990 10 11779 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/d6ed3cae4e2bee17f50dd95a3d30a87f.pdf d5e71bea18365176df4a142552cc629f PDF Text Text FRIEND. THE HONOLULU, NOVEMBER 1, 1848. Vol. o.] [No. 11. 81 uninteresting to our readers. Dur-■cruise over 10 degrees of longitude, and aa the entire period of his cruise there, no.i far north as the 70th degree. As the attening HONOLULU, NOVEMBER 1, 1848. ice was seen, the weather was ordinarily tion of the whaling community will now be pleasant, so that the men could work ini directed to this part of the ocean, as yet but Arctic Ocean. In most parts of the oceani very partially explored, especially on the Yankee Whaling Enterprise —«Yeu> Cruising light clothing. was there anchorage from 14 to 35i Asiatic coast, it will be necessary for cruisWhale Cook's good Ships Voyage Ground for to Arctic Ocean, 1778 Clerke's Voyage lo fathoms. During a part of the time that the era to exercise great watchfulness and prel Arctic Oean, 1779 Beechy's Voyages to vessel was there, she lay at anchor. Thei caution. The charts of that ocean are exthe same Oean in 1826 and 1827. first whale was taken at 12 o'clock at night!! tremely imperfect. Attached to Beechy'a Yankee Whaling Enterprise.—The Ameri- It was not difficult 'to whale' the whole 24 Voyages, published in London, 1831, there can whaling harque Superior, commanded hours; so light was it, that at midnight it[ is a well executed chart of the American by Capt. Roys, sailed from Sag Harbor, to was easy to read in the cabin. The whalesi coast from Bhering's Strait to Point Barrow, cruise in the South Atlantic; but not being but entirely different fromi the most extreme point of land as yet exsuccessful, Capt. Roys decided to carry out were quite tame, which Roys had ever before plored, lying in latitude 71 20 mm. In the Capt. the plan of a voyage which he had been con- any He took three different species, one.opinion of Capt. Roys, this chart of lieechtemplating for several years. This plan taken. of the largest yielding 200 barrels of oil.— ey's is the most accurate which can be obembraced a cruise in the Arctic, Ocean, This ocean doubtless varies very The first species much resembled the Green- mined through Bhering's Straits. He had collectm uch different seasons. Some seaduring land about or barwhale, yielding 160 170 ed what information he could in regard to sons it is much more clear of ice than othrels; the second was a called Polar species those regions which had hitherto only been ers. Ships would not probably be much envisited by such adventurous navigators as whale, a few of which have been taken on dangered by floating icebergs, from the fact Cook, Clerke, Kotzebue and Beechy. Capt. the N. W. Coast; and the third, a smallI that almost any part of the ocean can be easito that The whale ocean. last t peculiar Roys informs us that the principal reason Knowing that our sear-faring which were taken yielded over ly sounded. which induced him to put away for that three whales readers be anxious to learn everything will barrels. ocean, was a remark which he recollected 600 that can be known respecting that region, The American coast has been explored, to have read in Beechy's Voyages, viz:— of exploring voywe such accounts publish surveyed, and found to be Capt. 'Off here toe saw a great many black whales, Roys discovered that the inhabited. as are commencing accessible, with ages Asiatic coast wasi more than I remember ever to have seen, even that of the illustrious Cook. navigator, also peopled by numerous Indian tribes, andI in Baffin's Bay." This remark it found in he expresses the opinion that Ihey are wellI Cook's Voyage to the Arctic Ocean, 1778.— Vol. I, of Beechy's Voyages, page 379, and with valuable furs, that could be About the 10th of August, Captain Cook refers to Icy Cape,' situated in lat. 70° supplied came to anchor under a point of land, to Capt. Roys easily purchased. There are no good charts which he gave the name of Cape Prince of 20 miles, and w. lon. 162 ° Asiatic coast, unless they are in pos- Wales, and which is remarkable as being has furnished us the following outline of his of the session of the Russians. the most western extremity of America cruise in the Arctic Ocean:—'I entered the hitherto explored. This extremity is distant canoes, the seven constraits, and On entering July, about middle of Arctic Ocean the from the eastern cape of Siberia only thirteen cruised from continent to continent, going as taining forty men each, were seen crossing leagues; and thus our commander had the high as the lat. 70, and saw whales wherever from the American to the Asiatic coast. glory of ascertaining the vicinity of the two continents, which before had only been conI went, cutting in my last whale on the 22d There are three small islands situated in the jectured from the reports of the neighboring of August, and returning through Bhering's passage, hence rendering it extremely easy Asiatic inhabitants, and the imperfect obserStraits on the 28th of the same month. On for the dwellers on the Americanand Asiatic vations of Russian navigators. Capt. Roys 1 Resuming his course he crossed over to account of powerful currents, thick fogs, continents to pass and repass. he Asiatic coast, and anchored in a bay the near vicinity of land and ice, combined did not hold any communication with the In- twhich he named the Bay of St. Lawrence, as his vessel was but partially armed, with the imperfection of charts and want of dians, belonging to tbe country of the Tcbutski. that it and one instance the Indians showed in information respecting this region, I found After this, again approaching the shore of both difficult and dangerous to get oil, al- they were disposed to make him a hostile 1America, he proceeded towards the north, though there are a' plenty of whales. Here- visit when becalmed, but a favorable breeze and on the 18th, he reached the latitude of 44 mm. The ships were now close after, doubtless, many ships will go there, springing up soon carried the vessel beyondI 70 to the edge of the ice, and unable to go any and 1 think some provision ought to be made the region of danger. further. The ice was as compact as a wall, to save the lives of those who go there, Aetc cruising ground for whale ships. and was judged to be tea or twelve feet should they be cast away—they should not The success which has attended the 'Superi- in bight. Farther to the north it appeared extremely be left to perish among the Indians who in- or's cruise to tbe Arctic Ocean will undoubt- much higher. Its surface was there were rugged, places and different in habit those regions.' edly stimulate others to follow her adventur- seen upon it pools of water. A prodigious la conversation with Capt. Roys, we have ous track. By referring to the charts, it will; number of sea-horses lay upon the ice; and obtained additional information which may appear that at favorable seasons, ships may some of them, on the 19th, were procured THE FRIEND. — — not be — .. .. . '. ' . '. > ° - . ' . - ! —: : : — ' ° �82 THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER, 1848. for food, there being at this time a want of Two days after the discovery of Kamts* Beechey, entered the Arctic Ocean, 29th fresh provisions. They were bad eating, chatka. when off the entrance of Awatska July. 'We remarked,'observes Beechey, but the voyagers lived upon them as long as bay, the Resolution lost sight of the Discov- ' that the Asiatic shore was more buried in they lasted; and most of the seamen prefer- ery. The Resolution entered the bay, and snow than the American. The mountains in soon afterwards the town of Petropaulowski red them to salt meat. Captain Cook continued until the 29th, to was within view. It consisted of a few mis- the one were entirely covered; in the other traverse the Icy Sea beyond Bhering's Strait erable log-houses, and some conical huts they were streaked, and partly exposed. The in various directions, and through number- raised on poles, amounting in all to about low land of both, on the coast, was nearly less obstructions and difficulties. Every day thirty; yet here the voyagers were received bare. Near the Asiatic shore, we had a the ice increased, so as to preclude all hope and treated with feelings of humanity, joined of attaining, at least during the present to a greatness of mind and elevation of sen- sandy bottom, but, on crosssing over the year, the grand object of the voyage, the timent which would have done honor to any Strait, it changed to mud, until well over on discovery of a passago northward into the nation. On the first of May the Discovery the American side, where we passed a tongue Atlantic. Before Capt. Cook proceeded far also entered the harbor. On the sth of July of sand and stones, in 12 fathoms, which, in to the south, he employed a considerable the navigators passed through Bhering's all probability, was the extremity of a shoal, time in examining the sea and coasts in the Strait. They first sailed along the Asiatic to that of "on which the ship was nearly lost the sucneighborhood of Bhering's Strait, both on coast, and then stretched over the side of Asia and America; and on the America, with a view of exploring the sea ceeding year.' Soon after passing the Strait, 3d of October he returned to the island of between the latitudes of 68 and 69 degrees. the ship, being becalmed, was visited by nuThe navigators had not been But in this attempt they were disappointed; Oonalaska. here many days, when Captain Cook and on Ihe 7th their farther progress was stopped merous Indians. Various instruments were Captain Clerke each received a very singu- hy a large and compact field of ice connect- obtained from these Indians, upon which lar present, of a rye loaf, or rather a pie in ed with the land. were inscribed numerous interesting devices. the form of a loaf, for it inclosed some salmon At one time, in attempting to penetrate Upon one was found a picture pepresenting highly seasoned with pepper; and with each towards the north-west, the Discovery was several Indian baiders, or canoes, employed loaf was a note written in a language which in a very dangerous situation. She became no one was able to read. It was imagined so entangled by several large pieces of ice, harpooning whales, which had previously that the presents came from some Russians that her way was stopped, and she suffered been shot with arrows. Capt Roys reports in the neighborhood, and therefore a few bot- much injury. A change of wind, however, that he took one whale, having the appeartles of rum, wine and porter, were sent to taking place in the afternoon, the ice began of having been shot by the Indians. these unknown friends in return; it being to separate, and the navigators, setting all ance The 'Blossom' proceeded a short distance rightly judged that such articles would be their sails, forced a passage through it. more acceptable than anything besides, On the 31st they repassed Bhering's Strait. to the north of Icy Cape, lying in 70 °30 which it was in the power of the navigators Captain Gierke's health now rapidly declin- mm. This was the extreme point attained to bestow. An intelligent man was sent ed. On the 17th of August, he was no lonwith the bearer of the presents for the pur- ger able to rise from his bed; and five days by Cook. There are several winter habitapose of obtaining further information. Two afterwards he died of a consumption, which tions of the Esquimaux upon the cape. It days afterwards this person returned with had commenced before he left England, and was off this cape that Beechey saw so many three Russian seamen. They had been sta- of which he had lingered during the whole whales, more, he asserts, than he remembertioned here to collect furs; and had on the voyage. The command of the expedition ed to have seen Baffin's in Bay. island a dwelling-house, some store-houses, now devolved upon Captain Gore, who reand a sloop of about thirty tons burden. One moved into the Resolution, and appointed A boat expedition was fitted out from the of them was the master or mate of tbe ves- Mr. King to the command of the Discovery. sel, and they all appeared to be sensible and The body of Captain Clerke was interred ' Blossom,' which penetrated as far north as well-behaved persons. From a very intelli- near the town of Petropaulowski, on Sunday, Point Barrow, 71 °25 mm. It was at this gent Russian who landed at Oonalaska on the 29th, with all the solemnity and honors point that they hoped to have fallen in with the 14th, Captain Cook obtained sight o. which the voyagers could bestow. Captain (now Sir,) John Franklin's land extwo manuscript charts of these seas, and was Beechey's Voyage, 1826, and 1827.—Be- pedition. In fact, it was to co-operate with permitted to copy them. All things being ready for his departure, fore proceeding to notice Beechey's voyage Captain Franklin, that Captain Beechey was Captain Cook left Oonalaska on the 26th, to the Arctic Ocean, we regret that we are sent to the Arctic Ocean. After the ' Blosand sailed for the Sandwich Islands. On som' returned to England, on comparing the 30th of November, he arrived at unable to notice that of Lieut. Kotzebuc, a notes with Captain Franklin, it appeared Russian, who made an exploratory voyage Owhyee. that tho two expeditions, the one by laud, and Clerke's Voyage to the Arctic Ocean, 1779. to that ocean, in the year 1816. His was the other by sea, approached within between —After the death of Captain Cook, Captain the next voyage after that of Clerke. Kotzeand two hundred miles of each other. one Clerke succeeded to the command of the bue's voyage was one of importance in a geThe ' Blossom' left tne .Arctic Ocean about Exploring Expedition to those unknown re- ological point of view, from the circumstance the last of October. During the winter of gions beyond Bhering's Strait. that in company with Dr. Escholtz, on the 1826—7, she visited Sandwich California, After Captain Clerke had left the fatal Bth of August, 1816, he discovered fossil reLoo and Islands, Islands, Choo re-entered island of Owhyee, he considered it his duty mains of elephants, (not sea-elephants, but Strait about the first of August, to endeavor to execute the plans of discovery a species similar to the elephants of Asia and Bhering's that had been laid down by his lamented Africa.) See Appendix to Beechey's voyag- 1827. An expedition under Lieut. Belcher, predecessor. He consequently coasted sevproceeded as far north as Icy Cape, hoping eral others of the Sandwich Islands; and fi- es. Capt. Beechy visited the spot where these nally left them on the 14th of March, 1779. fossil remains were discovered, and took to fall in with Captain Franklin, but being The ships now proceeded towards Kamts- many specimens to England, including low- disappointed, it returned. The ' Blossom' chatka; and, in their course, the Resolution after the Arctic Ocean and returned soon left complete; and tusks, sprung a leak so bad, that at one time the er jaw-bone, nearly England. to * whole space between the decks was deluged five very large, weighing from 100 to 160 with water. On the 23d, the mountains of pounds, each. One measured nine feet and It is to be hoped that Sir John Franklin's Kamtschatka, covered with snow, were in two inches along the curve, and five feet and expedition will be able to penetrate sufficientview. The weather was now so severe, thai inches across. Well executed engrav- ly to the westward to meet the expedition by the ship appeared like a complete mass of two the sea, which is now in progress, an acice, and the rigging was so encrusted with ii ings of these" fossil remains accompany count of which has already been noticed in that the different ropes were more than Beechey's voyages. our columns. double their nsual thickness. The 'Blossom,' commanded by Captain �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER, 1848. 83 The King of the Arctic Ocean. the range of the Sierra Nevada, or Snowy perhaps, make themselves poorer than ever Mountains. At a moderate computation, 60I —if they do not make shipwreck of good 'Oh ! the rare old whale, 'mid storm and gale, or 70,000 dollars are pocketed daily, and morals, and die, like some already, as the In hia ocemi home will lie; A Riant in might, where might is right, from two to four millions dollars have been fool dieth, in revelling and drunkenness. If Ant1 king of the boundless sea.' probably drawn from this bank since it com- any man is doing a tolerable business at the islands, let him stick to it. Captain Roys, of the Superior, makes a menced specie payment six months ago. He will, ten My own busines of surveying, like all oth- chances to one, be better off in the end. If repo.it which is confirmed by his ship's comwas knocked in head last spring, and I he can get more gold here, he will have to pany, thatwhile cruising in the Arctic Ocean, ers, was left to suck my thumbs for a livelihood, fork over more gold also for the means of they discovered a huge whale, which they or go with the multitude. So in sheer self- subsistence. At the mines I have Been suwere confident was 100 large for them to 'cut defence, I was obliged lo turn ' digger' my- gar, coffee, butter, hams, potatoes, and othA small pinch of the virgin metal I er articles selling at one dollar a pound; moin' with a vessel of the size of the Superior. self. you as a sample of my diggings. You lasses, $6 per gallon; flour, 30 to 40 cents All agree in asserting that it was the largest sendsee that it is in water-worn lumps like per pound; beef, 25 cents, often twice that; will whale they ever saw, and if it had been tak- pebbles, almost every piece of it giving evi- common woollen blankets sell for 50 to 100 en, must have yielded more than 300 barrels dence that it has lost its original size and dollars—among the Indians higher still— of oil. It was not through fear for them- form from long attrition through the agency other articles of clothing three or four times Goods of all sorts selves, but the ' whaling gear' of the vessel, of water. It occurs in every variety of]their ordinary prices. from almost invisible dust and tit- are high. Real estate in San Francisco has magnitude Arctic that they allowed the King of the le iliiiteneil scales like flaxseed up to lumps risen greatly. A lot which a year ago cost His of the size I send you, and in many parts of'$400, and a year before that, $15, was sold Ocean quietly to hold on his way ! Kingship may congratulate himself upon his the mines to pieces as large as pigeons' and a few days ago for $10,000, though only 50 though the larger pieces are yards square and entirely unoccupied.— good fortune, if he escapes another season ! pullets' eggs, more or less intermixed with quartz, What this state of things is coming to, who usually rare old whale 'A wondrous tele could the which was the original guage or veinstone can tell? Wilh such chaotic materials how Of ihe mighly ileep disclose, shall order rise out of confusion? through which the gold was interspersed. Of the skeleton forms of by-gone storms, To look And of treasures thai no one knows. I found digging gold by no means the en- forward to the state of the country a few chanting employment many might dream it years hence, is enough to make one tremble, Oh! the whale is free, of theboundless sea, to be; but a matter-of-fact, hack-aching, unless the Lord in His wise providence He lives for a thousand years; He sinks to rest on the billow's breast, wearisome work—most nearly resembling, shall, through the agency of His visible Nor the roughest tempesl fears. for all the world, the heavy toil of a multi-j church, cause the seeds of righteousness, tude of Paddies excavating a canal, or mill- and of all that is lovely and of good report, The howling blast as it hurries past, Is music to lull him lo sleep; The climate of the gold region from to be planted here before the thorns and brirace. And he scatters the spray in his boisterous play, to October, is dry, with a cloudless at- nes of evil shall have attained to choking April As he dashes—The King of the Deep!' mosphere and cool nights—the middle of the strength and maturity. Churches ana being warm, especially at the diggings ischools are wanted. A seamen's chaplain, day California—Gold Mines, &c. nearest the plain. While at the mines, I or a home missionary should be located at Among the endless number of rumors and was of course obliged to turn mountaineer San Francisco at once. But I must close. reports it is somewhat difficult to arrive at a —sleep under the blue canopy, or, part of correct .view ofthe state of affairs in Califor- the time, in a tent, and take care of my doFor the Friend. mestic concerns as best I could. Life in the contained the followin statement The Scurvy. nia. The mountains, with plenty to eat, and a good ing extracts from a letter received per the appetite, produced by hard work for sauce, I left the Saghalin Sea for these islands in "Mary Frances" may be fully relied upon is not so repulsive a thing as one, only ac- on the 30th of August, all hands being with the exception of one man for accuracy. The writer has traveled over-1 customed to in-door existence, might sup- good health, who had been sick for some time. We had the country, visited the mines, and is well ac- pose. For variety's sake it will do for a four Manilla men on board whom I had shiptime; but for my part, gold digging is a buquainted with the progress of affairs in the siness I do not fancy, although it pays pret- ped in China. Some ten days after we had of the above men were country for the last 18 months: ty well, and you are sure of getting your put away, all four the scurvy. taken with « "The moral condition of the country was pay in hand the moment the work is done.— On the 20th of September, we were withbad enough before the gold discoveries—it Still, I would rather be at my old business week's sail of these islands; and for is now in a state of perfect chaos, and what with one-third the profits of this. I have in one the last nineteen days have been contending it will be is known only to Omniscience— been absent from the mines now five or six adverse winds and weather, during against season, touch to avoid the will weeks, the of more sagacity sickly though slightest which time we have buried all four of the enable any one to see that the gold mines though I left Mr. D******* on the ground. above men, and had more that could not posare destined to make matters worse rather He designed to winter among the gold. I'sibly have survived their unfortunate shipthan better. The whole attention ofthe pop- expect to return next week to spend a month short time relief. Havmates but a ulation for the last six months has been occu- perhaps, for want of anything to do here. I'ing two or three hogs, without I ordered one to be There are no schools nor have on but hand, with gold. surveying enough pied chain-'killed, and the sick men to be bathed in the any prospect of any for the present. The in- men cannot be hired short of five dollars!blood, and the inwards to be bound on warm, habitants are unsettled—many families will a-day, which would make the business unnot what else to do for them, which knowing wretched it to me unless will I place profitable charged enormously winter at the mines—a a I is testify great relief in cases of scurvy. be for quarters at that season—and it will be for the work. But enough of gold. Edwards, Ship Plymouth. L. B. a long time before any thing like a settled There is much sickness, chiefly in the viat of the and Tulae marshes Sutters, state of society is known here. Men will cinity only engage in agriculture and the mechanic in the vallies ofthe Sacramento and San Jo- Desertion.—June 6, whale ship "Lagoarts when they find these more profitable on aquim Rivers, into which the streams empty 15 of her crew leave her in the Japthe whole than gold digging—and gold dig- on the upper waters of which the gold is da" had an Sea, including 9 Sandwich Island natives, ging at the present time yields a, pretty sure found. the From the who to 20 with chance the and friends have papers per day income of $10 who were doubtless enticed to leave by the of making from $100 to 500 in the same come over, I learn that the gold fever is "white" seamen whose names were R. G. time as is not unfrequently done. At least making quite a stir in King Kamehameha's Jacob Boyd, John Martyn, Ezra 6000 people are already engaged in digging, little realm. Scores are already here and McKoy, Goldthwait, Biffer and John Brady.— and the number is daily increasing, but the more, I am told, are coming. Some who seaman is the same as is River, is went the Sacramento up of the The last mentioned gold region increasing equalrecently extent ly fast. Active operations now extend over came back a week afterwards well stored described in the April No. of the Friend as a tract of country 200 miles in length, andI with fever-and-ague, if not with gold. Marun away from the "liverpool" on varying from 10 to 40 miles in width, lying; ny who come will make money, doubtless, having midway between the base and the summit of"but some will make themselves sick, and, the coast of Patagonia. . , , ' * * ' , ' ' �., 84 THE FRrEND, NOVEMBER, 1848. a plan to take the lives of ihe murderers the two cabins of the deceased Mr. Cook Mutiny and horrible massacre i proposed that nighl, and which waa communicated to ihe rttid his widow now residing on shore, the at sea. real of the crew, (four excepted). The carpenter'a three doors of those cabins being locked, a xe, maul, ttc, were pump-breaks, boarding-pikee Three Spanish American* mutiny, and muro be ready for ihe purpose. At 4 o'clock P. M , and each further'secured by your official der English and Spanish Captain*, Mate Ithe three murderers brought up a quantity of wine, seal. end a passenger Mutineers take the vessel which was offered to the men in order lo make them We the log-book of the vessel, kept A Hollander, a J&mccgian, a Portuguese, drunk. This being done, Andreaa Baldibezo went by Ihe found British Captain, Mr. Robert L. Mca Frenchman and a Spaniard concert to re- down into the hold, cut open one of the bagea of and brought up some which he threw aboutl Nnlly.up to noon of the second of this month capture the vessel They are successful silver the deck, they then commenced pluying togeth-J j—the day previous to his death—and conThe Hollander kills the three mutineers and er for gold. Afterwards they got a muster of tinued hy Thomas Gannon up to the arritakes command of the vessel The vessel\fire arms together, trying which was the best, and val of the schooner here, on the 12th innavigated to Sandwich Islands by an En- loading them wilh heavy charges. One of them stant. You are already in possession of her from the foot ol the companion way, diacharged a apprentice boy, 16 years old Two loaded wheel Sum h) register. pistol (John at the man at the emales on board arrive safe—eye, Sec. without effect. They then put the arms away for We also found the cargo or gang-way SCHOONER Amelia, Tuesday, Oct. 3d, 1848.— that time, but told the females they should have oc- bank, according to which, 136 bags of silver, the middle a tremendous casion for I hem in the morning. They thon came watch, About 4 bells in of doubloons were received on noiae on deck—yelling and hallooing—starboard nn deck, (half past 9 P. M.,) Jose Cslero, having and 2 bags watch on deck.—The second mate, Kitano, had the first watch, and who waa to call the other two board the 'Amelia,' on the coast of Mexico, gone forward at the time, in consequence of the at 12 o'clock. At 10 o'clock John Smith was re- besides 5 cases marked N. X., 3 ditto, markHe was immedi- lieved from the wheel and went to the lee side of ied M. O. P., and 150 cedar planks, some swinginu-bonm guy nixing way. ately fell upon by Ihe three men Jose Torres, An- the long boat and aaked the carpenter if the imple provisions and ship's stores, and 20 tons of dreaa Baldibezo and Jose Calero, and left dying on inenis were ready. The carpenter replied yes, all tbe deck. Capt. Alva hearing the noise came on ready, but the axe was below. John Smith then stone ballast. Hence, with the exception of the treasure, deck and asked what was tbe occasion of the noise. went below in the steerage and brought it up, and The ringleader, Torres, told him nothing, only a told the boys, Charles and Thomas, lo have the I the eight cases, and the cedar planks, bebad wind. Mr. Cook, passenger, came up afler the boarding pikes ready, and ahould he want the cut- foremenlioned, the 'Amelia' may be said to captain. Aa the latter was retreating alt, he was lasses |n run down in the cabin and hand them up. ballast. attacked by the three men and slabbed in several Jose Calero who had ihe watch then, being dtunk, have been in placea. He however managed to get down into ihe ialruck eight bells at 11 o'clock. He then called out The crew assured us that the eight cases cabin, and in reaching for a cotlaas, endeavored to to heave the log. Smith immediately seized the contained paper cigars; that two of them make Mr. McNally, who hsd just turned out on nxe and running aft, despstched at once the sleep- were given to the pilot at Mazatlan, by Capt. hearing the noise, comprehend what waa going on. ing men (Jose Lorresand Andrew Baldibezo) where Alva; and that another, by his orders, was He then, with the cutlass in hand, gained ihe top of they lay on ihe deck, whilst William Peter, who the companion, but was stabbed mortally by two wen) to hold the reel, dropped it and fell upon Jose thrown overboard, as being damaged and men, one on each side; he tell back and staggering Calero, trying to gel him overboard, but being una- worthless, ns appear to be the four that still into the cabin, expired. Mr. Cook, seeing the cup- ble to manage him, John Smith jumped to the lee remain. The cedar planks do not appear to tain running «ft, pursued by the murderers, endeav- side and alruck off his right arm with the axe. John have been touched. ored to gel down into Ihe cabin, hut was stsbhed then called out for the boys to get the cutlasses in the ship's provisions and stores, now through ihe back, left a little while on deck and af- ■ he event of meeting with any opposition in the four Of terwards thrown overboard. The murderers then men whom he could not confide in; but they receiv- on board, we enclose herewith a return, a went forward, called the larbonrd watch, and show- ed no opposiiion. The bodies of the three men were copy of which we have handed to Don Jose ing their bloody knives, told them that they had then thrown overboard. John Smith then took dc la Cruz, appointed by you as mate, and at murdered all aft except Mr. MeN illy, English mas- command, the rest of Ihe crew being all agreeable present in charge of the schooner. ter, Mrs. Cook, end her servant Miry Hudson;and In the aame. He then went down in the cabin, asWe found in her hold 65 cases of claret, that they were in command of ihe vessel, and if suring the females of their safety, and consulted one of them refused to obey their orders they would with Mrs. Cook as io what would be the best plan marked F. I)., No. 9, and also a case said murder him directly. They then threw the body of to pursue in order to restore the vessel and cargo lo to contain 9,000 cigars, marked A., No. 1, the second mate overboard, and commanded the the rightful owners. The money was all brougiii which, in conformity to your directions, have ship to be put about and ateered for the coast of aft as ii had been distributed snd placed in the cabin. been deposited at the custom house. The Pern. The remainder of the crew had no arms to It was thought best to return to Mazatlan and acdefend themselves, and if the lenat hesitation was cordingly we ateered the nearest course to thai crew say that all were the private property shown, the knife was at their throats. The* then place. There was a heavy sea on, with frequent of Captain Alva. went down into the Sold and brought up large atones squalls. We took in flying jib, fore-lop-tnnst stayWe have taken a detailed inventory, a end pieces of lead, which were laid on the deck for sail, and gaft lop sail. The jib had blown to pieces, copy of which we herewith transmit, of the the purpose of killing Mr. McNally. About 8 being in a bad slate of repair. Between 6 and 8 trunks and other effects o'clock, a. St., they spake, (by tbe carpenter.) lo o'clock P. M., Ihe fore top-sail sheet, went three wearing apparel, Mr. McN.illy, assuring Inn thai if he laid down his limes and the runner once. The bowsprit was that belonged to the lale Mr. McNally, havarms and submitted quietly they would not take hi* sprung in two placea, and in consequence ofthe vio- intf, agreeably Iwynur instructions, placed life. He would not consent to that, but told them lent working ofthe vessel was expected to go every the whole of the articles in the hands ofthe that if they would allow him, with the females, to minute. The inp-gallnnt-niast had been badly authorized auctioneer, on shore, and obtainbe put, with what ihings they required into the gig sprung since leaving Mazatlan and was totally unand sent adrift, he would not trouble them tt at all, fit lo carry any sail. John Smith tben went do > n ed his receipt for the same. but would show them what course to take for the in the csbin acquainting Mrs Cook with the stale ol We likewise enclose a few lines, written place to which they wanted to go. The three then the vessel and aspect of the weather. He thought in pencil, by the brave and highly esteemed spoke together, and answered that hat he requir- it best io steer for the nearest land be could make, Mr. McNally, a short time previous to his ed should he done. They then passed the necessa- and which ahe thought was tbe best thing that could death. ries he wished to lake with him, on deck, and one be done. We also transmit herewith, an inventory of them went down snd got the course, for MalaJohn then called Thomas and Charles down in the brigo, from him. T nisi ing to their faith, he went cabin, acquainting them with his purpose, snd as which we took of the wearing apparel and on deck unarmed. They had put the ship aback they were the only persons that knew anything of effi-cts that belonged to the late Spanish 2d and given pretended orders Tor lowering the boat;; navigation, although their knowledge was imperfect, or boatswain, Cayetaqp Gomez, who bnt seeing it was not done, he went to the cabini he told them to find the course for Ihe Sandwich la- mate, aky-ligbt and told the females not to come up then i lands. He then went on deck and aaked all the was the first that fell a victim to the knives as the boat was not ready. He was stepping from crew if they were contentto lake the vessel to Oahu. of the three mutineers, at 2 o'clock, a. m.. the sky-light lo the side ofthe vessel, when he wasi A ready assent waa given. Accordingly at 8 o'clock on the 3d instant. setsed upon and thrown overboard. The murderersi of the 6th October, the vessel We further beg leave to report to you, was put before the then filled upon the vessel end ordered all sail to bei wind steering west by north half noith, for tbe that we have minutely examined every part made. They then went down into the cabin, took south part of Hawaii. of the 'Amelia,' from stem to stern, with a all the gold they could find and brought it on deck, making every one in the veseel take his share. Tbey The following is the report of the gentle- view of discovering whetherany more specie then dressed themselves in the clothes belonging to men appointed by H. B. M.'s ConsufGen- remained on board after the 136 bags of silthe murdered, destroyed all papers they thought I eral to examine the 'Amelia:' ver, and 1 Sag containing 1522 doubloons, offensive, with many valuables which were thrown Honolulu, Oct. 14, 1848. were landed, on the 12th instant, underyour verboard. The Captain's body was tied up and 1 wtlfc heavy weights sunk. They were shifting Sim,—We beg leave to report to you that immediate superintendence, and deposited »tothea four or five times a-day, and parading the| agreeably to the directions conveyed to us in the government vaults, but we found decka. They commanded the jib topsail to be cut in your letter of yesterday, we have taken none. away; fitted new swinging-boom gear and main- t an account of, and carefully examined the And we beg here to remark, that the ■ boom guys. Wednesday, tth, John Smith, born in Rotterdam, books, papers, stores and effects on board whole of the crew, fore and aft, voluntarily, Holland; Wm. Peter, Christiansen, Norway; FrankI the British schooner 'Amelia,' with the ex- and without the slightest hesitation, submitrearing. St. Michaels, Western Islands; John\ caption of such articles as may be in thedc- ted their chests and personal effects to our Berringer, Bordeaux, France; Jose, Bilboa, Spain;; ceased Spanish Captain Alva's cabin, and in inspection, and that we have no reason what- — JfJtsfc — — , — — ' — ' ' ' ' : , • �.' 85 THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER, 1848. sums of money havel A correspondent of the Sandwich Island seamen (including masters and officers) so ever to suspect that any been secreted by them; and we feel it due to News reports, that Commodore Stockton has generally attended the Chapel in Honolulu. them to add that they zealously afforded us been instrumental in forming a Steamboat The principles of total abstinence are every assistance and facility in their power one boat on San Frapcisco gradually becoming more and more prevalent to run in carrying out your instructions to us, nnd Company, which we trust have thus been fulfilled to your ]Bay, and another between San Francisco among seamen. The good results are apentire satisfaction. and Honolulu—to commence running in Jan- parent in the ordinary quiet and good order We have the honor to be, Sir, which prevails in this port, when hundreds uary, 1849. Success to the enterprise! Your most ob't serv'ls, are enjoying liberty on shore. Mexico. —' I mentioned,' writes a gentleH. RUSHWORTH, of California gold was recently W. H. PALMER. man at Mazatlan, in September, ' in my last A lumpto the Islands worth $73. brought Wm. Miller, Esq., letter that we had a revolution here, but it is Tbe bills of lading of the British schooner H. B. M.'s Consul General. now all over. Palacios went off to Duran- 'Amelia' show that she had $271,379 on The following is the note of Captain Mcto in the Congress;' board. Nally, referred to in the above report. !go; Carrion, La Paz, whale ship 'J. A. Robb,' Winswho did nothing whatever lowThe Am. is Half-past four, a. M., Capt. Alva lying 1end Gen. Maya, master, expected to sail this week for Palacios went off (the town gave him Mazatlan, taking Mrs. Mott and family and stabbed to the heart, in the cabin; the tnuti- 'until i neers have got a muster, and are determinedi$2000 to go away) remained in the Presidio, Mrs. Cooke as passengers. on my death. It will soon be daylight, and (jcame in and vented his rage on some of the CALIFORNIA TRADE. At| then the scoundrels will see their way. boys of officers, who knew nothing of We have procured from the Custom House present, they are afraid of my pistols. I will, followed books the following list of vessels which hare sell my life dearly. Unto the Almighty 1 com- the merits of the affair, but merely Robert L. McNally. |their superiors,—four of them were shot, cleared from this port for San Francisco, sines mend my spirit. the discovery of gold there:— List of individuals on board the British inone of them were over twenty years of age. Cleared. Nat. and Class. Name. Muter. Teas. Nawell, schooner 'Amelia,' when she arrived at Hon- ■Two of them died gallantly—refusing to June 10, Am. See. Honolulu, 1M Basiaam, Perry, Ben. Lula 17, Am M October, 1818; of olulu, on the 12th blinded, they threw open July 10, Haw. Sen. Mary, Tlbbey, have St eyes their Brig Coa. de Talcabuaso, Mascot, John Smith, seaman, in command, HolChIL 15, 177 and themselves gave the bosoms, Taylor. shirt Haw. Sck. B. 8., 87 IS, their London; Gannon, navigator, land; Thomas 18* 18, Haw. Brlf'e Con. ds Valparaiso, Arnaad, 30, Hill, Am. Ship Rhone, 471 John Berringer, carpenter, France; Charles word 'fire!' Parades' revolution is also Bark Mary Frances, Gould, ST* McDonald, apprentice, Scotland; Espiritu,quelled—he escaped, but three officers and Aof. 2,1, Haw Hsw. Brig Eupbemia, Vloaet, MS Carlos Sea. 4, Star, Snalih, Cook, Haw. SI pas- corporals were shot. They are now adopting Rodriguez, cook, Manila; Treadway, 6, Haw. Sch. Kekauonohi, a? 6, Haw. Sch. Ariel, GriSta, senger, China; Eusevio Leon, steward, Ma- the only efficieut means to put a stop to pro175 7, Am. Brif Sabjne, OaatSeld, nila; Francisco Garcia, seaman, Portugal;' Boysr, 151 81, Perseversnt, Fr. Brif not believe the preLuce, William Peter, do, Norway; Jose Averantu- Inunciamentos; still I do 17S tl, Enf. Brif Teplc, Sept. Haw. Julian, Moras, a, Sen. 1SS ri do, Spain; Bonifacio Molina, do, Manila; sent government will stand long—it displays 30, Haw. Sch. KamshamehalH., Carter, Chile; Tajlor. Mariano Oct. Haw. 'J? on Sch. 7, 8.8, Poli-, no activity or energy. They are going Ambrocio Billegas.do, Newell, 10, Am. Sch. Honolulu, 1M nario, do, do; Francisco Calderon, do, do; in the same old track; and since the peace 75 Smith, 11, Haw. Sch. Hsalilco, Fernandez Garcia, do, Mexico; Ahee, boy, vessels, Total number of 90. Amount of tonit whatever towards China; Mrs. Cook, passenger, London; Ma-'they have done nothing nage 2700. Most of these vessels have gone Ihe reform which ever body looked for in well freighted, and have taken as near as can be ry Hudson, servant to Mrs. Cook, shire. every thing. Every one, natives and fo- ascertained 300 passengers, exclusive of Nasailed from here twice The above account is correct in every par- reigner!), are disappointed, and doubtless tives. Two of them have included in the above during the period of time ticular, and may be perfectly relied upon. some change will take place ere long. report. The following vessels are now adverefficient scrthose who rendered Among the ' Congress ' wasi tised and will shortly sail: vice in assisting the vessel, we can mention ' Early in this month, SANSS. stAsrass. TOMS. SATIOS. CLASSde CobIJa MoGratk the able harbor master, Capt. Penhallow, |here and has returned to La Paz, where Chilean Brig Correo Ssaadakock, American Schr. Bannort, F. louse guard, ( W. Com. Jones still remains. We are expect- Hawaiian Schr. Plymouth, Paty, and the efficient custom Schr. Base, Kief, Rogers. —[Sandwich Islands News. "•■ Sehr. Rainbow, Shaw, ing, every day, the ' Congress again here, Sloop Wavs, "'• Sloop Walakao, on her way to Valparaso and the United Recent News. These added to the previous list makes the Foreign. —Intelligence has recently been States.' aggregate number twenty-seven, and the aggrareceived that, about the 20th of June, an Domestic. —Whale ships have been uncom- gate tonnage 3138.—[Polynesian. The insurrection broke out in the city of Paris, monly successful the past season. Horrible Murder.—By the Mary Frances, taken 4200 to have is reported conflict between Huntsville ' which resulted in a terrible news was received of tbe murder of John R. and has on- Yon Poster, formerly a resident of this place, on the insurgents and the Repulican Forces. barrels, including 250 of sperm, This is the the night of the Ist October, at tbe mill on tbe out eleven months. to have been been are reputed ly More than 10,000 south branch of the American Fork, about fifty record—so whalemen re- miles from Sutter's Fort. The murder was perslain. The insurgents, after four days hard greatest voyage on have taken over 3000I petrated by a man named Peter Raymond. It fighting, were subdued, and order was re- port. Several ships appears, from all accounts, that tbe attack was barrels. unprovoked,Raymond being at tbetime in liquor. stored. seamen are for leaving Ireand The particulars, as near as we can gather torm, on from officers Many is emigration going A rapid are these: Late in the evening, Raymond, who land to Scotland; 42,000 to Glasgow alone California. belonged to a party encamped above, came to One day last week, 41 whale ships and 6 the mills for the purpose of procuring liquor, in five months. inner which was refused him by the keeper. RayThe Queen is expected to vifit Ireland. merchant vessels were at anchor in our mond becoming boisterous, and inquiring tor the offing. harbor, and or 8 ships 7 in Yon Pfister, be finally rose from his bad and Things are more quiet in Ireland than they of pacifying him. la The measles and whooping-cough are pre- went out, with tbe viewsucceeded, were some months since. but on rising this Yon Pfister partially and natives Hoin of the among valent foreigners In the House of Representatives to bid Raymond good night, was stabbed and fell to tbe ground. Yon Poster Mined his feet, but United States, the Chairman of the Navy nolulu. was pursued by Raymond,and stabbed again near honor in week, were last for a of half-mast a bill line Flags Committee had reported tbe heart wben be fell dead. Raymond was purof Liliohoku, a native chief of high rank, sued, caught, and brought back to Sutter's Fort, steamers from San Francisco to China. A. Forgeaud, J. B. Knapp, and Mr. Stone, The people of the United States are seri- who died on Saturday evening, October 21st.•by the two latter, formerly residents here. Rayhave left tbe Sandously contemplating a rail-road to Oregon; About 300 foreigners mond was to be tried by a jury of twelve men. Fears were entertained that the murderer would but it will undoubtedly terminate at San Fran- wich Islands for California. 3 escape.—[Polynesian. yet season, have no M«ew»ti«Tsnjei>riinh next. former shipping During tmatg , ,, ' 'mere 1 I ' , • I 1 i i '- York-1 ' ' , ' . ' '' ,' ■ .- ' ■ ' . ! �86 THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER, 1848. The Seamen's Friend. human and di- of it even in secret, for 1 felt that the eye of It shocked me I soon endeavored to be as bad as i God was always upon me. most of them, when on board ship. If a when committed by others, and 1 lelt it my Don't give up the Sailor! yarn was to be spun, they all flocked around bounden duty to talk to them on the subject, The ship when dismasted at sea, driven me, and as I was counted the best singer in and also a desire to tell them the comforts of upon a reef, or drifting upon a lee-shore, the ship, (for profane and almost every de- religion. The peace L found at times renmust not be given up so long as there is theiscription of songs,) I soon became the lead- dered me completely happy. On several ocer of their revels. This state of things con- casions, after prayer, 1 have felt a peaceful faintest hope of her being saved. Is not tbe tinued, and I went on from bad to worse, joy diffused over my whole soul such as desailor of equal value with the vessel which until some time in either April or May, 1846, fies all description. Meditation, prayer and he helps to save? Shall not every reasona- when I was confined for several weeks be- the Bible became my sole delight; and at ble effort be made to save him from a moral low by a very painful gathering in my right times while alone, especially at night in my shipwreck? We are encoruraged to utter hand. One night, during this time, we en- watch on deck, I have felt a something withcountered a very heavy gale of wind. Near- in, as though my very soul was longing to the cry, 'Don't give up the Sailor,' from the ly all our sails were taken in, and the ship soar away and be with God. occasional instances which come to our hove to. I lay below, totally unable to help I felt I could not serve God enough, 1 knowledge, that seamen have escaped the myself, when suddenly I was awakened by a could not live holy enough, for evil thoughts awful gulf o. intemperance, or the danger- tremendous lurch of the ship, and saw the would now and then creep into my mind, and ous shosls of vice, or the sunken reefs of.water pouring down the hatchway into the in fact such is the case now, although in a forecastle with such violence, as to carry less degree, and I made a vow unto infidelity. with it several hogs and other things. Such God that if He would permit me, I would Just two years ago the following narrative a scene as ensued is past description. All devote my whole life unto His service, and was placed in our hands, to make such use hands rushed upon deck, and I heard spread the news of His mercy and free sal' The boats are gone!' This struck vation wherever 1 might be. I have since of, as in our judgement we might think best. the cry, to a terror my very heart, fori could imagine endeavored to fulfil my promise, and blessed Knowing that religious impressions are often nothing less than that the ship was going he God, He has given me strength so to do. transient as the morning cloud and the ear- down—and there I lay, helpless, and unable He has enabled me to trust in Him for every ly dew,' we have learned that it is best to from the confusion, to gain the deck. Then, thing, and to feel that He is present with mc in that hour of peril, I tried to pray to God everywhere—that my every thought and allow time, trial and temptation to do their to pardon me and preserve me from death. deed are known to Him. and that nothing work, before we make up our opinion re- I promised to lead a better life in future.— can happen to me without His permission.— specting any man, landsman or seaman. In God did spare me. The storm subsided, and Some time ago 1 used to wonder how God regard to the writer of this narrative, we with it my prayers and good resolutions. could let evil things and troubles happen to would remark that we enjoyed frequent op- Some few days after this I got hold of a Christians, but now I am enabled to read preached by the Rev. F. Wayland, the meaning of the words, Whom the Lord portunities of conversing with him, and of sermon urging the claims of seamen to christian be- loveth He chasteneth.' It seems lo me that obtaining from his commander and shipmates nevolence. I saw from this that christians all those troubles Christians complain of, are the most unequivocal testimonials of their were anxious to do me good, and I reflected no more than chastisements for some sin confidence in the reality ofthe change which upon this and asked myself the question, If committed or duty neglected; for if ever anypeople are interested for my soul, thing happens to me, upon reflection I can he hoped had taken place in his mind. We these should I not interest myself? I accordingly always see something I have done, or some only add that he was aa Englishman, by began from that day—left off all profane duty I have neglected, to fully justify God birth, and a theatre-scene painter, by pro- language—song-singing, and led a moral in sending it, either as a chastisement or a fession. Dissipation had driven him from life. I also made it a practice to pray to warning to me. Yours, W. G. God and read the bible. I then thought myRev. S. C. Damon. his country and family. The readers of the self secure enough. I asked a young man Friend have occasionally been presented who came on board one day, if he had any It was our privilege to meet the writer of with his poetical productions. See 'Fare- tracts or religious books. He sent me some. the foregoing communication, one year after well to North West Coast," and 'Pardon One was entitled 'Now or Never.' This, in he placed it in our hands. At that time his through Christ,'in January number, 1848. some measure, showed me the way of salva- religious impressions remained the same. and led me to think more deeply on the These effusions indicate that W. G. is not tion, subject, bnt still I doubted not I shonld get During the year of his absence, we are entirely destitute of talents. May they here- to heaven because I was better than my com- knowing to the fact that he sustained an irafter be employed in a manner worthy of panions ! I shortly after got some more reproachable, christian character, being often One entitled 'What it fs to believe their Creator and Giver. It is not our ex- tracts. on Christ,' opened my eyes to a full sense subjected to temptations of no ordinary naever to meet him again, but we pectation of my condition. I saw I was building my ture. It is the knowledge of such instances hope that he may pursue the path of the hopes upon my own good works; the tract of reformation which encourages us to hold just, whioh is as the shining light, that proved to me that I must trust to Christ on, and press forward, hence we repeat the shineth more and more unto the perfect alone for salvation. Full of concern, I open- cry, Don't give up the Sailor !' No ! not ed the Bible, and every chapter I looked day.' into, I saw condemned me, without one sin- until Bible and Tract Societies shall cease Honolulu, 31st Oct., 1846. gle exception. 1 looked at my conduct and to publish and scatter abroad leaves from Reverend Sir:—ln troubling you with saw my guilt. It also seemed to me as if 1 the tree of life;' not until societies shall the following account ofthe manner in which could see my very heart, and it seemed to cease to which operate have been was organized first awakened to a sense of the wick- be black and loathsome with guilt and sin. I ed life I had led, I have endeavored to be as I could not for the of express purpose furnishing seamen rest, even by night nor day. At accurate as possible, and have set down as last got by myself and poured out all I my with a preached gospel and ' a home;' not near as I could my thoughts and feelings complaints and confessed my unworthiness until seamen shall cease to appreciate efforts from the commencement until now. to Jesus. I cast myself upon his i and made for their welfare; not until the Church I had led a very wicked life, one of con- begged for forgiveness; but stillmercy I felt he stant rebellion against the laws of God- I was not bound to pardon me, for I felt I had Universal shall cease to pray that the 'abunwas seldom, if ever, to he found attending forfeited all claim to his mercy by my sin. dance of the sea may be converted unto the on public worship, but on the contrary, my But I was not kept long in waiting, for soon Lord;' finally, not until an edict shall be issabbaths were spent in parties of pleasure, a change within me. My fear and sued from the Court of Heaven, annulling felt 1 and my leisure time throughout the week in idread of God gave way to feelings of love carousing and the theatres. On my first and reverence for Him. My thoughts took the command 'Go ye, therefore, and teach coming to sea, I quickly found myself in quite a new direction, and so far from wish- all nations,' —' And 10, lam with you alway, company with a class of men who seemed to |ing to indulge in sin, I feared the committing even unto the end of the world.' set all laws at defiance, both vine. 1 , ' ' ' • ' ' i �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER, 1848. 87 For the Friend. Wreck of thf Whale Ship 'David Pad- Capt. S., yet I feel that my reputation is of Hilo, September 25, 1848. more value than money, however hardly bock.' —July 20th, at half past 9 o'clock in earned. Mr. Editor,—It affords me much pleasure the evening, this vessel being full, and bound scorn and contempt of mention the recent felt the Having to visit of the U. S. ship out of the Japan Sea, in north lat. 45 °28 good and honorable men, in consequence of to From the worthy port. our Independence deg. and east lon. 141 °4, struck a sunken the false representations which Capt. S. has feel this Com. Shubrick and his I forth, it to make and acgiven duty intelligent my rock not laid down on the charts. The ship's feel in- complished officers wereceived all the attenand to refer all who may statement, the company took to the boats and lay under terested in the affair to Capt. T. R. Turner, lee ofthe vessel until the morning, when she and Capt. Arthur Cox, who are ready to tion which good will and politeness could had 6 inches of water on the cabin floor, but testify to the facts in the case—they being dictate; and order and quiet reigned on the she could not be got off, although the spars on board the same ship with me, when I fell shore notwithstanding a crew of 400 or 500 in with Capt. Spencer. men had their "liberty" here. were cut away. Land was discovered about Valentine S. Riddell, Through the kind and active agency of which to be off, miles theTceshee proved 15 Master of ship Japan. Capt. Page and others, the following sublanded the south west upon Honolulu, Oct. 27, 1848. Island. They was opened, collected and paid over scription three of and remained there Saghalein cape P. S. As regards the statements made in into days. The iuhabitants treated them with the ' Friend,' of April Ist, I have no objec- for my hands in favor of our little Chapel seamen. Y. S. R. great kindness but would not allow them to tions to make. Com. W. B. Shubrick, $15 OO go back into the country. A house and food 3 00 A Card. H. Page, Capt. when they Capt. Lakey, master of the were furnished gratuitously, and Lieut. H. H. Lewis, 2 00 American left they were presented with 4 or 500 lbs. whaling bark, ' Harvest,' desires to publicly A friend, 2 00 2 00 of rice. The inhabitants were few, who ap- acknowledge the highly important assistance Lieut. Russell, 3 00 by Capt. Joseph G. Kenney, ofthe Dr. Washington, Surgeon, peared to be Tartars, under a Japanese gov- rendered Johns ship 'James Stewart,' while these Dr. Jackson, Asst. Surgeon, 2 00 St. all ernor. After three days residence, they 2 06 vessels were at Strong's Island in the months H. W. Green, purser, left in their boats to cross the Matsmai of December and January last. Capt. KenC. Newel], Chaplain, 2 00 2 00 straits, but fell in with the "Globe,' Captain ney, with some of his ship's company, did S. Marcy, Master, Crew, most to 69 00 volunteer travel across generously All the hands were passage. Daggett in the Island (twelve miles), from the weather The succeeded in following ships saved. $104 00 to the lee harbor, for the purpose of renderMost truly yours, obtaining a portion ofthe "DavidPaddock's" ing assistance to Capt. Lakey, whose vessel Titus Coajv. cargo, viz: "Caravan," "Athol," "Samuel had unfortunately got on shore. The promptitude and noble manner, in which the assisRobertson," "Stieglitz," "Neiva.'' DONATIONS. tance was rendered, Capt. Lakey apprecia|> SATURDAY EVENING, Oct. 7, a meeting of ted, and will ever cherish in most grateful Shipmasters was held at tbe "Mansion House," where a Honolulu, Oct. 27, 1848. remembrance. statement was made ofthe funds which had been collected lo the debt upon the Chapel, and for the support Dear Sir:—As you have published Capt. Capt. Lakey also wishes to tender his ac- ofthedefray Friend, when it was recommended to circulate the Spencer's narrative in your paper, you will knowledgments for important services ren- following subscription paper among the shipping the do me the favor, as well as justice, to insert dered by Capt. Jackson of the 'Inez.' While present season. the ' Harvest ' was there undergoing repairs, Subscription, the following card. ST THE SHIP'S COMPANY OF TUB the King of the Island rendered protection Yours truly, For the of the Seamen's Chapel, recently having Valentine S. Riddell. to property and lives, that reflects the high- undergonebenefit extensive repairs ; and the support of "The est credit his as tbe upon character, highest Friend," Newspaper, one thonaand copies of which are A Card. circulated gratuitously among Seamen in ths Pacific. of a tribe of chief uncivilized Polynesians. much and in my feelings Having suffered Chapbl. Names. Fbimd. Honolulu, Oct. 1848. 25, Ship Splendid, 327 60 reputation, in consequence of false reports Milo, 11 Thomas of the oo Spencer, circulated by Capt. Plvmouth, 15 SO Lahaina Chaplaincy. Richmond. ship Triton, respecting the sum of $600 18 00 4 00 i9 60 charged him for a passage for himself and Extract of a letter addressed to the Editor: Bark Adeline. Jefferson, 26 00 15 00 islands, feel it to be I to these boat's crew Bayard, 80 00 ' Mr. Bush desired me to say to you that Superior, my duty to take this method of stating to the the subscription started by their house, to 60 18 60 J E Donnell, 14 00 public that when I fell in with Capt. Spencer pay up arrearages on the Chapel in this place, Ship Olive 40 00 Branch, at sea, J was not bound to Oahu; but on the has been closed. The sum of $45.60 was 2 60 Falcon, Champion, 6 00 contrary I intended to touch at Guam, nnd raised; of this amount he paid a debt due Bark Globe, 100 6 00 had purchased goods at Maui for the purpose Mr. Halsted, for work upon the Chapel, Mr Norton, 2 60 2 60 of recruiting at that port. Having seen the $29.25, the remainder, $15.75, was handed Friend, 6 00 6 00 1 oo and having advised the over to me. The Chapel is now clear of Mr Rowley, ' Triton previously, Eldridge, Mr 1 go Mate to proceed to Oahu, I felt disposed to debt, and the $15.75 put into my hands will Capt Sands, 3 00 assistance ento render Capt. S. all possible 20 00 be expended in defraying the expenses of British Consulate, 3 oo Friend, able him to rejoiu his ship; therefore, after ringing the bell, cleaning the Chapel, &c. Tho* ] 00 Gannon, consented I on his part, urgent solicitation I would take this occasion to tender my sin- C McDonald, 1 00 to shape my conrse for the Sandwich Islands, cere thanks to the Foreign Residents of LaJ3r The original outlay, lor enlarging the Bethel, Lecture and Reading Rooms, was 82944 41 for the purpose of taking Capt. S. thither. haina, and to Captains stopping here, for their erecting Paid, 1600 46 The sum of $600 was mutually agreed upon generous efforts, by which they have freed Present debt, as the amount which I should receive for his the Chapel of debt.' 81,34* 96 Oct 27, 1848. passage and that of his boat's crew—this T. E. Taylor, Chaplain. £>- The actual cost of tbe Friend averages Sco a amount being considered no more than suffiLahaina, Oct. 21, 1848. month, hence the annual sxpeass exceeds S7OO. Has ' cient to meet the extra expenses which the amount received liom various sources for the present ia less than 8400. It is to he hoped that the months ship would incur, by touching at the SandWrecked.—The Hawaiian schooner Ariel year November and December will bnng into the Publishwich Islands instead of Guam. I could not Capt. Griffin, hence thirty-two days, capsized if es hands; a sum sufficient for defraying tbe actual coat injustice charge this amount to my owners, when about two hundred miles off the mouth of .irice for printing and paper. r/jf Our readers can essentially aid in the publication and I was not able to bear the expense myif the Friend by purchasing bound volumes' See sdverself. I had no desire to make this statcmeni San Francisco Bny—vessel and cargo a total tisement. Will not some masters, officers and seamen public, as I am aware that I render myself loss—passengers und crew saved by tbe schr. regret it. if they leave port without obtaining a full file sight Star, the hard of a which was at the tim< the Friend for this year, and one or mora back volin >f earnings long fortunutely liable to lose 1 You will find, in tbe Friend a full report of all voyage, in consequence of the responsibility if the accident. The loss sustained amount.- mies hipping intelligence, relating to this part of the world, I had taken upon myself, in order to servi -:o #5,00G.75—no insurance.—[Polynesian. resides much other reading matter. �THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER, 1848. 88 Died, in Lahaina, Thursday, Oct. 19th, Mary Vranka, PASSENGERS. youngest daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Vranka, aged six Per Miry Franc**—A. Tailoi, C. Brewer 3d, C X Stone, ]months, I. 0. Spalding,C. Hoyer, J. WlUiuis, D. Robertson, W. 80l- Killed or[cost. drowned, 3d of July, John Marvin, boatstecrla th* Sagadahock, for Saa Francisco—Messrs. Blossom, i•r, of William Thompson.' Epsoasr. Wright, Wlag, Wloslow, Jscksop, H.th.way, Well., Barker, Swaiu, Kaahardt, Andrews, Crockett, Davis, Uavts, Rook, Terser, Hastte and 18In Ihe steerage. In th* Hops, for Saa Francisco—T. Melcalf, and 3ln steer- ,' ' MARINE I* th* Hoaoolul'l for Saa Franclsso—Rev T D Hunt. . JOURNAL. r Memoranda. Wbeckio.—The Am. whale ship Hope,' of N. Bedford, Tucker ma-tcr, ha~ I cm wrecked at the Bay of Mamis, in New Zealand, 62 uioiilha out, 3200 sperm. No particular* reported. PORT OF HONOLULU. ' Arrived. MARRIED. . Jefftnton, Oniy, homewairi hound. Nt-wifta, i all. hott.eward bom-d. Ku|«erior. Rtijce. homeward I <|. Oct. 94—Hawaiian win- Hope, Kii'ir Or Hun Francfaco. 36—AID whNlr ■tii|i Aili-Im r, JhNinkkii in rruj»c. A in wbllh g hark (ili ti« Wt*l, bnmrwanl bi uud. 27—Am aclir. rtaamUn.x k. NtflkM, r.ir r*«n 1 ratieiaco. Hawaiian *loop V a*e, U I»v, ft* Kan Fraiieiaco. Hawaiian sloop Walahao, fur rtan Fraiieiaco. Oa Wednesday the 11th. by Rl. Rev. S. D. Malgret, Bishop Sept. 96—Am whale ahip Jefferson, Gray, New London, 19 of Arslhle, Oodviii Rhoobs, Esq., of llsnalei, Kauai, to imos out, 860 sperm, 9700 whale. 30—Am wbale ahip Howard, Bunker, Nantucket, 34 mos Am*. Louiai, eldest daughter of Gbbild H. Gibbons, Esq.. PORT OF LAHAINA. out, 1000 sperm. «fedaor. Oct. 3—Am whale ship Uncaa, Cellet, New Bedford, 95 mos Arrived. out,470 sperm, 3900 whsle. Sept. 98—Am whale ahip Mar) Frailer, Smilh, New BadDIED. Am whale ship Newton, Hall, New Bedford, 94 mos out, Turd, 25 !-2 moa out. SOU aperm, 17(H) whale At l jh*'**. oa the morning of th* 36th insi., Samuel A. 400 sperm, 9000 whale. 29—Am whale all11> Cbarlea Drew, Colliu, New Bedford, IS Reyaolds, of Charlsslown, Mass., in Ihe 96In year if his age. 3—Am whaling bark Globe, West, Mystic, 35 mos out, full. Ha vraa found dead in bis bed, supposed from some Internal afAm whaling bark, Alice, Wolley, Coldapring, 34 mos oul, tuna out, 75 •perm, 200(1 whale, 30—Am whale ahl|i Erie, Norton, Fair Haven, IB moa nut, fection. no report. 1 Called away from us In the prime of life, and vigor of hia Am whaling bark Clement,Lane, New London, 26 moa oul, 80 >|ierm, 1900 whale. Sept. So—Bremen whale ahlp Patriot, Menalng, SS moa, ISO large left behind a circle of relatives at no report. manhood.' he has home, and friends abroad, to mourn his untimely departure 4—Am whale ahip Alex. Barclay, Greenhow, Bremen,36i aperm, 3800 whale. American whaling brrk Garland, Crowell, 33 montha, 860 Peace be his ashes to from them. moa out, 75 aperm, 2600 whale. Green be the turf above thee, Am whaling bark Harvest, Lakey, Fair Haven, 36 mos oul, aperla. Oct 2—American whale ahlp George, Maraton, 25 moa, 300 no report. Friend of our early days} Am whaling bark Ml. Wollaaton, Bowen, New Bedford, 38 aperm. 23110 whnle None knew theebut to love thee, 3—American whale ahlp Bayard, Fordham, 32 moa, 2700 mos out, no report. Nonenamed thee but to praise.' Am whale ship Superior, Royce, Bag Harbor, 13 mos out, whale. ahlp Neptune, Nicholla, 40 moa, 2800 Oa the 25th mat., at the Falls, Kauai, Louis, Infant son of 1800 American whale whale. Thomas and Mary Ann Brown, aged 7 months and ten days. whale ship Splendid, Bailie, Edgartown, 26 mos out, whale. ahlp At Canandaigua, N. V., in Feb. last Mr*. Sybil Bing- 100B—Am American whale Midaa, Eldridge, 14 moa, 200 aperm, sperm, 3000 whale. whale ham, wife of Rev. Hiram Bingham, on* of the first Mis- 6—Am whale ship Bayard, Fordham, Greenport, 34 moa out,'5007—American ahlp Veeper, Clerk, 25 moa, 300 aperm, whale lioaario* sent out to these Islands. 9700 whale. whale. Killed, Thomas H. Howland, boatateerer,' Liverpool, Am whale ship Neptune, Nichols, Bag Harbor, 37 mos out, 2900 ahip Italy, Weld. 13 moa, 220 aperm, 9—American whale Mar, 1848, in Japan Saa, aged 21 year*. He belonged' i2800 whale. Oct. 7—American whaleahip Warren, Evena, Warren, 10i2500 whale. to New Bedford. ahlp Plymouth, American whale Edwarda, 35 moa, 4800 300 bbla Killed, Cornelius Rhodes, seaman, 'Liverpool' Au- moa. B—American whale ship Falcon, Klrby, New Bedford, 97 whale. Ochotsk 19. He Sea, aged belonged ahlp to American whale Maria 1848, Thereaa, Swift, 10 moa, SO in gust, mos, 40 sperm, 1000 whale. New York City. 9—American whale ship Bt George, Hawes, New Bedford, aperm, 380 whale. ahip 10—Americanwhale Hive Branch, Place, < no report. Killed, Antone Oonsol, boatateerer, June 15, belonging 19 mos, 290 aperm, 1200 whale. 12—Am whaleahip Tobacco Plant. Aller, 25 moa out, to B'k Cherokee,' native of Pico, Western Islands. He 10—English whale ahip Athol, Coffin, 38 moa, ahipped home 3voOcl. aperm. Syi'ney 950 aperm, 300 whale—on board 50 ap. 1950 wh. from waa taken out by a whale. I whaling bark George, T.iber, Stonlngton, 39 moa, IS—Am whaleahip Ruaalie, Moaher, 35 moa 0ut,700 aperm, Died, W. Oodeke, a German, 3d July at sea, ssilmaker,,70 American 100 whale. aperm, 1450 whale. belonging to Bremen whale ahip Otaheiti.' 14—Am whale ahlp Canada, Reynard, 27 moa out, (00 ahip Plymouth, Edwards, Sag Harbor, 11—Americanwhale Died at sea, Sept. 98th, William Jewell, belonging to 35 aperm, 3300 whale. moa, 4800 whale. Am whale ahip Columbia, Fiah, 26 moa out, 1000 aperm, Washington, N. Y. on board the ahip in which he sailed Bremen whale ahip Patriot, Menalng, 35 mos, 120 aperm, 2200 whale. 1 from the United States. 3800 whale. 16—Am whale ahip Waahtngton, Fiaher, 12 moa out, 60 Killed, Henry O. Hays, seaman, by a whale, in the Bremen whale ship Otahiti, Welting, 33 mos, 120 aperm, aperm. 650 whale. 4300 whale. Japaa Saa. June 3d. Am whale ahip Bingham, Scovell, 30 moa out, 2300 whale. whaling Mary American bark Frailer, Smith, Bedford, New Drowned, off Caps Horn, Nov. 87, 1847, James Smith 25 ahip Allbree, Hull, 14 moa out, 400 aperm, 3SOO whale Am moa, 500 sperm, 1700 whale. N. Y. City. He fill from topsail yard. whaling bark Champion, Parker, New Bedford. whale. ahlp Bowdltch, Borden, 22 moa out, 75 aperm, whale Died, ta Feb. 1843, Mr. Berry, first officer ship' Japan,' 14American Am maa, 820 aperm, 1050 whal*. oo her passage from tbe line' to Honolulu, 19—English schooner Amelia, from Maxatlan for China, in 2900 whale. ahlp whale Milton, Smith, IS moa out, 750 aperm. Am Drowned, off the port of Honolulu, in March, 1844, distress. Am whaleahip North America, Bollea, 14moa out, 40 aperm, Thomas Welsh, of Fall River. He jumped overboard in IS—American schooner Sagsdshock, Barmore, fm Tahiti. 2700 whale. tbe night, from the snip Eleanor,' whilst she was lo Chilean brig Correo dc t'oblja McCrath, from Valparaiso. whale ahip Haunibal, Canning, Sag Harbor, 36 Am whale ahlp Mechanic, Poller, 23 moa out, 200 aperm, mile* Tram lis* shore. This report was made by the Oct. 13—Am 1700 whale. moa out, 40 aperm, 2000 whale. ship* company, lately in port. ahip James Stewart, Kenney, fit John*, 37 Am whale ahlp Bengal. Hempatead, 16 moa out, 25 aperm, whale Died, oo board the Plymouth,' in her pasaage from 14—Eng1300 aperm, 1000 whale. 1500 whale. no* oat, th* Ochotsk Sea, four Manila men, of th* scurvy. whale ahip Erie, Norton. Fair Haven, 13 moa out, Am whaleahip United Btatea, Worth, S4 moa out,6ooaperuK 16—Am 1«00 whale. Killed, June 27th, on the It. W. coast, James T. Crock- HO aperm, 1900 whale. er, boatsleerer,' Midas.' He belonged to Providence, R. 17—Am whsle ship Saratoga, Smith, New Bedford, 36 moa i Oct. 24—Am whaling hark Fortune, Woodbridge, New Bedford, 14 1-2 moa out. 1350 whale. 1., but waa a native of Falmoulh, Mas*. out, 40 aperm, 4400 whale. J. A. Robb, Winalow,Fair Haven, 35 moa Am wbale ahip Phoenix, .McClane, New Bedford, 14 1-2 moa Died, al San Diego, California, Mr. E. K. Perry, Au- Am whaling bark out, 350 aperm. 250 whale. aperm, 550 whale. gusta, Me., and Thomas looks, Falmouth, Mass., form- out, 900 Am whale ahip Liverpool, Weat, New Bedford, 12 moa out, French whale ahlp Le Tourdv Pin, Smith, Havre, 14 mo* erly 3d ana 4th officers oa board Am. wbale ship Lago- 1900 out, 2300 whale, whale. da.' They left the ahip in December, lay out in the Br whale ahip Hanaa, Haaing, Bremen, 31 moa out, 1600i Am whale ahip Phoenix, Greene, Sag Harbor, 12 moa out, 25 aperm, 2400 whale. woods four daya, and shortly after arriving at San Diego whale. both died. |com. Am whale ahip Franklin, Aiken, New Bedford, 29 moa out, Am whale ahip Ocmulgee, Manton, Tiabury, 14 moa out, 1200 whale. Killed, by a whale, 12th January, 184S, on New Zea- 700 sperm. ahip George and Mary, Middleton, NewLondon, land,' David Henacy, an Irishman by birth, but belong- Am whale ship Triton, Wells, New Bedford, 27 mo* out, Am whale 14moa < ut, 110aperm, 1190 whale. ing to Troy, N. Y. Ha belonged to the Klectra,' ofI500 sperm, 750 whale. Japan, 37 Riddle, Nantucket, moa out, 1000I «aaea»»»a»aaaa»aeaa»a»Ma»a»»a»»aa»aaa»»a»»aa»eeaaaaaaavaaaaa*aa»aaaaaaa» Am whale ship New London. 400 whale. Notice to Masters of Whale-ships. Died, on board the Samuel Robertson,' off Honolulu, sperm, ahip Vesper, Clark, New London, 25 mos out, whale Am native. Hia was landed and body Xy Some difficulty having hitherto been fouud, hy IDs a Sandwich Island 300 sperm, 2900 whale. buried Oct, 34th. Fair 36 e ditors of the Sandwich Island papers, lo obtain correct Columbus, Fish, Haven, Am whale ship mo* out,' reports of whale ships, Notice is hereby given to all masKilled, by a whale, Aug. 10th, John Myers, of Balti- 1000 sperm, 2900 whale. New Canada, Bedford, 27 moa oul, iters, American, EnglUh, French, and German, that your Reynard, mora, aged 37. Baltimore and New Bedford papers gOOAm whale ahip i ship* will be reported correctly, if you will make kaaarn aperm, 3400 whale. please copy. whale ahip Wolga, Luce, Fair Haven, 96 moa out, to Mr. Robinson,book-keeper, at Makee Anthon, Ji-cV's, Killed, by a whale, Jane 3, Henry O. Hoyes, ol New 40080—Am aperm. York, aged 23 year*. if. Hempstead. NewLondon, the amount of oil taken, tic., &c. 23—Am'whale ship Drowned, in the harbor of Honolulu, 28th Oct., John Oct. out, 9000 whale. Candace, Notice to Seamen. Smith, cook of ahip' James Stewart,' of St. Johns. Hi* 15 moswhale New London, 14 mos out, ship Electra, Brown, Aan During this shipping season the 'Seamen's Reading funeral was attended, at the Bethel, on Sabbath afternoon, (64 sperm, 1800 whale. Oct. 29th, by a large concourse of seamen. Am wbale ship Moctexuma, Tower, New Bedford, 14 mos Rootn will be lighted every evening. Oct.l tf I Killed, 17th June, by a whale, in Ochotsk Sea, Augus- out, 100 sperm, 1000 whale. tvs Q. Ives, seaman, on board Liverpool.' His friends Am whale ship Black Warrior, Babcoch, New London, 15 Qr Any person, by paying the subscription price of the no mo* out, report. reside at New Haven, Cl.and Audover, Mass., His readvance, can have the paper forwardAm whale ahip Columbua, Fish, Fair Haven, 96 moa out, 'Friend,' (Si.6o) in mains were taken on shipboard and buried the next day. 1000 ed to any part of England or the United Slates, by the aperm, 9200 whale. Died, in Ochotsk Sea, Capt. Lewis L. Fish, master of 95—Am whale ahip H. Thompaon, Holmes,New London, 15 earliest opportunity. the Bremen wbale ahip'Alexander Barcklay.' Efforts mo* out. 1700 while. war* made t* bury him oo shore, but prevented by head 94—Am whsls ship Alhree, Hull, New London, 14 moa out, winds, bane* hi* remain* were consigned to the deep on 4400 aperm ,3900 whale. wbale ahip Alert, Green, NewLondon, 15 moa out, th* 18th. He was an American, a native of Seodwich, 97—Am A Monthly Journal devoted to Temperance. 1600 whale. Ma**., bat married in Bernen, where hi* wife now re-'940 aperm, Am whale ahip Aikins Adams, Lane, Fair Haven, 26 mo* Seamen, Marine and General Intelligence. idea. He had been »ick moat of the voyage. no out, report. PUBLISHED AND IDITID BT Died, ta Talcahuana, Chili, Jan. 18th, Mr. Paddy Bark, < Bremen whaleahip Clementine, of Bremen, no report. ', , ' ' ' ' '< ''' ' '', . 1 ' ' ' •,' , . ' ' ,', < ' , '' •, ' ' ' . . ; ' c ' ', ' , ' '' ' , ' ' ' , , ,1 ' • < THE FRIENdT 1 SAMUEL C. DAMON, SEAMEN'S CHAPLAIN. 4lh office* of the' Alexander Barcklay,' of Bremen. He Sailed. was aa Englishman by birth. Oct 9—American whale ship Rowena, Adam*, New Bed TERMS. Drowaed, at Uuaan, in Marcb.lB4B, Mr. William Richards, 3d officer of b'k 'J- A. Robb.' He belonged in Iford, bound horn*.whale ahip Milo, Plsakett, New Bedford, One copy per annum, --...-. 81,54 family per annum, his 10—Amerlraa Two 2,50 copies lived at St. Johns, N. B. Newfoundland, but been* 8,00 Five copies per annum, Mr. Richards came oat la the b'k ' Centnore,' of St bound Newell, for San Francisco. Honolulu, American schooner Ten copies per annum, got Johuas. schonner Haalllio, Smith, for fan Francisco. Single copies and bound volume* for Drowned, at Guam, in March, 1848, William Roger, ll—Hawaiian 1,3,3,4 IS—American whale ahip J. E. Doanell, Haaaey, New Bed- andIS" i year* maybe obtained at tb* Study of th* Chapoarpwtar of b'k 'J. A. Robb.' W. Roger belonged in ford,bound home. lain. Norfolk, Va and came ostin ahip Pacific,' N. B. Elii. Adams, Harding, homeward bound. , ' ,' -------....... ------- ' � 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 (1848) 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 - 1848.11.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1848.11.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/60b72a5ea22a55ff3dc3d2fccb2230ee.pdf 001d52f58a84398f0b6cf2fc157c024a PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. Vol. 6.] THE [ \o. 19. HONOLULU, DECEMBER 1, 1848. pointing to me, said, "loose the main-top- 'masters for their piety, or philanthropy, and FRIEND. sail." "Which is that?" I asked. "Never,'if they did, we should not have many parsons 89 mind you need not go," said he smiling, and among them, while they are so many comcalled upon one that he knew would know fortable situations for them on shore. They Review which it was. But it will not be worth while.would want a larger field than "one hundred "Wants the Rev. Hunt's of Dwight T. for me to relate my experience, for I find,.feet by twelve," and a larger congregation Of Seamen," published in the Friend, 1847. myself to be grossly ignorant of the whaling than "four mates and thirty men," to be benBy William L. Jackson, Master of Amer- business from begiuning to end, in compari- ■ etitied by their benevolence. "Revolutions," remarks Mr. H.," have ican JVhaleship"Jnex." son with Mr. Hunt! Mr. Editor, —When I was at Honolulu Referring to seamen who ship the second; bathed the sword of the oppressed in the last, you requested me to lake notes of what. time, Mr. Hunt remarks, They enter the blood of some tyrants." Timothy Dwigbt, I saw at the different islands I might visit, lists again, and if not trampled on by their D. I)., would never have intimated such and forward them to you, for publication in superiors, these sturdy fellows will fill the means ofredress! Again, "good discipline the Friend. But before I write any more I ship with little trouble to their officers." should be enforced, but insolent and opwish for you to bear in mind that I am a Such officers must be in paradise surely, in pressive exercise of authority deserves never whaleman, and more used to the Harpoon comparison with any that I have yet seen. to be tolerated." Sure, and I think tint and Lance, than handling the pen. As I Wants of Seamen No. 2. "Seamen need Mr. Hunt would confer a great favor oa have not reached any islands, or seen any better government." "In the minds of some whaling ship masters (as they are the only thing worthy of note, I will hazard a few re- Masters," remarks Mr. Hunt, "government ones that abuse their authority!) generally, marks upon the writings of the Rev. T. admits of but three degrees of comparison, if he would inform them, how to have "good Dwight Hunt, published in different numbers stern, arbitrary and cruel ; perhaps I should discipline" and "better authority," for I canofthe Friend for 1817, and entitled "Wants add a fourth, brutal. Beyond or aside from less for myself that it is the most difficult of Seamen." this goes neither their knowledge or theiri task I ever undertook and more than I am In "Wants of Seamen" No. 1, I am sorry practice. For a trirlii.g offence, which most able to effect, either to my own satisfaction to say there is a great deal of truth. "A likely he himself provoked, the offender isi or the satisfaction of those I have to govern. sailor wants a fair understanding as to the lashed to the shrouds and flogged, as oneI But enough of No. 2. "Wants of Seamen No. 3." "Seamen voyage before entering upon it." I would would be ashamed to flog his brute"—"howneed better fare," and many captains would is, does there be ask Mr. Hunt whose fault it ever many exceptions seamen if he may be glad to have better themselves. "Poor not have a fair understanding, for certainly are not governed like reasonable men." not all the people he has an opportunity to I should be very glad to get a whole ship's food and short allowance have often added to enquire of, are combined to deceive him.— company of reasonable men, for it appears the severity of the sailor's hardships." True! If he will not listen to the entreaties of par- to me as if the ends of the earth, (not for- "Many a day of excessive and unremitted ents, or those that might be friendly dispos- getting the Sandwich Islands,) had been labor has closed with only an ordinary suped towards him, he would be very likely to ransacked, for the greatest contrarieties of per," and who ever heard of an oxlraordinadispositions and characters, to make out a ry supper on board a whalesbip; if any one go astray, whether on sea or land. ever did, it must have been in port, where it Remarks Mr. Hunt in regard to a "raw whole ship's company. hand," "he has hardly looked down where Again ramarks Mr. H., they are order- was furnished by some philanthropist, and, he saw his chest go, and wondered why he ed about more like slaves than men," (this in fact I have known of some myself in Honshould be thrust into such a hole, when a is something new in my simple education, I olulu harbor, where many of the party got 'stern voice from the starboard quarter was always taught that slaves were actually most gloriously drunk, so I think they must orders his trembling limbs aloft. He men!) " and that often by those much their have had something more than a whaleman's thinks that somebody's voice has very much inferiors either in family rank, in morals, or "ordinary supper." changed in tone, but 'loose the jib' and 'shake intelligence." I am too much of a Democrat Again, "with what indignant shame do we out the foretopsail,' startles him to do some- to know much about "family rank," but hear of owners and agents for the sake of a thing and to go somewhere. He is naturally perhaps Mr. Hunt is an Englishman or an few dollars, supplying theirships with second, awkward in his first attempt aloft, and a Hawaiian, though I supposed from his name third, and even fourth rates of food." I do louder voice hurls an oath after him, that that he waa a native of the good old state of not know how many rates of food Mr. Hunt's nearly brings him to the deck. Perhaps Connecticut! " Morals and intelligence" palate might be able to distinguish, bat m/sss another oath from the consistent Master or both I have seen in the dark hole" called beef, prime pork, and superfine flour, or an under officer breaks for a while his reflec- the ship's forecastle, and generally seen bread baked from the same, are whst seveations." I recollect, as distinctly as though them admired by those whose little brief eigths of the whale ships are provisioned it was only yesterday, the first time a ship authority depends on no other character but with, when they leave the United States. was got underway with myself on board, their ability to kill a whale and sail a ship." So far as my knowledge extends and for the when Capt. E. D. Topping of Sag Harbor, I admit that owners of ships do not select benefit of masters and seamen, I wish Mr. HONOLULU, DECEMBER I, 1848. " ' ': " " " �90 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1848. Hunt would give the names of those owners penetrate to reach the "dark source of such was her a farmer, and did not go to sea unwho " supply their ships with third and a plea" which he assures us "defies themos 1 til twenty-four years of age, and was pretty fourth rates of food, that we never may be potent magnifier." Perhaps he never heard well acquainted with the laboring classes in the northern and middle states of America, made to suffer by their insufferable mean- of Sam Whaler's 40 horse-power! ness." " And we .cannot give expression to "Wants of Seamen No. 4." As this an- and I can assure Mr. Hunt that there is no our indignation," says Mr. Hunt, " at the athema is chiefly directed at owners and class that lives any thing like so lazy and base and impolitic conduct of some masters, ship-builders, I should "let owners and ship- idle a life as the whalemen. But there are who, for gain, or to avoid calling upon their builders" bear it; but there are a few green other and more urgent motives for its obserowners, sell in our ports their best stores, spots in it deserving notice. "Let them vance, or an observance of some time, though and on the North West feed their men with (owners and ship-builders) henceforth re- I have never read any thing that enjoined an inferior article, and in stinted measure." member that men are to live before the mast, the first day of the week, but we read, "Let I should like, for the benefit of seamen, that officers are not all who have feeling and no man therefore judge you in meat or in (whose friend he professes to be,) for Mr. whose comfort is to be consulted. Some- drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the Hunt to give the names of those masters, times they have their superiors in the cheer- new moon, or of the Sabbath days; which and who it is in our ports," that is able to less house of the sailor—men who would by are a shadow of things to come, but the body " those rob poor " foremast hands;" it certain- above the meanness of subjecting even them is ofChrist." And again, "How turn ye ly must be the Nobility, Missionaries, or to such degradation. Let them respect again to the weak and beggarly elements American Consul; for the Seamen's Chap- these, if the common principles of humanity whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage; lain, or Merchants could not afford it! will not move thorn to regard the common ye observe days and months; and times; and Some, to their credit be it said, go to sailor." "These superiors," I expect are years." I do not mean to be understood " the same beef and pork barrels with their uncommon sailors, and as they are shut out that the body needs no rest, or the soul no men," and I should like to have Mr. Hunt of the merchant ships, the whalers have religious instruction. I know, by experience, give the name of one ship and master, where moreof them than they wish for, though I that the body wants rest, but no real Christthere are separate beef and pork barrels for suppose Mr. Hunt feels himself under obli- ian, who has ever been a whaling voyage, in men" and cabin, for according to gations to them, for it must have been from the Pacific Ocean, will ever say that he had "Mr.their Hunt's story these are separate on board some of "these superiors" that he obtained no time to rest, though perhaps he had no particular time allotted to him whereon to the majority of ships. Until he does give most of his information. their names, and I am better convinced, "It is just as well; they only go thereto serve God. But so long as ship owners sethan by his merely asserting that such a sleep." I should think another genus might lect their Captains expressly for their "abilpractice does exist in the American whaling be added to the catalogue of sleepers, if that ity" to navigate a ship and kill a whale, and service, I shall consider him painting us "in is all they go into that "gloomy castle" for. not for their piety, there will rarely be a genglowing colors," and laying before thousands But I won suggest to Mr. Hunt, that Cap- uine observance of the Sabbath, for I believe to read, a falsehood. I am very sorry that tains as wel as sailors would like to have Captains are as much in want of religious /have never experienced the comforts of re- better accommodations. Necessity however instruction, as their men, and for them to ligion, but nevertheless I admire the chris- gives the command and her servants are the attempt to assume the Parson's duties along tian precepts, and the one that stands out most obedient. An old adage says, "It is with the numerous duties already imposed pre-eminent, (if any preference is to be al- easier to praise people into virtue, than to upon them, there would be confusion indeed, for Mr. Hunt must know, from his superior lowed,) in my estimation, is Benevolence, rail them out of vice." of whaling, that the Captain of a knowledge see some of the exemplification and unless I "Wants of Seamen No. 5." Seamen need whale is Sailing Captain, fighting Capship whatsoever would command, " All things ye a good Library on board ship." I am so Purser's Clerk, Physician, Surtain, Purser, men do to do even so to ye that should you, well pleased with this chapter of Mr. Hunt, and in geon, many cases, Carpenter, SailI the of am professor religion, apt that 1 can almost forgive all I have seen them," in to suspect his sincerity altogether. There amiss in the others. I would go with him to the maker, Blacksmith, Schoolmaster, and Jimis such a malevolent propensity to detraction extent of my ability, and I wish he would in- my Ducks, and in port, he is Supercargo throughout the whole of Mr. Hunt's writings form us how a reformation is to be brought and General Agent—business enough for that I cannot help suspecting his purity; at about. Many Captains are not able, and the one man, unless he is a great deal smarter any rate, they breath a very different spirit, owners are not willing, in but few instances than I am. But I suppose we shall be obliged from the writings of the Rev. Orville Dewey, to supply even a small library. Could not to officiate as Parson, or do without, for I and E. E. Adams Seamen's Chaplain at Ha- some of our numerous charitable institutions fear we shall hardly get one so long as there are so many more comfortable situations for vre, France, or the address to the whaling do something ? Captains and seamen will them on shore. ship masters, by the Port Society of New- help them. Do try and start the enterprise. Bedford, (all of which I am indebted to the It is needed and just such an one as Mr. This scribbling reminds me of Dr. Franklin's upon the Liberty of the Press, Friend for the knowledge which I have of Hunt recommends. How easy it is to please and Essay as Mr. Hunt has compared us perhaps, has taken a few extreme when a man is writing about something which them.) Mr. Hunt to Hildebrand, whose prowess the immortal oases of shipmasters, and so generalized as he understands. fiddlestick could not withstand, it would be to leave his readers to infer, that the whole "Wants ofSeamen No. 6." "The sailor body, of six or seven hundred, were all like needs a Sabbath at sea." "He has a body well for him to read and keep in mind the above essay; though, as he says, he means them, who ifthey do not enlighten many souls, and a soul." That is rather singular, when they furnish light for a great many "dark we take it into consideration, that Captains no comparison, I mean no threat. holes" and halls, and consequently bring a almost without exception originated among "Wants of Seamen, No. 7." "Sailors need great deal of light into the world, placing it them! "His body needs the Sabbath as a safe and pleasant places of resort on shore." not under a bushel, but on a candlestick, day of rest." If that was the only obligation This reminds me of the reception I met with and perhaps some of it is brought from as for observing it, there would be but very lit- the first time I visited (he Sandwich Islands, great depth, as Mr. Hunt would have had to tle need of whalemen observing it at all! I (and not many years since.) Our ship had �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1848. 