THE FRIEND28, 33 May, 1870

u. s. sloop-or-war JAMESTOWN to Micronesia to look after Acerican interests .First to Tarawa to land passengers Yr. and Mrs. Bingham then to Apai ang

, ~ and other parts of arshalls - Strong 's and Ascension of Carolines .Object:l ve - to obtain redress or grievances and • ron 5 cCII.'"litted on Americancitizens aoo property by the savages.

Captain Troxten requested by Haw 'o government to investi~te matter ofmur-der-cue attack on Rev . ){ahoe and to give protection to Haw 'o 3Ubjects .

THE FRIF.ND28: 35 Lra~' , 1870

Expected to charter a vessel (b~ Ha~ ln V.isslon) about July 1. to take pl ac eof t he l at e »ornin~ Sta r and to vi si t Gilbert and l~rshalls . and on whichWr. and ur-s , Bdnsnam will return to l-bnolulu .

Vessel visit will be shorter.ed , not to visit Carol ines and on returntrip "ill not ~ by ws;: of the Gilberts .

New Testa.!llent publication in l W 2U82'e of Gilberts bed ne worked on byEingham. . Also a primar;." geography c:" lLrs . Bill,lt'ham.

Captain Truxton ' s (or the J ace a t.own} kf.ndneas enable the two to ea kea l on ge r t r ip .

TIlE FRIEND28: 37, JB Yay , 1870

Ext racts fl"O.<i\ !lepor t of Rev . POmJ.e on ILicronesia (concluded)Ponape : Warning St a r was a t Mr . Doane 's wharf to convey him to 0U8 where Sturges is .

Sept . 24 , Ilrs . St\l"~es ' school exam.Dau~hter of head of Christian party married to I ot apa, a naS8e~er onthe Sta r whe n wrecked .Refe rence to clothlnP of peonle . 5 distinct t ribes on Ponape - ~elalAnim ,

Y.lty, U, Nut , and Jekoits . Onlp' 4 kl~s a" Nut and J8-'oits under tile same .Hezekiah , high chief of U tribe . heads so called Christian party {dea cr -Iptf. o n)Sept . 26 , chur-ch ee--vfces des c ri bed .

Went to Stronp, ' s Island . gat hered some iterolS f ran captain of briP VFSTA ofHambur • beLc.e i~ to Godfre:~ & Co. , of tha' cl t· . Cane frol'tl. Pelew bound fa rSamoa ~th coconuts .

Pe lew I sland s : Basaltic , Alti tude 2000 ft . , lO ,CX>O i nhabitar,t s .Description of l ife and cultu re.

Yap : 2000 miles frCl"\ Ebon , basalt.ic , 30 miles Long and 1200 ft . hip.h .no l a goon, pop . 8 o r 10 ,000 . Descriptior. of culture .

Haog-Ioo : Peeple lJlC8t eavege west of Ponape .

One mort.h after wreck of llornir.g Star , embarked on English brig ANNE PCRTEil,Captain Javie fer Horolulu , via Na..maric , Eben and Butaritari.

THE f1UEMl28:41 June , 1870

Distinguished Stran~r

Rev. Dr. Clark , successor of Rev. Dr. Anderson welcomed to is18nds .Visit partially for health and to confer with missionaries resoectin~

prospects of work on these islands and Uicronesia .

Supplement , Jul7 . 1870

Hr . J D Ahia t rd wife

zr-ouo • One wi. thsmal l p,ro up dr i ven~ d E xf Led Chr-Lat Ie n

Kanohc ar.d wife ;I} Leleo a nd wife

- Rev . H Bi~tB m an d " i f e- Rev , B G Snow and wife (absent in U. S.)- Rev . A A Stur ee and wife (abs ent in U. S. )- Rev . E T J oane ar.d wife (latter acsent in U. S. )- Rev. J Vi Kanoa and wife; Yor . " !l Waka and "ife- REV. J . H Uahoe and wife- l.{r . J Haina a nd wife ; lir' . D- Rev, "' B Kaou and wife; Kr .

Butar ltariApai angTarawaTapiteuea

Gilberts :Two mlssior ar ies wi t h l~st reinforcenent located i n this

~Ai na on Tar awa , othe~ at Puariti on TArawa to t ake c r.a r~ ofby rebels from Apai8n~ . F~nected t o return if oeace r es t oredKi n~ And oeoo l e allowed to re turn .

Reports and l etters f rOM Tapi t euea lost on Vor ni np St a r .

