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For February, 18G1.

OhhMM r*ul>licatlonn
Luther, CalTin and Kuox
Four Natlvoa ofLira
A Hawaiian in Lima, 1832
William Kauui, still alive
China
Uerirnls In Scotland
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Philology

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THE FRIEND.
FEBRUARY 1, 1861.

We learn from a letter published in the
New York Observer, that a Presbytery has been
organized upon tho Island of Maui! By a rumor which has reached us, wo alao learn that
ecclesiastical bodies have been organized upon
Kauai and Hawaii, but whether thesebodies havo
assumed an Episcopal, Presbyterian or Congregational form, is not reported. The question
has sometimes been asked what ecclesiastical
form the missionaries adopted in the management of their churches? We have answered,
Apostolic —i. c., they have governed according to
circumstances and as necessitiesrequired, combining principles common to the Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Congregational forms of church gov-

Card.—We would gratefully acknowledge the
sum of $57 75, from tho commander, officers
and crew of 11. B. M.'s ship Alert, for the support
of tho Home and the gratuitous circulation of
the Friend, the same having been accompanied
by the following note
11. B. M.'s ship Alert, )
Honolulu, 25th of Jan'y 1861. f
Reverend Sir :—As a mark of respect for
your well known exertions in tho establishment
of a Sailors' Home at this port, and your unwearied interest in tho welfare of seamen generally—permitting no distinction of nation or
creed—the officers and crew of the Alert beg you
will accept tho enclosed small donation in aid of
the funds to the Home, and any publications
connected therewith.
11. B. Pearse, Commander,
H. M.'s S. Alert.
Rev. S. C. Damon,
Seamen's Chaplain.

:

Robinson Crusoi in Hawaiian.—The editor
Hae Hawaii," is translating tho
of the
lifts and adventures of Robinson Crusoo into tho nativo language. His paper of January
23d, contains tho 10th chapter. Perhaps our
readers would be glad to learn how the name of
Robinson Crusoe reads in Hawaiian. Heroit is:

"

LOPIKANA KI'LUKO.

Young Collegians.—lt is

exceedingly pleas-

ant to receive occasionally catalogues and addresses from young men belonging on the islands,*

who arc members of American colleges. We
would acknowledge a catalogue from Mr. J. A.
Daly, at the college in Oakland, in California,
and another from Mr. W. F. Snow, now member
of the seniorclass in Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. From the latter, wo have also
received a most beautifully printed pamphlet of
150 pages, containing " Addresses at the Inauguration of Cornelius Conway Folton, L. L. D.,
as President of Harvard University." This
pamphlet also contains an oration in Latin, to
which we find the following note appended:
On account of the illnessof the orator, [Josoph
11. McDaniels,] the oration was read by his classmate, William Franklin Snow."
Vale Collego now numbers among its under
graduates, a Lyman, a Judd, a Wilcox, a Coon,
and a Thurston, from the Islands; and Williams' College, an Alexander and an Armstrong;
while several young men have recently graduated
from American Colleges, who belonged upon
the Islands. Among these, we have notioed the
names of a Macintosh, son of the editor of the
Sandwich Island Gazette, published at Honolulu
more than twenty years ago, andalso of a Jarvks,
son of the first editor of the Polynesian.

"

If Cook had lived and made his discoveries a
crment.
century earlier,perhaps Defoe would have fancied
Lopikana Kuluko among the goats on Hawaii, Dr. Kicord.
As we were passing along the Esplanade.
'• The renowned pr. Philip Ricord, of Paris
instead of Juan Fernandez !
he
on the day the steamer sailed for Hilo, a large
lately retired from the clinical chair, which
dv midi.
Hospftal
in
has
for
the
years
of
held
thirty
to
the
departure
crowd had assembled,
witness
No little difficulty has been experienced in
an American, and was born in Baltimore,
Captain Spencor, for Hilo. Before our arrival years past, by those persons upon the islands, He is 10,1790."
Dec.
the steamer had pushed off into the channel, but
who have wished to procure marble monuments,
The above mentioned physician is uncle
we saw the doughty Captain, as Irving would and head-stones. We would refor our island
to John Ricord, Esq., late Attorney General
have styled him, swinging his cap, and bidding
to tho advertisement of Mr. Donlen, of
readers
the Hawaiian Kingdom. We learn from
his friends good-bye. May he experience as good marble worker. He has cxeputed some pieces at
addition,
our
fellow townsman, Dr. Stangenwald, that
success at Hilo as in Honolulu, and in
his shop, which equal the very best which have
may he succeed in starting as good a plantation ever been imported from England or the United he attended Dr. Ricord's Lectures in Paris,
as a former ship chandler of Honolulu is now States. We do not hesitate to recommend him and has now in his possession the Doctoi's
proprietor of, in East Maui. The sugar which as an excellent workman. His work, when care- certificate.
Captain Makee is now sending to market, equals fully examined, will prove a sufficient recomChirography.—Mr. Eugene D. Durand, is
any which has ever been offered for sale.
mendation.
now
executing specimens of hand-writing, equalIt is encouraging to know that while fine
Offerings.—For support of the ling the exactness and beauty of copper-plate.
Freewill
specimens of sugar are offered for sale from new Bethel, from
Mr. Coddard, $5; Capt. Krogius, The printers must work cheap and well, or like
plantations, the oldest plantation on the islands,
Klinkofstrom, $1. For gratui- one of old, their occupation will be gone ! Mr.
50
Capt.
|
$2
(vii., at Koloa,) is not exhausted, but continues
tous circulation of the Friend, from Mr. God- Durand's writing upon visiting cards is really
to furnish an excellent article for tho market.
dard, $5; Capt. Krogius, $2 50; Rev. Mr. remarkable. His table stands in Mr. Flitner's
Ladies' Stranger's Friend Society.—The Coan, $3, and Capt. Klinkofstrom, $2; and shop, where visitors may examine the nice worknext meeting will be held at Mrs. Gregg's, also from the latter, $2 for the missionary so- manship of the watchmaker and jeweler, as well,
as that of the beautiful penman.
the 7th inst. A full attendance is requested. ciaty.

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THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY,IB6I.

10
New Book.

Tui Morning Star—History of the Children's
Missionary Vessel, and of the Marquosan and
and Micronesian Missions ; by Mrs. Jane S.
Warren. Published by the American Tract
Society, 218 Cornhifl, Boston.

This volume, of three hundred pages, embraces lively sketches of the several trips of
the Morning Star to the Marquesan and
Micronesian Islands. It is beautifully illus-

We Must Decline.—Mr. Wyllic has forwarded for translation and insertion in our
We commend the following extract from a columns, the following works, published in
letter written by Professor Tyler, of Amherst Chinese:
College, Massachusetts, to those missionaries
Translation of IlcrseheH's Astronomy—3 vols.
who are laboring to reduce the languages of
Loomis' Algebraic (Jeometry.
and Integral Calculations—3 vols.
Polynesia to a written form. Prof. T. has Differential
DeMorgan's Algebra.
edKMd some of the ancient classic writers, Compendium of Arithmetic.
Monthly Serial for one year.
and his reputation stands high as a scholar.
We have no doubt these works contain a
bus
Occasionally a copy ofmeyour paper
"
vast
amount of useful information, but much
■SOB., especially
reached me, and interest*d
Philology.

