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UNITED
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VOLUME.

This is the third volntiK' of the History of
the American Revolution, and ninth of the
general history of the Unik'd States. More
than thirty years ago, while a student in
college, we remember to have read Bancroft's first volume, and it has been our privilege to read the successive volumes as they
have appeared at comparatively long intervals, or upon an average of about one volume in three or four years. This history
has been Bancroft's life-work, but a noble
work. During this long period he has freely
participated in the stirring events and
politics of the country, and frequently enjoyed the honors and emoluments of office. At
one time he was Secretary of War, at
another, Minister to England, and by the
very last mail the report comes that he has
been appointed Collector of the Port of Boston.

During his life, the idea that he was the
historian of the United States does not appear to have been absent from his mind.
While he has been writing the history of his
country, that country has been growing in
size. Thirty years ago, all those vast regions west of the Rocky Mountains were
almost terra incognita. It was in 1836, we
believe, when the Rev. Mr. Spaulding and
Dr. Whitman, —with their heroic wives—
crossed those mountains as Missionaries of
the American Board. Those ladies were
the first white women who had ever undertaken that perilous journey. Perhaps to Dr.
Whitman, more than to any other human
l>eing, is our country indebted, for having

opened a pathway to the advancing troops
of immigrants and secured lor our country
tlic rich valley of the Columbia River. The
visit of Dr. Whitman to Washington, during
the per.oil of Mr. Webster's Secretaryship
under President Tyler, resulted in most important events to Oregon and our country.
When some future Bancroft shall write his
country's history, due prominence and credit
will be given to the murdered missionaries
of Oregon ! That same historian will not
fail to hold up to deserved contempt and execration others who figured about that time
in the allairs of Oregon.
We have perused the ninth volume of
Bancroft with intense interest. It relates to
the Declaration of Independence, and the
military movements subsequent to that event,
including, of course the narrative of the
battle upon Long Island, the occupation of
New York city by the British troops, the retreat of Washington through the Jerseys,
the surrender of Burgoyne, and many other
important military events. Not the least
interesting portion of the volume relates to
the correspondence between the various European Governments —including France,
Russia, Spain, and various German kingdoms, respecting the new born Republic over
the great waters of the Atlantic. Our narrow
limits will not allow us to dwell upon this
interesting topic, but we can most.cordially
recommend this volume to the careful perusal of the lovers of historical rending. When
we finished reading this ninth volume of
Bancroft, we felt somewhat as Dr. Johnson
remarked that he felt when finishing reading Pilgrim's Progress, this is "one of the
few books which every reader wishes had
been longer." We have this consolation,
however, Mr. Bancroft promises that shortly
he will publish the tenth volume, which will
complete the American Revolution. " For
that volume " says Bancroft, '• the materials
are collected and arranged, and it will be
completed and published without any unnecessary delay. A single document only had
been wanting." But for this document he
had sent to Mr. Biglelow, the American
Minister at Taris, and the French Minister,

M. Drouyn dc Lhuys, had ordered a copy to
be made from the archives of the French
Government. When historians take such
unwearied pains to verify their statements,
well may their readers take delight in the
perusal of their writings.

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Early Reminiscences of the Late
Judge
Robertson;
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Or, Eilrnru from a Srriuon I'mirhnl «I I
It,-ili,-I. in Honolulu, by Her. S. C Diiiii
oil lIM- urni-ion ,p| I 111- S imUI, 11 Dt'nlfa of III*
Honor O* M. licibrrinvii, Aanocinto Jimllor
of the Suinriiir Court.

Bleated are ilmse servants whomthe Lord, when
He oometb, simll Bad «r»tclilng."—Len xii 11".
[The design of our Savior, in uttering
the parable from which the text was selected,
was to enforce the idea that man should be
ever ready for the sudden coming of the Lord.
First. Thecoming ofthe Lord (1) referred
to his advent 1,800 years ago ; (2,) His second coming to judge the world; and (3,) His
coming at death.
Second. Preparation for His coming at
death. (1.) Possession of true piety. (2.)
Habitual communion and fellowship with
God ; and (3,) Engagedness in His service.
Third. Blessedness of thosefound prepared
jor the Lord's coming. (1.) They will enjoy the approbation of God; (2.) They will
be found prepared to enter the rest of heaven;
and (3,) Their blessedness will be eternal. ]
The discussion of the above points omitted
in printing.
1 would now invito your attention, while I
dwell briefly upon the life and character of
one who has, in the prime of his manhood,
and the midst of a career of eminent usefulness, been suddenly removed from the bosom
of his family and the busy scenes of official
life. The announcement of his death, so unexpected, gave a shock to this community,
and the spontaneous closing of places of business indicated the esteem and respect which
was entertained for the deceased. The Government in whose service he has so Jong been
employed, and the community at large, have
paid becoming respect to his memory. As
it was my privilege to have become acquainted with him before that of any other
person on these Islands, to have labored with
him in various works of benevolence, and for
ten years to have been his Pastor, while he
officiated as Deacon of this Church during
most of that period, I have felt that it would
not be deemed unbecoming on my part to advert to his life and character, now that he has
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passed onward to the eternal world, beyond
the influence of%nan's censure or praise.
From my first acquaintance I regarded him
as a young man of decided ability, and perfectly reliable. I formed this opinion almost
immediately, and I rejoice that I was never

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compelled to change my opinion. He brought

no letters of introduction, but his honest face,
modest demeanor and gentle manners impressed me so favorably, that I gave him a
cordial welcome atid the hearty assurance
that I would do all in my power for him. 1
introduced him to merchants and officers of
Government. It has always been a source
of much gratification to my mind that he
then appreciated my kindness, and never forgot it.
He arrived at Honolulu on the 30th of
March, 1844, and hence spent aboutone-half
of his life a resident on the Islands. Before
landing, and before I had ever seen him, he
wrote me a note, requesting the loan of some
books for a cruise upon the Northwest Coast.
(At this time he was on board the English
ship Peruvian, Captain Brooks, of St. Johns,
New Brunswick.) Accompanying the note
he forwarded a few poetical effusions for publication. One of these was entitled "An
Early Impression," but written at sea, and
from it I quote as follows :
"How oft. when but a child. I've roamed
Anion); the tombstones );ray.
And marked the records of the dead
Whose ashes round me lay.
"While viewing o'er the various throng
Of Adam's family there.
My heart, though young, would postal deep,
And something say prepare.'
"Although since then. I've wandered lar
O'er seas, and mountains high,
That inward voice hath ne'er been hushed,
Pnpart,for thou must <!'<■■' "

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How pleasing to go. back to a very early
period in his life, and recall an event like
this. Such were the thoughts suggested to

young Robertson's mind, from having in
childhood and youth wandered among the
graves of his Scottish ancestors. How forcibly do his musings remind one of Gray's
in a Country Churchyard." In or"derElegy
*.o show that his musings at this period
of life, were not the mere promptings of a
fanciful and poetical mind, but that underneath there was running a deep current of
religious emotion, I quote thefollowing hymn,
the manuscript of which he then placed in
my hands:
"Jesus, my Lord, my Savior.
I rest my hope on thee.
For thou hast said, I am the way,

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Come eiiter in by mo.'
(eel that 1 can place no trust
(In aught beneath the sky.
But on thy righteousness alone
For mercy I rely.
"Teach me, O Lord, to wean my heart
From earthly things away.
And fix my thoughts on things'above.
Which never shall decay.

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"Be thou my guardian and my friend.
In all my Wanderings here.
And make my soul's eternal home
Where thou art ever near."

Here we have the unmistakable proofs that
the teachings in his Scottish home, and at
the kirk, made a deep «nd salutary impression upon his mind. He was educated amid
home influences, such as Burns so beautifully
portrays in the " Cottar* Saturday Night."
Fortunate for him and the world, those early
impressions were never effaced by contact
with the rough world. In view of such home
influences, Burns might well exclaim

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" From scenes like these, old Scotia's grandeur
springs.
That in ikes her loved at home, rever'd abroad."

