The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-04-07
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A CARD.


Mr. r. BEATrr,-sIE:-As some of the officers OF ,h.
"eeAeu snip South Seaman have shipped since their arrival
go a"u are ABOUT 70 leave; ere we are separated, we wish as n
oody to do a single act Of justice toward you, by returning M
earnest and heartfelt thanks to you, and to the company of gen.
uemen who acted so promptly, under your directions i, .scr;Do
Us a IL rom a watery grave, or perhaps worse still, a lingering
ueA'h want and exposure Where all acted so nobly IT
would be An act Of injustice to particuhrize. did not all agree I'm
oesio"ing upon you the credit OF being the chief instrument m
der a benign Providence in rescuing Us all from m late ro.+,o
adventure Your subsequent treatment OF Us, your generous
uncertainty In placing your vessel at the disposal of Capt. Norton.
your earnest endeavors to render us all as comfortable = II " a
possible to make U.S. in fact the generous manly sympatbv
evinced by You towards Us, has awakened feelings IN N bearts
mat vii respond in tones Of gratitude to the latest period of our
lives.
And now, Sir, in conclusion, be assured YOU have mn hes,
wishes ior your future welfare and that you may never meet
with worse treatment than you bestowed upon !. ia the hes,
prayer we can offer up to Heaven for you and we feel assured
that the small earnest Of our feelings that accompany these
lines, will be far more acceptable to you from associations con.
nected Herewith, than any pecuniary offer we could make Won.
Respectfully yours,
THos- II. NORTON. Captain.
HENRY o. ARLINGTON st Mate.
GEORGE SMITH, ID Mate.
THOMAS CHAPMAN, Sd Mate.
ANDREW McDouGALL, 4h Mate.
EVELYN K CHIDs, Cooper.
HONOLULU, April 2. 1859.
GESrLEHES: Your kind communication, containing an e-
preston offeeHngs towards me for the part 1 took in your late
perhous venture, came duly to hand, and in return 1 scarcely
know what to say to you for the favor you have conferred upon
me This you will better understand when 1 inform you that
during my brief absence to the scene Of your misfortune. the
tongue OF calumny has been busy in endeavoring to blacken nv
character, which constitutes at present, and ever has been, the
most valuable article in my possession from my earliest years.
1 have ever endeavored 20 treat my feIow-nan as 1 would
like to be treated, and the more unfortunate man might be, the
moreI felt he needed the assistance of his fellow man, and he who
feels thus, and acts accordingly. viii reap a rich reward from
conscience and in rendering what assistance it was in my
power to offer you, L have only done my duty. Your kind epis-
tie and my own conscience are all that l need toclear me of the
aspersions cast upon me by those who have not the manhood to
face me with charges made in my absence, and, as you justly
remark, the earnest Of your feelings is far more valuable to me
than aught else you could tender me And now. gentlemen, in
conclusion, allow me TO say that though our acquaintance has
been but Of recent formation, 1 shall ever cherish with kindly
feelings a recollection Of the officers and men attached TO the late
Ship South Seaman. LAMBERT +. BEATTY.
To Capt THoxAs H. NoErOS, ofcers ARLINGTON, SMITH, CHAP
MAY. NcnorGA ILL and CHIIpS.