https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/7d6298c85bc3fa137ff1e8b349cb6829.pdf 40dc6d07c24bf5e7e8df54f49c25ae65 PDF Text Text THEFRIEND. i>«» 8«rie», Vol. I, Ko. 8. HONOLULU, OCTOBER 19, 1852. 57 •11l Series VOL IX. Island Government, in regard to licensing eluded his remarks, the meeting was protwelve grog shops in Honolulu, and selling tracted an additional half hour, during which smuggled liquors, which had been seized by several gentlemen took a part. Among the police. He appeared to have left his them it was gratifying to hear Chief Justice gloves at home, and prepared himself to han- Lee remark, that he deeply sympathized with dle the subject as an honest, true-hearted, Mr. Beckwith in most that he had said, moreoearnest and fearless man. He clearly show- ver adding, that he abhorred, or detested (we ed that the French Treaty did not require forget what word he employed) the idea t>f this government to license twelve grog shops the Government selling smuggled liquors. in Honolulu. "It was not in the bond." If other members of the Privy Council had Even if it did require the license of the re- been present, it would have been squally tail of spirits, the iniquitous business should gratifying to have had them stand up be confined to one house. Let there be," with hands washed clean of this species of the one in Hon- iniquity! but Gehenna speaker, says Capt. West, master of the whale-ship olulu." He moreover argued that, suppoHONOLULU, OCTOBER 19, 1852. sing the treaty required this government to Florida, took part in the discussion, and license the sale of spirituous liquors, then the clearly showed that one of the heaviest burTemperance Demonstration. government would be justified in violating dens upon the business of the port of HonoMany persons imagined there would be the treaty, for it wasa/orced obligation, vir- lulu, was the sale of spirituous liquors. Ha remarked that for more than twenty years, no temperance meeting at the chapel last tually, " It was not in the bond." he had been master of a vessel, and had alThursday evening, because it rained, but As the glowing and eloquent remarks fell steered clear of Honolulu until now, ways they were mistaken. A meeting was held from the speaker's lips, we regretted, in because liquors were sold here. This is a and well attended. Addresses were made in- looking about the house, there were not more well point worthy of the attention of this dicating that when ladies and gentlemen push government officers present, for they might Government, when its friends are doing all the inthrough a rain-storm to attend a temperance have obtained some new ideas upon their in power to do away with the "burdens meeting, they are in earnest. Agreeably to terpretation ofthe treaty with France. The 1 our previous notice, Mr. Beckwith, principal Sandwich Island Government, instead 0f upon commerce.* were alio We gratified to hear Capt. of the High School, appeared as the orator walking as near as possible to the treaty, West no that merchant in Honolulu testify of the evening. His remarks were pro- appears to have adopted a line of policy that had taken slyly him behind the door for the tracted for nearly a full hour, to the manifest would bring the most money into the Public of purpose treating him to a glass of brandy, delight of his numerous hearers, and we re- Treasury. "Such money," remarked the and thereby his patronage, as it receiving gret that we cannot furnish a full report. speaker, "is the price of blood; let it be had been intimated a former speakef, by We shall only attempt a brief abstract. cast into Aceldama; let not the first red cent such a practice existed among the merchants Resolved, That the people of Honolulu, go into the Treasury. in the opinion of this Society, have not done Again do we express our regret 1 that we of Honolulu. At the conclusion of the meeting, a vote their duty upon the subject of temperance. cannot furnish our readers with a full report was passed to continue the discussion of tho He argued that progress required agita- of Mr. Beckwith's remarks, which were truMr. Resolution, Beckwith, at tbe offered by tion. The subject required continued dis- ly just what were needed at the present next meeting, to be held Friday eve next cussion, and persevering effort. The ora- moment. The truth is, along our tempertor then proceeded to point out and illustrate ance ranks, there has been a little recoiling; May there be on that occasion a genera the duty of the ladies in promoting the cause. our men have not stood the galling fire ofthe gathering, of both the friends and opponents, In illustrating their influence, allusion was enemy, and while it was supposed the Gov- of the cause. made to the young lady who subsequently ernment was ready to let off a volley of Miss Lang's School.—Having visited became the wife of Wm. Wirt, and whose grane-shot and bombs into the enemy's quar- her school, we take pleasure in recommenddecision upon the temperance question raised ters, alas, our professedly temperance Gov- ing it to the patronage of the public. She him from the gutter and saved to his country, ernment is fairly committed to carry out the could accommodate a limited number of the world and the church, one ofthe noblest policy of the rum-sellers. What greater ab- boarders on reasonable terms. Her school men, brightest intellects and gifted minds surdity and horrible monstrosity than for this is favorably located nearly opposite the theathat adorned his age and nation. Government to seize smuggled liquor, and ter. All which the orator had hitherto uttered then sell the same at public auction, that it Any person wishing to purchase a seemed only preparatory to some outspoken re may flow over tbe islands, withering and well located lot in the Nuuanu Y. Cemetery, marks, which he felt it to be his duty to scathing every fair bud of promise. will receive information, by applying lethe Contents OFTHE FRIEND, OCTOBER 19, 1852. -157 Temperance demonstration, M Temperance report (concluded,) 58 Tableof distance*, 58 .-Profanity, 59 Napoleon and the Bnliata Sailor, CO • Smuggled Liquors, 60 Bailor, your mother remembers yon, 60 Profane swearing, 61 Uncle Tom's Cabin and Editorial Items, 63 r Antarctic Whaling Grounds, 63 Loss of ship Ontariu, Editorial Reminiscences, 63 •» 64 Deaths, ship news, notices, cVc., - - TLHUE - - - -- - ... -- -- - - -- -- FKBIiLQ). " " . make, touching the policy of the Sandwich After the orator of the evening had con- Seamen's Chaplain. �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 1852. 58 such meeting to provide matter for the ensu- nearly the whole Union. Maine, Rhode ing meetings, would help to make the time; island, Minesota and Massachusetts, have Soc'y. ofex. iommiUeeoflKe Haw. Temperance interesting. The holding of our regular' already placed it upon their statute books.— Concluded. meetings at all events, whether they be dull lowa and Ohio, in a partial degree ; while Men from earliest ages, have attempted to or interesting, your committee deem of great New York, Pennsylvania, and other states control it, nature'bind.it to order, goveru- importance, for thereby we keep the cause are agitating the measure. Even Canada, aaents to prevent its breaking forth into law- before our community. so closely related to our beer-loving brethren, less rout ; but all have failed, nor will this The binding of youth and children into is making an effort also, for this kind of lethan Hawaiian government succeed better juvenile temperance societies, has been much gislation. The capabilities of this sort of those) who have made the same effort before employed in the tAnperance work. We all legislation in producing good results, its the eludes wisest, them. Alcohol overcomes the importance of guiding and results, its probable usefulness, its adaptation acknowledge the craftiest, bewilders the simplest and has moulding the developing mind, for there aie to the necessities of the temperance reform, insinuated itself into the good-will of high no opinions more powerful or more potent to as also its applicability to these islands, is and low, rich and poor, the sage and the govern men than those which have grown nlready before Ihe society in the proposed " with discussion of the Maine simpleton. But we may safely assert, it has with their growth, and strengthened liquor law. Your the a of per- their streigth." Perhaps the onward and committee will therefore leave its merits to teetotallers, class now met in sons, whom it can neither out-wit nor out- rapid strides of the temperance enterprize, that question. general. Your committee think the spirit during the last four or five years, has resultIt lias been suggested to this society, by ofour laws indicate five points strongly : ed from the work among the children, more some that our government is not consistent Ist. This government if unfettered, would than we would at first suppose. Thousands with itself in selling seized liquors, or that prohibit the importation and sale of spirits, of youth have grown up under the total ab- the moral effect would be greatly increased altogether. 