2 10 12 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/517ca2da168866c88c529b68593fe0bf.pdf 06ccaf64430023aa8b406b72336157fb PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. get, Scries, M U, $0. 2.\ For __ CONTENTS r'ebrunry, 18G5. Antncllsh Yacht HONOLULU, FEBRUARY 1, 1865. Pa os. » Lights and Shadowsof Missionary Life in Micronesia. .9,10,11 ivhie Translation among the Mlcronetlant Chronicles or the Schouberg-Cotta Family Kn Nupepa Kuokoa Tales of a Venerable Savage,(Continued) Tho Hawaiian Gazette Cotton, Rice nnd Sugar Boston Notion of the Right Sump 12 12 12 13, 14 16 16 16 THE FRIEND. FEBRUARY 1, 1865. An English Yacht.—On Saturday, the the 28th ult., arrived the Themis, owned and commanded by Capt. T. B. Hanham, a retired officer of the Royal Navy of Eng- land. The character of the vessel will indicate the object of her cruise. The commander is accompanied by his wife, and and they cruise for pleasure wherever inclination points the way. After visiting various ports of the Mediterranean, the cruise in the Pacific was entered upon, and in taking this cruise, Capt. Hanham is enabled to revisit scenes, places and ports, associated with his life as a Midshipman, on board H. B. M. S. Carysfort, commanded by Lord George Paulet. Foreign residents of Honolulu, in 1843, will remember him, and he is particular to make inquiries after his old acquaintances. Capt. Hanham intends visiting the principal ports on the islands, and then proceeds to the Society Islands, via the Marquesas. We would merely add that the Themis is an iron vessel of 160 tons, and fitted up in a style becoming an English gentleman, who is yachting about the world for pleasure. When Capt. Hanham visited the islands in 1843 strong national feeling prevailed, and the independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom was endangered, but with the progress of time, permanency has succeeded to uncertainty — the Kamehameha Dynasty has become established and the regular forms of civilized administration have been introduced into every part of the Hawaiian Government. Eight Letters for Oxe.—Sailors sometimes complain that they get no lettors, although they may write whenever they enter port. On passing over a package of letters which had been sent to our care for a sailor, he remarked, " I have been absent eight years from home, and have written to my friends but once, but I now have received eight letters." We now repeat, what we have done so often—sailors, do not fail to write to your friends every time you enter a port. Suppose you get no replies, keep on writing. There is something wrong when persons are absent from home, and will not keep their friends informed of their whereabouts. To the friends of seamen we would say, do not you fail to write. We are so situated as to witness a sailor's joy when he receives letters from the " folks at home." We would acknowledge a catalogue of Vale College, for 1864-65, from Prof. C. S. Lyman. Professional students, including 186 'neology, Law, Medicine, Ifa:., 45S Academical students, - Total, 644 of the a catalogue would acknowledge We College of California, at Oakland, from Mr. W. E. Rowell. It is highly gratifying to learn from these catalogues, and other sources, that the colleges and other schools of learning throughout the loyal States, are as flourishing as ever. Never were such munificent endowments bestowed upon American Colleges as during the progress of the civil war. The same is true of all the benevolent societies, including bible and missionary societies. Sailor's Home Librar. —Any persons having in their possession books belonging to this library, are requesthd to return the same to the Chaplain or leave them with Mrs. Oat at the Home. 9 {©la Series, M. 22. Lights and Shadows of Missionary Life in Micronesia. By the arrival of the Morning Star, we have received interesting and important intelligence from all the missionaries in Micronesia. We shall furnish our readers with extracts from letters written by the Rev. Mr. Sturges, in January, May, June and November, of 1864. These letters present " the lights and shadows" of missionary life, on the island of Ponapi or Ascension. That island we would remark for the benefit of some of our readers, lies in N. L. 6 <=> 48, and E. L, 158° 19. It was originally occupied by the American Missionaries in 1852. The only missionary now on the island is the Rev. A. A. Sturges. He went there at the commencement of the Mission, and has never since returned to America or Honolulu. Mrs. S. visited Honolulu in 1861, and returned the following year. Mr. Sturges is located on the Southern side of the island, at the harbor of Rono Kitti. The Revs. Messrs. Gulick and Roberts have formerly been associated with Mr. Sturges, but he is now laboring alone among five or six thousand people, scattered over that beautiful island. The people are very much scattered and it is a most toilsome labor to visit remote parts of the island. The missionary makes his visits by boating along the shores, as it would be well nigh impossible to cross the island by land, and over the mountains. There are no roads and the forests are dense. The low flat coral reefs extend out several miles into the sea. We have made the foregoing statements so that our readers will the better understand the following allusions: Draih of the Naaakin, Reign t>f Terror—Visit or High (Islet arjawww. — the Mtut- Ponape, May 16th, 1864. We were congratulating ourselves that the Sherman's army has punched a hole reign of " terror" was about over, but night before last our new chiefsreturned and much through Georgia ! �. 1H t *RIE 10 > D, FEBRUARY, 186 o ■ ' weather hargo. Monday at midnight, committing my | You visited the ruins at dear family to the keeping of our Father, I bor ; do you think these people ever had started in our canoe to the northeast side of energy enough to bring together such the island, where we disembarked, and took masses of huge rocks ? And how did they up our packs for the mountains. It was manage to float such masses to the coral not ugly. I speak of a iveign of terror;" such is hard getting there, bu> the good meetings Maud 12 miles to the westward ? There always looked for on Ascension, when a high were more than tenfold pay for the trouble. are extensive stone ruins on the Ant Is., and chief dies. You heard by the last mail that We held our communion services on Wed- the materials must have been floated from our Nanakin would likely die soon ; he died nesday ; ten were admitted to the church ; ; this island. I was sorry you did not find time to visit the 16th of April. It was an event to which and 16 married, which here means profor admission the The some of the artificial embankments common The death to church. pounded anxiety. | with no little looked nil of a high chief is the signal for universal Lord is really doing wonders in all that on this island. These ruins or embankments consist of simple ridges of earth, sometimes pillage, and violence,—the more a man gets region. absent, While robbers to break a mile or more in length, rising gradually attempted j more he the destroys, and the OT robbing, one end, and terminating more of a man is he thought to be. In \ into our house ; one bold fellow worked long j from the level at head, generally faced with former years it was customary for natives to j at our bedroom window; but wife and Hat- ! at the other in a remove their effects, and themselves to the i tie succeeded in scaring him off; don't you stone, from 6to 10 feet high. These ridges are very straight and evenly built, and as mountains to escape the fury of the mob, think they are braves ! is hard to realize that our Nanakin in I they terminate in an open plane, they are for and often It days no restraint which knew weeks, after the death ot a high chief. This [ gone ; I have been on the most intimate quite prominent objects. The natives attriapprehension was not a little increased by terms with him during my entire missionary bute them, as they do the stone ruins, to an the stories everywhere in circulation that the life ; for years he has professed to be a ancient race of giants, and some of them Christian ;" but as he told the king years think giants are buried in them. Excavahated religion would be exterminated; that the meeting house would be burnt, and our ago, " I give you one hand and the mission- tions have been made in several with a view own premises taken possession of. Our ary the other," his professions have not done to discover bones or relics, but so far the Christians were expecting trouble, especially | the cause much good. He was taken into treasures are wanting—in but a single inas so few of them were left, most were ab- j the church last communion; I have been stance have excavating parties met with sent as teachers in other tribes. Some two ; sorry many times that I took him in, but the success. Some years ago, several captains life were such of vessels lying in this port, went with their weeks before the death of the chief, our ■ last two or three weeks of his dwelling wan broken open, and robbed of as to rejoice our hearts. Of his successor crews, armed with spades, pick-axes, &c, to near $200 00 worth of our mast needed pro- you may form some opinion from the fact an embankment near this place. After perty. This was the boldest robbery ever that he was recommended to the office by working pretty hard till near night, one known on the island, and was said by all to the old Nanakin solely on the ground that if " skipper" discovered an old rusty coin in be only the beginning. I could get no assist- he was not appointed " he would tear the the dirt, under his feet. Thinking now the ance from the chiefs,—the only one that island to pieces !" If he goes on at his pro- prospect a good one, he scrapes the dirt over could help was in a dying state. Just at sent speed, he will certainly soon tear him- the treasure and proposed to the company to abandon the enterprise as hopeless, and rethis time, Captain Nye visited us from self to pieces ! if not the island! A. A. Sturges. Yours, ice, turn to their ships, to which proposal they the Weather harbor, and took so much interest in the affair as to refuse to trade with the Fresh Wsltr Spring below the Level of the all agreed. Long ere the next day had dawned the lucky captain with a few chosen natives unless the chiefs took some pains to Sea; Anciettl Ktiiita ss Aacruaiois. restore the property. This stand of Capt. Ascension Island, January, 1564. ones, to whom he had revealed the secret of You must remember that dreaded " sand- yesterday, were on their way to complete the Nye was a generous one, for which he has our sincerest thanks. We did not get back flat," half way between the Ponatik harbor work; but all their dreams of wealth ended our property, but the eyes of the natives are and Shalong, in your excursions up and in bringing back the old coin, one of the opened to see that the missionary is not down the coast. Did not those bare flats often other captains had thrown, as a bait, the without friends, even if his native land is remind you that •' time and tide," especially day before, into the hole! There was no engaged in war at home, and so can't pro- the I tter. " wait for no man ?" And how little laughing among the shipping that tect him. was it that you, and that we missionaries night. Similar must be the discovery of crosses The Nanakin died, and I was sent for by could pass there so often, and so often wait never call see the and crucifixes in the ruins at the Weather funeral, tide, for the and to his brothers to attend the —hundreds there of natives were present, and I never had great wonder of the place ?—a fresh water harbor! If other races lived upon these islands, better attention while I spoke of the soul spring boiling up out of the sea ! Fishermore after death ; no heathen rites were perform- men have been accustomed to go to this and built these ruins, they were no must ed, everything was left to the missionary. opening to slake their thirst, and yet 1 skillful than the present, though they The chiefs offered to send a police to watch never heard of the cooling lount. till a few have been less lazy ! my house while 1 was absent at the funeral, days ago ! There is an opening in the reef, Marriages among the People. I did not object, though I think all would just where this flat joins it, and near this Ascension Island, June 20th, 1864. shooting up pure have been just as well without. Some two opening is a boiling spring, What is your usual marriage fee ? or is it weeks were spent in arranging titles and water from coral rocks. The natives say lands, during which time daily feasts were that after heavy rains this spring is much a part of the bargain to marry all who apply ? made, which brought together large crowds, stronger, and from this infer that it is the If your ceremonies are as long as those y»m in our neighborhood, and about us; these mouth of an inland stream. This stream went through here, in a couple you married proud, " greasy" savages, coming in great must make considerable distance under for me, I hardly see how you would get crowds, with their long knives, helped us to ground as the flats and mangrove swamps through some of our " long jobs" in time to think of the land of law; and of the good are pretty wide, and how did the coral man- attend to the feast, which is coming to be an Father in heaven. It was decidedly the age to grow in fresh water ? as it must have appendix to our fashionable weddings. I have married some forty couple since the most anxious period of all my life ; but not done to encase this little stream ? tide; year commenced —sixteen in one day. A low the at a rude word was spoken; not a haughty look We visited the place was given ; we were never treated more re- water was then some 3or 4 feet deep; some foreigner at the close of that long " string" of our natives dove down and drank. I of ceremonies remarked, " Well, that's a litspectfully ; and this quiet still continues. I had made an appointment to hold a com- helped myself to the water by means of a tle the biggest wedding scrape I was ever be the great rage here to munion service at the mountain station on hollow reed. There are several little holes at!" It is got to church. in be married When you have white boils the through up the other side of the island; to fill this ap- where the water to marry at one time, do you pointment I must leave home the Monday sand and coral rocks. lam told that there several couplewith once going through with after the chiefs death. Our first plan was to are several othe- such openings along the marry them form, the must each couple be attended to than or have my family accompany me, but Mrs. S. barrier-reef; one near this place, more separately ? Formerly I made one ceremony was ill on the Sabbath, and was not able to four miles from any land. disturbed the quiet of our Sabbath, with their drunken revels,—one of them, with his garif? came into church just at the close of Sabbath school; he was only a little noisy, " : . i ' " ; I i �ME FRIEND. FEB R I A R V . 