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CONTENTS
For September, ISO2.
Schools in Uonolulu,
Rice culture Jtc,
Death of 11. 11. H. Prince of Hawaii,
His Majesty's Speech,
Kxtratcts from foreign papers,
Key. O. W. Bethune,
Prof. Hitchcock the (Geologist,
Editor's Table, 4-0, &C,
MarineNews, &c, Ac,
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THE FRIEND,
SEPTEMBER 1, 1802.
Schools in Honolulu.—One of the most
gratifying features of the society in Honolulu, is the interest taken by all classes in
the cause of education. Public and private
schools suited to pupils in every stage of
their education, are well patronized. While
much attention is paid to music and the
lighter branches, we are glad to know that
the more solid branches are not neglected.
At the close of the year, there was an examination of Mr. Brewster's school, which
has acquired a good reputation, and the
teachers have shown themselves both
competent and faithful. The discipline of
the school is excellent. The scholars are
made to obey, and what is most gratifying
they obey cheerfully and promptly.
A Hint.—The person who borrowed from
the Editor a book, entitled,' Country Parson,'
first series, will confer a favor by returning it
forthwith. We think of ordering from San
Francisco the second series, but if the first is
lost, we shall still be badly off. The borrower will find the owner's name upon the fly
leaf. Next to reading a new book, is the
pleasure of loaning it to a friend, but alas!
if that friend will not return it—What then J
U. S. S. Lancaster.—We have recently
recieved a most interesting letter from the
Rev. Mr. Stockbridge, chaplain on board this
vessel, and should publish extracts, but it has
been unaccountably mislaid. We hope yet
to find it, as it contained some particulars
respecting an interesting work of reform in
progress on board said vessel.
The Rice Culture on the Sandwich
Islands.—Oftentimes while riding over the
waste taro lands of Hawaii, Maui; Oahu, and
Kauai, the thought has come up—will these
dry taro patches ever again be brought under
cultivation ? We could not see how they
cnuld be; taro was not a crop that could be
raised for exportation, and beyond that, it
really seemed as if these taro patches must
forever remain fallow, but the mystery is now
solved. Rice-culture is a success* Thousands of acres are ready to be broken up and
sown. Taro-patches may readily be converted into rice-patches. A million of dollars
would not prepare these lands for rice, if they
had not been previously used for the cultivation of taro, hence we argue, that at least one
million of dollars has been added to the capital of the islands by the rice-culture. It is
gratifying to see the natives coming into
town, with their donkey loads of rice. It is
a crop exactly suited to the natives. We
should not be surprised if eventually rice
partially supplanted taro, as a staple article
of food, among the natives., Mr. Holstein,
curator of the Agricultural gardens, merits
the warmest thanks of not only all rice-growers, but ofall friends of the Hawaiian Islands.
Cannot some public expression be made,
which shall «how that his services are appreciated ?
New British Commissioner and Consul-General.—Her
Majesty the Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland, Our Great and Good
Friend, has accredited unto Us, to reside
near Our Court, William Webb Follett
Synge, Esq., in character of Her Majesty's
Commissioner and Consul-General, and We
require Our Subjects, and all Departments
of Our Government, to pay high consideration to his Person, his property, family and
retainers, and to give full faith and attach
full credit to all his official sets as such
Minister.
Done at the Palace, at Honolulu, this 23d
day of August, 1862.
KAMEHAMEHA.
\m Stria. M 19,
Death of His Royal Highness,
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PrincTeohH
f awaii.
It becomes our painful duty to announce the
death of the young Prince of Hawaii, who expired at the Palace on Wednesday morning at 8
o'clock. We did not dream when we penned for
our last issue the notice of his indisposition, that
this would convey the announcement ofhis death.
Yet so it is,—grief and sorrow have seized the
royal household, and will be participated in by
every person in the Kingdom.
The Prince was born on the 20th of May,
1858, and was consequently 4 years, 3 months
and seven days of age when he died. He early
developed an unusual forwardness, which made
him a favorite with his parents, who almost
idolized him, and with all who became acquainted with him. As he grew older, the winning
traits which he began to develops, naturally
drew out to him a strong attachment and love
from all who knew him, which showed itself
whenever he appeared in public, where he was
invariably an object of special attraction. He
has generally enjoyed very good healthand shown
no symptoms of disease of any kind, till the attack which occurred on the 18th, and which is
thought to have been inflammation of thebrain or
water on the brain, a very common disease among
children. The malady made rapid progress, and
in the course of four days it became evident
that it would terminate in death.
On Saturday, at 10, A. M., the child was baptized by Rev. B. W. Clark, according to the
Episcopal form, in the presence of the King's
household, cabinetand chiefs, and named Albsrt
Edward Kauikkofli Leiopapa a Kamehameha,
Mrs. SyDge, the lady of theBritish Commissioner,
standing as sponsorfor Queen Victoria of England,
Mr. Synge, for the Prince of Wales. Great satisfaction has been expressed with the baptism of
the Prince. It was tbe purpose of the King to
have the ceremony performed by Bishop Staley;
but his non-arrival and the sickness and death of
thechild frustrated tbe long proposed plan.
During his illness, the greatest interest has
been manifested by the public to learn the exact
state of his health, and bulletins ware daily issued. The nature of the disease was snob that
the little patient suffered the most intense agony
during his illness, which exhibited itself in
TUE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1 8 ft l
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spasms, cramps and shrieks, which no treatment
could alleviate. On the morning of his death,
however, the pain subsided, and the childbecame
culm and his countenance the image of sweetness
and heavenly radiance. The King and Queen,
broken down with grief, stood by the couch
of their dying bey, and with them Mrs. Bishop,
Miss Paki, Mr. Wyllie, and some others. Seeing that thd child was dying. His Majesty took
the prayer-book and requested Mr. Wyllie to
read the prayer appropriate for the occasion.
This scene, as the royal group knelt at thedeathbed of the child, and joined in supplications to
their Almighty Father, while the infant spirit
peacefully left the body and winged its flight to
its Creator, was one which can batter bo imagined than described.
The booming minute cannon, tolling bells and
half-raised flags announced, at 8J o'clock, to the
anxious public tlmt the Prince was dead, and
the grief of the native population immediately
exhibited itself in various ways.
Thus has closed in one Bhort week an event
entirely unlookcd for, which has sent a pall of
gloom into the palace, plucking the chosen flower
from the bosoms of the King and Queen, and
destroying the fond hopes of the nation. The
death of no other person could havo been so
severe a blow to the King and his pcoplo as that
of the Prince or Hawaii. In this youthful
scion were centered the hopes of his parents, and
to him the eyes of the whole nation turned as the
prospective ruler of Hawaii. In him, all the
plans of His Majesty appeared to center—he was
the idol of all. But tbeso plans aro prematurely
destroyed, all these fond hopes are crushed by an
over-ruling Providence, inscrutiblc, wise and
good, whoso ways are not as our ways, and
whose thoughts are not as our thoughts." To
His supremo will let us all bow, and acknowledge
that He is the Sovereign of all, and the Ruler of
the Universe. How true it is that " man proposes, but God disposes."
Most devoutly do we pruy that this heavy affliction may be accompanied with its blessings, not
only to the broken hearts of the bereaved royal
parents, who havo watched over their child with
a devotion which has novcr been surpassed, hut
to the whole nation. What parent, who has
ever been called on to yield up to the summons
of death, hie idolized child, can fail to sympathize
with our afflicted sovereigns, or fail to offer up a
prayer in their behalf, that this blow may be
sanctified to their temporal and spiritual happiness, and to the good of their people. We feel
that they have the deepest sympathy of all in this
trial of the death of one so dear to the whole
nation.
"
Qod thought it best to take him hencr,
Or ekwhe'd not have died—
Remember 'twas ao all-good God
Who took him from yowside.
Weep not for him who In lire's morn
Hath from your circle fled
He was too fairand food for earth,
Then why should tears ho shed.
-,
It seems as if Providence had selected this very
time for this sad event, for some wise purpose,
which may not be clear to us now, but of whioh
the future may develops the meaning. Why it
should hare happened just at this juncture, when
mora than usual political feeling has been existing, when His Majeety was without a regular
.
The Patriarch cr Kaliiii.—Lust Sunday, August
IT, was the birth-day ol' our venerable townsman,
Capt. Alex. Adams, of Kalihi,*he having completed
on that day his 88th year. He stilt enjoys comparatively good health for ono of his age, and is engaged
every day, more or less, iv superintending the trees
which he planted a score of years ago, and which tire
now yielding abunilnutly of their fruit. His garden is
a little Eden in the abundance and variety of its products. The Mango trees are loaded down with their
golden fruit, and we have nowhere seen larger or
handsomer fruit of this variety than those from his
garden. The old gentleman has lately had two new
HIS MAJESTY'S SPEECH
as Artemas Ward faceteeth not
" storebutteeth,"
of
1802.
Proroguing the Legislature
a gift from the kind Providence
tiously remarks,
still lengthens his years ; and what is more
(Delivered hy Royal Commission—H. Ex. M. which
singular, his head, which has been bald, is sending
Kkkuanaoa, Governor of Oahu, and Chief out a uew oovei ing of dark hair, while his eyesight
Justice Allen, Chancellor of the Kingdom.)
and hearing, which have long been poor, are becoming
restored. These sre trifling incidents to be sure,
Delivered on Saturday, Auocst 23.
but such as physiologists like to make a note of.
We trust this rejuvenating of the old patriarch's
Nobles and Representatives :—Your Joint faculties may add to the happiness of his declinCommittee have announced to me that your ing years and render them niore pleasurable than
they might otherwise have been. Ho is almost the
House have discharged all the duties which you only link nnw remaining that connects this genera.regard as essential to the administration of my tion with the days and reign of Kamehameha the
Oreat.—P. C. Advertiser.
Government for the ensuing biennial period.
has
The duty of retrenchment of expenditures
Naval.— H. B. Majesty's steam frigate Termagant,
been especially imposed upon you at this session :
arrayed on Friday last, ii days from
and after a careful interchange of opinions, and Panama, bringing as passengers the newly-appointed
in the exercise of a liberal judgment, you have British Commissioner and Consul General Wm. F.
missed a Mil of appropriations, which, I trust, Synge and family. Tho following is a list of her
will enable tho Executive to sustain the honor officers :
Captain. —Robt. Hall.
and efficiency of my Government, by an expen/.iVurrnaiiM.--G. D. Eit.roy, R. 11. Napier, 11. C Best
diture not exceeding its receipts. It is unques- Him.
K. 0. Cailogan.
that
for
Natter.—Thns. I'ntter.
provision
tionably a sound principle,
Lieutenant Marines—Vim. 11. Y. Tom.
Surgeon. —Jas. C. Wal*h.
its curreryoflxpenscs should always be made. A
Paymaster—Chan. Iloyle.
dobt on this account should never be imposed on
Chief Engineer—Jno. Sanders.
B. Peaae. 0. Y. John«on.
Sub-Lieuienanti.—C.
the
a
debt
for
successors. Indeed public
Cabinet, and just about the period which had
been set for the arrival of Bishop Stuley and the
baptism of the Prince with full ceremonies, may
appear inexplicable. Had it occurred a few
months earlier or even a few months later, it
might not have been accompanied with so many
circumstances indicating that Providence lias
some wise end in view.— P. C. Advertiser.
our
most valuablo improvements should bo incurred
with great caution, and liquidated with as much
dispatch as a proper regard for the resources of
My people will permit.
The amendments of the Constitution whioh
you have adopted may prevent anarchy and confusion in the Government, by establishing a
more fixed rulo of inheritance of the Crown.
Experience has shown that it controls legislation
upon some subjects, in which the public interest
requires some change. Your amendments have
remedied this embarrassment to some extent.
The Constitution was adopted under somewhat
peculiar circumstances, and will undoubtedly
need amendments from the influence of time and
events upon the affairs of my Kingdom ; but, I
trust, that every modification will be made with
a careful judgment.
For tho liberality which you have manifested
by the provision made for Myselfand My Family,
I thank you. It is in accordance with the same
spirit which has always actuated tho Representatives of my People.
I congratulate you upon the increasing dovelopement of the resources of my Kingdom, and I
trust that your legislation will aid in this great
purpose, and contribute to the general prosperity.
Nobles and Representatives: In taking leave
of you, and, as I announce the Prorogation of
this Session of the Legislature, it is my painful
duty to inform you of the dangerous illness of
Our Son, the Prince of Hawaii, which has put
Our House in sorrow. He is the Son of the Nation, and the hearts of the People, we doubt
not, will be touched like Our own. We trust in
a Meroiful God to restore him, if, in His wisdom
it is best, and to sustain us in this our hour of
trial.
Attittant Surgeon —J. E. Georges,
Second Matter—Jno. Eriarants.
Attittant Paymaster.— W. S. Wbittaker.
Midtliipman.—k. I. Booth.
Matter's Attittant.—iao. Aylen
Clerk.— J. C. sialiben.
Attittant Clerk—Vl. A. Kilner.
Engineers—W. Curtin. W. Brown.
Attittant Engineer.—O. Lecate
Ounnsr*.—Thos. Wrslfoot, Wm. ."letters.
Boatswain. —Jno. Harris.
Carpenter.—Fredk. Avery.
—
Ibid.
The deep interest taken by the public in the
young Prince, was forcibly shown in the closing of
all stores, and an entire suspension of all business
immediately on the announcement of his death on
Wednesday; a siillncssand gloom appeared to possess
the city. H. B. M.'s ship Termagant fired a Royal
minute salute, and she, as also the other ships in
port, wore their colors at half mast. Passing the
engine house of Hawaii No. 4, of which the Prince
was » member, we noticed it draped heavily in
mourning, as were also the engine, hose-cart, and the
little chair in which he rode during the firemen's parade a few months ago. The other engine-houses were
also dressed in mourning. No arrangements have
been made for the funeral, and it will probably not
take place for some days.—lbid.
A comet has been in sight during the past few
evenings, visible in the North-west. It was first seen
in the evening of the 18th, directly west of the North
star. As observed about 8 o'clock, P. M., it is
ascending at an angle of about 40 degrees above
the horizon, and appears to be moving nearly on a
with the sun's apparent orbit. The " tail "
indistinct, bat seems to be gaining in brighti very
ness and length. It is difficult to say whether it is
approaching or receding from the son, so nearly
parallel is its course, hut it is probably approaching
it, and a few nights may show it more distinctly.—lb.
Sarallel
Memphis, June 17.—The shipments to the North
to day oompriaed 3,000 bales of cotton, 6,000 barrels,
and 8,000 half barrels of molasses, and 6,000 barrels
of sugar. There was a large supply coming in yesterday. On tbe first day the post-office was opened
in Memphis, the citiiens mailed one thousand letters,
mostly on business to the Northern cities, and bought
$3,000 worth of postage stamps.
THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER,
Loss of the
Steamship "Golden Gate."
The steamer Golden Hate left San Francisco for
Panama on the 21st of July. After a pleasant voyage of six and a half days, she took fire in ihe cook's
galley, when 16 miles westward from Maniauillo, on
the Mexican Coast. This was Sunday, July 27th.
The first c»bin passengers were at the dinner table,
quarter to 6 P. M., when the alarm was given.
Thirty minutes later the steamer, which was the
best one ot the Company's vessels, was a total wreck.
Capt. Hudson, (Commao ier,) assisted by Captain
Pearson, who was on board tbe vessel as a passenger,
did all that could be done tv save the sbip and passengers, but in spite of their best efforts 198 out of
838 on board were lost. The treasure which amounted to #1,400.747, and it is thought about #500,000
in Government securities were lost. Instantly that
that tho danger was apprehended all the women
and children were ordered to the forward part
of the ship, and the vessel headed for tbe
shore which was 3J miles distant Theflamosspread
so rapidly that many threw themselves into the sea
in their panic. Others tarried by the ship until it
was only a qnestion of death by fire or by water.