It was, however, as a parishioner of mine,
that I may be allowed here to speak. He
So deeply sta riped were the religious and united, by a profession of his faith, with the
national peculiarities of Scotland upon his Bethel Union Church in 1852,and for seven
character, that no one could mistake his ! years served as a Deacon. He remained
origin, and of that he was never ashamed. with us until the organization of the English
I have dwelt thus long upon these early re- Church in 1862. It is with peculiar pleasminiscences, because no otic can rightly es- ure that I can revert to him as ;i parishioner.
timate his worth and character as a judge He was ever a constant attendant upon puband citizen, neighbor unci christian, who is ! lie worship and the other meetings of the
not made acquainted with the influences Church. Often have I sought his advice and
which were brought to bear upon him in ! counsel, and ever found him ready to impart
childhood and youth. " Train op a child in | such advice as subsequently proved to be
the way he should go, and when lie is old he correct. He was emphatically one of those
will not depart from it."
! men who would be acknowledged as a. pillar
From Scotland, at the ago of fifteen he : in Church and State. He was a self-made
went to reside in St. Johns, New Brunswick, man, and eminently self-reliant, but not ofand from thence he embarked, like so many fensively so. It may truly be said that His
young men, to try bis fortunes upon the sea, Majesty has lost a wise counsellor, the Courts
and seek to advance his welfare in foreign of Justice an upright Judge, the Church a
lands. Under these circumstances he fell valuable member, the community a man of
under my notice, and from the very first, I sterling worth, and his family an irreparable
became deeply interested to promote his wel- loss, but I doubt not that our loss is his unfare. As a clerk, in Honolulu, he evinced speakable gain. Preparation for the scenes
traits which immediately indicated that he of the unseen world he did not put off to a
could not be made the tool of an unscrupulous more convenient season. As we have already
employer. In the year 1845 he attracted the seen, preparation was made in early years,
subsequent life fully indicated that
notice of Mr. Wyilie, and through him, he and his was
not with him a secondary afreligion
and
advanced.
was employed
Subsequently
he became a book-keeper in the Treasury fair. He was a thoughtful and serious-minded
Christian. His religious principles were the
Department, under Mr. Judd. During these result
of early religious training and the
years, while laboring as a clerk, he was much
interested in behalf of the cause of temper- sober convictions of maturer years. In the
discharge of his duties as an Associate Judge,
ance. He was editor of the Hawaiian Casit is believed that his deep moral and relicade, and in its columns may now be read the
products of his pen. For a season he was gious convictions were never made to yield
the temporary rules of expediency and
engaged in mercantile pursuits, and when to
there came the rushing tide which carried so self-interest. He no doubt felt that his demany to California, I met him in the sum- cisions would be reviewed by the final Judge
of all mankind. Fur a community and namer of 1849 as the clerk of n store in Sacration to be blessed with the lilelong labors of
he
returned
to
the
mento. Subsequently
a man. is among the richest and most
such
Islands, and became permanently settled.
His sterling worth and marked abilities at- inestimable favors of the Great Ruler anions
f
tracted the notice of Chief Justice Lee, who the nations. The judiciary o a civilized
nation is
procured his appointment to various offices of the an all-important and" essential branch
of trust and responsibility. The mere men- above government. When that judiciary is
suspicion of wrong, and its decisions
tion of some of these offices will be quite sufcommand the respect of an intelligent and
reliance
could
to
indicate
the
which
ficient
Christian community, then the people may
be reposed in his judgment, ability, integrity well
rr.ourn when one of the Associate Judges
and worth. He was .a member of the Board
of the Supreme Court, in the very midst of
it
from
until
of Land Commissioners
1851
his years and usefulness, is called away by
was dissolved. In all matters relating to
the sudden stroke of Divine Providence.
rights,
tenures
and
ancient
aboriginal
land
Our departed friend was an honest and true
has
ever
perhaps no one in this Kingdom
defender of the Hawaiian people, and the
equaled him. He has served as a District upright judge of their
rights in the courts of
Judge, Police Judge, Judge upon the Su- law. Most
sincerely can we tender our sympreme Bench, and during the absence of both
to the afflicted family. How terrible
Judge Lee and Judge Allen, as Chief Justice pathies
must
been the blow (if indeed he was
have
his
ol this Kingdom. I need not dwell upon
conscious of it) that denied him the privilege
eminent services in these several offices and of
bidding his family, the King, his assostations. He has also been frequently a
and friends, farewell. Such, however,
ciates
Representative and Speaker of the House, as was the decree of Heaven,
and as we bow to
a
of
the
lor
member
well as
many years
the
of
Divine
will
we are perProvidence,
King's Privy Council.
mitted to cherish the fond hope and confident
There are but few professional men in this
assurance that he had never hushed that
community who have performed more mental hidden voice which was
heard in his youth
and exacting labor, during the past sixteen
for thou must die."
Prepare,
am
"
I
quite
years, than Judge Robertson.
are those servants whom the
" Blessed
sure thut during that period, or any former Lord,
when He cometh, shall find watching."
the
of
Hawaiian
Govbut
few
officers
period,
•Servant of God, well done!

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ernment have

performed so much

hard, per-

Praise bo thy new employ;

And while eternal ages run.
plexing and protracted labor, or done it more
Rest in thy Savior's joy.''
patiently and conscientiously for the benefit
of the Hawaiian people and Kingdom. He
Boys should be very careful how they
has served under three of the Kamehameha
dynasty, with honor to the Kingdom and steer their life-barks, if they would arrive
without shipwreck at the Isle of Man.
credit to himself.

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Valuable Suggestions.

The Rev. N. G. Clark has become the
Foreign Secretary of the American Board,
in the place of the Rev. Dr. Anderson. A
recent communication from the new Secretary contained the following " postscript,"
which has been placed at our disposal. It
was not intended for publication, but as the
ideas are valuable and opportune, we gladly
spread them before our readers :

" I trust you will bear with me, brethren,
if I refer to a subject which has been a good
deal in my thoughts, in considering the state
of our churches here at home, and their slowness to meet the demands of the missionary
enterprise. It is the personal responsibility
of every member of the church for the progress of the Gospel. It is a sad fact, characteristic of most of the churches in this
country, as well as of Protestant churches
abroad, that the great work of evangelization
is confined almost wholly to the ministry,
and to a few elect souls in every Christian
community who are in"some measure awake
to their responsibilities. This type of Christian activity we have inherited from the
days of priestly rule, when the laity had
nothing to do, but everything relating to religion was left to the priests. Its legitimate
fruits are already reached here, in the degree
to which the Gospel actually pervades the
popular mind and heart. The church holds
its own, and but little more. It is a power
in the land, but not the controlling, all pervading power it ought to be, and must be, in
order to the thorough evangelization of our
own country. Progress is making in the
right direction by the steady development of
Christian activity, but till the church as a
whole conies up to its privileges with one
heart and one mind, its great work will not
be done ; the infidelity anil worldliness of
our time will not be put down, our science
and philosophy, our social and political institutions will not become truly Christian, and
promotive only of Christian culture.
" Let the same spirit which prompted you
to go abroad, be inspired in the hearts of all
your converts. Let every man, woman and
child feel that in coining to Christ, and becoming sharers in the blessings of the Gospel, it becomes at once their duty to extend
these blessings to others; that their covenant vows in the service of Christ are not
mere word%, but solemn realities. Let each
new convert be taught at once to speak and
act for Christ, and to give of his earnings to
promote his cause. However poor in this
world's goods, however humble in position,
everything hcncelorlh for Christ. Let every
native convert feel that be is a fellow-worker
with you in the evangelization of his countrymen ; that while you plant he is to water,
that God may give the increase." Let the
truth go from mouth to mouth, from heart to
heart, as among the Cols of India, as recently
in Ebon, and in Ponape. The example of
some individual churches, as that of Pastor
Harms in Germany, and of some communities, as the Moravians, illustrates the power
of a general consecration on the part of a
whole church. Let there be meetings for
prayer and worship and exhortation in every
neighborhood where two or three can be

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gathered together; let the brethren go out
two and two, from house to house, from village to village, as they have opportunity, especially on the Sabbath ; let every man who
has the ability to speak be put forward to
speak for Christ. When the church at Jerusalem was scattered, they went everywhere
preaching the Word—not the ministers simply, but the church ; —a marked recognition
of the influence and responsibility of every
member of the body of Christ. Let collections be taken as often as once a month, if
not on every Lord's day, for some specific
object of Christian work, for schools, for
church building, for native preachers, for religious publications, to pay Bible women or
colporteurs, or to help feebler churches. Let
every one feel that a part is to be taken in
this work, as faithful to Christ, as loving to
do something for him, and for the good of

others.
" Let our mission churches begin right.

