2 10 12 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/5dc274ac44267e0c97f6d0a300bea260.pdf b965b2360e356ea6718543b51f844287 PDF Text Text 9 THEFRIEND. \<*w Scries, Vol. V, !S'o. 2. COHrfKNTBOP imui.ru. h:br. tit. i, is:.«. TIIK r'KIKNn. FKB. I. 1850. -- nnd lost islands of the Pacific" is richly worth Old Series, VIL. XIII. VOLCANO STILL IN ACTION. 91 the price of the number, and in our next! Under date of Dec 28th, the Rer Mr. *. 1. Munthly ItafUb. 10 Pim..J» mid H.ik.xiarfi . A Sailor'd \iiti. tin 10. 11 issue we intend copying it entire, as we do Coan writes as follows: Ii Formation ot Coral fvlandi* "Every day darkens the prospects ofHilo. not see the work is copy-righted ! KIMH <'orrei.|ioiid«Tii:e .......13 all .The stream comes in great force, some two We do not intend noticing the articles ; i;t Keinark* on Tiuu;t:.j'n wine drit kteg 1 would add that miles a-week. Three or four miles will bring ...".: la we VaiUi an.l Workn a thought upon merely Manna l.oa and ftiiMiklyn I4i'i|ili(j. H the it through the woods. civilization is worth thinking about. To It follows water VariuiiH ilema ....----.14t |*. the dries up aqueous matter, and forms channels, I hr Pilgriiu'i. first Hutitiatli la brief remark from Sherlock, we direct . . - - - ... ... " * special attention of all our readers, teetotal, fiery cascades of terrible sublimity. It heads as well as those holding opposite opinions. straight down upon us, and nothing but the hand of Omnipotence can save our town and Intemperance men who destroy u heahhful cnuMiiuiion of tiody hy intemperance and an irregular life. bay. Our expulsion seems every day more do as manifestly bill themselves, as those who hang, or and more a solemn reality. Molten fires are poi on or drown themselves.—[Sherlock. gleaming, trees are falling, the jungle is conHONOLULU, FEBRUARY I, lSr ,« So much of the editor's " Chit-Chat" as suming, livers are boiling and ascending in steam clouds. Onwnrd, orfward, rolls Ihe 7'Ae Sowdu-i'c-4 /s/urufc' MONTHLY MA- relate* to preachers, we would especially burning deluge; slowly, sullenly, relentlessGAZINE. January, IH"><>. Honolulu : commend to the perusal of the clergy. ly and with resistless force. 1 hope to be able to give you a full account in time. Printed and pulishcd by A. Fornandcr, at One of the largest distilleries in Scotland, "P. S. A man died this morning from Ihe " ./Veto JEra and Argus" Office. Price the Leilh Distillery, where 1,200,000 falling into the boiling water near the fused fifty cents. gallons of whisky used annually to be made, lava stream. Tbe molten flood ia still majust been converted into a flour mill. king fearful progress towards Hilo." At a time when our dull season is about has Some months or reyears we read a ago, commencing, and " hard times" is the too WHAT IS GAINED BY TOTAL ABSTI, ntalk going the round of the papers, that common remark, a monthly Magazine makes NANCE? such was the amount of intemperance in its appearance. Really ils projectors and Those who abstain from the use of intoxiScotland that it deserved the name of "drunkpublisher deserve the thanks of the foreign drinks, do certainly avoid being made Scotland." This remark, if we recollect cating residents on the Sandwich Islands. The en the of the dupes liquor-dealer! It is not to aiight, was made by some member of Pareffort redeems our community from the stigbe those who drink intoxicating supposed liament. We are glad to see the tide flowma of being destitute of literary talent. Tho at the islands, are duped. Oh no ! ing in another direction. Turning distilleries liquors idea of such a publication is excellent, and The of shippers liquor in New York, Boston •c sincerely hope it may succeed. Let no intoflow mills will dry a fountain of tears, and London, send out to the Pacific, the pure gladden families, make many starving prisons one complain of the price, for its publisher article! They retain for the home consumpcan say in the language of Dr. Smollett,, Itenaniless, and cause angels to rejoice. We lion the base and adulterated article! ''Gentlemen, the price of our paper is as shall be glad to report further progress. The New York Times, in the course of an low as it can be afforded or obtained at any British and American Tonnage.—The article on liquors, says, The fact is, nine" shipping of the world is estimated at 145,500 teen-twentieths of all the wines tfhd brandies •hop in London." vessels, and the aggregate tonnage at 15,- drank in this country —and nine hundred and From the"Prefatory we learn that its -500,000. Hunt's Magazine estimates that ninety nine thousandths of all the rare and conductors intend that " no pent up Ulica" iiit $50 a ton the shipping ofI he wot Id is worth costly wines over which our high livers smack •hall contract their powers. We arc glad to ihe enormous amount of $775,000,000. Of their lips and roll their eyes, and astonish see that a large space" will be given tothe this fifteen and u half millions of tonnage, their epicurean friends, are manufacturedfor " mure than ten and a half millions belong to the market—made up by a skillful compound development of Hawaiian history. "The (he An»Io-Saxon race; United States 40,- of drugs, with infusions ol flavoring matter Foreign Missionary entcrprize" will find a -500 vesselri, and 5,661,410 tonnage; Great and a basis of alcoholic or vinous material, place. Science too —and last, but not least, lit it am, 35,960 vessels, and 5,043,270 ton- so as to resemble any brandy or any sort of liquid that may be desired." • Theology, will not not be forgotten. Com- nape. We heard a member of the British Parliaetc.* are not ment fny in his place less than two yeais merce, agriculture, new works, Thinking it might be interesting to to escape the notice of its conductors and agfl that the tonnage of America would in a our seafaring readers belonging to Martha's publisher. Really its readers will have no fvw years exceed that of Great Britain. At Vinyard, a Bank JS'ote of One Dollar's vawe as we ascertained the next moment, that occasion to complain if a tylhe of this pro- morning by consulting the proper authorities has been exhibited to us, issued by the .New gramme is brought out from m.nth to month in tbe banking house of Baring Brothers, it Bank on Martha's Vinyard It «s the 6m io this tropical country, where man's mental was greater, and now we have tbe evidence bank there established. As might be expectthat both the number of vessels and the ed, a member of the Petite family is Cashier, a* well as physical energies feel the enerv '.mount of tonnage of the United States ex- and a Fisher is tho President. We think effects of th« climate. ating ceed that of Great Britain I—[New York those two families must embrace nearly all J • The first article oo " The Polynesian race, [Observer. the population of the Island. Sfys .$ trtiittfei — , �THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1856 10 one of them as near Jeddo as possible, and the deep interest you feel in gaining correct being ignorant of the geography of the coun- information of these ports, I will only add, I try or coast, selected Simoda, not from its am conscious of having made fair represenSIMODA AND HAKODADI AS RENDEZVOUS good qualities, but from ita being a toleinhle tations, and beg to remain as ever, FOR THE WHALING Yours, faithfnlly harbor near Jeddo, when, undoubtedly, if he FLEET. had known of He.la he would have chosen it. W. C. REED. San Francisco, Nov. '2, 1855. Hakodadi is located on the Straits of Sangar, The following letter we copy from a Editor or the San Francisco Herald:— about forty-five miles from its mouth or from expres- lut■: Previous to embarking for Japan, I was re- the ocean. This narbor (to usethethe number ol the Aitw York Obiervtr. It started by Messrs. Elias Perkins, D. Water- sien of Lieut. Maury) is realy finest har- ( whs addressed to the Rev. Mr. Joi.es, one of man, R. Coady St. Co., and others who arc Lor in the world, with unlimited capacity for kaown to be largely interested in the whaling ships, well protected or land-locked, good the Seamen's Chaplains in New York city. fleet, to furnish them with such information holding grounds, and facilities for hauling Having met with nut a few young men whose as I might gain of the ports of Simoda and down and repairing. The Straits are narrow career, in many respects, corresponds to that Hakodadi—as to their adaptation and fitness, with a strong current one way or the oilier, delinialed in this letter, we feel authorised to etc., for whale ships to rendezvous or quarter according to tide; and Hakodadi beingequi-j at. In answering their interrogations, there distant from each mouth, and the entrance loj endorse its truthfulness. It is gratifying and no encouraging to contemplate examples of this •re facts that may interest the general ship- Hakodadi Bay being quite narrow, affords no lime i rung public, and, with your consent, I select chance for seas or swells, hence at jdesciiption, for they are such apt and forcithe Herald as a proper medium through which can there be sufficient swell to prevent the!ble illustrations of the language of scripture, the crossing Bay fiom most indifferent boat to reply. First: Simoda furnishes not much encouragement for whale ships, from the fact In relation Io Hakodadi I can conceive of but ." Cast thy bread upon the waters, lor thou that the harbor is not well protected, and the one objection Io this port becoming a popular shall find it after ifhny days. " Blessed are is, it might holding ground not reliable. The prevailing resort for whaling ships, and that ye that sow beside all waters." winds are from the southeast, and at such be rather too cold in January and February. was A SAILOR'S AUTO-BIOGRAPIIV. times the harbor of Simoda is like an open I was told that in these two months there roadstead, quite as much sea as outside. In more or less snow fell, yet it nev. r slajs up" Sailor 's.Home," N. V., Jme I, 1865. addition there is no good or safe place to haul on the ground for any length ot time. I was Dear Sir:—In accordance with your kind and down a ship. The climate of this place is told that the ground never became frozen win-j request, :tiid the promise given, ihe following well adapted to whalemen's wants; and in seldom ice ever made to the thicknessolthink written in tlie hope that they mar ;lilies this respect I afh sure none is to be found dow-glass. I may be mistaken, yet I ijproveare of some interest to yourself, and that than was il here; that it is colder there never more agreeable. Protection to the Captains they mnv he considered as one more encourfar their crews is also abundant, for they in Ihe winter of '53 and '54, lhat winter, ice agement to the (tints being exerted in behalf thickbodies, to Ihe small in standing froze, means have men desert could not hy any of seamen. them; on Ihe contrary, they might find the ness of window-glass. Wood, water, vegeI feel assured that my letter will prove a Japanese too zealous watchmen over them. tables, and other things mentioned at Simoda, source of joy to you, for it will be perceived and Hakodadi, at so, are as or more p'en'y, The charges are of no amount scarcely —only that one more immortal spirit has turned a fee of five dollars for pilotage is recognized beef-cattle, appear more abundant. I also unto God through your instrumentality; that or asked by them—no port charges, export saw at this place, Irish potatoes growing, and, the simple mid casual remaiks, so quietly or import duty. Wood and water, if furnish- fruit and nuts are abundant. The location of j made, were followed by the influence of the ed, are at low rates, say fifty cents for large this place, ils proximity to the whaling-ground jjHoly Spirit, causing a deep conviction of sin, cask* of water, and three dollars per cord being only about four days' sail therefrom, | then repentance, and finally faith and hope in for good wood. Vegetables are plenty, and iand Isying directly in the road of whale-ships| Christ. not expensive; I saw no Irish potatoes, but from the line-cruise to Ihe northwest cruising I A few of the circumstances attending the abundance of sweet potatoes, and cheap as grounds; also, laying as it does on the direct jchange which has occurred, through the merof clippers wall as line. Salt and fresh fish are also line, marked by Lieut. Maury, cy of God, have already been stated; but to abundant, as well as eggs, chickens, and from Canton or China to San Francisco, thus] show how j;rent has been the mercy extendof oil fcureandj ed, I will give an outline of my career until duoks. Eggs are cheap, but chickens nine rendering the transhipment dollars per dozen. Beef is plenty, but they idirect: all combined make this the natural | jthe present lime. will not sell it. But for this restriction, I see iresort of whale ships. I observed also any In early life, the advantages of ao educawe two days nothing to prevent whaleships from finding it iamount of whales during Ihe tion were offered me by a pious father, whose a good harbor to supply themselves with fresh were becalmed off the east entrance of San- intention was to educate a son for the minissoon as as why, Simoda,. Straits. see no reason I j gar provisions, as well as vegetables. try. Providence had blessed my father in his then, will never become a popular whaling the Japanese become reconciled to the treaty, so that a want of means to defray business, depot, on account of its bad harbor. The iour whale ships will not, from policy, fre- collegiate expenses, was not a difficulty to be and as soon can and may soon quent this Inst mentioned place, The 'contend with. A kind, loving mother and overruled. There is, however, a beautiful as they do become reconciled, Americansj affection brothers and sisters were ready to furnish them with all miles from which is be to will thingS| assist me to Ihe uiiimsi of their power, but, Simoda, harbor thirty there peculiarly adapted to the whalemen's wants, requisite. Merchantmen will readily resort |[unfortunately, as it afterwards proved, at my 1 refer to the harbor of Heda; in this thereto repair damages, and clippers will own solicitation, I was sent from home at the harbor is abundant room for a large fleet, universally call there for freight and passen-![age of fourteen, and entered an academical aad perfectly land-locked or protected; good gers. And from this day forward it is boundi'institution, located in a village situated in toe facilities for hauling down a ship, and the to he a favorite resort for ships of war of all: part of this state. Previous to my harbor is easy of escape. The United Sta'ea nations cruising in those waters. I was in-j jnorthern resolutions had been formed, prodeparture, surveying steamer John Hansock visited and formed that the Allies" would winter there mises given, and my parents had prepared a surveyed this harbor, and confirms the favor- ithis coining winter. And the impression was; series of written rules for my guidance while able report of one Captain Worth, and also ithat Com. Abbot would rendezvous there in- absent from the parental roof. that of the Russians; in short the haiborof istead of China, on account of its being so. residing with relatives in the vilHeda has all the facilities that any natural imuch more healthy. All things considered, j Although scarcely two months passed by ere I bad remote time lage, harbor could have for the accommodation of I look forward, and to no very downward course. By dea upon the and entered why large know no reason see Hakodadi a commercial either, Fapanese snips; I i associations and intimaeiea objectional grees, to the with natural facilities not equalled by place, ronld not be prevailed upon exchange i promises were forgotten, my formed, harbor of Heda for that of Simoda, or in any other place within my knowledge, and a were the rules given by my padisregarded and I to into location force commerce allow American run such as ships early will otKar words ibe short period of seven months, rents. In Had*, instead of Simoda. upon her. It is aupposed that Commodore Perry was Hoping, gentlemen, that I have answered I had acquired the habits of smoking, chewling, and drinking intoxicating liquors. Upon anxious in selecting two harbors, la locate all your interrogations, and knowing as I do. The Whaleman’s Friend. . J ' " �the Friend, February, J866. *" 11 learning my evil course, I was instantly re- ihe threshold of my father's house. None not be that so much love had been manifested called by my parents, who wept over my early ever desired to see me again, until I had be- lor me—no, no. I had so long slighted tbe fall, but who forgave the deep transgressions. come a better man. All affection had died. advantages and blessings which had clustered I was then placed at school at the Columbia I had outraged all propriety; trampled upon around my pathway in life from my infancy College Grammar Institute, and for a short every holy feeling; caused my parents days —so long disregarded the precepts, entreatlime made rapid progress, but 1 soon formed and nights ol sleepless agony; defied God ies, and promises revealed in God's wordimproper friendships, became weary of the and man; I was not tit to live, and I cannot so long denied my Saviour, and defied my restraints of the school room, and longed to conceive how my life could have been spared Creator, that it could not be possible he died become a merchant. My wishes were gruli- hy that Infinite Being whom I had reviled, for me. No, no. I had broken all laws and fied, and I was allowed to leave home to en- blasphemed and hated. 