold adventurer of the 16th century. teresting fact, that although the U. S. Govofthe bold river as long as grass grows or After dinner a party visited the shore—the iernment possess the whole of Oregon, having waters run in the valleys of the Rocky moun- army officers were delighted to receive intel- ifor a long period maintained with England a tains." ligence through the post-office. Gen. Adair jjoint occupancy ofthe country, yet it is only The discovery of the Columbia Capt. Gray give us a cordial Kentucky welcome to his ithe narrow and small district of Astoria, communicated to Vancouver, (accompanied house, where we were kindly entertained by which has ever been, in reality, purchased by a rough chart,) who in the autumn of the his family. The General had only been in jfrom the aborigines of the country!—lndian aame year despatchedLieut. Broughton, com- the place about one month, but yet he had {titles to tbe vast domain have not as yet been manding the "Chatham," to make an explo- succeeded in erecting during that short peri- (extinguished by purchase and treaties. Jm ration. Thia enterprise was most success- od a very comfortable dwelling, as good as While at Astoria I made enquiries refully accomplished; Lieut. B. with boats a*- those tenanted by his neighbors. Neither,specting tbe settlement of Clatsop Plains, ccndiag as far up the river as Fort Vancou- nature, nor as yet art, seems to have confer-|isituated onthe south shore of the Columbia, —' , * , > ntatensj �44 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. of which the withdrawal is demanded by near its mouth. I learned that a thriving Tbe end is not yet. Monsieur D. informed us the sth paragraph immediately preceding." lbs morning of bis departure, lhat trouble bail the"All these conclusions ought to be the object ofResosettlement had been commenced, consisting but juiit commenced ! Ihe English Consul Gen- lutions of 11b Majesty, passed in His Council, and of of about thirty families, which are engaged in eral, United States, Chilenn,areruvinn and Da- urgency." nish Consuls protested against these violent 7. "The return of the tine of twenty five dollars paid the French ship " General Teste," besides an inagricaltural pursuits. They are supplied measures endangering property under tbe pro- by for the tins* during which she demnity of sixty dollars with the preaching' of the Gospel by a Pres- tection of their re*|>trctive flags. Tbe Kinjr, was unjustly detained here." "The official organ of the Hawaiian solemnly proMinister, his has 8. insertion the in Foreign byterian and a Baptist minister. As an evid- through tected against these acts of violence. The for- Government of the punishment indicted upon the schoof the High School whose impious conduct gave ence ofthe enterprise ofthe people, this fact eign community, nlmoxt to a man, ia strongly up- lars occaeion to the complaints of Mr. the Abbe Coulon." is worthy ofrecord. Being perplexed about pnasrl to this strange movement, and utile** we 9 "The removal of the Governor nf Hawaii, who err, in regard to public sentiment in ibe violated or allowed lo be violated the domicile of Mr. getting their produce to the California mar- greatly United States, England, anil even France, a ihe Abbe Marech.il, or the order that that Governor reparation to that Missionary, Ihe one decision or ket, vessels visiting the river not affording voice of indignant rebuke will lie uttered. No Intake ihe other to be inserted in ihe office.l journal." more for remarks at space present. peymentto the French citi/en proprietor ot "The the desirable facilities, one of the inhabitsnts 10. the Hotel of France of ihe damage* committed in his the keel of the immediately laid against » horn the Hawaiian " Clatsop The following despatch was received by house, by foreignhasnailers, not taken sny process." Clipper," a vessel of 60 or 70 tons, and in R. C. Wyllie, Esq., the King's Minister of administration "The undersigned give a delay of ihree days from this 22d August, 1849, to the Hawaiian Government to three months it was freighted, bound to Cal- Foreign Relations, on the i!Jd August, at 3 day, make a categorical reply to the demands above." M. P. "In be Ihe default of this Government making known its ifornia I Eventually, ship building will COPY OF TRANSLATION FROM THE FRENCH. decision, between this and Saturday nex', the Z9th Auextensively prosecuted along the banks ofthe On board of the Admiral'sFrigate Le ) gust, 1849, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the undersigned instructions ofthe French GovFourauivante, orl Honolulu, the > agreeably to the formaldeclare Columbia. Timber suitable for ship building \ ihe Treaty of the 28th have lo 22d August, IM9 ) ernment nil null exists in the greatest abundance. Remark- Natal Station of thb and void, and replaced by the ConFrench Refpblic, and March, 1946, ed an officer of our ship, as he gazed upon the Consulate or France, in the vention concluded the 12th and 17th of July, 1889, beSandwich tween the Post Captain l.aplnce, acting in the name forests of pine, from two to three hundred Islands. "The undersigned. Lezoarant dc Rear of the King of the French, and His Majesty Kemehafeat in height and straight as an arrow, Admiral, (.'oininantler-inChief of the Troinclln, Naval Forces of inilia 111." the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean, and Dillon, "Besides the two Dirties re-entering, by right, under " What a place to get masts, here are enough Consul of that Republic, in the Sandwich Islands, ful- the empire of that Convention, it w ill become the rule for all the shipping in the world." filling the functions ot (,'h rged'AAuires of France near of the reciprocal conduct to follow , and the Hawaiian regulations Government will be bound lo execute it, in all its the Hawaiian Government, and in a joint note dated the 20th extent, remaining nfier thai day responsible for every The French again at the Sandwich of"Have in concert, August current, demanded of His Majesty, the Kins infringement thereof which they may commit." Inland. "And in regard In ihe demands comprised in tbe paraof this Archipelago, through the medium of His Minisundersigned of Foreign Relations, un Audience in Hie Council, to graphs 7ih, Bth, 9th, and 10th nbove, the The events ofthe last month will form a me- ter will ementertain with him many grave Questions actually pend- declare that incase justice be not dune, jheycomplete means at their toohtuina ploy disposal morable chapter in Hawaiian history. Difficulties ing between the the Consul of the French Republic, at Horeparation, declining for thia case, and from tbe present the Hawaiian Government." having arisen between tbe French Consul ami nolulu, and "Bra note dated yesterday, 21st August, Mr theMin all the responsibility of the subsequent acts that may the government, Admiral Tromelin, command- iater of Foreign Relations, making known the decision happen." DILLON. Signed, His Majesty, informs the undersigned that the King ing the Frigate Poursuivnnte" and steamer of Signed. LEGOARANT TROMEUN. deliberating in his Council, has not thought proper to a flnssrmili." is sent to effect settlement. Our grant the audience demanded, upon the ground that The foregoing is a true copy of the translation made the difficultiesraised between the Consul of France, in by me from tbe original French this 2Hd of August, 1849. object is now, merely, to state facts necessary to the Hawaiian Islands, and the Government of this ArchiR C. WYI.LIE, introduce tnd explain the sccompanying docu- pelago, have been submitted direct lo the appreciation Minister of Foreign Relations. (he French Republic, through the medium of the of Consul ments. August 2'id, the Admiral and liswaiinn Chime d'Afiiiires at Paris." The following reply, on behalf of the Ha"The Minister of Foreign Rel.it tons sdds that in case make ten demands, threatening that unless com- ■ere oi her questions, besides those submitted wsiian Government, was sent off to the French should be plied with, in three days, tbey will employ oXtheFrench Government, the undersigned are invited-1 them, in order that the Hawaiian Govern- Admiral and the French Consul, at half past means at their disposal to obtain a complete re- to formulaeexamine them and take them into consider- ■ I P. M., on Saturday, the 26th August, 1849. may ation." paration." The King's Foreign Minister, re- ment Foreign Office, Honolulu, ) complied be Ihe questions their demands cannot "Neither submitted to tbe appreciation plies that French the Hawaiian GovernGovernment, August -25th, 1849. by ordered lof the King that the has 5 with, hut declares nor those which the undersigned had the intenthat no resiatance whatever ahull be made to suchI iiient, having been formalized by the; The undersigned, Minister of Foreign Retion to make not valid, force." The Consul follows this reply, by tak- one part and the other [it is presumed that the meaningf Intions of the King ofthe Hawaiian Islands, ing down bis flag and retiring on board the •learn- 'is by both parties,] the refusal of the Audience which the -«!2d instant, from the tenor of the preeited note of Mr. thejhad the honor to receive on er. A force of over two hundred soldiera landI results at the afternoon, Minister ol cannot be considered 3 o'clock ofthe despatch adRelations, Foreign another■ I sad lake possession ofofthe Fort, while otherwise than aaa dilatory reply. The intention of force takes cninmmid nil Hawaiian vessels in Ihe undersigned was at first to treat summarily, in a con- [ dressed to linn, dated the same day, by Rear pert. The French are esceedingly careful not■ ference, of the principal points in litigation, and to re- Admiral Legos rant dc Tromelin, Commandihe hands ot Mr the Minister of Foreign Rela- ■ er-in-chief of the Naval Forces of Ihe French to touch the Hawaiian Flag, doubtless remem- ■ mit intotheir demands duly and precisely (nettement) Republic in the Pacific Ocean, and M. Dilbering the English and French guarantee oftions, formalized." 1849. This is dune on Saturday, August 35th. "In the meanwhile, the time lor deliberation has paas- lon, Consul of France in the Sandwich IslThe Sabbath passes quie.ly tbe town remains-1 ed; admitting us true ihe declaration given by the Ha- , amis, in which they make, in the name of orderly. An attempt is made at negotiation.— waiian Government I hat ihe questions to be treated of the French Republic, ten demands, to which been submitted by it to the examination of that off On the tSlh, the King's Commissioners visit the■ have the French Republic, ihe time required te know the de- they require a categorical leply from the steamer. See their report. No reconciliation! cision of tbe Csbinet olParis, and the actual situation in iseftcted. The Admiral without charging the'which Ihe persons and commerce of the French in tbeJKing, before three o'clock of tbe afternoon with a violation of the Treaty of■ Sandwich Islands, are placed, do not permit to acceptt of Saturday, the 25th instant, under the pcThe undersigned, therefore, of their declaring null and void the it}, but only putting an unfair interpretationi any longer new delays. consider themselvesas bound to-day to accomplish here, nslty upon the same, orders the Fort to bediamnnlled. and wit bout, delay, their whole duly, and to gait the Gov- '. Treaty of the 26th of March, 18-16 ; and Now commences a most wanton destruction of eminent of Ilk Majesty King Kamehameha 111 , in the reviving in full vigor the Convention with Guns are spiked and case (deineure) ofgiving a categorical answer to thefolproperly. of the 12th and 17th demands put by tbe undersigned, without expo- ; Post Captain Laplace •ken; their carriages cut up and destroyed;; lowing silion of facta and discussions which tbe correspondencei July, 1839; and under the further penalty broken aud tons ofpowmagazine* open powder previously interchanged, render completely useless." der emptied into the sea ; Governor's house 1. "The completeand loyal adoption of the Treaty of their employing the means at their disposal doors smashed, windows loftbe 26th March, 1846, aa it reads in the French text/ to obtain a complete reparation, unless the shockingly disfigured, ad eator** ofthe demands comprised in paragraphs "th, Bth, broken, ami property of various kinds totally 1 "The reduction to fifty per cent, liquors of French duty upon Brandies and spirituous mined. After the •' Ariryr .if reparutiou" hadI origin. '9th and 10th are complied with. gloriously waged successful wnr, for four days,! S "The subjection of Catholic Schools to theI direcThe undersigned has the honor to reply no one offering lion of Ihe Chief of the French Mission and to Special to the aeon old guns aud oatabashet, Rear Admiral and Consul of France, ! Protestants, and a treatment rigorously let or hirutransn,*' it safely embarked withoutI Inspectors,not equal granted to the two worships, and to their schools." that their despatch has been laid! before the done single lieing man this I All i of a ifctloes 4. "The adoption of the French language in business King in Council, and deliberated upon with with the Hawaiian Flag flying night and day ntercourse (pour les rapports) between French citizens ever their heads ! The Admiral and Consul and the Hawaiian departments, ("administrations")." all the care possible, and that thelKiug as sn government lo wforcing to 6 "The withdrawal of the exception with which independent sovereign, under his iightsguarin the net nwcceedinw 1French whalera are affected, which import wines and anteed by the joint declaration of France and •r th* duly on French brandy, (which the Trea- spirits, and the abrogation of the regulation which ty of '4« itllowed the Hawaimn Government toi p|hauasMli laden with liquids to pay and support the Great Britain, of the 28th November, 1843, impose,) mil ta sen taking the King's besutifidI custom house officer placed on board to superintend tbe as a parly to the Treaty of 26th Match, 1846, yarbt •* Kaineha.iH-ba Hl..»' releasing ether Hs- jtsMdms_nnd unWsding ;' •and ih« SUaaaWauavß «T ikesan "■"-*- in " " " " ' , Krernment , ! *' -- -.. ,' r ' >1 ■ Cvernment . ' > >> '>' , 1 i ! •• �45 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. any was tried, was ofthe opinion that the charge direct correspondence through his duly ac- Mit to place them under the direction of hsd not been sustained by proof; and, no Protestant. mission, 3Sd Catholic or the of credited Representative, since having been taken from his decision, do appeal requiring | demand, As answer to fourth the Aprillast, with the Government of the French international question can srise in tbe matter. buslanguage in Republic, by and with "ihe advice of His the adoption of the French the 9th demand, requiring the removal To French citizens and mess intercourse between the undersigned Privy Council, hss instructed of Hawaii, who it is alleged, the Hswaiian departments, the undersigned of the Governor to make the following reply. to be violated, the domor allowed violated, is commanded to state, that the subject of In the first plsce. the King antf-Government this demand is now pending in reference to iicile of Mr. the Abbe Marechal, or the order disclaim sny intention in the letter of the for the same to that the government of France ; and that it is that he make reparation or the other to Minister of Foreign Relations of the 21st confidently the one decision Missionary; believed by the King, that the reinstant, ofrefusing an audience to Rear Ad- suit of that reference will be favorable to the be inserted in the official journal; the unI mirsl dc Tromelin and the Consul of France. the views entertained by this government; name- dersigned is instrtoucted reply,—that It appears however, from the demand, under hnve now for the first snd Government ly, that this demand is without foundation!King here complainhostile menaces, of categorical answers in the Treaty ofthe 2Gth of March, 1846, or time learned ofthe grievance without discertain peremptory requirements, of this Kinged —that the tribunals legal of, the law of nations, snd absolutely impracticcussion or exposition of facts, on the ground able have ever been open to the redress of dom of these islsnds. the state present in that such discussion or exposition would be and that it is for To the fifth demand, requiring the altera- iall injuries of thistonature; been injured to wholly useless, thst such audience could have Hon have the alleged party visits of ofthe law to encourage the been of little or no avail, if granted. But the for justice by due recourse to such triother seek and brandy so as to admit whalers," undersigned is nevertheless commanded to liquors free of duty, in common bunals. Until justice be so sought and desdd, that if it be the pleasure ofthe Admiral spirituous with other commodities ; and the repeal otinied, neither the Admiral or the Consul of and Consul ofFrance to have an audience of the law ofNations or thai/ the regulation which obliges vessels laden France, can, underof the King, upon msttrrs actually pending beMarch 1846, rightfully* Tresty ofthe 26th and support,' liquors to pay tween this Government and the Republic of with spirituous the Custom House officer proceed / as if justice were refused,. j board, while on to France, it will be granted. In relation 'placed there to superintend the lading and To the tenth demand, requiring the paythe demands of the Admiral and Consul of Hotel of unlading of such vessels, the undersigned ment to the proprietor of thehisFrench France, the undersigned is instructed to re- has bouse bY forreaffirm the ground Ithe damages committed in it command to in ply as follows: previously taken in regard to other demands, eign sailors, the undersigned/has if in comThat to the first demand, namely, the com- namely, that these questions have been re- mand to answer,—that the Courts of this* plete adoption of the Treaty of the 26th ferred to the direct consideration of the gov-]Kingdom ever have been and now are, open March, 1846, as it reads in the French text, ernment of France ; the result of which re- Ito the proprietor ofthe French Hotel, equalthe King .and Government assent; assuring ference the King now awaits. But to add, ly with all other persons, to compel the rethe Admiral and Consul ofFrance, that they however, that if the King and Governmentimuneration of damages wrongfully sustained. are now ready and willing, as they ever have could see wherein such provisions conflict'The King and Government are not aware been snd will be, to fully and faithfully exe- with the parity or any other right guaranteed that redress for such wrong has ever been cute all tbe provisions of the Treaty of the to France under the existing Treaty or the denied to sny French citizen, and until it ia 26th March, 1846, until the same be modified law of nations, or wherein such provisions tdenied, they can see no ground for such reor superseded by a new Treaty. apply to French whalers or merchant ships clamations. demands in To the second demand, namely, that the differently from the vessels of other nations, Having answered the several V the order in which they are propounded, the duty on brandies and other spirituous liquors this demand would be granted. to add, that a of French origin, be reduced to fifty per cent. In answer to the sixth demand, namely, tundersigned is commanded despatch, Consul's virtue of Admiral and in to received ofthe copy ad valorem, the undersigned is instructed the return of all duties every demand, make answer, that to this demand, the King the regulations, the repeal of which is de- with full explanations toupon the King's Special has been forwarded and Government most respectfully decline to manded in the fifth paragraph, the undersign-! added to those other accede. First, on the ground that this ques- Ed is commanded to state, that it follows as Comroissioner, 'tohebehas it in command to tion is now pending hi dpect reference to the a consequence of the answer above given to documents which Government, with a that cannot be submit lo the French granted. requirement, of fifth it Foreign the consideration of the Department of every the reamicable adjustment view imatter Affairs in France. Secondly, because such To the seventh demand, requiring the Concontested with andXquestion by dollars, of of the fine of paid plain and infraction turn twenty-five is s decided isul demand he has been instructed the General And ofthe 26th of Franhe. whaleship, Teste,'. the French the letter and spirit ofthe Treaty to use similar efforts to adjust all those emibraced of March, 1846; the 6th article ofthat Trea- besides an indemnity of sixty dollars for the the was detained in the despatch now under reply; so here, Govwhich she the Hawaiian time empowering during ty expressly the medium of to be as not to leave doe grievance, or even the through duty King and Government, ernment to designate the amount laid upon brandy and other spirituous liquors; of the undersigned, answer that this with alleged evils arising from the delay of aaid provided slways, that such duty shall not other questions has been referred to France; reference, unprovided for. be so high as absolutely to prohibit those and that relying upon her justice to support And the undersigned is further commandarticles." So far is the present duty from the view they have taken, they respectfully led to add, that the King and Government of amounting to an absolute prohibition of the decline to yield their assent to this demand.Ithe Hawaiian Islands, >ever ready fully and importation of those articles, that it appears The "General Teste" in leaving the port of'faithfully to carry out all the stipulations of fron the statistics of the Custom House at Honolulu, without first obtaining a clearance, the Tresty of the 26th March, 1846; nod Honolulu, that there have been three thous- plainly violated the law, as admitted by the1ever solicitous to live on (he strictest terms and, two hundred and eighty three gallons Consul of France, subjecting her to a pen- of amity and peace with the Republic of of brandy and other spirituous liquors im- alty of five hundred dollars, which, through France, would respectfully phpaose, in case ported into this plac*, which have paid duties, the clemency of the King's Commissioners 1the reference made to France nj not satisfacof Customs, was reduced to twenty-five. since the first day of January last. tory, to refer all matters and centroversies As answer to the eighth demand, requiring in difference between France and the HaTo the third demand, requiring the subjecwaiian Islands, to the friendly mediation and tion of Catholic schools to the direction of the insertion in the official journal ofthe Hawhose ofsome neutral Power, inadjustment waiian of the Government, punishment the chief of the French Mission, and to spearbitrament and award the King and Governof the school, treatscholars high upon ; snd a flicted the not Protestants cial inspectors, the com- ment will engage to abide. ment rigorously equal granted to the two for impious conduct, giving motive to underWith this answer and proposition solemnly worships and their schools, the undersigned plaints of Mr. the Abbe Coullon, the to you in the King's name, it wil King to thst the conveyed answer, is that it is the instructed signed answer, is instructed to make and Consul of France to be for the discountenanced, Government have and of the snd Ianswer toAdmiral intention of the King snd Government to their their own improdiscountenance all iown consciences, and toGovernment, Hawaiian Islands to treat with perfect equal- ever will, strongly Hie world, for the church of conduct in any and or impious per Protestant worships ity the Catholic and make ofthe large force at their heir schools. But that the schools referred this kingdom ; but, that in the ease referred use they may King has ordered that no *+-. are no The informed disposal. to are public schools, entirely supported by to, the King's Government shall be made to such tbe funds of the government, raised cxclus- conviction was had, or punishment inflicted,.sistance whatever R. C. Wjuii. the case re .»J aubwhom f o .—l- r. .: th..t «K«v mnnnt .because the Justice before - ' ' ' I I I < << < I i " ' I i <i I Ii i I < < ,, ' I ; " •» t I I ' ii , ,. �46 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. had passed them, was going on, no one thinkThe Bethel Flag re-hoisted. ing of danger, when the ship struck the reef Efforts were made some years since to eslabout half past 16 at night. About a week tablish a Seamen's Chaplaincy in China, by after the mate and a number of the crew the lamented Stevens, and others, but from fInrteoligmcIslSaNoovi,gart ands. reached this in a boat. A small vessel was various causes the undertaking was partialJfew livn Seamen's Chapel Loss of Am. sent to endeavor to save the rest, but they ly relinquished. We are rejoiced to learn Whaleship Gem War among Samoans could not find the Island. Capt. Worth, that the American S. F. Society has comWhooping Cough Missionary Barque however, and those with him, managed to missioned an able and efficient Chaplain for "John Williams." repair their boats. After being 21 days on China. From a letter dated Canton, 4th Apia, Utolu, Feb. 27, 1849. one ofthe sand banks, they left, and got here January, 1849. we copy the following paraJUy dear Sir—Opportunities for sending six days since. All hands were saved. graph, showing that the Rev. Mr. Loomis letters direct from,this to your Islands, are Our work continues to be hindered by this finds ample encouragement in pecuniary but of rare occurrence, so I must take what foolish and wicked war. When or how it matters, which certainly reflects much credit presents at the present time, to forward by will end, is difficult to say. The longer it is upon the mercantile and sea-faring commuway of Tahiti. We have to acknowledge continued the more difficult will it be to rec- nity in China:—"Owing to the of your kindness in transmitting to us from oncile the contending parties. A large business, I deemed it advisable depression to make no time to time copies ofthe "Friend." I fear meeting is being held this week at the next effort for a Bethel till this winter. I have our little "Reporter" is but a poor return Island, Savaii, of the neutral party, consist- struck the first blow. I think at the right for the trouble you take. Situated as we ing mostly of church members, and steady time and the in place. right My success has are, any news is always very acceptable. people, lo try some plan to restore peace.— been far beyond my largest hopes, and I now We are especially glad to hear of good be- The aggressive party contend for retaining feel sanguine that I shall raise funds for the ing done among seamen. the power which they gained in former wars. of a Bethel, large and [Construction I am sure you will rejoice to learn that our The others say, we wish no superiority—but idious. I cannot speak too highly of commothe noBethel Chapel here is about completed. I we fight for equality. The last have cer- .ble generosity of'captaina, officers and men. trust that many who visit this port will be in- tainly so far right on their side, and have ev- jFrom merchant vessels I am raising $40, duced to come and listen to the glad tidings er shown a disposition to settle matters qui- $60, $70, $80, and from one $90. A large number of captains have given $35 each.— of salvation, which we shall endeavor to etly. It was only when they were compel- From shipping and merchants I shall preach with all simplicity from Sabbath to led (hat they took up arms. It is a pity to raise 5 the or 6,000 dollars." Sabbath. It will of course be a great addi- see what evil they are doing both to soul and XXI Anniversary of the Amibican Seamen's tion to my labors to preach in English and body. If ever this war was settled, both Friend Socixty.—Tha 21st Anniversary of thia Society But we must was celebrated at the Tabernacle, on Monday evening, 7th well as in Samoan. try and do sides have had so much of it, that they will inst., Pent, Esq., the President, in the chair. A large think well before they commence the like number of the clergy and other philanthropists who are good to all. deeply interested ia promoting the welfare of this most The Chapel is composed entirely of gal- again. Some ofthe leading chiefs have been interesting class of osr fellow men. The vast amphithevanized corrugated Iron, brought out within killed. atre of the Tabernacle was filfed to ita utmost capacity of standing and sitting room. The exercises were the lost year from England. The cost of Whooping cough has been very bad, both opened with the singing ola Hymn,commencing with the following stanza: the building in London was about £170.— among children, particularly. It was introLight on the Deep!— When Chaos walked £60 was Islands months About of this raised in the duced some since from Tahiti.— With Darkness o'er the wave, came with rosy light, and talked before I left; the rest was subscribed by None of the missionary children have died Life Of beauty to that grave. An earnest md impressive prayer was then offered sffriends in England. It is 40 feet by 20.— from it, but vast numbers ofthe natives. ter which the venerable and reverend Justus Spptilding, Ten feet is taken off the length for a reading Our missionary bark, John Williams, has one of the Secretaries of the Society, presented an abstact ofthe 2let Annual Report, from which itappeara that this room, where a library will be kept, with gone on to Sydney about a month ago. She Society extends ils beneficent operations for the of what newspapers and magizines we can pro- is to call at the New Hebrides, to see how seamen to Gotlenberg, Stockholm, and Qottland,benefit Swedenand Havre, Bordeaux, Marseilles, Frauce; Canton, Chicure. We have need to do something to our friends Geddie and Archibald are get- na; Havana,and St. Thomas, W. I.; Valparaiso, Chilecounteract the temptations held out to sea- ting on. Mr. and Mrs. Powell, belonging to and Honolulu, and Lnhaina, S. I.; where ita chaplains sailor and missionaries are stationed. In several other men by the grog-sellers on shore. our Mission, went with them when they set- foreign ports it ia also doing much through the agency pious seamen and missionaries of other societies. In ad-of One thing astonished me when travelling tled at Aneitum. They may expect much dition to thia, it is acting ia harmonious and efficient concert with numerous societies, which at home employ through England and Scotland, to see the lit- rough work for a long time. mors than four-score laborers for the and temporal tle interest taken in tbe spiritual welfare 01 Praying that the Lord may bless you in good of those who do business on spiritual the waters. seamen in remote parts of the world. Some your own soul, family and labors, belive me Tbe receipts ofthe society the past year, without including a considerable amount raiaed by Us officers, and exwould say when begging a little sum from pended in the places where raised, were 518.682; and the My dear Sir, expenditures 518.497. them, "But what have we to do with SeaYours very truly, Those institutions called Sailor's Homes, so essential in protecting seamen, and promoting their social and momen's Chapels in the South Seas?" Others WM. MILLS. ral improvement, nre happily accomplishing ihe object in would ask, "Does not the Missionary Soci- Riv. S. C. Damon. view—the one in N. York, owned hy tbe Society, having had 3,035 sailor boarders the last year; and in 7 years ety support you and build your chapels?" It ending May 1,25,654. The N. V*. Marine Temperance opinions of A Whaleman's "D'Au- Society now numbers over 23,000 members. Both at sea is difficult to get Christians at home to unon shore seamen are cultivating habits of sobriety. derstand the real state of matters in this bignk's History."—The master of an Am. and Hence the increase of their depositee in Savings Banks of whale the their ship writing personal comforts, their self-respect, their manly us, followexpresses quartet of the earth. hearing, their attendance on the mesne of grace, their tear of of ing D'Anbigne's the opinion History of God, and obedience both to divine and human laws. may recollect the "Gem," of Sag The aspects ofthe seamen's cause sre such as to fill eveHarbor, being at the Sandwich Islands a Reformation: ry mind with the purest satisfsction, and every grateful with thonkagiving to tbe Author of all good. short time age. She was wrecked a month "I have read those four volumes, ofthe Re- heart report having been read, the Chairman introduced formation, and shall feel anxious to get the to The the meeting the Rev. Df. Scott, of Newark, N. ]~ who ago on SuwarroW'a Islands—which are only rest of it as soon as it is issued. I hope God in a very animated and eloquent style spoke to the fola number of Mod banks, surrounded by a may spare the author's life to a good old age, lowing resolution: That the renert be accepted, and printed unlarge reef, about £00 rn.les to the N. E. of that he may have an opportunity to complete derResolved, the direction of the Board ofTrustees. Dr. Beecher, of Boston, followed. His discourse thin. It seems that the reef was not laid it to his satisfaction." W. L. J. wasRev. listened with the utmost attention, and elicited down correctly en the chart, and the captain Oarreaders will see the work advertised much spplause.to Tbe doxologv and benediction concluded the exercises, and all, we doubt not, retired from the place •ot being aware of this, hut supposing be P ■MitSaCT Ess fssl Mai 17. Seamen's Friend. — — — �47 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER t, 1849. 