The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-06
THE EARLIEST VOYAGERS TO
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Concluded from Yesterday


which was mounted on large double
canoe, besides some smaller firearms
and ammunition. In return the King
sent on board upwards of eighty hogs
and other articles, including a dozen
mountain geese. Turkeys had already
been left on the Islands by some other
vessel and We're multiplying. On the
9th of March, 1889, the two vessels again /
got under way for the northwest coast, /
touching at Oahu for firewood and at
Kauai and Niihau for yams, and leav-
ing at the last two Islands two mutt
neers who seem to have been desperate
chara cterS.
CAPTURE OF THE ENGLISH TRAD
Frs BY THE SPANIARDS.
The Iphigenia and her consort arriv-
ed in Nootka Sound towards the end of
April, 1885, and found there the two
American vessels, the Columbia and
Lady Washington, which had spent the
winter on the coast. The tender North
west America was sent north to trade.
On the 9Th of May, a Spanish frigate
called the Princessa, mounting twenty
six guns, from San Bias, Mexico, ar
rived, and it was joined on the 18th by
the San Carlos, carrying sixteen guns.
modore, Don Martinez, seized the Iphi-
genia, and took possession of the ad-
joining country in the name of the king
of Spain. On the return of the North
west America, June 9Th, she was also
boarded and seized by boats from the
Spanish frigate. AS has already been
mentioned the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal had arrived at Canton
in December, 1888. The Prince of Wales
then left for England with a cargo of
tea, while the Argonaut was purchased
and fitted out under Capt. Colnett, to
| take her place. The Princess Royal
! and the Argonaut sailed for the north
west coast in April and May, 1889, with
seventy Chinese colonists on board who
were to settle on the American coast in
the service of the company. On the
arrival at Nootka Sound in July 1889,
they were also seized by the Spaniards
and their cargoes confiscated. The Chi
namen were compelled to enter the
Spanish service in building forts, dig
| ging in the mines, etc. The Argonaut
land Princess Royal were sent as prizes
Eof war to San Bias, July 18th. Capt.
Eolnett in consequence of his treatment
became temporarily insane. The crew
Il the Northwest America were put on
!, bard of the Columbia, Capt. Kendrick,
tgether with the furs which had been
, Objected up to that time, and sent to
Gina. They visited the Islands on
{ t4ir way, and arrived at Macao No
{ vSnber 2, 1889. The Washington re-
mined on the Coast, and was entirely
untolested by the Spaniards.
, return to the Iphigenia, as we
{ hat SEEN she was seized May 18th,
i thelofficers imprisoned, and the crew
). putin irons on board of the Spanish
!. shin By dint of much persuasion
l Capt. Douglas and Mr.. Viana, his mate,
j. werdinduced to sign an obligation in
tripltate. on the part of the owners,
), ito ply on demand the valuation of said
vessel if the Viceroy of New Spain
SHOULD adjudge her to be a lawful
prize.A Having signed this bond, he
was ptmitted to sail June I'd on the
II understanding that he would proceed
q directlAto China England and Spain
l. were aapeace at this time, and Mr..
1t Meares alaid a memorial before the
s. British Parliament April go 1890, for
10 redress, Estimating the losses of his
3 companyat $500, 900.
&c CAPT. bUGLAS' SECOND VISIT.
+ Capt. ISuglas sailed north along the
"a coast trsiing for furs as far as the
- north endof Queen Charlotte's Island,
,r and then Ore away for the Islands, ar
r irving atKealakekua Bay July goth.
,s Here a ploswas formed by the leading
n chiefs to rassacre him and his crew.
ar AMI to rob and destroy the ship. The
~ treacherousehiefs had already intro
# duced thenslves into the ship, one
~ holding ptol, and others with dag
is gers in heiShands The kings elder
~, brother, Kaamamahu, was to kill
h., Capt. Dougla4and his younger brother,
i Keliimaikai, gas to do the same for
-, the boatswaius while "Pareeonow'' was
l<i to stab Nj. Hanson, the first officer,
no etc. When Cat. Douglas noticed that
g III chiefs we1s armed and that the
re queen had heersecretly conveyed away
no from the shin he suspected some
&c treachery. Uncf various pretences he
&c mans geG to eesthe pistol from one
~ chief, and dagger from another, and
be the moment tina 3Aaiana arrived, took
an him alone into ta cabin, and demand
a ed an explanatfoA Kaiana with tears
az and iamentation afolded the plot and
~ laid the chief blaR of it on the king.
>. He said that he ad sent his servant
n on board to warngapt. Douglas, but
that he had been saclosely watched by
~ the chiefs that hehad not found an
%, opportunity to do p. Capt Douglas
= Immediately rusheCon deck with g
loaded pistol in eachand (which had
such an effect on tIAchfef+ that they
~, quilted the ship is an Instant and
- pulled for the shor2' Kamehameha
'-N afterwards made Inble apologies
~ laying all the blame his chiefs and
expressing the deepesregret for what
80, had occurred. F'riendIintercourse was
On then resumed, and abudant supplies OF
:. pork and vegetables apcured It Is
- certain that Meares am Douglas were
ay grossly mistaken in tth estimate OF
- Kaiana's character, androm what we
~ know of his recent card it is not un.
Id, likely that he was at list an accom-
~, plice in this plot. On t. 9th of Au.
III gust Capt. Douglas wentp sea. touch.
~ ing at Kauai and Niihauer water ant
a. vans. and arrived at Icao October
me 4, 1879.
,ay CAPT. METCALF'StIsIT.