Show MISSION 1 BT by BISHOP natnaniel NATHANIEL NATi rAMEL V JONES leave LEATE leer G S L CITY olry 8 san BERNARD bernardino XO SA san SAK pedro saat SAIT S N FRANCISCO S ISLAND R 0 LC inTA leiter NO 1 I EDITOR or OF TUE DESERET DEAR sir sin illi lili 1311 having been often solicited by ds since my return 1 to this city to furnish the news news an account of the IF ett eit ast india mission I 1 embrace an opportunity tor for so doing loin I 1 believing that it may gire five publicity to many interesting circumstances relative ta the mif MIt ston slon which might otherwise remain unknown in company with nine others I 1 was appointed appointee on a in mission to at a special conference held by the authorities of the chu choren chorea of jems jews chilst of latter day saints sain tsin in G S L cly oly august I 1 left my bomp bomb home inthis in this city on the of october and over 40 elders met and organized on salt creek juab coel coal co the most roost of them destined to fulfil fulfill mission missions W in india australia china and the sandwich island ii we received many mady tokens of kindness from our brethren I 1 I 1 while pah pan nr through the southern settlements especially in carowan parowan parowan carowan and coal creek where whee we me met with br geo gep A smith who rave gave us much valuable instruction relative to our lons and the peculiar circumstances under w which inana of ui us would be placed in foreign countries NO november swe S we left coal creek with and cheerful countenance sy beng bene well weli supplied throy the ilber liber allty of 0 our four brethren with provi provisions and grain nov kov 15 I 1 was violently seized with inflammation on the theu then lunga nR and pleurisy but bat arter after beveral several days of affliction I 1 was healed heal edby by anointing with oil oll olland and on of thet thee hands bands by the elders I 1 on the we met brot brother brothers berg bers amaia lyman and Charle charles ii I 1 C rich on their way to the te valley kailey and overtook 11 G sherwood and company on their way to shin bernardino we all ail sp nt rit the tile day very dec 3 we arrived in san bern ard ardin ln southern one circumstance occurred which I 1 wish to ment mention ians lang for I 1 know now tha tiia it was the fulfillment fulfilment in part party of a blessin ol essin placed upon my head before leavina leavene the home of the saints saint ly toy eider elder J 31 grant velford woodruff and others ii they said abou thou have money means and the necessaries of life to help thee on journy journ rT until thou hali hail hall ardive arrive at the field of thy labor 2 while we were stopp stopple ln in san pedro waiting for a vessel bound for san francisco a stranger str ancer aneer put up at the same tame housew hons hous who hos hog on the second day at night sent for me to call at his room during the time previous I 1 had scarcely beamed learned of hl bi tein bein I 1 ng there and of course much lesa less made mado bis bit hi I 1 at once complied compiled wih wl h his request 11 ife lie asked arted me some me questions relative to our miss mis also concerning concerning the condition of our people in G S L vaclev after a few moments of interesting conversation vers atlon he handed handed banded me a fifty fitly dollar gom pom gol pol I 1 piece pece saying bavin savin accept ef of thiap it vu wll perhaps do you more good food than it will mes mea F 51 I 1 thankfully thank fly accepted the timely gift giessing ti I 1 essing the donor in the name of 0 the lord liis nis name was geo a brother 0 fx goy gov of california vve wre gre not lons inns detained in san sin francisco for as soon arwe as uld get ready cpr r embarking the money was fur to pay par vur our passage amount ln to 2000 this sum was mostly ano itly contributed b br john 11 florner II onner orner tho thol I 1 have sn te been heen I 1 benold ow that br thomas thimas S williams ge gave cave a liberal porton portio n I 1 th the rhe 0 libera lity 0 of f this those e brethren wa wan a trilly commendable and the reminiscences of that trent event are fondly treasured bv by hey thy ro 0 o ii aristed arl sted 1 we embarked for calcutta jan J an sa 1853 on board boar d the am AnK ricia y 3 master roaster ve we wre were bound to slam slimy and ou par naun eq th ya rte arte n we had the seis seig sri sll c elma claa I 1 at it our oun controls con aitt af the V we 0 kp tor for 6 