https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/4b94627252a3d171e577877ba1d8b9dc.pdf cbbf32675c50d150eb109a498965477e PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. $& Series, Hoi. 8, via. !U HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER 24, 1858. 65 CONTEXTS For September 24. 1808. Early English Missionaries The Great Awakening Continues The Amoor River A Bear Hunt in the Kamscatka Sea Loss of Ship Wild Wave New French Treaty The Death of Stephen, (Poetry) Visit to Oahu in 1801 Advertisements, Ship News, &c The Great Awakening Continues. Pioi. 65 65 65, 66 66 67 68 68 69, 70 71, 72 THE FRIEND. SEPTEMBER 24, 1858. Early English Missionaries to the South Pacific. The Samoan Reporter for October, 1857, which has just been received, contains an interesting obituary notice of the Rev. Charles Wilson, who died July 3d, 1557, at Falealili, Upolu, Navigator Islands. He came out to the South Seas in 1801, although he originally left England in the Duff, which was captured by a French privateer, and taken into Rio in 1799. He labored for many years at Tahiti. It was in his house that the Rev. T. S. M'Kean was shot during a skirmish between the French and Tahitians June 30, 1844. Subsequent to that event, he removed to Upolu, Navigator Islands, where he has since resided. His missionary labors extended over a period of near sixty years. "It may gratify some persons," remarks the editor of the Reporter, "to state here that the old Tahitian missionary, Mr. Davis, a fellow passenger of Mr. W. in the Royal Admiral, and an intelligent and devoted laborer, was the last to quit the field, which he did at the call of his Master, having been removed by death on the 12th of August, 1855, aged 84. Mr. Nott, who was one of the first band of missionaries who reached Tahiti in the Duff, in 1797, died at Tahiti on the 2d of May! 1844. Mr. Henry, another of the first company, still survives, in New South Wales, in his 88th year. He is probably the last of those who prayed and labored for the salvavation of Tahiti when she was yet bent upon <*• her idols ••* Contrary to the predictions of the enemies and the expectations of the friends of the great religious awakening in the United States, it still continues to progress. The novelty of the affair has passed away, and the secular papers have less to say upon the subject, but the deep under current of religious feeling continues to flow over the land —this is manifest from the attendance upon the daily prayer-meetings. The Episcopal denomination has not hitherto, in the United States, sympathized with revivals ofreligion, and the High Church portion of that sect even now evinces opposition, but not so with the Evangelical party. The following testimony of the venerable Bishop Mcllvaine, of Ohio, to the genuineness and purity of the great revival, is worthy ofrecord : "As we stated last week," remarks the editor of the Protestant Churchman, "in the late convention address, this venerated Bishop gives a judgment at some length on the character of the late remarkable attention to religious interests and services which pervaded our country. All our own observations and reflections would unite in the same testimony with him. And we have seen nothing in the work, which would in any way detract from our view of its importance and value, or lessen our gratitude to God for the blessings which it has brought upon our land. We have no doubt there are tens of thousands of souls alive to God in Christ Jesus, who, a year ago were wanderers from his fold aod strangers to his love. And we can have no sympathy with the spirit which derides or spurns a work of God of such immeasurable worth as we deem this to have beerii" Atlantic Telegraph.—The important intelligence has been received that the Telegraph between England and America has been nearly laid. The wire has reached the American shore, brought by the Niagara; and report says (per the wire) that the Agamemnon was within 200 miles of the Irish coast. Full particulars may be expected by next mail. \m Scries, Do!. )7. The Amoor River. We would acknowledge the receipt of a pamphlet, post-marked "Department of State," containing explorations of Amoor River, in a series of Letters, addressed to Ihe Secretary of State, at Washington, by P. McD. Collins, Esq. It will be recollected, by some of our readers, that this gentleman touched at Honolulu last year, en route from the Mouth of the Amoor River to the United States. This pamphlet, published under the authority of Congress, contains much valuable information respecting Russia, China, Manchooria, Mongolia, and Siberia, gathered during an overland journey from St. Petersburgh fo the mouth of the Amoor River. Mr. Collins' letter of introduction from the Secrelary of State and the American Minister at St. Petersburgh, procured facilities for traveling through the Russian Empire, which it would have been impossible for a private individual to have obtained. No amount of money would have secured him such advantages for observing the country and gathering information respecting trade and commerce. On the arrival of Mr. Collins at Jrkoutsk, Eastern Siberia, he addressed a letter, Jan. 31, 1857, to the Secretary of State, from which we copy as follows : " I take the liberty of mentioning, as it may not be uninteresting, the system of ' posting' in Russia, havinp had a good op- portunity to observe it, from Moscow to this city, a distance of over three thousand versts, and some twelve degrees more of longitude than from Boston to Astoria. This system of ' porting' was originally established by the government, for its own sole purposes : first strictly military, then followed the mail for the public, and finally for the use of travelers. There is from this to Moscow two hundred and ten stations, at which six 'troykays,' eighteen horses, are contracted for by the government to carry the mail twict a week, at three hundred rubles each troykah ' ' built per year; the stations were originally by government, and a post master appointed to reside in each. This arrangement compels the contractors to furnish the mail with the necessary horses and vehicles; the horses �THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1858. 66 I arrived at Irkoutsk, the capital of Eastat all other times (with the exception of one troykah, which must remain always for the ern Siberia, on the 7th of January, 1857, dispatch of government couriers) are at the where I remained until the 4th of February, command of travelers, who carry what is when I proceeded to Kyachta and Mai-matcalled a ' padaroshna '—that is, an order by tschin, to witness the Chinese-Russian comthe government on the post masters ' to fur- merce conducted at those cities. Returning nish a certain number of horses; for this to Irkoutsk, I set forth on my way to Chetah, ' padaroshna ' the governmentreceives, when on the head waters of the Amoor, on the 9th delivered to you, one half of a kopeck a verst of March, 1857. I remained in Chetah, and per horse for the distance you are to travel by in the mines of Nerchinsk, until after the " ' ' post.' This order, besides being an absolute command on the post masters' to furnish the horses required, authorizes them, in case the post-horses are employed in the transportation of the mail, to procure (command) other horses from the peasants of the villages. The system in Russia is very complete, and seems to work well, and is worthy of consideration to our government, in case a ■ post-road ' be established from our western fiontier to California. The distance from Moscow to this city is ' five thousand one hundred and thirty-eight versts;' the verst being two-thirds of our mile, will give thirtyfour hundred and twenty-six miles; this is accomplished, under ordinary circumstances, in twenty-five to thirty days, and by government couriers in fifteen to twenty days, ordinarily in sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen days. There are two hundred and ten stations, or changes of horses; this gives the average of twenty-five versts to the station— that is, each relay of horses has to run sixteen and two-third miles. Now the government pays to the contractors three hundred rubles, (silver,) two hundredymd twenty-five dollars, for each 'troykah,' (three horses,) that is, eighteen hundred rubles to each station for the service of the mails; this, multiplied by two hundred and ten, will give for carrying the mails from Moscow to Irkoutsk three hundred and seventy-eight thousand rubles, ($283,500.) The regulations posted in the stations give the passengers the right to travel eight versts per hour in the fall, twelve in winter, and ten in summer; this rate of speed you have a right to enforce. As to the couriers, they make all that the horses are capable of, and as many as twenty-eight horses have been driven to death in one voyage, the governmeut paying a stipulated price for the dead horses, twenty-five rubles each. most singular features in this " Onefromof the Moscow, such an immense disroute tance over such an immense waste of country, is the fact that it occurs less than half a dozen times that the change of horses does not take place in a city, town, or village. I have no hesitation in saying that I passed through, between this and Moscow, five hundred cities, towns, and villages. This, of course, has been thework of time'and a strong because villages are made by mperial command. But, nevertheless, there is much to be learned in this, and it might be