Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1850-03-02

oar' she was unmanageable. After thre,
attempts, the Wanderer succeeded IN pas
sing sufficiently near to heave the end of
whale-iine to the boat. A running bowlin,
was then passed to them. by which mean
one after another of the people were haule,
on board the schooner over the taffrail. Th,
party consisted of Jose Da,is, Brazillia,
man of color, two men ard three women
natives of the Sandwich Islands, one of tn,
latter being the wife Of Davis 1t appeared
that they had left the island of Molokai, wher,
they had called on their passage from Oah,
to Maui, and had nearly reached the latte,
island, where they resided; but being caught
in heavy gale and their boat disabled, had
| driven about 300 miles to the soutiiward. -
They had been nine days without water:
subsisting entirely by sucking small pieces
of pumpkins, a few of which they had on
board, and which Davis doled out to them
sparingly, as he said he had determined II
the boat survived the gale, to have made sails
out of the women's dresses and endeayour 70
rig new rudder and steer by particular
star Of his acquaintance, which would bring
him to the coast of South America; how this
was to be accomplished in the teeth of the
strong eastery trades was above, rather, the
range of Davis's philosophy The poor crea-
lures were SO exhausted from cold and con-
tlnued bailing the cardboard streak of the
boat having started that it was some time
before hot tea mixed with little spirits, re-
vived them, and enabled them to give dis
tInct account of their misfortunes. =
For some time an endeavor was made to
try and get some of their goods out of the
boat for their worldly all was on board Other,
consisting of cIothes,s squashes, and about
500; but by this time the water had gained
so much upon her that she gave one heavy
roll, carrying away the mast, to which the
warp was attached, and when the Wanderer
left her, she was evidently settling Poor
Joe, whose hair is nearly white with the
SHOWS of some sixty winters, took a last fond
look, a tear came trickling down his wrinkIed
cheek, he drew deep sigh and exclaimed,
"there goes my all.;-I am again beggar," ~
and taking his wife around the neck, kissed
her and said, "thank God, however, VIC are
safe and will see our boys again." Joe
proved himself quite character 1t was ev-
ident that it was not the first time that he had
been in long keeIed craft, as he called her.
He surveyed her with the eye of a master
spirit, and when he saw the long Tom and
other guns, he said with a knowing express
sion, they know nothing of the old trade
here, but have no doubt you will do well
dodging off San Francisco" evidently con-
sidering that the schooner was bent on no
very honest calling. He and his party re-
NAMED with US during our stay at Hawaii,
where he had formerly lived for seventeea
years. We found he was universally re-
spected by the inhabitants, who desired him
and his family to come again and reside
with them; but Jose, having mis- eldest boy
at one of those excellent schools founded by
the American Missionaries at Maui, said that
he was determined his children should have
a good education, and declined their Offer
When the Wanderer called at Lahaina to
land them, it was ascertained that the boat
and party were long since given up as lost,
and the maternal uncle Of the children had
taken charge of them. Nothing could exc
ceed the gratitude Of the poor people, and
old Joe presented the Wanderer with fine
large hog, cocoa-nuts, sc, for which he
would not accept of any payment; the affair
was with difficulty. arranged by giving some
calico to bis wife. and when they left the ship
.hey carried with them the kind wishes Of all
On board. =. lssssss..svsss - =. .-.s
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