The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-04
Capt. Ti-r-ry'> RePorr.

- the LIudue-s q His EEeeII.ucy ". y. Anustr1rg,
Minister % the Interior aud President 81 the Board VI
Immigration. we are enabled 10 present herewith the re-
port u tie brig storm Bird. ami desire to draw attention
O. he good Judgment displayed BY Capt Tieruey IN for
wardiHs the interests u the Government, and In promOt-
Ing the god name Of ta= kingdom
HusaLuLu. January p. Is-2.
To H- Err+iisu.y ~ y. Armstrong.
President Hawaiian Board 81 immigration.
your ErczLLESCY-I have tile huupr 90 submit here
Hawaiian brig Storm Bird, q which vessel l was IL
charge 81 Master. engaged in returning 20 their homes
laborers belonging T. the Gilbert, Marshall and New Heb
rides Islands.
In my report forwarded u you per schooner Staghouud,
which sailed from JaIuit ou or about the 10th u septem-
Der. I had the honor 81 presenting you with a statement
In detail regarding tine loss Of the Storm Bird ON the reef
At Bonham Island. At . o'clock !. 81. on tine morning Of
August It. and also my previous movements in landing
thirty-niue passengers at various islands Of the Kings
Mills group. and two al JAluit, Marshall Island. In that
report I stated that 1 would sail for the New Hebrides III
the JsIuit schooner Alaska which 1 had chartered for the
purpose Of assisting the Hawaiian Government to redeem
the PROMISE made by their Immigration Agent. VIZ: To
return the boats crews engaged by him while in the brig
POnarr. aud belonging to the New Hebrides Islands.
With regard 10 the chartering Of this vessel 1 desire to
place before Your Ercellency the statement that my best
Judgment has been used and 1 have made propositions
and advances b secure the necessary means Of transpOr-
taion With the least possible expense to the Hawaiian
Government. had been offered by Messrs. Hernscheim
x To- % daiullr ID service u a vessel u n al 81 ID
per day. but fearing that the voyage might be prolonged
to an unlocked JT 1tsI. 1 decided to decline the offer,
which action on my part 1 hope viii meet with Your tx
eellency's approval. Another proposition was made to
bring the boats crews belonging to the New Hebrides
and myself and crew back Hgzin to Honolulu for the sum
OF 81 100. This offer was also declined by me. my reason
being that the acceptance would entail additional expense
on the BOar1 Of Immigration, As l understood that the
wages Of the Interpreter and people Of the New Hebrides
were to continue until such time a. they were kfHdsd at
their hom>s. Finally / chartered the Alaska, which YES
sci, although a dull sailer and possessed Oflttle sceommo-
datiOns. was the best and least expensive means of trans
portation that I could procure.
/ sailed from Jaluft September Ist. in the Alaska, a.
passenger and in charge Of the New Hebrides people.
October 10th the Alaska arrived at the Island OF Tanna
there I paid on aud landed the i've men belonging to
that Island, they expressing on departure, their satisfac-
ton and pleasure. as told me by the interpreterJ for the
manner in which the promises made to them had been
fuIdIIed by the Hawaiian Government. Sailed the same
day for HavaHnAh HArbor, Sandwich Island, where we
arrived on October 18th. There / paid OF and discharged
tht last Of the boats crews. consisting of five men and
also the Interpreter. These people also EXPRESSED. IT
leaving, their acknowledgment Of the care and kind treat
meut received from the Hawaiian Board Of Immigration.
I also secured and paid the passage Of the young chief
Te-recimbO to his home, in the Brisbane schooner May
Queen. taking from the captain Of that vessel an scknowl'
edgment therefor.
desire to call the attention 1t Your E1cellency to the
fact that the return Of the boats crews has been a source
Of pleasure and satisfaction to the white settlers on the
New Hebr1des and has assisted greatly in re-iustating
among the native population the former good opinion
held by them regarding the Hawaiian Government, and
which had suffered to n great extent by a report fully
circulated among those islands that these returned crews
had been kidnapped 1 AIN happy to say that the return
OF the crew ana their statements to their people have en-
tirely dispeIled the feeling which was formerly gaining
ground. =
Sailed from Haysuuah Harbor October 10th. Shortly
after leaving the vicinity Of the New Hebrides expert
enced some very boisterous weather during which carried
avay frreuraat head nfferuarT au-uuufara1 ~ rrpvr.r
dented, in my experience, series Of Gains and very light
airs, drifting some days as much as forty miles to the
westward and so continuing until We had drifted nearly
i've hundred miles out Of our cOurs, then light winds to
1J7 y. then strong y. Z. winds with a heavy sea to %
y. thence to port strong westerly winds, arriving in Ho-
uolulu harbOr January 2Ist 1882.
In conclusion 1 desire 70 call the attention Of Your Ex-
ceIIeucy TO the accounts rendered you by me, and which
show the amounts received and expended. and hope that
the auditing will prove satisfactory. Hoping that you
will be satisfied with my IabOrs and credit me with hay
ing performed the duties Of my station in a proper man
ner. I have the honor to be. with much respect.
Your Obedient Servant,
CHAs. H. TIEESEY.
Late Master II. VI. Brig Storm Bird.