of real service to us in solving the problem as to a post-road being the avant courier of the Pacific Railroad to unite the Mississippi with the Pacific Ocean. In performing the journey myself, I employed over seven hundred horses, because 1 frequently had four and sometimes five to my sleigh; this, with the two hundred and ten drivers, and fifteen additional postillions, say two hundred and twenty-five drivers, at a cost of three hundred and twenty-five rubles for a' troykah,' or about eight cents per mile." * * * » ' fovernment, breaking up of the ice in the river Ingodah, when, on the 18th of May, I set out for Chilkah ; from whence, early in June, in a small row boat, I started for the mouth of the Amoor, where I anived on the 10th of July. " From Nicolaivsky, the port of the Amoor, I sailed by way of Hakodadi, Petropaulosky, Kamsckatka, and the Sandwich Islands, for San Francisco, and from thence to Washington, where I arrived in February, 1858. Having left San Francisco, originally, on this voyage, on sth January, 1856, I have, therefore, been engaged in the voyage a little over two years, and traveled over thirty thousand miles." "In my explorations from Chetah to the ocean, a distance of twenty-six hundred and rugged sierras, and smoking volcanoes, add beauty and grandeur to the scenery." If our limits would allow, we should make additional extracts. This publication will have a great influence in calling the attention of the commercial, scientific, and religious community to those remote and hitherto almost unknown paits of the world. , A Bear Hunt in the Kamchatka Sea. On the 10th day of August, 1857, in the we raised St.Matgood whaleship T thews, about twenty miles distant. The sun set clear, and we anticipated a good day on the morrow. Early next morning we were close to the land, where we saw several polar bears coming down the mountains towards the beach, in search of food. At six o'clock, our captain came upon deck, and on being informed that there were no whales in sight— and seeing several bears on the island—he gave orders to get the quarter-boats ready, so that we might go on a bear hunt after breakfast. Accordingly, about eight o'clock, the boats were ready and manned by twelve brave Americans. In about twenty minutes from, the time we left the ship we were within ten rods of the beach, but the bears had left the beach and gone back to the mountains, where we did not wish to follow them. We did not despair, however, of finding one near enough to shoot at from the boats. We sailed on without seeing more than two or three, who immediately took fright on seeing us, and disappeared. We then cruised around until about four o'clock, when we saw a large bear about twenty rods from the water. The mote, cried out, " There's a fellow at the foot of sixty-seven miles, made slowly and deliberately, with a constant and scrutinizing view to the navigability by steam of these waters, I know that I am not mistaken when I say that the whole distance to the sea can be navigated by steamboats. There must be, necessarily, two, and should perhaps be three, classes of vessels, in order to accomplish the voyage with great certainty and dispatch. The whole river, or rather the three rivers, Amoor, Schilkah, and Ingodah, are navigable, free from ice six months ia the year, from the 15th of May to the 15th of Novem- that rock!" No," said the captain, it is nothing ber; the middle portion of the river (Amoor) " minutes we but" a lump of snow." In a few longer." were all satisfied, for the bear stood up and look at us, and then climbed The whole course of the Amoor, as re- took a good the rock under which he had leisurely up " cently explored, with its tributaries, reaches lain; but instead of running away from us, miles, about hundred the whole twenty-six to did, he came down the oppoas the others of which is susceptible of steam navigation. site side of the rock towards the water at a Boats of proper construction can also, by its about half a mile distant from us. point most considerable southern tributary, penefor it, boys," said Capt, W., taking Now trate to within a few hundred miles of Pe- his" station in the bow of his boat, armed with Pekin could be united kin. From this point a whaling gun which carried a by a railroad, bringing i twithin ten days of ball. Mr. R., the mate, followed four-ounce the examthe mouth of the Amoor, from whence to the captain. In fifteen minutes we of ple Francisco, steam, be but fifteen by will San were within fifty yards of Bruin. days distant, while Shanghai and Hongkong Captain W. took aim and fired without five to seven and reached days, in would be making any effect upon Bruin, with the exHakodadi (Japan) in three days." ception of knocking some of the sand upon the beach into his eyes. The bear then ran Sak-hah-lin, as it is uni- furiously into the water as though he would Amoor, or The " versally called by the natives inhabiting its come up and attack us in turn ; but when he shores, as well as by the Chinese and Man- found he could not wade out far enough, he choos, is a river of much beauty, and only turned and made for the shore. As soon as second in magnitude ; it combines many of he turned, Mr. R., our mate, leveled his the varieties of the picturesque, the beautful whaling gun, but he suddenly lowered it and and the grand of such rivers as the Hudson, called to his boatsteerer, Mr. H., to come and the Connecticut, the Ohio, and the Missis- take the gun and deliberately aim at the bear sippi, with the San Joaquin and Sacramento and be sure not to miss him. H. gave no of California. As to its size and navigable response, but fired, and the bear fell with one qualities, it may be compared with the Mis- of his fore legs broken, and lay growling for sissippi, leaving out the Missouri, Red and some time, and then got up and rushed furiArkansas Rivers. It contains hundreds of ously for the boats. By this time Capt. W. Islands, with many lakes, bays and island was again ready and fired, but without effect. The bear was now within sixty feet of the chutes. The reaches are often grand and extensive, while snow-capped mountains, boats, but we dare not go near enough to �67 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1858. dart a harpoon or lance into him ; now H. leveled his gun, fully determined to blow at least half of his head off, but he was too sure, the ball passing close to Bruin's head without effect. Captain W. fired five times in all, but did not strike the bear once. H, the boatsteerer, fired five times, distributing one pound of lead in the body of the bear, but Bruin seemed only the more inclined to fight. Our balls being now exhausted, Captain W. took a lance and prepared to go on shore "Come, H.," said Mr. R., "don't let the captain kill the bear, you have done the best so far." At this, H. took a lance and jumped on shore, and ascended the rocks in circular manner, in order to get on a rock under which the bear would have to pass as he ascended the lull. The captain ran in a direct line for the bear, until he was within about ten feet of him, when he reached out his lance and touched him; on feeling it, he turned suddenly and made a rush for Capt. W., who, seeing no chance for escape, threw down his lance and threw himself down among the rocks, where he was picked up by his crew with but a few slight injuries. The bear, on turning after the flying captain, showed his side to H., who taking advantage of the movement, darted his lance through the bear, thus saving the captain. In five minutes Bruin was no more. Six men then landed and rolled him into the water, and then they towed him to the ship, which was not more than a mile distant. We got him on board before dark. The flesh of this monster, when dressed, weighed twelve hundred pounds, and the skin, when tanned, measured twelve feet long by ten wide. This account was written by one of the crew of a ship which has but recently arrived in New Bedford from a whaling voyage, and he pledges himself that it is true in every a particular.—New Bedford Standard. Loss of Ship Wild Wave, of Boston. Ship Wild Wave, of 1550 tons, Captain Knowles, left San Francisco, February 9, 1858, bound to Valparaiso. Had easterly winds after leaving San Francisco, which forced the ship to the westward, beyond the the usual track. On the night of March 4, about one o'clock, steering south, discovered breakers on the lee bow; attempted to go about, when the ship miss-stayed, and in wearing struck on a coral reef which, by observation next day, was found to be in lat. 24° 01 S., lon. 130° 53 W. The reef surrounds an island set down on the chart as Oeno, placed in lon. 130° 35. In the mprning effected a landing on the island, which was a low lagoon island, with a small growth of brush-wood, but no inhabitants. Soon after the ship struck she bilged, and lay over on her beam-ends, the surf breaking over her. Saved a few provisions, instruments, etc. Remained on the island ten days, during which time, owing to the heavy surf, was not able to board the ship only two days. About March 14, the captain, first officer and five men left the island in a life-boat, and proceeded to Pitcairn's Island, about 75 miles distant, with the hope of falling in with a whaler. On arriving at Pitcairn's, experienced great difficulty in landing; had the boat stove in the breakers, and found the island destitute of inhabitants, these having left for Norfolk Island two years previous. Found wild goats and some vegetables growing on the island, upon which they subsisted four months. During this time, with some old tools which were found among the deserted habitations, they constructed, with great labor, a boat about thirty feet in length, fastened partly with wooden pegs and partly with iron, in which, having succeeded in launching her on the 'J3d of July, Capt. Knowles, the 1st officer and two men embarked from I'itcairn's Island for Tahiti, three men preferring to remain. Met a heavy gale from the N. W., which, lasting three days, forced them to steer for Nukahiva, Marquesas Islands, where they arrived on the 4th August. There they found the U. S. S. Vandalia, Capt. A. Sinclair, who at once received them on board and set sail for Oeno via Tahiti, leaving Papeete Aug. 12. Capt. S. and officers treated the shipwrecked party with true hospitality and made all expedition in proceeding to the rescue of those who still remained at Oeno, numbering thirty-one persons, all told. At Tahiti Capt. Knowles remained on shore, the first officer proceeding in the Vandalia to the wreck of the Wild Wave. From Tahiti Capt. Knowles came to Honolulu in the French corvette Eurydice, Capt. Pichon.