2nd. That intoxicating drinks stinence banner since it has been unfurled, by their extinction. Destruction of seized should be taboo to the natives. 3d. That no some 20 years ago ; and have come upon the liqors seems to be the new idea of the day.— intoxicating drinks aball be manufactured in stage of life, teetotal men, from eduration They no longer escape capital punishment, the kingdom. 4th. That drunkeness is a vice and habit. These are prepared to go all as formerly, but without ceremony, are put that unfits men for social duties, and the lengths in the cause, and to carry out every out ofexistence. Were it deemed proper or care of the property of others. sth. That deduction ofthe temperance prin- expedient, this society might exert its influthose who will sell liquors in these four legitimate ciple, untroubled by former biases or preju- ence that way, by memorializing His Majesty under stringent regula- dices, and they are helping to make the and Privy Council, or the next legislature, islands, shall do so, tions. on the subject. Liquor under condemnation, temperance conquest complete. Concerning the second clause ofthe Resochildren of this community might has, on several occasions, been destroyed The conducive to lution, viz: "What means, most easily be pledged to the total abstinence prin- here, so that it would not be a novel idea to the advancement of the temperance cause, ciple, by means of sabbath or week-day the government. The numerous seizures of this community," your school pledges. can be employed in late, is making the government a pretty heavy committee beg to offer a few suggestions Temperance newspapers are a powerful dealer in the article, and from the glut in tho rather than advice. It will be as well, per- auxiliary. The press is mighty in its capa- market, they may find themselves obliged to haps, to state the usual means employed by bilities to do good. Your committee doubt, open retail shops, for its disposal. temperance people, leaving the society to however, whether we are able as yet to susIt will have been observed from the quotaadopt those which may be adapted to our tain a temperance newspaper. Our two tions made from the statutes, that there is a circumstances, or such other as may be sug- present papers often devote their columns to chance for the law here, similar to Ihe Maine gested by recounting the usual means. temperance articles, and with this we must law; that in fact it is already passed proMoral suasion has been the great weapon be satisfied. spectively. That chance rests upon whether of the temperance cause. To this end men The that commercial people, the French, shallgive of has distribution temperance tracts, have banded themselves together into socieour government liberty to legislate as it this and has been in cause, been employed this subties and unions. By such societies, That day may not be far distant, We as pleases. some. have not by much praised ject is brought before a community, attention then, temperance men must wait ami until committee would is arrested, and in connection with the pledge, yet, employed it, yel your When it does arrive we may perpatiently. that as we have had several adsuggest, it is carried out into practical life. Informasee the teetotal legislation of the comhaps, the of having dresses them propriety printed, tion is necessary to the success of every good distributed plete stamp, taking its place on our statute carrier, to every a dwelling.-•by but at excitement, cause : and not only this, would then have a chance, at least, to books. least, in sufficient degree, to induce men to They The above report is respectively sumitted. good. embark in il. The usual exercises of tem- doThere E. O. Hall. in is and toil all the wielding labor perance meetings have been addresses, sing- arms ol Chas. R. BisHor. and suasion, named, above our ing or desultory debate. We have already climate ismoral J. Mott Smith. no climate for expowerful great this with place, constituted such a society in yet, ertion, either moral or physical'; by its pledge and stated meetings. Whatever, Valuable Table. therefore, shall give to our meeting interest, keeping up a steady and persevering battle, we may hope to see the temperance cause Distances from London, New York, and will be a help to our cause. We might accomplish this in a measure, achieving as great conquests in these Hawai- New Orleans to the principal seaports in the by public addresses once a month. Had we ian islands, as it has done in other parts of world in geographical miles. Distances in statute miles are obtained by adding three to a list of strangers, who are popular in this the world. Of late, legislation has been the second every twenty, or fifteen to every hundred kind of work,* as our more favored neighbors, we could do much good in this way. Yet, great weapon of the temperance man. It geographical miles. The mean length of a though "prophets are not without honor, has come into great repute.withIt is a new degree of latitude is 69 statute miles. resolution, The first row of figures gives the distance save in their own countries, or house," we weapon, and being wielded might perhaps, find enough prophets among it cuts keenly, and threatens lo overturn the from London, the second Irom New York, our own people, to keep up such a series of kingdom of alcohol. Its suasion seems likely and the third from New Orleans to overcome all those impediments which London is distant from New York, 3,376 addresses with some interest. as impossible. miles ; New York from New Orleans, 2,045 The introduction of singing into our meet- moral suasion has relinquished which addresses This is an itself to miles ; and New Orleans from London, 5,116 argument a be It would good help would thing. ings, the former have miles. arguments seller, the rum as to give animation, when some feel the spirit done to the drunkard. It cannot be put moving them to talk. London. N. York. N. O. Debating such questions as may have pre- aside by the rum seller, it will make itself 2,120 4,030 5,427 viously been given, if properly managed, heard, neither can he escape its power, for Ljaccio 3,176 6,080 6,483 this is Ihe power able to cope with "the ilcxandria would assist the interest of our meetings. cast imsterdam 290 3,510 4,720 '. armed, man and him strong out." on temperance subjects, Reading of pieces 1,525 2,250 3,670 Temperance legislation is most in repute Lngra, (Azores) written by such ofthe society as feel so disposed, or the appointing of some person at in the United States. There it agitates Lrchangel REPORT — . . . �Auckland Constantinople Copenhagen Dublin Baltimore Barbadoes Barcelona Batavia Bencoolen . . . . . Bermudas Beyrout Bordeaux Boston Botany Bay Buenos Ay res . . . " , 11,812 11,650 3,165 3,518 758 3,775 400 1,860 13,066 12,400 Washington. 11,904 12,239 We publish the above table for the conve660 1,640 nience of our commercial readers. By it 3,125 8,040 Galveston Gibraltar Halifax . 11,070 16,130 . 14,850 1,550 5,250 1,380 2,750 420 . Hamburg Havana Havre Hobart Hole in the Wall. . Hull Key West Kingston Land's End Leghorn Lima Lisbon . . 4,610 275 12,450 4,175 230 4,150 4,560 475 2,260 10,730 . 1,100 650 Liverpool Madras 11,585 . 11,250 2,412 . 3,475 5,025 2,420 14,675 Malacca Malta 12,425 Manilla Monrovia Mobile Naples Nagaski 4,200 Nassau Pekin Pernambuco. Philadelphia. Para Plymouth Portsmouth Pulo Penang 15 100 4,450 3,540 4,430 . 315 190 . Quebec Rangoon Rio de Janerio . . Sandwich Islands St. Helena St. Jago, (Cuba) St. Jago, (C. Verd Islands) . . . S.John's(Newfd) St. Petersburg Singapore Smyrna Spitzbergen Stockholm . Swan River, (Aus- tralia) Tahiti (Society Is.) Teneriffe . . 3,640 5,825 Valparaiso 3,226 6,840 Venice 465 1,610 Valencia 3J80 1,906 1,240 VerasCruz 1 905 3,985 6,382 Victoria, (Austr'a) . Colombo Columbia River Feejee Isles Funchal 6,130 6.626 4,330 5,725 14,524 13,859 Trieste 6,140 6,437 Tripoli 6,685 135 (Eng.) Bristol, 1,325 Cadiz 12,160 Calcutta 13,650 Canton Carthaeena ( 4,150 7,850 Cape Horn Cape of Good Hope 6,580 4,315 Charleston 340 Cherbourg . . .. 