28th,lat copy of which isberets appended: the undersigned farther paoTEsra against the rejection by the aforesaid Admiral of tbe security for every just reparation and indemrenity offeree! by Hia Majesty, through tbe undersigned, on accompanied by their honorary Secretary, Wednesday, the day of Aagost, IMS, asrl paired on board the war steamer "Gassenril." againat the Rtprisals alter that offer resorted lo by the and after a conference of three hours, in which said Hia Admiral, weakening Majesty's authority, and by the Admiral stated that he~dil not charge tbe the wanton destruction of his Military Stores, diesbliag Hawaiian Government with any violation ofthe His Majesty from suppressing intestine disorders, repelling Pirates, and extending that protection to the persona Treaty, but merely with placing a wrong inand properties of French citizens, the responsibility of terpretation upon ita 6th article, relating to which, the said Admiral, nevertheless, scruples not to the duty to be laid upon heandy and other throw stringently upon His Majesty; the undersigned spirituous liquors of French \ origin, and in further protest* against the seizure and confiscation by which the King's Commissioners stated their BY COMMAND OF THE KING OK THE HAWAIIAN the aaid Admiral of the King's Yacht, indispensable to ISLANDS. keep up the communications between Hia Majesty's lalregret at the misunderstanding which had progresses arisen in reference to the audience, which it was Bv\oedir or Hia Majesty, Kamehameha 111., ands, aud to enable His Majesty te make those to their good not the intention ofthe King to [refuse, returned King bf the Hawaiian Islands, given to the under- throughout his Islands which are necessary protests the further undersigned against j seizure and detention on shore, reported to His Mdiesty in Privy siguedVn Thursday, the thirtieth day of August, 1849, government; by ordeia of the said Admiral receipt of a despatch dated same day, and address- the Council, asked and received furtjner instructions. alter of all other vessels under the Hawaiian or any flag, other dc ed to the. from Rear Admiral Legoarant against the damages thereby (torn to his subjects and At six o'clock, they returned to the "Gassendi," TrnmeliuVundesigned, Commander-in-Chief of the Navaf Forces of'andForeigu to Residents and all witaia whom, Foreigners and after another conference offpur hours, came the Frenca Republic, in the Pacific Ocean, in which, reon shore without having been able to come to a jecting the offer made by Hia Majesty's command, to re- his Waters, His Majesty is bound to protect as much as aubjecta; the nndetsigned further psotests his own opinion all the true and meaning about satisfactory arrangement. The minutes of what fer differences of by the Admiral, posted printed Proclamation of the Treaty ol the 26th of March, 1846, against the thirtieth day of August, 1849, for the reasona transpired at these conferences, taken down in interpretatioh to Frsaice and Great Britain, who jointly framed it up on the jointly short hand, will be uddeil, in tin- Appendix, if|and proposed 11 lo His Majeaty (agreeably I" the express aforesaid, and because "it is a flaefant outrage on His Majesty's right', guaranteed by France, herself, ia the Joint copied out in time. Meanwhilej the following understandingbetween the undersigned and the Couimis- declaration herein before mentioned,and under the Treadocument, duly authenticated by both patties, is siuner ofFrance, and the Consul General of Her Hrilau- ty ofthe 26th of March. 1846, copy of which alao ia herenic Majesty,) and rejecting the offer of indubitable secur- unto appended; the undersigned printed. peotests against ity aud guaranty for ibe full amount of all indemnity and tbe ground taken by the Admiralfurther ia hia aforesaid ProclaPoints of disagreement in the Conference of28th reparation, in all cases, claims and grievances whatsoev- mation and in other documents, that His Majesty's Govthat France herself might pronounce tn be just, after Aug. 1849, between Rear Admiral dc Trom- er, fully hearing and amicable concert with His Majesty's ernment have made an erroneous interpretation of either the letter or spirit of any part of that Treaty,and in virtue elin, and Gerrit P. Judd and Win. L. Lee, Special Plenipotentiary, or thatbea friendly nation of her thereof, made any unjust unlawful exactions whatever, own choice, might declare to just, as umpire, in re- either of French ciltzetu, or the King's Special Conunissioder*. or other Foreigners, ahd against gard to points whereon France and His Majesty's Plenby him and hy the Consul of France ipotentiary might not be able in agree, he the said Admi- the right arrogated own to pronounce their interpretation to be the correct Admiral dc Tromelin proposes!to the Hawaii- ral His Majesty's weak and unresisting Kingdom one, subjects and His subject Majesty te War and Reprisals ou Government to the on to duty brandy, to the harsh law of reprisals, the undersigned, Minister an reduce a mere difference of opimou, anil because Hia Majesty reto uml oilier spirituous liquors, seme per centitge of Foreign Relations, in His Majesty's uame, and on His jruses to adopt their interpretation, until after differto be agreed upon by the conferees, naming as Majesty's behalf, most solemnly appalls to tbe good faith ence shall have been clearly and fairly decidedsuch by amicaand justice of France, uuder Her Engagement of the 28lh ble reference, as international Law provides fnr a fair duty eighty per cent. such in of November, 1843, aud Ppotests against the infringeThe commissioners offer to refer tbe question ment cases, and as, in this case, was expressly provided for beof that Engagement, by ihe said Admiral, in of duty on brandy anil other spirituous liquors to ing a Military Force, in hostile array, and taking milita- tween the undersigned, as Hia Majesty's Plenipotentiary, the arrangement of France and the King's Spe- ry possession of the Fort, Government offices, and Cus- and the Commissioner of France, ana Consul General of Britain as aforesaid; the undersigned further reocial Commissioner in France, the Hawaiian Gov- tom-bouse of Honolulu, and of those portions of the ter- Great tests against the pretension of said Admiral and Consul ol His Majesty's Domain on which these edifices to ernment giving a satisfactory guarantee that they ritory interfere the Religion or Education of Hia aland, on the afternoon of Saturday, the twenty-fifth of!Majesty's either with subjects, or with the appropriation of the fnnda will abide by the decision resulting from such August, 1849, immediately after the receipted a despatch reference, and also to abide by the decision of from the undersigned, by Hia Majesty's command, ren-' contributed by his subjects for those purposes) the aodersigtled fuuher protests against their interference with or some neutral power upon all questions upon dering all such hostile measures absolutely unnecessary; !tmppjttrfon to the laws ofthis Kingdom, and to the jurisdicfurther protests against the attempt of' which France and the Special Commissioners the undersigned uoflV HI! (Majesty'a Courts of Justice as established by the said Admiral to justify these proceedings upon tbe raw, cannot agree. Sod agawet their extraordinary pretension, to claim that His Majesty bad violated the Treaty of th* Tbe Admiral answers that he is willing to re- ground which Hia Majesty declares he Has damagea and indemnity ofthe Hawaiian Government on 26th of March, own view ofeases, before such esses have ever been fer to France the question of the duty on brandy, not violated, but1846, their which the Consul,of France, in despite the Hawaiian Tribunals, or even been heard of by but to her alone, recognising no neutral power of its ratification by the late King of the French, did vio- before the Hawaiian the undersigned further pboas an umpire. That if the government will give late both in word and apirit, as wast shown in His Ha- tests against Government; the Admiral's imputation of obstinacy to Majesty's protest, through \ the undersigned, of the King's Commissioners, a guarantee in specie, say twenty thousand dol- waiian resisting Demands which, sa> 28th February, 1848, in regard to\ Wines, and which lars, that all duty over the amount France may the their duty te their God. to tee King, and to the Admiral himself attempted again to violate, iv let- uuder own consciences, they could not fail to resist; decide-aa just, he will wait one year or sixteen ter and spirit, in regard to spirituous liquors, their the uudersigned further protests against the voluntary months from this day, the Hawaiian Govern- which violations, ifapproved by France,.(which His Ma- hauling down ofthe French Consular flag, and the volundoes net believe they can be,) underUhe Luw of Nament agreeing, in case the duty is not fixed by jesty would abandonment ofthe said Consul's private bouse, and abrogate said Treaty altogether; the under- tary France at the expiration of that time, to consider tions of his office, under values enormously exaggerated public signed further protests against the said Admiral, for an for which the duty of 80 per cent, as the lawful one from assumption values he sought to make the King's Govern. of His Majesty's Sovereignty, ik printing and responsible on the 26th of August, 1849; and the this date, and refund the difference between that posting up in tbe streets of His Majesty's Capital, on the nient protests against, and throws tbe reaponaiper centage and tbe duty collected, with interest morning of Sunday, the 26th of August, 1641, a Procla- undersigned upon said Admiral for all damages, injaries, capmation, in contempt of His Majesty's laws and Royal bility from tbe time of collection. tures, confiscations, or detriments of any kind detentions, uthorny, pretendiag to cancel the said Treaty of tbe. The King's Commissioners .object to tbe limit A 26th of March, 1846, and to revive the Convention of whatsoever, to all persons or things, that have ensued from the measures adopted by him since ths twenty-secof time, and to leaving tbewhole thing to the de- Laplace, which never wea a Treaty because Franks never cision of France alone. They state their desire ratified it, and was wholly annulled by the Preamble to ond day of August, 1849, or that as may hereafter adopt, in pursuance of the unjust and unlawful demands then for some umpire upon questions which cannot lie the aaid Treaty ofthe 26th of March, 1846, although His made. settled by France and the Special Commissioner, Majesty, at tbe Admiral's own suggestion, on the 2Sth of And, finally, the undersigned, in the King's name, and to be named by France and the Commissioner. August, 1849, had nominated Special Commission™, foi tbe express purpose of making an amicable adjust- on Hia Majesty's behalf, is commanded to protest that The Admiral states that he munot consent to ment with the aaid Admiral, on principles reconciling t\e the King does not consider himself at war w iln France— he entertains for France the almost respect, and that the umpirage of a third Pov er, iv any event honor and dignity of France with tbe Rights of His Mis; nthat otwithstanding all he has unjusdyaiifferea from tbe Adjesty as guaranteed by herself; tbe undersigned furirfer miral whatever. and the Consul before uaund, ffja Majesty has giprotests sgainat tbe said Admiral for the hostile sod unBut tbe Admiral adds that he will recommend necessary act of beginning to throw down the guns and ves tbe strictest orders that die persons and properties of all citizens of France, now oa these Islands, or that may a reference to some umpire, up in questions which dismantle His Majesty's Fort, in the forenoonjff Tues- hereafter errrVe, be aa much respected and aa carefully the very France and the King's Spec al Commissioner day, the twenty-eights day of August, Inflicted upon Ha JHav time when His Majeaty's Commissioners .were engaged(protected aa if said Admiral had cannot agree upon. and upon hie sebjects no inj tries whatever. on board the war steamer Gaaaeadi ia Qonference with Ijeety ■ Tbe Admiral further adds tl lat he cannotpro- the Admiral, with the view stated; tbe/Undeesigned furDone in presence of thai Kins and Council, s». against the aaid Admiral for the exclusion der my hand and the Great ceed io discuss or arrange any of the other de- ther protests King's of the Ministers from their the Seal op the Kingdom, at the time, very at mands, unless the question relating to the duty when in the execution of their ojHces, ) ( the The GreetSeal Palace ef Honolulu, this third moat they King, on brandy and other spirituous* liquors be first needed free access lo all theirdob/to of the I day of September, id the year papers for the defence of \ settled. Hawaiian our Kingdom Jof [ His Majesty's rights unjustly invaded, and lor the preLyra one thoussi aught forty-nine. G. P. Jrjni), > n lection due to neutral interests; the undersigned further 1 ■ hundred andH.C. Commissioners. protests against all and one of the Demands W. L. WVLLIE. jrvery jointly made on His Majeaty'a Government on the twenRead snd approved, as / / ty second day uf August,/84», by the aforesaid Admiral, Naval.—The American frigate Savannah, and M. Dillon, the Cooejsl of France, as altogether unLsGOaMaXT righteous and unjust in/ihemaelvea, untenable under the Capt. Voorhees, arrived u 1 CO" During these negotiations,\the work of■ Law of Nations, and urged upon fibs Majesty by the be-as 17th of June, and sailed th* sssas Jay for Calforenamed, with a fostination, cogency, and limitation dismantling the Fort was progressing, aad con- to time; as if Hiatnajesly'a Kingdom bad been a betas- lao. This is the ship, it will he recoiiactsd, that tinued up to the 30th instant, a little past mid- gared Fortress, add not a friendly independent Stats ■»- has on board the American Commiasioner under dnr the SpecialJ*raicctum of the joint declaration of France aud Uw ikuaio, of (he 28th November, 1843, iappointment for these Island*.—fPolvoesuwi f 99~0n Tuesday, the , the Commissioners appointed 11 o'clock «. m., by His Majesty, PROTEST, ' '' •'''' '' '' 1 ' land-' ' ' ■ '' ' ' . . • .— Lse) J \ exact\ DSVraOMELIK. . ' ' 7 �48 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. THE FRIEND. List or Officers theof U.S. Revenue Brig Lawwernce. Com sum- AlasnaSar Y. Finn. Liai'Tasis-ra Jcake CkastSock, Edmund C Kennedy, Was R ftsree, Ik-barn H Bowlln, Andrew 1 ttaln. Ounaan—Junes Rnnktn. I CsarasTnn—Robert McMnllln. Aassoana—P B. Gamer. •> HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER 11, 1849. In consequence of the recent French difficulties, we hare been unable to issue onr paper on the lit of the month. Henceforth, however, or until the close of the year, we hope to furnish onr readers with a semimonthly sheet, to compensate for the non-appearance of the Friend daring the months of Jane, July and August We make this proposition, hoping that our readers and patrons will furnish the necessary pecuniary means. Donations. Friend. Iffieers of the "Ohio," 'apt. Thomas, !apt. Schroeder, Ir. Pool, "Honoluln," . 135,00 10,00 4,00 1,60 Friend, MARRIED. . 16M barrel.. I found tksm quite tains, and very easily taken The weatker was beautiful. If 1 except a tow of the laM days ihere, which were dirty, dark and rainy. 1 ahnuki recommsad They •hips to vlait the Sea of Aaadlr ss early as Joss Ist. Whales will Had the weather milder than in 50 ° or even 45 will there be plenty for Iwo or throe seasons. Snipe whalinr in the vicinity of Si. Lawrence Island, and Techukutikoi Ness, should the weather be thick, will be eel far For Chapel. Into the Straits, naleas on their guard This happened to the 935,00> Alert, and we found it difficult to work out where the whales 10,00> were. There is undoubtedly a plenty of whales within the tralta, bat 1 bad no occasion to go through for then, ss I 4,00 S found plenty In the Sea of Aosdir. They were plenty when 1 left. Species the same as in theOchoiak Sea, yielding 16* bar5,00) rels each. July IS. 11. B. M.'a S. Herald seen entering Bherisi's Straits, under fallsail. .. Communications, obituary notices, and Edito- In this town, oe the (th alt., by the Rev. E vv. Clark, HssI. Hhsldos, of SaJem. Mass., to BassxH VV., eldest rial articles, relating to Japan, California and the Uni- st daughter of J. G. Huns ofHonolulu. ted States, intended for this number of our paper, we are compelled to omit, that oar readers may be furDIED. ° PORT OF LAHAINA. Arrived. Aug. B—Am whsleship Chaa. Phelps, Birch, Bconittftoa.SO* Iaperm, 2700 whale; hound home, Recently, at his residence on Moloksl, lon.ha Hulu, lstei 10—Haw. brif 8. S., Taylor, IS days fm Baa Franrtaco. member of the House ofRepresentatives. 14—An. whr. Anonyms, Coalfield, IS ds fin San Francisco. In tbia tuwn, on the 9th ult., Rossst Kii.day, s native of Am. whaling hark Richmond. Swift, Providence, 60 sperm, Ireland, for many years s resident of these lalands, aged about I3400 whale, hound home. SO yean. Aug. 17—Am whalr .hip Miner-s, Beabury, New Bedford, On Tuesday, the 21st ult., Asif Mast Ass, daurhter of 25 moa out, 150 ap, 25U0 whale. 91 Bcbr Boston, Cole, from Honolulu. Cast. D. P. snd Masv F. Psshallow, aged 18 months. nished with the principal official documents connected with the hostile movements of the French at these Islr ands. Let oar readers keep in mind, tfie French : Admiral's declaration to the King's Commissioners was, that he cannot proceed to discuss, or arrange On board bark Richmond. March 13, of disease of the heart, ——————asses any ofthe other demands, unless the question relating Willi.m Cole, Boatateerer. and other spirituous liquors be to the duty on Brandy , r " n>st settled.'' II W PASSENGERS. Per Mary and Adeline—A. Ten Eyck, Esq., J. F. B. Mar Late News. shall, Esq., and A. Johnatone. Per Mary—A. Buah, Wm. C. Parke, 0. P. Wood. O. W. Intelligence, per "Sabine," has been received from Honghulling, 0. W. 8. Kenwsy, Mrs. Harris snd two children, Studleigh, T. Gsndle, T. Fisher, B. Hornblower, W M. W. F. U. S. to last of the Orrell, J. Fox, H. Phatnnboro. Europe to middle of June, and the Per Psclllco—C. P. Robinson, J. T. McDougall, Johnson same month.—Cholera raging on both sides of the AtFreeborn, Mr. Cartwrlght, T. Gibson. J. White. lantic.—The French are prosecuting the war against Per Julian—James Makes, Esq., David Kigley. the Romans.—Troubles inParis.—Everything quiet in Jsaasssl a«s»r^Bsvss>^aWssl Just Received and for Sale AT THE CHAPLAIN'S STUDY, a new and beautiful assortment of BIBLES in the English LanEx-President Polk died at his residence in Term., guage They are bound in various styles, and can be June 15th. PORT OF HONOLULU. had at prices varying from 37 1-7cents, to $7,00 per California fever continuing to rage in the United copy. ArriTed. States. K7- Seamen, and others, are informed that at the Commander Pourauivsnte,Bellecrolx Aug, 15—Fr. frigate same place may be fonnd Bibles printed in the follow(was. H da An Callao. M At 3 o'clock to-day, Sept 11, embarked on board Ass. whaleahlp Wsshlogton, Bailey, Nantucket, 21 months ing languages: German, Sweedish, Danish, Dutch, French, Spanish and Portuguese. ISO sperm; leaking 2500 strokes an bonr. the Am schooner Honolulu, His Excellency, 0. P. nut,M—Fr. steam frigate Gaasendl, Faucon Commander, 10 I N. B —Portuguese seamen are especially notified, Judd, H. H. M.'s Special Commissioner and Plenipo- guns-, last from Tahiti. obtain copies of the Holy Scriptures in IS—Am. whaleahlp Ontario, Brown, Sag Harbor, fm Japan that they can tentiary Extraordinary to the Governments ofFrance, Sea, the old and new Testaments. 3250 whale, 11,000 lbs. bone; bound home. (108,72 left dsysi #** It is Great Britain, and the United States. He is accomvoluntary with seamen whether they Aug. 21—Am sloop-ofwer Treble, Glynn, 16 Hongkong. !receive a copy of the Bible as a gift, or pay the whole panied by the Prince Royal, Alexander Liholiho, and rotll—Am whaling bark Richmond, Swift, Providence, 25 moslor a part of its value Money received from the sale out, 3400 wh, 100ap, 20.000 lbs bone. his brother, Lot Kamehameha. of Bibles is appropriated to the purchase of new rapAm sehr Napoleon, Williams, 70 days fm San Bias. tf Aug 23—Am ship James Munroe, Hamley, far San Fran- plies, 1 New Chilean Cabinet.—At the close oflast claeo. Danish aehr Emmy, Neal, for Tahiti. The Friend, sent Abroad. month Senor Vial resigned, and soon afterSenor Aug. 28— Br. ship Amason, Bales, fm Bhsoghse. Any person, by paying the annual subscription price San Puentea did the same. Some days elapsed 30— Am. bark Mary, Parker, 17 da fm San Francisco. of the friend, ($1.50) in advance, can have the paper brig Paclneo, Swain, 14 da fm Ban Francisco. ers the posts were filled. At length certain per- Peruvian Chilean brig Correo dc Cobija, Solhaune, fm Kauai. isent, by the earliest opportunity, to any port in the sons, prominent in the opposition, were called to Sspt. I—Am. whaleshlp Alert, Green, fm Bhering'a Straits. ]Pacific, or to any part of the U. States or England, Moras, 18 dsfm San Francisco. the side of the President. Tbe Cabinet is now Oth—Haw sehr. Jullsn, N. B.—By paying the additional ram of 50 cents, brig Sabine, from San Francisco. paper will be sent for one year to the U. States, via owiwpoend ofSenores Don Jose Joaquin Perez, 9—Am. Eug. sehr. Bandicoot, from 1lobar! Towc. Ithe of the Interior and Foreign Affairs;. Don AnCalifornia and Panama Postage on papers to private Sailed. tonio Garcia Reyes of the Treasury ; Don Mamast be pre-paid. The Friend, being a months—Am. hark Mary Francos, Morris, for San Francisco. {lersoni y sheet, and containing a full report of Marine Intellinuel A. Tocornal, of Instruction, Justice snd Sept. 11—Mr. Ana, Smith, for Ban Francisco. Honolulu, Newell, for Sen Francisco. Igence, will be found a, useful and cheap method of Worship ; and Don Pedro N. Vidsl of War and Sehr.Correo Brig dc Cobija, for San Francisco. communication with the mercantile community in Eutbe Nary.—[Neighbor, of June 29th. rope and the United .States. tf Spoke ■. By bark Richmond, June 28—Ship Moetesuma, Tower, New Religious Books. 2,700 whole ; Chandler Price, Taber. do., 1.800 Panama Railroad.—The books of subscrip- Bedford,Camlaoe, Allen, NB, 1,300 ; Huntress. Sherman, NB, tion to the capital stock of the above railroad whale; CC7" The Seamen's Chaplain has just received an 1,400 whale ; Roman, Blackmore, NB, 2,000 whale; Bragansa, excellent assortment of Books published by the] Amer were opened in New York, on the 27th June, Devoll,NB, wanting 2 whales to All ; Minerva, Beabury, NB, 1 whale to All; John Coggeehall. Luce, NB, 700 wh, 460 ap, licon Tract Society, including nearly all of'their stand and the whole amount was subscribed before S Morels, Norton, Elllston, NB, 2,200 whsle ; Erie, Fairhaven, ard publications. These books are beautifully bound, o'clock, of tbe same day, by New York capital- 3,000 whale ; Marcos, Osborne, Fairhaven, 300 wh., 500 sp; an advance on the New York prices ists principally.—[Polynesian. Warren, Ivans, Warren, 1,000 whale ; Luminary, Norton, and will be sold at Warren, 700 whale ; Ontario 2d, Payne, 811, 1,000 whale; \ only sufficient to cover the expenses. ap the collection will be found some new and Wm. Tell, Taker, SH, 800 wh, 80 ; Levant, Lowen, BH, tf LISTOF OFFICERS OF THE U.S. SHIP PREBLE. 2,000 whale; George Mary, Mlddleton, NL, 2,000 whale. jinstructive books for children. I ■ 18th, spoke June Alert, Green, Richmond, Winters,Cold The Quaessassa lame. Glynn Spring, suiting Brat whale, Washington, Drake, 2 whalea— of Islands: ry into the Hawaiian H Aim—Edward C. Ward. Jr., Albert G. Clary. same time saw Elisabeth Frith lake a whale) July 7, George Embracing their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, Washington, Glbba, Warekam, saw- him lake two whales;— EVTBaArra—Silaa Bern, Edward Brlaley. Isth, Panama, Sag Harbor,! whales; 13th, Two Brothers,] Discovery by Europeans in the 16th century, re-discoPceasn—Heery WUeon Jenney, N. 8., nothing. Just on ihe ground; 20th, Caroline, very by Cook, with their civil, Religious and Political AesisTAJrr ■—•San John L. Bom, WilliamLowker. Greenport, whalea; Ajax, Havre, 1 whale; 23d, Mores, Wy- ]History from the earliest traditionary period to the tin MeGeaaegle, William F. Shnuk, stt, N. B, 5 whales, 2000 bbls. present time. By JAMES JACKSON JARVEB Missaiia— Third edition. For sale at Chaplain's Study. Price, Memoranda. tf CATTAIn'n OlSek—Frederic L. Hanks. »l,oe. of Ihe Alert, reports ss follows—With regsrd to CapL. Green, J. Griflln. aAiusAEam—T. ~,! ■ Spelling Books. whaling la the Arctic regions—l left the Japan Sea, Bth of actum BoATswAin-Benjemla Wakeoald. tcese my snt whale Jen* 16th, and tea thai timei Noah Webster's, and the Union Spelling Books for Do CAarsa-rma-Tkones Colsnaa. uauil was full, there was so lack of whales. I cat 11 yleUlag MARINE JOURNAL. England. ,', ' .' < // < < * — • - . ' ,<, • ' '' \ - ' — � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.09.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.09.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/7a1d56c1c1dc06ceb2214770976ae8d5.pdf 92570711549daa70a445f88eef62eb5f PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. HONOLULU, MAY 1, 1849. Vol. 7. CONTENTS. P.IQR. Poetry,—Foreign Intelligence, Arrival Extraorduiary—Sea Serpent, Temperance Frieml, Editorial Article*. Hawaiian Bible Society, < abin Boy's Locker, Original Hymn—Sabbath Friend, Marine Intelligence, &c, The Poet's Corner. 33 34 35 36 THE FRIEND. 33 . Ukited States.—Thle New York Sun givei :hc result of the Presideintml election as follows: .. States for Late and Important News. Taylor and Fii.more. Election of General Taylor, President of the Electoral votes. 37 Massachusetts. 12 United States Louis President Napoleon 38 Rhode Island. 4 39 the France Death the Connecticut. C Republic — of of of 40 6 Pacha of Egypt Flight of the Pope from Vermont. 36 New York. Rome Gold— Steam, fyc, tyc, fyc. 7 New Jersey. — — — No. 3 .. .. .. . . Pennsylvania . . 26 Delaware. ... 3 Maryland. ... 8 Kentucky. ... 12 North Carolitiu. . 11 .13 Tennessee. Louisiana. . . 6 Georgia. . . .10 Florida. ... 3 States for BuTLER. Electoral votes. 9 Maine. New Hampshire 6 Ohio 23 Indiana. 12 Illinois. 9 5 Michigan. South Carolina. 9 Missouri. 7 Virginia. 17 4 Iowa 9 Alabama. Wisconsin '. 4 3 Arkansas. Cass ADD ... ... ... .... ... ... ... . . ... Mississippi. . Texas By late arrivals, we have received late and important intelligence from diirerent For the Frimid. parts of the world. We would acknowledge WELCOME TO POETESSES OF THE 'LELAND, THE A files of the " Alta California" to March, MISS M. AND Miss N. Suggrsted by the perusal of a record of the proceeding!* on "New York Sun" to Dec. 2, and Valpa6 buard the LHaiul," at sea, on the 22il of February, as publish- raiso "Neighbor" to January 27. From 4 ed in the Friend" for April. these papers, and private sources, we glean Welcome, thrice welcome, to our sea-girt isle, 1631 13 the following items Ye minsirels fair, who wake the tuneful lyre; 146. Necessary 290. to a choice Here let your sweetest strains the hours beguile, Total vote, California.—Arrival of the steamship CalTaylor's Majority, 34. A ud o'er thesocial waste new life inspire. ifornia, and her reception at this port. —The On the Popular vote, the total majority for Fresh from proud Hudson's gorgeous scenes ye stray, long expected and welcome pioneer of the Taylor as far as heard from was 141,000. Andbrs ye the dangers of the mighty deep North Pacific Steamship Line arrived in our To find congenial spirits far away Emigration to California.—ln almost harbor yesterday morning. Where Pkle's fires in boding stillness sleep. city down East, associations are formevery of Mazntlan on the 17th February, She left to ing go to California, but the plan involves Here, where the goddess once, with wild delight, and Monterey on Tuesday last. Gen. Persifor Reveled in dread Xi uuia'i surging Hume ; F. Smith, new military commanderof the Ter- better prospects of success than it does in Here, 'midstwild nature 1)* beauties may youwrite, ritory, and his suite lire among the passengers. this city. A hundred persons of enterprise On Fame's bright scroll, for each a deathless name. The California is truly a magnificent vessel advance $300 each, which enables the party and her fine appearance as she came in sight oft to purchase a substantial vessel, and fit her A deathlessname? such names already shine ihc town, called forth cheer upon cheer from our out with cargo and provisions, the ship being In richest lustre on the world's broar*. page; enraptured citizens, who were assembled in mas- used, when in California, as aJiome for her Land N M h! names indeed sublime, ses upon the heights commanding a view of the Alikeadored by poet, statesman, sage. Buy, and in dense crowds at the principal whar- owners. This plan for a smalloutlay promves and landing places. She passed the vessels ises comfort and success. The great error Already have we heard your touching lay. of war in the harbor under a salute from each, of adventurers is the small sum which they By ocean breezes, genily wafted on; returned by hearty cheering from j|i crowded put into the general stock, which, when exThe theme was noble! 'twas the natal day at the hausted, leaves them nothing for their supdecks, and at eleven was safely Of proud Columbia's God-like Washington. anchorage off the town.—[Alta CnnWnia. port far from home. The sum of $300 is Such ever be the themes on which you dwell, The latest intelligence from California, scarcely sufficient for so long a voyage, but Lofty, ennobling, eloquent, sublime; shows that great and important changes are among 100 subscribers it ensures the purSisters! for such call up your sweetest spell, chase of a ship and cargo, which belong, on For such the Poet'srichest garlands twine. there transpiring. The slow work of cenits arrival, to all the stockholders, and will VaMIY." " Hard of TUB turies is compressed into months and weeks. enable them, if successful, to return home in Nuuanu, May, 1849. Thousands are arriving from east, west, her. In the different ports of Boston, New York, north and south. Vessels are deserted, parSelected for the Friend. and Baltimore, at least fifty vessels Philadelphia LOOK ALOFT. ties are returning from the mines, and other are up for freight or charter to the gold regions, In the*ternpeat of life, when the wave and the gale parties setting off". From a private source and to record all the expeditions would be imAre around and sbove, if thy footing should tail— practicable. A New York letter of Wednesday we learn that an Irishman recently arrived evening, the 13th, says: Ii ilium eye should grow dim, and thy caution depart, from the mines with 200 lbs. of the precious The jewelers had a mass meeting—yes, a mass " Look aloft" and be firm, and be tearless of heart. last evening, to form ore. Let our readers compute his fortune, meeting !—at Riley's Hotel, prosperity's glow. the who embraced friend, If in a California association, and the names enrolled With a smile for each joy,and tear for each woe, at $16 per oz. comprise many of our most respectable citizens Should betray thee, when sorrows like clouds are arrayed, engaged in that important branch of business.— the Several have arrived from clergymen "LookAloft" to the friendship which never shall fade. The shoemakers are to have a demonstration States. It is reported that between 40 and to-night, and to-morrow the printers are to have Should the visions whi< h hope spreads in light to thine eye, about it wouldn't be better for 50 vessels are at anchor in the bay, without a talkeven to whether Like the tints of tne rainbow, brighteu to fly, throw down the stick and take up them of Then turn, and through tears repentant regret, seamen. All kinds ofmerchandise are daily the quoin. '-Look Aloft" to the sun that la never to act. two hundred arriving. There is the greatest demand for Besides all that, in to-day's Sun young ladies are advertised for immediately, to to California And oh, when death comes, In terrors to cast tenements. Let those going set out for the placero." Tfcey must be reHisfears on the future, his pall on the past, take with them a house, even if it be no spectable—so says the advertisement, and steady In that moment ofdarkneas, with hopein thy heart, employment will be guaranteed. Passages all to larger than the tub of the philosopher Dio- be paid. Seamstresses And a smile in thy eye, "LookAloft" and depart. ami tradesmen preferred. New York, August, 1643. The N. Y. Sun, after specifying several astociagenes. J. 11. c. • ,i :— " ■ . �THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. 34 tions of oapiulisu and others in that city, gives A Paris correspondent of the European steam vessel in working order that has ever visited these Islands. the following m* feature: Times, under date ofDec. 