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INSERT No. 11
(a)

Voyage to qhina and the U.S. around the Cape of Good Hop.e,
De~. 13, 1845 - Oct. 12, 1846:
Book I

- Dec. 13, 1845 - Jan. 21, 1846

Book II - Jan. 22, 1846 - Feb. 9, 1846
Book 111- Feb. 9, 1846 - Feb. 23, 1846
Book IV - Feb. 24, 1846 - Mar. 20, 1846
Book V

- Mar. 21, 1846 - Mar. 26, 1846

Book VI - Mar. 30, 1846 - Apr. 28 .. 1846
Book '111- Apr. 28, 1846 - May 25, 1846
Book VIII-·
May 26, 1846 - Oct. 12,1846
& IX
(b)

End of visit to U.S. and start of return trip to
Hawaii, Sept. 1 - Nov. 23, 1846.

(c)

Return trip from Boston to Honolulu by way of Tahiti,
Nov. 18, 1846 - May 3, 1847.

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Left the, whar1: at past

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5 otck to embark in Ship Congaree;:,Callt. Justus Doane, for China.
Shill at anchor outside.

Got under way in the evening, the moon

giving light just past the full.

Took to my berth directly

after getting on board, being feeble & 'finding' it nec~ssary to
be taken on board in a chair. (Note.

No pillow came on ooarCL

as I have seen.)
Sab ba th De c. r 14,1845"

Kept my berth most. of this day,

though I took my seat at the table three times and was invited
to ask a blessing.
ly no nausia.
does his lady_

Rave not been si.ck so as to vomit and scarce- -

Captain seems very kind & obliging.

So also

Invited to ask a blessing at meals: the calltain

'is no opposer td religion.

We are moving off at the rate of

8 or 9 miles per hour, course about

s.

of Kauai, which I expected to see.

We go to the South of it.

MDnday 15, 1845.
shaving apparatus.
ad No 1.

W. ,Rave not been in sight

Got out my desk and mad.e use of my

'Overhauled box of medicines & bucket mark-

The bile on my arm is not entirely healed; got at the

ceret and put on a bandage with a little Of it spread on drag.
Rave raised no blood not even the appearance of it since I came
on board.

A. pleasant day and progress good. (Course W. by S.)

..<iF.;tW.9:okf:a:~;;,"'Sma'1J.:;dQ,~.e.,;.~o'f :.:.lsal ts :t;,thi's ·~mornin:g'~'.i:',-whic'h .;.p ro d u9 ed; :!:,a .
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,sligllt ::motion ,~6f-:-the ··bowels.

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I have felt in better spirits

."

Went on deck both in the morning and afternoon and

conversed some with the Captain & others.
&.

I retired between 7

8 o'ck P.M. and on lying down I felt an... indication of blood;

and got the Cap. to give me 10 dr'ops of digitalis &. a paper of
nitre.";'

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I raised a little bloQd; :'but kept qUiet.
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Wednesday De"6"~¥:: 17, 1845.
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.,' ::-Lat. :.170 12'. Long. 169 0 55 t

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Pleasant •
Took a paper of· nitre, in the

mo~ng.

and did not go to the

breakfast table; ate a little pia for breakfa·st.

Sa,t at the

table both at dinner & supper, but ate sparingly, have raised no
blood since the night.
this day

&.

Rave occupied myself most of the time

yesterday with reading the life of a Theophilus R.

Gates- a man of singular religious views.

The book I found in

the cabin.
Thursday Dec,;,r

18, 1845 Lat .17°, 16' ~ 173 0 25 f. -Pleasant- '

Feel more comSortable today, but I must be careful in regard to my food, beth as to kind

&.

quantity.

The weather is very

pleasant and the temperature of the atmosphere agreeable.
move steadily forward in a W by S. course at
9 miles an hour.

bei~g

the rate of

At this rate we shall soon pass into east Long.

and then we must change our time.
sometime

ab~ut

We

I walked on the quarter deck

towards evening & viewed the wake of the ship.

Friday D~c,:~r. ,19.1845 Lat. 17. 15 W.Long . 177° 20'- Pleasant-;-·
I was severely affected with incubus in the night which was
very distressing.

I continued to moan and to say "Why donft you

shake me", until the Captain came to my relief &. touched me,when
I came out of it.