The vessel grounded about 800 yards from the beach.
Some 80 persons made their escape to the shore
through the breakers. Four boats were lowered, one
of them was swamped instantly, the other three got
oof Two of them arrived sate at Manzanillo, the
third, with 20 persons is not yet reported as arrived.
Those who landed through breakers made their way
wearily and with much suffering over the mountain
dense with chapparel to near Mauzanillo where boats
came to their relief.
Tbe passengers leaving San Francisco in the Golden Gait numbered 242—the officers aud crew, 96 ;
of the whole number but 140 are known to be saved.
Among the Intter are Captains Hudson and Pearson
who were the last to leave tbe ship, Ben Hollady, (of
Holladay and Flint,) Abel Guy, and A. J. Gunnison.
The origin of the fire is quite unknown.
The Rebels as they appear to Englishmen.
In glancing over our exchange papers, we
find numerous extracts from English newspapers relating to the civil wars in America.
There is no question but English editors and
writers are changing their opinions in regard
to American affairs. At first, the Rebels, no
doubt, gained much sympathy among Englishmen, but affairs are now assuming a new
phase. The newspapers begin to speak out.
The following is from the London Standard,
being suggested by the appointment of a day
and Prayer, by Jeff.
'ruth is one, and so is justice. Of two
nding parties both cannot be right, both
s cannot be alike just. We, with our
views, can see no objection to the appointment of such days in the North, forasmuch
■sting
Davis:
as they have on their side law, equity, humanity, and patriotism. Northern Christians,
ministers and people may, with an approving
conscience implore the help of God to extirpate slavery from the land, and fully believe
that their prayers will be registered, their
desires ratified, and their work successful.
But how the rulers of the South—traffickers
in flesh and blood and the souls of men—
rulers who proclaim to the wide world that
the black man is but a beast of bunion, to be
bred, bought, sold, worked, lashed, hunted,
and shot, if needful, like other beasts—rulers
who avow that their purpose is to found,
extend, uphold, and perpetuate an empire on
slavery—how such men can look up fe heaimplore the Father of Spirits, who
"made of one blood all men to dwell on
face of the earth," to aid them in their
inhuman, diabolical enterprise, is to us utterly
incomprehensible. It is the very clirnlix of
wickedness and impiety. It is enough to
bringdown upon them thunder and lightning
and a tempest of fire ?
fand
Rebels as
186 2.
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The Turn of Tils "Times."—Mr. Henry
Chartist" lecturer of
" Christian
The following paragraphs are from the England, delivered
on address March 15, on
Richmond Examiner:
'The American Crisis," to a crowded meeting
Now, what have been the results of the in the Assembly Rooms at Bedford, England.
campaign in Virginia ? The war has lasted We have only room for n single example ot
a year. Many battles have been fought. In the address:
next described the union of
every one of the battles fought in Virginia,
" Mr. Vincent
with the exception of Cheat Mountain and Northern
parties for the choice of the next
Roanoke, the confederate soldiers have had President, the choice fell upon tough Abe
the advantage; yet the confederate armies Lincoln, as fine a piece ofoak as you will find
have been alwayajn retreat, never in advance, in the whole Union. ' I perceive,' said Mr.
abandoning posiTOn after position, according Vincent, 'that a learned orator in Kent, Mr.
to rule and square, till now the state is nearly Beresford Hope, in addressing nn audience
all swallowed by the enemy, its fields deso- some time ago, called him, amid the laughter
lated, farm-houses sacked, the slaves wander- of a stupid assembly, 'a wood splitter,' Yes;
ing in troops, the people a nation in exile, and he began life »t the foot of the tree, working
the capital still safe only on the supposition his way upwards, carving A. L. upon the
that the precedent of the past shall here be rind, as boys are apt to do, until by a marabandoned. It is time to put in a protest velous growth, the carving has sweiled into
against precedent, and to give solemn warn- A. Lincoln, Presidentof the American Repubing to all those, if any there be, who propose lic. (Loud cheers.) 1 cnution you against
to continue the campaign in Virginians it has accepting the Times' portraiture of Lincoln—
at least until the Times puts in the ' finishing
been commenced.
The Timet will yet
But our generals have often " offered bat- touch.' (Loud laughter.)
round without a single word
tle," McClellan would not accept it. There- turn gracefully
for all its falsehoods. (Cheers.)
fore they could not fight him. On this point of apology
which trie 'turn'
we would refer to a memorable piece of mili- 1 would write the article in
should not like to
1
be
performed,
only
will
of
the
tary history. When the great general
the fee out of the pocket of the gentlemilitary civil war of Rome was engaged in take
his campaign against Publius Silo, a distin- man who will have to write it. (Laughter. 1
mind's eye.
guished commander of the other party, he I see the article before me inin my
the first line;
capitals
bothered him much with his trenches and I see the smallpassed
through a trying crislow advance. Silo often led out his legions ' America has
History—like,
Constitutional
sis
her
in
in choice positions, " offering battle," which
England in her Civil Wars, she has passed
Caius Marius would never accept. At last
this crisis victoriously and with honor.
Publius Silo resorted to this simple expedient: Our
will remember, that during
He sent a herald in the lines of his adversary the readers
darkest phases of the late unhappy
to make him this speech. "O, Caius Marepubrius, if you are indeed a great general, why struggle we never despaired of the To
do you not come out of your ditches and lic.' (Loud and prolonged cheering.)
despaired of America, would have been
fight me a battle?" Marius sent back his have
race. But
own herald to make him this reply; "O, to despair of the Anglo-Saxon
do honor to the greatness of the
while
we
Publius Silo, you are a great general, why
we must never forget that
do you not make me come out and fight you American people,
who, called to the Presidency
man,
remarkable
a battle ?"
at so critical a period, has, by his good sense,
rare modesty, firm will, incorruptible integCause of the Slaveholders' Rebellion. rity, and lofty sagacity, carried the Union
—Up to 1861 the South had furnished seven over all difficulties ; entitling himself to reout of the thirteen Presidents, and had twelve ceive the hearty homage of the friends of selfout of the eighteen terms, or forty-eight years government throughout the world." (Cheers.)
out of the seventy-two since the adoption of
the Constitution; thus leaving the PresidenA Great Change.—The Lonon Review,
tial office to be occupied by Northern men says ; Strange transformations distinguish
only twenty-four years, or just one-third of the the days" in which our lot is cast. Had any
time. Five of the Southern Presidents each one predicted a dozen years ago that the
served two terms, while no Northern man has Bishop of London would pretich in an omniever been allowed a re-election. Besides, bus yard; the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Rusthree Presidents were " Northern men with sell in a potato, fruit and cabbage market;
Southern principles," and this, in effect, gives the Bishop of Oxford at a railway station,
twelve years more to the South; making amid the hissing of steam, and rolling of locosixty years in which they have hud almost motives ; and last, but not least, that every
the supreme control, and leaving but twelve Sunday afternoon nnd evening, ministers of
years during which the Government has been all denominations, rector, vicar, curate, Wcsadministered, even nominally, by Northern leynn preacher, Independant minister, would
Presidents. But during these twelve years take up their places in succession on the stage,
it could be shown that the 2(53,000 slave-own- and preach divine lessons to crowded audiers had a preponderating influence in public ences—he would have been set down an a
affairs and in shaping the policy of the Gov- fanatic or a dreamer. Yet these are- the
ernment. So long as the country was satis- weekly scenes and the recurring acts of m
fied with this state of things the slaveholders drama, earnest, real, full of instruction and
of course did not complain ; but tlie moment rich in fruit*."
the people ventured, by perfectly legal and
Churches in Cities.—New York has 214
constitutional means, to elect to the executive office a man who represented their senti- churches, Philidelphia 246, Baltimore 99,
ments, those slaveholders revolted.
Boston M, Cincinnatti 73, Chicago 67.
The
they appear to themselves.
—
Vincent, the
THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1862.
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THE FRIEND.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1863.
The Rev. G. W. Bethune, D. D.
All the late American newspapers, both
secular and religious, give prominent notice
of the death at Florence, Italy, of this distinguished American Divine.' On his mother's
side, he was the grandson of the late Isabella
Graham, and son of the eminent christian
merchant Davie Bethune, of New York. His
mother was a woman of marked ability, and
occupied an enviable position in the social
life of New York. It was our previlegc once
to have been introduced to her, and that by
the Rev. Mr. Stewart, now Chaplain of the
U. S. Navy, but near forty years ago a Missionary of the American Board, at the Sandwich Islands.
Dr. Bethune has occupied a prominent
position among the best American Divines.
He has been settled in Philahelphia, New
York city and Brooklyn. He was acknowledged as having but few as his superiors in
pulpit eloquence. It was our privilege to have
heard him about a quarter of a century ago,
while he was settled as pastor of a Dutch
Reformed Church in the City of Philadelphia.
He enjoyed at that time, the reputation of
being one of the most eloquent preachers.
The delivery of the sermon to which we listened sustained that reputation. At times
as a platform speaker, on anniversary occasions, he had but few equals. It was on
such an occasion that we once heard him
speak in behalf of Sunday schools, in the Rev.
A. Barnes' church.
From the New York lndrpcndcnt for May
22d, we learn that Dr. Bethune commenced
his ministerial career, as a Seaman's Chaplain.
" He commenced his public and clerical
life as a chaplain to seamen in the city of
Savannah. For them he wrote that beautiful hymn, which is often contained in our
lyrical collections without being credited to
him as its author, " Tossed upon life's raging
billow." And he often referred in subsequent life to these labors among the sailors
with the keenest interest, and a peculiar satisfaction. So in later years some of the most
touching and eloquent sermons which he ever
has preached have been those which he delivered to the men who cared for his tent and
his canoe in his excursions to the woods.
These men valued and honored him as a
Christian teacher, while they eulogized and
emulated his skill as a fisherman ; and it was
not an uncommon thing for him to be sent
for from a distance of ten or even twenty
miles to hold a service on Sunday, to visit
the sick, or to bury the dead, in the depths of
the woods."
We have again and again read the hymn,
referred to in the foregoing paragraph, but not
until now knew that Dr. Bethune was its
-
author. It is a really beautiful hymn, and ble in my advanced age, and yet I have thus
merits re-printing:
far continued to write books, and I have
found that so long as I do, I can answer
Tora'd upon life's raging billow,
but a small part of the letters I receive, and
Sweet it is. 0 Lord, to know,
Thou didst press a sailor's pillow.
in fact for many years past, I have rarely
And canst feel a sailor's wo.
had less than one hundred unanswered letters on hand. Either the letters or the
Never slumbering, never sleeping.
books
must be neglected."
* * *
Though tbe night be dark and drear,
"Could
you not engage some of the whaleart
keeping,
Thou the faithful watch
men to obtain for the cabinet, in the North"All, all's well," thy constant cheer,
ern regions, the skeleton of a walrus or narAnd though loud tho wind is howling,
whal, or ofsome of the other northernanimals
Fierce though flush the lightening's red ;
or birds. We could pay for the trouble and
Darkly, though tho storm-cloud's scowling
expense if not large. My youngest son,
O'er tbe sailor's anxious bead—
Charles H., has charge of the cabinets. In
Thou canst calm the raging ocean.
war-times, we find it hard to obtain funds to
All its noise and tumult still;
increase the cabinets. I have spoken of writHush the tempest's wild commotion,
ing books. In 1858, the Government of
of
thy will.
At the bidding
Massachusetts published my report on the
Thus my heart the hope will cherish,
Ichnology (fossil tracks,) of New England,
While to thee I lift mine eye ;
in quarto of 220 pages and 60 plates. In
Thou wilt save me ere I perish.
1860, I brought out a new edition of my
Thou wilt hear the sailor's cry.
with 12 plates, on Geology. In
quarto
The editor of the Independent, remarks in
a new edition of my
I
concluding a notice of Dr. Bcthune's life and 1861, published
little work on Phenomena, in " The Four
death :
Seasons"; also, in connection with my
Recalling his interest in all Christian discussion, his pathos in prayer, and his filial son, a new edition of my Elementary
and unfailing confidence in God—we cannot Geology and Religion of Geology. In the
doubt that his last Sabbath on earth was same year was published the Reports of myintroductory to that which is eternal in Hea- self and sons, on the Geology of Vermont,
ven ; and we read with a new and more ten- in 2 quarto volumes, of 982
pages and 38
der emotion those lines of his, so often sung
besides
several
articles
the Journals.
plates,
in
service
:
at the funeral
This last winter, I have nearly completed a
death to die—
" It isTonot
volume of 300*pages, entitled, " Reminiscenleave this weary road,
of Amherst College," but this will not
ces
And 'mid the brotherhood on high
To be at borne with Qod !
probably be published whileI live. You see
»
• • *
I have not been idle, but I am worn out.
not death to fling
" It isAside
My old dyspeptic complaints have culminathis sinful dust,
ted in lung disease, and 1 am a constant
And rise, on strong, exulting wing,
To live among the Just.
sufferer. Help me by your prayers to go
the solemn scenes which are before
through
" Jesus, thou Prince oflife !
me,
it may be too late when this
though
chosen
cannot
die
Thy
;
reaches
Like thee, they conquer in the strife,
you."
To reign with thee on high !"
Professor Hitchcock is one of those rare
men, whose mind is so evenly balanced that
Professor Hitchcock, the Geologist.
while passionately devoted to scientific purIt was our privilege, by a late mail, to re- suits, still the spiritual part of his nature has
ceive a letter from this distinguished Divine not been dwarfed and fossilized or petrified.
and veteran in the Natural Sciences. He It is most gratifying to know that science
still retains his position as Professor of Geol- and philosophy may be so studied that they
ogy and Natural History, in Amherst Col- will ennoble and enlarge the mind, although
lege, Massachusetts, where he has delivered there are too many sad examples of men
lectures on those subjects for about forty who are forever studying the works of nayears. It was our privilige to listen to his ture, without looking "through nature up to
course during the years 1834-5. As some nature's God." No wonder that the devout
hag exclaimed,
of his old pupils reside upon the islands, we poet
" The underout astronomer is mad."
from
hearing
think they will be interested in
to the friends of Science. —About
Notice
their old teacher, whose noble, genial and
next
we shall try and make up a
November,
kindly sympathies won the hearts of all his
of
box
of Natural History, to forspecimens
pupils, and respecting whom none ever
to
the
at Amherst College.
ward
Cabinet
spoke but with the warmest sentiments of Any*graduates of that college or other peresteem, respect and veneration.
sons having specimens which they are wilHe thus writes under date of June 25th : ling to part with, will please forward them to
* "The truth is, I am extremely fee- the editor of the Friend.
*
* *
THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, IS6 Z
Editor's Table.
Literature." The more we read this book,
the more our astonishment increases, that a
city pastor, of Dr. Bethune's stamp, should
ever have found time, (even if he possessed
the ability and inclination,) to have issued a
work of this character and description.
Tue Complete Angler ; or, the Contemplative
Man's Recreation. By Isaac Walton. And
Instructions how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clour stream, by Charles Cotton.
With copious notes, for the must part original;
a Biographical Preface, giving an account of
Fishing and Fishing-Rooks, from the earliest
antiquity to tho time of Walton ; and a notice
of Cotton' and his writings, by the American
and Future of its
Editor. To which is added an Appendix, in- Hawaii ; The Past, Present
Island Kingdom. An Historical Account of
cluding illustrative Ballads, Music, Papers on
the Sandwich Islands. By Manley Hoi-kins,
American Fishisg, and the most complete CataHawaiian Consul-Ucnornl, &c., with a Prefaco
logue of Books on Angling, etc., ever printed.
by the Bishop of Oxford. London: 1802.
Also a General Index to the whole work. Part
stand
of
(old
John
Wiley,
I. New York:
This is the title of a new book, of 423
Wiley and Putnam,") 101 Broadway, and
"Paternoster
pages,
just issued inLondon. It is dedicated
Row, London. 1848.
