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THE RIEND.
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HONOLULU, JANUARY 4, 1850.
Contents
OF THE FIUEN'D. JAN. I, 1850,
laliinl till* Til,
Visit of French ship Bonllf Bee.
John Hunynn, by T. ft. Mrtctujlay,
Sandwich I-UimU. nnd rVnnexallna,
English im-w -,;i;i|i. rin ihe l'ticilir,
Sailors running hwhv from •hip*,
Sound Legislation in Wisconsin,
Hawaiian Thstitkitf .vliiy,
Who could believe that England would lie still j
"Willi
sue li a
gone forth, all hearts to thrill,
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Would rest unmoved, intent nlone to ply
Her busy arts, regardless of that cry ?
Twyuld seem as if c'en British seamen bold
Forgot the kindling themes tiny loved of old,
Save that amongst her friends—the faithful few
Who round I'oinare pity's mantle threw,
True British seamen were the first to feel,
The last to leave her—warmer in their zeal
Than kings or statesmen—prouder to defend.
And there was one, a staunch and fearless friend,
Who bore the trembling sufferer to his bark—
Mid those rude billows safety's peaceful ark.
And there she paced the deck from morn till night
Stretching across the main her aching sight
For help that came not—there from day to day
She thought of one, her sister far away,
England's yount; Queen ; but never failed her trust
That help tmuid come; for was her cause not just?
And he too trusted. Who like him would not?
And gently soothed the royal exile's lot;
Hut not by him the glittering sword was won,
A monarch's gift, for gallant service done.
No; hushed in silence sleeps that not noble deed,
With all Tahiti's Wrongs—the hearts that bleed
Along her silent shores, once echoing low
The sound of prayer, wherebreathes no worship now.
But clang of arms resounds along the vale,
And soldier's laugh floats idly on the gale."
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engaged in alike enterprise; danger seemed
to impart new attractions to our scientific expedition, nnd our eyes sought to distinguish,
through the clouds, the theatre of our approaching explorations; but n thick curtain
of vapors concealed it all day from our view.
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Yet this often happens; for the clouds, driven almost the whole year by the N. E. trade
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winds, are obstructed in their passage by the
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Meliitir.huUy occurrence,
wall formed by this group of islands and rest
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hoax?
I- it a
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fcenet In the Porrnstle,
the summits of the mountains.
upon
J»|iaiiei>e,
\ iin'i M':in- him!
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The night came, and, about an hour beSeamen himl lnndKinen remlitijß; Friend.
fore day, the noise of the breakers announced to us that we were near land. We tackEDITOR'S TABLE.
ed about, and at day break, found ourselves
ten or twelve leagues from the island of Ha"The Island Queen."
waii. We saw Mauna Loa rising with an
imperceptible ascent, and we were
almost
Poem"
in IX
This is the title of "A
astonished,—we even regretted not to find it
Books, by Mrs. Elms, author of " Women
more elevated. It will soon appear that we
of England" and other popular works.—
the difficulties which awaited us.
misjudged
Pomitre, the Tuliitinn Queen, is the Heroine
All day we were either becalmed, or the
of the work, which appears, from various
winds were so light that we were unable to
allusions, to have been written during the
the land; and it was not till the
upproach
period that Ihe French were at war with the
next day, Oct. Ist, that we went on shore.
reader
familiar
Islanders.
the
To
Society
Yet the 29th of September did not pass
with the history of missions, generally, and
without affording some satisfaction to our
the characterics of the French aggression
curiosity. When four or five leagues disat Tahiti, this is a work that abounds with
tant from land, we saw a canoe approaching,
interesting passages, by no means devoid of
manned with four savages. The desire to
poetic merit. The authoress takes the ground
was
see us must have been strong indeed to inin
Government
wrong
that Ihe English
duce them to venture so far in so frail a craft.
not defending the rights of Queen Pomare,
We perceived lhat they were naked, their
at the mouth of Ihe cannon, or rather she
If we have been correctly informed, Cnpt. heads wreathed wilh foliage. It was the first
blames the British public, not excepting the Hunt's services were subsequently
brought
professedly religious portion, for its criminal to the notice of theBritish Government, and specimen of man in the savage slate, that
the most of us had ever seen; and our disapathy.
he was promoted on their account.
appointment may be easily imagined when
men,
is
the
that
shame,
proud enlightened
Ours
"And
we perceived that instead of altering our
women too—nay even Christians—when
course to approach them, we were passing
That cry came o'er the deep with fearful swell,
them as if scarcely worth our notice. I pittell
Scarce lent a listening car, but turned to
ied
the poor creatures; the ship passed withVisit
the
of
French Sloop of
Their sordid gain*, ns if a breeze had passed,
in a hundred fathoms of their canoe; they
War
to
the
Sandwich
Bonite,
fluttered
the
blast.
in
Or some frail leaf had
seemed astonished; they stopped a moment,
Islands, in 1836.
lies the stain upon our country's fame ;
wiping the sweat from their faces with the
Here
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Here too begin the first low steps of shame."
( Translated from the French of Adolphe Bar- back of their hands; then, as we receded
a
we could sec them making signs to us with
rot, for the Friend).
Iheir paddles: was il in token of friendship?
In the IXth book we find a pnssage rethey intend to reproach us? At length
Guayaquil, August 14th., 1836, or didturned
ferring to Captain Hunt, who commanded weLeaving
their canoe towards the shore,
they
came
of
the
of
in sight
night
Hawaii in
Ihe British ketch Basilisk, on board which
discerned, by the aid of our
which
we
upon
vessel Queen Pomare fled for protection. September 29th. From early morning we spy-glasses, a number of huts in the midst
we looked wilh impatience, in the direction
We are confident many of our readers will
where we supposed Ihe island would appear. of a grove of cocoa-nut trees.
rejoice to see his services, not inappropri- According
to the accounts of navigators, we The next day, our disappointment was
of
ately celebrated in the poetical effusions
ought, tit a great distance, to perceive Mauna more than made up. As we approached the
one of his fair countrywomen
Loa, the mysterious summit of which had land, an innumerable multitude of canoes
"And must we then be still, nor feel, nor move,
not, for a long time, been visited by any put off towards us, and in less than an hour,
When these sad tidings reach us o'er the sea—
European. It enlered into our plans to ex- the deck of the Bonite was covered with isBe still, nor weep—poor Island Queen—for thee I plore its almost inaccessible gorges, to cross landers. The first hesitated to come on
Forbid it Eurth ! as thou forbid'st it Heaven I
over the snows which crown it, and inscribe board, but soon it was necessary to station
our names upon its most elevated peak: this, sentinels at the ladders, in order to avoid a
Why was that deep, that noble impulse given,
Which glows 40 warmly in a-generous breast.
lor some days was the almost constant sub- complete invasion. Almost all were naked,
And burns to aid the helpless and oppressed ;
ject of our conversation. In vain the recital with the exception of a soil of girdle called
■of the numerous accidents to which we should nwiro: some, the aged principally, were tatIf we must sit and speak not of thy cause,
expose ourselves; in vain did they tell us of tooed; the names of many appeared, in larga
Nor of thy grief—poor, injured Queen—because
Thy foe is powerful, and thy kingdom weak,
|M. Douglas, an English naturalist, who had letters, on their arms or breasts. It was
iperished under the horns of a wild bull while easy to perceive that they were beginning to
And thy proud heart unpitied left to break.
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be accustomed to the sight of Europeans.''of Kapiolani, chief of this district, came to by the companions of Cook, after his death;
From their bargains we were assured that inform us that his mistress was ready to re- they showed us cocoa-nut trees pierced by
civilised men bad been here: tola tola (dol- ceive us. We readily accepted the inviin- Iballs, and rocks shivered by the artillery.
lar) was what they most generally asked of tton of the noble lady, and we found her The next day, we found nt Kaawaloa the
us. la exchange for sheik*, fowls, hoes he. Aseated outside of the enclosure which sur- |horses and guide, which Kapiolani bad promwhich they brought .us, they were willing to rounds her bouse, in the shade of a bread- jised. Horses were imported into (he Sandtake nothing but money, or clothing.— 'fruit tree. She was about fifty years of age, wich Islands from California, and they beAnd surely, to see the airs of importauce(of a colossal stature, five leet and eight or gan to be numerous. Some of the horses
which he arrogated to himself among his ten inches at least, very corpulent and very sent for our use were furnished with
Engcompanions, who found himself Ihe fortu- ugly. She received us politely. I hesitated lish saddles, and the others with clumsy Mexnate owner of a watchcoat, a shirt or any a moment whether, according to what 1 had j
,ttn/n saddles. The distance between Eower
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part of European apparel, easily convinced read in Cook's voyages, I should not salute*.ftaawaloa
and Upper Kaawaloa is about
us of the value which they attached to such..her in the ancient manner of Ihe country, \(y \ three miles. There is a very good road berubbing my nose against hers; I looked to ( tween the two plnces, leading up the side of
articles.
We were disappointed, for these were not see il some gesture would nol show that this tin- mountain. This rnnd is due to the misthe islanders of Cook, and although the in- was her desire; but, not observing anything,sionaries, who resorted lo a singular expefluence of the savage stale still bore sway in her attitude which betokened the necessi-,dient to accomplish the object. They caused
in the physical and moral constitution of each ty of the Hawaiian salutation, I was satis- a law to be enacted, by which every person
individual, it was no longer that of simple tied with taking the hand which she offered man or woman, convicted ol'adullery, should
and guileless nature, which we were expec- me. Some seats, real European chairs, pay a fine of fifteen dollars
(seventy-five
ting to study. Yet, in the first part of our were brought us and we seated ourselves francs), or in case of non-payment, should
intercourse with them we were the best able around Kapiolani. Behind us were five orjlabor on the roads four
months. The plan of
to discover the traces of what the Sandwich six women clad in immense sacks which the/,the missionaries has been so much encourIslands were, at the time of their discovery: called'robes, and in which they seemed very aged by the people, that this road was comlater, we found the villages more European; much embarrassed. All around us was the pleted in less than two years, and that anothand the people almost as vicious as those who population of Kaawaloa, lying Hat upon (he er road from Kaawaloa lo Knilua (Inrge
have civilized them.
rocks, supporting the chin with their hands town), a distance of about twenty-five miles,
A Portugese, who had lived on the island and gazing upon us with fixed attention.— is almost finished: and so, thanks to the
for a long time, and whom it would have Kapiolani was entirely dressed in the Euro- amorous propensities of the Hawaiian*, we
been somewhat difficult to distinguish from a pean fashion; a gown of flowered English accomplished, yery easily, the three miles
savage, served us as a pilot, and at noon we muslin, a sash of blue silk, and shoes, com- which we had to pass over.
were anchored in the bay of Kealakeakua. posed her toilet. Two tortoise shell combs As we ascended, the appearance of the
Mure than 200 canoes were around the Bo- secured her hair. On her fingers were three land changed. All these islands have evinite, yet we had not seen a single woman. or four silver rings. The people around us dently been formed by successive eruptions
This surprised us; fur the accounts of di- formed as singular an assemblage as could.of sub-marine volcanoes; and as a proof of
vers voyagers had informed us that no soon- any where be found. The only clothing of their origin, lava is everywhere found. It
er was a vessel arrived than it was surroun- one was a watchcoat without buttons; of|.is seen near the shore such as it
was, at Ihe
ded by a crowd of women; veritable water- another, a shirt, and of a third, a pair of| moment when it became hard. The
differIhe
with
pantaloons:
naked,
most
were
part
nymphs, who dove and swam around, pointent strata, one above another, can be distining to the land and making known to the Ihe exception of the indispensable maro. guished; since, in proportion to ihe elevasailors, by their lascivious postures, the All the women, if not clothed, were at least' tion, the lava, owing to the alternate action
pleasures to be enjoyed there; but the pilot covered. Some were clad like those men- of heat and moisture, is more and more desoon explained the mystery: "Ships," said tioned above; the others, by far the great- composed.
On the table land where the
he, are tabu to women; it is a law of the est number, were merely enveloped in a sort rains are abundant, the lava is found changed
of
shawl
of
Hawaiian
cloth, (kapa). into fertile soil; and there
missionaries." He gave us an account, at large
grows in abunthe same time, of several measures taken by Our conversation with Kapiolani was not dance the kvkin (candle-nut tree), from the
the missionaries for the promotion of morals long; the English sailor acted as interpreter. nut of which is extracted a
very clear oil,
and religion: but more of this hereafter.
For the most part, a sort of grunt was the which is very good to burn. This oil has
she
made
to
the
long compliments already become an article of exportation.
The bay of Kealakeakua extends four or only reply
five leagues from North to South; Ihe deep- which individuals of our party addressed her; The bread-fruit tree, the orange, the mulest part is a sort of cove formed by two yet there was upon her countenance a singu- |berry (imported from Manilla), the banana,
points of low land projecting into the sea on lar expression of kindness and natural good-(the sugar cane, the taro (arum esculentum),
the right and left. This cove is commanded ness, and when we mentioned a desire to go its root growing in the water and which conby a mountain, or wall of blackish lava, four to the upper village, on the morrow, to at-,stitutes the principal food of the islanders,
or five hundred feet in perpendicular height. tend divine worship, the design appeared to,are also abundant. Through the crevices
On the left is the village of Kaawaloa; to give her great pleasure, and she offered to,of the rocks escaped some dwarf shrubs, a
the right, surrounded with cocoa-nut trees, furnish us with horses and a guide.
species of the caper bush, the nai-hi, the
we perceived the village of Kealakeakua,
On leaving Kapiolani we went to see the root of which, as we were informed, serves
which has given name to the bay, and be- place where Captain Cook had been assas- the natives for tea. There was also the tayond, towards the extremity of tbe point, sinated; it was where we landed. They pa, from which they make their clothes, and
another village, tbe name of which I do not pointed out to us the rock on which he was the flower of which, of a saffron yellow, riremember. Upon the high lands, which standing, when he received the fatal thrust. vals in brilliancy the magnificent blue, white
overlook the bay, we distinguished a num- Looking around, we saw ourselves surround- and red convolvulus which bordered the
ber of houses, and among them, one which ed by tbe same people that had assassinated road.
seemed built in the European style: " it is," him.
