https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/938dd8653558844c6bb9a4e4cbe3618a.pdf 4587fbe87a7afd171a63621b6f6a69d0 PDF Text Text F THE RIEND. 89 W Series, V-l. 111, No. 12. HONOLULU, lU;<:|.MI...K.H. 1854. Old Scries VOIi. CONTENTS OF THE FRIEND, DI.C. Bth, 1851. |w** esteem it a privilege to point I'aob. 811 better pathway, and happier end. Erad of Volume, XI, XI. them to n SO**Readers perusing a portion of the As multi- Thanksgiving Sermon published in other col89 of readers have their home tudes our Kditsorialx, upon umns, will find an efficient police, and City 90 the deep, and are cut off for the most part of Government officers, enumerated among the Arctic Whaling, 91 the Sailor anil Sailor*. Home, year, from the busy world, it is an em-' 'blessings for which we should bo thankful.— 92 A Donation not always valued liy its amount, means unpleasant, to fit out!IWe are of the same opinion. Good laws and 92 ploymenl, by no Honolulu Bailor's Homo, visitor, a who finds his way on board Igood officers are blessings. There are nn9.'! monthly Fall of Sevastopol, vessel navigating the Pacific, inistakable indications, however, that it reS3 almost every Lose of Steamship Arctic, Loss of 8ila« Richards, 9S and who is most cordinlly welcomed, both quires unceasing vigilance to maintain the 94-'Jf> fine and aft,' thus seeming to keep seamen 'peace nnd order of the city. Tho grog sellHawaiian Thanksgiving, 'JC Ship Mows, &c, slightly, at least, informed respecting the ing is doing all that it can lo create drunkgicat world. We are not insensible to those ••iiiiess and disorder; still there is a wholeexpressions of approbation, which are not un- some public sentiment demanding order and frcquenlly conveyed to us by letter and oth- quiet. When oidcr is disturbed it must be HONOLULU, DEC. 8 erwise, (bat our bumble efforts in the Kilito- restored. The riotous and bloody scenes ocEND OF VOLUME XI. rial line are appreciated by landsmen and sea- curring last Saturday night, are to be traced With this " No," concludes the Xlth vol- men. Such intimations and notices are the directly to a certain grog shop. Rum was ume of Ihe Friend. Whenever we close oui pleasant gales and prosperous breezes, wall- [the cause of the trouble. We asked a sai'or editorial labors for the year, wo feel some- ing our ciaft safely along the voyage of life. what occasioned the trouble, anil he replied what like the mariner who has sailed round Truly, we esteem it a delightful privilege to "liquor." Tbe man belonged lo the "Chaathe world, or the whaleman, who has made a instinct, inform, or direct any of our fellow ca," and knew all about the disgraceful afcruise to the Arctic. Editorial life has its voyagers on the sea of life. All we ask of fair. The master of the " Chasca," said the dangers and peril*, its calms and storms, its them is merely, that Ihey vvKl furnish us with, same. The unfortunate man most deeply imsmooth seas and rugged sailing, its fair the means to keep our vessel in good sailing plicated, is naturally a quiet nnd orderly sailbreezes and fierce gales, as well as life upon condition. If we could close our accounts, or. He was so, on Saturday night, until the Ocean wave. Sometimes a subset iber lor the year, and And a balance of a thousand drugged with poison at will blow our sails " sky high," because the in our favor, it would of course, be highly It is a hard thing to regulate ruin selling. carrier has omitted to drop the paper at his .ratifying, but such a result we neither ex- It is a business opposed lo peace and law, door; sometimes a contributor will frown pect or labor for; and even if it should ever social happinssstsjnd public virtue. Rum most hideously, because his prose or poetry be realized, wo do not believe our feelings tramples upon all laws, human and divine, are not in type; sometimes a leader will would be more cheered and refreshed than hence the enly safe method is to enforce the come down upon an Editor like a while they were while leading the following para- Maine Law. If liquor does (he mischief, squall, and right glad will he bo to escape graph, from a letter penned by a Sailor, then destroy the Liq.uon! Make the rum sellunder bare poles; sometimes we have felt a man-of-war's man, who visited Honolulu al er responsible for the d-.cds of his drunken when encountering some of our readers, like few Booths since, but who wrote from the victims. those poor innocent bow-heads, when they interior ol'New York Stale: "Your paper saw the harpoon or lance blandished by the exerts a great influence among sailors. You, We happy to welcome amongst us whaleman's brawny arm; sometimes n skip- presented me with a bound volume. I wish)the Rev. A. Williams, and family. Since per will give us a blast because he finds you would send me another. Heading it in- 181!), he has been Pastor of the Ist Presbysomething in our columns that favors the in- duced me to knock off swearing, drinking, terian Church in San Francico. We met mates of the forecastle, and then again we l and many other vices, and 1 have, 1 hope re- him in that city at that time, when the rush would oet a fierce eounlcr-blust from Jack cently been converted to G >d. The want of from all pacts of the woild thither, had just because we did not moie boldly/ advocate missionaries for the heathen, does not speak commenced. He commenced preaching in a. Sailors' rights; but wo have not always to buf- very well for Christian people, so I thought!,small Court House. His people erected a fet a Northeaster, drend a Typhoon, or keep I should like to become one. lam now try-],fine church, which was burned in the great a sharp lookout for ai. iceberg or a reef. lire of May 1851, but another church edifice ing lo prepare myself for that work." Editorial life at the Sandwich Islands lias Hoping that our efforts will be appreciated was soon erected. He visits the islands for many pleasant scenes, and much fine weath- by other seamen, we shall endeavor for the his health. er. It is our delight to advocate good prin- twelfth volume of the Friend lo keep on the Honolulu subscribers will please pay their sub ciples and good undertakings. If men will even tenor of our ways, making if possible a He will flaraiat. be so foolish and reckless as to push their straighter wake, than during the period of Heriptions for the year to the oarricr. bUls published. receipted. volumes already way down towards the grave of the drunkard the eleven - ... .... - -... ----------- TTOKII FROEIffID. ' 1 1 . —'1 are • �THF. FRIEND DECEMBER, 90 1854. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT the lume cause of which more hereafter. This season I fell in with the ice near Cape ARCTIC WHALING. -Veto Whaling Ground—Whale Ships round Olutovsky, on the 20lh of May, in lat. 00 = Pt. Barrow for the first time Whales seen— North, spoke several ships, none of which Reports of M. B. M.'s Ship " Enterprise." reported whales lo the south, or westward. The ice gave way but slowly, as we bird no Future Prosptcts. The "Kutusoff" came near being lost on the Northern Sea Horse island. Ships passing up or down should give il a good berth in foggy weather. Thus it appears, that in open seasons bnuhends pass lo the eastward of Point Ba now, and find good feeding grounds Tbe following communication was placed southers until late in the season. On the for a long extent of coast. Blh of June I had worked up as far as Cape In Sic G. Richardson's Arctic Expedition in our hands, by Capt. Lakey, of the "Syren Navarin, having passed through considerable down the Makenzie River, and eastward Queen." We solicited it for publication in broken ice, but neither saw nor heard of any along the coast of the Arctic Sea, page 162our columns, from Ihe writer, Capt. Pierce, bowlieads in that vicinity until the 21th, when --4, I find mention of many black whales, seen of the Kulusoff." The interesting and im- they made their appearance in rather limited as far cast as Cape Bnlhurst, long. 128° numbers among the ice, which still remained west, which is nearly 31) ° east of Point Barportant information, which it contains respect- {near the land. A lew remained hereabout row. The question is, whether it will aning Arctic whaling, we are Confident will be for several days, and some five or six were swer lor ships ns ordinarily equipped, to venread with much interest by those engaged in jtaken. 