The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-12-31
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

6ue northwest wind, steered for the MOlokai chan
mel. The wind soon increased 20 S gale aud hauled
to the North aud North East, and after trying all
night TO work through that passage, she pat shout,
and at noon Of Wednesday passed the port, westward
bound for the Kauai channel. At 81 o'clock in the
( afternoon, when abou, 70 miles to leeTard Of Wais-
nae, Il small craft vas discovered, without sails, and
/ evidently in distress. The bark bore up for il, and
found it was the WaiaIua sloop Emma, OF this port,
with a number Of passengers on bOari. Among
them were two foreigners, Messrs. Williamson and
Edwards, masons, the former having with him his
family, a native woman aud three children. Il
seems that the sloOp left this port On Tuesday for
Waialua, with q full cargo and fourteen persons on
board. Soon after leaving, she encountered the
Northwest gale, and was driven toward and past
Diamond Head, where she tried 10 communicate with
the lumber brig which was then of the port. and
has not since been seen, but owing 70 the gale and
rough sea, was unable to DO 20. The next morning.
the sloop ass some twenty miles west of Barber'=
Point, but IN an almost helpless condition. having
had her sails torn away, her mast sprung and the sea
washing over her continually. In this condition.
she was drifting from land at the mercy of the wind
and tide. when the bark OHpaTl hove in sight. 4
boat was ut once sent and eleven Of the passengers
taken OF, but on approaching the bark the boat was
caPsized, and all plunged into the sea. Mr.. William
son vas carried under the bark's counter and some
what bruised by the RAIDER. His wife. as the boat
upset, seized her three children, placed two on her
back, with their arms around her neck, and the other
one (Which was a babe) she took in her arms
Finding her Load too heavy, and the sea washing
over them al every wave, she attempted TO divest
herself Of her clothing, and in doing so, a~ccidently
FoCsened the hold Of her boys arms around her neck,
and he hoated OF and sunk beneath the waves and
before her eyes. She WAS now nearly one mile from
the bark, the boat having been engaged in rescuing
the other passengers who had all been in the water
With q courage and heroism worthy of a Spartan
mother, she placed her second child on her back,
with its chilled arms around her neck, urging it to
cling for its life. then holding her babe, first with
one arm, and then with the other above the rough
waves, she kept adoat for at least three quarters Of an
hour, till the boa, from the bark reached her, and
saved her and her two younger children. Rarely
have We heard a more touching tale Of fortituie than
that OF this Hawaiian mother, in saving hersel!
and children, under circumstances through which
few men even could have passed. The passengers
we're at length all rescued except the little boy allud-
ed to. Capt. Hampstead and the passengers Of the
Onlcard treated them with the greatest kindness,
and being unable 10 land them elsewhere, the ORuGrd
returned 10 port Thursday morning, and sent them
ashore. Although Capt. H. simply did his duty in
stopping 10 save the thirteen lives he rescued. yet il
is an act which our Government ought TO notice and
reward. Every foreign government rewards such
services, no matter by whom performed. Not long
since an American captain rescued q boat load Of
English seamen wrecked of Cape Horn. and the Brit
ish government presented him with a silver service
valued at $1,000. Perhaps we can't afford such ill.,
erality, but some notice should be taken OF il.
The sloop drifted out to sea, but an effort is being
made to recover her. The schooner .HIrU WAS
chartered to 60 in search and has not yet returned
She has on board materials and machinery for Mr..
Chamberlain's sugar mill, now in course Of erection
at Waialua.
Some may regard the rescue of these passengers as
purely accidental but the man who canuo; see a
kind Providence in turning back the Onsrard from
the Moiohai emanuel. just at the hour when the
s!oop's sails were carried away, in directing the
bark'S course twenty i've miles from land, when the
usual track is much nearer. and sending her within
hailing distance OF a small dismasied sloop, for
which no other mode of rescue was left, and who
would otherwise ali have perished-a man VINO
cannot discern an Almighty hand directing The whole,
for wise purposes-must be blind and shori-sjghted
indeed.
We have been req uestel by Mr.. Williamson, in be-
half Of himself aud family. to return their heartfelt
thanks Tor the Kindness shown by Capt. Hampstead
and the passen gers OF the bark Onrari in rescu ing
them from the wreck Of the sloop Emna, and for
their uurenitting attentions shown them through the
night they passed on board the bark in furnishing
food and clothing, and warm comfortable quarters.
TSAS FRASCIsCo PRICEs.-In Honolulu, house
keepers sometimes complain Of high prices. but
compared with San Francisco, they are moderate.
The following are the prices Of some of the more
common uecessaries Of lite
California fresh butter. 81 Per pound. Do. in rolls, IS, 90
Lara. NC ~ EASTERN and 2c. Tor cNy rendered. Cheese, SOC.
per pound FOR ordinary. and 25-. g- choice. SAGE cheese. SOC;
!t'H7t' n 70 5Vc- Tor Old aaa new IN comb; SOC. for pure strained
E--s, soc. per dozen. Csaaherri-s, Oregon. SOC. and Eastern
35e. per quart. Flour, 81 a sl4; potatoes, S. yer ID; onions,
veal, 20s; mutton, l2c.; fish. 10 o l5c per 10; chickens, SOC.
sAoh' turkeys sos, PsrDE
THEA1R1cAL-From some cause, the theatrical
performance. this season have not met with the sue
cess Usual in former years, though this has not been
from want OF effort TO entertain the public. Last
week Mr.. J. F Rowe fitted up the New Hall. With
elegant scenery and curtains, rendering i, as attrac-
tive as possible for 9 hall not expressly devoted to
dramatic representations. His frs, nance was
given on Tuesday last. to a fair audience, and again
this evening he brings ont q new bill. Among the
attractions, is Mr.. Edmouis, whom cur residents will
remember as one OF the most accomplished musicians
and yiolinists that have ever visited the city.
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3 The citizens Of Hilo desire US to thank Capt.
Hampstead OF the bark Onuard, for his kindness in
throwing over d bottle with . California newspaper
coin, as his vessel passed the Kings Yacht .Nahi-