https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/b4beec12a477d5fc142bb21c4fef804f.pdf 774e1557ef1911e929109497f5c35677 PDF Text Text Mew Series, Vol. 1 No. 0. HONOLULU, MI'IIMUII. 15, 1852. 41 FTHE RIEND. Old Series VOL H. Our renders abroad, muy wonder that we sceptre into iron. With thee to smile upon should ninke so much ado about a bird; they him, as he eats his ctust, the swain is hapwill not when they Irani that Honolulu and pier than his monarch from whose court the Islands generally we destitute of birds. thou art exiled. Grant me but health thou In tho mountains, them are a few species, great bestower of it, and give me this fair 44 and Hull.lll.m-, but few, these seldom visit tho sea shore, goddess (Liberty) as my companion, and 45 Kditorlal rpniiniarence*, 45 or the towns, henco when a stray visitor shower down thy mitres, ifit seem good Onto Death of Henry Clay, -45 Report of theCommittee of the 11. T. Horiety, from the forests, or a neighbor's cage, is thy Divine Providence, upon those heads Cllle. of China, 47 Klectrlcily in the whale fluhery, 47 heard or seen abroad, it attracts instant at- which-are aching for them."—[Sentimental 4B tention. When its cheerful notes fall Notice to Heamen, upon Journey, Vol. 2. . Item*, .hip new*, notlrea ice, the ear, a thousand pleasing reminiscences of Before closing these random thoughts youthful scenes come thronging the avenues about "birds and so forth" we cannot refrain of Ihe memory. It is refreshing to live over from expressing our admiration of that jolly in imagination, those days when the lark, the jack tar, who having just received his wages HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER 15, 1852. the robin, the bobolink, the thrush, and after a long voyage, spent a few shillings in twenty other songsters of the meadow and buying up the whole stock-in-trade of a Birds, and so forth. wood, were his companions. O, whut would bird-catcher, and allowing all the birds to not we give for an immigration of birds to escape to their forest homes. Such was his As we sat quietly reading at the door of the Sandwich Islands. We do wish birds enjoyment of liberty after a long voyage ia our sanctum to-day, Sept. 7th, a once familwould make our home, their home,, would his narrow quarters, and prison-like accomiar, but now unwonted sound fell upon the build their nests in our trees, and pick up the modations on shipboard, that he was ready ear,—"Chirp," "Chirp." For a moment crumbs about our doors Come, Come, ye to sacrifice a part of his hard earnings, in ! we listened, "Chirp," "Chirp" was again inhabitants of the wood we'll give you a home giving liberty to encaged birds. heard among the leaves, it must be a bird and food, free, gratis, and-for-notbing.— thought we, —but it can't be—birds dwell We'll pledge ourselves to do more, should Boston Sailor's Home and not in Honolulu. "Chirp" again was heard, Mariner's Church burnt. any vicious boys presume to harm you, we'll and on looking out, sure enough there was a petition His Majesty's Privy Council to desWe grieve to learn that among the buildbeautiful Canary bird perched on a twig, and of constables to attend upon the ings, destroyed by Are, in Boston, on the patch a posse reader, will you believe it, there was a little afternoon of July 10th, were the"Home Kanaka boy, cautiously and stealthily creep- young gents. mcthinks that poor prisoner under and "Bethel." It was the "Bethel" oa ing along tho limb of the tree, just ready to Ah ! the visitor.— verandah is saying "let me go, let me Fort Hill, where the Rev. Mr. Lord preachpounce upon the little wayfaring We do not believe a boy, ever saw a bird, go, and perhaps others may visit you, but if ed for many years. The "home" was nearbut he desired to catch it, now Kanaka boys you keep me fast others will take warning. ly new, and undoubtedly one ofthe very beat it seems, are just like English and Ainericnn It is easier to preach than practice." We conducted establishments in the world.— boys in this respect. Put away flies the must confess that shutting up birds is not a There was an insurance of $12,000 on the Canary bird, skipping from twig to twig— very noble business ! It is a species of slav- Home, and $3,000 on the furniture. One person at the Home lost $1,400, the earninga poor little fellow, it has now two pursuers, ery, it savors of oppression. of a lifetime. and is soon caught ! A cage is soon procurLawrence Sterne has some most beautiful ed from a neighbor's, and speedily the bird thoughts upon this subject, suggested to his Honolulu subscribers will favor the is imprisoned. Poor, panting, fluttering, mind, by seeing an encaged bird, and hearing publisher by paying the amount of their suband wearied thing, whose agituted thoughts the bird say "I can't get out,l can't get out." scriptions before the Ist of would doubtless tiud expression in the lines October. The The following is Sterne's language. carrier will receive the subscription money, of Cowper "O for a lodge in some vast wilderness "Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still slavery but subscribers will confer a favor by always Some boundless contiguity of shade." thou art a bitter draught ! and though thou- insisting upon receiving a receipted bill, se We had him fast as our prisoner, and con- sands in all ages have been made to drink that hereafter there may be no misundersoled ourselves in regard to the apparent in- ofthee, thou art no less bitter on that ac- standing. humanity of the deed, that the little fellow count. 'Tis thou, thrice sweet aud gracious bad strayed from some neighbor's cage, who goddess, Liberty, whom all in public and in The Friend will be issued semiwas now mourning over his escape. To the private, worship, whose taste is grateful, and monthly on the Ist and 15th, during the re- f rightful owner we shall most gladly restore ever will be so, till nature herself shall mainder of the year. This plan will enable it, and on our part shall not request him to change. No tint uf words can spot thy us to furnish 12 Nos. before January, 1853; pay either charges or damages. snowy mantle, or chemical power turn thy and also meet the wanta ef the whaling fleet. Contents OF TDK FHIKNIi, BWIW 15, 18M. -41 RiMn.&c, anil editorial iti-ma -48 Alutrart llurlior Lawn and Heßnlationa, -43 Protection to Hoainen, -44 Revival »n hoard tliti frigate Independence, . - - - -------------- - - .... - _ --- TOI rai«. i �42 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER. 1862 ABSTRACT Vessels having spirits, wines or any other Whaleships are allowed to land goods to reipeeting {merchandise on board, subject to a duly the value of $200, free of duly, and $1000 •/ Hawaiian Laws and Regulation! Vessels, Harbors, and Customs. exceeding five per cent ad valorem, nr re- worih additional, subject to a duly of five Vessels arriving off a Port of Entry to ( ceiving such articles on board, are liable to per cent ad valorem, without being liable to make the usual marine signal, if they want a |have an officer on board, who shall receive pay any tonnage dues, but if they land mori Pilot. the sum of two dollars and fifty cents per than $1200 worth, (including the $200 fret The Pilot will approach vessels on the ( diem, and also food and lodging, at the ex- of duly,) they shall be subject to the saint windward side, and present iho Health Cer- pense of the \essel. charges anil liabilities as merchant vessels. tificate to be signed by the Captain. If the The following are the only ports of entry The permits granted to whalers do no' vessel is free from any contagion, the rap- jin this kingdom, viz :—for vessels of all include the sale, barter, or disposition o rain will hoist the while Flag, otherwise he descriptions, Honolulu, (Oahu,) Lahnina, spirituous liquors. Any such traffic by then will boist the Yellow Flag, and obey the (Maui,) Hilo, Kealakeakua, and Kawaihae, shall be held to constitute them merchant* directions of the Pilot and Health officer. (Hawaii,) and YVaimea, (Kauai,) and for men, and subject them in all respects to The commanding officer of any Merchant whalers and vessels of war only, Hanalei, like charges and liabilities. Vessel, immediately after her arrival at either (Kauai.) Any master of a whale-ship who shall fail of the legalized ports of entry, shall make The port charges on merchant vessels are to produce his permit when called for shall known to the Collector of Customs, the as follows : lie liable to a fine not less than ten or more business upon which said vessel has come At Honolulu. —Tonnage dues fifipen cents than fifty dollars, to be imposed by the Colto this port, furnish him with a list of her per ton register, Pilotage one dollar per eclor. passengers, and deliver to him under oath, loot each way, or halfpilotagp, if no pilot The rates of unties on merchandise landed a full true and perfect manifest of the cargo is employed, Health certificate one dol- in this kingdom, are as follows : with which said vessel is laden, which manlar, Buoys, two dollars, Harbor Master On brandy, gin, arrack, wines, ale, porter ifest shall contain an account of the packages three dollars, Clearance one dollar, Pilot and all other distilled or lermented with their marks, numbers, contents, and for anchoring a vessel outside, which does spi.ituous liquois of any description quantities, also the name of the Importers not enter the harbor —ten dollars. not exceeding 55 per cent, nor less or Consignees. When any such officer shall At Lahaina.