trated with cuts and maps. The cuts repre- when it bU contained something about the lansenting the coral islands, Apaiang and Ebon, guages of the Pacific, and illustrative of comparare admirably suited to convey correct ideas ative philology. 1 shall feel under great obligations to you if you will continue to send me any
ofcoral islands in general. One neat little tiling,
bearing on this, to mo, specially inttratfalg
engraving represents Key. Mr. Kekela's house department of human research, to which I am
on the Marquesan Islands, and another, the proud to know, that American nWnnirira, and
from Amherst, have so largely conRev. H. Bingham, jr's residence upon Apaiang. missionaries
tributed."
We should have been glad to have seen enWe shall always be glad to publish articles
gravings illustrating the beautiful scenery of
this subject, when forwarded by misStrong's Island and of Ascension. These upon
sionaries in the South and North Pacific.
latter are high and mountainous islands,
The article published in the Frieiul of Febmost strikingly contrasting with the low coral
of last year, upon the " Ebon and IV
ruary
islands—Ebon and Apaiang. These may
dialects compared," was particularly
be reserved for a second edition, or for a vol- nape
We wish other missionaries
ume, which it is to be hoped, ere long, will ap- interesting.
would
prepare similar articles. In due time
pear from the pen of Dr. Gulick. In his recent
we hope to hear from the Key. H. Bingham,
lectures upon the Micronesian Islands, pubfor the language of those
lished in the Polynesian, he has furnished the jr., at Apaiang,
we are informed, is quite different
islanders,
most abundant evidence of having collected
from those of Ebon and Ponabe. We should
a great number of facts relating to that part
hear from our friend, the Rev.
of the world, while his style is exceedingly also be glad to
writes us, from VancouGarrett,
who
A. C.
lively and well adapted to popular reading.
Island,
ver's
under
date of Nov. 17th, that
We hail, with joy, every new contribution to
he
is
the aborigines. I have
laboring
among
the list of publications spreading before the
learned,
remarks,
he
the " Chenook jargon,
reading community facts and incidents conwith as much fluency
and
can
now
it
speak
nected with the great missionary enterprise.
am
also
engaged upon some
I
as
anybody.
This is the great work of the 19th century,
so
that when I can
viz., to obey the command, "Go ye into all of the native languages, be the
them,
to
happy and
I hope
the world, and preach the Gospel to every speak
them,
medium
preaching
honored
of
among
creature." A recent German writer, after
fiesurrection."
Jesus
and
the
referring to the religious conflicts of past ages,
Although the languages of Polynesia may
remarks that now " a nobler thought has
not
contain works of philosophy and science,
found expression—the conversion of the heathen ; a sublime design, with the fulfillment still a philosopher will delight to trace out
of which is probably connected the new the peculiarities of these languages and diadevelopment of human culture. Not insig- lects. The Hon. G. P. Marsh, late U. S.
nificant ate the signs of the times."
Minister to Turkey, in his "Lectures upon
But to return to the book which we are the English language," recently published in
noticing. It is a volume well designed to New York, refers in more than a single incirculate among the thousands of shareholders stance to the Polynesian languages, for the
who purchased stock five years ago in the purposes of comparative philology. The vamissionary packet, the.Morning Star. On rious nations of the earth are coming into
page 265 of this book, our attention was such close contact, and mingling so much
arrested by a cut representing the savage together, that the peculiarities of their lanpeople of Apaiang eating up the contents of guages must necessarily be contrasted and
the mail bag, which contained among other compared. Professors of languages, linguists
packages, copies of the Friend and Polynesian! and scholars, are always glad to receive conWe think, however, that the artist has been tributions upon this subject from the humblest
led to commit a grave ethnographical blunder. and most remote sources. Mr. Marsh has
The natives of Apaiang are represented with devoted years to the study of the Icelandic
the crisped hair ofthe negro races of Africa! language, and those of Northern Europe.
This is however a trifling matter. We com- He was uncle to J. W. Marsh, Esq., late of
mend the book to the perusal of our readers, Honolulu, whose general scholarship and
and hope soon that it will be offered for sale knowledge of languages were so highly credat Mr. Whitney's Book-Store.
itable.

prefer copying from the originals, than translating from the translation. It affords us
however no small amount of gratification, to
glance our eyes over these volumes, although
we cannot translate a single character. We
here behold the fruits of a missionary's toils,
to enlighten the people of China. These
translations were all made by one man, Mr.
A. Wylie, a Scotchman, connected with the

London Missionary Society, at Shanghae.
We were first made acquainted with the labors of this distinguished missionary translator, by the Rev. Mr. Wood, of the U. S.
steamer Powhattan. (See Friend, for April
2d, 1860.) These volumes were forwarded
by Mr. Wylie of Shanghae, to his namesake and fellow countryman, Mr. Wyllic,'the
minister of Foreign Relations. The following extract we are permitted to copy from
the letter accompanying these Chinese books:

" It may interest you to know that the hist
named (serial) has been reprinted verbatim, by
a censor of tho Press of Miaco, the Metropolis
of Japan, with the exception of tho articles on
Christianity, which are all carefully excluded.
I have been told that tho other works are also
being published in Japan, but have not seen
them yet. There is considerable call for them
in that country. I have also translated Euclid,
which has been engraved by a Chinese, ut his
own expense, tho blocks being kept in his house
at Sung Keang, and that city having been recently taken by the Insurgents, his house was burnt
down and I suppose tho blocks of Euclid must
have been consumed ; so that the limited number
of copies printed off and put in circulation now
become rarities, and I am unable to send joym
copy. Not being ordained to the ministry, 1
have boon induced to take up this somewhat less
attractive department of mission work, believing
that though only of secondary importance, yet
that it will not be without profit under the Hivine blessing for the advancement of our calling
in this dark, but still most interesting empire."
It is nn interesting fact, that the Chinese
and Japanese, are advanced to a degree in
mathematical science, that they can appreciate works, the titles of which we have
copied. As we have before stated, "in our
notice of Captain Mungero, in the June No.
of the Friend, of last year, the work upon
navigation by Bowditch, had been translated
in Japanese. These and other translations
must now be exerting a powerful influence
in modifying the opinions and enlightening
the minds of the inhabitants of those vast
empires.
We should never remember the benefits we have conferred, nor forget the favors

received.

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FRIEND, FEBRIARY,

how many the sun enlightens, and how few
are injured by its spots! Just so, when he
To a Correspondent.—We have received contemplates the character
of those great
a note from which we copy as follows :
of modern history, let him not dwell
lights
" 1 think it [Thanksgiving sermon] would
have been better, had it not contained tho fol- upon their defects, which are but trifling
lowing, viz
compared with the brilliancy and splendor of
altheir noble deeds.
11 ran appreciate tho missionary ical of even Catholics,
the
of
Luther, Calvin and Knox.

:

though I would protest against their errorf, with all
fire
a Luther, Mm calm philosophy of a Calvin, and the stern inde-

l»eudeuce of a Knox.'
Do you mean the fire of Luther, when he
apostatized from his old faith, because the sale
ol indulgences was takon away from his order?
or his fire when he made a Nun break her,vows
to Cod and take a vow of wifeship to himself ?
or his tiro against idolatry, when he inveighed
against keeping the Christian Sunday as the
Jewish Sabbath? or his fire, when having imbibed too much strong ale, ho threw his inkstand
at tho Devil, whom 7io thought he saw on the
wall ?
Secondly—Do you mean tho calm philosophy
of Calvin, when ho saw the bloody head of Servetns struck off at his suggestion ?
'I'lin ill >i—Do you mean tho stern independence of Knox, when he oxcited the mob to pull
down tho cathedrals, abbeys and churches, by
exclaiming, Pull down tho nests and tho rooks
will fly!' or when he insulted the beautiful
Queen Mary, and all her wex, by preaching in
her presenco against the damnablo regiment of
women ?"

"

Four Natives

of Lifu arrived at Home.