91 dropped anchor in a foreign port, and we I believe to have been the reception of ma- -visit to Japan than the "Columbus." (See were to have liberty on shore. At last it ny an unsophisticated young man, upon firstt' Friend, Feb. 2, and Sept. 2, 1847.) During came my turn to go on shore; I thought to visiting foreign ports, and finding himselffthe last season for ships to cruise in the JapHe has notI an Sea, not scores, but hundreds of vessels make the acquaintance of some of the shut out from all good society. American Residents, so I dressed myself as strength to keep himself from bad society, spread their canvas within full view of the well as possible, and about 9, a. m., 1 sallied and the consequence is what we tvery day■ coast. Several whale ships have fallen in forth, quite well pleased with the appear- witness, he actually sinks lower than theI with Junks, exchanged civilities with them, As soon low ones he first stooped to associate with. and in some instances relieved those in disance 1 made with my roundabout. as I stepped on shore, I saw the pilot who I believe there are quite as many ruined ini tress. As the reading world is not likely, for had piloted our ship into the harbor. He this manner, as by the four modes of govtime to come, to be favored with an some ( and brutal, cruel never wants seeing or hearing but orce ernment, stern, arbitrary, account of the conquest or opening of Japan ever which he has as enumerated, a to make afterbeing practised him I while piloting ship by the naval forces of England, France, or wards remembered. The old gentleman by captains of whale ships. bowed as I entered, as much as to say, what "Wants of Seamen, No. 8." Lastly, sea- the United States, our readers on ship and shall I have the pleasure of selling you, to- men need religion at sea—they need it, too,| shore may not be uninterested in the followday ? and then commenced conversation. I on shore—they need it always aud every- ing facts and documents relating to the adthought to myself, Old chap, you are more where." Upon this point I shall have noventure of a sailor belonging to the Ameriof a gentleman than I took you to be; it is controversy with Mr. Hunt. The sentiments can whaleship "Plymouth" of Sag Harbor, only a strange sort of a habit that you have set forth in this letter are such as commendI Captain Edwards. If his plans were not acquired, of frightening us poor sailors, themselves to every candid mind. May the upon so gigantic a scale, as those which while acting as pilot, so I began to breathe time ere long arrive when all seamen shall| might emanate from a "Board of Admiralty" or a "Naval Bureau," yet to answer his pura little more freely, and at length asked the experience the full benefits of the gospel. old gentleman if he knew where certain Bnt I will make no farther remarks aboutI pose, they certainly indicate some "head" persons lived. He replied in the affirma- the writings of T. D. H., for perhaps in the work. It appears that a man by the name of tive, but I thought I saw him cast his eyes at next number of the Friend, that Mr. Damon( Ranald McDonald shipped on board the my short jacket, and then I did not know favors me with, I shall see that he has given! "Plymouth" when she sailed from the U. S. how that could be, for he had one on, him- a thousand dollars for the benefit of the After remaining in the vessel two years, while at Lahaina in the fall of 1847, he reself, and that not so fine as mine, although much abused foremast hands." " quested his discharge, unless Capt. Edwards He asked if I it might have been cleaner. Yours truly, would consent to leave him the next season was acquainted with the people I inquired Wm. L. Jackson, Master, somewhere upon the coast of Japan. Young alter. I replied not particularly, when the American Whale Ship Inez." " is son of Archabald McDonald, McDonald old gentleman suddenly seemed to be absentE sq., in the employ of the Hudson formerly minded, and commenced reading a book that A Sailor's Attempt to penetrate at Fort Colvilie, Columbia. Bay company, Japan. lay on the counter; and I had an opportunity On to the application There is a Agent of the Company to look about and wonder at the antique apgrowing conviction throughout i i n the civilized that the time we that this young man Honolulu, world, of which is learn I expected everything, rapidly pearance would be quite the reverse. At length I approaching when the exclusive policy off received a good education, but instead of left, thinking I would take a walk, hoping to the Japanese will be done away wtth, and ai pursuing a mercantile life on shore, betook meet with some of the people I expected to commercial intercourse be opened betweeni himself to the sea. Soon after the "Plysee. Taking a long walk, I was surprised that and other nations of the earth, besidesi mouth" left Lahaina, he began to make arto observe so many white people, and not the Chinese and Dutch. Occasionally, thei rangements and preparations for penetrating one of the more genteel class so much as rumor reaches us that the British East IndiaI the hermetically sealed Empire of Japan.— looked at me. Before night I concluded Sqnadron is hovering upon the coast of Jap- Capt. Edwards allowed him to make choice that my short jacket was a poor letter of in- an, but no sooner have we begun to credit of the best boat belonging to the ship. The troduction, but I was ashamed to dress my- the report than we learn that it is a mere! carpenter partially decked her over. Hayself in " long togs" for fear of the laughter rumor. The report flies around the worldI ing gathered his all together, he embarked and jeers of my shipmates. If I could only that an American Commodore, on board a upon his perilous and adventurous enterprise. have met with " T. D. H.," my joy would ' line of battle ship,' is bound for Japan.— One of his shipmates has furnished us with have been unbounded. What indiscribable Now something will be done ! The stately an extract from bis journal, giving an acpleasure for a stranger in a strange land vessel anchors near Jeddo. Communicationi count of McDonald's embarkation: Japan Ska, Tee Shee Island, ) to have had a gedtleman of such talents and is attempted with the Japanese Authorities June 28, 1848. a J welcome—a to the address give him friendly The Emperor sends word supply Big ' Thursday at 4 o'clock this morning all to house, and an invitation visit his Junk' with what she be grasp, wanted, up anchor, 1hands were called, the reefs shook out of the with an introduction to his family, and then, oil* and never return ! All this is done in topsails and top-gallantsails were set. We 1 on his arrival home, what pleasure he would the most genteel and civil style, and what had a fine breeze on our starboard beam, have taken in relating all to his friends. could a gallant Commodore do? He had steering for the Tee Shee Island. It was a morning, a light mist hung around But alas! for poor Jack! I had the humili- fought the British, but he must not fight the beautiful the island, but as we neared the island we ating fact to confesß that my short jacket had Japanese. could see plainly the green covered hills.— been an insurmountable barrier between me While the great commercial and naval We stood in until 9 A. M., when all haads and all good society. Not wishing to visit nations of the world are meditating some were called and the main yard was hove We launched a boat, put water and the common resorts of seamen, I only went great expedition, our numerous whale ships( aback. provisions of different kinds into her. She on shore three days, although the ship lay are really doing something in the way of was a center-board-boat, partly decked over in port six weeks, giving liberty all the opening intercourse with the Japanese. The and very strong for one of her kind. One while. Such, I would hint to " T. D. H.," "Manhattan" made a far more satisfactory of our crew was to be her only navigator.— , . . ., . , , , .. : . : �92 * THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1848. After all his things were in the boat he was''voyage with the intention of being discharg-l occasional "puff" from the regions of gold, towed astern by a Hne; two men stayed to.i.ed at some of the Islands, or on the Spanish and for the coming year we shall endeavor help him trim her. After the boat was trim- Main. These intentions I have altered and I to med they came on board. lie let go the as Capt. Edwards was going to China and! keep on the same course, with the same line and was clear from us forever ! His from there to the Japan Sea, I thought it a amount of canvas spread. little vessel dashed over the waves like an good opportunity to crown my intentions, that We would return our acknowledgements arrow. All hands had gathered aft to see, ifI went with him, I would be discharged' all who have helped to freight our craft the last of the bold adventurer. He took,.before he lelt the Sea. He has kindly un- to off his hat and waved it, but in silence. The dertaken to teach mc navigation—he allowed .with weighty, not heavy articles properly same was returned from the ship's company.j me the choice of a boat out of seven—he has: marked "For the Friend," and with certain Soon the order was given to brace the main also furnished me with a sail and anchor, "small stores" in the shape of items of "genyard, and the gallant ship was going in an quadrant and compass, bread, meat and wa- eral and marine intelligence." opposite direction. From our ship s mast ter, in fact every thing to ensure my reachhe was viewed with the naked eye ax long as ing the shore. He has tried to pursuade me To our punctual subscribers (if we cannot he could be seen; then the spy-glass wasito give up the adventure, but I am going."— boast a long, we can a paying list) we repassed from one to another, that they might Every one who reads the account of Mc turn the merchant's bow, and would politely have a last look at the little vessel. He was Donald's adventure, will no doubt be anx- intimate that we shall hope to merit future watched from mast-head until he was gone ious to learn the fate that attends him. The patronage. To our generous donors all from our sight forever. Every man on board felt sad to see a ship- letter to his father closes with an emphatic praise. Your timely assistance has been mate leave the ship under such circumWe can furnish only a single item of vitally important to the successful prosecustances. He was a good sailor, well edu-j'intelligence to fill up that blank. Some days tion of our enterprise. cated, of firm mind, and well calculated fori the expedition upon which he had embarked.[ after his embarkation, while the whaleship To the readers of our paper, who neither His intentions were to stay at this island and. "Uncas" was cruising in that region, she pay any thing for its support or for the suplearn some of the Japanese language, and| picked up the rudder of his tiny craft, port of any other periodical publication, we from there go down to Jeddo the principal which we will venture to name the "Young have a few words to say. We maintain it city of Nepon, and if the English or Americans ever open trade with the Japanese, he Plymouth." Whether she reached the Bhore, as a sound principle that any one who reads would find employment as an interpreter. HeMr was swamped in the surf, remains a pro- newspapers and is able, ought to pay somehad other intentions which I never heard him ifound mystery. We shall not fail to make thing for their support. Our remarks are mention only in a secret manner. The last| all necessary enquiries, when ships return not confined to those who may read our colwe saw ol the little vessel she was standing) in for a small bay on the north side of the after the next Japan season, and hence umns, but to readers generally. A person island. should any cruisers on that coast gather the who is able to pay a penny per annum, for a He was a man of about five feet seven least intelligence of the young McDonald's .newspaper, and does not, then he ought nevinches, thick set, straight hair, and dark woe, they will do us a favor and per- er to allow himself the luxury of reading a or jweal was to be left here,! his wish complexion. It and he agreed for the same before we left, haps relieve the minds of anxious parents and' periodical of any kind. If a man pay a penport a year before. He had a good voyage friends O that the same unseen hand which ny or more, annually in Europe, America, in the ship which he forfeited for his boat' conducted the "May Flower" to the Rock or Sandwich Islands, then, we maintain that and his little cargo, such as a quadrant,!.'of Plymouth, might now conduct the "Young' he is entitled to read newspapers and peri"epitomy," two pistols, two small kegs of water, keg of meat, barrel of bread, anchor, Plymouth" and preserve the life of her ad- odicals, whenever or wherever, on sea or 35 fathoms of tow line, and oars. His owni venturous commander. Who does not fer- land, they may fall in his way. This paychest was nearly full of books of various vanlly hope that a successful issue may of ment a or more is his penny fee, entitling kinds. No one can blame Capt. Edwards crown the bold, daring, and hazardous enhim to the privileges of a newspaper reader. for leaving the man in such a manner, for he advised him until his boat was launched over torprisc of Ranald McDonald, an adventurer But if a person is able, but unwilling to pay the side not to go on such a hazardous voy- in the Japan Sea. the fee, then he has no moral right whatever age, but no, his mind was not to be changed. to End of Vol. VI. appropriate to himself the product of the E. P. F. This number closes the 6th volume ofthe periodical press—no more than he would The following is a copy of a pass or cer- Friend. During the past, more than any have to take a coat from a tailor's shop, tificate of a discharge furnished by Capt. previous we have received strong tes- without paying for it. Strictly speaking the year, Edwards: timonials of the paper's usefulness, among head of such a man becomes the depository "Smr Plymouth, Japan Sea, ) seamen in the Pacific. Their opportuni- of stolen property. Newspapers are a pubJune 20, 1848. To whom it may concern. —This will certi-, ties for obtaining information respecting lic benefit, and contribute to the public weal, fy that Ranald McDonald has been duly dis- 'passing events on the world's busy stage, whenever a person subscribes and pays for a charged from the ship Plymouth, for an ad-' are comparatively few, hence we have often daily, weekly or monthly sheet, he benefits venture to the Japan Islands, and that the regretted that our sheet was not more not only himself, but the public. Suppose spaboat and apparatus fairly and honestly becious, and that it did not appear oftenerthnn a man is ever ready to borrow or pick up a long to him." we are favored with a full moon, but we have newspaper, and obtain news or useful infor(Signed,) "L. B. Edwards, Master of Ship Plymouth." always thought best to follow the excellent mation from its columns, but is unwilling, in Captain Edwards allowed us to peruse maxim of our sea-faring friends, "not to any way, to contribute his due proportion two unsealed letters which McDonald had spread more canvas than the vessel would for the support of the "Periodical Press," written to his friends, one to his father, and carry." Persons who might have sufficient then he furnishes palpable proof that he is the other to a relative with whom he had .curiosity to examine our "log" would discov- ready to take that which does not belong to sided. Ihey were well writtenepistles, and er that we have at times spread "extra" him. As a part of the great newspaper bespoke a young man of good information sails, while at others we have been compell- reading community, we believe seamen are •nd education. We took the liberty to copy ed not only to take in our light sails but to ready to bear their proportion of the exa few lines from the letter addressed his "reef." During the past year we have been pense. But enough—having been cruising lather which reads as follows: running down the "Trades" under rather since the first of January, 1848, it is time "I again shipped for another Cape Horn "easy sail," having been favored with an to go into port, let go our anchor, moor the . ■ , i \ re-' l �93 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1848. vessel, furl the sails, paint ship, pay off the unanimously invited to become their Chap- better home 'above. Second, the enlargehands and get ready for another cruise. We lain, upon a salary of $2,600. In addition, ment of the chapel, and the free-seat system, expect, Providence permitting, to weigh the sum of $1000 has been subscribed to have effectually silenced, among seamen, the anchor and put to sea, punctually on the first promote the interests of the Chaplaincy. complaints so often made in bygone years, day of January, 1819, hence all persons hav- This is doing the affair up in a generous and that seamen did not have their rights in the ing claims against the "Friend" will present noble manner. We surely cannot regret Bethel. This point once gained, is, in our them for payment, and all indebted to the having done all in our power to furnish the estimation, of more value than all the exconcern will bear in mind the exhortation of citizens of San Francisco with a chaplain, pense incurred by the changes which have Paul to the Romans, "Owe no man any and because some one was not sooner upon been made. Third, seamen far more generthe ground is no fault of ours. In the moral ally frequent the reading room. Lastly, we thing, but to love one another." and religious prospects of California we feel maintain that taking up subscriptions on shipCalifornia —During the past month we a deep interest. One year ago, our language board, has had a decidedly beneficial influhave had several arrivals from the coast, in- in regard to California was, ence over those who have contributed. It cluding the "Tepic," "Pacifico," "Julian," "It is a noble field for usefulness. The has led them to feel a deeper interest in the "Kamehamehalll.," and "Honolulu." We elements of society may be in a chaotic state, chapel, encouraged them to call for papers, would acknowledge a full tile of the "Cali- but the leaven of the gospel will produce or- books, etc., at the chaplain's study, and tenand regularity. Let a few bold, talentfornian" up to the sailing of the last-men- der ed, energetic and noble-minded ministers en- ded to show them that it was better to expend tioned vessel. From papers and private cor- ter that field, preaching the gospel, establish- a small portion of their earnings in promotrespondence, we are kept tolerably well in- ing schools, advocating temperance, and ing some good object, than to squander it as, formed in regard to the progress of affairs. otherwise giving a healthy tone to public alas! too many are induced to do. In proseThe editor of the California n remarks that sentiment, and very soon would their influ- cuting this enterprise, we have met with ence be felt." the discovery of new and rich mines has No sooner did the Rev. Mr. Hunt step on many to encourage us forward, because, said ceased to excite much interest. Every week shore, than he was most cordially welcomed they, " It is a good cause in which you are and almost every day the report comes that to enter that field of usefulness. Long may engaged." still richer mines of gold have been discov- he labor there, and ere long have his hands ered. All acquainted wit lift he extent of the Melancholy Accident.—On the 28th ulstrengthened by other ministers of the gosgold region agree in the opinion that for timo, the body of a person was found on the pel. Dark clouds may now darken the moyears and ages there will be no lack of gold reef to Honolulu. Upon examinaopposite ral horizon, but eventually, we fully believe, in California. If gold, purer and in larger that a it to be that of a fine young tion, proved law-respecting, gospel-loving, and quantities, than is to be found in any other God-fearing population man, named Charles Brockway, formerly will become settled part of the world, is all men want, they can throughout those vast regions stretching from seaman on board the Friends,' of New undoubtedly obtain it by going to California the Rocky Mountains to the shores of the London. An inquest was held, composed and digging for it. Let them not however Pacific. principally of ship-masters, who returned as forget that "gold glitters most, where virtue verdict, that he met his death by being acWe rejoice to report so many liberal shines no more," and that sickness and cidentally drowned." His remains were indeath have cut down many who have gone contributions, from our seafaring friends and terred in the Seamen's Lot, in Nuuanu Vali thither to dig for gold. At the latest ac- others, for the chapel. About two-thirds of ley Cemetery. We learn 'that he belonged the for much atlhc mines. original ($2,944.41) outlay sickness prevailed repairs, to East Lyme, Ct., but has friends residing counts, The "fever and ague" was making fearful and for the reading and lecture rooms, has'in New London. It is melancholy indeed to havoc among the large parties which came been paid. In acknowledging these dona- contemplate the death of this promising from Oregon. Many were leaving the mines tions, it may not be deemed out of place, to youth. The following persons composed the 1 for San Francisco. Although the affairs of allude to the benefits which have already jury of inquest:—G. W. Town, William the country are quite unsettled, yet we re- been the result, directly and indirectly. Stoot, James Finch, Jacob Brown, A. S. joice to learn that there are not a few scat- When persons contribute their hard earned Finch, Thomas J. G. Lewis, tered abroad, who are resolved to do all in money for a benevolent enterprise, it is natu- John Cum, John Hashagen, Austin Steele, their power to uphold law and order. ral to inquire for the good results. First, C. Taber, and William Lowen. San Francisco is destined to become very the enlargement of the chapel has much inPUBLIC FAST. soon a populous city. Buildings are go- creased the attendance upon public worship. On account of th* prevailing licknoM sod mortality are season kinds of mechanical labor no former have seaDuring shipping All ing up. throughout the Islands, the Kins;, in Conncil, has beta to appoint Wednesday, Dec. 6th, as a day of fastin great demand. Wages are high, and so men so generally visited the chapel. It has pleased ing, humiliation, and prayer to Almighty God, for the of Oshu; and Baa ordered ike gofernors of die is living; hence, let not young men be de- been extremely pleasant for many residing on Island aeveral island, to appoint each days, a* they may deem ceived by the report that mechanics arc re- shore, to meet so many from the sea, in the most convenient for the same purpose, in their respecUTe ceiving from $5 to $20 dollars per day for House of God, and we doubt not that to hun- MaSalS. Honolulu, Nov. JO, 1848. their labor. All may be true, but their ex- dreds of seamen their attendance at the The propriety of the above-mentioned appointment must Bethel, will be associated with the most pleas- appear obrinns to every serious and reflecting mind. Isrite penses must correspond. Francisco have nobly ing reminiscences of their visit at the Sand- providence of God, both the foreign and native populaThe citizens of Snn resolved to sustain among them the institu- wich Islands. How often have we heard tion are suffering under wide-spread epidemics insaelsa, whooping-cough, and influenia. Among natives, the tions of the gospel. In the present state of seamen remark of late, " It seems like home mortality is very great, not only on Oaha, but also on the things they have adopted what appears to us when we go to the chapel." To awaken other islands, so far as we have received intelligence. a most admirable plan, i.e., the establish- such feelings, is no small gain in promoting Public services will be held in the Bethel, at 11 o'clock, ment of a "General Chaplaincy for the cit- a moral reformation among seamen in the A. at., on Wednesday, ageeably tothe above appointment. Our worthy Pacific. We wonld do all in our power to Residents and seamen, of all classes, are respectfully inizens of San Francisco." vited to altead. SAML C. DAMON, brother and former fellow laborer at the awaken thoughts of home, for then we may Seamen's Chaplain. Islands, the Rer. T. Dwight Huat, has been hope effectaally to point some, at least, to a Honolulu, Nov. SO, ISO. — ' " ' �94 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1848. -- For the Friend. is not for us to deny the saving power of theirr swift race of life. The younger of these faith, or limit the mercies of the Almighty three Marikitas is the daughter of an ArnerSketch of A. Rota, towards them, however we may regret, and ican seaman, who stopped here many years ONE OF THE LADRONE ISLANDS. are bound to regret, the thick atmosphereI ago and married her mother, but about ten of ignorance which envelopes them. Ini years since deserted her when his daughter BY L. A. B. their devotions they appear to be sincere, was about seven years old, and has never tho we first sightMarch, 184—, 30th On and their moral conduct will bear a compar- returned to the island again. ed the island ofRota,-and as we approached ison with that of more civilized nations;i Returning to the governor's house, we its shores, it presented an irregular and brothievish propensities, formerly so strong found his hospitality had prepared a handken outline, covered with foliage and verdure, their as to induce their discoverer to name the; some dinner for ourselves, and the boats with here and there the naked coral rock group the Ladrone Islands, or islands of though being a fast day of his church, showing itself in perpendicular cliffs through thieves, are now almost vanished before thei crews, himself declined partaking with us. After trees of and the in every variety picturesque of the Christian code of right, andI the table was cleared he called in a fiddler irregular beauty. The southern point is a power particularly so at the island we are now no- and entertained us with a specimen of the bold circular headland of coral rock, rising ticing where a theft of even the most trivial native dancing the performers being his to a considerable description by three regular steps is almost unknown. FemaleI youngest daughter and Marikita. The latter 1 height; it is connected with the body of the chastity too, if not immaculate, yet standsi in the character of a lover addressed to her island by a narrow neck of low land, about far higher, might almost I say incomparably partner a song, an improvisary production; 300 yards across, on which is situated the here than at any other island with its style of course was complimentary, in only village on the island. This neck forms higher, which I am acquainted throughout the wholei praise of her beauty, gentleness, Btc; the a small bay on either side of the island, but of Polynesian unless I may except Keppelsi lady stood still during this address, but the not possessing a safe anchorage for shipping, Islands where it is also duly appreciated. singer accompanied her words with various though well enough adapted for a vessel to are great things, and arei flexions of the body, and at its conclusion the These certainly too at while her boats communicate with lay the land, from whiah they may obtain refresh- the fruits of the labors of the Spanish priests, itwo united in a short and simple dance.— who, in some few points, have even proceed-'■They also obliged us with a specimen of the ments of pigs, yams, sweet potatoes and ed a step in advance of their own native coun- lar-famed Spanish fandango which was very abundance at a reasonvery coconuts, in and they are very particular in examining prettily and gracefully executed. Dancing able rate; the landing place however is not try; every individual over seven years ofage an- |is an amusement much in vogue among them very good except at high water. The village is disposed in three streets, nually during the season of Lent in the on certain festivals of the church, but not one on the shores of either bay, and running creed, Lord's prayer, ten commandments, imuch practised at other times. some of the offices of their church; with And now that I have parallel with the water, and the third crosses and fairly introduced the all which they must possess an intimate ac- "womankind" as friend Jonathan Oldbuck from one to the other. The church stands on the weather side quaintance, at least in words, before they somewhat irreverently designates this fairest the island; it is built of coral, plastered and can be admitted to confirmation. This is portion of the creation, I will bestow a few in the Spanish language, and the |lines on their appearance and the fashion of whitewashed, and attached to one end of it conducted prayers of the church are also here read in their dress. As regards the first, my own is the house of the priest. It is not a struct- the same tongue, which is understood by all countrymen have ure which reflects much credit on its archinothing to fear by a comor nearly all the people. This is a great parison, the tects, when we consider that these islands generality of the females here have now been under Spanish rule for nearly step gained. being (I fear I must use a very harsh word) two centuries But when was Spain ever Education also is pretty well attended to, ireally plain, except some few individuals known to advance the arts of civilization ? there being very few indeed among the male iwhose beauty shines the brighter* by comFrom the first discovery of America, her ca- population but what can read and write; |parison, like stars which are the most brilreer as regards her foreign settlements, has among the females the latter accomplishment Iliant when the surrounding sky is the darkbeen one of unmingled, unrelieved despotism, is not so common, but nearly all can read; iest. Among the brightest of these few expropagating her creed with the edge of the arithmetic is but little cultivated, but from ceptions are the pretty daughters of the govsword, and enslaving the defenceless inhab- the entire absence of all trade among them iernor, and of these the youngest is pre-emitants of the countries which unhappily fell its want is perhaps but little felt. All edu- iinent; with very regular, soft, and pleasing under the power of her sceptre; and bitterly cution is carried on either in the native or Ifeatures, an eye that casts its heart-ensnarhas she been made to drink of the cup of Spanish language, none other being at all iing glances from beneath the longest and retribution in her own fallen fortunes. As made use of, though from the number of isoftest fringes imaginable, and, itself black regards these islands, the little remnant of ship'a calling at Guam many persons at that ias midnight, darts its beaming light at once the people, (who once numbered probably island can speak a little English. tto the heart of the beholder, unless his heart about 60,000, but are now reduced to the On landing we were met by the Governor happens to be harder than adamant; a skin sixth part of that sum,) are certainly in a on the beach who conducted us to his own of the fairest cast of olive that enriches rathsomewhat better condition, as respects their residence, situated about fifty yards from the er than hides the rising blush, and a gentle, temporal welfare, than that of their fathers, shore and agreeably sheltered, as are most'modest, winning demeanor that in its very though the improvement is not very striking. of the houses in the village, by a grove of■simplicity finds its greatest charm, she seems The style of their houses I should fancy to cocoanut trees which extends over the whole born to adorn a higher sphere of society than be exactly tba-svrae as when they were first flat of the isthmus. The governor introduced that which she is ever likely to grace. discovered; for they are by no means supe- us to his family, consisting of his wife, five The dress of the females of all ranks is rior to any ofthe Polynesian houses on those daughters, and one son. They are of Guam isimple, cool, and suited to the climate, islands which I have visited, except the Mar- and of pure native blood, but so very greatly tthough not strictly in accordance with our quesas. superior to all others on this island, that Iimore frigid ideas of decorum, yet it requires Agriculture is practised here to a limited should certainly have supposed themof Span- only to be accustomed to it to remove any extent; rice and corn are, 1 believe, the only ish descent had I not been positively inform- iimpression of indelicacy which its novelty kind of grain cultivated; and the other pro- ed to the contrary: but as I afterwards found ■might occasion. It consists of a petticoat, ducts are the same as are common on the ithe Guam people are generally very superior Itightened above the hips, and reaching to other Polynesian islands. A great propor- ito the Rota natives. Ithe ancle, which they are fond of having of tton ofthe field labor, at Rota, is performed In our walk through the village we paid a ia showy pattern and colors; it ties tight the waist, which is unencumbered, or by the gentle sex, who are by far the most visit to the priest's house, but he was him- round 1 industrious. self absent at Guam; his house, however, 1I might say undeformed by any stays, and As regards their condition in respect to we found occupied by a family of mother, often slender in its proportions; which the < the future world, it is certain that they now idaughter, and grand-daughter, who all bear dress shows off to the best effect; the bust < know the name of Christ, clouded though it ithe favorite name of Marikita. The mother above t the petticoat is covered only by a short be by the errors of Romanism, yet knowing iis not more than 50 years of age, and the tspencer, termed "camisa," generally of it all, aad walking by the light they have, jgrand-daughter about 16 or 17 years, their \white calico, quite plain in its make and fitwhich is not the light of the scriptures for early marriages thus making the daughter tting loosely, which leaves the neck bare, and these are forbidden by their priests, surely it almost tread upon her mother's heels in the its i lower extremity made to reach only to the ', ' ' : ■ •< ,, ,,, < ' ''' '' < < �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1848. 95 edge of the petticoat, nits free and unconfin- in the means employed, of which men should though great commercial embarrassment reed, and exposes the skin round the waist at be ashamed, when they unite and pledge mained, every prospect of a glorious and almost every motion of the wearer; the themselves against the use of alcoholic permanent republic. It gives us sincere pleasure, to-day, to sleeves are moderately loose and reach to drinks as a beverage, I have never yet been learn that a treaty of peace with Mexico baa the wrist. Shoes are only worn by a few of the superior class, and stockings by still able to discover it. To secure ourselves is been ratified. May this be the last war that fewer. Whatever difference there may be the first law of nature. To secure our fel- shall disgrace a people called Christian. in the colors, patterns or materials of the low men from the practice and fearful con- Gen. Cass, of Michigan, and Gen. Taylor, of Louisiana, are the nominated cahdidates dress, the fashion is invariably the same with sequences of intoxication, the first effort of for the next Presidency. Probably the latwith all; as is also the mode of dressing the hair, which is kept carefully combed back true benevolence. Strange things these, of ter will be victorious, as his flying artillery from the forehead and tied in a small knot which to be ashamed. Again, if the total know how to serve out the grape! I had behind. Almost the only exceptions I have abstinence principle is worth practising at hoped for a statesman for such an office, and seen to this style of dress, were in the daugh- home, it is worth keeping abroad. If it is a seriously deprecate the spirit which shouts hosanna at military greatness. ters of two Englishmen residing at Guam, who wear the close-bodied frock of their proper rule of action when we mingle in the The annual meetings of the principal father's land, and 1 cannot help thinking more common walks of life, it is equally American benevolent societies have just been they suffer by the exchange both in appear- binding when we move in the higher circles held in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. .These meetings, having lost their novelty, ance and comfort. of society. I admit the perfect freedom of are every year increasing in usefulness. every man to sign the pledge, or not, as he Multitudes are brought together, and having chooses; but when a man has signed it, both received intellectual and spiritual refreshthe friends and the opposers of temperance ment, return to their respective fields of lainvigorated for protracted toil. The reFor the Friend. expect him to adhere to his voluntary pledge. bor, ceipts, both in money, and the results of laThe Position of Pledged men. The man who disappoints this expectation, bor, have, in most of the departments, conIn every moral enterprise the conduct of lets down his character in the estimation of siderably increased the past year. During the winter and spring past, not a few precious its professed friends determine to a great his fellow men. Whatever the moderate of religion have blessed this land. revivals drinker may say on this subject, in his heart True, the public extent the rate of advancement. mind had been greatly ocA cause unquestionably good, and promo- he respects the consistent temperance man, cupied, with war on the one hand, and a ted in a proper manner, is often greatly re- while he dispises from the bottom of his soul, European volcano on the other, yet there to pause and rememtarded by the inconsistent conduct of its pro- that man who has not sufficient moral cour- has been a disposition be his name for the beber God. Praised fessed advocates. Thus a man who becomes age to act according to his professed princiof this disposition, and for staying stowment a member of a Christian church, comes into ples. But loss of character is not all, when the current of worldly prosperity from entirea position, where his conduct, if consistent, pledged men drink, (even though it be occa- ly sweeping us away. A few months since, of various forms of will do more to injure the cause of Christ, sionally and under peculiar circumstances) I had occasion to speak the wane: now, they are ultraism as then on bleeds, then the cause of and temperance than il is possible for him to effect as an open scarcely named, being either dead or too opposer. Hence a man pledged to the cause its true friends blush for shame, and moder- despicable to excite notice. The public sentheir timent of the land is evidently gaining in of Temperance may so trifle with his solemn ate drinkers lay the flattering unction to I moral soundness and strength. The kcho of with impunity. they may soul, more that drink pledge as to injure this sacred cause this sentiment—the newspaper press—is evenot this but as a will further, argue point than if he was not a pledged man. ry year taking a bolder stand on the side of By a temperance man, I mean one who has friend of temperance and a lover of truth, I things pure and lovely and of good report. pledged himself to abstain from all intoxica- would entreat every pledged man, who values More and more respect is paid to religious and the means of their perpetuting drinks as a beverage, and in all saita- his own reputation or the welfare of his fel- institutions; are ity monthly multiplied. The great evils, his or men, others. low to keep pledge sacredly, their use in able ways, to discourage and sins whichafflict and disgrace our nation When such a man partakes of what he is blot his name from the roll—to sail under are every year finding bolder rebukers; and pleased to term light wines, he breaks the true colors—and let the world know where those who would let alone the one or palliate T. E. T. the other are let alone themselves, as dull of Bpirit of his pledge, and wounds the cause he stands. comprehension or destitute ofmoral courage. not now of that speak which he professes. I Correspondence of the 'Friend.' On the whole, we have much cause for thanksad relapse into which a reformed inebriate New York, June 10, 1848. fulness to God, that the lines have fallen to sometimes falls, nor yet of that hypocrisy Dear Sir:—The leaves of the book of us in pleasant places. The Presidential camlike former political conwhich leads a man to profess temperance Providence are turned over so rapidly in paign just opening, be greatly injurious to doubtless will flicts, while he practises intemperance; but of that these days, that before we have considered the public morals. When public men and occasional drinking to gratify friends, to the contents of the last page the revelations papers are understood to lie and seek to jusavoid being singular, or to escape the odium of the next startle us. March brought us tify falsehood, to gain a favorite end, confiof being known as a pledged man. No friend, the tidings ofFrance revolutionized, and her dence is necessarily unsettled, and truth itself is put in jeopardy. I hope, however, who is a gentleman, will urge a man to break king compelled to flee across the British the conflict will not be long, nor severe; and for the mere his word and violate his pledge Channel for bread and protection. The that the partisanship of both parties will be gratification of drinking a social glass to- scenes in Paris on the 25th of February, annihilated in the sequel. of the unsettled state ofthings gether. Besides it is no breach of politeness shook every throne in Europe, so that April On account some of our industrial pursuits Europe, in withto decline that which we cannot accept brought us rumors of war, and changes so- have been impeded somewhat; but a moral out a sacrifice of our integrity. After all cial, civil, and religious, on such a scale as reliable state is obtaining, and enterprise is the excuses which can be offered by those the world has never seen in so short a period. putting forth her energies. to who thus trifle with their pledge, the fact ap- May repeated the rumors—settled some In this country, the harvests promise be abundant; and similar good tidings reach us are of they ashamed pears to be, either that things, and unsettled more; and revealed from across the water. Before long, please what they have done, or that they do not con- the hand of God in a manner unfelt before. expect a barrel of flour, a can of oysters, sider their pledge equally binding at all —Republicanism in France daily gaining and a basket of good will, by the Oregon times and under all circumstances. Now if strength—the National Assembly in great Railroad from— J. S. Tours truly, there be any thing in the object sought, or favor—the Commonists put down, and al- The Temperance Friend. ' �THfi fRtEriD, DECEMBER, 96 1848, Am whale ship Julian, Tuber New Bedford, 16moa out, 75 SUBSCRIPTION. MARINE aperm, 700 whale. Par thebenefit of the Seamen's Chapel, recently hay 8— Am whale «bl|i Friendship. Stotl Pair Haven, SI moa out 600 •perm. 250U whale. ing undergone exlensire repairs; and the support of The PORT OF HONOLULU. , thousand copies ol which are Fuend," Nearepeper. Am whale ship Ann, Edwards, Sag Harbor, 26 nine out, 40 among Seamen in the Pacific •perm, circulated gratuitously°°* 1650 whale. Arrived. Am whale ahip Jefferson, Smith, flag Harbor, 15 mos out, 80 Chapel. Names. Fbiewo. Oct. 28—Am whale ship Cores, Hetnpslesd, New London, •perm, 32ufl whale. 900 300 sperm, 2400 whale. Am. ahip Japan, «2 00 Am whale ship Merrimack, Deatan, New London, 13 mos • 33 00 Canada, Am whale ship Florida, Cox, New Bedford, 17 sperm, 3600 out, 55 aperm, 1500 whale. whale. Black Warrior, 50 3 60 Am whaleahl|i Pantheon, Dirnnn, Fall River, no report. IB SO—Am whale ahip Liverpool 2d, Tripp, New Bedford, 95U Am whale ahip Oacar, Green, ttag Harbor, 35 ntoe out, 2900 Alkins Adams, 7 00 11 60 JOURNAL. " whale. whale. Am whale ship Wm. Thompson, Ellis, New Bedford, SO 9—Am whale ahip Monmouth, llalsey, Coldsprlng, 3] mos sperm, 2000 whsle. out, 4041 whale Am whsle shin Brighnm, Bcorel. Mystic, 2100 whsle. Am whaleahip Naaaau. Weeka,New Itedfnrd, no report. 00 15 Am whale ahip Friend, Hobson, New Loudon, 150 sperm, 10—Am wlule ahip Lucy Ann, brown, Urtenporl, 14 no. 200 1650 whsle. out, 2000whale. Nov 3—Eng brig Teplc, Luce, fourteen dsys from Ban Fran600 cisco. 4—Am whsle ship Promo. Steele, NewLondon, 1200 whsln. To SiAMtn and Stb anoirs.—The Scamen'i Chip, Nov. 4—Am whale ship Richmond, Swill, Nrw London, elis open for Public Worship every Sabbath, at ll o'clock, 100 sperm, 1600 whale. A. M., and 7j, P. M. SiArsraßi. 6—Am whale ship Gov. Troup, Coftahall, Providence, 400 Re igious services will be held „t the Vestry-Room Steele, Drnmo '• sperm 1600 whale. every Thursday evening. Uaually, there will be a Lee Miller, Imli» Aaa whale ship Huntress, Sherman,New Bedford, 130 sperm. lure delivered. 1470 whale. Skinner, Calumet ■ Am whale ship Formosa, Brlgga, New Bedford, 600 sperm, The Seamen's Concert for Prayer is held at the Vestry Waal. Liverpool Room the third Monday evening each month. 1600 whsle. Young, Abigail •< French, John Wells Am whale ahip John Wells, French, Sag Harbor, 75 aperm, Seamen belonging to vessels (of all nations) visiting 1750 whale. ■his port are invited to call at the Chaplaincy Study, ■' 3 00 Greene, Alert Am whsle ahip Huntsvllle, Smith, New York, 250 sperm, where they will he gratuitously supplied with copies of 7 00 4000 Smith, Saratoga whale. the Friend and other reading matter, ft will 6 00 Canning, Hannibal Am whale ship Tybee, Dickens, Stoninginn, 50 sperm, 2250 convenient for the Chaplain to receive calls from be most Seamen 6 oo whale. Ship Taar, between 2 and 4 o'clock, P. M. 7—A m merchantbark Mary, Parker, fromKamachatka. 28 00 C. Brewer, Esq., 2 oz. gold Public services at the Native Churches,on the Sabbath, ship Bengal, Hempstead, NowLondon, no report whale Am (doul.) 16 00 Molt, Mrs. Am wnale ahip Inex, Jackson, New Bedford, 60 sperm, 3000 commence ul 94, A. M., and a|, P. M. 6 00 A Friend, The Seamen's Reading Room is open at all hours of 10 00 whale. 10 00 Mr. Palmer, Peruvian brig PaeMlco, Laurence!, for California. the day. Strangers arriving and having late foreign pa6 00 Mr. McKean, 6—Am whale ship Levant, Lowen, Sag Harbor, 800 whale pers, are respectfully invited to aid in keeping said room 2 00 Mr. Ayree. Wolaa Am whale ship Sarah Parker, Russell,Nantucket, 50 aperm. supplied with useful rending matter. 2600 whale. 1 00 Mr. Shannon, J Stewart Donations are respect fully solicited for the support 00 4 Am whaleahip Calrant, Skinner. New London, 2780 whale. ofD" Mr' V. Clement, the Chaplaincy, and the publication of The Friend.' 9—Am whale ship Neva. Case, Greenport, 1000 whale. Messrs. Clark, Look, Stiles,) annual An Young, sperm. report of all donations is made to the AmerNew 100 Bedford, Am whale ship Abigail, 10M Gardner, McBride, Lather- > Am whaleahip Connecticut, Towne,New London, 40 sperm, ican Seamen's Friend Society, in New York. Any perroan, C H Fordham, Crook,) whale. 100 60010—Am whale ship Caravan, Manchester, Fall River, 250 son contributing the sum of 060 is entitled to become a Mr. Simmons, Life Director ol the Society, and by 020 to become sn 100 sperm, 1750 whale. Donation from GregaaIsland, Honorary Life Member. to A Sailor. Am whaleahip Mogul, no report. SAMUEL C. DAMON, 400 Am merchant ahip Sea Witch, Waterman, 85 days from CalA Friend, Honolulu, April I. if. Seamen's Chaplain. lao. ship New 170 India, Miller, London, Nov. ll—Am whale DIED. sperm 2100 whale. I.iihaina Chaplaincy. In this town, on Sunday, the 19th Inst John Meek, Jun'r, 12—Hawaiian schooner Julian, Moran, 16 daya from San Divine service will he held in the Seamen's Chape), eldest son of Capt. John Meek, aged 27 years and 7 months. Francisco. every Sabbath, at II o'clock, In this lowa, on Friday, the 84th Inst., Moses Kaikloewa, IS—Am whaleship Friendship, Btott, Fair Haven, 600 aperm. and visiters, are kindly invitedA.toM. Seamen, residents attend. son of Kekoeaaoa and Kinan, aged It years and 6 months. 2500 whale. The office of the Chaplain is a short distance from the The deceased was the expectant governor of Kauai, and was Am whale ship Lucy Ann, Brown, Greenport, 2000 whale 15—Am whaleship Houqua, Brown, New Bedford, 40 sperm, Chapel, on the same street, towards the sea. All peredaeated at the Royal School. sons wishing to converse with him, procure the Holy la Nuanuu Valley, on the9th Inst., Alice Adele, infsnt daugh- 3300 whale. Nov. 18—Am whaling bark Gem, Worth, Sag Harbor, 40 Scriptures, or religious publications, books *tc will be ter of J B. dc Flennes, Esq., aged 2 mouths. In Nusnuu Valley, Nov. 87, CarolineLouisa, aged 1 year 10 aperm, 3300 whale. always welcome, between tbe hours of 3 and 6 P. M. Am whale ship Nassau, Weeks, New Bedford, 900 sperm, months, youngest child of Captain John and Mrs. Ann Paty. T. E. TAYLOR, Chaplain. In Honolulu, Nov. 4, l.an, aged 27 wife of Mr. George Bosh 1500 whale. Lahaina, July 29, 1848. tf At City Hotel, Baa Francisco, California, Oct. SI, Jamea Hawaiianschooner Kamehameha, Carter, 14 days from San Bastlan, Esq., aged 47, of Truro, England, and recently Francisco. Card. A Wyatt, sperm, New 40 Bedford, ship whale Mores, from Sandwich Islands. 21—Am The Seamen's Chaplain would gratefully acknowledge, In Sea Francisco, Oct. SI, Henry B. Sargent, of New Loa- 1000 whale. doa, Connecticut. 22—Am whale ship Ml. Vernon, Corvllle, New Bedford, 140 in behalf of seamen, the donation of iio.oo from the venile Benevolent Society of Wailuku At U. B. Hospital, Honolulu, Mr. W. C. Cram, 3d officer of sperm, 3160 whale. This amount the Formoao, Nov. 81, belonging to Bath, Me. He came from 21—Am schooner Honolulu, Newel), 14 days from San Fran will be appropriated for tbe purchase of English Spelling the United States la Geo. Washington, and shipped In FormoBooks, to be distributed gratuitously among sea-nen Not. 88—Enf. brig Spencer, Bell, 184 daya from Livsa, la Chile. Sept. 21,1848. Drowsed, James McCorkell, boat strerrr on board Am. erpool. whale ship Ontario, Brown, master. He belonged to South Sailed. A Card. Hampton, L. I. Nov. 18, off Honolulu harbor, and buried on shore, Elyneas Correo dc Cobija, and sloop Waiahao, for San Francisco; The subscriber having experienced a succession of misJapan, Liverpool, Veaper, Neptune, Olahelle. Case, (colored) seaman, belonging to the Gem of Bag Harbor. whale ahlps fortunes, would tender his sincere acknowledgements to Franklin and John A. Robh. foreign residents of Honolulu, for the kindness which He was a native of Shelter Island. Plymouth, Gould, for Sydney. tbe Killed, Franklin Ol.vla, boat steerer of Gem, Sept. 6. He Nov. B—Hawaiian schooner hs has received from them during the period of his deten10—Am merchant ship Tsar, Kennedy, for Hoalon. was a native of Fayal, but married la America, on Shelter Istion at the Sandwich Islands. Ban Francisco. Waiahao, Hawaiian sloop lor land. THOMAS SPENCER, Killed, July 25ih on board the John Wells, Samuel Flaher, Master whale ship Triton.' aeaman, and belonging to Philadelphia. He came ont In the PORT OF LAHAINA. Honolulu, Nov. 6, 1848. •alp, but la supposed to have left his friends without their Tyhee, Allhrer, Neptune, Huntsville, India, Eng.Aihol, Topic, Brif Capl Fish, Columbus (douh.) S. Rohertaon "*• Turner, Holmes, H Thompson "" " " •• " " 87 00 18 60 6 00 IS 00 10 00 13 00 13 00 1600 1600 It 00 16 00 16 00 8 00 1200 3 00 G 00 3 00 18 60 7 00 "" " _ , , ... , ,, Ju- ' kaowledge. Arrived. la Honolulu, Nov. 26, a Tahltlan sailor, discharged from A Card. Am. whale ship Cores. Oct. 19—Am whale ship Trldcut, Tabor, 23 mos out, 1000 The Seamen 'a Chaplain would respectfully scknowAt the Y. S. Hospital, Honolulu, Nov. 16, Jamea Harley, whale. ledge (in addition to pecuniary donations for the benefit aaaaaaa, discharged from the Connecticut. Am whale ship Alert, Green, IS mos out, 260 sperm, 1600 of the chapel) the transfer, by Chules Brewer, Esq., of At the Hospital, Nov. 88th, a native of Goam. whale Beloegtegto Am whale ship Neva, Mr, By Iva B. Havens, 86 Am whale ship Brighton, West, New Bedford, 14 mos two lots in the Nuuanu Valley Cemetery, to be disposed Chaplaincy. for the benefit of the died Oct. 1847. Edward officer, 16, McGulnls, Ist sesman. out, 800 whale. drowned, Jan. 1848. M. Franklin Buns, ad officer killed, Am whale ahip Timer, Edwards, Bag Harbor, 86 moa out, 25 Nov. U. sept JBd 1848, In the Oehotsk Sea. A Portuguese named Man- aperm, 1600 whale. uel, died on the passage from Japan Sea. A Spaniard, named Bremen whale ship Europe, Corn,Bremen, 97 mos out, 240 For Solo. Snbent, died off* Honolulu. The last two ortgirally belonged sperm, 8700 whale. Lois in the Nuuanu Valley Cemetery.—Apply to the to the David Paddock. All the foregoisg belonged to the Nsvs, 87—Am whale ship Dromo. Steele, New London, no report. subscriber, SAMUEL C. "DAMON*, which hss been from here only 14 months. Mm whale ship Panama, Hallack, Sag Harbor, IS moa Drowned, by railing overboard, 87th Dec., 1847, George out, 50 sperm, 1400 whale. Secretary and Treasurer. Not. 1843. 25, Jackson, Trenton, N. J., aeaman oa board whale ship Levant. ■ Am whale ship Venice, Harris, Bag Harbor, 16 mos out, 8500 whale. The Friend, Bound. Am whale ahip Richmond, Swift, Providence, 15moa ont, PASSENGERS. 110 sperm, 1600 whale. The Friend, hound, for one, two, or more rears, can be In the Tsar lor Boston—Misses Johnson, C. Pratt, H. Tsa No*. I—Am whale ship Newburyport, Lester, Blnnington, obtained at the Chaplain's Study. |> A few entire sets Eyok, aad Messrs. C. Brewer and O. C. Smith. IS moa out, 60 sperm, 1500 whale remain unsold. A deduction will be made from Per Mary fromKamsrhatka—Capt. B. F. Snow. the sub6—Am whale ship Harvest, I.akry, Fair Ilsven. 87 mos ont, scription price to persons purchasing mora than one volla the Uncss, for New Bedford—Mrs. Gellclt, Capt.'a lady. 675 sperm, 350 whale. lathe Canadalor New Bedford—Mra. Reynard, Capt.'alsdy. Am whale ship Mary and Susan, Paadleton, Rionlngton, 18 ume. Seamen will never be charged more than the actual In ths John A. Rohb for Masatlaa—Mrs. Mott and three moa out, 40 aperm, IXOO whale. daughters, snd Mrs 8 S Cooke and servant Am whale ahip Illinois, Jagger, Sag Harbor, 18 moa out, cost of the publication and binding. tf. Per Tsplc from Ban Francisco— Messrs. R C. Jsnlon, C. 65 sperm, 1800 whale. C. Smith and I. R. Sthaesst. Am whale ahip Japan, Rlddell, Nantucket, 37 moa out, 1000 Notice to Seamen. Per JeHaa from San Francisco, Messrs. R. A. Sowerkrop sperm, 400 whale. During this shipping season Ibe 'Seamen's Reading J. Bartlett, B, Wilson. P. Treadarey. T. Mnltrno, C. f. Am whale ship Cossack, Barker, BJpplean, M moa ont, ISO Koom will be lighted every evenintt. Gle.ii, 11. Hamn, F. Besrdsley, W. Byrne, R. Brans., J. sperm, 700 whale George, H. MaVek, F. M. SJreweter, M. Kaapp, L. Ertchsea, J. 7—Am whale ship Striilirx, Young, Bridgeport, 50 moa oat, tf 340 aperm, 8800 whale. Dts. J. Depen. Any person, by paying the subscription price of the In the Msry Frances—C. Hnyer snd famtlv. Dr. S. J. TeaAm whaleahip India, Miller, New London, 16 mos ml, 170 l>" rriend.' ($1.50) in advance, can have the paper forwardeat, Capt. MoGrslh, Messrs R. A. 8. Wood, C. 8. Bartow, P. sperm, 2800 whale. earnings, H. lrtarte, W. B. Wilson,—(inney snd twenty-three Am whale ahip LeGrange, Dexter, Fair Havre, 40 moa out, ed to any part of England or the United States, by the no report. earliest opportunity. *«* g*J ' ' � 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 (1848) 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 - 1848.12.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1848.12.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/fb4583cff951c76dff3e2467f84e43f0.pdf 65701988feb37850b7108134722a151e PDF Text Text �FTHE RIEND. HONOLULU, JANUARY 1, 1849. Vol. 7. 1 I\o. 1. mented; four or five tail jflmted candlesticks, (at least they have once been plated, but Kor tbe Friend. much of the silver is worn off) of a very CONTENTS A Sketch of Guam, pitiful appearance, and a number of images, ONE OF THE LADRONE ISLANDS. dressed in colored glazed calicoes and deckOf Tlie Friend, Jan. 1, 1849. ed with tawdry worthless trinkets. The Page 1 Poetry, Sketch of Guam, roof of the building is supported by two BY L. A. B. A New Era in Navigation, " 23 of wooden pillars, dividing the body of California, The Ark and Ship.of-War, " 4 Harbor, Scenery, —Capital, Churches, ■ rows the church into a wide centre and two nurVolume VII, Ireland, " 4 College, Government, Taxes, Ctts- row side aisles; these pillars are just the A Chance for a Yankee, " toms, Religion, Products, —JVeui Gover- ■ rounded trunks of trees, some of them not Extract from Webster's Speech. Plymouth 1820 " S even quite straight, and none finished off 5 nor, Sec. Suicide, Honolulu Serr.iuary, "„ , with any degree of neatness. They are Intelligence. Rota, United After two at or days Stales, France, Late spending £ J Tahiti, California, the island is known by either■ whitewashed, and ornamented above and Tanpane—for Pray for Seamen, " 66 name—we proceeded to Guam, distant only below with colored figures and scrolls in The best Seamen, " a few hours sail in a S. S. W. direction.— distemper, with which the tie beams of the I cannot stand that,' " The harbor of Guam is in lat 13 32 N. roof are colored to correspond. There are 7 Interments in Nuuauu Valley Cemetery, " and 144 ° 16 E. It is a safe harbor, two long wooden benches, or settees with long. Deaths, Donations, Marine Journal, Notices &c. " 8 but not very convenient, there being manyi backs, placed facing each other on either shoals about the shores which make it badI side ofthe centre aisle, which are the only landing for boats, and it is destitute of water, seats in the cnurch. On the right hand, which ships have to go to another anchorage and immediately over one of these seats, at Umata to procure. The ship proceeded[ stands the pulpit, ornamented in a style to direct to the last named place, and going on[ correspond wiih the pillar against 'which it is For the Friend. shore there, I accompanied the harbor mas- placed; and from this, sound moral discourEalai, Molokai, Aug. 21,184S ter, Capt. Roberts, back to Stimuli, his res- ses, as I am informed by Capt. Roberts, are Mr.Editur—Some days since I made a missionary idence at Port Apra. The country throughi generally delivered to the people, f journey alone to one of our beautiful valleys on the north which we passed presents much variety of' The other buildings which I have enumerextended side ofthe Island, and spent three days there. During surface, and is picturesque in its general| ated are undeserving of a more or the this certainly college, no hook means and English n otice, of and no means unless by character, the interval services having destitute of ferofstudy along, and being girl on three sides by scenery tility in the valleys, which are well watered, not for the building itself, which occupies ofgreat grandeur, nnd on the fourth by the sea, whose and the hills clothed with a fine herbage. three sides of a square, but that I may tnento soft murmur as itbroke on the pebbjy shore filled my ear, Indeed the general character of Guam isi tion the vtrry superior education imparted my thoughts poured themselves forth in Ihe following that ofexuberant fertility, and under an en- .the pupils within its walls. These number lightened and energetic government it is ca- about fifty boys, who receive a gratuitous stanzas. pable of becoming a very valuable append- education in the Spanish language, in readGOD DOETH ALL THINGS WELL. age to any country, but Spain merely holdsi ing, (writing, a very little arithmetic, and^ Thy works, O God! around us lie, without in any way improving it. church music. The establishment is under In varied grandeur, earth and sky the direction of a native born teacher, and town, The chief called is situated Agana, tell, Proclaim tby love, ihy wisdom the principal object which appears to be about five miles the on the sea harbor, from A nd say " Thou doest all things well." aimed at is to ensure a supply of persons and fertility a tract of richer more coast, in capable with water than is to be of undertaking the office of deputy plentifully supplied lines, rugged The mountain peaks in or alcalde in the different islands governor found of the the neighborhood in directly On which the earliest sunlight shines, for which purpose two boys The ofthe houses are such and villages, bay. generality Girded by clouds, in glory tell, as I found at Rota, viz: slight structures of (from five to seven years old) are chosen O, God! " Thou doest all things well." bamboo, elevated a few feet from the ground from each village in rotation as vacancies on supporting posts, and roofed with thatch, occur in the college. The restless ocean, spread around, Our Island home, with comely sound though there are a few built of coral stone, In front of the commissariat store, is a Breaks on ihe shore, a tale to tell in a clumsy and dungeon looking style, and large open space, devoted to the purposes of Of Him who mostly without glazed windows. The gov- a cockpit, and where every Sunday after" doeth all things well." ernment-buildings consist of a church, col- noon thiscruel sport isregularly engaged in; The valley,clad in richest hne, lege, palazza, guard-house, jail, commisar- the head priest himself being one ofits prinWith verdure fresh and fiowret blue, iat, two depots of artillery, and two ruined cipal supporters and encouragers. GamChimes with the rest, like sweet toned bell, forts, all of which are in a most miserable bling, as a necessary consequence, is a conTheJUaker" doeth all things well." style and condition, and plainly bespeak the stant attendant, and is practiced to a conutter imbecility of the government. The siderable extent, the priest in this also The fish, that play in ocean deep, first had lately received some repairs, and enjoying a bad preeminence. This man has The birds, that make their airy sweep, on entering a visitor is surprised at the ex- often as many as forty or fifty game cocks Each in their way are prompt lo tell, ofits decorations, not however arising at one time in training for this sport. tent O, God! "Thou doest all things well." from their real worth, for it is in truth but a The government of the Ladrone or Mamiserable, tinseled attempt at splendor, but rianna's Islands, of which Guam and Rota Shall man alone, of all tbe train the absence of all architectural ornament only are inhabited, is a mild despotism, in That fill the earth, the air, the main, withont, and the utter poverty of every thing tbe hands of a governor, who is himselfres* Silenced by Satan's sinful spell, else about the town leads you to form cor- ponsible to the supreme authority of Manila, Thou doest all well ? things Not say, " responding expectations here. There are from whence he is appointed, at a salary ol S. G. D. three altars, all highly if not richly orna- £360 a year, and which government kindly Polynesian Sketches. THE FRIEND. —— — — —— — ' * The Poet's Corner. — • .• .', .. ., . — ' " �2 THE FRfEND, JANUARY, 1849. looks alter this, its not very distant depen- voted to Missionary enterprizes among the might be detrimental to the safety of Spanish dency, once i« three year*, at which periods heathen,, be better employed, eves as re- interests. Thus cautious are ihev to prea ship is sent down with the necessary sup- gards ihe heathen themselves, if it ware di- serve the people as much as possible in igplies. The commissariat offre r is also ap- verted to urgent endeavors towards evan- nui ance. Arid this leads me to mention a pointed from Manila, and like the governor, gelizing our own seamen? I say it wonld I'iiniinsiiiiice which, though it occurred at lor a period ef six years. These gentlemen, be better as regards Ihe heathen themselves, the pen, <1 ef my former visit, has only rewith tbe priests, are the only. Spaniards on among whomThe reception of the gospel is cently come lo my knowledge, and is a lathe islands. The several deputy governors tearfully retarded, and tbe exertions of the mentable instance of the despotic rule which of the different islands and villages, are all Missionaries paralyzed by the immoral and is still dominant in the hands of the Romish natives, and receive their appointment from unchristian character and conduct of men, priesthood in places where Ihey are free the governor. Rota and Tinian, which last who, aa a class, (though there are a lew from the controlling force of external causes. is used only as a place of banishment, and bright and happy exceptions) disgrace and A Spanish seamsn, Jose, a native of Guayto that extent only inhabited, each have u profane ihe sacred name by which they call aquil, arrived here in an American whale ship and left her at Ihe island; he whs posgovernor sent from Guam; and each village,.themselves. has its own alcalde, a native generally of The natives of these islands cannot be sessed ola New Testament in the Spanish (he plate over which he presides, assisted praised for possessing too much industry or language, and lending il to the people of the (forethought, yet show sufficient quickness house where he boarded, it excited much by a deputy and constabulary force. The government exact no tsxes of any!'and ingenuity to warrant the expectation, curiosity to see the word of God "in their description from the people, who are in fact that if under a more liberal and enlightened;l<i»'ii language, wherein Ihey were born." generally too poor to pay any, but, in lieu government, to develnpe their energies and jThe book passed from one lo another, and thereof, a personal service ol 40 days in a encourage their exertions, they would make at length came into the possession of the year is required from every adult male on''rapid progress in the scale of advancement. priest, who sent for Jose, and gave him very the island, for the purpose of keeping the The islands possess in themselves, a lei- strict orders that if ever be came to Guam roads and public works in repair; those tile soil and luxuriant climate, every requi- again he should bring no more such books however who hold, or have ever held any site to encourage and reward the exertions with him! nor would he return to Jose the office under government are exempt from, of an industrious people. Sugar, cofTee, copy be was then possessed of Jose afterthis service. At otheMimes, also, whenever' cocoa, cotton, tobacco, indigo, and many wards joined the ship in which 1 left Guam the government may require their services,'medicinal plants, might all be cultivated myself, and thus I became acquainted with every one is necessitated to render it, unless here to great advantage; some are already' 'ihe fact; but he was obliged to sail without incapacitated by sickness, no other excuse,known upon the islands, and those which his bible, which the priest refused to restore! being allowed; but on these occasions they; are not might readily be obtained from pla- |Oh that pi'i tostunts would rightly prize and receive pay at the rate of one shilling a day ces at no great distance, as Singapore and duly improve the unspeakable privilege of freely possessing (he scriptures of salvation. lor an ordinary laborer, and one and six-, Ihe neighboring countries. pence a day for a mechanic, which sum be-| Since the preceding pages were written 1 iag fixed by law for the government, has have again visited the Marianna's Islands, Navigation.— Or a vessel become by custom the standard for all other and find considerable changes. The old A New Era in Chicago, 111. for England.— Although parties. The hire of a bullock and dray, governor is gone away nnd his place sup- /caring the great American Lakes have for years together with its driver, has also become, plied by-another, an active and stirring man,Ipast heen navigated by hundreds of vessels, fixed bf, the same means at one dollar (four; of business, who is laboring diligently to in— that navigation has been confined to those jfuse a spirit of industry, punctuality and inland shillings) a day. seas. The falls of Niagara totally The customs of the have into roadt* every department. The people nothing activity those vessels from finding their very peculiar about them. Their marriages and bridges, utterly neglected by the late prevented are generally the result of inclination rather governor, are now undergoing repairs, and way to the Atlantic. But in these days of (wonders, enterprise accomplishes what had than interest, and a daughter is seldom lie is about to commence collecting beche In been impossibilities. And a navthwarted in her choice, unless the character'nier at the islands, a department of iudusiry igableconsideredstems passage at last lo be opened of her favored suitor should be objectionable. which was lormei ly carried on here to some 'from Eiie to old Ocean. The Buffalo Couextent. He has also established a school ml rier Primogeniture is not much regarded among, says—'A few days ainre the three mastthem, but at the death of the bead of a fain- every village, and strictly enforces upon all ed schooner New Brunswick, loaded with tly the property is commonly divided among!{families the attendance of their children at 18,(100 bushels of wheat at Chicago, and where the they receive the children. If these happen to consist of,'.these seminaries, (cleared lor Liverpool. She goes by the wajk one son and one daughter only, the former; same instruction as at the so called college, |ol the Welland St. Lawrence. by custom inherits the land and stock, and in all except the church music. The mas- This is the first canal and the clearance of this kind ever the latter the house and household chattels:ters are supported by the government, and from the inland waters of the great of their deceased parents. But land is not several ofthem are transports from Manila, made (<ulakes an European port.' or, insurrection, and saleable been the possession, having bete a permanent engaged in but is considered the property of him who patriotic movements of the native population I As Victoria's Custom House Officers have seme inkling of what has clears it, and is held during occupation; and of that island, and though not themselves doubtless going been on, when they examine the New much are learning the uncleared land, or such as has been suf- possessed of yet greatly fered to relapse into a state of nature by its superior to the people of Guam generally. Hrunswick's papers ihey may form some former occupant, is open to be taken posRunaway seamen are now more harshly ideasoof wheie Chicago is l< cati d, and not sorely puzzled as one of ibeir fellows session of -by any one who chooses to dealt with than formerly, being kept at work be a. lew years since, when an American go to tbe labor of clearing it, without any on the public roads instead of sending them was, The, vessel exhibited papers of clearance taken to enjoy a life of idleness at Tinian east, let or hindrance whatever. The people are very attentive to the forms governor had also brought with him very nt a C'ush iii-house in Pittsburgh. The and observances of their religion, and hav- strict orders from Manila, not only against poor fellow declared there was no such port jin the world; not thinking of going some ing never beard of a purer creed may char- receiving any foreigners to reside in the itwo thousand miles back into the .country to itably be supposed to be sincere in thai country, but even to send away those whoj which they profess They are told by their were now resident there, many of whom had look for a seaport.— [Am. paper. priests that the English and Americans who ia censequenco been compelled to leave, Covering for Roofs.—An Am. paper annually visit then, aranotgotd Christians, and a few of the more respectable had peand their conduct unhappily, but too gener- titioned to remain on account of their fami- says, thai immense quantities of straw pasteally authorizes tod confirms tbe descriptions, lies and in faith of the permission which board are manufactured in lhat country and subtle tbe real differences of the Protestant I hey had formerly received. The object of sent to England, to be used,after preparaand Romish worship they of course know these orders, which were direct from the tion, as a substitute for tiles and shingles.— nothing ef. Alas! is the coo version of our home government in Europe, was ostensibly It is laid on the roof, then saturated with seamen a hopeless task? Would ant a part to preserve' the people from heresy, but in tar and coaled with sand. This forms a perof the labor and part of the funds (if other part also most probably, to guard them from fect roofing, and more stable and enduring oaanot be obtained) which is at present de- the introduction of liberal principles, which than any other article used. �3 _ THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1849. fore that would have availed us but little, Ed that whatever else there might be desirafor during the night a heavy swell had set ble in California, there was certainly no in, which rolled and broke furiously Xtn tbe Sabbath. One of tho first things I heard— California. bar. By the time the breeze awoke these an item of intelligence too, that shocked me The sttention of Ihe public being now dihad subsided as to roll over without break- —was the murder of Mr. J. R. Yon Pfister, so rected to California, the following extracts The confusion attendant upon getting recently from Honolulu. It was perpetrated ing. received from from a private letter recently the " Chaplain to the citizens of San Fran- under way and approaching our port, forced in cold blood at Sutter's Fort on the Sacrav v cisco," may not be uninteresting, especially us,to dispense with our usual Sabbath ser- mento. the passage Another as he touches upon other topics than the vices. The widest part of item of intelligence affected me all absorbing one of gold. We have been through the neck is from 5 to 7 miles, lying quite as deeply, though it brought up a very favored with several other interesting epis- between two ragged rocky points. As we different class of feelings. I was told that I tles from that quarter, extracts from which (drew in towards Ihe narrowest part, the would be welcomed on shore as a minister oi we should be glad to insert in our columns, breeze stiffened, and we rapidly passed Ihe gospel, and that an invitation was about the beautiful Bay. to be sent to me, offering the Chaplaincy of did we not feel that the writers might think through the throat into To the of narrow pass —3-4 of a San this right we were talcing too great liberties with I heir Francisco. I was glad also to learn mile wide—"Fort Bluff," with the remains that Capt. Thomas, of the English schooner communications. All agree in their testiof an old Spanish fortification upon its flat Laura Ann, whom you know, had for severmony respecting the richness of the mines, a strong and natural al Sabbaths read the English the facilit es for acquiring wealth, the high summit, lifted itself, service and a prices now paid for goods and labor, and the bulwark for the protection of the Bay. No printed sermon, much to the acceptance and possibly enter were that bluff edification of those who desirableness of a more settled state of af- enemy could attended. fairs. I properly mounted and manned. As we passYours truly, ed between it and the high hills opposite, T. D. H. " San Francisco, 6th Nov., 1848. the tide was ebbing, and the agitation ofthe Seventeen days from land, our fast sailwaters aa they drew through the neck to the ing clipper dropped her anchor on the bar open ocean resembled tbe whirls and eddies The Ark and the largest Ship-of-Warof Saw Francisco. The loom of the moun- af the famous "Hellgate." The day was a —Infidels have objected to the account ol the ark, and have asserted thai it is quite tains had all day darkened the eastern horiremarkably clear one for this coast, and exzon, while the increase of land birds told us cept where the waters of the Bay form to absurd to suppose that ever there could be a vessel constructed large enough to hold all we were fast approaching their resting place. South a horizon with the sky, the whole cir- the creatures that must have been placed in Long before it was visible to bis passengers cuit ofhills by which this beautiful sheet of it, together with sufficient food (it may be, for six or twelve months) —corn for t|e four the experienced eye of Capt. Newell traced water is surrounded were distinctly visible. footed animals, seeds for the birds, and se horizon the of above the hazy outline Mount,The Islands with which it is dotted seemed on. Now we will take the dimensions oi to the Diablo, a moderately elevated range to float upon its surface, and added not a the ark from the record of Moses, and calNorth of the entrance to the Bay. About,little to tbe beauty of the scene. One ofculate them on the lowest possible scale.— mmjA P. M. we passed the rocks which are sta- jthem in particular attracted our attention. There are two definitions given of a cubit— it is eighteen inches, ora foot and tioned as sentinels about 15 or 20 miles op- It was as white as a chalk heap, from the one that half, the other that it is one foot and eight in[ mouth of the harbor. These conthe posite guano deposited l>y the birds, thousands ofches; we will take it only at -the lowest sist of three clusters of two or three rocks whom we saw all over its slopes. From thisi Moses states that the ark was 900 cubiti each, rising abruptly from the ocean to the circumstance it is called .Bird Island. Be- long; this would make it 450 feet long, oi about the length of St. Paul's Cathedral height of from 20 to 200 feet. We passed |fore reaching this, we passed Sousolito, or The breadth of it he states to be 50 cubits; them to tbe South of us about 2 miles. Tbey Whaler's harbor, on our left, where we saw we have it then 75 feet in breadth. He appeared white in the sunlight, probably the hulk of a vessel half built, but which the states it to be 30 cubits high; so that it wai from the guano 'deposited by the innumera- discovery of the gold mines had robbed of145 feet in height. In other words, it waa ai ble wild birds that are forever flying and its builders. As we approached Bird Island long as St. Paul's Catheeral, nearly as broad, land about half high. The'tonnage ofthe floating on the adjacent waters, and wheel- we saw to our right and near the shore the ark, according as to the calculation of moderr summits. ing around and alighting on their barracks of the American regiment stationed carpenters, must have been about 82,001 We approached the main land gradually here, also a road leading over the summit of tons. The largest ship of war—the Britanwith a light and dying breeze. But our dis- a hill, beyond which lay the town. That nia, for instance, which is of a size altogethunimaginable to those who have nevei appointment at not entering the bay that P. rounded, a few scattered dwellings on tbeer seen it—is 2,800 tons burthen; so that tbe M. was relieved somewhat by the phenome- brow of another announced to us the sub- ark must have been equal to seventeen firstna both ofthe sea and sky. Pelicans, crows, urbs of San Francisco. Soon the shipping rate skips of war, and if armed as such ships shags, wild ducks and geese, and innumera- rounded out to us, omong Ihe first of which!are, it would have contained much beyond men and provisions for them for 18 ble black-birds filled the air, while seals, was His Majesty's schooner Kamehameha 118,000 months. Now Buffon baa stated, that all porpoises and whales sported and plunged 111. As we approached, the town was grad- Iithe four-footed animals may be reduced te and spouted in the smooth sea. The sun, ually developed, extending from tbe wharf, 250 pairs, and the birds to a still smallei exhibited a singular phenomenon. I then back and up the sides of the hills, on whose;'number. On calculation therefore, you wili bade adieu to sunsets, for here it sets be- slopes it is built. The appearance was bet- Ifind that the ark would have held more thai 1 times the necessary number at creaturei hind the hills long before it hides itself be- ter than I had anticipated, there being many five and more than five times the required quanneath the waters. That night—Saturday more substantial houses, both stores and l tity of food to maintain them for twelve we anchored off the entrance, waiting for dwellings than expected to find. On coming months. So that when we bring' arithmetic the morning breeze. It was perhaps eleven1to an anchor, Capt. Carter, of H. H. M.'s|te bear upon the question, we will still finrj result evolved, that God'i o'clock, A. M. of the Sabbath before a suf- schooner saluted us with seven guns. We the triumphant is true.—[Sermon of Rev. John Cutpword 1 ficient breeze came in from the sea to ena- were soon boarded by dwellers on shore, ming, or, objections to Scripture answerble us to weigh anchor. Indeed a wind be-]land from what I soon saw and heard, I judg- ed. Correspondence. . ' " « ,, ,, , '—' '' '' ' ., , �4 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1849. — We enter upon another annual cruise, Ikei.anii.—Mr. John Mitchell's Trial. more than ever impressed with the solemn In May last, Mr. Mitchell, editor of the HONOLULU, JAN. 1, 1849. responsibility that attaches to- the office of'"United Irishman," was tried, condemned, an editor. Our sheet and our subscription and sentenced to 14 years banishment to Volume VII. may be comparatively small, but not so Spike Island. In a late Liverpool paper, Agreeable to an intimation in our last list number of our readers, or our paper's we find the following remarks respecting number, our vessel is ready for another the said island: cruise on this, the first day of January, circulation. Our generous donors and worenable us to scatter our thy patrons monthly "The government is about to establish a A. D. 1849. With this year commences tbe penitentiary at Spike Island, Cove— sheet broadcast the thousands of-convict among seventh volume of the Log Book of The one of the four establishments intended for Friend." It is Monday morning, and the readers in the Pacific. Our friends cordial- Ireland: together with two for juvenile de—one male and one female. The first day of a new year; what more fit occa- ly approve of this plan as regards the sea- linquents at Spike is to accommodate 800 condepot We shall community. the faring spread sion to wish our readers, on ship and shore, victs. All civilians are to be removed from a happy new year,—happy may be its begin- usual amount of canvas, and permit our the Island, and the convicts employed in ning, progress, and end. In glancing an terms to remain the same, hoping our voy- embanking, forming basins, improving the eye over our last year's Log, what mighty age is so wisely planned that the outlay will ports, and other works of a similar characchanges and revolutions, do we find record- not certainly' exceed our income. Beyond ter." The trial of Mitchell occasioned great exed for the year 1848. It has been a year that, we do not make any calculation. to be remembered and referred to, in the During the year we hope to vary our citement in Dublin, as he was a prominent world's history. The year commenced with cruising ground, so as to procure a series of agitator in favor of revolutionary principles. France a kingdom, and ended with France instructive and entertaining "Polynesian His sentence was based upon numerous para Republic. The enthusiastic and sudden Sketches." Our locker marked " Corres- agraphs published in his paper, and decided shout of vive la Republique," shook the pondence," we (rust will contain some val- by the jury to be of a seditious, revolutionnations from Rome to the Orkneys. Sov- uable communications. The principal part ary, and treasonable nature. The following ereign, citizen, and peasant started at the of our cargo we shall endeavor to make up are specimens. Addressing the ladies of sound." The Mexican war has ended, but of good arguments and sound reasoning, in Limerick, Mr. M. remarks in one of his near half her territory has been annexed to support of truth and righteousness, temper- speeches, " No lady is too delicate for the the United States. Poor California has be- ance and morals. Those fond of small culinary operation of casting bullets. No come rich California. During a single year stores," will usually find a good supply in hand is too white to make up cartridges." was there ever a more signal and emphatic that part of our cargo marked "Marine In- And again, "My friends, we have no eneverification of the passage found in holy telligence." Six years ago this month, we mies here save the British Government and writ, Thus saith the L/>rd, Remove the hoisted our colors, and run up the tee-total their abettors." The following appeared as I tell diadem and take off the crown: this shall signal, and never as yet, have we been dis- editorial in the "United Irishman." I, that for ant not frankly, one, not be the same: exalt him that is low, and posed to strike the one, or lower the other. you ' loyal.' abase him that is high. I will overturn, We carry no scaled instructions, or main- I am not wedded to the Queen of England, overturn, overturn," Nations have been tain principles which we are afraid or asham- or unalterably attached to the House ofl overturned, families broken up, and multi- ed publicly to defend, Most unhesitatingly Brunswick. In fact, I love my own barn tudes in public and private life passed away. we acknowledge the Bible our chart, an en- better than that House. The time is long Most have gone, leaving no foot-prints on lightened conscience our compass, sound past when Jehovah anointed kings. * the shores of time which the hurrying tide reason our helm, common sense our ballast, There is no divine right but tbe sovereign of life will not soon efface. Not so with one a firm faith our sheet anchor; hoping to people, and as for the ' institutions of the •> memorable individual. The name of John take the Saviour as our pilot, and make country,' I loathe and despise them." It was apprehended there would be Quincv Adams, will be teniembered so long Heaven as our final port. During the curas one is found to appreciate genuine patriot- rent year's cruising, we expect to fall in bloodshed should the Government proceed ism, and love true liberty. But we must with many vessels. We shall extend to all with the execution of the sentence, but hapnot linger to speak of individuals who have a friendly salutation, and if not bound on the pily the affair had a more favorable terminafallen in the battle of life, though memory same course with our good ship The tion. The excitement among a certain class treasures up precious recollections of some, Friend," we shall not fail to give them an invi- was greater in London than in Dublin. A who once gladdened the circle of private tation to join us. Our invitation is couched handsome and generous subscription was friendship. How true, in the words ofMoses unto Hobab, " Come raised in Ireland for tbe wife and family of "Each moment basits sickle, emulous thou with us, and we will do thee good, for the unfortunate Mitchell. Of Time's enormous scythe, whose smple sweep the Lord hath spoken good concerning IsA Chance for a Yankee.