—Tonnage dues the same as at then 27 per cent of alcohol, five dollars fail to perform any or all of the acts above Honolulu, Boarding officer, five dollars, per gallon. mentioned, within forty-eight hours after his Lights, one dollar, Canal, (if used) two Po. exceeding r >s per cent of alcohol, ten arrival, he shall be subject to a fine not exdollars per gallon. dollars, Clearance, one dollar. ceeding one thousand dollars. He shall also, At Hilo. —Tonnage dues, piloiage, health Do. exceeding 13 per cent a ul not exceedwithin the time above stated, deliver under certificate and clearance, the same as at ing 27 per cent on alcohol, one dollar oath, a list of all stores on board at the time Honolulu. per gallon. of his arrival, under penally of forfeiture At KeaUkeakua.—Tonnage dues the same Do. not exceeding 13 per cent of alcohol, and a fine of one hundred dollars. five per cent ad valorem. as at Honolulu, Boarding officer, five dolMasters of Whaling Vessels shall enter lars, Clearance, one dollar. On sugars, molasses, syrup of sugars and their vessels at the Collector's office within At Kawaihae, (Hawaii,) and Waimea, coffee, the produce of any country with forty-eight hours after their arrival at either (Kauai,) the same as at Kealakeakua. whom this government has no existing treaty, of the ports of entry, and previous to disas follows :—Two cents per pound on suthe vessel having paid tonnage dues charging or shipping any seamen, or taking Any ten cents per gallon on molasses and gars, one with all the recomplied port at port, off any supplies or stores, under a penalty gulations and obtained a clearance from the syrups of sugars, three cents per pound on of not less than ten, or more than one hungo to either or all of the coffee. dred dollars. They shall also, within the Collector, may On all other merchandise five per cent ad of without paying any ports entry, other time above stated, furnish a list of all wines additional valorem. the same during tonnage dues sjnd spirits on board as stores, and n maniOn merchandise, (other than the products fest of all cargo and freight, except the pro- voyage. the whale fishery) tr.mshipped from one of are tonnage dues at each of the ports duce of their lishety, and the outfits provis- theThe same, (fifteen cents per ton register,) vessel to another, a transit duty of one per ions and furniture of their vessel, under the or roadstead, or inside cent ad valorem. of forfeiting all such stores cargo and whether in a harbor reef, on all merchant vessels Produc s of the whale fishery may be outside the reight as are not on the list of stores or or countries, lading, unlading, or transhipped free of any charge except for Irom foreign manifest, and a fine of one hundred dollars. any cargo or passengers, or ar- entry and permit. Whaling Vessels bringing from or carry- transhipping from abroad and entering into the Any vessel taking away a prisoner from living ing to a foreign port and freight or passentrade. But vessels touching at the islands, is liable to a fine of five hungers, and lading, unlading or transhipping coasting of the ports for repairs, supplies or dred dollars. either the same in either of the ports of this king- refreshments, advices, shipment or discharge Retailers of spirituous liquors are not aldom, are liable to the same tonnage dues of crew, arid neither lading, unlading, or lowed to keep their houses open later than 9 and oilier charges as merchant vessels. But transhipping any cargo or passengers, are o'clock in the evening, or from Saturday a whaling vessel may tranship the produce evening until Monday morning. dues. of the whale fishery or any surplus stores, exempt from tonnage Rapid riding in the streets is prohibited without becoming liable to any tonnage All charges for tonnage dups, buoys and under a penalty of five dollars. must be at the Colboarding officer, paid dues. #The hours lor landing goods, or other Before landing baggage, a permit for the lector's office, before lading, unlading o articles, are between 7 o'clock A M. and or same must be obtained from the Collector. transhipping any cargo passengers, sliipr 5 o'clock P. M., on all days except Sundays Masters ol vessels allowing baggage to be ping or discharging any crew. and National holidays. landed before compliance with the laws, are Hawaiian vessels, whether licensed as Office hours at die Custom House and coasters or engaged foreign in otherwise, if •übjectMo a fine of $500. other public offices, every day (except SunThe Collector, at his discretion, and at trade are liable to the same charges and re- days and National holidays) from 9 o'clock the expense of ihe vessel, may provide an strictions as foreign vessels. A. M. until 4 o'clock P. 11. Officer to be present on board during her The charges on Whaling Vessel*, for HARBOR REGULATIONS FOR boarding discharge, to superintend the disembarka- piloiage, health certificate, buoys, HONOLULU. tion, and see that no other or greater amount officer, lights, canal, (and tonnage dues, Vessels anchoring outside ihe reef off same as on merliable to the any) landed is forth when are merchandise be than set i of Honolulu, shall change their anchorage, chant vessels. m the Permit. , . Jienally �THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 18*2 43 The harbor master shall board all foreign sailors within forty-eight hours, under a either of the commissioned pilots vessels, and Hawaiian vessels from foreign penalty of $100. Vessels entering the harbor, 10 he anchor- ports, as soon as possible after they have Seamen are not allowed to be discharged ed in the place designated by the harbor entered the harbor, direct them where and at any of the ports of these islands except master or Ins assistant, and moved from one how to moor or make fast, seethat the com- Honolulu and Lahainn. Il shall not be lawful to discharge seamen anchorage to another as he may direct, and manding officer has the printed port regulanone except Hawaiian coasting vessels of tions, ami receive a list of passengers, to be at any of the pons of these islands, without less than fifty tons bin then, and vessels un- delivered at the Collector General's office. the written consent of the Governor. der command of a pilot or officer for the He is entitled to collect for such services, Honolulu and Lahaiua are ilie only porta purpose of leaving port, to quit their anchor- from each vessel, three dollars in addition to at which native seamen are allowed to bo age without the written permission of the the amount paid by him for labor, use of shipped, and at those places, only with the boats and warps in moving and making fast Governor's consent. harbor master. The harbor master or his assistant or any such vessel; and if necessarily detained on No spirits or other merchandise shall be pilot, while removing a vessel from one board more than two hours at any one time, entered in bond either for consumption or anchorage or mooring to another, may make to receive at (he rati of one dollai per hour re-exportation at any of the ports of this fast to any other vessel or to any warp or lor such extra dtieniton; and for each lime kingdom except Honolulu, Lahaina and wharf, and any person resisting the same, that he may he called upon to boanfa vessel Mile, and no spirits or wines liable to a duty culling away or casting off the warp or fasten- after having once moored her properly, he higher than five per cent ad valorem, shall ing, is liaola to the penally staled below, and is entitled to receive the same pay as in be so entered at Hilo. the first instance. Any person who shall throw stones or the master is responsible for the same. All vessels within the harbor shall, when Before obtaining a clearance for a vessel other rubbish, overboard from a vessel at so requested by the harbor master or his *a- the master is requii ed to produce lo the Col- anchor in the harbor of Honolulu, will be sisiam, slack down their stream cables and lector, a certificate under the seal of his liable to a fine of $100. other lasienings, and also their lower chains