Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-11-13
Report of American Brigantino Hazard

Tho Hasad, Capt r. g. Miller, sailed from
Honolulu on June 2iat, fitted for $50 laborera;
with light trades and oalma she reached
Mnkon Island on the 9th of July and sailed
the same day for Mariki. Owing toprevailing
onlma IL took her seven days on tho passage.
Here adults were shipped sho then sailed
for Apaiang, and anchored inside tho lagoon.
Remained here till the goth, having contracted
with 2s adults, who brought with them II
children. Going ont, met and exchanged sig
mia with tho JfO,ning Star bound In. Arrived
ut Tarawa on tho 9Th, contracted with 70
adults with . children. Next to Maiana, ar
irving Aug. Gth contracted with IL adults
with children and sailed for the windward
islands on the 18th, but was bccalmcd for six
teen days Reached 0naoto Sept 9Th and
could get no laborors there, and went on to
Byron Island which was reached the following
morning. Spent two days here. but unsuccess.
fully, and ahaped course for Peru; arrived
there tho following morning and anchored
midway off tho island, but dragged of and
stood for Clark's Island. Anchored the Same
evening Sep IL, worked well at this inland but
could not induce the natives 10 leave. Sailed
again on the 10th for Peru but meeting strong
westerly current stecrcd for Tapiteuca which
was made Sept. goth. Morning Star sailed
the same day for the Westward Here were
shipped / s adults with children. A war Of
determination had been going on between tho
tribes of the Northern end Of the Island and
those in the South on account Of some dues or
tithes demanded by one party and refused by
| the other. The Northern tribes collected some
| 500 men and falling upon the South, slaugh-
| tered them almost TO n man--iS0 men wero
slain and their dead bodies encountered tho
beach at the time of the HosDds arrival. Tho
| II At IT
miles long, though very narrow, Is now almost
absolutely depopulated. Sailed hence on tho
| 2Sth and communicated with the shore OF Ap-
pana (Oct. lst). Sailed the same day for
Mariki arriving the next morning, but could
procure no labor, though tho boat was on
shore all the day. Sailed the same evening
and passed Makcn on the Ord and reached
Honolulu Nov. 9Th, all WE'LL Throughout tho
cruise Capt. Miller reports that he found every
member of the Hawaiian Mission Society kind
and helpful, and he In return was sometim !:
able to supply them with stores medicine.
Some people interested in recruiting laborers
for Samoa had spread story abroad that the
South Sea people here were largely infected
with leprosy, but everywhere the Hawaiian
Missions contradicted their mischievouB stories
and certified the bona .f7e nature of the work
of the Board of Immigration Capt Miller
states that either by boating or travelling ON
shore, he has visited the greater part of every
island touched at, and never experienced any
molestation or had any trouble whatever with
the natives.
Mrs. Miller accompanied her husband
throughout the trip, and by feminine tact and
kindness, so endeared herself to the women
and children amongst the immigrants, that
when the time for separation came, the parting
scene was truly affecting, the Titles savages
and their mothers being loath to leave behind
80 kind friend.
This batch Of immigrants are described az
remarkably wholesome, promising set. The
bulk of them so to- W. G. Irwin g. Co. planra-
ton at Kau, Hawaii, and the remainder to
Kauai