1 think the greater part moved north ture far In the east, and risk passing an Arcthe whale fishery, either us owners, or whale- almost immediately after tho southern ice- tic winter of ten months in that frigid climate broke up. I was told by the fa plain of a This season the sea has been uncommonly men : French ship, thut he saw full 200 bow-heads clear to the north and east. The same wan Mr. Editoe :—I notice that you aro well in one day going quick to the north-east. remarked in '51. Should next season prove posted up in regard to tbe seasons of '51 and The ice continued in the west part of the the reverse of this in regard to ice in that '52, by that valuable series of letters repub- [Anadir Sea much the same as last year, and disection, probably there would be good whalished in the Ft iend from the New Bedford many an anxious eye watched for its disrup- ling at the south lor a small number of ships Shipping List, written, as I believe, by Capt. tion, hoping it would leave the bowheads sup- I would also mention that I was told by Capt. Tobey, of the "Lagula," at least that is my posed to be so snugly ensconsed (herein, Hunting, of the " Jefferson," that about the impression, from the date of sailing- and oth- I without a shelter; but when it did break up, 15th of August, that he, in company with er internal eviden'-e afforded by those inter- jit was found that but few had taken refuge another ship, in iat. 69 c to 70 saw quite a esting letters. The season of '53 was con- there. In the Straits and Arctic there were large body of bowheads moving° quick to \V. sidered as a failure, inasmuch as the average but a few scattering whales seen, and moving 5. VV. He followed them in that direction catch was less than half that of the preceding quick, so fast indeed, that most of them would until ho reached Ihe ice, which made farther season. There were about lb'O ships in the be seen but one or two risings. I heard of east, in the western part of the sea, than in Arctic in '53—the amount of oil taken about but five or six being taken in the Straits and either of Ihe two preceding seasons. From 90,000 barrels, or about oO'O barrels to each equally few in the Arctic. The question their disappearing in that Direction, I should ship. To furnish this amount of oil, proba- arises, what became of the whales seen early judge there was a clear space still farther bly full 900 bowhends were taken nnd cut in, moving to the north-east ? From information west, paiticularly in the neighborhood of or killed and lost in the ice. The first whales derived from H. B. M.'s ship Enterprise," the first of those large rivers of Siberia which were taken near Cape Olutovsky during the spoken on her passage down" to Fort Clar- empty into the Arctic Sea. During the meltlatter part of May. The ice began to give ence, it was found that tho ico to the east- ing of the snow, the great body ol fresh waway about Cape Mavarin curly in June, and ward of Point Barrow broke up earlier and ter running into the sea must necessarily tend a few whales were taken in that vicinity on more*cxtcnsively than usual, and that great to break up the ice, along the coast in their the 10th; we had worked up within four or numbers of Polar whales were seen along immediate vicinity. miles five of the Cape close to tho ice.— the coast to the eastward of that point. The On a chart of the North Polar Sen, printed There were then 55 sail in sight, and but same was remarked in '51, in which year the by order of the English House of Commons, three boiling. The ice remained along the " Enterprise" passed to the eastward of in 1818, 1 find Cape Chalagskoy the farthest western shore of the Anadir Sea until the Point Barrow on ihe 25ih of July. land lo the north, for twenty degrees west i.f latter part of July, and quite a number of Tho ice master of Ihe "Enterprise" had Cape North. Cape Chalagskoy is in 70° whales were taken nearly abreast cf the river been mate of a Greenland whaler, and was 12' north, about 15 miles (hither south than of Anadir while the ice remained. There therefore a competent judge of tho species Point Barrow, on the opposite coast. Capes was also a small show of whales about thirty of whales seen. Acting upon this informa- North on the west and Lishurne on the east miles farther east, clear of fne ice from the tion, obtained about Ihe I2lh of August, five are in about the same latitude, 69 c 00. The 10th to the 20th of July. They were next ships started for Point Barrow, viz : the. distance from Cape North to Chalagskoy is seen on the west shore of the straits early in "VVm. Thompson," G. Howiand," Bos- less than from Cape Lisburne to Point Bar" " August, where a few were talicn. Again tho seau," "Franklin" nnd "Hobomok." They row, and 1 see no good reason why a ship latter part of August, they were quite plenty succeeded in rounding the point about the may not in favorable seasons, in regard to in the Arctic for a fow days, in that locality- 22d or 23d of August, and passed it again on Ihe ice, pass Cape Chalagskoy as as known among Arctic whalemen as "on the their return on the first of September. They Point Barrow. Immediately westeasily of this Compass," but the great number of ships found whales as represented, but of a small Cape is a deep bay making to Ihe south as soon destroyed or drove them off into some size. I believe (hey saw those of a larger far as lat 68 40', or the same in which good ° retreat inaccessible to their deadly and de- kind, on their way out. The W .Thompson' whaling has been found in the Arctic. To termined pursuers, and I believe very few took seven, tire "G. Howiand" three, the the N.VV. of this bay is an island, the north were seen after Ihe end of August. On the "Franklin three, Ihe "Rosscau" two, and part of which is in near 70 c .Y. The coast 29th of August I counted 83 sails from the the '•Hobomok" two. Owing to the lateness from this island stretches nearly west, in from mast-head, about 35 of whirlUVere boiling. of the season, Ihey did not think it prudent 69 30' to 35' N. to the first of the great SiI suppose that nearly all the fleet were as- to venture far east or stay lat»?r, lest the ice berian river's, Ihe mouth of which is thickly sembled within a square of (JO or 80 miles. should close them The Kutusoff" and studded with islands, where it empties into At that time a whale bound north through "James Andrews"in.also started for the same the sea, in 69° 12 lat, long. 161.00 east. such an art ay of ships and boats, if he es- place on the 17th of August, beating up Doubtless along this that is from with caped life, would be apt to get up a suffi- against a head wind for six days, when they 160 to 70 or farther east,coast, wag open water tho cient h«»ad of steam to take himself far into the bore up for the south, the wind remaining past season, and there, in mv opinion, Ihe ice-fields of the north, or cast around Point steadily ahead, and mostly foggy weather. 1 whales seen going west would have been Barrow as far as open water might extend. this to show the clcac state of the found, could a ship have penetiated the icy mention During the present, or rather the past sea- sea as they made one board off' into lat. 71 ° barrier, with the same facility as a bowhead son of '.51, there were but 45 ships in this 40', long. 164 ° 30' before reaching ice, and would make the passage. The more than diree-tton.aorao of which leUHhe ground early that in a loose state, as far as could be seen usual accumulation of ico in Ihe west, with to try for right whalea at the south. The refrom the mast-head with a glass. On anoth- the unusually open state of the sea to the suit has been a decided failure, more so than er they stood into the same lat., long. east, leads me to believe the ice must have and in '51, I think, in some measure, from 162board So' without seeing a particle of ice. been driven in that direction by easterly gales — " I • ' ° " i i i ° �aUfcUt-.MUI'sK., 1H54 91 Tim. rillKsNU, early in the season. Land is known to exist The account we have seen, and from which 'zero. The active duties of the men tended to Ihe N. N. \V. of ('ape North, mountains we gathered the above facts, farther states to preserve their health, and none felt lime having been seen from the main laud, leaving that the health of the men had been good, nnd to hang heavily. But, singular as it may a passage to the west of probably not more that the most friendly intercourse with the seem, (hat dreadful scourge, the cholera, broke out among the Esquimaux, and swept than sixty miles. If this passage was blocked [Esquimaux was established.—[Am. Paper. off ninny, while the crew escaped with slight up with ice, the drill ice from the eastward would naturally accumulate to the north and THE SAILOR, AND SAILOR'S HOME premonitory symptoms. Early in the following spring (the present south of Cape North, as was the case the a upon present season. Should ships go to the north We would fain make few remaiks .S'nii- year,) the fishing was resumed with great success, although Ihe edge of the ico was with the intention of-whaling to the eastward| the efforts now making lo establish a " or's Home" at Honolulu. We have fbllosrcdl twenty miles from the ships, seventeen more of Point Barrow, and risk the chances of an! Ihe see for our living for over 16 years; we whales were killi d, and after being cut up winter in that region, (as I think they! Atretic will.) and find the ice too heavy lo round the; have Mitred in every capacity on hoard ship; |iwere transported by the Esquimaux, on we obeyed and we have commanded, ][sledges diuvvn by dogs over ihe ice, lo the poir.t, I think they might well try (he western andhave we can speak knowingly and feelingly on ships, where (ho oil wns boiled as before.