The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-04-23

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Report to His ErceUency II. H. r. Garter
Minister Of the Interior and Presiden
HdWaiian Board of Immigration.
Jan. 1st.-I weighed anchor and started 70
the island of Tapioutoea, arriving next day.
anchored off the north end, and engaged fou
immigrants at this place. Jan. 5th.-WeigheC
anchor and started for the south end of the is
land, having taken the Hawaiian missionary
kapuu, as passenger for Honolulu. 1 arrived a
the anchorage next day, and engaged clever
adults and twelve children at this place, Jan
Sth.-Weighed anchor and started for the island
of Nounote, anchOring off the south end of ths
island on the 10th inst, 1 engaged twenty-five
adult immigrants at this island. Jan. 18TH
Weighed anchor and started for the island OF
Apemama, anchoring on the 10th inst. inside OF
the lagoon, opposite the Kings house. lay
here until the 21st, but was not successful in
getting any immigrants. Raining and blowing
hard during my stay. Jan. 21st.-Weighed an
Choir and started for the island of Maiana, arriv-
ing on the 23rd inst. l anchored at the north
end, and got two natives at this island. The
wind blowing partly on shore, l was obliged to
get underweigh. Jan. 26th.-At ) p. NJ. started
for the island of Tarawa. At $50 p. NJ. sighted
the island. Jan. 27th.-At daylight the island
was bearing northeast; distant 10 miles: wind
from north to northeast. At 6 p. NJ. tackled
ship, heading northwest by west; Maiana bear
ing southeast by south, distant Z miles; Tarawa
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nothing this day. At p. n. heading north
west by west, and north northwest, and then
north by west. Continued these courses until |
went to bed at 1920 P. NJ. | left orders with
the officer of the deck to tack ship at II p. NJ:
and, if the wind hauled any, to let me know. At
IL P. NJ. he tackled, heading southeast. which
course ought to have taken the bark five miles
clear of the land. Jan. 2Sth.-At Ito P. NJ. n
heavy squall of wind and rain struck the ship.
l heard the first officer give the order to clew
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ing been previously slowed. In a few moments
he gave the order to haul the mainsail up. and
tack ship. l knew by the order something was
wrong. L jumped out of my berth, and on deck.
At that minute the vessel struck the bottom, GO
ing about five miles an hour. | looked at the
compass, and found she was heading southeast.
l Immediately hauled everything hard aback.
and tried to back her off, but without success.
1t was so thick and rainy we could not see any
land. In a few minutes we were broadside on
to the breakers, and commenced striking heavily.
Our false keel came up alongside. Tried the
pumps, and found no water in the hold. A 2 A.
NJ. the hold was full of water. Finding that the
bottom of the vessel was stove in, we got the
immigrants all into the cabin, and with difficulty
got the larbOard boat clear of the ship; and then
was obliged to cut away the masts, fearing the
bark would break up before daylight. All hands
cool, and working hard to save provisions, but
we could not save much, as most of them were
slowed in the lower hold, and under water. The
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fearful violence, as the tide went out, the break
ers continually breaking on deck, amidships. 1t
not possible to stand without holding on
hard to the ropes, or whatever we could get hold
of. 1t was raining and blowing fresh. [ found
Rev. Kapuu of great help to me in keeping the
natives quiet; all hands waiting anXiOusly for
dav to break, to see what chance there was for
our lives. 1t must have teen high tide when
struck. As the tide went out, the breakers
were striking the vessel with fearful violence.
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and we found We were on the reef at the
southwest end of the island of Tarawa, about
and a half miles from land; one ships
to the north was smooth water, and two
lengths to the south we would have
cleared the reef. We succeeded in getting the
starboard boat down, and the gig off the forward
house, without having them stove; we hauled
the boats under the starboard counter, it being
the least exposed to the breakers, the vessel be-
ing listed seaward. We got the immigrants into
the boats without accident; six of the best of
the natives 1 kept on board to help save provis-
ions. The crew, with the second officer, and
H. j, MOOrs, our interpreter, working the boats,
after several unsuccessful attempts, succeeded
in getting the boats clear of the wreck, and
landing the immigrants about three fourths of a
mile from the beach, it being low tide Mt the
time. The boats returned to the wreck, and all
went to work saving provisions, but we
did not save much, as they were mostly slowed
in the lower hold, and We're under water. The
vessel was fast breaking up. During the day
the boats made several trips to and from the
wreck, each time saving something. Raining
and blowing fresh during the day. Just before
dark. and during a violent squat of wind and
rain, the boats left the wreck, and with heavy
hearts we made our way to the shore, and made
as comfortable as circumstances would
permit. Blowing and raining hard during the
Jan. 29th.-At daylight the boats start
ed for the wreck, and found that the natives had
been there during the night, and carried off
portable, that had not washed away.
succeeded in saving a few barrels of meat,
the natives diving for it; also saved the cook
stove. The breakers were so heavy the boats
were obliged to leave the wreck and return to the
shore. Jan. 30th.-Rainy, squally weather.
daylight the boats started for the wreck, but
could not succeed in boarding her, the breakers
were so heavy. The boats returned 4 to the shore,
and all hands went to work building houses. /
had to hire the land from the native that owned
it, with the condition that the Tarawa natives
should not modest us while we remained on the
Jan. 31st.-Blowing fresh from the
northwest, with heavy rain squalls. Could not
board the wreck. Started one boat off to let the
missionary and white trader know of our disas-
At 2 P. NJ. Captain Randolf and missionary
Hama arrived. At 3 P. NJ. it was blowing hard
from the southwest, and the beach became strewn
with portions of the wreck. At 4 p. NJ. | au-
my chief officer to sell the remains of
the wrecked bark Hawaii, at public auction, for
the benefit of whom 1t may concern, as she lay
ON the reef. The wreck was knocked down to
Captain RandOlf, for the sum of thirty-five dol
$3.50, he being the highest bidder.
Feb. 12th.-I bought a large boat from Cap
RandOlf, and fitted her for a voyage to the
of Jaluit, distant $40 miles) in charge
of my second officer and four seamen, hoping
to intercept the Storm Bird. On the 18th dis
patched her, well fitted for the voyage.
March 3rd.-The schooner Elizabeth arrived.
10 days from Jaluit, and reports the Storm Bird
at Jaluit. March 4th.-The Storm Bird arrived,
and Captain Tearney reports that my second
officer made the island of Nameric, go miles
west southwest of Jaluit. He got on board of
a small schooner bound to Ebon. In the night
he lost his boat from the stern of the schooner,
the Captain refusing to wait to pick her up.
got on board of a schooner ut Ebon bound
for Jaluit, arriving Feb. oath. He delivered my
to Thernsheim & Co., our Commercial
Agent, and to Captain Tearney. The next day
Tearney weighed anchor, and started to
relief. March 5th.-Transferred the immi-
grants from the shore to the Storm Bird. Cap
tain Tearney came on shore; also three mission
aries from Apiang, and 1 sold out what we had
left of provisions, etc. All hands embarked on
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