https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/40be827b55354a33d0db56c283a85004.pdf 3bbc1e2bbf9ded5e8ec3c70c32dbcc61 PDF Text Text THE FRIEND, OF TEMPERANCE AND SEAMEN ....(Extra.) HONOLULU, OAHU, SANDWICH Kor the Friend. ISLANDS, MONDAY, MARCH -25, silion on which to commence a Mission, that should afterWHrds embrace the whole Kingsmille group, nnd thence gradually extend to the thousand islands of the north and west! About luel.e months after this period, I light two inlands were in sight, viz: Hender- anain visited these islands, and held a more viile's and VVoodall's. 'Die first is in lati- particular intercourse with Woodall's Island, tude 0° </ S., and longitude 173° 4V E.; the circumstances of which 1 find recorded and the latter is only eight or ten miles di«- in my journal as follows: About D o'clock, a. in., canoes were seen timt from it in a westerly direction. We ran in under the lee of Hatiderville's Isl.md, as usual making towards us, and two hours which is of considerable extent, and lies in of very agreeable intercourse with these the form of a horse-shoe, with the convex friendly islanders followed, and fully continuside to the N. E., or to windward; and the ed mv former impressions as to their mild circular sweep to leeward forms a wide hay anil peaceable disposition. When we tilled our sails to leave them, entirely sheltered from the prevailing winds, but it did nit appear to have much depth of one young man, übout seventeen or eighteen water. Woodall's Island lays in front of years of age, was very urgent with the capthis hay, und seen from here appears much tain to take him along with us His wishes smaller and in ire circular in its form; it ad- were gratilied; and when all the others left ded materially to the beauty of the scene, the ship he remained behind. The parting which, altogether, presented a very pictur- between him and a young girl whom we esque appearance, as viewed from the ship. took to be his sister, was affecting on her And the great number of houses ohservable pait; she manifesting much feeling on the through the trees, both detached and group- occasion. She would willingly have accomed together in villages, evidently showed panied him, could this have been permitted. that the place was inhabited by a very nu- No entreaties could induce her to leave the merous population; with some of whom we ship and get int.) her canoe, Hnd the youth quickly formed an acquaintance. being still determined to go with us. she was At first the canoes showed a degree of at length obliged to be forcibly put over the shyness in approaching the vessel, very dif- ship's side, the last canoe having now left us, ferent from those of the more frequented is- and the distance hetween it and the vessel lands to the southward, and having disposed was rapidly increasing; still she clung to the of their cocoa-nuts soon left us; but confi- ship, using the most p issionate appeals to dence was not long in being established, and an heart that was apparently deaf to her enin the course of the day 1 counted as many treaties In the midst of her eloquence, as twenty-three larjie canoes under sail, and the mate loosed her hand from its hold, and keeping way with the vessel, ns we tacked she dropped into the' water. The vessel to and fro across the bay Each canoe car- had now got considerable way on her, and ried from six to twelve persons, at least the the poor girl rose to the surface some yards halfof whom had now come on board (he ship. astern. Her eyes were fixed Upon the ship, Both sexes visited us, bringing with them which bore from her the object of her affec large quantities of shells and cocoa-nuts, tions, and bitter was the cry of disappointwhich' were rcrdilv parted with, for the ment which sbe uttered, as her hopes were smallest piece of the " fragrant weed The thus rudely dashed, and long as we remained shyness of their manners would seem to in- within hearing, her cries still followed us. dicate mat these pc pie are not so much ac- Hut her affection seemed entirely loit upon customed to intercourse with strangers as its object as he sat on our poop by the side those of many of the more southern islands; of the captain, and the only notice which her and what was more particularly remarkable, passionate grief elicited, was a quiet smile they did not bring off" a single weapon of with which he greeted her appearance upon any description, and their persons were the surface of the water, after her unceremarked with bin very few scars; two facts monious ejection from the vessel. We had which seem to afford n tolerably cogent ar- the satisfaction of seeing her safe into a caguni'nt in favor of their peaceable disposi- noe, before the increasing distance hid her tion; and their whole demeanor while