—Some years Strikes empires from the each moment plays rael." No one, either landsman or seaman, root: Judge Jeffrey, editor of the Edinburgh ago, Hit little weapon in Mr narrow sphere we think will ever regret leading an honest, Review, remarkrd that should a prize be Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts down We shall sober, and life. righteous godly bloom, blist. offered for a new translation of the SeptuaThefairttt of sublunary especially aim to induce all sea-faring men Old Testament Scriptures, the work gint Foreigners and aborigines can testify, to ship under the Bethel Flag, and when- would be undertaken and the prize obtained that almost each moment, one after another ever they sail be friends of the tee-total sigby some Yankee, who understood not a word has dropped out of the family circle, on our nal. of the Greek language when the prize was •bores, and among our limited popoulation. " Then let the wildest storms arise; offered. This was certainly a high oampliMany families will doubtloss be visited durLet tempeet mingle esrth end skies; ment in favor of Yankee linguistical skill. No fatal shipwreck need we fear, ing the commencing year. Let all heed the We have just obtained some manuscript Saviour's exhortation, "Watch, therefore, But all our treasure* with us bear." sheets in Japanese, which are at the service i for ye know neither the day nor the hour The Almanac for 1849 is unavoida- of a Yankee or any one else desirous of wherein the Son of man cometh." bly omitted until our next No. putting his linguistical powers to the teat. THE FRIEND. " " " " , ' " " " " * " . . . �5 1849. THE "It may safely be asserted, tbat there are as a gospel minister to attend the funeral o> An extensive fire had taken place in Nornow more than a million of people descend- one who undoubtedly met his end in conse- folk, Va. ants of New England ancestry, living free quence of drinking intoxicating liquors. We glean most of the foregoing particuand happy, in regions .which hardly sixty lars, from the N. Y. Journal of Commerce years ago were tracts of impenetrable forest. Honolulu Seminary.—We sincerely con- for 17. The Washington correspondJune resist i mountains, or or seas Nor do rivers, gratulate those parents who have children of ent ofthat paper states, "The mere nominathe progress of industry and enterprise.— a suitable age to attend school, that Mr. Ere long the sons of the pilgrims will be on ofGeneral Taylor for the Presidency tion ihe shores of ihe Pacific. The imagination Fuller has decided to remain for a season in has done a vast good to the country." hardly keeps up wilh the progress of popu- Honolulu. Prompted by our own sense of France.—The anniversary of Protestant lation, improvement and civilization."—[Ex- what is praiseworthy, we most cheerfully tract from Daniel Webster's address at Ply- recommend this school, and hope such an Religious Societies took place in May; at mouth, Dec. 22, 1820. Paris. May Bth, was held the 25th anniverinstitution may never fail in Honolulu for are sary ofthe "Paris Tract Society;" 9th, the upon sons ofthe Pilgrims already The want of patronage. In our humble opinion have ofthe Evangelical Society of anniversary of the Pacific. Some found the shores Mr. F. has many very correct practical views their way thither across rivers and moun- upon the subject of school teaching. His France." The treasurer announced that tains, while others have taken the ocean pupils appear interested in their studies.— the debt ofthe Society was 32,000 f., whereroute. But they have only just begun to Ere long we hope, he may find a more com- upon an English clergyman present stepped people those vastregions whose waters emp- modious school-room. A suitable building- fro ward and laid upon the table 6,600 f. to aid in liquidating the debt. * 11th, the annity into the Paoific. We saw it recently re- lot, we understand, has been given by the ported in the public prints, that the man was King. Would that some able friend ofedu- versary ofthe "Society for Evangelical misstill alive who felled the first tree in the wil- cation might be found, who would endow an sions among tbe unevangelized Nations" derness of Ohio, and that the man still walk- English and classical academy in Honolulu! took place. South Africa is the principal field of the Society's operations. It was ed the streets of Cincinnati who built the Intelligence. Foreign stated that the Society's debt was 12,000 t, West. first house in that Queen city of the Chand- whereupon 4,500 f. was subscribed! 12th. United States.—Tbe whale ship now that may It is not improbable the child ler Price" arrived via Tahiti the 28th ult., On this day took place the anniversary of have been born who will lire to see cities as having left New Bedford 3d July. One hun- the "French and Foreign Bible Society." large and flourishing, and a population as dred whale ships were in N. B. harbor fittingiM. dc Gasparin, an ex-peer of France, predense, west of the Rocky Mountains as are out. The majority would sail for the Pacific. sided. 23,000 Bibles distributed during the now to be seen East ofthe Alleghanies. At The was chartering vessels to year. Besides this number, more than 100,government no very distant period, "the voice of acclafrom'Mexico to the U. -000 Bibles have been distributed by other convey army the " mation and gratitude, commencing on the It was estimated that 1,100 officers, Bible Societies. The American Bible SoStates. Rock of Plymouth, shall be transmitted and 5,000 teamsters, would ciety has appropriated $10,000 to aid the through millions of the sons ofthe Pilgrims, 26,000 soldiers, from Vera Cruz. A motion wasi Bible cause in France. " France needs reembark till it lose itself in the murmurs of the Pacific before Congress to continue the pay ofbothligion— the religion of the Bible." We seas." soldiers and officers, for three months after much preferreporting the triumphs of benevSuicide. —A ,catholic priest near Boston they landed in tho U. S. "In support ofthe olent enterprise, to detailing the accounts of lately refused to perform ths church burial measure," writes a correspondent of the N. bloody insurrections! services at the funeral of a man who had Y. Journal of Commerce, "Mr. Webster Tahiti. —By a late arrival from tbe Sociemade a very feeling and eloquent appeal." ty Islands, we learn that the gold fever died from intemperance, classing it as a case was important The most item of there and that soon several intelligence, vesraging, of self murder.—[Exchange paper. relates to the Treaty which has been nego- sels would sail for California. in consedying drunkard, doubt the No of the U. S. Persons in the employ ofthe French govquence of his excesses, is guilty, but would ciated between the government and that ofNew Grenada. The Treaty se- ernment at Tahiti, do not seem to relish the not the maker and vender of intoxicating lito the com- economical principles of "la Repoblique very important advantages the cures guilt?— quors come in for a share of U. S. But the most manifested in the reduction of their salaries. important merce ofthe to perform Would the priest have refused of the refers to a arrival from the passage feature Treaty the a rich California.—By body of the burial services over of The Presiwe learn that as plenty gold coast, across the Isthmus Panama. continues wiser, growing rumseller? The world is makes a to ever. the mines for Congress Many leaving dent ias were special Message by to be called their actions are coming we tbe where find they living enormously town, the From that subject. Message who desupon i suicide, proper names. He is a the following: "It will be perceivedI high, and it is impossible for all to obtain troys his life by the rope, or by the knife, quote of the Treaty, that the comfortable lodgings and a good table. or by brandy. Whether a professed minis by the 35th article " Grosn under fold,yet weep forwtat otbread :" to guater of the gospel has the right to refuse to New Grenada government proposes We hear respecting several who went and citizens ofthe attend the funeral of the suicide, we are not rantee to the government the Islands, that they have done refrom passage across the Isthmus prepared to decide in the negative. We U. S. the right of well, and will ere long return. m arkably over the natural roads, and over are prepared however to pronounce rum- ofPanama, The "Star" and "Californian"are united. be conmaking, rum-selling and rum-drinking, bad any canal or rail-road, which may 9, we see it announced Dec. Under date of business—and those engaged in the first, structed to unite the two seas, on condition that Capt. Stout has been successful in consecond or third will eventually regret we that the U. S. shall make a similar guaranty tracting for coal, and that the steamers may of thisIbe expected the last of January or first of think that they had any thing to do withito New Grenada, of the neutrality February. sovereignty is of her and her territory, hard. portion them. Tbe way of transgressors Commodore Jones and Governor Mason same." over the remarkable, seem somewhat P. S. It may have been taking steps preliminary to calling but it is nevertheless true, while engaged in His Excellency, J. J. Roberts, President delegates to assemble in a Convention for the very act of penning ths above remarks,,of the new Republic of Liberia had arrived the purpose of establishing a provisional government. a gentleman called to engage our services.in the U. S. . " " " • . I • ; " " " , t i ' I �THE FRIEND,'JSMUARY, 1849. 6 widow, and thatof isea. His soul found peace when tho ship the Bran who importuned his neighbor for'was on her homeward voyage. Pilgrim." bread. Luke, c. 11, 6—B vs. PfraoyrSeamen. Tbe thoughtless and unbelieving world The facts narrated in tbe following para- The Best Seamen.—Capt. Parry of the has much to learn-in regard to the nature, graphs, extracted from the "N. Y. Evangel-]British Navy, the well-known commander of importance and* benefit of prayer. A prac- ist," may not he uninteresting as illustrative'the Polar expedation, at a public meeting in tical infidelity among men, excites a smile of our remarks. We take the more plea- 1826 spoke as follows: "I have had the honor, and I may truly of incredulity, if not of derision, when the sure in making the extract, from the circumthe happiness of commanding British say, praying Christian speaks of really receiving stance that we are personally acquainted'seamen under circumstances requiring the with "thai son who bad been made the sub-,utmost activity, implicit and immediate an answer to his petitions to Heaven. The obeBible is full of encouragement upon this jeet of such agonizing prayer." He visited dience, and the most rigid attention to discisubject. The testimony ofthe most devoted the Islands during the last shipping season, pline and good order; and I am sure that the maintenance of all these was, in a and exemplary Christians is clear and satis- and has sailed again for the U. S. The great measure, owing to the blessing of God factory upon the point, that prayer is not a statements may be relied upon as true. upon our hnmble endeavors to improve the vain, useless and foolish practice, but one " On the east end of Long Island are two religious and moral character o( our men. fraught with unspeakable blessings, in favor aged pilgrims, who have been the parents In the schools established on board our ships religion was made the priofboth those who pray in faith, and those of eleven children. is Three are not, and one during the winter, ofthe to be "just on mary object, and the result was every wav living eight thought for whom the prayer of faith is offered.— the verge of heaven." They have hope that gratifying and satisfactory. It has convinThis is a subject of vital importance to Sea- after the separations of earth shall have end- ced me that true religion is so far from bemen. Amid the disclosuresofanother world ed, they shall all meet again, an unbroken ing a hindrance to the arduous duties of it will undoubtedly appear, that many a sig- family in heaven. One of the sons has his that station in which it has pleased Provion the deep. He is now master of dence to cast the seaman's lot, that on Ihe nal blessing, and remarkable deliverance, home , of the whale ship His voy- contrary, it will always excite him to their has been experienced in answer to prayer. So ages have varied in length from one to threeperformance, from the highest and most powAr as seamen especially are concerned,it is no years. On his last voyage save one, he erful of motives; and I will venture to prein proportion as this spring of ac-unmeaning assertion that, "Prayer moves the sailed around the world, and in just one dict, isthat year from leaving home returned with his tion more and more introduced among our arm that moves the universe." All things and ship full, and without having dropped his seamen, they will become such as every beings, physical, mental and spiritual are un- anchor during the whole voyage. His visits Englishman would wish to see them. To der God's control. "All my springs," says have necessarily been short at home. His this fact, at least, I can on a small scale the Psalmist, "are in Thee." God can aged mother did not let them pass without bear the most decided testimony; and the admonitions respecting the chief friends of religion will feel a pleasure in havcause our cup of joy or sorrow to overflow. repeated concern." He would turn all off by "the re- ing the fact announced, that the very best It is the frequent remark of those whose ply, "Oh, mother, we can't have religion at seamen on board the Hecla—such, I mean, "home is upon the deep," that amidst the sea." When he left home for the voyage as were always called upon in any cases of were, without circle of their friends, they have a godly, abovementioned, the mother's heart was un- extraordinary emergency anxious. In remembrance and pray- exception, those who had thought the most pious and praying wife, or mother, or Bister, usually er she followed her beloved E. in his long seriously on religious subjects; and tfiatef or father, or other relative. It is a powerful and trackless way; and often (as she says) a still more scrupulous selection were tone motive, operating upon the mind of a master, was so burdened in spirit that it seemed to made out of that number, the choice would officer or other seafaring person, to lead him her she must die. In none of the former fall, without hesitation, on two or three individuals possessing dispositions and sentito serious reflection and a religious life, voyages had that son been the subject of ments eminently Christian." such agonizing prayer. When the ship had that he has some near relation who is known been-gone a year, a neighbor, who also had to be daily praying for his conversion. We a son in the same ship, came in to bring the "I cannot stand that."—And what not the sailor "stand ?" He had stood write upon this subject.— news that she had been unsuccessful, and could the beating of many a storm. Often had he Facts illustrative of this point have come had gone to the North West Coast. This mounted up to heaven and gone down again was sad news to the parents. They sat up under our personal observation, not a few till a late hour, talking of the absent into the depths. Many a time had his soul ones; ofwhich we can now recall to mind. Most and when they lay down, it was to think and been melted because of trouble. Yet he has rode out the storm, trod the billowy deep confidently we believAurayer has been of- pray. boldly, and given bis trouble to winds. fered in America and England for absent Two hours after midnight, the mother But now he meets something whichthe a footstep in the entry-way. The not stand." What is it? He can he "canfriends far off upon the waters of the Paci- heard stand the door opened, and some fic, which has been beard and answered. is there?" No reply; one entered. "Who perils of a storm. He can bear being a but the footsteps ap- night and a day on the deep. He can buffet Striking instances might be cited, although proached the parent's bed-room. "Who is the hardest gale that ever blew off the the subject is one that demands great cau- there?" A well-known voice replied " Ed- "Horn." He can do and endure more sea moment the In aged mother's arms labor and hardship than any other man; tion; yet it partakes of a cheerless skepti- win." were around the neck of her sailor son.—-1 vere but, now he knocks under. It is the picture', cism and a heartless infidelity, to dismiss Her first words of greeting were, Edwin, er pass over all these examples as unworthy have you found the Saviour?" "Let the on the cover of a tract, of a woman teaching a child. "Oh!" said he, I cannot stand of notice. If it was in our com- pious parents who have long wrestled for that; it reminds me " dear mother; ofmy poor municate with the praying wives, sisters, the conversion of an impenitent child, imag- it is just the way she used te teach me: but how the heart of that yearning mother she's gone;" and he burst into mothers and fathers, who are accustomed ine tears. when her Edwin replied, "Mother, Mother! throbbed, there are no human teachings daily to remember in secret, and at the I trust I have." like your own. Call your boy to your side family altar, their absent husbands, brothers There were tears of sacred jey shed in and give him warm from a and sons, we would address them in the that house. The pray era ofmany years had mother's heart. instructions And should that troy break words ofPaul to the Thessalonians, "Pray not been unheard, nor forgotten. The away from bis home, and become a rover on had waited until importunity the deep, some little incident may recall without ceasing ;" yoa may expect your Prayer-hearer the had become great. In the best time he scenes of his early years. He, too, may be prayers will erelong be answered, knowing gave the gracious answer. The son found reminded of his dear mother," who they must be heard. Read the Savior's ac- that it was possible to enjoy religion on the used to call him to"poor her aide. The Seamen's Friend, count of the importunate < . — , �THE Date or I)t»TH. \l\ii"" I4 184.1, Am * " " May S" 33 " July 3 " IS10 Aug " 4" April June " S July " is "ii Aug 11 ii Sept 1847, Jan 3 Feb •' " 24 March 16 April 4 " •' " 237 " 1 May " June 3 July 10 Aug24 Sept 2 31 Nov Oct " IS25 Dec 1848, Jau 26 * •March 2 4 April 1 14 May S '- " " 514 Aug Sept Oct26 28 Nov 7 7 u 9 " " » "••" 18'• " 2119 " "'< 16 37 " £? " Deo, 3** - |T •- *»8 "II "13 It 44 ThomaaPratl loh.i B. Gregory Thomas H Marshall Tim nan J'lhnano Heiijiim i Pitman Jume- Bryant ThmiiaM Dwyer Emanuel Gomez Ivlwanl Willilier Thoinaa Rendols -. Sweet Anthony Wilkinson Thomas Aylelt James Lucas Orren H Smith Mrs Eunice H. Marshall, J D B. S. Townaend Clement Norton 1346, Feh \s March 1 " 24 " 8I Oct " 275 Nov * A Gay Heed Indian Nelson O. Hall Willuim Day Thomas Day Lmen J. Moller John Dewey (iili.ert Jenney SSeptil Oct IS Nov 4 (4 89 64 65 22 limn*. SS 14 10 31 81 27 J. B Wmerliouic John Kedzlie XS.Tal.er Maria Wheeler John Glaudthorp James Cheazy Dr. Rich ir.l Ford D. C 11igJason William Thompson AinoaFord Isaac C. Brewer John Freos Henry Gritwold S3 William Loe Divid Lyons John Kmglita 7 36 SO 28 19 26 Kaiuohai Campbell Samuel A. Reynolds John Smith Snhent George Chapman Connecticut Ireland Calcutta, India England Ma-sachusetts . N Y. Lincoln, England Rochford, Philadelphia, Pa. Honolulu Charlettown, Mass. ' ' Alice A.lele DeFiennea John Meek, Jr. James liarley Elyneaa Case Joseph W. C. Cram Charles Brockway A Tahitian Sailor Caroline Louisa Pnty A native i»fGu»m Jemima Heath T'Himas Jackson W. F Summer* Eliat Trnfinion Margaret Branks 41 64 26 3 3 is ■ I ■■■ a »■ —.ssssssswai tsstaassai mm ■**•■" Died at British HaapiUl. matter Hanoverian thip " Crown Prinoeaa." Master Belgian brig " ludefatible." Second officer American whale thip" Splendid." Matter of " Governor Troup." Reaident for many yenrt on the lalanda.'' For many yeart a resident at Marquesas Itlands. Infant aon el J. F. B. Marshall, E«q. The remtins removed to the United State*. Died at the TJ. S. Hotpiuil. Reaident for many yeart on the Itlands. Died at the Brilun Hotpiul, ditbarged from an English ship. m Whaling " " Left English whale ahip" Java." Died at British Hospital. Death occationed by severe burn. Died at Waialua, Oahu. " " | ; " " " _ Honolulu Lima, Peru Weathersfield, Conn. Staten Island. N. Y. Infant son of Mr. C. Btewcr,3d. H. B. M. S. Juno. Master American whale thip" Audley Clark*.* Belonging to ahip" Portland." England For forty year* a resident on the Islands. Died at British Hospital. Left in Amencan whale thip. Wife of Mr. Joseph Booth. Wife of Mr. John Harris. Died at Y. S. Hospital; left" Samosel." Sarah Parker." Wife of Captain John Meek. S. Died at U. Hospital. Relict of the late Captain William Sumner. Maater ofschooner" Srt Singaptira." Died it Luhaina; his remains brought to Honolulu. Drowned ; belonging to English wbale ship" James Stewart" Belonging; to ahip "Neva." Son of Mr. Chapman, formerly Acting U. S. Consul at Tahiti. Infant daughter of J. B. DeFiennea, Esq. Norwich. England Greenwich, England England Honolulu N. Y. City Sweden Nantucket, Mass. Honolulu ork, Ireland Honolulu A rgyleshire, Scotland Charlettown, Maas. Tahiti Honolulu " United States Shelter Island, N. Y. Guam Bath, Me. East Lyme, Ct. Tahiti 1y 10 mos Honolulu 68 25 .asi Resident for 28 yeart on the Islands. Discharged from the" Lyriia." Infant son of Mr. Smith, ptvssengar of "Brooklyn." Wife of J. F. B. Marshall, Esq.; ber remains remoTad to lh« TJ. S. Cadet H. B M.'t thip "Grampus." England Martha't Vineyard, Matt. Ma»ter Bremen while ahip "Gustave.', Died at Y. S. Hoepital. United Statea Belonging to H. B. M.'t thip "Juno." England Jonestown, Pa. Died at U. S. Hospital. Schaneback, Hanover Carpenter Hanoverian ahip" Crown Princess." Michigan, U. S. Wile of U. S. Commissioner her remain* removed to lb* U. S. For 41 year* a reaident on the Island*. England, New York City A Printer. Ruatia Drowued, l.elonging to bark" Alexander." Died at U. S. Hospital. Mandeo, England Many years a resident on the Islands. Scotland Carpenter whale ahip" William Tell." United States Wife of Mr. John Wheeler. Honolulu Left Bremen whale ahip. Bremen For 20 years a resident on the Itlands. Bristol, England Many yeart a physician in Honolulu. Madely, England Richmond, Va. Many years resident on the Island*. Lisbon, Spain 27 isaiiii " Boston, Mast. L.-wi» Kekoaaihue Honolulu New York City Bonton, Matt. —- a ■ Infant child ma of Mr. H Iran and Mrs. B. C. Qt&pM. Died at U. Hospital, bcloiigiiii? to American whale ship •»*] Died on board U. S. S." Braodywiae." A Printer, discharged from whale ahip '• HmnibtU." England H.-ury Thompson —— Philadelphia. Pa. Rochester, John Smith Percival L—ler Martin St-btieeman Mrt. H. F. Ten EyH William Sumner John Nilea Russian Seaman Margaret Harris E. O Terrey George Grant Betsey W. Meek Patrick Haya Honolulu South Hampton, N. Y. Matsachuscttt, U. S. Concord, N H. Halifax, N. S. Hallowell. Me. Nueborg. Denmark Hudson, N. Y. New Bedford, Maat. London, England in mov John Wilrtnr *. ._ j Wolley 22 '• IUARY, 1849. INTERMENTS IN NUUANU VALLEY CEMETERY. I I ■ II OsunaAi RastAtaa. | Naxb. | Asa. | Raaipawca. | ' : H>ra,n France. Grime. I', iiii .fih Wf Inter Unmti 1844. Nov 24 1845, Jan. 2S Feb II tl March II FRTEInI Honolulu Green Port, N. Y. New York City Ruaaia Honolulu ' " " " Died at U. S. Hospital. Died on board »hip" Gem." " . • <. Third officer of ship" Formosa. M Drowned in Honolulu harbor; belonging to thip "Friends." Corea." ship" from Discharged Youngestchild of Captain and Mr*. John Pity. Died at U. S Hospital. Daughter of Mr. and Mrt. Heath. Died at U. S. Hospital. Died off Honolulu narbor,pa*»en«er from California. Died in harbor, on board Russian bark" Alka." Daughter of Mr. Robert Brankt. The subscriber was appointed at the last meeting of the "Nuuanu Valley Cemetery Association," to prepare a list of the interments which had been made, and to keep a register of future interments. As nothing of the kind had been done, it was with some difficulty and labor that the foregoing was compiled, and upon examination, H may be found in some respects erroneous. If such should be the case, the subscriber will esteem it a favor to have the error pointed out, that a correction may be made. The importance ofkeeping a full and correct register will appear obvious. A majority ofthe interments are those of strangers, respecting whuse death aad buriul, enquiries may be made in after years. This is already tbe fact. In some instances, surviving friends may wish to erect monuments; should this be the case, how necessary to be able to identify the spot where the interment ems made*, and to ascertain the date, etc., when the death took place. Whenever interments may be made, the parties concerned are respectfully requested to forward a written report to tbe subSAMUEL C. DAMON, scriber. Honolulu, December, 1848. Secretary and Treasurer, A". Y. C. 4 �THE FRIKND, gNUARY, 1849. 8 , and while there he acqsired some property. According DEBT ON THE CHAPEL. Funeral Solemnities.—On Saturday, forms, to his "Last Will and Testament," the balanceof his property In balancing the account of the Chapel, it is found to disposed of for charitable purposes, after bis debts be to the of the was ult., took funeral place the 30th and funeral expenses should be paid. A gentleman in Hono- stand thus, at this date, December 38. 1348. late Wm. Pitt I.eleihoki. brother-in-law lulu was appointed his executor. By said executor, the sum Original coat of repairing Chapel, erecting Read13.944,41 990,00 has been equally divided between the "Oahtt Charity ing Room, etc., (See 'Friend' lor March) of the King, of the late young chief Moses of Hciiool pod ths "Beamen's Chspet." 2,131,43 Paid, " His Excellency Gov. KuKekuaiwa, The remains of Mr. Summers were brought on shoreami lujerred in the "Nuuanu Valley Cemetery." A marble stone ward of the Present debt 792,90 anuoa, and Is to be erected lo his memory. Drowned, Bept 4, in the Ochntsk sea, by upsetting of the The incidental expentes of the Chaplaincy, for Queen. A profession, composed of King, boat felting entangled in the line, William King, aged 22 the current year, including Sexton's salary, Chiefs, King's Ministers, Foreign Represen- years,and blacksmith of ship "Josephine." He belonged to East lighting chapel, repairing walls, etc.. etc., 3307,7*1 Hampton. tatives, and Consuls, together with numer- timely end.L. 1., and leaves a wife and child lo inuuru bis un- This amount hat been paid from the acknowledged tloous officers of the Government, and private nations for 'Chaplaincy. The Chaplain would return his sincere tlicnkt to ail citizens, marched from the house of M. Kewho have, in any way, aided the 'American Seamen s kauanohi, to the Stone Church, where reliFriend Society' in maintaining and supporting this Chaplaincy. He hopes the benefits, direct and indirect, which gious exercises were performed. The proPORT OF HONOLULU. result to the scafsringjand foreign community,are a satisattended the deCession being re-formed, factory compensation for the numerous donations made ceased to the Royal Cemetery, where their to the institution. In all eases, the subscriber lias most Arrived. scrupulously aimed toappropriate the various sutnSwhicn honors. remains were interred with military Nov. 25—Am whale ahlp Portsmouth, Munroe, Warren, 4600 have been contributed, 'agreeably to the wishes of the MARIJOURNALNE . whale. donors. SAMUEL C. DAMON, 28—Eng brig Spencer, from Liverpool, witb md«e. to Star Seamen's Chaplain. Honolulu, Dec. 29, 1848. With the new year, a fresh hand is key, Juiiioii «V Co. Dec. &—Hawaiian achooner Mary Ann, from Ban Franriaco announced as having commenced playing —report• the Undine from New York, and a Chilean *htp fo"NOTICE. hnd arrived nt s«n inn tn when the cao.fj nut. The To Szamin and Stbakgebs.—77te Seamen's Chnpi the 'Government Organ.' The Reading Franciaco—llaallleo not arrived. The U. 8. nore-ahip Sonth- is open for Public Worship every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock. was going Hi when the M. A. left. TheLexington Public may expect some ' original airs.'— hamptoD a. m and "J, p. h. Skat* free. wai soon to nail for theUnited State* direct. 9—Hawaiian schooner Hualillo, Smith, 13 days from Religious services will be held at the Vestry Boom We have not forgotten an unpublished ad- BanDec. every Thursday evening. Usually, there will be a LecFranciaco. ship Josephine, Hedge*, from Kararcatka; ture delivered. Dec. 24— dress upon 'little men,' delivered by the wanting 400whale bbls to complete cargo. The Seamen's Concert for Prayer is held at the Vestry B. Co.'a bark Cowllta, Weynton, frc.m Oregon. Room the third Monday evening each month. gentleman, which evinced a quiet humor, or- 28—H. Am whale ship Chandler Price, Taber, 6 mos from NewSeamen belonging to vessels (of all nations) visiting Bedford, via Tahiti, 300 w. Reports the Tsar, arrived at Tahi- this iginality and talent. port ure invited to call at the Chaplain's Study, ti, all well. , , 30—Chileanbrig Correo do Coblja, Solhouae, 13 daya iron. where they will be gratuitously suppHtd with copies of the Friend and other reading matter. It will be most San Franciaco. convenient for ihe Chaplain lo receive calls from Seamen Hilo, Nov. 20, 1848. Sailed. between 2 and 4 o'clock, p. m. Mr. Editor,—Some months ago I sent you Dec. 7—American achooner Honolulu, Ncwell, for Snn Fran- Public services at the Native Churches, on theSabbatK ciaco. commence the U. a list of donations received from S. S. Nov. 26—Peruvian brig Paeiflco, Miller, for San Franciaco. The at 9j,s a. m., and 2g p. m\ Seamen Reading Room is open at all hours of 27—Hawaiian achooner Julian, Moran, forBan Francisco. Preble, in favor of the Seamen's Chapel at During the day. Strangers arriving and i having lite foreign pawhaleshipa Hiinir.vl.le,and Mt Wollaatoi) tbe week have learned that are Having you respectfully invited to aid in keeping said room Hilo. just home direct. Several other whale ships have nailed to cniiae. pers, In port—schooner Honolulu, Newel), for Ban Francisco, on supplied with useful reading mailer. not received that communication,! now trans- Tuesday; brig Tepic, Luce, for Liverpool via Valparaiso boon; JJ- Donations are respectfully solicited for the support roa the raiEKD. mit a duplicate, which you will please pub- brig Spencer, unloading. of the Chaplaincy, and the publication of 'The Friend. Dec. 15—Englishbrig Tepic, Luce, for Valparaiso. An anuual report ol all donations is made to the Amerilish for the information of all concerned. Dec. 19—Am whale ship Portsmouth, Monroe, homeward can Seamen's Friend Society, in New York. Auy person T. COAN. bound. Yours truly, contributing the sum of Sou is entitled to become a Life 21—Hawaiian schooner Catharine, Treadway, for dan Fran- Director Commodore D. Geisinger, of the Society, and by 820 to become an Honocisco. rary Lie Member. 2,50 Lieut. E. Ward, Jr. SAMUEL C. DAMON, 5,00 Sergeon J. F. Brooke, PORT OF LAHAINA. Seamen's '■ haplain. Honolblu, April !.—tf. 3,00 Nor. 11—Am whale ship Warren, Evans, Warren, 11 mos Ass't Surgeon J. L. Burtt, A Card. 300 300 whale this saason. whale, 5,00 out, Purser H. Wilson, The Seamen's Chaplain would gratefully acknowledge whaling bark Pacific, Arrlen, New Bedford, 40 mos a large and beautiful 'Bethel Flag', presented to the'ChPassed Midshipman E. Binley, 1,00 out,12—Am 500 sperm, 1100 whale, 500 whale this season. apel by Capt. Gcllctt, ship'Uncaa', November, 1843. 20—Am whale ship Portsmouth, Monroe, Warreu, 30 mos Commodore's Secretary, F. Schlezy, 2,50 out, 4000 whale, 1300 whale thia sesson. Return Borrowed Books. Midshipman W. McGunnegle, 1,00 22—Am whale ship Ontario, Brown, from Hllo. The subscriber desires all persons having bonks in tlieir whalaahlp Henry Thompson, Holmes, from Oahu. 1,00 23—Am E. Brodhead, whala ship Marcla, Ellison, from HHo. possession bel nging to him, or the 'Seamen's Library, 1,00 24—Am 27—Hawaiian schooner a S., Tailor, 17 dsys from San to return them immediately. Some valuable books arc W. F. Shunk, Francisco. missing. 1,00 Carpenter T. Coleman, fjf Some weeks since, the subscriber loaned the Me2,50 moira of General M 'to some one in Honolulu, who , " Subscription, has neglected lo return the volumes. He is requested to SAMUEL C. DAMON, Seamen's Chaplain. extensive and the of The Hilo.] •Additional Donations the Chaptl at Friend.'' Newspaper, one thousand copies of whihh are Iwilmina Chaplaincy. in the Pacific. Divine service will be held in the Seamen's Chapel, 'Capt. Seabury, ship Minerva, $8,00 circulated gratuitously among seamen FOR CHAPEL, roll KBIEND. every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Seamen, residents, 3,00 .Am. wh STAMPS. Capt Swift, ship Maria Theresa, and visiters, are kindly invited lo attend. iff.SO ship Governor Troup, 1,25 8,rs A. N. Butts, The office sf the Chaplain is a short distance from the Caravan, 8,73 14,00 Chapel, on the same street towards, the sea. All persons 1,00 ■ '• Electra, H. Hasking, ship Wm. Thompson, 25,00 Lucy Ann, wishing to converse with bim, procure the Holy ScripPortsmouth, 16,00 tures, or religious publications, books, etc., will be always PASSENGERS. 20,25 Gem, welcome, between the hours of 3 and S p. ».''" 10,00 Hltrhrock. Friend, Honolulu, A Tepie Valparaiso—Mr. the for Charles In E. T. E. TAYLOR, Chaplain. 10,00 Par Josephine, from Karoschsika, Mr. Samuel lllll.ran Eng- A Friend, Lahaina, July 29, 1843. r M lish traveller, from England via St. Petersburg tnd Siberia. 60,00 Friends, The Friend, Bound. Per ChandlerPrice, from Tahiti, HoraceUawet, Esq. 10,00 Mr. Goodell, Per Cowlitt, Capt. Molt and Mr. Stewart. The for or more Frieud, bound, one, two, years, can he 10,00 Capt. B. F. Snow, Per Correo dc Coblja. W. 8. Rolden. J. Flanders, J. Stone, obtained at the Chaplain's Study. £>■ A few entire sets 10,00 Wyatt, ship Morea, G. Graham, D. McQueen, N. Travera, J. McDuß, E. Browu, remain unsold. deduction be made from A will the suhEatate of Summers, 45,00 W. F. Apia, W. Sumner, John Joyce, J. O. Davit, T. Metealf, scrlption price to persona purchasing more than one S,00 Judge Lee, and three Htwtiiuu. volume. 5,00 Mr. Bishop, *„* Seumen will never be charged more than the actual coat of the publication end binding. DIED. COST OF THE FRIEND FOR 1848, VOL. VI. •ra this Sewn, oa ihe 10th ult., Ellen Amelia, youngest daughter or Rev. L. and Mrs. A. W. Bmlib.afeil 1 year 8 mos. In balancing the account of the Friend, for 1848, it is and Mdavs. fonnd to stand thus, st this date, Dec. 28,1843. A Monthly Journal devoted to Temperance, aged Saa 61. Francisco, California,Eliab Grimes, Al In this lawn, lath alt. Margaret Bran is, daughter of Mr. Dr. Paid. Seamen, Marine and General Intelligence. For paper, printing, carrier's fee, bindRobert Breaks. PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY 8787,76 ing, ttc., In Honolulu harbor, lttk nit. oa board Russian bark Alka, SAMUEL C. DAMON, SEAMEN'S CHAPLAIN. from Sitka, Ellas Traflnmu, a passenger. Cr. Received. 6,08 At 11. B. Hospital, 25th nil. Mr. TbomssEnnis, belonging to Balance on account of 1347, TERMS. Bata.la, N. Y. 209,50 Subscribers, Killed by a whale in the Oebotak sea, in Aiignst, Ammon C. Sale of bound volumes, etc., One copy per annnm, Si ,50 269,48 of ship l'orshoaias, and formerly of ship Porismouth. Donations, Two copies per annum, -...--. 290,25 2 sb Sese, annum, r belonged in Delhi, Delaware Co N. 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Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.01.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.01.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/b0e2934fdccc30a4e5e98dc9163d02b2.pdf 8cba4d4ca0b934c670049f7d59f80bab PDF Text Text FThe riend. FEBRUARY Polynesian Sketches. HONOLULU, Vol. 7. THE FRIEND. CONTENTS OF THI FRIEND, FEB. 1, 1849. For the Friend. Sketch of Strong's Island. 1, 1849. page 9 Poetry, Our Seamen, Sketch of Strong* Island, 9 10 11 Extracts from late papers, Ocean Steamers, Wreck of the whale ship Maine, Conscience, An Appeal from a Man-of-war'sFore Top, London Editor upon California, Oahu Charity School, Honolulu Seminary, Master ll BY WILLIAM L. JACKSON, of American tohale ship "Inez." —— — — — 9 \o. 9. Jan. 26. Capt. L. has got his ship repaired to his entire satisfaction, but he has had a great deal of trouble with his crew. Last Sunday evening seven of them took a boat and left for the Island of Ascension, and the probability is they will all be lost, and ifthey are, I cannot think otherwise but that it will be their just desert for their in- Being intimately acquainted Ship Harvestashore crew disorderly Capt. gratitude.* with I know him to be a man whe L., IS 3 Capt. Island s Ruins on the Lakey management IS abhors ill-treatment to seamen, and that he King and Royal Family Religion — De- sailed from home on 13 the present voyage 13 inhabitants their Annuto—number ity of 13 with a determination of governing and treatForeign Intelligence, knowledge idea of the English language, ing his men as reasonable and rational beTeetotaller's Budget, 14 14 Commercial Statistics, See., Bfc. 15 He publicly declared that it Was his Rope Tarns, January 7, 1848. This day I anchored ings. IS Deaths, Donations, fee., seamen could be better governed opinion, in the N. £. harbor of Strong's Island, findby the rational than the brute. addressing ing the entrance easy and harbor good.— it Two English whalers, and the American He made his personal dnty to look after bark Harvest, Lakey, Matter, were lying at their comforts and physical wants. Among duties, he imposed upon himself the anchor. Captain Lakey, in entering the other [Selected for the Friend.] duty of going three times each day to the OUR SEAMEN. S. W. harbor, in consequence of not having to see that their food was served out a good pilot on board, got his ship on the galley, them in proper order and in BY MISS ANNA LOWELL SNELLING. generous reef and injured her bows so that it was to his" men say, Oh. remember ye the tailor, when by the aocial hearth. with difficulty he kept her afloat until he quantity." I heard one of that they always had enough and that which Ye enjoy the countless blessings Godhas ahower'd on the earth; could get her ashore on the beach, where and wholesome. He however had He is tossing on the ocean amid the blllowa' roar. at low water he was to batten the leaks with was good not been long at sea, before he discovered But his heart ia with his loved ones, upon his native shore. so as to be with the assistance boards, able, that there were some among his crew who of the natives, to work her around to the N. Oh, remember ye the sailor, in the darker hours nfuight, could not bear to be treated as rational be£. harbor. storm at height; raging, wind is and the ia ita Whenwithoat the ings, and their influence over the others lie aheltered from the learned from and other sourblast, I Captain L. Ye on your downy pillowa, all his ideas of high the and giddy mast, ces, that at the time his vessel was in the was such as to frustrate Whilst he perhaps is rocking on reasoning with them. lee harbor and of a in lost, danger being And the dark clouds above him sending down sulpherous Ore, part of the crew refused to work, unless he Feb. 5. Capt. Lakey has got his vessel On the Inky waves beneath him, as on a funeral pyre, pay them daily wages. Capt. L. nearly ready for sea. The Rowena, ofFall would thunderia like a solemn bell. While the deep and hosrae-toaed came in to-day, so we now have five requiem or hie knell. to them the impossibility of com- River, represented Tolling o'er the gaping waters his vessels in port, more than the natives aver he had no plying with their demands, as saw at one time. Since I have been here money on board, and there was none to be How the distant signal cannon his senses must appal, I have endeavored to learn a little here, Island. He them howWhilst the discordant sea-bird is answering to the call, at the informed got the Island and its inhabitants. The And amid the roar of waters, comes up the last fhlnt cry ever, if they would work, and succeeded in about high. on natives are of the Caroline Island origin. mercy pardon for and from wretch, drowning some Of getting the ship off, that they should be paid The Island appears at a remote period; to arrived at some where an when port they Remember ye the sailer, at the silent hoar of prayer. have been the strong hold of the Buccaneers, it investigation could take place, and should or else the present As yekneel before the altar, his soulremember there; generation have wonderstormy deep. be judged proper and right that they ought when on the your Saviour, taught has For thus tor the fortifications,walls fully degenerated; sleep. winds to lulled the however billows, | the and to be for their work. This stormy He smoothed paid works at present to be seen, Capt. L. then and stone Idid not satisfy their minds! could not have been built by the present Whosehand la ever open, whose heart is ever kind? case tne time stated the to this King. (At blocks of stone, 10 or 12 feet Who, when cur peace was perilled, the bravest did we And? there was no vessel but the Harvest in port.) race. Large Not he who rolls In luxury, thechild of wealth and pride— ] with one end fixed in the ground, in length, But the poor, hardworking sailor,whose home is on the tide. The King replied that if the sailors would and opposite openings in the walls, as if ex1not work, he would furnish some of his own Oh, remember ye the sailor, whose 111-rewarded toll people that would, and that he would " tie pressly intended for mooring ships. The jup" Capt. L.'s men until the vessel was present generation of people can furnish no Has tilled your teeming cotters with fralta of every coll; When yonr ships, through some great danger, have safely ready for how they came there. These sea, when they should he put on information are sacred to their deity, Annuto. [Not reached the atrand, board. however much against Capt. L., stated in the Friend. ]t How poorly yerepay him lor the labor of his hand. his will, compelled to resort to force, and Snate, as The is about fifty years of age, as King their natures! flow, danger, tbanka abundant deal with his men to escaped your from according Or, when i could but the Queen is younger, a judge, I And on the ahip'a commander gifts and praises ye bestow, to their All then went duty. small but good featured woman—the very courage greatest shown, forget thesailor, who haa Do not There being no conveniences for heaving mother of eight children, six of whom are And saved your livesand fortunes*! the peril ol his own. a ship out at the lee harbor, he brought her The eldest, Prince Royal and heir around to the weather harbor, although leak- living. Who does not love the sailor, the hardy and the bold! to the is alow, designing scoundrel, throne, ing badly. The natives rendered him imHisheart and aoul so truly east la Nature's nneat mould, prow bears a assistance. The furnished King a or the ocean country banner, wave* portant While our » If the rfadrr would Intra the fata ol that bo»i's crew, Long live our gallant sailors, our pride and glory now! houses for the storing of the cargo, and as we would sefer him to Urn FiJUa 1 for October 1, 184*. many natives as be wanted to assist in dis- Only one ol the soma aMseJM and bis preawvanon While the tramp of fane Is aounding for many a victory won. the same, also guaranteeing (so was quit* imraculou*.— {M.^WH. And our land swells forth the praiaea of man j n gallant son— charging were concerned) for the t See artiel* oa Whilst the wreath is twtn'd for valor, and merit claims Its due, far as the natives Smsf* Mud, is Vol. ill. No. », May I, 1845. the blue. safety of every thing landed. 12 —— — The Poet's Corner. , W've a seaaj for oar brave sailors, who ride waters — �THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1849. of San Jose, to reand I believe none) too good to commit any Extracts from Late Papers. heavy fire, to the town our garrison under the command of lieve crime, so eager is he for the throne. ElixIreland. Trial of Smith O'Brien.—ln Lieut. Heywood, who had been twenty days ah, the nejt, is a noble and amiable youth, our last we noticed the trial and sentence of surrounded by the enemy, and in great disof The other two age. about fifteen years 10 ' that I saw were Princesses, one about six,,John Mitchell. By the "Dale," intelligence tress. Capt. Dv Pont afterwards mounted and the other three years of age. The King ]has been received that another Irish agita- seventy of his men, under the command of is a man of good sensc'and sound judgment, tator has been arrested, tried, convicted and Lieut. Selden, and pursued the enemy in the interior of the country. possessing a large share of Indian cunning and craftiness; for instance, when I talked sentenced. Lieut. Selden was successful in entirely with him about their religion, and smiled at Freedom given by the soil of France. breaking up the insurgents, bringing back some oftheir superstitious customs, he wink- Important Decision. —A slave belonging to and depositing on board the ship their comed and said it was the fashion of Strong's ]Louis Alme Pigneyguy was yesterday de- mander-in-chiefand twenty of his people as Island, giving me to understand that he,clared to be free, in consequence of having prisoners. It will also be recollected that it knew better! They believe in a future state |been taken to France.—[N. O. Picayune. [was the boats of the Cyane, under Lieut. and the immortality of the soul—that the This is in accordance with decisions which![Harrison, that cut out the enemy's brig spirit is buried with the body, but that dv- |have frequently been made here, and with Condor, in the port of Guaymas, under the ring the following night Annuto comes,,which the South has never been satisfied. fire of their musketry; and also while the which is known by certain noises, such as;If a slave be brought by his master, volun- ship was blockading Mazatlan, her boats rattling the bushes, and breaking of small,tarily, into this State, his shackles fall off at signally defeated the enemy's boats sent off sticks. It is their belief that the soul of,once. Slavery cannot exist here for a mo-|[to defend a vessel attempting to run the the departed is taken to another Island,,ment. And it is so with every free State, blockade, and landed and spiked all the enethere embodied and made to serve its time, and with every country where slavery is not,my's cannon at San Bias. Her crew have according to the pleasure of Annuto, after-,recognised. The decision in New Orleans been remarkable for their discipline and wards it passes into another body, and still,goes further, however, than our decisions'[good conduct, acting as soldiers, both infantanother, and so on through eternity. have or can go. It establishes the import- ry and mounted men; and they have been As near as I could learn there are about.ant fact, that the freedom which a slave thus in seven fights on shore, and their loss has 12 or 1500 inhabitants upon both Islands,,acquires, by the voluntary act ofhis master, been one officer and one man killed in batthough I had no opportunity to ascertain,shall avail him permanently; and that if he, tle, with a large number wounded. Some correctly. They are in a deplorable con-,of his own choice, shall afterwards return to of the crew have been wounded in several dition. There is a general sickness prevail- ;a slave State, he shall not again be subject different engagements. After this long, sucing, a species of fever. They also have a ito bondage.—[Boston Transcript. cessful and meritorious conduct of Captain foul disease raging among them, together lC7»The N. Y. Evening Post says, We Dv Pont, and the officers and men of this with their other maladies. Some were die-,understand that the British Government" has ship, they have arrived home—their service ing daily, and I think unless they have some requested ours to remove the wreck of the was performed so far away, that very little relief, all the inhabitants must in a few years Missouri so that the relatives of these from the bay at Gibraltar. It lies is recorded; be swept away. The King told me that he brave and devoted patriots scarcely know of of way port. the vessels that visiting in did not want sailors to stop on the Island, Very excellent offers have been made to the their deeds of patriotic daring. No promoand to prevent it he will deliver up all run- Navy Department to do this, but for some tion, no brevets await them, as it is unknown aways, free of expense, and insists that mas- reason or other they have not been accept- in the navy. It is to be hoped that some ters of ships shall take them off. He wishdistinguished mark of esteem may be shown es, and so do fuany of his subjects, that a ed." Capt. Dv Pont and his officers and crew, so missionary would come and live with them Capt. Dv Pont and the Cyane.—The worthy and deserving, and that their servireturn from of th,e Cyane the Pacific we ces will not be unappreciated by their He told me that if a good man would come, fellow and teach his children and people to read have already noticed; the Union makes the citizens. These noble tars, having served remarks following the cruise: upon and understand as white people did, lie as foot and dragoons, cannot be tamely rewould build for the missionary a house, and' The U. S. sloop of war Cyane, Com'r S. ceived by their countrymen. furnish him with as good food as the Island: F. Dv Pont, just arrived from the Pacific France and the United States.—The in a very short passage of sixtyafforded. Nearly all I talked with upon squadron, the subject expressed the same opinion.—ftwo days from Valparaiso, has had a most London Morning Chronicle remarks of the They have learned about the improvement!(active and brilliant cruise. She sailed from attempt to introduce the principles of repubof the people of the Sandwich Islands, and, the United States in August, 1845, and her lican government according to the American feel anxious to be enlightened therjnselvea. crew have been particularly distinguished model, into Fiance, that Carel was right when he said: "Tell me the constitution of Nearly all can now speak the English lan-i throughout the war; no crew have ever had America suits the people of America, and guage* very distinctly, which singular cir- |the good fortune to perform so much servi6e cumstance, 1 think is owing to their dialect. iin a single cruise. The Cyane was on the you tell me that it does not suit the people I employed two boya to row my boat aboutiwest coast of Mexico when the war broke of France. If a Republic takes place in the harbor, as is the custom at Honolulu, out, and only left there after the receipt of France it will be a military and a literary and in a few evenings I taught one of them the news of peace. This ship's company Republic, as that of America is destined to the whole English alphabet, every letter of participated in the taking of Monterey, and be a peaceful and commercial one." Igarrisoning the town—the first offensive opwhich he pronounced, clear and distinct, Great Packet SHir.—A New York letter cept v, which he called we. There would eration on that coast. They were in the says:"The keel of the largest merchant be no necessity for a missionary to learn fights of Com. Stockton .at the Mesa and the sailing vessel that ever was built in the their language. I could not learn as they Rio Gabriel; they destroyed the gun boats world, was laid a few days since by Messrs. worshipped but one deity, and that one in- of the enemy at Guaymas, cut up their ship- Westervelt &. M'Kay, at their ship building visible. They viewed him as not always ping in the Gulf of California, blockaded the yard on the East River. She will be of the ports ofSan Bias and Mazatlan, and were a tonnage of sixteen hundred tons, but will favorably disposed towards them, but he is sulky, (as they express it in English) 'part of the force of Com. Shubrick when he carry much more. The Ocean Monarch, the King propitiates his favor with various took that place; and two of her officers, which was recently destroyed by fire off the delicacies. I saw no appearance of idolatry, Lieuts. Rowan and Selden, had the com- coast of England, the New World and the though many things are viewed as sacred to mand, one of the shore party and the other Constitution, were the largest vessels of this the deity, and the people would on no con- of the water party that surprised and routed class afloat, but the new vessel which I have a large body of the enemy at Urias. The mentioned, will be twenty feet longer sideration touch them. than ship's company also garrisoned in part La any of them. She is intended as a packet The tact that the inhabitants of Strong'! Island can Paz and San Jose, Lower California. It ship, to ply between here and Liverpool, apeak the English language with tolerable correctness wag Capt. Dv Pont, with 100 of his crew, and will take her place on Robert Kermit's we have beard slated by numerous visiter*. It ia certainwho so gallantly landed at San Jose, in the line in about four months. It was supposed, ly very remarkable, and quite anomalous.—[Ed of X face of an overwhelming force of the enemy, when the problem of ocean steam navigation Embers.—Nov-ember and Dec-ember are and forced his way two miles through a per- was satisfactorily solved, that in a few years the last moers-of the dying ye~ar. fect ambuscade, and under a constant and our packet ships would be driven off the ' . — • ex-' when! i �1 THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1849. track, but they are flourishing now as much It appears from the statement of James in attempting to cross the Columbia bar, on as they ever did, and new ones are being Douglas, Esq., that Mr. Hawkes, who was the23dinst. The Hudson Bay Co.'s brig built almost every week." then acting as pilot, was prevented from "Mary Dare," on board of which I was a Ocean Steamers.—We read in the N. Y. reaching the Maine in consequence of the passenger, entered the river the same day, a Journal of Commerce of the 22d, that the roughness of the water between her and few hours before Capt. Netcher attempted to We understand that the run in with the "Maine," and we could disline of mail steamers between New York Baker's bay. and New Orleans, by way of Havana, with Maine, although without a chart, had enter- tinctly see the signal flag flying at the mast its branch to Chagres, will soon be in ope- ed the channel, keeping herboats in advance, head for a pilot. There was, unfortunately, ration. The arrangement is to connect with sounding the way, and would have entered no pilot at the time in Baker's bay. Mr the mail line on the Pacific, from Panama the bay in perfect safety, without a pilot, Hawke's branch pilot being, as we afterto the Columbia River. This service is to had not the wind failed her while in the wards discovered, at Fort George, where I be performed by a steamer touching at San channel. The anchorage in the chanuel of arrived the same afternoon, and hastened to Bias and Mazatlan, in Mexico, and at some the river, near its mouth, is bad—insufficient inform him that a large ship was waiting for of the principal ports in California, until it to hold a ship against a heavy sea—hence, a pilot off the bar. He almost instantly proceeded on his return to Baker's bay, but arrives at San Francisco. Thence another the Maine was thrown upon the spit. steamer takes the mails and passengers to We understand that Capt. Netcher now unfortunately, from the roughness of the the Columbia. The whole distance from N. states, that he should entertain no apprehen- water beyond that anchorage, he found it York to Oregon, between five and six thous- sions of danger in again attempting to bring impossible to reach the "Maine" that night, and miles, will be performed in little more a ship into the Columbia. The truth is, and before the morning of the 24tb, she had than thirty days. Some of the government that the mouth of the Columbia affords a become a total wreck, nearly on the same steamers are now fitting out for the Pacific, good channel for the ingress and egress of spot which proved fatal to the barque Vanto extend the mail communication to the ships; no such mighty river, passing through couver, and at a less recent date to the U. Sandwich Islands, and it is contemplated ul- such a country, up which the tide sets fcr S. schooner Shark. timately to comprehend China in the sytem. one hundred and twenty miles, can pass into These particulars I have communicated to It is supposed that the Sandwich Islands an ocean, over a bold iron-bound coast, you for publication in the Oregon Spectator, may be reached in forty days from New without a channel sufficiently broad and at the request of Capt. Netcher, and further York. The service will be arranged with deep to admit of a safe and easy entrance of beg to suggest that it would be for the adreference also to a connection with Wheel- ships of the largest class—the only difficulty vantage of the country, that some measures wright's line of British steamers on the Pa- consists in knowing where that channel is. were taken by the public authorities for the It is an old saying, that "it is an ill wind protection of the valuable property, a great cific coast of South America. The Government pays $490,000 a year that blows nobody good;" this is verified, to part of which may be expected to drift on for a monthly mail by this route between N. a certain extent, in the unfortunate loss of shore from the wreck. I have the honor to be, sir, York and the Columbia river, and a semi- the Maine. The first and third mates of the Your most obedient servant, monthly mail between New York and New- Maine, both intelligent men and able seaOrleans, by way of Charleston, Savannah men, have consented to remain in Oregon, JAMES DOUGLAS, and Havana. The contract is for ten years. qualify, and act in the capacity of pilots. C. F. H. B. Co. There are but two difficulties which atThe steamers are all constructed under Government inspection, with a view to their em- tend the entrance of vessels into the ColumMr. Editor, —Permit me, through your ployment, when required, as vessels of war. bia—one is, that the sea is sometimes rough valuable columns, to return thanks for my—the the cannot be other, Pacific steamers is such a that wind dependin One of the self, officers and crew, to the inhabitants of state of forwardness, that she will be des- ed upon in the neighborhood of the sun's this territory, for their extreme kindness.— patched to her destination in October next, rising and setting. The first of these exists We landed entirely destitute, from the and two more will follow her successively at everywhere, to a certain extent—the second wreck, and if we had not received hospitality intervals of one month each. The whole may be avoided by entering the river at from the settlers, must have suffered much line between New York and Oregon is ex- other times than those of about sunrise and —as it is, we have wanted for nothing that sunset. Both of these difficulties may be it was in their power to pected to be in operation next January. provide, for which The Journal justly remarks that the mag- mainly overcome by such means as an effi- we again offer our heartfelt thanks. —and enput cient requisition in pilot may the and the expedition project with| nitude of Capt. GEO. E. NETCHER. which it has been carried out, reflect the tirely so by the aid of a steam tug. Oregon City, Aug. 31, 1848.—[Oregon highest credit on the enterprise and energy Letter of Capt. Netcher statement of James Spectator. involved It has of New York merchants. Douglas, Esq. —Card of Capt. JYetcher. August 25, 1848. the expenditure of nearly two millions of Deaths of Eminent Men.—The Northdollars, all of which has been furnished by To James Douglas, Esq., New Yorkers, with the exception of one Sir—l have to inform you that my vessel ern papers announce the deaths of the Hon year's mail pay advanced [by Government in lies a total wreck on the south sands of the Jeremiah Mason and Mr. Win. Lawrence, small instalments, to be refunded out of the Columbia bar, and beg you will have the both of Boston. Mr. Mason was one of the first year's mail service.—N. O. Pic. Sept.4. kindness to represent to the authorities of most eminent lawyers the country ever produced. He was for many yeajVu. S. SenaWreck of the "Maine."—We regard, Oregon the same; and hearing that you tor from New Hampshire, but tor twenty' of my signal flag for a the wreck of the whale ship Maine, on the were an eye-witness years past has resided in Boston. He was you will do me the favor of that I pilot, beg the Shark spit" 23d upon ult., of the night " formerly in the Branch at President of the United States at the mouth of the Columbia river, as one having the circumstances published Portsmouth, N. H., and Mr. Bidfor to thank you I Oregon Spectator. beg which has of the most serious misfortunes dies refusal to remove him lifts been confrom Fort George, The loss of the the kindness we received ever befallen Oregon. sidered the origin of Gen. Jackson's antipa"Shark," produced an impression abroad, which, I understand, was done by your orthy to the bank. be case the vessel saw should you ders, in that the mouth of the Columbia was exceedMr. Lawrence was the brother of Amoe not wrecked, or require any assistance. My and Abbott Lawrence, and, like them, disingly dangerous of entrance—such is that cargo consisted of 1,400 barrels of whale oil, tinguished as a high-minded merchant. the fact, and it is extremely unfortunate of sperm oil, and 14,000 lbs. of bone— Mr. Mason [150 the wreck of since attempt the first almost died at the age of 82; Mr. months out. G. E. NETCHER, 24 enter the to Shark, a whale ship by the of 65.—[Am. paper. Lawrence Late Master of ship Maine, of Fairhaven, mouth of the Columbia, should result in a Massachusetts. Maine was that the We understand wreck. The Irish Patriot, Duffy.—The Lonone among a number of ships clearing from don Times says: "We are positively assured Fort 1848. Vanconver, 30, Aug. were to directed Fairhaven, Mass., which that Mr. Duffy, the great literary support of enter the mouth of the Columbia for supplies, George Abernethy, Esq.: hasten to enclose for your infor- the Nation newspaper, has made an unqualiif practicable. The appearance of the Sir—la letter received last night from fied submission to the Government, and inmation, an experiMaine off the Columbia bar was of the late whale ship tends to plead guilty sod throw himself upon ment, and it is a pity that it proved one so Captain Netcher, "Maine," which was unfortunately wreckedI the mercy of the Crown. — unfortunate. """■'' '^a �THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1849. 12 ply. Does she reprove thee for past dishon- Reading Room. It was well patronised, esty? Repent, and make restitution, so far but the excellent keeper caught the gold HONOLULU, FEB. 1, 1849. as may be in thy power. Does she prompt fever and shut up shop. His success, we thee to perform some noble act, or generous trust, will encourage some one else to unConscience. deed? Show thyself herobedient and manly dertake the enterprise. We would here prompts monitor servant. in man'embosom, This Art thou in doubt what course to remark that there have been found some noble deeds. to and worthy times take? Seek for information, and ever follow difficulties in sustaining such houses in Honstrange, oft "sear- an enlightened conscience. Go where she olulu, which do not exist elsewnere. Our has not end done wrong, a man has If ed" his conscience, how restless he will be directs, and happiness here and hereafter shipping season continues only a part of the for days and months. He may try to quiet shall be thy everlasting portion. No words year.—Persons of the proper character for her by administering opiates, and endeavor- can fully describe the real dignity and gen. keepers could find more profitable employing to forget what he has done, bat all in vine worth of a truly honest and conscien- ment in some other occupation. —It must vain; he finds no peace but in the exercise tious man. also be remembered that the temperate, the sober, and the best of our seamen do not of sincere repentance and the repair of the ** The Aimighty from his throne, on eerthsurveys rreater than an hosjbst, nimbi.f hrart. scatter broadcast their hard earned wages, wrong so far as it may be in his power.— Nought An humble heart Hisresidence ! pronounced The following we copy from an American like multitudes of their ship-mates, who will His second seat, and rival to the sales !" paper. The letter originally appeared in Such an heart will be, in the highest and squander in a few hours or days the savings of a long cruise. These latter are the men the N. Y. Journal of Commerce. best sense, conscientious. Its value above who build rum mansions and gin palaces, "Mr. occasion occasion rubies, its worth above price. "A long time ago I hadW and support a class of men whose regard for street. It to go into your office in customers commences and ends with their was vacant, and your pocket-book lay in the An Appeal from a Man-of-War's and their money. me, Devil prompted draw exposed—the Fore Top. return contents to you, its now I Money took it. I is all.- When the drunkard has U. S. Ship Dale, Jan. 16, 1849. and may God forgive me. in his pockot, he is " a jolly good felmoney following Editor, consider the —If you REPENTANCE. Mr. "Yours, low," and is accosted with " what do you lines worthy the space they will occupy in want, Sir?" but when all his money "Albany, April 25, 1846." is spent, The letter was mailed at Troy, and en- your paper, you will confer a favor by in- he is "a brute," and, brutish like* is kicked which was closed was one hundred dollars, into the gutter. Strange, that "free-born serting them. stolen in May, 1840. and Britons" will endure such treatment. good many is the aim and of object It The next extract we copy from an old Engthe nse of ardent Yes, "money is all." We copy these lish periodical, and although the events oc- worthy men to suppress of a man-of-war's remarks from a late English paper. We I am one curred several years [ago, yet the moral spirits. Now as would add, too, town on "liberty," strange, crew that visited your that "free-born lesson which these facts inculcate, remains and to Americans endure such I will procalled; intend ! commonly " that either "Britonstreatment the same. Its re-publication may serve, per- it is aid More will think or Ameristrange some measures which I pose delinquent haps, as a useful hint to some of temperance not a little in Hon- cans," will condescend—will stoop to grow and less scrupulous merchant. In the com- the cause not find a single house where rich on the drunkard's earnings! But what olulu. I could mercial world, it is of the very first importwere to be had, except it is most strange of all, that men professing refreshments good ance to maintain a high tone of mercantile a hotel. If there was a to have a regard for the good of society and a or shop was grog integrity. This will be the result when and in the morals of the community, will advocate merchants consult their consciences as well house kept on temperance principles the license and sale of intoxicating liquors, as their purses. Honesty is the best policy, good order, it would be more respectable, except for medicinal purposes, considering in transactions commercial, political and and in the end I think more profitable. Sup- the immense evils their use inflicts upon the Creams, Water, Soda Ice pose they kept religious. and a great world. Let us cheer up, and believe a betat stt/Us Dtsd.—A mercantile house in Lemonade, Spruce Beer, Segars, Bumim&mm, fi-g., had lately the gratifica- many other trifling "notions,"—and I would ter time is coming. Wise legislators are tion of rrceiving a letter, of which the fol- also recommend music. A sailor can dance now advocating the passage of laws, making lowing is a copy-, doing honor both to the and enjoy himself as well in his sober senses the vender of strong drinks responsible for individual and to his country. the evils he inflicts, for example—support Philadelphia, Oct. 16, 1826. as when he has rum aboard. Some people the " wives and children of their ruined cus: In the year 1816, your have an idea that where a fiddle is, there, as "Mean*. , an invoice of hard- a matter of course, must be rum; but I have tomers ! This would be right and just. house shipped to ware, which we refused to receive, in conwhere men enjoyed themselves in sequence ofits coming out of the season for been places Scribbling upon our sales. I have now some doubts whether in eating, drinking and dancing, without A London Editor's use of. California.—ln a late to a of made No. of the London "liquor" there were sufficient grounds for refusing there being drop receive them. I have, therefore, individual- The expense of fitting up such a house could Mail, we find a long article upon the Yanly, remitted to you the first of a set of bills not be much, and I hope to hear of one be- kees' occupying California. The writer in tor exchange tor £226, to meet the loss on ing in existence soon. If ever I visit your a serio-jocose style makes some sensible rethe above good's. I am yours, fee, port again, I shall not fail to pay it a visit. marks. He speaks of it as something very Yours, FORE TOP. "amusing" that a nation like the Americans ' Reader, trifle not with conscience. Heed should be turned loose into such a huge, (U. S. Ship Dale.) ber warnings, and attend to her suggestions. Does she tell thee, "Go discharge that long If all seamen were of the character of the mysterious, unexplored region! The quickdelayed obligation"? Obey instantly. Does unknown writer of the foregoing, they would silver mines he makes the matter of joke; she warn you in terms like these, " Beware very soon work a revolution in sailor board- in that he is probably rather hasty, but what how you overreach that man in trade"? ing houses. During the last fall shipping will he say when he hears about digging up Despise her not: Does she say, "Be strict- season, a house somewhat similar to the one " ounces" and " pounds " of real solid gold ly honest"? ' Hesitate not a moment to com- recommended, wat> kept near the Seamen's 23 carats fine! He must not treat this as a TIE FRIEND. —: • �13 THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1849. joke! Let him speak for himself, in the take pleasure in bearing our testimony in Rhone, and learn that said paper is to close favor of the Teacher's fidelity and the pro- with 1848, and be followed by the " Alta following extracts: is a of interest really great There deal ficiency of the pupils. It was gratifying to California." From a private source we " to be acquired in the siezing of California, witness so many parents and other spectators several printing presses have aljust taken by the U, S. We mean there is present. The Teacher practices in the ready otttn ordered from the U. S., and as something very amusing in the spectacle of management of the school, the principle of soon ar tWy arrisa, we shall expect newsthe most inquisitive and tenacious people in the world turned loose into a huge, myste- "self-government;" i. e., allowing the pupils papers will be issued at every important rious, unexplored region. It is something to keep their own record respecting punc- place in the territory. Perhaps golden types beyond Denon and his brother savants in tuality, tardiness, good, bad and indifferent may be employed, if not, the old fashioned Egypt, and is almost equivalent to a meeting recitations, good and bad behavior, etc. A will doubtless serve to make known to the of the British Association in Japan, with the sent home is filled out and world stories about gold, that will reading free run of the Islands. It is certain that at weekly certificate this moment no human being of Caucasian for the parent's or guardian's inspection and almost awake the Incas from their tombs, origin has any conception of what may be signature. At fiirst view, this system might yet all be true,—for we have ceased to disdiscoverable in the 10 of the globe's sur- seem open to gross abuse on the pupil's part, credit any reports we may hear from Califace between the Rio del Norte and the N. Pacific Ocean, and it is almost as certain but it must be remembered that a company fornia, about gold or gambling, money-mathat in two year's time there will be a rail- of twenty or thirty scholars exercise a vigi- king or murder. We regret to learn that road right across the province, and boarding lant watch over each other, and wo betide C. E. Pickett, Esq., U. S. Indian Agent, houses at every station. It is something in luckless tyro that should be discovered should be charged with a crime of a dye so these dull times to have a terra incognita in the deep as that of murder. It may be recolstore, with Americans for adventurers. * in making false entries! The work of discovery has already commenAt the close of the interesting exercises, lected that he visited these Islands during ced. At present the great attraction seems some very appropriate remarks were offered the summer of 1847. rather in the bowels of the earth than on its the MinisteV of Public Instruction, urging Oregon.—We would acknowledge a file surface, and hundreds of independent citi- by zens are at work with pickaxes. Quick- upon the pupils the sentiment " perseveran- of the "Spectator." In another part of our silver is the main object of search, and we tia vincit omnia," which were followed by columns will be found an account of the. are told, in a semi-official and perfectly se- some equally appropriate, by the British whaleahip "Maine," lost at the mouth of rious report, of one mine, about 13 miles the sentiment, the Columbia. The Oregon people stoutly General, inculcating Consul 'so rich that a gentlefrom St. Francisco, man who surveyed it under directions of the that not only was it necessary to exercise maintain that the mouth of said river is not government, was so much affected by sali- perseverance, but also to cherish an inviola- difficult of navigation, yet one noble vessel vation that his mouth was sore for a period ble regard for truth. after another is there wrecked. The authorof ten days after he had concluded the surities of the Territory should do all in their vey,' &c." Foreign Intelligence.—New Zealand. leardkfc^ power to secure good pilots, and see that The Oahu Charity School.—Theannual —By the whale ship "Margaret" which left they are upon the ground. Perhaps a sysmeeting of this Institution was held at Mr. New Zealand Dec. 4, we have intelligence tem of "lights" has been established. If Thompson's Auction Room, on Monday that there has been an earthquake at Port not, might it not be well to have it done imevening the 15th ultimo. The Treasurer Nelson, which alarmed the people and did mediately ? presented his report, showing that after all some damage. The occurrence led to some Almost the entire male and a part of the demands were settled the sum of between sparring between the editors of the "Nelson female population of Oregon, has gone gold $30 and $40 remained in his hands. Mr. Examiner " and the " New Zealand Specta- digging in California. The remainder seem Hatch presented his resignation as teacher, tor." In concluding some remarks upon the determined to find the real gold nearer home. much to the regret of the friends of the earthquake, the editor of the Spectator ob- This is noble, but they will, if they will work School. A vote was unanimously passed, serves, "We cannot conclude this hasty and their saw and grist mills, sow and reap their tendering the thanks of those present to Mr. imperfect sketch without acknowledging in extensive wheat fields! Such will bring into Hatch for his zeal and fidelity, during the this visitation the finger of God." This the territory a better harvest of gold than period which the school has been under his strain of remark wonderfully arouses the going to California! But stop—what good forth a secharge. Other important business was tran- editor ofthe Examiner, and calls will result from moralizing to the Oregonians, sacted relating to the school, and the follow- vere rebuke. He thinks such remarks not if people nearer home are uninfluenced.— ing gentlemen were chosen officers for the calculated to do much harm, " otherwise Every body there, and her*, and elsewhere, than as they may contribute towards the socurrent year, viz: seem to be going to California. phistication of the public mind, and the per- News has been received from Tahiti, and F. W. Thompson, Secretary. petuation of vulgar and unworthy notions of several ports along the coast of S. America, S. Reynolds, Treasurer. in CaliGod's providence." His brother editor that but the one idea of digging gold W. L. Lee, the public mind. If such excitefornia absorbs a over the man who can draws of sigh pity R. W. Holt, ment prevails here and in other parts of the > Committee. R. G. Davis, discover in these events nothing but "the Pacific, will it not be even greater in the J. Meek, demonstrations of physical processes."—We United States and Europe, when they trumE. L. Hatch, pet through the public prints notices like the go for the Spectator's idea! Before the meeting closed, rising $150 SO* Capt. Fales, of the "Margaret," re- following, clipped from a late American pa* was subscribed for the support of the Insti- ports that he read in a New Zealand paper, per: |Cf» Profitable Digging.— Two Irish tution. the report of the loss of 17 whale ships in laborers who hired a lot of ground at DahThe School was re-opened on Monday the the month of May last, off the coast of Co- lonega, in the State of Georgia, to dig tor 29th ultimo, Mr. H. H. French, Teacher. chin China in a typhoon. We shall anxious- gold, have realized $15,000 for their ere within four year*. Honolulu Seminary.—The examination ly wait to receive further particulars of their We make no hesitation ia publishing the of the Ist quarter of this interesting School loss, or a contradiction of the report. statement that more than a score of diggers a the —We would acknowledge of 17th ult. have each realised more than $16,000 durmorning on the took place California. It was our privilege to be present, and we file of the "Californian & Star," per the ing the last season, in California. �THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1849. 14 The Teetotaller's Budget. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. We are indebted to William Patt, Esq., Collector General ot Customs, for the following Statistics for the year ending December 31, 1848. Commercial Vain Boasters. —Of such that boast they can drink a great deal of wine and /et be Statement of Imports, Exports, Duties, etc., at the Port of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, sober, I would say, let them hearken to Sefor the year ending December 31, 1848. neca, who saith, "Let* such men say that by die; and by shall not Return i Nett drinking of poison they tir'oss invoice I Gross 7-Vilue Nell duties. value. taking of poppies they shall not sleep; and 1expoirted. ilulies. amounts I duties. 538,781.47| 26,941.49 11,531.73! 460.32527,199.7426,481.1 7 that by drinking of helleborus they shall not Goods paying 5 pr. ct. duty, 24,887.34 115,416.24 14,019.8478,437.95 10,807.5236,978.29 cast forth whatsoever is in the inward parts." Spirits, Wines etc., Imported by Consuls, Missions, —[Peter Martyr. 28,263.79 28,263,79 etc., free of duty, Water contains in it full thirty per cent, By whale ships, under the 8200 13,736.13 13,736.131 of pure atmospheric air, the very agent that provision—Free, nature is every moment employing to purify 605,618.73142,357.73,25,551.55- 78,898.27580,067.18 63,459.46 the blood. On the contrary, Alcohol con- Deduct spirits, wines, and goods, I cent, of carbon, the etc., now in bond, and which tains in it fifty-two per very element which nature is every moment will probably be exported, esti8,000.00 11,250.00 8,000.00 11,250.00 laboring to throw out of the blood. He, mated at therefore, who drinks pure water, drinks 8605,618.73 142,357.7333,551.55l90,148.27!572,067.18!52,209.46 that which must purify the blood; while he who drinks alcoholic drinks, whether beer, for the year ending Dec'r 31, 1848, 1 wine or gin, drinks that which pollutes the Imports for the year ending December 31,1848, [Exports* amounting, at per table, to 8605,618.73—were iNative Produce— blood.—-[Anti-Bacchus. Imported from thefollowing countries,viz i Sugar, 499,533 lbs., valued at 822,828.93 Results of Unnatural Stimulation.— 7,369.53 8211,973.59 Molaeses, 28,978 gals.. Persons addicted to drinking suffer in -the United States, « 5,943.75 58,065 lbs., intervals of sobriety, and near the return of England, 138,177.14 Coffee, " 4,570 bbls., their accustomed indulgence, a faintness and Valparaiso, 129,410.25 Salt, "» 4,570.00 oppression, circa pratcordia, which exceeds China, 6,800.00 49,577.38 Goat skins, " the ordinary patience of human nature to Manila, 19,970.27 Hides, " 3,943.00 endure. As the liquor loses its stimulus, m « Cattle, 900.00 14,986.57 River, Columbia the dost must be increased to reach the same 12,788.25 Arrow Root, Tallow, Pulu, MusCalifornia, of or ease.—Paley. pitch elevation tard, Vegetables, etc., etc., etc., 14,464.22 9,620.52 Mazatlanand San Bias, Pledging not Slavery.—For a Christian 4,547.20 America, Central man to say that he will not pledge himselfto 4,446.07 866,819.43 abstain from wines and strong drinks, be- France, 'oreig.n Goods— 3,907.44 Tahiti, cause the pledge would enslave him, is to 2,395.50 Claiming drawback, 25,551.55 demonstrate that he ia a slave already, and Sitka, Island, Bremen Not claiming drawback, i to the of a Christmas slavery Guymas, 426,499.42 voluntarily submitting 3,818.50 taste for liquors which have done more to Sea, etc., desolsje the Christian church than Nero or 8518,870.40 Dioclesan.—[Rev. B. Parsons. 8605,618.73 Aqua Vit.e is the name very absurdly table is not pretended to be exact, but is offered as an approximation to the truth. given to alcohol, when used as an intoxica* ThisManifests, for the first half of the year, (until the new Law came in force, July 17. Outward ting beverage. It has been the Aqua Mortis, the water of death, to myriads of the human 1848) did not give Values, consequently they were only to be obtained by sucb estimate as could b e race; and will probably, ere long, destroy imade from a list of packages. the native tribes of North America and AusGross Receipts at the Custom Houses of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai, for the tralia.—[Dr. Ure. Year ending December 31, 1848. Partial Intoxication.—No man, says an eminent physician, who has taken only a Honoltjltj, Oahu. Lahaina, Maui. single glass, has all his faculties in as perfect a state as the man who takes none. 52,209.49 Import duties, 374.23 Import duties, •' 264.62 Transit duties, 22.99 Insidious Destruction.—Leaving drunk- rransit duties, enness out of the question the frequent con- Harbor dures. ■• 732.00 3,094.96 Stamps, sumption of a small quantity of spirits grad- Stamps, 956.37 Anchorage dues, 160.00 ually increased, is as surely destructive of Fines and Forfeitures, *• 220.25 Lights, 170.00 lift as more habitual intoxication; and there- interest, 266.00 369.67 Canal, fore the gin-shops are spreading disease and 758.08 Shipping and discharging Seamen, 905.75 death to a degree that is frightful.—[Dr. Storage, ... ... .... . . - — -- --- - - -- -- ... - -- -- -- - - ... ... Gordon. When " " " " 857,873.31 is a 82,630.97 Man Drunk?—The following is Cotton Mather's definition: Hilo, Hanelei, and Kealakeakta. Habbor Master, Hokoltjlu— " Whenne a marine fallethe offe hisse 89.38 beasts, or essayethe too light his pipe at ye Shipping and discharging Seamen, 1,017.75 Stamps, etc., 59,518.56 627.50 Amount at Honolulu (bro't over), pumpe, he is too bee esteemed drunkenne." Stamps, A Child's Logic—'Papa, doesthe world 862,238.91 859,518.56] turn round?' 'Yes, my dear, it turns on its axis once in twenty-four hours.' ' How often is that?" 'Why, once a-day.' 'Well Whale Ships entered at the Port of Honolulu during the year 1848. ■■■ gees I thought so, for Mr. down to I St. John's, N. B., M2S Bondsville most every day with a jug, and United States, 1 Amsterdam, 14 France, before he gets home, ha has to stop and lay Total, 148. 8 down beside the road, and hang on to the Bremen, harbor. ground to keep him from falling off." * Four of those ships did not come inside the - - �Statement etc., at the Custom House, Port of Honolulu, of Imports, Exports, Receipts, Sandwich Islands, for the years 1843-4-5-6-7-8. 5roes value 7~~ leasr. nf imports. I-. I1" 0, ,„,. .| au,,e, Re-ex- portad. I Ragara datiee. Nett amouat. Nett duties. 1 Transit duties. I 1J43,323,383.38 6,701.84,66,618.17 1,670.41 156,565.211 6,270.74. 3SO,357.1J 10,996.13!60,054.061 1,501.34,289,969.771 8,970.13 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 546,941.72 21,563.94 u7,010.(l3 2,098.82471,319.7819,465.12 598,382.24 53,447.78 62,325.74121,667.02 536,056.5031,780.76 710,138.52 101,512.25 55,208.07156,991.17653,930.4544,521.08 605,618.73 142,357.73 33,551.55,90,148.27,572,067.1852,200.461 Jlrrivals and Departures Entered. Class. Nor 26 '47 Bark Dec. 16 31 BriK M Jan. 1 3 Schooner •' 3 19 Briganllne 24 Schooner 24 llriganline 27 Schooner 4< 29 Brigamine do "28 Feb. 2 Bark & Schooner 12 Bark 19 Schooner 19 do " 23 Bark 25 Ship 26 Bark 26 Schooner Mi h 7 Bark 11 Bark Apr. 1 Brig 3 Brig 11 Schooner 12 do 11 13 do do " 28 May 1 Ship 8 Bark 8 Brlgantine 8 Schooner " " "" "" "" "" "" "" " " '"" " "" "" " 16 Brig 26 Schooner " 87 Brig June 3 8 8 » 9 14 17 17 " 19 19 •' 20 23 " 28 July 1 4 '- 9 " 9 11 15 "" "" " " " " "" "" " FEBRUARY, 1849. Schooner do do do Bark Schooner Bark Schooner Brig Brlgantine Bark Ship Brig Brig Brlgantine Brig Name. Harbor duea. Oahu, total nett receipts. 15 THE"' FRIEND, Cabin Boy's Locker. Rope Yarns. 239.31 2,968.33 ■ 8,4«8.34 BY FLUKE. 411.60 4,881.33 14,2635.8 734.0114,890.83 25,189.96 'Brother, what is yarn ?' said a little cher20.56 4,705.32 36,506.66 184.93 4,095.24 48,801.95 ry-cheeked child to her brother Jack, just 364.593,094.96 55,668.94 returned from sea. 'Come, I'll tell you,' said Jack, taking of Merchant Vessels at and from the Port ofHonolulu, for the year 1848 her on his knee; 'its a sailor's Master.. Tons. 391 A. J. Weyntou Nath'l Crosby 278 Rnlva 140 Euriqueta 200 BenJ. Hasklns 90 Currency Laes Geo. McLean S. S. 87 F. Molteno Flecha J.A. Vaaquet 200 Mslolo James Parker 62 Laura Ann 146 L. H. Thomas Starling Geo. Belcbam 109 Argo, J. Jurnovltch 97 Wilhelmina J. Rtlsaom 165 Janet David Dring 333 Honolulu 156 F- A. Newell Don ftuixole 260 F. Lindsay Providence 67 W. C Hinckley Mary Geo. Belcbam 56 Vancouver 304 Alex. C. Mott Thna. Andrewa Cbarlea 4P6 Samoaet Lewis G. Mollis 734 Haulilco 75 F. P. Jsmeson M. Kllnkuffstrnm 300 Alexander Angola Samuel Varney 273 Euphemia J. J. Volget 133 Correode Cobija, Thos. McGrath 120 75 F. A. Jameson Haalileo CourierValpn'so, J. Arnaud 110 Julian Carl Moran 110 Adelaide Jules Chsron £6 George Brings Isabella " Cowliti Alex. J. VVeynton 991 124 SeisdeJunio II. Rene 59 Mary Ann Alex Rassdalr 173 Tepic Geo. Luce 156 F. A. N'ewell Honolulu Eveline S.T.Goodwin 196 Starling J. K Hinckley, 109 25 Wm. Jeffrey Ariel 64 II. T. Eastham LouisPerry 87 F. Molteno S. S. 273 Prince Inerlahikon", John Lindenberg J.Menzies 71 Loulae Mary J. 8. B. Knox 268 Geo. Belcham 56 Mary 328 P. Lovelt Jr Eagle Courrfer Valpar'so, John Hall 110 Wm. M. Bloomneld400 Paramatta Matilda Then. Lewis 689 Mary Dare J. O. Scarborough 149 177 Correo Talcahuana, M. Margot J. A. Vasques 200 Flecha Euphemia J. J. Volget 133 279 E. Libbey Georgian 3. S. 87 Wm. Taylor Benj. Hill Rhone 471 Indiana Ellsha Crosby 150 New Perseverance, Boyer Sabine ChatnelJ 175 Mociezuma Pfaunkuche 99 686 Penco M. Olio 173 Tepic Geo. II Luce 196 Eveline Goodwin Jurnovisch Carious Julian Carl Moran 133 85 (has Campbell SrlSlngapura Tsar Ba.m'1 Kennedy Jr 470 156 Honolulu F. A. Newell 116 Kamahameha III J. O. Carter Wm. Taylor 8. S. James Smith Hsalilio 129 Sagadahock George Sarmore 120 Correo de Cobljah, Thos. McGrath Lindssy 149 Amelia Kong Hope Thos. John Psty 280 Mary Frances JPot'", Walahao ,U Tepic Geo. II. Luce 268 Mary Alonxn Parker Gen. H. Gould 85 Plvmoulh Hooper H. PaclAco Carl Moran 133 Julian 116 Kamehameha 111 J. O. Carier 156 F. A. Newell Honolulu Chrlatopher Bell 222 Spencer 69 Jelhro Hussey Mary Ann 110 Corrao Valparaiso, J. Arnaud 75 Jamea Smith Hsalilio 45* A. W. Rudall Alka Caiherlne P. T. Tresdway 41 78 8.S. Wat. Taylor Cowlitz Toulun Troubadour Where from. Cleared. Where fbr. Jan. 13 Fort Vancouver Fort Vancouver, Portland, C. Riv. " 83 Hong Kong, China Maxallali do do Marquesas, sold at auction Jan. 28, and broken up Monterey Jan. 17 Tahiti Coastwise 6 Monterey Manila Mar. 2 San Francisco Tahiri 25 Tahiti and Valparaiso Monterey Shanghae, China Jan. 31 Hong Kong Feb. 3 West coast of America Mazatlan " 39 Maiatlan Coastwiae 1 California and Mexico Columbia River 26 Columbia River Boaton 19 Manila Valparaiso May 4 Bordeaux Raltea Feb. 26 Fan Francisco 24 Coastwise Portland, Oregon London Mar. 16 Fort Victoria Hong Kong San Pedro 16 Boaton " 10 Hoag Kong Coastwise 2 Christmas Island Apr. 8 Sitka Sitka San Jose 8 Silka Monterey May 10 SanFrancisco Apr. 15 Valparaiso Lahaina Christmas Island May 10 Coastwise Apr. 12 Coastwise Tahiti Hong Kong 20 HongKong Marquesas 9 Ssn Francisco May 4 Hong Kong Maiatlan Fort Vancouver Fort Vancouver * 23 Valparaiso San Franciaco 24 Coastwise 6 Mazatlan Liverpool 30 Sitka Manila June 10 San Francisco Columbia River 8 Columbia River Aug. 10 Ban Bias Columbia River Tahiti June 7 Coastwise 17 Gallipagos Islands San Francisco Punts Arinas Coastwiae 12 Sitka 19 Sitka San Francisco " 19 Coastwise July 5 Boston St. Pelersand St.Pauls Sin Francisco San Francisco 11 June 20 Guayaquil Manila July 18 Christmas Island San Francisco Valparaiso Aug. 17 Tahiti Monterey Macao 4 July 13 Vancouver Columbia River Tahiti 15 San Francisco 28 Sams Barbara Manila Aug. 3 San Francisco California Tahili California I July 15 Coastwise San Franciaco Callao 29 SanFrancisco. Hong Kong Puma Arinas 27 Aug. 21 Tahiti San Francisco 7 California California Mazatlan 29 Manilla Valparaiso Sept. 21 Valparaiso San Francisco Aug 21 San Franciaco Sept. 14 ColumbiaRiver Oregon Guaymas 14 Guaymas Hong Kong San Francisco 2 Hong Kong Nov. 7 coastwise Tahiti 10 Boston San Francisco Oct. 10 San Francis Sept. 30 Coastwise do Lahaina Oct. 4 do Coastwise do 11 Tahiti do '• 28 Valparaiso 30 do Hong Kong Mazatlan Nov. 20 Oct. 23 San Francisco Coastwise San Francisco do Nov. 18 Coastwiae Oct/ 31 do San Francisco Kainscatka t Sydney Coastwise Nov. 7 san Francisco 25 ssn Franciaco do do 24 *' I coastwise do Dee. do 5 San Francisco " " " "" " " " " " "" "" " " "" " " " "" " "" "" story, every word true, but you must not believe all of it.' 