July 13th 
1861 
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Further instructions verbally are "in case a vessel appears board her 
and if she is after a cargo of guano without authority from the Am. 
Guano Co, jjo notify her Captain that I cannot let him have it. If he 
persisits to do all I can in the way of remonstrance and warning — 
using moderate language — but if matters are carried to extremes 
and they undertake to come to the buoy against all this, to fight as 
long as there is any hope of success and not to make anything but 
an honorable surrender " 
Came on shore about 4 P.M. and afterward unmoored the Brig and bid 
them all goodbye. Felt lonesome enough after I got on shore. 
Made Makalele cook: Kamaoria chicken feeder : Kauki armorer : Kamikoa 
to look afterthe food for 
garrison Hi 
natiges; Old washe: 
m 
tan — what an extensive 
At 10 A.M. called the men up to the house and gave them their laws (Si2) 
as if there had been a thousand of them — principally as follows: 
for stealing 10 lashes, fighting same} disrespect to superior same; 
open disobedience irons, and for minor offences as I might determine 
on each occasion. They cheerfully acquiesced and were in fact the 
first to propose the punishment for each offense. Do not expect to have 
any trouble but must keep up discipline among a few as well as among 
many. 
This bids fair to be a pretty tame sort of life. Sent the boat a 
fishing, catch plenty of fish, and if we only had plenty of salt 
could be doing something to pay our way. 
Much the same as yesterday. I observe that there is much more surf here 
than I had supposed. Such a surf as we have got here today would 
be called quite rough for summertime at Bakers. 
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I may as well fill up the book as above for all there is to write about. 
Have searched the ruins pretty throougly, and can only come to one 
conclusion — that they are the labours of the neighboring islanders 
drifted here by chance, or possibly they may have had a fishing station 
here in times when they could navigate better than they can now. 
