Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-14

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cattle, &c. imported from bs
is now in force. and will corv
until March 25. 1892. III
From the Utica Sentinel, Of al
MISSION 7" The SANDWICH
Extract Of letter from Mill.
Il. LOOMS. of the Sandwich
sion. written at Hanab,a,
Island Of M0ahou, to hen
this city.
" Hanaborah, June IL,
"Through kind proyidan
were favored will. a pleasant and
porous voyage to these islands
now comfortably, and We hon,
ncnfly established. Our Wv,
marked with but few unconmo,
rences. During the first mart
had much rough weather; and
considerably with sea sickne.,
"On the 18th December. We
the equator, aud on the l5th saf.
the ship Mary. Captain SnM.
Calcutta, by wham | wrote i,v
~ lines addressed to You.
&" Before We reached Cape Hon
experienced two severe gales Of
but were remarkably favored in u
round the long dreaded point of h.
To that place We would desire ty
look back with grateful rememi,
Of the signal and unmelited god
OF our covenant God.
"After We entered the Pacif,
had much pleasant weather, and
rapid advances till within a few DE-
of the equator when we were becs
and for ten days, under a vertiCs
we ad, anced but a few hundred
The heat was severely felt.
" When within few days sal
Owhy hec, circumstance happ
which had well nigh deprived the
sion of one of its most valuable
bers. Brother Whitney having %
YER the side of the vessel to assn
her, took hold of a d
which not being made fast, plu|
him into the deep, We were then
ing at the rate of six knots an hou
The helm was Immediately put I'd
bench which had been pro,identHl
brought upon deck a few momentj
fore being thrown over board at
same instant. he soon gained and res
upon it, until a boat could be launc
to his relief. Tins God, in his 2,
ness preserved him. and restored +
a valuable and afectionate brai
whose loss would have been seyu
felt.
ION the sOth March, to our !.
Joy, we discovered the mountain
Owhyhee. In the afternoon of
same day, a boat was sent ashore
obtain information respecting the
of the i: lands. Judge what must
been our sensations on the retur
the boat, when we were Informed
the old king had been dead ten mon
that his son. R,horeho. reigned in
stead that the idols If all The
were destroy ed; that their taJoos
superstleious priesthood, were don
way. and that their morals, which
with the blood of human
tins for ages, were demolished. S
ly this is the Lords doings, and
marvellous in our eyes. Thus aF(
of christians answered,
thus remarkably hath the Lord pre-
ed the way for his glorious gospel.
I" On the 4th of April, We arch
in kiarooah bay, Which is on the
side Of the Island, and is the resid
Of the king. We were eight days
gociatiug with the king AID bis CHI
and at length obtained permissio
settle among this people. SIX OF
humber, viz: the Rev. Mr.. Thurs
and Dr.. Holman, and their wives
Hooroo, and w. Jones, were lie
Owhyhee. The rest of us came to
place. where We landed on the 10
April. The houses here are all thu
ed; three Of which are occupied by
mission family. The king has g
orders 10 build us new ones, which
probably be finished in me cours
three or four monrhs. Wood is
scarce; water is plenty here, b'
Owhyhee, our brethren are oblige
send three or four miles up the IN
talns tor water to drink. The 81
this island is exceedingly fertile, y
ing in rich abundance, not only
native productions, such as tar
sweet potatoes, melons, bananas, c