My language tho. intelligible to myself was

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inco~~r~nt

& he did not understand it •

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Have geen overhauling my trunks a little, and bundle or
bedding in the latter I find the pillow which was missing: I
f

.

shall make use of my own bedding after this.-·
, my books

&

Have taken'out

filled the Canton trunk with such articles as I need

most.
Saturday 20- 1845, Antipodes
Sabbath.21st
A.s we pass into East Longitude a day must be dropped and'
Saturday should be .the day; so we change the day, iTe. Saturday
at the Sand. Islds. is our Sabbath: this change ·will conf·orm. us .
to the time in Canton and in this hemisphere.
Read in the ttSpiritual, Treasurytt also in the "Fountain of.
Life tt - read also in the Bible and two pages of Watts t versification of the Psalms,-

I have endeavored to spend the day aright;

but I find that I come short.
Monday Dec. r .· 22nd '1845. Lat. 17° lIt E. Lo.ng. 176° 27f.(
.This being the Sabbath at Oahu I have endeavored to turn
my thoughts to my family and friends there and to think of them

as engaged in the sacred duties of the day.
itual Treasury &

I

h~e

Foun~ain o~

Li~e

Have read in Spir-

as well as the Roly ScriptUres.

no source of comfort but the truth

To God I look for

support & joy.

My heart is 'desolate so far as selr & creatures

are concerned.

If I have no resource in God I must remain dis-

consolate. But with David I must encourage myselr in God.
~uesday

.Dec:r • 2301845

9 days out.

L. 170 5'

E.Long.

173° 5l t
Both yesterday & taray I rose berore the wun was up and went

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on deck.

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~ll hands of o~e watch were emplo~~washing decks •
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It was pleasant to breathe the morning air and

~atch

the rising

of'· the sun: the dark green or deep blue sea smooth our course
steady &. Ciuick before the regular &. constant trade wind.
Occupied in ·reading a book of Cap. Doanets entitled ftLife
on the Oaean" or Twenty years at Sea by Geo. Little.

Walked the quarter deck at eve-

L~fe,

also in the Fountain of
ning, or about~un set.

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Ha-ve read

N•.lat. 160 57'

Wednesday 24,1845

E. Long. 170<:' 23,

.Have been occupied today much as yesterday in reading.
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not thought it proper as

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to get out my

writ~ng

apparatus. I

feel desiring to do nothing which will operate 'against the
covery o:f my health.-

Have

re~

I have raised no blood since Tuesday night

(the 16th inst.) thoggh: I have s·everal time s experienced a sensation indicating a liability to bleed; by taking a potion". o:f:
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digitalis it was

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,~erted

Thursday 25th: 1845',

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Lat. 17° 11,

E. L. 167° 15

The sea has been rather more uneven than usual, tho. the
wind has been the same.

A bird called the "booby" flew several

t'mes around the ship, he seemed to be taking a survey o:f us
and seemed to be in doubt

whethe~

he should light.

I have seen

sea fowl before on the passage; but they did not come very near
the vessel.
I have :finish t~ay reading"Li:fe on the Ocean N - found it
an interesting work, and was pleased with his views respecting
the management o:f a crew, and e:fforts to do good to seamen.
Friday Dec"'7'r 26th 1845.

1i. Lat.17° 14t E. Long,1·63° 57.!
·.38 4i

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Rave been reading Fanningts "Voyages to{iay,.

He is the dis-

coverer of what .are called Fannings Islands (in the year 1798)
they are situated in Lat. 3

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30fr

.51'" N. and Long. 159 0 l2.-o.::~20 >.w: ....

It has' been more moderate tofay than it has been any day
since we

Warm & pleasant ..

left~

Saturday Deo:·r 2'7th 1845 __No Lat. 17°30', E.Long. 1~~3~3t
The wind has been unsteady;- a part of this day it has been
moderate

almost calIn. attended with rain, of which we have had

&,

a few small showers during the afternoon

&,

evening.

The boil on my arm or rather the remains of it.has given me
some trouble proud flesh formed in the sore and it made.no progress
towards healing.

The Captain was kind enough to give attention

to it &. dressed it for several successive days with salves- basilican
&,

&,

red precipitate, which had a tendency to cleanse the sore

removed the proud flesh.
Sabbath Dec. r . 28th 1845.
N. La t. 17

o

39

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E. Long. 159

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15 t

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I have been thinking much of home and of the last day I
spent at Honolulu just two weeks ago.
forget.;

It was a busy day, a day of preparation to go on board

th~ ~ssel

earth.

