https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/5fa427e123c8f4177f4631b9b332cb4a.pdf 1a6493365d0098392736d1487cf1c58f PDF Text Text 65 FTHE RIEND. New Series, Vol. 11, No. 9. lIONOMM. OCTOBER 1, 1855. Old Series VOL. X. « Olll.'lll* familiarity with which I treated them, which Come M;n the Pledge and keep was so different from the aristocratic morpue it! The Hawaiian Temperance Society holds to which they had been accustomed. I be18*4 lieve that letters about Ihe Arctic, \os. 2and 3, not a man in the ship would have semi-monthly meetings at the Bethel vestry News from Tahiti, ■ injured me if it had been in his power. room, where an opportunity will always he tiB-71 Loss of the" Citizen," 14. Ido not ni;ree with you, Doctor, but afforded for signing the Pledge of the SoFeejee Islands, No. 2, M I do believe that they (French seamen) will ciety. Should any one be induced to sign "II illlicml Dorlllllents, at other times, he will find the books of the 72 make as good seamen as yours. The sea is lh-alh of the Rer. 11. Chase, Come 72 yours—your seamen are as much superior Society at the Chaplain's Study. Marriages, Deaths and Ship news, seamen, all, one and assert to ours, as the Dutch were once to yours. your indepen1 think however, thut the Americans are dence! No longer serve in the ranks of better seamen than yours, because Ihey are King Alcohol, who degrades his subjects, less numerous. To this, Dr. O'Meara re- below the rank of galley slaves. Who is a HONOLULU, OCTOBER I, 1853 plied, that the Americans had a considera- greater slave than the person who has acble number of English seamen in Iheir ser- quired the habits ofthe inebriate? He is to be pitied! Let the temperate drinker beware Tabic Talk ot Napoleon, at St vice who passed for Americans. Helena. 15. There never was yet, a King who We do not assert that all temperate drinkers 'was more (he Sovereign of the people than will become drunkards, but we do maintain [fiwtiiiuetl from page (<'!.] 11. Robespierrk was by no means the I was. IfI were not possessed of the small- that all drunkards wero once temperate who will be drunkards worst character who figured in the revolu- est talent I could reign easier in France drinkers. Those are now temperate live or ten hence years tion. Me opposed trying the Q.ueen. He than Louis or the Bourbons, crdowed with drinkers. Lookout then jolly, good fellows, was not an Athiesl; on the contrary, he the greatest abilities. I have not sprung ahead!" breakers publicly maintained the existence of a Su- Trom the ancient nobility, nor have I too premo Being, in opposition to many of his much encouraged the priests. The French Education at Victoria, Vancoucolleagues. Neither was he of opinion that nation have predomincnt in them an unconver's Island. They will as it was necessary lo exterminate nil priests querable passion for glory. A circular, issued by the Rev. R. .' and nobles, like many others. He was a soon do without bread, as without glory A M., Chaplain of the Hudson-; |Staines, lanatic, a monster, but was incorruptible, When I hear of a nation living without;Bay Company, has been placed in our and incapable of robbing, or of causing the .bread, then I will believe that the French hands, showing that he is prepared to redeath of others, cither from personal enmi- will exist without glory. ceive boarding scholars in his family, where Hi. At Waterloo, not a single soldier ty or a desire of enriching himself. He they will receive instruction in all the was an enthusiast, but one who really be- betrayed me; whatever treason there was branches of a thorough English education, lieved that he was acting right and died not existed among the generals. or he prepared for the University. It i17. The most beautiful woman I oversaw worth a sou. gratifying that another institution ol highly 13. As for me, lam considered as dead, was an Irish girl; whether she was born in learning has been added to the list, of those as already in the sepulchre. I am certain Ireland, or was only of an Irish family, I springing up on the shores of the Pacific.— rhat before long this body will he no more am not certain. It was during Josephine's Public sentiment in California, Oregon. (No?. 2d, 1817.) I feel that the machine time, and long before I married Marie Sandwich Islands and Vancouver's Island is struoL'les but cannot last. I could listen to Louise. tending in the right direction upon the al. 18. Those English who arc lovers of the intelligence of the death of my wife, of important subject of Education. my son, or of all my family, without change; liberty, will one day lament with tears havof feature. Not the slightest sign of emo-i ing gained the battle of Waterloo. It was Resignation of the Ministry. lion, or alteration of countenance, would be as fatal to the liberties of Europe in its His H. Majesty's Ministers resigned their visible. Every thing would appear indiffer- effects as that of Philippi was to those of during the past month, but they have (offices Rome. ent and calm, lint when atom in my chamber If). The allied powers cannot take from been re-appointed with the exception ofthe then I suffer. Then the feelings of Ihe man mc hereafter tint great public works which I Minister of Finance, Mr. Judd, whose office burstforth. have executed, the roads which I have is now filled by Mr. Allen, late U. S. ConIS. I always had a good opinion of made over the Alps, and the seas which I sul. English seamen. When I landed at Elba have united. They cannot place iheir feet with Usher, my guard had not arrived, and to improve where mine have not been beIC7* The Hon. George M. Chase sucThey cannot take from me the code ceeds Usher gave me a guard composed of his fore. Mr. Bunker as the U. S. Consul at of laws which I formed, and which will go I had every reason to be content- down to the latest Lahaina. He has entered upon the duties posterity. Thank God, ith them. They were surprised at the of these they cannot deprive me. OF TUB FRIEND OCTOUF.R 1, 1853. Page l>.'> Table talk of Napoleon, - - -- -- - -- - - - - ----- TiKl!! FKjirm — Mnes. . �66 , THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 1853 seeing any Letter* about the Arctic No. a. cut by the mast-head tackles they can by north of the Diomedcs withoutof a narrow the cross deck tackles. I think the Corne- clear water, with the exception Failure of Season 'Sl.-Clipper WW* Ships. lius Howland and'the Arctic combine the;'strip on the west shore, north of Cape Polar Whales, Sec. most excellent and important qualities of'Chaplin. Capt. Colinson told me that he At Sea, Nov. 22d, 1852. any whalers that I have seen. Imeasured ice eighteen feet thick, and in The great failure of the Ust season wnsi Perhaps this is as good a place as any to; some places it was so heavy and so that he could scarcely occasioned by circumstances over whichi speak of that peculiar animal—the Polar closely packed,through it with his ship, and man had no control. I followed along the■ Whale. This differs in form and movement make his way he a month in sailing that diswas nearly whale, from the although; m aterially right ofthe ice from Thaddeus to St. Cape verge The whales that passed up the Lawrence's luland, and so on along thei it resembles the latter more than it does any tance. eastern shore of the Straits, until oil' Cape■ other species. In motion the polar whale is North West Cape of St. Lawrence's Island. taught them that Prince of Wales—a distance of about (>'K)I not unlike the sperm. Its adaptation to the Their instinct must have was clear water there and along the rethere which it inhabits is very miles. We saw but few whales, and thesei frozen region as I observed their course I was as soon as the harpoon pierced their sides, markable. The thickness of the blubber, coast, and would immediately sink below the surface, which is a great retainer of heat enables it |led to believe that there must be clear water should find whales nor rise again until they bad reached the to remain in the coldest water without in the in that vicinity, and that I did. had I only stopped a or then as They In one its faculties. checking powers We seldom of them least saw i ice-pack. rest slim! time to on their way into the water at the I nearly ; reached his fact this whale prefers again unless the lance had vitals and he had poured out his crimson freezing point. Some of them exhibit great Arctic after a tiresome passage under the blood, in beautiful contrast with the elevated anxiety and haste to move north, although' ice. No other but the polar whale could have made the passage under the ice upon which it fell, and down the sides of'others linger further south during the sea-,'possibly a distance, and it must have which it run in streams. Often, I have son. The peculiar form of the head if ad- jice for such been difficult even for that species. 