https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/49d1943579af56e78c0b035738e01df4.pdf 8cc541da4b627aacbe9afeeedd3e533a PDF Text Text THEFRIEND. HONOLULU, DECEMBER 17, 1852. New Series, Vol. 1, No. 12. Remarkable Ruins on the Island of Ascension, at the Basaltic prisms. 89 •Id Series VOL IX. Matalanim Harbor, built entirely of SURVEYED BY J.T. GULICK. 0 Entrance into tho centre vault, but now X The entrance through the outer wall. A The outer wall. L Tho entrance through the inner wall. blocked up. B The platform. M The main platform, the same height as the Low passages through the walls. H The wall. C inner 1 The position of several vaults, dimensions not platform in front. I) The platform of the inner wall. N Water surrounding it. X Large steps to a platform over the contrc vault. known. J The platform in front. Vaults. F the Matalanim tribe near the windward har- of which this wall waa built, projected over bor. These ruins have been noticed by dif- about two feet on the outside, apparently to <M? THE Jr'RIEJVD, DECEMBKR 17, 18M. ferent writers, and there has been much prevent the walls being scaled from without. .89 speculation about their origin, but I have This inner enclosure waa about 05 feet by Remarkable Ruins, tc., 90 never seen them fully described. 75 on the outside. In the centre a little Rcaidsnce in New llulland and Caroline Islands, 91 Harbors on Ascension Island, They are situated upon low land extend- raised above the the surrounding ground, w ing out upon the flats which surround thia was a large vault. The ancient entrance to Editorialitems, 83,4,5,0. Wbalomen's Shipping List, from the in- it was throughly closed by basaltic prisms, 98 island. We approached them Marine Journal, ----«■-creek canal 20 or but I entered through a crevice in the top.— a or by crossing side 86 land -,Subscriptions, 30 feet wide, walled on both sides and nearly The vault I found to be about 15 feet by 10 dry in low tide. This led us to the outer inside, and 7or 8 feet deep. The bottom entrance ofthe ruins or lortifications, which was uneven having been dug up apparently was through a large open gateway. On in- by former viaitors in search of treasure or o spection, we found these ruins to consist of curiosities. The top of this vault waa covered two quadrangular walls, one within the with immense basaltic columns extending the HONOLULU, DECEMBER 17, 1852. other. The length and breadth ofthe outer whole length and measuring 17 feet. On quadrangle by a rough measurement was the top of the vault a large bread-fruit tree by IG2 feet, and the wall from 6 to 10 was growing, whose roots extended down 236 Remarkable Ruins on Ascension. feet thick, and in some places 25 feet high through the vault to the ground below. on the outside. This wall seemed entire in There are several similar vaults in differthe Extract moM the Journal or the Rev. some places and in others broken and over- ent parts of the ruins, mostly between bewith vines and trees. Proceeding a inner and outer walls. Human bonea I grown Mr. Clark. lew paces from the outer wall we came to lieve, have been found in some of them.— The ruins of ancient structures found on the entrance ofthe inner enclosure facing Small pieces of ancient coin, a silver crucithe island of Bonabe deserve some notice. the entrance to the outer In front of the fix and a pair of ailver dividers, hare been These consist of old walls and mounds of inner wall ia a raised platform 10 or 12 feet found; also a small brasa cannon far inland. earth thrown up for considerable extent, wide. The inner wall waa about 14 feet These were probably left here by Spanish found in different parts ofthe island. high, where it waa not broken down, and 6 adventurers long before the ialand waa known But the most remarkable are the ruina in feet thick. The top rowa ofbasaltic prisms to the civilized world. (Jontents .... - ... - - - - - - - -■ - TtHII • — �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1862. 90 it Theae structures exhibit no great me- more (polished style than would have been highest portions of the island, making at tide the of present high appearance chanical skill. No lime, cement or hewn the caae, had he written his own narrative. cluster of small walled islands. At its easternm atone are uaed in their construction. The On thia account, doubtless, most readers which broke over the reef walls are built almost entirely of basaltic imagined that the book contained merely a end the spray,the islands, washes one of which bounds prisms in their natural state. Theae prisms not be these walls. It must be visible to vessels sailor's which or yarn," might might 7 to immense and 8 aided are of all sizes up outside Ihe reef, but to a person unbaaaltic columna 18 feet long and 2 1-2 feet true. It is not our design to endorse as passing to expect any such thing, would prepared of vast number columns of volume, diameter. all that we recorded the in A in truth find remarkable in its exterior. present nothing in are found differthia size or near this aize but it has certainly a truthful foundation.— The largest cluster of these ruins merits a ent parts of these ruins, some of them raised description. The outside wall inBor 10 feet above the ground. We were O'Connell undoubtedly,resided several years particular closes a about a mile in circumference. the island of a acquired space Ascension, at the on and informed that similar prisms are found area is not, as in other cases, empty, foot of a precipice in the north part of the knowledge ofthe native language. On com- This about twenty feet distance from the outisland, about 15 miles distant. These prisms paring his narrative with the intelligence re- but side is another, exactly parallel to the were probably brought from that place by cently received, we are forcibly impressed first; wall then at the same distance another, and water and placed in their present position.— still another, to the number of five or six.— By whom and for what purpose? This pro- with the fact that O'Connell must have The centre wall incloses a space only about bably, will never be known. The present possessed a good memory and waa apt at inhabitants can give no light on the subject. giving an account of his adventures. He forty feet across, and is perfectly square.— outside wall was, upon one end of the The volcanic rock composing theae prisms is states that he was a sailor on board the The to thirty feet in very compact and of great specific gravity, English whale ship "John Bull," which edifice, about twenty-five sides, which the other three height. Upon them must ao that the largest of weigh vessel was wrecked in the vicinity of Ascen- had been more exposed to the tide, the walls several tons. and had fallen it> Some have supposed these ruins to be the sion, about the year 1827 or '28. After had become undermined, the inner walls were all but many places, strongholds of Spanish bucaneers. But why visiting several islands he finally resided for The standing side ofthe outer wall should they lay out such immense labor in about five years on Ascension, where he was perfect. had evidently been the front, for square pilthia distant island of the ocean ? And by islands on board married, lars, which had formed a part of some portiand left the finally whom was the labor performed; by themor similar structure, lay across the creek. co, to Salem, their a vessel belonging to the "Spy," or natives by subjected selves, entrance or