https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/09aa8197cce5905deeb178df397d8cce.pdf 4f8588f476571c18065b93cdbe419a5f PDF Text Text 9 FRIEND THE CONTENTS K*>r F.briiurv. 1807. Pack. B American Seamen Sick and Destitute, not Paupers 10. 11 Washington,". Secretary of State at the Op*a D'spitcli to 11 Oahu"—Poetry by J. J. Ayers It The Friend the Olilest Paper in the Pacific 1* Important Decision }' Hospital TheU.S. 1'Summary of lntelliifence from Australia is (lonil Tiiiinits fmm an Olil Msn-of-wai's Man Story The lo " BeostorWDssa on Temperance Kelißious lutein* The GraciousCall," by ' J;! Key. K. Corwin, 13 Rev JohnKraser 3! \i'""m Twelfth Annual Report of HonoluluSailor's Home Society.. .1* A Vrienrlly Letter from the South Seas Misnlnimry Life Boats • 16 Letter from a Pussensnr of flic Wrecked Ship I.ibelle" Census of Honolulu Jjj Th" .Marine News. &c •■ [t»ft Stria, tioi. u. HONOLULU. IKBRIARY 1, 1867. 3lcto.s*rits,tjol.lB, $to. 2.} •• " J*J* THE FRIEND. FEBRUARY I, 1867. American Seamen Sick and Destitute, not Paupers. Among some persons there appears to be an impression, that seamen when sick and destitute, are "paupers upon the Government of the United .States. Never was any opinion more unfounded. No class of American citizens is compelled, by law, to make such ample provision for sickness and destitution. All merchant seamen are compelled by the laws of the United States, to pay 20 cents per month, during every one of their voyages. When we consider the immense mercantile marine of the United States, the sum thus collected amounts to hundreds of thousands. The port collectors receive this money, and pay it over to the Government, which expends the same in supporting those large and expensive Marine Hospitals in the various ports of the United States. It should be borne in mind, that these Hospitals are the fruits of the sailor's hard earnings, hence when the sailor—sick and destitute—becomes an inmate, he is no pauper, but a proprietor, enjoying the benefits of a hospital, his own earnings have erected. So when seamen of the United States, in foreign countries, are compelled to seek the protection and relief of the Consulate, they sppear not as paupers, but as citizens who may justly claim, not a poor, meagre, and beggarly support, but a comfortable and respectable support. The Consul is instructed by the Government to Open Despatch to the Secretary pay special attention to the sailor's wants State at Washington. and necessities. " One essential object," as web-feet be we read in the Consul's Manual, "of the Consular appointment is the protection of American Mariners—a class of our fellow citizens whose habits of life require a kind guardianship of their persons and interest in foreign countries, but at the same time a strict vigilance over their conduct." The United States Government compels the sailor to lay up a portion of his money, in order, to provide for sickness and destitution. From this it appears, when officers of the Government, on American soil, or Consular officers abroad, misapply these funds held, in trust, by the Government, the offence is of the worst description. It is a crime, which should be surely punished as much as that ot a saving's bank defaulter, who has in charge the earnings of the poor laborer. No man pays his way through this world more honorably or by harder work than the sailor, and to treat him as a pauper, or make him feel that he is such, is unbecoming any officer of the Government of the United States, or any other government. We rejoice that it is our privilege to live in a community where there is a wholesome public sentiment upon this subject. Our Sailor's Home is a monument to the benevolence of this community towards the sailor. Mrs. Crabb, keeper of the Home, the widow of a mnrine officer of the United States Navy, who came to Honolulu as Navy Agent, we rejoice, to know, has the highest interest of the sailor for time and eternity, at heart, and we hope when the United States Hospital is discontinued, the Consul will send seamen to the Home, when detained here, but not under the necessity of going to the Hospital. P. S. Since writing the above paragraph, we learn that the Marine Fund of the United States amounts to «18,000,000! Surely Jack is no pauper on the cold charities of the world!! •• Nor must Uncle Pain's of forgotten." President Lincoln. To Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State : The undersigned has frequently been requested, by an officer of the United States Government, to address you upon certain questions relating to the treatment of foreign seamen sailing under the United States flag, I have hitherto declined doing so, from the impression that any representation which I could make would not probably be read except by some under clerk in the State Department, and my labor would be lost. Instead of sending my communication through the usual channel,! have thought it would not be regarded as improper to address you through the columns of a paper which has, during the last quarter of a century, been devoted to the interests and welfare of seamen. While conducting this paper I have, in a special manner, kept American seamen in view, but I have never lost sight of the sea. men of other nations. The facts are simply these It is well known that a large number of foreign sea. men are engaged on board of American vessels. This is especially true of American whaleships cruising in the Pacific Ocean and touching at the Sandwich Islands for recruits. There is either a defect in the laws of the United States in regard to foreign seamen shipped on board whaleships, or there is a wrong interpretation of those laws. In the application and practical working of those laws, upon a fair estimate, nearly, if not more, than one half of those serving on board of American whaleships as seamen, are thrown outside of the pale of relief in case they are sick and disabled. The laws as now interpreted, do not allow relief to be administered by the Consul to foreign seamen shipped in foreign ports to be discharged in foreign ports. Any one acquainted with the character of the crews of whaleships, will readily see that this riding of the United States Consul shut outs all Polynesians (or kanakas) and a vast number of Portuguese seamen. These two classes, Polynesian and Portuguese, will make up good one half of the seamen on board the sixty or : ' �TOE 10 seventy whaleships which touched at Honolulu last fall. I make the statement without fear of contradiction, that the successful prosecution of the American whale fishery in this ocean, is absolutely dependent upon these men— these foreign seamen shipped in foreign ports, and to be discharged in ports foreign to the United States. The whole matter of shipping and discharging seamen attached to American whaleships has undergone a revolution during the last few years. When whaleships leave New Bedford and other American ports, they sail short-harmed, touch at some of the Portuguese islands in the Atlantic and fill up their crews. The ships come around the Horn, to remain in this part of the world for several years, but almost every year the crews entirely change —the process of discharging and shipping crews is constantly going forward while these ships are abroad. It must readily appear to any one acquainting himself with the facts, that many of the crews eventually are made up of Portuguese and Kanakas who never stepped upon American soil and never expect to go thither. These men are however toiling and spending their lives under the American flag, but without enjoying the relief of American seamen, when sick and disabled. The result is that many seamen are turned away from the United States Consulate, and compelled to seek relief from the community at large, who should be in the United States Hospital. Persons of this description are now in Honolulu. Mrs. Crabb, at the Sailors' Home, and theLadies' Strangers' Friend Society, of Honolulu, come in to assist the United States Government to support sick and disabled seamen. Cases are constantly occurring in Honolulu, wherein the United States Government ought to furnish relief, but we are told, according to instructions from Washington, relief cannot be afforded. The subject was thoroughly discussed several years ago, and Mr. Severance, the United States Commissioner, wrote to Washington upon the subject. At his suggestion the American ladies of Honolulu sent a petition to Congress. This petition was numerously signed, and 1 