— P. Com. Adv.. of Lucien Murat. She may dream every night of kings and crowns, while her unfortunate brother is awaiting his sentence to the State Prison. Queen Victoria Looking Younger.—An American in June last, writing from England, thus remarks: " Hearing that Qneen Victoria was to be in Birmingham, we went to that city, and saw Her Majesty, under the most favorable circumstances. The whole city was profusely decorated in honor of her visit, and her passage from place to place was a triumphal march, while a million ofpeople who had come in from the country around, shouted and sung—" God save the Queen." In the evening the whole city was splendidly illuminated. I was glad to have so good an opportunity to see a sovereign who is so justly beloved by her people. She looks younger that she did when I saw her seven years ago." Jews and the Savior.—The London Record says : It has become a fashionable practice with modern Judaism to disown, and that in the strongest terms, all feeling of hostility to the Christian religion. A letter recently appeared in one of the daily papers, in which the writer, a Jew, protests against the common belief that Jews must necessarily be the opponents of Christianity. He maintains that, so far from this being the case, the Jews are enjoined, by their most venerated authorities, highly to reverence the work of Jesus A Nice Point of Law. —I heard this an- Christ, who was one of the greatest agents ecdote, says a correspondent of an American employed by God in preparing the way for paper, from a gentleman long resident in the coming of the true Messiah." " Philadelphia: Two Quakers in that place applied to their Creditable to the Indian.—Schoolcraft society, as they do not go to law, to decide the celebrated Indian agent states, that while is about the following difficulty A. uneasy many vices of which the Indians are a ship that ought to have arrived, meets B„ there are cannot be accused of the practice guilty, they he wishes to have and states that an insurer, for they cannot curse in their of swearing, the vessel insured. The matter is agreed While they have words to indilanguage. receives a lethome, and returns upon. A. cheat, liar, thief, murderer, coward, lazy cate of the ship. ter informing him of the loss does not What shall he do ? He is afraid that the man, drunkard, etc., their language used oaths or in formation of terms of favor the should hear B. ; is not filled and up policy he and never heard for of purposes profanity, ; the matter soon, it is all over with him he an imprecation or an oath. Their most bittherefore writes to B. thus: " Friend 8., if thee hasn't filled up the policy, thee needn't, ter and reproachful term indicates simply bad *■ for Tve heard of the ship." " Oh, ho!" thinks B. to himself, " cunning fellow, he wants to Point of Law.—Blackstone, speakdo me out of a premium." So he writes ingAofNice the of a wife to dower, asserta thus to A.: " Friend A., thee be'est too late that landright abide in the husband for a single if A. is filled." by half an hour, the policy moment, the wife shall be endowed thereof: rubs his hands with delight, yet B. refuses to and he adds, in a note, that this doctrine was loss is the The ? decision pay. Well, what extended very far by a jury in Wales, where is divided between them. the father and son were both hanged in one but the son was supposed to have surA Romantic Story.—Staats Zeitung tells cart, the father by appearing to struggle the man was vived a young us that, some years ago, living in New York city on a high scale. longest, whereby he became seized of an esHis name was William Fiazar. He had a tate by survivorship, in consequence of which lirge business, good connections, and was so seizing the widow obtained a verdict of her much engaged by the world's glitter and dis- dower! play that he had no time to look after his sisA Boston Yacht Sold to an English ter, at that time a poor teacher in one of the Baronet. —Messrs. Brown & Lovell, of East boarding-schools of New York; and by-and- Boston, have sold their fine pleasure yacht, by he forgot her entirely. Some days ago an aged man was arrested near Baltimore, the Flora Temple, to Sir Henry W. Beecher, and brought back to Morristown, N. J., where of England. The Flora Temple is 121 tons of fine model, and is built in the he broke out of the cell he was confined in, burthen, She will go to to await his sentence for counterfeiting. It most thorough manner. where she Cowes, thence and to Quebec, once The teacher poor was William Frazer. his private her owner for be kept by lives now at Paris, in the Palais Elysee Bour- will yacht. is pleasure and the wife on the Champs Elysee, bon, : __ �THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1858. 68 THE FRIEND, HEPTEMBER 24, 1858 New French and Hawaiian Treaty. Both the Polynesian and Advertiser furnish their readers with copies of the new Treaty. The negotiation and signing of the treaty have given rise to much discussion on both sides. We cannot but express the hope that it may result in greater benefits than its friends predict, and fewer evils than its opposers forebode. By former treaties, the French compelled the Hawniian Government to impose no duty on foreign spirits higher than 95 per gallon. The present treaty reduces the duty on spirits to $3 per gallon, but allows the Hawaiian Government to exercise its pleasure in imposing duties upon all imports. These are the main alterations ;as for the results, time must disclose. If the French expect by the change an increase in the importation of French brandy, we arc quite confident they will be disappointed. The increase, if any, we fear, will be in spirits of an inferior quality, such as New England rum and whiskey. If the French, in their zeal to regulate the brandy trade, could have banished all kinds of spirits and sent hither nothing but their " light" wines for sailors to drink, we should have been glad. If sailors and others must drink, how much better that they should confine themselves to those drinks which would not kill and brutify men to such a fearful rate. Our doctrine is "touch not, taste not, handle not" the intoxicating drinks. We have observed, however, that French sailors behave themselves much better when they come on shore from French men-of-war than from American or English. French sailors drink on ship-board, and for the most part when ashore, " light" wines, while English and American sailors will have the strongest and vilest products of the dram shop. If Naval "Boards" will not banish the "grog" tub, might they not give Jack something less killing and fiery. Vessels Seven Hundred Feet Long. —Two vessels of this enormous length (longer than the great Leviathan) are now being built in England. They are intended foT the navigation of the shallow rivers of Additions to Evangelical Churches in America. —The remarkable awakening in the United Stntes is resulting in large accessions to the Evangelical churches. A writer in the New York Observer, who professes to have collected statistical information with much care, estimates tint during three months ending in July, not less than 200,000 persons have united with the churches. In the city of New Bedford, the additions are one thousand. These accessions must add, it may reasonably be expected, to the efficiency and usefulnsss of these churches. Who that possesses the least semblance of genuine piety but must contemplate this vast national religious movement with the most lively emotions of thanksgiving and gratitude. It is a movement that augurs well for the country and the world. General Miller.