3,220 14,270 3,264 710 588 3 700 12,000 3.010 12,600 5,400 15,100 4,860 4,125 2,675 2,230 2,400 9,475 3.200 1,740 9,750 9,000 5,125 6,520 3,650 6,050 820 2,240 12,575 12,825 12,875 5,135 3,428 6,825 :he Sandwich Islands are the most distant 3,310 4,605 from the great centres of commercial busi» 308 2,323 ness, with the exception os Columbia River 13,294 12,360 and pekin. 7,114 9,380 We should be happy to publish a table of 3,475 4,650 distances in the ?aciNc, taking Honolulu and 3,190 4,587 San Francisco as centres, is some os our 12,425 12,760 nautical friends, who have charts at hand, 13,904 1,980 8,115 6,834 748 3,185 13,239 will furnish it. 1,375 7,381 [For the Friend.] 6,250 Profanity. 1,297 While praiseworthy efforts are Lcing made 5,875 11,3-24 10,770 in our city, to put a stop to the highly dange15,995 15,300 rous and reprehensible practice of fast riding 15,104 14,550 and similar irregularities which prevail here, 2,900 4,150 and are apt to become intolerable but for the 2*500 450 timely interference of the police, I think it 3,290 4,700 612 2,650 might be well to direct attention to another 3,775 5,520 grievance which callu loudly for abatement. 610 I refer to the profanity and indecency open1,420 3,310 5,975 practised in our streets. 12,700 12,150 ly reference to Chapter 35th ofthe Penal By 1,100 950 3,600 5,350 Code of this Kingdom, it will be seen that 1,475 575 whoever blasphemes the holy name of God, 1,640 1,025 is liable to be severely punished, either by 3.010 4,740 fine or imprisonment; and whoever profanely 3,170 4,567 curses or swears is liable to a fine. By sec11,310 10,675 ofChapter 13th, any man or woman 3,175 4,575 tion 6th of lewd conversation, lascivious who is guilty 3,210 4,950 or libidinous solicitations, may be conduct, 11,850 12,275 punished by fine or imprisonment. 12,500 11,950 These are wholesome lawa and ought to be 4,325 5,720 enforced as any other portion 13,675 13,120 just as strictly and yet no part of the Code, the Penal 3,825 4,900 of to be so wholly disregarded, or laws appears 260 1,950 under foot with perfect 4,330 5,725 so habituallyIttrodden vain for the Legislature to is in 14,925 14,375 impunity. wholesome regulations if they are not enact 1,150 980 Who can walk through our 15,325 14,775 attended to. season, particularly afat the present streets 4,760 3.925 seeing or hearing some of without dark, ter 242 2,000 Who laws grossly violated ? 4,120 3,425 the above residents in town, that reverences the among 3,060 4,800 the holy name of God, is not grieved daily, 3,275 4,925 filthy Lot in the midst of Sodom, with the ofthe 12,250 11,700 like conversation blasphemous and profane 1,400 3,450 abandoned. 12,a50 12,300 openly wicked and1852. JOHN MARK. Honolulu, Oct. 5,840 5,150 remember that 15,300 14,625 P. S. Let christian parents hear these things as see and 5,600 their children 5,900 Police, let themselves, and the 1,420 1,125 well as they do whose business it is to inform against the of3,100 4,110 fenders, do their duty manfully, and we may 1,250 3,360 hope to see this evil abated. . 59 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER. 1852. From Campbell's Poems. Napoleon and the British Bailer.* I love contemplating—apart From all his homicidal glory, The traits that soften to our heart Napoleon's glory ! , Twas when his Banner, at Boulogne Armed la our island very freeman, His navy chanced lo capture one Poor British seaman. They suffered him-I know not bow— Uaprisoned on Uie shore to roam; Aad aye was bent his longing Brow Oa England's boms. Bis aye, pursued ths flight Of Birds lo Britain halfway ovsr; With envy lacs could reach the white Dear cliffs of Dovsr. A stormy midnight watch, he thought, Than this sojourn would have been dearer, U but Uie stiirm his vessel brought To England nearer. At last, when care bad banished sleep, He saw, one morning—dreaming,doling— An empty hogshead from the deep Come shoreward Hosting; Hehid it-ma cave, and wrought The live long day laborious ; lurking Until he launched s tiny boat By mighty working. Heaven help us ! 'twas a thing beyond Description, wretched; such a wherry Perhaps ne'er ventured on a pond, Or crossed a ferry. For ploughing in the sail-sea field, It would hsv. made theboldest shudder, Untarred, uncompassed, and uukeeled, No sail—no rudder. Prom neighboring woods he interlaced His sorry skin" with wattled willows : And thus equipped be would bsve passed The foaming billows: • Bat Frenchmen caught him on tbe heaah, His Utile Argussorely jeering : Till tidings of him chanced to reach Napoleon's hearing. With folded arms Napoleon stood, Serene alike in peace aad danger, And, in his wonted attitude, Addressed the stranger: « Basb man, that would'st yon channel pass On twigs snd staves so rudely fashioned, Thy heart wiUi some sweet British laas Must be impassioned." 1 have no sweetheart," said the lad ; " But—absent long from one another— Crest was the longing that I had To see my mother." 44 , Napoleon said •' And so thou shalt," «' Ye've both my favor (airly woa; A noble mother must hays bred Bo brave a son." -He gave the tar a piece of gold, And with a flag of trace, eonsßßanded He should be shipped lo England Old, And safely landed. Our sailor oft could aoantly shift To find a dinner, plain and hearty Bui never changed the coin and gift Of Bonaparte. , This anecdote has bee* published in several public jeur its aala, * both Preach aad British. My belief in autbentUitv 1,375 4,420 6,500 was confirmed by an Englishman, long resident at Bealsejar. 12,475 12,710 11,850 of lately telling me that be remembered the circumstance la Steamship City oTheCapt.StPittsburg, of la tbe place. 3 120 5,000 6,400 tesbnry which arrived here from Philadelphia on nave been generally talked been California, for has 7,100 Saturday, to take passengers L500 5,200 overhauled and adapted for the Pacific. Remarkable.— Mr. Jonathan Fuller, who died 1,120 4,050 6,225 thoroughly of 3,000 ton* bnrthen, and has in NorthChelsea yesterday, at tbe advanced agaot vessel, splendid is a She most excellent accommodations for some five hundred 83, died in the same hooee in which hevwas •< 11,660 11,900 11,460 nassenßers; and for streagth and fittings is unsursasi- ant) had never slept from under ka wof a 11,800 12,225 11,475 ed by any steamer afloat. She is advertised to leave night in hia Ufa. CVikafa Telegrapa, 31st. 1,800 54940 3,760 for San Francisco on the IMb July. «»»•» �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 1852. 60 With this number we conclude the vate capacity profess to be good temperance cannot be too severely condemned and disare a company of countenanced. The profane swearer should interesting report of the Ex. Committee of men, i but collectively theyadvertisement, ap- be made to feel that his language is an outThe fresh the Hawaiian Temperance Society. Therein rum-sellers. i the late rage upon decency and good morals, a viowill bo found an abstract of the laws of the |pearing immediately subsequent to Hawaiian kingdom upon the subject of spirit- Itemperance meeting,looks strange —it flavors lation ofthe law of God and man. Probably uous liquors. In justice to Dr. Smith, it ia little of the bravado—as much as to say "let there are no persons, whose influence is more should be stated that upon him devolved the Iteetotallers talk, what do we care, wo are corrupting to our youth, than those who use We are aware that many principal labor of preparing the document. inot bound to conform to the public opinion profane language. who are of this guilty practice, excuse themcreated by the members ofthe comtemperance people." .It will be seen, that selves the that they intended no upon plea, inconsistency mittee are perplexed with the Sailor, your mother remembers injury and fnean no harm. Perhaps it may government, of a professedly temperance you. selling smuggled liquors, which have been There is not a sailor afloat, or ashore, be so, but still this plea will not render harmseized by the police. We quote the follow- whose mother, if alive, does not daily call less their words of blasphemy and phrases of profanity. The profane swearer pollutes the ing from their report. him to mind. Some sailors keep their moth- moral atmosphere of any circle wherein he " The numerous seizures of late, is making ers informed, by their letters, respecting their the government a pretty heavy dealer in the wanderings, but multitudes do not. This is moves, whether among the inmates of the article, and from the glut in the market, parlor, the workshop, the cabin or the forethey may find themselves obliged to open wrong; no sailor should enter a port where he castle. We cannot see, why the liar and retail shops for its disposal." can forward letters, without writing, at least, profane swearer should not be classed togeIs it not a fair inference to suppose that one to his mother. The sailor shouldremem- ther, while of the two the influence of the the government would engage in the retail ber his mother, and not forget to write her.