15, writes. We have been furnished with the action Government date Important tranquility continues. following list of thepolitely m rtftr- "Up to this ofthe command :— ence to the Gold Region. —According to the The latest election returns show a majorJ. S. Hathaway, Ist Art. commanding. ity in favor of Prince Louis, similar in Major Cant. B. H. Hill, Ist Art. coindg. Comp. M. following from the Washington correspond- proportion to those already announced. Tbe L. H. Holdeu, Surgeon. ence of the N. Y. Sun, of the 14th inst., the proclamation of the President will probably be Ist Lt. J. B. Gibson, Comp. M. made about the 40th. Lt. T. Talbot, government is taking steps to prevent the The present Ministers are preparing to evac- Ist " " 2nd Lt. J. J. Wood, qr. master and com'sary. export of gold ore, duty free", from the new uate their official residences. The sweep will 2nd Lt. J. B. Foy, Adjutant. be nearly as general as it was in February last. 2nd Lt. J. Dement, Comp. L. mines in California : As usual, a succession of programmes has been 2nd Lt. G. Tallmadge, Comp. M. It is rumored, and I have every reason to be- circulated. The cabinet, as now settled, is said [Polynesian. lieve the rumor is true—that the Government in to lie as follows:— Cabinet council on Saturday last, decided to send President of the Council, Minister of Justice The Great Sea Serpent.—When the Daeimmediately a number of small vessels of war, and Public Worship—Odillon Barrot. dalus frigate, Captain M'Qulite, which arrived brigs and schooners, to enforce the embargo Foreign Affairs—Drouin dc l'Huys. at Portsmouth on the 4th inst., v*is on her pasupon all merchant vessels going into the harbor Interior—Leon dc sage home from the East Indies, between the of Monterey, San Francisco, and other ports on Finance—HyppoliteMalleville. Passy. Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena, her Capt. California, to come coast ot them requiring the Public Works—Leon Faucher. and most of her officers and crew, at 4 o'clock under bonds not to receive on board for transpor- War—General Rulhieres. tation any part or parcel of gold ore dug from Commerce and Agriculture—Achille Fould. one afternoon saw a sea serpent. The creature was twenty minutes in sight of the frigate, und' the public lands or mines on the Sacramento or Instruction—DeFulloux. passed under her quarter. The Duedalus left Other parts of the gold region in Alta California. Public Marine—De Tracy. the Cape of Good Hope on the 30th of July, and The Government is fully awake to the imporThe above form the Cabinet. reached St. Helena on the lull of August. The tance of the gold region, and the Cabinet undoubtedly regret that a mint at California was The latest returns of the Presidential elec- following interesting report respecting the apnot acted upon at the last session, before the tion now give about four millions for Prince pearance of this extraordinary'animal has been forwarded to the Admiralty by Captain M'Close of which they had an inkling of the gold reLouis and nine hundred thousand for Gen. Quliii': gions. A State Government will undoubtedly Cavignac. be at once organized in California, and the mines ship Dcednlus, > " Her Majesty's taken possession ofby the United States troops. Two negroes and two mulattoes have been Homoaze, Oct. 11. \ Thefinal methodsfor securing the mining regions elected to the National Assembly from Gouda"Sir;—In reply to your letter of this day's to the Government have not yet been decided (late, requiring information as to the truth of a loupc, of whom one has taken his seat. on. Italy.—The Pope has fled to Naples. statement published in the "Times" newspaper, The California and the Panama steamers of a sea serpent ofextraordinary dimensions havbeen seen from her Majesty's ship Daedalus, of the sth January and 16th February, from The Pope," says the London Times, "left ing the Quirinal on the evening of the 24th o. under my command, on her passage from the Panama, are full of passengers, and a large Indies, I have the honor to acquaint you, as a servant of Count East for the information of my Lords Commissioners number of applications have been made for November, disguised and wearing the livery of the Ba- •of the Admirably, that at 5 o'clock p. in. on the passage in the Oregon, to sail on the first of Sophr, varian Legation. Dressed in the character 6th of August last, in latitude 24 degrees 44 m's. S., and longtitude 9 degrees 22 minutes E., the March. All these boats are on their way of a footman, he mounted the box of the weather dark and cloudy, wind fresh from the round Cape Horn. Ambassador's carriage, seated himself by N. W., with a long ocean swell from the S. W., The steamers Crescent City, Isthmus and the coachman, and thus absconded from the the ship on the port tack heading N. E. by N., something very unusual was seen by Mr. SarOrus are advertised for Chagres -and are Quirinal Palace and was carried off to toris, midshipman, rapidly approaching the ship is full. The Orus intended to navnearly Grsta. No one in Rome recognized him, from before the beam. The circumstance was igate the Chagres river. Beside, there are and the illustrious fugitive arrived in Geefa immediately reported by him to the officer of the watch, Lieut. Edgar Drummond, wilh whom some forty-five or fifty vessels of all sizes, on the night of the-25th, without experiencing and Mr. William Barett, the master, I was at the time walking the quarter-deck. The ship's up for Chagres or San Francisco direct.— the least danger." company were at supper. On our attention beAt last accounts, about 6000 persons were at The Pope of Rome, who had wished to ing called to the object,\it was discovered to be Panama waiting conveyances to the El stand alagfLJ'rom the struggle between the an enormous serpent, with head and shoulders Dorado. The number of course was con- Italians-nfll Austrians, was forced at the kept about four feet constantly above the surface the sea, and as nearly as we could approxitinually increasing, and it requires some eleventh nour to despatch all the troops he of mate by comparing it with the length of what our of the maintopsail yard would show in the water, stretch of imagination to conceive how all could assemble to the assistance who there hadlJwas nt the very least sixty feet of the animal a these people are to be transported to the former. A handfull of malcontents exile, returned from took of! advantage <Jleur d'eau, no portion of which was to our perlately gold regions. this circumstance to create a riot at Rome. ception, used in propelling it through the water, No less than four vessels are being fitted The Coufit Rossi, President of the Council, either by vertical or horizontal undulation. It passed rapidly, but so close under our lee quarout at Sag Harbor, and it is calculated that was assassinated by a ruffian, at noonday, ml that had it been a man of my acquaintance I one of the public streets. The Pope with-jter, more goods will arrive in California in the drew privately from Rome, and sought a!should have easily recognised bis features with and itdid not, either in approachnext six months than will supply the inhab- refuge in the kingdom of Naples, where he!jthe nuked eye; ling the ship or after it had passed our wak,e, deitants three times over. was received with acclamations by King viate in the slightest degree from its course to (the S. W., which it held on at the pace of from The Park Theatre in New York was des- Ferdinand and bis subjects.—[Times. twelve to fifteen miles per apparently on fire on the evening of the 16th Arrival Extraordinary.—The U. S.I'some determined purpose. hour, troyed by The diameterof the December. Loss $80,000, of which but a transport steam propeller " Massachusetts,"!jserpent was about fifteen or sixteen inches l»cCapt. Wood, arrived in our harbor on Monday! -liiml the head, which was, without any doubt, small portion is covered by insurance. from Boston, via Valparaiso, on her way to that of a snake, and it was never, during the Austria.—The Emperor of Austria has last, Oregon. She has on board 163 rank and file of twenty minutes that it continued in sight of our abdicated in favor of his nephew, Francis the Ist regiment U. S. Artillery, (companies'glasses, once b»low the surface of the water: its ") Brevet Major Hathaway,jjcolor a dark brown, with yellowish-white about Joseph. '* M " and L,These commanding. troops are intended, wejthe throat. It had no fins, but something like Egypt.—lbrahim Pacha is dead, and sue- lunderstand, to garrison the ports of Oregon. the mane of a horse, or rather a bunch of sea ichusetts' is a noble vessel, register- weed, washed about its back. It was seen liy ceeded by Abbas Pacha in the viceroyalty The ' Mass ed 750 tons, and coming in as she did in a calm,''the quartermaster, the boatswain's mate, and the of Egypt. moving without the help of sails, or other visi- man at the wheel, in addition to myself and ofFrance.—Prince Louis Napoleon Bona- ble means of locomotion, she perfectly aston- ficers above mentioned. lam having a drawing the native population who assembled of the serpent made from a sketch taken immeparte has been elected President of the Re- [ ished in crowds upon the beach. She is provided diately after it was seen, which I hope tn have public of France, by an overwhelming ma- with Ericcson's propeller, (which, by the way, ready for transmission to my Lords Commissionjority. | is well worth inspection) and is the second ers of the Admiralty by to-morrow's post. — . , . " " ; ,' — �35 THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. ceived that quite a demand was made for the fatal thrust could consign the soul of its vogenuine Eau dc Cologne, and that a penny tary to the second death ? For MM Frl»nd. could be turned to advantage in the business. And in the bare possibility of so dire an POCKET VERSUS PRINCIPLE. Now he of course would do nothing to en- event, how do you suppose it would stand, in Mr. Editor—There resides near one ofH. courage intemperance! Not he! He was a the final reckoning, with the vender of this H. M.'s ports, a gentleman that I wot of— fast friend of temperance; and then he would article for such uses? Homo. fair and honorable, as the world goes—" a do nothing to favor immorality! Oh, no! he conserwithal a of was the constituted of the temperance"—and public guardian friend morals in that vicinity. But then he could TEMPERANCE PLEDGE IN 1637. vator of the public morals "by authority." the story goes, since, as Jack not lose the to for Editor—l have found the following himMr. opportunity provide Not long ashore on liberty thereabouts, was observed self and his household, so providentially temperance pledge written on the blank leaf to be right merry; and from his bad naviga- opened before him. He surely need not of an old English book, which has been hantion, and sundry oft-repeated lurches to lee- know that the Cologne was poisoning the ded down from parent to child for several ward, it was more than suspected that the community, since it would not be drank on generations; but at the time when the pledge stevedore had made bad stowage of the car- his premises, any more than the man who was dated, to have been the property ofgood go on board, or else that contraband goods plunges the fatal steel into his neighbor's bo- old Robert Boltok, Bachelor in Divinity, and were in the hold which were dangerous to som, in the dark, need knotc that he is a mur- preacher of God's word at Broughton, in the ship's safety. derer. He didn't see the death-throe of his Northamptonshire, England. It shows that The latter soon came to be the settled victim! Suppose conscience does pretty temperance was properly appreciated, by was a temperance clearly intimate at times the probabilities in some at least, in olden time.—[Ch. Adv. opinion But Jhen A. P. port! The serpent of the still dared not the case! In either case, suppose it would show his head there—save indeed on the hardly require Yankee shrewdness to guess Marietta, July 3d, 1834. premises of "the Doctor," who, of course that the assassin's knife and murderous alco- Broughton, 1637.—Ffrome this daye forhad the right to distil "for medical purposes hol were hardly safe instruments to be scat- warde to ih/e ende of my life, I will never alone," if his "license" could be depended tered at random in the community! Why, pledge anye healthe nor drinke a whole carrowse in a glasse, cupp, bowle, or other upon. How then could poor Jack have been what then? drinking instrument whatsoever; whosoever evil slimy spirit Where did the of bitten? But never mind that. Our hero did not it be, or ffrome whomsoever it come, except lurk? were the inquiries oft and anxiously feci it to be his duty to refuse to line his the nscessitye of nature doe require it. Not revolved by "the authorities;" for, be it re- pockets with the profits of Eau dc Cologne! my own most gracious kinge; nor anye the membered, to the solution of this problem Why indeed should he? If he didn't sell it greatest monarch or tyrant on earth. Nor my dearest ffriende, nor all the goolde in the hung ,a toveted tail! somebody else would. Besides, he was vio- worlde shall ever enforce me or allure me. But, to make a long story short, it was at lating no temperance pledge. No temper- Not an Angell from Heaven (whoe I knowe length discovered, though not till after a deal ance society was ever known to be so fanati- will not attempt it) should persuade me.— of commendable anxiety and great pains-tak- cal as to include perfumery in its pledge! Of Not Satan witkjll his old subtilities, nor all powers ofSell itself, shall ever betray ing pro bono publico, with no small quantity course then, all was right. The natives, too, the me. By this very sinne (for, a sinne it is and bottles of of unjust suspicion against the beer purchased meeting-house, water (as Cologne not a little one,) I doe plainly finde that I sundry law and license abiding dwellers is expressively denominated by them,) and have more offended and dishonored my great thereabouts, that the spirit which poor Cas- he might suppose, if he could, that all he and gloriouse Maker and most merciful Sasio rightly calls devil actually issued from sold was applied to no worse purposes than viour, than by all other sinnes that I am subject unto; and for this very sinne I know it Cologne Bottles! that purchased by natives. Why indeed'is that God hath often been strange unto me. Jack had ascertained by actual experiment might not he supply the deraJßjlSjts well as And flbr that cause, and noe other respect, have I thus vowed; and I heartily* begg my that the veritable Eau dc Cologne possessed any one ? V ) * good Father in heaven of his greate goodvirtue, fuddling no less than the perfuming A large quantity of the article in question ness and infinite mercie, in Jesus Xt. to asfurnishing thereby a new exemplification of was soon said to be on board a vessel, mark- sist me in the same, and to be favourable unthe proverb, "Where there's a will there's a ed to his address. to me flbr what is past. Amen. rather R. Bolton. the was April 10, 1637. To be sure article way." or rather at three a glass, reals expensive, What say you, Mr. Editor—can there be those who prefer it, Champagne. bottle, but then considering that the agreea- any harm in selling perfumed alcohol? We Give a —In little work just published, 'entitled ble perfume and the fuddle were both secur- all know that the filthy stuff' called 'The Whole Art of Making British Wines, selling ed with that amount, perhaps the purchaser Rum is a dirty and murderous business, Cordials, and Liquors,' by JamesRobinson, arranged the matter thus with himself— make the best you can of it. But then the the trade-secrets are fully divulged. See three ftps, Essential Oils, aromatic Cologne is quite another affair! It what 'sparkling champagne' L'OU dePerdix three do. Rum, isn't with " the drink that drunkards is made of! 'sliced rhubarb stalks, the tops classed Which would not be so very expensive after know! you use," ofyoung spring nettles, sugar, and eggs!'— all, you know, particularly as one bottle fulon it—beastly drunk Taste, also, this 'Fine Old Port' compound filled the consumer's noblest desire—throwing Suppose Jack gets or does suicide, drunk—and mayhap commits of the juice of Hamburg grapes, sugar, a dehim into a state of brutal drunkenness —thus this? And barm of purple beet-root, sliced ginger, in worse; can there be coction any instruct qualifying him by living example to that sage leaves—together with a huge could his think and red complain captain, you, the peculiar these poor heathen Hawaiians in of French brandy, isinglass, bitblessings of civilization and Christianity!— his man had poured the sweet odor into his proportion almonds, ter sugar candy, and lerooa-peel! Alack-a-day, that these poor heathen should stomach rather than upon his handkerchief? Roughness is given by alum, oak bark, some Cothink it that possible other astringent; and the real port-flavor, by prove so stupid and unworthy their privi- Do you really water could be made "to bite like a adding the tincture of the seeds of raisins!— logne leges! that its [Gateshead Obs. But the story. Well, our hero soon per- serpent, or sting like an adder?" or The Temperance Friend. * * * . ******* * �36 THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. Progress of Temperance.—Both Houses the line of their transgressions. We should of the British Parliament, in answer to the as soon expect the sun not to rise, water to numerous petitions of temperance societies, run HONOLULU, MAY 1, 1849. up hill, iron to float, or a man to fly, as have passed a bill prohibiting all sale of innot to witness the awful curse of drunkentoxicating liquors on Sunday morning and The publication of the Friend will be afternoon. ness eventually being visited upon rumseldiscontinued after .the present number, until ICT* We copy the above item of intelli- lers or their descendants, unless they exerthe editor returns from a voyage to the Wesgence from a late American paper, and most cised timely repentance. The laws of God tern Coast of America. It is our intention cannot be violated with impunity. Solomon to embark to-day, April 16th, on board the sincerely do we hope it may be true. It is an important step in the right direction.— asks, "Can a man take fire in his bosom U. S. Propeller "Massachusetts," Captain The Hawaiian Legislature we hope may be and his clothes not be burnt?" Of course Wood having very kindly and generously thereby encouraged to carry out, during not. Can a man acquire wealth by selling proffered us a free passage to San Francistheir present session, a measure now but spirituous liquors and reasonably expect it co, via Oregon. It is with no ordinary feelpartially executed. We refer to the entire will prove a blessing, either to himself or his ings of pleasure that we anticipate visiting of the sale of spirituous liquors children? The past answers. "No." our native land. To be sure, we do not ex- prohibition on the Holy Sabbath. At present houses lipect to visit those portions of the country censed to sell by the glass, are alone closed, Volcano of Kilauea, Hawaii.— We rendered sacred by the associations of home learn from the Rev. Mr. Paris, recently from while Hotels may continue open as on other and kindred, yet it is to be our privilege to days. We cannot see why this distinction Hawaii, that on passing from his station in embark in a vessel bearing the name of our should be made. If it is wrong for a grog- Kau, to Hilo, he observed the great crater native state, and it will require no great shop to be open for the sale of spirits, why of Kilauea undergoing some remarkable stretch of the imagination to fancy ourselves not for a Hotel? It needs not a very close changes. Although the lake is now compaonce more an inhabitant of the Old Bay observation to see that the sale of spirits by ratively quiet, yet the internal pressure is State! Under the protecting care of Divine Hotels on the Sabbath is productive of much such as to have elevated the surface of the Providence, we hope to resume our duties evil, especially to the sea-faring community, lake from one to two hundred feet. In the at the end of three or four months* During as well as the mechanics of Honolulu, not to centre of the lake a huge cone has been our absence, the recollection of the many speak of any other class. Will not some thrown up, and from its summit there are acts of kindness which we have received member of the Hawaiian Legislature bring frequent eruptions. The frequent explosions from residents in Honolulu, and the sea-farforward this subject, and endeavor to have a of the pent up gases may be heard at the dising community, during a sojourn of six years of the License Law, so modifying tance often miles. These explosions resemat the islands, will serve to hasten ourretnrn revision the statute that no person shall be licensed ble the sudden escape of the steam from the to our home, and the sphere of our labors. by the laws of this kingdom to sell spirituous boiler of a steam engine, although nip»n a of the The affairs duChaplaincy, N. B. and intoxicating liquors upon God's holy scale immensely enlarged. Other parts of the crater furnish abundant evidence that the ring our absence, will be entrusted to the Day. This day was consecrated for other care of the Rev. T. E. Taylor, Chaplain at purposes, but the sale of liquors more than subterranean fires of Hawaii are far from beLahaina. any other cause leads to a most gross dese- coming extinct. Hawaiian Coffee.—The fair experiment cration of the sanctity of this Sacred Day.— Depopulation by the Measles.—ln a has been made that coffee of the first quality Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it hoformer number we noticed the fact -that the can be raised upon the Sandwich Islands.— ly.—We are anxious to see the laws of this Some recently from the island of Kauai, is kingdom just as strict upon the subject of the measles had been very destructive to the abof a superior excellence. We are able to license and sale of all kinds of intoxicating origines of these islands. The following pronounce that from the plantation of Mr. liquors, asJg Btngltsli and French treaties statement will show that this epidemic was Titcomb, of the very best quality. It is now will allow; 1 Ye hope to sec the day when not confined to the Sandwich Islands. Capt. for sale in Honolulu, by Mr. Reynolds. It England and France will cooperate with the Klinkofstrom, connected with the Russian is surely to be regretted that an inferior ar- rulers of this Kingdom to entirely prohibit Fur Company, thus writes us from San ticle from a foreign country should be im- the importation of intoxicating liquors.— Francisco:—"During the last summer we ported in such quantities as to overstock the What an inestimable blessing would thereby had, throughout all our colonies, the meaand great numbers of the inhabitants market, and thus check the growth of coffee be conferred upon the seamen of England, sles, taken were off. Some of our Islands in the France and the United States. upon the islands. Alsaitian chain lost most of their population. Hawaiian Syrup.—We have recently had The effects of trafficing in Spiritu- In Sitka, among a population of 600 souls, an opportunity to test the good quality of ous Liquors.—Those engaged in the sale we had in one month nearly 80 deaths, if not some most excellent Syrup, made for family and manufacture of intoxicating liquors, and more. Nearly all, except Europeans, were use, by Judge Parsons, at Lahaina. It is such as sympathize with them, are extreme- sick, so that all the town was in sorrow, superior to anything of the kind that has ly sensitive when the point is urged that they fear and dread." been in the market since the Chinamen ceas- are upholding an iniquitous and dishonest bued the manufacture of the clarified syrup.— siness. This is natural and what is to be It is with great regret we are called upon We hope the manufacture of good Syrup expected. Before their minds we would hold to announce the death ofCapt. Lindsay, late a will find ample encouragement. Such syr- up the mirror of the past. What does that resident of these islands, who sailed from hence up as that manufactured now at Lahaina, reflect? As we gaze upon that mirror, we in the British schooner Amelia.' His decease would undoubtedly command a very high see reflected this truth, wealth acquired by took place at Whampoa on the 33d of June last, und was caused by inflamation of the brain inprice on the coast. traffic in spirituous liquors has proved a curse duced by exposure after bis undergoing an operA novel Novel.—There has been repub- to those who acquired it, or to their children ation for the removal of a tumor from his forelished in Germany, an exact copy of a Jap- and friend*. This result follows on the prin- head. Capt. Lindsey leaves a widow, a native anese novel, by a Mr. Schwartz, ciple that God ordinarily punishes men in of Hawaii.—[Polynesian, THE FRIEND. ' �37 THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. Hawaiian Bible Society. Treasurer's ofbarque " Hermes," from Extract from the l»g-oook Report. HAWAIIAN BIBLE SOCIETY IN ACCOUNTWITH Hong Kong toCapt. R. B. Corkhill, Honolulu, April 26, 1840. A. 8. COOKK, TREAS. wards the Sandwich Islands. i: Dear Sir: A meeting of the Executive 1848. i Monday, 13th March, 1849. Committee of the Hawaiian Bible Society Aug. 21. By Mr. W. Goodale, to constitute Mrs. L O. Thurston a Life Member, S10 00 Lat. 35, 56 N. long. 136, 49 E. moderate and was held, on the 20th inst, at the house oi it u it 3i r tnKKlali-, to constituto Miss Mary fine weather, E. N. E., Koomsang Island, Loo Howe Thurston a Life Member, No 60, 10 00 the Treasurer, when the following vote was Choo group N. 1-3 E., 11 or 13 miles distant, Nov 80, J 1'arls, to constitute Miss Mary A Itev D passed : That the Secretary, pro tern, be a I'arls a Life Member, No 66, 10 00 fresh, E. by S., stood to the N. N. E. intending committee to prepare an account of what has i. i. ii iiev j rj i.arh t0 COI tltute Mi88 Anna M to pass between the great Loo Choo and Koom10 00 already been collected for the Society, with 1849. I'arls a Life Member, No 67, sang. what may be collected at the Seamen's Cha- Feb 22. JoelTurrill, Esq, to constituteMast. FredAt fifteen minutes past 3 o'clock r. m., saw a ship the and that the erick Life on shore on the N. K. end of Koomisary Member, Tin iill Sabbath, on same s No 10 00 coming 68, pel A relative in U S, to constituteMiss Mary island on low point of sand and reef, fully five be published in the next number of the H Turrill a Life Member, No 68, 10 00 miles to the N. E. from the island. The ship Friend —also cause to be re-published, with A Friend, to constitute Mrs llcbecou 24, shore lying about halfway out on the point. Johnstone Life 00 ion No70, a 10 Member, corrections, the list of the Life Members." Apr. 16, At by Kev 8 C Damon, for BiMonies ree'd 3.45 tacked to the southward. Ordered the An excellent sermon in behalf of the II B. bles In various languages, 01 62 quarter boat down and sent the 2nd officer with S. was preached at the Seamen's Chapel, « n i' Monies ree'd by Rev 8 C Damon, as subfour hands te endeavour to see what ship it was scriptions, ID 00 Lord's day morning, 22d inst., by the Rev. on shore. While the ship was hove to, the 21, Friends, to conatitute Mrs Mary J ChamJ. S. Green, from Acts 17: 11, 12. "Noberlain a Life Member,No 71, 10 00 nearest part of the reef 3-4 of a mile distant, the 23, I.nrrin Andrews, Jr, to constitute himself ble Beresns." The preacher set forth the ship on shore bore N. N. W. 1-2 W., a low rock a Life Member, No 72. 10 00 off the S. E. point of Koomsang W. by S. 1-4 S. value of the Scriptures in the formation of MrsLaura Judd's children, to constitute herself a Life Member, No 78, 10 00 the point of the low land and reef, E. N. E.— character, and the evils of light, novel readMr Edwufd Bailey's family, to constitute The S. W. of Amakirrima island of the Loo ing, alias yellow covered literature," and himself* Life Membor, No 74, 10 00 Choos S. E. by E. 1-4 E. Took a cast of the Mr 8 N Castle, to constitute Mrs MA Casadmonished his hearers, especially the chilp. m., the boat tle a Life Member, No 76, 10 00 lead in ML, hard sand. At 6.10 dren and youth, to study the Bible. After Wm C Luualilo and others, to constitute board and tho 2nd officer informed Miss Victoria Kamamalu a Life Member, the sermon a collection was taken up. This, us the name on the ship's stern was Elizabeth 10 00 *ith the amount received from the new Life it ii u No 76g and Henry," of London, lying inside a small reef, ncr Armstrong, to constitute Mrs C C Members, and annual subscribers, and for Armstrong a Lite Member, No 77, 10 Oo starboard side to the shore, about midway beRev. D T Condo, to constitute Mrs A L tween the reef and sand, distant from either Bibles sold, will amount to about $400. Coude a Life Member, No 78, 10 00 about 3 cables lengths. The lower masts and ore The expenses nearly $50, leaving $350 ii ii u nev E Whittlesey, to constitute Mrs E K rigging, Whittlesey a Lift Member, No 79, 10 00 bowsprit gone, also anchors, cables, in the Treasurer's hands, ready to be for- ii ii it [;,.,. j g Emerson's family, to constitute sails, brass and iron work, glass of sky-light, warded to tbe parent Society for a new suphimself a Life member, No 80, 10 00 deck-lights, and in fact every thing that could be it n n }{ev 8 C Damon, to constitute Mrs J M ply ofBibles and Testaments. removed had been taken away. No one on Damon a Life Member, No 81, 10 00 By the Serampore, which arrived in Januboard or from the ship on shore; supDr R W Wood, to constitute Mm C A ary last, a large and beautiful assortment of > Hooper a Life Member, No 82, 10 00 posed the have been stranded about a Rev D Baldwin, to constitute himself a 24, Bibles and Testaments, in various languages, month—part of the copper stripped off round the Life Member, No 83, 10 00 was received in return for the $500 sent to JoelTurrill, Esq, U 8 Consul, to constitute ship. Rudder sawn in two below the rudder 10 00 trunk. A small pair of shears rigged as if to Wm Turrill a Life Member, No 84, the parent Society, about a year since. Membersof Royal School, to constitute unship the rudder. This Society (H. B. S.) has been in oper10 00 J M Cooke a Lite Membor. No 86, From a few receipts found on board in the members of Royal School to constitute W ation, now, eight years, and has collected, cabin, Goodale a Life Member, No 86, dated "Auckland, New Zealand, Ist Dec. 10 00 from year to year, a sufficient sum to pur«1; J ll Annual Subecri|.tions of find the Captain's name was W. J. S." 1848," chase a full supply ofBibles and Testaments I'arls 1; D B Lyman 1; I It appeared that the natives or other Clark. 1,60; J 8 (.rem 1; J F rogoWR: B Anin the English, French, Spanish, German, people had been stripping the ship, as but little drews 1; Mrs Dole 1; Dr ft Mrs Wetmorc Portuguese, Welsh, Swedish, Danish and was left on board except a few water butts tbnt 2; Mr & Mrs Rice2; A B Bates 2; Mr & Mrs Johnson 2; Mrs Rowcll & Daughter 1,26; Dutch languages, for seamen and landsmen. were floating about in the hold. We supposed 1. 0 Hall 1; J Fuller 1; C R Bishop 2; J the crew would be all saved when the Ship went The amount collected from year to year, E Wilcox 1; J H I-aty 1; J G Lewis 2; 29 76 on shore. They might now be on the island, or is as follows, viz:— Collection at Seamen's Chapul, Lord's 37 26 more probably have gone away in the boats to Day, 22d Inst., " " ' ' i „ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "" " """ " " — """ " " " " " " "" " "" """ " From June, 1841, to June, 1842, $108 50 1843, 44 00 1844, 62 00 18t5, 292 BB " 1846, 482 46 1848, 584 82 May, 1849, 407 93 " " " " Hitchcock 6p. m., hoisted up «407 82 Loo Choo, or elsewhere. At boat and made sail to southward. Strong breeze 1849. DR. Apr. 16, For raouoy paid by Itev 8 C Damon, ts ami cloudy, E. S. E. follows:—postage »1.60; labels W; The reef on which the "Elizabeth and Henry" freight per Matilda «8; freight per was wrecked is not laid down on Laurie's chart, Sera mpore 19,62; do to Oregon 4JJ0—39 62 1847, or on Nome's, 1836, For printing 200 "Original Hymn," by Miss F M Caulkin, 4 00-43 62 crsw of the "E. &.H." Making from 1842 to 1849, $1982 38 Mem.—Should the Ten dollars, paid at any one time, constiBalance due tha Society, »36 'M have proceeded to Loo Choo, they will most E & O. K. tutes a Life Member. Eighty-five individuprobably meet with kind and hospitable treat, AMOS 8. COOKE, Tress. als, by paying this sum, or by having it paid metit. When the Royal Oak" was wrecked April .Honolulu, 26,1849. for them, have been made Life Members. there five or six years hack, the crew was proF.xatuined and found to be correct life The first sixty-three were constituted 8. CASTLE. vided with lodging and provisions and every asN. members previous to June, 1848. For the Auditor of J/*w. Bib. Society. sistance rendered them in saving what were poslast twenty-two, see the Treasurer's Report, sible from the wreck. The authorities also built which is sent herefor the last eleven months, "The U. S. S. Preble is about to proceed to them n junk in which the ultimately reached with. Japan to bring away the crew of the American Cbusan in safety. Altho' offered remuneration Yours truly, A. S. COOKE, Sec. protem. whaler Lagoda, recently wrecked on the coast." it was constantly and firmly refused.—[Polyne—[China Mail. sian. Rev. S. C Damon. — ' " �THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. 38 Tale or a Tub.—The following droll stoA Duel Avoided.—A famous duellist ry appears in the St. Joseph Times: challenged an Irish barrister for some remark On the passage of the ship Alexandria from made by the barrister while the duellist was Anecdote of Swearing.