'Hie mirably ice,; lor clear among adapted moving looked out upon the field of ice in or weather, anxiously watching for clear water, which it would for want of breath, be abso- breathing places are holes in the ice, cakes have where two irregularly shaped do, whale to indeed a durk fur other lutely impossible any vain. It was iiml watching in as large over as and a hard season. I thank God, in the since where the ice is close packed and left a small aperture about the breadth of a whales' back. This would them to destruction it would be for impossible and ofproperunparalleled heavy, in gi-i about one-third his length, and extending ty, that so many human lives were Spared. raise themselves up to tiie surface, and as he sis the ice does some ten or fifteen feet I felt as I gazed upon the great frozen much so to get their spout holes above below the surface of the water, a whale, to ice-fields stretching far down to the horizon, water, in the small cavities and blow holes raise his spout holes to the air, must almost head, while the ice, there the on account of the by in that they were barriers placed Mim to rebuke our anxious and over-ween- long bow head and high spout holes of the double himself. Ido not not think as some polar whale enables it to rise to the surface, do that they prefer the ice to clear water, ing pursuit of wealth. The advantages of clipper ships in this and spout with ease, where a right whale although they are frequently found amongst of open ice, appearing perfectly dangerous service are sufficiently obvious, could not find the air. Still I think the large Hows think thisis owing to the abundant 1 at home. finds sometimes ini-| polar whale great difficulty and their construction is an important which may be found where the ice flow provement. Their quick passages out and| in raising its spout holes above the water in food When in the ice the whale home is a great advantage, hut this is not these small cavities, and where the ice is, is very large. still and moves easily. When I !is very however M This difficulty all. They are better than a dull vessel, be-j■ivery thick. towards the whules oft" King's cause they can cruise upon a whaling, guarded against, tor it has the power of re- worked up the points of ice. It was ground longer and take more oil than a dull] taining its breath for a great period of time. Island I saw over reached the spot and but ship, and then arrive at another ground as,IThey arc many times much exhausted in midnight when I These were going three whales were seen. ice.— they does. actual under extensive fields of In passing as she whaling soon I I sent two boats in liav\s another advantage. They can work. On the 29th of June 1851, I had reached! quickly to the north. and two boats into the ice which | tin to a whale that is turned up at a consid-j■ King's Island by passing to the south and pursuit, their erable distance to the windward, in a much cast of St. Lawrence Island, and had fol-ji was open, so that theynotcould work whale mile, for a but another in a way the ice along on about north course!i shorter time, and the economy of time thus 'lowed I seen. This confirmed me in my secured, may be the occasion of gottino from one island to the other. At 4 o'clock, was to bethat these whales stopped to rest opinion, M., the discovered a 1 another whaic. Time is of utmost im- P. number of spouts toI portance, especially when there are whaleslithe N. W. over two long points of ice cx- when they got into clear water, but how long lam not able to determine. The ships in sight, and it requires no little judgment toII tending a considerable distance from the!(llolminok and Ann passed King's Islahdone ijmain body mid about eight miles distance,j improve it properly, and a whale is often' a good many lost, that would have been saved, by n smartI in a bay of clear water formed by ice. In; day in advance of me, saw whales north of the 11polar Diomedcs, going could have worked for about a mile extent the air was in ship that up to him, |I fact, of the ice, and before it shut in thick, or blow hard. In a;ijconstantly full of spouts. Theyremained in Jnorth fast along the verge on fresh breeze clippers can get round under'ithat position us long us it was sufficiently! from one point to another they followed obstructed •to Point course was Hope. Their as as From the iinnsu is necessary, and i light to distinguish them. double reefs, as fast with the land, but the ■mat as an ordinary ship under whole top- -ally large and high spouting, it was evident by the ice closing on, whales still affording another proof kept from i this is a that whales were exhausted great advantage. InII greatly sails—and the sea did exist to the | that clear and open taking cure of oil, the ship .stands bitter up..having come so far under the close packed north of this cape, notwithstanding the stow dowu and do entered ice from quicker, They seventy faster, boil slice. the can straits was nearly full, and the Anadir Sea i'.ny kind of work with greater celerity.—-miles to the east of Cape Thaddcus to St.i . < ' • , -. , Thus in any given time, a considerable■i Lawrence's Island, and must have gone, at the time. I will resume this subject in my more work can be done on board a stifffifrom one hundred to two hundred and fifty] next. clipper ship, than in an ordinary vessel,,'miles under the ice. 1 am confident thatl LETTER No. witii the same number of men, and with lessi there were no lagoons or openings in the ice| At Ska, Nov. '25th, 1852. fatigue. Such a vessel would probablyj'jwith the exception of some small cavities or Food Whales. Arctic Birds, See. of save more whales during the season.—-blow holes. The wind had been blowing I closed my last letter with some discusThere is however in my opinion one great; from the south and east during .June. This, mistake made in building mode.n whalers—■■ I with the north-east current must have sion of the subject of clear and open seas and that is deficiency of beam. Most off.wedged the ice as close as possible, and no north of Cape Hope. It seems to me very then are too narrow by several feet. Thisi clear water was seen by ships that cruised certain that whales would not pursue their makes the deck room small and the shipi along the verge ofthe ice, nor by those that way under and along extensive fields ol limber—two very great faults. In the''worked their way some distance into it.— ice unless there was a clear and open space drafting of models, give them bearings;ijH. M.'s ship Enterprise entered the ice beyond. The whales which I spoke of seesomewhere, and place a large sampson post'linear Cape Thaddcus, crossed the Anadir ing in my last, were an early school, hurrying opposite the gangway, and if they cannot:Sca, through the Straits, ami 110 miles towards the first or earliest feed, which ». — �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 1953 67 in my opinion consists of large shoals of whale teaches him where the best "feed" is I have heard much said about the mystesmall fishes. This is the first food of the to be found, and he goes there. Nor is the rious movements of the polar whales, their whales in coming from the south—next is the polar whale the sole consumer. There is a sudden appearance, and equally sudden have beshrimp and minute insects with which the small gray whale called the "California disappearance, and I know some water is literally filled. If T wished to give Cray"—by others the "Muzzle Digger." lieveel that they could remain under water an idea of this last mentioned provision for and by others still the " Scamperdown."— for any length of time. This is not strange the whale, I should say that you would get In the Anadir Sea are many hump-back when you may cruise so long, with a good a good notion ofits appearance by throwing whales and smne finbacks. The walrus and look-out, and not discover a single spool, seal arc also very abundant, and birds of for a distance of three or four mile's, and a handful of pearl barley into the water. These little mites are very fat, and where various kinds are so numerous as literally then in an instant discover whales in almost they exist in great numbers the water is to cover the witter, and fill the air in every every direction, and even directly astern of nearly covered with "slicks" caused by the direction. There are seven or eight differ- the ship After some thought, I attribute: oil which rises from them. These, and the ent kinds of ducks, the most numerous re- this to sudden change in the atmosphere' "old-squaw" of our shores.— and also the different ways in which the shrimp too I think, retain nearly the suinej sembling themove northward about the same whale spouts. When he is tired or frightThese birds After they lay the during year. position whale, some going far ened he makes a much larger, thicker and and time with the polar bottom, sink to the there! their eggs they case. The atremain until the next season; when the ice north in the Arctic, and others remaining in higher spout than when at dense along the clears and the water gradually becomes the straits anil Anadir Sea. Their food is mosphere is at times very is; horizon, the whale. There and the surface of the water of so the same with that of and i warmer, they soon come to maturity, whale can he* gradually rise to the surface. Should the ;i sin ill whale-birdthat very much resembles! light a cast that the spout of a tret) when it ice remain late, or entirely cover the surlaee, a Mother Cary'i Chicken in size, term mid! teen only at a short distance with is strong. A whale is often discovered by it is my opinion, that these two kinds ol! motion, of a gray and reddish brown, whale feed never come to maturity—and broad Stripes, that is very common whore the spout holes when no spoilt is visible.