— latter is the most pernicious and demoralizing. business, if more money was to be made ?— She may not write him, because she does not Let our readers consider this subject—if The simple truth is, the sale of these seized know where he is, but if she did, be assured guilty, repent and reform, and if innocent, liquors is a stigma upon the government, she would write him. One of our strongest exert their .influence decidedly in favot ofthe and all those members of privy council who encouragements to labor for the sailor is the precept Swear not at all." " are engaged in the affair, we hope will no fact that the prayers and blessings of the Forty-four Names.—In Rensselaer counmore advocate the measure. It is not to be sailor's mother rest upon our humble efforts. New ty, York, tavern-keeper had abandonjustified under the present state of public Some months since we received a letter from ed the traffic a alcohol, after having been in opinion. The government is in a situation a lady in Canada requesting us to advertise several years engaged in it. Whenever the of adopting the "Maine Liquor Law," in for her long lost son. We did so, and much subject of his selling liquor was referred to, part, and not to do it, brings the government to our surprise the young man recently pre- he was observed to manifest a feeling of deep into discredit among its best friends. So we sented himself. He was induced to write his regret and sorrow. A friend one day inquired the cause. "1 will tell you," said he, think, and so we shall continue to publish mother and promised ere long to return home. and opening his account book, said, here " until this Viuse ceases. Letters we under- We are confident there are hundreds, if not are forty-four names of men who have all stand, have been received from Lahania, thousands of sailors, in the Pacific, who have been customers, most of them for years— requesting the government not to dispose of been abseot several years from home with- thirty-two of these, to my certain knowledge, lie in the drunkard's grave, ten of the the liquors at that port, which were recently out once communicating with their friends.— now twelve are now confirmed sots ! These are seized. Do our readers ask what we would This is wrong, unkind and cruel,especially to the fruits of this dreadful and degrading do with them ? We answer, knock in the their mothers. We hope they may be in- business." heads ofthe casks and station a trusty band duced immediately to write. Those who visit SCP We are confident that every rumof policemen near by, to see that no person Honolulu, enjoy an excellent opportunity to seller will " manifest a feeling of deep regret carried away any portion ofthe poison. forward letters to the U. States, England, and sorrow," if he sits down and calmly reP. S.—Since writing the above, we have Germany, France, Denmark, New Holland, flects upon the inevitable results ol his traffic read, with sorrow, in the last Polynesian, a and any other part ofthe world. Sailors do in strong drink. The rumseller may not be fresh advertisement, showing that the Sand- not fail to improve it. able, in only a few initances to trace the sad courts the name wich Island governmenttetill career of his victims, but the time is coming Profane swearing. of being a wholesale dealer in spirituous when he must again meet them, face to face. has our thanks for calling correspondent A This will, sale liquors. and intoxicating When the seasliall give up the dead that are and the public, guardians the attention ofthe few into the a paltry pence in it, then a great company will arise, whose doubtless, put government Treasury, but at the expense of of public morals, to the subject of profanity. deaths were the direct consequence of strong consistency and honesty as a temperance It is to be lamented that necessity should drink. When the rumseller thinks, he must government. If the editor ofthe government compel us to refer to the subject. Profane be miserable: how can it be otherwise, his organ can explain this matter, it will be swearing is a bold and heaven-daring sin, business involves the ruin of his customers. highly gratifying to not a few, who are con- which should be discountenanced by public As sure as men patronize the rumseller, scientiously friends of the government and officers and private citizens. The Hawaiian sooner or later, they must pay the penalty, the history of rumselling, clearly estadisposed to uphold its measures. In years laws are stringent upon this subject, but alas, and the point, that in a majority of inblishes past, at home and abroad, we have taken an they are at present a dead letter. We would stances the rumseller, who has ruined others, honest pride, in referring to the Hawaiian not recommend hasty and rash commitments finally ruins himself. It would not be diffifor violations of this law, but there are cases cult to illustrate this point, by many notogovernment as steadfastly maintaining, temprious examples on the Sandwich Islands.— erance principles, but oflate, another feature frequently occurring which require that the This being the fact, the prospect is not very baa made its appearance. From our point police should do their duty. flattering for those who are disposed to enof observation, this exposing smuggled liquor The corrupting, debasing, useless, and gage in the business Gladly would we perfor sale, appears wrong—and not to be de- wicked practice of taking God's name in vain, suade men to desist from both selling and fended. The King's ministers in their pri- and employing other profane expressions, drinking intoxicating liquors. — —< �61 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 1852. Speech "Have you seen it?" asked a neighbor or the Hon. W. H. Seward, on the Whale Fishery and Am. Comthe next morning atter a late arrival from California. merce of the Pacific. In the Senate of Ihe U. S. Mr. Seward re'•No,"wasour reply, " but have you? " "Yes, I sat up last night and read the ported a bill, from the Committee on Commerce, for a Survey and reconnoissance of first volume." the it? "Where did you get " names are Bhering's Straits, the Arctic Ocean, and and twenty-five Courses of trade between America not say, I must "Uncle Tom's Cabin," " double the Cape of Good Hope and make the port of Liverpool." The Hon. Senator will rarely see a China vessel reported in the New York papers via Cape Horn!!! It is encouraging to know that there are some persons in our community whose hearts are full of sympathy for the sick, suffering and unfortunate. One such quietly slipped a $10.—in our hand recently, with the request that it might be employed to aid the destitute. We have passed it over to the Stranger's Friend Society, and would suggest to our benevolent readers tbe propriety of making that Society the medium of China. now on the list! " We concluded there was no chance for us It is a somewhat remarkable circumstance until the next arrival, if this copy must be that a Senator should devote "a whole speech " to the whale fishery and the comthumbed by twenty-five readers. of Massa- merce of the Pacific. Discerning men, are the interior in correspondent A chusetts thus writes under date of June 24. however beginning to see, that the trade and Prof. Stowe, it seems, is going to be a commerce of the Pacific, will ere long as- communicating their charities. The officers " professor at Andover; by the way, have sume a far higher position than has hitherto of that society are efficient and are in the you read the book written by his wife, called been assigned to them. Not only is the way of accomplishing much good. Long "Uncle Tom? " It is a book of the times. "Star of Empire" westward, but the tide have we fell the need of such an association, She has already realized $9,000 from the of commerce is also westward. The speech and it is the occasion of sincere joy, that the sales, and the publishers twice that sum. It of Mr. S. displays research, and historical Ladies of Honolulu have undertaken the investigation. Most truly we hope, the U* business of aiding the sick and destitute. is a most lucky hit for them! " unrivalled to be an S. having seems Government will be aroused to the impor- We are confident their appeal for funds will This book notwithstanding remarkable, is of sending out a surveying expedition always be generously met. What tance sale. a it is North. In referring to the whaling having to the principles, Anti-Slavery its Hilo Chaplaincy. wonderful sale at the South, where another fleet cruising in the Arctic, he remarks as Hilo, Sept. 8. 