'The next day after sinned beyond forgiveness; never could I reter a country store as junior clerk. Soon be- my arrival at the " Sailor's Home," by ihe ceive pardon. Day after day passed in thta coming dissatisfied, and having yielded to persuasions of a friend, I was induced to sign manner. My agony of mind was too great to temptation, 1 was recalled. It is almost un- the pledge, and rosolved to keep it. One admit of sleep. My Bible was my constant necessary to say that my Course was still' evening while seated at the tabic in the read- companion, but every verse seemed to condownwaid. My parents forgave me ag:;in' tuf room, conversing with some seamen late- demn me; I felt myself lost forever. The and again, and procured excellent situations, Iy returned from viiiious voyages, an invita- Saviour could not forgive. Two weeks had tor mo, but all promises wen: broken us soon' tion was extended Io visit the house of prayer. passed by in this manner since the commenceas 1 was not under a watchful father's <><', I accepted the invitation, through motives ol ment of the voyage, and niy mind was still and my career was marked hy dissipation. curiosity. While listening cnrelessly and in- bowed down under a conviction of my dark and dillerently to the words of divine truth, ihe sin. While pacing the deck, one night, tha ren-, the disobedience ingratitude My expression, "Quench not Ihe spirit," at- durk heavy clouds obscured the sky like a deri.-d mv parents, ut length, all confidence was lost, my lather's hair had gtown while in'llractrd my attention. The words, and re- .gloomy pall—it was like my heart—darkness sorrow, my mother's heart was bowed down [marks following them, became deeply en- .overspread all, and there was no ray of light with grief, and the affection of hi ol hers and graven upon my mind, and I could not forgeti t<> shine through the gloom—no hope, no hope tin in. The next day I sailed for Baltimore, I—l was in despair. Suddenly, 1 recollected sisteis begun to lose us brightness. and wasj during my absence, often thought about a! that the blessed Saviour forgave even those 1649, ol 1 In the mouth September, placed on bouid a whaling skip hound for a'limine exislcnre, although endeavoring to who slew Him, and my heart leaped for joy, Upon my retnrn to(for there was a hope that even my sins could cruise in the Aictic Ocean, in ihe 11.• j>e that.'shake off the feeling. alter absence of one month, I|he forgiven. I fell upon my knees by the York, be iNew an such a voyage might the m< svns of We bud a prosperous.,'avoided the house of God, lor I wished to rid | windlass and implored forgiveness for the Renig my evil hubils. I voyage, and ai lived home again tllei un ab- my mind of all thought upon ihe subject off deemer's sake. I felt that was a lost guilty sence of nineteen months. religion. Still lbc.-e words, " Quench nott wretch, unfit to live, but Christ the Redeemand I As my "out lit" had been given me, there the Spirit," were ringing in my curs. I couldI it had given himself a ransom for me, had faith in the efficacy of his blood to cleanse were $'its in my locker when we were "paid not driva I hem awuy. oil," but this was soon disposed of, sailor About one week previous to my departure.mv soul of sin. 1 gave myself wholly to God. fashion, and once more 1 riubaiked in a for the West Indies, while conversing withII My supplications lor mercy and forgiveness one of my brothers at the " Heme," I was i were changed to a song of praise and joy, whaler. The second voyage was an unlucky one; invited Io attend church, but replied, "Not and I arose from my knees with peace in ray we were unsuccessful in capturing whales, to night—by and by—to-morrow." You theni heart. how my soul praised God for all his passed through many dangers and much hard- remarked, "Now is the time—to-morrowi Oh mercies and kindness, and above all, for the 'may be friend yours, and was never my trip concluded,' heloie the long ship, (inestimable so gilt of His dear Son, whose blood 'Those words fell heart with upon my Tahiti,; been into at discharged hospital 1 had for even me. How Society Islands. There, iv ■ ickness, thous- much force that I began to think deeply, "to- .'had obtained pardon ands id' miles Irom home, amid strangers, I morrow" may not be mine! then if the voy- .changed were all my feelings! How differthought of t.o»e I loved, although I had age of life should end this night, where, ently every thing appeared! The sun, the my sbipwronged them, and a resolution was made tp where would it commence again? During sky, ihe sea, Ihe ship, and even different j were a light, in presented the week after mind males my this, ever be enabled of one period life, should 1 lead anvupright was greatly depressed in view of the judgmentt Which ever way 1 turned, new beauties seerato reach New York. Through ihe mercy God, 1 was allowed unco muic to clasp the ceitain to overtake my soul, but I could notl ed unfolded. My Bible possessed a dearer hands of relations and friends, and receive u pi ay; I did not dare Io pray. Our voyage■ interest; where before it had condemned me, source of conwelcome of which I was undeserving. All commenced—l had left the " Home" uith- .or appeared dull, was nowa this time 1 was living in violation ol Goo'si out informing any one of my state of mind, Isolation and delight. be praised, it was His work. The law; the name of God was never uttered but for I hoped the feeling would prove transitory.J God which for twenty-five years > to curse. Religion was scoti'ed at, lidiculcd,:The fust day passed by, and "cleaning up unfruitful tiee, ias cumbered the ; ground, has at last bit ught from s«mind was diverted its -! my decks," a means of sport. and made forth fruit. once but when all became quiet, rious thought; As soon as my health was restored, I Dear brother, pray for mo that strength again became a clerk, and received a fair land the shades of night began to steal overr may be given me from above to continue firm Ihe came back with i impressions months, us, went for a tew ten-fold smoothly salary. All the in good cause—that temptations may be that t withstood but temptation came, and 1 bad not strengthi'force. My mental distress was so great, with God's help and blessing, fell knees Rnd for upon my prayed mercy, did not to disI way entirely give resist. to may be enabled to live in the I that Pray tuin at helm. As my would be at and as 'until called to take the steady times, sipation, but God, of and the advancement of the g lory our hasten"watch" was relieved, I a new influence was brought to bene upon my soon as on earth. There is no | kingdom Redeemer's and below to read Bible that had my an entire E d Bible—a hoped permanent was lifs it of s trength own. I am but a polluted my but alyears, acbeen for eleven my companion change would tako place. Suddenly, an worm in the sight of God. May 1 ever love cident occurred, which prostißted ineon a bed ways remained at ihe bottom of my chest, and trust my Saviour, and do his will. Oh, of pain for weary months, and it w as-believed bag, «or trunk. As I opened the sacred pagesi may my white-haired futher's heart be glad"For so u fell the God :|my i upon verse, eyes to be one of the consequences attending lilc dened when he hears of the change of heart of dissipation. My lite bad been spared, asi'loved the world, that he gave his only begotthat believeth on experienced by his son. May he feel it anhim whosoever i Son, heart no ten gave i it were by a miracle, yet my everlasting life." swer to his prayers. God bless all your efthanks to God, whose mercy permitted me toi should not perish, but have dear brother, and may you behold (he live. This dispensation, i.intend of awaken- ■ While pondering over the infinite love of the forts, little seed guilt quietly dropped by the wayside my Redeemer, hut '"Creator a sense of condition, losa and I ■ig ms to a sense of my up into a goodly tree hearing fruit seemed to make me more careless and indif- [filled my heart. The fear of the judgmentI springing the hearts ol Chrisferent. Again 1 disgraced my relations andI was lost in Ihe thought of ingratitude to Himi unto eternal life, and may daily answers be cheered by receiving cross, Ihe of the tians me who had agonies experienced friends, and as my conduct bad estranged i for seamen. from all, I left home last winter in anger, J and died for my sake. As I continued tot to their prayers M. T. Truly yours, with ibe determination never again to crossI. read, my heart sank lowerand lower; it couldi .• , . correct-1 : " . . r ' II ■ ii 11 . . i ' > �* THE FRIEND. FEBUARY, 185& 12 Of the grand scale on which the operations |ou, of town, whch Howard and 1 have culFORMATION OF CORAL ISLANDS. contemplated are going on, we may tivuted this season. We have raised ab».ut 'here Pacific are either vol The islands of the form some idea from the focls stated by com- 116 acres of corn, and a good supply of potacanic or coral formation. The latter are all petent observers, that in the Indian Ocean, toes, beans, squashes, pumpkins, and other lgw islands, not rising but a few feet, at most, to the southwest of Malabar, there is a chain' I vegei aides, sufficient for a year. We have above the surface of the ocean, while the of coral reefs and islets four hundred and also sown four acres of winter wheat, which, geographical miles in length; on Ihe we hope, will supply us with flour after next formersend up their towering summits, dwell- eighty east coast of New Holland, an unbroken May or June, when wheal is said to ripen ing among the clouds. reef of three hundred and fifty miles long; there. Our crops aie all good, and we have The following observations respecting the between that and New Guinea, a coral for- made a better start, in six Monti s, than we hun- [could in Mn-is. with the same capital ami 10 formation of coral islands, we doubt not, will mation, which extends npwards of seven dred miles; and that Disappointment Islands jyeais of bard work and fair success. The with some of our be perused interest by and Duff's Group are connected by six hun- family has remained in Lawrence through readers. We copy these paragraphs from dred miles of coral reefs, over which the na- [the summer, and probably will through the "The Wonders of Geology," by S. G. Good- tives can travel from one island to another. winter, ns it will be pleasnnler for them lo rich, o/w» There is so much of the marvellous and be nour meetings, school, post-office, and " Peter Parley." The coral banks are every where seen in sublime in the idea of the creation of islands stores, than Io be out on Ihe claim \\ different stages of progress. Some are be- and continents by the ceaseless labors ol shall have n good comfortable fiamc-house come Islands, but not yet habitable ; others numberless myriads of living instruments, for our winter quarters. You, no doubt, are above high-water mark, but destitute of that we cannot be surprised that this inter-!lhave fancied us as living in a far-off wildt ivegetation ; while many are overflowed with esting subject has attracted the attention ofiness, deprived of all the comforts, and almost every returning tide. When the polypi ol one of the most elegant of our modern poets. necessaries of life, wilh scarce a neighbor the corals at the bottom of the ocean cease The following extract, which is alike poetic within ten miles—no schools, meetings, or to live, their skeletons still adhere to each and descriptive, we take from " The Pelican jany other privilege we led behind. 'This other, and the interstices being gradually fill- Island" of James Montgomery. was true, when I came here, one year ago. ed up with sand and broken pieces of corals Then Lawrence contained one building, saw the living ptle ascend, I and shells,, washed in by the sea, a mass of The "itiuusuleum of ns architects, covered with grass, one log cabin, and a few (lying upwards as their labors closed. rock is at length formed. Future races of Still tents. Now, we have preaching every SabSlum- Ihe inmi rial, but the slime was turned these animalcules spread out upon the rising To adamant hy their pelrihc touch, bath of all sorts, a Congregational Church Krad were their frames, ephemeral their lives,— Society formed while I was here lust Fall, bank, and in their turn die, increase, and Their and imperishable. All elevate this wonderful monument of their ex- Life's masonry needful fuiiclion, food, exertion, rest, Jand which has seen fit to choose me Deacon, ' • isince we cinne back ; we have weekly prayer meetings, Sabbath-schools and day-schools : also, fine well tilled stores, where all necessary store-goods can be obtained at reasonable prices, a large hotel, built of stone and containing 40 rooms, and several smaller hotels and eating-houses, druggist store building, confectionary, provision stoi", butcher's shop, doctoi's and lawyer's offices, I don't know how many—two blacksmith's cabinetone two wheelwright's and maker's Mi >p, throe sleam saw-mills, and a gristmill maily done, post-office, a brick yard, and lime-kiln, and some two hundred houses, many of them built ol stone, and The city many well-tinishvd frame-houses. is now growing faster than ever before. Our Society hope soon to build a good church. are thrown up by the waves : these are Her The Unitarians are about doing Ihe came. Hergianl stalues, wrought fruin rocks of granite, for such a pile Occasionally a steamboat comes up the Kancracked by the heat of the sun, washed to liul puny ornamenlsmound of caiscombs, As this slu|M?ndous pieces by the surge, and drifted on the reef. Killed isas river and lands at our wharf. Around wilh dry mummies of the builder-worms." After ihis, the calcareous mass is undisturbed, of six to ten miles, JLawrencc for a distance KANSAS CORRESPONDENCE. »nd offers to the seeds of the cocoa, pandais Indian country j (which Berth, the except The following extract we copy from a you will find nearly every half-mile a good mis, and other trees and plants, floated thilh<ar by the waves, a soil on which Ihey rapidly letter received, by the last mail, from a friend farm-house and cultivated fields. Nor have to the grow, and overshadown the white, dazzling Kansas. It is dated Lawrence, K. S., we anything to fear from proximity and fnendstirfco Trunks of trees, drifted by cur- in civilized being Indians, quite they rents from other countries, find here at length Oct. 6, 1855. We would merely remark ly to tho whites—especially the Yankees— a resting-place, and bring with them some that the writer formerly resided in the town whom they prefer to the Missourians—and Insmall animals, as lizards and insects. Kvon of Groton. Mass. :— they arc particularly hostile to the wild and would go mountains, before the trees form groves or forests, seaback on the start to view the western dians would allow there; stioyed land-birds find Last Fall I took a them Government if and out and fight states many of Kansas, n tbe bushes; and at a still later pe- count ry. I passed through rest Kansas. I them. Such are " the wilds home, an takes possession of the newly territories, and among the and hope to our we made have it belter•I where country. It is in this manner thut was pleas, d with the country—liked all feel contented, and We days. we our s pend thinking, saw—and I "flesh-pot. nesian Archipelago has been formed. than any other place making it a freet.'havo no desire to return to the nediate foundations of the islands are might do something towards of that nothing know I fict institutions on a of Egypt." In coral reefs, and these, in all proba- state, and forming its rising come here, for would induce me to go back to my c.rcumwe concluded to we feel that a large te bused <<n tho cones or craters of right basis, once get started, the stances there. Besides, no volcanoes, long since extinct. you know when you before us here. is open in these days field of usefulness circumstance worthy of re- distance of a thousand miles, for good or evil, in another more do one can We A s man * makes but little difference. of society, than half a nost of these islands have an inlet of steam,the borders of Kansas, all tho way, shaping the beginning But you prothe reef opposite to the large valleys came to is formed. where we pur- score after the bins of Kansas berighbonng land, whence numerous by railroad and steamboat, is danger there that 45 feel bably chased a team and came to Lawrence, we do and what shall ins issue and How into the sea; an easy slave-state, I have taken coming a in our own conveyance. that ia the will ef if Well, ingress is thus afforded to vessels, as well as mies, that case. in miles 5| 160 acres, about Ihe means of obtaiuing a_supply of water. a farm claim of By nice economy of Providence, lo carry on the process The reefs which raise themselves above the Were overruled ouiof water brought forlh solid rock. level of the sea are usually of a circular or Which Alom by alotn, thus ihe mountain grew oval form, and surrounded by a deep and ofA coral island, stretching eusl and west; Sleep wilh the flanks, with precipices sharp, tentimes unfathomable ocean. In the centre Descending to their base in ocean gloom. of each there is generally a shallow lagoon, Chasms, lew, and narrow, and irregular, smaller and more Formed harbors, safe at once and perilous,— with atill water, where the for defense, hut perilous lo enter. delicate kinds of zoophytes find a tranquil Safe A sea-lake shone amidst the fossil isle, live on the ; while the species stronger abode Reflecting in a ring ils cliffs and caverns, lake below. outer margin of the ilse, where the surf Wilh heaven itself seen like a edifice, Cutnpared wilh this amazing over them. dashes Raised by the weakest creatures in existence, When the reef is dry at low water, the What are the works of intellectual DISS,, II is temples, palaces, and sepulchres 1 coral animals cease to increase. A continuin the balance, atoms in the gale, ous mass of solid stone is then seen, which is Dust Compared wilh these achievements in the deep: of olden lime ; composed of shells and echini, with fragments Were all the monuments Egypt's gray piles of hieroglyphic grandeur, of corals, united by calcareous sand, produc- That have survived the language which they speak, to the eye, ed by the pulverization of the shells offria- Presrrviuf its dead emblems what these reveal ; ble polyparia. Fragments of coral limestone Vit hiding Irom the mindmere pinnacles, pyramids would he 1 li-stle ., ,I' ,• i i ,, I i �13 THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1856. Providence we will submit, and labor on to 23. The phrase, 'diink no longer water,' smaller quantity. (7.) This whole passage •nuke it a free slate. We have no idea of is equWolent to, drink not water only.' See is one of great value to the cause of tempergiving all up for lost, even then. But let me numerous instances in Wetstein. The Greek ance. Timothy was undoubtedly in the habit tell you, that will never be. I have lately word here used does not elsewhere occur in of abstaining wholly from the use of wine. been a tour over nearly all the whole lerrt- ihe New Testament. V< But use a little wine Paul knew this, and he did not reprove him lory where there are settlements, and from Mingled wilh the water—the common method for it. He manifestly favored the general actual investigation, I am satisfied that four- of drinking wine in the East. VFor iky habit, and only asked him to depart in some rifthsi of the settlers are free-slitles-men, and stomach's sake. It was not for the pleasure small degree from it, in order that he might women 100. We may be overborne by arm- to be derived from the use of wine, or be- restore and preserve his health. So far, and ed invaders at first, but Missouri cannot cause it would produce hilarity or excitement, no farther, is it right to apply this language always play that game. Nay, her time is but solely because it was regarded as neces- in regard to the use ol wine; and the minisalready past. Allhotif>li they threatened this sary for the promotion of health; that is, as ter who should follow this injunction would Fall to do, what they accomplished las spring a medicine. HAnd thine often infirmities. be in no danger of disgracing his sacred proto take possession of our polls, the time Weaknesses or sicknesses. 