—This gentleman, who has for many years held the office of British Consul-General, accompanied by his niece, sailed in H. B. M.'s ship Havannah for South America. His visit to Peru resembles that of Lafayette to America. N< arly forty years have elapsed since Gen. Millercommenced his military career, first under " the Duke," next in the last war of England and America, and subsequently in the struggles of the South American Republics. His life and career render his character decidedly "historical." Most sincerely we hope change of scene, travel and relaxation will re-invigorate a shattered constitution, and that the ardent aspirations of his mind may be realized to return to Honolulu, and spend his declining years in quiet repose, the pleasures of society, books, and a daily visit to Little Britain ! Incredible to an American. —There is a statement going the rounds of the newspapers, that the Emperor Napoleon has tabued the London Times from entering France. Only one copy, it is reported, is allowed to pass through the Post Office, and that is addressed to the Emperor himself. This appears absolutely incredible to an American. What, dictate what newspapers a man shall read! What, forbid a certain newspaper circulating in a great country like France ! To attempt a stringent measure of this kind in England or America would create a revolution instanter. We do not wonder the Emperor fears assassination. Personal. —Letters have been received We are glad to learn from our frequent the Kev. L. Smith's safe arrival announcing conversation with sailors, and intercourse Francisco, San with improved health. in them, that they appreciate the acciamong Rev. Walsworth and family left Mr. The and occasional offorta to do them dental good, when put forth by private Christians. If per the Yankee for San Francisco. Christians in Honolulu, and elsewhere, wish The Kev. A. O. Forbes has arrived, who the missionary station on to witness an improvement aaiong seamen, is destined for hand and Molokai. He is the son of the Kev. C. let them take the sailor by the Forbes, and we do wee at Kealakekua, formerly missionary will with ue I say, "come I Hawaii. • JJf The following lines, by a living poet of Mattacbusetts, were written more than twenty years ago. They were handed to us in manuscript, with the remark that they were copied from the original at the time of their composition, and had never appeared in print. They may have subsequently been published, but certainly cot in this part of the world. They nre deserving ol preservation, in typt. The Death of Stephen. ACTS, CHAP. VII. Firmly the good man blood, and calm. His countenance with glory lighted, Whea the rude tumult tpieud alarm, And guilty ones looked on atliigUted ; He seemed an ungel standing there. Such holy thoughts his bosom swelled And the mud crowd's high shouts were quelled. That from a thousand tongues had welled. Rending the silent air. : Boldly the good man charged with guilt The race that Sinai's law had broken ; He told of seers whose blood was spilt To seal the truth their lips had spoken ; Of Moses and the galling chain, In Egypt through long ages worn— The tabernacle thence upborn, liy which Jehovah erst had sworn To bless their raco again. — But when of Solomon he spoke, Who built a boats tor God's own dwelling. His spirit, like a seraph's, woke, With deep and holy rapture swelling ; In temples made with hands, dwells cot The Holy heaven is my throno And earth my footstool: will I own 'I he house je build me ? Who hath known Of my fixed rest the spot ? My hand made all things, saith the Lord, And ye, the Holy Sheet resisting, Uncircumcised in heart and word, Arc c'en your fathers' deeds assisting ; What prophet old did they not stone? They have slain those who prophesied Of Christ, whom ye have crucified. And in whose blood your hands are dyed. The Just and Holy One. one: How did their rngc break out, like dame From some volcano's crater bursting, Anil loud they shouted Stephen's name. Like tigers for his life-blood thirsting. Gnashing their teeth with deadly hate ! Filled with the Holy Qhost, he gazed With steadfast, upward look, amaied ! Heaven's glory on his vision blazed. With beauty increate! he cried, Heaven's courts I see, " BehoU," " And Christ, at God's right hand is standing. With glorious power and majesty ! " rending Then burst a thousand voices, The heavens ; and the discordant shout From the dense crowd was heard, •• Away ! Haste to your city gates the prey ! And the blaspheming traitor slay, The city walls without! And when the crowded gates were passed, They stoned him there, on God's name calling, Jesus, on thee my soul I cast Then falling, Receive my spirit. Lord ! He knelt, and with loud anguish oried, Lord, to their charge lay i ot this sin ! Hushed was the tumult's hellish din As infant's sleep when night sets in. 80 caUly Stephen died .' " " " " — : " �THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1858. 69 '■1 A VOYAGE Glorious martyr ! Before the throne place of refwge. So intent was he on this Of the Eternal One, with myriads bending. Rovxd the Would, in the Veara 1800, 1801, 1802, invasion, that the chief anxiously demanded The triumph of thy faith is kuown, 1808 and 1804 ; in which the Author visited the of us our next destination, and whether we And thou art crowned with jny unending principal island* in tho Purine Ocean, and the intended touching nt Attowai?. He was urThe truih which thou didst witness, pure English Settlements of Port Juckson and Norfolk gent to obtain a pssage for himself and anAs light, shall through all ages stand, Island: By John Tl'bxucll. First American from other, to act as spies. We excused ourselves And Christ's un church, though small the band, the London Edition. Philadelphia: Published hy in the best possible way, observing it much Shall herald it thro'igh every land ! Bcnj tuiin & Thomas Kite, No. 20 North Third st. depended on circumstances, and thus cleared Like thine, their trust is sure! Brown and Merritt, Printers, No. 24 Church-alley. ourselves of the importunities of these emissaries of this Alexander of the Sandwich Isaac F. Shei-aed. 1810. : ; I The question is sometimes asked, what do sailors do with the Bibles given to them ? We met a person (now officer of a ship) who showed us a Bible which we presented to him fourteen years ago, when a sailor before the mast. We met another sailor, who had been a wanderer from home for many years, and declan-d that for between six and seven years he had not attended religious worship, in a single instance. Still he preserved the Bible which his mother gave him many years ago. The Cause of Missionary Williams' Death.—ln a new work entitled Gems of the Coral Islands, by the Re*. W. Gill, of Rarotonga, we find the following remarks: was found to be the very man iirdered Williams. In conversation h him respecting the reasons which to commit the violence, he said that rs hud visited his land just before, murdered his own, son, and he wis to be revenged on the next white o came on shore." Page 136. Biani The Chaplain has received letters for the following persons Henry 1. Hart, E. W. Ormsby, John Fitzpatrick, William Langwell, Isaac W. Smith, Josephus Austin, James R. Lyle, Michael Chappel, Benjamin : Dyer, Harry R. Phillips, Wm. D. Tabor, Augustus H. Styles, George Clifford, Andrew Brown. W. G. Jones. A correspondence of the C. C. Advocate, writing from the interior of California, gives an account of a visit to the State Fair held at Marysville. Among the remarkable sights he mentions the following: One painting seems to me to be a work of merit. The Royal Family of the Sandwich Islands, two men and four women, on horseback, are done to the life. I sat down before this picture and studied it, not as an artist, but simply with the eyes of a connoisseur, and was strongly impressed by it, whatever may be the judgment of the profession. The talented artist, Mr. Nahl, will, we earnestly hope, go on and paint for the public. How encouraging to hear a young remark, "I have sown my wild oats," o see that he really feels what he says, s resolved to lead a new and different Donations—For support of Bethel: Capt.$10. For gratuitous circulation of the Fritnd Capt Smith, of the Fuvoritt, $6. [Continued from our last.] CHAPTER XIV. from Whahoo Anival at Attowaic Vitited by the King, and General of the Island Tamahama't Deter minttion to Invade them Friendly Recep ion. Departure — Islands. Leaving Whahoo, we directed our course island to the leeward, called Attcwaie; but the wind was so unfavorable that we could not weather the south part of this island ; we therefore stood along close under the north shoie, proceeding slowly to give the natives an opportunity of guessing the object of our visit. It was not long before some of the islanders came off to us; th ny requested us to anchor until thpy should return and inform their countrymen of our arrival on their coasts. Amongst these islanders, the arrival of a European vessel is an event of the first political importance ; an event in which king and people are equally concerned. The Otaheitans receive us with the satisfaction of friends; the Sandwich Islanders have reached more than one gradation higher in the scale of civilization, nnd, understanding their own interest, consider their European visitors as the importers of new arts and new skill and industry into their country. The voyage of Vancouver has made a most eminent and permanent change in the situation of the Sandwich Islanders. They have taken a leap, as it were, into civilization, and if their progress keep any pace with the vigor of their first start, they will not long be considered as savages. In the interval of waiting the arrival of our promised visitors, we fitted up our temporary marines, and made every other preparation that might make a favorable impression on the minds of the natives. A? soon as it was made known on shore that a ship had appeared off the coast with an intention to stop and take in supplies, the to another —— — Although the Island of Whahoo is one of the most fruitful in the dominions of Tamahamn, and that the natives supplied us with an abundance of all necessary articles, yet the demands of the wHhi were