1852. Mr Dear Friend:—Since my last report book has been written to counteract its in- follows:— But these fleets are beset by not only such have received for the Seaman's Chapel at fluence. cts. We hope our book-market will soon be dangers of their calling as customarily occur [ilo, the following sums:— 50 Alert, $ Seaman of Ship but also well-explored fishing grounds, supplied. " Uncle Tom's Cabin " was orig- on the 5.00 Thomas, 2d Mate Roman, L. C. of reship-wreck multiplied dangers by inally published in the National Era, a most sulting from the want of accurate topograph60 Seaman of Ship Marcia, 3.00 excellent literary and Anti-Slavery paper, ical knowledge—the only charts of those Capt. Graham, Ship Bayard, 10.00 published in the city of Washington, D. C. s« as being imperfect and unsatisfactory. Capt. Fales, Helen Augusta, for our 5.63 we scribbled and losses were suson deplorable While many Chapel, Expenses in repairs P. S. These remarks we have al1849-'5O, the fleet of cost and 120.00 by char's, some tained seraphine, in last number, but the manuscript " ready information of the loss of eleven vesmanner was overlooked. The " Messenger sels, one-thiiteenth part of the whole fleet $40.04 Now on hand, Bird " has since arrived and brought a sup- of 1851, many of which disasters might have The Room attached to tne Reading ply of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and it has been avoided had there been charts, accu- el is supplied with a good assortment of books been our privilege to read the book. Most rately indicating the shoals and headlands, and periodicals, and is always accessible. and also places of sheltered anchorage near service in the Chapel every Lord's sincerely we hope every American at home them. These facts are represented to us by Divine and abroad may enjoy the same privilege. the merchants, ship-owners, and underwri- day during the shipping season. Bibles, Testaments and other books in difEspecially we hope, those Senators and ters, and are confirmed by Lieutenant Mau- ferent languages, and .in various styles of for sciry, who presides in this department of Representatives may read it, who voted for sale or distribution by the subbinding, the Fugitive Slave Law, —those time-serv- ence in the navy as well as in the labors and scriber. Also bound volumes of "The We of the National Observatory. , T. COAN. Friend." ing ministers of the gospel who endeavor to studies want, then, no bounties nor protection, nor Bible—those the justify American slavery by even an accurate survey, but simply an exmultitudes of christian professors who are ploration and reconnoissance of those seas, Temperance among Sailors. so indifferent to the accursed evils of Sla- which have co recently become the theatre The Maine Liquor Law, it seems, has profitable adventure and brave achieve- been adopted as a port regulation, with refvery—and finally, we hope all ultra men of ment of our whale hunters. This service erence to American vessels, at Havana. both in the Colonization and Abolition ranks, can be performed by officers and crews now The American captains, having been much will read the book. Yes, we hope that Eng- belonging to thenavy, in two or three vessels troubled on account of the drunkenness of lishmen too will read the book, it wril show which already belong or may be added to it, their crews, who purchased liquor of the them that although the British Colonial Sys- and would continue at most only throughout fruit boats which came out to them, got up a two or three years. petition to the authorities to have the nuitem entailed Slavery upon the "States, are Mr. Seward's statements for sance abated. It was signed by forty-five there are American hearts which cherish as While captains then in port, and received the enyet the most we think part quite .accurate, warm a sympathy for down-trodden and opdorsement of Judge Sharkey, the Consul. must have consulted doubtAfter considering the matter, a regulation pressed Africa, and her sable sons, as ever the Hon. Senator yearned over the slaves of the West India ful authorities, or he never would have haz- was issued by the Captain of the port forbidarded the following sentence:— ding the sale, and affixing the following penIslands. The book will do good. It may to alties:—First offence, the destruction of the route China a Our Panama has decion " advantage over that have its faults, but they are like specks of liquor; second offence, the confiscation ofthe ded of the Isthmus the sun, not easily discernable amid its Suez, and at the same time vessels leaving boat and destruction of the liquor; third ofmany brilliant pages. that country and coming round the Horn, fence, the former penalties,*with the addiYork always at least five tion of two months' imprisonment, and then Industry and perseverance conquer all will reach New days sooner than vessels of equal speed can a term of years on board a man-of-war. things. ' 4 ' ' �62 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 1852. eastern extreme of a close body of ice, and take a most westerly course. of getting to the leeward of a projecting The ceremony of taking possession ol these The Arctic whaling ground having been point of the coaat, off which we observed newly-discovered lands, in the name of our wouldI moat gracious sovereign Queen Victoria, was successfully visited for several years our several small islands, that we expected afford such protection as to admit of our land- immediately proceeded with. whalemen are now making enquiries respectTbe Island was named Possession Island. ins* with less difficulty. ing a whaling ground, in the extreme high The cape which forms the southern promon- It is situated in lat. 71" 56, and lon. 171° 7 latitudes around the South Pole. Capt. Roys tory of ihe bay was named Cape Downohire, E., composed entirely of igneous rocks, and and his successors, in the Arctic, must ever after the late marquis. Its northern point only accessible on its western side. We saw called Cape Adair, after Viscount Adair, not the smallest appearance ol vegetation, acknowledge their indebtedness to tbe voy- was lat. 71° 18, lon. 170* 45 E. It is a remark- but inconceivable myriads of penguins comage of Capt. Beechy, and now that the at- able projection of high, dark, probably vol- pletely and densely covered Ihe whole surtention of whalemen is directed south, they canic, cliffs, and forms a strong contrast to face of the Island, along the ledges of the must again acknowledge their indebtedness the rest of the snow-covered coast. Some precipices, and even to the summits of Ihe rocks that were observed lo lie several miles hills, attacking us vigorously as we waded to English navigators. north and west of Cape Adair, show- through their ranks, and pecking us with their Capt. Walker of the South America, has to thetheir black summits conspicuously sharp beaks, disputing possession; which, toing loaned us a valuable English work, in two amongst the white foam of the breakers, gether with their loud coarse notes, and the volumes, published in London 1851, and en- were named Dunraven Rocks: we obtained insupportable stench from ihe deep bed of gutitled, " A Directory for the navigation of soundings in 165 fathoms, and several small ano, which had been forming for ages, and stones, which came up with the lead, which may at some period be valuable to the the Pacific Ocean &c. etc. These volumes black tended to confirm my conjectures ol the vol- agriculturists of our Australian colonies, contain a mass of information respecting the canic origin ofthe newly discovered land.