Foreim Deoar-traent. : Kam i n .? Star l eft Homlulu July 8 . 1809 on Jrd \Cyaee for~licronesia which proved to be her last . Rev. H. Aee and wi f e , Rev. J F P02Ue .Landed all mis3ionarie 1} and yrl~' supplies and accomnlished neer-Iy all wor-kthen wrecked on Strong ' s Island. October 18, 1869. Passengers or: Wor ni ng St archartered vessel trad ing i n l1icr onesi a and returned t o Bcrc Iu Iu , Febr-ua ry 4 .Mi cr ones i a :

GilbertsKarshallsPonape

THE ffiIEND28: 66, 67 (continued) Supp!e@ent , July , 1870

Ci vil a r- on Apaian~ continued . 'a r ch 25 , 1869 , r- . ':ahoe shot . Hr . Randcdph ,forei~er , residir~ on 'sland cared for him till Aup . 9 when ornin~ Star arr i ved .Carded to Pnt.ar-Lt.a r- L. Butaritari, islan d where :3 J-l.aw 'r. s eanen were ki lled byJ.:in~ 3 yea r -s 8"0 wher lSldinp r-Lsai.cne r-Les , surx-Li.ee •

U:, . Ka..ce wrote letter Jar; . 5, 1870u~ . an ~s . Bin ha~ ls h@81th such as c~~no; returr there.Sister of k1 p who murdered i-'.aw 1ns Lnt e'-ee ted in chur-c h ,

Y.ar-s ; 1:- . an ":-5 . Sr.ow or. -aa Inlar oj 'J , 3 . 2 new stations - 'a~uro and HIe .Car-ol ines: . Snow vdaLt.ed r.usaie last :"Mr . . at.Ive of St.ror- r-t e ts:ra.nd ­

or-defned oae tor- of chur-ch last ~'"'a"' , First n-t.iv e of IHcronf'sia or-dainedto ftIOr}< . r , Doane , onl y aissimary on Porepe .

A distressinSlurPes S7"er:t

stOl"'!l Dec. 1808most of ti"'£ at oea , Ln fetalanim t ribe.

28: 71Receipts and Rxpenditu res fron 111cronesia

THE FRHND28: 85 Sept ember , 1870

rar i ne JourClRlArrIvals: AU~. 12. U. S. ship, J)UCESTcr.r.., Truxt un, f rom Yicronesia .

THE FRIEND23 : 86 Sept.eeber-, 1870

Ar rival of U S Ship JAMF~7

Returned on 12t h fro~ Uicronesia where she sailed for on Apr" 30. rantalnTruxton furnished the AovmnsER wi th full r enort of c ruis e :

Arr i ved Tarawa . Wa~' 1 5; l a nded If"" . arrl Mrs . Bin!Jharn on Apaiarw 20th .l'a:" 23 , sailed for and r ea c hed Butari tarl on U . 26 I'rom Put.ar-Lt.ar-I and arri vedul ave Islands on 28 . J~ne 4 sai led n~d a~rived off on 5.

1 , 3tronR"S I e.Land - 12 comnuni.ca t.ed , Found b r-Ls- AN l'.l'...H th e re •J une 14. hove-to off Hellin~on or Du Perry I s land . June 17 anchored JamestownHarbo~ . Ponape (15 days) . AtfflE PORTER arri ved from Stron~ ls Is . a~d schoonerILALOLO fro Ponat ic Harbor . both bou nd for Shan gha e . 3upolied ' LOW wi th provi­s ions . Sent number of chi~a~e~ and Europeans in her ,nd ANNE PCR~~ . They werei n employ of Capt . Benjamin Pease but left destitu' e b:' his non-epeear-ance ,

Capt . cce , r epresentative of Capt . Pease died few weeks before JAl$ST(J' H'sa r rival a t Ponape . Pease had robbed t he wreck of the Hornin Star and b urntwhat he couldn 't carr y away .

Lef t f or Horolulu , July 2Gives account of ships met and boa rded - also wea t.be r-,Lis t of names a mi r an k of officers of J 'l'OIm given .

TfE flunm28'97

Left for Ascension in July an dSuccessful trip of tht: ANNIE

Took place of the l os t Werning Star .retur~ed October 27 .

Rev. and Wr s . Bi nghao . Rev. Mahoe , wife endmakule , late missiorary on ama' , D8ssen~ers .

assist BinghA!"I in translations .

J children , widClll of Yr . Yaele­J oseph , a Gilbertese, cane t o

THEFRIEllD28 : 97 November, 1870

Treaty be ween natives of Ponape and Ca;:>tain of JAHFSTCMl 8S representati veof U. S. Government . Similar treaties with natives of Gilbert and Warshalls .

THE P!lIEllD28 : 101 November , 1870

Ma r i ne JournalArrivals : Oct . 25 , Fritlsh bark , ANNA, J A Thompson , 26 daY's from

DrumfflOnd Island.October 27, Haw 'n schooner. ANNIE, Wm Babcock, 29 daya fro~ Butaritarl .

Memoranda :Report 0:- Sc hooner , ANNIELeft Honolulu, Ju1~ 13 , a.ftrived Dan~er I~land. 29. Visited T~ra.a,

Apaisn , Eben and several islands . Leevtne 3utarltari Se pt . 29 f or''onolu!u , arrivln~ Oct ober 27 .

Passengers :rro~ Ulcronesia - per NIE , Oct . 27.Rev. Bin~ham and wife , ~ev. ~ahoe , wife and 4 children , Mi ss R Kanaa,J Helua and wif e , Paul and l!a t hew Butaritari , ilrs . Y..aelemakule .

THE rnIEND28: 102 November 1870

(Complete) Treaty of U. S. and Inhabitants of Ponape or Ascension.