have the impression it was presented while you was a member of the Senate. (See copy of petition annexed.) This occurred in 1853. As a result, United States Consuls at the Sandwich Islands have provided for and relieved foreign seamen sailing under our flag until a recent date, but a more stringent application of the law has now been enforced, and it works very hard upon this class of seamen. The following note, which I recently received from the attending physician of the Queen's Hospital, may be taken as an illustration of cases which are frequently occurring in Honolulu: — "Mb. Damon, Dear Sir: Will yon lie good enough to interest yourself in behalf of this poor fellow, lie is far gone with consumption ; arrived sick here two mouths ago in an American whaleship, and was refused admittance into the American Seamen's Hospital, because be was a foreigner and had only shipped tor the season. Our little Hawaiian Government would not cast tbe man oil, if be had arrived in an Hawaiian vessel under these circumstances. It would be a shame If tbe great American Government should cast him off! As a change has taken place in the management of the American Hospital, perhaps you will find it possible to procure the man's admittance, and thereby much oblige Yours. Ac., W. Himjchkand." riiiKM). MARCH, I 8 « .. For myself, as an American, to receive a j Consuls of the United States upon this subnote like this makes the blush of shame to ject, and my views are fully expressed in the cover my face, when I know that this same j annexed paragraphs (see Enclosure No. 2), physician is in daily attendance upon u native born citizen of Boston, who is now under the protection and relief of the British Consulate simply because he shipped on board a British vessel in New York and came to the Pacific under the British flag. Now, 1 desire to witness a similar rule adopted and carried out with regard to foreign seamen shipping under the American flag. I tielieve the true doctrine to be that the flag relieves as wtll as protects those sailing under it. I copy as follows from the United States Consuls' Manual, page 234: "The rule laid down by the distinguished person who first held the office of Secretary of State, Mr. Jefferson, was ' That the vessel being published in August, 1860, about the time the Queen's Hospital was established in Honolulu. Allow me to call your attention to a topic which is, at the present time, occupying the thoughts of the Americans located upon these Islands. By the annexed table, recently published in the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, you will see a tabular view of the sugar plantations, and the amount of capital invested in them. Probably threefourths of these plantations are owned by American citizens. The products of these plantations find a market on the Western Coast of America—in California, Oregon, Washington Territory and the British Provinces. According to a careful estimate, the revenue derived by the United States on our Island products amounts to nearly $500,000. Our planters, and Americans generally, upon these Islands, are exceedingly anxious that there should be some modification of the American, shall be evidence that the seamen on board are such,' and fifty years afterwards it was restated with no less precision by one of the most eminent of American statesmen, ' that in every regularly documented merchant vessel, the crew who navi- present treaty between the United States and gate it will find their protection in the flag this Kingdom, so that it may operate favorwhich is over them.' " (Mr. Webster to ably to the sugar interests. Could there not lie negotiated a Reciprocity Treaty, by which Lord Ashburton.) authorities, lumber, &c., might be admitted it American view of such high apIn pears to be the merest folly, as well as most duty free into ports of this Kingdom, and illogical, for any public officer, Consul or Hawaiian sugars be admitted upon the same Consular Agent of the United States, to ride terms into American ports ? This is a very that foreign seamen are not entitled to relief important subject and well worthy the conas well as the protection of our flag. If it is sideration of the American Government if it United States law to turn away foreign sea- desires to foster and cherish American intermen from our Consulates, it is not humanity ests and commerce in the Pacific Ocean. By late news from California the report or in accordance with the principles of the American Government as the embodied sen- reached the Islands that the China steamers timent of the American people. In the lan- will not touch at Honolulu, going or returnguage of the martyred Lincoln I would ad- ing from China. It is also reported that the dress you, "Nor must Uncle Sam's web-feet Pacific Mail Steamship Company has forbe forgotten," although born in Europe, feited the sum of $60,000 per annum, or Western Islands, Africa or Portugal. If the $5,000 for each trip. If this be so, why seamen from those nations see fit to enlist may not that sum, or a larger one, be deunder our flag, spend their lives toiling upon voted to subsidize an independent line of the ocean to enrich our citizens, and finally steamers between San Francisco and Honosicken or are disabled, while on board ol lulu ? This project would be exceedingly American vessels, shall they be turned away gratifying to Americans located on the from our Consulates ? No. It is a shame Islands, and tend powerfully to foster Ameriif such is the case. I would now most re- can interests throughout the Pacific generally. There is one other topic to which 1 take spectfully call your attention to this importis it the liberty of calling your attention. It does that ant matter. My own impression does not require any new law upon the sub- appear to me that the American Government ject, but an enlightened interpretation of ex- is by no means awake to the importance of isting laws. If new laws are needed, most sending abroad vessels of the navy to cruise sincerely do I hope such may be immediate- in distant and remote parts of the Pacific ly passed by Congress. If United States Ocean. Our naval vessels make what may Consuls are allowed to stretch the laws of be styled stereotyped trips up and down the the United States so as to demand from coasts of North and South America, and ocwhalemen three months' extra wages when casionally run over to Honolulu and Tahiti. discharged, I think those same United States Now there are many islands, and whole officials may be allowed to rule that foreign groups of islands, in the Pacific Ocean where seamen under onrflag shall be relieved when our flag was never displayed except on board of whaleships and merchant vessels. Take, sick and destitute. Now, that I am addressing you, allow me, for example, the Island of Ascension, visited with due respect and deference, to refer to by so many American whaleships, and where other topics, upon which I shall add a theraare three Missionary stations. English few paragraphs. The subject of the Ameri- and ilFrench war vessels have been there, but can Hospital, in Honolulu, has been often the Stars and Stripes " were never dismade the topic of correspondence. I am re- played there by a national vessel. Dr. Gulick thus wrote from Ascension in joiced to learn that the whole system is to be broken up and a new system adopted. 1852 : " Four vessels of war have touched It should have been done years ago, and the at Ascension Island within twenty years. Treasury of the United States would have I—lß3B, the English vessel of war Lame, been saved hundreds of thousands of dollars. Captain Blake. 2—ln 1839, the Danaide, I have often conversed with Ministers and Commander Dv Rosamel, a French vessel. �11 THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1867. 3—ln 1845, the English vessel of war Hazard. 4—ln 1851, the French corvette Capricieuse." No American vessels of war have since visited Ascension. The " Pirate " Shenandoah visited that island in 1865,and destroyed four American whaleships. This fact is well known. Many other islands have been left outside of the cruises of our naval vessels. It would appear to be a good rule that our naval vessels should go wherever our Kamehameba IV. is Queen's Hospital, and King your Do not suffer republican notions | to prejudice your mind against this Hospital, because Royalty has taken an important share in the matter. Just read the King's speech at laying the Corner Stone—is it not sensible and thoroughly democratic? 