Ships Officers of the Exploring Expedition in Honolulu (1840)

Source: The Polynesian. Honolulu: Saturday, October 3, 1840. Page 66.

His Hawaiian Majesty, and Queen mother, Kekauluohi, and suite, arrived in town on Tuesday last, and were received with the customary royal salute. All in excellent health.

On Wednesday morning, the Captain and Officers of the Vincennes, called upon His Hawaiian Majesty.

OFFICERS OF THE SHIP VINCENNES

CHARLES WILKES, Esp., Commander of the Exploring Expedition.

Lieutenants Overtin Carr, J. Alden, A.L. Case, T.A. Budd.

Purser and Special Agent, R.R. Waldron.

Master, G.M. Totten.

Chaplain, Rev. J.L. Elliot.

Assistant Surgeons, J.L. Fox, J.S. Whittle.

Passed Midshipmen, G.W. Hamersly, S.B. Elliot.

Clerk, J.R. Howison.

Boatswain, W. Smith.

Gunner, J.G. Williamson.

Carpenter, A Chicks.

Sailmaker, S.V. Hawkins.

Pilot, B. Vanderford. 

Purser;s Clerk, R. Robinson.

Master’s Mate, J.W. Dyes. 

SCIENTIFIC CORPS.

C. Pickering, Naturalist. J.P. Couthouy, do.

J. Drayton, Artist. 

H.E. Hale, Philologist.

W.D. Breckenridge, Assistant Botanist.

J. G. Brown, Repairer of Instruments.

Tender, FLYING FISH.
G. T. Sinclair, Act. Master. J.W. Lewis, Pas’d Mid.

OFFICERS OF THE PEACOCK

WILLIAM L. HUDSON, Esq., Commander.

Lieutenants, W. M. Walker, G. Emmons, O.H. Perry, and E.J. DeHaven.

Master, A.S. Baldwin.

Purser, W. Speiden.

Acting Surgeon, J.C. Palmer.

Assistant Surgeon, C.F. Gillou.

Passed Mid-shipmen, L.Davis, W. Reynolds, G.W. Colvocoressis, G.W. Harrison.

Midshipmen, E. Thompson, G.W. Clark, W.H. Hudson.

Boatswain, S. Bell.

Carpenter, J. Dibble.

Gunner, J. Anderson.

Master’s Mate, ___ Cisney

Purser’s Clerk, J. Powers.

SCIENTIFIC CORPS.

T.R. Peale, Naturalist.

W. Rich, Botanist.

J.D. Dana, Mineralogist.

Agate, Artist.

OFFICERS OF THE BRIG PORPOISE

C. RINGGOLD, Esq., Commander.

Lieutenants, R.E. Johnson, W.L. Maury, J. North.

Acting Master, S.R. Knox.

Assist. Surg., S. Holmes.

Clerk, T.W. Waldron.

Boatswain, J.E. Frost.

Purser’s Clerk, W.H. Moore.