History of the Oregon mission, from its commencement to the departure of the great reinforcement, in the fall of 1839, in the ship Lausanne.

Journal of a voyage from New York to Oregon--Time and circumstances of departure--First evening--Last look at the Highlands--Initiatory rites--Great distress--Sea--sickness indescribable--Fourth day--Captain Spaulding--First and second officers--Passengers in the cabin--Character of the expedition--First Sabbath at sea--Police regulations--A rich treat--Centenary meeting--Results--Vessel ships a sea--Wind increases--Tremendous gale--Worth. East trade--Description of the trades--Whale--Allowance of Water--Porpoise--Vessel--Amusing surprise--Astronomy--Northern constellations--Magellanic clouds--Interesting Sabbath--Land, ho!--Cape Frio--Lighthouse--Splendid scenery--Arrival at Rio de Janeiro--Historical sketch--Don John--Brazil independent--Don Pedro the first--Compelled to abdicate--State of the country--Foreign residents--Religion--City--Buildings--Missionaries--Slavery--Reflections.

Journal continued--Departure from Rio--Rev. Mr. Spaulding--French Fleet Violent storm--Flying jib boom carried away--Dinner lost--Storm abated--Christmas--Heat--Doubling Cape Horn--Gale nineteen days--Under bare poles--Prosperity--Sight of land--Brig Andes--Arrival at Valparaiso--Small pox--Danger--Description of the city--Its civil and political condition--Religion--Superstition, illustrated by amusing incidents--Protestantism--Importance of Valparaiso--Adventures round about the city--Great discrepancy--Appropriate name.

Journal continued--Raising anchor--View of the Andes--Brig--Pacific Ocean rightly named--Capture of a sea monster--Difficulty among the sailors Spoken by a whaler--Captain Sawyer--Island of Mowi--Hawaii--Oahu Honolulu--Remarks on the Island--Oahu and its city--Sabbath--Introduction to the royal family--Interview--Anniversary of the landing of Missionaries--Visit to the Para--Battle ground--Kamehameha I.--Waiakiki--Valley of Manoah--Source of prosperity--Difficulty with the French--Arrogance of Captain La Place--Impression upon the Hawaiians.

CHAPTER V.

Journal continued--Departure from Honolulu--Slow progress--Fresh breeze--Coast of Oregon--Old pilot--Captain delivers up the vessel--Crossing the fearful bar--Deep anxiety--Cast anchor in Baker’s Bay--Rev. Daniel Lee--Chenook Indians--Clatsops--Ascend the river--Fort George--Run aground--Difficulty of ascending--Arrival at Vancouver--Meeting called--Missionaries receive their appointments--Sent off to their stations--First encampment in Oregon--Ascending the Wallamette in canoes--Turn Water--Portage--Champoeg--Horseback ride--Arrival at the Mission Station.

Exploring tour to the Umpqua--Preliminaries--Departure--Delightful country--Encampment--Amusing incident--Fording river--Mountain La Beache--Elk river--Umpqua fort--Indian tight--Frenchman in charge--Meeting with the Indians--Old chief Is confession--Hostile Indians--Danger of going among them--Resolved to go--Voyage to the coast--Indians accompany us--Interesting encampment--Indians on the coast--Meeting with them--Speeches of the chiefs--Results of the meeting--Talk to God--Solicitude of our Protectress--Watching--Presents--Departure--Description of the country--Return to the fort--Story of the Frenchman’s wife--Dangers we had escaped--Perilous adventures of the mountaineers--Tour continued--Mountainous country--Fording Elk river--Giant tree--Aromatic tree--Umpqua Indians--Head chiefs--Shocking story--Burst of heathen passions--Difficulty with guide--Settled--Fear of treachery--Confirmed--Request of We-We--Refused--Warning--An Indian can be honest--Unhappy results of not trusting him--Night Lost in a forest--Sabbath--Indians again--Homeward route--Fine country--Delightful scenery--Home.

Tour to Vancouver--Reception at the fort--Preaching in the hall--Business completed--Expedient to keep warm--Cold weather--Difficult navigation--The rapids--Forest encampment--Strange visitor--Affecting intelligence--Death of Rev. James Olley--My Mohican guest--Return home--Meeting--Fruitless attempt to recover a dead body.