'Society.' he remarks. makes distinctions broad enough, but strip ns of our artificial robes, and we are all one and equally naked and equally exposed to the keen blasts of want and torments of disease.' Read that speech. The King reasons like a Puritan preacher of New Kngland. Let me say to you. Uncle Sam, that soineof Brother Jonathan's sons are among the Trustees of the Queen's Hospital. They have freely given their money for its erection, and you may lie sure it will be as well managed as any similar institution in Boston, New York or Washington. It»»vas not got up as a money-making concern, but from motives of pure philanthropy. If you. or any member of your family, desire addititional information respecting the Queen's Hospital, ns a tit. proper anil suitable place for American seamen, when sick. I will refer you to your Commissioner, Mr. Borden, the Missionaries, or. if you'll drop a line to the Editor of the Friend, he will reply, by the sailing of the next mail packet for San Francisco." President. ' merchant and whaleships cruise and touch. Long have I been hoping that our Government would send one or more surveying vessels into the Pacific. But little has-been done in this line since the United States Exploring Expedition under Commodore Wilkes. I have already written more than was perhaps becoming, but I hope my interest in the welfare of American citizens, seamen and commerce, will be a sufficient apology ENCLOSURE NO. 3. for thus presenting my thoughts. With the highest consideration of respect and esteem, having visited must of the sugar 0. Jtidtl. Dr. P. plantations on these Islands during the pnstseason, citizen, fellow your I remain has obtained such information as could be proSamuel C. Damon, cured Irom parties on the spot, or from representaTwentv-fivc years Chaplain ol the Am. Sea- tives of plantations toat other places. aThis information is now offered the public in tabular form men's Friend Society, at Honolulu. by him, disclaiming, however, all responsibility for Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, I aiiy impci-lections which may be found in the statistics or for the deductions that may be made from \ January 23, 1867. ENCLOSURE NO. 1. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Reprrtentatives of the United States:— Your memorialists, American ladies and members of a benevolent lor Society, organized for tlie purpose of providing sick and destitute strangers, having become practically acquainted with tho protection extended to seamen, sailing under the United .States lag, and being convinced that a large number of foreign seamen are not suitably provided anil cared for by United States Consuls, humbly pray that yon will lie pleased to pass such laws as will entitle all foreign seamen, when discharged, sick and destitute from merchant vessels and whaleships of the United ■Stales, to enjoy tlie same protection as native American seamen, or foreign seamen, who have obtained papers of naturalization. As in duty bound, your memorialists will ever ■■ •■ pray." [This petition was signed by about fifty American Lamas.] ENCLOSURE NO. 2. Extracts copied from the Friend for Au- I Name of Plantations. I KAUAI. 1 Koloa Water Water Lihue* ? Steam. 3200 Prlncevillc Steam. 17000 Waipas* J Water 170 Steam. 176 ... iWater] Water ! Steam. Nuuanu Reflneryl MAIL Paciftc§ Steam. I'i'inceit larillililll Co*.. ISteam. Waikaput Wailuku, Steam. ( ; Water \C ISteam.' Water C.B. kCo.\ Steam. Steam. Bailey.. Wailuku. t • 60000J 860ij 2011 16000■I1 00 Steam. 11000 Halawa Water '200 Waialua 3300 Kualoa Water 21(10 Kaalaea*... j Steam. Heeia k Nu- t Water ! nanut 5 Kahaluu Kaneohe§ © 1200|j 12001 1600001 3do!1! 6000 OAHU. .... •§ . 5" et> SL : 26o! 30 * ll iool 600II J — 800 See yonder vista, reaching to the Pali Where great Kame won well a kingly crown— 600 Or yonder view, where ocean waves with fury 'i.j111000 ioo 1 . 45000!1 'so I: im 40000 1000 i.I800 76 1000 800 4.1 800,I 65000; l| 120!!I 3001 II 4-20 Where views majestic gild the glowing day. And nights celestial close the radiant scene! To thee. (Latin! lapped on thy coral bed, I give lhe passing tribute ot a stranger, Anil tristful sing along the path 1 tread. So full of beauty, yet so fraught with danger. i ...1I.... 30I 6000 1000I 40000, 128 60 600 Come, gentle Muse, and teach my artless lay To sing with rapture of this isle serene— 200I 400 70I Lash the proud cliff—or gently lave around 200I 80000 100I, 1000 The curving beach—or there behold, with wonder. 3001 70000 I 1000 The combing breakers charge the dangerousreef; Or. list! the gathering clouds, and pealing thunder, 1 a 200 The lightning's vivid flash, so grandly brief! 45 I : '"•io ".io "700 a J 40 I i i 60000 1 20000 Ml 100 80 300 ES YERS. BYJ.JAMA ?2s 71 {I > } P * ...... Oahu. Isle of the Ocean! Nature's lavish hand Hath heaped her Bweetest smiles and gifts upon thee : genial clime, antl mountains nobly grand— I"? A Vales picturesque, and gorgeous peaks adorn thee. s Here Daphne, Plan's nymph might seek her bowerThere yEotits sit and hurl his spiteful gale— 1" "1 Here pluvial pearls produce the fragrant flower126 1600 There silver streamlets sinuate the vale. them. Copy of petition forwarded to Washington, in 1865 : The Daily-Herald.—We regret that this paper has ceased to be issued. Eighty numbers had made their appearance, and it was becoming one of those " daily luxuries," enjoyed by the people of the " old countries." We would thank the Publisher for directing the carrier to leave the paper so punctually, at early dawn, upon our door-step. The Swnn, as the legend runs, sings the sweetest in his dying moments. At the expiring moment of the Hawaiian Daily Herald, the editor sang (using the word after the style of Virgil and other poets) u few beautiful stanzas, upon Oahu, which we take pleasure in transferring to our columns. 50000 ' Another view bursts upon tbe eye: From Puowaina Hill behold a welcome scene—. A busy town, where manly industry Hath Nature beautified—while there, between Two jutting arms of land, a forest wide Of tow'ring masts from every foreign shore, Bespeaks a nation rising up with pride From the rude state that languished here before. 800I 120000 1701 4000 600I 120000 I4S1 2400 Oh. Labor! sire of Commerce and ofArt! I1 800lI 300I 76<KX)I IOO!1 1000 1 I sins tl>y praise with all a votary's power, "2000!I Mill 3001 40000 1 90 1 2000 Justice nnd thee no villain hand can part. " ioo 160 'aOOI 40000j 1666 To thee and Freedom. Tyrants c'en must cower. 2OOOO0! 300 6000 Then Oahu. chant a pwan to that Source 16000 860 Which disenthralls the Many front the Fesr— 1-000'I 800 800 160000|j 200 4000 Which wrested vassal chains from feudal force, And vouchsafed Christian laws to thee, Oabu. 3000 376 250 2onoo( 110 Hon 8900 620, 600 I 100000 200 2000 7000 160 160! 400001 116 1600 196 ', 1900 Trustees and Officers of Sailor's Home, 3000 600! 600 1800 9400 600 676 Haiku .Steam. Ilobnui's Kast Maui.... |St'-a.in. at Sain, who lives and Washington, Uncle liana "If cannot be supposed to be as fully acquainted with Hal tt Adams. if WnttT } all parts ol the world outside of Aim iica, as some Lewers* Steam, ot Brother Jonathan's sons, who have roamed Makee SU-am. •abroad. dealrsa a tew hints upon this subject from HAWAII. Witter a member of the Universal Yankee Nation, we will Ammiulu Kaiwiki Water furnish them./it? gratis, itml for nothimj : Paukaa Water Hereafter, Untile Sam. your best, cheapest and Onomea* Water • • < Steam. most satisfactory course will bo, to instruct your I to sick Water 1800; inn 40U I 100000. your at send and disabled For 1867. Consul Honolulu 1600 Kaupakuea* ) Steam. the hosHospital. Employ to the Queen's Bailors 176! 2600 4300 850 700 Steam. Kohala Trusteet going out in 1867.—J. M. Smith, P. C. pital of this country for your sick sailors, as you Wniutiinu... J Anim'l IOO! 600 50, 12000 20 or France. We are no H. A! P. Carter, E. O. Hall, 0. M. Robertson, England of Jones. Steam. j do the hospitals 16 360 A. F. Judd. longer an uncivilized and barbarous people, desti- Kona, Hart's. 1Arnm'1 1600 76 60,! 20000 tute of churches, courts, hospitals, prisons, and' the Auliaukea§...|l ! j Truttett going out in 1868.—8. C. Damon. E. other elements of a civilized antl christian ComTotal 112242', 10006! 112116 MM 3172 4*117 gust, 1860 : tier .... " • I j ! 