— this is the reason why whales were nut seemlever the whale feed is abundant. They feed [This is when he is very still, having hail Ins in the straits after the ice cleared. Only aj on the oil that rises from the minute animals] fill, so that he does not exert himself below few were seen and they moved on through] which I beve described. Their beaks are in Ithe surface, and when he rises, breaks very at a rapid rate, only excepting a small 'constant and rapid motion when setting on easily, and keeps his spout holes under number between King's Island and the Dio- the water atnid.st the: oily slicks. These water, heaving up very little with their be standmedes. It must be remembered that a birds move with the whale, and sometimes in I breath. For instance, a ship may and sea apbut seldom the weather good, get ing along, him, on advance of further very that passage was open during the season a whale coast, and the water one mile from the ice north than 71", and there: is seldom much parently so. One would suppose three miles, if there is from two to five degrees warmer than |clear water to the north of that. The En- could be seen two or still that in its immediate vicinity. It is certain terprise went as far north as 7!s° DO,' but were any within that distance, but there are not even the slightest indication of I on 'saw no whales her cruise. during the polar maturity the do come to that shrimp so thick is bottom. If you take a piece of lean flesh 'think it probable that they may pass round his vicinity so quiet is he, and Resides they are: often from a whale and sink it to the bottom, and 'to Davis' Mruits in some favorable: seasons, the horizon. let it remain there a fvw hours it will lie, when there is considerable clear water, but stretched along almost in a straight line, covered with a large white worm. A ship J believe some of them go as far south in the and remaining under water some time', a ship midst master who lay at anchor for some time about winter season as the Japan Islands, Mats- might pass along and nrrive in their The or smoke vapor as them. seeing Islands, Kourile before occupying season me that mai and the: previous told Cape East the he watched their growth in this way. many degrees of latitude in the winter as in then rises from the horizon—the surface of It is positively known that the water becomes dark—the whales again When they were from two to three im hes the summer. r l, >" of latitude in the summer, commence feeding, and one after another in length, they began to change color from they occupy directions stronger and white to red. The whales remain at the for t!i< y have been found thus far apart, the spouts rise in all sudden change in the atThis stronger. not numerous at either they freeze were although over,] North until the water begins to of spouting, and the manner in When those that are mosphere, they move:, then work gradually south and frequent the] extremity. for the sudden appearaccounts well enough south on still and generfurther, these small furthest shores—following go and up buys I think they can fish as they move south. This is the time, ally keep in aelvane c. Very few remain ance of whales, although from one to two^hours. JY. B in October, the natives lay in their winter north of ©2° in the winter. They have: been remain under List. latter Shipping ice seen south ef Island the Behring's of blubber. When the small supply " comes," they say, " then plenty of whales." part of May, and very few have: been seen Mechanics' Benefit Union. As the season advances they are forced to [north ofthai island earlier than the 90th of The mechanics of Honolulu, and others, met at move south both on account of ice and April. They catre at all seasons ofthe the Court ElaflSS on the evening of Sept. Cth., purWm. H. Johnson was called to the scarcity of feed. For the support ol' tin year. Calves ere not si'en in the Arctic, suant to notice Mott Smith chosen Secretary. The whale these waters are very rich and pro- because the- whales go into the buys and chair, andwasJ. addrevwed by several persons, tueetin" ductive, and regularly produce and bring to bights to produce theiryoung. Very few go forth the hrartlts which would result from the formmaturity immense quantities of living 'mites' into the Arctic to calve. They remain ation of a Mechanics' Union. After choosing a comand small fishes—as regularly as the rich along the coast south-west of the struit9 and mittee of eight to draft a constitution, the meeting Capt. Sayer, of the ship adjourned. soil does an abundant crop. Put as this Kamschatka. The adjourned meeting was held at the Court last may be cut off from a variety of causes, Miry Mitchell, saw a calf in the ice in June, rloas*, Sept. 16th. The committee reported a contook I myself the' Anadir Sea. one so the crop of "whale-feed" in the Northern 1851, in stitution, which was accepted and after being deSeas is sometimes diminished, and somtimes out ofthe cow Sept. 13, 185*2, in the Arctic, lated, article by article, was adopted. This maeting to meet again Sept. 20th, for entirely destroyed. This may be occasioned ithat measured only six feet three inches, was then adjourned, constitution. under the by the ice remaining very late and entirely land would not certainly have been born organizing Tuesday evening, Sept. 20th, the meeting was covering the waters beneath which the jbefore December or January. This shows called to order by the former chairman, and the convaries about six causes the the time: of calving jthat germs exist. This undoubtedly stitution produced for signers. Nineteen persona difference in the movements of the polar 'months. I heard it from a Russian officer having signed, the Union proceeded to select officers. Johnson. whale, their different route and positions in jthat he had seen the beach covered with President, Wis. H. M. R. Harvey. 'dead calves in the winter season, about the Vice " feeding at different seasons. Secretary, J. Mott Smith. During the two seasons in which I cruised 'entrance of the: Pay of Pctropaulovski. Treasarer, R. W. Holt. Sea, a the the Ochotsk in ships the with few the Last season Arctic, C C. 11. Lbwbkr, exceptions, in movements of the polar whnle have been found a good many calves in the bays in the Ex. Committee, Jc. Wikq, ( B. F. White. entirely different. In the localities where south-western part of the sea, and I have A committee of three was elected to draw op » ofthe a season, were found the last been informed that some made ships great numbers code of by-laws. The meeting was adjourned to they were scarce during the first, and vice business of taking calves that yielded from Friday erening, Sept. 80th, for the the purpose of versa. This is one reason why some ships ten to twenty-five barrels of oil with but receiving new members to the Union. J. MOTT SMITH, Bee. did not take more oil. The instinct of the little, if any bone. — II ' — — — �THE FRIEND, 68 OCTOBER, 1853 this time to have had this group, with the |CP The clipper ship " Sovereign of the News from Tahiti. rilled with voluntary churches and :Seas" still holds Ihe preeminence among leeward, Intelligence from the Marquesan Expedition. in a state to send the Gospel lo the {clippers, as capable of making the quickest prepared Royalist 38 days to Tahiti. Royalist sailed A series of political regions beyond the Unsettled State of Af- events, however,them. for Marquesas. over which we had no passage. She hss recently made the quick- — — Raiatea. control, have deferred that important duty to est passage of any sailing vessel, from New Papeete, Tahiti, Aug. 2*2, 1853. an indefinite period. York to Liverpool, having made the run in Rev. and Dear Sir:—l am glad to The two native Ministers preached here in thirteen days and a half. She has been 2*28 take advantage of an opportunity of acknow- the native chapel on the sabbath alter thenledging your kind letter before the return of arrival, and Mr. Parker Imd engaged to days at sea, and had made an average speed the Royalist. The Mary Catharine will sail preach to the Sandwich Islandeis who reside ol 180 knots per day during the whole time, from here for your islands in a few days.— here; but on leaving the ship on Saturday !having been dismasted in the mean time, by Tha Royalist came into port on the '24th of he sprained his ancle, which maile it painful 'losing all her lop-masts, and was rigged at July, with all hands well on board. On the for him to walk. He rested with us until The: most remarkable feature connectfollowing day I accompanied the Rev. Mr. Saturday the Ijlh of August, when the vessel sea. ed with this extraordinary running is the fact visit Parker lo pay a to M. Page, the sailed. Muy Ihe Divine arm protect her uno French Governor, to state the object of Ihe prosper her mission. I have every season (hat she has made the last two passages with Mission and to hear if he had anything to to believe that Ihey have ere this reached a crew of 38 seamen and 6 boys. This, say about it. He received Mr. Parker very the island, as strong southerly winds have contrasted with a frigate's crew, is indeeel graciously, and at once informed him that been blowing ever since her departure. She surprising. Ihe island of Fatuhiva belongs to France.— obtained a new mainmast here. He then stated that he was very happy to Our own circumstances are ihe same as During ihe run of the Sovereign of ihe give his consent to the Mission, and promised when I last wrote lo you. We are wailing Seas from Honolulu to New York, she ran to give all the protection possible to the to bear the elecision of the two governments 3,-44 miles in ten consecutive days. The members of it. He took considerable pains concerning what has been done. highest distance logged in the *24 hours was to give to Mr. Parker a correct idea of Ihe The leewarel islands are in a very unsetstate ofthe island, the nature of the harbor, tled state, and have been so tor some time', i") miles. and other information which was of consid- especially the island of'Kaiatea. The island erable advantage to him to know and by isj divided into two factions, and ihey are Isoss «»l the Citizen. which he was enabled to see more clearly now living in intienchments provoking each the nature ofthe difficulties as they lay before other to an attack. The occasion 1 believe In another column of our paper will he him. He stated that ihe chief is by no to be, that Ihe old King cannot be brought found an account ofthe wreck ofthe "Citimeans a principal one; and we learned from lo give up some of his heathen rights, which zen," which we have copied from the Polyanother quarter that a short time before he involve considerable oppression. He is nesian of Sept '24th. From the same person left for the Sandwich Islands he had been quite willing to make good |aws |(u t |)e canbeaten by a chief who appears to