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CONTENTS
For March 3, 1859.
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I'AGS
Command of Morning Star,
17
Death of CaptainMecham,
17
18, 19
Correspondence of the Friend,
The Pilgrim's Rest, (Original Poetry,)
20
Micronesia's Welcome to Morning Star, by (
on
Rev. L. H. Gulick,
20
Appeal of Trustees of Sailor's Home,
21
ValuableTables
22
Campbell's Residence on Oahu,
Marine News and Advertisements,
23, 24
THE FRIEND.
MARCH
3, 1858
Command of the Morning Star.
A new, strange and unlooked-for chapter is just
now opening in the history of this little vessel of
world-wide fame. It will be easy to state the simple
facts as they now appear, but not so easy to make
known the causes, or predict the results. The vessel
returned a few days since from a most successful
cruise among the Microuesian Islands, under the
command of Captain Moore, who has been her commander ever since she sailed from Boston. On her
arrival, arrangements were immediately commenced
to fit her out for her second trip to Marquesas. Her
freight was partly on board. She was to have sailed
last week, and doubtless would have now been on ber
voyage, but for the long prevalence of southerly and
contrary winds, which have detained several other
vessels in port. While thus hanging, as it were, by
her hawser, and awaiting the order to cast off," a
mail arrives from the United States, bringing positive and peremptory orders for her commander to
resign and proceed immediately to Boston, and for
the vessel to be detained until a new commander
shall be sent out, the agents here not being allowed
any discretionary power in the premises. The proper course, in such cases, is of course to follow the
old sea-going maxim, ■' Obey orders, if you break
owners."
Events so unlocked for and surprising, at first
rather bewilder the mind. The removal of a commander is an uncommon event, but even that would
not have appeared so strange if Captain Moore had
acquired a doubtful reputation, or was regarded
in this quarter of the world as incompetent to
discharge the responsible duties of a shipmaster ;
whereas the very reverse is the fact, and he now
enjoys a reputation which any shipmaster might
envy. He has shown himself an able,careful, intelligent and most trustworthy oommander, most admirably suited and qualified for the peculiarly trying,
perplexing, delicate and responsible position which
"
he has been called to occupy tor the last fifteen
months, but from which he is now suddenly set aside.
Before finishing our remarks, we shall endeavor to
■how that these are not mere assertions.
As yet the public has not been informed in regard
to tbe cause or causes, and of course we have no remarks to make thereon. We know not what rumors
or reports may have reached the ears of the Prudential Committee, or what documents and letters may
haTe been transmitted thither, hence we shall only
write about what we know to be facts.
Captain Moore arrived at the islands in April of
last year, as the world has been informed. Sinoe
that time he has commanded the Morning Star on
one trip to the Marquesas and another to Micronesia. On her return from the Marquesas, in July, tbe
Directors of the Hawaiian Missionary Society were
highly pleased with the ability which Captain Moore
had displayed. The Directors* (some of whom are
gentlemen eminently qualified to judge in such mat*
ters) passed a vote of approval of Captain Moore's
conduct as a oommander. The vessel soon sailed for
Micronesia, and, after an absence of six months, returned, having made one of the most interesting,
important and successful cruises in the annals of
Missions to Polynesia. During these two trips, the
anchor of the Morning Star has been dropped nearly
thirty different times—six at Marquesas, fifteen at
Micronesia, and six or seven times in different ports
of the Sandwich Islands. In a majority of these
places, Captain Moore was an entire stranger to tbe
navigation, and was obliged to be his own pilot.
While the vessel was cruising in Micronesia, a new
island waa discovered by Captain Moore, and its position ascertained ,- the lagoon at Covel's Island was
surveyed, and the vessel anchored where no foreign
vessel ever before entered ; at Apia, where Wilkes
asserts there is but one passage into the lagoon, tbe
Morning Star entered at one passage and left at
During these various cruises, Captain
another.
Moore has kept a minute journal, noting down with
j care incidents and facts observed with the eye of a
careful and intelligent navigator—winds and curj rents are described—islands, reefs and shoals ascertamed and compared with former explorers—manners and habits of the inhabitants observed. It was
our privilege to hear Captain Moore's Journal read,
on his first arrival from Micronesia, and it is merely
justice to say that it reflected the highest credit upon
him as a navigator. It was accompanied with seven-
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are among those gentlemen belonging to the
* Theoffollowing
Directors i Associate JusticeRobertson, of the Supreme
Board
Court -, Dr. Judd Mr. Ooodale. Collector of Customs Mr.
Waterhouse, an old shipowner ; Mr. 8. N. CaeUe. etc. Peraona
more capable of forming a correct opinion in matters of this
nature, are not to be found in this part of the world. Their
opinion respecting Cnptaln Moore's ability remains unchanged,
exmpt that their confidence is vastly Increased hy his la't cruis.-.
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;
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teen sketches of harbors, reefit, islands and lagoons.
Portions, at least, of thin journal we shall hope to sew
published.
In retiring from the command of the Morning
Star, it must be highly gratifying to Capt. Moore
that he leaves her in complete trim and
" shipshape" order. His ollicersand crew have uniformly
given him a good name and pronounced him an excellent seaman, dipt. Oulick, who is the part owner
of two vessels running among the islands, and who
sailed in the Morning Star as 2d mate during her
late cruise, bears the most unequivocal testimony respecting Capt. Moore's abilities as a oommander.
The Rev. P. J. Oulick, late Delegate to Micronesia,
who was a passenger to and fro, unites in the testimony of his son.
Before closing our remarks, it becomes us to say a
few words respecting the difficulty and perplexity of
commanding a vessel with so many owners," and
conveying American and Hawaiian Missionaries, together with their goods. We are bold to assert that.
in this respect Captain Moore is a model oaptain!
We would merely add, that we hope no insurance
office will ever incur rißks upon the Morning Star
with a less competeut Master, or the Prudential
Committee of the American Board make choice of a
less modest, reliable, efficient and trustworthy Commander.
"
Death, and Funeral of Captain Mecham.
The sudden death of this young, but distinguished
Commander of H. B. M.'s steamer Vixen, now lying
in this port, was a marked event It occurred on
Wednesday night, Feb. 17, and his funeral took place
on the following Friday. In tho funeral solemnity
our entire community took a part. The following
was the order of tbe procession which accompanied
hisremains to Nuuanit Valley Cemetory
Honolulu Rißc*.
Pbilaathropio
:
oocintc,-.
Household Troops.
Marines from H. B. M.'a steamer Vixen.
nSL
*" ■—»
BcSc'rs.
of the Vixen.
Officers of Vixen.
Commissioner
11. 11. M.'s
aud Consul-fJenerai.
The King's Ministersand Foreign Representatives.
Crew of H. I- M.'s brig Alcihiadc
Officers of 11. I. M.'a liriß Alc.ibiadr.
Foreign Consuls.
PersonalFriends of tbe Deceased.
British and Foreign Residentsand other*.
We regret that our limits will not allow us to copy
N-amtii
the obituary tribute which appeared in the Polynesian. Capt Mecham, we would remark, waa moat
favorably known in connection with tbe Arctic expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, but. Hke Kane,
he has gone to an early, bnt honored, grave
�THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1858.
18
Correspondence of the " Friend."
The Fauna of Ponape, or Ascension Island,
of the Pacific Ocean.
BY L.H.GULICK, M.D.
There are only three specimens ol indigenous mammalia : 1. A small dog, not more
than eighteen inches in height and proportionate length. Its hair is long and sleek, its
ears short and erect. The posterior hairs of
the tail as it curves upwards are peculiarly
long, which gives it a quite bushy appearance. It is a sprightly, but unintellectual
variety, worth little save as a companion
and as food for a degraded race of humans,
and as furnishing retreat for the lice
their masters deem such a luxury. 2.
Rats. The variety here found is a peculiarly disgusting specimen, and is very numerously represented. They are very des-
tructive in gardens,rooting up the seeds of all
leguminous plants, and even devouring young
chickens, and attacking setting hens. 3.
Bats. The natives distinguish two varieties,
a large and a small; but lam not satisfied
that the cause of difference is anything but
age. The largest individuals will measure
eighteen inches from tip to tip. Whales and
porpoises are comparatively numerous in the
surrounding seas.