Russell, H. M.'s Secretary of State
to
Earl
Some months ago, we met a fellow towns- for
Relations. Only a single copy
Foreign
man hurrying through the streets, with his has reached
the islands, and having only
arms full of books, which he had just bid off
over its pages, we reserve any
glanced
We hailed him, and critical
;it an auction-room.
remarks which we may feel disposed
took a hasty glance at his bundle of books, to make until we can give the book a thormade up of novels and various miscellaneous
ough perusal. It is illustrated with enworks. The only one which attracted our gravings of the King and Queen, Rev. Mr.
attention was a beautiful copy of Isaac Wal- Richards, several views of Island scenery,
ton's Complete Angler. For a long time we
and a wood-cut representation ol the Episcohad been anxious to welcome Walton to our pal .church edifice it is proposed to erect
in
private library. We knew his character, and
under the auspices of the English
Honolulu,
desired a more intimate acquaintance. Our Mission and Bishop. Staley.
mind was instantly made up to obtain the
work. Whether the purchaser knew its char-
Letter from Rev. E. Corwin.
acter we cannot say, but as he belonged to that
Just as our paper was going to press we
class of persons who obtain their living by received a letter from the Rev. E. Corwin,
buying and selling, we very soon fixed upon from which we make the following extracts.
a price that was mutually satisfactory. We
He thus writes under date of Hilo, August
felt ourselves peculiarly fortunate.
This book, lying before us, appears to be
the first American edition of a book that has
run through almost as many editions in
England as the Prayer-Book or Pilgrim's
Progress. We have been reading not only
the text of the book, but the profuse, extended
and critical notes qf the American Editor.
From no part of the book could we learn who
was that American Editor, displaying so
much linguistical lore —such minute acquaintance with the art of fishing in lake
and stream—such a knowledge of Greek and
Latin writers who had written upon the
piscatory art—and such familiarity with the
whole range of English literature. At length
in looking over the Catalogue of a New
York Bookseller, to our great surprize, we
learned that the American Editor of Isaac
Walton's Complete Angler was no less a
personage than the Rev. G. W. Bethune,
D. D., whose death at Florence, Italy, has
just been announced in the newspapers.
If any candid reviewer will carefully read
the text and notes of Putnam's edition of
Walton, we arc confident he will pronounce
it a most remarkable book. That such a book
should ever have been edited in a manner so
masterly by an American Divine, is certainly
one of the literary curiosities of the 19th
century, meriting a prominent place in
MM
at
»•<*•**..;
29th:
.
69
The Seven days' Battle before Richmond.
Late American papers are filled up with
descriptions and details of the seven days of
frightful slaughter before Richmond. The
battle commenced upon the 25th df June, and
ended on the Ist of July. There is no doubt
the Rebels fancied that they should annihilate the Union army under Gen. McClellan's
command. They fought with a will, and
most terribly have they suffered. Neither
Rebels or Union accounts put down the Rebels' loss in killed and wounded at less than
28,000, while the Union loss does not amount
to one half that number. The Rev. H. Loomis, one of the secretaries of the American
Seamen's Friend Society, thus writes under
date of July 9th:
"Our last terrible battle near Richmond,
lasting through seven terrible days, has been
the most bloody on record. The last day
was truly awful. McClellan had withdrawn
his right wing, through five days retreating
and fighting with overwhelming numbers, and.
strengthened his left wing. He has fallen
back a few miles, until his lines extend
about twelve miles from the James River to
the Chickahominy, flanked on both sides by
large fleets of gunboats. Then came the desperate efforts of the Rebels to break through
that line. Immense masses of concripts and
raw recruits were driven on in the front ranks
by the real fighting men in the rear, and in the
face of over a hundred guns, many of them
siege guns of heavy calibre. Whole ranks
fell before the terrible storm. The loss of
the Rebels is yet unknown, it is estimated all
the way from 30 to 75,000 in killed, wounded and missing. Our loss, from 15 to
20,000. The last days' fight was on July Ist.
The Rebels have shown little disposition to
renew the fight, but our army has since advanced Hve miles towards Richmond, bringing it almost within reach of our siege guns."
"We have enjoyed our visit very much in all the places we
have visited. I wrote you at Knna concerning my visit there
and at Capt. Milker's. From Kona we came ou Thursday,
Friday and Saturday to Wiahino. Spent the Sabbath with C.
Spencer, who. with his young wife, seem very happy. That
Sunilny when we had no desire to travel the rain fellalmost all
day, while during all our riding time/nun Kona to Hilo we had
not more thau three hours of rain all told. Yet moat of the
time it was no over-clouded that we did not suffer on account of
the sun. And that great, wide, desolate Aa patch on which
you lose sight of land in any direction and are completly at sea
on a seemingly boundlesslava stream ; a sea of rooks, jagged,
Two of the Lost Ten Tribes, viz., the
broken, and wildly upheaved in every shape and size of waves,
as though theice breaking up in a terrific storm had suddenly Kf.hbenites and Danites, on the Marbecome solid, spray and all; then deluged with Ink to make it
more desolate with blackness—who can describe thatscene ? It quesas Islands!—An Englishman, by the
is ofitself a wonder hardly surpassed by the great sights of a
lifetime, and if we had seen nothing more would richly repay name of Thos. P. Lawson, long resident on
forall the real or imaginary toilof such a journey.
It is the third great wonder of the islands I Haleakala the Marquesas Islands, has written several
standing first as a grand combination of wonders. The giant
among volcanoes with its seventeen distinct cones, with Us lengthy communications, one of which ie
view of the seven islands from Oahu to Hawaii, its grand sea
the children of Israel, now
view; its magnificent cloud view ; its sunrise view*, its grant! addressed to
march of mist taking the fortress, and last but not least its
in Great Britain." In this comgreat depth affording the most exciting amusement I hare ever dwelling
engaged in, the sportof rolling immenserocks down and seeing munication,
he asserts that the Marquesan
thembound 50or 100 feet at a time till they reached the bottom.
Next to IlaleakalM, I number Kilauea, withits surging sua of
of Abraham ! In
fire, Attest emblem of thtbottomless pit. Third, the great field Islanders, are descendants
of Aa in Kau. But enough, you can complete the list according this letter he also sends the translation of an
to your own judgement. I shall be absent two more Sabbaths,
namely, Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, «nd expect to return by the next old Marquesan song, containing the followtrip o( tlie "Nettie." With kind regards to all the Household.
Affectionately,
K. C.
ing lines :—
"
COURT CIRCULAR.
—
Funeral of the Prince of Hawaii.
The Ceremony of the Funeral of His late
Royal Highness Albert the Prince of Hawaii,
will be performed at the Palace, at 11
o'clock, A. ML, on Sunday, the 7th of September, proximo.
The Funeral will be strictly a private one.
By order of the Chamberlain of the
King's Household.
Palace, 29th August, 186LV
(TAnai—Sini"
" This means Joseph."
" Tbe Take
papa below is asleep"—" Abraham."
" 00 the
is conquered"—" Israel."
" tbo Papaiuna
not pretend to decide upon the
We do
merits of Mr. Lnwson's reasoning, but as his
communications are so filled up, with English and Marquesan sentences and phrases,
we must decline their publication. We
should utterly dispair of getting these communications through the press without innumerable mistakes, and as he is not here
to look over proof-sheets, his lucubrations
must remain in manuscript.
70
THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER. 1862.
Another Slave-trader Punished.—The
vigorous and honest administration of President Lincoln has struck another powerful
blow at the slave trad,e. Appleton Oakes
Smith, the son of Seba Smith, well known
as "Jack*Downing," and Mrs. Elizabeth
Oakes Smith, also a well-know writer, has
been convicted under his recently assumed
alias of Oaksmith of complicity in the slave
trade, and stands sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the Massachusetts State Prison
and a fine of $5,000 or another years imprisonment for every 81,000 unpaid.
This sentence is quite as significant as
that of Gordon, recently executed in New
York. Gordon's death showed that thegovernment would punish slave-traders. Oaksmiths sentence shows that the government
is resolute to mete out to high and low alike,
without respect to persons, the righteous
penalties of the law against this infernal
traffic. No healthier or more hopeful sign
could be given of the spirit in which our
wholesome laws are to be administered. No
pains were spared to exert moral influence
upon court and jury. An array of well dressed ladies constantly attend the prisoner in
quality of sympathizing friends, and a tableau twa?it of much taste and power was
brought to bear during the concluding scenes.
But all was in vain; and the upright Massachusetts jury returned their verdict as law
and truth demanded, however they might
sympathize in the grief of the prisoner's
friends.—N. Y. Independent.
Emancipation in
Russia.—It is the high
privilege of the now living generation to see
what so many noble men of past ages have
in vain longed and toiled for—the beginning
of the total abolition of human bondage.
While in the New World the most wicked
form of slavery the world has ever seen has
been quite unexpectedly shaken to its foundation by the mad schemes of men who intended to make it the corner-stone of a new
government and the starting point of a new
ere of civilization, a monarch of Europe is
fast clearing away the last remnants of a
milder kind of involuntary servitude in the
Old World. Late advices from St. Petersburg announce that the imperial manifesto of
March 17, 1861, which proclaimed the emancipation of twenty-three millions of serfs,
to take place within 2 years, will be followed
before the end of the present year by an
equally important decree, which will provide
for the complete liberation of more than
eighteen millions of crown peasants. A few
more years will suffice to complete the emancipation of all the peasants of Russia, and
thus to increase her free population by more
than forty millions of men.
William Everett, youngest son of Edward
Everett of Boston, who has been for
some time a member of Trinity College, in
Cambridge, England, has recently gained a
scholarship, after a severe examination in the
classics and mathematics. It will give him
about two hundred and eighty dollars a year.
The new Sultan of Turkey is a wonder
for a turk. He indulges in but one wife;
it a rigid teetotaler, and does not even smoke;
while he is a good farmer, angler, shot and
pianist Under his management "the sick
man" ought to get well.
Coral Oil, not Coal Oil.—A gentleman
named Denton, who visited the Canadian
oil-springs in January, says
" It is a common idea, even with geologists,
that the oil has been produced from beds of
coal, but this oil-field is of itself sufficient to
show the incorrectness of the notion. The
limestone found in this region, under the drificlay, I recognize as a member of the Hamilton group of the Devonian formation, and as
such is geologically many thousand feet below
the lowest member of the carboniferous formation, below which workable coal-beds are
never found.
The truth is, that this oil, found so abundantly in Canada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
many other localities, is not coal oil but coral
oil. Stowed away in cells, forming in. the
aggregate immense reefs, as it was collected
from the impure waters of the early oceans
by minute coral polyps, it has been driven by
heat and pressure into reservoirs and crevices
where map's ingenuity is discovering it from
day to day. I have in my possession many
specimens of this fossil coral, with the oil
plainly visible in the cells."
:
"
Gospel Fruits. —Mr. T. W. Gulick writes
from the Kanaka settlement near Coloma,
El Dorado Co., that an old Hawaiian man,
himself an apparent object of charity, came to
"AWill."
sGod
Pain's furnace heat within me quivers,
God's breath upon the flame doth blow ;
And all my heart in anguish shivers
And Irombles at the liny glow
And jet I whiepcr: Jit God will !
And in bis hottest tire hold still.
:
He comes, and lays my heart, all heated,
On the hard anvil, minded so,
Into his own fair shape lo beat it
With his great hammer, blow on blow :
And yet I whisper .It Go<i will .'■
And at his heaviest blows hold mill.
:
He lakes my softened heart and beats it ;
The sparks fly off nt every blow ;
He turns it o'er and o'er and heats it,
And lets it cool, and makes it glow
And yet I whisper Jit God will !
And in his mighty hand hold still.
:
:
Why should I murmur? for the sorrow
Tims only longer-lived would be ;
Its end may come, and will to-morrow.
When God has done his work in me.
So I say trusting : .Is God wilt.'
And, trusting to the end, hold still.
He kindles, for my profit purely.
Affliction's glowing, fiery brand ;
And all his heaviest blows are surely
Inflicted by a Master hand :
So I say praising : As God will !
And hope in him, and suffer still.
Julius Sturm.
him with twenty dollars, as his contribution
to the support of the gospel ministry. He
said he had been away from the Sandwich
Islands now many years, and had not had an
The Moral Condition of our Navy.—
opportunity to assist. Five dollars were for
Mr. Gulick himself, five more for the Rev. L. Rev. C. S. Stewart, the well known chapSmith, one of the missionaries at Honolulu, lain in the United States navy, has written
and the remaining ten for his old Sandwich a letter to the New York Observer, in which
Island pastor, the Rev. E. W. Clark. The he compares or contrasts the moral and reliman could not be persuaded to take back any gious condition of the navy to-day with what
part of the money on account of his own pov- it was thirty years ago. Tlien profane and
erty ; he said the Lord would provide for abusive language was common with offihim when he should need.—Pacific, July 10. cers on duty on the quarter-deck ; now it is
the exception to the rule, and during the last
The Yacht America.—The Port Royal ten years, and serving in two ships in that
correspondent of the New York Tribune gives time, Mr. Stewart docs not remember to have
the following account of the famous yacht heard an oath, and scarcely a reproachful
America, lately raised by Lieut. Steven of epithet, from such officers. Then the use of
the Ottawa, after having been sunk by the strong drink among officers was general, and
for an officer to be occasionally under its
rebels above Pilatka, Florida :
"The national pride identified with the influence was thought light of; now the use
America gives an additional interest to late of wines and liquors is rare, and intoxication
incidents in her history. She was purchased would disgrace an officer. Then a profesof her English owners by the rebel govern- edlyreligious naval officer was a rarity ; noio
ment last winter, for 860,000, and was it is not uncommon for one-half of the wardbrought over here for the express purpose room mess and a large number of the crew
of carrying Slidell and Mason to Europe. to be professedly religious and in regular
When they took another conveyance it was church membership. Then Divine worship
determined to load her with cotton, and with was unknown except on Sunday ; now daily
thatcargo she was to have sailed for England praycr-iiicetings and other religious exercises
not long after the expedition under Capt Ste- exercises are common on board our ships of
vens, reached the St. John's and took posses- war.— N. Y. World.
sion of Jacksonville."
Pontoon Bridges.—The Fredericksburg correspondent
—
of the I'kiladelphia Inquirer says :
The pontoon bridge across tho Rappahannock, at
Rebledom.—The ship North this
plnce, is one of the greatest inventions of the age.
American arrived at New York from New The pieces arc numbered,
and, together with the gaita
Orleans, bringing about two hundred tons of percha floats, are carried in wagons from stream to
bell metal, valued at $50,000. The cargo stream. The crops attached to the pontoon have beso perfect in their laying of the bridge that a
consists of the bells contributed by different come
stream, the width of the Rappahannock, eao beerosaparties in response to the call by Beauregard ed by the bridge in a few minutea. We have just
for material for brass cannon. There are witnessed some practice with another bridge than
is really
nearly eight hundred of them, varying in size that already laid down, and the performance
wonderful. Tbe government is now repairing the
from a cow bell to a large church bell. Most rail-road
and
in a few
bridge over the Kappannock,
of them arc of the size used on plantations days the oars
will be enabled to run from Aquia Creek
and steamboats.