—An anecdote of New Orleans to New York, a young lad, of this description, which we read a few days about fourteen, from a naturally frolicksome giving his testimony on the stand in some imago, reminded us of one we have never seen disposition, became so troublesome that he portant case. The barrister knew precisely in print, but which We have for a long time was threatened by the captain that he would as much about fighting as a fancy boxer stored among our recollections of the late confine him in a water cask. Our youngster knows about Milton's "Paradise Lost." His Rev. Joseph Grafton, of Newton. We know took no heed, and, at his next offence, was friends told him, however, that there was no nothing of the truth of the story, and yet so put into the cask, which was headed up, perfectly characteristic is it, that we have al- leaving a large bunghole for the admission of way to avoid the scrape, and it was certainways regarded it as the relation of a verita- air. The ship encountered a violent storm, ly expected of him either to light or apoloble incident. Father Grafton stood high in and, in a violent lurch, the cask containing gize. This settled the point; for the proud the public estimation, and was often present the boy rolled into the sea. The circum- little Hibernian, though he would rather eat with other clergymen on great occasions.— stance was not noticed by those on board.— than fight, still infinitely preferred being shot At one time he was dining with the Governor Fortunately, the cask struck bung up, and to making an apology. So the two duellists, and Council, the Mayor and Aldermen, or floated about thirty hours, when it was thrown with their seconds, etc., were soon upon the some other body of magnates, in Boston, and upon the beach of Cape St. Bias Here the battle ground. The challenger was notoriwas excessively annoyed as well as shocked boy made efforts to extricate himselffrom his ous as a great pistol shot, and had fought by the profanity of a young man who sat prison, without success, and, in despair gave some half dozen duels before, in one of which nearly opposite to hitn at table. Having en- up to die. Some cows strolling on the beach he was so badly wounded as to be left a cripdures the odious vice as long as his patience were attracted to the cask, and one of the ple for life. would allow, the old gentleman arose and number, it being fly-time, switched her tale When other preliminaries were arranged, cxclaimnd, Mr. President," in the sharp, into the bung-hole, which the boy grasped he requested, through his second, one favor energetic tone, which all who knew him will with desperate resolution. The cow bellow- from his adversary, which was permission to recollect. The President struck his knife ed, and set off for life; and, after running stand up against a mile stone, that was on handle upon the table to command attention, some three hundred yards with the cask, the chosen ground. He sought no advanand replied, " The Rev. Mr. Grafton." Si- struck it against a log on the beach, and tage, but wished to lean upon the stone, belence prevailed, and the old gentleman very knocked it to.pieces. The boy, thus provi- ing too lame to stand without support. His that dentially released, was discovered by some request was at once granted, and just as the cooly proceeded—"l move there be no swearing done at this table ex- fishermen on the Point, and taken into Api- word was about to be given, the lawyer issucepting by my friend the Rev. Dr. Homer." lachicola, where a small collection being ed his mandate to stay proceedings, as ho The motion prevailed by acclamation, and made for him, he was enabled to proceed had also a request to make. the remedy was as thoroughly effectual as north by the way of Columbus. In the gravest manner in the world he sothe mortification of the young swearer was licited permission to lean against the next mile Nantucket Sheep.—Even in Nantucket stone, and the joke was so good thatthe chal complete.—[N. Y. Rec. people have their troubles. At present there lenger took his revenge out in a hearty roar is a and anti-sheep party; tho anti- of laughter, withdrawing his deadly defiance, The Rich Man and the Day Laborer.— sheepsheep party being much the largest. There and declaring that he could never shoot a A merchant who is as avaricious as opulent, are about thousand sheep on the Isl- man of such excellent humor. recently excited some public attention at and; someseven flocks are owned by men large London. He had obtained at the cheapest possible rate, a poor day-labonflkto do some who do not own a rod of land. The sheep "Put your finger in de, vat you call work in his house. This unfortunate man, run at large on the Island and eat up every him, dc blacksmith's vice," said the foreigngreen thing. The people of the Island are er, "and turn him till you can bear him no fatigued with work, represented to the mer- noted for their love of blackberries; it is eschants wife, that with so low wages he could Dat isde rheumatiz. Den give him longer. off the not purchase a glass of beer to quench his timated that ten thousand dollarsgoes another turn. Dat is dc gout." But taxa. thirst. The compassionate woman gave him Island every year to purchase this delicious tion in this country has long since passed the fruit. It is much force contended, and with a tankard of ale, but the husband learned gout point of intolerable, and verged upon this circumstance on his return, and whenhe that if the sheep were away the people could the impossible. To pay taxes is the grand raise their and the blackberries, own hence settled with his laborer, retained the value to be the only obis now before our feature, and would seem of the drink. The poor man exclaimed difficulty. of life. tax. tax. Tax, ject, English couruH pither people who keep sheep against it, and raised so great an uproar that State have let them run at any rigntto large upon the police took him to prison. The next day George III. was when he was called before the Judge, he ex- the land which is the common property of School of Manners.-As the whole that the of one of his men people. walking Hence, see we quarter-deck you plained the affair, was discharged upon the have here a real, bona-fide 'free soil" ques- of war with his hat on, a sailor asked his paymenfof two shillings; but the merchant tion. messmate who that fellow, was who didn't had another account to render to justice.— to the admiral? He was condemned to pay fifty pounds ster. Doing the Barber.—An Eastern-shore dowse his peak it's the King." ling aa a fine for having sold beer without a man stepped into a barber's shop in our city, "Why, license, and the poor laborer, as the inform- on Saturday, says the Baltimore Argus, and "Well, king or no king," retorts the other of the offence, received the third of the requested the barber to take off 12$ cents er, "he's an unmannerly dog." "Where should he learn manners?" resum. worth of his hair. The barber trimmed his plied Jack, "he ncvcr-was out of sight ofland locks very neatly, and then combed and in his life." Gen. Lafayette.—During the Revolu- brushed them in the most particular style. tionary war, Gen. Lafayette being in Balti" Are you done?" asked the Eastern-shore SYLLOGISM. more, was invited to a ball. He went, as man, as the barber removed the napkin from A sailor is not a sailor when he's aboard, his neck. requested, but instead of joining in the amuseAnd a sailor is not sailor when he is ashore; ment, as might be expected of a young " Yes sir," returned the man of the razor I!nt lie must be either ashore oa aboard Frenchman of twenty-two, he addressed the with a bow. Therefore a sailor is not a sailor.—[Ex. ladies thus: "Ladies, you are very handAre you certain that you took off eleven Why is a sailor not a sailor when he Is orerboard.—[P. some; you dance very prettily; your ball is pence worth?" Journal. very fine; but my soldiers have no shirts." " Yes t)ir," returned the barber, " there's BECAUSE The appeal was irresistable; the ball ceas- the glass—you can see for yourself." the tarn-ail, he Is a-etern. If he fell ed; the sadies went home and went to work, Well," said the Eastern-shore man, "if If from a from Jib-boom,he isa-bead, and the next day a large number of shirts you think that you have got eleven pence If from the bulwarks, be is a-long-»ide, were presented by the fairest hands of Balti worth off, I don't know as I have got any use Therefore a sailor overboard k not sailor. more, for the gallant defenders of their coun- for it, and I haven't got no change, so you When is a sailor a silLOa ? Do yon girt it op' trymay just keep the hair for your trouble!" When be is no so'eaa Cabin Boy's Locker. " • - " " • �39 THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. |C7»The following Original Hymn, com- Sabbath Friend. enjoyment of "such a Sabbath, he feela how blessed, above all other days, is the one young lady, of New London, Ct., which the Lord hath made.—Bibliotheca SaA New England Sabbath.—A corres- cra. was sung by the choir at the Seamen's Bethel, on Sunday, the 22d ult., on which oc- pondent of the Rochester Democrat, writing Working on the Sabbath.—There are a Mass., says : casion the Rev. Mr. Green preached a ser-ifrom Springfield, New England Sabbath is something great many people who profess to keep the "A mon for the benefit of the Hawaiian Bible! which can only be seen in New England. It Sabbath according to the fourth commandis not an article of exportation. There is a ment, but who, somehow or other, always Society. quiet, settled calm about it—a stillness which find a multitude of 'works of necessity' to be AN ORIGINAL HYMN. can almost be felt—unused to any other at- attended to. We have seen a capital anecmosphere. I arose yesterday morning op- dote, lately, about a family of such people, BY MISS F. M. CAULKINS, NEW LONDON, CT. pressed by the solemn serenity which seem- who were pretty severely rebuked by a coled to pervade every object around me. In ored man in their employ. Tha family were tins busy town, at eight o'clock, not a sound farmers. One Sabbath morning the colored could be heard. Silence pervaded its streets man was not up, as usual, at breakfast.— What sjght breaks on a darkened world, and I could scarcely make myself believe The son was sent to call him, but Caesar said From these resplendent leaves unfurl'd! that I was in the midst of a population often they need not wait for him, as he did not The opening eyelids of the morn, or twelve thousand souls. The green fields wish for any breakfast. Shed no such beams on hill or lawn. —the mountains—the forests—stretching out Why, Caesar, said the young man, we in every direction, far as the eye could reach shall want you as soon as the dew is off, to —seemed praising God, in their calm beau- help about the hay. An angel bending from the skies, ty, and the huge elms of an hundred years, No, said he, I can't work any more on the Heralds the volume as it flies; lilted up their long arms towards heaven and Sabbath; it is not right. Happy the nation that receives, looked devout a9 the ancient patriarchs.— Not right! said the other. Is it not our With outstretch'd hands.the dropping leaves. The very buildings—many of them associa- duty to take care of what Providence has gited with stirring events in the past—became ven us? And would you not pull your cow Thrice happy each life-quickened heart, sanctified monitors, as they said to the con- or sheep out of a pit, upon the Sabbath, CssThat trusts to this unerring chart templative mind, 'This is the land of the Pil- sar? if I had been trying all the week grims—Remember the Sabbatn day to keep 'Tis hope to age, and strength to youth, it holy.' Whoever remembers his first Sab- to shoWthem in. I would let them lie there.' To darkness, light; to wanderers, truth. bath in a New England town, will be able to Day.—The understand what I have written, for he must Remember the Sabbath 'Tis gentle rain, 'tis sparkling dew, have felt what I have attempted to describe. Grand Duke Constantine, of Russia, during The mind to cleanse, refine, renew : There is no ingress or egress here on the his tour around Scotland, visited the Islands 'Tis lightning fierce, and thunder deep, Sabbath. All public conveyances lay by.— of Staffa lona, in the Hebrides. He arrived Formerly a car passed over the road to Bos- at the latter on Sunday. To startle conscience from its sleep. ton and back with the mail. This has been The stern old keeper of the Cathedral keys refused to unlock the gate and admit discontinued. A shaft from this full quiver sent, Yankee one is always the party to see the tombstones, for that villages In these In twain hath many a bosom rent; delighted with their magnificent shade trees. would in his opinion have been desecrating A drop ofbalm from this rich store, They constitute the principal beauty of al- the Sabbath. In vain did Captain Robinson most every place you visit—of this place pre- ask imploringly, whether he was aware who Hath healed the broken heart once more. eminently. Nearly every street here is sha- the illustrious stranger was, whom he refusto age, and zeal from ded by magnificent elm, sycamore or maple ed to gratify. Donald 'dinna exactly ken.' age Learning He supposed 'from what folk said, it was onHave worshipped, loved, explored the page; trees." ly the Emperor of Russia. But he wad nae Martyrs in its defence have died, England, Scotland and America en- gie up the key to his own Queen on the Or torments worse than death defied. joy a Christian Sabbath. To them it is Lord's day. There was a power aboon suwhat God originally designed it should be in perior to any earthly power, and he could Like angels round a dying bed, and of mer- nae gie up the key.' Chr. Watchman. all the earth, —a day of the reIts truths a heavenly radiance shed; cy to man. But how nations An Example.—A vessel containing upthat the they only, flection celestial wings, And hovering on of Christendom, enjoy a Christian Sabbath. wards of one hundred and fifty Hollanders, Breathe music from unnumbered strings. It is truly sad to witness the desecration of lay all of Sabbath day at one of our wharves' the Sabbath even in Protestant Europe.— rather than violate, by travelling, that law O now thou Word, divinely fair, But a son of the Pilgrims, who loves this which secures its sanctity as well in the New Take wings and wide thy message bear ; day of the Lord, wearied with the perpetual as in the Old World. They held public serPeace to all climes, —heart-peace be given, hurrying to and fro of the multitude in that vice upon the deck of their vessel in the strange land ; saddened at the sight of the morning, a sermon being delivered by a minAnd light to guide the soul to heaven ! gay throngs that crowd every place of amuse- ister of their own number. Their hymne, ment, in pursuit of every conceivable form sung in their own tongue, seemed indeed to We are assured that M. Pageot, the late of merriment and of guilty pleasure ; sick- be hymns of praise, swelling forth from French Minister Plenipotentiary to the United ened at the sound ofrevelry and noisy mirth hearts that rejoiced to breath this the land of States, has left that country for England, to of- mingling with the notes of martial music, freedom and their adoption. They are desfer Louis Philippe a part of his princely for- the bustle of the military parade, and the tined to the colony m the Grand River Valto the attention of tune, and induce him to establish himself and din of business ; to such an alien from the ley, which was brought the past winter. We during to land of the it is most our legislature Pilgrims, refreshing his family in America. This is most admirable and a speedy paswinds favorable more, once of sacred rest wish them in a day in M. Pageot, and Ahe more so as it is most rare. enjoy, or in that fair and happy sage to their new home in our Western Valhis native land, Joural dv Havre. island from which his fathers came. Even ley, and trust that thousands more will speein busy London, that vast metropolis of the dily follow them.—Del. Adv. We cannot help remarking on the very world, the sacred suspension of secular quiet and good natured way in which the crew of business, the deep repose of that tumultuous A Child with Twenty Names.—The Maoflicially announcerthe birth ofthe the Russian Brig Baykull have behaved them- city, as the Sabbath returns, the stillness of drid Gazette Montpensier's child, and that she dc Duchess selves on every occasion when they have been the hallowed day, its sacred associations, its has been baptised Maria Isabel Francises dc Asis on shore. If all sailors followed their example solemn rites and divine instructions enforced Antonia Luiza Fernanda Cristina Amelia Fehp* the police fores might be reduced to one-half of by the solemnities of the sanctuary—these Adelaida Josefa Elena Enriquita Carolina Just* * are all a cordial to his thirsty spirit. In the Rutins Gsspara Melcbora Baltasar* Nates. its present strength.—[Polynesian, posed by a THE BIBLE. : — — • �THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. 40 , Hon on, IS mos. 700 sperm; reTo Seamen and Steikciii— The Seamen's Chapel wotfurnished by the Contain ef Snip Rambler of Naaluckst. ported a skip la slftil lo be the Wa. Wirt, of New Bedford, is open forPublic Worship every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock, unknown. the Hermes, to the editor of the Polynesian. Humility a. m tod ?4, r. ■. Seath mi. The Alexsndsr spoke ship Coral on the line, 28 mos. out, The following Religious services will be held at the Vestry Room "March 29, 1840. 2700 sperm; hid taken 1000 obis in about 8 days. Thursday evening. Usually, there will be a LecLat. 31, 58 N. long. 138, 28 E. Steered N. Flora spoken In Feb. oil"Chile, bound home from Cslifornls, every ture delivered. E. by E. 1-2 E. till 8 P. M., distance run since 800 wbsle. All well. The Seamen's Concert for Prayer is held at the Vestry noon, 66 miles. At that hour the centra of a Room the third Monday evening each month. PORT OF LAHAINA. Seamen belonging to vessels (of all nations) visiting smalUisland bore south five miles whirl) would port are invited to call at the Chaplain's Study, this place it in latitude 32,24 N. longtitude 139,86 E. where supplied with copies of Arrived. they will be gratuitously Not laid down in Laurie's or Nome's charts.— reading matter. It will be most 14. Ship Majestic, Hall, New Bedford, 5 months out, the Friend and other From 8 P. M., steered E. by N. 1-2 N., kept a 40April Chaplain the to receive calls from Seamen convenient for sperm. goed look out for South Island and must have 16. Orosimbo, Barium, New Bedford, 4 months out. Mean between 2 and 4 o'clock, J. m. Public services at the Native Churches, on theSahbath, Adams, New Bedford, 5 months out, 130 sperm. passed close to the place assigned it on the chart —America, Cole. New Bedford, 3 months out, 60 sperm. commence at 9l, a. h., and 2j p. m. but saw nothing of it, sod doubt very much if it —Towner, —vy. U. Nye, Rose, New London, 9 months out, SIM sperm. The Seamen's Reading Room is open at all hours of is in that position. 17. Massachusetts, Chase, New Bedford. 8 months out. 90 the day. Strangers arriving and having late foreign paFound the chronometers very correct by ob- sperm. pers, are respectfully invited to aid in keeping said room supplied with useful reading matter. servations taken in Honolulu harbor, April 26th Donations are respectfully solicited for tb> support 1849." A Card. the of Chaplaincy, and the publication of 'Trw Friend'. An annual report ol all donaliona ia made to the AmeriTo the Editor of the Friend: can Friend Society, New York. Any person Seamen's Donations. Dear Sib—It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge contributing the sum of t50 isinentitled to become a Life through your paper, a donation of one hundred dollars, re- Director of the Society, and by 820 to become an Honotor Chaplaincy. rary Life Member. Man), Adams, B. *5 00 ceived from foreign residents inLabaina,and fromofficeis Mr. SAMUEL C DAMON, sum has apstopping port and seamen at this This been AFrlsnd, S 90 Honolulu, April I.—if. Seamen's Chaplain. a to purchasing Serapropriated, according promise, in For the FrUnd. Information for Whalemen. phina for the Chapel in this place. JanesNichols $ 1 00 The subscriber would respectfully give the following T. E. TAYLOR, 6 00 notice for the information of whalethipa, cruising in the Rev. Mr. Coan, Seamen's Lahaina. Chaplain, •»••_..-. Pacific. Recruits can be obtained at Pitcairn's Island, ii 6 00 for at least twenty-five ships, at about the following Mr. Haloey, ....,M Extruct from the RecordM ofthe General Meeting of the prices:— Capt. KHokofttrnm, 16 00 Santlvich Jtlnnds Motion: Yams, per barrel, »2,no Sweet Potatoes 2,00 April 24, 1849. 3,00 Irish DIED. Voted, at the request of the Rev. Mr. Taylor, the Sea- Onions 3,00 Oa beard Am. wkaleshlo "Alesander," off Rio Jajsarlo, Nor. imen's Chaplain at Lahaina, we relinquish the room beLimes 2,00 93, 1848, Capt. Josßph Black, belou|la| lo MiddlohvssjfMsss. longing to the mission, under the Seamen's Chapel, toge- Lime Juice, per fal, 33 Aloe, onboard Ik*same vessel, Nov. 95, Wm.Maynehl, carCocoa Nuts, hundred, per 2,00 penter, belonging to New Hampshire. They died of a tevsr ither with a strip of land around the Chapel, 14 feet wide, Oranges, 1,00 caught at Cape rte Verde Islands, it being very sickly when the for the use of the Chaplaincy, so long as that building Fowls, per doz., 3,00 vessel touched there. inhabitants are exchange, ordinarily ready an the to Evangelical Protestant plaee of worship. In At vTaloli, Kauai, Feb 6, Frank, Infant and twin son of shall continue take while and blue drilling, at from 20 10 25 c per yard; Ssv E fc Mrs L S Johnson, aged 6 monthsand 1 day. True Copy. and calicoes from 15 to 20c per yard. They are usually SAMUEL G. DWIGHT. in want of soap, oil, check shirts, powder, percussion Ass't Scribe. caps, old lead, carpenter's toola, (fee. The best season for furnishing yams, is from August to January; Sweet Potatoes, throughout the year; Irish PoTo Seamen. tatoes, from December to February, and July to SeptemPORT OF HONOLULU. The subscriber, a practical seamen and shipmaster,has ber, (two s.asons). JOHN BUFFETT. entered upon the duties of a Marine Missionary at large, Honolulu, Feb. 23, 1849. if in tbe port of Boston, under the patronage and support of Arrived. ithe benevolent, and offers his services to seamen, free of D'Aubigne's History of the Reformation, March Sl--Bhip Hellespont, Manwarlng, of Mysllc,s 7 mo icharge. in 4 vols. out, 96 brio. op. The Office of the mission is at No. 8, Long Wharf, —Ship Alexander, J. Byon, of New Bedford, 11 mos out, where the scriptures and religious trscts may be had in A few copies of this interesting work, elegantly bound are for sale at cloth, in sp, brls oil. Joa. the Study of the Seamen's ChapBlack, 416 late master, died at ses all the languages of Europe, and where ship owners and Capt. lain. on the 21st at Nov. lost. on ship application, may obtain miscellaneous masters, 7—Ship Hope, Christian, Bedford, April New 18 runs out, This edition is prefaced with the following notice by Looks, pamphlets, and files of papers for the use of their the author:— 300 sp. 10—Ship Luminary, Norton, Wsrren, 6 mos. out, 30 brls crews, free of expense, and also select Ships'Libraries, "I have revised this.translation line by line,and word sp oil. by paying for them. by word. It is the only one which I have corrected. Bag Harbor, 6 mos out, 95 sp. following are among the duties assumed by the —Bark Columbia, Sweeny, The Signed, J. H. Merle DAubione." 6 mos. 100. missionary. He will hold religious or temperance meet—Bark Cavalier, Dexter, Rtonlngton, March 84—Danish brlgantine Emmy, Oebhanl, from Honr ings on ship-board when invited, either on the Sabbath or Koag. of History the Hawaiian Islands: at other timet; visit sick or disabled seamen on shore or 37—English brlgsntine Dispatch, Plant, from Sydney. Embracing their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, **—Hamburg brtfantine Chorions. Decker, fin Valparaiso. on board their vcsaaMhod seek to promote their tempor- Discovery by Eurnpeana in the sixteenth century, re-dis—Am. whale shlpTuscsrora, Leek, Coldsprlng. ial and spiritual vafBj Book after the pecuniary interests April 9—Haw octir Starling, Mensles, 28 days from Colum- iof seamen who digHPyMrom home, and correspond with covery by Cook, Willi their Civil, Religious and Political from History River. the and the earliest traditionory period to the presUndine, bla Reports In river ship bark Anita, itheir friends. To shipwrecked Mariners he will afford for San Francisco every assistance in his power, and also to auch seamen ent lime. By JAMES JACKSON JARVES. Third ship Splendid, Cold Spring, clean 3—Am whsle Pearson, to send money to distant friends, or to rie- edition. For sale at Chaplain'a Study. Price, »1,00. April B—Russian Am, Co's hark Prince Meiiiikon", Rsuda- a* may deaire posite it in the Seamen's Savings Bank fur salekeeping cofT, 19 days from Baa Francisco. Bible* t Bible* 11 9—Steam Propeller Massachusetts, Wood, from New York iagainst a rainy day. Ia abort, he will aim to promote the great ends of movia Rio se Janeiroand Valparaiso. the study of the seamen's Chaplain a supply of At —Eng. schr. Ellas, Chard. 78 days from Hobart Town. irality, temperance, religion, and enlarged benevulence, Billies and Testaments ia constantly on hand and for 12—Russian man of war brig Baikal Nievlelskoy, 54 days among those who go dowu to the sea in ships, that da sale. At present the assortment comprises thoae in th* from Valparaiso. English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, April 14—Chilean Brlgantlae Lois, Schroedor, from Valpar- business in great waters." religious temperSeamen want of the Bible, books, in Dutch and Welsh languages. aiso vlaTablts. ance and other publications, counsel or advice, are invited a late arrival, some elegantly bound Family April 14— British schr. Louies, Milton, from Sydney. April 18—Hawaiian brig Mocieiums, Pfannkuche, 78 days to call at the office of the mission, No. 8 Long Wharf, ops r...-e been, received from the depository of the Haag Kong. Custom |posite the from House. merican Bible Society, New York. Prices from II to »7A THOMAS V. SULLIVAN, April 19—British sell. Osprey, Origgs, S6 days frsrn Port WalHngtou, New Zelaod. missy at large in the port of Boston. Marine April at. Fr. brig Anonyme, Rshballard, 35 days from Ta. September 1, 1848. The Friend tent Abroad. hit! Any person, by paying the subscription price of the —Br. bark Lindsays, McKeatie, 90 days from Sydney, N. & Information "Wanted. Friend, (11,60) in advance, can have the paper forwarded W. for Bas Francisco; put In to stop a leak. Respecting a young man who shipped in 1845 on board to any part of England or the Uuited Slates, by the earM. Br. brig Velocity, Dixon, 46 days from Valparaiso, with the Am whaleship Nile, Capt Case,New York, his name liest opportunity. tf British Naval Stores. Theodore Belden, age from 16 to 16 years. By a letter OUTSIDK—Br. bark Hermes, Corkhlll, 64 days from Hong received from Capt. Case by one of her owners at Kong for Saa Fraadhoo. Greenport, dated Sandwich Islands, March 16,1847. alaling that he had left Belden under the charge of the Am. Sailed. Monthly Journal devoted toTempera nee, Any Con- A April 10—Raw sear Plymouth. Church, for Saa Francisco. Consul, sick, when recovered to be sent home. Seamen, Marine and General Intelligence. sul bad the or having boy charge, auy nnder his other 11—Am schr John Dual**, Bocheliler, San Francisco. PUBLISHED AMD EDITED BY person having information respecting him, will confer s —Chilean brlgaatlae Brls ds Junlo, Hob.on, do. April 16—Hawaliaa schr. Joaephlne, Brlckwood, for Saa lasting favor upon an anxious mother by communicating SAMUEL C. DAMON, SEAMEN'S CHAPLAIN. it to H B Haswell, Esq, 86. South Pearl Street, Albauy, FIBBSISLU. JTIINI. April 17—V. 8. Transport Msssachusetu, Wood, for Colum. NY. Ma river. One copy per annum, »l,60 Notice Lahaina Aaru 18-Brltlsh schr. Louisa, Miltoa, lor Baa Praaciseo. to Subscribers. Two copies per annum, 2,60 The Rbv. Mb. Ta y lor will now act a* Agent for the Five copies per annum, 6,00 goo Friend," at Lahaina, and the irregularity which ha* at- Tea copies per aaaum, SPOKEN, March 11, off Galllpagoa Islands, spoka ship Massachusetts. tended the forwarding of your papers, it i* hoped, will no CS* Single copies and bound volumes for 1,2,3,4 longer be a a ndl he 7 experienced. Mr. T. will employ carrier, year* may obtained at the Study of the Chapwho will deliver the paper. lain. .... ...... .... " " "" " " MARINE JOURNAL. ' .' < , " '' , " EBy ' "THE ' re^^apr.*- — ~ »A- ■—» " < , PRIBND: -------....... ------....... � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.05.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.05.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/dda30975ad022e160f4322ffecb643c7.pdf ad935a87b3edb56d148f399e0eb205ad PDF Text Text FRIEND. THE HONOLULU, APRIL 2, 1849. Vol. 7. N*». 4. 25 THE FRIEND. OF THE Contents "rtIEKO,APBIL2, 1849. Original Poetry, " Gone to Sea," Page 06 Sketch of Samoan Islands, , " at A Kind Word to Moderate Drinkers, " 26 A Terrible Lesson, <• Sf Life at Sea, Celebration Washington's Birth-day, 28 Extracts from HodgePodge, 28—29 30 Original Ode, Hymn, and Poem, Lou of the American Whale Ship United States," 31 " 32 Donations, Marriages, Deaths, &jc, " The Poet's Corner. For the Friend. GONE TO SEA. Thrae little words I know, Ah! bow sorrowful they flow, " Only three j Yet no .cunning phrase can teach, Yet no flight of song can resch, Half thepower of that short speech. Gone to teal ■ Oft amid the wiady spay, Those we love adventurous stray Full of glee; While the terrors.of the deep, Hover round fond woman's deep, And she only wakes to wasp, .«.*_¥ Gonetoeea! This shall soothe the tempest's frown, Chain the oflldwy Neptane down ; Storms will flee, Hirers fresh, and gardens gay, O'er yon wat'rjr plains will stray, # And no quivering Up shall say, Gone to tea. these separate and independent elans, are now woefully apparent in IrSTSevastating war which was there (Ssjtng at the last accounts from the islands. We hare been fjjtared with the from a latter recently received, dated, tfpoltt, Then shipwrecks dire, Foundering ships, and ships s-fire, Will not be; Then no treacherous waves shall roll, O'er the globe, or o'er the soul— Shivered then shall be the scroll, Cone to tea. No more tea.' —0 glorious word 1 Second rain-bow from our Lord ! And to thee God of promise !—bending low, We the heart's deep thanks bestow, For this brightening ianer bow, No more tea. New London, Con. F. M. C. "A most destructive war has lately broken out, involving the whole of Upolu, Monono, and a large part ofSavaii. Monono, though a small island, and -comparatively of minor Importance, with regard to numbers, has nevertheless been long regarded and respected by all Ihe other islands as the ruling power. If a Monono man visits any of the other islands it is his orivilege to ask for whatever he may wish, and U* the rightful No more tea ! 1848:— ■ owner ofthe desired property refuses to comrequests, it is considered an insult to the government. In fanner times it would be at the risk of hi* Ufa, and the same feelings are cherished yet to a considerable extent. In this way many a poorfellow has been deprived of a choice mat, a fat pig, or perhaps a favorite dog. But this Heathenish despotism does not operate so well in Samoan, or Navigators' Group. these more enlightened times, and a great Situation,—Government, War now raging, body of the people hava resolved no longer —Latt intelligence, Establishment of tht to submit to this oppression. ply with such Polynesian Sketches. —— The warriors ot Monono party are not less Million, 1830,—Present number of Misnumber on sionaries,—Printing,—English and Ameri- than 2,000, but there is a greater They must either submit, the defensive. can Consulates, Sec., Sec. "Ss or fight. They have chosen the latter The Samoan, or Navigators' group of alternative. About 50 in all, have fallen, and islands, is situated in the South Pacific, perhaps double that number are wounded We, at home, are tempest tost; between 13 ° 30 and 14 ° 30 S. L., and As far as can be ascerained, the loss onboth We an heart-wrecked, we am lost; 168° and 173° W. L. Bight islands sides has been nearly equal. The most the And we fleeto-the group, via.