— side with an equally good prospect of finding One ship was soon filled with boiled oil and whales, should the ice permit their passing the subject. We have noticed the erection ol'"Sailors' whalebone, when Captain Penny sailed for Cape Chalagskoy. parts of the world, and we Aberdeen, leaving the oilier ship to continuo To conclude my sketch of the Arctic sea- Homes" in many one that did not, while propeily ihe fishing and boiling."—[Vineyard Gaz. son of '51, I would mention, that on my pas- never knew a and beneficial insage down in Septemper, I saw fifteen or conducted, have lasting THE LADIES FAIR And twenty right whales near St. Matthew's Isl- lluencc upon those who resorted thither. Thursday On evening last, was conducted and thai the erecconfident and, mostly cows and large calves, atid four ne are sanguine zest, with a and good will that reflects spirit, he blessed with or five were taken In that vicinity. On the tion of one in Honolulu will not that heed- the highest credit on the noble minded consame The sailor ihe results. is whole, the season has been a complete failwhich history ductresses, and is a lasting memorial of the ure, many ships have left without taking a less, thoughtless nondescript munificence and generosity of tbe lathes and and romance have been pleased lo paint him. whale. the Fai:'. We unUnder a rugged, thoughtless, oftentimes ec- gentlemen who attended of derstand that the net income concern Whaling New Ground.-The Lady centric exterior, there is a well of kindness,of amounted to about $1200 dollars.IheThe room Franklin, Capt. Penny, one of the ships en- a fund of reflection, and a .sensitiveness and among ornamented, and tastily was neatly the the Arctic whale has that would shame to fishery, just benefits received gaged in we noticed a coat of arms of returned to Scotland, alter a peiiloUl voyage dust many a proud heart that is loath to ack- the decorations the I. O. of O. F., painted by Mr. S. M. Bingto the Polar Seas for commercial purposes. nowledge that he is " a man and a brother." which as a piece of workmanship, at('aptain Pinny it will he remembered, com- And with such feelings as the characteristics ham, tracted much attention for-its felicitous and manded one of the vessels sent out by the of—not the exceptions hut—the rule, there is of execution. Of all the little British government in search of Sir John no doubt in our mind thai the seaman who supcrio. style comfort, luxury and vcrtu, that were of things and will appreciate Franklin, and having been previously engag- frequents Honolulu can is impossible to speak;— sale, tor it offered ed in the whale fishery, availed himself of the the labors of those who are endeavoring to were as manifold and charming as the they connected with this "Ocean while a Home for Child." opportunity presented provide manufacturers. The reof their fair graces new seas in wherever lie goes. Ihe searching expedition, to find freshment table was another, not tho least atextreme Polar regions, to which the fisheries In connexion with this subject, wo have traction of the evening; the ices, cakes, fruits and extended. From what has tranwith the fsatisfaction "greaest perceived might be and other good things which only a tropical which Hathe spired since the return of Capt. Penny, not- pleasure, the promptitude with produce, or Honolulu ingenuity withstanding the efforts of the company, in waiian Government responded to the call climate ran must have convinced th" most fascompound, discloland a fir was. to the them for a donation of prevent whose employ he made upon ccrleb that housewifery is not at a tidious sure of facts which might injure their specu- site of the new Institution, and thus assisted Of the discount here gentlemen present we lation, il appears that the voyage has been a in raising up a home for the stranger with- have to say; they were polite and but IKllc a new been We do so much look at fic,il having most successful one, not in its gates." as ever. But of the ladies, ah!— discovered, abounding in whales. the value of the gift, though the lot is one of attentive Osse my lieart so fondly beating." *' From the biief statement we have seen in the most valuable in town, as the prompt, We remember " once upon a .ime" when (he the English capers, we cannot identify the lo- frank and cordial spirit in which it was given. sight of a Lady in Honolulu was good for referred to, the geograph- We wish the enterprise a hearty God speed, sore eyes." But that was a long time ago, cality of ical names being new, but it appears that and do not believe that there is a geuuinctar before gentlemen thought of taking their betwithin a few weeks twelve whales were killed in port that would begrudge- a penny for its ter halves with them, and while the present when winter set in. They remained enclosed advancement.—[New Era and Argus. generation of Holies and Houris still wore That is past, however, and now in the ice for nine months, when on its breakpinafores. ing up they set to work with equal success The New While WhaleFishery.-Thelast Eu- we do not believe that (here is a community taking sixteen whales. They appear to have ropean advices brought a more detailed ac- of our size that can vie with us, whether in been absent little more than a year, and yet count of the resident whale fishery which was church or ball room, in the number, attractwere on the fishing ground during two of the established in 1853 by Capt. Penny, an offi- iveness and lady-like manners ofits fair sex. cer who has distinguished himself among the So God bless them! for their brightest jewel brief Arctic summers of six weeks each. "The total quantity of oil (which is boiled) searchers for Sir John Franklin—upon the is their Chartly!—[New Era and Argus. brought home, will be about 100 tons, with shore of Baffin's Bay. The following brief Just at The present time, when sea15 tons of bone. The bone will fetch £350 summary of the history of the expedition is and Journal: men their friends are agitating the suba ton, and the oil, il is expected, will realize copied from the Providence and manned Two well of a Sailor's Home in equipped, establishing ships, over £40 a ton." ject " But the most remarkable circumstance con- with thirty-three men, and three boys, sailed Honolulu, it is interesting to observe what ia nected with this voyage is, that in Ihe newly from Aberdeen on tho 13th of August, 1853, doing upon this subject elsewhere:— discovered ground Captain Penny found two and reached tho fishing ground in Baffin's Care jor the Sailor.—The Duke of sfJmmcan vessels there btfore him, engaged in Bay, on the 17th of September, where (hey Northumberland has given land worth £1,000 the same fishery Thus we see that commerce found an abundance of whales, ten of which and is about to erect and where there is a prospect of gain, may ac- they killed and secured before the Ist of No- at North Shields, present to tho Port a handsome Sailor's winter quarand we then went into cannot; vember. They complish what governments will cost £4,000, and will have should not be surprised to hear that some of ters in Hogarth's Sound erected their boiling Home, which for above 100 seamen, with accommodations our whalemen, in probing the intricate re house, and set to work to boil their oil. In: bank, &c. The ship-owna library, savings Esquiby (ha find trathis work were assisted fifty yet Polar regions, they cesses of moro for its endowment. £2,000 raise will ers ces of the missing expedition of Sir John maux engaged for the purpose. takes care for Franklin, and perhaps stumble upon the bold Their efforts were entirely successful, not- So God, in His providenco, sailor. was below the cold 40 degrees withstanding the mariner himself. " " " " �92 THE FRIEND DECF.MBER, ISM. This too, was a us and the Friend, is both surprising and well-done deed. No matter for the name of;gratifying. If the abovementioned examples Some people have a way of making pres-, the donor; but try reader, and doIhe like, as are not sufficient to illustrate the heading of these paragraphs, viz: "A donation not alents, and contributing donations, which ren- modestly and cheerfully. ders Ihem of little value. They give giudg- Take another example, Jack it a' queer ways valued by its amount," then, at some Ingly. They give of necessity. They are fellow. He does things sometimes which will Cutu:e time we may pile up a few more. not cheerful givers. The poor man who re- make a misanthrope laugh, and Sir HumphSHoanilur's Home. ceives Ibeir charity is made to feel uneasy. rey Melancholy smile. A certain sailor callo( the Honolulu Sailor's His feelings are wounded. The public agent-1 ed at our sanctum a few days since. He had At a meeting collecting funds for some charitable institu- a "sheet in the wind!" He was none ol Home Society, held at the Bethel vestry, tion, is oftentimes severely tried. Not {in- ■ your ignorant fellows. His language was Friday evening, December 1, business of imfrequently he would rather contribute from well chosen. There was no mistake, he had portance was transacted. his own pocket, more, twice told, than he re- thu elements of a noble character. There First. Il was resolved that the sum of ceives from a growling and patronizing donor. was Ihe scholarly air in his demeanor. He $15,000 will be required to erect a suitable But there is a way of giving, that nvikes