Coiimil, that all legal charges or demands in Shore Boats. Any boat plying for hire All vessels entering the harbor, shall if so his office against said vessel have been paid, in the harbor of Honolulu, whether employrequested by the harbor master or either of and ihat he knows of no reason why said ed in carrying passengers or goods, withthe pilots, tig in their jib, flying jib and vessel should not immediately depart, also out being licensed is liable to forfeiture. spanker booms and top their lower and top- lo furnish (he collector with a manifest ofall Every passenger having a licensed "shore sail yards within twenty-four hours after an- cargo intended to be exported, a manifest boat" is entitled to carry withhiin 100lbs of choring within the harbor, and in all cases of all stores lake.] from bond, or Iranshipped luggage or goods, and no more, free of before attempting to come along side of, or fntn oilier vessels, a list of die names and charge; and for all extra luggage or goods, make fast to either of the docks or wharves, sexes of all passengers who are lo leave he shall pay according to agreement with and keep them so rigged in and topped until the kingdom in his vessel ; and pay all legal tlie owner of the boat. within twenty-four hours of their leaving the charges at the harbor master's office, and All the boats of hire for time, are entitled harbor, and until after removing from any the collecior's office. to charge for each passenger for the first wharf or dock. hour, one dollar; and for every succeeding No pitch, lar, resin or oil shall be heated Every captain of a vessel who shall con- hour, fifty cents. on boartl of any vessel* within the harbor, vey out of this kingdom as a passenger, any All boats hired by distance are entitled to but all sin h combustible articles shall be person to whom ihe passport act applies, charge twenty-five cents for every passeo who shall not be with a provided passport heated on shore, or in a boat or on a taft at to and from any ship or point within the ger a reasonable distance from any vessel. from the Minister of Foreign Relaions or a or buoy, offabreast the ship inner harbor of Any person who shall throw or cause 10 Collector Customs, shall, for every such of J. Robinson & Co.; fifty cents to yard be thrown into the harbor or leave or cause person, be liable lo a fine of fifty dollars, within the outer harbor, and from any place to be left upon the shores thereof, any dead and for all the debis and obligations which off abrerm the ship that is between the buoy be such have left this passenger unpaid in may liable to be apprehended, animal, shall kingdom, and the vessel shall be liable to yard of J. Robinson & Co, and abreast of and fined as stated below. the west point of the channel through the Any vessel taking on board or discharg- attachment and sale to pay the same. reef ; and one dollar to and from any point ing ballast shall have a tarpaulin properly Any vessel having cargo on board intend- outside'of of the westerly buoy stretched and spread so as to prevent any ed for a foreign port, or spirits in cargo oi point of thethechannel abreast boat to remain in ; the from falling into the water. stores, and touching at a place not a port ol all cases at the point to which it is ordered, For each violation of either of the forego- entry, without a permit from a Collector, not exceeding fifteen minutes without addiis ing harbor regulations, the person violating is liable lo pay double tonnage dues. deliable to a fine, not exceeding one hundred Oil, whale-bone or any other article of tional charge; and in case itorshould be place tained vessel at alongside any any dollars. merchandise, landed or transhipped without If a pilct conduct a vessel to anchorage a permit is liable to seizure and confiscation. over fifteen minutes, then the owner is entitled to charge twenty-five cents for every offthe port of Honolulu, and be not detainVessels landing goods upon which the du- fifteen minutes of such detention. ed on board from the necessiiies of the vessel, longer than twenty four hours, he is ties have not been paid, are liable lo seizure Honolulu, August 20, 1652. entitled to receive $10, and $1 for health and confiscation. hundred emigrants a day, on aa certificate, and if detained on boardionger If any person commit an offence on shore JcyFive now average, go up Lake Erie alone. The vessel, and on board a the it shall be escape than Iwentyfour hours, $5 per diem ItWeach German enumeration bids fair to come up ts subsequent days detention. Should a ves- duty of the commanding officer of such ves- the Irish.—Train's Boston line of packet sel thus anchored without the harbor, after- sel, to surrender the suspected or culprii to Liverpool, now ticket German emixhips wards enter, the anchorage fees above named person to any officer of the Police who de- grants from Bremen to the far West, via on mands his surrender the of a production will be remitted, and the usual pilotage and Boston, Western railroad and legal warrant. All sailors found ashore at Liverpool, health fees only, exacted. the lakes. We are destined to be a numerThe pilots shall bring the vessels which Lahaina after the beating of the drum, or at ous people. Set down thirty millions at least they may have charge of, fully within the Honolulu after the ringing of the bell, are for 1800. harbor (within the inner buoy, unless other- subject to apprehension and a fine of $2. wise directed by the harbor master,) and Ship masters must give notice to the harthat will be wise when they are achor them in a suitable and convenient place. bor master of the desertion of any of their old, most be inquisitive when ihey are yoanaj. when requested to do so by the harbor master or �. THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1852. 44 in the above communication. It shows that aailed from the U. S. When the vessel arat Lahaina, nearly twice the amount is an-.r ived at Honolulu last spring, he was sick New York, July 9, 1852. (nually expended for the benefit of Am. Sea-,a ml unable to prosecute (he voyage. The Rev. S. C. Damon, men, over that of any other two consulates c onsul did not feel authorized to provide for Dear Sir:—The subject of adequate pro- of the United States. The Lahaina consu- Ilis accommodation at the hospital. Under vision for sick seamen.in foreign ports has late ranks highest upon the list. We have't licse circumstances (he shipmaster paid an of late occupied and much Interested the long been aware that the U. S. Hospital at irresponsib'e sailor boarding house keeper, Board of the American Seamen's Friend So- Lahaina, was crowded with sick and disabled Jp3(J (amount required by law) to take charge ciety. We have had printed a Memorial to seamen, discharged from whale ships, but t if the man until he should die or recover ! Congress on the subject which has been ex- we were not prepared to see, that more was JV few weeks passed away, and the result tensively circulated, signed and forwaided. expended there, than at Havana, London, Uvas that the poor and sick, but worthy and Besides we have sent a committee to Wash- Liverpool, Hong Kong, Canton, Havre, $ teady man was left absolutely destitute, ington to look after this matter. Nassau, Cape Town, Lima, Cork, Talcahu- ' rhe boarding house keeper complained thai One result of these movements has been ana, and Acapulco combined. Iie had expended mote lhan $3(5, and was the establishment of the opinion that the exalone, the we hospital noreover unable and unwilling to keep him 2. Considering isting laws for the government of Consuls, in think our readers will see the importance of | ongcr. Under the circumstances, we made connection with the annual appropriations of the Lahaina Chaplaincy being immediately | >iv isii>n for the man, at the hospital, beCongress, for the benefit of our seamen, supplied, and we regret to learn that Rev. S. <:oming personally responsible for his board, give our consuls and commercial agents full E. Bishop, Chaplain elect, did not sail from j•,:{.;">() per week, while the hospi'al physician power with ample means to provide for any the U. S. until June 20th, and moreover that' I tindly offered medical attendance gratis. number of sick or destitute American seamen he took passage via Cape Horn and San,'rhe man still remains at the hospital, unable who may be led upon their hands : either to Francisco, because it will not be reasonable ( o work, and ere long an appeal must be place them if sick in a good Hospital or oth- to expect him until after the fall shipping nade to the benevolence of the community, i er comfortable place where there is no hos- season ; unless the clipper Defiance" out- rhis is by no means a solitary example, but " pital, or to furnish clothing, or a passage sails all