have sub- not be brought to understand why he should who furnished the particulars iheir published dued, or nearly so, the whole island, ami be compelled to observe them. A large we have obtained a few additional in rethat the chief in question hud been driven body on the other hand are determined that gard the to ship's! company. From memoiy into an insignificant nook, where his estab- there shall be no difference between Monarch he furnishes the following list of the crew: lishment consisted of some four or five huts and subjects belore the law, and they have T. H. Norton, master, Martha's Vineyard. only. The Governor slated that he had not taken up arms in defence of this principle. Lewis C. Hoy, Ist officer, Newark, N. J. )et hoisted the French flag at that particular In Ihe mean lime, cultivation, education and John P. Fisber, '2d officer, M. Vineyard. island, but now that foreigners were about religious duties are placed in oheyance, and William Smith, 3d to settle there he would immediately do so, our brethren the Missionaries, are left to " unknown. and that a small vessel would frequently sigh over the desolation, physical and Win. Collins, 4th " " visit the island to see how the parly pro- moral, which reigns around them. C. F. Heath, carpenter, Philadelphia. ceeded. In taking leave the Governor exJohn Johnson, cooper, England, I herewith send you a lew reports which I pressed his earnest wish for the success of hope may be of service in furnishing sum" Abr'm Osborn, boatefeerer, M. Vineyard. John Norton, the Mission. " interesting matter i\tr your "Friend," " John Lackadore, " I feel satisfied that the committee of your which I have no doubt it proves itsell lo be unknown. infant Society acted wisely in advising Ihe' to many, as ihey plough the briny deep in Jas. Wentwortb, " " A. Ferdinand, party to touch here, as thereby much trou- search of its treasures. " " ble and perhaps difficulty will have been I am Rev. anil dear Brother, yours very George Long, seaman, Philadelphia. Jus. Mitchell, avoided. " Heading, Perm. truly, in the Gospel of Christ. It is said (hat the chief who is or was the Charles Noss, WM. HOWE. " New Haven, Ct. Charles Dyer, conqueror, is a benevolent and sociable man To Rf.v. S. C. Damov. " Pennsylvania. Nicholas Powers, " and one in whom partes may confide.— Boston, Mass. Should this prove to be true it may turn out The Maine Law in England. Wm. Myers, M. Vineyard. " in favor ofthe Mission; and on the other unknown. Lale advices from England, give us the John Jones, " hand should he be indisposed to acknowledge highest encouragement. St. Helena. The friends of Dennis Aping, " tiie French claim, which to this time had Temperance have succeeded in having iheir Peter Cox, " Camden, N. J. Jus. Flannigaii, " not been asserted, the arrival of both cause presented before the House of ComIreland. parlies about the same time may induce mons; the facts and statistics have startled W. 11. May, unknown. " him to think that there is some connexion the members and produced the liveliest '2 Kanakas, •' " between them, and he may refuse to accept interest. Mr. Hume, who was a member of 9 Portuguese, '• " Win. Smith, cook, (col.) " them. All these things, however, were the Ministry, one of the most talented and well understood by Mr. barker, and he influential members in parliament, aelvocateel Chris. Simmons, steward, " Of the above five were drowned, viz: is therefore prepared to take a correct view the petition, and said distinctly that he was ofthe course he ought to pursue. Chas. T. Heath, and four Portuguese. in favor of such a measure as the Maine I was much delighted to receive the ac- Law. A lire has been kindled, as we think, Two are reported to have perished with the count you sent me in the " Friend" for dis- that whole cargoes of rum cannot extinguish. cold, viz: James Wentworth and a Sandwich tribution among the various missions con- If some man can now be found with the hu- Islander. nected with our Society. I have sent most manity and perseverance of Wilberforce, the Three men belonged to the crew, whose of them away and am only waiting a suitable day is not far distant when the accursed names our informant was unable to recollect. opportunity to send the remainder. Your traffic shall be entirely destroyed in the Society is a atep in the right direction. May British isles, and when it comes it will be a EF" We have receiveel several communications, the Dunne favor rest upon it in all its de- day to be remembered in the world's his- which we are unable to insert or notice for want of partments. Ten years ago we hoped by tory. Am. Paper. ■pace. fairs at . — �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 69 1853. on trial for membership; that the word of cians shall pronounce them protected from contaon shore ; and it preached every Sabbath in filly-three' gion, your men may sately come In of these regulations places, widely scattered throughout thegroup, I is believed that an observance of the population, government, religion and will entirely protect your crews from the Small and that a desire for decent clothing, a love cannibalism of the Feejeeans. In regard to of rending, and attention to the duties of do-|[Pox. I am happy to be able to inform you that there the cannibalism of this people, any language mestic lile, are observable in those e>f the is little ofthe disease remaining in Honolulu, and No case which we should be able to employ would fall peuple in connexion with the Mission War, no case ainontf the white population. still prevails in almost every part of] exists among the* shipping. The ill.ease has thus however, far short of the reality. Traders, explorers the group; cannibalism is still practised to far been almost exclusively confined to the natives, and missionaries ajiree in all their represen- an awful extent; and crimes of vurious kinds, iinil efficient measures have recently been adopted to prevent its further ravages. tations upon this subject. Probably in no too daik to admit of disclosure, are habituI am permitted to name and recommend the ally committed. following physicians, either of whom will visit part of the heathen world, has the horrid of the most hopeful signs connected y«>nr vessel if you desire it upon the terms above practice of eating human flesh become so One with the present stale of Missions to the Hea- indicated, tos Doctors Hardy, Newcomb, Ford universal as at the Feejee islands. Bloody then, is the gradual increase of Native iLethrop, lioftinumi, llillcbrund, Smyth and 1 wars did not furnish a sufficient number of Preachers and Teachers in various places. Schell. With much respect, victims for the tables of the chiefs, hence the Even in Feejee, the Holy Ghost is separat1 have the honor to be, AY.c, work ofthe ministry, | history of those people abound with innume- ing unto himself, for the 15. P. ANGEL, men whom he has graciously prepared fori U. S. Consul. rable instances of the most revolting scenes thai service, snd whose labors he is crowning of murder, committed merely for the purpose with bis effectual blessing, There are in! I). N. FLITNER, for food. After Connection with the above Missionary Sta-,, of furnishing human I'ontinnes to repair Chronometer*, gm±sr<*t\9k [ and Local turns, 44 preachers *2 I ('atechisls, reaninji the " Narrative of Wilkes," relating slnnd ; accurate rales IMe of vast Naherolubu, riau and two AI places t by observations of the " to the Feejeeans; "Fee-jee," by an Amerit*'lt'^*lf'atH«*>' l I "* itnd slurs, with''''''' those islands, two native Tea- sun a IraasU uistriunent made by in iiniiorlance can lady; the Journals of the We-sleyan chers are cairvinj; on ihe work with great Itoskell. Liverpool. Particuliir attention given to Missionaries, and other books upon the cha- sun-ess; one of whom gives tne following line »:iieh repairing. Sextant and Quadrant ('lasses silveieil and adjusted, ti-tf racter and habits of the Feejeeans, it does account of the progress ofthe Gospel among 1)K. J. MOTT SMITH, appear, that no other race of Polynesia ban ihe people:—" The lotu," that is, the GosThere are ol' Aibany, N. V., ever sunk so low or became so degraded.— pel," "grows at Naherotubu. now upwards of 50 who lotu," that is, " at•JL, _irj o -If U tiiS 4P > We have sought seemingly in vain, for even tend preaching." "I am continually in one redeeming 'rait of character, until the pleaching to them. I show them the wrath Office Fort street, next door to the French Hotel. labors of the English Wesleyan Missiona- of God on account of sin, and Its punishment. LEWIS .v CO., I make known to them that God loves all who ries commenced among them. repent, and embrace Jesus Christ as their Importers nml Commission Merchants. The Missionaries commenced their labors Savior. I teach ihem the alphabet, that Ihey I. K. MiTciiK.i.l., John (i. I.kwis, a few months before the visit of the U. S. may he able lo read and know the meaning BostOH, Mass. Honolulu, Oahu. ljrr—M Exploring Expedition. (See vol. 3d, pages of books; and I teach them the alphabet of (that is, 139-199.) To the mind of Lt. Wilkes, Ihe ihe lolu, that they may know well'" experience) " the love of God, and be very To Masters of Whales-Ships visiting the Missionary's prospects were dark and forbid- happy, like the angels Hawaiian Islands. in heaven. 