About midway between the two villages
said the pilot, "the house of the missionary The death of Cook was indeed a great is the monument erected, in 1825, by Lord
Forbes; the village is called Upper Kaaiea- misfortune; but perhaps it ought to he at- Byron, commandant of the English frigate
toa."
tributed only to himself and to the violence Blonde, in memory of Cook. It is at the
In the afternoon we went to Kaawaloa. of his character; at least it so appeared this place where had been inferred all that could
We had some difficulty in landing; yet with day. There has not been, nor is there now be found of his scattered members: it is a
the assistance of the Indians, many of whom anything sanguinary in the character of this post fixed in Ihe midst of lava rocks, which
plunged into the water to bring us aid, and people; but they manifested an almost bound- have been piled up so as to form a sort of
after some falls upon the rocks, we found less respect for those foreigners, whom Ihey tumulus. A copper plate, upon which is
ourselves on terrafirma. The village of considered as gods. There was need of all engraved the name of Cook, is fastened to
Kaawaloa seemed to be composed of only the horror, which the sacrilege committed by the top of the post. The epitaph, which acabout fifty houses. The bread-fruit and co- Cook, he seizing the king of the island, in- companies it, has become illegible. The
coa-nut trees give to it a picturesque appear- spired, to urge them to this excess. We post is covered with the names of English
ance A species ofEnglish sailor, steward could see traces of the vengeance inflicted sailors, who came to render homage to
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memory of the celebrated navigator. But Ihad committed blasphemy against the Holy build a meeting house for him. His influthis is a niggardly monument, and one is as- Ghost, that he had sold Christ, tbat he was ence among the common people was such
astonished that the English government has iactually possessed by a demon. Sometimesi that the government would willingly have benot been able to acknowledge, in a more loud
1 voices from heaven cried out to warn stowed on him some municipal office ; but
suitable manner, the immense services ren- him. Sometimes fiends whispered impious his vigorous understanding and his stout Engdered to navigation by Captain Cook. In isuggestions in his ear. He saw visions ol' lish heart were proof against all delusion and
the vaults of Westminster Abbey repose'distant mountain lops, on which ihe sun shone nil temptation. He felt assured that the
toleration was merely a bait intendashes, which have not so good a claim upon! brightly, but from which he was separated by 'proffered
the gratitude of the people, as that which a waste of snow. He felt the devil behind ed to lure the Puritan party to destruction ;
him pulling his clothes. He thought that the 'nor would he, by accepting a place for which
lies forsaken under the lava of Hawaii.
brand of Cain had been set upon hitn. He he was not legally qualified, recognise the
feared lliat he was about to hurst asunder! validity of Ihe dispensing power. One of the
JOHN BUNYAN.
like Judas. His menial agony disordered last acts of his virtuous life was to decline
CHANGE OF PUBLIC OPINION.
bis health. One day he shook like a man in an interview to which he was invited by an
Our readers are aware of the remarkable jthe palsy. On another day he felt a fire agent of the government."
revolution which has and is now taking place within his breast. It is difficult to underThe Sandwich Islands.—The suggestion
in the public mind in England and other parts stand how he survived sufferings so intense,
[occurs in a New York paper, that it would
At
the
clouds
long
'and
so
continued.
length
of the world, with reference to the prominent
broke. From the depth* of despair, the pen- lie well for Ihe United States to annex the
characters who flourished in England during itent passed lo n state of serene felicity. An Sandwich Islands to the Union, giving the
the seventeenth century. The character of irresistible impulse now urged him to impart whole group the name of the State of Haimportance of these Islands, in
Cromwell, as delineated by the historians of toothers the blessing of which he was him- waii. The
view of tho trade of the Pacific, being nearly
He
the
and
joined
Baptists,
self
possessed.
the reign of Charles 11, stands in striking
became a preacher and writer. His educa- midway between Oregon and China, is promcontrast with the character of the Protector tion bad been that of a mechanic. He knew inently urged, nnd the fact, no doubt, will be
as portrayed by Carlyle and Macaulay. In no language but the English, as it was spo- (generally admitted. The depopulation which
for some cause or another, has been going
regard to no individual, has public sentiment ken by ihe common people. He had studied on
throughout the group since its discovery
model
of
with
the
excomposition,
no
great
so
as
the
in
been thoroughly revolutionized,
by
Capt. Cook, is also alluded to as indicaan
undoubtedimportant
exception
case of the character and genius of John ception,
tive
of the inevitable result that the Islands
Bible.—
ly, of our noble translation of the
Bunyan. Late in the eighteenth century, His spelling was bad. He frequently trans- must, sooner or later, come into the possesCowper even, did not venture to do more gressed the rules of grammar. Yet his na- sion of some civilized power. Thus we go
—Annexation seems to be the word. ' Manthan allude to him as the author of the Pil- tive force of genius, and his experimental
ifest destiny' is doubtless in the ascendant.
ofall
the
from
religious
passions,
knowledge
grim's Progress, without mentioning his
A
great country this, when it shall be fenced
Ihe
despair to ecslacy, amply supplied in him
name.
want of learning. His rude oratory roused in.— Baltimore Jimer.
O thou, whom, home on Fancy's eager wing and melted hearers who listened without inThis opinion does not seem to be popular
Back to ihe season of life's happy spring,
to the labored discourses of great lo- at present, even among those strong in their
terest
1 pleased remember, and, while memory yet
gicians and Hebraists. His works were American feelings. Uncle Sain—or some of
Holds fast her office here, can ne'er forget ;
widely circulated among Ihe humbler classes. his
Ingenious dreamer, in whose well-told (ale
boys—seem to have got the idea that all
Sweetfiction and sweet (ruth alike prevail; [style One of them, the Pilgrim's Progress, was, in
Whose humorous vein, strong sense, and simple his own life-time, translated into several for- the world desires to become annexed to the
May teach the gayest, make (he graves( smile ; eign languages. It was, however, scarcely great North American Republic. His famiWitty, nnd well employed, nnd, like (hy Lord, known (o the learned and polite, and had been
ly, we think, is now quite too large, and to
Speaking in parnliles his slighted word ;
during near a century, the delight of pious add the State of Hawaii' to the rapidly in1 name (hee not, lest so despised a name
'
cottagers and artisans before it was publicly
Should move n sneer nt thy deserved fame ;
sisterhood of States of the Union,
creasing
of
emcommended
man
high
literary
any
by
Yet c'en in transitory life's late day,
condescended
At
critics
to
seems
rather
length
premature. Suppose His Mainence.
That mingles all my brown with sober grny,
Revere (he man, w hose pilgrim marks the rond, inquire where the secret of so wide and so jesty, Kamehameha, and His Majesty's loyAnd guides the/>rogres* of (he soul to God." durable a popularity lay. They were commultitude had al subjects, do not wish to be annexed—what
The following sketch of Bunyan's charac- pelled to own that the ignorant
judged more correctly than the learned, and then ? If the ' government organ' be the
ter, drawn by the great reviewer and histo- that the despised little book was really a masexponent of their views, such is far from berian,Macaulay,is highly creditable to the wri- terpiece. Bunyan is indeed as decidedly the
ing the case. To change the figure, if Broter, and is a most striking illustration of the first of allegorists, as Demosthenes is the first ther
Jonathan really desires to form a family
or Shakspeare the first of dramachange which is now going forward in public of orators,
alliance
in this quarter, it would be ciriJ, to
lists. Other allegories have shown equal inopinion. In one century, an illustrious poet genuity ; but no other allegorist has ever use Ihe mildest term, for him to make a fair
ventures not to introduce his name lest it been able to touch the heart, nnd to make
.proposition, and then wait for an answer !—
' should move a sneer ;' in the following cen- abstractions objects of terror, of pity, and of Perhaps this is the very way Brother Jonatury, the greatest historian of the age asserts love.
whether any English than would pop the question.' He may not
" It may be doubted
—'Bunyan is indeed as decidedly the first of Dissenter
suffered more severely under think it best upon the whole, for Mr. Secrehad
allegorists, as Demosthenes is the first of or- the penal laws than John Bunyan. Of the
of State to write His Majesty's Minister
ators, or Shakspeare the first of dramatists.' twenty-seven years which had elapsed since tary
Affairs upon so delicate a subject
of
Foreign
To the names of Baxter and Howe must the Restoration, he had passed twelve in
"added
to have tho preliminaries
hence
prefers
He
and
the name of a man far below them confinement.
still persisted in preachbe
in station and in ncquired knowledge, but in [ing ; but. that he might preach, he was un- 'arranged by we the editors. The Frjeßn bevirtue their equal, and in genius ther supe- •Jer the necessity of disguising himself like ing ratber disinclined to interfere in matters
rior, John Bunyan. Bunyan had been bred a carter. He was often introduced into meet- of a political nature, would refer the affair
a tinker, and had served as a private soldier ings through backdoors, with a smock frock
his neighbors, the Polynesian and
in the parliamentary army. Early in his life on his back and a whip in his hand. If he over to
he had been fearfully tortured by remorse litid thought only of Ins own ease and safety Times.
for his youthful sins, the worst of which seem he would have hailed the Indulgence wilh
The women in England are asserting
however, lo have been such as the world delight. He was now, at length, free to pray tbeir rights. They bave established a club in
thinks venial. His keen sensibility and his and exhort in open day. His congregation Salisbury for cricket playing, and at the last adpowerful imagination made his internal con- rapidly increased ; thousands bung upon his vices, a match was about to be played between
flicts singularly terrible. He fancied that he words ; and at Bedford, where he ordinarily iwo elevens, one consisting of married and the
was under sentence of reprobation, that he resided, money was plentifully contributed to other of single women.
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THE FRIEND.
The Oahu Fountain, published monthly Their word becomes of no value, and the
at Honolulu, from Jan. to Oct. 1847, by tha contract, with their name affixed has no more
Oahu Temperance Society.
binding power over their consciences, than
The Sandwich Island News, published a rope of sand to moor a ship. This ought
not so to be. We have heard "the thousand
weekly, at Honolulu, from 1847 to 1849.
VOL. VIII OF THE FRIEND,
Oregon Free Press, published and one," of sailor-excuses for running
The
OF
ENGLISH
NEWSPAPERS
AND HISTORY
weekly, at Oregon City, from April to Dec. away, and are aware of the sailor's lot, yet,
IN THE PACIFIC.
of
our
1848.
to justify their running away would be far
As we enter upon another volume
EvangeliOregon
of
own
The
American
and
from our thoughts. Rarely, very rarely,
history
our
paper, we are reminded
at
Unionist,
this
cal
have we known a sailor to improve his conpublished semi-monthly,
and that of other English newspapers in
dition,
our
while not unfrequently his lotis worse
1848,
world.
When
we
Tualatui
O.
from
June
to
spread
Plains,
T.,
part of the
inscribed
it
before. Sailors, no, no, you are
not
another
than
was
breeze,
to
the
sheet
June 1849.
The Alta California, now published running fearful risks in leaving your vessels
with English characters was anywhere to be
seen along the whole extent of the western at San Francisco, may be considered as suc- until you have fulfilled your engagements.
coast of North and South America, from ceeding the Californian, which was discon- An increase of $1, $5, or $100, per month,
Cape Horn to Bhering's Straits, or in any tinued at the breaking out of the gold fever. is by no means a sufficient compensation for
part of Polynesia. We can hardly realize For a short time the Californian and Star leaving a vessel, before your engagement is
this fact, when we consider that more than a were united.
up. Let masters und officers beware how
dozen have since been undertaken. We The Placer Times, published weekly at theyybrce men to runaway, and let sailors
shall first refer to those which were publish- Sacramento City, from April, 1849, to the beware how they runaway for slight and
ed, but became extinct, before the establish- present time.
trifling causes.
ment of the Friend.
The Pacific Nfws, published tri-weekly,
Sandwich Island Gazette, published at San Francisco, from Sept. 1849, to pre- SOUND LEGISLATION IN WISCONSIN.
" No person shall hereafter be allowed to
weekly, at Honolulu, from 183(5 to 1839.— sent time.
vendor
retail spirituous liquorsuntil he shall,
at
S. D. Mackintosh, Editor. For about twelve Honolulu Times, published weekly,
in addition to any other requirements of the
Nov.
time.
Honolulu,
1849,
from
to
present
months the Sandwich Island Mirror appearlaw, have executed to the treasurer, or other
About two years since, a semi-weekly pa- proper officers of the county, city,
ed monthly in place of the Gazette, in contown, or
per was started at Lima, in Peru, but wheth- village in which he may reside or carry on
sequence of the want of printing paper.
business, a bond in the penal sum of
The Hawaiian Spectator, published er now published we are unable to state. such
one thousand dollars, with three or more
the
of
the
of
Mexico
During
city
occupation
quarterly, at Honolulu, from January 1833
sufficient sureties, who shall be residents of
to Oct. 1839, conductedby " an Association by the American army, two daily papers were the place where such business is carried on,
published there. We are are not aware as conditional to pay all damages the community
of Gentlemen."
The Polynesian, First Series, published any other English papers have ever been or individuals may sustain by reason of such
traffic; to support all paupers, widows, and
at Honolulu, from June 6, 1840 to Dec. 4, started in those regions which may be styled
orphans; pay the expenses of all civil and
Pacific.
1841. J, J. Jarvis, Editor.
criminal prosecution made, growing out of,
The Friend, published at Honolulu, from For many years papers in the Spanish lan- or justly attributable to, such traffic.
Jan. 1843, to the present time. During '45, guage have been published in Peru and Chile. The fourth section is as follows:—
6 and 7, it was issued semi-monthly, but the A French lithographic paper was once pubIt shall be lawful for any married woman
remainder of the period, monthly.
lished at Tahiti, and for many years papers to institute and maintain in her
own name, a
The Polynesian, Second Series. Revi- have been published in the Hawaiian lan- suit on any such bond, for all damages susved in May, 1844, by J. J. Jarvis, who has guage.
tained by herself or children on account of
such traffic; and the money when collected
been succeeded by the following gentlemen
Sailors running away from ships.—It shall be paid over to her, for the use of heras Editors—C. E. Hitchcock, C. G. Hopmay seem like attempting " to dam up the self and children."
kins, and E. O. Hall.
waters
ofthe Nile with bulrushes," for us to Well done, Legislators ofWisconsin! May
The Hawaiian Cascade, published at
make
an
effort to dissuade sailors from run- your example be followed by your brethren
Honolulu, from Nov. 1844 to Aug. 1845, by
ning
away from ships. Because this practice in other Stales, and lands, cursed with the
the Hawaiian Total Abstinence Union.
become
has
so common here and in Califor- traffic in intoxicating drinks. Why should
The Monitor, published monthly, at Honno means make it right for sail- not the vendors of strong drink support paunia,
does,
from
to
by
olulu,
Jan. Dec. 1845, Rev. D. Dole
to
do
When sailors ship on board per-drunkards ? Why should they not pay
ors
so.
Editor.
The Samoan Reporter, published half- vessels it is upon certain conditions, now damages to that poverty stricken wife and
yearly, at Navigator's Islands, from March, when they run away it is manifest that on children, whose husband and father they
their part, they are unwilling to fulfill those have robbed of his property ? Why should
1845, to present time.
Oregon Spectator, published at Oregon conditions—they deliberately violate their they be allowed lo fill the land with paupers,
City, O. T., semi-monthly, from Feb. 1846 solemn engagements. Not only do they vio- drunkards, and criminals, then call upon the
to Feb. 1849.
late their word, but a contract to which they community at large to pay the necessary tax ?
The Californian, published weekly, first have affixed their names. For men on land Most admirable is that feature of the
act,
at Monterey, A. C, in July, 1846, but sub- to trifle wilh their solemn engagements is making it lawful for the inebriate's wife to insequently removed to San Francisco.
looked upon as disgraceful, and when men stitute a suit for damages! We hail this law
The California Star, published weekly do not fulfill their contracts they are treated as a bright star in the west! May the lawat San Francisco, from 1846 to 1848.
as out-casts, or out-laws. Among seamen, makers of other lands catch a glimpse of its
The Neighbor, puhlished monthly, at a somewhat different code of laws and honor mild rays. We are glad to observe the
law
Valparaiso, Chile, from Jan. 1847, to the has obtained a footing. This is certainly to highly commended in the public journals.—
present time.
be deprecated. It tends to degrade them. Keep it before the people.
HONOLULU, JANUARY 4, 1850.
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THE FRIEND, JANUARY 4, 1850.