'And wont you tell me one?' » 'Yes, certainly; but remember, the one I tell you is all true. We had been off soundings quite a spell, our steward was rather crabbed, and we had got out of eggs—' 'Eggs, brother —do you have eggs in ships?' 'Bless you, to be sure. Did you never hear of Mother Carey's Chickens? The eggs they lay are peelers, I tell you, and plenty enough in vary high latitudes.' 'But where do the chickens come from, Jack?' 'Why, Cherry, they come over in great flocks, and light all around us.' 'Well, go on, Jack.' 'Weed got out of eggs, as I told you, and to tell the truth our butter was rank—' 'Butter! butter!—' •You put me out; don't interrupt Cherry; butter, to be sure. If you were to'see our dinner table—' 'Table!' says Cherry, 'I didn't know—' 'No, pocr child, of course; you never were at sea, and how should you know anything? I say we happened to be out of butter and eggs—and I'm sure there is no lie in that—wnca one morning we waked up with a whale alongside of us, a cosy old chap that was rather near sighted, and having left bis specs at home, did not spy our craft till he was close aboard.' 'Whales don't wear spectacles,' whimper- ed Cherry. 'Not that I know of; however, we said 22 Schooner good morning to the old fellow; and our 26 Brig 30 Brig captain, ses he, 'Matey, get out a boat, will Aug. 6 Brig you, and pay respects to that fellow.' Well, 13 Brlgantine ii " n Brig while they were getting ready, Jim Ratlin "" 1417 Brig Brig and myself leaped overboard and smam for " 23 Schooner " whale. The captain bawled after us, but the " S do Bent It 19 ghip we as if we we were deaf. Our plan made " •' 28 Schooner was to make a slip noose over his smeller SO do "i. 3 do Oct. and steer him into port, but as soon as we n do " 18 do got snug aboard of him, the old fool began 13 Brig to scramble to windward; he sounded two or " IS Schooner '• js do three times, but we held on to his ears: finally I got a chance, and jabbed my pen" 2331 Bark Sloop " 3 Brla knife into him, and after running a while, at Nov i Bark last he turned up. We had lived upon him 7 Schooner about a week, and had given up all hope of " •' 7 Rrlg Bchoonor ".1 1220 do u seeing our ship again, when one afternoon I do 24 was awakened with the cry of 'Whale ahoy!' " Liverpool " 29 Brig san Francisco 'Halloo!' 'Where yer bound?' 'Bound to D«. 3 Schooner do j .i do do ii ship, if we can find one.' 'Tackle on, then;' a do Dec 23 St. Peterabargb Kirks '. 10 Bark ana they threw us a line. They soon came (built here) " 20 Ssn Frauciaeo 20 SVUooner •• "go •an Frandiscc " 21 coastwise do up with us, and you can judge of our surII prise at finding that it was a boat from our Arrivals and Departures of Vessels of War at and from the Port of Honolulu, for the year 1848" own good ship Napoleon. They took as alongside and we commenced cutting in our Commander. Guns. Where from. Whera Name. Nation. Class. Date. whale, and we stowed down 100 barrels of Mar. Chrisl 4 Valparaiso Leborgne Sarcelle 2 French Corvette do IS Christmas Island 10 Tahiti do as do do " 27 Cohan Hirer good oil as ever was put into a ' 'riah.' Aor'lO Callao Jaae IB June 10 British Frigate Cooetence What do you think of that?' ??»"«•� 60 Tahiti 24 Valpai Adm. Tromalio " 17 French Kngate Poursuivantc July Wood 15 Jack ended his yarn; but poor Cherry " Paget' Pandora Panama Brig'tina July 4 British Maiatlan Aug I Hong Preble Sloop "16 TJ 8 was fast asleep—[Yankee Blade. Lahatoa Frigate Independence Com Shttbriek Sent 5 US 18 " .. . ■• . - — I' I, Bark Schooner Ship ' ——— .. » . ' ' —— �THE FRIEND, FEBRUARf* 1849. 16 Notice to Lahaina Subscribers. A CARD. How to PnosriaTw Business.—ln the The R>v. Ma. Taylor will now act as Agent for the first place make up your mind to accomplish The Pastor of the 2d Presbyterian Church in Friend," at Lahaina, and the irregularity which has atwhatever you undertake; decide upon some ]Honolulu, together with bit Church Members,, take "tended the forwarding of jourpapers, it is hoped, will no longer experienced. Mr. T. will employ a carrier, be All Forparticular business—persevere in it. " ithis opportunity to express their gratitude to difficulties are overcome by diligence and (eign reaidents and others, who hare very cheerfully who will deliver the paper. History of the Hawaiian Islands : assiduity." (contributed to the amount of450 dollars to aid them their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, Embracing hands, not to* Be afraid work with your ;in purchasing shingles for their meeting-house.— Discovery by Europeans in Ihe sixteenth century, re-dis, and diligently too. "A eat in gloves catches They their Civil, Religious and Political Cook, covery by had raised seven hundred dollars among History from thewith earliest traditionory period to the presw? no mice." themselves, when the recent epidemic broke forth ent time. By JAMES JACKSON JARVES. Third Attend to your own business, and never among them and carried at Chaplain's Stndy. Price, Si,oo. edition. For sale oft* a hundred of their numtrust it to another. "A pot that belongs to ber. the survivors are unto nigh aick, of Bibles Many ! Bibles!! many is ill stirred and worse boiled." and the church aa a body are very much At the study of the seamen's Chaplain a aupply of Be frugal. '' That which will not make a death; Bibles and Testaments ia constantly on hand and for pot lid." Save the pence and the pounds'disheartened. sale. Atpresent the assortment those in the This timely aid has enabled them to purchase the English, French, German, Spanish,comprises themselves." Swedish, Portuguese, take care of will for which feel to their shingles, they very grateful languages. Dutch and Welsh will! Who love Be abstemious. " dainties benefactors. a late arrival, some elegantly bound Family EBy i have been received from the depository of the Honolulu, Jan. 80, 1849. beggars prove." American Bible Society, New York. Prices from tl to 87 Rise early. "The sleeping fox catches no poultry." "Plough deep while sluggards NOTICE. ALXfiAHAC FOB. L849. To Siamin and Stbanoers.— Hie Seamen's Chapel. sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and 1819 SIMITIWiT FIB 11849 S M T F 8 '' . keep." W|T 8 4 5 6 July 1 2 8 4 8 6 7 Treat every one with respect and civility. Jan 812910111218 8 9101112 1814 7 and nothing lost by ia Every thing gained 1415161718 19 20 15161718 1920 21 "courtesy." "Goodmanners ensure success." 28 26 26 27 2122 24 22 JS 24 25 26 27 28 Never anticipate wealth from any other Feb 28298081 12 8 Aug 298031 12 8 4. source than labor. Especially never place 6678 91011 4 6«78 910 12 18 14 16 1617 18 11181814161617 dependence upon becoming the possessor of 181920 2182 2824 19 20 21222824 25 an inheritence. He who waits for dead 26 27 28298081 25268728 Mar mens' shoes may have to go a long time bare12 8 Sep 1 2346678 4 5 6 7 8 910 foot. "He who runs after a shadow has a 910 11121814 15 11181814151617 16 17181920 2122 wearisome race." 1819202122 28 24 2824 26 26 27 2829 Above all things never despair. "God is Apr 251 28278 284 295 306 317 80 2 where he was." "Heaven helps those who 12 8 4 6 6 8 910 1112 18 14 Oct. 7 8 910111218 1616171816 20 21 help themselves." 262627 28 14161817181920 22 2824 follow implicitly these precepts, and no2980 2122282426 2627 from 28298031 thing can hinder you accumulating.— May 12 8 4 6 6 7 8 910 11 12 jVor 12 8 [Portland Tribune. 18 19 5 6 910 . is open for Public Worship every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock, A. m., and 7i, p. it. Skats ran. Religious services will be held at the Vestry Room every Thursday evening. Usually, there will be a Lecture delivered. The Seamen's Concert forPrayer ia held at the Vestry Room the third Monday evening each month. Seamen belonging to vessels (of all nationa) visiting Ihis port are invited to 'call at she Chaplain's Study, where they will be gratuitoualy supplied with copies of the Friend and other reading matter. It will be most convenient for the Chaplain to receive calls from Seamen between 2 and 4 o'clock, p. at. Public services at the Native Churches, on the Sabbath, commence at 9J, a. m., and 2| p. M. The Seamen's Reading Room is open at all hours of the day. Strangersarriving and ■having late foreign papers, are respectfully invited to aid inkeeping said room supplied with useful reading matter. 17 Donations are respectfully solicited for the support of the Chaplaincy, and the publication of 'The Friend. An annual report ol all donaliona is made to the American Seamen's Friend Society, in New York. Any person contributing the sum of 660 is entitled to become a Life Director of the Society, and by *20 to become an Honorary Life Member. SAMUEL C. DAMON, Honolblu, April I.—tf. Seamen'a Chaplain. Return Borrowed Books. The subscriber desires all persons having books in their possession belonging to him, or the 'Seamen's Library to return them immediately. Some valuable books are ' 4 7 8 13141616 17 202122 282425 26 11 1218 14 16 16 17 has never tasted Gen. Cass, 2728298081 1819202122 28 24 spiritous in his life. From 1806 to the Sun 8 4 5 6 7 81 <8 Dee 252627282980 1 nt time he has been intimately connect1011 IS 18 1415 16 234 6 6 7 8 17 18 19 202122 23 910111213 14 15 th public life, in the field, the camp, 1617181920 2122 24 26 26 27 28,29 30 jilrt, and through every variety of so28 24 25 26 27 28 29 niTitary arid political relation, and yet 18031 missing. Lewis Cass has never broken theabstemiousO* Some weeks since, the subscriber loaned the 'MeMARRIED. ness of his life in this respect. Hence the On the 20th ultimo, it the Catholic Church, by the Lord moirs of General M to some one in Honolulu, who has neglected to return the volumes. He is requested to Maijret, and afterwards, at Her Britannic Mnjestyjs vigor ofhis constitution and the clearness of Bishop so immediately. SAMUEL C. DAMON, , by Esq William Her Britannic Miller, Consulate General, : his unclouded intellect.—[Am. paper. Seamen's Chaplain. Majesty 1 Cousal General, Roikrt Chemhire Jamon,second J5n.1,184». * Janion, Esq., of Rocksavage, in the county of Richard Chester, to Domitila, eldest daughter of Senor Don Francisco Rodreyuet Vida, Consol for Chita at theseIslands. ion o! ' Lahaina Chaplaincy. Divine service will be held in the Seamen's Chapel, Religion is the cement of civil union, and every at 11 o'clock, a. m. Seamen, reaidents, Sabbath, the essential support of legislation. DIED. and visiters, are kindly invited to attend. In this town, on the 27th ult., Mr. Wili.hh Mobbtoh, The office sf the Chaplain ia a short distance from the aged 41 years, a native of the Isle of Wight, Ecgland, and for Chapel, on the same street towards, the sea. All persons years a resident on these Islands. Some men seem most severe when they some Dee. 13th, at Koloa, Haul, Maby Ababblla. daughter of wishing to converse with him, procure the Holy Scripare in reality most affected, as snow turns to Dr. James VV. and Mellcent K. Smith, aged9 years and lSdays. tures, or religious publications, books, etc., will be always At Wailuku, Maui, Dec. 17, Muv Abdblvoia, youngest welcome, between the hours of 3 and 5 p. at. ice when on the point of melting. daughter ofHev. D. T. and Mrs. A. L Coude, aged one year, T. E. TAYLOR, ChapUin. ,, Lahaina, July 29, IS4B. ten months and seventeen days. The Friend, Bound. 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Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.02.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.02.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/6fd94e3e2d50127e6cd1aaf05dd07004.pdf c261d238e0f1f273ec9fc6d1be7fe98b PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. HONOLULU, MARCH 1, 1849. Vol. 7. 17 No. S. About one o'clock P. M. of the day that we made the island, the Captain took us all on shore, and would not entrust the steering For the Friend. CONTENTS .oar to any hand but his own, as he said, if OF THE FBIESB, MARCH 1, 1849. should be upset in the surf, he should ASkoetRcahrfHonegneI,vey slands. Original Poetry, page 17 never forgive himself. There was a high j Sketch of Rarolonga, 17 on the reef (which is only 200 or The Two Whalers, 18 BY A FORMER RLSIDENT AT LAHAINA. 300 feet from the beautiful broad shore of New York Correspondence, 19 20 Books, Our Exchanges, Decrease of Polynesians, coral white sand) which partook of the magPitcairn's Island, Report A. S. F, Society, 21 Distant nificent and awfully grand, as the wind was Encouragement to Labor for Men-of-War's men, 21—22 Departure from Sandwich Islands view of Rorotonga Landing Cordial re- high and the spray was driven by it wildly Loss of Whale Ship Cassander, 22 Daniel Webster's Opinion of New Mexico, 23 by the Engtish Missionaries—Ef- and furiously. We made thp Rev. Mr. Pitception Donations, Death's, Marine Intelligence, &c., 24 dreadful Hurricane in 1846— man's station, at first on the N. E. side of fects of the Visit to Mr Pitman's Station Decrease of the island, but as it was too rough to land Population the Rev. Dr. Gill's missiona- there, we coasted the low cocoa-nut shore ry labors, Sfc. along for five miles—not more than a mile our "Polynesian Sketches," from it, rounding a point approached Mr. In continuing For the Friend. quite unexpectedly an interesting account Buzicotts's station which is at the bottom of PEACE, BE STILL. a small bay. This was not deep enough to When old ocean foams and rages, has fallen under our inspection, of Dr. break off the full force of the trade winds, works its will; And the tempest 's visit at Rarotonga, on his voyage but there was an excellent opening in the W One soft phrase the war assuages, to the United States. We are quite confi- reef 200 feet wide, where, curious to see or Peace, be still! wave wu dent that it was never intended for publica- say, not even a roller or rough When wild thoughts put forth their blossoms, to impede our smooth, comfortible visible tion, but on that very account the testimony and safe landing. We were scarcely on And the soul with passion fill, herein given is the more valuable. Would shore before we were surrounded by the isJesus whispers to our bosoms, Peace, be still! that every reader of Herman Melville's car- landers who seized all the children in their and misrepresentations, (in his late arms to bear them where we might be going icatures Tis thy voice, O Lord of Ocean I to with one accord, all Soothes the storm, arrests the ill; work entitled "Oinoo") of English Mission- This they withobjected much discord, till they were and Maria Fears are hushed in calm devotion, aries in the South Pacific, might glance an set on their feet. They had felt pent up Hearts lie still! eye over this sketch of a writer's first im- long enough, and now on land wished once more for liberty of spirits and limba. O when on death-beds we languish, pressions at Rarotonga: Let the same soft sounds distil; "We sailed from Niihau the last of the I had hoped to see the Rev. Mr. Buzicott, Whispering to the soul's last anguish, Islands, on M., the 26th but learned that he had been gone to EngSandwich Peace, be still! of November, 1847. We have had pleas- land nearly a twelve month. I knew him New London, Conn. F. M. C. ant breezes, but light and far to the east- well by reputation, and was aware of his acward. It was impossible to reach Emeo quaintance with me in the same manner arul For the Friend. and we could reach no island more eastward had intended to lay claim to his hospitality THE TRIUMPHS OF THE GOSPEL. than Rarotonga. On the 24th of December, for my family. The Rev. Mr. Gill Christ the Lord is King in Zion, we discried the lofty outlines of Rorotonga, was at Mr. Buzicott's station. I had never Bow, ye Nations, to his sway; forty miles distant. As we approached, it heard particularly of him, but presuming on Israel's hope, and Judah'a Lion, became a beautiful object to look upon, ris- Anglo-Saxon, or rather on Christian civiliFrom the strong shall take the prey ; ing sudden and lonely—green and umbra- zation, I made good my way to his house Sons of Abraham, geous from the shore to the mountain top,— and was received by him and his lady in the Hail with joy the glorious day. so pleasant and sunny did it appear, like an most cordial manner, and as an old acquainemerald set in silver on the bosom of the tance too, —for I found that they had for a From Ihe heathen's blood-stained temple, blue sea. Rarotonga is twenty miles in cir- long time heard of me, and were expecting Foil'd the powers of Hell take wing: cumference, nearly round, and is so con- me there on my passage home- Some ships Moslems on their Koran trample, that it much resembles Tahiti. It had touched there a few days before, and structed, And Immanuel's praises sing; is 3000 or 3500 feet high perhaps, of basal- had reported me soon to leave the Sandwich Turk and Pagan, tic structure, and looks more like a great Islands, and that the "Atlantic" would probOwn your Prophet, Prieat and King. body ofland that had been sunk, than like a ably touch at Rarotonga on ncr way home. Freed from Papal superstitions, distinct volcanic mass projecting from the In all my wanderings I have never known Burdens grevious to be borne, bottom pf the ocean. On inspecting it how- such a hearty and cordial hospitality—and Thousands o'er their lost conditions ever, you see numerous signs of volcanic all so simple and homelike too—as was exWith unfeigned sorrow mourn; action on the sides of the island, —as if the tended to me and mine at Rarotonga. We Search the Scriptures, lava and conglomerate had been forced spent one night on shore and embarked the And to Christ for pardon turn. above water or near its surface. The peaks following day at 4 P. M. During this time projecting here and there, among the more the enjoyment of a month was crowded into Christ the Lord ia King in Zion, round and rugged summits of the island, a day. Christians tune your harps again; were barren, moss-grown, weather beaten Soon after our arrival a messenger waa The Root, the Branch, the Lamb, the Lion, and needle-shaped. Those and all other despatched to Mr. Pitman's station with inO'er the earth triumphant reign ; mountainous parts and vallies indicated the formation of it. The next morning he came Hallelujah, action of the elements from an unspeakable) over to see us—jest a# Mr. Gill and myself Jew and Gentile join the strain. age of antiquity. were about mounting horees for a ride to his H. N. G. Pitcairn's Island, 1848. Polynesian Sketches. THE FRIEND. "we ibreaker — — — — The Poet's Corner. — ; — — ' . ■ i however �THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. 18 The Two Whalers: station. I wished iprj( I take a look att book bindry under his care—the mechanical the island, and after Mr. Pitman had restedI arts to superintend and much other business OR THE ISLANDS WITH AVI) WITHOUT A 8181.F.. we started. The path led through a forestI which I have not time to name. He is well , Mass., July 3d. F of mangoes, bread-fruit, papain and banana, and thoroughly educated, possessing much In the year 1836, a whale-ship left the of well for win- harbor which lies before my open window, adapted and a scene ofother umbrageous evergreens. urbanity manners, Sometimes we were completely shaded fromi ning and retaining the love and confidence for the Pacific Ocean. While sailing along the fierce rays of the sun,—in other places iof the natives, which he appears to have se- one of the beautiful islee of that sea nearly huge trees were lying prostrate near thei cured. He wished much toreceive commu- under the equator, sdaairge number of napath. The country .appeared devastated soi nications from the missionaries at the Sand- tives came off for the purpose of trade. No that the sun and tram winds had an oppor- ■ wich Islands. He had received an Hawaii- treachery was suspected, and all for a while tunity to contest their powelrs together.—■an Bible, &c, &.c. * went on amicably. But, upon a signal from This devastation was occasioned by the hurP. S. Since transcribing the foregoing a chief, the natives sprang for the harpoons, ricane in the spring of 1846. The effects for our columns, the following translation of: whale-spades, and other deadly weapons at of which were disastrous in every direction. .'hand, and a desperate contest immediately Huge trees, five and six feet in diameter, a speech of a native of Rarotonga, has fal-i ensued. The captain was killed by a single, len our over observation, in glancing under torn up by the roots, j:ocoa-nut trees, withi stroke of a whale spade; the first mate also their thin heads torn off, were visible, and a late file of the Day Spring." We think soon after. The second mate jumped overhundreds of cocoa-nut trees were pressed its perusal, in this connection, cannot butl board and was killed in the water, and four over many feet from their perpendicular poto of our readers:—.seamen lost their lives. A part of the crew sition, and hundreds more were levelled to prove interesting many ran up the rigging for security, aad the rest the ground and their heads taking a new Change in Rarotonga.—" Not long ago into the forecastle. Among these last was wbjle you were a civilized a young man, the turn upwards. Mr. Pitman told me this pathi we were savages, third mate, by the name of was completely shaded before the gale, so)people. We them took delight in killing!'jJones, the only surviving officer. By his off each each and other's' nutting other, that the sun barely reached the traveller oni cool intrepidity and judgment, and after a it,—now it was open long distances together. heads. As soon as a head was obtained, we| long and fearful encounter, they ship was Though the island appeared charming to me, i left the trunk to twist about, and the head cleared, the chief killed and many of his he said its beauties were all destroyed. He was presented as a sacrifice to our gods. It companions, both of those on board and spoke in mournful tones on this subject.— was the custom not only to Hill each other, those who came alongside to aid in securing Whole villages were swept away. The de- i but our taste was so depraved, that we 1the ship. Mr. Jones now became their capstruction of houses aad the great and beau- thought more of human than of any other tain, buried the dead, dressed the wounded a group assembled, they would and made sail for the Sandwich l tiful churches at Mr. Buzicott's and Mr. Pit- flesh. toWhen Islands, from man's station, were painful to behold. New begin talk among each other as to how whence the ship was sent home to this port villages however had risen up, almost to ap- they would gratify their horrid appetite for —the voyage, for the want of necessary ofpearances, by enchantment, but the nativesi human flesh. One would propose that they feers, being completely broken up and tliouof this island are very industrious, and itI should eat their own younger brothers; and sands of dollars lost to owners and underwas pleasant to see what an amount of labor those who were moved with compassion for writers. they had accomplished in eighteen months. them, would take them out of the way.— The blessed gospel had never shed its inThere seemed to be no principle of love; 1 tnade a hasty excursion to Mr. Pitman's fluence on this benighted island, and there were t hey without natural affection. station. His situation though pleasant, is we considered that we were in was no power to weaken the ferocious pasnot so pleasant as Mr. Gill's. Both Mr. anFormerly isolated that ours was only sions of men. Had the gospel been there, and Mrs. P., are out of health, and Mr. P. land in the condition,and that a little the way off, how different would have been the scene. world, looked to me too feeble to live very long, unthe and seas and when the met; sky foreign- Somewhere the survivors of that massaa, less he should improve. He is lean to anjers first came to us, we thought that they cre must find an asylum. Weeping over appalling degree, but says he bears great had broken through the sky to visit us.— their slain companions, in the anguish of exercise very well. His account of the hur- When we observed their clothes, we thought their own wounds, and in the disappoint\ricane and the escape of himself, wife and■ was their skin; but we thought it was a ment of their broken-up voyage, they must household, was extremely interesting, andlit very convenient skin, for you had a number hasten somewhere for refuge. But what thrilling. My hair stood erect at their per- .of holes where you could put away your made their asylum at the Sandwich Islands with whole visit at my ils. I was pleased When we looked at the legs of'so welcome and so desirable? The gospel property. Rorotonga. We rested after a month spent| the foreigners with their large trowsers, we was there! Missionary influence had made on the ocean, and we could have been no were afflicted with elephant- the island a fit and a safe resort. The thought they better treated by our own friends. We shalli iasis, and when weall looked at their feet we downcast mariner knew that where the gosloot back long and often to this spot with were toeless. We did not pel banner waved there was safety. supposed they \ real enjoyment and satisfaction. know their feet were inside of their shoes. Let us now contrast with the bloody outOur stay was necessarily short, but I have 1I have but little time left, but if I had a rage above recorded another scene. Some not of my observations, whole day I could make known some of the two years ago, another whale-ship sailed i time to tell you now though they were numerous and mostly customs of the heathen. from this port. In pursuing her voyage she agreeable. One remarkable fact however, When the word of God came, we were arrived among the Hervey Islands in the I I will not omit to mention, and that is the very much surprised when we listened to month of November last. In a dark and I rapid depopulation of the island, which op-ofi[what the teachers told us. They spoke to 'squally night, the strong current had carcrates in t>uch % manner that the excess us about salvation; and when they said, that ried the ship beyond the captain's reckoning, | marriageable males over the females of sim-jthose who believed in Christ would pass into and she struck on a coral reef a few miles ilar ages is nearly as two to one. The exlife, while those who believed from the shore of the island of Aitutaki.— I cess of deaths over all increase has been''everlasting not would be lost, these seemed strange)iThe masts were immediately cut away to reF one hundred annually, for many years.— things to our ears. After a little time God lieve the ship, but she soon began to break Twenty years ago the population of Raro- jwas pleased to carry on his work with great- 'to pieces, thumping on the reef with dread[• tonga, exceeded 6000, now it falls short ofj er power, and those were conquered by the ful violence at every surge of the sea.— 3000. * * truth who were never conquered before. In''Here were all the horrors of shipwreck. Send to the Rev. Mr. Gill, by way of Ta- the times of darkness, everything was bad; The crew took to their two remaining boats ; hiti, to the care of the English Consul, or bad food, bad clothes, bad people, bad —three out of five having been dashed in some missionary at Tahiti. Vessels fre- chiefs, and bad everything; connec- pieces,—saving nothing but the clothes they quently pass from Tahiti to Rarotonga. Mr Jtion with the word of God, everything wears had on at the time the ship struck. They | G. is a fine fellow, and understands the ob- a different aspect, everything is ameliorated. must perish if they remained with the ship. jects of his business very wall. He has a! My word of exhortation is, let us hold fast But what had they to expect from yonder isgreat deal to do—a Seminary of twenty!to that which will endure forever. Let us land that opened on their vision as the mornyoung men under hip care preparing for mis-| concerned to send the gospel to lands ing broke? How many wrecked mariners, sionaries to the uhchristianized islands ofj still in darkness, that darkness may flee escaping from the fury of the sea, had fallen before the fury of savage men. But go F the Western Pacific, —a printing office and from them, as it fled from Rarotonga." ,, I " r .. • .. , > \ *\ . : , ' : I i • ' I ', > : ' ' ' ' • ' 1b« �19 THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. they must: and with anxious hearts they ply Who can contemplate the facts stated in itations in Europe continue. We are getthe oar to reach tin land. Had the gospel reference to these two ships without seeing tine however a better class of her papulagone there, or bad it not ? Oa that ques- that the diffusion of the gospel among the tion than formerly; viz: those who have intion hung their The affirmative pagan islands of the sea is an unspeakable a competence of would fill them with joy; the withi blessing to the interests of navigation and dustry, character, and some of the wealthy. property, of life with together commerce, the and in protection despair! They reach the shore drerMiedI with water, cold, fatigued, having lost their•property, as well as in preparing immortal Not a little money is brought over by them, all. And what new •master was to cap thei souls for the bliss of heaven. Jv. Y. Obser- and what is far better, good morals with a ver, July 22, 1848. climax of their woes! ( to make good American citizens i disposition But the gospel had been there! TheyI ——■——^»—«SlSB—^^^—S^"^— Well, let them come—the poor and all—si were not to be the prey of ferocious men. that they are disposed to be and do right; Their first interview with the natives showed them they might dismiss all their fears. An 1 For Hie Friend. we have room enough, and unwrought wealth English missionary was there, and he and New York, Aug. 15, 1848. enough to give them industrious habits, the natives vied with each other in showing Just think of it! Two steamers, each of healthful morals, and a comfortable living all hospitality and kindness to the distressed are nearly completed, to Politically, just now the United States arc [ 2,250 burthen, tons the left mariners. When the island captain the chiefs presented him a document writtenf run between New York and New Orleans, what the sailors would call a chopped sea; by one of their number in a fair hand. The touching at Charleston and Havana in less and where we shall bring up on snch a sursame identical paper lies before me. It than seven days. They are to be put on the face our shrewdest navigators find it impos gives in their own language a brief account route the Ist of October and two more are sible to tell. Gen. Taylor, Gen. Cass, Mr of the wreck. Eta ma eteßu ote pai,"i &c. On the other side is a translation by to be added by the Ist of April. The same Van Buren; which shall be the next Presithe missionary as follows: company have a contract with the govern- dent? is the question. Mr. Van Buren has Sirs,—The owners of the ship wrecked. ment to run steamers from Hevana to Cha- just received a united nomination by an im' This is tha likeness of the ship wrecked twice a mense convention assembled at Buffalo, and here. We rose early in the morning, andI gres, on the Isthmus of Darien, route to Pan- will carry with him all who earnestly insist Thence the overland the ship was a total wreck. We went with month. all haste to the aid of the crew, and foundI ama on the Pacific is only twenty-eight on not another inch of slave territory. He j that they were all safe. A part only of the miles; and from this place steamers of 1000is understood now to be committed to this cargo was lost, and a part we saved. This contract with the U. S. free principle, and multitudes of both politiis the amount of what we saved: 251 casks tons burthen under to Astoria.— cal parties will give him their votes on this Government run regularly The of the of oil, &.c. * * word chiefs to the owners of the ship is finished. May From Panama to Valparaiso the British have account. How the matter will go time must you obtain salvation from the Lord. a line of steamers, which with the American determine; while thousands of hearts pray Ko Valma Rangi. line make some 6000 miles of the Pacific that the burden of American slavery may be Class Chiefs: Ko Tamatoa, coast thus navigated. Add to this that we reduced to a point rather than enlarged an Ko Umkura, Manaa Tangi. have now weekly steamers from Europe, iota. Freedom for a world! J. S. Aitutaki, Dec. 17, 1857.' making the passage in less than two weeks; Under what obligation were these suffer- so that a passenger may leave Liverpool, The Young Harpooner.—The Monthly ing mariners to that wisdom and benevo- and be at the following very good story of a the mouth of the Columbia in Rose tells lence which had caused the gospel banner to whaler in Nantucket. No wonder the young wave on that island ere that ship went to less than six weeks! Don't this look like hardy seamen of that island can handle a pieces on its shores! What a fate might bringing the ends of the earth together!— harpoon with such singular dexterity, when have been theirs had Zion never said— And will it not be literally so when a steam- they begin to practice so early in life:— Wake iales of the South, •Your "Passing through Nantucket last sumer shall regularly ply between your Islands redemption is nigh 1 mer, we stopped at an out-of-the-way house This island first received the gospel and the American coast. Many shall run for a glass of water. As we approached the, through the agency of Rev. John Williams, to andfro and knowledge shall be increased. half-open door, we beheld the following that burning and shining light among the If not a fulfilment of this prophecy, these scene, which excited our risibility at the Pacific Islands. Accompanied by two of the swift winged messengers certainly furnish a time to a considerable extent. native teachers, whom the church at Riatea An urchin, some six years old, had fastenhad chosen, Mr. Williams reached Aitutaki very good commentary. ed a fork to the end of a ball of yarn which in Oct 1821. The facilities for internal communication his mother was holding, which he very dexA letter from the captain of the wrecked in this country are very rapid and easy. It terously aimed at an old black cat quietly ship lies before me, from which I quote: to Cincinnati, five days to dozing in the corner. Puss no sooner felt 'During my short stay on the island, 1 is but four days and to St. Louis, from New the sharp prick of the fork than she darted Chicago, eight stopped at the house of the English missionoff in a jiffy, while the. experimenter sung ary, whose name is Henry Royle. His York! While Portland, New Orleans, St out in high glee, "Pay out, mother, pay out, was more than kindness toward me I could Louis, Chicago, Buffalo, and all the prom- there she goes through the window." reasonably have expected from any individ- inent intermediate cities, are not one minual. As regards his christian character, he A Student of the Bible.—Among disThe interute apart by our incomprehensible lightning tinguished is a man truly devoted to God. Bible students be mentioned est he manifested to those under his care is communication! What are we coming to! the late venerable John may Quincy Adams, who at other than have witnessed any I more or rather what is coming to us? I have just recently stated that ever since he was 30 missionary station. Every morning it was returned from a trip of 3500 miles through years old, he has been accustomed, among his practice to rise at daylight to teach his val- the first things, to read the Bible every scholars. The natives are a kind and hos- a portion of the great valley. O, the morning. With few interruptions, be has pitable people. I have never seen'any more lies covered over with corn, and the fields of followed the practice over fifty years. He so. They have a large stone church which wheat and oats stretching away and away has read seven different versions, in the hundred to one thouwill contain from eight to German, like own Pacific. Bread Greek and Latin lanenough your French, sand people, and it was well filled every beside English translations. guages, world: and the a considerable portion was there. have feed I while They Sabbath likewise a large stone school-house and of the old world is coming here to aid in about twenty-five stone dwelling houses. As producing and eating it. The current of Elihu Burritt, the learned blacksmith, addressing crowded audiences in regards civilization the natives of Aitutaki immigration is unchecked, and will doubt- we see, is Exeter Hall, London, on the Philosophy of have made as great advancement as those of less increase very much if the political agi- Labor, aad kindred subjects. he Sandwich Islands.' : destlsf. — Correspondence. 1 " I . , ' , �20 THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. me with his practical wisdom, I shall not do not pretend to place our " 7 by 9" sheet pine for want of intellectual companionship, upon a par with American mammoth week2 MARCH 1, 1849. and I may become a cultivated man though lies and dailies, still we have the satisfacHONOLULU, excluded from what is called the best socie- tion of noticing that some of those whaling papers make not unfrequently about the ty in the place where I live." Books, Books. The " Serampore " came freighted with |C7» Strangers and visitors will find a same disposition of our " small fry " that a some choice invoices of " books, that are,choice collection of books at the Polynesian certain fish (the name of which is not unknown to New Bedford editors) made of the books," from New York and Boston Pub-, office, in Merchant street. brought no ever Ushers. Probably vessel prophet Jonah. into the North Pacific a better selection of Our American "Exchanges." Icy Exchange papers sent to our address, standardand miscellaneous literature. Such Per " Serampore " we acknowledge files at the office of the Am. Seaman's Friend an intellectual banquet has long been de-1of newspapers from the following offices:— Society, No. 82, Wall street, New York, or sired, although the foreign community at the New York " Observer " and " Evangelist," Mission House, Boston, will be forwarded Islands wag tolerably well supplied with in- ]Boston "Recorder," "Puritan," "Youth's the earliest opportunity. Should any of our tellectual nutriment before this arrived.— iCompanion," "Wellspring," "Dayspring," American exchanges, or subscribers, have Those who haee and read good books, will "Congregational Visitor," "American Mes- occasion to complain, that our papers are ever be ready to increase their libraries, isenger," " New Orleans Presbyterian," irregularly received, they must bear in mind, Sales, we are glad to learn, have been very "Missionary Chronicle," and "Herald," that mail packets and steamers, do not, as good, and we hope book publishers will be " Whalemen's Shipping List," and " Nan- yet, play upon the Pacific. induced hereafter to keep our market well itucket Inquirer," (2 copies ) In behalf of supplied, not merely with ephemeral works iseamen, we would thank the publishers of Decrease of Polynesian Races. By the epidemics (whooping cough, measand novels, but works of real value. Hith- Ithe Boston "Recorder," " Youth Compan- les and influenza), which have raged among erto books, shop-worn and unsaleable in the panion," and " Nantucket Inquirer," for the Hawaiians, during the last 12 months, United States, have been consigned to theIhaving sent files of their papers, gratuitousit is estimated that not less than 10,000 have Honolulu market, and the publishers did not Ily for years, for the benefit of seamen visi- been swept away or about one tenth of the probably realize their invoice-prices. When iting Honolulu. Speaking in behalf of hunpopulation. An account found in another we have looked over catalogues of some idreds and thousands of masters, officers and of our columns shows that at Rarotonpart former consignments of books, the thought isailors, belonging to New Bedford, New the South ga, in Pacific, a rapid decrease has crossed our mind, that book merchants:London, and Sag Harbor, now abroad in the has been for many years. Capin progress in the United States must think that Eng-i Pacific, multitudes of whom annually visit tain Jackson's of Strong's Island, Sketch lish readers at the Sandwich Islands were this port and Lahaina, we have a complaint published in our last n mber, showed that peculiarly fond of treatises on the '' swine," against the various newspaper publishers in there a depopulation was in progress. The " canine," if not the " feline " species, for.'ithose ports (the publisher of the Shipping same melancholly fact has long been apparin verity, works of this description have,List excepted.) Some time ago we were ent at the Ladrone Islands. (See sketch in most abounded. If book publishers desire accustomed to receive the New Bedford No. of our paper.) We recently January to sell such books in Polynesia, they should Mercury, and one other newspaper publishmet with an intelligent young man, who had secure their translation into the Hawaiian, ed there, but neither has come to hand for resided several months on the Gambier IsMarquesian, Tahitian, or Fejeean dialects. at least two years New London, and Sag lands. He remarked that depopulation there Anglo-Saxon mind is operative in these re- Harbor publishers have never condescended was fearfully rife. believed, that in It is gions, and we want standard authors in Eng- ied to exchange with the "Friend," while no part of Polynesia, can the native tribe be lish and American Literature. The book the "clippings" from our humble sheet referred that is now upon the increase. to, market in Honolulu is not extensive, yet have been neither " few " nor " small," for It has appeared to us, that, as yet, adequate should there be opened a depot for Standard, itheir columns. As opportunity has offered, causes for this general depopulation had not Historical, Legal, Theological, and Litera- we have uniformly sent our paper to the of- been assigned. Some of the causes which ry works, we believe it would return a hand- fices of the several newspapers published in have been assigned, cannot be true, to the some profit. There are not a few resident all the whaling ports of the United States. extent, which some have imagined, for it on our shores and to be found among the We presume no two copies of the Nantuckwill be readily seen, by referring to the numerous visitors here, who can echo back et Inquirer are read by so many Nantucketmap, and statistics, that this depopulation is the eloquent words of the lamented Char- men, as the two sent to our office. New progressing, both where missionaries have ming: "God be thanked for books. They Bedford, New London, Martha's Vinyard, and where they have not; where are the voices of the distant and the dead, and Sag Harbor papers, would be read, (if labored, there are Catholics, no less than where there and make us heirs of the spiritual life ofisent) by very many belonging to those plaare Protestant missionaries; where there past ages. Books are the true levellers, ices, who are always anxious to obtain the are no foreigners, as well as where there They give to all who will faithfully use them, latest intelligence from their friends and famthe society, the spiritual presence, of the ilies. It is not so much on our own account are many. The increase of the Pitcairnians, stands most manifestly in striking congreatest of our race. No matter how poor ithat we complain of a want ofeditorial courtrast with the decrease of pure Polynesians. lam—no matter though the prosperous of'tesy on the part of those publishers, as on my own time will not enter my obscure account of their neighbors and fellow-townsContentment.—Contentment dwelling. If the sacred writers will enter men, frequently calling at our office for in some measure all those effects produces, which the and take up their abode under my roof, if " heme" papers. It has not escaped our alchymist usually ascribes to what he calls Milton will cross my threshold to sing to me recolection that some years since, the editor the philosopher's stone; and if it does not of Paradise, and Shakespeare to open to me of a New Bedford paper sent us word that bring riches, it does the same thing by banishing the desire of them. If it cannot rethe worlds of imagination and the workings he would send his paper to us, if he could move the disquietudes arising from a man's of the human heart, and Franklin to enrich be assured of a quid pro quo." Now we mind, it makes him easy under them. " ,THE FRIEND. wv ' �21 THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. XXth Annual Report of Am. Pitcairn's Island. From Captain Luce, ship " Margarett," . The Seamen's Friend. Seamen's Friend Society. we had obtained a few items of recent intel- The twentieth anniversary of this Society, Encouragement to Labor for Men-of-War's Men. ligence respecting the Pitcairnians, but weIwas celebrated in the Broadway Tabernacle, are glad to obtain something additional fromiMay 8th, 1848. From the report there pre- A Sweedish Sailor restores 700 Rix DollarsMr. Buffett (one of the three foreigners re- sented, we learn that the Society was never Good effects of placing religions books cm ship-board Vessels War should be siding there), who came as passenger oni more prosperous than at present. During plied with Chaplainsof Ward-Room supofficers board the "Dover," Captain Jeffery. At; the last year several new chaplains were read the Episcopal Service, Bee. present the inhabitants enjoy remarkable commissioned to preach among seamen in In the Appendix of the last Annual Rehealth, and are generally nrosperous. They foreign ports, viz., at Canton, China; La- port of the American Seaman's Friend Sonumber 147, the respective sexes about heina S. I.; Havana, Cuba; Marseilles and ciety we find the following statement: equally divided. During the last five years, Bordeaux, France; while all their old chapG. A. S., is a native of Bjorneboro, Finonly two cases of death have occurred, one laincies have been sustained. The report land. He spent his early youth in that city of those was a small child, who died in con- also shows that more than ever is doing for in the employ of a merchant. Becoming unsteady and dishonest in his habits, he fled sequence of a burn, while the other was a Iseamen, at home. At New York, five Beth- his country, and six years ago he was huntyouth, whose death was the result of an in- els are sustained, and at Boston four, while ing along the docks of London for a sailor's jury received in his foot. The number of'at every port, from Maine to New Orleans, berth in some vessel. He succeeded, arid to America, where he shipped in a U. births during this period has been twenty- the Bethel flag waves. At the principal came States bound to China and the Pacific the lakes and canals, Bethels Ocean.vessel five, or one sixth of the entire population. !points along In the Chinese Sea he was sick Mr. Nobbs still officiates as school-teacher have been established. Much is doing for both in body and mind. A fever had seized and conductor of their religious services.! seamen, in the way of Sailor's Homes. The the former, while some words fitly spoked by a pious mariner had greatly affected the latNearly every family maintains family wor- amount of funds acknowledged by the Treas- ter. On the way thence to the Sandwich urer, is much than at former anlarger any ship, and " grace is said " at their meals. Islands he read some of the volumes of the The Pitcairnians are in the fullest sense of !nual meetings, being $24,179,74. " Christian Library," by which his convicThe Honolulu chaplaincy is one of the tions for sin were increased. He arrived at the term, Democratic Republicans. Feand was conveyed to the hospital males as well as males, all vote for Chief'oldest on their list of foreign chaplaincies, Honolulu, a wretched man. Here the Rev. Mr. Dabeen established be having in will 1843. It Magistrate, being entitled to exercise the mon, the seaman's chaplain, made his acelective franchise at the age of sixteen years! sixteen years the first of May ensuing, since quaintance. * Gradually his health returned; and about The current year, Mr. Simon Young is the Rev. Mr. Diell landed at this port. the Ist of April last he came to New York, Chief Magistrate, and Arthur Quintal Chief fCT'For the information of seamen, we' and on Sabbath to the Floating Bethel, to Counsellor. When cases of difficulty arise, would give notice that, per " Serampore," a hear from the Rev. Mr. Hedstrom words requiring an appeal to the goddess of jus- fresh whereby he might be saved. * * supply of books has been received, for He had saved his money, and now came tice, she presides over a regularly constitusale and gratuitous distribution. If any up the question of making amends for the ted court. Trial by jury, is by no means an sailor leaves Honolulu, without a good sup- dishonest deeds in his native city. He went unheard of method of deciding cases among to of useful and entertaining reading, it his minister, and with him to the Sweedthe people of Pitcairn's Island. Pecuniary ply ish Consul, through whom he got a for will be because he does not call at the study about seven hundred rix dollars. draft This he fines are the usual punishment inflicted.— of the Seamen's Chaplain. If any one will has sent to his mercantile employer, with From all we are able to learn from visitors, call belonging to a vessel lying "off"and on," penitent confession, to pay him principal and and a correspondence of some years with he can obtain a supply for the ship, as well interest, and with the request that with the them, it is our full belief, that they are livbalance he will serve some others in the as himself. same manner. At the same time he wrote a ing as comfortably, quietly and peaceably, letter to his relations, telling them the story as the same number of people in any part of War Against the Grog Shops.—A woof God's merciful dealings with him. the world. We would call the attention ofiman in Cincinnati, whose husband was in Glad are we to read so interesting an acwhalemen to the notice in another part of'the habit of drinking at a neighboring tav- count of a sailor whose visit at Honolulu ern and then coming home and abusing her, our columns. requested the landlord to give her husband will not soon be forgotton by those who be Melancholly. —We regret to learn thatno more drink. The landlord refused the came acquainted with him: twice glad to woman's request; she followed her husband, learn that he still maintains a consistent proon Monday morning, February 19th, three and as he was in the act of drinking, made seamen belonging to the " E. Freith," took an assault upon the glasses, decanters, and fession as a disciple of Christ; and thrice a ship's boat, and started, as is suppos- other rum conveying devices. The landlord |glad that he should embrace the earliest oped for California. They supplied themselves flew to the protection of his property, a portunity to make restitution to a defrauded crowd gathered around, sympathised with with a compass, watch, clothing, bread, wa- (the woman, assaulted the house, gutted it'employer. In doing this, he has done no ter, &.c. Up to this date, nothing has been completely, and then proceeded round to the more than his duty, yet undesx these circumheard from them, except a boat under sail destruction of other coffee houses in the city, istances it was a noble and praiaworthy deed. was reported the following day off Dimond ;By this time the police arrived and stopped He once asked our advice upon this very the progress of temperance reform in Cinpoint, and it is a source of unfeigned joy, Head. Serious fears may be entertained cinnati, where, in a legal way, it seems to that our recommendation has not been disrespecting their fate. Their names we learn ]be most particularly needed. to be, William Lapham, Wisconsin, John regarded. Gorman, an Irish lad, belonging to New A Motive to Virtue.—Allowing the perA few additional facts may not be uninterYork, and William Collier, New York.—lformance of an honorable action to be at- iesting respecting this conscientious Sweedwith labor, tbe labor is soon over, ish or Finnish sailor. Hs was discharged, The family of the latter, is reported to re- but ]tended the honor is immortal: whereas, should side in Nassau street, near Fulton. Should even pleasure wait on tbe commission at Honolulu, from the U. S. S. Constitution, of' we hear good or ill report, respecting them, what is dishonorable, the pleasure is soon in November 1845. At that time, neither the it will be reported. Surgeon of the Frigate or the Hospital Phy. Igone, but the dishonor is eternal. — — : ' ' ' ' * * * ,< ,'< , ',, ,' ' ', ' �22 .,,, .•.. THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1849. ■Man entertained any expectations that he) TOO rix dollars to his mercantile employer'read theEpiscopal Service," and one of those coold recover. At his own request he re- and others, from whom he had wickedly tak- officers is about to be admitted to " holy orceived tbe sacrament, and with the utmostt en the same several years previously. Wei ders" in the Episcopal Church of the United calmness and christian composure awaitedI confess that we are glad to publish a fact ofr States. his end; but as stated in the above mention- this description for the consideration of thosei P. S. In perusing a file of the Boston ad report, he gradually recovered. At one upon whose countenances might be seen thei Recorder, recently received, we find a comof our visits upon him, he referred to the■ smile of incredulity, should it be announcedI munication from the Rev. Mr. Turnbull, circumstance that he had assumed a Purser'si in their hearing, that a sailor, —a man-ot- Seaman's Chaplain at Valparaiso. In rename, (a very common practice among men- war's man had become a converted man, andI ferring to the influence of good books he remarks as follows:— of-war's men), and that he wished me to un- ■ was now living a christian life. are at which show hand, abunderstand that " William Winson" was nott Materials " A most interesting case on ship-board has come to my knowledge. When other results followed the that dantly, good ■ recentlyStates his real name. From a brief record which the United frigate Constitution sailed efforts made for the moral and benreligious we have preserved of that interview, we are three years ago, the Rev. Mr. Parker, Seaable to inform our readers of his true name efit of the ship's company of the " Consti- man's Chaplain in New York, placed on which corresponds with the initials at thetution," when she sailed from the UnitedI board of her, a set of the Christian Library by the American Tract Society. commencement ofthe above extract. " No- States, having on board the Hon. Henry published contains forty-five volumes and is sold at vamber 26th, [1845.] About noon visited| Wise and family, bound to Jio Janeiro, andllt $20, including the case. During the voytbe Hospital,—saw the pious Sweedish sailor from thence round the world. Some good age, a marine read some of them, and by whose name I learned to be Gustavus Adol- remarks of Mrs. W. on the first Sabbath the aid of God's grace, good old Dr. Dodphas Silfversten, of Bjorneboro, in Fin- morning after the vessel left New York, hadI dridge spoke to his soul. He listened, beand became converted. land. While there I met Captain Percival, probably more influence than she could have lieved in JesusChrist this ' man-of-war ' he stood up On board of who came to visit the same person. He hasi imagined they would! The self-denying ef- alone on the Lord's side. He was derided manifested, I am happy to learn a kind and| forts of Lient—in maintaining the publicI and slandered, but all this did not prevent benevolent feeling in regard to any of hisi reading of the Episcopal Service, were not him from a full and resolute discharge of his without their good moral and religious ef- duty. men whenever they have been sick." In the month of April, 1846, he made ai fects! That "Christian Library," placedI At that time there was no chaplain on an omission reprehensible in any adpublic profession of his faith as a christian, on board by the Rev. Mr. Parker of the board, ministration, which allows a national ship 1 at the Bethel Chapel in Honolulu. On hisi Episcopal Floating Chapal, in New York, with five hundred men to leave port on a examination for church membership, wheni was profitably read by some whom he may protracted absence, without any spiritual adasked upon what he was building his chris- never meet until the Judgment Day! That viser to comfort the sick and dying. The tian hope he replied, in language we shallI pious marine labored not in vain, and| marine above alluded to, finding no chaplain in the Constitution visited the sick ward and " " never forget: The foundation of my hope, will undoubtedly enjoy the sweet conscious- attempted conversation with the patients. " is nothing which I have done, but simply the ness of having done his duty as a christian, The well would jeer, and often the sick '■ atoning merits of a Crucified Redeemer." when some of his opposers and vilifiers are would utter rude remarks and unkindly reHe left Honolulu in the following June oni exercising the deepest regret for their wick- pulse him. But he was not to be driven board the U-. S. S. "Congress," but was ed conduct! It was surely to be deplored, from duty; his visits were daily repeated and he tried to urge upon all the obligations of i subsequently transferred to the "Colum- -that a ship's company of about 500 souls, the gospel. The Constitution returned home, bus," in which vessel he returned to the U.> should leave the shores of Christian Amer- and I have lost trace of the man, but not of States. After he left Honolulu we received I ica, to circumnavigate the globe, without a his labors. two interesting letters from him, and in oth- Chaplain on board, and that too, when the The officers of the ' Columbus ' recently gave her men liberty to come on shore at er ways learned that he had not turned back, vessel was entitled to the services of a mm this port, and a speaking the Canaan having once put his hand to the gospel- ister of the gospel, and moreover when one language called Swede, on me. He had been told plough. In one of these letters now lying; was actually offered, but a naturalist taken that I was here. When I inquired how and before us, he makes most grateful mentioni in his place. It may be asked how this where he became acquainted with the Saof his indebtedness to the kind treatment of! could have been? It may be answered, upon vior, he replied 'on board of the Constitution. was very ill,' he said, 'and exthe Hospital Physician. We refer to this good authority, because, in the opinion of pected He to die.' A marine whom he accufact to meet the reproachful remark, we ihim, upon whom devolved the responsibility rately described, had conversation with him have often heard made, that in the sailor,of deciding between the services of a natur- about his soul and his salvation. He felt there was no gratitude! We believe it is alist and a chaplain, it was judged that the ashamed when he first spoke with him, but now he is bold and fearless for God. Diffias unfounded, when made in regard to sea- professional services of a chaplain, would cult as it is to live the christian life on men, as any other equally large class of our ireflect less honor upon the country, than board, yet it can be done. Ofthis he isshipcerfellow men. for he has tried it and trusts he has i those of a naturalist! For the honor of a tain, Some one has remarked that one fact is;great and christian nation like the United been successful. Is there not encourage" ment for the continued distribution of these worth a thousand arguments." We doubt:States, we hope a similar decision, may little messengers of truth and life? " not a thousand good arguments might be ad-, never be made, and if made, never allowed duoed for vigorously laboring in behalf of, to be carried into execution, thereby de- Loss of the Whale Ship Ship Cas ander,of seamen, yet there are some, whose minds priving 500 American citizens of the servi- Providence, by Fire, at Sea, and the suffer1 are so prejudiced that they will not acknowl-, ces of a gospel minister during a three year's ings of her Crew in the Boats.—The ship Cassander, Henry Winslow, master, sailed edge that it does any good whatever, to,cruise, around the world. In one other inProvidence on the 19th November, preach to} and distribute good books among stance, has an United States Frigate, cruis- from 1847, on a whaling cruise. Nothing occurseamen. May not the minds of such per-, ed in the Pacific, duringthe last seven years, red worthy of remark until the Ist of May, sons be favorably affected by this fact, that ihaving no chaplain on board, but for the 184S; between 4 and 5 A.M., it blowing a moderate gale of wind from the northwest at a Sweedish sailor, m being converted era-\ honor of the Navy, the " Ward-Room of,the time the alarming cry of " fire " was braces the earliest opportunity to restore that Frigate furnished those who regularly Iheard. All hands were instantly on deck. 1 > , ■ , ' ' • . '' > ,' :' . . ' . , ', ' �THE FRIEND, MARCH? 1849. - 23 and it was soon discovered the fire was in that we might get some sleep and rest to en- ■John J. Jackson, of the bark W. H. D. C. the lower hold, apparently near the fore- able us to bear the fatigue and hardship con- Wright, for the services they rendered, and mast, where four barrels of tar had been sequent on a renewal of our voyage. This the attention they paid me. stowed; it was also discovered that two of also he refused. He gave us some bread, P. S.—ln Rio, I was told Cora* the crew—negroes from the Coast of Afri- wine and water, and then passed a pencil mending Tilton, of the U. S7 brig Perry, ca—had jumped overboard; I hove a rope's and a piece of paper down to me to write that the Alercidita had arrived at Monteviend to one of them, but he refused to take the name of my ship that he might report deo and that Capt. Dormick reported to him it, and sunk out of sight. Orders were in- me. 1refused to write it unless he permit- having fallen in with, us; he said he offered stantly given, and every exertion made to ted me to come on board; and, against hisito take us on board and carry us with him extinguish the fire, and save the ship, but express wishes, jumping into themain chains to Montevideo, but that we refused, preferthe fire being in the lower hold, and the I went on board. He asked me if he could ring to remain in the boats. This I prosmoke so dense and the flames so rapid, that do any thing more for me. I told him noth- nounce to be utterly false. Whalemen's no one could enter the between decks; our ing but take us on board. This of course Shipping List, Sept. 5, 1848. efforts proved unavailing. he refused, and I left him. Thank God, man's inhumanity to Daniel Webster's Opinion of New MexAttempts were then made to procure such instances of bread and water, but the smoke in the steer- man," are rare, very rare, among seafaring ico.—New Mexico is secluded—isolated, age was so dense as to prevent us—this led men, and Capt. Dormick of the brig " Aler- a place by itself, —in the midst and at the us to believe the ship had been fired aft as cidita," will have the satisfaction of know- foot of vast mountains, five hundred miles well as forward. Three boats were lowered, ing he stands " alone in his glory." from the settled part of Texas, and as far with the customary boat kegs of water, a We again made sail and proceeded, with- from any where else! It does not belong small quantity of bread, seme raw meat, ta- out accident, until the night of the 6th, when anywhere! It has no bilongiugt about it! ken from the harness cask, my nautical in- it commenced blowing very heavy in squalls; At this moment it is absolutely more retired struments, and a few articles of clothing. hove the boats to until daylight, by making and shut out from communication with the As every exertion had been made to ar- a line fast to the oars and paying them out civilized world, than the Sandwich Islands rest the progress of the fire without avail, it ahead. At daylight again made sail, until or other Islands of the Pacific Sea. In sewas thought most prudent to leave the ship II o'clock, when it began to blow a heavy clusion and remoteness New Mexico may to her fate and make the best of our way to- gale from N. N. E., and we were compelled! press hard on the character and condition of wards land. to heave to. About 4 P. M. my boat was ■Typee. And its people are infinitely less Shortly after leaving the ship, the second swamped, and we were left to the mercy of.elevated, in morals and in condition, than the mate's boat picked ap one of the Africansi the sea. We supported ourselves by the people of the Sandwich Islands. We had who had jumped overboard when the alarmi capsized boat until the two remaining boats much better have Senators from Oahu. Far of fire was first given. He afterwards con- ■ came to our relief, when all, eight in num- less intelligent are they than the better class fessed that his companion had fired the ship, ber were saved. By this accident I lost my of our Indian neighbors. Commend me to and then, plunging a knife into his side, andI nautical instruments and all my water. the Cherokees, —to the Choctaws,—if you jumping overboard, said that he was his ac- The two remaining boats now contained please, speak ofthe Pawnees—of the Snakes complice, ne gave as their reason for acting; 22 persons, and their gunwales were not —the Flatfeet—of anything but the Diggin as they did, their fears that they would beI more than six or eight inches out of water. Indians, and I will be satisfied not to take sold as slaves at the first port we entered. In this situation we passed the night; noth- the people of New Mexico. Have they any I hope it is not necessary for me to say their■ ing was heard save the awful roaring of the notion of our institutions, —or of any free fears were without the shadow of a founda- tempest, and occasionally the voices of some institution"? Not the slightest! Not the of the officers and crew offering up prayer slightest on earth! When the question is tion. Being now daylight, it was found that allI to the Almighty Ruler of wind and wave for asked—what will be their Constitution—it the ship's company, except the African, were their safety. He heard our prayers. In is farcical to talk of such people making a in the three boats; in all twenty-three souls. the morning the wind moderated, and the Constitution tor themselves. They do not We found our supplies to be two boat-kegsi sea was beaten down by a heavy shower of know the meaning of the term—they do not and one teakettle, in all about ten gallons offrain. From this time we had fine weather, know its import. They know nothing at all water, about fifteen pounds of bread, andI and proceeded toward the land, where we about it; and I can tell you, Sir, that when some raw meat. According to the previous arrived at 5 P. M., 10th of May, on the they are made a State, such a Constitution day's reckoning, we were in lat. 34 deg. 38I beach near Conventas, in the province of as the Executive power of this government milesi St. Catharines, Brazil, nearly exhausted,,may think fit to send them, will be sent and mm. south, lon. 45 west—four hundred from the nearest land. No one who hasi having no water and very little food left. will be adopted. The Constitution of our never been in a similar situation can appreThe mate's boat was capsized in the surffellow citizen* ofNew Mexico, will be framed ciate the sufferings that succeeded. Con- ■ on landing, and Barney Reed a boat steerer,"in the city of Washington!— Speech in U. fined to one gill of water and a small portion was drowned, he being so weak as to be un- S. Senate March 23, 1848. of bread a day, in bad weather, and obliged able to extracate himself from the surf.— to pull against the wind, we soon became Near where we landed we discovered a Franklin's Wife.—When Dr. Frankexhausted, and had to trust to our sails, house, at which we were furnished with wa- lin's mother-in-law first discovered that the heading as nearly towards the land as we ter and provisions. young man had a hankering for her daughTwo after left I days Catharines, for St. could. the good old lady said, she did not know Nothing of importance occurred until the to give notice to, and ask assistance from'ter, so well about giving her daughter to a prinlon. the U. S. Consul 47,] sth, 32, when, the there. after [lat. Shortly I left, of morning ter. There were already two printing offiabout 10 A. M., we discovered a sail; all the negro either deserted or was stolen; in the United States, and she was not hands took to the oars, and after pulling and most probably he met the latter fate, his'ces certain the country support them. It would hours, distress for five we fears of which were of the cause of much so signals making was plain that young Franklin would decame up with her, and found her to be a suffering. pend for the support of his family on the Spanish brig, 100 days from Barcelona, I arrived at St. Catharines on the 19th— Iprofits of a third, and this was rather a made efevery He the Consul a with which procured vessel, to Montevideo. I Idoubtful bound chance. such an objection was If from the mate's boat went back and met the crew at a place callUs; fort to get away came up with her first, the captain would ed Loguna, forty-five miles from where I urged to a would-be-son-in-law, when there were but two printing offices in the United not let him come along side, but gave him a landed, and sixty from St. Catharines. some distance astern. shall I never be able to thank sufficiently States, how can a printer get a wnk now rope and towed him I then came alongside, and through an inter- the Americans in St. Catharines, particular- when the number is near two thousand?* preter stated my distressed circumstances, ly Captain J. R. Malcolm, R. S. Cathcart, and asked permission for me and my crew E. N. Jefferson, E. P. Mosher, and Mr. W. Nantucket Fishermen.—The Nantuckto come on board—he refused most positive- ■ Hammel, for their kindness and the assist- iet Inquirer states that the cod fishermen of ly. I then begged him to take us to Monte- ance they afforded me, both in St. Catha- ithat Island have thus far done grandly. The video or St. Catharine's or one or two day'sirines and to enable me to get down to Rio. ischooner Luraua has arrived with 30,600 sail towards lend. He refused. I asked I am also under great obligations to Messrs. fish, and the schr. Oneco is hourly expected him to let us come on board one night then, Maxwell, Wright &. Co., of Rio, and Capt. with 48,500 i ; — " — , .• . > . , > ■ - I ' 1 ' '' I ■- —-- —■ - - �24 THE AMEND, MARCH, 1849. Br shM'Abae. H. HowUad', Capt. Fisher, Dec. SO, '48, skjJ and Testaments. Hawaiian Bible Society. Morris, of Falmouth, 41 month, out, 2,200 sp*SM A fr*»xs supply IJCommodore hark per " Seraaspore.'' At the study*f the Sappkn, of New Bedford, 6 months out, 80 mil. 8, '4t, Mrs. eßebecca Johnstone, constituted a bbl. .perm-, Jan. 10, bark China, of New Bedford, SO month* Seamen* Chaplain a supply of Bibles and Testaments Life Member, by a friend; (the proceeds to oat, 1,900 hbls. tperm ; same date, ship Lion, of Providence, 40 Is constantly on hand and for sale. At present the asmonth, out, 2,000 bbls. Jaa. 19, ship Charles Phelps, sortment comprises those in the English, sperm; be devoted La the purchase of Portuguese of Stoninglon. 19 month, out, 1,500 bbls. sperm snd.whale; man, Spanish, Sweedish. Portuguese and Dutch lanFeb. 5, sblp Herald 2nd, or New Bedford, 15 month, out, 150 guages. Bibles, for seamen.). $10,00. sperm, 250 bbls. whale—bouad into port. Deadeinona, 26 March 1, 1848. tf Miss Mary Hubbard Turrill, a Life Mem- bbls. mos oat, 1800 sp; Virginia, 16 moa out, 400 sp; Golgonda, 17 The Friend sent Abroad. out, 550 ap; Mary, 15 moa out, 100 sp; Sparton, 15 moa ber, by relative in the U. States. $10,00. moa 200 ip; Autumn, S3 moa nut, 900 .p; inlander,So mos Any person, by paying the subscription price of ike Master Frederick Turrill, Life Member, out, out, 800 ap, Pellons. 450 sp snd wh; Canton, 29 moa out, 1800 Friend, ($1,60) in advance, can have the paper forwarded 400 sp; Malta, 16 mos out, 400 ap snd 100 wh. wh, by his parents. $10,00. Capt Hatting., Berampore, roporta Nov 24, he spoke whale to any part of England or the United States, by the eartf Miss Mary Alette Paris, Life Member, by ahip Cltisen, Lansing, off east end Btsten Land, bound name liest opportunity. Bibles ' Also, Dec 18, whale ship Ploughby, oil not stated. NOTICE. her father. $10,00. By Capt RichardLuce, Jr., master of ahip Margaret Scott, —Coast of Chile, Oct. 20, '48. ship Niger, Gray, 4mos. 80 a. o.; To Seamen and Stsanoebs.— The Seamen's Chapel. Miss Ann Matilda Paris, Life Member, by ahip Vineyard, Coon, 12 moa. 750 a. o. 200 w. o.; Not., ahip is open for Public Worship every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock, her father. $10,00. Fabiua, Smith, 2,600, home; beard from, in Not., ship Com- a. m and ~i, r. m. Scats nil. , Subscription. For the Seamen's Chapel. Mrs. Rice, Honolulu, Gummer, " •Mr." Sayer, " " "" Tibbey, Toplift, " Hatch, " " Capt. Fales, " Margaret," " Winters, " E. Freith," Mr. Cooper, " " Halsey, " " Thos. Douglass, a lump of gold, modore Morria, Jonea, S8 mos. 2,100 s. o.; barque Ruaael, Religious services will be held at the Vestry Room Morse, full, 2,400 a. o.; Not. 29, ship John Coggeahall, Luce, every Thursdsy evening. Usually, there will be a Lec150 s.o. 100 w. o.; Dec. 6. ahip Harbinger, Fisher, 6 moa. 60 ture delivered. a. o.; ahip lassc Hick., Rice, clean, Sandwich lalsnda direct; The Seamen's Concert forPrayer ia held at the Vestry Dec. 8, ship Emily Morgan, Ewer, nothing since leaving 8. lalsnda, bound lo Ihe coaat of Peru sperm whaling) Dee. 20, Room the third Monday evening each month. Seamen vessels all belonging (of nations) visiting to Ist. 20 8 84 38 W., Leonids., Swift, 8., $5,00 ahip Jon. of N. moa. a. 0., who reports off Csllao, ahip China,Flaher, 27 mos. this port are invited to call at the Chaplain's Study, 5,00 700 1.700 a. barque Smyrna, Hllmore, 38 mos. 1,200 a. 0., bad where they will be gratuitously supplied with copies of Inal his 2nd officer, Mr. Norton of Edgartown, whodied 36 Ihe Friend and other reading matter. It will be most 5,00 houra after hewsa taken; barque Peru, Flaher, 16moa. 400 a. convenient for Ihe Chaplain to receive call* from Seamen 8,00 o.; Highlander of Mystic, 40 mos. 1,000 s. «.; the above Is I between 2 and 4 o'clock, p. m. believe to be depended upon. 5,00 On the22nd on the Sabbath, of October, s man named James H. Blakey, of Public services at the Native Churches, 5,00 Edinburgh, Scotland, was killed Instantly by falling from the commence at 94, a. h., and 2} p. m. The Seamen's Reading Room is open at all hours of 2,50 fore-top-msst crosstres of the 'MargaretScott. o.; 5,00 1,37 2,00 15,50 Feb. 6—Hawaiian schr. Spy, Cortls, for California. Jan. 28.—Am. merchant ship Rhone, Hill, for Hongkong. Feb. B—Hawaiianschr. Juiian.'Moran, for China s—Peruvian brig Pacihcn, Swain, for China. —French wh. sh. Gustave, to cruise. 6—Bark Connecticut, Penhallow, for Valparaiso. 9—French achr. Sophia, lor San Francisco. 10.—Am. schr. Honolulu, Newell, for Chins. Feb. 13—Peruvianbrig Elisa, for San Francisco. —Am wh sh Margaret, Falea, to cruise. —Am wh sh Margaret Scott, Luce, lo cruise. 16.—Am mer bark Auckland, Jennings, for San Franciaco. For the Fritnd, Weusspaper Two Sailors, '* M. Scott,' An Officer, "Margaret," Sailor, Officer, " Isaac Hicks," the day. Strangers arriving and .having late foreign papers, are respectfully invited to aid in keeping said room supplied with useful reading matter. fiy Donations are respectfully solicited for the support of the Chaplaincy, and the publication of 'TheFriend. An annual report ol all donations is made to th* American Seamen's Friend Society, in New York. Any person contributing the sum of too is entitled to become a Life Director of the Society, and by #20 to become an Honorary Life Member. SAMUEL C. DAMON, Honolblu, April I.—tf. Seamen's Chaplain. Return Borrowed Booked The subscriber desires all persons having book* in their possession belonging to him, or the 'Seamen's Library to return them immediately. Some valuable books are Bailed. $1,00 1,00 50 1,00 PORT OF LAHAINA. DIED. missing. November 14th, 1848, on the const of Chile, Edward Morton iy Some weeks since, the subscriber loaned the 'MeArrived. Ml from the fore-top-Mi1-yard of ihe whip 'John CoggeshaU',of to some one in Honolulu, who New Bedford, and struck on deck which killed him Instantly. Feb. 4.— An.>. ah. Geo. Washington. Olbbi, of Warham, moirs of General M has neglected to return the volumes. He is requested to He belonged In or near Boston, and waa about 19 yean of 14 1-2 mo«. out, 260 ». o. 1,050 w. o. 13,000 lot bone. »o immediately. age. lie wai a amart and promising young man, ami much —Am. w. sh. Washington, Palmer, of New Bedford, 16 mos SAMUEL C. DAMON, esteemed by all handi on board the snip. J»n. 1,1849. out, 80 ip. 900 wh. 1,000 Ibi bone. Seamen's Chaplain. We copy the above from the last Polynesian, but we have, Feb. 6.—Am wh ah India, Swift, N. Bedford, 6 mos. out Lahnina Chaplaincy. since the publication ef that paper learned that Morton's true ! 100 •perm. name waa Edward Douglass, belonging to Atnherat, Mass.— 9.—Am wh ah Dover, Jcflery, New ;London, 7 moa. out, 20 Divine service will be held in the Seamen's Chapel, We obtained thia fact from a shipmate, Henry Metcalf, be- iap. 150wh. and 1,000 Iba. bone. every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Seamen, residents, longing to Northampton, Mass., who came out In the "War—Am wh ah Benj. Morgan, Chapel, New London, 6 moa. out, and viaiters, are kindly invited to attend. ren." I60 ap., 300 wh., 2,000 lba. bone. Killed, Oct, 24. 1848, James Blackle, Aberdeen,Scotland, by Feb. 17.—-Am. w. ship Tobacco Plant, Allen,New Bedford, The office af the Chaplain ia a short distance from ihe Chapel, on the same street towards, the aea. All persons falling from fore top-msjit-cross-trees, of Margaret Scott ! 29 months out, 320 bbls. sperm. Foremast mand 20.—Am w. ship Romulus, Hull, Mystic, 6 months out, 1 wishing to converse with him, procure the Holy ScripCapt. Nash, master of bark Prudent, reports that on his isperm whaleand 1 right whale. tures, or religious publications, books, etc., will be always passage one, while in north latitude 39 deg., west lon. 41, a —Am. w. ship Abm. H. Howland,Flaher, 6 1-2 months out, welcome, between the hours of 3 and 5 p. m. foremast hand, by the name of M. Josa, fell overboard In the i25 bbla. sperm. T. E. TAYLOR, Chaplain. . night, and nothing waa either aeen or heard from him. A boat Lahaina, July 39, 1848. waa lowered In Tain. New Bedford Oil Market. la Honolulu, Monday morning, 96th ult, Mr. Alexander The Friend, Bonnd. Siimi. He has resided fn Honolulu near 90 years, baring Sept 4,—Sperm, 93c, unbleachdd winter do., $1,10, hlearh'd The Fneud, bound, for one, two, or more years, can be come out In the brig which brought out the first missionaries tdo. $1,15. Whale, N. W., 34c to S6e. Whalebone, 24c cwt. obtained at the Chaplain's Study. JJ- A few entire sets to these Islands. He originally belonged to Marblehead, Maaa. At Makawao, Maui, January 21, 1849, Mary Cummings, iremain unsold. A deduction will he made from the subscription price to person* purchasing more than one adopted daughter of Wm. McLane Esq, and wife of Thomas Information for Whalemen. volume. Cummings, aged 1? years and 10 montha. Thia young wife and mother waa amiable, intelligent, faithful) and exemplary; The subscriber would respectfully give the following Seumen will never be charged more than the actual a blessing to her fkmily and friends during her brief life. She notice for the information of whaleships, cruising in the cost *»*of Ihe publication snd binding. died sustained by theconsolations and hopes of the gospel of iPacific. Recruit* can be obtained at Pilcairn's Island, Notice to Lahaina Subscribers. t'hrist, leaving to her afflicted friends the aweet solace of believlna thut abe baa gone to be with the Lord, In whom she for at leaat twenty-fife ships, at about the following The Rev. Ma. Taylor will now act as Agent for th* confided In life and In death. Blessed are the dead whodie prices;— 1 at Lahaina, and the irregularity which ha* atFriend," Com. iv the Lord." (2,00 itended the forwarding of Yams, per barrel, your papers, it is hoped, will no Sweet Potatoes 2,00 longer be experienced. Mr. T. will employ a carrier Irish 3 who will deliver the paper. Onions 3,00 History of the Hawaiian Islaad* : Limes 2,00 Lime Juice, per gal, Embracing their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends 33 PORT OF HONOLULU. Cocoa Nuts, per hundred, 2,00 1Discovery by Europeans in the sixteenth century, re-disOranges, l,0o covery by Cook, with their Civil, Religious and Political Fowls, per dor., 3,00 History from the earliest traditionory period to the presArrives. m In exchange, the inhabitants are ordinarily ready to ent time. By JAMES JACKSON JARVES. Third Jan. 17.—Peruvlsn brlf Psclllco, Hooper, 21 dsys from San itake white and blue drilling, at from 20 to 25 c per yard; edition. For sale at Chaplain* Study. Price, tl ,00. Francisco. and calicoes from 15 to 20c per yard. They are usually ft —Am. brigSabine, Goodwin,from Mooterey. Jaat received and for Sale, want of check oil, shirts, in soap, percussion powder, 10.—Ass. whale ship Margaret, Fsles, of Newport, 56 daya At the Chaplain's Study, a fresh supply of the publicacaps, old lead, carpenter's tools, fee. ilnaani Zealand; 7 months out, clean. tions of the American Tract Society. 81.—Am. merehaat ship Berainporr, Haatinfs, 154 dsys fin The best season for furnishing yams, is from August to January; Sweet Potatoes, throughout the year; Irish PoBoatoa, with mdse. Mesara Bvereti & Co. Feb. I.—Am. w. t. Margaret Scott, Luce, 14 mo.. 100s. o. Itatoes, from December to February, and July to Septem200 w. *.*S ber, 1 (two s.asons). JOHN BUFFETT. A Monthly Jonrnal devoted to Temperance, Feb. oadKm. schr. Honolulu, Newcll, fm. San Franciaco. Honolulu, Feb. 23, 1649. tl Seamen, Marine and General Intelligence. 7 BrtßK H. Bay Co.bark Columbia, fm. England. FekflM.—An. wh. sh. Isase Hicks, Rice, N. London. PUBLISHED APJD EDITED IT D'Aubigne's History of the —Am. wh. hark Elisabeth Frith, of Sag HarborReformation, SAMUEL C. DAMON, SEAMEN'S CHAPLAIN. 1 15—Asa. raer. bark Auckland, Jennings, 144 daya fromBoala 4 vol*. ton, with mdse. to S H Williams *. Co. few copies of this interesting work, elegantly bound TERMS. Feb. AS.—Am. w. sh. John Coggsaball,Laos, 15 months out, ■ A One copy per annum, in cloth, are for sale at the) Study of the Seamen's Chap11,50 4*o sperm. I*o whale. lain. Two 2,50 copies per annum, --..--. SPOKEN, This edition is with the prefaced following notice Five by copies per annum, Capt. Luce, (MMkore 5,00 By ship 'John Oofgaahsl),' on the Ten copies per annum. 800 Groans, Jan M, 1641, ship Roecoe, McClsavs, of New Bed- the author:— sperm have revised this translation line and line, I by word tj-Single conies and bound volumes for 1,3,3,4 tori, 1* months oat, with I,lo* bhl*. of oil; Jss. SOth, ship Bum, Bay, of Nantucket, a* months out, with 7M bhl* I|»y word. It is the only one which I have corrected. wds year. n»y obtained at tbe Study of the ChapJ J. H.MiauD>Aniiiu." 1 spsrm oil had aw take* a wham far Ive months. > "Signed, ' < — . .. • " < ., ■^———^^_—^^— " MARINE JOURNAL. ,'" " " " ',00 " " ' ' ' — . . THE FRIEND: -. ....... , '' SnSßßßssl " 1 £c -- sssssssssssssssssssssss^l........H.^l.............HK. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.03.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.03.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/dda30975ad022e160f4322ffecb643c7.pdf ad935a87b3edb56d148f399e0eb205ad PDF Text Text FRIEND. THE HONOLULU, APRIL 2, 1849. Vol. 7. N*». 4. 25 THE FRIEND. OF THE Contents "rtIEKO,APBIL2, 1849. Original Poetry, " Gone to Sea," Page 06 Sketch of Samoan Islands, , " at A Kind Word to Moderate Drinkers, " 26 A Terrible Lesson, <• Sf Life at Sea, Celebration Washington's Birth-day, 28 Extracts from HodgePodge, 28—29 30 Original Ode, Hymn, and Poem, Lou of the American Whale Ship United States," 31 " 32 Donations, Marriages, Deaths, &jc, " The Poet's Corner. For the Friend. GONE TO SEA. Thrae little words I know, Ah! bow sorrowful they flow, " Only three j Yet no .cunning phrase can teach, Yet no flight of song can resch, Half thepower of that short speech. Gone to teal ■ Oft amid the wiady spay, Those we love adventurous stray Full of glee; While the terrors.of the deep, Hover round fond woman's deep, And she only wakes to wasp, .«.*_¥ Gonetoeea! This shall soothe the tempest's frown, Chain the oflldwy Neptane down ; Storms will flee, Hirers fresh, and gardens gay, O'er yon wat'rjr plains will stray, # And no quivering Up shall say, Gone to tea. these separate and independent elans, are now woefully apparent in IrSTSevastating war which was there (Ssjtng at the last accounts from the islands. We hare been fjjtared with the from a latter recently received, dated, tfpoltt, Then shipwrecks dire, Foundering ships, and ships s-fire, Will not be; Then no treacherous waves shall roll, O'er the globe, or o'er the soul— Shivered then shall be the scroll, Cone to tea. No more tea.' —0 glorious word 1 Second rain-bow from our Lord ! And to thee God of promise !—bending low, We the heart's deep thanks bestow, For this brightening ianer bow, No more tea. New London, Con. F. M. C. "A most destructive war has lately broken out, involving the whole of Upolu, Monono, and a large part ofSavaii. Monono, though a small island, and -comparatively of minor Importance, with regard to numbers, has nevertheless been long regarded and respected by all Ihe other islands as the ruling power. If a Monono man visits any of the other islands it is his orivilege to ask for whatever he may wish, and U* the rightful No more tea ! 1848:— ■ owner ofthe desired property refuses to comrequests, it is considered an insult to the government. In fanner times it would be at the risk of hi* Ufa, and the same feelings are cherished yet to a considerable extent. In this way many a poorfellow has been deprived of a choice mat, a fat pig, or perhaps a favorite dog. But this Heathenish despotism does not operate so well in Samoan, or Navigators' Group. these more enlightened times, and a great Situation,—Government, War now raging, body of the people hava resolved no longer —Latt intelligence, Establishment of tht to submit to this oppression. ply with such Polynesian Sketches. —— The warriors ot Monono party are not less Million, 1830,—Present number of Misnumber on sionaries,—Printing,—English and Ameri- than 2,000, but there is a greater They must either submit, the defensive. can Consulates, Sec., Sec. "Ss or fight. They have chosen the latter The Samoan, or Navigators' group of alternative. About 50 in all, have fallen, and islands, is situated in the South Pacific, perhaps double that number are wounded We, at home, are tempest tost; between 13 ° 30 and 14 ° 30 S. L., and As far as can be ascerained, the loss onboth We an heart-wrecked, we am lost; 168° and 173° W. L. Bight islands sides has been nearly equal. The most the And we fleeto-the group, via.