aperture in the wall, was The think were they power ? lam inclined to Mass., which must have taken him off about Upon entering, no built by the ancestors of the present race for the year 1832. From other sources of in- about four feet in height. wall presented itself, but the next in aperture tribes, hostile purposes of defence against we learn that the "John Bull," alter working our way among the brush we when the people were much more numerous formation, entrance at the corner ofthe than at present, and when they possessed was, either wrecked, or cut off near McAs- discovered an the of the first. Passing this, to right wall, not and that the Ascension ability. kills, more physical, if more mental Spy passed by in the neat, at the left; Walla somewhat similar are found on about the year 1832. We shall hereafter we found an aperturedoors alternately at the thus, and finding on King's near the residence Strong's island, refer to this subject and perhaps publish full right and left, we penetrated to the inner the amall island of Lele, built in part of extracts from the narrative. wall. In walking inside of this, by the accibaaaltic prisms. The King represented dental falling of a piece of wood, we disto been built their Our is merely publish present design ancestors, them aa having by a vault, into which I descended. My covered when the people were very numerous, and O'Connell's account of his visit to the rethat it was a burial there was too fight," as he expressed it.— markable ruins referred to in the extract first supposition was to sustain such but all that appeared place, stones were We asked him how such large skeleton, which lay at journal. from the Rev. Clark's was one Mr. an opinion brought and raised to their places. He said its parts scattered to and fro bottom, the a time at this deserted of the second Arriving were from the other aide brought they ground. This distribution was bay on rafts, and raised on inclined timbers, Venice ofthe Pacific, we prepared for a de- about thedone by'the rats. I found no pador by means of an inclined plane. Some of liberate survey. Having with us no native probably in the vault. This body was fear and dle or war-club not to us with his superstitious annoy were as though very large, these stones after for my return to Nutt, where the canoe and accounted haste to return, we fastened large aa the prisms described above. staid upon the island till the next tide. For I was informed that a chief ofKitti had been A Residence many successive days we repeated our visits, buried there. Upon the island of Kitti the unable or unwilling to give me eleven years residence in New Holland returning to Kitti at night. No native ever natives were and the Caroline Islands; being; the Ad- ventured with us after the first day, though any information. The logs and the sods venture* of James F. O'Connell, Edited one would think familiarity might have less- which covered them, concealing the top of from his verbal narrative, published by B. ened their awe, as at low tide one might the vault, must have been placed there when B. Mussey, Boston, 1836. from Kitti to the haunted spot; indeed, the body which I found was deposited there. Just at thia time, when our attention is di- itwalk The fact that the vault was used for a burial is considered a part of that island. eted to the Caroline Islands, a particularly These explorations were sufficiently inter- place, even in this isolated instance within iteresting volume, bearing the above title esting to engross all our thoughts. Nothing the memory ofthe living natives, would seem some vague tradition ofthe purpose aa fallen in our hands. Although the book during my residence on the Carolines was to speak for which the place was built ; but I never of so much deep yet productive vague specaa published sixteen years ago, yet we have ulation. The immense size of a portion of could get hold of any more satisfactory traever chanced to meet with it, neither was the stones in the walls, rendered it impossi- dition than that the ruins were built by aniit ever perused by those Missionaries who ble that they could have been placed there man, (the spirits.) In one of the creeks on have gone to either Strong's island or Ascen- without some mechanical contributions su- this island of ruins lay a large square stone, which the Nigurt who accompanied us, sion. We understand that the work is re- perior to anything I met among the natives; assured us an animan had dropped from his contemptible degree of architectural ferred to by Mr. Hale ofthe U. S. Exploring and nowas in their construction, shoulders as he was trying to transport it!— skill manifested Expedition, in that part of his work relating though their dilapidated state afforded no The person who was buried there was an to Micronesia. clue to the purpose for which they were Edyomet of high repute. There must have title indicatea that the book page piled. Always nearly circular, they inclosed been some extraordinary motive to overcome The a mile in the repugnance of the natives visiting the waa not written by O'Connell, while from the areas from a quarter of a mile toand some- place; probably the request ofthe man himcircumference, sometime elliptical preface, we learn that some literary charact- times a perfect circle or rather a parallelo- self. er in Boston, under the signature of H. H. gram, with swelled sides, conforming inshape Brown beche le mer, which may be found W." acted aa his amanuensis. This writer to the ground. We seldom found any water on all the islands, having never been disinside the walls, aa they circumscribed the turbed aa an article of traffic, ia particularly in " " " ; IT ' " ' presents O'Connell's Adventures rather �DECEMBER, - 1852. 91 THE FRIEND, 7. The Poirik harbor in the Nut tribe, beabundant on the island of ruins. At low Harbors on Ascension Island. tide the water leaves it in immense quantiwill enumerate the several harbors of tween Jekoita and Matalanim harbors, is also I ties upon the bottoms of the inlets. This this island, and every one will be struck with spoken of aa a desirable one. Four vessels circumstance will lead, undoubtedly, to future the large number for so small an island. Ist. have entered it, and in each case hare beenvisits and exploration for commercial pur- The Matalanim harbor just mentioned, on wind-bound. poses, and then, as science and mercantile the East of the island. It is always safe, There are between sixty and eighty Amerenterprise go hand in hand, a more particu- with good anchorage, but during the preva- ican and European foreigners on thia island, and though they speak of many disadvantalar account of this interesting spot will be lence ofthe N. E. tradea, during the months given to the world. Persons familiar with of the J\'orthers, fall and winter, a vessel will ges connected with a life here, the fact thai eastern antiquities will visit it and may be run a great hazard of being wind-bound.