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UK! firi mo 'i'. it ill!: ai,.' cn. O TcJ sin- ipe: lH ,.rn-to- 'alt' isei: :V 1 Ian up ) I iliff :lai: 0 up of fill: hi a:' PU BLISII El) AT OAIIU, S A N I) VI CH I 3 LANDS. J. JAItVES, Edilor. 1(5, 18-1- 1. Vol. 1. IVo. 33. t'ro:,! thcjtloston MuiTimtilu Jo'imil. mi'ci.'v trim ivi' ! f TAIN AM) A MM.ITAKY O! Tl T.U. '?Vt!hijw somkj of my readers may have tnl of the story of the duel between 'a Captain Lovett of New Bedford and $ KnudifSi officer in Demerara. It has i n variously related, but the only true 'Lion is as follows: ' Tuptaiu Zechariah Lovett, after having 1 formed several whaling voyages to the rific. found himself in command of a " ill ) belonging to New York, on a uge to Demerara. He was a worthy in and a good specimen of a Yankee lor. His heart was full of the milk of man kind jess, but he possessed a noble irit, and would neither give nor take an Tilt. While his little brig Cindcrc 11a lay at i lior in Demerara River, Capt. Lovett o afternoon entered a coilce-hous- o icre he met with a friend, and they msed themselves by knocking the balls nut in the billiard room. Soon after, il before the game was half finished, llU lillinil IIIIHIUIJ whi-i.- t .iivtvw, of whom, Captain Bigbee, stepped up Cant. Lovett, who was arrayed in a plain, not to say ordinary costume, with a bullying air demanded the ta-- as himself and brother officers wished ttlav a match. JUantain Lovett gave the red-coat- ed ltlcman a sicrn iook, nui rcpneu mm irtcsy, that he and his friend had cu- red the tabic and would play out their nc, after which, if the gentlemen wish-t- o play, it was at their service. Hut we can't wait," said Capt. Big-- i in an insolent tone. You must wait," coolly replied Capt. Jvctt. T Rut we shall do no such thing," cx-Mm- pd i f in surlv Briton : we came here il:iv liiHi.inls. nod have no ilea of he- - hrl disappointed by a couple of fellows hardly know a mace from a cue, or lfcill from the Docket. It will take vou Jjthe afternoon to finish the game so :!ir out." 'aptain Lovett and his friend played 'Come." continued the officer, tough of this marker, place the balls." aing which, with, a most impudent air, ..8 seized one of the balls which Captain 1jviU's opponent had just driven into -- J pocket, and caugnt up anotlier one T.ach was near him. matter was growing serious. eye Hashed fire ; for he had mingled a good deal Quakers, and respected that inor-e- ct for their humility and quiet dc-no- r, he was no non-resista- nt man self. He dropped his cue and doub-u- p a fist of portentous size. Put halls upon the table, you scoundrel," . i luirncd he, imperatively, and leave -- I room." r Who do you call scoundrel, you Yan- - ulackguard Do vou know you are -- ling to one of His Majesty's officers? that for your at the , 4 in J ) " " " ? e nine suiting the action to the word, giving Cantain Lovett a smart rap s the shoulders with his cue. But in Wstant ho rrrnivpfl n blmv on his fore- - Jf exactly where locate organ of eventuality, which would c felled an ox, and ac- - j II TIE P CI YW IAN WEEKLY, HONOLULU, SATURDAY, JANUARY i,lle impertinence, phrenologists submissively knowlcdgcd the favor bv measuring his length upon the floor ! His brother officers who were with him had the good sense to see that Bigbee was to blame, and although they looked ra- ther black at the Yankees, they wisely forbore to molest them further, but assist- ed the stunned bully to another room, where, by the help of some restoratives he soon recovered his senses. His rage and mortification at the result of the ren- contre, knew no bounds, and with manv a bitter oath he declared he would have satisfaction. Before Capt. Lovett left the coffee- house, a l illett was handed him by Lieut. James, which proved to be a challenge a peremptory challenge from Capt. Big-be- e, in which it was insisted that arrange- ments should be made for an early meet- ing, that ho might have an opportunity to wash o!V the affront he had received, in Capt. Lovett's heart's blood. - Capt. Lovett smiled when 'he saw such manifestations of a christian spirit. " Tell Capt. Bigbee," said he, " that I will not balk him ; he shall have the opportunity he so earnestly seeks. Although not a fighting man, I am familiar with the duel laws, and if he will be to-morr- ow morning on the bank of the green canal, near the South Quay rather a secluded spot he shall have satisfaction to his heart's con- tent." Lieut. James bowed politely and w ith- drew. Capt. Lovett went on board the Cinderella soon after, and ordered his mate, Mr. Starbuck, also a veteran whale-hunte- r, to select the two best harpoons and have them nicely ground and fitted, as an opportunity might offer on the mor- row of striking a porpoise. Mr. Slarbuck obeyed his superior officer with alacrity, although he wondered not a little why Capt. Lovett expected to find porpoises in Demerara River. The next morning, as soon as all hands were called, Capt. Lovett ordered the boat to be manned, and requested Mr. StarbiK k to take the two harpoons, to each of which some eight or ten fathoms of ratlling-stul- f were attached, and accom- pany him on shore. In a few, moments the boat reached the South Quay, where Capt. Lovett was met by several of his countrymen, who had been attracted to the spot by the rumor of the duel, as well as several merchants and others, inhabit- ants of the place. They one and all re- monstrated with Capt. Lovett for his folly in consenting to fight with the English military bully, who was represented as a practised duelist, an expert swordsman, and an unrivalled marksman with a pis- tol, being sure of his man at twelve paces. Capt. Lovett, however, did not show the least inclination to back out, but on the contrary seemed more eager for the en- gagement. " I'll give that quarrelsome fellow a lesson," said he, " which will be of service to him, and which he will never forget as long as his name is Bigbee." The challenger, with his forehead orna- mented with a large patch to cover the impression left by the Yankee's knuckles, and his swollen eyes dimly twinkling with anger and mortification through two hugo livid circles, accompanied by his second, soon made his appearance. He was followed by his servant with a pistol-cas- e and an assortment of swords. He bowed stiffly to Capt. Lovett, and Lieut. James, approaching the Yankee, iitked him if he was willing to fight w ith swords. ' If so," said he, " I believe we can suit you. W'o have brought the small-swor- d: i unfit. ! llm cut- - whales in si'ht. " btund bu haul that good in a titVp, and which Jell' r in !' answer in a duel audi The mate the line, his eyes the cutlass, which is often by those who are deficient in skill in the use of arms. My friend. Cup-tai- n is expert with either. You have only to choose. As the party, you have an right to select vour arms." as a whaling-vess- el jT'iiflcruMtililvP is to and-tluus- t, grasped broadsword or preferred Bigbee, equally chal- lenged undoubted as expectation a as "Of that privilege am well 'iware,"'act of the fatal iron. replied Capt. Lovett, avail The Englishman a brave man myself of it. 1 shall not with which is not always the case with swords." he without I as much," resumed Lieut, flinching, up to the of a cannon. James, "and have brought with men beautiful pair of duelling pistols, with long barrels, rifle bores, and hair triggers. What distance shall I measure oil:" " paces." "Only eight paces!" cried Lieut. James, a little Mirpris d. "( ), very well," he measured it off and placed his man at his post. Then advancing to Capt Lovett, he presented him with a pis- tol. " I do not fight with pistols !" " Not fight with pistols after having refused to fight with swords? What brought here then r" " To fight !" shouted Lovett in a thun- dering voice, which made the British of- ficers start. " I am the challenged party, and have a right to choose my weapons according to the laws of the duello, all the world over ; may rely upon it I shall not select weapons with which I am not familiar, and with which my an- tagonist has been practising all his life. Such a proceeding on my part is not only not required by the rules of honor, which, after all is a mere chimera, but would be contrary to all the dictates of common sense. No; I shall fight with the weap- ons of honorable warfare, with which I have ever been accustomed. Swords and pistol indeed !" " But, dear Sir," cried the aston- - overwhelmed What there blunderbuss, loaded, buckshot. Captain Lovett nothing, but beck- - astonishment. weajn," " is the jave- lin as Bouian fought olden times a weapon man challen- ges fight present da), he a ami Thus the been assigned him, eight paces his startled antagonist. lie coolly bared his placed' himself atti- tude. his n smoked against a sperm whale, drive the harpoon thiough fellow's midriff the throw, finish without the aid the j Mr. Slarbuck," fiercely continued Capt Lovett, 111 a voice, such is seldom heard, excepting Nantucket when a shoal will indifferentlv ; beaming much delight as if he was steering boat bow on to an eighty barrel whale; while Lovett poised his harpoon both hands, keenly the Britisli Captain, shouted in a tremendous voice, Now for it!" and drew back the I throwing and mean to was fight bullies and often marched, expected mouth Eight and you and you my he, mean harpoon, he, and had And if he had been met in combat with an a or a pistol, or even a dagger or a arm, he have borne himself man fully. he had acquired an unenviable notoriety as a duelist, had killed his man. But the harpoon was a weapon which he was altogether unacquainted ; and the exulting of the Yankee Captain's voice sounded like a his when he saw the stalwart Yankee raise the polished iron, pause for an as if concentrating all his strength to give the a panic terror him his limbs his were of a ghastly pallor, the cold sweat stood large drops on his forehead. Ife not strength to raise his weapon ; w hen his opponent shouted for il!" his deadly spear, the officer, forgct-in- g his vows of chivalry his as an officer, and his honor as a duelist, threw his harpoon the ground, fairly turned his back his enemy, fled like a frightened courser the field, amid the jeers, the jibes, and hurrahs of the muhitudc assembled by on the spot ! Captain Bigbce's duelling wero over. No man fight w ith after his adventure the He was ished Lieutenant, " we proceed ac- - j with insult and ridicule, and cording to rule in this business. ' fn found it advisable to change into weapon have vou fixed upon ?" and in 'another reirimcnt ; but his story not fancy's eye he him a before him, and he was soon sent to 1 Cov- - with said as disgraced man. He was compelled, although great loned to Mr. Starbuck, approached ance, to quit, the service; and it may I ' .! . I . I .1 I ..-.- I .... nun wiui great 'alacrity, hearing lite two wiiu gn ai iruui no said, mat nc harpoons. He seized one of the formid-- 1 forget the he received from able and thrust it into the hands' the whaler, as long as his name of Bigbee, who seemed absolutely naral-- i was Bigbee. y.cd with " My said such the Grecian and often with in which no who anotlier, can refuse to with at the unless possesses craven spirit." saying, he took station which had at distant from sinewy arm grasped the and in an I'll bet," said casting a tri- umphant look upon friends, " herring that I'll that first and will him of lance. loud rough on board of with and Cap- tain with eyed " his arm, in " simrle adversary armed with sword Queen's would Indeed, already and with loud and tones summons to grave. And and instant fatal blow, seized trembled fea- tures and in had and grim "AW and shook British reputation on to and from the this time days would him with Yankee. must beheld before huge'' entry a with reluct- - who never lesson had weapons, veteran knights 1 KO.M MR. ADAMS. From llio It tltiiuore Cluonide. A Ldlcr mftl rested by Ma. Adams to the of- ficers tf a .Literary Society in Baltimore. Washington, June 22, 1838, (if.nti.kmkn: I have no words to ex- press my gratitude for the kind feelings and more than friendly estimate of my character contained in your letter of the Dili instant, and am not less at a loss for language to utter the humiliation of a deep conviction how little your panegyric has been deserved. Were it een so far deserved that I could find myself qualified to give you the advice which you desire, it would af- ford mo the most heartfelt pleasure to give it, but situated in life as you rcprc- -