—Savaii, the largest, missionaries can do is to pray for them, and belong Fancy-swept o'er watero drear, Upolu, next, Tutuila, Manua, Olooainga, attend to the wounded. The whole fighting, more than mortal fear, Fearing Ofoo, Manond, Apolima. The largest, as yet, has been .with muskets." Searching for those souls so dear, Savaii, contains 700 square miles,' being From the Samoan Reporter" for SepGone to tea. " additional particulars reabout the size of Mani, while Apolima con- tember, we glean' tains only 7 Square miles. The entire popuWe can see the masts go by, the unhappy state of affairs in the specting lation of the group is estimated at between Islands. We copy as follows: And Ihe white surge towering bigti, O'er the lee, 50 and 60,000. The island of Upolu is esti- " From the time ol the engagement on the mated to contain 25,000, Savaii 90,000, 17th ot June till Saturday, the Bth of SepAnd the riven ship ashore. Tutuila 8,000, and Manono 1,100. Sinking crew, and floating store, tember, there was a cessation of actual hosFused within that molten ore, In 1845 one of the English Missionaries, tilities. On the evening ofthat day, a party the Rev. Mr. Mills, made the following re- of the Aana forces burned Lemulifanua, a marks in regard to the government of the district belonging to Manono. Between the And we see that mourning d islands, in a letter to the Editor—'' There is night of the following Sabbath and Monday Wife, who for bar absent lawSf^ no properly constituted government in Sa- morning, a party from the Manono fart made plea j her flakes moa. Every land has its chief, and each is a secret attack upon a village in Atua, surWaiting, fjpg, watching law, unwilling that another should dictate to him. prising its unsuspecting inhabitants at the Listening farteeunlaiched gate,— Still, in matters which concern the public early dawn of day, butchered is! cold blood On her breast taw lead-like weight, welfare, they are ready to agree and enact twelve persons—men, women, and children, Gone to tea.' laws. After all, as it remains with each and wounded others. This was very preparty to act upon those regulations or not, valent mode of warfare in the hsjgfchen state But there is in light enrollas. as they please, it is of course very difficult ofthe islands; but many thought, tjaM sack Three bright worlds of power untold, for the well disposed part of the community a dastardly mode of proesvJure would not Only tbret -. td stand out against an evil which demands again disgrace their islands? and, conseYet the soundless deep they drain -, Earth's cleft shores unite again, punishment." The system of independent quently, appear to hava used less vigilance At the power of that abort strain— chieftainships would seem to resemble the than they otherwise would. The Manono No atoaa sxa I state of affairs on the Sandwich Islands, party have since been waiting in daily exprevious to the conquest of the islands by pectation of aa attack, in revenge. But shall be no "And there more »Rei. 21 1. Kamehameha, I. The evils resulting from Aana and Atua appear k> Dc making their . .. — * V * sea." �THE FkIEND, APRIL, 1849, 26 genius and learning, have fallen into skis arrangements with great coolness and dechasm, what security is there against your liberation; and this seems to augur more ominously for a determined and deadly sharing the same fate. For the Friead. attack, when they may decide upon it, than Once more; not only are you walking in ifthey bad made a hasty onset, under the exA KINO WORD TO MODERATE DRINKERS. the same path, with the same assurance of moment. citement ofthe that has proved the ruia of thousands, "Several church members have been While I have no hard words to utter safety, but many from your circle are yearly drafted drawn aside to take part in the war; and, against those who do not join in an entertwo or who had sustained them, three to among prise so nearly allied to the best interests of repair the ravages of death in. the army of the office of teacher; but itis also encouragcommunity, as the cause of Total Abstinence, drunkards. Were it not for therecruits furing to see that many of them have, as yet, would say a few words with candor, frank- nished from your ranks, drunkenness would taken a decided stand against uniting with I are endeawar; and and love, to all those who use intoxi- pass away, and the curse of intemperance ness, those who delight in would cease from among men. It is a sad vouring practically to exhibit the power of cating drinks as a beverage. tne principles ofthe religisa ofthe Prince of I would propose the inquiry—is your thought that the thousands who are now Peace. They retired to other lands, at a practice safe one for yourselves ? Is there staggering through life will soon be numa. distance from the immdemtescene of conflict, when it was evident that all efforts to bring not a legitimate tendency, in the haditual bered with the dark army of the dead; but the war party to a better mind were fruitless; use of any intoxicating beverage, to increase sadder still to reflect that the places of those and some of them have found a refuge, and the demand for such stimulant ? To these thousands will be filled by those who now are under instruction, in the Institution at the reply is often made—l can hold honorable stations in society, who are Manula. One of the church-members has inquiries govern myself. I can drink, or I can let it the pride oftheir friends, and the joy of the fallen in the war. alone various circles in which they move. No man "While it is, indeed, a cause of thankful- ■ hour, in have stood the that can trying contemplate the immortal wrecks that lie I grant ness that some men of strong minds and yet no one can estimste the moral and spiri- generous hearts are found in your ranks. scattered along the path-way ofthe moderate tual evils which -must result to the district This may be your endowment, but does this drinker without feeling a strong desire to stay from the condition into which it has been! re- fact place you beyond the reach of danger ? this tide of living death. brought. Even should peace be quickly stored, it may take years of toil and anxiety Have you not seen your equals, or even Again; admitting what it would be diffito overcome the effects of present proceed- superiors in all that exalts human nature, cult to prove, that you may pass on in the ings among the people. the power of habit, and yield beaten track of fashionable drinking, without "H.N." fall before "Sept. 1848. themselves the victims of intemperance. The injury to yourselves, there is another ground By referring to the Life of the Rev. J. circle of every man's observation furnishes to appeal. Every moderate drinker is the Williams, it appears that he made his firsti facts bearing upon this point. Where then centre of a circle, more or less extensive, missionary voyage to the Samoan Islands, over which he is exerting an influence on board the Messenger of Peace," in theiis the certainty that you may not follow in " this noble reform. Your words have the Islands against summer of 1830. He left upon 1 the same' course. I admit that many men some native teachers who had accompanied have used intoxicating drinks through life some weight, your actions much more. him from the Island of Rarotonga. The Many of you stand in high places, where all following year he made his second voyage to without becoming drunkards. Men have en- you say and do tells upon the conduct of battle and this group. A highly prosperous missioni countered the strife and shock of was soon established on the islands, under' escaped unhurt, while very many of their others. It is a privilege to stand where the direction of the London Missionary So- ' comrades have fallen. You would not infer many of you stand, but a privilege which ciety. In 1839 12,300 were gathered in from this that it is wise for men to endanger links itself with fearful responsibilities. By the various missionary schools, and near a your practice you arp saying that it is safe fourth part of the population was broughtt their lives without some adequate cause. to use intoxicating drinks as a beverage. under direct religious influence. From theINo more should the moderate drinker conM. for are Society Annual Report of the L. saying this to many a man who has aider himself safe because some of that class You 1847, the last which has came to hand, we live and die sober men. in reference to not the same control over his appetites learn there were 19 missionaries, clericalI which you possess, around whose path-way and lay, laboring upon this group. The en- those who are regarded as temperate in the are not the same inducements to sobriety as tire New Testament, snd a portion of the■ use of strong drink, it remains to be shown Old Testament, has been translated into the that they enjoy more, and suffer less, in pass- have been mercifully shed around you. As Samoan language. Besides various works in.; ing throngh life, than they would do if they friends of humanity, I know your deep symthe native language, the missionaries pubpathies are often excited in behalf of the lish, half-yearly, the" Samoan Reporter" in lived according to the total abstinence prin- more than orphan children, and worse than number about the containing English, each i ciples. same amount of reading matter as the Again; it is an undeniable truth that widowed wives ofthe unfortunate drunkard. "Friend." every drunkard was once walking in the The friends of temperance have been enby of Islands are frequented This group same path which you now tread, and felt the gaged in this contest for many years; with English aad American whale ships, which you is the power to decide it at once and for has led to the establishment of consulates. same security .which you now feel. Go ask ever. Your position resembles that of the Mr. Prichard, formerly missionary at Ta- that man, who has been drawn into the in an opposing army. The deciregulars hiti, is now the British consul, and Mr. whirlpool of intemperance, now shattered and is are fast passing away. dedly intemperate Williams, Williams, son ofthe missionary wrecked until his soul retains only some the U. S. consul. The would grow up solrising generation faint traces of its former greatness, in a calm The mission there has suffered recently a interval, when the fierce waters do not rage diers ofthe cold water army, were it not for severe lass in the death of two of its memask such a one for the history of his the influence of your example. The profit bers, vis.—the Rev. Thomas Heath, who within, Thomas ruin; he will point you to the social glass as and respectability of the trafic in ardent died May 0, 1848, aad the Rev. Button, who died on the 34th of March pre- the outer circle of that maelstrom into which spirits turns upon your patronage. Hence, he has been drawn, he will tell you that he to you, as to generous and liberal minded We shall anxiously look for additional thought that he was safe until he saw his men, we make the appeal. We plead not intelligence from that quarter, hoping it may the whirl of waters plunging to dc- for ourselves, but for the thonsands who be more favorable in regard to the internal bark in struction. If men of rank and station, of groan beneath the blighting curse of internand political affairs of the Islands. The Temperance Friend. • ' , .'. * ; �27 THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849. The following remarks we re-publhth from perance; and for the thousands more who indulged in, and now, instead of the intelliare hastening to the same dreadful position. gent and gentlemanly citisen, he is at times the Friend of July 16, 1847:— little better than a drivelling idiot. These For their sakes, we entreat you to take the " On the afternoon of Monday, July sth, things come from very small beginnings. occurred the missionary monthly concerWot intoxhigh ground, that you will neither use The young men who indulge even in an oc- prayer in the native church. Previoueita the nor _a» encourage casional glasaof wine, on a festival occasion, icating drinks a beverage, the natives, adults and chiinren, meeting, may escape this end, possibly —they think brought to the missionary's study, their varisuch use in others. they escape it—so did poor Thompson ous monthly contributions. We would here T. E. T. —so shall did every man who now fills a drunk- remark that the missionaries, Messrs. Hitchards' grave, or is reeling towards it. But cock and Andrews, have rather discouraged. Lahina, Jan., 1849. they should know that there is no safety but than encouraged their people from bringing in abstinence. " The appetite grows with cash, but preferred that they would bring the what it feeds on," and there is not one of ofthe soil or of their hands. They A Terrible lesson. —One evening some them who may not come to as sad an end as products weeks since there came into our office, a his who has called forth this article.—Let have pursued this course, principally, that man of some thirty-five years of age, in a the young men of this community think of they might encourage industry among the state of almost helpless drunkness. Seating these things and be warned.—.Yashua (JV.H.) people. It was interesting to witness the variety of Hawaiian wealth that was poured himself upon a stool, he threw back his cap, Telegraph. I into the Lord's treasury. The men usually which in the effort fell upon the floor, and brought a stick of wood valued at 6\ cents; an as we of attitude," striking say players, " the women and children brought mats, rope, sometimes, he asked if we had ever seen him twine, taro, eggs, fowls, potatoes, &c. The Sandwich the last acIslands.—From before. After an examination we told him that we did not remember ever having that counts received at the Mission rooms from entire contributions, reckoned at Molokai honor. He then said the last time we met, these islands, it appears the natives are en- price current, amounted to about $6,00. Additional contributions, we learn, would be was at Baltimore, at the great Whig Conmonth by persons living vention in 1844. We remembered him at gaging with increased energy, in building brought during the once. He was then editing a leading whig school-houses and meeting-houses, and rais- at a distance. This method of collection paper in that state, with marked success, ing funds for the support of teachers—and subjects the missionary to far more trouble and was an honored delegate to that conven- actually contributing money to aid in sending than would a collection in money, but it is, for the people. He is tion, though he had seen strange vicissitudes the blessings of Christianity to more destitute doubtless, far better very particular to record each donor's name, in his day, and had been much addicted to parts of the world. given and its value. Subsequentintemperance. He now stood before us in a On the Island of Molokai, the native the article state of loathsome drunkness, and asked the Christians, during the past year, have raised ly, he must find a market for the various doextract from a late privilege of sleeping upon the office floor. between eight and nine hundred dollars for nations. The following paper, will inform our readers reWe told him that we could not do that—that these benevolent purposes, besides erecting Americanthe disposition which has been made in spite ofhis condition, we could not be con- three new meeting-houses on their island.— specting contributed by the tent to give a fellow craftsman, whom we At Waimea, Island of Hawaii, Mr. Lyons of some of the offunds had known in better days, so poor accommo- reports as under his charge, sixteen churches, christian people Molokai:— dations as that, but he utterly refused to ac- containing about 2000 members; twenty-one " ' At the Anniversary meeting of the New cept anything else. He was too drunk, he common schools, with about 1000 pupils, and York and Brooklyn Foreign Mission Society, said, tor anything else. We finally spread the greater part of the children in Sabbath held a few days since, Rev. Dr. Armstrong, in the course of some remarks, msde the down a large lot of our old exchanges, and School.— Zion's Herald. fixed him up as comfortable as we could, and The above is a fair sample of the style in following remakable statement: < I have just received a letter from the left him for the night. In the morning we which people abroad are humbugged and found him sober and rational, and we em- misled in regard to the religious improve- Sandwich Islands, with a draft from the braced the opportunity to talk to him of his ment of the natives of these islands. Such Church of Molokai, the contributions of the habits, though we had small hope of good paragraphs as the one quoted above are only natives, derived from the sale of mats, oi from it, notwithstanding his most solemn productive of ridicule among those who re- $100—to be paid to the Ceylon mission for promises. He wanted to borrow five dol- side here, and know the entire falsity of the the education of pious natives there for the lars. We had no money to lend to such as statements there made. ministry.' he, but we gave him freely a small sum of If the Zion's Herald, and other papers of " We are happy to add that this same peomoney—more than was for his good, we ap- that stamp, would inform their readers of ple recently voted the sum of $90,00 for the prehended—and he left us with the most the number of missionaries who have de- benefit of their fellow Polynesians, the Taheartfelt thanks for our kind deeds and kind serted their calling, to accept of office, they li itians, who have been called to pass through words. would be serving the cause of truth much so mnch trouble. This amount is now in our the earliest We heard no more from him until last more effectually than by publishing such possession to be forwarded abywell executed accompanied by week, when we came across an item stating nonsensical paragraphs as the one above.— opportunity, the native written language, by a else beletter in here, We do nor does one any not, man that a named Thompson was found of Mr. Hitchcock's church, and addrowned in Lawrence. Though we had no lieve that the natives ever contributed one member to at Tahiti. knowledge of his whereabouts, we thought farthing for the support of missionaries in dressed the native christians at the services house "Religious meeting countries; nor do we believe that nait other instantly that was he. The truth realized our anticipations. It was Henry G. Thomp- tives ofMolokai can raise $900 in the course followed, 'laying down the contributions.' we do, (Mark 12, 43,) that it is son, a man connected with some ofthe best of a year, independant of their own support, Knowing as the but the motive prompting the not gift, there chance to be an unless, indeed, should families in the State—of decided talent and to God, we genius, who but for the terrible habit of in- extra number of shipa and sailors visit the gift, which renders it acceptable that some poor Hacould not but conjecture islands.— Island Sews. Sandwich have filled a temperance might prominent aftennoon have waiian that cast in might place in society. Reading the above extracts, brought to our more than a score of ' princely donations,' The lesson should not be lost. To our recollection a visit we made to the Island of which are trumpeted round the world. An readers he is unknown, but there is hardly IMolokai, during the summer of 1847. As audience of 200 assembled to pray for the one of them who does not know of parallel extension of the Redeemer's kingdom, and cases, less distinguished perhaps, and not so the remarks in the Zion's Herald most pro- that the people of all lands might come into •shockingly fatal. We can name them by bably referred to transactions upon that the possession of a purer, holier, and more scores—men possessing every natural quali- island during that year, it may not be unin- rational liberty than is aow enjoyed by the fication to adorn society, but who instead of teresting to our neighbor, the JYews, and most favored on earth. Ws ars happy to ornaments have become its pests. That others, to read such memoranda as we have add our testimony touching the favorable man who goes reeling home to his family, reports which have gone abroad respectnight aflor night, was once its ornament and preserved, respecting facts, to which we ing the condition of the natives of Moloits pride The appetite for strong drink was were an eye witness. kai." " - �THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1448. 28 ers imagine that type, ink, and presses, are which the procession is to pass, from 9 a.m 12 m. indispensable for issuing a periodical. The to After the collation the procession will HONOLULU, APRIL 2, 1849 " Leland" must have its weekly Gazette, again form and return to the State House. And if half the reports are true, that famous Printed at the Hodge Podge Office. Life at Sea. the Hodge Podge, must have a newspaper, that a readers need not be informed Cmt been a rare production in this age, aboundTHE "HODGE PODGE.") (FROM life at sea is a severe test of temper and chaing with periodical literature. Besides this The 22d of February. 1849, will long be racter. If a man has " corners" to his cha- method of employing the mind, in the way of remembered by the good citizens ol Leland, racter, they will be sure to knock against writing and listening, the calendar was as one of the proudest in her annals. It some body if he is placed on ship-board studied, that no anniversary of any remark- was, indeed, a glorious anniversary, and glocitizens. riously was it kept by our either as a passenger or as one engaged in able event, should pass without being duly Many an anxious glance patriotic at the heavens the management of the ship. The tongue, celebrated. It only appears strange, that in was cast on the previous day, and many a denominated by an inspired penman as a their seal for celebrations, the passengers of little urchin or miss trembled lest a rainy little member," finds ample scope for the the Leland" did not get up a first rate 4th morning should deprive them of their promised sight ofthe civic procession. But the display of its true nature on ship-board. of July celebration in January ! sun rose clear and cloudless, and never During a long voyage, for want of weightier We shall now furnish our readers with a within our memory, have we known a more matters, trifling remarks are magnified into full report of the mode of celebrating the 22d delightful day. The air was so mild that grave subjects of dispute, and made the of February, copied from the editorial de- fires were dispensed with, and even the were thrown open to the balmy air grounds of enmity. It is astonishing how partment of the Hodge Podge. We shall windows without. As old Sol came out of his from ensmall an affair will create jealousies and preface the somewhat lengthy extracts we ocean bath to smile upon the festivities ofthe mities among a company of passengers, or are about to make, by inserting a programme day, his appearance was greeted by the roar of artillery, the joyous ringing of bells, and between the master and officers of a ship. ofthe anticipated exercises, which we found the wild martial strains of the BangathumIt is a rare circumstance for a voyage to posted up in a conspicuous part ofthe vessel pian Band, proclaiming to the world that it commence and end without more or less oc- when she arrived in port. was the birth-day of Freedom's Champion. curring of an unpleasant nature. SomeThere was but little rest for the sluggard. Washington's Birth Day! times, howsver, pleasant passages are made, What, with the roar of cannon, the chiming CITY CELEBRATION ! ! of bells from every steeple, the music of the pleasant for passengers, master and all on The Authorities of Leland" have band as it marched through the principal City are " board. Ii such instances not the excepfor the celebration of the 22d of streets ofthe city, the firing of crackers, and appointed the, to tions the general rule, yet they form the joyous shouts of little beys, not an eye February, the following minority. ORDER OP PROCESSION, &C could remain closed. A vessel has lately arrived, and sailed The procession will form in front of the We regret to state that from some unex9 plained cause, either from the guns becoming from our port, having made, according tore- State House at o'clock a.m., precisely, and move in the following order, escorted by the heated and exploding before the ramrod was ports, a remarkably pleasant and agreeable withdrawn, or a paixhan shot being left in 1. Bangathumpian Band ! ! passage from Boston. Passengers and mas2. Heroes ofthe Revolution and Mexican them by mistake, one ofthe discharges ofthe Volunteers. guns did much damage, tho' we are happy to ter have not come on shore, mutually to state that bo one was injured. The city abuse one another,' or speak of the miseries i. Mayor. baths in Starboard street were shattered so 3. City Authorities. of the voyage. It appears that the ship's much that the whole front of the immense 5. Orator of the day, ( company of the "Leland" are to separate 6. Poetess ofthe day, ( Marghals edifice came down with a tremendous crash. When the first alarm had subsided, and the good friends, and with regrets even that their 7. Champion ofWomen's rights. cause of the terrible noise had been ascervoyage was not more protracted. Without, 8. Governor of the State. tained, each one looked on his neighbor with 9. Distinguished guests. just now, endeavouring to point out the rea10. Citizens generally. horror as the thought flashed on their minds sons for this, somewhatremarkable phenome- . The procession will march up State House that possibly the baths were occupied at the non in a life at sea, we proceed to speak of Hill; through Saloon Avenue; Larboard time of the explosion. The greatest intrecertain methods devised by the knowing Street; Windlass Square; Galley and Star- pidity was at once displayed by many of our ones" for beguiling the otherwise tedious board streets; up Quarter Deck Hill; round citizens to aid, if possible, the victims. Taffrajl street and Tiller Place to the Pavi- Some imagined they heard moans issuing hours and days of a five months' passage, from the ruins, and common council man, lion. Everett, with self devoted heroism, which ORDER Or EXERCISES. during which terra firm a gladdened the eye should immortalise him, rushed at once into 1. Music by the Band. but once, and that was tho barren point, the ruins, resolved to rescue the victim or 2. Voluntary on the Organ. where, report says, certain unscrupulous per3. Declaration of Independence. perish in the attempt. For some moments sons have either hung up," or otherwise 4. Original Ode, by full Choir. he was lost to the anxious gaze ofthe breathdisposed of their consciences. The good 5. Mayor's Address. less multitude; but at length he emerged Q. Oration. from the fallen timbers and announced the ship Leland," ho U remembered, left BosStar Banner. Song: Spangled joyful news that he had searched every nook 7. •Apn freighted with both Yankee Notions, and 8. Declaration Ladies and crevice, and that it was clear that no one of Rights. natives of that good land, faceteously styled 9. Original Poem. was in the building at the time of the crash. by a quaint Boston Editor, Yankee-doodle10. Original Hymn. Air: America; with The multitude then dispersed with light full chorus. hearts to prepare for the festivities of the dom I Seme of the passengers had preImmediately after the services a collation day. viously boon at sea, and knew that sotnewill be served in the Pavilion, of which The stores were all closed, and a general tiuag rnnst be done to bring out the better all present are upinvited to partake by the holiday was given. The masts of the shippart of human nature, or soon discord might Mayor, who also invites all who join in the ping in the harbor were decorated with' appear. So, forsooth, a newspaper was festivities of the day, to a Public Dinner at flags, having a fine effect. Long before it started, and other moans taken to entertain 3J o'clock, p.m., at the State House, and to was time for the procession to move, the exhibition of the Tableaux Vivantes at streets through which it was to pass, were the mmd. Ah ! a newspaper—that's the theo'clock. crowded with spectators, so thai the mar7J tiling t Noaring in a Yankee's estimation to A strict police will be in attendance. No shals had some difficulty in clearing a space THE FRIEND. " " " " " ' equal a good newspaper ! Let not our read- carriages allowed in the streets through wide enough for the-procession. ... ' �29 THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849. i our mental viaion with the utmost disAt half-past nine a murmur, " not high but the day, and full of grand and lofty thoughts, fore tinctness, until the groans of the dying, and Decla-t mutltude, the anThis was the rose from was followed mighty by sung. deep," nouncing the approach of the long expected ration of Independence, read in a most clear tthe wail of the widows and orphans seemed pageant. Long before it came in sight, and distinct voice by General Everett; nottto be ringing in our ears. From these however, the inspiring strains of the Banga- a word was lost by the vast throng of listen-imournful themes, the strain, by a happy thumpian Band rose above the shouts of the ers. The fire of patriotism again lighted up ttransition changed, and a view of our city populace, and the appropriate tune of Wash- the eye o( the old veteran of the revolution; was presented to us, true to life. The ington's March sent a thrill of patriotism and as the speaker detailed tbe wrongs which |principal events of the past year all came we saw beautifully delinithrough every breast. At last the showy had compelled our fathers to take up arms in iup before us, andfestivals and jubilees which £ the various uniforms of the band were seen glistening in defence of our rights, his hand, trembling ated, have us the past, the poem 1 whole the which enlivened during and soon the with staff procession grasped supported age the sunbeams, with the very celebration in which t with its imposing splendor, came in sight. his tottering limbs as if it were that musket closing were engaged. Immediately after the band came the war- which had so often dealt death to hia coun- we * The worn veterans of the revolution, with the try's foes. Poem was followed by an original more recently, but no less scarred and warThe mayor next made an address to the Hymn, composed by the old revolutionary worn heroes of the Mexican war. We audience, welcoming them to the first,!hero before alluded to. It was a noble innoticed one of the former particularly whose national celebration of the new city of " Le-Nvocation to the immortal Washington; and steps tottered from age and hardships, but land. He gave an interesting account ofthe Ias the glorious anthem swelled upon the ear, still the fire of patriotism lighted up his eyes, foundation and progress of the city; paid till t the whole building was filled with the as he proudly thought that he was aiding in a well deserved compliment to the governor lofty 1 strains, the whole multitude seemed anicommemorating the birth-day of him whom of the Commonwealth, under whose wise Imated by the same patriotic spirit. he had so often followed to the field, and un- rule the state has acquired its pesent lustre. After the performances were over, the der whom his scars and his glory had been He stated the present.prosperous condition,procession reformed and marched to the won. The famous Everett, too, of Mexican of our city; and as he congratulated themeState-House where a collation was spread, renown, we were glad to observe among the ( that the tew attempt.-? at disorder had been to t which all did ample justice. heroes of that war; his lofty bearing, not-,entirely put down, the inmates of the disorAt half-past four o'clock the grand dinner withstanding his lame leg, distinguished him derly houses quailed before his searching came off in great style. But as, after dwelall, and he attracted more notice from above glance, and seemed to be anxious for a knot- ling, as we have been, on the richtnie/lectuai the populace than all the rest of the Mexican hole to creep out of, or a lodge in some vast, officers. Next in order came the mayor and wilderness where they might hide their dim- feast which we had had, we do not feel like devoting much time to a description of that city authorities of Leland," followed by the inished heads. We understand that one of orator and poetess of the day, who were es- them intends to assume another name, in the spread for the bodily wants, suffice it to say that every delicacy which the markets of corted by a marshal on each side. hope of escaping the unenviable notoriety Leland" afforded, was heaped in profusion " We felt proud of our noble city, the Paci- thus attached to the old one. At the close on the groaning board, and that toasts were talented the orapresented as we on the of the fic "Athena," looked his address, mayor those present, as well as by many by given individuals whose performances, on that day, tor of the day. invited guests, whose engagements forbade afforded us so much entertainment. The Had we room in our columns we would,their presence. proudly champion of female rights followed, gladly give place to his whole speech as it bearing a banner, on which was depicted the was reported by our stenographer, but are In the evening a brilliantassemblage again at the pavilion to witness the Tabflags of every nation in the universe, sym- compelled to deny our readers that pleasure, leaux jgathered Vivantes. The city procession passed bolical of the universal sway which is held He gave a most interesting account of the by their sex in every clime. earlier days of the great man, a subject through the same streets as in the morning, and on Windlass Square they were The good governor of our Commonwealth that has not been dwelt upon so much by'saluted reaching with three hearty cheers by a depuj came next, his whole countenance irradiated other orators. He brought vividly before us tation from the neighboring town of Forecasj which with benevolent smiles, as he acknowledged the young hero in his infantile efforts to use tle, were as heartily returned. The first the cheers and shouts of the enthusiastic his pegs; and never was Washington's deputation then joined in the march to the oration' The march so described. His at his appearance. procession eloquently citizens pavilion, when the tableaux came offin great was closed by the distinguished strangers was received with loud cheers. style—and thus ended the festivities! of a day who are now visiting our city, and the citiThe champion of female rights then rose long j to be remembered as the brightest .in former the class zens generally. Among and read the Ladies' Declaration of Indepen-,our city annals. and w*j noticed one of the Scottish nobility dence. It was a bold stand she took and several S. I. missionaries. well did she maintain it; but we feel a natuThe whole pageant was one of the most ral hesitation in commending the novel views We take pleasure in furnishing oar readimposing we ever remember to have seen in taken hy her; as however much we may at ers with the following poetical effusions our city. After marching through the prin- heart agree with her, still—there are reasons which were called forth by the con».er";.!aied cipal streets of the city, the procession —the—the fact is—we have wives celebration on board the Leland." By rereached the pavilion, which made a splendid and as they are at all times ready to use to the foregoing programme, it will ferring limit, the we do' utmost appearance, decorated with flags and ban- their prerogatives to notto mean—we at whit stage of the proceedand flowers not is exactly—that say—we readily appear with of garlands hung ners, i withstanding the season of the year. The darsent commit ourselves for fearof getting {ings, the " Poem" was read, and the walls were covered with paintings; the por- it." Ode" and Hymn" were sung g***j traits of all our presidents were there, among The Poem which followed was indeed a natal which the noble features of him whose beautiful production, worthy of its author— THE GRAVE OF WASHINGTON. day was thus celebrated, beamed upon the need we say more in its favorr It was By E. B. M., a lady ptsaawftr. mighty mans assembled to do him honor, listened to with breathless interest and inAsa; Orate of Bonaparte. with dignified composure. tense delight. Its design was a panoramic In the land of our homes, far away o'er the ocean, , But how shall we describe the performan- view of the past year, and vividly, indeed, Where liberty's banner waves proudly oa high, ces of that occasion. We cannot find words was it portrayed. The mighty events which Whose name stir* the fount of the hearts deep amotion. to express our delight as the exercises pro- have shaken Europe to its foundation, topThe bright flash of hope, or fond memory'• sigh ceeded, each seeming better than the pre- pling down thrones, and breaking up em- That land holds a spot, ever sacred in »tory, Since he who now reats there—the goad sad the ceding. The brilliant sallies of wit, the pires, passed in rapid succession before us— brave— masterly eloquence, the feast ofreason, and then the scene was changed to the new the flow of soul, to which we listened on that world, and the sad event of the year to the First planted that banner, still waving u glory, morning, will never be forgotten by any of great Republic—the decease of the "old While he sleep* Kcurely-ti* Washington's grave that fortunate audience. After a volnntary man eleoquent," was alluded to in the most on the organ, played by the champion of beautiful and touching language. The Mex- Oh! fierce was th* din oflb* battle, vafd raging. And darkly war's cloud on our loved country rose, female rights, in her happiest style, ao origi- ican war waa then brought before us, and the by Ha scattered the bands, ta stern conflict enfftgiSaT. «.d, country up one of ill-fated came bein rnmnmned the mar«hal» of battles that n.i * 1 , , , , 1 " 1 , < " " " " • �THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849. 30 And drove from her borders, hsr merciless foes. When the first dawn of freedom wae over her gleaming, The might of hie strength to her councils he gave, 'Till that sun rose in brightneses, whose rays are now Which earth's broad panorama to our eyea present, As the Strang* weird-like drama of the year juat spent, Far away in the shades of Mount Vemon he sleepeth, His labours are over, hie victory won, Hie spirit hath risen to God, who still keepeth The life which He gave, and recalled aa His own. The angel of peace guards his slumbers so lowly, Above him the laurel and cypress boughs wave ; In the heart of each freeman, that spot is deemed holy— The shrine of a nation ie Washington's grave. Convulsions dire are rending nationa o'er the main, And shouts of triumph mingled with deep cries of pain, Are echoing fierce and dread across the water* wide, As tbe old world in wrath lay's low her tytants pride. France with a spring like tiger on her Bourbon foe, Hurl* from hia throne the hoary monarch low, Who thought to chain a fieryaation'a voice with gyves. Rash deed 1 avenged by hecatombs of human lives 1 Behold the Croesus King" as pale, deserted. lorn, To Albion/a cliffs in wretched guiae he's born, A throneless outcast like the Corsican ol yore, Imploring rest and home on her calm, peaceful shore. And we, while the billows around us are heaving, Though far from onr homes and loved country we Bnt hark ! again the about of triumph and the wail Of grief and anguish blended, makes the cheek turn beaming In noon-tide's full splendour on Washington's grave. stray, Will raise onr glad voices, in gratitude weaving, A tribute efpraise on this festival day. The incense of love on the heart's altar burning, While the walla of our temple the blue waters lave, Shall bs kindled anew, in fond memory turning From the deck of the " Leland" to Washington's grave. ORIGINAL HYMN. . By Mr. Sabobmt. an omcer of the " Leland.'' Hail to the glorious mom, When to our land was born Her noblest son; The statesman bold and free, Champion of liberty, A nation honours thee Our Washington. When foreign foes assailed, When boldest hearts had quailed, To as wee given The hero end the sage, Whose name through every age Shall live on history's psge A gift from Heaven. 'Tie from the ocean wave, To thee, the good and brave, We tune our lay. Loud let the welkin ring, Till ocean back shall fling The honoured theme we sing, Thy natal day. To thee, great God, we how, In adoration now, Accept our prayer, Upon us shed thy light, ' Protect us by thy might, Show earth that freedom's right Is thine own care. " pale. Europe, like giant armed is rising from the night Of dark oppression, and the glorious light Of freedom gilds her hills ; her plains, and mountains o'er, From vine-clad Tuscan vale, to Denmark's sea-girt shore. Her discrowned monarch* trembling o'er the ruins stand Of thrones they deemed the deep-sunk pillars of the land. Peace to thy troubled shores, O storied land of song I May tyrants ne'er again their stern misrule prolong, But girt with plenty—all thy bloodless vict'ries won, Heaven bless thee with a second Washington 1 This nausceous, vile ordeal I we think our friends had orter .Have some compassion on us, and throw us in the water. At length those outward heavings.no more do grimly vie With ocean's yesty surges ; concludingnot lodie, We invalids like bean-poles long, sallow, lank, and lean, Around the deck are scattered, a touching sight 1 ween! Now swiftly glide ihe moments, for under awning wide With our books, our games and music, if heartily we tried We could not raise a mnnnur. for our passengers all think Our merry Cape Cod captain is of tars the very pinkWhile our little group so kindly, all seem intent to make This lengthy voyage pleasant, for each others muchprized sake. Rare festivals are given and our Christmas, new-year's call, Our jovial birth-day parties, and the nightly mimicball Our masquerade so motley with its brilliant, merry scenes. All in memory will glisten, like rain-bow tinted dreams. In valentines full ninety, (due honoring the saint,) Our love-lorn swains and maidens their tender hearts well paint Evincing very plainly by many a thrilling line, Our novel " Hodge Podge" paper ne'er for genius lack will pine. our last scene closes with its magnafique parade Thisday Of banner hung pavilion and the civic promenade Of tried and trusty burghers of our great and fair Now turn we to the western land that gave us birth To us oh fairer far than classic climes of earth. But 10l a nation mourns, and sable signs of wo Le-land, Appear in lofty palace hall and cottage low. Escorted all so proudly by the Bangathumpian band." Meet ia il that our reft and stricken country mourn, These thrilling martial strains! I'm sure their wild For cold, outstretched—to his last dreamless rest is cadenza • bom Would make an Orpheus even, throw down his lyre in death's dread dart laid The old man eloquent!" by frenzy. low, At lost the steps we've clambered ; each one in his The only shaft he hurld not back upon bia foe. right place Stricken with armor, clad like England'a far-famed son, The organ very grandly rolls out its solemn bass. a he Upon the field where many palm .won. The next event in human course is Freedom's DeWar now unfolds his wing, and quick from ev'ry shore claration, to Gather the fiery legions cl arged pour And then an ode sublime, a freeman's fii oblstion. The tide ofbattle o'er the Mexicana'sland A wicked little vixen, with fair and curl-decked brow. Who boldly muster under Santa Anna'a hand. Her Woman's right" position quite bold does now and on a many plain Fierce grow* the contest, avow. Arise the gory pyramids of welt'ring slain. But hsten to our mayor, who ushers the oration At length tha victor's laurel twinea the stripe and star, Cooked up with talent rare to honor the occasion. And slowly wending home from pilgrimage afar, And last of all your servant in humble tones and meek, acarred and scattered Behold the drooping, toil-worn, For poem long end tedious your pardon would bespeak, host In earnest hope to meet you all, in knife and fork array Who left so late filled high with pride and haughty At feast provided kindly by the marshal' ofthe day. boast! And eeeingin my fancy, these, brilliant belles and beaux Oh dear bought vict'ry ! ne'er could earth's broad lands In motely girb all gathered, this eve at our tableaux. " " ' — " " • atone For sounds that rend our ear*; the orphan's, widow's ' We feel we owe our readers no apology moan ORIGINAL POEM. For those that fall at Cerro Gordo, Monterey, E. passenger. C. a for N., By lady occupying so much of our narrow space Amid the din ofbattle fierce or wild foray I Immortal patriot, hero, statesman, sage ! with the affairs of the The Bright cynosure of earth through each successive age ! And now 1 fain would leave, all affairs across the literary merits of these productions, entitle If as we're told, the spirits blest on high, water, them to more than a passing notice, and we Oft leave their starry home, in mansions of the sky, And ask of you right earnest each Leland son and scenes which their And hover o'er the erst impress hope their publication may prove beneficial, daughter, bote you can shew just reason why ia this magic glass, in a suggestive way, to other ships' compaIf Oh deign to amile on us, as parted from the shore We can't lik* other worthies in trim reversion pass ? nies bound on long voyages. Of native land, we've gathered on the surging deep, eye, With hearts o'erflown with love and gratitude to keep, I think I read approval in each quick-consenting How much more rational and commendaSo nem. con. vote is given for th* scene* to haaten by. The natal day of freedom's brave and honored son, From Salem and from Pittsfield,from great Manhattan's ble to beguile the hours, days, and months Of thee our pride aad bout 1 O peerless Washington I mart, of a long voyage inreading, writing, visiting, Four month, my friends have sped since on the pilgrim From Albany and Charlestown most sadly do we part. and anniversary festivities, than to spend the On Leland deck we gather and with kerchief to each strand, time necessarily occupied in making a paseye, We waved a sad adieu to onr dear native land Aad thus abut out from bustling earth by ocean's track, We burst oat all a-weeping aa oar friends on shore we sage, in disputes with fellow passengers and in thought we'll rod the ponderous wheels of time »PT. master ofthe vessel. At last they weigh the anchor, but ere night grows •beck, It affords us great pleasure to add that duvery thick, And view as *h a magic glass the shifting scenes. Quick into bertha we tumble, because we're awful sick ring the entire passage, commander and pasFitful and wild ac hue, of feverish dreams, "Leland/' — �31 THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849 sengers, in their social and festive scenes, rock. Capt. Worth is of opinion that the Honolulu. The "fever" was extending to carried out, most fully, the principles oftee- vessel was stove by a whale. Capt. W. and the other free ports, and parts of China. totalism. Capt. Eldridge, (who, by the way, his mate left Tongataboo in the French Sch. Freights—to England £3 10s., to flew is a staunch teetotaler,) remarked to us—" to " Clarion," and after a passage of 38 days York $18,00. my knowledge, not a drop of wine or spirits reached Tahiti. There had been some terrific typhoons has been drank during the passage; we Agreeable to the request of Capt. Worth, during the last year; several vessels were had a dozen bottles of wine put on board for we insert the following:— missing, and an immense number dismasted, medical purposes, and they have been kept " Mr. Damon—ln publishing the account of the loss of as may be learned from the fact that one ship, you will do me the favor tn insert th* following as such." We hope the idea is exploded my statement.—On mv passage from Tongatabo to Tahiti, in ship-wright had an order at one time for no that the contents ofthe intoxicating bowl and L. 24 ° S., and L. '5:1 W., I spoke the H. B. Company's less than 70 lower-masts. Bark "Cowlitz," Capi. Weynton. I told him my cirthe wine cup are the necessary accompani- cumstances. 1 had no shoes, and our small vessel wasin iCPThere is a rumor of war between that Capt. W. would furnish me waa one distress; ments of social life and festive celebrations. small pig all and a few potatoes. His conduct 1 considered England and China, but not well authentiunkind and ungenerous. He seemed to view me as It is not for us to judge how great may have most an impostor! while Capt. Molt, who waa a passenger on cated. been the influence of the lady passengers, or board the " Cowlitz," and had lost his vessel, the " Vancourer," at Columbia River, manifested the kindest feelhow much their presence contributed to ings ; gave me two shirts, and what Was of vastly more Sydney.—At last accounts no less than 11 consequence, a kind look. but it bring about so many desirable results, vessels were to take passengers advertised (" Signed.) was undWbtedly very great, and most saluto advertised, offerCalifornia. One vessel "CALVIN G.WORTH, tary! It may be that the advocates of woLate Master ofthe " United States." ing superior accomodations, adds that she " man's rights" will prove champions on the is armed," and that the master is "well acHonolulu, March 27,1849." " ocean the land, as well as and find the sea Capt. W. came to the Sandwich Islands on quainted with the habits of the people, true field for glory. board the "Brooklyn," Capt. Jeffrey, from having been for several years on the coast." he desires us to state We have heard of bloody affrays on land, LOSS OF AMERICAN WHALE SHIP "UNITED whom, and whose lady, Mr. perhaps the contest will now be transferred to that he received every kindness. STATES." the sea! board the James came here on Creasy This vessel sailed from U. S. December Monroe," Capt. Bowman. The crew and 10, 1845, and had taken 700 barrels sperm passengers of this ill-fated United States" Marriage Among Dissenters.—The and 1700 barrels whale oil., In November, most probably remain on Tongataboo, marriage of the Honorable Seth Barton, 1848, she left Lahaina, run down to Tan- although it is to be hoped they may have Charg? d'Affaires, of the United States of near the Government ofthe Repubnings' Island for wood and water. There found some means of conveyance to a part America, lic of Chile, with the Senorita Dona Isabel Foster, Mr. board of family she took on the of the world where their wants can be better Astaburuga, was solemnized at the United and that of his son-in-law, Mr. Halsted, 13 supplied. They were Santiago dc Chile, by the in rather a suffering States Legation, in Newell, Reverend Chester Chaplain of the passengers in all, and was bound to Sunday state when Capt. Worth left them. United States ship of war "Independence," the 13th December passed On of Island. in the presence of her commander, Com. the Navigator Islands, where three sperm William Branford Shubrick, and suite, all an Schooner "Amelia." Island. Discovery of whales were taken. On the morning of the the Foreign Ministers now resident in SantiDecember, in that region of the ocean Gold fever at China. Typhoons, Sec. the of and . " '' " " ago, 20th American Consuls Coquimbo •where there are no sunken reefs or rocks, if We are glad to announce the arrival in Valparaiso, and others. the charts are correct, the vessel was stove China of the British schooner Amelia;" U. Senor Don Manuel Camilo Vial, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the other membersof and in live minutes filled and sunk. S. ship "Preble;" Hawaiian Brig Moctezu- the Chilean Cabinet were also invited to the Sea ceremony.— El Mercurio. It was at 3 o'clock in the morning when ma;" American merchant ship It be will recolthe sad catastrophe took place. The spot Witch;" hence 25 days. This marriage appears to have excited where she was stove was about 57 miles N. lected the Amelia" put into Honolulu in more than ordinary interest, from the fact, W. of Tongataboo. In the few moments al- consequence of a horrible mutiny occurring that it was solemnized in violation of the lowed for getting clear ofthe wreck all were on board. She was to undergo some repairs laws ofthe land. successful, except four children of Mr. Hal- in China, and would thence proceed with her Prior to 1844, a Protestant foreigner was sted who were drowned. Capt. Worth and cargo to Mazetlan. Capt. Lindsey still re- not allowed to marry a Catholic foreigner. to the British his boat's crew, after 28 hours of hard row- tains command, and reports That is now allowed; but a Protestant as follows:— Consul General The ing, succeeded in reaching Tongataboo. foreigner is not allowed to marry a Catholic On the 25th of December, 1848, during native of the mate, Mr. Creasy, with the remainder of the country unless he will sincerely crew and surviving passengers, succeeded in a calm I discovered an island or rock in Lat. or hypocritically become a Catholic. "In reaching a small island about 20 miles dis- i9 0 20 N. L., 141 15,30 E. L. It ap- the present instance," remarks the editor of tant, where they remained two days, and for peared about 40 feet high, and 4 miles in (he Neighbor, " exposure to such hindrances want of provisions put away for Tongataboo. length; vary barren, and of a dark .brown and such compulsion was avoided by retreatCapt. Worth and his ship's company re- colour. I feel confident of its position, as ing to the inviolable character of the resiceived every attention from the Rev. Mr. I proved the rate ofmy chronometer only two dence of a foreign minister; and there, Webb, -an English Wesleyan Missionary days previously at the islands of Gregan, without coercion ofthe parties, the marriage was celebrated." residing in Tongataboo. We are requested and Assumption." by Capt. Worth to bear his public testimony It appears by a private letter, and the The editor makes some very sensible reto the kind attentions which he received Friend of China, of January 13, that matters marks upon the absurdity and injustice ofthe there were in a tranquil state, except the Chili or Catholic laws about marriage. The from both the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Webb. In the account of the wreck furnished by gold fever broke out furiously in Hong Kong true Catholic doctrine is, that no marriage is Mr. Creasy for the Sandwich Island News, upon the "Amelia's" arrival. She took a legally solemnized which does not take place he gives his opinion that the vessel struck a considerable quantity of gold dust from according to the rules of that cllurch '' " " " ° �THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1849* 32 Subscription, 'For the Seamen's Chapel. Cast. Tabe?, "Copia," " Mr. Lucett, Tahiti, S. Is., Richmond, "J. Coggeshall," Mr. Mr. Wallace, D. Nevens, " Thos. Lambert, G. W. Robinson, " "Asenath," M. Uladwell, Mr. Newell, FOR THE FRIEND. Capt. Luce, "J. Coggeshall," Mr. J. Richmond, D. Nevens, " G.W.Robinson, Capt.Taber, "Copia," Mr. Barber, " Mr. Sargent, "Leland," —S«kr Cun.ucy Lass, McXana, Tahin, 30 days, bound lo Information for Whalemen. San Francisco. The subscriber would respectfully give the following IS—Ship Navy, Norton, New Bedford, 7 mo. out, 90 .p. —C. Phelps, Birch, Sloninflon, 21 m0«0ni,375 ip, 1600 wh, notice for the information of whaleships, cruising in ihe lb* boae. Pacific. Recruit* can be obtained al Pitcairn's Islaoil. $5,00 14,00(1 March 9—Am. w. a. Copia, Taber, 6 months out, 100 brls. for at leaat twenty-five ships, at about the following 5,00 sperm. 6—Flaw. priceai— March schr. I.ouiae.Bent, San Franriaro. ams, per barrel, 5,00 9—H. B. Co'a brig Mary Dare, Scarborough, for Columbia \ Sweet Potatoes 2,00 1,00 River. Irish 3,00 Protectorate bark Mary, Fleary, Hong Kong. 10—Ft. 1,00 —Am.mer. ship Scnunpore, Haatingt, Realcjo, Central Onions I 'JO 50 America. Limes 2.00 (al, March 10—Schr Paplete, Bowles, Tahiti. Lime Juice, per 33 1,00 11—Fr. brigantine Currency Lass, McLaue,Tahiti. Cocoa Nuts, per hundred. 2,00 1,00 12—Brig Eveline, Cooper, from Monterey. days. Oranges, 1,00 mer ship Leland, Eldridge. Boaton, 144 3.00 Fowls, per doz., 50 —Am. March 13—Km. w. a. BrookMne, Jeffrey. New London. are exchange, ordinarily ready the inhabitants to In li—Am. aclir- John Duulap, Bachelder.Salsm. take white nnd blue drilling, at from 20 to 25 c per yard: —Am. w. a. James Monroe, Bowman, Fairhaven. yard. They per usually and calicoes from 15 to 20c are 15—Chilian brig Bel. dc Juno, from Valparaiso. Harbor in want of soap, oil, check shirts, powder, percussion. $5,00 20—Am w a Ontario, Payne, Sag —Chilean brig AnfonioRamos, Hansen, Valparaiso old lead, carpenter's tools, etc. 1,00 21—Hawaiianschr Plymouth, Gould, Sydney via Tahiti. caps, The best season for furnishing yams, is from August io 50 22—Am w a Logan, Nickerson, New Bedford. January; Sweet Potatoes, throughout the year; Irish Po- " " 50 7,00 5,00 Sailed. March 10—Am. w. a. John Coggeshall, Luce, Japan Sea. 22—Am w s Copia, Taber, New Bedford, for Behriug's tatoea, from December to February, and July to SeptemJOHN BUFFETT. ber, (two s.asons). Honolulu, Feb. 23, Straits. 1849. Il NOTICE. 1,00 23—Am brig Eveline, Cooper, for HongKong To Seamen and Stbaxoebs. The Seamen's Chapei. is open for Public Worship every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock. a. M., and 71, p. m. Seats fuee. MARRIED, PORTF LAHAINA. Religious services will be held at the Vestry Room At Honolulu, on board ofthe Am. ship "Leland," by the every Thursday evening. Usually, there will be a LecRay. Samuel C. Damon, oa Ihe 11th alt. Hon. William L. Arrived. ture delivered. Lee, formerly of randy Hill, state of New York, to Miss March 14—Ship Gen. Scott, Harris, New Loudon, 8 mos oul, The Seamen's Concert for Prayer is held at the Vestry ATBEamE E. Nswtob, of thecliy of Albany, Slats of New lbs bone. Room the third Monday evening each month. 250 brls wh. oil, 2000 York. 15—Bark Eugene, Brown, Btonington, 20 mos out, 90 brls sp, Seamen belonging to vessels (of all nations) visiting At Charleston, Mass., U. S. A, on the 4th October, IP4B, by 1600 wh, 14,000 lbs bone. this port are invited to call at the Chaplain's Study, Rev. Geo. E. Ellis, James F.B. Marshall, of the flrny.i B. H. 16—Ship Brookline, Jefley, New London, 8 mos out, 160 sp, where they will be gratuitously supplied with copies ol Williams, ft Co., Honolulu,Hawaiian Islands, to Miss Martha, 60 wh, 600 lbs bone. the Friend and other reading matter. It will be most A. T. Johnson, daughter of the late John Johnson, Esq. —•hip South Boston, Soule, Fairhaven, 6 1-2 months oul, convenient for the Chaplain to receive calls from Seamen At San Francisco, January 9, by Rev. T Dwight Hunt, Mr. 175brls sp. p. h. R. A. 8. Wood, of Honolulu, to Miss Fbakces E. Merrril, 19 Ship Almtra, Coffin, of Edgartown, 25 months out, wiih between 2 and 4 o'clock, Public services at the Native Churches, on the Sabbath, 600 brls oil. daughter of John H. Merrill, of Ban Francisco, California. Ship Catharine, Green, NLondon, 7 mos, 55 brls sp, 525 wh, commence at nJ, a. m., and 2\ p. m. In the Congregational Church, at Ptlttsfleld, Mass. Septem- 5000 lbs bone. Reading Room is open at all hours of ber, 25th, by Rev John Todd, D V.. Charles II Wetmore Ship Psrschute, Fisher, N Bedford, 9 mos out, 100 brls wh, theThe Seamen's day. Strangersarriving and having late foreign paM ,1)., ofLebanon, Conn., te Lucy 8. Taylor, ol Pitlsfleld. 1000 lbs bone. respectfully are invited to aid in keeping said room pers, 80—Ship Logan, Nickerson, New Bedford, 16 mos out, 50 supplied with useful reading matter. brls sperm. —Bark Fellows, Babcock, Stonington, 43 mos, 430 brla sp, jS" Donations are respectfully solicited for the support DIED. of the Chaplaincy, and the publication of 'The Friend. In this town, on the 27th alt., Mr. William Mobktok, 400 wh, 4080 lbs bone. Sailed. An anuual report ol all donations is made to the Ameriaged 41 yean, a native of ike Isle of Wight, England, and for can Seamen's Friend Society, in New York. Any person come years a resident ou these Islands. March 80—Brigsntine 8. 8., Ely, for Saa Francisco, with contributing the sum of 850 is entitled to become a Lile Deo. 13th, at Kolna, Raul, Mast Ababslla. daughter of 76 passengers. Director of the Society, and by 820 to become au HonoDr. James W. and MelioentK. Smith, aged 2years and 16 days. rary Life Slember. At Wailuku, Maui, Dec. 17, Mary Andslucia, youngest SAMUEL C. DAMON, •laughter ofßev. D. T. aad Mrs. A. L. Conde, aged one year, MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Seamen's Chaplain. Honolulu, April !.—tf. ten months and seventeen days. 3000 60 The Inez has on board barrels black and bar-. March Charles lour a Honolulu, 4, Johnston, In resident Mr She The Friend, Bound. on the Islands, a Dane, aged 50, but formerly a resident of the rela sperm oil, having been thirty-eight months out. Bonin Islands. touched at the Sandwich Islands in November last, and The Fneud, bound, for one, two, or more years, can be Killed by a whsle or drowned, December 31 1848, Mr Isaac reports the British American ships Athol and James obtained at the Chaplain's Study. Jj- A few entire sets Hanson, a boat steerer belonging to the American whale ship Stewart aa recruiting there—the former having on board iremain unsold. A deduction will be made from the subTnscarora," lie is believed to belong to Hudson New 50 barrels sperm and 1950 barrels black oil; the latter scription price to persons purchasing more than one "York. 1300 barrels of sperm and 1600 barrels black oil. News volume. On the 95th, Mrs. Abell.wlfeofA. G. Abell.Eaq. Thialady from California to the 12th October had been received at V* Seumen will never be charged more than the actual came fromTahiti In their.B 8, Independence,but waa unable to the Sandwich Islands. There were then about six thou- icost of the publication and binding. be removed from the ship, on board whichshe breathed her sand persons engaged in digging for gold. The Inez, we D'Aubigne's History of the Reformation, last on Sabbath morning. -"Valparaiso Neighbor." believe, has come on to Sydney with a view of selling her in 4 vols. At Dedham, Maaa. U. S. A., in August or September 1848, oil and proceeding to California. A few copies of this interesting work, elegantly bound Mr. Francis Johnson 'ate of the arm of C. Brewer Jt Co. HoThe Albion ha* been about sixteen months out from in j cloth, are for sale at the Study of the Seamen's Chapnolulu, 8.1. Fairheaven, during which time she has taken 375 barrels lain, v sperm and ISO barrels black oil. She has spoken no This edition is with the prefaced following notice by whalers but what have already been reported. PASSENGERS. the author:— I have revised this translation line by line, and word In theLeland, from Boston—Messrs. N. Couk and lady.C. Th» CALrroBMiA Gold FriLD.—Within the next fortWetruorc and lady, Henry 8. Howland and lndy, J. F. B. Mar- night no leas than eight vessels, (exclusive of the schooner Iby word. It is the only one which I have corrected. Signed, shall and lady, Misses E. B. Marshall, C E. Newton, E. J, Plymouth,) will sail from this port for Calafornia—namely J. H. Meble D'Acbigni.'' Dowsett, Messrs. S. 11. Everett, Thomas Crehore, James —the barques Eleanor Lancaster, Lindsays, and Juno; History of the Hawaiian Islands : Cook. William Louisa and and the schooners DesHill; brigs In the Selsde Jnuo, from Valparslso—A. G. Abe)!, Esq. Embracing their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends. 8. For Calafornis, per Asenaih"—Mr. E. H. Bosrdman: patch, Deborah, and Titania. Sydney Herald, Jan. Discovery by Europeans in ihe sixteenth century, re-disHawes, Esq., U. 8. Consul for Tahiti; Pr William Jelby Cook, with their Civil, Religions and Political covery ly; Thomas dimming! Esq.; Mr. Ognde; Mr. Foster, Mr. History from the earliest traditionary period to the presACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Byers; and Mr.W. 11. Rogers. By JAMES JACKSON JARVES. Third ent time. A donation of 850.00, from Miss Waldo, of Worcester, edition. For sale at Chaplain's Study. Price, 81,00. Mass., for the purchase of books, for gratuitous diatrihu-! tion among seamen. The Friend sent Abroad. A donation of valuable books, for Library," from J. Any person, by paying the subscription price of the C. Jones, Esq., formerly U. S. Consul at the Sandwich IFriend, (81,60) in advance, can have the paper forwarded PORT OF HONOLULU. Islands. Among'tbese volumes are Umcy's History of ]to any part of England or the United States, by the eartf Harvard University," 2 volumes ; Life ofLord Eldon," liest oppnrtunitv. Arrived. 2 volumes ; Missionary Voyages," a rare work, being Just received and for Sale, Feb. 22—Am. w, s. Dover. Jeffer. a large cjnarto volume, containing an account of the first Feb 24—Am w s Herald 2nd, Macomber, of New Bedford, missionary establishment at the Society Islands ; and At the Chaplain's Study, a fresh supply of the publications of the American Tract Society. 15 b« mos out, 150brls sp. 850 wh, 8000 lbs bone other valuable book*. 26—Marengo,Devol, New Bedford, 6 1-2 mos, 50 brls sp —Mew Esglud, Wilcox, Nsw London, 6 1-2 mas out, 88 A donation ofbooks, per Serampore," from some un brls antra known donor is tbe U. States. —Eng. hark Assnatß, Koonev, Ban Francisco. A Monthly Journal devoted to Temperance, Feb 26—John Elisabeth, Chappell, for Japan Set Seamen, Marine and General Intelligence. March I—Marsngan, Devol, Japan Bra LaC hin haplaincy. PUBLISHED AMD IDITID BT 27—Fr. scar. LeocsJla LeMsirs. Irom Tsbiti. Divine held service will be in the Seamen's Chapel, SAMUEL C. DAMON, SEAMEN'S CHAPLAIN. 28—Am w Marengo, Devol. Sabbath, o'clock, Seamen, residents, A. m. every whaling* Cartwrigbt hsrk at Romulus, —Am 11 and visiter*, are kindly invited to attend. —Ens bark Asenslh, Bvjoaev, from Liverpool TERMS. —Cabinet, Haihawsy Sioningion, 8 1-2 mes out, 100 sp The office sf the Chaplain is a short distance from the One copy per annum, 81,50 March 6—*tiir> Good Return, Cook, of New Bedford, 15 Chapel, on the same street towards, the sea. All persons copies per annum, -....-. Two 2,50 mos oat, 450 brls sp, 900 wh, 8000 Hasbone. Holy Scripthe him, wishing procure copies to converse with Five per annum, 5,00 9—Ship Katusof. Slocnm, N Bedford, 8 mos. oat, 800 brls goo tures, or religious publications, books, etc., will be always Ten copies per annum, .-.-..sp, 100 wa, 1000 lbs bone. and between the hears of 3 5 welcome, r. m. O" Single copies and bound volumes for 1,2,3,4 —Ship Met.com, Saockley, NB, 8 mo* out, 80 ap. T. E. TAYLOR, Chaplain. and 5 years may be obtained at the Study of the Chap. 10—SkipChamssam, C*li, Edgarlowß, 6 1-2 mos. out, 83 brls. sp. Lahaina, July 29,1848. lain. — < . < < , — " MARINE JOURNAL. „ " " " " " • " " 1 ' THE FRIEND:. * ........ ....... � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.04.02 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.04.02 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/7a1d56c1c1dc06ceb2214770976ae8d5.pdf 92570711549daa70a445f88eef62eb5f PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. HONOLULU, MAY 1, 1849. Vol. 7. CONTENTS. P.IQR. Poetry,—Foreign Intelligence, Arrival Extraorduiary—Sea Serpent, Temperance Frieml, Editorial Article*. Hawaiian Bible Society, < abin Boy's Locker, Original Hymn—Sabbath Friend, Marine Intelligence, &c, The Poet's Corner. 33 34 35 36 THE FRIEND. 33 . Ukited States.—Thle New York Sun givei :hc result of the Presideintml election as follows: .. States for Late and Important News. Taylor and Fii.more. Election of General Taylor, President of the Electoral votes. 37 Massachusetts. 12 United States Louis President Napoleon 38 Rhode Island. 4 39 the France Death the Connecticut. C Republic — of of of 40 6 Pacha of Egypt Flight of the Pope from Vermont. 36 New York. Rome Gold— Steam, fyc, tyc, fyc. 7 New Jersey. — — — No. 3 .. .. .. . . Pennsylvania . . 26 Delaware. ... 3 Maryland. ... 8 Kentucky. ... 12 North Carolitiu. . 11 .13 Tennessee. Louisiana. . . 6 Georgia. . . .10 Florida. ... 3 States for BuTLER. Electoral votes. 9 Maine. New Hampshire 6 Ohio 23 Indiana. 12 Illinois. 9 5 Michigan. South Carolina. 9 Missouri. 7 Virginia. 17 4 Iowa 9 Alabama. Wisconsin '. 4 3 Arkansas. Cass ADD ... ... ... .... ... ... ... . . ... Mississippi. . Texas By late arrivals, we have received late and important intelligence from diirerent For the Frimid. parts of the world. We would acknowledge WELCOME TO POETESSES OF THE 'LELAND, THE A files of the " Alta California" to March, MISS M. AND Miss N. Suggrsted by the perusal of a record of the proceeding!* on "New York Sun" to Dec. 2, and Valpa6 buard the LHaiul," at sea, on the 22il of February, as publish- raiso "Neighbor" to January 27. From 4 ed in the Friend" for April. these papers, and private sources, we glean Welcome, thrice welcome, to our sea-girt isle, 1631 13 the following items Ye minsirels fair, who wake the tuneful lyre; 146. Necessary 290. to a choice Here let your sweetest strains the hours beguile, Total vote, California.—Arrival of the steamship CalTaylor's Majority, 34. A ud o'er thesocial waste new life inspire. ifornia, and her reception at this port. —The On the Popular vote, the total majority for Fresh from proud Hudson's gorgeous scenes ye stray, long expected and welcome pioneer of the Taylor as far as heard from was 141,000. Andbrs ye the dangers of the mighty deep North Pacific Steamship Line arrived in our To find congenial spirits far away Emigration to California.—ln almost harbor yesterday morning. Where Pkle's fires in boding stillness sleep. city down East, associations are formevery of Mazntlan on the 17th February, She left to ing go to California, but the plan involves Here, where the goddess once, with wild delight, and Monterey on Tuesday last. Gen. Persifor Reveled in dread Xi uuia'i surging Hume ; F. Smith, new military commanderof the Ter- better prospects of success than it does in Here, 'midstwild nature 1)* beauties may youwrite, ritory, and his suite lire among the passengers. this city. A hundred persons of enterprise On Fame's bright scroll, for each a deathless name. The California is truly a magnificent vessel advance $300 each, which enables the party and her fine appearance as she came in sight oft to purchase a substantial vessel, and fit her A deathlessname? such names already shine ihc town, called forth cheer upon cheer from our out with cargo and provisions, the ship being In richest lustre on the world's broar*. page; enraptured citizens, who were assembled in mas- used, when in California, as aJiome for her Land N M h! names indeed sublime, ses upon the heights commanding a view of the Alikeadored by poet, statesman, sage. Buy, and in dense crowds at the principal whar- owners. This plan for a smalloutlay promves and landing places. She passed the vessels ises comfort and success. The great error Already have we heard your touching lay. of war in the harbor under a salute from each, of adventurers is the small sum which they By ocean breezes, genily wafted on; returned by hearty cheering from j|i crowded put into the general stock, which, when exThe theme was noble! 'twas the natal day at the hausted, leaves them nothing for their supdecks, and at eleven was safely Of proud Columbia's God-like Washington. anchorage off the town.—[Alta CnnWnia. port far from home. The sum of $300 is Such ever be the themes on which you dwell, The latest intelligence from California, scarcely sufficient for so long a voyage, but Lofty, ennobling, eloquent, sublime; shows that great and important changes are among 100 subscribers it ensures the purSisters! for such call up your sweetest spell, chase of a ship and cargo, which belong, on For such the Poet'srichest garlands twine. there transpiring. The slow work of cenits arrival, to all the stockholders, and will VaMIY." " Hard of TUB turies is compressed into months and weeks. enable them, if successful, to return home in Nuuanu, May, 1849. Thousands are arriving from east, west, her. In the different ports of Boston, New York, north and south. Vessels are deserted, parSelected for the Friend. and Baltimore, at least fifty vessels Philadelphia LOOK ALOFT. ties are returning from the mines, and other are up for freight or charter to the gold regions, In the*ternpeat of life, when the wave and the gale parties setting off". From a private source and to record all the expeditions would be imAre around and sbove, if thy footing should tail— practicable. A New York letter of Wednesday we learn that an Irishman recently arrived evening, the 13th, says: Ii ilium eye should grow dim, and thy caution depart, from the mines with 200 lbs. of the precious The jewelers had a mass meeting—yes, a mass " Look aloft" and be firm, and be tearless of heart. last evening, to form ore. Let our readers compute his fortune, meeting !—at Riley's Hotel, prosperity's glow. the who embraced friend, If in a California association, and the names enrolled With a smile for each joy,and tear for each woe, at $16 per oz. comprise many of our most respectable citizens Should betray thee, when sorrows like clouds are arrayed, engaged in that important branch of business.— the Several have arrived from clergymen "LookAloft" to the friendship which never shall fade. The shoemakers are to have a demonstration States. It is reported that between 40 and to-night, and to-morrow the printers are to have Should the visions whi< h hope spreads in light to thine eye, about it wouldn't be better for 50 vessels are at anchor in the bay, without a talkeven to whether Like the tints of tne rainbow, brighteu to fly, throw down the stick and take up them of Then turn, and through tears repentant regret, seamen. All kinds ofmerchandise are daily the quoin. '-Look Aloft" to the sun that la never to act. two hundred arriving. There is the greatest demand for Besides all that, in to-day's Sun young ladies are advertised for immediately, to to California And oh, when death comes, In terrors to cast tenements. Let those going set out for the placero." Tfcey must be reHisfears on the future, his pall on the past, take with them a house, even if it be no spectable—so says the advertisement, and steady In that moment ofdarkneas, with hopein thy heart, employment will be guaranteed. Passages all to larger than the tub of the philosopher Dio- be paid. Seamstresses And a smile in thy eye, "LookAloft" and depart. ami tradesmen preferred. New York, August, 1643. The N. Y. Sun, after specifying several astociagenes. J. 11. c. • ,i :— " ■ . �THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. 34 tions of oapiulisu and others in that city, gives A Paris correspondent of the European steam vessel in working order that has ever visited these Islands. the following m* feature: Times, under date ofDec. 15, writes. We have been furnished with the action Government date Important tranquility continues. following list of thepolitely m rtftr- "Up to this ofthe command :— ence to the Gold Region. —According to the The latest election returns show a majorJ. S. Hathaway, Ist Art. commanding. ity in favor of Prince Louis, similar in Major Cant. B. H. Hill, Ist Art. coindg. Comp. M. following from the Washington correspond- proportion to those already announced. Tbe L. H. Holdeu, Surgeon. ence of the N. Y. Sun, of the 14th inst., the proclamation of the President will probably be Ist Lt. J. B. Gibson, Comp. M. made about the 40th. Lt. T. Talbot, government is taking steps to prevent the The present Ministers are preparing to evac- Ist " " 2nd Lt. J. J. Wood, qr. master and com'sary. export of gold ore, duty free", from the new uate their official residences. The sweep will 2nd Lt. J. B. Foy, Adjutant. be nearly as general as it was in February last. 2nd Lt. J. Dement, Comp. L. mines in California : As usual, a succession of programmes has been 2nd Lt. G. Tallmadge, Comp. M. It is rumored, and I have every reason to be- circulated. The cabinet, as now settled, is said [Polynesian. lieve the rumor is true—that the Government in to lie as follows:— Cabinet council on Saturday last, decided to send President of the Council, Minister of Justice The Great Sea Serpent.—When the Daeimmediately a number of small vessels of war, and Public Worship—Odillon Barrot. dalus frigate, Captain M'Qulite, which arrived brigs and schooners, to enforce the embargo Foreign Affairs—Drouin dc l'Huys. at Portsmouth on the 4th inst., v*is on her pasupon all merchant vessels going into the harbor Interior—Leon dc sage home from the East Indies, between the of Monterey, San Francisco, and other ports on Finance—HyppoliteMalleville. Passy. Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena, her Capt. California, to come coast ot them requiring the Public Works—Leon Faucher. and most of her officers and crew, at 4 o'clock under bonds not to receive on board for transpor- War—General Rulhieres. tation any part or parcel of gold ore dug from Commerce and Agriculture—Achille Fould. one afternoon saw a sea serpent. The creature was twenty minutes in sight of the frigate, und' the public lands or mines on the Sacramento or Instruction—DeFulloux. passed under her quarter. The Duedalus left Other parts of the gold region in Alta California. Public Marine—De Tracy. the Cape of Good Hope on the 30th of July, and The Government is fully awake to the imporThe above form the Cabinet. reached St. Helena on the lull of August. The tance of the gold region, and the Cabinet undoubtedly regret that a mint at California was The latest returns of the Presidential elec- following interesting report respecting the apnot acted upon at the last session, before the tion now give about four millions for Prince pearance of this extraordinary'animal has been forwarded to the Admiralty by Captain M'Close of which they had an inkling of the gold reLouis and nine hundred thousand for Gen. Quliii': gions. A State Government will undoubtedly Cavignac. be at once organized in California, and the mines ship Dcednlus, > " Her Majesty's taken possession ofby the United States troops. Two negroes and two mulattoes have been Homoaze, Oct. 11. \ Thefinal methodsfor securing the mining regions elected to the National Assembly from Gouda"Sir;—In reply to your letter of this day's to the Government have not yet been decided (late, requiring information as to the truth of a loupc, of whom one has taken his seat. on. Italy.—The Pope has fled to Naples. statement published in the "Times" newspaper, The California and the Panama steamers of a sea serpent ofextraordinary dimensions havbeen seen from her Majesty's ship Daedalus, of the sth January and 16th February, from The Pope," says the London Times, "left ing the Quirinal on the evening of the 24th o. under my command, on her passage from the Panama, are full of passengers, and a large Indies, I have the honor to acquaint you, as a servant of Count East for the information of my Lords Commissioners number of applications have been made for November, disguised and wearing the livery of the Ba- •of the Admirably, that at 5 o'clock p. in. on the passage in the Oregon, to sail on the first of Sophr, varian Legation. Dressed in the character 6th of August last, in latitude 24 degrees 44 m's. S., and longtitude 9 degrees 22 minutes E., the March. All these boats are on their way of a footman, he mounted the box of the weather dark and cloudy, wind fresh from the round Cape Horn. Ambassador's carriage, seated himself by N. W., with a long ocean swell from the S. W., The steamers Crescent City, Isthmus and the coachman, and thus absconded from the the ship on the port tack heading N. E. by N., something very unusual was seen by Mr. SarOrus are advertised for Chagres -and are Quirinal Palace and was carried off to toris, midshipman, rapidly approaching the ship is full. The Orus intended to navnearly Grsta. No one in Rome recognized him, from before the beam. The circumstance was igate the Chagres river. Beside, there are and the illustrious fugitive arrived in Geefa immediately reported by him to the officer of the watch, Lieut. Edgar Drummond, wilh whom some forty-five or fifty vessels of all sizes, on the night of the-25th, without experiencing and Mr. William Barett, the master, I was at the time walking the quarter-deck. The ship's up for Chagres or San Francisco direct.— the least danger." company were at supper. On our attention beAt last accounts, about 6000 persons were at The Pope of Rome, who had wished to ing called to the object,\it was discovered to be Panama waiting conveyances to the El stand alagfLJ'rom the struggle between the an enormous serpent, with head and shoulders Dorado. The number of course was con- Italians-nfll Austrians, was forced at the kept about four feet constantly above the surface the sea, and as nearly as we could approxitinually increasing, and it requires some eleventh nour to despatch all the troops he of mate by comparing it with the length of what our of the maintopsail yard would show in the water, stretch of imagination to conceive how all could assemble to the assistance who there hadlJwas nt the very least sixty feet of the animal a these people are to be transported to the former. A handfull of malcontents exile, returned from took of! advantage <Jleur d'eau, no portion of which was to our perlately gold regions. this circumstance to create a riot at Rome. ception, used in propelling it through the water, No less than four vessels are being fitted The Coufit Rossi, President of the Council, either by vertical or horizontal undulation. It passed rapidly, but so close under our lee quarout at Sag Harbor, and it is calculated that was assassinated by a ruffian, at noonday, ml that had it been a man of my acquaintance I one of the public streets. The Pope with-jter, more goods will arrive in California in the drew privately from Rome, and sought a!should have easily recognised bis features with and itdid not, either in approachnext six months than will supply the inhab- refuge in the kingdom of Naples, where he!jthe nuked eye; ling the ship or after it had passed our wak,e, deitants three times over. was received with acclamations by King viate in the slightest degree from its course to (the S. W., which it held on at the pace of from The Park Theatre in New York was des- Ferdinand and bis subjects.—[Times. twelve to fifteen miles per apparently on fire on the evening of the 16th Arrival Extraordinary.—The U. S.I'some determined purpose. hour, troyed by The diameterof the December. Loss $80,000, of which but a transport steam propeller " Massachusetts,"!jserpent was about fifteen or sixteen inches l»cCapt. Wood, arrived in our harbor on Monday! -liiml the head, which was, without any doubt, small portion is covered by insurance. from Boston, via Valparaiso, on her way to that of a snake, and it was never, during the Austria.—The Emperor of Austria has last, Oregon. She has on board 163 rank and file of twenty minutes that it continued in sight of our abdicated in favor of his nephew, Francis the Ist regiment U. S. Artillery, (companies'glasses, once b»low the surface of the water: its ") Brevet Major Hathaway,jjcolor a dark brown, with yellowish-white about Joseph. '* M " and L,These commanding. troops are intended, wejthe throat. It had no fins, but something like Egypt.—lbrahim Pacha is dead, and sue- lunderstand, to garrison the ports of Oregon. the mane of a horse, or rather a bunch of sea ichusetts' is a noble vessel, register- weed, washed about its back. It was seen liy ceeded by Abbas Pacha in the viceroyalty The ' Mass ed 750 tons, and coming in as she did in a calm,''the quartermaster, the boatswain's mate, and the of Egypt. moving without the help of sails, or other visi- man at the wheel, in addition to myself and ofFrance.—Prince Louis Napoleon Bona- ble means of locomotion, she perfectly aston- ficers above mentioned. lam having a drawing the native population who assembled of the serpent made from a sketch taken immeparte has been elected President of the Re- [ ished in crowds upon the beach. She is provided diately after it was seen, which I hope tn have public of France, by an overwhelming ma- with Ericcson's propeller, (which, by the way, ready for transmission to my Lords Commissionjority. | is well worth inspection) and is the second ers of the Admiralty by to-morrow's post. — . , . " " ; ,' — �35 THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. ceived that quite a demand was made for the fatal thrust could consign the soul of its vogenuine Eau dc Cologne, and that a penny tary to the second death ? For MM Frl»nd. could be turned to advantage in the business. And in the bare possibility of so dire an POCKET VERSUS PRINCIPLE. Now he of course would do nothing to en- event, how do you suppose it would stand, in Mr. Editor—There resides near one ofH. courage intemperance! Not he! He was a the final reckoning, with the vender of this H. M.'s ports, a gentleman that I wot of— fast friend of temperance; and then he would article for such uses? Homo. fair and honorable, as the world goes—" a do nothing to favor immorality! Oh, no! he conserwithal a of was the constituted of the temperance"—and public guardian friend morals in that vicinity. But then he could TEMPERANCE PLEDGE IN 1637. vator of the public morals "by authority." the story goes, since, as Jack not lose the to for Editor—l have found the following himMr. opportunity provide Not long ashore on liberty thereabouts, was observed self and his household, so providentially temperance pledge written on the blank leaf to be right merry; and from his bad naviga- opened before him. He surely need not of an old English book, which has been hantion, and sundry oft-repeated lurches to lee- know that the Cologne was poisoning the ded down from parent to child for several ward, it was more than suspected that the community, since it would not be drank on generations; but at the time when the pledge stevedore had made bad stowage of the car- his premises, any more than the man who was dated, to have been the property ofgood go on board, or else that contraband goods plunges the fatal steel into his neighbor's bo- old Robert Boltok, Bachelor in Divinity, and were in the hold which were dangerous to som, in the dark, need knotc that he is a mur- preacher of God's word at Broughton, in the ship's safety. derer. He didn't see the death-throe of his Northamptonshire, England. It shows that The latter soon came to be the settled victim! Suppose conscience does pretty temperance was properly appreciated, by was a temperance clearly intimate at times the probabilities in some at least, in olden time.—[Ch. Adv. opinion But Jhen A. P. port! The serpent of the still dared not the case! In either case, suppose it would show his head there—save indeed on the hardly require Yankee shrewdness to guess Marietta, July 3d, 1834. premises of "the Doctor," who, of course that the assassin's knife and murderous alco- Broughton, 1637.—Ffrome this daye forhad the right to distil "for medical purposes hol were hardly safe instruments to be scat- warde to ih/e ende of my life, I will never alone," if his "license" could be depended tered at random in the community! Why, pledge anye healthe nor drinke a whole carrowse in a glasse, cupp, bowle, or other upon. How then could poor Jack have been what then? drinking instrument whatsoever; whosoever evil slimy spirit Where did the of bitten? But never mind that. Our hero did not it be, or ffrome whomsoever it come, except lurk? were the inquiries oft and anxiously feci it to be his duty to refuse to line his the nscessitye of nature doe require it. Not revolved by "the authorities;" for, be it re- pockets with the profits of Eau dc Cologne! my own most gracious kinge; nor anye the membered, to the solution of this problem Why indeed should he? If he didn't sell it greatest monarch or tyrant on earth. Nor my dearest ffriende, nor all the goolde in the hung ,a toveted tail! somebody else would. Besides, he was vio- worlde shall ever enforce me or allure me. But, to make a long story short, it was at lating no temperance pledge. No temper- Not an Angell from Heaven (whoe I knowe length discovered, though not till after a deal ance society was ever known to be so fanati- will not attempt it) should persuade me.— of commendable anxiety and great pains-tak- cal as to include perfumery in its pledge! Of Not Satan witkjll his old subtilities, nor all powers ofSell itself, shall ever betray ing pro bono publico, with no small quantity course then, all was right. The natives, too, the me. By this very sinne (for, a sinne it is and bottles of of unjust suspicion against the beer purchased meeting-house, water (as Cologne not a little one,) I doe plainly finde that I sundry law and license abiding dwellers is expressively denominated by them,) and have more offended and dishonored my great thereabouts, that the spirit which poor Cas- he might suppose, if he could, that all he and gloriouse Maker and most merciful Sasio rightly calls devil actually issued from sold was applied to no worse purposes than viour, than by all other sinnes that I am subject unto; and for this very sinne I know it Cologne Bottles! that purchased by natives. Why indeed'is that God hath often been strange unto me. Jack had ascertained by actual experiment might not he supply the deraJßjlSjts well as And flbr that cause, and noe other respect, have I thus vowed; and I heartily* begg my that the veritable Eau dc Cologne possessed any one ? V ) * good Father in heaven of his greate goodvirtue, fuddling no less than the perfuming A large quantity of the article in question ness and infinite mercie, in Jesus Xt. to asfurnishing thereby a new exemplification of was soon said to be on board a vessel, mark- sist me in the same, and to be favourable unthe proverb, "Where there's a will there's a ed to his address. to me flbr what is past. Amen. rather R. Bolton. the was April 10, 1637. To be sure article way." or rather at three a glass, reals expensive, What say you, Mr. Editor—can there be those who prefer it, Champagne. bottle, but then considering that the agreea- any harm in selling perfumed alcohol? We Give a —In little work just published, 'entitled ble perfume and the fuddle were both secur- all know that the filthy stuff' called 'The Whole Art of Making British Wines, selling ed with that amount, perhaps the purchaser Rum is a dirty and murderous business, Cordials, and Liquors,' by JamesRobinson, arranged the matter thus with himself— make the best you can of it. But then the the trade-secrets are fully divulged. See three ftps, Essential Oils, aromatic Cologne is quite another affair! It what 'sparkling champagne' L'OU dePerdix three do. Rum, isn't with " the drink that drunkards is made of! 'sliced rhubarb stalks, the tops classed Which would not be so very expensive after know! you use," ofyoung spring nettles, sugar, and eggs!'— all, you know, particularly as one bottle fulon it—beastly drunk Taste, also, this 'Fine Old Port' compound filled the consumer's noblest desire—throwing Suppose Jack gets or does suicide, drunk—and mayhap commits of the juice of Hamburg grapes, sugar, a dehim into a state of brutal drunkenness —thus this? And barm of purple beet-root, sliced ginger, in worse; can there be coction any instruct qualifying him by living example to that sage leaves—together with a huge could his think and red complain captain, you, the peculiar these poor heathen Hawaiians in of French brandy, isinglass, bitblessings of civilization and Christianity!— his man had poured the sweet odor into his proportion almonds, ter sugar candy, and lerooa-peel! Alack-a-day, that these poor heathen should stomach rather than upon his handkerchief? Roughness is given by alum, oak bark, some Cothink it that possible other astringent; and the real port-flavor, by prove so stupid and unworthy their privi- Do you really water could be made "to bite like a adding the tincture of the seeds of raisins!— logne leges! that its [Gateshead Obs. But the story. Well, our hero soon per- serpent, or sting like an adder?" or The Temperance Friend. * * * . ******* * �36 THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. Progress of Temperance.—Both Houses the line of their transgressions. We should of the British Parliament, in answer to the as soon expect the sun not to rise, water to numerous petitions of temperance societies, run HONOLULU, MAY 1, 1849. up hill, iron to float, or a man to fly, as have passed a bill prohibiting all sale of innot to witness the awful curse of drunkentoxicating liquors on Sunday morning and The publication of the Friend will be afternoon. ness eventually being visited upon rumseldiscontinued after .the present number, until ICT* We copy the above item of intelli- lers or their descendants, unless they exerthe editor returns from a voyage to the Wesgence from a late American paper, and most cised timely repentance. The laws of God tern Coast of America. It is our intention cannot be violated with impunity. Solomon to embark to-day, April 16th, on board the sincerely do we hope it may be true. It is an important step in the right direction.