That was a day I can uever

which was to take

Not

o~

me

away from all I hold

own wish or desire

my

better judgment of my brethren

&,

w~s

I

dear~u~on

to leave; but

o~

the

friends to whom I had submitted
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my ,case whose decision &. advice I had resolved to regard the ,.indi-

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cation of the divine will and the d'vine pleasure in regard to
course.

my

To God I commit the future: and to Him I also commit my

beloved fam:;ly.
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Monday Dec., • 29th 1845
Lat. 17

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24T

JS{'~

Long. ~ 50 l

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Is~ds.

I do' not forget that this is the Sabbath day at the S.

& that our. friends will be engaged in its duties.
their prayers, accept of their

se~vices

The Lord hear

& bless them and the

people of the islands.
We have a steady trade wind blowing now, having had light
winds with calms the most of yesterday.
28th' at about

1

ock. in the evening.

9

Life of ~itefi~ld ~9day.
lDa)l

The mDon changed on the
I have been reading tbe'

The.amount of labor performed by that

is truly wom.derful.
,

Tuesday Deer. 30th 1845.

lat.J. 7

0

35 t

Long. E .1540 25
400 '3 'L.s

,

This 24 hours begins with moderate wind, though part of the
last 24 was alsp moderate.

As what wind we have is directly aft,

the vessel going before it rolls from

~ide

to side.

Sometimes,

however she sits quiet :upon the water and ,we are almost as still
as if in a harbor: again the swell gives ·us a tumble and we 'r.eel
to and fro, 'the sails flapping in the swell, ever & anon clinging
to the mast &

the~

filling as the bows of the vessel pass over a

, rising billow or sink into the trough of the sea.

Remained on

')

deck till near 9 ock. this evening and had some conversation with
the Cap_ on the subject of religJon.
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Wednesday Deer. 31st 18..45.

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N. Lat 17° 57!
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E. Long. 152 0 57
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Last night an accident befel (\. one of the sailors.

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Just after

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the watch was called this man whose name is Davis came up to""
t~ke

his'watch on deck and not perceiving that the covering of

th~ main·hatch was removed he mader mis~tep and was precipitated
to the bottom of the hold a distance of 12 feet at least. Notice

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was give? that a man had fallen into the hold of the ship & the

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Captain immediately sprung on deck.
of ,the man and got up.

Shortly

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heard the groans

He had been brot. into the companiofay

ot the house on deck.

The Captain was examining him.

His breath

had been nearly extinct, but no bones were broken, some of his

--to

to.es were out of joint.- ,It appears that he came down upon his
feet, that the jar had affected his stomach as he complained of
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great ~istress inside

~d

& difficul~y

of breath, he had also bit the

ot his;ongue,the "ettect0-rtriki:ng 0'; his feet.
, The Cap. gave him something to take inwardly
,

e.,

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lin7ment outwardly.

&

applied .
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He gained eventually same relief and was re-

moved forward to his berth in the forecastle.

I retired after

this; but I heard before morning another application to the Captain, in behalf of the man, as he was suffering from cramp in the
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stomach.

A potion of laudanum administered at this time gave
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scar [sic)

relief, and in the morning,'he was more easy, though very

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I endeavored to give a

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of religious counsel to the

mal



in

order to direct his attention to the concernS of the soul.
Surely a sailor so constantly exposed to death & 'danger
ought to be a thoughtful man.
The

Capta~

seemed to blame some of the officers for

the hatch off as he

ha~~at

l~ving

the close of the work yesterday. given

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orderfthat it sho~ld be ,put on.

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"' They are having the space between decks .cleaned 'and painted,
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this is one reason for havlng the hatch off & the hold open.

We

;:. are-.moving now with noiseless speed over a smooth sea: wind about
.'.~

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N E. which has been freshening since 12

Of

clock-

our direction

is about W. by compass and we are advancing towards

~he

Ladrones-

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one of~he Soqthern of which islands is Guam.

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We are directing

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our course', for Pagan island between which an-a. its neighbor it
is the purpose of the Captain to pass.

The day has been fine,

the, wind in the afternoon freshening to a pleasant breeze.
, In the night it became squally which rendered it necessary
to take in sail.
Thursday .Tanyji..,lst 1846 .

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'N:. Lat/oo ISo, 17
A.

'stI'ong

N.

t

,

E. trade is blowing which has caused the takihg

in of all,our studdang sails &, topgallant sails.