1865. answer for all, but now I have all the parties take their places around the a!tar, on the seals in front of the congregation, calling upon one party to rise at a time, which is seated as the next rises. I make one prayer answer for the whole; as do some of the bridesmaids and bridesmen make one set of marriage-robes answer for several couple; which they must have done last week to be able to present sixteen couple, in succession, to the clergyman, so nicely robed ; and what if some at the foot of the class were better dressed, and some at the head less richly ornamented, at the close of our ceremonies than at ihe commencement! Arrangements had been made to marry several parties at a certain place where I hold meetings in another tribe, but on repairing thither, the chiefess, who was to head the parly, asked me if she ehould not wait a little as her husband's wedding garment was not finished. I advised her not to think of outside ornaments, as God looked only to the heart. I was pleased to see, the next day, that she took her place at the altar by the side of her husband, minus her own marriage robe, which was really a nice one, that she might not seem to be better than her other half! One of the sixteen couple married the other day, was ihe Wajai and his queen, head chiefs of the Metelanim tribe. Let me tell you something of the rich costume of our king and queen on that memorable wedding day. His Majesty wore a pair of white pants, and a linen shirt, both as neat and shining as ever came from the most fashionable laundress; and over these a new black satin vest, which, with his large silk cravat, set the old gentleman off to a charm ! Then the queen, how lovely she looked in her long robe of figured Turkey Red, from the famous Waterhouse establishment." Nor did the ""rejected" queens look less smiling as they sat in their robes and places of honor, and quietly listened to their quondam husband promise in the sight of high heaven to renounce all other women, and take the one he held by the hand as his only wife. The royal bridegroom had been somewhat married before, having had at one time some' fifteen wives. So we have polygamy to deal with here, as you see. Chiefs on Ponape, as elsewhere, are fond of their harems, but it would take more than a Bishop Colenso to make the people think it a good institution. Those who are unfortunately involved in this harem system do not find it so easy to free themselves. In many cases the wives are sisters, one being the real wife, the others sort of boarders ; and if they were sent away would have no home. Then, if sent away the laws of the land would not allow them to marry, nor is it allowed for them to find themselves homes among their relatives, unless they happen to have fathers ; the people of the place would flee from them, as from forbidden objects. And this is the real difficulty with the king I have just married; he cannot send his rejected wives to another place, the people would flee before them ! and the other chiefs, would feel their " craft in danger," and would soon kill some one ; it would make little matter whom they should kill, We hope these restrictions on women who have been married, will mod he 11 done away ; the gospel is making way, and ly, much the least affected by missionary soon there will be less difficulty in breaking labors! Don't you think tho gonci.il meeting will advise my removal? up these " petty" harems. And where is that associate Or. Anderson promised us ? tnerlenii .Foreign MiMstossarT. n Loral The A $tir is mill l*iifrio*ie. Frlfii.t of the ruion-fhe We somewhat hope the Morning >1 iswiomiry Work t it • I delayed to bring him to us ! Ifso.it will Ponape, November sth, 1864. Ik? more ea?y to reconcile us to her long What have you done with the Morning delay. Yours in love, A. A, Sturges. Star ? You can't have concluded that she is Editorial Remarks.—Our missionary no longer needed here since you have ecclesiastically annexed us to your islands ! We brother asks respecting our form of marriage never found it more difficult to wait patient- when several couple arc to be joined in ly. We cannot go from home, as we much " holy wedlock." It is seldom that a clergyneed, lest the friends come in the Morning man in a civilized land is called upon to Star, and find us gone. several couple at one time. We marry Caswell, The Alpha, Capt. from New Zealand, was here a few weeks ago, and should however say, by all means each brought English papers, giving us American couple" is fully entitled to have the marriagenews down to the 26th of March. What un- ceremony performed. Let every thing be reasonable creatures we are ! After getting and in order." Only resuch late news, we are really longing for done " decently however we noticed that a clergyman cently more! So that wicked rebellion crossed over into this glorious 1864th year of our of the Church of England, in one of the Lord ' Well, my faith is not :he least wav- large cities, married several couple reading ering that in God's own time it will be most the marriage service but once. Our authorgloriously crushed out. And what a future is before our country ! Slavery all out of ity is the published statement of one who the way, the Puritan tencher, and mechanic, was present. But if the officiating clergyand fanner planting a higher cultivation all man reads the service but once, would he be over the South ; the East and West, the North entitled to a fee" from each ? and South, all united and happy under a Our missionary brother, in referring to a Union that hae stood the shock of the Sermon," expresses most angry revolution known in history! certain " Thanksgiving his sorrow that we should have gloried in 1 can smypathize with you in your glorying to be an American. In your Thanksgiving claiming Massachusetts as our native State. Sermon you said many things to make us We will merely add that he is not the first proud as citizens of the best government one who has criticized us upon the same on earth. I was sorry, however, to hear you say that you had a special pride in having point. We reply to this criticism, that we for your native State, Old Massechusetts. know of no better place to claim as the Has not this disposition of the >eople of one place of our nativity, than old Massachusetts, State to self-glory and praise, done very but let none imagine that we glory in being much to bring on and embitter the strife of over that of being an this rebellion ? It is a pleasing thought with New England-born, is not Massachusetts that we me that when slavery dies there will die American. It but States and our the United country, with it all sectional pride prejudice, and claim as strife. After such exhibitions of patriotism of America —America. Addison, in No. and devotion to the Union, it will hardly be 133, of the Spectator," remarks i I have " in the heart of any one to think of section read of an eminent person, who or place. " 1 am an American," will be the somewhere of devotion to one all-absorbing fact of our nativity and used in his private office citizenship. give thanks to heaven that he was born a I am happy to be able to report cessation Frenchman; for my own part, I look upon of hostilities between the two tribes on the it as a peculiar blessing that I was born an north side of the island, where war broke out A Frenchman, may give soon after the Morning St r last left us. I Englishman." and so may an Enghis nativity visited the heads of the tribes a few weeks thanks for privileged and but we feel equally making lishman, work seems to be ago,—the good progress over there. Two head chiefs of the equally bound to give thanks that America tribe have abandoned kava and heathen- was our native land, and the more so, just ism, and now call themselves and their that our countrymen in Legislative people of our party. We find it Very now Pulpit and on the battle-field, are pleasant to have so many natives about who Halls, thevindicating the great principles of so boldly take an interest in our affairs. Early in the constitutional and religious liberty. civil, summer, during the " reign of terror," chrismuch from distians did not come to us so Emancipation in Kentuchy—Cincinnati, Jan. 7. tant parts of the island; now we are seldom Resolutions were introduced in both Houses of ths without parties who come to spend a night Kentucky Legislature yesterday, declaring tor the Bramleite, or a Sabbath, to hear a little of the word, immediate abolition of slavery. Governor a message, recommends gradual emancipation, then to return to report to their friends. in and the ultimate removal of the slaves. He rejoloes Sometimes we have given lodgings to over over and thanks Sherman and Thomas for their eighty on the Mission premises. I have built violoties; denounces tbe arrest of Colonel Wolford a native house for these strangers, to which and Lieutenant Governor Jacobs; sajs his object ia attempting to regulate tbe enlistment of slaves was they give the name, pilgrim house. Is it not to save the institution bat tbe people of Kentucky not strange that it should be so very dark from unnecessary harden in Its accomplishment right about here when light is breaking all Kentucky has provided nearly seventy thousand around the island' This trirv is. apparent- soldiers for ths UuiM Butes Army. " " " �12 THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1865. the work, we would be thankful. In addition to the Gospel of Matthew, he has already struck off 60 pages of the little FEBRUARY 1, 1865. work of Mrs. Bingham, on the Old Testament characters alluded to in the New TesBible Translation among Micronesians. tament." It is a most interestisig feature of the Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta missionary work in Micronesia, that all the Family. missionaries are actively engaged in transIn our last we noticed this new and populating portions of the bible into the various lar book, attributing its authorship to the dialects of those islanders. It is somewhat Puritan Chaplain of Queen Victoria. The remarkable, and worthy the study of those following letter from one of the Cotta Family, interested in the migrations of Polynesians shows that we were mistaken. We hasten and their languages, that the natives of the to make the correction, and in doing so, Gilbert, (Kingsmill,) Marshall, (Ebon,) would improve the opportunity again to comStrong's (Kusaia,) and Ascension Islands, mend the book to our readers. It is really (Ponapi.) should each speak dialects quite one of the most charmingly written books unlike and in some respects radically dis- we ever read. As a Romance of History it similar. This circumstance renders the has but few equals. The strong points of work of the Bible translation very difficult. the Lutheran Reformation are put in clear One missionary is unable to assist another and bold relief. It is a polished and pointed unless located upon the same island. arrow from a well-drawn bow, at that sysThe Rev. Mr. Snow having been located tem of religious dogmas which upholds the on both Kusaia and Ebon, has completed opinion that the piety of the convent and translations of the Gospel of Matthew in nunnery is any purer or better than the both of those dialects, and has visited Hono- piety of common people in the common lulu in order to carry them through the walks of life. If any of our readers are press. The Gospel of Mark has already tinctured with this notion, we hope they will been translated and printed in the dia- read this book and inwardly digest" its " lect of the Marshall Islanders, by the contents. Rev. Mr. Doane. Some portions of the Rev. Mr. Damon New Testament have been translated by the I know our family used to bo considered a very Rev. Mr. Sturges, in the Ponapian dialect. honest and good family, but 1 never thought peo-to would care enough about their histories The following extract from a letter written ple print what some of our ancestors far back, alby the Rev. Mr. Bingham, and dated Apai- most in the slark ages, wrote for themselves. But that the one who took ang, Gilbert Islands, Feb. 11, 1864," will as it has been done, I wishhave the credit; and so much trouble should done the in what has been dialect indicate though I am not at all like the good men and women whose stories you have read, 1 do not like of the Kingmill Islanders : to have ignorance and wrong prevail now in these a of the copy send you herewith I better times, even in so small a matter as the authe 4th Matthew, on completed Gospel of thorship of a good book. of February, in the little press-room adjoin1 saw in your paper thd assertion that Rev. ing my study. Had not the Asterion been Dr. McLeod wrote the " Chronicles of the wrecked, I could not have had the printing Schonberg-Cotta Family," and us the same thing tell you what completed at so early a date. [Asterion wreck- is said of others, I thought I would was on hor way to lady the believe. A family Baker's Island, of at guano, ed with cargo Koine to take the black veil. She had passed Sept. 24, 1863. A boat's crew left for How- some years as novice in a convent, and was fully land's Island, and drifted away from her determined upon n step which would cut her off without food course, and after being at sea, from her fellow beings, and annul those faculties she and water for eight days, finally landed on God had given her for use. On her journey Doctor, who has but lateHall's Island, of the Gilbert or Kingsmill met a learned Genevan ly gone to his rest, and attracted by his manner Group. One of the seamen was a printer, as well as by his reputation, entered deeply into Bingham.— Mr. was employed by and discussion, and was convinced that controversial me, Ed. of F.] You will not understand she was taking n false step. Of an eminently however, as rejoicing over the wreck, pureand elevated religious faith. her studies took whereby we were provided with a skillful a higherpath, and therecult iH tho " Chronicles." of a book printer, ere our type had been distributed This wo believe to be tho origin —so written; no could havo in nor as the diswhich man rejoicing surely cases, in their that the rougher sounded delicate chords our are the printer expetressing thirst and hunger touch of a man could only bring from them disrienced in his perilous voyage to the Gilbert cord. gone adrift, but had he not and Islands; Now we indulge our pride a little when we had not the Asterion been wrecked, the name look back upon people who, if not great, were of Mr. W. D. Hotchkiss, of Elyria, Ohio, surely good and true, and we wish to thank her stories of might not perhaps have become historical. who has collected together the simpleCottas. One or the But if in future generations, any of the the early Reformers. poor Gilbert islanders should be interested 200,000 letters were forwarded to to know who first printed the entire Gospel of Matthew in their language, the answer New York city, by Sherman's army on its will be Hotchkiss. For the kind Providence arrival at Savannah. Such an army of that brought him safely to our shores, and latfor ■.irris-sarc wa« npvpr hspforp hpsrd of inclines] his heart to engage for a season in THE FRIEND. " " Rev. H. welcome these missionaries from Micronesia. The former with his wife, left Honolulu in the Caroline in 1852, and has resided upon Strong's Island and Ebon. The latter left Honolulu with his wife on the first trip of the Morning Star in 1857, and has resided on Apaiang, one of the Gilbert or Kingsmill Islands. We are sorry to report the long illness of Mr. Bingham, but are greatly rejoiced that his health has very much improved, and the prospect now is that erelong his health will become perfectly established. The Rev. Mr. Snow has addressed the native churches, and last Sabbath evening addressed a large audience in Fort Street Church. He expects to return to his missionary field on the return of the Morning Star in May or June. The Rev. B. G. Snow and the Bingham.—We are most happy to Ka Nupepa Kuokoa.—This weekly, hithpublished by Mr. Whitney, on the Ist of the year passed into the hands of the Rev. Dr. Gulick, who is now responsible for its character. Although the publisher is secretary of the " Hawaiian Evangelical Association," yet this paper has not been adopted as its " organ," nor is it responsible for its pecuniary liabilities, any more than for "The Friend." This is the proper basis. Under erto these circumstances we believ* it will conMr. Whitney deserves much credit for his successful management of this paper. It is no easy matter to publish a newspaper and make it pay. it is said that not every man can keep a hotel, neither can every man publish a paying newspaper. Success to the Kuokoa under its present management. It is deserving of a most liberal patronage. On the first page, we notice that a translation of Dr. Anderson's new book has been commenced. The foreign summary is excellent. We notice that each number has a few paragraphs in English. This is admirable, as so many natives are now anxious to learn English. tinue to prosper. Singular Phenomenon.—ln the communication of the Rev. Mr. Sturges, found in another column, will be found a statement respecting a fresh-water spring under water. We have been informed that off the coast of Kau, Hawaii, similar springs are known to the natives. These springs are many fathoms under the surface of the sea. The natives often, when out fishing, will dive for a drink of fresh water ! Of course these are readily to be accounted for—the freshwater finds outlets below low water mark. There are unquestionably many springs discharging into the sea, but seldom one will be discovered by msn. �13 THE FRIEND. FEBRUARY, 1865. ed to the rank of the high chiefs, if not the of Hakau, his eldest son; at least nis prime minister by birth, hig "intendant d'office." The two brothers lived at court on a footing of equality. They took part in amusements, tried the wrestle, drew the bow, plunged with ardor into all the noble exercises of the country and the time. The people belonging to the suite of Umi exercised themselves with those of the suite of Hakau, in contests with the long spear, pololu," and the party of Umi always "came off victorious, obliging Hakau to retreat in confusion. Liloa, feeling that his last hour was approaching, caused his two children to be summoned, and said to them, "Thou, Hakau, wilt be the chief, and thou, Umi, wilt be his man." This last expression is equivalent to vice-roy or prime minister. The two brothers bowed as sign of assent. The old chief resumed : " Do thou, Hakau, respect thy man, and do thou, Umi, Hakau, if you respect thy Sovereign. have no consideration for your man, if you quarrel with him, I am not concerned about the consequences of your conduct. In the same way, Umi, if you do not render to your Sovereign the homage which you owe him, if you rebel against him, it will be for you two to decide your fate." Soon after hazing made known his last will, Liloa, gave up the ghost. Umi, who was of a proud and independent character, foreseeing, no doubt, even then, the wickedness of his brother, would not submit to him, and refused to appear in his presence. Abandoning his share of power, he removed from Waipio in company with his two intimate friends, and retired to the mountains, where he gave himself up to the hunting of birds. Hakau then reigned alone, and governed according to his caprice. Abusing his authority he made himself feared, but at the same time detested by the people. He drew upon himself the censure of the principal servants of his father, whom he provoked by all kinds of humiliations and contempt. If he saw any one of either sex remarkable for good looks, he caused them to be tattooed in a frightful manner for his TALES OF A VENERABLE SAVAGE : equnl -OB- Contribulions to the Ancient History of Hawaii. (CoNTIKrKD-J TrankUted mostly from the French of Julei Remy, BY PRESIDENT ALEXANDER, OF OAHU COLLEGE. History of Umi. 1.