Fredericksburg.
into the city of
Bells
from
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THE PUBLIC AR.E ALREADY AWAKE
that the principal building of llie Seminary at Lahalnaluna has
lieon destroyed by fire. There were also destroyed at the same
time a Philosophical apparatus andbooks belonging to the Seminary. The scholars wirealso sufferers. The estimate for erecting suitable building, is $8,000. The Legislature has approB
at—J 1 f*i w\
fee 1 aw I SB
*fla^*n
priated $6,000 to be applied for the erection of buildings, and It
will require almut $3,000 to complete and furnish them for the
purpose of tlie school, and to furnish a Philosophical apparatus
equal to tlie one destroyed and to replace the books. And the
Board of Kducation regard it a duty to appeal to thewholepeople of the Islands f>r contributions to supply the deficiency, so
*3IbB kPfll IH Lx H\t PR Wl
IHsT^sl
that tills College may be put once more into successful operation. There is now sn opportunity for the friendsof education
to render essentialaid in a time of great exigency to thisInstitution, which has been, and, I trust, will hereafter lie of great
service to al| our people. I wouldsuggest that the Superintendent of the schools in each district, in conjunction with the TreaSAILORS' HOME, BUILT AND
surer, should take such a course as they may think most expeowned by the
Honolulu Sailors' Home
dient, to raise a subscription for the purpose. Whatever amount
may lie BSSMHSBfI can be paid to the Treasurerof each district, to Society," has recently been placed under the management of the undersigned. They hope, by strict
be transmitted by liiui to the undersigned.
attention and fidelity, to merit the patronage of the
M. KKKUANAOA.
seafaring community. The House has t sen built And
326-lm
Office or the Board ot Education, Aup. 5,1862.
fitted up in a style to suit the wants of Officers and
Seamen who are spending a few weeks on shore, or
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of all kinds, Hinges, Screws, Tacks, Ra-
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wish to remain for a single night, or a single meal.
Shower Baths on the Premises.
Ship Masters and Agents, while putting their vesOF SAN FRANCISCO, HAS TAKE*. sels under repairs, are respectfully invited to Mod
charge of the Bindery, and Is prepared to execute all
their crews to the Home, where every attention will
orders for binding,
be paid to their comfort.
Pasaatklrts,
Officers' table, with lodging H ptr week,.
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lllu.irni, ,1 Kewa papers,
do.
do.
Seamens' do. do.
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AND MRS. OAT,
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Managers.
LATE
Particular attention paid to rchinding old and choicehooks.
Mr. Y. having had many years experience En book-binding in
all its branches, hopes to receive ashare of thebusiness required
in Honolulu.
Order, from the other islands, should be accompanied with
particular directions, as to the style, and, if thework is to match
volumes previously bound, a sample volume should be sent
with the job.
Orders may be left at the book store of 11. M. Whitney, or at
the Bindery, in the rear of Rev. Mr. Clark's residence, beyond
317-3
the Stone Church.
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Almanacks for 1862.
Merchant's, Shipnuater'sand Mechanic's Assistant.
Laws of the Sea.
The Art of Sailmaking.
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THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1862.
Death of the Prince of Hawaii.—We Donation*.—For gratuitous distribution of Fritndy
from Hod. 0. D. Keane, il It. M.'v »lnn
copy the closing remarks of the editor *»f
$5,00
Chnrybdis,
t tie Polynesian, from his leader upon the
Several .Mechanics. Honolulu,
5,00
death' oi the Prince ot Hawaii:
" There is a fragnance and sweetness in
the memory of the young who die early
that is unspeakably soothing to the griefstricken heart of a parent. Be it Queen or
PORT OF HONOLULU. S. I.
peasant, the thought that her little one is with
God and stands with anger crown on radiant
ARRIVALS.
brow, that in the twinkling of some star or
the rustling of the wind she sees him beck- Aug. 9—Am clippership Southern Cross, Howes, 13 days from
San Francisco, anchored outside, took off 26,960
oning or feels his kisses—such thoughts,
lbs fungus,2,69olbs niche dc mer, and sailed again
after the first bitterness of parting is past,
same day for Hongkong.
17—Am sch J. B. Ford, Pinncy, from Port Tovrnseni! via
shed a holy repose over the soul of the
Lahaina, with a cargo of lumber.
22—11. H. M.'s steamer Termagant, 25 guns, Capt. Uobt.
mourner, an assurance that all is well with
Hall, 42 days from Panama.
the loved and lost, a tenderness towards the
24—Am Bliip George M'aihington, Anderson, 27 days from
Puget Sound, hound to Adelaide, W. Australia,
enobling.
living, alike purifying and
with luiuWr thence to Newcastle, where she will
load coal for Sun Francisco. Touched here for
Let us trust that such will be the case on
supplies, and sailed again same day. *
this sad occasion. Weep, ye August Pa24—Haw sloop Louisa, King, 24 days from Palmyra
Island.
rents j your sorrow is the holiest and purest.
26—Hanov, bark Osnabruck, Seetzen, 22 days from Puget
Earth has not another tone
Sound, bound to Shanghae with lumlter, anchored
MARINE JOURNAL.
,
tbat with which a mother mourns
" Like
Her lost, htr only one."
outside.
next day.
and million hearts respond in softened
cadence to a "mother's wailing." But,
while thus sorrowing, remember that the
nation to whom ye gave the child at its
birth, claims the privilege to mingle its tears
with yours, and tender that sympathy which,
coming from heart to heart, is one of the
balms which God has given to sooth your
grief in this hour of, bereavement. Weep
for yourselves, on whom the shadow of lonliness has fallen; weep for your people,
whose day-star has sunk; but weep not for
him whom the good God has chosen to a
brighter crown and a wider realm than ye
could have giwi him. Bow to the decree
of the All-wise, and seek in the happiness
of your people and in mutual love that
occupation of the mind, that fortitude of the
soul, that will enable you to await the reunion where the lost one will herald your
coming and greet you with that undying
love that knows no more sorrow nor death."
Sailors
of
Termagent
and Charybdis.—
We are glad to see that sailors can belave themselves when ashore on liberty.
t is pleasant to see them enjoying their liberty in a decent and becoming manner. The
seamen of the two ships have shown a selfrespect and becoming deportment while on
shore, which speaks well for the good disciiline on board. We hope the day is coming,
when drunkenness and profanity will not be
regarded, as the indispensable traits of a sailor.
The captain of a whaler from the Shetland
Isles lately discovered in Hudson's Bay
an entirely new amphibious animal. It
belongs to the mammifera, is shaped somewhat like the lamantin, manatee and dugong,
those singular tropical animals which form
the link between the hippopatamus and
the purely aquatic animals; has paws
like the bear, and, anomalously enough,
eight of these, which spread out in the water,
disclosing webs between the fingers; a triple
eye-lid, like the crocodile, and a voice described as very plaintive; spends its days on
land, its nights' in the water, and is thus
invisible during the whole period of Arctic
darkness. Tbe captain took his prize to the
Shetlands. It lives en seaweed, and thrives
heartily.
Touched for provisions, and vailed again
20—Am clipper ship War Hawk,Simmons, Hi days from
San Francisco, with U. S. mad,*, ea route for China.
Anchored outside.
27—Am hrtg Curlew. Chapman, 14 days from San Francisco, en route for Manila. Sailed agaiu next day.
DEPARTURES.
Aug. 16—Am bark Comet, Smith, for San Francisco.
26—H. B. M.'v steamer Charybdis, lion. Geo. D. Keane,
for Tahiti.
MEMORANDA.
Arrivals of Whaler* at the Port of Talcahunuo. 1802*
(Reported for the Commercial Advertiser.)
Jan.
13—Ship General Pike, Fisher; Baited for the North
Pacific to cruise.
IS—Ship Camden, Mudgctt, of New York ; sailed for
California.
20—Bark Clarice, Brown palled for home.
23—Ship Chandler Price, Ilolcomh ; sailed for home.
24—Bark Maria, Thompson.
Lucy Ann, Towusend, from New|>ort, R. 1., for
Feb.
3—
California.
B—Bark Ripple, Morgan, 80 sp ; sailed to cruise.
Smyrna, West, 220 sp.
17—
17—Ship Harriet Krving, Manning, from Catdera ; took
in wool, and sailed for Boston.
17—Chiliansch Porcia, Reed, 25"0 sp and 200 wb, 0 mos.
out; In port.
17—Ship Crest of the Wave, Watts ; took in wool at
Tome, tor home.
20—Bark Vigilant, Cole, 260 sp since leaving Paita20—
Morning Light, Luce, 650 sp and 460 wh.
25— " Morning Star, Norton, 1200 sp, 55 mouth i out,
bound home.
26—Bark Montgomery, Cra-w, 300 sp, 75 wh, all told ;
t6 cruise.
March 2—Chilianbrig Eulalia, Bowen, 600 wh ; in port.
4—Bark Matthew Luce, Cleveland, 700 sp ; to cruise.
7—Ship Ky-ropa, Maoter, 200 sp. 1800 wh, all told; left
Valparaiso for home,after being repaired there.
10—Bark E. C. Cowden, W. Cleveland, 80 sp ; to cruise.
10—
Charles & Edward, Gifford, 300 sp, all told ;
to cruise.
Mary
13—Ship
«V Susan, P. Howlaad, 1100 sp, 18 mos.
out; to cruise.
15—BarkNorman, Luce, 100>Pi to cruise.
16—Bidp Susan Fitxgerald, from Baltimore; sailed for
Valparaiso with assorted cargo.
16—BarkNorman, Gibbs, 200 sp, 10 wh to cruise.
lur-Ship Julian,Dodge, nothing since leavingSan Francisco—bodnd home.
20—Ship Arnold*, Crowell, 600 sp on board, 300 spseas.;
to cruise.
20—Bark Samuel Jr.Thomas,Hoxie, 30 sp, season.
21— * Osceola, Harablin, 1560 sp, all told. She lost
a boat's crew, for which she searched 10 days.
They were picked upby a French bark, after bclne
7 days in the boat, and afterwards put on board
ship Constitution.
26—Bark Sappho, Coffin, 770 sp, 37 wh, on board.
26—Ship Congress, Switt, 200 sp, 900 wh, an board ; to
cruise.
36—Bark MatildaBears, HowUnd, 460 sp, 14 wh, do. ;
to cruise.
27—Ship John Coggeshall, Dean, 1600 wh, all told ; to
cruise.
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Ciistkk—Hoom—ln Honolulu, August 9th, by Rev. 8. C.
Damon. Mr. Alfred ('hater to Mrs. Mary Moore.
ll.vkss—Uoild—At Wailuku, Haul, July 18th, by Rev. W.
P. Alexander, Mr. William Havens to Mias Lucy Gould.
DIED.
CoanwELL—AtRose Ranch I'lupalakua, East Msui, August
20, of inflammation of the bowels, John W. Cornwell, aged 22
years, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornwellf of this city.
Information Wanted !
Respecting jV. H. Boyaen, who is reported to have Iteen at
the U. S. Hospital in February, 1860. lie was a Dane, and was
discharged from a Boston ship. Any information will be gladly
received by thf Editor.
Respecting Reuben Week*, belonging to North Dartmouth,
Mass. He i» re|M>rted as having been in Honolulu last April.
Any information will be gladly received by the Kditor, or his
father Kbeiiezer Weeks, North Dartmouth.
Respecting Mr. Armond Gooley, who sailed from New Bedford in lK.'ii, and leahis ship, the-'Thomas Dickason," In 1169.
Any information will be gladly received by the Kditor, or Mrs.
Ellen Uooley, care of G. B. Richmond, New Bedford, Mass.
Respecting George Knottton belonging to Leominster Moss.
He left the Tinted States in 1357, and served as a seaman, two
years, on board ihe " Arab," Capt. Grennelt. Please communicate with Mrs. Harriet Knollnn,Leominster, or the editor uf
the Friend.
Respecting James H. Rice% who left Hartford, Ct, in 1364,
and sailed the MM year in the ship "William Tell." He left
the ship in New Zealand. A sailor was discharged at Honolulu
30th Oct., 1857. Canany of our readers inform us whether
Una man is the one referred to? Any information, will I* gladly received by the editor or Mr. 11. C. Rice, of WlllimanUc, Ct.
Respecting Mr. George F. McKnight, on board whaleship
Mary Wilder." He will obtain news from friends by calling
upon the Seamen's Chaplain. Please communicate with Mrs.
McKnight, Worcester, Mass.
Respecting Kathan S. Gibbs. He was on boanl the Mon
texuma" at Honolulu in 1859, and was discharged herein 1860,
Communicate with Rev. J. D. Butler, Seamen's Chaplain, New
Bedford, or the Kditor of the Friend.
Respiting Henri/ Bowera t of San Francisco, who left bark
Yankee, 18 monthsago, at Honolulu. Pleasecommunicatewith
Mrs R. II Lambert, of San Francisco, or the Kditor of Friend.
Respecting William. D. Re.ntly, belonging to Philadelphia.
lie last wrote, in 1859, from Honolulu. Any information may be
communicated to the Editor of the Friend, or to Wright,
Smith ft Pearsall. merchants.No- 5, North sth St., Philadelphia.
Respecting Oliver R. (Hie, of N. Andover, Mass. He left
the bark Marthalast Novcuilkt.
Respecting Peter Parris. born in Syracuse, N. V., and Is now
twenty-three years old. He has been absent from home six
years. Any information will be gladly received by the editor,
or by hismother, Mrs. Catharine Welch, Syracuse New York.
Respecting Mr. A/01120 Pearsalf, belonging to Ship Chandler
Price. He will find a letter with the Kditor of the Friend.
Information is sought by Mr. Wlllett P. Wheston, 26 Stanton
street, Brooklyn, L. I.
Respecting Paul St*•inberg, of Sagan, in Silesia, left 1847,
in shipGellcrt, Capt. Itilder, from Hamburg for Adelaide,sod lias
never been "heardof. An anxiousmother longs to hear from hiss.
Respecting Martwell B. Martin, belonging to Brooksfleld.
Mass. He was last heard from onboard ship Julian, Winegaf.
Should the Captain of this ship visit Honolulu, he Is requested
to call upon the Editor of the Friend.
Respecting Emerson Starkey, of RehoLoth. Mass. He left
a whaleship at the Sandwich Islands, sick, in 1842. Any intelligence will !»■ gladly received by the Kditor, or Bradford Ctunmings, North Rchobotli, Mass.
Respecting Samuel 11. Dodge, a son or Elisabeth Dodge, of
East Cambridge. He was at the islands, six or seven years
since. Should he call upon the Chaplain, he will fled a letter.
Respecting William Smith, a sailor during last season on
boanl the bark Florence. Information may he sent to hisfriends
In Brooklyn, New York, or to the Editor of the Friend.
B7 The Chaplain has received LETTKRS for Wm. Y. Coi t
of bark K. Covington, Francia McEvena, and Jo*. M. Rice.
X7LETTERS have been received for tbe following persons 1
Mr. Thomas Bain Mr. Callisch—(this letter is in French.;
C7The Chaplain has receive! LETTERS for John Pentoae
and William Crumbie.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC
Gr li. 3L, L TH MT,
KING STREET,
Next Door to H. Dimond A Son.
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UNDERSIGNED HAVING RECEI,
his NKW PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, has enTHEedrefitted
and renovated the Rooms
tirely
formerlyoccupied by
11. Stanirenvald, M. D., (more recently by Mr. K. D. Durand,)
PASSENGERS.
and hopes, by strict attention to the tastes and fanciesof hiseasterners, to receive a share of the public patronage.
The Carte dc Visite In either plain or fancy styles, put up
For Sis Fraxcisco—per Cornet, Aug. 16—KeT A Thurston
and «l*!, and 2 children, Mrs Win Humphreys, Mrs (I U neatly and with dispatch.
J. W. KINO,
ftobartson, Dr Wickliffe, Mrs Bojd and child, Capt M'OleaTS,
524-2 m Kins; street, next door to B. Dimond Bon.
T B Hunter, Mr Btswart—l2.
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Keto Strus, Mrl. 11, #(~
HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER 1, 1862.
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CONTENTS
For September, ISO2.
Schools in Uonolulu,
Rice culture Jtc,
Death of 11. 11. H. Prince of Hawaii,
His Majesty's Speech,
Kxtratcts from foreign papers,
Key. O. W. Bethune,
Prof. Hitchcock the (Geologist,
Editor's Table, 4-0, &C,
MarineNews, &c, Ac,
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67, 70
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THE FRIEND,
SEPTEMBER 1, 1802.
