The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-05-20
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Commercial Advertiser.


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eAoesso sAavensspe fasAs Cansen River
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- OUT yootnfni imagination gioated owe
- ana nsir-oresotn escapes OF bandit
nNom eso.,ng coiors by the pen o
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- - - 8. 81 = P'ra'es On .ne seas TOO
- on tue nisnWsy. nandrtfl among romantic noun
:. lev LIN 'i hoas 2. ss%a'sr GAS, nov stand ma mncn o.
A.. .tx~rs pSxPccAes' anu ea,rot
. im.-;sst;a.s W rs 'e 1usm ~ .noss reauers mn0ss
roner~s a-e Jul spe'i-Nooooupu y y o"s .
fra ansc~ a. P.opose J. narra.e me .nc.en's wn'cu
II their time LIGHT ~
= nay u octooer' iooz, tnat tour o.
one..s'y z, our three friends, jackson, Whymper,
-onee ~no am Jones, Mt Your service
d. r,.r Fly 3 "A s-curson RON Canton down
49, psH expenses. The others were glad to ac-
= two remaining oerfns IN the rst boat, IN
y@st;,s 8 : coopss o. days relaxation from the
so.tIne OF business life in Canton. We each carried
1oopie.oArreiied kwiin9- piece, AS &nipe and other
vic owi we're to De found down tbe river. and we
e.,sc'Psteo tnat our ietsurely sail might be enlivened
W 700 sport. As TOR personal danger, that was
~i.c1 tne Question OCCASIONAL murders, it is true,
nso oeen committed on forrieners by the native fish
sfmen Town the river. bat these were rare; and no
11y ns1 heard OF an attack when more than a couple
= .nsnsnmen or Americans had to be met :
mss near. vn'cn Was to be our means Of convey
snes.ne ARG decked boat, with a house or cabin
.ss' SUNK IN the deck. At each end OF the cabin
sne,s'ss ooors when leans mp by two or three steps
oerths. ranged on each side. and a dining table in
ss 1en1er BESIDES TINS cabin, there IS another in
tne tore psrr or the vessel. entirely below deck. in
&c 2 Cn'nese crew. VINO man the boat, hnd mar
Psr % pnnts. each capable Of carrying two people.
w.'cn VI ussini In iandlng, crossing creeks. and
oe,s S1ast serv.ee
base IN tne sferno"n. we dropped gently down the
r'ev' nov ana again trying our fortune on some un-
nsPpy S1cs m. whose hight brought it within reach
10y - ouhs ana threatened rain. Adinner, as
09nFtscse a. could De enjoyed on board a fast boat,
soc'Si evening passed rapidly away, and we
~ Q the night NEXT morning We found
GTLSaoss snosr desnnaron-she bogue Forts-where
Sss.son ana Lee nad business to transact. which oc-
3gec mem curing the greater part of the day;
"sy'nPer sno ourselves iound what sport we
iowarus evening We anchored on Tiger Island to
AVAIL the turning OF the tide and a favorable wind to
carTy ~ saek 20 canton. As night drew on, it be-
eame insenseiy aark and cold. and We were fain to
snut oot sne en.i airs y closing oofn doors and win
dosss All around the cao'n-
Ne we're mus sea'ed enjoying some OF Jackson's
.n'ous IaiRunrys "ns ws "e'e s.artied oy a sud
~ so'cA' - ~ pun o.ner oo". nan come IN Soihsion
81 : nfyspos,- nen e.P'oaeo on tne iore part OF our
80. ~sn.a nessu no saArm nom cur crew out
sne uusu oues n.sneu nc1oss our m'nos mat We
- oo.sIsu ssnko oninese pirAtes' ana should
ssrGD 'kn'ios oor
"nymPer, "no ~ nearest tne ooor iead'ng to the
nont-deex. immeoia'eiy jumped out 10 reconnoitre;
oui q = . = ? so,ns sno,r ns nesd ABOVE board
~ y All = ootsn ure-Po,s, thrown
y ~ many - y "a M over the stern
ofcur boar, ana VINO were to'ioWed ny as many more.
In . moment ne was nack IN the cabin for his gun;
bat ne nad iookeo .ong enough 10 see, py the light OF
the missiles when nad oeen thrown ut him, that our
aHAiianfs numoered rom tnirfy to iorfy men, and
that they had iasned fneir ooaf AZ right angles across
the stern Of QUIZ. IN the evident expectation that we
should be q certain II not an easy prize
Whympef vas again on oecK, ana had his atten-
over the caoin rooi, wi'nin SIX yarusof were he stood
The pirate had . hgnsea nre-pot In his hand ready to
discharge, when revealed tne am outline OF his hg-
ure as ne advaneed; ana "nymper, who was now
toinsd by Lee and ourselves, took aim and fred.
OW1ng 70 tne aatnPness Oh .ne powder the piece missed
IRE and the Cn,nese was w.tnin three PAGES OF where
ne Hfood. 71tn DIS arm upni,ed 10 launch his aoomin-
able MISSILE wnen tee seeona oarei fortunately did
is duty. and the man fell heavily on the cabin roof.
Five or sx men, eacn WITH n lighted hre-pot. were
now advancing over the canin roof, While many more
were tumbling over the stern into our boat One.
two, three OF our pieces were hred IN rapid succession
among them; each brought down its man, and eff
fctel = momentary check; bat we only now discov-
ssed that in cur hurry oface our antagonists. we had
1tfed 20 furnish ourselves s,tn ammunition beyond
what our artillery was charged with. We had there
FORE to make o hasty expedition into the cabin for
our Tasks and shot-pouehes. and there found to our
that several hre-pots had been thrown into it
and exploded, and we're now ~showering sparks in all
direaions. and emitting their odorous smoke in vol
umes. Fortunately, the bertbs had previously been
pres AIRED for immediate occupation, and the wooden
coverle<s spread over them, protecting the wooden
bly have had oar citadel burned under cur feet.
In the midst OF this smoke and fire We CROPPED our