Another tour--Rock Island rapids--The Jesuit--Stormy encampment--Return--Hospitality--Story of our host--Mr. Cornelius Rogers--Party increase--La Butte--Lonely Sabbath--Arrival home--Mr. Rogers and party--Meeting at the hospital--Indian Messenger--Sad tidings--Great bereavement--Esq. Crocker--Call to civil duties--Thomas McKay--Great rain--Estate of Mr. Rogers--Return--Great freshet--Damages--Safe arrival home.

Panic--Indian troubles--Tour to the Interior--Causes--Precautions--Excitement increases--Mr. Brewer’s letter--The Sub-Agent--Expedition resolved upon--Opposed by Dr. McLaughlin--Departure--A squall--Ascent of the Columbia--Mount Hood--Romantic scenery--Sabbath encampment--Reflections--Remarkable rocks--Cascades--flow formed--Indian tradition confirmed--LaDallas--Canasissa--Negotiation--De Shutes--John Day--Sabbath Reflections--Arrival at Dr. Whitman’s--Interview with the Kayuse chiefs--Excursion--Adventure of Mr. Perkins--Party proceeds--Snake river--Red wolf--Laperai--Accident--Grotesque exhibition--Temperance training--Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding--Return to Dr. Whitman’s--Interesting negotiations--Closing feast--Homeward--Story of the Walla-Walla chief--Peter Ogden--Arrival home.

Homeward bound--Departure from Oregon--Lost in a fog--Vancouver--Unexpected meeting--Night running--Labor lost--Dreary encampment--Sabbath--Pillar Rock--Fort George--Clatsop Plains--A whale--Entertainment--Embarkation--Detention--Great cave--Weight anchor--Remarkable escape from shipwreck--Driven back--Second trial successful--Voyage--Maui--Night danger--Arrival at Oahu--Shipping--English fleet--News from home--Rev. Jason Lee--"Hoa Tita"--Affecting separation--Admiral Thomas--Great alarm--Detention--How improved.

View of the Sandwich Islands--How formed--Volcano--Coral Reels--Names of Islands--When discovered--Singular tradition--Cook’s death--Population--Previous condition--Long and bloody war--Results--Missionary statistics--Effects of Missionary labor--Seaman’s Chaplaincy--Romanism--Kamahamaha III--Reformation--Singular custom--School for young chiefs--Influence of Missionaries--The King’s Cabinet--Important history of two hundred and seventy-six days--Increase of Cabinet--Paper King--Protection--Commerce--Whale Fishery--Productions--Society--Temperance--Destination of the islands.

Return to Oregon--Embarkation--Passengers--Horace Holden--Thrilling story--The whaleman--Voyage--Arrival in the Columbia River--Disagreeable navigation--Yearly meeting of the Missionaries--Appointments--Arrival of Rev. George Gang--Reasons for his appointment--Great changes--Mr. Lee--George Abernethy--Powers of the new Superintendent--Special meeting--Voyage--Laymen dismissed--Miscellaneous--Transporting supplies--Another meeting--Oregon Institute--Finances of the Mission brought to a close--Number of Missionaries returned--Number remaining in the field.

Final departure and voyage home--Notice of Captain Sylvester--Arrangements to leave--Mode of departure--Vancouver again--Clatsop Plains--On board the brig Chenamus--Difficult navigation--Danger--Get into the Bay--Fair breeze--Exit--Fellow passengers--T. J. Hubbard--Wave and Devenport--Mode of taking a porpoise--Scarcity of men--Scarcity of incident--Pilot fish--Make land--Spoken by the English brig Frolic--Shipping--Arrival at Oahu--Reception--Review of the Mission.

