The organizer., 1850-06-15
ADVENTURES OF A PRINTER
A ROMANCE.

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By the steamer Cherokee, the editor
of the Trenton IN. J.) State Gazette
has received letter, dated Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands, Jan. l, 1850, from
an old friend and fellow-printer, whose
adventures have been 80 much out of
the common order that we extract a
part of his letter for the amusement
of our readers. The writer left New
York in lS49, as a full private in Col.
SteVenson's Regiment, After the
wars were over, he remained in Cali
fornia, where he was employed by
Gen. Vallejo as a carpenter, at the
time the gold mines were discovered.
He of course took his chances at gold
digging, but soon abandoned the bu-
siness. When last heard from, (pre-
vious to the reception OF the present
letter,) he was one of the publishers
of the Californian. He writes that
he soon abandoned this speculation
He concludes his adventures for the
present by being wrecked one day on
| Honolulu, and marrying the daughter
of the chief ofthe village the follow
ing Sunday. But let him speak for
himself-M o. Delta,
"The paper was slow pay in these
times, so sold out my interest d gain
ed one or two thousand dollars, which
spent. Speculated little, however,
and did well-failed in some things
but made up in others.
"On the 9th Of October last, in
company with seven, left San Fran
cisco on a visit to the "Beautifu
Islands," intending to sail to China
, make our way over land to Russia
where have an uncle. and thence
I to England, where could take pas
! sage for home. On the 2Sth, at noon
{ when within two leages Of the
, harbor Of Honolulu, il came on te
blow a gale. We stood of and sue
!, ceeded in worrying out the gale, but
y Just as we were entering the moutt
of the harbor it came on to blow verI
hard from the northwest, and in ivs
. minutes we we're hard and fast OF
n the shore. ! rushed to my chest TO
nv dimes, and had barely time t.
secure them when the hull parted
e keeled over and filed. secured |
d spar and clung to it and the dust, lik
n "grim death 20 q deceased African.
. After being in the water about threl
II quarters Of an hour, lashed By thl
surf, and bruised by the spar, gaine'
. the shore. ] kissed the earth wher
d I fret stepped and determined neve
: to leave il. Having sixty Eve pound
y Of gold dust about my person, besid
y three or four hundred dollars in gold
= coin. I was completely exhausted, an
= turned In for the night (for night
began to BEL under a cocoanut-ire'
,. where slept sOundly until twelve Q
:, one o'clock. when awoke 20 stih wit
a cold and sore from my bruises that
~ could scarcely move. To my grei
40 iOy 7 discovered FIRE about half
mile 10 the vest. Il proved 90 be
Of village Of The natives (Kanakasl WI
Ar on learning (hy Signsl ny nislortun
- stirred up the Gre. gave me come ho
ed pork, bread-fruit. yams and a val
~ ETY. Of eating matter. After b
ne disposed Of this, ItuTned in on sou
20 mats where ! slept s0undly unlh su
rise. when ] arose.
% SAfter had made ny toilet ! "
y introduced - The chef Of the villas
~ He is Of high rank and u much
-. spected. Hs name is kaHni, and
=, Il related 20 TIE King Of tbe lsiar
He was very polite, Epoks Engli
,is auently, offered ne a houte, aor
- land, and bis daughter in marriage
=. I ,~onld live with kif frbe ard