![]() ![]() The Hornet disaster was fully told in his letter of June 27th. They are being cared for at Sanpahoe (Not yet corroborated).” When they had been entirely out of provisions for a day or two, and the cravings of hunger become insufferable, they yielded to the ship-wrecked mariner’s fearful and awful alternative, and solemnly drew lots to determine who of their number should die, to furnish food for his comrades and then the morning mists lifted, and they saw land. Their ship, the Hornet, from New York, with a quantity of kerosene on board had taken fire and burned in Lat. “A letter arrived here yesterday, giving a meagre account of the arrival, on the Island of Hawaii, of nineteen poor, starving wretches, who had been buffeting a stormy sea, in an open boat, for forty-three days. Speaking of Burlingame: “Burlingame is a man who could be esteemed, respected, and popular anywhere, no matter whether he was among Christians or cannibals.” Then, in the same letter, comes the great incident. They were to stay ten or fourteen days, he said, but an effort would be made to have them stay over July 4th. K., and, what was to be of more importance to him, of the arrival of Anson Burlingame, U. ![]() ![]() 14, June 22d, published July 16th, he tells of the death and burial ceremonies of the Princess Victoria K. And a small hang-out weak, insipid, and a damn fool in general.” ![]()
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