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PU BLISII El) AT OAIIU, S A N I) V I C H I 3 LANDS.

J. JAItVES, Edilor. 1(5, 18-1-1. Vol. 1. IVo. 33.

t'ro:,! thcjtloston MuiTimtilu Jo'imil.mi'ci.'v trim ivi' !

f TAIN AM) A MM.ITAKY O! Tl T.U.

'?Vt!hijw somkj of my readers may havetnl of the story of the duel between'a Captain Lovett of New Bedford and

$ KnudifSi officer in Demerara. It has

i n variously related, but the only true'Lion is as follows:' Tuptaiu Zechariah Lovett, after having

1 formed several whaling voyages to therific. found himself in command of a

"ill ) belonging to New York, on auge to Demerara. He was a worthyin and a good specimen of a Yankeelor. His heart was full of the milk ofman kind jess, but he possessed a nobleirit, and would neither give nor take an

Tilt.While his little brig Cindcrc 11a lay at

i lior in Demerara River, Capt. Lovetto afternoon entered a coilce-hous- o

icre he met with a friend, and theymsed themselves by knocking the ballsnut in the billiard room. Soon after,il before the game was half finished,llU lillinil IIIIHIUIJ whi-i.- t .iivtvw,

of whom, Captain Bigbee, stepped upCant. Lovett, who was arrayed in a

plain, not to say ordinary costume,with a bullying air demanded the ta-- as

himself and brother officers wishedttlav a match.

JUantain Lovett gave the red-coat- ed

ltlcman a sicrn iook, nui rcpneu mmirtcsy, that he and his friend had cu-

red the tabic and would play out theirnc, after which, if the gentlemen wish-t- o

play, it was at their service.Hut we can't wait," said Capt. Big-- iin an insolent tone.You must wait," coolly replied Capt.

Jvctt.T Rut we shall do no such thing," cx-Mm- pd

i f in surlv Briton : we came hereil:iv liiHi.inls. nod have no ilea of he- -

hrl disappointed by a couple of fellowshardly know a mace from a cue, or

lfcill from the Docket. It will take vouJjthe afternoon to finish the game so:!ir out."

'aptain Lovett and his friend played

'Come." continued the officer,tough of this marker, place the balls."

aing which, with, a most impudent air,..8 seized one of the balls which Captain1jviU's opponent had just driven into--J pocket, and caugnt up anotlier oneT.ach was near him.

matter was growing serious.eye Hashed fire ; for

he had mingled a good dealQuakers, and respected that inor-e- ct

for their humility and quiet dc-no- r,

he was no non-resista- nt manself. He dropped his cue and doub-u- p

a fist of portentous size. Puthalls upon the table, you scoundrel,"

. iluirncd he, imperatively, and leave

-- I room."r Who do you call scoundrel, you Yan- -

ulackguard Do vou know you are-- ling to one of His Majesty's officers?

that for your at the

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e nine suiting the action to the word,giving Cantain Lovett a smart raps the shoulders with his cue. But in

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TIEP CI YW IAN

WEEKLY, HONOLULU,

SATURDAY, JANUARY

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impertinence,

phrenologists

submissively

knowlcdgcd the favor bv measuring hislength upon the floor !

His brother officers who were with himhad the good sense to see that Bigbee wasto blame, and although they looked ra-

ther black at the Yankees, they wiselyforbore to molest them further, but assist-ed the stunned bully to another room,where, by the help of some restorativeshe soon recovered his senses. His rageand mortification at the result of the ren-

contre, knew no bounds, and with manva bitter oath he declared he would havesatisfaction.

Before Capt. Lovett left the coffee-

house, a l illett was handed him by Lieut.James, which proved to be a challenge aperemptory challenge from Capt. Big-be- e,

in which it was insisted that arrange-ments should be made for an early meet-ing, that ho might have an opportunity towash o!V the affront he had received, inCapt. Lovett's heart's blood.

- Capt. Lovett smiled when 'he saw suchmanifestations of a christian spirit. " TellCapt. Bigbee," said he, " that I will notbalk him ; he shall have the opportunityhe so earnestly seeks. Although not afighting man, I am familiar with the duellaws, and if he will be to-morr- ow morningon the bank of the green canal, near theSouth Quay rather a secluded spot heshall have satisfaction to his heart's con-

tent."Lieut. James bowed politely and w ith-

drew. Capt. Lovett went on board theCinderella soon after, and ordered hismate, Mr. Starbuck, also a veteran whale-hunte- r,

to select the two best harpoonsand have them nicely ground and fitted,as an opportunity might offer on the mor-row of striking a porpoise. Mr. Slarbuckobeyed his superior officer with alacrity,although he wondered not a little whyCapt. Lovett expected to find porpoisesin Demerara River.