The sea is rough-

er than we have had it before &, we are experiencing such weather
as one often encounteI's in going to Rilo- with this difference
that it is a faiI' wind to us.
The first day of the yeaI' finds me on the way to China; Where _
shall I be at its close?

This is known only to the Lord to whom

I commit my ways and on which I implore his blessing.
m
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0 that I

have continually his guidance.
Levi Chamberlain.
FI'iday, .Tany. 2nd 1846

3h 40 m-'

E. Long. 146 0 50!
The wind has continued brisk and our progress

uni~orm

&

rapid, gaining fast' our appI'oach to the Ladrones.
At about half past one o'clock land hove in sight, bearing
W. by N., pretty high in appearance which we judge to be Pagan
island; and island to the N. of it is laid down on the chart called Agrigan;

between this &, Pagan island we are to pass.-

We

alteI'ed our course &, stood more to the N. changing as we altered
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the

b~ring

of the island until we passed it at the distance of

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10 to 15

just at evening when our

co~se

was about

w.

The appearance of the island was something like that of
but rather higher.

La~ai,

Do not know whether it is inhabited.

Cocoa nut trees were seen & the Captain said the island appeared
to" be well wooded •

We saw no other land, though the island of

.agrlgan should have been in sight, if the land we .saw l,was Pagan
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island as the other island is laid down as 25 miles
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N. from
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the N. W. point of this.

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only~

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We kept on our way thro. the night with-

out incident except that being pretty much before the wind &
having a cross sea, our vessel rolled badly & kept us con~~f~tlY
rocking ,from one side to

~~e

other.

Saturday Jany 3rd 1846
N. Lat. 19 0

E. Long. 1430 36'

Pleasant weather with
at the table procured by the

moder~te

~hip

breeses.

Fresh butter

at Oahu being gone, I opened

upon the jar, put up for my use. ' I have also ~sed melasfes o~.:my
store since the first week, and I have had an egg boiled every
morning.

A dish of arrowroot I have had prepared for me morning

and evening, which I have found very agreeable.,
Sabbath Jany_ 4th 1846.
Lat. 180 5'7
Have endeavo?ed to observe this day in a proper manner
by reading the Word of God

&

appropriate books _

I have read two'

chapters in the ffFountain of Life 1t which I find a truly spiritual
book.
I have conversed wome with the Captain
religious subjects"

&

his wife on

They seem well disposed the wife is the daugh-

ter of a Methodist and received good instruction from her father

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now dead.

She is not a professor of religion, but has a hope that

she experienced religion some years ago.

Said she had no ·excuse
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for'
not havIng made a profession.
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f

E. Long. 137

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40 t,

fA. strong N. E. trade is blowing and with <a pretty rough

sea we

are~ashing

Cannot

carry.al,~

fo:r.-ward at the rate of nine kno·ts or ·more. '

sail; but still we merri·ly move ahead the white
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caps breafins around.us, our sides foaming & our

w~ke

like a i

boiling cauldron wider than the whole breadth· of the stern~,

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not an unpleasant sight,- the

whirlin~

.

It

sparkling, . foaming,

dashing
surgelike the rapid cUI'rent of same mighty stream. -khich
,
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~~ gallan~

ship is striding

&

ca,sting behind.

The

~oughestl·
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weather we have yet experienced.
Tuesday dany. 6th 1846 ..
.

N~

Lat. 19 0 41.

r

E. Long. 133 0 4.0 t

{4. ·3.0)

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think of this day as being at Oahu the first MOnday

in the month and of the year and as Monthly Concert.

Our time ·is

4 hours and a half later at the po-sition we now are than our

friends at Honolulu where they will attend the Mon. Con.now past 4

,
ock

It is

P.M. and our friends have closed their meeting.

We have pleasant weather and the men are variously occupie~

about the deck-

Some are mending sails; some

serving the

rigging, others knocking the rust from iron work of shrouds & the
deck.
Wednesday Jany. 7th 1846
N. Lat. 20 0 04'

E. Long.· 131° lot

(4.44)

A small island called Capper Island is laid down on
[!.t;j

the chart very much in our tractAwhich we must have passed in the

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night being some 8 or 10 miles to the South
not seen.

fit; but which was

E':;.'LoIig. 1310 54'

Lat 20 0 6 f
Yesterday

0

&to~ay

~mal1 piece~ 0f sUbstance have been

seen floating singly & in groups upon
the surface of the water.
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One of them having been taken up

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'~t

was' found to be pumace stone.

I have raised a little blo~~:this forenoon; this happened just after having ror the second time got out my desk to write.
I 'wrote one page of

a letter
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sheet to my,wife.