ai was just such a son as a fond doting mother building or buildings for a Sailor's Home upgift doubly precious, and enhances its value would love; and the more he grieved her, on the lot given by the Hawaiian Governa thousand fold. So too, there is a way off the more would sfce love him. He said he ment for that purpose. declining to give, which is not altogether un- had broke his mother's heart; we believed it! Second. Contributors towards the funds of pleasnnt. Perhaps a man is unable to give,i He raised the veil of the past enough to show ihe Society, residing in Honolulu, will nut be and calls have been frequent, and he does a sad looking picture. His mother once called upon for llieir subscriptions until May not think it best, very well. We commenc- wore th c Quaker garb, and New York 1, 1855. ed our remarks, not for the sake of complain- ■ "Fiiends" knew her well, but now she doubtThird. When the sum of $5,000 is raised, ing of those who give niggardly, and grudg less wears robes purer than those that once the work will he commenced. It is necessary ingly, but to illustrate the principle that, " a 1 adorned her person here on earth. Our con- to raise that amount within one year from the donation is not always valued by its amount." versation with the young man chanced to turn time the grant was mude, in order to secure A poor widow once " threw in two miles upon Ihe "Sailor's Home." Ho spoke of a title to the laud. which made a farthing," so modestly, andI its importance, and especially of fitting up n Fourth. "Sailor's Fair."—lt was resolvcheerfully did she perform the deed, that out- yood reading room for sailors. " Do fur ed lo hold a fair for the benefit of the SailSaviour remarked, " this poor widow hath mercy's saU" he. says "builda Sailor's Horn, or's Home, in the month of November, 1855 1 east more in, than all they which have cast in Honolulu, and here is my donation." He The ladies of Honolulu ore most cordially into the treasury. For all they, did cast in then gave us half a dollar. It was, let it be invited to cooperate in promoting the enter1 of their abundance, but she of her want did remembered, the first donation paid us for prise. cast in all that she had, even all her living." the Honolulu Sailor's Home. May this doft2J* It is expected seamen will forward It has recently fallen to our lot, to receive nation prompt a multitude of others to aid specimens of their handiciafi, such as whalecertain donations for charitable purposes, thei forwaid the enterprise. bone canes, ftr. ; also curiosities from the value of which is much increased by the way Take anofher example, and it occurred, various islands of Polynesia, and other form which thuy wero given. reader, not five minutes ago. While silting eign shores. • ter of whale ma; The a ship called upon usi at our desk scribbling these lines, we receivSiTP Strangers and foreign visitors are alHis vessel was lying off and on. ed a visit from the wife of a shipmaster. so recently. invited to cooperate in this scWmc for colHe had heard of the effort to erect a Sailor's " There." says she, " is my donationfor Ihe lecting funds to build the "Home." Home in Honolulu, and without waiting to Friend. My husband may do what he has a be culled upon, by a " floating committee," mind to do, but (his ($5 00) is for me and my izZP It is intended that this fair shall be of or any one else, he says: " I have been three son; you gave him a volume some lime ago. a miscellaneous character, hence any person seasons to (he Arctic—and made a losing You will not mention my name." We did residing on the Islnds, or living in other voyage, but I'll give $20 01) to (he Sailor's uot promise that we would not record Ihe countries, landsmen or seamen, are invited to forward their contributions to the fair. Home, Pll make so much sure." Such a do- deed! Articles curious and ornamental, useful and nation, under the circumstances, wa regardI Take one example more and we are done. work* of art andof nature, literary and as a noble gift. It was most honorable to the■ Last week, Consul General Miller forwarded fanciful, are respectfully solicited. man. We know not the widow's name whoi us the following note with its accoinpani- mechanical, fey* As nearly one year will elapse before gave the two mites," neither will our read- ment:— " ers learn from us the name of the Skipper,p " The enclosed ten dollars is a subscription the Fair will be held, it is lo be hoped that who gave $20 00. from Captain Collinson to the seamen's Chap- many contributions will be forwnrded from Take auother example, sotoe days aJnce lain at Honolulu—s dollars being for the various ports in the Pacific, San Francisco, when visiting the Hospital, we passed by theI Chaplain's fund, and 5 dollars for the Friend, Valparaiso, Tahiti, und China. bed of a man who seemed to lye a great suf- will you be kind enough to execute this comSCjP* The object of the Fair being so inferer. He could hardly speak, but after• mission for him."—Signed, "R. M." The timntely connected with the comfort and welfumbling under his blanket, he drew out ai donation came through Capt. McGuire of the fare of seamen, it is confidently hoped that $i 50 gold-piece, shining as bright as wheni "Plover." We do value and appreciate the!jail ship-masters, officers and sailors, on board it dropped from the mint in Philadelphia,/donation. That Capt. Collinson, of the "En- merchant ships, whaleships, and vessels of " there," says he " take that foryour Home. terprise," during his long cruise, of three war, will interest themselves in collecting and • The Sailor's Hone is a great thing. I'll give) years in the Arctic, should have remembered!I forwarding contributions. some more by and by." A Donation not always valued by its Amount. • • ' ' •' ■ ■ ' ' ' . . . . . , • — �THF. FRIEND, DECEMBER, FALSOTHFE EVASTOPOL. — — thou-\ 93 1854. |C7»lt is a matter ofheartfelt rejoicing to Loss of the Steamship “Arctic.” This vessel belonging to the Collins' Line ,the inter-island travelling community that the Ten Ships of the line sunk; Twenty-two sand Russians taken Prisoners; Eighteen !iofOcean Steamers leftLiverpool Sept. 20th, Hawaiian S. N. Company have placed upon thousand Rmsians killed and unfunded; —|Iwilh 22l) passengers and 175 belonging to the''the routes, Steamers so well adapted to the Many thousand of the Allied army killed and vessel. On the 27ih, n't 12 M, while run-; trade and travel. Those who have experivtuni.d; English and French Flags wave ning at 13knots, she came in contact with a enced the trials of Schooner voyaging and m over Sevastopol. steamer, or a baik-rigged iron pro- have now made trips upon the " KamehameFrench The Official Reports of the great victory, The fearful results of the collision ha," (formerly Sea-Bird,) and the "Kalama" peller. achieved by the allied army over the Rusare heart-rending. Out of over 400 (West Point,) speak in rapturous terms of most sians, have not been received, but the newsonly ubout 32 are known to the change. We are glad to learn that the board, souls on paper reports are abundant, so that no reaAmong the lost, were the company is encouraged by their increasing have been saved. Houable doubt can exist. Three bnttlcs were children, a son and daughter, ol freights and other sources of income. May wife and two fought and the fortifications of Sevastopol the All papers abound their most sanguine wishes be realized. Collins. American Mr. werte finally taken by storm, and at the point accounts of the most frightful with detailed of the bayo-et. The contest was most sanany apology is necessary for our time ofthe collision the If At the catastrophe. guinary. The finul surrender of the Rusnot visiting all the vessels which have arrived sians took place on the 25th of September. weather was densely fogsiy, and no blame in port, during the past month, we would is attached to the commander ol The loss in killed and wounded on both sides whatever simply remark, that wo have been unable to either vessel. The sad intelligence seemed s frightful, but that of (he Russians much do so and meet the numerous and unavoidato spread a gloom over the whole community. tbe greatest. ble engagements on shore. Seaman and The expedition fitted out by the English others see frequendy calling at the ChapLoss the “Silas Richards.” and French, for the capture of this stronghold The following particulars respecting the lain's study, funerals must be attended, Bt.c. of the Russians on the Black Sea, is Ihe lar- loss of this ship were communicated to us by Erratum.—Page 86 ofNov. 