It is of vital moment to the success of the
missionary work, as well as of the final triumph of the Gospel in the earth. Let not
bad habits be formed and stereotyped. There
are no new agencies promised, no new Gospel to supplement the failures of the present
system.

•'Many of these suggestions, I dare say,
are but truisms in your experience ; many I
know are better followed on missionary
ground than at home. Please accept them
as the suggestions of one who is glad to be
your fellow-laborer in this glorious work.
N. G. C."
Dedication of the Mariner's Church at
San Francisco.

This fine looking and appropriate edifice
was dedicated last Sunday afternoon in the

presence of a crowded and attentive audience. A majority of them were of the class
most deeply interested in this good enterprise, viz : seamen and their families. Several of our city clergymen were present and
assisted in the services. Rev. J. A. Benton,
Rev. H. A. Sawtelle and Rev. P. S. Williamson participated, in the order named. Rev.
A. L. Stone, D. D., delivered an earnest and
appropriate discourse, and made a strong appeal in behalf of the sailor. Rev. M. C.
Briggs followed in a pungent address in his
own happy manner.
Ira P. Rankin, Esq., President of the Port
Society, which has had the erection of this
church in charge, made a financial statement,
showing that over 815,000 had been raised
and expended on the church and lot. A
debt of $3,000 on the latter remains, secured
by mortgage.
The large benefactor* of the enterprise, as
reported, are : the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, $2,000; Seamen's Friend Society, New York, $1,000 in currency; Mrs.
Rowell, $1,000 in United States bonds;

California Steam Navigation Company, $500;
Mrs. Cummings, of Portland, legacy, $200;
$4,500 by forty-five merchants of San Fran-

cisco, and about $1,000 in various sums from
seamen.
Mr. Rankin expressed his belief that, on a
thorough canvass of the pity, sufficientwould
be obtained to clear offthe entire debt. We
earnestly wish this may be so, and that the
necessary measures may be speedily used to

insure a complete accomplishment of this
most necessary and most Christian work.
We offer our hearty congratulations to the
true friends of the sailor on what their efforts have already accomplished, and devoutly bid them God speed.—Pacific, February Ith, 1867.
The Unseen Battle-Field.

There is an unseen battle-field
In every human breast,

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W hero two opposing Ibrees meet,
But where tliuy seldom rest.

That field is veil'd from mortal sight,
"lis only seen by one
Who knows alone where victory lies,
When each day's light is done.
One nrmy clusters strong and fierce,
Their ohiel of demon lonn ;
His brow is like the thundercloud,
His voice, the bursting storm.
His captains. Pride, and Lust, and Hate,
Whose troops watch night nod do-y,
Swilt to detect (be weakest point,
And thristing for the fray.
Contending with this mighty force
Is but a little band ;

Yet there with

an

unquatting front,

Tlnse warriors firmly

Rand.

Their leader is of (<od-like form,
Of countenance serene;
Ami glowing on bis naked breast
A simple cross is seen.
His captains, Faith, and Hope, and Love,
Point to that wondrous sign,
And gazing on it, all receive
Strength from a source divine.

They feel it speaks a glorious truth,

A truih as great as sure,
That to lie victors, they must learn
To love, confide, endure.

That faith sublime, in wildest strife,
Imparts a holy calm ;
For every deadly blow a shield,
For every wound a balm.
And when they win that battle-field,
Fast toil is quits forgot;
The plain where carnage onco had reigned,
Becomes a halluwed spot.

A spot where flowers of joy and peace

Spring from the fertile
And breathe the perfume of tlicir praise
On every breeze to God.

Female education is not altogether a
modern introduction. Queen Elizabeth received, under the instruction of the erudite
Roger Aschnm, a profound knowledge of the
learned languages. Abundant evidence of
this exists in a comment on Plato ; in translations into English of Boethius, Sallust,
Xenophon, Horace, Plutarch and Sophocles ;
in tninslations into Latin of two orations of
Isocrates, and a tragedy of Euripides ; in a
translation from the French of the meditations of the Queen of Navarre; in a translation of the prayers of Queen Catherine
into Latin, Italian and French ; in a volume
of prayers written by herself in French,
Italian and Spanish; and lastly, in a Greek
oration delivered extemporarily at Oxford.
There are still extant a number of letters
and prayers written or dictated by Elizabeth,
and some small poems.

