ADDRESS. 51 



Mr. Jones navigated the vessel through a portion of the most 

 dangerous part of the Pacific, and, after a voyage of fifty days, 

 brought her into the nearest port, arid gave her up to the American 

 consul,* 



Almost every arrival from the Pacific brings some melancholy 

 intelligence of shipwreck, mutiny, or massacre, among the South 

 Sea islands. The schooners Honduras and Thetis sailed from the 

 Sandwich Islands on the 9th of May, 1835, on a shelling voyage 

 among the islands in the North Pacific. Shortly after leaving, a 

 mutiny took place on board the Thetis, in which Captain Rogers 

 and his mate were both killed while asleep on deck. The trading- 

 master, or supercargo of the schooner, hearing the alarm, came 

 from below well armed, and instantly attacked and slew the prin- 

 cipal mutineer. He then took command of the vessel, and reached 

 the island of Ascension, where the Honduras had before arrived. 



The Honduras left soon after on a cruise among the neighbor- 

 ing islands. On the 23d of August, her foremast was carried 

 away, and, being in want of provisions, she went into Strong's 

 Island, one of the Kingsmill's group, lying in latitude five degrees 

 twelve minutes north, longitude one hundred and sixty-two degrees 

 fifty-eight minutes east. On the day of her arrival, while the 

 vessel was filled with people, and the captain and eight men were 

 on shore, the natives commenced an attack, in which thirteen men, 

 including the captain and party on shore, were murdered. The 

 mate, with the assistance only of a boy, finally succeeded in clear- 

 ing the vessel of the savages, and worked her out of the harbour, 

 though she grounded several times. He arrived at Ascension on 

 the 3d of September last, in great distress, but shipped a native 

 crew, and continued the voyage. On the 4th of January, the 

 Honduras and Thetis were both at Honolalu. 



From that port she sailed for the United States, and arrived in June. 



