The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-11-21

kind 10 him, he having been with linn about four
years-
How little do any Of US know. as we be
stow 4 small kinlness now and then, in what
form il nav be returned 70 Us, or what fruit IL
NAV produce. Here kindness bestowed on q
meniai Was returned ~ the risk o. life. Once lie
asked Mr.. {. If there YVES not some poison on
board. Offering 10 pat IL IN tie food. and thus in
sure tie destruction Of the e. yarmints," bu; for
tunateiy @ there was none. tie furnished him
with a knife 10 defend himself in case they under
took 20 murder him, which they often threatened
10 do. For about TWO months they never allowed
Ny. e - % on deck without a guard after that
be did. bat rarely. When they frst SAW the ice
be was on deck, and told them they had better
head the other way. IS Il was blowing strong. and
the Ice misht destroy tie ship. They told him to
leave or they would kill him. Finding his advice
not wanted. lie lett. Afterwards thew fol-
The Ice AZ that time. The bark not bein. fitted
FOR such a long erui~e. food and water was an Oh
Jet bat they Used tie -four mixed IN tile form
-: pancakes cooked with the sperm oil, and as
they had abundance Of sugar, II did very veil.
InSy i-lcd kerosene, but that Wa too high Ter
eyen . Chinaman's stomach. A. they had fonty
OF rum, they tiled everything that would hod X,
and with tie abundance Of wines and ale they dad
not suffer with Thirst. They burnt Ill the spare
sTars, and a,S1 q large rart IF the bJ;ween-deCks
and bulEhe1cs Tor fGc!.
They only law one sail on their cruise. and that
was after tley were aruGui tie islands. The
steward set tie American cOlOr- UNION down.
The stranger changed his course fr item, but
the coolies a. soon a. they saw Il, hauled the ha5
down anu kept away, anu made all possible sail.
A. the CCyGAi was a very fast SaileT, the stranger
SON gave up tie chase, and resumed his course.
After Mr.. c. had related the facts to ne, |
asked how long since be had seen his vessel, ana
was ye<y much disappointed when he informed
me II was over five wees Had The time been
shorter, 20 that there would have been a prObabiliy
OF finding her, | should have cruised TOR her, and
If ! had found her, think there would have been
some fun. II have not a pTiyatecr > commission,
| wOald have captured her II | could, and a. there
were no firearms OF any kind On board. think
could, as we were very we'll prepared with them.
Where Mr. {. landed the natives were very
kind and hospitable, giving him freely OF such
food as they had but half stcwed seal or deer,
including blubber and enuails, l think is bard
food, and Judge from Nr. C.'s appearance tina; lie
foafHSaIISr.2 a. his bones would almost rattle when
he came on t-ard.T togs nm up to
their houses back OF Crag Island, and to.d Him
that American ships came TO The gulf every year,
and when they vent on 70 the island took him
with them. He was ON it six days, and saw some
Of the ships when the fog would light UP, but
could not induce the natives 70 take him On bJald
OF one on account OF the bad weather and strong
currents.
Mr.. C. learned through his boy that four
Of the coolies had been pirates on the coast of
China, but the English steamers broke up their
IdUute- Two others LG0 pScu EslcrMSN. lEeSe
took care OF the wheel whenever they chose.
They undertook 70 take the PrOridenoiz on the
passage from China, and one of them still had his
back sore from the well deserved castigation he re-
ceIyed AT that time.
The one WHO fret assumed command must have
had a small idea OF the immensely of this little
l~OOtstOol Of ours. Every night at sunset he could
be seen with a pair of opera glasses scanning the
western horizon for a - view OF his native hills"
beginning as soon as they left the coast. until. no
aRnhr h.Aaasnrw~ - 49, IN nall 1--,lr - L.. -m-.
it up, ana like the boy, :. did not think tie world
was half 50 big they were arbitrary in their
d~isIiline, twice giving ore OF their number II severe
d 'gg,ng. They alsO tThered IA Impeachment rs no
less than three times they depOsei their leader and
substituted another. Two Of their number died.
They used some precautIon in Disgusting the
bark, such as painting cut the name in the several
places on her, and on tie buckets. and in never
throwing q bottle overb ard without fret break
ing 1t, Tor fear 1t might give i clue TO tie pursucrs
their experience had taught them 10 appreiend.
Mr.. L. estimates his IecuniaIy loss - exceed
ing S55 600, as the bark was d go0i vessel. and
cost IS 600, and lie had been u an expense of
5000 more III cOpperlng and fitting her with
new sails. The pirates took all of his clothing,
watch, papers, &c. The only rapers lie saved
were 10 the captains room. But e says that the
loss of the money was nothing 70 the anxiety Of
mind be suffered tor over four months, not know
Ing but that every hOur would be his last and
even II the pirates did not kill him, what would
income OF IImE AfiSr the return OF the
boat, at the time OF Mr. C.'s leaving. the pirates
got under weigh, since which time | have not
heard anything of them, and ! have made many
inquiries OF the natives 10 tine southwark on that
coast.
l would !ere state for the benefit Of those that
have no chart or map OF the world at hand. that
Crag Island Is situated in the extreme y. Z. part
OF the Ochotsk Sea, in lat. 81 20 north, long.
l6lo 30 east; Is about one mile long. less titan
! mile wide, and Is a complete barren rock, very
rough ana croggy, from which IL takes It's name,
and Is about i miles from the east cast. Il is
very near : 900 miles from Callao, which lies iii
l20 o. soath, long. IL Is west, and is
one Of the most distant points by water from
Callao in the North Pacific Ocean. | think the
CGyaHi could not have sailed and drifted less
than 10000 miles, Il IL a great mystery 10 Inc
she ever got there. Taking into consldera
the distance and large number OF small ISL
ands she would PASS, and the different courses
she would have to steer or drift, and tic cylnIar-
itiyely narrow channel OF the gulf Tor several
miles. l think II Is withou: Il parallel,
not forgetting the little care taken of the vessel.
1 might narrate many more incidents of this
strange cruise, but fearing | already have written
more than you will publish, | viii close.
Yours, &c,
JAxES !. Hamilton,
,iGsfer LgrE Sea Rree,s