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.Singing—Hawaiian liyinn, translation, of
ing to have gone to India, where a sister was
Spark."
■•Vital
Inboring under the auspices of the American ; Prayer—by the Kov. M. Kuaca, Pastor.
Board, but just at that period there was a i Beading of If) chap, of Ist Cor.—by Rev. L.
APRIL, I. I Mil.
special call for reinforcing the mission to! Smith.
Hinging—" Heaven is my Home."
Memorials of the Rev. J. S. Emerson. these islands. He arrived at Honolulu, May ; Sermon text, Ist Cor. 2: o—by Rev. L. Smith.
Singing—'• Resurrection."
17, 1832, in company with the Rev.
Another of the American Missionaries has
in Knglisb—by Rev. S. C. Damon.
Lyman, Spaulding, Alexander, Armstrong,! Address
Address in llawaiiun—by Rev. M. Kuaca.
passed away, after having labored for more Forbes, Hitchcock and Lyons, and
Dr.! The procession reformed and proceeded to
than a third of a century among the Ha- Chopin, and Mr. Rogers, printer.
the grave, where, the remains of our departed
waiian people. His death occurred on Tueshis arrival the " general j
soon
after
Very
illness
friend were deposited, by foreigners who
day afternoon, March* 28th, after an
of
the
Mission
and
assigned
Mr.
meeting"
1
were neighbors of the deceased, Mr. Anderprevious,
of four days. On Friday night
Emerson,
to the station of Wnialua, \ son, the school superintendent, having the
Mrs.
Honofor
having made arrangements visiting
on Oahu. There they have spent their en- direction. Before the coffin was lowered
lulu, to accompany his daughter to Punahou
tire missionary life, with the exception of into the grave, the choir sang, Unveil they
school, he retired apparently in usual health.
"
four
years, while Mr. Emerson officiated as bosom," translated into Hawaiian, and prayA sudden attack of apoplexy, combined with
a Professor, at Lahainaluna Seminary, viz.,
er was offered at the close, by the Rev. S. C.
the entire paralysis of his left side, rendered
from 1842 to 1816. It was during his resi- Damon.
him both helpless and insensible. With the
at Lahainaluna, that he published,
The audience was large, and the church
exception of a few words, partly in Hawaiian dence
assistance of Messrs. Alexander well filled. We know not how more becomwith
the
he
and partly in English, when first taken,
and Bishop, and S. M. Kainakau, an Eng- ing and appropriate honors or respect could
did not hold any communication with his
Dictionary, which was based have been shown the remains of the deceasfamily or attendants, but lingered for nearly lish-Hawaiian
Webefjtr's
Abridgement. This is a ed. He had labored long and faithfully
upon
four days, when he quietly and peacefully
of 184 pages, con- among his people. While w% could say
volume
printed
closely
passed away.
in. English, but much respecting his labors, as a pastor,
16,000
over
words
taining
Having been long acquainted with the deAndrews' Ha- preacher and teacher, yet we must confine
with
definitions.
Hawaiian
him in ecclesiastical
ceased, very often
15,500, our remarks to a single point. From the
contains
Dictionary
waiian-English
meetings, occasionally enjoyed the generous
(original
Dictionary
and
English
Johnson's
commencement of his labors at Waialua, he
hospitality of his house, and finally been
Emerson endeavored to interest his people in the diliMr.
15,784.
contains
edition)
of
being
permitted the melancholy privilege
advocate for the intro- gent reading and study of the Bible. He
present and participating in his funeral exer- was a most strenuous
language as a study had so arranged the reading of the Bible,
cises, we shall furnish u few memorials of duction of the English
it
was in the promo- that his people were accustomed to read the
the departed missionary, who has labored in the Seminary, and
that
he
prepared the Eng- entire Bible through once in about three
for so many years as a Pastor among the tion of this object
of years. Many times had some of his people
Hawaiian people and Professor at Lahaina- lish-Hawaiian Dictionary. At the end
teacher,
he
as
a
arduous
labors
gone over the Word of God. In the daily
four years'
luna Seminary.
the
respent
Waialua,
where
he
to
morning
prayer-meeting which has been kept
The Rev. John S. Emerson was born in returned
and
sucfor
of
his
life
the
cheerful
up
many
years, at the church, and which
of
mainder
in
Chester, New Hampshire, on the 28th
and
paroattended,
of
his
clerical
he
he would read and comusually
discharge
66
cessful
years
December, 1800, and hence was
the
many
years
At
the
close
of
so
ment
on
for the day. We rechapters
chial
duties.
of
his
death.
and 3 months old at the time
among this collect, some months ago to have asked an
and
ministerial
labor
of
pastoral
a
of
Emerson
He descended from branch the
family emigrating from England and settling people, it appeared highly becoming that he old Hawaiian, belonging to the Waialua
in Haverhill, Mass., in 1652. The descend- should finally sink to rest among them, with church, how many times he had read the Bible
reply was " ciwa" (nine!) A
ants of the original emigrants have become every appropriate honor which his former through. His
this,
his
fact
like
volumes in favor of the
memory.
speaks
bestow
upon
very numerous in the United States, and parishioners could
labors
of
our
increasing
departed
co-laborer in the work
through
his
pastorate,
many have devoted their lives to the cause He resigned
of
the
Would that all pasgospel
had
been
warned
ministry.
1864,
as
he
of education and the Christian ministry. infirmities in
have
left
us good a record among
fate,
be
his
tors
might
moment
at
any
The subject of this notice left his home and of what might
commenced his studies preparatory for col- having been afflicted with an apoplectic their people !
We could add much more, bat onr limits
lege, at the age of IS years, and graduated at stroke in 1859, and another in 1863. Thus
at
will not permit us to do so. We cannot
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., in 1826, it appeared that those attacks occurred
refrain
from adding a single paragraph rehavmc for one of his classmates th3 Hon. intervals of just four years. The morning
the family which is left to mourn
of
the
specting
pastor
S. P. Chase, the present Chief Justice of the after his decease, at a meeting
his
Mrs. lv has ever been a most effiat
Wailoss.
United States, and during Mr. Emerson's, and lunas, or deacons, of the church
cient
for
the
church
to her husband. She did
co-ailjutor
was
passed
i
visit to the United States with his family in alua, a resolution
not
confine
her
labors
to domestic affairs,
of
the
funeral.
the
expenses
1860, he was most kindly welcomed and en- to defray all
doors,
but
has
she toiled and lamost
incessantly
the
usual
the
to
expenses,
classmate,
who was In addition
tertained by his old
bored
the
For years she
suitably
were
among
people.
table
and
pulpit,
then a member of the Senate. After gradu- communion
has
the
in the church,
offerconducted
singing
been
having
Prayers
of
of
Amerblack.
draped
in
ating, like so many the Alumni
times
and
ways without
Mr. Kao- and administered in
ican colleges, he engaged in teaching an ed at the parsonage, by the Rev.
Damon,
to the wants of the people in sick
number
Mr.
Hawaiian,and
the
Rev.
liko,
in
before
his
theological
academy
entering upon
health, and we are most happy to
studies. These were pursued for three years at in English, the procession was formed, and ness and
borne
she expects still to labor as herechurch,
learn
that
by
Andover, where he graduated in 1830. A followed the coffin to the
bearers.
toofore
for
the people. No one who has not
missionary life had, during all his season of the lunas of the church as pall
himself with the facts, can
was
obacquainted
order
exercises
fully
of
The following
preparation for the ministry, been the cheramount
of labor performed by
the
estimate
of his mind. He was expect- served at the church:

THE FRIEND.

Messrs.!

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ished purpose

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the wife of an Hawaiian Pastor, who is
devoted to her work. They have been peculiarly happy in their family. Two sons
have died, but five sons and one daughter
survive to mourn the loss of their father.
Two of the sons are studying medicine in
the United States, one ot whom served in
the Union army, and fought at Fredericksburgh and Gettysburgh. Another son is now
an undergraduate at Williams College, preparing for the Christian ministry, while the
remaining children are residing upon the
islands. In view of such a death may we
not exclaim in the language of the Revelator John, " And 1 heard a voice from heaven
saying unto me, write, blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord, from henceforth :
Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest
from their labors : and their works do follow

them."
The New "Morning Star."—Since our
last issue, this beautiful Missionary yacht
has arrived, been seen, and sailed on her first
missionary trip to the Marquesas Islands.
She is a beautiful vessel, and very nearly
comes up to a sailor's idea of being in every
sense of the word, " ship-shape." Her passage out was remarkably quick, and she has
established her character as an excellent seaboat and good sailer. Long and prosperous
may be her career under her clerical master,
the Rev. H. Bingham, jr. The Rev. T.
Coan and the Rev. B. H. Parker, were sent
as Delegates from Hawaiian Evangelical
Association, to the Marquesas Islands.
E7* N. B.—We are most happy to learn
that the Government, in view of the Missionary character of the Mmrning Star, has remitted the Pilotage and Wharfage on the
vessel, amounting to over one hundred
dollars.
Something new among Sailors.—We
have received the programme of a literary
exhibition on board U. S. Steamer Vanderbilt, under the special patronage of Rear
Admiral Thatcher. The exercises consisted
of " Recitations," "Declamations," "Singing," &c, &c. We hope the Lackawanna
boys will follow the example of their fellowseamen in the Navy. In every crew of a
man-of-war there is always to be found men of
decided ability and talent, and all that
seems to be required is some skillful leader,
who will "haul" it out.

"Laundry."—We notice a new establishment in Honolulu, represented by a neatly
painted wagnn, about (he streets, labelled,
"Chelsea Laundry." We think it must
succeed, and recommend it to the patronage
of our sea-faring friends.

We have received letters for the following persons —Thomas Walley, Otto Keller, George A. Harvey, hark Nautilus, Richard Banebridge.

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We are glad to see the Rev. E. Corwin's sermon, on the death and character of
Judge Robertson, published in the Advertiser.

FRIEND, APRIL,
"Social Science."