Voyage to China--Change of calculations--Embark on board the Leland--Accident--Departure--Cabin associates--The Captain--Rules to judge of character--The Island of Grigan--The Ladrones--Dangerous reefs--Gale--Bashu Islands--Spanish Possessions in the Pacific--Formosa--Chinese Sea--Ship Montreal--Ty-phongs--The Contending Pilots--Appearances of the coast of China--Arrival at Hong Kong--Reception of Keying--Review of the British troops--Sabbath disregarded--The Rev. Charles Gutslaff--Island of Hong Kong--City of Victoria--Population--Schools--Morrison Education Society--Morrison Hill--Success of the School--Rev. S. R. Brown--Churches--Missions--Where established--Missionaries--Climate of Hong Kong--Soldiers’ Burying Ground--Wesleyan Methodists--Short Voyage--City of Macao--Grand Prior--Bazaar--Temple--Camoen’s Cave--Voyage to Canton--Description of the "Provincial City"--Adventures in the City--Temple of Honan--Dr. Parker--Dr. Devan--Proclamation of Keying--Counter Proclamation--Flower Garden--Dr. Bridgeman--Great excitement--Danger of an outbreak--Thrust out of the city--Night excursion--On board the Leland--Things that strike the foreigner--Boat population--Pirates.

CHAPTER XV.

Voyage from Hong Kong to New York--Chinese Sea--Islands--Strait of Gasper--Java Sea--Strait of Sunda--Perilous condition of the Leland--Loss of cable and anchor--Ship saved--Sumatra and Java--Pulo Basea--Malaya--Indian Ocean--Cape of Good Hope--Cast anchor in Table Bay--Cape Town--Colony--Vineyards--Produce--Missionary labor--The responsibility of churches--Difficulty on board--Captain fined--His character--The supercargo--Mrs. Hooper--Adieu to Africa--Cleansing the ship--Man overboard--Splendid eclipse of the sun--Reflections--The Gulf stream--Coast of New Jersey--New York.

Oregon Territory--Its geography--Boundary and extent--Harbors--Capes--Face of the Country--Snow Mountains--Rivers--Mouth of the Columbia--Columbia Bar--Channel--Kinds of fish--Timber--Climate--Summer and Winter--Fertility of the soil--Clatsop Plains--Bottom lands--Puget’s Sound--The garden of Oregon--Middle region--Upper region--Capabilities of the country.

Oregon territory--Its history--Spanish discoveries--Measures of the English--Sir Francis Drake--Heceta--Isle of Grief--Bodega discovers Killemook Head--Discoveries of Captain James Cook--Captain John Mearlis--Cape Disappointment--Robert Gray, of Boston--First visit to the coast--second visit, discovers the Columbia River--captain Vancouver--Braughton.

Voyage to China--Change of calculations--Embark on board the Leland--Accident--Departure--Cabin associates--The Captain--Rules to judge of character--The Island of Grigan--The Ladrones--Dangerous reefs--Gale--Bashu Islands--Spanish Possessions in the Pacific--Formosa--Chinese Sea--Ship Montreal--Ty-phongs--The Contending Pilots--Appearances of the coast of China--Arrival at Hong Kong--Reception of Keying--Review of the British troops--Sabbath disregarded--The Rev. Charles Gutslaff--Island of Hong Kong--City of Victoria--Population--Schools--Morrison Education Society--Morrison Hill--Success of the School--Rev. S. R. Brown--Churches--Missions--Where established--Missionaries--Climate of Hong Kong--Soldiers’ Burying Ground--Wesleyan Methodists--Short Voyage--City of Macao--Grand Prior--Bazaar--Temple--Camoen’s Cave--Voyage to Canton--Description of the "Provincial City"--Adventures in the City--Temple of Honan--Dr. Parker--Dr. Devan--Proclamation of Keying--Counter Proclamation--Flower Garden--Dr. Bridgeman--Great excitement--Danger of an outbreak--Thrust out of the city--Night excursion--On board the Leland--Things that strike the foreigner--Boat population--Pirates.

Oregon Territory--Political history--Necessity of organizing a body politic--First meeting of the people--Second meeting--Exigencies met--Organization dies--Exploring squadron--Great excitement--commander Wilkes--Opposed to organizing--Subject slumbers--Sub-agent--Mass meeting--Old subject revived--Indians troublesome--Talk of war--Dr. McLaughlin--Third meeting--Government organized--Fourth meeting--Officers qualified--Laws enacted--Effect produced--New legislative committee--Laws revised--Alterations--Election of a Governor and House of Representatives--Peaceable state of community--Joel Turnham--Thrilling incident.