Of Birds there are twenty nine or thirty
species. They are distributed probably in
the following proportions among the different
orders as classified by Swainson. 1. Of the
Rapacious birds, one species, a small owl.
2. Of the Perchers, fourteen or fifteen species.
The notched-bills (Dentirostrial) number 11
or 12 species. I do not know of any conicbilled, nor any suctorial birds. There are
two swallow-like birds, a kingfisher, and a
nightjar, and one climber, a, small parrot.
3. Of the swimmers, there are six species—
one that may be a sea-duck, the rest gulls,
one of which is the tropic-bird (phaeton). 4.
Of the waders, one plover, one sandpiper.
5. Of the gallinaceous birds, two pigeons, the
ptilinopus cyenovireus and the carophaga
oceanica, ana a small, partially domesticted,
fowl.
The numberof individual Reptiles is great,
though confined to a few species. At least
two species of turtle are found in our waters,
the green turtle and the hawk-billed turtle.
They visit the uninhabited ant group to deposit
their eggs. The. so-called tortoise-shell forms
an export of some value. There are several
species of lizards, and these constitute the
main body of the island reptilia. We have
one variety of what I suppose may be an
iguana, and also a species of gecko.
I need scarcely remark that the varieties
of fishes are very numerous—and more than
this I will not attempt to report. A freshwater eel is an object of great veneration and
fear.
A species of harmless shark is very
abundant. A large stingray (probably a trygon) frequents the coral flats, and is the occasion of much fear to wading fishermen.
Insects are somewhat numerous, but are
probably distributed through a comparatively
small number of genera. Cockroaches and
dragon flies are the largest insects we have.
One species of small white ant is a source of
some trouble. There are six or more kinds
of true ants, that are not of the most intrusive and destructive kinds. The cosmopolitan
horse-flies and fleas are found, but are not
troublesomely numerous. Mosquitoes are bred
by myriads in our swamps.
Of the arachuida I can only say that a
few varieties of spiders are found, one only
however of any importance, whose feet, when
expanded, cover a space of three inches
diameter ; and that a small scorpion is occasionally seen, but is not at all feared.
The cbustacea are a very interesting portion of our animated kingdom. We have a
large delicious crawfish, and a great number
of marine crabs, one of which is truly gigantic, its claws being often each ten inches in
length, and the longest diameter of its carapace seven inches. A small crab burrows by
myriads in the sandy shores, over which the
tides ebb and flow. There are several kinds
of land crabs. The species of hermit crabs
(pagurians), in particular, must be numerous.
They are the most interested spectators of
our conchological cabinets. In our open
houses and rude cases they have free access
to our shells, and may almost any time be
heard rattlingaround among them. They bring
their worn-out habitations, and deposit them
in exchange for some of our finest specimens.
On a moon-light night they may often befound
congregated by scores in our unfloored outhouses. On the neighboring low group of
Ant, there is found what I think must be a
species of birgus, said to climb cocoanut trees
and husk the nuts. Large crabs burrow in
clayey soils, and may sometimes even be
heard scrambling in our houses. They form
delicious morsels. I know of but one kind
of fresh-water shrimp.
The mollusca are numerous, and attractive, but it is little I can, as yet, report concerning them. Without having done more
than induce the natives to collect for me, I
have on my shelves about one hundred species. A small squid is enten by the natives.
One species of nautilus is drifted on shore
always in a mutilated condition. The natives
suppose it to be a fallen star! Of the gasteropoda, Edwards order Posobranchiata, I am
able to recognize the following genera, besides
which there are several, that, with my present knowledge and appliances I cannot determine :—Stromb (strombus); several species
of scorpion-shell (pteroceras); frog-shell (re-
nella); triton ; spindle-shell (fusus); augershell (terabra); dog-whelk (nassa); at least two
species of helmet-shell (cassis); three or four
of the tun (dolicem); harp-shell; olive or riceshell; eight or ten species of cones (conus);
several ofmitre-shell (mitra); fifteen or twenty
of cowries (cyprea), among which are orange
cowry, the map cowry, and the money cowry,
that have been taken to the East India markets ; ovulum ; sigaretus ; cerithium; nerite
(nerita); trochus; and ear-shell (haliotis). lam
surprised that as yet I have discovered but six
or seven of the terrestrial pulmoufera. Of
the conchifera or bivalves, I have fifteen or
twenty varieties.
Of the hadiata I only know that our
waters are alive with them. Twelve or fifteen species of the biche dc mer (holuthuria)
are found, though the varieties most valued
in China ore comparatively scarce. Biche
dc mer has several times been cured here by
foreigners for the Hongkong market.
Ascension Island, Pacific Ocean, )
September —, 1857. \
Rev. Mb. Damon— Dear Sir .-—lt is now
five years since our mission company first
arrived on this island. In our missionary
work we have nothing seriously to discourage ; on the contrary, very much to encourage. The natives pay us increasing attention and respect. Many of them feel, and
readily acknowledge we are their friends,
which is a great step gained. There is a
gradually increasing number who receive our
religious instructions with attention and interest. Several chiefs are willing to be considered in some respects on the Christian side,
though, in truth, we have no good evidences
that any of them are true Christians. We
have as much labor as we can well perform on
Sabbaths, traveling about to meet our many
small congregations. Since the first of January we have printed thirty-two small pages
of " First Lessons and Hymns" in Ponapean,
and a number of our pupils have read the
whole. The total of our printing amounts to
about 8000 pages. We have, in the Metalanim tribe, about a hundred scholars who
are learning to read and write. Several can
already write almost everything they attempt
in their own language. Strangers coming
here may not be able yet to see much change,
but we, who are constantly here, feel the
great bog of heathenism is being filled up beneath us, though the process has not even
reached thevisible surface. It may be sometime before we can report anything wonderful or glorious, but by scriptural patience and
by a proper enlisting of Him who alone has
all power, that day will yet come.
We estimnte the native population at
about 5000. The foreign residents, independent ofmissionaries, vary from 25 to 30.
I have no sympathy with many of their
�habits and methods, yet whatever character
Ascension Island whites may in past years
have had, it is but simple justice for me to
say that the most of these pilots and traders
deal as fairly for ships as men in like positions in most parts of the world. Though
our efforts at enlightening the natives, and
the consequent effects it has in teaching the
natives to trade for themselves with ships
tends to interfere with the monopoly the
white men have for long years enjoyed,
several of them are willing to have us teach
their own wives and dependents. In the
Kiti tribe ships may now, if they choose,
trade directly with the natives, and this
is also fast becoming true in the Metalanim
tribe. As fast as this is effected the true
interests of natives, and foreigners and ships
will be subserved.
It may not be amiss to state that wood now
«>ells for from six to ten pounds of tobacco a
whale-boat load or cord ; that is, from $1 50
to $2 50, for tobacco can now be readily purchased every shipping season at 25 cents a
pound. Yams stand at the uniform price of
six pounds a barrel, which is equivalent to
SI 50 cash. There is no charge for water,
though some one usually, if not always, takes
the job of filling the casks, for which there is
a slight charge. The other recruits for ships
are about as in other years. Pigs and fowls
are scarce. Wood and water and pigeons
plenty ; and pretty good yams are plenty in
the early part of the season, or if too many
ships do not call for them. Bananas are
usually abundant. Pine apples are now
comparatively numerous, especially in the
northern summer when they ripen. Pawpaws are very numerous, and very fine both
ripe and green, as a fruit and as a vegetable.
Fish can sometimes be procured in considerable quantities.
Deserters will generally be secured if the
ship can delay two or three days, even if they
escape into other tribes. The bounty for
securing deserters should not, and need not,
exceed $10, or at the utmost $15, though
some captains have very unnecessarily
offered as high as $200.* The weather and
lee tribes (Metalanim and Kiti) furnish about
equally good and cheap recruits. In the lee
tribe one chief alone receives presents; in
the weather tribe, which is sometimes a little
bothersome, though if a captain be uniformly
friendly and straightforward, there is no
great trouble. Ships are equally safe from
depredations in either tribe, though a captain,
here, as elsewhere, must be properly watchful. No more, perhaps not so many, accidents have happened in the least commodious
"Middle Harbor" (Ponatik) than in any
other. The charge for pilotage is twenty
dollars. It may interest some to hear that the
orange, tamarind, shaddock and coffee are being successfully introduced, and will, ere long,
become plenty. lam happy to acknowledge
several large seed-cocoanuts from St. David's
Island, by Captain Akin. Nutmeg seeds
from Captains Akin and J. L. Smith have
lost their vitality, and will not grow, to my
great sorrow, for Ascension Island might
readily rival "the Spice Islands!"