—Savaii, the largest, missionaries can do is to pray for them, and belong Fancy-swept o'er watero drear, Upolu, next, Tutuila, Manua, Olooainga, attend to the wounded. The whole fighting, more than mortal fear, Fearing Ofoo, Manond, Apolima. The largest, as yet, has been .with muskets." Searching for those souls so dear, Savaii, contains 700 square miles,' being From the Samoan Reporter" for SepGone to tea. " additional particulars reabout the size of Mani, while Apolima con- tember, we glean' tains only 7 Square miles. The entire popuWe can see the masts go by, the unhappy state of affairs in the specting lation of the group is estimated at between Islands. We copy as follows: And Ihe white surge towering bigti, O'er the lee, 50 and 60,000. The island of Upolu is esti- " From the time ol the engagement on the mated to contain 25,000, Savaii 90,000, 17th ot June till Saturday, the Bth of SepAnd the riven ship ashore. Tutuila 8,000, and Manono 1,100. Sinking crew, and floating store, tember, there was a cessation of actual hosFused within that molten ore, In 1845 one of the English Missionaries, tilities. On the evening ofthat day, a party the Rev. Mr. Mills, made the following re- of the Aana forces burned Lemulifanua, a marks in regard to the government of the district belonging to Manono. Between the And we see that mourning d islands, in a letter to the Editor—'' There is night of the following Sabbath and Monday Wife, who for bar absent lawSf^ no properly constituted government in Sa- morning, a party from the Manono fart made plea j her flakes moa. Every land has its chief, and each is a secret attack upon a village in Atua, surWaiting, fjpg, watching law, unwilling that another should dictate to him. prising its unsuspecting inhabitants at the Listening farteeunlaiched gate,— Still, in matters which concern the public early dawn of day, butchered is! cold blood On her breast taw lead-like weight, welfare, they are ready to agree and enact twelve persons—men, women, and children, Gone to tea.' laws. After all, as it remains with each and wounded others. This was very preparty to act upon those regulations or not, valent mode of warfare in the hsjgfchen state But there is in light enrollas. as they please, it is of course very difficult ofthe islands; but many thought, tjaM sack Three bright worlds of power untold, for the well disposed part of the community a dastardly mode of proesvJure would not Only tbret -. td stand out against an evil which demands again disgrace their islands? and, conseYet the soundless deep they drain -, Earth's cleft shores unite again, punishment." The system of independent quently, appear to hava used less vigilance At the power of that abort strain— chieftainships would seem to resemble the than they otherwise would. The Manono No atoaa sxa I state of affairs on the Sandwich Islands, party have since been waiting in daily exprevious to the conquest of the islands by pectation of aa attack, in revenge. But shall be no "And there more »Rei. 21 1. Kamehameha, I. The evils resulting from Aana and Atua appear k> Dc making their . .. — * V * sea." �THE FkIEND, APRIL, 1849, 26 genius and learning, have fallen into skis arrangements with great coolness and dechasm, what security is there against your liberation; and this seems to augur more ominously for a determined and deadly sharing the same fate. For the Friead. attack, when they may decide upon it, than Once more; not only are you walking in ifthey bad made a hasty onset, under the exA KINO WORD TO MODERATE DRINKERS. the same path, with the same assurance of moment. citement ofthe that has proved the ruia of thousands, "Several church members have been While I have no hard words to utter safety, but many from your circle are yearly drafted drawn aside to take part in the war; and, against those who do not join in an entertwo or who had sustained them, three to among prise so nearly allied to the best interests of repair the ravages of death in. the army of the office of teacher; but itis also encouragcommunity, as the cause of Total Abstinence, drunkards. Were it not for therecruits furing to see that many of them have, as yet, would say a few words with candor, frank- nished from your ranks, drunkenness would taken a decided stand against uniting with I are endeawar; and and love, to all those who use intoxi- pass away, and the curse of intemperance ness, those who delight in would cease from among men. It is a sad vouring practically to exhibit the power of cating drinks as a beverage. tne principles ofthe religisa ofthe Prince of I would propose the inquiry—is your thought that the thousands who are now Peace. They retired to other lands, at a practice safe one for yourselves ? Is there staggering through life will soon be numa. distance from the immdemtescene of conflict, when it was evident that all efforts to bring not a legitimate tendency, in the haditual bered with the dark army of the dead; but the war party to a better mind were fruitless; use of any intoxicating beverage, to increase sadder still to reflect that the places of those and some of them have found a refuge, and the demand for such stimulant ? To these thousands will be filled by those who now are under instruction, in the Institution at the reply is often made—l can hold honorable stations in society, who are Manula. One of the church-members has inquiries govern myself. I can drink, or I can let it the pride oftheir friends, and the joy of the fallen in the war. alone various circles in which they move. No man "While it is, indeed, a cause of thankful- ■ hour, in have stood the that can trying contemplate the immortal wrecks that lie I grant ness that some men of strong minds and yet no one can estimste the moral and spiri- generous hearts are found in your ranks. scattered along the path-way ofthe moderate tual evils which -must result to the district This may be your endowment, but does this drinker without feeling a strong desire to stay from the condition into which it has been! re- fact place you beyond the reach of danger ? this tide of living death. brought. Even should peace be quickly stored, it may take years of toil and anxiety Have you not seen your equals, or even Again; admitting what it would be diffito overcome the effects of present proceed- superiors in all that exalts human nature, cult to prove, that you may pass on in the ings among the people. the power of habit, and yield beaten track of fashionable drinking, without "H.N." fall before "Sept. 1848. themselves the victims of intemperance. The injury to yourselves, there is another ground By referring to the Life of the Rev. J. circle of every man's observation furnishes to appeal. Every moderate drinker is the Williams, it appears that he made his firsti facts bearing upon this point. Where then centre of a circle, more or less extensive, missionary voyage to the Samoan Islands, over which he is exerting an influence on board the Messenger of Peace," in theiis the certainty that you may not follow in " this noble reform. Your words have the Islands against summer of 1830. He left upon 1 the same' course. I admit that many men some native teachers who had accompanied have used intoxicating drinks through life some weight, your actions much more. him from the Island of Rarotonga. The Many of you stand in high places, where all following year he made his second voyage to without becoming drunkards. Men have en- you say and do tells upon the conduct of battle and this group. A highly prosperous missioni countered the strife and shock of was soon established on the islands, under' escaped unhurt, while very many of their others. It is a privilege to stand where the direction of the London Missionary So- ' comrades have fallen. You would not infer many of you stand, but a privilege which ciety. In 1839 12,300 were gathered in from this that it is wise for men to endanger links itself with fearful responsibilities. By the various missionary schools, and near a your practice you arp saying that it is safe fourth part of the population was broughtt their lives without some adequate cause. to use intoxicating drinks as a beverage. under direct religious influence. From theINo more should the moderate drinker conM. for are Society Annual Report of the L. saying this to many a man who has aider himself safe because some of that class You 1847, the last which has came to hand, we live and die sober men. in reference to not the same control over his appetites learn there were 19 missionaries, clericalI which you possess, around whose path-way and lay, laboring upon this group. The en- those who are regarded as temperate in the are not the same inducements to sobriety as tire New Testament, snd a portion of the■ use of strong drink, it remains to be shown Old Testament, has been translated into the that they enjoy more, and suffer less, in pass- have been mercifully shed around you. As Samoan language. Besides various works in.; ing throngh life, than they would do if they friends of humanity, I know your deep symthe native language, the missionaries pubpathies are often excited in behalf of the lish, half-yearly, the" Samoan Reporter" in lived according to the total abstinence prin- more than orphan children, and worse than number about the containing English, each i ciples. same amount of reading matter as the Again; it is an undeniable truth that widowed wives ofthe unfortunate drunkard. "Friend." every drunkard was once walking in the The friends of temperance have been enby of Islands are frequented This group same path which you now tread, and felt the gaged in this contest for many years; with English aad American whale ships, which you is the power to decide it at once and for has led to the establishment of consulates. same security .which you now feel. Go ask ever. Your position resembles that of the Mr. Prichard, formerly missionary at Ta- that man, who has been drawn into the in an opposing army. The deciregulars hiti, is now the British consul, and Mr. whirlpool of intemperance, now shattered and is are fast passing away. dedly intemperate Williams, Williams, son ofthe missionary wrecked until his soul retains only some the U. S. consul. The would grow up solrising generation faint traces of its former greatness, in a calm The mission there has suffered recently a interval, when the fierce waters do not rage diers ofthe cold water army, were it not for severe lass in the death of two of its memask such a one for the history of his the influence of your example. The profit bers, vis.—the Rev. Thomas Heath, who within, Thomas ruin; he will point you to the social glass as and respectability of the trafic in ardent died May 0, 1848, aad the Rev. Button, who died on the 34th of March pre- the outer circle of that maelstrom into which spirits turns upon your patronage. Hence, he has been drawn, he will tell you that he to you, as to generous and liberal minded We shall anxiously look for additional thought that he was safe until he saw his men, we make the appeal. We plead not intelligence from that quarter, hoping it may the whirl of waters plunging to dc- for ourselves, but for the thonsands who be more favorable in regard to the internal bark in struction. If men of rank and station, of groan beneath the blighting curse of internand political affairs of the Islands. The Temperance Friend. • ' , .'. * ; �27 THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849. The following remarks we re-publhth from perance; and for the thousands more who indulged in, and now, instead of the intelliare hastening to the same dreadful position. gent and gentlemanly citisen, he is at times the Friend of July 16, 1847:— little better than a drivelling idiot. These For their sakes, we entreat you to take the " On the afternoon of Monday, July sth, things come from very small beginnings. occurred the missionary monthly concerWot intoxhigh ground, that you will neither use The young men who indulge even in an oc- prayer in the native church. Previoueita the nor _a» encourage casional glasaof wine, on a festival occasion, icating drinks a beverage, the natives, adults and chiinren, meeting, may escape this end, possibly —they think brought to the missionary's study, their varisuch use in others. they escape it—so did poor Thompson ous monthly contributions. We would here T. E. T. —so shall did every man who now fills a drunk- remark that the missionaries, Messrs. Hitchards' grave, or is reeling towards it. But cock and Andrews, have rather discouraged. Lahina, Jan., 1849. they should know that there is no safety but than encouraged their people from bringing in abstinence. " The appetite grows with cash, but preferred that they would bring the what it feeds on," and there is not one of ofthe soil or of their hands. They A Terrible lesson. —One evening some them who may not come to as sad an end as products weeks since there came into our office, a his who has called forth this article.—Let have pursued this course, principally, that man of some thirty-five years of age, in a the young men of this community think of they might encourage industry among the state of almost helpless drunkness. Seating these things and be warned.—.Yashua (JV.H.) people. It was interesting to witness the variety of Hawaiian wealth that was poured himself upon a stool, he threw back his cap, Telegraph. I into the Lord's treasury. The men usually which in the effort fell upon the floor, and brought a stick of wood valued at 6\ cents; an as we of attitude," striking say players, " the women and children brought mats, rope, sometimes, he asked if we had ever seen him twine, taro, eggs, fowls, potatoes, &c. The Sandwich the last acIslands.—From before. After an examination we told him that we did not remember ever having that counts received at the Mission rooms from entire contributions, reckoned at Molokai honor. He then said the last time we met, these islands, it appears the natives are en- price current, amounted to about $6,00. Additional contributions, we learn, would be was at Baltimore, at the great Whig Conmonth by persons living vention in 1844. We remembered him at gaging with increased energy, in building brought during the once. He was then editing a leading whig school-houses and meeting-houses, and rais- at a distance. This method of collection paper in that state, with marked success, ing funds for the support of teachers—and subjects the missionary to far more trouble and was an honored delegate to that conven- actually contributing money to aid in sending than would a collection in money, but it is, for the people. He is tion, though he had seen strange vicissitudes the blessings of Christianity to more destitute doubtless, far better very particular to record each donor's name, in his day, and had been much addicted to parts of the world. given and its value. Subsequentintemperance. He now stood before us in a On the Island of Molokai, the native the article state of loathsome drunkness, and asked the Christians, during the past year, have raised ly, he must find a market for the various doextract from a late privilege of sleeping upon the office floor. between eight and nine hundred dollars for nations. The following paper, will inform our readers reWe told him that we could not do that—that these benevolent purposes, besides erecting Americanthe disposition which has been made in spite ofhis condition, we could not be con- three new meeting-houses on their island.— specting contributed by the tent to give a fellow craftsman, whom we At Waimea, Island of Hawaii, Mr. Lyons of some of the offunds had known in better days, so poor accommo- reports as under his charge, sixteen churches, christian people Molokai:— dations as that, but he utterly refused to ac- containing about 2000 members; twenty-one " ' At the Anniversary meeting of the New cept anything else. He was too drunk, he common schools, with about 1000 pupils, and York and Brooklyn Foreign Mission Society, said, tor anything else. We finally spread the greater part of the children in Sabbath held a few days since, Rev. Dr. Armstrong, in the course of some remarks, msde the down a large lot of our old exchanges, and School.— Zion's Herald. fixed him up as comfortable as we could, and The above is a fair sample of the style in following remakable statement: < I have just received a letter from the left him for the night. In the morning we which people abroad are humbugged and found him sober and rational, and we em- misled in regard to the religious improve- Sandwich Islands, with a draft from the braced the opportunity to talk to him of his ment of the natives of these islands. Such Church of Molokai, the contributions of the habits, though we had small hope of good paragraphs as the one quoted above are only natives, derived from the sale of mats, oi from it, notwithstanding his most solemn productive of ridicule among those who re- $100—to be paid to the Ceylon mission for promises. He wanted to borrow five dol- side here, and know the entire falsity of the the education of pious natives there for the lars. We had no money to lend to such as statements there made. ministry.' he, but we gave him freely a small sum of If the Zion's Herald, and other papers of " We are happy to add that this same peomoney—more than was for his good, we ap- that stamp, would inform their readers of ple recently voted the sum of $90,00 for the prehended—and he left us with the most the number of missionaries who have de- benefit of their fellow Polynesians, the Taheartfelt thanks for our kind deeds and kind serted their calling, to accept of office, they li itians, who have been called to pass through words. would be serving the cause of truth much so mnch trouble. This amount is now in our the earliest We heard no more from him until last more effectually than by publishing such possession to be forwarded abywell executed accompanied by week, when we came across an item stating nonsensical paragraphs as the one above.— opportunity, the native written language, by a else beletter in here, We do nor does one any not, man that a named Thompson was found of Mr. Hitchcock's church, and addrowned in Lawrence. Though we had no lieve that the natives ever contributed one member to at Tahiti. knowledge of his whereabouts, we thought farthing for the support of missionaries in dressed the native christians at the services house "Religious meeting countries; nor do we believe that nait other instantly that was he. The truth realized our anticipations. It was Henry G. Thomp- tives ofMolokai can raise $900 in the course followed, 'laying down the contributions.' we do, (Mark 12, 43,) that it is son, a man connected with some ofthe best of a year, independant of their own support, Knowing as the but the motive prompting the not gift, there chance to be an unless, indeed, should families in the State—of decided talent and to God, we genius, who but for the terrible habit of in- extra number of shipa and sailors visit the gift, which renders it acceptable that some poor Hacould not but conjecture islands.— Island Sews. Sandwich have filled a temperance might prominent aftennoon have waiian that cast in might place in society. Reading the above extracts, brought to our more than a score of ' princely donations,' The lesson should not be lost. To our recollection a visit we made to the Island of which are trumpeted round the world. An readers he is unknown, but there is hardly IMolokai, during the summer of 1847. As audience of 200 assembled to pray for the one of them who does not know of parallel extension of the Redeemer's kingdom, and cases, less distinguished perhaps, and not so the remarks in the Zion's Herald most pro- that the people of all lands might come into •shockingly fatal. We can name them by bably referred to transactions upon that the possession of a purer, holier, and more scores—men possessing every natural quali- island during that year, it may not be unin- rational liberty than is aow enjoyed by the fication to adorn society, but who instead of teresting to our neighbor, the JYews, and most favored on earth. Ws ars happy to ornaments have become its pests. That others, to read such memoranda as we have add our testimony touching the favorable man who goes reeling home to his family, reports which have gone abroad respectnight aflor night, was once its ornament and preserved, respecting facts, to which we ing the condition of the natives of Moloits pride The appetite for strong drink was were an eye witness. kai." " - �THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1448. 28 ers imagine that type, ink, and presses, are which the procession is to pass, from 9 a.m 12 m. indispensable for issuing a periodical. The to After the collation the procession will HONOLULU, APRIL 2, 1849 " Leland" must have its weekly Gazette, again form and return to the State House. And if half the reports are true, that famous Printed at the Hodge Podge Office. Life at Sea. the Hodge Podge, must have a newspaper, that a readers need not be informed Cmt been a rare production in this age, aboundTHE "HODGE PODGE.") (FROM life at sea is a severe test of temper and chaing with periodical literature. Besides this The 22d of February. 1849, will long be racter. If a man has " corners" to his cha- method of employing the mind, in the way of remembered by the good citizens ol Leland, racter, they will be sure to knock against writing and listening, the calendar was as one of the proudest in her annals. It some body if he is placed on ship-board studied, that no anniversary of any remark- was, indeed, a glorious anniversary, and glocitizens. riously was it kept by our either as a passenger or as one engaged in able event, should pass without being duly Many an anxious glance patriotic at the heavens the management of the ship. The tongue, celebrated. It only appears strange, that in was cast on the previous day, and many a denominated by an inspired penman as a their seal for celebrations, the passengers of little urchin or miss trembled lest a rainy little member," finds ample scope for the the Leland" did not get up a first rate 4th morning should deprive them of their promised sight ofthe civic procession. But the display of its true nature on ship-board. of July celebration in January ! sun rose clear and cloudless, and never During a long voyage, for want of weightier We shall now furnish our readers with a within our memory, have we known a more matters, trifling remarks are magnified into full report of the mode of celebrating the 22d delightful day. The air was so mild that grave subjects of dispute, and made the of February, copied from the editorial de- fires were dispensed with, and even the were thrown open to the balmy air grounds of enmity. It is astonishing how partment of the Hodge Podge. We shall windows without. As old Sol came out of his from ensmall an affair will create jealousies and preface the somewhat lengthy extracts we ocean bath to smile upon the festivities ofthe mities among a company of passengers, or are about to make, by inserting a programme day, his appearance was greeted by the roar of artillery, the joyous ringing of bells, and between the master and officers of a ship. ofthe anticipated exercises, which we found the wild martial strains of the BangathumIt is a rare circumstance for a voyage to posted up in a conspicuous part ofthe vessel pian Band, proclaiming to the world that it commence and end without more or less oc- when she arrived in port. was the birth-day of Freedom's Champion. curring of an unpleasant nature. SomeThere was but little rest for the sluggard. Washington's Birth Day! times, howsver, pleasant passages are made, What, with the roar of cannon, the chiming CITY CELEBRATION ! ! of bells from every steeple, the music of the pleasant for passengers, master and all on The Authorities of Leland" have band as it marched through the principal City are " board. Ii such instances not the excepfor the celebration of the 22d of streets ofthe city, the firing of crackers, and appointed the, to tions the general rule, yet they form the joyous shouts of little beys, not an eye February, the following minority. ORDER OP PROCESSION, &C could remain closed. A vessel has lately arrived, and sailed The procession will form in front of the We regret to state that from some unex9 plained cause, either from the guns becoming from our port, having made, according tore- State House at o'clock a.m., precisely, and move in the following order, escorted by the heated and exploding before the ramrod was ports, a remarkably pleasant and agreeable withdrawn, or a paixhan shot being left in 1. Bangathumpian Band ! ! passage from Boston. Passengers and mas2. Heroes ofthe Revolution and Mexican them by mistake, one ofthe discharges ofthe Volunteers. guns did much damage, tho' we are happy to ter have not come on shore, mutually to state that bo one was injured. The city abuse one another,' or speak of the miseries i. Mayor. baths in Starboard street were shattered so 3. City Authorities. of the voyage. It appears that the ship's much that the whole front of the immense 5. Orator of the day, ( company of the "Leland" are to separate 6. Poetess ofthe day, ( Marghals edifice came down with a tremendous crash. When the first alarm had subsided, and the good friends, and with regrets even that their 7. Champion ofWomen's rights. cause of the terrible noise had been ascervoyage was not more protracted. Without, 8. Governor of the State. tained, each one looked on his neighbor with 9. Distinguished guests. just now, endeavouring to point out the rea10. Citizens generally. horror as the thought flashed on their minds sons for this, somewhatremarkable phenome- . The procession will march up State House that possibly the baths were occupied at the non in a life at sea, we proceed to speak of Hill; through Saloon Avenue; Larboard time of the explosion. The greatest intrecertain methods devised by the knowing Street; Windlass Square; Galley and Star- pidity was at once displayed by many of our ones" for beguiling the otherwise tedious board streets; up Quarter Deck Hill; round citizens to aid, if possible, the victims. Taffrajl street and Tiller Place to the Pavi- Some imagined they heard moans issuing hours and days of a five months' passage, from the ruins, and common council man, lion. Everett, with self devoted heroism, which ORDER Or EXERCISES. during which terra firm a gladdened the eye should immortalise him, rushed at once into 1. Music by the Band. but once, and that was tho barren point, the ruins, resolved to rescue the victim or 2. Voluntary on the Organ. where, report says, certain unscrupulous per3. Declaration of Independence. perish in the attempt. For some moments sons have either hung up," or otherwise 4. Original Ode, by full Choir. he was lost to the anxious gaze ofthe breathdisposed of their consciences. The good 5. Mayor's Address. less multitude; but at length he emerged Q. Oration. from the fallen timbers and announced the ship Leland," ho U remembered, left BosStar Banner. Song: Spangled joyful news that he had searched every nook 7. •Apn freighted with both Yankee Notions, and 8. Declaration Ladies and crevice, and that it was clear that no one of Rights. natives of that good land, faceteously styled 9. Original Poem. was in the building at the time of the crash. by a quaint Boston Editor, Yankee-doodle10. Original Hymn. Air: America; with The multitude then dispersed with light full chorus. hearts to prepare for the festivities of the dom I Seme of the passengers had preImmediately after the services a collation day. viously boon at sea, and knew that sotnewill be served in the Pavilion, of which The stores were all closed, and a general tiuag rnnst be done to bring out the better all present are upinvited to partake by the holiday was given. The masts of the shippart of human nature, or soon discord might Mayor, who also invites all who join in the ping in the harbor were decorated with' appear. So, forsooth, a newspaper was festivities of the day, to a Public Dinner at flags, having a fine effect. Long before it started, and other moans taken to entertain 3J o'clock, p.m., at the State House, and to was time for the procession to move, the exhibition of the Tableaux Vivantes at streets through which it was to pass, were the mmd. Ah ! a newspaper—that's the theo'clock. crowded with spectators, so thai the mar7J tiling t Noaring in a Yankee's estimation to A strict police will be in attendance. No shals had some difficulty in clearing a space THE FRIEND. " " " " " ' equal a good newspaper ! Let not our read- carriages allowed in the streets through wide enough for the-procession. ... ' �29 THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849. i our mental viaion with the utmost disAt half-past nine a murmur, " not high but the day, and full of grand and lofty thoughts, fore tinctness, until the groans of the dying, and Decla-t mutltude, the anThis was the rose from was followed mighty by sung. deep," nouncing the approach of the long expected ration of Independence, read in a most clear tthe wail of the widows and orphans seemed pageant. Long before it came in sight, and distinct voice by General Everett; nottto be ringing in our ears. From these however, the inspiring strains of the Banga- a word was lost by the vast throng of listen-imournful themes, the strain, by a happy thumpian Band rose above the shouts of the ers. The fire of patriotism again lighted up ttransition changed, and a view of our city populace, and the appropriate tune of Wash- the eye o( the old veteran of the revolution; was presented to us, true to life. The ington's March sent a thrill of patriotism and as the speaker detailed tbe wrongs which |principal events of the past year all came we saw beautifully delinithrough every breast. At last the showy had compelled our fathers to take up arms in iup before us, andfestivals and jubilees which £ the various uniforms of the band were seen glistening in defence of our rights, his hand, trembling ated, have us the past, the poem 1 whole the which enlivened during and soon the with staff procession grasped supported age the sunbeams, with the very celebration in which t with its imposing splendor, came in sight. his tottering limbs as if it were that musket closing were engaged. Immediately after the band came the war- which had so often dealt death to hia coun- we * The worn veterans of the revolution, with the try's foes. Poem was followed by an original more recently, but no less scarred and warThe mayor next made an address to the Hymn, composed by the old revolutionary worn heroes of the Mexican war. We audience, welcoming them to the first,!hero before alluded to. It was a noble innoticed one of the former particularly whose national celebration of the new city of " Le-Nvocation to the immortal Washington; and steps tottered from age and hardships, but land. He gave an interesting account ofthe Ias the glorious anthem swelled upon the ear, still the fire of patriotism lighted up his eyes, foundation and progress of the city; paid till t the whole building was filled with the as he proudly thought that he was aiding in a well deserved compliment to the governor lofty 1 strains, the whole multitude seemed anicommemorating the birth-day of him whom of the Commonwealth, under whose wise Imated by the same patriotic spirit. he had so often followed to the field, and un- rule the state has acquired its pesent lustre. After the performances were over, the der whom his scars and his glory had been He stated the present.prosperous condition,procession reformed and marched to the won. The famous Everett, too, of Mexican of our city; and as he congratulated themeState-House where a collation was spread, renown, we were glad to observe among the ( that the tew attempt.-? at disorder had been to t which all did ample justice. heroes of that war; his lofty bearing, not-,entirely put down, the inmates of the disorAt half-past four o'clock the grand dinner withstanding his lame leg, distinguished him derly houses quailed before his searching came off in great style. But as, after dwelall, and he attracted more notice from above glance, and seemed to be anxious for a knot- ling, as we have been, on the richtnie/lectuai the populace than all the rest of the Mexican hole to creep out of, or a lodge in some vast, officers. Next in order came the mayor and wilderness where they might hide their dim- feast which we had had, we do not feel like devoting much time to a description of that city authorities of Leland," followed by the inished heads. We understand that one of orator and poetess of the day, who were es- them intends to assume another name, in the spread for the bodily wants, suffice it to say that every delicacy which the markets of corted by a marshal on each side. hope of escaping the unenviable notoriety Leland" afforded, was heaped in profusion " We felt proud of our noble city, the Paci- thus attached to the old one. At the close on the groaning board, and that toasts were talented the orapresented as we on the of the fic "Athena," looked his address, mayor those present, as well as by many by given individuals whose performances, on that day, tor of the day. invited guests, whose engagements forbade afforded us so much entertainment. The Had we room in our columns we would,their presence. proudly champion of female rights followed, gladly give place to his whole speech as it bearing a banner, on which was depicted the was reported by our stenographer, but are In the evening a brilliantassemblage again at the pavilion to witness the Tabflags of every nation in the universe, sym- compelled to deny our readers that pleasure, leaux jgathered Vivantes. The city procession passed bolical of the universal sway which is held He gave a most interesting account of the by their sex in every clime. earlier days of the great man, a subject through the same streets as in the morning, and on Windlass Square they were The good governor of our Commonwealth that has not been dwelt upon so much by'saluted reaching with three hearty cheers by a depuj came next, his whole countenance irradiated other orators. He brought vividly before us tation from the neighboring town of Forecasj which with benevolent smiles, as he acknowledged the young hero in his infantile efforts to use tle, were as heartily returned. The first the cheers and shouts of the enthusiastic his pegs; and never was Washington's deputation then joined in the march to the oration' The march so described. His at his appearance. procession eloquently citizens pavilion, when the tableaux came offin great was closed by the distinguished strangers was received with loud cheers. style—and thus ended the festivities! of a day who are now visiting our city, and the citiThe champion of female rights then rose long j to be remembered as the brightest .in former the class zens generally. Among and read the Ladies' Declaration of Indepen-,our city annals. and w*j noticed one of the Scottish nobility dence. It was a bold stand she took and several S. I. missionaries. well did she maintain it; but we feel a natuThe whole pageant was one of the most ral hesitation in commending the novel views We take pleasure in furnishing oar readimposing we ever remember to have seen in taken hy her; as however much we may at ers with the following poetical effusions our city. After marching through the prin- heart agree with her, still—there are reasons which were called forth by the con».er";.!aied cipal streets of the city, the procession —the—the fact is—we have wives celebration on board the Leland." By rereached the pavilion, which made a splendid and as they are at all times ready to use to the foregoing programme, it will ferring limit, the we do' utmost appearance, decorated with flags and ban- their prerogatives to notto mean—we at whit stage of the proceedand flowers not is exactly—that say—we readily appear with of garlands hung ners, i withstanding the season of the year. The darsent commit ourselves for fearof getting {ings, the " Poem" was read, and the walls were covered with paintings; the por- it." Ode" and Hymn" were sung g***j traits of all our presidents were there, among The Poem which followed was indeed a natal which the noble features of him whose beautiful production, worthy of its author— THE GRAVE OF WASHINGTON. day was thus celebrated, beamed upon the need we say more in its favorr It was By E. B. M., a lady ptsaawftr. mighty mans assembled to do him honor, listened to with breathless interest and inAsa; Orate of Bonaparte. with dignified composure. tense delight. Its design was a panoramic In the land of our homes, far away o'er the ocean, , But how shall we describe the performan- view of the past year, and vividly, indeed, Where liberty's banner waves proudly oa high, ces of that occasion. We cannot find words was it portrayed. The mighty events which Whose name stir* the fount of the hearts deep amotion. to express our delight as the exercises pro- have shaken Europe to its foundation, topThe bright flash of hope, or fond memory'• sigh ceeded, each seeming better than the pre- pling down thrones, and breaking up em- That land holds a spot, ever sacred in »tory, Since he who now reats there—the goad sad the ceding. The brilliant sallies of wit, the pires, passed in rapid succession before us— brave— masterly eloquence, the feast ofreason, and then the scene was changed to the new the flow of soul, to which we listened on that world, and the sad event of the year to the First planted that banner, still waving u glory, morning, will never be forgotten by any of great Republic—the decease of the "old While he sleep* Kcurely-ti* Washington's grave that fortunate audience. After a volnntary man eleoquent," was alluded to in the most on the organ, played by the champion of beautiful and touching language. The Mex- Oh! fierce was th* din oflb* battle, vafd raging. And darkly war's cloud on our loved country rose, female rights, in her happiest style, ao origi- ican war waa then brought before us, and the by Ha scattered the bands, ta stern conflict enfftgiSaT. «.d, country up one of ill-fated came bein rnmnmned the mar«hal» of battles that n.i * 1 , , , , 1 " 1 , < " " " " • �THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849. 