-Hls Birth o»«l hl« Toulh. He was the son of Liloa, a great chief, who reigned over the whole island of Hawaii in the 16th century, and Akahikameainoa, a woman of the plebian order, who lived in Hamakua. He was kept in profound ignortnce of his rank until he was 15 or 16 years old. The child developed rapidly, became vigorous and attained to a royal stature. In his plays with his companions and in his pastime as a young man he always bore off the palm. He was a great eater, " hao wale i ka ai ame ka ia." In short Umi was a perfect kanaka, and an accomplished fighter, who made his comrades suffer the proofs of it. During this time he formed a deep and intimate friendship with two peasants of the neighborhood, Koi, of Kukuihaole, and Omakamau, who became his " aikane." Liloa then held his court at Waipio in all the barbaric splendor of the period. Besides a considerable crowd of attendants, he had around him priests, prophets, nobles, and his only son named Hakau. His palace was made merry night and day by the wild evolutions of the dancers, and by the music of the resounding calabashes. He had left Akahikameainoa certain tokens or pledges as a souvenir of their relation, and a proof of the paternity of Umi. These objects she had secretly deposited in a place, which is known even at the present day, by the name of Hunana niho. Meanwhile Liloa had become old. Akahikameainoa judging that the moment had arrived, invested Umi with the royal malo, the nilio pnlaoa and the lei, emblems of power which the high chiefs alone had the right to wear. " Go," said she to him ; "go, my son, present yourself to King Liloa, your father, at Waipio. Tell him that you are his son, and show him as proof of it, these pledges which he has left to me." Umi proud of the revelations of his mother, departs immediately, accompanied by Koi and Omokamau. The palace of Liloa was surrounded by guards, priests, diviners and sorcerers. The tabu extended as far as the outer enclosure, death was the penalty for every one who crossed its limits. Umi advanced boldly and passed the threshold. Shouts and cries of death resounded in his ears from all sides. Without troubling himself, he continues his course, and enters by the end door. Liloa was sleeping, wrapped in his royal cloak of red and yellow feathers. Umi stooped and without ceremony uncovered his head. Liloa awakWho is that t" ing said. " Owai la keia ?" "It is I," replied the young man;" it is Umi, thy son," and saying this he displays his malo at the feet of the king. At this signal, Liloa, while rubbing his eyes, recognized Umi, and caused him to be proclaimed his son. Behold, then, Umi admitt- " amusement. more rite sympathies of the people in whose labors he took an incredible part. The fields which Umi cultivated are to be seen even at the present day, above Laupahoehoe, and near the sea can be seen the heiau or temple in which Kaleihokuu offered sacrifices to the gods. Hakau continued to reign, always without showing the least respect to the old officers ot Liloa his Two old men, high chiefs by birth, and highly honored during the preceding reign, had persisted in residing near the palace of Waipio, in spite of the insults to which the nearness of the court exposed them. One day, when they were hungry, after a long scarcity, they said to one of their attendants, " go to the palace of Hakau. Tell his Majesty that the two old chiefs are hungry, and demand of him, in our name, food, fish and awa." The servant immediately went to the king's house to fullfi.il his errand. Hakau replied, accompanying his words with foul and insulting terms, " go, tell those two old men that they shall have neither poi, nor fish, nor awa." The two chiefs on hearing this cruel reply, at first began to sigfc over their lot, and to regret more bitterly than ever the time when they lived under Liloa. Then rallying themselves they said to their servant, " We have heard of the foster-son of Kaleihokuu, of his strength, his courage and his generosity. Without losing any time, go directly to Laupahoehoe, and say to Kaleihokuu, that the two old chiefs desire to see his adopted son." The servant hastened to Laupahoehoe, where he acquitted himself of his orders. Kaleihokun said to him, Return to thy masters, and tell them that "they will be welcome, if they wish to come to-morrow to my foster-son." The old men at this news prepared to start. On arriving at the dwelling of Kaleihokuu, they found nobody but a young man asleep on a mat. They entered neverthless, and seated themselves, leaning their backs against the partition wall of the hut of pandanus. " At last," said they, sighing, •' our bones are going to revive," " akahi a ola na iwi." Then addressing the man who was asleep, they said, " Are you then alone here V Yes," answered the young man; Kalei"hokuu is in the fields." " We are," said they, the two old men of Waipio, come expressly to see the foster-son of the priest." The youth rises without saying a word prepares in haste a sumptuous repast, an entire hog, fish and awa. The two old men admired the activity and ski)l of the young man, and said, At all events, if the fosterson of Kaleihokuu were as vigorous a fellow as that, we should live again." The young unknown served them food, and made them drunk with awa. The next morning the old men saw Kaleihokuu and said to him, We have come hither to see your foster"son. May it please the gods that he be like that fine fellow who entertained us inyour house, our bones would revive." " Well," replied Kaleihokuu, " be who has so well entertained you is my foster-son, whom I had left at ,the bouse on purpose that he might perform for you tbe duties of hospitality.'* " Meanwhile Umi, who had a taste for savage life, had taken leave of his favorites, and wandered alone in the forests and on the mountains. One day when he had descended to the shore at Laupahoehoe, he fell in love with a woman of the people, and made her his companion, without any one suspecting his high birth. Devoting himself " then to field labor, he was seen sometimes tilling the ground, sometimes descending to the sea for fishing. By lavish offerings he knew how to flatter adroitly an old man by the name of Kaleihokuu, a powerful priest, who at last adopted him as one of his children. Umi always maintained himself at the head of the farmers and fishermen, and a considerable multitude recognUvkig his physical snperiority, voluntarily enrolled themselves under his orders, and those of his adopted father. They knew him only by the name of Hanai (foster-child) of Kaleihokuu. Meditating probably even then a The two old men, happy at what tbay way of gaining supreme power, Umi en- learned, related to the priest and to has deavored to attract to himself more and adopted son the ill treatment which they �THE FRI ENt,FEBRUARY, 18 65. received at the court of Hakau. No more was necessary to light at once the flames of war. At the head of a considerable multitude of people attached to 'he service of Kaleiholcuu, Umi proceeds by forced marches to Waipio. and the next day Hakau had ceased to reign. He was sfain by th>- hand of the vigorous foster-son of the priest. 11.-stria-is of I nil. Umi reigned in the place of Hakau. His two "aikanes," Koi and Omaokamau, had come to join him and resided at his court. Piimaiwaa, of Hilo, was his most valiant warrior. "la ia ka mamaka kaua," it was to him that the baton of war belonged, a figurative expression which denotes the General-in-Chief. Pakaa was one of the favorites of Umi, and Lono was his kahuna. While Umi reigned upon the eastern coast of the island, one of his cousins, Keliiokaloa, reigned on the western coast, and held his court at Kailua. It was under the reign of this prince, about two centuries before the voyage of Cant. Cook, that a ship was wnckod near Keei in tic district of Kona, not far from the spot where the celebrated English navigator met with his death in 1779. It was then towards 1670 that men of the white race landed lor the first time on the group. A man and a woman, having escaped from the wreck, landed upon the beach at Kealakeakua. On reaching the shore these unfortunates prostrated themselves upon the lava with their faces on the ground, whence arose the name of ku'ou, (bowing down,) which is still borne by the place which was the witness of this scene. The shipwrecked foreigners speedily conformed themselves to the habits of the natives, who assert that there still exists in our day a family of chiefs descended from these two whites. The princess Loheau, daughter of Liliha, still living, is, they say, of this origin. Keliiokaloa, who reigned on the coast when this memorable event took place, was a wicked prince, who took pleasure in wantonly felling cocoanut trees, and devastating cultivated fields. His depredations led Umi to declare war against him. He took the field at the head of his army accompanied by his famous warrior, Piimaiwaa. by his friends, Koi and Omokamau, by his favorite Pakaa, and by Lono, his priest. He turned the flanks of Mauna Kea, and advancing between this mountain nnd Hualalai in the direction of Mauna Loa, arrived on the great central plain of the island with the intention of descending to Kailua. Keliiokaloa did not wait for him. Putting himself at the head of his warriors he marched to encounter Umi. The two armies met upon the elevated plain surrounded by the three colossi of Hawaii at the place which is called Ahua a Umi. Two men of the slave class, by tbe name of Laepuni, famous warriors of the party of Keliiokaloa, fought with superhuman courage, and Umi was about to fall under their blows, when Piimaiwaa, coming to his aid, decided the victory for his side. Though history says nothing in regard to it, it is probable that the king of Kailua perished in the combat. This victory completely rid Umi of his last rival in power. He reigned thenceforth as sole monarch on Hawaii. In order to transmit to posterity the remembrance of this remarkable battle, he '-amed to be erected on the battle-field, by the people of six provinces, a singular monu- employed workmen from all quarters to hew ment coinpo«ed of six polyhedral piles of stones which were to servo, say some, toconlava collected in tbe lieiuhDorhood. A seventh structasepulchral vault,or according to others pyramid was erected by the hands of his no- a magnificent paiace. Whatever might be bles and allicers. At the centre of this enor- their distination the stones were admirably mous collection of stones, he built a temple, cut. In our day the Calvinisiic missionaries the traces of which are still visible at the have employed them in building ihe great present day, so ihut the whole plan can be I church of Kailua, without there being restored. The whole of this vast monument any necessity for cutting them anew. is called by the name of its founder "The The hewn stones of Umi, "pohaku kalai Heaps of Umi," (Ahua a Umi.) Umi built a Umi," are to be seen even at the presanother temple at the foot of Pohaku Hana- ent day, scattered in different places. It is lei on the coast of Kona, called Ahua Hann- natural to suppose that for cutting these hard lei. A third temple was also erected by him and very large stones they used tools differon the slopes of Mauna Kea. in the direction ent from those of Hawaiian origin. Iron of Hilo at the place called Puu'eekee. We must have been known in the time of Umi, recognize also the trices of a temple built and its presence would be explained by by the same king on Mauna Halepoh ha. wrecks of ships which the ocean currents where are found the ruins of the houses of might have drifted ashore. It is certain that Umi, covered with a large lava rock.* it was known long before the arrival of Capt. They give Umi the name of the Mountain Cook, as is also shown by a passage from an King. Tradition relates that he retired into old romance, " 0 luna, o lalo, o kai, o uka, the centre of the island, from love for his 0 ka hao pae, ko ke 'lii," i.e.. " What is people, and these are the reasons which ex- above, below, the sea, the mountain, and the plain the isolation to which he devoted him- iron that drifts ashore, belong to the king." self. It was a settled custom in Hawaiian Umi some time before his death said to antiquity for the numerous attendants of the his old friend Koi, "There is no place nor chiefs, when they traveled through a settle- any possible means of concealing my bones. ment, to cut down cocoanut trees, devastate It is necessary that you should disappear plantations, and commit all sorts of havoc from my presence. I am going to take back injurious to the interests of the owners or all the lands which I have given you around cultivators. To avoid a sort of scourge Hawaii, and they will think you disgraced. which attached itself to the steps of the Do you then retire to another island, and .is monarch, Umi went and settled in the moun- soon as you learn of my death, or only that tains, so that the depredations of the people 1 am taken with a dangerous sickness, return of his house might not cause the tears of the secretly to carry off my body." Koi execupeople to flow. In this retreat Umi lived ted the will of the chief, his aikane. He with his retainers on the tribute in kind, returned to Molokai, from whence he hastenwhich his subjects brought to him from all ed to set sail for Hawaii, as soon as he heard parts of the coast. During famines his do- of the death of Umi. He landed at Honomestics scattered in the woods, and collected kohau. While setting foot on shore, he met the " hapuu," a nutr.tious fern, which then a kanaka, in every respect resembling his took the place of the poi. beloved chief. He fell upon him, killed Meanwhile Umi did not pass all his life on him, and carried him in the night to Kailua. the .nountains. He came to live at different Koi secretly entered the palace where lay times on the shore of the sea at Kailua. He the corpse of Umi. The guards were asleep, • Note.