. body, which was lying on the right side. 
- He shot the animal, and after drawing it to 
- one side of the pit, succeeded in extricating 
. fhe corpse. Douglas’ cane was there, but 
- not his dog and bundle: Ned knowing that 
- he had the latter with him, asked for it. 
_ After a few moments’ search, the dog was 
— heard to bark, at a little distance a-head 
. onthe road to Hido. On coming up to the 
spot, indicated by No. 4, the dog and bun- 
dle were found. On further scrutiny, it 
appeared that Mr. D. had stopped for a 
. moment and looked at the empty pit, No. 
= 1—and also at that where the cow was; 
and that after proceeding about fifteen fa- 
3 thoms up the hill, he had laid down his 
_ bundle and returned to the side of the pit 
| where the bullock was entrapped, No. 3, 
3 and which was situated on the side of the 
pond opposite to that along which the road 
—. chronometer 
= (which is injured in some 
= way), his pocket compass, keys, and mo- 
__ hey, and after hiring the natives to convey 
the body to the shore, a distance of about 
twenty-seven miles, came directly to this 
. This narrative clears up many of 
| pa difficulties which rested upon the whole 
“tar, and perhaps affords a satisfactor 
unt of the manner in which Mr. D 
* km If we should not, it may perhaps be 
t. to inter the body, which can easily be 
comen for examination, if desirable. 
E have thus, dear Sir, endeavoured to 
ürnish you with 
S no common death 
à has thus called forth our tears and 
>: it presents a most affecting 
"D 
MEMOIR OF THE LATE MR. DAVID DOUGLAS. 
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comment on the truth, that “in the midst 
of life we are in death!” How forcible then . 
is the admonition to all of us, whose privi- 
lege it was to be acquainted with him who is 
thus snatched from us, to ** prepare to meet 
our God," “ for the Son of Man cometh at 
an hour that we know not of" You will 
be pleased, dear Sir, to accept for yourself 
and family, the expression of our kindest 
sympathies under this afflicting dispensa- 
tion, and allow us to subscribe ourselves, 
with sincere regard, your friends and obe- 
dient servants, 
(Signed) JosgPH GOODRICH, 
Joun DIELL. 
P.S. The bearer, Mr. Martin, will take 
charge of the little dog. There are seve- 
ral matters of expenses, incurred for con- 
veying the body to this place, paying the 
natives, &c., which Mr. Goodrich will meet, 
so far as can be done, with the clothes, &c. 
—of these and of Mr. D.'s other things, he 
will present a full statement. 
A true copy. 
RICHARD CHARLTON. 
COPY OF A LETTER FROM MR. CHARL- 
TON TO JAMES BANDINEL ESQ. 
( Inclosing the above. ) 
Woahoo, August 6th, 1834. 
My dear Sir,—It has devolved on me to 
inform you of the melancholy death of our 
friend, poor Douglas. On his arrival at 
this island from the Columbia River, he 
took the first opportunity of visiting Haw- 
aii, where he remained for some time, 
with great satisfaction to himself, and use- 
fulness to the public. After his return to 
this island, he suffered much from rheuma- 
tism ; but on the 3rd ultimo, finding him- 
self quite recovered, he re-embarked for - 
Hawaii. On the 19th ult. I received the 
accompanying letter from Messrs. Diell — 
and Goodrich, two gentlemen belonging to 
the Mission: from it you will learn the — 
particulars relative to his melancholy fate. E. 2 
On the 3rd instant, the body was brought 
here in an American vessel. I imm 
ately had it examined by the medical gen- 
tlemen, who gave it as their opinion that — 
the several wounds were inflicted by the 