30 And drove from her borders, hsr merciless foes. When the first dawn of freedom wae over her gleaming, The might of hie strength to her councils he gave, 'Till that sun rose in brightneses, whose rays are now Which earth's broad panorama to our eyea present, As the Strang* weird-like drama of the year juat spent, Far away in the shades of Mount Vemon he sleepeth, His labours are over, hie victory won, Hie spirit hath risen to God, who still keepeth The life which He gave, and recalled aa His own. The angel of peace guards his slumbers so lowly, Above him the laurel and cypress boughs wave ; In the heart of each freeman, that spot is deemed holy— The shrine of a nation ie Washington's grave. Convulsions dire are rending nationa o'er the main, And shouts of triumph mingled with deep cries of pain, Are echoing fierce and dread across the water* wide, As tbe old world in wrath lay's low her tytants pride. France with a spring like tiger on her Bourbon foe, Hurl* from hia throne the hoary monarch low, Who thought to chain a fieryaation'a voice with gyves. Rash deed 1 avenged by hecatombs of human lives 1 Behold the Croesus King" as pale, deserted. lorn, To Albion/a cliffs in wretched guiae he's born, A throneless outcast like the Corsican ol yore, Imploring rest and home on her calm, peaceful shore. And we, while the billows around us are heaving, Though far from onr homes and loved country we Bnt hark ! again the about of triumph and the wail Of grief and anguish blended, makes the cheek turn beaming In noon-tide's full splendour on Washington's grave. stray, Will raise onr glad voices, in gratitude weaving, A tribute efpraise on this festival day. The incense of love on the heart's altar burning, While the walla of our temple the blue waters lave, Shall bs kindled anew, in fond memory turning From the deck of the " Leland" to Washington's grave. ORIGINAL HYMN. . By Mr. Sabobmt. an omcer of the " Leland.'' Hail to the glorious mom, When to our land was born Her noblest son; The statesman bold and free, Champion of liberty, A nation honours thee Our Washington. When foreign foes assailed, When boldest hearts had quailed, To as wee given The hero end the sage, Whose name through every age Shall live on history's psge A gift from Heaven. 'Tie from the ocean wave, To thee, the good and brave, We tune our lay. Loud let the welkin ring, Till ocean back shall fling The honoured theme we sing, Thy natal day. To thee, great God, we how, In adoration now, Accept our prayer, Upon us shed thy light, ' Protect us by thy might, Show earth that freedom's right Is thine own care. " pale. Europe, like giant armed is rising from the night Of dark oppression, and the glorious light Of freedom gilds her hills ; her plains, and mountains o'er, From vine-clad Tuscan vale, to Denmark's sea-girt shore. Her discrowned monarch* trembling o'er the ruins stand Of thrones they deemed the deep-sunk pillars of the land. Peace to thy troubled shores, O storied land of song I May tyrants ne'er again their stern misrule prolong, But girt with plenty—all thy bloodless vict'ries won, Heaven bless thee with a second Washington 1 This nausceous, vile ordeal I we think our friends had orter .Have some compassion on us, and throw us in the water. At length those outward heavings.no more do grimly vie With ocean's yesty surges ; concludingnot lodie, We invalids like bean-poles long, sallow, lank, and lean, Around the deck are scattered, a touching sight 1 ween! Now swiftly glide ihe moments, for under awning wide With our books, our games and music, if heartily we tried We could not raise a mnnnur. for our passengers all think Our merry Cape Cod captain is of tars the very pinkWhile our little group so kindly, all seem intent to make This lengthy voyage pleasant, for each others muchprized sake. Rare festivals are given and our Christmas, new-year's call, Our jovial birth-day parties, and the nightly mimicball Our masquerade so motley with its brilliant, merry scenes. All in memory will glisten, like rain-bow tinted dreams. In valentines full ninety, (due honoring the saint,) Our love-lorn swains and maidens their tender hearts well paint Evincing very plainly by many a thrilling line, Our novel " Hodge Podge" paper ne'er for genius lack will pine. our last scene closes with its magnafique parade Thisday Of banner hung pavilion and the civic promenade Of tried and trusty burghers of our great and fair Now turn we to the western land that gave us birth To us oh fairer far than classic climes of earth. But 10l a nation mourns, and sable signs of wo Le-land, Appear in lofty palace hall and cottage low. Escorted all so proudly by the Bangathumpian band." Meet ia il that our reft and stricken country mourn, These thrilling martial strains! I'm sure their wild For cold, outstretched—to his last dreamless rest is cadenza • bom Would make an Orpheus even, throw down his lyre in death's dread dart laid The old man eloquent!" by frenzy. low, At lost the steps we've clambered ; each one in his The only shaft he hurld not back upon bia foe. right place Stricken with armor, clad like England'a far-famed son, The organ very grandly rolls out its solemn bass. a he Upon the field where many palm .won. The next event in human course is Freedom's DeWar now unfolds his wing, and quick from ev'ry shore claration, to Gather the fiery legions cl arged pour And then an ode sublime, a freeman's fii oblstion. The tide ofbattle o'er the Mexicana'sland A wicked little vixen, with fair and curl-decked brow. Who boldly muster under Santa Anna'a hand. Her Woman's right" position quite bold does now and on a many plain Fierce grow* the contest, avow. Arise the gory pyramids of welt'ring slain. But hsten to our mayor, who ushers the oration At length tha victor's laurel twinea the stripe and star, Cooked up with talent rare to honor the occasion. And slowly wending home from pilgrimage afar, And last of all your servant in humble tones and meek, acarred and scattered Behold the drooping, toil-worn, For poem long end tedious your pardon would bespeak, host In earnest hope to meet you all, in knife and fork array Who left so late filled high with pride and haughty At feast provided kindly by the marshal' ofthe day. boast! And eeeingin my fancy, these, brilliant belles and beaux Oh dear bought vict'ry ! ne'er could earth's broad lands In motely girb all gathered, this eve at our tableaux. " " ' — " " • atone For sounds that rend our ear*; the orphan's, widow's ' We feel we owe our readers no apology moan ORIGINAL POEM. For those that fall at Cerro Gordo, Monterey, E. passenger. C. a for N., By lady occupying so much of our narrow space Amid the din ofbattle fierce or wild foray I Immortal patriot, hero, statesman, sage ! with the affairs of the The Bright cynosure of earth through each successive age ! And now 1 fain would leave, all affairs across the literary merits of these productions, entitle If as we're told, the spirits blest on high, water, them to more than a passing notice, and we Oft leave their starry home, in mansions of the sky, And ask of you right earnest each Leland son and scenes which their And hover o'er the erst impress hope their publication may prove beneficial, daughter, bote you can shew just reason why ia this magic glass, in a suggestive way, to other ships' compaIf Oh deign to amile on us, as parted from the shore We can't lik* other worthies in trim reversion pass ? nies bound on long voyages. Of native land, we've gathered on the surging deep, eye, With hearts o'erflown with love and gratitude to keep, I think I read approval in each quick-consenting How much more rational and commendaSo nem. con. vote is given for th* scene* to haaten by. The natal day of freedom's brave and honored son, From Salem and from Pittsfield,from great Manhattan's ble to beguile the hours, days, and months Of thee our pride aad bout 1 O peerless Washington I mart, of a long voyage inreading, writing, visiting, Four month, my friends have sped since on the pilgrim From Albany and Charlestown most sadly do we part. and anniversary festivities, than to spend the On Leland deck we gather and with kerchief to each strand, time necessarily occupied in making a paseye, We waved a sad adieu to onr dear native land Aad thus abut out from bustling earth by ocean's track, We burst oat all a-weeping aa oar friends on shore we sage, in disputes with fellow passengers and in thought we'll rod the ponderous wheels of time »PT. master ofthe vessel. At last they weigh the anchor, but ere night grows •beck, It affords us great pleasure to add that duvery thick, And view as *h a magic glass the shifting scenes. Quick into bertha we tumble, because we're awful sick ring the entire passage, commander and pasFitful and wild ac hue, of feverish dreams, "Leland/' — �31 THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849 sengers, in their social and festive scenes, rock. Capt. Worth is of opinion that the Honolulu. The "fever" was extending to carried out, most fully, the principles oftee- vessel was stove by a whale. Capt. W. and the other free ports, and parts of China. totalism. Capt. Eldridge, (who, by the way, his mate left Tongataboo in the French Sch. Freights—to England £3 10s., to flew is a staunch teetotaler,) remarked to us—" to " Clarion," and after a passage of 38 days York $18,00. my knowledge, not a drop of wine or spirits reached Tahiti. There had been some terrific typhoons has been drank during the passage; we Agreeable to the request of Capt. Worth, during the last year; several vessels were had a dozen bottles of wine put on board for we insert the following:— missing, and an immense number dismasted, medical purposes, and they have been kept " Mr. Damon—ln publishing the account of the loss of as may be learned from the fact that one ship, you will do me the favor tn insert th* following as such." We hope the idea is exploded my statement.—On mv passage from Tongatabo to Tahiti, in ship-wright had an order at one time for no that the contents ofthe intoxicating bowl and L. 24 ° S., and L. '5:1 W., I spoke the H. B. Company's less than 70 lower-masts. Bark "Cowlitz," Capi. Weynton. I told him my cirthe wine cup are the necessary accompani- cumstances. 1 had no shoes, and our small vessel wasin iCPThere is a rumor of war between that Capt. W. would furnish me waa one distress; ments of social life and festive celebrations. small pig all and a few potatoes. His conduct 1 considered England and China, but not well authentiunkind and ungenerous. He seemed to view me as It is not for us to judge how great may have most an impostor! while Capt. Molt, who waa a passenger on cated. been the influence of the lady passengers, or board the " Cowlitz," and had lost his vessel, the " Vancourer," at Columbia River, manifested the kindest feelhow much their presence contributed to ings ; gave me two shirts, and what Was of vastly more Sydney.—At last accounts no less than 11 consequence, a kind look. but it bring about so many desirable results, vessels were to take passengers advertised (" Signed.) was undWbtedly very great, and most saluto advertised, offerCalifornia. One vessel "CALVIN G.WORTH, tary! It may be that the advocates of woLate Master ofthe " United States." ing superior accomodations, adds that she " man's rights" will prove champions on the is armed," and that the master is "well acHonolulu, March 27,1849." " ocean the land, as well as and find the sea Capt. W. came to the Sandwich Islands on quainted with the habits of the people, true field for glory. board the "Brooklyn," Capt. Jeffrey, from having been for several years on the coast." he desires us to state We have heard of bloody affrays on land, LOSS OF AMERICAN WHALE SHIP "UNITED whom, and whose lady, Mr. perhaps the contest will now be transferred to that he received every kindness. STATES." the sea! board the James came here on Creasy This vessel sailed from U. S. December Monroe," Capt. Bowman. The crew and 10, 1845, and had taken 700 barrels sperm passengers of this ill-fated United States" Marriage Among Dissenters.—The and 1700 barrels whale oil., In November, most probably remain on Tongataboo, marriage of the Honorable Seth Barton, 1848, she left Lahaina, run down to Tan- although it is to be hoped they may have Charg? d'Affaires, of the United States of near the Government ofthe Repubnings' Island for wood and water. There found some means of conveyance to a part America, lic of Chile, with the Senorita Dona Isabel Foster, Mr. board of family she took on the of the world where their wants can be better Astaburuga, was solemnized at the United and that of his son-in-law, Mr. Halsted, 13 supplied. They were Santiago dc Chile, by the in rather a suffering States Legation, in Newell, Reverend Chester Chaplain of the passengers in all, and was bound to Sunday state when Capt. Worth left them. United States ship of war "Independence," the 13th December passed On of Island. in the presence of her commander, Com. the Navigator Islands, where three sperm William Branford Shubrick, and suite, all an Schooner "Amelia." Island. Discovery of whales were taken. On the morning of the the Foreign Ministers now resident in SantiDecember, in that region of the ocean Gold fever at China. Typhoons, Sec. the of and . " '' " " ago, 20th American Consuls Coquimbo •where there are no sunken reefs or rocks, if We are glad to announce the arrival in Valparaiso, and others. the charts are correct, the vessel was stove China of the British schooner Amelia;" U. Senor Don Manuel Camilo Vial, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the other membersof and in live minutes filled and sunk. S. ship "Preble;" Hawaiian Brig Moctezu- the Chilean Cabinet were also invited to the Sea ceremony.— El Mercurio. It was at 3 o'clock in the morning when ma;" American merchant ship It be will recolthe sad catastrophe took place. The spot Witch;" hence 25 days. This marriage appears to have excited where she was stove was about 57 miles N. lected the Amelia" put into Honolulu in more than ordinary interest, from the fact, W. of Tongataboo. In the few moments al- consequence of a horrible mutiny occurring that it was solemnized in violation of the lowed for getting clear ofthe wreck all were on board. She was to undergo some repairs laws ofthe land. successful, except four children of Mr. Hal- in China, and would thence proceed with her Prior to 1844, a Protestant foreigner was sted who were drowned. Capt. Worth and cargo to Mazetlan. Capt. Lindsey still re- not allowed to marry a Catholic foreigner. to the British his boat's crew, after 28 hours of hard row- tains command, and reports That is now allowed; but a Protestant as follows:— Consul General The ing, succeeded in reaching Tongataboo. foreigner is not allowed to marry a Catholic On the 25th of December, 1848, during native of the mate, Mr. Creasy, with the remainder of the country unless he will sincerely crew and surviving passengers, succeeded in a calm I discovered an island or rock in Lat. or hypocritically become a Catholic. "In reaching a small island about 20 miles dis- i9 0 20 N. L., 141 15,30 E. L. It ap- the present instance," remarks the editor of tant, where they remained two days, and for peared about 40 feet high, and 4 miles in (he Neighbor, " exposure to such hindrances want of provisions put away for Tongataboo. length; vary barren, and of a dark .brown and such compulsion was avoided by retreatCapt. Worth and his ship's company re- colour. I feel confident of its position, as ing to the inviolable character of the resiceived every attention from the Rev. Mr. I proved the rate ofmy chronometer only two dence of a foreign minister; and there, Webb, -an English Wesleyan Missionary days previously at the islands of Gregan, without coercion ofthe parties, the marriage was celebrated." residing in Tongataboo. We are requested and Assumption." by Capt. Worth to bear his public testimony It appears by a private letter, and the The editor makes some very sensible reto the kind attentions which he received Friend of China, of January 13, that matters marks upon the absurdity and injustice ofthe there were in a tranquil state, except the Chili or Catholic laws about marriage. The from both the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Webb. In the account of the wreck furnished by gold fever broke out furiously in Hong Kong true Catholic doctrine is, that no marriage is Mr. Creasy for the Sandwich Island News, upon the "Amelia's" arrival. She took a legally solemnized which does not take place he gives his opinion that the vessel struck a considerable quantity of gold dust from according to the rules of that cllurch '' " " " ° �THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849* 32 Subscription, 'For the Seamen's Chapel. Cast. Tabe?, "Copia," " Mr. Lucett, Tahiti, S. Is., Richmond, "J. Coggeshall," Mr. Mr. Wallace, D. Nevens, " Thos. Lambert, G. W. Robinson, " "Asenath," M. Uladwell, Mr. Newell, FOR THE FRIEND. Capt. Luce, "J. Coggeshall," Mr. J. Richmond, D. Nevens, " G.W.Robinson, Capt.Taber, "Copia," Mr. Barber, " Mr. Sargent, "Leland," —S«kr Cun.ucy Lass, McXana, Tahin, 30 days, bound lo Information for Whalemen. San Francisco. The subscriber would respectfully give the following IS—Ship Navy, Norton, New Bedford, 7 mo. out, 90 .p. —C. Phelps, Birch, Sloninflon, 21 m0«0ni,375 ip, 1600 wh, notice for the information of whaleships, cruising in ihe lb* boae. Pacific. Recruit* can be obtained al Pitcairn's Islaoil. $5,00 14,00(1 March 9—Am. w. a. Copia, Taber, 6 months out, 100 brls. for at leaat twenty-five ships, at about the following 5,00 sperm. 6—Flaw. priceai— March schr. I.ouiae.Bent, San Franriaro. ams, per barrel, 5,00 9—H. B. Co'a brig Mary Dare, Scarborough, for Columbia \ Sweet Potatoes 2,00 1,00 River. Irish 3,00 Protectorate bark Mary, Fleary, Hong Kong. 10—Ft. 1,00 —Am.mer. ship Scnunpore, Haatingt, Realcjo, Central Onions I 'JO 50 America. Limes 2.00 (al, March 10—Schr Paplete, Bowles, Tahiti. Lime Juice, per 33 1,00 11—Fr. brigantine Currency Lass, McLaue,Tahiti. Cocoa Nuts, per hundred. 2,00 1,00 12—Brig Eveline, Cooper, from Monterey. days. Oranges, 1,00 mer ship Leland, Eldridge. Boaton, 144 3.00 Fowls, per doz., 50 —Am. March 13—Km. w. a. BrookMne, Jeffrey. New London. are exchange, ordinarily ready the inhabitants to In li—Am. aclir- John Duulap, Bachelder.Salsm. take white nnd blue drilling, at from 20 to 25 c per yard: —Am. w. a. James Monroe, Bowman, Fairhaven. yard. They per usually and calicoes from 15 to 20c are 15—Chilian brig Bel. dc Juno, from Valparaiso. Harbor in want of soap, oil, check shirts, powder, percussion. $5,00 20—Am w a Ontario, Payne, Sag —Chilean brig AnfonioRamos, Hansen, Valparaiso old lead, carpenter's tools, etc. 1,00 21—Hawaiianschr Plymouth, Gould, Sydney via Tahiti. caps, The best season for furnishing yams, is from August io 50 22—Am w a Logan, Nickerson, New Bedford. January; Sweet Potatoes, throughout the year; Irish Po- " " 50 7,00 5,00 Sailed. March 10—Am. w. a. John Coggeshall, Luce, Japan Sea. 22—Am w s Copia, Taber, New Bedford, for Behriug's tatoea, from December to February, and July to SeptemJOHN BUFFETT. ber, (two s.asons). Honolulu, Feb. 23, Straits. 1849. Il NOTICE. 1,00 23—Am brig Eveline, Cooper, for HongKong To Seamen and Stbaxoebs. The Seamen's Chapei. is open for Public Worship every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock. a. M., and 71, p. m. Seats fuee. MARRIED, PORTF LAHAINA. Religious services will be held at the Vestry Room At Honolulu, on board ofthe Am. ship "Leland," by the every Thursday evening. Usually, there will be a LecRay. Samuel C. Damon, oa Ihe 11th alt. Hon. William L. Arrived. ture delivered. Lee, formerly of randy Hill, state of New York, to Miss March 14—Ship Gen. Scott, Harris, New Loudon, 8 mos oul, The Seamen's Concert for Prayer is held at the Vestry ATBEamE E. Nswtob, of thecliy of Albany, Slats of New lbs bone. Room the third Monday evening each month. 250 brls wh. oil, 2000 York. 15—Bark Eugene, Brown, Btonington, 20 mos out, 90 brls sp, Seamen belonging to vessels (of all nations) visiting At Charleston, Mass., U. S. A, on the 4th October, IP4B, by 1600 wh, 14,000 lbs bone. this port are invited to call at the Chaplain's Study, Rev. Geo. E. Ellis, James F.B. Marshall, of the flrny.i B. H. 16—Ship Brookline, Jefley, New London, 8 mos out, 160 sp, where they will be gratuitously supplied with copies ol Williams, ft Co., Honolulu,Hawaiian Islands, to Miss Martha, 60 wh, 600 lbs bone. the Friend and other reading matter. It will be most A. T. Johnson, daughter of the late John Johnson, Esq. —•hip South Boston, Soule, Fairhaven, 6 1-2 months oul, convenient for the Chaplain to receive calls from Seamen At San Francisco, January 9, by Rev. T Dwight Hunt, Mr. 175brls sp. p. h. R. A. 8. Wood, of Honolulu, to Miss Fbakces E. Merrril, 19 Ship Almtra, Coffin, of Edgartown, 25 months out, wiih between 2 and 4 o'clock, Public services at the Native Churches, on the Sabbath, 600 brls oil. daughter of John H. Merrill, of Ban Francisco, California. Ship Catharine, Green, NLondon, 7 mos, 55 brls sp, 525 wh, commence at nJ, a. m., and 2\ p. m. In the Congregational Church, at Ptlttsfleld, Mass. Septem- 5000 lbs bone. Reading Room is open at all hours of ber, 25th, by Rev John Todd, D V.. Charles II Wetmore Ship Psrschute, Fisher, N Bedford, 9 mos out, 100 brls wh, theThe Seamen's day. Strangersarriving and having late foreign paM ,1)., ofLebanon, Conn., te Lucy 8. Taylor, ol Pitlsfleld. 1000 lbs bone. respectfully are invited to aid in keeping said room pers, 80—Ship Logan, Nickerson, New Bedford, 16 mos out, 50 supplied with useful reading matter. brls sperm. —Bark Fellows, Babcock, Stonington, 43 mos, 430 brla sp, jS" Donations are respectfully solicited for the support DIED. of the Chaplaincy, and the publication of 'The Friend. In this town, on the 27th alt., Mr. William Mobktok, 400 wh, 4080 lbs bone. Sailed. An anuual report ol all donations is made to the Ameriaged 41 yean, a native of ike Isle of Wight, England, and for can Seamen's Friend Society, in New York. Any person come years a resident ou these Islands. March 80—Brigsntine 8. 8., Ely, for Saa Francisco, with contributing the sum of 850 is entitled to become a Lile Deo. 13th, at Kolna, Raul, Mast Ababslla. daughter of 76 passengers. Director of the Society, and by 820 to become au HonoDr. James W. and MelioentK. Smith, aged 2years and 16 days. rary Life Slember. At Wailuku, Maui, Dec. 17, Mary Andslucia, youngest SAMUEL C. DAMON, •laughter ofßev. D. T. aad Mrs. A. L. Conde, aged one year, MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Seamen's Chaplain. Honolulu, April !.—tf. ten months and seventeen days. 3000 60 The Inez has on board barrels black and bar-. March Charles lour a Honolulu, 4, Johnston, In resident Mr She The Friend, Bound. on the Islands, a Dane, aged 50, but formerly a resident of the rela sperm oil, having been thirty-eight months out. Bonin Islands. touched at the Sandwich Islands in November last, and The Fneud, bound, for one, two, or more years, can be Killed by a whsle or drowned, December 31 1848, Mr Isaac reports the British American ships Athol and James obtained at the Chaplain's Study. Jj- A few entire sets Hanson, a boat steerer belonging to the American whale ship Stewart aa recruiting there—the former having on board iremain unsold. A deduction will be made from the subTnscarora," lie is believed to belong to Hudson New 50 barrels sperm and 1950 barrels black oil; the latter scription price to persons purchasing more than one "York. 1300 barrels of sperm and 1600 barrels black oil. News volume. On the 95th, Mrs. Abell.wlfeofA. G. Abell.Eaq. Thialady from California to the 12th October had been received at V* Seumen will never be charged more than the actual came fromTahiti In their.B 8, Independence,but waa unable to the Sandwich Islands. There were then about six thou- icost of the publication and binding. be removed from the ship, on board whichshe breathed her sand persons engaged in digging for gold. The Inez, we D'Aubigne's History of the Reformation, last on Sabbath morning. -"Valparaiso Neighbor." believe, has come on to Sydney with a view of selling her in 4 vols. At Dedham, Maaa. U. S. A., in August or September 1848, oil and proceeding to California. A few copies of this interesting work, elegantly bound Mr. Francis Johnson 'ate of the arm of C. Brewer Jt Co. HoThe Albion ha* been about sixteen months out from in j cloth, are for sale at the Study of the Seamen's Chapnolulu, 8.1. Fairheaven, during which time she has taken 375 barrels lain, v sperm and ISO barrels black oil. She has spoken no This edition is with the prefaced following notice by whalers but what have already been reported. PASSENGERS. the author:— I have revised this translation line by line, and word In theLeland, from Boston—Messrs. N. Couk and lady.C. Th» CALrroBMiA Gold FriLD.—Within the next fortWetruorc and lady, Henry 8. Howland and lndy, J. F. B. Mar- night no leas than eight vessels, (exclusive of the schooner Iby word. It is the only one which I have corrected. Signed, shall and lady, Misses E. B. Marshall, C E. Newton, E. J, Plymouth,) will sail from this port for Calafornia—namely J. H. Meble D'Acbigni.'' Dowsett, Messrs. S. 11. 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HONOLULU, MARCH 1, 1849. Vol. 7. 17 No. S. About one o'clock P. M. of the day that we made the island, the Captain took us all on shore, and would not entrust the steering For the Friend. CONTENTS .oar to any hand but his own, as he said, if OF THE FBIESB, MARCH 1, 1849. should be upset in the surf, he should ASkoetRcahrfHonegneI,vey slands. Original Poetry, page 17 never forgive himself. There was a high j Sketch of Rarolonga, 17 on the reef (which is only 200 or The Two Whalers, 18 BY A FORMER RLSIDENT AT LAHAINA. 300 feet from the beautiful broad shore of New York Correspondence, 19 20 Books, Our Exchanges, Decrease of Polynesians, coral white sand) which partook of the magPitcairn's Island, Report A. S. F, Society, 21 Distant nificent and awfully grand, as the wind was Encouragement to Labor for Men-of-War's men, 21—22 Departure from Sandwich Islands view of Rorotonga Landing Cordial re- high and the spray was driven by it wildly Loss of Whale Ship Cassander, 22 Daniel Webster's Opinion of New Mexico, 23 by the Engtish Missionaries—Ef- and furiously. We made thp Rev. Mr. Pitception Donations, Death's, Marine Intelligence, &c., 24 dreadful Hurricane in 1846— man's station, at first on the N. E. side of fects of the Visit to Mr Pitman's Station Decrease of the island, but as it was too rough to land Population the Rev. Dr. Gill's missiona- there, we coasted the low cocoa-nut shore ry labors, Sfc. along for five miles—not more than a mile our "Polynesian Sketches," from it, rounding a point approached Mr. In continuing For the Friend. quite unexpectedly an interesting account Buzicotts's station which is at the bottom of PEACE, BE STILL. a small bay. This was not deep enough to When old ocean foams and rages, has fallen under our inspection, of Dr. break off the full force of the trade winds, works its will; And the tempest 's visit at Rarotonga, on his voyage but there was an excellent opening in the W One soft phrase the war assuages, to the United States. We are quite confi- reef 200 feet wide, where, curious to see or Peace, be still! wave wu dent that it was never intended for publica- say, not even a roller or rough When wild thoughts put forth their blossoms, to impede our smooth, comfortible visible tion, but on that very account the testimony and safe landing. We were scarcely on And the soul with passion fill, herein given is the more valuable. Would shore before we were surrounded by the isJesus whispers to our bosoms, Peace, be still! that every reader of Herman Melville's car- landers who seized all the children in their and misrepresentations, (in his late arms to bear them where we might be going icatures Tis thy voice, O Lord of Ocean I to with one accord, all Soothes the storm, arrests the ill; work entitled "Oinoo") of English Mission- This they withobjected much discord, till they were and Maria Fears are hushed in calm devotion, aries in the South Pacific, might glance an set on their feet. They had felt pent up Hearts lie still! eye over this sketch of a writer's first im- long enough, and now on land wished once more for liberty of spirits and limba. O when on death-beds we languish, pressions at Rarotonga: Let the same soft sounds distil; "We sailed from Niihau the last of the I had hoped to see the Rev. Mr. Buzicott, Whispering to the soul's last anguish, Islands, on M., the 26th but learned that he had been gone to EngSandwich Peace, be still! of November, 1847. We have had pleas- land nearly a twelve month. I knew him New London, Conn. F. M. C. ant breezes, but light and far to the east- well by reputation, and was aware of his acward. It was impossible to reach Emeo quaintance with me in the same manner arul For the Friend. and we could reach no island more eastward had intended to lay claim to his hospitality THE TRIUMPHS OF THE GOSPEL. than Rarotonga. On the 24th of December, for my family. The Rev. Mr. Gill Christ the Lord is King in Zion, we discried the lofty outlines of Rorotonga, was at Mr. Buzicott's station. I had never Bow, ye Nations, to his sway; forty miles distant. As we approached, it heard particularly of him, but presuming on Israel's hope, and Judah'a Lion, became a beautiful object to look upon, ris- Anglo-Saxon, or rather on Christian civiliFrom the strong shall take the prey ; ing sudden and lonely—green and umbra- zation, I made good my way to his house Sons of Abraham, geous from the shore to the mountain top,— and was received by him and his lady in the Hail with joy the glorious day. so pleasant and sunny did it appear, like an most cordial manner, and as an old acquainemerald set in silver on the bosom of the tance too, —for I found that they had for a From Ihe heathen's blood-stained temple, blue sea. Rarotonga is twenty miles in cir- long time heard of me, and were expecting Foil'd the powers of Hell take wing: cumference, nearly round, and is so con- me there on my passage home- Some ships Moslems on their Koran trample, that it much resembles Tahiti. It had touched there a few days before, and structed, And Immanuel's praises sing; is 3000 or 3500 feet high perhaps, of basal- had reported me soon to leave the Sandwich Turk and Pagan, tic structure, and looks more like a great Islands, and that the "Atlantic" would probOwn your Prophet, Prieat and King. body ofland that had been sunk, than like a ably touch at Rarotonga on ncr way home. Freed from Papal superstitions, distinct volcanic mass projecting from the In all my wanderings I have never known Burdens grevious to be borne, bottom pf the ocean. On inspecting it how- such a hearty and cordial hospitality—and Thousands o'er their lost conditions ever, you see numerous signs of volcanic all so simple and homelike too—as was exWith unfeigned sorrow mourn; action on the sides of the island, —as if the tended to me and mine at Rarotonga. We Search the Scriptures, lava and conglomerate had been forced spent one night on shore and embarked the And to Christ for pardon turn. above water or near its surface. The peaks following day at 4 P. M. During this time projecting here and there, among the more the enjoyment of a month was crowded into Christ the Lord ia King in Zion, round and rugged summits of the island, a day. Christians tune your harps again; were barren, moss-grown, weather beaten Soon after our arrival a messenger waa The Root, the Branch, the Lamb, the Lion, and needle-shaped. Those and all other despatched to Mr. Pitman's station with inO'er the earth triumphant reign ; mountainous parts and vallies indicated the formation of it. The next morning he came Hallelujah, action of the elements from an unspeakable) over to see us—jest a# Mr. Gill and myself Jew and Gentile join the strain. age of antiquity. were about mounting horees for a ride to his H. N. G. Pitcairn's Island, 1848. Polynesian Sketches. THE FRIEND. "we ibreaker — — — — The Poet's Corner. — ; — — ' . ■ i however �THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. 