much higher than we had either reason to expect, or could indeed afford. The natives have indeed profited sufficiently by their intercourse with navigators to know the greater value of their country produce than at what they had hitherto rated it. One of these islanders had the modesty to demand the ship's mainsail in barter for four hogs. In all their bargains they would have their choice of whatever articles they wished to exchange, and as much of these as they wanted; no business could otherwise be done, and they returned with their wares to the shores. We were therefore obliged to confine our dealings to what was indispensably requisite for the use of the ship and crew. Here we were informed that the King Tamaha, attended by the greater part of his chiefs, was at Movie. It is the wise policy of this chief that all those who possess any authority or influence in the country, should accompany him in his progress through his dominions, that he may have them constantly under his eye, and not leave them exposed to the seductions and conspiracies of his rival chiefs. These are continually in pursuit of the means of throwing off his yoke, and rendering themselves independent as well of him and of each other, as of their former King. For this precaution, moreover, he assigns his own experience, that once being absent on an expedition to a neighboring island, an insurrection was fomented in his absence, nnd that it was not without much difficulty that he could restore his authority. Since that time he has never given the chiefs the same opportunity it is the chiefs alone he dreads, for he observes that there is no danger to be apprehended from the lower order whilst separated from the chiefs. From further information received here, Tamahama seems to be making rapid progress in his schemes of nggrandizement. After having defeated the rightful sovereign of this Island of Whahoo, and all the kings of the islands to the eastward, he has forced him, after many ineffectual struggles, to take refuge in the Island of Attowaie. Thus the sovereign authority over all these islands remains in his family, and his power and riches, from his intercourse with shipping, was hourly increasing. He was at this time making great preparations to commander-in-chief, or generalisimo, was dispatched to welcome us in the name of the king. This personage appeared in a most beautiful canoe; he seemed to be overjoyed at our arrival, and apologized on account of the lateness of the hour, for his master's not waiting on us in person. He was particularly inquisitive respecting the situation of affairs at Whahoo, and the state of the preparations made by Tamahattia ; for the threatened invasion of the island. We explained to him that however painful it was to be the messengers of disagreeable tidings, we could give him no encouragement to hope that Tamahama had laid aside hie project; for that everything seemed to show his determination to attempt it as speedily at the necessary preparations would allow. Ttiis the chief said he already had learned, and was now grieved to have the news confirmed by strangers, who had no possible interest in deluding him. It was easy to see bow much this information affected him, for from being extremely gay and communicative, as when he first came on board, he instantly became melanexterminate the fugitive king even from his choly and taciturn. He waa a near relation �70 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1858. of the king, and had steadily adhered to him in all his misfortunes. They were now cooped up with a small body of faithful followers, but were firmly resolved to oppose to the utmost the attacks of Tamahama. May theefforts of theircourage and patriotism give an awful lessbn to their ambitious conqueror, that courage in a good cause, animated by despair, is a sufficient overbalance for even a greater inequality of force ! Tamaha is no unworthy imitator of his European original. His hauyhty tone to his enemies, and his genius and spirit of enterprise in creating resources which did not exist before him, may not unjustly bring him into a comparison with the Emperor of the French. To change the gloomy current of our visitor's thoughts, we exhibited before him some articles of British manufacture; he commended them, indeed, but with the air of carelessness of one whose mind was possessed with objects of a more immediate interest. He inquired frequently whether we had on board any firearms or gunpowder, in the expectation that we would furnish them with at least a small supply of each. This, however, we thought proper to decline, endeavoring to make him comprehend that our stock was far from being sufficient for ourselves, under the numberless occasions we might have of selfdefense before we could either return to our own country, or procure farther supplies. In the evening, when the captain was examining some charts of these seas, the chief looked earnestly over him, and begged that their island might be pointed out to him. This was done, and he expressed great pleasure in finding that even their little corner had not been omitted. When night came on, the chiefrequested that some covering might be provided for the natives who attended him. This was readily complied with, as we had an abundant stock ofcloth of the manufacture of Otaheite. This was extremely well received, and presented to our Otaheitans an opportunity of pointing out, with no little satisfaction, all its good qualities, as well as of displaying to the strangers the vast wealth and power of their own sovereigns, Pomarrie and Otoo ; the main point of their eloquence being to prove the prodigious superiority of Otaheite over all other quarters of the world. The long voyage they had accomplished in our ship was not forgotten ; and on this they valued themselves highly, as giving them an infinite advantage over all other islanders. The chief retired early to rest, but his attendants and their new friends from Otaheite, whose language, complexion and manners so nearly resembled their own, were too highly delighted with each other to be prevailed on until after midnight. exiled king of these islands bears a character infinitely superior, in a moral point of view at least, to that of his more powerful rival, Tamaharaa. The fidelity of former dependants in a season of misfortune and fallen power, is surely no doubtful testimony of the virtues of a conquered king ; and the virtue of this chief, if measured according to this standard, is great indeed. He appeared to be loved almost to adoration, and his authority from influence seemed to be increased almost in the some proportion as his actual power had become diminished. Is it not a phenomenon in the political world that the •jreater part of all unhappy revolutions, reto part The volts and conquests usually happen under such kings ? Is it not to the honor of the generosity of our nature that we are thus inclined to avail ourselves of that confidence and lenity which always characterizes power in the hands of a benevolent nature ? On the following morning we received a visit from this good king, and were welcomed very heartily by him to Attowaie. His skin was covered with a grayish scurf, probably occasioned by the immoderate use of theava. This loathsome disease had made a greater progress on the person of this man, than on that of any other we had before seen; although at Otaheite we had met with very severe cases of the same distemper. He labored under a great depression of spirits, and could not refrain from complaining of certain reports propagated by some Englishmen settled under his enemy, Tamahama, which had prevented several vessels from touching at his island for refreshments. He declared himself to be the fast friend of the English, and produced very favorable certificates of his conduct from several captains with whom he had dealings. From some Englishmen who had followed his fortunes for several years, this unfortunate chief had acquired such an acquaintance with our language, that he was able to understand and answer any plain question we put to him. This appeared the more extraordinary, as even the natives of Otaheite, notwithstanding their greater opportunities, have hitherto made so little progress in our language, that even the proper names of those with whom they were best acquainted, are hardly to be known in their mouths. The king was as anxious as the other chief had been, to receive accounts of his enemy's motions; and equally distressed with the information we afforded, as being fully aware of the inevitable consequences of an attack by Tamahaina. He brought off a present of yams, plantains, and a couple of hogs, assuring us that everything in the island was at our disposal. He professed a high regard for the British nation, and as a proof of it, had taken to himself the name of King George, and to his children, who were numerous, he had given those of the present royal family of England, beginning with the Prince of Wales, and descending to the youngest branch of the family. In this distribution, however, some irregularities had taken place, as his information had been procured from the English residing with him, who were not over-accurate in their genealogical knowledge. His conversation repeatedly turned to his want of firearms and gunpowder, but we contrived to avoid making any engagements on this subject. Observing the deep despondency into which the king's affairs had thrown him, our humanity averted from the idea of suffering