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FRIEND
THE
HONOLULU, NOVKMBUR, 1, 1871.
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CONTENTS
Far November, 1871.
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The AI DOS of Japan
Loss of Arctic yiML.
Terrible Shipwreck, Khelehoo*
Loss of Oriole
Letter, by Rer. O. Smales
Loss of the u Japan"...
Y. M. C. Association
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THE FRIEND.
NOVEMBER I, 1871.
The New Hotel.—Honolulu has been
styled the " Hotel of the Pacific " but alas,
where was the Hotel ? There were houses
styled hotels, but there was no establishment
worthy of the name, where the traveling
community could find first class accommodations. If private enterprise could not start
such an establishment, we are sincerely glad
the Government has undertaken it. A good
first class Hotel, we hold, to be an absolute
necessity in Honolulu. Our situation enables us to speak knowingly respecting the
necessity of a good Hotel. Having been
brought into intimate relationship with
strangers and travelers, we feel confident the
house will be a success, provided a good
keeper can be found. Under the circumstances the new Hotel should be leased on
the most liberal terms. Most heartily we
wish the enterprise success. The building is
roomy, airy and convenient, and an ornament to the city. The view from the cupola
is grand.
Photographic Views of the Lost Fleet.
—Mr. Thomas Thrum has caused to be
photographed six views of the fleet in its
various positions, before it was abandoned.
One represents it at anchor and another
crushed by the ice. The views were
sketched by Mr. Waldemar Muller, a young
German, who recently arrived from California, and is employed as a teacher of drawing at Oahu College. These views are for
sale, at $6.00 per set, at Thrum's news
depot.
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f<M Series, fort.***.
Liverpool Seamen’s Institute.
The Ainos of Japan.
We would acknowledge from A. Balfour,
Esq., of Liverpool, a copy of the Pott containing a full report of the proceedings on
this occasion. Addresses were made by
distinguished men in Church and state, including the Bishop of Chester and Lord
Derby. An immense display was made.
The Post reports that there has been no such
gathering, since Prince Albert laid the corner stone of the Sailors' Home. When in
Liverpool it was our privilege to visit this
institution, then occupying temporary buildings in Duke street. It is estimated the
new building will cost $100,000, most of
which sum has already been raised.
Our attention has recently been called to
a remarkable race of people living upon one
of the islands of Japan. This people appear
to stand in the snme relation to the Japanese race, that the North American Indians
do to the European races which have conquered them. We would acknowledge our
indebtedness, to Mr. Lindau, the German
gentleman now visiting Honolulu, who has
Mr. Waterhouse’s New Store.—Among
the substantial and solid improvements going
forward in Honolulu, may be reckoned, this
new store. It appears that Mr. Waterhouse
has been engaged in business since 1861.
The front of the store is ornamented with
the British Coat of Arms. Everything in
and about the establishment is indictative of
business and thrift. The proprietor can furnish his customers with any article of merchandise from a needle to a crow-bar; a
watch-chain to a cable; a breast pin to an
anchor; a jewsharp to a/i accordion ; a lace
cape to a gunny bag; besides a thousand and
one other articles useful and ornamental.
Pulling Hard.—Our sympathies were aroused
one day thia week, in noticing a group of Bailor boys
seated on the grass, up town, surrounding one of
their number, the youngest, while be sang a plaintive and appropriate ditty. They were all young
men and boys, evidently Americans, far from their
New England homes—" shipwrecked seamen." The
chorus of their song ran something in this wise:
for one another,
" Do roar best
Making life a pleasant dream,
Help a worn and weary brother,
PuUlnf hard against tbe stream."
The D. C. Murray and R. W. Wood,
sailing for San Francisco to-day, will take
most of the masters and officers, together
with many of the seamen, of the wrecked
vessels.
resided many years in Japan, and there held
the office of Consul of the North German
Confederation. He called our attention to a
work in French entitled, " Un voyage Autour Dv Japon." This volume was published
in Paris, in 1864, and embraces a series of
letters written by Mr. Lindau, while sojourn*
ing in that country. We take much pleas,
ure in presenting our readers with some remarks upon " The Amos " of Japan, trans,
lated from this volume. For the translation
we would acknowledge our indebtedness to
Prof. Checkering, of Oahu College :
The island of Yezo is a conquest of Japan
over a people once powerful and numerr
ous, but now singularly reduced. It is situated north of the large island of Nippon
and is separated from it by the Strait of
Tsougar. It has the form of an irregular
triangle, and embraces a hilly surface of
30,000 square miles, There are about
100,000 Japanese residents and 60,000 natives, called Amos. The Tychoon, the
chief official of Japan, possesses a domain of
vast extent upon which stands the large city
Hakodade. The chief tenant of Yezo is the
Prince of Matsmai, himself subject to the
Tychoon. His possession* cover the greater
part of the south eastof the island, and form
a principality, of which the capital is Matsmai. This city is upon one of the extremities of the Strait of Tsougar and has from
10,000 to 15,000 inhabitants. It was not
comprised among those ports opened to
Europeans, and is scarcely known save by
name. A foreign merchant whom desire of
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111 X VRIE N D. NOVEMBER, 1871.
trade and adventure had led to Matsmai was
held a prisoner. He says that like the other
Japanese cities it is neat and well managed,
and contains, besides the residences of the
prince and his suits, many temples. The
rest of Yezo, not pertaining to the Tychoon
nor the prince, is divided into equal portions
among the seven grand princes of the north
of Nippon, who defray the expenses of a garrison of 8,000 soldiers, for the defense of
the entire isle, occupying military posts on
the coasts. The Japanese population of
Yezo is divided between the two cities
Hakodadi and Matsmai, and some other
places of less importance forming the principal port of the southern part of the island.
This population live chiefly by fishing, and
derive a considerable revenue therefrom;
for fish abound to such an extent, that quite a
flotilla of small merchant vessels is employed
constantly in transporting them to the ports
of the isle of Nippon.
Comirierce and agriculture receive attention also. In the interior of Yezo we find
the Amos. With no historical testimony we
could not, seeing their actual condition,
recognize in them the forever masters of the
island. They dwell apart from the coasts,
where are found the large cities, and appear
only in spring and autumn to exchange their
furs arid fish for rice and clothing. Their
manriers, their appearance, their language,
all differing from the Japanese, attach this
population, whose origin is unknown, to
some family on the Asiatic continent. They
are commonly small, short and thick set,
with poor forms, but of great strength. Their
forehead is large and prominent,* their eyes
black and soft, and are horizontal like those
of Europeans. They are white although
somewhat tanned ; but a particular characteristic of their appearance, and which contributes toward giving them a savage aspect
in the wonderful length to which their abundant hair grows. It is heavy and bushy;
their beards are stiff, and oftentimes the
whole body is covered with hair resembling
bristles. They are pleasant and tractable.
On coming close to them we can easily
see the mild expression of their character under their coarse hairy features. The women,
printer has furnished an outline of the head of an
* OarIndlr-stlnf
Alan,
the protuberance in front, making thehead to
bare the appearanceof a person with water on tbe brain."
vs c are told this failure la universal.
"
naturally ugly, seem to delight in making
themselves more hideous, and have adopted
a fashion which recalls the Japanese practice
of the black teeth. They paint their lips blue
from the nose to the chin.