120olI i , • > j : lOOOOo' loooooj .... • « m . You must know (tor you read the New ■t. for eraporation wl lly or *t Steam York Observer. Journal of Commerce, Tribvnc. Heren. Purchase cane or manufa *j Not In operation. ald and Boston J.Veorcfer.) that it great change has passed over the civil, social and religious aspect of I Use 6000 barrels of molaaffairs in this part of the world, during the last few meeting on Sunday, work during \cars. We go to elections, educate Before an affliction is digested a consolathe week, pay out- taxes, go to our children, and otherwise conduct ourselves as tion ever comes too soon ; snd after it is becomes a civilized people. We have lately estab- digested, it comes too late. But there is a aclished a General Hospital in Honolulu. An in mark between these two as fine almost as a count of laying tbe corner stone you may read our newspapers, printed in English. Vie call it tne hair, for a comforter to take aim at. munity. Corwin. C. R. Bishop, J. W. Austin, C. H. Lewers, Daniel Smith. Trustees going out in 1889.—F. A Schaefer, Daniel Poster, F. Banning, Jos. 0. Carter, a N. Castle, W. L. Green. Offieertfor 1867.—8. N. Castle, President; J. W. Austin, Vice President; J. M.Bmitb, Secretary; C. R. Bishop, Trtaturir. Executive Committee—B. C. Damon, E. 0. Hall. J. 0. Carter. �THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1867. 12 THE FRIEND. KKititt tin The Friend i. iubl. Now the Oldest Paper in I, No. 1,of the Friend, appeared the 18th of January, 1843. The following summary statement of newspapers at the Islands, and on the coast, we copy from the Advertiser. It is interesting to notice the rapid increase of newspapers during the last few years. A great change has taken place within about twenty years, or since the first newspaper, in 1846, was issued in California. We believe the Alta may justly claim to be the legitimate •successor of the Californian, edited by the Rev. Walter Colton, at Monterey, in 1846, nnd published by Colton nnd Semple. The first number of the Californian contained the Proclamation of the President of the United States declaring war against Mexico. A summary of California news, we published from the Californian, on the 15th of September, 1846 ! During the Mexican war, the inhabitants of Honolulu, were twelve months without receiving news or letters from Boston! TO r.vcirir NKwsr.U'Kii I'kksw.—Although hardthe Pacific.—Volume United States Hospital.—For the honor of the United States Government, we do sincerely hope the old hospital system is to be forever broken up. We lenrn from the Gazettethat A. D. Cartwright, Esq., the late Pun veyor, has resigned his position, and the United States Consul hns applied to the Trustees of the Queen's Hospital and Sailors' Home for their lowest terms. Replies have already been returned, and now we hope that private individual?, or United States Government officials, will be forever debarred from amassing fortunes out of the proceeds of the Hospital. The only proper method, and one free from all chance of peculation, is to send sick United States sailors to tho Queen's Hospital, and those in health (hut under the care of the Consulate,) to the Home. This has been our settled opinion for years. In this way the Government will not be defrauded, or the sailor ill-treated. We are confident that the policy of the United States Government is to do well for the sailor, and thereby promote the prosperity of the commerce of the country. We pledge our word that we shall watch the progress of these negotiations with a jealous eye, and if Jack does not get his honest and just rights at the hands of the United States Consul, the world ly twenty years have elapsed since the first paper shall know it. was issued in California, the number now publishWe copy below, from the Hawaiian Gaed in the l'ucilic coast, is very large.as will appear zette, the notice of an important decision, of by the following : there are doilies. tri12 1 the Supreme Court. Lest our readers may In San Francisco— weekly, anil 11 weeklies. Tart of the latter are imagine, that such cases are common, we printed in French. Spanish and Italian. would remark, that, of late years, they are In the remainder of that State—l 2dailies. 1 trivery uncommon. During comparatively weekly and 73 weeklies. American 1866, whaling masters shipped In Oregon—3 dailies and 19 weeklies. (i weeklies. seamen, Hawaiian and during 1865, dailies and 402 Nevada—4 In In Washington Territory—B weeklies. 350; a total of 752 during two making In Idaho—l daily, 1 triweekly and 3 weeklies. years. Out of that number only eight are In I'tah—2 dailies, 1 semi and 2 weeklies. In Colorado—1 dally and 1 weekly. missing, with the exception of 3S Hawaiian In Montana—l triweekly and 1 weekly. seamen, taken to San Francisco, belonging In British Columbia—3 dailies and 6 weeklies. In Pacini' I'm ts ot Mexico—li weeklies. to vessels captured by the Shenandoah, in F.tiglish and Hawaiian 2 In Sandwich Islands—2 the Arctic Ocean. Capt. Smith, clerk of weeklies, and two monthlies—in all (i papers. the Harbor Master, before whom Hawaiian Tbe total comprises 211 papers. The Times says are shipped, speaks in the very seamen Francisco that ''the advertisements paid for iv San terms of American shipmasters who highest exceed $400,000 per annum. Thp weekly circulahave during the last season returned their tion of all the city papers exceeds 225.000 copies." seamen, and cnncelled their bonds. — The circulation of the three English papers printed in Honolulu, (Advertiser, Gazette and friend,) is about 2200 copies, and that of the three Hawaiian papers. (Kunkon. -It/ Ok-oa and i4lmnVi.) TWMl—in all in.11(10 copies, among a population of >,ooo foreigners and UO.OOO Hawaiians. Summary of Intelligence From Australia. We have been favored with the following summary, by a passenger per the Nimrod. Australia, especially the colonies of New South Wales and Queensland, are at present suffering a period ol depression. The causes of this are various, Such as several seasons of drought, the monetary crisis in London, overtrading, the failure of leading business houses, and the undue extent to which immigration from the old country was assisted. Numbers are now leaving the different colonies for California. A new education bill has passed the lower house in New South Wales, founded on the American system, which, with slight modifications, is likely to become law. It meets with popular approval, .though opposed by the clergy of the churches of England and Rome, who cling to the present plan of grant for denominational schools. All churches are dependent for support on the voluntary " principle, though an effort "was made during the present session of Parliament, to return to the endowment schemes of former days. The various branches of Presbyterians have formed a Union, and are making greater efforts lo evangelize the interior. Of the Congregational churches, (in number about 18.) two-thirds are in Sydney and suburbs, and next to nothing is done in the Home Mission work. In Victoria and South Australia, much more has been done ; the number of their churches is larger and distributed more through the country. There are also about a dozen churches in Tasmania, and as many in New Zealand. The Congregattonalists have three Theological Seminaries in Australasia—one at Sydney, another at Melbourne, and a third at Hobart-town. These have half-a-dozen students each, educating as Ministers or .Missionaries. It is intended to train the London Society's Missionaries for the South Seas in the Colonies, rather than to send them out from England. There are agents for the Society residing in Melbourn and Sydney. Missionaries visit these places to recuperate, and several superanuated Missionaries reside there. The John Williams; a beautiful vessel, costing some £10,000. recently visited the d.fferent Colonies, and proceeded with five Missionaries and their wives to the Islands, but running on to a reef was obliged to put back to Sydney for repairs. The various religious bodies, except the * Congregationalists, have their denominational organs in Melbourne or Sydney. The temperance movement makes little progress in these Colonies. Perhaps a half of the Presbyterian. Methodist, Baptist and Congregationalist Ministers in Sydney are abstainers ; " but the drinking usages "oftotal "shouting" and " noblerizing " are the fruitful cause of crime, vice, disease and poverty. It is almost impossible to find any but "a drunken doctor" at the diggings, and it is sad to meet with multitudes of iMPoitT.vxT Decision.