The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-09

The translation from the Rus
sian, which was incorporated in
Professor Alexander's paper read
before the Historical Society, ap-
pears below. 1t constitutes here
the second final installment of the
paper. The translation is taken
from the first volume of an His
torical Sketch of the Formation of
the Russian American Company"
by P. Tichmeneff, published in st.
Petersburg in 1861.
gemeistcr and Slobodtchikoff to the
Sandwich Islands, King Tomeomeo
(Kamehameha) made an offer TO Bar
anoff, through the Americans, to
enter into commercial relations with
the Colonies, and even wanted to go
to New Archangel in person for the
purpose of concluding treaty on the
subject. Banonoff having in view the
preservation of friendly relations with
the islands which, from the fertility
of their soil, presented rich resources
for procuring supplies, commissioned
Captain Bennett to go there in 1914,
in order to purchase provisions, in the
company's vessel "Bering.u During
its stay at the island of Atuai (Kauai),
the ship was driven ashore by vio-
lent wind, and its cargo was pillaged
by the natives. Tomari (Kauuualii),
the king of that island, in reply to the
demand for the restoration of the
goods which had been taken, reso-
Iutely replied by asserting that every
thing thrown upon the coast belonged
to him and became his property. The
American, Captain mith, received the
crew of the ship on board his own ves-
sci; the king furnished a very scanty
supply of provisions to feed the Rus
slams. In 1915, Baranoff sent, on an
American vessel, Doctor Scheffer
(who had been left at New Archangel
by the ship "Suvoroffn in conse-
quence of disagreements with the
commander and the officers), to King
Tomeomeo (Kamehameha), who re-
sided on the island of Oahu, and who
was reputed to be the greatest of the
chiefs of the islands, for the purpose of
gaining his cooperation in procuring
the restoration of the cargo and the
vessel, or payment for them in sandal
wood, the price of which was very
high in the Chinese markets; and
lastly, for the purpose of entering, il
circumstances proved favorable, into
commercial relations with the king.
Tomeomeo, at first, received Schaeffer
very cordially; but reports spread by
the American Chant, f?) who had
been expelled from New Archangel,
to the effect that Scheffer had been
sent by the Russians to learn how
they could most easily gain posses
- al, IL, .,1.n
i'm the kings feelings. This circum-
Atuai, to King Tomari (Kaumualii).
His curing Tomari of the dropsy and
his beloved wife OF fever gained the
doctor the goodwill and unbounded
confidence of the King of Atuai He
agreed to comply with all Baranoff
demands, and concluded the following
treaty with Scheffer =
1. The ship "Bering" and the cargo
seized in her must be restored to the
Russians, with the exception of the
articles which the king needs, for
which he binds himself to pay in
sandal wood.
2. The king binds himself to furn-
ish the colonies every year full car
go OF dried taro.
3. All the sandal wood in the ISL |
ands is placed at Schef1er's disposal, |
and the trade in that article will be |
carried on exclusively with the COM |
pany.
4. The Russians have the right to |
build factories in all parts of Tonari's /
the doctor, on his side, |
promised to furnish Tomari five hun
dred men and some vessels properly |
armed, for the purpose of conquering
islands. The king prom
ised to pay the company for this in
sandal wood. In addition Scheffer
took upon himself the command of
Tomafi's troops, on condition that the
company should be placed in posses
sion OF half of the island of Oahu.
Lastly, by special agreement, King
Tomari placed himself, with all the
people under his sway, under the pro-
lection of the Russian emperor.