Raised

more

" blood this evening notlli ths,tanding having kept' quiet in my berth,
except only the necessary"
.

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other little things.' ; ; # '
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e~ertion

of taking medecine

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took no dinner

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&

do'ing some
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only some arrowroot for

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. supper, hoping that abstemiousness would tend to allay the hemorr.

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do hot know the cause of this turn, unless it were the

curry which I ate at breakfast or the' effort I made

in the fore-

noon in getting out my writing desk from under the berth & drawing out the middle ,part which required a strong effort to get it
,up.

I learn the necessity of great care.

Thursday 8th 1846
20° 40' by reckoning
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(4.54)

We had a strong breeze during the night which caused a

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good deal of motion, which 'I feared might be unfavorable to me &
probably was, as I raised clotted blood in the night.
a

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I had also

of the nightmare & the, Captain had to come to my berth to

afford assistance.

I have put a blister on my side, as I have

had some pain in the region of the lungs.
I continue to take digitalis & nitre- my pUlse is moderate generally less than 70.
Friday Jan.9th 1846,

Lat. 20 0 58

Long. 1240

(5h 12 )' "_u

-12-

After rising at about 9 oclock & dressing, symptoms of
raising blood manifested themselves; on which I took as soon as
.

,

possible a reclining posture in my berth; but notwithstanding .
blood came with that peculiar
flowing than usual.
by the

~i~
stewar~.

A

e.

loo~ness,

which indicated a freer

I called for some fine salt & was furnished

It produced nausea & vomiting, but it stopped

the flowing of. the blood.

I continued a reclining postil:i:'e'1dur-

ihg the daY,nqt rising even to·take.off·rn:y clothes.

It has been

a day of discouragement to me.
Saturday loth 1846
Islands
Botel Tobago Kirna or Xi.ma

8 ock A.' M. N.- 8 miles

I was lead out of my state room to have a sight ot land
this was about nine oclock this morningto the North of the Bashees.
N.of us.

It is an island a little

We were quite

ne~r,

it being to' the

It was an agreeable sight to see the variagated green

surface of the land, which is uneven but not much elevated, tho •.
not flat.

.A

small precipitous island stood at the East not far

from the main'sland~

Little Botel Iima.

passed the S.'W. point.

At one oclock we had

Rocks are laid down four leagues dis-

tant from this island, these were' all passed & at 5

o~clk

we were

in the China Sea clear of all danger.
This has been to me a day of depression notwithstanding
the exciting thcident of land.-

My symptoms of raising blood con-

tinue and I abstain from my usual quantity of food, this with
taking digitalis weakens me & in connection with my disease pros.trates mind and body, going to a land of strangers, knowing not
what I shall do. when I get there, where & when I shall go after-

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wards- all

depress my spirits.-

fort but in God.

I feel lonely - I have no com-

To him I try to go in prayer.

When shall I see home agai,n,
Home so very dear tome,
See wife) children dearest

fri~nds

Joined in purest harmony~
All at tha t swe et home again.'
We passed very near South ,Cape of the island of Formosa- it
being so near that a hut was seen.

This was the last land seen

to~ay~
Sabbath 11th 1846 (Jany.)

I coughed more in the night than usual, & the cough
seemed to take hold upon the very vitals.

I could not but feel Xli

'that it was a serious matter,and then considering what an insideous disease is the consumpt,ion, if indeed this disease is settleing upon me, I thought it probable I might be" still flattered
with hope; and I find it so this morning.

I'do not cough t9day

and I am not so much depressed as I was yesterday.
and meditate with some satisfaction.

I can read

This being our Sabbath I

endeavor to improve it to my profit and I think of it too as my
fourth week from home - four weeks from home! 01 when shall I
dcaT-

see thatAplace again!

At one time this day my pulse has been 53.

Monday Jan], 12 1846

(5.48)

As soon as it became light enough to discern distant
objects, fishing boats were seen in various ,directions- they were

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in pairs and all under sailwhich I have seen of

their appearance like the pictures

craft.

s~ch

Between 9 & 10 otck had sight of a small island or rock
laid down on the chart

&

called Sa Ty Sing Ch8JIl. or Pedro Branco;.· . "~:

19 miles from the main land.