We would again call the attention of our
readers to the " four natives of Lifu," noticed
in the Friend, for January Ist, and for October 4th, 1859. These natives of an island
in the South seas, had been kidnapped and
brought away frpm their native island. It
affords us pleasure to announce, that after
being taken to Ascension, the Northern
"
whaling seas, Honolulu, and the Navigators'
Islands,
they were safely landed again upon
"
their native shores. In the March No.
(1S60) of the Samoan Reporter, published
at Samoa, at Navigators' Islands, we find the
following paragraphs, relating to these four
Lifuans. The paragraphs are copied from
In reply to our correspondent, we say, we the narrative of the fourteenth trip of the
meant " the fire of Luther," when in the missionary bark John Williams, to Western
Polynesia.
beautiful language of Edward Everett,
hands
not
the
oaten
of
The four natives of Lifu to whom I have
pipe
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took
into
his
"
the classic muse; ho moved to his great work, already referred as being on board our vessel,
not
now rejoiced to find themselves once more
'to theDorian mood
on their native shores. There is a tale conOf flutesand soft recorders'—
nected with these four young men which
lie grasped tho iron trumpet of his mother makes us ashamed of our country. They
tongue, (tho good old Saxon, from which our say that they were decoyed from their island
own is descended, tho language of noble thought by a sandal-wood vessel from Sydney, upand high resolve,) and blew a blast that shook
the nations, from Romo to the Orkneys. Sov- wards of three years ago. They had gone
ereign, citizen, and peasant, started at tho sound; on board ttf sell some things, were battened
and in a few short years the poor monk, who down in the hold, and let up on deck next
had beggod his bread, for a pious canticlo, in day, when their island was all but out of
the streets of Eisenach, no longer friendless, no sight. They were nearly a year on Espiritu
longer solitary, was sustained by victorious Santo, cutting and
cleaning sandal-wood,
armies, countenanced by Princes, and what is and were then taken to Ascension, and sold
a thousand times moro precious than tho brightest
for pigs, yams, and firewood. They were
crown in Christendom, revered as a sage, a benefactor, and spiritual parent, at tho fireside of rated according to age, Sec., and fetched from
millions of his humble and grateful country- two to five pigs, and a proportionable quanmen."
tity of yams, and firewood, for each man.—
We meant "the calm philosophy of Cal- There were ten of them in all. After a time,
vin," when, under the age of twenty-live, six managed to run away, and escaped to
Hongkong, where five of them died. The
knowing that the sword ofpersecution was un- remaining
four might still have been in
sheathed, he could sit down and calmly pen his slavery on Ascension, but for the kind help
"Institutes of the Christian Religion," which of the American missionaries there, together
have done so much to advance the cause of with Capt. Thompson, of the whaling ship
civil nnd religious liberty, during the last China. The captain brought off two of them,
and the other two were redeemed, partly by
three hundred years. These "Institutes"
their own earnings, and partly by the miswere dedicated "To His most Christian Ma- sionary. They were then taken to Honolulu.
The Rev. S. C. Damon and others kindly atjesty, Francis, King of the French."
We meant "the stern independence of tended to them at that place until another
John Knox," which led the Regent of Scot- generous American captain (Captain Manof the Morea,) took them to
land to utter that noble and proud eulogium chester, there to await the arrival ofKarothe
tonga,
over the grave of the Reformer, as his body John Williams. One of them speaks Engwas about to be lowered—" There lies he lish well. Mr. Williams, the British Consul
who never feared the face of man."
at Samoa, has taken down the deposition of
We would suggest to our correspondent theyoung men, and will report all to the
quarter. In the course of our voyage,
that the next time he looks at the sun, not proper
we have traced the name of the Sydney
weaken
his
an
to
eye sight by
overstraining vessel, and also that of her captain and suto discern the spots upon its disc, but enjoy percargo. The Lifu people had long given
its refreshing light and heat. Let him think up these four young men as dead; and their

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1861.

restoration was no small addition to the joy
occasioned by the arrival of the missionaries.
Two of them are of high rank in the bay
where we anchored, and it was affecting to
see how the people clung to them, listening
to their tale, and following them wherever
they went."

We have read books called Histories of
England, under thereign of Goorgc the Second,
in which the rise of Methodism is not even mentioned. A hundred years hence this breed of
authors will, we hope, be extinct."
We met with the above remarks of
Macaulay, several years ago, in his celebrated
article upon history published in the Edinburgh Review. They have often been recalled to mind when perusing that class of
newspaper scribblers, and writers of books of
travels, who pretend to treat of the state of
things in India, China and Japan, but ignore

the influence of Protestant missionaries.
Such writers, if they do not entirely overlook
missionary influence, speak of it in a patronizing and supercilious style. " Those men,"
they affect to say, " are a very good sort of
people, they mean well, and may do some
little good, but as for their efforts ever producing any thorough revolution in the public
sentiment of those vast nations upon religious
subjects, is absurd." Events however are beginning to transpire in those countries which
clearly show that missionary influence is
most potent. The leaven of the Gospel is
gradually diffusing itself abroad. The principles which the insurgents of China have
adopted may be mixed up with error, but still
there is enough apparent to show that a vast
under-current is setting in the direction of a
new order of affairs. We commend to the
careful perusal of our readers the statements
of the English and American missionaries,
published in another part of our columns,
respecting the state of parties in China. We
would also refer to the translations of Mr.
Wylie, as worthy of more than a passing
thought. In Hue's Travels through China,
we recollect to have read remarks indicating
that he regarded the efforts ofProtestant missionaries, whom he sneeringly styles Methodists, as utterly futile and unproductive of
good. Hue may be a very clever writer of a
book of travels, but from some of his inferences, we should altogether dissent. It is
our confident impression that we should pfcpare our minds to hear of great, vast and
widespread revolutions throughout all those
Asiatic nations.
Dashaways.—The election of officers for
the ensuing term took place last month, and
the following members were chosen :
Cirr. J. M. OkT—PretUent.
Wm.lt Buuhmn—Vice-Pretidtnt.
0«o. W. Mills—Seereletry.
J«» A. Bu«Dici[— Tretuurr
Cms. W. lUri,
J
Mo>n C. HoKraurrs, S Inveetifatitif Committtt
Gioaci C*uciu,
3

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THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1861.

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THE FRIEND.
KKllltl V'K\

1. 1801.

A Hawaiian in Lima, 1832.

We have frequently, in conversation, heard
the remark, that a Hawaiian, by the soubriquet of Col. Stevens, once visited Peru, in
South America, but until recently we have
never met with any narrative of that visit.
The following interesting letter, we are confident will be perused with interest by many
of our island readers. The name of the
writer we scarcely need mention, for no one
but Consul General Miller could possibly
have written such a letter. He had visited
the Sandwich Islands, the previous year, and
hence had but just returned to Peru when
Col. Stevens visited Lima, in 1832. There
is no doubt that it was chiefly through the
General's kindly interest in the Hawaiian
military chieftain, that such distinguished
honors awaited him at the Republican Court
of Peru. Several notices of Col. Stevens
also appeared in the Mercurio Peruana, a newspaper then published in the city of Lima. We
would merely add that the person to whom
we now refer, died in Honolulu, a few years
since.
A recent writer in the November number
(1860) of the North British Review, referring to the state of the South American Rea
publics, speaks of General Miller as
brave Englishman, who served some of the
South American States in their wars of in-

"

dependence."
Extracts of a letter dated in the " Bahia
dclCallao," May 1832.
The North American brig Convoy arrived
here on the 29th ult., direct from the Sandwich Islands, having on board John Kivini,
one of Tamehameha's suite. The moment
he heard that 1 was afloat in the bay, he
came on board to see me, and manifested
much concern on learning that I was not allowed to land. I gave him a letter of introduction to the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and wrote the following harangue for him to
translate into his own (the Owyhean or
Native) language, and deliver to Gamarra,
on being presented at the Palace:
Sire:
" Excellent
May Johovah bless us:
"
" Tamehameha the 3d, King of the Sandwich