The folowing table may be of interest to
the seafaring readers of the Friend. It is
brought up to the Ist of Sept., 1857 :
KI'MDES
AND
,
.
CLASS OF VESSELS TOCCni.VO AT ASCENISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN.
SION
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1 13
1853-4
1864-S • •
1 20
1866-4
10
1868-7 .-28
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7
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6er».l 6 63 3 71 1 2 ,',,136 7 2 1 1146
Capt. J. L. Smith, of the Newark, entered
the Metalanim harbor on the Ist of July;
sailed July 22, bound South, reports 650 brls.
sperm oil. Capt. Akin, of the barque Winthrop, entered the Metalanim harbor July 5;
sailed July 26, bound toward Booka, reports
480 sperm, 75 whale.
Capt. Akin desires the following note to
be reported in the Friend :
" Last year met a shoal or reef a mile
long, running N.E. and S.W. It was smooth,
fine weather at the time, and there were but
few breakers on the shoal. I passed within
a mile of it, and know that my reckoning
was right, for I made the Bonin Islands in a
few days, and found it so. The shoal is in
lat. 20 ° 37 North,long. 131 ° 02 East from
Greenwich. It is not laid down on any
chart I have on board."
Believe me, ever yours,
in Christian bonds,
L. H. Gulick.
Total of
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1858.
THE FRIEND, MARCH,
sea and land, and many weary days and
months will have to go by before you can
come to see us all at Chester Creek and
dear Rockdale, but in one minute you can
feel yourself near to God by praying io Him,
and we can feel ourselves near to Him in
the same way; and thus, by prayer, and in
God who holds us every one in the hollow of
His hand, we can always be near each other.
Strive then to pray very frequently, at least
a short prayer, to God every morning and
evening to keep you from evil, and to guide
you into everything thatis good. I hope, my
dear boy, that you have a Bible. Howl
wish that you would spend many on hour of
the long twenty-eight months you spoke of in
your letter, in reading that blessed book.
You might know so much of what it has to
teach you, and by it you would become wise
unto Salvation. Perhaps far more would you
learn than if you were in your old home now
coming Sunday after Sunday to school, but
never thinking seriously of your great privileges and opportunities. We would have
been very glad to have seen you on Saturday last, which was the 4th of July, with
your old school-mates at the celebration we
had in the woods back of the parsonage.
The children and people enjoyed themselves
very much, and it turned out a happy day
for us all. Ido hope God will bless you and
keep you ever under His protection, and
bring you back to Rockdale a wise and good
man. And whatever changes may take
place between this and then, may you find us
all endeavoring to please God, and to do good,
or to hear of us taken to a better world than
this. I am, dear Robert, lovingly,
Your pastor and sincere friend,
John K. Murphy,
Rector of Calvary Church, Rockdale.
The following letter has been forwarded for insertion in our columns. It touches
upon a subject of vital importance to the missionary enterprise. Coming from the son of
an old and respected missionary, the thoughts
and suggestions are worthy of consideration.
It may well be considered whether laymen
the
copy
—The
is
a
of
Mr. Editor :
accompanying
a may not go forth and essentially promote
cause!
letter shown me to-day by a young seaman, who was missionary
much affected by it himself. I thought it might do
good to others, if you had room for it in your paper.
Tho tone is peculiarly affectionate. Robert had a
letter from his father. Seamen do get well paid for
Truly yours,
writing home—don't they.'
S. K. Bishop.
Rockdale Parsonage, )
July 6, 1857. {
Dear Robert :—You will perhaps be as
much surprised to see a letter from me, as I
was to see a letter a few days ago from you, far
away in the northern seas. And it was with
the hope that a line from your old teacher
and pastor might cheer and benefit you, now
that you are removed to such a distance from
your former home and associates that I have
asked to have this enclosed to you. Never
forget, Dear Robert, wherever you are,
that God is always near to you to assist you if
are in danger, to comfort you if you are
you
Ma. Damon—Dear Sir .-—I think my husband
•
trouble, and to punish you if you give
any
in
has meant to hare this $20 instead of $200, though
I cannot be perfectly sure. Mr. Doane thinks as I do yourself up to sin or wrong. You may haTe
hundreds and thousands of miles to travel by
about it
Mas. L H. Otruct
* •
Deae Sib—*
•—I think the enterprise of
which you speak would well suit my taste and habits,
as well as prove profitable in a pecuniary point of
view.
Still, I think it my duty, as well as privilege, to
engage in some moredirect way ofseeking the salvation
of my fellow men. Not indeed that I think lightly
of tbe field of usefulness which your suggestions
would open to me—but may I not, by going abroad,
to some other heathen land, find a wider field than
that, and one in whbh my labors would tell more
directly for the advancement of theRedeemer's kingdom? Are there not many; indeed, do not the
larger part of our mission children intend to remain
in this country and set this people examples of industry and enterprise ? And will not some of them
stay to fill the places of their parents when these
shall have gone home to heaven, whilst but few comparatively are prepared to take up the missionary's
cross, not coveting the missionary's crown !
May it not, therefore, be my privilege, as one of
the oldest of oar numbeej to add my example to that
of those who have already preceded me in this good
work, for the benefit and enoraragasaent of those
�THE FRIEND.
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who are to come after .' Furthermore, in view of my
extensive acquaintance with Hawaiians, may it not
be my duty to set them an example of going forth in
the humbler capacity of an assistant missionary,
without the magic title of Reverend"—the acquisition of which seoms.to be the ambition of many who
offer themselves for the missionary work ? Not, of
course, that I regard myself as better than my Hawaiian brethren, but by my example may I not help
to teach them that the kahunapu.lt" ie not essential to their own happiness, or to their missionary
"
"
.
M \JU H
[Orlftnal Poetry.)
1858.
THE FRIEND.
The Pilgrim's Rest.
I saw an aged Pilgrim,
Whose toilsome march was o'er.
With slow and painful footstep
Approaching Jordan's shore
lie first his dusty vestments
And sandals cast aside.
Then, with an air of transport,
Entered the swelling tide.
:
I thought to see him shudder.
Am I mistaken in this idee, as applicable to Chris,
As cold the waters rose.
lian professors in Hawaiian churches, or to those of
And feared lest o'er him surging,
lands more highly civilised ? Is it to be regarded as
The murky strenm should close ;
a settled truth, that none but ordained clergymen
Rut calmly and unshrinking.
have a call to the missionary work, or a warrant to
Tbe billowy path he trod,
go forth and proclaim the Gospel to their fellow men
And cheered with Jesus' presence.
who have it not ? I think not Many indeed act as
Passed o'er the raging flood.
though none but ordained clergymen had any oall to,
On yonder shore to greet him,
or warrant for, this work. I cannot but regard this
I saw a shining throng ;
as a gross error, and sadly pernicious in its effects
Some just begun their praising—
the
influence
of
the
upon
Redeemer's kingdom.
Some hod been praising long ;
The ohildran of this world are wiser in their generaWith joy they bade him welcome,
tion than the children of light. They go forth in
And struck their harps again,
swarms and fill every part of the globe. They delay
While through the heavenly arches
not for a prescribed amount of education, neither do
Pealed the triumphant strain.
tbey wait for the laying on of hands, but doubting
Now, in a robe of glory.
nothing as to their " call," they eagerly press forth
And with a starry crown,
to do thoir Master's bidding. And notoriously, these
I see the weary Pilgrim
children of the world—these missionaries of Satan—
With Kings and Priests sit down ;
frustrate in overy land, in every clime, the messenger of Salvation.