18 The Two Whalers: station. I wished iprj( I take a look att book bindry under his care—the mechanical the island, and after Mr. Pitman had restedI arts to superintend and much other business OR THE ISLANDS WITH AVI) WITHOUT A 8181.F.. we started. The path led through a forestI which I have not time to name. He is well , Mass., July 3d. F of mangoes, bread-fruit, papain and banana, and thoroughly educated, possessing much In the year 1836, a whale-ship left the of well for win- harbor which lies before my open window, adapted and a scene ofother umbrageous evergreens. urbanity manners, Sometimes we were completely shaded fromi ning and retaining the love and confidence for the Pacific Ocean. While sailing along the fierce rays of the sun,—in other places iof the natives, which he appears to have se- one of the beautiful islee of that sea nearly huge trees were lying prostrate near thei cured. He wished much toreceive commu- under the equator, sdaairge number of napath. The country .appeared devastated soi nications from the missionaries at the Sand- tives came off for the purpose of trade. No that the sun and tram winds had an oppor- ■ wich Islands. He had received an Hawaii- treachery was suspected, and all for a while tunity to contest their powelrs together.—■an Bible, &c, &.c. * went on amicably. But, upon a signal from This devastation was occasioned by the hurP. S. Since transcribing the foregoing a chief, the natives sprang for the harpoons, ricane in the spring of 1846. The effects for our columns, the following translation of: whale-spades, and other deadly weapons at of which were disastrous in every direction. .'hand, and a desperate contest immediately Huge trees, five and six feet in diameter, a speech of a native of Rarotonga, has fal-i ensued. The captain was killed by a single, len our over observation, in glancing under torn up by the roots, j:ocoa-nut trees, withi stroke of a whale spade; the first mate also their thin heads torn off, were visible, and a late file of the Day Spring." We think soon after. The second mate jumped overhundreds of cocoa-nut trees were pressed its perusal, in this connection, cannot butl board and was killed in the water, and four over many feet from their perpendicular poto of our readers:—.seamen lost their lives. A part of the crew sition, and hundreds more were levelled to prove interesting many ran up the rigging for security, aad the rest the ground and their heads taking a new Change in Rarotonga.—" Not long ago into the forecastle. Among these last was wbjle you were a civilized a young man, the turn upwards. Mr. Pitman told me this pathi we were savages, third mate, by the name of was completely shaded before the gale, so)people. We them took delight in killing!'jJones, the only surviving officer. By his off each each and other's' nutting other, that the sun barely reached the traveller oni cool intrepidity and judgment, and after a it,—now it was open long distances together. heads. As soon as a head was obtained, we| long and fearful encounter, they ship was Though the island appeared charming to me, i left the trunk to twist about, and the head cleared, the chief killed and many of his he said its beauties were all destroyed. He was presented as a sacrifice to our gods. It companions, both of those on board and spoke in mournful tones on this subject.— was the custom not only to Hill each other, those who came alongside to aid in securing Whole villages were swept away. The de- i but our taste was so depraved, that we 1the ship. Mr. Jones now became their capstruction of houses aad the great and beau- thought more of human than of any other tain, buried the dead, dressed the wounded a group assembled, they would and made sail for the Sandwich l tiful churches at Mr. Buzicott's and Mr. Pit- flesh. toWhen Islands, from man's station, were painful to behold. New begin talk among each other as to how whence the ship was sent home to this port villages however had risen up, almost to ap- they would gratify their horrid appetite for —the voyage, for the want of necessary ofpearances, by enchantment, but the nativesi human flesh. One would propose that they feers, being completely broken up and tliouof this island are very industrious, and itI should eat their own younger brothers; and sands of dollars lost to owners and underwas pleasant to see what an amount of labor those who were moved with compassion for writers. they had accomplished in eighteen months. them, would take them out of the way.— The blessed gospel had never shed its inThere seemed to be no principle of love; 1 tnade a hasty excursion to Mr. Pitman's fluence on this benighted island, and there were t hey without natural affection. station. His situation though pleasant, is we considered that we were in was no power to weaken the ferocious pasnot so pleasant as Mr. Gill's. Both Mr. anFormerly isolated that ours was only sions of men. Had the gospel been there, and Mrs. P., are out of health, and Mr. P. land in the condition,and that a little the way off, how different would have been the scene. world, looked to me too feeble to live very long, unthe and seas and when the met; sky foreign- Somewhere the survivors of that massaa, less he should improve. He is lean to anjers first came to us, we thought that they cre must find an asylum. Weeping over appalling degree, but says he bears great had broken through the sky to visit us.— their slain companions, in the anguish of exercise very well. His account of the hur- When we observed their clothes, we thought their own wounds, and in the disappoint\ricane and the escape of himself, wife and■ was their skin; but we thought it was a ment of their broken-up voyage, they must household, was extremely interesting, andlit very convenient skin, for you had a number hasten somewhere for refuge. But what thrilling. My hair stood erect at their per- .of holes where you could put away your made their asylum at the Sandwich Islands with whole visit at my ils. I was pleased When we looked at the legs of'so welcome and so desirable? The gospel property. Rorotonga. We rested after a month spent| the foreigners with their large trowsers, we was there! Missionary influence had made on the ocean, and we could have been no were afflicted with elephant- the island a fit and a safe resort. The thought they better treated by our own friends. We shalli iasis, and when weall looked at their feet we downcast mariner knew that where the gosloot back long and often to this spot with were toeless. We did not pel banner waved there was safety. supposed they \ real enjoyment and satisfaction. know their feet were inside of their shoes. Let us now contrast with the bloody outOur stay was necessarily short, but I have 1I have but little time left, but if I had a rage above recorded another scene. Some not of my observations, whole day I could make known some of the two years ago, another whale-ship sailed i time to tell you now though they were numerous and mostly customs of the heathen. from this port. In pursuing her voyage she agreeable. One remarkable fact however, When the word of God came, we were arrived among the Hervey Islands in the I I will not omit to mention, and that is the very much surprised when we listened to month of November last. In a dark and I rapid depopulation of the island, which op-ofi[what the teachers told us. They spoke to 'squally night, the strong current had carcrates in t>uch % manner that the excess us about salvation; and when they said, that ried the ship beyond the captain's reckoning, | marriageable males over the females of sim-jthose who believed in Christ would pass into and she struck on a coral reef a few miles ilar ages is nearly as two to one. The exlife, while those who believed from the shore of the island of Aitutaki.— I cess of deaths over all increase has been''everlasting not would be lost, these seemed strange)iThe masts were immediately cut away to reF one hundred annually, for many years.— things to our ears. After a little time God lieve the ship, but she soon began to break Twenty years ago the population of Raro- jwas pleased to carry on his work with great- 'to pieces, thumping on the reef with dread[• tonga, exceeded 6000, now it falls short ofj er power, and those were conquered by the ful violence at every surge of the sea.— 3000. * * truth who were never conquered before. In''Here were all the horrors of shipwreck. Send to the Rev. Mr. Gill, by way of Ta- the times of darkness, everything was bad; The crew took to their two remaining boats ; hiti, to the care of the English Consul, or bad food, bad clothes, bad people, bad —three out of five having been dashed in some missionary at Tahiti. Vessels fre- chiefs, and bad everything; connec- pieces,—saving nothing but the clothes they quently pass from Tahiti to Rarotonga. Mr Jtion with the word of God, everything wears had on at the time the ship struck. They | G. is a fine fellow, and understands the ob- a different aspect, everything is ameliorated. must perish if they remained with the ship. jects of his business very wall. He has a! My word of exhortation is, let us hold fast But what had they to expect from yonder isgreat deal to do—a Seminary of twenty!to that which will endure forever. Let us land that opened on their vision as the mornyoung men under hip care preparing for mis-| concerned to send the gospel to lands ing broke? How many wrecked mariners, sionaries to the uhchristianized islands ofj still in darkness, that darkness may flee escaping from the fury of the sea, had fallen before the fury of savage men. But go F the Western Pacific, —a printing office and from them, as it fled from Rarotonga." ,, I " r .. • .. , > \ *\ . : , ' : I i • ' I ', > : ' ' ' ' • ' 1b« �19 THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. they must: and with anxious hearts they ply Who can contemplate the facts stated in itations in Europe continue. We are getthe oar to reach tin land. Had the gospel reference to these two ships without seeing tine however a better class of her papulagone there, or bad it not ? Oa that ques- that the diffusion of the gospel among the tion than formerly; viz: those who have intion hung their The affirmative pagan islands of the sea is an unspeakable a competence of would fill them with joy; the withi blessing to the interests of navigation and dustry, character, and some of the wealthy. property, of life with together commerce, the and in protection despair! They reach the shore drerMiedI with water, cold, fatigued, having lost their•property, as well as in preparing immortal Not a little money is brought over by them, all. And what new •master was to cap thei souls for the bliss of heaven. Jv. Y. Obser- and what is far better, good morals with a ver, July 22, 1848. climax of their woes! ( to make good American citizens i disposition But the gospel had been there! TheyI ——■——^»—«SlSB—^^^—S^"^— Well, let them come—the poor and all—si were not to be the prey of ferocious men. that they are disposed to be and do right; Their first interview with the natives showed them they might dismiss all their fears. An 1 For Hie Friend. we have room enough, and unwrought wealth English missionary was there, and he and New York, Aug. 15, 1848. enough to give them industrious habits, the natives vied with each other in showing Just think of it! Two steamers, each of healthful morals, and a comfortable living all hospitality and kindness to the distressed are nearly completed, to Politically, just now the United States arc [ 2,250 burthen, tons the left mariners. When the island captain the chiefs presented him a document writtenf run between New York and New Orleans, what the sailors would call a chopped sea; by one of their number in a fair hand. The touching at Charleston and Havana in less and where we shall bring up on snch a sursame identical paper lies before me. It than seven days. They are to be put on the face our shrewdest navigators find it impos gives in their own language a brief account route the Ist of October and two more are sible to tell. Gen. Taylor, Gen. Cass, Mr of the wreck. Eta ma eteßu ote pai,"i &c. On the other side is a translation by to be added by the Ist of April. The same Van Buren; which shall be the next Presithe missionary as follows: company have a contract with the govern- dent? is the question. Mr. Van Buren has Sirs,—The owners of the ship wrecked. ment to run steamers from Hevana to Cha- just received a united nomination by an im' This is tha likeness of the ship wrecked twice a mense convention assembled at Buffalo, and here. We rose early in the morning, andI gres, on the Isthmus of Darien, route to Pan- will carry with him all who earnestly insist Thence the overland the ship was a total wreck. We went with month. all haste to the aid of the crew, and foundI ama on the Pacific is only twenty-eight on not another inch of slave territory. He j that they were all safe. A part only of the miles; and from this place steamers of 1000is understood now to be committed to this cargo was lost, and a part we saved. This contract with the U. S. free principle, and multitudes of both politiis the amount of what we saved: 251 casks tons burthen under to Astoria.— cal parties will give him their votes on this Government run regularly The of the of oil, &.c. * * word chiefs to the owners of the ship is finished. May From Panama to Valparaiso the British have account. How the matter will go time must you obtain salvation from the Lord. a line of steamers, which with the American determine; while thousands of hearts pray Ko Valma Rangi. line make some 6000 miles of the Pacific that the burden of American slavery may be Class Chiefs: Ko Tamatoa, coast thus navigated. Add to this that we reduced to a point rather than enlarged an Ko Umkura, Manaa Tangi. have now weekly steamers from Europe, iota. Freedom for a world! J. S. Aitutaki, Dec. 17, 1857.' making the passage in less than two weeks; Under what obligation were these suffer- so that a passenger may leave Liverpool, The Young Harpooner.—The Monthly ing mariners to that wisdom and benevo- and be at the following very good story of a the mouth of the Columbia in Rose tells lence which had caused the gospel banner to whaler in Nantucket. No wonder the young wave on that island ere that ship went to less than six weeks! Don't this look like hardy seamen of that island can handle a pieces on its shores! What a fate might bringing the ends of the earth together!— harpoon with such singular dexterity, when have been theirs had Zion never said— And will it not be literally so when a steam- they begin to practice so early in life:— Wake iales of the South, •Your "Passing through Nantucket last sumer shall regularly ply between your Islands redemption is nigh 1 mer, we stopped at an out-of-the-way house This island first received the gospel and the American coast. Many shall run for a glass of water. As we approached the, through the agency of Rev. John Williams, to andfro and knowledge shall be increased. half-open door, we beheld the following that burning and shining light among the If not a fulfilment of this prophecy, these scene, which excited our risibility at the Pacific Islands. Accompanied by two of the swift winged messengers certainly furnish a time to a considerable extent. native teachers, whom the church at Riatea An urchin, some six years old, had fastenhad chosen, Mr. Williams reached Aitutaki very good commentary. ed a fork to the end of a ball of yarn which in Oct 1821. The facilities for internal communication his mother was holding, which he very dexA letter from the captain of the wrecked in this country are very rapid and easy. It terously aimed at an old black cat quietly ship lies before me, from which I quote: to Cincinnati, five days to dozing in the corner. Puss no sooner felt 'During my short stay on the island, 1 is but four days and to St. Louis, from New the sharp prick of the fork than she darted Chicago, eight stopped at the house of the English missionoff in a jiffy, while the. experimenter sung ary, whose name is Henry Royle. His York! While Portland, New Orleans, St out in high glee, "Pay out, mother, pay out, was more than kindness toward me I could Louis, Chicago, Buffalo, and all the prom- there she goes through the window." reasonably have expected from any individ- inent intermediate cities, are not one minual. As regards his christian character, he A Student of the Bible.—Among disThe interute apart by our incomprehensible lightning tinguished is a man truly devoted to God. Bible students be mentioned est he manifested to those under his care is communication! What are we coming to! the late venerable John may Quincy Adams, who at other than have witnessed any I more or rather what is coming to us? I have just recently stated that ever since he was 30 missionary station. Every morning it was returned from a trip of 3500 miles through years old, he has been accustomed, among his practice to rise at daylight to teach his val- the first things, to read the Bible every scholars. The natives are a kind and hos- a portion of the great valley. O, the morning. With few interruptions, be has pitable people. I have never seen'any more lies covered over with corn, and the fields of followed the practice over fifty years. He so. They have a large stone church which wheat and oats stretching away and away has read seven different versions, in the hundred to one thouwill contain from eight to German, like own Pacific. Bread Greek and Latin lanenough your French, sand people, and it was well filled every beside English translations. guages, world: and the a considerable portion was there. have feed I while They Sabbath likewise a large stone school-house and of the old world is coming here to aid in about twenty-five stone dwelling houses. As producing and eating it. The current of Elihu Burritt, the learned blacksmith, addressing crowded audiences in regards civilization the natives of Aitutaki immigration is unchecked, and will doubt- we see, is Exeter Hall, London, on the Philosophy of have made as great advancement as those of less increase very much if the political agi- Labor, aad kindred subjects. he Sandwich Islands.' : destlsf. — Correspondence. 1 " I . , ' , �20 THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. me with his practical wisdom, I shall not do not pretend to place our " 7 by 9" sheet pine for want of intellectual companionship, upon a par with American mammoth week2 MARCH 1, 1849. and I may become a cultivated man though lies and dailies, still we have the satisfacHONOLULU, excluded from what is called the best socie- tion of noticing that some of those whaling papers make not unfrequently about the ty in the place where I live." Books, Books. The " Serampore " came freighted with |C7» Strangers and visitors will find a same disposition of our " small fry " that a some choice invoices of " books, that are,choice collection of books at the Polynesian certain fish (the name of which is not unknown to New Bedford editors) made of the books," from New York and Boston Pub-, office, in Merchant street. brought no ever Ushers. Probably vessel prophet Jonah. into the North Pacific a better selection of Our American "Exchanges." Icy Exchange papers sent to our address, standardand miscellaneous literature. Such Per " Serampore " we acknowledge files at the office of the Am. Seaman's Friend an intellectual banquet has long been de-1of newspapers from the following offices:— Society, No. 82, Wall street, New York, or sired, although the foreign community at the New York " Observer " and " Evangelist," Mission House, Boston, will be forwarded Islands wag tolerably well supplied with in- ]Boston "Recorder," "Puritan," "Youth's the earliest opportunity. Should any of our tellectual nutriment before this arrived.— iCompanion," "Wellspring," "Dayspring," American exchanges, or subscribers, have Those who haee and read good books, will "Congregational Visitor," "American Mes- occasion to complain, that our papers are ever be ready to increase their libraries, isenger," " New Orleans Presbyterian," irregularly received, they must bear in mind, Sales, we are glad to learn, have been very "Missionary Chronicle," and "Herald," that mail packets and steamers, do not, as good, and we hope book publishers will be " Whalemen's Shipping List," and " Nan- yet, play upon the Pacific. induced hereafter to keep our market well itucket Inquirer," (2 copies ) In behalf of supplied, not merely with ephemeral works iseamen, we would thank the publishers of Decrease of Polynesian Races. By the epidemics (whooping cough, measand novels, but works of real value. Hith- Ithe Boston "Recorder," " Youth Compan- les and influenza), which have raged among erto books, shop-worn and unsaleable in the panion," and " Nantucket Inquirer," for the Hawaiians, during the last 12 months, United States, have been consigned to theIhaving sent files of their papers, gratuitousit is estimated that not less than 10,000 have Honolulu market, and the publishers did not Ily for years, for the benefit of seamen visi- been swept away or about one tenth of the probably realize their invoice-prices. When iting Honolulu. Speaking in behalf of hunpopulation. An account found in another we have looked over catalogues of some idreds and thousands of masters, officers and of our columns shows that at Rarotonpart former consignments of books, the thought isailors, belonging to New Bedford, New the South ga, in Pacific, a rapid decrease has crossed our mind, that book merchants:London, and Sag Harbor, now abroad in the has been for many years. Capin progress in the United States must think that Eng-i Pacific, multitudes of whom annually visit tain Jackson's of Strong's Island, Sketch lish readers at the Sandwich Islands were this port and Lahaina, we have a complaint published in our last n mber, showed that peculiarly fond of treatises on the '' swine," against the various newspaper publishers in there a depopulation was in progress. The " canine," if not the " feline " species, for.'ithose ports (the publisher of the Shipping same melancholly fact has long been apparin verity, works of this description have,List excepted.) Some time ago we were ent at the Ladrone Islands. (See sketch in most abounded. If book publishers desire accustomed to receive the New Bedford No. of our paper.) We recently January to sell such books in Polynesia, they should Mercury, and one other newspaper publishmet with an intelligent young man, who had secure their translation into the Hawaiian, ed there, but neither has come to hand for resided several months on the Gambier IsMarquesian, Tahitian, or Fejeean dialects. at least two years New London, and Sag lands. He remarked that depopulation there Anglo-Saxon mind is operative in these re- Harbor publishers have never condescended was fearfully rife. believed, that in It is gions, and we want standard authors in Eng- ied to exchange with the "Friend," while no part of Polynesia, can the native tribe be lish and American Literature. The book the "clippings" from our humble sheet referred that is now upon the increase. to, market in Honolulu is not extensive, yet have been neither " few " nor " small," for It has appeared to us, that, as yet, adequate should there be opened a depot for Standard, itheir columns. As opportunity has offered, causes for this general depopulation had not Historical, Legal, Theological, and Litera- we have uniformly sent our paper to the of- been assigned. Some of the causes which ry works, we believe it would return a hand- fices of the several newspapers published in have been assigned, cannot be true, to the some profit. There are not a few resident all the whaling ports of the United States. extent, which some have imagined, for it on our shores and to be found among the We presume no two copies of the Nantuckwill be readily seen, by referring to the numerous visitors here, who can echo back et Inquirer are read by so many Nantucketmap, and statistics, that this depopulation is the eloquent words of the lamented Char- men, as the two sent to our office. New progressing, both where missionaries have ming: "God be thanked for books. They Bedford, New London, Martha's Vinyard, and where they have not; where are the voices of the distant and the dead, and Sag Harbor papers, would be read, (if labored, there are Catholics, no less than where there and make us heirs of the spiritual life ofisent) by very many belonging to those plaare Protestant missionaries; where there past ages. Books are the true levellers, ices, who are always anxious to obtain the are no foreigners, as well as where there They give to all who will faithfully use them, latest intelligence from their friends and famthe society, the spiritual presence, of the ilies. It is not so much on our own account are many. The increase of the Pitcairnians, stands most manifestly in striking congreatest of our race. No matter how poor ithat we complain of a want ofeditorial courtrast with the decrease of pure Polynesians. lam—no matter though the prosperous of'tesy on the part of those publishers, as on my own time will not enter my obscure account of their neighbors and fellow-townsContentment.—Contentment dwelling. If the sacred writers will enter men, frequently calling at our office for in some measure all those effects produces, which the and take up their abode under my roof, if " heme" papers. It has not escaped our alchymist usually ascribes to what he calls Milton will cross my threshold to sing to me recolection that some years since, the editor the philosopher's stone; and if it does not of Paradise, and Shakespeare to open to me of a New Bedford paper sent us word that bring riches, it does the same thing by banishing the desire of them. If it cannot rethe worlds of imagination and the workings he would send his paper to us, if he could move the disquietudes arising from a man's of the human heart, and Franklin to enrich be assured of a quid pro quo." Now we mind, it makes him easy under them. " ,THE FRIEND. wv ' �21 THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. XXth Annual Report of Am. Pitcairn's Island. From Captain Luce, ship " Margarett," . The Seamen's Friend. Seamen's Friend Society. we had obtained a few items of recent intel- The twentieth anniversary of this Society, Encouragement to Labor for Men-of-War's Men. ligence respecting the Pitcairnians, but weIwas celebrated in the Broadway Tabernacle, are glad to obtain something additional fromiMay 8th, 1848. From the report there pre- A Sweedish Sailor restores 700 Rix DollarsMr. Buffett (one of the three foreigners re- sented, we learn that the Society was never Good effects of placing religions books cm ship-board Vessels War should be siding there), who came as passenger oni more prosperous than at present. During plied with Chaplainsof Ward-Room supofficers board the "Dover," Captain Jeffery. At; the last year several new chaplains were read the Episcopal Service, Bee. present the inhabitants enjoy remarkable commissioned to preach among seamen in In the Appendix of the last Annual Rehealth, and are generally nrosperous. They foreign ports, viz., at Canton, China; La- port of the American Seaman's Friend Sonumber 147, the respective sexes about heina S. I.; Havana, Cuba; Marseilles and ciety we find the following statement: equally divided. During the last five years, Bordeaux, France; while all their old chapG. A. S., is a native of Bjorneboro, Finonly two cases of death have occurred, one laincies have been sustained. The report land. He spent his early youth in that city of those was a small child, who died in con- also shows that more than ever is doing for in the employ of a merchant. Becoming unsteady and dishonest in his habits, he fled sequence of a burn, while the other was a Iseamen, at home. At New York, five Beth- his country, and six years ago he was huntyouth, whose death was the result of an in- els are sustained, and at Boston four, while ing along the docks of London for a sailor's jury received in his foot. The number of'at every port, from Maine to New Orleans, berth in some vessel. He succeeded, arid to America, where he shipped in a U. births during this period has been twenty- the Bethel flag waves. At the principal came States bound to China and the Pacific the lakes and canals, Bethels Ocean.vessel five, or one sixth of the entire population. !points along In the Chinese Sea he was sick Mr. Nobbs still officiates as school-teacher have been established. Much is doing for both in body and mind. A fever had seized and conductor of their religious services.! seamen, in the way of Sailor's Homes. The the former, while some words fitly spoked by a pious mariner had greatly affected the latNearly every family maintains family wor- amount of funds acknowledged by the Treas- ter. On the way thence to the Sandwich urer, is much than at former anlarger any ship, and " grace is said " at their meals. Islands he read some of the volumes of the The Pitcairnians are in the fullest sense of !nual meetings, being $24,179,74. " Christian Library," by which his convicThe Honolulu chaplaincy is one of the tions for sin were increased. He arrived at the term, Democratic Republicans. Feand was conveyed to the hospital males as well as males, all vote for Chief'oldest on their list of foreign chaplaincies, Honolulu, a wretched man. Here the Rev. Mr. Dabeen established be having in will 1843. It Magistrate, being entitled to exercise the mon, the seaman's chaplain, made his acelective franchise at the age of sixteen years! sixteen years the first of May ensuing, since quaintance. * Gradually his health returned; and about The current year, Mr. Simon Young is the Rev. Mr. Diell landed at this port. the Ist of April last he came to New York, Chief Magistrate, and Arthur Quintal Chief fCT'For the information of seamen, we' and on Sabbath to the Floating Bethel, to Counsellor. When cases of difficulty arise, would give notice that, per " Serampore," a hear from the Rev. Mr. Hedstrom words requiring an appeal to the goddess of jus- fresh whereby he might be saved. * * supply of books has been received, for He had saved his money, and now came tice, she presides over a regularly constitusale and gratuitous distribution. If any up the question of making amends for the ted court. Trial by jury, is by no means an sailor leaves Honolulu, without a good sup- dishonest deeds in his native city. He went unheard of method of deciding cases among to of useful and entertaining reading, it his minister, and with him to the Sweedthe people of Pitcairn's Island. Pecuniary ply ish Consul, through whom he got a for will be because he does not call at the study about seven hundred rix dollars. draft This he fines are the usual punishment inflicted.— of the Seamen's Chaplain. If any one will has sent to his mercantile employer, with From all we are able to learn from visitors, call belonging to a vessel lying "off"and on," penitent confession, to pay him principal and and a correspondence of some years with he can obtain a supply for the ship, as well interest, and with the request that with the them, it is our full belief, that they are livbalance he will serve some others in the as himself. same manner. At the same time he wrote a ing as comfortably, quietly and peaceably, letter to his relations, telling them the story as the same number of people in any part of War Against the Grog Shops.