The next morning, as soon as all handswere called, Capt. Lovett ordered theboat to be manned, and requested Mr.StarbiK k to take the two harpoons, toeach of which some eight or ten fathomsof ratlling-stul- f were attached, and accom-pany him on shore. In a few, momentsthe boat reached the South Quay, whereCapt. Lovett was met by several of hiscountrymen, who had been attracted tothe spot by the rumor of the duel, as wellas several merchants and others, inhabit-ants of the place. They one and all re-

monstrated with Capt. Lovett for his follyin consenting to fight with the Englishmilitary bully, who was represented as apractised duelist, an expert swordsman,and an unrivalled marksman with a pis-

tol, being sure of his man at twelve paces.Capt. Lovett, however, did not show theleast inclination to back out, but on thecontrary seemed more eager for the en-

gagement. " I'll give that quarrelsomefellow a lesson," said he, " which will beof service to him, and which he will neverforget as long as his name is Bigbee."

The challenger, with his forehead orna-mented with a large patch to cover theimpression left by the Yankee's knuckles,and his swollen eyes dimly twinklingwith anger and mortification through twohugo livid circles, accompanied by hissecond, soon made his appearance. Hewas followed by his servant with a pistol-cas- e

and an assortment of swords. Hebowed stiffly to Capt. Lovett, and Lieut.

James, approaching the Yankee, iitkedhim if he was willing to fight w ith swords.' If so," said he, " I believe we can suit

you. W'o have brought the small-swor- d:

i unfit. ! llm cut- - whales in si'ht. " btund bu haul thatgood in a titVp, and which Jell' r in !'

answer in a duel audi The mate the line, his eyesthe cutlass, which is often

by those who are deficient inskill in the use of arms. My friend. Cup-tai- n

is expert with either.You have only to choose. As the

party, you have an rightto select vour arms."

as awhaling-vess- el

jT'iiflcruMtililvP is toand-tluus- t,

graspedbroadsword or

preferred

Bigbee, equallychal-

lenged undoubted

as expectationa

as"Of that privilege am well 'iware,"'act of the fatal iron.

replied Capt. Lovett, avail The Englishman a brave manmyself of it. 1 shall not with which is not always the case withswords." he without

I as much," resumed Lieut, flinching, up to the of a cannon.James, "and have brought with menbeautiful pair of duelling pistols, withlong barrels, rifle bores, and hair triggers.What distance shall I measure oil:"

" paces.""Only eight paces!" cried Lieut.

James, a little Mirpris d. "( ), verywell," he measured it off and placedhis man at his post. Then advancing toCapt Lovett, he presented him with a pis-

tol." I do not fight with pistols !"" Not fight with pistols after having

refused to fight with swords? Whatbrought here then r"

" To fight !" shouted Lovett in a thun-dering voice, which made the British of-

ficers start. " I am the challenged party,and have a right to choose my weaponsaccording to the laws of the duello, allthe world over ; may rely uponit I shall not select weapons with whichI am not familiar, and with which my an-

tagonist has been practising all his life.Such a proceeding on my part is not onlynot required by the rules of honor, which,after all is a mere chimera, but would becontrary to all the dictates of commonsense. No; I shall fight with the weap-ons of honorable warfare, with which Ihave ever been accustomed. Swords andpistol indeed !"

" But, dear Sir," cried the aston- -overwhelmed

Whatthere

blunderbuss, loaded, buckshot.Captain Lovett nothing, but beck- -

astonishment.weajn," " is the jave-

lin as Bouianfought olden times

a weapon man challen-ges fight

present da), he aami

Thus thebeen assigned him, eight paces

his startled antagonist. liecoolly bared his

placed' himself atti-tude.

his nsmoked against a sperm whale,

drive the harpoon thioughfellow's midriff the throw,finish without the aid the

j Mr. Slarbuck," fiercely continued CaptLovett, 111 a voice, such

is seldom heard, exceptingNantucket when a shoal

will indifferentlv ;

beaming muchdelight as if he was steering boat bowon to an eighty barrel whale; while

Lovett poised his harpoon bothhands, keenly the Britisli Captain,shouted in a tremendous voice, Nowfor it!" and drew back the

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And if he had been met in combatwith an a ora pistol, or even a dagger or aarm, he have borne himself manfully. he had acquiredan unenviable notoriety as a duelist,had killed his man. But the harpoon wasa weapon which he was altogetherunacquainted ; and the exulting

of the Yankee Captain's voicesounded like a his

when he saw the stalwart Yankeeraise the polished iron, pause for an

as if concentrating all his strengthto give the a panic terror

him his limbs hiswere of a ghastly pallor, the

cold sweat stood large drops on hisforehead. Ife not strength to raisehis weapon ; w hen his opponentshouted for il!" hisdeadly spear, the officer, forgct-in-g

his vows of chivalry hisas an officer, and his honor as a duelist,threw his harpoon the ground, fairlyturned his back his enemy, fledlike a frightened courser the field,amid the jeers, the jibes, and hurrahsof the muhitudc assembled byon the spot !

Captain Bigbce's duelling weroover. No man fight w ith afterhis adventure the He was

ished Lieutenant, " we proceed ac-- j with insult and ridicule, andcording to rule in this business.

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fn found it advisable to change intoweapon have vou fixed upon ?" and in 'another reirimcnt ; but his story notfancy's eye he him a before him, and he was soon sent to 1 Cov- -

withsaid

as disgraced man. He wascompelled, although great

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1 KO.M MR. ADAMS.

From llio It tltiiuore Cluonide.A Ldlcr mftl rested by Ma. Adams to the of-

ficers tf a .Literary Society in Baltimore.Washington, June 22, 1838,

(if.nti.kmkn: I have no words to ex-

press my gratitude for the kind feelingsand more than friendly estimate of mycharacter contained in your letter of theDili instant, and am not less at a loss forlanguage to utter the humiliation of adeep conviction how little your panegyrichas been deserved.

Were it een so far deserved that Icould find myself qualified to give youthe advice which you desire, it would af-ford mo the most heartfelt pleasure togive it, but situated in life as you rcprc- -

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S''nt yourselves to be. I could enrelname any list of hooks, or of authors,which I could recommend sis ci'i;illy wor-

thy of atfentiou to you nil. Tiie. first,ami almost the only bonk, deserving suchuniversal recommendation, is the hiiji.kand, in rccoinmendinir that, I fear thatsome of you will think I am pi'iTormiu:' a

superfluous, and others a very unnecessa-ry, office yet such is my dclibeiato opin-

ion. The liible is the hook, of all others,to he read at nil ages, and in all conditionsof liumiii life ; not to he read once ortwice or thrice through, and then to helaid aside, hut to he read in small por-

tions of one or two chapters, every day.and never to he intermitted, unless hysome overruling necessity.

The attentive and repeated perusal ofthe Hihle, in small portions every day,leads the mind to hahitual meditation up-

on suhjects of the highest interest to thewelfare of the individual in this world, aswell as to prepare him for that hereafterto which we are all destined. It furnish-es rules for our conduct towards othersin our social relations. In the command-ments delivered from Sinai, in the inimit-ahl- e

sublimit v of the Psalms and of theProphets, in the profound and concentra-ted observations upon human life andmanners embodied in the Proverbs of Sol-

omon, in the philosophical allegory sobeau ti full v set forth in the narrative offacts, whether real or imaginary, of theHook of Job, an active mind cannot pe-

ruse a single chapter and lay the bookaside to think, and take it up again to-

morrow, without finding in it advices forour own conduct, which we may turn touseful account in the progress of our dai-

ly pilgrimage upon earth; and when wepass from the Old Testament to the New,we meet at once a system of universalmorality founded upon one precept ofuniversal application, pointing us to peaceand good will toward the w hole race ofman for this life, and to peace with (iod,and an ever blessed existence hereafter.

My Friends, if all or any of you havespiritual pastors to guide you in t !io pathsof salvation, do not. imagine that I amencroaching upon the field of their appro-priate services. I speak as a man of theworld to men of the world, and I say toyou scirch the scriptures! If ever youtire of them in seeking for a rule of faithand a standard of morals, search them asrecords of history. Ceneral and compen-dious history is one of the fountains ofhuman knowledge to which you shouldall resort with steady ami persevering pur-suit. The Bible contains the only au-thentic introduction to the history of theworld ; and in storing your minds withthe facts of this history, yon will immedi-ately perceive the need of assistance; fromgeography and clitnnology. These as-

sistances you may find in many of theBibles published with commentaries, andyou can have no difficulty in procuringthem. Acquaint yourselves with thechronology and geography of the IJible ;

that will lead you to a general knowledgeof chronology and geography, ancient andmodern, and these will open to you aninexhaustible fountain of knowledge res-pecting the globe which you inhabit, andrespecting the race of man (its inhabitant)to which you yourselves belong.