— asks, "Can a man take fire in his bosom U. S. Propeller "Massachusetts," Captain The Hawaiian Legislature we hope may be and his clothes not be burnt?" Of course Wood having very kindly and generously thereby encouraged to carry out, during not. Can a man acquire wealth by selling proffered us a free passage to San Francistheir present session, a measure now but spirituous liquors and reasonably expect it co, via Oregon. It is with no ordinary feelpartially executed. We refer to the entire will prove a blessing, either to himself or his ings of pleasure that we anticipate visiting of the sale of spirituous liquors children? The past answers. "No." our native land. To be sure, we do not ex- prohibition on the Holy Sabbath. At present houses lipect to visit those portions of the country censed to sell by the glass, are alone closed, Volcano of Kilauea, Hawaii.— We rendered sacred by the associations of home learn from the Rev. Mr. Paris, recently from while Hotels may continue open as on other and kindred, yet it is to be our privilege to days. We cannot see why this distinction Hawaii, that on passing from his station in embark in a vessel bearing the name of our should be made. If it is wrong for a grog- Kau, to Hilo, he observed the great crater native state, and it will require no great shop to be open for the sale of spirits, why of Kilauea undergoing some remarkable stretch of the imagination to fancy ourselves not for a Hotel? It needs not a very close changes. Although the lake is now compaonce more an inhabitant of the Old Bay observation to see that the sale of spirits by ratively quiet, yet the internal pressure is State! Under the protecting care of Divine Hotels on the Sabbath is productive of much such as to have elevated the surface of the Providence, we hope to resume our duties evil, especially to the sea-faring community, lake from one to two hundred feet. In the at the end of three or four months* During as well as the mechanics of Honolulu, not to centre of the lake a huge cone has been our absence, the recollection of the many speak of any other class. Will not some thrown up, and from its summit there are acts of kindness which we have received member of the Hawaiian Legislature bring frequent eruptions. The frequent explosions from residents in Honolulu, and the sea-farforward this subject, and endeavor to have a of the pent up gases may be heard at the dising community, during a sojourn of six years of the License Law, so modifying tance often miles. These explosions resemat the islands, will serve to hasten ourretnrn revision the statute that no person shall be licensed ble the sudden escape of the steam from the to our home, and the sphere of our labors. by the laws of this kingdom to sell spirituous boiler of a steam engine, although nip»n a of the The affairs duChaplaincy, N. B. and intoxicating liquors upon God's holy scale immensely enlarged. Other parts of the crater furnish abundant evidence that the ring our absence, will be entrusted to the Day. This day was consecrated for other care of the Rev. T. E. Taylor, Chaplain at purposes, but the sale of liquors more than subterranean fires of Hawaii are far from beLahaina. any other cause leads to a most gross dese- coming extinct. Hawaiian Coffee.—The fair experiment cration of the sanctity of this Sacred Day.— Depopulation by the Measles.—ln a has been made that coffee of the first quality Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it hoformer number we noticed the fact -that the can be raised upon the Sandwich Islands.— ly.—We are anxious to see the laws of this Some recently from the island of Kauai, is kingdom just as strict upon the subject of the measles had been very destructive to the abof a superior excellence. We are able to license and sale of all kinds of intoxicating origines of these islands. The following pronounce that from the plantation of Mr. liquors, asJg Btngltsli and French treaties statement will show that this epidemic was Titcomb, of the very best quality. It is now will allow; 1 Ye hope to sec the day when not confined to the Sandwich Islands. Capt. for sale in Honolulu, by Mr. Reynolds. It England and France will cooperate with the Klinkofstrom, connected with the Russian is surely to be regretted that an inferior ar- rulers of this Kingdom to entirely prohibit Fur Company, thus writes us from San ticle from a foreign country should be im- the importation of intoxicating liquors.— Francisco:—"During the last summer we ported in such quantities as to overstock the What an inestimable blessing would thereby had, throughout all our colonies, the meaand great numbers of the inhabitants market, and thus check the growth of coffee be conferred upon the seamen of England, sles, taken were off. Some of our Islands in the France and the United States. upon the islands. Alsaitian chain lost most of their population. Hawaiian Syrup.—We have recently had The effects of trafficing in Spiritu- In Sitka, among a population of 600 souls, an opportunity to test the good quality of ous Liquors.—Those engaged in the sale we had in one month nearly 80 deaths, if not some most excellent Syrup, made for family and manufacture of intoxicating liquors, and more. Nearly all, except Europeans, were use, by Judge Parsons, at Lahaina. It is such as sympathize with them, are extreme- sick, so that all the town was in sorrow, superior to anything of the kind that has ly sensitive when the point is urged that they fear and dread." been in the market since the Chinamen ceas- are upholding an iniquitous and dishonest bued the manufacture of the clarified syrup.— siness. This is natural and what is to be It is with great regret we are called upon We hope the manufacture of good Syrup expected. Before their minds we would hold to announce the death ofCapt. Lindsay, late a will find ample encouragement. Such syr- up the mirror of the past. What does that resident of these islands, who sailed from hence up as that manufactured now at Lahaina, reflect? As we gaze upon that mirror, we in the British schooner Amelia.' His decease would undoubtedly command a very high see reflected this truth, wealth acquired by took place at Whampoa on the 33d of June last, und was caused by inflamation of the brain inprice on the coast. traffic in spirituous liquors has proved a curse duced by exposure after bis undergoing an operA novel Novel.—There has been repub- to those who acquired it, or to their children ation for the removal of a tumor from his forelished in Germany, an exact copy of a Jap- and friend*. This result follows on the prin- head. Capt. Lindsey leaves a widow, a native anese novel, by a Mr. Schwartz, ciple that God ordinarily punishes men in of Hawaii.—[Polynesian, THE FRIEND. ' �37 THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. Hawaiian Bible Society. Treasurer's ofbarque " Hermes," from Extract from the l»g-oook Report. HAWAIIAN BIBLE SOCIETY IN ACCOUNTWITH Hong Kong toCapt. R. B. Corkhill, Honolulu, April 26, 1840. A. 8. COOKK, TREAS. wards the Sandwich Islands. i: Dear Sir: A meeting of the Executive 1848. i Monday, 13th March, 1849. Committee of the Hawaiian Bible Society Aug. 21. By Mr. W. Goodale, to constitute Mrs. L O. Thurston a Life Member, S10 00 Lat. 35, 56 N. long. 136, 49 E. moderate and was held, on the 20th inst, at the house oi it u it 3i r tnKKlali-, to constituto Miss Mary fine weather, E. N. E., Koomsang Island, Loo Howe Thurston a Life Member, No 60, 10 00 the Treasurer, when the following vote was Choo group N. 1-3 E., 11 or 13 miles distant, Nov 80, J 1'arls, to constitute Miss Mary A Itev D passed : That the Secretary, pro tern, be a I'arls a Life Member, No 66, 10 00 fresh, E. by S., stood to the N. N. E. intending committee to prepare an account of what has i. i. ii iiev j rj i.arh t0 COI tltute Mi88 Anna M to pass between the great Loo Choo and Koom10 00 already been collected for the Society, with 1849. I'arls a Life Member, No 67, sang. what may be collected at the Seamen's Cha- Feb 22. JoelTurrill, Esq, to constituteMast. FredAt fifteen minutes past 3 o'clock r. m., saw a ship the and that the erick Life on shore on the N. K. end of Koomisary Member, Tin iill Sabbath, on same s No 10 00 coming 68, pel A relative in U S, to constituteMiss Mary island on low point of sand and reef, fully five be published in the next number of the H Turrill a Life Member, No 68, 10 00 miles to the N. E. from the island. The ship Friend —also cause to be re-published, with A Friend, to constitute Mrs llcbecou 24, shore lying about halfway out on the point. Johnstone Life 00 ion No70, a 10 Member, corrections, the list of the Life Members." Apr. 16, At by Kev 8 C Damon, for BiMonies ree'd 3.45 tacked to the southward. Ordered the An excellent sermon in behalf of the II B. bles In various languages, 01 62 quarter boat down and sent the 2nd officer with S. was preached at the Seamen's Chapel, « n i' Monies ree'd by Rev 8 C Damon, as subfour hands te endeavour to see what ship it was scriptions, ID 00 Lord's day morning, 22d inst., by the Rev. on shore. While the ship was hove to, the 21, Friends, to conatitute Mrs Mary J ChamJ. S. Green, from Acts 17: 11, 12. "Noberlain a Life Member,No 71, 10 00 nearest part of the reef 3-4 of a mile distant, the 23, I.nrrin Andrews, Jr, to constitute himself ble Beresns." The preacher set forth the ship on shore bore N. N. W. 1-2 W., a low rock a Life Member, No 72. 10 00 off the S. E. point of Koomsang W. by S. 1-4 S. value of the Scriptures in the formation of MrsLaura Judd's children, to constitute herself a Life Member, No 78, 10 00 the point of the low land and reef, E. N. E.— character, and the evils of light, novel readMr Edwufd Bailey's family, to constitute The S. W. of Amakirrima island of the Loo ing, alias yellow covered literature," and himself* Life Membor, No 74, 10 00 Choos S. E. by E. 1-4 E. Took a cast of the Mr 8 N Castle, to constitute Mrs MA Casadmonished his hearers, especially the chilp. m., the boat tle a Life Member, No 76, 10 00 lead in ML, hard sand. At 6.10 dren and youth, to study the Bible. After Wm C Luualilo and others, to constitute board and tho 2nd officer informed Miss Victoria Kamamalu a Life Member, the sermon a collection was taken up. This, us the name on the ship's stern was Elizabeth 10 00 *ith the amount received from the new Life it ii u No 76g and Henry," of London, lying inside a small reef, ncr Armstrong, to constitute Mrs C C Members, and annual subscribers, and for Armstrong a Lite Member, No 77, 10 Oo starboard side to the shore, about midway beRev. D T Condo, to constitute Mrs A L tween the reef and sand, distant from either Bibles sold, will amount to about $400. Coude a Life Member, No 78, 10 00 about 3 cables lengths. The lower masts and ore The expenses nearly $50, leaving $350 ii ii u nev E Whittlesey, to constitute Mrs E K rigging, Whittlesey a Lift Member, No 79, 10 00 bowsprit gone, also anchors, cables, in the Treasurer's hands, ready to be for- ii ii it [;,.,. j g Emerson's family, to constitute sails, brass and iron work, glass of sky-light, warded to tbe parent Society for a new suphimself a Life member, No 80, 10 00 deck-lights, and in fact every thing that could be it n n }{ev 8 C Damon, to constitute Mrs J M ply ofBibles and Testaments. removed had been taken away. No one on Damon a Life Member, No 81, 10 00 By the Serampore, which arrived in Januboard or from the ship on shore; supDr R W Wood, to constitute Mm C A ary last, a large and beautiful assortment of > Hooper a Life Member, No 82, 10 00 posed the have been stranded about a Rev D Baldwin, to constitute himself a 24, Bibles and Testaments, in various languages, month—part of the copper stripped off round the Life Member, No 83, 10 00 was received in return for the $500 sent to JoelTurrill, Esq, U 8 Consul, to constitute ship. Rudder sawn in two below the rudder 10 00 trunk. A small pair of shears rigged as if to Wm Turrill a Life Member, No 84, the parent Society, about a year since. Membersof Royal School, to constitute unship the rudder. This Society (H. B. S.) has been in oper10 00 J M Cooke a Lite Membor. No 86, From a few receipts found on board in the members of Royal School to constitute W ation, now, eight years, and has collected, cabin, Goodale a Life Member, No 86, dated "Auckland, New Zealand, Ist Dec. 10 00 from year to year, a sufficient sum to pur«1; J ll Annual Subecri|.tions of find the Captain's name was W. J. S." 1848," chase a full supply ofBibles and Testaments I'arls 1; D B Lyman 1; I It appeared that the natives or other Clark. 1,60; J 8 (.rem 1; J F rogoWR: B Anin the English, French, Spanish, German, people had been stripping the ship, as but little drews 1; Mrs Dole 1; Dr ft Mrs Wetmorc Portuguese, Welsh, Swedish, Danish and was left on board except a few water butts tbnt 2; Mr & Mrs Rice2; A B Bates 2; Mr & Mrs Johnson 2; Mrs Rowcll & Daughter 1,26; Dutch languages, for seamen and landsmen. were floating about in the hold. We supposed 1. 0 Hall 1; J Fuller 1; C R Bishop 2; J the crew would be all saved when the Ship went The amount collected from year to year, E Wilcox 1; J H I-aty 1; J G Lewis 2; 29 76 on shore. They might now be on the island, or is as follows, viz:— Collection at Seamen's Chapul, Lord's 37 26 more probably have gone away in the boats to Day, 22d Inst., " " ' ' i „ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "" " """ " " — """ " " " " " " "" " "" """ " From June, 1841, to June, 1842, $108 50 1843, 44 00 1844, 62 00 18t5, 292 BB " 1846, 482 46 1848, 584 82 May, 1849, 407 93 " " " " Hitchcock 6p. m., hoisted up «407 82 Loo Choo, or elsewhere. At boat and made sail to southward. Strong breeze 1849. DR. Apr. 16, For raouoy paid by Itev 8 C Damon, ts ami cloudy, E. S. E. follows:—postage »1.60; labels W; The reef on which the "Elizabeth and Henry" freight per Matilda «8; freight per was wrecked is not laid down on Laurie's chart, Sera mpore 19,62; do to Oregon 4JJ0—39 62 1847, or on Nome's, 1836, For printing 200 "Original Hymn," by Miss F M Caulkin, 4 00-43 62 crsw of the "E. &.H." Making from 1842 to 1849, $1982 38 Mem.—Should the Ten dollars, paid at any one time, constiBalance due tha Society, »36 'M have proceeded to Loo Choo, they will most E & O. K. tutes a Life Member. Eighty-five individuprobably meet with kind and hospitable treat, AMOS 8. COOKE, Tress. als, by paying this sum, or by having it paid metit. When the Royal Oak" was wrecked April .Honolulu, 26,1849. for them, have been made Life Members. there five or six years hack, the crew was proF.xatuined and found to be correct life The first sixty-three were constituted 8. CASTLE. vided with lodging and provisions and every asN. members previous to June, 1848. For the Auditor of J/*w. Bib. Society. sistance rendered them in saving what were poslast twenty-two, see the Treasurer's Report, sible from the wreck. The authorities also built which is sent herefor the last eleven months, "The U. S. S. Preble is about to proceed to them n junk in which the ultimately reached with. Japan to bring away the crew of the American Cbusan in safety. Altho' offered remuneration Yours truly, A. S. COOKE, Sec. protem. whaler Lagoda, recently wrecked on the coast." it was constantly and firmly refused.—[Polyne—[China Mail. sian. Rev. S. C Damon. — ' " �THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. 38 Tale or a Tub.—The following droll stoA Duel Avoided.—A famous duellist ry appears in the St. Joseph Times: challenged an Irish barrister for some remark On the passage of the ship Alexandria from made by the barrister while the duellist was Anecdote of Swearing.—An anecdote of New Orleans to New York, a young lad, of this description, which we read a few days about fourteen, from a naturally frolicksome giving his testimony on the stand in some imago, reminded us of one we have never seen disposition, became so troublesome that he portant case. The barrister knew precisely in print, but which We have for a long time was threatened by the captain that he would as much about fighting as a fancy boxer stored among our recollections of the late confine him in a water cask. Our youngster knows about Milton's "Paradise Lost." His Rev. Joseph Grafton, of Newton. We know took no heed, and, at his next offence, was friends told him, however, that there was no nothing of the truth of the story, and yet so put into the cask, which was headed up, perfectly characteristic is it, that we have al- leaving a large bunghole for the admission of way to avoid the scrape, and it was certainways regarded it as the relation of a verita- air. The ship encountered a violent storm, ly expected of him either to light or apoloble incident. Father Grafton stood high in and, in a violent lurch, the cask containing gize. This settled the point; for the proud the public estimation, and was often present the boy rolled into the sea. The circum- little Hibernian, though he would rather eat with other clergymen on great occasions.— stance was not noticed by those on board.— than fight, still infinitely preferred being shot At one time he was dining with the Governor Fortunately, the cask struck bung up, and to making an apology. So the two duellists, and Council, the Mayor and Aldermen, or floated about thirty hours, when it was thrown with their seconds, etc., were soon upon the some other body of magnates, in Boston, and upon the beach of Cape St. Bias Here the battle ground. The challenger was notoriwas excessively annoyed as well as shocked boy made efforts to extricate himselffrom his ous as a great pistol shot, and had fought by the profanity of a young man who sat prison, without success, and, in despair gave some half dozen duels before, in one of which nearly opposite to hitn at table. Having en- up to die. Some cows strolling on the beach he was so badly wounded as to be left a cripdures the odious vice as long as his patience were attracted to the cask, and one of the ple for life. would allow, the old gentleman arose and number, it being fly-time, switched her tale When other preliminaries were arranged, cxclaimnd, Mr. President," in the sharp, into the bung-hole, which the boy grasped he requested, through his second, one favor energetic tone, which all who knew him will with desperate resolution. The cow bellow- from his adversary, which was permission to recollect. The President struck his knife ed, and set off for life; and, after running stand up against a mile stone, that was on handle upon the table to command attention, some three hundred yards with the cask, the chosen ground. He sought no advanand replied, " The Rev. Mr. Grafton." Si- struck it against a log on the beach, and tage, but wished to lean upon the stone, belence prevailed, and the old gentleman very knocked it to.pieces. The boy, thus provi- ing too lame to stand without support. His that dentially released, was discovered by some request was at once granted, and just as the cooly proceeded—"l move there be no swearing done at this table ex- fishermen on the Point, and taken into Api- word was about to be given, the lawyer issucepting by my friend the Rev. Dr. Homer." lachicola, where a small collection being ed his mandate to stay proceedings, as ho The motion prevailed by acclamation, and made for him, he was enabled to proceed had also a request to make. the remedy was as thoroughly effectual as north by the way of Columbus. In the gravest manner in the world he sothe mortification of the young swearer was licited permission to lean against the next mile Nantucket Sheep.—Even in Nantucket stone, and the joke was so good thatthe chal complete.—[N. Y. Rec. people have their troubles. At present there lenger took his revenge out in a hearty roar is a and anti-sheep party; tho anti- of laughter, withdrawing his deadly defiance, The Rich Man and the Day Laborer.— sheepsheep party being much the largest. There and declaring that he could never shoot a A merchant who is as avaricious as opulent, are about thousand sheep on the Isl- man of such excellent humor. recently excited some public attention at and; someseven flocks are owned by men large London. He had obtained at the cheapest possible rate, a poor day-labonflkto do some who do not own a rod of land. The sheep "Put your finger in de, vat you call work in his house. This unfortunate man, run at large on the Island and eat up every him, dc blacksmith's vice," said the foreigngreen thing. The people of the Island are er, "and turn him till you can bear him no fatigued with work, represented to the mer- noted for their love of blackberries; it is eschants wife, that with so low wages he could Dat isde rheumatiz. Den give him longer. off the not purchase a glass of beer to quench his timated that ten thousand dollarsgoes another turn. Dat is dc gout." But taxa. thirst. The compassionate woman gave him Island every year to purchase this delicious tion in this country has long since passed the fruit. It is much force contended, and with a tankard of ale, but the husband learned gout point of intolerable, and verged upon this circumstance on his return, and whenhe that if the sheep were away the people could the impossible. To pay taxes is the grand raise their and the blackberries, own hence settled with his laborer, retained the value to be the only obis now before our feature, and would seem of the drink. The poor man exclaimed difficulty. of life. tax. tax. Tax, ject, English couruH pither people who keep sheep against it, and raised so great an uproar that State have let them run at any rigntto large upon the police took him to prison. The next day George III. was when he was called before the Judge, he ex- the land which is the common property of School of Manners.-As the whole that the of one of his men people. walking Hence, see we quarter-deck you plained the affair, was discharged upon the have here a real, bona-fide 'free soil" ques- of war with his hat on, a sailor asked his paymenfof two shillings; but the merchant tion. messmate who that fellow, was who didn't had another account to render to justice.— to the admiral? He was condemned to pay fifty pounds ster. Doing the Barber.—An Eastern-shore dowse his peak it's the King." ling aa a fine for having sold beer without a man stepped into a barber's shop in our city, "Why, license, and the poor laborer, as the inform- on Saturday, says the Baltimore Argus, and "Well, king or no king," retorts the other of the offence, received the third of the requested the barber to take off 12$ cents er, "he's an unmannerly dog." "Where should he learn manners?" resum. worth of his hair. The barber trimmed his plied Jack, "he ncvcr-was out of sight ofland locks very neatly, and then combed and in his life." Gen. Lafayette.—During the Revolu- brushed them in the most particular style. tionary war, Gen. Lafayette being in Balti" Are you done?" asked the Eastern-shore SYLLOGISM. more, was invited to a ball. He went, as man, as the barber removed the napkin from A sailor is not a sailor when he's aboard, his neck. requested, but instead of joining in the amuseAnd a sailor is not sailor when he is ashore; ment, as might be expected of a young " Yes sir," returned the man of the razor I!nt lie must be either ashore oa aboard Frenchman of twenty-two, he addressed the with a bow. Therefore a sailor is not a sailor.—[Ex. ladies thus: "Ladies, you are very handAre you certain that you took off eleven Why is a sailor not a sailor when he Is orerboard.—[P. some; you dance very prettily; your ball is pence worth?" Journal. very fine; but my soldiers have no shirts." " Yes t)ir," returned the barber, " there's BECAUSE The appeal was irresistable; the ball ceas- the glass—you can see for yourself." the tarn-ail, he Is a-etern. If he fell ed; the sadies went home and went to work, Well," said the Eastern-shore man, "if If from a from Jib-boom,he isa-bead, and the next day a large number of shirts you think that you have got eleven pence If from the bulwarks, be is a-long-»ide, were presented by the fairest hands of Balti worth off, I don't know as I have got any use Therefore a sailor overboard k not sailor. more, for the gallant defenders of their coun- for it, and I haven't got no change, so you When is a sailor a silLOa ? Do yon girt it op' trymay just keep the hair for your trouble!" When be is no so'eaa Cabin Boy's Locker. " • - " " • �39 THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. |C7»The following Original Hymn, com- Sabbath Friend. enjoyment of "such a Sabbath, he feela how blessed, above all other days, is the one young lady, of New London, Ct., which the Lord hath made.—Bibliotheca SaA New England Sabbath.—A corres- cra. was sung by the choir at the Seamen's Bethel, on Sunday, the 22d ult., on which oc- pondent of the Rochester Democrat, writing Working on the Sabbath.—There are a Mass., says : casion the Rev. Mr. Green preached a ser-ifrom Springfield, New England Sabbath is something great many people who profess to keep the "A mon for the benefit of the Hawaiian Bible! which can only be seen in New England. It Sabbath according to the fourth commandis not an article of exportation. There is a ment, but who, somehow or other, always Society. quiet, settled calm about it—a stillness which find a multitude of 'works of necessity' to be AN ORIGINAL HYMN. can almost be felt—unused to any other at- attended to. We have seen a capital anecmosphere. I arose yesterday morning op- dote, lately, about a family of such people, BY MISS F. M. CAULKINS, NEW LONDON, CT. pressed by the solemn serenity which seem- who were pretty severely rebuked by a coled to pervade every object around me. In ored man in their employ. Tha family were tins busy town, at eight o'clock, not a sound farmers. One Sabbath morning the colored could be heard. Silence pervaded its streets man was not up, as usual, at breakfast.— What sjght breaks on a darkened world, and I could scarcely make myself believe The son was sent to call him, but Caesar said From these resplendent leaves unfurl'd! that I was in the midst of a population often they need not wait for him, as he did not The opening eyelids of the morn, or twelve thousand souls. The green fields wish for any breakfast. Shed no such beams on hill or lawn. —the mountains—the forests—stretching out Why, Caesar, said the young man, we in every direction, far as the eye could reach shall want you as soon as the dew is off, to —seemed praising God, in their calm beau- help about the hay. An angel bending from the skies, ty, and the huge elms of an hundred years, No, said he, I can't work any more on the Heralds the volume as it flies; lilted up their long arms towards heaven and Sabbath; it is not right. Happy the nation that receives, looked devout a9 the ancient patriarchs.— Not right! said the other. Is it not our With outstretch'd hands.the dropping leaves. The very buildings—many of them associa- duty to take care of what Providence has gited with stirring events in the past—became ven us? And would you not pull your cow Thrice happy each life-quickened heart, sanctified monitors, as they said to the con- or sheep out of a pit, upon the Sabbath, CssThat trusts to this unerring chart templative mind, 'This is the land of the Pil- sar? if I had been trying all the week grims—Remember the Sabbatn day to keep 'Tis hope to age, and strength to youth, it holy.' Whoever remembers his first Sab- to shoWthem in. I would let them lie there.' To darkness, light; to wanderers, truth. bath in a New England town, will be able to Day.—The understand what I have written, for he must Remember the Sabbath 'Tis gentle rain, 'tis sparkling dew, have felt what I have attempted to describe. Grand Duke Constantine, of Russia, during The mind to cleanse, refine, renew : There is no ingress or egress here on the his tour around Scotland, visited the Islands 'Tis lightning fierce, and thunder deep, Sabbath. All public conveyances lay by.— of Staffa lona, in the Hebrides. He arrived Formerly a car passed over the road to Bos- at the latter on Sunday. To startle conscience from its sleep. ton and back with the mail. This has been The stern old keeper of the Cathedral keys refused to unlock the gate and admit discontinued. A shaft from this full quiver sent, Yankee one is always the party to see the tombstones, for that villages In these In twain hath many a bosom rent; delighted with their magnificent shade trees. would in his opinion have been desecrating A drop ofbalm from this rich store, They constitute the principal beauty of al- the Sabbath. In vain did Captain Robinson most every place you visit—of this place pre- ask imploringly, whether he was aware who Hath healed the broken heart once more. eminently. Nearly every street here is sha- the illustrious stranger was, whom he refusto age, and zeal from ded by magnificent elm, sycamore or maple ed to gratify. Donald 'dinna exactly ken.' age Learning He supposed 'from what folk said, it was onHave worshipped, loved, explored the page; trees." ly the Emperor of Russia. But he wad nae Martyrs in its defence have died, England, Scotland and America en- gie up the key to his own Queen on the Or torments worse than death defied. joy a Christian Sabbath. To them it is Lord's day. There was a power aboon suwhat God originally designed it should be in perior to any earthly power, and he could Like angels round a dying bed, and of mer- nae gie up the key.' Chr. Watchman. all the earth, —a day of the reIts truths a heavenly radiance shed; cy to man. But how nations An Example.—A vessel containing upthat the they only, flection celestial wings, And hovering on of Christendom, enjoy a Christian Sabbath. wards of one hundred and fifty Hollanders, Breathe music from unnumbered strings. It is truly sad to witness the desecration of lay all of Sabbath day at one of our wharves' the Sabbath even in Protestant Europe.— rather than violate, by travelling, that law O now thou Word, divinely fair, But a son of the Pilgrims, who loves this which secures its sanctity as well in the New Take wings and wide thy message bear ; day of the Lord, wearied with the perpetual as in the Old World. They held public serPeace to all climes, —heart-peace be given, hurrying to and fro of the multitude in that vice upon the deck of their vessel in the strange land ; saddened at the sight of the morning, a sermon being delivered by a minAnd light to guide the soul to heaven ! gay throngs that crowd every place of amuse- ister of their own number. Their hymne, ment, in pursuit of every conceivable form sung in their own tongue, seemed indeed to We are assured that M. Pageot, the late of merriment and of guilty pleasure ; sick- be hymns of praise, swelling forth from French Minister Plenipotentiary to the United ened at the sound ofrevelry and noisy mirth hearts that rejoiced to breath this the land of States, has left that country for England, to of- mingling with the notes of martial music, freedom and their adoption. They are desfer Louis Philippe a part of his princely for- the bustle of the military parade, and the tined to the colony m the Grand River Valto the attention of tune, and induce him to establish himself and din of business ; to such an alien from the ley, which was brought the past winter. We during to land of the it is most our legislature Pilgrims, refreshing his family in America. This is most admirable and a speedy paswinds favorable more, once of sacred rest wish them in a day in M. Pageot, and Ahe more so as it is most rare. enjoy, or in that fair and happy sage to their new home in our Western Valhis native land, Joural dv Havre. island from which his fathers came. Even ley, and trust that thousands more will speein busy London, that vast metropolis of the dily follow them.—Del. Adv. We cannot help remarking on the very world, the sacred suspension of secular quiet and good natured way in which the crew of business, the deep repose of that tumultuous A Child with Twenty Names.—The Maoflicially announcerthe birth ofthe the Russian Brig Baykull have behaved them- city, as the Sabbath returns, the stillness of drid Gazette Montpensier's child, and that she dc Duchess selves on every occasion when they have been the hallowed day, its sacred associations, its has been baptised Maria Isabel Francises dc Asis on shore. If all sailors followed their example solemn rites and divine instructions enforced Antonia Luiza Fernanda Cristina Amelia Fehp* the police fores might be reduced to one-half of by the solemnities of the sanctuary—these Adelaida Josefa Elena Enriquita Carolina Just* * are all a cordial to his thirsty spirit. In the Rutins Gsspara Melcbora Baltasar* Nates. its present strength.—[Polynesian, posed by a THE BIBLE. : — — • �THE FRIEND, MAY, 1849. 40 , Hon on, IS mos. 700 sperm; reTo Seamen and Steikciii— The Seamen's Chapel wotfurnished by the Contain ef Snip Rambler of Naaluckst. ported a skip la slftil lo be the Wa. Wirt, of New Bedford, is open forPublic Worship every Sabbath, at 11 o'clock, unknown. the Hermes, to the editor of the Polynesian. Humility a. m tod ?4, r. ■. Seath mi. The Alexsndsr spoke ship Coral on the line, 28 mos. out, The following Religious services will be held at the Vestry Room "March 29, 1840. 2700 sperm; hid taken 1000 obis in about 8 days. Thursday evening. Usually, there will be a LecLat. 31, 58 N. long. 138, 28 E. Steered N. Flora spoken In Feb. oil"Chile, bound home from Cslifornls, every ture delivered. E. by E. 1-2 E. till 8 P. M., distance run since 800 wbsle. All well. The Seamen's Concert for Prayer is held at the Vestry noon, 66 miles. At that hour the centra of a Room the third Monday evening each month. PORT OF LAHAINA. Seamen belonging to vessels (of all nations) visiting smalUisland bore south five miles whirl) would port are invited to call at the Chaplain's Study, this place it in latitude 32,24 N. longtitude 139,86 E. where supplied with copies of Arrived. they will be gratuitously Not laid down in Laurie's or Nome's charts.— reading matter. It will be most 14. Ship Majestic, Hall, New Bedford, 5 months out, the Friend and other From 8 P. M., steered E. by N. 1-2 N., kept a 40April Chaplain the to receive calls from Seamen convenient for sperm. goed look out for South Island and must have 16. Orosimbo, Barium, New Bedford, 4 months out. Mean between 2 and 4 o'clock, J. m. Public services at the Native Churches, on theSahbath, Adams, New Bedford, 5 months out, 130 sperm. passed close to the place assigned it on the chart —America, Cole. New Bedford, 3 months out, 60 sperm. commence at 9l, a. h., and 2j p. m. but saw nothing of it, sod doubt very much if it —Towner, —vy. U. Nye, Rose, New London, 9 months out, SIM sperm. The Seamen's Reading Room is open at all hours of is in that position. 17. Massachusetts, Chase, New Bedford. 8 months out. 90 the day. Strangers arriving and having late foreign paFound the chronometers very correct by ob- sperm. pers, are respectfully invited to aid in keeping said room supplied with useful reading matter. servations taken in Honolulu harbor, April 26th Donations are respectfully solicited for tb> support 1849." A Card. the of Chaplaincy, and the publication of 'Trw Friend'. An annual report ol all donaliona ia made to the AmeriTo the Editor of the Friend: can Friend Society, New York. Any person Seamen's Donations. Dear Sib—It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge contributing the sum of t50 isinentitled to become a Life through your paper, a donation of one hundred dollars, re- Director of the Society, and by 820 to become an Honotor Chaplaincy. rary Life Member. Man), Adams, B. *5 00 ceived from foreign residents inLabaina,and fromofficeis Mr. SAMUEL C DAMON, sum has apstopping port and seamen at this This been AFrlsnd, S 90 Honolulu, April I.—if. Seamen's Chaplain. a to purchasing Serapropriated, according promise, in For the FrUnd. Information for Whalemen. phina for the Chapel in this place. JanesNichols $ 1 00 The subscriber would respectfully give the following T. E. TAYLOR, 6 00 notice for the information of whalethipa, cruising in the Rev. Mr. Coan, Seamen's Lahaina. Chaplain, •»••_..-. Pacific. Recruits can be obtained at Pitcairn's Island, ii 6 00 for at least twenty-five ships, at about the following Mr. Haloey, ....,M Extruct from the RecordM ofthe General Meeting of the prices:— Capt. KHokofttrnm, 16 00 Santlvich Jtlnnds Motion: Yams, per barrel, »2,no Sweet Potatoes 2,00 April 24, 1849. 3,00 Irish DIED. Voted, at the request of the Rev. Mr. Taylor, the Sea- Onions 3,00 Oa beard Am. wkaleshlo "Alesander," off Rio Jajsarlo, Nor. imen's Chaplain at Lahaina, we relinquish the room beLimes 2,00 93, 1848, Capt. Josßph Black, belou|la| lo MiddlohvssjfMsss. longing to the mission, under the Seamen's Chapel, toge- Lime Juice, per fal, 33 Aloe, onboard Ik*same vessel, Nov. 95, Wm.Maynehl, carCocoa Nuts, hundred, per 2,00 penter, belonging to New Hampshire. They died of a tevsr ither with a strip of land around the Chapel, 14 feet wide, Oranges, 1,00 caught at Cape rte Verde Islands, it being very sickly when the for the use of the Chaplaincy, so long as that building Fowls, per doz., 3,00 vessel touched there. inhabitants are exchange, ordinarily ready an the to Evangelical Protestant plaee of worship. In At vTaloli, Kauai, Feb 6, Frank, Infant and twin son of shall continue take while and blue drilling, at from 20 10 25 c per yard; Ssv E fc Mrs L S Johnson, aged 6 monthsand 1 day. True Copy. and calicoes from 15 to 20c per yard. They are usually SAMUEL G. DWIGHT. in want of soap, oil, check shirts, powder, percussion Ass't Scribe. caps, old lead, carpenter's toola, (fee. The best season for furnishing yams, is from August to January; Sweet Potatoes, throughout the year; Irish PoTo Seamen. tatoes, from December to February, and July to SeptemPORT OF HONOLULU. The subscriber, a practical seamen and shipmaster,has ber, (two s.asons). JOHN BUFFETT. entered upon the duties of a Marine Missionary at large, Honolulu, Feb. 23, 1849. if in tbe port of Boston, under the patronage and support of Arrived. ithe benevolent, and offers his services to seamen, free of D'Aubigne's History of the Reformation, March Sl--Bhip Hellespont, Manwarlng, of Mysllc,s 7 mo icharge. in 4 vols. out, 96 brio. op. The Office of the mission is at No. 8, Long Wharf, —Ship Alexander, J. Byon, of New Bedford, 11 mos out, where the scriptures and religious trscts may be had in A few copies of this interesting work, elegantly bound are for sale at cloth, in sp, brls oil. Joa. the Study of the Seamen's ChapBlack, 416 late master, died at ses all the languages of Europe, and where ship owners and Capt. lain. on the 21st at Nov. lost. on ship application, may obtain miscellaneous masters, 7—Ship Hope, Christian, Bedford, April New 18 runs out, This edition is prefaced with the following notice by Looks, pamphlets, and files of papers for the use of their the author:— 300 sp. 10—Ship Luminary, Norton, Wsrren, 6 mos. out, 30 brls crews, free of expense, and also select Ships'Libraries, "I have revised this.translation line by line,and word sp oil. by paying for them. by word. It is the only one which I have corrected. Bag Harbor, 6 mos out, 95 sp. following are among the duties assumed by the —Bark Columbia, Sweeny, The Signed, J. H. Merle DAubione." 6 mos. 100. missionary. He will hold religious or temperance meet—Bark Cavalier, Dexter, Rtonlngton, March 84—Danish brlgantine Emmy, Oebhanl, from Honr ings on ship-board when invited, either on the Sabbath or Koag. of History the Hawaiian Islands: at other timet; visit sick or disabled seamen on shore or 37—English brlgsntine Dispatch, Plant, from Sydney. Embracing their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, **—Hamburg brtfantine Chorions. Decker, fin Valparaiso. on board their vcsaaMhod seek to promote their tempor- Discovery by Eurnpeana in the sixteenth century, re-dis—Am. whale shlpTuscsrora, Leek, Coldsprlng. ial and spiritual vafBj Book after the pecuniary interests April 9—Haw octir Starling, Mensles, 28 days from Colum- iof seamen who digHPyMrom home, and correspond with covery by Cook, Willi their Civil, Religious and Political from History River. the and the earliest traditionory period to the presUndine, bla Reports In river ship bark Anita, itheir friends. To shipwrecked Mariners he will afford for San Francisco every assistance in his power, and also to auch seamen ent lime. By JAMES JACKSON JARVES. Third ship Splendid, Cold Spring, clean 3—Am whsle Pearson, to send money to distant friends, or to rie- edition. For sale at Chaplain'a Study. Price, »1,00. April B—Russian Am, Co's hark Prince Meiiiikon", Rsuda- a* may deaire posite it in the Seamen's Savings Bank fur salekeeping cofT, 19 days from Baa Francisco. Bible* t Bible* 11 9—Steam Propeller Massachusetts, Wood, from New York iagainst a rainy day. Ia abort, he will aim to promote the great ends of movia Rio se Janeiroand Valparaiso. the study of the seamen's Chaplain a supply of At —Eng. schr. Ellas, Chard. 78 days from Hobart Town. irality, temperance, religion, and enlarged benevulence, Billies and Testaments ia constantly on hand and for 12—Russian man of war brig Baikal Nievlelskoy, 54 days among those who go dowu to the sea in ships, that da sale. At present the assortment comprises thoae in th* from Valparaiso. English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, April 14—Chilean Brlgantlae Lois, Schroedor, from Valpar- business in great waters." religious temperSeamen want of the Bible, books, in Dutch and Welsh languages. aiso vlaTablts. ance and other publications, counsel or advice, are invited a late arrival, some elegantly bound Family April 14— British schr. Louies, Milton, from Sydney. April 18—Hawaiian brig Mocieiums, Pfannkuche, 78 days to call at the office of the mission, No. 8 Long Wharf, ops r...-e been, received from the depository of the Haag Kong. Custom |posite the from House. merican Bible Society, New York. Prices from II to »7A THOMAS V. SULLIVAN, April 19—British sell. Osprey, Origgs, S6 days frsrn Port WalHngtou, New Zelaod. missy at large in the port of Boston. Marine April at. Fr. brig Anonyme, Rshballard, 35 days from Ta. September 1, 1848. The Friend tent Abroad. hit! 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.05.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.05.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/a0b7f1257d5e2553644c420ad2aa4e9b.pdf 614cb7134dd34f4088ca26eedc06848e PDF Text Text F THE RIEND. 41 HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. Vol. 7. N: • 10th. This morning high wind, rough ses, and ship going nine knots. At noon, Lett. Ponvar—"Setting Ball," "Go Ahead," Pace 41 A Trip from the sandwich Islands to Lower 25° 14' N., have made two degrees of 41 Passage to Columbia Hirer, Oregon and Upper California. easting since leaving the Islands. Colombia River, its discovery, 43 Sabbath, 220* April. After three days of Astoria, « Leaves selected from "Our Log Book." rough weather, it was exceedingly pleasant 44—46 TheFrench at the Sandwich Islands, and quiet Sabbath mornto a peaceful greet Letter from Navigator Islands,ko, 48 I.—PASSAGE TO COLUMBIA RIVER. could but I ing. think, perhaps this may not 47 Report ofthe King's Commissioners, Tuesday, April nih. The order was githe privilege of public be that we enjoy may Protest, by command of theKing, 47 ven to " cast off"," which was followed by this 48 that to chanced worship. morning to open a I Notices, ship news, Ac, "go ahead" with the steam, and the of volume sermons by Spring, addressed Dr. "Massachusetts" quietly glided out of Hoto apseamen. was I in to circumstances nolu harbor. Soon the pilot bids us adieu of the first and I felt that I was for some months sever- preciate the opening paragraph a moral sublimity in a is For theFriend. ed from scenes and persons endeared by discourse: "ThereThe BETTING SAIL. landsman conjectures Sabbath at sea. many pleasant associations. At sundown O for a blessing from on high, it—paints it, while the devout seamen feels Ere from the much loved shore we fly; we had reached that region of calms off" the it; there are aspirations here felt, felt no A hope divine to stay each soal, S. W. part ofthe Island of Oahu, but fancyAs o'er the dangerous main we roll! where else. Yet what is it that gives such ing that we should be favored with wind, the See! the long wished for wind blown free! sublimity to a Sabbath at sea? It is not the We must part! we must part' steam was allowed to escape, and we found mart of business which we here enter; nor To sea! to sea! the vessel becalmed. During tbe evening are And now to, thee, O heavenly Friend! they the portals of science and literature; Ourselves, our ship, we would commend ; some of the officers assemble in the "Ladies*\ nor is it the splendid Cathedral; no, nor yet Star of the East! our Pilot be, Cabin." One reads the "News," another the more simple and bumble sanctuary, As we launch with the wind on tbe boundless sea! the "Polynesian," a third 'Jarves' History," where far distant friends "worship and bow Along lift's restless billows driven, and a fourth "Wyllie's Notes." Another down and They win their port, whoseport Is heaven; kneel before the Lord their MaThey meet no wreck who trust God's love, group assemble in the after cabin to listen to ker." Great objects consecrate all that is They sail secure, who look above. the sound of the violin. Everything is very around them. Tbis vast ocean, this emblem Lord! when oar eyes are fixed on thee, Not a sailor or soldier deserted at quiet. All la well! all ia well! of infinity itself, gives sublimity to the On land, or sea. Honolulu. scene." Let songs, not sighs, around us flow, All day, yesterday, (tbe 18th,) it was quite From land, but not from God we go; going upon deck at the hour appointed In storm oroalm, in Joy or pain, calm, and the vessel made but little progress. forOn Divine service, I found the awning spread The sailor may trust in the Lord of tbe main Towards evening Capt. Wood gave the orover the spacious quarter-deck—the officers F. M. C. der to "fire up," and during tbe night we Xsw Losses, Coaaj. soldiers assembled—a flag thrown over* a ran at the rate of six knots. This morning nd the every thing admirably arFrom the Louisville Journal. the summits of the mountains and hills ofj capstan—and an It was ranged. impressive scene—the GO AHEAD. Oahu are scarcely to be discerned in the disquietness—the gentle breere—the Day—the Xever doubt a righteous erase ; tance. By the aid of steam and ssils we are ocean—all conGo ahead! yet heaving almost sleeping, rapidly urged on our course. I am surprised to Throw yourself completely k, of love and gratitowpall forth emotions spire Conscience shaping all your laws, perceive how retired a passenger can be, on g#de to the Giver of all good, the Ocean's Manly through thinkand thin, board a vessel with two hundred shipmates. God and the Sabbath's Lord. Go ahead! As for sea-sickness I have escaped in Do not ask who'll go with yon; 24m. We are having a fine run. The manner far short of my fears. Go ahead! winds are strong, but favorable, speeding us In conversation with Capt. Wood I learn"umbers! spam the coward's plea If there be but one or two. ed that he was a classmate in Harvard Uni- forward at the rate of 8, 9, and 10 knots.— Single-handed thoughit he, more so versity with Prescott the Historian. He re- Tbe weather is cool, snd becomes Go ahead! Thick clothing very necessary. every day. marked that Prescott was quite celebrated, Though fierce watersround yoa dash, me of in college, as an excellentLatin scholar, andI Such weather, by contrast, reminds Go ahead! warm of the Islthe and temperature mild aaa; furthermore that while an under-graduate he Beak them! certainly you Lat them proudly dare the skies— ands. received an injury in one of his eyes which What an mountains to a man' resulted in almost destroying hia vision, to i 30th. Being the last day of the month, Go ahead! which he makes so touching an allusion in according to the Army Regulations of tbe Though fierce waters round yea desk, the Preface ofhis history of "Ferdinand andI United States tha soldiers were called out Go ahead! Let no hardship baffle you; Isabel!." "Thus shut out frome one sense, for inspection. The weather was very cold Th ough the heavensroar aad flash, I was driven te rely exclusively on another, and with a 'quick step," the soldiers marshSttll, undaunted, firm and tree, •to ahead! and to make the ear do tbe work ofthe eye." ed avmr the quarter-deck, and in "innMs Contents OF THE FRIEND, SEPT. 1,1848. THE FRIEND. Poet's Corner. I ,, ' . * * .', " * �42 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. world the impor- me — quick time," each one heard hisname called. satisfactorily shown to the r—- ; that tbe eye of an Omniscient Judge has Tbe orders "face frost, face left, face right, tant results of having expended so much trea- not been fastened upon him. When the and right about face," were quickly givsn, sure and destroyed so many lives in discov- poor, miserable and drunken Indian has died and all soon disappeared from the deck ering an Antarctic continent, or in attempt- a bill has been filed against his destroyer in Heaven's Chancery. In the day of final whose services were not required in the ma- ing to discover a N. W. psmmge! nagement of the s sbip. Thus ended the reckoning there will be no want of facts and II.—COLUMBIA RIVER, ITS DISCOVERY evidence to establish the guilt of multitudes "training." Exeunt omnes. AND NAVIGATION. who have engaged in this destructive, altho' Mtty ith. According to observations at noon we were about five hundred miles from With a thankful heart I sit down to record lucrative traffic. land. Every thing moves on pleasantly on .the incidents of this day, May Bth, our vesAfter tea, I accompanied a party on shore. ship-board. Some of my fellow passengers sel having safely crossed the much dreaded We visited the house of a Mr. Keplin, which are great readers, and having an excellent, Columbia River "Bar," and now lies safely is near the extreme point of Cape Disappublic library on board, time does not bang at anchor in Baker's Bay. Early this morn-, pointment. On entering his dwelling I obing our ship was some distance off the mouth served a Yankee clock, firsh from the manheavy. This morning, May 7th, at 11 o'clock the of the river. Guns were fired for a pilot, ufactory! I also noticed lying upon the tabut outline was seen. Just 20: none made dim of the land his appearance. It was a ble an English Bible, English Prayer Book, days since leaving Honolulu. For two days source of much anxiety to the captain, as and Noah Webster's Spelling Book; Ihe latnot having been able to obtain observations, neither himself or any person on board had ter printed in Oregon! In taking a short our position ia not exactly known, but Capt. ever entered the river. As we approached ramble through the forest, I observed many Wood conjectures that we are too far North, the entrance, a boat was sent forward—but trees and shrubs corresponding with those on hence as we approached the land the vessel it did not appear safe to enter on our first the Atlantic coast. Blossuins of the strawmade a southerly course. Drift wood occa- coming up. A line of breakers extendedthe berry and raspberry were thrice welcome to sionally passed the vessel. Land birds and entire distance across from Cape Disappoint- the sight. We were compelled to return on sea fowls are frequently seen. ment to Point Adams. Some rather anxious board for the last rays of the setting sun had High o'er tbe restless deep, above Ikereach countenances were visible on board the Mas- but a few moments longer to play among the Of gunner's hope, vast Sights of wild duck stretch sachusetts, for we were not ignorant of the branches and leaves of the noble forest trees. eye glance as can on either side, Far the fact, that no less than four vessels (U. S. S. Ia a broad apace, and level line Ihey glide." After returning on board I endeavored to Peacock, U. S. S. Shark, H. B. Co.'s Bark The coast presents a most uninteresting survey, so far as could be done carefully aspect. In some places may be seen dense Vancouver and Am. whaleship Maine,) had with the eye, the outlines of the Cape, the forests, and in others only scattered trees.— been wrecked on the very spot where we Bay and highlands. spot This isa replete Towards evening the mist and fog entirely were hoping to cross in safety. We knew, with historical of associations the deepest inconcealed the land from sight, but from tbe however, that scores of vessels had safely terest. Not sixty years had rolled away since appearances, our captain concluded that we entered the river, and having the aid ot the first vessel from a civilized nation had must be off" Shoalwater Bay. The order was steam, our captain determined in the afteranchored within the bar. For ages, the Cogiven to "fire up" for the first time since noon to make a second trial. It was in eveor as it was called by the Indians of lumbia, Just at the time ot ry respect successful. Using sight of tbe Islands. the "the great River" had poured country, bar, our the the rollers seemcrossing heavy On our passage over.the good ship "Masits full tribute of waters into the Pacific, aled to subside and the sea to As die away. sachusetts," as well as other vessels which its existence was unknown to the civthough one another landmark after was made and have sailed over the route, proved the falsity ilized and commercial world. A Spanish of statements in Gulliver's Travels. The the Massachusetts approached her anchorsome hundred navigator, Bruno Hecate, commanding the two hearts more age, beat celebrated Dean Swift in giving an account Corvette "Santiago," sailed along this coast free! of the same, represents Mr. Gulliver as havSoon after our came to it anchor, in 1775, is supposed to have been the first vessel ing visited "Brobdingnsg," a country lying was visited a canoe by between the Asiatic and American coasts.— containing ten Chi- who expressed his decided opinion that a nook can I a Indians .Surely, say, that I never great river here entered the ocean. "These The King of that country must have been Prince of vast possessions, for says Gulliver, saw more miserable specimens of humanity. eddies and currents caused me to believe," "The whole extent of this Prince'saWninions Whoever sees them, will agree with Wash- he remarks, "that the place is the mouth of reaches about six thousand miles, and from ington Irving, who never saw them, when as- some great river, or some passage to anoththree to five in breath; whence I cannot but serting in his Astoria, "Neither sex can er sea." The North Cape he calls "Cape conclude that our geographers of Europe are boast of personal beauty." One represented San Rogue," the South, 'Cape Frondoso," in a great error, by supposing nothing but sta himself as a chief. I was ready to ask, if and the Bay "Assumption." between Japan and California.'' Either the such the leader, what are his followers? It Three years pass, and in 1778 an Englishgood Dean of St. Patricks, Dublin, must was sad to witness their eagerness to obtain man, by the name of Meares, commanding a base misuaderstood Mr. or Capt. Lemuel rum! I now felt ashamed of tbe Anglo-Sax- Portuguese vessel, at tempts to discover this Galiiver, or the vast continent, upon which on race, for English and American traders "great river," but failing in his enterprise, the kingdom of Brobdiognag waa situa- ■ almost exclusively have pampered to the blots "Cape San Rogue" from the chart and ted, must have been submerged. It is some- poor Indian's desire for intoxicating drinks, writes "Cape Disappointment," and for what surprising not to find allusions to thisi It is the lust for gain which has taken ship ''Assumption Bay," writes "Deception Bay." subject in Cook's, Vancouver's, Belcher's, loads of strong drink to the N. W. coast to Quitting the coast Meares records in his Beechey's, or Wilkes' voyages. This inat- destroy the aborigines. Indian traders and journal, "We can now with safety assert a*r, however, may attract the attention of their employers may have pocketed the pro- that there is no such river as that of Saint 4sj<silsgniihiil navigators, when the learnedI fit ofthe sale, but there the matter does not Roc exists, as laid down on the Spanish gsssfiaphers and navigators of England, rest. Let not the rumseller on the cord and charts." France, Russia, and the United States, havei inhoapttabie N. W. coast of America, tinag- A few years more elapse, (1792,) and the " I ' ' ' ' �THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. 43 distinguished navigator Vancouver is found ver, about 90 or 100 miles from its entrance. red great attractions upon Astoria. The vilglancing his keen eye along the same rugged On his return down the river the "Jenny,"a lage contains about twenty buildings of evecoast. His vessel sails within three miles of vessel belonging to Bristol, England, was ry description, erected without order or regthe breakers, but they extend across the lound anchored in the bay, within Cape Dis- ularity as regards the streets. A visitor is mouth of "the great river." He looks in appointment. This noted Bay was denomi- somewhat surprised the site should have been vain for an entrance. "Not considering," nated "Baker's Bay," by Lieut. Broughton, selected for a city, when others far more deremarks Vancouver in his journal of April in compliment to Capt. Baker, commanding sirable might have been chosen. The in27th, "this opening worthy of more attention the "Jenny," which vessel took the lead on habitants are rendered quite uncomfortable 1 continued our course to the north west."— leaving the Bay, and was followed by the by the cold, strong and disagreeable winds which prevail. The town I would remark is Only two days afterwards Vancouver spoke "Chatham." the south side of the Columbia, being upon the Boston ship "Columbia," Capt. Gray, at this point four or five miles in width. The by whom he was informed that the "ColumIII.—ASTORIA. from the hills upon which some of prospect bia" had "been off* the mouth of a river in This morning, Wednesday, May Pth, the the houses are built, is exceedingly fine. It the latitude of 46 ° 10', where the outset or Massachusetts left Baker's Bay for Astoria, commands a view of the ocean, the mouth of flux, was so strong as to prevent his entering a distance often or twelve miles. The river the river, Cape Disappointment, Chinook for nine nays."- (Vancouver's Journal.) is several miles wide, but the ship-channel is hills, the highlands on the opposite side of This statement of the Yankee captain was; somewhat intricate, and difficult of naviga- the river, and the extensive ranges of hills doubtless received with some incredulity by tion, except to experienced pilots. Twice and mountains stretching away to the East. the English navigator, for only two days pre- the vessel touched the sand spits, but was The region was formerly covered with a viously his vessel was off the very same backed off by the propeller with little damage heavy growth of pines, and only a small area opening which did not appear "worthy of or difficulty. She came to anchor off the ci- has been reclaimed from the dominion of namore attention." ty, the town, or village of Astoria, about one ture. As the visitor looks out upon the The vessels of Vancouver and Gray part- o'clock. Just as we were sitting down to peaceful little village snugly crowded under ed, the former sailing north, but the latter dinner, Gen. Adair, the Collector, called on the shade of stately forest trees, he is ready sailing south. Capt. Gray doubtless conclu- board. He was much rejoiced to learn that to ask, "Is this Astoria?" Is this the spot ded that he would forever decide the point Capt. Wood had piloted the Massachusetts, so famous in history, and of world-wide cewhether there was, or was not a great river in safety, over the bar. This feeling I sub- lebrity ? It was for this place that forty years emptying into the ocean south of Cape Dis- sequently learned was quite general among ago the ships of Astor took their departure, appointment. "On the 11th May, Gray ar- the inhabitants, not only of Astoria, but of via. Cape Horn, when a voyage hither was rived opposite the entrance of the river, and the territory. They felt that the bar and riamong the uncommon occurrences of the heedless of the risk, in his ardent spirit of ver were suffering in consequence of ill- times. Here were the head quarters of the enterprise, dashed boldly through the break- founded reports which had been circulated. North West Fur Company, and subsequenters on its bar, and in a few moments slid out The first American steamship, which had evly ofthe Hudson Bay Company, until the esupon the tranquil bosom of a broad and ma- er attempted to enter, had now come safely tablishment ofFort Vancouver. Among the jestic river." The great question was then up the river, without a pilot, in the most dif- English Astoria, even now, is denominated forever settled. Hecate was right when he ficult parts ofthe channel. Not only did the "Fort George." Thus historical associasaid "a great river here entered the ocean," Astorians seem really to confer upon our tions of interest are connected with this spot, and Meares was wrong when he asserted no Captain the hospitalities of the city, but but the fascinating narrative of Washington such river was in existence. Capt. Gray Gen. Adair proposed calling the next new Irving, styled "Astoria," has contributed commenced trading with the Indians, explo- county in Oregon, Wood county. The Mas- more powerfully than any other cause to renring the surrounding bay, and ascending the sachusetts, being the largest vessel which der the place remarkable, and in coming time river fifteen or twenty miles. He now as- had ever entered the river, and moreover hasomewhat classic ground. The ingredient sumes the prerogative of altering the names ving arrived, bringing two companies of U. of romance forms so prominent a characterupon charts. "On leaving the river," an S. troops, was thrice welcome. So many of istic of Irving's writings, that many readers anonymous writerremarks, "Capt. Gray be- the male inhabitants of Oregon being absent imagine his Astoria belongs to the sam c stowed on it the name of his vessel. The at the mines, serious fears were entertained class. "History, genuine history, and faithsouthern point of land he called Cape Ad- that more Indian troubles, if not massacres ful narrative, are most prominent in this ams, and substituted the name of Cape Han- would occur. Gen. Adair furnished us with work, the value of which will be highly prizcock for that of Cape Disappointment. Nei- the latest news from tbe United States and ed by the reader who delights to trace out ther Cape Hancock nor Cape Adams have Europe, but having recently arrived from;historical incidents associated with the)' place California, be had tales to rehearse about, which he may visit. taken an assured place on the maps. * The name of the good ship Columbia, it is the abundance of gold that would have satisIt is certainly a remarkable as well as innot hard to believe, will flow with the waters fied a gold adventurer of the 16th century. teresting fact, that although the U. S. Govofthe bold river as long as grass grows or After dinner a party visited the shore—the iernment possess the whole of Oregon, having waters run in the valleys of the Rocky moun- army officers were delighted to receive intel- ifor a long period maintained with England a tains." ligence through the post-office. Gen. Adair jjoint occupancy ofthe country, yet it is only The discovery of the Columbia Capt. Gray give us a cordial Kentucky welcome to his ithe narrow and small district of Astoria, communicated to Vancouver, (accompanied house, where we were kindly entertained by which has ever been, in reality, purchased by a rough chart,) who in the autumn of the his family. The General had only been in jfrom the aborigines of the country!—lndian aame year despatchedLieut. Broughton, com- the place about one month, but yet he had {titles to tbe vast domain have not as yet been manding the "Chatham," to make an explo- succeeded in erecting during that short peri- (extinguished by purchase and treaties. Jm ration. Thia enterprise was most success- od a very comfortable dwelling, as good as While at Astoria I made enquiries refully accomplished; Lieut. B. with boats a*- those tenanted by his neighbors. Neither,specting tbe settlement of Clatsop Plains, ccndiag as far up the river as Fort Vancou- nature, nor as yet art, seems to have confer-|isituated onthe south shore of the Columbia, —' , * , > ntatensj �44 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. of which the withdrawal is demanded by near its mouth. I learned that a thriving Tbe end is not yet. Monsieur D. informed us the sth paragraph immediately preceding." lbs morning of bis departure, lhat trouble bail the"All these conclusions ought to be the object ofResosettlement had been commenced, consisting but juiit commenced ! Ihe English Consul Gen- lutions of 11b Majesty, passed in His Council, and of of about thirty families, which are engaged in eral, United States, Chilenn,areruvinn and Da- urgency." nish Consuls protested against these violent 7. "The return of the tine of twenty five dollars paid the French ship " General Teste," besides an inagricaltural pursuits. They are supplied measures endangering property under tbe pro- by for the tins* during which she demnity of sixty dollars with the preaching' of the Gospel by a Pres- tection of their re*|>trctive flags. Tbe Kinjr, was unjustly detained here." "The official organ of the Hawaiian solemnly proMinister, his has 8. insertion the in Foreign byterian and a Baptist minister. As an evid- through tected against these acts of violence. The for- Government of the punishment indicted upon the schoof the High School whose impious conduct gave ence ofthe enterprise ofthe people, this fact eign community, nlmoxt to a man, ia strongly up- lars occaeion to the complaints of Mr. the Abbe Coulon." is worthy ofrecord. Being perplexed about pnasrl to this strange movement, and utile** we 9 "The removal of the Governor nf Hawaii, who err, in regard to public sentiment in ibe violated or allowed lo be violated the domicile of Mr. getting their produce to the California mar- greatly United States, England, anil even France, a ihe Abbe Marech.il, or the order that that Governor reparation to that Missionary, Ihe one decision or ket, vessels visiting the river not affording voice of indignant rebuke will lie uttered. No Intake ihe other to be inserted in ihe office.l journal." more for remarks at space present. peymentto the French citi/en proprietor ot "The the desirable facilities, one of the inhabitsnts 10. the Hotel of France of ihe damage* committed in his the keel of the immediately laid against » horn the Hawaiian " Clatsop The following despatch was received by house, by foreignhasnailers, not taken sny process." Clipper," a vessel of 60 or 70 tons, and in R. C. Wyllie, Esq., the King's Minister of administration "The undersigned give a delay of ihree days from this 22d August, 1849, to the Hawaiian Government to three months it was freighted, bound to Cal- Foreign Relations, on the i!Jd August, at 3 day, make a categorical reply to the demands above." M. P. "In be Ihe default of this Government making known its ifornia I Eventually, ship building will COPY OF TRANSLATION FROM THE FRENCH. decision, between this and Saturday nex', the Z9th Auextensively prosecuted along the banks ofthe On board of the Admiral'sFrigate Le ) gust, 1849, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the undersigned instructions ofthe French GovFourauivante, orl Honolulu, the > agreeably to the formaldeclare Columbia. Timber suitable for ship building \ ihe Treaty of the 28th have lo 22d August, IM9 ) ernment nil null exists in the greatest abundance. Remark- Natal Station of thb and void, and replaced by the ConFrench Refpblic, and March, 1946, ed an officer of our ship, as he gazed upon the Consulate or France, in the vention concluded the 12th and 17th of July, 1889, beSandwich tween the Post Captain l.aplnce, acting in the name forests of pine, from two to three hundred Islands. "The undersigned. Lezoarant dc Rear of the King of the French, and His Majesty Kemehafeat in height and straight as an arrow, Admiral, (.'oininantler-inChief of the Troinclln, Naval Forces of inilia 111." the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean, and Dillon, "Besides the two Dirties re-entering, by right, under " What a place to get masts, here are enough Consul of that Republic, in the Sandwich Islands, ful- the empire of that Convention, it w ill become the rule for all the shipping in the world." filling the functions ot (,'h rged'AAuires of France near of the reciprocal conduct to follow , and the Hawaiian regulations Government will be bound lo execute it, in all its the Hawaiian Government, and in a joint note dated the 20th extent, remaining nfier thai day responsible for every The French again at the Sandwich of"Have in concert, August current, demanded of His Majesty, the Kins infringement thereof which they may commit." Inland. "And in regard In ihe demands comprised in tbe paraof this Archipelago, through the medium of His Minisundersigned of Foreign Relations, un Audience in Hie Council, to graphs 7ih, Bth, 9th, and 10th nbove, the The events ofthe last month will form a me- ter will ementertain with him many grave Questions actually pend- declare that incase justice be not dune, jheycomplete means at their toohtuina ploy disposal morable chapter in Hawaiian history. Difficulties ing between the the Consul of the French Republic, at Horeparation, declining for thia case, and from tbe present the Hawaiian Government." having arisen between tbe French Consul ami nolulu, and "Bra note dated yesterday, 21st August, Mr theMin all the responsibility of the subsequent acts that may the government, Admiral Tromelin, command- iater of Foreign Relations, making known the decision happen." DILLON. Signed, His Majesty, informs the undersigned that the King ing the Frigate Poursuivnnte" and steamer of Signed. LEGOARANT TROMEUN. deliberating in his Council, has not thought proper to a flnssrmili." is sent to effect settlement. Our grant the audience demanded, upon the ground that The foregoing is a true copy of the translation made the difficultiesraised between the Consul of France, in by me from tbe original French this 2Hd of August, 1849. object is now, merely, to state facts necessary to the Hawaiian Islands, and the Government of this ArchiR C. WYI.LIE, introduce tnd explain the sccompanying docu- pelago, have been submitted direct lo the appreciation Minister of Foreign Relations. (he French Republic, through the medium of the of Consul ments. August 2'id, the Admiral and liswaiinn Chime d'Afiiiires at Paris." The following reply, on behalf of the Ha"The Minister of Foreign Rel.it tons sdds that in case make ten demands, threatening that unless com- ■ere oi her questions, besides those submitted wsiian Government, was sent off to the French should be plied with, in three days, tbey will employ oXtheFrench Government, the undersigned are invited-1 them, in order that the Hawaiian Govern- Admiral and the French Consul, at half past means at their disposal to obtain a complete re- to formulaeexamine them and take them into consider- ■ I P. M., on Saturday, the 26th August, 1849. may ation." paration." The King's Foreign Minister, re- ment Foreign Office, Honolulu, ) complied be Ihe questions their demands cannot "Neither submitted to tbe appreciation plies that French the Hawaiian GovernGovernment, August -25th, 1849. by ordered lof the King that the has 5 with, hut declares nor those which the undersigned had the intenthat no resiatance whatever ahull be made to suchI iiient, having been formalized by the; The undersigned, Minister of Foreign Retion to make not valid, force." The Consul follows this reply, by tak- one part and the other [it is presumed that the meaningf Intions of the King ofthe Hawaiian Islands, ing down bis flag and retiring on board the •learn- 'is by both parties,] the refusal of the Audience which the -«!2d instant, from the tenor of the preeited note of Mr. thejhad the honor to receive on er. A force of over two hundred soldiera landI results at the afternoon, Minister ol cannot be considered 3 o'clock ofthe despatch adRelations, Foreign another■ I sad lake possession ofofthe Fort, while otherwise than aaa dilatory reply. The intention of force takes cninmmid nil Hawaiian vessels in Ihe undersigned was at first to treat summarily, in a con- [ dressed to linn, dated the same day, by Rear pert. The French are esceedingly careful not■ ference, of the principal points in litigation, and to re- Admiral Legos rant dc Tromelin, Commandihe hands ot Mr the Minister of Foreign Rela- ■ er-in-chief of the Naval Forces of Ihe French to touch the Hawaiian Flag, doubtless remem- ■ mit intotheir demands duly and precisely (nettement) Republic in the Pacific Ocean, and M. Dilbering the English and French guarantee oftions, formalized." 1849. This is dune on Saturday, August 35th. "In the meanwhile, the time lor deliberation has paas- lon, Consul of France in the Sandwich IslThe Sabbath passes quie.ly tbe town remains-1 ed; admitting us true ihe declaration given by the Ha- , amis, in which they make, in the name of orderly. An attempt is made at negotiation.— waiian Government I hat ihe questions to be treated of the French Republic, ten demands, to which been submitted by it to the examination of that off On the tSlh, the King's Commissioners visit the■ have the French Republic, ihe time required te know the de- they require a categorical leply from the steamer. See their report. No reconciliation! cision of tbe Csbinet olParis, and the actual situation in iseftcted. The Admiral without charging the'which Ihe persons and commerce of the French in tbeJKing, before three o'clock of tbe afternoon with a violation of the Treaty of■ Sandwich Islands, are placed, do not permit to acceptt of Saturday, the 25th instant, under the pcThe undersigned, therefore, of their declaring null and void the it}, but only putting an unfair interpretationi any longer new delays. consider themselvesas bound to-day to accomplish here, nslty upon the same, orders the Fort to bediamnnlled. and wit bout, delay, their whole duly, and to gait the Gov- '. Treaty of the 26th of March, 18-16 ; and Now commences a most wanton destruction of eminent of Ilk Majesty King Kamehameha 111 , in the reviving in full vigor the Convention with Guns are spiked and case (deineure) ofgiving a categorical answer to thefolproperly. of the 12th and 17th demands put by tbe undersigned, without expo- ; Post Captain Laplace •ken; their carriages cut up and destroyed;; lowing silion of facta and discussions which tbe correspondencei July, 1839; and under the further penalty broken aud tons ofpowmagazine* open powder previously interchanged, render completely useless." der emptied into the sea ; Governor's house 1. "The completeand loyal adoption of the Treaty of their employing the means at their disposal doors smashed, windows loftbe 26th March, 1846, aa it reads in the French text/ to obtain a complete reparation, unless the shockingly disfigured, ad eator** ofthe demands comprised in paragraphs "th, Bth, broken, ami property of various kinds totally 1 "The reduction to fifty per cent, liquors of French duty upon Brandies and spirituous mined. After the •' Ariryr .if reparutiou" hadI origin. '9th and 10th are complied with. gloriously waged successful wnr, for four days,! S "The subjection of Catholic Schools to theI direcThe undersigned has the honor to reply no one offering lion of Ihe Chief of the French Mission and to Special to the aeon old guns aud oatabashet, Rear Admiral and Consul of France, ! Protestants, and a treatment rigorously let or hirutransn,*' it safely embarked withoutI Inspectors,not equal granted to the two worships, and to their schools." that their despatch has been laid! before the done single lieing man this I All i of a ifctloes 4. "The adoption of the French language in business King in Council, and deliberated upon with with the Hawaiian Flag flying night and day ntercourse (pour les rapports) between French citizens ever their heads ! The Admiral and Consul and the Hawaiian departments, ("administrations")." all the care possible, and that thelKiug as sn government lo wforcing to 6 "The withdrawal of the exception with which independent sovereign, under his iightsguarin the net nwcceedinw 1French whalera are affected, which import wines and anteed by the joint declaration of France and •r th* duly on French brandy, (which the Trea- spirits, and the abrogation of the regulation which ty of '4« itllowed the Hawaimn Government toi p|hauasMli laden with liquids to pay and support the Great Britain, of the 28th November, 1843, impose,) mil ta sen taking the King's besutifidI custom house officer placed on board to superintend tbe as a parly to the Treaty of 26th Match, 1846, yarbt •* Kaineha.iH-ba Hl..»' releasing ether Hs- jtsMdms_nnd unWsding ;' •and ih« SUaaaWauavß «T ikesan "■"-*- in " " " " ' , Krernment , ! *' -- -.. ,' r ' >1 ■ Cvernment . ' > >> '>' , 1 i ! •• �45 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. any was tried, was ofthe opinion that the charge direct correspondence through his duly ac- Mit to place them under the direction of hsd not been sustained by proof; and, no Protestant. mission, 3Sd Catholic or the of credited Representative, since having been taken from his decision, do appeal requiring | demand, As answer to fourth the Aprillast, with the Government of the French international question can srise in tbe matter. buslanguage in Republic, by and with "ihe advice of His the adoption of the French the 9th demand, requiring the removal To French citizens and mess intercourse between the undersigned Privy Council, hss instructed of Hawaii, who it is alleged, the Hswaiian departments, the undersigned of the Governor to make the following reply. to be violated, the domor allowed violated, is commanded to state, that the subject of In the first plsce. the King antf-Government this demand is now pending in reference to iicile of Mr. the Abbe Marechal, or the order disclaim sny intention in the letter of the for the same to that the government of France ; and that it is that he make reparation or the other to Minister of Foreign Relations of the 21st confidently the one decision Missionary; believed by the King, that the reinstant, ofrefusing an audience to Rear Ad- suit of that reference will be favorable to the be inserted in the official journal; the unI mirsl dc Tromelin and the Consul of France. the views entertained by this government; name- dersigned is instrtoucted reply,—that It appears however, from the demand, under hnve now for the first snd Government ly, that this demand is without foundation!King here complainhostile menaces, of categorical answers in the Treaty ofthe 2Gth of March, 1846, or time learned ofthe grievance without discertain peremptory requirements, of this Kinged —that the tribunals legal of, the law of nations, snd absolutely impracticcussion or exposition of facts, on the ground able have ever been open to the redress of dom of these islsnds. the state present in that such discussion or exposition would be and that it is for To the fifth demand, requiring the altera- iall injuries of thistonature; been injured to wholly useless, thst such audience could have Hon have the alleged party visits of ofthe law to encourage the been of little or no avail, if granted. But the for justice by due recourse to such triother seek and brandy so as to admit whalers," undersigned is nevertheless commanded to liquors free of duty, in common bunals. Until justice be so sought and desdd, that if it be the pleasure ofthe Admiral spirituous with other commodities ; and the repeal otinied, neither the Admiral or the Consul of and Consul ofFrance to have an audience of the law ofNations or thai/ the regulation which obliges vessels laden France, can, underof the King, upon msttrrs actually pending beMarch 1846, rightfully* Tresty ofthe 26th and support,' liquors to pay tween this Government and the Republic of with spirituous the Custom House officer proceed / as if justice were refused,. j board, while on to France, it will be granted. In relation 'placed there to superintend the lading and To the tenth demand, requiring the paythe demands of the Admiral and Consul of Hotel of unlading of such vessels, the undersigned ment to the proprietor of thehisFrench France, the undersigned is instructed to re- has bouse bY forreaffirm the ground Ithe damages committed in it command to in ply as follows: previously taken in regard to other demands, eign sailors, the undersigned/has if in comThat to the first demand, namely, the com- namely, that these questions have been re- mand to answer,—that the Courts of this* plete adoption of the Treaty of the 26th ferred to the direct consideration of the gov-]Kingdom ever have been and now are, open March, 1846, as it reads in the French text, ernment of France ; the result of which re- Ito the proprietor ofthe French Hotel, equalthe King .and Government assent; assuring ference the King now awaits. But to add, ly with all other persons, to compel the rethe Admiral and Consul ofFrance, that they however, that if the King and Governmentimuneration of damages wrongfully sustained. are now ready and willing, as they ever have could see wherein such provisions conflict'The King and Government are not aware been snd will be, to fully and faithfully exe- with the parity or any other right guaranteed that redress for such wrong has ever been cute all tbe provisions of the Treaty of the to France under the existing Treaty or the denied to sny French citizen, and until it ia 26th March, 1846, until the same be modified law of nations, or wherein such provisions tdenied, they can see no ground for such reor superseded by a new Treaty. apply to French whalers or merchant ships clamations. demands in To the second demand, namely, that the differently from the vessels of other nations, Having answered the several V the order in which they are propounded, the duty on brandies and other spirituous liquors this demand would be granted. to add, that a of French origin, be reduced to fifty per cent. In answer to the sixth demand, namely, tundersigned is commanded despatch, Consul's virtue of Admiral and in to received ofthe copy ad valorem, the undersigned is instructed the return of all duties every demand, make answer, that to this demand, the King the regulations, the repeal of which is de- with full explanations toupon the King's Special has been forwarded and Government most respectfully decline to manded in the fifth paragraph, the undersign-! added to those other accede. First, on the ground that this ques- Ed is commanded to state, that it follows as Comroissioner, 'tohebehas it in command to tion is now pending hi dpect reference to the a consequence of the answer above given to documents which Government, with a that cannot be submit lo the French granted. requirement, of fifth it Foreign the consideration of the Department of every the reamicable adjustment view imatter Affairs in France. Secondly, because such To the seventh demand, requiring the Concontested with andXquestion by dollars, of of the fine of paid plain and infraction turn twenty-five is s decided isul demand he has been instructed the General And ofthe 26th of Franhe. whaleship, Teste,'. the French the letter and spirit ofthe Treaty to use similar efforts to adjust all those emibraced of March, 1846; the 6th article ofthat Trea- besides an indemnity of sixty dollars for the the was detained in the despatch now under reply; so here, Govwhich she the Hawaiian time empowering during ty expressly the medium of to be as not to leave doe grievance, or even the through duty King and Government, ernment to designate the amount laid upon brandy and other spirituous liquors; of the undersigned, answer that this with alleged evils arising from the delay of aaid provided slways, that such duty shall not other questions has been referred to France; reference, unprovided for. be so high as absolutely to prohibit those and that relying upon her justice to support And the undersigned is further commandarticles." So far is the present duty from the view they have taken, they respectfully led to add, that the King and Government of amounting to an absolute prohibition of the decline to yield their assent to this demand.Ithe Hawaiian Islands, >ever ready fully and importation of those articles, that it appears The "General Teste" in leaving the port of'faithfully to carry out all the stipulations of fron the statistics of the Custom House at Honolulu, without first obtaining a clearance, the Tresty of the 26th March, 1846; nod Honolulu, that there have been three thous- plainly violated the law, as admitted by the1ever solicitous to live on (he strictest terms and, two hundred and eighty three gallons Consul of France, subjecting her to a pen- of amity and peace with the Republic of of brandy and other spirituous liquors im- alty of five hundred dollars, which, through France, would respectfully phpaose, in case ported into this plac*, which have paid duties, the clemency of the King's Commissioners 1the reference made to France nj not satisfacof Customs, was reduced to twenty-five. since the first day of January last. tory, to refer all matters and centroversies As answer to the eighth demand, requiring in difference between France and the HaTo the third demand, requiring the subjecwaiian Islands, to the friendly mediation and tion of Catholic schools to the direction of the insertion in the official journal ofthe Hawhose ofsome neutral Power, inadjustment waiian of the Government, punishment the chief of the French Mission, and to spearbitrament and award the King and Governof the school, treatscholars high upon ; snd a flicted the not Protestants cial inspectors, the com- ment will engage to abide. ment rigorously equal granted to the two for impious conduct, giving motive to underWith this answer and proposition solemnly worships and their schools, the undersigned plaints of Mr. the Abbe Coullon, the to you in the King's name, it wil King to thst the conveyed answer, is that it is the instructed signed answer, is instructed to make and Consul of France to be for the discountenanced, Government have and of the snd Ianswer toAdmiral intention of the King snd Government to their their own improdiscountenance all iown consciences, and toGovernment, Hawaiian Islands to treat with perfect equal- ever will, strongly Hie world, for the church of conduct in any and or impious per Protestant worships ity the Catholic and make ofthe large force at their heir schools. But that the schools referred this kingdom ; but, that in the ease referred use they may King has ordered that no *+-. are no The informed disposal. to are public schools, entirely supported by to, the King's Government shall be made to such tbe funds of the government, raised cxclus- conviction was had, or punishment inflicted,.sistance whatever R. C. Wjuii. the case re .»J aubwhom f o .—l- r. .: th..t «K«v mnnnt .because the Justice before - ' ' ' I I I < << < I i " ' I i <i I Ii i I < < ,, ' I ; " •» t I I ' ii , ,. �46 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. had passed them, was going on, no one thinkThe Bethel Flag re-hoisted. ing of danger, when the ship struck the reef Efforts were made some years since to eslabout half past 16 at night. About a week tablish a Seamen's Chaplaincy in China, by after the mate and a number of the crew the lamented Stevens, and others, but from fInrteoligmcIslSaNoovi,gart ands. reached this in a boat. A small vessel was various causes the undertaking was partialJfew livn Seamen's Chapel Loss of Am. sent to endeavor to save the rest, but they ly relinquished. We are rejoiced to learn Whaleship Gem War among Samoans could not find the Island. Capt. Worth, that the American S. F. Society has comWhooping Cough Missionary Barque however, and those with him, managed to missioned an able and efficient Chaplain for "John Williams." repair their boats. After being 21 days on China. From a letter dated Canton, 4th Apia, Utolu, Feb. 27, 1849. one ofthe sand banks, they left, and got here January, 1849. we copy the following paraJUy dear Sir—Opportunities for sending six days since. All hands were saved. graph, showing that the Rev. Mr. Loomis letters direct from,this to your Islands, are Our work continues to be hindered by this finds ample encouragement in pecuniary but of rare occurrence, so I must take what foolish and wicked war. When or how it matters, which certainly reflects much credit presents at the present time, to forward by will end, is difficult to say. The longer it is upon the mercantile and sea-faring commuway of Tahiti. We have to acknowledge continued the more difficult will it be to rec- nity in China:—"Owing to the of your kindness in transmitting to us from oncile the contending parties. A large business, I deemed it advisable depression to make no time to time copies ofthe "Friend." I fear meeting is being held this week at the next effort for a Bethel till this winter. I have our little "Reporter" is but a poor return Island, Savaii, of the neutral party, consist- struck the first blow. I think at the right for the trouble you take. Situated as we ing mostly of church members, and steady time and the in place. right My success has are, any news is always very acceptable. people, lo try some plan to restore peace.— been far beyond my largest hopes, and I now We are especially glad to hear of good be- The aggressive party contend for retaining feel sanguine that I shall raise funds for the ing done among seamen. the power which they gained in former wars. of a Bethel, large and [Construction I am sure you will rejoice to learn that our The others say, we wish no superiority—but idious. I cannot speak too highly of commothe noBethel Chapel here is about completed. I we fight for equality. The last have cer- .ble generosity of'captaina, officers and men. trust that many who visit this port will be in- tainly so far right on their side, and have ev- jFrom merchant vessels I am raising $40, duced to come and listen to the glad tidings er shown a disposition to settle matters qui- $60, $70, $80, and from one $90. A large number of captains have given $35 each.