22, for 'south gest, in numerical force, of any since the in- John McLeod, one of the crew On Ihe I2lh of July the vessel was cruisvention of powder. The following paragraphs ing near the Shantar Islands, five boats off of Goboratch,' read ' noith of Cape Gobofrom the N. Y. "Courier and Enquirer," will whaling, Ihe weather foggy and the wind vatch.' present a striking picture of the expedition, Mowing fresh. At 2P. M. the ice came down The Great Polar Ocean. very rapid, and it was expected that the ship's >n an historical point of view:— At a late meeting of the London Geographliows would be stove. All hands were callComparison is often the most striking mode iMl, the cable was slipped, with a buoy and ical Society, Lieut. Osborne, a member of of conveying an impression; and it is interest- 30 fathoms of chain, then made sail, but one of the British Arctic Expeditions, argued mg to examine how the present expedition to could not make any bead way. About 5 o'- at some length in favor of the great Polar Sevastopol compares with other great enter- clock came into 0 fathoms of water, and let IMOcean. He said that in Wellington Chanprises of the kind which have figured in hisgo our best anchor. The wind calmed downhnel he had observed immense numbers of tory. Its superior magnitude to them all, considerable, and the fog dealing up could whales running out from under the ice—a will thus he made most palpable. see that we were in a bay, where lay the proof that they bad been to water and come The expedition to Sevastopol, according to "John Coggershall" and "Lack." At (i Mlo water, for every one knew that they must the last accounts, numbers six hundred veshave room to blow. He further said that cable parted near the hawser-hole ; A. sels., nnd ninetythousand men. The " invin- sailM. it was of no avail ; the there were almost constant flights of ducks made, was but cible Armada," despatched under Philip 11., bark " Silas Richards" went ashore. The and geese from the northward, another proof of Spain, for the conquest of England, and so ol the two olhets came to render as- of open wnter in that direction, since these famous in warlike annals, numbered only one masters When the tide ebbed the vessel birds found their food only in such water.— sistance. hundred and thirty-seven ships of war, twenty parted midships, and when the tide rose a He added that it was his deliberate opinion, thousand soldiers and eleven thousand sailfruitless attempt was made to pump ship.— from observations made on the spot, that ors. The expedition of Charles Y. to Tunis Wilcox then called " all hands" and whales passed up Wellington Channel into consisted of five hundred Genoese and Span- Capt. asked if any one thought Ihe ship could be a northern sea. , In relerence to the ofabunish vessels and thirty thousand men; that of this saved? The reply was "No." Orders dance of animal life, in the latitude OuBtavus Adolphus to Germany of only fif- were remaiked, that while sea, Polar lie the supposed masts, the and given lo cut away teen or -eighteen thousand; (hat of Jussuf■ fell over upon the starboard side. The on the southern side of Lancaster Sound, he against Cantiia thirty thousand men; that of vessel company filled up some huts on shore, never saw enough game lo keep his dog; yet Kionperti against the same stronghold fifty ship's landed provisions. Subsequently landed I Melville Island, 150 miles to the northward, thousand; that of Charles XII. upon Den- and all the oil—about 900 barrels of oil. The abounded in deer and musk oxen. It was mai k Iwi-.ity thousand; that of Peter ihe Jeffrey, took the oil and the clear, he continued, that animal life did not "Hibernia," Great upon the Caspian Sea twenty thousand depend, on latitude, but increased, if anydifferent ships. men with two hundred and seventy ships; the men left in thing, after passing the 70th degree. Moreattempted descent of Hoche against Ireland, The ladies of the Strangers’ Friend Socie- over, while in Baffin's Bay the tide made for twenty-five thousand men; that of Bonaparte are happy to acknowledge the following the southward; coming from the Atlantic in upon Egypt, twenty-three thousand men, with ty Barrow's Straits, it made for the northward, : donations thirteen ships, seventeen frigates, and four which could enly be explained on the hypoth$5,00 Capt. Bailey, bundled transports; the Anglo Russian ex- Lieut. 5,00 esis of a sea in lhat direction. All this Maury, pedition against Holland, forty thousand men: 6,00 seems to us proof on proof of a great Polar Capt. Husing, that of Abercromhie upon Egypt twenty thouocean.—(U. S. Mag. sand men; that of Lord Cat heart upon Co* Wanted, Information penhagen twenty-five thousand men; that of Recent Massacre near Fort Laramie. to Wellington upon' Portugal fifteen thousand, Respecting Lyman Bradley, belonging —The War Department have received offiis He N. supposed Y. Dundee, Co., Yates and upon Spaiu Unity thousand; that of the in the Pacific. cial information from the commander at Fort English upon Antwerp seventy thousand men, to be on board some whali ship mother's Laramie, of the death ofBrevet Second Lieuanxious iclieve an will were troops, thousand of which land and Information forty Seamen's Chap- tenant Grattan, of the sixth infantry, and 20 forwarded to the thirty thousand sailors; that of the English mind, if of the men of that post who went out to Sioux Dougherty, upon Washington about eight thousand, and lain, Honolulu, or to James under his command.—This unfortunate affair Rochester, Co., Monro* Block, thousand; fifteen that of Obappell's upon New Orleans N. Y. the French upon Algiers, thirty thousand. J occurred on the 18th ultimo. — ' , : i < ' ' — �94 rWnF"FRIEND, DECEMBER, . 1954. ■ „-. . . ■ 1 speak of<■ the xahbath school* of among neighbors. We may mention this ass I T1 might Hawaiian Tanksgiving. favor, a maik of God's because the historyrjlhe public liluary—of the fire companiei— In compliance with the following prociama-; tion of His Majesty, Kamehameha 111, the; of Honolulu will show that it has not alwayss;of ihe several charitable societies—the hosas a of Pub been thus. The most of us can rememberrjpital —the newspapers—the musii a) and other 30th of Nov. was observed Ijihat in day years past therrPwere contentions,, social societies that exist amongst us. hut ■disagreements and hostile feelings betweenijlimc flics. The liuth is, we have more hlenrKAatSHAMSMA, Kinf of ths Hawaiianl.lands, hereby' families- Perhaps it was not wonderful thattiings of this kind than we ordinarily think of, WE Hint issu. oar Proclsmslion, agreesbly tp forin.r cusluni. iri.m.. Numerous sntl great blessings linvt burn conlliliial. it was so when we consider the heterogene- • 'and for th.-ih all we are called upon this day during kind Providence, us a s ajjUlSaV*! apon people, by as I. ous state of the foreign population. But forrln thank God. The most of these bleating*, Mjc rmSll a food moasiirs of eurce-« lias alien 1.1 cvoiy ilc-, partmeot of ourgoveriiment since it. formal organization our'Jsoinc cause, God has lately hushed to silence f?;it" not all, have been secured by long persoserfs llnit free* to l.f people have passed in.in tile c nililinn i.l men, enjoying ths right ol trial by jury, and of representation j.the angry and selfish passions of men, andj'vereing labor nnd at much expense. la our Legislative Council, while a large portion i.l them Have peace and quietness seem to prevail in (heB It is true we have iiianv iiisiilutions of nnbocssme owners of til. soil; our revenue has increased more We ought to thank God forr other class, for some of which, as a coininuthan sii hundred per cent, within ten years; and commerce .community. and agriculture havo steadily advanced ; order, system ami such astute of things, because, as the au- "iniiy, we ought to he ashamed. .fltciency hsvt* been introduced into our Judiciary, especially We have la its higher branches; our foreign relations, ahliough ia p.st thor of peace, we owe it to him. He can11shops for the manufacture ofdiuukarda and Un.es seriously disturbed, huve becui.io settled, regular sn.l peaceful; our public schools einbr.ico over 1:1,000 children. calm the angry passions of men as well as the'['if tin- drunkards' diiuk—we have houses of while a largerproportion of the people can read nml write their raging of the sea, and when he docs it he iss | licentiousness—we have saloons nnd ileus fur •an languageih.-in is found iv many much older Stales, though on.and another fearful pestilence lias swept over our Isluuils, entitled to our gra'iludo. .gambling —we have a great nightly oschool carrying to the grave multitude, of our beloved subjects, yei, | Uirough the blossing of sn ever merciful Hod on the means j We should, moreover, he thankful for aJ for immorality full of pupils ami amateurs— Honolulu suf- "(we have hacchannlian revels vile enough las <u*d, la. plague has been stayed, and our borders ure free from ; vigilant ond energetic police. the destroy.i During the |iresentyesr, moreover, while dangers have threat-1jfercd somewhat in former years for want ol'Intake midnight blush and hell ashnined—we ened us both from within and from witin.ni, we are to the pres-.:this. When ihe watchful guards have by have habitual violators of the sabbath, nnd ent hour permitted to dwell in peace, while ether nations, some of tbe greatest and most powerful of the earth, are is. night patrolled our streets, (sod has kept in- blasphemers of the God of the sabbath. For votv.d in war: God has not failed to raise up for us ln.-li.ln lor'tcendiariei and pickpockets and other disturb" these we need not be thankful. God requires our protection in ihe hour of need our people have been blessad with health in a remnrkahle decree ; crops have beeu good ;' ers in a great measure quiet, so that no great1 it not at our hands. 