You may pursue these inquiries just sofar as your time and inclination will per-mit. Give one hour of mental applica-tion, (for you must not read withoutthinking, or you will read to little pur-pose,) give an hour of joint reading andthought to the chronology, and one to thegeography of the Hibleand, if it intro-duces you to too hard a study, stop there.Kven for those two hours you will everafter read the Bible, and any other history,with more fruit more intelligence moresatisfaction. Bit if those two hours ex-cite your curiosity, and tempt you to de-

vote part of an hour every day for a year

T II K P 0 L V N E S I A N.

or years, to study thoroughly the chronol-ogy and geography of the Bible, it willnot cviily lead you far deeper than you willotherwise ever penetrate, into the knowl-edge of the book, but it will spread floodsof light upon every step you shall ever af-

terwards take in acquiring the knowledgeof profane history, and upon the localhabitation of every tribe of man, and up-

on the name of every nation into whichthe children of Adam have; been divided,

i There are many oilier subsidiary stud-

ies to which you may devote more or lessjof time, for the express purpose of making

our Bible reading more intelligible toyourselves. It is a book which neitherthe most ignorant and weakest, nor the

imost learned and intelligent mind canread without improvement.

There are other books of great worthand of i asy acquisition, which I suppose

twill be accessible to vou all. The Libra-trie- s

of Useful and Entertaining Know-ledge, the Family Library, the Monthly!aud Quarterly Iteviews and Magazines,j which are in a continual succession ofpublication in this country as well as inEngland, will furnish vou a constant supply of profitable reading; for the selec-

tion of which, time, inclination and op-

portunity will be vour wisest counsellors.As citizens of a free country, taking aninterest in its public concerns, I am sureI need not remind you how strong yourimpulse should be to seek an intimateknowledge of the history of America, fromthe voyage of Columbus, and even of hissupposed predecessors, Prince Madloe ofWales, and the Northmen, down to theOlympiads of Andrew Jackson and Mar-

tin Van Buren. The American Hemis-phere the Continent of North America

the United States of America, beforeami since the acquisition of Louisiana,and every separate Slate of this Union,is a series of historical problems of whichyou should systematically seek the solu-tio- n.

Head the Constitution of the United States the Commentary of the Fed-eralist the Constitution and History of

jyour own States Biographies, beginningwith Langhorne s Plutarch, and thenceproceeding to the History of John Smith ;

to the American Biographies of Belknapand Sparks ; to Washington Irving's Liteof Columbus ; and to the Articles of Penn,and Calvert, and Locke, and Oglethorpe,which will lead you on toothers in theEncyclopedia Americana or ConversationsLexicon. Then the fashionable Novelsand Poetry of the present time ; Scott,

j Byron, Moore, Rogers Coleridge, South-ic- y,

Wordsworth, the two Montgomery,jCooper, Paulding, Willis, Mrs. lleniansand Lady BIcssiugton, Mrs. Sigourneyland Miss (iould, and, worth them all,'Miss Edgeworth and lastly, the Reportsjof jour ocuntrymen, travellers in foreignj lands Dr. Dwight, Dr. Sprague, Mr.Bigelow, Lieut. Slidel and Dr. i'isk, withinany others whose names do not at thismoment occur to me. But I have given:you more than enough, and, after all,jhardly know whether the catalogue willmeet your inquiries, or sat isfy your ex-

pectations. After all, I must concludewith the advice of the serving man to the

jyoung Student of , in ShakspeareStudy what you most allect.'

And I remain your friend and fellow-stude- nt

for life. J. Q. ADAMS.Messrs. Lewis Audoun, II. I). McCulloch,

and C. L. L. Leary, a Committee ofthe Franklin Association of Baltimore.

THE POLYNESIAN.SATURDAY, JAN. UJ, 1811.

The meagreness of detail m the narrativesjo the early voyagers, of nil that illustratesthe maimers and utoins of th: South SeaIslanders, must forcibly strike every onewho peruses their pages. They seem tohave recorded merely transient events, andImve given us a full journal of every day oc

currences, in which they performed the prin-

cipal part, without troubling themselves to'inquire deeply into the history, traditions, re-

ligion and customs of the strange race aimingwhich they were sojourning. This deficien-cy in their otherwise faithful pictures of new

scenes and scenery, has left a w ide blank inthe history of Polynesia which research hasas yet done but little in filling up. We read

i of religious f'estials, of orders of priesthood,llhe tyranny of the rulers, and other matters'of this nature, und yd there are no conncct-Jin- g

links to enable us to ferm any adequateidea of them, by which we could comparethese institutions w ith those of other nations,

j Perhaps there is not much left to be gathered, but enough has been told to stimulate!

our curiosity to secure the remainder. Whatdo we know of their astronomy, poetry,songs, their polity of the origin of the kapusystem, their professions and trades! Littleelse but that they existed among them atsuch a date, and have now perished, tobe revived no more. To form u correctopinion of their character, we should know

j whence their origin, their relations with one'another, in short, the w hole minutiaj of theirIcivil and domestic life. To a student of his-jtor- y

such facts arc no less important andthan the recital of the genealogy of

their chiefs their wars, and revolutionsindeed the attempt to innovate upon the es-

tablished customs of a people has cost manyu ruler his power. It is through them, too,that the principle of civilization is to betraced; the gradual developement of humanmind, shown in its progress after truth, orits sinking deeper into error. By collatingfacts of this nature, much can be done to-

wards tracing the course of nations to theircommon origin, of uura citing as it were,the snarled thread of time. They are theguide-pos- ts to historical research, telling theadvance as well as direction of the different

j

jbl anches of the human race. With w hat in-

terest do the nations that now direct the des- -

linies of the earth look back upon the feebledawning of their incipient powers; to thatage when they roamed the wilds, as rudeand free as nature heiself ; when tiny werea race of barbarians. Who would recognizethe modern (jermans in the description ofthe savages of that name given by Tacitus.Has England, all powerful and intellectualas she now is, forgotten the times when hershores were peopled by a race of cruel, t'is- -

jpiritcd white savages, equally as unable todefend their coasts from invasion as the In-Idian-

s

of modern days. They were a nicelooked upon with so1 much contempt by thethen Mistress of the World, that Cicero ina letter to his friend Atticus, advised him" not to obtain his slant from Jtrituin, be-

cause they are so stupid, and ulttrly incapable of being taught, that they arc unfit to form

pari oj the household of Alliens!" Whereithe me tropolis of Scotland now stands, a racejof cannibals once lived. What has comedown to us of the history of thoo times car- -'

jrics with it the interest of a romance, and thepages of history are searched to trace theorigin of that civilization, and those institu-

tions which arc now the glory and adinha-jtio- n

of the world. If then so much importance is attached to the early records of apeople, no time should be lost in securing allthe remains of this ration. The race of an- -cient priests, orators, and poets, the knowl-edge of trades, the customs and traditions offormer days, are rapidly passing away, andindeed may not now be said to exist, exceptin the memories of the nged. The young oregrowing up strangers to their 'athers. Hab-its, thoughts, religion all changed, orchanging. Kven now, the words of theirformer songs are unintelligible to them, andshortly, through the mingling of their racewith the whites, the spreading of civilization,and advancement of Christianity, a new na-

tion will be formed It is the pulling downof an old building, to make room for a new.We do not sj cak of this in regret, far fromit but to call the attentiou of those who

Mrhave it in their power, to .ecure liHi.r,.

too late, all that is valuable in the Lui"1 I

the past. The natives thcinsi he hilV( J

or no leeling upon the suhject, amipeople undergoing a revolution of cliaracurn! government, are more absorb , j ,

contemplation of the future, than in tin,,,.. ti.:.. -

ui um-- - Jii!"i. j iii uui must devolv,,.I....... !.. .:!. .fill.iini.--v; Kiiniiiiii wiiii iiiu lilllJllilrn ni(..iintercourse with the natives will dinrtfi,to the best sources of information, yhave belter opportunities than imwjona,,,mill fl'Vt !i inl V liftflilirr tlinir .

hum Jo

knowledge of the past, and thus incr a- -t

the intellectual store of mankind, would,,'

be an tin worthy labor. Let all wlmcan ,

lect: one, and that not the least iiiinnrt-in- t

the uses of a journal published lure, i

preserve all of tins nature, that may )CKn

liiiiii i ililivinii flip !iHnt ion .I'-- , !... e

ers w ill thus be drawn to this group, nnc

interchange of sentiments tfl ct d, vnlur

alike to both. No pains are spared to dr

out the commercial capabilities of tlie Uhand to foster the rising spirit of commmThen let us make a similar cflurt for it;telkxtual treasures.

