The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-02-12
Cruise Of the Morning Star, from Honolulu
70 Micronesia and Back.
Honolulu. Feb 3. 1870.

& Christian. second mate q Chinese cool and steward, and
eight Hawaiian soameni making, with Mrs colooEd' a con
pany Of hnecn souls.
We hal fresh trades and nns weather the entire passage.
July "a passed the meridian and changed Ihe date 90 the "a.
Jniy sh made Byron's Island. lat l9iT'e passed near ",
aud several canoe- came alongside. Juy bh ate ? m ~e an
chored under the lee % Tapituea CT DTummonds isiaDdl 10
days from Hondulu, having averaged ! Knots All the way.
Here We found Messrs Karou and Nallmu With Their families
al well. and giAd 10 see the Morning star. We took them on
board ADD sailed neat day for Nanout, where We arrived on
the Th. Here We took on board Mr. LesO aud hHily AMI
sailed neat day Cor Apamama, arriving on The sh. Tcok On
board Moses aud wife CGnbert IL ,sacher) aud sailed same
( night cor Miannai arrived ON the oh. Pound MI Lono ana
wife weni took them on board and sailed evening 81 the loh
for Mark. About this time I fand our passengers too many
Tor the accommodations cleared on the sep q the forward
house and built a tent Coz them which made them very com
portable.
We arrived NJ Mark on the evening Of July lihl look on
board Mr. KAnoho and wife At midnight and sailed Coo Apiang,
arriving neat morning. Here we found Mr. Taylor aud his
little boy not very well, but Giad o. go The btAr. We we're
much disappointed al not finding Mr bingham here. Toot GA
board Mr. Taylor and Mr. iIAnA aud family, and sailed cut 81
the lagoon on the lgh for DutahtAri, where the general meet
ing was TO be held. Arrived there the 10Th, ~ days from no.
noulu. thankful 20 our heavenly Father Cor His kind watch
and care over us. We remained here eleven days, whils the
general meeting was In session.
On the 10Th We tool the missionaries on board and sailed fr
Mark. where We arrived next day. LANDED Mr. Kanoho and
his supplies, and took on board two scholars Coz the Apiang
school, arrived Rt ApiAnE neat day. Here We landed our pas
sengcrs hr the SCHOOL, took on board Mr. Taylor, who wished
to visit the other islands Of this group. and sailed on ,hs so,h
for ApamamA. On account 81 light winds ala mo, arrive until
Aug N. Here we landed Moses and win and sailed neat day
for Tapiuea, arriving on the 7thi landed the missionaries and
their supplies. We lay here over the Sabbath aud attended
church, were much pleased with the attendance and attention
Of the natives. We lan the missionaries la good spiris, and
sailed on the och for Nonouu 20 get Mr Laleo's things, who on
account fhis wifc's health was going 10 move 10 Apaang. Wa
arrived AT Nonouti on the morning Of The 10Th, and sailed same
day for MAMA. Arrived there evening q neat sayi landed
Mr. Lono and his supplies on the 18th sailed at night same day
and Nrrived nj Apiang on the 18Th. Here we landed all our
passengers. Gods blessing has followed as NIL the way. This
finished the work In this group.
On the 18th we sailed Tor MIN Cor Magrove island) In the
Marshall group, arrived In the lagoon on the 10th 10 the midst
Of squalls and rain, and were obliged 10 iet 20 both anchors.
On Sunday the 2ist we went ashore and met a very hearty
welcome from the people, who seemed much In advance u the
Gilbert IL people 10 civilization, for they were nearly all cloth
ed, and as I wen, into the church and found "a full 10 overflow
ing, thought truly they are "elothed and In their right
minds" The King and all his household were present and In
terested listeners. The sabbath school IL attended BY all the
congregation, this 10 truly the work Of God. We learned here
that Mr. Kaia ION account Of his wiics heahh) had gone from
Ano 10 Ebon. Sailed Aus Gath direct fr MJerO, arriving
next day. anchored In the lagoon, on the siAflonI found Mr.
Kahuewa and wife well, and took them on board and sailed
ON the 2sth for Jaluit Tor DOnham Isl Did not arrive until
the 3Oth ON account OF light winds. Here we found tho mis-
sion work in q prosperous oonditonj a great Improvement has
been made here in two years. A capele a Go, merchants.
have been good helpers In the mission WORK. The people have
a new church nearly done, and hope 90 have Il ready Cor Mr.
Snow TO dedicate on our return from the west.