);~"Wh{6h :~{~fi

boats in

is about 45 miles East of Ho~ "Kong
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E.Long. 115,
"

The day has been foggy and co'ol,

b~t

the fog not so

dense as to entirely obscure the land.- The bre.eze having die,d
away we were not permitted the expectation of getting, to an
,

.

anchor tonight, and the Captain having fears of rO'bbers J made
preparations to beat

t~em

cannon, 'loaded his muskets

off if assaulted.
&

pistols

&

He shotted his two

'prepared his' cutlasses

&

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was in complete .readiness to withstand any a€fession on the part
of pirates.

Jus,t after dark a boat was seem. near us making cer-

tain signals, which eaused some alarm and the Captain bid his men
be in readiness; but the stranger proved to be a pilot and being
admitted on board, terms of piloting the vessel ,to

Eon~Ong were

soon agreed upon, and the rest of the night was passed with feelings of safety.
.. Tue sday

J any

13 1846

HongKong. '
It was moderate during the night, though the'vessel
made some progress.

At 6 ock A. M. we were in the West passage,

having land upon both sides of us, exceeding barren in appearance,
made up of a succession of hills or islands without .a visible
~.e.

habitation or a vestage.of CUltivation or verdure.

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in sight.

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Many of the usual Chinese
were in

si~ht.

boat~with

their peculiar kind of sail

There was some fog resting about the hills; but

we had a bright sun, which was cheering and to me an atmosphere
which was piercing tho. not disagreeably cold.

Our Chinese pilot

was exercising his functions in which he seemed' to be practised.
The wind pretty much ahead & we· had of course to beat.

We made

short tacks in very smooth water and made such progress that at
about 12

0'

ck our anch9r was dropped perhaps. one mile from the. S.

end of the town..

w.

A ship jl,lst from N York, Rainbow}· 104 days> bea t

in at the same time, and anchored not far distant.
This ship brought out the wife of the Am. Consul·
wi th the sister of the wife..

tog~ther

The,. Consul t s name is Bush.

Learn

that the U.S. East India squadron is at Wampoa and that the Ship
Lealand is also there.

Rearing that a boat was to be dispatched

by the Consul for Canton I dropped a short letter to Rev. A.B.
Smith •
.A. number of gentlemen called' on board, to whom I was intro-

duced.

A

Mr. McKay was very polite & communicative- informed me

that he was acquainted with Mr. Brown and kindly offered to
forward any commands I might have for him} to his residence which
he pointed out to me.

I addressed a hasty note and inclosed two

,.letters which had been committed to me for him from 1'Ir. Armstrong.
The

Captain~has

gone on shore.

This has been a day of great excitement of course to me. Row
could it be otherwise to see·a place so riSing in fame- & to make
.....
my entrance into the Celestial Empire.- The day has been partic"

ularly fine for this place I learn.
Rongkong Jan? 14th 1846.

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The Captain is talking of going up to Wampoa.

Should he

go I purpose to get him to make inquiry in regard to the destination of the East India Squadron: and also.in rega!d to the sailing
of the Lealand for the U. S. if she has not already left, in order
that I may decide the best course for me to ta~e.
In the course of the. forenoon the Rev. Mr. Brown came
on board and invited me to his residence at the
Institution
of the
.
.
M9~~isQn

Education Society, which accepted I made a selection of.

some' :necessary articles of clothing,. which I packed in the Camphor
trunk and prepared to accompany hDli.

I also took my box of medi-

cines, Hingham buckets, case of crackers, which by the way·has
not been opened, & sever

other small articles, all of which were

.put on board a Chinese boat.

After dinner we set out, .the wind

blowing fresh, & beat acrosE the harbor,. stopping at one place
with a view to Teceive on board Mrs. Brown who had been making
calls in the city and was expected to be at a house not far distant; but Mr. ·B. not finding her, we proceeded ·to our landing
place which was near the foot of the eminence on which the buildings of the institution stand.

Several of the servants of the

establishment came down two of them leading horses one of them
having a side saddle on,

designe~

for Mrs. B.-

I mounted the

ponsy and ascended the hill which is about 187 feet above .the
level of the sea~ The situation is sigh-tly- commanding a view of
the town & the shipping with the adjacent island & of the main
,. land.
At evening Mrs. Brown returned with her little daughter,
of about the age of six years, I learn that Mrs. B. is a daughter
of the Rev. Shubael Bartlett of E. Windsor, Ct.- and she seemed
almost like an old acquaintance from the fact that her father was

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the pastor of Mr. Ruggles, and that she had for several years had
had the care of Lucy Binghrun.
in the same bed with him.R:

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Mrs •. Bingham.