— their number ia ao great, indicatea that there enabled, by the resemblance ofthe ruins to An abundance of provisions might as readily are many attractions. When the beams of those of some ancient nation, to fix the origin be furnished in this harbor on advantageous religion and civilization shall have illuminaof this people Unassisted by any such terms as in any harbor of this island. We ted this island, it will be one of the moat raknowledge and unaided by the natives, who may hope that in time the attractiona for ships diant gema of the Pacific. pettishly avoided inquiries as reflecting dis- in this harbor will be greatly increased, but Let me now mention a few facta regarding credit upon what they considered a sufficient at present for many reaaons, the lee harbor neighboring islands, which I cannot but estiexplanation, I was unable to find even, data is much the most resorted to. During the mate of sufficient interest to occupy your for a theory. The story that " aniinan built last two years, five or six vessels have enter- columns. 1. Regarding the Mc Aakill Islands, an them, and that they are the abode ofaniman ed the Matalanim harbor. and majorhoufi, to everybody else, appears 2. Bonatik harbor is about five miles to hundred and twenty miles westward from to have descended from generation to gene- the south of Matalanim. It is not a good Strong's island, I have learned from Mr. ration, it is evident ihey are'the remains one, not protected from southern gales, and Corgat that in 1834, the captain of a Sydney of a people superior to the present inhabi- without good holding ground. Several ves- vessel waa killed at these islanda. i He was tants; aay, I may almost say dissimilar.— sels have entered it, but not the second time. not acquainted with the circamstances. In Luce ofthe ship Warren, Rhode Conjecture was vague and entirely unassist3. Panian harbor, on the lee side of the 1841, Capt. Island, waa also killed there. It would aeem ed. The vault, favoring the idea that the to the south ofMataabout ten miles island, labyrinth was intended for a burial place, lanim, is perhaps on many accounts the best that on a previoua voyage, Capt. Luce had was the only feature about them that ap- of all. It is very commodious, and its chan- made purchases from the natives, but left peared to betray any purpose in piling these nel a straight one, with no hidden dangers.— without making payment. Thia of courae huge stones together; and it is not certain Its great depth of 25 or 30 fathoms is how- aggravated their feelings, and on his return that even that vault was not made expressly ever a disadvantage. Five vessels have al- last year, they retaliated by killing him. It for the burial of the Edyomet. His bones ready within the last year anchored in this is but proper to report that it is said he had, on bis return, articles for liquidating hta debt alone being found there, makes such a sup- harbor. position probable. Again, the method of 4. Roach harbor is a small protected pas- but had not delivered them before his death. building the stone walls on the inhabited sage in the reef, on the south side of the is- There are about seventy inhabitants on the islands differs so entirely from the masonry land between Panian and Rono Kittie har- two islets of this reef, and in 1851 there waa on the Island of Ruins, that the latter are bors. Our own schooner was the second one white foreigner. 2. The Wellington or Dupperry Islands, proved the work <*( another people. Upon vessel that ever cast anchor there. We enthe island, in the walls now made for founda- tered it in the edge of evening to be sure of about 80 miles eastward from Ascension Istions, etc., though very neatly built, for un- entering Rono Kittie the next morning, from land, consists of three islets connected by one reef. The largest of these islets is by them tutored Indians, stones of all shapes are which it is five miles distant. used; in the Island of Ruins the stones seem 5. Rono Kittie harbor, or as it is in Lind- called Mogul, and it ia the only inhabited one* broken, if not hewn, for the very places lay's Gazetteer, of the Pacific, Roan Kittie The number of inhabitants may be about an which they occupy. They stand firm, and is the place of principal resort. It is com- hundred and twenty. Several years since a bid fair to rc.iain everywhere except in pletely reef bound, and can always be es- person by the name of James Striker, went places whfcre their foundations have been caped from during the prevalence of the there from Ascension island. In a quarrel snapped by the water. The foundation is trades. Messrs. Corgat and Hadley officiate he killed his only fellow foreigner. Thia it laid below the surface, while walls now built as pilots, much to the satisfaction, 1 have no would seem roused his conscience. He renatives. are commenced upon the face of the earth. doubt, They have formed and endeavored to benefit the of every ship-master. even built gave up idolatriea, their and They I looked in vain, particularly about the long been I and to them am residents here, entrances, for marks or hieroglyphics; find- principally indebted for the facts I give. I a chapel with a pulpit in which toreceive instructions from him. October Ist, 1850, of that description. ing nothing send a shipping list of this harbor, furnished Striker with the five chiefa of the ialands George and myself, in committee of two, for your who has paper by Mr. James Cook, were lost while returning from a ship. Fifbut without authority to send for persons and for Wood and here. resided twenty years papers, at the end of about a fortnight rose water may be secured here with the greatest teen days after this Mr. Charles Biddle arrived on the island. and reported that the remains were evidently We have aeen Mr. facility. Mr. Reynolds, near the mouth of those of some ancient city or settlement, the the river hopes soon to have a scow to obvi- Biddle on Ascension Island.—He informed us, he endeavored while on the Wellington date ofthe existence of which, or the cause ate the necessity of boats for freight. Both Islands, to sustain the reformed of its desertion we could not even guess; order of and Mr. Thompson already have nine pin that they kept the Sabbath—that all and that the creeks or inlets were formerly he things, to purposes not abused alleys which, if it be their idols are destroyed, and that the chapel land passages, which the water had enwill furnish equally appropri- was still standing croached upon, from the contiguity of the of gambling, exercise. about a year since. Theae and healthy are a most singular combination of facta.— island to the reef. We decided, also, that ate the wild are fowls, pigs and pigeons Green turtle, hogs, fowls and cocoanuta are the reason of the comparative height of the Yams, of fresh provisions, but the inclosed land is owing to the protection af- principal articles abundant there. There is no anchorage.— are and il unlimited, of this island forded it by the foundation of the walls.— resources This isiand was peopled from the East, only and furnish many gardens Where the walls are broken down the water will yet I think one generation ago. of defor the all supply foreign enters the inclosures. Finally and lastly we plantations It is at this harbor, we at present 3. The Musgrave islanda were reported by paid their ethereal worships, the animan, the mands. our mission, but we soon hope to Capt Musgrave in 1793, as in lat. 6° 12N., establish compliment to pronounce them better archithe several other points of interest and long. 159* 15 E., but their existence has tects than any of the race now extant upon occupy become so doubtful that in aeveral recent on this island. the islands. Before leaving the ruins, I on the N. W. of this charts they are omitted. I am informed that The Bay 6. Jekoita christened the little group ' the O'Connell island in the Jekoits tribe must be mentioned two different individuals on Ascension island Cluster,' after the agitator.' as one of the harbors, though I am told it ia bave at different times seed them. One of not a good one. lam not aa yet able te give these individuals I have myaelfaeen, the Mr. The salary of the Mayor of Boston, after Reynolds mentioned above. He placea them the expiration ofthe present year, is to be (4000 more definite information. Six vessels bave between forty and fifty miles S. W. from Aaat times anchored there. different an increase of $1500 per annum. " — �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER,. 