We received a letter some weeks ago from
Dr. Wood, well-known to our island renders,
in which he refers to a visit to New Haven,
Ct., to nttend a meeting of the friends of
The reference which he
'• Social Science."
makes to this subject may lead the minds of
some of our readers in a direction, quite different from what they usually run
My Dear Sib :—I thank you for your brief note
:28d,

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which I received on my return yesof August
terday from New Haven, Ct, where I had been to
attend a meeting of the Amerioan Association for the
Promotion of Social Science, and iv which I found
some of the beat literary talent of the oountry eugaged. Its object is to guide the public niind to the
best means of promoting the objects sought by the

various organizations of the day for the amelioration
of the oondition of mankinu generally, but more
especially ofsuch as are subjects of sympathy. Subjects of discussion may be classed under Industrial,
Sanitary, Reformatory, Financial, Economical, Labor, Law, Trade, and whatever else concerns man,
iv all the multifarious, simple and cuuiplex relations
of his social life; all of which are embraced under
the technical designation of Sociology—which means,
I suppose, the science of, or laws which govern, all
human affairs; —laws which Buckle, in his History
of Civilisation, lias attempted, but failed ittiiifactorily to investigate or evolve. You will find something, I think, of the same theory in Draper, which
you are reading.
In Huston, the attempt is being made to reduce the
new science or system to practice (I thiuk the Association originated in Boston); but whether it rests or
not upon a eolid basis, it was gratifying to see such
a body of men—embracing many of the highest order of mind in the oountry—laboring earnestly, and
apparently unselfishly and devotedly, for the good of
society, our country, and the world; visiting the
widow and fatherless, the sick and those in prison;
giving eyes to the blind, ears to tbc deaf, feet to the
lame; feeding and clothing the hungry and the
naked; all on striotly scientific principles—that is,
by the application of the best-selected means, securing the largest results. The system is new only in
respect to the very widerange of subjects and details
which it attempts to embrace; but so much of " the
enthusiasm of humanity" (to borrow a phrase from
Ecce Homo) is manifest in these meetings, that no
one can attend them without having whatever good
impulses there sre within him strengthened, his faith
iv the progress of the race strengthened also, and his
hopes quickened in respect to the moral elevation of
man, and ultimate restoration of the lost image, or
marred image, of his Maker.
After the meeting, we had an opportunity to visit
the Colleges. Several new buildings have recently
been erected for a scientific school, library, galleries
of arts, &c. It is intended to make it a University,
and in point of endowment it appears to me to be
eclipsing Cambridge already.
1 met in the observatory, Mr. Lyman, adjusting a
telescope. The last time I saw him, twenty years
since, in Honolulu, he was adjusting a transit instrument for Mr. Ijoardinau. I also met a friend and
classmate of yours. Dr. Allen, of Lowell, who made
niauf inquiries about you. He is a member of the
Association.' El-Governor Washburne, Professor of
the Law School at Cambridge, and a friend of our
Mr. Judge Allen, gave us a most excellent discourse
on the relatione betweeu the Common and the Writ
leu Law. If published, 1 will send you a copy, as I
thought it suited to the meridian of Honolulu, where
it might be very useful.
On my return, 1 heard in Tremont Temple, Boston, Miss Annie Dickinson lecture, or, as the late
President Lincoln remarked, heard the "pullet
orow;" and as she repeatedly brought down the
house, (of about 11,000,) it may be inferred that she
crowed beautifully, an hour and a half, without
cessation. By gaslight, she looks young and handsome, dressed in corn-colored silk; hair thick, short
and ourlcd. Her voics has great volume and
strength, ber elocution good. Her subject was political—radical to the core—fruitful of the most withering sarcasms upon the President and hi* party.
At the meeting of the Association in New Haven,
I met a Mrs. Dobl, a very active member, and, as I
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wm the moat active. She was the moet constant
member in her attendance—always at her (leek when
the meeting waa oalled to order, participated in all
the discussions; and when they became animated,
ahe waa generally the Brat to get the floor; always
knew what she wanted to say, and delivered ber say
in the briefest space of time, and generally to the
point; and no gentleman present was mors punctilious in his striot observance of parliamentary rules.
Yet, notwithstanding her cleverness, I could not
overcome my repugnance to suoh unfeminine conduct, and [ expressed my aferaion to several of the
gentlemen members, not one of whom could I find to
coincide with me. I find the fooling in favor of
female right of suffrage much more prevalent than I
could have believed possible.
I have not referred to the political news of the
day, because I should be anticipated by the telegraph.
The papers, however, can give you hut a faint ides,
of the bitter hostility of the loyal North, and the
loyal minority of the South, against the President
and hia policy. Every day's delay of the South to
accept the overtures of the last Congress, is adding
immensely to the number of those who. North and
South, are In favor of universal suffrage. The South
oannot long prevent it. By accepting at once the
amendments lo the constitution, proposed by the last
Congresa, they may postpone it for awhile; otherwise
it will be forced upon them, probably, within the
next twelve months.

Since the death of Judge Robertson,
we chanced to examine a pyreon-hole in our
Sanctum, labelled " Poetry" and we found
a manuscript of which the following is a
copy. The Horatian rule is to allow a poem

to lie in manuscript nine years bifore publication, —this short poem has been kept
more than twenty! It appears to have been
written before he left St. Johns, New Brunswick. The sentiments expressed are not
unfrequently cherished by the young in
those regions,
•' Where

icy winter holds his sway
Full half the year."

Ah, little could he have then imagined
that one-half of his mortal existence would
have been spent upon these favored islands s
1 would that on some lonely isle.
Afar off in the rolling sea,
The sole inhabitant I dwelt,
I'rion man's intrusion ever tree.
Not in this ehHllng northern clime.

Where low winter holds his sway
I'ull half the year but southward, where
A tropic sun illumes the day.
111liuit by man's ingrntttuilv',
His envy, avarice or pirjo.
Iv stillness and in solitude
There I could peneefully ivside.
My mind to meditation given,
Could then onjoy wiimcusured scope.
And lifting ol't my thoughU to heaven.
I'd happy live)—and i'je iv hope.
G. M. K.
Saint Johns. N. B.

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Personal.—The Rev. John Hall, the
Irish Presbyterian clergyman, who visited
the islands some months ago, is now preaching in Hokitika, New Zealand. He has
succeeded in organizing two Presbyterian
churches, in New Zealand.
The Rev. F. S. Rising, the American
Episcopalclergyman, who traveled over the
islands in 1866, is now financial Secretary
and general Agent of the American Church
Missionary Society, office, No. 3, Bible
House, New York city.
Masters of whaleships and others,
" Bound " Volumes of the Friend
at our office, at the Home. Volumes recently bound, contain numbers up to the very
last issue.
will find

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Temperance Legion.
This organization continues to hold its
weekly meetings at the Bethel Vestry, which
are numerously attendeS by the members and
the public. The reading of the "Amulet"
affords a pleasing variety to the meetings.

The paper has been conducted by Mrs.
Allen, but on her departure for San Francisco, was continued by Mrs. Barry. The
following communications appeared in successive numbers of the "Amulet :

"

toAGTeuhnarghdelfismn, e

Inebriate.

a most reIn chapel in Naples,
markable specimen of sculpture. From one
block of marble there is chiseled the form of
a young man enveloped in a net. Despair
and hope are mysteriously blended in the
countenance of this figure. Thecaptive is in
the act of struggling for escape. Every nerve
is strained. He has grappled frantically with
his toils, and one or two of the meshes have
given way. But behind him, away from his
line of vision, shtnds his guardian angel, acting now as his helper. His agency is unsuspected, but real; nnd every spectator, sym-"
pathizing'with the captive of vice, exclaims
unawares, " He will get free."
How aptly does this symbol represent the
poor inebrfhte who is si niggling to cet free
from the meshes of intemperance. He is enveloped by the degrading vice of indulgence
in strong drink, and other vices which usually
accompany intemperance. He struggles to
get free, but still finds himself fast bound.
He tries again and again. He abstains from
brandy, gin, and the stronger drinks, but
a

holds on to beer and wine. He finds himself
continually breaking nil his good resolutions
and pledges. His friends mourn over his
frequent lapses into drunkenness. He arouses
himself, and declares that he will not be a
slave to the degrading vice. He resolves,
and re-resolves to abandon his besetting sin;
but still he finds the monster has firmly
grasped him, and it is no easy matter to
loosen his hold. He cannot break the meshes
of the fatal net.
At this critical moment his guardian
angel— teetotalism—appears. The rule of
total abstinence is prescribed. The victim of
intemperance pleads for a little brandy, a little wine, a little porter, a little beer, but the
good angel is inexorable, mildly saying,
"touch not, taste not, even one drop." The
struggle is sharp, the contest severe, and the
cross heavy, but the angel will not yield the
point. "Abstain or die," are the only words
which are heard to escape her lips. Oh, how
the poor inebriate pleads for only one drop!
His friends even intercede for a gradual abandonment of his drinking habits, but the angel
is as firm as she is mild. Oh, how eloquently
the angel pleads with her look of sympathy
and tenderness ! She comes near and bends
over the poor victim as he lies in his bed of
sorrow and degradation. In order to make
her appeal more and more effectual, she leads
the children of the poor drunkard into his
presence. The wife, too, is seen to plead
with the angel, in order that, if possible, her
husband may be overcome, and rise up from
the gutter and slough of intoxication. The

