The Polynesian., 1841-01-02
COM UNIC TED.
Continued from page lI3.


81 crs with cnl,rks upon the Author and hi" brother
4 Missionaries labors IN the South Seas, more par,cu-
"a lry at the Island of Tahiti by J.HopsoN.
The Author in narrating his voyages
4 10 the Islands west of Tahiti, is not con-
cnt with simple recital of occurrences,
. but thinks to add interest to his account
I. BY assuming that he was, guided thithcr
I by a special Providence. lis mysterious
WAYS in causing him to find the Island of
loraionga is a prolific theme, and he
L 1cads his readers to suppose it was new
discovery, when its existence and position
were well known. The ship Cumberland,
1nanv years before the Author visited it,
ook in a cargo of wood at the Island,
I bnd carried it to New South Wales, where
ID proved valucless; in the year 1914, the
;ndcavour, Capt. Theodore Walker, was
= BIT anchor at the Island, in company with
|bhc Brig Daphne, which vessels afterwards
|vcnt to Sydney. In 1922, the late Mr..
'airickson of Valparaiso, reported at Ia
niti, the latitude and longitude of the Is
and, which was sent from there to Mr..
Arowsmith.
At the Samoa Islands it appears the
natives showed great surprise at the sight
pf him and his European clothing. There
must have certainly been something very
fingular in his dress, for the people had
been hundreds before him; for years pre-
ious to his visit, ships had been accuston-
ed to stand off and on at those Islands,
procuring provisions, during which time
3hey always had many natives on board ;
mastcrs, officers, and men have also re-
naned on shore at different settlements
pn the Islands, both night and day. The
Samoa Islander, when not under the cX-
ptement of war, is by no means of a saw
ge nature they have strong desire for
he property of their white vistcrs, and
re not very scrupulous how it is obtain
I'd; the unfortunate catastrophcs that
nave occurred at these Islands have aris-
- Fn generally from that spirit of cupidity,
ind in some instances from both natives
ind whites misunderstanding the inten-
ions of each other. Ilarbors not being
known. few vessels anchored. consequent
intercourse HIS DCcI lcStIICtCt. w HdI-
ng ships are the only ones that visited
he group, as it offers no induccmcnt to
merchant vessels. The whalcrs procured
heir supplies here, but instead of losing
me in seeking harbors, they went TO
New Zealand, and Tahiti, TO rcft their
Flips. AS intercourse cnlarges, property
will be better respected, and in many vii
ages the people had, prior to Mr.. Will
lams' visit, moved "a step in advance of
fhelr barbarism. BY finding harbors, and
increasing the intercourse between the
pnhabitants and the whites, the author
has displayed the perseverance and enter
Hprlsc of philanthropic voyagcr, but we
cannot admit his claim as performer of
Wonders by supcrhuman means.
II We now come to speak of a subject
(Which fills many pages in his work, and
has given him great consideration with
the religious societies that of the build
R,ng and employment of the Messenger of
Peace. We regret that we cannot 40
otherwise than accuse him of want of can
dor in his relation. 1t appears by his
representation that he labored at the ves-
asel and employed her solely tor the Mis-