And so it is, that wherever and
With Prophets, Patriarchs, Martyrs,
And Saints, a countless throng.
whenever the missionary of the cross is prepared to
He chants his great deliverance.
enter upon his work, he finds the fields pre-oocupied
In never ceasing song,
by these "wiser children" of the world, who, having
llsrtford. Nov. 17,1657.
unfurled the standard of their Sovereign, claim the
sole right of possession, and withstand most desper- Mieroneaia'sWelcome to
the Morning Star!
ately and persistently the t»rdy efforts of the " chilThe Morning Star ! The Morning Star !
dren of light."
Do not, however, suppose that in thus spesking I
Lo ! far o'er yonder surging foam.
The Morning Star ! The Morning Star !
would disparage the moet careful preparation fur the
ministerial office. Lot all who can, fit themselves by
Ye sleepers wake ! blest morn has come !
See ! hideous night grows pale with fright.
thorough mental as well as moral discipline, for the
The dragon droops in dread despair;
high duties of the sacred calling. But there are
thousands who are unable to prosecute courses of
Yon meteor bright, yon heavenly light.
Is Micronesia's Morning Star !
study, so diverse and no extended as are required by
colleges and theological seminaries. And what shall
The Morning Star ! The Morning Star !
these soldiers of the cross tie called to do ! Shall
'Tie love of Christ to regions dark.
they be taught that the want of a liberal education
Alone doth bid such vision fair.
limits thoir personal duty to their own immediate
Not Heaven-sent dove from Noah's nrk,
neighborhood, or to thoir native land at farthest ?
On holier mission winged the wave
Have they no "call" personally to the missionary
To bear the olive leaf afar.
work, because, forsooth, they hare less than the preShe's sped by mites" dear children gave,
"
scribed amount of book knowledge to secure them a
She's named by Heaven The Morning Star I"
"
diploma from some college ?
The Morning Star ! The Morning Star !
What multitudes of such young men. in the
With outstretched wing of love she's mmc.
churches of the United States, might, if they had the
Like bird of air in hasto to boar,
spirit of Christ, find in the islands of this ocean, opFrom land afar her message home.
portunities for doing good beyond their largest conLoved herald she ! A welcome sprite !
ceptions ! And how greatly is the cause of Christ
The fairy isles extend their arms
suffering for lack of tho services they are prepared to
And bid her on ; with joyous greet
render ! It is not enough that they give their money
They ope their bays, and wave their palms.
to the work of missions. Let them give themselves
The Morning Star ! The Morning Star
also, like the noble Macedonians.
Ton may, perhaps, smile at my earnestness in thus
Yonder she gleams, than orient gem
More precious far—a thing to love.
writing. But Ido conceive it a grevious error that
As angels once to Bethlehem,
is too extensively suffered to prevail in the church,
So she, o'er bright Pacific's deep,
that upon pious young men, who are not ministers,
Doth speed with joy to islets far.
there lies no immediate pressing responsibility to give
0 Qod of missions, guide and keep
themselves to the missionary work. Cannot someOur Micronesian Morning Star !
Uiing be done to correct this error, and take away
i„'.be
L. H. Oulick.
block
it
the
stumbling
puts in
path of pious
young men, some of whom we may hope, at least,
As the sick body is not profited by
would gladly do their defy to the heathen world
food, so the vain mind is not benefited by
Yours truly,
•ould they bat est it.
work?
'
admonition.
MARCH 3, 1858.
To the friends and patrons of the
Sailors' Home.
Honolulu
The undersigned have been authorized by
the Trustees to make an appeal for funds to
pay off the debts of the Institution. Thus
far, their efforts have been attended with the
most gratifying success. The Trustees, before making this appeal, have contributed
I nearly $500 to meet the present demand.
Below will be found a statement of the.
finances of the Home.
At a late meeting of the Board of Trustees
a resolution was unanimously passed approving of Mr. and Mrs. Thrum as managers of
j the Home. They have secured the confi-
,
I dence of tbe community.
In making this appeal, the Trustees desire
it to be distinctly understood that the full
amount of all liability has been incurred for
good and substantial improvements. The
Trustees, by first "putting their hands in
their own pockets," before appealing to the
desire to evince their entire concommunity,
i
| fidence in the success, usefulness and importI ance of the Institution. For the Trustees to
have paid oft'the entire debt, withoutallowing
j the benevolent, elsewhere, to have enjoyed the
privilege of contributing their share in the
good undertaking would have have hardly
modest, to say the least! ,
seemed
I
Subscriptions will be most thankfully received, and duly acknowledged.
Samuel C. Damon,
)
J. T. Waterhouse,
V Ex. Committee.
H. J. H. Holds worth, )
Honolulu, March 1, 1858.
•
Statement or
present debts
of Sailors' Home.
of 1856 and '67, with intercut paid up
: Debtto January
1, 1858,
. -$560 00
- -
Printer's bill,
Erecting Shipping Office, Haggage Room,
Bed Room, &j.,
Lumber
-
To<*'
Contributed by Trustees,
others.
-
.
$480
98
- -
Present debt
26 00
696 m
86 00
1,807 10
578 00
$729
10
"AMAI!" "AMAI!"
In our last number we announced that the
children connected with the Foreign Sabbath
Schools on the islands had determined to
purchase a whaleboat for the use of the missionaries at Marquesas. We are also happy
to learn that children connected with the
Native Sabbath Schools design purchasing
another boat, to be called the " Araai." Both
boats are much needed to facilitate the interests of the Marquesan mission. Long may
the " Aloha" and the " Amai," like twin sisters, sail among the Marquesan Islands imparting joy to both missionaries and people.
Amai is a Marquesan term, signifying wel"
�THE iKIEND. MARCH,
come"; while Aloha is an Hawaiian term,
signifying "love to you."
At a late meeting of the Directors of
the Hawaiian Missionary Society, a committee was chosen to procure a vessel to convey
the missionaries and their goods to Marquesas, inasmuch as there is much doubt whether
it will be possible, under present prospects, to
employ the Morning Star for that purpose
before she is required to proceed to the westward. If a suitable vessel could be chartered, the Directors would immediately invite
Capt. Moore to take command.
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The-improvements around the United
States Hospital evince the determination on
the part of the Consul and Purveyor, that
every reasonable thing shall be done for the
proper regulation of the establishment. Ihe
Hospital, as managed, is, in the highest degree, creditable to the parties concerned.
Nothing Lost.—A large part of vegetable
manure scattered over the surface
of the earth is carried by heavy rains and
COST,
torrents into rivers, and from the rivers into
the ocean, and there apparently lost in Lvtr
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being so often deprived of that which is so
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600
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00 53 43 74 63 '.14 C3 17|70, 6779; 91
Ordination of Mr. Bicknell.—The ser- a part at least of its nourishment having been
of
vices took place at the Fort Street Church, derived from these parts in this wonderful
aa«!
Sabbath evening, Feb. 21. The following manner.
fall
was the order of exercises on the occasion :
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... - Rev. E. W. Clark.
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......
Rev. E. 0. Beckwith.
Rev. L. Smith.
J. Bicknell.
.....- Rev.
Sermon, Acts 20: 24,
Ordaining Prayer,
Charge,
Right Hand of Fellowship,
Missionary Instructions,
Benediotion,
Armstrong.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the valuable Tables published in
the present issue of our paper. It is exceedingly gratifying to learn that the whaling business is increasing from this port. Unless some
unforeseen accident attend the fleet during
the coming season, other vessels will be, unquestionably, added.
We would call the attention of our
benevolent readers to the appeal made by the
Trustees of the Sailors' Home. It is highly
desirable to pay off the existing debt, and
hereafter keep the institution entirely free
from debt. The example of the Trustees to
take the lead in the matter must surely commend the cause to all right-minded and candid persons.
The Library of the Sailors' Home has
Note.—ln'the Exports of 1866, the Collector does been properly arranged and labelled. Seamen
not include the sum of $87,280 46, the product of and others wishing to take out books must
vessels in the whale fishery under the Hawaiian flag.
In our comparative view," published above, that call upon Mr. Tabor, who has the care of the
amount is included for 1856. In the Exports for 1867, Depository and Reading Room.
the Collector includes the product of the whale fishery
in the sum total of exports. When both amounts
Dobations.—From Mr. Johnson, Ist officerof morning Star,
are included, as they should be, they show a decrease ft for Chapel, and $4 for tbe Fritnd. From Mr. Watson, carof »21,000 In the exports for 1867.
penter of Morning Star, ft txr Chape!