— made us glad to get away again, after having islands and coasts of the Pacific, such as we Cape Adair at the time bore N. 52° W., dis- loaded our boats with geological specimens never before saw brought together in so nar- tant about 5 or six miles. It was a beautiful and pel quins. Owing to lbe heavy surf on row limits. Information has been collected clear morning, and we had a most enchant- the beach, we could not tell whether the waing view of the two magnificent ranges of ter was ebbing or flowing; but there was a from every possible source, and combined to- mountain, whose lofty peaks, perfectly co- strong tide running to the South, between gether by Ihe author, Alexander G. Findlay, vered with eternal snow, rose to elevations Possession Island and the main land, and the fellow of the Royal Geographical Society." varying from 7,000 to 10,000 feel above the Terror had some difficulty to avoid being A portion of volume second is devoted to re- level of the ocean. The glaciers that filled carried by it against Ihe land ice. Future cent discoveries in the Antarctic hemisphere. the intervening valleys, and which descend- navigators should therefore be on the guard ed from near the mountain summits, project- in approaching t. c coast ai this place. Thinking that the information respecting the ed in many places several miles into the sea JCP January 14th, 1841 in lat. 71° 50, Antarctic whaling ground, will be perused and terminated in lofty perpendicular cliffs.- and lon. 172-*'2o, a grea>t number of whales with interest by the masters of whaleships In a few places the rocks broke through their were observed, thirty were counted at one They were chiefly and others interested in this branch of com- icy covering, by which alone we could be time in various directions. assured that land formed the nucleus of this, of large size, and the hunchback kind; only make the extracts. we following merce, to appearance, enormous iceberg. The a few sperm whales were distinguished VICTORIA LAND. range of mountains extending to the N. W. amongst them; we observed great quantities This the most southern known land, is the was called Admiralty Range, of which the of moluscous and other minute marine anidiscovery of Capt. Sir James Ross and Com- higher and more conspicuous were distin- mals, on which no doubt the whales were modore Francis R. M. Crozier, in January, guished by the names of the Lords Commis- feeding; and large flocks of the young ofthe 1841. The Erebus and Terror, having quit- sioners ot the Admirality, Mounts Minto, Cape pigeon were playing about, and feedted Hobart Town on November 12, 1840, Adair, Parker, Troubridge, Pechell and £)al- ing with them. proceeded to the Auckland Islands and meny. In their farther progress to the southward, Campbell Island, and then advanced to the Mount Dalmeny, lat. 71° 5 S., 167° 8 E., that is, to the South and East of Coulman southward to reach the south magnetic pole. formed the western extreme of the Admiralty Island, they had seen but very few whales, On January Uth land was seen ahead, and Range, as also the most westernmost land in which was the more remarkable on account as the land is best described by Sir James sight,and was distant from us between 70 and of the very great numbers they met with not Ross himself, we will quote his narrative. 80 miles. The height of mount Sabine was more than 60 or 70 miles to the northward. The land rose in lofty peaks entirely co- found, by means of several measurements, to SCP" We will conclude this most impervered with perennial snow; it could be dis- be rather less than 10,000 feet, and about 30 fect series of extracts on this interesting tinctly traced from S. S. W. to S. E. by S. miles from the coast. The elevation of the region with the following remarks of Capt. (by compass;, and must have been more than other mountains was not determined with ac- Ross:—" I have no doubt but that these seas, 300 miles distant when first seen. curacy, but we judged them to vary from in the summer season, might be penetrated The highest mountain of this range I 7,000 to 9,000 feet; and altogether they pre- to a great distance; and it is very probable named after Lieutenant Col. Sabine, R. A. sented as grand and magnificent a view as that eventually the South magnetic pole will It is in lat. 71° 42 S., lon. 169° 55 E. can be imagined. A cape to the westward of be attained by persevering to the S. W. At noon we were in the highest latitude Cape Adair, having a deep bay between through the vast track of ocean which sepa(71° 15) attained by our great navigator in them, was named after Charles Wood, Esq., rates Victoria Land from the Balleny and 1774, during his several attempts to pene- First Secretary to the Admiralty; and another other islands or lands, discovered near the trate to the South. We had by this time run cape, still farther to the westward, surmount- antarctic circle, by Biscoo, Balleny, Wilkes, 15 leagues directly towards Mount Sabine, ed by a remarkable conical hill, was distin- and D'Urville. We saw a great many and still it appeared to be very distant; more guished by the name of Sir Jno Barrow, Bart. whales whenever we came near the pack land came in view as we advanced, mounThe dip had increased to 86*, and the va- edge, chiefly of a very large size; and 1 have tainous ranges extending to the right and left riation, amounted to 44°. These observa- no doubt that, before long, this place will be of that we tir?t discovered. At 6 p. in., when tions place the magnetic pole in lat. 76° S , the frequent resort of our whaling ships, bewe had closed the land 70 miles, we were lon. 145° 20 E., therefore in the S. W. (true) ing at so convenient a distance from Van about two leagues from the shore, which was from us, and distant above 500 miles. But Diemen's Land, which affords every means lined with heavy pack ice. We steered close the land interposed an insuperable obstacle and facilities for their equipment; and thus along the edge of it towards a small bay, to our direct approach to it, and we had to we may hope to become, by degrees, through where we hoped to effect a landing, but the choose whether we should trace the coast to their exertions and enterprise, better acwind being on the shore, and a high sea beat- the N. W., with the hope of turning the wes- quainted with this part ofthe antarctic region, ing heavily along the pack edge, we found it tern extreme ofthe land, and thence proceed which the setting in of the winter so much quite impracticable. We therefore stood toi to the southward; or follow the southerly earlier than we expected had prevented our the S. E., for the purpose of rounding the coast line round Cape Downsbire, and thence accomplishing so satisfactorily as we wished." Antarctic whaling ground. " " �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 63 1852. BALLENY ISLANDS. them one was named Russell Peak; the ' Certainly I am,' I answered; 'it is better This is the earliest discovery, and as he- southernmost, Smyth Island, after the Presi- for me to feed your sheep in my pasture on fore mentioned, was made by Capt. John dent ofthe Royal Astronomical Society; and grass, than to feed them here on grain; and 1 see the fence can't keep them out.' Balleny in the schooner Eliza Scolt, of 154 the third was named Frances Island. tons, accompanied by the dandy-rigged cutAfter a moment's silence—'The sheep ter Sabrina, Mr. H. Freeman, master, be- Editorial Reminiscences-—No. 4. shan't trouble you any more,' exclaimed Father Ladd, the peace man. Pulsifer. ' I will fetter them all. But I'll longing to Messrs. Enderby, and well equipThey quitted Lonlet you know that when any man talks of ped lor the enterprise Some years ago we recollect lo have fredon July 16th, l»38. shooting, I can shoot too; and when they As this group is one of very considerable quently listened to the lectures of Father are kind and neighborly, I can be kind too.' interest in the history of the antarctic lands, Lad- , the peaceman. For marly years he "The sheep never again trespassed on we will extract, with some abbreviations, the labored incessantly, and contributed most my lot. And, my friends,' he would continaddressing the audience, ' remember that account of its discovery:—" February 9th, generously to diffuse abroad correct princi- ue 1839—At I I a. in. noticed a darkish Jappearwhen you talk of injuring your neighbors, ance tt) the S. W., lat. observed, 66 37 S. ples upon the evils of War and the benefits they talk of injuring you. When nations At noon saw abearance of lain' to the S. W., of Peace. He resided on a beautiful estate threaten to fight, other nations will be ready extending from W. to about S.; ran for it, in Minot, state of Maine; but travelled too. Love will beget love: a wish to be at and at 4, made it out distinctly to be land.— extensively and everywhere lectured upon peace will keep you at peace. You can only At 8 p. m got within five miies of it, when overcome evil with good. There is no other we saw another piece of land of great height, his favorite subject, to the delight of multi- way.' bearino- W. by S. At sunset we made them tudes. On several occasions we recollect ship Ontario of N Bedford. out to be three separate islands of good size, to have heard him relate the following anec- Loss but the western one the longest. February dote. He was a most remarkable man, ofthe Hector, Capt. Smith, the arrival By 10th—at 2 a. in. bore up for the middle is10th inst. from the Pacific, the kindhearted and at this goodnatured.