L'r. l ....... II.... ..:: .i... ii - .j ci in f i utiuuii, uiu iiuwuiian j.tm

ary, is the title of a new paper printed

Lahainaluna, Maui, in the Hawaiian I;

guage, and edited by Rev. L. Atuln-iw-

more properly speaking, it is the old

of that name revived. The first volume .,

issued in IJJ3-4- , when it was merged int,.;

Kiimu Hawaii, and printed at Hum!,

I he number we have recehed is .VVol. a neat, well-tille- d sheet, of the

of our own. It is published once a fortni- -v e wisli it success.

We have not been able to secure atral

lation of John IPs Speech in time for

number.

. Coi.n Weather! The night of the

is said to have been the coldest on rec.nrd

Honolulu. The morning of the V:

I hci'inomctcr stood at oo"

..

Miss Thomson, Kmprkss of ManorAmongst other legends or anecdote;

a romantic kind which Mrs. Blnncklncords, we find a story of an Lmprr.'Morocco that is quite as ;oed as nnj tl

lurnislied hv the novelists. Truth, in

case, is quite as strange as fiction, .u

great deal more impressive. Lowaucr.

Mr. Clark told me the following r

'PI,.. ll'lw ... I... nl J

Hi.--, , , j uui it in ii in.: in in.cant a irallev arrived, which had isteaped from lanpicrs witli ihc first or

vonte wile of Muh Mahomed, tlio

Kmpcror of Morocco, who hadIx en assassinated hv his n hellions 1

Muli lsmael. This Indv. w l.o. with

attendants, was m t king a refuge in ?

was onmnallv a Mis Thomson, of (, i

and when on her passage from tlial

to Cadiz. Oil :i nintrinwmhd rvtfdishe had heen captured hy a Mootisli(

sair, and made a slave. Her first ititt

ed hridcgrooin had hcen a Mr. Slice

Irisli merchant settled at Cadiz, wlm.c

ing a visit which he had made tolii;tivc country, had hecomo acquaintedand attached to, Miss Thomson, uho

sessed great charms ; hut as some im

intents existed to their immediate ut--

they parted, having first plighted t!

troth; and with the understandingat some future period, she should J

him at Cadi, as it would he injuriou-hi- s

commercial interests for him to a'1-

himself again from the field of hisffLit ions.

The lady, in fulfilment of her pron'

sailed to join her future husband, N'

justa i.

narrated,.

her destiny was cl:aifline capture ot tlie vessel she was ii"Marroquin corsair, which carried teiiFez. Here Miss Thomson was Mns a slave, ami closely confined, un

rcport of her uncommon beauty

tlin r.mneror Midi Mahomed. sh

bv hi orders, removed to tlic impo- - j

. ......i i.. ill!uim ct;r iiiuuccuieiii iicmi,tj palace,I - llllll'!l.f tl... f .l

(ith and to accede to tin; Emperor's dc- -

... of making ,lur ,,,s "lie. v iicmcr 11

IS)V persuasion, or iroin conviction mate "... .... ... ileeirleil lirr v:iri.

'i i ..i... i.,.

rim scruples wen; mutcoiuu, ami miu lie- -l

i '.. f..r. T..t ...I .....I ...I.l!llf tUC W lie Ui i'iuii .'laiomnjti, aim run- -

pqucn'ly mother of two sons, whot rirc the names the eldest of Midi Ismael,Ai tlic younger ol M tilt 3laiiomed. Mie

the 'most favored of her imperial Ims-- tjud's wives, for he had many besides:

ful the nuniher must have been irreat,

fi I have heard both from Mr. Clark and' c Romans, who were at one time cs- -'

hlished as merchants in Morocco, that

ic Ktnpeior Mnli Mahomed actuallyirmed a regiment composed entirely ofs own sons, to the number of 5-2- most' them being; blacks. Mr. Clark saysat this wonderful fated lady, when hew her in Spain, was dressed in theoorish costume ; and strange as it ap-- l;ars, she seemed in all respects to have

( Honied the tastes ol' her new country inefcrence to those ot Christendom, lor

jc afterwards returned to, Morocco and(lere ended her days.

Tlic following elegy was composed bya young Hawaiian, (since dead)

comiuitcd to writing, w hile watching theid ofthc deceased, to whom he was muchitached.

I IK KA.MKAUp k.i makn nna o (icriln, in.ik.iliinpo n Dauta Iiubi

mi; i miike ni t Honolulu .Nov. :,Ma IIooua no i liiiku.

ilia wale ka pua nani,wi Kauka kihupai,

a haule ia, ua nalo no,

la pua i oputi miia n mohah maikai ai,iktra kona nani, a ala no hoi,

ka, hiki mai ka la wcla a tnae,haulc no ua ptiu nam net.

liohao ku meu kihupui i ka haule ana o ke- -k ail i pun,

i ia aolc loaa hou, ua nalo,palaho, ua huipu me ka lepo.

V

k-- i

we! aloha ino no na laaii idiiohi,ii p i a maikai ae n ua mac ka!Ion na puu a pan, me ka h"in a ala no

I ii lakou a ptini me ka mihi nui,we! an we! kuu pua e, i haule ilio nci!tan ku kori iliiki i kona ha'uaina,fliea la kou manao i keia ptia no,

i kanu ai ma ko'u Uuauuui"V lo mai ka haku,J a lawe au i ku aka o kona nam a pan,itatile kona opnu a huipu me ka lepo."km wale ka ulu una o tut laau.Vilia ino ku lioa;iina,

a una i ka imi me ka mihi nui no,uhea ou e (icrita i heh? iho nei,lica oe, e hoi mai me on hoahanau?ole hookahi or ma ke ala uiehameha,He malihiiii ma ke nla ikon ole ia.

E (jt'ij'a. (icrita, eia no makou a pan,a pua hcieloi a haule aku no.uln a oe. e lielc oe i kamauiua aloha no

niiikoti nei a pan,(icrita e (iciitu e hole no oc ma ka make-mak- e

o kou I laku,ole no e hiki ke hoolc i Kou manno.hole or, e liclo oe a lit le io no ma kealii mtdiaiucha,

pii ma ke ala hulili o ko ke A Una nupuni,komo i ka pa nani o lerusalema,koruo i ka inalu o ko ko Akua aitpuni;liimeni am oe me na ant-l- maikai.

liana hoiimaha ole kau haua malaila.liorita, e fierita.

inn makou i ka ike ole ia no;.

ku nalo ana no na, aolc hoi hou mai.

im Dcith of fi Enni r I. Jimn. Jr.. nt ITrtnntnInIW'lll!)ir- - I!? ISlfll Aix.i Ii.ii in iru ..i.rl.t ....v,,tl..I'lti'.od.iys.

TRAXSI.ATIOX- -

Bv llonilANn. n Sruuliv irli Il:nu1irrjinvEi.1. to the beautiful flower of the Doc- -

ti's pardon,fa fallen and vanished away;h iwcr that budded first and blossomed

tair,lose splendor and fragrance were known;

Hie IMllllliiir mihi camn nml it uilhorod.i that heautiful flower has fallen.

oocupant of the garden then wonderedt a single flower was gone from his sight.auugui it but luuud it not again,

T II E P 0 L V N K S I A N .

It was gone, it was decayed,It was mingled with the dust.Alas, what a pity lor the plants to he pluckedThey flourish well hut soon wither.All the flowers howed their heads, smelling

the frag ran ace;They stood around it in great sorrow.Alas, alas, O my flower that has fallen!The. chief tenant inquired of his Landlord,"What thinkest thou concerning this flowerWhich thou didst plant in my holder:"The Lord replied, '! have taken awayThe image of all its glory,Its hud has fallen and is mingled with the

dust."f fow beautifully the plants flourish!Compassion for the tenant mourners, and

searching with grief,'Whither, O (ierrit, has thou gone?"When wilt thou return to thy birth-mates- ?

