The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-08
GOVERNOR BARANOFF.
ftE RUSSIAN OCCUPATIONS oN
KAUAI
The Gist OF Professor AIcNander's Excel
tent Paper Read to the His
toricnl society.

toricnl socicty.
A large number of persons assembled
at the Y. NJ G.. A. parlors last evening
to hear Prof Alexander paper on Rus
sian Occupancy Of the Hawaiian Islands.
Miss Jeniva Henry and Mrs. Nakiuna
were voted into the society as cores
ponding members. and the following as
active members: Mrs. II. a. p Carter,
Miss Helen Judd. Mrs. Haaleia. Mrs. S.
G. Wilder, Messrs. Booth, Bradford, a.
w. Carter, j. S. Carter. Antonio Fer
nandes, W. NJ. Graham, l.. T. Kenake.
l.. b. Kerr, DIR. j. Mott Smith, G. a.
Peterson. T. II. Mossman. John Kid
well, c. IT, Luther and II. p. Myers.
On motion of Dan Logan, Robert
Louis Stevenson was unanimously
elected a corresponding member of the
organization.
Professor Alexander said "Few
persons at the present time are aware
of the many links connecting the
early history of these Islands with that
of the northwest coast of America.
One of the most interesting historical
relics in this country is the old Russian
fort which is still standing at Waimea,
Kauai, and which was the scene of "A
bloody fight in 1924 Another memento
of Russian occupation is IA circular re-
4 Il 81 81 hn
Hawaiian version of the story was col
lected on the spot by Rev. Samuel
Whitney and published in the Hawaiian
Spectator in 1889. The Russian account,
shall now have the pleasure of laying
before the Historical Society.
During the early part of this century
Russian America was governed by
Count BarovofT, who resided at Sitka,
and is described by Washington Irving
in his astoria as a rough, rugged,
hospilable, hard-drinking old Russian;
| somewhat of a soldier. somewhat of IA
trader; above all, a boon companion of
I the old registering school, with strong
cross of the bear. Mr.. Hunt, Astor's
agent, found this hyperborean veteran
ensconced in fort which recovered the
whole of a high rocky promontory.
| Here the old Governor lorded it over
sixty Russians, who formed the corps of
the trading establishment, besides an
indefinite number of Indian traders
who were continually coming anc
going. According to Archibald
Campbell, BaronhofT had some idea
of planting a colony on these islands
As early as 1909 Mr.. Ii. II. Bancroft re.
marks OF this expedition: "Baranof
certainly instructed Hagemeister OF the
'Neva' to found settlement, and copy
OF his instructions has been preserved il
the Sitka archives, but no mention OF this
is made in the captains report. 1t IL
probable that he was deferred by fear o.
British opposition, as on August 9th o
the following year, Kamehameha wrote
to George Ill asking that the Islands b,
placed under British protection. Dur
ing the last war between Great Britain
and the United States the ship Alta
hualpa, OF Boston, was sold to Governo
Baranoff at Sitka, and renamed tn
Boring"
Previous to the discharge of tn
American captain and crew the shi
was sent on a voyage to the Sandwich
Islands, in the course of which she wa
wrecked at Waimea, Kauai. In 1871
Governor Baranoff sent DIR. Scheffer,
German physician, to the Islands on tn
American ship Isabella, to look after tn
: property.
Shortly after this the Russian shi
Discovery, in search of seals, arrive
left at Waimea with DIR. Scheffer. Mex
Russian brig, the linen, which ha
been trading ON the coast of Mexico
ran down to the Islands for repairs, an
: another Russian ship, the Myrtle, sci
= by Baranoff, arrived about the san
: time.
1t is stated that Kaumualii gave ID
Scheffer the valley of Hanalei and tw
- or three other valuable pieces of lane
At his request DIR. Scheffer superb
i tended the building of the fort I
Waimea, on which "a number of gur
were mounted. and the Russian colo
u displayed. Meanwhile by the advit
and under the direction of job
y Young Kalauimoku proceeded to ere
" fort at Honolulu to command ii
. harbor which was commenced Janual
1916 and completed before the end
- the year. BY order of Kamehamel
" a messenger was now sent to kaum
" ALI with imperative orders to eXpel L
" Scheffer. According to Mr.. Whitney
Is information the Doctor was sent f
- Immediately and told that he must
," on board the brig, which was then
o the offing, to which he made no obje'
= ion, and took his leave.
;" Soon after the Russian sloop of W
10 Diana" touched at Waimea for su
u plies. The Captain made some inqu
e les about DR.. Scheffer, conduct al
treatment and appeared to be Statistic
The Russian flag over the Wamea fl
was hauled down by Capt. Adam
March IL, 1917 and the Hawaiian fl
AT hoisted instead.
IS. HIS sUFFERINGs ENDED.