'sentiment he advanced was engraven upon .labor in vain, unless their communications
HAWAIIAN THANKSGIVING.
the
into
this
Among
many good imports
the minds ofall Hawaiians. To this end we are accompanied by their names, although
Kingdom, we rejoice that on the last day of hope a faithful translation will be made of his their communications may be published an1849 a National Thanksgiving made its ap- address, and copies sent to every grass hut onymously. Editors, most of all people,
dread imposition.
pearance. His Majesty, Knmehameha, could from Hawaii to Niihau.
not have made un appointment that would The remarks of the U. S. Consul were conMELANCHOLLY OCCURRENCE.
call up in the minds of Americans in his do- firmatory of those expressed by Mr. Wyllie,
llakalm, Kauai. Nov. SO, 1840.
minions, more pleasing and time hallowed as- besides containing a spice of teetotalism.— Rev. 8. C. Damon—My demr Sir-—Capt Johnson of the
jbrig Kegia, in which vowel 1 came fro n Honolulu, requeatsociations. Thanksgiving is a season ns Those of the Rev. Mr. Bond, were well ,ed
me to acquaint you with a circumstance that took place
fondly cherished and observed by the descen- timed, and well calculated to impress the during our passage down. On Bunday, the 11th mat. at 3 o'clock, p. m, and about eight miles from theland offllarber'a
dants of the Pilgrims, as Christmas is by the minds of the large assemblage of children Point,
the steward, James Y Rogers, Jumped out of thecabin
people of the ' old countries.' To be sure, present, that, if they were temperate and in- windows Into the aea. without any apparent cause whatever,
Thanksgiving on the 31st of Dec, when dustrious, with the blessing of God, they It was blowing very hard at the time, and the vessel was running very nearly before the wind The Captain, who waa on
that occurs on Monday, rather shocks our might expect to be successful in life. He deck,
brought the vessel to the wind as soon a* Uie alarm was
ideas of the festival, which we have always dwelt felicitously and forcibly upon the im- given, and stood for a short time on the starboard tack—he
then put the vessel about and stood on the other tack, unti'
been accustomed to celebrate on Thursday, portance of the young taking correct ground we
judged we had passed over the spot where the man Jumpand that Thursday ordinarily the last of No- upon the temperance question. They must ed overboard, but without discovering any thing of him,--vember ; but not supposing it possible for not infer that because they were young nnd Unfortunately, Capt Johnson having lost both quarter boats
in his passage to California, had nonetolower. Some ofthe
the King to err, we would merely express the small, therefore they were destitute of in- men on board the vessel said that he was an excellent swimwish that his ministers will consult their al- fluence:—
mer, and they had no doubthe would reach the shore ; but
one man said that he had heard him say previous to hisslopmanac next year before making the appointWhat if the Utile rain should say
" Bo small a drop as I,
ping in the Regia, that he intended to destroy himself. He
ment. This is however, ofminor importance
was but a few days on board, and Capt Johnson, to whom I
Cnn ne'er refresh these thirsty fields,
am indebted for much kindness and attention duringthe pal—we come to matters of graver moment.—
I'll tarry in Ihe sky, 11 dec, dec.
sage down, thought that the man's friends, should he be
Our design will now be briefly to record the Our limits will not allow that we enter more drowned, might obtain some knowledge as to his fata, through
public proceedings on the First Hawaiian fully into a report of the exercises, but we your Instrumentality. 1 am, my dear sir.
Your humble servant, G. RHODES.
Thanksgiving in the capital of the kingdom. will add, that to us, they were interesting
iHaIoatx?s-Huavinlgoipnnicvgeeanxpecting
Under the general direction of the Rev. throughout, although for years we have been
vessel oalled Smith Tuttle," from Newburyport, and com" Sylvester, we were not a little surprised on
Mr. Armstrong, Minister of Public Instruc- accustomed to attend similar gatherings manded by Capt
York Herald of July 7th
tion, all the Protestants Schools in Honolulu .among the Hawaiians, hence we infer that reading the following In the Newabout
the time specified, for
know, sailed
were assembled at ten o'clock at the stone'to the numerous strangers present the exer- Such a vessel we
Oregon, via Sandwich Islands, and nothing has ever been
Church. It was a pleasant spectacle, on a' cises were not devoid of interest. The sing- heard fromher, unless the following truly marvellous letter
most charming Monday morning, to witness ing was good, and the declamations, excel- makesknown her fate.
The following lettti, savs the Bridgcton. N. J. Chronicle,
group after group of neatly dressed children lent, although more than one of Mr. Fuller's June
30th, was found on the shore of the Delaware Bay last
week, at Jones'lsland, and brought to this office by Joslah
wending their way to the place of gathering, pupils might have said :—
Shephard,Esq, ot Hopewell. It was found enclosed in a
by sealsmall vial, tightly corked and secured from dampness
YouM scarce expert one of my age
conducted by their respective teachers.—
ing way being put on the cork. Whether His really what its
"
product
or
whether
Is
the
of
indicate,
purport seems to
It
To speak in public on the stit^e."
Soon after the audience was seated, His Masome •■«; who delight* in wonderments,' we arc unable to
vouching
any
thing
further
than
We give it without
jesty, the Queen, the Premier, the Minister After the closing of the exercises, the sev- say,
that it was found as described, The folks down East' will
apt to know whether there is any reality In it or not.
eral
schools
marched
with
banbe
procession,
others,
and
took
their
in
Relations,
of Foreign
"The American brig Smith Tuttle, of and from Newburymorning, while leisurely progresseats upon the platform. The following or- ners unfurled and streamers flying, to the port, Nov. *9. 1846—-This
singalong, and repairing the damages of a tremendous gale
Rev. Mr. Smith's church, where a feast was which occurred on Nov. 16, and which waa very severe, we
der of exercises was observed :
discovered to the east of us a large ship bearing American
She rapidly neared us, and when within about three
by Native Choir. prepared ala Hawaiian. The tables were colors.
Singing, a chaunt,
miles, lowered the star spangled banner, and hoisted the
piratical flag She still continued to near us very raRev. L. Smith. well supplied, although they did not " groan" bloodyand
Prayer, in Hawaiian,
when at a distance of about a mile, two men were
His Majesty. as we have seen them, ere the Californians pidly,
Speech,
overboard, and thenshot,
drought up from below and thrown
be a Spanish ahlp of 900 tons burthen or more
the Premier. made such heavy drafts upon our markets. She appears to
Speech,
---as near as I can ascertain, there are about one hundred and
torn, and also a
Pupils of Mr. Fuller's School. The building was crowded to overflowing, twenty-five men on her. She carries a lornybesides
Singing,
numerous
large gun forward, which is on a pivot,
Address, in English, Mr. Wyllie, M. F. R. and all seemed
we
must
be
murderedIs
certain, but
ones. That
all
delighted with the idea of en- smaller
Declamation, Six pupils Mr. Fuller's school.
we are going to die like free men In defence of our lives.-of my men has already fallen from a shot from the long
Native Choir.,joying so happy a thanksgiving. Among the One
Temperance Song,
torn. Generousstranger, who e'er thon art that flndest this,
do thekindness to an unfortunate man to publish in tbe near
Address, in English, Mr.Turrill, U.S. Consul. amusing things at the feast, we could not but eat
Journal or newspaper, and you will oblige and confer a
Mr. Fuller's Pupils. observe natives eating pot with a spoon, and favor
fiYLVESTatT MCAFTE.
Singing,
on
10
o'clock 7 minutes, a. m.
Rev.
Mr. Bond. their pale faced neighbors
Adiress,
"
accomplishing the
Mr. Fuller's Pupils.
Singing,
There was received by the various lines
same
with
their
fingers!
Rev.
Claik.
Mr.
feat
Prayer,
of steam-ships of the West India and Oriental
port of Southampton, duWe are unable to furnish translations of Thus, upon the whole, this teetotal, edu- Mail Company, at the
ring the six months ending June SOth, 1849,the
cational
and
festival
mode
of
celebrating enormous amount of $17,409,000 in gold and silthose addresses made in the native language
or even present in full those delivered in Eng- Thanksgiving being very agreeable, and we ver. Of this immense aggregate it is represented that $9,930,000 came from the mines of Mexlish. That of Mr. Wyllie was written and hope, useful, may His Majesty appoint anoth- ico,
Peru, and other parrs of South America, snd
delivered in English, but was translated by er similar day, before the year 1850 shall •950,000 in gold du»t was brought over tbe isthmus from California. The total amount of gold
Mr. Armstrong. The general subject was end.
and silver coin, bullion, and dost or grains from
the importance of industry among the native
Nortb or South America was §10,510,000. Of
We have several anonymous com- the balance nearly 03,000,000 was received from
population. In the course of his remarks,
in the sbspe of remittances from the East
we understood him to announce distinctly that munications on hand, and most sincerely re- India Company,
about two and a half millions
India
the
did
furnish
their
gret
contributors
not
the King was about to give lands, in fee simfrom Constantinople, and one and a half millions
Portugal and Spain. If this entire amount
ple, to all of his native subjects who would names. This ought in all cases to be done. from
had been in silver, it would have weighed four
Those
who
their
time
to
spend
same.
His
remarks
were
write
for
the
plain,
cultivate the
hundred tons; if it bad consisted entirely of gold,
practicable and sensible. Would that every columns of a newspaper, are very liable to it would have weighed thirty-five tons.
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THE FRIEND, JANUARY 4, 1850.
died away. Death seemed to have'too ill to apply his mind long to any subject.
seized upon the winds that they might not He would once in a while call in some one to
hurry from his grasp the young victim soi read to him from the Bible, but he could selSCENES IN THE FORECASTLE. nearly his own. Our progress was so slow, dnm endure more than one chapter nt a time.
January 6, 1846. At noon we saw St. He- that it was far into the night before we were I often read to him in this way, and the queslena1right ahead, and if the sight ofland ever well up with the island. The night was very tions which he asked showed that he took
gladdened the hearts of any crew, it did the dark, and the captain was no! acquaintedI great interest in the exercise. As 1 sat by
hearts of the crew of the ship H—,'at this with the entrance to Jamestown harbor, in- him and read portions of scripture, I would
time. We had been out only sixty-three deed, he did not know exactly where thei have given all I possessed had I known how
days from China, during which time we had entrance wns, nnd the night was so dark thai to converse with him about the concerns of
seen land often, and once had communicated we could not distinguish many of Ihe land- his soul ; but he never asked any questions
with the natives of an island, and from them marks laid down on the chart. As we float- upon Ibis topic, and at this time I was very
had obtained fruits, vegetables, and live ed by, we saw lights, but so scattered, thai indifferent about myself, and very thoughtstock in abundance. We did not want pro- our captain tlid not suppose that they could be less, nnd consequently not the one lo direct
visions nnd our supply of water was ample, the lights of a town, he therefore kept on bis in person's steps towards the path which I
so that the sight of the island did not give us way, hoping lo seethe harbor when we shouldI cared not to tread.
joy by promising to satisfy any gastronomic get beyond a point of land which loomed upi The mate was a pious man, and often praywants ; neither were our sailors so much ahead. But he was mistaken ; the sail,;ed in Ihe forecastle, and conversed with the
seized with historic romance, nor were theyi[round Ihe point showed us no harbor, and re- ■ sick man, but no good results were apparent
so much in love with a place made famous by vealed to us the light of no town.
after the conversation, for the dying man
witnessing the fulfillment of the destiny of a The captain wns at a loss, and he evinced seemed as indifferent as he had been through
great man, that they would joyfully overhaul the perplexed state of his mind by his hur- life.
and get in readiness the chain and ground ried step on the quarter deck, and by the raThus matters went on till we had crossed
tackle of the ship, or cheerfully get out the pidity with which lie gave orders.
the line and entered the latitude of uncertain
anchor which for a time would hold them to While in this stale of uncertainty, we saw and boisterous weather, when one dark, rainy
a place hallowed by such scenes ; neither did through the darkness, an object moving by, night I was ordered to go forward and watch
they care enough about witnessing the va- and hearing tin- sound of oars, we concluded with Jack. I went forward and sat down by
cant tomb of Napoleon, nor desire so much that it was a boat belonging to the island.— the side of his berth and took his hand in
as to gaze upon the rocky hill from whose The captain hailed, and was answered. He mine that 1 might keep account of his feeble
brow he had surveyed Ihe ocean, that (hey then inquired where Jamestown harbor was. pulse. The forecastle, although on deck,
would joyfully and with alacrity go through The answer was returned, that we had pas- was very close and damp, and the water
tbe disagreeable duty which is attendant up- sed it, that it was just round the point which which had found its way in through Ihe seams
on bringing a ship to anchor in a deep har- we hnd left astern. This information was by on the weather side, and around the catbor. No, the gladness arose from a very no means pleasant to the captain or to us, heads, ran across the deck in a dirty stream
different source.
the crew. We feared that the captain might and hid itself behind the chests down to leeIn the forecastle of that ship, in a narrow not turn back, and then we saw nothing but ward. An old lamp which gave a dubious
light, was suspended from a beam overhead,
berth, lay a young man just twenty-one years certain death for poor Jack.
of age, who was wasting away with a slow The result proved our fears to be correct. and by its faint flickerings the outline of the
disease, which was like the consumption, on- The captain dove down into the cabin, appa- forecastle could be dimly seen with its double
ly it was unattended by any cough. This di- rently in great rage ; and for a few minutes tier of berths in some of which could be dissease had defied the limited ukill of the mate we were in suspense. This suspense soon cerned the upturned faces of the watch bebacked up by a medicine chest, and three gave way to the worst certainty, for when he low.
ponderous volumes from the ship's library, came on deck again, he gave the unwelcome The ship was going about one point free,
by virtue of the reading of which, our chief order to keep the ship on her course, and to and as there was some sea on, she pitched
officer had assumed the responsibility of pre- loose the fore and mizzen top-gallant sails badly and took in considerable water over
the bows. Every wave that struck the ship
scribing for any among the crew who were and the main royal.
sick. St. Helena was the invalid's last hope, It was vexatious to be kept up as we had shook her from stem to stern, and as they
and bis only chance for life lay in his leaving been all night, humbugging at the braces beat against the bows with trip-hammer force
the ship at that island, for nothing on board and swinging the yards for every little breath they seemed as it were the furious knocking
could avail him anything, and disease was of air that came offshore, and this vexation of the angel of death impatient for admittance.
fast, very fast, wasting him away, seeming and weariness but poorly prepared our minds Jack seemed conscious that he was failing
desirous of leaving as little as possible for for the absolute agony of disappointment, or fast, and once or twice asked how his pulse
the grasp of death which was so near.
for the melancholy duty of telling Jack that beat, but was unable to say much. All at
When the island hove in sight, the sick his doom was sealed. When we told him once his pulse stopped, and I thought that he
man was instantly put in possession of the that we had failed in making the port, but was dead, but it soon commenced again, and
intelligence. The news seemed to give were now pointed for home with a fair wind, with more force than before. He then revilima new hold on life, for a time the pro- and when we bade him keep up his courage ved a little, and asked me to call the mate.
gress of his disease appeared to be stayed, by thinking how soon he would be with his I ran aft and told the mate that Jack was dyand he rallied himself to make a few prepa- friends, he exclaimed with a voice choked by ing, and asked him to come forward. He
rations for going on shore.
bitter disappointment, I shall never see started and came forward with me. When
It was the prospect of having our ship- home again—never !'
we entered the forecastle, we found Jack
mate restored to health, which caused joy in The ship kept on her course, and with us partially raised up and gazing about him in
tbe hearts of the crew, at the sight of thai the routine of ship's duty went on as before. the wildest manner. His features, by reaisland. We desired to have something ef- We soon forgot our disappointment, or re- son of long sickness, had become sharp and
fectual done for his recovery. We had long membered it only when thinking of the sick ghastly, and his eyes were lit up by the fire
been pained by seeing him dying before our man. From him hope had fled. As we re- which was consuming him. The sight of him
eyes, and the sight was indeed painful, for moved the anchors from the bows, the an- glaring out from his berth, combined with
besides witnessing the hopeless condition of chor of hope seemed to be torn from his bo- the almost sepulchral appearance of the foreour shipmate, we were continually reminded som. Day after day he wasted away and castle, was a spectacle which never will be
of the uncertainty of life. Feeling all the grew weaker, till he required the constant effaced from my mind. 1 never wish to see
time that death was in our midst, a train of presence of a watcher. The best berth in Ihe like again.
thought was started in our minds which we the forecastle was given up to him, and the As soon as the mate entered, Jack asked
could not avoid, and which we cared not to most delicate and nourishing food was pre- him to pray for him. By this time some of
pursue. This train of thought, was disagree- pared for him, and he received from all hands the watch below had been awakened and had
able to us, and we hoped to remove it by the fore and aft, every attention which could be turned out, and some of the watch had come
removal, and consequent recovery of our given. All were desirous of making his last in from off deck. The male kneeled among
shipmate.
them, and lifted up his heart to God in an elmoments as comfortable as possible.