'I hey are not the gilt of commerce has prospered education and religion have every annoyance has lately arisen from that quar- " his Providence, though some of (hem are acwhere lie.n free and have shed llieir benign iulluence mi Hie public mind. All these, and the numberless other blessings ter. The local regulations of the communityr cording to law. But we should sigh uud we have reteivy.l, in the present nnd in past years, it.nr.int from us as a people, a formal, general, and heartfelt tribute aft.are generally obeyed, and we lie dovvft afsHmourn over their existence, not only because thanksgiving to Him from whom all blessings How. s Therefore, we do, with the advice and consent of our Privy night and sleep quietly, because God blesses thpy are a present source of annoyance l«> Council of Stale, appoint Thursday, the thllti day of November these institutions for the good of the citizens the virtuous portion of the community, hut a«it, aa a day of general thanksgiving to tiod throughout our. Next to these, we may mention the relig- " chiefly because (heir abetters are preparing lstarfds, and we earnestly invite all our people to a sincereand prayerful observanceof the ssme. ious mid literary institutions of Honolulu. " themselves and our fellow men for mi awful Done and passed in Privy Council, this 15th d-iy of Oct., 1654. KAMEHAMEHA. jSoine men consider churches as nests ol hy- eternity. Still, then, we should thank God But God says his people aie the for what He does and helps his people do for Religious services were held at the Court pocrisy. of the earth nnd the light of the world. the cainiiiuniiy, though there he powerful and isalt Hoase, and the Bethel congregation united Let God be true and every man a liar.—" active opposition to i:. with the congregation of the 2d Foreign' that in (he planting ITherefore we believe IV. We ought to be thankful to day for Church of Honolulu. The Rev. Lorin An- of churches in (his community, nnd their acbe 9 what God has done for us us a nation. Since institutions, we lo companying ought drews conducted the exercises. He selected to God, not only that Ihey have beeni the subjugation of the Islands by Kuineharnc[grateful for his text the highly appropriate passage: planted, but that they have been nursed by ha, and especially since permission was given t Psalms. 92, 1, It is a good thing to give Ipastors and blessed of God himself. I have5 to the pioneers of the gospel to tinell on these thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises un- already spoken separately of the secondI shores, with slight exceptions, the govern 'church, but besides that, the doors of several1 nient has been sustained ; changes have been to thy name, O, most High." sanctuaries arc thrown open every sabbath wrought mostly for good. Since that lime For want of room we are unable to publish.land sinners from the sea and the land are in- i other nations far wiser and fur more powerthe sermon entire, although all who listened! vited to enter and listen to the voice of mor- ful have been overthrown. When the great to it would doubtless rejoice to sec it in print.•ic.y and salvation. The colporteur is among; chieftian was no more, when a contest bad in visiting houses and ships and individuals, in a measure been settled respecting the lubu After the introduction, the Reverend speaker offering the bible and the tract and exhorting; and the gods —when the ancient icligion was proceeded to remark overthrown—when, from the character of the 110 repentance of sin and faith in Christ. Let us then, brethren, turn our attention; As for schools in Honolulu I hardly needI elder son of Kamchomeha, disturbances and to the obligations we owe to God, speak. No children need grow up in ignor- anarchy might have been expected, the gosAs individuals, Its j.'ince, for schools abound among us, and soon, pel offering a new religion arrived. As a church and congregation, lif true to ourselves, we may become a litera- claims of course were not immediately underAs a community, and ry as well us a religious and civilized people. stood, hut God inclined the hearts of the king As a nation." !The college at Punahou is in active opera- and council to consent to the publishing of the gospel. Peace followed in the council.. Omitting, necessarily, his remarks upon;tion, but needs to be endowed and enlargedI,of the nation. For though natur.lly warlike order to secure the hopes we have of its in undei ihe Ist and 2d heads, we copy those 'future efficiency. To God first, then4o the and bloodthirsty, yet through the influence of tho 3d and 4th, believing that our readers( efforts of men are we indebted for all these the gospel of peace and its concomitants, intelligence and order, the nation has stood to interested in their perusal :— [blessings. Let us render thanksgiving to God for' In Honolulu too, (he christian has a sub- this day. The Hawaiian is a small nation blessings as a community. By comniii-i jbnth. Men may recognize the great historic compared with most of the nations of the nity I mean the city of Honolulu arid vicinity.! fact from the creation down, that God restedI earth, hut God has preserved it in all its viThese blessings, ths past year, have been, the seventh day and hallowed it, and af- cissitudes, sometimes against the threats of many and greut. Our minds will at onceje-j terwards made it a law, which law lias never armed foes, and sometimes against internal fer to our general state of health as one! been abrogated. Some trample upon it, butI disaffection, and disappointed the hopes and blessing. The small pox, which for many I there are those who keep it and love its rest[ expectations of those who would long ago months of the past year existed as the scourge jand its worship as a foretaste of heaven andI have overthrown her supremacy. She stands now, not in her own physical strength, hut in of God, left us about a year ago, and since jof an eternal home. then vvc have been blessed with general The community of Honolulu ought to bet her moral integrity, and by the pleasure aad health. The pestilence has not walked in] thankful that seamen are cared for. Un- protection of the God of nations. As a peodarkness among us, nor destruction wasted' doubtedly much, of the quietness of the placet pie. we have treaties of amity, friendship and at noonday. The mortality has not been is owing to this. Let us be grateful for whatt commerce with several of the most powerful greater than would ordinarily be expected in God has done in this respect, and especially and intelligent nations of the earth, who ucthat his finger points sodirectly to further and| knowledge our independence and tho king's a community like (his. sovereignty. Next to health, we may mention peace more full efforts in their behalf. lie Thanksgiving. , , '' , . , ' ■ -. .. .. : — - ' " " •, — I - > «be ,:on • : ' �-S*J — 95 FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1854. THE • |C3!r A sailor on the New Bedford whnleIt is true again, in physical force the naAgain, christian institutions also, not perbeen strong in ship Logan, lost a sheath knife overboard on fect, indeed, but efficient, exist in all parts ol tion is weak. But has it not Tho gospel has been sn moral power when it trusted in God ?— the morning of the 23d of August, and on tha ili.> kingdom. nations, has itj afternoon of the same day two dolphins wero preached that all the people have heard its Strengthened by the Ged ofover caught from the ship, and upon opening one not prevailed in years past of number churches difficulties. A good Invitations. When the of them, the same knife, known by the name ? and braved appalling dangers sup; their the nation own pastors support before as has down upon it, was taken out. nation one man bowed ports not only the common schools, but seviefused| eral of higher order, and the churches art Jehovah in supplication, has he ever SANDS' SAR3APAHILLA supporting a mission lo another and destitute- to hear ? If He has, why does the nation to IW HI'IUT BOTTLES, now the disposition ? exist Certainly people. The christian sabbath is generally For Purifying the blood, and the Cure of Scrofula, observed by the Hawaiians, and is the only overthrow us has not been wanting, and the Rheumatism, Stubborn Ulcers, Dyspepsia, Salt Hheum, Fever Sorca, Erysipelas, national tabu day. The people read the bible power to do it has existed all around us, and Pimples-,Biles, Mercurial Diseases, and sing the praises of God in the language yet the nation stands. What more do we Cutaneous Eruptions, Liver natives to make foreigners need cither as or nnd torn in worship born, which wero m they Complaint, Consumption, nation, a for is that people happy and dedicatee Wis happy " plea built by their own bunds Female Complaints, the Lord." {whose God is Bronchitis, to Jehovah. Loss of Appetite, General Debility, Ac, While there are wars and rumors of wars There is a political question I might introFOR SALE which relates to tho future, but I ataiing other nations of the eaith, the Ha- duce here In lota to suit purchasers, by the