Islands, has often heard much of the riebeiand
splendor of Peru, and of her wars to free herself
from tyrants. The names of your Excellency
of San Martin, O'lliggins, Sucre, and Bolivar,
aro not unknown to our Isles. Some foreigners
oven told ub that we were descended from tho
same family as the Children of tho Sun, for we,
the Christian Relike them, wore Idolaters until
ligion was introduced among us. Therefore, His
Majesty, my master, desirous of knowing the
truth, lias sent me to the capital, to see and learn
all I can.
I return to my native country, I shall
-'
not forget to make known how well I have been
received hero, all the fine things that I have seen,
and especially the honor that has this day been

conferred upon me by being presented to xour
Excellency.
" This 'is my say, and may Jesus our Lord
bless Your Excellency, and every one of us.
(Signed,) " John Kivini."
John Kivini is 23 years of age, understands a little English, and can read and
write, and cipher as far as long division. His
person is exceedingly well formed; his gait
is graceful, and a suit of gay military clothes
made at Lima, become him remarkably well.
He has been introduced in due form, and
made his speech to Gamarra, and dined with
him, having received calls from the Government people, most of the general officers,
civil employees, and a great many private
individuals. A major has been named to
teach him the sword, exercise, agreeably to
his own wishes, and he never misses going
to the Theater. You can scarcely conceive
how much public attention hasbeen engrossed
by this South Sea "Lion," the favorite
theme of conversation at Lima now being
about the Kanaka Prince, as he is called, for,
although I only styled him Chamberlain, the
Limenos insist upon his being of Royal blood.
It is amusing to hear the slrange inquiries
made about the Sandwich Islands, and attendant remarks. Yesterday, a young Limeno
said to a gentleman on board, " Pero amigo
digame V., enque parte del mundo estan Ins
Sanvich Islas quen dira que ese principe andaba desnudo en su Pais; es tan bianco y mejor.mozo que un Colombiano—mas Dios solo
sabe todo!" But, my good Sir, pray tell me
what part of the world are the Sandwich Islands ? Who would suppose that this Prince
went about naked in his own country; he is
as white and better looking than a Colombian.
God alone knows all things." The
women are not less inquisitive to know all
about the stranger. Some of them, it is said,
have declared that they would rather have
him for a husband than the President of the

"

Republic.

Some philanthropists have conceived a
plan for the encouragement of voluntary emigration from the South Sea Isles to the coast
of Peru, and thus augment its population
and improve the race by intermixture. Long
articles have been published in the newspapers, setting forth the advantages that would
arise by establishing a friendly intercourse
with His Majesty Tamehamea the Third, the
meekness and unpretending merit of whose
vassals are ingeniously contrasted to the
overbearing spirit and vicious habits of European interlopers, many of whom, it is added, think of nothing but sending money out
of the country. Generals of the Army and
Colonels of battalions have given their opinion that it would be highly beneficial to the
service, to admit into their corps the docile
Islanders. Thrifty speculators, on the other
hand, are for establishing a sort of slave
trade for supplying, by the importation of
these dusky youths, the deficiency of black
slaves and aborigines, on the large estates
and mines that have suffered from the ravages of war. Others propose that an exploring mission should be immediately appointed.
But not a word, in the meantime, is said as
to whether these Islanders would willingly
quit their land of plenty, where to obtain the
necessaries of life it is scarcely requisite to
labor, their congenial clime where ague and
fever are unkown, theirhomely huts to which

misery is a stranger, and lastly their friends
and parents, to be transported to the scorching, unhealthy shores of Peru, or to the
freezing mining districts of the Andes. To
consult the wishes of the intended emigrants,
or the will of their rulers, or of their all-influential missionaries, has been entirely left
out of the question spiritedly discussed by
all classes of people. Fortunately, however,
it is not probable that the native chiefs of the
South Sea Islnnds, or their advisers, will
permit anything like a kidnapping of their
subjects. Perhaps formerly it might have
becVi done, but not now that the march of
intellect has extended to the green Isles of
the Pacific. Therefore, iv spite of the reigning mania at Lima, there is no more probability of visionary schemes succeeding there
than elsewhere ; neither is there any chance
that we shall see the healthy, robust sons of
Polynesia rotting and dying of the small
pox, ague and other diseases on the sultry
deserts of Peru.
John Kivini keeps a journal, and writes
down his observations every night, as, he
says, the King particularly requested that on
his return to Woahoo he would " speak no
lies." Amongst his remarks are the following, which he translated to me as he read

.

them from his note-book : " Churches very
fine (maitai), but the missionaries no good
(pobuga). Saw one of them talking in a
drinking house. They kneel down to images:
they be idolaters: they no look like good
men. The Spanish girls pretty red faces
and white hands: they dress very grand.
The soldiers maitai, and large, many of them,
but not so clean and good looking as English
soldiers on board ship. Fort of Callao
maitai, much larger than the one at Honolulu. On shore a great many big guns, wide
deep ditch and stone all round them. The
Theater very fine at Lima. I like dc singing and music better than that the missionaries sing at Honolulu."
Quite enough of John Kivini. I dare
say that a month after he has left Lima—and
he returns in a few days to Woahoo in the
same vessel he came—the gay people of the
Capital will entirely have forgotten their
Sandwich Island guest.

New Bethel at Valparaiso.—William
Wheelwright, Esq., of this city, has ordered
the construction of a Bethel church and
school house, both to be under one roof, for
Valparaiso in Chili. It is over a hundred
feet long by near fifty wide, with a partition
separating the chapel from the school room.
It will cost Mr. Wheelwright here some three
thousand dollars. There is no man living
who has done so much for the South Americans, by steamboats, railways, aqueducts,
and measures for the moral, intellectual and
religious improvement of the people, as Mr.
Wheelwright. Nor are his efforts for the
good of his race confined to one continent.
It is but a short time since the Protestant
Missionaries at Constantinople were in want
and liable to failure from deficit in funds,
when he generously covered all their demands by a draft for nine thousand dollars.
Newburyport Herald.
Oahu Clerical Association.—The next meeting of this Association, will meet at the Rev. K.
W. Clark's study, in Honolulu, Tuesday, at 3
o'clock P. M., Feb. 19. S. C. Damon, Secy.
9

THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY, 1861.
William Kanui still alive.

Before the American Board of Foreign
Missions sent out missionaries to these islands,
it established what was called a Foreign Mission School at Cornwall, Connecticut. This
school embraced young men gathered from
remote heathen' tribes or nations. Among
this number, were several from the Hawaiian
Islands, viz: Opukaia, or Henry Obookiah,
Thomas Hopu, and William Kanui or Tennove. Kanui and Hopu returned in the first
company of missionaries who landed upon
the islands in 1820. Obookiah died in
America before the missionaries embarked.
On their return to their native shores, Hopu
and Kanui were taken into the service and
train of Kamehameha 11. They were sometimes engaged in school-teaching, and at
other times engaged in various employments.
They passed through a variety of the ups and
downs of Hawaiian life. On our arrival at
the islands in 1842, Kanui was teaching
school in Malolo Valley, on Oahu, and Hopu
was living at Kailua, on Hawaii. When the
California gold fever raged at the islands in
1848-9, both started for the mines, where
they were tolerably successful. In July '49,
when' visiting Sacramento, we met Kanui
keeping a small eating establishment at Sutter's Fort, and Hopu living in Sacramento,
where the trees were giving place to tents
and wooden houses, which long since were
cither swept away by floods or consumed by
fires. Since '49, we have never heard from
Hopu, and if he still lives among Hawaiians
in California, we should be glad to know it.
From late communications published in the
New York Observer, written by the Rev. A.
Williams and Rev. Mr. Rowell, we learn
that William Kanui is still alive.

visited him in his sickness. Thus he was induced
to deposit his money in thoBank of Page, Bacon
& Co. A few days only had elapsed when that