Schools in Honolulu.—One of the most
gratifying features of the society in Honolulu, is the interest taken by all classes in
the cause of education. Public and private
schools suited to pupils in every stage of
their education, are well patronized. While
much attention is paid to music and the
lighter branches, we are glad to know that
the more solid branches are not neglected.
At the close of the year, there was an examination of Mr. Brewster's school, which
has acquired a good reputation, and the
teachers have shown themselves both
competent and faithful. The discipline of
the school is excellent. The scholars are
made to obey, and what is most gratifying
they obey cheerfully and promptly.
A Hint.—The person who borrowed from
the Editor a book, entitled,' Country Parson,'
first series, will confer a favor by returning it
forthwith. We think of ordering from San
Francisco the second series, but if the first is
lost, we shall still be badly off. The borrower will find the owner's name upon the fly
leaf. Next to reading a new book, is the
pleasure of loaning it to a friend, but alas!
if that friend will not return it—What then J
U. S. S. Lancaster.—We have recently
recieved a most interesting letter from the
Rev. Mr. Stockbridge, chaplain on board this
vessel, and should publish extracts, but it has
been unaccountably mislaid. We hope yet
to find it, as it contained some particulars
respecting an interesting work of reform in
progress on board said vessel.
The Rice Culture on the Sandwich
Islands.—Oftentimes while riding over the
waste taro lands of Hawaii, Maui; Oahu, and
Kauai, the thought has come up—will these
dry taro patches ever again be brought under
cultivation ? We could not see how they
cnuld be; taro was not a crop that could be
raised for exportation, and beyond that, it
really seemed as if these taro patches must
forever remain fallow, but the mystery is now
solved. Rice-culture is a success* Thousands of acres are ready to be broken up and
sown. Taro-patches may readily be converted into rice-patches. A million of dollars
would not prepare these lands for rice, if they
had not been previously used for the cultivation of taro, hence we argue, that at least one
million of dollars has been added to the capital of the islands by the rice-culture. It is
gratifying to see the natives coming into
town, with their donkey loads of rice. It is
a crop exactly suited to the natives. We
should not be surprised if eventually rice
partially supplanted taro, as a staple article
of food, among the natives., Mr. Holstein,
curator of the Agricultural gardens, merits
the warmest thanks of not only all rice-growers, but ofall friends of the Hawaiian Islands.
Cannot some public expression be made,
which shall «how that his services are appreciated ?
New British Commissioner and Consul-General.—Her
Majesty the Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland, Our Great and Good
Friend, has accredited unto Us, to reside
near Our Court, William Webb Follett
Synge, Esq., in character of Her Majesty's
Commissioner and Consul-General, and We
require Our Subjects, and all Departments
of Our Government, to pay high consideration to his Person, his property, family and
retainers, and to give full faith and attach
full credit to all his official sets as such
Minister.
Done at the Palace, at Honolulu, this 23d
day of August, 1862.
KAMEHAMEHA.
\m Stria. M 19,
Death of His Royal Highness,
65
PrincTeohH
f awaii.
It becomes our painful duty to announce the
death of the young Prince of Hawaii, who expired at the Palace on Wednesday morning at 8
o'clock. We did not dream when we penned for
our last issue the notice of his indisposition, that
this would convey the announcement ofhis death.
Yet so it is,—grief and sorrow have seized the
royal household, and will be participated in by
every person in the Kingdom.
The Prince was born on the 20th of May,
1858, and was consequently 4 years, 3 months
and seven days of age when he died. He early
developed an unusual forwardness, which made
him a favorite with his parents, who almost
idolized him, and with all who became acquainted with him. As he grew older, the winning
traits which he began to develops, naturally
drew out to him a strong attachment and love
from all who knew him, which showed itself
whenever he appeared in public, where he was
invariably an object of special attraction. He
has generally enjoyed very good healthand shown
no symptoms of disease of any kind, till the attack which occurred on the 18th, and which is
thought to have been inflammation of thebrain or
water on the brain, a very common disease among
children. The malady made rapid progress, and
in the course of four days it became evident
that it would terminate in death.
On Saturday, at 10, A. M., the child was baptized by Rev. B. W. Clark, according to the
Episcopal form, in the presence of the King's
household, cabinetand chiefs, and named Albsrt
Edward Kauikkofli Leiopapa a Kamehameha,
Mrs. SyDge, the lady of theBritish Commissioner,
standing as sponsorfor Queen Victoria of England,
Mr. Synge, for the Prince of Wales. Great satisfaction has been expressed with the baptism of
the Prince. It was tbe purpose of the King to
have the ceremony performed by Bishop Staley;
but his non-arrival and the sickness and death of
thechild frustrated tbe long proposed plan.
During his illness, the greatest interest has
been manifested by the public to learn the exact
state of his health, and bulletins ware daily issued. The nature of the disease was snob that
the little patient suffered the most intense agony
during his illness, which exhibited itself in
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spasms, cramps and shrieks, which no treatment
could alleviate. On the morning of his death,
however, the pain subsided, and the childbecame
culm and his countenance the image of sweetness
and heavenly radiance. The King and Queen,
broken down with grief, stood by the couch
of their dying bey, and with them Mrs. Bishop,
Miss Paki, Mr. Wyllie, and some others. Seeing that thd child was dying. His Majesty took
the prayer-book and requested Mr. Wyllie to
read the prayer appropriate for the occasion.
This scene, as the royal group knelt at thedeathbed of the child, and joined in supplications to
their Almighty Father, while the infant spirit
peacefully left the body and winged its flight to
its Creator, was one which can batter bo imagined than described.
The booming minute cannon, tolling bells and
half-raised flags announced, at 8J o'clock, to the
anxious public tlmt the Prince was dead, and
the grief of the native population immediately
exhibited itself in various ways.
Thus has closed in one Bhort week an event
entirely unlookcd for, which has sent a pall of
gloom into the palace, plucking the chosen flower
from the bosoms of the King and Queen, and
destroying the fond hopes of the nation. The
death of no other person could havo been so
severe a blow to the King and his pcoplo as that
of the Prince or Hawaii. In this youthful
scion were centered the hopes of his parents, and
to him the eyes of the whole nation turned as the
prospective ruler of Hawaii. In him, all the
plans of His Majesty appeared to center—he was
the idol of all. But tbeso plans aro prematurely
destroyed, all these fond hopes are crushed by an
over-ruling Providence, inscrutiblc, wise and
good, whoso ways are not as our ways, and
whose thoughts are not as our thoughts." To
His supremo will let us all bow, and acknowledge
that He is the Sovereign of all, and the Ruler of
the Universe. How true it is that " man proposes, but God disposes."
Most devoutly do we pruy that this heavy affliction may be accompanied with its blessings, not
only to the broken hearts of the bereaved royal
parents, who havo watched over their child with
a devotion which has novcr been surpassed, hut
to the whole nation. What parent, who has
ever been called on to yield up to the summons
of death, hie idolized child, can fail to sympathize
with our afflicted sovereigns, or fail to offer up a
prayer in their behalf, that this blow may be
sanctified to their temporal and spiritual happiness, and to the good of their people. We feel
that they have the deepest sympathy of all in this
trial of the death of one so dear to the whole
nation.
"
Qod thought it best to take him hencr,
Or ekwhe'd not have died—
Remember 'twas ao all-good God
Who took him from yowside.
Weep not for him who In lire's morn
Hath from your circle fled
He was too fairand food for earth,
Then why should tears ho shed.
-,
It seems as if Providence had selected this very
time for this sad event, for some wise purpose,
which may not be clear to us now, but of whioh
the future may develops the meaning. Why it
should hare happened just at this juncture, when
mora than usual political feeling has been existing, when His Majeety was without a regular
.
The Patriarch cr Kaliiii.—Lust Sunday, August
IT, was the birth-day ol' our venerable townsman,
Capt. Alex. Adams, of Kalihi,*he having completed
on that day his 88th year. He stilt enjoys comparatively good health for ono of his age, and is engaged
every day, more or less, iv superintending the trees
which he planted a score of years ago, and which tire
now yielding abunilnutly of their fruit. His garden is
a little Eden in the abundance and variety of its products. The Mango trees are loaded down with their
golden fruit, and we have nowhere seen larger or
handsomer fruit of this variety than those from his
garden. The old gentleman has lately had two new
HIS MAJESTY'S SPEECH
as Artemas Ward faceteeth not
" storebutteeth,"
of
1802.
Proroguing the Legislature
a gift from the kind Providence
tiously remarks,
still lengthens his years ; and what is more
(Delivered hy Royal Commission—H. Ex. M. which
singular, his head, which has been bald, is sending
Kkkuanaoa, Governor of Oahu, and Chief out a uew oovei ing of dark hair, while his eyesight
Justice Allen, Chancellor of the Kingdom.)
and hearing, which have long been poor, are becoming
restored. These sre trifling incidents to be sure,
Delivered on Saturday, Auocst 23.
but such as physiologists like to make a note of.
We trust this rejuvenating of the old patriarch's
Nobles and Representatives :—Your Joint faculties may add to the happiness of his declinCommittee have announced to me that your ing years and render them niore pleasurable than
they might otherwise have been. Ho is almost the
House have discharged all the duties which you only link nnw remaining that connects this genera.regard as essential to the administration of my tion with the days and reign of Kamehameha the
Oreat.—P. C. Advertiser.
Government for the ensuing biennial period.
has
The duty of retrenchment of expenditures
Naval.— H. B. Majesty's steam frigate Termagant,
been especially imposed upon you at this session :
arrayed on Friday last, ii days from
and after a careful interchange of opinions, and Panama, bringing as passengers the newly-appointed
in the exercise of a liberal judgment, you have British Commissioner and Consul General Wm. F.
missed a Mil of appropriations, which, I trust, Synge and family. Tho following is a list of her
will enable tho Executive to sustain the honor officers :
Captain. —Robt. Hall.
and efficiency of my Government, by an expen/.iVurrnaiiM.--G. D. Eit.roy, R. 11. Napier, 11. C Best
diture not exceeding its receipts. It is unques- Him.
K. 0. Cailogan.
that
for
Natter.—Thns. I'ntter.
provision
tionably a sound principle,
Lieutenant Marines—Vim. 11. Y. Tom.
Surgeon. —Jas. C. Wal*h.
its curreryoflxpenscs should always be made. A
Paymaster—Chan. Iloyle.
dobt on this account should never be imposed on
Chief Engineer—Jno. Sanders.
B. Peaae. 0. Y. John«on.
Sub-Lieuienanti.—C.
the
a
debt
for
successors. Indeed public
Cabinet, and just about the period which had
been set for the arrival of Bishop Stuley and the
baptism of the Prince with full ceremonies, may
appear inexplicable. Had it occurred a few
months earlier or even a few months later, it
might not have been accompanied with so many
circumstances indicating that Providence lias
some wise end in view.— P. C. Advertiser.
our
most valuablo improvements should bo incurred
with great caution, and liquidated with as much
dispatch as a proper regard for the resources of
My people will permit.
The amendments of the Constitution whioh
you have adopted may prevent anarchy and confusion in the Government, by establishing a
more fixed rulo of inheritance of the Crown.
Experience has shown that it controls legislation
upon some subjects, in which the public interest
requires some change. Your amendments have
remedied this embarrassment to some extent.
The Constitution was adopted under somewhat
peculiar circumstances, and will undoubtedly
need amendments from the influence of time and
events upon the affairs of my Kingdom ; but, I
trust, that every modification will be made with
a careful judgment.
For tho liberality which you have manifested
by the provision made for Myselfand My Family,
I thank you. It is in accordance with the same
spirit which has always actuated tho Representatives of my People.
I congratulate you upon the increasing dovelopement of the resources of my Kingdom, and I
trust that your legislation will aid in this great
purpose, and contribute to the general prosperity.
Nobles and Representatives: In taking leave
of you, and, as I announce the Prorogation of
this Session of the Legislature, it is my painful
duty to inform you of the dangerous illness of
Our Son, the Prince of Hawaii, which has put
Our House in sorrow. He is the Son of the Nation, and the hearts of the People, we doubt
not, will be touched like Our own. We trust in
a Meroiful God to restore him, if, in His wisdom
it is best, and to sustain us in this our hour of
trial.
Attittant Surgeon —J. E. Georges,
Second Matter—Jno. Eriarants.
Attittant Paymaster.— W. S. Wbittaker.
Midtliipman.—k. I. Booth.
Matter's Attittant.—iao. Aylen
Clerk.— J. C. sialiben.
Attittant Clerk—Vl. A. Kilner.
Engineers—W. Curtin. W. Brown.
Attittant Engineer.—O. Lecate
Ounnsr*.—Thos. Wrslfoot, Wm. ."letters.
Boatswain. —Jno. Harris.
Carpenter.—Fredk. Avery.
—
Ibid.
The deep interest taken by the public in the
young Prince, was forcibly shown in the closing of
all stores, and an entire suspension of all business
immediately on the announcement of his death on
Wednesday; a siillncssand gloom appeared to possess
the city. H. B. M.'s ship Termagant fired a Royal
minute salute, and she, as also the other ships in
port, wore their colors at half mast. Passing the
engine house of Hawaii No. 4, of which the Prince
was » member, we noticed it draped heavily in
mourning, as were also the engine, hose-cart, and the
little chair in which he rode during the firemen's parade a few months ago. The other engine-houses were
also dressed in mourning. No arrangements have
been made for the funeral, and it will probably not
take place for some days.—lbid.
A comet has been in sight during the past few
evenings, visible in the North-west. It was first seen
in the evening of the 18th, directly west of the North
star. As observed about 8 o'clock, P. M., it is
ascending at an angle of about 40 degrees above
the horizon, and appears to be moving nearly on a
with the sun's apparent orbit. The " tail "
indistinct, bat seems to be gaining in brighti very
ness and length. It is difficult to say whether it is
approaching or receding from the son, so nearly
parallel is its course, hut it is probably approaching
it, and a few nights may show it more distinctly.—lb.
Sarallel
Memphis, June 17.—The shipments to the North
to day oompriaed 3,000 bales of cotton, 6,000 barrels,
and 8,000 half barrels of molasses, and 6,000 barrels
of sugar. There was a large supply coming in yesterday. On tbe first day the post-office was opened
in Memphis, the citiiens mailed one thousand letters,
mostly on business to the Northern cities, and bought
$3,000 worth of postage stamps.
THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER,
Loss of the
Steamship "Golden Gate."
The steamer Golden Hate left San Francisco for
Panama on the 21st of July. After a pleasant voyage of six and a half days, she took fire in ihe cook's
galley, when 16 miles westward from Maniauillo, on
the Mexican Coast. This was Sunday, July 27th.
The first c»bin passengers were at the dinner table,
quarter to 6 P. M., when the alarm was given.
Thirty minutes later the steamer, which was the
best one ot the Company's vessels, was a total wreck.
Capt. Hudson, (Commao ier,) assisted by Captain
Pearson, who was on board tbe vessel as a passenger,
did all that could be done tv save the sbip and passengers, but in spite of their best efforts 198 out of
838 on board were lost. The treasure which amounted to #1,400.747, and it is thought about #500,000
in Government securities were lost. Instantly that
that tho danger was apprehended all the women
and children were ordered to the forward part
of the ship, and the vessel headed for tbe
shore which was 3J miles distant Theflamosspread
so rapidly that many threw themselves into the sea
in their panic. Others tarried by the ship until it
was only a qnestion of death by fire or by water.
The vessel grounded about 800 yards from the beach.
Some 80 persons made their escape to the shore
through the breakers. Four boats were lowered, one
of them was swamped instantly, the other three got
oof Two of them arrived sate at Manzanillo, the
third, with 20 persons is not yet reported as arrived.
Those who landed through breakers made their way
wearily and with much suffering over the mountain
dense with chapparel to near Mauzanillo where boats
came to their relief.
Tbe passengers leaving San Francisco in the Golden Gait numbered 242—the officers aud crew, 96 ;
of the whole number but 140 are known to be saved.