'The word would fession by the debasing and demoralizing sin passed, and they did not even attempt it. include all infirmities of body, but seems to of intemperance. Rev. A. Barnes. Our mm are now organized and armed with refer here to some attacks of sickness to Sharp's rifles, and would fight to the death which Timothy was liable, or to some feeble- FAITH AND WORKS—TWO PLANKS. for our familiesand homes, as did our fathers ness of constitution; but beyond this we have From the pocket of a dead Russian soldof ~|d—and our enemies know it—and con- no information in regard to the nature of his ier in the fortress of Bomarsund a British a tract, which was sent to Engsidering " discretion the hetti r plit of valor" nviladics. In view of this passage, and as sailor took a land as and was there translated treated curiosity, never was will wisely let ns alone. I a further explanation of it, we may make the with more respect than by the Missourians, following remarks: (.1.) The use of wine, and published by the London Religious Tract botn here and in Missouri, where I frequently and of all intoxicating drinks, was solemnly Society. The following extract illustrates a great truth: jfo, having passed through the slate three forbidden to the priests under the Mosaic "A preacher wishing to explain to his contunes. Nor do I have ihe least fear of per- law, when engaged in the performance of sonal violence to myself or my family, not- their sacred duties.' Lev. x. 9, 10. The gregation what a dangerous delusion those withstanding all that has been said on the same was the case among the Egyptian persons are in who seek salvation partly from subject. We pay no attention whatever to priests. Clarke. Comp. Notes on eh. iii. 3. their own works and partly from the rightthe laws they made for us, but trample them It is not improbable that the same thing would eousness of Christ, said to them, Supposing under foot. Nor have they, ns yet, attempt- be regarded as proper omong those who it is needful for you to cross a river, over ed to enlbrce them I feel per'ect confidence ministered in holy things under tho christian which two planks are thrown. One is perthat Ihe Lord will over-rule all this violence dispensation. The natural feeling would be, fectly new, the other is completely rotten. tor the furtherance of the cause of free- and not improperly, thut a christian minister How will you go? If you walk upon the rotdom. The Slave-Holders have already so should not be less holy than a Jewish priest, ten one, you are sure to fall into the river. overdone the business (hat they have done and especially when it is remembered that If you put one foot on the rotten plank and more to make Kansas a tree state than the ihe reason of the Jewish law remained Ihe the other on the new plank, it will be the jiiti-slavcry folks themselves same—"that ye may put difference between same; you will certainly fall through and is one safe C. D. Yours, itc. holy and unholy, and clean and unclean." perish. So there on only new plank.method left: your Set both the feet (•2.) It is evident from this passage that "The rotten plunk is your own unclean A TEXT OFTEN MISAPPLIED. Timothy usually drank water only, or that, in self-righteousness. He who trusts in it must modern he was a tee-totalltr.' language, ' Drink no longer water, hut use a little wine for thy remedy. The new plank is .(niijich's sake and tutue often luiirmilies. I Tire. 5:23. llejvits, c vido nil. not in the habit of drink- perish without There has been much difficulty felt in re- ing wine, or he could not have been exhorted the eternal saving righteousness of Christ, which came from heaven, and is given to gard to the connection which this advice has to do it. (3.) He must havn been a re- every one that believeth in him. Trust in «ith what precedes and what follows. Many markably temperate youth to have required rather in his everlasting have considered the difficulty to be so great Ihe authority ofnn apostle to induce him to his righteousness, or saved; for the Scripand shall be you truth, There few are tli it they have supposed that this verse has drink even a little wine. believeth on him been displaced, and (hat it should bo intro- ycu' g men so temperate as lo require »nc/i lure saith, ' Whosoever duced in some other connection. The true an authority to induce them lo do it. (4.) shall nJt be ashamed."' rwnneclion, and the reason for Ihe introduc- The exhortation extended only to a very modcelebrated A Deserved Rebuke.—The tion, and the reason for the introduction of erate use of wine. It was not to drink it Abdel Kuder has sent to the Asiatic Society the counsel here, seems to me to be (his : freely; it was not to drink it at the tables of of Paris an original manuscript, consisting Paul appears to have been suddenly impressed lite rich and the great, or in the social circle; | of religious and moral di-quisiiions, written wi h the thought—a thought which is very it was not even to drink it by itself; it was] by himself In his first chapter, which treats likely to come over a man who is writing on to use " a little," mingled with water—for of ihe advantages of science, he complains .the dunes of the ministry—of the ifrduou* this was the usual me*lhod. (5.) It was not that the learned men of Europe, pailicularly nature of the ministerial office. He was as a common drink, but the exhortation or of France, who have carried human knowlgiving counsels in regard to an office command extends only to its use as a medi- edge to a vast height, and are constantly whichrequired a great amount of labor, care, cine. All the use which can be legitimately carrying it higher, never think of raising and anxiety. The labors enjoined were such made of this injunction —whatever conclusion (heir hearts and minds towards God, who as to demand all the time; the care and may be drawn from other precepts —is, that governs the world wilh supreme wisdsun. anxiety incident to such a charge would be it is proper to use a small quantity of wine Never," Bays he, do they " their conversation, and never is theVe very likely to prostrate the frame, and to in- for medicinal purposes. (6.) There are in nay jure the health. Then be remembered that many ministers of the gospel, now, alas ! to mention of Him in their writings " he reed could an aposwas but a led whom under no circumstances yet youth; Timothy his feebleness of constitution and his frequent tle npply this exhortation —" Drink no longer Victims or a Battale.—The correspondent of the London Times who gives a frightattacks of illness; he recollected the very! water only." They would ask, with surprise, abstemious habits which he had prescribed what he meant ? whether he intended il in fully graphic sketch of the most " heart rendfor himself, and, in this connection, he urg'-s irony, and for banter—for they need no apos- ing and revolting pictures of the horrors m him to a careful regard tor his h.uh, an.' tolic command to drink wine. Or if he should war," which were witnessed in the hospital prescribes the use of a small q tntity of address to them the exhortation, use a little of Sebastopol, says, " How the poor human wfll, mingled with his water, u a suitable wine," Ihey could regard it only as a reproof body can be so mutilated and yet hold its medicine in his case. Thus considered, this for their usual habit of drinking much. To soul within, when every limb is shattered, be given by an in- many, the exhortation would.be appropriate, vein and artery is pouring out the •fireciion teas spired teacher as it is to counsel a man to pay if they ought to use wine at all only hecause lifeMtTeam, one might stlWy here at every a proper regard to bis health, and not need- they are in the habit of using so muck that it step, and at the same time wonder how lUtl* lessly throw "away his life. Comp. Matt. x. [would be proper to restrain them to a much will kill !" ' — , " . " �14 THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, I8S<?. “Kalama” Totally Wrecked. METEOROLOGICAL ANNEXATION, ItSteamer I From Ihe New York obn.rver.) is with great regret we hare learned from SAILORS’ OR MAUNA LOA AND BROOKLYN Capt. Jones, who CHILDREN. returned to this port on ThursHEIGHTS UNITED! day morning, the particulars of the wreck of the Another of those noiseless but beneficent The political annexation scheme of the above named steamer, which took place at Koloa, 'institutions which adorn our city, and which Kauai, on tho 5th inst. The Kalama arrived at: have been originated and sustained by little Sandwich Islands and the United States, Koloa and came to anchor about 7 1-2 o'clock A.l(bands of excellent, sell-denying women, preseems to be at rest, but a certain Mr. Meriam, M., and immediately commenced taking in freight sented its eighth annual nutice to the public Honolulu. Between 10 and 11 o'clock, the on carrying on bis scientific and meteorological for the 31st October. wind shifted from the Northward and Eustward to reservations on Brooklyn Heights, is advo- the Southward and Westward with squalls, and We refer to the Society for ihe Relief of cating the theory that the Aurora Borealis gradually increased till 1 P. M., at which time IDestitute Children of Seamen, located'on a Capt. it necessary to get undcr-weigh I |beautiful rise of ground in the rear of the beautifying the heavens encircling Long Is-! tleavingJonesdeemed some freight still on shore. The boats Sailor's Snug Harbor on Staten Island. We land, is connected with the eruptions on II n- Jwere immediately recalled and secured, and the |Ifound Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. Leßoy, Mr., capstan manned for heaving in tho chain. The)i(iriswold, Mrs Bement, and many other oriwaii. Some remarks of this gentleman upon:|boat was propelled slowly to assist in this operathis subject are to be found in the Albany tion. As soon as the anchor was tripped, the usual 1 ginators and firm friends of the institution and tho order given from our city and the island, assembled lo Argus of Nov. 12, suggested by the published signal was made to go ahead, verbally by Capt. Jones to " hook on," which!(witness the condition and proficiency of the account of the recent eruptions, communi- order was responded to by the Engineer, the boat' 119 children of .stamen there gathered togecated by theU. S. Consul, Mr. Ogden. Our being at that time heading off shore. In a few Ither, of Which the most of them are between moments Capt. Jones discovered that the steamer'n .the ages of from 3to 12 years. Everything narrow limits will not allow us to copy all of bow was falling off into the trough of tho sea, and Ipassed 1 off in ■ highly satisfnelory maum-i • Mr. Meriam's remarks, and we shall merely that she was making little or no headway. At the ( tin: children looked clean and healthy; well same time PrendergaVt, who was on board,I insert his observations upon the eruption in noticed thisCapt. circumstance, and called Capt. Jons' clothed, well fed, and hnp|iv. As far as we could judge, Ihe management IR5'2. Tbe communication above referred attention to the fact that the engine was not work- : , ' , '', properly. Capt. J. being at the beam, request- and government of the "lion c" seems to be to contains similar remarks upon the recent ing ed (Japt. P. to step into the engine room and as- very kind and paternal. The house isahnneruption. certain what was the matter with the engine. In iilnntly laroe, and ihe act otnmoiluliana are on I have for many years heen engaged in extensive and a few moments Capt. P. returned on deck and re-'|the most liberal scale. It is well wanned ami " observations upon the Aurora lioreabs and mete- ported to Capt. J. that the engine-ir was working minute ors, as connected with oihcr wonderful phenomena of tu- the engine hy hand over her cutivs, and that she ventilated, and the children lave five aeies tors , and the facts I have collected during my long-con. had caught once On herlower on trtt. 1'v this time of handsome wi od lawn for their play-ground. tinned researches placed in chronological and feographi The ladies have erected the .spacious buildcal order, fully, clearly, and most convincingly illuslrala the boat had fallen broad off into the t rough of the!, sea, and was drifting bodily on to the point. Tne ing ut a cost ol about $30,11011, and suetsin il the connection. On tbe Itth of February, 1852. the volcano of Hsbss boat having littloor no headway up to this moment, ;it an annual expense ola little more than Loa moved in i fearful convulsion, at 3h. 20m. A. M. i at an effort was made to back her into the cove, but §7,01)0. J II P. M. of that day, the Aurora was seen from my place without effect, and there being no prospect of clear- j For all of which we are indebted to Ihe of observation on Brooklyn Heights and »l the" Higlinold House Observatory, London,"Khr., a font auroral ing the point with steam, the anchor was lot go as personal exertion? nod influence ef a very area wa» seen. On the morning of that day, the ship a last resource, but with no avail. In a few mo- j ' ' ' ; , hnnd of Tybse Ml atruck by lightning. The dHy previous an incuts she struck heavily fore and aft on the mothers and daughpoint, ■mall earthquake was experienced at Palermo, Sicily, and also and ters, in the service, we trust may find who, and a hours was in few a immediately bilged, ia Cecil county, Md. that it is more blessed to give than receive. Oa Iks morning of ihe 19lh theaurora continued vi«ihle total wreck.—[Polynesian. from my place ol ohservalion, till the light of day obscurR. <T P. Loss or Ship Iris.—A letter from Capt ed it. When the sun rose and shown upon ihe clouds, ihey became intensely luminous. At the Hifßfleid House Devoll. of Ship Iris, of this port, reports Ac THE WONDERS OF PRAYER. Observatory the aurora continued, and lightning was seen in ihe west. The Aurora was also teen from Newbury. loss of that ship at Port Gregory, New HolBY REV. J. RYLAND, OF NORTHAMPTON, ENG. Vl. land, as follows:—"June 29th, went into livening of the 19th, the aurora increased in its glow Port Gregory, New Holland, with a pilot on Abraham's servant prays—Rebekah apand brilliancy as daylight was retiring, and in a lulls Jacob wrestles, and prays, and prelime became splendidly I never before saw, board with Ihe intention of tiumpbacking in ipears. nor have 1 since seen, such a wonderful and profuse dis- the Bay; anchored the ship on good holding vails with Christ—Esau's mmd is wondcrfnllv play of boreal corruscalions. Il was seen from Albany, turned from the revengeltil purpose he had H. Y.i Springfield and UoMon, Mass. ; Providence, 11. 1 ground, with two anchors ahead, a kedge and Christian " ; a moving buoy astern, and made arrange- harbored for 20 years. Moses cries to God ments with a party on shore to take hump- —the sea divides. Moses prays—Amttlek is back oil in the Hay. On the night of the lOlh discomfuted. Joshua prays—Achan is disof July, a severe gale from the north west covered. Hannah prays—Samuel is born. sprung up, and accompanied with a severe David prays—Ahithophel hangs himself current, were driven ashore. The ship lies Asa prays—a victory is gained. Jehoshato God —God turns away his foes. An Aerial Echo.—The passengers in a deeply imbedded in the sand, and will un- Iphat cries and doubtedly Itiss, a total with the Hezekiah pray—los,ooo Assyriprove excepreceot balloon excursion state that at the are dead in twelve hours. Daniel prays height of 11,000 feet above the earth, every tion of what we can save by our efforts. Had ihe loss, 150 bids sp. oil and —the dream is revealed. Daniel prays—the thing spoken distinctly by them was returned at tbe time ofwhale. Officers and crew sav- llions are muzzled. Daniel prays—the sev1 humpback in about a minute in an echo so clear and ed The Iris was owned hy Edward C. enty weeks are revealed. Mordecai and distinct as the words spoken. Jones Esq., and is fully insured in this city. Esther fast—Hainan is I ariged on his own KM;.—Milton and his widow only reCapt Devoll writes that he cruised off the gallows in three days. Ezra prays at Ahava ceiver! $115 for the copyright of Paradise N. W. Cape of New Holland from April Ist —God answers. Nehemiah darts a prayer Lost, while Ihe piece of paper signed by him* to June Ist, in company with 20 to 30 ships. —the King's heart is softened in a minute. containing his contract witii the bookseller,was —[N. B. Mercury. Elijah prays—a drought of three years suerecently bought for $536, or more than four Expensive.