1852. 92 Marine Disasters. End of Volume IX. the The ship thia number concludes year With " A. H. Howlund," 15 months with bbls. whale and 55 sperm, out, 1,600 volume ofthe Friend.— and the IXth 1852, Although we commenced the 2d series of went ashore in a southerly gale, on Monday our paper in May, still we have so arranged night, the 9th instant, on the reef a little to its publication, that 12 numbers will have the eastward of the passage into the harbor been issued. We would return our acknow- of Honolulu. She was dismasted and lay for ledgements to our prompt paying subscribers, some days at the mercy of the winds and and hope they will continue our patrons. waves. Arrangements have since been made May we not also reasonably hope to receive for saving the cargo, and the work is now in a large accession to our list of subscribers. progress. There is a probability that a large It ia always best to commence with the year. proportion ofthe cargo will now be saved, as Our special thanks are also due to our many the weather has become favorable. No lives ous charta by all these names, about a dedonors. We have conacientiously belonging to the ship were lost at the time of gree south ofAscension Island. Mr. Cor- generous the full amount thus the disaster, although we regret to learn gat informa me that in 1839 he visited these endeavored to expend Donislanda with Capt. Hart of the Lainton cut- placed at our disposal, in scattering copies that a sailor belonging to the "J. E. wreck to visit in nell," the of a veswas drowned attempting of the paper, on board all vessels visiting ter. They there found sel's gig, but especially its back board; and this port. If any seafaring man has failed of the wreck to save the crew. on thiß board was the name " Dowsett," and obtaining a supply, the reason has been that (JJ" The American merchant ship Alex" the vessel's name, which he now forgets.— at the Editor's ander," Capt. Bush, with a full freight of oil On inquiry of the natives, they were told that he did not make application and bone, we much regret to announce, a vesael once came near, and a boat came office. ashore with " the chief, four men and a boy." Unless prevented by unforseen events, the touched on the reef before leaving the harThey immediately killed all but the boy, his Friend will make its appearance on the Ist bor, and was left by the tide, in such a posilife being for some time spared: but on con- of each month, during the joining year.— tion that she partially filled with water. She aidering that the boy might inform another the same. was terms remain he also killed. The is now being discharged to repair damages, vessel of the murder, the extent of which are not known. She is This last paragraph I have read to Mr. Honolulu Free School. Corgat, and he assents to every word. The already righted, and no serious injury dismystery may not yet perhapa be considered To correspond with the new method of covered. as solved, but certainly the facta are impor- supporting the "Charity School," a new The American bark " Magdala," for tant. name has been adopted. The name is JCT* Four vessels of war have touched at A3New York, with a full freight of oil and bone, cension Island within twenty years. 1. 1838 changed, but the character of the school re- in conscque-icc of her leaking, has been the English vessel of war, Lame, Captain mains. compelled to return to port and repair Blake. 2. In 1839, the Danaide, commanThe annual examination took place on vessel. 3. In a French der Dv Rosamel, the 3d instant. We regret that it occurred damages. 1845, the English vessel of war Hazard. 4. SO3 The Missionary schooner, "CaroIn 1851, the French Corvette Capriceeuse. at so busy a season ofthe year, when every line," " Capt. Holdsworth, has sailed with I have learned from persons who sailed individual in the community would think it a with him, that Capt. A. Chayne was com- great loss to attend a school examination.— freight for San Francisco, to return. Early mander ofthe brig whose reports are of such The school appeared well, and Mr. Lea is in the Spring, it is expected she will again authority in tho British nautical magazine deserving ofmuch dredit for his perseverance visit Micronesia. regarding thia part of the Pacific. From "The Pacific," ofOct. 19th, My dear sir, this epistle is long. You will and fidelity. The exercise in geography of course judge whether to burden your and arithmetic passed ofTadmirably. It was we learn that the corner-stone of a large and readers with such an one. Please under- highly creditable to both teacher and pupils commodious brick edifice for the accommostand it ia an expression of my interest in that the examination was so good, when it is dation Rev. Hunt's Mr. congregation, ofthe facts of nautical importance, connected with L. H. GULICK. considered that not even a day's notice was in San Francisco, was laid Oct. 20th. It is our growing Pacific. given to the teacher, that the Committee intended the house shall seat an audience of Omission.-In the "Testimonial" signed would visit the school. twelve hundred. p owners in New London, and several We regret to announce that the present A Card.—The subscriber desires to expublished in our columns, the name of teacher has forwarded his resignation. his grateful acknowledgements to all press omitunintentionally Fitch, 2d; was those ship masters and merchants, at HonoWe are confident our seafaring many occurred transcribing in The miatake lulu and Lahaina, who have so generously of the the will the readers appreciate publication printer. f for valuable Whalemens' Shipping List,prepared and promptly extended to him the hand of All persons indebted for subscription with much care, by H. M. Whitney, Esq. sympathy and aid. Their kindness will be during the past year, are requested to settle It may contain a few errorn, but it is proba- most gratefully kept in remembrance by one, the same on or before the Ist of January. bly as accurate as any ever before published who has of late experienced misfortune. P. E. CHILDS, All persons desirous of forwarding at the Islands. The labor attending its Late Master of ship Bramin the paper to ther friends, (by mail,) in the publication is very great. No one who has the United States, will confer a favor by not engaged in a similar undertaking would Honolulu, Dec. 13th, 1852 forwarding their names at the earliest oppor- imagine the amount of trouble and time reCard.—The Ladies' Stranger's Friend Society, tunity. quired to collect and [prepare the materials would gratefully acknowledge a donation of $80 from Capt. Collinson, of 11. 