The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-21
The Religious Missions I'm the Feejee Islands.
TO TINE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.

BryrRLY, Aug. -, 1855.
gentleman or Salem, Mass, some tine since sent
me nur.ber OF the NV YORK HERALD which contained
communication from your friend Stewart relative to the
Feejee isonds The gentleman who sent the HEHArD
has ong been interested In the trade a. FeeIec and be
requested me u reply to the communication that hsd
been published in your PAPER. Circumstances have
hitherto prevented ay writing bit hope you viii not
refuse 10 c6sh this reply o. .S late appesr
ance
Ny husband Is he eldest shipmss'er now living Who
has traded a the Feece Islands lis Gst voyage 10 that
place aas q early 1898; since then be has beer COM
manaer and pa owner OF several vessels trading there
Tor tho last hieen years. Ten years OF tia. time ss-
co'nfaned him during his Feecean voyages therefore va
know something Of Fee eean history. We never knew
Mr.. Stewart IN FeGee, did we leave any person
there who bore th,' name. He may have written Of
Ies &c ilnocsny-ss he evideaty new resident at
The pacebui many OF his statements are Incorrect t
b not Necessary for to reply to all OF Mr. stewarts
Assertions, As tbs VIII be followed soon By moro
lengthy CONCENTRATION from the pen OF intelligent
Ihipnhsie, SAo has ius: returned from The Islands
Tue frs, u'iss'orariss 10 seoee were SEN from Eng
land. By the English Board Of Foreign x..zors Tney
may have Pvt iuio Australia for few days but they
made no aiay there They arrived At tho Feeee Islands
in tho year 1850 part .. them were Stationed Al In.
scrhu, and Tho res, at samusoma. At that time
there were iew wh.o men resisting on ono of the
Stands called AVALON, me town called iyeka ana
va TIRE, hundred miles from the msslonartoa After n
Will. ~ the mias went 10 the island o vems
q nnce ~ forty miles from the white men. He held
20 ,oelcou'se yth them az be elt iha, the conversion
died in 3d. 10 1874 arrived ia Feeeo Ttcre vare
ihen si1 an ~ missionaries at the islanis-fye from
EDsaud ard rom sydney. Just before our arrival
IRE white OF IL ska lad oen led the chief OF Bau
s,d he had baoi'hcd them fsom h.s dominious They
vent ~ I've Sc'avp. Gre hundred miles rom he mig
s'onasev AMER the aes'h n Mr. Crogs thcrs wa al
waysA ndlJ Intercourse between the whites aud TIA
nssionnes lbc latter healed their sick preached 10
tfen persuaded many 70 be married to wife aud
IMPROVED every opl riu1y 10 do them good While the
Whites resided a. soisyu they repeatedly ard earnestly
Ie1uesed Missionary 10 CONE and live among them,
that their children might BE- instructed They thought i,
hard tat The Children y svages should receive insruc-
yesis y ls54 the chief o. Blu permitted TIC return
y the white men 70 Isyska and tho m.csi lnAFios sent
10 England To- e. their children. there had
been tive Catholic prets residing quite near lew ka for
some knith q tme but their tenets bad been cor.
cflnned snd ricioued ~ nc whites ana thew All siI,
ht exception of one man. refused TO rerd n .r children
70 then iOr irstf scirn.
10 1853 ar Brner aus lsoy arrived from rorls5a. al
tee hes t. the half cs.ie ctldren IN Fccac Before
len Fcle vistei their school ard found from ninety
70 ooc hundred half as.e pupils assembled who sP-
u'Don' p"ofress, Eso<n intelligence from tue Stands
Assures na mat Mr 80 nrs are sun engaged n The
tafac en- plo! meni ant the Catholics have never IN
siraSsd the ,hcrcn Of the whites. TITO Catholic MIS-
tonarer bave accomplished nothing ia Fcece grd all bus
,vo have l,n The sand- believe that they not
wise enosgh 10 rlpoys those splendid avenues for
tie vh1h yoir friend ST vert offered them. Qaery--
az rs sp'ennd iottnne on rel a remuneration for
iseir Christian services they 10 trade for ~
VI. Stevsr ates thst the missionaries are cngasci
= trade W snrcb themselves. 1ns il not tho case nrr.
ng The Gnecp years that husband traded In Fee'ss
he nav'r Dorta pound OF his cargo OF the mission
aries nor has he ever known any ship 'sr, uadrr
tcer any refson wbsiever TO procurs tner cargas
h0rsh any couneCt on Of the missionaries vessels ara
usually detained from seventeen " twenty rronths pro-
euro ca go. The natives u T1eiea know the cf
nclcy. anr tue Missionaries supplied WITH rats 20
Duy their I'D vA VIZ Sewart's OF canr 5al.
tm W rreiy corrtct n hls statement IN regard 10 TIC
zee e. hat have been or nc gives datas: many
Of thope th' Nc ha cut of before to arri-
val % DE msgiortrics and when Thakent1r was =
ehlf Tie Greo cut Oh N the year 1876, aud scge.
fal Tiers after that time. No crevs n whaers
have been murdered Il be proved that he hl-
ever nurc cred caused u be murdered, any white
man ,houEh very many lines he has c,rcd lnsuitg
tno"eh = Justify lin " so Coins me Englsh mission
r. e. nunbcr about hteen thousand converts The
Go holes ri one time Numbered thirty converts
You nav learn enue,hup Of Feece frOn a OAK rrt.
tied tlic Vi Tccee which shall send yor ard hore
that you viii peruse M Cor e. have been sent to roeeo
havr rerd ~ al ttat read the rnash ar
sntec n tlss Pace and not one has :aid ha. lad writ
ten falsely,
TNni new close by ssylrg ono thing more. ftisrr.
fortunate that greet reprbs sometimes errs uia,o
be wshto that Tie men whom appoints 20 represent 4
could he known rs they are known where they 20 A
Feclcep will never insult man who conftc4s him.
sefrCsptciaby Tie MICS 0naries have never been In.
suited.
AZ have wilton 10 you nothing which o,nro, he
proved az faoss, have no objection 70 signing my true
ramc. MD NAfTIs.
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writer r ths ontor Nsu urges tina, on the right
Adjustment q Vie important question what q the form
governmebt Oct suited 70 the wants and prosperity o.
me naLuban Prncpaites depends the future tranquil
ly q Civilization and his decided oplnon H. that keep
Russia " check Is the duty Eurore 10 continue u,