on from our view. We now steered towards board the shin wss perfectly agreeable to the adj >ining island, and found as we apsuch a conclusion; nor would I feel the proached that its apparent circular form was slightest hesitation in venturing ashore deceptive, forit lengthened out in the direcamong them; although there does not ap- tion of our course, forming like its larger pear to be any white men living here, which neighbor a deep bend VVe were lying to, is rather a singular cireti'iistance among the under its lee, nt a distance of about three Polynesian islands. What a favorable po- miles, by one o'clock, when our tawny brcthTVOISWTAHOEDNLRV'SIDE SLANDS. By L A. Bakkr, M. I)., Thvbician to an Eno. While Ship. 14th May, 184.'.—Tliis morning nt d«y- " 1841. 33 boarded us from some twenty canoes, carrying from four to eleven individuals each. Among the rest, the chief was on hoard the ship, and very pressing in his solicitations to the captain to go on shore, an invitation which the latter transferred to me, having heard me express a wish to that effect; but conditionally, that 1 should go in a canoe, as be was not willing to venture a boat. I necepted the condition without hesitation, and first provided myself with a few heads of tobacco, and making the chief, who had a. tolerable smattering of English, understand that I must return to the ship by sundown, I embarked along with himself, hia son, and another native, in the canoe he had come off" in. As soon as we were clear of the ship, they hoisted the sail, and I had now an opportunity of testing the power of the canoe, and the skill of the people, as it was blowing fresh, and we had to work directly in the wind's eye. We made only three tacks in reaching the land, but the continual sprays had completely drenched me through, long before we got there. On reaching the land, the chief took me by the hand, and led me through a crowd of curious and gazing natives, to Ins house, where he pointed to a seat on some mats. A crowd soon gathered round, and made me tho su'»jectof a very animated discussion, in which, as among more civilized people, the ladies were the principal taUcrs. Their remarks, whatever they might be, were at all events made in the most perfect good humor, their bright eyes flashing with pleasure, and their countenances being lit up with smiles Those nearest me took mv hand and examined it, and on my unbottoning my shirt sleeve, they turned it up and made their comments on my white skin with a degree of surprise I should not have expected them to manifest, as from their possessing a few words of English, it was evident I was not the first white man they had seen, though I think it likely not many had been on shore here, and thus perhaps »oine of my n'tw friends might not nave seen an European before. My dress also was the object of a strict and searching scrutiny, the shoes appearing to excite the greatest share of surprize and admiration. I took one of them off*, and gave it to one nf my nearest neighbors, who passed it among the rest, and in a few minutesit was returned to my foot. When I thought I had sufficiently satisfied their curiosity in these respects, I rose to satisfy my own by a walk more inland. I found the houses very numerous, but they consist of a roof only, having no side-walls, but merely the posts which support the roof, which is elevated at its lower edge about three nnd a half or four feet only from the ground; but they were ren �34 •nw, tftifcttt). (Makcti, nearly equal to the houses of many other statement of our visit, and the friendly char- noitucing all allegiance to every oiher islands which I have visited. The refine- acter of the natives, presenting it to ihe Government, and particularly to that of ment of separate npnrtmeiits for the different chief with directions to bring it on hoard the the United Slates. members of a family is unknown, till appear- next ship visiting the island. The object of (Sijrncd,) JOHN KICORD? in" to occupy one common domicile, which this is to form (he commencement of a ship- Subscribed :in<l sworn to ihis ninth March, A. I). 