11. M. ship Enterprise, The whale ship "Arctic," Capt. for publication. The apace which thia list deposited with Consul General Miller for charitable also,[slo from the consul General, and $6 Gellett, will touch at Strong's island and occupies in our columns, will necessarily purposes, from Mr. Barnard; also from 4 ship-masters $ 10.00. out crowd much other matter intereating insoon. A letter H. H. NEWCOMB, Ascension. She will aail Hon. Dec 16, 1862. Treasurer, S. F. Society. bag will be forwarded from the post office. tended for thia number of our paper. cenaion. He states that there are three islets. Mr. Corgat ia still strongly of the opinion that theae were the Wellington ia lands, for he waa once in a vessel that searched carefully for them for several daya in fine , clear weather. 4. Regarding the Seven Islands so named by Capt. Muagrave, in 1793, I have a few facta that will be of great interest to the bereaved on the Sandwich islands. This group waa named by DonThompson.the discoverer, in 1773, Los Valientes or The Valientes islands. In 1794 the Britannia named them Raven Islands, and this is here their most common name. They will be found on vari- . — �93 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1852. OF ARRIVALS AT THE PORTS OF THE LWHASLEMIPN'G IST SANDWICH ISLANDS FOR THE FALL SEASON, 1852. COMPILED FR.QM CUSTOM HQiSSE §Y MERRY M. WMITRRY. Honolulu, Oahu, December 6, 1862. __ . __ _ .. Aua American ship .jj — lg J4 88 10— av, -V "" "<<" " ">< ">< •' "" '< Charles Phelps, Mary and Martha, Minerva, Juno, Jetferson, Mechanic, John Wells, Mary and Susan, bark Mary I'razier, Black Eagle, Concordia, ship Eliy.a Adams, HihtTiiii, bark lloanuke, ship Hunter, "" •< «_ " 2— g.— Eiitorpriz.e, 4._ " Nil, s.—French Zone, 6.—American " "" South America, » 6,_ Bayard, bark 6 " ship Franklin, « 7_ 7_ Mocle/.uma, " Wm. Thompson, B «_ "" "" Flurida, o Levi Stnrhurk, » " North America, H._ "<< bark ship Cicero, 1)._ il'_ <• North Star, «" Warren. u jo__ Howland, 12— "" Gideon Hansa, 13—Bremen " Abram Barker, 14'—American " Nile, ic!_ " " George, bark 10.— " ship Mury Ann, 18.— " Uncus, "" Ve.pcr, hark HiKigly, « « Oct. " 7 « 13.— 17 Hawaiian linn 17.—American ship _ _ .i 'i . . " „ "" . ,.' " " . "" . ."" „ .• " . — """ .., .". . " '< ,< '■ .1 « » ■1 'i •< H » « .1 » »o_ M ,1 m « >< .' .1 .< •■ .1 11 o> .1 •< French Bremen bark Globe, ship Win. Tell, " I'.u ah.iuuii, ""<< Ocean, City, «< Frances, Kneeland, "" Henry Alfred Gibbs, bark Arab "" Delta, Rajah, Brighton, ship An lie, bark Alice Frailer, ship Dover, •• Cossack, bark Splendid, ship Salamandet •' Av. Heineken, American b«rk Tenedos, .< m 1 00 « « T.' « 11 M 21— u '< 92.- T7 23.- .," •« "" 95 Chilian American •' <• Bremen .i " ' ship James Edward, "" ship (orea, : Win. Wirt, Corinthian, Jefferson, Thomas Nye, N. P. Talmadge, nobomok, ." ' . , " Fescado're, Gladiator, bark Mt Wollkston, shipP Triton 2d, tivan, John Hi'iwland, •' Charles Carroll, Nia Rra " •■ Navigator, India, Parachute . ii ouhcite Sophia Thornton, "•• American " R„hi„ Hood, u Benjamin Tucker, bark Asia, French "" " ahip Orion '• American Canada. " Prudent. " American- bark ship Enterprise Oct. 95.—American bark Robert Morrison, ahip Cor. Howland, " ship 2ft—British Rhone. American Emerafd "" " " MaeaacluisetU, •■ ii ■• Brown, Haggarty, Ludlow, French, Smith, Baker, Hand, Holt, Swain, Neve, Parker, Walker, Graham, .Lamb, Tower, ' New Bedford, Stonington, New Bedford, Sag Harbor, •' New Bedford, '• Greenport, New Bedford, Newport, Havre, Fairhaven, New Bedford, Greenport, New Bedford, Jerncgan, " '< West, Ellison, Mason, Hammers, Brown, Smith, Fairhaven, New Bedford, New London, New Bedford, NewLondon, Norton, Conklin, Stevens, Ilallman, James, Greenport, Stnnington, Fairhaven, New Bedford, Morse, Luce, Warren, New Bedford, Tabor, Weaver, Sag Harbor, New Bedford, Eldridge, Providence, New Bedford, Jemegan, Husing, I.opcr, " Dias, Swift, Tisbury, " "" Fairhaven, Swain, Vinal, Jenny, Snell, Weeks, Greenport, Westport, Fisher, Gellett, Taber, Babcock, Smith, Slocum, Hardoy, Geerken, Middleton, Cranska Scabury, 'J'obey Fisher, Stuart, Hunting, Almy, Edwards, Callott, Turner, Barker, White, Cooper, Taylor Chapel, Clough, Heath,' Tisbury, New Bedford, Bremen, New Bedford, Stonington, llundy, ' Fairhaven, New Bedford, New London, Cold Spring, New Bedford, Havre, Bremen, New London, " London, New " "" Fairhaven, New Bedford, NewLondon, Cold Spring, New Bedford, " ■ Fairhaven, New Bedford, Sag Harbor, New Bedford, Cold Spring, Fairhaven, New Bedford, "" Sag Hsrbor, New Bedford, New London, Fairhaven, Valparaiso, Fish, Stranburf, Baeton Fairhaven, New Bedford, Austin,' Weiting Bremen, M'Ginlev, Mystic, Johnson, OroVlmbo; « Republik,' ii Newport, Cross, Hull, Allen, Pease, Fiske, White, Taber, « Nautilus' Latoda ii New Bedford, Corey, Hammond, ■> .' Williams, " Reynolds, Hempstead, Honolulu, Burlington, "" ".< "" .< " New Bedford, Tooker, bark Martha, ship Junior, "11 Dromo, Catherine, bark Neptune, ship Pacific, Electra. Alice, '■ Trident, Stuuington,92Ochotsk,300 Burcli, Blocuni, " "" Young,' New Bedford, Banda, Hew Bedford, Havre, Havre, New Bedford, Lelievre, Hache, West, Nash, Jernegan, Stonington, New Bedford, Dennis, " ' Svdney, Bennett, Hew Bedford, Norton, Crosby, Jaggar, Sagharbor, 9 15 6 15 13 26 24 35 14 '35 It 36 28 11 27 12 16 9 37 26 14 26 16 23 15 36 26 14 26 23 25 19 12 23 15 16 38 13 25 13 24 Kodiac, Anadir, N.W.I'., Ochotsk, Anadir, 27 23 95 14 11 Arctic, Ochotsk, Arctic, 27 14 13 23 13 13 11 94 13 15 25 7 14 95 94 96 30 20 30 19 94 15 97 24 16 93 13 12 51 96 3« 13 14 14 94 19 11 }3 14 » 200 160 200 Kodiac, 50 130 320 165 75 300 " Arctic, Kodiac. Ochotsk, " Arctic, Ochotsk, Arctic, Ochotsk, " Arctic, Ochotsk, Arctic, "" "" "" Oehotek, Kodiac, " Arctic, "" " 100 170 900 " Kodiac, 300 Bonin If., Arctic, 50 130 190 200 59 Japan, 60 "" Ochotsk, 50 Arctic, « 70 " "" "" ■ 35 Arctic, 50 '« "" " "" "" " 88 170 50 55 40 Ochotsk, East Indies, 950 40 Arctic, " Ochotsk, Arctic, Japan, Arctic, " Ochotsk, " - Areue, "" » « "" 14 19 14 Arctic, 14 10 15 30 50 112 100 30 40 Ochotsk, Arctic, "" M " Ochotsk, Arcuc, " |I» 80 " N. W. C, Ochotsk, Arctic, M 10 96 16 13 II 15 19 13 94 55 -- « " " " OcnoU, 120 25 135 40 800 100 18 140 M «• 31 16o I5o 66 Jo 135 14o 9o Bo l»o 100 2600 400 330 40 2500 300 300 1840 9600 1600 500 1400 1380 1040 1535 1300 2000 950 1400 3050 1600 2100 3100 1500 1350 1000 300 1000 1100 3100 1850 9500 770 1000 1350 1400 1000 1050 900 1300 1000 1500 4100 1900 1600 1800 1150 1600 1100 325 1600 1200 1300 2500 1100 1500 1550 9000 1730 2250 9li0 1900 1500 750 800 1400 1000 1500 9400 1400 400 9700 650 900 600 3800 1500 650 900 800 1350 8200 800 *"*> 1300 1200 1550 1250 8600 S5o 22oo 28,000 3,000 4,000 400 35,000 3,500 3,000 7,000 17,000 26,000 5,000 12,500 15,000 6,500 20,000 17,000 27,000 14,000 25,000 40,000 11,000 85,433 47,000 16,000 20,000 12,000 5,000 14,000 12,000 40,000 13,000 19,000 8,000 16,000 18,000 17,000 17,000 12,000 15,000 18,000 12,000 15,000 42,000 25,000 90,000 90,000 18,000 28,000 14,000 5,500 25,000 14,000 19,000 88,000 7,000 20,000 16,000 94,000 29,000 30,000 14,000 6,000 20.000 6.000 10,000 90,000 15,000 15,000 35,000 90,000 6,000 33,000 6,000 8,000 6,000 60,000 11,000 7,000 19,000 8,000 17,000 50,000 11,000 4.»°0 18.000 12.000 97.000 14.000 4o.oo0 I3.ooo 95,ooo 12.000 » Sept. 1, Hailed lor Stonington. Oct. 4, Sailed to cruist. (i, Sailed to cruise. In port—sails soon to cruise. >' 2, Sailed for New Bedlord 9, Sailed to cruise. Sept. 28, Bailed to cruise Oct. 26, sailed to cruiaa. Nov. 4, Nov. 23, sailed to cnilat. Nov 12 sailed to cruise. 22, sailed to cruise. Oct. 25, sailed to cruise fc home. Oct. 13, Sailed to cruiaa k home, Nov 6, sailed to cruise Nov 17, aailed to cruiaa Oct. 21, sailed forTahiti*. Havre Nov 14, sailed to cruisa Nov 17, to cruise*: Japan sea. Nov. 5, sailed for Greenport 8, sailed to cruise. 