We neared tbe island slowly. The trades Until this time he had read a great deal, oquent and fervent prayer. During the praywhich had blown very fresh before, now al- but now he was too weak to hold a book and er Jack was silent, but at ihe close he made
Seamen's Friend.
,
most
.
i'oyful
'
7
THE FRIEND, JANUARY 4, 1860.
a great effort, and raising himself so as to be [native-teacher, who now conveys to other is- gins to form its clusters, and the fruit may
seen by all present, he exclaimed, 'Oh, I 1lands the orange, the lime, the banana, sweet be gathered in less than a year.
wish I could pray. I don't think now as 1 potato, pine, custard, and papaw apples, fkc, A spot of 1,076 square feet may contain,
used to think. I once disbelieved in future iis no less worlhy of the thanks of our coun- at least, from thirty to forty plants, which,
punishment, thinking that all the punishment Itry than the greatest of our navigators. It in the space of a year, at a very moderate
that we were to have was given us here. Iiis interesting to observe, that, when these calculation, will yield more than 4,410 lbs.
don't think so now ! lam lost ! lam lost ! worthy agents of our Missionary Society avoirdupois of nutricious substance. The
I wish I could pray ! Oh, that I could pray !' Ibring on board the Mission Ship their little produce of the banana is to that of wheat as
This effort was his last ; he sank back up- todds and ends of property, to embark on 133 : 1, and to that of potatoes fes 44 : 1."
on his pillow, and in a short time he calmly Itheir mission of mercy to other islands, they
WM. MILLS.
and quietly breathed his last, and yielded up Ihave almost invariably a box of plants, or a
AMERICANS AND JAPANESE.
his spirit laden with the account of twenty- |parcel of roots and seeds.
It must not be thought, that the islands of When Christianity was finally extirpated
one years, to Him who gave it.
The eyes of most of the crew who witnes- Ithe Pacific arc now the solitary abodes tliey throughout Japan, and the remnant of trade
sed this scene, were filled with tears in spite once were. They are visited by hundreds of with Europe committed to the Dutch factory
of their exertions to the contrary ; and there iwhalers and traders; and, consequently, it at Dezima, the resolute seclusion of the inis no doubt that the impression made upon iis of the gtealest benefit, in preserving the sular empire was long respected and left unthe minds of all present was fur good.
their crews, to be able to gel fresh disturbed by other nations. The slight atIhealth of of
It is not for us to judge this young man, or supplies
vegetables and fruits. At the tempt made by tbe English under Charles II
1
to say that he was lost. The last words of atsame time, it confers a benefit on the na- which the Dutch foiled, by proclaiming the
dying man aregenerally considered to be his ttives, by giving, in exchange for their pro- English Queen to be a Portuguese Princess
truest words, but in this case, owing to some <duce, our hardware, cutlery, and cottons. can hardly be called an exception.
This abstinence from any endeavor to
circumstances, there is reason to hope that The benefit is even more extended in openso much of his speech as related to his being iing up markets for our home mantifactulies. transgress the prohibitory laws of Japan, allost was not true. But we do say, and from In after years, it will be interesting to lowed the strong' feeling in which they origithis case we see, that it is dangerous to put Iknow who first conveyed lo the several is- nated to die away, and towards the close of
off the subject of religion till a future day, Ilands many of the finest tropical productions! the last century, the continuance of Ihe sysfor in so doing, we may leave to the mercies Even
now, short ns the period is, it would, tem appears to have proceeded rather from
1 difficult
of a death-bed hour,
be
to ascertuin who first introduced indifference to foreign trade and respect for
I
existing customs, than from hatred or fear.
many of them.
The vast concerns of an eternnl scene.'
Whilst
the public mind of Japan remained in
Of
all
the
which
have
been
foreign
plants
The next morning at ten o'clock, with apthis easy state, although no trade, no unnepropriate ceremonies, we consigned the body introduced into Samoa, none have been more cessary
intercourse was allowed, foreign
of our shipmate to a sailor's grave. After'extensively propagated and valued than a ships
were freely suffered to apdistress
in
banana,
of
unknown
species
previously
in
the burial the ship again turned towards *
proach the coast, and their wants were cheertho
Seas,
South
Samoa
alone
in
upalthough
away
and*hurried
from
the
as'
home,
place
fully relieved.
soldiers hurry from the grave of a departed wards of fifty different species of the Musa
The first aggression upon the Japanese
are
found.
From
the
of
its
fruit
excellency
comrades.
code was made by the Americans
prohibitory
and
its
with
great
s
the
weight,
together
adapthe
rest
of
the
During
passage home, Jack's
and originated in the war between England
tation
of
its
lowness
to
resist
gales,
violent
name was seldom mentioned, on account of'
and Holland, when the latter nation was comthe dislike which sailors generally have of1it promises to take the precedence of every
pelled to engage neutrals to carry on their
c
other
Some
novariety
cultivated.
usually
referring to the subject of death. The sail- tice
is
therefore,
of
its
of
history,
worthy trade with Japan. The first North American
maker, who was both on board and on shore,
ship thus hired was the Eliza of New York,
Jack's most intimate friend, sometimes con- record.
Stewart, in the year 1797 ; and her
Capt.
late
Mr.
When
our
lamented
Missionary
versed about him, and he generally ended
at once aroused Japanese susappearance
Williams
returned
from
the
England in
his remarks something after this manner
picion. A vessel bearing the Dutch flag,
'Jack was a whole-souled fellow—he would " Camden," in 1838, his Grace the Duke but
of which (he crew spoke English, was an
c Devonshire kindly supplied him with some
share his last crust with a shipmate. I have of
that struck the Nagasaki authorities
anomaly
cases
one
of
which
was
one
desof plants, in
been with him through a great deal, and If
with consternation. It cost the President of
Chinese
Banana
—(most
ignated
proba"
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deeply regret and repent that I have conn-'
the Musa Cavendishii, the origin of the Factory (Doeff, a Dutchman,) some
tenanced him and gone hand in hand with bly,
ywhich is said to be the Isle of France).
Mr. trouble to convince the Governor that these
him in much that was evil. Had my iriMu- Williams not
English were not real English, but ' English
a
of
resisettled
having
place
ence on him been better, my conscience
of the second chop,' as the Americans are
dence
for
time
he
the
landed,
c
some
after
would now be more easy'—and many of his
designated in China, living in a distant councases
were
left
under
care.
Little
vitalmy
the
same.
companions could say
try and governed by a different king. AH
seemed
to
but,
to
anxious
ity
remain;
preHow much better it would be, if instead of{
of them, I had them this however, was of no avail : the main
chiming in with such remarks as the sail- 6serve, if possible, someinto
carefully
transplanted
my garden. This, point was to prove that the Americans had
makers, it could be said to young men when
banana
was
the
one which sur- 'nothing to do with the trade, being only emChinese
only
their companions are taken away,
vived. In about twelve months, it produced ployed by the Dutch as carriers, on account
And Oh, if'tis pain to remember how far,
'From
bunch weighing nearly a hundred pounds. of the war.andThe governor became at length
tli' pathway of light he was tempted toroam a
*
consented to consider the vesthis single plant have sprung the thou- satisfied,
From
Be it bliss to remember that thou wert tin- star, ■
'flint arose nn his darkness ninl guided him hnnie. 8sands to be seen everywhere in Samoa; and sel as a Dutch ship.
t
Sailor's Magazine, March, 1849. they
are fast spreading in other groups east Capt. Stewart met with accidents upon his
nnd west. It is surprising to see, in the second voyage, which compelled him twice
The subject of the following article short space of ten years, a plant bo ex- to put back for repairs. From his increased
from the " Samoan Reporter," we should be tensively propagated. But, when we calcu- intercourse with the Japanese, it seems, he
what a contemplated establishing a connexion indeglad to sec attracting the attention of the late, by geometrical progression,suckers
a pendent of his employers, but in this howwhich will average but six
plant,
Government and foreigners on the Sandwich year, will eventually produce, the result is ever, he failed. The following year he again
Islands.
made his appearance, in a different vessel,
amazing.
IxTRODUCTio.v of Foreign Plants.—He The value of the banana in these seas can and under a different character—told a pitewho introduces but a single plant into a coun- scarcely be estimated. What Baron Hum- ous tale of shipwreck, of the loss of bis own
try, says some writer, may be considered a boldt says of it in Mexico may be quoted,.all, as well as the Dutch vessel—that he bad
public benefactor. We look with interest here, and applied to Samoa. He doubts been enabled by a friend at Manilla to buy
on the magnificent orange and tamarind trees "whether there is any other plant on the and freight the brig, is which he had now
which still stand at Point Venus, on Tahiti, globe which, in so small a space of ground come, for the purpose of discharging, by tbe
planted by Bligh; and on the shaddock tree, can produce so great a mass of nutriment. sale of his cargo, his own property, his debts
which till lately, stood at Huahine, planted Eight or nine months after the sucker has to them for tbe repairs of the Eliza. An enby the hand of Cook. But the most humble been inserted in the earth, tbe banana be- ergetic president bad, however, succeeded
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this very inefficient one, who saw through what, during the past year, hast thou done
tbe scheme, and caused Capt. Stewart's car- for God and for eternity ? Ido not ask how
go to be sold in the usual manner, and his many plans for worldly aggrandizement you
debts to be paid from the proceeds ; but he have laid and carried out, but what has thou
procured no return cargo for the brig, and done to provide for the well being of thy soul ?
Cleared.
Dec. 27—.m »h Capitol, Bradbury, Tor Calcutta.
_.*—Chilt-Mii hric J. R. A., Hrh.iu.h, for Valparaiso.
a in i-lu,! I liwilit-ili Ellen, Truman, Honf Kong.
Br hk lirini< I (<rnnt, Kilir, fur Sun Franciacn.
Hawachr Knlhitih, Bent, Kn Frnnrittcn, -ni't-d fin I.ttlittinn.
Umiikvi nun .clir Grtjitir, Ite.lop, for Valpatmiaui.
Jan I—Am bjrßob't Bruce, l'"< "lieiiiJorf, San Frniici*>ro.
sent tbe Captain in the Dutch ship of that Man of pleasure, what hast thou done the Am hiii: Hroilieia, Soule, for Han Francisco.
year, to Batavia, to be tried for the loss of past year ? In all your plans to procure self 4—Am whale »liip Wnlga, Lure.
gratification, hast thou thought of the pleastbe Eliza.
Shipping in Port, Jan. 5.
Pending the investigation, Cspt. Stewart ures which flow at God's right hand, and hast Propeller Mnasachuseit*, H R Knot.
made his escape, and again appeared in 1803, thou done any thing to secure them ? How
Merchant Vessels.
Am. ahip Mariposa, Martin.
in Nagasaki bay—this time more openly de- is it, dear friends, in these respects ! Ex- Haw.
achr. Ukanee, Vnukoii.
John Bull. Robinson.
claring his purposes. He now presented amine well, I pray you, one and all. In what- I'r. briic
ship Walpole, Culler.
Mil.
a
ever
of
have
failed
the
respect any
during
himself under the American flag, brought
us
Bremen arkr. Aih. n, Heweren.
Hurftermeisicr Jauaen,Maiihiesen.
cargo avowedly American property, from year past of discharging our duty to laud mid Ham. ah.pfliip
L'(turner tie Taiti, liuiler.
Bengal and Canton, and solicited permission our souls, let us ingenuously repent and Tnhiimn
Am hk Victory, Ryan.
Robert--, for Oregon.
;
brig
remission
of
our
sins
Mann*
Am
to trade, as also to supply himself with water earnestly seek the
Am hrljr Coplmo Southward.
and oil, the last request only was granted, and now that we have entered upon a new Am hk o. ntii Bird, Hall, for Oregon.
Am ship I'lihimilim. Allen,
and when his wants were supplied he was year, let us resolve that we will devote it to Hoi
hk Three Hrnihen*, Swan, fur Hont| Koiif.
Hon Pert*. Dv Peyrat.
compelled to depart ; he now gave up his God, to the good of our fellow men, and to ¥r .thin
I'"i'i[i>i'n, West, on ihe reef.
brig
Am
interloping scheme, and returned no more. the great business of preparation for eterni Br
hrijj .Mary Dure, Scarborough
the
Amicus.
Abridged from
Asiatic Journal for the ty.
Whalers.
jy. Y. Exp-ess.
Am whale ships Heroine, Wall; WHrren.Evani:
Dexter.
—
Lcttrange,
Further from the Search for Sir John
To Seamen and Landsmen who read the Friend Franklin.—Sir George Simpson returned
DIED.
on Monday last from his annual tour of inDear Friends: On the commencement of a
At Ihe U 8 Hospital, 25ih Dec. Mr. W. 11. Par-hunt, bespection through the Hudson's Bay Territo- Iniii'iiiK
He came from Calito Siiuiiiii. Sutir i>i'New Vi.rk.
new year, allow me affectionately but faith- ries and
North Western settlements of this fornia to Honolulu.
fully, to address you a few words of expostu- Continent.
We learn with regret from him,
lation and entreaty.
that no clue had been obtained to the whereThe Friend, sent Abroad.
Whatever thy hand findeth to do," is the abouts,
or the fate of Sir John Franklin and Any person, paying the annual subscription price
exhortation of the wise man, "do with thy
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companions. Sir John Richard- of the Friend ($2,00) in advance, can have the pufier
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whither
land, via I'a 11:1111:1. to the United States or England.
knowledge,
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zen regions, and may be expected in Mon- According to the U S. Post Office laws, newspapers
thou goest." This consideration is a very treal early in September.
His exploring sent from the office of publication, the postage may
solemn one. It is addressed to all classes
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and conditions of men. It is a consideration party will, however, continue their search, bnt otherwise the
postage must be pre-paid.
Rce,
under
the
orders
of
of
the
Hudson's
Dr.
which should act constantly on Ihe minds o.
K7~ If we have been correctly informed, there is
Sir
John's
second
comin
Bay
Company,
not that irregularity about letters and papers going to
men in all the circumstances of life, as a mand
the summer. Although it the United States, that there is about their conveyance
powerful motive to prepare for the day of ac- would throughout
tf
be almost criminal to abandon hope in hence.
count. It points to the grave, which has
such an enterprise, it is impossible to conclosed over many, who but a little while ago ceal
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the
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of time.— dergo an amputation of his left leg, returns his sinsoon open for each of us. Wh«re are the fearfully diminished by the lapse
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to all those merchants and others who
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tribes of men who once, both on the land and [Montreal Courier,
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scenes which now occupy our thoughts and
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ianschurch
ofpOrdtold.he—ainer
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Standing by the newly covered grave of the at
«radnmeof the Seminary, Lahninntuna, and for aeveral yeara a
year, so to speak, let me ask you, what have beneficiary of Jnmea llunewell, Eaq., Charleaton, Maaa. fora merchant at theae ialanda.
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to
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THE RIEND.
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Vol. "8.
HONOLULU, JANUARY 4, 1850.
Contents
OF THE FIUEN'D. JAN. I, 1850,
laliinl till* Til,
Visit of French ship Bonllf Bee.
John Hunynn, by T. ft. Mrtctujlay,
Sandwich I-UimU. nnd rVnnexallna,
English im-w -,;i;i|i. rin ihe l'ticilir,
Sailors running hwhv from •hip*,
Sound Legislation in Wisconsin,
Hawaiian Thstitkitf .vliiy,
Who could believe that England would lie still j
"Willi
sue li a
gone forth, all hearts to thrill,
Ciilise
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Would rest unmoved, intent nlone to ply
Her busy arts, regardless of that cry ?