"
matter and
There is now in course of construction, at the
Southwark Iron Works, a small steamship, built of
iron upon a new principle, which thebuilders believe;
will accomplish an average speed of 26 to 80 miles an
hour. The invention, for which a patent has been
obtained, is intended to be applied to special transit
vessels only, and is not suitable to river steamers, or
other vessels intended to be used where the water is
shallow or the channels uncertain. Should the expectations of the builders be realised, a vessel built
and fitted in tbe manner proposed, can mains the
voyage from Liverpool to New York in five days, or
from Liverpool to Melbourne in forty days. The
novelty of the invention consists, for the most part,
in constructing tbe vessels so that the centre of
gravity is plaoed below tbe water line. This is effected by constructing a chamber called a well" all
along the bottom of the vessel, in which the machinery, coals and stores can be deposited. As it is
not proposed that the vessels shall carry cargo, the
cenetr of gravity will become a suspended instead of
a supported body; and it is believed that this peculiar formation will decrease the arena of resistance to
the water. The sides of the vessel rise perpendicularly from the well; and although the appearance of
the vessel at present is anything but graceful, the
patentee is of opinion that her form is constructed so
as to secure the greatest amount of speed compatible
with safety. The trial vessel, which will be ready
for launching in a few days, is of sixty tone burthen,
and when fitted with her engines and stores, will
weigh only 140 tons. She is formed of plate Iron,
one-eighth of an inch thick with angle irons an inch
and half thick, and ribs fifteen inches apart. The
inventor proposes to take her to New York, when
finished. There can be no doubt that light iron
steamers, without cargo and driven by high pressure
engines, can attain very great speed m passing
through water, but it would be premature to assert
that the vessel now building, will realise all the anticipations which thnshuilders have formed of her
powers. If she doefT she will be the rxrecursor of
great reforms la steam mvtftflaß.
"
�THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1858.
22
CAMPBELL'S RESIDENCE ON OAHU,
Most of the whites have married native which is hot, that on being placed in dry
grass, and blown up, it takes fire ; with this a
large pile of wood is kindled, and allowed to
burn a certain time. He then takes three
nuts of an oily nature called tootooee ; having broken the shells, one of the kernels is
thrown into the fire, at which time he says
CHAPTER X.
an anana, or prayer; and while the nut is
crackling in the fire, repeats the words MuckThe manners and customs of the Sandwich ccroio kanaka ai kooe, that is, kill or shoot
islanders have been repeatedly described by- the fellow. The same ceremonies take place
much abler observers ; but my long residence with each of the nuts, provided the thief does
has given me opportunities of noticing many not appear before they are consumed.
things which have escaped others; and to
This, however, but seldom happens; the
these I shall, as much as possible, confine my culprit generally makes his appearance with
remarks.
the stolen property, which is restored to the
The natives, although not tall, arc stout owner, and the offence punished by a fine of
and robust in their make, particularly those four pigs. He is then dismissed, with strict
of the higher rank ; their complexion is nut- injunctions not to commit the like crime in
brown, and they are extremely cleanly in future, under pain of a more severe penalty.
their persons. They are distinguished by The pigs are taken to the momi, where they
great ingenuity in all their arts and manu- are offered up as sacrifices, and afterwards
factures, ns well ns by a most persevering eaten by the priests.
Should it happen that the unfortunate
industry.
They are divided into two great classes : criminal does not make his appearance durthe Erees, or chiefs, and the Cannakamow- ing the awful ceremony, his fate is inevitable;
ree, or people. The former are the proprie- had he the whole island to bestow, not one
tors of the land, the latter are all under the word of the prayer could be recalled, nor the
dominion of some chief, for whom they work anger of the Etooah appeased. The ciror cultivate the ground, and by whom they cumstance is reported to the king, and proare supported in old age. They are not, how- clamation made throughout the island, that a
ever, slaves, or attached to the soil, but at certain person has been robbed, and that
liberty to change masters when they think those who are guilty have been prayed to
death.
proper.
The supreme government is vested in the
So linn is theirbelief in the power ofthese
king, whose power seems to be completely prayers, that the culprit pines nway, refusing
absolute. He is assisted by the principal to take any sustenance, and at last falls a
chiefs, whom he always keeps about his per- sacrifice to his credulity.
son ; many of these have particular departThe priests also practice medicine. Bathments to attend to ; one chief took charge of ing is their great specific. If the patient is
the household, and appointed the different too weak to be carried to the sea, he is washsurveys to be performed by every individual; ed with salt water. The oil extracted from
another, named Coweeowranee, acted as pay- a nut, called tootooee, is used as a purgative ;
master ; his province was to distribute wages and a black mineral substance, reduced to a
and provisions amongst the people in the powder, as an emetic. This is very powerful in its effects; half the quantity that can
king's service.
An elderly chief, of the name of Naai, took be laid on a sixpence forming a sufficient
a general charge of the whole, and was, in dose.
fact, prime minister. He was commonly
I have but few particulars to give of their
called Billy Pitt by the white people, and religious opinions. Their principal god, to
was by no means pleased when they ad- whom theyattribute the creationof the world,
is called Etooah ; and they have seven or
dressed him by any other appellation.
The principal duties of the executive were, eight subordinate deities, whose images are
however, entrusted to the priests ; by them in the morai, and to whom offerings are made
the revenues were collected, and the laws as well as to the Etooah. Their names I
enforced. Superstition is the most powerful cannot recollect.
They believe in a future state, where they
engine by which the latter purpose is effected;
actual punishment being rare. I knew only will be rewarded or punished for their conone instance of capital punishment; which duct in this life. Their belief in the efficacy
was that of a man who had violated the of prayer has already been remarked. Dursanctity of the morai. Having got drunk, ing the time I lived with the king, it was rehe quitted it during taboo time, and entered ported that some person had prayed him to
the house of a woman. He was immediately death; in order to counteract tho effects of
seized, and carried back to the morai, where this, the daughter of a chief prostrated herhis eyes were put out. After remaining two self before the house, and turning towards
days in this state, he was strangled, and his the setting sun, prayed with great fervency.
I did not then understand the language, and
body exposed before the principal idol.
The method of detecting theft or robbery, imagined that she was addressing that lumiaffords a singular instance of the power of nary ; but William Moxely explained that
superstition over their minds. The party part to me. She said, How could the sun
who has suffered the loss applies to one of rise and set, or the moon perform her evoluthe priests, to whom he presents a pig, and tions, if there were not some Superior Being
who regulated their motions.
relates his story.
[To be continued.]
The following ceremony is then performed:
the priest begins by rubbing two pieces of
The sluggard becomes a stranger to
green wood upon each other, till, by the friction, a kind of powder, like snuff, is produced, God, and an acquaintance with indigence.
women, by whom they have families; but
they pay little attention either to the educa[Continued.]
tion or to the religious instruction of their
At Owhyhee I was informed that there children. I do not recollect having seen any
were many hundreds of cattle running wild, who knew more than the letters of the aland several in a domestic state. The king phabet.
1809-1810.
had introduced the breed into Wahoo; and
at the time I was there he had a herd of nine
or ten upon the north side of the island.
Sheep and goats are already very numerous. Several
had large flocks
of them. The queen had one, consisting of
about one hundred and fifty ; and Manina
had several hundreds on the island in Pearl
individuals
River.
The king had five horses, of which he was
very fond, and used frequently to go out on
horseback. I was informed there were still
more at Owhyhee.
The cattle lately introduced are pastured
upon the hills, and those parts of the country
not under cultivation, the fences not being
sufficient to confine them. The hogs are
kept in pens, and fed on taro leaves, sugarcanes, and garbage.
The chiels are the proprietors of the soil,
and let the land in small farms to the lower
class, who pay them a rent in kind, generally
pigs, cloth, or mats, at four terms in the
year.