other clippers. i similar instances frequently occur. home, as circumstances in the judgment of 3. Allusion is made in the above commuThere can be no question what the U. S. tbe consul may require. to at which aws should be upon this subject. If a sailor nication, the result Congress | The amount of appropriations for this pur- had arrived in regard to provision for Amer- s allowed to ship under the flag of the U. S., i pose by Congress has been from April 18, ican seamen in foreign ports. This result ie most undoubtedly merits the protection of I 1798 to March 3, 1851—53 years, two mil- may be satisfactory to Congressmen, but :hat government, if he is sick or disabled, lions, two hundred and forty-four thousand the laws as now interpreted do nol reach the irhis protection should not be confined to dollars. In 1851 the appropriation was necessities of the «ase. It is a well known t mtive or naturalized Americans, but extend $125,000. So much has been disbursed. fact that thousands of seamen, regularly it o all seamen. Let the laws regulating the Through the courtesy of A. O. Dayton, shipped on board American merchant and navy be exteuded to merchant seamen and Esq., the fourth auditor, we have the follow- whale-ships, cannot obtain the least protecwhalers. More upon this subject hereafter. ing items of Consul's expenditures for sea- tion or benefit in foreign ports, if sick or disRevival on board the Frigate Indepenmen in foreign ports, viz : abled. Consuls will not admit them to tbe dence. —This noble ship, which recently For the year ending June 1851 ■ hospitals and pay their expenses, unless na- arrived at New York, during her absence Lahaina, $27,300 tive Americans, or holding papers of natural- wa» the scene of an extensive revival of reHonolulu, 13,200 ization. This is hard, cruel and unjust, if a ligion, and she returned with over a hundred converts.—This great work took place at a Havana, 1,087 sailor is allowed to be registered on the 15,400 ship's articles of an American vessel, it foreign station, and is without a parallel in Valparaiso, the history of our navy.—Boston Jour. Hong Kong, in 1850 and 1851, 3,440 should entitle him to all the privileges of an In regard to this most interesting intelliLiverpool, 3,000 American citizen, if sick and disabled. It jsgence respecting the ship's company of a ■« Canton, 101 a notorious fact, that not an American manofthe U. S. Navy, we are gratified in _600 of-war, merchant vessel or whale ship floats, vessel Havre, able to publish the following paragraph being London, 4,834 that is not manned by a majority of the crew extracted from a letter written by the Rev. Nassau, 1,100 being natives of other lands. The crews of1"J. Spaulding, one ofthe Secretaries of the 400 vessels of the navy are protected, because ifr Cape Town, Am. S. F. Society, under date of July Bth. Lima, 7,500 the seamen are not native born, they are "The Independence, the U. S. Flag ship in .400 provided with "papers of naturalization" beCork, the Mediteranean, has returned to this port. 2,900 fore shipping; but not so with all foreign sea- The results of the revival on board a few Talcahuana, 940 men on board merchant vessels and whaleAcapulco, month* since, are manifest in the deportment ships. Some obtain their proper papers, but ofthe men onshore." $82,202 others do not, and cannot because shipped Removal. —Dr. Lathrop has opened a These are the principal items for the in foreign ports. Our whale-ships are parnew office in Nuuanu St. at the old stand of tially manned by Portuguese sailors, who above year. Very truly yours, Dr. Fontaine ; while his partner Dr. Ford J. SPALDING, are shipped at the Western Islands, and othremains at the office in Kahumanu St. Sec. of Am. S. F. Society. er Portuguese possessions. If those men Donation for the support of the are sick, our Consuls will do nothing for Editorial Krmarki. Chapel,'from Capt. Evans, Kremlin, $4.00 them. doubf not that many of ourreaders Take a case in point. A German sailor, For gratuitious circulation of the Friend, much interested in looking over the Carl Crevault, shipped as carpenter on board1 from Mr. Mitchel, Gregory's Express Agent, >c furnished ice by the respected secretary']the Am. whale-ship "Media," before she $7.00. Protection to Seamen. , ' ' -- -- -- — ------" " " .... • ' ... - - - ' ... ... .... EWe ' '' •, �- THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER. 1852. Editorial Reminiscences, No. 2. 45 like other people are desirous of "doing bet" ofthe Lord-'s Supper. Being extremely feeter" when they in reality they were "grow- ble, and desirous of having his mind undiing worse;" and at other times, we have verted, no persons were present but his son The sad news that the Boston Sailor's known seamen runaway, in consequence of and servant. It was a scene long to be remembered. There, in that still chamber, at Home has been destroyed by fire, reminds bad treatment. Masters and officers ought a week day noon, the tides of life all flowing us of some incidents connected with the never to allow instances of this description strong around us, three disciples of the Savior—(he Minister of God, the dying stateskeeper of that excellent establishment. It (o occur. man, and his servant, a partaker of the November evening was a cold and blustering like precious Death of faith—commemorated their Henry Clay. hurmade one every when the cutting wind Savior's dying love. He joined in the blesry along at a rapid speed, through the crowdThe following paragraphs we copy from sed sacrament with great feeling and solemed streets, and seek some warm retreat from the funeral sermon, delivered by the Rev. nity, now pressing his hands together, and the inclemency of the weather, that Mr. Mr. Butler, Chaplain of the Senate ; —The now spreading them forth as words of the service expressed the feelings, desires, supthe keeper of the Home, gave us a religion which always had a place in the conviction of his mind had also, within a re- plications and thanksgivings of his heart. cordial welcome. It was pleasant to pass cent period, entered into his experience, and After this he rallied, and again I was permitfrom the chilling and benumbing atmosphere seated itself in his heart. Twenty years ted to join with him in religious services, ofthe ouler world, into the warm and com- since he wrote : "I am a member of no re- conversation and prayer. He grew in gracr fortable apartments of the Home. That was ligious sect, and I am not a professor of re- and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saligion ; I regret that I am not ; I wish that I vior, Jesus Christ. Among the books thai a home to the sailor, well ordered and well was, and trust that I shall be ; have and he read most, were "Jay's Morning ant I fitted up. Boston Merchants had freely giv- always have had a profound regard for Chris- Evening Exercises," The Life of Dr. en their money for the erection of the edifice, tianity, the religion of my fathers and for its Chalmers," and"The Christian Philosopher in death." and the ladies of Boston and vicinily had rights, its usages and observances." That triumphant His hope continued to the end, though true that the seed which had been feeling proved and furgenerously furnished, with bedding sown by pious parents was not dead though and real to be tremulous with humility rather niture, its numerous rooms. than rapturous with assurance. HIOOQi During our short abode at the home, we A few years since its dormant life was re- Exhausted nature at length gave way, on He was baptised in the commu- the last occasion when 1 was permitted to ofhad frequent conversations with the keeper of the Protestant Episcopal Church, fer a brief prayer at his bedside, his last his establishment and the influrespecting uring his sojourn in this city he was in words to me were, that he had hope only in ence upon seamen. He appeared to be well full communion with Trinity parish. It is Christ, and that the prayer which I had ofacquainted with the sailor's character, and since his withdrawal from the sittings of the fered for his pardoning love and his sanctiquite successful in his management of the Senate that I have been made particularly fying grace, included everything which the acquainted with his religious opinions, char- dying need. institution. On one occasion he asked, On the evening previous to his departure, "How do things appear at Honolulu, is the acter and feelings,—from his first illness he sitting an hour in silence by his bedside, I expressed to me the persuasion that it would old Fort still standing ?" Somewhat startled be fatal ; from that period until his death, it could not but realize when I heard him in the by the question, we asked in reply, if ho had has been my privilege to have held with him slight wanderings