Bank, with others in this city, failed, and all his
hardly-earned gains were lost, probably beyond
recovery. Tennove then, being obliged to exert
himself for a livelihood, opened a boot-blacking
stand, and continued it for somo time. But sail
to relate, in his religious interests ho became quite
rockless, and continued for a long time in a backslidden state. The Rev. Mr. Rowcll, minister of
thoSoamon's Church in this city, lately, in the
noon-day prayer-meeting, gave an interesting narration of his case. From his statements it appears that the immediate instrumentality of
Tennove's recovery was his being led, in tho
Providence of Goof, to attend upon the religious
services of the Mariner's Church. Thus his
conscience became awakened, and his religious
experiences were revived. A proof of his returning religious sensibility was shown in his
resolving to give up his humble employment becauso he could not prosecute it without violating
the Sabbath. This he abandoned without any
visible means of support; and for the first week
he was unable to find any. Saturday afternoon
camo and he was without the means of paying
the weekly rent of his room. In his distress he
mado his extremity a subject of prayer, and
while he was praying a dray load of refuse materials was brought and thrown down near his
lodgings. The thought was suggested to him to
look among these articles to sec if anything
valuable could be found. He searched, and from
tho mass gathering up sucn rags and old iron as
he found, he carried them to a neighboring junkshop and sold them for one dollar and a half,
enough to pay his rent. Ho felt that the Lord
gave him, in direct answer to prayer, this supply
of his wants. The circumstance further prompted him to continue in the same occupation, and
thus he now obtains his livelihood. Many interesting incidents havo become known respecting
him, which go to confirm the confidence that he
is a true child of God, and that his last days will
be spent in sincere and earnest attempts in holy
living and all possible usefulness. lie is now a
candidate for admission into the Mariner's
Church, and will soon be received into its com-

A. W.

munion.

San Francißco,

June 20, 1860.

The Better Way.—lt may bo easy to manage a crew of seamen under tho rigid discipline
of a man-of-war, but allow those men to enjoy
a day's lilierty on shore, and they will conduct
as only men-of-war's men can ! Some commanders allow their men only one day's liberty in a
twelve month, but others allow their men to enjoy frequently a liberty's day on shore. Tho
latter plan, we are confident, is the best and
most sensible. This was tho course pursued by
Capt. Pearse of the Alert. It is reported by the
Polynesian, that not one man fell under censure
through improper conduct ashore The crew of
the Alert were allowed to visit tho shore every
day, but were put upon their good behavior.
This is the right way, and a much better way,
than to koep scores and hundreds of men cooped
up togeher for months, and then allow a " quarter watch" ashore at once, and only for a few
hours. Strange indeed, if they did not conduct
like brute beasts or wild savages! Wo believe
in treating sailors like men, and likereasonable
beings. Some may abuse tho confidence reposed
in them, but the majority will conduct much
better, than if treated like children, or fellows
in whom no confidence can be placed.

13
Correspondence,

HtlQiii/ to

Troubles between American Whalers
and the Russians in the Ochotsk Sea.
U. S. Consulate, i
Honolulu, 23d Jan'y, 1861. (
To the Editor of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Honolulu:
The annexed letter has been received at this
office, and 1 know of no better mode of promoting itt object, than that of its publication,
which I respectfully ask.
Souie of the circumstances oonncoted with the
offence complained of, havo been made known to
me, but not in such a way, or in detail, as to
justifyany action tit present.
A sense of justice to a friendly nation—atuirt
from considerations of policy, it is hoped, will
cause all masters of vessels to comply with the
wishes of the U. S. Government.
John A. Parker,
Y. &. Consul.

—

Departmemt of

State,

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\

Washington, 22d November, 1860.
Thojias T. Dougherty, Esq.,
Vice Counsul of the United States, Honolulu
Sir —I have to inform you that complaints
have been received from the Russian Government
that a gross outrage was recently committed on
some subjects of that Government, on tho coast
of Kastern Siberia, by the crew of a vessel of tho
United States. It has, however, been impossible to identify the perpetrators, or even the vessel
to which they belonged. That Government naturally feels seriously offended, especially as other
charges of misconduct against American vessels
in the same quarter, had also been preferred.
Unless such lawless proceedings can bo chocked,
it is to be feared that that Government will take
measures of precaution, which would be very
injurious to our whaling interests in the North
Pacific, by prohibiting the capturing of whales
within a marine leaguo of Russian territory.
Under these circumstances, the Department
deems it important to instruct you, as it now
does, to omit no opportunity that may offer, to
impress upon Captains of American Whaling
Vessels, tho great necessity of vigilance in preventing such unlawful acts on the part of their
crews, as havo been complained of oy Baid Gov-

:

ernment.

I am Sir, your obedient Servant,
Wm. Henry Trescot,
William Tennove.—Tho readers of tho interAssociate Secretary.
of
esting memoir Henry Obookiah will remember
among his companions in the Mission School in
Query.—Can any of our readers refer to
Cornwall, Connecticut, tho name of William
good
authority for these statements, clipped
Tennove. It is among the prominent reminiscences of the early summer of 1849 that I frequently
from an exchange paper ?
mot, at our religious meetings in this city, this
The English Nataional Anthem, " God Save
Sandwich Islander, then a venerable, well-looking
the" King," was composed upon the occasion of
person, so much superior in outward appearance
the escape of James I.from tho Gunpowder
and general bearing to others of his race among
Plot. The author was born in Somersetshire in
us, as to attract my special attention. Judge of
1563,and died abroad, at Anvers, March 12th,
my grateful surprise when 1 learned from his own
1628, was named John Bull, and so great was
his
namo and his history—for this life of
lips
the popularity of the ode, that his name has beObookiah had been a part of the earliest of my
come the nickname gloried in by his countrychildhood reading. In his simple manner, too,
men."
ho gave as a reason for his visit to California that
"he had heard the young men,'' meaning his
A Merited Honor.—The distinguished
peoplo from tho Islands, "had begun to go astray,
which Colonel J. C. Fremont has
services
and ho camo to look after them." After a few
his country in science and art, are
rendered
months I lost sight and all knowledge of him.
not only appreciated by his countrymen at
It was reported that he had gone
into the interior,
home, but by savans abroad. He, together
but neither his friends hero nor those in tho Islwith the renowned Agassiz, have been elected
ands know anything definite about him. At the
foreign members of the Prussian order Pour
time of my vist to the islands, in the winter of
1854-5, he was quite given up as lost. It aple Merite, instituted in honor of such men
peared, however, that about the time of my visit
as have by their genius, attainments, and
he returned to this city from our mining regions,
scientific researches, added to the store house
and brought with him, as his accumulations, six
of knowledge, treasures far transcending
thousand dollars. This money he kept in his
the wealth of Ormus or of Ind." We expossession for some time, unwilling to entrust it
tend cordial congratulations to our own felto tho custody ofothers. At length he fell sick,
and ho became afraid thatho might be robbed by
The end of a dissolute life is, commonly, a low citizen, for the proud compliment sa
persons whom he regarded suspiciously, who desperate death.
worthily bestowed upon him.—Am. Paper.

"

14

THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY,
China.

While the attention of the reading public throughout the world, is deeply interested
in following the progress-of the Anglo-French
army in its attacks upon the capital of China, another subject of equal importance
claims attention. Wo refer to the character,
designs and progress of the Revolutionary
I'.irty in China. The Missionaries of valioui societies in China, arc making every
possible effort to obtain correct information
respecting the "Rebels" or "Insurgents," a*
they are called. In the December No. of
the Missionary Herald, we find extracts from
communications written by Rev. Dr. Britlginan, of the American Board ; from Messrs.
Holmes, Crawford and Hartwell, of the
Southern Baptist Board, and Messrs. Muirhead, Edkins, John, Macgowan, and Hall,
of the London Missionary Society. If such
men cannot be relied upon, then we shall
consider it as a hopeless matter to obtain
correct information respecting the affairs of
of China.
INSURGENTS VISITED BY AMERICAN MISSIONARIES.