23, sailed to cruise, Oct. 23, sailed forNew Bedford. Nov. 6, aailed to cruiaa Oct. 23, sailed to cruise. Dec. 3, sailed to cruise. Nov. 23, aailed for hone. Nov 17, sailed to cruise 25, sailed to cruise. Nov I, sailed for New Bedford Nov 17, to cruise Nov. 3. sailed forNew Bedford 29, sailed to cruise. Nov 19, sailed to cruise 27, sailed to cruise. 96, to cruise. Sails to cruise about Dec Ie. Nov 19,sailed for Warren. 20, sailed to cruise. Repairing—sails about Dae. 10. Nov. 6, aailed to cruise 90, sailed to cruise. Nov 6, aailed to cruise Baile for home about Dec lo. Nov. 30, aailed for home. Nov. 29, sailed forhome. Nov 18, sailed to cruise 29, sailed to cruiaa. 23, sailed to cruise fc home Bails about Dec. 10, to cruise. Nov. 5, sailed to cruise Discharging oil—sails Dee. 15. Nov. 93, aailed to cruise. Nov 10, sailed to cruise Nov 19, to cruise and borne •' 98, aailed forNew Bedford. Bails in Dec to cruise. Nov 15, sailed to cruise 25, sailed to cruise fc home. Nov 17, aailed to cruise 22, sailed to cruise 29, aailed to cruise. Refiuing—sails soon to cruise. Sails to cruise about Dec 10. Balls so cruise about 10th. Nov 10, sailed to aruiae. Dec. 4. sailed to cruise. ■ SOUl. Nov. 29, aailed to cruise. " " " " " " . "" " .. " "" " " " "" .. " "" " " " Repairing. 10, aailed to cruise 29, sailed forNew Bedford. 2, aailed to cruise 10, sailed to cruise fc bribe Shipping oil—sails laat of Dec. Jvuv. 29, Bailed to cruise 97, sailed for Fslmontt. Discharging oil—sails Jan. 10. N. Bedford NovKMs'ledfor 90, sailed to cruise. cruiae Nov. 5, sailed to •« l,d l u Bails to cruise, Dec. 95. Nov 10, sailed for Valparaiso 10, Nov '• Dec Nov " " " f' . -' °" 'i* . " «• ~* ".. J°> .. «»£•• Nov. aailed Dec 90. .. 15, to cruise 5, to cruise oil—ail. Ducharging 18, ready for ie. Dec. 1, sailed to cruiae Nov 5, sailed to cruise 80, sailed to cruise. 90, sailed to cruise "• 800 « 800 t lo.ooo I800 sailed tocruise* Havre 15,ooo Inoo lo,ooo Shipping oil—aaila eoon. 13,ooo_ Repairing. 13oo 9oo I4.ooo—— Nov. 19, sailed to cruise. I35o 9o.ooo 97, sailed to cruise. I800 23, sailed to cruise 3o.ooo— 7oo 10,000—— Hov 13, sailed for Sydney. 226o 34.ooo 25, sailed to cruise. 93, sailed to cruise Uoo I»,ooo " " "" •• " " �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 852. 94 ■ais.J —a£Z n ■•• 4SJ._ « •• Magnolia, Beiasi, Julian, Edward, •• haak canton Paefcet, " •• .< •• •1 _. .. ship New EnglsaM, ii •• M._ •■ - « " •• I- •• . '■ «« •' « •« •• " « •• ehlp Brsganxa, Stephanie, •• Beine, "•• Beteey Wllliame « Mo.tp.lier « •• •••• 5.— S._ ii « « •• •• ».- " ." !', " ••" «« 5 " r. : s'bo.,.. : :& gsr- r. :: >!r ?1 15 Shoekley, I?"™**' New Bedford, Col. N>ej>°l,t New Bedford, , ""' •' Jas. Maury bark Harvest Piu. IX .hip rreacb «' a— •' Pallas Pioneer bark American '< ship Navy «■ •■ •< Metaeom '• Alice MandeU '• b k ,V', •i sbip Alexander Wsverly •'« ii « Washington berk Alfred'Tyler « H._ « ship Margaret Scott . New «.«._■ Bedford, Cot"'. Geo. Waahlniton, Rodmaa, bark Oen. Scott, 4L_ &_ » ship Bengal, 11 H Maauefortes, Wood,l »«"'•". 1 1 "',' Edwards, Allyn, Smith Devoll, Terry, Sandra, Pendleton Tucker BfllUlB Bpooner er n r £Z °f '* Chandleur 1 Billings Norton Bonn.y Wing S'a'n Kyan Kempton Hose Luc. Eldridge • 13 Ti.bury . . «' «' : : -?iss3s : s :: wm»ton ""'P . ,(,_ ••' <• ii 1 Marcus Cb«. Frederick Minerva 9d "« » •• •i Coriolanus ".r I : "S- :: :: SSSS "" «■ . I:*' folumbua J?1 h >k Gratitude ia 'I" •• A»enc*n bark Favorite « Si :".',' ?S, ." ? °... Be- "- George .. J i " "S «i,..f t Sarah Sheaf bark Harveet .hip A. H. Howland "" »Z " ■ hi ,a »- : t SSSot New Bedford, New Bedford, 10 12 13 15 25 ,?, Arctic, 2- "il 15 .• * " ij J,1""* 13 Havre New Bedford „ „ „.,,.,, " NewLondon, Stonington New Bedford Fairhaven ...Ne'wXdlrd >ew . it 7.— a— 16.— 18w•I II II •I II II iaii .i ■« II II II II II II ••«' " •• "•' " <• "" '• "•• •• ii ti Euphratee, Abrain Barker, Omega, Washington, Awaabonks, Mllo, Champion, New England, Midas, •» 26 48 13 New Bedford ssjaa g 5g g£ Vineyard, Perce » „ „ New Harn da c7.rk Wel Almy Erie, Herald, Indian Chief, I Cross, Brown, Hathaway, Dougherty, Peakes, Norton, Fiaher, Palmer, Lawrence, Soule, Ripley, Woodbndge, Bailer, Ioooo ,. ,££< ,WH '" .. " ... . , , , , «v „,„.,,„ i„, i -"■ *«- .. *" o? M wo 9oo ri j. 3oooo SZ Sooo , ioooo J2ooo i^d.»g-...i.fwN.Bed..oon galls last of Dec to cruise. Sails about Dec 10th, to cruise. oil-sails soon to cruise. Disch'g Kiund home-aail...»» Bound home-sails soon. Condemned. « homf oon 8. 18 *ooo s ft a- j^ii}.,,,.,.,,^* rfD . £g ,lc 0ch.?' ouk Arcuo r California 30 3,. - eoo oooo nSC iisioo I2oo °„.?r Areuc 12 12 m " „" " 4» i»o £ Hoo;, S nS ISon i»oo « '">'»■ 25,,a"'"«» cruise. nVv "..■m',.ji.d io Nov. 8, sailed ?„r New Bedford. 20, sailed to cruise. ( x?r «»fa •• u 12 " « nlh„».v k . " ol, Ws ±rruis.: S a^-s-losreJs* cru ae. Dec wee. — Bailed »« u 8 '"- to 3<«xk) Joooo s k " .„ ,„ 8 cruise soon. a ss. 1^..,^^ ,, 24 IBoo wo 35ooo 22o.«, I4O0O Slll (K>D ,;„ home. R,p,iring-.»il» tocrujse, Sailed to cruise, 5th. Bound home. 7th. Dec SaU. cruise, 7th. , looo 2 rct°? ' 17oo 96ooo '" vi.S.Fr.nci.co cjn-g... San F. HonoffiiT" oni 15.929 bble ep, 308.650 bMs. wh.le oil, and 3.895.237 Ihe bone KSpn. Slocuro, mZ 5o gf? f'°» «o Soo -"° 2i " '' 95<mk. " 55o d « Peas. Colfiji, ' 12o '» .. New Beaioru oo West Wall ]8uoo „, 24, sailed to cruise. Nov ls Mn,d to cruise 1>| el> |f nlj 0,i_».ils soon. Sails soon to cniise. Nov l3 „j|ed 0 cruise |u, tailed 10cruise Rentting-Sails last of Dec. Dec. 2. .ailed to cruise. *»«»■ abiHit Dec. 8th for home. Nov.-sailed to cmise. -saile.: to cruise. Nm30< M ,.A ul miM Sails Dec. 211, for home to cruise. sails in Dec. cruise, Sails soon to Nov 07, .ailed to cruise. Nov fl Mi|ed lo crulM Loading for New Bedford. i),c 3, sail, d to cruise to cruise. N 25, ...iie" lli.rh.rging oil-sail. .bout*... « rjtc :i, sailed to cruise. N(lV 29, H„l.d lo crui.e fclfome. Smiu lW |:,, to cruiae fc bom. Dec 3, sailed to cruise. 0 ||_, |,i„ t of Dee ArcUc ,« Bedford 15 8 Cbuk Blackmer, „ ot k „ " « 15 "„ Cornell S,w I8oo IOoo 4oo sjsej {"" Iooo ,„. to Mlled cnl cr..i-« ed Nov u Dec H,9 sailed lo cruise. i(l< J d N((T g E""'i—'" £ gs^-ss^S^ £ E-^rfvfflwa-t a* g «« ga^^-,.-^ . '? » s W?. .^.. _,' " 7o '." | », A 24 .." 9ihkki *«oo J5o pt-Jsaa |« G'«nP"n Fairhaven New Bedford 15 000 I3oo 22oo 29oo "« "» ' "« °^ 13 96 95 Uoo •" « g *?" . 95 000 6 J1JL, tooo 3oo I5o 39, ,.i Waitii.g to discharge nil. 3o,ooo_ »•Bug IJ-J , awe ao.ooo os'ooo OchoUk Arctic 15 I6,ooo 15,ooo I800 P» " « f> .» Ho 5o 5o (< SS «ooo ijoo S New I600 1000 Itoo Sooo » J I5o Ocb°tek Arcuo 6 ie Edgartown 1*0 l<go ' . **~ 39oo I660 ArcHc Arctic 13 3o 14 Sag Harbor JJaskin.1,, S***" Grmnell Pendleton, ' 16 Bedford PORT "" " " "•' « 27 -. lSherman .1 "0"* 1.1UUIU •• OCB ;» £ »5o "" 15 | Total number ofvcsel. .rrived at Honolulu,900,b.ving Name ol veaeei. DateTT Tlag. John Wells, Meet. 6.—Americann ehip || Mary and Susan, •0— Harrison, as— " Golconda, Oct 1— - ., New London, SLasseZI: » » " 3oo 5o I" k. Barksr Liverpool loo {I ■ 1 «• • ia Ochotsk, Arctic, 96 16 S ii Arctic, ochotsa, H?fiaSUe 94 il St,:: gjssr* Ssl>*« s set" i»'r Cart Adeline 13.— " Swain HenrietU, .. * . .. «« ""•• Fr«ic.e Mattapoiasett Baker « Homulua Adam. Three Brother. ««»««. . Mh,U B «"or< Gov Troup « >«» ??«f. I.'ttle Pease Fairhaven "» "" Florida Heroine Folger Newport Montlcello « Bedford . _. . . . ,„, . . ,,,», .