Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . goldIsles, and named the several islands after some of the officers engagedin the survey of them. On the 25th, the Porpoise passed through the Malolo Passage, andshortly after joined company with the tender, near Malolo, as hasbeen before related. The reunion of the several vessels of the squadron did not give riseto the feeling of pleasure which had attended such meetings on otheroccasions. A deep gloom on the contrary was spread over the mindsof all by the melancholy fate of their comrades,
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . goldIsles, and named the several islands after some of the officers engagedin the survey of them. On the 25th, the Porpoise passed through the Malolo Passage, andshortly after joined company with the tender, near Malolo, as hasbeen before related. The reunion of the several vessels of the squadron did not give riseto the feeling of pleasure which had attended such meetings on otheroccasions. A deep gloom on the contrary was spread over the mindsof all by the melancholy fate of their comrades, who had been thevictims of the butchery at Malolo. In honour of their memories, afuneral sermon was preached, on the 10th August, by the chaplain,before the assembled officers and crews. The address was affectingand appropriate, and on our arrival at Oahu was published, at therequest of the officers. Since our return the monument has been erected at Mount Auburn, MALOLO. 333 after a design by Mr. Drayton, by John Struthers and Son, of Phila-delphia. The annexed wood-cut is a representation of (Front.) TO THE MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT JOSEPH A. UNDERWOOD, AND MIDSHIPMAN WILKES HENRY, UNITED STATES NAVY. (Rear.) LIEUTENANT UNDERWOOD, AND midshipman henry, feu, by the hands of savages while promoting the cause of science and philanthropy, at malolo, one of the feejee group of islands, july 24, 1840. passed midshipmen reid and bacon were lost at sea, off cape horn, MAY, 1839. (Right.) THIS CENOTAPH IS ERECTED BY THEIR ASSOCIATES THE OFFICERS AND SCIENTIFIC CORPS, OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. (Left.) TO THE MEMORY OF PASSED MIDSHIPMEN JAMES W. E. REID, AND FREDERICK A. BACON, UNITED STATES NAVY. On the 10th of August, in the afternoon, the squadron beat downto Mali, and all necessary preparations were made for going to seathe next day. Among these, several transfers were made in theofficers of the squadron. 84 334 M A L O L O. But a few parts of the group still require
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