The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-07-12
MEMORANDA.

Report Of schooner Msriida, Capt Keyfe LEI Honolulu
for Yannins's Island on the eo<h February Arrived there on
the 9Th, making Z days passage, during which experienced
brisk e.ssery breszEs and fair ~esther trade wind at time.
strong we're two days under double reefed sails, with heavy
Gross SEA-
On the 17th Marrh, started with I'D passengers for Humph-
rey's and Reir,ou's Islands, and we're sig days 70 the former
Passed - miles 70 the eastward CO JARVIS Island in the might
time Crossed the eqr.to< IN Is0e w. Saw = vessel, sup
posed % be Q vh~isr, bot did nos ob<ain q report The next
day on making Hunphrys from the east sard, saw q whaling
bark about seven miles distant; ran up our ensign, bu; no no
tee vas taken On arriving nc Humphreys Island, found two
white men reading with the natives, one . Mr. Jones, late ID
mate of the schooner wamp, Capt Sinclair, who gave y rather
lengthy, but nos very ncid account OF various incidents on
that Of haysag landed on Christmas Island, and taken down a
wooden edzece bearing a written notice that said property was
owned By the United States Gu.no Company, and proceeded
With the lumber to Humphrey Island, where 10 was trn1ei on
for coeoanuts, 6revood and water. This and a few other trans
actions, which Mr.. Jones appeared IN regard with q becoming
degree Of pious horror, and a. little else than piracy, vas the
cause assigned for his parting company with the Wamp at the
island The schooner anchored there for about four days, and
then started fr Reirsoo's Island Immediately on her de-
psrsure s1ue natives were missing from the island, and il was
n once suspected they Lad been taken away By the schooner.
know II re had beard anything Of them, and lamented sadly the
separation, requesting to know IL there was any probability Of
their ever returning to their homes AZ may well be supposed,
their feelings sovar1s the wamp are not very tender, As she IS
the cause % their mouninx- rThe wamp, IL viii be reInem-
bered, landed these natives At Koioal
The oGher white man, Who b now q seaman on board Of the
Martha. had been DISCHARGED from the schooner Mary, Of sgd
nsy, Capt BoIes- ns schooner in passing Nassau Island, w.
q w. 07 miles from HumphreysJ observed q flag flying o1
shore hove Aback, AMI . canoe came OF With some natives Of
Humphreys anil Reison's Islands They had drined from
their own islands I'm passing from one 10 the other. a distance Of
70 miles, and amer much suffering, had brought up on Nassau
There were only three cocoanus trees on the island, and on these
and dsb tIey bA subsisted foe II mo.ths- The Mary first
Ianded them on Peuryn's Island. where she was bound, and
then sor 1000 cocoannfs . bead, agreed TO take them on to their
own island. On arriving there, some dispute arose with regard
Ia the payment Of the outs, which resulted In the captain firing
about IL discharges Of iron nvet heads, links, shackles, &c, out
Of 4 Iz-pounder guns- He came to the island again the next
anv. and the natives went on % inquire his reasons for firing on
them. Hs answer being anything but satisfactory, they con-
viewed him and the superczrso on shore, intending to conhne
them unsa the arrival Of the missionary ship ; but they becou-
Inr nor tr.ctaS&e. the natives allowed them to go on board, and
he schooner hen len quietly
We also learned that at susarov's Island, 6 W. ~ miles
,- Humphr.y,.y a party Of natives With three white men "a
v,-,.bman. an American and an Ensiishman) in charge. were
sher. sr he purpose Of diving for shells. the vessel saai TOOK
dep.rsiux er provtsions but she DID not comply win
~,ruise In coming back, but vent TO Sydney inssead- ITO
v,~sons ssu shor, and there being . disputs between me eso
sbs natives tied the white men neck and heels tosefner,
- ssriur szsu In . canoe, made some stones fast to them, ana
,u,,ed n three into the lagoon. IL seems The vessei came
- -. IT, seer. sd the natives deceived the captain BY
..~-,,s a. TIE White men having gone away In . boat, and
- IN hesrd Il One Of Ne mnrderer, on arriving on
- ,.t;v, isisnd, N ns.E1y sek, and before dying confessed
-, 49, 20 tAs naksnzxeA The property q large
and osher ssscSss became Common SPOIL
TN~,rt psakf vs aiIsd for Eeirson's isfand' ena ''e
!. ~ -.snx. Heard Of the los Of the DARK sh-. "
- - p..ter. vhseh in asnding In shore too close,
-,e,fp sns essw IN In various trading ves'efs WINCH 49,