The dress of the Amos does not differ essentially from that of the lower class in
Japan. The men wear tight pantaloons,
and an over garment girdled by a sash. The
women one or more robes according to the
weather. They make these after a very
coarse fashion ; they consist simply of straw
or sea weed woven. The little children
have a lively and intelligent air which wears
off as they grow older. When the little
ones are not compelled to go far, they walk
behind their parents ; if the journey is long,
they are placed in a net and slung upon the
back, and the porter holds the ends of the
net before him. Their language is not
yet, I think, the object of special attention in Europe, and it approaches no
known language. Hence it is very difficult to fix their phrases, for the reason, that the language has never been
reduced to a written form. Yet they guard by
tradition the memory of some grand poems,
known among the Japanese, in which are celebrated frequent combats sustained by them
against bears and huge fishes. Bears and
fishes representing the chase and fishing, the
sole employment of the Amos, are a part of
the gross religion they possess. Their chief
divinity is the bear. The Japanese conquest
has introduced among them some elements
of Buddhism ; but they are so entangled in
the idolatry of the Amos as to be scarcely
discernible. One of the most curious of
their ceremonies is that accompanying the
dissection of a bear slain in the hunt. They
proceed with a profound respect and constantly bow and pray to the dead divinity.
The head of the beast is sacred, and instead
of eating it they hang it over the door as a
talisman against the influence of evil spirits.
In this intelligent nineteenth century the
Amos present the image of a people which
have not passed the infancy of humanity.
They live in societies of ten or twenty families, and are easily governed by chiefs of
their own blood, whose power is hereditary
but very limited, as to the conquering race
alone belongs official jurisdiction.
Their dwellings contain only utensils for
hunting, fishing and cooking. Their manners are very pleasant, hospitable, benevolent, also timid and contrast strangely with
the dangerous employments they engage in.
Monogamy which they seem to have practiced while independent, has given way to
Japanese customs, and to-day all the Amos
have as many wives as they can support. The
marriage celebration does not differ materi-
ally from the Japanese. The dowry of the
bride consists of fishing and hunting impleplements, and a greater or less quantity of
dried fishes and furs, the principal weajth of
the Amos. In the history of the fallen race
their are few definite epochs. They know
almost nothing of their past, yet remember
that their ancestors were masters of Japan,
and they narrate a strange legend about
their origin, resembling somewhat the history of the creation of the human race which
the people of the Occident possess.
" Sometime after the earth rose out of
the waters, a woman came to live on the
most beautiful of the isles which should belong to the Amos; she came upon a ship
that the winds and favoring waves brought
to the Occident instead of the Orient. With
her she brought bows, arrows, lances, knives,
nets, all the implements necessary to chase
the fallow deer which abounded in the forests, and to procure the fish which filled the
sea and the rivers. For many years this
woman dwelt happy and alone in a garden
still existing, but which no mortal can discover. One day while returning from the
chase she felt weary, and to refresh herself,
went to bathe in the river which separated
her domains from the outside world. Suddenly a dog appeared, and swam toward her
rapidly ; affrighted she ran from the water
and concealed herself behind a tree. The
animal followed and asked why she had run
away. She replied that she was afraid.
' Let me remain with you,' said the dog, ■ I
will be your attendant, your protector, and
you need fear nothing.' She consented and
from the union of these two creatures, sprung
the Amos, which means men."
To this fable are joined many others, all
affirming that the Amos, who to-day people
the archipelago of Kouriles of which Yezo is
the central island, came from the Occident.
It is sure that their origin was upon the
Asiatic continent, and probable that it was
in the interior. It is sure that they bear no
resemblance to their neighbors the Guilakes,
the Tougouses, the Manchoos, and the other
people now living upon the east slope of the
north of Asia. This race remains entirely
isolated. Crushed under the pitiless judgment of the Japanese, reduced to a state of
misery and slavery, which has suffocated in
them the instinct of progress, it descends
with rapid step to that great tomb of conquered and unknown races, when soon it
will repose side by side with its neighbors,
and companions in suffering, the Kamchatdales and the North American Indians. Formerly it had some glory. In remote times,
600 years before Christ, the Amos were
masters of the provinces north of the great
isle of Nippon, and under the reign of the
first Mikado, Sin Moun, the Japanese treated
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them as equals if not superiors; but their
force waned as they came in contact with
the Japanese. Little by little they lost
ground, power and influence, and forced to
cross again the strait of Tsougar they were
borne to theirancientpossession, the Kouriles.
The Japanese drove them even beyond this
archipelago; one of their generals fought
them a long time, but submitted to the imperial government near the end of the I4th
century. After this they were never able to
arise from servitude to the Japanese who
subjected them and kept them down. They
only dare approach their masters with marks
of the deepest respect, and they pay a considerable tribute of dried fishes and skins to
the Tychoon and the Prince of Matsmai,
chief of the vassals of the isle of Yezo.
Formerly every spring a delegation of Amos
went to Veddo to show submission and pay
tribute to the Tychoon.
Now this double duty is accomplished at
Hakodade before the Governor, (O-bungo.)
The deputation pronounce certain conventional formulas on arriving; each member
(there are four or five commonly) receives a
cup fillled with sakki, (a spirit made of
rice), which he drinks after making a libation to the gods and to the temporal vassals
of Yezo. The payment of tribute is regulated by the help of under-officers. To
know this strange people one ought to go
into the interior of the island to their homes
away from the eye of the masters. The
Amos love strangers, offer them all they
posses; on departing they are perfectly satisfied if you give them a handful of tobacco
nnd a flask of spirits. At Hakodade;
they are ill at ease and of wonderful
timidity at what ever distance they may be
from the spectator.
Editorial, Remarks.—We would add a
few additional remarks respecting this remarkable people. Their history, it appears,
can be traced several centuries before the
Christian Era. In the Xlth volume of the
Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, published in 1868, we find a
most interesting paper relating to The Amos.
It was communicated by A. S. Bickmore,
Esq., who visited The Amos some years
ago, in company with the United States
Consul and the Governor of Yesso. The
following remarks upon the history of this
people will be read with interest:
"As they have no written records, the earliest accounts of this people have come
down to us through Japanese histories. Ac-
cording to
a
Japanese chronology, compiled
from the best sources and kindly translated
for me by Father Nicholai, of the Russian
Legation, Jin-mu, the first Japanese emperor, appeared on Kiusiu at Hunga (or
Hewngnga) in B. C. 667. In B. C. 663,
he first came to Nippon, but was defeated
and driven back by the aborigines. In B.
C. 660 he returned and effected a permanent
settlement on the southeast part of that isl-
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and. In most of the Japanese histories, at mixed Amos, a people of whose race peculeast, no mention appears of the arrival of liarities but little is well known even by the
any new people, and the Japanese all believe most intelligent ethnologists.
that these aborigines were the ancestors of
Tbe Japanese race is undoubtedly the
the present Amos. Thus this people, al- most important and promising race known
though so little known to this day, are men- in eastern Asia. It has a much stronger
tioned half a century before the time of tendency than any other to study the civiliNebuchadnezzar, and six hundred years be- zation of Europe and the United States, and
fore the northern and western parts of adopt anything it offers them which promises
Europe were first described by Caesar in his to be useful. They are themselves more
Commentaries, and more than two thousand advanced in civilization than is supposed by
one hundred years before the discovery of those who have only a general knowledge of
the continent by Columbus. In A. D. 272 eastern Asia, and assume that the jmoat inthe Amos, for the first time, brought presents telligent people found there are semi-barbato the Japanese authorities and acknowl- rians. The Japanese seem likely to advance
edged them as their rulers. In A. D. 352 rapidly, become an active and enterprising
they rebelled, and in A. D. 366 they de- people, and play an important part in that
feated the Japanese and killed their general. important future of the Pacific world, which
During the next two centuries, however, is now beginning. Their geographical posithey appear to have been completely subju- tion relative to our Pacific coast, makes it
gated; for an educated Japanese informs me certain our communication with them will
that as early as A. D. 655, the Japanese constantly increase, and finally become ns
sovereign then reigning established a kind important to our commerce as important to
of government over the Amos in Yesso, our present communication with any of the
which was located near Siribets, a volcano nations of Europe. The age is coming
on the north shore of Volcano Bay. In A. when eastern Asia and the Pacific world
D. 1186, Yortitomo usurped theruling power will seem to us more important than Europe,
in Nippon, and becoming jealous of his and have more of our attention."
brother Yosi Tsunai, had him put to death,
The Gift of Making friends.
according to history, at a headland on the
east coast, now called Shendai. But ac[Tom Brown at Oxford J
cording to tradition, Yosi Tsunai escaped to
Blessed
is
the man who hns the gift of
Yesso, and treating the Amos here with the
; for it is one of God's best
friends
making
greatest kindness, was deified by them and
gifts. It involves many things, but above
is now their chief hero."
all, the power of going out of oneself, and
In a late number of the Massachusetts seeing and appreciating
whatever is noble
Spy, published in Worcester, Mass., we find and living in another man.
additional remarks upon " The Amos."
