New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-02
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yop dent hsi Commodore ,as-yns
10 tai" 'o'te i.l j. tho United sts,es
bes within III .coI" e he po~'s 'n ~su ,osr ars
~ib instsgcuousto IN readiness rithin
Ths Commodor. has treated msrfsd On ani
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voyage first no intended TO desh ne staine s,
came the tn. nsrit.ts Of To. i.e,s IN
voyed oud permit him 70 ntiust 70 SECOND COZ.
sequeEtly he person in the fas snir
Your O. SSfs;'rs % rssEi:SSTsso5,N i:STs5,N Special A,.rl.
We remained nt the Sasdwich Islands from the llth
until the l9th February, touching q, Hlo, Labalns,
and Honolulu.
Up,n Laying the island OF Oahu the Commodore
shaped Lis course direct for the western l=and OBJ
servir which, asked him for what ISLAND be was
sailing lie replied, "To the wes'ernmost island
then said, 4" gu promised to 90 t. the easernmost,
d" and wish 10 krow why you have thus suddenly
changed your mind afr aa.tonzng NE SO tom 70 m
further than " he had concluded TO go west first, a.
only ISLAND was mentioned in his dispatches aud
d" be would proceed 20 the east afterwsrd. When
within ten days sail Of said Island, he expressed hs
great gret that he had not gone as desired, az the
Mt wes much stronger than he bad supposed and
i would take long time TO go north and m Ike east
ing. We made the western lssnd on the noon OF
March l, Int owing 70 remarkable current setting to
the west d-iited past durl Jg the night snd were
unable 10 regain i. without proceeding north. We
arrived again Of the Island the 18Th Msrch, TO the
wiIdwsrd, st 81 O'Clock p m, bnnging the island
cose aboard, aud stood off and on until dusk. We
were then enabled TO observe It's appearance sp'
proscing it We did within some SIX hundred feet.
sand beach abruptly to some ten OF twelve feet
above the level of the receoin8 u some pisces
from to two huadred fee. within this the land rose
ten eleven fee. higher, covered 10 all appearance
with growth Of grass, irter,pesed with bushes.
Ny rads Of BIRDS hOverei ever Il, and toward nigh,
tle sky sss 1ed with them returning TO their meats
4 bar ier reef of coral surrounds the isand. No
landing was ma e upon the island, and only at
tempt even 10 get souIdngs, and that one within
small circle with oniy twenty five fatlGms OF Ene
ued, whereas sps often anchor with twice that length
OF chain at the Chi lcha l. ands, AMI n some ohsr
places il much greater depth Of water. We re-
maiIed in the neighborhoOd of the Island in sl fur
bopis ard fifty four minutes.
had reason 10 believe that would lave been al.
lowed passage the boat thai wert in shore 10 find
aIo 5orsgo, but not permitted; falicg in which |
ask ed for boat TO l9nd upon the islan but the Com
uodoIe replied II impossible To land, tse surf
wac SO high, and would not send his with such
"Isk.''
then said, II would msn the boat with volunteers
" and take tie helm myself that was eccustomedt
landing on the surf As It bad been business had
" followed" He arswered, III let you have boat |
" IN the morning If we are here" This eqIiva-
lent 20 telling me | could not have boat at all, be- |
cause by daylight of the next day far away |
to ibe westward OF tle island and further attempt
was made 10 reach II.
compiled With, and my efforts seconded, the island |
would have been landed upon, the quantity Of the
gno thereon ascertained, sad the comp any placed In
posse on of samplee Of the same.
At noor of the following day more thsn 100 |
miles distant from the island, standing north IL order
to find counter current which might enable the Com
modore 10 make the eastern stand On the % We |
had reached deg. - min. north, and not finding an
esitery current, anticipated the Commodore in
form Cd me " he should 60 TO Valparaiso via Navigators
" Group, some other islands where be might get |
:" water, as he had not enough 70 ast 10 reach the
eastern island or Valparaiso and his breai wss get
ting short also." 10 fact, he hsd not sufficient on
board 10 complete the expedition.
Here may be allowed to express the opinion, that
the easery current will always be found north of the
Equator in the Summer, and south IN the w inter |
solstice, in these attitudes.
Afer the Commodore abandoned the idea Of land
ing upon the westernmost island, and made his way |
rorth idressed him the 17th March that " if Il
would he consistent with bis views, and practicable,
d" | would ike TO touch at the port of Honolulu, Sand
wich Islands, rs w.s led 70 believe could obtain
su Information with regard to the easternmOst island
" as would be of advantage, both in the saving of |
" time his part, and unnecessary expense to the |
q Company mne."
This the Commodore refused to recsive saying il |
implied obligation the part of tie Government
10 visit the eastern island which was not the fact, but
that from representations hsd made in regard thereto
and hs prerogstive, he should make an attempt to
reach thai island and pursue such course as duty
shou prompt. tho
BY refence to the rough sketch of the - and here
with submitted, you will observe is about two and
half miles long extending in mort erly and so1hsrly
direction, snd from three quarters Of nile in width
from east to west | consider the interior wing
elevation of ten eleven feet above the outer ri 10
be deposit of guano, the quantities and quality of |
which, of course, al present remain uncertain.
have no doubt ships can safely lay and load on he
westerly side Of saii island during 10 nine months of
he year that the wind invariably blows ffom the east
ward, and during the moths OF January, February
ard March, the proper preparations shall
Lo.x L.
Of violent gsles of wind in that vicinity sre never
known. Al Of which is respec fully submitted.
G. W BENSON, Special Agent.