The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-02-01
LATEST FROM THE SANDWICH
ISLANDS AND THE EXPLORING
EXPEDITION.
From the Journal of Commerce.

:
They bring us intelligence from The U. S.
ship Peacock and schr. Flying Fish, of the
Exploring Expedition, concerning which no
advice had reached this country for n con-
siderable period !; and some anxiety was felt
concerning item. II viii BE- seen tbsi they
have had some skirmishcs with the nati;es of
tbs lsand which they we're surveying, aud had
ano nan killed.
Honolulu, June 10.
The U. S. ship Peacock. Capt. Hudson,
and Schooner Flying Fish, S. Knox, Com
,nundcr, arrived during The week after l1ag
and proiracicd cruise TO the south and west:
officers and and crew in good health. Their
original destination was The Columbia River,
where they expected 10 have Joined the other
vessels ofthc Exploring Squadron two months
since, but a wnnt of provisions compelled them
10 put away for this point. During their
cruise they have surveyed most of the small
Islands directly TO the southwark of this group,
and from thence proceeded to the Samon
Archipelago, at orc of which. after firing
round and grape shot 10 dispense the natives al
tlsclr settlements, they landed and burned three
of their villages, in consequence Of their re.
fnsal 10 deliver up chief who had murdered
an American some time previously. From
thence they went norihwarl visiting and sur
vcying The numbcrIess islands in that direction
one oil which they discovered the Inhabitants
never having seen white men before, were ex.
ceedingly as,onished at their appearance, and
stood in great awe Of them.
At the Kings alill group, one Of their men
wOa murdered, and fight ensued in conse-
quence, IN which number of natives were
destroyed. They arc described as being far
more ferocious than even The Fiiians. An
unsuccessful search was made for The unforiu-
na;o Cap. Dowsett, at the Pescadores very
few inhabitants were seen upon them, and il
Is supposed that the parry that captured him
must have been fishing party from some
other lands From the Pescadores the ves-
sci camo diicclly lere. aving been on half
allowance Of provision and water for long
,imc. We welcome them back to'our waters
again, regretting that their stay will be Limited
10 few days only. The result of this cruise
will be of exc eeding value, particularly to
whaIer5; as the charts of this part of The ocean
were very incorrect, and had been but imper-
fcctly surveyed previous 10 this cruise. Time
and lack of provision only prevented them from
visiting Sirong's Island, Ascension and the
Caroline roup.
JUNE 26.-The United States Exploring
Squadron, though fitted out rs peaceful ex-
pedlilton, and with small ornaments, has done
more lighting and been engaged in more con-
'ests, than prabably the remainder of the navy
for the last ten years. AT the Friians from 70
10 100 men were Lkillcd on The part of the ma
lives ana the Kings Mill cron1, from IL to 20
said at tie Samon several villages were burnt.
BESIDES these, many petty attacks have been
mostly without any known loss of life.
Many individuals in the United States may
be inclined from ignorance of the character of
ravagcs, TO condemn these acts as cruel and
circumstances, will consider Them proper, and
called or by the treachcrous disposition of the
natives themselves.
The British brig Wave arrived at Honolulu,
July 2oth from Columbia river, (date of leaving
not mentioned. but probably not so lae as lhe
accounts before receivcd.) When 81 e left. says
The Polynesian of July oath. ",hc U. S. ship
Fincenncs and brig Porposc still remained at
Pugatl's Sound. Capt. Wilkes had returned
overland from Fort Vancouver to the vessels !;
lie had been for month anxiousy looking for
Inc Peacock and Flying Fish, which have
probably arrived al the river before this. The
agcnl Of The Hudson's Bay Company had ex
rrrded 10 lie officers every hospitality within
lis power. The brig Thomas Perkins,
Farrey, IVES 10 leave for the islands in Au.
gu-:. and hence from New.York in Septem.
ter
IA earl,r paper, viz. of July Sd, states thai
"a party under the charge of Lieu. Il. John
san Of the Porpoise had been despatched into
tie interior, for The Rocky Mountains"
The Journal of Commerce of Friday, ar
nounccs the loss of The Peacock, in Columbia
River. Oregon Territory. Ii adds, we have
however The satisfaction TO state that the dis
aSterwas NOT attended iruh the loss OF any Hres.
Nothing else was saved, except the instruments.
his intelligence is contained in letter from
Forth Vest Coast, dated in November last
I'd received by mercantile house in this
iiy. We have 10 other particulars.
Bold STRoKE FOR IIUsBAND.-Thc fol-
lowing incident, combining q touch of the
tragic ard the comic. with a considerable dash
ut the most intense aud highly wrought melo
dramatic effect occurred few days ago in
NV l ORR, as we learn from the Sun, and we
copy II entire as caution TO bachelors. |,
shows 10 what desperate remedies love will re-
sort when pushed 10 extremity, ard is indeed
a striking Illustration of the fact of VIVA, bold
strokes the girls will sometimes resort, 10 pro-
cure husband, - Here's the tale:
Our heroine. "a fair lady of light blue eyes
and iluxcn hair" became eIfamored with a
young man Of The iown,0f the opposite style
of beauiy-nnc of raven I4eks and dark black
eyes. Things went on Smoothly until our
lady hcnrd that her intended lord was unfaith-
tnl, and that he had industrious lips, and bee
Ike propensity for stealing sweets from every
rasf OF beauty. On last Thursday evening she