The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-01

| for sacrifice to their gods
| We judged the night they stole the
boat they killed the man. and the next
| day burnt him (as the mountains seem
! ed to be one continuous blaze), which $
| their custom on such occasions, but
were not then positive Of the above
| After relating the story, he desired OF
the captain that the natives might come
| and trade as usual. Leave being grant
| ed he went on shore, and just at sunset
| he came off again in d large double
!canoe with twenty-five women. But
| the captain, suspecting they had some
design in the night to take the vessel.
would not permit them to come on
board. The day following the canoes,
as usual at the other islands, came
alongside with hogs. fruit, lines. etc.
The above chief had told them they
might come and trade without molesta-
ton.
At ten a. m. the chief came alongside
with two others. and had in their canoe
the keel of the boat which they had
stolen. After he came. he called and
wanted the reward which was promis-
led. Captain Metcalfe was informed OF
his being alongside, and of his having
the boats keel. He then came on deck
and saw it, and. being then perfectly
convinced of the mans being killed and
the boat broken, made this expression
that. II will now give the reward they
little expect
CAPTAIN IS MERCILESS.
Mr. Chambers and myself endeavored
to persuade the captain to entice the
three chiefs on board, and afterward to
hang them on the foreyard in view Of
|haps. be sufficient warning for them in
future never to attempt distressing any
ships which might touch at their is
lands.
But our persuasions were of no effect
He was fully determined to take the
following mean. OF Furnishing them.
First to decay those canoes which were
on the Iarboard to come to the star
board side, then to station one man TO.
each post lanyard, and others down to
the guns, between decks while others
on the quarter deck were stationed at
the swivels, and four brass guns. and,
when all were ready, to fire Immediate
ly into the canoes all at one command
The guns that were below had on
each OF them 100 musket balls and so
langrade nails There were seven eff
the above guns, each containing the
like quantity. The four guns on the
quart er-deck had in them 80 balls each,
some Of the swivels had 10 balls.
Mr.. Chambers and myself strongly in
sisted that this punishment was too Sc
we're. and only butchering number of
innocent women and children. But he
replied, we were going to attempt TAX
ing the command of the ship from him,
and that the orders should be obeyed, |
and Immediately ordered every man to /
his station.
The men wished to fire into the ca
noes as the man whom they had killed |
was Manila man and the crew were
all Portuguese or Manila men.
After the people were all stationed he |
gave orders to fire--and the whole |
oroadside was aimed direct at = the |
To attempt to describe the horrible
scene that ensued is too much for my
1en The water alongside continued of
/ crimson color for at least ten min
ties; some We're sinking. others lying
lalf out of their canoes, without arms
II legs: While others lay in their
anoes weltering in their blood.
Although the appearance was so
lorrid, our people wished to get into
he DOatS ana use DOafdlnS pixies TO XIII
hose in the water: but by severely
two or three they dessted
rom their dreadful purpose.
THE HARVEST OF DEATH.
Some persons on board said theg lad
ounted the canoes before we fired, the
lumber of which was two hundred and
welve; but ! did not think hey were
bove one hundred and seventy or
lightly. The number killed we then
nagined exceeded one hundred and as 1
1any more wounded; but, some weeks (
fter, they told us the num- ger miss d
lg the island was efghts and one !
undred and fifteen were wounded. the Z
reater part dead and dying fast.
7 IS information they gave us at the
i. of Owyhee, about fifteen leagues
} inward; and we judged it to be
rue, as canoes are daI'1' passing from
land to island. After our fl ing ceas- ,
we weighed anchor and stG d for the
land OF Owyhee. 4
L have sent this account as nose who
e acquainted with the Circumstance Z
ink Captain Metoalfe much to blame;
I that should any vessels go to these
J tnds from America, they might be 4
cautious. and not pay too &
luch attention to the friendship pro- L
essed by these islanders.
P. S.-1They cut off schooner about 4
x weeks after. which belonged to Cap !
tin Metcalfe. and sailed with him for
oil 10 y