At one time during my stay, there were
nearly sixty white people upon VVahoo alone;
but the number was constantly varying, and
was considerably diminished before my departure. Although the great majority had
been left by American vessels, not above onethird of them belonged to that nation ; the
rest were almost all English, and of these
six or eight were convicts, who had made
their escape from New South Wales.
Many inducements are held out to sailois
to remain here. If they conduct themselves
with propriety, they rank as chiefs and are
entitled to all the privileges of the order ; at
all events, they are certain of being maintained by some of the chiefs, who are always
anxious to have white people about them.
The king has a considerable number in his
service, chiefly carpenters, joiners, masons,
blacksmiths, and bricklayers; these he rewards liberally with grants of land. Some
of these people are sober and industrious;
but this is far from being their general character; on the contrary, many of them are
idle and dissolute, getting drunk whenever
an opportunity presents itself. They have
introduced distillation into the island; and
the evil consequences, both to the natives
and whites, are incalculable. It is no uncommon sight to see a party of them broach
a small cask of spirits, and sit drinking for
days till they see it out.
There are, however, a few exceptions to
this. William Davis, a Welshman, who resided with Isaac Davis, used to rise every
morning at five, and go to his fields, where
he commonly remained till the same hour in
the evening. This singularity puzzled the
natives not a little; but they accounted for
it, by supposing that he had been one of their
own countrymen, who had gone to Caheite,
or England, after hia death, and had now
come back to his native land.
There were no missiojaaries upon the
island during the time I Umained in it, at
which I was often much surprised.
�THE FRIEND,
MARINE JOURNAL.
MARCH.
,
1858.
MARRIED
ports thatthe Ist officerand eleven men of tho ship Pacific,
Sherman, arrived in a whaleboat at Port Nelson, N. Z s«ime
.
23
At llilo, Hawaii, at the rwMenoe of the QowmtM, Jan21, h«
the lltr T. Can, tuTl HalleXU. Esq., of Hoilolu! (» hl|lh
to Mm Jcut Kmuk, daughter of Shoughlug, a resident of
PORTHFNOLU,H.I. others had not been beard of. The men had aworn to a written chii'f)
that town.
magistrate
of
thecircumstancesof
the
disaster
before
a
statement
at Port Nelson. The Pacific had on board 300sperm,Wwhale.
ARRIVALS.
DIED
Capt. Crowell of the Wohjay reports having spoken, Jan. Ist,
r*?b. 11—Chil bark Alexander Garegos, Ross, from Csllao via Ifavy, Norton, nothing since leaving here ; Ocean Rover,
Lahaina.
At Waimea, Hawaii, on the »7th of January, Hurt Browr.
Veeder, 40 sperm, and boiling,.
12—Am wh ship Brutus, Heury. from Lahaina. lying off
aged about 34 years, a natlre nf Bedfordshire, Kniland, but for
ami on.
years a resident of these islands.
fourteen
Li—Am clipper scb Vaquero, Newell, 16 days from Ban
VESSELS IN PORT.-FEB. 24.
In Honolulu, on Tuesday evening, jjaaiA rRABCsB, aged 16
Francisco.
infant
child of D. il. and M. JTaWeston.
months,
13—Am ach Palestine, Perrlman, 21 days from Salt Point,
On the 6th Inst., at Maltawao, East Maul, after an illness of
H. 49- M.'s steamship Vixen, Moore.
California.
John Pisrsob, a native ofVermont. U. 8., areri
Marshall, Pendleton.
Ship
only
days.
John
two
21—Am wh ship Contest, Ludlow, from New Zealand.
about 70 years. Mr. Hereon had a daughter and two sons In
Am clipper ship Polynesia. Perkins.
M— Am wh ship Caravan, Bragg, from Now Zealand, off
Missionary packet Morning Star, Moor*.
California. (California pais?™ please copy. |
and on.
At hisresidence. Jan. 31, In Waimea,Hawaii, Jobs Callats,
Am sch Palestine, Perrlman.
33—Am wh ship Ilibernla 2d,Edwards, from Lahsina.
Haw Brig Advance, Milne.
a colored man. He was a shoemaker by trade, and known
33—Haw brig Advance, Milne, from Farming's Island.
more or leas all over theIslands. He waa aged 65 years—l6or
WBALIK.*".
.RV—Am wh hark \»inslow, Watson, of New Bedford, 80
whichhave been apeot in Waimea. He leaves a widow and Iws
months out, 400 oris sperm, from Uuahtoe Jan 20. Ship Harmony, Austin i Bark Italy, BaWcocw.
children.
■j,I,—Am1,—Am wh bark Wotga, Crowell, from Lahaina.
Vernon, Bunipu*
Metropolis,
Brlg'Antilla, Mold*
35—Am wh ship Caravan, Bragg, off and on.
Bark Gambia, Merritt |
Jt)—Am sch Sophia, from San Francisco, with the United
ADVERTISEMENTS.
States mall of Jan. o, telegrapheduutsluV.
Coasters in Port.
Ta> the Owners, emit Prrsens Interested In
DEPARTURES.
Kb Haalillo, repairing.
Sch Excel, Antonio.
in
Sch Sally.
.'an. il—V. S. ship St. Mary's, Davis, for San Francisco.
Sch Lihollho, repairing.
Feb. B—Am wh bark Merrimuc, Loug, to cruise.
Sch Manuokanal, for Hilo.
Orrics or tbb Panama Rail-Road Compabt, |
B—Haw sch Pflel, Danelsburg, for Ascension and cruise.
New York, July 20,1867. i
Biigt John Dunlap, repairing
9—Haw brig Hawaii, Schimmelfennig, to cruise,
Sch Kekauluobl.
tf—Am brig Leveret; Benedict, furNew Zealandthis method
t gar TbePanama Rail-Road Company takes
Molteno.
Sch
Maria,
13—Hawwh bark Cynthia, Sherman, to cruise.
ofInformlug those Interested In the Whaling busifiSciV ncsa,
SchKamebameha IV.
Railroad
by
lo—Am wh ship Chas. Phelps, Eldrldge, to cruise.
offered
the
advantages
of
the
X*
Brig Emma, White.
SBstsatwßs
the Isthmus of Panama, for the shipment of
21—Ship Brutus, Heury, to cruise.
Oil from thePacific to the lulled States, and for sending outfits and auppliea from the United States to Panama.
Vessels Expected from Foreign Ports.
MEMORANDA.
The Railroadhas been In regular and successful operation for
of
more than two years, and its caiiaclty for the transportation
Fanny
Major,Paty,
bark
leave
San
Francisco
about
Am
will
every description ofmerchandise. Including OIL, Provisions, *c,
(Prom the Marine report of the P. C. Advertiser. J
Feb. 22, duehere March 8.
has been fully tasted. The attention of several Captains of
Capt. Williams of the Cincinnati, at Lahaina, has furAm cupper brigautiue Josephine, Baker, sailed from New whaleshi|>s has recently been turned to Ihe subject of shipping
their oil from Panama to New York during thepresent season,
us, by letter, with the following whaleshlp reports i—At York Dec. —, due here April 1.
The Br Brig Ant Ua, from Liverpool, will be due In all Feb.
and the Panama Rail-Road Company has made arrangements
rlos, Nov 19, ship CtUzeD, Cash, of Nantucket, from the
The ship Elixa & Ella sailed from Boston Oct 30, for Honolulu to afford every facility which may be required for the accom1100 sp, 100 whj at Valparaiso, Dec 8, bark N. S. Vet- direct—will be due in March.
plishment ofthis important object. A Pier, 460 feet long, has
The Am ship Aspaaia will be due about April Ist, from Aca- been built in the bay of Panama, to the end of which freight
Ciblen, of N. L., 76 brls wh, bound to Kodiack. Spoke,
Carsare run to receive cargoes from lighters or vessels lying
I, 8. lat. 18 W. long. 74 ° ,0, ship Hero, Holly, of Nan- ulco.
alongside, and deliver the same alongside of vessels at Aspln, SOO sp Nov IS, S. lat. 46 », W. long. 70 •, ship Dromo,
wall. Vessels of from 200 to 300 tons can lie at the Pier with
PASSENGERS.
at N. L., 00 sp, 100 wh; Nov 20, 8. lat. 44°, W. long,
safety, grounding In the mud at low water.