— of salvation, which we shall endeavor to etly. It was only when they were compel- From shipping and merchants I shall preach with all simplicity from Sabbath to led (hat they took up arms. It is a pity to raise 5 the or 6,000 dollars." Sabbath. It will of course be a great addi- see what evil they are doing both to soul and XXI Anniversary of the Amibican Seamen's tion to my labors to preach in English and body. If ever this war was settled, both Friend Socixty.—Tha 21st Anniversary of thia Society But we must was celebrated at the Tabernacle, on Monday evening, 7th well as in Samoan. try and do sides have had so much of it, that they will inst., Pent, Esq., the President, in the chair. A large think well before they commence the like number of the clergy and other philanthropists who are good to all. deeply interested ia promoting the welfare of this most The Chapel is composed entirely of gal- again. Some ofthe leading chiefs have been interesting class of osr fellow men. The vast amphithevanized corrugated Iron, brought out within killed. atre of the Tabernacle was filfed to ita utmost capacity of standing and sitting room. The exercises were the lost year from England. The cost of Whooping cough has been very bad, both opened with the singing ola Hymn,commencing with the following stanza: the building in London was about £170.— among children, particularly. It was introLight on the Deep!— When Chaos walked £60 was Islands months About of this raised in the duced some since from Tahiti.— With Darkness o'er the wave, came with rosy light, and talked before I left; the rest was subscribed by None of the missionary children have died Life Of beauty to that grave. An earnest md impressive prayer was then offered sffriends in England. It is 40 feet by 20.— from it, but vast numbers ofthe natives. ter which the venerable and reverend Justus Spptilding, Ten feet is taken off the length for a reading Our missionary bark, John Williams, has one of the Secretaries of the Society, presented an abstact ofthe 2let Annual Report, from which itappeara that this room, where a library will be kept, with gone on to Sydney about a month ago. She Society extends ils beneficent operations for the of what newspapers and magizines we can pro- is to call at the New Hebrides, to see how seamen to Gotlenberg, Stockholm, and Qottland,benefit Swedenand Havre, Bordeaux, Marseilles, Frauce; Canton, Chicure. We have need to do something to our friends Geddie and Archibald are get- na; Havana,and St. Thomas, W. I.; Valparaiso, Chilecounteract the temptations held out to sea- ting on. Mr. and Mrs. Powell, belonging to and Honolulu, and Lnhaina, S. I.; where ita chaplains sailor and missionaries are stationed. In several other men by the grog-sellers on shore. our Mission, went with them when they set- foreign ports it ia also doing much through the agency pious seamen and missionaries of other societies. In ad-of One thing astonished me when travelling tled at Aneitum. They may expect much dition to thia, it is acting ia harmonious and efficient concert with numerous societies, which at home employ through England and Scotland, to see the lit- rough work for a long time. mors than four-score laborers for the and temporal tle interest taken in tbe spiritual welfare 01 Praying that the Lord may bless you in good of those who do business on spiritual the waters. seamen in remote parts of the world. Some your own soul, family and labors, belive me Tbe receipts ofthe society the past year, without including a considerable amount raiaed by Us officers, and exwould say when begging a little sum from pended in the places where raised, were 518.682; and the My dear Sir, expenditures 518.497. them, "But what have we to do with SeaYours very truly, Those institutions called Sailor's Homes, so essential in protecting seamen, and promoting their social and momen's Chapels in the South Seas?" Others WM. MILLS. ral improvement, nre happily accomplishing ihe object in would ask, "Does not the Missionary Soci- Riv. S. C. Damon. view—the one in N. York, owned hy tbe Society, having had 3,035 sailor boarders the last year; and in 7 years ety support you and build your chapels?" It ending May 1,25,654. The N. V*. Marine Temperance opinions of A Whaleman's "D'Au- Society now numbers over 23,000 members. Both at sea is difficult to get Christians at home to unon shore seamen are cultivating habits of sobriety. derstand the real state of matters in this bignk's History."—The master of an Am. and Hence the increase of their depositee in Savings Banks of whale the their ship writing personal comforts, their self-respect, their manly us, followexpresses quartet of the earth. hearing, their attendance on the mesne of grace, their tear of of ing D'Anbigne's the opinion History of God, and obedience both to divine and human laws. may recollect the "Gem," of Sag The aspects ofthe seamen's cause sre such as to fill eveHarbor, being at the Sandwich Islands a Reformation: ry mind with the purest satisfsction, and every grateful with thonkagiving to tbe Author of all good. short time age. She was wrecked a month "I have read those four volumes, ofthe Re- heart report having been read, the Chairman introduced formation, and shall feel anxious to get the to The the meeting the Rev. Df. Scott, of Newark, N. ]~ who ago on SuwarroW'a Islands—which are only rest of it as soon as it is issued. I hope God in a very animated and eloquent style spoke to the fola number of Mod banks, surrounded by a may spare the author's life to a good old age, lowing resolution: That the renert be accepted, and printed unlarge reef, about £00 rn.les to the N. E. of that he may have an opportunity to complete derResolved, the direction of the Board ofTrustees. Dr. Beecher, of Boston, followed. His discourse thin. It seems that the reef was not laid it to his satisfaction." W. L. J. wasRev. listened with the utmost attention, and elicited down correctly en the chart, and the captain Oarreaders will see the work advertised much spplause.to Tbe doxologv and benediction concluded the exercises, and all, we doubt not, retired from the place •ot being aware of this, hut supposing be P ■MitSaCT Ess fssl Mai 17. Seamen's Friend. — — — �47 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER t, 1849. 28th,lat copy of which isberets appended: the undersigned farther paoTEsra against the rejection by the aforesaid Admiral of tbe security for every just reparation and indemrenity offeree! by Hia Majesty, through tbe undersigned, on accompanied by their honorary Secretary, Wednesday, the day of Aagost, IMS, asrl paired on board the war steamer "Gassenril." againat the Rtprisals alter that offer resorted lo by the and after a conference of three hours, in which said Hia Admiral, weakening Majesty's authority, and by the Admiral stated that he~dil not charge tbe the wanton destruction of his Military Stores, diesbliag Hawaiian Government with any violation ofthe His Majesty from suppressing intestine disorders, repelling Pirates, and extending that protection to the persona Treaty, but merely with placing a wrong inand properties of French citizens, the responsibility of terpretation upon ita 6th article, relating to which, the said Admiral, nevertheless, scruples not to the duty to be laid upon heandy and other throw stringently upon His Majesty; the undersigned spirituous liquors of French \ origin, and in further protest* against the seizure and confiscation by which the King's Commissioners stated their BY COMMAND OF THE KING OK THE HAWAIIAN the aaid Admiral of the King's Yacht, indispensable to ISLANDS. keep up the communications between Hia Majesty's lalregret at the misunderstanding which had progresses arisen in reference to the audience, which it was Bv\oedir or Hia Majesty, Kamehameha 111., ands, aud to enable His Majesty te make those to their good not the intention ofthe King to [refuse, returned King bf the Hawaiian Islands, given to the under- throughout his Islands which are necessary protests the further undersigned against j seizure and detention on shore, reported to His Mdiesty in Privy siguedVn Thursday, the thirtieth day of August, 1849, government; by ordeia of the said Admiral receipt of a despatch dated same day, and address- the Council, asked and received furtjner instructions. alter of all other vessels under the Hawaiian or any flag, other dc ed to the. from Rear Admiral Legoarant against the damages thereby (torn to his subjects and At six o'clock, they returned to the "Gassendi," TrnmeliuVundesigned, Commander-in-Chief of the Navaf Forces of'andForeigu to Residents and all witaia whom, Foreigners and after another conference offpur hours, came the Frenca Republic, in the Pacific Ocean, in which, reon shore without having been able to come to a jecting the offer made by Hia Majesty's command, to re- his Waters, His Majesty is bound to protect as much as aubjecta; the nndetsigned further psotests his own opinion all the true and meaning about satisfactory arrangement. The minutes of what fer differences of by the Admiral, posted printed Proclamation of the Treaty ol the 26th of March, 1846, against the thirtieth day of August, 1849, for the reasona transpired at these conferences, taken down in interpretatioh to Frsaice and Great Britain, who jointly framed it up on the jointly short hand, will be uddeil, in tin- Appendix, if|and proposed 11 lo His Majeaty (agreeably I" the express aforesaid, and because "it is a flaefant outrage on His Majesty's right', guaranteed by France, herself, ia the Joint copied out in time. Meanwhilej the following understandingbetween the undersigned and the Couimis- declaration herein before mentioned,and under the Treadocument, duly authenticated by both patties, is siuner ofFrance, and the Consul General of Her Hrilau- ty ofthe 26th of March. 1846, copy of which alao ia herenic Majesty,) and rejecting the offer of indubitable secur- unto appended; the undersigned printed. peotests against ity aud guaranty for ibe full amount of all indemnity and tbe ground taken by the Admiralfurther ia hia aforesaid ProclaPoints of disagreement in the Conference of28th reparation, in all cases, claims and grievances whatsoev- mation and in other documents, that His Majesty's Govthat France herself might pronounce tn be just, after Aug. 1849, between Rear Admiral dc Trom- er, fully hearing and amicable concert with His Majesty's ernment have made an erroneous interpretation of either the letter or spirit of any part of that Treaty,and in virtue elin, and Gerrit P. Judd and Win. L. Lee, Special Plenipotentiary, or thatbea friendly nation of her thereof, made any unjust unlawful exactions whatever, own choice, might declare to just, as umpire, in re- either of French ciltzetu, or the King's Special Conunissioder*. or other Foreigners, ahd against gard to points whereon France and His Majesty's Plenby him and hy the Consul of France ipotentiary might not be able in agree, he the said Admi- the right arrogated own to pronounce their interpretation to be the correct Admiral dc Tromelin proposes!to the Hawaii- ral His Majesty's weak and unresisting Kingdom one, subjects and His subject Majesty te War and Reprisals ou Government to the on to duty brandy, to the harsh law of reprisals, the undersigned, Minister an reduce a mere difference of opimou, anil because Hia Majesty reto uml oilier spirituous liquors, seme per centitge of Foreign Relations, in His Majesty's uame, and on His jruses to adopt their interpretation, until after differto be agreed upon by the conferees, naming as Majesty's behalf, most solemnly appalls to tbe good faith ence shall have been clearly and fairly decidedsuch by amicaand justice of France, uuder Her Engagement of the 28lh ble reference, as international Law provides fnr a fair duty eighty per cent. such in of November, 1843, aud Ppotests against the infringeThe commissioners offer to refer tbe question ment cases, and as, in this case, was expressly provided for beof that Engagement, by ihe said Admiral, in of duty on brandy anil other spirituous liquors to ing a Military Force, in hostile array, and taking milita- tween the undersigned, as Hia Majesty's Plenipotentiary, the arrangement of France and the King's Spe- ry possession of the Fort, Government offices, and Cus- and the Commissioner of France, ana Consul General of Britain as aforesaid; the undersigned further reocial Commissioner in France, the Hawaiian Gov- tom-bouse of Honolulu, and of those portions of the ter- Great tests against the pretension of said Admiral and Consul ol His Majesty's Domain on which these edifices to ernment giving a satisfactory guarantee that they ritory interfere the Religion or Education of Hia aland, on the afternoon of Saturday, the twenty-fifth of!Majesty's either with subjects, or with the appropriation of the fnnda will abide by the decision resulting from such August, 1849, immediately after the receipted a despatch reference, and also to abide by the decision of from the undersigned, by Hia Majesty's command, ren-' contributed by his subjects for those purposes) the aodersigtled fuuher protests against their interference with or some neutral power upon all questions upon dering all such hostile measures absolutely unnecessary; !tmppjttrfon to the laws ofthis Kingdom, and to the jurisdicfurther protests against the attempt of' which France and the Special Commissioners the undersigned uoflV HI! (Majesty'a Courts of Justice as established by the said Admiral to justify these proceedings upon tbe raw, cannot agree. Sod agawet their extraordinary pretension, to claim that His Majesty bad violated the Treaty of th* Tbe Admiral answers that he is willing to re- ground which Hia Majesty declares he Has damagea and indemnity ofthe Hawaiian Government on 26th of March, own view ofeases, before such esses have ever been fer to France the question of the duty on brandy, not violated, but1846, their which the Consul,of France, in despite the Hawaiian Tribunals, or even been heard of by but to her alone, recognising no neutral power of its ratification by the late King of the French, did vio- before the Hawaiian the undersigned further pboas an umpire. That if the government will give late both in word and apirit, as wast shown in His Ha- tests against Government; the Admiral's imputation of obstinacy to Majesty's protest, through \ the undersigned, of the King's Commissioners, a guarantee in specie, say twenty thousand dol- waiian resisting Demands which, sa> 28th February, 1848, in regard to\ Wines, and which lars, that all duty over the amount France may the their duty te their God. to tee King, and to the Admiral himself attempted again to violate, iv let- uuder own consciences, they could not fail to resist; decide-aa just, he will wait one year or sixteen ter and spirit, in regard to spirituous liquors, their the uudersigned further protests against the voluntary months from this day, the Hawaiian Govern- which violations, ifapproved by France,.(which His Ma- hauling down ofthe French Consular flag, and the volundoes net believe they can be,) underUhe Luw of Nament agreeing, in case the duty is not fixed by jesty would abandonment ofthe said Consul's private bouse, and abrogate said Treaty altogether; the under- tary France at the expiration of that time, to consider tions of his office, under values enormously exaggerated public signed further protests against the said Admiral, for an for which the duty of 80 per cent, as the lawful one from assumption values he sought to make the King's Govern. of His Majesty's Sovereignty, ik printing and responsible on the 26th of August, 1849; and the this date, and refund the difference between that posting up in tbe streets of His Majesty's Capital, on the nient protests against, and throws tbe reaponaiper centage and tbe duty collected, with interest morning of Sunday, the 26th of August, 1641, a Procla- undersigned upon said Admiral for all damages, injaries, capmation, in contempt of His Majesty's laws and Royal bility from tbe time of collection. tures, confiscations, or detriments of any kind detentions, uthorny, pretendiag to cancel the said Treaty of tbe. The King's Commissioners .object to tbe limit A 26th of March, 1846, and to revive the Convention of whatsoever, to all persons or things, that have ensued from the measures adopted by him since ths twenty-secof time, and to leaving tbewhole thing to the de- Laplace, which never wea a Treaty because Franks never cision of France alone. They state their desire ratified it, and was wholly annulled by the Preamble to ond day of August, 1849, or that as may hereafter adopt, in pursuance of the unjust and unlawful demands then for some umpire upon questions which cannot lie the aaid Treaty ofthe 26th of March, 1846, although His made. settled by France and the Special Commissioner, Majesty, at tbe Admiral's own suggestion, on the 2Sth of And, finally, the undersigned, in the King's name, and to be named by France and the Commissioner. August, 1849, had nominated Special Commission™, foi tbe express purpose of making an amicable adjust- on Hia Majesty's behalf, is commanded to protest that The Admiral states that he munot consent to ment with the aaid Admiral, on principles reconciling t\e the King does not consider himself at war w iln France— he entertains for France the almost respect, and that the umpirage of a third Pov er, iv any event honor and dignity of France with tbe Rights of His Mis; nthat otwithstanding all he has unjusdyaiifferea from tbe Adjesty as guaranteed by herself; tbe undersigned furirfer miral whatever. and the Consul before uaund, ffja Majesty has giprotests sgainat tbe said Admiral for the hostile sod unBut tbe Admiral adds that he will recommend necessary act of beginning to throw down the guns and ves tbe strictest orders that die persons and properties of all citizens of France, now oa these Islands, or that may a reference to some umpire, up in questions which dismantle His Majesty's Fort, in the forenoonjff Tues- hereafter errrVe, be aa much respected and aa carefully the very France and the King's Spec al Commissioner day, the twenty-eights day of August, Inflicted upon Ha JHav time when His Majeaty's Commissioners .were engaged(protected aa if said Admiral had cannot agree upon. and upon hie sebjects no inj tries whatever. on board the war steamer Gaaaeadi ia Qonference with Ijeety ■ Tbe Admiral further adds tl lat he cannotpro- the Admiral, with the view stated; tbe/Undeesigned furDone in presence of thai Kins and Council, s». against the aaid Admiral for the exclusion der my hand and the Great ceed io discuss or arrange any of the other de- ther protests King's of the Ministers from their the Seal op the Kingdom, at the time, very at mands, unless the question relating to the duty when in the execution of their ojHces, ) ( the The GreetSeal Palace ef Honolulu, this third moat they King, on brandy and other spirituous* liquors be first needed free access lo all theirdob/to of the I day of September, id the year papers for the defence of \ settled. Hawaiian our Kingdom Jof [ His Majesty's rights unjustly invaded, and lor the preLyra one thoussi aught forty-nine. G. P. Jrjni), > n lection due to neutral interests; the undersigned further 1 ■ hundred andH.C. Commissioners. protests against all and one of the Demands W. L. WVLLIE. jrvery jointly made on His Majeaty'a Government on the twenRead snd approved, as / / ty second day uf August,/84», by the aforesaid Admiral, Naval.—The American frigate Savannah, and M. Dillon, the Cooejsl of France, as altogether unLsGOaMaXT righteous and unjust in/ihemaelvea, untenable under the Capt. Voorhees, arrived u 1 CO" During these negotiations,\the work of■ Law of Nations, and urged upon fibs Majesty by the be-as 17th of June, and sailed th* sssas Jay for Calforenamed, with a fostination, cogency, and limitation dismantling the Fort was progressing, aad con- to time; as if Hiatnajesly'a Kingdom bad been a betas- lao. This is the ship, it will he recoiiactsd, that tinued up to the 30th instant, a little past mid- gared Fortress, add not a friendly independent Stats ■»- has on board the American Commiasioner under dnr the SpecialJ*raicctum of the joint declaration of France aud Uw ikuaio, of (he 28th November, 1843, iappointment for these Island*.—fPolvoesuwi f 99~0n Tuesday, the , the Commissioners appointed 11 o'clock «. m., by His Majesty, PROTEST, ' '' •'''' '' '' 1 ' land-' ' ' ■ '' ' ' . . • .— Lse) J \ exact\ DSVraOMELIK. . ' ' 7 �48 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. THE FRIEND. List or Officers theof U.S. Revenue Brig Lawwernce. Com sum- AlasnaSar Y. Finn. Liai'Tasis-ra Jcake CkastSock, Edmund C Kennedy, Was R ftsree, Ik-barn H Bowlln, Andrew 1 ttaln. Ounaan—Junes Rnnktn. I CsarasTnn—Robert McMnllln. Aassoana—P B. Gamer. •> HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER 11, 1849. In consequence of the recent French difficulties, we hare been unable to issue onr paper on the lit of the month. Henceforth, however, or until the close of the year, we hope to furnish onr readers with a semimonthly sheet, to compensate for the non-appearance of the Friend daring the months of Jane, July and August We make this proposition, hoping that our readers and patrons will furnish the necessary pecuniary means. Donations. Friend. Iffieers of the "Ohio," 'apt. Thomas, !apt. Schroeder, Ir. Pool, "Honoluln," . 135,00 10,00 4,00 1,60 Friend, MARRIED. . 16M barrel.. I found tksm quite tains, and very easily taken The weatker was beautiful. If 1 except a tow of the laM days ihere, which were dirty, dark and rainy. 1 ahnuki recommsad They •hips to vlait the Sea of Aaadlr ss early as Joss Ist. Whales will Had the weather milder than in 50 ° or even 45 will there be plenty for Iwo or throe seasons. Snipe whalinr in the vicinity of Si. Lawrence Island, and Techukutikoi Ness, should the weather be thick, will be eel far For Chapel. Into the Straits, naleas on their guard This happened to the 935,00> Alert, and we found it difficult to work out where the whales 10,00> were. There is undoubtedly a plenty of whales within the tralta, bat 1 bad no occasion to go through for then, ss I 4,00 S found plenty In the Sea of Aosdir. They were plenty when 1 left. Species the same as in theOchoiak Sea, yielding 16* bar5,00) rels each. July IS. 11. B. M.'a S. Herald seen entering Bherisi's Straits, under fallsail. .. Communications, obituary notices, and Edito- In this town, oe the (th alt., by the Rev. E vv. Clark, HssI. Hhsldos, of SaJem. Mass., to BassxH VV., eldest rial articles, relating to Japan, California and the Uni- st daughter of J. G. Huns ofHonolulu. ted States, intended for this number of our paper, we are compelled to omit, that oar readers may be furDIED. ° PORT OF LAHAINA. Arrived. Aug. B—Am whsleship Chaa. Phelps, Birch, Bconittftoa.SO* Iaperm, 2700 whale; hound home, Recently, at his residence on Moloksl, lon.ha Hulu, lstei 10—Haw. brif 8. S., Taylor, IS days fm Baa Franrtaco. member of the House ofRepresentatives. 14—An. whr. Anonyms, Coalfield, IS ds fin San Francisco. In tbia tuwn, on the 9th ult., Rossst Kii.day, s native of Am. whaling hark Richmond. Swift, Providence, 60 sperm, Ireland, for many years s resident of these lalands, aged about I3400 whale, hound home. SO yean. Aug. 17—Am whalr .hip Miner-s, Beabury, New Bedford, On Tuesday, the 21st ult., Asif Mast Ass, daurhter of 25 moa out, 150 ap, 25U0 whale. 91 Bcbr Boston, Cole, from Honolulu. Cast. D. P. snd Masv F. Psshallow, aged 18 months. nished with the principal official documents connected with the hostile movements of the French at these Islr ands. Let oar readers keep in mind, tfie French : Admiral's declaration to the King's Commissioners was, that he cannot proceed to discuss, or arrange On board bark Richmond. March 13, of disease of the heart, ——————asses any ofthe other demands, unless the question relating Willi.m Cole, Boatateerer. and other spirituous liquors be to the duty on Brandy , r " n>st settled.'' II W PASSENGERS. Per Mary and Adeline—A. Ten Eyck, Esq., J. F. B. Mar Late News. shall, Esq., and A. Johnatone. Per Mary—A. Buah, Wm. C. Parke, 0. P. Wood. O. W. Intelligence, per "Sabine," has been received from Honghulling, 0. W. 8. Kenwsy, Mrs. Harris snd two children, Studleigh, T. Gsndle, T. Fisher, B. Hornblower, W M. W. F. U. S. to last of the Orrell, J. Fox, H. Phatnnboro. Europe to middle of June, and the Per Psclllco—C. P. Robinson, J. T. McDougall, Johnson same month.—Cholera raging on both sides of the AtFreeborn, Mr. Cartwrlght, T. Gibson. J. White. lantic.—The French are prosecuting the war against Per Julian—James Makes, Esq., David Kigley. the Romans.—Troubles inParis.—Everything quiet in Jsaasssl a«s»r^Bsvss>^aWssl Just Received and for Sale AT THE CHAPLAIN'S STUDY, a new and beautiful assortment of BIBLES in the English LanEx-President Polk died at his residence in Term., guage They are bound in various styles, and can be June 15th. PORT OF HONOLULU. had at prices varying from 37 1-7cents, to $7,00 per California fever continuing to rage in the United copy. ArriTed. States. K7- Seamen, and others, are informed that at the Commander Pourauivsnte,Bellecrolx Aug, 15—Fr. frigate same place may be fonnd Bibles printed in the follow(was. H da An Callao. M At 3 o'clock to-day, Sept 11, embarked on board Ass. whaleahlp Wsshlogton, Bailey, Nantucket, 21 months ing languages: German, Sweedish, Danish, Dutch, French, Spanish and Portuguese. ISO sperm; leaking 2500 strokes an bonr. the Am schooner Honolulu, His Excellency, 0. P. nut,M—Fr. steam frigate Gaasendl, Faucon Commander, 10 I N. B —Portuguese seamen are especially notified, Judd, H. H. M.'s Special Commissioner and Plenipo- guns-, last from Tahiti. obtain copies of the Holy Scriptures in IS—Am. whaleahlp Ontario, Brown, Sag Harbor, fm Japan that they can tentiary Extraordinary to the Governments ofFrance, Sea, the old and new Testaments. 3250 whale, 11,000 lbs. bone; bound home. (108,72 left dsysi #** It is Great Britain, and the United States. He is accomvoluntary with seamen whether they Aug. 21—Am sloop-ofwer Treble, Glynn, 16 Hongkong. !receive a copy of the Bible as a gift, or pay the whole panied by the Prince Royal, Alexander Liholiho, and rotll—Am whaling bark Richmond, Swift, Providence, 25 moslor a part of its value Money received from the sale out, 3400 wh, 100ap, 20.000 lbs bone. his brother, Lot Kamehameha. of Bibles is appropriated to the purchase of new rapAm sehr Napoleon, Williams, 70 days fm San Bias. tf Aug 23—Am ship James Munroe, Hamley, far San Fran- plies, 1 New Chilean Cabinet.—At the close oflast claeo. Danish aehr Emmy, Neal, for Tahiti. The Friend, sent Abroad. month Senor Vial resigned, and soon afterSenor Aug. 28— Br. ship Amason, Bales, fm Bhsoghse. Any person, by paying the annual subscription price San Puentea did the same. Some days elapsed 30— Am. bark Mary, Parker, 17 da fm San Francisco. of the friend, ($1.50) in advance, can have the paper brig Paclneo, Swain, 14 da fm Ban Francisco. ers the posts were filled. At length certain per- Peruvian Chilean brig Correo dc Cobija, Solhaune, fm Kauai. isent, by the earliest opportunity, to any port in the sons, prominent in the opposition, were called to Sspt. I—Am. whaleshlp Alert, Green, fm Bhering'a Straits. ]Pacific, or to any part of the U. States or England, Moras, 18 dsfm San Francisco. the side of the President. Tbe Cabinet is now Oth—Haw sehr. Jullsn, N. B.—By paying the additional ram of 50 cents, brig Sabine, from San Francisco. paper will be sent for one year to the U. States, via owiwpoend ofSenores Don Jose Joaquin Perez, 9—Am. Eug. sehr. Bandicoot, from 1lobar! Towc. Ithe of the Interior and Foreign Affairs;. Don AnCalifornia and Panama Postage on papers to private Sailed. tonio Garcia Reyes of the Treasury ; Don Mamast be pre-paid. The Friend, being a months—Am. hark Mary Francos, Morris, for San Francisco. {lersoni y sheet, and containing a full report of Marine Intellinuel A. Tocornal, of Instruction, Justice snd Sept. 11—Mr. Ana, Smith, for Ban Francisco. Honolulu, Newell, for Sen Francisco. Igence, will be found a, useful and cheap method of Worship ; and Don Pedro N. Vidsl of War and Sehr.Correo Brig dc Cobija, for San Francisco. communication with the mercantile community in Eutbe Nary.—[Neighbor, of June 29th. rope and the United .States. tf Spoke ■. By bark Richmond, June 28—Ship Moetesuma, Tower, New Religious Books. 2,700 whole ; Chandler Price, Taber. do., 1.800 Panama Railroad.—The books of subscrip- Bedford,Camlaoe, Allen, NB, 1,300 ; Huntress. Sherman, NB, tion to the capital stock of the above railroad whale; CC7" The Seamen's Chaplain has just received an 1,400 whale ; Roman, Blackmore, NB, 2,000 whale; Bragansa, excellent assortment of Books published by the] Amer were opened in New York, on the 27th June, Devoll,NB, wanting 2 whales to All ; Minerva, Beabury, NB, 1 whale to All; John Coggeehall. Luce, NB, 700 wh, 460 ap, licon Tract Society, including nearly all of'their stand and the whole amount was subscribed before S Morels, Norton, Elllston, NB, 2,200 whsle ; Erie, Fairhaven, ard publications. These books are beautifully bound, o'clock, of tbe same day, by New York capital- 3,000 whale ; Marcos, Osborne, Fairhaven, 300 wh., 500 sp; an advance on the New York prices ists principally.—[Polynesian. Warren, Ivans, Warren, 1,000 whale ; Luminary, Norton, and will be sold at Warren, 700 whale ; Ontario 2d, Payne, 811, 1,000 whale; \ only sufficient to cover the expenses. ap the collection will be found some new and Wm. Tell, Taker, SH, 800 wh, 80 ; Levant, Lowen, BH, tf LISTOF OFFICERS OF THE U.S. SHIP PREBLE. 2,000 whale; George Mary, Mlddleton, NL, 2,000 whale. jinstructive books for children. I ■ 18th, spoke June Alert, Green, Richmond, Winters,Cold The Quaessassa lame. Glynn Spring, suiting Brat whale, Washington, Drake, 2 whalea— of Islands: ry into the Hawaiian H Aim—Edward C. Ward. Jr., Albert G. Clary. same time saw Elisabeth Frith lake a whale) July 7, George Embracing their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, Washington, Glbba, Warekam, saw- him lake two whales;— EVTBaArra—Silaa Bern, Edward Brlaley. Isth, Panama, Sag Harbor,! whales; 13th, Two Brothers,] Discovery by Europeans in the 16th century, re-discoPceasn—Heery WUeon Jenney, N. 8., nothing. Just on ihe ground; 20th, Caroline, very by Cook, with their civil, Religious and Political AesisTAJrr ■—•San John L. Bom, WilliamLowker. Greenport, whalea; Ajax, Havre, 1 whale; 23d, Mores, Wy- ]History from the earliest traditionary period to the tin MeGeaaegle, William F. Shnuk, stt, N. B, 5 whales, 2000 bbls. present time. By JAMES JACKSON JARVEB Missaiia— Third edition. For sale at Chaplain's Study. Price, Memoranda. tf CATTAIn'n OlSek—Frederic L. Hanks. »l,oe. of Ihe Alert, reports ss follows—With regsrd to CapL. Green, J. Griflln. aAiusAEam—T. ~,! ■ Spelling Books. whaling la the Arctic regions—l left the Japan Sea, Bth of actum BoATswAin-Benjemla Wakeoald. tcese my snt whale Jen* 16th, and tea thai timei Noah Webster's, and the Union Spelling Books for Do CAarsa-rma-Tkones Colsnaa. uauil was full, there was so lack of whales. I cat 11 yleUlag MARINE JOURNAL. England. ,', ' .' < // < < * — • - . ' ,<, • ' '' \ - ' — � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.09.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.09.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/1db75b25d1ceb4eee7108bcc1832e6cc.pdf 8b5f3e8b110506924bbe23d90dfdcc28 PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. HONOLULU, OCTOBER 1, 1849. Vol. 7. 49 No. 7. tides is tedious. To beguile the hours slowly passing, we were favored with some visitors from the shore. In a large Chinook canoe, containing fifteen Indians, came two Catholic W> 61 They were miserably defeated by the Dale's gallantorew, priests. They were very glad to learn the 61 We drove them from their quartern although we were but Fort Vancouver, Calsaa Plain*, most prominent items of European nnd Amer62 Japan, Editorial, few; 68 We raised our banner on the fort, a standard for thebrave, ican news. I informed them that Louis NaAccount ofGuam, Earthquake, 64 In spite ofall our enemies the Mba Mitchell, stars and stripes did wave. |m.lran had been elected President of France. 64 Curious Phenomena, This event seemed both to surprise and re65 Our ship Vept op a i terdy Are at the enemy in town, Deaths nnd Obituaries, 66 else they kept The where were shot or Richmond, buildings ofthc concealed them. One especially, who clapped his joice Wreck M cut down ; Ship News, &c, hands expressive of joy! I also announced The light commenced at 10 o'clock and lasted until three, We whipped them four to one my boys and gained the the Pope's flight, but this item of news apvictory. parently called up another class ofemotions. We Willed 'wehty-flve of them, and wounded forty more. I may have been mistaken, but 1 thought our For the Friend. The Me\ ienns were horror struck to hear our cannon roar ; visitors heard this intelligence with an air of To sec the bravery of onr men did make their courage fail, BATTLE OF GUAYMAS. crew the It certainly would not have sloop-of-war They forget never the of Dale. incredulity. will 8. "Dale." By W. H. Campbell, a Marine, II 8 U 8 8 D»tr. 1 lend an ear if strange you been they had supposed their hereAmericans, I would have Honolulu, Jan. 1349.I Come all you bold Concerning a small victory, whicli now yaTre goiug to hear, dealt in the marvellous!— newsmonger lical In the year of 47, I suppose you all do know, their success in I respecting with Mexico. made enquiries were at war The United States of America the Indians. They replied that teaching We had as brave a ahip'e company as ever trim'd a sail were rather gallant little Dale: their thick headed!— neophytes sloopor-war, American the an to Lower On board A Trip from the Sandwich Islands Oregon and Upper California. We were brave Yankee tars of war that never knew a fear. After our visitors had viewed the ship, I for to hear. To have a fight with our proud foeit was pleasure saw them over the side and push off for the Leaves selected from "Our Log Book." lay, we In Guaymas of did the month November In shore. Although I could not sympathize For to blockade the harbor, and keep all ihlpa away; IV—ASCENT OF THE COLUMBIA. with the doctrinal opinions of these missionWe soon did stop their trade and took possession of theport. their head bear stern,to upon ship, and moored our both We Soon after our vessel camu to anchor off aries, yet I could not but admire that spirit fort. Astoria, the "J. W. Carter," Capt. Hoyt, of self-denial which they manifested in lahis One day our captain came on deck—to officers did say, arrived from Portland on the Willamette,hav- boring among the Clatsop Indians, or going A, Call Company B to quartcra-also Company well ac- iftkey should be ordered by their superior, to Have their muskets all well loaded,see everything doneright, ing on board n pilot, Mr. Lottie, This day we will march into the town the enemy to fight ofthc spend their lives ninon;? the tribes of Aftica, with the Columbia. quainted navigation and New Holland. Would that all for Asia, box with rounds omore. secured cartridge up his 40 service? were immediately Hi* Each man tilled the before we the shore. fully bent to take town left We were the Massachusetts, as otherwise we might Protestant clergy rendered us willing obeWe only landed half our men, we numbered seventy three. company. us Ith ns to bear have heen detained for many days. About dience to the Great and last command of One field piece we took w ihree o'clock, r. m., May 10th, we left As- the Saviour. We straightway marched Into the town, oar banner we did The tide rose and fell, but still the Massatoria, proceeding up the river. One hour afThe Mexicans didlire upon us as we werepassing by ; chusetts remained quiet in her bed of sand. terwards the Massachussett3 was fn-1 upon The first round that they gave ns our Captsin he did fall, Friday, we there remained, and we a sand spit offTonzue point. Ii a not an All day, He was severely wounded by a coppermusket ball. serious fears, that perhaps to entertain began uncommon nccurrnnce for vessel* to get Bat then the fight began at once, without the least delay, a and still Ihe vessel conpass away; them blared month might We took possession of their fort, and at aground nt this place, indeed, the very first The Mexicans di: keep concealed, like foxes they were shy, vessel that ever attempted to ascend theriver tinue in the same spot. Every effort was From every i.oor and window theirmusket balls did fly. aler its dis-ovcry by Captain f>ray, got made to get her off. Leaving Captain, We fired them gia_* and canuiater with oar field piece from n»rounil at this rery place. I refer to the Pilot, and hands to work tho ship, I must the fort, Chiithnin, commanded by Lieut. Broughton. not fail to observe our Indian guests, who The Mexicans beganto run, they did not like the sport j Theyran out of the builcings into the open street. \t this point, he left his vessel and proceed- have come alongside to sell a large sturgeon, Oar marine guard beaded them in front and cut off their ed to explore the river in "the cutter and and look at the strange craft. One Indian retreat. liiuiK-h with n week's provisions." The made his appearance on the quarter deck, They commenced again to fir* at us—they spent their shot in "Columbia" did not advance higher up the wearing a blue coat withU. S. NavyjbMtees, vain— We fired a volley into them which drove them hack again ; river than this place, nnd to commemorate and a British glazed chnpeau. J uniform The Mexicans were much confusedand retreated back wit) the discovery of Capt. Gray, the Bay lying ed a truly ludicrous appearance.'! fright. a corner to the right. Company A opened upon them from upon the North shore of tho river, was cal- indicated that he went for a joint occupancy lew roanda back no one did the; again a bat They returned led dray's B.ii». Soon after the Mnssachus- of Oregon by England and theUnited States! kill, Company A still biased away with the Held piece on the hill: sotts struck, the tide fell and the pilot re- Alongside appeared a canoe containing an The Mexican* new gave np-tbeir bugle sounds retreat. ported that it would he vain to endeavor to get Indian mother and pappnoee; I made signs They retreated to the moautaiue when then found that the her off until next high tide. Te wait for Contents OK THE FRIEND, OCT. 1,1848. Poeett—Battle or Gua) mas, Ascent ofColumbia Itiver, Geographical outline of Oregon, Lower Oregon, l'opulltion, Our force contained by seventjr-three that fDaglit upon the shore, were four hundred men or more; rage 49 The Mexicans in number engaged, our flag did boldly fly, 49 About two hours we were We let them know that Yankee tars will fight until they die. Poet's Corner. THE FRIEND. , �r 50 | THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. a la Chinook. At first she understood me as be effaced. Easily can their towering sum- V. —GEOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE OF desirous of taking the child on board. To mits, capped with eternal snows, be called OREGON. Having ascended tho Columbia lo the this proposition she did not Seem inclined up in imagination before the mind. to assent, eat npon further explanation, I This morning Sabbath, May 13th, Ihe ves- highest point which I expected to advance, saw the little fellow bound hand ami foot with sel came to anchor off Fort Vancouver, and ■ud expecting to spend some weeks in travthongs, while Ilia head was rendered im- nlthough it wns not convenient to have pub- elling among the settlements along the banks moveable by a head-board. When all was lic service on ship-board amidst the necessa- of the Willamette, I endeavored to inform dene, the child was slowed carefully away ry confusion attending the ship's duties, yet myself with reference to the general outlines ia the head of Ihe canoe! Nolh withstanding it was pleasant when we arrived off the pier, nf the Territory of Oregon, so :hnt I might understand the relation of Ihnt part which I the Indians did what they could for our amuse- nnd the pilot asked, "Where are all the gen- was about to visit, to the whole. I now betlement of the Fort?" to the listen to reply, ment, the day appeared long. To be aground gan to realize that Oregon wns indeed "a aro at church." "They How, iiiethought, than on s sand bank is even more tedious great country," considered with reference to to be in a calm at sea. The good ship can gentlemen be belter employed during the its number of square miles, the length of its hours of the Sabbath holy than in worship"Massachusetts" with its numerous tenants rivers, and height of its Would mountains. This that all who profess themin net a few points, resembled the 'Castle ol ping Ood. 11} took breakfast morning (May selves were thus to be with the gentlemen found on ItsfPence' described by Thompson: officers ofthe Hudson Bay Company v. hen I God's was holy Day. time, to kill the "Their only labor (Aad labor Sara it Is. and weary woe I much regretted, however, lo hear the fir- met the Company's agent, Mr. Grant, from The/ alt, they 1011, turn o'ersome idle rhyme; ing of salutes, from ship and shore. Such Fort Hnll, who had come to ihe Fort to obThen rising sudden, to the glass they go. tilings but illy comport with Ihe sacrrdness tain his annual supply of goods. The preOr saturter forth with tott'rlng steps and slow; This soon too rude an exercise they find, of ihe Subbath, or roughly harmonize with sence of a man, from his "home" at Fort Straight on the couch their llmts (gain they throw, the command, "Remember ihe Sabbath day Hull, six or seven hundred miles in the inteWhere boar* on hours they, sighing lie reclined." und keep it holy." I have always admired rior of the country, wan well calculated to This morning, Saturday, May 12th, I wat the reply of our worthy Sandwich Island Go- impress the mind villi the truth of the statewaked by the cheering announcement, "She vernor Kekuauou, who refused lo fire n na- ment, that Oregon embraced n territory is going a-head." Soon after I heard the mar tional salute in compliment to the frigate equal in extent to all of New England, and heaving the lead cry out, 'Quarter less four! 'United States," in the fall of 1843. This the Middle States, with the addition of VirThis was additional good news, for I recollect- vessel arrived in Ihe outer harbor of Hono- ginia, N. & S. Carolina, and a good part of ed that the vessel would float in two and a hall lulu on the Sabbath. A lieutenant was sent Georgia; or an area more than three times fathoms. We were now gliding along with- on shore, by Captain Armstrong, to notify as large as England, Scotland, Ireland, and in a stone's throw of tho banks, covered thick the Governor that the ship wns ready to fire the neighboring Islnnds belonging to the Briwith forest trees and brush-weod to the wa- a solute. The Governor wns infotmed of the tish Empire. Oregon ter's edge. On both aides of the river th« lieutenant's errand, while at church, and sent 49° of N. L., and extends from 42 ° to from 110° to 124° of woodland extends as far as the eye cat back word that he would attend to the busi- VV. L., embracing an area of 400,000 square reach: miles, nnd watered by the Columbia and its ness apopo, (10-tnorrow.) "Woody aill o'er hill encompass'd round " Our sailing up the Columbia wns exceed- numerous tributaries. Many a long year wilt elapso ere this song ingly pleasant. This river abounds with It is distinctly divided into three grand diwill need to be sung by the settlers of Ore- much beautiful scenery, diversifiagreeably visions:—Lower, Middle und Upper Oregon. gon:— ed by valleys, hills and mountains. At pre- 1. Lower Oregon embraces the territory ly"Woodman s_ are that tree!" sent Ihe whole country, along the river'e ing between the ocean nnd the one President, or We have passed or two Indian lodges, banks, abounds with a heavy growth of for- Cascade mountains, the but alas, the once lords of the forest are nc Willamette being more to be seen. Their hunting and fishing est trees, some of which are of immense di- the principal river of this division. 2. Midgrounds are nearly deserted. The smal mensions. Among these trees I observed dle Oregon lies between the Cascade and the the pine, hemlock, maple, sycamore nnd pop- Blue mountains, the Shules and Umatilla bepoXj measles, and other diseases, and I ma) add rum, have well nigh swept them al lar. I looked in vain for the chestnut nnd ing the principal rivers of this division. 3. Inn! of the Atlantic coast, and if I was cor- And Upper Oregon away. Our intelligent pilot, who has beet lies between theBlue and twenty years in the country, remarked thai rectly informed, they are not to be found in Rocky mountains, the Lewis and its tributasince his arrival "95 per cent, of the Indium Oregon. From the mouth of the river as far ries being the rivers of this division. up as Fort Vancouver, a distance of ninety had died off." The Middle But here we are at 12 o'clock, M. fast up- miles, probably the number of settlements country remainnnd Upper sections ofthe unsettled by any white on another sandbank, twenty-five miles from or small clearings in the forest, would not ex- population, Ihe trnding posfs of the except ceed twenty, including three or four sawwhere we started this morning, and 45 froir Hudson Bay Company, nnd the Missionary mills. Even the view a of log cabin was exthe mouth ofthe river. About 4 o'clock, P. stations. Upper is described as "a Oregon to ceedingly pleasant the On eye. Sabbath M., got off, and proceeded twenty-five miles rocky, barren, we broken morning, 13th, May "Sew traversed in passed country, PlyAnther up, and came to anchor a few milei ahwve Cowlitz river. To-day, for the firsl mouth," where there was a very good log all directions by stupendous mountain spurs, Ivjt. Hood. On a previous day I house, which presented an air of neatness on peaks of which, snow lies nearly all the it a view of Mt. St. Helens. They within and without. The master of the es- year." The Middle region of Oregon, bean noble and majestic mountains. To these tablishment came to the door and welcomed ing less elevated, possesses a milder climate aid Mt. Reiner, all peaks of the Cascadt us with a tune upon his flute, the soft and ond better soil, remarkably well adapted to range, and they form a trio of ns sublime melodious sounds coming over the gentle wa- the purposes of grazing. This is very manmountain elevations as are any where to hi ters, wafted by the morning breeze, fell ifest from the immense herds of horses in posfound upon our globe. One clear and dts- soothingly upon the ear. The lover of na- session of the Indians, Mho allow them to will find ample range for the gratifica- graze in large tiact view ef those mountains leaves en it* ture companies, and cannot, of tion of bis visual and mental powers, in aa- course, make any provision for them duriu* nossw the winter monilts. .*_. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBW .... �densely populated, compared with ihe reOREGON.—POPULATION.mainder, Clatsop, Lewis, and Vnncouver. .. 51 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. He said that he bad been away from the Islands 'three tens and nine years/ in the valley of the having originally heft in the ill-faled "TonThis division lies along the coast, and ex- The former are situated wheie reside a large proportion i quin," which was blown tip on the N. W. 'Willamette, mountains. tends as far inland as the Cascude ofall the while inhabitants of the Territory. coast. I next visited the Company's bark watered, and well It is heavily timbered, well on board a cargo of wheat adapted lo limning and manufacturing pur- Clatsop county is near the moulh of Colum- Columbia taking Ihe settlement at Silka. The Russian poses. A census has recently been taken of bia river, Lewis about the N isquaIly settle- for vessel was | partially unmanned, several saithis poition of Oregon. I obtained a copy, ment on the straits of Juan dc Fuca, and lors having taken French leave for the mines. on application to Governor Lane, who had Vancouver about ihe Fort of Vancouver. It is remarkable how wide spread is this gold just ordered it lo be made, in view ofthe esTO mania. —FORT VANCOUVER—VISIT VII. tablishment ofthe Territorial Government of CALSAS PLAINS. Agreeably to appointment, went on shore the U. S. <iver the country. 14th, visited the Fort, this morning, May 15, to accompany a party This morning, May Summary ofthe Census Ketuius of the Territory of Oregon, and of-'on an excursion to Calsas Plains, situated for the year I*4o. made under tne provisions of Seotiou 4 or the extensive stores, store-houses, of the Act 01 Coiigiess entitled "Au Act to establish ex-'about of the Hudson The Bay Company. ( fices seven miles in rear of the Fort, and the Tenitoiial oovernmei.t of oiegou''—Approved August 14,1848 tensive mechanical operations, which have in 1upon the North side of the Columbia. The the estimation of former visitors, imparled so 1 weather was cold, rendering an overcoat ve{ comfortable. Our party consisted ol Gomuch animation to this central depot of thery are now almost susentirely "Compuny," Col'NTISS. i-o vernor Douglass and daughter, Mr. Birnie « O B s, -O o is B I 111 jS 8 Si K Scores of the Company's servants und daughter, and myself. Our small cnvalpended. 1 s l! 1!| ■ !• 1 1« • "1*1 H3 nre now seeking their fortunes in the mines-1(cade gallopped away at a rapid gait, and was '"■ ?_'J!L _'" fe It is clearly apparent that nf- (soon out of sight amidst the dense and stateS70 of California. 870 I I 870 lieu on, : : : : : ,"271 | 466 218 1682 468 047 94 181570112 theFort are in a trnnsilion state. 6 at Cliampoeg, fairs ly forest trees skirting the beautiful plain up401 too 585' I 1* 6 13,6 17 13S>3 Clackamas, • : 8 is relaxing; a on which the Fort is 227 100 76' '3 old 224 49 The and rigid discipline Clatsop, ! : situated. As we passed I <6 80 83 87 1 81 4 100 80, Lewis, 928 II !'-3 new order of things is gradually coming instructed l.mti, :::::: 1U6 iuu 859 1 ! 111,3 was much I hy the remarks along, 11,4 1 831 827 outf' I l! 1-olk. .::::: : 848 IM 488 4 28 81107 85 1142 about; and one is inclined to think that the of Mr. Douglass, who spake of the trees and Tuallty, : : : „ , I Am* For I 4 22 20' 2 89 12 80 79]] 158 Va'eouverj M ._.„_<_<> glory of Vancouver's Fort is departing. The 894' 4021657 1 8 8 4 1353 15 1368 introduction of U. S. laws into the territory shrubs in the forests nf Oregon, as Solomon Yamhill, I .!..«, "spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Aggregate, 20012613 8027 15 211 468786 298 9083 have a powerful influence Lebanon even unto the hyssop tha' springeth will necessarily Children under 14 years ofage. upon the government of the Company's ser- ' out ofthe wall." After passing through the Remarks.— The abovo statistical table does vants. A person now, who may be charged forests of stately pines, and over two small not include tho aborigines of ihe country, with crime, cannot be sent to Canada for tri- " of prairie land, we came to the Calhalf-breeds and Hawaiians. Al the lime the al, but may seek protection behind the iEgis patches Plains, so called from an edible root found sas census was taken, considerable discussion ofU. S. Territorial laws. This very week there by the Indians. This prairie is several was elicited upon the point, whether any but Mr. Douglass, hitherto at the head of the with miles in circumference, and contains three or establishment, is to remove i white inhabitants would be allowed to be- Company's there to ofIsland, settlements, to Vancouver's lour situated at the respectful his family come enrolled ns American citizens, nnd enas Governor. Mr. Ogden is to become• distance of more than a mile apart. Our obficiate titled to the privilege of the elective fran- his successor at the Fort. This gentleman ject was lo visit a lady, whom 1 had met at the chise. Some Hawaiians presented themselves some months since distinguished himself in Islands on her first arrival from London. On who were cuptives, the of numerous rescue before the proper officers, and desired to beseized and cruelly treated by the Indians at seeing us emerge from the forest she came come American citizens, nnd be ullowed to ihe massacre of Dr. Whitman. His long ex- " out and gave us a cordial welcome. It was vote at the coming election on the Ist of perience as an Indian Trader, admirably an interesting eve"nt, amid the solitude of a June, but the Governor did not feel authori- qualified him satisfactorily to conduct such a thirstingr prairie, to meet a lady of intelligence and rezed by the existing laws of the U. S. lo al- negotiation with a tribe of savnges, fourteen hours he stood ar- hnement, who had, with her husband, cpmfor blood. For low them to do it. The subject was referred guing and reasoning the matter with the In- " uienced gathering around them the comforts to Judge Bryant. Ihe Supreme Judge of ihe dians before they would give up the captives. 'of a home. At the time of our visit he wns Territory, and he expressed a similar opinion, At length he succeeded in obtaining every inabsent at the mines. A blazing fire was soon although he was not perfectly decided in his dividual held in captivity. Itofis but repeatmuch to my gratification, although person kindled, the mouth every ing the remark in opinion that it would be in violation ofthe U. acquainted with the circumstances, that "no our kind hostess regarded it as a pleasant S. laws for Hawaiians to become citizens. one but Mr. Ogden could have succeeded so3 May morning! "Now," says Mrs. C, "I The law was explicit with reference lo the well." He is now past the meridian of life, { am no! obliged to go two miles into the connA African race, and the aborigines ofthc coun- but possessed of remarkable energy. does t of the fever not smart shake and ague try, to obtain soil for my flower-pots." Very try, but it was evidently a new feature in the for overhauling goods and true, one could enjoy more elbow room on a him incapacitate process of the naturalization of foreigners, invoices, and conducting an extensive corresprairie in Oregon, than in the crowded streets for individuals of Asiatic descent to make ap- pondence. Jof London! She was usefully and happily In strolling about the premises 1 chanced plication for papers of citizenship. in teaching several pupils, among employed of lo fall with a Sandwich Islanders. in group hundred During the month of May seversi was an interesting boy, the son of Mr. » it whom to the ctedit of the pays company, Much foreigners were naturalised. I was some- the salary of an Hawaiian preacher and1 Yon Pfister, who lost his life in California.— what amused with the mode of application, school teacher. At the time of my visit he• For a long lime I shall remember Sty.pleas Plains, adopted by one who.presenting himself before was Inhering under serious hindrances, in■ ant excursion to Calsas On our return to the Fort, in the midi i of his a half dollars of so many countrymen for "two and consequence asked the officer, a boat about read; leaving for the mines, and others becomingi ofthe afternoon, I found worth of Yankeeism." fourteen miles up th* Portland, start accom-to for (pslaka) indifferent to religion. He By referring to this table it will appear panied me to visit an old kanaka who hadJ Willamette. A sketch of my rambles thyo that Benton, Champoeg, Clackamas, Lynn, been nearly forty years in the Company'ss the beautiful vaUey of this river,, I most rw ay I^-Boa*. £yfc. Tnaisty. and Yamhill counties are service, during which period be had visitedd serve for another leaf of — VI.—LOWER England. . , , .. fill > — *^- • • • « ' ,' —' '• ;' ' ,' '■ - > l - . » • • . �52 THE FRIEND. THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. Islanders, Maui, hung himself, and two days Several interviews were held between body was removed and buried, but Commandnr Glynn, and the authorities. The his were not allowed to attend Japanese evidently intended lo evade any dicompanions HONOLULU, OCTOBER I, 1849. his remains to Ihe grave. On the 24th of rect communication between the Commander Japan. January died Ezra Goldlhwaite. He had nf the Preble, and the Emperor. Ho was la the November No. of our paper, there been ill for some time, and wns attended by put off from day to day, and given to underis a briefnotice of the "Lagoda" having fif- a Japanese physician. Sometime before he stand that "by and bye" he might expect to teen of her crew escape in the Japan sea; died, he was quite deranged. During their have the business attended to. The prompt and in the December No. an account ofMc- confinement one other wns sick and delirious, nnd decisive action of Com. Glynn seemed to Donald's leaving Ihe "Plymouth" for nn ad- and it is the belief of all the captives that infuse some new ideas into the minds of the venture in Japan. We are now able to furthere wns "fou! piny" with their companions. Japanese. He distinctly told them the obnish our readers with a sequel to (heir adIn March they learned that another Ameri- ject of his visit, and if the Japanese authoriventures. The names oflhe young men from can was confined in Nagasaki. ses were determined not to surrender the the "Lagoda" were as follows: We. will now furnish some facts relating to prisoners, then he should leave immediately Robert McCoy, Philadelphia, Perm.; that American, who was none other thanRo- mid report to his superior officer. A time •Jtftin Bull, Kempville, N. V.; nald McDonald. It may be recollected by was appointed for their delivery, but if Jacob Boyd, Springfield, Essex Co., N.J.; some of our readers that this young man vol- they were not forthcoming the Preble would John Martin, Rochester, N. V.; untarily left tho Am. whaleahip Plymouth, •ail. Before the time hnd elapsed they were Melchar Biffar, New York City; nnd was furnished with boat, sextant, com- delivered over to the Dutch merchants, and John Waters, half-caste, Sand. Islands; pass, &.C., by Capt. Edwards. On landing transferred to the Preble. Ezra Goldthwait, and eight natives of the he intentionally capsized his boat, nnd was During their captivity these young men Sandwich Islands. All these left the Logo- kindly received by the Japanese. After be- gathered much interesting information rethe 6th of June, 1818, and fled to ing on shore eight days ho was taken under da about specting the country and the the Japanese Japan, in three whale boats. They mnde the charge of four Matsmai officers. At government. McDonald, but more especialthe land near the Straits of Matsmni. After Matsmai he was imprisoned from the [6th of ly McCoy succeeded in acquiring a toleraa variety of adventures, by land and water. September until about Ihe first of October. ble knowledge of the colloquial Japanese at one time confined in prison, then breaking Subsequently he was removed to Nagasaki, language. We hope that ere long a more out and escaping, on the 2nd of September, and was brought before the Governor in the full report of these young men will bespread having been for sometime confined on board Town Hall. On entering he snw upon the before the world, together with the visit of a junk, they were ordered to be brought to pavement a crucifix, and an image of the Ihe "Preble." It opens a new chapter in Nagasaki, and were brought into tho pres- Virgin Mary and the Savior when an infant. the intercourse of foreigners with the excluence ofthe Governor. McCoy reports that He was compelled lo tread on these when he sive on entering the "Town House" he was made Japanese. entered with Ihe crowd into the Town Hall. The "Preble" returned to China, where to tread upon a crucifix, in the floor, made Then he was questioned in regard to his the Americans were left to be sent to the U. of either brass or composition. One of the coining to Japan, and whether he believed in States, but the Sandwich Islanders were others asserts that not stepping upon it, he the God of Heaven. To which he replied was thrust back and made to do the business brought to Honolulu. that he did. He was given to understand In our next we intend to the satisfaction of the Japanese. While giving some account that the images he had trampled on were the of the Loo Chooans, and the visit of the arraigned for trial various questions were Devil nf Japan. During his imprisonment "Preble." asked them, such as follows: "Did you come he had several scholars among the Japanese to this country as spies?" Answer, "No." which doubtless contributed to There is a certain newspaper in BosWhat come for ?" you Answer, interpreters, did ""Whales." "Do you eat the kind treatment which he generally re- ton, of no small pretension, in the columns of whales?" AnMcDonald, for the first time met which for January 27, 1849, wo notice some swer, "Make oil out of them." At this in- ceived. the other captives on the 26th of March, al stanzas entitled "My Country's Flag of Dutch officers were present. They the Town Hall, although they had been pris- Stars." These lines havo this superscripremoved to a prison, or temple, about tion, "Written for the Flag of the Union." mle from tho city. Here I hey broke oners for months in the same city. that these men were We would merely add, that the same, verbaimyoung Knowledge ad escsped to the mountains, but were led in Commodore Gcisenare prisoned Japan, tim, lo be found in the "Friend" for Ocen, brought to the city and confined in of S. ger, Commander the East India U. tober 15, 1845. The author was a sailor on ommon prison, situated on the site of to the ion, "Preble," Comboard the U. S. S. Portsmouth. His mansquad despatch >ld Catholic church. They were now for rescue. mander their This vesGlynn, ner of the manuscript copy ofthe placing Mp in cages and treated more cruelly.— it this time the Dutch superintendant tel arrived in the Japanese waters about the same in our hands, induced the belief on our > to Ihe authorities at Batavia about ast of April. On her approach, Japanese part that he was no plagiarist. jfficcrs warned her Commander off, but he young men. All escaped the third time McDonald, of Japanese celebrity, is lushed forward and came to anchor near the prison, but were retaken and more cruof were native i :ity where the of Astoria, in Oregon, his father Nagasaki, prisoners elly treated, being confined in cages, with having confinement. The of the been once an officer in the Hudson report n Preble's their feet made fast in stocks, and allowed no in bosoms, service, but now residing in their inspired hope although Bay Company's tuns lire, no lights, and but little clothing. On to from he Canada. Japanese evidently designed keep the 17th of December one of the Sandwich hem all knowledge that an American inan•f-war was in McCoy reports that he Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and This young man reported himself at the tad threatenedport. the Japanese with a visit ol it run itself to death. I can work out a will Sand. Islands, in March, 1848, as John Bra- luch a vessel if he was oot treated better, bul dy, from Kentville, N. Y. See Friend, Apr. hey only laughed at his threats. They hole good character much faster than any one can alter his Inw lis ma nut nf it _TDp. HWksr �.. THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. 53 [COMMUNICATFD.] disclosing deep fissures, and spouts forth Aw American Girl "before the Mast." —Frnm Ihe Polynesian nf August 25th, we Visit to Guam—No Supplies an Alarming'fresh water; almost every church «>n ihe islam! is either shuttered t>r destroyed, (tiring Earthquake. learn that on board the whale ship 'C. MitchdisEditor that it about Ihe only stone buildings there); Ihe afMr. —Presuming may prove ell,' seven mouths from home, there wns a renders, us saito trnnsinteresting I hereby your covered a female who hud shipped frigbled inhabitants rush from their Irml len■ lor in Nantucket. "When summoned into mil you a hasty, and perhaps rather imper- etnents, and throwing themselves on their the Captain's presence, immediately niter,i- feet sketch of nn earthquake which took faces to Ihe eiirlli, lustily repeat their praythe discovery, she made a full and volunta- place nt the Ladrnne Islands, on the 25th of ers, (being Catholics,) and we hesitate not lo ry confession, whereupon she wns taken into.January last, n day which will long be re- nflit-in ihey prayed in sincerity. The shock lasted about forty-five seconds, nnd would the cabin, a state-room set apart for her U3e, membered in the annals of those Islands. and every attention shown her that could be We were laying at anchor, at the Island of have levelled to the dust any modern built ciextended to a female on board ship." To the Guam, at the usual anchorage inside of the ty, of brick or stone, on the habilabie globe. American Consul nt Paitn she reported that reef, in company with a fleet ofabout 20 sail On board ship it was almost impossible to she belonged to Rochester, N. V., of respect- .of whalemen, endeavoring to recruit ship, «tand erect without holding on for support; able parents, but in consequence of misfor- preparatory to encountering the cold, damp, the clattering of Ihe clinin cables, the appaltune wns abandoned by them, alt hough she '"£g.y nnf l cheerless weather of a N. W. sea- ling rumbling beneath us, united with the dia had resolved not lo lend an abandoned life. son. We use the term endeavoring, as ow- of every moveable thing on ship board, in raShe was taken under the charge of the Am. ing to nn article which appeared in the col- pid motion, sounded as though 10,000 ChiConsul, and was elated with Ihe idea of re- umns of your valued journal, under the sig- nese gongs had liurst forth in one simultaneturning to the Unitud Slates. "Too much nature of Blue Water, (extolling those Isl- ous concert. The motion was lateral, i.nd praise," remarks the correspondent of the ands for the varied and bountiful supplies inconceivably rapid, with three heavy, disPolynesian, "cannot be awarded to the Capt. which could there be obtained,) almost the,tinct perpendicular shocks, as though the of the'C. Mitchell,'the Am. Consul, Cap- entire fleet was induced to direct its course ship was beating over a reef. It extended to tains ot vessels in port, residents, &c, for t hither, not to partake ofthe bounties of na- all the islands composing the group, and the interest they took in her welfare, and the ture, so lavishly diffused, (as we were led lo |ships which arrived afterwards, felt the shock measures they adopted for her comfort and believe,) but to meet with a cruel and bitter sensibly, two days sail from land with a fair disappointment, nn almost total absence of wind. At the watering place the sea came in safe passage to her native home." fruit and vegetables to shield us from the at- and caused an alteration there, and one ship The Pacific News.—This is the title of a tacks of that dire scourge to seamen, on pro- which lay at anchor, came near being thrown new paper, to bo published tri-weekly at San tracted voynges, the scurvy. A fearful ac- on shore, parting her chain and losing her Francisco. We are much pleased with Ihe count will no doubt be made on the return of anchor. Rumors were rife of lives being tone and spirit of Nos. 1 and 3, and shall be the fleet. Death and disease, however, at lost, but of this we are not positive, their glad to see additional numbers. For these the period of our stay there, was stalking |houses being built of such light materialsand we are indebted to Wm. Ladd, Esq. From through the land with fearful and appalling so loosely thrown together, that would be alan article entitled "Gold Mines," we clip strides, decimating the inhabitants, and car- most impossible to shake them off their equithe following: tying terror nnd dismay into every hamlet. librium. After the first shock had subsided, "Upon the Sacramento and its tributaries, This may in some measure account for the and the inhabitants had regained a little self are at work about fifteen thousand men, and paucity of supplies, and we will charitably possession, they seized their priest and fled with the year ending next January, they will presume it is so, as it must have been wide- with him to the mountains, thinking, aa ws doubtless relieve the earth of little less than ly different in Blue Water's time. suppose, to place him in greater security from $20,000,000, and this we consider a moder- But to our subject, craving pardon for this personal danger. We had a great number digression: the 25th of January was a se-<of light shocks during the three following ate estimate. rene and beautiful day, the trades blowing days, at every recurrence of which, the in"Upon the San Joaquin and its tributaries moderately, cooling and refreshing the |habitants would repeat their prayers, saying there are somo twenty thousand men now at very work, who will earn by January next some atmosphere, the woods in our vicinity, re- tthe island was about to swim. $20,000,000. According to this calculation, sounding with the heavy blows ofthe axe, or About 26 years since they experienced a this country will yield not less than $40,010,- ringing with the merry laugh of the careless shock, but neither the memory -000 annually." mirth loving mariner, as metamorphosed into pretty severe ofthe oldestinhabitant, nor oral tradition can a back woodsman, he vigorously plied his axe attention of to so tremendous a shock aa that the Protestant Mis- to wood his ship; the slumbering bosom o.'recal mind The called to the on the afternoon ofthe 25th last. January sionaries is following resolution. the bay dotted with the swift whale-boat, cv- < At the Monthly Concert, held in Honolulu, er and anon darting with the rapidity of an Yours respectfully, in Sept., it was voted, that tho avails of the arrow from ship to shore, shore lo ship, or WHALEMAN'S FRIEND. collection for the next two months be appro- ship to ship, in the varied performance of Ship Bragania, priated to the Tualatin Academy, Oregon, their duties, presented a pleasing and an in- ]Honolulu Harbor, Sept. 24. J and that other stations be invited to co-oper- (cresting view. But lo! at 3 r. m., in the > — > • . : ., .,, ,,, ,, < ' ate. midst ofthis busy scene, a distant rumbling N. B.—Remarks upon the Academy may and unearthly sound is heard in the direction be expected in the next number of the ofthe mountains, trending westerly; louder, To Honolulu Subscribers.—We are obli Friend. nearer, and more distinct it approaches us; to employ a native carrier, and should ged when in an instant rocks, mountains, forests Latest advices from England and Eu- and shipping, reel and rock to and fro quick- he neglect to leave our paper where directrope, indicate that the gold mania is there er than thought, in one great convulsive«ed, subscribers will be supplied apoo *■«•»* ragaog with terrific fury I j^^^3j throe; the earth yawns open in many pieces,|< ' �54 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. „ Painful Incident.—We regret to learn Miss Mitchell, the Discoverer of tion had not been complied with. 'I be earliest mail thai lell Nantucket slier the discovby the arrival oflhe ship Prince dc Juinville a Mew Cornel. from Canton, whence she sailed Dec. 7th, From a late "N. Y. Evangelist" we copy ery, did inform Mr. Bond nf the fact. But Mr. Bmid was not the Royal Professor of Asthe loss at Sea of our young friend Burritl Ihe following interesting statements respect- troiiimiiv at London; and Ihe gentlemen with H. Shepard, son of Mr. Fitch Shepnrd, aged 19. Mr. S. was a member of the Senior ing the achievements in the science of astro- whom tin- awiitil tested, decided thai as ihe Class in ihe New York University, and a nomy hy a young lady uf Nantucket. Not condition was not complied with, MissMifchyoung man ofmuch promise. merely the lover of this sublime science will ell could not have the medal. On account of impaired health, and by the rejoice in this triumph, but every American Gov. Everett was not discouraged. He advice of his physician nnd friends, he em- must experience a thrill of delight, when he sent nil Ihe letters nnd documents hurliing Ihe case—lhe letter to Mr. Bond, beating barked for Canton in Oct. 1847, in ihe ship learns that one of his countrywomen—a Miss the post-mark of* October 3—hi K. P. MamMatilda, to recover his health ami invigorate his constitution. He visited several of the yet in her "teens" has won the palm, when ken, Esq., Churge d'Affiiircs of the United principal ports nn his way, and arrived at the veteran Astronomers of England, Ger- Stales nt Copenhagen. This gentlemen obCanton in September last, via Cape Horn, many and Italy were her competitors for the tained "an audience with the King of DenCalifornia nnd the Sandwich Islands. mark. He relerri'd Ihe whole mailer lo Prof. prize. We have another instance wherein SehuuiHcker, with no older lo repoit at once. He remained in Canton till Dec. visiting the accomplished scholar and statesman Mr. The report was favorable !>• ihe claims of our the places of interest in the vicinity; and finding his health entirely restored, he em- Everett, transfers a name from the records ifair country woman. The King was | leased barked for home with high hopes and fond of village obscurity, to the scroll of historic lo regard the letter to Mr. Rood, as complianticipations ol soon meeting his friends and immortality. It may be recollected that Mr. ance in spirit with ihe condition. He ordered the information hi be sent to Miss Mitchresuming his place and studies in the Univer- E. first took by the hand, Mr. Burntl, the ell, that as soon as the medal could be sti tick sity. But by a solemn nnd mysterious Providence he was lost overboard a few hours af- "Learned Blacksmith"—the reader of filty .it should be transmitted In her. Tin- eoutleter the ship left the port, and all his hopes languages, and introduced him to the learned sy of i in- King of Denmark must be admitted. blasted in a moment. The zeal of (Joy. Everett in behalf of one of two hemispheres. The day was bright and clear, and the "In the year 1831, a gold medal, of the iwhom he never saw, is deserving of all wind fair. The ship was going nine or ten ducats, was founded by Fre- praise. The whole transaction must be reknots an hour, when suddenly the spirit-stir- value nf twenty derick VI., King of Denmark, to be awarded garded with great interest by all the liiends ring cry wus heard, "A man overboard, to any person who should first discover a ofAmerican science." threw over the lile-buoy." The ship was "telescopic comet.'' This foundation wns Curious hove to, a boat lowered and every effort offered Phenomena.—Wettahkefolwith the following conditions: I. made which personal regard or humanity The medal was to be given to the first disco- lowing from Ihe "Journal nf the Royal Geosuggested, but to no purpose. He struggled verer of any comet, which at the time of its graphical Society of London," 1842: manfully with the rolling billows to reach the discovery was invisible to the naked eye, nnd Chili. —"Dr. Weyman, n proh'ge of but Barin vain. The captain with his life-buoy, period was unknown. 2. The disco- on I luiiilinli, and n fellow-pnsseuger. tells me glass watched him from the deck with inter- whose very must be made known by the first post that Chili is to a iiiineialoyist or geologist one est, till Ihe boat was half way to him, when alter the discovery, to the Astronomer Roynl oflhe most interesting muim its in the world, sunk exhausted, and his body went down at London. he If no regular mail left the place and iliat her botanical productions are, alto sleep amid the coral reefs ofthe ocean till discovery, it must be sent by the first op- though less numerous, less known than those the sea shall be summoned to give up her of portunity of another kind. An exact compli- ;o(Peru. He says thai the province of Codead, while his spirit ascended, it is believed ance was indispensable; and the medal would pia pn is in n stale of constant agitation from to join his mother in Heaven. The sad ingiven to the discoverer who earliest com- earthquakes, and that the whole face of Ihe telligence has wrung the hearts of many be plied with ihe condition. 3. The exact posi- country is progressively undergoing most infriends with anguish, and the more so be- tion ofthe comet must be described, and the teresting changes from these cause of the hopes which he had excited of which it is moving. 4. Obser- He plates that this is the case,convulsions.— in direction more or less, fbture usefulness.—[N. Y. Evangelist, April X vations sufficient to settle these points must throughout Chili; but that, unless 17,1849. scientific be made, and each observation sent off, the persons ore present to observe and compare |C7"With sad emotions we read the above first without waiting for the second, the sec- the extraordinary effects of ihese convulsions notice of young Shepard'■ death. Our rec- ond without waiting for the third, he. 5. ofthc enrlh, much will be lost lo Ihe scientiollection of him is quite vivid. He was an The medal to be assigned in twelve months fic wot Id. According to the Doctor, Valpainteresting, intelligent and promising young after the discovery—Messrs. Bnily & Schu- raiso and most pait ol the con.-t of Chili have men, and his untimely death must have been macker to decide if n discovery has been risen several feet from the level ofthc sea of made. If they differ, Mr. Gauss, of Gottin- late yenrs. This accounts for two streets severely felt by his kindred and friends. gen, to decide; and these gentlemen agreed having been gained on the ocean in that city From Valparaiso.—Arrival of the Sophia to communicate mutually to each other any since 1 first arrived there, in 1817. The announcement of a discovery. water is very deep close lo the beach all Walker, with JStnety Thousand Dollars worth the Ist of October, 1547, nt half-past round Ihe bay. When at Valdivia, in of Qold ZW—The ship Sophia Walker, tenOno'clock, 1820, r. m., Miss Maria Mitchell, of we observed that there was Captain E. G. Wiswell, arrived at this port two feet of only Nantucket, comet, discovered a "telescopic "i uter where six Dutch line-of-baltle ships this forenoon in the short run of 64 days J On the 3d of Oct., at 7J. r. m., Father dc had anchored sixty or seventy yenrs before. from Valparaiso—and nineteen daya from the Vico saw it nl Rome. On the 7thof i'ct., 9,1The rivers of Birbir and Imperial are Equator. She brings a large amount ofgold now dust, valu-d at from $80,000 lo $90,000, of 20in., Mr. Daviessawit at Cranbrook, Kent,' scarcely navigable for boats al their months, ich f 40,000 is in charge of Captain J. H. in England; and on ihe lllh of Oct., Mad- whereas, when Ercilla wrote his 'Araucana,' 300 years ngo, large vessels sailed some disMing, late of ship Huntress, of New York, ame Rumker discovered it at Hamburg. I at San Francisco, and is owned by Oli- Mr. Mitchell took no steps to obtain tho tance up those streams. The Doctor assures medal for his daughter, not thinking it at all' me Hint Lake Titicaca is 12,100 feet ihant k Co., of I bat city. The above remainder of (hat she had anticipated "melons metal is consigned to Baltimore probable others.—' the level of the sea, and the Ceno dc ToleBut he transmitted by the first mail that left 1 do, between Arequipa and Puno, is louses. Captain Spring came 17,200. passenger in sophia Walker, and also Charles E the island of Nnntucket, information of the —(Note made during my voyage from Peru ■eet, from Oahu, and J. R. Sehaffer, discovery, to W. C. Bond, Esq., Directorof to the Sandwich Islands in 1831. W. M.") Itimore. The Sophia Walker left this the Observatory at Cambridge. The prior"Not a single teetotaller in all Ireland," the 16th of November for Valparai- ity of Miss Mitchell's discovery was admitted said Father Matthew, in his speech at Cork, so,- aad has made the voyage Out and back in throughout all Europe. President Everett, "is known to have died either of famine or »f Harvard University, was anxious that the five months and 18 days.—[Best. Journal. the fever." claims of Miss Mitchell should be so cheap as reading, •nd he took the matter earnestly presented, Whoever is not persuaded by reason, wil in band. No entertainment is One difficulty stood in the way—the condi- net be convinced by authority. •** asjy pleasure so lasting. i — �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. 55 Church in Woodstock, Vt., Norma. It it really distressing to leant profession. She died in the triumphs of f. ith. Infi- .respecting the fearful waste of human life connected On our return to'the Inlands, we Stash regretted to delity itself would have wept at her touching allusions with the mining operations of California. It is allearn thnt tlie venerable Mr. Chambsslais had l«en |to Jesus and Heaven. Her funeral is to take place to- most certain dead-, for persons of intemperate habits, been removed hy death, although the event hail long day—funeral sermon to be preached next Sabbath.— while many of the most robust and vigorous constituanticipated by himself and l>y all who were aware Sfj"Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last tions are incapable of undergoing the exposure, fitbis precarious stale of health. For years, it might al-| end he like his." came home to my heart with peculiar nnd labor attending a miner's life. We have itiguc most lie said in truth, tluit ho had liecn a dying man | power as I witnessed her smiling countenance and heard of other deaths repined, but have not as yet He died July 29th. and liadhc survived another month,ihcard her cheeiful voice even in the hour of dissoluIsjrn He was in tion. May we and ours, and our people, live the life heard the reports confirmed. would have been just 57 years of age. Dover, Vt-i commenced a successful mercantile busi- of the righteous tliut we may die their death."—[ t. d. ii DIED—la California, in August last, Mr. Jrmo ness in Boston, witli fluttering prospects of wealth, but llusket, a native of Kintuclet, and formerly a rest, "In the midst ofUfa we are in Death."—In crossing a by an interesting train of providential events, literally dent at these Islnnils. renouncing the pursuit of gain, he turned his correct stream in Kipahulu. East Maui, August 7. William Sissos was thrown from his horse and drowned. He DlED—Last of August, on board the ship Connecand business-like talent* into a channel for the welfare of his Divine Master, and the interests of the Church- was a young man of some 2t years, who left a whale ticut, in San Francisco, I'ktkiiKitutu.a colored man, During a period of 27 years—honestly nnd conscien- ship at Lahaina three years since. He was a resident and long a resident in Honolulu. tion-ly devoted to the secular agency of 'he Sandwich of Ilium at the time of his death. Will the newspapers DEATHS on board U. & Stoopof-War Pnble, from Islands Mission und such other missionary labor ns devoted to the interests of seamen, please notice this June 13, to Avgwt 27, 1849. could be performed by a layman, he has shown that it communication? Seamen, landsmen, "in such an At sea. which as hour ye think not, the Son of Man comcth." —[com. June 13, Wm. Llo.vd, ordinary seaman.Charleston,SH. was a full, unreserved and hearty consecration 18, Janus Dick, Boatswain's mate, Philadelphia, 43. he made of himself to God, and the interests of misDIED—July 9th, at Sutter's Fort, California, Mr. an, James Thompson, sailmnkrt s mate, Eng ,91. sions. There was a correctness about all his linancial Amos M. Atheli, of Lynn, Mass ,aged 23 yearn. 22, Jack, passenger, Sand. Islands, age unknown. concerns, us agent of the mission, that reflet ted the The deceased hud recently arrived the couuntry, 29, IVri-r riiornpson, onl. seaman, Philadelphia, 25. in His influence and I, Jiicob Junson. seamen. Sweden, 39. highest credit upon his character. accompanied by a brother They had started for the July 8. Philip HirlninUoii. do. Maine, 27. acquaintance were extensive, tut not more so than the mines on foot, and stopped by the road-side to rest, 9, Samuel Wicr, Cooper. New York, 24. esteem and respect which were shown him. Hisdeulh but it appeared that deceased who had in years past 16, John Crafts, Quartermaster, Newport, R. 1.49. his and misfelt, only family, not severely by be 17, James Viillaiuv, Capt. afterguard, Delaware will been subject to fits, wo* again suddenly attacked, and City, 21, sionary associates, but the public has sull'crod u loss.— never recovered. His remains were brought to the 23, Michael Laughlin, yeomnn, Ireland, 28. The influence und example, however, of such a miin John Culp, orderly scrg't marines, France, 27. where they were interred, it devolving upon the Fort, forgotmnn's deeds are not felt. A good will long be 26, John Gardner, Capt. forcci itie, Mass.. 45. Editor officiate as a clergyman upon to the occasion. 29. James Qninn, Capt maintop, iielnware, 38. ten. His presence may not be seen amongst us, but 5, Jacohus Caddtis, seaman, Holland, 27. recollection of his virtues and excellencies will be long DIED—At sea, on board the U. S. brig Dolphin, in August 11. James Baird, ship* corporal, Maine, 38. cherished. "The memory of the just is blessed." the Indian Ocean, of Typhus Fever Jahk* Laukiueii, 13, l'eter Seymour, armorer, New York,44, aged about 18years, a native of Camden, Maine. 17, Win Co/.zcns, sen man. Conn., 30. DIED—In San Francisco, July 29, Henrietta EuOn the death of this youth I feel proud in affirming 19, Richard Berry, ordinary seaman, Ms**., 25, 28 of J. C. Zimmerman, daughter years, Jeremiah Horn, marine, Ireland, 28. oenis, aged that he left behind him a character untarnished by the 20, Esq., Consul of tnc Netherlands at New York, and wife At Honolulu. many vices of a seaman ; he was much respected and 22, John Ryan, seaman, Ireland, 30. of Frank Ward, Esq., of that place. and bid fair to have made and become an ho25, Wm. Archibald, landsman,Boston. 22. In company with a numerous concourse of the citi- beloved, nor to the employment. 26, Thomas Coleman, aet'g carp. Newfoundland, 41. zens of San Francisco, it wo* our melancholy privilege 27, James Dunnett, seaman. Charleston, 24. to attend the funeral of the deceased. This instance Tread lightly shipmates as you bear the pall Sept. 6. William Cox, marine. New York, 25. most to 7, William Prest, seaman, Sweden, 31. impressively inOf one that's bound unto another shore; of mortality was calculated 8, John Williams, rook, American. culcate the sentiment that "in the midst of life we are Reflect,bis debt is paid,and he obey* the call. Note.— Places of nativity, and age, taken from shipFor greater comfort* may be there in store. in death." ping article*, and cannotbe depended on at very corThe family of which she was a most esteemed memrect Hold steady shipmates the plank that now divides ber had just arrived in the country, with worldly pros. His frail timbers from his mansion home j DIED. pecU the fairest, but thus suddenly a mysterious Prov- Usher lightly into the rugged ocean's tide At Wan Franriscn, Calilornia, on Ibc ttth till., nf Inflammato the overspread hail caused a dark cloud idence i.i iba luni>. (in ks WaLi.u. ngsat S4 ynara,lavs U. *. V.c* ilon heart, no more to roam. A seaman's Consul al I.MhHina, Bandwicb l.lai.d* household. Only a few days previous to her most unOn board .bi|i Uragania, Ao* SI, 'it, John, a native of* th* she and her husband had bid adieu Oh departure, could there b« but Mauds. expected one tender parent here betide, Sandwtrh On beard same ahip, Sept. t, N9, llsm-t Scott, tl Mew to a beloved parent who had accompanied his children To shed the tear of sympathy sincere, Beilrurd, fnrnii-i-ly ot abip Chaudk-r Price, if Nrw Urdlora], til. |inMia*e lo ilu-ae l.Uiids. to their new home, but the very next steamer would Methinks it might calm the stormy ocean* tide, l.iwt u.eriienr.l. and was ilrownrd. C-nm ahln Rracanet. De*. 8,48, di. I rot A. lUai.ow, w.iiian, i.f "-'-'g convey the sad intelligence that the Angel of Death And draw from many a last and grateful tear. M "" I* years. had visited the happy family circle. The funeral serIcOsmrjHICATKD. .led vice* were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Mines, an Epis- Fobs Pkak, bkio Dolphin, > Medical Discovert—It has been ascertained Oct. 21, 1848. J copal clergyman. His remarks on the occasion were that the true source of scorbutic disease, as it shews most appropriate and impressive, and his allusions to Drowsed, Aug. 24, in the surf at Lahaina, by the itself in our ships and prisons, is the want of potash tho virtues of the deceased peculiarly touching. Slow- upsetting of a boat, James Townsend, steward on in the blood; that salted meat contains little mora than half the potash in fresh meats; and that, while an ly the procession accompanied the departed to the board Minerva," aged 40. Residence unknown. " ounce ofrice contains only Aye grains of potash, an cemetery, where sorrowing friends and stranger* comounce of potato contains 1.875 grains, which accounts Deaths in remains the for almost dust, "looking mitted her to the generCalifornia.—By every arrival from for the great increase of the disease since the scarcity al resurrection and the life of the world to come, thro' the coast, intelligence is brought of the death of enc or of the potato. In patient! under this disease theblood more persons who have resided upon these our Lord Jesus Christ."—[Ed. Islands.