—The full Court Tuesday rendered an important decision upon two soils brought by Got. Dominis against captains of whaleships and their sureties. Tbe first was against Capt. Kaynor, of tbe whaleship Reindeer, for the non-return <f six seamen, who had been shipped at this port upon a return voyage to New lied ford. Of these six. one had died, three had entered tbe I'nited states Navy, one bad entered the United We would acknowledge, From the States Army, and MM had gone ou board Mother whaleship. but was not shown to have returned. Hon. Charles Sumner, a copy of his address, The penally was not claimed in the case of the entitled The One-man-power versus Con- party who had died, but tbe Court held the bondsmen responsible for the non-return ot the others, gress." From Prof. Tyler, of Amherst Col- although it was contended, and not denied, that of the Genlege, a copy of"The Minutes they had done all in their power to compel tbe reof the men. Tbe case of Capt. Uliveu was eral Conference of Massachusetts," held in turn somewhat different. He shipped five men, and well-educated and respectably connected September, at Northampton. From Prof. C. failed to account for three. Ot the remaining two, was left sick at Talcahnano. persons everywhere who are mere wrecks one died and one Haven, at New a of Catalogue S. Lyman, Gov. Dominis claimed nothing for these two, but because degraded and destroyed by drink." Vale College for 1866-7. From Z. Mon- Capt, Bliven was held responsible for the other Nothing is done for tbe Aboriginals," three. Judgment accordingly for $.100 against though the subject of a Mission to them tague,, Esq., of Amherst, a copy of the Cata- Raynor aud surety, und $300 against Bliven und came before the Presbyterian assembly at its logue of Amherst College for 1866-7. met/. .r " " " �I H b I XI X N They are a very degraded race and fast dying out. The number in Tasmania is reduced to five or six. An old Minister in New South Wales remarked, that what they most needed and had never enjoyed, was a revival, such as they had in America. And when we remember what America was a century ago, what might not Australia be a century hence! recent session. 1). FEBRUARY, Senator Wilson on Temperance. 13 1867. Religious Interest in Honolulu.—In our At a Temperance Convention held in last issue we published the Programme of the Boston on the 3d of October last, among the " Week of Prayer," as recommended by the speakers, the Honorable Senator Wilson Evangelical Alliance of London. The promade some highly encouraging remarks. gramme was adopted by the Hawaiian ProThe following report of his remarks we copy testants generally upon the islands. Union daily meetings were held by the Fort Street from the New Bedford Standard : and Bethel Churches. These were continWilson, after much urging, " ItW Henry to the and the following week, and subsethrough represented ued proceeded platform, Good Tidings from an Old Man-of- the condition of the temperance cause in the union weekly prayer-meetings. two quently by war's-man.—More than twenty years ago, national capital. He had pleasure in saying most manifest good results have attended The an English sailor, belonging to H. B. M. S. that, in regard to the great and holy questhese The members of the meetings. Carysfort, Lord George Paulet, Commander, tion of temperance, the people in Washing- churches have been awakened, and some they visited the islands. This man united with ton and in Congress were better than been no hitherto living careless lives, have been had ever been before. There had well known to the Bethel Church, and was House of Representatives since his connec- seriously impressed. Some, it is to be hoped, many in Honolulu. After the man had tion with Congress which could compare for have listened to the " gracious call " of the almost passed from our knowledge, it is a moment in that respect with the present. Savior. The following original hymn, empleasant to receive a letter, from which we There was hardly a drunken member, nearly all being temperate, and many pledged total bodying the appeal which has been often extract as follows : abstinence men. In the Senate the same made to the sinner, has been kindly furOct. 3, 18G6. Lymincton, Hants, week received I your par- improvement had taken place. Mr. Wilson nished for our columns, by the Rev. E. CorLast * * stated that during his travels in the west, in win, Pastor of Fort Street Church : cel, by Capt. Hanhatn. Yacht Themis. * * which he traversed 3000 miles and addressed has been and quiet saw you, My life, since 1 large meetings, he saw but one drunken The Gracious Call. 1 was maaried in February, six peaceable. man. It had been his fortune to have seen 1816, and in May, 1846, retired on a pension millions of people assembled, andffiere had O sinner, why so long delay? from the Nayy —thus, after 28 years actively a marked and manifest improvement in been stay? employed at sea, I have the privilege of liv- regard to drunkenness, of which there was Why from tliy blessed Savior now. are All tilings ready comfort and to shore, willing in ing on far less than there was three years ago. In This is the I/ord's accepted time, unite in the public worship of God on the regard to the difficulty of refusing to drink Hie day of grace confess thjr crime Sabbath, and week-days also, when held. I friends, Mr. Wilson said he had never read the papers daily, and I always look for with And to his sceptre bow. with trouble. In 1845, when he visited the Sandwich Island news. I wish there met with petitions from 60,000 citiWhy wilt thou thus his Spirit grievo ? were no other parties there but the American Washington of Massachusetts zens protesting against the Why wilt thou not at once believe? field, and Missionaries, who were first in the made a Say wherefore dost thou doubt ? who devoted so much time to make the annexation of Texas, Mr. Adams On that occasion Mr. dinner his honor. in what and undefiled pure Come, woary one, to him for rest natives understand of O come to Josus and be blest— religion was. 1 long and pray for the happy Adams asked him to join him in a glass to say no, but said time when there will be no schism, but one wine. He felt embarrassed wjne." lie will not cast thco out. never drink That had faith, one Lord, one Baptism. 1 have de- to Mr. A., " I rived much benefit from the works of the settled the question as far as> he was conCome gladly now to Him who died, Rev. J. Cummings, of the Scottish National cerned, and he had had no difficulty, since, Come to the Savior crucified ; Church. How cheering to think ourredemp- though he had sat at a table with members Ho waits with outstretched hands. of the cabinet and ministers of State, he J. Bellows." tion draweth nigh. The nail-prints in those hands I see— had never observed a look or word of disresSo much comes from strict tectotalism pect in consequence. In Congress they inThey plead with God—they plond with theo and sincere piety. We hope our sailor-read- tended to have the Capitol and public buildTo join bis chosen band. ers will follow this example. ings of the country free from the prqifcee of Obey thy Master's gracious call, intoxicating drinks. Although they could Low at his feet for mercy faH— The Lamb Story.—Dea. Chase of Holy- not prevent it if a Senator filled up his house He waits to welcome thee. oke, Mass., is the author of the '• Lamb or a committe room with it, yet they would story," which though often told, will bear to strive to preserve the cabinet, the executive " O sinner, ere it bo too lata, be told again in the Deacon's own words ; chair, and both houses of Congress from the " Flee thou to Mercy's open gate— When I was a boy I was put into Sunday use of intoxicating liquors. Cheers were Christ wuita to welcome thee. school as soon as 1 was two and a half yeara given for the speaker ut the close of his old, by my father who—God bless him—is remarks, and a resolution adopted that his Rev. John Fraser.—Among the passennow 7iinety years old and still in the Sunday address be printed in tract from, and generwork. The of my class was, ally circulated." gers per the Nimrod, from Australia, bound school motto 'twill try;' and it has been my motto for to San Francisco, were the Rev. John more than fifty years. One week-day when Editor's Table.