—The most curious fact that presents Koi carried off the royal remains, and substiitself to the eye of the traveler in the ruins of tuted in their place thecorpse of the old man the temples built by Umi, is- the existence of a of Honokohau, then he disappeared with his mosaic pavemont in the form of a regular cross, canoe. Some say that he deposited the body which traverses the enclosure in tho direction nf of Umi in the great pali of Kahulaana, but its length and breadth. This syinb.il is not found they do not know the exact place; others in tho monuments anterior to this king nor in say that it was in a cave at Waipio, at Puathose which are posterior to him. Involuntarily ahuku, at the top of a grand pali from which we see in this a proof of the influence of the two shipwrecked whites whose landing upon the darts the waterfall of Hiilawe. From time island we have mentioned. May it not be infer- immemorial it was the custom at Hawaii to red from tho existence of these Christian emblems, eat the flesh of high chiefs after their death : that towards the time when the great Umi filled then they collected the bones into a bundle, the group with his renown, some shipwrecked and went to conceal them far from sight. Spanish or Portuguese sought to introduce the Generally it was to a faithlul servant, a devotof Kama, of Christ into the ielunds. religion ed that the of guardian, honor belonged us eating hits transmitted to by Kuu, Waihopun, in the flesh of his chief, from a sentiment of Nupi, an explanation of tho four compartments which are observed in the temples of Umi, which friendship, " no ke aloha." If they did not are represented by the following r— j 1 always eat the flesh of high chiefs and of figure. lUtt if we accept Kama's The ttoi Thsgod distinguished persons, they always removed opinion, it remains quite as diffi- K,IH Ka their bodies to bury them in the most secret cult to explain why this peculiarcaves, or in the most inaccessible places. But ity is observed in the monuments Priest i Place of they did not take the same care of those of Umiand not in the other huiuus, Lono j Umi chiefs who had been regarded as wicked as for inajsince in Kupalaha, situ-— ated in the territory ofMakapala; Mokini, at Puu- during their lives. The old proverb said on epa : Aiaikamahina, near the sea at Kukuipahu ; this subject, " Aole c nalo ana na iwi o ke and Kuupupuulau. towards the mountain nt the alii kolohe ; c nalo loa na iwi o ke alii maisame place. The remains of these four remarkable kai." The high chiefs, before death, caused temples are found in the district of Kohala. We their most faithful servants to swear to condo not find in thorn the slightest trace of thedivi- ceal their bones, so that no one could dission into a cross. The god Kaili a word which signifies " the theft," was not known before the cover them. " 1 do not wish," said the dying chief. " that my bones should serve to time of Umi . -- -- 14 ' �15 IHL FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1865. make arrows to shoot mice, or fish-hooks." Hence it is very difficult to find the burial place of such or such an ancient chief. Mausoleums have been built in some places. It is said that nobles or kings are buried in them, but it appears that they are coffins wi'hout bodies, or that the corpses of common natives have been substituted for those of the personages to whose honor these to bo continued. monuments were erected. (SUCCESSOR TO A. P. EVERETT.) At his late rooms, Queen Street. E. HOFFMANN, M. D„ Mskee't Block, corner Queen and Kaa 426-ly_ humanu ttreets. I',-ivtlclan aod Burgeon, 11. STANGENWALD, M. D., A. 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The Boston people have got Francisco, with mdse to Aldrich, Walker *v Co. 11—Ruse, brig ShelikutT, Hanson, 30 pays from Sitka, Its editor is not announced; perhaps it is up a grand sailors' fair, which realized about with salmon to 11. Hackfeld 6, Co. 12—Hawbark Florence, Spencer, off and on, tailed aamc designed that the Organ" shall carry all 8200,000. This is to be devoted to building day to cruise westward. 14—Hanoverianbark Harburg, Thomtoo, from New Cmthe parts," as the musicians say. The first a Retreat, where sick, crippled, and disabled tie en route for San Franolsco. 10—Brig Morning Star, Gelett, from Micronesia. number is exceedingly valuable, as it con- sailors of the navy may find a " snug" har18—Am clipper ship Daring, Henry, 20 days from San Francisco en route for Baker's Island. tains such abundant statistics relating to the bor in their old age. It is to be an Ameri18—Am clipper ship Reindeer, 22 days from San Fran Cisco, passed the port. Hawaiian Kingdom. We hope this will can " Greenwich Hospital." Success to the •s!o— Haw'n brig W. C. Talbot, Dallratum. IM days from Our Bremen, via Valparaiso, 40 days, with mdse to old correspondent, Mr. always be a prominent feature in the paper. enterprise. 11. Hackfeld A Co. Hunnewell, and editorials has forwarded various 20— Am clipper ship Kentuckian, 23 from San Francisco, Rambling, vituperative long publicaen route for Baker's Island. 21—Am barkentlne Constitution, Clements, 26 days from may delight some readers, but a Government tions upon the subject, and we would Cape Mendictno, withlumber to H. Hackfeld A Co. from Webster, at furnishMrs. a acknowledge view, our should aim beautiful paper, in 22—Am clipper ship Argosy, Swift, 12 days from San Francisco, en route for Akyab via Amherst. ing the reading public with a careful exhibit poem, "Hospital Jack," which was sold at the 22—Am bark William Kotch, Baxter, 179 days irura New Bedford, with mdse to C. L. Richards & Co. of the state, condition and finances of the Fair. In our next issue we shall print the ."-Am bark Whistler, Paty, 14 days from San Francisco with mdse to IL Bacicield s, Co. nation. May this prove to be the character same in our columns DEPARTURES. of the Gazette. Imports and Exports.—From the report Jan. 3—Am wh hark Mercury, Tooker, forcruise. 13—Amwh bark Midas, Howland, foreruiae nnd home. Cotton, Rice and Sugar.—These pro- of the Collector-General, it appears that the 17—Haw'n bark Bragauzu, Dauelsburif, fur Bremen. 21—Old'g wh bark Oregon, Manimcn, to cruise to Westducts will be produced the present year in total amount of imports for 1864, was wardand Ochotak. Islands, $1,712,241.61, Sandwich and the total amount of larger quantities on the MEMORANDA. than ever before. We are rejoiced to learn exports, $1,662,181.47. Domestic exports, Report brijf Morning Sim, that upon every part of the islands there is including sugar, molasses, rice, &c, are Honolulu, Sept. 14, arrived at Apiang after a passage or a stir such as has never before been wit- very much upon the increase. The Smyr- 26Left days. Found that Rev. 11. Bingham and wife had left during nessed in agricultural affairs. Cotton-seed niote just sailed for San Francisco, with a May for Kbon, on account of sickness. Thence sailed for and touched at Tarawa,Oct. 13. Pitt's Island, 18th, Mille, on 22d, in large quantities, is now being scattered cargo, valued at $38,000, said to be the Jeluit on 31st. Nov. 6, arrived at Ebon, where we took on board two native missionaries and located them on the Island Namaric; returned to Ebon, where we took on board Rev. abroad. The prospects for rice on Kauai largest which has ever cleared for the Coast. of Messrs. Snow and Bingham and families, and sailed for Strong's are good. Mr. Knudsen deserves much Island. Arrived at Ascension Island. Dec Land left again on the 7th for Honolulu dirtci, where we arrived after a passage of Public Debt.—From the report of the 41 credit for the unwearied and unflagging indays. During the passage to the Kingptnlll Inlands, the winds were strong from the westward, with heavy squallsFinance, of it does not appear matter. Minister terest which he has taken in this Near the longitude of the guano Islands, hud very heavy went for two weeks, with strong easterly currents, during which Equally praiseworthy are Mr. Whitney's what the public debt of the nation is at the winds, time made not over 160 miles. This occurredabout the same date of theloss of the guano ships at Howland's aud baker's Islands. not exceed present time, cotton. but does probably to of growth efforts encourage the While cruising among the Micronesian Islands, encountered $150,000. Old Money Bags says the Ha- very strong currents, setting K. N. K. with light variablewinds. On the return passage had strong trades during first part of voyage, then southerly winds till near these islands Was Castor Oil.—We are glad to learn that waiian Finances are in a good condition. within 460 miles of Honolulu for ten days. In Lat. 24° 4 N.. the manufacture of castor oil is to be tried E. Long. 164 ° 2, discovered ao island, not noted on moat charts. Hospital Fund.—The Collector-General in Honolulu. We hope from all those PASSENGERS. localities on the islands where the bean reports that the Queen's Hospital has de- From Bam Krascisc'O via Hilo—per Coral, Jan. 6 Chas W from Jcrnegan, Thos G Thrum. From Hilo—M Kaplee, X Nash. grows, quantities will be immediately sent rived, during 1864, the sum of $1,432 Feancisco—per from foreign For Sas Comet, Jan. 14—Capt and Mra P to Honolulu, to ascertain whether it will the tax upon passengers arriving 8 Wilcox, 2 children and servant. Miss Sarah S Wilcox, Mrs Summers and 2 children, Mrs Townscnd and servant, Mrs Morpay. We have undeveloped resources on lands. As each pays $2, it appears that ris, B Weeks, J Williams, Ueo II Edmonds, Dr Wtglane, R Patterson, Thos Mcluerney, Ueo Seabald, A Hanson, C T these islands, of greater value than mines the number of arrivals has been 716. Clark—2l. of gold and silver. For Adelaide—per Buena Vista, Jan. H—Mr and Dr. C F. Guillou.—We learn from the Mis J EPost Barnard and 3 children, Mr and Mrs Mask a> child—B. From Miceosssia—per Star, Jan. 18—Rev H BintIt has been stated in print, that the Hawaiian Gazette, that this gentle.nan has ham, Jr., and wife, Rev BMorning Q Snow, wile and 2 children. Miss 1. the HattieStursit— been Italian Consul for Haappointed U. S. Government derives annually $400,000 " " " from Custom House duties imposed upon waiian Islands. Hawaiian products. Will Mr. Ingols, reSailors wishing to write home, will siding in San Francisco, please furnish some find paper, pens and envelopes at the Home, reliable statistics upon the subject r We gratis. know of no one who could do it better. The Morning Star—will tail for the Marquesas Islands, on or before the 15th. The Hon. Mr. li, we learn, will go as delegate. Persons wishing to forward letters or packages to the missionaries, should not fail to be in season. It is reported that 4,000 trunks, belonging to Southerners, in Paris, have been pawned to hotel keepers, for board-bills! A CARD I FOLLOWING THE or Hawaiian RESOLUTION WAS unanimouslypassed at an Extra Meeting of the Hosed ths January, 1864 Svasqelioal Associatios ob the 23d of For Sas Feascjsoo—psr Smyrnlote, Jan.IS—Mr and Mrs J P Lecount, Mrt Burdltt, H O Wells, JohnMiller, Wm Manna Wm Btott, J A McQuintton, Geo Nebeker—o From Teesalst—per Constitution, Jan. »I—Chat Adams. From Sax Frascisco—per Whistler, Jan. IT—Mrs J B Black and son, Mrs JohnPaty, Mr and Mrs Qao Leonard, Mr and Mrs John Harris and Aye children, Mr L Christen Mr D F Vids, Mr Evan Griflth, Francis Mille, Hsy Ynne, D t Smith Fred Hayman. Chas Brook, X Hekls, Johno Davit, Ah Ksa J McCullough. A Melcher, J Cast, Motes Klnley, James Lynch Eugene Delamar—29 in all. * ' MARRIED. Paeeee—Leiaeicla—On the 7th Inst., by Rev. L. Lyons st the houte of the bridegroom, J. P. Parker, Sen., of Manaalole tlamakua, to Leiakaula, of North Kohala. Kittssdoe—Chase—ln Haverhill, Mast., Oct. 28th, tt the house of the bride's father, by the Rev. C. B. Kittredge of Westboro', Charles S. Kittredge, of New York City, to Miss A Resolved .—That the Hawaiian Board, In their own behalf their thanks and that of theMlcronrslan Missionaries, express u Desdemona," to Captain Franklin Bates, Jr., of the thlp New Bedford, for his kind and generous attentions lo the Rev. H. Bingham, Jr.,and Lady, in giving them a free passage in M. Chase, of Haverhill. June last from Apaiang to Ebon, where they couldavail themselves of the aid and sympathy of their American associates, DIED. so much needed durlog hit Illness and the long delay of the Momma Star." L. H. GUUCK, Chsllst—At Walluku, Maui, Dec. 14, of consumption. aT«. Corresponding Secretary of Haw. Board. Chelley, aged M yean, a native of Ryfleid, Mats, and tot It Honolulu, Jan 26th,IMS. many ytsrt s resident of these Islands. " � 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 (1865) 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 - 1865.02.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865.02.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/a5b673bed1b06c507ce67dad981dc44e.pdf 51b02e46ab3a07f4266da70e141e10ce PDF Text Text THF E RIEND $eb Scries, M J4, $0. I.} HONOLULU, JANUARY 3, 1865. 1 Liquor Bills, merely Debts of Honor! CONTENTS for Jnnunrr, 1865. Pick. 1 1 1,2 8 New Volume—XXUd Liquor Bill., merely Dchti of Honor Talesof a Venerable Savage A Boston Notion not to Oar Liking Tenth Annual Report of the HonoluluSailor's Home Society..3 Extraordinary Fall of Bain 4 Kilter's Table—Dr. Anderson'sNew Work 6 Chronicles of the Scboubere-Cotta Family Waters of Mercy A Vision of New Year's Eve—OriginalPoetry The Storm * *« •• • • Tattooing Loss of Sloop Emma Marine News, &c 8 THE FRIEND. JANUARY 3, 1865. New Volume—The XXIId. One year ago, when the Polynesian was discontinued, it left The Friend, as the oldest published newspaper in the Pacific. A review of our file, from January, 1843, when its publication was commenced, is very suggestive respecting the changes which have taken place during the last twenty two years in Polynesia, Hawaii nei, and upon the western coast of North and South America. The early volumes of the Friend are becoming more 'and more valuable as depositories of historical events. As such we often receive applications for them. We enter upon another volume, hoping that contributors, subscribers and donors will be as favorable as in former years. Very numerous are the assurances that our little sheet is welcome among seamen, for it is for them that we mainly labor to publish an entertaining and useful paper, and if our general readers also find entertainment, we feel doubly paid for our labors and toils in the editorial dtpartment. Wishing all our readers, on ship and shore, at home and abroad, a Happy New Year, we enter upon the year 1869. A Word to Subscribers. —If any Honolulu or Island subscribers fail to receive their papers regularly, we hope they will report to the Editor. In our last issue we expressed the opinion that liquor sellers ought in justice to be taxed to support the paupers made so by the use of intoxicating liquors. We little imagined that an important step in that line of legisla ? tion, would so soon be taken by the Legislative Assembly of this kingdom. We learn that the Minister of Finance, Mon. dc Varigny, has brought forward a bill, prohibiting liquor dealers collecting their liquor debts in the Courts of this kingdom. We should only be too happy to learn that such a law had been passed. It would be easy to adduce facts upon this subject, showing that men in Honolulu had been literally robbed. If however men will put their heads into the lion's mouth, they should be thankful to escape with their heads on their shoulders although minus theirhard earnings. The way scores are run up at the counter of a liquor shop, would astonish some prudent people. Many a man in Honolulu, has had a bill presented to him, after an evening spent in a liquor shop which has made him stare ! But what could the poor unfortunate do ? Pay it of course, if he had the means. We sincerely hope the Legislature will doall in its power to rectify the abominable practice which has hitherto prevailed. Latest American News.