KRIKNI),

APRIL, I S6 7.

poor and almost lost inebriate sees his children, his wife, and his good angel, all standing before him, while behind him, and around
him, are seen all the evil spirits which visit
the victim of " delirium tremens."
At length the poor fellow resolves that he
will repair to the temperance meeting, and
sign the total abstinence pledge. The moment his trembling hand has affixed his
" sign manual," a heavenly radiance is seen
(0 lighten up the countenance of the guardian
angel, while smiles of joyand gladness wreath
the faces of the family group. The bystanders, too, look on with thanksgiving, and
the inebriate is now seen to have entirely escaped from the meshes of that terrible net of
intemperance which has so long hound him
fust. If now he forsakes not the good angel's
counsels and advice, all will be well. He
will ever after walk forth a free man, which
is more than any man can say of himself
who is addicted to the habitual use of intox-

icating liquors.

A Friend or TH» Inebuiatk.
Honolulu, March 4, 1867.

John Vine Hall, or the Inebriate Restored.

Last week I endeavored to point out to the
members of the Temperance Legion that
total abstinence, or teetotalism, was the inebriate's guardian angel. In the course of
my rending, 1 have met with a most beautiful
illustration of this principle. A volume, entitled " Hope for the Hopeless," has latelyfallen under -my notice. It is the autobiography or John Vine Hall, the father of the
celebrated Rev. Newman Hall, Pastor of
Surrey Chapel, London. The son is well
known as one of the most eminent ministers
of London, and during the late civil war iv
America, he made himself a marked man,
because he came out boldly and advocated
the cause of the Union. That was at a time
when the number of Union-loving speakers
and writers in England could be reckoned
on a man's fingers.
It is not, however, with the younger Hall
that I am now treating, but with his father,
who died September 22d, 1860, in the 87th
year of his age, one of the most remarkable
instances of the good results of total abstinence which has ever been placed upon
record. He was born at Diss, in Norlolk,
England, March 14, 1774. His father was
a wine merchant. His son undertook to carry
forward the same business, but became addicted to habits of intemperance, which well
nigh proved his ruin. He was naturally fond
of pleasure. Being a good musician and
singer, his company was much sought for by
the pleasure-going people of the place where
he lived. His business talents were of the
first order, and commanded for him a firstrate salary, but, alas, he was given to drink.
He mourned over his sad fate, and his friends
grieved that he should give way to such ruinous excess.
He becomes a married man, and the father
of four children. A multitude of kind friends
surround him. Amid all this array of bright
prospects and hopeful signs, alas, there was
one sad defect of character—young Hall
would give way to strong drink. In those
days the guardian angel—teetotalism—was
not so distinctly recognized as the inebriate's
friend as she is at present. The fact was,

everybody drank rum, brandy, wine, beer,
and all the ruinous liquors which have carried so many to a drunkard's grave. It was
even thought to be impossible to reclaim the
poor drunkard. Physicians even would recommend that a little was necessary. Divines,
alas, were too much inclined to set bad and
pernicious examples before the people. Young
Hall's case was most sad and hopeless. There
did not appear to be any possible chance of
his reformation.
In the midst of his melancholy career, his
mind becomes interested in the concerns of
religion, and he joins the church to which
John Wesley has given his name. He becomes prominent among its members by his
generous contributions and active labors.
He was no doubt sincere in his professions,
but, alas, supposing that he could drink moderately, in an evil hour he is overcome, and
a dark cloud rests upon his character.
His
wife and Christian brethren try to raise him
up. They forgive the snd full, and I find the
following entry in his journal for July 6th,
1812:
" Quarterly meeting. —The brethren were
all glad to see me among them again, although
so unworthy. How brotherly is this regard
lor the welfare of each other's souls ! Ido
nnt believe there is such another Society in
the world ns the Methodists for the exercise
of brotherly sympathy. O that I had not
grieved them ! O whoi sorrow does sin introduce ! and when Satan gets his victims
down, how cruelly he presses upon them !
But the blood of Christ can overcome a thousand Satntis."
Onward, the poor fellow harries forward
in his downward career, and downward he
sinks still lower. His Christian friends are
compelled to cut him off from their communion. Property goes and character is lost.
But now comes his great change, and he resolves that never another drop of wine,
brandy, gin or beer shall touch his lips as a
beverage. His guardian angel—total abslinence—stands over him. Kind friends and
a devoted wife once more come to his rescue,
but no longer is it upon the principle of
"taking a little;'" no, "touch not, tasle
not," is forever afterwards to be his motto.
True to this hetften-born principle, the poor
man, aye, the happy man, rises up, redeemed,
RESTORED, SAVED.
Again he seeks the fellowship of Christian
friends, and is welcomed. He now joins the
Independents, and for more than forty years
he lived an ornament of the Church of Christ.
Wealth now accumulates. Social position
becomes his envied lot. A wide sphere of
benevolence and philnnthrophy opens before
him. In all circles, high and low, he is the
bold and fearless advocate of tolal abstinence.
The amount of good accomplished by this
eminent man cannot be fully estimated.
He became known to the world as the
author of the " Sinner's Friend," a tract,
which has been published in all the European languages, and many languages spoken
by the dwellers in other lands. It is printed
in several of the languages of the " South
Seas." When a copy was presented to the
Queen of England, the Secretary of her
Privy Purse was directed to reply as follows:

" Siu:—l

Palace,
" Buckingham
Jan. 16, 1866.

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am directed to express to yuu

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the Queen's and the Prince's thanks for the
ADVERTISEMENTS.
copies of your tract, which Her Majesty and
His Royal Highness have most graciously
JOHN THOS. WATERHOUSE,
in GeneralMerchandise. Honolulu, 11. I
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A: Son,
Hilo
ness of your little work, several cases of Dimnnid
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Such are some of the good results of total
613 ly
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Ah, may the good angel—teetotalism—ever
PHOTOGRAPHS !
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A Friend of the Inebriate.
gnipli<; Copylafasjd Kularglnfi
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32
Loss

of

the clipper ship "Kathay."

By the arrival on the L'SUh tilt., of the eclir. Sin
Diego, from Uowland's Island, we Irani of the loss
of the above named vessel, and are indebted to
CapUin I'o|)bain. for tbe following particulars
'■The British ship Kathay, of 1123 tons register,
of the port oi Liverpool, sailed from Bombay. Oct.
Ttb, 1846, for How-land's Island. Experienced
strong winds and flue weather until reaching tbe
Friendly Islands, from thence to the Equator,
strong northerly gales and squalls, with calms for
three or four days, which caused rather a long passage of 90 days. Arrived at Howland's Island.
January 6, 1867. when wo had very unsettled
weather for several days, having to slip once and
pot to sea.
On Sunday. January 20, 1867, while lying at the
moorings, 6wung taut off from the reef with fresh
trade winds, a black cloud in passing overhead
caused the wind to shift -suddenly from the westward, (rot a spring on the buoy, which helped to
keep the ship from striking very heavy as she
swung round, but she started the stern-pool which
caused her to leak a good deal. We then hung the
ship to the buoy amidships, parallel with the island
with her head to the S. S. VV„ but the heavy surf
and wind werehenving ship and moorings right on
the reef, beiqg then within 15 feet ot striking.
As a last resource, we made sail, and in a few
minutes slipped from the buoy, but the ship hud
not gone half her length before she was hove
broadside on the reef, where she instantly bilged
and commenced filling fust, the ship laboring and
lulling so heavily on the reef that it was impossible to stand on the decks. A few minutes afterwards, the main and mizen masts fell. A part of
the crew got into a boat and put off Iron the ship.