1814, was a raised floor attached to the ed<j(»: of ping list, the master of every ship touching Lrefoto inc. M. KI'.KUANAOA. (Sigl.cd,) the roof. In the course of my walk 1 met here being requested to set down the name with some plants of (he gigantic t:iro, grow- of his ship, the port to which she belongs, MoNoMTi.e, I.lind "f Oil.a, ) ing in deep pits, which had been sunk for ami her success, lie. fee.; so making it tin: Government nf the I l.iwnii a l.l.inda j» that purpose. I was informed lliat they medium of a short communication with one John Ricord, <>f Honolulu, an adopted bad n great plenty of this excellent vegetable another. A paper of this kind has been of Ilis Majesty the King of said Subject on the island, but I saw only this one patch, some time established nt Byror.'s Island, Islands, being duly sworn, doth depose for the people were very urgent for me to which is not far distant return to the house, which was accounted As soon as our friends had left us we made nnd say, upon his oath, that lie will faithfor on arriving there, by finding a dinner sail to the westward. We look with us one fully, honestly, and to the liest of his abilprepared for me, which 1 would willingly native also fioni this island, and refused very it", discharge the duties of Attorney have dispensed with, for the pleasure of a many applications from others who were so General of said Government, according longer walk. But so much kindness de- curliest lo come with us that we were almost to the Constitution and Laws thereof, and manded that I should at least appear pleas- obliged to use force (o get them out of the in pursuance of His Majesty's Commised, ami 1 sat down to paitake, but having ship. Our two new shipmates, though their already partaken of one dinner on board the islands are so near together, and the lan- sion and l:istructions issued to him under fhip, 1 was indisposed io do justice to anoth- guage is the same as far as I could learn, dale of the 9ih March, A. I). 1844. JOHN RICOItD. [Signed,) er; perceiving which, the natiies, wilh the associated very little together for some days, >nrl rrorn In this ninth day of Match, A. D. truest politeness, forbore to press it on me, and one of them (from I lenderville's Island) Suburb"'' 18.4, before inc. nllei having partaken of a little. Portions appeared to regret the step which he had (Signed,) Al. KmiMMOA. were then handed round to the rest of the taken, now that it was too late, and retracparty, ut which I.assisted, and made rapid tion impossible. The following notice was given, in the progress in the good graces of the gentler lii'i_:ii;i_;o. to the several Governors Native sex by the simple expedient of feeding with OFFICIAL. throughout the Kingdom : my own hand a little child about two years To His Excellency, M, i\i:KUA.VAOA, Governor of old, as it lay in its mother's arms ut my O.liu. BY ORDER OF THE KING. side. Sin.—l am directed by Ilis Majesty to After dinner I requested of the chief that Pulibe notice is hereby given, that John he would get me some cocoa-nuts for the flieo: Esquire, an Attorney and Coun- apprize you nnd the High Officers of ihe under dale !);'i ship, and a quantity, (six hundred nnd sev- sellor of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom generally, that Iticord, i:is!ant, .L»!in Esquire, a V'arch were and five,) collected, soon enty togethe- States of America, having exhibited sathas been duly commisHawaiian wjlli two or three fowls and a few mats, Subject, has been daly Com- sioned to perform the duties of Attorney were placed in a large canoe, ready to be isfaciorv credentials, carried oil to the ship. As I had made no missioned to be the Attorney General of General of the Kingdom, and lo trive stipulation for the price, the mnte, who act-, the Hawaiian Islands; he having taken Legal Advice, if called upon, to any High ed as trading-master on this occasion, gave die Oath of Allegiance to flis Majesty.— Functionary of Ilis Majesty's Dominion., them, when brought to the ship, one pound And that in future he will be resorted In in all the!' partmonti legislative, I'xec-i of tobacco and one clasp knife for the whole by the Government for legal advice in all And should you find lot; certainly little enough, hut with which matters affecting the interests of the utive and .' licinl. the in it of the duties discharge to be necessary, well contented. It was Government of these Islands, and the theyappeared office, responsible to be advised your dark when we reached the ship, and I took of and it is the chief and his son down into the cabin rights of private individuals ; .' the foreign or domestic, laws. concert and gave them some supper, Our meat they hoped that justice according to the your I -. 'dlency is entitled to demand did not appear to relish much, but the bread laws, will be promoted by this appoint- his service*. was pronounced good. After supper I made ment. I huve the lienor to lie, the father a present of a shirt and some to.This notice in the Encdis'i lanrjiinrre, is Your ob't serv't, bacco, and the son a clasp-knife and a small- given more especially for the benefit of G. P. JUED. (Signed,) er allowance of tobacco, with wh'ch they Da- \ 9th March, 1844. Residents. Foreign were well pleased. The captain also, with (Signed,) G. P. JUDO, fcnro'nry a view to benefit both the islanders themof State for 1 o :n Afuira. Capt. Taber, of ship "Ann Alexander." selves and also future navigators, presentHated, 9th March, 1844. reports having spoken, on the " 1.in0," long. ed them with two couple of young pigs, 140* Welt, ship "l-osseau," of N. Bedford, from which to procure a future stock, which F.onoluM', Islnnd of Oho, ) l\i mos out, I")0 sp., leaky; also barque layvaiian have no doubt do He Goveriiincnt of the blinds. 