Twyuld seem as if c'en British seamen bold
Forgot the kindling themes tiny loved of old,
Save that amongst her friends—the faithful few
Who round I'oinare pity's mantle threw,
True British seamen were the first to feel,
The last to leave her—warmer in their zeal
Than kings or statesmen—prouder to defend.
And there was one, a staunch and fearless friend,
Who bore the trembling sufferer to his bark—
Mid those rude billows safety's peaceful ark.
And there she paced the deck from morn till night
Stretching across the main her aching sight
For help that came not—there from day to day
She thought of one, her sister far away,
England's yount; Queen ; but never failed her trust
That help tmuid come; for was her cause not just?
And he too trusted. Who like him would not?
And gently soothed the royal exile's lot;
Hut not by him the glittering sword was won,
A monarch's gift, for gallant service done.
No; hushed in silence sleeps that not noble deed,
With all Tahiti's Wrongs—the hearts that bleed
Along her silent shores, once echoing low
The sound of prayer, wherebreathes no worship now.
But clang of arms resounds along the vale,
And soldier's laugh floats idly on the gale."
Mo. 1.
engaged in alike enterprise; danger seemed
to impart new attractions to our scientific expedition, nnd our eyes sought to distinguish,
through the clouds, the theatre of our approaching explorations; but n thick curtain
of vapors concealed it all day from our view.
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Yet this often happens; for the clouds, driven almost the whole year by the N. E. trade
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winds, are obstructed in their passage by the
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Meliitir.huUy occurrence,
wall formed by this group of islands and rest
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hoax?
I- it a
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fcenet In the Porrnstle,
the summits of the mountains.
upon
J»|iaiiei>e,
\ iin'i M':in- him!
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The night came, and, about an hour beSeamen himl lnndKinen remlitijß; Friend.
fore day, the noise of the breakers announced to us that we were near land. We tackEDITOR'S TABLE.
ed about, and at day break, found ourselves
ten or twelve leagues from the island of Ha"The Island Queen."
waii. We saw Mauna Loa rising with an
imperceptible ascent, and we were
almost
Poem"
in IX
This is the title of "A
astonished,—we even regretted not to find it
Books, by Mrs. Elms, author of " Women
more elevated. It will soon appear that we
of England" and other popular works.—
the difficulties which awaited us.
misjudged
Pomitre, the Tuliitinn Queen, is the Heroine
All day we were either becalmed, or the
of the work, which appears, from various
winds were so light that we were unable to
allusions, to have been written during the
the land; and it was not till the
upproach
period that Ihe French were at war with the
next day, Oct. Ist, that we went on shore.
reader
familiar
Islanders.
the
To
Society
Yet the 29th of September did not pass
with the history of missions, generally, and
without affording some satisfaction to our
the characterics of the French aggression
curiosity. When four or five leagues disat Tahiti, this is a work that abounds with
tant from land, we saw a canoe approaching,
interesting passages, by no means devoid of
manned with four savages. The desire to
poetic merit. The authoress takes the ground
was
see us must have been strong indeed to inin
Government
wrong
that Ihe English
duce them to venture so far in so frail a craft.
not defending the rights of Queen Pomare,
We perceived lhat they were naked, their
at the mouth of Ihe cannon, or rather she
If we have been correctly informed, Cnpt. heads wreathed wilh foliage. It was the first
blames the British public, not excepting the Hunt's services were subsequently
brought
professedly religious portion, for its criminal to the notice of theBritish Government, and specimen of man in the savage slate, that
the most of us had ever seen; and our disapathy.
he was promoted on their account.
appointment may be easily imagined when
men,
is
the
that
shame,
proud enlightened
Ours
"And
we perceived that instead of altering our
women too—nay even Christians—when
course to approach them, we were passing
That cry came o'er the deep with fearful swell,
them as if scarcely worth our notice. I pittell
Scarce lent a listening car, but turned to
ied
the poor creatures; the ship passed withVisit
the
of
French Sloop of
Their sordid gain*, ns if a breeze had passed,
in a hundred fathoms of their canoe; they
War
to
the
Sandwich
Bonite,
fluttered
the
blast.
in
Or some frail leaf had
seemed astonished; they stopped a moment,
Islands, in 1836.
lies the stain upon our country's fame ;
wiping the sweat from their faces with the
Here
"
Here too begin the first low steps of shame."
( Translated from the French of Adolphe Bar- back of their hands; then, as we receded
a
we could sec them making signs to us with
rot, for the Friend).
Iheir paddles: was il in token of friendship?
In the IXth book we find a pnssage rethey intend to reproach us? At length
Guayaquil, August 14th., 1836, or didturned
ferring to Captain Hunt, who commanded weLeaving
their canoe towards the shore,
they
came
of
the
of
in sight
night
Hawaii in
Ihe British ketch Basilisk, on board which
discerned, by the aid of our
which
we
upon
vessel Queen Pomare fled for protection. September 29th. From early morning we spy-glasses, a number of huts in the midst
we looked wilh impatience, in the direction
We are confident many of our readers will
where we supposed Ihe island would appear. of a grove of cocoa-nut trees.
rejoice to see his services, not inappropri- According
to the accounts of navigators, we The next day, our disappointment was
of
ately celebrated in the poetical effusions
ought, tit a great distance, to perceive Mauna more than made up. As we approached the
one of his fair countrywomen
Loa, the mysterious summit of which had land, an innumerable multitude of canoes
"And must we then be still, nor feel, nor move,
not, for a long time, been visited by any put off towards us, and in less than an hour,
When these sad tidings reach us o'er the sea—
European. It enlered into our plans to ex- the deck of the Bonite was covered with isBe still, nor weep—poor Island Queen—for thee I plore its almost inaccessible gorges, to cross landers. The first hesitated to come on
Forbid it Eurth ! as thou forbid'st it Heaven I
over the snows which crown it, and inscribe board, but soon it was necessary to station
our names upon its most elevated peak: this, sentinels at the ladders, in order to avoid a
Why was that deep, that noble impulse given,
Which glows 40 warmly in a-generous breast.
lor some days was the almost constant sub- complete invasion. Almost all were naked,
And burns to aid the helpless and oppressed ;
ject of our conversation. In vain the recital with the exception of a soil of girdle called
■of the numerous accidents to which we should nwiro: some, the aged principally, were tatIf we must sit and speak not of thy cause,
expose ourselves; in vain did they tell us of tooed; the names of many appeared, in larga
Nor of thy grief—poor, injured Queen—because
Thy foe is powerful, and thy kingdom weak,
|M. Douglas, an English naturalist, who had letters, on their arms or breasts. It was
iperished under the horns of a wild bull while easy to perceive that they were beginning to
And thy proud heart unpitied left to break.
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be accustomed to the sight of Europeans.''of Kapiolani, chief of this district, came to by the companions of Cook, after his death;
From their bargains we were assured that inform us that his mistress was ready to re- they showed us cocoa-nut trees pierced by
civilised men bad been here: tola tola (dol- ceive us. We readily accepted the inviin- Iballs, and rocks shivered by the artillery.
lar) was what they most generally asked of tton of the noble lady, and we found her The next day, we found nt Kaawaloa the
us. la exchange for sheik*, fowls, hoes he. Aseated outside of the enclosure which sur- |horses and guide, which Kapiolani bad promwhich they brought .us, they were willing to rounds her bouse, in the shade of a bread- jised. Horses were imported into (he Sandtake nothing but money, or clothing.— 'fruit tree. She was about fifty years of age, wich Islands from California, and they beAnd surely, to see the airs of importauce(of a colossal stature, five leet and eight or gan to be numerous. Some of the horses
which he arrogated to himself among his ten inches at least, very corpulent and very sent for our use were furnished with
Engcompanions, who found himself Ihe fortu- ugly. She received us politely. I hesitated lish saddles, and the others with clumsy Mexnate owner of a watchcoat, a shirt or any a moment whether, according to what 1 had j
,ttn/n saddles. The distance between Eower
;1
part of European apparel, easily convinced read in Cook's voyages, I should not salute*.ftaawaloa
and Upper Kaawaloa is about
us of the value which they attached to such..her in the ancient manner of Ihe country, \(y \ three miles. There is a very good road berubbing my nose against hers; I looked to ( tween the two plnces, leading up the side of
articles.
We were disappointed, for these were not see il some gesture would nol show that this tin- mountain. This rnnd is due to the misthe islanders of Cook, and although the in- was her desire; but, not observing anything,sionaries, who resorted lo a singular expefluence of the savage stale still bore sway in her attitude which betokened the necessi-,dient to accomplish the object. They caused
in the physical and moral constitution of each ty of the Hawaiian salutation, I was satis- a law to be enacted, by which every person
individual, it was no longer that of simple tied with taking the hand which she offered man or woman, convicted ol'adullery, should
and guileless nature, which we were expec- me. Some seats, real European chairs, pay a fine of fifteen dollars
(seventy-five
ting to study. Yet, in the first part of our were brought us and we seated ourselves francs), or in case of non-payment, should
intercourse with them we were the best able around Kapiolani. Behind us were five orjlabor on the roads four
months. The plan of
to discover the traces of what the Sandwich six women clad in immense sacks which the/,the missionaries has been so much encourIslands were, at the time of their discovery: called'robes, and in which they seemed very aged by the people, that this road was comlater, we found the villages more European; much embarrassed. All around us was the pleted in less than two years, and that anothand the people almost as vicious as those who population of Kaawaloa, lying Hat upon (he er road from Kaawaloa lo Knilua (Inrge
have civilized them.
rocks, supporting the chin with their hands town), a distance of about twenty-five miles,
A Portugese, who had lived on the island and gazing upon us with fixed attention.— is almost finished: and so, thanks to the
for a long time, and whom it would have Kapiolani was entirely dressed in the Euro- amorous propensities of the Hawaiian*, we
been somewhat difficult to distinguish from a pean fashion; a gown of flowered English accomplished, yery easily, the three miles
savage, served us as a pilot, and at noon we muslin, a sash of blue silk, and shoes, com- which we had to pass over.
were anchored in the bay of Kealakeakua. posed her toilet. Two tortoise shell combs As we ascended, the appearance of the
Mure than 200 canoes were around the Bo- secured her hair. On her fingers were three land changed. All these islands have evinite, yet we had not seen a single woman. or four silver rings. The people around us dently been formed by successive eruptions
This surprised us; fur the accounts of di- formed as singular an assemblage as could.of sub-marine volcanoes; and as a proof of
vers voyagers had informed us that no soon- any where be found. The only clothing of their origin, lava is everywhere found. It
er was a vessel arrived than it was surroun- one was a watchcoat without buttons; of|.is seen near the shore such as it
was, at Ihe
ded by a crowd of women; veritable water- another, a shirt, and of a third, a pair of| moment when it became hard. The
differIhe
with
pantaloons:
naked,
most
were
part
nymphs, who dove and swam around, pointent strata, one above another, can be distining to the land and making known to the Ihe exception of the indispensable maro. guished; since, in proportion to ihe elevasailors, by their lascivious postures, the All the women, if not clothed, were at least' tion, the lava, owing to the alternate action
pleasures to be enjoyed there; but the pilot covered. Some were clad like those men- of heat and moisture, is more and more desoon explained the mystery: "Ships," said tioned above; the others, by far the great- composed.
On the table land where the
he, are tabu to women; it is a law of the est number, were merely enveloped in a sort rains are abundant, the lava is found changed
of
shawl
of
Hawaiian
cloth, (kapa). into fertile soil; and there
missionaries." He gave us an account, at large
grows in abunthe same time, of several measures taken by Our conversation with Kapiolani was not dance the kvkin (candle-nut tree), from the
the missionaries for the promotion of morals long; the English sailor acted as interpreter. nut of which is extracted a
very clear oil,
and religion: but more of this hereafter.
For the most part, a sort of grunt was the which is very good to burn. This oil has
she
made
to
the
long compliments already become an article of exportation.
The bay of Kealakeakua extends four or only reply
five leagues from North to South; Ihe deep- which individuals of our party addressed her; The bread-fruit tree, the orange, the mulest part is a sort of cove formed by two yet there was upon her countenance a singu- |berry (imported from Manilla), the banana,
points of low land projecting into the sea on lar expression of kindness and natural good-(the sugar cane, the taro (arum esculentum),
the right and left. This cove is commanded ness, and when we mentioned a desire to go its root growing in the water and which conby a mountain, or wall of blackish lava, four to the upper village, on the morrow, to at-,stitutes the principal food of the islanders,
or five hundred feet in perpendicular height. tend divine worship, the design appeared to,are also abundant. Through the crevices
On the left is the village of Kaawaloa; to give her great pleasure, and she offered to,of the rocks escaped some dwarf shrubs, a
the right, surrounded with cocoa-nut trees, furnish us with horses and a guide.
species of the caper bush, the nai-hi, the
we perceived the village of Kealakeakua,
On leaving Kapiolani we went to see the root of which, as we were informed, serves
which has given name to the bay, and be- place where Captain Cook had been assas- the natives for tea. There was also the tayond, towards the extremity of tbe point, sinated; it was where we landed. They pa, from which they make their clothes, and
another village, tbe name of which I do not pointed out to us the rock on which he was the flower of which, of a saffron yellow, riremember. Upon the high lands, which standing, when he received the fatal thrust. vals in brilliancy the magnificent blue, white
overlook the bay, we distinguished a num- Looking around, we saw ourselves surround- and red convolvulus which bordered the
ber of houses, and among them, one which ed by tbe same people that had assassinated road.
seemed built in the European style: " it is," him.
About midway between the two villages
said the pilot, "the house of the missionary The death of Cook was indeed a great is the monument erected, in 1825, by Lord
Forbes; the village is called Upper Kaaiea- misfortune; but perhaps it ought to he at- Byron, commandant of the English frigate
toa."
tributed only to himself and to the violence Blonde, in memory of Cook. It is at the
In the afternoon we went to Kaawaloa. of his character; at least it so appeared this place where had been inferred all that could
We had some difficulty in landing; yet with day. There has not been, nor is there now be found of his scattered members: it is a
the assistance of the Indians, many of whom anything sanguinary in the character of this post fixed in Ihe midst of lava rocks, which
plunged into the water to bring us aid, and people; but they manifested an almost bound- have been piled up so as to form a sort of
after some falls upon the rocks, we found less respect for those foreigners, whom Ihey tumulus. A copper plate, upon which is
ourselves on terrafirma. The village of considered as gods. There was need of all engraved the name of Cook, is fastened to
Kaawaloa seemed to be composed of only the horror, which the sacrilege committed by the top of the post. The epitaph, which acabout fifty houses. The bread-fruit and co- Cook, he seizing the king of the island, in- companies it, has become illegible. The
coa-nut trees give to it a picturesque appear- spired, to urge them to this excess. We post is covered with the names of English
ance A species ofEnglish sailor, steward could see traces of the vengeance inflicted sailors, who came to render homage to
the
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memory of the celebrated navigator. But Ihad committed blasphemy against the Holy build a meeting house for him. His influthis is a niggardly monument, and one is as- Ghost, that he had sold Christ, tbat he was ence among the common people was such
astonished that the English government has iactually possessed by a demon. Sometimesi that the government would willingly have benot been able to acknowledge, in a more loud
1 voices from heaven cried out to warn stowed on him some municipal office ; but
suitable manner, the immense services ren- him. Sometimes fiends whispered impious his vigorous understanding and his stout Engdered to navigation by Captain Cook. In isuggestions in his ear. He saw visions ol' lish heart were proof against all delusion and
the vaults of Westminster Abbey repose'distant mountain lops, on which ihe sun shone nil temptation. He felt assured that the
toleration was merely a bait intendashes, which have not so good a claim upon! brightly, but from which he was separated by 'proffered
the gratitude of the people, as that which a waste of snow. He felt the devil behind ed to lure the Puritan party to destruction ;
him pulling his clothes. He thought that the 'nor would he, by accepting a place for which
lies forsaken under the lava of Hawaii.