—A woof God's merciful dealings with him. the world. We would call the attention ofiman in Cincinnati, whose husband was in Glad are we to read so interesting an acwhalemen to the notice in another part of'the habit of drinking at a neighboring tav- count of a sailor whose visit at Honolulu ern and then coming home and abusing her, our columns. requested the landlord to give her husband will not soon be forgotton by those who be Melancholly. —We regret to learn thatno more drink. The landlord refused the came acquainted with him: twice glad to woman's request; she followed her husband, learn that he still maintains a consistent proon Monday morning, February 19th, three and as he was in the act of drinking, made seamen belonging to the " E. Freith," took an assault upon the glasses, decanters, and fession as a disciple of Christ; and thrice a ship's boat, and started, as is suppos- other rum conveying devices. The landlord |glad that he should embrace the earliest oped for California. They supplied themselves flew to the protection of his property, a portunity to make restitution to a defrauded crowd gathered around, sympathised with with a compass, watch, clothing, bread, wa- (the woman, assaulted the house, gutted it'employer. In doing this, he has done no ter, &.c. Up to this date, nothing has been completely, and then proceeded round to the more than his duty, yet undesx these circumheard from them, except a boat under sail destruction of other coffee houses in the city, istances it was a noble and praiaworthy deed. was reported the following day off Dimond ;By this time the police arrived and stopped He once asked our advice upon this very the progress of temperance reform in Cinpoint, and it is a source of unfeigned joy, Head. Serious fears may be entertained cinnati, where, in a legal way, it seems to that our recommendation has not been disrespecting their fate. Their names we learn ]be most particularly needed. to be, William Lapham, Wisconsin, John regarded. Gorman, an Irish lad, belonging to New A Motive to Virtue.—Allowing the perA few additional facts may not be uninterYork, and William Collier, New York.—lformance of an honorable action to be at- iesting respecting this conscientious Sweedwith labor, tbe labor is soon over, ish or Finnish sailor. Hs was discharged, The family of the latter, is reported to re- but ]tended the honor is immortal: whereas, should side in Nassau street, near Fulton. Should even pleasure wait on tbe commission at Honolulu, from the U. S. S. Constitution, of' we hear good or ill report, respecting them, what is dishonorable, the pleasure is soon in November 1845. At that time, neither the it will be reported. Surgeon of the Frigate or the Hospital Phy. Igone, but the dishonor is eternal. — — : ' ' ' ' * * * ,< ,'< , ',, ,' ' ', ' �22 .,,, .•.. THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. ■Man entertained any expectations that he) TOO rix dollars to his mercantile employer'read theEpiscopal Service," and one of those coold recover. At his own request he re- and others, from whom he had wickedly tak- officers is about to be admitted to " holy orceived tbe sacrament, and with the utmostt en the same several years previously. Wei ders" in the Episcopal Church of the United calmness and christian composure awaitedI confess that we are glad to publish a fact ofr States. his end; but as stated in the above mention- this description for the consideration of thosei P. S. In perusing a file of the Boston ad report, he gradually recovered. At one upon whose countenances might be seen thei Recorder, recently received, we find a comof our visits upon him, he referred to the■ smile of incredulity, should it be announcedI munication from the Rev. Mr. Turnbull, circumstance that he had assumed a Purser'si in their hearing, that a sailor, —a man-ot- Seaman's Chaplain at Valparaiso. In rename, (a very common practice among men- war's man had become a converted man, andI ferring to the influence of good books he remarks as follows:— of-war's men), and that he wished me to un- ■ was now living a christian life. are at which show hand, abunderstand that " William Winson" was nott Materials " A most interesting case on ship-board has come to my knowledge. When other results followed the that dantly, good ■ recentlyStates his real name. From a brief record which the United frigate Constitution sailed efforts made for the moral and benreligious we have preserved of that interview, we are three years ago, the Rev. Mr. Parker, Seaable to inform our readers of his true name efit of the ship's company of the " Consti- man's Chaplain in New York, placed on which corresponds with the initials at thetution," when she sailed from the UnitedI board of her, a set of the Christian Library by the American Tract Society. commencement ofthe above extract. " No- States, having on board the Hon. Henry published contains forty-five volumes and is sold at vamber 26th, [1845.] About noon visited| Wise and family, bound to Jio Janeiro, andllt $20, including the case. During the voytbe Hospital,—saw the pious Sweedish sailor from thence round the world. Some good age, a marine read some of them, and by whose name I learned to be Gustavus Adol- remarks of Mrs. W. on the first Sabbath the aid of God's grace, good old Dr. Dodphas Silfversten, of Bjorneboro, in Fin- morning after the vessel left New York, hadI dridge spoke to his soul. He listened, beand became converted. land. While there I met Captain Percival, probably more influence than she could have lieved in JesusChrist this ' man-of-war ' he stood up On board of who came to visit the same person. He hasi imagined they would! The self-denying ef- alone on the Lord's side. He was derided manifested, I am happy to learn a kind and| forts of Lient—in maintaining the publicI and slandered, but all this did not prevent benevolent feeling in regard to any of hisi reading of the Episcopal Service, were not him from a full and resolute discharge of his without their good moral and religious ef- duty. men whenever they have been sick." In the month of April, 1846, he made ai fects! That "Christian Library," placedI At that time there was no chaplain on an omission reprehensible in any adpublic profession of his faith as a christian, on board by the Rev. Mr. Parker of the board, ministration, which allows a national ship 1 at the Bethel Chapel in Honolulu. On hisi Episcopal Floating Chapal, in New York, with five hundred men to leave port on a examination for church membership, wheni was profitably read by some whom he may protracted absence, without any spiritual adasked upon what he was building his chris- never meet until the Judgment Day! That viser to comfort the sick and dying. The tian hope he replied, in language we shallI pious marine labored not in vain, and| marine above alluded to, finding no chaplain in the Constitution visited the sick ward and " " never forget: The foundation of my hope, will undoubtedly enjoy the sweet conscious- attempted conversation with the patients. " is nothing which I have done, but simply the ness of having done his duty as a christian, The well would jeer, and often the sick '■ atoning merits of a Crucified Redeemer." when some of his opposers and vilifiers are would utter rude remarks and unkindly reHe left Honolulu in the following June oni exercising the deepest regret for their wick- pulse him. But he was not to be driven board the U-. S. S. "Congress," but was ed conduct! It was surely to be deplored, from duty; his visits were daily repeated and he tried to urge upon all the obligations of i subsequently transferred to the "Colum- -that a ship's company of about 500 souls, the gospel. The Constitution returned home, bus," in which vessel he returned to the U.> should leave the shores of Christian Amer- and I have lost trace of the man, but not of States. After he left Honolulu we received I ica, to circumnavigate the globe, without a his labors. two interesting letters from him, and in oth- Chaplain on board, and that too, when the The officers of the ' Columbus ' recently gave her men liberty to come on shore at er ways learned that he had not turned back, vessel was entitled to the services of a mm this port, and a speaking the Canaan having once put his hand to the gospel- ister of the gospel, and moreover when one language called Swede, on me. He had been told plough. In one of these letters now lying; was actually offered, but a naturalist taken that I was here. When I inquired how and before us, he makes most grateful mentioni in his place. It may be asked how this where he became acquainted with the Saof his indebtedness to the kind treatment of! could have been? It may be answered, upon vior, he replied 'on board of the Constitution. was very ill,' he said, 'and exthe Hospital Physician. We refer to this good authority, because, in the opinion of pected He to die.' A marine whom he accufact to meet the reproachful remark, we ihim, upon whom devolved the responsibility rately described, had conversation with him have often heard made, that in the sailor,of deciding between the services of a natur- about his soul and his salvation. He felt there was no gratitude! We believe it is alist and a chaplain, it was judged that the ashamed when he first spoke with him, but now he is bold and fearless for God. Diffias unfounded, when made in regard to sea- professional services of a chaplain, would cult as it is to live the christian life on men, as any other equally large class of our ireflect less honor upon the country, than board, yet it can be done. Ofthis he isshipcerfellow men. for he has tried it and trusts he has i those of a naturalist! For the honor of a tain, Some one has remarked that one fact is;great and christian nation like the United been successful. Is there not encourage" ment for the continued distribution of these worth a thousand arguments." We doubt:States, we hope a similar decision, may little messengers of truth and life? " not a thousand good arguments might be ad-, never be made, and if made, never allowed duoed for vigorously laboring in behalf of, to be carried into execution, thereby de- Loss of the Whale Ship Ship Cas ander,of seamen, yet there are some, whose minds priving 500 American citizens of the servi- Providence, by Fire, at Sea, and the suffer1 are so prejudiced that they will not acknowl-, ces of a gospel minister during a three year's ings of her Crew in the Boats.—The ship Cassander, Henry Winslow, master, sailed edge that it does any good whatever, to,cruise, around the world. In one other inProvidence on the 19th November, preach to} and distribute good books among stance, has an United States Frigate, cruis- from 1847, on a whaling cruise. Nothing occurseamen. May not the minds of such per-, ed in the Pacific, duringthe last seven years, red worthy of remark until the Ist of May, sons be favorably affected by this fact, that ihaving no chaplain on board, but for the 184S; between 4 and 5 A.M., it blowing a moderate gale of wind from the northwest at a Sweedish sailor, m being converted era-\ honor of the Navy, the " Ward-Room of,the time the alarming cry of " fire " was braces the earliest opportunity to restore that Frigate furnished those who regularly Iheard. All hands were instantly on deck. 1 > , ■ , ' ' • . '' > ,' :' . . ' . , ', ' �THE FRIEND, MARCH? 1849. - 23 and it was soon discovered the fire was in that we might get some sleep and rest to en- ■John J. Jackson, of the bark W. H. D. C. the lower hold, apparently near the fore- able us to bear the fatigue and hardship con- Wright, for the services they rendered, and mast, where four barrels of tar had been sequent on a renewal of our voyage. This the attention they paid me. stowed; it was also discovered that two of also he refused. He gave us some bread, P. S.—ln Rio, I was told Cora* the crew—negroes from the Coast of Afri- wine and water, and then passed a pencil mending Tilton, of the U. S7 brig Perry, ca—had jumped overboard; I hove a rope's and a piece of paper down to me to write that the Alercidita had arrived at Monteviend to one of them, but he refused to take the name of my ship that he might report deo and that Capt. Dormick reported to him it, and sunk out of sight. Orders were in- me. 1refused to write it unless he permit- having fallen in with, us; he said he offered stantly given, and every exertion made to ted me to come on board; and, against hisito take us on board and carry us with him extinguish the fire, and save the ship, but express wishes, jumping into themain chains to Montevideo, but that we refused, preferthe fire being in the lower hold, and the I went on board. He asked me if he could ring to remain in the boats. This I prosmoke so dense and the flames so rapid, that do any thing more for me. I told him noth- nounce to be utterly false. Whalemen's no one could enter the between decks; our ing but take us on board. This of course Shipping List, Sept. 5, 1848. efforts proved unavailing. he refused, and I left him. Thank God, man's inhumanity to Daniel Webster's Opinion of New MexAttempts were then made to procure such instances of bread and water, but the smoke in the steer- man," are rare, very rare, among seafaring ico.—New Mexico is secluded—isolated, age was so dense as to prevent us—this led men, and Capt. Dormick of the brig " Aler- a place by itself, —in the midst and at the us to believe the ship had been fired aft as cidita," will have the satisfaction of know- foot of vast mountains, five hundred miles well as forward. Three boats were lowered, ing he stands " alone in his glory." from the settled part of Texas, and as far with the customary boat kegs of water, a We again made sail and proceeded, with- from any where else! It does not belong small quantity of bread, seme raw meat, ta- out accident, until the night of the 6th, when anywhere! It has no bilongiugt about it! ken from the harness cask, my nautical in- it commenced blowing very heavy in squalls; At this moment it is absolutely more retired struments, and a few articles of clothing. hove the boats to until daylight, by making and shut out from communication with the As every exertion had been made to ar- a line fast to the oars and paying them out civilized world, than the Sandwich Islands rest the progress of the fire without avail, it ahead. At daylight again made sail, until or other Islands of the Pacific Sea. In sewas thought most prudent to leave the ship II o'clock, when it began to blow a heavy clusion and remoteness New Mexico may to her fate and make the best of our way to- gale from N. N. E., and we were compelled! press hard on the character and condition of wards land. to heave to. About 4 P. M. my boat was ■Typee. And its people are infinitely less Shortly after leaving the ship, the second swamped, and we were left to the mercy of.elevated, in morals and in condition, than the mate's boat picked ap one of the Africansi the sea. We supported ourselves by the people of the Sandwich Islands. We had who had jumped overboard when the alarmi capsized boat until the two remaining boats much better have Senators from Oahu. Far of fire was first given. He afterwards con- ■ came to our relief, when all, eight in num- less intelligent are they than the better class fessed that his companion had fired the ship, ber were saved. By this accident I lost my of our Indian neighbors. Commend me to and then, plunging a knife into his side, andI nautical instruments and all my water. the Cherokees, —to the Choctaws,—if you jumping overboard, said that he was his ac- The two remaining boats now contained please, speak ofthe Pawnees—of the Snakes complice, ne gave as their reason for acting; 22 persons, and their gunwales were not —the Flatfeet—of anything but the Diggin as they did, their fears that they would beI more than six or eight inches out of water. Indians, and I will be satisfied not to take sold as slaves at the first port we entered. In this situation we passed the night; noth- the people of New Mexico. Have they any I hope it is not necessary for me to say their■ ing was heard save the awful roaring of the notion of our institutions, —or of any free fears were without the shadow of a founda- tempest, and occasionally the voices of some institution"? Not the slightest! Not the of the officers and crew offering up prayer slightest on earth! When the question is tion. Being now daylight, it was found that allI to the Almighty Ruler of wind and wave for asked—what will be their Constitution—it the ship's company, except the African, were their safety. He heard our prayers. In is farcical to talk of such people making a in the three boats; in all twenty-three souls. the morning the wind moderated, and the Constitution tor themselves. They do not We found our supplies to be two boat-kegsi sea was beaten down by a heavy shower of know the meaning of the term—they do not and one teakettle, in all about ten gallons offrain. From this time we had fine weather, know its import. They know nothing at all water, about fifteen pounds of bread, andI and proceeded toward the land, where we about it; and I can tell you, Sir, that when some raw meat. According to the previous arrived at 5 P. M., 10th of May, on the they are made a State, such a Constitution day's reckoning, we were in lat. 34 deg. 38I beach near Conventas, in the province of as the Executive power of this government milesi St. Catharines, Brazil, nearly exhausted,,may think fit to send them, will be sent and mm. south, lon. 45 west—four hundred from the nearest land. No one who hasi having no water and very little food left. will be adopted. The Constitution of our never been in a similar situation can appreThe mate's boat was capsized in the surffellow citizen* ofNew Mexico, will be framed ciate the sufferings that succeeded. Con- ■ on landing, and Barney Reed a boat steerer,"in the city of Washington!— Speech in U. fined to one gill of water and a small portion was drowned, he being so weak as to be un- S. Senate March 23, 1848. of bread a day, in bad weather, and obliged able to extracate himself from the surf.— to pull against the wind, we soon became Near where we landed we discovered a Franklin's Wife.—When Dr. Frankexhausted, and had to trust to our sails, house, at which we were furnished with wa- lin's mother-in-law first discovered that the heading as nearly towards the land as we ter and provisions. young man had a hankering for her daughTwo after left I days Catharines, for St. could. the good old lady said, she did not know Nothing of importance occurred until the to give notice to, and ask assistance from'ter, so well about giving her daughter to a prinlon. the U. S. Consul 47,] sth, 32, when, the there. after [lat. Shortly I left, of morning ter. There were already two printing offiabout 10 A. M., we discovered a sail; all the negro either deserted or was stolen; in the United States, and she was not hands took to the oars, and after pulling and most probably he met the latter fate, his'ces certain the country support them. It would hours, distress for five we fears of which were of the cause of much so signals making was plain that young Franklin would decame up with her, and found her to be a suffering. pend for the support of his family on the Spanish brig, 100 days from Barcelona, I arrived at St. Catharines on the 19th— Iprofits of a third, and this was rather a made efevery He the Consul a with which procured vessel, to Montevideo. I Idoubtful bound chance. such an objection was If from the mate's boat went back and met the crew at a place callUs; fort to get away came up with her first, the captain would ed Loguna, forty-five miles from where I urged to a would-be-son-in-law, when there were but two printing offices in the United not let him come along side, but gave him a landed, and sixty from St. Catharines. some distance astern. shall I never be able to thank sufficiently States, how can a printer get a wnk now rope and towed him I then came alongside, and through an inter- the Americans in St. Catharines, particular- when the number is near two thousand?* preter stated my distressed circumstances, ly Captain J. R. Malcolm, R. S. Cathcart, and asked permission for me and my crew E. N. Jefferson, E. P. Mosher, and Mr. W. Nantucket Fishermen.—The Nantuckto come on board—he refused most positive- ■ Hammel, for their kindness and the assist- iet Inquirer states that the cod fishermen of ly. I then begged him to take us to Monte- ance they afforded me, both in St. Catha- ithat Island have thus far done grandly. The video or St. Catharine's or one or two day'sirines and to enable me to get down to Rio. ischooner Luraua has arrived with 30,600 sail towards lend. He refused. I asked I am also under great obligations to Messrs. fish, and the schr. Oneco is hourly expected him to let us come on board one night then, Maxwell, Wright &. Co., of Rio, and Capt. with 48,500 i ; — " — , .• . > . , > ■ - I ' 1 ' '' I ■- —-- —■ - - �24 THE AMEND, MARCH, 1849. Br shM'Abae. H. HowUad', Capt. Fisher, Dec. SO, '48, skjJ and Testaments. Hawaiian Bible Society. Morris, of Falmouth, 41 month, out, 2,200 sp*SM A fr*»xs supply IJCommodore hark per " Seraaspore.'' At the study*f the Sappkn, of New Bedford, 6 months out, 80 mil. 8, '4t, Mrs. eßebecca Johnstone, constituted a bbl. .perm-, Jan. 10, bark China, of New Bedford, SO month* Seamen* Chaplain a supply of Bibles and Testaments Life Member, by a friend; (the proceeds to oat, 1,900 hbls. tperm ; same date, ship Lion, of Providence, 40 Is constantly on hand and for sale. At present the asmonth, out, 2,000 bbls. Jaa. 19, ship Charles Phelps, sortment comprises those in the English, sperm; be devoted La the purchase of Portuguese of Stoninglon. 19 month, out, 1,500 bbls. sperm snd.whale; man, Spanish, Sweedish. Portuguese and Dutch lanFeb. 5, sblp Herald 2nd, or New Bedford, 15 month, out, 150 guages. Bibles, for seamen.). $10,00. sperm, 250 bbls. whale—bouad into port. Deadeinona, 26 March 1, 1848. tf Miss Mary Hubbard Turrill, a Life Mem- bbls. mos oat, 1800 sp; Virginia, 16 moa out, 400 sp; Golgonda, 17 The Friend sent Abroad. out, 550 ap; Mary, 15 moa out, 100 sp; Sparton, 15 moa ber, by relative in the U. States. $10,00. moa 200 ip; Autumn, S3 moa nut, 900 .p; inlander,So mos Any person, by paying the subscription price of ike Master Frederick Turrill, Life Member, out, out, 800 ap, Pellons. 450 sp snd wh; Canton, 29 moa out, 1800 Friend, ($1,60) in advance, can have the paper forwarded 400 sp; Malta, 16 mos out, 400 ap snd 100 wh. wh, by his parents. $10,00. Capt Hatting., Berampore, roporta Nov 24, he spoke whale to any part of England or the United States, by the eartf Miss Mary Alette Paris, Life Member, by ahip Cltisen, Lansing, off east end Btsten Land, bound name liest opportunity. Bibles ' Also, Dec 18, whale ship Ploughby, oil not stated. NOTICE. her father. $10,00. By Capt RichardLuce, Jr., master of ahip Margaret Scott, —Coast of Chile, Oct. 20, '48. ship Niger, Gray, 4mos. 80 a. o.; To Seamen and Stsanoebs.— The Seamen's Chapel. Miss Ann Matilda Paris, Life Member, by ahip Vineyard, Coon, 12 moa. 750 a. o. 200 w. o.; Not., ahip is open for Public Worship every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock, her father. $10,00. Fabiua, Smith, 2,600, home; beard from, in Not., ship Com- a. m and ~i, r. m. Scats nil. , Subscription. For the Seamen's Chapel. Mrs. Rice, Honolulu, Gummer, " •Mr." Sayer, " " "" Tibbey, Toplift, " Hatch, " " Capt. Fales, " Margaret," " Winters, " E. Freith," Mr. Cooper, " " Halsey, " " Thos. Douglass, a lump of gold, modore Morria, Jonea, S8 mos. 2,100 s. o.; barque Ruaael, Religious services will be held at the Vestry Room Morse, full, 2,400 a. o.; Not. 29, ship John Coggeahall, Luce, every Thursdsy evening. Usually, there will be a Lec150 s.o. 100 w. o.; Dec. 6. ahip Harbinger, Fisher, 6 moa. 60 ture delivered. a. o.; ahip lassc Hick., Rice, clean, Sandwich lalsnda direct; The Seamen's Concert forPrayer ia held at the Vestry Dec. 8, ship Emily Morgan, Ewer, nothing since leaving 8. lalsnda, bound lo Ihe coaat of Peru sperm whaling) Dee. 20, Room the third Monday evening each month. Seamen vessels all belonging (of nations) visiting to Ist. 20 8 84 38 W., Leonids., Swift, 8., $5,00 ahip Jon. of N. moa. a. 0., who reports off Csllao, ahip China,Flaher, 27 mos. this port are invited to call at the Chaplain's Study, 5,00 700 1.700 a. barque Smyrna, Hllmore, 38 mos. 1,200 a. 0., bad where they will be gratuitously supplied with copies of Inal his 2nd officer, Mr. Norton of Edgartown, whodied 36 Ihe Friend and other reading matter. It will be most 5,00 houra after hewsa taken; barque Peru, Flaher, 16moa. 400 a. convenient for Ihe Chaplain to receive call* from Seamen 8,00 o.; Highlander of Mystic, 40 mos. 1,000 s. «.; the above Is I between 2 and 4 o'clock, p. m. believe to be depended upon. 5,00 On the22nd on the Sabbath, of October, s man named James H. Blakey, of Public services at the Native Churches, 5,00 Edinburgh, Scotland, was killed Instantly by falling from the commence at 94, a. h., and 2} p. m. The Seamen's Reading Room is open at all hours of 2,50 fore-top-msst crosstres of the 'MargaretScott. o.; 5,00 1,37 2,00 15,50 Feb. 6—Hawaiian schr. Spy, Cortls, for California. Jan. 28.—Am. merchant ship Rhone, Hill, for Hongkong. Feb. B—Hawaiianschr. Juiian.'Moran, for China s—Peruvian brig Pacihcn, Swain, for China. —French wh. sh. Gustave, to cruise. 6—Bark Connecticut, Penhallow, for Valparaiso. 9—French achr. Sophia, lor San Francisco. 10.—Am. schr. Honolulu, Newell, for Chins. Feb. 13—Peruvianbrig Elisa, for San Francisco. —Am wh sh Margaret, Falea, to cruise. —Am wh sh Margaret Scott, Luce, lo cruise. 16.—Am mer bark Auckland, Jennings, for San Franciaco. For the Fritnd, Weusspaper Two Sailors, '* M. Scott,' An Officer, "Margaret," Sailor, Officer, " Isaac Hicks," the day. Strangers arriving and .having late foreign papers, are respectfully invited to aid in keeping said room supplied with useful reading matter. fiy Donations are respectfully solicited for the support of the Chaplaincy, and the publication of 'TheFriend. An annual report ol all donations is made to th* American Seamen's Friend Society, in New York. Any person contributing the sum of too is entitled to become a Life Director of the Society, and by #20 to become an Honorary Life Member. SAMUEL C. DAMON, Honolblu, April I.—tf. Seamen's Chaplain. Return Borrowed Booked The subscriber desires all persons having book* in their possession belonging to him, or the 'Seamen's Library to return them immediately. Some valuable books are Bailed. $1,00 1,00 50 1,00 PORT OF LAHAINA. DIED. missing. November 14th, 1848, on the const of Chile, Edward Morton iy Some weeks since, the subscriber loaned the 'MeArrived. Ml from the fore-top-Mi1-yard of ihe whip 'John CoggeshaU',of to some one in Honolulu, who New Bedford, and struck on deck which killed him Instantly. Feb. 4.— An.>. ah. Geo. Washington. Olbbi, of Warham, moirs of General M has neglected to return the volumes. He is requested to He belonged In or near Boston, and waa about 19 yean of 14 1-2 mo«. out, 260 ». o. 1,050 w. o. 13,000 lot bone. »o immediately. age. lie wai a amart and promising young man, ami much —Am. w. sh. Washington, Palmer, of New Bedford, 16 mos SAMUEL C. DAMON, esteemed by all handi on board the snip. J»n. 1,1849. out, 80 ip. 900 wh. 1,000 Ibi bone. Seamen's Chaplain. We copy the above from the last Polynesian, but we have, Feb. 6.—Am wh ah India, Swift, N. Bedford, 6 mos. out Lahnina Chaplaincy. since the publication ef that paper learned that Morton's true ! 100 •perm. name waa Edward Douglass, belonging to Atnherat, Mass.— 9.—Am wh ah Dover, Jcflery, New ;London, 7 moa. out, 20 Divine service will be held in the Seamen's Chapel, We obtained thia fact from a shipmate, Henry Metcalf, be- iap. 150wh. and 1,000 Iba. bone. every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Seamen, residents, longing to Northampton, Mass., who came out In the "War—Am wh ah Benj. Morgan, Chapel, New London, 6 moa. out, and viaiters, are kindly invited to attend. ren." I60 ap., 300 wh., 2,000 lba. bone. Killed, Oct, 24. 1848, James Blackle, Aberdeen,Scotland, by Feb. 17.—-Am. w. ship Tobacco Plant, Allen,New Bedford, The office af the Chaplain ia a short distance from ihe Chapel, on the same street towards, the aea. All persons falling from fore top-msjit-cross-trees, of Margaret Scott ! 29 months out, 320 bbls. sperm. Foremast mand 20.—Am w. ship Romulus, Hull, Mystic, 6 months out, 1 wishing to converse with him, procure the Holy ScripCapt. Nash, master of bark Prudent, reports that on his isperm whaleand 1 right whale. tures, or religious publications, books, etc., will be always passage one, while in north latitude 39 deg., west lon. 41, a —Am. w. ship Abm. H. Howland,Flaher, 6 1-2 months out, welcome, between the hours of 3 and 5 p. m. foremast hand, by the name of M. Josa, fell overboard In the i25 bbla. sperm. T. E. TAYLOR, Chaplain. . night, and nothing waa either aeen or heard from him. A boat Lahaina, July 39, 1848. waa lowered In Tain. New Bedford Oil Market. la Honolulu, Monday morning, 96th ult, Mr. Alexander The Friend, Bonnd. Siimi. He has resided fn Honolulu near 90 years, baring Sept 4,—Sperm, 93c, unbleachdd winter do., $1,10, hlearh'd The Fneud, bound, for one, two, or more years, can be come out In the brig which brought out the first missionaries tdo. $1,15. Whale, N. W., 34c to S6e. Whalebone, 24c cwt. obtained at the Chaplain's Study. JJ- A few entire sets to these Islands. He originally belonged to Marblehead, Maaa. At Makawao, Maui, January 21, 1849, Mary Cummings, iremain unsold. A deduction will he made from the subscription price to person* purchasing more than one adopted daughter of Wm. McLane Esq, and wife of Thomas Information for Whalemen. volume. Cummings, aged 1? years and 10 montha. Thia young wife and mother waa amiable, intelligent, faithful) and exemplary; The subscriber would respectfully give the following Seumen will never be charged more than the actual a blessing to her fkmily and friends during her brief life. She notice for the information of whaleships, cruising in the cost *»*of Ihe publication snd binding. died sustained by theconsolations and hopes of the gospel of iPacific. Recruit* can be obtained at Pilcairn's Island, Notice to Lahaina Subscribers. t'hrist, leaving to her afflicted friends the aweet solace of believlna thut abe baa gone to be with the Lord, In whom she for at leaat twenty-fife ships, at about the following The Rev. Ma. Taylor will now act as Agent for th* confided In life and In death. Blessed are the dead whodie prices;— 1 at Lahaina, and the irregularity which ha* atFriend," Com. iv the Lord." (2,00 itended the forwarding of Yams, per barrel, your papers, it is hoped, will no Sweet Potatoes 2,00 longer be experienced. Mr. T. will employ a carrier Irish 3 who will deliver the paper. Onions 3,00 History of the Hawaiian Islaad* : Limes 2,00 Lime Juice, per gal, Embracing their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends 33 PORT OF HONOLULU. Cocoa Nuts, per hundred, 2,00 1Discovery by Europeans in the sixteenth century, re-disOranges, l,0o covery by Cook, with their Civil, Religious and Political Fowls, per dor., 3,00 History from the earliest traditionory period to the presArrives. m In exchange, the inhabitants are ordinarily ready to ent time. By JAMES JACKSON JARVES. Third Jan. 17.—Peruvlsn brlf Psclllco, Hooper, 21 dsys from San itake white and blue drilling, at from 20 to 25 c per yard; edition. For sale at Chaplain* Study. Price, tl ,00. Francisco. and calicoes from 15 to 20c per yard. They are usually ft —Am. brigSabine, Goodwin,from Mooterey. Jaat received and for Sale, want of check oil, shirts, in soap, percussion powder, 10.—Ass. whale ship Margaret, Fsles, of Newport, 56 daya At the Chaplain's Study, a fresh supply of the publicacaps, old lead, carpenter's tools, fee. ilnaani Zealand; 7 months out, clean. tions of the American Tract Society. 81.—Am. merehaat ship Berainporr, Haatinfs, 154 dsys fin The best season for furnishing yams, is from August to January; Sweet Potatoes, throughout the year; Irish PoBoatoa, with mdse. Mesara Bvereti & Co. Feb. I.—Am. w. t. Margaret Scott, Luce, 14 mo.. 100s. o. Itatoes, from December to February, and July to Septem200 w. *.*S ber, 1 (two s.asons). JOHN BUFFETT. A Monthly Jonrnal devoted to Temperance, Feb. oadKm. schr. Honolulu, Newcll, fm. San Franciaco. Honolulu, Feb. 23, 1649. tl Seamen, Marine and General Intelligence. 7 BrtßK H. Bay Co.bark Columbia, fm. England. FekflM.—An. wh. sh. Isase Hicks, Rice, N. London. PUBLISHED APJD EDITED IT D'Aubigne's History of the —Am. wh. hark Elisabeth Frith, of Sag HarborReformation, SAMUEL C. DAMON, SEAMEN'S CHAPLAIN. 1 15—Asa. raer. bark Auckland, Jennings, 144 daya fromBoala 4 vol*. ton, with mdse. to S H Williams *. Co. few copies of this interesting work, elegantly bound TERMS. Feb. AS.—Am. w. sh. John Coggsaball,Laos, 15 months out, ■ A One copy per annum, in cloth, are for sale at the) Study of the Seamen's Chap11,50 4*o sperm. I*o whale. lain. Two 2,50 copies per annum, --..--. SPOKEN, This edition is with the prefaced following notice Five by copies per annum, Capt. Luce, (MMkore 5,00 By ship 'John Oofgaahsl),' on the Ten copies per annum. 800 Groans, Jan M, 1641, ship Roecoe, McClsavs, of New Bed- the author:— sperm have revised this translation line and line, I by word tj-Single conies and bound volumes for 1,3,3,4 tori, 1* months oat, with I,lo* bhl*. of oil; Jss. SOth, ship Bum, Bay, of Nantucket, a* months out, with 7M bhl* I|»y word. It is the only one which I have corrected. wds year. n»y obtained at tbe Study of the ChapJ J. H.MiauD>Aniiiu." 1 spsrm oil had aw take* a wham far Ive months. > "Signed, ' < — . .. • " < ., ■^———^^_—^^— " MARINE JOURNAL. ,'" " " " ',00 " " ' ' ' — . . THE FRIEND: -. ....... , '' SnSßßßssl " 1 £c -- sssssssssssssssssssssss^l........H.^l.............HK. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.03.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.03.01