— is found to be deficient in potash: and it has been asSeveral have already been reported, but we are not certained by repeated experiments that whatever he patients speedily recover if a few grains DIED—In San Francisco. April 24th, Mas. Sim- aware as the following have been published. (We the diet, sued) (from 12 to SO) of some salt of potash he given daily. mons, wife of Capt. Simmons. arc unable to give tl-e dates.) Mr. Pattirsok, and Lime-juice is regularly ordered in the navy, as a ajnj A correspondent thus refer* to this interesting lady, Mr. McKean, both partners of the firm of Z. Bent 4V fie for the disease, and the reason of its cflcsv yi under date of April 25th:—" I yesterday witnessed one Co., carpenters in Honolulu. They died at the acid, but the amount of potash, being M out the an ounce. On these facts, it seems pussiM of the happiest scenes it has ever been my happiness last of July, and were buried in San Francisco. It is a alight, but vsrv salutary improvement la die navy. to behold—the dying scene of Mrs Simmons, wife of with sincere regret that we record the deaths of these Let a portion of tartrate of potash he ore" Capt. Simmons, of Woodstock, Vermont. You have two enterprising young men. They originally came ly to be mixed with the lime-juice that is given oat lost' use; and let arrangement*,be ssUnltd for boilrßag' probably known him at Honolulu. She and her hus- to the Islands on boi.rd th« brig Henry. Their friends salt meat in A large portion of the salt ». band arrived a little more than three week* since in reside in Nova Scotia, or on Prince Edward's Island thus be eliminatedsad the food made mate wholethe steamer Oregon. Now she is s corpse. She died Mr. Blrrouuua, belonging to the IsUnd of Maui, ha* some. A similar eaatrse aught be adopted in wore, and of the Isthmus Fever. She was an amiable and love- died, but when and where in California, If as simple remedy is Ja enr ws raaailrr houses it prisons. criminal to neglect it—[N Y. Farmer «V ly young woman, a nember of the Congregational port, go also TsMmlaS OaxeoaT, T^SsaaisJUmdj bands, is DeO atnhsd bituaries. sod an ornament to her and Noah 1 . ' steam. * •• . �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 1, 1849. 56 18—Hrlir Joseph Alhlnn, Allen, 67 Hn fin Port *dehtide. B. M.'s Consulate General for the Island* of the tactile, J 19—ltrHj_.iu..ut. l**vol, f.n Utchi'ti*. pen, j ii w linkc*rtir (aii*\ lumiikK Leini Ire. If. tinCm rinii Irmiisco. i.onolulu, March 9, 1840. ) -,£(;— Haw luMfHittlnC W itliflniiiir. i*rliri»-»n. I'm -antburg It in hereby notified that Consul Gen .Millerhas received i Si" iKM Kin int. ItniVMi. from AriM' Ocnu., lull Wreck of Richmond, and Report Idespstch fioiu the Foreign Ofl'ce, London, dated tlie 31st of KhrHhtth Krlih, Winters, f.ii A O, Hill. last \ atclt, instructing him to fake proper titers for causing Jin.l.'j. f.ii a <>. f..11 Ships. 1 h •Iter, liarker. f,n A O. nearly f<ill. Le Consular District, that, '-The *Mirti-L'". Dcvi II fn A (), VM). The Junior Arrived 28tb ult. bringing Intelligence of[■ to made known within hit*Admiralty haveoiieted areward Lord* Cotnntlssloiieri of the lM.tr links Kite, fit a O, of Cold Spring. of 120,600 (twenty thousand pounds .-km im-) to such private Imiiii. Miller, fn <Klikt.uk net*, full. the loss of the whale kliii> Richmond, fm <i sea, 29ti Winters. She was full, wuntiriK one whale, and went chip or ships ofany country at* may, in the judgment of theii iSliiriftiiHtH. Tnwer, Jiiliiim, Tuber, t'.n <l MM, |f>l)U. on slioru ill the fog, Aug. 2, 3 o'clock, P M, about 12! Luidships, tender ell cieut assistance to Sir John Franklin paper When tint goes tn |irrr»s, b w Inth .In, * in the olflrj, ff.7* -fepiiru. miles somli of St. Lawrsnra Bay. Officers and crew his ships, or their crews, and may contiibute directly to ex tie ice.' t iieate them fiom Stilled, escaped sufely to land, mid were anion;; the Indians The following is a copy of a minute of theLords Commit17—rtrhr Mm riicnot. ("arm win, I'tir Tali f four days. They were kindly treated, the Indians fur- sioueir. of Ihe Admiritity transmitted on the occasion :— I!)— Mnr\ rtnmri. fur San IVnicihtti. nishing them with deer and siilmoii They assisted ulUna Kuliiiip. f. r B>fhiev. Admiralty, £8d Match. 1849. *!"»—TntiltMii »rtir Ftnleridle, Ri« Inl Km: I runcueo r*t/|>i *o in endeavo iut In ire*, tlie vessel off, and when thaiI The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are under the Dr brig Jiaepli A Urn ii. ADei Mm Inn necessity ofla\ iug a Mipplementary eslhnale lor the lelief ol Am «It *U\\. \ leri, (Jieeii. New l.nndoi ri»»rt.. \ll Society Islands, was imuoudhlc, nided in tccwillg the provisions. The the Aietic expedition under Sir John Fianklin. and Sir Jus afi I'ttw whr i'riv«[t-er, Kii.ii. San I r.ti fn-i'n E- Frith, l'nntimu nnd Junior, took each one third off Mussupon the tableof the 11mi" 29— Haw schr Jiilimi, Miiiitii, C<H,re|Cou ni.il Vaipnratfio. s having been appiizcd by thelest letters reThai< Lo.d-hi, the crew of the Richmond. These vessels came to an- eelvod fmm Mr.luiius Ituss. that it waa his intention to di Spoken. (lie "Investigator to landall the supplies,that shecould chor aliout li miles from the ill-fated Richmond. Thei red spare, ni Whaler 1 oint, and to proceed to Kitgland, if no th Dv the [Irafiti..vt. Jill) 2, IN.!). I .mmpit n. N. [I 220f'; 4th, bids, Ron-am, <; at N M. ki? fill. Rimtulita. MvaJir. fit i ; Hi lendid, oiugK of the Kxpidiliou under Sir J. Fianklin weie leceked oil was ko'.il us follows—E. Frith bought 900 t by 'ol' Hprh g. rSfii •, Inili. Mle, «;ret-ti| i'H. li.. t ; kild. Fellow*. the Whale Ship* now about to Mill, leaving tlie "K.,letSI ix> per I'M. Hunama bought tOO bbls nt $0.75, and■ inise'' i(i< ; Ant; Slotting!* <:«liinel.Ht'>t h ftitnt. |(' ( heard from f, n. I to piosccute the seaieh alone,—have consulted tlw •, Mm.lt 7.M1 n, N. 11., 8750| Naval autlioiitieu uk to the probab.e contetiuei.ee of July I ft— Hin.iros. N. 11., the Junior bought 900 at 10.75. The ship and chat- higheM Time, .handler S 7i>o. N D Ibis step tels sold for $.") no I They lind it to be the unanimous opinion of those most with the 1 olar Seas, t hat Mich u separation oftlie We have obtained these particulars from Mr. C. 11. conversant Memoranda. ships under Sir .lamer' l{oss would be most pciilous to tlie ipliiaiijug in the ice, and would piobably reutmine tlie Cnpr Kern |>inn, oflhe Wm Kntch, re, urln m; on ihe nuiiu n Ileeves, Ist officer of the It. He reports the vesselsi ship entire object oftlie K/jieditiou, If Sir J.F'lankliu's patty weie iy of Capl I'olger. of ihe Mwiilitello. ll.nl ihe hurl. I.migrant of as doing remarkably well in Uherring's Straits. Pan- to be discovered ut a time when the '-Enterprise" I ad nearij exhausted bar own stores. They have therefore deteiniine<t \«-w Itedfnnl, li.'v dentil hi m-ii about .' |nl Ul, in the viciniiy amu, K. Frith, Washington of Sag Harbor, all full.— upon sending out u ftesli supply of provisions for both ships of Hie French Rock. Nof New Zealand. 'I here lire strong the '-North War, 1 which Is now titling, for this purpose. (ears ill ii by Isaac lliiks Metacom J & 1500, ', Majestic 1500. full, till were lout, I'.uh nf i lie vi>m-I luivo hern picked at Sheeniess, witlt orders to p oceed across ISafi n V Lay, and Elizahcth. wanting 3 whales. as much further as practicable in the direction of Lancaster ti;i ttv several n'vi N. The Moiiticello and Murk lay experienced and Harrow Stunts, looking out for the 'Invctligu- f lie ratine shlc, tX7"At the head of the Anadir sea the Richmond| Sound, tor." or her boats. In the event of the "Investigator" not being fallen in W Ml. July 2, hli hi Ihe Hon in Islands, .Uontier.Ui, 45 mos, 15C0 ep took si\ whales in one week, which made 1200 bbls. theCnm'nder of the '-North Star" will l>e directed to land the «:i wt II; ■'!, uptike Ol) input, 23 mos. H( (J s; ;—IS.LUJeutIJ fjy iVc regret to announce the death of Capt. Win- supplies at such points on the South side of Lancastei Sound. 31 rime, 1500 *|i;—l, Alaliaum. 37 iuna, I30(. sjtTin. o sea. on hoard 13, the "Eliza- r other places indicated by Sir James Uoas, as may beaecesTkbs, who died at Sept. sible to trie '-North Star," in suh cieut time to secure bis l*> beth Fritli,'" commanded by his brother. turn across Lafbn s Hn> before the winter sets in. The expense of titling the North Star for the ice, will be £008t(, aid the wages of the crew, stores, provisions, on boa itI. Donations. £6(302. making 112,688, in ail, whichconstitute the supple For Friend. For Chapel'( meutary estimate now submitted to the House ltul, in addition to this. Her Majesty's Government has determined to $3,50 U. S Nival Hospital, oiler a lewaid of 110,000, to be given to such private ship, oi distributed amongst such private ships, ofany country, or to I Triton, 5,00 5,00 Capt. Bpeuccr, any cxp'oiiug potty or put ties, as may, in the judgment ot tlie boaid of Admit a fry, have rendered ell cientassistance to 10.00 Mr. Hush, of Lahaina. Sir John Fianklin, his ship.*-, or their crews, and may have 500 coutiibuted diiecfly to extricate them from the ice. Mr J. 11. Smith's an. sub. H. 0. WARD. 10,00I Mr. I. Montgomery, THE FRIEND. of . .' * , ' , — . " . • . ' ' . . . . , — ' 5,00 Capt. Carruwuy, Bandicoot, MARRIED. Jnst Reccved and for 8;ile 5,00 Mr. Bates, Amazon, lii Orsma, at Salem, May 9. hv Urn Uev. J. L. rarriali, M>. CI/A PLAIN'S STUDY, a new and II Ji Mi-a I I. M'l.'i.iNK in 11. <> n-nN. THE Alert, 3,00 4,00 Am. wh. ship AT Al I'urllHiiJ. Oreynit. by tin- Uev .Mr Ala.ir.aon. Ca|il Os hciiutiful assortment of BIBLES in the English LanU. S. It. Ilrig Lawrence, lUli., mailer eftiHrk l Aliila," lo Miaa E Wakhem. guage. They arc I ound in various styles, and can In -' ._ 5,00I Capt.Friucr, had at prices varying from 37 1-2cents, lo 57,00 pet 8,50 PASSENGERS. Officers, copy. 16,50I Per Maxim, from Ts||i«fha T R- Villa, Kan,., anr. family; [XT" Seamen, nnd others, arc informed that at th« 11.00 Crew, ,l> ii rtii itst tglasts, JJ. Hernandez; I-dmmid Smith. [Cr~i)oa:itioas "For Chapel" devoted to payment of I'it Jnnuifi AUiino. from Adtliitlr, 8 A —Hr. McDoueall same place may be found Bibles primed in the followGerman, Swedish, Danish, Batch, Dr. Uurie; 11. Roe*; Q. Oaij j Hi v 1' ing languages $2,944 41 i;id\, fien. <*reiif; the licit, which was originally French, Spanish nnd Portuguese. im It; nnd in mlirr* $500 00 Paid hv A. S. F. So.iety, I'er i;«nttifciictit, from Ann Francisco—John Smith; fisofgl N. B —Portuguese seamen ore especially notified 'nlhuru; II 't'reamtr; J. Selby j W. DuUglitß*. G. iJeuilts Ml.i' Douutiuns, 1,865 54 2.365 54 '.til that they can obtain copies of the Holy Scriptures it i.otiiuTi ||. Kyi. I'cr <*re> ho'Jiid. fittiii K«n FYsiicii-cn—J. HsssWl «t ion-, W the old and new Testaments. $578 87 Ft. I*>llaslls| .!'■.-•', Ii riionr; (,lmx. Crockett. Present Debt, *,*»■ It is left voluntary with senmen whether thej receive a copy of the Biolc as a gift, or pay the wholt Tlie Chaplain sincerely hopes the contrlhulions from or a part of its value Money received from the salt the sca-f.iring and resident community will ennl lehim of Billies is appropriated to the pnrchasc of new supoil' this debt before the close of the to entirely pay plies, tf * , MARINE JOURNAL. year. rX7"Dnnation» "For Friend" devoted . School Books. Shipping in Port, Sept. 20, 1840. Teachers and others can be supplied with a few sehooi mer klmi Mm A. A> elinc. llci cllun, 8. II Willistna A. hooks at the Chaplain's study. The assortment ers, i CO COllft'lfher- IT M il.llM. Am nier bur* WVtry, l.niley. s II Williams & Co; fur Uoatou comprises Primary Geographies, Arithmetics, GramiVruviun In in l .iitiro, fur >>ale mars, Reading Books, Webster's Dictionaries, &c. l Acknowledgement of Favors—Freight free of Hr hark Maxim. Undaay, nt Vida, for Valjiaraitn. Am a!ii|i T»;ir, Hi-ndr,, s* II W Ac. Co; fur lluug Koii-j. faMontreal, on hoard the Bibles, ship by 6 boxes of Am hk Coi.i rclKUl. IVnhalluw, X R Vida. The Friend, Bound. vor of Hairy Pierce, Esq Also, n similar favor by lit hk rtwnlliiw, ,S.Hjin.v,Bound volumes oftlie F'ric»d, for one,or moreyean Am wh ttlit|i Tin..ll. ptpeiicer Plt Vids; for U Ststsa. Jam s llimncwclt, Esq., who allowed 2 barrels ami 3 can he obtained at Rev. T. (oan.s, Hiloj Rev. T E tin Wm INitch. Ki-iiipton, Make. Autbt ua. Co. llraft'iitta, >V(*tl, Mtk<■»■. Anthon A. Cv Lahaina; and the Chaplain's study, Bono Taylor's. boxes to In convcye*' from Boston to Honolulu, freight tawdf>hriifatitii.t' Willu luinm hrbriever, M A 4c Co ilu/u. tf An wh -t.H|» Komiilu*, ll(-pnr; fur V t*lstes. free, hi Iwird ship Tsar. A valuable | ackagc of paAm ii w.ir l'n t>ii-. Com. Glynn; furPkd Frtncisc MUtofi from J. for Seaman's &.C., will, Esq., Ilijnni pers. Notice to master* of Whaleships. Reading lioom; and a similar package of valuable Arrived. ships will be reported correctly in thi Any 6—Rr. aelir Clyde. Mclean, HI daya fn Auckland, NZ. Looks, pamphlets nnd papers from J. C. Jones, Esq Friend and Polynesian, if, on xo.ur arrival, a report ii hr liuik lisviin. Lindas). ■ >-* dttya from Valparsiao. and Mr.-, (Jorhuni, Boston. aik !) aiu. lii 141 fcn.biue ilsrinoie, 17 dsys from i*an Fran- Ileft at the Polynesian Office. Unless you arc willing 1-H-u 1to take this tiouhlc. the Editors of these papers are sub lb—fir 'audi oot, Csrrawsy, 93 dsyi fm IN.ban Tow Donations op Books for Seamen.—The Son- li—Am achr bagsutine Mary tSiuarl, Tucker, 19 ds>sfruui f*ai. jeeted to great inconvenience, and are oftentimes una tile to make any report. tf man's CliHolnin wi ul'l acknowledge 25 copies of rt.i.rn-1 <i. Ci-I't. ill— Am. whaleahlp Wm. Rolen, Kemp ton, f.n Jspsn Manual of Devotion, for Soldiers and Sailors," hy an hark H«M»ti(iw, L*«S|[ntve. It da fm an Francisco. Spelling Books. 17—r*chr Pi aieruitr, 2I J da f.n Tahiti. unknown gentleman in New York; the books being i"hip Noah Webster's, and the Union Spelling Book* fa Tatar. Barak-y. IsW «...>■ from lioatnn. i*sj» Male at Chaplain', Study, i**wk CuMcciKsa, UstMih>w, U> *is Ist forwarded by J. P. Eagles, of Philadelphia. PrtncltM. tf M to . PORT OF HONOLULU. to the gratui- : 11 circulation of the paper among seam.:it, and oth- Am . < . ' . '' : " ' * � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1849.10.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849.10.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/1f379ea6bb67b63b11887ed15eef7f5b.pdf 7dfeef2f3f6033aa0d77dc6c1781858a PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. HONOLULU, OCTOBER 15, 1849. Vol. 7. 57 No. 8 and through forests, and I was glad to learn affair has not yet been published to the World. that a much belter route for a road had been At present, I hardly know what opinion to selected. These plains are about 20 miles adopt in regard to the subject. Page 57 Tour through Willamette valley, 59 in extent, surrounded by a heavy growth of I continued my journey over the plains, Education in Oregon, " 59 limber. The soil is admirably adapted toi and before evening arrived at the house of Vitlt toKJakaniits, " 59 farming purposes, Emigration, Overland, being prairie-land of thei Rev. Mr. Clark, Pastor of a Congregational "" 60 The Friend, useful to Whaleman, small streams in- Church. Occupying the same log dwelling description. best Several Oil taken in theArctic Ocean, " 6061 tersect the plains in various directions. Set- with him, are Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Eells, formSabbath, 140 years ngo. " tlements have already been made in mostt erly missionaries of the American Board, Guam, Cock-fighting, Ac "" 6162 parts of the plains, and nearly all thei among the Indians, but now principals of the Memoir, ol N llowditch, Deaths, Marine Intelligence, Ac. land is now claimed on the system, thatI Tualatin Academy. Mrs. E. was an old ac" 64 every man is entitled to one mile square, or quaintanco, as well as a native of the same six hundred and forty acres, provided that town with myself, in Massachusetts. It was he enters his claim at the office of the County exceedingly pleasant to revive an old acquaintance, after twelve years of separation. Clerk. A Trip from the Sandwich Islands to Lower Soon after entering the plains, I sought Most vividly I could recall the scene of her Oregon and Upper California. out the dwelling of a Mr. Pomeroy, whom departure from the shores of the Atlantic, for I had met at Portland. His good lady furn- her future home in the wilds of Oregon. Leaves selected from "Our Log Book.'" ished me some refreshment, very acceptablei Then it was not an every day undertaking nfter my lonely ride through the forests.—■ for a lady to leave the frontier settlements in VIII—TOUR THROUGH THE WILLAMETTE After dinner, I accompanied the proprietor Missouri and traverse the prairies and mounVALLEY. in a walk about his premises. It was grati- tains lying between the States and the shores Visiting Portland Tualatin Plains Oregon fying to view a farm of more than five hun- of the Pacific. She may be said to have City and Salem. dred acres, fenced, and stocked with twenty been the third lady that started upon this enat Portland about 12 yoke of oxen, horses, cows, and sheep. His terprize, as it was on the previous'year, 1836, Portland. —Arrived o'clock last night, May 15, in company with barn was nearly completed, measuring one I believe, that Mrs. Whitman, and Mrs. beJudge Bryant, the newly appointed Territor- hundred and twenty feet in length, being Spaulding led the way. To these ladies ial Judge, and Cnpt. Crosby. We were nearly filled with wheat. Mr. P. is a native longs the honor of having been the first of cross the Rocky rowed in a small ship's boat from Vancouver, of Massachusetts, and after experiencing a their countrywomen tohundredshave since mountains, owner of a Indians, four and finds himself and although by variety fortune, of about twenty miles, having a strong current against us, our pro- fine farm in Oregon, which he superintends, followed in their footsteps, yet it must be advengress was slow. On wnking this morning, in connection with an extensive building and viewed as a noble, praiseworthy andinto the turous Man plunge example. may Portland, of business. out the town lumber rising upon looked situated fourteen miles above the junction of Proceeding three miles over the plains, I unexplored forest, traverse the almost boundbut the Willamette with the Columbia. The town called at a dwelling of the Rev. Mr. Griffin, less prairie, ascend the lofty mountains, and hardships trials, not of his speak on of the was the let in him "press-work" out the east side who engaged doing is handsomely laid river, and is well situated, having in the rear on the Bth number, volume Ist, of the "Ore- perils and dangers, when woman travels by an extensive forest and beyond that forest, gon American and Evangelical Unionist," a his side "to share his joys and halve his at the distance of fifteen or twenty miles, a periodical of 10 pages, octavo. It was to sorrows." beautiful farming country. The first settle- have appeared semi-monthly, but has been After spending a few hours with friends I ment here was made in the autumn of 1845, partially discontinued in consequence of a hastened back to Portland to spend the Sabno by Capt. Crosby and Mr. Stark, the former, scarcity of printers. A London or Boston bath, as, much to the regret of theispeople, yet perro&ster, and the latter, supercargo of the editor would have thought there would have iclergyman of any denomination, barque "Toulon." Their first building was been also a scarcity ofreaders, for the idea imanently located in the town. No house of public worship having been a log-store, which is now standing; between of issuing a newspaper, where the populatwenty and thirty buildings have since been: tion is so spnrsc would certainly have been Ierected, the upper loft of a large store was erected, and others are in progress. The| viewed as preposterous, by any but n genu- isuitably fitted up for the accomodation of an house built by Capt. Crosby, is an excellent:!me Yankee. Publisher, editor, and press- iaudience of fifty, and more than forty were dwelling house, and cost $5,090, and at thehman, were all combined in one, who was as- |present in the morning. During the interval I attended an interesting present time the premises are valued at $10,-jisisted by a boy who had only set up type but of public services,held in a log-building.— 000. The buildings, including store and( a few months, and a little Indian boy to work.!Sabbath school, taught by two female dwelling house, erected by Mr. Paltegrove the roller! 1 must not neglect to record the'Twenty-four scholars, arc substantial, and docredit to the place, lewfact that Mrs. G. was busily occupied in fold- iand one male teacher, were present. The ing and stitching the paper. The columns icitizens of Portland are sincerely desirous number of inhabitants in Portland, is about one hundred. The site of the town is of the paper are at present principally occu-Ithat a minister of the gospel would be locaadmirably selected, being well adapted to the pied in a discussion and expose of the con- Ited among them, and they are very ready to landing and discharging of vessels. 1 find, nection of the Jesuit Missionaries with the isubscribe for the erection ofa building, which butone vessel in port, the "O. C. Raymond," Indian massacre at Watlatpu, where Dr. iwill answer the two-fold purpose of a chapel undergoing repairs, and belonging to Capt. Whitman and wife, with others, were cruelly iand school house. During the current seaCrosby. This vessel is engaged in the lum- killed. "The editor of the "Union" is fully ison, a Methodist minister is to preach in ber trade with California, and must be doing a of the belief that the massacre never would Portland every other Sabbath. Oregon City. —This morning, Mmy 22nd, business, enabling the owner to pay the mas- have occurred had it not been for the influCity, situter $300, tho mate $200, and the seamen ence indirect, if not direct, of the Jesuit istarted on horse back for Oregon ated >t the falls, on the Willamette, from tea month. Missionaries. per $100 Tualatin Plains.—This morning, May 17, Quite sufficient is known to induce the ito fifteen miles above Portland.. The road Htartcd for the Plains, my road lay over hills opinion that the full history of that atrocious thither lies upon the east aide ofthe river, is Contents OF THE FRIEND, OCT, 15,1849. ' : ': THE FRIEND. i — ' — l :i > < — �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. mouth of the net open down the stream- i only one instance, although, I passed near a somewhat circuitous and by no means adapt- the Into this net the salmon run on their passage iscore of farms; young and old, of the male pathIt is a mere wheel carriages. to ed 58 way through the primeval forests. I had up and over the falls. In this way, I saw portion of the inhabitants, having gone to the take several large and plump fish that imines. heard of wolves infesting these wilds, but them never saw any until to-day, when a large would have brought an ounce apiece could Having spent four days among friends upon been conveyed to the San Fran- ithe plains, including a Sabbath when I pair of dark brown wolves crossed my path. they have Having heard and read much about Ore- cisco market. The snlmon possesses a most preached to a most interesting audience of for ascending streams in mostly children and youth, I started in comgon City, I was exceedingly anxious to see remarkableofinstinct the Go they must, not- pany with the Rev. Mr. Eells, to proceed up side of the spring year. situated the east the place. It is on the Willamette, just below the falls, the river withstanding currents, rapids, and falls may the valley of the Willamette as high as Salem. being perhaps an eighth of a mile wide op- oppose their progress. It was interesting to We rode about twenty miles on the west posite the town and the shores very bold.— see them attempt to ascend the falls, and I side of the river, then crossed, and reached The "city was laid out by Dr. McLaughlin, could not but sympathize with the unfortunate, Salem, about sun set, having travelled bethe proprietor ofthis claim, in 1842, although, who would make the attempt but would fall tween fifty and sixty miles. The capabilias early as 1829 he made arrangements for back into the foaming abyss below, there to ties of the Willamette valley for agricultural the erection of a saw-mill and other build- gather courage and strength for a second, and grazing purposes fully met the expectaings. In the spring of 1830, potatoes were third, and perhaps the thousandth trial.— tions which I had formed, and I was assured first planted here. During the year 1832 a Should they finally fail to ascend, their Inst that the richness of the soil, and its adaptaThe dead tion to nil farming purposes was even betmill race was commenced. About the year struggle is their death struggle! 1838, the whole establishment was nearly may often be seen floating down the stream ter, further up the valley. destroyod by fire, so that as late ns 1840, less by the current. There is a certain species Salem.—This is a new and well located than ten years ago, only one solitary log-hut of eels also, which is endowed with a similar town on the east side of the river. It is the marked the spot, where now may be seen a instinct to ascend rivers. Thousands were centre of the operations of the Methodist town of more than one hundred dwelling to be seen struggling to crawl over the rocks, Mission. Here resides the Rev. Mr. Roberts superintendent of the mission. The site houses, two flouring mills, two saw mills, and force their way up the stream. several stores, a neat Methodist Chnpel, a The Indians, from time immemorial, have of the town is well chosen, on a dry and Catholic Church, a Nunnery, and other ap- resorted to the fulls in the spring of the year somewhat elevated position, so that there will purtenances amply sufficient to constitute a to take a winter's stock of salmon. A num- be no fears of inundations during freshets in thriving settlement, doubtless the nucleus oi ber of their lodges are erected near the river. the river. At a short distance from the town a much larger and more populous city. On The inhabitants of Linn city arc not altoge- is a saw and grist mill. The most interestthe opposite side of the river aro two small ther pleased with their Indian neighbors.— ing feature of the place at present, is the Insettlements also aspiring to be styled cities, Some months since, on a certain evening, a stitute. A large and commodious three not however, of the first class! Linn, and lighted torch was seen to be borne towards story building, with two wings, is here erected. her sister, Multinoma city, have not as yet the habitations of the Indians, and in a few It was originally designed for the education of passed their infancy, and for sometime to moments the surrounding country was beau- Indian youth, but as the mission failed, in concome, may not be able to deck themselves in tifully illuminated with the ascending flames. sequence of such multitudes of the Indians other robes, than that noble growth of forest No one was presumed to know any thing how dying off, the building is now found to be extrees which the Creator has spread over the the fire could have been communicated. The actly what is needed for an English school. hills. I record this opinion with all deference poor Indians lost their winter's supply offish The institute is now under the excellent to my worthy brother, the Rev. Mr Blain, and berries. They applied for redress to the management of the Rev. Mr Wilbur and ofthe Reformed Presbyterian order, who has Provisional Government of Oregon, but were lady, who are assiduously and laboriously enlocated himself on the brow of the hill, nnd told to wait patiently until the white man's gaged in the instruction of about eighty pu, whose Great Chief should 3cnd out little chiefs pils of both sexes. They are anxiously lookthat kind neighbor of his, Mrs. L garden looked so flourishing under her spec- to rule over the while men, or the Bostons, ing for an assistant teacher to he sent from ial superintendence. Linn city, as well as as Americans are called by the Indians in the Eastern States. The central location of Linn county derive their names from Senator Oregon. Ere long a chief arrives in the Salem has led some to suppose that it will Linn, who while a member of the U. States character of Governor Lunc. The Indians become the seat of the Territorial GovernSenate made strenuous and commendable ef- apply for redress, but they are violently op- ment. Upon inquiry, I learned that settleforts in behalf of Oregon. The term Multi- posed. The Indians ask for justice! The ments had been formed to the distance of noma, was the Indian name forthe Willam- Governor goes upon the spot, hears both near one hundred miles above Salem. There ette river. During my sojourn often days in sides, and decides in fuvor of the original can be no avoiding the conclusion, that Oregon city, enjoying the kind hospitality of possessors of the soil. It was a decision the inhabitants in this beautiful valley the Rev. Mr. Atkinson's and Mr. Walker's which did him much credit, not only among iwill continue to increase until they will families, I made various short excursions in- Indians, but among impartial persons of the number sufficient to form one, or more States to the suburbs and environs. The sound of white population. The poor Indian will soon of the Union. Learning that the "Massathe woodman's axe, and the lumberman's be gone, but so long as he does linger, let chusetts" would soon leave for California, I saw, together with the occasional crash of the justice be done to him. Such decisions by was compelled to relinquish the idea of adgiants of the forests falling prostrate, perhaps, the governor will pave the way for him to vancing; I had, however, seen quite sufficient across the very path you may be travelling, form favorable treaties with the aboriginal to give mc a most favorable impression ofthc Inatural resources of the country, and the enare unequivocal evidences that Oregon is a tribes in Oregon. "new" country, but remarkably similar to 1 left Miis morning, June Ist, for a second, terprising character of the inhabitants. New England, two hundred years ago. The visit to the plains, the distance from Oregonl In commencing my return down the valley, traveller in Oregon, who is familiar with the £ity being twenty-five miles. The road isj I was highly favored in being privileged to history of the older portions of the United uninteresting and mountainous. Only an form one of a pleasant party, starting for States, will bo constantly struck with the occasional log-cabin indicated the abode of Oregon city, good fifty miles distant, being similarity which may be traced in the Indian civilized man, and these were generally un-' in the judgement of the ladies of our comware, and the hardships of the first settlers, tenanted, the owners having gone to the pany not a long day's ride on horse back.— their respect for law, and religion, desire for mines. I was favored with the company of',We started soon after sunrise, and reached schools and education, and in their indomni- the Rev. Mr. McKinney, a travelling preach-.!.the end of our journey before the sun went table love of free institutions, as well as in er of the Methodist denomination. He had i down. The Rev. Mr. Roberts and lady, the emio-ratcd to Oregon, from Missouri, and was Rev. Mr. Parish, and several others, composthe natural features of the country. During one of these rambles, I crossed the able to furnish much interesting information ied our party. The road is far from being inriver, and visited a party of Indians fishing respecting the various emigrating parties.who teresting, some portions of it lying through for salmon, just below the falls. The fishing had crossed the Rocky mountains. On en- |pine barrens. 1 must not, however, do inground ia upon a small island at the fool of tering the plains, we passed several beauti-jjustice to the French prairie, some twenty the falls; there the Indians rig out a plat- fill farms, well fenced, and stocked with herds imiles long and five or six wide, surrounded form over the troubled and foaming waters. of cattle and horses, but it was really dis-Iby forests of fir and pine. The inhabitants One of the party then taking a scope net heartning not to see the farmer following his iare French Canadians, married to natives of thrusts it below the surface of the water with plough, or sowing his wheat. I saw this in the country. They were formerly servants 1 I I �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. 59 of the Hudson Bay Company, but from ten am confident this will be the result should ready been formed upon the rich bottom to twenty years ago, were induced to make the territory continue to prosper, and emi- lands. The most remote of these settlements a settlement upon this prairie. Their dwell- grants from various parts of the world flock is now owned by a Mr. Foster, in whose welings are erected on the out-skirts ot the prai- to the beautiful regions watered by the up- fare I felt considerable interest. In the spring of 1842,Mr. Foster, with his family, rie, about a mile apart. Their "claims" per waters of the Willamette. embrace a few acres of woodland and extend During my two visits to the Tualatin plains, embarked with myself at New York, and we towards the centre of the prairie. Wheat is I became much interested in the efforts now were fellow passengers around Cape Horn. the principal product of this portion of Ore- making for the establishment of Tualatin Mr. Foster remained at the islands duringthe gon; it is raised with ease and in an abun- Academy, by the ministers and people of the winter of 1812-3, and then passed on to Oredance. As we rode leisurely over the ex- Congregational Church. A school was or- gon, containing at the period but a few Amertended prairie, the fragrance of the wild rose, iginally started at this place, by the Rev. ican families. After living a few years in growing in prodigal profusion, regaled our Mr. Clark, and an elderly lady, Mrs. Brown. the vicinity of Oregon city, he removed to They were knowing to the fact that there his present residence, sixteen miles up the olfactory sense. About midway on the prairie, we called nt were many children in the vicinity, who were Klakamns river. His farm is situated on the the house of a settler, out of which ran chil- orphans, growing up in ignorance. Moved road leading over the Cascade mountains, dren and dogs in great abundance. In the by a most commendable spirit to provide for and nearly all the emigrants from the States, midst of the group appeared a venerable their education, a school was opened denomi- over the rocky mountains, passdirectly by his looking Indian woman. "There is old nated "An Orphan School." Mrs. Brown, door. Here it is, that the careworn and Dorion's wile," said my travelling compan- living in a rude log-house, received several weary emigrants, after their long journey of ion, Mr. Roberts. "What,"says I, "not the children into her family as boarders, a neigh- months across the mountains, first enter the person referred to in Irving's Astoria!" "To boring log-house was occupied as a school, abodes ofcivilization on the shores of the Pabe suro," he replied. I returned and sought and meeting house. Amid many discourage- cific. Here they may witness tho fruits ofthrift a formal introduction to this Indian dame, ments the school prospered and more schol- and industry; a farm of 500 acres well fenced, who accompanied Hunt's party over the ars presented themselves than could find 100 sown with wheat, 10 with potatoes, the rocky mountains, near4o years ago, and is so comfortable lodging. After a few months, prairie is covered with 100 head of cattle, graphically described by Washington Irving. the friends of the school decided to enlarge together with horses, sheep and swine in Her husband was Hunt's interpreter among these accommodations, and change the name abundance. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have a the Indians, in 1811, and his father was an of the school to that of"Tualatin Academy." promising family of four sons, and three interpreter for Lewis and Clark, in their tour About this period, the trustees secured the daughters. As I beheld so much of substanpermanent services of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. tial wealth, I was forced to acknowledge in 1805-6. My long, fatiguing and dusty ride from Kells, formerly Missionaries of the American that my old Cape Horn companion had proSalem to Oregon city, was rendered quite Board among the Indians, in Middle Oregon. bably made a good exchange of his "small agreeable by the cheerful chit-chat of my I am confident that two more suitable per- and poor farm," far away on the British line, fellow travellers, especially Mr. and Mrs. sons could not have been selected for the in the Stato of Maine, for one of the best Roberts, who originated on the banks of the school; the Rev. Mr. Eells, had been for farms in the flourishing territory of Oregon. beautiful Delaware, a few miles above Phil- several months previously engaged in teach- On my ride out, I met a Mr. Palmer, readelphia, at the very spot where I had spent ing at the "Methodist Institute" in Salem.— turning from a trading expedition among the a happy portion of my life. It was truly de- There he had given universal satisfaction as Cayuse Indians. He was conducting a band lightful in the wild woods of Oregon unex- a competent and successful teacher. Hav- of one hundred and fifteen horses, which he pectedly to meet those who possessed with ing a teacher, the trustees resolved to erect had purchased at the rate ofabout $30 each, mysell, much knowledge in common, respect- suitable buildings. At the time of my visit in trade. These horses were destined for ing towns, cities, villages, and persons in the workmen were engaged in putting up a the market, at the mines of California.— two story log-house for the Rev. Mr. Eells' Thus, it appears, that the mines of Califorpublic and private life. family. While upon the ground, I resolv-d nia extend their influence far away among on my return to the islands to present the the wild Indians of Oregon. This Mr. PalIX—EDUCATION IN OREGON. claims of Tualatin, Academy, and solicit do- mer conducted an emigrating company over Among the settlers in Oregon there exists nations. There I fancied I saw the founda- the rocky mountains in 1845. During the a commendable public spirit in regard to the tions being laid of an institution, which journey, he kept a diary which wns publishsubject of education. The bill which was migrTt, in due time, vie with the Colleges and ed at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1847; I procured passed in Congress, constituting Oregon a Universities on tho shores of the Atlantic.— a copy of the book, and find the narrative territory, provided that every sixteenth, nnd The records of Harvard, Vale, Dartmouth, admirably agrees with the verbal narrations thirty-sixth section, should be made availa- Williams, Amherst, Nassau Hall, and nu- which the traveller may hear when he enters ble to the purposes of Common Schools. The merous other now flourishing institutions almost any log-house in Oregon. leading men of the Territory are alive to the would show that they sprung from an equally importance of having the provision of Con- humble origin. The time was when the now XI—OVERLAND SETTLEMENT OF gress fully carried out, so that the rising richly endowed Harvard, was sustained by OREGON. generation shall derive the full benefit of the the contributions of the poor colonists of The settlement of Oregon, by emigrants appropriation; although, at present, the pro- Massachusetts Bay. If a person needs encrossing the Rocky mountains, is one of the ceeds are very small, yet in coming time it to contribute for the establish- great events of the passing age. Ten yeare couragement foundation of fund. a large will be the ment of schools, academies and colleges, in a Had In addition to efforts for common schools, new country, let him attentively peruse the ago it was not believed to be poasible. most certhe various sects are vigorously making ef- history ofalmost nny one ofthose noble insti- the undertaking appeared credible, forts for the establishment of permanent high tutions which are now the pride of the people tainly an eminent European writer would following remarks, schools, which may eventually be converted in the Eastern ano> Middle States. A small never have hazarded the in the Edinburgh Review, as late aa July, into colleges. The Catholics have a school donation of a few dollars, at the period when on the French Prairie, and in Oregon city such institutions are struggling into existence, 1843between are erecting a large building for a Nunnery, is really of more value than a "princely gift" --"However the political questions to the ownership and as America, England which is to connection with there be a in when the same institution shall have arriv- of Oregon, may be decided, Oregon willnevtr young ladies' Seminary. The Rev. Mr. ed at maturity. be colonized overlandfrom the United Statet.'* Blain of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, "The world must assume a new face, be* school, has a for private boys in Linn city, X—VISIT TO KLAKAMAS fore SETTLEMENT. American wagons make plain the road) and girls under his charge. Mrs. Thornton's to Columbia, as they have done to the Ohio." "Boarding and Day School," has been for As if the above assertions were not suffiseveral sessions in successful operation, in About two miles below the Falls, or Orebaseless, the following unfounded inciently Oregon city. At Salem, the Methodists have gon city, a small river, called Klakamas, enknew but little, a flourishing High School. [See visit to ters the Willamette. Tho valley through ference shows that the writer which he w«s subject upon to the regard in runs, timbered, have no this this river is heavily doubt, that erelong which Salem.] I will become a fine institution, embracing a and upon it one saw-mill, if not more, has attempting to enlighten the readers of the i$ Collegiate or University course of study. 1 been erected; several settlements have al- Edinburgh Review, "Whoever, therefore, �60 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. but only a very few scores of dollars A Sabhai it at Ska, 140 vkahs aoo.—ln of Oregon, its peopU [sands i the year 1703, throe Jesuit Missionaries Europe."* will comefrom Ithat we aak. Having perused theso over-confident and started on a mission to China. Being unaEstimated cost of Friend for 1840, unfounded assertions, with the absurd inferble .eceipta from Jan. to October, 388, to obtain passage to I lie Fast Indies, in ence, I was somewhat iatorested to make their churucter a* ecclesiastics, they preenquiries, while travellingTnrough the settle$4l>i tended that thoy "were going to entor the ments, respecting the condition of Oregon, in the summer of 1843, when these remarks Between the present time and the close of service of the Kmpcror of China, Don Amofirst appeared. JCfln the year, or summer ithe year, we must receive about $450 to ilei, as a mathematician, I (so says Father of 1843, 121 "American" wagons, drawn by meet our expenditures. Perhaps $150 will l\i|ui in his jotirnul,) as a painter, and Father Ml horses, and 098 oxen, and accompanied remainder, derived from the subscription; be ll'errone, as our servant." They obtained by 973 loose cattle,crossed the Rocky mountains to Oregon! The total number of emi-'iwe trust will be contributed by the friends pussuge on bourtl the Knglish vessel "Donegrants that year, was 1000, including 558 of "The Friend." If a single number of gal." During their pussngo out, they did males, and 442 females of all ages! Pre- this paper, directed whalemen to a spot where not make known their character, but Father vious to this period it is estimated, that about 1 whales, hundreds of worth bears have taken this to the in they testimony regard Kipu the of the Willamvalley 400 had settled in ette! We must conclude of course, that the imore than a $1000 each, it is surely a mo- observance of the Sabbath, by the heretics. world has assumed a new face! derate tax upon their purses to ask a contri"The principal officers played almost bution of a few hundred, when every dollar every day at draughts, but on Sunday no • The quota! iooa and the ahnve etatiatica, we n-alte from Greenhorn'a work on Oregon, publwbed m New York, mb. Ithus contributed is converted iuto paper one attempted it; and many of those who and ink, to be scattered broad cast over the could read, might be seen during a great part to be the futwre owner , ', ,< . ' wide Pacific. oil lie day with the Bible in (heir hands. One Icy Seamen will aid in the support of the ofthe company who was employed in drawing paper, by subscribing for copies to be sent HONOLULU, OCTOBER 15, 1849. to their friends, also by purchasing bound la geographical map, wishing to continue his work on a Sunday, received a severe reprivolumes. mand from the captain. Such is ihe rigor with We would call the attention of Seawhich these heretics observe the Lord's day." men to the importance, when in port, of obOil taken in the Artic Ocean.—From we could wish modern shipmasters Really, taining a good and fresh supply of reading the reports of various cruisers in the Arctic; to observe the Sabbath as strictly, r emembered less than fifty! matter, for their passage home, or the com- Ocean, it is estimated that not and that the hours of the Holy day, during You vessels have Straits will find some historical passed through Bhering's ing cruise. read, "might be seen durall are able to who and taken oil that ocean. in and miscellaneous works at the Polynesian a of the day with the Bible in ing part great show following call we The table the amount will office. If you will at oar office, their hands." taken thirteen after enthey our best to wants. We ofoil ships, will do by supply your have some books for gratuitous distribution, tered the straits, the highest point which: Academy, Oregon—We would and others for sale, on the most reasonable ihey sailed, the number of whales taken, and Tualatin the attention of the Protestant Missioncall the time when their first and last whales terms. the aries, stations, on the islands, at various were taken. to the importance of aiding the funds of this "The Frind," the Whaleman's J. Institution. As a pledge that the funds conrectory.—Ship after ship is arriving heavtributed for this purpose will be judiciously Hi,. ily freighted with oil andbone from the ArcHi , expended, it may be stated, that the Rev. tic Ocean, the new cruising ground. It m-n i. Atkinson and Mr. Hatch, (formerly re:.Vlr. mas-, not be uninteresting to enquire how the 15 nil than ten of more sident on the islands) are members of the fifty vessels should have tOO Oil of 0 .board of trustees. been induced to steer for Bhering's Straits' 1.0 • u if I T • 4 is li < II , aad the Icy Sea. One and another has inMemoir or N. Bowditch.—Let all our formed us that they obtained their intelliM ;o s* «7 68 6i ■itMl 68 6? 6« la young readers among srnmen, not fail to read 40 i« '0fO ro TO <0| 10 gence from"The Friend." Our object in ' this Memoir. Its perusal may inspire them thus alluding to the subject is this, to' Ural July with an ardent desire to advance in their remind our readers among whalemen, that! 18 n « 14f 7 ISi *5 141*5 The seafaring community, are profession. having been enabled to fill their ships, in more indebted to Mr. Bowditch, probably of consequence the information obtained from than to other writer. His "Navigator" any columns "The but An,Friend," they should' the of now found on board nil American vessels, [is now aid in its support. All we ask is simply, «0ts 10IT 81 s 10 14is t* »6 14 15 and not a few vessels under the flags ofother that at the year's end, we may not fall in • nations. debt to our printer. This cannot certs inly j to each ship, 134-2 brl«. nil Average be viewed as unreasonable, having on board' Oahu Charity School.—Let all friends 147 " " whale, many thousand dollars' worth more of oil and number of whs to each ship, 9 of this Institution, in Honolulu, attend the bone than they would have had, if we had Upon the supposition that other ves«e|« meeting of tlto Trustees, to be held to-mornot taken special pains to solicit information have been equally successful, the following evening, row (Tuesday,) at Mr. Thompson's he a low estimatr. from Capt. Roys, of the Superior," re-'willTotal amount ofoil taken by fifty Room. A,report and business of Auction •pecting his successful cruise in the Arctic ships in Arctic Ocean, in IKIO, 07,100 importance will be presented. 450 Ocean, and which was published in "The Total number "f whales taken, Friend" of November, last year. There' June sth was Iho earliest that a whale was Mexican Claims.—The claims already preNo vrswas an eager demand for that paper, and]|taken, and August 30th, the latent. than the genial to the Commissioners exceed 810,800,000 Iscl as yet reported as going higher several masters hare already acknowledgedC|"Omega," and she was driven by the windsi and more are constantly coming. Congress votheir indebtedness. Now it is not for thou-jjinto 70 c 13. i ted |S,fJOO,OOO in liquidation of tbe whole. TH EFRIEND. Di- , : Imum Mari-nju T«n Junior M a r g r l Wa.lingt ail ne Mnrv Jeanrltc Tlg«rOmrga t l cka | I rm i ' 16.'0 l Oil NO 10 01.10 | :i I !i J'tnr i 16? Julv 1 ihlpa. • SOW 10 0 I'CO \m1 Wh. 1 >■ ; Ilcg'l. Jn * Jul* June Time I ! I nwhalerta'g.iTlmeor whale Jul* tali'g. " " ' ' ' �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. 61 [communicated.] a small grass plot, towards which we saw of refinement to their national character, A Sabbath at Guam—Cock-fighting—Sab-bath several parties of Spaniards as well as sea- which fifty yearsago would have been scoutat the Sandwich Islands. men, directing their steps, and we retraced ed at as ideal and absurd. How widely difMr. Editor: ours. There we found active preparations ferent is the other picture, a rigid, selfish Sir, —To while away a tedious hour, per- going on for a cock-fight, some four or five and ruinous policy is now withering and blastmit me to give you a brief sketch of i Sab- cocks being already there, a small cord be- ing the prosperity of the entire Ladrone bath passed at Guam; including n dinner at ing tied to the leg of each, and at the other group. No commercialmarine whatever. All that El Dorado for recruits, and the spon- end a small peg which was driven in the that we snw, being a few shapeless floating taneous luxuries of nature, believing that it ground, beside each cock stood its owner, masses designated with the name of canoes, will afford an ample theme for reflection.— descanting upon its merits, and waiting for which a Sandwich Island native would blush On Sunday, the '21st of January last, the bets, previous to heeling and matching them. to own. Trade, commerce, agriculture and starboard watch, of which your humble ser- Within a few yards of the last, another group the social comforts of life are in a rapid devant was a member, went on shore for three were seated gambling for money, at a game cline; and cock-fighting on the Sabbath apdays of liberty; start not gentle reader, at peculiarly their own, and they too, within pears to take the preference of every other the idea of our desecrating the Sabbath by one hundred yards of the church, and the pursuit. These are humiliating but stubborn going on shore on liberty, as I nm not aware sound of the little bell before the altar, which facts, and whether it be the difference in the of ever having fallen in with that individual, we distinctly heard. Nearly every indivi- creeds, or modes of instruction, by their spirwho had walked a plank for six months, who dual then, was laboring under a severe at- itual teachers, which has caused so astoundwould not embrace the first opportunity to tack of the influenza, which was raging fear- ing a contrast, it is not our province to say, extend his perambulations, provided he was fully and fatally upon the island; but neither believing that every individual of the large blessed with health and strength. The dis- death nor disease, prevented them from whaling fleet which was so unfortunate as to tance from the landing to the town, was about practising this cruel and brutal amusement as visit those islands last season, will come to a six miles. On our route thither, we met a it is termed. At 4 o'clock, the services ofright conclusion. number of the inhabitants, some on foot, the church were concluded, which was anYours respectfully, some astride a bullock, the males invariably nounced by the tinkling of the bell, when WHALEMAN'S FRIEND. armed with the long curved Spanish knife, they immediately uncovered and dropped on ? Ship Braganza, rather an unseemly sight for the day. Hav- their knees, remaining in that position until Honolulu, Harbor, Oct. 9, 1849. $ ing arrived at the town, we took a bee line the boxed priest and his retinue had passed, Donations. for our boarding house; each ship master the game cocks standing proudly erect, as For Chapel. For Friend having provided a house for his crew, at the':though conscious of their superiority to the Muter, officers and crew of $35,50 the Am. Ship E. Frith, rate of 75 cents per day, per man; (pretty degraded beings who knelt around them. 3,00 tall price and consequently expected tall The procession having turned an angle of Mr. Bonney, Metaeom, J. Maury, 3,00 Manchester, Mr. fare.) Our house having a stone front, andj the government mansion, they sprang from 1,00 1,00 Mr. Lcighton, Bragari7.a, being one of the better sort, we entered withl their knees, adjusted their hats, and proceed- Mr. Cross, 3,00 do 3,00 a smiling countenance, and a keen appetite,! 1,00 jed to cock-fighting, with as much nonchal- Mr. Brown, Electro, sufficiently whetted by our morning's walk.—| as a Broadway exquisite would sip his Proclamation or President Taylor.—The Friend! did you ever take a cold shower What a contrast was here exhibited, President of the United States hns issued a projulep. bath, in the month of December, for any when clamation recommending that the first Fridny in compared with the Sandwich Islands! August be observed by the people of the United chronic complaint? If you have, you can (the group we had just left,) what a melan- Stntes as a day of fasting, humiliation and praywe when experienced judge of the damper of the pestilence that is choly picture! I am neither sectarian in er to nvert the' ravages threntening to sweep throughout the land. we surveyed that table; a table, •which will now creed, nor enthasiast in religion,and although [Am. Paper. never be effaced from memory, whilst reason I have, no doubt, partaken largely, in comholds her sway. In the centre of the room The California Fleet.—The number of mon with my seafaring brethren, of preju- vessels which have sailed for California is 821, a few boards were placed across some upstill not I restrictions, am so dice against 106 viz: ships, 105 barks, 58 brigs, 46 schooners rights, resembling a mason's scaffoldings, 6 steamers. The list comprises vessels which shut the evinnd as to eyes against my bigotted, have sailed from London, Liverpool, Bordeaux, upon which were laid a dozen plates of a here own senses. The contrast dence of my Cowes and Antwerp, as well as from the United dingy hue, with here and there a knife and was too glaring, it would have been an utter States. —St. Louis Jour., June 26. and pattern, refork of every variety, size to have passed it by unnoticed. impossibility Extent or Knowledge in Ireland.—We sembling an importer's card ofcutlcry, whichj both cases we see In religion cherished and notice in some of our exchange paper*, the statesalt water to. had lain sufficiently long in 74 towns, each fostered by the strong arm of government, ment that in Ireland there are hundred inhabiwith a minimum of twenty-five give il a solid coat of rust. Then came the'but how The vastly different the results. tants, not one of which contains a bookseller f— dinner, a hog cut up in small pieces, almost, one an infant nation, springing with giant Scotland, with a third of the population, has bristles and all, and boiled in fresh wateri three times the number of booksellers; being in strides from the lowest depths of degradation the proportion of nine to one! More remarkawith a few potatoes, and a little salt sprinknnd heathenism, grasping the extended hand ble still, there are six counties which cannot boast led on each man's plate, comprised the sum civilization and Christianity, and appear- of even one bookseller or a single circulating liof brary; namely, Donegal, Kildare, Leitrim, total of that dinner. After having tantalized to an admiring world, a Queen's, Westmeath, ami Wicklow. Such a magic) if ing (as by nature, satisfied would be too cxpressivo a certainly needs a revolution; but new people, regenerated and disenthralled. state of things change would be for the betpolitical term, we strolled up towards the Government whether a what they profess, according to ter, is problematical, at least. practising *At the farther exHouse, and buildings. inculcated in them, particulartremity of this range, and n little in ndvance the principles the Loss oftheU.S.Steam Propeller Edith. to Sabbath. A liberal policy —Despatches in ly regard received by express from acting church, which serin located the of it, was in encouraging commerce and arts, has al- Lieut. James MrCormick, to Com. Ap. Catesby vice was performing, il being the Sabbath. Jones, report the lons sf the U. 6. steam Prothem the appearance of a thriv- peller Edith, nejr St. Louis Obispo—officersaud Between the government house and the cal- ready given and added a degree crew all saved. aboose, which stood directly opposite it, was ing, commercial mart, ance — �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 18, 1849 62 MEMOIR OF NATHANIEL BOWDITCH. copious abstractor the mathematical papers culations which were required in navigating contained in it. He was too poor to purchase the ocean. The consequence was, thatevery As this remarkable individual rose by the books of science, and, in consequence, re- one of n crew of twelve men, who sailed with that could read and write, force of his genius, the integrity of his char- -81. ~ed to this laborious method of procuring him to Batavia, acter, and his untiring industry, from a very ihem. Some clergymen, however, of liberal subsequently rose to the rank of captain or humble condition'in life to a conspicuous sta- educatiop, to whom he became known, al- chief mate of a ship. At Salem it was contion among the mathematicians and philoso- lowed him access to their libraries, and thus sidered as a high recommendation of a sailor, that he had sailed in the same ship with N. phers of bis day, and left behind him some assisted his early studies. Among the objects which at an early per- Bowditch, and this circumstance was often valuable testimonials of his talents and industry, it is apprehended that a brief memoir iod engaged his attention, astronomy was un- sufficient to procure for him an officer's birth. of his life, will be interesting to the readers questionably one, for at the age of fifteen, he In illustration of this statement, we arc incompleted an almanac for the year 1790, con- formed that on his second vojage, the first of the Review. The following is compiled from the 35th taining the calculation of eclipses and other .-nut second mates had been sudors in the volume of Silliinan's Journal ofScience and usual phenomena. His indefatigable indus- same ship on the previous voyage. This attry in literary pursuits, is illustrated by a fact tention to the instruction of the crew was Art. Nathaniel Bowditch was a native of Salem. related upon his own authority; that, when doubly advantageous. It not only paved the Massachusetts, where he was born in the quite young, he read the whole of Chambers' way to more lucrative stations, but it furnemployment for those portions spring of 1773. His parents were in very Cyclopedia, in two large folio volumes, with- ished salutary of time which sailors too often spend in corlimited circumstances ; his father, during out the omission of a single article. In the beginning of 1795, when in his rupting each other. Instead of passing their part ofhis life, wus a shipmaster, and subseand demoralizing quently carried on the trade of a cooper, by twenty-second year, ho commenced a sea- leisure minutes in idle which he procured a precarious subsistance faring life, and performed several voyages, communications, they were found to be disfor his family. His mother appears to have first in the capacity of clerk, and afterwards cussing questions respecting tangents and been a pious, though uneducated woman; as supercargo. On the second voyage, the secants, altitudes, dip and refraction. and if she did not store the minds of her chil- captain and supercargo dined one day at the An acquaintance of Bowditch informs us, dren with knowledge, she was careful to house of the American consul at Madeira.— that in 1790, a foreigner was in Boston who guard them against the encroachment of evil The wife of the consul having heard that called himself a professor of mathematics, and her maternal tenderness and pious ex- young: Bowditch was a great calculator, ob- who boasted much of his knowledge in those ample made a permanent impression on the served to him, while nt table, that she had a sciences, and asserted that he had found noquestion, which she would like to have an- body in this country who knew anything on mind of this son. The period of his childhood was that ofthe swered. She then stated that she had re- the subject. He had a question, he remarkrevolutionary war, when the opportunities ol ceived some years before, a legacy in Ire- ed, which he had proposed to several of those literary instruction, even among the wealthy, land. The money was there invested, and who were reputed the most knowing, but they were very limited. From the straitened cir- after remaining some time at interest, the could not solve it. This problem being handcumstances of the family, the education of amount was remitted to England, where it ed in the evening to Bowditch, he returned young Bowditch was confined to the schoolsof remained, still further accumulating, and re- the answer next morning, and subjoined a his native town, which were inadequate to cently the whole had been remitted to her.— question which had once puzzled him. But furnish anything beyond the simple elements The original legacy, the times of transfer, nothing further was heard from the profesof instruction. But he possessed a vigour of &c, of course were stated as she proceeded; sor. He did not manifest any inclination to intellect, and a determination of purpose and she desired to know what amount ought prosecute further this war of problems with which eventually enabled him to overcome to be received at Inst. N. Bowditch observ- the young American. the difficulties of his situation, and attain a ed it was a little difficult, on account of the At the lime when the subject of this merank among men of science, of which, in the difference of currency and number of remit- moir commenced his seafaring life, the book early period ofhis course he probably never tances; but after übout two minutes reflec- on navigation which was mostly used by praction he answered, ''the sum you ought to re- tical mariners was John Hamilton Moore's dreamed. The advantages of the schools, such as ceive is £343 15*. 6|d." She then inquired treatise; a woik of but little science, and they were, ho was obliged to forego, at the of the head clerk of the house, who had pre- abounding with errors in the tabular pints. age often years, and assist in the labors of viously made the'calculation on paper, w lie- These errors he undcitook to examine, and his father's shop, for the support of the fam- ther this result was correct; and he, taking actually corrected eight thousand in the nauily. From this he was soon transferred as his calculation out ofhis pocket, answered, tical tables. But the obvious impel fectiou of an apprentice to a ship-chandler, and subse- "he bus got it exactly; and I venture to sny the work, und the limited portion of science quently became a clerk in a large establish- there is not another man on the island that which it contained, necessarily turned hi* ment of the same kind. During thisappren- can do it in two hours." [thoughts to the production of an original ticeship, lie manifested a strong inclination A curious instnnce of his devotion to scien- treatise. The result was The New Practifor mathematical learning; employing nil the tific pursuits, somewhat similar to the case of cal Navigator, the first edition of which was time he could snatch from the counter, in his Archimedes, is related us occurrying on his issued in the year 1800, when he was but favourite studies. A circumstance, which, third voyage in 1/98. The relations of the twenty-seven years of age. with a boy of ordinary intellect, would, no French and American governments were Though this was the production of an early doubt, have passed away and been forgotten, then of an anomalous character. The na- age, the author of which had his livelihood as appears to havo roused his latent propensity tions a ore not avowedly at war, yet on the well as his scientific knowledge to acquire by to mathematical pursuits. When about four- ocean a state of hostility actually existed.— his own unassisted industry, the Practical teen years of age, an elder brother, who fol- The vessel in which Bbwditch sailed was Navigator is unquestionably much superior lowed the sea, and was attending an evening strongly nrmed; and being chased by u to any woik on the subject which has ever school for the purpose of learning navigation, French privateer, prepared for rcsistnncc.— appeared. informed him that the master had a new The post assigned to him was the cabin, from In succeeding editions, care was taken to manner of working questions; for instead nf which ho was expected to hand up the pow- introduce such improvements as were made numerical figures he employed letters of the der as it should be needed on deck. In the in nautical science; it is therefore probable, alphabet. This excited the curiosity which' midst ol'lheir preparation, the captain, look- the work will retain its place in the school of the brother was not able to satisfy; but in- ing into the cabin, saw with surprise that his navigation, for many future yenrs. formed him the master had a book which told supercargo was quietly sealed at the table, Nathaniel Bowditch, in common with most all about it. This remnrkable book was bor-! 'busily employed, as usual, with his slate and others who have risen to eminence in science rowed, and proved to be a treatise on alge-''pencil. The privateer, however, changing or literature, was*m nothing more remarkabra; the first the youthful aspirant had its course, left the mathematician to finish his ble than his industry. During the time, in seen. He studied it assiduously, made him- problem nt leisure. his eastern voyages, when the ship was lazily self master of the contents, and copied it out The suavity of his manners appears little making its way on the ocean, he was usually from beginning to end. Subsequently, he less conspicuous than his ardour in the pur- engaged in the studies from early in the got possession of a volume of the transactions' suit of knowledge ; and he made a practice morning till nine at night; with the exception ofthe Royal Society, from which he made a! of teaching the sailors how to make the cal- of the times of taking his meals, making the ever' 1 �. THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849 63 needful observations for computing the ship's■ individuals; and upwards of five millions off obligations, which tic was anxious to avoid. to fe- .He revolted at the idea of being patronized place, and walking the deck for indispensa- -dollars, nine-tenths of ble exercise. But amidst this pedestrian ex- ■ males and orphans, were thus received and|in the printing of this expensive production, ercise, he was frequently observed to be'invested. In this manner the Institution be- by men who were totally incapable of underdeeply immersed in thought, when it was-1 came, in fact, n savings bank, on an extend- standing any part of it, and therefore chose well understood that he was not to be inter- ed scale, and of incalculable advantage. Weito wait until he could afford to publish it on rupted, ns he was supposed to be solving; nre told that the Actuary was never willing i his own responsibility. A more correct view some difficult problem. And when he wasMo make these investments, until he was sat- .of the cnse would perhnps have been, that observed to dait suddenly into the cabin, the'■ isfied that the owner concerned, was fully some men who had neither the talents, the conclusion was, that he had caught the idea npprised of the nature and condition of the|.taste, nor the industry to study and underinvestment, and it is noted as nn evidence stand such a production, might still have the which was the object of his pursuit. His studies, while on the ocean, were not of the skill and care with which the concerns 'good sense and good disposition to do what exclusively mathematical, for he is said to 1 of this company were managed, that although they could towards enabling others to possess have acquired a knowledge of the Frenchi this was the largest monied Institution in 'such a valuable work. The man who, though and Spanish languages, by the use of hisi New England, with a cnpital equal to ten ignorant of science himself, has the generosbooks, without the aid of a living instructor. common banks, and with loans out amounting.ity to encourage it in others, and to furnish On one occasion, the vessel was obliged to to six millions of dollars; yet during the un-jthe pecuniary means of its promotion, disput into the Isle of France to refit, when it exampled commercial embarrassments, and plays a liberality of sentiment which ought to was found that Bowditch was the only person financial difficulties, which marked the lnter|.'command our respect. An individual who on board who had any knowledge of the years of N. Bowditch's administration, the,'has been endowed with the capacity ofenlargFrench language. I lis acquaintance with losses sustained did not exceed those exper-|ing tho boundaries ot science, and has spent years of unceasing toil in its cultivation, may the pronounciation must have been very de- ■ ienced by some of the smaller banks. leave to others less liberally gifted, .safely and of hold-, year fective, as he had studied without a precep1815, the course while In tor; but his knowledge oflhe language, suchi ing the office of President to the Essex Fire the burden of bringing his labors before the as it was, proved of essential service to the; and Marine Insurance Company, nt Salem, public. The world is certainly more indebtinterests of the owners, as well as to the crew1 he commenced the laborious task of transla-iJed to tho author of a valuable book, even ofthe vessel. ling from the French of La Place, his cele- .'though he may be poor to pay for its publicaAt the ago of seventeen, he had under- brated work, the Mecnnique Celeste. Thetion, than to the man who contributes a small taken the study of Latin, and in this he ap- ■ object of the French astronomer was to de- portion of his property to pay the expense of pears to have combined the study ofmathe- duce from the law of universal gravitation, printing it. matics with the acquisition of that language, established by Newton, nnd the principles of At length, in the year 1829, the first volfor the first Latin book that he undertook to motion, by strictly mathematical investiga- ume was published, and called forth u high read, was Euclid's Elements of Geometry.— tion, a complete theory of the figures, the i encomium from the London Quarterly ReA copy of Newton's Principia being lent to action and motions, of the celestial bodies. view. In that work it is said: "To the stuhim, with liberty to keep it till called for, he The subject itself is one of great difficulty, dents of celestial mechanism, such a work is also said to have read and translated it.* and the instruments of investigation, the must be invaluable, and we sincerely hope The fifth and last voyage of N. Bowditch, highest refinements of mathematical science; that the success of this volume will be such was performed chiefly in the year 1803, hav- ■ but the difficulty of following the author wasias to induce the speedy appearance of the ing sailed for Sumatra in the autumn of the1greatly increased, by his frequent omission sequel. Should this unfortunately not be the precccding year. On his return from this1of the process by which the conclusions were case, we shall deeply lament that the liberal voyage, he was appointed President of the! connected with the premises. La Place does offer of the American Academy of Arts and KsscxFire and Marine Insurance Company, not appear to have considered that his work Sciences, to print the whole at their expense, in Salem, the duties of which lie continued would probably be read by many who were was not accepted. Be that as it may, it is to discharge till the year 1823. During this1not as familiar with the profundities ofmathe- impossible to regard the appearance of such interval, he was several times invited to ac- matics as he was. Bowditch used to say, a work, even in its incomplete state, as othercept of appointments of greater emolument " I never come across one of La Place's wise than highly creditable to American sciin Literary Institutions in different parts of Thus it plainly appears, without feeling sure ence, and as a harbinger of future achievethis country; but these offers could not in- that I have hours of hard study before me to ments in the loftiest fields of intellectual duce him to abandon his native state. fill up the chasm, nnd find out and show how prowess." The second and third volumes In 1823, lie published a chart of the har- it plainly appears." The design of the trans- appeared in 1832 and 1831, each of the three bors of Salem, Beverly, Marblebxad and lator, was not simply to furnish a version of containing about a thousand quarto pages.— Manchester, the survey of which had occu- the original in our language, but to supply The fourth and last volume was nearly compied him during the summers of the three the commentaries which appeared necessary pleted at the time of his decease, and some preceding years. So minutely accurate was to bring it within the comprehension of less of the last reading he did, was a proof sheet this chart, that the old pilots said he bad;Ipenetrnting intellects. To accomplish this of this concluding volume. The cost of pubfound out all their professional secrets, and object, the commentary was more extended lishing this work is stated at upwards of ten thousand dollars, which must have been a had put on paper, points and bearings which than the original. they thought were known only to themselves. Though the translation, as already men- heavy draft upon the property of a man who On the establishment of the Massachusetts tioned, was begun in 1815, nnd it is said to was not rich. Life Insuruuce Company in 1823, he was el- hove been finished in about two years, no N. Bowditch died in the spring of 1838, a few days prior to the completion of his sixtyected to the office of Actuary, being consi- part of it was published until several years fifth year. It is probable that the subject of dered the person best qualified for that high- after his removal taskßoston; during which this memoir will be known to posterity, chiefly ly responsible station, from his habits of actime it is probable considerable revis- as the author of the Practical Navigator, and calculation, and his inflexible integri- ions and curate were improvements applied to the the commentator of La Place's Celestial ty. On accepting the office, he removed to annotations. Mechanics, yet these are not the only meBoston, where he spent the remaining fifteen The manner in which this work was pub- morials of his talents and industry which he years of his life. The duties ofhis new station were performed with fidelity and skill, lished, manifested a spirit of independence has left behind him. He contributed a numand to the entire satisfaction of the Com- which the nature of the case does not seem ber ofarticles to the Memoir of the Ameripany. The original capital was five hundred to have justified. He was frequently solici- can Academy of Arts and Science*, as well ted by his wealthy friends, nnd by men of as to other periodicals of the day. thousand dollars, but at bis suggestion, thei eminence in science, and formally requested Review, Philadelphia. for and obtained to applied liberty Company bold in tiust, and loan o|jjJ, the property ofp by the American Academy ofArts and Sciences to permit them to print it at their cxA profane coachman, pointing to one of pense. But he was well aware that the de(trout probably profound This which was the most work, i • to a pious mathematical treatise tlmt ever appeared prior to the Me- ■ mand for such a work was not likely to re- the horses he was driving, said canique Celeste of La l'iace, wan originally written In Latin, "That horse, sir, knows when I traveller, numerate the and he therefore apthan publisher, forty yearsbebut it was translated into Knglish, more fore N. Bowditch was born. If lie actually translated it, lie[prehended that its publication at tho expense swear at him." "Yes," replied the travelprobably did soto improve blmaelf iv the science, and in the of others, would bring him under pecuniary ler, "ond so does One above." Latin language i 1 : i .. . . * ' i , : '' �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER 15, 1849. 64 ISO bis sp, 80 bis wh, 1 wh this season, July 17, ship Csmbris N J B 6 whs this season, 18, l'acahontas, Tisbury. ft whs this Mr. Damon, | hy On. the Rev. Samuel C. season, 21, Dartmouth, N 11 6 wh this season,2l. l'heiiix, .N B 4. Honolulu, In 18 wh. ISOO bis, 22, Liverpool, 8 wh. this season, 25, St l,ra Vt illlam Taylor, is Mr.. Msriha Ann Lee. MARRIED. . N B 14 whs 2800 bis. 26. Jefferson, 8 H. 8300, 2S, Herald, N II 6 wis 900 lbs, 27, Liverpool, West. N 1117 months out 23U0. Msv 16, Nsvy N B 12 months out 1100, 18, Margaret Scott, N whs this season. 12, Wm Thompson, N B, 3400 barrels. Under distressing circumstances, drowned, on Ihe tta July B, 1 InIt the daughter eldest of Ann, Japan sea, by the Rosaline, ('apt. Mosher—Apr 22, on Islard of Julia Ihe Kaunl, Ihe last, Jules Uudnil. Esq., formerly Consul of France for ihe Ha- Panama. Sag Harbor, 6 whales; 80, 11 v Thompson, Nil general cresied relaelsncholy May I-lsnds The scitdrnl whale; 6, Good Return, N 11. none; 20, Triton, N 8,460 wait*" gret in this community. It was not noticed before, on sc wh; 23, l'ioncer, N 11. 1 whl; 28, ll'y Kneeland, N B, none; of Dudoll'sabsence. South counl M. !27, Boston, Fairhaven, 260 wh, 28, I'huMiix, N 11, 9 Died, In Honolulu, Oct. 13, Capt. I. Hart, carpenMr, long a whls; 29, Ann, S II 1 whl; June 1, Midas, N 11.3 whls; 8, Just Rece «•<! and for Sale j Nile, N B, 6 whls; 11, Liverpool, West, M 11, 8 whls; 22. l.iv resident on the islands. On board ship Tiger, Nov. 5, 1848, Josephus, n»tiv* of,erpool, Tripp, N B, 6 whls, July 1, Alpha,Nantucket, 4 whs; AT THE CHAPLAIN'S STUDY, a new and Sept 26, Ockmulgee, Tisbury, 3200 bbls, ii,, Bliei ing's Straits. the Sandwich Islands bcuutiful assortment of BIBLES in the English LanDrowned si Guam, March 12, 1849, Mark Nickolson, of Deptford,belonging lo ihe bark Envoy, Usui. Walker, of New Tlicy urc bound in various styles, and can be guage. PORT OF LAHAINA. Bedford. Aged 1» year.. had at prices varying from 37 1-2 cents, to $7,00 per On board ship Alpha, of Nantucket, 29th Aug., Mr. Reubln copy. O. Coleman, Ist officer. It was supposed that he died of yelArrived. low fever. Mr. C. was s native of Nantucket. ft?" Seamen, and others, arc informed that at the Sept whaleship of Green13—Am New Wood, Devoll, E. Bragan7a, Bedford, snmc place Died on board same ship, I7lh Sept., P. may be found Bibles primed in Ihe follow36 mos out, 200 ap, 3800 wh, 4,5000 lbs bone. wich, R. 1., alao, Abell B piier, nfConn., on Ihe 23d Sept. German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Lost overhuard sud drowned, in the early part ol August, 16—Massachusetts,Nickerson, Nantucket, 10mos out,none. ing languages: 22—Mary Stuart, Tucker, N V, merch brig. French, Spanish and Portuguese. Mr. Sister, 2nd officer, and Mr B.nks. hostsleerer of the Awugale 13 mos 29—Catharine, London, of Green, New out, 90 5p,2000 N. H —Portuguese seamen are especially notified, •honks of Falmouth. The vessel al ihe lime, being in s wind, having jusl entered the Arctic Ocean. The Is tier per- wh, 20,000 lbs bone. can obtain copies of the Holy Scriptures in aon unfurtiinalely fell overboard, in the anxiety lo save ihe for- Bengal, Hempstead, N L, 28 mos out, 26 sp, 2275 wh, 22,000 that they Ithe old and new Testaments. mer, who was precipitated into Ihe sea, by Ihe bow boat giv- lbs bone. sp, 16 mos 60 2040 Harbor, Washington, Drake, Sag whether they out, ing away. #*# It is left voluntary with senincn Died at aea, Sept. 21, on b lard the Elizabeth Frith, Cap! wh, 26,000 lbs. bone. gift, or pay the whole French whalcshigLo Tour dv I'iln, Smith, Havre, 25 mos 'receive a copy of the Bible us n Fhllander Winters, aged 31, lule master of Ihe Richmond or a received from part of its value Money the sale Afler the loss of his ship, Capt W. lookpassage wllh his bro- oul, 3900 wh, 4400Dlbs bone ther who commands the Elizabeth Frith, bound to Ihe islands Oct I—Am wh ship Sarah, I'arrington,Mattapoisett, 13 ins of Bibles is appropriated to the purchase of new suplie waa a great sufferer during ihe ia.l four days of bis life, out, 1700 wh. 18000 lbs bone. tf plies, Metacom, Shockley, N B, 14 mos out, 200 ap, 1900 wh,20.00 being deranged.and for ihe last sixty hours, unsblc to spesk. Ii Is supposed Hint his death was in pan occasioned by the anx- > lbs bone. Hall. The Friend, sent Abroad. B, piece Majestic, look on mos 40 1350 17000 lbs wh, N 11 out, sp, iety consequent upon llle loss of his ship, which one. the 2nd of August, previously.—(Com. Any by paying the annual subscription price person, Coleman, Nantucket, September sp. John mos Honolulu, 29, 0ut,200 14 Henry, Died st U. S. Nsval hospital, I'anains, lislleck, S 11,24 mos out, 45 sp, 3750 wh, 30000lbs of the Friend, ($1.50) in advance, can have the paper Fierce, seaman, belonging lo 11. S. 8 Preble. He waa a naopportunity, to any port in the resided Deacon Peels. bone. the earliest Sheffield, sent, L. by Muss, where he with tive of Drowned, 11 August. In the Ocholak Sen, Mr. Paul Ashley, Ockmnlgee. Msntir, Ti»bury,2s mos out, 15 sp, 8100 wh, Pacific, or to any part of the U. States or England. unfurluuately was COOOO lbs bone. 2nd officer of Ihe William Hamilton. He B.—By paying the additional sum of 50 cents, Bk Awsauonks,Smith, Falmouth, ir,mos out, 600 wh, 600C N. taken out of Ihe boat by the linegelllns foul. paper will be sent for one year to the U. States, vis At *ea on hoard the Rosalie, September 2,1849, JohnMar. lbs bone. Gibbs, Warcham, 22 mos out, 260 sp, 2750 California and Panama Postage on papers to private tin; September 8, John Brown; September 11, Bill Mitchell;; Geo Washington, wh, 29000 ILs bone, September 29, William Maul,natives of these islands must be pre-paid. The Friend, being a monthLost overboard from Ship Adeline, of New Bedford, oni Bk Eugene, Brown, Stouington, 26 mos out, 100 sp, 2400 w, ly sheet, and containing a full report of Marine Intellithe 18th January 1849, Hiram Fisher, seaman, from Edgar- 22000 lbs bone gence, will be found a useful and cheap method of town, Marthas Vineyard, aged 17 1-2 years. DIED. , , * , . . • J Jthe [persons communication with the mercantile community in EuInformation Wanted. tf rope and the United States. Taunton, Oct. 11, 1848. Dear Sir—l write at the suggestion of Mr. Joscphus Information Wanted, Skinner, of Norton, respecting his son. who sailed from Respecting Eugkne Lewis, a native of the state of PORT OF HONOLULU. Bristol, R. I, on a whaling voyage, in the capacity of New Jersey, U S. A. If alive he is now 40 years of carpenter, on board the ship Chariot, of Bristol, some- age. A report has reached his father, residing in MorShipping in Port, Oct. 13, 1840. time in 1844. From the best accounts that we can get ristown, N. J., that Eugene may be still alive and reH. Mary Ailellue. Williams McLellan, at 11. A ahlp mer Am he left that ship in April, 1845, and when last heard siding in some part of the Pacific. Any information Co. consignees—for Manila. Am mer bark Mary, llailey, 8 II Williams A Co; for Boston from was at some of the Sandwich Islands. We want will be thankfully received, if made to the Editor of Peruvian brig Pncifico, for aale. to learn something of his whereabouts, if he is living, the Friend, and communicated to an anxions parent. Br bark Maxim, Lindsay, P R Vlda, for Valparalao. and if not, where and at what time he died. He was Am ahlp Taar, U'lraley, is II W & Co; for lions Rons. subject fits. Connecticut, Fenhallow. for California. to Vlda, F R bk School Books. Am Am wh ahip Triton, Hpeucer P H Vlda; forU Stalaa. Will you write what information you may have or Teachers nnd others can he supplied with a few do school Win Rotch, Kemplon, Mnkre, Authcn A Co. can get concerning him (lib name is Joscphus A. SkinBragania, Derail, Makee. Anthon A Co do books at the Chaplain's study. The assortment —whether ever knew or heard of such a ner) you perfor s*r|>Romulus, Bogue; Btalee. V Am wh comprisesPrimary Geographies, Arithmetics, GramFrancis' o. son, or not—anil if lie is there, to nsc your influence Am aloop of war Preble, Com Glynn; for Heading Books, Webster's Dictionaries, &c. Am mcrch ship Hcbcr, Patterson, Makee Authou & Co;ito have him return. By doing so, you will serve the mars, for lions; Kong an humanity cause of and relieve unxious family.— do Am wh ship Abram Barker, Barker, The Friend, Bound. Direct to Joscphus Skinner, Norton, Mass. Bark Monmouth. Ilalaey, F RVlda. Bound volumes of the Friend, for one.ormorcyears, Respectfully, your friend, Ship India Miller, Makee Anthon «. Co. Ship Eleotrs, Brown, F R Vlda. C. A HOCK can be oSSiincd at Bsv. T. Coan.s, Hilo; Rev. T E. Ship Marengo, lie vol, M A A Co. Taylor's, Lnliaitia; und the Chaplain's study, HonoRev. S C.Damon, Sandwich Islands. Ship Isaac Hicks, Kice, 8 Reynolds Editor cannot, at present, furnish the de- lulu, tf Ship Rosalie, Mosliier, M A A Co. Whip Julian. Tsber, A B Howe. aired information. Any information respecting the Ship Two BrotlKTS, Jonney, M A A Co. person referred to, will lie duly communicated if made Notice to Masters oi WJ uleships. Ship Pocabonlaa. Cottle. tf to the Seamen's Chaplain, Honolulu. M A aY Co Ship Copia, Taber, Your ships will tie reported correctly in the It?" do Ship Jeannette, West, Friend and Polynesian, if, on jour arrival, a report is Bark E izabeth Frith, Winters, M A as Co IstMstM Captain. French ship AJa-x, Le Tcllier, left at the Polynesian OfKce. ' Unless arc willing Have recently been received by the Chaplain for to take this trouble, theEditors ot theseyou Am ship Margaret, Falea, M A ft Co papers are sub do DaSbip James Murray, Wheldon, W. S Collins, schr. Indiana, Capt. Crosby; Mr. jetted to great inconvenience, and are oftentimes unaShip Adeline, Journeean, do vid Hillson, formerly painter in Honolulu, but who ble to make any report. llardey, Captain. tf French ship Gustavc.Shookley, left on board a vessel bound to Callao; Capt. R. AlM A fc Co Am ship Metscomb, Ship Menkar, Norton, do len, ship Condor; Mr. Israel Horselcy, Condor; Mr Spelling Books. Danish schooner Johanna and Olufla, Egers. James I'eter Ludlow. Margaret; Mr. Sturt, formerly Noah Webster's, and the Asa ship Montreal. Chad v.ick, Williams A Co; for U 8 Union Spelling Books for to lie in Cnli- sale cooper in Honolulu, but Chaplain's Hamburg brig, CeciliaLouisa. Hansen. at Study. tf fornia; Mr. Samuel Rawsonywatch-rnnkcr, now at Ihe Leathart, Captain. Br brig Fanny, Am Ship Moctexuma, Tower, Makee Anthon k Co Religious Books. mines; Mr. Jacob P. M. Mead, ship Dromo; and Mr. Ship Washington, Pratt, do Jeremiah Varncy, Honolulu. E7" The Seamen's Chaplain has just received an Arrived. excellentassortment of Books published by the Aincr Wanted. Information icon Tract Society, including nearly all of their standOat s—Am whaleslilp Catharine, Green, NL, 2100 wh. f| lag brig Anonyme, Brainier, fm San Francisco, Whcntlic"HuntBvillc,"of Cold Spring, left the U. ard publications. These books arc beautifully bound, no F whalaship Omega, Moray, report. 11. S—Ass S., in the fall of 1847,her shipping articles contained and will be sold at an advance on the New York price* Alpha, Folger.Nant. 1400 wh. do do the name of "John Stuart." It is supposed this name only sufficient to cover the expenses. do do Erie. Norton, FII 115 sp 3300 wh. d* do was assumed for that of "Thomas Shbphbrd." Said Tiger, Brewster, 1800 wh, the collection will be found some new and Win Hamilton, Shookley, NB. 4000. do do John Stuart left the Huntsville at Ilobart Town, New instructive books for children. tf Lagoda Finch, NB. 3200 wh. do do fall under his eye, South Wales. Should this notice do Illinois, J agger, Sll 2700 wh. do of the Hawaiian Islands t History to with Mr. earnestly requested he ia communicate Bremen brig Johanna Cscaar. Kberiield, fin Sao Francisco. Embracing their "Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, John Bhepherd, of Patterson, N. J. Should John StuS—Bag Cutter ThoaNUen. fin Tahiti. 11—Span brig ClavUeno, St Juan, fm Hong Kong. art, alias Thomas Shepherd, visit Honolulu, let him Discovery by Europeans in the 16th century, rc-diseo 12 -Haw soar Starling, fm Jian Francisco very by Cook, with their civil, Religious and Politico. tf not fail to call at the Chaplain's study. Spokes. History from the earliest traditionary period to the Sea. Adeline, 22, India, In Jspsn N May ship By ship present time. By JAMES JACKSON JARVES.— Hymn Books. season, June 6, bark II editors'. 10months out, 2 whales thisJune Study. Price. "nssani. fllinlnn. 6 whs this season, ship 10, ship Illinois, At Chaplain's study, large *nd small edition of Third edition. For sale at Chaplain's r Wm Hamilton, Sag Harbor. » whs that soason, July s, $1,00. ,f Book* tf Hymn Seamen* bark Brsmm, N B Julys, this Bedford, season, Hew 17 whi MARINE JOURNAL. _ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1849) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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