i96 FROM THE ST. LAWRENCE ISLANDS 



As I approached the little fleet, the guns in the 

 American ships were fired ; a politeness shown to 

 me as commander of a Russian ship of war. I was 

 kindly received on the landing-place by the cap- 

 tains, and accompanied toKareimoku's habitation, 

 who was greatly rejoiced to see me again. While 

 1 was still at a distance he called out to me Aroha! 

 (welcome). Three guns were fired from the 

 fortress, and at every shot he repeated Aroha ! 

 pressing my hand. He told me, through Young, 

 that he had already received Tamaahmaah's com- 

 mands by his commissioners ; but even without 

 these he would have provided every thing out of 

 love for the Rurick. I asked for boats to tow me 

 in, but the American captains begged me to accept 

 their boats instead, which they promised to send 

 early to-morrow. 



The 2d. According to the custom prevailing here, 

 a gun was fired at day-break, and immediately the 

 boats appeared, which towed us in, and brought us 

 to anchor in the same place where we had lain the 

 preceding year. 



We had scarcely arrived when Kareimoku, ac- 

 companied by Young, came on board, followed 

 by a large boat laden with vegetables, fruit, and a 

 hog. Kareimoku felt himself much flattered when 

 I received him on deck with a salute of three guns : 

 the fortress saluted with seven guns, and we an- 

 swered with the same number. Kareimoku in- 

 formed me, with much pleasure, that Dr. ScheflTer 