—The "Yankee" arrived January 2d, 17 days from San Francisco, bringing news to the 15th ult., including a copy of the President Message, delivered to Congress on the 6th ofDecember. This Message is an out-spoken, straight-forward, simple, but noble document, worthy of the Chief Magistrate of the United Stales. Lincoln is the people's President, and he is the poor man's friend. The new pirate craft, commanded by the notorious Semmes, has been wrecked off Madeira. Ex-Secretary Chase has been appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of th* United States. {©ft&riM, ©01.22. TALES OF A VENERABLE SAVAGEOR Translated from the French of Jules B»my, AHnHCcoiisterbtuohrysf awai . BY PRESIDENT ALEXANDER, OF OAlll' OOLLBQE Introductory. One evening in the month of March, 1853, I landed at Hoopuloa, on the west coast of Hawaii. Among the many natives who ran to the shore, to bid me welcome, and to draw my canoe upon the beach, I noticed an old man of middling height, with a chest well developed, and whose hair, which seemed to have been light, was grizzled by age. The countenance of this old man, which had an expression at once savage and attractive, was furrowed on the forehead by deep and regular wrinkles. His only clothing was a striped cotton shirt. A kind of veneration with which his countrymen secned to regard him, only increased the desire which I immediately felt to get acquainted with this old islander. I was soon informed that his name was Kanuha, that he was already a stout lad when Alapai* died, towards 1752, that he had known Kalaniopuu*, Cook and Kamehameha the Great. As soon as I learned his name and his extraordinary age, I approached Kanuha, extending to him my hand. This attention nattered him and favorably dispoted him towards me. I immediatelyresolved to take advantage of this fortunate meeting to obtain from an eye witness positive information in regard to Hawaiian customs before the arrival of Europeans. A hut of Pandamis had been prepared for me on the lava by the care of a missionary. I caused the old man to enter and invited him to. share my repast of poi,* cocoanuts, raw fish, and baked dog. While eating the poi by fingt rs-full, Kanuha declared to me that he had lived under King Alapai, whose runner he had been as The name of Alapai, a great Hawaiian chief, Is not found fa the genealogy published by David Malo. Now we know for certain by the statements ofour old man, and from the accounts of other Intelligent; natives, that Alapai reigned as supreme chief of Hawaii, Immediately before Ealanlopuu. •Kalelopuu is the same as Kalantopuu. Pol Is a paste which la made ofthe tuberculiformrhlaoma of of *kalo or taro, (Colocasium esculentum, Srkott.) There an more than thirty varieties of kalocultivated In theHawaiian group, the greater part of which require a marshy soil, only a tea. being cultivated Is the dry soil of the mountains. The tubercules are acrid In all the varieties but one, toiai, which has them sweet, so that they can be eaten raw, * * * In Algeria, onder the name of ctou caraibe, a kind of taro la cultivated, which has rhtaomas much •trrmswr bat less feculent * * �THE FRIEND, JANUARY, i 8 65 2 well as that of Kalaniopuu his successor. Such was the vigor of Kanuha in his youth, that at the command of his chief, he lad in a single day traversed the distance from Hoopuloa to Hilo, more than forty (120 miles) French leagues. When Capt. Cook was killed in 1779 the grand-children of Kanuha's children were born. When I spoke of Alapai to my old savage, he told me that "he was to him a thing of yesterday,"of Cook, he was to him a thing of to-day." Accord"ing to these data, it is allowable to estimate that Kanuha was not less than 116 years old at the time when I met him. This remarkable example of longevity was not the only one on the Sandwich Islands some years ago. Father Marechal knew at Kan in 1844, an old woman who distinctly remembered to have seen Alapai. I had an opportunity on Kauai of conversing with an islander, who was already a grand-father when he saw Capt. Cook die. I sketched even at Hoopuloa the likeness of an old woman, still quite vigorous, Meawahine, who related to any one who wished to hear her, that her breasts were fully developed when her chief gave her to the celebrated English navigator. The old Kanuha was the oldestof these centenarians. I took advantage of his excellent disposition to draw from him the historical treasures with which his memory was stored. Here, in an arrangement made by myself, is what he told me during a night of conversation, interrupted only by the Hawaiian dance (hulahula), and pipes of tobacco smoked around, according to the custom of the country. Next follows a description of the state of society in the Islands in ancient times, which contains little that is new, except in regard to the priestly caste. Priests. The priests formed three orders, kahunas proper, kaula or prophets, and kilo or magicians. The priesthood proper was hereditary. Priests received their title from their fathers and transmitted it to their children, male or female, for the Hawaiians had also priestesses. The priest was on a level with the nobles. He had a portion of land in all the states of the chiefs, and was sometimes so powerful that he rendered himselfformidable to the Alii. In religious ceremonies priests were clothed with an absolute power, and designated victims for the sacrifices. This prerogative gave them in private life an immense and dangerous influence. Hence this Hawaiian proverb, " the priest's man is inviolable ; the chief's man the prey of death," ke kahuna kanaka, o ko ke " aole c make komake." alii kanaka ke The kahuna being clothed with sovereign power in the exercise of his functions, it was to him alone that it belonged to point out the victim capable of the wrath of the gods. The peoappeasing ple feared him greatly on account of this prerogative, which gave him a right of life and death over them. Hence it resulted that the priest had constantly in his service a multitude of men and women entirely devoted to him. It was unseemly for him to choose victims from among people who paid him all imaginable attentions. But if there was any one among the servants of the chiefs, who gave umbrage to the priest or his partisans, nothing more was needed to cause such or such a servant of fhp highest chief to bo put death. Hence it can be seen how dangerous it was not to enjoy the good graces of the kahuna, who by his numerous train was even in a position to revolutionize the whole country. History furnishes an example of this in the kahuna, Kaleihokuu of Laupahoehoc. He had under his control so great a multitude of partisans that one day and one act of his will sufficed to put to death the high chief Hakau of Waipio, and to substitute in his place Umi, the poolua or bastard son of Liloa, but adopted son of Kaleihokuu. We see another example of this formidable power in the kahunas of Kau, who killed the high chief Kohookalani in the neighborhood of Ninole, by causing a huge tree to be rolled upon him from the top of the pali of Hilea. The kahunas, especially those of the race of Paao, were the natural depositories of history, and received the venerated title of moolelo or historians. There still exist several individuals of this race; they are all highly respected by the natives, and are regarded by them as chiefs of the sacerdotal and historic race. The priestly order has its origin in Paao, whose descendants have always been regarded as " kahuna maoli." Paao had come from a distant land called laldki. The old historian Namiki, an intelligent man, and versed in the secrets of Hawaiian antiquity, has left precious and unedited documents, whichhave fallen into my hands. His son Kuikaua, (Zephyrin,) school-master at Kailua.of the true historic-sacerdotal race, has given us a genealogy of his ancestors, reaching without interruption to Paao. Many chiefs say that the genealogy of Paao was more correct than that of the kings. Common tradition reports that Paao came from foreign countries to land on the N. E. coast of Hawaii, at Puuepa in Kohala, at the place where are to be seen at the present day the remains of the Heiau of Mokini, the most ancient of all the temples, and which he has to the credit of having built. The arrival of Paao and the erection by him of this heiau, are so ancient that the old men say that it was the Night that built the temple in conjunction with the priest. " Na ka po i kukulu ac ia Mokini, ana Paao nae." These expressions in the native language indicate the high antiquity of Paao. There exists a tradition given by Jarves, according to which Paao landed at Kahoukapu before the reign of Umi. According to the tame author, Paao was not a kanaka, but a man of the white race. However that may be, all agree in saying that Paao was a foreigner, and a Naauao." To build the temple of Mokini "which served also as a city of refuge, Paao caused stones to be be brought from all sides, even from Pololu, a village situated four or five leagues from Mokini or Puuepa. The natives forming a line along the whole road, passed stones along from one to the other, which seems to have presented no difficulty at that time, on account of the dense population in the neighborhood. Paao has always been considered as the first of the kahunas. It is for this reason that his descendants, independently of what are regarded as Mookahunas, i.e. of the sacerdotal order, are most assimilated to the nobles by the people, and venerated by the chiefs themselves. There are near Mokini, certain rocks which are regarded as petrifactions of the canoe, paddles, und fish-hooks of Paao. At Pololu, towards . the mountain are found fields of a very beautiful verdure. These are called the grass or hay of Paao, (" na mauu a Paao.") The old priest cultivated these fields himself, where no one since has ever dared to carry the mattock or the pick-axe. If a native were impious enough to cultivate the field of Paao, the people are persuaded that a terrible judgment would be the inevitable consequence of this profanation. Destructive rains and furious torrents would be sure to ravage the neigh-boring fields. Some Hawaiians assert that there exists Another sacerdotal race than (hat of Paao, even more ancient than it, hi which the priests belonged at the same time to a race of chiefs. It was the race of Maui, probably of Maui-Hope, the last of the seven children of Hina, the one who took the sea monster Piimoe. The origin of this race, to which Naihe of Kohala claims that he belongs, is fabulous. Since the reign of Kamehameha, the priests of the order of Maui have lost the favor of the " powers that be." The second order ofclergy consisted of kaula, inoffensive, and highly respected people, who gave way to their inspiration from time to time to make unexpected and unasked for predictions. The third order which is related to the clergy is that of kilo, diviners or magicians. Besides these may be placed the kiloktlo, kahuna lopauu, and the kaltuna unaand, a kind of doctors whom they regarded as so cerers, and to whom they attributed the power of causing death by virtue of witch-craft and sorcery. The kahuna anaana and kahuna lapaau were never considered as belonging to the high rank of kahuna maoli. The kahuna anaana or sorcerers inherited their functions. These were heartily detested, and the people always feared them and fear them to-day. When the chiefs were displeased with a sorcerer they caused his head to be cut off with a stone hatchet, or precipitated him from the top of the pali. The physicians were of two kinds. The first, the "kahunu lapaau," properly so called, comprised all who used plants in the treatment of diseases. In the same way as sorcerers knew poisonous vegetables, physicians knew simples which furnished them remedies. The second class is that of spiritual physicians who had different titles, and seem to have been intermediate between the priests and magicians, sharing at the same time the attributes of each. They were the " Kahuna Uhane," doctors of "revenants" and ghosts, "Kahuna Makani," doctors of vapors, "Kahuna Hoonohonoho Akua," who caused gods to descend upon the sick, "Kahuna Aumakua," doctors of diseases caused by evil spirits, "Kahuna Pele," or Priests of Pele, the Goddess of volcanoes. All the doctors of the second class are still found on the islands where they have remained idolaters, although for the most part they have been baptized. There is hardly a native who does not have recourse to them in preference to foreign dectors. ITo be continued.| According to the census of 1851 there were 1,504 male and 109 female authors, editor* and writers" in England and Wale*. The census returns for 1861 revealed but a very slight increase—namely, 1,628 male and 146 female "authors, editors aud writer*." That male authorship, as a distinct profession, appear* to be stationary, while tbe only sngmsotatiou of tbe literary profession in due to the Increased num ber of ladies in its rank* " �I-la Ii; \ I). JIMIRI, 1865. 3 III.: A Boston Notion not to our Liking. Generally we are pleased with Boston Notions, but recently one has been' reported in some of our religious exchange papers, not much to our liking. It appears that the First Congregational Church of San Francisco, being without a Pastor, invited the Rev. Dr. Stone, of Park Street Church, Boston. He signified his willingness to como. The Reverend Divine has been a Chaplain in the Army, and preached for a lin* to the soldiers at Newbern, N.C. Doubtless laboring abroad has led him to believe that there are needy fields out of New England. It becoming noised abroad that Dr. Stone inclined to co.ne to the Pacific coast, a grand Ecclesiastical Council was summoned, at which more than thirty churches were represented. A majority ot the delegates decided adverse to his leaving Boston. The reasons are not stated, but it is%asy to imagine what they were. Some years ago Park Street Church gave up their Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Griffin, to become President of Williams' College, and is not a Pastorate in San Francisco, over the Church referred to, of equal importance to the Church of Christ ? So it appears from our point of observation. It is reported that the city of Boston, with all its zeal for Foreign Missions, never sent abroad but one native-born Missionary, and he returned after a few years' labor in Turkey. Now when a Macedonian cry is wafted over the continent for a Ministerial laborer, the good people of Boston ahd the vicinity refuse to allow even one of their adopted sons to go upon a sort of Home Missionary enterprise. We wonder the ghost of Dr. Griffin did not frighten the members of that church to exclaim, " Yes, if our Pastor is needed in San Francisco, take him; and if you are not able to support him, draw upon us." This would have been the noble Pauline course. Park Street Church would then have acquired a fame more enviable than that of having the tallest steeple of Boston ! Suppose Dr. Stone is eloquent, able and good, then the more cogent the reasons why he should go abroad and allow his influence to be felt in the Far West, at the entrance of the Golden Gate. For the good of the Church ol Christ throughout the world, we heartily wish a score of New England Divines might be induced to seek fields of usefulnes in remote parts of America and the world. The idea that a man should not go abroad because he is eloquent and learned, and good, is unworthy of the orthodox sons of New England. They should learn a lesson from other sects. We might add much more useful as may have been the services of Dr. Stone of Boston, Dr. Bacon ofNew Haven, Dr. Todd of Pittsfield, Dr. Hawesof Hartford, Dr. Sweetser of Worcester, Dr.Chickeringof Portland we have yet to learn whether such men might not have been more useful in their Master's vineyard, if they had allowed their powers to unfold amid the exciting scenes of the Far West, or upon a foreign missionary field ! The glory of New England will depart, and Ichabod will be inscribed upon the walls of her churches, when grave ecclesiastical councils refuse to allow ministers of the Gospel to go abroad. While our heart is cheered by reading an account of the meetings of the American Board at Worcester, we frankly confess our joy is somewhat abated by reading this decision of the Boston Council in regard to Dr. Stone's removal to San Francisco. Tenth and reasonable persons, the fruit has not failed in quantity. For several years the Trustees have been able to manage the institution without calling upon the public for contributions ; but the time has now come when from some source funds must be obtained to re-paint the building and otherwise keep it in good condition. It is for the Trustees to make such arrangements upon the subject as they shall deem wise and satisfactory. It is most confidently believed that when an appeal is made to the public the funds will be forthcoming in sufficient sums to accomplish all that is necessary to make the Home as useful as it has been in former years. The Report of the Treasurer will show that the Society is not only out of debt, but has a small balance in hand. In closing our report, and reviewing the Annual Report of the Honolulu past, there are two persons whose names should always be honorably mentioned when Sailor’s Home Society. Just ten years have elapsed since the enterprise was started of building a Sailor's Home in Honolulu. The grant of the site upon which the Home now stands, was among the last, if not the very last, official act performed by His Majesty Kamehameha 111., while sitting as President of the Privy Council. The grant was made on the 20th of November, 1854, and His Majesty of and good memory," departed this life " great 15th on the of the following month. It is well known that he was exceedingly friendly to the enterprise as was also his successor, Kamehameha IV., who was for several years the success and usefulness of the Home is under consideration, —we refer to Mrs. Thrum and Mrs. Oat. The former was manager during the early period of its history, and the latter during the past three or four years. Hoping and praying that the smiles of a kind Providence, and the favors of an appreciating public may continue to rest upon the Institution, the Executive Committee would most respectfully submit the foregoing Report. S. C. Damon. J. W. Austin. Extraordinary Fall or Rain.— By the following one of its trustees, and President of the meteorological table, kept at Pnnahou College, it Board. But he also has been called, since appears that over eleven inches of rain fell during our last Annual Meeting, the 13th, 14th and 16th of December, and that —"to wrap themantle of tiis couch around liim," and "to Join The iiiiinmrrnt.il! caravan that moves Tv the pale realms of Bha.W, where each Khali take His chamber in the silent halls of Death." the total fall since the Kona began, baa been fifteen and two-tenth inche* : Amount of Rain measured at Punahou, from December 1«( to I6//1, 1864. 