'Thou hast gone alone in the way that islonely,

"Thou has gone a stranger in an unknownpath.

"O (ierrit, Oerrit! Heboid we all"Are falling flowers, and soon to fall."Where art thou; go on a kind pioneer for

us all."O (ierrit, (ierrit, thou gocst at the pleasme

ofthy Lord,"And none can forbid thy design,"(io thou ; travel on, till thou art wholly gone,"Along the lonely pathway,"And ascend the ladder of God,"And go within the glorious walls of .Jerusa-

lem,"And enter into the peaec of God's kingdom."Thou art singing hymns with good angels,"And endless employment is thy employment

there.;() Gerrit, (Jerrit, how deeply we mourn

"iieeuuse we cannot now see thee,"Because th u hast gone from our sight"And will not return to us more.

fi- - in I'oMcr's 'n!iini:t A is('!hiiv.i,aki.iami:.tai v ki:i oin isc.

About the same time, the depate, whichwas about Fnglish labourers, being oneevening unusually dull, Jack I'innaity, whobad hut a short time Ic lbre been importedfrom Tipperary, said to the only other epor-te- r

in the gallery at the time, that he leftvery drowsy, and that ho would bo aftertaking a little bit of a nap, if he would tellhim, when he awoke, anything which mighttake place. The other agreed; and Jack,in a moment, was fast locked in the arms ofMorpheus. Au hour elapsed, and after half-a-doz- en

yawns .Jack opened bis eyes."lias anything happened?" was his first

question to his friend."To be sure there has," said the other,

whose name was Moigan ()'.Sullivan."Has there, by the powers!" exclaimed

Jack, pricking up his ears in the plentitudoof his anxiety to learn what it was.

"Ves, Jack, and very important.""By Jasus, then, and why don't you be

after telling it me at oncer What was itabout""About the virtue of the Irish potatoe, Jack."

"Was it the Irish potatoe you said, Mo-rgan?'

"The Irish potatoe; and a most eloquentspeech it was."

"Thunder and lightning, then, and whydon't you tell it me?"

"I'll read it from my note book, Jack, andvou'll take it down as i goon," said Morgan.

"Och, it's myself, that's ready at anytime to w rite what any Mimbcr kms aboutour praties Are you ready to begin'"

"Quite ready," answered Morgan.".Now then," said Jack, with an energy

which strangely eontiasted with the previouslangour nf his manner. "Now, then, Mor-

gan, my boy."Morgan affecting to read from his note

hook, commenced thus; "The honouiable3Iimbcr said, that if"

"Och, be aisy a little pit," interruptedJack; "m7o was the honouiable Miuiber?''

Morgan, hesitating for a moment "Wasit his name you asked? Sure it was Mr.Wilberforce."

Mr. Wilberforce! Och, very wtll thenMorgan resumed. Mr. Wilbeif rec said,

it ulwavs appeared to him beyond all ques-tion, that the groat cause why the Irish la-

bourers were, as body, so much stronger andcapable of enduring so much greater physi-cal fatigue than the Knglish, was the surpas-sing virtues of their potatoe. And he"

"Morgan, my dear fellow," shouted Jockat the mention of the Irish p tato. his count-enance lighting up withecstaey as he spoke,"Morgan, my dear fellow, this is so import

ant that we must give it in the first person.""Do you think so." said Morgan."Throuth, and 1 do;" answered .Jack." . erv well," said the ether. toi 1 f it'.r ii t tlii'ii resumed "Anil I b:ivr nniinwl viilli t . t ltu i'in ll'tlx... .K.I, , , Ml invj um, niv m--

dotibt," continued .Mr Wilbi ri'oiee, 'Mhal ues of' the of some profane swearershad it been my lot to be born and reared in" ; ol' our would astonish the ut-"D- id

the say ivii'nl iuieiiuph d lerers. We leave discussion upon sinlack e.xultinglv, evidently associating tin j and immorality of the practice the clergy,wold with the growth of potatoes in bis i our obje ct is only to speak of the andblessed country." J clownish appearance of the How- -

"I le said 'reared,'" observed the other, J e er well d and well behaved a man maywho then ; "itml it been my lot to j be in all ether lespects, if he garnish hisbe born and reared in Ireland, where my food oonveisition with oaths and anathemas he is

?.would have oriueioallv consisted of'the notato, thai in st nutritious and sidubnous root,

instead of being the poor inlirm, shrivelled,and creature you, Sir, and honour-ab- b;

gentlemen now behold me, I wouldhave been a tall, stout, athletic man, andable to carry an enormous weight.'"

Here Jack I'innaity observed, looking hisfriend eagerly in the face, "Faith, Morgan,and that's what i cull true eloquence; (ioon

l,n

"1 hold that root to he invaluable; and theman who first cultivated it in Ireland, I re-

gard as a benefactor of the first magnitudeto his species. And my decide (pinion isthat never until we grow potatoes in Kngland.in sutlicieiit quantities to feed all our la-

borers, w ill those laborers be so able bodu e

a class as the Irish. ('Ilea1, hear!' Iron,both sides of the House.')"

" Well, bv St Patrick, but that beatsobserved Jack, on finishing hi

notes. "That's rale philosophy. And tinother Mimbors cried 4 hear, hear!' did they ?"

' " The other litem! ( is cikd ' hear, hear!' "' answ eied Morgan.j In a (punter of' an hour afterwards theI House rose .Morgan we nt a ; v dii cot to'the 1 111 i ' i 1 nfllie (' r liieli be u ;i em- -i ...... i,. :,. ... ... (' !.....in i i i ? 411' I t v

bad been' J) st w,,.v he

the of the of ;

w ,,ca i

the have been no takes papers.on duty for the other looming papers were

' f.i...i 1 1 i i.: ... a. . .tand against

un; in mv l nuu:piohabihty ot jNlr. liber--

Ii I l l.i iloree delivering sucn a speecn, tiioy repaiKdtheir respective and actually gave

a copy of it into the of the nrinter.' I

morning it uyn ared oil theexcept the one with Morgan O'bulli- -van was connected.. 1 sensation ami sur-prise it created in town exceededHad it appeared one or two of thepapers, of ordinary mustat once have concluded that there was somemistake about the matter, lint its

all of the except andthat one so very obscure, that scarcely anybody whether the speech it ornot forced, as weie, oeonle tin; eon- -....elusion that it must have been actually

The inference plain. Kvery-bod- y,

regretting that the necessity' should exist, saw that courseI left but put Mr. Wilberforce at once intoa jacket, and provide him with a keep-- j

In the evening tin? House met as usual,Imwl Wi I .!' ..ii I ....

matter

"hasWill

sneocb

no one could have read this withinoKi surpiiso than this morn-- 1

found paper onr personallv, care

but little about if were eanableot olterino- - icliein .mi

giving expression to itto

the of a

nation."proposed by some

printers of different whichthe

House, of theeventually allowed

127

Lm'I.i.iivi s. It isagreat pity that wordscannot be painted; or that whenspoken, ihev do not n.sume a definite anddistinguishable shape palpable the touch

mouthsacquaintance

member theto

own beastlvhabit.

bnresumed

stunted

i boor, and that particular. 'Jhcmis nothing more universally disagreeable;sin against conventional forms disgust-ing. Therefore, those who would witli uspass for must beware. A specialedict it be observtd.

The English arc ten-drinke- rs,

It is computed that the average con-sumption of this herb, in different countries,is as follows; France, 10,000 lbs. ; Germa-ny, '.',000,000 ; Holland, ,:;00,000Russia, i;..''00,0(!() ; United Slates, 8,)00,ooolbs. ; Great itain, 3!!,000, lb.