—Tho Dublin University Maga- Ireeds, p'lijah prays—rain descends apace. timet* the author's receipts. zine slates that the war with Russia costs jElisha prays—Jordan is divided. Elkha comes back; for prayer Thk Sunken Fleet.—The naval arma- England and her allies a quarter of a million prays—a child's soul The church prays ardently reaches eternity. sterlin, or 1,250,000 per day ! nenl destroyed by the Russian* at Sebasto an angel. by —Peter is delivered pot, to prevent its falling into the hands of The Barometer and the Bombardment.— their enemy, it is said, exceeded the whole A scientific Frenchman announced the cannaval force of the United Slate.. The Rus- nonade and the assault of Sebastopol from Since the commencement of the England has sent to the Crimea 80,000 men; and sian fleet at Sebastopol, in September, 1851, the changes effected in the mercury of his numbered 108 vessels, carrying 2,200 C<Mb; barometer. He says that it takes an hour besides guaranteeing tike $20,000,000 loan while the United Slates navy, according to [and forty minutes for barometers in France of Turkey, and advancing $10,000 000 io she American Almanac, consists of 73 vea- to receive the impression of the guns at Se- Sardinia, has expended $tf0,000,000 iv the prosecution of war. bastopol. atla. carrying 2,120 guns. Portland. Maine; Havre, Prance; Frankfort, Germany, and at the llighfield Home Observatory, England. At Charhre, France, a most violent thunder alorm, accom. pooled wilh vivid ISJStiiing, snow and hail—inch, it was said, was never lufore seen in Prance—prevailed. The aurora continued throughout the night, and until the sunligut of the 2uih rendered il invisible." llsaiah ans " �15 THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1850. Tobacco.—The fol owing THE PILGRIMS’ FIRST SABBATH IN NEW ENGLAND. was communicated to Com. Wilkes, of the Exploring Expedition, by a savage of the Among many striking peculiarities of the Keejee Islands.—He stated that a vessel, the Pilgrim Fathers' their strict and conscienthe hulk of which wis still lying on the beach, of the sabbath should never bad come ashore in a storm, and that all the tious observance hands of the Islandbe It had an important influence forgotten. crew had fallen into tho ers. and would that their descendants, their upon " What did you do with them?" inquired descendants, at home and abroad, observed Wilkes. 'em all," answered the savage. the Holy Sabbath as becomingly and sacred" Killed did you do withthem alter vou had ly. It was religion which made those men " What killed them?" what they were, and it was a part of their the cannibal. " Eat 'em, good," returned to " remember the Sabbath day and religion " Did you eat then all?" asked the half- keep it holy." The following allusion to the sick commodore. all but one." Yes, we eat first Sabbath spent by the Pilgrims in New " did one?" why you spare And we England, copy from a late American Mes" Advantage of Using " Because he taste too much like tobacco. [FTohrF e riend.] HYMN. THE ROCK OF AGES A SECURE 1 wae treasuring stores of wrath, Thickening gloom was so say path Looking for the dreadful day. All was terror, guilt, dismay ■ I no ray of hope could see. Black despair was (brooding aw. , Then a still, small voice I heard, Which my inmost spirit stirred, Flee from wrath, O sinoer, At*, Come, thy refuge find in main the Rock of Ares hide, Let tormenting fear subside." " Now in joyful trust secure, With my heart and conscience pan. Though terrific thunders crash, Tempests roar and lightnings lash, 1 will praise my glorious Rock, That sustains the fiercest shock RErUOI. # senger: If the tobacco chewer should happen to fall " The May-Flower had borne its one huninto the hands of New Zealand savages, or dred and one souls across the ocean. It hove get shipwrecked somewhere in the Feejeean in sight of the bleak shores of New England In this refuge, what can harm 1 group, he will have the consolation of know- at the opening of a dreary winter. A spot Tis without thai fears alarm. ing that he will not be cut into steaks, and was to be selected for the children's dwellingHere remorse and ttrrora ceaes, buried without liturgy in the unconsecraled place, and for the parents' grave. The shalAnd ia felt a perfect peace. stomach of a cannibal.—National Magazine. lop was unshipped, but needed repairs, and Rock of Ajot, cleft for sse," Miniature Paihtino bv Sunlight.—A sixteen weary days were spent in lilting her " L- K. I'm lorever ssfe in The*! microscopic photogiaph was recently exhibi- for service. Six men were then sent in her, Jan. S, 186S. find a on spot snow, size of a amidst ice and to which ted al Manchester, England, of the pin's head, which, when magnified several lo land. The sprayof the ocean dashed over for tan " Fries*." hundred tunes, was seen to contain a group them and froze on their clothes like coats of RATHER wandered, WHAT I’D of seven portraits, the likenesses being ad- mail. Five days more they DO. mirably distinct. Another of less size rep- searching in vain for a place to land. A Brave whalers leaving native hone, resented a tablet erected to the memory ol a storm arose; snow and rain fell in torrents; Sack treasure far and near, citizen of Manchester ; it covered only one the sea rolled its mighty waves; the mast and Now o'er Pacific's billows roam, onie-hundrcth part of a superficial inch, and sails went overboard, and the rudder itself Now steer for Arctio drear. of the and of which the midst tempest gave way. In contained 680 letters, every one could be distinctly seen by the aid of the without a shelter, and while they were tossThey meet the keen and northern bhvtt ing upon the mighty deep, approached the microscope. With firm but anxious mind the pilgrim's friend, in which Another Short Cut.—The viceroy of day of the Lord, While cruising by the icy mass not to do any work." they had been taught Egypt has give* permission to constitute a Tire of drew oily prey to find. on; before the rest Their day evening company composed of capitalists of all nafront surf to surf, till Ihey way their pushed a canal tions, for the purpose of making Bat ah ! the life a whaler leads they entered an inlet, sheltered under the across the Isthmus of Suez. Is not the life for me, and there kindhillock; they lea of a rising Anotuer Explorer.—Dr. Barth, who I'd rather dig among the weeds ted a fire, and on a little island spent the day has spent five years in the interior of Africa, in solemn adoration of (he Lord of the SabThan hunt upon the sea. of which hitherto unknown land he has gained bath. The next day they stood on Plymouth Or even on some quiet isle much kuowlege, has returned in safety to Europe. Among other valuable discoveries, is Rock/ Dwell far from haunts of men, ttiat of two large empires, Gandoand HamdThere I might use my books awhile, Library.—Col. Rawlingson has A laki, the names of which were not even A Queer of ancient Or Babymaybe try the pen. among the ruins previously known, and an inland sea twice discovered many containing library, lon an extensive as large as the Black sea. I'd seek with words oflife to tel large treatises on astronomy, mathematics, Ood's sympathy and love, A Strange Idba.—A captain ol the Brit- and other branches of knowledge, which will ish Navy has published a book advocating throw great light on biblical branches of hisAnd as I strove each grief to qosll, trie conversion of the Arabian desert, which tory and criticism, and the history of our Confide in him above. he believes was once the bed of an ocean, race. This library was not printed on paper, W. D. Tabsb. »nio an ocean again, by canals from the Medion baked bricks. but impressed Cortes." Sbip terranean, which is 1,300 feet above thelevel " oaf the desert. One of the advantages would Appreciated [Wrlllaai for " Tfc« Fol»»."J American Inventions be, making the navigation to India through Life! maAbroad.—The American agricultural the valley of the Jordan and the basin of the chines, both reaping and threshing, took tbe What is if? Dead sea, as short as the overland route. Tin a scene of strife premium at the recent trial before the ComAn Kjpknsivb Horse. —A Bedouin Arab missioners ol the French Universal ExposiFor honor; His a visit horse hats arrived in Philadelphia, of gray tion, as they did at the World's Fair in Lonworld's wide field ofbattle where To the color and four years p!d, for which his owner don.' Every American machine entered but he who conquers ; 'tis a gift None is crowned has refused $10,000, requiring $12,500. proved greatly superior to every European was Of heaven to fallen man ; 'tis a mil Riomt Nimu,-A New England physi- machine. KJ» The first prizefor pianos to surIhe Inheritance ; tie a swift greatly cian, becoming convinced of the evil of giv- given to a Boston maker, who that supposed the aoof tbe in Parisians, Vision ; 'tis death; wiue and spirits prise ing and receiving in tbe world. •isl circle, having several friends at his house, their instruments were the best A veil tsbieh, lift. Mui, " Gentlemen, here are wine, and bran- Such national triumphs are more glorious Then enters and tl/, and arsenic; all are/poison—some slower than the victories of war. May Europe Death. a p.H.U. ■ than others bat equally snre. Take jour America never contend except in such peaceIful strifes. •hoice." Could'nt eat him no how!" " • -- -■ �16 THE FRIEVD, FEBRUARY, 1856. BOSTON SUBSCRIPTION for the Sailors’ Honolulu Marine Hospital. MARRIED. Home at Honolulu. Oa the 15th mutant, at Washington Place, in Ihi. city, by fPHlS INSTITUTION, near the comer of Bcrctonia and Punch Bowl at*., in the moat salubri8. C. Dahiis, W. C. Pius, Kfjuint, Mar.-hal ol l John W.Sullivan flO thaR.1T. Hawaiian Kingdom, In Mm Annua, daughter of tli. lair and quiet part of the i it offers a irrcat desider30 the John Tappen Has. Luthsb Simua, r. a. Commissioner to the Ha- ous atum for invalids in Honolulu, viz.; n pleasant anil William W. Goddard •.-'-.'■ waiian lalanda. Icsbod Washburn, Worcestor 10 Oa Monday, Jan.31, by the Rev.J.D. Rni™, ». L. Austin. comfortable residence, where they will receive the of Buffalo, New York, to Mis. CaaoLina II., daughter care of competent attendants, and at a rate of charge 10 <ilKsq, Willism T. Eunice within the means of all. 5 tha Rev. K. VV. TlaaT. of Honolulu. John Gove Single rooms are provided for such as do not wish David 8."supposed Sears 10 "D. toenter the general wards of the Hospital. Information Wanted. Robert F. Hooper 10 John W. MaiStM, a seaman on hoard the The rooms are large and well ventilated, and fitte<l Thos. B. Wales & Co. 25 whale ship Drafer, (Japt. Sanfnid. visil Honolulu, he up superior to any of the kind hitherto provided in &, Co., Gage, Sawyer Charlcstown 20 is requested Is tall Honolulu, and every effort will te made to render upon ihe Chaplain. & 20 Magoun Son this what a Hospital should he. (Jhailej B. Feasenden 25 Patients will also be received by Drs. HomuK, HONOLULU MEDICAL HALL. Nith. Goddard 20 Foim, lln.i.KimAM), Billions, H.\iu>y and Ot'ii.tm . IMC .Mi -Kill KIN, sriK.I'.ON, Ar. Addition subscription to A Lady" on the Office of the Marine Hospital at the Honolulu inform the inhabitanta of Honolulu and vicinity that sub. paper sent Oct. 18 near the Market. 5 he hawtotaken the old established Drue Store, corner of Mer- Drugstore, Queen at., GEO. A. LATHROP. M. I>. R. S. Wade 10 chant and KaahumanuKtreetH, whichhe Iras remorirlled and 10 means to keep coimtantly Hiipplied with the best nn-dicinett he To Musters of S. G. Reed procure from the United Mates and England. The concern Whale-Shifts Visiting the 10 can Beni. T. Reed will be conftt.intly under his own or In- s.n's tmperinieii.j<n< », II iw.in,in lslnnds. 10 no that families) requiring medicine may depend on getting the F. C. Manning iitteiitii.ii [a lulled to the following facts carefully prepared. W. R. Lawrence 10 beat, which arc offered M inducements to visit He lias jiiflt received a case of London perfumery Soap*, 10 Brushes, &<■„ and daily expects a further *upply, which, with KRALAKKAKUA liAV the coining season for reII. H. Crocker the ordinary patent and other uiediciiieH, will be sold on rea cruits. Charles Wills, N.P. 25 sonable terms. John M. Forbes You will find here in the greatest abundance ami 25 Physicians' and Surgeons' proscriptions carefully prepared. Captain* or owners of vessels will lind every attention paid of the best kinoqlthi' follow ing articles, which will themselves or families if requiring medical assistance. be furnished at the shortest notice and at moderate Amount of names this date 335 to Medicine Chests carefully examined and refitted Potatoes, the best the islands afford, Names sent 18M Oct., 1855 1473 Attendance for consultation at ollice from 9 A. M. till noon, prices:—Sweet and from 4to(i P. M. on week days. On Sunday from 9A. M Squashes, Melons, Oranges, Cocoanuts, Beef, Muu oilier limes, at his resident c I'liiiii Street. (7 tf ton, (ioats. Hogs, Fowls, Turkeys, Wood in ai.y Whole amount subscribed $1808 lilt 11 at quantity, delivered ut the landing. Lastly and most WETMORE, C. H. important, you will run no risk of small pox. as that UBSCRIPTION Seamen's Capel. (seals free,) Physician Surgeon, and pestilence has not appeared here, nor within scveinl led hy gratuitous contributions and The Friend. u.sanil copies of which are distriliuled gratuitously miles of this liuy. Every attention will be paid to HILO, HAWAII, SANDWICH ISLANDS. seamen in the Pacific Ocean N. B.—Medicine Chests carefully replenished, and those who may favor us with a call. on reasonable terms. For Chapel. For Friend P. CCMINt.S »5 DO Capt. Pease, Champion" Kealakcakua, Hawaii. Chsrlrs Sylvester, 1st officer 2 SO G. P. JUDD, M. D„ *5 00 Capt. Cross, "Oscar" 6 01) Physician nnd surgeon, UOOIt*, 3 00 Mr. Bartow, Lsjiaina • HONOLULU, OAHU, 8. I. EVEliY SAILOR ought to own Rev. T. Coun "... 5 00 Office comer of Fort and Merchant sst. C dice open Webster's small Dictionary, Price 7A cents 3 00 Mr. Thrum from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. and $1,00. 10 00 Mr. Walerhouse Morse's Geography and Atlas, Price $1.25, 6 00 Opt Layton E. HOFFMANN, Brown's and Well's English Grammar. Prie* Found on Bethel Pulpit • 2 SO Physician and Surgeon, 75 cts. Cost of the Friend for 1865. Office in the New Drug Store, corner of Kaahumanu The American Arithmetic. Price 75 eta. Printer's bill, paper, 6tc. t»C2 62 and Queen sts., Makee & Anthon's Block. Open The Lamplighter, thrilling tale. Price $1,60. a Receipts. day and night Webster's Spelling Book. Price 25 cts. Island auliscriptions • 316 00 " ~ do. Clarke's Lectures to young men. Price $1,50. » 211 00 Foreign • GEO. Doaaiiows 811 60 do. Price $,125. • • • Bcecher's do. do. * 284 SO Physician and Surgeon, Chevoir's Travels in Sandwich Islands. Prir* 8. HONOLULU, OAHU, I. 115102 Office at the Debt, Jan. 1st, 1836 $1,50. Honolulu Drug Store, Queen St., near Bates do. do. do. Price IV It is highly aatisfaclory lhal we have been enabled the Market. Residence corner of Fort and Bcrecurrent 10 meet the expenses of the Friend without incur $1,75. taniasts., next above the Catholic Church. Pitcarn's Island and its inhabitants. Price $1.00 tng a debt of 01 ly (151 02 The Home has diverted many CII.IIW & CO., Haw liian Phrase Books of questions and answers. donations" which would have fallen to the I enefit ol ihe Price 50 cts. Chandlers and Ship While been General Agents, supportthe Friend has Chapel and Priend. Ali the above, together with a large variety of Lahnian, Mniii.s I. ed less by donations, il baa derived more from island and Books (see Catalogue) can be had at the Pott Office .Ships supplied with Recruits, Btornge and Money. Bookstore. Alse letter paper, Ink, Pens, Journals, foreign subscribers than during any previous year of its Memorandum Books Sec. &c. existence. It- PITMAN, H. M. WHITNKY. Oct. 3-mos. X'r Move than I*oo copies of each number of ihe BYRON'S BAY. HILO, HAWAII. Friend have been distributed gratuitoualy. Passengers. in General Merchandise and HawaiiNoyes. MreStClait an Produce. All Stores required by Whole Pr-r Frances Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. and child. Henry C. Shaw, William P. Drew, P. W. Burke, CARD.—The following timely donations have been Ships and others, supplied on reasonable Qfajts. and terms Plan William Southward, Roeder, A. made to the Home:—A looking gluss and 2 lanterns, Iruni at the shortest notice. Per hnrque Yankee, Smith, for Pan Francisco—Me* er«. Mr. Kverett, a set of the lithographic views of Honolulu, Peoples, t'odona, llrewer, Lcurnan, Snyder, lady and S chilhy Mr- Km,ncit; s quantity of lumber (valued at 810.1 j) WANTED—Exchange on the U. States and Eu- dren, Wv.-m, ll.ilH'iihaii.cii, Annereau, Hinrkley, Armatrong, Oct. 2, 1854.—3 H.C. Lee and 3 sons, Zwicaer. Warner, Austin and lady, Betl, 1•)■ Mr. vvare 1 a barrel of oil, hy Capt. Tobey, of ship rope. Young Phoenix, (vaiued al Sal.00). All donations in Barrett, llogan, Hiss, Tniin, Carter, Warrell, Mitchell, Dana, ADVERTISER, dishing, lliitr-rhlnpir and eon, A via. Wardwell, Welliag, THE by due be the Treasurer. will, lime, reported matey in Inch, llnzell, FarrsSl. Jones, Townnend, Brien, Scotl, ghep is a good and expeditious writer, wishes pard, Van Doroua, Hatstead, White, Dious, Johnston, Har for a situation. Apply by letter to A. B. riKon, Perkins, Dennis, Travers, Mr. and Mrs. Cumminga, Mr. DIED. Office and Mrs. Hmiiiea Mr. add Mrs. Allen, Mrs Cramer, Miss Anof this paper. At Uhue, on lh« 13th ult. Mr. IS. II. Rlct, aged 37 years, nereau, Miss Virginia, ('apt. Fanning. Cxpl Wall, lady and 3 (t is Jens than a year since he le.'l bis home and lamily in Wis chililreii, Victoria Mazano, .1, Heath, R. 1.. Stevens. m»>Tn, hoping ibst a voyage to ihr-e Islands and a short resi J. WORTH denca here would restore hia health ; but ha had deferred this established himself in business at voyage tovsnanc; consumption hud fastened upon him, and its Hilo, Hawaii, Is prepared to furnish ships h-ltl could aotberelaxed by tha dims of our sunny Islands. with recruits on favorable terms, for Cash, Goods lUsrame lor health -lie found a grave. Hi-inc iiospul Nov. lath, of Dropsy of Brain, Jno. or Bills on the United States. In PORT OF W»LS«», discharged rrom Bark Eanny. Nnvt Hind, of Cunsuuiptiun, W'm. I'iiblii, carpenter of Arrived. Bkip Wm. Tall. BOOK AND TRACT DEPOSITORY Jan. 30.