1 8 I .024 The measurements extend from 7 SO On the 1.062: A. M. to the next Happily for his memory, the name of Ka1.218 night of the 14th. the Rain Guage was mehameha IV., is associated with the Home, .833 ulied to overflowing, and the amount of and that other noble charity, the Queen's 7 .486 rain not measured is estimated at 1 260. .207 The average temperature has been Hospital. At the laying of the corner stone 2.950 13 72° I'ahrenheitinstitutions, of these His deMajesty of each 14 3.921 Windi violent from the north fellow, livered an Address, worthy of the man occu16 4.499 ed by a oalra and variable south and pying so high an official position. The jsoutheast winds. I itnl 16.200l friends, patrons and officers of the Home may die, but it still lives, and continues to prosper, Murk Extraordinaby—We always believed our fulfilling the design and plans of those who islands to be the most remarkable country in tbe projected the enterprise. Since the building world, and still tbiok so. Tbe following statement, 'was completed and opened for boarders in showing the quantity of rain falling in Nuuanu valley perfect rain-guage 1856, it has never been closed, if so only for from Deo. 4 to 16, measured in a evidence. We last a few days. We feel some degree of pride by Dr. 0. P. Judd, isofanother filling rain at Punahou, week a statement gave it in making this announcement, for requires but the one below, kept only two mile* distant from no small degree of skill and management on the part of the officers and keepers, to carry forward successfully an institution of this nature. It is intended to be a benevolent institution, and yet it is impossible to manage the Home without demanding payment for board ; but in this respect our Home is conducted upon the same principle as the best conducted Homes in England and America. In regard to this Home, its friends and officers only ask that they may be judged upon the principle " by their fruits ye shall morning. tbe other, shows a most remarkable dißerenco. Still, tboee wbo witnessed the freshets in the Nouaou and Pauoa streams, that occurred duriug three days from the Htli to the 10th, cannot doubt the correctness of tbe record given below. It was a perfect deluge : . 4 5 S 7 8 11 U 14 16 18 Rain at Nunanu. Taken each day at 8 o'cloci 2.80 inches. 3» " 9.00 •' S.10 " tt M 1» 4*0 8.88 H.80 « '"" " "" know them." We maintain that the Hono88.03 inches. lulu Sailor's Home has always been produ- The propriety of having ratn-guagea kept on ever j so great not always in cing good fruit, and if island has been spoken of, and especially on plant* abundance as could be desired, yet it has no* tion*. Suoh record* will be found not only intendtailed in quality, nor to the view of candid ing but useful-—Adotrliter. �THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1865. 4 THE FRIEND. JANUARY 3. 1H65. Editor’s Table. Thi Hawaiian Islands : Their Paogress and Condition under Missionary Labors. By Rufus Anderson, D.D., Foreign Secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, (with Illustrations.) Boston: Gould it, Lincoln. 1864. Two or three stray copies of this new work have reached the islands, in advance of a consignment which we hear is on its way to Honolulu. We have fortunately been permitted to enjoy the perusal of the volume. Our first thought suggested by its reading is this, that the author might with propriety have taken for a motto, the introduction to the Gospel of Luke—" Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed amongst us * * it seemed good to me also, having had perfect know ledgo of all these things, from the very first, to write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus." And the author might with no less propriety have entitled his work * " The Acts of the Missionaries;" for in the preface of the book, he frankly notifies the reader that " the work is written throughout with reference to a single object, that of snowing what God has been pleased to do the Hawaiian Islands, through the Gospel oj His Son and the labors, of his Missionary servants." In a modified sense, this is unquestionably the true method of writing the history of any country. It is only when, in the beautiful language of Bancroft, historians " hear the foot steps of Providence along the line of centuries," that they rise to the true dignity of their high calling. President Edwards, in his "History of Redemption," caught the noble idea—" From the moment of creation to the final judgment, it is all one work." Yon Schlegel, in his Lectures on the " Philosophy of History," remarks, that " the philon osophic historian will discover in the Christ- ian religion, the sole principle of the subsequent progress of mankind. The religion of love, established by the Redeemer, has shown ever clearer and brighter with the progress of ages, and has changed and regenerated not only government and science, but the whole system of human life." Historians of the right stamp and type are gradually adopting this same idea, and hence all contributions to history, written with this truly philosophic idea in mind, are of the utmost value. As such we regard the work before us. Without intimating that he sat down to write a philosophical work, yet it will be regarded as such. Facts and incidents are not •ntrothiced except to illustrate some princi- ple. Dc Tocqueville, in his great work on " Democracy in America,"says there is nothing more difficult to understand than o fact.' Perhaps this is the reason why facts are such " stubborn things." Dr. Anderson, as we confidently believe, understands the facts of Hawaiian history as well, if not better, than any writer who has hitherto taken up his pen to describe them. History is not a cyclopedia of dates, book of annals, or bundle of facts, unless itdescribes the cAomwhich links or joins those facts together. Familiar as we are with the materials to be embodied in the work, and knowingthe character of the author, we might have partially predicted what would be the leading features of the work which would issue from his hands. Limited as to population and territory as the islands may be, yet from their peculiar situation and history, they have caused many to undertake the writing of their history or the description of their scenery and people. Ellis, Jarvis, Bingham, Cheever, Wyllie, Dibble, Simpson, Stewart, Wilkes, Hopkins, and many others, have tried their skill and pens (and some of these have executed their works with marked ability) in portraying Hawaiian history, customs, people and Islands, but really, who has a better right to " tell his manao" (his thought) as a Hawaiian would say, or publish his opinion than the venerable Secretary of the American Board of Foreign Missions. For a period of forty years he has stood at his post in Boston, where he has commissioned successive missionary bands as they have sailed for the islands, and welcomed such as have returned. He has corresponded with the missionaries individually and collectively. He has visited missionaries in Turkey and India, and all his life been familiar with missionary operations at home and abroad. , Finally to qualify himself to speak with additional authority upon this subject, he visited the islands in 1863, and saw with his own eyes the people, and freely mingled with both foreigners and natives. As the result of his mature reflections and observations, he publishes the volume which now lies before us, and which is under review. It was fit, proper and becoming, that under all these circumstances, he should write and publish his views j not to have done it, would have argued a tacit confession that Mr. Hopkins of London, was correct in his opinion, that the mission was a failure. The book before us, is divided into six parts—(l) Preliminary History; (2) Tour of the Islands; (3) People of the Islands; (4) Ecclesiastical Developement; (5) Other Missions, and (6) The Present Position. From this outline, it will readily appear what topic* will naturally group themselves under each grand, division. We think this arrangement admirably adapted to bring out facts and incidents of history. We are glad to see that the writer is not blind to the difficulties in the pathway of Hawaiian progress. He is by no means the mere eulogist of American Missionaries and the censor of those differing from him in opinion, butthecooll, calm and keen-sighted observer, like the Apostle Paul, who, when at Athens, strolled around among the people, and saw them at and bowing before their idols. Any one to have seen Paul, would naturally have asked, " I wonder what that man is thinking about I" When the time came, and " Paul stood in the midst of Mars' Hill," he told them what he was thinking about: Ye men of Athens, I perceive ' that in all things you are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription : To the unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you." Now we are far from wishing our readers to think that we fancy Dr. Anderson equal to the Apostle Paul; but in this, however, he resembles him, that he knows how to introduce facts to make them tell. He is very skillful, as the Country Parson" would say, " in putting an argument—no diplomat was ever more so; and in doing it, he employs very clear, simple, terse and forcible language. This is really the first time we ever thought of associating the names of these two men together; but we have heard the name of a certain ecclesiastical personage, dwelling upon the banks of the Tiber, applied to him ! With how much of truth, those must be the judge who have used the term ! He is not a man afraid of responsibility. If necessity require, in the words of President Jackson, he is ready to say, " I take the responsibility." Hence in the management of this and some other missions, his opinions have been sometimes pronounced dictatorial, but generally his opponents have been led to adopt them as correct and right. But we are writing a much longer notice of the book than we intended when we took up our pen and began to scribble. We hope we have written enough, however, to lead every foreigner upon the islands to purehatt: and read the work when it shall be offered for sale. It will richly repay the reader It is a work which will be often referred tc in the future discussions upon the islands. In glancing over the pages, we notice a few ty. pographical errors, which will doubtless be corrected in subsequent editions. It is a work that cannot fail to provoke considerable discussion. We shall doubtless hear some comments upon it from certain sources. It is a book that will find readers on the other aide of the Atlantic. We shall watch with interest the comments which the book rails �forth from its various readers and reviewers. A little discussion is good. We are not afraid of the truth, in an open and fair encounter with error, fully believing the old Latin saying, " Magna est Veritas et pravalebit"—" Great is truth and it will ultimate- ly prevail." : 01' THE ScHONBERG-CoTTA FaMILY W Published, by M. W. Dodd, New York, 1864. This is the title of a deeply interesting book which we have lately been reading. It presents some most life-like sketches of the early days of the Reformation under Luther in Germany. We noticed that it was not a translation from the German, and have been wondering not a little, who could have been the author, for he is unquestionably a writer of marked ability. Mentioning the book to a Scottish neighbor, he replies, " why, that was originally published in the Family Treasury of London, and a friend writes us, that the Queen's Chaplain, Rev. Dr. McLeod, (or as he is sometimes called, the Queen's Puritan Chaplain) is the author." We are very glad to learn that the Queen of England has a Puritan Chaplain, and futhermore that he write* a book like this, which we are now noticing. In glancing over two or three volumes of the Family Treasury, we find it to be a most excellent Periodical, and that it contains other writings by the same author, viz., " Sketches of Christian Life in England in Olden Time." We only wish our narrow columns would permit the publication of these sketches. " The Schonberg Cotta Family" will be found at Whitney's Book Store, and a more suitable New Year's present could not be selected. - "A chief’s amang you taking notes, AnJ, faith, he'll prent 'em "' Burns complained that " a fine, fat, fodgel wight" of an Englishman, wandered over Scotland taking notes.. It seems that we constantly have those amongst us taking notes, for almost every S. F. newspaper coming to Honolulu, contains a letter from some correspondent. It is amusing to read some of these effusions. They usually partake very much of the character of those with whom the writers associated while wandering over the islands. Lately we read a very good description of the volcano, written by Mr. Leman, who lectured in Honolulu upon the Drama He writes as he lectured, like a well-read and scholarlike man. Several letters appeared in the Alta, signed " Mountain Mary." This lady writes with a free and easy pen, and graphically describes natural scenery, mountain solitudes, and the various phases of society, as they passed before her eyes, while in Honolulu. She concludes her farewell letter with the following: " In concluding the last of my correspondence with 5 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1865. you, loan most cordially say, I baveneverin anypart Islands. The farewell service took place at of the world met with more genial, generous hospi- Hursley Church on Friday last. tality and kindness than in my wanderings in and Report says that they have become located around these green isles of the Pacfio, and it is with many regret* 1 leave them, and though— at Lahania and are to labor in connection this lovely retrest forever I part, " From Where smile answered smile, and where heart bear heart : Yet often and fondly, when far we may be. Will I thiok, thou blessed isles, of each other and thee. I go from the haunts where tbe blue billows roll* But these isles, and those waters, shall live In my soul m to The very latest mail brought the " Bulletin" containing a letter signed " A. C," and purports to give a sketch of " Life and Manners in the Sandwich Islands." Portions of this letter are decidedly rich and dashing. The writer is well known. She appears to have been most kindly entertained by the Laird of Rose Bank." Her ideas of the "Hawaiian language are quite original. The following concludes her letter: The Poi and Palaver of the Natives much Alike.—After all my long sojourn here I have neither learned to cat the native food nor speak the native language. Had I learned to eat the food, I tbink it would have been no trouble to learn the language, for one seems to me but a oontinuation of the other. Tbe excessive flatness and Sabbines* of tbe poi are oarried out in the words. All tbe sounds seemed to be pounded and mushed up into a species of verbal pap, which must be articulated with great rapidity lest they lose their cansistency atid tumble into no. thing before tbey can be formed into words. The Beautiful Islands—Adieu, Honolulu.—As the final result of my stay here I have come to tbe conclusion that this is the paradise of the tropics. The olimate ia divine, never cold, and yet not very warm, and almost always tempered with cool, bentfioent trade winds ; the natural scenery is beautiful, and there is a perpetual supply of green grass, vegetables, fruits and flowers ; the Government is mild, wise and favorable to foreigners ; the natives are oivil, peaceable and amiable: the white inhabitants are kind and hospitable ; the cost of living is very moderate ; there are no venomous reptiles or insects here, for even the oentipede (is a foreign importation) lows the latal or dangerous character of its bite, and becomes merely a temporary inconvenience ; and finally, there seems to be none of those diseases, billious, febrile and otherwise, which are generally the bane of torrid climes. The only thing needed here is a nice family hotel, and then 1 should tbink it would require more than the present number ofbarks to transport your pleasure and health seekers hitberward. In bidding it an eternal farewell, (for how could I muke a pleasure trip here from New i'ork?) 1 leave it my best wishes and my benediction. Adieu, fair Honolulu ! go thy ways, for the greenest, softest, fairest, sweetest little dove of a town within the ardent embraces of the tropic of Cancer. May all the whales in the frozen seas deliver up tliemseWes to enrich and prosper thee—may thy fields run riot with sugar aud molasses—may alt thy ways be plea santntss and all Ihy paths be peace ! A. C. Sisters of Mercy.