But even to him who has the gift, it is
These remarks are from the pen of the edi- often a great puzzle to find out whether a
man is really a friend or not. The followtor, J. D. Baldwin, Esq., who is the author
is recommended as a test in the case of
ing
of a most interesting volume entitled "Pre- any man about whom you are not quite
historic Nations."
sure ; especially if he should happen to have
more of this world's goods,either in the shape
the
race
was
established
That
Japanese
by "the mixture of Mongols with people of of talents, rank, money, or what not, than
unother race found inhabiting the Japanese you—
Fancy the man stripped stark naked of
islands, must be accepted a demonstrated
fact. But they did not begin this mixture everything in the world, except an old pair
on the island of Nippon, nor is there evi- of trousers and a shirt, for decency's sake,
dence of any kind to show that the Mongols without even a name to him, and dropped
met the Malays' there. They mixed with down in the middle of Holborn or Piccadilly.
'the
old inhabitants of the islands, some of Would you go up to him then and there,
whom can be seen now on the islands of and lead him out from amongst the cabs and
Yezo and Saghalien. They are known as omnibuses, and take him to your own home,
■Amos,' and may be of Malay blood to a and feed him, and clothe him, and stand by
large extent. Many ol the existing ' races ' him against all the world, to your last soverof men, so called, were established by the eign, and your last leg of mutton ? If you
process of mixture; and these Amos may wouldn't do this, you have no right to call
have Malay blood mixed to some extent him by the sacred name of friend. If you
with that of another people. Tnis, although would, the odds are that he would do the
very probable, remains to be determined. same by you, and you may count yourself a
Between six hundred and seven hundred rich man. For, probably, were friendship
years before the Christian era, Mongols from expressible by, or convertible into, current
Corea established a settlement, not on the coin of the realm, one such friend would be
island of Nippon, but on the much smaller worth to a man, at least £100.000. How
island of Kiusiu, which lies near the sonth- many millionaires are there in England 7 I
ern end of Nippon. This island is described can't even guess; but more by a good many,
in Japanese histories as the original seat or I fear, than there are men who have ten
cradle of the Japanese monarchy. But, con- real friends. But friendship is not so exsiderable time passed before the Mongols se- pressible or convertible. It is more precious
cured full possession of it; and it was not than wisdom ; and wisdom " cannot be gotuntil the sixth century of the Christian era, ten for gold, nor shall rubies be mentioned
that the Japanese race had secured such in comparison thereof." Not all the riches
control of Nippon as enabled them to invade that ever came out of earth and sea are
Yezo successfully. Yezo is still occupied to worth the assurance of one such real abiding
a considerable extent by communities of un- friendship in your heart of hearts.
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THE FKIEND.
NOVEMBER 1, 1871.
Arctic Fleet Ice Bound !
33 SHIPS* LOST !
1,200 SEAMEN ARRIVED!
ONLY t BHIPB SAVED.
Tbe story of the great disaster which has
befallen the whaling fleet is best told, in the
subjoined document, signed by the masters
of the lost ships.
Point Belches., Ancnc Ocean, >
Boptember 12, 1871.
Know nil men by theae presents, that we, tbe undersigned, musters of wlmleshipe, now lying at Point
Belcher, after holding a meeting concerning onr
dreadful situation, bare all come to the conclusion
that oar ships cannot be got out this year, and there
being no harbor that we can get oar Teasels into, and
not having provisions enough to feed our orews to
exceed three months, and being in a barren country
where there is neither food or fuel to be obtained, we
feel ourselves under the painful necessity of abandoning our vessels, and trying to work our way south
with our boats, and if possible to get on hoard of
ships that are south of the ice. We think it would
not be prudent to leave a single soul to look after our
vessels, as the first westerly gale will crowd tbe ice
ashore, and either crush the ships or drive them high
upon tbe beach. Three of the fleet have already been
crushed, and two are now lying hove out which hare
been crushed by the ice, and are leaking badly. We
have now five wreaked crews distributed among us.
We have barely room to swing at anchor between the
paok of ice and the bench, and are lying in three
fathoms of water. Should we be oast upon the beach
it would be at least eleven months before we could
look for assistance, and in all probability nine out of
ten would die of starvation or scurvy before the opening of spring. Therefore, we have arrived at these
conclusions—after the return of our expedition under command of Capt. D. R. Fraser of tbe Florida,
he having with whaleboats worked to the southward
as far as Blossom Shoals, and found that the ioe
pressed ashore the entire distance from our position
'to the Shoals, leaving in several places only sufficient
depth of water for our boats to pass through, and
this liable at any moment to be frozen over during
twenty-four hours, which would cut off onr retreat
even by the boats, as Capt. Frater had to work
through a considerable quantity of young ioe during
his expedition, which cut up his boats badly.
Annexed is a list of the names of the abandoned
ships and the amount of oil each ship had taken up
to the time they were lost, and u they lay in rotation
along the ioe and land
Concordia, 650 barrels ; Gay Head, 630 do;
George. 300 do ; John Wells. 300 do ; Massachusetts, 350; J. 1). Thompson. 100 sperm and 770 do ;
Contest. 860 do; E. Morgan, 160 do ; Champion,
275 sperm »nd 300 do Henry Tnber. 300 do ; E.
Swift, 700 do ; Florida. 650 do : O. Crocker, 200
.do; Navy, 280 sperm and 400 do; Reindeer 800
<lo ; Seneca. 450 do ; Fanny. 300 do ; Geo. Howland, 600 do ; Monticello, 270 sperm and 630 do;
Carlotta, 700 do; Paiea, 100 do ; Kobola, 150 do;
Kugenia. 250 do; Julian, 40 sperm and 200 do;
Awaabooka. clean ; T. Dickason. 650 do ; Minerva.
130 do ; Wm. Rotcb, 200 do; Mary, 300 do; Roman, 660 do; Comet, 30 do. The following are
tbe names of tbe vessels saved and the amount of
oil taken by each Arctic, 480 barrels; Progress,
250 do ; Chance, 220 sperm and 280 wbale ; Daniel
Webster, 260 do ; Lagoda. 725 do; Eoropa, 330
do; Midas. 450 do, 140 sperm.
,
:
;
:
While the position of, the ships
was beand
more
dangerous,
more
coming every day
several meetings of the masters were held.
Erom the Advertiser of Oct. 23d we copy
itself upon the mind of every one, tbat in order to
save tbe lives of their orews tbey would have to
abandon their ships. None but those similarly situated could tell bow difficult it was for them to arrive
at this painful conclusion, and to winter was ntterly
impossible, as their provisions would not last onethird of tbe winter, which is nine months in duration in these latitudes. And then to what purpose
could it be done, as there was no place of safety for
the ships ; had tbey been in a harbor some of tbe
orews might have been left to take oare of them, and
keep the natives from destroying them. But as they
lay in the open sea exposed to every storm, the
chances were that they would all be destroyedby tbe
ice. Under these trying circumstances they were
forced to come to the conclusion to abandon the
ships to save their lives, and the colors were accordingly set as agreed on—at the mast-heads—to
notify all the ships companies to get ready to leave
on tbe 14th of Sept. The Masters of the distressed
vessels knew if they were caught by the bad weather,
the chances were that they would never get back
again, after being blown off. Thus, although they
were ready to stay any length of time by their ships
as long as they could be sure of a ship to take them
off at tbe last moment, and that time bad now arrived, and as every one regretted leaving their
ships, still there was no alternative. Starvation and
death awaited them should they be obliged to stay ;
accordingly, boats were loaded with suoh provisions and clothing as were absolutely necessary, and
by 4 P. M. every ship's company had left, and were
on their way south. As they made their way down
the coast tbey found the ice much worse than they
had any idea of, and a great deal of shoal water
besides, so that even if they had succeeded in getting
the brigs over the bar at Wainwright Inlet, they
never could have got them in the clear water south !