Mr. Bartlett I had once seen & slept

I could converse with her abou·t Mrs.
,'-

She seemed very cordial.

In the evening the scholars of the School

wer~

assembled

for prayers - there a:re 30 of them. ..A. passage of 'scripture was
read questions asked

remarks made and a hymn sung in, which all

&

joined.- followed with prayer.
Rongkong Jan] 15th·1846.
A Chinese servant came into my room early this morning
and kindled a fire of coals in the grate: for it is so cold that
a fir'e is comfortable, &. the houses here are construct ed with
chimneys &. fire

places~

The boys were assembled this morning for reading the
Scriptures &. prayer.

Mr. Bonney who is an assistant

conducted the services.

~o ~rr. Brown

·The boys read a verse each, a.fterwards a

prayer was offered: all the exerc.ises

~ere

in English.

I wrote a letter to the brethren at Canton & enclosed
the letter of our brethren at Honolulu, as I expect an opportuni ty of sending this evening by Cap. Doane} who proposes to go up
to China to gain information in regard to his bUsiness.
My object in writing to the brethren at Canton was to
request them to obtain information in regard to a vessel for the
Sandwich Islands, or opportunity for the Islands, either by the
East India Squadron or any other vessel.- also if the Lealand had
not sailed whether a passage for me to the U. States could be
obtained in that vessel.

In the afternoon Cap. Doane and his

wife came up to the house, in order that Mrs D. might remain here
until the return of her husband.

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Hong Kong, Friday Jany.16th 1846.
I understand that Cap. Dominis has arrived at this port
from some place in China.

I hope he will call, as I feel anx-

I

ious to learn what his plans are in regard to a return to the
islands.
I have walked about the establishment, and viewed the
buildings.

The school house dwelling house and lodging rooms

of the boys are all one buildi-ng- the middle being for the family
and the two wings for the boys & school rooms.
The term of the school closes this day and the scholars
disperse for

a

vacation of twenty five days.

Hong Kong - Morrison Hill, Saturday, Jany. 17,18.46.
This morning I received a call from Cap. Dominis: he.
came in company with Cap. Webber, the gentleman to whom I was
introduced on board the

Congar~e

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the day of our arrival.

Cap. Dominis states that he has come to the decision to
leave his present employ & return to the islands. as soon as this
can be effected; but does not know how soon, nor whether he shall
i

obtain passage in some vessel destined to the islands or whether
he shall charter a vessel.-

He goes in his vessel (Schr.Swallow)

to Macao or a place near by, CUIIisingmoon, and I shall hope to
see him again before I decide in regard to my course.
This is the day set fo r the sailing of the Lealand for
the U. States.

Evening before last I reed. from Mr. Smith an

answer to my Ie tter: he urged my going up iJnm.edia tely to canton
with a view to some new arrangement for himself & family should I
decide to take passage for the U. States.
&

The Le.aland is full

can receive no more. passengers,} of course I could not go with

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Mr. S. unless he were to. go. in seme ether vessel, an arrangement
which prebably ceuld be made.

But I cannet ef ceurse go. up; &

1;>efere I make any movement wish to. hear from the brethren

&.

get

an answer to. my letter.
·MOrrisenHill, Sabbath Jany_ 18 1846 •
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Mr. Brewn & Mr. Benney attended meeting, it being a celd
&.

win~

day, it was net

eipedie~t

fer me to. go. eut.

The distance

to. the meeting ho.use is nearly two. miles,"",

Mr. Brewn preached- the cengregatien was; as I
not ·large.-

~derstand,

There are several clergymen who. efficiate in turn.

Mr. Gillespie and Mr.

Jaram take turns with Mr. Brewn .

. Altbough the Sabbath is .ebserved.by the fereign cemmuni ty yet no. regard is paid to. it by the Chinese.

The·y walk the

streets and fellew their occupations. in all respects as they de
on ether days .. It struck me very unpleasantly to. hear the stene
cutter's hammer, with many strekesof marry hands,seunding frem
a neighbering quarry.
Menday Jany 19 1846.
1

Heng keng.

As we were rising frem the tea table) we were greatly
surprised by the sudden entrance ef the Rev. A. B. Smith and Mr.
Hines,

They had left the Lealand at ancher Seme six miles eff and

accompanied the Captain (Skillingten) who. came en shere to. ebtain,
if pOSSible, a ceok & steward, the steward belonging' to. the ship
havlng left the vessel when she was last at this port - They
took tea & stopped between half an heur and an hour; being limited in regard to time they ceuld net preleng their stay.
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The chil-

.

dren ef Mr. Locke are sick of the measles and one ef them has
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been

vaccinated: but· in other respects all on board are well. The

vessel

wil~

stop but a short time.