of his mind to other days ever been in Honolulu. "Oyes, I once ran frequent religious services and conversations and other scenes, murmuring the words, in his room. He averred to me his full faith " My mother—mother—mother ; and Bayaway from a ship there, and was confined in the great leading doctrines of the gospel, ing "My dear wife," as if she were present. in the fort!" the fall and sinfulness of man, the divinity of I could not but realize then and rejoice to Having had occasion to visit the fort, Christ, the reality and necessity ofthe atone- think how near was the blessed reunion of scores of times, and met there hundreds of ment, the need of being born again by the his weary heart with the loved dead, and seamen of all nations, this led our mind in- spirit and salvation through faith in the cru- with her (our dear Lord gently smooth her to a train of serious reflection. How strange, cified Redeemer. His own personal hopes passage to the tomb) who must soon follow of salvation he ever and based on him to his rest, whose spirits even then seemthought we, that a sailor, who in some tho't- the promises and the gracedistinctly of Christ. Strik- ed to visit and to cheer his memory and his less moment, devised the plan of running ingly perceptible on his naturally impetuous hope. Gently he breathed his soul away inaway from a ship, and found temporary lodg- and impatient character was the influence of to the spirit world. ings in the old fort at Honolulu, should event- grace in producing submission and patient REPORT watching for Christ and Death. On one oc- of Ex. Com. the Hawaiian Temperance Soually become the keeper of one ofthe best casion of he spoke to me of the pious example and managed, and most successful! Sailor's of one very near and dear to him as that ciety, upon the laws, regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors, in the HaHomes in the world. Reflection upon this which led him deeply to feel and earnestly manufacture waiian Kingdom. incident, will speak .encouragement to those to seek, for himself, the reality and blessed- Your Committee offer the following Report. in any way laboring for the welfare of sea- ness of religion. On one occasion he told The present laws eegulating the sale of me that he had been striving to form a con- Ardent spirits were passed by the Legislamen, who may be thoughUess and inconsidception of Heaven, and he enlarged upon ture April 3rd, 1846. It was prefaced Joint erate, and do many things that a sober mind- the mercy of that provision by which our Sa- Resolution—to carry into effect the sixth ared landsmen would not approve. By no means vior became a partaker of our humanity, that ticle ofthe treaties concluded at Honolulu do we approve of any wicked practice in which our hearts and hopes might fix themselves on between the Govts, ofFrance and Great Britoccasion, when he was ain, 26th March, 1846 in Relation to Bran■ailors may engage, and especially wdkld him. On toanother supposed be very near his end, I express- dies, Wines, and other Spiritous Liquors. we condemn the practice of running away ed to hinrthe hope that his mind and heart The sixth article of the Treaty is as folfrom ships; still should any sailor foolishly were at peace, and that he was able to rest lows. "British, and French merchandise leave his vessel, or do other things that so- with cheerful confidence on the promises and or Goods recognized as coming from the berminded men would not approve, let us not merits of the Redeemer. He said, with British or French dominions, shall not be feeling, that he endeavored* to, and prohibited, nor shall they be subject to an despair of his reformation. There are many much trusted that he did repose his salvation upon import duty of more than 5 per cent, ad valnow occupying important stations of useful- Christ. That it was too late for him to look orem. Wines, Brandies and other spiritness who were once thoughtless enough to at Christianity in the light of speculation. uous liquors are however excepted from this ranaway from a ship. Sometimes we have He had never doubted its truth, and that he stipulation, and shall be liable to such reaswished to throw himself upon it, as a onable duty as the Hawaiian Govt, may thiak known seamen to leave their vessels purely now practical and blessed remedy. Very soon fit to lay upon them, provided always that through a foolish freak of their minds, they alter this I administered to him the sacrament DESPAIR NOT FOR THE SAILOR. " Kened. — " �46 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1852. absolutely to prohibit the im pot tution ofthe purse. (The pi ice per glass rose in 18— The amount mimed in the h<>nd is : 50 percent, in consequence perhcps of this " Sec. 8. Retailing spirilin us liquors shall aaid articles." be regulated moie definilely by the teims of The Laws passed April 3rd 1846, to carry heavy duly.) into effect this sixth article, —Refer Ist to The laws for smuggling are severe also, the licenses : and shall never exceed in so severe that it might be thought no person quantity five galbms. 'I he Minister of the duties on Spirits. Abstract :—lst, Brandies, Rum, Gin, Sic. would be so foolhardy as lo jeopardize his Interior may prescribe in Ihe licenses definot exceeding 56 per. cent of alcohol $5 per prnperlv, as well as bis reputation, in the busi- nite rules mill regulations to be observed by ness. But the number of cases lately bro't the vender." gallon. before our courts, show that there are some, The regulations prescribed in the licenses other than all descriptions 2nd. Wines of Claret, Cordials and liqueurs, not exceeding ready and willing to hazard themselves in it. are as follows : Either they must be tempted by inordinate Ist. He is not lo sell liquors otherwise 87 per cent, of Alcohol, $1 per gallon. 3rd. Claret Wines, Ale, Porter, Beer Btc love of gain, or innate disposition to client than by the bottle, (or glass, if it is a glass and all other fermented liquors not exceed- the Revenue Dcpailmcnt, or hearty good licence,) and each bottle, (or glass,) sold to will in the cause of alcohol. be drank in his house." -18 per cent alcohol, 50 cts per gallon. Having fairly introduced alcohol into our 2d. He shall close his house from ten 4th. Claret Wines, Ale, Porter, Beer, fee. and all other fermented liquors, exceed- community (hough a rigorous ingress—the o'clock ench night until day-light next morning 18 per cent of Alcohol, $1 per gallon. Laws refer 6th, to the Sale of Spirituous ing, and from ten Saturday night until daylight Monday morning, (lining vthkh lime no sth. Wines of any description, Ale, Por- Liquors. This is effected by means of Licenses— liquor is to he sold on (he premises. ter, Beer, fee. and all other fermented spirit3d. He is to allow neiliier gambling, nor uous liquors, exceeding 27 per cent, of Al- wholesale or retail, granted by the Government to the venders. 'By Revised Statutes, belling, healing of drums, or other disturbcohol, $•"» per gallon. 6lh. Distilled spirits,Wines of all descrip- Vol. I. page 30, sec. Ist., the Minister of In- ances, nor to harbor prostitutes on his premtions, Ale, Porter, Beer, &c, and all other terior is empowered to grant wholesale li- ises. fermented liquors exceeding 55 per cent, censes to any wholesale merchant applying Sec. 10. Any person violating the provifor the same. sions of this article by vending spiritous $10 per gallon. The Lsjws refer 2nd :—To declaring when Section 2nd. "The wholesale vending of liquors, either at wholesale or retail without spirituous liquors shall consist of selling the having previously obtained a license, as •pirits shall be deemed contraband. "And all such liquors imported without same in quantities not less than five gallons, herein provided, shall, on conviction, forfeit full payment of the duties above imposed and in the packages as originally imported Hnd pay to the government for each offence, Wines, ales, and other liquors containing al- five dollars, ami may be imprisoned not exshall be deemed to have been smuggled." ceeding six months in the discretion of the The Laws refer to, —To the proof of cohol are included in this article." By See. 3, he is required to pay for his li- court." smuggling and the penalty. cense, the sum of $25,00 for the use of Ihe Here we have the retailers of spirits well "The venders shall prove in all cases of Royal exchequer and give a bond in the pen- and strictly guarded in (he statutes, and if controversy, the legal importation and payof with at least one sufficient su- executed to the letter would undoubtedly alty $500, ment of the duties required by law. The bond differs only in the res- present this trade in its most favorable light. As the rety. be liquor shall forfeited to Government. All triction from the retailer's