The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-14


Comstock in ambush and shot him.
They gave him Christian burial"
The narrative says it consisted of 1.-The
reading of a chapter in the Bible and
the firing of a musket."
Payne being now the leader, sent six
men on board of the vessel to disman-
tie and destroy her. On boarding her.
one Smith, who did not belong to the
mutineers, proposed to cut the cable
rope and sail away. This was agreed
to, and in the darkness this was done
and the vessel headed for Valparaiso.
On reaching that port after a long
voyage, the American consul took
charge of her. refitted her and sent
her home to Nantucket in command of
a new captain. The United States war
schooner Dolphin. John Percival COM
handing, soon after arrived, ad at
once set sail from Valparaiso in search
of the mutineers.
When Payne discovered that the
vessel had been stolen from him he
feared that news of the crime would
reach the United States. But he could
not help himself. He. with one of his
friends, had taken possession of native
women. The natives, numbering about
six hundred. had been friendly to the
strangers and brought them food. One
of the women had escaped from Payne
and he had logged her. The natives
then became hostile. rose up and mas
sacred the mutineers, sparing only Lay
and Hussey, who had treated the ma
tives well. and they were adopted by
the chiefs.
The narrative relates the detail of
their lives for many months on the
islands. Owing to a disease which pre-
vailed among the natives. it was de-
termined to sacrifice the white men to
the gods, but their adopted parents
prevented it.
The Dolphin arrived, but they were
not allowed to communicate with her.
The natives proposed to capture her,
and by joining in the scheme, and Of
fering to lure the crew on shore, Lay
was allowed to approach one of the
armed boats and speak to the officer
in command. He reached the boat
safely, and soon put the natives on
good terms with the white men. Hus-
sey was also recovered. In several in
terviews with the chiefs, Commander
Percival exhorted the people TO re
/, frain from the practice of lying, steal
ing, and other immoralities." He pre-
scented them with two hogs, a couple
of cats. and a variety of seeds. After
making some surveys, the Dolphin,
with Lay and Hussey on board, sailed
for Honolulu, and arrived January Ii,
1926
The American missionaries had been
on these Islands only six years. The
narrative states that several OF the
Dolphin's crew joined by the crews of
other ships, assaulted Mr.. Bingham,
one of the missionaries, in consequence
of the i'll will towards that gentleman
strongly felt by some of the sailors, but
for what particular reason l did not
distinctly ascertain, says Mr. Lay.
But contemporary history makes the
reason very plain. The incidents of
the attack of Mr.. Bingham and the |
repulse of the sailors by the natives |
armed with cutlasses and guns, is fully |
related in Binghams history of these |
lSidiluS. JAWS WIN W ciS AAOl Il AAlio-
sionary, states the facts in his admira-
bic history of these Islands. Kaahu-
manu-, the Queen Regent, had forbid
den the visits of native women to ves-
sells in port. 1t was believed that
Bingham had instigated the orders
Percival backed his crew
in their assault and he defied the or
der of the Queen. He the commander
IF an American warship, published one
IF the most extraordinary letters that
ever came from a man claiming TO be-
ong to a Christian nation. He declared
hat Bingham had Influenced the chiefs
10 forbid the native women the privi-
eye of visiting the Dolphin, which de
1rived them (the crew and all sallors) !
rom enjoyments they had always been
n the participation of when they visit
hese Islands"
Commander Percival then defied the
,rder of the Regent, and Jarvis says,
numbers of lewd women went on
BOARD, and there was a shout of tri-
lmph from the shipping" Such was
he conduct of an American command
r who, a few weeks previously, had
xhorted the heather of Mulgrave ISL !
nd to ''avoid lying. stealing and other
The Christian churches Of New Eng :
and were greatly offended when the a
ews of this incident reached the v
tates. The Navy Department, after
n investigation, censured Percival
The young King, afterwards known T
8 Kamehameha III, visited the Dol u
hin. She then sailed for Valparaiso
18th Lay and Hussey on board. AT :
lat port they were transferred to the b
'igate United States, and were landed
! New York Hussey followed u
haleman's life and died in his twenty Il
,urth year Lay returned to Say
rock, Conn, and lived for many II
ears. The narrative Is on the shelves t
Honolulu Library.