The Hokuao left on June 23? 1881.

[Found under: “NOTES OF THE WEEK.”]

Departure of the Morning Star.—The missionary brig Morning Star, Captain Isaiah Bray, left this port on the afternoon of the 23rd inst., on her usual cruise to advance the cause of religion, and to aid in the enlightenment of the inhabitants of the Micronesian islands. A large number of friends to the undertaking, prominent among whom were His Excellency H. A. P. Carter, Rev. Dr. Hyde, Rev. S. C. Damon, Rev. W. Frear, Rev. A. O. Forbes, Continue reading

This missionary ship, Hokuao, quarantined for two weeks, 1881.

The ship, Hokuao [Hoku Ao; Morning Star] will be quarantined for two weeks before sailing for Micronesia, so that it does not carry smallpox to that archipelago. Continue reading