Tuesday, Jany.20, 1846.
Wrote two letters t~ay- one to Mr. Anderson- which was
sent'on board the Leland- the other to Warren & Evarts which I
shall probably send by· the ship Rainbow to sail soon, but which
will probably reach home before.the Leland, being. a·much better
sailer.

Mr. Bonney went off to the Leland & carried my letter as

well as letters of his own.

The weather being cold I'did not· think

it best to go off, though I sheUld have been glad to see the
p~ssengers.i·

Understand that a cook & steward have been obtained;

the vessel will therefore sail at.evening.- all the passengers
were comfortable - Mrs. Hooper

&

Hong Kong- Jany 21st 1846-

children among the rest .•
Wednesday

Took a walk this forenoon accompanied by Mrs. Bonney
&. l'Irs

~

Doane.

Our road was winding and leading to the foot of

the hill on which the buildings stand.

The hill conSisting of

a light sand of granite has been cut away to form the road,which
is smDoth and very good.

In one place the.excavation is ma4e

through a ridge & is of the depth of 50 or 60 feet.

The road en-

circles quite half of the hill descending as it winds along. Our
walk extended to the distance of more than a mile from the house.
We came to a company of stone cutters' who were splitting granite
at the quarry.

They kept time with their blows.

that the entire company am9unted to seventy.

We were told

We saw their appar-

atus for cooking rice, a forge also where a man was at work repairing drills.

On one side we saw an altar conSisting of two

stones standing on edge with a top stone placed across it - and a

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~lace.

back" something like a fire

In it were

~laced

a small bowl

containing liquid which we learned was tea. for the gOQ, also
several small jars two·of them containing small sticks with something on the end-

~robably

to be lighted also flowers of gold

or tinsel & other representations of flowers.-

le~f

Mr. Bonney held
~

some conversation with the
their worship.

~e.ople

From. thi.s

who c'ame around, in regard to

~lace

we walked to a Chinese village:

"houses of earth & rock all one story closely huddled with narrow
" ~

& dirty avenues between.
rubbish & filth.

Streets narrow, dirty & encumbered with

I was surprised at the number of children - all'·

we saw were small children.- dogs barked at us as we entered but
they were cowardly curs, for they ran & did nothing but bark.hogs lay.' in every di:::rection

&

they all seemed in very good con-

dition of the species I have seen at the islands

called Chinese.-

All that we .saw had the appearance of great :m.eanness filth
poverty.

&

We saw a place for worship a sort of altar with Bhinese

characters figured paper & representations Of. flowers having no'
appearance of art.

On some of the houses we saw small images;

these doubtless were guardian deities.

~

On our way home we passed

~ flower garden or rather a garden where' were displayed a collec-

tion of flower pots - with
bloom.

vario~s

plants & flowers SOmB in

Mrs. Doane bought two pots one at 45 ets and the dther 30

cents, which were brought to the house by a bearer.
We stopped also before a small shop where they sell tea" &

~ake.

here we got some refreshment, if indeed what we obtained

was worthy of the name.

The tea was made in a very small earthen

tea pot and the cups were very small holding scarcely the fourth
part of a gill.

The cakes would vie with the native cakes of the

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islands.

Mr. stronach
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Notes of a bird shut in a cage of the size
of a robin.

Dimensions of the Buildings of the Morrtson Education
Soc.iety.
Length of the entire block 210 feet, with the addition of. verhan,da

10 feet surrounding the same supported with pillars.Cent:ee of the building· used for dwelling '75 feet in the

direction of the width and 64 feet in the direction of the lengthThe two wings are 43 feet wide.

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Kumatage, a bright appearance in the horizon under 'the sun or
moon

3

arising from the reflected light 91' these bodies from the

small rippling waves on the surface of the water.
u
Tuss~e, a strong cearse grass growing on the Falkland Islds.
€.

springing in a bog called antussu¢ bog n .
When shall I see home again
Rome so very dear to me
dear<st

(dearest) See wife children)'" friends,
(purest)
(sweet)

doined in

purest harmony

All at that sweet home again.

Cum shaw,
Bum.boa t, a boat that sells liquor
Compradore . '