—Two new books, on the Fraser and wife. Mr. F., is a congregationI was about nine years old, my father sent Missions in the South Seas, have been laid who has been preaching in me into the fields to gather in the sheep. upon our table during the past month, which al Minister, Wales, and Otago, New S. N. brook came to a which could Sydney, they not They we have not the time or space to notice at cross. When 1 tried to drive them over, Zealand. He is a native of Scotland, but they would run in every direction. I failed the present time, but they will hereafter was educated in Canada, and.has been setrepeatedly, but my motto being 'I will try,' I come und«r review. One of these works is tled for •everal years over a Congregational tried once again. Catching one of the little entitled, " Mission Life in the Islands of church in Vermont. Mrs. F. is a native of lambs in my arms, I plunged into the brook the Pacific, being the life and labors of the that State, and has a sister, the wife of an and crossed to the other side. Tlie mother of Rev. Buzacott" at Rarotonga; and the American Missionary at Pulney, in India. A. the lamb followed me, and soon the whole other entitled The King and People of 11l health compels them to return to America. is flock had crossed the brook safely. Don't try to drive people into the church ; it can't Fiji," by the Rev. Joseph Waterhouse, for They will locate in California, if they find be done. Take the children—the lambs in fourteen years a Missionary in Fiji. This favorable; if not, they will your arms, carry them across the brook and Missionary is the brother of our fellow towns- the climate return to the Eastern Suites. man, John Thomas Waterhouse, Esq. soon the parents will follow. * " « : — '" " �THE FRIEND, MARCH, 1867. 14 Twelfth Annual Report —o f— The Honolulu Sailors' Home Society. Since our last Annual Meeting the management of the Home has been left to the Executive Committee, and those who conducted the boarding department. The Chairman of the Executive Committee would submit tbe following brief report: At our last Annual Meeting the Treasurer reported a deficiency of $23 59, but as the Trustees retired from the meeting, one of them, Capt. D. Smith, left a donation of $20, which, together with another donation of $25, by Melchers & Co. (unintentionally omitted in the report), enabled the Society to start upon the labors of a new year free from debt. The present state of our finances will be reported by our Treasurer. I am happy to report that the necessary funds have been forthcoming to pay the salary of the keeper of the Reading Room and meet the ordinary incidental expenses. The past year is the first thai an efficient and judicious keeper of the Reading Room and Depository has ever been employed throughout the whole year. The labors of Mr. Dunscombe have been of essential service in rendering the Home a desirable place of resort for boarders and other seamen who have visited the Home for the purpose of writing letters and obtaining useful reading matter when they were about to sail. It is sincerely to be hoped that Mr. Dunscombe, or some other person equally well qualified, will continue to be employed by the Society. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were the managers of the Home one year ago, but soon after our Annual Meeting, their health failing, they sold out their interest to Mrs. Crabb p.nd son. who immediately took possession. As under former managers, so now—under the management of Mrs. Crabb and her son —the Home has been kept open for boarding and lodging seamen, or any transient boarders or travelers. So far as is known, Mrs. Crabb and her son have fully carried out the design of the friends and patrons of this establishment. As it has been with former managers, so they have found that there were many trials and difficulties attending the proper management of the Home. The losses by boarders, who have left without settling their bills, has operated to discourage and dampen their zeal, still they have persevered, and are still inclined to do all in their power to render this house a real blessing to the seafaring and resident community. In glancing over the years which have elapsed since the Home was opened for boarders, too much praise cannot be bestowed upon Mrs. Thrum, Mrs. Oat, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Crabb. Those four ladies have done more to render the Home a success than all other friends of the establishment. They have lived here, toiled here, and often been compelled to put up with instances of ingratitude which I should be ashamed to record. Yet these good women have surmounted the peculiar and perplexing difficulties of their station, and accomplished much good. For one i regret that the funds at our disposal will not .justify us in making them some handsome testimonial. We ought, I think, to do this—raise a few hundred dollars to refit »nd repaint the inside of the Home. Some little aid of this kind would very much encourage the managers. This is not, neitherhas it ever been, a moneymaking concern, and at times barely has it been sustained. The losses by bad debts have always amounted to nearly ten per cent, on the whole amount of receipts. Even under the very best management lossess occur, hence it will appear that the managers are the most generous contributors for the support of the Home, yet on no account would I see the Home broken up. Its usefulness is great. Speaking in mercantile style, for the amount invested it is the best paying institution in Honolulu. Hoping that it may still prosper, I submit the foreS. C. Damon, going report. Chairman of Executive Committee. Chas. R. Bishop, Treasurer. In Account I nirt-ul with Ihe Honolulu NuiloiV Home. Society. Receipts antl disbursements from Dec. 21, '65, to Dec. 2", '66. 1836. Dr. Dec 21— To tial.cash on hand, as per account rendered, $ 16 IS 26—To received Iroln Dau'l Smith, by llev. S. C. Iniiiinii 20 00 26—Toreceived from Melchers & Co 26 00 MM, Jan.23—Toreceived from Bolles a: Co., for storage in cellar 2 00 Feb. 2~-To received from Admiral I'earson, ths "flic, rs U. 9. Lancaster (per snd seamen of 8. 8. C. D.) 96 60 April 2—To received from •• Friends," $20, $10, $16 and $16 respectively, (per S. CO.) 60 00 July 2—Toreceived fm J. T. Waterhouse (per SCD.) ao 00 2—Toreceived fiom K. C. McCandles*, 16 00 2—Toreceived from Rev. 8. C. Damon 30 00 Dec. 27—Toreceived by hand ofRev. 8. C. Damon, us follows: From I.. H. Gulick, for office rent fur the 100 00 year 1866 From Holies & Co., for storage in cellar Ill 68 From J. T. Waterhouse, toward* Du;iscomb's 40 00 salary From K. C. McCandless, towards Dunscomb's salary SO 00 From 9. C. Damon, towards Dunscomns saPy, 30 00 27—Balance due tt\e Treasurer carried to new ac. 13 06 "' — $510 27 Cm 1866. Dec 26—By paid Rev. S. C. Damon, bal. due on P, M. $ 38 72 1866. Walston's bill April 2—By paid Rev. 8. C. Damon's account, $36 65 2— By paid 11. M. Whitney's three bills, (per 8. C Damon) 10 75 2—By paid Kd. Dunsconib (per S. C. D.) 90 00 137 30 Jaly 2—By paid Ed. Dunacomb for service.', (J. April, May and Jane (per 8. 91 00 Damon) 6 00 paid for kerosene (per 8. C. II.) 2—Hy paid for postage, &c, 2 75 98 7& Dec. 27—By paid Ed. Dunsconib for services, 6 mos., to Dec. 31,1866 219 60 27—By paid for expenses lighting Kead16 00 Moom, arc 236 50 f " . .. *510_27 $13 96 Dec. 27—By Balance brought down C. K. Bishoi', Treasurer. AFriendly Letter from the South Seas. ) Mangaia, South Pacific, Friend, left here by whaling captains. Its pages have made the names of many of our American brethren very familiar to us, and has led us often to plead at the throne of grace for a continuance of the marked prosperity enjoyed by them in their Master's work. Especially do I feel interested in the labors of our American friends in Melanesia, seeing that our own way seems to be completely hedged up at present, both in Eastern and Western Polynesia. The only chance of our doing anything at the present time seems to be to advance towards the line, and there to shake hands with you in all love and Christian fellowship. You are probably aware that our teachers have been expelled from the Loyalty Islands by the French. But if the Lord of lhe harvest should deign to give us a little employment in the islets south of the line, but north of Samoa, we shall be deeply thankful. For it is only as Christian churches work for their Master that they can be said to live at all. Doubtless these little islands (Ellice's group, dec.) have been too long neglected. God grant that this work may progress in these seas, despite all hindrances, until every South Sea Islander shall know and love the Saviour's name. Although late, permit me to congratulate you and all the friends of liberty on the glorious