—Am. barque Erancei Palmer, Paly, 21 days (k-ss Baa Dae. Jth, of Kifitainn of tha Drain, Louis Sastos, a native ol at the Sailors' Homb. Francisco. Oupa Verd Islands, discharged from Ship Mogul. Bibles, Books and Tracts, in the English, French, l*no. l.iiB, of Consumption, Is vac Muaoocn.aged about 27, Cleared. a native of Poitland, Maine, late 8rd off Bark JamesAndrews. 1Portuguese, German, Danish and Spanish lan- Dec. 94. —Am. sh Adeline Gibhs, Pomrroy, to tmase Liver Complaint and Dropsy, Mi.un. Lewis, guages. for Sola at cost pritety but Dec. 18th, or Seine, Lr ndon, to cruise. t>-,rmm»t to Has i arlc~. 29. Alice, Penny, to cruise. GHATurrou* to Seamen. Suoodjy of Consumption llmouisio Cansaa, belongJan. 2.—Am. barque Yankee, Smith, lor Baa rraacltte. ing to Uraeios, Wi-stern Islands. Champion, Pease, cruise. Also, Office of The Fkibnd ;" bound volumes for Booun, belonging to CamI» ic. Jir.1 of Consumption, Tarqillna, Harris, Port Towntend. received. ■ale; discharged in AprWlrom Ship Ontario. Subscriptions bridge Thompson,' craise sad kilts I Massachusetts, i N.B.—Seamen belonging Jan. Ilth, In.Sii, of Dropsv, Johh lioasti, (col'd) a Portu4.— Nauricon. I.urc, crui-e. to vessels lying off and Barclay, sh. Alex. liwi, dlscliargeJ from Ship Alex. Baiclay. Jan. 5.— Haw. Heine, Brtsaea on," will be supplied with books and papers at the Jan. 9I*<, of Consumption Jo.n Dsieaae.a Hortugaeaa dis 7.—Am. sb. Champion, Pease, cruise. - S " ------ ... - •- - - - - - -- - - - .... " - - - - - - - -- ... - - ... - forthe - . , SHOULD BEGS YOUll ; .... . ... . . - -- WHICH - • AT IaTHBOP, • " DEALER m WHO < HAVING MARINE JOURNAL. HONOLULU. BIBLE, • " " nh-s-ged sroaa Hark Delawas-e." ' Depository. ' Am. ah. Pb.au, W.IUaJM, cr.lt.. � 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 (1856) 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 - 1856.02.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856.02.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/d747c3daa69e9806a475ca0046fd5603.pdf e152d7710e8fcbc0220cfca2da01a108 PDF Text Text THF E RIEND. New Series, Vol. V, No. 1. . HONOLULU, J l\l \K. 1, 1856. PROCLAMATION. CONTENTS OP THE FRIEND, JAN. 1, 1850. Time ii Fleeting BY THE KING. ■ Who is my Neighbor We hereby proclaim Our pleasure that 2,3,4 Letter from Pilcairn's Island Mr. Lawrence's Death, 6 Tuesday, the first of January next, be kept Almansc IBsfi 81. John the Evangelist's day as a day ofsolemn Thanksgiving to Almighty 6 The Whaleman's Friend Our List ofDonations in Boston for Tilt Home -' I God for His numberless blessings to A Yankee Character • ' and people. * Remarks kingdom Mr. Ogden's Shipping Intelligence 1 KAMEIIAMEIIA. (Signed.) ® (j) a - - - - - - - •:• J - - - - - - - "ft* ... - - -- , ... - - - - - - I• I $Bis Ji % * Palace, 10th, Dec. 1855. Old Series, VOL. XIII. [Written for "The Polio."] "TIME IS FLEETING." What though time is short and fleeting Hero below ! Few our friends and cold their greeting, In our woe ! What though strongest tics are broken, And farewells are hourly spoken, Here below ! • Time is long enough for duty ; Act to-day, Hawaiian Thanksgiving.—By Royal apthe of and beauty youth Ist, this is observed Ere bloom day, January HONOLULU, JANUARY 1, 1856. Ipointment, Pass away ; as a day of Thanksgiving. Public religious While our friends around are falling, NEW YEAR’S DAY. services will be held at the Court House, And a warning voice is calling at 11 A.M., where a sermon will be preached ! Us away. •* The yearis born ! the year i« horn by the Rev. J. D. Strong. The past is nnmbsred with the dead! trust the morrow What thoughts arise on New YearV m;>rn! Act to-day, and “And who is my Neighbor:” What days— what rricnds— what hopes are flul I For its part; Mow timearrives—new worse to do— About one year ago, a shipmaster by the It may bring surcease of sorrow New cares—new dangers are in view." name of Elliot, commanding a merchant vesTo the heart; Like a vision o'er thee stealing, The world's history commences a new- sel lying in this port preached an excellent Itmay soothe each sadden'd feeling And who is my Individuals commence sermon (wm the text, chapter to-day. Of tho heart. the It is that we enjoy seldom anew the journey of life. It is a fit season neighbor r' D. N. H but whento a sermon, t* break offold and vicious habits, and make privilege of listening good resolutions for the future. Try it read- ever the opportunity occurs we never fail to It is a source of great encouragement er. Try it seamen. Profit by past experi- improve it. The sermon to which we now to the Trustees of the "Home," that Imitate refer was a most timely effort. Capt. Elliot Mr. Hunncwell, of Boston, has met with ence. Shun whatever is evil. whatever is good. As we cannot foresee being a shipmaster, and having been con- such success as is indicated by the list of what shall take place in the future, how nected with tho N. Y. Sailor's Home, his re- donors published in another portion of our timely the exhortation ofthcTfalmist, "Trust marks fell with peculiar weight upon the columns. We hope others will thereby good, so shall thou dwell mind. We would add by the way, that he be provoked to manifest a similar zeal to adin the Lord, in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed." was a local preacher of the Methodist Church. vance the cause. May it not reasonably be Wa should aim to prepare our minds for He spoke as one practically acquainted expected that the whaling ports of the U. S. scenes ofsorrow as well as joy, for as it has with the subject of Sailor's Homes, and do something ? Will they allow Boston the been aptly and beautifully said by another, showed their importance so clearly that we sole honor and privilege of contributing to What the years to come will be, no man have ever since felt that the experiment this enterprize ? Contributions may be forcan say. To some they will come leaping should be fairly tried in Honolulu. He warded to James Hunncwell, Esq., Bosto n > like bride's maids to a wedding ; to others showed too most clearly that all shipmasters or to the Rooms of the American S. F. Sothey will arrive weeping, like mourners were clearly bound to promote in every pos- ciety, New York. When the enterprize first clad in sackcloth to a funeral. It is well sible way the establishment and support of started, the Trustees estimated that it would that we do not know which it will be !" these institutions. His final appeal to his require $15,000 for its completion. About brother shipmasters was so truthful and touch- $8,000 has already been contributed. Hence, let us labor, look up, and trust! ing, that we have always regretted it was Plenty of Whales.—The universal reduring not committed to writing and published. In A Step Forward.—In our October number the past season among whale- his address to landsmen, he showed too, it was our painful duty to report that the that of most the sailor a scripin conclusively, saw a plenty they that Hawaiian men has been, Government had taken a step backis the neighbor of every christian ward, whales. Some have said that they never saw tural sense,furthermore that in stopping the mails; but we now rethe landsman man, and to sea. were They all their to going joice so many in report that the Government has takshould not act the part of the Priest and the still no lack as to but but the take, Levite, difficult that of Good Samaritan. en a step in the other direction. A good bewild, and fall under Capt. Elli- ging on New Year's. We Should these lines ever does corresnot This report to numbers. hope onr subscriot's notice, we desire to express our sincere the that whaling that old bers not have will story, occasion to complain that pond with thanks to him for that sermon. Its influence easiness was about done, as all the whales has been operating, for good upon the mind "The Friend" does npt reach them regularone, at least, during the past twelve months. ' " " �THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1856 2 lives, neither would these gentlemen accept tons .11 that wefel, asiCwe were indeed of any remuneration in the shape of passage where Jacob felt himself to be on his awakmoney—and Mr. Seamen, the owner of the ing at Los. I feel very much your debtor LETTER FROM PITCAIRN'S ISLAND. barque, sent on shore a large supply of such for the solicitude you so kindly express for The following deeply interesting letter articles as were likely to be needed by my the welfare of ibis community generally, and child. Moreover whatever they re- myself in particular. As respects mi ordifrom the Rev. Mr. Nobbs, we received some invalid ceived from the shore they insisted on paying nation, although I did not seek it, still I am months since, but its length, mid the press- ihe established prices, although the commu- hound to say 1 have ever considered scripa ure of other articles prepared for our col- nity were most sulicitous they should receive tural and apostolic induction into the ministry umns, prevented us from presenting it to gratuitously the supplies they needed, in con- of paramount and vital importance ; and I sideration of their sympathy for my children. humbly trust that He who mercifully directed our readers. We think our readers will be The conduct of the whole party while here me on my voluntary, but arduous, eiiga«c-< much interested in the varied contents of this on shore was gentlemanly and consistent menfs previous to my ordination will still communication. with the requirements of Christianity, and vouchsafe me His rapport and guidance now • the author's son Honorable conduct when they took iheir departure after two that I am more solemnly pledged to Him by of sojourn, they carried with them the Ihe imposition of hands and by piayer. the of notorious Meiggs Remarks upon the!days religiom education of the children of the esteem of the whole community. Judge then The administration of the holy communion is islands Death of David McCoy Future of our astonishment nnd regret when a month at'ended with most beneficial results ; otherprospects of the inhabitants Reasons for afterwards we were informed, by a ship from wise we seem to pursue the even tenor of removing to Norfolk Island-Generous con- California, that Mr. Meiggs was a defaulter our way much as we used to do before my duct ofthe British Government Observance to a very large amount, and that the other visit to England. With us there are neither on board were accessory to and im- remarkable declensions nor conversions. of the Sabbath—Day School Grateful parties plicated in the fraud ! It came upon us The requirements of morality being strictly acknowledgements, Sec, Sec. somewhat like affliction, and we observed, the children have no bad examples Pitcaikn, May 7, 1855. still cherish thea domestic hope that the accusations to lend them astray ; consequently when Ihe respected Mr FRIEND —I sent you a few are greatly exaggerated at all events they monitions of the Holy Spit it net upon the awarried lines some two months since, accom- obtained our respect and heartfelt gratitude, kened and willing mind, when the hithertonied by a book recently published relative and that gratitude they still possess ; and correct and decent subject of parental anxiety, to our " Rock of the West." The ship by whatever may be the result of Mr. Meiggs and pastoral care yields the heart and affecwhich I forwarded them making so short a conduct at San Francisco, (unfortunate, un- tions lo the influences of Divine grace ; the stay that I could not answer your kind letter just or exaggerated, ns (he case may elicit) vital change is not nearly so remarkable as handed me by Capt. Connelly, so fully as I my daily prayer shall be, that the kindness it would be in those who have lived for years desired. Three days previous to the date ot shewn by Mr. Meiggs to my dying child, and in the neglect of, or in opposition to the immy last letter it pleased God, in His inscru- bis brother, and his anxiety that any thing on mutable precepts promulgated from Sinai. table wisdom, to call from time to eternity my board the ship which could be of service, Mistake me not, my worthy friend. Do not eldest son Reuben : he had been, for some might be left for my son's use, may be ren- lor a moment suppose I would assume so unyears past, living in Valparaiso, and by his dered him a thousandfold ; and that the scriplural a dogma as to assert that our chilcorrect and exemplary conduct obtained the commiseration he has expressed for others dren are born with a less corrupt nature than love and respect of all his acquaintance. may be mercifully extended to himself. My others, or that the seeds of evil are not inheAbout twelve months since, duiing a fit of poor boy sunk rapidly, after his return ; I rent in their dispositions, in common with all coughing, he burst a blood-vessel, which saw, from the first there was no probability the fallen offspring of fallen Adam. lam reduced him so much that he was obliged to of recovery; hut this stroke of domestic afflic- sure you will give me credit for a better leave his situation and put himself under the tion was mercifully divested of much of its knowledge of humanity in the abstract, and directions of his invaluable friend, Dr. An- severity on finding that be was perfectly of the institutes of the Christian religion as crum. After a few weeks the doctor found aware of his situation, and not only resigned taught by Him who spake as never man his case hopeless, and advised him, as a last to it, but anxiously desirous to depart and spake. What I intend to observe is simply resource, to return home. There was much enter into the joy of his Lord. Sometimes this : immorality or profligacy not being difficulty in procuring a passage hitherward, his dear mother and myself, flattered by the countenanced among us ; we are, comparabut he succeeded at length in securing for specious appearance ofhis insidious disease, tively speaking, ignorant of the ten thousand himself and a younger brother (who also be- would hint at the possibility of Ins being forms in which vice in England, or America, trayed premonitory symptoms of consumption) spared to us ; but with a-gentle shake of the allures immortals to destruction : so that hert>" a culiin on board a French brig bound to head, he would reply "No dear parents —1 when a sinner turns from the error of his 1 Tahiti. There he remained three months in feel I am rapidly approaching the grave— ways, it is not with that eclat which is too a gradual f(»t« of decline, but most kindly humanly speaking, my recovery is impossi- often the attendant of conversion in more and rtftcienity cared for by Coasul Miller, ble, and that my dear father knows as well as civilized, but less favored parts of the chrisDr. Johnson itml other good Samaritans. I do ; and if it is not improper to entertain tian world. True, the mighty change is not It brgau |t> be doubtful at last whether be such a wish, I would rather not return to altogether unnoted, although the happy re-,..' would be spar <J to return to his home. In the health again ; my earnest desire and prayer cipient is often the last to believe it. A more. | midst of doubts an American vessel is to depart and to be with Christ, which is frequent and earnest perusal of God's from Sun Kiawisco (ostensibly bound on a far belter." Such was the tenor of his dis- Book," and increased desire of religious conples*tue rruia*) touched at Tahiti, and the course during the short lime he was spared versation, a more subdued demeanor, and a the barque (" Ameiican," of Asto- us, and he died "strong in faith, giving glory love for seclusion and retirement speak i is ruing the anxiety of the lads to to God." An hour before his death he was volumes to the observant and happy father, most humanely consent- seized with a violent spasm which we thought mother, husband or wife, as the case may be ed to Itring them hither. Accordingly they would have carried him off, but he rallied —and the future conversation of the sinner eii'barkeil, and after a lengthened passage again. Seeing his mother weeping he said saved by grace" is " such as bccoineth the nf iwent)-two days, arrived in safety. To Do not weep mother, one more such stroke Gospel of Christ." preserve the thread of my desultory epistle and I shall be in the arms of my Saviour." Such, my dear sir, is the simple history of as untangled as conveniently possible, I may Shortly after he had another attack, and conversion" among this community, and I as well say now what I subsequently learned nothing remained but his attenuated form— " humbly trust that the fruits may continue to ooncernirig these humane and apparently the happy spirit returned to join the glorified proclaim aloud the genuineness of their faith, honorable parties, the owner and the char- throng. He died on Friday afternoon, hope, and charity. lam not attempting meterer ofthe barque who had his family and March 2nd, at 6 o'clock. taphysical accuracy in this relation, though several others of his relatives on board. On The Sunday before his death I administered I should be sorry to violate it ; neither am I the passage from Tahiti Reuben and his to him the Holy Eucharist—there were eight disposed to carp at the elaborate and flowing brother could not * have been more kindly of us present—and-it was indeed a time ot accounts, which occasionally appear of reeared for had they been dearly beloved rela- refreshing ; so awfully sublime did it appear markable conversions ; all 1 would say is. ForeC ign orrespondence. Icalh . . — —— — — —— : " • " " �3 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1866. that Duniel had