:

Flnulng I could do no more on hoard, I left the sbip with the
remainder of the crew, her topgallant-forecastle being* then un-

der water. A few minutes afterwards she fell off the reef and
sank In the short space of one hour from the time of the wind
veering. It Is Impossible to save a ship at Howland's Island
with such a sudden shirt of wind, and It's my Arm belief the
ship went under the Island, as Uowland's Island. Is in my opinion, like a bunch of coral or an old oak tree with the top part
joat above water. I don't believe you would get soundings with
1,000 fathoms line 200 feet from the reef.
The Katkay waa a splendid clipper ship. I must five Mr.
Westcrvelt, her builder, great praise in modeling her. She
was built iv New York In 1853. We had taken on board about
400 tons of guano, and had a fair prospect of completing our
cargo of 1600 tons In twenty live days.
Myaelf. officers and crew lost everything of any value. Had
theaccident happened by night, there would been loss of lives
also. But, thank Ood. wa all got aafe on shore, where we remained until February IS, 1887. having been made as comfortable as things would allow, being short of everything on the
island. Captain Chlsholtn, superintendent of the inland, deserves the highest praise In working everything for the beat.
He also lent us every assistance in trying to keep the ship
v off
the reef.
-We have had a long and tedious paasage to Honolulu,petting
short of everything. On Sunday last we touched at Cook'a
anchorage at Niihau, where Capt. Tengatrom received grtat
kindness from Mr. Sinclair and his two nephews. They supplied ns with three sheep and several bags of potatoes and
brought them off after dark to tbe schooner, which kindness I
•hall never forget, as there was a heavy aurf on at the time.
Capt Tengstrom haa been very klud to ns In this long tedious
*->aasage. The orew of the A'afaoy is twenly-flve men all told.
Wat. Port-ill.
Late Master of Britlah ship Katkay.
I made Rowland Island to be in Lat. 0 s 47 30 N., Long.
P. C. Adtrrtitrr.

'

A few days since we found in our box
Post-office, a letter which appears to
been more than three years on its way
Apaiang, one of the Gilbert Islands, to
Honolulu. It relates to the loss of the Atterion, on Baker's Island, Sept. 24th, 1863.
The news is rather old, and hence we shall
only insert tbe iollowing card attached to the
letter:

I

torsi.
Apu.vo, Dec. 20tb, 1863.
Mr. 6. C. IlAMox—Sir, I take the liberty of
sending yon this, trusting you will have the kindness to tender my most «iocere thanks, in your
widely circulated paper, tho"friend," to the Rev.
H, iJinghain, an also to Mr*. B-, for their kindness
and courtesy to me and my boats' crew, upon landing at this island. I can not describe the
they at all times manifested toward* us,sympathy
and their
kind attention when so deeply in need of it; and
nj giving this publicity, you will
much eblige the
undersigned and your bumble servant,

'

Ulrick late lHt officer of ship Asterion,
ck
'-?•"• DHotchkisß, Wm. Donnelly, James Wilson.
IV m. I ike. Isle aearnen on board ship Agtenm.

n i>. im.i

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18 fi 1.

General Marshall.—We learn, from the
Annual Message of Governor Bullock, of
Massachusetts, that General, J. F. B. Marshall, Paymaster-General of that State, has
resigned, and has received the highest compliments for his " zeal, fidelity and ability."

MARINE JOURNAL.
PORT OF HONOLULU,

,

S. I.

ARRIVALS.