bond, the latter But how difficult i( is In cairy out any law vessels engaged in the illicit importation will be quoted. regulating so slippery an article as mm; •hall be liable to seizure, and on due proof Oil v —"The Mm. of Int. shall have and of old so noted n dodger of law and proSec. sth. to confiscation and sale. The Masters and like manner, to grant licenses to re- priety ! We, who live in Honolulu, need and Supercntgoes of vessels so engaged power in tail liquors, by the Bottle or the not be told. No member of (his society i» spirituous their aiders, c»-oper- Glass, but at no ■hall inorover, and all place not previously ap- surely ignorant of the diet that our licensed and abettors, whether on board such aters proved by the Privy Council, and at no place venders do not confine themselves to (he vessels or on shore, be subject to a fine at which the entry of merchant vessels is for- above rules. Neither the drinking of the until of $1000 each, and imprisonment paid." bidden by law, which licenses shall not be liquors in the house where sold ; nor (he The Laws refer4th, —To drawback duties until the right thereto has been of- laitoo of n"t selling on the Sabbath ; nor the granted and the permits of Whalers. fered at Public Vendue to the highest Bid- not allowing of betting or ■.ambling, is re"Drawback shall be allowed upon spirit- der." garded by one vender. Peihtips the difficulaous liquors landed for exportation. And We have seen lately how under this sec- ty of proving even after detection ; or of dethe permits to trade or barter given to ves- tion the Privy Council have forbidden the lection alone, prevents these regulations aels engaged in the Whale fishery, shall noi sale ofspirits, tnakai of Merchant street. from being fully executed. In all countries include the sale, barter, or disposition of By Sec. 6th, the highest Bidders unless it has been found, that in such mailers, pubapirituous liquors." deemed unworthy by the Privy Council, re- lic opinion is much more potent than mere The Laws refer sth, to the distillation of ceive their Licenses and enter into the fol- laws. And so would it be here also were not two-thirds of our while population, if not spirits in the Kingdom. "All distillation of lowing bond. ■pirits in this Kingdom is hereby absolutely i"The condition of this Obligation is :— positively friendly to the spirit Hade, are yet prohibited on pain of $1000 fine and impris- That whereas the above bounden prin- inclined in its favor. We may safely lay onment until paid." cipal, has this day become entitled lo a Li- then the charge of our disregarded laws at Laws under which cense, for Retailing Spirituous Liquors at the doors of our army of moderate drinker*. Here then we Island of or the term of one [To be continued.] be introduced into this Realm.— •pirits may The law makers were not permitted, as seen year from the date hereof; now if he shall The Nantucket Mirror says there is license, sell in the sixth article ofthe treaty quoted above not during the continuance of of a return of ll.e scenes of some prospect to prohibit entirely its importation, but sure- or furnish the same, to any native subjects of (he enrly period of whaling, when vessels were ly they have thrown heavy restrictions upon these Islands, nor keep, nor suffer to be kept fitted out for a few days or weeks to capture it. The duty is sufficient to deter an eco- at his place of Retailing, a noisy ortdisorderon the coast. Whales are unusually nomical man from indulging in so costly a ly house, nor promote by such retailing, any pWnty all along shore this Reason. About a a,u disturbance or ■reach ofthe publie>ypn<-c gratification as tippling, to say nothing ofthe I week since, three were seen from Siasconreasons which induce moral and religious tranquility, and if he shall not contribute by net, several have been taken from Martha's seen to abstain. The law has touched by such retailing, to'any violation ofthe laws of Vineyard, and five have been caught off this heavy duty that most convincing arguer this Kingdom, nor violate any condition of Southampton, Long Island. to men—their pockets. Till lately legisla- the license, copy of which is annexed, then Little, Brown & Co., of tion was thought to hare no right to go far- this obligation is null and void: otherwise, Boston, Messrs. 9th inst., the "Duke of ther than this, on the subject of spirit drink- upon proof being made to a common magis- Orleans' sold onofthe Birds," for the Audubon's copy trate, is its without the intervention of a as views, but the world and changing jury, ing, of It by (he Duk« $800. sum was purchased the to the Judiciary Act organize the future alone will disclose, whether for provided in his death, and is now sold by his good or no. With spirits at 25 cents the the penalty mentioned in the above bond before to be the most splendidly glass the habitual dram-drinker in this com- shall be forfeited, and the license upon which heirs. It is said bound copy in the world. [Am. paper. ■■unity must find a heavy drain upon hisl it is founded shall be revoked." ' m �THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1852. 47 very limited that Ihe human sys- ter, to compete wilh any vessel, ofthe same a chance to recover from the el- icapacity now built or which may hereafter In other words, A correspondent ofthe New York Com- leclsofheat, which is shown in the languid, bo built, in Great Britain. mercial, writing from Shniightit-, gives some nleached appearance ofthe foreigners, most (the register limits specified abovo taken inofthe challenge interesting accounts of the five ports ol of whom are prostrated. At Shanghae on ilo consideration,) the object be- the contrary, three fourths of the the year is to decide which ofthe parties can obtain of peace treaty He the says, by China. speed from the same cutween (he Queen of Great Britnin and the is cool, and ice of some thickness is com- ithe highest rate" of (be winning party to 20th as of model, at thermometer times bic fulling mon, the some capacity Emperor ol China, ratified Nanking, of August, 1812, it was agreed (hat I lie fol- low as If) or 12degrees. The summer months receive £10,000. are left to the lowing five ports should be opened for the are very hot, but the relaxed system easily Thelenglh, breadth, &c, transaction of mercantile affaire, viz:—Can- recovers as soon as tho cool wealher sets in option of each party. A vessel of this model ton, Ainoy, Fuchau Fu, Ningpo, and Shang- The autumn is delightful and compares very will be a fair medium between our clippers hae, and that foreigners should hive the pri- favorably with that of pur own clime. At and packet ships, and well adapted for the race, we vilege ofresiding wilh their families nnd es- Canton, no exercise ofconsequence can be East India trade. The proposed but this, at these ports, for ihe purpose taken except on the river, while almost every understand, is a voyage to China; molesare fine modified to cirpromaccording course, business without and there of be may one keeps his horse, of carrying on iheir tation or restraint. So far as Canton is con- enades into (he country, in every direction cumstances.—Atlas. advantage cerned this treaty has never been ol much about Shanghae. Another great From the New Bedford Mercury. use as foreigners are as much restricted this port has over Canton, is in the facrtbat Successful Results of the Application of Elas they have been for many years, not it is situated so much nearer to the green ectricity in the Whale fishery. being allowed to go out of the original limits tea districts, and here will be received all now, assigned them, and every plan has been re- the green tea of the Empire; and even We alluded several weeks since to certain sorted to to throw impediments in iheir way. most of it comes here, which is well known This is the principal reason why the foreign to every one in the trade. experiments by Mr. E. A. Heineken, of The situation of Shanghae, so near the Bremen, to (est (he applicability ofelectricipopulation has not increased then more rapidly. And but for this Canton would long entrance of the Yang-slze-kiang, reminds ty as a means of facilitating (lie capture of since have numbered its foreign residents by one of New Orleans, nnd like lhat city it has whales. Mr. H has recenlly received inthousands instead of hundreds as at present. the benefit of a vast extent of up country, telligence from Bremen which is ofmuch inBy reference to the map, the position of the the products of which flow down in an unin-c terest, relating to the success of this invenfive ports can be readily seen, in order to lerrupted stream; nnd when we reflect that tion as practically tested on board the Bremhave a correct view ofthe subject, the read- this river is navigable