1 will I well. further 5 "Junius," of N. Bedford, *12 mos. out, The undersigned, a native Citizen of 400ep. gave them s une seeds of pumpkins, beans and Indian corn, with a couple of roots of the United States, lately residing ii the sweet potatoes, which had already sprouted, State of New York, being duly sworn on The Seamen's Chaplain has received fro « nnd were in a fit state for planting, endeavor- the Holy Evangelists, his oath de- U. S a package, for Charles E. Tavlor, on upon ing by signs to make them comprehend their clares that he will support the Constitu- board the Courier, New Bedford. The ship use; but from the poor and sandy nature of has touched at Kcalakeakua Bay. the soil, I have little hope of their succeeding tion and Laws of the Hawaiian Islands, and bear true allegiance to His Majesty Report of Shipping for this Port necessawith any of them except the pumpkin. At the captain's request I made a written Kamchameha HI., the King, hereby re- rily deferred for want of room. not ' , . �35 THE T.RIENB. 1844.) which is so fruitful a source of evil,—an with clubs and stones—some fifty stones injury to the community, and the cause would be flying in the air at once. Sevllo.NOLiiiu, March 27, 1844. of lessening materially the amount of eral black eyes nnd bruised heads was revenue to this government. The voice the result. The police were overpowered, LAHAINA. of this community is against it, and we and prisoners rescued, and the sailors The subject of granting or selling conceive it a mistaken notion which has took the town, fair-play. grog-sliop licenses has resulted in aro i- been advanced, li that more spirits would It is positively unsafe to live in Lahaina sing the frends of good order and be sold without a license than with one." with licensed grog-shops, and I only wish temperance at Lahaina. A correspondent 'Tis true, it might be smuggled to a that licensed venders were in the centre under dale of March lllh writes as fol- great extent,—but were there no licenses, of such a mob as we had yesterday. If lows : " Four or five days ago, John and the sale of spirits made a penal of- things go on so much longer, I do believe Young, the Governor, showed me an ad- fence, our streets would not present the that masters and some of the residents vertisement, which he had received from scene of noise and riot which now dis- will raze lo the ground every house beOahu, with orders to put it up at Lahai- graces them.—as the dealers in the article lieved to contain rum. For four hours na, to sell at auction one license to retail would take good care not to run the risk yesterday no person could venture into spirits. It has created a universal sensa- of detection, by getting men intoxicated. the streets without endangering his life." tion atnonu; the natives, and to-day a subWe therefore respectfully request that Another letter closes, under date of the scription has been circulated, to which your Excellency will be pleased lo recon- 16th, thus : " Now, while writing, tho most of the foreign residents, and I sup- sider your intention to grant a license stones are flying through the air and into pose all the shipmasters, have put their to retail wines and spirituous liquors" the yard by hundreds ; —the place almost names, praying the Governor for deliver- " in this port, and that a heavy penalty be taken by a mob of sailors. The Goverance from such a pest-house. They will imposed upon their sale. nor has sent to the U. S. Consul, saying doubtless se.id it to you. Print all thai that he shall arm the police and fire into Residents. will make such an abomination appear Bennett H. Sniffin, Wm. P. Avis, per them. The mob attacked the King's abominable. I beg you to inquire out of A. Barron, palace with stones, and tore down the S. Peek, what corner of the bottomless pit the no George Booth, fence.—Kanaina is somewhat injured by D. W. Chandler, tion sprung of making a donation of a G. B. Norton, a stone." S. T. Tennent, grog-shop to the once peaceable, rum-less J. C. Smith, By an arrival from Lahaina this mornNoulien, W. F village of Lahaina, and to our 7500 sai- H. C. Austin, ing, 2'2d, we learn that order has been John Boardman, lors. When you ascertain where the Antonio Vincent, restored. The ring-leader of the riot is It. C. If. Hoyt, now in confinement, the ship to which enemy hides, fight him—spare not—take Win. B. Morrison, J. H. Passenger, off" your mittens.