1 do not attention is railed to the following fasts ding. " It is not to be supposed " writes Lt, hide from them the anger of our Lord; I winch an ft 11' as inducements to viait Wilkes in l«40," that the success ol the mis- make it known to them that lolu, and to them KEAI.AKKAKI'A BAY the coining season for resionaries will be satisfactory, or adequate that do not lolu. I make known to them that cruits. fire ol hell, and to them (hat You will find here in the greatest abundance and to their exertions, or a sufficient recompense don't lolu the lain the love of the Lord Jesus Christ, uud of the best kind, the following articles, which will for the hardships, deprivations anel struggles his anger also." be tarnished at the shortest notice and at moderate Potatoes, the best the islands afford, which they and iheir families have to enTwo thousand two hundred and fifty have prices:—Sweet Melons, Oranges, Cocoanuts, Beef, MutSquashes, counter. There are few situations in which actually renounced Heathenism, and hun- ton, Ooatt, Hogs, I'iwls, Turkeys, Wood in any so much physical and moral courage is re- dreds more know that Christianity is the only quantity, delivered nt thenolanding. Lastly andasmost small pox, that religion that offers a Saviour to fallen man.! Important, you will run risk ofnor quired, as those in which these devoted and The lias not appeared here, within several indirect influence of the Gospel is wide- pestilence attention will be paid to pious individuals are placed; and nothing but ly diffused, and its leading truths are exten- miles of this Hay. Kvery those who may favor us with a call. a deep sense of duty and a strong determi- sively known. P. CUMIXGS. Keulfikeakua, Sept. 1, 1853—8m-19 nation to perlorm it, could induce civilized CIRCULAR. persons to subject themselves to the sight of PKIJITjEUS WANTED! ) United States Consulate, Honolulu, Sept. 31, 1653. \ such horrid scenes as they are called upon GOOD PRESSMAN. Also, a Compositor. Enquire at the Polynesian Office, almost daily to witness. 1 know of no situSir:—The undersigned, American Consul at ation so trying as this for ladies to live in, this port, wnh the concurrence of the Commission- Oct. Ist., ISJIS. of Health, would respectfully urge the masters particularly when pleasing and well-informed, ers of" American vessels coining' into the harbor of The Friend sent abroad. as we found those at Somu-Somu.'" Honolulu the strict observance of the following By paying in advance the subscription price, tne Such testimony as this is valuable, having regulations. Friend will be sent by the earliest opportunities, to been recorded previous lo those triumphs Ist. On the arrival of your ship you are re- the United States, England, China, Sydney, or any which have attended Missionary labors among quested to have such of your crew as have not foreign country. the Feejeeans, during the last ten years. had the Small Pox or Varioloid, vaccinated for We copy the following summary respect- kine pox. P. SEABiRY, 2d. You are desired .0 retain your men who ing Ihe Mission to the Feejee Islands, from NO. IS SOUTH WATER STREET, are not protected against contagion, on board lloole's" Year Book of Missions " for 1817, your vessel for at least eight days alter your M'.H BEDFORD, Feejee Iwlands—]\*o. 11. our last number we gave some account God is JUtk ' ' "'*' " YOI'R A FRAIVKLIIf published in London. From recent communications from Feejee arrival. At your request, any resident physician you AND HRAI.r.R IN we learn that the gospel has been introduced may mine, will visit your vessel and vucc tiate into 24 islands; that 3,300 persons are con- such of your crew as may be necessary, at the READY MADE CLOTHING AND FURsidered as stated or occasional hearers ofthe rate of half a dollar for each person, where the NISHING GOODS. day the word; and that of this number about 1,870 number amounts to ten. After the fifth of every description made to orGarments rewill again visit your ship and are under school instruction, 1,278 are full same physiciau those whose pustules have not begun to der in the best style and at short notice. vacciuale and accredited church-members, and 12S ate form. After the eighth day or when the physi- JE*r cjaauwu's outfits of the Seal ftnalii). MERCHANT TAILOR, �70 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 1853. copy No. 17 ofthe Polynesian, published this The right to cede or acquire lerritory, or Official Documents. to unite two independent nations by compact, morning. The subject of the annexation of the HaMy thanks are due to Ihe King and Coun- is regarded as inherent in all independent waiian Islands to the United States has called cil for taking immediate measures to apprize sovereignties. Il has certainly been practised forth the following official communications: me officially ofthe exact contents of the ad- Irom time immeniowul. The power which dress, which I perceive remonstrates against can cede a pail can cede all the purts. Mothe "extraordinary course adopted by some dern history abounds in examples, and none May it please Your Majesty .* American merchants, landed proprietors and more than English and trench history. We, the Representatives of Groat Brilnin other citizens ol the Untieil Stales" to induce Annexation is neither a new thing nor rare and France, beg leave respectfully to inti- the King to alienate His Sovereignty and the in our day, as the Turks and Arabs of Al(,'afl'ies of South Africa, and mate to Your Majesty, that we are fully in- indepeiideuo of the islands by immediate geria, the formed of the extraordinary course adopted negotiation fur annexation to tho United more than one Hundred and thirty millions of people in India can testily,—people it is by some American Merchants, Landed Pro- States. prietors and other citizens of the United You are aware that the government ofthe hoped who may he benefitted by the change, States connected with the Protestant Mission- United Slates has never made any proposi- hut whether so or not, I cannot adinil that aries residing on Woahoo, with a view to tions to ilis Majesty's government to annex annexation by voluntary consent is any moreinduce Your Majesty to alienate Your Sov- the islands, (hough the matter has undoubt- illegal or reprehensible than annexation by ereignty and the independence of these isl- edly engaged the attention both of citizens of conquest. Bui whether it be done by one ands, by immediate negotiation for annexa- the United Slates anil of Subjects of the process or the other, the government of the tion to the United Stales' uud thai we un- King. To me it is not surprising that the United States can have no Colonies. Whataware, also, ofthe countenance and support " merchants and landed proprietors," whe- ever territory is added is but an integral part that a memorial which those gentleatea have ther Auioi iiuus or others, should perceive ofthe whole, and subject lo the same national addressed to You, to the aforesaid effect, has ■real commercial advaniagea in such a con- constitution and laws. received from high official functionaries, at nection, considering thai the principal part Ths expedience of union with the United Honolulu, all of which proceedings have of the commeroe of the islands is with the States I do not propose lo consider at pregiven rise to considerable excitement among United States, and that the islands must look sent, lor 1 have no authority lo say that the French and British residents. almost exclusively lo the Pacific coast of tin United States will consent to any terms that Under these circumstances, we consider il United Slates for a market for their products may he offered; yet 1 have no doubt if they our duty to remind You that Great Britain and the means of paying for their imports, I shall be offered ihey will he frankly received and France havo entered into solemn Trea- perceive, therefore, nothing very extraordi- and duly consi end; hut no sinister means ties with the Sandwich Islands, by which nary in the project remonstrated against. of accomplishing the object, however desiraTreaties Ymir Majesty, Your Heirs, and And il now or at any Inline time it shall be ble, will receive any favor from the United Successors aro hound lo extend, nt all times, found to be decidedly for the interest of both States. 1 urn most happy to have your testimony to French and British subjects the same ad- countries to unite their sovereignties, 1 am vantages and privileges as may be granted unable to perceive any treaty or moral that the Commissioners ■and Consuls of the to subjects or citizens of the most favored obligations on the part of either to forbid the U. S. have acted fuliy and faithfully up to the nation; and that the joint Declaration of desired union, or any good reason lor foreign principles declared by Mr. Clayton and Mr. Webster in the communications referred to England and France, of the iMili ol" Novem- interference to prevent it. ber, 1813, was founded upon Ihe clear una* r1 anch and English subjects might still be liv you, and lam not permitted to doubt that derstanding that Your Majesty was to pre- entitled to Ihe privileges ol the " most fa- vim will have as little reason hereafter, ns serve Your Kingdom as an Independent vored nation," and on the score of commer- you have now, in distrust the friendly intenState. cial advantages cannot well complain of be- tions of the government and people of the Therefore, we declare in the nnmo of our ing subjected in these islands to the revenue United States. Governments, that any attempt to annex the laws of a country which consumes and pays My regard for the King ond his governSandwich Islands lo any foreign power, what- for French manufactures and oilier products! ment, and for the highly respectable repreever, would be in contravention of existing in the amount of forty millions ol dollars an- sentatives of England and France in these Treaties, and could not be looked upon with nually—the revenue laws of a country rapid- islands who have deemed it their duly to inindifference by either ihe British or the ly growing, anil whose trade is now of more terpose an official remonstrance*, alike deFrench Government. value to Great Britain and France than thai nuded the Utmost frankness in the expression We beg further to observe lh.it in accord- of nay of their colonies, il not indeed of all of ihe 'sentiments I entertain, which I am ance with the Hawaiian Constitution, Your of them added together, ■■a.