At night tbey camped on the beach, and at daylight
on the 15th, tbey proceeded on their way to Icy
Cape ; it blew strong from the south, and when they
came in sight of the ships they found considerable
difficulty in getting off to them, as the boats were
loaded deep and the sea rugged. The bark Arctic
Midas and Progress, lost each an anchor in trying to
bold on to take them on board, tbey were very
kindly received on board these ships—seven in
number as before mentioned. The boats were cut
adrift, as it was impossible to save them, the ships
being so orowded. On the 16th, the last boats,
crews were taken on board, and the wind blowing
strong from NW, they weighed anchor and steered to
SW, it having been agreed between the Captains of
tbe ships to proceed to Plover Bay, and there get
water and wood to last them on the passage to the
Sandwich Islands. This was dono by five of the
ships, the Arctic Progress, Midas, Lagoda and
Europa, which arrived there on tbe 24th, and sailed
again on tbe 26th. The distance traversed by the
boats after abandoning the ships before reaching the
ships South of Icy Cape, was about 70 miles ; the ice
being in one solid body all the way to Icy Cape,
leaving a narrow strip of dear water along thebeach
—the entire distance—but also very shoal.
Terrible Shipwreck and Loss of Eleven
Lives.
By the arrival of the steamer Motes Taylor, Oct.
we have tbe following, distressing account of
human suffering and loss of life at sea. The brig
Shelehoff, Capt. Hopken, it will be remembered, took
a cargo of oattle from these Islands to Tahiti in De-
22d,
cember of but year.
The following statement from the pen of H. M.
Whitney, Esq., who was a passenger by the steamer,
will be read with absorbing interest:
On Thursday, Oot 19th, at 8 a.v., a sail was discovered by the wheelman on the steamer Motes
Taylor. The vessel lay directly in the steamer's
track, and appeared to be disabled, having but one
mast standing, and only her lower topsail set, running before a fresh southeast wind. On approaobing
her, It proved to be a brig, water-logged, with her
mainmast carried away, apparently deserted, no
persons appearing in sight on board.
It proved to be tbe American brig Shelehoff, 218
tons register, of San Francisco, bound to Callao with
a cargo of lumber. Tbe survivor was Capt Luder
Hopken, the last of twelve persons on board at the
time of the disaster. The brig was caught in s cyclone
on the night of July 3d, the same date of the solar
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as follows :
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On tbe 18th of September another meeting was eclipse.
held by the Masters, the painful fact having forotd
The accident occurred in N. lat. 16and W. long.
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117, about 620 miles south-west of Cape St. Luces.
The wreck was fallen in with in X. Ist. 26.40, W.
long. 148.62. about 400 miles north-east of Hawaii,
showing that tbey bad run nearly 2,000 miles in 109
days.
The brig sailed from San Francisco June 22d, with
210,000 feet of lumber on board.
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Too much praise cannot be given to Capt. Bennett,
of the Motet Taylor, for sending a boat from the
steamer to examine tbe wreck, which, to all appearance, was abandoned, and when nine out of ten shipmasters would probably have thought it a waste of
time to stop and examine her condition. But his
humane course has saved the life of one person,
whose gratitude nowords can express. »
In conclnsion. Capt. Hopken desires me to give his
heartfelt thanks to Capt. Bennett, Dr. Woodbridge
and Mr. Beals, who so kindly nursed him, and to the
passengers on board tbe Motet Taylor, who have
contributed so liberally to bis wants.
Henky M. Whitnet, Passenger.
• • •
* • •
The following paper was prepared by Captain
Hopken, Sept. 10th, on board the brig, to be left in
case no one survived.
It gives the list of crew and
passengers :
American brig Shelehoff, of San Francisco, was
water-logged on the 3d of July, 1871,in a hurricane.
Int. 16° north and long. 117 west. Was sfloat till
This was written on the 10th Sept. 1871,
Sept.
70 days at sea.
Capt. Luder Hopken, Master, San Francisco ;
Mate, T. Johnson, of Schleswig Holstein ; Second
Mate, James MacCarley, Port Petrice, Migdonshire ;
Steward, Phillip Dunn, Ssn Francisco. Seamen—
Levedore Police, Rebosto Sicilia, Mitchell Velago,
Bajerro Calabria, Italy ; Andrew Larssen, Sweden ;
l.ona Lewis Ncssen, Flensburg, Germany. Cabin
passengers—Ashley Crane, Charles Davis, San Francisco ; Charles Kurtz, Tubingen, Germany—[New
York papers copy] Bartholomew Clawell, native of
Charlorille, Department dc Sardensu, (France?)
Written on board the brig Shelehoff, Monday, Sept.
10, 1871. We have suffered hard from hunger and
thirst.
Crew, passengers and officers beg to send this to
San Francisco, and publish in the papers.
In the Nautical Almanac were found the following
entries
July 3d, cyclone ; vessel waterlogged.
Sept. 6th, Andrew Larssen died ; Sept. 18th, Lewis
Xessen died ; Sept. 22d. Bart. Clawell died ; Sept.
21st, on the wreck 80 days ; 92 days from San Francisco. No rain. Nothing to eat.
Saturday, Sept. 80.—We are on the wreck 89 days.
Four dead. Please advertise this in papers.
Monday, Oct, 15.—106 days on the wreck. All
hands dead, except the Captain and one passenger—
Crane.
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A Card.
We, the undersigned ladies and masters, would respecifulty
tender our heartfelt thank* to Captain Thos. 11. Mellen, of
the ship Europa, for his kind reception and hospitable entertainment of ourselves, officers and crews while on board hie
•hip. We would alio tender our sympathy for the low of his
season* catch, and returnextra thank* for the generous manner In which he invited v* on board, by setting hi* colors fore
and aft when he *aw ua coursing in our boats. And the welcome on board in the Arctic Ocean, In our destitute condition,
will long be remembered by all, and may hi* future prosperity
In life be measured out to him after his own bounteous manner
of ministering to ourselves while on board.
With respect,etc.,etc.,
Capt.HcFPtNosTONßandwite, Capt. Jarrd Jerneqan,
■ HbCnj. Dexter and wife,
Ariel Norton,
Valentine Lewis,
L. C. Owbn,
Capt. T. C. Packard.
Honolulu, Oct. 23d, 1871.
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A Card.
The undersigned master* of the whaleshins Gmy Head, E.
Swift, J. D. Thompson, Euyrnta, Paira and R'indeer,
wish, through tbe columns of this paper, to express their undivided thanks to Captain Tripp, of the bark Arctic, of Honolulu, forhis kind and gentlemanly treatment of themselves
and their officers and crews on the voyage down from ley
Cape to Honolulu, and we feel deeply obligated to Captain
Tripp for his readiness in coming to our assistance under the
trying circumstances tn which we were placed by losing our
vessel* In the Ice, and we sincerely hope he will not go unrewarded forhis noble-hearted humanity.
Approved and signed by,
Capt Kbllv,
Capt. Ntk,
»• Blivbm,
* Nrwbvrt,
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An Island on Fire. —In Scribner’s
monthly for October will be found an interesting article relating to Hawaii and its volcanos, by T. Munson Coan.
The Festival.—The ladies connected
with the Bethel congregation will hold a festival, on or about the 25th of this month.
Time and place will be duly announced.
New Books.—At Whitney’s book store
will be found a fresh supply of new books,
direct from market in the Eastern States.