brand of Cain had been set upon hitn. He he was not legally qualified, recognise the
feared lliat he was about to hurst asunder! validity of Ihe dispensing power. One of the
JOHN BUNYAN.
like Judas. His menial agony disordered last acts of his virtuous life was to decline
CHANGE OF PUBLIC OPINION.
bis health. One day he shook like a man in an interview to which he was invited by an
Our readers are aware of the remarkable jthe palsy. On another day he felt a fire agent of the government."
revolution which has and is now taking place within his breast. It is difficult to underThe Sandwich Islands.—The suggestion
in the public mind in England and other parts stand how he survived sufferings so intense,
[occurs in a New York paper, that it would
At
the
clouds
long
'and
so
continued.
length
of the world, with reference to the prominent
broke. From the depth* of despair, the pen- lie well for Ihe United States to annex the
characters who flourished in England during itent passed lo n state of serene felicity. An Sandwich Islands to the Union, giving the
the seventeenth century. The character of irresistible impulse now urged him to impart whole group the name of the State of Haimportance of these Islands, in
Cromwell, as delineated by the historians of toothers the blessing of which he was him- waii. The
view of tho trade of the Pacific, being nearly
He
the
and
joined
Baptists,
self
possessed.
the reign of Charles 11, stands in striking
became a preacher and writer. His educa- midway between Oregon and China, is promcontrast with the character of the Protector tion bad been that of a mechanic. He knew inently urged, nnd the fact, no doubt, will be
as portrayed by Carlyle and Macaulay. In no language but the English, as it was spo- (generally admitted. The depopulation which
for some cause or another, has been going
regard to no individual, has public sentiment ken by ihe common people. He had studied on
throughout the group since its discovery
model
of
with
the
excomposition,
no
great
so
as
the
in
been thoroughly revolutionized,
by
Capt. Cook, is also alluded to as indicaan
undoubtedimportant
exception
case of the character and genius of John ception,
tive
of the inevitable result that the Islands
Bible.—
ly, of our noble translation of the
Bunyan. Late in the eighteenth century, His spelling was bad. He frequently trans- must, sooner or later, come into the possesCowper even, did not venture to do more gressed the rules of grammar. Yet his na- sion of some civilized power. Thus we go
—Annexation seems to be the word. ' Manthan allude to him as the author of the Pil- tive force of genius, and his experimental
ifest destiny' is doubtless in the ascendant.
ofall
the
from
religious
passions,
knowledge
grim's Progress, without mentioning his
A
great country this, when it shall be fenced
Ihe
despair to ecslacy, amply supplied in him
name.
want of learning. His rude oratory roused in.— Baltimore Jimer.
O thou, whom, home on Fancy's eager wing and melted hearers who listened without inThis opinion does not seem to be popular
Back to ihe season of life's happy spring,
to the labored discourses of great lo- at present, even among those strong in their
terest
1 pleased remember, and, while memory yet
gicians and Hebraists. His works were American feelings. Uncle Sain—or some of
Holds fast her office here, can ne'er forget ;
widely circulated among Ihe humbler classes. his
Ingenious dreamer, in whose well-told (ale
boys—seem to have got the idea that all
Sweetfiction and sweet (ruth alike prevail; [style One of them, the Pilgrim's Progress, was, in
Whose humorous vein, strong sense, and simple his own life-time, translated into several for- the world desires to become annexed to the
May teach the gayest, make (he graves( smile ; eign languages. It was, however, scarcely great North American Republic. His famiWitty, nnd well employed, nnd, like (hy Lord, known (o the learned and polite, and had been
ly, we think, is now quite too large, and to
Speaking in parnliles his slighted word ;
during near a century, the delight of pious add the State of Hawaii' to the rapidly in1 name (hee not, lest so despised a name
'
cottagers and artisans before it was publicly
Should move n sneer nt thy deserved fame ;
sisterhood of States of the Union,
creasing
of
emcommended
man
high
literary
any
by
Yet c'en in transitory life's late day,
condescended
At
critics
to
seems
rather
length
premature. Suppose His Mainence.
That mingles all my brown with sober grny,
Revere (he man, w hose pilgrim marks the rond, inquire where the secret of so wide and so jesty, Kamehameha, and His Majesty's loyAnd guides the/>rogres* of (he soul to God." durable a popularity lay. They were commultitude had al subjects, do not wish to be annexed—what
The following sketch of Bunyan's charac- pelled to own that the ignorant
judged more correctly than the learned, and then ? If the ' government organ' be the
ter, drawn by the great reviewer and histo- that the despised little book was really a masexponent of their views, such is far from berian,Macaulay,is highly creditable to the wri- terpiece. Bunyan is indeed as decidedly the
ing the case. To change the figure, if Broter, and is a most striking illustration of the first of allegorists, as Demosthenes is the first ther
Jonathan really desires to form a family
or Shakspeare the first of dramachange which is now going forward in public of orators,
alliance
in this quarter, it would be ciriJ, to
lists. Other allegories have shown equal inopinion. In one century, an illustrious poet genuity ; but no other allegorist has ever use Ihe mildest term, for him to make a fair
ventures not to introduce his name lest it been able to touch the heart, nnd to make
.proposition, and then wait for an answer !—
' should move a sneer ;' in the following cen- abstractions objects of terror, of pity, and of Perhaps this is the very way Brother Jonatury, the greatest historian of the age asserts love.
whether any English than would pop the question.' He may not
" It may be doubted
—'Bunyan is indeed as decidedly the first of Dissenter
suffered more severely under think it best upon the whole, for Mr. Secrehad
allegorists, as Demosthenes is the first of or- the penal laws than John Bunyan. Of the
of State to write His Majesty's Minister
ators, or Shakspeare the first of dramatists.' twenty-seven years which had elapsed since tary
Affairs upon so delicate a subject
of
Foreign
To the names of Baxter and Howe must the Restoration, he had passed twelve in
"added
to have tho preliminaries
hence
prefers
He
and
the name of a man far below them confinement.
still persisted in preachbe
in station and in ncquired knowledge, but in [ing ; but. that he might preach, he was un- 'arranged by we the editors. The Frjeßn bevirtue their equal, and in genius ther supe- •Jer the necessity of disguising himself like ing ratber disinclined to interfere in matters
rior, John Bunyan. Bunyan had been bred a carter. He was often introduced into meet- of a political nature, would refer the affair
a tinker, and had served as a private soldier ings through backdoors, with a smock frock
his neighbors, the Polynesian and
in the parliamentary army. Early in his life on his back and a whip in his hand. If he over to
he had been fearfully tortured by remorse litid thought only of Ins own ease and safety Times.
for his youthful sins, the worst of which seem he would have hailed the Indulgence wilh
The women in England are asserting
however, lo have been such as the world delight. He was now, at length, free to pray tbeir rights. They bave established a club in
thinks venial. His keen sensibility and his and exhort in open day. His congregation Salisbury for cricket playing, and at the last adpowerful imagination made his internal con- rapidly increased ; thousands bung upon his vices, a match was about to be played between
flicts singularly terrible. He fancied that he words ; and at Bedford, where he ordinarily iwo elevens, one consisting of married and the
was under sentence of reprobation, that he resided, money was plentifully contributed to other of single women.
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THE FRIEND.
The Oahu Fountain, published monthly Their word becomes of no value, and the
at Honolulu, from Jan. to Oct. 1847, by tha contract, with their name affixed has no more
Oahu Temperance Society.
binding power over their consciences, than
The Sandwich Island News, published a rope of sand to moor a ship. This ought
not so to be. We have heard "the thousand
weekly, at Honolulu, from 1847 to 1849.
VOL. VIII OF THE FRIEND,
Oregon Free Press, published and one," of sailor-excuses for running
The
OF
ENGLISH
NEWSPAPERS
AND HISTORY
weekly, at Oregon City, from April to Dec. away, and are aware of the sailor's lot, yet,
IN THE PACIFIC.
of
our
1848.
to justify their running away would be far
As we enter upon another volume
EvangeliOregon
of
own
The
American
and
from our thoughts. Rarely, very rarely,
history
our
paper, we are reminded
at
Unionist,
this
cal
have we known a sailor to improve his conpublished semi-monthly,
and that of other English newspapers in
dition,
our
while not unfrequently his lotis worse
1848,
world.
When
we
Tualatui
O.
from
June
to
spread
Plains,
T.,
part of the
inscribed
it
before. Sailors, no, no, you are
not
another
than
was
breeze,
to
the
sheet
June 1849.
The Alta California, now published running fearful risks in leaving your vessels
with English characters was anywhere to be
seen along the whole extent of the western at San Francisco, may be considered as suc- until you have fulfilled your engagements.
coast of North and South America, from ceeding the Californian, which was discon- An increase of $1, $5, or $100, per month,
Cape Horn to Bhering's Straits, or in any tinued at the breaking out of the gold fever. is by no means a sufficient compensation for
part of Polynesia. We can hardly realize For a short time the Californian and Star leaving a vessel, before your engagement is
this fact, when we consider that more than a were united.
up. Let masters und officers beware how
dozen have since been undertaken. We The Placer Times, published weekly at theyybrce men to runaway, and let sailors
shall first refer to those which were publish- Sacramento City, from April, 1849, to the beware how they runaway for slight and
ed, but became extinct, before the establish- present time.
trifling causes.
ment of the Friend.
The Pacific Nfws, published tri-weekly,
Sandwich Island Gazette, published at San Francisco, from Sept. 1849, to pre- SOUND LEGISLATION IN WISCONSIN.
" No person shall hereafter be allowed to
weekly, at Honolulu, from 183(5 to 1839.— sent time.
vendor
retail spirituous liquorsuntil he shall,
at
S. D. Mackintosh, Editor. For about twelve Honolulu Times, published weekly,
in addition to any other requirements of the
Nov.
time.
Honolulu,
1849,
from
to
present
months the Sandwich Island Mirror appearlaw, have executed to the treasurer, or other
About two years since, a semi-weekly pa- proper officers of the county, city,
ed monthly in place of the Gazette, in contown, or
per was started at Lima, in Peru, but wheth- village in which he may reside or carry on
sequence of the want of printing paper.
business, a bond in the penal sum of
The Hawaiian Spectator, published er now published we are unable to state. such
one thousand dollars, with three or more
the
of
the
of
Mexico
During
city
occupation
quarterly, at Honolulu, from January 1833
sufficient sureties, who shall be residents of
to Oct. 1839, conductedby " an Association by the American army, two daily papers were the place where such business is carried on,
published there. We are are not aware as conditional to pay all damages the community
of Gentlemen."
The Polynesian, First Series, published any other English papers have ever been or individuals may sustain by reason of such
traffic; to support all paupers, widows, and
at Honolulu, from June 6, 1840 to Dec. 4, started in those regions which may be styled
orphans; pay the expenses of all civil and
Pacific.
1841. J, J. Jarvis, Editor.
criminal prosecution made, growing out of,
The Friend, published at Honolulu, from For many years papers in the Spanish lan- or justly attributable to, such traffic.
Jan. 1843, to the present time. During '45, guage have been published in Peru and Chile. The fourth section is as follows:—
6 and 7, it was issued semi-monthly, but the A French lithographic paper was once pubIt shall be lawful for any married woman
remainder of the period, monthly.
lished at Tahiti, and for many years papers to institute and maintain in her
own name, a
The Polynesian, Second Series. Revi- have been published in the Hawaiian lan- suit on any such bond, for all damages susved in May, 1844, by J. J. Jarvis, who has guage.
tained by herself or children on account of
such traffic; and the money when collected
been succeeded by the following gentlemen
Sailors running away from ships.—It shall be paid over to her, for the use of heras Editors—C. E. Hitchcock, C. G. Hopmay seem like attempting " to dam up the self and children."
kins, and E. O. Hall.
waters
ofthe Nile with bulrushes," for us to Well done, Legislators ofWisconsin! May
The Hawaiian Cascade, published at
make
an
effort to dissuade sailors from run- your example be followed by your brethren
Honolulu, from Nov. 1844 to Aug. 1845, by
ning
away from ships. Because this practice in other Stales, and lands, cursed with the
the Hawaiian Total Abstinence Union.
become
has
so common here and in Califor- traffic in intoxicating drinks. Why should
The Monitor, published monthly, at Honno means make it right for sail- not the vendors of strong drink support paunia,
does,
from
to
by
olulu,
Jan. Dec. 1845, Rev. D. Dole
to
do
When sailors ship on board per-drunkards ? Why should they not pay
ors
so.
Editor.
The Samoan Reporter, published half- vessels it is upon certain conditions, now damages to that poverty stricken wife and
yearly, at Navigator's Islands, from March, when they run away it is manifest that on children, whose husband and father they
their part, they are unwilling to fulfill those have robbed of his property ? Why should
1845, to present time.
Oregon Spectator, published at Oregon conditions—they deliberately violate their they be allowed lo fill the land with paupers,
City, O. T., semi-monthly, from Feb. 1846 solemn engagements. Not only do they vio- drunkards, and criminals, then call upon the
to Feb. 1849.
late their word, but a contract to which they community at large to pay the necessary tax ?
The Californian, published weekly, first have affixed their names. For men on land Most admirable is that feature of the
act,
at Monterey, A. C, in July, 1846, but sub- to trifle wilh their solemn engagements is making it lawful for the inebriate's wife to insequently removed to San Francisco.
looked upon as disgraceful, and when men stitute a suit for damages! We hail this law
The California Star, published weekly do not fulfill their contracts they are treated as a bright star in the west! May the lawat San Francisco, from 1846 to 1848.
as out-casts, or out-laws. Among seamen, makers of other lands catch a glimpse of its
The Neighbor, puhlished monthly, at a somewhat different code of laws and honor mild rays. We are glad to observe the
law
Valparaiso, Chile, from Jan. 1847, to the has obtained a footing. This is certainly to highly commended in the public journals.—
present time.
be deprecated. It tends to degrade them. Keep it before the people.
HONOLULU, JANUARY 4, 1850.
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'sentiment he advanced was engraven upon .labor in vain, unless their communications
HAWAIIAN THANKSGIVING.
the
into
this
Among
many good imports
the minds ofall Hawaiians. To this end we are accompanied by their names, although
Kingdom, we rejoice that on the last day of hope a faithful translation will be made of his their communications may be published an1849 a National Thanksgiving made its ap- address, and copies sent to every grass hut onymously. Editors, most of all people,
dread imposition.
pearance. His Majesty, Knmehameha, could from Hawaii to Niihau.
not have made un appointment that would The remarks of the U. S. Consul were conMELANCHOLLY OCCURRENCE.
call up in the minds of Americans in his do- firmatory of those expressed by Mr. Wyllie,
llakalm, Kauai. Nov. SO, 1840.
minions, more pleasing and time hallowed as- besides containing a spice of teetotalism.— Rev. 8. C. Damon—My demr Sir-—Capt Johnson of the
jbrig Kegia, in which vowel 1 came fro n Honolulu, requeatsociations. Thanksgiving is a season ns Those of the Rev. Mr. Bond, were well ,ed
me to acquaint you with a circumstance that took place
fondly cherished and observed by the descen- timed, and well calculated to impress the during our passage down. On Bunday, the 11th mat. at 3 o'clock, p. m, and about eight miles from theland offllarber'a
dants of the Pilgrims, as Christmas is by the minds of the large assemblage of children Point,
the steward, James Y Rogers, Jumped out of thecabin
people of the ' old countries.' To be sure, present, that, if they were temperate and in- windows Into the aea. without any apparent cause whatever,
Thanksgiving on the 31st of Dec, when dustrious, with the blessing of God, they It was blowing very hard at the time, and the vessel was running very nearly before the wind The Captain, who waa on
that occurs on Monday, rather shocks our might expect to be successful in life. He deck,
brought the vessel to the wind as soon a* Uie alarm was
ideas of the festival, which we have always dwelt felicitously and forcibly upon the im- given, and stood for a short time on the starboard tack—he
then put the vessel about and stood on the other tack, unti'
been accustomed to celebrate on Thursday, portance of the young taking correct ground we
judged we had passed over the spot where the man Jumpand that Thursday ordinarily the last of No- upon the temperance question. They must ed overboard, but without discovering any thing of him,--vember ; but not supposing it possible for not infer that because they were young nnd Unfortunately, Capt Johnson having lost both quarter boats
in his passage to California, had nonetolower. Some ofthe
the King to err, we would merely express the small, therefore they were destitute of in- men on board the vessel said that he was an excellent swimwish that his ministers will consult their al- fluence:—
mer, and they had no doubthe would reach the shore ; but
one man said that he had heard him say previous to hisslopmanac next year before making the appointWhat if the Utile rain should say
" Bo small a drop as I,
ping in the Regia, that he intended to destroy himself. He
ment. This is however, ofminor importance
was but a few days on board, and Capt Johnson, to whom I
Cnn ne'er refresh these thirsty fields,
am indebted for much kindness and attention duringthe pal—we come to matters of graver moment.—
I'll tarry in Ihe sky, 11 dec, dec.
sage down, thought that the man's friends, should he be
Our design will now be briefly to record the Our limits will not allow that we enter more drowned, might obtain some knowledge as to his fata, through
public proceedings on the First Hawaiian fully into a report of the exercises, but we your Instrumentality. 1 am, my dear sir.