We landed some cargo here Cor Mr. Capcue, and nailed Sept
9th for EbOn, where we arrived on the 9Th. Pound Mesara
Snow and whitney with their families well. We entered the I
lagoon and anchored of the station. on the evening Of the
10th we were visited by q flock Of children from Ma SHOWS staf
tion M happy as birds, and all padding their own canocn.-ranA
Sept 18th we took on board Mr. Snow, Mr. whitney and ihelf
families, and sailed for stronss Island. After q long but
pleasant passage Of six days we arrived there on Sunday the 1
10Th, and anchored In lie snug hArbor close Ia 20 Mr. SHOWS
old home on Dove Island. This IL . beautiful spot In mid.
ocean, the hills rise over two thousand feet and are green and
beautiful all the year. The people here are better civilized
than any we have yet seen. On the 2ist, with the help Oftb6
kings whaIeboat, we lowed cut Of the hArbor naying leh Mr.
ami Mrs Snow and sailed for Ponape via Moki Tor yelling
tons I). On the Gath we landed a few things az Mokil and
left same day. Arrived at POnApe on the 2Sh and anchored a,
Ga, MIR stuTges' station. We layed here two days, and then
went round to Canaan, CMr Logan's Station) ten miles from Ga.
We found the missionaries all well, and received n hearty wei
come from them. The Sabbath school children met as NJ tho
landing and also extended q welcome. We landed the mis-
sion supplies, took Mr. sturges ON board, ana smiled Oct an
for the Mortiocks. Arrived at Lukonor, the smaller Of the
two MoriOcks, on Sunday the IOthj entered lie beautiful Ia
coon and anchored on the mission station. The people here
seem very kind, and gave the Morning star a hearty welcome.
The work here looks very encouraging On the 18th we left
this island and arrived at the larger island same days anchor
ed In lie lagoon on the mission station. We remained here a
week to give Mr. sturges a good chance 20 see 10 his "cbI-
drm" Sailed on the 10Th for Pingaisp, where we arrived Oct
9th. Here we lay on and ON while Mr. sturgos did hs
work, which IL very encouraging here also.
We left this island on the Goth for Mokn. and arrived on
the Both ih same day for BOnape, and arrived NEXT days
landed Mr. sturges and sixteen scholars Chat we tooh ON
board at Pingap) took on board some ivory nuts for Mr.
Capele m cargo, Mr. Whitney and wife and Johnny a. passen-
gers. and Nov Ilth sailed for sirongs Island. Arrived OF
the Larbor on the nth, took On board Mr. Snow and wife, and
sailed same evening for Namarik. with a fair wind but looking
stormy, a heavy rolling from the north. On the 18Th we had
a strong breeze from the west, with a heavy scA, TOO much 10
land at NamAhk. 90 We kept on for JaIuii, where we arrived
Nov 22d, and here we found that on the 18th there had been a
very heavy gale. Three vessels were blown ashore and many
houses and trees blown down. One Of the vessels was the
Russian BarkenlIne Julie ReIH, $50 tons, nearly loaded with
cobra, bound for Queenstown for orders. She dragged ashore
the last Of the gale, bnged and became a total loss. Capt
Hesselager, his mate aud three o. the crew We take as pas
sengers 10 a Honolulu. We were very thankful that our Heaven
ly Father did not permit the Morning star 10 h. among tbe
number o. lost vessels.
The missionaries Of al the Marshall Isles were gathered
here Cor a general meeting, no we laid here nine days, during
which time the new church was dedicated. We then took
them all On board and sailed Nov Both for NamaTik. Hada
enc breeze passed near Hunters Island the same evenings
saw many signs d the destructive gale, houses unroofed md
trees blown down. Arrived At Namark neKt day. This
Island had felt the gale, but not as hard As Hunters or JAiuit.
Landed hessp Snow and whitney lay on and ON while
they were ashore no anchorage AZ this place. LEI ia the
evening Of same day for Ebon, where we arrived next day,
Dec ID found Messrs Shows and Whitneys homes all nae
and the island not much affected By the yale. Landed the
missionaries and their families and sailed same evening for
MsIero, where we arrived Dec 9TH, after a rough > sage.
Found the missionaries home all safe landed them aud pro-
ceeded on our way, 20 Arno In the morning were Al this
place took Mr. Kaalas things on board as he IL gong with ne
90 Honolulu for his wife's health. Arrived al Mill next morn.
ing Dec 9th. Landed the missionaries and sailed same day f0r
Aplang, and Dec 18th we anchored In lie fine lagoon, of the
station. Found Mr Taylor much better than when we left
We lay 10 this lagoon eight days, changed our sails and pre-
pared the Star for her hOmeward passage.
On the morning Of Dec goth Mr. Taylor and the other mis-
sionaries held service on the Morning Stars quarter deck, un-
der the awning babe US God speed, and At . a N we set sail
with a fine breeze for ButaritarL, the last island we were 10
stop at before sailing for Honolulu. Made the nahermens
lights Of Butartari at 8 p N anchored In the lagoon neat
morning six months from Honolulu. Here we filled our
water, took Mr. Kanoa on board, aud sailed the 2i for Homo
lulu, with twenty-six souls on board, where ne arrived after a
long aud tedious passage Of as days, on the 9th Of February.
Have been gone ! months and 20 days. We have visited ~
islands, most Of them twice, and one Of them four times an
chored thirty times ! and all without accident. Our officers
were good efficient men, our crew obedient, and our cook and