„, ,.,„, ,,.„ Bollee, West, Carey, Ocmulgee, Two Brothers, California, bark Black Warrior, «i ST. L_ a_ Alert, Isaac Howland, Nimrod, Awashonks. Tamerlaae, •■ ii SO , Nam. .1 ve-eiUooel JLeum, |« Flag. PORT OP HOWOCULU, Continued. <III*I "P— I °'~— 33, sailed to cruise. ■_~ ■BBS-I moo ■'-...I —»-• ■ Arctic, u j,, wUw| to cruise. Wimi, ■ mgmm M Coi, 94, sail, d to cruise. 4oo slooo lit Ochotsk, 96 115 Tripp B|Wl(J[I| lt "B , IS™ 10 Arctic, Cleveland, «• Nov-lg d to crui„. N,wl»". . !S Moeher, fc home 30, sailed to crui.e 9oooo 7? I5oo an.ooo 75 New Bedford, 33 Howland, , " No ,;,„,„ tt crui„ New London, 14 "£° cruiae fc home Pendleton, „t ncmmw m K lfino 25ooo A Wrecked, to Dischargedher board OP tAHADRA.. w .... \ New Bedford, Ochotsk, New Bedford, Kodiac, Stonington, ■ "•• Fairhaven, Hew Bedford, Falmouth, New Bedford, Edgartown, New London, New Bedford, Edgartown, Fairhaven, New Bedford, Hew London, " " Ochotsk, Arctic, "" *' " l( "" " Ochotsk, Arctic, •• 2oo 160 70 loo at So llo loo 16o 6o DOO So 3oo 184o 19oo 9oo lloo 95oo 13oo 94oo 15oo 115o 2ooo 19oo 91oo 91oo 94oo lo5o ISoo lu. for Honolulu. 3 nuo— Sept. 23, sailed ■ y'ooo •' 97,sailed •' cruise. to 8,500 Oct-14, " aailed to cruiae. lo'ooo Oct 16, 13, V forHonolulu. 19,ooc Nov 1 aailed to cruiae 13,1100 Oct 30, aailed to cruise So.ooo 15,ooo— Oct. 28, sailed for Honolulu. Oct 96, sailed to cruiae. 17,eoo Nov 2 aailed to cruiae 3o,ooo 27,ooc— Oct 97, aailed for Honolulu. Nov 4 sailed to cruise and home l5,ooo Oct aailed to cruiseand home 33,000 35,000— Oct— sailed to cruiaeand borne. Nov I aailed to cruise 16,ooo " 14,ooc Oct 99 sailed to cruise �95 FREIDNCT,MHBE 1852. PORT ©P LAKAtRA, * iaf. w ** ii ii ii ii ii ii •• Montreal, bark Gen. Scott, •> 90— «' 91 " « " " Lancaster, i* ii ship America, Antelope, ship Newburyport, bark Eugene, ship Alert, bark ■■ Republik, "" Bremen American «. m ii bark « Lydia, Betsey Williams, Italy, ship Cowpor, •• i '■ S3. eg— ii ii ii ii ii ii ii <| m « ii » ■• ii Majestic, bIm> i« Hellespont, || �• || ••" •i 95ii ■• " French "96 Americas ••" •' <i •I ••■ •■ •i '• i, •• 97 •••• || ii ' "" "" " " ••" •• " ••ii ii 98— 99— 29.— Nov. 1.— ••8.— •• ••9.— <• ••• •• •i ii ii ' 10.— •' " ii ii ii ii <i ii — i* ■' • Splendid, Natchex, Almira, La Tour de Pin, Isaac Howland, Tamerlane, BarthoL Goenold, Cambria, Albion, Com. Preble, ■• Monongahela, Sn.lland, Minerva, r.oorge and Mary, Gen. Scott, Bengal, Candace, •• " "" " ii ii ■' Mores bark Baltic, ii ii ■' •• " •• •• ii « •• Oscar, ship Phoenix, || Nassau, Liverpool, Tiger, Menkar, Brookline, Geo. Washington, u •• •■ ii ii French ' Gratitude, ii Angelina, " 12.—America, bark Newton, ship Dartmouth, 15.— || 'i Logan, "" || ii ii || || || in.— ii 18.— 22.— *i 23.— 25— 26— 97.— ii Brunswick, bark Louisa, shin Mogul, bark Friends, ii ship Cortes, bark Shepherdess, ii 'i " ship Alex. Coffin, Columbus, KutusorT, Cabinet, burk Sarah Sheaf, Richmond, L.C. ship ii »i "" M '• "" P„n.r pSin, , • . - NewBedford, Arctic Edgsrtown, Arctic n "" ." H1I0, . 5.1.7' NewBedford, New London, h n« New London, Ochofk, NewBedford. j.' Si Ochotsk, £"I ?3' , 1 aB";. i£S.,' Gavitt,' Pea..' " . ' Flavin"" CrowT"' Kedfo'rd, My.tlc, p"™,' W?l,; Cochran, 19— M H (C so.— N (i 22— 93.H «« ii M 94.— • te 35— g. " ' 1 laooo 40.000 JJov „„„ . Nov ed to cralM Oct 29 sailed for Honoluln Nov II sailed to crnlee end home Nov. 17, sailed to cruise. Nov, II, seed to cruise fchome 3o.ooo Nov. 99, sailed for Honolulu. Nov. 13, asiled to cruiae fcheme. 30000 H50 Jloo 95» aas. Nov. 10, aa led for Honolulu. Nov. lo', aailed fo, Honolulu, 8 in rjec. w crulee. Dec. 1, sailed to cruise N.v.l3..,,.dtocrul fchosM fc fc g l&ooo 10 ISoo I800 Ifco 90.000 90.000 18 000 99.ooo 96oo 96.ooo IS.000 9o.ooo I8.000 ' «oo it™ gS isjmo ,„. - r ggj^ cruiee. Nov. 18, sailed to Nov. 19, eailed for Honolulu. Bail.lDec 9 for home Dec. fc™-^^ 97, .ailed to cruUefc home •• 8.1, .oon to cruise •» Sa ed. Sa .soon. No''IV, aeiled fcj Ho»o.u,«. 'S SS SS Mb in Dec, forhome. 19oo Ocnou'k, Arctic,' 95o 80 Jo Ifc "« 0 ]goo 3oo "" - 95.000 3o Arctic, Ochntek, A Ue Nov. 13, sailed to cruise 16oo 15o Ochotsk, '• NewBedford, 19oo .7. 175 " New Loudon, Iiooo jooo Ochotek. 'DNewBedford, srirn'outh ,%_ ».ooo 13oo 23no Arctic, " iuooo 9s££ .. 96.000— Oct. 96, sailed for Honolulu. x„'s»*d tnera.«aad be*. 9£ }5oo IS f ' » «£ £™ 7°o NewBedford, __ - 3o Bailed to crulee I0.000— Nov 15, ..lied to cruise. 9o,ooo 9o,ooo— Nov 2 asiled to cruiee Nov. aailed to cruise. 8,000 Nov. ssiled 10 cruise 8,000 "Oct. 30, aailed for Honolulu. I4.ooo Nov. sailed to cruiae. 3o.ooo Nov 9 Bailed to cruise sad boms llMa to cruun. I8.000 -• g- £-- »-»-j-^blu 19 J^fgSS35 4o„ NewBedford " ' . .. „ N.X£, « NewBedford, „ u « " Ochouk, Stonington, Sherman, Fitch, Low Cromwell, W.trou., * ' , 30, asiled to cruiee M«sdWto«»h. Jooo Mma Ho„o!uln lfco I6^r~Nov9°JnX!r fc? iriooo „,, n0B,, Hov n „ileffl to craiM .ailed for Honolulu. Oct. 25, 4s££ 39oo 5a£ ag for Honolulu ,.i|.d 0tt. Nov 16 ssiled tocrui* .SI 30000 17oo 99 000 Nov lo asiled to crulee J Z^eS* jj- gv« IIo. Ife 180 56 ~> NewBedford, wing"' Wy".*,;, I8oo Woo Ochotsk, wnots., thVD Wareham, W £ 1400 l«oo NewBedford, Gibb. Manchester, 4o S • ' NewBedford, Sr.w2„. Whit.,' lloo Woo 19oo 800 55o IoSo 995o I5oo ISoo « „■i, " Nov 3 eailed to crulee a: fcttgggjggi* ~ * . 99 oft ' lfoo I600 Sfco 99oo 955o »"• , I* 3oe 145o 33-oco 3o.ooo 40.000 3o-"°° Jtoo. *™ jtS *" K 96^ooe • Scboui. Arctic, " " 95..«!«! to cruise " Nov. 29, ..tied to crulee JOT No. of whalers arrived at Lahaina, 101. Aug. II.—Allinencun ship John and Edward, || u Sept 19.— Mechanic, i< ii i. » NewBedford, „" neuows, " PORT 30.— Oct 8 9.— 14— 18— ' „,.,„ , TZSht Ochotsk, Sette?" Fsirbsven, "•*•> ( « R r New Bedford, gg ST », SSfc pT.se' SS.BSS&. Mystic, Edgartown, K'^X vre Heusti.'' ?',,!:■ ' " tS& New Bedford, f rd West !,little"' " m lS^BBr—" NOV o sailed lo cruise sSKInov. I,.ailed for New Bedford. 95»e—Oct. 30, .slled to crutae K sr=^SaCt cJurt,dh«. 60 3o 9o SSo 15o «' '• FTZr', U, }Jenks i' Smith, Green, . :: Japan, New London New Bedford, Bedford Cleveland, ii"?,"' Arctic, " Manwarinj, Phillip., Ssfe. NTwTdford, 8io 15oo 14oo 8J 7o S>; Kodiark ..'..' HXtk Kennton liaX Sw?ft *ni„w.' BcniLnnn'' iiavis, "«• N.wonrt Creenoort k .as.l g 15o ...." Knwlev Fishen' Ferciv.l, m "' N N«w »•<""'«, Heilford «" New London, New Bedford Smith, Fisher iwk. iirooxs, rii mcilrr Price, i* I' ii ii .i "" "<• " "" "•• "ii "•'" "**" bark Vernon, " Cle.natis, ship India, Gen. Williams, Janus, bark Anadir, ship A. H. Howland, llillman, Sea, •' George, Phocnii, •' Romulus, ii 11.— Julian, Mnrcia, ■• ii • Culumbia, C.tndo', berk Black Warrior, ship Liverpool 2d, ii Sally Anne, <| Montezuma, Huntaville, Nimrod, bark Fortune, ii i* "" ii •i ii ii * n Olyuipia, " ' Sin rnSvy F.h Continued. «■ " ••" |* | i. "" "" " "•• ■i '• "•• •• •• •■ ii •• "'* Franklin, Ontario, Mary Ann, "" BeuJ. Tucker, Rodman, Almira, Vernon. •' *| ii "•• "" "" Navy, Enterprise, Geo. Washington, Pioneer, Newton, Illinois, Venice, Phoenix, berk Harvest, " ship Seine, "" "•• " " ii Braganxa, Cherokee, Mareua, Two Brothers, Hillman, California, Coriolanus, I'athcart, New Bedford, Lamb, Brown, Dallman, Norton, Sands, New Bedfojd, Sac Harbor, Fair Haven, New Bedford, Jenks, Little, New-Bedford, Cory. Allyn, Jernegan, Edwards, Billings, Sherman, Covell, Harris, Brewster, Spooner, Landra, Devoll, Smith, Sherman, NiccoUs, Cook, Wood, Crinnell, Newport, •• •• '• •• •• New London, •• Fairhaven, New Bedford, •••• Edgartown, ■• Fairhaven, Hew Bedford, Mystk, NIL®. Q)F 13 26 95 93 19 19 16 19 14 11 16 13 96 14 94 93 13o So loo Be ISO 3o 135 4s 13o 70 25 14 So So 15o 19 BBs 9oo 16oo 9ooo 136o 16oo Boo looo 13oo 19oo 97o ISoo 9oo 14oo 95oo 13oo 175o 18oo ISoo 9950 6oo 8oo HSo 9ooo I65o 1400 .3,000 9,ooo ll.oeo 2o,ooo I8,ooo 94,000 13,ooo 15,ooo 16,000 18,ooo 14,000 9o,oo0 14,000 16.0O0 3o,ooo 9o,ooo 18,ooo 26,ooo 14.000 96.ooo 7xoo 8.000 9o.ooo 34.000 20.000 16.ee* ty- All the vessels In the Hile list, excepting the John end Edward Newton.VenicandCher-a okeehave visited eie bet Labain or Honolulu, and are reported at the latter potts. �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, .1852. 