In June last, three American missionaries
Holmes, Crawford and
Hartwell, connected with the Southern Baptist Board, visited the insurgents at Suchau,
after that city had fallen into their hands,
•'for the purpose of ascertaining something
of their religious belief, and learning whether
missionaries would be allowed to go among
them and preach the Gospel." Portions of
Mr. Holmes' letter respecting this visit, published in The Commission, will be read with
interest. He says
"We were escorted into the city and carried into the house of an official, whom we
afterwards ascertained was the Prime Minister of the Middle King. Here we were
treated with the greatest kindness and hospitality. We were shortly visited by a mandarin, who came in and shook hands with
us familiarly, and expressed himself delighted to see us in Suchau. He had found an
opportunity to know something of foreigners,
having lived several years in Shanghae,
which accounted for his familiar mode of receiving us. He had learned that pomp and
ceremony made no such impression upon us
as it does upon his countrymen.
We informed him that we had no civil authority,
and that we had no mercantile objects in
view—that we were simply preachers of the
Gospel, and had come to preach to them,
and to ascertain whether they would prevent
our going to preach among the people whom
they governed. ' Assure your hearts,' said
he, ' we shall be glad to have you come;
we shall be glad also to have merchants
come ; we have no enmity against foreigners,
but are anxious to secure their friendship.'
*
We came back with much more favorable
"
impressions of the rebels than we had carried with us. Judging them by the only
standard which is justly applicable to them
—the Chinese one—they seem to be far in
advance of the imperialists—more liberal
in their views, less selfish in their purposes,
at Shanghae, Messrs.

:

**

and less cruel in carrying them out. That
any of them are converted men, we are not
prepared to say; but that many of them
have a tolerably correct idea of the leading
truths of the Bible, we know from our own
observation. Portions of Christian books,
Scripture truths and Christian hymns were
repeated to us by them.
" We cannot look upon this great revolution
as other than a judgment of God upon this
idolatrous people. Idolatry is one of the
direct occasions of the rebellion. They
claim that they are appointed of God to put
it down ; and though we think that their
zeal is 'not according to knowledge,' we
also think ourselves justified in the conclusion that, like Cyrus of old, they are the appointed instrument of his wrath. The demolished idols were to be seen floating
along the sluggish strcnm with those who
died in their defense. That God is here
making the wrath of man to praise him, we
think is very evident."
Mr. Muirhead, of the London Missionary
Society, writing in regard to this visit, and
the facts ascertained by the missionaries, says:
" In the course ofconversation, the so-called
rebels freely avowed themselves to be Christians—that they believed in one true God,
the Heavenly father, and in His Son Jesus
Christ, the Savior of the world, and in the
Holy Spirit. It was acknowledged by them
that their views might not bo correct in some
things, considering the circumstances in
which they had been placed; but still they
called themselves a Christian people, and desired to be regarded as a Christian dynasty.
The bearing of these Kwangsi chiefs is said
by the brethren to be noble and intelligent,
far superior to the race of Mandarins we are
accustomed to meet with. They evinced
neither a haughty nor overbearing manner,
nor an appearance of obsequious deference
lo foreigners ; but expressed a strong desire
to cultivate friendly relations with us, both
of a religious and commercial character.—
They were animated evidently by a strong
faith in God as to the success of the rebellion. Of late they had been suffering from
terrible calamities, which, with their deliverance out of them all, they attributed solely
to the intervention of their heavenly Father."

1861.
would have been a large congregation at a
prayer-meeting, now twelve hundred assembled evening after evening—and that to a
prayer-meeting conducted by the minister of
the parish. At a place called Dunlop, the
awakening is very general and thorough.
Meetings have been continued every night for
weeks in succession. The parish churches arc
thronged. Stewarton is another town referred
to as having been visited by the Spirit's gracious influence. During several months past,
notices have appeared respecting the revival
in Ireland, but now the good work is spreading in Scotland and England. The movement in London is particularly interesting.
The principal human agency employed is
simply the frequency of prayer-meetings in
connection with the stated preaching of the
Gospel upon the Sabbath.

The Perils of Science.—Some years
ago a large whale was caught at the Nore,
and towed up to London bridge, the Lord
Mayor having claimed it. When it had been
at London bridge some little time, the government sent a notice to say that it belonged
to them. Upon which the Lord Mayor sent
answer, "Well, if the whale belongs to you,
I order you to remove it immediately from
London bridge." The whale was, therefore,
towed down the stream to the Isle of Dogs,
below Greenwich. The late Mr. Clift, the
energetic and talented assistant of his great
master, John Hunter, went down to see it.
He found it on the shore, with its huge
mouth propped open with poles. In his
eagerness to examine the internal parts of the
mouth, Mr. Clift stepjied inside the mouth,
between the lower jaws, where the tongue
is situated.
The tongue is a huge,
spongy mass, and being at that time exceedingly soft, from exposure to air, gave way
like a bog; at the same time he slipped forward toward the whale's gullet, till he nearly
disappeared altogether. He was short in
stature, and in a few seconds would doubtless
have lost his life in the horrible oily mass,
had not assistance been quickly afforded him.
It was with great difficulty that a boat-hook
was put in requisition, and the good little
Revivals; in Scotland.—We have before man hauled out of the whale's tongue.—Buckus copies of the Air Advertiser for Nov. 8 and land's Curiosities of Natural History.
15, published in Air, Scotland. This is a
We heartily recommend to the attenlarge and well-conducted secular country tion of our readers the Whaling Voyaoe
newspaper. In perusing its columns, while Panorama of Capt. C. Williams, now on
there is much particularly to interest a native exhibition at the Melodeon in this city. A
of Scotland, we find many items of intelli- pastor writing us from Connecticut says:
gence that are worthy of perusal by the gen- "I have found Capt. Williams a warm and
genial Christian brother, with a true sailor's
eral reader. The notices which these papers heart
and grip,—a welcome visitor in my
contain of the religious revival now in pro- Sunday School, and can assure the public
gress in Scotland, are deserving an attentive that much may be learned from his lecture."
We are persuaded from our own limited
perusal. Candid notices of religious revivals
in secular newspnpers are of great importance. observation of this panorama, and from the
unanimous testimony of many who
Editors of religious newspapers are expected seen it entire, that it affords a rare treat,have
and
to notice such events, but when religious with the description of Capt. Williams furawakenings possess points of interest to nishes a vivid and truthful representation of
attract the attention of men immersed in the the thrilling scenes of a whaling voyage.—
politics, and business of the world, then we Boston Exchange.
What we have in us of the image of
always give their statements a careful perusal.
At the town of Beith, where fifty hearers God is the love of truth and justice.

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Nuuriiu Valley, opposite thatof K. 0. Hall, ISaq. 226-ly
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Laws of the Sea.
11. IIMIIIMI & SON,
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MOM SAN FRANCISCO,
KING ST., OPPOSITE THE BETHEL,

J. F. COUBUUN,
AUCTIONEEII.
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ADVERTI3EUBVT3.

JAMES T. DONLEN,

Honolulu, Oahu, 11. I.

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KAWAIIIAE. HAWAII,
Will continue the General Merchandise and Shipping business
at the above port, where they are prepared to furnish the
justly celebrated Kawalhae Potatoes, and such other recruit* as are required by whale Bhips at the shortestnotice
and on the most reasonable
215-6
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DEALERS IN

GENERAL

NAVIGATION TAUGHT.

MERCHANDISE
in all its branches, taught by the
At the old stand, corner of King and School streets,
Subscriber. The writer likewise begs to innear the large Stone Church, Also, at the Store mate that he will give instruction to a limited
formerly occupied by C. H. Nicholson, in King street, number of pupils in English reading and grammar,
J. WORTH,
the Seamen's Chapel.
geography, writing, arithmatic, &c. Residence, cotestablished himself in business at Hilo, oppositeAgents
for Jayne's Medicines.
13T
Hawaii, is prepared to furnish ships with
tage in Kukui street.
on
Reuru.it*, favorable terms for Cash, Goods or Bills
DANIEL SMITH.
Honolulu. March 26. 1857.
TRACT
DEPOSITORY,
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FRIEND,ATBHUREY 1861.