-t as (be English sure they will duly appreciate. The agreement or joint declaration ol the Majesty could only a!ienato Your Sovereign- Colonies ate. ty and Islands under certain circumstances In view o! these great interests thai would 28th November, 1843, that neither (Jrea: —which circumstances have not occurred— be sacrificed hv a disturbance of pacific il- Britain nor France would take possession of and that no Monarch whatever, nccording lo lations, (to say nothing of several millions ol these islands as a protectorate or otherwise, Vattel and other writers on International American stocks held in Europe whose value was creditable to those powers. The govLaw, has a right to alienate his kingdom, or might for the time be seriously affected,) it ernment ol the United States was not a patty to enter into a negotiation with that view, is not to he supposed thai Fiance will insist to the engagement; neither waa Kaotthamewithout the concurrence of his people. on the little advantage oi' importing into these I ha 111, so far as appeals. The parties to it, We therefore consider that tho time has islands silks, wines, fee, to the amount of a by their naval lories, ad both made hostile arrived lor us to remonstrate, and we do few thousand dollars at live per cent d'ltv, as demonstrations upon the King's sovereignty. hereby remonstrato against Your Majesty she now docs hv her construction ol the trea- The United States had not, but both before becoming a party to the scheme recently got ty of 2tith March IN4<I, a treaty which in- and since, though their interests were far up, or to any other project which existing stead of being a valid reason why the King greater here than those of any, or all other Treaties and the Hawaiian Constitution do should not transfer his sovereignty, is a foreign powers, they have constantly resnot sanction. [standing and powerful argument to justify pected the government of the King. They EM. PERRIN, WM. MILLKR. jhim in doing so, since that treaty denies to have never sought to limit the right of his mmii one of the most important attributes o! 'government to frame its own system of U. S. Commission, Uovereignty—one in Ihe highest degree es- finance, enaetits own revenue laws, regulate No. 47. Honolulu, Sept. 3, 1853 sential to all independent nations. its own system of public education, establish Sia:—l have the honor of receiving your Snll less is it to be supposed that Greut its own judicial policy, or demanded any specommunication of this morning, in which you Britain will claim the privileges ofthe "most cial favors, and they were the first to recogsay it was resolved by the King in Council favored nation " under this French treaty, nize the complete and unqualified national on the first day ofthe month, that you should since she has generously thrown up her own independence of the Kingdom, by the treaty pass to me, officially, a copy ofthe joint-ad- treaty ofthe same date and tenure, and sub- I of 20th Dec. 1849. dress to His Majesty by the Representatives stituted thatof 10th July 1851, in accordance That treaty having been faithfully obof Great Britain and France, made on that with the American treaty of Washington of- served, there is nothing in the policy of the United States towards these islands which reday, which you have done by enclosing a 20th Dec. 1849. Honolulu, Sept. Ist, 1853. ! �THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 71 1853. INFORMATION WANTED. to impose some restraint upon the crew, who quires concealment, or demands explanation, them as well as they the danger of Respecting Sidhby G. Dbto, native of Oanandaidid not understand —nothing to disturb the harmony which hap- exposure to the cold, or the hazard they would N. Y. He baa been absent from home abont a pily exists between the United States and run in attempting to reach the East Cape, which gua, ycare. Information will be gladly received by B. the great commercial powers of Europe. some of them had an idea of undertaking, when l'itman Ksq., Hilo, the Chaplain, at Honolulu, or tl. Leonard 11. Smith, Oanandaigua. Lest silence on my part, after the publica- their provisions failed. tion of the joint reinonstrsrhcc, should make From February to April, different parties left for tw*" It Charles It. Taylor, of the bark Raa different impression here or elsewhere, and the Cape, about MS miles distant. They traveled jah," will call at the Chaplain's Study, he may reand wherever they found natives, they ceive gratifying intelligence from his friends. considering Ihe distance ofthe seats of gov- on the ice,the same kindness and hospitality as at received be ernment of Europe and America, it may at the Chaplain's Study, for Hiram F. the first village. Tlli.s journey was performed Laatara advisable to depart from the usual course in with much Suffering. Failing of native huts, they Blnhsrlsna. Capt. B. B. Lamphicr, Mr. Charlea Enoch C. Cloud, Lewis L. Bright, George such matters, and publish this letter also, to were sometimes compelled to sleep upon the ice, Hurts, Hank, Morris E. Lee, James Urummond, James 1\ go with the remonstrance of the British and and almost perished. Ludlow, Capt. Moses J. Buddington, Henry W. French Representatives. The last parly reached the Cape settlement Ilainmmid, Tliomns Hanks, Wm. T. McKneel, Aus*2d of July, anil on the the middle be, June, lo about of tin llildcith, Henry A. Clearland, Crawford C. I have the honor the thrilling cry of sail ()! greeted th"ir ears.— Hurts. With great respect, a This proved to he the Bremen ship Josep'i llac Yourobedient serv't, Respecting Mr. David Wilson, who visited Honwrick their (iiiosiiiiin, who had lienrdof don, Capt. olulu in 1846, and wrote hia family from this port LUTHER SEVERANCE. and was in scan-li ol them. The shipwrecked July IS, is til, hut since that time has not reported His Excellency, anil board, every taken o-> men were immediately himself Any information, will be forwarded ifsent weir Wyi.i.ie, they Robert Crichton attention shown them. From tins ship to the Editor of the Friend, or to Mr. l'ctcr Earl, Minister of Foreign Relations, &c. scattered among the fleet, and some of them have Aiuiricun Theatre, San Francisco. tf. Noralready arrived here, as stated above. Capt (sears Coultkk and Edwabd G. A. exnespsntliig I.oss of Ship Citizen, of New liedford. ton is on bond the Helen Augusta, and is soon Daaaiersa, who left the ship Midas, Capt. Woodwe be may whose arrival cruisport, upon that at thil pected bridge, at Lahaina m the autumn of 1861. Should Of the tmiii"ro'.i< leet of vrhsJesbtp* to his dised in the Antic in 18.VJ, we believe the Citizen, able to procure more details in regard this notice lull uader the eye of cither, he is requested as aster. of New B-dford, was the only one not reported to communicate immediately with either the Editor owned in tons. :md 4fi4 been The Citizen was of ol the Friend, or Mrs. E. E. Exall. Newark, N. J. having visited some port, or known to have Jr. & Co. Bhe had lost. °Por the past six months, or since news from N.-w Bedford by I. (lowland, oil on Respecting Wm. Disiirow, who leftthe U. 8. Ship and three thousand barrels the different ports visited by whalers had been re- between two of filling up, had she Columbia, at Honolulu in 18311. He is reported to ceived, fears were entertained for the fate of this hoard, with a fair prospect have die lat the Hospital in the fall of 1839, but still ship, which, unfortunately, have been confirmed not met with this disaster. the Consulate books. that after the gale in September hi-, inline cannot be found upon reported from It is Taker, Win. Capt. Tell, of the received by the by the arrival season of fine weather, and Any information will lie thankfully friends in New of was a abated, arc two the there ship on board of which Arctic, the communicated to his As winter ap- Chaplain, and abounded. of whales innumerable these, I Joseph Citizen. one crew of Ihe From York city. tf were seen heading Honolulu, June 30, 1803. Mears of Philadelphia, the following particulars proached, immense numbers into the through and the Straits goin* southward, have been obtained. to be frozen over, On the 'Jsth of Sept., 1853, the Citizen had been iopen sea. The Arctic appeared here and there, and NEW BOOKS lying-to in a heavy gale for four days. Having with the exception of holes seems to be estabbeen without observations, her position was not ex- from the observations made, it lately boen received by the undersigned, the Arctic, in do not winter and will be found the best selection ever ofactly known; and during the night of that day it lished that the whales sea outopen fered in Honolulu. Among thorn arc was found she was getting into shoal water, when but seek a milder temperature in the the ship was immediately put about and sail made side the Straits. PosmCAt, Works of Myron, Shakespeare, Milton, In view of thekindness shown these shipwrecked Campbell, Montgomery, Sigournoy, &c, &o. upon her. Betore she could accomplish this, howtheir when entirely within ever, she struck upon a sand beach, about north men by the natives, A few work! on Arciiitkoturb and Gardening. the expression ofthe latitude ti7 J, when her mists were immediately cut power, we cannot foi bearrichly a An KicuLTi'ttAL Works.—Among thembooks treatmerits substanthat their conduct opinion soon after struck the ship, away. A heavy sea of the horse, sheep, domestic animals, poultry, ing the by government. Americas acknov'lodgnient her tial a and carried away her poop-deck aft, making bees,—Sugar planter's Manual, and a variety pigs, form of blankets, the dollars, in hundred A few perfect wreck. books. of farm the past, sucthick &c. would themfor clothing, reward Being too rough for boats to live, th" crew Works—A large assortment, comprising atMkhii'm. crews future shipwrecked secure to ceeded in getting ashore on spars, iVe. with the ex- and might their lives and some of the most popular works on medicine. ception of four Portuguese and one American, tentions and aid that would sustain Miscki.i.ankous Books.