Every reader of history and romance, science
nnd art, will find something to his taste.
The Rev. E. Corwin.—The former pastor
of Fort street Church, we learn, has become associated with the Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
Mills in the management of their new Seminary, which has so rapidly assumed the leadership of female education on the Pacific
const. Mr. Corwin's practical talent and
ready adaptation to such a position, will
render his services eminently useful.
Loss of the “Oriole.”—This ship was
wrecked on the 14th of June, off" Cape
Thadeus. No lives lost. She had taken
no oil. The vessel was taken to Plover
Bay for repairs, but sunk after being hove
down. Captain Hays, chartered a schooner
nnd fell in with the Emily Morgan, and then
returned and wrecked the ship, and subsequently distributed the crew among the fleet.
Drinking
Habits
of
Americans.—A
young literary Englishman who has spent
some time m this country, in a magazine article says that, although he has heard that
there is a great dent of drinking in the
Northern suites, as far as his observation
goes, Americans are the soberest race of
men under the sun. Scarcely any Englishman ever thinks of dining without a glass of
wine or ale, while few Americans drink noththing but ice-water at dinner. In the dining-halls of all the great hotels, ice-water is
the rule, and wine or beer the exception.
Teetotalism among cultivated Englishmen
is almost as strange as immoderate drinking,
while here it is something indispensable.—
Amerinan Paper.
Information Wanted,
Of Oeorae Francis fauakan, who sailed from New Bedford
In 1866. Any information concerning hire will be gratelully
received by his father, residing in Springfield, Mass., or at the
office of this paper.
Of ManoelVe Brum, of Ban Miguel, Asores. Waa last
known to nave been on board the berk Almira, Oapu Marchant, prior to her being lost. Any Information will be thankfully received by the Editor.
Information wanted respecting .Mmri Bnclclem, his Mends
have not hesrd from him for six years. Aoy information will
be cladly received by his alsier Miaa Kate Buckler, l'autuckels
K. L.orbytheltdltor.
Information wanted respecting John Kmrrit, formerly a resident of Honolulu, say ten years ago. He waa married to an
Hawaiian, and had two children. Any information will be
gladly received by the Editor, or Mr. Richard Betteredge,
Royal Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Respecting Edwin B. Ftderken. who left New Bedford Id
the whaleshlp Gay Head, Capt. Lawrence, in 1861, and waa
last hesrd from at Sydney, N. B. W. la 1868. Communication
ai to the said Federben, will be thankfully received by hie
lirnlher, Wm. Y. C. Federhen, 14I Pleasant! Street, Boston,
Mass., or by C. Brewer It Co., lluuotulu, or by the Bailor.
FRIEND. NOVEMBER. I
8
85
7.1.
Fob San Faancisco—Per Mosos Taylor. OeL 24th—Geo
Nrbeker. G W Bllven, Geo Duffey. J Upturn, N A Illume,
wife and child, B B Worth, W Mltcael, J M Monsarrat. I.
Williams and wife, Torn! Sabro, T W Wllilsms, wile and 3
children, H Hesse, T C Packard. H W llyman, W H Kelly, C
E W Howland and wife, D R Fraser, Geo F BautPORTFSI
HON.LU . Edry,Allen,
Sam Mitchell, R T Basklns, Geo H I'ayne, J R Stlveis,
N E Ranson, J N Norton, Jno Fahy, JasCarier, R P Glfforil,
W P Davenport, A Osborn, T B Smith, T Drlacole, T W
ARRIVALS.
Manchester, W F Macamher, J W Fisher, F C Eldrsrlge, Ed4—Haw bk Queen Emma, D Hempstead, IS) days ward Murray, J M Forrest, C E Remmington, E E Smith, H
M Newbury, H A Poller. R W Andrews, Capt Jrrnrgan, Capt
from San Francisco.
4—Hsw brig Kamehanielia V., A Tenptrom, 18 days Ben Dexter and wife, A Dean. H Allen. M Green, A Norton,
II Peaae, J A Jones, T Horker, Ed M Fraser, Chaa Hubbard,
from Tahiti.
C Beifert, Jos Tlncker, H D Colami, John Rodgers, Jas 8 Car4—Am sch Helms, O M I.IikIbII, 16 days from Tahiti.
ter, Jno Joseph, C A Smethers, Frank I'elrce, rt II Ingalls, C
Mesqults,
days
32
from
7—Portuguese bk Cecelia, A
A Ludlow, D B Adams, E Cooke, I. C Owen, wife and child,
CsUbo.
W L Davis, R B Mratten, T 8 Redflehl, N A Sands, Mr
from
Boston.
B—Haw hk lo'anl, A M Ropes, 142 clays
Mr Groves, R Bchwulhe. L Luce, 8 X Mendel), A May,
B—Am bk Atireoln, G Ross, 30 days fin Nanaimo, Y. I. Cheat,
I'lluger, and 70 Iran Auckland and Sydney.
Wm
10—Oer bk Hongkong, I Jai übson, 13 days from Ban
MARINE JOURNAL.
Oct.
Francisco,
16—Am ship Ceylon, Geo I. Woods, 128 days from
Boston.
18—Am bk D C Murray, P F Shepherd, 12 days from
San Francisco.
18—Am bk Delaware, Frank M Rollins, 24 days from
Victoria, B C.
18—Am bk Powhattan, Francis Blackstone, 26 days
from Port Gambol, W T.
20—Brit Stmr Wonga Wonga, John Steuart, 8 days 20
hours from Ran Francisco.
21—Am stmr Nebraska, Harding, 26 days from Sydney
via Auckland.
21—Am stmr Nebraska, J Harding, 16 days and 16
hours from Auckland.
22—Am stmr Moses Taylor, N T Bennett, 10 days and
16 hours from Ban Fraud*,-),.
23—Haw wh bk Maunaloa, R Briggs, from Robbin Is,
via Hakodadl, with 604 seal skins.
23—Am wh ship Dan Webster, G F Marvin, from Arctic. 80 sperm, 320 whale, 1,200 bone.
23—Am wh bk Progress, Jaa Dowden, from Arctic, 260
whale.
23—Haw wh bk Arctic, A N Tripp, from Arctic, 480
whale, 6,600 bone.
24—Am wh ship Europa, Thos Mellen, froln Arctic, 340
whale, 6,000 bone.
24—Am wh bk Midas, Chaa Hamill, from Arctic, 136
sperm, 480 whale. 4,800 bone.
26—Am wh bk Lagoda, S Swift, from Arctic, 12 sperm,
660 whale, 8,000 bone.
27—Am bk Camden, D Robinson, 23 days from Port
Gamble.
MEMORANDA.
Woona, Martrr.—Left Hostno
June Bth. Crowed the equator in the Atlantic In long. Bt°
20* west Jul/ 13th. Peased Cape Horn August 23d, 76 (layout. Was 16 days from tat. 60° Routh In Atlantic to 80°
south In the Pacific, with moderate northerly wlnda moat of
the time. Took southeast tradea In lat 27° south. Crossed
the equator In thePacific September liHtli In long. 19ft ° weat,
112 aay a out. Took norlheaat tradea In 12° north, very
moderate. Had very rough weather In the South Atlantic.
Carried away lower main topsail yard, apllt aalla, and other
alight damage. Made Hawaii 8 A. M. Friday, October 18th,
alnce then calme and light wlnda from all polnta of the compeaa. Arrived In Honolulu Sunday, October 16th, 128 daya
from Boaton.
June 21st, lat. 31° 48' north, long. 88° 26' weat, passed the
wreck of a Teasel of about 800 tons, nearly bottom up, with
her whole item gone. She was painted black—had been coppered high up, but was nearly all off, except a aniall quantliy
around the bow. She had evidently been lv that condiituu
aooie time. Could not illacoTer her name.
