The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-05-18

NANCE.
Bv the Cherokee we received letter dated
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, Jan. /, 1850,
from an old friend and fellow printer, whose
adventures have been so much out Olthe COM
mon order that we extract part Of his letter
for the amusement Of our readers. The rit~
or left New York in l846, as full private in
Col. Stevenson's regiment Alter the wars
were over, he rem'ined in California, where
he was employed by Gnn Vallejo as CurPen-
ter at the time the gold mines were discovered.
He Of course took his chances at gold dig
eing, but soon abandoned the business -
When we last heard from him (previous to the
letter received on Friday) he was one OF the
publishers Of The Californian. He writes that
he soon abandoned this speculation. He con-
cludes his adventures Tor the present by being
wrecked one day on Honolulu, and marrying
the daughter OF the chief Of the village on the
following Sunday. But let him speak for him
self:
"The paper was slow pay in those times,
so sold out my interest and gained one or
two thousand dollars. which l spent Spec
ulatcd little, however, and di = we'll taileu IN
some things, but made up on others. ~
"On the 9th oil October last, in company
with Z, | left San Francisco on visit to the
Beautiful islands, intending afterwards to
sail to China, make our way overland to Russia
where have an uncle, and thence to England
where could take passage for home. On the
28lh, at noon, when we were within two
leagues Of the harbor Of Honolulu, It came
on to blow gale. We stood of, and succeed
| ed in worrying out the gale, but just as we
were entering the mouth OF the haro u
came on to blow very hard from the Northwest
and in FIVE minutes we were hard and last OF
the shore. rushed to my chest for my dimes
and had hardly time to secure them when th'
hull parted, keeled over, and filled. secured
spar, and chung to it and the dust, like grim
death to deceased African
"AGter beln in the water about three guar
ters Of an hour, lashed by the surf and bruised
by the spar, gained the shore. | kissed tn
earth where first stopped, and determines
| never to leave it. Having 65 pounds Of gohl'
dust about my person, besides three or lou
q hundred dollars in gold coin. | was con
, pletely exhausted, aud turaed in for the nigh
: (lor night it began to be) under cocoa nu
tree, where slept soundly until l2or
O'Clock, when awOke so stiff with colt
and sore that could scarcely moves TO m
great ioy discovered FIRE about half mill
; to the West. It proved to be villa'e OF th'
nati,e es (Kanakas) who, on learning, bv signs
nv misfortune, stirred up the fire, gave mi
some boiled pork, bread fruit, yams and va
tiety of eating matter. After had dispose'
Of this turned IN some OnImats, where slep
, soundly until sunrise, when arose. e.
IS Alter had made my toilette | was IN
(! trodueed to the chief Of the village He
, of high rank and much respected. His nam'
is Kianni, and he is related to the King OF tn
Islands. He is very polite, spoke Engns
fluently, offered me house, some land an' alnl''
his daughter in marriage, il would live W.. W.
his tribe and insuuctlhem, as far as was aoi
in the arts Of civilization. thanked him Tor D p
offer, and told him that would thin over IN
matter. y
WAiter thiS interview weat down to N
beach accompanied by party Of the native
to look after the wreck, but nothing could 0
seen save the spar on which came ashoFe'-
! When i discovered the sad result OF the storl
set down on the beach and wePt like chilC
had lost tho only friends that have ha
: since lleft my home. But tears are Of no aval
T. 80 made up my mnd to bear it, and to az
Sc cep, the offer Of the chief and become hls So
I accordingly, on my return 70 the vilIag
t. informed the chiel that | would accept h
,e offer. He Immediately introduced me
ID tho fair one. Her name is Niaara mary
m She is Of light copper COLOR l4yeOrs old'
or feet 4 inches high, small hand and foot OIac