Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-02-04
Report OF the Ilth Voyage Of the Mission
AIRY Packet Morning Star 10 the Micro
nesian Islands, lBB1.82

eeeded first 10 the Gilbert Islands ~ usual, with
| Mrs. IT, V. Bnow and Miss T.. y. CAthcaft, ~ mis-
Apnary passengers for Kunsls.
| July 1th, sighted and passed Bakers Island,
July l2th, sighted hnd pnss"d ByrJn'H Island, snd
| aiotpod nt Peru island Jpty Igtb anchored III
| INpiteuoa, and smiled sgnip the day after Nth tho
teachers on board, stopping same day nj Hsnouu
| Tor the teacher there.
At the twu latter Islands we weTn In COMPANY
| win the brig htoym Bhd.
July 7th, anchored ~ Apefnnrnn, and sniled most
| day with teachers.
On the 18Th, stopped NJ Naiana, and took tesoh-
| efH, and sailed most day.
July 2ird, took the tsacberr from NArake In tho
morning. and anchored Dutsids Apaiang nans
evening.
After general meeting ~ the Gilbert Islands
nj hpninng, We sailed from there, and had narrow
escape from tho reef, In g calm
Landed the teachers agniD 81 NhHkei, on Tho
morning 81 August itb and anchored outside Bn-
tartan same evening.
Sailed from Butsritah 10 20 through tho group
again, and return tho teachers August Eth. touch
ing again =, Pefu, August 2lst, supplying the ~
moan teach ~ thafs With proyisiDDs, as the John
! Williams was over due, and they we're hying on
cocoa nuts We wofo ut Iapteuea apnin August
2ld and 2.rd, kRnputi 2,th, Apotnaina ~, ~, a,
and 18th, b.aianA Goth, IN company with sohoon.r
Ramona, ,arawa 3ist nnd September lst and %,
returning ~ hpniang Septcmber 9Th, In company
| WIZ The bhrhentine 6f2,Us Nobe. .
beptoinber 9Th. We saiiod from the Gilbert ~ tho
Marshall Islands, with Rev A. q. Wnlkup aud
VIE, as passengers, and passed schooner dbsho,
bound south.
September 18Th We anchored at JsJiut, passing
tie wreck of the Siorm Bi,d aS We went In. From
there We shipped provisions and mail ~ tbs Ha
waiian missionaries nj NeiurO and hrno, and
sailed next day. September 18th, sighted Xiii and
Namefick Islands, and Kusaie on the 2lst, arfiy-
ing there 10 anchor the 9th, after long calm,
in which the vessel WAS drifted towards the Island
III calm and strong current, and only saved by
the anchors taking ground and holding her stern
about fifty feet from destructive breakers. With
n light breeze that gooD sprung up, We worked out
~ safe distance. from position similar 10 that
IN which tho last NorniUg Star WAS wrecked upon
the same Island. There appeared No little pros
pect Of saving the vessel that all the lady psssen
gers had been started away from her In n boat.
cARoLgg GLANDS.
Oct. 9th passed PinReap, stopped at Moll on
the 10th, and anchored ut Ponape on the 18th.
Taking In Rev. u. r. Dosbe and native pas
sengers we sailed on our return 10 Pingelap and
Mokil Oct. 18th. Spent the 18th Of October stand
ing oil and ON at Mokil, and the z2d ut PiDgel0p.
Oct. 10Th we hoye 10 of Ponaps and Mr. Doane
went on shore In the boat and left HIS scholars
and came on board again in the evening when
sailed for Mortlock and Ruk. We wer. in com
pauy all that day with schooner Pduyonio, bound
to San Francisco, by which we sent y large mail
From Oct 18th till 3Ist both mates were laid up,
and We were without officers. Arrived Mt Luku-
nor Nov. I'd, Satoan 4th, Etal bth, NaIDolouk 9th
and Losap 18th. In entering Losap lagoon against
head wind and tide we got aground ia foot less
water than the vessel was drawing, and stuck
fast Tor over two hours when the rising tide took
Us off, with damaged shoe. From the time of
leaving Honolulu leak in the sLip had been
gradually increasing. until we were pumping two
hours or more day. From the time OF getting
aground Mt Losap till Dec. Sd there was no more
pumping required.
Nov. 18th stopped at Mama, and anchored in
TUX lagoon on the 18th. Visiting three different
islands in that lagoon sailed on the return trip
to the east Nov 18th, and arrived again at Po-
nape Nov. 18th
Dec. LIST We sailed from Ponape for Kusaie,
stopping at Mokil the third time, TO land pas
sengers on the 3d.
On the night of Dec. 81 the old leak broke out
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