undersigned, at waiian nation has peace and tranquility hi ; waive the discussion of it as I have been his Drug Store, in Kaahumanu street, Honolulu. home and peace with nations abroad. Tho ispeaking of the past. We may resolve the G. P JUDD, Sole Agent for the Manufacturer*. there is room for great improvement, yet the case of the nation, as the apostle does that of nation as a muss are improving in industri- [the christian, " If God he for us, who can he To Musters of Whole-Ships Visiting the ous habits, in general intelligence and civil- lagainst us." We find reason, then, to thank Hawaiian Islands. ised manners. There is an increase of tin land praise God 10-day for his blessings to us *T()UR attention is called to the following facta The as individuals, as a church, as a community. jL which aro ofTered as inducements to visit <■ vimiii-t<ml spirit among Hawaiians. BAY tho coming season for reland as a nation. And now let us all remein- KEALAKEAKUA latum is free from debt. cruits. With tbe bible, God has blessed the people !ber that to Him nnd to Him alone, we are inYou will fn\d here in the greatest abundance snd with liberty of conscience. Natives and for- jdchted for all these blessings. Truly we can of the best kind, the following articles, which wia so be furnished at the shortest notice and at moderate eigners may each and all worship God in any 'sny with the Psalmist, " God has not dealt the best the islands afford. form they choose, nnd believe any creed they Iwith any nation." And if the fore-mentioned prices —Sweet Potatoes, Melons, Oranges, Cocoanuta, Beef, MutSquashes, 'blessings enough, ready are not He stands to so dv not violate the laws of the they prefer, ton, (ioats. Hogs, Fowls, Turkcya, Wood in any lurid. Foreigners of any nation may dwcl give us more, on our giving our hearts more quantity, delivered at the landing. Lastly and meat here and follow their own occupations, not fully to Him. important, you will run no risk of small pox, as that I close with two or three remarks. pestilence has not appeared here, nor within several incompatible with the good of society. These will be paid to 1. Where God has done so much he has miles of this liny. Every attention blessings, moreover, are "secured by a writIt is a those who may favor us with a call.P. ten constitution, which constitution is pro- n right to expect gratitude in return. CUMINGS. tected by a legislature, a part of which is [principle of Ihe New Testament, "Where Koalakcaktia, Hawaii. —.—— ■' has been much be reqnired." will given chosen by the people themselves, so that the much BANK Or God has freely given, thanksgiving should oppression of chiefs, as in ancient times, can and flow from our hearts freely BACON spontaneously never return. The taxes are lignt compared lIONOIiDLII. with those of other monarchies, and though nnd appear in onr conduct. And in no way show our gratitude better than in Drafts bought on the principal cities of the Unithe annnal revenue be small, it has sufficed ted States and England, also sight Exchange for a ling full and implicit confidence in his sale hitherto for the expenses of government. in sums to suit. lo his ■ction and obedience commands. The nation has also said by its legislature, PAGE, BACON & CO., kind expect God has to some of right a man who wished for homestead Uankbus, San Francisco. n that every ks for our many blessings as individuals, PAGE A BACON, for his own use and the maintenance of his 23-tf Bankkhs, St. Louis. church, us a community, and as a nafamily, should have one at a nominal value, not from our own only reason, we may out the some WORTH tion, theory thus carrying J in reality himself in business at Hihall century ago published in France, and li; feelings in cases somewhat atiulagous, but the ■ ■ AVINO established is prepared to furnish shipa with 10, Hawaii, I"l some extent acted upon in the United States, whole tenor of scripture demands it. on favorable terms, for cash, goods, or Bills 2. To withhold gratitude on such an occa- recruits Thus the poor are cared for not by paor laws on the. United States. nnd ttic of so reception ninny on but hy giving them the means of subsistence sion as this, blessings, is to dry up the fountain whence B. PITMAN, and encouraging industry. sends rain upon I( is true (he nation suffers from intemper- they flow. It is true God BYRON'S BAY, HILO, HAWAII, ance, licentiousness and indolence, but, m the just und upon the unjust," hut it is spok- ■"•fcKAl.Kll in General Merchandise and Hawaii. him 3anProduce. All Stores required by Whale before, we arc not required to (bank God foi en in reference to the heathen who know not, ships and others supplied on reasonable terms, and these. He abominates them himself. It be- not. When his people acknowledge him at the shortest notice longs to us as good subjects to abate sucl he reproves them and sends blasting and milWastiu.—Excliangcon the U. Statesand Europe. gains. dew their upon the of our nationa way uaisanccs as are in Oct. 2, 1H64.—3m • be a mere Let not our thanksgiving prosperity. And He is ready to bless vi 3. GEO. A. LATIIROP, form, but let it come up from the deep reces•hen we are ready to have them removed. Physician and Surgeon, vain our assembly to In heart. ses of the Honolulu, Oaka, 8. 1, Jf such be the present condition of the na" st ihr Market limit Btc.ro. Residence coro.r of Fori dajs>in vain our formal prayers, in vain is llficeand lion, have we not abundant reason for thanks thanksgiving Herotania sis., next abov. lb. Carbolic Churshon our lips when ous hearts reLanglirrae, Druggist, wharf »U.tt, usit d*or abor. giving to God ? For no arm but his eoulc. main unafTected, Hj.e.icer's rjlore. love cold, our feelings our have delivered us when men rose up apains: indifferent. God requires the affections of G. P. JUDD. M. D., no wisdom but his could have guidec We shall all need his kindness his Physician and Surgeon, our perplexities, nnd no power but his still.people. Honolulu, Oahu. S. I. shall need bis sympathy, his care At the Office f. rn.erl)occupied by l»r. lord, in Kaahaasaaa I have changed a nation from darkness and hisWe lives. Let us, our future in blessing open fromS A- M. to 4P. *rI.-36-lf street, Office nnd lib legradatiou to comparative light for past deeply grateful and that 100 without blood or strife, 01 then, show ourselves E. HOFFMANN. blessings. Physician and Snrgeon, e.invuksioii. And He is still the God of thi. ia Ihe New Drag Store, Coraer af Kaabanation. In the early days of our presenl "Fashioxablk Lint is Cautokxia." —The vilostmen Otßeci.iiiiiu aad Usis.ii Sin., Make* A Aalhaa « to live among us, are those who "<* Black. Oasea slay aad alga*. sovereign, the kingdom was formally anc that the Creator allows allowed our laws by No punishment np families. and repeatedly devoted to Jehovah, break that shocking enough severe for them. How J AS. W. SMITH, ■la has taken care of it te the present day isfuch fiends in human shape are in every toj-rflect jSwt of the Physician and Surgeon, We have no evidence that he has forsaken State.—No wonder men tremble to briog their tstmiliet . Kelss, Kauai. 9. I. N. B. ataaicia. ObasH r»f.l«Biabs>* oa isMoalSH tsstats-sflii this land.—[C. C. Advocate. the nation. l : lAs — & CO., PAGE, Iwe : . " Bud m • iiublicly, [to _ _ % �96 THE FRIEND; DECEMBER-, 1864. — * -*■ 11, fiS—Republic, Ah.tin, Bremen. List of Subscriptions for the “Home,” nine families, and comrnnine;.titip to the Alice Kr.irrer, Tabor,New Bedford. Nov. 20., A Sailor, 60 Home by way of Ihe third story windows, desIndia, Htanbiiry, •« Kyan. cruiwv** 27—Alexander. officers and crew of Capt. Walker, pite the efforts ofIhe fire brigade to atop tinfledford. Cimda, Ward, N 180 00 South America,' ahip NortUeni Light, Norton, Falrbnren. 60 00( fiullier ptoijtess of Ihe devouring flames, the Capt. Baboock, Williamine,' Navy, Norton, N. Bedford. splendid edifice in less than half an hour was Wit.nit.vr, Gelee, crui-ij. Capt Bennett, officera and crew of ( liili, Andenn-B, 111)00)in ruins. The loss is estimated at uhout $10,ship Massachusetts,' ** iiiti.«, Uivinn, 1 uriiillennUen, ** nremen Capt. Morrison, officers and crew of -000, and we understand is fully covered by Nov. 29—Ay. Oceikrn, bark ' Active,' Kelt. Maria, KiddrH, Ki>k-a. •Mo insurance. Juck is houseless now inthe wide VVasliingtoa, .tidvva.rt-, Wm. W. Armstrong, cruiae. 1 00 world, Pbilio I)elniH>>e. Pierce, " but of course his house will he spr-cdE. Sandcy, 1 0(1 «< Java, L iWfi ftee, ily rebuilt; in the meantime Ihe enterprising Dec. I—Cicero, Uanctirater, Rev. E. W.Clark, 10 00 *• and kind hearted gentlemen who have liithcrCapt. Alex. Whclden,'James Maury.' 20 00 taken so deep an intrrest Ml his fortunes PORT OF LAHAINA. Wanton 'Cleone' 00 Sherman, II. Capt 20 Arrived. C. Alfred Castle, 10 00( while ashore, will douhtless provide lor linn .Vov. 15—Sh. Jirett Terry, Lawrence, N8..W1 m. 1-HiOi,-)•(>*■ W.G.Davis, 25 00i a temporary shelter.—*TN. O. Crescent. I'..'\mlii. li, VV.iidruii, Wai'en. ;tv m, IJOO w. John H. Miriaon, 2 00 iloutrttal, Or*., N. 11., 14 tv, 1190 ». 