It is estimated, according io latest nd-io- es

from Kngland, that the tt apresent in London is d.5,000,000

A Hrgi'i.ar The Stamford Sen-tinel says, that have got a in thatplace yclept Webb, who is realJack at all trades. Iff lie

litn, oah couldfuot Uave a rnndlr" ntcast, to his namesake of Ark buildingmemory ; Beside letting out and

jewelry, opening teach-ing aeeordian; cutting hair and dealing ins )es, im nding furniture, and cleaningwatches, selling fruit and milliner teHli. filing fi.di and buying shares in Atlantic

i.i, i I,; i. Packet Y.iomniv tendiinrr.'e,ti, .iiiiix aitTi.a, n vi .iitii 11 miiiioimithe'eul.igium which pionounced on ,,K' fo hoe potatoes, lectures

virtue p( tatoes "uuld In land," l,b,ni'"',,,,,,s 'c science of phrenology,Jran in bicnthlcss haste to public house, lule is descanting on flavors of roundwhere repoiteis, who should Clt,ms- - also theIlk.I ' I. A I M F IIS ST K Wolll.n. The

most against the who; which they copied verbatim, not being'ust sinned it; ns people generallr.ii nun- - infl Mlil' OMOIIIoil ".... IllJIirCO.judging ot the

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MARINE NEWS.

PORT OP HONOLULU.Jan. 10. Ir. Ihig Harlequin, Lonsdale, for

Jan. Am. I5iig Thomas Perkins, Var--ney, for California.

rASSENtil'.K.S.the Thomas rcrkins, Messrs. Warren

and tji iger.

For Sale.Thc PrCn,iseS in

at oIu,u owned. andi I V .

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the chair, lose and bnrreil (lie I lid 1 ire r; property is centrally and pleasant situa.I the House for one moment, to a which ted has an entrance from two differentconcern. ,i as as nisei!, personally. smallstreets a garden, under L'ood ctil" hverv honorable inenilwr. Im; observed, t . . ., ,.

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will read it. ( Here he hoii o ah r mem ber 'e app hed for soon,read the i mimkUi le:ieuiiir rn.-i- ( 1

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UAKEKS FROM CAATO.(iood people all walk in and buy,Of Sam Mow, ood take and pie:Bread hard or soft, for land or sea,"Celestial" made; come buy of we.

June 15. tf

128

POETB.T.

From thn Laurvl.

AMERICA TO (iUKAT IJIMTAIN.

BV WAIIIN(i TON A I.I.HTON,

All hail! thou nll; land,Our lathers' native soil!

O stretch thy mighty hand,Ciguutic grown hy toil,

O'er thu vast Atlantic wave to our shore:For thou, with mngic might,Canst reach to where the lightOf Pha'hus travels bright

The world o'er!

The Genius of our clime,From his pine-embattl- ed steep,

Shall hail the great sublime;While the Tritons of the deep

With the conch the kindred league shall pro-Th- en

let the world combine claim.O'er the main our naval line,Like the milky way, shall shine

Uright in fame!

Though ages long have passedSince our fathers left their home,

Thnr pilot in the blast,O'er untravelled seas to roam.

Yet lives the blood of Kngland in our veins!And shall we not proclaimThat blood of honest fame,Which no tyranny can tame

Ry its chains?

While the language, free and bold,ill v.i ti.v iii i it 't i t wii nuiiiIn which our Milton told

How the vault of heaven rung,When Satan, blasted, fell with all his host;

While this, with reverence meet,Ten thousand echoes greet,From rock to rock repeat

Round our coast;

While the manners, while the art3,That mould a nation's soul,

Still cling around our hearts,Between let Ocean roll,

Our joint communion breaking with the Sun;Vet still from either beach,The voice of blood shall reach,More audible than speech,

Ve are one!'

Till: MIDNIGHT RKVIF.U'.

At midnight from bis grave,The drummer woke and rose,

And beating loud the drum,Forth on his errand he goes.

Stirr'd by his fleshless arms,The drumsticks rise and fall;

He beats the loud retreat,Reveille and roll call.

So strangely rolls that drum,So deep it echoes round,

Old soldiers in their graves.To life start at the sound.

Both they in farthest north,Stiff in the ice that lay,

And who, too warm repose, .Beneath Italian clay.

Below the mud of Nile,And 'neath the Arabian sand,

Their burial-plac- e they quit,And soon to arms they stand.

And at midnight from his grave,The trumpeter arose;

And mounted on his horse,A loud shrill blast he blows.

On airy coursers then,The cavalry are seen,

Old squadrons, erst renowned,Gory and gashed, I ween.

Beneath the casque, their blanched skullsSmile grim, and proud their air,

As in their bony hands,Their long, sharp swords they bare!

And at midnight from his tomb,The chief awoke and rose,

And followed by his staff,With slow steps on he goes.

A little hat he wears,A cont quite plain has he,

Till: POLYNESIAN.A little sword for arms,

At his le ft side hangs free.

O'er the vast plain, the morn,A paly lustre threw,

Th" man with the little hatThe troops, goes to review.

The ranks present their arms,Deep rolls the drum the while;

Recovering then the troops,.liclbre the thief dclile.

Captains and Generals roundIn circles fumed appear;

The chief, to the first a word,Now whispers in his ear.

The word goes round the ranks,Resounds along the line,

That word they give is, i k.wclThe answer, Sr IIi:li.nk!

Ti there at. midnight hour,The grand review, they say,

Is by dead Ca sar held,In the Champs Klysecs.

Jlave for 3 ale,ff n - i o t.. T.,

,, iji -- 'J iju.wn rvmi. ninii; i ia.-'0 boxes Hyson Tea.

iLWiiiifcr 10 boxes Hyson Skin.1.3 d .. Raspberry Wine.1:2 " StmiL'hton's Kiixcr.10 Lemon Syrup.lJO') Ohia Rafters.

.3 M. ft. Koa Lumber'J .3 M. Koa Shingles.

September 1J, 1 13 10. tf

D. Pitman & Scei,Have for sale on reasonable .terms, viz.,English and American Prints. Ginghams.

Printed Muslins. While, Drown and BlueCotton Drill. White and Brown LinenDrill. Bleached and Unbleached Cottons.Cambric, plane and Figured. Swiss Mus-lin. Live Ldgings'. lnsertinus. FancyGauze lldkfs. and Scarfs. White Veils.Garniture. Silk. Satin. Velvet and BeltRibbons. Wound Wire. Furniture ('hints.Hamilton Stripes. Bonnet Wreaths andI'lowcrs. Ladies ami Gentlemen's Hosiery.Gloves. Satin Neck Stocks. Nankeens.lN.ngee Colored H.lkfs. Giass Cloth. Cot-

ton lldkfs. Needles. Tins. Spool (Jet-

ton. Thread. Buttons. Suspenders. ReadyMade Clothing. Wickyaru, Js.c, &.c.

G"U MT.UILS.

Molasses. Sugar. Lamp Oil. Tea.Flour. Meal. Dried Apples. Raisins.Citron. Prunes. Tamarinds. Pickles.Vinegar. Nutmegs. Mace. Allspice. Cin-

namon. Cloves. Ginger. Sage. Pepper.Mustard Honey. Tobacco. Cigars. Pipes.Snuff. Soap. Sallad Oil. Olives. Lem-on Syrup Porter. Pale Ale. Stoughton'sKiixcr. Wines, kc.

SI MM ITS.

Boots and Shoes. Writing Ink. ShoeBlacking. Arrow Root. Kpsom Salts.Bench Planes. Biace and Hilts. Chisels.Fish Hooks. Combs. Sauce and Fry Pans.Iron Squares. Screws. Nails. Axe Han-dles. Axes. Adzes. Hatchets. WritingPaper. Blank Rooks. Quills. Corks, kc.

Generally on hand a good assortment ofCrockery, Glass, and Tin Ware.

Honolulu, Dec. .3, 1 li 10. tf.

PAT1T & Co.,Have for Sale on the most reasona-

ble terms, for cash, approved credit,or barter, a great variety of merchan-dise, including.

DRY GOODS.Silk, Cambrics, Ginghams,

Prill'murs, Tickings, Osnahurghs,Merino, Cheneille, Thibet and Cot-

ton Shawls, Silk, Merino, and Cot-

ton Handkfs Tuscan Bonnets Silk,Satin, Velvet and Gauze Bonnet andBelt Ribbons White and Green Veils

Wound Wire, Rattans, BonnetWreaths nnd Flowers, Tabs, Goldand Silver Wheat Lace and MuslinWro't Capes and Pelerines ScarfsLadies Cravats, French Net BlondLace Insertion Open work nndCommon Ladies Ilose ElasticsPicnic and Cotton Gloves PetticoatRobes Silk, Satin nnd BombazineNeck Stocks Hooks and Eyes, Nec- -

dies Pins Emery Cushions spoolCotton Buttons Thread Keuily- -

inadc Clothing, Suspenders.hardware.