July 27th, lat. 27° south, long. 4ft ° 12' weat, Frederick
Senky, a nativeof Philadelphia, aged 36, lei I from the head
overt>os.ni and was drowned. Every effort was made to aave
him, hut he went downbefore assistance could reach him.
Auguat Wh, lat. 43° south, long. 60° 20' west, Bernhardt
Swlnaon, a native of Gottenherg, Sweden, aged 37, fell from
the bow while setting up thehead gear and was drowned. He
sankalmost immediately,being heavily clothed,and unable to
swim.
July 29th, lat. 20° south,long. 46° west, apoke English
chip ■ Monmouthshire," from Newcastle, England, for San
Francisco.
Report op Btramship Moms Taylor, N. T. Brnnrtt,
DEPARTURES.
Commander.—l,efl San Francisco Wednesday, October Ulh,
Sept. 30—Rrit sch Sea Breeze, Austen, for Starbuck Island.
at 12 m. Had very atroog northwest wind Ami 48 hours out.
Oct. I—Russian steam clipper Isoumroud, Coumauy, for blowing a moderate gale with had croee sea, obliged to run "ft"
Yokohama.
course to eouthward for 30 hours. From 14th to 19th, calm
with light airs from southward ; 9 a. m., October 19th,latitude
2—Am bkn Victor. Gore, for Port Townsend.
2—Am sch Sovereign, Chambers, for Tahiti via Kb- 28° 40' north, longitude 148° 62' weat, fell in with and
waihae.
boarded the wreck of the brig Shellrkoff, from San Francisco
4—Brit sch Southern Cross, Kenny, for Sydney.
to Callao, with load of lumber j found one man, the Captain,
6—Haw bk R C WyUe, llaltermann, for Jarvia Island. alive on the forecastle deck, in an exhausted condition —all
10—Ger hk Hongkong, Jaconson, for Yokohama.
others, crew and paaaengera,had died from privation. Froth
brig's log, learned that tbe vessel was waterlogged July 3d, In
11 —Port bk Cecelia, Mesuuila. for Honskong.
13—Am schr Selroa, Llndall, fur Tahiti via Kawalhac.
latitude 16° north, longitude 117° west, In a hurricane.
Ship's company cooslsted of eight crew and four passengers.
14—Am Schr C M Ward, Hickman, for Guano la.
17—Haw bk (tueen Emma, Hempstead, for San Fran. Eighty-nine days after disaster four ot company had died, 106
days after, all dead but Captain and one pasaeogar. The last
Cisco.
17—Brit bk Excelsior. Edgar, for Starbuck Is.
passenger, named Crane, died the day before we found the
21—Brit Stmr Wonga Wonga, Steuart, for Fiji and wreck. The brig, when found, had lost stern, mainmast, bulSydney.
warks and house on deck, was sunk deck under water, and
sea rolling across the vessel, except forecastle deck , foremast
22—Am stmr Nebraska, Harding, for Auckland.
Taylor,
Moses
for
San
Kranclaco.
and Jibbonm standing with foresail hauled up and jlbtopsailset.
Bennett,
>4—Am stmr
26—Am hk Powhattan, Blackstone, lor Port Townsend. The Captain waa carefully attended by Dr. Woodbridge of our
Ross,
Newcastle,N8
W.
ahip and rapidly recovered26—Am hk Aureola.
for
27—Brit brig Windhover. Roels, for Sydney.
October 20th, latitude 24° 32* north, longitude 162» 20'
weat, passed Hawaiian bark Quern Emma, under all sail with
fair
wind, steering norih-northeaat, wind squally from southPASSENGERS.
ward with heavy rain. October 21st, calm, sighted Maul HJ
p. m.
A. K. Clark; Purser.
Fbom Han Fbabcisco—Per Queen Emma, Oct. 4lh—Mrs
George Emmea, Alias Maggie kmmes, Miss Sarah Emmea,
MARRIED.
Miss Kllsa Emmea, Prof W MuUer, Mr Geo E Weaton, C D
Francis.
Babbbtt—Thbvm—!n this city, October 30th, by Rev. M
Fbom Tahiti—Per Kamehameha V., Oct.4:—G. W. RobC. Damon, Mr. Fbbemab Babbbtt, of Coldenring, Long Islertson, JohnKelly, UlrlchHolderakker, and 33 Chinese.
N V., to Miss Habbah B. Tbbvm, of Honolulu.
Fbom Bab Fbarcibco—Per Wonga Wonga, Oct. 20th—W and,
Ashanu —Aqubi —In this clly, Octßbsr 14th. by Rev. B.
E White, Mra Dovsetl and 2 children, Miss Yon Pflster, John
C.
Abhabo to AoiTES, both natives of China.
Ilsmon,
and
Darling, D 1 Lewis, Jaa Barnes, Lorenso Joseph,
27
FtovD—Lvobs.—At Trinity Church, Bin Francisco, Sept.
through nossengers.
Capt.
Rich asp Floyd. Id tbe employ of tbe North PaISth,
Oct
20th—Mrs
Fiji—Per
Wongs Wonga,
Fob
Ferd W
Transportation Co.,and lately commanding the steamers
Hutchison and son, N A Sands, McCallum and wife, and 27 cific
Taylor, running to Honolulu, to Miss Cuba
Jiax
and
Motet
through passengera.
daughter of Judge 11. A. Lyons, one of the metFbob Sab Fbabcisco—Per D. C. Murray. Oct. ISth—A C Lvobs, onlythe
city.
A fall and elaborate description of the
llooalree
of
Weeka, W P Ryan, J Brash, E Btrehs and wife, B C Allenand
appears In theS F. Chronicleat Bepi. It. Among
wire, Miss M Robinson, Geo Johnson,wife and child, R Foster, wedding
gold, rich
of
diamondsand
presents
Sec, there was a
the
wlfc and ft children, Fred Johnson, J C McKlnney, Wra Craw- glftoi SJJO.OOO from the bride father. fans.
Most heartily we conson, Lorenso HofTmeyer, J Morgan, C L Taylor, Albert Lyons, gratulate the happy recelptenu, having made two passages
on
John Kelley.
board vessels commanded by Capt. Floyd.
Fbob Bobtob—Per Ceylon, Oct. ISth—H G Treadvay.
Ed.
of
the
Fbibbbl
I
Fob Tahiti—PerBelma, Oct. ISth—Fred Wundenberg.
Fob Bab Fbabcisco—Per Queen Emma, Oct. 17th—A 1
DIED.
Ralners.
Fob Goabo Iblabdb—Per C.M.Ward, Oct. 14th—Capt
Cattknach—In this city, on the tlh Inst., anas a Mafias
D Hempstead, Chaa Hlnes.
illness, Mrs. Jans Cattwracrl, and 61 years, a Dative of
Fbom Stdbbv—Per Nebraska, Oct. 21st—Mrs Bernard Elgin, Scotland. i_r Elgin papera please copy.
and 1 In the steerage.
Hwretman—In this city!, on the 11th lost., after a long
Fob Avcblabd—Per Nebraska, Oct. 22d—T I Bush and illness, John Bweetman. aged about 36 yeara.
wile. Miss Wsld, and 2S In transitu from San Franelaoo.
Moksarrat—In this city, ad Wednesday, October 18th,
Fbom Bab Fbabcisco—Per Mosee Taylor, Oct. 23d—Mr Marcus Cummirq Monbarrat, aged 43 yearssod 8 months.
Phillips, B P Adama, II M Whitney and wife, Mlas Whitney,
Adams—In this city, Del 17, arhle late residence on Hotel
Miss Mary Parke, Mr Ilyman, L Zubllu, C N Adama, C E street, Captain AleubdEe
Adams, a native of Scotland, 61
Richardson, II L Chase, Mrs Morrison, 8 childrenand servant, yeara a resident of these Islands, aged 81 yeara and 10 months.
Mrs Itaswell and daughter, Mrs C F Hopkins and 4 daughters.