merlia merlin A they wera verg more or les lef lob lon a p tended by the hip crew crey who listened with I 1 interest and me the captain a at t first fl st felt a lit tie tle hy thy of us owing to the them tyla tria by stories in birc circulation u la tion c the mormons cormons Mor mons and at one lime time was on the rhe p 0 of refusing vs us a passage tut tnt after some con n anda and a little reflection he be ahat that thai he be 4 would try v us anyhow li l I uis his prejudices wore away y and he praed pro ed to be lie a gentleman in the fullest sense pense 0 ot f the term bermand ter mand and decidedly the most agreeable ship capt that I 1 ever hid bid hi d tiie the pleasure of kno knowing know wInz ine lne ild lie interest in the go spell conversed conver serl freely upon it and durins during the voyage read all our bools pamphlets ac this eni sted his fee tee mn rs in be our behalf and he be haa had sine slue since income b come a cli of our do doctrines c everything tended to toma make ke the passage pleasant and beail agree ge all ali alI aIl tho during durl nethe the time two of the brethren had the sm smi ill pox in a mitigated form which did not prove conta contagious giors no notwithstanding we were as much exposed as a we well weil n ell eil could be thirteen n dars out ont we parsed passed the sandwich island group weather hervery very pleasant bre brewe we got the strength of the north no rth east tra ie winds and in about IV 18 north latitude nass pass passed the Birs brahee ibee and ladrone islands march 3 39 pm the hindustan mission met between decks by agreed slimp for the purpose of appointing a Pr eiden elden when thirty three ihyo dayi nur our tn in lat lafi 1940 IS 40 noth north lonc lone isy ast 1st tv 16 east from greenwich afier after some pomp prelim inary remark sp it was moved and anti seconded econ ded and voted that elder NV jones be our pre Prel dent aden t and 1 I be was blessed andied andl anil ret net apart for the duties of that 04 office nce ace under the hands of the elders elder present march 13 we sounded in 33 fathoms 2 s feet water on macio maclo field backis china sea march IS 15 sighted the fhe coast of cochin chipy china chita a long lone range of hills look 1001 ing smoky throy the hazy atmosphere the weather r wak was exceedingly fine mach our indian sp summer rummer rilmer from trony the time we c cine ime on the nar par parallel albel of 20 north lat lit laty the temperature of the air and water wa was very uniform the thermometer generally at about 80 fahrenheit in the air and 76 in the water i ater un iti ill 11 we came into roto the china sa sra S a wh n the tho mercury became I 1 probably caused bv by the stron land breeze barcli marc 20 we ve sighted several islands and nd the lighthouse it at the entrance of the straits of nga poor the islands were elevated generally irener any aUy had bad a level surface and were densely studded with timber and evergreen un underwood dirwood which gave cave them a very romantic and pleasing j appearance after a ione lone and in onoto nou s sea voyage the city of Singa poor I 1 Is situated about sour four miles from the direct line of the an island liand of the same game namey name has a verv very sarf gaff inner road sapa dand and is isfalt fast ing in in wealth and population baing being balli belli a place of consid considerable commercial importance it has the only free port in the british east kant indies and adf li Is a great preat depot for spices i which grow prow ln abundance there and on the islands con alenous tl enous particularly nutmeg and pepper in addition to the roadstead there I 1 a very safe harbors harbor tho thoy rather difficult ot access acrema bv by sailing falling vc seig sels irom to calcutta the wat was very ou ous while the straits strail of malacca and tile tiie he bayr bay hay of bengal bencal W wf e were nere almost CO constantly rist antly baffled by variable and ind calms cairms april 25 we came in ight of the outer pilot brig stationed at the sand sandhead heady head having been 35 dats dayt reaching calcutta from which we ou bt to have done in ten I 1 april 26 6 pm we uwe dropped anchor ps ghant opposite the citadel of bf fort william in the city of calcutta 85 86 days from rom san francisco miles from the Sand heads and miles up the IIo ifo ogley river total ills ells from san francisco eleven thousand and ninety seven miles miles |