Feb. 2a—Haw. bark Eagle, Corsen, 160 days from Bremen
27—Haw. bark K. W. Wood, Jacobs, 139 days from
Bremen.
MARRIED.
Mar. «-Ara bark A. tT. EMridge, Abbott, 20 days from ban
Francisco.
AtßlASDia—Wbbster—On Jan. 16th,at Brooklyn. Califor7—Am clipper ship Syren, Morse, 138 days from Bosnia, Rev. James M. Alexander. Pastor of the Presbyterian
ton, Alji.sk.
Church of Sau Leandro, to Miss Mary Webster, of Brooklyu.
7_Nor. bark Formica, Thorsen, 21 days
from San
Qbat—Adams—ln Honolulu, March 11th, by Rev. 3. C.
Francisco.
Damon, Mr. George Gray to Miss Sally Adams, both of Kalihi
7—Am wh bark Jeannette, Williams, from cruise 170
Valley.
bbla. sperm.
Lovbland—Bom.b-s—At the Fort Street Church, on the
B—Am wh bark Benj. Cummings, 5$ mos. from New
evening of the "list Inst., by the her. Mr. Corwin, Capt. B. F.
Bedford, 00 bhls sperm.
Loveland, of Hartford, Conn., to Mary 11. daughter of B. F.
10—Am bark Investigator, Carver, 168 <iaya from New
Holies, Esq., of this city, |rj No Cards.
York.
11—Am ship Charter Oak, Tukey, 137 days from New
York.
DIED.
13—Am brig Morning Star, Bingham, 120 days from
Boston.
Hl'BLV—March Cth, at the Queen's Hospital, of eoiiMtmp13—Am wh ship Oen'l Scott, Washburne, from Coast of
tion. Ditniel llurly, aged 3*2. belonging to San Iraociseo, Cul.
California, 30 bbls whale oil.
San Francisco papers plessecopy.
13—French wh ship Winslow. Labaste, from Coast or
PARKK—In Boston, Mass., Jan. nth, after a lingering illnes9,
California, i»0bbls wbule oil.
Mrs. Susan Parke, aged 82 yeurs, mother of Win. C. Parke,
14—Wh bark President, Kelley, from California Coast
Khu., of this city.
with 90 bbla sperm and 30 bb|« wh oil.
bark
A. A F.ldridyt,
Alexasiikb—At sen, on l.tmr.l the
14—Wh bark Endeavor, WiUon, from California Coast
March mil. of consumption, William Alexander, aged '23 years,
with
60 bbls oil.
Healdsburg.
anil lately residing at
Sonoi-a Co., Cal.
10—Am wh bark r.ii.Uy Mtrgan, Dexter, from Gallapa11. ass-At Koloa, Island of Kauai. Feb. 26th, Mr. John
gos
420 bbts sperm oil.
Islands,
Ilobbs, np-.l 60 years, a native of a'ngliu.d, but Tor the last 36
19»—Am wh ship Reindeer, luynor, from Clarion Island
years a resident of these islands.
200
bbU
oil.
Emmkut—On Tuesday, 12thInst., ofaneurism, Paul Ernmert,
20—Am wh ship Thos. Dickason, Jeurnegan, 120 bbls
agetl 42 years, a native <>f Swilserland.
oil.
Rbddixo—At South Kona, iv the Island of Hawaii, on the Mar. 23—Am■pwh hark Three Brothers,
Taber, rroni Coast of
17th of January. David Redding, aged 32.
California,
with 240 Mils oil.
Robrrtsox—At Waianac, Island of Oahu, March 12th, of
23— Am wh bark Trident. Ruse, from a cruiae with 26
aneurism, the Honorable George M. Robertson. Associate Jus
bbls oil.
tice of the Supreme Court. The deceased was born in Huntley,
23—Am wh biirk Gen. Bike, Uu»<elL from Galiapairos.
Scotland, Feb. 12lh, 1821, and was 40 yours old at the time of
W.lll lj oblS oil.
his death. Ilia funeral was nnmerously attended from St.
23—Am wh bark Jnfca [lowlni.l, Wht-Mou, from Coast
Andrew'sCathedral, on Saturday March 10th. The Hawaiiiin
OfC:ilif,.rnin T with U6 bbts oil.
Government and the public generally have paid becoming
20—Haw Mhr MiKnfl Badger, 17 days from Noyo lliver.
honors to the deceased.
20—Am tvb b;irk Minerva, I'euuinian, from cruise with
Okay.—After a protracted and painful illness, which was
70 bhls hhm sperm oil.
endured with much palience, tlre.l at Grove Ranch, Maui, at
27—Am wh bark Fanny, Hunting, from cruise, 100 bbls
the residence of her brother-in-law T. 11. Hobmn, Ksq., on
wh oil.
Sabbath mtirning, Marcii 17, Miss Joskl'liink Gray, youngest
27—Am wh hark William and Henry, Stetson, fvmu
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gray, late of Norwich, Conn., agetl
cruise, clean.
19 years and 10 months.
27—Am wh bark Oriole, Ilayei. from New Bedford, 175
bhls f p oil.
28—Am wh hark Oliver Crocker, Upturn, from cruise
PASSENGERS.
276 bbls wh oil.
28—Am wh ship Congress, Castino, from cruise, 100 bo!»
Fbom Bkbmkn—Per R. W.Wood, Feb. 28—G Segelken and
wh oil.
29—Am schr San Diego, Tengatroni, 40 days from Howwife, 11 Fischer and wife, R Rickard, wife and child, W Rickard.
Fbom llkimsn— I'it Kagle, Feb. 23--J W Crarmm, F Sorgenland's Island.
frle, Sirs Lack and child.—4.
Fbom Pom Townsbnd—Per Kutusoff, Fch. 26—Sarah AshDEPARTURES.
croft, Margaret Kerr, J H Tucker—3.
Fbom San Fbancisco—Per A A Kldridge, March 6th—Mrs Feb. 23—Haw. bark Karaehameha V., Stone, for Guano Is.
Isenburg, Dr McGrew and wife, X Landers, Rev X Warren, L
27—Am bark Kutusoff, Clements, for I'uget Sound.
28—Kng. hark Irazu, Jones, for Central America.
Kissclau, N Summt-rs, Mr Needham and child, Mr McQrew, Mr
II Hubbard, Rev Mr Goodwin, Capt Uelett and wife, llcrvey X Mar. 4—Haw. brig China Picket, Reynolds, for Hongkong.
Whitney, Eddy Fuller, and 6 in the steerage—22.
6—Eng. hjrk Teaeer, for ValpHraiso.
Fbom Boston —Per Syren, March 7th —Capt. J Rates Dick9—Nor. bark Formica, Thorsen, for Hongkong.
11—Am bark Kthan Allen, Snow, for San Francisco.
son, Mrs Sarah Dickson, Miss Hester L Dickson, Mrs HG
)2—Schr Kitty Cartwright, for Fanolng's Isbtnd.
Morseand son.
Fob Valpabaibo—Per Teaser, March sth—F E Langley. A
14— Fr wh ship Winslow, Labaste, to cruise off Hawaii.
16—Am wh bark President. Keliey, to cruise.
Beat, wife and 2 children, Mr Wise, Mr Kessler, Mr Wlrty, Mr
*
Kodolphe, Mr Eherts, II Sidles W Armstrong, Mr Kstall, Mr
16—Kng. ship Kenilworth, Brown, (or Baker's Island.
20—Am bark Cambridge, Brooks, for San Francinco.
Smith, Wm Dean, X Horton, P Mcllvana—ll.
Fob Hongbong—Per China Packet, March 4th—Dr Bech16—Haw.bark Mauna Loa, for Sea.
ting'T, Messrs Assee, Achuck, Young Cheong, Apoy, Apau, Mar. 13—Am wh bark Gen.Scott, Washburne, to cruise.
Ainan. Ahong, Ahlo and child, Ahsing, Abpun and child,
19—Am wh bark Endeavor, Wilson, to cruise.
23—Ara bark Comet, Dayley, for San Francisco.
Achin,Chee Ting, Ahyu, Ah Ting—l7.
Vbom Rohtom—Per Morning Star, March 13th—Mrs II
23—Am wh ship Three Brothers, Taber, to cruise.
23—Ara wh bark Gen. Pike, to cruise.
Rlngham, Miss Lydia Bingham—2.
Fbom NbwYobb—Per Charter Oak, March 11th—aHawaiian
27—Am wh ship John Ilowland, Whelden, to cruise.
Fob Hongbonq—Per Formica, March Sth—ll N Greenwell.
28—Am bri.tr Morning Star, Bingham, for the Marquesas
Fbancisco—Per
11th—Alfred
Fob Sam
Ethan Allen, March
28—Am wh hark Trident, Hose, to cruise.
28—Am wh hark Minerva, Penniman, to cruise.
Caldwell, wife and family; T T Dougherty and wife, James M
38—Am wh bark Fanny, Hunting, to cruise.
Green,wife and family. Rev H B Goodwin, Ira Woolcott, 8
Campbell, Dr Hubbard, 8 G Gifford, Mr Moore—2l.
28—Ship Congress, Castino, to cruise.
Fob San Fbancisco—per Cambridge, March 10—VKnudsen and wife, Mrs Robinson, Mrs A W Allen, Miss Brooks,
MEMORANDA.
James Sinclair, Mr Noble, Mr Sandford, Charles Barrett, L
M each-10.
F..a San Fbancisco—Per Comet, March23—Mrs Admiral
Hydrooraphio Orncv,
>
Piers in, Miss Pieraon. Mrs 8 Woods, G M Spencer, wife and
Washington,Dec. 24th, 18M. j
family, C A Castle, T Hammond, J Mclnerny, J Collins, Mr
Dur Sir You will no douht he interested to know that
Feuerstein, H R Hlteheock, H Heylon, Capt Burdett. Mr Mathinformation haa been receired at this office, to theeffect that
enson, Rev Mr Gallagher, Mrs Hanleys, Mr and Mrs Barry. one of the Palmerston Group of Islands in Lit. 18 ° 01' South,
Stmskaub—T M Howe, Mr Hauser, H Halahan, D W Galling- Long. 163 ° 10' West, has been washed away, leaving a dangerous reel". Thebark J*/ia Cobb was lost there some montha
han, A R Smith.
Fob Mabsvbsss—Per Morning Star, March 28—Rev B W since, and news has Just come of the loss of the English ship or
Parker, Miss Carrie Parker, Miss Maria Kekela, Mr and Sirs bark Be/ti»tttna, withall hands, in precisely the same place.
As this danger lies almost directly In the track of homeward
Tavefitu, Mr and Mrs Kahu, Messrs B Nagle, Hi!, Vaikoi, Tabound ships from Honolulu, and as it Is believed to be as yet
huhu, Lima, Pateke—l3.
but little known, I have taken the liberty of calling your aitn,.
Uon to its existence.
I am sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
(Signed)
F. M. Okksn.
Cms. Briwrr, Esq.

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:—

CEORCE WILLIAMS,

LICENSED SHIPPING AGENT.

CONTINUES

THE BUSINESS ON HIS OLD
Plan or settling with Offlccraand Seamen Immediately on
their Shipping at hit Office, Having no connection, either
direct or indirect, with any outfitting establishment, and allowing do debti to be collected at hie office, he hopea to gire aa
good satisfaction in the future as he has in thepast.
XT OBee on Jas. Robinson k Co.'s Wharf, near the C. 8.

Information Wanted,
Respecting Robert Ltroy McQinniu alias Hurwt, belonging

to New Orleans, He visited Honolulu fire yeara ago, and i.
reported to have left In a Teasel bound to Hampton Roads, but
as be never haa reported hlmietf in the United States, it bai
been conjectured that he might still be sailing. In the Paritie.
Any information will be gladly receired by the Editor, or hia
mother, Mm. Elixabrrh J. McGinniwn, Vw Orlmns. La.