Lyons—At Hans, Bast Maul, Oct. 8th, Timothy Ltorr.
Mr and Mrs Ellis, Miss BosWell and servant, Mrs Jones and aged about yeara. He wss tax-collector of the district, and
child, L Coats, Mr and Mrs E W Howlsn.l, A H Potter, Mlas had been a 46
resident of the Islands Rbout 17 yeara. A native of
Alexander, Mies Richardson, Mr llowlaod, L Palmier!, J Lynn, Maes.
Fraser, J Campbell, H Johnson, Mrs M E Kimball, 3 daughters
Lett—In this city, Oct. 23d, Robert Lett, a native of
and 1 son, and 21 In transitu for New Zealand and Australia. Wexford, Ireland, aged 46 yeara.
Report op Ship Ceylon,
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THE FRIEND, NOVEMBER, 1871.
O" We would call special attention to the "good and plenty of the man before
the following communication. The writer the mast. At this season when shipwrecked
has been for more than thirty years con* seamen are flowing in in such large numbers
nected with the missionary work in New from various parts it is impossible to fully
Zealand, under the auspices of the Wesley- appreciate the benefits of this Sailors' Home.
an Missionary Society. He appeared most Hundreds, say thousands of sailors no doubt
thoroughly informed in regard to the politic- will carry a grateful recollection of this inal, social and religious state of affairs stitution, throughout their lives, nay long as
throughout the Australian colonies. He is eternity shall roll. Could the benevolent
now on his journey to England, and during parties who have rendered special assistance,
these institutions witness their
his brief sojourn in Honolulu was deeply towards
usefulness, they could not but feel the
interested in making enquiries respecting the utmost pleasure in thus seeing the happy
working of the Government, affairs of educa- result of their labors and contributions.
tion, and, in fine, everything relating to this The excellent lady who has the manthe establishment seems
(slnnd-Kingdom. On leaving, he placed the agement of
eminently fitted for her post. And it is
following letter in our hands, embodying the scarcely necessary here to enter another
results of his observations :
amongst the many recognitions of the singuappropriate and useful labors of Dr.
To the Editor of the " Friend "—Sir : larly
Damon. The editor of the Friend, I trust,
—During my short sojourn here I have been will forgive me this remark, and I am sure
deeply interested with the many and varied his talents and efforts in connection with
works of advancement in these islands. It this, his useful book depot, his interesting
is a remarkable fact that in the group where church and other departments of Christian
will ever be attended with commenCaptain Cook lost his life through his (to labor
surate success and the approval and comsay the least) imprudent interference with mendation of his Christian brethren in every
the heathen rites of the natives of his time department of the Church of Christ.
To speak of greater things; the orderly
we have the most signal illustrations of
the success, material, moral and spiritual government of the country, conducted by a
native king and foreign ministers ; the sucof Christian missions in the Pacific.
cessful progress of trade and commerce, the
To begin with a small incident;—1 was high state of morality throughout the group,
very much pleased by calling in at the read- in comparison with more enlightened states
ing room of the Y. M. C. Association. Here and kingdoms, the deference paid to reliand the regular attention rendered to
I found books and papers recording the news gion,
the duties and responsibilities of Christianity
and literature of the world. And here the signalize this as one of the most interesting
loiterer and the man who waits may step in states or kingdoms on the face of our earth.
The enquiring mind is naturally disposed
and enjoy a comfortable and airy rest and
satisfy the cravings of his mind without be- to ask, whence these pleasing results? And
think the answer is at hand. The mission
ing compelled to swallow down, whether he Iinfluence,
in other words, the influence of
likes it or not, so much intoxicating drink. Christianity has prevailed. The American
In addition to the supplies of books and Board of Missions at an early stage of the
newspapers here are writing materials for European history of these islands sent sevand
the convenience of the public, and all free eral devotedandmen to labor in this field,
now for
after
labors
heavy
self-denying
,of charge. Surely this, though apparently upwards of half a century they
and their
a small matter, is a step in advance of most progeny still stand in the moral and spiritual
of the towns and cities we visit; and I trust world pointing upwards, like the magnificent
the benefactors of this and the many other spiral columns with which nature has so
adorned this island. And these
benevolent institutions of this place will feel beautifully
invaluable men with the assistance of sevthemselves fully rewarded with the satisfac- ral eminent and Christian men -in the state
tory results of their benevolent labors.
have been the means of arranging and conNor is the Sailors' Home less worhy of solidating the affairs of the state, so
our note although these have become of late that with the Divine blessing they result
in the pleasing and satisfactory state of
years more widely diffused in the different things which we now
behold. Truly they
seaports of the world. Here we have an now stand also as the great supports by
excellent Home for the wayfarers of the sea, which the fabric of the state and of the
and situated, as Honolulu is, for its central social compact has been raised, and is supand remind me of the grand butposition great number of seaman find it an ported,
tresses which so beautifully stand out and
invaluable institution for their convenience adorn the sublime and lofty rocks seen on
and comfort. Both the lodging and board- the other side of this island.
All honor and praise to the great architect
ing departments appear to be of the very
best description. Even to the beds of the or- of the material and moral superstructures
we are called to admire, and veneradinary sailor being furnished with the luxury which
tion and esteem to the noble men his
of mosqutio curtains, and the well spread servants. Yours faithfully.
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tables fully adequate tp the more fastidious
taste of the officers as well as the demand for
Gideon Shales.
Honolulu, Oct. 25, 1871.
Loss of the “Japan.”
This vessel, belonging to Melbourne, and
commanded by Captain Barker, an American, was wrecked on the 9th of October,
1870, near Cape East, on the Asiatic coast.
At the time of the wreck, the following persons were drowned : Mr. Coles, 3d officer,
of Hobnrtown ; the steward, name unknown ;
E. Miller, carpenter; and seaemn, as follows, Henry Collins, Sydney; J. C.
Martin, New Haven County; James
Armstrong, Liverpool; William Wolworlh, London or Melbourne; James Mucr,
of Hobartown, was frozen to death.
The following persons were saved : Captain Barker, Ist officer E. W. Irving, Australia ; 2d officer Wm. Limas, Portugal;
4th officer Aaron Price, Norfolk Island.
William Lee, cooper. Boat steerers—Ed.
Cook, Bay of Islands New Zealand ; Pedro
Fornander, Portugal; John Otago, Peru ;
Rimas, Australian
native; and John
McGill, Guam. Seamen—W. S. Price,
London ; James Adams, Birmingham
John Gray, Belfast; Hugh Harley,
Glasgow; John Wilson, Chaltenham ; William Scott, America ; Eugene Dantist,
Guernsey; Albert Schelberg, Sweden; Martin Kneudsen, Norway; William Hard,
cabin boy, America ; Joseph Boyce, Edenburgh ; Lewis Kennedy died on board Henry
Taber ; John JRotoma was frozen to death
and died at Indian Point.
The crew of this vessel lived eight months
and seventeen days among the Esquemaux
Indians, and were treated with great kindness
by them. There was a village of 300 natives near to the place where the Japan was
wrecked. Some of the crew report that the
natives complain of the want of food, in
consequence of the whalers killing so many
of the walrus, which is there only food. In
view of the kindness of the natives to this
ship's crew, we sincerely hope the British
Government will in some way testify its
appreciation of their conduct. In regard to
the propriety of forbidding whaleships to
take walrus for the mere matter of a few
pounds of ivory and a few gallons of oil, we
think there can be but one opinion. Hereafter, walrus ought not to be wantonly killed,
fur ivory and oil. The walrus is the main
staple, or rather the only food of the inhabitants of those cold regions. We have heard
one shipmaster express the opinion, that the
loss of so many ships, was a judgment for
killing the walrus !
Koro, the young Japanese who has
embraced Christianity while in an American
college, honorably wrote to the authorities in
Japan that he felt bound, in honor, to inform
the government of his conversion and
changed purpose in life, in order that they
might release him from his responsibility for
the other students, and no longer provide for
his support. To this he received a reply
from the proper official, that he should continue his studies under their auspices as before, and retain his charge of the other students, at the same time securing an increased
allowance for his support.