— port generous, land, and got within half a mile, but found it of the loss of the whaler "Ontario" completely ice-bound, wilh high perpendicu" I had," said he, "a fine field of grain, report February 11th—At II a. in. the growing upon an out-farm some distance is confirmed, and as was anticipated it proves lar cliffs to be the vessel of that name belonging to weather cleared; saw the land bearing about from the homestead. Whenever I rode By this port. The Ontario sailed from Honolulu saw Pulsifer's ihe in my neighbor sheep and of a tremendous I I height, W., S. W. on the Ist of Dec. last, for a cruise on the lot, of a harvest.— destroying my hopes should suppose at least 12,000 feet, and coShe had previously been vered with snow. February 12th—At 6 p. These sheep were of the gaunt, long-legged line for sperm oil.having successful sent home 275 bbls quite active as could spr.ng kind, went Ihe cutter's boat spaniels: they on Young Island, in m. 35,000 of whale and lb of whalebone, oil, likely and no partition-wall to afford a landing; over the highest fence, at the only place and had on board at the time of leaving Honbut when we got close with the boat, it prov- could keep them out. I complained to ed only the drawback of the sea, leaving a neighbor Pulsifer about them, sent him fre- olulu about 1700 bbls. of whale oil, and 35,The O.was wrecked on the beach of 3 or 4 feet at most. Capt. Free- quent messages, but all without avail. Per- -000 lb whalebone. man jumped out and got a few stones, but haps Ihey would be kept out for a day or 24th Jan. last on a reef at Pitt's Island, one Mill Group. The ship struck was up to the middle in water. There is no two, but the legs of his sheep were long, ofthe King's upon the reef about 4 o'clock, a. m. and in a landing or beach on this land; in fact, but for and my grain rather more tempting than the few hours became a total wreck. She had the barren rocks where the icebergs had bro- adjoining pasture. I rode by again; the taken 1000 bblt of sperm oil since leaving were there became and angry, still; I ken from, we should scarce have known it sheep Br. schooner Supply, took for land at first; but as we stood in for it told my men to set the dogs on Ihern, and if Honolulu. The off a of the crew and landed them at part would them I if they do, that not would pay (Buckle Island,) we plainly perceived smoke Sydney, receiving in payment for that serarising from the mountain tops. It is evi- would shoot the sheep. dently volcanic, as specimens of stone, or " I rode away much agitated, Cor I was vice about 500 bbls of oil Irom the wreck.— rather cinders (scoriae and basalt, with crys- not so much of a Peace man then as I am Capt. Slocum and the remaining officers and tals of ohlivine,) will prove. The cliffs are now, and I felt literally "full of fight. AM at crew were taken off by the Phocion of New which was cruising in that vicinity, perpendicular, and what in all probability once a light flashed upon me. 1 asked my- Bedford, would have been valleys and beaches, are self, would it not be well for you to try, in and would take passage in her for home.— may be expected daily. The Phocion occupied by solid blocks of ice. I could not your own conduct, the Peace principles you She had on board, 300 bbls of oil from the wrecjf, f I thought to others it all preachiHg see a beach orharbor, or anything like one." are The group consists of five islands, three over, and settled down in my mind as to the 200 bbls of which were purchased and the remainder found drifting about and picked up. large and two small, the highest of which best course to be pursued. The Hector cruised in the vicinity of the rode over to see named Young Island, was estimated by Capt. " The next day I neighof falling in with some of tbe Balleny, as well as by his mates, at 12,000 bor Pulsifer. I found him chopping wood wreck inbuthope saw none. cargo, 'Good neighbor.' at morning, feet above the sea. It rises in a beautiful his door. was a good ship of 370 tons, peak, which may be called Peak Freeman, No answer. 'Good morning,' I repeated. andThe Ontario was insured' at offices in this city on as being on the island on which the comman- He gave me a kind of grunt, like a hog, sixteenths of ship and catchings aa thirteen came,' I, continued der of the cutter Sabrina landed. These is- without looking up. 'I she sailed from Honolulu for $36,700, as follands and peaks were named respectively af- ' to see you about the sheep.' ter Messrs. Young, Borradaile, Buckle, At this he threw down his axe, and ex- lows:—At the Union Mutual $19,300; Pacific Sturge, Brown, Row, and Beale, the spirited claimed in a most angry manner, ' Now $4,400; Mutual Marine, $8,000, and BedCommercial, $5,000. Three sixteenth* merchants who united with Mr. Enderby in aren't you a pretty neighbor, to tell your ford uninsured.—JV*. B. Ship. List. are heard of it—a sheep? I sending out the expedition. The eastern- men to kill my most, or Sturge Island, rises also to a peak, rich man like you to shoot a poor man's Enormous Wealth.—The Duke of Denamed Brown's Peak, but is not half the sheep!' is possessed of immense wealth, his vonshire 'but height of that on Young Island. Immediate"'I was wrong, neighbor,'said I; income above five thousand dollars a being ly off the centre, to Borradaile Island, is a it won't do to let your sheep eat up all that two millions a year! Thus in Enremarkable pinnacle of rock, called Beale grain; so I came over to say that I would day, orthe are rich and Ihe many are Pinnacle, which rises like a tall lighthouse take your sheep to my homestead pasture, gland beingfew in food and raiment, and all the from the waters. The westernmost, or Row and put them in with mine, and in the fall poor, means of physical comfort, in a worse condiIsland, is low, and offers no remarkable fea- you may take them back, and if any one is tion than the majority of Southern slaves.— tnre. missing, you may take your pick out of my It is strange there is not a universal uprising Another portion of the Balleny group was whole flock.' overturning institutions, also seen by Capt. Sir James Ross March 2, " Pulsifer looked confounded—he did not of tbe masses, usages, and a government, which perpeteate 1841. At first it appeared as two, but on tbe know how to take me. At last be stammered such crashing oppression. succeeding day as three islands. The nor- out, —'Now Squire, are you in earnest?' " " of the " �64 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 1852* LoosthMHlfauoeBMnstrhinr_,j..ship othfe Memoranda. Huntress, arrived in the "South America.'* He report* that REPORT of vessels spoken by the Ontario Cspt. Brown. bU vessel went on ahore, April 25th, about 8 r. n., cm the Marcis, July 4 Island Kanne Kinskey, on the coaat of Kamschatka. The crew S wh. 99 Neva II gepl 9 Edward 8 Catherine 8 b safely landed the next morning, being about one eighth of a Splendid 10 Navigator, PORT OF HONOLULU. 8 90 mile from the shore. They found snow about 3 feet deep and 10 10 Arab, Mouongehela 1.1 weather very cold. Some of the crew froze their feat and Arrivals. 9 12 Lancaster, hands. They fortunately took some matches on ahore. On Oct B—sh Florida, West, 1500 this sesson. W»shlngluu,8.H.ll 13 Hoogly, I the Arst day a caak of water and another of bread floated S Seine 17 B—sh Levi Ptarhurk, Ellison, 1200 this sesson. 15 Sophia S "5 Geo Washington 17 ashore, and the third day they boarded the vessel and obtained 9—Hsw brig Hsltimore, Thop, 13 ds fm Hsn Francisco. 28 Milo, "6 Mores 7 11 provision*. They unfortunately lost their onlyremaining boat, 9—Am ship Wellington, Meyhew, in ballast, 40 days fm 91 Tuscan, WaHS'ngton 10 9 and were obliged to build rafts. They coon built a tent, and Psnams. 8 17 endeavored to make theinaelvea aa comfortable aa possible.— 10—Am wh sh North America, Mason, fm Arctic, 15 mos. Aug 1 Alexander, Martha ** 7'•Nas.su 9 William 9 •* They had commenced oonatruc.tmg a schooner from the wreck, 16 1000 bbls wh 12,0n0 lbs bone. Julian illiam bad laid the keel, reared stem and atom posts, when the 8 13 7 V\ 11—Am wh sh Cicero, Churchill, fm Ochotsk, 36 mos, 450 Hi ■' Moaongahela hove In sight about the 2oth May. She took all 8 Nsssau 8 Good Return 12 bbls wh. 5000 bone. 13 Herald, 8 8outh Boston 2,400 bhls. off and on the following day about halfof the crew waa trans11—Am wh sh North Star, Drown, fm Arctic, It. mos. 10C0 16 Clement ferred to the Brooklyn. On the 24th ot July, Mr. Mo«hler went 10 Alice 8 wh*. bbls wh, 14,000 bone. u on board the South America. Tbe veeael waa clean, having Levant Awashonks 19 7 " 12—Am wh ah Warren. Smith, ol Tisburv, from Arctic, 16 •' I** discharged all of heroil at Honolulu, which waa shipped to the fffsriaiit.nl II 14 Albinois 17" 1000 wh 14,000 hone. Aug 8 C. 8. On board tbe Fanny of Nantucket. 