—Tho assortment of misPolynesian. Charles L. Heath, of Philadelphia. These were restore them to their country. cellaneous books embraces some of the latest and The reach the shore. attempt the to drowned in most interesting publications. A few only are spemorning dawned upon u bleak and uninhabited cified below: is the retest of an Jcy enjoyment of The peril, them circumstances in shore, and found Melville's series of books, comprising Mardi, Tyit. nerves to encounter. Durmembrance which it leaves behind which required strong Omoo, Moby Dicu,the whale, and Pierre. pse, were ing the day a small quantity of provisions Deck and Port, Sea and Sailor,Land and I Cotton's washed ashore, which were carefully rolled up on ! Lee, Ship and Shore and California. the beach. The next endeavorof the shipwrecked RET. C. M. BLAKE'S SELECT " . HAVE — ! men was to find inhabitants, and I shelter from the ("heaver's Sandwich Islands, Island World and the bleak winds and intense cold, which would soon BOARDIND SCHOOL FOR BOYS. Whale. have cut them off, without protection. Hindi Oregon, Bryant's Ca'ifomia, Fremont'a AT BENICIA, CALIFORNIA. 'Oregon and California. After a little exploration, two natives were discovered, who were friendly, and these they acIn this school thorough education in the English, United States Exploring Expeditions. is Barrow's Voyages to the Arctic. companied to the nearest village, which was about Ancient ami Modern language*, and mathematics,the Webster's Dictionary, octavo and quarto. 15 miles distant Here they were received with afforded to ■ limited number of pupils, under MAulay's Hist, of Eng., 2 vols. loyarda Ns«»the kindest attentions, and every thing done for care of experienced Teacher" The course of study is culcul ited to tit the scholar 'vuh. their comfort which the circumstances of the nato such Harper's Magazines—s yolb. bound. tives allowed. Sledges were despatched for the for active business pursuits, and also prepare I Travels of Madame Pficffer round the world. provisions saved, which wen* safely housed. as desire to enteratcollege. The location Bcnicia, has been chosen as re- ; The Howadji in Syria, Lamartine's History of the The crew were provided for in the native huts. Hunter's Life. markably healthful and saeeesible ; nail the arrangeand furnished with skins, without which, during ments ofthe family are such, that pupils will lind the |Restoration. Travels in Africa. Lady Wortley'a Travels. the winter, they would have perished. The proIN CLE TOMS CABIN—in paper cover—sl. comforts of home.' visions saved from the wreck subsisted the crew Key to Uncle Tom is shortly expected. Music is taught by an experienced n.aster. ; The for about six months, after which time, for two or TheAcodomic year begins with August Ist, and is Thrilling Talcs of the Ocean. three months, they were furnished by the natives divided into four quarters of eleven weeks each. Am. Cruisers' own Book, Missionary Offering. with fish, whales' blubber, walrus flesh, &c. For Terms per quarter including oil charges, $150, Hook of Common Prayer. Bibles. months entire and Miew's Water Cure Manual. Every man his owa darkness reigned, payable in advance. more thin two the cold waa most intense. An American and a Hector. RBKKR To Ooy. J. Itigler. California, j Bowditch's Navigator. Tom Jones. Hawaiian were frozen to death during the winter. Hon. L. Severance, Bosom. Books, embracing spellers, readers, gramThe settlement consisted of 15 huts, and a popu- Elisha 11. Allen, Esq. Cot J. C. Fremont, " ltev.T. 1). Hunt, San Iran; iiiKrs, fee, Ac. lation of about 50 persons, all of whom seemed to Capt John Paty. Stationery.—Every description always on hand. 8. H. Willey, feel a responsibility for the safe-keeping of their Roy. Daniel Dole, [Also the latest Nkw Yoaa Papkrb and roruLAa Rev. A. Barnen, I'lnla. guests, and apprehensive that if any of them should Rev. S. C.Damon, HENRY M. WHITNEY'. K*v. S. L. Pomeroy. Boa. | MAUAziasa. be lost, the American government would punish Rev. E. Bond, 1, 1863—tf. Sept. 1,1853.—tf-7. Benicia, I January This led I apprehension their neglect then for : : ■*■ �72 THE FRIEND, OCTOBER, 1853 18— Am wh hk Oscar, Dexter, 93 mos, 300 an. 1100 wh, PASSENGERS. 10,000 bone, b 0 bbls this season Antic. the Star from San wh ah Saratoga, Harding, 9 mos, HOOwb, 14009 By Shooting fellow Francisco.—Mrs. 20—Am ing obituary notice of a most highly esteemed bone, Kodiack, via Uilo. Mrs. Turner, Mews. Perkins, Mitchell, Kinsman, laborer among Williams, Hanchor, Haight, Fielheiin, and tliree ini ~ Memorandum Obituary Notice of the Rev, Henry Chase, the ateerage. The Mechanics' from New York, April 20th. Own, Seamen's Chaplain, New York City. By the Benj. Howard, from San Francisco, Geo. On tin* 99th, saw sperm-* sailed hales, in Int. 3b north, lore 40 WOOL We notice with regret in the papers by the l««t mail, thei M. Chggabj Esq., Am. Consul lor Luhaiua and son, (J. Crossed the ana tor in trie \tlantie. May fljftjfc, gg days out, in On the 'JSth od June, pas>ed through the death of Rav. Hbnit Chaii, who is. well known a* having I C Porter, M. I)., Mr. Kinney, clerk, Mr. Howard, long WW. straits ol |,e Maire and the mpe in t 9 days. YVcHther hue, been for many yean neaineii'h Chaplain of the Bethel, Roooe- G. 1). Oilman and Mr. "Weil. although the sun was aOQOC the horizon bujt seven hours a day. Light w inils to the equator, whnh she crossed in the velt street, New York City. Mr. Chase wm a native of RejejBPacific, long. 1 S west, I 13 days nut, on the 1lib of Aug. Same Died. salaerCn., N. Y. He became pioua in early life, anil joined d ij saw sperm w hales in large niunkn, fnun 30 to tin bai rcls. himself to the Methodist Church. Soon after, leaving hit* At Honolulu, nn the morning of the 31st ult., of disc ise off )u the 17th of August was boarded by a Isiat from ihe K rn in plough, he Commenced a more thorough course of edu< .torn i the brain, Hemht MutiMAM, aged 0 years, son el Thomas'Vian hark Kmpress. !H» days tiorn China, with 4.MI coof this city. |board, bt inni n r Callao. nn the -'Tib. made the isliiid td than he had been able tc acquite during boy-lioud, and sus- tfaenenea the and al Lahalnaoa arrived this Hawaii, Mtu, at j (in daughter of touched Win. P. tained himself by keeping a school. Hi* piety and talents■ami the Wailuu Falls Estate, A.i.iie, port on the :ilst. \\ ith the exception nf a very few days, the Kekipauahi Kagsdale. soon brought him into the notice of the Church, and ho becamej "Suil'er little children to come unto imp and forbid them weather was eo moderate during the whole voyage, that an open whale-boat reUhi haveanndy kept the ship company. successively class leader, eihorter, and finally a minister o not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." The Sophroina aaibrd from on the lath of April, and Hit: Metbodi-t connection. In Honolulu. Sept. let.Onoana Hush,an Bngrlsa resilient ileached (ape Horn in 74 days,Boetoa w here the was detained three hMU islands, standing at the of an affection of the brain, weeks; bad In ivj weather aad toal Jib-boom and head of At length he was assigned to tlie Roosevelt St. Church by of ■god n. I'nt in at \ukiiinwa on ihe 19th t Aog. fliorl 1 fore top tua-t. n quest of thoSeaman'* Fiiund Society, and it is it strong proof i)n the same day, Mr. Thomas RfOMsanso*, also an F.ng- "jnf water, and nHod again on the BOth. Ten days beflare of hie fitness for the work of a Seaumii's Chaplain, ili.it he lishinan, and lbrmcrl) a partner of Mr. Hush in thu butcher reaching this port, sprung a leak, and has continued to leak about loo strikes, both at sea and ai the dock ; r.tiise of leak was allowed tn retain that position over twentj year*, thoughi business, ot consumption, aged 36. Aug. 20, at Mie small pox hospital, JoieStlvada, of Fayal, ! y. t nnknou n. (he rule of the Mothodist conferences is h> change, their preach T.ie bophroaia left at the Marquesas i-lands the American a auMpul Of trade. ers every two year*. 1iwhale ship Win L* ol \anlucl ei, 16 months out. With SS i In Honolulu, on Tinsdny, Si pt. 8th, Panniaica IV. Tnonr- ; bids, sperm oil, to sail m ihree dayeon a cralee. She put in For this long series of yeaw he labored tor the (not 1of seas.in, aged 9S >ears, B native ol Ch:irlesti.w n, Mas-. Mr T. leaky In New V«rk 4 where the t occasioned by bad caulking men, being iustuiil in season and out of season, zealous ami bad reeided at the bdaade tor nian) year*, and n/m eiteuvivel)■ ship was tilted out Leak -topped, and ship in good coiuliateer ei* the orderolf| tion. indefatigable. Mm church always stood wiih open doors oni known as an auctioneer. Rewnei Masons, and of Hie Haw ah. n Guard, ami bl« Mineral'I Ji it 4.—Marin Theresa, Taylor,7 whales, Capt. T. was the sabbath, with the I'ethel ttiij waving from ifs dome to free was ntwnded bt both tuoue bodies, from the reaideuce of Mrs. sick on board ■ French slop, nhlefa had i doctor. welcome tho long tost mariner retained to port, and its rhnp- DurolnU. nn Wednesday. The Hawaiian Cavalry and Guard1 Jti.v 19.—Thos. Nve, Almy, l.:i o bbjs. i.iiii ready at hid poet with n warm heart,to breiik (he bread ofI lunoed the e-cori to the gra\ e, in .Nun rm (>im ter> mill hiss; Jii.\ l\— Hill.mm. ot k. BOU I bis. a large number ul frieude, military Mien, Lang bbls. hie to the spiritual wsnts of Ins congregaiion. Ill his prearh remain* were followed b> ■ JilaliJ«l)30.-ImiPacific, ollicers and private ejti/.ens. iC Hou laud, VV. st, I", w hales. I iug .Mr. Chase waif plant, spiritual, and seemed to comprehend (In the bth m-t Row p. of I 'oii.