The vessels to and from Aspinwall are fast-sailing brigs, belark Iris, Bolles. of N. Is, 200 sp, 100Wh.
longing to the Rail-Road Company, and the Company is preTns Schooner Sam Diego.—Through the politeness of Mr.
From Micronesia—per Morning Star,Jan 28—Rev P J Oulick pared
to receive oil at Panama and deliver it in New York,
L. F. Beatty, of this city, we have been permitted to make the Mrs S II Oulick and 3 children, Kainakahikl, and Dorekaand 1 under through Bllla of LniliuK at the rate of seven
child.
cent, per gallon, If received at the Pier, and eight cents per galfollowing extracts from a letter received by him from Mr. Geo.
For TtSKALST. W. T.—per L. P. Foster, Feb S—C II Butler,
harbor from ship's tackles, charging for
8. Keyte, Ist officer of the schooner San Diego, which vessel wife and 2 children, W Freeland and wife, W Woodcock, aud 8 lon If received In the
For
the capacity of the casks, without allowing for wantage.
In thesteerage.
left thisport for Petropauloski on the 2-Jth of September last.
one-half cents per pound. This charge
one
and
whalebone,
For Accklabd, N. Z.—per Leveret, Feb B—J A Rowe, J R covers every expense from Panama to New York, In case
■ Petropacloski, Nov. 29,1867.
Rowe, Mrs Marshall, J Hernandes, J Armstrong, the oil is sent through the Superintendent or Commercial Agent
MWe have at last arrived safe here, after a passage of fifty- Marshall,Mrs
Adams, Luther Bell, P Miles, Raphael Gumbo.
nine days, during which time we all suffered hardships such at Harry
Kail-Road Company, insurance excepted. The
Francisco—per
Vaquero, Feb 13, for Honolulu— of the Panama
From
San
payable on the Isthmus or In New York
you cannot conceive. We made the land five miles from this
route tot Melbourne- freights may be made
Mrs
Russell.
Hutchinson,
Dr
F
M
En
day, wheu we were driven '250 miles to
of the shipper.
I»ort on the forty-second
Mr Rogan, A F Van Buskirk, Daniel Winter, Henry Heath, F L at the option
the southward by an easterly gale, against which we could make Ilaggerty and wife, Mrs Stanley, Miss Stanley, Miss Mortimer,
The vessels of the Company sail regularly semi-monthly, and
twenty to
no way, aud we were obliged at last to run through the Ferile C X Mason, J B Wheaton, S P Hogg, Geo W Ince,Miss A Ince, the average paaaages to and from Aspinwall are aboutIthmus
Is
Islands into the Ochotsk Sea, to avoid getting on a lee shore. Miss Ince, T H White, A Robinson and wife, T Cummins, H D twenty-rlve daya. The time occupied in crossing the
across
the
during
Isthmus,
its transit
will be
This kept us out, as you see, seventeen days more—short of Keelcr, ChasRevere, Samuel Jones, W S Howard and mother, four hours. Oil,
covered cars, and owners
conveyed
or
watesj scraping up the snow of thedecks to drink. The captain,
canvas,
in
covered
with
children, Samuel Moore,Robert Ilarling,
myself and one man only, being all there was to workand steer J W Smith, wifeand 4
that every care will be taken toprevent leakage
II Shanks, J Jackson, J Kincade, S Kincade, John Kincadc, P may be assured have
already been conveyed to New York withthe vessel; all the rest were laid up from the time we were 12 Mulbery,
Severalcargoes
McCarty,
Mulloy,
Higgins,
and
Mrs
J
J
Colvill,
W
Mr
loss.
days out from Honolulu. During all thevoyage we had not six
and boy, Donald McLean, W Morris, T Mlddleton, out the ellghteat
goods consigned for transportation to the Superdaysdry feet—constantly knee deep In wateralt weathers. We T Merchant
Oil
or
other
J H Smith, J Power, E Smith and wife, John Wllie, Samuel intendent ofthe PanamaRail-Road Company, or to William
were drivenback across the meridian of Greenwich twice by Abbott.
westerly gales and contrary winds, crossing it altogether
Nelson, Commercial Agent ofthe Company at Panama, win
From Salt Poibt, CALiroasu—per Palestine, Feb 13—Mr be
five times. We had a constant succession of gales- Our
received and forwarded with the greatest despatch.
Agent at Honogalley was washed away, and we have since cooked In the Barker.Mblbocrki—per Taquero, Feb
XT Frederic L. Hanks has been appointed
Mrs
Russell,
M
For
28—M
cabin. We have not been able to wash in fresh water for five
lulu, Sandwich Islands, and is prepared to famisheveryrequisite
;
weeks, and my hands are in a fearful state, not being accus- Russell.
shippers.
information
to
For Sas Frascisco—per Yankee, Feb 28—Mr Whitaker. wife
tomed to such hard work. In beating up the harbor with a
JOS. I. JOT, Secretary
T Cummins, II C
head wind, the ropes wers frosen to the deck every tack we and 2 children, Dr H Robinson and lady.
Fbsdbbic
Hanks,
L.
04-12
made. I cannnot express to you what w*t have all endured Leonard, J Collins, Messrs Preston, Strowbridge, Whitmore,
Agent Panama R. R. Co., Honolulu S.I.
Hopkins, Oilman, Mrs Mathews.
since we left. There have been many times when I thought all Sllverstone,
Feb
Enfltb,
Islasd—per
From
Fansino's
23—H
Advance,
chances of seeing land again were hopeless, but God has pre- R R Macfarlane.
DR. J. MOTT SMITH,
served us through all dangers. Our craft is a staunchlittle vesDENTIST.
sel, but too small for a voyage like this in the winter season."
OFFICE, CORNER OF FORT AND HOTEL STREETS,
Ban Francisco papers received by tbelast mail, report the
PORT OF LAHAINA.
HONOLULU, H. I.
San Diego at AmoorRiver.
Captain Ludlow, of ship Contest, from New Zealand, reARRIVALS.
GILMAN & CO.,
ports having spoken the following ships;—Nov 19, Morning
Light, Norton, 6 whales—saw him boiling down afterwards; Feb.
Ship Chandler* and General Agent*.,
I—French wh sh Manche, 136 days from Havre, clean.
Nov 26, General Pike, Russel, 5 whales ; Dec o, Florida, Fish,
4—Am wh sh Cores, Fish, fm the line.
LAHAINA, MAUI, 8. L
4—Am wh sh Brutus, Henry, 60 sp season.
4 whales; Dec 6th, Shepherdess, Watrous, 4 whales; Dec 9,
6— Am wh sh Cincinnati, Williams, 360 wh, 2600 bone, Ships supplied with Recruits. Storage and Hone;.
3
760
bria
Mitchell,
Manchester,
whales,
Christopher
in all; Dec
Last (hi Valparaiso bound to the Ochotsk.
n—Chil bk Alex Garegos, Ross, 44 da fm Callao.
10, Young Hero, Long, 1 whale Dec 21, William Wirt,o*born,
8. P. FORD, M. D.,
7—H.
B. M. Sir. Vixen, Meacham, fm Hilo.
whales.
4
2j—Am wh ship Hibernia 2d, Edwards, 8 mouths fm New PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Captain Watson, of the ffinstow, reports having spol.ru,
Bedford, clean.
Dec. 26, ship Callao, Ilowland, nothing since leaving Honolulu.
Office Queen street, near Market
22—Am wh ship Carolina, Harding, 17 months from New
The Callao had spoken ten days before, off Starbuck's Island,
Bedford, 26 sp, 125 wh, 3000 bone.
the ship Henry Taber, Kwer, boiling ; same date, saw ship
C. H. WETMORE,
DEPARTURES
Mastachuietts, Green. Off and on at Huahine, Sharont King,
PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON,
Ist officer on shore sick—had takenabout 60 hrls sp ; Wolga,
Feb. 6—Brutus, Henry, for Honolulu.
HILO, HAWAU, S. I.
Crowell, clean ; at Tahiti, January 16, ship Superior, Wood, 0
B—Alex Garegos, Ross, Honolulu.