for junks of a large en whaleship Averic.k Heineken which left the er had belter consult one. size for more than three thousand miles, it river Weser in July last for the Pacific Ocean, Amov is situated on an island of the same will be apparent that the position of (he port having on board tnree rotption machines of name, about two hundred miles to the north- is very favorable for trade. On ibis greal various sizes, in order to ascertain the deward of Canton. Its position for trade is river and its branches are situated Nanking, gree of power necessary to secure sperm, or very good, being tho principal port ol the Suchari, and other large cities, with a great right whales, one machine containing one Fuhkien province, and many important number of smaller ones, nnd the mind is lost magnet, another four, and another fourteen. places in the interior receive their supplies in wonder at the population and extent of Cup!. Georken, in a lelter, dated Newthrough it. Some hundreds of junks belong trado. In fact the whole country is an enigZealunef, Dec. 13, ISSI, writes as follows : to and trade with this port, and a large busi- ma, and we know but very little more of it "The first experiment we made with the ness is done with Formosa, Singapore and now, then when Marco Polo startled the new invention was upon a shark, applying by The trade here discoveries. world his other neighboring places. electricity' from ihe machine with one the is increasing rapidly, and the population is When we reflect that from six to eight The fish, after being struck, inmagnet. ol the at one Fu is of often found capital Fuchau thousand vessels are about 3J0,0i)3. stantly turned over on its side, and after we of the Fukhien province, which is the prin- these plnces, some of which are situated in upon him a stream of electricicipal district for black leas. The.population eighteen hundred or two thousand miles from hadforpoured moments, by turning the handle a few ty ol estimate very slight there is as the form some yet sea, we can is about (i00,0;)0 but Ihe shark became stiff as a machine, of the little trade at this port. Ningpo is situated the vast inland traffic, nnd the little importwood. We next fell in wilh a black of piece in has a the popucountry and trade to Cheukiang the ance of the province, in foreign As soon as the whale iron was thrown lation of800,000, but as yet very little for- comparison to the domestic. It is computed fish. into nnd the machine handle turned, the him (hat two thousand junks of all sizes arrive eign trade. to sink. The operator then fish began Southern prothe the in the most at from port Shanghae, northern Shanghao annually (he machine, nnd the fish imturning reased &.c. the empire open for trade, is situated on the vinces, Formosa, Singapore, Penang, the machine was again Woosung river, near the mouth ofthe Yang- &c, while Ihe number that arrive down the mediately rose, when which the fish lay stiff in upon motion, set yearofthe six thousand largest riv- Yan<7-stze-kiang averages stze-Kiang, which is one water, surface of the and was taken on the ers of Asia. Here, since the opening ofthe ly. must be added ihe great num(he ship. At this time we made side of along which the of with such racoast boats, has business of wilh port, sprung up n ber fishing pidity a3 to even astonish the Americans China swarms. The population of Shang- use ofthe four magnet machine. themselves, accustomed as they have been hae is said to be at least 500,000. Within " We saw sperm and other whales, and at home to see places spring up like magic; sixty or seventy miles of Shanghae, is situ- lowered our boats, but were unsuccessful in and here is to be the greatest place of trade ated Ihe great city of Suchan, the population getting fast to them, as they disappeared on East ofthe Cape of Good Hope, far surpass- of which it is difficult to ascertain, but (hat our approaching them ; while at all other ing Canton and Calcutta. In saying this it is considerably over two millions there is limes the weather was too boisterous to perwe have only to sum up the advantages that no question, and even then it is scarcely half mit us to lower our boats. Thus we had but Shanghae possesses, which are so appMfnl (hat etffcnking. Suchan is famous through- one chance to try (he experiment upon a as to enable the non residents to contoUe out oLntry as the Paris of China, and whale, which was made wilh the four mag■ame conclusion. In the first place foreign- here raegpmoney is spent in pleasure and net machine. Tho whale upon being struck ers are not restricted, to any extent, but gaiety annually than even at Pekin, although made one dash onward, then turned on his can ramble wherever they choose in any latter is the residence of tho Emperor side and was rendered perfectly powerless. direction; the natives are friendly and harm- and his Court. Although I have as yet not been fortunate less, and these advantages alone ute sufficienough to test the invention in more inA Challenge.—Two or three Boston stances, I have the fullest confidence in the ent to cause a much larger population than at Canton, where the foreigners are confined shipowners have sent a challenge to the same, and doubt not to be able to report the to a strictly prescribed limit, and the feelings astonishing results on my return from ship owners ofthe Great Britain, somewhat most the Arctic Seas, where I am now bound. ofthe natives towards the "outside barbarito the following effect : ans" amount to positive hatred. a ship, Do unto others, as you would they should do unte At Canton, for nearly three-fourths ofthe The Boston parties will produce 1200 tons regis- you. year, the heat is very powerful, and the cool not less than 800, nor aver CToihtesf hina. C setison is so lem lias not tablishment* now' "Tcfthese JTe "he ' �48 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1852 NOTICE TO SEAMEN. Anadir eea, full of Ire July fith, Warren of Holmes' Hole, 2 whalee. (,'atharineor N. I.d whales, Levi Starhurk 5, l.iver- MARRIED. 2 1-2, 12th Mei.kar. 5,20 th, Hohomok, 3. 241h, Own 1. On Thursday evening, Sept. 9th, at Washington uly 7th, heard from Kohl. Morrieon, U, Alice Fraiier, a, Alice Place, by Rev. T. E. Taylor, Richahd Coady, Esq., Mandril, 3. of St. Louis, Mo., to Miss Charlotte Robinson, of HeiiL 4th, tut 34 "-39, lone. 157 17, a|H>ke ahip Jefferson of N. this city. 1.., William., all full, 2500, this arai>on. Tile Jell'ereon as fol- fool, Section sth, of Article 3rd, ofthe "Local Regulations " of the port of " HONOlow*. August Ist, Hunter, 75 sperm, 13(10 whale, Tiger, 4, LULU," reads as follows :—The Goverlleird, 5, I'hampion, 8, Cicero, I, Zone, (i, Trident, 9, Frank nor of Oalm shall cause a bell to be rung at lili, 7, Erie, 13, Minerva, 11, I'liemx, 12, Join, F.lizabetb. 5, DERATHS. Honolulu, at the Mansion Hoit-e, Hept. ]Hh, Mr. Henry Maaaachuaetts, 7 wliHlea, Maria 'I'hereaa 2090 bhla. the port of Honolulu; at nine and a-hall D. InCarrctt, aged 27 ye ir-, native »if Franklin Co., near Mi rrerx(From the llrightou Guardian ofjune 9th.) burgh, Perm. bin had refitted in Fair View. lllinoiM, where In* o'clock of each evening, as a signal to all father op ah lilano.—ln the whipping intelligence in now supported In be livinir. The deceased rronned the ofOiaArrKARANcc New York paper v\ ■ flint tlie following:— mariners at that time on shore without his Rocky mountain* In IHSO, mid resided in Lafayette, Oregon.— 11aWhale At Kli/.abeth, of New l.ondon, waa sji ken ship John He raim passenger to the islands, on Uiuni the Kncli-li ship on tho id of March laet, written permission, to return on board their Pekin, aca, and reported having experibut lived only two week* alter landing. During Ins enced a11aevcao shock of at an earthquake ahum ii prein Honolulu, mtiny friend* gathered around him, vioua. Afterwar.le alccrcil lor (Grampus Maud, andmonth vessels ; and it shall be incumbent on them hriefKojunrn, found HO nerepsitie*.— who moat generously made |»r.>vision fur nil Ins faOluma of water upon it; aSppOssd it iiiuhi have sunk in so to do, upon pain of two dollars fine, if Habbath His remain* were interred in the Nuua>.u valley Ceinetry, the earthquake, aa his chronometrr was correct. been The morning, after the piihlic service hi the chapel, where (■lenelv, Ijoin Hon", X.ing, also steered lor an island laidharque Jim n apprehended at or after ten o'clock of the the Masonic and Odd Fellow's Lodges were in Httrndance, na in the chart, hut could not find it, and auppoaed it to have was a member of each. The deceased during his sJekMsa. been aleo aubmcrgod. evening, when said Governor shall cause the ho frequently testified that tltrough the Lord JesusChristhe hoped died in the lull enbell to be again rung, as a signal for their tn obtain everlasting salvation, and finally joymentof thechristian's hope. He re narked "Jeaus Christ apprehension. Information Wanted is the foundation of my hope,—Jesus ie precious." Respecting Robert Shepherd, who shipped in 1846, "PENAL CODE LAWS." (in hoard the Am. W. S , Mechanic. At the time of Section 2nd, Chapter 27th, reads as folMARINE JOURNAL. shipping, assumed the name of William Read. He lows :—Whoever furiously, or heedlessly of left the ship at Maui, and weal to Sydney, hut has not PORT OFHONOLULU. since been heard from. He belongs to llrockville, the safety of others rides any horse or oilier Arrived. Canada W He is desired to report himself to hie vehicle, hrlg ds Ban Francisco Emma, in fin Aug. or drives or conducts 30.