Your humble servant, G. RHODES.
Thanksgiving in the capital of the kingdom. will add, that to us, they were interesting
iHaIoatx?s-Huavinlgoipnnicvgeeanxpecting
Under the general direction of the Rev. throughout, although for years we have been
vessel oalled Smith Tuttle," from Newburyport, and com" Sylvester, we were not a little surprised on
Mr. Armstrong, Minister of Public Instruc- accustomed to attend similar gatherings manded by Capt
York Herald of July 7th
tion, all the Protestants Schools in Honolulu .among the Hawaiians, hence we infer that reading the following In the Newabout
the time specified, for
know, sailed
were assembled at ten o'clock at the stone'to the numerous strangers present the exer- Such a vessel we
Oregon, via Sandwich Islands, and nothing has ever been
Church. It was a pleasant spectacle, on a' cises were not devoid of interest. The sing- heard fromher, unless the following truly marvellous letter
most charming Monday morning, to witness ing was good, and the declamations, excel- makesknown her fate.
The following lettti, savs the Bridgcton. N. J. Chronicle,
group after group of neatly dressed children lent, although more than one of Mr. Fuller's June
30th, was found on the shore of the Delaware Bay last
week, at Jones'lsland, and brought to this office by Joslah
wending their way to the place of gathering, pupils might have said :—
Shephard,Esq, ot Hopewell. It was found enclosed in a
by sealsmall vial, tightly corked and secured from dampness
YouM scarce expert one of my age
conducted by their respective teachers.—
ing way being put on the cork. Whether His really what its
"
product
or
whether
Is
the
of
indicate,
purport seems to
It
To speak in public on the stit^e."
Soon after the audience was seated, His Masome •■«; who delight* in wonderments,' we arc unable to
vouching
any
thing
further
than
We give it without
jesty, the Queen, the Premier, the Minister After the closing of the exercises, the sev- say,
that it was found as described, The folks down East' will
apt to know whether there is any reality In it or not.
eral
schools
marched
with
banbe
procession,
others,
and
took
their
in
Relations,
of Foreign
"The American brig Smith Tuttle, of and from Newburymorning, while leisurely progresseats upon the platform. The following or- ners unfurled and streamers flying, to the port, Nov. *9. 1846—-This
singalong, and repairing the damages of a tremendous gale
Rev. Mr. Smith's church, where a feast was which occurred on Nov. 16, and which waa very severe, we
der of exercises was observed :
discovered to the east of us a large ship bearing American
She rapidly neared us, and when within about three
by Native Choir. prepared ala Hawaiian. The tables were colors.
Singing, a chaunt,
miles, lowered the star spangled banner, and hoisted the
piratical flag She still continued to near us very raRev. L. Smith. well supplied, although they did not " groan" bloodyand
Prayer, in Hawaiian,
when at a distance of about a mile, two men were
His Majesty. as we have seen them, ere the Californians pidly,
Speech,
overboard, and thenshot,
drought up from below and thrown
be a Spanish ahlp of 900 tons burthen or more
the Premier. made such heavy drafts upon our markets. She appears to
Speech,
---as near as I can ascertain, there are about one hundred and
torn, and also a
Pupils of Mr. Fuller's School. The building was crowded to overflowing, twenty-five men on her. She carries a lornybesides
Singing,
numerous
large gun forward, which is on a pivot,
Address, in English, Mr. Wyllie, M. F. R. and all seemed
we
must
be
murderedIs
certain, but
ones. That
all
delighted with the idea of en- smaller
Declamation, Six pupils Mr. Fuller's school.
we are going to die like free men In defence of our lives.-of my men has already fallen from a shot from the long
Native Choir.,joying so happy a thanksgiving. Among the One
Temperance Song,
torn. Generousstranger, who e'er thon art that flndest this,
do thekindness to an unfortunate man to publish in tbe near
Address, in English, Mr.Turrill, U.S. Consul. amusing things at the feast, we could not but eat
Journal or newspaper, and you will oblige and confer a
Mr. Fuller's Pupils. observe natives eating pot with a spoon, and favor
fiYLVESTatT MCAFTE.
Singing,
on
10
o'clock 7 minutes, a. m.
Rev.
Mr. Bond. their pale faced neighbors
Adiress,
"
accomplishing the
Mr. Fuller's Pupils.
Singing,
There was received by the various lines
same
with
their
fingers!
Rev.
Claik.
Mr.
feat
Prayer,
of steam-ships of the West India and Oriental
port of Southampton, duWe are unable to furnish translations of Thus, upon the whole, this teetotal, edu- Mail Company, at the
ring the six months ending June SOth, 1849,the
cational
and
festival
mode
of
celebrating enormous amount of $17,409,000 in gold and silthose addresses made in the native language
or even present in full those delivered in Eng- Thanksgiving being very agreeable, and we ver. Of this immense aggregate it is represented that $9,930,000 came from the mines of Mexlish. That of Mr. Wyllie was written and hope, useful, may His Majesty appoint anoth- ico,
Peru, and other parrs of South America, snd
delivered in English, but was translated by er similar day, before the year 1850 shall •950,000 in gold du»t was brought over tbe isthmus from California. The total amount of gold
Mr. Armstrong. The general subject was end.
and silver coin, bullion, and dost or grains from
the importance of industry among the native
Nortb or South America was §10,510,000. Of
We have several anonymous com- the balance nearly 03,000,000 was received from
population. In the course of his remarks,
in the sbspe of remittances from the East
we understood him to announce distinctly that munications on hand, and most sincerely re- India Company,
about two and a half millions
India
the
did
furnish
their
gret
contributors
not
the King was about to give lands, in fee simfrom Constantinople, and one and a half millions
Portugal and Spain. If this entire amount
ple, to all of his native subjects who would names. This ought in all cases to be done. from
had been in silver, it would have weighed four
Those
who
their
time
to
spend
same.
His
remarks
were
write
for
the
plain,
cultivate the
hundred tons; if it bad consisted entirely of gold,
practicable and sensible. Would that every columns of a newspaper, are very liable to it would have weighed thirty-five tons.
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died away. Death seemed to have'too ill to apply his mind long to any subject.
seized upon the winds that they might not He would once in a while call in some one to
hurry from his grasp the young victim soi read to him from the Bible, but he could selSCENES IN THE FORECASTLE. nearly his own. Our progress was so slow, dnm endure more than one chapter nt a time.
January 6, 1846. At noon we saw St. He- that it was far into the night before we were I often read to him in this way, and the queslena1right ahead, and if the sight ofland ever well up with the island. The night was very tions which he asked showed that he took
gladdened the hearts of any crew, it did the dark, and the captain was no! acquaintedI great interest in the exercise. As 1 sat by
hearts of the crew of the ship H—,'at this with the entrance to Jamestown harbor, in- him and read portions of scripture, I would
time. We had been out only sixty-three deed, he did not know exactly where thei have given all I possessed had I known how
days from China, during which time we had entrance wns, nnd the night was so dark thai to converse with him about the concerns of
seen land often, and once had communicated we could not distinguish many of Ihe land- his soul ; but he never asked any questions
with the natives of an island, and from them marks laid down on the chart. As we float- upon Ibis topic, and at this time I was very
had obtained fruits, vegetables, and live ed by, we saw lights, but so scattered, thai indifferent about myself, and very thoughtstock in abundance. We did not want pro- our captain tlid not suppose that they could be less, nnd consequently not the one lo direct
visions nnd our supply of water was ample, the lights of a town, he therefore kept on bis in person's steps towards the path which I
so that the sight of the island did not give us way, hoping lo seethe harbor when we shouldI cared not to tread.
joy by promising to satisfy any gastronomic get beyond a point of land which loomed upi The mate was a pious man, and often praywants ; neither were our sailors so much ahead. But he was mistaken ; the sail,;ed in Ihe forecastle, and conversed with the
seized with historic romance, nor were theyi[round Ihe point showed us no harbor, and re- ■ sick man, but no good results were apparent
so much in love with a place made famous by vealed to us the light of no town.
after the conversation, for the dying man
witnessing the fulfillment of the destiny of a The captain wns at a loss, and he evinced seemed as indifferent as he had been through
great man, that they would joyfully overhaul the perplexed state of his mind by his hur- life.
and get in readiness the chain and ground ried step on the quarter deck, and by the raThus matters went on till we had crossed
tackle of the ship, or cheerfully get out the pidity with which lie gave orders.
the line and entered the latitude of uncertain
anchor which for a time would hold them to While in this stale of uncertainty, we saw and boisterous weather, when one dark, rainy
a place hallowed by such scenes ; neither did through the darkness, an object moving by, night I was ordered to go forward and watch
they care enough about witnessing the va- and hearing tin- sound of oars, we concluded with Jack. I went forward and sat down by
cant tomb of Napoleon, nor desire so much that it was a boat belonging to the island.— the side of his berth and took his hand in
as to gaze upon the rocky hill from whose The captain hailed, and was answered. He mine that 1 might keep account of his feeble
brow he had surveyed Ihe ocean, that (hey then inquired where Jamestown harbor was. pulse. The forecastle, although on deck,
would joyfully and with alacrity go through The answer was returned, that we had pas- was very close and damp, and the water
tbe disagreeable duty which is attendant up- sed it, that it was just round the point which which had found its way in through Ihe seams
on bringing a ship to anchor in a deep har- we hnd left astern. This information was by on the weather side, and around the catbor. No, the gladness arose from a very no means pleasant to the captain or to us, heads, ran across the deck in a dirty stream
different source.
the crew. We feared that the captain might and hid itself behind the chests down to leeIn the forecastle of that ship, in a narrow not turn back, and then we saw nothing but ward. An old lamp which gave a dubious
light, was suspended from a beam overhead,
berth, lay a young man just twenty-one years certain death for poor Jack.
of age, who was wasting away with a slow The result proved our fears to be correct. and by its faint flickerings the outline of the
disease, which was like the consumption, on- The captain dove down into the cabin, appa- forecastle could be dimly seen with its double
ly it was unattended by any cough. This di- rently in great rage ; and for a few minutes tier of berths in some of which could be dissease had defied the limited ukill of the mate we were in suspense. This suspense soon cerned the upturned faces of the watch bebacked up by a medicine chest, and three gave way to the worst certainty, for when he low.
ponderous volumes from the ship's library, came on deck again, he gave the unwelcome The ship was going about one point free,
by virtue of the reading of which, our chief order to keep the ship on her course, and to and as there was some sea on, she pitched
officer had assumed the responsibility of pre- loose the fore and mizzen top-gallant sails badly and took in considerable water over
the bows. Every wave that struck the ship
scribing for any among the crew who were and the main royal.
sick. St. Helena was the invalid's last hope, It was vexatious to be kept up as we had shook her from stem to stern, and as they
and bis only chance for life lay in his leaving been all night, humbugging at the braces beat against the bows with trip-hammer force
the ship at that island, for nothing on board and swinging the yards for every little breath they seemed as it were the furious knocking
could avail him anything, and disease was of air that came offshore, and this vexation of the angel of death impatient for admittance.
fast, very fast, wasting him away, seeming and weariness but poorly prepared our minds Jack seemed conscious that he was failing
desirous of leaving as little as possible for for the absolute agony of disappointment, or fast, and once or twice asked how his pulse
the grasp of death which was so near.
for the melancholy duty of telling Jack that beat, but was unable to say much. All at
When the island hove in sight, the sick his doom was sealed. When we told him once his pulse stopped, and I thought that he
man was instantly put in possession of the that we had failed in making the port, but was dead, but it soon commenced again, and
intelligence. The news seemed to give were now pointed for home with a fair wind, with more force than before. He then revilima new hold on life, for a time the pro- and when we bade him keep up his courage ved a little, and asked me to call the mate.
gress of his disease appeared to be stayed, by thinking how soon he would be with his I ran aft and told the mate that Jack was dyand he rallied himself to make a few prepa- friends, he exclaimed with a voice choked by ing, and asked him to come forward. He
rations for going on shore.
bitter disappointment, I shall never see started and came forward with me. When
It was the prospect of having our ship- home again—never !'
we entered the forecastle, we found Jack
mate restored to health, which caused joy in The ship kept on her course, and with us partially raised up and gazing about him in
tbe hearts of the crew, at the sight of thai the routine of ship's duty went on as before. the wildest manner. His features, by reaisland. We desired to have something ef- We soon forgot our disappointment, or re- son of long sickness, had become sharp and
fectual done for his recovery. We had long membered it only when thinking of the sick ghastly, and his eyes were lit up by the fire
been pained by seeing him dying before our man. From him hope had fled. As we re- which was consuming him. The sight of him
eyes, and the sight was indeed painful, for moved the anchors from the bows, the an- glaring out from his berth, combined with
besides witnessing the hopeless condition of chor of hope seemed to be torn from his bo- the almost sepulchral appearance of the foreour shipmate, we were continually reminded som. Day after day he wasted away and castle, was a spectacle which never will be
of the uncertainty of life. Feeling all the grew weaker, till he required the constant effaced from my mind. 1 never wish to see
time that death was in our midst, a train of presence of a watcher. The best berth in Ihe like again.
thought was started in our minds which we the forecastle was given up to him, and the As soon as the mate entered, Jack asked
could not avoid, and which we cared not to most delicate and nourishing food was pre- him to pray for him. By this time some of
pursue. This train of thought, was disagree- pared for him, and he received from all hands the watch below had been awakened and had
able to us, and we hoped to remove it by the fore and aft, every attention which could be turned out, and some of the watch had come
removal, and consequent recovery of our given. All were desirous of making his last in from off deck. The male kneeled among
shipmate.
them, and lifted up his heart to God in an elmoments as comfortable as possible.
We neared tbe island slowly. The trades Until this time he had read a great deal, oquent and fervent prayer. During the praywhich had blown very fresh before, now al- but now he was too weak to hold a book and er Jack was silent, but at ihe close he made
Seamen's Friend.