him to have any spirits or intoxicating liquors; a present he doubtless expected, though he had the singular modesty to make no mention of it. The dilemma into which I had been in- volved at Otaheite with Edeah and her gallant, made me ever afterwards very cautious in this respect with the natives of" these islands. Their passions are naturally impetuous ; and when fed by the fuel of strong liquors, acknowledge no restraint. I know no sumVieot punishment that the wretch would merit who should import a cargo of spirituous liquors into the Sandwich or Society Islands; it would in every respect be tantamount to the willful administration of an equal quantity of poison, as the extent of the evil would only be bounded by the destruction of the whole of the population. [To be continued.] ADVERTISEMENTS. INFORMATION WANTED. AUGUSTUS H. STILES, of North Adams, Mass. Two years ago he was on board bark Stella, but no intelligence has been obtained respecting him since last September. Should he visit the Islands during the ensuing fall, he is requested to communicate with the Seamen's Chaplain, in Ho- RESPECTING > nolulu. ALSO, Respecting WM. B. HOYT, of Wilkesbarre, Perm. In October, 1856, he was in Honolulu, reported that he was about to sail for home on board the Hunttville, but since that date no intelligence has been had respecting him. ALSO, Respecting GEORGE CLIFFORD SOREN. He left home as cabin boy on board bark Mary Francet, Captain Smith, of Warren, R. I. Subsequently he sailed with Captain Cleavehtnd, of the Julian. It is supposed that he is now an officer under the name of George Clifford," on board some American whale "ship. ALSO, Respecting DAVID M. SELLECK, of Chicago, 111. Should this young man have his attention arrested by this notice, he is requested to communicate with the Hon. D. L. Gregg, of Honolulu. ALSO, Repecting ALFRED NICKOLS, who was discharged December, 1856, from bark United States, and shipped again on board the Chandler Price, bound to New Bedford. He is supposed to be on board some whale ship in the Pacific. Should he visit Honolulu during the coming fall, be is earnestly requested to call upon the Seamen's Chaplain, or write to his friends, Eden street, Kingston-on-Thames, England. ALSO, Respecting WM. S. HAVENS, who is known to have jumped overboard from the Good Return, on her passage from Honolulu to Kauai, last of March, 1856. ALSO, Respecting JOHN B. METTLER, of Hartford, Ct. In 1854 he left home on board the bark United States. He was subsequently shipped by the American Consul in Honolulu, on board the Eugenic, but left the vessel. Since that time his friends have no intelligence respecting his whereabouts. He is requested to communicate with his friends or the Seamen's Chaplain in Honolulu. ALSO, Respecting EDMOND A. FAHNESTOCK, of Lafayette, Indiana. He is supposed to be upon the Silver Cloud, Captain Coggeshall. ALSO, Respecting OSCAR H. DAIN, of Demont, Cook Co., 111. He is reported to have been left sick in Honolulu, and subsequently settled upon the Islands. He is requested to communicate with his friends, or Dr. 8-tf Judd, in Honolulu. INFORMATION WANTED JOHN BALDWIN, an Englishman, to have lived upon the Sandwich Islands. He left in 1819. Probably some of reported RESPECTING England the old residents may have been acquainted 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, tf or the Editor of the Friend. J. WORTH, established himself in business at Hilo, to HAVINGfavorableprepared terms Hawaii, la .eeruits, on on the United State*. furnish ships with for Cash, Goods or Bills �71 THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1858. ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. A. P. EVERETT, »-ly Honolulu, Oahu, 11. I. A. P. EVERETT, COMMISSION MERCHANT, .Union's new block, Queen street, Honolulu, 11. I. - REFERENCES. Messrs. Sampsos & Tapfax, Boston. E. D. BmuHm k Co., ..." Butler, Kmtb li Hill, Honolulu, July 1, 1857. 53-tf_ " " SHtPPING OFFICE. IMIE AUOTIOIffBXIR, -" ADVERTISEMENTS. H%6rv UNDERSIGNED having taken the office attached to the "Sailors' Home," will procure officers and men for whaling and other vessels, at short notice, and will endeavor to give satisfaction to i all who may favor him with their business. GEORGE WILLIAMS, Lioensed Sbipoing Agent 1868. Honolulu, Sept. 1, 8-tf SHIPS' ACCOUNTS. *tv^ MRS. THRUM MANAGER. "I TASTERS OF WHALE SHIPS, who desire assist- ! | ance in the making up of their accounts, will ,\ in[] and Persona Interested To the Owners, please call on the undersigned, who will give his imHOUSE IS NOW OPEN FOR THE AC Whaleships in the Pacific Ocean. mediate attention to business entrusted to him. Of- rPHE comraodation of Seamen. Board and Lodging fice at the Sailors' Home." sv>-> will be furnisned on the most reasonable terms. SeaGEO. WILLIAMS, Accountant. Orrici or the Panama Rail-Road Covpast, i 8-tf " men may rest assured that no efforts will be spared Nsw Vobk, July 20, 1857. > to furnish them a comfortable home during their stay Kail-Road Company take* this method notice. Jtrsf ThePanama in port. Boarders accommodated by the week or of Informing those int. rested in the Whaling bust ncsa, of Hit advanlagt's offered by the Railroad rpHE SUBSCRIBER respectfully offers his services single meals. •*sa*»ss» across the Isthmus of Panama, for the shipment of in the adjustment of accounts, collection of bills, 1 In connection with the Sailors' Home is a Shipping Oil from the Pacific to the United States, and for sending out- etc. Mortgages, Leases, Bills of Sale, Agreements Office, where applications from Captains requiring fits and supplies from the I'nited States to Panama. accuracy and The Railroad has been in regular and successful operation for and other instruments, drawn with Seamen will be punctually attended to. more than two years, and iLs capacity for the transjiortation of dispatch, and on moderate terms. Office at the Board and Lodging for Seamen, per week, 85 00 Oil, Provisions, &c, of description including Sailors' Home." merchandise, every $6 00 has been fully tested. The attention of several Captains of *' Private Table, for Officers, per week, GEO. WILLIAMS. whaleships has recently been turned to the subject of shipping _8-tf_ jy Apply for Board at the office, in the diningoil from Panama to New York during the present season, - 1 Notice m their \\ ii \ ii i \ and the Panama Rail-Road Company has made arrangements to afford every facility which may be required for the accomplishment of this Important object. A Pier, 450feet long, has MACY & LAW, been built iv the bay of Panama, to the end of which Freight —DEALEBS IN— Cars are run to receive cargoes from lighters or vessels lying alongside, and deliver the same alongside of vessels at AspinWHALEMEN'S SUPPLIES AND GENERAL wall. Vessels of from '200 to 300 tons can lie at the Pier with safety, grounding In the mud atlow water. MERCHANDISE, The vessels to and from Aspinwall are fast-sailing brigs, behnwnihar, ilnvraii. longing to the Rail-Road Company, and the Compauy is preON HAND a good supply pared to receive oil at Panama and deliver It in New York under through Bills of I.n«lin« at,the rate of seven of Hawaiian beef, potatoes, hogs, sheep and nueight per galreceived the and cents gallon, Pier, at cents per if lon if received in theharbor from ship's tackles, charging for merous other articls required by whalemen. The the capacity of the casks, without allowing for wantage. For above articles can be furnished at the shortest whalebone, one and one-half cents per pound. This charge notice and on the most reasonable terms in exchange covers every expense from Panama to New York, in case for bills on the United States or orders on any mertheoil is sent through the Superintendent or Commercial Agent of the Panama Rail-Road Company, Insurance excepted. The chant at the Islands. No charge made on interfreights may be made payable on the Isthmus or in New York island exchange. at the option of the shipper. Beef packed to order and warranted to keep in any The vessels ofthe Company sail regularly semi-monthly, and 3-tf. theaverage passages to and from Aspinwall are about twenty to climate. twenty-five days. The time occupied In crossing the Ishmusis transit across the be TRACT Isthmus, BIBLE, DEPOSITORY, will BOOK AND four hours. Oil, during its covered with canvas, or conveyed in coveredtocars, and owners SAILOR'S HOME, HONOLULU. may be assured that every care will be taken prevent leakage. BOOKS AND TRACTS, in the English, Heveral cargoeshave already been conveyed to New York without the slightest loss. French, Portuguese, German, Webb, SwedOil or other goods consigned for transportation to the SuperThese books are offered intendentof the PanamaRail-Road Company, or to William ish and Spanish languages. Kelson, Commercial Agent of the Company at Panama, will for sale, at cost prices, by the Hawaiian Bible and despatch. greatest tiereceived and forwarded with the Tract Societies, but furnished XT Frederic L. Hankshaa been appointed Agent at llono GRATUITOUSLY TO SEAMEN. lulu, Sandwich Islands,and is prepared to furnishvvcry requisite information to shippers. Office of The Friend, bound volumes for Also, JOS. F. JOY, Secretary sale. Subscriptions received. FaiDKßic L. Hanks, 04-12 N. B.