—Rrm. any Stover, animal, mother, and if he visits Honolulu to cull at the Chapdo. Sept. 9.—Am brig Noble, Robertson. 13 ds Im do. lain's Study. though the personal safety of any person be do. do. —Am bk Kremlin Evans, 13 ds. ft—Haw sch nVo. Washington, Derby, 17 ds Han Fran. not endangered thereby, shall be punished Sept. IV—Am sh Alexander, Hush, fin Lahaina. The Friend, first eerie*. 7— Am sh Harriet Hoxie. Rowland, 11 1-2 ds Ban Fran. by fine, not less than five dollars, nor ex7—Am wh sh Mary and Martha, Slocum, tin Kodinck, For sale at the office of the Publisher, previous 500bbls wh. ceeding one hundred. volumes of the Friend, hound separately or together. 7—IK 8. frigate St. Lawrence, Dulaney, 12 days fm Han Vol. 1. This vol. was published (lining 1843, when Section Ist, Chapter 35th, reads as folFrancisca B—Haw brig (Jen. Blanco, Crowell, 15 da fm San Fran. no other English newspaper was issued ut the islands lows :—Whoever is found drunk in any <l—ltrem. sh Leontine, Adrians 15 ds fm Han Fran. or in the Pacific. It contains documents relating to 10_Hawsch Harriet, Webster, 64 days fm Hydney. street, road, or other public place, from the the British Commission, while the English Flag was 12—wh ship Minerva2nd, Reynolds, fm Arctic, 320 wh, use of any intoxicating liquor, shall on the raised on the islands, (t^c. 55 sp. Vol. 11. 11844,] contains "Notes on the Sandwich first conviction for such offense, be punish- Aug. 28.—Am sh Sumuel Cletired. Apnleton,Do.me, China. Islands," &c, by li. C. Wyllie, Esq., H. H. M's JNymphe, ed by a fine not exceeding six dollars, and sailed without Mackenzie, ach St>, —Br Mm. of For. Relations, &c. , clearance. on any conviction of any like offense comVol. 111. |is-ij] contains a scries of articles upon 31.—8r teh Koh-i-noor, Levien, sailed without clear the Mnrouesini islands. ance. mitted after the first conviction, by a fine Vol. IV. [1846], contains n narrative of twenty —Br bk Reliance, Harrow or. Amoy. not exceeding twelve dollars, or by impris—Rrm bng Emma Stover, for Soursbray. year's residence in I'itcnirn's island, by John Buffett, Sept. 2.—Rr bk Thetis, Cass, for Is. of Celeber. etc., etc., &c. onment not more than three months. Step. 6—Am bark Kremlin. Evans. Mm up Inc. Vol. VII. 11849] contains sketches of Guam Am wh-ship Chas. Phelps, Birch, New London. Chapter 41st, reads as follows:—All loud ll—Am brig Zoe, Richards, San Francisco, Strong's Island, Rarotonga. Samoa, etc.,—"Trip from noise by night is taboo. Whoever, after Vessels in Port. the Sandwich islands to Lower Oregon and Upper ship Valparaiso, Smith. sun-set, shall by hallooing, singing in the Ambark California." by Editor. &c. Isabella, Wood. Vol. VIII. [1850] contains "Visit of the French "** brig Zoe. Richards. streets, or in any other way, pake any disbng Noble, Robertson. sloop of war, Bonitc, to the Sandwich Islands, in '* Benedict. noise, or Haw. sch disorderly village, Catherine, in any turbing 18.36." This long narrative was translated for the Storeihif—Mouna Loa. Friend, from the French, by the Key. D. Dole, &c. town, or part of this kingdom, without jusIlt'i.ii -" Don Uuixote" and '* Taaker." ts** The foregoing eight volumes, comprize the tifiable cause for so doing, shall be liable first serin of the Friend, and contain hesides the artiPORT OF LAHAINA. to summary arrest and imprisonment by any cles specified.'a great amount of interesting informaArrivals. tion, and useful rending, relating to all pans of Polyconstable or police officer, and upon con- Sept. 3.—Br bk John Laird, Swee(man, 15 daya fm San Fran nesia, the Western const of N. and S. America. China cisco. victiqn be punished by a fine not exceeding —flaw, arti William, Oaburn, n: dava from do. do. &c. Also, much information relating to commerce ten dollars. Clearance. and whale fishery of the Pacific Sept. 2.—Br bk John Laird. Sweetman, Hong Kong, witb 30 Price, $10 (10 the entire scries, and $1 50 single H. S. SWINTON, Chinamen on board. volume. A reduction will he made to seamen, as the Prefect of Police paper lias ever been published for their special beneMemoranda. The whale.hip Mary and Martha, gloeum, brlnpa no report fit, Honolulu, Sept. 1, 1552. tf. from the fleet. About the of July, whalina* a boatstecrer lat having hia walrh on deck, deacrted, with ilia hoat'a crew, were about 175 milea from Quern Charlotte's laland,and provided (bemarlves with every thing necessary Gt a voyan *4 o'clock age or that length. They left theahip between A. M., and when the captain came on deck at the latter hour, For Siile, At the Chaplain's study, "Jurves' History of the the 27th of July, while the Mary and MarSandwich Islands," Ilingham's Sandwich Islands," I'J Wyllie's Notes, on the Sandwich Islands." Also, tha, was cruising in 56 , and 136 a whole not a aoul waa to he aeen. binding, nud the publicaThe M. and M. left the ground at an earlierdale than ahe Bibles in various styles of watch left the vessel and took a boat, thus otherwise would, on account of a delect in her rudder, which tiona of the Atn. Tract Society, tf Act of Recklessness.—On the night ° ° 01 'I hey " " It hazardbue to remain running the most imminent peril of their rendered A Card. —The whale-ship Chae. Frederick w as apoken on the 14lh July, of about 300 miles aouth of San Diego, 3 mouth, from Mrs. Me Farlane, desires to acknowledge her inlives. As yet it is not known what became Sandwich lalanda, alongaide. 480 bbla oil and 5 whalea wilh debtedness and express her gratitude, to those genHilo, Aug. 31.—N0 foreign vessel* in port. ofthe young men, whose names were A. L. Lahaina.—The whale-ship John Wells, ('apt. Cross, is at tlemen in Honolulu, who so generously paid the paswilh 400 bbla whaleoil from Kodiark. sage, $200, of herself and family to California, on Qompt, a Portuguese, boatsteerer, W. W. anchor, Nswt raoai thk Aat-Tic.—The Minerva ad, ('apt. Reynold., board the brig Zoc. Also she would acknowledge a on the 13th, fnun the Arctic ocean, and report* as S>|D'Witt, Wm. M. Brown, Wm. A. Evans, arrived lows : Tbe greater pari of May fine weather,—fejasjataalea— donation of J2o, and other assistance rendered by Stranger's Friend Society. very thick and abundant, more so than ever Oscar Only and Wm. Smith. The vessel ice aa far aouth aa 56" 96.—It waa impossible to sji ueaVtlie was supposed to be 200 miles from land. whales. June commence, with thick fog. and f-tostupf weather. July more moderate, but almost continuaafjpVTand ao THE FRIEND: up to the middle of August, at Which time the MinerWe regret to announce the report of continue! va left with 330 bbla. whaleoil and 55 sperm, all this seaeon. A Monthly Journal devoted to Temperance, (.'apt Reynold*, reports thathe heard ofthe loss of the hunprobable loss of two whale-ships, the tress Seamen, Marine and General Intelliand Metaeom, but no particulars, except that they were driven ashore in a gale, also that the George of Fairhaven, had gence. tress and Metaeom without being able to been injured by the ice and had left for Knmachatks to repair. PUBLISHED AND EDITED BF r.ial of ships spoken and heard from since the loth ofJune. rt particulars. SAHUEIs C DAMON Seamen's Chaplain* Lauoda, 1 1-2 whalea, 13th, Fortune, under command or Davie the yea.el having touched at X— when I 'apt. Hathaway Bound volumes ofthe Friend, for 1, 2, 3, 4, mate, died. She waa clean: but oa July 4th, wa« again seen boiling. , 27(h, Vineyard 2 whalea, Ji'ilv 3d, Montreal, 6 whalea, 7 and 8 years, at the Chaplain's Study. A re- June July 4th, Canada. 3 1-2 whalea, Awaahonka, 4 whales, Otahi•luetion from the tubacription price will be made to tian, 7 whalea, V\ illialn Hamilton,clean, Monlesuma,Bwhalea. deaire a more than tin- At thli seamen, and purohaaars who time forty ships in eight, Aye cutting boiling. and Whales scares and wild. aeen in and 10 I ----..... TERMS. •" ..... One copy per annum Two copies " I'ire copies " $2.00 3,00 6,00 � 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 (1852) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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