conclusion of the fearful struggle the North was engaged in. You have now indeed a history to write. I felt as much afflicted by the news of the cowardly assassination of that noble man, President Lincoln, as though he had been our own sovereign. America may well be proud ol the martyred champion of freedom. I cannot help thanking God that the great question of slavery has been virtually settled on the vast American continent. In this sentiment I am sure that all my brethren in these seas would cordially unite. You may have heard of the hurricane that completely desolated Rarotonga and Mangaia on March 27th ult. Two churches were laid low, and two hundred and sixtyeight native reed houses were blown down. Trees and truits of all kinds were demolished. A great scarcity of food prevails over the island nt the present time. But for the taro the people must have perished. Through God's mercy that was spared. A schooner, the Lraine, of Tahiti, unhappily went down off this village with ten souls on board. Three white men (two out the three were Americaus, but I could not learn their names) were amongst the lost. The captain was on shore weather-bound; could not possibly get over the reef. We knew nothing of the sad event until the day following, when two natives floated ashore alive on the cook's galley. Alas, for the poor fellows hurried at a moment's notice into eternity. This island now seems restored to its former state—the churches are restored; the native dwellings are for the most part set up again—but it will be long ere the hurricane of March. 1866, will be forgotten by us or the people. In March 1846, our previous hurricane occurred, just twenty years inter- Hervev Islands, Sept. 29, 1566. { Dear Brother \—A few weeks ai;o I received, via Tahiti, a kind note from you, dated August, 1865; also, a volume of Macaulay, with quite a number of Friends, ice., for which accept my best thanks. I am much obliged to you, my dear sir, for procuring me the volume of Macaulay, which I forthwith read through with melancholy pleasure as the last production of a great mind. The lines in the Friend, relative to the visits of the Peruvian slavers to vening between these unwelcome visitations. February, 1865, the five smaller islands of our shores, display no little talent and right feeling—(see Friend for March, 1865.) In the group were fearfully laid waste by a hur1852 I first saw and read old volumes of the ricane. Mangaia and Rarotonga then esMy �15 THE KR I KNI>, MARCH, 1867. Our turn has now come, whilst caped. those other five islands have escaped. How mercifully this has been ordered by our Father. With kindest Christian regards, I remain, my dear brother, yours very truly, William Wyatt Gill. Rev. S. C. Damon, Honolulu. Heavenly PLACES OF WORSHIP. SEAMEN'S BETHEL— Key. 8. C. Damon Chaplain—Kill*. at 11 A. M. street, near the Sailors' Home. Preaching Seats I'ree. Sabbath School after the morning service. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings at 7. o clock. N. B. Bal.l»ath School or Bible Claas for Seamen at v, o'clock Sabbath morning. FORT STREET CHURCH—Corner of Fort and Beretanla streets—ltev. K. Oorsiin Pastor. Preaching on Sunday, at 11 A. M. and "J P. M. Sabbath School at 10 A. M. I! STONE CHURCH—King street, above the Palace—Rev. 11. Parker Pastor. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday at «I A. M.ainl :i I>. M. CATHOLIC CHURCH—Fort street, near Beretanla—uiiiler by Key, the charge of lU. Rev. Bishop Maigret, assisted Pierre ravens. Servicesevery Sunday at 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. SMITH'S CHURCH—Beretania street, near Nuuanu streetRev. Lowell Smith Pastor. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday at 10 A. M. and 2J P. at RRFORMKD CATHOLIC CHURCH—Corner of Kukul and Nuuanu streets, under charge of Kt. Rev. Bishop Stalcy, assisted \>j Bey. Messrs. Ibbotsou, Uallagher and Elklngton. English service every Sunday at 11 A. M. and ~i\ P.M. Cs N. 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Snow, Esq., Honolulu u Dininmd A Hon, Thos. Spencer, Esq Hilo H. Dickinson, Ksq...Lahaioa Mcßuer 4; Merrill. San Francisco 0. W. Brook*a; Co...San I. O. T. Lawton, Esq., •' Field A Rice, New York Tobin, Bros, k Co., Wilcox, Richards k Co lloii .lulu. 881-1. At the (.allery on Fort Stifft. Anttiof/er Attorn.y anil Counsellor at Law, JOHN THOS. WATERHOUSE, lm|>urler and Dealer in Genera!Merchandise. Honolulu, 11. I. PHOTOGRAPHS ! Sale* Room ots t*,ueru Street, one door Kaahumanu street. 520 <:. APVERTISEIttENTg. Chas. Wolcott Bboobb Esq. ADVERTISEMENTS. _ ADVERTISEMENTS. HAVING Fort Strrrt, Odd CASTLE * COOKE, AGENTS FOR Wheeler & Wilson's SEWING MACHINES! T'KIS MACHINE HAS ALL THE LATEST impiovements, and, maddition to former premiums, was awarded the highest prise above all European and American Sewing Machines at the World's Exhibition in PARIS in IMI, and at the Exhibition In London In 1862. The evidence of the superiority of thisMachine is found in th* record of its sales. In IRfll Tlie (Innit k Baker Company, Boston, Tlie Florence Company, Massachusetts The Parker Company, Connecticut, J. M. Singer l( Co.,New York, Finkle k Lyon, " Cliaa. W Howland, Delaware, Cincinnati, 0., Greenwood Co., k M. N. S. C. Perkins, Norwalk, <>~ Wilson 11. Smith, Connecticut, old 18,660, whilst the Wheeler k Wilion Company, of Brldf* ort, madeand sold 19,726 dnring the same period. 11 tl CT Please Call anil Exossslnc. — " READING ROOM, LIBRARY AND DEPOSITORY. ANI> OTHERS, WISHING to obtain books from the SailorV Home Library, to the Bethel Sexton, who will have will charge of the Depository and Reading Room until SEAMEN please apply farther notice. Per order Bound Volumes of tbe "Friend" IUK SALE AT P.ser. L r THE OFFICE OF THE FRIEND: (THE . PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY SAMUEL C. DAMON. A MONTHLY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO TEMPERANCE, BEAMEN, MARINE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, TERMS: One copy, per annum, Two copies, Fite oopiw, " . ... . #2.00 8.00 •"■OO �16 THE FRIKMI, FER R II \R V Missionary Life-Boats. BINHGYAM,.SENIOR. , 18 6 7. ready rice is being imported to relieve their distress. Remember me kindly, please, to Mr. Doyen, and again thanking you for your letter, Written for tlio occa.*ijn, nnd chiefly sung at I remain sincerely yours, the einbt'ikntijn of tlie Author's children on E. Al. Van Reed. bourU tlie Morning Star, Boston, Nov. 12, 18C6. Vcg~ Manjero, refered to in the foregoing Tunk— Missionary Chant. letter, is the translator of "Bowditch's Navship " did Christ desire. " ATolittle stores, igator " in the Japanese language, see bear salvation's choicest To souls involved in ruin dire, Friend for June, 1860. For a notice of Around tiennes'ret's throng-prest shores. Kisaboro, see Friend for March, 1866. His herald-hosts he speeds afar— Let numerous ships upon them wait, Census of Honolulu and Suburbs.— And ev'n the children's Morning Star According to returns, as published in the Leap forth to aid liii work so grout. Go, angel-wiuged, blest Morning Star, Sweep fearless o'er the mighty deep ; .Safe every plank, and sail, and spar,— And all on board, may Jesus keep. Should dangers throng and surges roar, Then trust your Pilot, skilled and true, Timely to bring his friends ashore, As on that Lake whore tempests blew. " The winds and waves his voice obey— It heathen rage, ho calms the flood ; Faith's prayer he hours and clears tbe way, Lost tribes to reach and bring to God. Then to tho breeze your canvas spread ; Ten thousand prayers each sail shall fill; Give famished men God's living bread, And help them learn his glorious will. Send out your gospel life-boats sure, Where fearful billows roll amain ; There, for the lost, prompt aid secure, And throngs of shipwrecked souls regain. Dwellers in far offisles shall hail Tho rising of their Herald-star ; For their Redeemer will not fail, His chosen sheep to bring from far. When all his flock cross Jordan's flood. Some precious souls, resplendent there. From those dark shores, shall bless our (iod, For Life-Boats like the Morning Star. " A Letter from a Passenger of the Wrecked Bark "Libelle." Kanagawa, Oct. 12, 1866. Dear Mr. Damon:—Thankful am I for your welcome letter from Honolulu, and to know that our fate was a matter of more than passing interest. God help the shipwrecked T*o one, save those who have been in such peril, knows what trials and dangers beset the lives of those who go down My ' to