Axes Hatchets I land, Rack nndKev-Hol- c Sans Files JtuspsKnives and Forks Sheath, Pocket,Pen nnd Dirk Knives ScissorsButte mill Screws Door, Chest Mortice nnd Pad Locks Bolts Sad Iron

JapanM Lamps Plated, GermanSilver, Brittania nnd Iron Ten nndTabic Spoons Jewsharps Hrassrnis Cut Tacks Percussion CapsStirrups and Bits Rat Traps GunFlints Stew Pans, Shot Spikes.Slide Rules.

MEDICINES, &c.

Extract Sarsaparilla Extract Bu-cl,- c

Kpsom Salts Calcined Mag-

nesia Opodeldoc Oil Spruce Es-senc- es

Cephalic and Maccaboy SuullStoughton's Klixir.

PROVISIONS.Flour Beef, Ship Bread Cod

Fish Mackerel Tea Suunr Cali-

fornia Beans Pickles Salad OilVinegar Arrow Root Corn-'-Pota-toe- s.

FUBNITCRK.1 Pr. Splendid Hair Cloth Sofas

2 hide Boards I Bureau 1 DoubleWash Stand 2 Sinule Wash Stands

1 Card Table 0 Doz. Wood Seati ...Chairs.

SUNDRIKS.1 Elegant Wn.Tgon and Harness

VA)() Sheets Sheathing Copper 2 J.lAm. Boards b J. Am. Shindiesj,1,lf. Birch Boards and Joist? 1

'Baskels Ch;unp:iigne 10 Cases Bootsand Shoes CO Doz. Lemon Syrup2() Doz. Stoughton's Klixir G Cnhoo-'se- s

Paint Oil Chrome LampBlack Paint Brushes Indelible InkWriting Ink Sherrv Wine RidingWhips Bass Viol, Violin nnd GuitarStrings Silver Watches Gold BreastPins Ilarmonieons Signal Ilorns-Uinbrell- as

Men's and Boy's Blk. andDrab Hats I Set Heavy heaving-dow- n

1 Bocks Bags Twine BroomsRope California Soap Letter and

Bill Paper Blank Books TobaccoAxe Helves.

Just published, and for sale, by II.P. & Co. the New Mexican TarilVand Port Regulations.

Cash paid, as above, for Bills of Ex-change on the United States, Eng-land, Franco or Russia.

Honolulu, May as, 1M0. tf

K. H. GRIMKS,Have on hand and for side on reason-

able terms, an assortment of Knidish,American, and China Goods, among whichmay he found the following, viz.

Brown, Blue, White, Cotton and Lin-

en Drills. Cotton lldkfs. Black. Blue,and White Linen and Cotton Thread.Bleached and unbleached American Cot-

tons, dillcrent widths and qualities.Knglish and French Prints.

Men's and Women's Cotton Hosiery.India Rubber, Satin, and Cotton Suspend-ers. Marking Ink, Belt Rihnnd, Bed-tickin- g,

Sailor Stripes. Black Hals. Men'sand Women's Shoes, Rrognns, and Calfskin Boots and Pumps. White Shirts,with linen and grass cloth bosoms. Pet-

ticoat Robes, Ready made Ciothing, Cot-

ton, Nankin, &c, Tassels, Bonnets,I fair Brushes, Tortoise Shell Dress Combs.Wick Yarn, Scotch Fluids, French Mus-

lin Prints.citixa coons.

Light Blue Cottons. Souchong:, Hy-son, ami Pouchong Te as, Sew ing Silk,Blue and Yellow Nankins, White GrassCloth, Colored and Black SiU lldkfs,Grass Cloth Clothing, Muslin.

HA It 1 W A li I'.Shovels, Spades, Knives ami Forks,

Jam: ART,

Jack Knives, Scissors, Pins, Xt.(..n

Gimblcts, Padlocks, Butcher Knives,Ptitti SJnritur Bullion's. Trnn n.wl ti

Seives, Iron Cotleo Mills, Percuss,,,,,

Caps, Braces and Bitts, Sad Irons, fi

Saws, Nails, assorted, Steelyards, S,tlIron, Fry Pans, Sauce Pans, Wrought ail(i

Cast Iron Tea Kettles, Bake Pans, T,5

Trays, Jew's Jiarps, nazors, lintel,,,,.Wood Axes, Spoke Shaves, Ad.cs. l)(Kl!

Locks, Latches, Chest Locks, Sail .

dies, Fish Hooks, Flints, Looking (J.Kes, Pistols, Fowling Pieces, 1 Bif0, ri)

Rivets. Brass Nails, Rim Locks, Sruand Pod Augurs, Guutcr's Scales, l'w.

der, Shot, (2 mi Locks, Globe Lnnteria

Codec Roasters; Tin Pots, Tin Pail,'

Harness Buckles, assorted, Currycoml

Rat Traps, Tin Soup Tureens, Files, a.sorted.

STATIONARY.Memorandum Books, Cargo Knob

Letter Paper, Ruled and plain CnpPap,'Quills, Wafers, Blue, Black and BedSteel Pens, Shipping Papers, and Con,,

mercial Blanks.I.f M II r.l? .

Cednr Logs, Cedar Boards, America

Pine Shingles. Koa Boards, Plniik m,,

Shingles, N. W. Rafters, and Ainericx.

Pine Rafters.SPNDIt IKS.

Olive Oil, Olives. Mustard, SnaiiW

Manila and Macao Cigars, Groundouuii, j ooacco. rHougmon s raixir, mi-o-

Syrup. Nutmegs, Allspice. Black P;.per, Box Raisins, Kssence of Spruce nix

Peppermint, Cinnamon, Ground (lintrFlour, California Beef, Beans and Pu-Cu- t

Tumblers, Macaroni, YerniiciNa.Caifornia, American and English Snnp. Li

cifer Matches. Capers, Ale, Old Port bi.

Sherry, Cordage, Pails, Buckets. Ccar:

and Fine Combs, China Pipes, Beads,Lozenges, Molasses, Stone Jars. Violin-Fin-

Heavy Blankets, Ship's Windta-Jewelry- ,

l hemp Cable, Pitch, Rosin, A:

row Root, Cutlasses, Soup Ladles. Bri

tannia Tea and Table Spoons, Wliiif

Green and Red Flannel, Red and Pk

Twilled Wool Shirts, Mat Bags, Brow.

Walking Canes, A.e Handles, LavenA

Water, Shaving Brushes, IlandspibHour and Second Glasses, Jib Baill China Bureau, 2 Chain Cables,

Filberts, Almonds, Prunes, Muse

Wine, Mace, Rice, Fancy Chairs, Halts:

Bottoms. Capers, Steel Hoes, Aincrirr

Pork, Shoe Blacking, Fnglish Duck, IV

ing Lines, Sewing Twine, Nutmeg (!&

ters, S)irils Turpentine, Black Pan

Cayenne Pepper, Razor Straps, Pii'

Cases, Pea Jackets, Ground Yerdiiiri"

Indian Mud, Claret Wine, Cast tu

Punches, I Cook Stove.

PKIKCE & BREWJJBicramffis(ou Ittcaljnuts,

Honolulu, Island or Oiilm,

IIAVK Constantly on hand and f

sale on liberal terms, Merchandise inPf

ted from the United States, KnJai

Chili, and China, and adapted to t:

trade of theNORTH PACIFIC.

Thev offer to purchase the productii1:

of the 'Sandwich Islands, and of Culifrf

nia and Bills of Kxchange on KnglllC

Fiance, Russia and the United States.

WANTED.Six good Mules,

Enquire of LADD & Co

June, G. tf.

Terms of the IMtl.YNKSlAN.SuHsrKipTioN. Kijrlit Uollnrs Tr tmiM niiF";

tl in tuhiiiHc; hall' tr.it, l'ic Dollait-- ; qlwr-

im . . : i . .. or ...A ............ u w. c) )", .1...... ;.,.nrf mnf "l 1 1

Hjiiiuc; forty mils for cadi onliiinaiK 'Hie Jhalf hihI Ii;sh than u Kiiurc, H. 5 fr 'f' I f i

lions, nnd J) n-nt- for enth ufier int-e- i 1 1'- - 'wiiiiiH,!l, 25 foi liirt Ihrce iiicortions, oiul' r'11"

'JVriiif of yt-iirl- udit'itieing made known fi l't

cat.on to the editor. ';