The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-06
FIRST VISIT OF CAPT. DOUGLAS
AND RETURN OF KAIANA.

AND RETURN OF KAIANA.
The Iphigenia remained in Nootka
Sound till October q, 1888, when, in
company with the new schooner, the
Northwest America, they sailed for the
Islands. Kaiana had now been absent
from home for about fifteen months,
and was universally popular with the
seamen on both ships. AS be approach
ed his native land, however he became
grave and anxious about the reception
which he should receive. They sighted
land on the 9Th of December, and ap-
preached the district of Hama, Maui
where great numbers of canoes came off
with hogs, bananas and yams broth
er-in-law OF Kaiana, named ''Harwalle
nee" came off to see him with dem
constructions of affection. They then
proceeded TO Kealakekua Bay, where
Kamehameha came off in state with a
fleet of twelve large double canoes,
beautifully adorned with feathers, and
was honored with salute OF seven
guns. After crying over Tiana for
considerable time, the King presented
iCapt. Douglas with a most beautiful fan
| and two long feather cloakS- He pro-
lfessed the warmest friendship. and ex-
changed names with him. When ka-
| lana explained to him the time and
manner in which the Northwest Amer
| lea had been built, he entreated that
tcarpenter might be left with him to as
sist Kaiana in building another vessel
like it. The next day the captains of
both vessels accompanied Kamehamela
and Kaiana on shore. AS Meal3S
Estates, '"They were met on the beach by
| three priests, who chanted kind of
Song, and presented small hog and &C
lcoanut; the former of which was givef
by the king to Capt Douglas. This GER
| emony continued about ten minutes,
after which they were introduced into
a large house spread with mats and a
kind of part-colored cloth; when, atfr
the repetition of these ceremonies and
the priest had chanted a third song. twp
| baked hogs were brought in. of which
the two English gentlemen alone pa11
| took. and then proceeded to take
walk, in which they were not interrupt
ed by a single person, as all the natives
lwere tabooed on the occasion and con-
filmed to their houses" This looks as Il
Ithey were still regarded as supernatur'
IaI beings The chiefs of all ranks were
forbidden at this season to eat pork
as it was the time of the "Makah1kf
festival I'm the evening" says
Meares, 1.-The king and queen returned
with Capt. Douglas on board of tn
lIphigenia, as they considered 1t to o'
la luxury of no common description t
Isleep In his cot"
A week was spent in killing and salt
ing hogs, when it was found that tn
!, cable of the bower anchor had parte'
under very suspicious circumstances
Kaiana was sent to inform the king o
lit and soon returned with party 0
divers, who found 1t after several trials
Two of them took down three-and-a
half inch cable and bent it in twent
! fathoms of water as well as If they ha
been on shore, so that the anchor wa
recovered.
Kaiana had now decided to enter tn
service of Kamehameha, who gave h1r
a large tract of land, where he coul
live secure from his enemies on Kaua
Accordingly, his treasures We're brough
on deck, consisting of saws, hatchet
gimlets, AIDES, knives, cloth of variou
kinds, carpets, Chinaware and ten oar
Iof iron (Which constituted immens
wealth in the opinion of the natives
and sent ashore in five canoes. Cap
douglas declares that Kamehameh
| took no common pains to persuade
him that "Kalanfopuu was poisoned ft
. Having melted the natives to the mul
der of Cant. Cook" which of course We
! false. "Kamehameha," he says, al
peared to be rather an object of feS
than of love among his subjects. Son
of the chiefs proposing, on seeing cap
Douglas shave himself, that the XIII
should undergo the same operation,
Majesty thought proper to kick the
= all. one after the other, not only Will
. lout fear but without mercy. The Jpn
genfa then proceeded to cruise off Ma
and Oahu, and anchored off Walk
January /. 1888 Kahekili visited Il
ship and received a salute of five gun
besides a present of AIDES, choppe
and knives, upon which he took off Il
q tabu. He paid the vessel several visi
with presents of hogs, fish and turtle
and entertained Capt. Douglas hosr
ltabIy on shore. A few days after Il
vessels lost both their anchors, "whiC
. Kaheki1i contrived, though it blew
gale of wind, to heave up and g
ashore. together with their cables" T
- king did not attempt to hide the thief
and the anchors were returned on Cal
j, Douglas presenting the king with
Z pistol. musket and some ammunitic
with the threat that if he did not r
store the anchors his town would
laid in ashes"
!. On the 25th of January both vesst
sailed for Waimea, Kauai, where tn
found everything tabued at first. fro
= fear of Kaiana, but when it was Il
derstood that he had been left at II
wall messengers were sent to Ka'
rs who returned after three days and to
off the tabu. Capt Douglas complai
bitterly of the pernicious influence e
erted by one Sam Hitchcock. runaw
sailor from the Prince of Wales, W
had ingratiated himself with the XIII
! the first of his class. Capt. Doug
- then took on board Kaiana's wife
child. and his brother Namakeha, W
ten of his relations and retainers, a
a. returned to Hawaii. touching at w
10 kiki on the way. Kaiana boarded
Iphigenia off Kawaihae and piloted
d. / shin into IZoi1,,a barhOr where II