—Seamen belonging to vessels lying "off Agent Panama R. R. Co., Honolulu S. I. to , CONSTANTLY BIBLES, Ibishop m &.c6Js Savings Banls.. rXDERSIGNKD WILL RECEIVE I«|K Money at their Savings Bank upon the following terms i On sums of $300 or under, from one person, they will par interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum, from date of receipt, on all sums that shall have remained in deposit three months, or have been in deposit three months at the timeof making up the yearly accounts. No interest will be allowed on money withdrawn within three months from the date ofdeposit. Thirty days' notice must be given at the Bank of an Intention to withdraw any money ; and the Depositor's Paaa-Book must be produced at the same time. No money will be paid except upon theDraft of the Depositor, accompanied by theproper Pass-Book. On the firat day of September of each year, after 1858, the acall sums that shall have counts will be made up, and Interest onmore, and unpaid, will be remained on deposit threemonths or credited to the depositors,and from that date form part of tho principal. Sums of more than $300 will be received, subject to special agreement. The Bank will be open every day in theweek except Sundays until 6 o'clock, and Holidays and on Saturdays will be op*n BISHOP CO. p i v. 112-tf Houolulu, August 14,1858. ; « E. HOFFMANN, room. Honolulu, May, 1857. 6-tf B. W. PUBItD, COMMISSION MERCHANT, HONOLULU, OAHU, H. I. By Permission, he Refers t* C. W. Cartwright, President of Manufacturers' Insurance Company, Boston; H. A. Pierce, Boston; Thayer, Rice & Co., Boston; Edward Mott Robinson, New Bedford, John W. Barrett & Sons, Nantucket; Perkins & Smith, New London. B. F. Snow, Honolulu. SAM'L N. CASTLE. AMOS S. COAXE CASTLE & COOKE, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN MERCHANDISE, GENERAL At the old stand, corner of King and School streets, near the large Stole Church. Also, at the Store formerly occupied by C. H. Nicholson, in King street, opposite the Seamen's Chapel. 3y Agents for Jayne's Medicines. (.1 I.MAN * CO, Ship Chandlers and General Agents, and on," will be supplied with books and papers, by LAHAINA, MAUI, S. I. at 8 o'clock P. M. calling the Depository, from 12 to Ships supplied with Recruits, Storage and Money S. C. DAMON, Seamen's Chaplain. 8. P. FORD, M. D., stobe. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONON FORT STREET, NEAR HOTEL STREET Offioe Queen street, near Market of all kinds, Hinges, Screws, Tacks, RaC. H. WETMORE, lors, Cut and Wrought Nails, Spikes, Brads, Files, Carpenters' Tools of all kinds, Pocket and PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Sheath-Knives, Marlinspikes, Caulking-Irons and HILO, HAWAII, S. 1. Mallets, and numerous other articles, for sale at the Chests carefully replenished. B.—Medicine N. W. N. LAPP. lowest prioee, by _(tf) G. P. JUDD, M. D., READING-ROOM, LIBRARY AND DEPOS- PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ITORY. HONOLULU, OAHU. S. I. AND OTHERS, WISHING Office, corner of Fort and Merchant streets. Offics to obtain books from the Sailors' Home Library, open from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. will please apply to the Bethel Sexton, who will have charge of the Depository and Reading Room until May Ist. 6-tf further notice. Per order. "hardware LOCKS SEAMEN B. PITMAN, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, AND PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, HAWAIIAN PRODUCE, Offioe in the New Drug Store, corner of KaahuBYRON'S BAY, HTLO, HAWAH, S. I. manu and Queen streets, Makee & Anthon's Block. All Stores required by whale ships and others, Open day and night supplied on reasonable terms, and at the shortest notice. IRON HURDLES WANTE D—Exchange on the United States and SALE at the Hudson's Bay Companys Oot. 2,1864. Europe. Store, eight feet long—three dollars each. FOR - -- THE FRIEND: A MONTHLY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO TEM- PERANCE, SEAMEN, MARINE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY SAMUEL C. DAMON. TERMS: One copy, per annum, Two copies, Fit* copies, -... - "... " #2.00 sU» 6,00 �THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1858. 72 MARINE JOURNAL. HONOLULU, S. FORT OF I. ARRIVALS. as*. 10—Am. wh bk Tnlor.,Hedges, from Kn<liack, 200 wh. 10—Am. wh sh Gen. Pike, Russell, from Lahuina, off and on. 31—Am. wh sh Arab, Ortnnell, from Kodlaek, 100 wh, seaton. 22—Am. wh bk Caroline, Pontic, from Kodiack, 600 wh. Sept I—Am wh bk Rainbow, llalsej, from Kodlaek, 1400 wh and 14,000 bone this season. 2—Am wh »h flay Head, Lowell, from the Arctic, 350 wh, season. 3 Am wh sh Harvest, Charry, from Kodlaek, clean. 4 Am wh sh Brooklyn Rise, fin Kodlaek, 350 wh season. 4—Haw wh bk Cynthia, Sherman, from Kodlaek, 1200 wh, season. Am wh sh Draper, Sandford, from Kodiack, 1300 wh, «— Benson. ll—Am wh sh Amerlcn, Bryant, from l.alinina,offand on. 12—Am wh sh FabiUH, Smith, from the Arctic, on* and on. 14—Fr wh sh Caulaincourt, LuhiiKte, from Lahauia. off and on. 15—Am whsh Electrn, Brown, rrem Kodiack and Bristol Buy, 1500 wh this ssssoo. 16—Am wh bark Architect, Ki«h, from Kodiack and Bristol Hay, 1300 wh this season. 15.—Am wh sh Jefferson, lluntinjr. Sag Harlxir, fm Kotll.ick, 700 wh this -snsoa. 18—Am wh ship Florida, Pish, fm Hilo, off and on. 16—Am wh ship Ripple, Chailwick, from Mstol Bay, 500 wh, 5000 Imiie, season. 18—Am wh ship Polar Star, Weeks, fm the Arctic, 300 brls tliii season. 22—Am wh hnrk Favorite, Smith, fnn Bristol Bay Aug 25, 50 brlw this MMOB, DEPARTURES. 24—Sh Arab, Grlnnell, for New Zealand. Sept 2—Am wh bk Caroline, Pmitiss, to crulso. 2—Am wh bk Union, Hedges, to cruise. o—Am wh bk Harvest, t'hnrry, to cruise. 14—America, Bryant, to cruise. 14 \ m wh sh Fablus, Smith, to rrulse. 14—Fr wh sh Caulaincourt, Ijihaate, to cruise. 18—SchKalama Waters, for Illln. 20—Gay Head, Lowen, for New Zealand. 22 Klectra, Brown, for New Zealand and home. " " " " " "* " [From the Marine Report ofthe P. C. Advertiser.} Bat, r«BBir Fasict, Smith, from Arctic axd Bristol Karl, 2 whales; A3 follows :—July 22, Jlrch Swift, Montreal, Sowle, 1 whale; Contest, Ludlow, 450 hrls; George at Sunn, Jones 650 l>rls ; Tiihmaroo, Robinson, 750 hrls Aug. Ist, Trident, Tabcr, 1 bowhead anil 2 ripsacks Ben. Tucker, Barber, 2 whls 13th, New England, Hempstead, clean | Chris. Mitchell, Manchester, 1 whale •, 21st, Favorite, Smith,; clean; Uihlu, 4 do South 22d, Caravan, Bragg, 4 whales Speedwell, America, Walker, 80 hrls humpback ; Bragania, Jackson, 4 whales, and 300 hrls oil from the Napoleon III.; Goethe,Austin, 4 whales i Hercules. Athearn, 3 whales, hail assisted in wrecking Napoleon 111. | James Maury, Curry, 3 niussle diggers. Riport or stir Florida, Fian, last from Bristol Bat i —July 28. Adeline Olhhs, Wlthlngton, 2 whales ; Architect, A. W. Fish, 8 whales, 1100 i Benj. Morgan, Sisson, 3 do ; Martha, Mancl.estor. clean ; Incus, Luce, 1 whale. Lat. 38° 40 N., long. 145° 60 W., saw a large double topsail clipper l»rk steering Kast. Ths ships in Bristol Bay were, more or less, leaving for the Islanils ; weather fine in Bristol Hay, only one whale seen up to Aug. 5. Ships from the Arctic report whales very scarce Bhp Omroa rrports, up to Am 29, 1858, ix thb Arctic AMD Bristol Bat :—Helen Mar, Worth, clean ; Hioernia, Edwards, one stinker l Metacom, Hinds, one half a whale Wm. C. Nye, Sowle, 2 whalea; William Tell, Austin, clean Mary, Jenks,clean ; Omega, Sanborn, 2 whales. Rifort pir Polar Star from the Arctic Oc«ah -.—Aug. 6 Christopher Mitchell, Manchester, 2 whales; Saratoga, Blocum, 2do | Eliza F. Maaon, Smith, 2 do. Gen. Teste spoken, In Bhering Sea, Aug. 7, nothing. No whales in Bristol Bay. Passed out 172 passage In company with the following shins Aug. 28: Marengo, Skinner, from Arctic, 1 whale i George Washington, Wareham, from do, nothing ; bark George and ship Tahmaroo —old not understand what they had ; Gipsey, Mantor, of St. Lawrence Island Aug 1, nothing this season. Lots of ships in the Straits and Arctic Ocean,and no whales. Dense fog all the month of July. fot Hojolclc The brig Angrnrtt, Capt. Irs B. Studley, with a fullcargo of whaler's recruits, merchandise,Ac., sails today (Aug. 3) for Honolulu, SandwichIslands. She Is consigned to Messrs. R Coady Co., merchants at Honolulu, of which Capt. P. S. Wilcox, ofNew Bedford, Is a partner—JV.B. List. Whale ship Philip /., with her Inventory, hat been purchased at New London for $3000. She will be fitted for a whaling voyage from New London. HOT Whalethlp Conorest 2d, Btrantrarg, of New Bedford, •ailed In July for the North Pacific. jy Whsleshlp Initio, Rice, snivel at New London July 28, from Honolulu via Sydney. rr Sailed from New Bedford for th» North Pacific July 13, bark Martha 2d. Dally ; 27th, Magnolia, Pierce, for do. tt Capt Smith, of bark Favorite, left the Arctic Ocean Aug. 6. Brings no later report than that brought by the Architect. tt Capt. Brown, of the Clictra, reports whales plenty in Bristol Bay. bat wstther bad. Supt doingnothing roRTA ; •, •, ; * "" " " MEMORANDA. ; ; 1 whale. 2 whale*. 