Among the Intter are Captains Hudson and Pearson
who were the last to leave tbe ship, Ben Hollady, (of
Holladay and Flint,) Abel Guy, and A. J. Gunnison.
The origin of the fire is quite unknown.
The Rebels as they appear to Englishmen.
In glancing over our exchange papers, we
find numerous extracts from English newspapers relating to the civil wars in America.
There is no question but English editors and
writers are changing their opinions in regard
to American affairs. At first, the Rebels, no
doubt, gained much sympathy among Englishmen, but affairs are now assuming a new
phase. The newspapers begin to speak out.
The following is from the London Standard,
being suggested by the appointment of a day
and Prayer, by Jeff.
'ruth is one, and so is justice. Of two
nding parties both cannot be right, both
s cannot be alike just. We, with our
views, can see no objection to the appointment of such days in the North, forasmuch
■sting
Davis:
as they have on their side law, equity, humanity, and patriotism. Northern Christians,
ministers and people may, with an approving
conscience implore the help of God to extirpate slavery from the land, and fully believe
that their prayers will be registered, their
desires ratified, and their work successful.
But how the rulers of the South—traffickers
in flesh and blood and the souls of men—
rulers who proclaim to the wide world that
the black man is but a beast of bunion, to be
bred, bought, sold, worked, lashed, hunted,
and shot, if needful, like other beasts—rulers
who avow that their purpose is to found,
extend, uphold, and perpetuate an empire on
slavery—how such men can look up fe heaimplore the Father of Spirits, who
"made of one blood all men to dwell on
face of the earth," to aid them in their
inhuman, diabolical enterprise, is to us utterly
incomprehensible. It is the very clirnlix of
wickedness and impiety. It is enough to
bringdown upon them thunder and lightning
and a tempest of fire ?
fand
Rebels as
186 2.
67
The Turn of Tils "Times."—Mr. Henry
Chartist" lecturer of
" Christian
The following paragraphs are from the England, delivered
on address March 15, on
Richmond Examiner:
'The American Crisis," to a crowded meeting
Now, what have been the results of the in the Assembly Rooms at Bedford, England.
campaign in Virginia ? The war has lasted We have only room for n single example ot
a year. Many battles have been fought. In the address:
next described the union of
every one of the battles fought in Virginia,
" Mr. Vincent
with the exception of Cheat Mountain and Northern
parties for the choice of the next
Roanoke, the confederate soldiers have had President, the choice fell upon tough Abe
the advantage; yet the confederate armies Lincoln, as fine a piece ofoak as you will find
have been alwayajn retreat, never in advance, in the whole Union. ' I perceive,' said Mr.
abandoning posiTOn after position, according Vincent, 'that a learned orator in Kent, Mr.
to rule and square, till now the state is nearly Beresford Hope, in addressing nn audience
all swallowed by the enemy, its fields deso- some time ago, called him, amid the laughter
lated, farm-houses sacked, the slaves wander- of a stupid assembly, 'a wood splitter,' Yes;
ing in troops, the people a nation in exile, and he began life »t the foot of the tree, working
the capital still safe only on the supposition his way upwards, carving A. L. upon the
that the precedent of the past shall here be rind, as boys are apt to do, until by a marabandoned. It is time to put in a protest velous growth, the carving has sweiled into
against precedent, and to give solemn warn- A. Lincoln, Presidentof the American Repubing to all those, if any there be, who propose lic. (Loud cheers.) 1 cnution you against
to continue the campaign in Virginians it has accepting the Times' portraiture of Lincoln—
at least until the Times puts in the ' finishing
been commenced.
The Timet will yet
But our generals have often " offered bat- touch.' (Loud laughter.)
round without a single word
tle," McClellan would not accept it. There- turn gracefully
for all its falsehoods. (Cheers.)
fore they could not fight him. On this point of apology
which trie 'turn'
we would refer to a memorable piece of mili- 1 would write the article in
should not like to
1
be
performed,
only
will
of
the
tary history. When the great general
the fee out of the pocket of the gentlemilitary civil war of Rome was engaged in take
his campaign against Publius Silo, a distin- man who will have to write it. (Laughter. 1
mind's eye.
guished commander of the other party, he I see the article before me inin my
the first line;
capitals
bothered him much with his trenches and I see the smallpassed
through a trying crislow advance. Silo often led out his legions ' America has
History—like,
Constitutional
sis
her
in
in choice positions, " offering battle," which
England in her Civil Wars, she has passed
Caius Marius would never accept. At last
this crisis victoriously and with honor.
Publius Silo resorted to this simple expedient: Our
will remember, that during
He sent a herald in the lines of his adversary the readers
darkest phases of the late unhappy
to make him this speech. "O, Caius Marepubrius, if you are indeed a great general, why struggle we never despaired of the To
do you not come out of your ditches and lic.' (Loud and prolonged cheering.)
despaired of America, would have been
fight me a battle?" Marius sent back his have
race. But
own herald to make him this reply; "O, to despair of the Anglo-Saxon
do honor to the greatness of the
while
we
Publius Silo, you are a great general, why
we must never forget that
do you not make me come out and fight you American people,
who, called to the Presidency
man,
remarkable
a battle ?"
at so critical a period, has, by his good sense,
rare modesty, firm will, incorruptible integCause of the Slaveholders' Rebellion. rity, and lofty sagacity, carried the Union
—Up to 1861 the South had furnished seven over all difficulties ; entitling himself to reout of the thirteen Presidents, and had twelve ceive the hearty homage of the friends of selfout of the eighteen terms, or forty-eight years government throughout the world." (Cheers.)
out of the seventy-two since the adoption of
the Constitution; thus leaving the PresidenA Great Change.—The Lonon Review,
tial office to be occupied by Northern men says ; Strange transformations distinguish
only twenty-four years, or just one-third of the the days" in which our lot is cast. Had any
time. Five of the Southern Presidents each one predicted a dozen years ago that the
served two terms, while no Northern man has Bishop of London would pretich in an omniever been allowed a re-election. Besides, bus yard; the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Rusthree Presidents were " Northern men with sell in a potato, fruit and cabbage market;
Southern principles," and this, in effect, gives the Bishop of Oxford at a railway station,
twelve years more to the South; making amid the hissing of steam, and rolling of locosixty years in which they have hud almost motives ; and last, but not least, that every
the supreme control, and leaving but twelve Sunday afternoon nnd evening, ministers of
years during which the Government has been all denominations, rector, vicar, curate, Wcsadministered, even nominally, by Northern leynn preacher, Independant minister, would
Presidents. But during these twelve years take up their places in succession on the stage,
it could be shown that the 2(53,000 slave-own- and preach divine lessons to crowded audiers had a preponderating influence in public ences—he would have been set down an a
affairs and in shaping the policy of the Gov- fanatic or a dreamer. Yet these are- the
ernment. So long as the country was satis- weekly scenes and the recurring acts of m
fied with this state of things the slaveholders drama, earnest, real, full of instruction and
of course did not complain ; but tlie moment rich in fruit*."
the people ventured, by perfectly legal and
Churches in Cities.—New York has 214
constitutional means, to elect to the executive office a man who represented their senti- churches, Philidelphia 246, Baltimore 99,
ments, those slaveholders revolted.
Boston M, Cincinnatti 73, Chicago 67.
The
they appear to themselves.
—
Vincent, the
THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1862.
68
THE FRIEND.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1863.
The Rev. G. W. Bethune, D. D.
All the late American newspapers, both
secular and religious, give prominent notice
of the death at Florence, Italy, of this distinguished American Divine.' On his mother's
side, he was the grandson of the late Isabella
Graham, and son of the eminent christian
merchant Davie Bethune, of New York. His
mother was a woman of marked ability, and
occupied an enviable position in the social
life of New York. It was our previlegc once
to have been introduced to her, and that by
the Rev. Mr. Stewart, now Chaplain of the
U. S. Navy, but near forty years ago a Missionary of the American Board, at the Sandwich Islands.
Dr. Bethune has occupied a prominent
position among the best American Divines.
He has been settled in Philahelphia, New
York city and Brooklyn. He was acknowledged as having but few as his superiors in
pulpit eloquence. It was our privilege to have
heard him about a quarter of a century ago,
while he was settled as pastor of a Dutch
Reformed Church in the City of Philadelphia.
He enjoyed at that time, the reputation of
being one of the most eloquent preachers.
The delivery of the sermon to which we listened sustained that reputation. At times
as a platform speaker, on anniversary occasions, he had but few equals. It was on
such an occasion that we once heard him
speak in behalf of Sunday schools, in the Rev.
A. Barnes' church.
From the New York lndrpcndcnt for May
22d, we learn that Dr. Bethune commenced
his ministerial career, as a Seaman's Chaplain.
" He commenced his public and clerical
life as a chaplain to seamen in the city of
Savannah. For them he wrote that beautiful hymn, which is often contained in our
lyrical collections without being credited to
him as its author, " Tossed upon life's raging
billow." And he often referred in subsequent life to these labors among the sailors
with the keenest interest, and a peculiar satisfaction. So in later years some of the most
touching and eloquent sermons which he ever
has preached have been those which he delivered to the men who cared for his tent and
his canoe in his excursions to the woods.
These men valued and honored him as a
Christian teacher, while they eulogized and
emulated his skill as a fisherman ; and it was
not an uncommon thing for him to be sent
for from a distance of ten or even twenty
miles to hold a service on Sunday, to visit
the sick, or to bury the dead, in the depths of
the woods."
We have again and again read the hymn,
referred to in the foregoing paragraph, but not
until now knew that Dr. Bethune was its
-
author. It is a really beautiful hymn, and ble in my advanced age, and yet I have thus
merits re-printing:
far continued to write books, and I have
found that so long as I do, I can answer
Tora'd upon life's raging billow,
but a small part of the letters I receive, and
Sweet it is. 0 Lord, to know,
Thou didst press a sailor's pillow.
in fact for many years past, I have rarely
And canst feel a sailor's wo.
had less than one hundred unanswered letters on hand. Either the letters or the
Never slumbering, never sleeping.
books
must be neglected."
* * *
Though tbe night be dark and drear,
"Could
you not engage some of the whaleart
keeping,
Thou the faithful watch
men to obtain for the cabinet, in the North"All, all's well," thy constant cheer,
ern regions, the skeleton of a walrus or narAnd though loud tho wind is howling,
whal, or ofsome of the other northernanimals
Fierce though flush the lightening's red ;
or birds. We could pay for the trouble and
Darkly, though tho storm-cloud's scowling
expense if not large. My youngest son,
O'er tbe sailor's anxious bead—
Charles H., has charge of the cabinets. In
Thou canst calm the raging ocean.
war-times, we find it hard to obtain funds to
All its noise and tumult still;
increase the cabinets. I have spoken of writHush the tempest's wild commotion,
ing books. In 1858, the Government of
of
thy will.
At the bidding
Massachusetts published my report on the
Thus my heart the hope will cherish,
Ichnology (fossil tracks,) of New England,
While to thee I lift mine eye ;
in quarto of 220 pages and 60 plates. In
Thou wilt save me ere I perish.
1860, I brought out a new edition of my
Thou wilt hear the sailor's cry.
with 12 plates, on Geology. In
quarto
The editor of the Independent, remarks in
a new edition of my
I
concluding a notice of Dr. Bcthune's life and 1861, published
little work on Phenomena, in " The Four
death :
Seasons"; also, in connection with my
Recalling his interest in all Christian discussion, his pathos in prayer, and his filial son, a new edition of my Elementary
and unfailing confidence in God—we cannot Geology and Religion of Geology. In the
doubt that his last Sabbath on earth was same year was published the Reports of myintroductory to that which is eternal in Hea- self and sons, on the Geology of Vermont,
ven ; and we read with a new and more ten- in 2 quarto volumes, of 982
pages and 38
der emotion those lines of his, so often sung
besides
several
articles
the Journals.
plates,
in
service
:
at the funeral
This last winter, I have nearly completed a
death to die—
" It isTonot
volume of 300*pages, entitled, " Reminiscenleave this weary road,
of Amherst College," but this will not
ces
And 'mid the brotherhood on high
To be at borne with Qod !
probably be published whileI live. You see
»
• • *
I have not been idle, but I am worn out.
not death to fling
" It isAside
My old dyspeptic complaints have culminathis sinful dust,
ted in lung disease, and 1 am a constant
And rise, on strong, exulting wing,
To live among the Just.
sufferer. Help me by your prayers to go
the solemn scenes which are before
through
" Jesus, thou Prince oflife !
me,
it may be too late when this
though
chosen
cannot
die
Thy
;
reaches
Like thee, they conquer in the strife,
you."
To reign with thee on high !"
Professor Hitchcock is one of those rare
men, whose mind is so evenly balanced that
Professor Hitchcock, the Geologist.
while passionately devoted to scientific purIt was our privilege, by a late mail, to re- suits, still the spiritual part of his nature has
ceive a letter from this distinguished Divine not been dwarfed and fossilized or petrified.
and veteran in the Natural Sciences. He It is most gratifying to know that science
still retains his position as Professor of Geol- and philosophy may be so studied that they
ogy and Natural History, in Amherst Col- will ennoble and enlarge the mind, although
lege, Massachusetts, where he has delivered there are too many sad examples of men
lectures on those subjects for about forty who are forever studying the works of nayears. It was our privilige to listen to his ture, without looking "through nature up to
course during the years 1834-5. As some nature's God." No wonder that the devout
hag exclaimed,
of his old pupils reside upon the islands, we poet
" The underout astronomer is mad."
from
hearing
think they will be interested in
to the friends of Science. —About
Notice
their old teacher, whose noble, genial and
next
we shall try and make up a
November,
kindly sympathies won the hearts of all his
of
box
of Natural History, to forspecimens
pupils, and respecting whom none ever
to
the
at Amherst College.
ward
Cabinet
spoke but with the warmest sentiments of Any*graduates of that college or other peresteem, respect and veneration.
sons having specimens which they are wilHe thus writes under date of June 25th : ling to part with, will please forward them to
* "The truth is, I am extremely fee- the editor of the Friend.
*
* *
THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, IS6 Z
Editor's Table.
Literature." The more we read this book,
the more our astonishment increases, that a
city pastor, of Dr. Bethune's stamp, should
ever have found time, (even if he possessed
the ability and inclination,) to have issued a
work of this character and description.
Tue Complete Angler ; or, the Contemplative
Man's Recreation. By Isaac Walton. And
Instructions how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clour stream, by Charles Cotton.
With copious notes, for the must part original;
a Biographical Preface, giving an account of
Fishing and Fishing-Rooks, from the earliest
antiquity to tho time of Walton ; and a notice
of Cotton' and his writings, by the American
and Future of its
Editor. To which is added an Appendix, in- Hawaii ; The Past, Present
Island Kingdom. An Historical Account of
cluding illustrative Ballads, Music, Papers on
the Sandwich Islands. By Manley Hoi-kins,
American Fishisg, and the most complete CataHawaiian Consul-Ucnornl, &c., with a Prefaco
logue of Books on Angling, etc., ever printed.
by the Bishop of Oxford. London: 1802.
Also a General Index to the whole work. Part
stand
of
(old
John
Wiley,
I. New York:
This is the title of a new book, of 423
Wiley and Putnam,") 101 Broadway, and
"Paternoster
pages,
just issued inLondon. It is dedicated
Row, London. 1848.
