The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-04
REPORT o. THE "moRE1NG STAR"

We herewith present the report " the llth
t"yase 't the Missionary packet Morning star
N1- 3, To- the MicrnD=-isu Islands. 1~7I-s2
Sailed from Honolulu. Jun. z}i. 1851. and
proceeded h--t tu the Gilbert Island. as usual,
with Nr-. l.. Y. SNOW and Miss l. :. Clthelrt
AS missionary passengers Tor ku-IIe. July 9TH,
sighted aud passed Baker, Island July 18th
sighted and passed Byron Island. stopped az
Peru Island July 18th. anchored az TaVit-uea
and sailed again the day after with the teachers (
uu board, stopping same day 10 Nauouti for the
teacher there. At the two latter islands we were
IN company with the brig Storm Bird July
9Th, anchored 10 ApemamI and sailed the next
day with teacher, on the 18th stopped az Mai
ana and -OOE teachers and sailed next DAY July
I'D took the teachers from LaraksI IL the morn
in and anchored outside ApaiaEg same evening. I
After % general meeting Of the Gilbert Island
teacher- at Apallug, We sailed from there. mar
rDwly escaping the reef IL consequence Of a
calm Landed the teachers again at Marakel on
the morning u August 4th and anchored outside
BuiaTItHu same evening sailed from ButartGrl
% go through the group again and return the
teachers August 9Th, touching again at Peru,
August Zlst. Supplied the Samoan teachers there
with provisions, ss the John Williams" with
their supplies was overdue and they were living
on cOc0anuts- We were at Tapiteuea again Aug
ust lind and Z3rd Nanouti, 18th Apemaua,
18th 10Th, 9th and 2Sth Mamma, Both, IN COM
pauy with the schooner @. PauuOuiu - TaraWa.
August 3lst and September lst and End, return
ING % Apalaug September 18th IN company with
the barEentIue George Noble
September 9Th We sailed from the Gilbert to
the Marshall Islands, with Rev. \. G. WaIkup
and wife as passengers Passed the schooner
Alaska, 80 bound south September -, we anch-
ored ~ Jalult, passing the wreck Of the Storm
Bird a. We went in. From there We shipped
provisions and mail 10 the Hawaiian missionaries
AT MejurO and ArnO, and sailed next DAY. Sep
tember 18th sighted Kill and Namerick Islands.
and kusaIe ON the 2lst, coming to anchor on the
9th. after a long calm in which the vessel was
FlrTfgI Fnu-4rN tho island 1- fran .---.-.
and only escaped destruction by her anchors
taking ground and holding her stern about fifty
feet from dangerous breakers. BY the aid Of a
light breeze which soon sprung up We worked
out to "A safe distance from a position similar to
that III which the last 's Morning Star was
wrecked, upon this same island. There appeared
so little prospect Of saving her that all the lady
passengers had been started away from her in a
boat.
After remaining ten days at Kusaie landing a
house and other cargo, and all the missionary
passengers, We sailed, October 9TH, for the Car
Oline Islands. October 9th passed Pingelap;
stopped at Mokil ON the 10th, and anchored at
PoEape on the 18th. Taking in Rev. f.. T..
DOane and native passengers, we sailed on our
return TO Pingelap and Mokil October 18th.
Spent the 18th Of October standing off and on at
Mokil, and the 22nd at Pingelap. October 18th
we hove to off Ponape and Mr.. Doane went
ashore in the boat and, leaving his scholars,
came on board again in the evening, when we
sailed for MOrtlOcks and Ruk. We were in com
ldAN All lltl NtN Win the SCHOONER ramona
bound for San Francisco, by which we sent a
large mail. From October 18th to 31st both
mates were laid mp and We were without officers.
Arrived 1T LukunOr November 2nd Satoan 4th;
Etal 9Th; Namolouk 9Th and LJsap 18th. In
entering LOsOp lagoon against IA head wind and
tide we ran aground IN a foot less water than the
vessel was drawing, and remained there for over
two hours, when the rising tide took us OF with
u damaged shoe. From the time of leaving Hon
Olulu a leak IN the ship had been gradually in
creasing until we were pumping two hours or
more Il day. After the accident at Losap up to
December 3Td, no more pumping was required.
November 18th stopped at Mama and anchored
IN Ruk lagoon on the 18th. Visiting three diff
fereut islands IN that lagoon we sailed on the re-
turn trip to the east. November 18th and arrived
again at Ponape November 2Sth.
December LIST we sailed from Ponape for Ku-
SAFE, stopping ut MOkl the third time, to land
passengers, on the Bird. On the night Of Deem
Der 3rd the old leak broke out again and con-
tiuued to increase rapidly till the 9th inst, when
we arrived at Kusaie with a tired crew and an
unseGwOrthy ship, making more than five feet Of
water IN twenty-four hours. Not having the
means of heaying down we discharged everything
uubent sails, sent down spHIs and at the highest
tides hauled up into the mud at the mouth of n
river to examine the bottom as far as possible.
At the lowest tide three large places were found
with broken copper, one above and two below.
These planks were entirely riddled by worms,
and "A large leak discovered III the CARDBOARD
streak. The leak above water We were able to
repair quite thoroughly the two below we were
obliged to trust to the work of the Hawaiian
sailors who did their best to cover them with
tarred duck and copper by. diving. Considering
the condition Of the vessel 1t was thought best
by all to make the attempt TO reach Honolulu
and have the vessel put III thorough repair be-
fore finishing the work in the Marshall Islands.
Loading the yessel. in ballast trim we took on
board Rev. 4. c. Walkup, wife and child for
Apaiung ria Honolulu, and sailed for this port
December 29th.
We have sighted and passed islands fifty-six
times made t~hirty-siX stopping places entered
fifteen lugoons anchored ~fOrty-six times be-
sides lying 10 and standing of and on one hum
died and fifteen hours, and had three hundred
and nineteen passengers. Gains and currents
have been more favorable than usual, having
had but four hundred and tw~enty-nine hours
| calm and three hundred and ninety-five miles
adverse currents. The whole distance sailed on
the entire voyage Is twelve Thousand, three hun
! bred and ~sixty-twO miles. From the meridian
and 30 north latitude We have had nothing but
fresh breezes from +. to NE. till We reached
port. ISAIAH BRAY, Commander.
Honolulu, Feb. 2nd, 1882.