fallen, but she did not know fractured, from which tho brain protruoeo. that the only lest on the part of the convert, (lac extent of his hurt. She then swam thro' There was also a deep cut on one of the legs excitement or depreswhether the subject of broken that I could sion, is that proposed by the Redeemer him- a heavy surf, all alone, and landed close to but no other bones were ascertain. Such and sudden was the death found corpse. them," husband, her whom she a shall know their fruits ye self, " By a young man beloved by had left of Daniel Less than half an hour he McCoy, descrimination. previous and this with us t* the rule of most deservedly Hut there is another phase of" tho consistent her with a smile on his countenance, for Dan-| the whole community, and What, so. He is the third of the family which have with iel was a cheerful mood. in always can revert life to which I professor's an untimely end within a very few years. uumingled satisfaction. "The chamber where must have been the poor girl's agony as she [met William McCoy died from lock-jaw, occathe good man meets his fate." It has been sat by her deaf husband with his head resting on her lap for more than an hour ere any sioned by asphater of wood running into his in* privilege to attend the bed of sickness and I one could get to her assistance. Her feel-;'foot. Matthew freCoy, from wounds received itni m§ this community for 27 years, of a cannon behave frequently had Ihe unspeakable happi- ings I will not attempt to describe, but I will by the accidental explosion the now the third "Bounty,"—and she life extinct lo longing finding ; of the tell what did on dying you the testimony ness to listen lo from a precipice God would brother Daniel, knelt down and that by falling prayed of" its sting she believer—to see death SO on the north-western side of the island. May that the soul before quitting its frail tenement give her grace so to live that she might re-, Lydia seemed invested with an nntepast ol heaven. join her dear Daniel in heaven ; for I am, the God of the widow support poorno chilSuch manifestations can by no means be con-,Isurc, said she, when speaking to me on the under the awful calamity. She has lo rest her affections upon—but she has strued into mental liallucii.uiioiis or transient| subject, that he was prepared for death, and dren a mother, and brothers and sisters, and she my to takes the of away pain great recur that loss.j Icelinns ofexcited gratitude—lor not the accident; has the sympathies of the whole community. to the happy state of mind in which many of I was on the bed at the time of or |On Him who, above all others, well deserves Bronchitis, dark from something suffering valhave entered the oui* immortals " child) he] like when a long low wail reached myvery! ear. |the name of Friend may she place her affec. to it, ley," here, (1 refer my deceased accompanied by the exclamation, O dear,ljlions : to Him let her flee as a very present was a young man prostrated in the prune in time of trouble and all will be well his days, and for many weeks standing on dear ! .lumping from my bed 1 ran out of, help or been both had for time and eternity. Daniel McCoy I j was, sick, a and solemn that doors forgetting the brink of eternity ; with full have been view of his state clearly impressed on bis and on enquiring what war- the matter learneu was in his twenty-third year. 1 not more prolix than I intended, but being sure hurt, was if badly con-; the Daniel McCoy from his own and that mind, both feelings versations ofhis sorrowing, yet happy friends, killed by falling from the precipice. Most of your christ an sympathy in our bereavefishing; ments, I shall forbear making any apology. he could still amid the ravages and exhaustion | of the men were out in their canoesthree or men Ere you receive this, the number of inhabthe two being Saturday) so entirely resign (it of pulmonary consumption, to the spot; and itants will exceed two hundred, all, with the himself to the providential dispensations of'that were at hand hastened whom exception of three, born on the island. How his heavenly Father, as to make the exem- several of the women followed, a ng to go many will go to Norfolk Islond is, at present was would have they wife; his now as mv suffering and adorable plary words of solve Saviour the frequent and ardent theme of bis the same route by which the decease fell I a problem which I cannot undertake to the elder chiefly —there are a few. people, was lest a similar accident might but he fear in great Not Thine my will aspirations. " wish to remain, but the idea of separadone." Were not these sweet words for an befall Mrs. Nobbs. I did not say any thing who am inclined earthly parent to listen to ? I found ilicin to prevent her going with the other Women, tion is favored by none—and Icomes to reas to think that whenever a ship much her duty so. because felt it was I H unwavering Such confiunspeakably and find that a they reality, could, them, she move which what assistance me, dence with eternity in view strengthens theirs-fender been now more than once in a they at present view as merely a probability, Bless tin- for amid this temporal bereavment. similar situation and had received all will embark rather than part to me.et no ! ; soul and all that is within me somewhat Lord O my jinuch attention from our neighbors, (that is more in this world. For myself, il any do bless His holy name." Three weeks after the demise of my son, the whole community,) ye.t 1 am free to say remain, I shall stay with them, and request death made another inroad among us: A lit- a heavy load was removed when 1 saw bet the Bishop of London to send a younger man tle boy often years of age pierced his fool return in safety. She bad not got so far as to assume the clerical duties by do with a barbed arrow, (used for taking fish the dangerous part of the road when she met Island. You ask the question The reason is hut very who informed hei-i simple, returning, they induced one of the men go." from the holes of the rocks,) which Want of the adequate tetanus, and in forty-eight hours after the ter- that poor Daniel was tlead. A canoe was very cogent, viz. : rible disease commenced, his nappy spirit fled sent to summon home the fisherman, and the means of subsistence. Our rocky island is miles in circumfereme to the realms of bliss. Dining the intervals; whaleboat manned and taken to the spot barely four-and-a-half t of the spasmodic constrictions of the Buffer- ■ where the corpse lay, when it was put into and most of it is uncullivabler—we cannc animal in except very food, afford to rear his the round to brought "Bounty Bay," child would of boat anil speak ing body, the dear blessed Savior, and ask him to take bun to be linn transferred to a canoe, for a bier, and small quantities—und when ships come for so with those whom he blessed when on enrth. borne on men's shoulders to the village. I vegetables, wo can rarely supply them, of many have no means procuring and such we bandages that lie could had been lhat preparing busy The patient sufferer wa3 aware I domestic not recover, still he never expressed the lead other things ns might bo necessary, a0 things which arc indispensable to dreed of death. At the lime of his departure■ placed them in the bouse to which I supposed comfort. Several competent and influential I was praying with him ; his parents andI ho would be brought, but the sad news ofhis persons who have visited us of late years, several others kneeling around his bed; he death rendered all my intentions useless : are of opinion that an emigration should take the same to the gave one slight shudder and exclaimed in ai however, busying myself about these things place—and have repotted who graciously piopostd Government, British me a measure from the painful in great clear, audible voice, " Lord Jcs :s receive kept my spirit," and then went to see Him as I It- impressions induced by suspense, and fretting lo remove us to Norfolk Island, on the will ; but drawing of the penal scllleHienr now in course is. But one fortnight had elapsed from thisi myself about the safety of my adear wife words of of operation. Our friends m Luglai d »-re a Bible and lew period, when another sad and awful bereave- chapter from the ment fell upon the community. Daniel Mc prayer I found to be the panacea. At length anxious we should avail ioism ivis of tins C«W and his wife went to the northwest side! the'women returned, and my wife and eldest most eligible opportunity at once, for m cjtse of the Island in quest of fish. After descend- daughter (whom I did know had gone) with we hesitate, emigrants from the mother or the colonies would soon profit by in" to the rocks, Daniel left his wife and as- ■ them—and I was truly thankful. A messen- country, our sumindecision. Bounty Bay," came from ; with the intention of «er now passing cended again, " the head of a small inlet of the sea and theni moning me thither, as the sister and brother Norfolk Island is, ofall places, |he best unci's ; and going down to the rocks on tho other side. of the deceased were both attacked With] suited to our peculiar circuins some where,.in a as we I necessarily go fits some must : spasmodic taking poor ; remedies, so he fell Ins wife While doing and ■ saw him roll down tho face of the crag and started, but met them on their way home— few years at farthest, the best thing, humanlay motionless on the rugged lava washed by poor Lydia McCoy came home in the whale- ly speaking, is to go w-henever the autie'iities of the sea. She had the presence of mind toi boat with the corpse. On examining the in- jat home send out a vessel fur the purpose call a lad, at some distance fishing, and de- juries I found the spine was broken at the removing us. I apprehend it would have spatch him to the village with the sad tidingsI bend of the shoulders, and the acciput bad'y been ere this but for the war iu_EuropfitMi rolled " : ;■ ■ - - �4 THE FRIEND. JANUARY, 185& I think, not probable it will now take school is frequented three times a-week by The following notice of Mr. Lawrence's until peace is restored. 1 do not sup- the greater part of the community. Aft to death, wo copy from the American Mes" go where we may, our sympathies csn myself, what with my clerical duties, superamalgamate with the soil, as is the case here; intendence of the schools, and the medical senger " for October. every bush and crag on the isolated rock are care of the sick, I am constantly employed, Death of Abbott Lawrence.—This disfamiliar and old acquaintance. Then the and sometimes laboriously so, but my avoca- tinguished Bostonian died August 18th, in romantic origin of the community affects us tions suit me, and I believe I am suited to his G3d year. From a farmer's boy, coining similarly, though on a less degree, with our them, and thankful I am for health and to Boston at the age of 10 with a bundle unit is, place pose, benefactors in the great world ; and Pitcairn strength to fulfil them—still I feel old age der his arm and three dollars in his pockei, Island will ever be to uarahat Zion was to creeping on, and our meagre living does not he became one of the merchant princes of Jews of old, "The city olour solemnities." agree with me so well as formerly. The that city, distinguished fur his energy, Another unpleasant thought will sometimes Society for the propagation ot the gospel un- his enterprise, his liberality, his intellierase our minds—if we should embark in a solicited! v placed me on their list of Mission- gence, his wealth, and his public and private name was never given to a body and bid adieu to an island which anta- aries, with an allowance of £50 per annum. example, gonistic circumstances have succeeded in But this, being all the income I possess, docs bad cause. Hon. Edward Everett in speakrendering unique and interesting, and should not go far in purchasing necessaries for a ing ofhis integrity said, that he was persuabe placed in juxta-position with families from family of 12, besides grandchildren. Since ded that if the dome of the State House had England or the colonies, as will probably be my return I have given the proceeds of the been one solid diamond, and laid at his feet the case if removed to Norfolk Island, our day-school (one shilling per month) to a as a bribe for a dishonest transaction, he social identity from circumstances, which we young man who is not able to obtain a liveli- would have spurned it like the dust he trod sannot 'control, will speedily cease to exist hood by manual labor—and he assists me in on. His promise was a sacrament. He also and be numbered among the things that were. teaching. I dare say I might have obtained stated that when Mr. Lawrence was offered However lh«i necessity is imperative, and our a larger stipend from various sources in Eng- (he post of ambassador to England, he confuture is in the hands of Him who doeth all land, but I did not go thither for gain, and 1 sulted him in regard to accepting it, and inthings well. returned quite satisfied with my reception. quired if there was any truth in the jest, that Our people have collected several articles In the name of the community I am desired an ambassador was one sent to a foreign of (heir homely manufacture for the benefit to return thanks to yourself and the many government lo tell lies for his own; adding, of the "Sailor's Home." A few were sent friends who contributed to the valuable col- that if that was the case, his mind was made by the same vessel by which I wrote: the re- lection of articles brought hither by H. M. S. up, for he had never yet told a lie, and he mainder will be forwarded by Ihe first opporAmphitrite." I have written to Mr. Water- was not going lo begin at the age of 56 years. house and Mr. Whitney, and did I know the He was one of the leaders of the manufactutunity—whenever that may occur—but 1 fear " it witl not be previous to November. Ships names of other donors I would write to them ring and railroad interests of the country in rarely visit us, although we frequently see ; also. I enclose five dollars for any purpose the days of their infancy. A Boston editor them passing on their way to Australia. you may choose to appropriate it, and shall says, "It is hardly too much to say, that Whale-ships aro the visitors best suited to Ifeel much obliged if you will, when an oppor- Lowell, Nashua, Manchester, and Lawrence, our requirements ; but we have so little to Utunity offer, send me a few numbers of the owe their existence and prosperity in a great spare that they do not like to come so far off Friend, for it is the 'Annalist of the Pacific' measure to his single individual force of to the westward, and then be disappointed of My spouse and daughters send their love character, in connection with wider forces a supply. Between August and November, |to Mrs. Damon as a sister in Chrttkand be- which it brought into the field." He was the 5 or 6 ships might obtain a tolerable supply ]lieve me, my respected friend, Urat I feel constant nnd warm friend of education. Hie of yams—but the remainder of the year sweet |myself very much your debtor for your chris- beneficence was great: though of large means, potatoes (not in large quantities) can only be ttian courtesy, which closely resembles that the use he made of them was larger, and like obtained. Water may generally be had if,of your countryman and fellow-laborer, the his brother Amos, every day of his life was the weather and surf is favorable ; and fire- Rev. David Trumbull, who conferred many a blessing to somebody. As was said of wood Jiough that also is becoming a scarce favors on myself and three of my children another Boston merchant, " He had the forOur present comfortable condition while they resided in Valparaiso. Should tune of a prince, and a heart as much larger is very much owing to the representations of you call in at General Miller's at any time than his fortune, as that was greater than a our inestimable friend, Admiral Moresby. please offer him my best respects ; and the beggar's." By his will he bequeathed $50,An account of our peculiar situation, our ac- Rev. Mr. Taylor also, of whom I heard my -000 to the Lawrence Scientific school at Camtual wants and prospects, after a carelul in- deceased son frequently speak with respect. bridge, in addition to $50,000 given in 1847 for the purpose of founding the school; $50,Yours in verity and truth, vestigation personally, was transmitted by -000 for the building model lodging-houses for him to the British Government, and influenGEORGE H. NOBBS. the poor of Boston, one-halfof the net rents tial private friends, and was farther corroborRev. S. C. Damon. of* which are to be distributed annually to ated by himself as the bearer of despatches. Tire authorities immediately made a most A Full-Blooded American.—Tim Mulowney, various charitable institutions in that city, liberal grant of clothing, tools, &c, and nu#lowney, a jolly-looking tar, with the richest and the other half to accumulate for a fund nterous friends set on foot a subscription- of brogues, applied at the Custom House the to keep the houses in order; $10,000 to the list, the proceeds to be consolidated into a other day for "purtection" as an American public library in Boston; $5,000 to the Frankfond called " the Pitcairn Island fund." After citizen. He was asked for his naturalization lin library at Lawrence; and $5,000 each to applying to our immediate use a portion of papers.