The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-11-20
II PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Crui-s Of IL " Morning star"

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Crui-r Of IL- b. NIornIu. STAR"
We have received from Capt Ge.e,'. the hI,owiug
interesting report Of his cruise to Micronesia.
The A5rHi1g star left HouoIII1 OF her sixth trip
10 Micronesia, June Igth, 1862. having on board as
passengers Mrs. Surge and two children, Mess-s.
KapaIa and Aumai with their wives (ultive mis-
sioaaries.l Mr.. : --Sp5ouer esLrPeuter) and four
natives Of EJon. July u CN.srouesil time) arrived
a. Apaiaug, having made the run in twelve days.
entered the lagoon about 9 +, VI. and we're met by
Rev. II. Bingham aui Mr.. J. W Kanol in their
boat They hal looked long tnd aazf5usly for Us.
and % hope deferred" had almost male q" the heart
sick" 4 vessel was seen that morning which was
supposed to be the II 5. but Il proved 10 be : pass
ing ship. The disappointment was keen, especially
70 Mrs. Bingham, who was IN feeble health, but the
sight Of the IT. s. dlshing through the lagoon a few
hours after, revived their spirits Rev. Mr. MIhce
AMI his associate arrived that morning from Tarawa.
We were just IN time To relieve their wants War
had prevailed between Aplilng and Tarawa and
famine had hlI5wei in its track. Natives Of Tarlwa
hal stolen food from The missionaries 70 relieve their
hunger.
June 9TH, sailed for Trrawa reaching the station
at sunset q the same day. Spent one day and two
nights there, aud having landed the mission stores,
weighed anchor for Ebou- Touched At Apaiaug for
Mrs Bingham aud the passengers who had remained
there 70 recruit. AuuIai and site were stationed at
ApailDg.
The winds being light we did not reach the an
chorage outside the reef until sunset, and cousc-
queutly had 20 cross the lagoon in our bot after
dark. Left on the following morning with our boa.
deeply laden With passengers and baggage, aud
reached the vessel at Q \. VI Afternoon with q
light breeze got under way and steerel TO y. W.
Next day touched At Maxim. This and Pitts island
(spparateI by q narrow chnuueD are the Northwest
Of the EiugsmiI group. Here Capt. Randall, the
cocoannt oil trader, makes his headquarters. Capt.
X. and Capt. Flirclough Of the same Company, have
showed our missionaries ut this group much kindness.
SIR. aud Mrs. Bingham and myself spent an hour
az Capt. RludaII's residence which IS on an isIet
some i've miles from the main island. At 3 p NJ,
saiIeI again for EJOn which we reached on the 10Th.
Approaching the station, a boat came of, by which
we were soon informed By his helper Ala that Mr..
,IDoane took passage for Honolulu in the LHoiH0.
As the weather was fine Te lost no time in landing
the mission stores and in the afternoon resumed our
course westward. Left at Ebon the new missionary
KaplIa AMI wife. 18th arrived At Stroug's island
and found Rev. Mr.. Snow aud family in good health.
We decided not 20 enter the harbor with the packet,
but take them directly on board and proceed on our
way. At 3 ?. NJ, loaded our whaleboat with pas
Eth5GlS Au4 bAESA8N AA DNNG i1HtA ua4
for our vessel, some six miles in the ofiug. As We
passed out Of the harbor n fearful squall came up,
but the boat aud vessel escaped damage
July 22d saw the mountains Of Ascension. About
80 miles Z. s :. from the island-at 6 \. NJ, expe-
rieuccd a terrific squall which lasted 3 hours.
When j; abated we found ourselves within . miles
Of the land. AtI2N NJ, took j. pilot aud were relieved
from much anxiety on learning that Rev. Mr.. DOane
was on this island with Rev. Mr.. Sturges. At 9
p. NJ, came 10 anchor in Xiii karbOr in 8 fathoms
water. The Missionaries met US in the outer harbor.
Mrs snow broke the sal news % MIS-. Doane's death 70 her
husband. Frara what he had heard ht was no doubt prepared
for tn Intelligence We remained at Xiii two weeks. while
general m-riI. was ia session aud left Aug Jh ou our return
trip. The passage % Srr1uE's Island occupied 9 days, most 81
tr time calm Entered l. harbor on the morning 81 the 18th
taxing in Sr. SHOWS effects. painting Ship etc. From there to
EbOu we were . days Found tHe weather sIuaiy aud ~
rough aui a heavy surf breaking on ;h- lee side Of EbCu whore
IL 81 usually smooth A We had = Cs.-J % load We were Oh
HerI % enter the lagoon, We s-ooi ia IS TAR As the wind would
allow, and anchored in - mthOms water, though the channel Is
bat a cables leugrh ia width
Ca the a-OI title we attempted 90 k-I-- into the lagoon. but
were swept by the force Of the tide ON ~ q projecting point Of
The reef where We lay ! hours. On the turn Of th= tide, got of
the reef and anchored iu thu channel for the night Next
morning entered the lagoon. and the mission station sept gIh
having landed Sr- SNOW and family and bDluc, with their
OF th- lagoon. aud after a rough and s4uaIIy passage Of T. days
anchored it Apaiiuz- Oct l-t having pIIi- the necessary pre-
parsuon for our Lomevari p1-stg, wrslu-d out u this beau
tuI lagoon a1I s--rri tor tr North. Next day passed close
under the lee ~ Nakea aui after fcry-s-ven days Of Gains
and squalls entered tLe quiet hirJor % Honolulu