The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-08-13

v ARRIVAL OF THE u. S. SHIP JAMEsTowN.-This
vessel returned to port last evening, from a cruise
among the Micronesian Islands, whittier she sailed
on the Both of April. Captain Truxtun has kindly
furnished to us the following full report of his cruise ::
Left Honolulu, April 3Oth. Arrived at the Island
of Tarawa, Gilbert group, May 18th. On the 10th
landed Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham at the Island of
Apaiang. May 23d, sailed for, and on the oath,
arrived at B~utaritari Goth sailed from Butaritari,
and on the 18th arrived at the Mulgrave Islands,
remained six days at anchor in the lagoon. On the
4th of June, sailed, and on the 9th arrived on the
Island of Mejuro, landed the mail for the mission,
found two North German vessels at anchor In the
lagoon.
June 18th, made Strong's Island on the 18th,
communicated with the shore, found -dnne Porter at
anchor /; June 18th, hove-to off Wellington, or Du
Perry Islands ; all quiet at beth places. June Ifth'
anchored in jamestown harbor, Island OF Ponape ;
landed mail for the American mission. Renamed
at Ponape fifteen days, during which time circum-
nayigated the island in steam launch and boats.
While here, the brig .Anne Porter arrived from
Stronp,s Island. and schooner .MaloIo from Ponatic
harbor, both bound to Shanghae. Supplied the
.Makolo with provisions, and sent a number of China
men and Europeans in her, and the .Anne Porter to
Shanghae, they being all in the employ of one Capt.
BENJAMIN Pease, and left destitute by his non-appear-
ance. Also supplied Pease's trading station at
Ponatic with provisions, as the agent was in great
want. Capt. Coe, the representative of Capt. Pease,
died some few weeks before our arrival at Ponape.
Pease had robbed the wreck of the sMorning Star,
and burned up what he could not carry away.
July I'd. sailed for Honolulu. July 4th, lat. 12o
OF north, long. 157 Q So east, boarded the North
German bark Marie, Captain Kutcher, of Bremen,
from Port Townsend May Goth, and Honolulu June
18th, for Port Louis, Mauritius. all well. August 4th
lat. 81 Q or north, long. 1853 49, west, boarded
American bark Ethan Allen, Capt. Snow, from Ho-
nolulu, July 81, for San Francisco had been be-
Gained five days, left her with a good breeze from
the south.
From the Island of Ponape had the trades about
E N E to % north lat 1853 east long, where we
lost them from which point had Gains and light
winds prevailing from the southwark and eastward,
to lat. % Q north, long. 154 west, where we again
took the trades. Had much fine weather during the
passage back.
Left the missionaries at all points visited in good
spirits, feeling perfectly secure in their persons, and
much encouraged in their labors by the progressively
are making among the natives. Settled all the
troubles between the natives of Apiang and Tarawa,
also all the missionary dificulties-the rebels of
Tarawa signing an agreement to pay 90 casks of oil
for mission property destroyed on Apiang.
The following is a list of the officers of the james
tolDn
COMMUNICATIVE. Truxtun, Commanding.
Lieut.. Conc. l.. Huntington, Executive Officer.
Welsh.
Master.-Asa Walker, Navigating Officer.
Ensigns-Andrew Dunlap, w. NJ. Cowgirl, j. ID. Adams, w.
surgeons.mw. NJ. Woods, E. D. Payne.
Asst. Surge0n.-E. C. Thatcher.
r. a. PaynGSter.-GeO. X. Watkins.
Lieut.. Marines.-H. c. Cochrane.
B atstudin.-Andrew Milne.
Gunner.-E. A. Mcdonald.
Can penter.-S. N. Whitehouse.
Sai[naker-Gilbert u. Macy.
Captains CEerk.-C. w Sinclair.
PaymGsfer's CLeTE.-L. A. Morris.
Mates.-F. C. Elliot, c. G. Notion, s. Willard, W. Dougherty.