18 Gratitude Brainin 19 •« 19—Am wh sh Gideon Howland, Jernegan, from Arctic, 26 mos. 3100 wh, 40,000 bone. Bark Globe, in IT. lat 283 30, E. L. 138, experienced typhoons 13—Bremen wh sh Hansen, Huslng, from Arctic, 23 mos. from 1st to 5th of Hept. losingtop-gallantmasts, inizeu topmnst, Lines 1860 bbls so 13,000 bone. 3 boats and deck completely Bwept eicept try-works. No Uvea ON THE DEATH OF CHARLES W.WARNER OF SPRING11—Am wh sh Abram Barker, Norton, fm Arctic, 95 mos. lout. FIELD, MASS. WHO WAS KILLED BY A FALL FROM 2500 bbls 19,000 bone. THE FORE YARD OF THE SHIP MARY fc SUSAN, AU15.—Am wh ship Nile, Conklln, 900 bbls this sesson. 44 44 44 Pocahontas, Dias, from Koiliak, l soo wh GUST 9. 1851. Another Temperance„ Meeting r 15,000 bone, this sesson. BY A IHIPHATE. -—^ WiU be held at the BETHEL next Friday eveWhsre ths groan Aslds of ocsan, like daisy-decked meads, Oct 18—Am wh sh Alfred Gibbs, Jenny, 1150 wh, 190 sp. 18,ning, at 7 1-2 o'clock. Subject of last meeting con-000 bone. Wava gsntly 'neath sparkles ot foam, 18—Am wh sh Mary Ann Dallman, 1200 wh 18.000 bone. tinued. Per order of the executive Committee. And Uie sun's cheerless rays gild the ire turrets gray ; 18—Uncas, C. W. Jones, 1400 wh 209 sp 16,000 bone. 18—Vesper, Birch, 1600 wh, 19,000 hone. Died a wanderer far from his home. 18—Hoogly, Morse, 1000 wh 100 sp 10,000 bone. A Whalemen's Shipping List, will be published 18—Am wh sh James Edward, Luce, 800 wh 170 sp 10,000 on a letter sheet at the Polynesian Office, at Oh! Brave hearts and true, gathered round the pale form 12 18—Am bk Globe, Handy, 2uo sp. Of our messmate, all silent snd cold— o'clock on the day of the sailing of the *4 Whiton," Ih—Am sh Wm. Tell, Tabor, 1,300 wh, 1,800 bone. (probably and we heard bat the dash the Wednesday 20th,) which will include a splash—sad 18—Am wh bk Brighton, Weaver, 1,000 wh 12,0..i bom. A plunge 18—Am wh sh Arctic, Gellet, 1,60uwh. all the arrivals of whalers at the islands, amount Ofthe mild waves that over him rolled. MARINE JOURNAL. "" "" """ " "" " "" " "" "" " """ •• "" " "" " — " "" "" " """ "" "" " " "" " " . Cleared. No more will hia voice so familiarof yore. Fall glad on a fond mother's ear, Nor a kind-hearted sister be strained to his breast, As she welcomes him back with a tear. Removal.—Dr. Geo. A. Lathrop has removed his office from Nuuanu Street, to the building adjoining the Ship Chandlery of Thos. Spencer. Vessels in Port. WHALBBS. Oh ! cold is the shroud that encloses hil form, Far down in the Emerald wave; And the winds sweeping by, from the far frozen North, Howl a isquiem over his grave. Oh ! far from the friends and the horn c of thy youth. Wehave buried thee deep in tbe main, And the tears ol affection shall moisten bright eyes Which have looked for thy coming in vain, DIED. On tx>»l<l Am M»>»l»»lnp Al«w, ApiH Uln, ««!« W!!!!»m Am bk Black Eagle, Ludlow. Am bk Mary Fra/ier, Haggerty. Am sh Hibernia, Baker. Am sh Mary and Susan, Brown. Am bk Concordia, French. Haw. brig Juno. Corwin. Haw. brig Magdalene,Long. Am sh Hunter, Holt. Am sh Enterprize, Swain. Fr sh Nil, Neve. Am sh Zone, Parker. Atn sh South America, Walker. Am bark Bayard, Graham. Am sh Franklyn, Lamb. Am sh Moctezuma, Tower. Am sh Wm. Thompson, Jernegan. Am wh sh North America, Moson. Am wb sh Cicero, Churchill. Am wh sh North Star, Brown. Am wh sh Warren, Smith. Am wh sh Gideon Howland, Jernegan. Bre wh sh Hansen, Husing. Am wh sh Abram Barker, Norton. Am ship Pocahontas, Diss. Am sh Nile.Conklin. Am sh Uncas, James. SEAMEN AND STRANGERS.—The Searpomen's Chapel is open for Fuhlie Worship every i Sahbath, at 11a. m„ and 7 1-2 p. m. Seats Free. Seamen belonging to vessels (of all nations) visiting this port are invited to call at the Chaplain's Study, where they will be gratuitously 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 p. m. A weekly religious conference and prayer meeting is held on Wednesdav evening at the Vestry. Seamen are particularly invited to attend. Public services at the Native Churches, on the Sabbath, commence at 9 1-2 a. m and 2 1-2 p. m. The Seamen's Reading Room is open at all hours of the day. Strangers arriving and having late foreign papers, are respectfully invited to aid in Keeping said room supplied with useful reading matter. Donations are respectfully solicited for the support of the Chaplaincy, and the publication of the Friend. An annual report of all donations is made to the Am. Seamen's Friend Society in New York. Any person contributing $50 is entitled to become a Life Director of the Society, and $20 to become an Honorary Life Member. BISCHISTHIS. I55» <»" <I>, E, At 17. S, lx»>><l«l, lloa»w!>>, 13 la Noaulu!,!, Oil!?, Or!, »l, alilcli,!! n»!iv, os K«<!<l!«,, »z«!> 74 f»»«, s»l 35 Am sh Harriet Hoxie, Rowlsnd. Am sh Wellington, Meyhew. Am sh Vslpsrsiso, Smith, Am bsrk Isabella, Wood. Am clipper bark Messenger Bird, Am sh Alexander, Bush. Am brig Nobis, Robertson. Hamburgbrig Line, Denkar. Haw bgl. Catherine, Benedict Haw srh William, Parke. —-, of oil and bone, &c„ up to the hour of publication. Single copies 12 1-2 cents, 12 copies $1. Oct. 9—Am bk Mary Watermen, Hedges, for Hong Kong. 9—Am wh sh Mechanic, Cory, cruise. 13—Am wli sh Roanoke, Hand, cruiseand borne. 13—U. S. Frigate, Dulaney, for Hilo. And therosy-cheeked maiden who bitterly wept, When her lover went over the Main; In vain may she watch to behold the white sail, Of her Charlie returning again. "" "" "" "" " " "" """ Doane.e Hooks, for utile at the Chaplain's Study. History of Sandwich Islands, by Jarvis, Donations. price $ i oo PORT OF LAHAINA. Seamen's hymn-books, small edition, For the Seamen's Chapel, (seats free) supported by 37-12 Arrived. Collection of Sacred Music, 30 gratuitous contributions ! and the Friend, one thou- Oct. 7.—Am sh Abraham Barker, ) Morton3s mos. 1450 wh'lB,ooo Various publications, of American sand copies ot whieh are distributed gratuitously bone, Arctic. Tract Society. B.—Am sh Omegs, Fisher, 24 mos, 300 wh, Arctic. among seamen in the Faciac Ocean. >—Am bk North America, Mason, 15 mos, I*oo wh,t English and American prayer-books. For Chapel. For Friend. Arctic. 12,000 hone, Illustrated Family Almanac, for 1862. Ship Hunter 10 00 9—Am hk George, Stevens, 12mos. 950 wh, 12,000 bone, Bibles, in various styles of binding at American Capt. Doane, Messenger Bird, 6 00 Kodiak. i Bible Society prices. tf. 12.—Am sb Anson, Perry, 14 ds fm Ban Francisco. JohnRinnell, .50 Hiram F. Sparrow, 25 Cleared. Beni. F. Berry, Oct 13. Am. wh sh. Euphrates, Peakes, cruise. .26 13. Abram Barker, Norton, Honolulu. N.F.Baker, 60 *' 9. North America, Mason, Honolulu. A Monthly Journal devoted to Temperance, J. D. Lothrop, 26 13. Am "ship Anson, Perry, Hong Kong. A.Eldridge, Seamen, Marine and General Intelli1 00 . ' " .. . . . ... . ... . .. . ... ' ' The fkiend: J. Crowell, ,tj PORT OF HILO. genceP. B. Chase, 25 Arrived. PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY A Crowell 26 Oct B—Am wh sh Ontario, Brown, 2000 bbla wh, (I*oo bbls SAMUEL C. DAMON, Seamen's Chaplain. this season) 20,000 bone. R. B. Nickerson, 1 00 S—Am wh sh, Msry Ann, Dallman, 23 mos. 300 bbls sp, A. Doane, .26 1260 wh 38,000 bone C. C, Lewis, Hibernia, 50 One copy per annum A sailor on the wharf, Memoranda. 1 00 |2.00 REPORT of vessels spoken by ship Msry Ann, Dallman. officer Two copies" "..... 3.00 Roanoke, 1st 1 00 1 60 Aug. Benl. Tucker 5 '* Seine U. S. S. St. Lawrence, 8 60 Five 8 60 "--... copies Lvdia Canada 8 " 11 •' Herculea 13 •« Alfred fllbbs 9 "" !>l. B. 'Fhe purser of the St. Lawrence, has lor(L7* Bound volumes of the Priind, for 1, 2, 3 Mankar 10 Alice II" Fraaer •' warded the sum ol PI7 but without designating by Sep. Newiou 4, 5, 6, 9 and 8 years, at the Chaplains Study. A 10 Champion 9,100 bbls. Lagoda whom contributed or lor what purpose, aencs we 13 ■' 14 whs. reduction from the subscription Nlmrod price will be Waeerly Liverpool 3d 6 have devoted it as acknowledged, for both objects at made to Seamen, and purchasers who Alice MaadeU 11 •• l> desire more Montreal present are equally in want olnzads. " Europe 10 than I* a single volume. Eugene . . . i .. . -" TERMS. 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