—"Me naternal papers, is it, your the American Bible, Tract, and Home Misthe money so collected, there is yet £500 in- honor wants," said Tim, with an insinuating sionary Societies. vested in the public stocks for our future grin, "an' me a full-blooded American?" benefit. In addition to all this, the naval 'You don't mean to say that you were not Hon. W. L. Lee, Minister Plenipotentiary officers on the station, and through their re- born in Ireland?" and Envoy Extraordinary from the presentatiomnany residents in Valpariso have "Born in Ireland," replied Tim. "Sure I Sandwich Islands to our Government, took a afforded us great assistance. Thus my res- was. But thin, your honor, I kern from Cork final leave of the President of the United pected friend I have given yon a cursory to New Orleans last summer, an' there the States on last Monday week. Before leaving sketch of the why and the wherefore of our bloody muskeeteers run their bills into every he expressed great gratification at the sucpresent state and condition > the domestic inch of me, an' sucked out every drop of my cessful termination of his mission and predihabits of the community are more in accord- Irish blood, good look to 'em an' now I'm a cated highly beneficial results to the two ance with the prevalent customs of civilized full-blooded American." 'countries from the negotiation of the treaty society than they were thirty years ago, These was some philosiphy as well as fun of commercial reciprocity. The President, otherwise there is little alteration. The day in this reasoning, bat it had no effect; and in reply, concurred with Mr. Lee as to the reschool is regularly kept and well-attended. the last that was seen of Tim, he was on his sults likely to be secured by the treaty, end The way to the City Hall, to look for "the man spoke in highly complimentary terms of the The Sabbath day Sunday school numbers sixty persons, under who sells the naternal papers."—[N. Orleans manner in which he bad conducted his negothe care of Eve teachers ; and the singing aper.] tiation*.— [Am. paper.] �COUNTING HOUSE ALMANAC, 1856. 5 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1856. We are most happy to assert that the avails of the Sailors' Home Fair, over all expenses, was $1,700. INCIDENTAL EXPENSES I, 1865, to Dtctmbtr Bethel Of from January 31, 1855. Sexton's services flM 00 26 - Lamps, chimnies, oil, &c, 4c. Repairs, painting, new fence, &c &c. Donations, Ac. Debt, Dec. 31, 185S. - . - »6 494 27 SM3 M 44* 31 $241 21 SUBSCRIPTIONS for the Seamen's Chapel, (seats free,) supported by gratuitous contributions; and Tlie Friend, one thousand copies of which are distributed gratuitously among seamen in the Pacific Ocean: For Chapel. For Friend. Capt. Neil, " Tahmaroo," $14 004 00 Capt. Allen, •• N. S. Perkins." $4,00 6 00 Capt. U. P. Smith, 3 00 A Friend, 6 00 5 00 6 00 Capt. Woodbridge, 6 00 Capt. Murkock, llcv. Mr. Bond, 10 00 6 00 Mr. Ingraham, V<ff' Report of receipts and cost of The Friend will appear in next number. \^ssmsamsmmmmmm^s^smmmmmmmmmtmtsmsssssMMissssssssssssmsssssssssssmmsmstm J. WO RTH ■ ■ AVINCi established himself in basinets a*Hawaii, -11 Hilo, is prepared to famish ships with recruits on favorable terms, for Cash, Goods or Bills on the United States. GEO. A. LATHROP, Physician and Sargeon, HONOLULU, OAHU,a I. Office at the Honolulu Drug Store, Queen it., near the Market. Residence corner of Fort and B«r*taniasts., next above the Catholic Church. St Johk the Evangelist’s Day.—The Masonic Lodge, in Honolulu, observed the •STth ofDecember, in honor of the merAwy •f St, John the Evangelist. D. A. Ogden, Esq., U. S. Consul, delivered an address Although our present list ofexchanges 0. P. JUDD, M. D., Physician and Sarrco, HONOLULU, OAHU, 8. I. Office corner of Fort and Merchant sat. Office is quite respectable, yet we are desirous open of enlarging it, and for this purpose, that we from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. .famV may furnish the Reading Roomat the Home. ~ErHOFFMAHN, Physician au d Surgeon, We would call the attention ofall NewspaOffice in the New Drug Store, comer of Kaahamana on the occasion, at the Court House. The per Publishers to this notice, to whom this and Queen its., Makee A Anthon's Blosk. Open address was highly appropriate, setting iind the following numbers of our paper day and night forth the principles of the Masonic order, may be sent. We are especially desirous of OILMAN & CO., Ship Chandlers and General As/cats. touching upon its antiquity, and combatting obtaining newspapers published in the EastLnsnliui, Mssai, S. I* •owns of those objections commonly urged ern Atlantic States, because large numbers Shipssupplied wiili Recruit*, Storsge sad Msnsy. against it. Some passages in the address of seamen visiting Honolulu are from that 18. PITMAN, were quite eloquent. The orator of the day region. All our old exchanges will please BYRON'S BAY. HILO, HAWAII. read at the openinfjjwf the exercises, from a continue their favors. in General Merchandise and HawaiifmEALER is* an Produce. All Stores required by Whale printed document, some statements of an hisShips and others, supplied on reasonable terms sad torical nature, which were rather startling. at the shortest notice. Collision.—On the morning of Dec. 2d, while the WANTED—Exchange on the U. States and EuSoon, for example, as that the Evangelist E. F. Mason Capt Jemegnn, and the Vernon, Capt rope. Oct. 2, —3m John, after he was ninety years of age, and Gardner, were lying off and en, they came together, while Bishop of Ephesua, become the Patron, producing sad injury to both vessels. The Mason, struck SHIP CHANDLERY or Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge at I the Vernon abreast of the main chains. They were AT GUAM. UNDERHIGNED, having entered into s Oe-panaar. Jerusalem ! Dr. Giiliou officiated as Chap- together about two hoars. The Mason lost her cut-water rpilF. 1 ship f,,r (be purpose of carrying on the SHIP CHAX DLb and carried away about 20 feet of her main rail, besides RV BUSINESS, under the name and firm or rain upon the occasion, and the Circus Band other serious injuries. She has been undergoing repairs THOMAS SPENCER & CO,. entertained the audience with excellent and will ready for sea, about the be 15th of this month. at the l*land of Guam, L»d roue Island-,respectfully inaniM to masters of whalesbtpa and others, thai a full assortroe at of music. This Masonic Lodge appears, to the The Yemen lost all her spars, except bow spirit and fore Naval Btores and recruits will be kept constantly ot. hastd and furnished by them on the ruoei reasonable terns, and aaoser uninitiated, in a very prosperous condition. ■mast Her main mast fell across the Masons deck. She advanced on whaler's bills oa the United State*. was much mora seriously injured than her companion THOMAH SPENCER, J. 8. VA N INGEJf, Honolulu, H. L Gaam, Udroae Islands. lit was quits surprising and providential that no lives THE FRIEND BOUND. were lost or limbsbroken. Report says that both vesBound volumes of the Friend, may be ob- sels THE ADVERTISER, had lights, but the night was dark and the wind t U a Rood and expeditious writor, wi*h«. •afned, at the Chaplain's study or at Dr. blowing t quite fresh. The Vernon was aftsnraNs U/HO ff tor a liiaatMsi. Apply by U*m to A. B. ttowed into the harbor by U* steamer Akacssi. Huffman's Drag store. Office of thin pftpor. - '' �THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1856. 6 tin a New London vessel, which made a very Ithe other boat In this predicament they WThalemF n’s riend.{successful voyage. He thinks that if this iwere left on the wide sea without cempass or accident had not occurred, the Congress ! food. This statement vas voluntary on Ihp VESSEL IN THE ICE. would have found plenty ol whales. He in- part of the pirutes, and from information A WHALING (Prom ihe New Bedford Mercury, Sept. 35.) forms us that he never saw so much ice there gained from the natives of Roche's Island, Ship Congress, Capt. Bartlett, which before; the shores were lined for filteen or iis believed by Capt Bowles to Le correct. sailed from this port July.25th, on a whaling 1twenty miles out to sea, with solid packed On being asked where the ship was bound, voyage to Northumberland Inlet, Davis ice, which had been driven in by the south-|ithe pirates replied, "to Ocean Island," hut Strait, expecting to pursue the fishery there erly winds lhat had been prevailing lor a few! if unable to make it. they would run her during a season ofabout 2 months, and then days previous. The ship, at the time she ashore where no white man lived. Francis either to be frozen in or to go south after struck, was laying ofTand on, waiting for the John, the white man, read the ship's name. sperm whales and return north in the spring, wind to shift and clear the ice away, ihey "John, New Bedliird," she hail a jib, forearrived at this port this morning, having met being but about 30 miles entrance sail, foictopsail, main and mizzen-topsail set. with an untoward accident. We leainthe to Northumberland Inlet. The main top-gallant sail, and spanker, were following particulars ofthe voyage from Capt. The Congress is the first snip thot has also set. She was ofl ihe starboard tack, and Bartlett and his officers. been sent to these regions from this port.;■seemed to have been so from the time of her The first ice was seen on the 20th of Au- Several New London vessels have been sent jseizure, as both fore and main tacks were gust in latitude fil North, longitude 50 West. there within the past few years, and have well down, which could hardly be accomplishOn the 25th they made the south end of made good voyages. The Congress saw no ed by two blacks. When lust seen she was Cumberland Island; on the 27th, lat. 64,1 whales, not having passed throiign the Inlet steering wild fruE north to west. Prior to Ion. 62.50. they saw land bearing from west to the whaling grounds. leaving, the pirates offered tobacco and othto north by east. There was u thick log preer inducements lo the natives of Roche's Isvailing during the day and ice in all direc- Piracy and Murder on Board a New, land to join them, but to no purpose. The tions ; light sails were taken in and the ship BEDFORD Whaler.—The following account; Black Dog at rived at Koache's Island, April was hove back to avoid the ice. On the 2»lh, of the seizure of the ship John, of New Bed- '29th, twelve days alter the John's visit, Had it lighted up a little at daylight and a boal- ford, und the murderof the captain, first and the interval been shorter Capt. Bowles would steerer was stationed upon the try works as second mates, and a number of the crew, is! have made an attempt lo discover her wherea lookout. The ship was under whole top- from the Empire, ol Sydney, N. S. W. of| abouts. sails and going at about 'l\ knots per hour, July llth:— There seems to be no room for doubt that when the lookout gave the signal to keep] We are indebted to Capt. Bowles of the the officers and a portion of the crew were clear of a cake of ice that was drifting to- schooner Hlaek Dog, which arrived from I lie murdered, and thai ihe remainder of the crew wards them, but the ship wus so near that it Islands J#uly Bth, for the following report of jweic Ivl't ty the mercy of the waves. The was impossible to avoid it, and she struck the a daring and murderous piracy commitlcd on captain of the John was Otis Tilton of Edice on the larboard bow, staving in three board the ship John of New Bedford, by Iwo 'gurtown, the first mate, Henry C. Allen, son planks and four timbers, together with the; South Sea Islanders. The particulars were of Joseph Allen, Jr. ofNew Bedford, and the ceiling, leaving an aperture about four feet! supplied to Capt. Bowles by one Francis second mate Isaac W. Gallop, ofNew Lonin length by three in width, causing the ship| John, a white man stationed on Roche's Is- don. The ship was owned by Frederick nearly to sink. Both pumps were started land, in lat. 2 degrees 32 minutes South, lon. .Parker, Esq. of New Bedlord and was last as soon as possible, and after ten minutes,! 1170 degrees 9 minutes East. It appears that reported at Paiia, Jan. 24, bound to the Sandthirty inches of water were found in the hold..lon April 17, a vessel was seen standing to- wich Islands with 350 speim, aud 350 whale ', ' Not finding it possible to free the ship by the wards the Island from the southeast, and ihe oil. pumps, threw overboard shooks, coal, wood,:;Bluck Dog being expected there, several caExpedition.—The and everything forward of the fore hatch.1 noes put off to meet her. No sooner were Return of the Arctic of the arrival of Kane Dr. and the memhowever, than natives n£rs minutes after the ship struck, for- they alongside, two of water in (lie hold. Alter light- 'presented fire-arms and drove Ihem away, bers of the Arctic expedition which left this emwg the ship for three hours and tipping iFrancis John, seeing the vessel in dish ess, port on the 31st of May, 1853, will be rethroughout the country with feelings Jier by the stern, they succeeded in getting then pulled to her, when he wus hailed by the ceived the broken planks partly out ot water, ;ni<l natives, who inquired to what country he be- of pleusure and delight. It was feared by in four hours the vessel was free from water. longed, and if not to London. On answer- many that our brave and gallant countryman, who had perilled his own lilie in search of In the morning, when the Congress struck, ing in the affirmative, he was warned off, and Sir John Franklin, had shared the fate of the there was a heavy swell from the southwest, told that "no while man was wanted along* ■which con'inued through the day. At night side." Believing the vessel to have been for- lost navigator ; and had ifnot been for the perseverance and undauntshe drew 18 feel of wuter art and 10 feet for- cibly taken by the two natives, he communi- most unwearying courage in the midst of the perils by which ward. cated a suspicion to two other natives who ed he was surrounded, he would probably never On the 20th, the timbers were cut away,.were in his canoe, and made an attempt to to his native land. The acinside, and they succeeded in getting some. board her, but was repelled with loaded mus- have returned count of his udventurcsspiod explorations in on hoard, and to get hole, and boards over the it Finding impossible Kansas slan- ■ikets. the Arctic regions will be read with deepest vueons to keep (hem in place, and prevent Ihe returned lo the shore. Subsequently interest, and I the sea from coming in. The next day uijanother caioe, manned by natives, went made to the the additions which he has geography of the Polar regions conversation mat wus over the on ah and entered into aperture ngside, with] will be received canvas drawn scientific world with horrid deed of] that consideiutionbytothewhich and tlie ship was kept before:'lhe pirates, who divulged their l l.itheir importance the wiilssjvit h< ins; East, with the hope ol f which lliey were guilly, and lite motives that them. The party composing the exto of the John ientitles land led its The captain as soon as possible. The ensu- J committal. hading pedition travelled a distance of thirteen hun ing two .lavs, August HI and Sept. 1, they having ill used them, they took idrantag* ol died miles over the ice, and allhough subexvei ieins*;d a very heavy gale from the N. the absence of two boats and the greater to much suffering and hardship arjected deere.v, of the to an insatiate indulge N. E.,'daring which the ship labored haid, part settlement of Leavely aud leaked from 400 to 500 strokes per hour sire flrr revenge. Besides the two natives, jrivedat the Danish loss of only three out of nineteen. On tlie 3d ol September, the Congress madeI ihe captain, cook and cooper were left on with They were obliged to abandon their vessel, laud and cauie to anchor at Hopedale, on the■ board; these they killed. as she was completely frozen at Labrador, lat. 55 30, Ion. 00. They Alter the capture of u whale, the mate's the Advance us Dr. Kane considered it unsafe to remained there two days, during which thei boat went alongside with it; he was killed in, and pass another winter in her.—[Am. paper. ship was heeled, and repairs siade. On the with spades, and all his crew but one man, 7th they started for home, the ship leaking■ who pushed oil" from their reach and was left Thomas Haynes, of the Majestic, will astern, the vessel having some way upon her. find a letter at the Chaplain's study. " about 50 strokes per hour on the passage. Mr. Smith, the 2d officer, was the only Soon after the second mate's boat was along6C7° Henry Gray's letters forwarded ti> man aboard who had ever been on these side, he and three men were killed, the re- Lahaina. and He wus there last off from joined her, season untitling two pushed grounds before. . i . • I : •• i • �7 THE FBIEND, JANUARY, 1850 twenty-five A Yankee Character—About SUBSCRIPTION for the Honolulu Sailor’s. REMARKS UPON years since, J. R.; a young man Home, among the citizens of Boston and Charleston, Mass., impelled by that love of vicinity. D. A. Ogd,n, U. adventure that characterises so many of thelBy of) James Hunncwell, Cbas. Brewer, A Lady in Dorchester Sampson ft Tappan, Gardner Howland Shavr, Wm. Appleton & Co. $150 '100 100 50 50 50 50 James Lawrence, 30 Ed. S. Toby, R. B. Forbes, W. Ropes, Twombly & Samson, 30 25 25 25 THE HOME ENTERPRISE. S. Consul, at ihe Bethel, Friday evening Nov. 7th, 1855. hoy* in the Atlantic cities, started ofT as a We are to build a Sailor's Home to meet common sailor, to see the world. By hisl a want, and like all benevolent and meretorisoon oppointedj correct deportment, he was enierpiises, we are not to pauseor cease mate of a ship, and spent a long time in the; ous our labors because obstacles meet us, nor beEast Indies, cruising and trading amongst [ cause we may not see clearly the whole good the Spice Islands, to Canton, &c. Rusinessj The enquiry we are to accomplished. to be called him to the Feejee Islands, where he| make is, Will this enterprise, the Sailor's took a liking to the King's daughter, and thel do good? Is it demanded? Do the Home matter being " agreeable nil round," thel best interests of the sailor—opes his moral Princess and tho American sailor boy were, and physical good call for it? duly married. In a, short time he was ap- intellectual it lend to elevate him, to excite his amWill pointed Governor of one of the Islands,! and make him a better man? These bition where he has reared a family, and exercises/ answered in the affirmative and we have 2S great influence. CuDiiingham Brothers, nothing to do but to go ahead, to persevere These Islands lie between the 15th and 18th 25 J. W. Paige ft Co., and struggle on. We do not, and have no so latitude the climate is ; of south 25 degrees John Bertram, to expect, we should mistake the teachright and required, 25 warm but little clothing is of our own experience and the well seting Jonathan French, with it altogether, as a super- tled many of human action, did we look 25 fluous dispense principles J. M. Beebe Richardson & Co.. spontanefruits luxury, tropical grow the Sailor's Home for the reformation of to 25 Co., Weld Wm. F. 4 ously, and most of the useful vegetables of port. The 20 the temperate zone have been introduced by all the sailors who resort to our Ohas. H. Mills ft Co., question is not whether all or a major part, useful arts are practised; even, 10 trading ships. Some II. II. Hunnewell, will be made better and more comforta10 but the people generally are of a savage and ble, but the appeal that comes to the heart Thomas Simmons, 10 barbarous character; of dark complexion, ofbenevolence is, will any? Can one sailor Isaac Rich, and many disgusting 10 tall, wilh large mouths, Geo. Calender, —can a few,of ihe wanderers on the deep, be habits; their morals are not much attractive; 10 belter provided for, stimulated to more noble Winslow Brothers, covetiousness abounds, and they generally 20 lie in preference of speaking the truth. Some action, elevated to be better and happier Alpheus Hardy, men? Satisfied of this, we move on, without 20 Missionaries, and a good many runaway A Friend, (Abbott Lawrence.) to quarrel with the fault-finder, or stopping and it to sailors, them, 20 are is settling among A Lady, combat the sophistry of the cold-hearted. to 50 be hoped the character of the people, in many The aim is to do good; there is need and Dorchester Seamen's Friend Society. 