210 THE WHALEMAN ; OR, 



such as needles, combs, tobacco, pipes, &c, — 

 and distributed them among the boys, girls, 

 fathers, and mothers. They were delighted with 

 these unexpected gifts, and expressed their joy 

 in a great many fantastic ways. 



The next morning, a violent blow came on, 

 and the Niger was obliged to take her anchor, 

 and go to sea. Several ships parted their chains. 

 The captain remained on board of the Niger 

 most of the season, when an opportunity oc- 

 curred for him to take passage in the ship Helen 

 Augusta, Captain Fales, bound to the islands. 

 This he did, and arrived at Honolulu on the 5th 

 of October, 1853. 



The officers and crew of the Citizen were dis- 

 tributed among the ships in the fleet as their 

 services were needed. 



The report of the disaster of the Citizen, and 

 the rescue of her crew, preceded him, and had 

 already reached the islands before Captain Nor- 

 ton's arrival. 



The news was brought by a ship which left 

 the Arctic about the middle of the whale season, 

 and touched at San Francisco, and from thence 

 was sent to the islands and to the Atlantic states, 

 to New Bedford, and Edgartown. 



A few weeks after the captain's arrival, eigh- 

 teen of his former crew had come along in differ- 



