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lesson for him, and I do not believe he will err in the same way 



again. 



During this last visit, a whale-ship arrived, having in her cruise 

 visited the coast of Japan, and, on one of the small islands, picked 

 up five Japanese, who had been wrecked, and were found destitute 

 of the means of sustaining life ; they had been there for several months 

 before he took them on board. The man and boy were of small 

 stature and diminutive appearance. They were possessed of little 

 intelligence, and were of the lower order, probably fishermen. Mr. 

 Agate made a drawing of one of them. 



JAPANESE. 



Of the trade and resources of the Hawaiian Group I have not 

 as yet spoken. The former is, at present, confined within very 

 narrow limits. The islands produce but little, and their con- 

 sumption of foreign products is necessarily small. The capabilities 

 of the islands have generally been underrated, for their soil and 

 climate are suitable for raising all tropical productions in conside- 

 rable quantities, and at a moderate cost. But very little investment 

 of capital has yet taken place, and the business that has induced 

 the establishment of several commercial houses has been more that 

 of transit than for the purpose of supplying the consumption of the 

 islands, or obtaining their exports. A table of statistics, (see Appen- 

 dix IX.,) which was published in a newspaper at Oahu, compiled by 

 intelligent merchants there, gives the amount of imports at four 



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