-u nipt ion. Mr. II..I Ai «;. I.— Mi.unr \ in n Nye, 3 whales. Kuwin C. Hie peculiarities of his hearers. His tit-run ns seldom exceeded arrived ■ few dayi before In the nwtea Bty, '».—t 'niton. Wing, T whale-. too fiir gone with lo—.Northern Light, Mott, 13 whales, lost his rnati twenty miimtec, and thus while lie Nil able to detain tl it at- the disease I > be reslored. hy fhe rupture ot a bl« d vessel, Columbus, Crowell, ■! whr, \\';ijinea, Kauai, Aug. tention of his audience, all were convinced front hit manner of of the liver. 95, \i affeOtfOfl Da* Kva, li,—finterpri«e, Jarnogan. 7 whales; John and ElixaBona Ko'n.t, widow of King Kaumualii. forinerl) the s u-ithat he was earnestly desirous of iheir eternal sjnod. ell ', whaloa\ Oroaiinbn, JohlMon, Id whales; eign of that island, liebnra had tor man) years been in betfa, Chap, Adam-, if w hales Clio iiinati, Williams, I w ii. Kilt the great point in Mr. Chase as a chaplai n, lay BOJ so active end ronnieteut church member, and bet loaafa deeply \\ in. C. N» e.Lau astt r. Uuiy," whales. Ai o. IS much in his pulpit efforts, as in his labors out o t the churchi :• ii by her people, among whom her influence for good waa Heard from, about the middle of A up— By shin Wm. 1|About the middleTell.walls. He had a happy faculty of adapting himself to alli ver> great. Her age wae about 5j of July the Liverpool 2d, ol N. B.. Switt, In III, Sept. '?ltl], Mr. TnoMAI Ctao- m a-ter, struck ou a auliken reef off*Port t larence. in Bhering*s phnse-t of the sailor's character, and tuck ffil his ticilitj in! ! Very suddeiilv. in II Honn, I native id Scolland, aged ."»I >ears. The ileceaeed lelti si aits, and bilged, got oil' with the aasi-tance of Capt. rules, winning their esteem, that there were but few of the nut Iti In.- native land about ten years aince, and lmuiigrated toi of ship Helen Augusta, ot Newport. Got her into St. LaWHide of seamen frequenting the port of \nv fork] who did! Auckland, New Zealand, where he nrcupled offices «>t respon- reoee*s Bay a d cuudeuined ber. Capt. r*alca took tin il and and trust under the Bnnafa Goven iiniii) He visited * of his Me intluetice. ?nt was l set lire to her. come under the known' not rain.'' 1 these islands o igimdly hoping to engage In bla favorite proi'.\ liacar, from Arctic, Aug. 18,—poke— |>DM| ilit-m ai " Father Chase,*' and many a book or trac Ij feaalonal eroptoj n cut, as ■ gerdner. Hnfftcient en Aug 10- -hi|. Roman, I rlpp, ■-r>'> bbls, aclanrlAc 1 distributed by Jiim fuiuid an attentive reader lar out from thelie.Miiranemi nt not being offered, he engaged in mercantile pur* l.-,_sli Herald, «locum, r> whales. l". Ph Isaac in. ks. skinm-r, c wUalea. land. I -nits. He Wnfl much esteemed as an Intelligent, iii-rig it. and I] tW We arc extremely glad seamen: to receive the follow- r • ' — ,•" - ,,< " 1 • < r ' , ' , . ' • , r' , •* , -- > man. Thelast hour offall life was ape i the study >Ichristian ttii* chaplain, attending of the Bethel church. , * - ' ,' . , , ,. tl 1H—Sh Dr-iper, Coffin, clean. infrequently thronged with visitors, ami nf n meeting i;i—Sh Marcus, Sherman. was at home, whether edatinlstertng religious lie did not rumplani of illness appearing as calm and rhei rful H. ltd U in advice, distributing reading matter, or listening to Jack'a as usual, but on his way home w as obliged through pain ami i Aug. 16—*h Magnolia, Cox, 1300 wh. .weakness, to c ill at a neighbor's, where be expired in about Sh Anad ir. sw i,i. :, whahaa, wandering tale of his life or Inst voynge. TO visitors in his ten minute*. His known chrhntan Sli Martha. T.-oker, 1300 w II. rharacier ennrds pleasing family, the study was often the most interesting part of his 11evidence to belli \ c hi.*, la-t wordf ere those ot one « ho fell sh CI Her Price, Taber, 1900 wh, '■ am prepared for what I am bunt toi Pia Mug Trams.—We experienced a terrible storm 0. m house. It contained an atmosphere of cheerful good will, eon- jtheir meaning, I hope I our u -jiith pertinent meet." How exhortation. the IStli of May, in Pick's chat nel straits, Unil n Watch, Savior** t.» ih. gi uial to the sailor's confidence, who while he felt him--Il m> ■in■lefure, tor re know neither the da) not tho luim wh«relii both aides, w ith a heavy \. K gale, Which caused the ship t<. intruder there, opened his heart without reserve, being assured thf ii ol BUM coiiiith." .Matt. BS -13. carrj -ail to keep clearof the *h< re. Finally sails n ,i rigging aw ay. Hot h am hors Were then let 20. with 00 lathOf kladftOM and profitable adv ice in return. [ In Honolulu, at the French Hotel, S.-pt. -,*7 rIi. Mr Thomas all taken uiii- ot chain. The vessel still continued to drag, On the McKay, Croni and a on California, ihe passenger late hoard ot the atfachiiieiu the him, DMUiaon fell towardi print In h morning f the Ifhh parted the atarho id chain, A amall an Sivi.-s He bad resided ankee Jim Caliat \ Digglnga, in may hu added, that unce it being thought advisable to supply fornia, Roy. Ichor was■then lei 10, and four boat anchors, together with a but came originally from w is un-in. : dot k-pot andthtee blubber hooks. The vessel still dragged, h.-i place by another minister, such was the feeling of dieatls- ; and pitched away Jtti 1 tl\ Ing Jin in. m and living lore t. p laettoa manifested, thai be wis returned again t<> his post. gal ant mast. The w in.I then abat. d, w hn li enabled the crew Tokensof individual esteem, brought from foreign lands, ofti n rn bend the tore-sail, heave np the anchors and gladly escape from a verv dangerous pusiuou.—[Commonkited by tin mute, surprised him, nn.i conduced to endear tiie lailof to his heart, Mr. Jmsepi h. Silo*. Mr. Chase is the father of leverel children, who are now en-I PORT OF HONOLULU. C-iijed in th> active duties of life Tn a uT three ol iln sun-, are widely kn-iwn as connected «Ith tha wore ol education. SUPPIIES in hi-> family he waa the kind father, the cordial nirnd and Arrived. the onteitaiiiiug companion. AT KOI.OA, KAUAI ! Aug. 'i'-Aiii sh Snow Squall, I'.urshv, Ijds fm Pan Pram iaeo Through i loi | lint Mr. dhaae has been actively engaged in Fuielrtie, (I-boo me, 1'. d> f ti S.u LHs OhleOO, 30—Sch GEOKGE oiI.MOKE, at Koloa, Is pre the work of the go-pel. BudeafOd to all who knew Inni pi r :C-\msh Own, Heabury, Wild: fm N. York pared at short uotice to l'nrni-'i supplies fit sonally, faithfil in his work, he ha> bean gathered to hU>.Sept. 'J—Aiiisii Mechanic** T\phooii, Salteis, III d- mi San PranelaoOi ahips, including Brrwood, cweet potatoes, foivla, fathem, to enter upon the reward* ofthe eternal world. How ]Sept. 5— \ui bark's .phronia, Hall, l(J davi from st m R I much good he accomplished m caunot estmate. 'I he church 'J—Am. uli. >hip Pheffie'd, Rove, Oeld Bpring, Uea> turkies ] igs, beef, butter, &c. Terms reaaonnJ le. h.is lost an eflcioat laborer, and seamen a devoted friend, atsh Sea, 1000 bbln. this ~. a*on. J. -M. s. ! s>pt. 11—Am dipper ship shooting rttar, 19 di fm Kingman, "The Clerical Association of Oehu" San Franc-co. \ will hold its next sciiii-imiiuiil meeting at i;.-Aui sh Benj. Howard. PauoVra, 11d> fm Ban Fran. iCT 1* Tlie noxt No. of The Friend will aplliiiuilii on Oahu, mi the 12th ofthe current montl Hi-Am wh sh Ceo. Hflwland, Wight, ISO bids. ■, pear in the middle ofthe month. Pepfc 11'—a in w h an vYm. Tell, Tabor, -) moa out, tm Arctic, It is ax pected there will occur at the same time 11 il 1500 wh, 10—Am wh sh Tamahroo, \e I. M mos, Arctic, ,".ihi w b. place,, dedication of a new native meeting house. Donation. Vj—t.'hil. brig Parouete de la Serena, Larraaabat, Ji d*, All im mil is oi the nssociation are deaired to lie i ir< $2 from the mate of tho whale ship "Sheffield," fm VaTparalao. mit. 8. C. DAMON, *J0—A'iiwhvh Motte/iinia, Tower, 96 mos, Ochotak, for the support of the Friend. Sir. of tlie Association. Sept. 28, 1853. , SIMwb. •JiJ— llntish bk ilar> Catherine. Robertson, tin London, If is study w.i- not Mr. Chase # — , - * MARINE JOURNAL. • FOR SKIPS, : Mil. < . ;VJOTICE.— ■- Married. On Pnnday the 13lh lat*L, by Rev. C. B. M'l.een, Grant THoRnuRN, Ksq„ of Asiona, L. 1., and .Mrs. attaia J•Waeii.i,ofNcw Hartford,ct. [At the mature aire of eighty one, and in the possession ol ■hyairal and mental faculties which he at'innw ''never were, wtter"—after the experience, too, of helfe reninrv ol married il'o.he baa ventured iiftain noon its map .n-ilnii lea. Mi. (.all will be i rat iff<d to learn tnat a hatero ho propitious, adorn* the sequel ofthe lifeol Ihe hero of "Laurie Todd. '; In Cb:irle*ton, S. C, 9J inst., Mr. Donald G. Mitch*i.l, o-f Connecticut, author of the "Reverie* of a Bachelor," and re rently appointed Consul ro Vence, and Misa Mart P., daughter of Mr. Wm. B. Priugle, of Charleston. In Honolulu, Sept.. 97th, hv h>v. H. C. Damon,-Mr. 11. H. W. Berkenburt-t, to Nahuawai. both of Honolulu. THE Cleared, SB—Anaeh F,. I., frost, Hempstead, San Franci-rn. Bail BD, Aug. 99, sh Snow Squall, Bttraloy, China. Sept. J Typhonn, Salters. Pnanghnei tog, Sept. 10— \m brig Boston, Taplev, tor San Francisrn. dept. 1'J—Bohr. aanoHne, Osbourne, Kawaahae and Kona, ilu waii. FRIEND:" JI .Monthly Journal devotettto Temperance Seamen, Marine and General Intelii gence. PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY PORT OF LAHAINA. SAMUEL C. DAMON, Seaaaea'. Chaplaia. Arrived. Aug. 96—Am wh sh Addison, Clark. 11 mos., 200 ap, 400 wh, 4,0.(0 bone,Kodiack. Sept. 13—Am wh ah Rm hrntes, Peakes. 24 mos., 300 ap, 1700 wh,—000 wh this season, Kodiack. TERMS. copy per annum, Two copies per annum. Five copies per annum. One - -- --------- $2.00 3.00 5.00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1853) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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