The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-05-08
E.SSHEE LNEcESa
Adventures Of a Printer.

The writer Of The following letter left New
York in 1916, as full private 10 Col. Sic.
yenson's Regiment. After the wars were
yer, he remained in California, where he was
employed by Gen. VALLEJO as a carpenter al
Dhe time lie gold mines were dlscoyerej.--
He, Of course, took bis chances a, gold dig.
Eins, but soon abandoned The business. When
We Iasi heard from him he was one Of the pub.
Itshers Of the Californian. He writes tina, he
soon abandoned this speculation. He con
cludes bis adventures for the presen, by be-
ing wrecked enc day on Honolulu, and mar
ryiug The daughter of the chief Of the village
On the following Sunday. But lei him speak
for himself;
The paper was slow pay in those times,
SO sold cut my interest, and gnin.d one 0;
tso thousand dollars, which spent. Specu.
lated little. however, and did we.l-iaed 10
suma thlngs, bul made up on others.
Ga The b Of October last, in company
slth seven, | Ief, San Francisco on visi, 10
The Beautiful Islands, lntenIln. afterwards
10 sail for China, make our gay over land to
Russia, where have an uncle and thence TO
In. land, where | could take passage home.
Ga the 25.h, al noon, when We we're within
tao leagues Of the harbor OF ll3no'uiu, II ca me
on 10 blow gale. We stod Of, and sue
eeeded 10 sorrylng out the gaze bu, us. as
We we're entering tie mouth OF tbs harbor It
came Oh 10 b'ow vary hard from the north.
"a - AMI IN M tte 4
ies, on the shore. | rushed 10 nv chest for
my dimes, and had barely time o secure them
when the hull parted, keeIed over, end ed
! secured spar, and cion. to i aud the dust
like "2rlm death 10 deceased African
After being 10 the water abou, three.quartcrs
Of an hour, dashed by the surf and bruised by
The spar, gained The shore. | kissed the earth
where frs, stepped, aud determined never to
leave i. Aaslng slxiy.6ye pounds Of gold
dust about my person, besides three or four
hundred dollars 10 gold coin, | was complete.
ly exhausted, and turned in for The nigh, for
ugh. II began TO be- under a cocoa-nui tree,
where | sep, soundy uutI u or O'clock.
when awoks SO stuff with cold and sore from
ny bruises that | could scarcely move. TO
any great joy discovered fire about half
mile 10 the west. Ii proved to be vlsg. OF
The uatIves, (kanakas who, on learning (by
slgns) my misfortune, stirred up the ere, gave
ina some boiled pork, bread fruit, vans, and
q variety Of eating matter. After had dis.
posed Of this, turned 10 on come mas, where
slept soundly until sunrise, when arose.
After had made my toilette, vas in.
lrcduced TO he chief Of The village. lie is OF
hlga rack and much respected HIS name is
kaunl, aud lie IS related to the King of the
Islands. lie was very polite, spoke E1gllsh
hIenily, offered me a house, some land, and
his daughter IN marriage, if would live with
his tribe and instruct them, as far es wasa
bic, 10 the arts OF civilization. thanked him
for his ofef, aid told bin would think over
the mailer.
After this interview, | went down TO the
beach, accompanied by party OF the natives,
to look alter the wreck, but nothing could be
seen save the spar on which | came ashore.
When discovered the sad result Of The storm.
sat down on the beach aud wepl like child
had lost the only friends that I have had
since left my home Bu, tears are Of no
avail, SO | made up my mind TO bear it, and
to accept the offer Of the chef and become
his son. | accordingly, on my return 10 the
village, Informed the chief shat | would ac.
cept his offer. He Immediately introduced