,
most
.
i'oyful
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a great effort, and raising himself so as to be [native-teacher, who now conveys to other is- gins to form its clusters, and the fruit may
seen by all present, he exclaimed, 'Oh, I 1lands the orange, the lime, the banana, sweet be gathered in less than a year.
wish I could pray. I don't think now as 1 potato, pine, custard, and papaw apples, fkc, A spot of 1,076 square feet may contain,
used to think. I once disbelieved in future iis no less worlhy of the thanks of our coun- at least, from thirty to forty plants, which,
punishment, thinking that all the punishment Itry than the greatest of our navigators. It in the space of a year, at a very moderate
that we were to have was given us here. Iiis interesting to observe, that, when these calculation, will yield more than 4,410 lbs.
don't think so now ! lam lost ! lam lost ! worthy agents of our Missionary Society avoirdupois of nutricious substance. The
I wish I could pray ! Oh, that I could pray !' Ibring on board the Mission Ship their little produce of the banana is to that of wheat as
This effort was his last ; he sank back up- todds and ends of property, to embark on 133 : 1, and to that of potatoes fes 44 : 1."
on his pillow, and in a short time he calmly Itheir mission of mercy to other islands, they
WM. MILLS.
and quietly breathed his last, and yielded up Ihave almost invariably a box of plants, or a
AMERICANS AND JAPANESE.
his spirit laden with the account of twenty- |parcel of roots and seeds.
It must not be thought, that the islands of When Christianity was finally extirpated
one years, to Him who gave it.
The eyes of most of the crew who witnes- Ithe Pacific arc now the solitary abodes tliey throughout Japan, and the remnant of trade
sed this scene, were filled with tears in spite once were. They are visited by hundreds of with Europe committed to the Dutch factory
of their exertions to the contrary ; and there iwhalers and traders; and, consequently, it at Dezima, the resolute seclusion of the inis no doubt that the impression made upon iis of the gtealest benefit, in preserving the sular empire was long respected and left unthe minds of all present was fur good.
their crews, to be able to gel fresh disturbed by other nations. The slight atIhealth of of
It is not for us to judge this young man, or supplies
vegetables and fruits. At the tempt made by tbe English under Charles II
1
to say that he was lost. The last words of atsame time, it confers a benefit on the na- which the Dutch foiled, by proclaiming the
dying man aregenerally considered to be his ttives, by giving, in exchange for their pro- English Queen to be a Portuguese Princess
truest words, but in this case, owing to some <duce, our hardware, cutlery, and cottons. can hardly be called an exception.
This abstinence from any endeavor to
circumstances, there is reason to hope that The benefit is even more extended in openso much of his speech as related to his being iing up markets for our home mantifactulies. transgress the prohibitory laws of Japan, allost was not true. But we do say, and from In after years, it will be interesting to lowed the strong' feeling in which they origithis case we see, that it is dangerous to put Iknow who first conveyed lo the several is- nated to die away, and towards the close of
off the subject of religion till a future day, Ilands many of the finest tropical productions! the last century, the continuance of Ihe sysfor in so doing, we may leave to the mercies Even
now, short ns the period is, it would, tem appears to have proceeded rather from
1 difficult
of a death-bed hour,
be
to ascertuin who first introduced indifference to foreign trade and respect for
I
existing customs, than from hatred or fear.
many of them.
The vast concerns of an eternnl scene.'
Whilst
the public mind of Japan remained in
Of
all
the
which
have
been
foreign
plants
The next morning at ten o'clock, with apthis easy state, although no trade, no unnepropriate ceremonies, we consigned the body introduced into Samoa, none have been more cessary
intercourse was allowed, foreign
of our shipmate to a sailor's grave. After'extensively propagated and valued than a ships
were freely suffered to apdistress
in
banana,
of
unknown
species
previously
in
the burial the ship again turned towards *
proach the coast, and their wants were cheertho
Seas,
South
Samoa
alone
in
upalthough
away
and*hurried
from
the
as'
home,
place
fully relieved.
soldiers hurry from the grave of a departed wards of fifty different species of the Musa
The first aggression upon the Japanese
are
found.
From
the
of
its
fruit
excellency
comrades.
code was made by the Americans
prohibitory
and
its
with
great
s
the
weight,
together
adapthe
rest
of
the
During
passage home, Jack's
and originated in the war between England
tation
of
its
lowness
to
resist
gales,
violent
name was seldom mentioned, on account of'
and Holland, when the latter nation was comthe dislike which sailors generally have of1it promises to take the precedence of every
pelled to engage neutrals to carry on their
c
other
Some
novariety
cultivated.
usually
referring to the subject of death. The sail- tice
is
therefore,
of
its
of
history,
worthy trade with Japan. The first North American
maker, who was both on board and on shore,
ship thus hired was the Eliza of New York,
Jack's most intimate friend, sometimes con- record.
Stewart, in the year 1797 ; and her
Capt.
late
Mr.
When
our
lamented
Missionary
versed about him, and he generally ended
at once aroused Japanese susappearance
Williams
returned
from
the
England in
his remarks something after this manner
picion. A vessel bearing the Dutch flag,
'Jack was a whole-souled fellow—he would " Camden," in 1838, his Grace the Duke but
of which (he crew spoke English, was an
c Devonshire kindly supplied him with some
share his last crust with a shipmate. I have of
that struck the Nagasaki authorities
anomaly
cases
one
of
which
was
one
desof plants, in
been with him through a great deal, and If
with consternation. It cost the President of
Chinese
Banana
—(most
ignated
proba"
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deeply regret and repent that I have conn-'
the Musa Cavendishii, the origin of the Factory (Doeff, a Dutchman,) some
tenanced him and gone hand in hand with bly,
ywhich is said to be the Isle of France).
Mr. trouble to convince the Governor that these
him in much that was evil. Had my iriMu- Williams not
English were not real English, but ' English
a
of
resisettled
having
place
ence on him been better, my conscience
of the second chop,' as the Americans are
dence
for
time
he
the
landed,
c
some
after
would now be more easy'—and many of his
designated in China, living in a distant councases
were
left
under
care.
Little
vitalmy
the
same.
companions could say
try and governed by a different king. AH
seemed
to
but,
to
anxious
ity
remain;
preHow much better it would be, if instead of{
of them, I had them this however, was of no avail : the main
chiming in with such remarks as the sail- 6serve, if possible, someinto
carefully
transplanted
my garden. This, point was to prove that the Americans had
makers, it could be said to young men when
banana
was
the
one which sur- 'nothing to do with the trade, being only emChinese
only
their companions are taken away,
vived. In about twelve months, it produced ployed by the Dutch as carriers, on account
And Oh, if'tis pain to remember how far,
'From
bunch weighing nearly a hundred pounds. of the war.andThe governor became at length
tli' pathway of light he was tempted toroam a
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consented to consider the vesthis single plant have sprung the thou- satisfied,
From
Be it bliss to remember that thou wert tin- star, ■
'flint arose nn his darkness ninl guided him hnnie. 8sands to be seen everywhere in Samoa; and sel as a Dutch ship.
t
Sailor's Magazine, March, 1849. they
are fast spreading in other groups east Capt. Stewart met with accidents upon his
nnd west. It is surprising to see, in the second voyage, which compelled him twice
The subject of the following article short space of ten years, a plant bo ex- to put back for repairs. From his increased
from the " Samoan Reporter," we should be tensively propagated. But, when we calcu- intercourse with the Japanese, it seems, he
what a contemplated establishing a connexion indeglad to sec attracting the attention of the late, by geometrical progression,suckers
a pendent of his employers, but in this howwhich will average but six
plant,
Government and foreigners on the Sandwich year, will eventually produce, the result is ever, he failed. The following year he again
Islands.
made his appearance, in a different vessel,
amazing.
IxTRODUCTio.v of Foreign Plants.—He The value of the banana in these seas can and under a different character—told a pitewho introduces but a single plant into a coun- scarcely be estimated. What Baron Hum- ous tale of shipwreck, of the loss of bis own
try, says some writer, may be considered a boldt says of it in Mexico may be quoted,.all, as well as the Dutch vessel—that he bad
public benefactor. We look with interest here, and applied to Samoa. He doubts been enabled by a friend at Manilla to buy
on the magnificent orange and tamarind trees "whether there is any other plant on the and freight the brig, is which he had now
which still stand at Point Venus, on Tahiti, globe which, in so small a space of ground come, for the purpose of discharging, by tbe
planted by Bligh; and on the shaddock tree, can produce so great a mass of nutriment. sale of his cargo, his own property, his debts
which till lately, stood at Huahine, planted Eight or nine months after the sucker has to them for tbe repairs of the Eliza. An enby the hand of Cook. But the most humble been inserted in the earth, tbe banana be- ergetic president bad, however, succeeded
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this very inefficient one, who saw through what, during the past year, hast thou done
tbe scheme, and caused Capt. Stewart's car- for God and for eternity ? Ido not ask how
go to be sold in the usual manner, and his many plans for worldly aggrandizement you
debts to be paid from the proceeds ; but he have laid and carried out, but what has thou
procured no return cargo for the brig, and done to provide for the well being of thy soul ?
Cleared.
Dec. 27—.m »h Capitol, Bradbury, Tor Calcutta.
_.*—Chilt-Mii hric J. R. A., Hrh.iu.h, for Valparaiso.
a in i-lu,! I liwilit-ili Ellen, Truman, Honf Kong.
Br hk lirini< I (<rnnt, Kilir, fur Sun Franciacn.
Hawachr Knlhitih, Bent, Kn Frnnrittcn, -ni't-d fin I.ttlittinn.
Umiikvi nun .clir Grtjitir, Ite.lop, for Valpatmiaui.
Jan I—Am bjrßob't Bruce, l'"< "lieiiiJorf, San Frniici*>ro.
sent tbe Captain in the Dutch ship of that Man of pleasure, what hast thou done the Am hiii: Hroilieia, Soule, for Han Francisco.
year, to Batavia, to be tried for the loss of past year ? In all your plans to procure self 4—Am whale »liip Wnlga, Lure.
gratification, hast thou thought of the pleastbe Eliza.
Shipping in Port, Jan. 5.
Pending the investigation, Cspt. Stewart ures which flow at God's right hand, and hast Propeller Mnasachuseit*, H R Knot.
made his escape, and again appeared in 1803, thou done any thing to secure them ? How
Merchant Vessels.
Am. ahip Mariposa, Martin.
in Nagasaki bay—this time more openly de- is it, dear friends, in these respects ! Ex- Haw.
achr. Ukanee, Vnukoii.
John Bull. Robinson.
claring his purposes. He now presented amine well, I pray you, one and all. In what- I'r. briic
ship Walpole, Culler.
Mil.
a
ever
of
have
failed
the
respect any
during
himself under the American flag, brought
us
Bremen arkr. Aih. n, Heweren.
Hurftermeisicr Jauaen,Maiihiesen.
cargo avowedly American property, from year past of discharging our duty to laud mid Ham. ah.pfliip
L'(turner tie Taiti, liuiler.
Bengal and Canton, and solicited permission our souls, let us ingenuously repent and Tnhiimn
Am hk Victory, Ryan.
Robert--, for Oregon.
;
brig
remission
of
our
sins
Mann*
Am
to trade, as also to supply himself with water earnestly seek the
Am hrljr Coplmo Southward.
and oil, the last request only was granted, and now that we have entered upon a new Am hk o. ntii Bird, Hall, for Oregon.
Am ship I'lihimilim. Allen,
and when his wants were supplied he was year, let us resolve that we will devote it to Hoi
hk Three Hrnihen*, Swan, fur Hont| Koiif.
Hon Pert*. Dv Peyrat.
compelled to depart ; he now gave up his God, to the good of our fellow men, and to ¥r .thin
I'"i'i[i>i'n, West, on ihe reef.
brig
Am
interloping scheme, and returned no more. the great business of preparation for eterni Br
hrijj .Mary Dure, Scarborough
the
Amicus.
Abridged from
Asiatic Journal for the ty.
Whalers.
jy. Y. Exp-ess.
Am whale ships Heroine, Wall; WHrren.Evani:
Dexter.
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Lcttrange,
Further from the Search for Sir John
To Seamen and Landsmen who read the Friend Franklin.—Sir George Simpson returned
DIED.
on Monday last from his annual tour of inDear Friends: On the commencement of a
At Ihe U 8 Hospital, 25ih Dec. Mr. W. 11. Par-hunt, bespection through the Hudson's Bay Territo- Iniii'iiiK
He came from Calito Siiuiiiii. Sutir i>i'New Vi.rk.
new year, allow me affectionately but faith- ries and
North Western settlements of this fornia to Honolulu.
fully, to address you a few words of expostu- Continent.
We learn with regret from him,
lation and entreaty.
that no clue had been obtained to the whereThe Friend, sent Abroad.
Whatever thy hand findeth to do," is the abouts,
or the fate of Sir John Franklin and Any person, paying the annual subscription price
exhortation of the wise man, "do with thy
his
companions. Sir John Richard- of the Friend ($2,00) in advance, can have the pufier
might, for there is no work, nor device, nor son,gallant
Sydney. Tahiti. San Francisco, or overis on his way back from the fro- sent to China,
indeed,
nor
the
whither
land, via I'a 11:1111:1. to the United States or England.
knowledge,
grave
wisdom, in
zen regions, and may be expected in Mon- According to the U S. Post Office laws, newspapers
thou goest." This consideration is a very treal early in September.
His exploring sent from the office of publication, the postage may
solemn one. It is addressed to all classes
he paid by the person to whom the paper is addressed,
and conditions of men. It is a consideration party will, however, continue their search, bnt otherwise the
postage must be pre-paid.
Rce,
under
the
orders
of
of
the
Hudson's
Dr.
which should act constantly on Ihe minds o.
K7~ If we have been correctly informed, there is
Sir
John's
second
comin
Bay
Company,
not that irregularity about letters and papers going to
men in all the circumstances of life, as a mand
the summer. Although it the United States, that there is about their conveyance
powerful motive to prepare for the day of ac- would throughout
tf
be almost criminal to abandon hope in hence.
count. It points to the grave, which has
such an enterprise, it is impossible to conclosed over many, who but a little while ago ceal
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from oneself the unwelcome truth, that The subscriber, having been left destitute in Honowere with us engaged in the active, bustling
the
to
successful
issue
become
chances
a
and
lulu,
through misfortune been compelled to unscenes of life, and to the grave which will
of time.— dergo an amputation of his left leg, returns his sinsoon open for each of us. Wh«re are the fearfully diminished by the lapse
Cjra
1(1.
thanks
to all those merchants and others who
August
havj so generously subscribed $80,50 dollars for his
tribes of men who once, both on the land and [Montreal Courier,
on the bosom of the deep, were busied in the
benefit. He desires especially to acknowledge Dr. I-aDonations.
anil medical aid.
scenes which now occupy our thoughts and
-1 drop's gratuitous surgicalJOHN
For Chapel. For Friend]
GRACE.
our hands ? Gone, gone, forever ! Each in
Native of Pico, W. Islands.
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his turn, closely following his predecessor, Estate of Mr. Rob't Hill,
tf
Honolulu, Jan. 1, 1850.
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The Friend, Bound.
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Bound volumes of the Friead, for one, or moreyears,
succession, and roars and dashes and dies on Waster,offie% and craw, I). Grant, 21,00
can be obtained at Rev. T. Coan's, Hilo; Rev. TE.
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to the same destination Time bears us on ktv Boudenot, U 8. 8. St. Mary's,
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Spelling Book," "Smith's Gramaaar" and "Smith's
time seems to pause, that we may review the
Arithmetic," &c, &c.
past and resolve what we may do in future.
ianschurch
ofpOrdtold.he—ainer
Kahuku, Inlandof Oahu. Dec. 21at, Rev. Jamea Kekela, ■
Standing by the newly covered grave of the at
«radnmeof the Seminary, Lahninntuna, and for aeveral yeara a
year, so to speak, let me ask you, what have beneficiary of Jnmea llunewell, Eaq., Charleaton, Maaa. fora merchant at theae ialanda.
you done during the year to forward the great merly
Reading of the Scripture" and introductory prayer by Rev. Jl Monthly Journal devoted to Temperby
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ance, Seamen, Marine and General
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Intelligence.
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nearly
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and
were
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Council,
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to
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are licentiate*.—[Communicated.
TERMS.
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