1 whale. ; 1 do. ; Ship America, Bryant 3 whales. ; ; ;; Brig Aniilla, Molde 1 whale. Bark Baiate.Hinna.ui 2 whales. ; clean. Ship Hen. Tucker, Uhi-Int ■ Bragauza, Jackson 1 whale. ■ Caravmi. Inn 1 do. Gotta chan. *' Champion, Mitchell, Manchester 2 whales. '* Chris. Report or Capt. ITaukt, bark Rainbow—Took the first E. K. Mason, Smith 1 whale. clean. whale on the Kodiack ground May 2d ; August 3d to-tk the ls»t. Emerald, JIalleek Jernegan whale. Had fine weather—whales plenty, but nhy. Spoke, July 15, Krie, 1 •* Fahlus, Smith Jefferson, Hunting, nf Sag Harbor, 3 whales ; July 31, Cynthia, 1 do. Bark Favorite, Smith Sherman, of Honolulu, 11 whales ; July 31, Frances Palmer, of 1 do. 3 whales. N* w I.Mini. .ii, 6 whales. Most of the ships that have cruised on Fortune, Anderson the Kodiack ground this season had left for the Arctic and Ship Goethe, Austin, (Brem.) 31 do. Ochotsk previous to Aug. 3d, the Cynthia and Jefferson only 3 do. Bark Harmony, Austin p-maining, as far as known. The Contest, Ludlow, which, on :i do. Hercules, Atheuru 1 whale. the 15th July had 6 whales, has probably gone South. Ship H.lterula, Edwards Hudson, Marston 1 do. ** Jason, Hache, (Krenclt,) IT Captain Pnntiss, of theCaroVi'nf, makesthe f "Mowing adch-an. diiionnl report from the Kodiack Dm. :—July 20, Florida, 1000 41 ,I.itu»" Maury, Curry 2 whales. bhls; Architect, 1000; Iflertra, INK); Bn.j. Morgan, 600; Uain Japan, (Union clean. 1400—wanting one whale; Tahnmroo, 1000; 26th, Jeff,rBark'Javw, Ravnnr 1 whale. bow, 4tK) bias. The whaling commenced in the latter part of son, jireh Swift. Earl 1 do. " John May, and the Caroline took her last whale on the 10th of July, clean. ti I'..i/."Ih id, Lester until the Ist of August, when sh*» left the fniin which time ** Ship Marenpo. Skinner 1 whale. blowy and rainy weather. 3 whales. ground, fX|KTit'nced » M;ijir*tic, Maonaabef Bark Mary & Susan, Stewart 2 do. lU:rmiT Of Capt. Sherman", rakk Cynthia :— I>ft Cook's Ship Metiiroml), llimls Clean. Inlet August 12, reports the following ships on K-kI ack i Aug 8, ilo. Francis Palmer. 400 brls \ Mama, N B, 500 hrls ; Jefferson, 8 " Montreal, Sowle whiles. M ilo, Smile 2 11, 550 bril; 12th, Architect, NL, 100C, gone to Bristol Bay. 1 whale. Bark Metropolis Cmnstock M unlock clean. Naaaao, Niip lo. PASSENGERS. '* Nil, SmodaalgDe,(French) 1 whale. Bark N S. Perk ins, KiMen data. Brig OhIiu, f\ hJber 4 rips'ks. Ship OomalfM, Oram From Jahvis tIIACT pOf Josephine, Aug 24—Capt. Theo. 1 whale. Lewis, and In natives. " Omega, Bunbora Wlvdon 1 ilo. Otnetra, FromS.w FOAOCmO—per John Land, Aug 23—ProfRobt C clean. Polar Star, Weeks Haskell, R S Day. James MeYaiii, Daniel Burns. do. Rousseau, Orci'ii Fnan San Fuam isco—Mrs Thos Long, child and servant, u Saratoga, Slocum 2 whales. Mrs Thos BptOOer. Henry Robinson and wife, E H Evans, wife 1 whale. Rod child,*] Harnett and wife, BHOB % BstfPOtt, C A Williams, Bark Surah Shetil, trOBtr u Booth America, Walker 3 or 4 ripsacks. 0 L Richards, John V Pope, Capt T A Harris, Capt A Harris, 3 whales. ,1 B Chapman, W N l-add, AS Grinbaum, George Smith, W Speedwell, vlibba clean. Trident, Tnlwr Welch, and 5 in the stterage. '» BarkTyhee, Freeman 1 whale. For San Francisco—per Yankee, September 15—TM Jordan, Ship William k Henry, Grinnell clean in June, RS Day, Capt .IN Knowles, u I, Potter, Mr Evans and wife. William Thompson, Childs.'. 3 whales. Cap) Pendleton, ('apt Lewis, Iwr .Mr Walworth and wif.*. Master William Tell Austin clean. ami Miss Pitman, A Pile Shields, A Sigwalt, Jose Harperer, Bark Helen Mar, Worth do. I; Mathieu, B X Porter, J Ractovuft. srlfe and fourchildren, P do. Paulina, Steen Kile, M \\" II Stephens, J Gofltoo. wife and two children, Mist* ■' George*: M:iry, Walker 1 whale. Fenwick. clean in June. Ship Mary, Jenks From San Francisco—per Skylark, Sept. 16—JBaxter, D N (Captain Lowen also furnished a report from atmut30 Kodiack Flitner, P S Wilcox, D Foster, wife and child, Mrs G Swam, W reasels, but as we have published later, we omit it.] Phillips, J Froser. From San Francisco—per Raduga, Sept. 16—G W Brown, Report of French ..hip Canlalncourt,Labaate, A 0 Forbes. S Isaacs, J S Levy, W Manning, S W Woods. From San .htAJCTKO OOF West Wind, Sept. 16—D C WsterLAST FROM BHKRING STRAITS. SPOKKN: J Gray, E GlngalU, J m»n. J Trescot, Mrs Tnscot and child, Slee]>er. June 21—Bk Paulina, NB, clean. J A Law, C H McCleave, J II Mitchell, 25—Bk Helen Mar, NH, clean. Sept. 10—Mrs Stubbins and From Tahiiti—per Marie Annie, 25—Ship .las Maury, N B, 2 whales. This ihip lost two 100, Mr. Nicholson, and 1 Hawaiian. anchors and two chains in Blaring Straits, Tahiti—p'*r Eurydice, Sept 3—Mrs Clifford, Mrs W From 30—Bk Augusta, 1 whale. Sumner, Mrs J Sumner, T Restowald, wife and 4 chiklrsn, July 12—Saratoga, N 8.2 whales. Gericke, wife and 4 children, Stephens, M Etienn", P Keil, A 18—ship Wm Thompson, N B, 3 whales. Llgwald, Harpenr, CHpt Lemercier, of the General Teste, Capt IH—Bk Hercules. N B, 3 whales. Knowles, "f the. Wild Wave, 4 male Hnd 2 female servants. Christopher 18—Ship Mitchell, N B, 2 whales. From Valparaiso—per Kate Foster, Sept. 20—Oelia Sims. 22—Bk Metropolis, Honolulu, 1 whale. This vessel had From San Francisco—per Flying Dart, September 22—M M done will in trading. Nichols. 22—Brig Agate, Honolulu, 2 whales. This vesselhad also From IIambitro—per Candace, Sept. 6—J Bollmann. done well in trading with the Indians, and had obtained from them furs, whalebone, oil and ivory. Speed26—Ship Addison, 2 whales; Marengo, 1 whale; DIED. well, 3 whales; Baltic, 2 whales; Champion of Edgartown, clean; Bragauza, 1 whale; Harmony, 4 whales. In Honolulu, Auk- -2,1858, Elisabeth, only daughterof Capt. AH theabove vessels were cruising In the sea north of the Bhering Straitsand in the Arctic. [The report of severalvessels William and Maria Berril. aped 1 year and 9 months. In this city, on th" 19th loot.. Miss Clara CharlotteFumes, on the Kodiack we omit, as we have published later returns from them.) atred 18 years, a native of Sydney, N. S. W, [Sydney papers Capt. Labaste remarks further i That day I was Incompany please copy.] In tiiis city, on the 21st instant, Georoe Smith, a native of with 11 vessels, amongst which were the Architect and Hibernia 2d, trying to pass the Straits of Ountmak, but could Dot suc- Denmark, aped 18$ years. He came passenger per the Yankte ceed on account of the current and head wind. All the other ves- in hopes to benefit his health, hut his disease, thatof the heart, sels I have seen had equally decided to leave then>rth m seas proved fatal in three weeksafter arrivinjr. On board hark Fanny Major, Aug 14, on her passage from for the islands or the coast of California, despairing hy flnnldg thegreatest mistake In their calculation on the Bhering seas. Honolulu to San Francisco—fifth day out—Robert Clocstos. Esq., when Id late ageot of the Hudson Bay Company in this city, aged appearanceof had however the a lucrative season, All May th ) vessels saw whales in great quantity,and the few whales 36 years. Francisco, Sept. 2d, Corkelia M., wife of O. B. Pot*, San been taken In caught days were all the first of too thathave in that month. Unluckily advancing towards the north the ves- aged 30 years, 7 months and 21 days. sels were stopped by the ice, which whs this year in much greater quantity, and consequently more dangerous than former years. Many vessels have thereby sustained damages, an<l the French PORT OFLAHIN. vessel Napoleon 111. was entirely lost, her bow being stove in Rraganta The American Hercules and by the Ice. vessels hare picked up the crew, who were all saved, and n few hundred ARRIVALS. barrels oil. After all. the Bhering season has this year been the Sept 3—Am wh bk Rose Pool, Fisher, fmKoditck, 100 wh, 1000 worst that the oldest whalemen remember. Much ice, much bone, this season. fog, much wind and whales only in May. The year 1858 will 3—Fr wh sh Caulalucourt, Lebaste.fm Arctic,2oo wh,2000 undoubtedly be remarkable in the whaling industry, and will bone, season. always be cited as one ofthe most disastrous thatever happened. 5— Am sh Vorlck, Soule, 1288 tons, 14 ds fm San Francisco, Rsjport or Ship Brooklyn, Ross-.—July 30, G«orge, N B, tol.iad nil. o—Champion, Coffin, of Kdgartown, from Arctic, nothing clean ; Aug 4, Jireh Swift, 1 whale and 2 mud-<liggers ; oth, George Washington, of Wareham, 1 whale ; Europa 2d, clean ; this season. Gypsty, 400 wh, none this season ; Adeline Glbbs, 3 whales; 7—America, Bryant, S. 8., fm Arctic, 350 wh, 0000 bone 14th, Augusta, BH, 2 whales. Last July, heard from South American, 100 brls mussle-dtggers-, Mary ft Susan, 2 whales ; DEPARTURES. Harmony, 8 do ; N 8 Perkins, 1 do ; Johnft Elisabeth, do ; Sept. 10—Bark Sotepool, Fisher, for New Zealand. Ocmulgee,ldo i New England,clean ;Emerald,do ; Japan,do; 11—Fr ship Ceulalneouit,Labatte, tor New Zetland Victoria, 1 whale ; Montreal, clean ; Sarah Sheaf. 1 whale ; Ben 11-«up America, Bryant, for New Zealand. Morgan, 8 Ao •, Lark, %do ; Ins, 6do. lune —Ship Manche luly 20—Ship Addison, Lawrence Murk Augustn, Talier Brig Agate, Cumstock "" " Aug 21—Gen. Pike, Russell, for Hew Zealand. ; Bark Rosr Pool, Fiahkr. 23 data from Bristol Bat, RtpoßTS:—Spoke, June 25, bark George, FH, clean; Aug 5, ■hip Robt Edwards, N B, 1 whale ; 6ih, ship CrcOO, N B, 1 do ; 13th, ship Omega, ¥ I!, Ido ship Martha, F 11, clean. Ship Omega spoke and heard fmm the following vessels in Bhering Strait* and Arctic:—July 18, Geo. ft Mary, 1 whale ; Marengo, 1 Jo; Oemulgee, 4 gray'tucks Favorite, 1 rlpsack ; Speedwell, 3 whales ; Omega, of Kdgartown, 1 do South America, 4 ripsacks ; Japan,clettn Mllo. 3 whales Rosaeau, clean William Tell, do , John It Elisabeth, 1 whale and 1 ripsack Mary ft Susan, 2 whales; Majestic, 2 whalesand 3 ripsacks Jason(Fr) clean; Caravan, 1 whale; Benjamin Tuck* r, clean; Eliza F Ma-tun,l whale; HUxmia, 1 do; Addison.2do ; Drouio,clean ; Metacom, U whales; Jireh Swift, 1 do ; William CNye,2do; 271h, Oypsey, clean. Report of Ships in the Arctic Ocean. BY SHIP GAY HEAD, WM LOWEN. ; " ' * � 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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