A record of the departures of mail packets} and
other vessels taking mails to San Franciroo, kept
during the past year, gives the following results
Fkom Honolulu to San Fiiancisco.
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April
May 1
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June
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Aug. 0
Sept. 8

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Nov. 26
Dec. 1
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Arrived at
sl mnci c0
Bark Frances Palmer
Jan. 16
Comet
Feb. 10
Ship Amethyst
12
Bark Yankee
" 12
Brig Hero
Mar. 14
17
Bark Frances Palmer
Steamship Powhatan
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April 10
Bark Yankee
"18
•' Comet
May l'l
Frances Palmer
June 10
Yankee
» Comet
July 13
Aug. 2
'•
Frances Palmer
25
Yankee
Sept. 27
Comet
Frances Palmer
Oct. 19
Yankee
Nov. 12
Comet
Dec. 18
Schooner Olivia
" 20
Bark Frances Palmer
23
Schooner Alert
Jan. 8

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Sailed.
Dec. 31, '69
Jan. 24, '00
27
28
Feb. 22
28
Mar. 18

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13

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17

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15
19
17
16
21
19
14
12

The average passage during the year for the above
vessels between Honolulu and San Francisco has been
Hi days and C hours each. The average of the passages, of our regular packets has been as follows
Yankee,
!Francct
Palmer,

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PORT OF HONOLULU, S. I.
ARRIVALS.
Dec. 29—Ambark fat, Bush, 28 (lays from M'Kean's Island'
Passengers—A Mitchell, AOoddard and & Hawaiian s.

Jau. 2 —Am. wh ship Montreal, Howie, and Am. wh bark
Flurvni., BptnsW. from a cruise; both sailed again
sameday for the West.
0—Haw. sch Marilda, K.-yU', from Faiming'a Island, with
about II.OUO galls cocoanut oil.
«—Russian ship Nicolai I-, Krogius, 20 days from Sitka,
with salmon, etc., to 11. Hackfeld H Co.
10—Aui clipper ship Ocean Kxpress, Hale, 12 days from
Sao Francisco en route for Baker's Island, bringing U. 8. mall for Honolulu. Anchored outside.
11—Am wh ship Braganea, Turner, fnmi sen, lay off and
on and sailed again same day to cruine.
11—Am clipper ship Oaiwrne Howes, Baxter, 13 days fm
Ban Francisco, en route for Phauiix Island. Anchored outside.
17—Am clipper bark Comet, Smith, 9 days and 20 hours
from Ban Francisco, with U. 8. mail and cargo of
merchandise.
18—Amclipper bark Karly Bird, Cook, 11 days from San
Francisco, en route for China anchored outside on
DM 26th, ami sailed again next day. She brought
25 bags oats, 1 keg salti>etrc, ami one passenger
(Mr. Chan Sandford,) to thia place.
21—Am clipper ship Fuir Wind, Crowell, 8 days and 17
hours from San Francisco, en route for Baker's
Island. Anchored outside.
22—Am clipper ship Norwester, Almy, 9J days from San
Francisco, en route for China.

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The shortest passages have been those of the steamDEPARTURES.
ship Powhatan, in March, 101 days, the schooner
Alert, In December, 12 days, the Yankee, in March, Dec.
27—Am wh ship Arab, Urinucll, to cruise.
18 days, and the Comet and Frances Palmer, each
27—Haw wh brig Aotilla, Feblbcr, for Bremen, with oil,

14 days.

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bone, etc.

Bailey, fur San Francisco.

31—Ambark Yankee,
From San Francisco to Honolulu.
31—Haw. wh brig Hero, Myers, to cruiseand trade South.
Jan.
I—Hanoverian bark llarburg, Thoinacn, for Hongkong,
The following is a list of the passages of the mail
withassorted cargo.
packets and other vessels bringing mails from San
2—Am ship Biam, Bice, for Jarvis Island, to load guano.
Francisco:
3—Ambark Bhering, Uilliat, for New Bedford, with oil,
Uay»
Arrived tit
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bone, hides, ((C.
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Sailed from
V 1 Name
o—Haw brig Mary Kllen, Bennett, for Victoria and OrePuexage.

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S. Fron'eo.
Dee. 17, '60 Bark Comet
Jan. 16
Jan. 8, '60
Yankee
17
Feb. 1
Feb. 17
'• Frances Palmer
10
Comet
Mar. 1
10
Yankee,
1
16
SchoonerOlivia
2
Clipper ship Moonlight
Mar. 2
SO
April 11
Bark Frances Palmer
B
pi|p. sh. Henry Brigham
33
16
Ap'l 13
Hover
" 30
Bark
■ Yankee
May 3
20
May 1
Comet
15
Bteamer Kamlinmarrah
23
7
10
25
Clipper shipFlying Mist
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a Duena Vista
ug
26
37
Lotus
June 9
Jane 1
nark France* Palmer
16
>• 3
17
Clipper ship Bed Hover
6
Torrent
23
July 13
29
Bark Yankee
July 8
Clip, shipMorning Light " 26
Aug. 8
Bark Comet
•' 27
Clipper ship Polynesia
16
Aug. 2
Ship Harriet t, Jeasie
23
'• 9
Sept 2
16
Bark Frances Palmer
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Clipper ship Moonlight
31
15
Sept. 6
Bark Yankee
21
Clipper ship Stiver Star Oct. 14
Oct. 1
Bark Comet
26
" 9
Clipper ship Storm King
16
29
Nov. 4
Bark France! Palmer
Nov. 21
11
Clipper ship Lotus
21
36
Bark Yankee
Dec. 14

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Francisoo to this port has been 16 days. The average passage of our regular packets has been as fol8 trips
13 days.
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passagas were those of the Comet and

ark Yankee
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Yankee, each 10 days in February.

* The Comet touched at Hilo, and the fanner at Lahaina.
Information Wanted.

Respecting William S, or William L. Bent ley,
belonging to Philadelphia. He has been absent
over four years, and is supposed to be in some
port of the Pacific. Information will be gladly
received by Samuel U. Reeves, 1708 Broom St.,
15*h Ward, Philadelphia, or by the U, S. Consul, Honolulu, or editor of the Friend.
Respecting Mr. R. P. Davol, formerly on board
" Alexander Barclay." He is requested to call upon Rev. S. C. Damon, or at our
oflioe, where be will hear something to his advantage.
H. Hacktkl» & Co.

of the Bremen ship

gon, with a full cargo island produce.
10—Danishship Triton, Neilsen, for Valparaiso via Tahiti,
with Wilson Co.'s CircusCompany, andlumber.
*• Lass, to cruise.
12—Haw wh brig Wailua,
13—oid'g wh bark Planet, Dallman, to cruise South.
16—Am clipper ship Osborne Howes, Baxter, for I'hocnix
and M'Kean'.. Islands, with 21 Hawaiianlaborers.
16—Am clipper ship Ocean Kxpress, Hale, for Baker's
Island, with 70 laborers.
17—Hawsch Marilda, Keyte, for Fanning'! Island.
19—Russian wh bark Amoor, Nordgmi, to cruise.
■ 20—Russian
ship Nicolai 1., Krogius, for Cronsta.lt.
20—Russ. wh ship Grefec Berg, Knberg, for Bremen, witli
a cargo oil, bone, hides, Ac.
26—Am wh ship Kmlly Morgan, Whiteside, to cruise.
28—11. B. M.'s steam-sloop Alert, Pearse, Tor Manning's
Inland, Tahitiand Valparaiso.
30—Am. bark Zoe, Bush, for San Francisco,with coal, pulu,
hides, Ac.