91—Junior, 8 00 Rubers, S«r Harbor, 7 m, 7,10 w. John Baker, MARRIED Hk itunrfif, GiAsird. N. 11. j-j n ,'j-m « -to » Luther Corwith, 6 00 Doc. 1, by Rev. 8. C. Damon, Mr AnuMjui Faimm md Mar nip, .N. li.. Pfi in. 7.V) w. Ainolda, Josiah Fuller, 600I M1.5..1 .Mar. t\ntt Ukviik*, o| .San Francisco. CI .'. ..in-, H.nill], ,\. M |B in, 9'K> U. '* James Pronger. 6 00 Married la Honolulu, Dec. I, by Rce. iS. C. D..mon, .Mr. J. M' SJ2 IMi. La god a, I,au>i>b er, N. li., Itm.TMw, 1&9-*. 1 r. Sh. Ku/.aLriM, Mi>rrel:. I.nvrti, l 5 111, 4iX) w. F. H. McKcevcr, 10 00 W*MTato KaHuVOMV. Thomas Thrum, 20 001 < lenred. .Vov. I"—Martha, Mender, crui*e. G. B. C. Ingraham, 26 00 DIED io-Jiraii riwilt, Karl, ,\*iw Zealand. 1000 On Tuesd.y Capt. Samuel Klliott, May, Hiijt-r, erela*. last, Dee. S, at 12, noon, precisely. Cspl. StlWm. H. Johnson. 60 00 VK.Tsallaow.s, YiiM->ar.l. Fislifr, cruif«. ..I slii|i *'Waal,initio.," nt Hat! llnrh..r, a rosiFrederick Cook, ' Polar Stir.' Ocean, Nurtoti, crui.-t,-. 1 00I dent ol Bull*.- Hamilton, 1.0. g Isli.i,d, Now York State. 17-E. P. Maaoa., Jei nie*n, rrui*e. J. T. Waterhouse, 1000 1 Pied, mid.lis of August, tsr.l. on liaritne Wasl'inuton of Ban Hero, McLean, Taleabnai o. 28 Henry Knowlcs, Neptune,' Qaoaa. Jon,a llat.ivi.in, and bulled on Great Hhan2 00I llarlwr, 16—Omega, UoUM, Honolulu. tar I -tin I. I Three men of ship Washington,' 4 60 Lexinetoii. Ilmrk, truiae. board bark Ant. lope. Ort.osth, Pii c,. (faunas, sn .tire Mm. rva, P.-ase, cruise. Wm. Penny, ship Mary,' 2 50 i'fOn ** Four into, a long ami lingering lllnass, oaring wliirh In t'<M*ack. Hawaii, Tripp, do. 700!received tare ami alleiil.on from t.iootli.rHawaiian, on board. friends, bark Columbia,' Hk. Prudent, Mik, Honolulu mid 0(ahlt«. A friend, N P. TalmiiKe,' 2 00 Dec I, Miinsti. X., inlini son ol M. K. Harvey, of tinscity rden, mint*. Belli H' Aaron Dean, (.'owner,' 20— Bb. (Jliio, 1 urrett, 11. nolulu and cnilrte6 00 20 in.nulls fttanitfto, I). vol, dv. do. W. P. Wctmore, CuSIWI." 2 00 On la. M*h Not- in Msnoa Valley. His. AvavsTt-s, tbe ItfUC llkka, Ski liner, .New n. Wm. Stiles, ' Philip del Noy,' 5 00 Harbor, aged ab.nl -I:|>. ar., Ii o Was lior.i on I tie Island ol Ilk. NswlHiryport, titand. 11, ot bite. St. Thomas, but was a natur.lizcd Hawaiian. He was amtin 21—Sh. VV. rren, Smith, '1 i-hitr A friend. 2 6(1 bor of 2a foreign t.-|oir.li. ilk. Eugene, lYmlletoii, Oialiito. Wm. Walker, 10 00 < herok. �*, Hinici), New Bedford. Wm. Drew, G oo Sli. Cavalier, Freeuc.n Ota) it.-. Passengers C. Alfred Castle, 2d donation, 2 00 B. II W'.tt rtuan, Hall, rtti.nineion. UU. F.ugene, Pendleton, Oialiite. 26 Capt. Morrison, bark ■ Active,' 2d By Bell. Vs.U'CS-i, fro ii H. V— Cms.—Rev. Altar! It'll | 10 00 Ham., t.-i.tv and -i.ri-i- chlldran, it. rt;>.. f, Uuillon, Win. Da donation, 28 E. K. Thompson, John Sharks, and lady. Mr.. 11.-.-d ami two 3 50 kw, Jr., 'Cast. Mrs. Ball and daughter, Jli.s R.han, A. O. Joins. PORT OF HILO. Albert B. II ill, 6 0(1 [children, iJ. "i.tlie 9 niih. Uapl. J iinil. T.il.. r, li. Y. Harwell, Win. \ Wm. H Chappell, Arrived. 1 001lOrov., 1,. M.-tinlly Ji.baa.aall gliH, Walter Abbot, J. 11. Vaikriiliiii-ch, \l in. I'ulnii, A.S. HaiVin, K. A. E'gor .Vov. 9—Bk. Funny. Nye A sailor, 60 Van N. 11.,2,251 vrti, 2!) «p, b. 11. VI. ,i|M laud, Vict r P.i->list 1.. 11. Pat. bin, B. 1.. Win I 1.-i, i Ah rm, W. I imolii. Wn Du.ntb.ny. 6 00 -or, vb Kirnc-, IS—Bb. riininiiii.ii, Waterman, N. 8., I,BJO 37,00n Edwin Ellis, sili, 400 so K. 90,000 a. Francis J. Field, 2 00 Sti.i:ki.;i..- John 11.-if an, li. S. 11. I.iein. J s Maguirfi Bk. l...iiisn. fircone. If. 11., 80-1 wh, 11,000 b. Capt. B. F. Riddell, officers and John Kaat Hi;. Wm. Kimball—So Cabin and :". steerage. Bb. Dan .-1 Wood, N. 8., Tallman, IIOU wli, 18,41.0 b. crew of bark ■ Harvest.' li—Ciipi.. N.w.11, N. 11.. '0(n « 1., lo.oon b. 20 00 Ilili.-niia. Jeffrey. S. 11., l-blll wh, 28 000 h. Capt Baboock, officers unit crew of 17-Pliasali. Muri'i, N.ntnekft. iin.iuh, IB,i>oo X ship Dover,' 1750 21—Srlir. Kaluna, Paget found, l'iO,OOu icit Lumber .si Capt. Smally and crew of the bark soar*}. 1 Isabella,' 50 75 PORT OF HONOLULU. Gorham, Bir. 2 60 Memoranda. SO Capt. Pierec, Kutusoff,' 20 00 Arrives). American Clipper r Jcliooiier"V*quern," F. A. Newell, rose Fririsy, r-tjv. 10, teS4. Ilia. Two friends, ' James Murry,' .Vov. .ailed nan (01 t.r, 17—Ilk. tr. m IS Francisco C.ndace, Star, m, 4 on w. I0,o;m h. sti Newark, Dickswra, SUra, 1400 w, n.onoh. A friend. I charged Pilot fit 6 P. M , and c iiiuirnrid the v.yage wilt 600 I " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ' ' ' , I [to . - , ' , ' ' ' • " " ' '' ' ' . " i mi ii kji^^mi^w— . " " " " " " " ' " " JOURNAL MARINE ' uHiir. , it)-- Ilk. Alilet. |,c I', li r, 341 In -lull W, IiDIIII ti. Mi. l I/., n, Bail.) 37 m, 960 w, 4000 b. Rainbow, Plasketl, 21 in. Inn., 1400 w, i.vooo II me, Turd, 30 m, clean, (din. :u Lnbafna.) Bt— r.iriolai.us. llovin, Il 10, 2J s. 40 w, tlsl.l b. i ■)-. i G. M. ROBERTSON. Treasurer 11. S. 11. S. fciT/ Tout amount ofsubscriptions, over $L', r)0t). Git b. I.gin iiirs from \Ye>lwurd. For nfle- li days experienced s sue tcession of light wiuds, calms, Lead with lieavr , winds, bead Ir in B. *■ p.. In H. IV., nn il wo struck ibe trades Ie Lat I sen.-. j6°l*e"N., IsMf.MieSS' Wsst, which r iniuued very lirl.t r. in it. rt K. lor ihe remainder of the pa-sage. l Si In oner Frolic, Iron. St. llaithol. mew's Hay, left ba Ms. 1 tl—Sh. liolden W.st, Curweii. tl la, ft. H. F.I k .lalene. Cheslei, lo load Su no. I'm-- Island, bearing N. John Cnggoahall Norton,-JsS m, SMo w, m.OoO h. IB—Tiger, Lax, r, m, si... 1.. w, 1-1,000 b. FREE WILL OFFERINGS | -puke sloop Flying Cloud, Tilt., on u cruise, 6 seal skins. F... 211—Fr. Frigate Abet.-, In in I'allao [Xi ceived from Captain ktaguir* by General For tho Shaman's Chapki. (so:its free,) Miller, Dec. 1.l Nov. 2.".—Mi. Jireb I'eiri, Lawri nee, 99 in., I2u 1 .p. On tlie 2SIh of August, and again on the gratuitous contributions; mil Tiik FaiKND, one .Nov. 27—Srbr. K. 1.. Frost, Piorson, 27 ds. Ir. in s. F. 3ls<. four wb.le ship, wore seen Vl's Irani II Disc.very Ship, 11. sand copies of which arc distributed 9.-Leu. Wssbington Edward.,36m,2.".00 w,20,000 h. Plnver to Ihe |eastward of Point Barrow, '.at 71 =21' North, and Long. I.'6° Parachute. Baeion,37aa,SOa, liijo w, Sioo b. among Seamen in the Pacific ocean ;VV cat. One ol ihem was boarded and p-nved to l.c the Frank .-. ran Hue. 11, Lukev. 13 m, ! i.V.lw, 1800 b. lln, L'apl. Richmond, who said these ships hail hern i iduced lo NAMK3. 98—ll'l.e ma. inn i we'll, 8 iii, 45 iw, 4000b. FOR CHATKU rnni.sn ! ■'■■ vein me so In r by II v accounts of iniiiirr us whales seen in tl. at -Chariot, Urown, to in, 300 w -1000 b. Ship "Edgar," 6 00 part of the Artie F.a and f rttur east by Cant, M; i-. i. Itiildi-11, IS ds. from Maria Island. •• 2'Jt'ol inaoa of Bark "Washington," ihe British Discovery Bliip Enterprise. Tiny had some sucon Frolir.Go.lboe, 16 ds. •« cess, hut ths whato. were small. Capt. Rii-hinonal said a whaln • Capt Tripp, Cossuck," ti oo Dec. 1— •' Vaqucru, Newell, 20 ds. from H. F. hip named ilio M nongahela was supposed to have been lost Capt Morrison, 6 00 la season on tin Km Islands near I'lenrcd. the Ti passace, (Long 172 IV I.) ...mo casks .iving been picked up 5 Oil Nov. 17—-rb. C. It. Foote, Wi rib, B. F. Ship Dover," this year ear those Islands and belli .in to have, h, looge 110 that ship. iThe Crew U. S. 8. Southampton, Bk. I.uika, Wilfotig, Pouct's Sound. 2'j 00 whole to cn-war,'sup|Ki.-i.l perished. IS— have lloligl.i .iilhe.lliibhs, The sea nonh of ihe I 1.2. '. 00 Capt Smalley, meriran tout nl was more open llii, year than it was Morea..Manchester, eru >c. ever r, Capt Biowuson, 10 00 00 know n to be bt ft re. t.eor :t, Slovens, stoi ington. sn_Bk. Mallory, Elliott, B. F. A Shipmaster, 1 00 Rebeka Hiituus, (~-ivitt, cruise. A Udy r> oo Caroline Cirford, cruise. Kirat officer of 10 oo 21—Active, jnorrt'lin, King's Mill gru-.p. Mr. Simmons, 700 Navy, Merchant,rruise. A Monthly Journal devoted to Temperante, C.-l imi hoi, Hullo k. Sag Harbor. A Friend, --..--. 400 Hope, Giftord, cruise. I Zenas Collin, Itose, v.vise. Seamen, Murine and General Intelligence. Thr Seamen's at New Orleans Ooleoatla. Dnnahernr, .v. B. (lolden West, Corwin, Manilla. Burnt.—The extensive building known as PUiyjSIIED AND EDITED HY W—John Coggesli.-i,l. Nonon. N. B. the Seamen's Home situated on Suzclte street Polar Star. Bailey, cruise. S3—lst. Peters, Yum g, cruise. between Tchoupitoulas and Levee,, took lire C. Callao, Baker, N. 11. about o'clock on the 17th instant, and was 94—Ilreiu. Sh. liansa, Hu.ing Bremen. Sh Ha-vest, Riddell, Marquesas. completely destroyed. I'he fire originated N. P. Taltuadge, Kdwards, home. One copy per annum ---... 92,00 Isabella, Bmalley, cruise. in a two-story frame tenement adjoining the Two copies Not. SOO 94—Iiovsi, liabcork.Nrw London. Home, which was occupied by some eight or Five copies Madonna, Kuasel, 8. P. O> : " " - -- --- -- -- -- -..... .... ..... - supported-by| thou-1 gratnitouslyj 11 r. " , " " •'> ... ...... 1\ '' i • ' TU E FRIEND: SAMUEL DAMON. TERMS. " " ...... ....... . 'oo � 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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