The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-05-07

plenty. We saw no bread ITull, Dut there
may be some on the larger island.
At shutdown we SHAPED our course for
Stronp's Island. where we arrived in the
afternoon of the 9th and made an attempt
TO get in the lee harbor, but not succeeding
We worked around the east part Of the IS
land and went into South harbor on Sunday
morning. Here We lay until Saturday
morning when we left. having on board Mr..
Snow and family. We were much pleased
with the conduct Of the natives. particularly
the Christian part. Thursday, Feb. Is, az
rived at Ilinglablab. Gilmore of the charts.)
Here we found Timetar. the King Of Ebon,
with his principal Chiefs of the group. This
island IS very irregular in It's form, It's great
est extent Is y. W. and ). f. p miles In
-prOductiveness II Is one OF the poorest IN the
group there i one passage on It's south
side and several on Its eastern and northern
sides. The long. OF Its centre Is los II
E. lat. : 90 y. II offers no inducement
10 vessels. Leaving this place we arrived az
Namorik on the 22d. leaving the same night
for Ebon where We arrived and anchored the
next morning on the shelf near the mission.
During our absence 10 the westward there
had been much sickness and many OF the
people had died the disease was described
a an influenza. On the afternoon Of the
23d one native killed another with q spear.
stabbIng him through the neck. producing
almost instant death. The only excuse made
bv rhe murderer was that the other had some
time previous refused 70 share q FISH with
him. The two parties belonged 10 different
ends Of the island. and when We left ali
were under AIMS. the one side threatening
vengeance. the other 10 defend
Arrived 81 Jaliuet on the 2Sth and beng
Sunday went IN and anchored under the lee
of Imuro1r Island. in the same spot where
the Inflated Mckenzie met his death. On
Monday morning we sent divers down 70 the
wreck and succeeded in making fast 70 the
keel, and having q strong gang OF natives on
board. Ne soon hauled up about fifteen feet
Of II. which was very much decayed and per-
fectly honev-combed BY the worms. While
we were stripping of the few sheets
Of copper that still remained on il. the ma
lives stood or sat around II in seeming I'M
concern. many of them no doubt were actors
In the sad tragedy that sent the III fated
schooner and her murdered crew 10 rest in
their coral beds. This Is one Of many such
scenes that have occurred IN the Pacific. and
what Of II! The birth OF q prince Is the sig
nal for ~expending millions IN powder and bunt-
ing but not one charge OF powder. not one
chivalrous arm in all the navies of the world
i raised 70 protect or avenge the poor ira
ders that 90 forth boldly into strange waters
and develop the that pays for all.
On our first visit we learned of the death Of
George Cunningham He came here al the
head Of a gang Of pirates from Ebon. and
succeeded IN rObblnC the station once. and in
the second attempt was shot by one Of the
men belonging 70 the station. He was the
i~nstiCator Of the robberieS committed on the
night the Maria was wrecked. and after
wards robbed the storehouSe of Mr.. Cappello
OF EbOn. On the death Of MS protector, the
old King hiabooke. he and his gang ran
away IN the night and landed at Jaliuet
where he ended his career OF crime. His
antecedents IN Japan and New Bedford mark
him what he was. a desperate villain.
On the LIST OF March We left Jaliuet for
Millii where we arrived on the 18th. Here
too death had been busy with the inhabitants.
many OF whom had died from the same dis
ease that was raging at Ebon. The brig
hobaI1 was here a short time after our first
visit, having taken no oil since leaving Hon
olulu. Frank Sylvia. the steward. died five
DAYS after We left. He left no message of
any kind. We obtained from the natives
here a small copper tank with screw top. such
as l. sometimes used as cabin magazine on
board merchant vessels. The natives say they
found II on the beach Z number OF years ago.
y black lark was seen of the south side
Of the island a few days before our arrival
she was cutting in a sperm whale at the time.
Sailed on the 10Th Of March for Honolulu.
With the exception Of the first three DAYS
We have had hight unfavoable winds the
whole passage. Crossed the meridian in lar.
81 10 Y. and on the Ist Of April; sighted
Oahu a. noon on the 18th. AT half past
one on the afternoon Of the 18th. anchored
outside the harbor OF Honolulu.
| have not remarked on the work Of the
different missions we have visited. knowing
that from the missionaries themselves YOU
VIII receive reports. To their unvarying
kindness and hospitality | can cheeefully at
test and # 4 good modest department Is any
sign Of q bertered condition among the ma
fiyes under their influence, their labor has
not been IN vain.