—By a late arrival, three Sisters of Mercy arrived from England, under the auspices of the Reformed Catholic Mission. The following paragraph relating to their departure from England, is from an English paper: " On Saturday last a division of the Devonport Sisterhood, of which Miss Sellon is the Superior, sailed on board the West India Company's steamship " Shannon," for Honolulu. They proceed thither at the express invitation of the Bishop, and with the approbation of the Bishop of Oxford, in whose diocese their principal establishment (Ascot Priory) is situated. It is their intention to form a branch sisterhood in the Sandwich with the Rev. Mr. Mason's school. New Hawaiian Hymn Book.—Under the authority of the Reformed Catholic Mission a new Hymn Book has been published, containing thirty-nine hymns. Thirteen are original, and twenty-six are selected from those composed by the American Missionaries ! So it appears that our neighbors will admit the American Missionaries to their choirs, although not to their pulpit! This is after the style of the English Churchmen, who introduce into their collections of hymns the Lyrics of Walts, Doddridge, Wesley, Montgomery and other poets not oftheir sect, and in turn other sects feel no scruple about singing God's praise in the charming hymns of Keble, Heber, Newton, Cowper, and other Churchmen. Christians may differ ecclesiastically, and yet agree when making confession of their sins before our Common Father and Savior, or when lifting their hearts to God in the songs of Zion. To us this is a pleasant thought. As sectarians we differ, but as penitents we agree. Christmas Dinner.-Capt. Howland, Purveyor of the U. S. Hospital, generously provided a Christmas dinner for all the inmates of the Hospital, numbering about seventy. As no deaths have since been reported, we infer that upon the whole, oyster soup, roast pigs, fowls, and turkies, plum-puddings and mince pies, are not injurious diet. Oregon Newspapers.—By thekindness of Capt. Brooks, of ihe Cambridge, we would acknowledge full files of Oregon papers, from Mr. J. F. Damon, one of the editors in Portland. friend. $10 00 Domitioxs, Capt. W. 11. Allen Mr. Mellen R. Masker II. Lincoln J.Qrover E.Bonner W. Atkins J.Stevens 0. Courtly O.Cavanah II.Henry E.Noyea "Corinthian" Peter Good o A. Smith Mr Smith M. Lapbam Cspt.llose Capt. Jones Capt. Lawrence BiriinL Kxrmsui, 1804 Debt of 1663 Niton's Services — .' 2 00 •••• 1 00 100 100 100 1 00 100 1 00 100 100 1 00 3 60 2 00 100 160 2 00 .-T....10 00 10 00 4 00 2 00 100 160 2 00 20 00 6 00 62 00 12*0 28 »6 hvmn Hooks RlOSISTS.— booations, Ac, *>c Debt, Dec. 31,1*6* Cost or Tss him, Vol. XXI., ISM Printer's bill Paper Postage Carrier's fee Dec 31,1681 >3M $ 41 60 Incidentals RtctlrT*.— Profit, 18*3 Subscribers Donors Bethel. tieoM $102 60 T 46 1400 to 100 00 46 00 12 00 $580 00 f M 00 848 00 1*8 00 $616 00 $ 42 00 r. 8. A few subscriptions yet unpaid will, «e hope, talaaca ibis account. �THE FRIEND, JANUARY, IMI. 6 (for the Frlsod.| A Vision of New Year’s Eve. Methought 1 stood beside a treat highway, league upon league oulstretch'd that lay, from ths far East, toward! the setting auo. In goalunseen, nor whence Its course begun and o'er that road, a motley crowd, full faat ,; Poor'd without pause,—a human river vast Manhood and age, and tender ymlh was there, fair maidenhood, and dsmes with snowy hair i And some, with thoughtless brow, were laughing gay, And some, as sad, theirlook* cast down alway j And, aa with constant pace all onward went, fcsch on a scp'rate purpose seein'd intent. Some, all abaorb'd, bright buluiflioa pursued, Yet did the painted cheats thiir graap elude The many toll'd to pile, withauxious trust, Straws by the roadside, slicks, and floating dust, But the next thoughtless trav'ler scatler'd wide The mlaer's scrapings, heap'd withlabor'd pride \ A few there were, with sniiies and hopeful eyes. Whose esrnest gase was bent upoo the skies. As if they ipy'd, beyond the bright blue arch, A peaceful gual furall their weary march. A hoary pilgrim, hollow eyed and wan. With iwlft, but trembling foot»te|>s, led the van i tin wrinkl'd brow was damp with dews of d-'atli, And short and faintly came liis struggling breath ; I mark'd the faiUilul hour-glass In his hand. And saw him note with care each parting sand. ■ Mortals !" he cried, " the flcet-wlng'd hour appears. Must Join me to the host of silent years, Thst wiUi theirrecords, grimly waiting stand. Till sped forever Time's last glltt'ning aand ; Thenshall the bluic of an Kterna! Day, Marshal each year's account in stern array, How stands myrecord ( Ere I close the book, Each for himself take one unflinching look ; Here view with me the ledger ofhis soul. And note the balauc'sl footing of the whole; Countall the flatt'ringhopes with me were bom,— Does ev'ning oloud the brighl-ray'd huea of morn ! Mark all the high resolve, recorded here, Each solemn vow, each secret falling tear The midnight musing, the repentant sigh | The earnest pray'r when noue but Ood was uigh ; The silent sgony, the hidden smart; The grievous burden, home with patient heart; Each goodly impulse—cv'ry modest pica And meet occasion of sweet Charity ; The Might, at desp'rate bay 'midst huogry foes The Wrong, that fearless justice shouldoppose j Virtue by waot assail'd.aod needing friends, And Mercy deaf, save that God freely sends. All theso Inscrlb'd npou my p»ge behold, And as ysgase, oh, heed the lesson told ! Y'e might have been —ye might have dono— Alas ! does thus the poor confession run F O weslth untold, hid lu the squsnder'd hours ! O wasted energies, and unus'd pow'rs !" He sighing, paused. When In, iu shadesof night. The wierd-like vision faded from my sight. KraaLiito. Hoholcuj, Dec. 13.18M. , nearly blown off, rendering the building almost untenantable. Alwut thirty of the fine ulgeroba trees around tlio Kawniahao Church and residences near by were torn tip by the roots. Scarcely a dwelling had escaped without some dtunago to the trees Of fences around it. All this would have been thought, little of. had the weather cleared up after it, but M Wednesday it commenced mining,ns il the very windows of heaven wore opened. The dwelling* on Kukui and Nuuanu streets, from the Commercial Hotel to the first bridge, were under water for two days, and the tenants driven out from some of them. The cellars under some of the stores havo lioen filled by tho flood, nnd considerable rinaiititiots of goods damage. Vc.iv lew houses have stood the storm without receiving damage in some way. Kvon the newest nnd liost built houses have not stood proof against it. The extent of the flood may lie inleired from the fact that Nuiiunu anil Kukui streets lioforc the Reformed Church were submerged, and navigated by limits, and the their ferocious expression—the natives appacauseway leading to the ].risun was two feet rently associating extreme wisdom and power with excessive ugliness. tinner water. Fortunately most of the coasters are in port, In all the Oceanic Islands, tattooing is only two, the MariUla and licit n, being away. practised in the same manner. The instruWe have heard of no damage to any vessels, ments employed are neither numerous nor though several of them had a narrow escape complicated. They consist of a prick—a from being driven to sea. What effects the storm has produced on tho needle-like tool—and a small wooden hamother islands, we have had DO means of learning, mer, that serves both to drive in the needle, but it is probable that it has been equally severe and to remove the blood that gushed out. in its devastations, and we should not ho sur- The process is described by the New Zeaprised to hear that the eime-fields have suffered landers as Moko," and it is still practised. very much. It is many years since destructive a storm has visited theso islands, and it is probablo that it extended to the coast, it not entirely across the Pacific. The famous storm that inundated Sacramento several years since, swept over this group, and though it caused a flood in Nuuanu and swept away bridges, yet was not accompanied with so destructive a wind as the present. It may be a matter of interest to mention here that the Calcutta hurricane, which occurred October 4th, anil caused a loss of twelvo millions worth of property, swept over a portion of the North Pacific. The loss of two vessels at Baker's and Rowland's Islands, beforo reported by us, occurred on tho Oth of October, only two days alter the above. A lew days prior to the hurricane, the schooner Attire was dismasted iv the vicinity of the guano islands. It was in a calm, however, tbe heavy swells from the southwest having preceded the wind. The hark Covington reported experiencing a heavy storm from W. S. W. October 7, i" N. Lai- 4° vv Long. 161. Other whalersreport having met the same gale. By referring to our weather record, we find that we had southerly and westerly winds from the 2d to the 10th of October, with The Storm. most oppressively hot weather. These data will show that the Calcutta hurricane was felt acres* One of tho severest storms that have been exthe north Pacific, and broke up the trade winds commany islands, at these years for perienced and the coast. menced on the 3d tilt., with a fresh wind from between this groupor twice lately stated that We have once rain every with nearly the South, accompanied storms were generally looked for severe Kona of Bth, On tho afternoon the day till tho thie winter the weather-wise, and it is probathe wind suddenly shifted around to the opposite ble that theyby are not over, though we trust the a quarter, and gave us cold Norther, increasing is past. worst Adccrtiscr. till Monday noon. in violence from day to day For twelve hours, from Monday noon till midTattooing. night, it might properly bo termed a hurricane, One of the customs of the New Zealanders sweeping over the city and country with fearful results, prostrating houses, trees, fences and grow- is worthy of attention—that of bo : •, . 7th. — particularly tattooing. It is found in various parts of the On Tuesday world, and is of very ancient origin. Its his•lowly hauled round to the east and south, from tory begins at least with Herodotus, who inwriting. has continued till this which point it forms us that both in Thrace and Lybia, the has fallen alDuring the last few days the rain ing crops. the 13th, the wind moderated, and most incessantly, day and night, causing freshets natives were accustomed to puncture and in the streams and inundating all the low land*. color their faces, and various parts of their Among the houses destroyed, were the dwelling of Mr Harvey inKalihi valley, three nativehouses in Nuuanu and Pauoa vallies, the Princess Victoria* villa, a frame building between Manoa and Palolo vallies, besides other native houses around the city. The roof of the Queen's Hospital *ti distinct indication of tattooing on some of the figures. It is well known that our ancient British forefathers dyed their bodies with wood, and painted or tattooed them with various designs. Many savage tribes still adhere to the custom ; hut it is nowhere more prevalent than among the New Zealanders. The word "tattoo," by which we now designate all those indelible devices which have been pricked into the skin, is of Oceanic origin, and has been traced to the languajjp of Tahiti. The operation is regarded with religious veneration, as the individual tattooed is supposed by this' means to be plnued under the immediate protection of a divine being. The god of the tattoo is called Tiki, and his worship prevails through the Oceanic group. The images of Tiki are like most other savage idols, chiefly remarkable for bodies. The practice of pricking different forms on the person—crowns, anchors, and the like—is still common among our soldiers and sailors. It has been asserted that in some of the Egyptian paintings there is a " A traveler, long resident in New Zealand, tells us that in crossing through a native village one morning, he observed Tawi, one of the aborigines, tattooing another, the son of Dire-depahi, on the upper part of the thigh. The operation was evidently very painful but it was borne with stoicai patience. The prick employed was made of the wing-bone of a pigeon, sharpened to a point. With this instrument, which was ingeniously fittted into a handle, the operator traced the various lines requireditjr the completion of the device, striking i: now and again with a piece of wood about a foot in length. The blood flowed freely, but the patient remained perfectly ; calm, supporting himself, as he lay half erect, on his elbow. The needle was frequently dipped into water mingled with the juice of a tree, thus giving u dark color, almost black, to every line. An operation so painful and so tedious is necessarily extended over a long period. No man, however savage or stoical, could submit to being tattooed from head to foot without intervals of repose. A chief must be thoroughly tattooed; but to accomplish the complete work, occupies years. It : s begun in infancy, and continued at intervals, but is seldom finished before manhood. The artists whose business it is to tattoo are held in great estimation. They are assigned a high social rank, and are well paid for their labor. Some of them exhibit very considerable ability in the design and execu tion of the devices which they imprint on the skin of theirpatients. They are generally of what might be called an ornamental character, although the effect produced scarcely merits the term. Scroll-work, geometrical figures, and the like, are principally employed ; fruits, flowers, or animals are rarely attempted. A recent traveler exjg/esses himself as fully convinced that were some of these native artists placed under proper instruction, they would take no mean rank among the painters and sculptors of Europe. �7 THE FRIEND. JANUARY, 1865. Notice DR. J. MOTT SMITH, DENTIST. 406-ly OlBce corner of Fort and Hotel Streets. E. HOFFMANN, M. D., Physician and Burircon, Makee'sBlock, corner QueenandKaaA2d-ly humanu streets. il. stan«;i:nw.vld, m. d., _ PHYSICIAN AND SURCEON, Late New York Cltv Dispensary Physician, member of the Medlco-chirurglcnl (.'..liege, and of the Pathological Society of New York. „ Office at the cornerof Fort and Merchant Streets. Residence In Nuuanu Valley, opposite that of K. O. nail, ltsq. C. H. WKTMORE, M. D. PHYSICIAN Ai SURGEON, N R C-tf HILU, HAWAII. 8. 1. at the Medicine Chests —HILO PKPg oronm. carefully replenished 11. W. SEVERANCE. AUCTIONBEH. AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, To JOSE HA RAN AS and DOR ATE O BARANAS. You ahk hereby notified to appear before the undersigned, who will inform you how to procoed, in order to obtain $1,116 37 now on deposit for each of you, in the State Treasury of Agana, Island of Guam. It. C. WYLLIE. Honolulu, 26th September, IStU. QUEEN Itltß, HONOLULU. Will continue business at the new stand. 424-ly J. 11. COLE, AUOTIONEBH. RVKRKTT.) (SOCCKSSOa TO A. P. 422-ly late rooms, Queen Stre.'t. Copartnership lVotice. HXDERSICXED HAVE FORMED narao and style of C. L. a Copurtnership under TIHE RICH Alt DM CO for the purpose doing a GENERAL * COMMISSION nml SHIPPING BUSINESS Honolulu,Oahu. , the of at O. L. RICHARDS, P. C. JONES, Jr. UQ-lm Honolulu, Doc SO, 186*. W. N. LADD, AT —also— —— ALSO Mast-head Glasses and Marine Telescopes. —ALSO Chronometers and Chronometer Watches. I —also— English Charts of North and South Pacific. PHOTOC RAPHST IMIK —also— A great variety of other articles useful to the UNDKRSIOXRD IS PREPARED TO Mariner. —AND— take Ambrotypei and Photographs. Alto Carta* 4a Many ornamental articles, including Breast Pins, Vlslte In a style second to none in Honolulu. Rings, Cups, &c, &c. Specimen*, can be seen at the Gallery, next door to the Post Particular attention given tv repairing and rating Office, over the P. C. Advertiser Office. 44_-3m 11. L. CHASE. Chronometers. OTIAS. WOLCOTT BROOKS, W. FRANK (HAS. I A1.1., KI.WAKI) F. BALL, Js W. BROOKS & CO., SHIPPING AND Commission merchants. HAWAIIAN PACKET UNE BETWEEN 11. I. —REFERENCES— 1 SanaosueSt.,earner Merchant, Honolulu OFFICE—iiI His Ex. R. C. Wyllie,.. Hon. B. F. Snow, Esq., SA.2ST FRANCISCO. Hllo Thos. Spencer, Esq Plraomd it Son, 11. Dickinson, Esq...Lahsina Mcßuers/ Merrill. San Francisco ATTENTION GIVEN TO C. W. Brooks*/ Cn...Siiu F. 0. T. Lawton, Esq., thePurchase, Shipment and Sale of Merchandise; to ForNew York Field A Rice Tobln,Bros, ft Co., Transhipment and of Goods ; the Chartering aud Sale warding Wilcox,Richards ft Co II in ilulu. orVessels; the Supplying of Whaleships ; and the Negotiation 881-ly of Exohange. SUBRUAN PECK, B. A. P. CARTBR Exchange on Honolulu in sums to suit. Honolulu. Honolulu. ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. . " C. BREWER it CO., Commission & Shipping Merchants, Honolulu, Oaks, —REFER TO— Jo**. M. Hood, Esq , J AisR» llissiwi.ll, Esq.,) Charles Baiwaa, Esq., > \ 11. A. Pfirce, Es i MaSSRS. MCRCBR ft MIRRILL, I C*is. Wolcott Brooks, Esq., j Messrs. Wm. Itstat ft Co., Mcssns. Purls, Hcbbbll ft Co ««-ly tAX'I. 1" CASH. I H. I. New York. Bolton. an, San Francisco. Hongkong. Manila. J. B. ATRIRTOS. AMOS. S. OOOKI CASTLE & COOKE, Importers and Wholesale and Retail dealers In Oenersl Merchandlse, In the Fireproof Store In Klngstreet, opposite ths Seamen's Chapel. __L2__t ' Officers' table, with lodging, per week,. $6 Searaens' do. do. do. do. 6 Shower Baths on the Premises. CAPTAIN AND MRS. OAT. Honolulu, March 1,1861. Managers. Ship's Compasses and Dividers. Importer and Dealer in Oeneral Merchandise. " "_Bl *_ar,, ,^_l : JOHN THOB. WATERHOUBE, Honolulu, " ——— *TTl*, _r _Fn* <.^BBj|B__|jL____g^__L__JH____HL________j Kstablislimcnt, in Kniihumanu street, will be found the following works AJmanacks for 1862. Merchant's.Shipniaster'sand Mechanic's Assistant Laws of the Sea. The Art of Saibunking. AGENTS POII THK Import.rand Dealer in Hardware, Cutlrrt, Mechanics Tools and Agricultural Ihplsmrnts, For street, Hono««-iy miu. SAILOR'SHOME! HOOKS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR THE MARINER. D. K. FLITNER'S Watoh and Jewelry Fireproof Store, Robinson's Building;, At his ADygRTISBMBM-TS. ADVERTISEMEMTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. PARTICULAR J- 0. MSRBItL D. C. M'RL'KR. McRUER &. MERRILL, Commission Merchants ass Auctioneers, < 'n lliornlu (Street. SAN FRANCISCO. 204 nnd 300 ALSO, AGENTS OF THE San Francisco & Honolulu Packets. Particular attentiongiven to the sale and purchase of sssr chandlse, ships' business, supplying whaleahips, negotiating exchange. Ac. _.__«■ _■ All freight arriving at Baa Francisco, by or to the Hp nolulu Line of Packets, will be forwarJed r«B* or comnssioß. ipr Exchange on Honolulubought and sold. __ , " » " " * Wheeler & Wilson's COOKE, CASTLE AGENTS FOR SEWING MACHINES! ___, —asrERK«OKB— Me»srs. Wilcox, Richards A Co., V H HaCKFBLD A Co., 0 Brkwbr 4; C0.,, Bishop A Co. •* Dr. K. W. Wood, Hon. E. H. Allbb,. REFEU TO Jab.HdsniwillEsq.,Boston. D C. Watkrhak, Esq., Ai.DßicH, Walkkr s> Co 4»i-ly Honolulu. Hurt A, Paiaca, ■' Bisj. F. Ssow, Esq., Botlss, Sisk ft Co., 0. Baiwaa & Co., Sutton a. Co.. New York. Fiild A Rice, Bishof it Co., " " U. Fooo A Co., Shanghae. Thus. Spsncrr, Esq., Ililo. 3M)-ly Aluiasd Co., Kanagawa. " HooHalo . > REMOVAL! CEO. W. VOLLUM, BOOK-BINDER, BACK TO TBTBOI* to execute all seders REMOVED HAVING Mission Blndsry, Is now prepared for binding Books. Pamphlets, Newspapers, Music, Old Books, Ac, *c. AU orders left at 11. M. Whitney's Bookstore will reo.lv. AGENTS FOR attention. raw IS MACHINE HAS A I,Lformer Dr. Jaynes Medicines, THE LATEST prompt premiums, was 1 impiovements, and, In addition to Wheeler s> Wilson's Sewing Machines, TheNew England Mutual Life Insurance Company, cash awarded the highest prise above all European and American Sewing Machines at the World's Exhibition In PARIS In IMI, assets j Reynolds, Devoe ft Pratt—lmporters and Manufacturers of and at the Exhibition In London in 1862. Paints. Oil and Varnish, and Crystal Coal Oil, The evidence of thesuperiority of this Machineis found in the TO TEM A MONTHLY JOURNAL, DEVOTED record of iv aales. In 1861— C. Van Home ft Co.'s Carriages and Carriage Materials. Ail-ly The Orover A Baker Company, Boston, PERANCE, SEAMEN, MARINE AND TheFlorence Company, Massachusetts. INTELLIGENCE, GENERAL The Parker Company, Connecticut, «fc AND EDITED BY J. M. Singer t, Co., New York, PUBLISHED HAWAII, KAWAIHAE. Finkle A Lyon, " Delaware, Shipping and Clias. Will continue the Oenera Merchandise W. Howland, business M. Ureenwood a, Co., Cincinnati, 0., at the above port, where they are prepared to furnish tbe N. 8. C. Perkins, Norwalk, 0., justly celebrated Kawaihae Potatoes, and such other re. Wilson H. Smith, Connecticut, cruita as arerequired by whale ships at the shortestnotice, t'-Oo On* oopy, psr annum, old 18,6*0, whilst the Wheeler Wilson Company, of Bridge 426-ly and on the most reasonable terms. _0" Two copies, ort, made and sold 15.725 during the same period MO Pit* oopie*. H tl rrPlewss* Call sswd V.tnmlmr. theT FRIEND AIiLEW CONWAY, " SAMUEL C. DAMON. TERMS: FIRE WOOD ON HAND. * .... ... **** �8 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1845. ber and her two younger children. Rarely We commence the publication of savedwe have beard « more touching tale of fortitude than translations from certain documents drawn that of this Hawaiian mother, in ssvirjg herself up by Prof. Reirly. We are assured by Dr. and obildren, under oircumstances through whiob few men even oould have passed. The passengers Hillebrond, thst Mon. Remy's knowledge were at length all rescued exoept the little boy alludof the Hawaiian language and antiquities ed to. Capt. Hempstead and the passenger* of tbe Onward treated tbem with the greatest kindness, was very profound, and that he possessed a and being unable to land them elsewhere, the Onward with the diapeculiar familiar acquaintance returned to port Thursday morning, and sent them lect in which the Metes ore written. Some ashore. Although Capt. H. simply did hie duty in facts related by Dr. Hillebrand, remind us stopping to save the thirteen lives he rescued, yet it is an aot which our Government ought to notice and of the Rev. Dr. Dean's testimony respecting reward. foreign government rewards such the proficiency of Sir John Bowring in the services, noEvery mailer by whom performed. Not long asserted, John, it is Chinese language. Sir since _a American captain rescued a boat load of could write metrical compositions in Chinese, English seamen wrecked of Cape Horn, and the Britgovernment presented him with a silver service which were pleasing to the nicely-trained ear ish valued at Perhaps we can't afford such lib. of a native of China. Such attainments arc erality, but31200. tome notice should be taken of it. The sloop drifted out to sea, but an effort is bting very rare. made to .recover her. Ihe schooner Mary was Erratum.—A poetical contributor to the ohartered to go in searoh and has not yet returned. Sho baa on board materials and machinery for Mr. columns of the Advertiser and Friend, for- Chamberlain's sugar mill, now in oourse of erection wards his effusions over the signature Star- st Waialua. Some may regard the rescue of these passengers as ling, erroneously printed "Startling" in the purely accidental ; but tbe man who oannot see a last issue of the Advertiser. Under the cir- kind Providence in turning back the Onward from channel, just at the hour when the cumstances, we regarded the norn dc plume the Molokni sloop's sails were carried away, in directing the as a most and touching apt Starling," bark's course twenty five miles from land, when the " allusion to an incident recorded in Law- usual track is much nearer, and sending ber within rence Sterne's " Sentimental Journey."— hailing distance of a small dismasted sloop, for no other mode of rescue was left, and who The reader will remember the story in that whioh otherwise all have perished—a man who old English Classic. A prisoner in the old would cannot discern an Almighty baud directing the whole, Bastile of Paris taught an encaged Starling for wise purposes—must be blind and short-sighted to chirp, I can't get out." A word to the indeed. " We have been requested by Mr. Williamson, in bewise is sufficient! half himself and to return their heartfelt . Dec. 19—Uaw'n bark Use Hawaii, Heppiugstone, for Westwardand Arctic. 19—Haw'sbrig Honolulu, Schumacher, for Bremen 20—Russian corvette Vanag, Lundh, for Japan. 80—Am whaleshlp Corinthian, Lewis, for Westward and Arctic. 20—Am whaleshlp Geo. Howland, Jones, for Westward and Arctic. 21—Am whale bark Peru, Hull, for Westward and Arctic. 22—Am clipper ship Helios, Pratt, for Hongkong. 23 —Haw'n brig I—baina, Hotlng, for Hongkong. 24—Br ship Albert Edward, for Sydney. 24—Haw'n bark Harvest, Eldrldge, for cruise. 27 —Haw'n wh. bark Florence, Spencer, for cruise. 27—Am bark Onward, Hempstead, forSan Francisco. 28—Am whalebark Pearl, Thompson, forWest A Ochotsk. PASSENGERS. From Sax Fbascisoo—per Comet, Dec. 7—Mr A G Townsend and servant, Dr X W Megborne, Wui Mtmcot, Mrs R Eastward, Mr Page, G II Edmonds, Mrs Johnson and 2 eh, Miss Midan. Acini, Cbungfaa,Dr Kellum, Mrs Sumers snd 4 eh, John Hewhatuan, Mrs Morris, J Fitch, Mrs Kearney and daughter—24 cabin and 37 steerage. For Homoboso—per Viscata. Dec. o—Mrs Marsliam and A Wallace. For San Fbascisoo—per Whistler. Dec. 9—Miss Ellen Armstrong, Miss Jones,F R Scott, J B Edwards, Mr and Mrs StanIcy and child—7 cabin and 7 steerage. For New Bedford—per Dreadnought, Dec, 17—Mr Fink*, Mr Jacqlin. From Astoria—per Cambridge, Dec. 19—X W McGraia, U Weeks, Dr Pardee, F Silver, A S Koundtree-s. From San Frascisoo—psr Helios, D.'c. 21—Mr and Mrs J Thompson, Dr and Mrs C R KLttridge, David Ross. From San Frascisoo—per Smyrnlote, Dec. 23—Mrs H W Burdltt, Miss B W Peck, Mrs R Gouxh, Mrs J Fuller, Mrs Oullck, Miss Oullck, Mrs Godfrey, Mr J B Williams and lady, Mr J P LeCount aid lady, Mr Geo J Brooks, Mr F A Hammond, Mr Geo Nebiter, Mr Rawgon and lady, Mr Hicmmel, Mr Lormoolen. Mr II 0 Weils, Mr Wm Kemm, Mr G Armstrong, Mr J Sauel—Pakes, Poalo, (kanakas.) For San Francisco—per Onward, Dec. 27—Mrs Eastwood, Mrs Kldriilce. W C Kellum, Mrs Galliger, Mr and Mrs D Chamberlain, A Perdue, A Cantretl, II Thomas, F Shaudrau, S J Tracy, B Robinson, C R Brown—l3. From San Francisco—per Yankee, Jan. 2—Mr and Mrs of family, Mr and Mrs O II llraffam and 2 children, thanks for the kindness shown by Capt. Hempstead Wm P Thompson, A 11 Weeks, Rev Peyton Gallagher, Prof Andrews, D C HumThe bark Onward sailed on Tuesday, 27th and tbe passengers of the bark Onward in rescuing phreys, II Porter. G W Cofor, S A McQnestan, Alexander ult., for Ban Francisco, and leaving the port with a them from the wreck of the sloop Emma, and for Montarg and Brother, Jas Goldsmith.—.Steeraok—JaaWilliamfine north-west wind, steered for the Molokai chan- their unremitting attentions shown them through the son, C 0 Bennett, R T Wilbur, Young Moon, P Lehman, John D W Gallagher, Briggs, Grant, P Roach, John nel. The wind soon increased to a gale and hauled night they passed on board the bark in furnishing Kirkwood, Ruick, Francis Ott, Geo Ott. to tbe North and North East, and after trying all food and olothing, and warm comfortable quarters. night to work through that passage, she put about, P. C. Advertiser. and at noon of Wednesday passed tbe port, westward bound for the Kauai channel. At 8} o'olook in the afternoon, when about 26 miles to leeward of Waianae, a small craft was discovered, without sails, and evidently in distress. The bark bore up for if, and found it waa the Waialua sloop Emma, of tbis port, PORT OF HONOLULU, S.I. with a number of passenger! on board. Among them were two foreigners, Messrs. Williamson and ARRIVALS. Edward*, masons, the former having with him bis clipper ship Seaman's Bride, Wyman, 22 days a and three It Dee. 3—Am native woman children. family, from Ban Francisco, en route for the GuanoIsland. seems that the sloop left this port on Tuesday for Yariag, from New York. a—Russian corvette, Waialua, with a full cargo and fourteen person* on "—Am bark Comet, Smith, 22 days from San Francisco, board. Soon after leaving, she encountered the with mdse to Wilcox, Richards Co. S—Eng clipper ship Vlscata, Drummond, from San FranNorthwest gale, and was driven toward and past cisco en route for Hongk ong. Diamond Head, where she tried to communicate with »—Am clipper ship Sumatra, 21 days from San Franthe lumber brig which was then off the port, and cisco. has not sinoe been seen, but owing to the gale and 10—Am clipper ship Shirley, passed tbe port. Mary, English, 25 days from Manahlli Island. 17—Bohr rough sea, was unable to do so. Tbe next morning, 18—Bchr Odd Fellow, Bush, put back owing to heavy the sloop was some twenty miles west of Barber's weather. Point, bat in an almost helpless condition, having 19—Am bark Cambridge, Brooks, 31 days from Astoria. had her sails torn away, ber mast sprung and the sea 21—Am clipper ship Helios, Pratt, 20 days from San Francisco en route for Hongkong. washing over her continually. In this condition, 21—Am clipper ship Buena Vista, Ayres, 33 days from jhe was drifting from land at the mercy of tbe wind Alhernl, with a cargo of lumber for Adelaide, iv and tide, when the bark Onward hove in sight. A distress. 23—Eng ship Albert Edward, from Alberni en route for boat waa at once sent and eleven of the passengers Sydney. taken off, but on approaohiog the bark the boat was 23—Am bark Smyrnlote, Burditt, 14 days from SanFranoapsited, and all plunged into these*. Mr. Williamcisco, with merchandiseand passengers to Aldrich, son was carried under the bark's counter and someWalker A Co. it— Am bark N. 8. Perkins, Robinson, from Puget Sound, what bruised by tbe radder. Hi* wife, a* the boat with lumber to H. Hackfeld A Co. upset, seised her three children, placed two on her 29—Am whale bark Mercury, Tooker, 16 d»ys from S. F. back, with their arms around her neck, and the other 30—Haw sour Nevada, from San Francisco via Hllo. on* (whioh was a babe) she took in her arm*. Jan. 2—Am bark Yankee, Fuller, IS days from San Francisco with mdse to C. Brewer A Co. Finding her load too heavy, and tbe sea washing over them at every wave, aha attempted to divest DEPARTURES. herself of her olothing, and in doing so, aocidently loosened the hold of her boy* arms around her neck, Dee. 6—Am whale bark Nile, Fish, for California Coast. «—Am whale ship Onward, Allen, forCalifornia Coaat. and he floated off and sunk beneath the waves and ft—Am whale ship Gay Ht-d, Lawrence, cruise A home. before her eyes. She was now nearly on* mile from T—Am whale bark Pacific, Rose, for cruiseand home. the bark, tbe boat having been engaged in rescuing B—Am bark Whistler. Paty, for San Francisco. th* other passengers who had all been in the water. B—Am whale shlpC. W. Morgan, Landers, for westward. B—Schr Odd Fellow, Bush, forBaker's Island via Kauai. With a courage and heroism worthy of a Spartan 9— Eng ship Vlscata, Drummond, for Hongkong. mother, •_• placed her second ohild on her back, S—Am schrBea Nymph, Gage, for Sao Francisco. with its ohilled arm* around her neck, urging it to IT—Haw'n bark Everhard, Klenke, for Bremen. 17—Am clipper ship Dreadnought, Cuslung, for New oling for its life, then holding her babe, first with Bedford. so* arm, and then with the other above the rough 17—Am clipper ship Seaman's Bride, Wymin, for Baker's waves, she kept afloat for at least three quarters of an Island. /wur, till th* boat from th* bark reached her, and 17—French wh. shipOustave, Vauxpres, for MARINE JOURNAL. _ _ MARRIED. , Jonas—MaasiLL—In Portland, Me 29th ult., by Rev. Dr. Carruthers, Captain /rank L. Jones, 30th Ale. Reg. and formerly of the SandwichIslands, to Miss Susao P., daughter of Rev. S. H. Merrill. Oilman—Field—In Providence, by Rev. S. W. Field, assisted by Rev. 8. L. Caldwell, D. D., Mr. O. D. Oilman, formerly of the Sandwich Islands, to MissLiszie Adams, eldest daughter of the officiating elcrgyman. Wood—Davis—In Concord, Mass., on Monday, October 31, by Rev. E. 8. Potter, aalsted by Rev. Dr. Anderson, of the American Board, Robt. W. Wood, cf the Hawaiian Islands, to Miss Lucy Jane, daughter ot Charles D. Davis, Esq.,of Concord. INo Cards.] DIED. Bbasb—ln this city, December 4th, of typhus fever, Mrs. Mary, wife of William Brash, aged 60 years, a native of tb» County of Monaghao, Ireland, and for the last 18 years a resident of this city. Bbowb—On the 81st of August, at Hamilton, Bermuda Islands, of yellow fever. Arthur, eldest son of Thomas Brown, of this city, aged 27 years and 10 days. Ltmch.—Lost overboard from ship Bucna Vitta, Michae Lynch, 2d officer, on morning of Nov. 17tb, while leaving Alberni. He was a native of Ireland. Dbsioo.—Nov. 17, at Queen's Hospital, Mr. Moses Denlco, belonging to Kennebec, Maine. He hadbeen residing for some years at Wailuku, Maui. Estblandek.—At Queen's Hospital, Dec. 17., Peter Esthlander, belonging to Obel, Finland, aged 21 years. This young man came sick from the Hospital in SanFrancisco. J.iruak.—Died in Honolulu, Dec. 3, Peter Jordan, a colored man, who has heen many years a boat man. Phillips.—Dec. *, at U. 8. Hospital, a Rorotonga native JohnK. Phillips, from ship Catharine." McDerns.—Dec. 7, at the Queen's Hospital, Mr. Alexander McDuffle. He belonged In the State of New Hampshire. Ci are —Dec. IS, at the Queen's Hospital, Mr. Clark, belonging toSt. Johns, New Brunswick. Maboaia—Dec. 14, at the U. S. Hospital. John Mangala, belonging to Mangala, on the Hervey Islands. He was olscharged from ship ■ Aurora." " A.F. JUDD, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. CORNER PORT and MERCHANT St.. llONni.f lit, OaHI) 437-3m • � 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/. 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