Russell, H. M.'s Secretary of State
to
Earl
Some months ago, we met a fellow towns- for
Relations. Only a single copy
Foreign
man hurrying through the streets, with his has reached
the islands, and having only
arms full of books, which he had just bid off
over its pages, we reserve any
glanced
We hailed him, and critical
;it an auction-room.
remarks which we may feel disposed
took a hasty glance at his bundle of books, to make until we can give the book a thormade up of novels and various miscellaneous
ough perusal. It is illustrated with enworks. The only one which attracted our gravings of the King and Queen, Rev. Mr.
attention was a beautiful copy of Isaac Wal- Richards, several views of Island scenery,
ton's Complete Angler. For a long time we
and a wood-cut representation ol the Episcohad been anxious to welcome Walton to our pal .church edifice it is proposed to erect
in
private library. We knew his character, and
under the auspices of the English
Honolulu,
desired a more intimate acquaintance. Our Mission and Bishop. Staley.
mind was instantly made up to obtain the
work. Whether the purchaser knew its char-
Letter from Rev. E. Corwin.
acter we cannot say, but as he belonged to that
Just as our paper was going to press we
class of persons who obtain their living by received a letter from the Rev. E. Corwin,
buying and selling, we very soon fixed upon from which we make the following extracts.
a price that was mutually satisfactory. We
He thus writes under date of Hilo, August
felt ourselves peculiarly fortunate.
This book, lying before us, appears to be
the first American edition of a book that has
run through almost as many editions in
England as the Prayer-Book or Pilgrim's
Progress. We have been reading not only
the text of the book, but the profuse, extended
and critical notes qf the American Editor.
From no part of the book could we learn who
was that American Editor, displaying so
much linguistical lore —such minute acquaintance with the art of fishing in lake
and stream—such a knowledge of Greek and
Latin writers who had written upon the
piscatory art—and such familiarity with the
whole range of English literature. At length
in looking over the Catalogue of a New
York Bookseller, to our great surprize, we
learned that the American Editor of Isaac
Walton's Complete Angler was no less a
personage than the Rev. G. W. Bethune,
D. D., whose death at Florence, Italy, has
just been announced in the newspapers.
If any candid reviewer will carefully read
the text and notes of Putnam's edition of
Walton, we arc confident he will pronounce
it a most remarkable book. That such a book
should ever have been edited in a manner so
masterly by an American Divine, is certainly
one of the literary curiosities of the 19th
century, meriting a prominent place in
MM
at
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29th:
.
69
The Seven days' Battle before Richmond.
Late American papers are filled up with
descriptions and details of the seven days of
frightful slaughter before Richmond. The
battle commenced upon the 25th df June, and
ended on the Ist of July. There is no doubt
the Rebels fancied that they should annihilate the Union army under Gen. McClellan's
command. They fought with a will, and
most terribly have they suffered. Neither
Rebels or Union accounts put down the Rebels' loss in killed and wounded at less than
28,000, while the Union loss does not amount
to one half that number. The Rev. H. Loomis, one of the secretaries of the American
Seamen's Friend Society, thus writes under
date of July 9th:
"Our last terrible battle near Richmond,
lasting through seven terrible days, has been
the most bloody on record. The last day
was truly awful. McClellan had withdrawn
his right wing, through five days retreating
and fighting with overwhelming numbers, and.
strengthened his left wing. He has fallen
back a few miles, until his lines extend
about twelve miles from the James River to
the Chickahominy, flanked on both sides by
large fleets of gunboats. Then came the desperate efforts of the Rebels to break through
that line. Immense masses of concripts and
raw recruits were driven on in the front ranks
by the real fighting men in the rear, and in the
face of over a hundred guns, many of them
siege guns of heavy calibre. Whole ranks
fell before the terrible storm. The loss of
the Rebels is yet unknown, it is estimated all
the way from 30 to 75,000 in killed, wounded and missing. Our loss, from 15 to
20,000. The last days' fight was on July Ist.
The Rebels have shown little disposition to
renew the fight, but our army has since advanced Hve miles towards Richmond, bringing it almost within reach of our siege guns."
"We have enjoyed our visit very much in all the places we
have visited. I wrote you at Knna concerning my visit there
and at Capt. Milker's. From Kona we came ou Thursday,
Friday and Saturday to Wiahino. Spent the Sabbath with C.
Spencer, who. with his young wife, seem very happy. That
Sunilny when we had no desire to travel the rain fellalmost all
day, while during all our riding time/nun Kona to Hilo we had
not more thau three hours of rain all told. Yet moat of the
time it was no over-clouded that we did not suffer on account of
the sun. And that great, wide, desolate Aa patch on which
you lose sight of land in any direction and are completly at sea
on a seemingly boundlesslava stream ; a sea of rooks, jagged,
Two of the Lost Ten Tribes, viz., the
broken, and wildly upheaved in every shape and size of waves,
as though theice breaking up in a terrific storm had suddenly Kf.hbenites and Danites, on the Marbecome solid, spray and all; then deluged with Ink to make it
more desolate with blackness—who can describe thatscene ? It quesas Islands!—An Englishman, by the
is ofitself a wonder hardly surpassed by the great sights of a
lifetime, and if we had seen nothing more would richly repay name of Thos. P. Lawson, long resident on
forall the real or imaginary toilof such a journey.
It is the third great wonder of the islands I Haleakala the Marquesas Islands, has written several
standing first as a grand combination of wonders. The giant
among volcanoes with its seventeen distinct cones, with Us lengthy communications, one of which ie
view of the seven islands from Oahu to Hawaii, its grand sea
the children of Israel, now
view; its magnificent cloud view ; its sunrise view*, its grant! addressed to
march of mist taking the fortress, and last but not least its
in Great Britain." In this comgreat depth affording the most exciting amusement I hare ever dwelling
engaged in, the sportof rolling immenserocks down and seeing munication,
he asserts that the Marquesan
thembound 50or 100 feet at a time till they reached the bottom.
Next to IlaleakalM, I number Kilauea, withits surging sua of
of Abraham ! In
fire, Attest emblem of thtbottomless pit. Third, the great field Islanders, are descendants
of Aa in Kau. But enough, you can complete the list according this letter he also sends the translation of an
to your own judgement. I shall be absent two more Sabbaths,
namely, Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, «nd expect to return by the next old Marquesan song, containing the followtrip o( tlie "Nettie." With kind regards to all the Household.
Affectionately,
K. C.
ing lines :—
"
COURT CIRCULAR.
—
Funeral of the Prince of Hawaii.
The Ceremony of the Funeral of His late
Royal Highness Albert the Prince of Hawaii,
will be performed at the Palace, at 11
o'clock, A. ML, on Sunday, the 7th of September, proximo.
The Funeral will be strictly a private one.
By order of the Chamberlain of the
King's Household.
Palace, 29th August, 186LV
(TAnai—Sini"
" This means Joseph."
" Tbe Take
papa below is asleep"—" Abraham."
" 00 the
is conquered"—" Israel."
" tbo Papaiuna
not pretend to decide upon the
We do
merits of Mr. Lnwson's reasoning, but as his
communications are so filled up, with English and Marquesan sentences and phrases,
we must decline their publication. We
should utterly dispair of getting these communications through the press without innumerable mistakes, and as he is not here
to look over proof-sheets, his lucubrations
must remain in manuscript.
70
THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER. 1862.
Another Slave-trader Punished.—The
vigorous and honest administration of President Lincoln has struck another powerful
blow at the slave trad,e. Appleton Oakes
Smith, the son of Seba Smith, well known
as "Jack*Downing," and Mrs. Elizabeth
Oakes Smith, also a well-know writer, has
been convicted under his recently assumed
alias of Oaksmith of complicity in the slave
trade, and stands sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the Massachusetts State Prison
and a fine of $5,000 or another years imprisonment for every 81,000 unpaid.
This sentence is quite as significant as
that of Gordon, recently executed in New
York. Gordon's death showed that thegovernment would punish slave-traders. Oaksmiths sentence shows that the government
is resolute to mete out to high and low alike,
without respect to persons, the righteous
penalties of the law against this infernal
traffic. No healthier or more hopeful sign
could be given of the spirit in which our
wholesome laws are to be administered. No
pains were spared to exert moral influence
upon court and jury. An array of well dressed ladies constantly attend the prisoner in
quality of sympathizing friends, and a tableau twa?it of much taste and power was
brought to bear during the concluding scenes.
But all was in vain; and the upright Massachusetts jury returned their verdict as law
and truth demanded, however they might
sympathize in the grief of the prisoner's
friends.—N. Y. Independent.
Emancipation in
Russia.—It is the high
privilege of the now living generation to see
what so many noble men of past ages have
in vain longed and toiled for—the beginning
of the total abolition of human bondage.
While in the New World the most wicked
form of slavery the world has ever seen has
been quite unexpectedly shaken to its foundation by the mad schemes of men who intended to make it the corner-stone of a new
government and the starting point of a new
ere of civilization, a monarch of Europe is
fast clearing away the last remnants of a
milder kind of involuntary servitude in the
Old World. Late advices from St. Petersburg announce that the imperial manifesto of
March 17, 1861, which proclaimed the emancipation of twenty-three millions of serfs,
to take place within 2 years, will be followed
before the end of the present year by an
equally important decree, which will provide
for the complete liberation of more than
eighteen millions of crown peasants. A few
more years will suffice to complete the emancipation of all the peasants of Russia, and
thus to increase her free population by more
than forty millions of men.
William Everett, youngest son of Edward
Everett of Boston, who has been for
some time a member of Trinity College, in
Cambridge, England, has recently gained a
scholarship, after a severe examination in the
classics and mathematics. It will give him
about two hundred and eighty dollars a year.
The new Sultan of Turkey is a wonder
for a turk. He indulges in but one wife;
it a rigid teetotaler, and does not even smoke;
while he is a good farmer, angler, shot and
pianist Under his management "the sick
man" ought to get well.
Coral Oil, not Coal Oil.—A gentleman
named Denton, who visited the Canadian
oil-springs in January, says
" It is a common idea, even with geologists,
that the oil has been produced from beds of
coal, but this oil-field is of itself sufficient to
show the incorrectness of the notion. The
limestone found in this region, under the drificlay, I recognize as a member of the Hamilton group of the Devonian formation, and as
such is geologically many thousand feet below
the lowest member of the carboniferous formation, below which workable coal-beds are
never found.
The truth is, that this oil, found so abundantly in Canada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
many other localities, is not coal oil but coral
oil. Stowed away in cells, forming in. the
aggregate immense reefs, as it was collected
from the impure waters of the early oceans
by minute coral polyps, it has been driven by
heat and pressure into reservoirs and crevices
where map's ingenuity is discovering it from
day to day. I have in my possession many
specimens of this fossil coral, with the oil
plainly visible in the cells."
:
"
Gospel Fruits. —Mr. T. W. Gulick writes
from the Kanaka settlement near Coloma,
El Dorado Co., that an old Hawaiian man,
himself an apparent object of charity, came to
"AWill."
sGod
Pain's furnace heat within me quivers,
God's breath upon the flame doth blow ;
And all my heart in anguish shivers
And Irombles at the liny glow
And jet I whiepcr: Jit God will !
And in bis hottest tire hold still.
:
He comes, and lays my heart, all heated,
On the hard anvil, minded so,
Into his own fair shape lo beat it
With his great hammer, blow on blow :
And yet I whisper .It Go<i will .'■
And at his heaviest blows hold mill.
:
He lakes my softened heart and beats it ;
The sparks fly off nt every blow ;
He turns it o'er and o'er and heats it,
And lets it cool, and makes it glow
And yet I whisper Jit God will !
And in his mighty hand hold still.
:
:
Why should I murmur? for the sorrow
Tims only longer-lived would be ;
Its end may come, and will to-morrow.
When God has done his work in me.
So I say trusting : .Is God wilt.'
And, trusting to the end, hold still.
He kindles, for my profit purely.
Affliction's glowing, fiery brand ;
And all his heaviest blows are surely
Inflicted by a Master hand :
So I say praising : As God will !
And hope in him, and suffer still.
Julius Sturm.
him with twenty dollars, as his contribution
to the support of the gospel ministry. He
said he had been away from the Sandwich
Islands now many years, and had not had an
The Moral Condition of our Navy.—
opportunity to assist. Five dollars were for
Mr. Gulick himself, five more for the Rev. L. Rev. C. S. Stewart, the well known chapSmith, one of the missionaries at Honolulu, lain in the United States navy, has written
and the remaining ten for his old Sandwich a letter to the New York Observer, in which
Island pastor, the Rev. E. W. Clark. The he compares or contrasts the moral and reliman could not be persuaded to take back any gious condition of the navy to-day with what
part of the money on account of his own pov- it was thirty years ago. Tlien profane and
erty ; he said the Lord would provide for abusive language was common with offihim when he should need.—Pacific, July 10. cers on duty on the quarter-deck ; now it is
the exception to the rule, and during the last
The Yacht America.—The Port Royal ten years, and serving in two ships in that
correspondent of the New York Tribune gives time, Mr. Stewart docs not remember to have
the following account of the famous yacht heard an oath, and scarcely a reproachful
America, lately raised by Lieut. Steven of epithet, from such officers. Then the use of
the Ottawa, after having been sunk by the strong drink among officers was general, and
for an officer to be occasionally under its
rebels above Pilatka, Florida :
"The national pride identified with the influence was thought light of; now the use
America gives an additional interest to late of wines and liquors is rare, and intoxication
incidents in her history. She was purchased would disgrace an officer. Then a profesof her English owners by the rebel govern- edlyreligious naval officer was a rarity ; noio
ment last winter, for 860,000, and was it is not uncommon for one-half of the wardbrought over here for the express purpose room mess and a large number of the crew
of carrying Slidell and Mason to Europe. to be professedly religious and in regular
When they took another conveyance it was church membership. Then Divine worship
determined to load her with cotton, and with was unknown except on Sunday ; now daily
thatcargo she was to have sailed for England praycr-iiicetings and other religious exercises
not long after the expedition under Capt Ste- exercises are common on board our ships of
vens, reached the St. John's and took posses- war.— N. Y. World.
sion of Jacksonville."
Pontoon Bridges.—The Fredericksburg correspondent
—
of the I'kiladelphia Inquirer says :
The pontoon bridge across tho Rappahannock, at
Rebledom.—The ship North this
plnce, is one of the greatest inventions of the age.
American arrived at New York from New The pieces arc numbered,
and, together with the gaita
Orleans, bringing about two hundred tons of percha floats, are carried in wagons from stream to
bell metal, valued at $50,000. The cargo stream. The crops attached to the pontoon have beso perfect in their laying of the bridge that a
consists of the bells contributed by different come
stream, the width of the Rappahannock, eao beerosaparties in response to the call by Beauregard ed by the bridge in a few minutea. We have just
for material for brass cannon. There are witnessed some practice with another bridge than
is really
nearly eight hundred of them, varying in size that already laid down, and the performance
wonderful. Tbe government is now repairing the
from a cow bell to a large church bell. Most rail-road
and
in a few
bridge over the Kappannock,
of them arc of the size used on plantations days the oars
will be enabled to run from Aquia Creek
and steamboats.
Fredericksburg.
into the city of
Bells
from
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al the above port, where they are prepared to furnish the
justly celebrated Kawaihae Potatoeß, and such other re
crulu as are required by whale ships at the shortest notice,
3flMy
and on the most reasonable terms.
THE PUBLIC AR.E ALREADY AWAKE
that the principal building of llie Seminary at Lahalnaluna has
lieon destroyed by fire. There were also destroyed at the same
time a Philosophical apparatus andbooks belonging to the Seminary. The scholars wirealso sufferers. The estimate for erecting suitable building, is $8,000. The Legislature has approB
at—J 1 f*i w\
fee 1 aw I SB
*fla^*n
priated $6,000 to be applied for the erection of buildings, and It
will require almut $3,000 to complete and furnish them for the
purpose of tlie school, and to furnish a Philosophical apparatus
equal to tlie one destroyed and to replace the books. And the
Board of Kducation regard it a duty to appeal to thewholepeople of the Islands f>r contributions to supply the deficiency, so
*3IbB kPfll IH Lx H\t PR Wl
IHsT^sl
that tills College may be put once more into successful operation. There is now sn opportunity for the friendsof education
to render essentialaid in a time of great exigency to thisInstitution, which has been, and, I trust, will hereafter lie of great
service to al| our people. I wouldsuggest that the Superintendent of the schools in each district, in conjunction with the TreaSAILORS' HOME, BUILT AND
surer, should take such a course as they may think most expeowned by the
Honolulu Sailors' Home
dient, to raise a subscription for the purpose. Whatever amount
may lie BSSMHSBfI can be paid to the Treasurerof each district, to Society," has recently been placed under the management of the undersigned. They hope, by strict
be transmitted by liiui to the undersigned.
attention and fidelity, to merit the patronage of the
M. KKKUANAOA.
seafaring community. The House has t sen built And
326-lm
Office or the Board ot Education, Aup. 5,1862.
fitted up in a style to suit the wants of Officers and
Seamen who are spending a few weeks on shore, or
-
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THE
ODD FELLOWS' BUILDING, ON FORT STREET,
of all kinds, Hinges, Screws, Tacks, Ra-
LOCKS
wish to remain for a single night, or a single meal.