MEMORANDA.
O- Arrived at Hilo, Dec. 28, whaleship SouthBoston, RanBailed Jan. 4, to cruise
(Cr Bark Comet, Smith, left San Francisco Jan. 7th, 12 M.;
first two days had light westerly winds. Remaining part of the
passage, had the wind strong from N. to N.E. Arrived off Diamond Head at midnight of the 16th. Came Into port next
dolph, last from Honolulu.

morning.
(U Capt. Almy, of clipper ship Norwetter, reports—Discharged the pilot off San Francisco Saturday, Jan. 12, 4 P. M.;

N.E. and E.N.K. winds the entire passage.
Hawaii eight days and sixteen hours from San Fiancisco.
Hove to off Molokai on night of 21st, with heavy gales and thick
weather.
JET Bark Zoe, Bush, reports—Touched at Apia, Navigator
Islands, Nov. 12 ; found there the clipper ship Morning Light,
Johnson, from Baker's Island, which jhad put in in distress,
leaking badly, with fire feet water in thehold. She discharged
about 400 toos of guano, and found the leak to be about four
feet from the kelson, a seam having opened between two frames
—evidently a fault In her caulking. A survey was held on her,
and she was found to be perfect. She would repair and sail
again about Nov. 30. Visited M'Kean's, Phoenix, Walden's
and Baker's Islands. The ship Rapid, Drew, arrived at the
latter island, Nov 20, the day the Zoe lea. Found all weli.
XTT Schooner Marilda, Keyte, reiwrta—Sailed from this port
for Fanning* Island on the 2d Novemberlast; had a tedious
passage in consequence of light winds, but arrived safe on the
13th. Remained there some time, then sailed for Washington
Island i was employed there for a week taking in cocoanut oil;
some delay was occasioned through theroughness of the weathe.
on andabout the anchorage. Off the S.W. side of the Island,
was boarded by a boat from the whaling bark Gypsey, Manter,
bound south, all well, but had seen no whales. Started away
again for Fanning'), Island to complete cargo. The whale bark
Jlreh Hwifthad arrived there from this port, and, after remaining a short time, sailed again on her way. The whale bark
Robert Morrison, Tilton, also had called, and lay off and on for
two days and then proceeded on her voyage. From Fanning*
Island to thisport, has had nothing but a successionof calms
and light airs lost the S.K. tradesId 6° 50 N. On Christmas
day, saw a bark, supposed a whaler, steering N.E.—had no
opportunity to speak her, night coming on. Arrived here on
Sunday, Jan. A, all well.

exi>er.enced strong

Sighted

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Wrkck of thr ship Joon Marshall, or Pan Frakcislnj—
on board buppohbd lost.— The rumored loss of the ship
John MarthaiI) together with a small schooner, supposed to be
the Dance, is confirmed. The schooner /no arrived at Victoria
on the 17th December, from San Juan harbor and Its vicinity,
bringing a portion of the headboard of the Marshall, upon
which the name of thatvessel could be distinctly seen. She was
supposed, says the British Colonist, to have struck and gone
down about seven or eight miles beyond San Juan, and near
Cajic Flattery, on the night of the 10th November, during the
same gale in which the D. L. Lynch was cast away. A great
portion of the rigging, one of the masts, and many other articles
were picked up by the /no, on the beach. About 16 feet of a
small schooner, supposed to lie named the Dance, (from the fact
that a In-ad board with that name on it was found near the place
whero the John Marnhatt is thought to have gone down,) was
also seen, nnd portions of her rigging saved. There was not the
least room for doubtbut that the John Marshall had been lost,
with ail on board. She was in ballast from San Francisco, and
was bound for the Port Discovery Mills for a cargo of lumber.
Her crew must have consisted of ten or twelve persons, She
has been engaged in the lumber business on the Sound for three
year* past, was about 400 tons burthen, and was owned by the
proprietors of the Port Discovery Mills.—A*. F. Bulletin,
all

PASSENGERS.
For San rUBOpOO Ms" Yankee, Dec 31—Capt Btttn, C P
Trott, David (1 Chadwick, Thus F Wade, L G Gardener, William
Pike, X X Rice, G Huntley, James Peoples.
For Hon*.kc Nil—per Harburg, Jan I—Mr X Kramer, sfosan
Achun, Anin, Aing, loc, Awa, Araoi, Abok, A»iug, Achini,Afun,
Aquai, A song—Chinese.
For Valparaiso— per Triton, Jan. 10—J Wilson, wife, children and servant, Mr D Long, wifeand child. Mrs Smith, Capt
Itenvdict, J Powers, J Wilson, junr, II Thompson. Geo Nop!—,
Wm Franklin, C Abel, W Ivroy, C Hruessey, W Oondilla, F
(loahen, A Heed, 3 others, and 6 steerage passengers.
For Bakkr'm Islam*—per Ocean Kxpress, Jan Hi—Mrs C II
Judd, childand servant, Mr S G Wilder, and 75 native laborers
From San Francisco—per Comet, Jan 17— Key JS Kmerson
and wife. Ookaal J A Parker, Capt D C Waterman, Dr He Witt,
Capt W C Stone, Miss B L Wood, John Booth. J T Staples, Mrs
J Lawton, Mrs Monaarrat and sou, Mrs C W Gelctt and son,
Margaret Harrison, X P Blodgett, John Adams, Jacob Adams,
M Brandt, Ah Yum.
From San Francisco—per Norwester, Jan 22—William M
Greenwood, W M Kuudoll, Capt D L Lyuch.o A Tal>cr,Colonol
Henry X Robinson.
For Bkhmhn—per Greffuß Berg, Jan 20—Mr. 0. Albrccht, wife
and 3 children.

MARRIED.
Hi'stace—Bollks—At Luhaina, on the evening of the 24th
instant, by the Rev. S. K. Bishop, at the residence of the bride's
father, Mr. Charles Huatace, of New London, Conn., 0. 8. A.,
to Miss Louisa Frances, second daughter of B. F Bolles, Esq.
Murpiit—Kahookai—ln Honolulu, Jan. 30, by Rev. S. C.
Damon, Mr. R. Murpbey to Miss Kahookai.

DIED.

Poor—ln Honolulu, January 25, 1861, Abtihtr Charlkh,
youngest son of CharlesA.and Frances A. Poor, aged \i months
and 23 days. JET San Francisco anil Boston pa|>ers please
oopy.
So fades the lovely, blooming flower
Frail, smiling solaceof an hour-.
Ho soon our transient comforts fly,
And pleasure only blooms to die.
Is there no kind, no healingart,
To soothe the anguish of tho heart ?
Divine Redeemer, be Thou nigh !
Thy comforts were not made to die—
Then gentle patience smiles on pain,
And dying hope revives again ;
Hope wipes the tear from Sorrow's eye,
And Faith points upward to the sky."
OaivKS—ln this city, on the 19th Inst., Miss Sarah M. Graves,
of Fort Dalles, Oregon, aged 24 years.
Williams—At U. S. Hospital, Lahaina, Dec. 26, WUliam 11.
Williams, of Shenandoah County, Virginia.
BnTLBR— At Lahaina, Dec. 28, of consumption, William C.
Buttler, for many years a resident of that place, and formerly of
Poughkeepsie, New York.
Aldkm—At Queen's Hospital, Jan. 6, Mr. Silas W. Alden,
late from San Francisoo, passenger per Yankee. He was a
native of Providence, Rhode Island. He has friends residing
in both cities.
Kcblim In Dubuque, lowa, November 14,1860, of dlptheria,
Lcklla, In the 12th year of her age, only daughter of Llewellyn Zublln, of Honolulu.

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PeronilT
stas.h-Wfnet .
T. Dougherty, Esq., late United States Vice Consul,
and for the most|of the past eight years, confidentially
connected with that Consulate, to leave for San Francisco in the bark Comet, en route for Philadelphia,
the place of his nativity. The kindness always shown
to, and endeavor to please every one who had occasion to do business at that office, will be readily recalled, and his departure leaves a void in our busi
ness circles not easily to be filled. We wish him a
thousand alohas, and a happy meeting with his kinsfolk and friends. We also learn that Mr. Dougherty
will be Bearer of Dispatches from the United Stats*
Legation to the Government at Washington.— Adv.