N. B.—Medicine Chests carefully replenished.
mouths out, clean; Dec. 10, off Three Kings, Hiawatha, Ellis, Feb. 10—Ship Cores, Fish, for Honolulu.
13—Ship Brutus, Henry, touched here, having been be8 months out, 460 sp ; Alfred Gibbt, Nichols, 1700sp ; Milo,
calmed,
again
day.
and
sailed
G. P. JUDD, M. D.,
same
6oule, 000 sp, 600 wh in July, Alexander, Dougherty, 1200
12—Fr wh ship Lo Manche, shipped her anchor, and went
sperm.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
to sea.
Loss or mtip Pacific, or Niw Bedford Cspt. Wstson re
32—Cincinnati, Williams, for OthotakHONOLULU, OAHU, 8. I.
time in the latter part of September last, and reported that that
ship had founderedat sea. All bauds left In the boats, but the
Whaleships
I
-,
the Pacific Ocean.
»,
m
•,
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�THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1858.
24
ADVERTISEMENTS.
TxUANO!
a*
Ships of Good Capacity *&
SEBL
SSi
CAN OBTAIN
Return Cargoes, or Advantageous
onlinTßßß
TO LOAD WITH
.
«l A\« AT JARVIS ISLAND,
AND PROCEED DIRECT
NEW YORK OR ANY OTHKRPORT
rpo
M. in the United States, that may be agreed on. Moorings
to be provided, and the Quano brought withinreach of ships'
tackles by the Agent on the Island.
For further particulars, freight or charter, apply to thi undersigned, at his Office, corner of Fort antl Merchantstreets, Honolulu.
G. P. Jl Hl'.
Agent of the AMERICAN QUANO COMPANY
Honolulu,March 1,1868. 88-tf
INFORMATION WANTED
BALDWIN,
reported
Sandwich
RESPECTING
England
Probably
JOHN
an Englishman,
to have lived upon the
IslHe left
some of
in 1819.
ands.
the old residents ma; have been aoquainted with said
person, if he ever resided upon Oahu, or any island
of the group. Any information will be thankfully
received if communicated to Consul-General Miller,
or the Editor of the Friend.
tf
DAVIS,
CAPT. EDWARD
was
commanding
RESPECTING
bound to
"
J.
who
last heard from
the British
bark Fesset Keron,"
some port in the
East Indies. Knowledge of any nature concerning
hit welfare will be most thankfullyreceived by his wife
Mrs. Sarah Davis, residing in Boston, or by ths
,tf
Editor of the Friend.
£7* Letters lately received by the Chaplain for
Mr. Joseph S. Cook and Mr. Silas P. Edwards.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
B. W. FIELD,
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
THE
GOVERNOR OF OAHU SHALL
HONOLULU, OAHU, H. I.
cause a Bell to be rung at the Port of HonoFr Permission, he Relrra io
lulu, at nine and a half o'clock of each evening, as a
signal to all Mariners at that time on shore without \C. W. Cartwright, President of Manufacturers' l n .
surance Company, Boston;
bis permission, to return on board their vessels ; and
it shall be incumbent upon them to do so, upon pain I H. A. Pierce, Boston;
of two dollars fine, if apprehended at or after ten Thayer, Rice & Co., Boston;
o'clock of the evening, when said Governor shall Edward Mott Robinson, New Bedford;
cause the 801lto bo again rung, as a signal for their John W. Barrett & Sous, Nantuckot,
Perkins & Smith, New London.
apprehension.
Whoever furiously, or heedlessly of the safety of B. F. Snow, Honolulu.
others, rides any horse or other animal, or drives or
AMOS S. fflsil
conducts any vehicle, though the personal safety of SAM'I. N. CASTLE.
i'Asti.i: & COOKE,
any person be not endangered thereby, shall be punished by a fine not less than five dollars nor exceeding IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
one hundred.
DEALERS IN
Whoever is found drunk in any street, road or GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
other public place, from the use of intoxicating liquor, j
At the old stand, corner of King and School street*,
shall, on the first conviction for such offense, be pun- near the
large Stone Church. Also, at the Stoi-e
ished by a fine not exceeding six dollars, and on any formerly occupied
by C. H. Nicholson, in King street,
conviction of any like offense committed after tho first opposite the Seamen's Chapel.
conviction, by a fine not exceeding twelve dollars, or
iy Agents for Jayne's Medicine".
by imprisonment not more than three months.
All loud noise by night is taboo. Whoever, after ■
B. PITMAN,
sunset, shall, by hallooing, singing in the streets, or
DEALER 1.1
in any other way, make any disturbance or disorderly noise, in any village, town or part of this king- i GENERAL MERCHANDISE, AND
dom, without justifiable cause for so doing, shall be j
HAWAIIAN PRODUCE,
liable to summary arrest and imprisonment by any
BYRON'S BAY, HILO, HAWAII, S. I.
or
officer,
constable
and upon conviction be
police
All Stores require 1 by whale ships and other*,
punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars.
supplied on reasonable terms, and at the shortest
not
authorized
who
law,
Any person
by
shall carry notice.
or be armed with any bowie-knife, sword-cane, pistol,
WANTE D—Exchange on the I'nitcd States anil
air-gun, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon, shall be Europe.
Oct 2, 1864.
liable to a fine of no more than thirty and no less
than ten dollars, or in default of payment of such
HOFFMANN,
E.
fine, to imprisonment at hard labor for a term not PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
exceeding two months, and no less than fifteen days,
Office in the New Drug Store, corner of Kaahuupon conviction of such offense before any district
magistrate, unless good cause be shown for having manu and Queen streets, Mukee & Anthon's Block.
such dangerous weapons ; and any such person may Open day and night
be immediately arrested without warrant, by the
■Marshal, or any Sheriff, Constable, or other officer NOTICE TO WHALEMEN.
or person, until he can be taken before such magistrate.
MA C Y & LA W,
Every foreign seaman, of whose desertion from any
—DEALERS IN—
vessel due notice shall have been given, and every
WHALEMEN'S SUPPLIES AND GENERAL
seaman discharged contrary to the provisions of the
MERCHANDISE,
article, shall be apprehended, and if not returned to
Kawaihae, Hawaii.
his vessel, shall be put at the disposal of his proper
Consul or Commercial Agent ; but if he refuse to
ON HAND a good supply
receive him under charge of his Consulate, said deof Hawaiian beef, potatoes, hogs, sheep and nuserter shall be put to hard labor until he quits the merous other articls required by whalemen. The
above articles can be furnished at the shortest
country.
Every Seaman who shall be found on shore after notice and on the most reasonable terms in exchange
the sixty days limited by his permit have expired, for bills on the United States or orders on any merwill be arrested as a deserter, and confined in the chant at the Islands. No charge made on interisland exchange.
fort until he shall leave the kingdom.
Beef packed to order and Warranted to keep in any
Whoever rescues any prisoner, or persons lawfully
3-tf.
held in custody, on conviction or charge of any of- climate.
fense, or as a witness on a criminal charge, or aids
HARDWARE STORE,
or assists any such prisoner, witness or person so
held in custody, in his design or endeavor to escape, ON FORT STREET, NEAR HOTEL STREET.
whether his escape be or be not effected or attempted, T OCXS of all kinds, Hinges, Screws, Tacks, Raor conveys into any fort or other prison any disguise,
Cut and Wrought Nails, Spikes, Brads,
sftl, weapon, or other thing adapted to facilitate, and Files, iors,
Carpenters' Tools of all kinds, Pocket and
with intent to facilitate the escape therefrom of any Sheath-Knives, Marlirispikes, Caulking-Irons and
such prisoner, witness or other person, shall, in case Mallets, and numerous other articles, for sale at the
the aforesaid offense or criminal charge be capital, or lowest prices, by
(tf)
W. N. LADD.
punishable by imprisonment for life or for ten years
or more, be punished by imprisonment at hard labor
J. WORTH,
not more than three years, and by fine not exceeding
established himself in business at Hilo,
five hundred dollars ; in any other case, he shall be _[J__ Hawaii, is prepared to furnish ships
with
punished by imprisonment at hard labor not more Recruit.", on favorable terms for Cash, Ootids or Bilk
than one year, and fine not exceeding one hundred on the United States.
10-tf
dollars.
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