the sea. The particulars of the wreck of the Libelle will have reached you ere this, and I will but revert to the occasion to say that it has added a period of twenty years to our lives. The kindness, generosity and humanity displayed by the Governor of Guam is beyond all praise. Francisco Moscosa y Lara, his name will indeed long live in our memory, and his attention to the Hawaiian subjects who were of our party will no doubt receive the attention of His Majesty. The letter for Manjero was given to his wife, but as he is in the war you may not hear from him for some time. Kisaboro is in Canton, the guest of the Governor. His visit to foreign countries has proved a blessing to his country already. The price of rice having become so high, owing to the war, that poor people find it hard to live, Kisaboro has been in correspondence with the Government, nnd al- Government Gazette, it appears that on the 7th of December, 1866, there were in Honolulu, and surrounding country including, say, south side of the mountains and seven miles east and west, 13,521 Hawaiians and 1,851 Foreigners. From the table, as published, it appears there has been a decrease of Hawaiians, since 1860, of 789, and an increase of Foreigners of 212. Total of foreign and native population, 15,372. Now, for the religious welfare of this number of people, there are as follows: Two large Protestant native Churches, One large Catholic native Church, Fort Street Church, Bethel Union Church, and the Reformed Catholic Church. All of these churches are supplied with settled Pastors and preachers. In all, probably not less than fifteen, or upon an average of one minister (including Protestant and Catholic) to every 1000 souls. Since writing the " Open Despatch," we would remark, that the seaman referred to in Dr. Hillebrand's note, has died and been buried. His Hospital and funeral expenses have been paid by the Ladies' MARINE JOURNAL PORT OF HONOLULU, S. I. ARRIVALS. Jan. I—Am bark Vernon, Comstock, 00 days from Puget Hound. I—l'aw'u1—I'aw'u bark Bernice, Johnstone, 31 days from San Francisco. 3— Am bark Jano A. Falkinburg, Rumwell, 36 days from Astoria, Oregon. 4—Russian chip Kamskatka, from Sitka. 7—Am wh bark Aurora, Aveline, 31 days from San Francisco. 8— 11. H. M.'s steam ship of war Mntine, 17 Runs, Com. SwMit'iirti, 'I'l iluys from Tahiti. 9—Brig Alert, Abbot '26 days fnm s»n Francisco. 10—Am bark Ltliu* Allen, Snow, '24 days from San Francisco. li)—Am bark Camden, Mitchell, from Puget Sound. 11—11 B M's S Clio, ~0 days fm Victoria, Vancouver's R 17—Am wh Hhip Florida, Williams, 20 days from Sau Francisco. 19—Am bark D. 0. Murray, Bennett, 16 days from Saa Francisco. 19—Kng bark Teaser. Uib;".ori, lOnduyi from Liverpool. 20—Schr Kitty Cartwright, Knglisb, U days from Fan- nine's Island. 21—Mir Sau Diego, from Howlnnd's Island. 26—Brit, bk Atrevida, Bissett. Juilay*. fm San Francisco. 27—Brit, ship Nimrod, Lilley, 57 days fm Sydney. 2*>— lint, ship Kenilworth, Brown, 166 days fm New York. DEPARTURES. Dec. 31—Am wh bark Peru, Smith, to cruise. 31—Old'g wh brig Cuutet, Weeks, ta cruise. all —Am wh ship Mt. WalUsion, Willis, for New Bedford. 31—Haw wh bark Ilae Ha*aii. Heppingstune, to cruise. 31—Am clipper ship Golden Fleece, Nelson, for Hong* kong. 31—Am wh ship Minerva, Penniman. to cruise. Jan'y I—Am wh ship James Maury, Cunningham, to cruise. 2—Am wh ship Canton Packet, Prase r, to cruise. fi—Norwegian brig Formica, Thoreen, for San Francisco. 7—Am bark A A. Mdridge, Abbott, for San Francitcu. 10—Hawaiian dark Lono. Howard, for Victoria. 10—Bus-nanbarkKauiHchHtka, frLondonand Cronstadt. 1-—Haw. schr Milton Badger, Miller, for i-'an Francisco. 12—Am bark Vernon. Comnt/»ck. for Puget Sound. 13—II. B. M. ship o( war Mutine, *Mvmbu ti,for Victoria. 17—H B M ship Clio, Tumour, for Tahiifr 19—Br. brig Abbott, for (.nam and Manila. 22—Am schr Hesperian, Wood, lor San Prune! wo. 23—Haw'n hark Bernic«, Johnstone, for San Francisco. 27 —Brit, bark Atrevida, Biscuit, for Hongkong. , PASSENGERS. Fob Hongbobg—per Goldi-ti Fleece. Dec. 31—Jow Hoy. From San yiaWMOU f*l Bernice, Jan. I—A liniroii, Longhead, .Mrs Kalumii, Stoddard, J W Hiihn. Ds.id Carter, air Stranger's Friend Society. anil Mrs Eckard, A N Trips, Uastnn, .N Smith, Hermann, Klrkwoml, I, Mitchell, 4 Hawaiians—ly. Naval._List of Officers of H. B. M's Steamer EMM Astokia, Oaaaoj— piT Jane A. Falkeuburg—Mis. Thns V HiinniHinil,lluis Mount iin—,l.' Mutine, arrived Bth January, and wiled again, on Cnldwill. Fur San Fbancisco— |ier Formica, Ja :. 4—F Helms, wife tlie l.'tth. for Victoria. Y. I." anil 2 children, A llHrmen, David Carter, W II Hluir. host Sam Fbabcbwo—prr Ethan Alim, Jan. 10 Mrs Parry, Commander—William Swinhurn. Lieutenants— Uicliuril B. Nicholetts, Pearson C. Johnstone, Mis* Armstrong, J T Wainhouse anil wile, .Mrs Hitchcock snd Mrs Colderl'Hiik, R Feursttne, S llaraoii, W WYist, E L child, R. C. Tuwnsliend. Pond, N Weed, ji., Mr Ban*. Stbkiuiik—ll Goodwin, Wm It IVArcey. Oiri.in, CtHak**. S WmmSmsm, Mr tUvnhigß, Mr Trabunk. h Martin, M. D. •Vurj/f Fun Sax fttaaxmo P*t Milton Redgrr. .Inn. I*t« —Mr Paymaster— Alfrnt T. I>. Nettleton. Mrs .1 J Ajers and child. .Mr ami Mrs Mcl'ully. ami Mr and vhief Engineer—Ueorirc Kent. Mrs McF Patten, Mr and Mrs Shaw and child, Miss Caldwell, Assistant Surgeon —William Grant, M. T). lluldwiu, P F Poiiiaikai—l3. (acting.) II Assistant Paymaster —Charles F. Roberta, Fob San Fram isco—per Hesperian. Jan. 22—Mr Col.c, J b/sbbbisbub Wllllßß Miirrack, Airreil I'igotl, Charles W. Mcllarrity, J B Holden, Dr Markoffsey, W A Martin, Mr Gelst, Dickinson. Eilwaril 11. Artlen. C Cmsino—7. Master's Assistant —Henri- Rackler. From San Fbancisco—per D C Murray Jan. 19—Mrand Mrs Clerk—Kreiieiit-k B. .1. Math la.. Marinette, Mr ami Mrs L M Curtisa, Rev C Q Williamson, C Engineer—Kdward Lilley. 11 J Turner, Cohen, Ueo X Carter, 8 Scott aud wife, J Keeney, Assistant Engineer—Willism .1. Pettlt. J S Webster, R Brown, W Kosie, M Henley. From Liverpool—per Tenser, Jan 21—Margaret Kew, IlanList nf Officers of 11. B. M's Steamer flio,arrived nuli Hutchison, 8 Ashcroft—.l. Fun San Fbancisco—per Bernice, J»o. 23—W Arthur, P 11th .January, and sailed on the 17th for Douglass. W Young and child, Misa D Arthur. R Longhead—8. f aptnin—N. EB. Tumour. Lieutenants-Chu. J. Carpy.John Kliot, C. S. \V. Willie' MARRIED. Wm. K. Clutierhuck. Master—Ralph A. Ramsay. Paymaster—Henry Gilpin. Pactkk— Cornx—Dec. 20th. 186*5, by Father Hermann, Chaplain—ltev. John J. Kvery, B. A. Pacyee v> Maria Coffin, both of Honolulu. Surgeon—John Hart, B. A. ( HAMBEHLiiM— Lightbody—ln Btoc.kbrl.lge, Wisconsin, Oct. Assistant Surgeon—George Y. Walah, M. I». 25, Rev. James P. Chamberlain, formerly of Honolulu, to Mill Suh Lieutenants—Chas. W. Herbert. P. K. Smythie.. Helen Catheriue, daughter of Deacon Lightbody of the former Assistant Paymaster—John B. Bradley. place. Al«<l**l>meit—Alfred J. White, Wm. C. S. Hathorn, Oeorge Taw Kbat—pAmu.—January 20, by the Ret\ 8. C. Damon, H. Eden, It, nrv Y. Harris. Tan Keat waa married to Pauhu. Master's Assistant —Thomas B. Moody. A Go—Hahakahi.—January 21, by the Rev. s. C.Damon, Clerks—George M. Jackson, Benjamin H. Chcmlno. A Go waa married to Hanaltahi. —John Downes. Engineer Chief Engineer— Robert Hetfierington. DIED. Assistant Engineers -William Gentle, John Hall, John T. Ooomn*. Jahb.tt—ln this city, on the 9th inst., after a ahort illness, Ist Lieutenant R. M. A.—Joan L. Needham. Kdward M., youngeit son uf William and Hannah Jarrett, aged nine months. Ram—At Kona. in the Islandof Hawaii, aged 32 years, J. Information Wanted, Raid, formerly of Go van, near Glasgow. Respecting James Wright, belonging to WhltlnßTllle. Mats., Jones—AtLahalna, Dec. 31st, 1860, Emma Elizabeth, eldest where he has friends now residing, desirous of obtaining Infor- daughter of William Ap Jones, Esq., aged twenty years and mation. Any information will be gladlyreceived by the Editor, ten months. Lose—ln Honolulu, January 18th, Mr. William Long. Ht or Mr. Hose* 8. Wright, Whltinsviil*. Msss. belonging to Pawtucket, R. has been an officer on board whaleshipt sailing out of this port. RaapactlDf John FerauU, by the or Siltbiba.—At the Queen's Hospital, Manuel Silrelra, a PorEditor, gladly r*orlv«a b* Any information I. will tuguese soman lately dtsehsrged from an American whaleship. Mrs. Mary P. PUd, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Tahiti: � 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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