Pearl and Hermes (History) 
Journal of John H. Colcord, p. 
was Built from the wreeks of the English Whale Ships Pearl & 
Hermes of London in which many of the Crews came to the S Islands 
the Year before the Reaf & Sand Islands were named after the two Ships 
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the Wariour Came off Oahu a beautiful Brig mounting about 14 guns 
American built but had ben under the Bonazaries flag but Rose on 
by the Crew as was the Liberty & as she ly off & on off oahu Several Canoes 
went on board with Rum with the Intention of getting them Drunk 
But old Birds was rot be be taken with Chaff the Chiefs had tried this 
project but was much disappointed as they cauld not Succeed the Cap^ 
or Commander Sent a note on Shore to any one who would Supply the 
Brig Wariour with a few bolts of Canvas Should be paid any price 
for the Canvays & Signed George Manchester one of the men by stratigem 
got off at Wymea Koveii as the Brig touched there we afterwards 
heard they Run her to Manilla & gave her up to the Spanish authority 
& for their loyalty to the Spanish King Received l-g- Roguls per Day 0XX 
or 17cts till they the Crew Cauld get to thire Respective homes for most 
of them were English & amerieans I Saw one of the Crew on California 
Some-a year afterwards & from him I got Some Inteligenc how they disposed 
of the Brig the Master was an Englishman but of little or no acquantance 
with the Management of Such an affair of giving up the Brig & to 
Claim Salvage as Might or ought to have been claimed & Recovered if 
propper Means had ben used by lying off the Port & as!in- for their Right, 
for nothing Could Sail with her Some time after this a Schoner was 
Broguht in to Kailua by the Crew as the former owners Refused to pay 
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