30 respects, will be gradually elevated. for it, the prospect for its accomplishA. Heard, has already in- room reasonable, and we do our duty, and 30 The American Sailor Boy ment is J. P. dishing. troduced many " improvements " on his only do it, when we make the effort, and use 50 \V. H. B., island; has induced the natives to abolish 20 cannibalism and human sacrifices; to erect to the utmost the means we have at comA. A. L. per letter to J. II.. 20 better dwellings, and pay more regard to the mand. Tne Sailor's Home is designed to S. C. Thwing ft Co., do the Sailors who come to Honolulu, good, 20 decei.cies of life. Albort Fearing, to provide for them more comfoitable quaiGa20 Should this number of the Cincinnati ¥. C. Gray, them stronger moral in a ters, to throw about 20 zette reach Mr. R., he is informed that Alienees, something of the purity and sacreiChas. Scudder ft Co., has left of a few thousand dollars been 20 legacy ness of Home, to elevate their thoughts, inGliddon ft Williams, him which he can receive should his excellen- vigorate their manhood, inspire hope, and 20 N. Appleton, cy ever revisit the United States.—[Cincinnati awaken a spirit of emulation. That all sail20 Gazette. 9aml. Lawrence, ors are to be thus acted on and influenced is Wm. B. Richards, $10 R. A. Rkhards $10, 20 not claimed ; that all the vicious are to be 10 What Causes the Decay of Timber.— John. E. Lodge, reformed, all the wayward subdued, and all ac10 Some years ago a philosopher, being Donald. McKay, the bad made good no one pretends; but 10 quainted with the facUthat every species of we do claim, we do expect, that some will her And. T. Hall, is the real source of the rot in better and happier, 10 hiiij_Mis£kich Henry Hill, vegetate only on substances wheh lifted up, reformed made tenor even one and that number be but 10 if Grant, M. are soluble in water, made the following exsought the end will be atyear, for every 10 periment with sawdust. Mrs. Babeock, He took a portion we shall all l>»l that our labor tained, and divided it 10 of sawdust from a heap and into has not Wm. B. Reynolds, been in vain. It is not the spirit of 10 two equal parts One heap was washed over C. F. Adams, and warm benevo'ence, of honest genuine till water, and soluble every over again in 10 Wm. Thomas, and charity lo slop and coldly calheart-felt the ether heap was undisNath. Walker, 10 part was removed; the and canvass ihe chances with cost, culate Both, having been dried, were pla10 turbed. striking balances. But looking a view of J. Thacher. close vault, side a and ced by side, in damp, 10 allowed to remain there several weeks. They upon wretchedness and suffering, upon woe Dea. J. C. Proctor, 10 were at length taken out, and the following and want, the true man says, " I will make Coleman ft Co.. San Fr'o. 6 was the result; that portion which was wash- an effort, I will do what 1 can, trusting that Walcott, $5, A Friend, $1. the Wise Disposer of events will bless Iht 2 ed until nothing more could be washed off by A. R. Thompson, work. Be the good done gnat or small, be and clean as it bright water, remained when 10 John G. Gray, the number benefitted few or many, 1 at least vault; the into the unwashed por10 was carried have a conscience void of offence inwill Robt. become a prey of foul parasites, and 10 tion had David Snow, was completely imbedded in an offensive mass wards God and man, I at least can say—l whi.t I could." Man.—Every physician knows, though of mould. This experiment proved the theo- have done iphysicians know little about it, that the ry of the philosopher, and convinced him, that, Or Abuses.—There is a time when men which govern the animal machine are as if by any means, our timber of any sort could will not suffer bad things because their anam and invariable as those which guide be deprived of all those matters contained in cestors have suffered worse. There is planetary system ; and are as little with- it which are soluble in water, it could be time when the hoary headof inveterate abase le control of the human being who is sub- kept any number of years entirely free from will neither draw reverence nor obtain protection.—Burke. Irot. to them.—Priestley. • i « �8 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1856 (A CARD. DR. M-KIBBESf, SUROEOM-, fC, At Y. 8. Hospital. Honolulu, Dec, 1856, Mr. William Bradley Lewi,, a native nf Western New York, where he has friend, now residing, and also in Wisconsin, f,r many yearn an officer on board different whale-ehipa. [Western papers reuuented to copy.] 35. 26. 2*. 20. Hh. Huntsville, cruise. Hli. Wnverly, cruiie, Hh. Brookline, New Londo*. Sh. ('iffm, New Bedford. 8h. Jt.liB Howland. cruissHh. Splendid, CoM Kr rinpf. On board of the Ontario, in the Ochnt.k Pea, A tie. 10, 9655, D«c. Carroll,Tuttte, cruise. f.—Charles James Garnet, of East Hampton, Long Inland, fie wai hurieil Ht-a Lark., Blacken, Tahiti. in Dinmore Bay, and the funeral service waa read over hia rs Palmer, Paly, Han Francis*©. Franc remiiins by Capt. B. Lauiphiere, of Ihe Laaoda. IC'ommusi Mogul, Clark, i rui>e. caled.) 3. Favorite, Hpooner, cruise. P.B. Only a few days aubaeqiient (Oct 7th), dipt. Lamnhier, 4. Fanny MajiT, Hays, Han Francisco. was drowned, and hin bod) never recovered. Sco Friend Nov Favorite, Austin, etwtna. 14th. Mary, Merchant, New Bedford. In It' noltiln, Pit. 7iii, I'harlip Williams, infant sob of D. M. Lydia, Leonard, cruise. and M. J. Wcntou, aged 1 >ear and 3 waeka. 5. MaiirN- I.alunney, cruise. TV*. Nye, Smith, cruise. Residence, —the house lately occupied by J. C. Restless hnnvn, LaiiHtna. Napoleon 111, Lopez, Havre. 6. Union street. Spalding, Esq., Martha,l>rnke, Guam. ——————.————~ Cincinnati, NtiftM, Hionington. T» Masters of Whale-Ships Visiting the 7. St Qtofts), Dias, cruise. PORT OF HONOLULU. I 1tsiW frlsMetllT, crune. Hawaiian Islands. t'atti, Iturr, Hung Kong;. Arrived. attention is called to the following facts Saratoga, Harding, criii-e and hont*10which aro offered as inducements to visit Nov. 24.—Am. ah. churiot, Brown, 325 Ins, 9 mos, 25 ap, 500 Euphrates: Killnior, Ililo. wliaie. San Francisco. Agate, Warner. KEALAKEAKUA BAY the coming season for reSrh. Favorite, Austin, 39 tn«, 9 mna, 40 up, ISO * Washington., llullcy, King* Mill group. cruits. whtile. I)i< Ltaaoa, Tatar, iScw New Bedford. 11. The*. Sh Corinthian, Itussell, 401 lug, 1.1 toos, 1,000 You will find here in the greatest abundance and V» nirr, Lester, cruise. wh, 12,000 hone. / of the best kind, the follow ing articles, which will Ciuna, lloivi'K, New Bedford. 27.—"Am. Ilk. O-car, Cross, 3C9 Ins, 12 tiros, 25 sp, 400 Ci.iinihian, Kussclt, cruise, be furnished at the shortest notice anil at moderate wh, 11,0(10bono. Frann-H, Bowser, cruise. 28.—Am. Ilk Alice, I'ciuiey, 281 tns, 13 m05,900 wh, prices:—Sweet Potatoes, the best the islands afford, 6*orga ami Hair, Walker, miM lo.oiil bone. Metacutn, Wooithridge,cruise. 12. Squashes, Melons, Oranges, Cocoanuts, Beef, Mutsh. M;iry, Marrhant,.'ll9 tns, from sea leaky. 29.—Am. 13* I.ark, P.trsuiM. rpiise ton, Goats, Hogs, Fowls, Turkeys, Wood in any 30—Am. sh Montreal. Gray, 534 tils, 2(1 mos, 2.501) \vh, Bayard, Graham, Guam. 18,0 0 l«.in-. quantity, delivered at the landing. Lastly and most K >ti*an, rlaikoian, cruise. Mil. Klorid.-i. Williams, 523 tna. 14 mos, 900 wh. important, you will run no risk of small pox, as thar Dau'l. rYond, Tiiiman, cruise and rutin. l!tl tns, from I.ali.iiii.i. Sch 1-1. Lagndn, Russell, cruisoand hob*-, pestilence has not appeared here, nor within several Dec. I,—Am. harajWi Mary Gardner, Lorren, ;ll(. Ins, 3C mos, C-craii, .Nmtmi, cnii-e. 1,.50wh, miles of this Hay. Every attention will be paid to 18,000 hone, Oeratnk. Sinrs. Oav.tr. tnnxt. 41 Sll. .Mont(ielior, Macomlii r, 320 tils, 27 m, 1,200 Oec. 17.—Reberea those who may favor us with a call. Am bk Funnyj N)e, cruiseand ln>m«. wh, Ih.iiuO h, Oehohtk. BblpJoba Wells, Bessy, cruise, P. CUMINGS. " Uliampion, fesso, 400 tns, 2o m, 1,800 wh, 15,11rig Prim e d« Joinville, Hancock, cruis* -000 1,, Ocavstsk. Kealakeakua, Hawaii. F.uropa, Tease, 397 tns, 25 m, 40 »p, 1,750 wh, 3. " PORT OF b, is.iiiiii Oenebk. Dcnj. Bush, llot.-l.kiss, 384 tns, 28 m, 850 wh, BOOK AND TRACT DEPOSITORY Arrived. |»IBLE, Ochotsk. Nov. 2C-—Am. barque Louisa, Green, New Bedford, 0# ■»**_, 1,000 b. M-M at the Sailors' Hon. a. Barque Harmony, Allen, 310. tns, 11 m,505p,1,Kap.tjOOO wh, 30,000 hone, voyage, 1,10t' Bibles, Books and Tracts, in tho English, French, -050 wh, 10,000 b, Ochoisk, wli, )7,<>00 bone, season, Oebouk. u Bb, Massachusetts, riiunrpson, 3C4 tns, 48 m, CO Srh. BsMtMMi Brown, N. London,fm Honolulu. Portuguese, German, Danish and Spanish lanBk, Phirnix, Maury, Nantucket, 28 idm, 1)0 rp, 29. sp, 1,300 wh 20,000 i>, OcaoCak. guages. For Sale at costprices, but 1.925 wh, 31,000 bone, voyage, 75 sp, hi* Barque Delta, Weeks, 314 ins, 37 m, 1,200 w, 18,OuO b, Ochotsk. Gbatuitous to Seamen. wh, 13,000 bone season, Ochotsk. Sh Gustavo, Gilles, Havie, 12 mos, 20 sp, 1,20© Iris, ll.ii lis, H:> tin, 12 m, 30 sp, 720 w, 10,000 b, "Bk. Fr. Also, Office of The Frirnd ;" bound volumes for Ochotsk. wh, 15,oOO bone, voyage, 1,2U) wh, 16.00* Sh. India, Long, 416 tna, 10 mos, 2,400 wh, 40,000 sals; Subscriptions received. btiiie, season, Ochotsk. 30.—Am. Sh Lydia, Leonard, Fair Haven, 13 mos, 600 b, Ochotsk, N.B.—Seamen belonging to vessels lying "off and Barque Favorite, Sponner, 2!)3 tns, 24 m, 1,300 w, wh, 7,000 bone, voyage, Ochotsk. on," will be supplied with books and papers at the v..van*', 400 w, 3,000 b, season, Ochotsk. Omega, Sanhurn, Fair Haven, 13 not, Dec. 1. '* 1,200 Depository. wh, 16,000 bone, voyage, Ochotsk. Fr. sh, Ville dc Kenncs, Bellot, 810 tns, 37 in, C7O Ochotsk. 4,000 b, Bowditch, Waldron, Warren, 38 mos, 2, w, 600 wh, 40,000 bone, voyage, J,250 wh, 1,730 4. Haw. sh. Joseph Hayilen, Goosman, 398 ins, 38 ra, " •»»'■• ».O»iTLI, ap,2,400 150 Ochotsk. Ochotsk. 18,000 b, hone, season, 4MOS a.coois. \v, 3. Rk. Fortune, Butler, Nnw Bedford, 16 bum, 10* Am. sh, Lydia, Leonard, 352 tits, 13 in, Lahaina, CASTLE A COOKE, up, sh. 372 20 Nauticon, Luce, 1,000 w, 14,1,000 wh, 23,ul.Qboae, vsjyage, Ochotsk. in, tns, •' 11 Commodore Preble, Prentice, Lynn, 26 ntoe, -iiio b, Cape St. Lucas. Importers and Wholesale and Retail Dealers 115 »p, 1,500 wh, 25,000 bone, voyage, 1,400 sh, Lewis, Bonney, 301 tns, 28 m. 1,000 TV, 14 in General Merchandise, 000 b, Ochotsk, wh, 13,009 bone, season, Ochotsk. ■• lloogty, Cole, Warren, 25 moi, 1,300 wh, At the..Id atiad, corner of King and School struts, near the sh.Eliaa F. Mason, Jernegan..sB2 tna, 24 m,20 30,000 bono, voyage, 1,000 wh, 16,000 U>iw>. OchoUk. 1,000 w, 12,000 b, stone ap, the Store Church—Also, '»■■*• at formerly occuOchotsk. Mary Frasier, season, 2bB 26 Haasard, m, 1,000 sh. t.. H. N,c,,01 0, i King St., opposite the Sea 6. tns, P,,d VChapel. Edward, Smith New Bedford, 26 mo*, 20© Ochotsk. w, 20,000 b, ■sen's 35 1f ip, l,8.'>0 Mb, 25,000 bone, voyage, 940 wh, "Robin Hood, McGinley, 14 m, 75 sp, 1,300 w, 13,000 bone, season. Ochotsk. 2,000 b, ochotsk. G. U. BURGESS, 8h Navigator, Fisher, New Bedford, M mo# Barque Vornon, Gardner, 307 tns, 14 m, 500 w, SOap, CttO wh, 5,000 bone, voyage, G80*v in distress. from sea 3,000 b, Artist and Wood Engraver. 32-tf 5,000 bone, season, Ochotsk. Barque Fanny Major, 11ay5,223 tna, 60 da. fm. " 3. Sh Tiger, Lax, Stonington, 32 moe, 36 •© ( Sydney. 379 8J0 wh, 24,000 bone, voyage, 800 wh, 14*000 sp ah. Arffirewa. 22an. 175 Junior, tns, Dec. 10.—Am. bone, season, Ochotsk. MARRIED. MA 1,100 w, 15,000 b, Ocholsk. barque Endeavor. Horsley, New Bedford, 13 n 4.—Am. Dec hrig Harris, 210 Port Tariuina, 11.—Am. fm. by the Rev. 8. C. Damon, Nov. 30lh, Mr J F 450 wh, 5,u00 lbs. bone, Ochotsk. Townsend. ta to Milliama, both ol Honolulu. Giffnrd, New Bedford, 14 n. «o Rp 5—Am. ship 500 b. RebbeccaSims, Gavitt, 8,000 Koscoe, ah. md, Mr. VV. E. Cutrell, of the Merchant's Kichang, 12.—Am. w 1,200 wh, 10,000 bone, voyage, 360 wb, 4,Up) to Mias l.ydia Rrooka, both of Honolulu. 13.—Am. sh. Daniel Wood, Talman, 345 tns, 36 mos, bone, season, Ochotsk bone. aWh, Mr. W. Fehlbehr, of Lahaina, to M. 1,000 w, 12,000 Kama, of Cleared* 14.—Am. ah. Rambler, Willis, .199 tns, 38 mos, 2,800 wh, voyage, 1,050 wh, 13,000 b, season. Nov. 22.—Omega, Hawci, to cruise. Dec. 15.—Am sh Rainbow, Flaakett, 475 tons, 36 mos, 30 sp, Ohio, Barrett, cruise. 1500 wh. DIED.• 24. Conolanus, Gwynn, cruise and homeNiger, Jcrnegan, New Bedford, Am bk Endeavor, Uorsley, 250 tons, 14 mos, 500 wh, At Lahaina, December sth, at his residence, GEORGE M. Newburyport, Crandall, New Zealand 4000 bone. 26. CHASE, Esq., U.S. Conml. The deceaaed haa for a lone Alexander Barclay, Heine, 485 tons, 3,400 Washington, II alley, cruise and hoilk 17.—Haw. sh period suffered from debility, but hia final aicknea was abort voyage ; 1,900 wh, 94,000 bone, season. wh, Caroline, Orey, cruise and borne. and hia death quite unexpect.-d. He wi« able tv attend at hia Williams, cruise. (lilies, 406 tons, 13 mos, 20 sp, 1200 ah Gustave, Florida, Fr 27. olfice until a very few daya before hia doath. Mr. chase was wh, 16.000 bone. United states. Holt, cruise. uiivaraally beloved and reapected for hia many eatimable and 18.—Am sh South Boston, Randolph, 339 tona, 13 mos, Grey, New Zealand. Montreal, nobis traiuof character. In the discharge of his orScial duties 140ap, 350 wh. 6 00 bone. Alex, coffin. Purrington, cruise. be Waa vary popular, while in the .ocial and domestic rela21.—Am eh Seine, Lander, 281 tona. Kiddell, cruise. Harvest, U.m of life but few were more beloved. Am bk Bhering, Morse, 376 ions, 26 ds. Hakodidi. Kosseau, Pope, JapanSea. Cleared. 29. Manuel Ortez, Heustis, cratse. In Honolulu,S4th Bee, Mr. Matthewa, an engineer. Being Kli/.a F. Mason, Jernegan,New ZftaJansl. a msmberaf tbe Masonic Urder, hia funeral waa attended by Nov. 10.—Fr. ah. Espadon, for Havre. Adeline, Brotherson, New Zealand u«v>sv Am. Sh. Tamerlane, cruise. the Lodge of Ihia city. Gardner, cruise. Vernon, 13. Ilk. Shepherdess, MysUc w 30. Lydoi, Leonard, cruise. April 7th, IBK, on board ahipNaaaau, Jamee W.eka, belong Philip Ist, cruise. cruiee. Hillman.Cook, Manila. 14. Haw. ach. l'fiel, iag to ll.nderaun. New York. Hia diseaae, the typhoid fryer. Montezuma, Forsyth, cruiM. At the timeof hia d-atli, thevessel waa three day's sail from Am. ah. Mary. Man-bant, crniee. Dec. 4.—Nassau, Murdock, cruise and home. Gtiaan. [Communicated by Capt. Mnrdock.] 15. Sh. Tahniaroo, Fairhaven. 10. Ontario, 'looker, crnise. 16. Sh. George, cruise. Endeavor, Horsley, cruise. ,j overboard and S. rrro New London. drowned, n k. 1.. 1 Dec. 1., Sh. Benj. Morgan, 17. I.oat 19. Nimnid, Baker, cruise. Sch. Gen. Pierce, Ban Praaciaco17, ISM, William Burns, cook of ship Rohln Hood. On board Brutus, Swift, cruute and hems. 13.—Am.sh. July John Launiae Sh. Tell cmiae. Dec vessel, 93, I&SS, H. Wm. t>euna. fell into the -19. Pacific, Snell, cruise. UP, —Fr. ah. Pallas, crsise. cooler or deck-pot, and waa badly acalded, living only 30 lioura. Barque Fortune, Beetle, crake aatl httm* cruise, city the ofNew York. Hia Monuuk, Am. ah. body waa buried He belonfo.l to ■ m Phoeniz, Maury, tl. upon the Shania laland. | Communicated by captain of Kobin Sh. Arab, cruise. 14._Fr. Gillee, clnine. ah Uuatave, Badger, Japan 94. Sh. sea. Wm. lW] Navigator, sh cruise. Fisher, 15.—Am. Sh. Siren Queen, cruise. " On board French what ship Villa d. Rune, Nov. SStb, 17.—Am. sh Omega, Sanburn, Sh. Seine, llilo. «, Tiger, Las, cruiss and hom*. William Cound, an American sailor, belonging to Beaton. Ilia Haw. bg. Prlmo, Sydney. Edward, Huiku, Barque crasse aad hi est I disease wte Ik. scurvy. Sea. alias— ksatloss, Am. W NFORMB the inhabitants and visitors of HonolusL la and neighborhood, that he intends practicing n the different branches of his profession, and hopes he may (rest his claims to their confidence on an experience ef nearly forty year* as a practitioner in a large seaport and manufacturing town, to the principal hospital of v.-hich he was for many years attached as operating Surgeon. In private practice, the diseases of women and children have received, much of his study and atten- MARINE JOURNAL. . —-■ , YOUR " LAHAINA. " •• " " " " " " « " " '" " " " " " Ponoluli , *'. 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