The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-02-01
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

esting report of the cruise of the Missionary Packet,
furnished by Capt. Bingham. Ii will be seen that
the vessel called ut several Islands never before Wis.
tied by her, and that the natives are anxious to have
teachers come and settle among them:
The Morning Star lett Honolulu for Micronesia,
via Kauai and Nui, on the LIST of July, 1867. y,
Hanalei she took on board Rev. Mr.. johnson, who
went as q Delegate of the Hawaiian Board. Expe-
rienced very light winds for the first few days, and
did not reach Waitipu, of Ellice's group (lat. : IS
south, long. IFS A east), until July 11th. Found
great progress here, through the efforts of q Samoan
Missionary; so also at Nui. Reached Tamana, OF
the Gilbert Islands, ON the 18th of July. The ship
Julian, had touched there, Feb. 9, 1867, having
taken sixty barrels of sperm oil since leaving Homo
lulu. Touched at Onotoa on the 9th; found the
people willing to receive Missionaries, should any be
sent them. Touched at Peru, on the 31st, and found
the people greatly given to drunkenness, If the re-
port of n white man living among them was to be re-
ceiyed, rs We have no doubt it was. Anchored at
Tapiteuea, Aug. I'd, and were welcomed by the peo-
pie, who seemed quite DESTROYS of having teachers
come among them. Anchored ut Nonouti, on the Sd,
and were welcomed on shore at one spot by a drunk
en- mob, before which we found it very difficult TO
make n statement of the object of our visit. At an
other spot on the same Island we were received very
kindly, and found n wide door open for Missionaries,
could we have had any to leave among them ; ex-
plored the lagoon in part on the 9th, finding n wide
channel into it, but were obstructed by rocks long
before we could reach the opposite shore. Touched
Mt Apemama on the 9th, and sent n message to its
proud King desiring an interview, but were denied
an audience, and were informed that he wished TO
have nothing to do with Missionaries. This chief.
whose name is Paiteke. rules over three Islands of
the Gilbert Group.
We anchored mt Tarawa on the 9th; found the
Missionaries well, and sailed for Apaiang on the 18th;
anchored on the 10th, and sailed from il on the 23d.
Returned TO Tarawa to take back the Missionary fami-
lies from Tarawa to their homes, after the general meet
ing. \ child l. of the Rev. Mahoe diel ON board shortly
after coming to anchor. Anchored ut Butaritari on
the 18th ; delivered His Majesty Kamehameha VS.
dispatch to the brother Of the King Of Butaritari OH
the SIst, receiving from this brother, on behalf Of the
King. an assurance that the King would make some
response ON the return Of the packet from the west.
Sailed the same day for Ebon, Rev. Mr.. johnson be-
ing quite i'll but not confined to his berth. The next
day, Sept. LIST, our good brother was called to his
final rest. We reached Ebon Sept. I'd; buried our
friend beneath the cocoa's shade on that green coral
isle;, being assured by the native Christians that
they would kindly care for the precious dust.
We sailed from Ebon Sept. 4th, and reached Jaluij
ON the 9th found Kapali and his wife quite glad to
see the Morning Star, having been for some time
short of foreign provisions. The health of his
wife was not good. An encouraging beginning had
been made at this new station. Monday, Sept. 9Th,
sailed for Nanerick. via Ebon, and reached there the
l4th. After landing supplies for Kaelemakule We
sailed for kusaie, coming to anchor there on the
morning of the 18th. Wind easterly with considera-
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their families well. They had been blessed in their
labOrs, and numbers had been added to the church.
A new stone church, nearly ready for dedication,
was an ornament to the harbor.
On the 18th, the whale ship Emma C.. Jones,
Clifford, master. came To anchor near us.
Sailed for Ponape on the 10Th, with light winds
harbor on the afternoon of the 25th, and came to
anchor the next day. Our brethren Sturges and
Doane and their families we found in comfortable
health. At this place most of the sessions of The Gen.
eral Meeting of the American Mission were held. By
the aid of the Morning Star, Mr.. Doane, his family
and his effects, were removed to his new house and
Island, where We left them on the evening of Oct.
10th. Westerly winds helped us much on our way
Kusaie, and we came to anchor again Mon
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new stone church, of which / have spoken, was dedi-
and the occasion will long be remembered by
the Kusaieans and others who were present. On the
next Monday morning we were ready for sea, but
were wind-bound for five days Gains and light
winds prevented our reaching Ebon before the
llth Of November. The westerly wind enabled us to
enter the lagoon by its only passage. These winds
for ten or twelve days, and we should have
been seriously wind-bound had not the time been i'm
proved in taking ON board some two hundred and
twenty barrels of cocoanut oil as freight, and in re-
peated attempts to recover an anchor lost ON a pre-
yious visit, which were finally rewarded with success,
except that We were obliged 10 leave behind a part Of
the chain. We sailed for Namerick, Nov. 23d, reach
ing there the 25th, took on board Kaelemakule and
wife, and sailed the same day for Jaluij where we
on the morning Of the 2sth. Here a part
the sessions Of the Marshall Islands General Meet
ings were held. Sailed the next day for Ebon, tax
ing on board Kapali and family. Reached Ebon the
next day. and sailed at night for Apaiang. North
winds for the most part enabled u to reach that
Island in six days-a remarkable quick passage.
Experienced, however, no severe weather, though II
during this week that the vessels were wrecked
at the Guano Islands. We anchored Dec. 9Th, and
until Thursday, Dec. 18th We reached
Saturday, Dec. 18th, where Kanoa and
Maka were welcomed hack by the people. Nothing
in their houses had been disturbed during their alb
sence of more than n year. Sailed for Ebon Tuesday,
18th. We experienced much calm weather, and
were eight days making the passage. On the 18th
took on board NIrs. Snow and family and other
leaving two Of them, k~aelemakule and
wife. at Namerik as We passed the next day.
For several days southeasterly winds helped us much
on our way. Shortly after the wind hauled into the
where it remained quite steady and fresh
till near the limit Of the northeast trades, when il
gradually into the eastward, southwark and
southwest. We ran for several hundred miles ON the
parallel Of about 329 so, till near the longitude of