Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . have occasion to speak of the institutions of whichthey are the authors, and of their connexion with the government; inshort, of their secular avocations. I have myself had intercourseboth with the missionaries and those who are their opponents; and itgave me pleasure to perceive that, with but three or four exceptions,there was a degree of moderation exhibited by both parties, thatbespoke the dawn of a good feeling towards each other, to whichthey had long been strangers. In consequence of th
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . have occasion to speak of the institutions of whichthey are the authors, and of their connexion with the government; inshort, of their secular avocations. I have myself had intercourseboth with the missionaries and those who are their opponents; and itgave me pleasure to perceive that, with but three or four exceptions,there was a degree of moderation exhibited by both parties, thatbespoke the dawn of a good feeling towards each other, to whichthey had long been strangers. In consequence of this new state of things, I was not called uponto listen to the vituperation and abuse of the missionaries that I hadbeen prepared to hear. A warfare was, however, kept up betweenthe individuals belonging to the rival nations of England and theUnited States, which afforded ample room for the tongue of scandalto indulge itself. The missionaries wisely abstained from all con-nexion with either party; and the governor, with much energy anddecorum, sustained with impartiality the supremacy of the STREET VIEW AT HONOLULU. APPENDIX. CONTENTS. I. EXPERIMENTS MADE ON BOARD U. S. SHIP VINCENNES AND PEACOCK 421 II. ORDERS TO PORPOISE 422 III. ORDERS FOR SURVEYS 424 IV. ORDERS TO LIEUTENANT CARR 428 V. FEEJEE REGULATIONS 431 VI. ORDERS TO PEACOCK 433 VII. PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE BRIG CHARLES DOGGETT 434 VIII. ORDERS FOR SURVEYS 438 IX. ORDERS TO PORPOISE 439 X. ORDERS FOR SURVEYS 440 XI. STATEMENT RELATIVE TO JAMES CUNNINGHAM 444 XII. ORDERS FOR EXPEDITION TO SUALIB 445 XIII. ORDERS TO CAPTAIN HUDSON 446 XIV. INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS CONCERNING MALOLO 447 XV. ORDERS FOR SURVEYS 453 XVI. LETTER OF PASSED MIDSHIPMAN HARRISON RELATIVE TO WILLIAM SMITH. 456 XVII. CAPTAIN EGLESTONS LETTER TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE AIMABLE JOSEPHINE 457 XVIII ORDERS TO DR. PICKERING AND MR. DRAYTON 458 XIX. LETTERS CONCERNING SALE OF OIL ON TURTLE ISLAND 458 XX. CERTIFICATES CONCERNING THE MURDER OF GIDEON SMIT
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