—Such persons deserve Robt. Barker, he belonged having left him. J. C. Ilalslead, no quarter. To compel us for a year to Sherman Mr. Peek* "bid oil" the rum-liccnss L. L. Torhert, Peck, hear vile and profane language ; to see Milo Calkin, for rising $1,300, which added to the L. Andrews. men conducted drunk through our streets actual license-money, will make the privJWtislers. to the fort;—is this all to be endured quiilege of a single rum-license, at Lahaina, ship Japan. B.F. Riddtll, worth not far from tf 1,500. More upon etly?— Fight for seamen." Potts, Chelsea. " petitionalluded to in the foregoing J. this subject in the " Friend" for April. J. B. Forsyth, Caledonia. " ter was duly forwarded for publication, *c*igner of said petition. A. Whitehead, " Brainin. d will be found below. Ontario. B. It. Green, " Staiira. Card—J. 11. Couch, Master of brig PETITION. J. J. Adams, Chenamus, would take this opportunity to " tender his sincere acknowledgements to " Lahaina, March 11,1544. J. N. Fordham, " Bayard. �To His Excellency, Gov. Young. Roman. 11. A. Shock-try, Capt. Baillie, commanding H M. S. Mo" France. Sin.—We the undersigned Residents S. W. Edwards, deste, and to Masters of other vessels in " port, together with the Foreign Residents Braganza. land Ship Masters, having noticed your C. C. Waterman, " generally, for their prompt and energetic ■vertisement, to dispose of, at public Sand. Perry, Eagle. " Mary Frazier. exertions in saving his vessel from loss by auction, a license to retail wines and sptf- J. L. Smith, " on the evening of March 6th. fire, Splendid. jtHpus liquors in this port,and feeling the A. Smith., •„* The fire was discovered aboui eight in tho eve" Adeline. vast importance to thranipping atyl local C. H. Col<j, ning. The smohe rushing from the hold pieventcd " Zephyr." nny one fiom going below, and discovering in what i interests that sucj# license should not be T. J. Smith, part of Ihe veivcl iho firuoriginated. Ponder forming " ii p nt ofihe cargo oxci ed scriouß fears leit ihe vessel granted.—and feeling fully assured I hat A similar document, signed by more might blow up. The hatchways wcro and should information be circulated among than 300 natives, has been forwarded for the vessel was then scuttled and sunk. Theclo.-ed, cargo was damaged, by somewhat the fire, found lo be but more the whaling fleet this Summer, that no publication in the " Nonanona." by the silt water The nceesnary repiiis lime since made, and the vessel will soon proceed on hoi |Rnsc had been granted in this port, a A respectable resident at Lahaina writes been rich larger number of ships would resort to a mercantile house in this place, " yes- voyage to the Col. Kiver.—[Ed. mre for supplies, increasing to a great terday (the 14th) and the day before The Friend of Temperance nnd Seamen, monthly, Bpages, orpeini.monthly, 4 page.', extent the business of the place, and the have been celebrated for riot;—between published ly Samuel C. Damon, Seamen's Chaplain. to the government. We there- two and three hu dred drunken sailors, Terms, per iieiOM.-jl SO, One Copy, payable advance; 83 00, Three Copies; $4 00, Five Copies. fore leave to ask of the necessity of and five to eight hundred natives, in in «6 00. Ten Copies. sanctioning by law the traffic in spi its,] close combat. Yesterday they fought 1 Single Number, 12} Cents. THE FRIEND. kThc revenue �36 THE TEIEXB. (Marchj List of Ships, this Season, at LAHAINA, MAUI, S. I. Those Vessels thus marked Date. Jan. "" " Feb, "h "m " " " " " " " " "« Class. 8 16 Ship (i 22 22 H 8 11 14 15 j7 19 II M « << II (( << « « 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 25 26 « 29 March 1 « 1 . « « « « « « « "« « « « "« « « "« » <« « « « K tt Barq. Ship « « « 1 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 6 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 « II "« "« U 11 11 12 12 14 15 15 16 ■ « " Barq. Ship n Barq. Ship « lc i « M « Barq. Ship « u « II « Barq. Ship (C << (( M " Name. •Carolin;, •John Jay, •AnnMaryAnn •Henry Lee, Cabinet, Hercules, Hamilton, "Harrison, *Citizen, *Uncas, * Sophie, Tuscany, •Gratitude, •Nassau, Parachute, Com. Preble, Bramin, Dan. Webster, •France, Helen, Gustavc, Splendid, •Nantasket, Adeline, Braganza, Brayard, Roman, Ontario, M. Fasier, Europa, •Eagle, Zephyr, Japnn, Chelsea, Caledonia, Statira, Pantheon, Copia, Acushnet, Friend, Champion, Nancy, Patriot, Rowena, Cherokee, Gustave, Chas. & Hen. Menkar, Kutusoff, Trident, * touched at ltono_ei.u, Master. Where belonjii iff. | Tons. 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Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1844) 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/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1844.03.25 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1844.03.25