Shower Baths on the Premises.
Ship Masters and Agents, while putting their vesOF SAN FRANCISCO, HAS TAKE*. sels under repairs, are respectfully invited to Mod
charge of the Bindery, and Is prepared to execute all
their crews to the Home, where every attention will
orders for binding,
be paid to their comfort.
Pasaatklrts,
Officers' table, with lodging H ptr week,.
fA
lllu.irni, ,1 Kewa papers,
do.
do.
Seamens' do. do.
6
.Mi|n/.lnr.,
Music.
AND MRS. OAT,
CAPTAIN
Hooka,
Old
Ate
Honolulu, March 1, 1861.
Managers.
LATE
Particular attention paid to rchinding old and choicehooks.
Mr. Y. having had many years experience En book-binding in
all its branches, hopes to receive ashare of thebusiness required
in Honolulu.
Order, from the other islands, should be accompanied with
particular directions, as to the style, and, if thework is to match
volumes previously bound, a sample volume should be sent
with the job.
Orders may be left at the book store of 11. M. Whitney, or at
the Bindery, in the rear of Rev. Mr. Clark's residence, beyond
317-3
the Stone Church.
m
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FURNITURE REPAIRED.
Jobbing done on reasonable terms.
11KNRY ALLEN, Fort St.,
Opposite the Fam'ly Grocery andFeed Store.
NEW AND SECOND-HAND
Second-hand Furniture Bought at
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Fort St., opposite A. D. Cartwrlght's Feed Store.
IT KOA BUREAUS always on hand.
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ment Saloons, Bar Rooms, tc, gotup in FANCY STYLES.
over the Commercial Advertiser"
Billsand accounts made out.
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The public are respectfully invited to give me a call, as 1 will
STYLE.
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TAKEN IN EV**JRT
AmbTotypes,
Photographs, Helalneotypee far
such
as
Orders (rota the country and other Islands respectfully
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that having recently enlarged his premises, he In now prepared
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to doall work in the above line, with dispatch and in a workStreets, San Francisco.
manlike manner.
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AT
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MARINER.
D. N. FLITNER'B Watch and JeweJrv
EsUblishment, in Kaahumanu street, will be
found the following works :
Almanacks for 1862.
Merchant's, Shipnuater'sand Mechanic's Assistant.
Laws of the Sea.
The Art of Sailmaking.
'
-IUO-
Ship's Compasses and Dividers.
—ALSO—
Mast-head Glasses and Marine Telescope*.
—lUO—
Watches.
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Chronometers and Chronometer
—ALSO—
English Charts of North
—
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-ANDjUriDer.
Many ornamental articles, including Breast Pint,
Rings, Cups, Ac, Ac.
Particular attention given to repairing and rating
Chronometers.
Children's Books.
RECEIVED <—
The Child's Picture Book of Birds.
••
Picture Book of AniauUs.
JUST
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72
THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, 1862.
Death of the Prince of Hawaii.—We Donation*.—For gratuitous distribution of Fritndy
from Hod. 0. D. Keane, il It. M.'v »lnn
copy the closing remarks of the editor *»f
$5,00
Chnrybdis,
t tie Polynesian, from his leader upon the
Several .Mechanics. Honolulu,
5,00
death' oi the Prince ot Hawaii:
" There is a fragnance and sweetness in
the memory of the young who die early
that is unspeakably soothing to the griefstricken heart of a parent. Be it Queen or
PORT OF HONOLULU. S. I.
peasant, the thought that her little one is with
God and stands with anger crown on radiant
ARRIVALS.
brow, that in the twinkling of some star or
the rustling of the wind she sees him beck- Aug. 9—Am clippership Southern Cross, Howes, 13 days from
San Francisco, anchored outside, took off 26,960
oning or feels his kisses—such thoughts,
lbs fungus,2,69olbs niche dc mer, and sailed again
after the first bitterness of parting is past,
same day for Hongkong.
17—Am sch J. B. Ford, Pinncy, from Port Tovrnseni! via
shed a holy repose over the soul of the
Lahaina, with a cargo of lumber.
22—11. H. M.'s steamer Termagant, 25 guns, Capt. Uobt.
mourner, an assurance that all is well with
Hall, 42 days from Panama.
the loved and lost, a tenderness towards the
24—Am Bliip George M'aihington, Anderson, 27 days from
Puget Sound, hound to Adelaide, W. Australia,
enobling.
living, alike purifying and
with luiuWr thence to Newcastle, where she will
load coal for Sun Francisco. Touched here for
Let us trust that such will be the case on
supplies, and sailed again same day. *
this sad occasion. Weep, ye August Pa24—Haw sloop Louisa, King, 24 days from Palmyra
Island.
rents j your sorrow is the holiest and purest.
26—Hanov, bark Osnabruck, Seetzen, 22 days from Puget
Earth has not another tone
Sound, bound to Shanghae with lumlter, anchored
MARINE JOURNAL.
,
tbat with which a mother mourns
" Like
Her lost, htr only one."
outside.
next day.
and million hearts respond in softened
cadence to a "mother's wailing." But,
while thus sorrowing, remember that the
nation to whom ye gave the child at its
birth, claims the privilege to mingle its tears
with yours, and tender that sympathy which,
coming from heart to heart, is one of the
balms which God has given to sooth your
grief in this hour of, bereavement. Weep
for yourselves, on whom the shadow of lonliness has fallen; weep for your people,
whose day-star has sunk; but weep not for
him whom the good God has chosen to a
brighter crown and a wider realm than ye
could have giwi him. Bow to the decree
of the All-wise, and seek in the happiness
of your people and in mutual love that
occupation of the mind, that fortitude of the
soul, that will enable you to await the reunion where the lost one will herald your
coming and greet you with that undying
love that knows no more sorrow nor death."
Sailors
of
Termagent
and Charybdis.—
We are glad to see that sailors can belave themselves when ashore on liberty.
t is pleasant to see them enjoying their liberty in a decent and becoming manner. The
seamen of the two ships have shown a selfrespect and becoming deportment while on
shore, which speaks well for the good disciiline on board. We hope the day is coming,
when drunkenness and profanity will not be
regarded, as the indispensable traits of a sailor.
The captain of a whaler from the Shetland
Isles lately discovered in Hudson's Bay
an entirely new amphibious animal. It
belongs to the mammifera, is shaped somewhat like the lamantin, manatee and dugong,
those singular tropical animals which form
the link between the hippopatamus and
the purely aquatic animals; has paws
like the bear, and, anomalously enough,
eight of these, which spread out in the water,
disclosing webs between the fingers; a triple
eye-lid, like the crocodile, and a voice described as very plaintive; spends its days on
land, its nights' in the water, and is thus
invisible during the whole period of Arctic
darkness. Tbe captain took his prize to the
Shetlands. It lives en seaweed, and thrives
heartily.
Touched for provisions, and vailed again
20—Am clipper ship War Hawk,Simmons, Hi days from
San Francisco, with U. S. mad,*, ea route for China.
Anchored outside.
27—Am hrtg Curlew. Chapman, 14 days from San Francisco, en route for Manila. Sailed agaiu next day.
DEPARTURES.
Aug. 16—Am bark Comet, Smith, for San Francisco.
26—H. B. M.'v steamer Charybdis, lion. Geo. D. Keane,
for Tahiti.
MEMORANDA.
Arrivals of Whaler* at the Port of Talcahunuo. 1802*
(Reported for the Commercial Advertiser.)
Jan.
13—Ship General Pike, Fisher; Baited for the North
Pacific to cruise.
IS—Ship Camden, Mudgctt, of New York ; sailed for
California.
20—Bark Clarice, Brown palled for home.
23—Ship Chandler Price, Ilolcomh ; sailed for home.
24—Bark Maria, Thompson.
Lucy Ann, Towusend, from New|>ort, R. 1., for
Feb.
3—
California.
B—Bark Ripple, Morgan, 80 sp ; sailed to cruise.
Smyrna, West, 220 sp.
17—
17—Ship Harriet Krving, Manning, from Catdera ; took
in wool, and sailed for Boston.
17—Chiliansch Porcia, Reed, 25"0 sp and 200 wb, 0 mos.
out; In port.
17—Ship Crest of the Wave, Watts ; took in wool at
Tome, tor home.
20—Bark Vigilant, Cole, 260 sp since leaving Paita20—
Morning Light, Luce, 650 sp and 460 wh.
25— " Morning Star, Norton, 1200 sp, 55 mouth i out,
bound home.
26—Bark Montgomery, Cra-w, 300 sp, 75 wh, all told ;
t6 cruise.
March 2—Chilianbrig Eulalia, Bowen, 600 wh ; in port.
4—Bark Matthew Luce, Cleveland, 700 sp ; to cruise.
7—Ship Ky-ropa, Maoter, 200 sp. 1800 wh, all told; left
Valparaiso for home,after being repaired there.
10—Bark E. C. Cowden, W. Cleveland, 80 sp ; to cruise.
10—
Charles & Edward, Gifford, 300 sp, all told ;
to cruise.
Mary
13—Ship
«V Susan, P. Howlaad, 1100 sp, 18 mos.
out; to cruise.
15—BarkNorman, Luce, 100>Pi to cruise.
16—Bidp Susan Fitxgerald, from Baltimore; sailed for
Valparaiso with assorted cargo.
16—BarkNorman, Gibbs, 200 sp, 10 wh to cruise.
lur-Ship Julian,Dodge, nothing since leavingSan Francisco—bodnd home.
20—Ship Arnold*, Crowell, 600 sp on board, 300 spseas.;
to cruise.
20—Bark Samuel Jr.Thomas,Hoxie, 30 sp, season.
21— * Osceola, Harablin, 1560 sp, all told. She lost
a boat's crew, for which she searched 10 days.
They were picked upby a French bark, after bclne
7 days in the boat, and afterwards put on board
ship Constitution.
26—Bark Sappho, Coffin, 770 sp, 37 wh, on board.
26—Ship Congress, Switt, 200 sp, 900 wh, an board ; to
cruise.
36—Bark MatildaBears, HowUnd, 460 sp, 14 wh, do. ;
to cruise.
27—Ship John Coggeshall, Dean, 1600 wh, all told ; to
cruise.
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MARRIED.
Ciistkk—Hoom—ln Honolulu, August 9th, by Rev. 8. C.
Damon. Mr. Alfred ('hater to Mrs. Mary Moore.
ll.vkss—Uoild—At Wailuku, Haul, July 18th, by Rev. W.
P. Alexander, Mr. William Havens to Mias Lucy Gould.
DIED.
CoanwELL—AtRose Ranch I'lupalakua, East Msui, August
20, of inflammation of the bowels, John W. Cornwell, aged 22
years, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornwellf of this city.
Information Wanted !
Respecting jV. H. Boyaen, who is reported to have Iteen at
the U. S. Hospital in February, 1860. lie was a Dane, and was
discharged from a Boston ship. Any information will be gladly
received by thf Editor.
Respecting Reuben Week*, belonging to North Dartmouth,
Mass. He i» re|M>rted as having been in Honolulu last April.
Any information will be gladly received by the Kditor, or his
father Kbeiiezer Weeks, North Dartmouth.
Respecting Mr. Armond Gooley, who sailed from New Bedford in lK.'ii, and leahis ship, the-'Thomas Dickason," In 1169.
Any information will be gladly received by the Kditor, or Mrs.
Ellen Uooley, care of G. B. Richmond, New Bedford, Mass.
Respecting George Knottton belonging to Leominster Moss.
He left the Tinted States in 1357, and served as a seaman, two
years, on board ihe " Arab," Capt. Grennelt. Please communicate with Mrs. Harriet Knollnn,Leominster, or the editor uf
the Friend.
Respecting James H. Rice% who left Hartford, Ct, in 1364,
and sailed the MM year in the ship "William Tell." He left
the ship in New Zealand. A sailor was discharged at Honolulu
30th Oct., 1857. Canany of our readers inform us whether
Una man is the one referred to? Any information, will I* gladly received by the editor or Mr. 11. C. Rice, of WlllimanUc, Ct.
Respecting Mr. George F. McKnight, on board whaleship
Mary Wilder." He will obtain news from friends by calling
upon the Seamen's Chaplain. Please communicate with Mrs.
McKnight, Worcester, Mass.
Respecting Kathan S. Gibbs. He was on boanl the Mon
texuma" at Honolulu in 1859, and was discharged herein 1860,
Communicate with Rev. J. D. Butler, Seamen's Chaplain, New
Bedford, or the Kditor of the Friend.
Respiting Henri/ Bowera t of San Francisco, who left bark
Yankee, 18 monthsago, at Honolulu. Pleasecommunicatewith
Mrs R. II Lambert, of San Francisco, or the Kditor of Friend.
Respecting William. D. Re.ntly, belonging to Philadelphia.
lie last wrote, in 1859, from Honolulu. Any information may be
communicated to the Editor of the Friend, or to Wright,
Smith ft Pearsall. merchants.No- 5, North sth St., Philadelphia.
Respecting Oliver R. (Hie, of N. Andover, Mass. He left
the bark Marthalast Novcuilkt.
Respecting Peter Parris. born in Syracuse, N. V., and Is now
twenty-three years old. He has been absent from home six
years. Any information will be gladly received by the editor,
or by hismother, Mrs. Catharine Welch, Syracuse New York.
Respecting Mr. A/01120 Pearsalf, belonging to Ship Chandler
Price. He will find a letter with the Kditor of the Friend.
Information is sought by Mr. Wlllett P. Wheston, 26 Stanton
street, Brooklyn, L. I.
Respecting Paul St*•inberg, of Sagan, in Silesia, left 1847,
in shipGellcrt, Capt. Itilder, from Hamburg for Adelaide,sod lias
never been "heardof. An anxiousmother longs to hear from hiss.
Respecting Martwell B. Martin, belonging to Brooksfleld.
Mass. He was last heard from onboard ship Julian, Winegaf.
Should the Captain of this ship visit Honolulu, he Is requested
to call upon the Editor of the Friend.
Respecting Emerson Starkey, of RehoLoth. Mass. He left
a whaleship at the Sandwich Islands, sick, in 1842. Any intelligence will !»■ gladly received by the Kditor, or Bradford Ctunmings, North Rchobotli, Mass.
Respecting Samuel 11. Dodge, a son or Elisabeth Dodge, of
East Cambridge. He was at the islands, six or seven years
since. Should he call upon the Chaplain, he will fled a letter.
Respecting William Smith, a sailor during last season on
boanl the bark Florence. Information may he sent to hisfriends
In Brooklyn, New York, or to the Editor of the Friend.
B7 The Chaplain has received LETTKRS for Wm. Y. Coi t
of bark K. Covington, Francia McEvena, and Jo*. M. Rice.
X7LETTERS have been received for tbe following persons 1
Mr. Thomas Bain Mr. Callisch—(this letter is in French.;
C7The Chaplain has receive! LETTERS for John Pentoae
and William Crumbie.
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PASSENGERS.
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The Carte dc Visite In either plain or fancy styles, put up
For Sis Fraxcisco—per Cornet, Aug. 16—KeT A Thurston
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