96 PORT OF KILO, rHag. late lov. U- " a— f( name in iww. ii JamesUmJmW, bark IxMiisa, jB ship Kutusofl," •< Isaac Hicks, Sarah Sheaf, ii Columbia, <( i* ii tc (f 11— " •••• •■ M 19- II it New Bedford, ii " Pierce New London, New Bedford, Fairhaven New London, Skinner, •• ■ ,„ Whelden, Wv Wall, Crowell, Chapel, BenJ. Columbia, Morgan, L.C.Richmond, Ohio, Columbia, 13 33 14 13 II 12 13 14 RET 25o I8.000 10.000 9o.ooo 96.ooo 10.000 ll.ooo Il.ono 2o.ooo 15.ooo 36.1HM. 36.000 12oo »fc ICoo fc ■• 9oo New "Bedford, » "" >« 24 Nantucket, Harria, Clark, Cochran, Norton, Cash, George, Continued. , Boo 4o I38o looo S2* „"° *» »oo In this issue of the al Th?»S h Shipping; List we give an visited those blands during, this fall season. all of them. GenerjUy and probably there has been less desertion and Honolvlu, December 6, 1852. recruiting, refitting Sec. at these Island*, d tin the Paciric reaBonabln rates, considering tne constant demand for T^t , -t have been very successful, and which 1 .„ l l Whole vessels will in all Probability be 000 to 30,000 bbls. will thus be sent in the spring.astaken oil and bone on freight. We give below a list of the vessels which have ,, V»«* ship Harriet Hoxie American clipper 'I bark Messenger Bird, 11 ■ liark Isabella, whale ship Cores, do Hooglv, do do do Ml. Wallaston, I do Cicero, do do Valparaiso, ■ do Cossack do brig Noble whale ship Frances W,rt do do Hobotrioku brig Magdalene Hawaiian bark Magdala American 3° S^. 134 7711 6-606 r6QS Vo»«e, ooa! Cranska, Morse, „ an 7B7 4u.ro/ Ha.MNnv.O-iu-i-Se-T'ork. »89-702 1.M0 Smith 787.868 1-921 187-JS9 741 49219 46.947 | k?,?.™, Robertson 49..ji» < Swam ?'. Calolt Havens S 66 436 |„u 1 1™ ' < J ,3 „ 700 StS lS5R '" Sailcil Nov. 6 for New London. Sailed Nov. 12 for New Bedford. Sailed Nov. 17 for New London. ]? for Warren SaiteoWSov. 19 for New Bedford. Nov. 23 for do. Sailed gaj|ed for do Sailed Nov. 26 for do. for Stonington. Sailed Nov. 27 j]edford d0 Nov 29 for Sailed Nov. 26 for F.lmoulh. Sails shortly for New London. Sailed Nov. 31 for New York. "-J 17-446 Barker, Hammers, Starr hero. in readiness KKS. £H™L. Kowiand. may hay. here™ is 275, and the total amount of oil and as P"*™ herewith, in this ff| whßlcBhi rof amount of ma lun Bhips, (estimating four fifthsof the ; 7»f/ bbls.J*-"" • »*f ** • £^ffl wfththeTonveniences forf this gone cruising for sperm whales, will arrive dtmng th e which have The numberof bone in the same ia: 17,247bbU. sperm oU 421,585 •• • • II 55- Total number of vessels reported at HIlo, 38. REMARKS, . . . ' -.80.000 bone, which have .eft the ...and, for the „ foiled States up to the present date, Dec. 6. December. the U S. and will probably all leave during the month of The following vessels, are now loading forsail, for New London. about 10th inst. American ship Alexander, Bush, 398 tons, 15th London bark Euphrosync, Barras, 437 tons, sails for New about^ British ebout 10th. American brigantine Emeline, Green, 197 tons sails for New Bedford London, abc%t the 10th. ship Eliza Mallory, Williams, 649 tons, sails for NewBedford. ii Emily Taylor, Riddell, 387 tons, sails for New ,ii ii Ellen Brooks, Davis, 464 tons, sails for New Bedford. London. ii bark Maria, Mattison, 274 tons, sails for New Bedford. British brig Pandora, Mott, 225 tons, probably for New " •• during this month to ship oil. Freights hnve ranged from tSSco A" for bone. lb. per and to 1 lie 8e to 9c for oil per gallon, MEMORANDA-Amon, ■&»M^^w-"^Vu,e°v7^L ,|,ip . the wna.eship. citizen of New Bedford The sewon, bound to champion of New Bedford ha, tone inlo Hongkon,. in the Ochotsk with 1600 bbls this 0C only b with her lower masu atas*. ««*». was .old at the same time,and realised about 810,000 00. fee. also tackle, wm stores, WL Her tog, for »*',o9?On' tanoi le^n.eSdTi:Sp^l.^ne „f7airh.ven Sol-I ttjSS. r ep." Droned in Arctic ocean, Cleared. iDee S— Am wh ship Oscar, DexnVr, to cruise 4—Am wh ship Sarah Sheaf, Wall, to cruise. 4- Haw brig Wallace, Crowell, for San Francisco. ••—Am wh ship Seine, Landra, cruise and home. 9 Ma. I.« Mas--.. ™Am wh ship Electra. Fiske, to cruiae. en m anderiginally from Texas He •'— ahip Brunswick, Wing, cruise to Dartmouth. 6—Am 1 wh w week, since on board b^VVaUace.| •'—Am wh ship Florida, Little, cruise. g« to the island, about 4 B—am Wh ahip Ocean, Swift, for Providence. "—Am wh sh Globe, Handy, cruise. 9—Am wh ahip JVeptune, Allen, to cruise. 9—Am brig M. A Jones,Hawes, for San Francisco. Dec. 10—Br bg Raven, Browning, for Sydneydfnrd 10-*ra wh ah Gov. Troup, Coggeshall, forNew Bedford. PORT OF HONOLULU. 14_Fr wh sh Salamandre, Hardoy, cruise. home. cruise and Low, 14—Am wh bk Friend, Arrivals. Fra.r.isfo. 15—Am wh sh Illlnoiß. Covell, cruise anil home. »,r «.—Asm. wh. ship Chariot, 16 days fm San Franciaoo., 15—Am wh sh Melacom, Bonney, New Bedroro. da S»n fm Browning, 16 Raven, brig »B>sails 15 -Am wb eh Vesper, Loper, cruiee. ■-. ■. Tor Sydney soon. fc cruiae. P.tropolovakl, 16—Amwh eh Ontario, Brown, bkAukland, Woodnne, 20 da fm 15— Am wh .h Tuscany, Halsey, cruise. Mdze to B. F. Snow. Plaunknche, fm Bremen cruise and home. Barkor, 16-Am wh eh Liverpool, home. 7_*el brtg Moctezuma, lli-Am wh sh Alfred Tyler Luce cruise and Havens, from eea, in distress. tor San Francisco. Holdsworth, h»w brir Magdalene, Carottne, 16-Haw.sch days fro Re.lijo. 2-1 Peterson, Tahiti. Condor, bark Oriesn.,' Leetch, 18 ds from SanF.sncisco>,{ 16—Ralateaneca safest alary, Chapman, Bee. "Tffl Xrrrrr^ic^-XrHy.r.ae.m.n, '"'X « '"" or."California ' MARINE JOURNAL. * •«._»" 7. sZHenl' Aalbrig It _ - , „„ , Ift—Br bg Maid of Jttlpha,Beaurais, Tahiti. IG—Am wh bk Harvest, Spoon er. cruise. 16—Am wh sh Alice, White, cruise. 13—Ambk Magdala Starr, 13 ds fm sea, In distress. 14—Am wh bk Friends, Low, fm Lahaina. DIED. June 10th, John Remington, of , , Subscription, For theSeamen's Chapel (seats free)supported by gratiiitoo* coi.triliutions; and The Friend, one thousand copies of wnieh are distributed gratuitously amongseamen in the Pacific or«an Tor Cbapel For Friend. ft oo Capt. White, ship Nassau, ■ Hush. 500 ft oo Alexander, Landra, 5 «k> B<-ine, "M11 Sherman, Coral, 500 5m Covell ft oo ft oo Illinois, Fulger, 500 500 Monticello, " Mattison, Maria, 10 oo 500 Mr. Willard, 3d officer Waverly, ft oo ft oo " Mr. James Barton, Mr. Norman Brooks, Mr, Merry, Barque J. fc. DONNELL, Capt. Karl, Mr. John Charry, Ist officer, Mr. Courtney, 2d " Mr. Gilford, 3d Mr. JYnks, 4th Four boatsteerers, Sixteen ol crew, "" - 2 50 S oo 9 So 5 oo S 5o 9 oo r J -» 1 oo 3 oo A 5o 5 oo 5 oo 9 ft* So*> 1 oo 1 oo 9 oo Sflt � 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. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1852.12.17 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1852.12.17