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ChYMrisoetuann’gHAocf onolulu.
Here a Little, There a Little.
Queen Victoria quietly worships in a
Presbyterian church in Scotlsnd, without
noticing the weak and absurd fault-finding
of some of the State-church papers.
Philosophical metaphysics may be a good
thing, but too much of it in a Sundayschool is likely to be dangerous. " 'Mary,
do you think there are harps in Heaven ?'
' Yes, sir, mother says there are.' ' No, no:
there are none, there are none.' ' John, do
you think there are crowns and palms in
Heaven ?' Oh, yes sir, my mother says
'
there are.' No there are not. All these
'
things are symbolical, children. Heaven is
an efflorescence of our being into a higher
slate.'"
Mr. Oliver P. Emerson, formerly of this
island, and lately graduated from Andover
Theo. Sem., has just been ordained in Lynnfield, Mass., in a young and flourishing
society.
Perhaps in no part of the world do the
Chinese receive better or more civilizing influences than in San Francisco. The energetic and intelligent efforts that have been
and are constantly made to reach and educate them, already have produced the most
encouraging results. They are becoming
enlightened and liberal. They support with
success a Y. M. C. A. in the city. It is
probable that the influence that has been
exerted upon them through the Chinese
Sunday-schools, which have been carried on
with much enthusiasm, has been greater in
effecting this promising condition of things
than all other influences combined. The
experiment of Sunday-schools for Chinamen
here is well worth trying. We are not
aware that anything of the kind has ever
been' done, with the exception of the night
schools which have been held for a year or
two past in town. It is only a comparative
few who feel like or are able to attend these,
while a large number would be at liberty on
Sunday and might be disposed to attend on
that day. We are surely doinglittle enough
in ft religious way for the race who are destined before long to form the bulk of our
populatrerr.
The issue efDarwin's " Descent of Man "
has provoked a Vast amount of criticism,
serious and satirical, which is perhaps not
strange, as the virtuous weakness of worshiping one's ancestors, existing in its primitive form in China, is still common among
the more civilized western nations. With
many, Darwin's views are regarded as inconsistent with religion, and he is boldly
challenged as trying to cast doubt on Sacred
What do tbej come to this country for? What
tempts them to leave their parents, friends and
country, and come to this, to them unhealthy climate? Is it for gain or profit that tbey corns?
Some of us country clerks in government offices receive more sslary than tbey. Is it for the sake of
an easy life ? See bow tbey work, and then tell me.
No tbey seek, like the mango tree, to bear fruit for
the benefit of others, and this, too, though treated
with contumely and abuse from those tbey are
benefitting.
Now look at this missionary ! He came here a
few years ago, leaving all, and seeking only our
good ! He was met with cold looks and suspicious
glances, and was shunned, avoided, and maligned,
lie sought to talk with us of what he told us was
tbe matter of most importance in heaven or earth,
and we would not listen. But he was not discouraged. He started a dispensary, and we said, Let
the Pariahs take his medicines, we won't ;' but in
the times of our sickness, and distress and fear, we
bad to go to him, and he beard us. We complained
if he walked through our Brahmin streets ; but ere
long, when our wives and daughters were in sickness and anguish, we went and begged bim to come,
even into our inner apartments, nnd he came, and
our wives and our daughters now smile upon us in
health. Has be made any money by it? Even the
cost of the medicines has not been returned to him.
"And now, in spite of our opposition, he has
bought this site, and built this beautiful room, and
furnished it with the choicest of lore in many languages, and put in it newspapers and periodicals,
which were inaccessible to us before, but which help
us now to keep up with the world around us, and
understand passing events ; and be has placed here
tables to write on, and chairs to sit on, and lamps
for us to read and write by in the evening: and
what does he get for all this? Does he make money
by this free reading-room ? Why, we don't even
pay for tbe lamp-oil consumed night by night as we
read.
Now, what is it makes him do all this for us?
It it hit Bible. I have looked into it a good deal at
one time and another, in the different languages I
chance to know. It is just the same in all languages. Tbe Bible—there is nothing to compare
with it in all our sacred books for goodness, and
purity, and holiness, and love, and for motives of
action.
Where did tbe English-speaking people get all
their intelligence, and energy, and cleverness, and
power? They owe them all to their Bible. And
now they bring it to us and say, 'This is what
Free Rending Rooms—Their Importance. raised
us ; take it and raise yourselves! * They do
not force it upon us, as the Mohammedans did with
The following speech, was made by a Hin- their Koran, but they bring it in love, and translate
into oar languages, and lay it before as, and say.
doo Brahmin. It was called forth at a lecture itLook
at it; read it ; examine it, and see if it ia
delivered by an American missionary, by not good.' Of one thing I am convinced :do what
will, oppose it as we may, it Is tbe Christians'
the name Rev. J. Chamberlain, in the Ma- we
Bible that will, sooner or later, work the regeneradras Presidency. The testimony to the in- tion of this land."
History. To the man who has been brought
up to a strict literal interpretation of the
Old Testament in its King James version
the new theory is something of a shock;
and it is perhaps naturally difficult for him
in his religious self-veneration to acknowledge Darwin's man as more than a fiction.
Whatever may be the future of this particular branch of the discussion, it is remarkable
lo what an extent the theory of Natural
"
Selection" first discovered by Wallace Bnd
further developed by Darwin, is being adopted
by scientific men all over the world. This
theory as the ground-work and pervading
principle of Darwin's startling conclusions
is of the highest importance. In Germany
his doctrines are widely adopted. In England and America they are fast spreading,
especially among the younger scientific men.
One of the most interesting examples of
conversion to these views is that of Sir
Charles Lyell the great geologist. After
having for fifty years studied the subject of
life in relation to the past geological changes
and embodied the older views in his numerous works, he has at last in his tenth edition
of his " Principles of Geology " abandoned
those views as untenable, and adopted the
views represented by Darwin.
The prompt interference of the Minister
of the Interior with the coaling and freightning of the Webb steamers on Sunday, the
22nd ultimo, is a graceful assurance of quiet
Sundays in the future, and significant of a
favorable solution of the Sabbath questions
in our community.
:
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"
"
'
fluence of the Bible, Free Reading Rooms
and missionaries is somewhat remarkable:
"Behold that mango tree on yonder roadside!
New Work on the Origin of the Polynesian
Race.—We learn from the Hawaiian
Its fruit is approaching to ripeness. Bears it that
fruit for itself or for its own profit ? From the mo- Gazette, of Oct. 18th, that the Hon. A. Forment the first ripe fruits turn their yellow sides towards the morning sun until the last mango is pelted nander is about to publish a new work on
off, it ia assailed with showers of stioks and stones this subject, Most gladly shall we welcome
from boys and men, and every passer by, until it
issue, we
stands bereft of leaves, with branches knocked off, this publication. In the same
bleeding from many a broken twig ; whilst piles of notice that the editor speaks ofProf. Baldwin,
stones underneath, and clubs and stioks lodged in its
We
boughs, are tbe only trophies of its joyous crop of author of " Pre-historic Nations."
fruit Is it discouraged? Does it cease to bear would merely remark, Prof. Baldwin is tbe
fruit? Does it say, 'If I am barren no one will
Massachupelt me, and I shall live in peace T' Not at all. The Hon. J. D. Baldwin, editor of the
next season the budding leaves, tbe beauteous Bow- setts Spy, one of the oldest newspapers in
era, the tender fruit again appear. Again is it
has for many
pelted, and broken, ana wounded, bat it goes on America. This gentleman
bearing, ane> children's children pelt its branches years given special attention to the history
and enjoy its fruit.
and migration of nations, not mentioned in
"That is a type of these missionaries. I have
watched them well, and have seen what tbey are. history.
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